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eittrb V2b6tion SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. DIRECT MANCHESTER AND LON DON RAILWAY CO NIPAis.4IC (REMINGTON'S LINE).—(T HIS DAY.) An adjourned meeting of this Company took place this day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of registering the number of shares in favour of a dissolution ; but there not being a sufficient number of shares present, the meeting re solved intself into one of shareholders, and Mr. D. W. Harvey took the chair. The Committee appointed on the 28th instant were re-ap pointed, in order to investigate the affairs of the Company. After a desultory conversation, resolutions empowering the committee to enter into a negotiation with the directors, and to take such steps as they considered necessary, were proposed. Several shareholders reprobated the method in which the funds of the Company w :re squandered. Mr. MICHILO said that it would be very dangerous to dis solve the Company, .as he considered if they did so prema tuiely they would injure the legal claims which he considered that they had upon Rastrick's Company. Mr. Pass said he did not think they had any claim in honour or equity upon Rastrick's Company, but that was a private opinion. After a long desultory discussion the meeting separated. BIDEFORD and TAVISTOCK RAIL WAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.) A special meeting of the shareholders took place this day, at No. 44, Finsbury-circus, for the p ur p ose o f cons id er i ng the propriety of winding up the affairs of the Company, and deciding whether the dissolution of the Company should be taken as an act of bankruptcy. Mr. J. Browne was called to the chair. The report stated that the Company bad been successful in their application to Parliament, and their object was to construct a railway from Barnstaple, in the north of Devon, to Plymouth, in the south of Devon, but they had been powerfully opposed. By the prospectus it was provided that the number of shares should consist of 26,000 shares, at 25/. per share. 20,000 shares were allotted, and 18,600 were paid upon. The following appeared to be the state of the affairs of the Company : Deposit on 18,600 shares, at 1/. 7s. 6d £25,575 0 0 31 16 2 Interest 25,606 16 2 Preliminary expenses Engineering ditto . 5,585 0 0 Law expenses Rent and advertising Sundries 483 0 0 Traffic-;taking Out-standing claims Balance remaining Which will return about [Os. a share. A resolution, proposing that the Company should dissolve. and that the dissolution should not be considered as an act of bankruptcy was thus put and carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned till a future day, in order to get 4 sufficient number of shares represented. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. ST. ALBANS, LITTON, AND DUNSTABLE. - The Chairman and the other members of the Committee met to-day at eleven o'clock, when the evidence in support of the Bill was re sumed. Mr. Gough, farmer and land agent, was examined, and corrobo rated the evidence of the preceding witnesses as to the flourishing condition of Luton, and the general advantages that the proposed railway would confer ou that town. lie also stated that the farmers would be benefited in common with the other inhabitants of Luton by this line. • Mr. Thomas Rogers, straw-plait manufacturer, of Dunstable, stated that Luton was the most important town of the county, and superior to Bedford, and that the price of sea-borne corn at Luton was from 328. to 345. or 355. per ton. Cross-examined by Mr. TALBOT—The coal they could obtain at Dunstable at a cheaper rate was not suited to manufacturing pur poses. The proposed railway would give them coal at 7s. or Bs. per ton. Mr. Wedd, cern-factor, stated that the proposed railway would effect a considerable saving in the cost of conveying baf.ey, &c., from Hertford to Ware, and to other markets along the line. The first line on the table of traffic showed 600 leads, or 370 quarters, which had been ascertained by inquiries at the markets. The ether calculations were derived from the same sources. A railway to Watford would be inadequate to supply the requirements of the farmers who lived along the present line. Did not know of any district of equal importance in the kingdom which was left unprovided with a Bill for a railway, if not an ex isting line. There was every description of coal in York, which could be brought by the railways now in contemplation into the places Meng the line. Cross. examined —ln the tabular form of traffic, of which he had spoken, he confined himself to grain. The people of Luton were decidedly in favour of the proposed line. The expected revenue of 1,8921., included every description of grain produced along the line. This table of traffic was not produced before the House of Commons. All the barley in table C went towards Hertford and Ware. Re-examined—Was not called for traffic evidence, and the traffic was admitted on both sides. lie had no doubt that the traffic on the proposed line was superior to the traffic of its competitor. His own observation confirmed the evidence adduced yesterday. Mr. E. Rigby, mineral surveyor and engineer, said he had examined the coal mines from which coal could be supplied to the different places along theline, and which coal was of very good quality. He had made calculations as to the cost of bringing coals from these mines to St. Albans, Luton, and Dunstable, and he found, taking all the incidental expenses into consideration, that at the first-named place coal could be laid down for 17s. 2%d., at the seeond for 17s. 10(1., and at Dunstable for 18s. 2d. per ton. This would reduce the cost of coal at St. Abang 6s. 9%d., at Luton, 17s. 2d., and at Dun stable 15s. 10d. per ton, making an average en'ithe whole of 16s. 7d. per ton. Mr. Pitman, traffic-table maker, stated that he had compiled the traffic tables of the present line. Received titan the two preceding witnesses the calculations as to corn and coal, and the other re maining calculations were formed on the usual base of such matters. The clear income of the promoters of the railway, after deducting the necessary expen-es, would be 20,925, and the net profit neaoly 10 per cent. on the capital. This witness was cross-examined at considerable length by Mr. Austin, without however shaking his direct testimony. The engineering evidence was theo gone through, which termi nated the case for the promoters. Mr. AUsTIN then addressed the Committee on behalf of the peti tioners against the Bill, and contended that the evidence in support of the Bill was the most preposterous that was ever sub mitted to a committee. He said that the class of pas sengers endeavoured to be drawn into this species of traffic was not of a nature from which any profitable revenue could be derived, because they were of a class who could not be sup posed to avail themselves of a conveyance of a description like a railway. The Learned Counsel then went through the other items of the traffic table, which he contended were equally unsatisfactory, and concluded by calling on the Committee to reject the preamble of the Bill. No evidence was called by the Learned Counsel, and the room was cleared. The CHAIRMAN (on our re-admission) said that the Committee were unanimously of opinion that the preamble of the Bill was not proved, and that they would report to the House accordingly. lIERTFORD £ND ZATIPIZIOD. --- Mr. Sergeant Wu-twin...3f opened the case for this Bill, which was opposed by the Cerporatioa of Hertford and some landowners along the line. Some evidence in support of the Bill was then adduced, after Which the Committee separated. Room B. WEST RIDING UNION, No. 11. :llr. Wood, M.P. for Halifax, the Chanecellor of the Exchequer, examined by Mr. AUSTIN, stated that he knew the course proposed to be taken by this Railway, ani the several branches. He believed that the construction of this line as laid out would be of great advan. tage to the various towns in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeaf t WRANGHAM—SeveraI branches had baen omitted in the present Bill, which were included in it last year. He thought that Wakefield, which was one of the largest corn markets in that part of the county, would be accommodated by Means of the proposed railway. Re-examined by Mr. Acsme—Thought that a line from Padsey and Low Moor, down the Cleckheaton Valley, would be of great public advantage. He thought it desirable that all the lines in cluded in this system should be under one board of management. Viscount Morpeth, M.P. for tits West Riding of Yorkshire, was acquainted with that country, and the magnitude and importance of the interests Involved in this scheme, and he could not imagine a railway capable of giving more accommodation to any district than the proposed one; he had presented a great number of petitions in favour of the line, and he was so fully convinced of the beneficial character of the line that he had become a shareholCer in the Company. lined by Mr. HoPE—It was during last autumn that he became a shareholder. He considered that Huddersfield was a very important place, and should be well accommodated with railway. Did not remember presenting au} petition from that town in favour of the line. Mr. B. Denison, M.P., West Riding, examined by Mr. ArSTIN— Quite agreed with the evidence given by Viscount Morpeth and the Right Hon. Baronet the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Counsel for the opposition declined to put any question to the Hon. Member. Mr. Walker, of the firm of Walker and Co., of Bradford, was then examined by Mr. HARDY, who gave evidence in favour of the proposed line. Mr. Hardy, one of the firm ;connected with the Lew Moor iron works, examined by Mr. TALBOT—Employed about 2,500 men in his works. The iron of Low Moor was of a very superior nature. Me was also connected with collieries, which supplied 130,000 tons of coals to Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield. By the construction of this railway there would be a saving of about 3s. a ton to the ex• tensive consumers of this district. He thought the present system had been well considered, and gave universal accommodation ; and he thought it would be a serious evil if these lines were to be again deferred. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WRANGIII.II—The distanee that coals could be carried by means of this railway would be between three and five miles, the tolls for the carriage of coals would be one penny per ton. Re-examined by' Mr. ntar—He thought it would answer the purposes of the Company to carry the coals upon the line for the small distance that they would be required to be carried. Mr. Anderton, worsted-spinner, of Clackheaton, was ex amined at great length by Mr. BAiNzs upon the benefits to be derived by this district from the construction of the proposed line, and the general feeling of the people of that district in favour of the line. Mr. Ackroyd, of the firm of Ackroyd and Co., of Halifax, wool workers, examined by Mr. Sergeant WiLatxs, eonsumed weekly about 72,000 pounds of wool, and employed 5,000 hands in his works. The want of railway communication was severely felt in those dis tricts which were proposed to be supplied by the present railway. Last year the Manchester 'end Leeds Railway carried upwards of a million of third-class passengers upon their line. liT7iTalle7, of Halifax, examined by Dir. BifLET—Gave evidence Lt ui. tlie t maunt of traffic between Bradford, Halifax, and Rudders .