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understood to allude to the position of barristers, and tat deprecate taking from the barrister the hope of rising ft his profession, which would prevent their being a bar out of which judges with the proper qualification might be selected. Before he sat down, he would state what he had hard with great satisfaction, that it was the intention of Government to proceed with what was called a digest of criminal law. A Commission had sat on that subject for seven or eight years, which h a d produced valuable materials to legislate upon ; and, after the expenditure of many thousands, the country would be anxious that money should not be lost, but that we should have an Act of Parliament com prising a digest of the criminal law. Looking at the great mass of materials already prepared, it was not pro posed to renew that Commission. He might say that he wa s no friend to Commissions in general. The Noble and Learned Lord then proceeded to declare, as far as we could gather, his opinion against a digest of the c ivil law, there being great inconvenience in a long Act o f Parliament, and he concluded by expressing a hope that in the projected bills he should have the assistance of other Noble and Learned Lords, who, though they might not agree with them in everything, yet might feel disposed to assist. The subject had a great deal to do with the administration of justice, and he trusted they would give their valuable assistance, without which the labours of the promoters of the measure might be in effectual. Lord BROUGHAM expressed his gratitude to the Noble and Learned Lord for the statement he had just made. He himself was disposed to lay before their Lordships this Session a Bill relating to the Bank ruptcy Courts ; and the question would then arise as connected with the County Courts whether one or the other would be the best. He should also lay before their Lordships again that part of the County Courts Exten sion Bill of last year and the year before which was not passed last year, which were then postponed in order not to obstruct the great and valuable measures which were then in progress for the improvement of the judicature of the Court of Chancery. He should also add a third Bill which was before them not, last year, but the year before to extend the jurisdiction of County Courts to matters of equity. The suitors in these courts and the public at large had not been able to see why they should be unable to obtain the establishment of a right without being driven at a greater expense to the more distant Court of Chancery in London. He . should at the same time present another Bill for the further improvement of the law of evidence and procedure, which Bi d con tainllifill provisions upon th e s e i m p or t an t ma tt aking the husband and wife competent and comp... .-1 wit nesses in every case, except criminal cases ante adul tery, and making the wife's evidence not compellable on matters, communicated from one to another ; secondly, for regulating the payment of money into court ; thirdly, for regulating the mode of examin ing and cross-examing witnesses with regard to subjects of collateral issue ; fourthly, for regulating the examina tion with respect to adverse witnesses and of collateral issue ; next, for setting the law right, partly by enact ment and partly by legislation, with regard to the rule in what was called the Queen's case in examination and cross-examination, when the matter for examination and cross-examination, was contained in a written document ; next, and lastly, as to the law of evidence to regulate the law, partly by declaration and partly by enactment, with'regard to the comparison of handwriting. Next, as regarded procedure for putting the Crown and the sub ject on the same footing in all respects with regard to replying and other privileges now claimed. Also for giving, where a party had been acquitted, whether on a procedure for penalties or a criminal procedure, a right to his costs against the Crown, subject to the discretion of the Court ; and lastly, as regarded the subject of pro cedure to facilitate under the authority of the court, and subject to its discretion, in criminal procedure the changing•of the venue. 1 TheirlordAiip's then adjourned at ten minutes to eight o'clock. .' HOUSE OF COMMONS--(YESTERDAY). The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before four o'clock, when Sir William Molesworth and several other Hon. Members were sworn in. PETITIONS. Mr. A. HASTIE presented a petition from Glasgow against indirect taxation. An lox. MEMBER presented a petition from the Bel fast Chamber of Commerce in favour of cheap international postage. ARREST OF A BRITISH SUBJECT IN VERONA. Mr. HUME asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether any inquiry had been instituted into the complaint of Mr. Henry Robert Newton, who in June last was arrested in Verona, imprisoned, and treated with great indignity, and all explanation then and there refused; and whether any apology or explanation has been offered by the Austrian Government ? Lord STANLEY replied that it was perfectly true that Mr. Newton was arrested at Verona in June last by the local authorities under the impression that he had been engaged in sketching fortifications. Instructions, however, were given to the police, that if there was nothing in his papers to implicate him he was to be immediately released, but the police officer who had him in his custody dis obeyed this order, and Mr. Newton was detained till the next day. Mr. Newton then attempted to obtain redress without applying to the British Consul at Venice, and it was not until that attempt failed that Sir W. Newton, his father, put the Foreign-office in possession of the circumstances of the case. No time, however, was lost by the Government in seeking some explanation from the Austrian authorities, and it was ascertained that the ar rest arose out of an unfortunate mistake, The Aus trian Government expressed the utmost regret for what had occurred, and promised that in future more care should be taken in the arrest of British subjects, without there was a previously ascertained good cause for it. (Hear.) LIGHTHOUSES IN GUERNSEY. motion of Mr. HUME, certain paper elating to lighthouses in the Island of Guernsey were ordered to be laid on the table. On t, METROPOLITAN GRAVE-YARDS. Lord DUDLEY STUART moved for lists of the burial-grounds or grave-yards which have been closed by virtue of the powers contained in the Act passed during the last Session of Parliament, entitled, "An Act to amend the laws concerning the burial of the dead in the metropolis ;" of the applications which have been made to the Secretary of State for the Home Dtpartment to recommend the closing of grave-yards, under the provi sions of the same Act, and of the applications to him for permission to open cemeteries or burial-grounds within the district defined by the same Act, stating in what eases permission has been granted, and in what refused; and copy of all correspondence which has taken place between the Home-office and any parish or company, with respect to the closing of, any graveyard or burial ground, or the openinc, of any new cemetry or burial ground, and of ali evidence laid before the Secretary of State for the Home Department in relation thereto.