The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-28 00:00:00

frourtt 4.Vition SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. EPSOM RACES • BY EXPRESS—(THIS DAY.) (Continuid from our Third Edition.) The Rall , n:y Pate. oung Eoglind Timid Fawn ... Marchioness ... Derby and Oaks Stakes. Priam the Third Grand Duchesi Foreign Visitors Plate. Narcissus Dividend ... 1 ... C) VII • 1 ... 2 ... 1 ... 2 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS: The Royal Assent was given this afternoon, by Com mission, to the following Bills: Property-Tax Continuance. Copyright Amendment. Poor Relief Act Continuance. Loan Societies. Repayment of Advances Acts (Ireland) Amendment. Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. Stock in Trade. Highway Rates. About 50 other Bills, local and private, also received the Royal Assent. The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Lonsdale, and the Marquis of Salisbury. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. The Earl of GALLOWAY presented several petitions against the Maynooth grant. The Masters in Chancery Abolition Bill was read a third time and passed. Earl FITZ WILLIAM put a question to the Nob'e Lord at the nead of the Foreign-office relative to the ca ge of Mr. Mather, tie English gentleman insulted at Florence, slid the damages awarded to him by the Tuscan Government. The Earl of MALMESBURY said that the amount of damages a.sar( . ied to Mr. Mather was not so great as Mr. Scarlett had leen directed by her Mejesty's Govern ment to claim, but they were o!' such an amount as was considered equivalent to these which would have been aw. reed by an English court. Her Majesty's Government certainly had not considered that that sum would be sufficient to compensate Mr. Mather for the injuries which ho had suffered; but he had no doubt that it weuid he found that Mr. Scarlett had acted in the most judicious manner by accepting the sum of 2401. which wsei awarded, especially as ttie Grand Luke joined with that the concession of re!easing two E glish gentlemen who had been for some time impri smasd at Florenes. Lord CAMPBELL bore testimony to the very great ablity and skill with which Mr. Scarlett, who though only Secro:ory of Legation, had indeed for the last six years fulfided the duties of Ambassador at the Court of Florence, had always discharged his duties, at times most arduous and delicate in their nature. After a few worth from the Earl of ABERDEEN and the Earl of MALMESBURY, who both expressed their great approbation of the manner in which Mr. Scarlett had always carried on the duties with which ho had been entrusted. the suhi.et droops -% QUA.R &Ng INE RB G-UL ATIONS. Earl ST. GERMANS mood for copies of all corres. ponclenco rslaing to the Sanatory Conference lately held at Paris. The Noels Earl proc3eded at coma length to enter into the history e` Quarantime, which he said had first been instituted at Venice, and had not been intro duced into this country before 1720. With regard to this Conference, he believed the result of it had born the expression of an opinion that the regulations were injuri ous to the interests of humanity and of commerce. Think ing that the sue jectwas One , which required the immediate attention of Parliament and of the Government, and with that view ho desired to see all the information upon the silbjcc laid upon the table of the Howe. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY agreed that this was subject of the erestest importance to the commercial interests, as the 1033 which was caused by these quaran tine regulations was enormous in a commercial point of view. He believed that the result of this conference would be to al - o'ish many cf the most irjarious regula tions, and to cquttize and &stimulate the rules of every port. The Earl of MALMESBURY said that her Majesty's Government were luny cognizant of the great importance of amending tha Quarantine regulations of Eu rope, hut the subject was one of great difficulty. Tee Government had no objection to grant these papers, although as there was now being negotiated a conven tion on this subj ct between France and this country— a fact of which the Noble Lords miget not be aware— it might be ratter unusual to produce the correspondence before the affair was concluded. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords arnendmcntsto theSOmersetsbire Central Raiway Lill were agreed to. The Asthail and Backland Road, and the Oxford, Worcester. and Wolvei+arnpton Railway (No. 1) Bills war, reed a third time and passed. The foilovang Bills were considered and agreed to:— Commercial Gas Crinpany and British Gas Light Cum- pany. Wedmore Load. Adams's Estate Dill was rod a second time and ordered to be committed. ROYAL COMMISSION. The ILher of the Black Rod appeared at the table, and summoned the House to attend ..ct the bar of the House of Pee;a, to hear the Royal assent given by G d m. mission to several public wad private Acts (for the names of which see Lords' report). PETITIONS. Mr. DUNCAN' presented a ptition from a pllca in Scotland against the Maynocth grant. Mr. HAIWOASTLE presented a petition from the Master and Wardens of the Brentwood Grammar School, Fraying tea': the Attorney , Gi.inpral may be called upon to Paphin the grouilds upon which he had compromised their claim upofl q.e late head mtster. Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from various places in Warwickshire proyin3 for an inspection of religions houses. Mr. BANKES presentel a petition from a place in Dorzetsbire p sAng the House to step in and put an end to the Penni Ln monopoly in guano. DUTY ON CARRIAGES. Sir DE LACY EVANS wished to know if the ChAnceller of the Exchequer could hold cut any hope 0t,t, 1 , 1 2 duty on carriages being obolished? I?? CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it wouin not - taxation, nbe - Jo his power to propose any runission of owever trifling. this session. Pilii-, - . ..- iViz NT OF CRIMINALS. Mr. CARTE R ' - ' 11 . partratnwishEd to ask the Secretary for the florae De if ho was aware that men above 30 years of age, it , t 2 r . men, and fathers of families, are subjected to thj ,dle:gndradation of whipping, as part of their punishment conviction of larceny or other petty o ff:I - ices; and, if there 4 is any law or statute the i nten t of which was to uthorise county magistrates to M inflict the la 9 i OR suct_ per sons of mature age? r. W A LPOLE " aware that by the statute of persons convicted of felony George Ilro „ or larceny were lial-deto be ordered to h e ~,,_. the court bef" , ~ } l , ,rn they vi , 4 2T e P dat the discretion of PIM.LICO I i.l-1 1 ,7 ) . v ted. Sir H. WI LLOUGHB Y wiehed t AENT. to aSk the Chief Com missioner of 'Works if he would place ~,, the ptaae table of the House a plan and estimate of the cx to be incurred Inkier the Pimlico Improvement Act? Lord J. MANNERS sail there wouli be .0 ~_ thjection to produce both the pla n and the estimate , and it was ordered accordingly. POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH sco-a A ND. Mr. COWAN w i s hed to a sk the Secretary t: the Treasury if th ere was an y intentio n of the m ails between London and Edi n b urg h being acce lerated so as to eacceena day in the c ourse o f post b e tween the t wo ci ties , and, if so, when such c h ange was intended to b© carried • into effect? Mr. HAMILTON said that a proposition had been, made to the Treasury for acceLrating the mail be tween Londcn and Edinburgh, but it had only been re. cently made, end he was not, therefore, prep ared to sa y w hether it was likely to b e carried into effect. An ar rangement had, however, been entered into by which letters would be di:pltched to Edinburgh by the fin o'clock Dublin mail. POST-OFFICE SALARIES. Mr. COWAN wished to ask the Secretary to the Treasury if the copies of memorials and the answers thereto (frcm efficers in the inland department in the General Post-office, Edinburgh), ordered on th• lat day of April Ise, were Fk?ly to ht- laid on the table of the House before the dissolution cf Parliament? Mr. HAMILTON said the return would be laid on the table within the next fortnight. HISTORY OF HAREOURS. Mr. TENNENT, w!shtd to alit the Secretary of the At?miralty, wh.ether it was intr.:n(l,7i to proceed with the History of the Harbours of the United Kingdom, which had been ahead); commenced by the Ethtory of 13f-lia3t liarbour, reoently published by the 114rbour Department of the Admiralty? Mr. STAFFORD said that there were difficulties in the way of the work bcirg continued, nld he could hold oat no hope for its eoraplciion. NEW ZEALAND COMPANY. In reply to tiir GAMES GRAHAM, S;r JOHN PAKINGION said he he must decline producing' the opinion, of tie kw officers a 3 to the cle:m of tae :.`Zesv Z;;.l,itstad Cwnphay to compensatioa for their ',„ a ppropriatcd land. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. Mr. OTLAHERTY wished to know if Govern ment intended to introduce any Bill fir calculating the agr i c ultural statistics of Ireland, an d the va l ue of agri cultural produce? Lord NAAS said that a Bill was in nre ration en this subject, which would shortly be before the Howe. Mr. SCULLY hoped it would be laid before tho House before the General Valuation Bill was proceeded with. lard NAAS could not make ouch a promise, MR. MATHER, Mr. OSBORNE sail a corresponcience relating to the OCT of Mr. Mather had spreacid is the public prints this morning, in which Alio Secretary of Slate for Foreign Affairs, was represented to have expressed himself disposed to compromise the afTiir for 202, that being the p lice for which, in the estimation of the Noble Lord, the life of a British subject might be exposed to ri9l: and dmiger in a foreign country. Now he wished to know if tnis correspond eLlCl was authentic. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said • that it was very inconvenient that those questions should bopnt with on , . notice. He was not preps red to answer it. Mt. OSBORNE gave notice that ) should call the attention of the House to the sub,;ect a arly after Whit suntide. MAYNOOTH. Mr. REYNOLDS said the adjourrm 1 debate on the Mayeocth grant stood No. 28 on the piper for to-night, and he wished to know if the ILn. .alember for North Warwickshire had coma to any undilr6tanding with the Government es to fixing a day for re: Fuming it. Mr. SPOONER said he had had no communication with the Government upon the subje ei, but as when a d a y, that must depend upcn what t cok place the debate again came on. MILITIA BILL. Colonel ISIBTHORP wished to k arm if the Milttia Bill would be reprinted before the third reading.' Mr. WALPOLE said that very little alteration had been made in the report, and there would be no neces sity to reprint the Bill. PUBLIC BUSINESS. Mr. HINDLEY said, unless some tirrangement were come to for resuming the adjourned di Ante on the May nooth question he should move that the order of the day be read for the purpose of being discharged. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he would take the opportunity of moving that the House, at its rising, do adjourn till Thursday next, in order that he might be enabled to st . .ate what course he thought it best to take to expedit 9 the progress of public business.—(Hear, hear.) He a hould still adhere to the original arrangement of pro seeding with th© Committee on the Militia Bill on Th ureday next, but with regard to other Bills, he had piste ed certain resolu tions upon the paper, for the purpose of making their morning sittings more efficient, wbi eh would enable them to dispose of several importan t questions, and which he therefore hoped would recd ive the assent of the House. Those resolutions were:— -" That whenever the House shall sit, for dispatch of husiness, at twelve o'clock on any day except Wednesell ty and Saturday, if such business be disposed of nest later than three o'clock, the House will resume its sit thig at five o'clock; and if such business be disposed of after three o'clock and before four o'clock, the House atill resume its sit ting at six o'clock. That when such busines3 has not been disposed of at four o'clock, Mr. Speaker (or the Chairman, in case the House shall be in Committee) do leave the chair, and the House will 3 'esurce its sitting at six o'clock, when the order of the day not disposed of at the mornie g sitting, and any motion which was under discussion at tour o'clock, shall be set down in the Order Book after the other orders of the day. That when ever the House shall be in Commie :ee at four o'clock, the Chairman do report progress ven ea the House re sumes its sitting. That all dropped orders of the day be set down in the Order Book, after the orders of the day for the next day on which tie a House shall sit. These resolutions, if they were adopted, would render the mot aieg sittings far more satisfaci ory than they had hitherto been, and if they were passed, he should feel himself at liberty to avail him self of the privilege im mediately after the holidays.—(Hen r, hear.) He did not intend to interfere with the Tuesday sitting, which was devoted to independent Mee nbers, but looking to the present state of public business, and the advanced period of the session, it would be necessary for him to appeal to the forbearance of Home treble Gentleman even on that day.--(Hear, hear.) If those reso lutions were assented to, he should propose, that on Thursday they should go into Commi t tee upen the New Zealand Bill, and that on the Motet lay and Tuesday following they should meet at to-ely 3 o'clock to discuss the Metropolitan Interments Biro an d the Metropolitan Building Bill.—(Hear.) With regain 1 to the question is which several Gentlemen had ref) . rred in the course of the evening, it was his opinion that . after all that had taken place, it was expedient that the Maynooth debate should be brought to an issue, and si 'ith that view he proposed that it should be continue d this day Week at twelve o'clock, but it would t e only on the understanding that there would be a determination on both sides of the House to bring ti le question to a close on that night.--(Hear, hear.) It now only re mained for him to move, that the Hoet so at its rising do adjourn till Thursday next. He shoed d take the supply after the New Zealand debate on Fr iday. Mr. MILES hoped, a 3 the Governatt nt had given way in order to bring the Maynooth questii)n to an issue, if a motion were mado to adjourn the CiA A)ate beyond Fri day, the public would be convinced tla at Hon. Members opposite were disposed to take a facti. ous course for the purpose of preventing any inquiry. Mr. LABOUCRERE heard with. deep regret the announcement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The proceedings upon the Maynooth quest ii m were utterly ir reconcileable with the dignity and inter, rity of the House. and he considered that to institute an, inquiry within a fortnight of the end of the session eras a farce and a mockery. Mr. SPOONER admitted that in tto a present session the inquiry could not be brought to a satisfactory con clusion, but the House ought to sheer the country that it was not unwilling to entertain an in q uiry. He denied that he had done anything to injure t'h a charalter of the House, though ha considered Hon. Members opposite had done so by the factious course they had adopted. Mr. GOULBURN thought an inquiry a was una voidable after what had happened; bu t as Mr. Spooner had admitted that an inquiry could, not be properly made this session, he suggested that :the Government should at once institute an investigath , ou on their own r' s Pc )n si° ll itlh and report the result to the next Parlia ment. The O'GORMAN MAHON proposed that the House should sit to-morrow, and proceed continuously with the debate from day to day until it terminated. Mr. NEWDEGATE deprecated thti practice of a email member of Members in the Home, taking a fac tious course, and endeavouring to coerce the majority. Mr. HUME thought the Government . might put an end to all dispute, by appointing a Commission to con duct the inquiry. Mr. H. HERBERT said the spirit wnich the discussion had been conducted would., do more in jury to Proteatantism in Ireland than 10. colleges of Maynooth in treetty yearn. If the Hon Member for North Warwickshire reallyt, wished focin quiry, and if the Government desired to .stkifort him, the Right Honourable Member for the University of Cambridge (Hr. Goulburn) h a d pointed out a course which would fully accom plish the desired end. He believed, however, that the proposal for inquiry was a mere sham and de lusion, the object of which was to get up a cry for the hustings.—(Cheers.) After a few words from Mr. HOWALIZD, Sir. B. HALL hoped if the Government were sincere, they would carry out the suggestion of Mr. Goulburn for the arlointment of a Commission. Mr. REYNOLDS observed that the Members who were so tender of the character of the House were la bouring under a false impression. As regarded charac ter and Itberelity, it was impossible for a house to be is a worse position, and the les3 that was said on the subject the better. It was perfectly clear that if this inquiry was ordered to ha made by the House the Committee could only sit for two or three weeks, and then the subject would be buried in the tomb of all the Capulets. They invited and courted inquiry, but they would not consent to a division until they dispelled the cloud that had been thrown before the indepeudent dieters of the country. The Hon. Member for Peebleshire, one of the Under- Secretaries, had gone to the great emporium of trade, Liverpool, and sounded the tocsin of religious discord, by, telling the electors that if they would vote for him he would support the withdrawal of the grant to Maynoatb. The following lines in Hudibras wore applicable to the position of that Hon. Member What makes all doctrines plain and clear, Just twelve hundred pounds a year ; And that which was proved true before, Is proved false regain by twelve hundred more." —(Laughter.) It was sail the grant of 12,0001. ought to be withdrawn, but he considered that it was a mise rable, beggarly, and. contracted instalment of what the people were entitled to. (LEFT SITTING}.] rETE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) L ORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 12, 1852. 3. l %ot . i n ce is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a a r o e,g r iroom, at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, the Juno nest, at two o'clock. WTerbeet:43 FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 27. n c e o en has beeapleased to approve of Mr. George S weden and 11 _91 at Sydney for his Majesty the King of Norway. 21. Regime WAR -OFFICE,. MAY 28. Dragcons—Major-General Archi bald Money, C. t. c 4 13. Sir William Kei t . V K.C., to be Colonel, vice General 17th Light Draran4 K.C.8., deceased, May 24. Capt;a i n , by purchase, v Willett ti be Major, by Augustus Saltren us purena9e, vice Brett, who retires; Lieutenant August Frederick Cavendish Webb to be ? 3 Willett ; Cornet William John Fears= Watson, from Corner,. lAcy 28. the 16th Light Dragoons, to be Ist Regiment of Foot—Li,,ut2naut Charles Edmond ntone Kirk, from the 7 th F usilem, to be Lieutenant, vice Finney , Ma y 28. orlJobn D awson 28. Pomeroy Colley, from the F tifi t— loy G a e i n ili tl i e i m it : r n y C6ilet c_ 9 ,e , org , purchase, v i e ," 80 . - ilac, deceased, Maybe Ensign, without 6 hFoot--Serg eant4 N to'be Ensign, vitae porchgse, vice . Meiford, dnee.a.md, illiv 28. 7th Font _E rs ign Charles Cullen NlA,,n„ii f rom th e 90th Feet, to be LiAltenant, by p u , etiw : ~ , ~ -, vice !lad, ap point,ed to the 1::t Foe, May 28. 19th Foot—Lica •enant Richard Doyle Barrett from the Ist W e st India R2c.iraert, to be Lieutenant, Stency, promoted to an Company -Plahwii vice purchase, May 28. 