The Sun. — London, England, 1846-08-07 00:00:00

• btrb Vbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—(TIIIS DAY.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. BOOM then read the following report " The directors are happy to report, r epo the Act To con solidate the London and Birmingham, Grand Junction, and Manchester and Birmingham Railway Companies,' receis ed the royal assent on the 16th of July last. " In meeting for the first time, the shareholders of the London and North Western Company, the directors have great pleasure in being able to inform them that the traffic for the half-year, on the three lines which are:now under the control of the amalgamated Company, exceeds considerably in each: case that of the correspondeingto s ix months of sions last year, and that this observation applies the three divi in which railway traffic is usually classed, namely, coaching, merchandise, and coals. "But while an increased traffic on all the lines indicates the prosperous state of the concern, the proprietors will re collect that from the larger amount of capital entitled to divi dend, owing to fresh calls paid up, and other stances,circumst a larger sum is now required pay the same rate dend, while, at the same time, the six months just ended constitute the least productive half-year. It will conse quently be necessary to encroach, to some extent, on the re serve fund which the proprietors allowed the directors to lay by; after providing for the last dividend. By the accounts which will be laid before £ s. d. the meeting, it appears that the nett proceeds of the amalgamated concern for six months are 543,929 4 4 To which must be added the surplus fund, amounting to Making an available balance of £710,034 1G 7 The directors recommend a dividend of 4 per cent. on the Manchester and Birmingham capital of 1,440,0001 . , in conformity with the provisions of the Act And of 51. per 1001. share on the remaining 549,789 3 0 capital Which together will amount to £607,389 3 0 And l eaving a balance of ........... £102,645 13 7 to be carried forward as a surplus fund to the next half-year's account. The directors will now beg leave to state to the proprie tors the result of their proceedings in Parliament, in the session which is about to close. It will be seen that the ex tent of new works contemplated at the commencement of the session has been very much curtailed. "The Acts obtained this session for new lines are as fol lows, with the estimated capital required to carry them into e Tect LONDON AND BIRMINGI - lAAL Euston Extension Birmingham Extension 350,000 Stour Valley Line Weetlon and Northampton Rugby and Stamford 500,000 Rugby and Leamington 135,000 Leamington Extension 85,000 .--- £1,645,000 GRAND JUNCTION. Huyton and Ashton, &c £1,150,000 lluyton and Warrington lBO,OOO South Staffordshire Showhill and Portobello lOO,OOO 1,617,500 Trent Valley .. About 1,400,000 Manchester and Birmingham X 4,687,500 "The directors have taken into their consideration the most expedient mode of providing the requisite capital for carry ing into effect these several works. And in confor inity with the powers granted by the Legislature for the purpose, they propose a creation of 25/. shares to the extent of 4,687,5001., being the amount of capital required as above stated, and that one new share of 251. be allotted to the owner of every 100/. share or 100/. stock. But, in order that this new creation may press as little injuriously as posisible on the existing stock, it is proposed, in the first instance, that a call of 21. per share be made, which shall not be entitled to interest or dividend till a further call is made. Second—That the remaining calls shall be made as follows 51. per share in July, 1848. Si. „ „ July, 1849. 51. „ „ July, 1850. 51. „ „ July, 1851. and the remaining 31. „ „ July, 1852. Such calls being entitled to dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. from the date when they severally become due, till the whole amount be called, after which the holders of the new quarter shares will receive dividends rateably with the general stock of the Company. Should the foregoing scheme obtain the sanction of the meeting, resolutions will be submitted to carry the same into effect. "In reference to the general management of the London and North-Western.Railway, it is obvious that much advan tage may be expected from uniformity of system and concen tration of authority, on all matters of general policy or -mutual arrangement—while,l at the same time, the directors -will be anxious to obviate as far as possible in regard to the northern division, whether in reference to shareholders, or the public, any inconvenience which might be apprehended from the principal office being in London. It is hoped, that the Liverpool and Manchester offices will afford such information, and .answer all such purposes of a central office, as may be required by the locality. Transfers for registration, or certi ficatna for endorsement, if left at the Liverpool or Manchester office, will be considered as delivered to the Company ; and the transmission of documents, to and from London, being effected in the night, it is hoped, that very little delay or in convenience will be experienced. " The proprietors may be aware that the Grand Junction Company, prior to the amalgamation, entered into an agree ment in conjunction with the Manchester and Leeds Com panp, for the leasing, in perpetuity, of the North Union Rail way. This agreement is now confirmed by Act of Parliament ; and during the last six months the North Union line has been worked conjointly with the lessee companies. " This engagement of lease was undertaken by the Grand Junction Company on grounds of general policy, and with a view to the promotion of the Great North and South traffic, with the risk of some temporary loss in the working of the North Union line. The directors are happy to report that the traffic of the line has considerably increased since it has been under the direct management of the lessee com panies, as compared with what it was in the hands of the common carrier, arising principally from the change of sys tem in the carriage of goods. They have reason to expect, therefore, not only that their general anticipation of benefit to the north and south traffic will be realised, but that this result will be accomplished without loss on the North Union lease, considered by itself. The directors are glad of this opportunity of acknowledging the long and valu able services of the principal engineers of the two divisions of the railway, Robert Stephenson, Esq., and Joseph Locke, sq., and they are persuaded the proprietors will join them in this feeling. They propose, accordingly, that two sums of 1,000 guineas each be appropriated to providing suitable tes timonials for this object. "At this first general meeting of the London and North Western Company, the directors are anxious to express the high sense they entertain of the confidence which for many years they have experienced from the proprietors, while members of the several directions, now united into one board. They aro sensible of the extended responsibility which de volves on them in on entering on the duties of so large an ' aindertaking, whether contemplating their obligations in re ference to the shareholders, or to the public. They will endeavour to justify the trust, hitherto reposed in them." Resolutions in accordance with the report were unani snowily adopted ; after which a vote of thanks was carried to the Chairman and directors, and the meeting separated. RAILWAY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room B. I..IVERPOOL, ORIVISXXXLIE, AND PRESTON., The Committee appointed to Inquire Into the merits of this 81l met this morning for the first time. The members of the Committee are Earl St. Germans (chair man), the Duke of Rutland, the Bishop of Durham, Lord Byron, and Lord Beaumont. ut in for a host of opp onents, among them Appearanc es were p were —Mr. Scarisbrook, represented by Mr. Merryweather and Mr. Kerr ; the Manchester and Southport R.tilwa3, Liverpool and Preston Railway, by Mr. Hope, Mr. Monk, and Mr. Marshall, for whom Mr. Selwyn appeared. The counsel for the promoters were Mr. Austin, Q.C., Mr. Talbot, Q.C., Sergeant Bellasis, n Air. Calvert. Mr. AvsTIN, Q.C., opened the case for the promoters of the hill, and in so doing, expressed his regret, that although this case had during thoroughl sifted in , the Committee of the House of COMOIIS the present session the promoters would still have to c o t to against the determined hostility of these parties who had been so signally defeated before the Committee of the other House. lle stated that it would be almost inipossible In a line of this lvngth to tind one which yould afford such a vast to amoun benefit as the present ; it would accommodate an immense local population, amounting, he believeaty upwards or a million ands half. A variety of local details was then gone into by the Learned Counsel, which the public are aware has use been given at con siderable length in the proceeding before the hio Of Commons' Committ ee. The total length of the line was abort thirty-seven miles. The main line was twenty-two miles in length ; the Southport bray eh seven miles three furlongsSkelmersdale branch '2!rG miles, and there was one or two other small branches near Liverpool of about a mile in length. The estimated cost was 700,0001. Mr. E. Eccles, co tton worker of Live r p ool, was the first witness examined. Mr. MERREIVATIIEN was proceeding to Rail en on behalf of the Blackburn and Bolton Ralay, wh cross - ex amine the witness Mr. AusTIN objected to his doing so, on the ground of his having no locus standi. After a short discussion the ro om was cleased, and the Committee _ that the Blackburn, Ciitheroe, and Bolton Railway had no locus ranch. Mr. Eccles was then cross-examined by Mr. MOPE. Mr. T. latter' land surveyor and agent to the Earl of Derby, was then examined b 7 mr.lsrfanT on behalf of the promoters. mr. length. Mr. !Wen cross-examined at considerable air. R. Bateson, of LiverPoo_l, , :otton-broker, examined by Mr. CALVERT, upon the amount of L I me between Liverpool and the towns to the north. to show that tl 11r. Hope cross-examined, with a view convennee. and that the saving mom ie en p t ro h p i o t s i ed ke not Of any line would not afford the necessary of time to be effected by this line was earriagcs of heavy goods and merchandise. Earl Steltuersdale, examined by Mr. lIRANDT, b 7 t on the benefits to be derived from such a direct communication these townws." viewed and Preston as the proposed line would afford, and ivi7c e tr Liver lii a favourable light by the persons inhabiting Cross-examined by Mr. MERREWETUER — The proposed not rug through any manufacturing (-Istria between Sk lin e would elmersdlile and Liverpool. Cross-examined by Mr. HorE—He was examined before the Com- M:ttee of the House of Commens. lie viewed with equal favour the two selierno which had been brought before that Committee ; but the rival scheme having been rejected, ha noir supported the pro osed line, beca use he thought it better than none at all. P Hy Earl St. GERMANS —lle thought that of the two schemes the proposed line would afford the greatest amount of accommodation to Ih. , districts between Liverpool and Preston. Sir W. Feilden, M.l'. for Blackhurn, chairman cf the Liverpool, Ortoskirk, and Preston Railway, examined by Mr. ClALvera —lle thom:lit tile proposed line most benefical to the trading interests of th e towns of Liverpool and Preston. i Was re quested by his con- Stituents to be the chairman of the company. Cross-examined by Mr. Hoee—llid not know the course of the Liverpool and Preston Railway, rejected in the House of Commons. Mr. Faringdon, of Warden Ilall, near Penworthutn, examined by Ir. TALBOT, gave evidence in favour of the line. Cross-examined by Mr. Bore—Preferred the present line to the one wich had been rejected in the llouse of Commons, on two groundhs—first, b ec ause it would prevent the parties from possessing a monopoly in the north traffic, and It would do less injury to his property. M Mr. Blrbeck , exa mined by r. BRANDY, also spoke to the benefits. Which the proposed line would confer upon the northern would effect a traffic. Cross-exam ined by Mr. HoPE—Tice proposed line saving o t twelve Miles ov r the e present Parksid routee from ßailwaysn' Pston to Liver pool by way of the North t he and . By the Earl ST. GEILILISS —Did not know the course of the re teeted line. Mr. B. Moore, Chairman of the Liverpool Docks, examined by Tglr. AUSTIN, Q.C.