The Sun. — London, England, 1837-12-13 00:00:00

COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA. The following paragraph from our ship news, which might easily escape the attention of a superficial or heed less reader, announces an important fact, viz., that the pro ject of steam communication with the Red Sea with India is already accomplished, and in actual and successful ope ration. It announces that the last communication has been effected in 43 days, allowing for the stoppage at Alexan dria. This fact must be highly gratifying to the whole mer cantile interest of the country, and replete with happy au guries to the advocate of Indian amelioration : " Ship News, Nov. 29.—The Atalanta left Bombay on the 2d of October, and arrived at Suez on the 16th of October, with the mail of September, and at Alexandria on the 20th of October, from whence the mail was dispatched by her Ma jesty's ship Volcano, on the 7th of November, and arrived at Malta on the 11th, and was dispatched from Malta to Gibraltar by her Majesty's ship Firefly, on the 16th of November, and was due here on Monday the 4th of December." While we state that the result here recorded must be highly gratifying to commercial men, it is in no slight de gree gratifying to ourselves, who have from the commence ment, with unabated zeal, on every possible occasion that offered, and in many forms, maintained the advantage and pr a ctibility of accelerating our communications with India, by employing the Egyptian route. The great result accomplished may be designated in a few emphatic words. The " awful dependency," as Mr. Canning termed our Indian Empire, with its enormous population, its pecu liar customs and habits, and its opposing creeds, is brought practically nearer to this country in point of time (which is tantamount to distance) by one-half. Great and startling as this result may be, we are eqnally convinced that the interval of time thus shor tened (as employed in the present communication) may he greatly diminished. We are aware that there has bee i some delay in the ariival of one of the Indian wads to this country, in consequence of one of the steamers from Bombay to Suez having been obliged to put back in consequence of an accident, after steaming rine days, by which a loss of some average dozen days occurred. • On this occasion there was a prejudicial delay between Egypt and Malta. The communication, which is • cemplete between India and Suez, is not yet complete be tween Alexandria and this country. But it cannot be Much longer delayed. As soon - as the contract for the replier passage of steamers on the European side, which is now in transitu, shall be completed, no further delay is likely to occur. The delay of quarantine by passengers from India through Eg:, pt will also be avoided, as in the cese of Sir James Maxwell, by the time passed in the vo:, age. We learn that the Provisional Committee of steam-navigation to India are at the present moment crepe :ling to the adequate legislative authorities on this especial point. On this side the Red Sea the only c else of delay at present exists ; the communication between Suez and the East In.lies may be said to be corn eite ed. The Directors ot'the India Company anl the In- Board have ctspateiied orders to the Governer General (J . :* to place tbc 1-lagjc Linc Lay steam v355e 1 . between S•ez Mocha, to carry m ids end pass. nge - s, and the .Z 1 Tanta and Berenice steamers bety e n Mocha aid Bom b •y. Tiny have also e;:aliii,hed Mr. Waz,h;:in in Egypt, tacit- agent for the es!ab:islenent and effectuation of steam onmunicerion by way of the Re:il S-a. Our readers are a,v.tre that we have taken a p 'euil..r view of the subject in th • -11ornilg Alverliser —namely, the practicability of farther ascilerazing the present shortened corn- We looked to teo mesns fur effecting eurpose—one by en l!, the other by railroad, from Su- , t to Cairn. On the tir.Jr. 11,..1 I —canal commuoica tian—oar view Lai been statt'd • to be, that the re opeoing of the old canal of the PhAroahs, the Ptolemies, tbe Persians, and the Caliphs in Egypt might be practi• e‘dly effected at a very cheap rate. It is the same project which the French engineers under Napoleon, when in Egypt in 1701, recommended, and estimated at 700,0001. lint our opinion is, that the pi eject might lie accomplished for haS that sum, inastruch as-Ist, the French contem plated a northern and a western cenal ; and 2d, inasmuch as tbe old can, 1 merely wants cleansing, one-third of it being almost fit far use. There is one curious example, indeed, since that p7riod of the communication being effected by a m re ff.); t of nature, conseqaent on a rise of the Nile. The t•.mal being opened, there would be a water communica tion to India the whole way from London, and an additional savi:tz of five days (as proved by our shipping extract) ould be practically effected. With regard to the rail reed ( ointnusieaton, wideb we consider ought to be con teleporaneous, we are trio t happy to say that it is likely to be carried into eerly and meet beneficial opsration. We ~re the more gratified in recording this circumstance, be ca..e the project is supsiatended by an excellent individual with elms:: name all the friends of Ileerty in every part of the world are familiar. We meat Mr. Galloway, the (20:ninon Councilman at.(l engineer. Our readers may, perhaps, be aware that cue of Mr. Galloway's sons tins big been resident in Egypt as a functionary of the Paella ; but has lat,ly come to this coun'ry with a view to serve the cause of liborty to which the fereily have been always patriotically devoted. The sub ject ie of so much importance to the comme-cial interests, that we shall reserve it for sotbeexelusive remarks—merely observing for the present that the examin ition of Mr. A. Gal;oway before the " S sleet Co.nmittee of Steam Com munication with India," illustrated in the Parliamentary report just published, by a lithographed map of his pro jected railroad, is in perfect concurrence with the views we have always taken of the subject. It is a subject of inap preciable importance, whether we look to it with a view to the commercial interests of the British empire, or to the improvement, social, moral, and political, of its Indian pos sessions.—Mornine Advertiser. :31:;icaten tl.i POSTAGE.-Ftoln the elaborate statements of Lord Lichfield, as reported by The Sun, it appears, that the re venue of the Post- office is 2,9.00,000/., and that of this amount the sum of 1,500,0001. goes to the revenue, and 700,0001. for the expences of the Post-office. It farther ap pears that the number of letters charged by the Post-office is between forty-two and forty-three million ; from which state. meet it is to be inferred that the average cost of every letter at present is one shilling, and that the number of letters charged is neatly two for each individual in the whole population. If the rate of postage is established at one penny, for every dis tance and in all cases, it is evident that in order to produce the s . tme amount, the number of letters must be increase to twelve fur every one now sent, which a measure of increased be yond what we are warranted to anticipate, even with that amount of reduction ; and the defalcation of the revenue seems to be the grand objection of Lord Lichfield to the adoption of Mr. Hill's plan. The correspondent (Mr. R. Johnson) of the Berwick Advertiser, whose ratio of charge was given by us last Tuesday, retains, with some slight modification, the principal features of Mr. Hill's plan ; reduced rate—uniform rate--stamped covers—and payment in advance. Mr. John son's suggestion proceeds on the principal of " payment in proportion to value received or labour performed—an equitable distance for an equitable price." THE BALLOT.