The Sun. — London, England, 1852-03-27 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES. No. CXCV. OF THE NOlailA UPTON MEETING, WITH A (LANCE AT THAT OF CROXTON-PARK, &c. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—My remarks on the past meeting at Northampton were, for the most part, borne out by the running, the decisions, in six instances out of the ten, having been in favour of my selections. The ball opened on Wednesday with the Trial Stakes, w hich, as Clincher failed to win, my secon d selection, Glee colt, accomplished the task by an easy two lengths. Directly Clincher faced the hill, it was perceived that the immense stake invested on his chance was lost, for he cat it immediately. In all probability we shall hear of the Glee colt in connexion with the Derby betting ; he, however, pos sesses no earthly chance of carrying off the great stake on the Downs of Epsom. The Triennial Stakes wera won, as I imagined they would be, by Frantic, who cantered home two lengths in advance of Convalsion._Pelopidas and ?Winstead cut a very miserable figure. The principal race of the meeting, the Great Northamp tonshire Stakes, in its decision bowled over the calculations of the seven metropolitan sporting writers, not one taking the winner absolutely for choice. The five horses that I remarked the race would lie among obtained the five foremost places. Chief Justice, whom I selected as nay winner, finishing a so-so second. Ballet Girl, who stood third in my estimation, was third. Teddington, whom I voted decidedly against notwithstanding the enor mous favouritism awarded him by the stable and the public, I placed fourth—the exact position he attained. But now comes my serious blunder. At Teddington's heels, I observed, that Darkie and Poodle would be found ; Darkie cer tainly was there, but Poodle was in a very different place, as he cleared the post an easy winner by a couple of lengths, Of Poodle's chance I stated, in my note of Monday, that he was " the light weight destined to beat all the three-years 014 and is the pick of the Newmarket divi sion." Although I have failed in selecting the winner of this Handicap, yet I cannot complain of the fickle goddess's treatment of me, as out of the three principal handicaps run this year, I was right with Hyacinth at Doncaster, with Doubt at Warwick, and am now no further off the mark than second at Northampton. The amount of money iron on Poodle is by no means great ; but had Chief Justice or Teddington pulled through, the professionals would have been hit very hard. Poodle is among the acceptances for the Newmarket Handicap, at sst 21b and 71b penalty, and looks somewhat dangerous ; but more of this anon. He also figures in the Chester Cup, at lst 71b, and 101 b penalty, Making his weight 53t 315, which reads very well. The Whittlebury Stakes resulted in a bit of a blunder, or in all probability Captious would have finished second to Longbow; she, however, took it into her head to bolt, and thus unsatisfaetorily settled her chance. The Premier's Longbow bad it all his own way, winning with the most consummate ease by three lengths, Peppermint being the only animal that got anywhere near him. The Althorp Stakes were won by a comical looking brute as black as a coal, and who rejoices in the cognomen of Nathan. I believe this foal is the first nroduce of the Duke's Pat - en-one; and if this is a specimen of that stallion's prodacc, I am very rauch'afeaid that they will be generally of little account. With the exception of Glenevon, whose " day" has not arrved, the rest of tie competitors were of a very mediocre class, and likely to do but little in any of their future essays if in respectable company. Earl Spencer's Plate, as usual, produced the best field, numerically, of the whole meeting: seventeen came to the post, and after a couple of false starts they got away very badly; not, however, without a serious contra temps, Free dom falling and giving he: jockey (Wells) a severe bruising, from which lie is still suffering acutely. The filly injured herself so badly that she died almost immediately afterwards. Lady Agnes also met with an accident, having run against a man, tallen, pitching young Carroll off; neither jock nor mare, however, being seriously hurt. The race is described in a few words : my particular fancy, the Prime Minister, with Forester and the Prince Caradoc colt, were in front all the way ; Forester winning, after a desperate struggle, by a head; the Minister beating Prince Caradoc colt by a neck. In my remarks on this stake on Monday last, I observed that the Plate would probably result "in a victory fin- the Prime Minister, notwithstanding the topping weight of Set 101 b allotted to him, the Prince Caradoc colt and Forester being ire close attend ance." My ideas were, consequently, very nearly realised ; the three I selected to finish in front occupied the liret, second, and third places; the heavy weight on my espe cial choice telling fatally in tne last vs strides. It is singular that Wadlowni heisai have every time they have searted this year obtained a place, generally the second one ; but in no one instance have been victorione. The De!apre Stakes were won, aa• I foretold, by Paddy Bird, and the Cup fell to the lot f the Brother to Willing ham, one of my selected negs for that race. The Innkeepers' Plate I announced as a certainty for Fochabers or Ballet Girl; the latter won it cleverly by half a length, and the former found himself an indifferent third, Milkboy being second, Clothworker a wretched fourth, and Avia a vile fifth and last. So much for Northampton. Now turn we to the sport for the ensuing week, which is pregnant with the fate of cash and horses. Oa Monday we have the Milnthorpe Steeplechase; on Tuesday the Aiwinton Steeplechases ; Croxton Park also on Tuesday • the Epsom Spring Meeting and West of Scotland Steeplechases on Thursday; the Epsom Steeplechases on Friday; and the Liverpool Hunt Steeplechases on Saturday; a busy w e ek truly. I shall not touch upon anything else at the present time than the races at Croxton Park, with a slight glance at the Great Metropolitan Stakes. The Croxton Park Meeting stands for decision on Tuesday and Wednesday, and commences, as sual, with a small stake not entered for as yet; thee follows the Belvoir Castle Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 80 added if three horses start; for three years old ; colts, Bst 7lb ; fillies, Bst 51b, with allow ances and penalties, one mile. I do not anticipate seeing many at the post for this race, nor do I imagine that there is anything among the entries— perhaps with the exception of Adige —that stands a chance of competing successfully with Lord Derby's LONGBOW. Fledgling will probably be the nearest horse to this couple. The starters for this, as well as for the other stakes at this meeting, I shall publish on Monday. The Granby Itandicap, about a mile and a half, out of its subscription list, numbering fifty-one, nineteen nominators leave declared themselves content with the imposts on their horses. Alonzo, at 12st Sib, I consider placed hors de oinbat. Clothworkar, at list 131 b, and Chief Justice, at list 101 b, have quite as much as they can con veniently carry. Lough Bawn is no go. Agis, steered by Captain Little, may run forward, but his so doing is dubious. Darkie at llst €lb, and Sir Robert at 11st olb, possess moderate chances ; the Brother to Dough and Faux Pas none. Herbert, at 11st 11b, and with Lord Wilton up, looks anything but a bad spec. Loadstone is very queer. Warwick, who is going to have a crack jock up—at least so I understand, at 103 t 131 b, ought to be about the mark. Jack-iu-the-Ccrner, if ridden by the Count, will be no where. John of Berwick is moderate. iE9lus wretched. tstaCette, 10.4 31b, very good. Don Juan, Ischia, and Cyclops forlorn hope. At the present writing the race I imagine will rest with Ilerbcrt, Warwick, and Estafette; Wucwica, if any, for choice. The entries fo; the Gold Cup being for the most part the same as those in the Granby Handicap it will be superfluous to venture an opinion on at this time; I may observe, how ever, that Ischia, at lOst 21b, is said to be mischievous. One of Roger's string, probably. Fledgling or King Chaiming is reported at Newmarket to be a good thing for the 501. Plate, given by Mrs. Fletcher Norton. The other stakes I cannot touch upon to-day. with respect to the Great Metropolitan Stakes at Epsom, I may remark that Baby, Cockcrow, Camas Grand Duke, Grey Tommy, Letterpress,Ma.sham, Pelopidas , Knook Knoll, Janina, and Cyclops, are reported to be on the missing list; that Osborne has some hopes of carrying off the stake with one of his nags ; and that Kate and Stilton are all but certain to occupy two out of the four first places. I am, Sir, yours, lie., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. 11 1 arch 26,1802. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. s ( ?rnra the London New Price Current, March 26 ) i ndi :g.- 4 To-day full rates were demanded for West are only 14, the market presented a quiet tone. Operations ie only a e, akine . rn tor the week 2,000 hhds, Ike., but there REM ED '- te ny on sale. r ra-day Refined Sugar was in greater request f " - ‘ ll°lne c°4B ts ozpt a ion, and rates closed rather higher, brown Lumps at 3t to 48s per cwt. : rh n e d low to fine grocery Lumps at 44s to rates still lower export demand for Crushed Sugar is not better, MAU RIT I U s,-.7. 