— Agreed to. MANAGEMENT OF THE BOARD OF CUSTOMS. Mr. W. WILLIAMS asked the Chancellor of the. Exchequer, whether it was the intention of the Govern 7 merit to bring in a Bill to carry out the recommendation of the Committee appointed last Session to inquire into the constitution and management of the Board of Cus toms ? The CHANCELLOR of the' EXCHEQUER said he had transmitted the report of the Committee to Commis sioners of Customs, desiring that they should report to him upon it. He received their report, which was a very elaborate one, only last rnonth:,He had ve r y much considered it ;and it was the intention of the Govern ment to place on the table a Treasury minute indicating all the changes which they thought ought to take place in the present administration of the Customs, and some of the changes would require Legislative interposition. LAW OF MORT3fAIN. Mr. HEADLAM wished to know if it was the inten tion of Government to introduce any Bill this Session founded upon the report of the Mortmain Committee, or for th4o improvement of the Law of Mortmain. Mr. Secretary WALPOLE said the report referredlo was of a very valuable nature, and its recommendations were now under the consideration of the Government. He could not pledge himself that any measure would be introduced for the purpose of carrying them out, but due notice would be given to the House of the course which the Government would ultimately take in refer ence to this subject. (Hear, hear.) • THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE DU KE OF WELLINGTON. Sir C. WOOD brought up the report of the - Select Committee appointed yesterday_ to inquire into the ne . - ressai7 steps to be taken-by-the House. for attending the solemnities at the funeral of the late Duke of 'Wellin g - - ton, and Moved that it be read by the Clerk at ,the table; 'which was agreed. The report stated that the .Committee had examined the minutes of the House relative tothe proceedings . • taken by-t•Ile House on its attending the procession of a `9tblie funeral, and the Committee found that in 1694 the House attended with the Speaker at the funeral of Queen • . Mary, and on'this occasion seats were reserved by tickets for the Members. ` The committee also found that in 1708 the Speaker was deputed, on the part of the' Rouse, to present present an address to Queen Anne ; and in pursuance ~- of these precedents, the Committee recommended that n.,Speaker ;should be d4uted Orithis occasion to attend Z : 7 4 ,the House in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul's, vitcn:ss and take part-in the solemnitiesof the funeral. fore the rnmittee had examined the arrangements made t l l n a e a n t d s e o dot a : t ;: 6 o . da , don of Members, and they found the, netti ',l B :: had been reserved for them in the front of The Committee - therefore pecom to tickets, the name of each Member should be fixed of the ,speaker. the same distributed under the direction The report w aB the moti on of St V e red to li e upon t h e ta b le ;and on Committee t o sit aga - ui NV , 9 ,i 2p, leave was given ter the" • time to time as they s h e -.` report to the H9use, from time_, as movinginfqourzzehpeolrct at Sir J . F . FiTzGER.A.ti),GiE A.FrF,RRAY. the evidence given befOre the Co ' of merlarezen.b,nzin:iciulny.leialsete: Bix-mile Bridge, in the county said his object was to ascertain-the diers, who had given rise to trig in e h m ai - zi wily , tthuersdoelr . had been called out. The Hon. that the s oldiers against whom a verdict of wi rfPlained had been returned , hail been admitted-to -bail Lord Campbell, the Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench ch had stated that there was no precedent in which a pe r son found guilty of such a charge had been liberated on bail. Mr. NAPIER said he had no .objection to l ay the re port before the House, but as the matter was at present under the consideration of the Queen's Bench in Ireland, he thought it would be inconvenient to do so until the was pronounced, which, ,*. W 1 .4 .luchrment of that Court A t .fr . , ,.. i ....... : t ; 441 10tti1d ...t wbheaitnevaervet; do days. The Government had no -0 d ew withe.ling - out the .militarjr, wUoge :: )/ ..! users brought into reVisitioll by tlt a Illagis ( . I . -00-••• • ~ 4 ,,. itsl s THE SUN, LONDON; t *WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1852. rates in the ordinary way. The proceedings of the coroner's inquest were laid before him, as Attorricy- Ge neral of the Crown, and h e h a d f e lt it his duty to signify his consent to the soldiers being admitted to bail ; and he was ready to take the entire responsibiliy of that cause on himself, because he thought the protection of the law should be offered to those who he be lieved were free from blame, and only discharged thei duty under the most harassing circumstances. (Hear.) The Hon. Member withdrew his motion on the under standing that the evidence should be laid before the House when the judgment of the Court was given. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that there was no establishment in the country that had made greater exertions than the Mint, which it should be remembered had to deal with circumstances of an extraordinary and unparalleled occurence. Upon the proper day he pledged himself to prove that the officers of the Mint had done their duty. The subject then dropped. THE FREE TRADE MOTION. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said : I do not know whether the Member for Wolverhampton is in the House, but if he is not, some of his friends may be able to answer me. I expressed yesterday that it would be convenient to the House that the terms of the motion of which he has given notice should be submitted to the House, Another day has now elapsed, and still the terms of _that motion are withheld. To-morrow be ing a morning sitting, it is not usual to give such notices, and upon Thursday there will be no House, so that if we are not favoured with the terms of that motion to night, we cannot have it before Friday next. (Hear, hear. A notice of this kind ought not, so far as its ex pressions are concerned, to be concealed from the House. The subject then dropped. FORMS OF THE HOUSE. On the motion that the House do now adjourn, Sir R. INGLIS took occasion to remark that since the elevation of the present Speaker to the Chair they had enjoyed the benefit of his services without a single day's illness. This was a thirig upon which they could not always calculate, and there ought, therefore, to be some plan devised by which a deputy Speaker might be elected to preside during the occasional absences of the Speaker. The subject then dropped, and The House then adjourned at seven o'clock. POLICE REGULATIONS for CARRIAGES and MOURNING COACHES forming part of the PROCES SION to St Paul's Cathedral, on the occasion of the FUNERAL of Field-Marshal the Duke of WELLINGTON. Carriages and mourning coaches in the procession, after setting down, will proceed, as directed by the police, to Cheapeide, and there remain in readiness to take up immediately after the ceremony. D. W. HARVEY, Commissioner of Police of the City of London. Chief Office, Old awry, Nov. 16, 1852. SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON'S NEW WORK. Now ready,- in Byo., price 155., Volume I. of the HISTORY OF EUROPE, from the F a ll o f Napoleon in 1815 to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in By Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON, Bart., L ' Author of the "History of Europe from the commencement of the French Revolution, in 1789, to the Battle of Waterloo," &c. &c. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Farewell Season of Mr. Benjamin Welster as Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING, The grand historical Comedy of RICHELIEU IN LOVE, by Messrs. B. Webster, Leigh Murray, and Stuart; Mrs. L. S. Buck ingham and Mrs. Stirling. After which, the popular Farce of A CAPITAL MATCH. Keeley and Miss Rosa Bennett. The Farce of YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER. To conclude with the Farce of SHOCKING EVENTS. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrio. THIS EVENING, Nov. 17, Will be performed the Comic Drama of MARRIED DAUGHTERS AND YOUNG HUSBANDS. principal characters by Messrs. Roxby, F. Matthews, Baker, and Suter; Mrs. F. Matthews, Mls s Julia St. George, Miss M. Oliver, Miss Fanny Baker, and Wu Martindale. a new Farce, in two acts, entitled THOS E To be followed by DEAR BLACKS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Baker, ? Suter, Butler, and Miss Wyndham. TO eonclude with A House. OUT OF WINDOWS. Character s by Pei Potter and Mr. Robert Roxby. Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mt. W. Allcroft, 15, N ew Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Open for the Season. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MISS WOOLGAB. THIS EVENING (By general demand.) The celebrated Draniaof THE GREEN BUSHES, by Madam e Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Miss E. Chapli n; M essrs. Paul Bed ford, Honey, 0. Smith, Emery, &C. After which (at second price), the Popular Drama o f JA CK SHEPPARD. Jack, by Mrs. Keeley ; Blueskin, Mr. Paul Bedford. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr .C.Kean. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new and original Play, in five acts, by West and Marston, Esq., entitled ANNE BLAKE. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, W. Lacy, and Addison; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. Daly, and Mrs. C. Kean. To be followed by THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER, in which Mr. Wright will appear, ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Last Four Nights of the present Spectacle. MR. BATTY Respectfully announces that. in compliance with numerous sugges tions and requests, he has determined on the production. on MON DAY, 22d November, of an Equestrian Version of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, embodying all those stirring situations so graphically described in Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's popular work, and which are so peculiarly adapted to the resources of this Theatre. THIS EVENING, November 17, and during the week, the enter tainments will commence, at 7 o'clock, with the gorgeous Spectacle of Enchantment, entitled THE BRIDE OF GOLCONDA. ; or, the Genius of the Ring. To be followed by a Series of extraordinary Equestrian snd Gymnastic Performances in the Circle. To conclude with a popular Farce. Stage Manager. Mr. W. West. Doors open at Half-past Six o'clock; Box-office open gaily from Eleven to to Four. THE WELLINGTON SUN. • ON THURSDAY NEXT, THE 18Tu, AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION OF THE SUN WILL BE PUBLISHED, CONTAIIIIND A SPLENDID PORTRAIT HIGH WATER AT LOND, IGN BRIDGE. THIS DAY —Morning 34 min. after 5 I Evening 59 min.aft. 5 To-Moscow—Morning 29 min. after 6 Evening 59 min.aft. 6 DAILY WEATHER TABLE. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17, 1852. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. HASTINGS—S., fresh breeze ; partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON—S., gentle breeze ; overcast. FOLKSTONE—S., light breeze ; partially cloudy. TUNBRIDGE—SP., gentle breeze ; overcast. GREENWICH—S., gentle breeze ; partially cloudy. STROOD—S. calm ; overcast. SWINDON—S.W., gentle breeze; partially cloudy. LEIGHTON—S.E., calm —overcast. YARMOUTH—S., gentle breeze—cloudless. HOLYHEAD—E.S.E., gentle breeze ; overcast ; rain. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Nov. 17, THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 57 highest since noon yesterday. 47—lowest this morning and during the night. 49—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 22'24, the mercury is rising rapidly. WIND S.W., fine breeze, and sunshiny weather —with a slight sprinkle of rain. From present appearances to morrow "looms" cheeringly. WE this week present The Sun to our Subscribers in new type, from Her Majesty's Typefoundry for Scotland, by the Firm of Messrs. MILLER & RICHARD, Typefounders, Edinburgh and London. If the durability of the typ e prove equal to its varied beauty, 'then we shall wish Messrs. MILLER & RICHARD all the success whi c h t h ey fairly promise to deserve. , • - ~t.l ...., , b "'Po - **--N, 4 4 114 . ... .) 4 4 ,. L., ;--if -...- 0 .4. s t cf..:11..-..„.46...;,:0e.,,, - 5 'r6 LONDON,' WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1852, The Free-traders and the CHANcELLOR of th e EXCHEQUER attract at this time about equally the attention of the country. It - has high expecta tions from both T—expectations which ri se f ar a b ove the ordinary level of party contention s . T ...t will be deeply disappointed if full and fair scope be not given to each to perform their respective p arts, or g ed t esi m ra i b n l i e st t e h r than that the should act g a l d at no p tili art n y g iasnndow more great fairly and honourably by each other. In a word, the country equally desires that the Free-traders should promptly and finally settle the grand question on which the country has put them in power, and that Mr. DISRAELI should lay before us his unmutilated Financial Scheme. There can be no reason in the world why a thorough under standing should not be come' to on the matter. At the time we write, a notice of Mr. Yuanßs appears in the votes of the House of Commons, "To move a resolution on Free Trade, Tuesday, Nov. 23." Mr. ThsRART,T, on the other hand, has announced that, on the 26th, he will lay his Budget before the House; an announcement which he has accompanied with the intimation that fac- tious opposition might, of course, hinder his doing so. We have little doubt that the majority of the country feel so thoroughly confident in the that they wo uld w i tness with regre t PaFliarnentary strength of the Free tinhradearepnotliancyd, the adoption of any tactics by their own party through which they would be deprived of the Budget which has been so long "Looming in the Future." After enduring so patiently the weary years of Sir CHARLES WOOD'S incapacity to make an honest Income-tax, or even a Stamp Act him self, all of us are intensely solicitous to see what confessed genius and ability can do in the Ex chequer. Of this we must not be cheated. We can afford even to let Free-trade resolutions slumber a little. The country, generally, has taken its own resolution too firmly to make it of very serious importance whether the House of Commons record that resolution a week earlier or a week later ; but it is of very serious importance thoroughly to break up the family inflexibility of Whig Exchequership, as well as of Whig official nepotism. The latter, as we showed rather largely the other clay, Lord DERBY has done most effec tually. The country will long owe him cordial thanks for having at least initiated the policy of Free Trade in the personnel of the Ministry. In the other matter, Mr. DISRAELI has his part yet to perform ; and till we witness a failure, we shall continue to believe that he will not disappoint fair expectation. Not only in the case of the Income-tax, so ter rible a puzzle to Sir CHARLES Woon, but in the Assessed Taxes, the Legacy Duty, the Excise, and Customs there is much to do, which we believe the late CHANCELL OR of the EXCHEQUER did want ability, good man, to accomplish. Mr. DISRAELI has not only the ability to put all right, but he has one adVantage, as on the Law Reforms, which the Whigs had not---the advantage of diminished opposition to really liberal and national measures. The Conservatives and the House of Lords will receive at his hands, and will not unwillingly grant as their own concessions, what they would resist with every device of ingenuity and faction if it were attempted to be wrested from them by the Whigs- The Whigs, on the other hand, dare not oppose liberal Measures so proposed. We have acknowledged before that this may be a poli tical hardship on. the Whigs. Still they can only do two things; for one, they must bear it patiently now they are out ; for another, they must keep much further in advance of the TorieS next time they are in. At present, they may rest assured, that the country is really more concerned about taxation than about Free Trade. One they know is safe. The other, they as well know, needs such a thorough adjustment to the policy of unre stricted competition, as Lord DERBY intimated in plain terms, in his place in the House of Lords. We remember, too, that even Mr. HENLEY told his dinner-table audience that it was vain now for farmers to hope for relief except from measures which should equally benefit the whole community. Everything yet said .by Members of the Govern ment has pointed in the same direction ; hence we do fully expect such a readjustment of taxation as shall place it in part immediately, in part pro spectively, on the right shoulders. What, then, is to be done with Mr. VILLIERS' resolution ? Is he to adjust it to Mr. CHRISTO PHER'S and Sir FREDERICK THESIGER'S hustings' declamations, lest ha upset the Ministry?