—A petition, signed in the short space of a few hours by several hundred inhabitants of the parish of Marylebone, was on Saturday last presented to the Vestry by a deputation, headed by Mr. Wall, Secretary to the Reform Association, for the purpose of getting that influential and popular body (the Vestry) to call a public meeting upon the question of the Ballot, &c., and that the inhabitants of St. Pancras and Paddington might be allowed to join in the pro ceedings. Mr. Wall observed, that if they had had sufficient time from the period at which the project was instituted, they could have had it signed by three times the number ; but they had sufficient confidence in the liberality of the Vestry to be lieve that this being an important public subject, it would re quire nothing further on their (the inhabitants') parts to gain the Vestry's powerful co-operation. They did not present it from any factious opposition to the present Ministry, but to 'obtain a measure they anticipated would be conducive to the üblic good. After some slight discussion the petition was received, and a Committee appointed to consider the subject, which appeared to be quite in favour with the Vestry. One of the steam-boilers at Hopwood-mill, Oldham, burst on Monday morning last, in consequence of one of the valves being shut, a valve communicating from one boiler to the other. The screw for closing this valve is formed in such a manner that it would require turning twenty times before ,the valve shut, and therefore must have been intentionally e;osed. The explosion made a violent noise, breaking the tit,bers of the roof of the boiler-house, and fOrcing the doors of the engine -house, a distance of two yards, where they were thrown down. The engineer, Joshua Taylor, was shockingly scalded by the escape of hot water ; he was taken home in a dreadful state, and expired about half-past five o'clock the same evening. The affair was investigated on Tuesday last before a coroner. The two principal witnesses, James Harri son and Daniel Lees, stated that the deceased had told them, more than once, that he never shut the valve, a,,d had said, Somebody has done my job—somebody has intentionally shut the valve." The unfortunate man appears to have been .on good terms with all the hands at the mill; but the body of engineers are said to have conducted themselves in an unfeindly manner towards him, he net being a member of the union, and not looked on as a regularly-acknowledged engineer. A witness examined at the inquest observed that a person with a false key might have obtained admittance to the bei'er-house unobserved by the watchman. The jury being unable to agree to a decision in the present circumstances of the affair, the inquest was adjonrned to Tuesday next.—Manchester Guardian. _ _ The ex-royal family of France has been at Goritz ine the 24th of November. The town was desirous of giving zr grand fete to their Royal Highnesses on their return • but the Duke of Angouleme opposed hi.nself to the project. The Duke of 13,:rdeaux is cornolete!y di,figured by his being so ex tremely stout : at a little distance he would betaken for a man o' thYrty, rather than a youth of seventeen. The whole family leads L very retired life : since their return they have been seen. l:ut once together in public. at the Church of the Francis cans, up In the celebration of the anniversary of the death of Charles .X. SINGILTLA It TURNIP.—Last week a turnip, of the nd, with all the fingers, was got in a ties Jacques, farmer, Parksidc, Mid :er Guardian. shape of left han Ay: :NIVP , Jr. Jam ir ro ti ; este A . 0%-. • - r _ . THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1837. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF GO DIMONS.—Lae. 12. The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before Four o'clock. Colonel EVANS presented a petition from the Church wardens and Overseers of the parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster, praying for an indemnity against the en croachments that were about to be made in consequence of the building of the new Houses of Parliament. QUEEN'S COUNTT PETITION. The SPEAKER acquainted the House that the parties who had petitioned the House against the return for the Queen's County had not entered into the usual recognizances• The result, therefore, would be, that the order for taking the peti tion into consideration should be discharged.—Ordered. PAWNBROKING (IRELAND.) Lord CLEMENTS presented a petition from a person of the name of Matthew Barrington, praying that the House would appoint a Committee to inquire into the present system of Pawnbroking in Ireland. The Noble Lord stated that it was his intention, after the recess, to bring the subject before the House upon a specific motion. He should, therefore, more that the petition be printed with the votes. The SPEAKER intimated that if it was the intention of the Noble Lord to bring the subject before the House after the recess, there was no necessity whatever for having the petition printed with the votes, as the printing of it in the regular course would be quite in time for any purpose the Hon. Member might have in view. After a few further observations, the petition was ordered to lie upon the table. CHURCH RATES. Sir HUSSEY VIVIAN presented a petition from the Clergymen of a parish in Cornwall (as we understood) for a more certain provision for maintaining the fabric of the Church than was afforded by the existing system of Church-rates. SPIRIT DUTIES. Mr. DENISTOUN presented a petition, signed by 1,300 spirit merchants of Glasgow complaining of the inequality of the spirit duties. He considered the matter complained of to be a great grievance, which be should make the subject of a specific motion on a future occasion. ASSESSED TAXES. Sir CHARLES LEMON presented a petition from a " Polytechnical Society," praying for a repeal of the As sessed Taxes. PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS. ASSURANCE CONIPANIES,&c. &c. &c. Paid. LONDON, TUESDAY, DEC. 11 Number Dividend .... ef per CANALS. Price Vs ares. Athium. 1,766 7 pet cent. Ashton and Oldham....Average 971.18 x. sh. 135 1,482 41. Ashby-de-le.Zouch Average 1131. sh. 65 1,260 Basingstoke lOOl. sh. 5 1,005 5/. Brecknock and Abergavenny 1501. sh. 100 1,000 1-16 sh. 91.65. Birmingham, 1.16 th share Bf/. & 711. 220 4,000 Ditto and Liver p ool Junct...1251 sh. 100 pd 26 600 2/. Bridgewater and Taunton ....1001. sh. all pd 64 400 41. Chelmer and Blackwater 100/. sh. 102 5013 481. Coventry 1004 sh. 701 4,545 Croydon 2,060; 41. Os. Dudley ...... 00 71. Derby 100/. sh. -133 20,000 3,575; 3/. Ellesmere and Chester Average law. ab. 77 231 - 401. Frewash 1001. sti. 700 1,297 281. Forth and Clyde Average 41131.165. O. 610 11,g00 12/. Grand Junction 100/. sh. 225 2,L , 49; 1!. Grand Union 1001. sh. 25 1.500 Grand Surrey .... ... lOO l. sh. 20 20,000/. 41. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOO/. 70 3 5 1 ' 96 .... Grand Western 1001 . sh. all pd 600 131.... .. I`. ild. Glamorganshire, Average cost 172/. 13s. 4d. 230 749 10i. Grantham 1501. sh. 202 6,238 21. Os. Huddersfield Average 571.65. 6d. sh. 37 100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 10 25,328 11. ss. Kennet and Avon, Average 391 . 18s. 10d. sh. 24 2,897 f 241. Leeds and Liverpool 100/. sh. 590( 545 f 13!. Leicester l4Ol. sh. 225 1,89'7 41. 10s. Leicester ansl Northampton... Aver 631.1 Os. 31 2,400 101. Monmouthshire 100/ .sh. 20;1 150 101. Melton Mowbray 1001. sh. 200 500 251. Mersey and Irwell 1001. sh. 505 3.000 11.10 s. Macclesfield 100/, sh. all pd. 52 247 17/. Neath 100/. sh. 325 1,786 301. Oxford 1001. sh. 530 2,400 5/. Peak Forest Avei.ge about 78/. sh. 104 1,111 12s. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33/. 16s. Bd. sh. 16 5,669 61. per cent. Rochdale Average RS/. sh. 111 500 Si. Shropshirel2sl. sh. 138 800 91. lOs. Somerset Coal 150/. sh. 151 i 3,600/. 4; percent. Ditto Lock Fund Stock l•2/. 10s. sh. lit 700 401. Stafford and Worcester 140/. sh. 710 500 91. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 280 300 91. Stourbridge l4sd. sh. 030 3,647 2/.. s. Strahfcrd-on.Avon ...Average 791. 9s. fsd. sh. 50 533 12/. Sw-nsea 1001. sh. 23) 3,762 11. 15s. St , yern and Wye and Railway ...Ar 35/. sh. 261 2,60 0 ;5n. 321. Ws. Trent and Mersey, f share 100/. sh. 560 8,149 Thames .snd Medway...Aver. 191.5 e. tid. sh. 2 1 ,000 sh./ 15!. Warwick a.id Birmingham , 1001. eh. 265 I,ooofsh. j 910 11‘. Warwick and Napton lOll/. sh. 185 6,000 4/ og. Wrorcest..r and Birmingham...Av.7Bl.Bs. sh. 00; 5,0110 255. Wilts anu 13erka .. Average 071. 10s. Bd. sh. 22 860 31. Wyrley and Essington 1251. sh 75 ' rte 905 Is. Wey and A ru t, llOl. sh. 2! 1 DOCKS. MOO & 33p. c Commercial 100 /.s h . 55 1,065i5h 4g9,66711. 0 per ct. East India Stock 107 3,::.'32,310:/. 51.4. p.ct. London Stock 51 Ditto Bonds 9 ,4 1,3.90,000/. 441. p. ct. West India Stock 93 2,209 2/. 19s. Bristol 68,3241. 5!. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts ll3 1352,752 44 por cent. St. Kathaiine Stock 99 500,000 4,; per cent. Ditto Bonds 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds tcr 10 y ears 99: Shoreham Hat Lour 2.500 ........ Deptford P iet "01. sh. 31. BRIDGES. 1,600 I('s... g. Hammersm. .50/. sh. 22: 7,231 Southwark, Old Av. 631. 2s. Bd. sh. 2 1,700 11. 15e. Ditto,,Now, of 7: per cent. 5O/. sh. 14 4 5,000 5,000 18s. Sd. Ditto, Old Annuities of id. 6Ol. pd 19 5,000 16s. 4d. Ditto, Nev Ditto of 71 401. pd 164 60,0001. 5!. per cent. [Otto Bows. ll2 5,948 17s Vauxhall Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh. 164 ASiIdRANCh_ COMPANIES. 2,000 31 lOs Albion 5001. sh. 501 pd SO 50,000 [ 5 1 3 . e . r , T. t 'l Alliance,British & Foreign 1004 sh. 10i/. pd 13 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 1001. sh. 5! pd 5: 24,000 41. per sh. Atlas 1,200 :sh. 5/. Birmingham 1 ire .. 2501. sh. 551. pd 1074 20,000 41 percent. British Fire 2501. sh. 50/. pd 42 12,000 61. percent. British Commercial 501. O. Si. pd 64 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical, 51e..11,ra1,.5ec. Life, ICol.sh. 121103 pd 4 4,000 2/ Ifs County 100/. sh. 101. pd 42 20,000 ss. Eagle 200 {5 per cent. and 30/ bg. l Economic Li P., lOOOl. sh. 230/. pd 375 2,271 225. per cent. European 1, , • • 9Ol. sh. all pd 22 5u,000 2s. Ditto, NQW .... 201. sh. 21. pd If 1000,00(1/. 