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tirb Vititton SUN OFFICE, Seven 0' Clock. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From tie 0876.21 List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 21. 7017/T-STOCB B&NXS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. I Price Annum. Share. ' •••••••••••11. a1...................1.1.0..... Z 1 • d. £ s. d. 1 Australasia ••••• • • • • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 1 40 0 0 20% BritshNorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 150 0 0 44 id Commercial of London 51. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 233; t!oloulal. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 16 Londn and Westminstr 161. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 27 London Joint-Stock .• • 1 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14% Metropolitan ......... 1 _ 25 0 0 710 0 'Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 48 Ditto, New... -.•- 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 19 National of Ireland .. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 1 20 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 3.5 0 0 86 Ditto, New......... : 51. per cent. 20 0 0 i 10 0 0 Union of Australia.... , 61. p er cen t./ 25 0 lb 1 25 0 0 1 26 Union of London. - - Si. per cent. 150 0 0/ 10 0 0 11% -.---- INSIINANCE COMPANIES. ' Dividend Amount , Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price Annum. Share. --- X s. d. LX s. el. Albion ••..••- . • • • • • 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19% Ditto Marine.- -• • 6/. per cent, 100 001 5 0 0 5 , t, Atlas 13s. 6d. prsh. 50 0 0 , 5 0 0 16% British Commercial - 7s.per share 50 00; 5 0 0 7% ClorieLlied.&Gen.Llfe 51. per cent. 100 00'2 10 0 6% County .............. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - !Cagle 6s. 50 0 0 50 0 5 34 Eng. & Scot. Law .. • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2% European Life •••• -5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' ......• • . 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe . • 61. per cent. Stock. - 136 Guardian ...... .• •• • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 48 Imperial Fire .... •• • • 6/. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 240 imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1634 Indemnity Marine.... 1/. sh. & be. 100 0 0 513 1 29 Law Life.- - - .... 11. ss. 100 00,10 0 0 52 Legal and General Life - 50 001 2 0 0 6% London Fire --• • -10 s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14% London Ship •••• .. -10 s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14% Marine .. ..... • • -.. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% bled. Invlid& Gen. Life 43 1. per et. 60 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 254 National Life. Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 , 2 0 0 21. Os. Phoenix 31. p. et. & be. - - 205 Protector Life.... Provident Life • • ... • Bock Life.. -- - Royal Exchanges .... • - 198 Sun Fire. - i - 210 Ditto Life ll. 6s. - 49 Universal Life CANALS. ! 4 1 !Dividend' Names of , i t Dividend Price. Names of per Price. Companies. 141 4 1 per Companies. 1 I 1 A nnum.' va - 1 ' 1 X £ . Ashtn&Oldb , 97 5/.55. p c 70 Montneuthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-ZIII3 41. , 70 sintgomrysh 100 51. 98 . Barnsley.. • • 160 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 36 Basingstoke.. 100 , - i - Neath .... • •1100" 171. 340 Brknk&A.brg , lso , 5/. 85 Nottingham. 150 12/. - Cromford..• • ;100 141. 150 Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 Dudley .• •.• • , 100 4/. 1 - Regent's .... 33 11. ss. 25 Derby . . 'lo o, 6/. 73 Rochdale ..•• 85 41. 77 Ellsmre&Lhs 133, 4/. , 55 Shropshire -1125 Si. - ttrewash 'loo 32/. 300 Somrset Coalllso 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyd 100. 41. ' - Do.Lk Fd SC 12 6/. p. c. I 11 GrandJunctn 100 71. 9534 Stffrd&Worcl4o 281. 295 Grand Union 100 , 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury..!l2s 151. 230 Glamorgnsh . 172 13%1. i 210 Sto ur brnlge ..i 145 20/. 315 Glstr &Brkly ,00 - - Strtfrdon Av JP U. 10s. - Grantham • • 150 121. 100 [Severn and/ 26 U. Bs. 32 B Huddersfield.' 57 - - [ Wye ail. Kennt & Avu' 39 7s. &I. I 9% Trnt &MI 50 301. - Lancaster .•• ' 47 11. 10s. - sey, 4 sh. Leeds& Livrp 100: 341. 520 Thams&Nled 19 - - Leicester .... 140, 101. 105 Worestr &) 78 IL 44 Lelcstr &Nth, 83. 41. 60 Itirming. Loughborogh 142' 701. 850 Wilts & Brks 67 11. 11 DOCSS. Dividend Amount Name - of Company. per of 1 Paid. Price. Annum. inure. I. I. d. Commercial •• ..• 31. per cent. Stock. — 80 Eait and West India... 6/. pr cent. Stock. 142 East Country ... •• • 1/. per sh. 100 0 0 1 21 I.mdon ••• • • • ••••• • • 5/. pr cent. Stock. i 113 St. K atharine •.••• • • . 5 per cent. ' , Stock. 103% Southampton •••• • • 4/. per cent. 50 0 0' 50 0 0 27% VIATER-VIORICS - . Name of Company. Dividend Amoant per of Annum. Share. Paid. £ a. d. East London.. • .... 8/. Grand Junction .•• • • • 3/. 10s. Kent • • • • • • 21. 10s. Vauxhall .• .• • • 5/. per cent. West Middlesex .. • • 51. ss. pr cnt. 100 0 0 - 41 13 4 100 0 0 1 - 100 0 0 - 63 12 9 ! -• LIST OP SCOTTIES COMPANIES' PIEUCES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price, Annum. Share. £ £ Bank of Scotland 100 s. d 0 0 170 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 1158 British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 223 Commercial Bank .• • . 61. per cent. 100 0 0 163 National Bank 6l. per cent. 19 0 0 14% Union Bank of Scotland 734/. pr cent. 50 0 0 9234 Western Bank •.•. • • • • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 85 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 71 4 , Clydesdale Bank •• • 61. per cent. 10 0 0 13% Eastern Bank M. percent. 10 0 0 i 11 Caledonian Bank • • 7341. pr cent.l 210 0 i 434 Ed! nb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. , 5 0 0 i 734 City of (11.isgow Bank . 51. per cent. j 10 0 0 I 13% Scottish Union Ins. Co. 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 24e. 9d Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Insur. Co. of Scotind— 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 10% North British Insur... 534 /. 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 cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 163 Edin. &Glare*. Railway 11.10 s. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 74 Ditto, 14 Shares... • 7s. Gd. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. ' 18 Edln., Leith, & Grantn ,20 0 0 :10 0 0 1534 Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 1 50 0 0 All paid. 75 Glasgw&Greenck Rail. 21. p er cont. 25 0 0 All paid. 1614 Glsgw& Garnklrk RalL 51. per cent.: 25 0 0 AU paid. 4034 Dundee & Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. ;25 0 0 All paid. 37 Standard LifeAssernce.ls/. per cent. 50 0 0 I 2 10 0 9 RAILWAY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY). HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. CORNWALL. The members of this Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock, Viscount Torrington in the chair. The proceedings commenced tc t aay by the examination of Mr. Locke by Mr. Cocknualv, who, affbr asking a few engineering quea tions, contrasting the difference between the Cornwall Railway and the Central line, was interrupted by Mr. TALBOT, who objected to any comparison being made between the Cornwall Railway and the central line, which was not before the Committee. A very warm discussion then ensued between Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Talbot, Mr. Rowe, Mr. James, and Mr. Austin ; after which the Committee decided that the course proposed to be pursued by Mr. Cockburn in the examination of Mr. Locke, would not be allowed. The examination of 31r. Locke was then resumed by Mr. Cocx araN, but was interrupted by the Committee, on the ground that it was interfering with the decision that the Committee has just laid down. Mr. COCKBURN then said-that be should reserve such observations as he might have to make until the other witnesses had been ex amined—on account of the Committee deciding in the manner they bad just done, which he thought was incompatible With the usual practice observed in such cases. lie considered that he had a right to examine with regard to the showing the superiority of the gra dients of the Central line over that of the Cornwall Railway. Mr. Cockburn here left, and Mr. Locke I:sit the witness box. Mr. Williams was then called, and examined by ilt7Rown Was a magistrate of the county, and an extensive ironfound er : The county would not be well served by the Cornwall line. The mines would not be accommodated by the proposed line. Many of the mines had trsunwari of their own, which communicated with canals and other important mediums of transit. Meetings had been held in the greater part of the county. The whole of them had adopted re solutions again3t the Cornwall line. All the landed interest con nected with the county were adverse to it. The Cornwall line did not accommodate the best part of the county, which lay to the north. The CIAIIMAN then intimated to Mr. Rowe, that unless he cool! finish the examination in the course of a few minutes, it was the:in tention to adjourn, in accordance with the notification they gave yesterday.—The Committee then adjourned until eleven to-morrow. Room C. LONDON AND ISLACICIVALL (WIDENING: (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Ur. Locke, the engineer, now the engneer for the line, although it was constructed under Mr. Stephension and Mr. Bidder, said he had laid wattle widening. Ile confirmed the evidence with respect to the compact with the Eastern Ceunties Company, who agreed to give up a part of their new line for the sake of the advantages of getting up to Fenchnrch-street. Two other witnesses were caned to confirm this statement. This closed the case for the promoters, when Mr. MEitewertrea opened the case on the petition Of the East and West India Company, and en.the behalf of that company alleged that the alteration of the warehouses would be injurious to the company and cause a great inconvenience to the vessels loading and unloading in the docks. It was not likely that the Eastern Comities Company should wish a part of their traffic to go over another and independent line, and he should therefore treat the presumed agreement as neither mere nor less than a nullity. Then again the introduction of loco motive engines into the city. On all the several grounds, therefore, this line was highly objectionable, and he truste d their Lordshi p s would leave the Blackwell line to its legitimate objects—those for which it was especially intended. Mr. Mosely, superintendent of the traffic department on the Eastern Counties and North and Eastern line, was called to show that there was, in fact, no agreement with the Blackwell Company, although there had been some conversation on the subject. The average number of passengers carried on the lines with a which he was connected was 40,000 a week, about 2,000,000 a year, and he did not at all anticipate that half the num ber would go over the Blackwell line as was alleged on the other side. There was now a station at Stratford, which was a great con venience to the public. There had formerly been a station at Bow, but it was disused, and he conceived that there was not any likeli hood of the long passengers being inclined to shift from one train to another for a distance of a mile and a half, when there were omni buses going every minute to the Bank. Mr. HILL cross-examined the