—or, is he to give it up ? Not the former certainly. The Ministry will never resign to keep in the same boat with these gent]emen. It is the latter who must take to swimming, or keep close to the Pre mier and his Chancellor. On the whole, we should prefer its postponement till after the 26th. Mr. VILLIERS, however, Mr. COBDEN, and their friends, have to satisfy their great party, as well as Mr. DISRAELI his, and they may deem it necessary for the redemption of their pledges, and for their political credit, to bring on the Free-trade motion distinctly and unencumbered by questions of detail ; and to bring it on in this form before any other business is permitted to engross Parlianienta7 attention. They have, un doubtedly, very much to say for such a course, and Mr. DISRAELI must deal fairly and candidly with them as a political party, if he expects them to receive his measures, when proposed, in a similar spirit. Shoald Mr. VILLIERS then feel bound to persist in his motion, we think it might easily be one for which Mr. DISRAELI, and all the talent in the Cabinet could readily vote. It might affirm the great principle of Free Trade, and, if necessary, it might even add, that, in carrying it out, no class was entitled to compensation, by measures not giving equal relief to all other classes in the community. The squires themselves might vote in the House of Commons for what Mr. HENLEY had already taught them deep down in the very recesses of the country. ,As Mr. COBDEN truly observed—" The CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER had said that unrestricted commerce was the principle held and adopted by the Cabinet. Very well. The Right Hon. Baronet had only to get up and second the motion of his Hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton, and in one short hour, for he could promise the Right Hon. Gentle man he should not be troubled with many speeches afterwards, the question would be dis posed of." MT. COBDEN has a right to speak thus, and to demand that the Free-trade resolu tion or motion be kept quite clear of other ques tions must, do him the justi ce t o own th e with which, amidst the g rea t es t tempta tfitiirmnoonnss:;:o r ebas refuwl to mix up that .question with others ; and kindrad ones too, to which, moreover, the vast majority of his supporters were ardently attached. The chiafs have only therefore to make fair allowance for each other's political position, by postponing Mr. VILLIERS' re so l u ti on , o cordial tccep t ance o f a f a i r one on t h e parnartdbyeitofth the teehe Governnent, the whole difficulty may be easily got over. The country then may have what it undoubtedly desires, both a solemn affirmation by the House of Commons, of Free-trade priniples in the clearest form, and a lso the Budget of a CHANCELLOR of the MECITE QUER, the financial fruits of whose genius it is certainly impatient to behold with no inconsider; able hope that tity will be not only " pleasant forbu; good for food." W e thi n k that the sight, candid men, dancing over the declarations of the Members of tho Government in the debate on the Address, can hardly doubt that any thing re mains but the laerely formal renunciation of `they . Whet Lord DERBY declares that f a x on the introduction of articles of provision," that, "on the not coreent to the imposition of any Part of himself and his colleagues, to the 4.ecision of the country," and must i n consequence be a complete change in our financial system,"—when Mr. DISRAELI enables h , P , e r b te a o t e w t t i: s h ilin ee to interpret this last clause by saying, c ` Neither I nor any of my colleagues have any intention w ill give artificial proposo any policy which Prices, or what has been called, by the Honourable Gentleman on the other side, compensation f o r ksses which have been occasion by changes in the legislation which regulated the commercial sYston of this coun'tify"—when Mr. WA.LPOLE thinks it might be inferred from the QUEEN' B gPee' 6ll ) a4cl the Address, that Ministers will not " propose reverse the recent legislation which has led to time improvements in the con dition of the industrious classes of the community to which the Speech refers"--when we have such language from the Government, however we may regret the ill-conceived paragraph in the Quiouses Speech —we are found, in all fairness, to feel pretty well at ease on the main point, and to re- gard them as mei who only want to take their new position in the way most pleasant to them• selves. The victors may concede this to the van quished, with credit rather than with damage to [emselves. Lord Sr. LEollAßros has fully verified the anti cipations of those who believed that when he directed hi s m i nd to the cause of L aw R e f orm , he w ou ld achieve greater p rogress th an h a d ever, on any p rev i ous occas ion, b een accom pli s h e d. Ile has a l rea d y evince d th e g rea t es t promptitude with the in deali ng important subject. Not a single day has been lost in explaining the Mini sterial intention s , with respect not only to the measures now r ea dy or in course of preparation, but to others tint will be brought forward at no distant day. Re a l so made very satisfactory allusions to the working of thedeactments that received the Legislative sanction last Session, and to the orders framed under his direction, and Many of them prepared by his own hand, for the Purpose of ' • _ &mug effiviono7 and Tatty to, these, enactments. The greater portion of the Noble and Learned Lord's vacation had been devoted to this purpose ; and those who have carefully pe rused the new orders will agree in the opinion, that " they will fully effect everything that the country and Parliament have had in view." We do not by this mean that further reforms are not re quired. Far from it; much has unquestionably been done, but more remains to be accomplished, and Legal Reformers should not relax their exertions while a single abuse remains unredressed. The orders, howeVer, will carry the new statutes fairly into execution, all that had been left to the discre tion of the LORD CHANCELLOR and the other Judges in Equity, being fully performed. His Lordship last night explained the intent and ob ject of many of these orders, and placed them in a new and very favourable point of view. So that, although we cannot, as yet, and without further information, agree in the opinion that the old proverb with respect to Chancery delays, will be either entirely forgotten or completely reversed, we readily admit the best improvements already effected, and the probability of further ameliora tions being accomplished, in accordance with the principles so clearly and distinctly laid down by the Noble and Learned Lord. If the result should, indeed, prove that the administration of justice in the Court of Chancery will be rendered so efficient, and that all questions of property can be there determined with the greatest speed, con sistent with mature deliberation, it will afford an additional reason for the complete amalgamation of the Legal and Equitable tribunals, and the fusion of the jurisdictions, retaining all that is good, and abolishing that which is evil in both systems. The " limitation of claims within the Court itself, notwithstanding a lis pendens," and the provisions for terminating proceedings, and fix ing a time within which appeals must be prose cuted, are unquestionably boons which will re move some of the most serious evils which had been most loudly and justly complained of. No thing could be more objectionable than the re vival of a litigation which had been suffered to remain in abeyance for many years, and which was brought into activity at the very time most inconvenient to some of the parties, who, relying on its virtual termination, are no longer in a po sition to defend their rights. The most satisfac tory reasons should be assigned for such conduct, in order that it might be shown that the suspen sion arose from inevitable causes, and was not in tended to operate prejudicially so far as the in terests of the other side were concerned. The rules adopted in Ireland under the auspices of the Noble Lord when occupying the Woolsack in that country, worked very beneficially, and we may now congratulate the country on the fact that most, if not all, of the restrictions on the effects of the several statutes of limitations, have been judiciously removed. The rules for carrying into effect the Suitors in Chancery Relief Bill merit equal praise ; and no exception can be taken to the principles enun ciated in the statement of the Noble Lord, we had almost said discussion, for the different points were elaborately reviewed, and the reasons for their adoption clearly assigned. He declares, " that the administration of justice ought to be paid by the country, and not by the suitors." This is the point which we have long laboured to estab lish, which strikes at the very root of the abomi nable " fee system," the fertile source of expense to suitors, and of inordinate profits to, and occa sionally peculation by, officials. The substitution of stamps for fees, and the payments of the officers in the different departments by salaries, in the place of indirect emoluments, was an unquestionable improvement; but every charge should be abolished, and the man who surrenders a portion of his natural liberty and of his pecuniary means, in re turn for protection to liberty and property, should