71. per ct. Globe. Stock 155 20,000 Si. Guardian lOOl. sh. 2741 pd 334 4.0,000 his. ed. Hope 501. sh. 51. pd 6 2,400 Si. 7s. (id. Imperial lire ',OO/ sh. 501. pd 125 7,51(0 95. Imperial 1.41 e 1001. sh. 10/. pd 10 13,453 41 per cent. Indemnity MAi nie 1.0!. &h. 8/. pit 19 2,0'20 31 lOs Keot Fire. . . 50!. sh. all pd 22 3/. Ditto Life 10,'03 lOs. Law Life 'OOl. sh. 101. pd 251 51m 10s. London, Fir, 9 11. sh. 191. 103. pd 13: 3,900 10s. London, Ship 251. sh. Pi 10s. pd 154 30,0 , 0 f , /. per cent Palladium Lit 'Ol. sh. 2/. pd 21 8 s OJ 50,000 IL per cent. Protector Fire 00/. sh. 2!. pd 1:',1,0t1 2,500 11. Piovilent Liar IVO/. sh. la pd 194 100,000 5.. Rock Life 0 0/. sh. 11. pd 6: 6 , 49,2•:ifq 5/. per cewt. Royal Exch-i.ge Stock... 225 6,000 5 per cent. University Life iool. sh. 5/. pd 54 50,C00 4 per cent. United Kimr.lom Life 2l. pd JOINT S 1 OCR. BANKS 25,000 9 per cent. Agric and Cvnitn. of Ireland 251. sh. 10/. pd 5,000 Austria is 4O!. sh. 40/. pd 10,009 10 per cent. at. of 130. ininiham scl. sh. DV. pd 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank .. ... 50/. sh. 5!. pd 3 0 ,000 5 per cent: 1,0n.10n and Westminster 100! sh. 20/. pd 3,000 4 per cent. Lancastor 'OO/. sh. 2 0 /. pd 25,000 Everpo ' 1,01 sh. 1111.1x1 50,000 71 per cent Manstiestcr and Liverpool} 100!. sh. 151 pd Discount .. 21,000 7 per tent. Manchester lOOl. sh. 25/ pd 20,000 Prov;neial IS ink ot Ireland 1001, sh. '251. pd 20, CO N'ati.mal Bank of Ireland 5l. sh 1711. pd 10,000 5 per cent. National Pr,,vilicial Eng. - lOU sh. 351. pd 10,000 Gloucester.-Mire 5O/. sh. la pd 0,000 10 per cent. flanipshire GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 I/ Ls 6.1 Bath .90/. sh. VI. pd 5,000 British 4Ol. sh. 161. pd ~,,,, C5/.percentl 0 0/. sh. 19 d .5,..,00 Ditto Provnicial 12 , nd i „ . 5 ,. 929 51 lOs Blrroingliarn 502 sh. 1,250 21 04 Bristol 2O . sh. 1,500 3 , lOs Brighton 2Ol. sh. 750 31 11's Ditto, New - , 01. sh 181. pd 2,471 43 per cent. Brighton General-- 201. sh. all pd 4,000 4/. Continental Cansolidated lOOl. 62}1. pd 1,000 10/. City of London 'ool. sh. all pd 1,000 61. Di . .to, New 4,000 4/. 10s. Equitable 'ol. pd 10,000 21 per cent. Imperial 800 51. per cent. Isle 0f Tha,:et 0 51. sh 2Ol. pd 2,350 61. per cont. i thleoendclit '1)1. sit. ail psi 9,000 3/. per cent. Phoenix 56/. sh. 3(11. pd 1,000 4/. per cent. Ratol o f lOO/. sh. 804 pd 4,000 Smith rf.etrupolitan 5O/. sh. Ed. pd 8,200 51. per cent. United General lll. sh. 461. pd 210 5/. per wit. Warwick 501. sh. 400 101. per cent Wakefield 12,010 3!. Westminster Chartered 6,000 12s. Ditto New 541. sh. 10/. pd 800 Yarinoutl. 014. sh. IS!. pd WATER WJRKS. 1,300 9s. Birminghain 25/. sh. 25). pd 1,434 61. East London lOOl. sh. 5,500 2110 s Or ma Junction ....Average 41/ 135.41. sh. 2,000 '2l. Kent lOO/. sh. 372 1)11. Liverpool Bootle 220). sh. 1,500 2! lOs Now River London Bridge Water Annuities 6,486 I/ 15s MLochester and Salford 1,000 4 per cent. ;mush London 100/. sh. 8,24)4 31/. West Middlesex ....Average 03/. 12s. 9d. sh. 1,300 11 Its York Building Co. Lessee Prop 1001. sh. IRON RAILWAYS. 6,000 Birmingham and Derby ..... 15/. pd 9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester 1231. pd 7,500 Birmingham, Bristol, and Thames Junction 15,000 Bristol and Exeter 100/. sh. 10 pd 661 Calcutta and Saugus 50/. sh. 21. pd 7,500 Cheltenham and G. Western...! 001. sh. 731 3,009 Clarence lOO/. sh. 100/. pd 12,000 8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny 1001. sh. 23 pd 60,000 Eastern Counties 25/. sh. 31. p.l Grand Junction 1001. sh. 95/. pd Great North of England 7l. pci 25,030 ... ...... Great Western lOOl. sh. 55/. pd 2,01 K) Hartlepool 100/. sh. 1001 pd 8,000 Hull and •selhy 501. sh. 10/. pd 10,000 Leeds and Manchester 100!. sh. 51. p.I 2,100 3/ per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 sh, 1,500 11.55. Leicester and Swannington -.501. sh. all pd 3,100 10 per cent. Liverpool and Manchester...lo(l.sh. 100/. pd 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares O5/. pd 30,1(00 London and Brighton 50/, sh. 51 pd 12,000 ...... ... London and Blackwall 5O/. sh 31 pd 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich 2O/. sis. 20/. pd 25,000 London and Birmingham -.1001. sh. 904 pd Ditto Quarter Shares 51. pd London and Smithampton --SOL sh. 551. pd Ditto ditto New 5/. pd 7,000 London and Croydon Trunk 201. sh. 204 pd 7,0 .0 Dittc Scrip 14!. sh. 2!. pd 12,000 London Grand Junction 501. sh. 51. pd 10,000 Manchester and Birmingham 50/.sh. 51. pd North Midland 1001. sh. 251. pd Northern and Eastern lOO/. sh. c'l. pd 2,000 ...... .... Preston and Wyre 50/. sh. S/. pd 28,000 ...... .. South Eastern and Dover 71. pd 1,000 101. per cent. Stockton and Darlington 100/. sh. 9,000 1,400 6,000 York and North Midland 5O . sh. 31. pd MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 5!. sh. 3jl. pd 4,000 11. ss. A lten 15!. sh. 121. 108 pd 10,000 ... ..... Anglo Mexican, iss. 51. pm.... 100/. sh. all pd Ditto Subscription 05/. pa 2,000 I'l. Bolanos .. 150/. sh all pd 10,000 IL 108 Brazilian Imp. iss. 5/. pm 35/. sh. 90/ pd 6,01,0 Macalibas & Cocaos United-25/ sh. 231/. pd 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 20/. sh. 91. pd 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company 20/. sh. 204 pd 10,000 ...-.... Ditto Scrip 101. sh. 8/. pd 20,000 British Iron 50/. sh. 50/ pd 6,000 British Copper 5l. sh. 41/. pd Cate Branca 6jl. pd Candonga 734 pd 10,000 11 Copiapo 2O/. sh 1231 pd 8,500 ... Columbian, iss. 5/. pm. 2,850 3!. English 121 ICs. pd 20,000 ... ...... General Mining Association...2o/. sh. 15/ pd 6,155 Mexican Company 1001. sh. 5511. pd 3,000 Polberou Consols . lO/. sh. 8/. pd 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered Ditto Loan Notes l5O/. pd 30,000 United Mexican, iss. 2 pm. -.40/. sh. all pd Ditti. Scrip Ditto New Scrip 5/ pd West Cork 50/. sh. 50!. poi LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 1,5410 London University 1001. sh. all pd 700 King' College lOO/. pd MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 15s. Australian Agricultural....loo/. sh. 2014 pd 6,000 4/. per cent. British American Land Company 23/. pd 10,000 61 per cent. Canada Company 1001. .h . 261 . p d 200,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent 15,000 1/ . g s . General Steam Navigation -.151 Z. " 131. pd 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 2,000 11. London Corn. Sale Rooms Av. 751. sh. 8,000 New Brunswick Land Company 431. pd 2,754 5/. per cent. Reversionary InterestSoc...loo/. sh. 1001. pd 2,633 51. per cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. 70/. pd 4 , 000 ...... ... 1 !lames Tunnel 501 . sh. all pd 10,000 6s. Van Die ner.'s Land lOW. sh. 17/. pd 20,C00 35i ICI 19i 4 01 341 14 Zi IJ9i 101 2'2 11 . 125 B 6 6 Ili LIST OF SCOTTISH comPAiVIES' PRICES. -- - - -- - \n`'. 29. 1837 13 ANKS. 1,500,0011. 61. p. et. ran% of Scotl.ind 93/. Cs lUJI.Bd 9 ;; . ; a a l i l i T i l 19 6 1 1 1 1 .. 2,000,0X1. 54 p. ct. Royal of Scotland 3,000 588 ;0T. 6 8 /. p p . . cctt.. C li o r m itil n h er L c i i n al en Company .............................. p pi ( l l 13 73 7 1 1.. 5.i100 ,000 s a a cs. Ni,tional lOO/. sh. 101 . pd 164 2,000,0001. 61. p. ct. Glasgow Union 2501. sh. 501. pd 4,000,040/. 4p. ct. Western of Scotland 2001. sh 30/. pd WM. INSURANCE COMPANIES. 250.0005 h 6} p. ct. Scottish Union 2Ol. sh. 11. pd 27s - ,500 6,1 p. ct. Hercules lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 131 10i. 100,000 sp. et. Insurance Co. of Scotland ....101. sh. all pd 81 ss 50,000 t; p. ct. North British 2OO/. sh. 101.1x3 1! , 1. 1,101 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 141/. sh. 101. pd 161 55 5,000 5 , p. et. Edinburgh I.ife 1001. sh. 101. pal 14/ 10s 100,000 al, p. ct. Wcst of Scotland lOl. pd 5t Cs MISCELLANEOUS 4,810 ........ Edin. and Was. Un. Cana1...501. sh. all pd 224 Mao Allocated -961. sh. all pd 651. 5,400 5 per cent. Etlinb. Joint Stock Water.... 25/. sh. all pd 341 Carron Iron Company ......2501. sh. all pd 451. 2,0005 h 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Foundery 501. sh 3 ,,, 1. pd 43!. 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glas 2O/. sh. 1(31. pd Si/. 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 25/. sh. all pd 594, 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow (; as ' , 5/. sh. all Pd 61/ 75 I 7i per ce:.t. Leith Coal Gas 20/. sh. all pd 451 1,.?.05; Edinburgh and l)alkeith Rallway...so/. sh 551 3,00 t) 5 per coat. Equ'.tabl, Loan Company 251. sh. W. pd 101. SLAVERY. Sir E. WILMOT presented a petition from the Anti- Slavery Society meeting at Exeter Hall, praying for the total and unconditional abolition of Slavery. He had been re quested to move that the petition be printed and circulated with the votes. At present he should Merely move that the petition be laid upon the table, because he intended soon after the r.2cess to move that the petition be taken into considera tion, previous to which motion he would take an opportunity of moving that it be printed. VOTE BY BALLOT. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the inhabitants of Hammersmith, stating that Magistrates and other gentlemen of influence had been accustomed to, and did at the late elec tion for Middlesex, personally canvass electors who were tradesmen, and at the time of polling such Magistrates and gentlemen placed themselves in the most conspicuous parts of the booths for the purpose of recognising such tradesmen, as they came up to the poll ; that, in con sequence of some such tradesmen having honestly re etrded their votes according to their consciences, they had since the election been subjected to great losses in their trade, solely on accouut, as they believed, of not having voted ac cording to the dictation and wishes of those magistrates and gentlemen; that they considered the injury they suffered under the present system was so grievous, that it was a ques tion with them whether the franchise was not a great disad vantage to them, and they prayed the House to enact such lagislative measures as would secure to ♦otees the free exer cise of their franchise, without incurring the loss, purishment, and degradation to which they were subjected under the pro sent laws ; and therefore prayed the House immediately to pass a law for the vote by Ballot.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Member stated that he could, from his own keowledge, affirm that the statements of the petitioners were correct, several of such instances having been brought to his notice at the time ; and he hod no hesitation in se:, ing the most serious inconvenience had been suffered by these parties, and it was a perfect farce to say there was any such thing as freedom of election while parties were so coerced. He alluded particu lady to the keepers of public-houses, who had to depend on those very Magistrates for their licenses ; and he could prove at the Bar of the House, that Magistrates had canvassed in public-houses.—( Hear, hear, hear.) However, this was only one of many acts of gross oppression ; and as he believed them to extend all ever the country, it was an evil which the House of Commons ought without delay to remedy. Cheers.) The Hon. Member then presented a similar petition fom the inhabitants of Headingbam, in the eastern division of Suffolk. He believed that bribery to a great ex tent had been carried on by both parties, and he believed th result of the elections was to be attributed to money influence, and not to the legitima'e influence of the electors. The Hon. Member was proceeding to make some observations, when he was interrupted by Sir S. CANNING, who rose to order. He thought the Hon. Member was trespassing beyond the limits which had been laid down by the Chair as to the presentation of petitions. Mr. HUM E said he did not admit the justice of that rule, and he would stand upon his right to state the complaints of any petition—(Hear)—otherwise the people of England would be deprived of the right of petitioning.—( Hear, hear). Sir S. CANNING appealed to the Chair, whether the Hon. Member was in order ? The SPE AK ER—I hare already stated more than once that when first placed in this Chair, I found great inconvenience resulted to the House from the protracted debates which took place upon petitions—( Hear.) Various plans were proposed for remedying this evil ; some of which would have taken away the right of petitioning this House. It was then sug gested that morning sittings should be adopted. But that was a course of proceeling which the daily avocations of Hon. Members rendered extremely inconvenient.—( Hear, hear.) For myself, it is perfectly immaterial to me, when I discharge my duties to this House. But after three years' experience, lam bound to say that if this plan were adopted, I must leave a very important part of my duties unperformed.— ( Loud cries of " Hear.") Therefore it was that this rule was laid down, and, as I understood, approved of, and sanctioned, by the House, that upon all petitions which have reference to subjects which are to be discussed by this House. The proper time for considering the subject matter of these pe titions is when those subjects are brought before the House. —( Hear, hear.) Another rule was, that any Member pre senting it petition, and giving notice that be would, on an early day, bring the subject of that petition under the notice of the House, may have that petition printed with the Votes. —( Hear, hear.) When, however, an individual was per sonally affected, it is fit that an opportunity should be afforded him of explanation on the presentation of a petition.—( Hear, hear.) Also, when any matter requires the prompt interfe rence of this House in vindication of the rights of petitioners, an exception is made.—( Hear, hear.) I can hare no interest in the matter beyond the convenience of the House. —( Hear, hear.) Unless the rule is strictly adhered to, it is no rule at all.—(Hesr, hear.) Many .things may be said on the presentation of a petition which will lead to no discussion ; but the rule must be adhered to.—( Hear, hear.) Of course, however, when the House manifests an opinion that the rule should be relaxed, I should feel it my duty to submit. —( Hear. ) Mr. HUME said the Speaker was perfectly correct as to the rule, but greater inconvenience had arisen from the rule than from the previous practice. The rule had produced se rious injury to the people of England, and he contended that not even that House had power to deprive the people of the right of makingitheit _ereplaints known by petition. It ought to be left to the discretion of Members presenting petitions as to the remarks which they might think fit to make.—( Hear, hear, and groans.) What was the object of the Honourable Baronet in calling him to order? He had stated the facts set out in the petition ; he had stated the prayer of the pe tition, and he was now about to state, what he contended he had a perfect and undoubted right to do, that he hoped the persons who had passed the Reform Bill in the expecta tion of it giving the right of suffrage, and protection to the voter, would support the petition, and endeavour to remedy the defects of that Bill. He submitted to the House, that he was perfectly in order in stating thus much, and that the Hon. Baronet was himself out of order in interrupting him. The SPEAKER said the rule which had beea observed with respect to other petitions could not be departed from in this instance. The House was bound to have the same rule for all petitions. If that rule was departed from, he had a right to expect that the House would make him perfectly secure if he suffered a departure from it.—(Hear, hear.) Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON gave notice, that on Friday next he would present a petition from Mr. Rowland Millner, who had been deprived of his half-pay, with the view of bringing the subject before the House immediately after the recess. CATHOLICS OF NEWFOUNDLAND. Mr. InJAIE said that he had now a petition to present to the House, the importance of which was such, that he required the most extended limits of the rule which had been just laid down by the Speaker. It was a petition from the Catholics of the Colony of Newfoundland, and was signed by 3,217 persons, including several Members of the domestic Legisla ture. The petition stated what h e cou ld no t b e li eve t o ex i st in any Colony belonging to Great Britain, namely, that th e Catholic population were in a state of the greatest oppression —that they were deprived of all share in the Civil appointments of the Colony; and that every sort of indi gn ity was h ea p e d upon them by the judicial authorities. After detailing their sufferings, the petitioners proceeded to state that they threw themselves on the protection of this Honourable House, and prayed that the right of free and unrestricted worship might be secured to them. He thought he could not do justice to the petitioners without having it printed, and brought, at Some per i o d w h en Ika. Members were in possession of its contents, fully bef o r e the House. He should not be doing his duty if he did not now more that the petition be printed with the Votes. Mr. O'CONNELL begged to say one word iu supp or t o f the petition. H e h a d the most authenticinformation from faith-worthy persons that' the allegations contained in it were strictly true. The Chief Justice of that island had placed himself at the head of an exceedingly bitter and malignant persecution of the Roman Catholic inhabitants. Mr. HUME gave notice that he should bring the sul.ject before the House immediately after the holidays. Mr. WAKLEY had a petition to present from a person named Thomas Green, of New North-road in the county of Middlesex, to which, in the absence of the Honourable Member for Bridport, he was anxious to call the atten tion of the House. The petitioner had last Session pre senid i praying to be heard before the Deptford a Committee. The prayer of his petition te D d ov a e petition, Railway ition, was granted—he had attended before the Committee, and proved his allegations. After his evidence had been tendered he had recAred an order