21st Foot—Second Lieutenant Thom as B , —;l „ 'Richards to b e I s t Li e utenant, by purc h ase, Vice ''' Tuke, who retires, May 28. 24th Foot--Lieutenant Thomas Airey to be Q uarter _ , master, vice Madden, appointed Adjutant; E nsign Charles Patras Geneste to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Airey, appointed Quartermaster; Sergeant William Werge to be Ensign, without purchstse, vice Generate, May 28, THE BIJN, LONDON; 27th Foot—Enaign Henoage Charles Chester to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rae, who retires, May 28. 50th Foot—Major Henry Edmund de Burgh Sidley to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Bonham, who retires; Captain John Lucas Wilton to be Major, by purchase, vice Sidley; Lieutenant Edward George Hibbert to be Captain, by purchase, vice Wilton; En sign Rodeick Maingy Murchison to bo Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Peibbert, May 28. 53d Foot—Lieutenant Charles Francis Webster Wed derburce to be Captain, by purchase, vice Carter, who retires, May 28. 56th Foot—Ensign Richard Jones Hobson, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Ensign, vice Berrowes, appointed to the 80th Foot, May 28. 65th Foot—Captain John Cramer Roberts, from hal'- pay, Unattached, to be Captain, vice Brevet Major Wil liam Johnston, vsho exchanges ; Lieutenant Henry M'Gregor to be Captain, by purchase, vice Roberts, who retires; Ensign Octavins John Blake Marsh to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice M'Gregor, May 28. 74:1 Foot—Major George William Fordyce to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Seton, de ceased; Captain Waller Douglas Phillipps Patton to be Major, without purchase, vice Fordyce, Feb. 27; Gen tleman Cadet John Swaffield Orton Swaffield, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pure base, vice Russell, deceased, May 28. 80th Foot—Ensign Thomas William Hunt to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Dann, deceased, March 9; Ensign Erasmus Borrowes, from the 56th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hunt, May 28. 84th Foot—Ensign John Mac Mahon, to be Lieuten ant, without purchase, vice Macbean, deceased, Feb. 9. 86th Foot—Major-General Roger Parke to be Colonel, vice General John Meister, deceased, May 26; Ensign Augustus Nicholas Wilson, from the 65th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Gardner, promoted, May 28. 98th Foot—Captain John Morton Jeffery to be Major, by purchase, vice Lovett, who retires; Lieutenant Ed ward Grantham to be Captain, without purchase, vice Colly, deceased; Lieutenant Spencer Henry Hutchins Edwards to be Captain, by purchase, vice Jeffery; En sign Jones Harper Reade to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Grantham; Ensign Henry Robert Twyford to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Edwards; Ensign Robert Westropp Ellis, from the 55th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Reade, May 28. . Gold Coast Corps—Staff Surgeon of the Second Class Thomas Kehoe, M.D., to be Surgeon, May 28. UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant Henry Butler Stoney, from the 19th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, May 28. BREYET.—Captain John Cramer Roberts, of the 65th Foot, to be Major in the Army, June 28; Major John Cramer Roberts, of the 65th Foot, to be Lieuten ant-Colonel in the Army, Nov. 11. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistant Staff Surgeon William Donneland Merchant, to bo Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Dolce, deceased; Assistant Surgeon James Davys,_ from the Gold Coast Corps, to be As sistant- Staff Surgeon, vice Merchant, promoted, May 28. COMMISSARIAT.—Commissariat-Clerk Robert Cellem to be, Deputy-Assistant Commissary-General, his com mission to bear date 27th February, 1851. ERRATUM in the Gazette of the 14 th May, 1852. 21st Regiment of Foot—For John Charles Sheffield, Gent., to a.: " Ensign," by purchase, vice Steward, pro moted 14th May, 1852, read John Charles Sheffield, Gent., to be " Second Lieutenant," by purchase, &c. MEMORANDUM. —IM aj or-General Archibald Money, C. 8., has repaid the difference he received on exchanging • from the 11th Light Dragoons to the half-pay on the 24th June, 1819. The Commission of Lieutenant William Paterson, of the 80th Foot, to bear date 13th October, 1851, in lieu of sth December, 1851, as previously stated. Commissions by the Lo of rd-Lieutenant of the West Riding Yorkshire. Sir John Bumsden, Bsrt, to be Deputy Lieutenant; William Vavasonr, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; George Sanders, Esq., M.P., to be Deputy Lieutenant; the Hon. Egremont William Lascelles to be Deputy Lieutenant, May 24. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire. Henry William Vincent,' E q., to be Deputy-Lieu tenant, May 21. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Devonshire. In the Ist Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry— Edwin Drake, Gent., to be Veterinary Surgeon, vice Rogers, deceased, May 15 . In the East Devon Regiment of Militia—Henry Elton, Esq., to be Captain, vice Elton, resigned; Right Hon. John • Constantine, Lord Kingsale, to be Lieutenant, vice Burnley, removed; George dewy Woods, Gent., to be Ensign, April 23. In the North Devon Regiment of Militia—George Chicheeter, Esq., to be Captain, vice May, resigned ; Richard Bury Russell, Esq. to be Captain, vice Hole, promoted, May 8. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Edmund Curties, cheesemonger, Blackfriar's-road. Alfred Elborough, coal-merchant, Millhank. BANKRUPTS. Robert Harland Whiteman, apothecary, High-street, Putney, to surrender June 5 and July 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guild hall-chambers, Basingball-street; Lawrence, Plews, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers, City. Robert Buck, builder, Church-street, Hackney, June 4, at one, and July 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Qannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Fed dell, Cheapside. William Rowland Hill, silversmith, Birmingham, Juno 7, and 19, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Stand bridge, Birmingham. Thomas Francis Millar, music seller, Bath, June 10 and July 13, at eleven ' at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee , Bristol ' ; Hollings, Bath. John Simpson Leake, salt merchant, Wheelock, Cheshire, Juno 10 and July 8, at eleven, at the Liver pool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Keary and Sheppard, Stoke-upon-Trent. William Howard Heginbottom, hosier, Manchester, June 11 and July 2, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court. Lee, official assignee, Manchester; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester. Thomas Marsden and John Clayton, cotton manufac turers, Rochdale, June 11, and July 2, at the Manches ter District Court Mackenzie, official assignee, Man chester; Haeris, Rochdale; Sutton, Manchester. • Henry Evans, carpenter, Ilchester, Somersetshire, June 8, at eleven, and July 2, at at one, at the Eeiter Dis trict Court. thrtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Garland and Fear, Sherbarn; Terrell, Exeter. PRICE OF SUGAR. The, average price of Brown or Muscovado Sager, come prated from returns 'made in the week ending May 25, 1852, exclusive of ChStomS Duties paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain:— From the British possessions in America 2,38. 8, d. per cwt From the Mauritius ... 253. 7d. , „ From the East Indies 235. 111 Average price of the three fbregoing de scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as above, and exclusive of duty ... 235. Md. By authority of Parliament, HENRY BICKNELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company Grocers'-hall, May 28. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, May 28.) SUGAR.—To-day there was only a limited business concluded in West India Sligar for grocery or refining purposes, but lower rates were not taken. The trans actions reach 550 Ws, &c., making 2,670 for the week. At:iauction to-day 40 hhds Demerara crystalised sold at 35s 6d to 37s 6d for mid yellow. The Colonial Sugar market closes with a quiet aspect. REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was much wanted for home consumption ; but few parcels are to be ob taleed, and 48a to 50s is the value of low to fine grocery lumps. The market closes firmly for Crushed Sugar, and a good demand exists for shipping. MAIIRITIIIS.—This afternoon the biddings were lan guid at the public sales of Mauritius Sugar, still 1,000 bgs were nearly all sold,and:previons terms generally sus tained. Fine and good yellow went at 34s to 375, low to mid 31s ad, mid to fine brown 27s to 31s, Refining sorts 30s to 355, grainy white 42s to 475, and good fine yellow ditto 375 to 41a per cwt. EAST INDII.—Thh afternoon previous terms were were sus lined for Bengal Sugar, and at auction 1.200 bags were sold, mid and good white Benares at 35s 6d to 375, and fair grainy white 41s 6a to 42a. Madras is unaltered in value, hut there is a :creiet market; at auction 950 bags sold at 248 6d to 25a ad for soft brown, and 263 to 28s for common to good mid soft yellow. FOREIGN.—To-day there were several buyers of Fo reign Sugar at last week's valuations, but the scanty supply prevented business of the least momert by private treaty, and none was offered at auction. COFFEE.—Thin afternoon there was firmness on the part of holders of Coffee, and none of any sort was of fered at public sale. For native Ceylon there was a much better demand privately, the purchaFes being 3,000 bags at 443 6d to 453 for good ord. Of Plantation several parcels were taken at full former terms. TEA.