The Sun. — London, England, 1837-06-28 00:00:00

I MEM I•.tructive projects of the revolutionists on whose nod its ' .1e depends. How much support, and whether any, aright, indeed, to be afforded to men like these, whose itter incapacity is not redeemed by one particle of public virtue or political honour, and every moment of whose 1. 4 , ontinuance in office is that worst of misfortunes—viz., A disgrace to the nation—might be a question open to • ouch dispute ; but a feature, which is at least a curi ous one in their Ministerial history, is, that they have refused to the People of the United Kingdom advan ages which were, according to their own confession, vositive, solid, and attainable, because the Conserva ..ives concurred in them ; and have grasped at chimeras, • vhich not merely Conservatives, but all friends of the Contitutional Monarchy, condemned, because they (the Ministers) knew them to be impracticable. Such dl ritiful, and at the same time base, hypocrisy was never ..r lisplayed by any former Ministry which we have read rheard of ; and the electors of the kingdom are About, we trust, to assign to it a just and appropriate reward.—Times. iHer Majesty's Cabinet is, we understand, ill at 3 .iase, but entertains high hopes of recovery. We have lao doubt that the instinct of Whig• Radicalism will I tie sufficiently powerful in its constitution to prevent anything, like a dissolution for some time to come. Whi , - Radical placemen are like certain dogs, who irumble and growl very often while they are feeding, but take care n o t t o c arry their quarrels so far as to .interfere with the eager desire of each to get his full ~hare of the mess. Our Ministers may sulk, and !cierhaps snarl, but they will take very good care not to (et irritation triumph over interest , or their love of !j plaguing one another get the better of their love of ilplace. It is, we believe, already understood, although by no means settled, that some new arrangements must ~ be made, for the gratification of some, and the con venience of others, among her .Majesty's present official servants. This is always an affair of much perplexity, and some danger, to a Cabinet. When moves begin it generally happens that they do not ;:;end quite to the satisfaction of all persons concerned, and this is especially the case when the movement is in the beginning a voluntary one. By far the safest changes which take place in Cabinet arrangements are those which arise out of unavoidable necessity ; ;and changes even of this sort have frequently led to i ' consequences which were far from being anticipated, ;and far from being agreeable. The present Cabinet 4 perplexities have two unfavourable features, first, that the disturbance is a spontaneous one ; secondly, that -fan intruder has pounced upon them from abroad, just • when they could least afford either to indulge or Co re-' sist him. If old proverbs be true,it must have been an ill wind that blew hiS Excellency the Earl of Durham ic here at the present moment. His presence does nobody good that we are aware of, and we are , i , pretty sure that in this sentiment, if in no other, ".cur present Ministers perfectly agree with us. His .i., Lordship is an unpleasant , person to deal with. Lord Melbourne has no Empress at hand, whose condescending recognition may smooth the rather hasty temper of a bile-tormented Statesman. Mr. Spring Rice, though a great peace-maker, is not quite io clever in managing an Earl Durham as the wily props of the Government at St. Petersburgh. Cabi net Ministers, we have no doubt, pray that the Lord would deliver them from the Earl of-Durham, but that '`,amiable personage is not to be thus got rid of. He : Till have place, unless he gets into much worse health - than he suffers at present. But what place will he get ? Ask, gentle reader, Lord Melbourne, or Lord • Palmerston. One of them will, in all probability, be able to tell ere long. We do not know that all the world is aware of the uncommon quantity of Scotch pru dence which, under the supposition that it was sound Whig wisdom in political affairs, the Right Hon. James Abercromby has from time to time afforded to those who are now able to reward as well as to appreciate it. The Right Hon. Gentleman has found that his ex emplary and most sedentary attention to his duties lin the House of Commons has not agreed with his health so well as his friends could wish or himself desire. If a convenient successor could be found it is not probable that he would solicit from the Mem bers of another Parliament the honour of being placed in the Speaker's chair, but as his talents are by much too valuable to be lost altogether they would naturally he transferred from the exclusive service of- the public 0 to that of the Crown and the public, as a Minister. His future place, we rather think, is not yet settled, 4 but his future successor in his present place (pro• :1 vided the next House of Commons be a manageable one) we believe is settled by the Government. the ' Chancellor of the Exchequer is understood to be of opinion that he would have been studying sedateness ind urbanity for some years past to very little purpose indeed, if he were not now quite fit to fulfil the duties ' ,vhich devolve upon the Chair of the House of Corn -nous. His colleagues are said to be of opinion that . Lie is quite as fit be Speaker as to lie Chancellor of the Exchequer. There are people in the city who smile, Ind say, " that is very true, and yet he may be no very it 'own Speaker after all." At the other end of th e I 'i :own they whisper that, though he may be as big a 1 . 1 7rian as the late Lord Colchester, he never will be 1, is great a man. We leave these opinions to the judg vent of our readers. We do not know who is to he [1 Chancellor of the Exchequer in the event of a vacancy in that office. Neither does Mr. Poulett Thomson • 'tnow it, but he thinks he ought, and a very angr y Lnan he will be if he does not, in due time, both know i' it and feel it. This is a very nice question, and we Nish the Cabinet joy of the harmonious di s cu ss i ons t o which it is likely to lead. The report w as y es t er d ay revived of a probable change in the command of the ~ army. Not only, it is said, is Lord Hill to los e th e M-command, but it is to he given to an officer, who, !iowever brave and well connected, has contrived to do I. ;omething grossly imprudent in e v e ry s it ua ti on o f res ,/ i onsibility in which he h as b een pl ace d. If t hi s re port be true, the Whig Ministers must b e ver y ma d indeed, and must have resolved to try a game the rashness of which is much more certain than the suc- We shall not give credit to the report until we see it confirmed beyond a doubt. If that should hap )en, we shall speak our mind upon the subject pretty freely.—Morning Post. cess. WHEAT AND FLOUR IN FRANCE COMPARED WITH LONDON. WitEAT.—The highest price of the best wheat in Paris, is 26 francs per If hectolitre, which is equal to 38s. 31. per English imperial quarter. The highest price of the best Essex and Kent wheat in London, is 665. per quarter, show ing fine wheat to be 275. 9.1. per quarter dearer in London than in Paris, or upwards of 72' 4 1 per cent. ; and that the slime money which will in London buy but eight bushels of wheat, in Paris, procure nearly fourteen bushels of the finest quality. Fuitm.,—The highest price of flour of the " first mark" in Paris, is 49 francs per 154 kilogrammes, which is equal to '3os. lid. per English sack of 280 pounds. The highest price of the twit " town made" flour in London, being 525. per sack, shows fine flour to be 21s. Id. per sack dearer in London !than in Paris, or nearly 70 per cent. ; and that the same monvy which in London buys but 280 pounds of fine sour, will in Paris purchase 471 pounds of the very best quality. ISCATIRON IN LOVE.