‘„_. accommodated by means of this line. Tao% w -,l lli xela , of Clickeatoll , merchant, e xamined by Mr. Ilan- I n hir e , gave evidence of a similar nature. that there - ** examination by Mr. Sergeant WBANGUAM, he admitted commwea w tton not a single town with which Huddersfield had a direct Mr. the r save and except the town of Halifax. subject of uddersfield, was examined by Mr. BAINIUI on the also upon his ,-2 2 °.modation to be given to him by this line , and Bradford, Halifax, andr"on with another line in this district, called the and its subsequent abandonment. Huddersfield Railway at a former period, Mr. Sutcliffe of liudde a favourable opinion of ttie li d ti et Hudedme at present laid out. examined by Mr. TALBOT—Expressed Mr. Butt, magistrate ?afield, corroborated the evidence of Mr . Sutcliffe, the last witness. Mr. Bidde r, engineer, was the n ex t witness called, he had gone carefully over the w..e. b 1 e country, and t an engineering could be made in was that the proposed line was the beet which of his investigations rtiline estimates were 2; or in a COM that country, whether considered in not prepared the line. mercial point of view, and he was of opinion that n : a amply sufficient for the construction of the Cross-examined by Mr. Hoes—He was :Ltlt f at the Brighouse branch was the best which could be flic between i the accommodation of the bra Brat.furd and II ru- -- ' or The estimates averaged about 40,000/. per mile. uddersfield. Mr. VioNotEs corroborated the former engineering ev i dence Mr. TALBOT then p ro p osed to call Mr. Cubitt, to corroborate the statement of the last witness. The Cnaiamsoi intimated, however, that there was no nec ess ity for accumulating evidence of this nature, A table of assents and dissents was then handed in, which con cluded the case on behalf of the promoters of the Bill. The Com mittee ten adjourned till twelve o'clock tomorrow. -- - _. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, Aua. 3, 1846. Tha Lord Chancellor has appointed Richard Langworthy ilingston, Esq., to be one of the Keepers of the Peace, in the borough of Clifton Dartmouth Hardness, in the county of Devon. WHITEHALL, JULY 29. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Samuel Milner Barton, of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, Gent, to be a Muter Extraordinary of the High Court of Chancery. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the Ist day of August, 1846, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Right Honourable Granville George Earl Granville was, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board aecordingly. Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Thomas William Earl of Leicester to be Lord- Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Norfolk, his Lordship this day took the oaths appointed to be taken thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy. At the Court at Buckingham-palace, the first day of August, 1846, present, the Queen's most excellent Majesty in Council. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to appoint the Right Honourable the Lord President of the Council, for the time being; the Right Honourable the Earl of Clarendon, President of the Committee of Council for Trade and Foreign Plantations; the Right Honourable the Earl of Auckland, First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty ; the Right Honourable John Russell (commonly called Lord John Russell), First Lord Commissioner of her Majesty's Treasury; the Right Honourable George Nif i:liam Frederick Howard (commonly called Viscount Nor peth), Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests; the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart.. one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State; the Right Hon. Thomas Ba bington Macaulay, Paymaster. General of her Majesty's Forces; and the Right Hon. Charles Wood, Chancellor and Under-Treasurer of her Majesty's Exchequer, to be a Com mittee to superintend the application of any sums voted by Parliament for the purpose of promoting public education. MASTER OF THE HORSE'S OFFICE, AUG. 1. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps to be Equerry in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of Colonel C. G. J. Arbuthnot, re • signed. WHITEHALL, AUG. 3. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appoin ting Sir Watkin Owen Pell, Knt., Captain in the Royal Navy, to be one of the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital. DOWNING-STREET, AUG. 3. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Samuel Nicholas Rooks, Esq., to be her Majesty's Solicitor-General fur the island of Tobago. CROWN-OFFICE, AUG. 3. TZIE SUN, LONDON, TrESDAT EVENIN - G,' AUGUST 4, MC 31E3IBIRS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PAR- LIAMENT. COUNTY or SUTHERLAND.-David Dundas, Esq., Her Ma jesty's Solicitor-General. COUNTY or KILKENNY.-Richard Smithwich, Esq., in the room of the Hon. Pierce Butler, deceased. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire. Henry Vyner, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, July 18. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. John Sugden, worsted manufacturer, Steeton, Yorkshire. BANKRUPTS. William Henry Cox, boat builder, Belvidere-road, Lam beth, to surrender Aug. 15, at two, and Sept. 9, at half past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Rickson and Sons, Jewry-street, Aldgate. Isaac Bird, grocer, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, Aug. 11, at half-past one, and Sept. 11, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin lane ; Lawrence and Flews, Old Jewry-chambers. James Covel Morris, cabinet maker, Curtain-road, Shore ditch, Aug. 11, at eleven, and Sept. 9, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Hine and Robinson, Charter-house-square. Frederick Waters, chee,semonger, Church-street, Hackney, August 14 and Sept. 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Pile, Hatton garden. Anthony Turner Edwards, builder, Idol-lane, Tower street, August 11 and Sept. 9, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Messrs. Young and Son, Mark-lane. James Pritchard, butcher, Seymour-place, Camden-town, Aug. 11, at two, and Sept. 11, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basingliall-street ; Comyn, Lincoln's-inn. Edward Wedgwood Phillips, glass dealer, Aug. 11, at eleven, and Sept. 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Hine and Robinson, Charterhouse-square. Samuel Tipple, tailor, Norwich, Aug. 13, at one, and Sept. 9, at eleven, at the Couat of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Dickson and Overbury, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. Thomas William Clark, common brewer, Strood, Aug. 13, at twelve, and Sept. 15, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury, City; Davies, Devon shire-square. Saul Samuel and Walter Samuel, woollen drapers, Bir mingham, Aug. 13 and Sept. 17, at one, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Linklaters, Leadenhall-street, City; Hodgson, Birmingham. John Caines, corn dealer, Chilton Cantels, Somersetshire, Aug. 18 and Sept. 8, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Trehorn, Barge -yard chambers, lucklersbury ; Terrell, Exeter ; Slade and Vining, Yeovil. William Blanshard, grocer, Pudsey, Yorkshire, Aug. 18, and Sept. 4, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Rushworths, Staple Inn, London; Sanderscn, Leeds. William Watson, lead merchar.t, Hardcastle, Yorkshire, Aug 19, and Sept. 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Harris, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's Inn; Paget, Skipton, Yorkshire; Courtenay, Leeds. John Payne, millwright, Bristol, Aug. 18 and Sept, 21, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official as signee, Bristol; Peters and Abbot, Bristol. Thomas Winfield, tea dealer, Bristol. Aug. 18 and Sept. 15, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official as signee, Bristol ; Brown, Bristol. Henry Francis Aldridge, music seller, Liverpool, Aug. 18, and Sept. 22, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Maples and Co., Old Jewry, London ; Greene, Liverpool. Thomas Siddorn, ironmonger, Liverpool, Aug. 18, and Sept. 22, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row, London; Rogerson and Radcliffe, Liverpool. Prescott Corless, grocer, Wigan, Aug. 18, and Sept. 15, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Cornthwaite and Co., Old Jewry, London ; Pemberton, Liverpool. Henry Cowie and James Clark, merchants, Liverpool, Aug: 18 and Sept. 22, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Norris and Co., Bartlett's-buildings, London ; Thompson, Liverpool. COURSE OF EXCIII Amsterdam •C.F. 12 9IA Ditto, at sight • • .... 12 6S', Rotterdam 2U. 12 10 Antwerp 26 20 Ilamburgh M.B. 14 Paris, 3 days' sight .. • • 25 85 Ditto, 3 months...... 26 15 Marseilles • . Bourdeaux . . .. 26 20 Frankfort on Maina.... 122% Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... • • Vienna, effec.fio• ••• .. 10 15 Trieste, ditto • • .... 10 15 Madrid •• .. • • ...... 351 i Cadiz • • : ........ 36!4 Barcelona •• • • ........ Seville. NGE.-( THIS DAY). Gibraltar ..... •• .. Leghorn .............. 30 75 Genoa . ......... 26 20 Milan .. - • • • • • • • • • • • • • Venice .. Naples Palermo, per 0z........ 119 Lisbon.... ...... 52 3 ,4 Oporto • .. Rio Janeiro ••.• • ..... 24 Bahia Buenos Ayres .. ••• • • • New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia .... • • - PRICES OF BULLION, FEB OZ. Foreign Gold in bars...£3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars .... Silver in bars ...... •• 0 4 11% MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current_of August 4.) SUGAR.—To-day importers of West India Muscovado • Sugar refused to further reduce their prices by private treaty, and the sales did not exceed 290 hhds and trcs, including at public auction 118 hhds 6 trcs of Barbadoes, which went off heavily and at rather lower rates for the inferior sorts, but good and fine sustained the former value. REFINED.—To-day further reduced rates having been sub mitted to, tempted the home trade to operate with more freedom, and several parcels were sold, consisting chiefly of the lower descriptions. MAnarrius.—This afternoon 7,356 bags 150 casks 19 hhds. and 28 trcs of various descriptions were submitted to public competition ; the trade evinced little desire to operate, and not above 5,000 bags, &c., were sold at prices showing a de cline t f 2s to 3s on the brown and lower kinds of yellow, while on the better sorts of the latter the reduction was barely is. per cwt. EAST INDlA.—lmporters of Bengal have shown a stronger desire to realise, and submitted to a reduction on previous rates of is to 2s per cwt, of 5,769 bags offered at auction, not above half sold. FOREIGN.—To-day former rates were insisted upon for Foreign Sugar, but the market had a quiet appearance; there was little passing privately in white or yellow kinds, and none was brought to public sale. COFFEE..