—Spoke to the immense and Increasing traffic ill these docks, which he believed posedt to be equalled In the world. 'The present dock trustees propoto construct a line of railway ri QU iP ide their 0:4 1(8 , by meow of which Yokicls could ualocl At the , ... . south end of the dock, and the goods could be conveyed at once, without the expense of cartage, on to the pro posed line. Cattle could also be landed at this point _at all times of the tide, and could be carried away without the incon venience of driving through the streets of the town which in general are very narrow. Cross-examined by Mr. HOPE—The Manchester and Liverpool Railway had access by means of two junctions with the north and south end of the existing docks at Liverpool. Mr. Harrison of Newcastle, considered that the proposed line would afford great aceommodation to the public and would open the means of communication between Newcastle and Liverpool. Cross-examined by Mr. Horg—The distance from Newcastle to Liverpool by the Newcastle and D arlin g ton Railway would be 148 or a saving of distance equal to 38 miles. The Newcastle traffic to Liverpool was at present sent to Blackburn, in consequence of an agreement with the East Lancashire line. The parties interested in the Newcastle and Liverpool traffic were anxious now to have two parties to deal with, for the purpose of effecting a favocrable arrange ment for the conveyance of traffic from Blackburn to Liverpool. These two parties he considered would be the Bolton, Wigan, and i Ormskirk Railway and the present Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Railway. At this stage of the proceedings the Bishop of Durham, one of the members of the Committee, left the room in consequence of an en engagement which he was unavoidably compelled to attend. By the consent of all parties, however, the examination of the witnesses was proceeded with in his absence. Sir T. Heskeath, examined by Mr. TALBOT—WaS the owner of considerable property at Rufford, which was affected for the distance of four or five miles, and stated that he preferred the present to the rejected lines. Captain Bethel, of Preston, examined by M r. CALvEßT—Consi dent' that the proposed line would be o f ver y great importance to the troops stationed at Preston, as it would afford them the means of a direct route to Liverpool, and the Isle of Man new barracks were In the course of erection at Y T e S tou, both for cavalry and infantry, capable of containing 2,000 men. Cross-examined by Mr. Hope—Did not think that Fleetvrood id wouotuld be a good port for the embarkathan of troops to Ireland. D know the rejected line. Had not ,been connected with the move ments of any troops by railway. air. Cherry, provision merchant, or .Liverpool, examined b y Mr. be of great advan ta g e. BRANDT—Thought the proposed line wou ld The CHAIRMAN here intimated that the Committee were quite satisfied of the necessity of direct railway communication beta cen Liverpool and Preston, and he thought it o,ieless on the part of the promoters to offer any further evidence upon the point to which the evidence had been so long directed, and suggel ted the propriety of at once proceeding with the engineering evidence. She Committee would of course be perfectly ready to, hear any evidence tending to show the comparative merits of the two lines, and also evidence which referred to that portion of the line between Southport and Liverpool, and the opening up of the Lancashire coal fields. Mr. Forster, agent and owner of mines in Skelmersdale, was then examined by Mr. CALVERT—He considered that the Skelmersda.le branch would afford the requisite means of conveyance necessary for opening up the coal-fields in his neighbourhood, the principal con sumption of coals from the district where Isis naloes were situated would be rincipally at Ormskirk lie thought there were about 140,000.000 tons of coals in the coal field referred to, which coulg be carried by the Skelmersdale branch of the proposed railway. The coals were of an excellent quality, both for culinary and manufactur ing purposes. The present consumption of coals in Ormskirk was 55,000, and by the constraction of this line a saving of 3s. lid. per ton would be effected to the consumer. Cross-examined by Mr. MERRENTETIIEN—Tho coal of Skelmers dale was not so good as that of Wigan. The scheme rejected in the House of Commons gave communication to the coal-fields of Wigan. The present line did not give that accommodation. C r oss-examined by Mr. Jim—The price of coal at the pit' s mouth was Bs. per ton. It was delivered at 12s. ~ t SkelMersciale the price of coal at the pit's mouth was 6s. 81.1., and at Southport the same coal was sold for 10s. Bd. Mr. Farehurst, miller and corn-dealer of Ormskirk, and Mr. T. Kershaw, chemist of Ormskirk, gave evidence in favour of the pro posed line as between Ormskirk and Southport, the former of whom stated the amount of traffic between the two towns at 800 tons, and the latter at 1,500. In consequence of the discrepancy, Mr. Fare hurst was recalled, and, in answer to a question put to him by the Noble Chairman, stated that the amount he named referred only to provisions and groceries, and not to a more general traffic. The Committee then adjourned till 11 to-morrow. THE SUN, LONDON, __FR IDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1846. Knighthood upon John Jervis, Esq., her Majesty's Attorney General WAR-OFFICE, AL a. 7, 1846. Royal Regiment of horse Guards.—Lieutenant H. S. Baillie to be Captain, by purchase, vice Bastard, who retires; Cornet F. W. F. Berkeley, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Baillie; S. G. L. Fox, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Berkeley ; Aug. 7. 7th Dragoon Guards.—R. J. Lock, M.D., to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Power, promoted in the 91st Foot, Aug. 7. 2d Dragoons—Lieutenant A. Robertson to .be Captain, by purchase, vice Reid, who retires; Cornet F. D. Hibbert to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Robertson ; J. A. Freeman, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Hibbert. August 7. 4th Light Dragoons—Brevet Colonel J. Vandeleur, from the 10th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant Colonel, vice Parlby, who exchanges. August 7. 10 Light Dragoons—Lieutenant-Colonel W. Parlby, frora the 4th Light Dragoons, lo be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Van deleur, who exchanges, Aug. 7. 15th Light Dragoons—Assistant-Surgeon J. P. Moline. from the 22d Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Mockler promoted in the 10th, Aug. 7. Mg Light Dragoons—Surgeon R. J. G. Grant, from the 10th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Burt, deceased, Aug. 7. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant-Col. G. M. Stevenson, from half-pay unattached, to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, vice the Hon. E. B. Wilbraham, who exchanges ; Lieutenant and Captain J. Forbes to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, :vice Steven son, who retires; Ensign and Lieutenant C. L. Cocks to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Forbes; Ensign the Hon. P. R. B. Feilding, from the 85th Foot, to be En sign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cocks, Aug. 7. 2d Regiment of Foot—Lieut. .F. Studdert, from the 75th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice H. Piercy, who exchanges, August 7. sth Foot—R. F. Robb, M. D., to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Mackey, promoted in the 42d Foot, August 7. Gth Foot—Major J. Crofton to be Lieut.-Colonel, without purchase; Capt. J. T. Gift/la's to be Major, vice Crofton; Lieut. It. J. Blanckley to be Captain, vice Griffiths ; Ensign W. F. G. Servantes, from the 99th Foot, to be Liextenant, without purchase, vice Dowker, appointed Adjutant ; Ensign H. M. Blackburn, from the 99th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Blanckley, Aug. 7 ; Lieut. C. H. Dowker to be Adjutant vice Idansergh, promoted ; Quartermaster W. Lee to be Ad jutant, with the rank of Ensign, July 28. To be Quartermasters--Sergeant-major J. Croker, vice Lee; Quartermaster -Sergeant G. Pollard, July 28. 10th Foot—Assistant-surgeon E. Mockler, from the 15th Light Dragoons, to be Surgeon, vice Grant, appointed to the 16th Light Dragoons, Aug. 7. 12th Foot—Assistant Staff-surgeon W. Dick, M.D., to be Surgeon, Aug. 7. 19th Foot—Captain IL Calley to be Major, by purchase, vice Semple, who retires; Lieut. J. Ker to be Captain, by purchase, vice Calley; Ensign J. H. Moore to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ker; H. W. Palmer, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Moore, August 7. 20th Foot—Assistant Staff Surgeon T. M. Fishbourne, M.D., to be Surgeon, August 7, 22d Foot—D. P. Barry, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Moline, appointed to the 15th Light Dragoons, Aug. 7. 23d Foot—Second Class Staff Surgeon R. Smith to be Surgeon, Aug. 7. 36th Foot—Capt. A. 0. Creighton, from the 3d West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Bristow, who exchanges, Aug. 7 39th Foot—Brevet Major M. G. Nixon to be Major, with out purchase, vice E. W. Bray, who retires upon full-pay ; Lieut. W. C. Wolfe to be Captain, vice Nixon ; Ensign B. Thornhill to be Lieutenant, vice Wolf, August 7. 42d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon H. Mackey, from the sth Foot, to be Surgeon, August 7. 45th Foot—Assistant- Surgeon R. T. Scott, from the 76th Foot, to be Surgeon, August 7. 71st Foot—Assistant Staff-Surgeon G. Carr to be Surgeon, August 7. 75th Foot—Lieutenant H. Piercy, from the 2d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Studdert, who exchanges, August 7. 