from the chairman of the Committee for his expenses, but he was told that be would not be paid until he had received an order from that House. Now it was well known that no petition praying for money could be pre sented without the consent of the Crown ; and he was placed in that predicament, that he was to ask the consent of a party to present the petition who had already refused payment. The SPEAKER said the case just stated by the Hon. Member was by no means an uncommon one, but where the petition was for compensation the rule was the same, whether the sum was a large or a small one. Mr. WAKLE Y said as one of the Lords of the Treasury was now present, he might perhaps give his opinion upon the I matter. Mr. R. STEUART believed the petition had been already referred to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Hon. Member for Portsmouth. In the present case the petitioner, he un derstood, lived in London, and the invariable rule was, that persons living in London, and who came voluntarily before the Committee to give evidence, should not be allowed their expences. Mr. WAK LE Y then gave notice that he should present the petition to-morrow. CRIMINAL LAW—SCOTLAND. Mr. HARVEY said whatever might be the rule of the House, he was sure of an attentive hearing when he had to present a petition in which the fate of five individuals was concerned—whether they should remain in confinement or whether they should be liberated—the parties were demanding either instant trial or liberation. The petition he had to pre sent was from Glasgow, and was signed by twenty thousand of the inhabitants of that city and its neighbourhood, and complained of the arbitrary and oppressive conduct of the law officers of the Crown, relative to the case of five per sons who were under confinement upon a charge of murder. In the statement he was about to make, he begged leave to state that he expressed no opinion of his own as to the guilt or innocence of the parties—he would state the facts as they were laid before him. It appeared that eighteen per sons, who were engaged in linen-weaving, were apprehended, and charged with conspiring together for the purpose of raising wages—with administering illegal oaths ; and they were also charged as being implicated in a murder which took place in that city. Five of those persons were committed for trial, and they had been imprisoned since June ; on the 24th October they had received notice of anindictment, which ran over forty-nine folio pages, and spreading over a large portion of time. Though they were poor men they were obliged to take out a copy. The names of the witnesses to the number of ninety were indorsed on the back of it; and they at the same time received notice of trial for November 10. Having no funds of their own, and but few friends, they made an appeal to their own order, the working classes. That class did not immediately respond to the call, but referred it to a Committee of their own body, who came to the resolution to call upon all the working classes of that country ; and such was the interest taken upon the subject by all classes, that, much to their credit, a sum of 5001. was remitted to Edinburgh.--( Cheers.) That money was barely sufficient to pay the expenses of obtaining advice, and paying the necessary fees to Counsel. In addition to the necessary inquiry relative to what the 90 witnesses would have to say, the parties had to take over to Edinburgh no less than 50 witnesses in their exculpation. —( Cheers. ) On the 10th of November the trial was fixed to take place, but before that day arrived the petitioners received an intima tion from the prosecutor that it would be adjourned till th 4th of December; this adjournment exhausted all the funds of the petitioners, and they were obliged to make another appeal to their fellow men among the working classess. They were prepared for trial on the 4th of December, but shortly before that day arrived they received an intimation from the Law Officers of the Crown, that the individuals would not be tried on that day, but that another indictment had been prepared against th.n which wou!d be tried on the 3d of January next. Such was the case of those, individuals, who had been incarcerated in a dungeon since the period to which he had adverted. They had been brought to the bar vice, and now their trial had been deferred for the third time. It was not necessary for him to go into the circumstances of the case—he was willing to concede that these parties had been guilty of the most serious offences, but he would ask the House, whether, being so, they were to be made the sport and prey of an oppressive law ?—( Hear, hear, hear.) What these parties wished was- a prompt and costless trial ; and he asked the Lord- advocate in wha't way were the parties stripped as they were from the beginning of the means of labour, their resources, which with difficulty was raised from a poverty sr: icken people, alre idy consumed by costly law—on the slat of J inuary, with a formidable array of Scotch Advocates, who If not headed by the Lord- Advocate himself, would be abun dantly numerous to overwhelm these poor persons? He asked the Noble Lord-Advocate to state to the House and the country in what way these men were to have a fair trial. On tic 16th of November they had been provided with able advo cates. No doubt the high honour of the Scotch Bar would furnish advocates, who would stand forth with an equal zeal as if they had been I,a , d ; yet how were 50 witnesses to be taken from Glasgow to Edinburgh, just 40 miles, when these indi. viduals were not able to earn 10s, a-week, and were destitute of the necessaries of life ? He (Mr. Harvey) would give no opinion on the charge itself, nor make any statement calcu lated to excite the commiseration of the House, but he would call on the House practically to show that no man was to be deemed guilty until he was pronounced so by the law of his country ; and what he asked was, that inasmuch as innocence was to be presumed, that these parties should forthwith be discharged from prison, or that their trial might be accelerated, and that they should not be deprived of the means of a fair and honest trial. The Hon. Gentleman then presented a pe tition from the Burgh of Kilmarnock, to the same effect. The LORD ADVOCATE could have no difficulty in an swering any part of the statement that had been made by the Hon. Member for Southwark—a statement somewhat similar to that which had been made a short time ago by another Hon. Member in that House, and he trusted the answer he then gave was perfectly satisfactory. There was no one part of the statement made by the Hon. Member for Southwark, that did not admit of a most complete answer. The charge against these individuals was one cf the most serious natnre ; it was a charge of assassination, the result of a conspi racy carried on by an Association which had existed for a great number of years, and which had been guilty of similar offences before. The Association was carried on by means sf secret oaths and intimidation, which made it hardly possible to obtain evidence in consequence of the threats held out. It was, therefore, a charge of the most serious nature that had ever been brought against any individual, and one which a public prosecutor ought to proceed against by every means in his power, certainly without unnecessary expense, or ex posing the parties to unnecessary hardship, but to give them that advantage which parties on trial were entitled to. He was persuaded that they were furnished fifteen days before the day appointed for their trial with a copy of the indict ments, and the names of the witnesses and jurors, with every particular of the case for the prosecution at all necessary to enable them fully to prepare their defence—and all that information was furnished to them with out any expense on their part. The Hon. Member for Southwark had stated that this was a hardship, in as much as they would have to examine all those witnesses, and go into all those particulars; but he the (Lord Advocate) would ask, was it not, on the contrary, a very great advantage to the accused, that they were put in possession of all that informa tion ?—( Hear, hear.) They had also fifteen days' notice of trial ; and the law required that they should not be brought to trial within that time of notice, duly served. If it were the case as in England, that they could be brought to trial on half an hour's notice, it would be considered a very great hardship in Scotland. He (the Lord Advocate) should be disposed to abridge the time of notice, but he was met, whenever he proposed it, with a statement that it would give the public prosecutor an undue advantage, and enable him to pounce upon an un prepared individual.