—Although only limited transactions have taken place in Cocgou this week, yet the confidence of mer chants is undiminished; the rates obtained for good to low common are 8d to 9d, rather blackish leaf to black ish leaf 9d to 10d, strong and Pekoe kinds lld to is .5d per lb. Prices for Souchong range firm, and a good demand prevails, ord 9d to lod, mid to good lld to is 3d, fine Is 4d to is Bd. In Oolong sales have been immaterial, good to fine can be obtained at is to Is 7d, low to mid Sid to 110. Several transactions have taken place in Pouchong at 6d to 70, and supply continues light. Green Tea cannot be purchased under the rates existing previously; but at present there is a reluctance on the part of dealers to operate. The quantity on offer is not so large as of late. The terms obtained are for Hyson, low to mid is to 3 d, choice 23 4d to 2s lOd, Hyson, common 9 d to lid, mid to good o ls un 4 g d, good to fine is 5 d to 2 s is to Is 6d, fine is 7d to 2s 3d, Imperial Canton 10d to l Id, Hawn sort is to is 7d, fine is Brl to 2s, Twankay 90 to Is, Gunpowder, Canton 10d to Is, Hyson kind Is ld to 23 7d, fine ditto 25 Bci to 33 4d, Caper 9d to 100, scented I Id to is 4d, and Hyson skin 7d to la per lb. There is stilt a dull sale for scented orange Pekoe of inforior quality, end sellers are willing to accept 10d to Is, but a large business is yet doin g in good to fine at Is Id to is 81. A good demanclexiats for flowery Pekoe, fine and superior at is 8d to 3s, and low to good is 3d to is 7.1 gcr lb. MoeassE3.—Tho West India market remain s i n a firm position, and a good demand prevails; Trinidad, St. Kitts, and Demerara at 14s to 14a 6.1; Antigua 15s to 163, and other sorts of West India 133 to 13s 6d. Several buyers of Cuba and Porto Rico at 143 to 153; Mauritius and Bengal 12s to 12s 6d, but few par cels are yet on offer. Tamarinds are still wanted; East India 9a to 14s; West India 253 to 403, and stock con tinues to decrease of all kinds. Honey has been to a fair extent, Jamaica 38s to 525; Cuba 30s to 38s; Nar bonne 503 to 58s, and supply remains firm. COCOA.—A good business has been concluded in Foreign by private treaty, and holders are firm, they obtained for Bahai and Para 24s 6d to 263; and Guay aquil 293 to 30s. The previous currency hos been well FRIDAY EVENING, sustained, and a geed demand exi=ts. At Auctioa 798 bags Grenada sold at 28s 6 i to 31s 61 for ord to raid quality; 253 bags Trinidad, low red 32s Gd to 345, mid 34s Gd to 35s 6d, good mid to good 363 to 395, one lot fine at 433, and grey from 303 6d to 33s per cwt. SPICES.-To-I:%Y tat auction 40 casks Jamaica Ginger were acid at 41e to 52s for low to good ord. Of Pimento 60 bags fecthed 50 to 51d for mid and good mid; these are full terms. RIcE.-In consectuence of previous, low rates having been accepted for East India, operations have been upon a more extended scale, both for shipping end home consumption. At Auction 5,278 bags Bengal were nearly all disposed of, good white at 93 6d to 103, mid and good mid 9s to Os 63, broken 8s Gil, and damaged 63 to 9s 6d. Privately u fair business has been transacted; sound Bengal at 9s to lls for white, Madras 76 ad to Bs, Coringa grain 8s 6tl to 9s, Moulmein, white 9s to 10s, low ditto 83 6d to 8s 9d, Arracan 9s to 93 6d, white Java Os to 125, and Cargo 7s 63 to 8s per cwt. Cleaned Rice met with a more active demand; Patna lls to 163, Carolina 21s to 275, and American 183 to 19s. Supply is more plentiful of Sago, and prices are not so firm. The public sales of 690 chests went at 163 to 17e 61 far mid to fine small pearl, and at 193 to 20s Gd for medium sort. Sago Flour is wanted at 145 to 14a 6d, and Farina 15s to 705. Ta pioca is still attracting little attention. SPIRITS. -There is still a reluctance to operate in East India Rum, rates are rather lower, and rule at is 3id to is 4d per gallon proof. Leeward Island has been dealt in with caution, and is 4id to is skl is now the value of proof. At the reduction of last week holders of Demerara are inclined to realise, the conse quence has been that many parcels have been sold at from is lid to 2s 2d for 30 to 40 per cent over proof. Operations in Jamaica have been of litte moment for shipping or home consumption; there is a plentiful supply, and previous prices are readily accepted choice sorts 35 to 38 over proof can be obtained at 3s 4d to 4s, fine 2s 10d to 3s 3d, good mid to good 32 to 34 eve 2s 4d to 2s 93, mid 23 to 2s 3d, and low 24 to 28 over is 103 to is 11d. There has been a brisk demand for Brandy. The value of Cognac best bradds of the vintage of 1851, is 4s 2d to 4s 43, 1850 ditto 4s 53 to 4s 7d, 1849 ditto 4s 9cl to 4s 11d, 1848 ditto 5a 3d to 5s sd, older 53 7d to Gs 6d, low to mid 3s to 4s, and Bordeaux Is lid to 2s 2d. A reluctance is yet evinced to operate in British made Spirit; there are sellers at 9s 73 to 9s 83, c ash; Gin 83 3d for 22 under, and 17 ditto 8s 93. In Geneva little has been done, common is offering at is 8d to is 103, and fine 2s to 2s 43 per gal. To-day several parcels of Demerara Rum were sold, making the sales of the week 600 puns, at 2s to 2s 2d for 34 to 40 over proof. SALTPETRE,--There is yet a reluctanoe to operate in rough, and the rates accepted are rather under those of last week. Of 3,300 bags at auction barely one-half sold; Calcutta, refraction 94d to Vld per cent., good mid and good quality, at 26s to 26s 6d, 121 so 131 ditto mid 25s Gd to 265; Madras 5 to 5i ditto 255, and 101 ditto 245. A small parcel of Bombay was taken in at 23s for not refracted. The, highest quotation for Cal cutta is now 29s per cwt. British Refined met with a slow sale at 29s to 303. There are few buyers of Nitrate or Soda, with sellers at 14s 6d to 153 per cwt. COCHINEAL.-Stiffcr rates are obtained for Silvers, black supporting previous terms. At auction 350 bags were chiefly disposed of; Honduras Silvers, ord to good 3s 6d, to 3s 9d, low to good black 3s 10d to 4s 103, Mexican 3s 103 to 4s 103. The rates obtained privately for Mexican Silvers were 3s 6d to 3s BJ, and Teneriffe from 3s 8d to 4s 63 per lb. FRUIT.-The business done in Currants since our last has been very limited, but prices continue firm. New 30s to 353. Valencia Raisins are in better demand, And at full prices. Valencia at 25s to 275; Delia 20s to 235. The clearances for home consumption, both for Currants and Velencia Raisins are large. TALLOW.--TO-day full rates are obteinad for Tallow, and at auction 650 pleas South American were mostly sold at 323 ad to 355 Ori. very ord 303 to 355. Ores.-There is a dull sale for Linseed Oil, although a good home and export demand exists. The value is 27s to 27s 2d per cwt far early delivery. A fair sale eaists for Rare Oil, brown at 31e, pale 325, and refined Foreign 32s 63 to 333. Lard Oil is worth 49s to 51s. There are ready buyers of Palm; the rates paid are from 263 Gd to 27s 6d for mid to fine, and only a limited quantity is on offer. Gocoa Nut is in good demand, Cochin 333 to 35s 63, Ceylon 32s 6d to 34s Gd, and Sydney 30s to 325. A free sale exists for Olive; Gallipoli at 431 to 431 103, and other sorts 411 to 42/103. Seal hae been only in limited demand, and pale can be obtained at 321 to 32/ 535, other sorts 291 10.5 to 311. Ssuthern less wanted, and prices are not so firm, ruling at from 31/ 103 to 341. Cod is not offered under 341, although few buyers are to he met with. A greater demand exists for Sperm, and prices are still on the rise; Colonial realising 871 to 89l per tun for first sort. lleadmatter 92l to 941 per cwt. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An ACcount, pursuant to the Act 7th and 9th of Victoria, cap. 32 for the Week ending on Saturday, the 22nd day of May, 1852. 1081:3E DEPARTMENT. X. Notes issued 34,109,490 Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities .... • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 20,076,115 Silver bullion •.. 33.375 234,1'39,490 1 .C 34,1 G9,49J M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 27th day of May, 1852. BANKING DEPARTMEN T. Prorictors'capitith. 14,553,000 Rest .. • • • • 3, 1 26,171 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt,Sev ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts).. 5,132,209 Other deposits • • • • •• 13,788,637 Seven day and other Bills • • • • • • • • - • • 1,220,236 Paris, 3 dayeaig. Ditto, a months 23 67% Marseilles •••••••• g• • 25 70 mardeuux.. • • Franilforton BThu • • •• • • •• •• •• •• •• Yi mna, effeo. fio •••••• 12 16 Theste, •• •• 12 17 reterabargh .. •••• .. •• 37% 49 3 4 Cxdlz•• ••••-_-•• •• •• •• •• 49% 89XCe10713 ............ ................ Seville 5:37,820,453 Dated the 27th day of May, 185; Lisbon •• •• .• •• •• •• •• 531 / 8 : Oporto .• ••• • •• 53 %: o Janeiro • • .• •• lUenos Ayres .• •• •• •• sew York,6odayesight .......... T‘IC23 OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Geld inbars...f 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .• 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloon/3 .. 0 0 0 Now Dollars 0 4 10l Myer ln bars ........ 