76th Foot—R. Wallace, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Scott, promoted in the 45th Foot, August 7. 82d Foot—P. W. Kingsmill, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fraser, deceased, Aug. 7. 91st Foot—Assistant Surgeon W. J. Power, from the 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Surgeon, Aug. 7. 93d Foot—A. Smith, Gent., to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Irwin, promoted in the 97th Foot, Aug. 7. 95th Foot—Lieut. H. Swettenham, from the Ceylon Regi ment, to be Lieutenant, vice Hayes, who exchanges, Aug. 7. 96th Foot—F. G. Allman, Gent., to be , Ensign without purchase, vice Servantes, promoted in the 6th Aug. Aug. 7. 97th Foot—Sergeant-Major P. Carrell to be Quartermas ter; Assistant-Surgeon J. N. Irwin, from the 93d Foot, to be Surgeon, Aug. 7. 99th Foot—A. M. Fraser, Gent. to be Ensign, without par chare, vice Blackburn, promoted to the 6th Foot, Aug. 7. Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant Lord A. G. Russell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Waddington, who retires; Second Lieute nant H. D. F. Davie to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lord A. G. Russell ; the Hon. H. Clifford to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Davie; Second Class Staff Surgeon T. Alexander, to be Surgeon, Aug. 7. 3d West India Regiment—Capt. H. Bristow, from the 36th Foot, to be Captain, vice Creighton, who exchanges, Aug. 7. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—l.ieut. H. G. Hayes, from the 95th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Swettenham, who exchanges, Aug. 7. HOSPIPAL STAFF—Assistant Staff Surgeon W. Denny to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Alexander, ap pointed to the Rifle Brigade; W. Lapsley, Gent., to be As sistant Staff Surgeon, vice Dick, promoted in 12th Foot; J. J. Clifford, M.D., to be Assistant Staff Surgeon, vice Fishbourne, promoted in 20th Foot ; Assistant Surgeon J. D. M'Diarmid to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Smith appointed to 23d Foot ; G. R. Woolhouse, Gent., to be Assistant Staff Surgeon, vice M'Diarmid, promoted; E. W. Young, M.D., to be Assistant Staff Surgeon, vice Carr, promoted in the 71st Foot; F. Reynolds, Gent., to be Assistant Staff Surgeon, vice Denny, promoted, Aug. 7. MEmon.ANDirr.z.—:The Christian name of Captain Farmer, of the 41st Foot, arg Thomas M'Lean, not M'Leod. The Christian names of Ensign Lees of the 96th Foot, are William Munnings, not Manning. WAR-OFFICE, A.G. 7. Further List of Four Private Seidiers of her Majesty's G2d Regiment of Foot, who have died of wounds received in Action with the Enemy on the Sutlej—William Edge Thomas Arcil, Joseph Partitt, William Smith. INDIA BOARD, Ana. 5. The following further List of .on-commissioned Officers, Gunners, and Privates of the East India Company's Ser vice, killed in the recent actions on the Sutlej, or who have subsequently died of their wounds, has been received at the East India House : BOMBARDIER. Thomas Agar, 3d troop Ist brigade horse artillery, died Jan. 31, from wounds received in action. GUNNERS. John Mien Ist troop Ist brigade horse artillery, died Feb. 5, from wounds received in action. James Frieland, Ist troop Ist brigade horse artillery, wounded in action, Dec. 21, 1845, and died, Feb. 1846. James Grace, 2d troop 2d brigade horse artillery, killed in action, at Sobraon, Feb. 10. John Murphy, 2d troop 2d brigade horse artillery, killed in action, at Sobraon, Feb. 10. Thomas Nocton, 3d troop 3d brigade horse artillery, killed in action, at Sobraon, Feb. 10. Jeremiah Rourke, 3d troop 3d brigade horse artillery, killed in action, at obraon, Feb. 10. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucester. Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia—G. C. Saw yer, Esq. to be Captain, vice Kingscote, resigned, Aug. 4. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokshire. Royal Pembrokeshire Militia—W. H. Lewis, Esq., to be Major, May 21. WHITEHALL, Aucl. 3. The Lord Chancellor has appOinted John William Cud worth of Leeds, in the countysof York, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. J. R. Kenworthy, druggist, Liverpool. R. H. Easum, rope-maker, Commercial-road East, Stepney, BANKRUPTS. W. Ashdown, ironmonger, Chatham. Samuel Milton, sail-maker, Barking, Essex. Henry Clark, brush-manufacturer, Watling street. Zaccheus Pearce, clothier, Bradford. Thomas Henry Spence, tailor and draper, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. William Chambers, shipwright and shipbuilder, South wick. Ann Hall, innkeeper, Manchester. Robert Russell and Richard Ramsbottom, builders, Salford. James Ward, dealer in glass, Birmingham. John Cables, corn dealer, Chilton Cantelo, Somersetshire. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the pro duce of the British possessions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending August 4, 1846, is 335. 10%d. per cwt. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. ROYAL ASSENT. - - The royal assent was given to-day by commission to the following Bills. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Earl Fortescue, and the Earl of Minto. The Militia Ballot Suspension Bill. The Ordnance Survey Bill. The Newfoundland Bill. The Cheshire Returning Officers' Bill. The Stamford and Spalding Railway Bill. The Llynvi Valley and South Wales Junction Railway Bill. The Sheffield, Rotheram, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Goole Railway Bill. The Wisbech, St. Ives, and Cambridge Junction Railway Bill The Taw Vale Railway Extension Bill. The Enfield and Edmonton Railway Bill. The Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway, and Chester field and Gainsborough Canal Bill. The London and Birmingham Railway (Birmingham Exten sion) Bill. The Galway and Kilkenny Railway Bill. The Argyll Canal Bill. The Sligo Ship Canal Bill. The Campbeltown Harbour Waterworks and Paving Bill. The Edinburgh Paving (No. 2) Bill. The Dublin Cemetery Bill. The Agricultural Companies Bill. Lord Kinnaird's Estate Bill. The Yeovil Borough Estate Bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR tooki his' seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. _ _ _ . Messengers from the House of Commons brought up several Bills, including the Bath and Washhouses Bill and a Bill to open the Court of Common Pleas to all barristers who were entitled to practice in the superior courts of Westminster. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the proprietors of the provincial newspapers of England, praying for a further reform in the law of libel. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, the Irish Marriage Act was read a third time, and passed. The NOBLE Loan also moved the third reading of the Irish Mandamus Act, which was agreed to. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid the report on the table on the College of Maynooth, under the new Act, which was read and agreed to. ART-UNIONS. Lord MONTEAGLE moved the third reading of the Art- Unions Bill. Lord LY TTELTON opposed the third reading on the ground that he thought the Bill necessarily involved the encourage of lotteries and gambling, and that the object could not be obtained in consistency with the mind of the Legislature ex pressed some time ago. Lord MONTEAGLE said he was glad to have co-ope rated with the;, late Lord Lyttleton in putting down the old lottery system, which encouraged the spirit of gambling. But he must say that the word lottery as applied to the present case had nothing in common with the old use of it, when men entered into a mere speculation for the purposes of pecuniary gain. In the cases of art-unions, parties associated themselves for the dis semination of works of art—an association which had already been productive of the very best results in art, there having been upwards of 91,0 0 01. expended during the last year, among men of the most deserving character, in aid 9f the fine arts, Room C. MANCHESTER, AND BIIi,ILETZIIEAD JUNCTION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Alexander Taylor, of Mumps, was examined, and stated that the station of the Manchester and Leeds Company in his dis trict was extremely inconvenient, being better than a mile from Mumps. It was distant three-quarters of a mile from the market place, and a considerable dis nee from the west-end of the town. From the hurry and confusion that prevailed there, it was quite inadequate to the wants of th e district. Some other evidence was then adduced, and th e Committee ad journed till Monday. COURSE OF EXCITA Amsterdam ......C.F. 12 94 Ditto. at sight •• . .. 12 6;6 Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 10 Antwerp 26 20 Ltamburgh ..M.B. 14 -- GE.-(THIS DAY Gibraltar.. •• ..•• •..... Leghorn ....••.. ...... 30 75 Genoa ..•• •• .......... 26 20 Milan .. •......... Paris, 3 (lays' sight .. • 25 85 Venice.. Naples .. ............ 39" s Palermo, per 0z........ 119% Lisbon.... . • 52% Oporto. • .. • • .......... 53 Rio Janeiro • • ...... 24 Ditto, 3 months...... 26 15 Marseilles ...• . ..... 26 20 80urdcaux......... 26 20 Frankfort on Maine.... 12*4 Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... • • 8er1in....... ..... • • •• Vienna, effec.flo ••• • .. 10 15 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 10 15 Madrid ••.. • • • ....... 351 i Cadiz • • •.. : ........ 36!6 Bilbs.o.. • ..... • • .. • ... Barcelona .• •• ........ •• • • 8ahia................ Buenos Ayres .. • • New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia .... • • .... PRICES OP BULLION, PER OZ. Forel23l Gold in bars X 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .• 3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars .• .. Sliver in bars • BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this Nil An Account, pursuant to the Act 7 the Week endlng on Saturday ISSUE DEP, Notes issued.• • ..... 29,292,320 £29,292,320 Dated the Gth day of August, IS JUNKING DI Proprietors' capital• • 14 553 000 , , Rest •••. •. • ....... 3,597,67 9 Public deposits (in- eluding ExcheqUer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say- ings-banks, and Dl vidend accounts)•• 3,793,610 Other deposits •• • • 13,449,388 seven day and other bills Z 3G,337,100 Dated the 6th day of August, 18 fight's Gazette.) 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for y, the Ist day of August, 1846. 'ILATMENT. • Government debt • . 11,015,100 Other securities •• .. 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 12,854,618 Silver bullion ••• • .. 2,437,702 £29,Z2,320 '. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. ,EPAUTNENV FIRST READINGS. Bills werr on of the Earl of CLARENDON, the follow ing The C o urt of C ommon Pl eas Nil. On the In(lti : read a first time : The Daths ' and Washhonses (Ireland) Bill. Dubl in VP .de Streets Bill. BOOKS ASD ENGRAVINGS BILL. _ _ )n the motion of the Earl of CLARENDON, the Bill af fec ting the duties on books and engravings from Prussia, on th e ground of the lat c treaty with that country was read a s mond time. Their Lordships thei I adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. There were only 32 : %Tembers present at five minutes before Four o'clock, at which time the Usher of the Black Rod en tered the House and co• amended its attendance in the House of Peers, to hear her Majesty's assent given to several public and private Bills (f sr which see Lords' report). Im mediately upon Sir Augustus Clifford, the Usher of the Black Rod, ente ring the House, the SPEAKER took the Chair, the presence of that important functionary bearing her Majesty's command for the House to attend in the House of Peers, constituting a.. House no matter how few Members are present. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' Arnaud= :nts to the following Bills were agreed to : Airdrie and Bathgate Junction Railway Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway. London and South-Western Railway (Basingstoke and Salis bury Extension). Plymouth Great Western Dooks. Rugby and Leamington Railway. West London Railway Improvement and Extension. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS. The reports on the following Bills were further considered, and agreed to :—Bishop of Jerusalem's Naturalization Bill; Clark's Divorce Bill ; Mat'hyssens' Divorce Bill ; Pemberton's (or Gervis's) Estate Bill. SECOND READINGS. Cork and Waterford Railway (by order). Duke of Cleveland's (Bathwick and Wrington) Estate Bill. Scott's Estate Bill. FLOGGING. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from Belfast praying for the imMediate abolition of military flogging; the peti tioners also trusted that officers in future would give to their men more examples of temperance than they had hitherto done. T. S. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Galway respecting the destitute state of the fishermen of that place, and praying the House to take the subject into their serious consideration. There were no less than 4,000 individuals in the most destitute state of distress in that place. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from York, praying for the abolition of flogging in the army. General LYGON presented a petition from Coventry, in favour of the Small Debts Bill. Mr. BRIGHT presented petitions against the sale of spiri tuous liquors on Sunday. THE POST-OFFICE. Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE moved that the petition of Thomas Mitchell respecting the alleged abuses in the Post-office (pre sented 6th of August) be printed with the Votes. Mr. PROTHEROE asked what redress the petitioner sought ; and was it the intention of the Hon. Member who pre sented the petition to ground any motion on it? Mr. DUNCOMBE said that it was his intention to call the attention of the House to the allegations contained in the pe tition. The motion was then agreed to. Captain PECHELL moved that the petition of the Rev. Newton Kyme,(presented August 6) be printed with the Votes. —Agreeti to. AFFAIRS OF JERSEY. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from Mr, Le Gras, of Jersey, praying that an inquiry be made into the institutions of that island, with the object of affording a remedy. He would on Monday move that the peti tion be printed with the votes. KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR. Mr. HUME presented a petition from ten of the Knights of Windsor, complaining of the withholding certain property willed to them by Henry the Eighth, and that they only re- ceived a shilling a day. VAN DIEMAN'S LAND. Mr. HUME moved that the petition of the Free Colonists of Van Dieman's Land (prevented: August 6) be printed with the votes. His doing so was preparatory to his bringing the subject of the petitioners under the considerVion of the House.—Agreed to. NEWSPAPERS. Dr. BOSVRING gave notice that he would move for the Newspaper Stamps return. WELLINGTON STATUE. Mr. C. BERKELEY said, that he had received a note from the Noble Lord, the Secretary for the Woods and Forests, desiring that he would postpone his motion respecting the Wellington statue. Now he would not do so unless the Noble Lord gave a good and valid reason why he should do so. The Noble Lord had said that he had received a letter from her Majesty stating what were her feelings upon the subject; and he wished to know whether her Majesty, of her own free will had expressed an opinion upon the subject? If such were the case, he would not interfere any further ; but if the contrary were the case, he conceived the House ought to give her Majesty better advice. Lord MORPETH said he would inform the House of the exact state of the matter. After he had received her Ma jesty's letter, he, received one from the sub-committee of the Wellington Committee, informing him that they had an im portant communication to make, and they 'requested that he (Lord Morpeth) would not give an answer until they were able to lay it before him. He hoped that the Hon. Member would consider that a good, valid, and sufficient reason. Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY said he wishe t to know if the Noble Lord had any objection to lay the correspondence which passed between him and the sub-committee on the table of the House. Lord MORPETII—I shall have no objection to do so after I have made my answer to the House. RAJAH OF SATTARA. Mr. HUME said he was anxious to withdraw the notice which was on the paper to the following effect, :—" That an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to order, that an inquiry be forthwith instituted, by the Supreme Government of India, into the cir cumstances connected with the disposal of Pertaub Sing, Raja of Sattara ; and that that Prince, now an exile, and a state prisoner at Benares, be afforded the oppor tunity of answering the charges brought against him by the Bombay Government, and that these proceedings be so con ducted as to secure to:his Highness, the deposed Raja, the benefit of a fair and impartial investigation, conducted in his presence, or before his agent." The notice was accordingly withdrawn. NEW BILLS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he begged leave to give notice that he would, to-morrow, ask leave to -introduce several Bills.—(Laughter, and cries of 4, oh, o h !") The first would be a Bill to regulate the naval expenditure and the naval and military departments. The next would be a Bill to grant a limited sum out of the Consolidated Fund, for the purpose of affording employment to the poor, by promoting public works in England. The next would be a Bill to make a similar pro vision for the employment of the poor in Ireland. Ano ther would be a Bill to extend the powers of the Grand Jury of Ireland with respect to public; works in Ireland. Ano ther would be to amend the Act of George 111., relative to °M isers of the House of Commons. Mr. WILLIAMS wished to know whether her Majesty's Government proposed to introduce any more new Bills during the present session ?—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) The present Government had, whilst they had been in office, dur ing the last few weeks, introduced more new Bills than the late Government had during the first five months of this session.—(Laughter.) It was quite impossible to give these Bills any c onsideration.—( Hear, hear. ) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the Bills of which he had given notice were but to provide for the continuance of old Acts which had been introduced by the late Government, with the exception of the Act in reference to public works in Ireland. IRISH ARMS BILL. _ Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE said that he had no wish in proiosing the question which he was about to put, to embarrass the Government. A great many Irish Members had already left town, but since the intimation that had been given of the intention of the Government to propose a continuance of the Irish Arms Bill, some of them were now on their way back to London. It would greatly expedite public business, therefore, if the Noble Lord at th head of the Government stated frankly whether or not it was the intention of the Government to revive the Bill in question? Mr. L ABOUCHERE said that it would, perhaps, be more convenient for him to answer the question of the Hon. Member. After bestowing the most serious deliberation on the measure in question, he had come to the conclusion that there was much in the Irish Arms Billthat was most exceptionable (Hear, hear) while there was much in it, on the other hand that was calculated to do much good. It was the intention of the Government, then, to extract from that Bill all that was objectionable, and retain and propose for the ap. proval of the Legislature as much as appeared to be useful. The Government found when they came to consider the sub ject of the Bill, they found the provisions mixed up and com plicated, that it would be impossible for them without the greatest consideration, to frame an amended measure on the subject. The present Bill was a continuance Bill, it was true, but by the provisions of the Act it would expire on the Ist of May and thus a pledge and security would be given to the House that the subject would be then placed in the hands of the House, and brought under its consideration. The Govern ment had bestowed the beat attention they could upon the Bill, and it was their opinion that the proposed course was the best course which could be adopted under the present circumstances. With regard to the measures which had been introduced to the House, nothing would have been more desirable than to obviate the inconvenience which it was proposed to save by this Bill. There were several objections which he enter tained to this Bill, which he had most reluctantly introduced to the House, but he hoped to ob viate those objections by introducing early next session a Bill on behalf of Government, which would prevent the evils which he anticipated from the Bill in its present shape. ORANGE LODGES. On the order of the day for going into a committee for supply being read, Mr. HUME begged to ask a question respecting the Orange lodges in Ireland, which ha d been stated b y her Majesty's Government as dangerous to the p ublic peace. He saw by the papers that those lodges had been revived in that country, and he wished to know whether any measures had been taken to prevent the revival of these lodges, and for the support of the public peace. Mr. LABOUCHERE was aware that this system of Orange lodges was dangerous to the public peace in Ireland, but his Hen. Friend whose duty it was to take this business under his care was not in the House, and he could not therefore himself answer the question, but he might say that they were now under the consideration of Government. LUNATIC ASYLUMS. In reply to an inquiry from Mr. OSBORNE, as to when the Lunatic Aylums Bill would be brought on, Mr. LABOUCHERE stated, this not eing in his depart ment, he could nut reply, but would asc b ertain, and let the Hon. Member know. 