—( Hear, hear.) This was constantly the argument put forward in favour of the law in its present state, which gave the accused the full space of fifteen days to examine every particular brought against them. In this case the prosecution was brought against persons who had the same advantages as those charged with high treason, and they were accused of conspiracy and combination attended with the assassination of an individual. Now, in such a case it was clearly the duty of the public pro secutor to make the evidence as full as he could. But on the very day fixed for the trial of those persons, he (the Lord Advocate) was informed of further evidence which he caused immediately to be inquired into, with a view that if it was important, he should raise another indictment for the purpose of opening the case to the examination of the additional wit nesses. This was necessary, because, according to the law of Scotland, no witness could be examined whose name and de scription was not set forth on the summons. It was necessary, therefore, to issue a new summons for the purpose of raising the further charge which he was bound to raise against those indi viduals. He certainly regretted that they should be longer kept back from trial, or subjected to any unnecessary hardship. Indeed there could not be imagined any motive why he should wish to subject them to hardship or inconvenience.— ( Hear, hear.) It was said also that they had a large array of Counsel against them ; but it was also the fact that they had a large array of Counsel for them ; and if they had not, the Court in Scotland would assign Counsel to them, and any Counsel which they chose to name would be assigned to them. —( Hear.) Nor did he ever know an instance in which Coun sel so assigned had refused his assistance. He himself had never done so during the whole time he had practised at the Scotch bar, nor did he think that any Counsel of character would so refuse.—( Hear.) Besides, in Scotland, the accused had the advantage of Counsel to argue the ease on every point, and, moreover, they had the last werd.—( Cheers from Mr. O'Con nell.) It was clear, then, that the accused in the case re ferred to in the petition would have every advantage of which their position admitted. But in the case of conspiracy it was necessary to take peculiar care.—( Hear.) Mr. PR ING LE said that according to the forms of the law of Scotland there was no ease for the interference of this House in this instance. The Learned Lord had called attention to the fact that this was a most important case —that it was one of a widely extended conspiracy to as sassinate, and therefore that it was necessary to act with more than usual circumspection. By the Act of the year 1701—for protecting the liberties of the people of Scotland— similar to the English Habeas Corpus Act, a period is fixed after which the public prosecutor can not persist in the charge, nor bring any charge of the same kind against the same person ; if it had been proved in this case, that, this period having elapsed, the Lord Advocate was attempting to go beyond the law ; or, if it were proved that the public prosecutor was acting vexatiously, there might have been ground for the interference of the House. But of neither the one nor the other was there any evidence in this case ?—( Mr. HARVEY said that the Lord Advocate had satisfac rily explained to the House the cause of the first postpone.. rnent, bit LA stated t - ltct ;ite. su' ,, scqueit postponement to thu 3d of January. The LORD ADVOCATE said that a postponement to the 3d of January was unavoid;ible, in consequence of fresh information which had been received, it being necessary to prepare new criminal letters. Mr. O'CONNELL said that there was one subject which he could not help adverting to, which arose cut of the present discussion. He was of opinion that some measure should be passed to put down and crush the entire subject of combination. No combination of trades men should be permitted, unless their meetings were con vened by public notice, and were presided over by a public officer.—( Hear, hear.) The petition was ordered to lie on the table. POOR-LAWS (IRELAND). Mr. O'CONNELL then gave notice that on the motion for going into Committee on the Irish Poor-law Bill (if the measure was persevered in during the present session), he should move as an amendment that it be committed that day six months. WASTES AND COMMONS. Lord WORSLE Y moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Act 13th George 111., for the better cultivation, improvement, and regulation of common arable fields, Wastes and Commons of pasture in the Kingdom. The Noble Lord then moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend an Act passed ' in the 6th and ith year of the reign of William the IVth rela tive to the enclosure of arable fields in England and Wales. The Bills were then brought in and read a first time. Mr. LYNCH moved for leave to bring in a Bill to enable married women to pass their interest in chattels personally. The object of the Bill was to remove an anomaly in the law, which had been productive of great inconvenience. At present a married woman might dispose of her interest whether in possession or reversion; and, in like manner, a husband or wife might dispose cf their interest for a term of years.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") He would ask why there should be a difference between an assignment or disposition and a release ? Nothing was so important as uniformity in the law. If there was not uniformity, nothing but litigation would ensue. The law, as it at present existed, was a complete anomaly. He did not see why the law should interfere, when the husband and wife agreed. The Hon. Member concluded by moving for leave to bring in the Bill. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN hoped the House would not think that a fit subject for legislation. The law, as it stood, had existed ever since the law of propecty had been established. It was the only property over which a married woman had a complete control, and might in the instance of a husband, who was dissipated or unfortunate, be the only property left for the subsistence of the wife and her children. He, therefore, trusted, without provoking any di3cussion on the Bill in its present stage, that the law would be allowed to remain as it was. He (Sir Edward Sugden) did not ask the House to alter the lay, but to leave the law as it stood. He had no object in ♦iew but the due administration of the law. _ _ __ _ _ Mr. O'CONNELL submitted that it would be better that the discussion should take place after the recess. The law r _dating to this subject had been certainly altered in some respects, not by the Legislature, but by the Judges, who were the real law-makers. It certainly was a subject that ought to be considered, and if the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Sir Edward Sugden) would give his assistance, and he (Mr. O'Connell) would say in the Right Hon. Gentleman's pre sence that higher assistance could not be obtained—either in rejecting the Bill altogether, or in correcting it, that the ano malies which at present existed might be corrected, and great benefit would be derived thereby. Dr. LEER° Y said a few words which were inaudible in the gallery. Sir R. PEEL said, he did not mean to express any opinion upon the individual measure now before the House, nor had be any objection to its being brought in. But he hoped the law officers of the Crown, would consider the bearing of individual acts upon general principles.—( Hear, hear.) Com mission had been appointed to consolidate the law : but, if Members of Parliament, with the best intentions, (and perhaps, regarding the abstract proposition, perfectly justi fied,) were, without full consideration, to bring forward individual propositions upon the general statute law, and these measures were allowed to pass, the statute law of Eng land would become more complicated than it at present was. --( Hear, hear.) He (Sir R. Peel) made these remarks the more because the Hon. Member (Mr. Lynch) had no less than five notices upon the books for one night, fur legal measures, (bear and a laugh)—and if every Hon. Member followed his example, why our legislation would indeed be very compli cated --( Laughter and hear, hear.) The SOLICITOR-GENE R A L said, in reference to the general observation of tho Right Honourable Baronet, that he entirely concurred in it. As to the subject particu larly now under discussion, he could not conceive the i propriety of giving a married woman a reversionary interest in land, and not in money. —( Hear, hear.) If it were said that the power of disposing of reversionary interest in money might be made the means of assisting usurers, that might be made a I ground for taking away the reversionary interest in land also. At all events, he thought his Hon. Friend ought to be allowed to bring in his Bill. Mr. LYNCH replied. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. FICTITIOUS VOTES (SCOTLAND). Mr. IIORSMAN rose to move for the appointment of a Select Committee—" To inquire how far the intentions of the Reform Bill are defeated by the creating and register ing fictitious and improper votes in Scotland." The lion. Member said that he would not trouble the House with any observations, as he did not anticipat2 any opposition to his mo tion. The names of the Committee having been read by the Clerk, Mr. PRINC'xL E said that he had not heard the names un til now, and that he was much surprise d at the constitution of the Committee. A few evenings ago the Honourable Member for Monmouth, in moving for a Committee to inquire into fictitious votes in Scotland gave in the names of the same Committee, which sat during last session. Now, he certainly expected that the Honourable Member opposite, would have followed his example, and would have given in the names of the former Committee. There were only two g en tlemen who sat upon that Committee, who were not now Members of that House, and so far any objection which might be started on that ground fell to the ground. The Report of the Committee was looked for with great anxiety by the public, and who he would ask were so qualified to frame a satisfactory Report as those Honourable Gentlemen who heard all the evidence ?—( Hear, hear, hear.) He would not say that such was the motive of the Honourable Mem ber, but it was liable to such an imputation ; and such being the case, he felt bound to assert that it would not afford satis faction either to the House or the country at large. He should therefore move that such Hon. Members who were on the Com mittee last session should be restored to the Committee, with the addition of such other names as the House thought proper. If the Hon. Member was not prepared to adopt that course, he should move that the subject should be taken into further consideration to-morrow. —( Cheers.) Mr. HORSM AN thought that the charge which had been brought against him by the Hon. Member opposite was the most extraordinary he had ever heard. If lion. Members had said that they would rather not serve upon a Committee, he knew of no power which the Hon. Member or the House had to compel their attendance. There was not a single name that had been omitted from the Committee except at the wish of the Hon. Member himself, and in every instance in which Hon. Members had been omitted, their place had been filled up by the names of Hon. Members of the same po litics.—( Cheers.) The Hon. Gentleman had stated that he had dealt unfairly with the House, in consequence of not having communiceted with those Members who filled the Op position benches. He certainly must admit that he had not gone to the Hon. Member opposite, but he had conversed with the Noble Lord the Member for Buckingham.—( Cheers.) If he had not spoken to the Hon. Member for Selkirk, it was the fault of the Hon. Members on that side of the House in not stating that he was the organ of their opinions.—( Loud and repeated cheering.) His only wish was that every ob jection should be heard and maturely considered. Mr. PRINGL E said, that if the Hon. Member had given notice of his intention to vary the names of the Committee, he could have no objection to the adoption of such a course ; but the reading the names from the chair was the first intima tion that he had received of such an intention. Sir R. PEEL trusted that, under all the circumstances, the Hon. Member would not enforce his motion for the ad- journment upon this subject. Mr. HORSM AN said that he lied expressly stated to the Hon. Gentleman that he would ende - avour to get the old Mem 'bers to serve, and, in case they declined to do so, he would procure others; but those names had not been shown to the Hon. Member for Buckingham. Sir R. PEEL said the principle on which the Committee had been formed appeared to be a fair one, and he had under stood that the Hon. Member for Buckingham had entirely ap proved of the substitution. Mr. R. STEUART said the Hon. Member for Buck ingham, as he understood, approved of the substitution of the Honourable Member for Weymouth and himself. Mr. FORBE S made a few observations which were inau dible in the Gallery. Sir T. FREMANTLE understood the intention to have been to propose to Members who served on the Committee last year to continue their services the present Session of Parliament, and the Hon. Member opposite (Mr. Horsman) agreed with him that the Members of the Committee were all returned except two—one on each side. He also stated to the Hon. Member that as his time was very much occupied , he wished to be excused from the Committee. The Honourable Member suggested Mr. Hope Johnstone, and he ( Sir Thos. Fremantle) mentioned Mr. Hope, the Member for Wey mouth. The Honourable Member for Cockermouth agreed with him there were difficulties, but he presumed the old Members of the Committee would be re-appointed Kith the addition of three names. He confessed he was astonished to find that in the list now before him there were names of Gentlemen introduced who did not serve on the Com mittee last year, namely, Mr. Robert Steuart, Lord James Steuart, Mr. Edward Ellice, jun., Mr. Gillon, and Mr. Charles Buller.—( Loud cheers from the Conservatives.) If the House thought fit to approve of the Committee, as it was at present formed, it was not for him to object; but he must protest against his name being used as agreeing to a Committee which necessarily involved a great deal of party interest,and where one party would accuse the other. He thought it extremely desirable the Committee should be selected from both sides of the House, and it did not appear to him to be a fair Com mittee as it was at present proposed.—( Loud cheers from the Tory Benches. ) Mr. HORS AN begged leave to state that he did com municate with the lion. Baronet opposite his intention of asking some Reform Members on his own ( Mr. Hotsman's) side of the House to become a part of the Committee, and at the same time desired that he (Sir I'. Fremantle) would also q 7 ' • , "'''' „,lc ax e q ual ut;li.ll:er had declined or w, , re hot in the House. The,e were Mr. Maule, Mr. Devitt, Mr. E. Bulwer, and some others, in whose places he had substituted those names which the Hon. Baronet had complained of. Sir T. FREMANTLE did not anticipate that names would be substituted for those in the House. He thought it was for those she had formed the Committee last session, and were hot in the House this. Mr. HO RSMAN had not the least unwillingness to have I: the names changed. Sir T. FREMANTLE explained. Lord J. RUSSELL said the House must decide upon the mode of appointing the Committee, and he trusted such Mem bers would be ap,,ointed as would make it their business to be in attendance.—( HeNI-, hear.) Sir G. SINCLAIR suggested that in future it wo uld bo advisable that the names of Committees should be given in the day before, and printed with the votes.—(Hear, hear.) After some further conversation, the appointment of the Committee was deferred until to-morrow. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (IRELAND.) Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN, understanding that the Attorney - General for Ireland was about to introduce a Bill having the same object which he (Mr. O'Brien) had in view, withdrew his notice for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law rela tive to the registration of votes and taking the poll at elections in Ireland. EAST INDIA AFFAIRS. Mr. CRAWFORD moved for the following returns, .1 0 0 which he understood no opposition would be offered : s a i c n e c o e u t n h t e o r f e t all u r n m n o l n a d e y e - s t s o upplied e r fr o o from h t e h eHroeuvseen of f e s t h o In dia e f 7th of July, 1836, towards the payment of the expenses in Englaad , chargeable on those revenues, particularising, as be f othe monthly and annually. The amount of bills drawn b y Court of Directors on the several Governments of India, in separate accounts, of each Presidency, for moneys Pri•Lci into the London Treasury of the East India Company, PP • the rates of exchange at which such bills were issued The amount of remittances, in separate accounts, made by several Governments of India, and by the East India Con ,- pnny's agents in China, to the Court of Directors, specify; the duties of remittances as advised in the registers rece i ved from India, and the dates when the said were received into the London Treasury : whether the due payment of those re; mittances were protected by the hypothecation of goods, c, by any other security, with the rates of exchange at whien such remittances were made. The amount of bills drawn bY the East India Company's agents in China cx the sever al i : governments of India, with the rates of exchange at which such bills were issued at Canton ; also an account of remit tances from India or China, since the commencement of tte present Charter, in silk or any other description of good!, specifying the invoice cost in Indian currency and BOO: sterling money, with a statement, if sold, of the net proc eeds realised in London ; also; an account of any remittances re. ceived into the London treasury of the East India Company' in re-payment of advances made in India on account of Majesty Government, and also made applicable towards the payment of expenses in England chargeable on the r evenue in India." The Hon. Member also moved