receive that protection, and be allowed to enforce his rights at the expense of the Exchequer to which he has contributed " secundum statum et facultates." The actual saving this year under the recent law will be 34,4391. ; but others are in progress from which much greater reductions may be anticipated, so that the hope expressed by Lord ST. LEONARDS may be verified, " that the hour may come, and is not far distant, when the suitors in Chancery will have no costs to pay for the administration of justice, irrespective, of course, of the costs, which must always exist between solicitor and client ;" and not only that, ,but that the Consolidated Fund may also be re lieved from th e payment of the salaries of Judges," which will be altogether defrayed from the portions of " the suitors' fund," property ap plicable to the purpose. We commend the proposed arrangements with respect to the Accountant- Generals' office, more especially that which proposes to get rid, in a great degree, of buying and selling of stock, and thus giving the suitor the benefit of the saving of brokerage and of the turn of the market. Heretofore it was the practice to buy or to sell in every transaction ; so that there were dealings to the extent of nearly five milli ons p er annum, the expenses of which may be averaged at one-quarter per cent., or 2,5001. per annum. Now, henceforward, the buying and selling will be balanced, so far as practicable, and sales only made when , there is a necessity for cash. The dealings will thus be reduced from nearly 5,000,000/. to 100,0001: or 200,000/. in the year. This saving will be given to the suitor, for, as Lord ST. LEONARD justly remarked, if a suit could be worked without expense, the benefit should be given to the suitor, and not to the country. The average price at one o'clock each d ay i s what is to be allowed to sellers and charged to buyers, when there is not a sale or pur chase in the open market. The office of the Ac countant-General will no longer be kept closed during the long vacation, to the serious injury of those who are entitled to receive sums of money, but delayed for months through the injudicious arrangements heretofore in opera tion. It may be all very well to allow a certain leisure time to officials, but it might be done without causing such serious damage to those whose resources are placed under the control and direction of the Court of Chancery. Another great improvement proposed by the Noble Lord will remove one of the greatest re proaches to which the Court had previously been subject. Itself the Leviathan " TRUSTEE" of the country, and holding the property of others to the extent of nearly fifty millions sterling—the sole tribunal for enforcing the conscientious exe cution of trusts, it was in the habit of committing acts every day which it would have heavily cen sured in others. Ono of the first principles which every Trustee was bound to observe, was that he should not deal for his own benefit, or speculate with the funds entrusted to his charge ; but this salutary regulation the Court habitually disregarded. It thus realised large profits at the expense of the suitors. That objec tion will- _ for the _future be . remedied. The suitor will receive the benefit of the invest ments made with his property, after two years. We confess we do not quite understand the ex ception to the equitable and salutary principle, why the Court is to le treated as a banker for two years, and a trustee after that time. We have no doubt, however, that there is some rea son for the provision, and that full effect will ultimately be given to the equitable doctrine. It is impossible, within the limits assigned to a single article, to explain all the changes proposed , by the Noble Lord, suffice it to say that they in clude reforms in the Law of Lunacy, and also in the Ecclesiastical Courts, so far as the testamentary jurisdiction with the prospect of other and far more extensive altera tions, leading, we hope, to the ultimate abolition of these tribunals. Another Act, that may be termed an extension of the Masters in Chancery Abolition Act, will be introduced, carry ing that exceedingly beneficial statute consider ably further, and saving much time and expence to the suitors. Changes will also be made in the Bankrupt Laws ; and a complete Digest of the Criminal Law will also be brought forard. These are the chief measures now in contempla tion. They aro clearly but instalments, although large instalments, and merit the eulogiums which they received from Lord BROUGRAM, and which we have no doubt, will be re-echoed by the legal practitioners and by the community izt general. IMPERIA L PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS DAY. The Royal Assent was this morning given by Corn mission, to the Bill for making provision for the payment of Bills of Exchange and promissory notes falling due on the 18th inst. The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, and the Earl of Lonsdale. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY) The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly beforel2 o'clock. A few minutes afterwards, the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod summoned the House to the House of Peers. On the return of the House, the SPEAKER intimated that the Royal Assent had been given by Commission to an Act making a provision concerning the payment of Bills of Exchange and promissory notes falling due on the day fixed for the Duke of Wellington's funeral. PETITIONS. Mr. KINNAIRD presented a petition from Mission aries in India, praying for extensive reforms in the Go vernment of that territory, and for a limitation of the East India Charter ; also a petition from Perthshire, against the Maynooth Grant ; and also a petition from Somersetshire against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sunday. THE LIBRARY OF THE HOUSE. Sir R. H. INGLIS moved the appointment of the Library Committee as follows :—Sir Robert Harry In glis, Lord John Russell, Sir Charles Wood, Mr. Goul burn, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Attorney General, Sir James Graham, Mr. Pendarves, Mr. Monckton Milhes, Mr. Robert Clive, Mr. Gladstone, Sir John Young, Mr. Moncreiff, Mr. Macaulay Mr. Sidney Herbert, and Lord Naas. Agreed to. COUNTY POLLING. On the motion of Lord R. GROSVENOR for leave to bring in a Bill for restricting the polling at county elections to one day, Mr. R. PALMER said he was of opinion that the motion of the Noble Lord would be attended with great inconvenience. Mr. HI7ME felt convinced that no difficulty ought to exist ; and he was glad that the Noble Lord had brought the subject forward. Mr. WALPOLE said that the motion before the House was whether the Noble Lord should have leave simply to bring in a Bill. As a similar Bill nearly reached a third reading• last' Session, it would be unfair to oppose that motion ; but in giving their assent to it, he hoped the Noble Lord would not suppose that the Government approved of the whole provisions con tained in the measure. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. PUBLIC PETITIONS. On the motion of Mr. THORNILY, the Conimittee on Public Petitions was reappointed 'as follows :—Mr. Thornely, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Captain Jones, Mr. Brotherton, Lord Alfred Hervey, Mr. Scott, Mr. Bon ham-Carter, 11r. Duncan, ''Mr. Adderley, Mr. Owen Stanley, Mr. Whitmore, Mr. Portal, Mr. Thicknesse, Mr. Monse ll , and Mr. hitbread. SEAM TO AUSTRALIA. Mr. DIVETT moved for copies of all correspondence between 'the Admiralty and Mr. Scott Russell, on; the subject of, and statemeilt of, the ultimate terms and con di-tic:mil:A.-the shie effected tb the latter of her kajelty's screw steamer Oreenock, since sold to the Royal Austra lian Steam-ship Company under the new name of Mel bourne.; and report of the Surveyor of the Admiralty on the tate of this ship, also of any special one which may have been, made immediately previous to her departure with her Majesty's mails for the Australian colonies.