—This afternoon the market was better supplied with Ceylon Coffee; three parcels, amounting to 4,113 bags and 7 casks, were submitted to public competition ; the Na tive, of which the chief part consisted, nearly all found buyers, in consequence of merchants submitting to a reduc tion on former rates of 6d. per cwt. Mocha met with little attention, and 96 bales at auction were nearly all taked in. COCOA.—This afternoon at public sale 113 bags of Bahia Cocoa were taken in at 34s to 35s for fine bright red, and at 27s to 32s for damaged. TEA.—For Black the market has assumed a brisker ap pearance, but for Green it is still generally in a quiet state. In Congou a good business has been transacted during the last few days, and a slight improvement in prices has taken place; the lower kinds have been the most in request. In Pouchong the operations are upon a more extended scale. In Twankay there has been little passing, and there are sellers upon easier terms. In Scented Orange Pekoe there has been little passing, and holders experience difficulty in getting more than 2s per lb for fine. Flowery Pekoe is heavy of disposal, and prices are little better than nominal; several parcels are pressing for sale. Hyson has been in much better demand, but prices have not improved. The lower sorts of Imperial and Gun powder are heavy of sale, and can be obtained upon rather lower terms, but in the better qualities several purchases have been made at the previous currency. Young Hyson is little wanted. Caper sells slowly, upon former terms. SPlCES.—Cassia Lignea has been in brisker demand, and the parcels disposed of by private contract were at rather higher rates; the market is still scantily supplied. For Ginger the demand has fallen off for all descriptions, and prices are looking down. Black Pepper has not, risen in value, but there has been a brisker demand. In Cinnamon few purchases have been made since the Tsar terly sales, but full rates are asked, especially for Ceylon of first quality, of which the supply is scanty. Cloves are dull of sale. For Nutmegs the home and export demand has been limited, notwithstanding the late considerable decline that has taken place in the value. Hors.—Prices have not further given way, but there has been only a limited business transacted in any kind, and there is still a fair supply at market. The accounts from the Plantations continue to be favourable in every respect. The duty for the kingdom is estimated at 145,0001., and the Worcester duty at 17,000/. Srrurrs.—There has been a brisk demand for all kinds of Jamaica Rum ; some parcels have been taken on speculation, and a further advance in prices of 2d per gallon has taken place. Leeward Island has been much sought after, and further advanced rates are offered, but few parcels are to be had. Calcutta has been purchased with increased freedom, and prices are rising. In D rains e ici m nhg er .. a i r d a lern s s ev era l purchases have been made, and prices are In Geneva there has e x Brandper experience n o c f e a n a y ai kind eu tfewyi in getting u rc h ase3 common export formerlere made, rites been more passing, the value of ' the . 2s to 2s 2d, and fine for duty 2s 4d to p oy r i o t t h h a e v have be e as per gallon. f INDIGO.—Sine BritishtheteCrmorinnatSi sparingly. East India the demand has been Quarterly d e s a a l l t e i o n f been limited forall 260 chests have been disposed of, but m kinds : only will not sell excepting at prices establiseficehdana merchants are firm and COCHINEAL—This afternoon there was only the sale. de mand, and 105 bags Honduras offered at public yulimited ly in part sold, at about the former value, for sa were , middling to fine. Ous.—The market has been abundantly supplied with Southern Oil, and prices have declined for the lower descrip tions, whilst the better sorts brought full rates. Cod is otrered upon further reduced term!) ; still few pur chases have been made. There has been little desire evinced to operate in Seal Oil. Sperm has declined in value, the demand, however has been good. For Linseed Oil the market has a dull appearance. the supply is on the increase, and prices on the decline. Rape Seed Oil has teen in letter demand, and less desire to realise. For Olive a good demand has sprung up, chiefly for home consumption, and merchants are not so willing to sell. In Palm severa;purchases have been made, and prices are firm. Cocoa Nut has been in good request, in consequence of the small supply. TALLOW.—There are sellers of Russian on the spot upon further reduced terms • still few buyers are to be met with. .50 casks at auction sold at 41s 3d, and 37 casks of Odessa 39s to 41s 3d. For forward delivery few buyers are to be met with, although fine Petersburgh Yellow Caudle can be ob tained at 41s for the last three months of the year. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS, _ The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. SALE OF SPIRITS ON SUNDAY. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from Dal keith, praying for the stoppage of the sale of spirits on Sundays. CHURCH-BUILDING ACT. ~... On the motion of the Bishop of LONDON, this Bill was read a second time. BURIAL SERVICE ACTS. The Bishop of LONDON said that these were two Bills to enable the burial service to be read in chapels which had a burial-ground common to two parishes, and he had now to move the second reading of them. The two Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Thursday. Several Bills were brought up from the House of Commons, and forwarded a stage, ART UNIONS. Lord MONTEAGLE, in moving the second reading of the Art-Unions Bill, said the object of this Bill was to render the temporary Bill of last session a permanent measure, the change being suggested, not only by the necessities of the case, but was urged by the petitions of Mr. Mulready, rlr. Stansfield, Mr. Grant, and several others of eminent standing as artists. There was every reason that this measure should be passed. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. PROTESTANT ASSOCIATIONS.: The Earl of RADNOR begged to bring under the notice of their Lordships the case of Mr. Shore, who had been cited in the Eccleaiastical Courts by the Bishop of Exeter. The Noble Lord, who was exceedingly inaudible in the gallery, read a lengthened correspondence respecting the alleged terms of agreement The chapel was to be endowed, but the Bishop reserved to himself the right of approving the endowment of the chapel, to which Mr. Store and afterwards Mr. Brown had been appointed, and that explained the correspondence between the Duke of Somerset and the Bishop's Secretary. The Noble Lord then read a letter from a gentleman in the neighbour hood of Bridgetown, showing his assent, provided the Duke would endow the chapel, and the Bishop would consecrate it. The Duke ultimately declined to endow, and the Bishop of course to consecrate, and he believed that a Noble and Learned Lord was about to present a petition on the subject. He re gretted that the Noble Duke was not himself present to rebut the accusations which had been made against him in his ab sence, and which were perfectly groundless, and with this state ment he would leave it to the House. The Bishop of BATH and WELLS read a letter from the Bishop of Exeter to himself, to justify the Duke of Somerset from bad faith in not endowing the chapels, which he had cast upon him at Exeter, and also a copy of the Bishop's letter to Lord Radnor, stating the reasons why he did not appear in the House of Lords. They were as follows :—Lord Seymour, who was eldest sou of the Duke of Somerset, had called a public meeting by handbill to justify his father among his constituents at Totness. This afforded one cause, but another arose from his being engaged in legal proceedings against him there. The Right Reverend Prelate also read another letter from the Bishop of Exeter to Lord Sey mour calling on him to justify his allegations against himself. The reply was, that Lord Seymour declined all communication with the Bishop of Exeter, and that he was not disposed to read the Preston Times. JOINT STOCK BANKS (SCOTLAND AND IRE LAND) BILL. The Earl of EGLINTON, after presenting a petition from Scotland against the Bill, said he must earnestly request tbe Government to pospone the Bill till next session. In the early part of the present session a deputation from Scotland waited upon Sir R. Peel upon the subject of this Bill, anti that Right Hon. Baronet promised to re-consider the measure before he pressed it forward. They had been in hopes, therefore, that when the present Government came into office, the Bill would lave been postponed for .the present, but it was not to be so; and the Bill had just come up to their Lordships' House from the House of Commons.—( Hear, hear.) He, however, asked as a favour for Scotland, whose interests were bound up in this Bill, that it might be put off till next session. There were 18 joint-stock banks in Scotland, 5 have charters, and 13 have not. The 13 banks which had not charters were equally safe with those which had. But the five which prossessed charters, had certainly an advantage over the others, and the present Bill was for the purpose of enabling the unchartered to becomeso. But if they took advan tage of this Bill they would lose the power of lending money to their shareholders upon the security of their shares, a most impor tant advantage which the old chartered banks would still retain, besides their cbarter was only granted for a period of twenty years, and required that the accounts should be made up in a most invidious manner. A Bill for a similar purpose had been passed in the year 1844 for English banks, but there was only one bank that availed itself of the advantages which i t conferred, and he had authority for stating that not one bank in Scotland would avail themselves of the powers granted by the Bill, in which he recognised the principle of centralization which was such a favourite of Sir Robert Peel's, and which he considered a most vicious principle. He could not conceive that those who adopted free trade prin ciples could countenance such a monopoly as the banks of Scotland. Under these circumstances he must earnestly beg her Majesty's Government would not allow the further con tinuance of this banking monopoly, or at all events postpone this Bill till another session. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said he thought it would be improper at that late period of the session to urge on Government any measure which was not known to the public. But the present measure was not in that position. It was understood by the other Heuse of Parliament, and the present Governmena had received a deputation from the chartered bankers of Scotland. Some of the Glasgow bankers had certainly opposed the measure. The bankers of Scotland, however, subsequently gave their acquiescence in the Bill. The Earl of KINNAIRD regretted to hear that the Bill was to be pressed forward this session. It was not only a banker's question but a landlord's question. It was modi fied on one occasion before, and he understood that it would not be pressed forward without due notice being given. He knew from what he had seen and heard of the feel ings expressed at county meetings, they were very much against It. The chartered banks were in favour of the Bill, and they were so because they knew that it would deprive many or all of the unehartered banks from the advantages which they them selves possessed. Earl GREY said that it would be better to postpone the dis• cu.sion until they came to the second recond reading. If the Bill was to pass, it was important that it should do so with as little delay as possible.