4 are not taken. Tea afternoon at auction 6,885 bags of Mauritius Sugar nearly a l l co, Aound buyers, and full rates were o btained, good mid to low to mid 29s to 31s 6d yellow realised 32s to 33s 6d, to 6d, god to fine brown 263 6d to 295, mid 25e to 265, good per cwt. yellow 35s to 375, in ferior and mid 30s to 346 6d EasT INDLI.-This afternoon :1_ , _ gs were sold, soft brown ready sale. At auction 2,9 - ,9 be mores Sugar met with a x t r 0 i1 2 ,1 7 ... 5 6d , ,e low to mid like at 22s 6d to 244, . yellow ditto 2ts tia Mauritius 28s to `, 93 6d, and mid Ot Bengal 3,8C0 bags were nearly all ati3rAt".?"/ 33s to 33861. 41x, ord full white went rather cheaper, but all other kinds sorts of rates, mid grainy white went at 40a 6d to soft yellow 24s 6d to 273 6d, floe white R, nere , 3s3 rd ,n t? 3 good 53 6d, mid toped 32s 6d to 313 6d, low 3ls 61 to 3 2a of Yellow ' damp and wasted 31e to 34a per C Wt. FOREIGN.-To-day several purchases were made i n nairannah , Sugar by private, treaty and carg o realized its per cwt. At publiz sale 20 hErds S! - . Croix Were sold at 4's Gd for fine yellow, and good 373 6d to 38i ; 3 2 - birds, 23 tree, 514 brls Tortola, low brown 25 s to 26s 6d, better sorts 27s to 295, low to mid yellow 22s 6d to 30s, go o d and good mid 32s 6d is 33s 61; 109 hhda and 139 brls Port o Rico were only in part disposed of, good to line yellow 3136 d to 38s, and mid 33s 65 to 34s per cwt. Cosh-To-day Native Ceylon attracted less attention, yet lower rates are rejected. At: auction 699 bags of the mark P 011 were nearly all taken in at 39s for good ord. Plantation continues to be wanted. Few parcels were sold jerivately ; whilst 68 casks at sale were taken in at 533 for low mid. Tza.-There is a greater demand for tree medium kinds of Young Hyson and Gunpowder at from is 2d to is 'Bd. The general quotations for Hyson low to mid are Is to is ad, good to fine is 4d to 2s, superior 2s 2d to 24 Bd, common Young Hyson 95 to 11d, mid to good Is to Is 661, fine Is. 75 to 2s 2d, Gun powder Canton 8d to 11d, low to mid Hyson sold Is to is 6d better kinds Is 7d to 3s 4d, Caper 8d to is Id, Hyson skin 75 to Ir,- and Twankay 10d to laid.- Scented Orange Pekoe ord and mid sorts are dull of sale at 8d to ls, but a fair de mand exists for good to fine at is 2d to is 7d. Flowery Pekoe sills more freely; low to goad can ba obtained at 1 - 13 t e oll ,oa a , 6d, flue and superior Is 3d to 2s 3d. For really fine T,, s a mare ready sale prevails, but for other sorts ' ce tght r , :luction has taken place. The rates taken for i e y"en rocl:ty are 7il, good ord 8d to 80, rather blackish and b i ,•, - I , z aci..sa leaf eld to IffAd, fine to Pekoe kinds lld to 0 . to'l 3 3d f long met with a dull sale, and offered at from lid ohang 84 r tn lgord to fine, and 81 to 10d for inferior. Sou wntekrat 4d13 25, a n d fl ue l s Gd to ls 61. Peuchong is to 65. lifc.-zi.d ay E and the rate takenast India was operated in with caution, Of 8,U9 b a a a i l , n ` , ,, re 6d par cwt under the last auctions. at 95 GI to fOs 6d tg,r'ilt public sale, a small part only sold 9s 6d. Of Sm . ) 1,0e7T 0 good white, and damaged 5s to `all 6d to 23s Od, and ant.c rts sold at full rates-large pearl a zall 163 to 16s 95. Sprci:s,-A larger dem is anadvance of lii par ,b. 2s ruction for Nutmegs, and there common brown at Is 10d t o 2...F!uetion 5) chts were sold : 2, 71 to 23 10a, fine s s id in L'lhmid 2s 2d to 6d good i;n i d shrivelled ls 61 per lb. The rates paid privately f (yr were Is 85 to 2s 4if. Mace is wanted. At auctio'n" common and mid is 1011 to 2 i 4 4, ane 2 chts were sold; Is 105. Privately sales of good to fir:, mouldy Is 45 to 2s fel. Pepper is still held with firmness , at 2s 3d to cax %u n te n., atr . a 3' to 8. labar range from 3; to 4d ; Penang an( i' 3 „ prices for Ma ianapave been White is wanted. Some parcels of sold at 85 to is. Pod Pepper is m there are buyers at 40a to 51s, ana 3 11 fine sup ply; . 60s b to 65a. Pimento is held with firritfieS!, and none h as p i d w 4% d Or paid to good, civic; offered for at auction. A good demand prevails agnatelven the raw paid . being from are not higher, although several purchases have been made. The value of Amboyna is 7d to 7 1 d ; Penang lid to is 2d ; Bourbon and African 6d to 6 1 4 d. In Cinnamon trans actions are larger than last week ; yet Ceylon, of first quality, can be obtained at ls 10d to 33, second ditto is 4d to 2s 3d, third and fourths Is 3d per lb. Cassia Lignea is wanted Prices for common to mid range at 112 s to 116 s, and good to fine 117 s to 1223 per cwt. Of Cassia Buds there is, no sup ply. For Ginger privately several transactions have taken place at full previous terms; Jamaica realizing from 403 to 1153, fine 120 s to 2203; Cochin, low to mid 283 to 335, good to fine 40e to 433, and African 24s to 24s 6d per cwt. Smug. —Few transactions have again taken place in Leeward Island Ram, and rates incline downwards, ruling at is 40 to is 50, fine and brown is 6d per gallon proof. East India Is 40. For Demerara a good business has been concluded at from 23 to 2s 24 for 30 to 40 over proof. For Jamaica the market has a dull aspect, and there are willing sellers of choice sorts 34 to 38 over proof at 3s 6d to 4s, fine 33 to 38 sd, good 35 to 38 over 2s 5d to 2s 10d, mid 2a 2d to 2s 4d, and low 26 to 30 over is 114 to 2s Id. Cognac best Brandy of the vintage of 1851 can be obtained at 4s Id to 4s 4d, 1850 ditto 4s 4d to 48 60, 1849 ditto 43 9d to 4811 d, 1848 ditto 5s 3d to 5s sd, older 55 6d to 6s 6d, low to mid 2s 40 to 4s, and Bordeaux is Ildto 2s 2d, For British made Spirit trade is dull, and there are free sellers at 9e 11d to 10s net cash. Gin 8s 6d for 22 under proof, and 17 ditto at 9s. Geneva la 9d to is 100, and fine 25 to 2s 4d per gallon. 1ND1G0.... Of East India many parcels have been again taken by shippers and home dealers; holders have confi dence, and are obtaining an advance on last sales' rates of 3d to 4d per lb. The quantity in first hands is much reduced. Spanish is wanted. We quote Floras at 5s 2d to Sc sd; Sabres 4s 4d to 5s ; Cortes, good to fine 4s to 4s 4d, mid 3s 6d to 3s 104, and low to ord 2s 8d to 3s 4d per lb. CocmDTKAL.—To-day Cochineal was dealt in with reluc tance. and former rates are barely sustained. At auction 36 bags Mexican were nearly all taken in at 33 5d to 3s 6.1 for silvers, and black 3s 7d to 4s 2d. Ort.s.—To-day at auction 40 tune Cod Oil sold at 321 153 to 33/, one lot 331109; 20 tuns Seal 281 15s to 29/ 5s for straw and tinged; 12 tuns Newfoundland Whale 291 to 291 5s ; Ila eke Palm, ord to fine 25s to 26s 9d ; 80 hhds Ma dras Cocoa Nut 30s 9d to 32s 9d; 100 tons Cochin 358 6d, and 395 hhds Ground Cocoa Nut Oil 30s. TALLosv.—This afternoon the public sales of Tallow went off quietly. Of 148 pkgs South American only 79 sold, at 32s to 35s 3d; 163 cks Sydney nearly all found buyers at 32s to 36s 3d; 140 cks Italian 34s to 355; 7 cks East Indian 39s 9d to 403; 90 cks North American Grease 28s ; 80 cks Fetersburgh Soap Tallow were all taken in. BANK OF ] (From la3t nig An Account. pursuant to the Act 7 the Went ending on Saturday, MIDI DEP . Noteslssucd...;".; is 33,175,625 I /33.175,625 Dated the 25th day of March, il SANILING 1:111 Z. Proprietor s' c apital • • 14,553,000 Rost ••-•••• • . • •• • • 8,09,036 Pablic deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ngs-banks, and Di- vidend accOams).. 7,1 , 23,393 Other deposits ...... 12,300,704 Saven day and other Bills 1,061,520 139,055,653 Datedlllo 25th day of March, 1 ENGLAND. ;ht's Gazette.) ith and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32 for , the 20th day of March, 1852. Government debt •• 11,0 - I - ,10 , 0 Other securities .. 2,934,900 Gold coin and bullion 19,142,250 Silver bullion 83,375 33,175,625 Chief-Cashier. (Government securN tles(including Dead Weight AnntTityT.: 13,567 593 Other securities .... 11,722.150 Notes .............. 13,195.605 1 Gold and silver coin.. 570,305 Z 39,055,653 MAE:MALL. Chief Cashier. THE LONDON GAZETTE, March 26. LORD CLIAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 2, 1552. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Drawing-room, at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, the Ist of April next, at two o'clock. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 25. _ _ The Queen has been nteased to approve of Mr. Josiah Wiltiums as Consul at Waterford, and. of Mr. George E. Bevan'as Viee.Consul at Swansea, for his Majesty the King of the Belgisns. DOWNING STREET, MA.B.cir 23. _ _ The Qneen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Henry Hermann Von Dadelnen to be Colonial Chaplain of Trinity Church at Colombo, in the Island of Celion, and the Rev. William Henry Simons to be Colonial Chaplain, at Kandy, in that island. CROWN-OFFICE, MAltcli 24, 1852. MESIZERS RETURNED TO SEAVE IN' THIS PRE3E NT PA ILLIASIENT. , County of Salop—Southern Division—The Right 11011. Orlando George Charles BrOgeman, commonly called Vis count Newport, Vice-Chamberlain of her Majesty's House hold. County of Cork—Vincent :Scully, of Merrion-square, in the city of Dublin in the room of Maurice Power, Esq., who has accepted the office of Governor of the Island of Saint Lucia.: MARCII 26. Borough of Coleraine—The Right Hari. Richard South well Bourke, commonly called Lord Naas, of Palmerstown, in the county of Kildare, in the room of John Boyd, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward to her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. Borough of Dungannon—The Hon. William Stuart Knox, one of the Grooms in Waiting on her Majesty. WAR-OFFICE, ISIAnczE 26. 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons--Lieutenant Robert White to be Captain, by purchase, vice gichards, who retires, March 26. 