witness, when it appeared that he only came into the service of the Eastern Counties Company last year, and leas in no position to know anything about the agreements of the company with other parties. (The Counsel here read a por tion of the correspondence between Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Locke, by which the arrangement was agreed upon, in the event of a junc tion being formed.) At the close of this evidence the Committee adjourned till to morrow. Room D. GLASCSOVI, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Blythe, civil engineer, examined by Mr. ANDaEws—lle had %ad considerable experience of the laying down and making of rail ways. The present line was planned and laid out under his superin tendence. It starts from Cumnock passing along the valley of the Nitta to Dumfries, and from thence past Annan to the Caledonian line, near to Gretna. The length ot the main line was 64 miles 72 chains. The steepest gradient on the main line was 1 in 156, and the steepest curve was 1 in a radius of a third of a mile. The eteepeit gradient on the branches was one on the Canobie branch, whith was 1 in aO . There were no engineering difficulties. The line was a very large one. They had one tunnel between Sarquhar and Thornhill 1,500 yards long, through freestone. The tunnel was 20 feet high, and 26 feet wide. The :Crawick branch was 16 miles, 36 chains, and the Canobie branch was 8 miles 34 chains. and the Annan harbour branch, an extenilon of the previous, was I mils 16 chains. The whole scheme was nearly 91 miles. The value of the land was 92,4301. ; and the whole estimate was 1,200,0001. Ills estimate of iron rails was high, being made in November last, and he had no doubt it would be got for considerably lan. The portion from Cumnock to Dumfries would cost about 13,0001. a mile, and from Dumfries to the Caledonian a little more than 10,0001. a mile. The line, he believed, was laid out in the best pofilible way. He was prepared to give details, if required. Cross-examined—The main line was nearly the same as originally laid down, except an alteration near Thornhill, to meet the obJection of the Duke of 1311celeugh. The tunnel was occaioned by this; otherwise they should have had to go through the park. The amount of rock cutting on the line was 336,000 yards, at 2s. 6d. a yard. The expense of the tunnel was 52,430/. The witnens was here asked a sertes of questious respecting the strata at various points along the line, with the object of eliciting that there was more whin tone and hard rock elating than set forth in the plans. Witness denied that there was. There was a considerable amount 01 whinstone cutting on the Crawick branch. The witness near gave a series of answers in reference to the cost of the principal bridges on the line He had caused three borings for the tunnel to be made, and the result in all cases was sandstone. The estimate was little more than 351. per yard. The total cost of masonry on the line was 92,1501. The ex pense of the permanent way was 5,3701. Stations, &c., 50,0001. All the level crossings had been arranged with the road trustees. To the CHAIRMAN—The cost per mile of the Crawick branch was 12,0001. per mile, and the Canobie, 11,0001. Mr. Home, land-valuer, deposed as to having valued the land to be taken by the line along with Mr. Laurie. The whole value includ ing Intersectional damage was 92,2321. Cross-examined—He had added 33 por cent on the actual damage for amenities to landed property. The mere value of land and damage he set down at 0,000/. He was not aware that 40,0001. was to be given to an Influential landed proprietor for amenities, and , to prevent his oppositi on . N , Mr. M`Naughten, railway contractor, examined—He had con ** stderable experience in making railways. He had gone over the estimates, and he was quite willing to make the line at the prices. Mr. Miller, civil engineer, said he was chief engineer for this line. , Mr. Blyth laid it out u n d er hi s directions. He considered the line i was well laid out. He had gone over the estimates carefully, and was perfectly satisfied of their sulliclency. Ile was getting works at present executed at less price than those estimates. The mineral development of Scotlind had followed on the introduc tion of railways. This was especially so with regard to Ayrshire, which he considered the most important mineral tounty in Scot land. It was a county that ought to have direct communication with England, as beim; nne of the most thriving and populous in s'cotland. The Canobie branch was proposed In order to bring mine rals in Annan and Dumfries, and the Crawick branch was to connect the va:ley of the NMI with Edinburgh. Ile was at present executing a tunnel at Moregiel, between Cumnock and Kilmarnock, and it was tinder 35/. a yard, yet that had a trap dyke running through the sandstone. Cro,s-examined—The original estimate of the Edinburgh and Glasgow, from 9001. to 1,000,000/. The cost had been under 1,300,0001. The estimate of the Glasgow and Ayr line was esti mated at between GOO,OOO/. and 700,000/. He believed the whole ex pense connected with the line might have been 1,216,0001., but there had been large sums paid for Parliamentary expenses, mosey to road trustees, and plant:which he had not estimated. He had not included the Parliamentary expenses in the present Bill, nor plant; for the Ayrshire Company were to find the plant and work it. jMr. COCKBURN here read a series of answers given by the witness before the Lords' Committee last year, to the effect that, comparing the gradients, curves, &e., of the two competing lines, tle distance between Glasgow and Carlisle by the Nithsdale route would be as shortly accomplished as by the Caledonian ? Witness, in answer, said he still held the same views. Ile did not, however, agree with Mr. Vignole's evidence, given last year, that the Niths dale would starve the Caledonian, and that there would not be suf ficient traffic to support both lines. Besides, in competing with the .Nethsdale line, besides the difference in length from Carlisle to Glas gow, the Caledonian would have the regulation of the thorough traffic from the south, by its connexion wit., the London and Bir mingham, the Grand Junction, and the Lancaster and Carlisle ; also, by its own line from Carline to Gretna. Tho Nethsdale line would, therefore, have to compete under great disadvantages, and could not well do, so If it attended properly to its local traffic for which the line was alone sought. This was the case for the promoters of the Bill. The room was then cleared. After a few minutes the parties were admitted, when The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee were unanimously of opinion that there was evidence to show that this district, front Kilmarnock to Carlisle, required a line of railway, and were of opinion that unless the Caledonian could show a stronger case against the Bill than had been elicited in the course of examination, they would agree to the preamble of the Bill. Mr. COCKBURN said he would be prepared to show that the pre sent line would compete with the Caledonian line for the through traffic ; and that if it would take away any considerable portion of their through traffic, as he could prove it would, then that the Cale donian could not exist. He would further, after the intimation of the Committee, and considering the large interest the Caledonian had at stake, submit, in order to protect the through traffic of the Caledonian, that the portion of the present scheme from Dumfries to Carlisle should be given to the Caledonian Company, and the other portion to the present Company. A short discussion between Mr. Andrews and Mr. Coekburn took place on this point ; the former disputing the right of the latter to take such a course, in the position in which they stood before the Committee, having no Bill for the portion they claimed, the latter contending that, although they had no Bill, it was perfectly compe tent for the Committee to postpone the portion of the Hue from Dum fries to Carlisle for another year, to allow a Bill to be introduced, and pass the portion from Cumnock to Dumfries now. The room was then cleared for a decision on this point. On our admission, The CHAIRMAH intimated that they could not allow the applica tion of Counsel on behalf of the Caledonian, as to the postponement of the jmictio of the line from Dumfries to Gretna, but they were quite ready to hear any evidence as to the demerits of the Bill, any defect in the engineering, in the estimates, or in the traffic calcu lations. -_, Mr. COCKBURN, as the day was so advanced, wished the further consideration of the Bill to be postponed till to-morrow, when he would be prepared to state the course he intended to take. . . - This was agreed to, and the Committee adjourned till to-morrow at Eleven o'clock. Room E. IMPORTANT DECISION. A Select Conanittee on the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, (three Bills)—the North Wales, and the Shrewsbury and Hereford shirs—having been appointed to meet to-day, and none of the Lords' Corsmiitee-rooms being available for their use, Room 35 (New Houses), hitherto a Commons' Committee-room, was appropriated by them, under the name of " Room E." Although this is the next Room to "I.),” yet it stands apart from the other Lords' Committee rooms, a partition having been made across the corridor, to separate the Lords' from the Commons' Committee-rooms, and nut having yet been removed. Their Lordships were not in attendance until about half-past twelve o'clock; there were then present Lord ltedesdale (chairman), the Duke of Cambridge, the Earl Cadogan, and another Peer. The CHAIRMAN announced that the Duke of Beaufort, who was one of the members appointed on the Committee, being unable to attend on account of illness, leave bad been obtained to sit with out his Lordship, and, if the parties were willing, the business should proceed.