—" This poet, who, with all , ii- his peculiariti es ( we quote M r. J ames ' s Memoirs of Celc .; "rated Wom en ), h a d a ki n d and sensitive heart, w as t ouc h e d ; with the cha rms o f th e young l a d y (M a d ame de Maintenon) as much as by h er m i s f or t unes ; an d b e i ng a man of discern ment, he soon becam e 'd e li g ht e d w i t h t h e hi g h qua li t i es of her mind, admired h er w it, an d even respecte d h er modesty. The ;greateat change which t oo k pl ace i n S carron soon di scovered how `•I passionately he had become attached; he grew melancholy— for how could he, equally deranged in fortune and health, con fess that he aspired to one in every respect so 13ve1y? Besides, he conceived his person and infirmities were such as must ne cessarily make him disagreeable in the eyes of a youag person of such singular beauty and merit. He consequently appeared daily more and more respectful and submissive, but durst not vent ure to make overtures, which he feared would render him 1 ridiculous. His poetical vein, however, soothed him in some degree for his constrained silence, by giving a vent to his feel ings; he celebrated his mistress under the names of Sylvia and Chloris in so serious a strain, as sufficiently to discover how devotedly he loved her." Ambleside and its neighbourhood were visited on Friday evening last by a most awful storm of thunder and lightning. Crosthwaite and Lyth and the circurnjacent places shared in the same visitation. The scene was really awful, leading the thoughts, to use the words of a spectator, to the destruction of the world at the day of judgment. We have not, however, heard of any damage sustained.—Kendal Mer lcury. A fine young man, named Wheeler, in this town, perished in the Severn on Wednesday morning. It appeared in evidence that the deceased, who was not a good swimmer, 'swam to the middle of the river s -at a deep spot below Berwick I Laundry, and was then seen to struggle and sink.—Shrelvs 'lnry Chronicle. PRICES OF CANALS, POCK STOCKS, ASSURANCE COMPANIES,&c. &c. &c. LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 27. Number Dividend DrVe of per CAIvAL6, per Shares. Amitint. Paid. Share. 4706 I t 01 echL Ashton and Oldham.... Average 971. 18s. sh. 13.) 1, Iti'l 41. Ashby-de-le.Zouch Average 113/. sh. 13 8 , 1,260 Basingstoke ,,. ' ,bin, **** ”,..10.1.ih• 54 1 ,0°5 51. Brecknock arc ~ , b, t rit alto , 150. sh. 100 8,000 1 4 .166 h. 91. Ps - . 111tMlitglialh, 1.16 th share SF. & 711. 218 4,000 i.vdoit Ditto and Liverpool Junct...l2s/ eh. 1017 pd 31 41 01 1 i , .. .... .. Bridgewater and Taunton ....1001, sh, all pd 64 400 4/. Chelincr and Blackwater 1001. sh. 102 500 48/. Coventry • ..O,tOJ. sp. 741) 4,515 Croydon - ....... 0n... AVetisf,b 31f. 1.104. lb, 3 2,06 0 4 41. Os. Dudley ..,,,,....i.v.a..1i... .. .10 1 01. sh. 85 600 71. Drtby. ..-. ~, ..,, 21,000 b .... b .., Aantthe And Mayne 3l'. 13s. 4cl. 2914 pd 251 3,575.1 111. BitOstnere and Chester Average 1331 . sh. 80 231 - 411/. Erevnlsh 'OW. an, 670 1,297 2 8 2. Forth and Clyde Average 44.0/ .16.. sh. 610 11,990 121. Grand Junction 1601. Its. 291 2,M91 11, Grand Union 1001 . 1 h. ' 24 1 50l Grand Surrey ... VC/. sh. 20 129,4i00/. 41. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan 3,4816 Grand Western COO 131. 12s. 'M. Glamorganshire, Average cost 1721. 13s. 4.1. 230 749 10a. Grantham 150/. eh, 202 6,23 i D. 15s Huddersfield Average 57/, 6s. 6d. sh. 35 100 Kensington 100 sh all pd. 10 25,328 1/. 2s. Kennet: nd Avon, Average 39/.188.10d. sh. 224 20071 2011. Leeds and Liverpool 10111. sh. 570 5451 13!. Leicester 14 0!. eh . 200 1,897' 1/. 10s. Leicester ati4 Northampton... Aver t 3/. Ios. 85 2,400 101. Monmouthshire 100/.sh. 200 150 101. Melton Mowbray -1: lOOl. sh. 200 500 2.51. Mersey and [swell lOO/. sh. 560 3,000 11. 10s. Macclesfield 100/. sh. all pd. 54 247 17/. Neath lOO/. sh. 325 1,786 30/. Oxford lOO/. sh. 528 2,100 5/. Peak Forest Average about 781. sh. 104 21,414 12s. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33/. 168. PA. sh. 16 5,669 6/. per cent. l';ocndale Average 6-51. sh. 114 500 8/, Shropshire 1'251. Bh. 138 800 9/. 103. Somerset Coal l5Ol. sh. 148 3,600/. 41 percent. Ditto Lock Fond Stock l2/. 10e. sh. 114 700 40/, Stafford and Worcester l4Ol. sh. 710 500 91. Shrewsbury 300 9/. Stourbridge 3,647 21. s. St ratford-on.Av..ll...Average 791. 9s. od. sh. 20 533 121. Swansea 1001. sh. ..?20 3,762 11. 9s. Severn and Wye and Railway...Av 35/. sh. 264 2,60145 n. 921. 10s. Trent and Mersey, 1 share 1001. sh. 550 9,119 1 I ,000 sh./ 15L Warwick aid Birmingham 100/. sh 2-1 f! ,00010. j 910 Ili. Warwick and Napton lOO/. sh. 180 6,000 41. Os. Worcest I and Birmingham...Av.7B/.Bs. sh. 61 5,000 225. Wilts ana Berk, .. Average (171. 10s. Bd. - sh. 201 800 3/. Wyrley and Essington 125/. sh 75 126 ....... Wisbeach ... 905 U. Wey awl Arun llOl. sh. 221 DOCKS. 2.600& I 3 c. C ommerc i a l 100/. sh. 1,06515 h. .' 198,6671/. 6 per et. East India Stock 3.238,31011. 50s. p.ct. London Stock Ditto Bonds 1,380,000/. 5/. per et. West India Stock 2,20.1 2/. 19s. Bristol 68,324/. 51. per cent. Ditto . Notes, various amounts 1.352,752 4 p r cent. St. Katharine Stock 500,000 44 per cent. Ditto Bonds 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years Shoreham Ha t bour 2.500 .... .... Deptford Pier BRIDGES. 1,6041 I's. Hammersm•ti 5Ol. sh. 7,231 Southwark, Old Av. 63/. 2s. Bd. sh. 1,700 I/. 1.53, Ditto, Now, of 71 per cent. 5O/. sh. 5,000 5,000 18s. Bd, Ditto, Old Annuities of 8/. 6Ol. pd 5,000 16s. 4.i. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 104 pd 60,000/. 5/. per cent. Ditto Bonds 5,841 I4s Vauxhall Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh. AS 'GRANO! , COSIPAN:ES. 2,000 3110 s Albion 5001. sh. 501 pd 50,000 r fn e :i c i e s n c t 'l Alliance,British& Foreign 100/. sh. 101/. pd 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 100/. sh. 51. pd 24,000 11 per sh. Atlas 501. sh. 5/. pd 1,200 1811. 5/. Birmingham I ire 2501. sh. 55/. pd 20,000 41 percent. British Fire 2501. sh. 501. pd 1'2,000 61. per cent. British Commercial 501. O. 5/. pd 5,000 51. percent. Clerical, Medi al,&c. Life, ICO/ sh. 12/10s pd 4,000 2/ lOs County 1001. sh. 10/. pd 20,000 ss. _ Eagle . 501. sh. 51. pd - - cv „, i 5 per eent.l Economic Lit.: lOOO/. sh. 2501. pd 375 `"" land 30/ bs. j 2,271 225. percent. European Li, • ` , O/. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New °O/. sh. 21. pd It 1,000,0004 71. per ct. Globe Stock 147 .20,000 u. Guardian lOO/. sh. 27i/ pd 33 40,000 6s. 6d. Hope 501. sh. 5!. pd 5 2,400 51. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fire 5001 sh. 50/. pd 121 7,500 9s. Imperial Lite 1001. sh. 10/. pd 10 13,458 12s. per sh. Indemnity Marine... 100/. sh. Si. pd 161 2,020 .31 10s Kent Fire 50/. eh. all pd 82 3/. Ditto Llfe 79 10, 1- 'OO Ifs, Law Life 1001. sh. 10/. poi 26 5.000 101. London, Fir! 251. sh. 121. 103. pd 151 3,900 10s. London, Ship 251. sh. 121. 10s. pd 151 30,0 10 51. per cent. Palladium Lit,: 50/. eh. 2/. pd 2! 8s 05 50,0(), Protector Fite 2,500 I/. Provident Lite lOO/. sh. 101. pd 20 100,000 5!. per cent. Rock Life 0 0/. sh. 2/. pd -- 64 699;220/ W. rer cent. Royal Exchange Stock... 225 . 6,000 5 per cent. University Litt. 7 lOOl. sh. 5/. pd 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 2!. pd JOINT STUCK BANKS 25,000 Agric and taanin.of Ireland 251. sh. 10/. pd 5,000 A ustralatia 4Ol. sh. 401. pd 10,000 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham 5ll. sh. 10/. pd 10,000 18 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5O/. sh. 5/. pd 30,000 5 per cent. London and Westminster...lool sh. 201. pd 3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster 1001. sh. 20/. pd 25,000 Liverpool 1001 sh. 101. pd 50,000 71 per gent Manchester and Liverpool] 100/. sh. 15/ pd Discount 21,000 7 percent. Manchester. 