2d Regiment of Foot—Ensign Robert Cunningham Thom son to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Jacson, who retires; Lieutenant James Harwood Rucke to, be Adjutant, vice Jaeson, who resigns, March 26. sth Foot—Acting Assistant• Surgeon Henry Bowles 'Franklyn, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Robb, deceased, March 26. 7th Foot—Lieutenant Frederick remer, from the 48th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Shipley, who exchanges, March 26, 10th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon John Knox Leet, from the 85th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Inglis, promoted in the 64th Foot, March 26. 21st Foot—Second Lieutenant Holt Waring Clerke to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice King, who retires; Alfred Templeman, Gent., to be Second Lieut./meat, by purchase, vice Clerke, March 25. 26th Foot—Ensiga Richard Chute to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mylius, who retires, March 26. 33d Foot—Captain Robert Townley Parker, from the 53d Foot, to ha Captain, vice Gore, who exchanges; Lieutenant John E. Taubman Quayle to be Captain, by purchase, vice Mills, who retires; Ensign Valentine Bennett to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Quayle. March 26. 38th Foot—Ensign Peter Wright Breton, from the 4th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Beswick, promoted, March 26. 45th Foot—Lieutenant Sir Arthur Henry Dillon, Bart., from the 74th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Wolrige, who exchanges, March 26. 53d Foot—Captain Annealey Paul Gc re, from the 33c1 Foot, to be Captain, vice Parker, who exchanges, M arc h 26. 58th Foot—Lientenant William Davis Shipley, from the 7th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Palmer, who exchanges, March 26. _ 64th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon James Gordon Inglis, M.D., from the 10th Foot, to be Surgeon, viers Archer, deceased, March 26. 74th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Ridge Wolrige, from the 46th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Sir Arthur Henry Dillon, Bart., who exchanges, March 26. 77th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Jobling Wallack to be Captain, by purchase, vice Rush, who retires; Ensign Ro bert Wahnesley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wallack, March 26. 85ta Foot—William George Clarke, Gent., to be Assistant Surgeon,vice Leer, appointed to the 10th Foot, March N. 3d West India Regiment—Lieutenant Peter John Mac donald to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet Major Thomas Prendergast, who retires upon full pay; Ensign George Cole to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Mac donald, March 25. Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant Henry Hewetson, from half-pay, 101st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Henry Jones, who exchanges; Ensign Christopher James Magnay to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hewetson, who retires, March 26. BREVET.—Captain S. A. Abbott, of the 51st Bengal Native Infantry, to have the rank of 313j0r in the East Indies, March 26._ OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MARCH 24. Royal Regiment of Artillery Lieutenant-Colonel William 13?11 to be Colonel, vice Cruttenden, deceased; Brevet Major Charles William Wingfield to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Ball; Second Captain Richard Blackwood Price to be Cap tain, vice Wingfield; First Lieutenant George Colclough to be Second Captain, vice Blackwood Price; Second Lieute nant Henry Plantagenet Prescott Phelis to be First Lieute nant, vice Colclough, March 18. Commission by tbe Lord Lieutenant of Wigtounshire. Sir Andrew Agnpw, B Art., to be Vice-Lieutenant , March 18 . _ - Commission by the Lord Lieatenant of Stirlingshire. Stirlingshire Militia—John Alexander Henderson, Esq., to be Major, vice Major Cillander, deceased. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Thomas Nutley, Reading, Berkshire. BANKRUPTS. John Hall, confectioner, Croydon, to surrender April 2 at eleven, and May 7, at one,_ at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stans'eld, official assignee; Healey, Basmghall-street. w y!ed_erick King, hair dresser, Brighton, April 5, at one, and "Y 6 , at_twel-. e, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official auiznee • Botn am i e r c g's Arms-yard, Coleman-street ; Freemand and EdgewaT e . r a - Ed ward , I.7ga n , licensed victualler, Portman-market, ~ ,ileman-street ; Chalk, Brighton. Bankrupt c y: l % a IB C o p o ro u ri a t r i t v6 n . i ' d a _April 8 and May 6, at one, at the Court of Lli3nitctolesintsohnire; jabel i id . wards, °filch' assignee, Sambrook-court, ollock, Essex-street, Strand. Basinghall. and April 30, at la,atioinixerat, StePnal, Charles Gre en ,',X i a i t n g t h L e i nNcootl Nottingham h r e a , m Ap ril Districtl6 assignee, Nottingham; Jebb, The ma; k Birmingham. , at eleva:ner, Tyutwr, Carnarvonshiria, Court. Morgan, official easign ~ , 1 . 4 the Liverpool District InirillrYlay 10 iestrict Court. Caze ee Liverpool ; Bunting, Man chester. _. rPpol, April 14 and May Ph illoip, Hatiteclhevmeont:gabeticioernLdiveearlro Oli Ll u v nova, official assignee, Liverpool; NT —alabY and Townshend, Liverpool: DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghalhstreet. J. Elliott, Chichester, builder, April 17, at e l even Player, Braintree, Essex, grocer. A p ril 17 , at tiv _7-A. E. 'v Smith, Warlter's-buildings, Old Nent - road, co rn ' merchanta —G. April 16, at eleven—J. K in g anti J. F. King, l iVells- ow ' Islington, builders, April 16, at half-past eleven —E. T. An. drew 3, Southampton, ironmonger, April 16. at eleven --W. Moss, jun., Stock, Essex, miller,_ April 22, at half- past twelve—D. Pagaley, Bread-street, Cnt.tpside, warehousem an, .. __ Morton April 22, at hart• piit eleven. merc ts, G. Pim and S. Pim ln , ban the ßir k C e o n u h n e t a r d y: h eshire, April 16, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool- Walsall D , chemist, April 9 1, at half-past eleven, at t he Court, Birmingham—J. E. Clarke and C. Buckles, Manchester and Swinton, brick makers, April 20, at twelve, at tho Court, Manchester. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. C. Mackenzie, Lower Crown-street, W es t m inster, book binder, Is. 4d., on Saturday, the 27th inst., and three sub sequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. W. Edwards, Brighton, carpenter and builder, Is. 5d., on Saturday, the 27th inst., and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. A. Richter, Soho-square, bookseller, 0%d., on Saturday, the 27th inst., and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook court, Basinghall- street. W. 1 413 gf9rdp 41111-otllol Fontowille, brewer, Ig. 7d. on Saturday, the 27th inst., and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sam brook-court, Basinghall-street. S. Keen, John-street, Pentonville, brewer, 3s. 3d., on Sa turday, the 27th inst., and three subsequent Saturdays, be tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sam brook-court, Basinghall- street. I W. S. Brown, sen . and W. S. Brown, jun., Broad-street, Ratcliffe, saihmakers, second dividend of Id. and 2s. I Id., on new proofs, on Saturday, the 27th inst, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Ed wards, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. J. Law, Birkenhead, Cheshire, bokseller, Id., any Monday, except Easter Monday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. R. Johnson, Liverpool, merchant, 0 1 ,4 d , any Monday, ex cept Easter Monday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. D. M'Viccar, Liverpool, merchant, 10 1 ,4 d., any Monday, except Easter Monday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. F. Blarney, Gwennap, Cornwall, grocer, 55., on any Tues day or Friday, after March 30, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr.iliernaman, Exeter. T. Avant, Bridport, Dorsetshire, mnsicseller, 7d., any Tuesday or Friday after March 30, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Hernaman, Exeter. J. M. Banfield, Devonport, and J. Lewis, Bristol, wine and spirit merchants, 4s. 6:1, any Tuesday or Friday after March 30, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Hernaman, Exeter. T. Wileman, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, hosier, 4s. Bcl., on Tuesday, April 6, or Tuesday, April 20, or the two subse qnent alternate Tuesdays, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Birmingham. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. W. Robinson, West Lynn, Norfolk, grocer and draper, April iO, at eleven—W. Houston, St. James's-terrace, Har row-road, Paddington, builder, April 17, at twelve. In the Country. _ _ S. Mayor, Liverpool, ship chandler, April 16, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— J. S. Ritson, Liverpool, printer and shipowner, April 19, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool W. Haywood, Birmingham, grocer, April 19, at half-past tea, at the Court, Birmingham. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. E. Wickens, Faversham, Kent, linendraper, certificate of the second class —W. Moss, jun., Stock, Essex, miller, certificate of the second class—J. C. Sanford, Paternoster row, stationer and bookseller, certificate of the second class —Sarah Clabbon, Stapleford, Cambridgeshire, newspaper proprietor, certificate of the second class—W. Woods, Gres ham-rooms, Basinghall- street, warehouseman, certificate of the second class—C. Q. Gausden, love, Sussex, licensed victualler, certificate of the second class—J. Nicholson, Woolwich, grocer and cheesemonger, certificate of the third class—G. Trotter, Gloucester, coachmaker, certificate of the third class—J. Parley, Manchester, chemist and druggist, certificate of the first class—T. 11. Anderson, Wellington, Shropshire, mercer and draper, certificate of the first class— J. Potter, Birmingham, mill manufacturer, certificate of the second class. PAR TN.E 12SUIPS DISSOLVED. Mary Woolley, Eliza Ewen, Emma Sanders, and J. J. Sanders, Maidstone, chemists and druggists—ll, Skidmore and W. Tansley, Loughborough, Leicestershire, and Notting ham, common carriers—W. Astin and C. Cawley, Fore street, City, printers -M. Holard, T. Stavely, and R. Dunn, Lancaster, atone-cutters—S. Burgess and J.Turner, Swinton, Yorkshire, builders—N. Barr and S. Turnbull, Manchester, cotton manufacturers—R. Bowler and H. Manistre, Langley place, Commercial-road East, confectioners—R. Leonard, W. Boult, C. W. Finzel, and G. H. Leonard, Easton, near Bris tol, coal miners (as far as regards C. W. Finzel)—J. Slater and M. Slater, Droylsden, Lancashire, provision dealers—W. Mitchell and H. Watson, Aldgate High-street, linendrapers— H. Willmer and R. Stocker, Baker-street, St. Marylebone, apo thecaries—J. Morris and A. N. Wilkins, Church-street, Shore - ditch, and Coburn-street, Bow, flour factors—G. B. Morris, W. Thomas, R. Hughes, J. Cook, F. Morris, and C. H. Mor ris, Llangavelach, near Swansea, Glamorganshire, tin plate manufacturers (so far as regards C. H. Morris) -F. Vink and J. Speller, Wapping, ship chandlers—H. APRaith and J 3PRaith, Lancaster, linen and woollendrapers—J. Shaw and H. Shaw, Huddersfield, manufacturers of tin and iron plate goods—O. Lewis and 0. Owens, Melin Adda Mills and Cemaes Mills, Anglesey, millers and corn dealers—J. Mitchell and A. Duthie, Chester-mews, Grosvenor-place, builders— W. Tayl r and J. R. Fitzmaurice, Birmingham, paviors and surveyors—J. Barnes and J. Barnes, Liverpool, ship brokers —W. H. Fletcher and J. Bate, Kidderminster, auctioneers— W. Teals and T. S. Best, Bradford, Yorkshire, auctioneers— J. Bailey end J. Warren, Langley-in-Sutton, Cheshire, bleachers—ll. Bedford, J. Geddes, and E. N. B. Kimberley, Birmingham, cut glass manufacturers—E. I. Child, and J. Lewis, Salterhebble, Halifax, Yorkshire, woollen spinners— J. Morgan. G. Taylor, J. T. Morgan, W. Morgan, W. L. Williams, H. Marchant, and W. Marchant, Barking, Essex, ice dealers (as far as regards G. Taylor). INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. John Wardell, North Shields, tripe preparer. Henry Jackson, North Shields, outfitter. Joseph Bell, North Shields, master mariner. William Garman, Liverpool, hairdresser. Abraham Downs, Flamstead, Hertfordshire, labourer. James William Lane, St. Albans, grocer. Thomas Thompson, Glamford Briggs, Lincolnshire, tailor. William Knott, Brigg, and Yawthorpe, Corringham, Lin colnshire, vessel owner. George Crabtree, Burley-wood-head, near Otley, Yorkshire, woollen top manufacturer. Joseph Duffield, Littlehampton, Sussex, tailor. John PAge, Coaley, Gloucestershire. John Bishop, Brighton, jeweller. Arthur Akhbar Mahomed, Brighton, bath keeper. Thomas Drew, Worcester. tailor. . . Johnson Darley, Keelby, Lincolnshire, innkeeper. William Ries, Cardiff, retailer of beer. Cornelius Millward, Wellington, Shropshire, painter. Robert Green Bales, Great Yarmouth, baker. Henry Williamson, Frindsburv, Kent, ropemiker. SCOTCEI SEQUESTRATIONS. Glasgow, wine, spirit, and grain merchant, to meet within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow, April 1, and April 23, at twelve. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from returns made in the week ending March 23, 1852, exclusive of Customs Duties paid or payable thereon on the importatiou thereof into Great. Britain : From the British possessions in America 19s. 41d. per cwt From the Mauritius 20s. sd. „ From the East Indies 253. lid. „ Average price of the three foregoing de scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as above, and exclusive of duty ... 221. By authority of Parliament, EMMY BICKNELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company Grocra'-hall, March 26. SEABORNE MAILS. [N sigalff es that the mails are sent front the Genera! Post-Offlee by the night—and Id by the morning —dispatch.] When made up in From %lief PLACZB. General Post-office port dis- London: patched. due. 1 — America (by Brit. pkt.)WMarch 26 Liverpool .. March 20 America (by U.S. pkt.) NApril 6 .. • • ;Liverpool April! . America (by IT.S.pkt.)M;March 31 .. Southampt. Arrived Africa (West coast).. N'l4th of the month Plyneoath A,,r11 Alexandria * • • ...... N 19th & 30th of mo., Dover .. March 21 Belgium •• •• •• N Daily .. .. Dover .. Daily Brazil • • • • .. hi r9th of the month Southampt. April 16 Buenos AYroa • • .. M9th of the month 3outhampt..April 16 Califo_rnia(;iaCkB res)hl233cl7thofmonth Southarup t. March 20 Cape of Good Hope W;I4C) of month Plymouth.. April 3 Constantinople * .... N,7thl7th27thofmo Dover .. March 30 Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. March 20 Channel Isles •• N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Sontkampt. Ta. Th. Sat Chili .. •• •• • . M 17th of the month Soathampt. March 20 France M& N Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedaily Greece* N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. March 30 flamburgli N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat. Holland .. •• Wednes. & Satur. London .. Men. Thur Honduras . W.l7th of the month Southampt. March 20 Ireland .. •• M& N Twice daily .. Holyhead .. Twicedaily Lidia ( via Sonthamp.) M 20th of the month Southarapt. April 21 Indla(viallarssilles) N sth&24th efmontb Dover .. April 2 Mediterranean (via I. Sonthans•%ton) M 20th of the month Southampt. April 21 Mcditenanean (via I Marseilles) .. Bth&24th cf month Dover .. ,April 2 Mexico M 2d of the month.. Southampt.lApril 5 1 Madeira • • M 9th of the month Southampt. April 16 Malta* .• • • 7th,17th,1901,27th Dover March 28 & 30th of month Naples* W sth 15th 25th of me Dover .. I A pril 2 Papal States* N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. !April 2 pergusaiar „ M. 7th 17th 27th of mo i Southampt. April 6 Pero .. 51,17 th of the month Southampt. IMarch 20 rtlicany* N sth 15th 25 th ofmo Dover • • !April 2 West Indies M I 17th of the month Sonthampt. ,IMarch 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M, od of the month .. Sonthampt.4pril 5 * The mails to those c onntrioa thus marked ( 0 ) are conveyed by French packet via Marseilles. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MARCH 26. STOCK ExcnA.NoE.—The market Wag very inactive to-day. The only sales reported were—Great Western, 88;8—raid. land Stock, 63;4—South Wales, 32 1 A. LIVERPOOL, 111Anca 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market opened heavily this morning, but afterwards improved, and a fair amount of business was done at better prices. The transactions were as follow :—Caledonian, 19—East Lancashire, 17 1 % c.— Lancashire and Yorkshire, 72'A London and North- Western, 122zY, —Ditto, Naw Quarters, 4 4 / I p.—Manchester, 3hetlield. and Lincolnshire, 33% —Midland, 63 3 4—York and North Midland, 2374 : —Dutch Rhenish, 3 a dis. 1 - I(IAisI e bIIESTER, MARCO! 26. STOCK EXCHANGE. —There was an improved feeling ex hibited in the share market to-day, and a good business has been done at improved prices. The transactions were as follow : —Eastern Counties, 9—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 23 1 4 —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 724—East Lancashire, 1714 — Ditto, Preference, Fifths, 1 4 p.—Ditto, Second Issue, 5 5-16 —London and North-Western, 12314—Ditto, New Quarters, 514 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 34% — Midland, 63%—South-Eastern and Dover, 2154—Caledo nian, 1815-16—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), s —Ditto, Preference, 9 13-16—Buckinghamshire, 17%, BIBMINGLIAI3I, MARCO/ 26. STOCK EXCITAIME.—The improvement which has mani fested itself in the share market for the last few days was well supported on the opening of 'Change this morning, but the amount of business done was limited. The only transac tions reported were—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 7% —Ditto (B), 5%. NoitTll STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles open,ll2.) Return of traffic for the week ending March 14 : Railway and canal ... £4,828 0 0 Corresponding week last year ... 4,741 0 0 Note.—The above is exclusive of the receipts available ander the agreement with the London and North-Western Railway Company. The Mexican papers 'recently received contain s . accounts of continued activity among the mining interests in that country. The following paragraph describes the re-opening o f some works abandoned in 1320 : " The mines of Vallecillo, in the state of New Leon, which was aba n d one d b y t h e Sp a niards in 18'20, has been re- taened,all been and is now being worked with great success. The water has day reaches 1,000 dolls., and the mine put in good ordtr again. It 3 iehls silver in primped out by means of a teun-engine, abundance, and a small quantity of mercury. The yield per 50 dolls." t b l e is e l i t i t the 5 eC enabled r ladepositorsbDl and the expenses amount to only e a r. : t , S d e r v oaf i sv N t c i i il S e2 R3 l 3 . O A , : hl (1 7 aiaa the a t e vrniglsl poundrib a e onf r k e t recollected I v l me e c oon t n e el d yy deposited in the bank. On Friday last Messrs. Henry Kelsall and William Bartlernore, woollen manufacturers, gav e the remaining 7s. 6.1 in the pound, amounting to about Zco., to all the hands in their employ who had sustained by putting their money that exclusive of the above, Mr. Kelsall gave, some in the bank. We may ',O/. towards raising a fa nd for the depositors.