—This was agreed to. There were several petitions against each Bill, but no appearance was made for any. It was explained by the several Counsel that all opposition had been removed, except in the case of the North Wales Railway. There was one petition against this Bill, but it was ex pected that the opposition would be removed by negotiations which were now pending. It was then agreed that the Committee should first take the case of the SHREWSBURY AND HEREFORDSHIRE. Mr. Austin, Mr. Talbot, and Mr. Wells, appeared for the promoters. Mr. Avwriw opened the case shortly, and proceeded to call wit nesses for the line. Mr. Ormsby Gore, M.P. for the orth Division of Shropshire, and Chairman of the Company, was the first witness called. His evi dence was of a general character. Mr. Curs, Member for the South Division of Shropshire, gave similar evidence. Mr. HENRI Ronan.Te, C.E., gave the usual engineering evidence , The length of the line was 50% miles; the cost was estimated at 796,9041. There were no engineering difficulties, no heavy works, no severe gradients, no curves, only two very small tunnels. The plans had been examined by Mr. Robert Stephenson. The witness was questioned at great length by the Chairman, with respect to the level crossings, of which there were twenty-two. Their Lordships then declared the preamble of the Bill proved, and having inserted clauses to oblige the Company to erect lodges at all the level crossings, proceeded to the case of the SHROPSHIRE UNION RAILWAY AND CANAL (NEWTOWN TO CREWS, CHESTER TO WOLVERHAMPTON, AND SHREWS— BURY TO STAFF C RD). The same counsel appeared for the promoters of these Bills as for the last. Mr. AusTix opened the case. Mr. Skee, manager of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal, gave evi dence In favors' of these Bills. It is proposed by the Chester and Wolverhampton Bill to make a line upon the ground occupied by the canal. The canal was at present in a declining state, and would be no loss whatever to the public. The line, in conjunction with the lines proposed by the two other Bills and with other lines which would be joined by it, would be a very great public benefit. Mr. Movie, civil engineer, gave the usual engineering evidence with respect to the Newtown to Crewe, and the Chester and Wol verhampton. The main line from Newtown to Crewe was 59 miles, 7 furlongs, G chains. There were six branches, viz., one to Elles mere, one to Wenn, one to Whitchurch, two to the Chester and Wolverhampton, and one to the proposed North Staffordshire Railway (which has passed this house.) The total length of these branches was 9 miles, 2 furlongs, making, together with the main line, 69 mlies, 1 furlong, 6 chains. The estimate was 1,233,2161., of which 120,2101. was for the purchase of the Montgomeryshire Canal. The worst gradient was 1 in 200, but there was a gradient of 1 in 167 on the Wenn Branch. The length of the Chester and Wolverhampton was 47 miles 7 chains. The estimate was 817,747. There was no branches. The CIZAIRstax asked the witness some questions with reference to the manner of commencing the works, in re ference to the interference with the traffic of the canal during the construction of the line, but it being in timated thet Mr. Skee was better able to answer those questions, he was recalled. His Lordship then observed, that by the powers of the Act the promoters took five years to construct the line, and they could stop up the line from the commencement of that five years to the end, which would be a great inconvenience to the public. Now the works ought to be so carried on, that while they were going on in one part every other part should remain open. He wished to know whether that would be done. Mr. Skee said that the matter had bean arranged with the several traders along the line of the canal, and that they were all perfectly satisfted.'*_ Mr. Baker gave the engineering evidence with respect to the Shrewsbury and Stafford line .which commences at Shrewsbury, and proceeds by Wellington to Stone, where it joins the North Stafford• shire line. The length was 40 miles, and the estimate 760,000. The steepest gradients-eras 1 in 100. The Committee then declared the preambles of the several Bills proved. A clause was inserted to secure the proper construction of the works, so as not to allew the canal to be stopped up during their progress. Clauses for the erectiou of lodges at level crossings (which are very numerous on this line), were also inserted. After adjusting the remaining clauses, the Committe passed the Bit THE SUN, LONDON, TUTS AY EVENING, Jumr 21, IA4B. NORTH WALES. This was a Bill to enable the North Wales Railway Company to alter the point of junction with the Chester and Holyhead line. The deviation was necessitated by the alteration of the levels of the latter line by a recent Act of Parliament. It was intimated that the opposition had been withdrawn. 3lr. JOSEPH PARKES appeared as agent for the promoters of the Bill, He explained the object of the Bill, and called one or two wit nesses pro forma, and The Committee passed the 11111 without amendment. Their Lordships, having now disposed of all the Bills on their list, rose. Room No. 5. SELECT COMMITTEE. sitzrwELD. ROTHRICABI, BARNSLEY, vz.a.mErrzmn, HUDDERSFIELD, AND C100Z.116 - . This Committee Xe-ailmintleil 'thla imbruing at the usual hour, in No. 5, Abingeion-street, thflthYt'or Ras:lran- In the - chair. General etiden.ue-ln Abingdon-street, al . !' advantages of the line was then proceeded with. • . - . agent, who deposed to the great traffic in cosi., minerals, The following gentlemen were - examined:—lfr. w l an, mineral Henry Holt. surveyor and mineral agent, 31r. Cord m e r r u a . x, s im es t e , re:ha a n ir t. Barnsley, Mr. Butcher, Mayor of Sheffield, Sheffield, one of the largest steel manufacturers in England, and some other gentlemen all of whom deposed to the great advan tages o f baving a north and south communication, which would be given by the proposed line, and also to the great accommodation which it would afford to the traffic of the different townsin the district. As the evidence was merely a repetition, and that given when the Bill was before the Commons, and which we ported at length, it is unnecessary to detail the adjourned at half-past four o'clock till to-morrow. The Committee HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP LXVII. ISOuTHAVESTERN EXTENSION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Tite, the architect, was then examined b) Mr. AUsTiti—lle said he had considerable experience of the value of house-property in w wh as ic t l i t i vr er o e u fo ld re ha e re of the h al o ' u a se nd s railway. lie then detailed the it ceurso wccl e of the line from the n t e c t b en c t d to t g r ive ed an fo o r p t i h n e iott of the valueYork roadpurposes the Waterlo o -road to London-bridge. s to the south of near the church, but without interfering with it. It then passed be' "back property" between eet and so on to tli u tte a t e w kil. ee i n a X o a a t d t : William-street, and along some Pratt street and Beaufort. street, and which it crossed near Rowland Chapel, the vestry of which It woubi touch. It then proceeded in nearly a direct t th e S o uthwark -bridge-road, and thence by an easy curve to the station, close to the river side at London-bridge. All the property Intersected, with the exception of a small portion at Lordon-bridg e , was of an inferior desc ri p tion, the houses being let princi p all y to weekly tenants, who consisted principally of the poorest classes. The value of the property and the character of the neighbourhood would be improved by the line. Considerable discussion then ensued with respect to whether the has would or would not interfere with the existing access to the Borough Market —namely, York-street. Mr. Annus, on the part of the promoters, suggested in order, to meet the views of the proprietors of the Borought Market, that trains should not be allowed to run during the busiest periods of the market. The CHAIRMAN considered that this was a fair proposition, and one which might be secured by a clause. lie advised the parties to take the matter into their consideration, and state the result to the Committee to-morrow. • The examination of Mr. Tite was then continued by Mr. AusTrx— The whole cost of the line, including arching and a double line of rail, would be half a million, and was made up of the following items:—Purchase of property, 337,0t:0/. ; permanent way, 8,872/. ; land, 338,0001. ; station at London-bridge, 90,2611. The steepest gradients were 1 in 467 for 16 chains, and one in 6,989 for 60 chains. There was a curve at the junction with the Metrepolitati Exten sion of a radius of twenty-four chains for thirty chains, another some distance on of thirty-six chains f.,r twelve chains; at th a Blackfriars-road, a curve of 34 chains for ft chains, at Southwark street, a curve with a radius of 66 challis for a short distance, and ono at London-bridge of 15 chains for a distance of 22 chains. In his cross-examinaticn by Mr. CIiAItNOCG, he stated that the line might be deviated so as to be some distance from Rowland Hill's Chapel, but he strongly gave it as his opi nion that the proximity of the railway would not injure the foundations of the chapel, and that the noise of the trains passing to and fro would not be so great as the noise of the omni buses and other traffic continually running in the front and on the south of the edifice. Any deviation would prevent the widening of York-street. No street of importance was crossed by an arch less than 18 feet high from Gravel-lane to London-bridge. Three streets, namely, Park-street, Stoney-street, and another, were crossed by arches about 16 feet high, but they were not streets of an important character. The Committee adjourned until to-morrow. GROUP LXIX. The Committee met again to day at one o'clock, when the case of the linsszciEr, ST. IVES,; AND CAMBRIDGE ZUN C TX ON was resumed. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock until to•morrow. GROUP LXX. This Committee re-assembled to-day, when the evidence In sup port of the DUBLIN AND ENNISKILLEN was resumed, and not concluded at the rising of the Committee at four o'clock. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met this morning at the usual hour, Lord Shaites• bury In the chair. Immediately on meeting they resolved themselves into a Select Committee on Merits, and proceeded to the discussion of the Bile which came before them in that capacity. There were fourteen Bills on the list. but only six were railway Bills. WHITEHATEN AND FURNESS (KIRKSANTON DEVIATION), Their Lordships declared the preamble of this Bill to be proved. LEEDS AND BRADFORD (JUNCTION AT BRADFORD). The preamble of this Bill also was declared proved. SHREWSBURY, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND SOUTH STAF FORDSHIRE JUNCTION (No. 1.) A favourable decision was made in respect of this Pill also. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM (WEEDON AND NORTHAMP TON BRANCH.) Preamble proved. TAFF VALE. The promoters of this Bill proved their preamble to the satisfaction of the Committee. EASTERN COUNTIES (THAMES JUNCTION BRANCHES). Preamble proved. Having disposed of the above Bills, the Committee resumed the form of a Committee on Standing Orders. The list contained nine Bills, six were railway Bills, and two of these were on second reference. CALEDONIAN, POLLOC, GOVAN, AND CLYDESDALE JUNC TION RAILWAYS A I fALGAMATION. The Committee decided that the promoters of this Bill had proved compliance with the standing orders. • MANC HE 'TER AND SOUTHAMPTON. This Bill xas opposed by the same parties who appeared against it in the Commons. In the course of the day an alleged Inaccuracy in the levelling was pointed out by the opposing agent, and atter a long discussion it was agreed that the dispute should be referred to an independent engineer, chosen by consent of both parties, who should Le sent over the line, to re-survey live miles of the line. The decision in respect of the disputed points will therefore stand over; but in all other respects the standing orders were complied with. The Committee, after adjourning one or two Bills, rose at a late hour. They will meet again to-morrow, at one. MADRAS, NELLORE, and ARCOT RAILWAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of this Company was held to-day at the Company's Offices, Gresham Rooms, at two o'clock. Lord CHARLES BEAUCLELK having taken the chair, stated, after comparing the expenses of other schemes with those of this Company, he had the greatest satis faction in laying before the shareholders a statement of the accounts. These were so small, that he hesitated not to say that he expected they would do their directors justice by a vote of confidence. lie said this pro. ject had been brought out during a temporary panic in the money market, and yet the shares were taken up and almost all paid upon. The committee having called in and settled all the outstanding claims against the Company, felt they were in a condition to go and register the Company in April, 1846. In January the chairman of the Company had an in terview with the chairman of the East India Company, the issue of which was highly satisfactory. The SECRETARY then read the Committee's report, which stated that they had placed a sufficient sum in the hands of Messes. Arbuthnot and Co., for carrying out the Parlia mentary arrangements in India ; that efforts were being made to organise an efficient local Committee in India, and that the line was so laid out as to connect Madras with Calcutta and Bombay. A Pnorrurron having asked whether any surveys had been made? Mr. PaAvEn, the solicitor to the Company, said the East India Company were themselves at present making surveys of the different presidencies, and would not come to any con. elusion on any proposed line, till all the surveys had been made, and then, they might not adopt any route as laid down by the Company however the deed of this Company allowed them to deviate, and he hoped that they would hear something definite about it in the course of two or three months. Several proprietors acquainted with India, expressed sanguine hopes as to the proposed line. Mr. flEat.Es moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr. BAKER, and carried unanimously by .the meeting. A vote of confidence in the directors, and of thanks to the chairman, was moved by Mr. HEALES, and unanimously passed. The meeting then adjourned. TRENT VALLEY CONTINUATION AND HOLYHEAD JUNCTION RAILWAY.