0 4 11A 122 U IMPIRIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, May 27. The Earl of RODEN presented several petitions from Ireland' agains tthe Maynooth grant; also praying for the inspection of nunneries. COMMON LAW PROCEDURE BI[J. Lord TRURO rose to move the third reading of this Bill, which he described as having arisen out of the re port of a Commission which had inquired into the whole subject of common law procedure in this country. After the Learned Judges had communicated their opinion upon it, the Bill was referred to a :Select Committee, when most of the suggestions of tho Learned Judges were adopted. He did not expect that the Bill was perfect in all its parts, but he believed it to be scarcely possible to frame a measure better adapted to meet the evils com plained of. There was a power conferred on the judges of effecting any improvement iu the law they might think necessary, subject to the approbation of Parlia ment. He cou:d not move the third reading without paying his tribute of respect and thanks to the Commis sioners for having conferred such an advantage on the conntry as the measure before them. To the able indi vidual who drew up the Bill the Treasury proposed to pay him a fee of 50 guineas; but it was subsequently considered that he was entitled to at least 200 guineas. He had prepared a clause for the more effectual execu tion of judgments in cases where the property or person be removed from the place in which the Court had juris diction from whence such judgments were issued. Lord DENMAN was happy to express his high ap proval of the Bill, which he believed would effect a most valuable improvement in the law. He thought that the Commissioners were deserving of their highest com mendations fur the great attention they bad given to the subject. The country was also deeply indebted to the Committee of their Lordships' House for the many im provements they had made in the Bill. It was of the highest importance that the measure should pass into a law without, if possible, a delay of a single week. It was his intention to introduce an amendment into that part of the Bill having reference to the wrongful conver sion of property, by the addition of these words, viz., " and wrongfully deprived him of the benefit and use of his own goods." It was necessary, he thought, to in troduce these words, as the law respecting the wrongful conversion of property was not sufficiently defined. He also proposed to introduce an amendment in reference to that part of the Bill which related to ejectment. Lord CAMPBELL expressed his great satisfaction in seeing the Noble and Learned Lord in his place that evening. He (Lord Campbell) concurred with him in thinking the measure a most valuable one, and would prove a vast improvement in the law. He would sup port the first amendment of the Noble and Learned Lord; but in reference to cases of ejectment, he thought that the plaintiff should be required to deliver in a written statement of his claim, and the defendant his Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) • • 13,833,2 41 Other securities ...• 10,662,9 23 Notes .. —•••••• • • •• 12,805,045 Gold and silver coin•. 519,244 1 £ 37,820,453 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. FRANCE. answer to it. The Earl of WICKLOW thought that so valuable a measure ought to be extended to Ireland. The Ear! of CARLISLE believed there was a law passed two sessions ago for Ireland, in which many of the improvements in the present measure were anticipated. Lord CRANWORTH said it would be totally im possible to trame a Bill of this kind in its integrity for application both to England and Ireland. There would of necessity be so many excnptions to introduce that such a measure could not well be framed to meet the cases of both countries; besides there should be a consultation with the Irish, judges. He thought tha t t he wises t course for them to' take would be in the first instance to confine it to Eng land; and then if it were found to work admirably well, it would be easy to frame a measure for Ireland upon the same principles. In the meantime Ireland might say— " Novurn experiment= incorporo vili."—(A laugh.) The LORD CHANCELLOR agreed in the opinion that it would not be possible to apply this Bill to Ire land. If, however, the proposed change be found to work well for this country . a similar change might be made in Ireland. The Bill was then read a third time. The clause proposed by Lord Truro was then added to the Bill; and the amendments which wore moved by Lord Denman were severally agreed to. The Bill was then passed: On the motion of Lord COLCHESTER, the Regis tration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages Bill was read a second time. On the motion for referring the Enfranchisement of Copyholds Bill to a Select Committee, Lord CAMI'I3ELL said, however desirable the mea sure might be, he was afraid that it would not pass through Parliament that session, and therefore he thought it unnecessary to go into the details. The LORD CHANCELLOR referred to the Masters in Chancery Abolition Bill, and another important law measure, which had been well considered by a Select Committee within the space of four hours. Lord CAMPBELL said the cases of the two Bills and the present one were very different; for, in respect to the former, they were the Pills of the Noble and Learned Lord on the woolsack; but, in the Case of the present measure, he believed that the Noble and Learned Lord was rather opposed to it. The Bill was then referr ed to a Select Committee. ' Eaten • ' On the inotion of the Bishop of OXFORD, the Com- V the • mitts° upon the School Sites Acts non Bill was his attention. Stponed until the Bth of June, in order to afford time postponed Bill to parts *. w fo h r i r ch ena th ed e y L in o g rd th c o h s s e nc o The Property of Lunatics Bill passed through e bj l leocrt.ihoanda elutedbple Com mittee. (lreland) Bill also assed through The Stamp Duti es (Ire P g Committee. REFORM OF TIIE COURTS OF CHANCERY. The reports Bill and the Equity Jurist'. PR on the Blaste.rs in . Chancery Abolition PROPERTY TAB This Bill was read a The Turn Committee. RE towns Bill were received. CONTINUANCE BILL. third time and p asse d 4 (Ireland) Bill * p ik e Roads passed through PRESENTATION OF LEARNING. The Earl of HA.RROWBY presented d rofession a petition from members a the lease ~ ,f . that in any Chang° maywhich s be made in the constitu tion of the House of p ro vision may for the distinct and separate representation of f the countr be made the edu cated intelligence. of by such man The Noble Lord said the petition was sig cock, and others as Brodie, Brews ter, Murchison, Pee of similar character, ht, be and would, B onO been of late deemed worthy of attention. Indeed, attent the emuch directed to the sentation of subject of the re Pkreit best to have country. , Perhaps many would thin no change at all; but ular feeling w the current of pop as running very strongly e numbers as t le2 standard. If this in favour of user followed . . n wer e to beoat it would be attended opinion o results.—(Hear with unfortunate encouraged .) Neither ancient nor experience this country toadopt • IDOdern whatt had been it. For instanc e , . .. the effect of the ex eri meet i n a neighbouring country? Tile first P effect of suffrage bad been the establishment universal of two nt bodies or powers of independe . equal authority, but th 'r ' ' antagonistic in fi principles of action. The P ' res!- dent and the Legislative Assembly had, as soon as their 0 were brought into exercise, come v into opposi .,'on, a nd the next result was subversion of o f ; l i ens , and the extinction of all the security for life, lib " e o rty, erty, or opinion. —(Hear, hear.) This ough t Pr°P to be enough to show the perilous nature of the principle of mere numbers. The history of ancient Rome led to the we e conclusion. In its wiser times, classes were presente d rather than numbers,tand when in later re times tubers merely were represented, anarchy nu resulted, and ultimately despotism. Moreover, by what right could , majority control a minority? It was the mere tyranny a of the strong:over the weak. But the whole object of government was to protect the weak against the strong; this object could only be attained by the representation rather of classes than numbers—by some systemunder which members should not represent opinions moreth n majorities. Under the present system o f represent i ng merely representing mere ly majorities of numbers, candidates professed ex treme opinions in order to obtain popular support, antl mo derate men had no chance, so that moderate opinions were not represented as they ought to be.—(Hear, hear.) It was doubt difficult to remedy these evils, and it wa s noseimpble to return to the rotten-boronh stem The only practicable means of atm' •the * attaining obje c t ap peared to be, that suggested by the petitioners. It was so metimes said that the progress of education would do sw ay with the evil resulting from the representation nurnlaers. But this was a fallacy. Education could not be expected ever to proceed to such an extent as to re nder men who passed their whole t i ' - me in pursuits of trade and toil competent to control the representation of a c ountry.--(Hear, hear.) And it was notorious that l ar ge bodies of men were most easily influenced and be came Often mere mobs. There was a question which of wa s of great importance, and well worthy ' considera tion on this subject—that of colonial representation, Viear, hear.) It should be recollected that the facilities between the moth er f o r communication were now greate r c ountry and some of her colonies thaw be tween different parts of this country used to exist And without expressing any itself,—(bl ear , h ear. ) suggestions, he throw them opinion upon th ese var i ous their the oat fur the co ns id era ti on o f Lordships and o f attention, —(Hear. h ear .) country, as entitled to some The Earl of DERBY Friend had no occasion said—My Lords, my Noble on to apologise for bringing under your Lordship s ' ance,and deriving h consideration a subject of great import respectability of additional importance from the great t e names attac he d to this petition.