— tinie ag° ' l ' ° ' miner. 3.lanchester Ex aminer. fi r , Wilson had • • fattenan interview with the Chancellor Exchequer, A his official residence is Powniog-strect, of the yeitterda.Y. mention, tbg loss SATURDAY IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, March 26. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his sect on th 3 Wool sack at Five o'clock. MAYNOOTH GRANT. The Marquii of WESTMINSTER presented a peti- Hon from Chester coolest the Mayno3th grant. PROTECTION OF INVENTIONS ACT EXTEN- SION BILL. On the motion of Lord COLCHESTER this Bill was read a second time. The Commons Enclosure Bill passed thrcnzlo Com mittee. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. On the motion of the Ear] of LONSDALE this Bill was read a secoLd time, and ordered to be committed. WILLS ACT (AMENDMENT). The LORD CHANCELLOR moved th; report on the Willa Act Amendment Bill. Lord CR ANWORTH still retained his former opi nions on the general subject, but as certain molifica tions had been made in the m?asure by the Noble and Learned Lord, he should not object to it any further. The report was then received. ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT. The Earl of WICKLOW put a question to the Noble Earl at the bead of the Government whether it was his intention to introduce a measure to prolong the En cumbered Estates Act for another year, and also, if it was his intention, at the expiration of that period, to give a more settled and permanent position to this Court. The Earl of DERBY said that the object of the Go vernment was precisely the same as that; of the Noble Earl opposite—to prevent the inconvenience which would :result in Ireland from the sudden ter mination of business in the Encumbered Estates Court, As the Act stood at present, it would expire in the course of the present session, and to avoid the conse quences of a sudden termination, it had been thought advisable to introduce a Bill to prolong its existence for another year. In the meantime the Lord Chancellor of Ireland would direct his attention to en deavour to ascertain whether it would be practicable to simplify the proceedings in the Court of Chancery in Ireland, so as to allow the business of the Encumbered Estates Court to be trans ferred to the Court of Chancery at the expiration of the period for which extension was now sought. This would not be calculated to diminish the good effects which this court had produced in Ireland, but merely to return from the present extraordinary course of proceeding to the ordinary tribunals `of the country. If, however, her Majesty's Govern were prevented from effecting those reforms in the Court of Chancery which they intended to propose, they did nob /04 preoleaoa how a6ouring a continuance of the benefits produced by this court, by introducing a mea sure for the still further prolongation of its existence. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE quite agreed with the Noble Earl that the sudden termination of this court would be attended by great inconvenience, and by an entire cessation of those beneficial results which they had produced in Ireland. He was very glad to hear, too, that the Noble Earl would not feel precluded from continuing the operation of this court, supposing that he were not able to carry the improvements in the Court of Chancery which be proposed. After a few words from the Earls of GLENGALL and Doetouomnortu, the matter then dropped. ASSEMBLING OF PARLIAMENT BILL. Lord BROUGHAM moved the second reading of the Proclamation for the Assamblitg of Parliament Bill. He said that though he had named 35 days in the Bill, in stead of 50, he had strong doubts whether 28 days would not be better. L)rd R,EDESDALE coneidered the Bill to be wholly uurinessary. Loed CRANWORTH was of the same opinion. He asked the Lard Chancellor whether he would wish the writs to ba made returnable in leas than 50 days? The LORD CHANCELLOR had not had an oppar• tunity of looking into the Bill; but as his Noble Friend had argued it, tie considered it unnecessary. He would nit, however, opp so the second reading, but he would look with great care at the measure before it went into Committee. Lord BROUGH.I.II replied. The Bill might not be necessary; but all he could say was, that if it were nct passed no one would be found to advise the Crown to summon Parliament within less than 50 days after a dissolution. The Bill was then read a second time. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE. Lord REDESDALE moved the adoption of the fol lowing sessional resolutions:— " That all notices of proceedings on publio Bills and of other matters be inserted in the minutes of each day, according to the priority of every such notice, or as the Lords Riving the Bamo may have agreed; and that the House do always proceed with the same in the order in which they shall so stand, unless the Lord who shall have given any such notice shall withdraw the same, or shall, with the leave of the House, consent to its postpone ment, or shall be absent at the appointed time after the House shall have entered upon the consideration of the said notices, in which latter case it shall be held to be a lapsed order, and not be proceeded with until after the notice shall have been renewed. " That on all oecwions notices to suspend any of the standing orders of the House shall be disposed of before the House proceeds to the other notices. "That, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the Bills which are entered for consideration on the minutes of the day, shall, with the before-mentioned exception, have prece dence of all other notices; but petitions relating to any such Bill may be presented immediately before the mo tion is made to proceed with tho Bill. _ _ _ _ _ " That any business for which notice is not required, and all proceedings relating to private Bills, may, in accordance with present usage, be entered upon before the notices of the day are called for, but the House will proceed with the notices in preference to other matters at any time after a quarter-past five o'clock, at the request cf any Lord who may have a notice on the minutes." The resolutions, after a short conversation, were agreed to. The Earl of GLENGALL, brought in a Bill to amend the laws relating to medical practitioners in Ire land, which was read a first time. The NOBLE EARL then moved for a return of the number of men who volunteered from the Irish militia regiments into the line, from the year 1793 to 1815, in clusive; a return of the number of officers, non-com missioned officers, and privates of the permanent staff of the Irish militia, in 1817; a similar return for the year 1825; a similar return for the year 1840; and a similar return for the year 1851. The returns wore orderad, and their Lordships ad journed. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Mardi 26. The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes to Four. NEW MEMBERS. Lord NAAS and Mr. Ktiox took the oaths and their seats, the former for Coleraine, and the latter for Dun gannon. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Liverpool 'Museum and Library Bill Was read a third time. The following Bills were read a second tinv:— Kens and Cavan Railway. London Gas Light Company (Amendments of Acts, Sic.) (No. 2.) PETITIONS. Colanel VERNER presented a petition from Armagh against any grant to Maynooth. Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented a petition from some places in Lancashire and Essex against the Bill for the compulsory enfranchisement of copyholds. Mr. A. HASTIE presented a petition from 62,459 of the male inhabitants of Glasgow above fourteen years of age, praying the House to withdraw from the Papal College of Maynooth all national encouragement and support ; to repeal the Act of Parliament endowing the same; to place all con vents, nunneries, and other similar institutions of the Roman Catholic Church under regular public inspectien ; to amend the law of mortmain ; and to vindicate the rights of all to religious freedom at home and abroad. Mr. F. FRENCH presented a petition from the grand jury of the county of Roscommon, praying that ratepayer,: should not be called upon to pay rates for public works which had never been executed. Mr. WILLCOX presented a petition from Southampton against the grant to Maynooth. Lord J. MANNERS presented a petition from the Liver pool Church of England Institution to the same effect. Mr. H. WILLYAMS presented a petition from Truro in favour of the Pharmacy Bill. Mr. AGLIONBY presented several petitions from Man chester and other places in favour of the immediate and compulsory enfranchisement of copyholds. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from Salford against the Charitable Trusts Bill. Mr. MONCRIEFF presented petitions from Edinburgh, Kinross, ant Perth against the university tests. Mr. STAFFORD presented a petition from Northampton against calling out the militia. The MASTER of the ROLLS presented a petition from an officer in the Bankruptcy Court, praying for compensa tion for loss of fees occasioned by the Act of 1849. Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition from the Lincolnshire Law Society, in favour of the Suitors' Chan cery Bill ; also a petition from Bridewell Hospital, against being iccluded in the Charitable Trusts Bill. Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition from Torquay against the grant to Maynooth. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented petitions from Down, Londonderry, and Antrim in favour of tenant right. Mr. SCULLY presented several petitions to the same efExt from different places in Ireland. Mr. E. T. YORKE presented a petition from Wisbeach against the post-horse duty. Mr. CHARLES LUSHINGTON presented a petition from the ticket porters of the House, praying for payment by sa lary. Lord CASTLEREAGH presented petitions from places in Ireland in favour of Mr. S. Crawford's motion. Sir E. N. BUXTON presented a petition from the London Hospital against the Charitable Trusts Bill. Mr. MOORE presented a petition from Mayo praying for an alteration of the law for the relief of the poor ; also a petition from Galway for the repeal of the Beclesiastical Titles Act ; and another praying for an inquiry into the Protestant Church of Ireland. Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from an individual against taxes on knowledge. RETURNS. lars of The Marquis of BLANDFORD moved for P"ticilajesty's all information which has been obtained by a C n o d m m m o i Commissioners o o n f esrusba.7i sub-dividing d n itne parishes," s e q s uAe e s intopect _tn,hge.B. t herPearea immediate want, want, as reported by them, for six hundred ed to. of free sittings now provided therein. —Agreed place, and the amount of church room, s m p o e d ci a f t y j i o n n g i e s a r c e h q p u l i a r c e d e noseehniuchmsbuecrhoafdtdhietional church accom modation MACGREGOR wished to ask the President_ d stock • of Trade, whether he intended bringing forwa a d re t a u n o " 1 " JOINT-STUCK COMPANIpvI with the tl any measure for modifying the liability of share holders in Joint-stock companies. h a t oe io f pt n rhoe o r ion of the Hon. Mr. HERRIES said, in reply to the to attempt to deal with the very difficu__ cor, jou.) subjsct s9'whicti the question referml. Majesty'sMeulber he G o h v a e d rn t m o e s n t a t t ient the e t it presentaya was n o s q t el u t s st e h s i e a t n intentiond m p is eat f a her f ßoard on of parliament TILE MILITIA. Sir CHARLES DOUGLAS wished to ask if her Majesty's Ministers had received any information from or respecting any foreign power, which increases or modifies the necessity which they oonsidered to exist for the introduction of a Militia Rill at the time of their accession to office. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said on Mon day next, in introducing the Militia Bill, the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Home Department will express generally to the House the considerations which have in duced the Government to propose that measure. - (Hear.) CLERGY RESERVES. Mr. GREY wished to ask the Secretary for the Colonies, whether it was the intention:of her. Majesty's Government to introduce a Bill into Parliament with a view to carry into effect the assurances given by the late Secretary of State, in his dispatches to Lord Elgin of the 27th January and 11th July 1851, with reference to the disposal of the clergy re servesbio Canada? Sir J. PAKINGTON said the only answer he could give, was, that the subject to which the question referred was now under the consideration of Ministers.—(Hear, hear.) BOROUGH HARBOURS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. F. MACKENZIE wished to know from the Hon. and Learned Member for . Leith whether he intended to proceed with this Bill ? Mr: MONCItIEFF had hoped the Bill would have been taken up by the Government, as it was a very important measure to Scotland. It would be impos sible for a private Member to carry it through, as it required the assent of the Admiralty and the Board of Trade, but in abandoning the Bill for the present session he begged to give notice that should he have a seat in the next Parliament he should renew it again. THE TEST ACTS. Mr. F. MAULE said a Bill stood on the orders for Monday relating to the repeal of the Test Acts in the Universities of Scotland, and he should be glad to know what course Government intended to take in re ference to this Bill ?—( Hear, hear.) Mr. WALPOLE could, not answer that question this evening. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER it was agreed that the House at its rising should ad journ until Monday. SUPPLY. On the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair for going into Committee of Supply, Mr. SLANEY rose and said he wished to address a few words to the House on the subject of the great question that was now agitating the country.— (Oh, oh.) The Government were shortly going to appeal to the people upon one of the most important topics that could be addressed to them, and upon which a great differ ence of opinion prevailed. As a humble member of the landed interest, associated with it by the ties of relationship and education, he must be deeply interested in that ques tion, and he was therefore anxious to trespass for a few mo ments upon the attention of the House.—(Hear, hear.) Some of the gentlemen around him had declared that the land had not suffered through the repeal of the corn-laws, but he knew that it had, for In his Own case he had been obliged to reduce his rents.—(Hear, hear.) Still he thought that measure was a step in the right direc tion, and although it might have been hurriedly carried, and although a small fixed duty might have been advisabls at one time for the purposes of revenue, the ,day had gone by when they could hope to tax the food of the people with safety. The landed interest of the country, however, - were suffering from the altered state of the law, and he wished now to point out what he considered would be the best remedy for their case. Fair play ought to be given to the landed interest, without placing any burden on any other class of the community. The cost of- transmitting-a given amount of land, compared to that of transmitting a given quantity of property, was four or five times greater, in consequence of the technicalities of the law and - the complexity of titles. The greater portion of the land was entailed, and what he proposed was, that instead of requiring separate Acts to sanction sales by trustees, a general Act should be passed of which parties might readily avail themselves. This would give a stimulus to improvements of all kinds, and greatly benefit the 4 landed interest. There ought to be freedom of enterprise in land as well as in other matters.—( Hear, hear.) He thought also that if they had free trade in corn they should also have free trade in capital, He next suggested that a tribunal should be established to settle disputes between parties. His last suggestion was that there should be freedom of labour. If these propositions were acceeded to he believed they would be hailed with uni versal satisfaction. EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO COMPANY. Mr. MACGREGOR moved for copies of all correspondence between the Board of Trade and Mr. Wise respecting the charter of the Eastern Archipelago Company during the year 1847. Mr. HENLEY said a considerable amount of cor- respondence took place between the company and the Board of Trade before the charter was granted, but as litigation was now going on in the courts of law for setting aside the charter, on the ground that it had been obtained by fraud, he did not think it right to lay be fore the House any documents which might bear on a ques tion between private 'parties, which was still pending. After a few words of explanation, the amendment was withdrawn, and the House went into Committee. ORDNANCE ESTIMATES. Colonel DUNNE rose to introduce the Ordnance Esti mates to the Committee, and, in doing so, he remarked that the estimates themselves were so clear, as they appeared upon the votes, that they required no explanation whatever , (Hear, hear.) The estimates he need hardly observe were prepared by his predecessors in office, and they appeared to him to have been prepared with a due and proper attention to economy.— (Hear, hear.) The ordnance service was never in a more efficient state than it was at present, and, notwithstanding, there had been an increase in the number of men in all the other items of the estimates, with the exception of No. 9, which related to the survey of Scotland, which this year was increased by 10,0001, the votes were reduced.— (Hear, hear.) The increase in the number of men would of course necessitate an increase in the expenditure ; but, on the whole, the estimates showed a reduction upon those of last year. (Hear, hear.) He concluded by moving that the number of men for artillery and. ordnance be voted at 15,582.—(Hear.) Mr. WILLIAMS admitted that the ordnance was in a state of great efficiency, while the estimates showed a reduc tion over those of last year, but as compared with 1835, they had increased from 1,152,0001. to 2,470.000/., which he thought was a disgraceful circumstance.—(Haar, hear.) The fact was the military services of this country were wretchedly managed, and general officers who were receiv ing large sums from the State in the shape of pay were allowed to augment.their incomes by taking the clothing con tracts of their different regiments.—(Hear, hear.) That was a system which the Committee ought to insist should at once be put a atop to, and he demanded that it should be done now.—(Hear, hear.) The commissary estimates, which should consist of one item only, he found were divided into two, and he was strongly ir.clined to suspect the Treasury exercised no control over these estimates, or it would have taken care that the recommendations which were made by the Commission of 1837 were fully carried out.