— (THIS DAY.) A special meeting of the shareholders and proprietors of this line took place this day, at the Coffee-house, Basing hall-street, in order to determine upon the propriety of dis solving the Company. There was an exceedingly numerous attendance of the proprietors. Shortly after the hour specified Captain Hotham took the chair. The SECRETARY then read all the advertisements in the papers convening the meeting, in order that the mode of con ducting the meeting might be strictly according to law. The CHAIRMAN observed that the proprietors were aware that they had been convened that day in order to determine whether they should dissolve and wind up the affairs of the company or not; and if they did agree to a dissolution, whether that act should take place as an act of bankruptcy on the part of the proprietors, or through the agency of the director. He bad to inform them that there was very little difference in the accounts since the last meeting of the proprietors, for very little extra expense had been gone to, in fact none at all.- (Hear.) A SHAREHOLDER wished to be informed, if they came to a resolution to dissolve, how much would be returned per share. The CHAIRMAN said he could not definitely state, but from the calculation which had been made, he considered that it would be about two guineas. Mr. JAMES Exatatupsox then moved a resolution to the effect that it was the opinion of the meeting that the com pany should be dissolved. Mr. SMELL seconded the resolution. Mr. Da TINNE, who appeared on behalf of the Manchester shareholders, and represented 1,695 shares, said he protested against a course which had been rendered necessary by a deed hay ing been concocted in fraud by some of the directors. Mr. Sowatox said he did not see the reason why they should dissolve the company. The undertaking offered as many advantages as it did the first day the prospectus was is sued ; he would therefore move that the company do proceed. Mr. ASTON seconded the amendment. The amendment, after a desultory conversation, was put, but was only supported by the mover and seconder. The original resolution was then carried. A long and desultory conversation then ensued, and the meeting resolved that it should dissolve not by way of bank ruptcy, but through the agency of the directors. The number of shares paid upon at 2/. 65., amounted to 37,274/. ; and those at 11.75. Gd., to 3,706/. THE LONDON UAZEFTE. (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, JULY 20, 1846. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, consti tuting and appointing the Right Ilonourable George Earl of Auckland, G. C. B. ; Vice-Admiral Sir Civvies Adam, K. C. B. ; Rear-Admiral J ames Whitley Ikans Dundas ; Maurice Frederick Fitzbarding Berkeley, Esq., Captain in the Royal Navy; Lord John Hay, e.g.. Captain in the Royal N av y ; an d t h e H on. William Francis Cowper, her Majesty's Commissioners for executing the office of High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dominions, islands, and territories thereunto belonging. CROWN-OFFICE, JULY 21. MEMBERS AETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMYNT. Borough of Liskeard—Charles Buller, jun., EN., Judge Advocate• General. Stewartry of Kircudbright—Thomas Maitland, Esq., her Majesty's Solicitor-General of Scotland. County of Stafford, Southern Division—The Hon. George Anson, Clerk of her Majesty's Ordnance. West Riding of York—The Right lion. George William Frederick Howard, commonly called Viscount Morpeth, First Commissioner of her Majesty's Woods, Forests, Works, and Buildings. WAR-OFFICE, JULY 21. 11th Regiment of Foot—Assistant-Surgeon R. Dane, ED., from the 29th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice West, deceased, July 21. 12th Foot—Ensign G. R. Littlehales to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Holder, who retires; H. A. Norris, Gent., to 13e Ensign, by purchase,.vi c e Littl e h a l es, J u l y 21. 13th Foot—Capt. J. E. G. Elmsall, from half pay Ist Dra goon Guards, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major H. C. Wade, who exchanges ; Lieut. D. Rattray. to be Captain by pur chase, vice Elmsall, who retires ; Ensign J. F. Woolhouse to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rattray; It. Peel, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Woolhouse, July 21. 29th Foot.—A. M. Macbeth, Gent., to be Assistant Sur geon, vice Dane, promoted in the 11th Foot, July 21. 34th Foot—Lieut. J. T. Still to be Captain, by purchase, vice Dickenson. who retires • Emir M. G. Best to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vi ce Still; C. rhorold, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Best, July 21. 85th Foot—Lieut. D. Campbell, from half-pay 57th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Marshall, appointed Paymaster; En sign S. Blake to be Lieutenant, PY Pur c h ase , v i ce Campbell, who retires; J. W. H. Williams, Gent. t o b e E nsign, by tancy only, July 21 . gh ßi purchase, viciestt Westingh i a i lm c n e ,d ß wi alhaioki Regiment —Ensign T. Clark t o b e A d j utant, Regiment—Lieutenant vice nit, pro from Royal l e motet', July 22. BREVET.--Captain J. E. G. Elmsall, of the - 13 th Foot, to R Cana dian 6sth Foot, Rifle t o be Lieutenant, be Major in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837. HOSPITAL STAFF.— To be Assistant Surgeons to the Forces July 21. —W. Westall, M.D.; T. Parr, Gent.; G. F. Fletcher, Gent. ; MEMORANDUNL—Lieutenant John Pye Woolcock, of the 56th Foot, has been permitted to assume the surname of " Pye," instead of that of " Woolcock," and should therefore be styled, Lieutenant " John Pye P e." The Christian names of Ensigns Williams, of the 41st Foot, are Flemming Gough Howell Games. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JULT 18. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Brevet Major J. Eyre to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Smith, retired on full pay ; Second Captain F. Dunlop to be Captain, vice Eyre ; First Lieutenant A. H. Graham to be Second Captain, vice Dunlop; Second Lieutenant T. Lambert to be First Lieutenant, vice Graham, July 8. ADMIRALTY, JULY 15. Corps of Royal Marines—Serjeant• Major T. Cooper to be Quartermaster. _ _ Commission by the Queen. Stafforshire Regiment of Militia.—Capt. W. Spring to be Adjutant, April 29. West Essex Regiment of Militia—Capt. H. Pearson, to he Adjutant, June 27. Carnarvonshire Militia—W. G. Griffith, Gent., to be Adju zre,d, with jun t e h 3 e o. Brevet rank of Captain, vice Ch apman, re. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dorsetshire, J C. Manse!, 1 - ;(1., to be Deputy Lieutenant July 30. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Middlesex. The IZigtA Hon the Earl Fiizhirdi:. "e to be Dzpat:7- ~ Lieutenant ; W. 13. France, Esq., to be Deputy- Lieutenant ; G. Bague, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; J. Laurie, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenatn, July 11. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. The Queen's Own Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia— L. S. Dickson, Esq., to be Major, vice Hawker, deceased H. C.i Curtis, Esq., to be Captain, vice Laxon, deceased ; J. Striven, Esq., to be Captain, vice Phillipson, deceased ; 11. T. Vanhevthuysen, Esq., to be Captain, vice Nicholl, de ceased; G. Mitchell, Esq., to be Captain, vice M.Namara, superseded, July 4. Erratum in the Grrzette of the 26th u lt. . _ Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex. Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—For T. St. L. Alcock, Esq. to be Major, vice Hilliard, resigned ; read T. St. L. Alcock, Major Unattached, to be Major, vice Hilliard, resigned. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Carnarvonshire. The lion. A. D. Willoughby to be Deputy Lieutenant; C. G. Wynne, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, July 13. Commissions by the LordL-Lieutenant of Argyllshire. Argyll and Bute Regiment of Militia—Sir A. Campbell, Bart., to be Captain ; C. Campbell, Ls.q , to be Captain ; M. Campbell, Esq., to be Captain ; D. Campbell, Esq., to be Captain; A. Kerr, Gent., to be Lieutenant; J. Campbell, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; D. P. Campbell, Gent., to be Ensign ; A. Maclaine, Gent., to be Ensign ; S. M. Eddington, Gent., to be Ensign ; G. Macneill. to be Ensign July 1. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. John Caines, farmer, Chilton Cantelo, Somersetshire. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. David Thomas, corn merchant, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire. .Herman Julius Marcus and John Naylor, sharebrokets, Leeds. BANKRUPTS. to surrender J u l y 31 , at t w the Court of B an k ruptcy. eleven, en S , tr a a t nd , Alsager, official as , ignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill; R ee d an d Charl es elve, andPSuel Pullman, a -t n , at hosier, Langtord, Friday-street. Samuel Ward, lasting manufacturer, Lillypot-lane, City, July 28, at half-past eleven, and Sept. 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Smith, Barnard's-inn. _ _ William Green, boarding-housekeeper, Dorset-place, Dorset-square, July 31. at eleven, and September 1, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official as signee, Aldermanbury ; Lawrence and Plews, Old Jewry chambers. . . lsaac Bryant, licenced-victualler, Kingsland-road, July 31, at twelve, and Sept. 1, at half-past eleven, at the Court t Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; C. J. and A. Jenkinson, Cannon -street. Alexander Alexander and John Alexander, opticians, Exeter, Aug 5 and Sept. 2, at eleven, st the Exeter District -Court. Ifirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Turner, Exeter; Spyer, Broad-street Buildings, City. John Taylor, rope .manufacturer, Hollingwood, Lancashire, Aug. 6 and 27, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple; Pollard, Manchester. John Stendall, baker, Hucknall-under-Huthwaite, Not tinghamshire, July 31, and Aug. 21, at eleven, at the Shef field District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Freeth and Co., Lincoln's Inn-fields; Freeth and Co., Nottingham. William Holdsworth, apothecary, Ripley, Yorkshire, Aug. I and 24, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Sudlow, Chancery-lane; Stewart, Iforbury ; Caries, Leeds. William Wood, wine and spirit merchant, Shrewsbury, August 4 and 29, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleson, official assignee, Birmingham ; Wace, Shrewsbury; Smith, Birmingham. COURSE OF EXCIIA Amsterdam C.F. 12 8% Ditto, at sight •• 12 5% Rotterdam ...... 