—(Hear.) He should, therefore, suggest that it should be made an order of the day, to be read a second time on Thursday, and the merits of the Bill then discussed. He should then be able to show his Noble Friend that there were reasons for passing the Bil of which he (the Earl of Kinnaird) was not aware. The Bill was then read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday. After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR and the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, The report was was brought up and agreed to. IRISH MARRIAGE ACT. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, the Amended Irish Marriage Act was read a second time. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. SECOND READINGS. Booth's Charities (Clowes') Estate Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed, as was also the Duke of Cleveland's Estate Bill. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' Amendments to the Llynvi Valley and South Wales Junction Railway Bill, and the Sheffield. Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Goole Railway Bills were agreed to. THIRD READING. The Monmouthshire Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. FLOGGING. Dr. • BOWPING presented a petition from Ilfracombe against the system of flogging in the army and navy. SUGAR DUTIES. Mr. BAINE presented a petition from Glasgow in favour oi the Government measure with respect to sugar. BANGOR AND ST. ASAPH. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Holywei against the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. DUBLIN CORPORATION. Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from the lord mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of Dublin, praying that the ancient rights and privileges of the Corporation of Dublin should be restored. BIILBANK PENITENTIARY. Mr. T. S. DUN COMBE presented a petition from a person named Baker, the Superintendent of the Milbank Prison, praying the House to institute an inquiry into the manner in which the Millbank Penitentiary was conducted. The peti tioner stated that if an inquiry was granted, he wsuld under take to prove that the greatest cruelty had been exercised with respect to prisoners. SMALL DEBTS. Mr. M. SUTTON presented a petition from Cambridge in favour of the Bill for the more speedy recovery of small debts. PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from the Bristol Peace Society against the punishment of dea•h. RAILWAY MONOPOLY. Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented a petition from the booksellers and stationers of London against the clause in the Railway Act, giving power to railway companies to open parcels. Sir R. INGLIS presented several petitions against the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. CHESHIRE RETURNING-OFFICER'S BILL. On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, the Cheshire Returning-officer's Bill was read a second time, com mitted, reported, and the Bill ordered to be engrossed. WELLINGTON TESTIMONIAL. Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY wished to ask the First Com missioner of her Majesty's Woods and Fetus's what answer he has given to the promised communication of the sub-committee of the Wellington Testimonial. Lord MORPETH hoped the Hon. Member would not exact an immediate answer from him, as he had only just re ceived a communication from the Sub-committee en the subject, and he had not yet had time to peruse the communica tion carefully. B r o . a F rd . FRENCH aTrade ha w d r is e h c e e d iv t e o d k a n n o y w in w fo h r e m th a e t r i o t n h e up P o r n es t i h d e ent of ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH UNION RAILWAY. the M sub ject of the recent accident on the North Union Railway? Mr. M. GIBSON said that up to that afternoon no report had been received of the occurrence by the Board of Trade. Railway companies were bound to send notice of any accident within 46 hours; they bad not done so, and a letter had been sent from the office to the company, complaining of this ne glect on their part. ISLANDS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC. Mr. EWART moved for a copy of any memorials which may have been laid before the Government on the occupation of any - island or islands on the coast of Borneo. = -Agreed to. LANDLORD AND TENANTS (IRELAND). Mr. O'CONNELL wished to know what course the Go vernment intended to pursue with reference to the landlord and tenants question of Ireland. Mr. LABOUCHERE said that all he could state, in answer to the question which the Hon. Gentleman had put to hilt, was that he was given to understand that it would be possible to bring forward in the next session a measure on this subject which would be perfectly consistent with the rights of the parties concerned, anti would effectually remove the grievances of those who had preferred their complaints. MORNING SITTINGS. Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice of his intention to move that. the House, from aienclay cost, commence to sit at twelve o'clock, inclusive of Saturday, for the transaction of business.—( Hear. hear. ) General Sir DE LACY EVANS.gave notice that, to-mor row, be should ask the Right Hon. Baronet theVice-Presidett of the Board of Trade what steps Government intended to tido in reference to the verdict of the coroner's jury with re gard to the accident on the Eastern Counties Railway. Dr. BOWRIIvO said, seting the Under-Secretary for the Colonies in hir place, wished to ask whether the attention of the Government had been called to the frequent application of flogging as a punishment for petty offences in the Island of Hong Kong, it being stated that no less than fifty-four per sons were so punished on Saturday, the 25th of April last, fer not having obtained tickets of registration; end after such infliction were delivered over to the Chinese authorities to be subjected to further penalties under the criminal code of that empire. The Honourable Gentleman said statements which had appeared in tho public papers that had reached him was, that the use of flogging was habi tual in that colony, and was frequently applied ; that the extent to which the lash, or rather the rattan, was made use of was incredible ; that the records of the magistrates' courts proved that the lash was more in use in that colony than in any other country. It appeared that but lately one individual accused of robbery made his escape to the fields. He was caught there, but the inhabitants rose up, and threw stones on the authorites, combining for the res cue of the robber. The whole male population were committed to custody, and fifty-four having been selected, were publicly flogged, and then delivered these fifty-four over to the Chinese authorities of a neighbouring place, Kon Long. This, under the Chinese laws, would ensure a second punishment to these same individuals. Indeed, the general impression on the natives was, that the laws of this country were sanguinary. Mr. HAWES said that no accounts had been received of what had been stated by the Hon. Gentleman. But he assured him that the Government, and especially the Noble Lord at the head of the Colonial Department would not lose sight of it. Sir DE LACY EVANS asked the Attorney-General if he would propose an amendment of the law, affording means of obtaining compensation in the following case, viz.:—ln the poorer part of St. John's parish, Westminster, there were various persons who had resided for a series of years in the same dwellings without leases, relying on the good faith of their landlords that they would not be dispossessed ' • and whose families had been supported, and livelihood de pended on the good-will or business connexion they had established in the locality. They were about to be removed compulsorily without compensation, and their houses taken down, in order to construct new streets, under the provisions of a " Westminster Improvement Act," passed last year, empowet ilia a Building Company or Associa tion to this effnt. 11 , e ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that compensation would have to be afforded to the landlords of the houses, and it would not be quite fair to compensate the tenant at will—thus paying two parties for the damage to the property of one. The compensation could only be given to one person, and the land lord had of course the strongest claim. Sir DL LACY EVANS said that the landlord was com pensated for the rent (601. per annum), and if the tenant had established an interest of 150/. per annum he ought to be com pensated for the loss of it. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was a hard case, but he did not see what could be done. Sir DE LACY EVANS gave notice that he should think it his duty to pursue the matter further. THE TOBACCO DUTIES. Dr. BOWRING said, that he felt some regret to be con pelled, by a sense of duty, again to call the attention of the House to that le g islation which regarded the introduction of tobacco into this kingdom. He took occasion some time ago to show to the House by what he considered ina,mrtant facts and figueres, and by irresistible statistical evidence the evil re results of the duties on tobacco. Upon a previous occasion he had shown the immense increase which had taken place in the United Kingdom in the number of seizures in consequence of the degrading effects of the pernicious duties on tobacco. And also to the innumerable evils and cruelties which had arisen from the same unhappy source. He would venture to call upon the Right Honourable Baronet the Home Secretary to look around him, and see the state of the law on this subject. Let him inquire into the cause why such enormous multitudes of people were brought before the magis trates, crowded into prisons, with heavy costs of •prosecution and heavy charges upon the public, in order to carry out their punishment. He had never contended, and he was not now contending, that tobacco was not a tit subject for taxation. He was very _ willing to admit that any amount that could be safely raised upon that article might be most properly raised, but the Government was to attend to that business better than the con sumer. Government should not so act as to be obliged to recognise the necessity of smuggling. The evidence as to the extent of smuggling was perfectly irre sistible. It was openly admitted that the most re spectable brokers and merchants in the tobacco trade were engaged in smuggling. The number of seizures bore no comparison to the amsunt of escapes. Thousands and tens of thou ands of small shops were supported by smugglig. In the year ending January, 1844, the number of convictions were 35, in the following year they were 47, and in the last year 69, showing an increase of 100 per cent. Then with regard to prosecutions for adulteration. In the first year he spoke of they were 18, in the following year 43, and the present year 53. Now where was this process of de moralisation to end ? Must ,heir eyes never be