—(Hear, hear.) Had that been done, the estimates would have been immediately reduced, and the foundation for a rigid system of economy established for the future.— (Hear, hear.) Colonel DUNNE had no answer to make to the observa tions of the Hon. Gentleman, but he was glad to learn from him that he intended to offer no opposition to the estimates. —(Hear.) With regard to his last remark, however, he begged to assure the Hon. Member that many of the recommenda tions had been carried into effeet.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. J. A. SMITH again took the opportunity of pressing upon the Government the propriety of doing something to increase the comforts of the soldier while in barracks. Colonel DUNNE said he was ready to give that subject his best attention, but the Hon. Member would see, that as the matter would involve an increase of expense, it was one which the Committee ought themselves to deal with.— ( Hear.) Colonel AN SON assured the Committee that these estimates had been prepared with a due attention to economy, and so Hon. Members would find if they would only take:ths trouble to :examine before discussing them.--(Hear.) They could be easily understood, and ha his:Hon. Friend the Member for Lambeth taken the trouble to make himself master of them he would not haue fallen into the error of supposing that the estimate this year exhibited an extravagant in crease over those of 1835. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME said many important changes might be made both in the army and the ordnance with great advantage to the public service ; but, nevertheless, as the estimates were not those of the Present Government, he would make no opposition to them. —(Hear, hear.) He would, however, recommend the War Department to turn its attention to the improvements which had been suggested, and see if they could not be carried into effact.—(Hear, hear.) At all events, unless they did so they would not obtain the estimates so easily as they were getting them now, for in no department was there more room for economy and improvement than in that of the army and ordnance. After a few words from Mr. EWART, the vote was agreed to, as was also a money vote for the pay of the men, am unting to 749,2541. 296,5561. for the Commissariat and Barrack supplies. 75,589/. for Ordnance Offices, Tower, and Pall-mall. 283,313/. for the salaries and contingencies of establish ments in the United Kingdom and the colonies. 121,616!. for the wages of artificers, labourers, and others. A vote of 176,453/. having been proposed for Ordnance stores for land and sea service, Mr. HUME said that complaints had been made that the guns which we used were not serviceable; and he thought that we ought not to be remiss in placing in the hands of our soldiers the best means of defence wi h which they could be supplied. But he understood from the public prints that that had not hitherto been done. Colonel DUNNE said that he had found no indication of any neglect upon the point among the proper authorities. Since the year 1850 the Noble Duke the Commander-in- Chief had turned his attention to the subject; and the pre sent Master-General of the Ordnance was continuing the experiments which had been instituted for the purpose of ascertaining what were the best fire-arms. He (Colonel Dunne) had no doubt but our soldiers would be armd. other country. General ANSON said that misrepresentations bsoad ut forth upon that subject which he felt reqnrimresd in from flint ce. In the year 1838 we had chand our a had been deemed some no t been to percussion locks • and the musketswhich on such a sub.i.,_t most efficient by the highest authoritie! p u this country. yr c ber had been adoted, and were still in use m ery Bon. Ur'. percussion musket, and ev liar description had a simple ece the soldier mast be aware that for military serviceasked why It was frequently as an y private gentle shouldof arm was required. foiling - P ie peculiar service • not have as good a o through a _ , man. But the soldier had to g holt . private gentlemen, and form - danger of accidents from he had harder work to per to the his fire-arms were exposede exempt. In the years 1816 and which other fire-arms were introduced on the continent in the 1847 some novelties wer e and after some experiments had of fire-arm s ; manufactureof testing their utility they had the purpose been made for ther hastily, as he thought, by certain fo reign adopted raents. Of these novelties the principal was reig Governrn at the breech, which had been • sket loaded adopted, the n a understood, by the Prussian Government only. as he t had supplied 10 000 That Gaveyamen , or 12,000 of their musket. ith that The invention was a troops w very in genious one, and to any .one not convers an t w i t h 1 would mi litary serviceappear that such a weapon would ~,i ve a great advantage to the soldiers who employed it, in g on sr q uence of the much greater rapidity with which it enabled him to discharge his fire. But ho believed it had been found so inefficient in the Prussian army that the Prussian Goverianent had ceased to furnish their troops with it. In the year 1847 the attention of the authorities at the Ordnance department and at the Horse Guards had been directed to the improvement of our arms, and his Noble Friend the late- head of the Ordnance department and the Noble Duke the Commander-in-Chief had formed a Com mittee, consisting 'of the most competent officers, for the purpose of inquiring into the matter, and receiving any pro posals that might be made for the improvement of the mus kets placed in the hands of our soldiers. That Committee had met at various periods since the year 18,7. They had !Age trial of eeyerel descriptions of nwalteta logicled at the breech, produced by seven different makers. But all those muskets had failed. They could no lotk,er be worked after they had been tried for twenty round., ie con sequence of an escape of gas, or of some derangement in the fixed machinery • and yet they had been made of the very best materials. Since that time various other inven tions had appeared—there were, for instance, the muskets of the Chasseurs de Vincennes, which he understood had re cently been supplanted by the Minie muskets. Those lat ter arms had been tried at Woolwich, and had there been found to succeed. But he believed that we ought not has tily to adopt any of those improvements. Complaints had been made of the great weight of our muskets and of the great incovenience which they caused to our soldiers; and it had been said that a musket with a small bore would be as effective as a musket with a large one. But the Noble Duke the Commander-in-Chief had always maintained very strongly, and had told him over and over again, that he felt indebted in a great measure for the success of his armies in foreign countries to the weight and the size of the bore in our muskets. He (General Anson) found that the French were endeavouring to make their muskets of as large a bore as ours, and they felt satisfied of the greater efficiency of our muskets. He would not say that we were bound to adhere to the size of our bore; for it was at present ascertained that the weight of the ball was all that was required, and that, although the bore might not be as large as formerly, it would be as efficient as ever if it were to carry the same weight of lead. Attacks had been daily been directed against the Government for not having taken that subject into their serious consideration. And he would venture to say that there was not at this moment an army in Europe, or in the world, that could beat our troops with their present arms. He was satisfied that, although they might not load so quickly, and although they might not have so deadly an aim at five or six hundred yard, as the troops of some other countries—he was satisfied that, with their present arms in their hands, they would be found superior to any other soldiers in the world. He should observe that it would be ridiculous to suppose that two armies could fight at a distance of five or six hundred yards. Much more depended on the discipline of the troops than on anything else. They had been told they did not give suffi cient ammunition practice to their troops; but if the troops made use of the quantity of ammunition given them, small though it was, there could be no cause of complaint. He entirely agreed with Hon. Gentlemen who said this country should keep at peace with other nations. He more than agreed with them, because he thought this country was bound to set the example.—(Hear, hear.) Sir W. CLAY was glad to find the possibility acknow ledged of obtaining something less cumbrous for the soldiery than the musket now in use.—(Heer, hear.) He wished to call the attention of the Committee to one matter, namely, that when the military were furnished with better arms, they should be practised in the use of them.—( Hear, hear.) At present, the allowance of ball cartridge for practice was only thirty rounds per man per annum, or little more than one opportunity of firing one shot at a mark in every fort night.—(Hear, hear.) As to the bravery of the Brit sh troops, there could be no second opinion, but then the autho ritiea would be grsativ to blame if th&v left nyfrvthinz to the gallantry and discipline of the troops without properly arming them also.