'ABOLITION OF EXCLUSIVE TRADING. Mr. T. DUNCOMBF: said that he had presented a petition on this subject from an individual, who was now in waiting in great anxiety. The Right Hon. Member for Dungarvon (Mr. Sheil) had a motion on the paper for to-night, but as it might be postponed, he wished to know whether it was the intention to maintain the prieeiples of the Bill ? An endeavour had been made to abolish the privileges obtained by certain parties ; but unless it could be shown that they had abused those privileges, he (Mr. Duncombe) thought they ought not to be abolished. If they were abolished, it would be but just to institute a Com mittee of Inquiry to ascertain whether the thy h ad abused they had their privileges before they were deped of e rights attained. Mr. LABOUCHERE did not blame the Honourable Mem • ber for the inquiry that bad been made, which was probably rendered necessary by the misapprehension that existed with regard to the Bill that had b-en brought in by the late Secre tary for Ireland with respect to the corporations of Ireland He confessed that the privileges that existed at present ap ' eared to him perfectly unnecessary, and not to be justified. On the bringing up of the report on the Sugar Duties, Mr. BERNAL said that he did not wish to say anything against the reduction of the duty on the article of rum, even if that came before the House, but with respect to that portion of the measure with which he was connected, ho would submit that any new regulations which might be framed should be considered as early.is possible, in order to command a discus sion in the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that it had been his duty to give notice that in the course of going into Committee on the Customs' duty, he would propr•se a reduction of the duty on rum, to the extent of 6d. a gallon. Mr. PROTHEROE said that he would'take that oportunity of asking the Secretary to the Treasury a question with regard to grievances now existing in the Post-office. His Hon. Friend the Member for Finsbury had presented a petition that evening from Thomas Mitchell, a sub• sorter in the Post office.—(Cries of " Order, order.") Amidst which the Hon. Member sat down. Mr. HUME must say that the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was very unsatisfactory. He understood from him, and from the Noble Lord, that something was to be done, and it now turned out that something is to be done, but it is open to discussion. Those who ha.l agreed to this Bill, agreed to it under the positive declaration of her Majesty's Govern ment, that they should be prepared to carry out, as soon as possible, measures to relieve those duties, and to put the im ports from the colonies in the same position as those from other countries. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he was not aware that he had in the slightest degree altered what he said before. His Hon. Friend knew perfectly well that what he had said before was to be perfectly adhered to. What he had said before, he then repeated. Mr. HUM E—What did you say before? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER (as we un derstood) said that he had before proposed that ally alteration in duties which the colonies themselves should suggest, should be agreed to by her Majesty. The report was then received, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time at twelve o'clock to-morrow. Lord J. RUSSELL said—Sir, in rising to move the order of the day for going into Committee of Supply, I will answer those inquiries which have been made by those Members with respect to corporal punishment, and in so doing, I can only generally state what is to be done by the Commander-in-Chief of the army; and before I do so, I beg to state that I wish neither to have the credit of suggesting any alteration which the Commander in-Chief has thought proper to make, nor do I wish on the other hand to shrink from any responsibility with regard to the limit at which the Commander-in-Chief has stopped, and has determined not to comply with what appears to be the wish amongst some—that there should be a total abolition of corporal punishment. I say, therefore, that the plan which has been at present adopted, is the plan of the Duke of Wellington, and one which he has deter mined on. He thinks, as matters stand at pre sent, corporal punishment ought not to be abolished. I have a paper here which shows what are the present regula tions with respect to corporal punishment. By the articles of war nooffender convicted before a general court-martial should be liable to be sentenced to receive corporal punishment not exceed ing 200 lashes ; before a garrison court-martial not exceeding 150 lashes, or before a regimental court-martial not more than 100 lashes. Now, the Duke of Wellington having taken this subject into his consideration, has given directions to the officers to whom the duty appertains of ordering such corporal punishment, that by no court-martial of any kind, whether general, district, garrison, or regimental, shall any greater punishment be inflicted than fifty lashes.— (Cheers)—a very considerable diminution, which the Com mander-in-chief has ordered with respect to the army. He has, at the same time, given special directions that every precaution should be taken in order to ascertain the state of any offender who may be sentenced to receive corporal punishment, that his health is such, that he appears in so robust a state of health, as to be able to bear the punishment. He has likewise directed that every other circumstance should be attended to—whether the extreme heat of the weather, or any severity in the state of the weather, or any other circumstances whatever which might make the infliction of such punishment dangerous to the offender condemned to receive it. Such then are the directions, which have been given by the Commander irk-Chief, applying directly to capital punishment. Now, sir, I know that my Hon. Friend, the Member for Dublin (Dr. Bowring had given notice for that purpose, that corporal punishment should be at once totally abo lished.—(Hear, hear.) I think every one must desire, and I am sure the Government desire, that it may be possible to keep the army in a right state of discipline without the infliction of any corporal punishment whatever.— ( Cheers. ) I should be glad for my own part to see :that day when corporal punishment shall be entirely abolished,—(Renewed cheers.) But, Sir, I do think that the maintenance of discipline in the army is a paramount object.—(Hear.) I consider that a well disciplined soldiery is a protection to the country to which they belong—a terror to the enemy which they have to meet, and that an ill disciplined soldiery, is, on the other hand, a terror to the com pany to which they belong, and a acorn to the enemy they have to encounter.—( Hear, hear.) I therefore consider that the Duke of Wellington is perfectly right in making the present reduction which he has made without taking any ulterior steps, because if we are to look for the abolition of corporal punishment, and at the same time to the maietenance of discipline, which I think I perceive this House feels as highly as I myself have just stated it—( Hear, hear)—it is only by two modes that it can be effected. The one is that we should be able to ascertain that there is some mode of punishment which is more effective than the one hitherto adopted.— (Hear, hear.) The one is by substituting some other mode of punishment for effecting a higher state of discipline than the one hitherto in operation ; and the other is, by so ehanging the moral foeling of those belonging to the army, that other =dives hod other modes of Government would have greater effect in influencing their conduct than those now employed.—(Hear, hear.) To both these objects have the attention of those connected with the management of the army been from time to time directed. The commanding officers of the army have had the subject under their consideration— both Lord Hill and the Duke of Wellington. The various Secretaries at War have also had their attention called to the question—Lord Howiek, Mr. Macaulay, Mr. Sidney Herbert, and 'the present Right Hon. Gentleman who occupies that office. With respect to other kinds of punishment, the subject was fully considered by the Commission which sat on the question in 1835. Different modes were then suggested both with regard to military prisons and solitary confinement. For great advances have since then been made in carrying out the recommenda tion of that Commission. A considerable number of prisons have been constructed, others are in progress ; besides, altera tions in several prisons are proposed, in order to make them available for the purposes suggested. But as yet the system is not in complete operation. I have in my posse mien several ac counts of the new prisons in progress, in order to give effect to punishment by means of imprisonment. New prisons are erecting in Dublin and Cork. In Canada the military prisons are in progress, but as yet they are not in a complete state. In Gibralter and the lonian Islands new prisons are to be con structed. For Nova Scotia plans for a new prison have been submitted, and for the West Indies the officers of the army have the subject under consideration with the object of erect ing a prison, so far the suggestions of the commissioners have been carried into effect. With regard to cells for the purpose of short terms of imprisonment the subject has been under the consideration of an old friend of mine ; and he has proposed a plan upon the subject. The late Government had also en gaged the services of Major Jeff on this subject. A number of cells have been constructed, the result of these deliberations, but the system is in its greatest features as yet but new, and hut partially introducec. With regard to the extent to which corporal punishment has been carried out, I am happy to be enabled to say that this mode of punishment has been considerably diminished of late, in consequence of other modes of punishment being car ried into effebt. The returns I have in my possession will show the extent to which this diminution has taken place. The returns are from 1838 till now : CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN THE ARMY IN PROPORTION TO THE WHOLE OF THE FORCE- In 1838 1 in 108 In 1842 1 in 140 In 1839 1 in 122 In 1843 1 in 194 In 1840 1 in 129 In 1844 1 in 194 In 1841 1 in 126 In 1845 1 in 189 The ratio, therefore, was, that about one man in every 190 receives corporal punishment in the course of the year. Now, if any one can consider and reflect what was the state of corporal punishment in the army formerly, they cannot but perceive that the number of persons receiving punishment, and that even the number of lashes, has been greatly diminished. With regard to the second mode which I have stated, by which corporal punishment may be reduced, and may at length altogether be abolished in practice, is by the improvement of the moral condition of the soldier, and making him fear the commission of an offence more than the reflection of the punishment— (Hear, hear)—and in the first place a great number of changes have taken place of late years with this object in view. A great number of rewards have been distributed for good con duct, and more frequent commissions in the army have been bestowed upon private soldiers between the 31st of December and the present time, no less than thirteen commissions have Leen given to private soldiers.