opened— must their ears never be awakened to statements like these. These laws inflicted a great hardship on innocent individuals. He knew that most respectable persons, most unimpeachable in character, living in Norwich, purchased a cask of tobacco, stipulating a price for a particular quality, as the excise knew and acknowledged. The cask was received, the seal was broken, and the cask opened, when the tobacco was discovered to be of a mixed quality. The case was earried into court, awl the magistrate decided that legal possession could not fix the purchasers with damages; but this decision was overturned afterwards, and the purchasers were fined in the limited sum of 501. Such pro ceedings were a great hardship. The excise laws made no discrimination between the innocent and the guilty, therefore he called on the House to put an end to the system. The Right Honourable Baronet lately at the head of the Go vernment had said that the duty of the Government should be to cut up the trade of the smuggler root and branch, and to substitute for an illegal traffic a fair and honourable commerce. He (Dr. Bowring) agreed with that opinion, and thought it should be applied to the present state of the tobacco duties. The Hon. and Learned Member concluded by moving 't that the state of the tobacc) duties required tl.e revision of Par liament, with a view to their early reduction." The motion having been seconded, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that, in the present state of the revenue, he was net prepared, on the behalt of the Government, to agree to the motion. He could, however, assure the Hon. and learned Member and the House that the subject should receive the earnest consideration of the Government. Mr. H. BERKELEY said, that as the Hon. Member had appealed to him in support of his statement, he could state that as far as Bristol was concerned he could assure the House that the evils complained of were carried to a tearful extent. Mr. HUME having stated that he was convinced that if the duty on to ;acco were reduced to ld. per lb., the revenue on that article would be at least trebled. An Hon. MEMBER moved that the Heuse be counted, and there being only 35 present the House adjourned. LATEST Fr( PUBLISHED EVER' LONDON 'RICES OF SHARES Im tlze Ob7cial List, TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING TUESDAY, AUGUST 4. r-STOCK BILNE.S. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of ' Paid. Price Annum. Share. ----- - -- -- - X s. d. X s. d. Australasia ••••• • • • • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 2O BritshNorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 44 Commercial of London Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 53% '2olonial .•••••• • • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 16 Londe and Westminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 27% London Joint-Stock .•• 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14 % Metropolitan ••.•• • • • • - 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland• • 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 ' 48% Ditto, New.• •••• • • • 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 I 19 National of Ireland • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 of l 20 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51 . p er cent. 100 0 0 35 0 9 26 Ditto, New•• •••• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia •• • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 26 Union of London. •• - Si. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 113. INSUNANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ------ - - .2 s. d. X s. .1. Albion ...... •• • ..... 3/. 105 500 0 0 50 0 0 71 Alliance trit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19% Ditto •.• • • • 61. .. 61. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 5 j., Atlas • . • British Commercial .• 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7 Clericl,3led.&Gen.Life W. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 6 County .. •••••• • • • • • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Crown .. •••••• •• • • • • 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle •. • .... ..... •• • • 6s. 50 0 0 50 0 5% Eng.& Scot. Law •• .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2% European Life •• • ... 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' .• •• • .... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe ••.••••• • • • •• • • 6/. per cent. Stock. - 134 Guardian .• •••••• •• • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 48 Imperial Firs •••• • • •• 6/. and bonus , soo 0 0 50 0 0 240 Imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1614 Indemnity Marine •. -1/. sh. & be. 100 0 0 1 513 1 29 Law Life •••••• • • •• . . IL ss. 100 0 01 10 0 0 52 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 (iN London Fire •••• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14% London Ship •.••• • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14% Marine .• ••• • • ...... 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% bled. Invlid & Gen. Life 43- 1. per et. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2/. Os. Placnix - - 205 l'rotector Life •• • • ... 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 3s. Provident Life •••• • • . . I/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life •••••• • • • • • • 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange Si. per cent. Stock. - 194 Sun Fire • . • • .• • • • .. - - 210 Ditto Life W. 6s. - - 49 Universal Life CANALS. , Z , Dividend Names of . Dividend Names of . price. ,-. per Price. Companies. , per Companies. ce .c Annum. , Annum. ci•J - -.. Ashtn& 01411' 97 5/.55. pc 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Zll3 4/. . 70 Alntgomrysh 00, 51. 98 Barnsley •• .• ,150 121. 180 • Macclesfield . 001 - 38 Basingstoke.. , i 00; - ! - Neath ••• • • • 100 17/. 340 Brknk&Abrg, 159 5/. .85 Nottingham. 450 12/. - Cromford .... ,100 14/. : 150 Peak Forest . 78 31. 40 Dudley..• ...1 1 00 4/. - Regeht's •••• 33 IL ss. 25 Derby .• • • .•1100 , 6/. 173 Rochdale ..•. 85 4/. 77 Ellsnire&Chs'l33, 4/. 155 Shropshire.. 125 81. - Erewash . -1100, 321. 1300 Somrset Coal 150 71.104. 130 ( F l o ra l i l ih & J. u C ri l e y; i d i i l l 0 0 0 0 7 4 / 1 .. -, 51s I t ) fl o r . d lt N l N ' , d o S i. c t 44 12 0 6/ 2 . l p s. ii ..c . 29 : 5 1 Grand Union 100 IL les. - Shrewsbury.. 12. .4 . ? G G I I Grantham ..';lso' 121. 100 Severn andl 2G IL Bs. 32 Wye Rail. _ r a t u r i & or l g l i r is k h l3: : , l7 o 2 o 13_%1. 210 Ssttorturrrbarold..,,,ey, 1 7 4 , 5 j 11 20 1 / 6..4. 315 Ihnidersfield.l 57 - - Kennt & Aviii 39 7s, 6d. 9% Trnt & 31r-11 50 301. - Lancaster ... 147 11. 10s. - sey, l ,4 sh• 1 - 44 L L Lo r i: el f: s sh & tbeo L rr i .o v .4 r . i p . J 11 10 44 0 02, . 7 3 100 41 : ... I 581502500 l w ' I r i o a r n e i s s t & r 3 s , 1 e i i 1 1 7 : - 21. Leicstr&Nthl 83 V. 60 Birming. 3 ks 7 wilts g , B o I L II DOCZS ..-----_ Divideud ! Amount per I of A nn um. I Share. Paid. Price. Name of Company. Y. d. p p-PP : e e r rr e r r r' c c ce6 e B e enn i l l t: 1 :S SS Stock. t tt ::c ce Stock. per 50 0 X s. d Commercial •• •• 31. East and West India... , 6/. East Country •• .• 11 Landon ••• • • • St. Katharine •••• • • •• 5 13outhampton • • •• ...• ; 41, 141;§ 21 113% 10”¢ 2735 Dividend Amount Name of Company. ' per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- -- •-£ s. d. '. tst London..• •••. • • • 8/. 100 0 0 2 04 G ,M.(l Junction ••• • • • 3/. 105. 41 13 4 00 i., , nt •.•••••• • • , . • • • . 21. 103. 100 0 0 70 Voiuchall ...... • ..... 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 I 57 Wr,st Middlesex ••• • • • 51. ss. pr cut. t 43 12 9 —• 130 LXST Or SCOTTESII COMPANIES' PIZICES. Dividend 1 Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. ' Price, Annum. Share. -- — -- ..£ s. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 158 British Linen Company 8/. par cent. 100 0 0 224 Commercial Bank •• —6/. per cent. 100 0 0 165 National Bank 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 104 Unionßank of Scotland 7 l. pr cent. 50 0 0 92Y 2 Western 8ank...... North of Scotland Bank GI. per cent. 50 0 7% Clydesdale Bank.. •. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 13% Eastern Bank.. • Caledonian Bank •• . 7%1. pr cent. 210 0 4 1 ,4 Edinb.Bt Glasgow Bunk 61. per cert. 5 0 0 7% City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 13% Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245. 9d IL:mules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 14 , !,i incur. Co. of Sc.,thid Si. Her cent. ( 10 0 0 All paid. 93i North British Incur sy,l. pr cent. :200 0 0 10 0 0 28 Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 Edin'•urgh Life Incur. 61. per cnt. 'lOO 0 0 12 10 0 1814 i.,tin.& Glasg. Railway 1/.los. pert. 50 0 0 50 0 0 74h, 1)1tto, 1 ,4 Shares 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 181 A Cu., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 16!4 0 iits4w & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 75 t ;Lisp,. & Greenck Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 1614 ;isgwez Garrikirk Rail. AL per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40!; 1 Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 Alt paid. 37 Standard LifeAssurneed 51. per cent. 50 0 0 210 0 9 COURT OF COMMON COUNCI Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch o ness. L. r busi- MR. WAGHORN. Mr. LOTT moved that the Court do agree with the Coal, Corn, auu Finance Committee, which recom mended that the sum of 200 guineas be granted in aid of Mr. Waghorn. for his extraordinary exertions in ac complishing a rapid communication between India and this country. The mover said that on the last day of the meeting of the Court, some doubt was expressed on the subject of the grant made by the East India Com pany to that gentleman. In order to remove any ques tion as to that fact, he had furnished himself with the original letter, in which tho last donation of 3001. to that gentleman from that establishment was mentioned as having been granted. He should not trouble the Court pith any observation upon a subject with which the public were so well acquainted, as the merits and enter prising genius of that gentleman who had distinguished himself so much for the honour and advantage of his country, and, indeed, for the benefit of mankind in general—(Hear)—but wove that the report be agreed to. Mr. HuLT seconded the motion. Mr. ANDERTON most readily admitted the talents, and zeal, and services of Mr. Waghorn, but he con sidered that the business in which Mr. Waghorn had been occupied was a commercial speculation, which the Court would not be justified in rewarding at a large ex pense to the Corportion at a time when there was such large demands upon the funds. Looking at what the great establishments of the country had contributed to the testimonial, he thought the sum of one hundred ~, alineas was as large as the Court could think of voting. Mr. Anderton concludt d. by moving an amendment that the smaller sum be substituted. Mr. W. LAWRENCE seconded the amendment. He thought it would not ha very creditable to the Corpora tion to vote more to the Waghorn than to the Rowland Hill Testimonial, and to him they had given no more than one hundred guineas, although the citizens of Lon don and the inhabitants of the whole kingdom had been more benefited by the labours of Mr. Hill than by those of any other gentleman. Mr. B. TAYLOR said he intended to vote for the larger sum. He did not like, in considering such a subject, to enter into any comparisons. He looked upon the ser vices tendered by Mr. Waghorn as services rendered to the great cause of humanity, and such as would be felt for ages all over the globe—(Hear.) Mr. JUPP was of opinion that the amount should be the same in each of the cases described and compared. A MEMBER said it seemed not to be taken into ac count by those who were of opinion that the committee recommended too much, that Mr. Waghorn had not only expended two or three fortunes in the endeavour to ac complish his magnificent object, but that he also risked his life.