1001. sh. 25! pd 20,000 Provincial Bank of Ireland...lool. sh. 25/. pd 20, GO National Bank of Ireland -s'/. sh 171/. pd 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. ...100/. sh. 33/. pd 19,000 Gloucestershire 50/. sh. 10/. pd 6,000 lOper cent. Hampshire 501. sh. 51. pd GAS LIGHT AN I) COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 1153 6d Bath 2O/. sh. 111. pd 5,000 British 4O/. all. 161. pa 5/.rcnt. 5,000 [ampe 85. e 53 1 Ditto Provincial 201. eh. 19 pd 928 51 10s Birmingham 4,250 2/ Os Bristol 1,500 3' 10s Brighton 2Ol. sh. 750 31 les Ditto, New 2,471 5 per cent. Brigoton (ieiteral 20/. sh. all pd 4,000 41. Continental Consolidated lOO/. 621/. pd 1,000 101. City of London lOO/. sh. all pd 1, , 00 61. Dilto, New 4,000 4/.los. Equitable 10, , 00 2i per cent. Imperial 5O/. sh. 800 51. per cent. Isle ,C Thaitet 0 51. ah. 201. pd 2,350 8/. per cont. independent '10!. sh. all pd 9,000 3/. per cent. Phtenix ... 5O/. als. 39/. pd 1,000 41. per cent. RatclitY . 100/. sh. 80/. pd 4,0;k) South Metropolitan 5"l. sh. 19/. pd 8,200 5/. per cent. United General 5O/. sh. 46/. pd 210 5/. per cent. Warwick ......a 501. sh. 400 101. per cent Wakefield 25/. sh. 12,000 3/. Westminster Chartered .......... 5O/. ah. 6,000 123. Ditto New 5( 1. sh. 10/. pd BGO Yarmouth 201. ah. 181. pd WATER worms. 4,800 9s. Birmingham 25/. sh. 25/. pd 1,434 64 East London lOOl. sh. 5,500 2/ 10s Grand Junction ....Average 411 13s. 441. sh. 2,000 2/. Kent 100!. sh. 372 10/. Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 1,500 21103 Now River London Bridge Water Annuities 0,18(1 1/ 15: Manchester and Salford lOOl. sh. 1,000 4 per cent. South London 100/. sh. 8,21(4 041. West Middlesex ....Average 631. 12s. 90. sh. 1,360 1114: York Building Co. Lessee Prop 1001. sh. IRON RAILWAYS. 6,000 Birmingham and Derby lOl. pd 9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester IV/ pd ,7,500 ..... .... Birmingham. Bristol, and Thames Junction 15;100 Bristol and Exeter 100/. sh. 10 pd 660 Calcutta and Sauxur 5O/. sh. 2/. pd 7,5''0 Cheltenham and G. Western...' 001. sh. 711. 3,000 Clarence lOO/. sh. 100/. pd 12,100 8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny 100/. eh. 21 pd 60,000 Eastern Counties 231 sh. '2l. pa Grand Junction 1001. sh. 501. p 4 Great North of England 7l. pd 25,051 Great Western lOO/. sh. 45/. pd 2,010 I lartlepool 100/. sh. 100/ pd 0,000 Hull and Selby 5O!. ah. 51. pd 10,004 Leeds and Manchester 1001. sh. 5/. pd 7,100 Leeds and Selby 1,500 Leicester and Swannington ....501. sh, all pd 5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool and 51anchester...10(1.sh. 1001. pet Ditto Quarter Shares ttm . p d 10,000 London and Brlghto i loe/. sh. 51 pd 45, 0 00 Ditto ditto (Gibbs') -.20/ sh. 1/ pd 16, 0 00 ...... ... Ditto ditto (Rennie)...so/. sh. Si. pd 11,0 0 Ditto ditto (Cundy)...loo/. sh. 3!. pd 12, 0 00 London and Blackwall Sill. sh 3/ pit 21,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich •'Ol. air. 20/. pd 2"),000 London am! Birmingham ...100/. sh. 85/. pd 21; 1 00 London and Southampton ....',O/. sh. 40/. pd 7,000 London and Croydon 2(1. sh. 201. pd 12,000 London Grand Junction 5 1. eh. 3/. pd 10,000 51 nchester and Birmingham se/.sh. 5/. pd , Northern and Eastern lOO/. Bh. (i/., pd 2,600 Preston and Wyre 50/. ah. 91. pd 28,000 .. South Eastern and Dover ....71. pd 1,000 (U. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOO/. sh. 0,000 ... ...... Thwees Haven 501. ah. 2/. 10s. pd 1,400 ..... ...„ Westminster and Greenwich 501. sh. 2/. pd 6,000 York and North Midland 5O .sh. 3/. pd MINES. • Albion Copper 5/. sh. 31/. pd 11. ss. .4 lten 151. sh. 121. 10s ad Anglo Mexican, iss. 51. pm.... 100/. sh. all pd Ditto Subscription 0 51. pa 2,000 10,000 11. las Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pm. 35/. sh. 90/ pd 6,0 0 .Macauhas St Cacaos United...2s/. sh 231/. pd 11,1110 Ditto St. John Del Rey OO / sh. 91. pit 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company 20/. ah. 201. pd 10,000 ......... Ditto Scrip 101. sh. 8/. pd 90,001 British Iron 3Ol. sh, 501 pd 6,000 British Copper 5l. sh. 41/. pd Cata Branca 61/. pd Candonga 741. pd 10,000 11. Copiapo 2Ol. sh 1211 pd 1 1 ,500 Coltimlnan, iss. 5/. pm. 2,850 31. English 20,000 General Nliiiit.g Assoclation...2ol. sh. 15/. pd 6,153 Mexican Company 1001. sh 551/. pd 3,008 Polberou Consols 10/. sh. 8/. pd 11,500 Real del Mottle, Unregistered Ditto Loan Notes ..... .............. ...150/. pd 30,000 United Mexican, iss. 2 pm ....40/. sh. all pd DWI. Scrip Ditto New Scrip 5l pd West Cork 50/. sh. 50/. pd LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,400 London , with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh. 1,500 700 King' College lOO/. pa MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 153. Australian Agricultural...JON'. sh. 21')/. pd 6,000 61. per cent. British American Land Company 23/. pd 10,000 61 per cent. Canada Company 100/. sh. 241. pd 200,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent ... 15,000 1/. 68. General Steam Navigation ...151 sh. 131. pd 101. per cent. Hudsdn's Bay Stock 2,000 11. London Corn, Sale Rooms Av. '751. ah. 8,000 Caoutchouc Company ..251. ah. 211. pd New Brunswick Land Company 431. pd 2,754 51. per cant. Reversionary InterestSoc...loo/. sh. 1001. pd 2,633 51. per cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. '7Ol. pa 4,000 10,000 5,00 i 4,004 10,04)0 ..... LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES 1".710E5. -; MAY 20, 1837. • BANKS. 1,500,00 N. 61. p. et. flank 01 Scotland 6 631.65. &I. sh. all pd We/. 2,000,0)(1. 51 p. ct. Royal of Scotland 1001. sh. all pd 1581. 500.0101. Bp. ct. British Linen Company 100/. sh. Lllpd 2361. 3,000,0001. 61. p. ct. Commercial .5001. fib. 1001. pd 175/. 5. , 00,0004. io. ct. Nrtional lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 1514 2,000,0001. 51. p. ct. Glasgow Union 250/. sh. 50/. pd 671/. 4,000,001. 4p. ct. Western of Scotland 2001. sh 301. pd 3611. INSURANCE COMPANIES. 250.0005 h. 61 p. ct. Scottish Union 20/. sh. 11, pd "25s 7,500 61 p. ct. Hercules 100/. sh. 101. pd 131 15s. 100,000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland ....10/. sh. all pd 811. 50,000 6p. ct. North British 200/. sh. 10/. pd 151 1,000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 100/. sh. 10/. pd 16/15s 5,000 f 3 p. et. Edinburgh Life 1001. sh. 10/. p 4 14110 s 100,000 31 p. ct. West of Scotland __ _ ___ 101. pd 71 Os MISCELLANEOUS. 4,810 Edin. and Glas. Un. Cana1...501. sh. all pd 22!. Ditto Allocated. 961. sh. all pd 651. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb.:Joint Stock Water .... 251. sh. all pd 814 Carron Iron Company 950/. sh. all pd 43/. 2,0005 h 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Founctery 501. sh 3SI. pd 461/' 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 2Ol. sh. 161. pd S Z 4.500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 251. sh. all pd 5 , s i. 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas 25/. sh. all pd '.lll 750 7* per cent. Leith Coal Gas 20/. sh. all pd 45 4 1,206 .. ...... Edinburgh and Dalkeith Rallway...so/.sh. 6 5 , 3.000 s . per cent. Equttable Loan Company 251. sh. 91 pd 107 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, ,J UN E 2 184. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. t10V,5,t OP LIOAIMOIVA',.ic . vH 27. The SPEAKER took the aair at the usual hout.; Several 'Members took the , - BOLTON AND s.orn STAN LEY moved the third reading of the Bolton and Preston Railway Bill, Lord SANDON was sorry that his duty would compel him to oppose the third tt!atlibe ti t the bill: in the fiat place the tiotilliailY had bech aipressly prohibited by the tieelslan or the Standing Orders Committee from purchasing the Lancaster Canal or the Lewes Tram-road, and yet one of the clauses of the Bill provided that the Lan caster Canal and Lewes Tram-road were to be made over to the use of the Company, in consideration of the sum of 8,0001.