—( Hear, hear.) With re spect to the improvement of their minds, my Noble Friend slated the pains which had been taken to establish libraries in the United Kingdom. No less than 500 libraries have been established, containing no less than 60,000 volumes. The late Secretary of War was the proposer of this plan, and an excellent one it is; and I consider that the effect of such institutions libraries, containing well-selected works must have a most beneficial effect upon young men going into the army. When I was at the head of the Chelsea establishment, I found that the men were constantly at the public houses, and I therefore proposed that they should have certain small gardens allotted upon which they could employ themselves. I have jnst heard that the plan has proved most successful, yet when I proposed the plan I was told that I did not understand the character of the British soldier, and it was prophecied that the plan would never succeed.—(Hear, hear.) Why, if you encourage the soldier in idleness they alway would be idle, while, if you give him sources of occupation and amusement, you will find that he becomes a better soldier and a more contented man.--(Hear.) At the same time that I was at the head of the Chelsea establish ment. I advocated the establishment of savings' banks, bet the officers of the army strongly objected to it, and in one in• stance returned the money deposited in one of the banks, with an intimation that it might be spent as. the owners thought proper. At present, however, he was glad to say there was a strong disposition of encouraging soldiers to deposit their money in savings' banks.—( Hear, hear.) So that subject has occupied the attention of Government and the Commander for a day or a week, with a view of devising some great plan upon the subject, and it will continue to occupy the attention of those connected with the Government with the view of maintaining discipline in the army, and at the same time diminishing, as far as pos possible, the necessity for corporal punishment.—(Hear. Sir, I trust I h ave n o w said enough to induce my Honourable Friend the Member for Bolton to postpone his motion, of which he has given notice—(Dr. Bowring shook his head.) I am sorry to see that he makes a sign that he does not assent to my proposal , and I must therefore go on to make one or two statements with regard to this subject which I think merit the attention of the House. In the early part of 1835, there was a Commission ap pointed upon this subject. It consisted of Lord Wharneliffe, Lord Sandon. Sir H. J. Heath, Mr. Tufnell, Colonel Bar, and Sir John Ross. This Commission, after examinine a great many witnesses from the highest officers down to the private in the guards, came to the conclusion that corporal punishment could not be abolished immediately.—( Hear. ) The fourth resolution is, that even supposing that some effectual substitute might be devised, it is not desirable that it should be entirely abolished. Such is the opinion given by men of considerable authority, and men who were Members of that Committee, some of them military authorities and of consi derable military repute. Sir, a number of military authorities have proceeded upon that opinion, to endeavour as much as pos sible to reduce the amount of corporal punishment— II bear)—and to substit u t e o th er punshments in its !I ear'ace (Hear, hear .) I consider th at t hi s House oughtn.o—t, at the end of a session, suddenly to proposa of some occasion that would particularly warrant a material alteration of the law—that this House ought not in the end of I say, to carry any resoluti on b y which thewhol a e s s e y ss s i t o em n, of military dicipline wo u ld b e altered—(llear, hear) and the confidence of the army in general, both of those military authoriti es w hi ch are placed O over them and of the soldiers, and people would be materially shaken.—(Hear, hee r .) r cannot b ut think, , ev en i f my g an. Friend pommel no confidence in the designs, and do. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. Australasia •• • • 6/. p er cent. 40 0 d. 0 40 0 0 2034 Brash North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 44 Commercial of London W. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 24Y, l:lolonial. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 1G Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 27% London Joint-Stock .• . 61. per cent. 50 0010 0 0 14% Metropolitan - 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland.. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 48% Ditto, New. •••• • • • • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 19 National of Ireland .. Si. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 21 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 26 Ditto, New.. ••• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia •• • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 26 Union of London.... • 5/. per cent. L5O 0 0 10 0 0 1134 INSUIZANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. • £ s. d. X s. d. 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Gs. - - 49 Universal Life ..... • . 10%1. pr cnt 100 0 615 0 22 CANALS. • Dividend Companies. Nallle9 of .., Dividend Price. Names of c , ,-. Companies. ~1, per Price. per ' Companies. cl. Annum. , ma Annum. v) XI X Ashtn & Oldh, 97 5/.55. p c 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Zlll3 4/. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 51. 98 Barnsley... •,160 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 38 Basingstoke !100 - - Neath .. .• • • 100 171. 340 frkiik&Abrg 1501 Si. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. - Cromford.... 100' 14/.• 150 Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 Dudley , 100 1 4/. - Regent's •• - 33 11. ss. 25 Derby !IOC)! 61. 73 Rochdale .... 85 41. 77 Ellsinre&Chs 133 ! 41. 55 Shropshire .• 125 81. - Erewash -11001 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyd 100 4/. - Do.LkFdSt 12 6/. p. c. 11 GrandJunctn . 100' 71. 9534 Stffrd&Worc 140 281. 295 Grand 'Union 100, 11. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 230 Glamorgnsh .172' 13%1. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 315 Gistr &Li rklyli 00 - - Strtfrdon Av 79 11. 10s. - Grantham • • ,1501 121. 100 Severn and/ • I‘,, . Bs. 32 lluddersLeld. 571 - - Wye Rail. 26 lienut & Ant 39 7s. Gd. 934 Trnt & Mr-1 50 301. - Lancaster 47 IL 10s. - soy, % sh. Leeds& Livrp, 100 341. 520 Thams &Med 19 - _ Leicester .. • • 140 101. 105 Worcstr &] 78 21. 44 Leicstr &Nthi 83 41. 60 firming. Loughboroghl42 701. 850 !Wilts & frks 67 11. 11 DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. I Price. Annum. ! Share. I 1 X 2. d. £ 5. d. Commercial •••.• • .• • 3/. per cent. ' Stock. - 80 East and West India... 61. pr cent. ! Stock. - 141 East Country . H. per sh. 100 0 0 - 21 Landon ...... ••.• • .. 1 56. pr cant. i Stock. - 113% St. Katharine .... ••• . ! 5 per cent. ! Stock. - 1013 Southampton ••..• . • . ! 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27% WATER-IVORIES. _ Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. . Annum. Share. £ s. d. East London • -8/. 100 0 0 - 204 Grand Junction • • 3/. 10s. 41 13 4 - 90 Kent • • • 2/. 10s. 100 0 0 - 70 Vauxhall . ... -•• • • • 5l. per cent. 100 0 0 - 57 West Middlesex ••• • • • 51.55. pr cnt. 63 12 9 - 130 LIST Or SCOTTISII COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. I Price, Annum. Share. - -- -- X s. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 17131 Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. par cent. - 100 0 0 158 British Linen Company 8/. par cent. - 100 0 0 224 Commercial Bank ... • 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 165 National 8ank....., 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 143 y Union Bank of Scotland 7% Lpr cent. - 50 0 0 923 Western Bank ... .. •• • 6/. per cent. - 50 0 0 85 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 'IL,/ Clydesdale Bank.... • • 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 13% Eastern Bank 5/. per cent, - 10 00 11 Caledonian Bank • • 7%1. pr cent. - 210 0 4 3% Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cert. - 50 0 7% City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 13% Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245. 9d Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Insur. Co. of Scotlnd- 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 9% North British Dann .. 5 3% /. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28 Caledonian Fire Insur. 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cont. 100 0 0 12 10 0 1834 Edin. & Glasg. Railway 11.10 s. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 74% Ditto, N Shares.... 7s. Gd. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 183( Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 16% Cilasov & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 75 Glasgw&Greenckltall. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 ..111 paid. 16 1 ,1 Gisgw & Garnitirk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40 Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 37 Standard LifeAssurnce.l 51. per cent. 50 0 0 210 0 9 PARLIAMENTARY EXPENSES OF SUGAR DUTIES. A securi- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) • • 12,961,735 Other securities - •- 14,0418:257 Notes .. Gold and silver coin— 510,233 £36,337,100 MARSIIALL. Chief Cashier. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London .Arew Price Current of August 7.) SUGAR.—To-day importers of West India submitting to rather lower rates for all descriptions, tempted buyers to operate with mere freedom, and a good business was trans acted chiefly in the Refining sorts. REFINED.—To-day the home trade were induced to take large parcels of Refined goods, in consequence of 62s to 63s being accepted for brown lumps, and 64s for standard lumps. Bonded Crushed Sugar has been purchased with caution. MAIMITIUS.—This afternoon there was no public sale, but one of 7,000 bags is declared for Tuesday. Privately rather more desire was shown to operate, but better prices were not to be obtained. EAST INDIA.—To-day the quantity of Madras offered at auction was large, and amounted to 9,320 bags; the trade evinced little desire to operate, and nearly every lot was taken in is per cwt under the former value. FOREIGN.—There has been a falling off in the demand for all descriptions of slave-made Sugar, whether imported in foreign or British ships, but the holders have confidence, and supplied the market sparingly since last Friday. The ar rivals during that time have been small. 3loLAssEs.—For all kinds of West India the market has a dull appearance, and the supply is on the increase, whilst prices are on the decline. In Bengal Treacle there has been scarcely any business transacted, and previous rates cannot be obtained. At public sale five casks of Savanilla sold for 9s. llonry in increased supply, and reduced rates are sub mitted to. COFFEE.—To-day there was a fair business transacted privately in Ceylon, but not at better prices ; none was offered at auction : of Mysore, 492 bags were brought to the hammer, and sold at fair market rates. 7 bales of Mocha sold at 30s for triage. Cocoa.