—(Hear.) The apathy of other persons ought not to have the slightest influence upon the Court; and he should be ashamed of himself if, atter the recommen dation of the committee, he voted with a niggard hand. Mr. NORRIS approved of the amendment. The Court did not mean to testify their sense of the merit of the individual by the amount voted in aid of the testimonial. They had a variety of ways of evincing their admiration. He instanced the bust of the venerale Clarkson as a proof of one of the varieties.—(Hear, hear.) Sir PETER LAURIE said the case was not a matter of charity, 'but of honour. The smaller sum adequately expressed the feeliug. The East India Company also received the greatest advantage from the enterprising gepius of Mr. Waghorn, and would no doubt properly remunerate him for the services rendered. If they did not, no doubt the Corporation would not refuse to cuter • tain a future application. Mr. DE JERSEY said there was no analogy between the case of Mr. Rowland Hill and that of Mr. Waghorn. The former gentleman had neither spent a fortune nor risked his life in endeavouring to obtain his object. The world knew what Mr. Waghorn had undergone in his efforts to benefit mankind.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. T. H. HALL advised the Court to check the taste for prodigality which appeared to be springing up amongst them. Mr. BENNOCU thought the sum of 100 guineas was a liberal sum for the Ccurt to vote. If the Corporation, however, coud afford 1,0007., he should not have any ob jection to propose it, but the claims upon them were every day accumulating. Alderman MooN said he could not but consider the course the Court appeared to be disposed to take to be a very ungracious one. They were bound to support the recommendation of their committee, and if the Livery were called upon, no doubt that body would double the amount at least.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Low was resolved to vote fur the amendment on a:count of the numerous demands upon the Corporation. The amendment was then put and declared to -be carried. In the next case, which was a petition from certain persons of rank, Mr. WIRE requested that the Court would dispense with the attendance of the petitioners. Amongst the names of them were those of some noblemen. Sir PETER LAURIE said he could by no means consent to give such indulgence, particularly as persons in such a station of life knew less of the matters to which they subscribed their names than any other persons. The Court refused to excuse the attendance of their Lordships. THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS. The Chairman of the Ccal, Corn, and Finance Com mittee brought up the report of the committee to which the petition in aid of the National Schools was referred. It recommended that the sum of 1,0001. should be granted towards the erection of six new school-houses. Mr. R. L. JONES said he was sure the Court would upon the present occasion maintain the high character it had acquired for rendering all the assistance they could give for the promotion of the education of the poorer classess. For thirty-three years the institution had been caried on with zeal and energy, and had succeded in betowing instruction upon multitudes. As to the ad mission of children there was no distinction in a religious point of view. The children of all denominations were received, and there was to be found no sectarian divi sions in the system upon which the principles of educa tion were inculcated.—(llear, hear.) The Court had some time ago granted a sum as large as that at present recommended by the committee, in aid of the erection of ten churches, and the committee were unanimous in agreeing to the report which was just submitted. Deputy CORNEY seconded the motion. Mr. HooLE said 1,000/. was -a very large sum for the Court to vote.—(Hear.) He did not see how the extra vagance of a vote in one instance could justify the ex travagance of a vote in another. On the contrary, it ought to operate as a warning and a lesson. He con sidered that the grant of 1001. to each of the six new school-houses when they should be completed would be quite sufficient.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. EDKINS was for the grant of the larger sum. The Corporation had exercised great liberality towards the institution of the British and Foreign Schools, for the general education, and he could not see why there should be any check in the vote for the assistance of an establishment which applied particularly to the city of London. _ _ Mr. W. LAWRENCE said the British and Foreign Schools extended over all England, while the National Schools were limited to a district. He expected that a general change of an important kind would take place before long in this country.—(Hear, hear.) He con sidered the grant of 1,0001. towards the erection of the ten churches in Spitalfields exceedingly objectionable indeed. That ought to influence them in the disposal of the Corporation money. He believed that in the next session of Parliament the question of education would assume a very altered shape, and be much better adapted to the circumstances of the times. More infidels, he believed, were made by turning the Bible into a class book and a task book than by any other course. — (Cries of " Hear, hear," and "No, no.") Mr. LoTT hoped the Bible would be taught in schools as well as elsewhere. Mr. ANDERTON said the expenditure of money on charities by the Corporation was enormous. Alderman chools had a Alderman GIRDS said the Ntl.tiona stronger claim upon the Corporation, inasmuch as they, in a particular manper, benefited the poor children of the city of London., Mr. PgENDEnGAsT expressed a doubt as to the wisdom some of the grants made b y the Cor p oration. F or iiifistace, he did not consider it wise to vote 500/. to a poor man to go out to the South Seas to be eaten alive.— (Bear, hear, and strong expressions of dissent.) Mr. BENNOCH considered the allusion just made an outrage to humanity, and that it ought to be treated with the indignation of the Court. The man who had lost his life, in his anxiety to do good, was a person of the highest integrity and complete fearlessness of nature. Mr. PRENDERGAST said he had no doubt of the good qualities of the individual, but those good qualities did not prevent the savages he was sent to instruct from eating him, and that ceremony they certainly did per form.—(Laughter.) Now he could not see why the Court of Common Council should send out a man to a savage country to be devoured. Mr. H. TAYLOR defended Mr. Prendergast from the imputation of being desirous to do wrong to the character of the excellent missionary whcse calamity all deplored. The speech jest delivered by Mr. Bennoch might do for Exeter Hall, but would not answer. that Court, as ap plied to a gentleman who disputed the wisdom of voting money upon a point of religious quixotism.—(Hear, hear.) He thought the grant of 1001. to call of the six schools would be quite sufficient. Mr. Norm's would prefer a grant of 1:;01 for each school. Mr. ASIIMIST said he remembered that a petition was sent into the Court recently from the clergyman of the parish of St. Andrew's, Holborn, praying that the Court would not grant any money for the education of the poor, except that education was to be under the control of the clergy. There was a pleasing contrast supplied in the application for aid in the present case, all sec tarian feeling being expressly disavowed.—(l-lear, hear.) He should vote for the sum recommended by the com mittee. The Court then determined to pay the 1,0001. in aid of the schools, when they should be respectively co vered in. THE ELIZABETII FRY REFUGE. The report of the committee recommended the grant of 5001. in aid of the Elizabeth Fry Refuge for affording relief to penitent females discharged from prison in a state of destitution. Mr. LAWRENCE objected to the recommendation. There were, he said, several institutions of the kind which proved to be great failures, and it would be found that the present one would be as great a failure as any of those of a more ancient date. lie had the highest re spect for Mrs. Fry's character, but she and thu ladies who assisted her were constantly imposed upon by the clever pretenders to piety, who had early imbibed the principles of hypocrisy, and acted upon them to per fection. He moved the previous question. Mr. TOWSE seconded the amendment. Alderman SIDNEY said the committee had unnni monsly adopted the report, and he hoped it would be carried in the Court. The association had existed for several years, and had done immense good. Seven hun dred females were relieved annually through the exertions of the ladies who constituted the philanthropic body, and the adoption of the system was most ad visable, for economical as well as for other reasons, in asmuch as the metropolis was saved a large amount of expenses which would have been incurred by the addi tional trials arising from the repetition of offences, if it were not for the charitable interposition of those of whom. Mrs. Fry had been so long the head.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. R. TAYLOR passed a warm eulogium upon the character of Mrs. Fry, and advocated the report of the Committee. Mr. AsurrasT wished the Court to consider the sex of the parties they wished to serve. He had officially wit nessed the extreme misery into which poor women had fallen, and from which they had been raised by means of the ladies who so deeply interested themselves for the services of the unfortunate creatures. The guilt of the offending parties was in a great measure attributable to society, for their poverty and ignorance were the crime of that society.—(Hear, hear.) Until Government should produce some large measure of relief, it was the duty of the Corporation to pity and relieve the distress which exhibited itself in such painful forms.—(Hear, hear.) He should vote for the report. Mr. ANDERTON said it was doubtful whether there would be any policy in taking up a question which the Government alone could be thought capable of grasping The good which could be effected by the Corporation without such aid would be like a drop of water in the ocean. Alderman WOOD said there was considerable difficulty with reference to the principle of the institution. There were infinite cases of necessity, which made it quite ap parent that there should be some institution for the re lief and assistance of destitute females. A private insti tution, it seemed to him, wanted the necessary control. To some it might be successfully used as a means of restoration to society, but there would be many, ho ap prehended, who would seek it as a means of mere sup port, and make it a constant scene of disorder.