—( Hear, hear.) Now, if that was no a fraud upon the House and the public, he knew not what it was. By the Report of the Committee which sat upon the Bill, it appeared that the Bill before the House would establish competition, along six miles of the line, with a Company which was now about ready to .commence their opera tions. The feeling of the Committee appeared to be strongly in favour of a junction of the interests of the two lines. If the House allowed this Bill to pass, they would establish a very bad precedent. For, by the evidence given before the Committee, it appeared that in the estimates which had been given in by the Comprny, amounting to an expenditure of 380,000/., it was under-stated to the amount of upwards of 90,000/. For these reasons, he trusted that the parties connected with the Bill would withdraw it in the present Session, when it might receive more consideration, and be again presented in a better shape.—( Hear, hear.) He would strongly impress upon the parties promoting the Bill also the late period of the session. They could not reasonably hope to carry it, opposed as it was. He was sorry that he was obliged to oppose the Bill at its last stage, but unfortunately he was not present on the further con sideration of the report. He moved that the Bill be read a third time that day three months. Lord STANLEY was aware that the Bill was pre sented under peculiar circumstances, which rendered it liable to observation. He did not blame his Noble Friend for coming so late with his opposition to the Bill, for he believed he was not in the House at its former stages. That delay, , however, had subjected the promoters of the Bill to a very considerable expense, as, had the opposition been entered before and been successful, they would have been saved the expense of engrossing the Bill. He had the honour of being Chairman of the Committee, which sat twenty-four days, on ten only of which his Noble Friend appeared to have been present—(Hear)—and he felt hound to say, that he had never seen a Committee in his life so firm and determined to sift every fact to the very last. He felt bound, also, to inform the House, that they 14 the unanimous concurrence of the Committee in every step they had taken. He admitted to his Noble Friend that there were many objections to the line, especially to the latter part, which went near to an existing line of railroad. He admitted that to the fullest extent ; but when his Noble Friend said that there were differences of opinion in the Committee on the subject, he must be allowed to say that there never was a more unanimous feeling than upon this Bill. His Noble Friend had talked about the Committee being favourable to the Bill. Now he had never seen a Committee in the whole course of his Parliamentary life who had sifted .with such strictness the different provisions and clauses of any Bill. The rival Company alone required 29,000/. a-year for frontage, which would be had unless the House passed the present Bill. He would tell the House plainly that this was not the best line, but what were the objects of the parties who opposed the present Bill? Why to throw it out altogether for the present session and the next. He was in hopes that some reasonable terms would have been come to between the parties, but he was afraid that there was no chance of that unless the present Bill was passed. It the Bill was thrown out in consequence of the objections of his Noble Friend, the towns of Preston and Bolton would have no communication whatever with the North, and the Company that was. at present in existence would remain in the enjoy ment of their monopoly. Under these circumstances, he trusted that the House would agree to the third reading of the Bill. Mr. POTTER made a few observations, which were inaudible in the gallery. We .understood the Hon. Mem ber to oppose the third reading. Mr. WILSON PATTEN, although he had formerly opposed the Bill, would now give his vote in Savour of the third reading ; being convinced this was the only way in which a communication could be established between Bolton and Preston, and also being fully convinced of the expediency of such a communication. Mr. AINSWORTH was surprised that the Noble Lord the Member for Liverpool should have taken that opportu nity of opposing the third reading of the Bill, not having taken any objection to the proceedings of the Committee, and not having objected to the Bill going through the Com mittee. It was said they had not money to carry on the undertaking. The Noble Lord, the Member for Lancashire, had properly stated that the expenses of a railway were never so strictly scrutinized as the expcnces of the Preston and Bolton line had been. But there was plenty of money forthcoming, not upon any fictitious shares, for there was not one fictitious share on the list, but the amount had been subscribed by the inhabitants of Bolton and the neighbour hood, who were interested in this line, and an additional 80,000/. having been estimated, subscriptions were made to meet that charge. Therefore lie thought he might fairly appeal to the House to pass the measure, on the ground that they had sufficient money to carry it into effect. The Committee of this line had been desirous of coming to terms with the North Union Railway, and they had made propositions for that purpose, but which had been rejected. If the House would support the Noble Lord in carrying this Bill through Parliament, he was quite satisfied that some arrangement might be made whereby they might have a more direct communication with the north ; and when he stated that the population of Bolton was from 90,000 to 100,000, he thought Hon. Members would con cur with him that they had a fair claim to call on the House to sanction the line. Lord SANDON said that as the House did not appear willing to entertain his proposition, he would not press it. The Noble Lord then withdrew his amendment, and the Bill was read a third time and passed. Messengers from the Lords appeared at the table, and requested a Conference with the House of Commons at five o'clock, in No. 5 Committee-room, on the subject of the amendments made by the Commons to the amendments made by the Lords on the Municipal Corporations Act Amendment Bill.—Agreed to. On the motion of Mr. CRA WFORD, Martin's Natu ralization Bill was read a third time and passed. BLACKWALL RAILWAY. 41 181 151 118 161 The Hon. Member then presented a petition from cer tain subscribers of a deed executed in Oct. 1835, for making a Railway from London to Blackwall, complaining that the subscription contract then entered into had been made use of in a recent application to Parliament, for an extension of the lino to which the petitioners were no par ties. The petitioners prayed the House that the Bill in its present state might not pass into law. On the motion of Mr. PLUMPTRE Lord Clanmoris's Estate Bill was read a second time and ordered to be corn mitted. 4 240 01 001 121 35 100 101 231 13' 126 65 71 late Majesty meets with the sympathy of the House of Commtiris ) and that they lament with me the loss which the tiAtidri has sastained, is bdriplatory•to my feelings, and [ii a . ePoi•dantie with my ekpOtatiorit; " It half 10 die tidy 'a ch lite Di tifeßefo:.: the libertirjsi to promote the welfare, and to maintain undiininished the ancient glory of my people. " It is very gratifying to me to learn - that the House of Commons will i.pply itself without delay to forward such tititittstire4 til . vtl)l tint ittittif, tit ptistfititi6tilont wltlitiut Injury to the public interest, and tti iii 3 d 9iit l tifEPHOtiti tot' the public serrice as may be requisite for the welfare or the United Kingdom. • " V.: ,11..'? LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY. Lord J. RUSSELL brought up the Report'of the mili tary engineer appointed by the Government to report as to the best line of the Brighton-Railway. The Noble Lord moved that the end of the Report which contained the opinion of the engineer should be read, from which it appeared that the engineer was in favour of the direct line of Railway. Lord G. LENNOX moved that the Report be referred to the Committee. Although he approved of Stevenson's line he should, after the Report of the engineer, do all in his power to promote the line approved of by the engineer, to the passing of which in the present Session he trusted that no impediments would be offered. The SPEAKER thought that the motion of the Noble Lord for referring the Report to the Committee ought not to be made without notice. _ Mr. P. THOMSON thought the proper course would be to have the Report printed, and to move that it should be taken into consideration on an early day, say to-morrow. Lord GEORGE LENNOX said that his only anxiety was that the Bill should pass during the present Session, which he was afraid could not take place if the matter was delayed even for a single day. POST-OFFICE. On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL for the reading of the Order of the Day for proceeding with the Bill for the abolition of the punishment of death in cases of Forgery, Mr. HUME wished to ask the Master of the Mint whether it was the intention of the Post-office to carry into effect the recommendation of the Commissioners respecting Mr. Hill's plan with reference to the two-penny-post office? Mr. L ABOUCHERE said it was evident that some misapprehension was abroad upon the subject to which the Hon. Member had referred. The Commissioners had con sidered the representations of Mr. Hill, but they had not reported as yet to the Treasury upon the subject. He was, however, in hopes that in the course of a few days the Report would be laid on the table of the House. There were certain parts of Mr. Hill's plans relative to the introduction of stamped covers which he thought he might safely say it Was the intention of the Commissioners to adopt. FISHERIES. Captain PECHEL L wished to ask the President of the Board of Trade, whether it was the intention of Government to make any arrangement with the Government of Franee, for the purpose of preventing the fishing-boats of France from trenching on the English herring and mackerel fisheries. The failure of the macke rel fishery on the coast of Sussex, and which had caused great loss to a number of his constituents, was to be attri buted to the practice of the French fishermen casting their ground nets over the floating nets that were laid by the Brighton fishermen. He wished, therefore, to have an assurance from the President of the Board of Trade that some arrangement should be entered into, as he (Cap tain Peehell) would have to go down to his constituents very shortly, and they would expect him to. give them some information on the subject.—( Hear, and laughter.) Mr. P. THOMSON said the Government had been endeavouring for some time past to effect an arrangement, by which the question relating to the fisheries might be satisfactorily settled. PUNISHMENT FOR FORGERIES BILL. On the Order of the Day being read for the further con sideration of the Report on the Punishment of Forgeries Bill, Lord J. RUSSELL moved an amendment to the se cond clause, the nature of which we could not hear. Lord STANLEY, before the question was disposed of, begged to know from the Noble Lord whether he had re ceived any information relative to the lamentable increase in that description of crime that had taken place in the manufacturing districts. There had been a growing feeling against prosecutions altogether, the tendency having rather been to recover the money than to press for a punishment of the offence. Lord JOHN RUSSELL had had no communication on the subject with the manufacturing districts, but the results of his inquiries in the metropolis were that forgeries had not considerably increased, and that the effect of the pre sent measure would be to afford an increased security against forgery. The Bill was then ordered to be en grossed, and to be read a third time on Friday next. OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON. Lord. JOHN RUSSELL moved the Order of the Day for the further consideration of the Report of the Offences against the Person Bill. On clause 2 being read, Mr. AGLIONBY said he had an amendment to move, of which he had given notice, the object of which was to separate these offences into two classes, making all cases of murder punishable by death, and all cases of attempts at murder subject to trans portation for periods to be fixed upon. The subject had given rise to considerable discussion in the Committee, and he for one did not disguise his opinion, that if the punishment of death was to be continued on the Statute book it ought to be limited to murders alone. He hoped his Majesty's Government would have considered the question, as upon the former occasion the punishment of death had been carried by only a majority of one. He regretted that his Hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, who had for many years attended to the amendment of the criminal law, was prevented from attending in his place by a severe domestic calamity ; but as the proposition for continuing the punishment of death in any cases, except actual murder, had been carried merely by a majority of one, and as the opinion out of doors was strongly against the proposition, he had earnestly hoped that the Government would have taken the question into its own hand as one not unworthy its consideration. By this means they would get rid of great difficulties and many legal technicalities. Unless there was a very strong opinion expressed against it, it was his intention to take the sense of the Committee upon that point. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to the amend ment. The clause objected to by the Hon. Member had been framed upon the suggestion of one of the most emi nent Judges in the land. He trusted, therefore, that the House would adopt it. Mr. HUME was perfectly convinced that if prevention of crime was the object, they had not arrived at so desir able an end by the course they had adopted. In other countries the abolition of the punishment of death alto gether had tended greatly to the prevention of crime, and ho (Mr. Hume) felt convinced that the time was not far dis tant when the punishment of death would be abolished altogether. Mr. GOULBURN thought that additional offences should come under the operation of the Bill, and that an individual who fired a gun with an intention to kill, al though the contents of it might not reach the person,ought to be visited with the punishment of death. After a short discussion, in which Mr. Aglionby, the Attorney-General, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Hawes took part, Mr. O'CONNELL moved as an amendment to clause 2, that after the words " shall suffer death," be added, " or, at the discretion of the Court, be transported, for the term of his natural life, beyond the seas, or for a period of not less than fifteen years." Mr. SHAW opposed the amendment. He considered that the effect of it, if adopted, would be to place the Judge in a very painful situation, by calling on him, in all cases, to exercise his discretion. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the altera tion would still leave the exercise of mercy to tho Royal prerogative. The Judges now recommended cases to par don or mitigation as they appeared to them to deserve. Lord J. RUSSELL opposed the amendment. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment 36 Against it 6O Majority The clause was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. On clause 4 being proposed, Sir J. G RAH AM said that, like the sth and 6th clauses, the penalty for the crime committed would by their wording bear the interpretation that the party, injured was to be the party punished. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought the remark of the Right Honourable Baronet was hypercritical, and that the clauses was taken nearly verbatim from Lord Ellen - borough's Act. Clauses 5,6, and 7 were then agreed to. The remaining clauses were then agreed to. The House resumed, and the Bill, with the amendments, was reported. ROBBERY—STEALING FROM THE PERSON. On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, the House re solved itself into Committee on the further consideration of the Report of the Robbery and Stealing from the Per son Bill. Mr. AGLIONBY objected to the principle of the Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL defended the measure. The clauses were respectively agreed to, and the Bill, with the amendments, reported to the House. BURGLARY AND STEALING IN A DWELL ING-HOUSE. On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL the House again resolved itself into Committee for the further consideration of the Report of the Burglary and Stealing in a Dwelling house Bill. Mr. AGLIONBY was opposed to the principle of creating a compound capital offence out of two secondary crimes. After a few words from Lord J. Russell, Mr. Jervis, the Attorney-General, Sir George Strickland, and Mr. Pease, the several clauses of the Bill were agreed to. the iiouge then resumed, and the Bill, with the amend ments, was repated, PIRACY. On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, the Vouga went into Committee for the further consideration of the Piracy Bill, Thti bill, with the amendments, was then reported. TRANSPORTATION FOR LIFE. The Transportation for Life Bill was then further con sidered in Committee, on the motion of the Noble Lord, and reported to the House. PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. The Punishment of Death Bill was postponed for further consideration of the Report in Committee, at the suggestion of Mr. JERVIS and Sir L. KNATCLIBULL, and the Chair man obtained leave to report progress, and sit again on Monday. SUGAR DUTIES. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER, the House then resolred itself into Commit tee on the Sugar Duties Bill. The Bill haying gone through the Committee, the House resumed. WILLS BILL. The Order of the Day having boen moved for going into Committee to consider the Report on the Wills Bill, Sir R. INGLIS objected to certain parts of the Bill, especially to that provision which subjected codicils to the same forms of authentication as wills. Five-sevenths of the wills proved at Doctors' Commons in 1829 were for pro perty under 3,0001., and he believed other years would show a similar result. A vast number of those testamentary papers were in the shape of codicils, which, as the law now stood, did not require witnesses ; but, under the present Bill, such documents would in future require to be wit nessed, and perhaps put the testator to great inconvenience, or lead him to make no will at all. He looked upon the Bill as calculated to lead to litigation and intricacy, and so injurious did he consider it in its operations, if it should come suddenly into use, that he should, if supported by the House, either move its rejection altogether, or at least that it should not come into operation until the Ist of January, 1839. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL almost despaired of sa tisfying the Hon. Baronet of the beneficial effects of the Bill, although it had passed . the House of Lords with the full concurrence of all the great legal authorities in that House. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then con tended that the Bill would tend to put an end to litigation with regard to wills and every description of testamentary papers, as by its provisions not only real but also personal property could be transferred. After some few further ob servations in support of the measure, and especially of that clause which provides that the signature to every will shall have the attestation of two witnesses, the Learned Gentle man contended that the Bill ought to come into operation as early as possible—at all events on the Ist of January, 1838, and hoped the House would consent to its passing through Committee that night. Mr. TOOKE said, notwithstanding his objections to some of the details of the measure he still thought there was sufficient good in it to justify the House in going into Committee upon it.—(Hear.) Dr. LUSH INGTON said that the Right Hon. Ba ronet the Member for Oxford was not practically aware of the details of the Bill, or he could not but feel that it was a measure in every way calculated to render very many more wills valid than was unfortunately the case at the pre sent time, and more particularly so as regarded the lower orders of society. He knew of no measure that was cal culated to confer greater benefits upon the country. Sir R. INGLIS consented to withdraw his opposition to the Bill goino. into Committee, stating that he should re serve it until the House came to the consideration of the particular clauses to which his objections referred. The House then went into Committee on the Bill. Clauses from 1 to 6 inclusive were agreed to without op- position. On clause 7 being put, Sir R. INGLIS moved as an amendment that it be struck out of the Bill, or postponed ; but the exact terms of the Right Hon. Baronet's amendment did not reach the gallery. The House then divided, when the numbers were— For the clause For the amendment 2 Majority —7B The clause was, therefore, ordered to stand a part of the Bill. On clause 9, • Sir R. INGLIS moved the following proviso .—" Pro vided alwa)s that any will or testamentary writing, for the purpose of disposing of personal property, written wholly by the-testator, anedated, either in the introduction or at the close, or in any part thereof, and signed by him at the foot thereof, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, with out the need of any acknowledgment before witnesses, or any attestation thereto." The Committee divided, when the numbers were— Ayes Noes Majority The clause was then agreed to, as were the subsequent clauses. The House having resumed, the Report was received. The House then resolved itself into Committee on the Excise Acts. AGRICULTURAL BANK. Mr. E. TENNENT said it was not his intention to proceed with the Bill for dissolving the Agricultural Bank, which stood for second reading that evening.—(Hear, hear.) He had hoped that the Report of the Committee upon Joint Stock Banks would have been ere then in the hands of Hon. Members, to enable them to form a proper estimate of the measure. The Hon. Member was proceeding to mike some fur ther observations relative to the affairs of the Bank in question, when The SPEAKER observed, that there was no question before the House, and it would be therefore better to avoid any remarks that were likely to create discussion. Mr. S. O'BRIEN was exceedingly happy to find that the Hon. Member had withiliawn the Bill. Mr. WYSE wondered that the Hon. Member had not thought of the sitting of the Joint Stock Bank Committee before he introduced his Bill.