—For Foreign the market has a quiet appearance, but the stock not being large, holders are reluctant to lower their prices, and at auction 113 bags of Bahia were taken in at the former value. Tua.—There has been more activity in the market for black, and prices have assumed an upward tendency for all descriptions; there being a less quantity on offer. Congou has been in good demand and brought an advance on previous rates of id to Id per lb, common quality bringing 91d, and good common 10d to lOid per lb cash; the inferior sorts met with the most attention. Of Pouchong several parcels have leen disposed of, and owing to the falling off in the supply, buyers are compelled to pay somewhat better prices. In Souchong the operations are upon a more extended scale; still prices do not improve. Twankay is little wanted, and there are sellers upon rather lower terms. For Flowery Pekoe the market is dull; several parcels are pressing fur sale, and it is difficult to quote prices with accuracy; the finest is not worth more than 4.. Orange Pekoe is little wanted, and holders experience difficulty in getting more than 2s. for the best, as there is a fair stock here. In Hyson a good business been transacted, but prices arc lowering. In Young Hyson sales to a fair extent have been made, but holders are compelled to take previous rates. For the better sorts of Imperial and Gunpowder prices keep up, and the demand has been good. RICE.—To-day Bengal Rice met with much more atten tion, and the private sales reached 10,000 bags, at ad ad vance. 100 bags 429 pockets at public sale were taken in above the value. SPICKS.—To-day at public sale 50 bags Bourbon Cloves were taken in at is ld, being above the value. Mace is wanted, and 9 cases sold at full rates. For Nutmegs the market has a quiet appearance; 6 casks sold upon easier terms. 136 bags 20 casks African Ginger, sold at 26s 6d to 27s for bold, and sea damaged 24s : 75 robins 35 bags Cochin Pepper sold at 2.1 d for half-heavy clean brown, 2id for grey. FRUIT. —At the close of the week the business done in Currants was very considerable ; the consumption large, stock very much reduced, and hew now remaining in the im porters hands, and none in the market to be had under the quoted prices of 48s for Zante and Cephalonia, and at 49s to 49s 6d for Patras. Valentia Raisins are getting very scarce. SPIRITS.—There has been a considerable falling off in the demand for all descriptions of Jamaica Rum this week ; but holders are unwilling to reduce their prices. For Calcutta the demand has been limited, and prices are not so firm. In Demarara a fair business has been transscted, but not at better prices. For Leeward Island the market has assumed a dull appearance, and the tendency of prices is downwards. There has been more activity in the Brandy market this week, and prices are firmer. In Geneva there has been a good business transacted for exportation, and prices are higher. Brake Corn Spirits have been in better demand, English at 103 4d, Irish and Scotch 10 2d to los 3d per gallon net cash. SALTPETRE..A st importers of Rough to realise r onger desire has been that are near a t l i s 'e a a • manifested by on account of the large ar rivalsena they submitted to a re duction on former rates of Gd TALLOW.—This ait ernaan the per pU2I c sales of T a ll ow wen t off at full rates, viz., IGS casks oli. f Australian at 37s 3d to 42s per cwt for low to fine. Tim LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) ST. JAMES'S PALACE, AUG. 4, 1846. The Queen has been pleased to appoint 'Thomas Lord Camoys to be one of the Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of Henry Richard, Earl of Warwick, resigned. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Earl of Listowel to be one of the Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of John Marquis of Ormonde, re signed. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, G.C.B. and G.C.M.G., to be one of the Grooms in Waiting in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of Admiral Sir Robert Waller Otway, Bart., G.C.8., deceased. RUCKINGHAM PALACE, AUG. 1. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of sires, and intentions of the present Governmen if that is his statement, that he does not belibve what I say that we wish i'o see this system of punishment re tained only as long as it is absolutely necessary, even if it dots not give credit to that establishment, I think it is due to the man who is now at the had of the army of this country to rest satisfied with the orders he has now given, showing, as those orders do, the utmost desire to consider both the benefit of the army. and that which is due to humanity upon this question.—( Hear, hear.) Even omitting any roferonce to the glorious achievements of that chief in the space of 60 years. I think, spent in the army, and in every position of that a*- - (Cheers)—from serving in the lowest rank' up t's •• sne . emi e ne; i i e t station to which he has now attained . has had in the command of the tne, p e in the ex p er i e nce cr n an e d at home; the knowledge that hp. has " had of the modes o`' has armies, I think has entitled him of I iscipline pursued , in o to the confidence 'us. the House with respect to the mode in which he prOpoges to carry on the discipline of the army. —( Hear, hear.) For my part I tell you now, as I told you at the beginning, that these are the views the Commander in-Chief takes, and in which the Government entirely concur with the Commander-in -Chief. —( Hear. ) I ask this House therefore to pause before they adopt an inconside rate resolution.— ( Hear, hear.) I ask them to rest satisfied with what has been done, and allow this useful prone: to continue, a n d if t h ey w i sh not to mar the fair work that has beers commenced, to abstain from interposing a resolution to this House in the way that the Hon. and Learned Member proposes.—(Cheers.) Dr. BOWItING rose, and was (Left speaking.) LATEST PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From tie Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7. JOINT-STOCK maNics., RAILWAY BILLS. The following extract from the recently delivered minutes of evidence before the Select Committee of the house of Commons on Railways gives curious details respecting the Parliamentary expenses attending the passing of Railway Bills. Mr. Robert Stephenson is the witness examined : " Can you give about the average of the Parliamentary ex penses per mile on some of the greatest undertakings with which you have been concerned in this country?—l have known them vary from 500/. to 1,000/ per mile for Parlia mentary expenses alone. That must depend entirely on whether it is an opposed line or not ?--Yes ; that is where I draw the limits. The London and Birmingham income we will take as about 800,000/. a year; there is about 50 per cent. of that spent in labour and in the materials, but a large proportion in labour. Do you include in th e t erm 'l a b our ' salaries to the clerks and the staff ?—From the secretary down to the common porter ; the whole staff. There is out of that 400,000/. probably 300,0001. positively paid in labour. If we could get that at the same value as we could labour in Belgium, the company ought to be able to give the public the advantage of that, and lower their fares 150,000/. a year. Do you say that the rate at which a company can carry depends chiefly on the cost at which the railway is constructed? —Yes, and the traffic upon it. You say, and the traffic which is carried upon it?—Yes. Is it not true, that in general, where there is a very large traffic, the railway is constructed, from the circumstances of the country, at a very heavy ex pense ?—There are cases of that kind. G enera ll y ?—Y es . The London and Greenwich ; that was constructed at an enormous expense?—Yes. And the Dublin and Kingstown at an expense of 100,000/. per mile?—yes. In Belgium there has been a total absence of Parliamentary expenses ? I believe they are very small; they do not amount to more than 2,000/. or 3,000/. for a Bill; and then they were all done by Government. Railroads in more thinly-populated coun tries are constructed at a much smaller expense than that? _Certainly. But they are obliged to charge higher rates of fares because they have a smaller traffic ?—Clearly." THE LORD MAYOR'S VISIT TO OXFORD.—OXFORD, WEDNESDAY.—The Lord Mayor reached Oxford by special train soon after eleven o'clock yesterday morning, and im mediately proceeded to the residence of the Mayor of that city, Alderman John Thorp, and invited his Worship and the Town-clerk to dine with him in the evening at the Star Hotel. The Lord Mayor and his friends spent the day in visiting the chief attractions of the city and neighbourhood ; and as it appeared to be his Lordship's wish that his visit should be as private and unostentatious as possible, there was nothing beyond a little additional bustle to denote that they were honoured with the company of the ruling powers of the great metropolis. His Lordship and party purpose leaving Oxford by eight o'clock this morning, and will proceed by water in the state barge. HEALTH IN THE METROPOLIS.—The returns of births and deaths in the metropolis, during the week ending Satur day last, do not present any very remarkable results. The number of births was 1,229, 635 being those of males, and 594 those of females. The number of deaths was 1,086, being 259 more than in the corresponding week of last year. The number of deaths of persons under 15 years of age was 457 ; from 15 to GO, 316 ; and from 60 upwalCdrlhice.a9s, The greatest number of deaths has occurred f i r e oint being 186. The number of persons that d' was 23, but it is right to mention that this was English, of choleranot Asiatic cholera. CONVEYANCE OF GUNPOWDER BY RAILWAY.—During the thunder-storm and while the electric fluid was flashing in all directions, the passengers by the half -past six o'clock train, A.m., Great Western Railway, for Bristol, on Saturday, were terrified for their safety in consequence of the luggage box being laden with barrels of gunpowder weighing 501bs. IMPORTATION OF FLOUR.—On. Tuesday the New York packet-ship, Hendrick Hudson, Captain G. Moore, ar rived in the St. Katherine's Dock, from New York, with 2,000 barrels of dour and a large quantity of Indian ccrii iujd pil Citlie% _ IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. 11017 SE OF LORDS August 6. The Earl of " SLlAtlrhTcoEk. sBURY WA°l(jehsasecnicgeetrsEifvreomo,co Bills, and prayi n tea his seat upon the ‘neir L r'sj o ° r ln ds ni hi ° p n i s ' concurrence. E'-' several •JoR• LAW REMOVAL BILL. GREY then moved the second reading of the x'oor Removal Bill. H e wou ld no t as k th e ir Lordship's to pass it if it was to b e a fi na l measu re, for cr the subject of settlement would require. the most serious attention of Parliament at a very early period. Reserving final legislation on the law of settlement , the question now was, should they interfere with the exist ing evils which wore well-known to attend the operation.. of the pre sen t p oor -l aw ? By the law, as i t now s tood, a poor man went in early life into the manu facturing districts and passed a considerable Por tion of his lir e there, he W - as not entitled to mi l relief, sh ou ld h e require it. This, it would be generally admitted, was a great hardship ; and it was to mee t that case that the Bill was introduced. A strong ex pectation was ex c it e d w h en t h e C orn 'Bill wa s intro duced, that such a measure would be brought forivar?