2 U. 12 9 Antwerp— •• • • 26 15 .... • • 31.8. 13 15% .NGE.-(THIS DAY). Gibraltar .. •• .. • •• • • • • Leghorn ••.. • . 30 50 Genoa •... Milan .. •• . • • • • • • • • • • Venice .... • • • • • • • • Naples Palermo, per oz ..... 119% Oporto • Rio Janeiro •• . ••• 24 Bahia .. ........ .. Buenos Ayres .. New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia Paris, 3 days' sight 25 80 Ditto, 3 months...... 26 10 Marseilles • . • • • • 26 15 liourdeau_x .• • • • 26 15 Frankfort on Maine.. Pz2!‘, Petersburgh, 3 U 5...... Berlin . • • • • • • • •• Vienna, etrec.flo•• •• •• 10 12 Trieste, ditto-- •••• .. 10 12 Madrid •• .• •• •• •. 3.5 3 4 Cadiz .. •.• : ........ 36% 8i1ba0.......... „„, Barcelona „ Seville.. PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 17 5 New Doubloons . ..... 0 0 0 New Dollars ••..• . • • 0 4 934 Silver in bars ...• .. 0 4 11 % MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of July 21.) SCGAIL—In consequence of what transpired in the House of Commons last evening, with respect to the Sugar Duties, increased dullness was produced in the market for Colonial of every kind to-day, and reduced rates were submitted to. REFINED.—To. day there was little desire shown by the home trade to operate in Refined goods, although there were sellers of brown melting lumps at 655, brown grocery 65s 6d to GO, and standard lumps at 66s Gd to 67s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is cheaper, sales having been made at 33s 6d to 84 per cv.t for first quality. MAURITIUS. —This afternoon there was scarcely any bus . .. ness transacted privately, and at auction 122 casks G hhds 81 trcs were only in part sJld at 6d to is per cwt decline., EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the market was much better enpplied with Madras Sugar ; two parcels, amountirg to 7,362 bags, were submitted to public competition, and nearly the whole sold a t a re d uct i on on f ormer rates o f Is per cwt. FOREIGN. —To-d a y the market presented a quiet appear ance for all kinds of F ore i gn Sugar, and prev i ous rates were not obtainable. By private contract there was very little business transacted. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was little desire evinced to operate in Ceylon Coffee, and , 1,581 bags 64 casks were offered at public sale; the Native was taken in at about the former value. With West India the market was better sup plied ; 287 casks 132 barrels and bags being submitted to public competion, nearly the whole sold, but at a fall in prices of 3s to 5s per cwt. Tact.—Congou is not to be had on lower terms, but little business has been transacted. In Pouchong several pur chases have been made, but holders are compelled to accept previous rates. In Gunpowder a good business has been done, but upon lower terms. Several parcels of Im perial have been disposed of in consequence of reduced prices having been taken. In Twankay there has been little passieg, and previous rates are not obtainable. holders of Dyson are unwilling to lower their prices, although the de mand has been limited. Young Ilyson is little wanted. Scented Orange Pekoe is little wanted, and 2s to 2s 2el is the value of the finest. Seuchong is dull of sale at 10d to 2e, and superior 2s 2d to 2s 9d per lb. IlicE.—The market has a quiet appearance for Bengal, and the quantity on offer being large, a fall in the value of 3d per cwt has taken place. SPICES.—To-day Pimento met with attention, and 308 bags at auction all sold at full rates. Nutmegs are little wanted, and 45 chests at public sale only partly found buyers at barely previous rates. Of Jamaica Ginger 213 bales were offered, and chiefly sold. Black Pepper is not offered upon further reduced rates; but little business has been done privately. Hors.—ln the value no change has taken place, but there las been only a limited business transacted in any kind. The Duty fur the Kingdom is estimated at 140,0001 to 150,000/. SALTPETRE.—TO-day Rough met with little attention, and 2421 bags of Calcutta at public sale were nearly all taken in at about the former value. COCIIINEAL.—ArrivaId having commenced to come in more freely have caused merchants to be desirous to realise, and they having supplied the market largely, has produced a de cline on former rates of 4d to Gd on silvers, and 4d to 8d on black. SPIRITS —To-day a good business was transacted in Jamaica Rum, and at better prices —several parcels were sold at 2s tid to 3s 8d for 30 to 34 per cent. over proof. Leeward Island is sought after, and proof brought 2s 3d to 2s 4d. In Calcutta sales were made at 15 lld to 2s proof, and of Demerara some parcels sold at 3s to 3s 4d for strong descrip tions. The market closes with a brisker appearance for all kinds of Rum. _ . INDIGO.—To-day, during the progress of the sale, 83 chests were withdrawn, and 879 chests have passed. There is little alteration in the Frices,.which continue to be exceedingly uneven for all the qualities of Bengal. Madras and Kurpah. continue to sell front the h.st sale's prices t o 2d a dv a nces i The quantity brought nis 256 chests. 8,464 chests have now passed the hammer, of which about 4,500 are sold. Oit.s.—Fur Seal further reduced rates have been sub mitted to. Holders of Southern at present are not inclined to further reduce their prices, but exporters have been cautious in their proceedings. Cod has been sparingly dealt in. Spearni is little wanted, and prices are going down. Rape seed oil has fallen in value. In Linseed Oil there has been little business transacted on the spot. Olive has met with little attention. Cocoa Nut has been in demand, but the market is sparingly supplied. Palm has been in good demand. American Lard Oil is heavy of disposal at 371 to 381 per tun. TALLow.--The purchases made in Russian on the spot have been trifling, and previous rates are not obtainable. At auction 197 casks of first quality were taken in at 41s Gd to 42s per cwt. For forward delivery few contracts have been entered into. New South Wales is little wanted, and prices are looking down. For other sorts of Tallow the market is in an inaetive state, and lower rates are taken. MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. In the absence of the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of SHAFTESBURY opened the business of the House by re citing the Bills which stand for a second reading, all of which were forwarded a stage. UNIVERSITY TESTS. The Earl of GALLOWAY presented a petition signed by the Mini s t ers an d P res b yter y of Stanraer, against th e abolition of the Uni vers ity Tests. THE SEES OF ST. ASAPII AND BANGOR. This Bill went th roug h C om mittee pro formic a n d was ordered to br -. ' • --)n Thursda ,e read a third time on ...-- T. SITES OF CHURCHES IN SCOTLAND. The Marquis of BREADALBANE stated that he wished to call the attention of their Lordships to a peti tion of which he had given notice. The petition ema nated from several different synods of the Free Church in Scotland ; and there were also petitions from other places. There were 135 petitions from different con gregations, making the a mount of signatures 18,136. There were 114 petitions from district towns, The a w m it o h un 2 te o d ,9 t o o 4 29 s 6 ig , annadtutrhees number of . There were also nine others, with 698 signatures- All those petitions complained' of cases of direct interference with the erec tion of their churches. The total number of petitions to grant sites, and of signatures to 39,781. general ef fect that many congregations were prevented from build ing churches prayer of all these petitions was to the it might be seen what a by the refusal of the proprietors of land they wi s hed t o enabling them to purchase ground on reasonable con. have some powers ditions, in order to erect places for the worship of God. From the great number and respectability of these peti tioners, general and anxious feeling prevailed . on t hi s quest i on in Scotland, and their Lordships must c ome to t h e op i n i o n that, however anxious they might be t o support t h e Established Church in that country—ho wever muc h they might lament the separation which h a d t a k en p l ace ; a nd however unim. portant they mi g h t cons id er t h e ca uses which led to the destruction of that clan ch now that that destruc tion had taken place—that the great bulk of the people of Scotland had seceded from the Establishment — no hindrance should be given to them in the exercise of their religion according to the dictates of their con science. This was in accordance with the prin ciples of the constituti on o f this country, and also in conformity with the T o l e r a tion Act of Scotland. Now, the landholders were, in fact, persecuting i the fol. lowers of the Free Church, but he would remind them of a great and noble saying of a man who held high office in the sister country, namely, " That in the possession of property there were great oh- legations to be observed, - AS well as rights to be enjoyed." Now, in their. persecution they Were forgetting this great principle, and he trusted they would at once see the necessity, as well as the justice, of discontinuing it.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") He es ould not detain their Lordships much longer, but he would ask their Lordships to consider this as a matter of policy. The Free Church numbered at least one third of the entire population of Scotland. It was a strong and vigorous religious body, calculated to pro mote the religious and moral education of the people. And he contended that it would be the policy of the Legislature and Government of this country and the landed proprietors of Scotland rather to encourage than discourage them. The number of the congregations of the Free Church of Scotland was 816, and the number belonging to all the other religious bodies, not connected with the Established Church, was :815. The number of the ministers of the Free Church was 662, and the number of the elders 3,000, who were assisted by 3,000 deacons. In the Lowlands there were 84 con gregations ; and in the Highlands, 50 congregations. The communicants of the Free Church were 200,000. It was said that there were only 60,000 communicants itt the whole of London, with a population of 2,000,000. There were already 600 churches erected, and there were 30 in the course of erection, and 40 were still re quired for the existing congregations. 171 manses were already built, and many more were in the course of erection, and intended to be erected. There were also a Free Church-college, the funds for the erection of which had been subscribed; it was fur nished with an efficient body of professors, and would bear comparisen with the first college in the kingdom. The library of the college contained about 30,000 volumes. There were upwards of two hnndred salaried teachers of Free Church schools: There was also a normal school at Edinburgh, which had cost 140,0001. He thought the provisions of the Bill introduced by the Right Hon. Member for Perth (Mr. Fox Maule) so well defined that no injury could arise from the carrying it into effect. He only regretted that, instead of being confined to Scotland, it had not been extended to the whole kingdom. He hoped the Noble Lord who represented the Government in that House would be able to make some statement, that the Government would be prepared to support any measures that were calcu lated to give effect to the prayer of the petitioners. He would now conclude by pressing on their attention the prayer of the petition. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE could not let the opportunity pass without saying that he could not conceive any Parliamentary measure that should compel the granting of sites fur churches without the consent of the possessors of the land. At the same time he expressed the hope that matters would be so arranged that there would be no necessity for ap plying to Parliament for a measure to give effect to the objects which the petitioners sought to carry out. After duly considering the circumstances of the case, and the importance of the numerous body from whom the petitions omanated, he was yet unprepared to go into any legislative measures, but he trusted that it would ex cite a disposition in all the men connected with the district and especially in those who were great proprietors to provide suitable sites where churches might be erected, where the members of this important body of Dissenters might carry on their public worship in a way acordant with their principles, and yet he felt that this movement of the people of Scotland was one which it was difficult to manage, for it affected the church of that country, although it neither interfered with the principles, nor in any way disturbed the discipline by which its members were governed, and it therefore ought to be respected in such a way that they might not have their consciences needlessly injured. One advantage at least he trusted would result from these petitions, and that was a change in the disposition of the landholders ; and that benefit would at least arise to that extent on tis, which he did not deny to be a most important subject. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH quite agreed with his Noble Friend, but he must deny the re wecentation of this body of Dissenters, that they ht d been treated with intolerance, for no religious body could h .ye me Keith more tolerance than had the Free Churcu t f Scotian 1 It might be well for them to speak in the genoe term • they now used, but what they desired was nothing wort nor less than than this, viz., to take that part of a man's estate which best suited their convenience, whether he desired it or not ; and this they did with great asperity and open hostility, for proof of which reference need only be made to their own newspaper. As one instance, one distinguished author, and eminent member of the Free Church, had plainly stated his belief that the Church of Scotland was a nuisance which ought to be swept from the face of the earth. He always had resented, and always would resent and fight against every interference by any man or body of men between l:im and his tenants or labourers. It was a question entirely between them and himself, and not between strangers, who came from a distance to excite the people agninst him. If the people were allowed to be quiet., there weuld be none of this excitement. He had been most unjustifiably attacked, and his conduct had been held up to ridicule and scorn. All I wish to state is, that I shall oppose this measure. The object of the Bill was to en able those parties to take sites wherever they might wish. The measure was most unjust, and if such powers were asked for by any other sect, or by the Established Church, it would be instantly rejected. The Marquis of L'READALBANE wished to ask the Noble Duke, whether upon his own property there had not been a congregation worshipping in the open air, in the highest place and part of Scotland, ex posed to the cold and severity of the elements for the last two or three years. And whether these unfortunate members of the Free Church were not miners on his estate who had asked him repeatedly to give them a site for building a church upon, but up to the present time their request had been refused. They were so distant from any other place that they could not obtain any place of worship unless the Noble Duke granted it upon his property. He would also ask the Noble Duke, whether on a part of his property (the parish of Canobie), the members of the Free Church met on a moor, and the Noble Duke took legal means to drive them from that moor ; he would ask him if they did sot take refuge on the public road, and whether the sacrament of the Lords' Supper was not about to be administered in that cross road. Whether the Noble Duke did not refuse them suitable site, for they wished to have a centrical situa the. With regard to the members of the Free Church The Noble Duke did allow them a tent to worship in, because—greatly to his credit—he did not think it suitable or proper that they should meet upon the public road, and celebrate public worship stated. He had stated these facts, because he must ask whether they did not amount almost, if not entirely, to per secution. Hesaid that these members of the Free Church were deprived of the opportunity of removing elsewhere, owing to the great possessions of the Noble Duke, and therefore he ought to grant it to them. In the last ses sion he had presented similar petitions,- and the same dis cussion arose with respect to these parishes. The Noble Duke had asserted that the members of the Free Church could go a distance of five or six miles—that he asserted that they could go a distal:cc of five miles to worship. He asked if that was a reasonable distance to go to public worship, especially for the aged and weak for they too would have to walk a distance of five miles to obtain the consolations of religion. There was a fact which occurred the other day. The proprietor of lands is the Western Highlands of Scotland referred to gave sites for churches, and what were the people obliged to do ? They were obliged to build iron churches, which they set afloat upon the ocean, and anchored in one of the bays. He did not see why such measures of pre caution should be adopted to compel men to change their opinions. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH said that what the Noble Lord had said was perfectly true, but he did not s ee why this class of Dissenters should be favoured more than any other. He could not understand why they should object to do what other Dissenters in the pa rish did. SLAVE TRADE. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice thet on Friday next he would submit a resolution to their Lordships for the purpose of preventing, directly or indirectly, the African slave trade. PRINCE CZARTOROYSKI. Lord BROUGHAM was desirous to know if the Noble Marquis could state whether the Government had received any information relative to the reported con. fiscation of Prince Czartoroyski's property in Poland. He had no doubt whatever that the Prince disapproved of the attack upon Austria as much as he did himself. In fact every friend of liberty and every enemy to the destruction of human life must do so, for it was a most foolish and insane attaek.—(th ar, hear.) The Marquis of LANSDOWNE made a few observa tions across the table which did not reach the gallery. He was understood, however, to sympathise with the fe,l ings of the Noble Lord, and regretted the confinement this prince, w h o was t h e representa ti ve o f one of the most illustrious houses in Europe, as distinguished fir its virtues in times of adversity, as for its loyalty in tunes of prosperity. (Hear, hear.) Several Bills were advanced a stage, and their Lord ships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. There being only twenty-six Members present:tit Four o'clock, the House adjourned till Twelve o'clock to• morrow FOREIGN MAILS. 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Next packet due, her 'Majesty's brig Express, August 28. (Prom. August to January inclusive, the packet touches at Pernam buco and Bahia, on her outward passage to Rio Janeiro, and the other six months on her homeward.) " NEW SOUTH WALES, &c.—The next mails for Sydney, New South Wales, South Australia, Port Philip, Van Die man's Land, and New Zealand, will be made up on the even ing of the 31st, to be forwarded rid Gravesend. " NEW Yonx.—A ship letter bag for New York will be made up on the evening of the 26th inst., to be forwarded by the Great 'Western steamer from Liverpool on the 27th inst." FOOT-RACE FOR FIFTY P OUNDS.—Yesterday the match between E. Smith, of London, and Brookson, of Garrett, was decided at the Beehive-grounds, Walworth. The distance was half a mile, and the stakes 25/. aside. At the start Smith took the lead, which he maintained for six hundred yards, when his opponent came up. A very splitting race ensued ; ar.d, after desperate efforts on both sides, Brook son ran in the winner. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 20. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor, took his seat on the Woolsack at a Quarter to Five o'Clock. Messages from the Commons brought up several Bills, Which were read a first time. Lord REDESDALE presented 16 petitions, signed by 900 persons, complaining of the break of gauge at Gloucester. GLASGOW TERMINI BILL. Lord COLCHESTER moved that this Bill be read a third time. The Earl of RADNOR moved as an amendment that the third reading be postponed for a few days. After a few words from Lord COLCHESTER and the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, A conversation ensued, when a complaint being made that there was nothing going on, The Earl of SHAFTESBURY and Lord BEAUMONT stated that there was a great deal going on. Lord BROUGHAM thought the Rouse ought to be satisfied. Earl RADNOR and Lord. Bssexasossr explained that there was a motion for the adjournment of the debate. Lord BROUGHAM thought that there was no harm in the adjournment. On the motion being put the third reading was ad journed till Thursday night. REFUSAL OF SITES FOR THE FREE CHURCHES. The Marquis of BREADALBANE gave notice that he was entrusted with several petitions on this subject, which he should present to-morrow. BISHOPRIC OF ST. ASAPH AND BANGOR. Earl PO WIS rose to present several petitions against the consolidation of these two sees, and he begged leave to move that the petitions lie on the table. The NOBLE EARL then moved the second read ing of the St. Asaph and Bangor Bills. In snaking :his motion, he should refrain from entering into very long statements. He had addressed their Lordships too often on this subject to pass any other subjects which had immediate relevance to the matter in hand. Their Lordships were aware that in 1834 a Commission was issued for ascertaining the position of the Established Church. In the report of that Commission there was a proposition to found a bishopric of Manchester, and this bishopric was to be supported by the consolida tion of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor. But to effect ihis it was necessary to hold out some inducement to yield their rights. That inducement was the formation of a bishopric in the rich and populous agricultural dis tricts of Lancashire. The Bishops of these sees were, in the extreme, popular, and it was necessary to hold out some bonus to the inhabitants of the princi pality, and that bonus was the advantage he had just mentioned, that of providing spiritual juris diction for a district but very inefficiently supplied. He was happy he had the opportunity of appealing to the Noble Marquis (Lansdowne) and the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack to do justice to the coun try in this matter. He appealed to the Noble Marquis whether, if the present were a case in private lite, if