—(Hear.) The SPEAKER said, as the Bill was withdrawn there was no question before the House. On the motion of Mr. E. TENNENT, the Lords' amendments to the Belfast Harbour Bill were agreed to. CORK AND PASSAGE RAILWAY. Mr. CALLAGHAN brought up the Report of the Committee on the Cork and Passage Railway Bill. The Hon. Member then brought in a Bill for that purpose, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday next. On the motion of Mr. TOOKE, Adams's Estat e Bill was read a second time. On the motion of Mr. P. STEWART, Stewart's Est a t e Biliwas read a third time and passed. Sir J. Hobhouse, Mr. Bernal, Lord G. Lennox, and Sir A. L. Hay were then appointed to manage the Conference with the Lords on the Municipal Act Amendment Bill. On the return of the Conference, The ATTORNEY-GENERA informed the House that their Lordships had dissented to certain of the Amend ments, and had agreed to others with amendments, to which they asked the concurrence of that House. The amendments were ordered to be taken into con sideration to-morrow (this day). THE QUEEN'S ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS. Lord J. RUSSELL brought up her Majesty's Answer to the Address voted to her Majesty upon the demise of 'the late King , and up on her Majesty's Accession to the Throne, which was as follows . " VICTORIA R. n - '.ll the most sincere satisfaction , the loyal i . ,7 A receive, v..._ e e'rimmons. i -e,k.rdress of the House or .._ . • ii The assurance that my afflictiv.. for the death of his BEETROOT SUGAR. Mr. P. THOMSON proposed a resolution to the effect that a duty of 245. per cwt. should be imposed on all sugar manufactured in this country from beetroot, and said that he did so as a matter of precaution. Little beetroot had hitherto been grown in this country with a view to the manufacture of sugar, but attempts had been made on the subject, and, he had reason to believe, with great probability of success. The duty on West India sugar was 243. The price of sugar imported varied from 245. to 305., and if they added the long price to the duty, it would follow that 545. a cwt. was the charge to the consumer. It was clear that if they allowed the growth of beetroot, and the manufacture of sugar from it, no benefit would accrue to the consumer, while the effect might operate seriously upon the revenue. The duty raised upon sugar amounted to 5,000,0001., and, without antering into the question as to whether the duty was too high or too low, it was evident that a sum of 5,000,0001. must be obtained. Now, he did not mean to say that this amount might not be raised by a lower rate of duty ; but he did mean to say that, if they were to allow the manufacture of sugar from beetroot, the advantage would not go to the consumer, but to the manufacturer. Sugar would, in point of fact, not be rendered a particle cheaper, while a serious loss might be sustained by the re venue. This was what he felt convinced that House would not sanction. He was sure if his Hon. Friend the Member for Middlesex considered the matter he would see that, even according to their own common principles, the principles on which he, as well as the Government, acted, he ought not to oppose the present proposition. It had nothing whatever to do with the amount of the duty. It would be manifestly unjust to give a bounty to any party ; and as leaving beetroot sugar duty free would be nothing ►nure nor less than giving a premium to the manufacturers of that article he hoped the House would agree to the pro position which he had made. Mr. HUME said it was ircxpedient in his judgment to create a matter of excise at a period when the very ex istence of Parliament was about to cease, and when, in short, there was no pressing, or indeed, any occasion for such a measure. The Right Hon. Gentleman ought either to have brought his resolution forward at the early part of the session, or to have deferred it until the assembling of the new Parliament. There was no time for considering the matter now. No one could deny that if West India sugar were to be charged with a duty of 245., and beet root sugar were to pay no duty, it would operate as a pre mium to the manufacturers of the latter article. He how ever, should like to know why, if beetroot could be cultivated in this country profitably, it should not be allowed ? Sugar he considered as much a necessary of life as coffee, and it was be cause he thought the amount of duty on it ought to be re duced that he was unwilling to go into the question at thi period of the session and in a House like that. At presen they were without any information as to the quantity or exten of the manufacture of beetroot sugar, and he conceived that, without a comparative statement on the subject before them, they were not in a situation to justify them in im posing the proposed duty. They were without the neces sary information, and as they were within a week of their existence—(Laughter)—he meant. within a week of the termination of the existence of Parliament, or rather that it would be difficult to make a House in a week, he might object to their proceeding with a measure of this kind.— ( Hear, hear.) Major BEAUCLERK concurred in the view taken by his Hon. Friend the Member for Middlesex, and hoped the Right Hon. Gentlemen would allow the matter to remain over until the next Session of Parliament. After a few words from Mr. G. F. Young, Sir C. B ur rell, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Hutt, Mr. P. THOMSON said that facts had come to his knowledge, which, in his judgment, did render the mea sure expedient. The facts were these :—Attempts had been made both in Ireland and in the neighbourhood of the metropolis to establish manufactories of a beetroot sugar, and capital Co a considerable amount had been invested in the speculation. The parties had conic to him, to say that they would expect compensation from the Government if any law were passed to.prevent the manufacture. But what was the answer he had given them ? He stated that he and his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer had both declared in the last session that if any attempt of the kind were made, they would at once call upon Par- liament to impose the same amount or duty on it that v. as:*' paid by sugar imported. They replied that they knew nothing of such a declaration. that might be a fair obser-L. vation enough ; and therefore, in order to prevent parties: , from committing their capital in such specu lations, it was necessary for Parliament to interfere, without loss of time, , and pass a law to do away with such experime nts. With,,, regard to what had fallen from his Hon. Friend th e Member 7 for south Durham, all he could say was that the reason, why they proposed to impose a duty of 2•1-s. on beetroot sugar was simply because that was the amoun t of duty on West India Sugar. He did not believe the .I,T ouse oval(1 . 4 bolster up an artificial manufacture of this kind at the ex- . pense of the revenue.