for copies of a," letters which have been addressed by Messrs. Crawford, C al i vin and Co., to the Lords of the Treasury and the Board Trade, with the replies thereto on the subject of the duty levi able on ,Mysore coffee imported from Madras in the Onyx and Sesostris. Copies of all communications which have passed between the India Board and the Court of Directors of the East India Company, in reference to the question whether Mysore be a British possession. Copies of the certificates granted by the collector of sea customs at Madras, and lodge ( ' by the masters of the ships Onyx, Sesostris, and Claudine, in the Custom-house at London, purporting that the MyOr e coffee imported by those several ships was " the growth of a British possession within the limits of the East India Coin pany's charter." The lion. Membe- believed that the Pre sident of the Board of Controul objected to produce the cot' ie,pondence between the East India Company and his depart ment. He therefore thought it necessary to make out a case by noticing as slightly as possible the questions which bn• longed to the Treasury, as he was only at issue with the Board of Coutroul. The question arose in 1836, when the first importation of coffee took place from Mysore into ere, port of London, whether Mj sore was for the purposes 01 the Act a British possession. That was the question, aria the correspondence on which he wished. The grounds of the correspondence requested in a communication made by the Lords of the Treasury to the Board of Controul, for the pm pose of calling on the Board of Directors to send instruc tions to India to prohibit the granting of certificates by the Madras Government, certifying that the produce of Mysore was the produce of a British possession. The Directors, not concurring in this view, refused to obey the order, but, in t l ' a meantime, coffee coming from Mysore was charged with s duty of ninepence. The Hon. Member, after going into lengthened detail, expressed his conviction that the COr. respondence was of a public nature, and ought to be fur nished, for the information of the House. The lion, Ge e " tleman concluded by expressing his wish that the GovernmeDt would correct the existing evil, by passing some declaratory Act which would proteet British merchants, and at once short' whether the territories in question were British posses3i o '‘ or not. • Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE said that the Chancellor of' the Exchequer, in consequence of certain ships having arrive with certificates, declaring that the coffee with which they Wer e freighted came from Mysore, had applied to him to know whe ther Mysore could be called a British possession. He cool I only give his Right Hon. Friend an answer to this effect, that the territory in question was not considered, technically, a Br" tish possession. It was true, that this country had the civil and military administration of Mysore ; but, since 1833, th 3 English Government could only be considered as holding it i: 1 trust for the Rajah of Mysore, and whenever the East Ind.l Company might think proper to restore it to the Rajah th: 4 country would be held responsible for every shilling expended with regard to it. This opinion he delivered in writing to th Chancellor of the Exchequer, and, in consequence of some representation made upon the subject to the Court of Direc tors, he ( Sir J. Hobhouse) had received from them something; in the shape of a remonstrance, and the vnatter was no sub judice. It was, therefore, he considered, decidedly against the interests of the friends of the Hon. Member for London that this correspondence should be produced ; at all events, the present s t ate of the case. Sir J. R. C A RNAC agreed in what had fallen from the Right Hon. Baronet, Mr. CRAWFORD then withdrew both his motions. IRELAND. Mr. LYNCH moved, pursuant to n o ti ce , f or leave to . , troduce the four following Bills :-1. Bill to promote the re clamation and improvement of uncultivated lands in Ireland. 2. Bill to enable tenants for life of estates in Ireland to mak e improvements on their estates, and to charge the inheritance with a portion of the moneys expended in such improvemen ts. 3. Bill to enable tenants for life and mortgagors in possessive of lands in Ireland to grant leases, and to enable tenants for life of lands in Ireland to make exchange, and for giving a summary remedy for partition in all cases as to lands in Ire land. 4. Bill for the better and more convenient employment of the poor in Ireland. After a few words from Sir E. SUGDEN, M r . LYNCH, and Lord MORPETH, leave was given to bring in the Bills. SPANISH EMIGRANTS. Mr. BORT H WICK said, that as he did not see the No ble d Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs in his place, he 1,1 , 1 r some delicacy in bringing f orwar d th e mot i on o f which ge . had given notice, and i n mov i ng f or t h e papers name d in 1 He had also another reason for hesitation in the fact that im portant business, viz., the Message from her Majesty, w"; te the Orders for that n i g h t . P er h aps t h e N o bl e Lord oPP°sid (J. Russell) mi g ht b e a bl e to suggest to h i m whet h er he °- with convenience proceed that night. Hu A n f . te m r e s m om be e r, ex re p l l a a t n iv a e tio t n n b th et e we im en po t r h te e n N ee ob of le tLheordpapa;rt dine • he wished to move f u r, an d, as we understood, an expression e ,. the part of the N o bl e L or d , t h at he d i d not i mag ine th es ' would be much objection to their production, and that ther e was none to his proceeding with his motion, tat° Mr. BO RTHWIC K trusted he might be allowed to s 10 a few of the grounds on which his motion was founded. ' 1833 the quarrel of the succession in Spain assumed that ..5.. for midable aspect which still continued to press upon the in 6ll try, to excite the passions, and to cloud the hopes of that vi, un fortunate country. Donna Christina, who was then, as no to the de facto Regent, adopted divers measures with respeet h , the succession, which were calculated to rouse the scare e.:.., slumbering passions of the people. He alluded more pa o r . , ticularly to the manner in which the Royalist troops, e h n ich sisting of about 250,000 men, were disbanded ; a body, w „al up to that period had been considered as the princoro, bulwark and shield Cf . the country. Many men of high f ro m and consideration in Spain had thereby been dismissed wcra offices of importance, because they approved of wha t con called Royalist politics in Spain. This created so m ath and fusion that hatred began to assume the form of viole nce state violence, in many instances, that of bloodshed. In 0.150 had of things a body of men, to the amount of 950, asli f thes e formed themselves into a corps of volunteers in support ?., por politics, had found themselves obliged to seek refuge to rt,', in tugal, and ought afterwards to have obtained their hi 4: re virtue of the treaty to which his motion more particu',4hle ferred. A Gentleman had some time ago asked thef an d Secretary for Foreign Affairs as to the present prospect s d. ress e future hopes of this corps. The Noble Lord then e t s e P de ft as his belief that their situation was not so desperan . o ther plorable as had been represented in the newspapers a i cl acdin quarters, but said that he would forward the his hands by the Hon. Member for Oxford t p o et tt t l i e °7 : Government, and communicate the answer as soon as ceived it. Under these circumstances he (Mr• Borthto which lon of the pa pers , rien d would not have called for the product. His 1-1 " , r he he referred if it had not been for two facts. Sandwich had, by the (Mr. G. Price) the late Member for Sandw laid' before tlle authority of the persons so imprisoned,f of their case, and_ Noble Lord a statement of the a but to that eornsmellitt. required his interference in their behalf; time to the vh , Pr‘ that nication the Noble Lord had from that te facts ? N• -• . St. given no reply. Now, what werein a ravelin o P a r s t he e r s e e_ of Fort un eon_ those persons were now confined . . v .,' ditioi.ally to the Christino Governmtheey would be spanresetn y whatever might be their fate, that h, broad ground of huin it that serious a calamity. It was on 1 , d . Julian—that means were on foot for cl e el t i , ve a r d n as their advocate w re , in and not of policy, dint he appear recollect what occrci. a a t the House. Hen. Gentlemen would gthtahtemtheuypPrilt, sCarlos 95u death of his brother, King Ferdinand, yere then with Don 0. stifiable private individual. There i. the 600 of whoseuJ theta" 1833. In 1333 Don Carlos wear Spanish emigrants, of whom t and they formed. s These complained were a par , „ ~s n c a rto • • te . detention he the protection to me art in selves into a battalion for sword, or took r sid b e u tit t l i i "Y opntrary, til the h parties never drew sabre or _ss .,ertw,a , ; 00 c i c h they be " object If themselves to the only strictly confined thcmseto IPivoerdtuat_haere as a quarrel against the Queen of I