_ and it was t o meet t h at f eel i ng that he asked thew Lordships to give the Bill a second reading. 11 8 'll The Duke of RICHMOND objected to the Bi • b thought that as the whole law of settlement was to considered next session, it would not be advisable t o ' LI terfere now wi t h th e law of removal. This was one of the boons which was promised to accompany the no - laws.—(L aug ht er .) H e was against union so ttlernee'' the as ho believed that they would grind the poor to the dust. He agreed that th e h ar d s hi p po i nte d o ut by lr 0. Noble E ar l was very great, but, instead of any. tee racy regulati on o f t h e law, they ought not to I ° t A er „ he till a perm anent measure was brought forward. .7(101 considered th a t t hi s Bi ll would give rise to a great tot of litigation, and as he considered that such an row er question should not be lightly touched, he would upon the Noble Earl the propriety of postponing his till next session. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH objected to the ht It was not the Bill w hi c h was i ntended to b e hrue're u, forward by the late G overnment, and he cou ld not to fore support it. Earl - OREY—It is the same Bill . Earl of ELLENBOROUGH—Then exactl y , if it be the: into he mu s t say t h at alterations were introduce" "0.01 it in the H ouse o f C ommons which completely ell'ult'as it from th a t contemplated by the late Governmeil. supplementary to the Corn Bill. „„ rid h o t f i t t h a e d ß m i i l t l t h ed e happyw of as fu m rt o h s e t ram Lord REDESDALE supported the Bill. The o ene principle n t a l g e The Marquis of SALISBURY said it was (1. " on i a a t. last day that the House met he asked the Noble I " le Nob quis opposite a question on this subject, and the , or i Marquis replied that he considered the subject °I o ld great importance, and he was induced to think it I v t he gisr not bo pressed on so quickly. He was also nn — ce srs impression that it was intended to make 11V t j e the en d t m o eaudtosp.t, thaotitghe residence a settlement. A pauper might apP'Y relieving officer under these circumstances, who 010 answer that he should go to a magistrate and Pr° c ide statement, and that the ma g i s t rate wou ld then decide whether he was entitled or not to relief. But wln t bse. to become of the w re t c h e d p au p er i n the ni e Z g raee This Bill, if it we re carr i e d, wou ld rema in a v .-1 ' on the statute book. The Marquis of WINCHELSEA said he e n t eL the Noble Earl would consent to the postpon e to ea. this Bill. If this Bill were p asse d i t wou ld lesa , the less litigatio n . H e wou ld as k t h e N o bl e Lord ° lo la' Woolsack what was meant er by residence ? • n tamed that this Bill did not place the Palr,, re wad proper position. With res p ec t to l una tics to o - fre cee o considerable injustice done, and he knew a ca se fro m 5 occurrence where a poor woman was removed her friends to a distance of 300 miles. e nded fd Earl ST. GERMANS said th a t the Bill int owe, provide an exemption from remov a l. He fully I :be ee li that the measure was by no means complete, oneot stste ; sidered that it was an improvement on the Pr e , s o s i° o of the law, and h e mus t conten d t h at t h e 13i" t he ,5 * t materially altered from the one introduced bl e fjons e Government. He, therefore, t rus t e d that a l Br would not reject it. irbi Lord BEAUMONT said th a t th e promisethe 1 ...- companied the Bill was of such importance tini e j e st l ieep not throw cold water upon it by voting e g: o gife u se d (Hear.) Because that promise bound theoV ro ogn i fo r attention to the question of settlement, and the principle that a residence should give I/ d pia settlement. isToble ide eef; The Duke of RICHMOND d es ired his of r es on the Woolsack t o t e ll hi m w h a t period he helle co would give a claim for settlement ;in fact Bill fr that there was an appeal i n e v e ry clause of the o f any possible decision which would be made. • fi erieu, he Lord CAMOYS considered that a certau_V , 01. 1 4 residence ought to give a claim to settlem_enehL pe ssol e great aim of the Bill should be to do as .7 toe snitY. sh , justice to parishes with the least possible 1. the P I the poor. He considered that every person in n the rstB"st whether he paid rate or not, should be uPt4," utt. o l l, books, which would prevent u n j us t c l a ims• e t he 131 A practical difficulties aro se i n every c l a use °' w ider(' He should support th e Bill, however, as he c °- it was an improvement. sire' The LORD CHANCELLOR said that a 09 De measure existed in Scotland, and though ther e e __.lo o abstract definition of the term residence, tiler % ( " Do r• practical difficulty in administering the tl O5 hear.) The Duke of GRAFTO N said that he considered io the Bill would do a g reat deal of harm, and felt coa oe litigation. n os that it would produce endless NEsaid that the gre ll ' r es The Marquis of LANSD OW . ng. we .0 second reap i 1 upon which he would vote for the of impro v_;, act' that the Bill recognised the principle sure that if it w the poor-law, and because lie felt flnd tropes' eh placed upon the statute book they would s o _ es _ sible to stop, but that they should go on any , I Of e rs it measure as would give universal satisfactie lb ,reee iv he ea sure was precisely in from the late Government, and ther e gne st w as no alteration in it except of the h - t here ate( ' instances. Their Lordships were aware th a t prov e d e d a cruel law upon the statute-book, vvb' n e d es:P e ; l a cl• those who had passed their best years , a ", 3l ea ° pest their toil and money in a place, in their o° oo , the $O O versity from receiving. the slightest aid i o enlitP, o lse j authorities if he had not been born in the b e recee'd that was a cruel and unjust principle, and ens, 85 0 the in the present measure a great in3Pr°. v ,aysn es asbir ; would, therefore, support it as a step Ler ; right direction. He, therefore, hoped 011. 110 the on would sanction the second reading of be a' ea that The Marquis of SALISBURY said o r _ bou e, press the House to a division, although ,°_,u sioe s. the Bill would be the source of endless di" ose d t!" 01 5 Lord REDESDALE said that if they P ur oleS ? cti CO inaCC nari they would be enabled to discover the „ t b© Or 1 0 working, .and thus have the benefit ot which they would obtain by next year , ana order The Bill was then read a second tim e, 10 1 '0 be committed this day week. of a le e Lord CLARENDON, in the absene.?___s o f th of Clanricarde, moved the second reaurvi ent a (ir ela Asses.,,n Prisons Bill, the Grand Jury e i to Bill, and the Shannon Navigation Bill:, Noble -; cti ° Lord MONTEAGLE desired th , ()W e Bill, a • n hers r postpone the Shannon Navigatio n Ale had been made to it. the two - The Bill was then withdrawn, an d ceived a second reading. The House then adjourned. l ot 6' ON J u g . HOUSE OF COMMONS, ' oo lteo SUGAR DUTIES BILL' coulP On the motion being put for going int ° • h I v ' this Bill, mn of wh i l • e r t l3 , ° Mr. V es .n . SMlTH noltiicee ,wt o r i s o hs the wished a Under tto put o Secretary know ow q u e i f s ti. 0 - : - 4 ° , 5,e ,,,t ~, i .t e o r , j ,- , 4 ' C ia o d lo g n i i v e arrangement pniomnofogsemu tinrethlaioboblenoirent. had been made in Mr. SecretarY4 r 6ee r c pter the appointment of tin - o e , hod a 00$ to the Colonial Department? Mr. Glsci st °oo " 0 0 4 mined upon a gentleman for the 0 0 2 ' def o st „.e. t° been previously connected with ~1 3 be, „11-c ° ; 01 3 and this system was considered s'" C ol° , -- ,;iiiy ;he the gentlemen connected with OLT flo' us of " - ,0 Mr. Gladstone proposed to sweep 0 " - ',, cle r duct vci head clerkship, but also the probatioaarld cO nt of ' be offiso, and he thought such a ..'i r°c t sel °ll c ied t° the highly objectionable, and caused a gre i l ie a llu ou rse 0 jury to a very valuable class of persons , Pa uly ~, fit. clerks in the Colonial-office. The more ~,, to t.' tt tt-,.." have adopted, would have been to come d",, AO. eg o ', anyth short . insinuationuv. statementoil be t eri :,, _ ho o ne r cl i e ,o r c e e e s pof t . i t : and state that there was a necessity for a, - s uch uovo cretary. He would have gladly supporteu cr eate to e; s o i ffi ti c o e n . , but h h e a o l bj m e a c d te e d th to is the Hon. Gentleman to the consideration °, o t uten h ", 0; 4 " lir su E b j S ec d t ec in li v n o e l d ve a d t i t .n he th p e re_ ci s ti e_a es t ; , ol ;o ,c o e f rg t p "gie t l : ooi r into ioffice, G lj en n a t n t l i d e l m h a ll a n d e cohnasdulted"wditi7g tbSeeci;eatsPrie; the o i o es hg , aivd h e e bt d eh i ee d aa n n ot think P h r e e w , oa l T d he !?f ge , ef o 'st le r s e w fe e r r re r d e officer. With regard to the required. ro ved pr s O in the °w oo d li ever, wh they ought c leric effic ieneY e ' gee: O tt cient offi would bear witness to their genera l to t hil o t O c. , e6ct lIA t I o E b th e oi b t , t h t t e , r it t . r t e h a e te o d ie t t ntie t ir he b l ea ds P. ~,, fully_ and cheerfully gave his testicaoll were 5- i ver e % ti e should not have parties placed ove r t ce " 4 Il e way referred to. refs: 11%07° Lord J. RUSSELL said, that in du ty wa 6 , t opit i fore' office of Assistant-Secretary, the , t he e l % t bere, collar one, the party filling it hayi nl4 ' eto t ir s i .' a vi 13 ; tb° of all colonial matters. The app be care! iii tiO be a very important one, and should „,„ 03 itio p ot , e O, He was quite ready to agree to the Pr - r co uld ot iew t t l e important business of legislation o f g e t oa rt oos carried on without the services incip les jo ro_ o ol who were acquainted with the rally Hitt it of the practice of the law, and especiallYt . )3 ts ot or office of an Under-Secretary of S ta e iptere s te cl• a ot l; ' to him that in this case the Te el, on' t e; senior clerks ought not W be su Meien t 'tore' ae r l duties of these gentlemen Were „,,, to P e f, be o t °,,, and there were not too many Per' - ' co ed .... y, 0 1 1 1 0 The appointment of Mr. Rogers think thn t sn ous fe - e i , proper one, and he did not exhibited, in putting erre ne hA t P ° ' judgment had been made, or anY no . ,oto, who was intimate wiih the routiee,i°t at q' rj , 0 0 1 a gendonanf I ts autnefe, r i r el: The Earl of LINCOLN thou,,. 1_ few' - 1 r js t,iil had been made to the conduct of i t: tevi wo bi , ~,,, of his, he might be allowed to versa ion wit ? ct , tli e l/l e House. He had held a convers _ o we so r , , the 0 1 ys' i e co . . l not an official correspondence, that i-i , h p f eta r Hon. Member for Montrose, t.sa_t.secr bat iv f Hon. Friends at the time on this.veleY coo l l a m r #s had been appointed to the Assi ow r he was a lawyer, and occitmint a W ith select, not because he fthns, ..-- • wasea. stritngtuee o , cia o ed