—(Hear, hear.) These were the grounds on which he proposed the resolution, and because ~..,, he had been informed that even with a duty of 10 s. it o numl be impossible for beetroot sugar to compete with We-c t ~;,, India sugar. In fact, unless the duty on the latter article were raised to cent. per cent. he understood the former could not succeed, and, that being the case, he thought it better (~ at once to say, " unless you can compete on fair and equal terms you shall not compete at all." He agreed in thinking that, so far from serving agriculture by allowing the manu facture' of beetroot sugar duty free, it would injure it, and this might be exemplified by what had occurred with regard to tobacco. If they were to bolster up the manufacture of beetroot sugar by means of a bounty they would be cocoa-_/1 raging the investment of capital on false grounds, and it was 4, for this reason that he proposed placing it under the excise :'°- laws. He, however, had no objection to the raw material -, being cultivated, as that might be beneficial to agriculture. .1; Mr. HUME said, as this was not a fit period for going •:. into such considerations, he must object to the present g. motion. Mr. BERNAL (the Chairman) asked whether it was. the intention of the Hon. Member for Middlesex to divide ? :.; 1 : Mr. HUME replied in the affirmative. .4 The Committee then divided. The numbers were — For the resolution Against it l9 Majority for the resolution The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, when the House resumed. TITHE COMMUTATION ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. Sir J. GRAHAM. in reference to the first clause , begged to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. P. Thomson) whether a discretion was not given to the Com missioners which it was not intended by the Committee they should possess when the compulsory part of the Dill should come into operation. Mr. P. THOMSON said the discretionary power was ~. given to the Commissioners for the purpose of preventing 4 fraud, and they could have no object in refusing their sanc tion to valuation where no fraud existed. ~ Sir E. KNATCHBULL was of opinion that this dis- t cretionary power exceeded the limit which the Committee ' contemplated. The discretionary power sanctioned by the Committee related only to voluntary commutation. Sir J. GRAHAM expressed himself satisfied with th' . explanation of the Right Hon. Gentleman ; but if, from .' experience, inconvenience was found to result from this '. discretionary power, he thought it should be open to al- .'. teration in a future Parliament. He thought, however, the period for voluntary commutation ought to be enlarged Lord EBRINGTON was decidedly opposed to the ex -, tion of the term for voluntary commutation. Mr. HEATHCOTE was understood to object to at enlargement of the time. I Mr. GOULBURN was of opinion that an extension of the time would be found advantageous. Lord JOHN RUSSELL had received letters from Clergymen, expressing their apprehension that if the timt was enlarged it would prevent parties from entering into a voluntary commutation. The clause was then agreed to. The remaining clauses of the Bill were then agreed to, the Chairman reported progress, and the House resumed. COMMON LAW COURTS. On the motion for the third reading of the Common La" Courts Bill, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hat' been formerly of opinion that the officers of the Court coup be reduced, but, after a communication with Lord Den man, Lord Abinger, and Sir Nicholas Tindal, he had beer induced to alter his opinion, and should be averse to any reduction, and would support the Bill if two clauses wets added. First, that no vacancy should be filled up withou a certificate from the Judges of the Court and the sanctiot of Parliament. The order was that no compensation shout , be given except in particular cases. Mr. D. W. HARVEY opposed the Bill. Contrary t., the recommendation of a Committee which sat upon the subject for 7 years, this Bill made three additional oflleo with salaries of 1,2001. a year, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the recommendation of the Judges, agree' to this increase. The thing was a judicial job. Mr. Sergeant GOULBURN deprecated the attacl made on the Judges, who were influenced by no intereste , motive, and not made this suggestion without entering int( the fullest inquiry. Mr. HODGSON HINDE did not see that a case ha( been made out for increasi.)g the number of officers. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hope , the Bill might be read a third time, with the clauses whic he had proposed, to be added as riders, if thought necessary The Bill was then read a third time with the provist which had been propOsed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER move' that the clause be added that no compensation be allovre , for the non-appointment of officers. Mr. TOOKE saw no reason to thank the Chancellor o the Exchequer for his proposed clause. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL defended the conduc' of the Judges. Their conduct was above suspicion. The House then divided, when there appeared— 39 For the Clause For the Amendment Majority 22 The clause was then agreed to and the Bill passed. The Counties (Ireland) Bill was read a second time. The Sheriffs Fees Bill was read a third time and passed Lord PALMERSTON brought up a Bill to establis! certain Courts in China. MILITIA ESTIMATES. On the motion of Lord Viscount HO WICK a Selee Committee was appointed, " to prepare Estimates of th , Charge of the disembodied Militia for a year, to the 31st 0 March, 1838," consisting of the following Members :—Lori Viscount Howick, Sir Henry Hardinge, Mr. Fox Maul( Mr. Hume, Mr. Gore Langton, Colonel Perceval, Mr Sanford, Mr. Robert Gordon, Colonel Grey, Lord Viscous Clive, Mr. Eaton, Mr. More O'Ferrall, Mr. Hawes, Lore Arthur Lennox, Mr. Shaw Lefevre, and all Colonels o Militia. > . The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, an< the House adjourned at half-past two o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS, Jm 27. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsacl at Five o'Clock. Mr. ESTCOURT and other Members of the House oi; Common's brought up the Dublin and Kilkenny RailwB Bill, the Bolton and Preston Railway Bill, and the Bello Harbour Bill, stating that the Lords' Amendments wer agreed to. Mr. BERNAL and other Members of the Commom brought up the report of the Committee of the Commons 0 1 1 1836, as to the expediency of amending the law relating to prison discipline ; also Martin's Naturalization Bill. MUNICIPAL ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The following Noble Lords left the House, to attend conference with the Managers of the House of Common!: in reference to this Bill :—The Earl of Shaftesbury, Ea' Stanhope, the Bish9p of Rochester, Lord Kenyon, Lnro Bexley, Lord Redesdale, and Lord Faversham. On thci , return, The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said that the Manager of their Lordships' House had met the Managers of ti" Commons, who communicated the reasons of the Common' for adhering to their amendments. Lord H AT H E RTON presented a petition from a Union in Staffordshire, in favour of the New Poor Law Act. OATHS AND DECLARATIONS. s I The Duke of RICHMOND brought up the Report of the Committee to inquire into the substitution of declaration for oaths. The Report stated that during the last yeil 500,000 oaths had been diminished, and declarations substi tuted for them, and there was no evidence of any inconv,- nience suffered on this account ; and it hoped that the a ; tention of their Lordships would be turned to the subjec t early next Session. RIGHT OF PRESENTATION RECOVERIES BILL. On the motion of the Marquis of WESTMEATH, thlsi Bill was read a second time. The Earl of HADDINGTON gave notice, Generll Thursday he would present a "petition from the o f A , sembly of the Church of Scotland, for the exte nsion Church accommodation there. JACKSON'S ESTATE BILL. This Bill was read a third time, on the motio n of Lord; SHAFTESBURY. , • MARRIAGES ACT AMENDMENT BILL ' On the motion that the Roport on this Bill bean eeein(veci: The Bishop of GLOUCESTER moved , as an'ett„l ment to the 26th clause, that a certificate might b e scn the Register of the Ceremonies through the P Agreed to. The Report was then received. SHERIFFS' COURTS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The Duke of RICHMOND moved the third reading of this Bill.—Agreed to. BANKRUPTCY COURT (IRELAND) BILL., Lord BROUGHAM moved the p ost p onement ot v i Bid till Thursday, on the gro und that it wrts a •