— (Hear, hear.) Thu subj • k.ct, my Lords, is perhaps one which mull ' more fitly ho mooted in the other House • but, at the same time, Friend ' my Noble has done good service in introducing it to the consideration of your li . Lords ips, of the other House, and of the country. — (Hear.) Without • • • • • I expressing any positive op inio n , coacur in many of his observations as to the p resent con stitution of the House of Commons, and the effects pro duced by the changes consequent upon the introdt mea uction of the Reform Bill . There ass resulted from that sure, and from the abolition of the absolutely indef,nsi ble system of close boroughs, increased difficulty upon the part of men not:previously known in the world, and not possessing pectiliar dopey of speech, or prpfes. M . G R ANTER DE CASSAGNAC fills nearly a page of the Constitutionnel with remarks on the systematic hostility towards Lours NAPOLEON by a portion of the Be nation, including to a certain extent the iari Chamber of Representatives, but does justice to the SOVEREIGN, and appreciates his position. He says— " King Leopold is a man of too elevated and prac tical a mind, and of a too noble character, not to have apprec i ate d, Equallywith the other Sovereigns of Europe, the immense services rendered to the cause of order by Prince Louis Napo eon. It is, therefore, just to say, that the King of the Bel;ians has never concealed the sentiments of esteem and kindness with which he has been inspired by the firm, and at the same time moderate, conduct of the French Government; but King Leopold is, after Queen Victoria, most strictly constitutional sovereign in Europe; for him to take or keep a Ministry, it is not necessarily to choose or approve of v No political men in Europe can be ignorant that es far as reggrds the new Government of France the King of the Belgians is very far from s h ar i ng i n or approvi ng of itin prejudices of his Cabinet. Although the two Belgian Chambers are equally the result of el. etion, the r present political spi rit is very diff;•renP. Tho great mi.jority of the Senate i s c at h o li c and Conhervativo, and in this point of view favourably diiposed towards France. It is, in the Cham ber of Deputies, in consequence of the general reduction of the property qualifioatten to 421, made by tho law of the 18th March, 1848, that the Belgian Ministry finds support for its system of policy hostile to the present Government of France In another part M. GRANTER DE CASSAGNAC says— It is principally in the language of the press, in the insulting conduct of some refugees, that the bad feeling of the Belgian Government towards the Chief of the French nation is shown. Mountains might be formed with the paper blackened and soiled with calumnies which is printed in Belgium, and distri buted throughout Europe, in contempt of all feel ings of good neighbourhood. We know that the law on the Belgian press of the 16th October, 1830, frees journalism, in an absolute manner, from every shackle, but we also know that the greater num ber of the Belgian journals aro edited by foreigners, placed under the authority of the decree of September 22, 1835, relative to expulsion. These foreign journal ists may, therefore, write all kinds of insults against nations and against Governments; the law of 1830 au thorises them in it, but if ono amongst them should allow himself to say anything a little sharp ' against the Belgian Gov ernment itself, M. Charles Bogier without infringing o n t h e lib erty o f j ourna li sm , wou ld have re course to the decree of 1835 relative to foreigners, and send his man beyond the frontier in 24 hours. A sort of terror took possession of the Belgian Cabinet after the 2d December, and the Ministers ima gined that Louis Napoleon would infallibly inv,..ad, ° Belgium. It was a false and puerile alarm. glum would have an immense commercial interest in being reunited to France; the interest of France President, as ell Europe well knows, only in that reunion is infinitely less. Besides, the Prince ideas of organization at home and peace abroad; it is not to set nations one against the other.that hehas saved them from socialism, and his task is greater and morebe glorious for his ambition than any conquest could But if the Prince President has not, and never bad, any o idea of invading Belgium, he certainly has sought ted have the idea of making himself and France respected on the part of tho Belgian Government, as of every n other; and the next elections in eastern Flanders, Hainault, and in the provinces of Liege and Lirabourg,. entertains. to those provinces, in choosing their deputies, W.l h i rth e eir will considerably advance the question. Thu electors of consider whether it suits them best to strengthen them off. commercial relations with France or to will be ono of tariffs. Belgium has un doubtedly di a Y n indis to retain her Ministers, but Franco bus When favours It will not come to an affair of cannon, bbruPtE__ceartraiignillyt putttble right to protect her mzzrketst.usually given to are to ba granted, a prefeunco is no enemies." GERMANY. The budget of Hanover for the year commencing on Ist July is calculated at 8,145,49 8 Chalets for expenses, and at only 7,702,23'2 thalcrs for the receipts. L on oc t a he W V a E te N r N ov AC h l e l n i _—__-_—_-_-_—_--_ l in — th ° ei ri r posFeAofTAeLnio3A:iuCgClaDE:ttyT,s 0:1 Saturday last a party of pleasure took a boat for the Far progress, the oar of one of the rowers dropped overboard. Two or three of the party rush , -d to the side, in order to re cover the oar before the boat had passed by it, when their weight caused the boat to overact, sod, we grieve to relate two of the party, a young lady 42a b',94a ~,„+„. llan, Wore wifor tuuately droya9d.-.iScotchnicot. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(THIS DAY.) sing extreme views likely to recommend them to hige popular badies—tecro has -.ec.,1 ,seater difficulty -="—tte ., •••••••—•••• A , e4,.. , ;(1.,, —..... 12 1 ,!,-- " .30 70 in the way of their getting access w the Howie of C,m iiit",C,,throeniontlas.. 12 2 % Legnern ...... " "•" . 25 70 -- mens.—(Llear, hear.) I agree also that there were of R Aterlarn .......... 12 2% 4en0a................ A1tw0rp.............. '" .... --- old means 8m55e15......—.....• 25 70 Venico—..•••• ••.••••••.•• ••.... 25 70 N1Umr... , ....... by whic►s science and the colonial interests 40 1 i Were indirectly represented in Parlimacent—(Elear, ll.mburgh •••• .•51.11, 13 11% Naples ..••••"...... 1221 A hear)—and means by which young men disposed to Antala . •••••••• ..- t. t iormo,peroz•••••••• 122y6 ' &eyesight •••• 25 50 Messina ..••....•••••. It swell themselves of the advaulages of a seat: in the House of Commons, not for the purposes of emusoment, but of really entering into the service of the country, might find admission into that assembly, and these make for themselves a name and character which might subsequently recommend them to the notice of larger constituencies,—(Hear, hear.) And I agree that men previously unknown, and of moderate and temperate opinions, may find in these days more difficulty than is desirable in becoming members of the Legislature.— (Hear, hear.) I agree further, my Lords, in thinking teat it is not right or expedient that everything should ba referred to mere numbers--(Hear,) In whatever way you distribute the constituencies there must always be a large minority to a certain extent unrepresented; and, indeed, the absolute majority of the country may not be represented, for the majority of Members or seats may not represent the majority of electors—there may be small majorities in some places one way counterbalanced by large majorities in other places But, my Lord s , Idon t o h t e th se o ei e n r w w h a a y.— twa ( y Ele way, under any system of popular possible to escape that difficulty.— go (Hear, government, m h e e na heave.) i t is You must be regulated by the aggregate of votes of the representatives of respective constituen cies. But I agree that, if it be necessary to make any new distribution—to fill up vacancies arising from the alterations which the times may require—it would be unwise to look to the single question of numerical ma jority—(Hear, hear)—without taking into account the in legislation) question o f h property, te and question (asof far as intelligence.—(Hear, it t ei can lig e i n e o 0( Eia considered er, hear.) The numerical majority is that which commends itself to the popular opinion as one which is most easily ascertained. Next in difficulty is the question of pro perty. But the most difficult is the other—how to se cure such a Legislature as shall give a due balance to intelligence, either in every constituency, or by the system recommended by the petitioners, of having Members who shall assume exclusively to represent the intelligence of the country. My Lords, I am far from saying that, though I think there is difficulty in introducing that element to a great extent, it would be desirable to introduce to a greater degree the principle of representing intelligence and education apart from mere numbers.—(Hear, hear.) Bat I apprehend that there would be considerable diffi culty in bringing the principle into practical operation. To a certain extent it is adopted by the constitution of the House of Commons as it stands, in assigning seats to the three Universities—of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin; and if there wore any other bodies suffi ciently numerous (for I think we cannot altogether over look the question of numbers in considering the popular representation), and sufficiently separate and distinct— as scientific bodies, for instance—l think such bodies would have a claim for the consideration of the Govern ment in the re-organization or amendment of our repre sentative system.—(Hear, hear.) On the part of the Go vernment I can assure my Noble Friend that the subject has not escaped their attention, and on a recent occasion I anxiously sought for the means of making an addi tion to tne constituency. There are, however, I repeat, great practical difficulties in the way. For instance, take the case of the Scotch universities. Thera are three or four of them, some the very reverse of numerous, and all of them together not containing materials for a very large constituency ( suppos i ng we cons id ere d on l y t h e graduates), and if we grouped them together for the pur pose of representation, the smaller ones might not, per haps, consider it a boon, far they might apprehend that the general interests of science might be overborne by the particular interests of the larger universities, or their preponderating opinions on political or other subjects. again, my Lords, there are the inns of court, b Th od e i n es , ever capable of furnishing a most respectable and valuable constituency—(Hear, hear)—and probably of returning to Parliament a very useful Member. It might be highly honourable to a lawyer to be returned by these someties rather than by some popular coestitu eney, receiving his election as a mark of approval on the part of those belonging to his own profession, and sitting peculiarly as the representative of the law. But, my Lords, I must say, that, of all classes, those who find the least difficulty in obtaining seats in the House of Commons are the lawyers.