—(Hear, hear.) He considered it to be the duty of all who had opportunities of witnessino the effect of crime to speak their minds freely upon the subject of prison discipline. Government ought to take in hand the great question ; and how was Government to be compelled to take it in hand? By the energy of the people in takinc , the lead, and showing the Government what they ought to do. —(Hear, hear.) An evidence of what he meant was to be seen in the existing operation of the poor-law. If that law were properly carried out by the people, there would necessarily be an asylum for the unfortunate females who had such un questionable claims upon public compassion. At pre sent a person in distress was hunted like a wild beast.— (Hear, hear.) In such a state of things something ought to be done by the public. Here was a plan vihich appeared to be founded upon common sense and com mon humanity. Let it be tried, and let the Govern ment know what the effect proved to be. Of Mrs. Fry's virtues, zeal, and piety nobody could speak too highly. She had made a commencement : would not the Court, who knew her great qualities, follow the example ? (Hear.) There was attached to Bethlehem Hospital an asylum which, in his opinion, presented an instance of mostjudicious discipline. The inmates were kept in con stant employment, and still those who had the liberty to go begged leave to stay. The success of that institution was au additional reason for trying the experiment, the merits of which they were discussing.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. J. H. HALL said, he could not help saying that some check must be given to the disposition of the ,Cor poration to dip their fingers deeply in the public purse. He hoped the amendment would be adopted. Mr. CAsn hoped the originai motion would be carried. Mr. WILLIAms feared the institution projected would not meet the wants and necessities of the case. He beard that it was the intention to give the females accommodatim fur no more than a few hours.—(Cries of " No, no.") Mr. PENDERGAST said, the institution appeared to him to be calculated to do both good and harm. There was no doubt at all as to the fact that some honest people obtained relief by managing to get into prison. Mr. WIRE, in a long and able speech, supported the report. The darkest day a poor girl now saw was not the day in which she was taken to prison, bnt the day on which she left it ; for her departure was without the hope of bread, or the chance of sympathy. The previous questions was then put and lost, and finally, the grant of 200 guineas was carried, and alter the transaction of some less important business, the Court adjourned at a late hour. SPORTING TELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. The magnitude of the accounts on the late Goodwood races, and the enormous sums lost by " The Ring," induced us to expect an unfavourable settling; we are, therefore, the more pleased to announce that it passed off without a murmur, and that although nearly 60,0001. was required to meet the claims of the winners, nearly the whole of it was forthcoming, and the few thousands allowed to stand over there i s every reason to believe will be paid within a very short period. Mr. O'Brien nets upwards of 20,0001., and several o f hi s friends are indebted to his good office for balance of cne, two, or three thousand pounds; the trainer it is reported, has won ten or twelve thousand. Th e St. L eger b ett i ng, of cou rse, was on a limited scale, but it sufficed to elicit a strong feeling in favour of Pyrrhus the First, Grimston, The Tra verser, and[Fancy Boy, and to raise them considerably on the prices last quoted front the corner : ST. LEGER. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First—taken 6 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Grimston 7 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser—taken 12 to 1 agst Col. Anson's lago—taken 12 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy—taken 2i to 1 agst Mr, W. Scott's Eringobragh—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Dawsen's Poynton—taken. • DERBY. 15 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Epirote—offers to taken 22 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Epirote 30 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Planet—taken 40 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Bingham—taken. 50 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Johnny Armstrong—t. GLASGOW SUBSCRIPTION TO CORDEN.—We learn that at a preliminary meeting of the Anti-Corn-law League, held yesterday, eight gentlemen put down their names for two hundred and fifty pounds each, making two thousand pounds to commence with.—Glasgow Saturday Post. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, AUGUST 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales arc—Bristol and Exeter, New, IN —Bristol and South Wales Junction, ss.—Caledonian, 15%—Ditto, New, 114 Cornwall, 155.—Manchester and Leeds, Quarter Shares, 10—Ditto, Fifths, 1234 . —Ditto, Extension, 3 p.—. North British, Car• lisle Extension, 4—North Staffordshire, 4%. LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 3. NEW STOCK EXCHANGE.—In consequence of the visit of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, business was in a great measure suspended during the past week. To-day the Share Market has opened strong, and prices are advancing, as will be perceived from the annexed list and of sales. The sales are —Ambergate, Nottingham, Bosto n,ntrke,head, Eastern Junction, % p.—Blackburn and Preston, 10 ' P.— ham and Ox- Lancashire, and Cheshire Jnitction, 214 p.—Binrrakenhectd, 201. ford, 6% p.—Buckitighainshire, par—Chester d i s t 11 p.—Grand Shares, % dis.—Derby and Crewe, 5, 0 1 0, 1, -E Extensions, % p.—East Lancashire, N -• Dtto One-eighth Shares, 29 d i ~ _ _. s. _ rriCounties, Jn n e Y t i o o r n k , 233—Ditto, Quarter Shares, New, 31--Ditto, Leeds and Thil• , Huddersfiel —Grand Union, % dis.—Goole aiptellosiii.cpa,s,..xer,p,_cti and Manchester, 3% p.—Ditto, 1 dis.—Leicester and Bedford, % irk, l'''' dis.—Liverpool and Bury, New Shares, 1% p.—Liverpool, Omsk ...aLid_lm'reasitiochne, st2el4r, Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 3% p, and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 3 1 % P . Great Grimsby, 20s. dis.—Manchester, Bury Extensions, 2% p. Midland Stock, 143 ex (I.—North Bri tish, Midland, and Matlock, and Midland, I!sr Pc. P --Forth Staffordshire, 4/. 3s. 6d. rreston and y , W re Half Shares (A), 5 40% 20s. 1 ,- -North Western, _ , e ,,,,. (10, % p.—Sheffield and Lincoln, %p. —Ditto, Carlisle, hy. ~,,,,chester, Quarter Shares, No. 2, 2 p.—Ditto, P is . Ditto, -*— ld and ----- 14 South-Eastern, 46 —D:tto, New Halt —Sheitle Half Shares, Barnsley), 1 , P• — youth-Eastern, Midland, 16s. p.—West Riding Union, Si. Ss. 9d. No. 3 (late Shares , eie r 4 - Ri . ,, Extensions, % dis.—Dundee and Perth, 2%—Edin. 1 1 - ---- I°ll Giasgow, Half Shares, 8 p.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 'iv burgh and dis,—Dutchg and Athlone, 7 dis.--Newry and Warrenpoilit, 7 , 8 Rhenish, ii P. LEEDS, Accusr 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are — Blackburn and Preston, 10% —Eastern Counties, York Extensions, 2 p.—East Lancashire, 11% p.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, par — fluddersfield and Manches ter, 4% c. p.—Ditto, Extensions, % p. — Huddersfield and Sheffield, 10 li p.—Leeds and Bradford, 45 p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 10% p.—Ditto, Branches, 4% p.— Ditto, Extensions, % p.—Lee and Thirsk, % dis. —Ditto, Ne w , 31 s. dis.—London and Croydon,ds 24 Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 3% p.—Midland, 145%—New castle and Berwick, 15% p.—Newcastle and Darlington Junction ' Extensions, M. 3s. 9d. p.—North British, 15% p.—Ditto, Half Shares, 73q p.—Ditto, Carlisle Branch, 31. 4a. p.— Sheffield and Man chester, Quarter Shares, No. 35., 15s. p. — South-Eastern and Dover, No. 215., p.—York and North Midland, East and West Biding, 13% p.—Amber,gate, Nottingham, and Boston, 31. Gs. p.—Buckingham shire, 2s. p.—Direct Northern, 10s. Gd.—East Lincolnshire, 15s. dis. —East and West Yorkshire, % dis.—Exeter, Yeovil, and Dor chester, 1 dis. — Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 17s. Gd. dis.— Lancashile, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 245. dis.—Leeds, Wake field, and Midland, 13s. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, % dis.—Liver pool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 4% p.—London and York, 55. Gd. dis. —London and Portsmouth, 1% p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 1-7 , 4 s. p.--North Staffordshire, 41. 7s. p.—North Western, 295. p.—N ott i ngham and Mansfield, ss. p.— Snedl`!.ld_ Rotherham, and Goole, % di s .—S ou th Mid lan d , 15 s . p.—West Iti ding Union, s%—York and Carlisle, % dis. HULL, - AUGUST 3. STOCK ExcHANGx.—The sales are —Armagh, Coleraine, and Port rush, 14s. 6d.—Anabergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 555. 6d.— Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 854 -Buckinghamshire, 41s.— Chelmsford and Bury, 11/. 9s.—Direct Northern, 2 4 —Eastern Counties, York Extension, 2%—Grand Union, 295. 3d.—lpswich and Bury, 93. 2 —Leicester and Bedford, 1 le.—Leicester and Tamwerth, 29s.—London and Brighton, 66% —London and Manchester (Item.), 9s.—London and York, 2%—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 1% p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 2% —North British, 40k—Ditto, Half Shares, 1556 —Ditto, Carlisle Branch, 87s. —North Staffordshire, 4% p.—North Western, 21s. p.—South Mid land, 198. 6d. p.—West Riding Union, 51. 12s.—York and North Mid land, East and West Riding, 14X- 7 YoTkshire and Glasgow Union, 168. SHEFFIELD, AUGUST 3. STocK EXCIZANGE.—The sales are—Grimsby and Sheffield Ex• enslon, 100, dia.—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 55. 6d. dis,7lsTewea§tle and Berwick, 30—Boston, NeWntk, rani Shtflitlio 174. (Id, 411,4mA t t l colnsnire, los. dle.—Grand Union (Mittin2 . llt= dud Lyv1i0.,1,94,4,0,411: --Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 13s. clis.—Manchester, and Midland Junction, Ms. dis. —North 'Western, is. 6d. field and Limolrisliire, 2s. 6d. p. YORK, AUGUST 3. STOCK ExertANGE.—The sales are —Eastern Counties, York Exten sion, 21. Bs. 9 , l.—Grand Union (Nottingham a nd Lynn), 11. Leicester and B e dford, 10s. fl.—London and York, 2/. 75.-31altou and Dritheld ju nc ti o n, 21. Os. Gd.—Maneliester, Huston, Matl4,el.? and Midland, 3/. 14s.—Nowc,ii-tli• and Berwick, 30—Newcastle ,and 'Darlington, New, 12/. S. 9".—North British, H a lf Shares, 151--; Ditto, Carlisle Extension, 41. 35.-25crth Western, 21. 75.—York aD, Carlisle, I—York and North Midland, East and Wc3t Biding tension, 14'. 3s. 9d, EDINBURGH, AUGUST 1. STOCK EXCANCE.—The sales are — Caledonia n, 15 itto. N esv. H 20.s.—Direct Northern, 349. 64.—Eastern Counties, York ExtenAsion,. . 37s.6(1.