— Agreed to. - CONSISTORY COURT OF ROCHESTER. Sir B. HALL moved for a return from the Rev. Walker King and the Rev. George King, Registrars of the Consistory Court of Rochester, setting forth the names of all persons who have been appointed or nomi nated to any office, or who hold any office in the Con sistory Court of Rochester, and specifying other matters connected with• the appointments. After a few words from Mr. Secretary WALPOLE, who said he had no objection to the return, the motion was agreed to. THE LEICESTER MAIL. Mr. FREWEN moved that the Postmaster-General be requested to order that the day mail between London and Leicester should be conveyed by way of Peterborough, Stamford, and Melton Mowbray, until the line of railway between Leicester, and Rugby (which has been stopped -in consequence of the injury done to it, caused by the • late heavy rains) be re-opened. The SPEAKER said the House had no power to in terfere with the Postmaster-General in the manner pro posed. Mr. FREWEN said he then would amend his motion so as to make it declare that it was the opinion of the liouse that the mail ought to be carried by the route specified. Mr. HAMILTON, however, resisted the motion, and it was ultimately withdrawn. INDIAN TERRITORIES. Mr. HERRIEg moved that the Select Committee on Indian Territories do consist of 31 members, viz. :—Mr. Herrias, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord John Russell, Mr. Baring, Sir Charles Wood, Mr. Baillie, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Johnston, Sir Jamas Grabam, llr. Alderman Thompson, Sir Wm. Moles worth, Sir R. Inglis, Viscount Jocelyn, Mr. Cobden, Mr. Hardinge,. Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Mangles, Sir James Hogg, Mr. Hume, Mr. Bankes, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. Robert Hildyard, Mr. J. Nelson, Mr. Spooner ' Mr. KeogbgMr. Macaulay, Lord Stanl e y, M r . Robert Clive, Mr. Edward Allice, Viscount Palmer ston. After a brief discussion, in which Sir W. Willoughby, Mr. Macgregor, and Mr. Hume took part, the motion was agreed to. EXPENSES OF THE DUKE'S FUNERAL. On the Order of the Day being read for going into com mittee of supply, Mr. HUME said, with regard to the expenses to be incurred in the funeral of the Duke of Wellington, he thought the Chancellor of the Exchequer ought to lay some estimate on the table of the House. He found that such an estimate had been laid on the table by Mr. Van sittart, in the case of the public funerals of Lord Nelson and Mr. Pitt. The House was now sitting, and he sub mitted they ought to have such an estimate before them with respect to the funeral of the Duke of Wellington. He was not desirous of throwing any obstacles in the way of the funeral, but he asked for such an estimate with the view of disabusing the public of the extravagant opinions which had been formed as to the expenditure to be incurred. He did think the department to which the duty of arranging the funeral had been entrusted should have laid on the table an estimate approximating at least the expense. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had forgotten the hint thrown out the other night on this subject by the Hon. Gentleman who asked the ques tion, but the fact was, the pressure of circumstance con nected with the solemnities had been so great that it was quite impossible to prepare an estimate. Every shilling expended would, however, be accounted for hereafter. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME said there was neglect in some quarter. The. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Honourable Member for Montrose had misconstrued the observation he had made. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) said from the pressure of circumstances at the present moment it was impossible for him to lay on the table an estimate of the expenditure. Lord DUDLEY STUART thought the Chancellor of the Exchequer had made a most extraordinary state ment in refusing to comply with the suggestion of the Hon. Member for Montrose—(oh, oh)—that an estimate of the expense of the funeral should be laid on the - table. He believed the country was unanimous in wishing by every possible means to 'testify respect for the memory of that great and illustrious man—the Duke of Wellington ; but he did not think that respect would have been in any degree diminished if the consti tutional course had been adopted of stating to that House, which held the purse-strings of the country, what would be the probable expense attending the so lemnity of Thursday. Mr. S. CARTER--who, on rising, was received with shouts of " Oh,' oh," and some laughter, from the Minis terial benches--said he protested against the doctrine of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Right Hon. Gentle man had delayed the funeral solemnity for more than two months for the purpose of consulting Parliament, and was not now prepared to say whether the expenses would be 10,0001. or 100,0001., or whether, as some people said, they would amount to a quarter of a million. It seemed a somewhat invidious and ungracious task to address the House on that subject. (An ironical laugh.) But he was bound to say he felt last night he had not done his duty to his own conscience —(oh, not Eiving stood up when the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancel lor of the Exchequer poured out, in well-turned periods, his eulogium on the Duke of Wellington, and resisted that which he (Mr. S. Carter) felt to be a national folly —for he . could only term a national funeral a national folly. (Oh, oh.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer said the feelings of, a great people could only find vent in a national pageant. If that was the only way in which they could express their feelings, it would be far better not to express them at all. He thought it would have been much more to the credit of that House and of the country if the money expended on that funeral had been applied to some object of public usefubacen, rather than upon a subject of prides and pomp. He thought it bore the 2 stamp of impiety for men to pay almost an idolatrous worship to the clay of their fellow-worm. (Oh, oh.) Themotion was then agreed to. , SUPPLY. The House then resolved itself , into a Committee of Supply. The CHANCELLOR of the, EXCHEQUER, moved that Mr. Wil son P atten take t h e c h a i r o f the committee. Mr. HUME seconded the motion. - He was not aware that there was a person better qualified for the office than the lion. Gentleman, whose devotion to the business of the Mouse had been unceasing ; and although he regretted the 'loss of his Hon.: Friend, still he did not consider that they could have a better chairman than Mr. Wilson Patten. -Mr. W. PATTEN (having taken the chair) read the following extract from the Queen's Speech The ad vancement of the :fine arts and of ,practical science will be readily recognised by you as worthy of the attention of a great and enlightened nation. I have directed that a 'comprehensive scheme shall be laid before you, having in view the proinotion of these objects, towards which I invite your aid and co-operation." The Hon. Gentle man then read the following from the address in reply : —" To assure her Majesty that we could readily recog nise that the advancement of the fine arts and of prac tical science is worthy of a great and enlightened nation; and to thank her Majesty for having given directions that a comprehensive scheme shall be laid before us r hav ing in view the promotion of these objects, to which her Majesty invites our aid and co-operation." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then moved that a supply be granted to her Majesty. Mr. HUME said that when the item came to be dis cussed it would be his duty to submit a plan very much differing from that which had been suggested. He thought there might be means of availing themselves of public property already at their disposal, without ob taining that which belonged to others. e OHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER promised t co m e ve notice of then d a y upon which the motion . would Theoni n . etion Was then agreed to. /ul4L__ S ILVER COIN. 311::t4tklt= nent5. had been OF THE LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, WITH 1113 AUTOGRAPH, AND A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE GRAND NATIONAL FUNERAL. ORDERS RECEIVED BY ALL NEWS AGENTS, AND AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON. CORONERS IN IRELAND. In reply to Sir J. YOUNG, Mr. NAPIER said he had, at the request of the Lord- Lieutenant, taken under his consideration all the various matters which obstructed criminal procedure in Ireland. In regard to the laws regulating the office of coroner, he would be prepared to lay before the Lord-Lieutenant a definite plan on that subject, for preventing any obstruc tion to the course of public justice. MORTALITY ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. Mr. H. HERBERT inquired whether it was true 'that a vessel on the Coast of Africa belonging to the Royal Navy had been navigated solely by crew men, in consequence of the death of all the officers? • Mr. STAFFORD said the Government had no di rect information on the subject, but he believed there 'was some truth in the report. He might, however, add that the Government had received a dispatch from Rear- Admiral Bruce, in which he said that the rate of mor tality in the squadron on the Coast of Africa was only 16.2 per thousand, attributing this diminution of mor tality to frequently changing the stations of vessels, and to the crews being supplied with quinine wine. MR. VILLIERS' MOTION. Mr. W. WILSON said, he had been requested by his Hon. Friend, the,Member for Wolverhampton, to state to the House that the motion which he intended to make on the 22d instant was as follows :—That it is the opinion of this House that the improved condition of the country, and especially of the industrious classes, is mainly the result of recent legislation, and especially of the Act of 1846, establishing the free admission of foreign corn ; and that that act was a just and beneficiakmeasure. That it is the opinion of this House that the maintenance and further extension of the policy of free trade, as opposed to protection, will best enable the property and industry of the nation to bear the burden to which they are ex posed, and will most contribute to the general prosperity and welfare of the people. That this House is ready to take into consideration any measures consistent with the principles of that resolution, which may be laid before it by her Majesty's Ministers. (Cheers from the Opposi tion benches.) SUPPLY. The report of the Committee of Supply respecting the Duke of Wellington's funeral was brought up and agreed to. FREIGHT MONEY. Sir G. PECHELL moved for a return of the several sums of Freight Money received by the Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital since the 17th day of February, 1851, with the dates of such payments, and whether on public or private account; also the name of the ship or vessel in which the treasure was conveyed, and of the captain or officer commanding the same. The motion was agreed to after a brief discussion. IRISH FISHERIES. Mr. MACARTNEY moved for a return of the amount of money granted in each year for promoting the Irish Fisheries, from the 31st day of December 1844 to 1851, inclusive : a like return of money granted for promoting the Scotch Fisheries : return of the amount of said grants now unappropriated (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 341, of Session 1845).—Agreed to. DESTITUTE CHILDREN. Mr. BAINES moved to nominate a Select Committee on Criminal and Destitute Children :—Mr. Baines, Mar quis of Blandford, Viscount Barrington, Sir W. Jolliffe, Mr. S. Herbert, Mr. Tufnell, Mr. Fitzroy, Mr. Miles, Mr. R. Palmer, Mr. Adderley, Mr. M. Milnes, Mr. T. Egerton, Mr. C. Legh, Mr. Headlam, and Mr. Mon sell.—Agreed to. Mr. GOULD took the oaths and his seat. hrJIJUATIOR Mr. MILES, seeing the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Manchester in his- place, he wished to ask him if it was his intention to move the reappointment of the Manchester and Salford Education Committee ? Mr. M. GIBSON said he did intend to ask the House to reappoint the Committee, but not during the present period of the Session. THE CAPE. Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice, that on Fri day he would ask a question of the Secretary for the Colonies relative to the recent intelligence from the Cape, and on the subject of the constitution of that colony. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S FUNERAL. Sir C. WOOD brought up the second report of the Select Committee appointed to consider the proceedings to be taken in reference to the Duke's funeral. The report stated that the committee having further considered the matter, had arranged that steamers should be used at the esplanade of the House to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock for the purpose of carrying members to St. Paul's, and the city authorities had undertaken to keep a passage clear from St. Paul's-wharf to the cathedral, so that members would obtain admission without obstruc tion. The Committee recommended that members should assemble in the House to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock, and that the names should be called over ac cording to counties. The counties being previously drawn by lot, Members would be enabled to go by foot or by carriage, and facilities would be provided by the police on their producing tickets of admission. The report was agreed to. Mr. Secretary WALPOLE said—ln order that a record of this proceeding might be entered in the annals of the House he begged leave to move the following resolution, viz. : " That on the occasion of the public funeral of the late Duke of Wellington the Speaker be deputed to attend the procession on the part of the House, and that this House do attend on the same occa sion in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul's where seats had been provided for the members." The resolution was agreed to. Mr. HUME then moved thrt the report of the Com. mittee be printed and delivered forthwith. This was also agreed to. Mr. F. MACKENZIE moved that the house at its rising, do adjourn till Friday next. Captain SCOBLE said he must take that opportunity of drawing the attention of the house to the circum stance that the navy was not to be represented in the procession by any deputation. Now it should be re membered that the wants of the great man whose memory they were about to honor, , mostly oc curred in connection with the navy, for instance, the wars of Spain and Portugal could not have been carried on without the aid of the navy, which entirely was the most popular service of the country, and he would suggest that the naval members of the Admiralty should be re quested to join in the procession as a deputation from the Navy. (Cheers.) Mr. Secretary WALPOLE could assure the Hon. and Gallant Member, that nothing was farther from the wish of those who had the management of the funeral proceedings than to exhibit any disrespect toward the Navy, but the fact was, it had 'been found in dispensably necessary to confine the deputations to those companies and institutions with which the late Duke had been connected, or the procession would have been too long to be got through in a short winter's day. (Applause.) But it had been considered that the First Lord of the Admiralty would take part in the procession as the representative of the Navy, while 200 tickets of admission to the Cathedral had been plaed at the disposal of that Noble Lord, for distribution among the officers of the navy. (Hear.) Mr. M. MILNES wished to know whether those Members of the House who belonged to either services would be required to attend in their uniforms. Mr. HUME hoped that they would be present, as the Commons of England, and each Member ought to ap pear In an ordinary dress. All the alteration they would see in him to-morrow, would be the substitution of a white for a black neck tie. (A laugh). Mr. A. STAFFORD said, that there would be no necessity for naval and military Members to appear in uniform. - T - he motion was then agreed to, and the House im mediately afterwAr4o adjoutuod! . . •'1852. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS, CITY, Two o'cLoa . The sales of cotton at Liverpool y e sterdaltl estimated at from 4,000 t o 5,000 b a l es , of o', 500 American were taken for speculation. market closed heavily without alteration in: P r '' The sales comprised 4,000 American, 100 re„ ' l A. and Maranham a t qd. to 'lid. • 40 Bahia at T 30 Egyptian at 80. ; and 500 gurats at_41( 1 . 