certain property had come into his power, he would refuse to appropriate that property to the purpose for which he had received it? He made a like appeal to the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack. He hoped, that consichring the poverty of the country, in which these two sees were, their Lordships would allow the Bill to pass. His Lordship, in support of what ho said, referred their Lordships to a petition presented to their Lordships' House from people in one of the dioceses. He would refer to the petitions which had been presented against the union of these two sees in proof of the feeling which prevailed in the principality on the subject. He would refer also to those which had been presented feom Gloucestershire, from Essex, and from Kent, to show the general feeling of the country. The next subject to which he was about to allude, because he was opposed to a Noble Friend of his, who is an advocate f r the Church, and who was ready to prescribe a course which would be more efficient than his own for the support of that Church—( Hear)—he felt that he ( Earl Powis) could not ob tain a fair hearing on this subject, for he knew how the cha • racter of that Noble Lord and his influence would override any thine. which he had to assert. Yet, with deference to that opinion, he still felt it necessary to urge the principles which he held, and the opinions which had been founded upon them. His Noble Friend had cited the opinion of the Archbishop of York, the Lord Ha therton, and another Noble Friend, to whom he would not allude; but he would venture to assert, that those Noble Lards had never been more decidedly wrong than they were on the present occasion. He had thought it necessary to say this much, because, knowing the weight which attached to the opi nion of his Noble Friend, and the weight by which it was to be supported, he was particularly anxious respect ing the opposition which was to be offered to this Bill. Yet, from what had taken place, he believed that neither their Lordships nor the other House of Parliament would be over tender on the wording of an Act of Parliament. The Act to which he alluded was one passed only forty-nine years ago, which was on a subject of the greatest interest, and which had for its object the preservation of the Church. But parties had materially changed since that time. (From this point his Lordship was so inaudible that it was perfectly impossible to report his observations with anything like accuracy. ) The Noble Lord read a long extract from one of the petitions presented by him at an early part of the evening, showing that the efficient discharge of the duties of the diocesan must be materially affected by the union of the two sees. His Lordship concluded by moving the second reading of the Bill. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE: said he would state the reasons which induced him to resist the Noble Earl's motion. At the same time he felt a difficulty, a difficulty however alto gether arising from the familiarity of their Lordships with the subject. He would enter therefore upon it very briefly. The Noble Earl had said it would be necessary for him to state the date and origin of the Commission issued on this question. In 1835, under the administration of Sir Robert Peel and the Noble Duke ( Wellington), a Commission was issued to inquire into the state and condition of the Established Church, with a view to its improvement. The principles of that Commission were-Ist, That they were not prepared to recommend any additional bishops for England. 2d, That those sees should be united where it was possible to do so without disadvantage to the Church. 3J, They recommended a new distribution of lands. When, therefore, their Lordships gave their assent to that report, they gave their assent to all its recommendations. The chief bishop of England, and the metropolitan of that city, gave their sanction to it, and, therefore, the term spoliation was not at all applicable to its recommendation, for if anything of this sort were contemplated, the report never would have had the sanction of those high eccle siastical dignitaries, who, it would be admitted, had no desire to curtail the usefulness or diminish the power of the Established Church in this country. Their recommendations were, to a certain extent, carried out since 1835, and yet, up to the year 1843, his Noble Friend (Earl Powis) had never thought proper to bring the consideration of their recommendations before the attention of their Lordships. The, principality of Wales actualy gained by the recommendations of the comraissioo. The principality of Wales had not objected to receive the bene fits conferred by the commission, and •he thought it really too bad, that now they had receivei the maximum of the gifts of the commission they should refuse to be affected by the other reforms, which, though they might appear to diminish the number of prelates in that prin cipality, would, in the opinion of a great number of prelates, promote to a very great extent the general interests of the church throughout the country. He maintained that the recommendations of the Commission would tend to add to the episcopal jurisdiction of the church. The Commissioners saw great masses of the people without any adequate assistance from the Church ; and, in order to meet that state of things, measures like the one before the consideration of the House were proposed to be adopted so as to provide Bishops for Lancashire and Yorkshire. The bishopric of Ripon has been created, and successfully created. fhe parties put the wants and the revenues together and they created a new bishopric. If any of their Lordships had heard, as doubtless many of them had, the number of towns which were to be thrown together, if they had contemplated the population of those towns, they would be convinced that the Commissioners had done their duty in consoli dating under one spiritual jurisdiction, the inhabi tants of this district, which combined the most populous districts of Yorkshire and Lancashire. See eireumstan_ces, he thought that th e Ch urc h of ing England would do wisely in meeting th e necess i ty and provide for this district some safe means by which the morality and the religion of the district might be secured. He would rest his claims on this ground ; and allowing that, in point of importance, this was a first-rate consideration, yet, although he would admit, that it was an evil that these sees should be suppressed, and yet still he must assert that the establishment of the see of Manchester, calculated as it was to supply a large constituency would be of immensely more importance; but which was contained within the range of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor. But further than this, it appeared by the returns which had been submitted to Parliament, that the population of the neighbourhood of the bishopric of Manchester had so increased, that the excess w as beyond that of the w h o l e o f the sees of North Wales by b a considerable numb er . Hi s N o b le Friend would besur prised to hear that within fourteen days evidence had come into his hands which rendered it necessary to consider whether the question whether new bishops might be created who should not have a seat in this House, Looking at alyl n th o e t s e e t c h i e r c p u r m o _- stances, he thought that it was t hi s duty to 8 position of hi s N o bl e F r i en d, and he, therefore, pro the Bill be read a secon d t i me this day three month s. posed th a t The Bishop of LONDON thought that he could adduce reasons for the support of those sees which ha put to their Lordship s . His Lordvhipthoadughntotth3e,ett some longer time might b etter prepare them- fcr any change that was necessary. As to what fell from the Noble Marquis(Lans downe) that they should lose no time in establishing the bishop ric at Manchester, he was sure their L or d s hi ps would all agree with it. I n t hi n ki ng on this subject he was of opinion that funds sufficient might be got for that previous to a vacancy in the sees of North Wales. It was true that the funds in the hands of the Commissioners were not more than 9301. a-year, and if one of the sees in question were vacant, there would be a surplus of about 2,000. But he thought that they might apply the capital in the hands of the Commissioners to the amount of 1,0001. a-year, and he was certain of another 1,0001. being made available within two months of this time, so that the new Bishop of Manchester might begin with about 5,0001. He hoped that this suggestion might appear practicable with the existence of the two sees separated. The Bishop of BANGOR hoped, that if he lived so long, he might yet see such arrangements made as would not make his removal necessary from the country where he had spent so many years. The only benefit, he said, his diocese had re. ceived from the Commission was the appointment of two arch deacons and two trifling augmentations. The feeling through. rI out the diocese was in favour of the Bill laid on their Leen ships' table by the Noble Lord (Pawls). These sees ware vorl tineiereehaving been constituted, perhaps, previous to the arch • . bishopri c o f D u bli n , ari d the people were very desirous th e: both should be ma i e t a i ne d . He agreed, with others O f his Right Rev. Friends, that the bishopric of Manchester Isis, both very necessary an d very desirable, and he 604°1 it had been delayed to) long, having been intro duced to their Lordships' attention about ten YeY! ago. He was hopeful, whatever might be their Lordships decision, that means m i g h t yet be found to preserr the ancient sees disunited, and also to found the bishopric m Manchester. He opposed their union not from any i nter est he himself had i n it, b ut f rom a consideration of the interests°r the clergy, and of the country. Lord VIVIAN said he had no doubt that the whole of t he clergy wer e f or th e reta i n i ng of the two sees ; but if they wer, ; aware of the propo s iti on o f t h e N o b le Lord, he did not wonder that they should. He found by a return that in the see of Bar s gori there were 34 o f t h e paroch i al clergy who received un der 1001. a-year, and 31 under 200/.; in St. Asaph, 31 under 11' 1 ; and 33 under 2.0/. ; i n B angor the churches were 38. ancl St. Asaph 24, who receiv e d, h e b e li eved, l ess than 80 1 . Yet, he said, the proposition of the Noble Lord was to unite the two sees, and out of the revenues to draw a surplus for the eats' blishment o f the see of Manchester. Lord STANLEY regretted that in the discussion Ibis evening he saw nothing to induce him to alter the o Pin j ' a which he had before expressed. The question before the Con mission and their Lordships was how the financial incomes l the Chu rc h o f E ngland and Wales could be so regulatee,te as would produce at y improvement. It was fur tb Lordships to coesider whether they would follow the recent; mendatiuns of t h e C ommissioners on that subject or not. 11 Right Rev. F r i en d d eprecated the taking away of the revenues from the poor people of Wales to establish a see in the rich di g ‘ trict of Manchester. But the real object was altogether con' fined to Wales—by tie union of Bangor and St. Asaph to lr crease the revenues of St. Asaph and Landaff. In proof of this , his Lordship referred to the Order in Council. There el another question, w hi c h h ad nothing to do with finance; it b.ati altogether to do with the augmentatiow of bishops. He deel e e , ever having expre sse d any w i sh for the reduction, or any el a sition to the augmentation of the