—East Indian Railway, 12s. —Edinburg,h and Cllasgs 74'4—Edinburgh and Granton, 16 Ed i n b urg h and Northern: 91. 14s.—Ditto, Newport, 168.—Eclinburgh and Perth , gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 394.—Great North of Scotland,37% London, Bristol, and South Wales, 235..64.—N 0rt h British, Ditto, Halves, '13 3 4 —Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, Inverness, 31s. 6d.—Scottish Central, 17/ —Shrewsbury, OswestrY, atld Chester, sk—South Midland, 535. 75 5 . —Perth anu IMPERIAL PA RL LAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 3. Tll E EARL OF DUNDONALD. o f veil Lord'BROUGHAM rest to present a petition great importance, and one to which he begged to call till attention of the Government, from an ind ividual that was known, not only in this country and in Europe, but he might say in the world. It was from Lord Thl n. &maid Letter known under the name of Lord Cochrar le. Ile would venture to assert that no captain either b y eel or on shore had perform e d n o bl e r exploits, or had he e a of mere service, it:ring the contest of the late war, Lord Cochrane. It wo u ld b e r e c ollected that 1-41. Dundonald had been dismi s s e d from the service of his Sovereign, and had been degraded from his high 111 , 1 ' h for being connected with certain transactions of vill s ' e . r he was wholly ignorant. On the trial, when this avast was investigated, his counsel, including himself, 111%07., (Lord Wyritord) and Mr. Topping had all vehemall,t, urged him to dk elate the truth, which was that the gu7 } , l l, party, Mr. Cochrane Johnson, a near relative, ivos ve person who had committed the act for which his reb ol .., suffered such disgrace and loss. They had all urged/111 for hours, but he Would not commit a near relation, all. neither then nor now did he allude to the circum stauce 7 lie had suffered that loss, and in 1832 the Governalellt of which he (Lord Brougham) was a member, thougtie the time was come for restoring him to his rank iu country and to his estates, but they had not restombee him to the Order of the Bath, of which he had Won knighthood by the noblest daring and immortal e gg ploits. The Noble Lord then detailed the g reat el‘'' ploits of the petitioner in different parts of the world , ad zil, Chili, &c. The principal of repudiation, however, ut made its way among the states of the southern bent; phere, and though they were his creditors there to amount of 75,0001., he never received a single farthi of that money. This was the more singular, wag tes , to him - they owed their preservation as independent std What tho Noble Lord wished from their Lordships tye that they would bear testimony that he was not ill; „ degraded position he was before he received his partiq i ; and by that means to enable him the better to sec ure P oo claims. Another reason why should regard his peli ti „ t was, that he was in possession of a secret of the greatisii value in the event of war. It had nothing to tla pd Captain Warner. Lord Keith, Lord Exmouth, 12.er others, had borne testimony to its value, and the latlit Noble Lord had stated that if he had been a ware en when he was before Algiers, not a shot would h ave "10 fired at his fleet. The Noble Lord (Lord Duad °n i a ce therefore prayed that an investigation should tyke P into the merits of his plan for the destruction of ftßiat and fleets, in such a manner as their LordshiP s W i f s i determine. He had therefore deemed it his duty the matter before their Lordships. JOINT-STOCK BANK COMPANIES. tar The Earl of EGLINTON gave notice of his in r e• tion to ask the Noble Marquis opposite a q uestil s is spe!;ting the Bill for regulating joint.stock 133° _ _ The Earl of RADNOR gave notice of a motion BATHS AND WASHHOUSES. , to The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that in risierb.. move the second reading of the Bill for the est sb t i o r merit of public institutions for bathing and washieloa the poorer classes in the boroughs of Englane. el Wales, it would be necessary to offer a few prelitrailview observations. He was sure their Lordships would co p this subject in the same light as he viewed it, a n e ar.) cider it entitled to considerable respect.--(lle ar ' ;oaf He believed that if there was any one thing more ue --- t o f strable than another, it was that the certain eff ec o r entertaining a self respect was to mall lot sons appear seemly Lefore others, an d g or t* habits were connected imperceptibly with moral e _ OO , —(Hear, hear.) The truth of this proposition ..7.0, he was assured, so fully admitted, that he thought ittuber necessary to trouble their Lordships with any itl r iis h.. observations on that head. There was one estiw „ii ment for the purpose of affording the means of ele s T o s ness, to those who were desirous of availing therasehl o f of that advantage, in London ; and there was a nothe r i f a similar character at Liverpool. Having made hi°, se lf acquainted with the circumstances of these institatte;llo; he felt himself justified in stating to their Lord sh -651 that institutions such as were proposed by . thi s "ble were established, so that for lid. a-head the anvalua . 0 advantages of b a thi ng and washing wou ld be offere d the poorest person in the country. In Liverpool it Vl! ' known that where an expense of but 2 , 0001 . or 3,00 T; was incurred, the actual profit was 3701. per annum, ° I. something like three and - a - ha lf p er cent. on the capits' _ , He thought that fact importa nt, because it prove'', that poor persons were ready to ava il themselves t'''. ther e these baths if they had the opportun it y . All, 0 fore, that was sought by the present Bill , w as to re°o stimulus to the feeling that induced the establi?tawob of these institutions, The object was not to esti,.°egnefi these establishments which were now workingt.veverf cially for the public, not to compel the vestry ° II), witti parish to set up these baths, but to enable t. b , e ; ,,h tile, Se the consent of the Secretary of State, to estev"" c i t asKe baths with a certain rate of payment that wo ol ; to th e them acceptable to the poor, and remunerative, t par. promoters.—(Hear, hear.) He did not know fiord op' ticular baths had been alluded to hy a Nobl e "*".. o f hr . posits ; but if baths of this kind existed, it was desired w te a n s de to d s t t o ep interfere with them. All that wa s e terfer. in were private interest had not ie.- benefit In Glasgow -yard baths, it was ascertained that. b e nefit used to walk three or four miles to obtain t clause in of them.—(Hear, hear.) There would be a „.. p ogo , the Bill which would be of very material Ov a Ole namely, to allow parties to purchase the interests° o %od institutions proposed to be established. Til e , r b thei r also be power, in cases similar to those we' c ov er r ° Lordships knew to exist, to transfer moving the se. commissioners. He would conclude by cond reading of the Bill. t this was Lord BEAUM3NT said, it struck himtilt% o f tbe a most desirable object, but that the maellit ler Tgbt ii r Bill might lead to jobbing. H e thought it wou ld a d duce parties investing, by the patronage z t i f o es, a ° ~ ford them, to abuse their power in givieg 0 ° sta temen" charging the same on the poor-rates. Brit the the S ecre' of the Noble Marquis, as to tho consent 0 okiecti°ll6. tary of State being required, removed thes e , b a ths The He alluded to the sth or 6th clause, by.l i c j:sset,T o o e t to be erected for persons in the superiaovover persons check to which he had alluded would any abuse whatever on that score, for, as would contribute in proportion to W e "wrilich here otherwise would give a security for the poor-rates , i , there there otherwise be done away with, and of course Ore, fore obviated the objection. Al.hongh, there. ° „ l OU , might be a small increase of the poor-rates, the rice arising from the Bill would more than counterw the evil. a c 0 The Bill was then read a second time, and ordere be committed to-morrow. WELSH JUDGES. thoesneses:thatt or° Earl POWIS presented a petition, signed hYht" be than 20,000 persons, praying that judges raig,Wish appointed for the principality acquainted with the ' 04 4 language. If the objections, therefore, were note d t he or such as might be easily obviated, he trusw a iete Government would take the matter into consider rots otßocDionnusCsoeell 'oli and accede to the prayer of the petition. ,erts'A The LORD CHANCELLOR conceived that - Aa ,to- - , it would be of great advantage if the judges 011 „ . " - hoig, e ; the language chiefly spoken in Wales; but, as ( ti e "; t" were all appointed after having been barristetro,d al difficulty would be to find gentlemen who unde l 7aol o4 language, but the possession of that faculty Nv° ll• be a recommenSdtiAoltLo a n c E a ß ncip s int ß e. The House then went into CommlLittte.e on thiS Bill, !A aa N d CE st L at L ed oß in when r i o d v a te t hr e ye t h a dopt s advisable o f Thethe LORD A were e re Courts e r f e o c r t e t d h eu under Some of them were of ancient e au tliority on wu rio , 7 00 0 Parliament. Doing this tenure, late on ° f would render se co , no ld persons to fill the office of judges in O le o a nd li in those to be established, much more ea- ' ' greatly ,. facilitate the process of the courts' 'rube , salary clause was then agreed to. bY ti' e 1 per The 23d clause was then agreed to, W here 2 00. of the judges a to 1, of the court is limited Bil l annum. authority t h S o ni r i a t: l•msopoof vedbtebbdutlifics:bestis-let fibilocr ttec-si:rsiStssivitlle:::Ltfd and the The other clauses were then agreed,,t.,op9sc,y)..s.. was ordered to be reported to-morrow (lA - L IAO', t he NEWCASTLE AND CARLISLE -'' w ont °' to Lord MONTEAGLE moved the postpon ,„thvaY third reading of the Newcastle And Carlisle gall way t ben ' Friday next.—Agreed to. table were The other Bills on their Lordship s advanced a stage, and the House adjo urned. --onee---- 3. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August o° ST. ASAPH AND BANGOR' i t was ~h Lord CLIVE wished to know what cours __ . . sno Ww intention of her Majesty's Government to Pu" Bill? as° Bangor safest co , s , reference to the St. Asaph and Ban Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the n bide I _'," o to have pursued would have been t 0 ,..'1 3 ,11 ea'' . 4 the report of the commissioners, but as °v ale assei4 before them with the weight whic h ti y W i g t c t he of the Lords had given to it, bet' s state able to consider it with reference O s t. state of parishes, and with reference to desirous ter division of superintendence. He wes„. ect . t ,: of giving his best consideration to the sta9, in Ow_ would oppose the further progress with the 13'" receive tbu present session, but the whole ques ... , Th y e rnahl e a wo uld ree- t it, careful attention and considerationtioofn the , - , T t eo to see if a Bill could not be formed which would to the benefit and interest of the Church. _,„ i o ti- Lord CLIVE said that, in consequence_ e ot ,tt .w bole mation that the Government intended to take tee nnt ice e subject into their consideration, be woul gls:e_ of the Bill on Wednesday. that he would not proceed with the second readlng EPISCOPAL DIOCESES. ~..„ q , to si ot bette r b Bill which had been introduced to provide h Mr. HUME called the attention of pdheefa the