1 " 1 per lb. Railway Shares continued all at ra lower prices. The letters by th e s t eamer f rom the States have been delivered, and as the PresiValutv Election is considered to, be over, b would be likely to be less interfered v ll , The exports from New Yoik during. month of October amounted to -651,000 and for the 10 months they were 47,un. dollars less than the import s . Th e stock „7" was active. The V ermon t C entra l an d' u' Railway was doing a good business. t Jamaica dates, in anticipation of the Wes - 00 4 mail, have been received via New York. state :-- • " The weather, for the last two weeks, has been rainy; and on one or two occasions the windhe 9 .. ,, he ca ,,4 high that I might a l mos t say we have ha d a Jill 0: I Thick clouds, whi c h l ower w hil st I wr i te, porten ert i,i. more rain. Much damage has, been done to PM$ de'" and our streets are fearfullydestroyed, so much se , , ill o o as to render the m ac t ua ll y d angerous to drive t'srt,-lio, The works of the W a t er C ompany have likewise 81 ' 0 4 great damage, and a temp orar y suspens i on i n the suP,,' e ir water to the public has been th e consequence. Sc 3 e r- p, mail, for the last t wo weeks, has arrived at there Office here at it s proper time, the innumerab le r e over which the p os t- men h ave to r id e, b e i n g so fully and alarmingly high. When the present wr p r abates, we may expect a fine, cool atmosphere ; sent, with all the ra i n th a t h as fallen, the atmo s p - S very close and sultry. The small-pox still rages ' ba n ' te e parts of the country, but may be said to have, ao 3 ver, almost entirely disappeared, in Kingston. The re has issued his proclamation calling the Leg'sl, 9t' lat meet for the despat c h o f public business, on November." The Government of Bolivia lms decreed t ot crease of 4 reals on - every mark of silver mined. Bark had fallen to a very•low rate'„ At Valparaiso, up t o th e 1 4t h Sept. b us ind extremely dull, and many vessels were lying O tY the harbour. Flores had, retired quietly i n l:-/ country. The following is from a local journ t "By all appearances we shall have an abe..,e d :oo:, vest, and with an increasing demand from Csn i° •ble an entirely new market in Australia, it is impes' l ci i if the material resources of the country must 11 0 o pP° prove. If the Government continue to and introduce measures tending to the a n ; co / tion of the laws and institutions we may fidently anticipate a s t ea d y an d progress:o;ooc vance in all the best interests of the n, The Chillian bark Delmar sailed on the 15th Port Philip with about 70 emigrants, mostly 11 r American and German artisans, bound for the s i; est' gions of Australia. The new port of Caldera. Pr o fore; be be of great imp or t ance . W e h ave a stateme nt 0( 1, according to which on the 25th August, 11,600,r e in specie, silver bars, silver ores, copper, and ores, were exported. g re The Californian Gold Mi n i ng accou nts encouraging. A trade w as s p r i ng i ng u p Wit tralia. ikor The claim of Colo ne l F remon t t o th e p a estate, was being argued b e f ore th e Liar i mission. The question of establishing a Mint in is left in abeyance until the Home Goverl 0 - ceives an official report from the New Soll Government. A meeting of Turkish Bondholders is Coll' Ila by the contractors for neXt Friday. r There was a slight improvement yesterljoo rates for Bills of E xc h ange upon the prin . °' tinental cities. P ar i s, 90 d ays, was tat,e -„ 40 to 42i ; Amsterdam at 11 18 to 18i ; : r“'" at 13 6i to 7 ; and Triest e a t 11 44 t o 46' 0/11.4 The Funds, although ratherfluctuatingt o more buoyancy on the whole. Consols 123 ,, cc oli! d i 100 f to for Transfer, and 100 k for nt Bank Stock has been quoted 2211 to 2 : 474 '50. 1 " a shade better. E xc h equer Bill s are 7Os' ve premium. The New per Cents. N I tY 1021 to 103. on a etit ,i Foreign Stocks have been variable, movement is not at all uniform. Spanish have receded to 25 an d 24g. The Tutionsh been at 2i to 2i premium, and the Svo''', 1# discount. Mexican b on d s h av e bee ll 25k. Equador stock is worth 4i to 5. bonds have been in reques t a t 99k t o 100 S• , Four per Cents. hav e been at 97 to 97k' n eri Railway shares have been a little flatter e South-Eastern, Lancashire and Yorksh ir :lo 7 South-Western being lower. Caledonian ing up. French shares are very buoyant; ilg rol* Mines are rather more d ea lt i n a t prey° BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (Front the Official List.) sn ag 130 5.-e 22•2 • 991 1 100$ ▪ 102 i 6 7 4 " 6 346 Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities........ New 31 per Cent. An nu iti e s......... .... Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860. Ditto ao Yom, , respire 12th 0ct„, , 1859 mina Bonds, under £lOOO 'South Sea Old Annuities.. Consols for Account... Exchequer Bills lid. £1000... £5OO Small .. 73 70 if .. PRICE OF FOREIGN YUNDS THIS D A Y ' Brazilian 4i per Cent Equador Bonds Mexican 3 per. Cent .... Ditto for the Account 251 Peruvian 6 per Cent. Portuguese 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent • Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent .... ............ 91501 Ditto for the A ccoun t lOO Vi Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 5ll Ditto for the Account 5l 24 6 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 3 ?) die Swedish Loan ig r• Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852' 2l Dutch Exchange 2i per Cent 651 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 9l Ditto for the Account 97 de— TAO THREE 10q, 10 ..... ................,.. Joe, lo i9 o l March. 70 3 •,• • • • • ....... Consols Ditto Account, Dec. 9 LAW INTELLIGENCE--(THIS n VICE CHANCERY COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Turner.) q).l IMPORTANT JUDGMENT—LEWIS V. THE ROVI II gyp' RAILWAY COMPANY. n , 0. 4 His Honour, upon takin g hi s sea t this 111°. "td . f ceeded to deliverjud gmen t i n thi s su it, w hich he 8 : 11e a special case in which the question related t ° Y A . ment of interest, it being contended on the one denied on the other, that, having regard to the e c c j j tion of agreements dated in 1845 and 1847 , railway Acts of P ar li amen t, i n t eres t on of tjj e j 9,467/. 7s. 10d. cease d to run a ft er the paYille - li gclo o l principal in the Bank of England. The plain t ' B o ,s o f I the interest after that time, but his Hono tir opinion that interest ceased to accrue after th e May, 1849, th e d a t e a t w hi ch ,the money Wafil- ° c1i 1 , 20 51j the Bank of En g l an d. H e, therefore, in v:ssilt°':,. declared that interest up on th e m o ney cease d at i j e ci'v t but owing to delay, and other ca uses , h e shon 1 :40 1 to give the railway company their cos ts.''' accordingly. BANKRUPTCY COURT. og• THE FIINUAL OF *THE DUKE OF WEL I,I ' e lO O-14 „ The Lord Chancellor has issued an order f°fart the Accountants' office to-morrow, .but the fob Pe nevertheless, sit? to hear cases Gazetted, or th e f,il 3 l °- ; cessary business of the Court. This notice ." de' lam to all parties summoned. All the other ii3ll of the City will be closed. e t h r v a o e s p n v o i n l e ir:a. n considerately atchtAre.eßsKym, rewsian.h imposed inzecshs ,sw:HLord phalli- , t THE THEATRES TO -MORROW.—The ,-- e 1 e .., - - 0 ,,/ Blake," a Monody, written by Mr. W. gars- ' 0 4 aftit)3nreootpirieeenstnarieswcutipsornaymi7:looop4: niatoe treng t 11 V) spoken ASSAULT b) skill, which prove so attractive at Saville 0 9 1 1 „',' for, The feats of agility, 8 go Vil h' t ile exhibited on an enlarged scale on Friday eve ll _. A ,'":, l ';ol,c l oY benefit of Mr. Hand. Among other extrawr i r o formances, Mr. Hand will sever the bodies °` -c 1 4 sheep at ono cut with the sword. ,be f ,A ° SUICIDE.—On Tuesday an inquiry took 1 113 0 ..55 0 , Mr. Bedford, at the Rising Sun Tavern,_ Ch arl e s I di Grosvenor-square, as to the death of Mr. Ja• M ii pro' ti l aged twenty-four, a druggist. Mary Ann palto_ be r, ~I accompanying the deceased, who was per f e ctlY he st'i a house, 9, Shepherd-street, Oxford-street, wherhee-piii;i, for a bottle of wine. After drinking one ear', to d rl o a phial from his pocket, and said he was emb oli c' ° l, some lavender water. He commenced nrYing' o bse o :,ir her asking what was the matter with him, he , ~ ) _ i i ~ What are you to do when you are slight lass, ..,,, friends ?" Il e put the phial over the winef ron i 11P l i e drank it up before she could get it awn !, not ios, o Mr. Clarke said, from the post-mortem, e- aTT the ct",.", found prussic acid with sulphate of potash wa l .n ._,, g v, of death. Several of the jury were for retunipon IP diet of felo-de-se, but eventually one of "Te u i tl l° sanity " was recorded. la s. , MondaY ' gov ELECTION OF LORD RECTOR.-OD. , G i o „ _ o election of Lord Rector of the University 0 1. g lin l° , E ar l ol took iiilace, the Duke of Ar the close of the pu gyll and the the fo r being the candidates. At n. , 231 00 bers were as follow :-234 for Egli nton, a " Argyll, being a pajority for,Eglixd a?, 44:` °' /