number of bishops. He hs called their Lordship s ' attent i on to the difficulties with wei c se the question was su rroun d e d . H e had suggested that titer" were two alternatives open to their Lordships, either to al; ment the temporal p ower o f t h e church, by augmenting the number of bishops, and introducing them to that House, or p t augmenting them, and e xc l u di ng a certa i n number from tn.!, House. The r e were diffi cu l t i es, h e sa i d, on that occasion la netted with both; an d th a t h e was certa i n the i r Lordships we° t adopt either, o n ly a f ter great deliberati on . B u t h e w ould °°, trouble their Lord s hip s w i t h w h at h ai l occurred on a f o rme; occasion. The fact was, that if Bangor and St. Al were united t o - n i g ht, i t would be found, .01, ing of th e t wo sees b y area, benefices, or P°Por lation, that they would be less than some twenty r twenty-two out of th e rest of the twenty-six dioceses. Exete r , for ex a mpl e , N orw i c h or Chester we uid be found &It double, but some others would be ascertained to be sere: eight, and eve n t en f o ld greater than the united sees of °" Asaph and Bangor. He confessed he could not, however, con' cur in the second r ea di ng o f t h e B ill at a time when so little had been ascert a i ne d as to t h e course on which that Bill WV , leading them would end in. The Bishop of SALISBURY could not allow this Bill t: be put to the vot e w ith out ma k ing a few observations . Noble Lord said that if the revenues of one of the sees we' to the support of the p oor b ene fi ces i n the dioceses, the re. sult would be exceedingly advantageous to the religious °:, terests of the people. The Right Reverend Prelate in replY, b ' s that went into a com p ara ti ve statement of the condition Of %b benefices in St. Asaph and Bangor, with other dioceses, w: the view of sho w i ng th a t as far as the value of the se benefices, the population arid other eircurnstanor t there were no grounds whatever for a differ; appropriation of the revenues of the Church. considered that it would be much better if the consideratio n the question were postponed to the next session, and be w quite sure if th e N o bl e E arl complied with his suggestioN it . would tend very muc h to promote the interests of the CherZle The Bish i p o f NO RWICH could net agree with the 140 b Earl in th e Bill h e b rought forward. He considered, ,„, ever, there ought to be an increase in the number o f bishops ; and, for that purpose, wished Manchester to bel e ., in prelate ; but, t a ki ng t h e c i rcumstances of the dioceses r tion into consid erat i on , h e must vote against the Noble a'4, 0 measure. 4 1 0 Earl GREY said that the happiest results had followed, se, carrying out the recommen d at i ons of the Church Commissic; and he sincerely b e li eve d t h at the improved tone of Pnbe4 opinion in reg ar d t o th e Ch urch was entirely to be attriba , l 4 , to the reforms sugges t e d b y t h at Commission. If their Is° r . ships admitted the applicability of the Noble Earl's F eesposi l° , with regard to W a l es , t h ey wou ld have to extend its appli e d tion to other plac es , an d b y d egrees and detail break down !lc, destroy the reco mmen d at i ons of the Ecclesiastical Commislfifi the measure pa sse d a f ew years ago by Parliament, and nu" s o all the excellent i mprovements wh i ch had been made. lie I ` - 0 1 by no means di spose d to deny that an increase eist bishops would be advant ageous, b ut let them snake tu es increase in such a m anner as to make it most available for tf general efficiency of the whole church. Was there any Pr u " before them that if they were to have 27 instead of 20 Bish e r the best mode to d o th a t was b y k eep i ng the dioceses o f Asaph and Bangor separate ? Whether they looked to the eat tent of the territory— the number of benefices—or the einty of the populatio n o f th ese di oceses, i t would be seen that stood in less need of the episcopal superintendence of ! elis Bishops than oth er di oceses i n E ngland. He said there ,re, another questio n w hi c h oug h t to b e considered before ip committed themselves to any alteration—that was, the wP ris s parochial clergy th roug h ou t th e kingdom. The want great, and admitted on all hands ; but h e said, if he was rig ht' le and if they adopted the Bill on the t a bl e, they would stills directly at the possibility of that i mprovement. The ?Tr, Earl then alluded to the report of the Church Cemm isi lei twhte,; churches, ce h , , i ls a toaennrndeutreferringconnected m t,with hn sit the ef the Establishmentsei want a s n u t pp of rt , t stated h clergy, sey chapels , dt_hatth, o 0 1 2: 1 1 1 of clergy, and the means of their support—was the greatest and the most urgent ; but that, notwithstanding this nrgele e ; all that could be done to meet it was to enn e i f your wish d toto augment t h h let number a b d e u r a o l l f bisho O p n s. thGaotodaccount the Noble Earl did not agree with those y who in such circurnst an- 0 . as t hat Pr f position per se might be, and even •f the necessity ° he particular bishopric were made out, he ri L i et . could v e il etZ i t r in t Bill, so long as there existed a more church establi.hment. Ile opposed the 11Mt:erefore, Pu t ; on the ground on which he stood when he sought to itnP r l e t the efficiency of the church. But there was one other P°, oo on which he wished to animadvert. The union of the , l bs t sees was resisted by a Reverend Prelate, on the ground . l e ig these sees were ancient. Now he begged to caution tp s Lordships against a feeling, little other than superstitious, "e, w s attached to things that had become consecrated by tr ot, and sacred ; a feeling which, if they should foliow ! st might lead them to a conc l us i on w hi c h others had arrive`st in the Paine way, that there was but one true Church, a nd s o the Church of Rome, and that the Episcopal Church s e schismatical and altog e th er i n error. He therefore oPP °I- the press nt Bill. got Lord ELDON, i n supporting the Bill, said he would r e eee to preclude any p arty from benefits which they would other e ;„ have received ; an d if it did so, when the Bill went into e° o g mittee, if Nobl e L or d s allowed it to go there, he evould,lloo resist any c l ause which might be inserted to preserve f,° be benefits fo r th em. He wished, however, that it she'll? of remarked hat th e N o b le Earl has brought forward the Bill of one object and one alone, disjoined from any larger views state affairs, with w hi c h h e thought it ought not to be rnixed„:l p 4 The Bishop o f OX FORD begged their Lordships w'sle bear with hi m while he addressed them very briefly 1, of wished to a dd ress them the more, after hearing the speee,,se. the Nobl e M arqu i s ( Lansdowne), who had grounded his ege w i t e l tion on entirely different reasons than those asserted by se lf on former occas i ons. The Noble Marquis sheltered hie)-be under the Commission, and yet ho urged the withdrawal of ...f t revenues of the Bi s h ops , and the application of them to the r rochial clergy ; u rg i ng t h em, therelore, to do that which s `' repugnant to the very sp i r i t of the Commission. The Ma r g o is o urged his opposition to th e Bill f rom the constitution (,)! the Commission ; th a t i n it were t h e Primate of all Englen Primate of York, and the Bishop of London, whose c hore° d) and judgment gave it weight. But he (the Bishop of Ox pet, said they ought to look at the details; one „to mate was absent, ano th er P r i mate would doe in favour of th e Bill, an d t h e Bishop of L o n , had delivered a speec h i n support of it. Thad those who had b een aga i nst i t , a f ter deliberation, ca me roan ete and supported the o pp os it e op i n i on ; that fact, too, °: against the ar gumen t t h a t h a d b een drawn from the re vel' , mendation of the Com m i ss i oners i n t h e i r report. The tloo e tion, now bei ng c l ear an d open , was—should th ere never augmentation of English Bishops? H e h e ld an opinion beat,, rectly opposite to those that had been expressed—that wherf sg great whole, a great institutton needed reform of abuses, ° lf that could n o t b e d one b y the expression of something mere,' abstract, but that the amendment and reform must be attains by immediately remov i ng t h e a b uses and evils. It had be e "- acknowledged that the founding of a see at Manchester 0 1 necessary; he contended then that this was the duty 0 s their Lordships. As to the whole num ber Bishops, he referred their Lordships to the retai l % numbers that were in France before and after k t ",; Revolutio n ; i n Spain and in Greece ; and to those enenw e which Latimer, and the ea r ly English Prelates, thought oug ht r to he in th e ki ngdom of England ; which he considered answ b e o sufficient to some arguments that had been used againstJJ t Bill. For th e sa k e of the common truth which they he together, h e trusted their Lordships_ would concur in suPP ° f t, isg the Bill o f t h e N o bl e Earl. He begged to alml°gi'e or having se long taken up their Lordships' attention. The Earl of POWIS replied. Their Lordships then divided, when there appeared — For the Bill, cont en t 3B Not content M. jority for the secon d rea di ng —lO The Marquis. f LANSDOWNE sa id th a t it was not hs tention to give any further opposition t o th e measure, but t O leave the Noble Earl to take his own cow se. H e did n° 4 however, alter the opinions which h e entertained. 'their Lordships then adjou rne d at R eif -past Ten. • HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 20. SUGAR DUTIES—COMMITTEE OF WAYSAYS A ,ID M The order o f the dayfEorArNeSsOlving the House into a Committee of Ways and Means was then read. S:r W. CLAY presented a petition from the suga r refiners of Sund er l and, in favour of an alteration in t`").e present sugar duties. The petitioners complained that under the ex i st i ng law the supply of su gar was deficien t, and that unless an alteration was made to admit suPPild of sugar f rom all countries, great inconvenience wati take pl ace. Last year the quantity received was sho rt „, The of the d eman d , and this year it would be more so. "- petitioners therefore prayed that all foreign sugar sho uld be admitted at the same rate of duty. Messengers from the House of Lords brought or several Bills, which were ordered to be laid on the tablo• Lord JOHN RUSSELL then rose and sa id-- ) f r i ; Speaker: Sir, if h er M a j esty ' s Ministers had hee t disposed to consult their own ease, they would 11% in the pres e nt stat e o f a ff a i rs on the sugar questi°,r propose any considerabl e a l teration in its duties ; i would have many reasons to allege in support of t l ' i course ; they could h ave alleged the advan ced state of the sessi on — t h e labour which the House l i nj just gone through, the recent formation of the Gev erll ; ment, and the intricacy of some of the dettuid connected with thi s question. These reasons wool have formed ill the eye s o f many grounds su ff ic ient for or postponement t o another session of any large , considerable, or permanent alteration of the elt!tio o on this quest i on. But, Sir, in our opinion' there are cons id era bl e evils suffered by tL,S these country in connex i on w i th the present state of o duties.--(H ear , h ear.) We, Sir, consider that the grc of body of t h e pu b lic suffer by the increased Priceoo7, sugars —a commodity o f w hi c h no less than 12, 000.0 L a year, or a sum rang i ng from 11,000,u0w to 13,000,000/, i s ex p en d e d i n this country. NV° e