—(Hear, and a laugh.) The tendency seems really to be to that which has been found in other countries productive of mischief —too great an infusion of professional men in the repre sentation of the people,—(Hear, hear.) For these gen tlemen, in " going cir cu it," h ave o pp ort unities of making themselves known—bringing themselves before the pub lic, and forming acquaintances, and acquiring local in fluence. Still, my Lords, Ido not say that the inns of court would not form a constituency entitled to groat consideration. With respect to learned or scientific so cieties lam afraid there would be more difficulty. Be fore noticing theta I must at once dispose of a suggestion I perceive has been made of erecting all retired military or naval officers into a Parliamentary constituency.— (Hear, and a laugh.) It would never do to have a member for " The United Service" Club.—(Laughter.) Now, my Lords, as to scientific and learned so cieties, there would be a difficulty in drawing the line between them so as to arrange which of them should be deemed entitled to representation, and there would be difficulty in greuping them together for that purpose.—(Hear, hear.) And, my Lords, lam not sure that the introduction of the political element into their societies would be likely to conduce to their harmony. —(Hear, hear.) Take the cases, for instance, of the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons. It would be im possible to give to each a Member, and if they both to gether returned one, the result would be, I fear, to cause jealousies and dissensions between them. And as to each , p rli ar a t tn ic e u n la t_( rbody, I doubt w h e th e r it would b e f or their benefit t o h ave th e power of return i ng a Mem b er of Parliament —(Hear, Hear, hear)—and whether they would not be the worse for the infusion of political feeling thus caused. It would be impossible to give each of these so cieties a Member; it would be difficult to draw the line between them, a d of course it would be practically im possible to combine them altogether into one body for the purpose of forming a Parliamentary constituency, uniting together for this purpose the Geographical So ciety, and the Royal Society, and the Statistical Society, and the Botanical Society, and all the rest of them.—(A laugh.) Moreover, my Lords, although these societies are in their constitution learned or scientific bodies, they comprise many persons who have no special claims to a character for science or learning—(Hear, hear) — men of rank deeming it an honour to become members of them; and if the additional inducement were held out of becoming members of a Parliamentary constituency, the introduction of members for the purpose of thus ac quiring votes might ultimately endanger the previous objects of the societies.—(Hear, hear.) The whole ques tion, then, as to these institutions is embarrassed by great difficulties.—(Hear, hear.) Then, my Lords, as to the subject of colonial representation; it is one undoub tedly ot great importance and also of difficulty.—(Hear, hear.) But if the object could be attained—more par ticularly since the alteration of 1833, and the conse quent abolition of indirect colonial representation—it is one well worthy of the consideration of the Go vernment.—(Hear, hear.) If by ane means such a system could be devised as should fairly secure the representation of different interests, and bring before Parliame t the questions affecting the material, social, and political welfare of the colonies, a great ad vantage would no doubt be gained.—(Hear, hear.) It would create an additional tit) between the mother coun try and the colonies—(Hear)—and secure the advan p tas now inadequately attained by the exertions of amateur colonial legislators, who are not always most discreet, even if the most zealous, advocates of the colo niesand a to which they attach themselves. — ( sear, , l laugh.) g h . i ) n There carrying w o o u u t the hpolawn_deveriffibeeuity o n a s ad i d e ct r h a te b h l e diffi culty mode in which the returns should be made, mannerand the which the members should repre sent separate or con current colonial intorcsts.—(Hear, hear.) To have a member from each colony would of courseo of b te matterh p e r e a o o e f l t o i c u a r l el great i constituencies m pos s i ble , and w toou would d r r be a n ge ne th ce e s g sa r r o i u ly pin a g delicay.—(Hear, hear.) My Lords, I cannot upon these points express any positive opinion. I ceneur in a great portion of the observations of my Noble F r i en d. And if I could see my way in stey alterations hereafter made in our representative system, or any additions to be made to cur consti tuencies—if I could see my way to the introduction, in a greater degree, of the element of education and in el thhaateditsmefaynhoet in telligence, I should think the object_difficult as I Le gislature.—(Hear.) t 0A thrownd I power ew e r deem it to be—well entitled to the attention of the certainlyLe infethe or educated classes, but the most desirable to to do something which may neutralise the prevailing intelligent mpeiastuildeddidpnorottiorniseof to o he nu merous—and lam afraid in many cases the _ 3 moat_ q easily even on my own y. my rd.,. re eexomprmesusnaitny positive opinions than I ought,to express the opinions of m y colle agues; and, perhaps,_ I have already gone fur therbut I only desired to convey my sense of the importance of the subject.—(Hear.) My Noble Friend has not introduced any proposition on this occasion to your Lordships, and, therefore, I can only say that the subject is one which will have the best attention of the Government; and that on a future and proper occasion, when any definite proposition may be submitted to your Lordships, they will be ready to consider it. The petitions were then laid on the table. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice that t ß ha l t L L. e should, on Monday week, move the second reading this Bill. POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS . Tho Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice of a question for the same day respecting our postal arrange ments with France. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The Earl of DERBY gave notice that he should (to day) move the adjournment of the House to Thursday next, and should propose (as there was no raeßsure o f a pressing nature- before them ) that no business of im portance should be tllon until Monday week_th ob jectmeet on Thursday privateand of his moving that the House Their Lords Lips then adjourned. appeal& ROUSE OF COMMONS, May 27. THE LOBOS ISLANDS. I n answer to a question put by M r. BAGGE, Lord STANLEY stated that applications had been frequently made, during the Lut year, to tho British Government by merchants arAl other persons inti , n-sted in the guano trade, to know—first, whether the L 3 b os Islands, fro m w hi ch guano was to be ont4intql, were held to belong to Peru? secondly, whether British ships would be allowed to land there? and thirdly, whether the British Government intended to send a ship of war there for the pr Q t ee ti ou o f t h e tra d e ? A n d the si mple NI A Y 2B, 1852 reply maqe by the late and tie present Grkere 'Tient had been, hat eheteer the islaleis we:e held to belong to Pere or net, it was cr,rtain they did not to-loeg to Eng land; the British Government had no claim upon teem, and it was deemed unadviseble to send any ship of war there. It was stated, on the one hand, that these islands were not mentioned in the written constitution of Peru; that the islands were at a distance from the coast; that they ivere wholly unoccupied and destitute of fresh water, with no buildings erected upon them; that no set of sovereignty lied been exercised over them by Peru, and that, according to the law of me;oes, the mere ere sence of wandering tribes was not sufficient to conscituto a claim of right of property. On the other hand, the claim of the Peruvian Government was, that the islands were formerly held to belong to the Spanish province, and that on the separation of Peru from Spain they passed of themPelves to the Government of Peru without any special mention; that one was distant about forty miles, and the other only twelve miles from the coast; that they were by no means newly discovered; and that a distinct act of sovereignty had been exercised over them by the Government of Peru in prohibiting the lo dian tribes from hunting upon them, lest the birds should be disturbed. Resting upon this claim, the Go vernment of Peru had declared that they would resist all attempts upon these islands. Her Majesty's Govern meat had examined the case, and the Noble Lord the Secretary of State (the Earl of Maheesbury) had stated, in reply to a letter upon the subject, that the Govern' ment were not prepared to send ships of war to these is- lands, and that, however advantageous it might be to Great Britain to appropriate the islands, or to declar e ' them common property, we would not violate interne timid law. At the same time, the Government enter tained a sincere hope that (as wo understood) such sr' , rangements might be made as would effect the object de' sired, and secure a supply of guano. Sir F. BARING might be allowed to say, as th e transaction passed in some degree when he was in °fan that within th e l ast f ew days (as we understood) be h"; received a letter from the admiral in command, stati° that he had sent, or was on the point of sending, a vessel to protect the trade with these islands. UNIVERSITY COMMISSION. Mr. lIORSMAN gave notice that to-morrow he should ask the Secretary of State when it was probable that t he i. University Commission wou ld conclu d e their report; ": also wished to know if th e Ch ancellor of the Exchequer e ' intended to bring on th e C ommittee of Supply 0 / first Government business to-morrow? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said!! meant to take the Committee of Supply to-morrow (t"; day) as the first order of the day. The Right Ile' • Gentleman also announced that after the report on th e Militia Bill had been received, he meant to give the IDe Gentlemen (Mr. Slaney), who had ki n dl y relinquished his advantage on a former occasion, an opportunity 0f bringing on his motion, and then he meant to revert to the orders of the day. MILITIA BILL. On the motion for considering this Bill as amended, Colonel SILITIIORP moved in lines 21 and 22 after the words " appointments to the rank of major," to leave capta o i u n t o t r he an w y ord hi ` g ` h m e a r jo r r a ,' n ' k a 2 n , d l i t nse w rt as th a e cka w i o t rds ted by two Governments that the militia was nr, cessary, and he wished to make the force whet ought to be. The militia was formerly kept up in a 0 1 , 1 ; stitutional and efficient manner, an d h e d es ired it show' • be so for the future. Mr. HTIME said no amendment would reconcile biae: to the Bill, which he protested against in Gra reconcile to " impolitic and barbarous in these enlightened cleY, Ao; establish a system of conscription among the Pe e r oo .. and he should not hesitate to avail himself of every b ' s portunity to oppose a measure which involved sue principle. ota Mr. W. WILLIAMS al so o b serve d t h a t no thing to reconcile him to the measure. He had been oplY- 4 ` - ou r it from the commencement; first, en the ground tha t e to 7 military defences were sufficient; and, 2dly, that oc ., were not, the militia would not supply the defieje n g ld The system of ballot, as provided for in this olauset w %to greatly embarrass the Government when it was pet / we operation, for nothing was so odious and objectioe s ,„ to the people of this country as conscription in a tin ?"jea profound puce. The public had been grossly 03 ,. /i l3OO to believe that the military force available for the d eL ri e • c ol of the country was only one-half of its real aurae extent. rivee Mr. WALPOLE said reasonable time would be .P s ee by the Government for Hon. Members to considerda, course they should take on the third r e t we elt, ' He would fix the third reading for MondaY,"got In regard to the amendment of the Hon. end u 5 ,3 00 Colonel, he should make certain alterations in the c` which he thought would meet his objections. The amendment was then withdrawn. Colonel GILPIN then proposed a proviso , ant powering commanding officers of regiments to sPb ) ip g non-commissioned officers from the ranks of des'? soldiers. • The amendment was agreed to. re' Mr. THORNELY then proposed the following P vise at the end of clause 18:—" Provided alwaYee ttitis eof member of the Senate of the University of Londo n ' n for any examiner, or other officer thereof, nor any Yereitta lion connected with the said University, visions of any charter thereof, nor any sor, tutor, or lecturer of any cellege, school, °f t " - roe such college, school, or institution, who shal l r v - e its triculated in the said university, h 11 be liable to the militia under this Act. s a Mr. GOULBOURN said the proviso went beyond _, OlEfOrd Du privilege enjoyed by the Universities of A maim' Cambridge, as it extended to all persons who had ta d t ee enlisted. As regarded schools also, i-t went ternd privileges accorded to the Universities of Cambridge a° Oxford. Ole ° Mr. GLADSTONE suggested that it would pre.) so • the cause it espoused, to press the proviso, it V/ " . ;th• student t of p at ani. loose and so vague. He suggested it should be with' be drawn, and some test of residence sought for, t° brought forward on r. HEYWOOD a future occasion. 'eet i f thought it would effect the obi scholars engaged in education were comprised alan e o 'o4 Mr. THORNELY, under these circumstances, W withdraw his amendment. In reply to Mr. HEY WOOD, Mr. WALPOLE said h o was quite satisfi ed to Pitaebee, the University of Durham o n the same footqlgr g e as and briig t other universities--namely, London, Cam Oxford. b e taken Mr. BERNAL said St. Bee's ought into consideration. 11 was re ' The amendment was withdrawn, and the B 1 ese e ported, and ordered to be read a third time on Moue e week. • DILL' VALUATION OF.PR,OPERTY (IRELAND) On 'the second reading of this Bill, 6th' Lore NAAS reminded the House that, under the ...r _ and 7th William IV., the valuation of 26 counties in J a l", land had been made ; but, some years after the poor-ir e came into operation in Ireland, it was found necessary:t; alter the mode of valuation. Another Act Ras s u p• sequently passed, which was .based on what Iv a t s ° et. posed to be the letting value of lands and also to acis ed, Under that system only five counties had been veltl o f and in three more it was plely flashed, in the 00Dr 5 : 0 1 five years.—(Hear, hear.) It was impossible that t i. `l e i t system could b.) continued , an d be queathed to tu grandchildren. There was also the greatest difficulla the mode of conducting app eals, whi ch was ex ceisi/ os cumbersome and unsatisfactory to all parties. The g r . o a, object should be t o make one u niform mode of valuettme a b o w ar d tur ith D t r h o a g t he v d ie a w b t r h o e ug ß h i t g i h n t a H B on. Gentleman ililae tsessio t o le . o 34 ,,a oo e present at sen 6 t ,00 measure as markets et w o o l uaTt s* howeve r, was found to be so cum b ersome that it gairbi be be s be p a r ! i i c y: a o e f ti On agriculturalw hatever. T different—it proposed to proceed on an average 0 , • produce h last three • years, as taken from the different nevriP e s s Pe e ito That was, in fact, the leading feature f the Bill. It es altered the mode of appeal, a , a ° first to the ee; missioner of valuation, and which carte:. afterwards to the q the sessions. He had every reason to believe, that h Bill were approved thewhole ot lreland would b e tod lued in four or five sears, and the resent unsatiefa c ien ed system put an end t o. I n conclusion, the Noble At" moved the second reading of the Bill B'll Mr. ULEMENTS deprecated bringing such a -1, pas ward on the eve of a general election, and when, ':„s natural to expect that Irish Members would be an e ` - .0% Ireland. He hel protested, therefore, against the Bill . o or continued at the present time. Tne first Bill W 55 1,3 fel dined in 1826; fire others had since followed, as lae the question was far from being settled, shev riv e g complex and difficult nature of the question. : e ls' was also introduced in the last session, it was 00 mitted twice, and yet had to be abandoned. It : A stir* a totally different principle from the present °, ;glee; which showed that it required great cone lae— ro utia The whole of this valuation bad already cost i n Lo s 0 numbers 260,000/., and surely they were not ge, incur mere expenses, without having the subje ° 2 na tter , fully considered. He knew something of the In that in England as well as in Ireland, and believe„ was in the majority d " in " the poor-law valueli ° ' ne eier not a good one for the purpose of taxation, but °rota' to that of England in many instances. It we °. so 0 rious that those already made w e re thrown ser state of great confusion by the appeals to quar te a r a ieflt, along, and he was therefore against the estehust- sad thatof each a tribunal. It was impo ss ibl e to exPec such a measure should pass in the presen t s ession; r to he put it to the Noble Lord if it were not het t6 ba of postpone it until next year. The delay could un i t a tioo any consequence, for n o a l terat i on i n the vat or would affect the con s ti tuenc i es for the nex t O r- 0 four years. For his r,nt own part, even if' it Vi—, o ol Committee, • which he deprecated, be believed it " e ° for ' meet the late of • its predecessors. He should, the ~t b e• move that it be read a second time that day three atel'od fre l Mr. H. HERBERT d part of da red re a where such a measure was so necessary, that he tenod, his thanks to his Neble Friend for bringing it fo r " 00 even at that period of the session. He did not 5e due t Hon. Members for Ireland could not imitate the ee si l e ee of Scotch Members, who in discussing measures Ls_itb tin their country put themselves in communication _ w oo s the Government upon the mere details, and wer, e l o re enabled to overcome all difficulties. Ho was qultw eeo id his Noble Friend, the Chief Secretary for Ireland,,Tio: made to him, and he a' p eed listen to any suggestion 3 see, therefore, why the Bill could not be ern: O le' wish. He deniedthat the Poor - law valuatio n gate., it neval satisfaction, for in his own part of t h e count'? was quite the contrary. VO W Sir R. FERGUSO N denied that the poor•law aloe lion ga ve the dissatisfaction alluded to by th e „ c al M , mber for Kerry , for Mr. Jose p h Kincaid, Iv2ha connected with very extensive properties in Irtila u fa,bo tinc:ly setted, in his Evidence before a Commitr, or Horse of Lord s, that it WAS, generally recakifit'ad of proved a of. He was oerred to the bringieg forwo or suc h a Bill at thet period of the session, when I' d de- Y eortun ity would be given to discuss it caretull a° liberately. e Mr. VESEY supported the second reeding o f the 13 to tuo The present system of Tajion was inoperttive