—(Hear, hear.) The House and the authorities were bound to see that in return for his bravery, the soldier should have the very best arms with which to defend himself. Mr. F. MAULE was glad to find that the opinion re garding the inefficiency of the arms used by the British troops had fallen off very much, However, from what had been stated by the Hon. Gentleman who last addressed the House. it was clear the impression was not altogether removed. He (Mr. F. Maule) was of opinion that a better description of arm than that used at present was not as yet found ; and, therefore, he hoped the House would not be led away by reports of new inventions and modern inno vations. Of course he had no objection that a portion of their regiments should be equipped with this new arm; but that the whole force should be supplied with it, he hoped would not take place If it should—apart from the expense and caution attending it —their arms might oalculate on more reverses than victories. With regard to ball practice, he should say that in order to perfect the troops in that branch of their duty it was necessary they should have places set apart for the exercise, which they had not at present, seeing the localities in which their barracks were situated. He thought it would be a great improvement if such places were procured; but as to the general condition of their troops, he believed he might say they never possessed a more efficient army than at present.— (Hear, hear.) Colonel DUNNE could aesure the House that the Master General of Ordnance was using the greatest possible caution in reference to the adoption of the newly-improved arm, and also that it was not the ietentioa to arm the whole army with that description of fire-arm.—(Hear, hear.) The Master General had also directed his attention to the matter of, ball practice, and would do everything in his power to improve it.—(Hear, hear.) The vote was then agreed to. On the vote of 449 0 - 28/. for works, buildings, and repairs, Mr. 11 UME called attention to the expenditure in the Channel Islands, and suggested that a survey cf the works now in progress at Jersey and Alderney should be made. In his opinion they were only throwing thousands into the sea. He had also to complain that a sum of 45,0001. had been ex pended at Portsmouth, on the authority of the Secretary of State, but not authorised by Parliament. Colonel DUNNE said he would make inquiry into the subject. General ANSON said the works were commenced on the express recommendation of the committee of ordnance esti mates, and he hoped the House would agree to works that had been already sanctioned. Mr. HUME thought the Secretary of State, except in cases of emergency, should not be authorised to commence the erection of fortifications without the previous sanction of Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) General ANSON —These works had the deliberate con sideration of the Government. Bat of course the House can now reject them if it should please. Mr. iVALPOLE said all that had been done was this. Before the estimate was submitted to Parliament sanction had been given to the proposal of the estimate, but not to its adoption by the Secretary of State, with a view that its should be subsequently submitted to the consideration of the House.—(Hear, hear.) That was all that had been done. General ANSON—No works are commenced until sanc tioned by this House. Mr. HUME could state that evidence existed to prove the very opposite. Mr. WYLD hoped some attention would be given to the defenceless state of the coast from Bristol southward. Colonel DUNNE replied the Master General had his at • tention already directed to that portion of the coast. The vote was then agreed to. On the vote of 107,907/. for the scientific branch of the ordnance, Mr. WYLD hoped the officers in general and military students would be engaged in the work of surveying. It was the case in all the armies of Europe with the exception of the English. Sir D. NORREYS hoped the one-inch map, which was found to be of great value in Ireland, would be speedily pub lished. After a few words from Mr. EWART and Mr. CHAR TE RIS, Colonel DUNNE said the six-inch map, now completed, was about to be reduced to one inch, which would be found very beneficial to Ireland, particularly as regarded geolo gical purposes. He should be happy to support any measure which would tend to improve the scientific education of the officers of the army. General ANSON thought it would be very desirable that these maps should be rendered more generally available to the public, and sold at a rate which would produce some thing to the Exchequer. Mr. CHARTERIS said the Committee had examined a number of engineers and other persons, who had given it as their opinion that the six-inch scale was too large for prac tical purposes, and that the one-inch scale would be the most advisa3le to adopt. The saving, by adopting the latter scale, would be about 500,000/. Sir D. NORREYS said all the persons who had con sidered the subject in Ireland were of opinion that the six inch scale was the best for practical purposes. It would be easy to reduce the large to the small scale, but it would be impossible to enlarge the small scale if the survey was ever made upon the one-inch scale. Mr. COWAN said he had the honour of serving on the Committee, and the evidence in favour of the one-inch scale was overwhelming. There was a prospect now of the sur vey being completed in ten years, but if the six- h was adhered to it would not be completed for half -a i - n c e en t scaler y . After a few words from Mr. HOME, Colonel DUNNE said no doubt the six-inch scale was found very convenient for proprietors, but it never was in tended for their exclusive benefit. The vote wes then cgreed to, as also a vote of 172,356/. to defray the expense of the non-effective service, military and civil. Mr. HAMILTON then moved a vote 0f447,602/. to defray the charges of the commissariat establishment. He ob served that the vote was a considerable reduction on that of last year, notwithstanding that there was an increase of 49,7761. in the vote for the Cape of Good Hope, owing to the particular circumstances in which that colony was placed, and an additional vote of 6,2761. for Western Aus tralia, for the establishment of a convict depot. The vote was then agreed to, as was also 43,599/. for the half-pay pensions,:and allowances of the commissariat esta blishment. The House then resumed. EXCHEQUER-BILLS. . Mr. HAMILTON then moved that the House res d o o ln itself into Committee of W a y s and Means, which being re do ne lo b w y e p s r t iv r a at te e H ice on o . f tMheemyebaerrlymoEvxecdhtehciaaterl.7b,9iitoool.. be raised for the s th er e v chthee qiils4lr.r.billllsU(AllEiikdin)q,uwirehdicahs heto htehleievraetde to o f b i e nt h e i r g e h st er on th E a x n public had a righ. to expect? . possible. Mr. HAMILTON said he believed it it i was per thee ecent. t . Mr. HUME said that money never was so _low as it was at present, and he believed that the bills 2 would sell very we ll at Id., for capital could be parties. • The Governmen t had to rake the price of the ought to bills w h e n money was d ear, and ought to lower them whet . 1 money was cheap. Alderman THOMPSON agreed that the public have money as cheap as possible, but also thought was ver y inconvenient to vary the rate of • that it Exche quer bills too often.—(Hear, hear.) N • interest on to have Exchequer bills at Nothing was worse than Bills of exchange might very likely a discount, or even , at par. rates , but they ran fir shorter be obtainable at low If the late Chancellor of the Exchequer periods than Exchequer Bills. of interest some time since xchequer had reduced the rate might safely have d the result had shown that he risk, and it was one so; still then would have been thought that always a a at the p nice and delicate question, and he acted most Mr. HUME prudently in not taking such a step. said the bills were now at a premium of 77+., and think , the bringing it was ri g ht to have such interest. On forward a t , ,ati t . ip of the report he should bring the subject The resolution was then ... agreed to, and the House resumed. MUTINY BILL. Mr. BERESFORD moved the second reading of the Mu tiny Bill.—Agreed to. Mr. HAMILTON moved the Marine Mutiny Bill, which also passed that stage. COPYRIGHT LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. HENLEY moved the report on this Bill, which was received and agreed to. ST. ALBAN'S DISFRANCHISEbIENT BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. APPREIIESION OF _DESERTERS BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill, Mr. ANSTEY rase to oppose it. He said it was a Bill to enable her Majesty to carry into effect arrangements with certain foreign powers for the apprehension of deserters from skips coming to this country. The preamble stated that such arrangements had been concluded. With what powers? Perhaps with the Czar of Russia. Some years ago several Polish sailors deserted from a Russian ship of war, and escaped to this country, wh ere t h ey were pro tectedagainst pursuit. Such was the sort of case to which this Bill would apply, and in which the unfortunate men would be delivered up to what might often be certain death. If such " arrangements had been made as the preamb'e re ferred to, they were disgraceful to this country. Who were these " foreign powers?" Was Austria one, or the present usurper of Fra"" by at WM tlic Wilmot hold out to lead us to assent to such an arrangement? These "powers," it ai , Nared, had promised to ca:ry out corresponding r rangements as to the desertions of our own sailors in fereiga ports. But the terms were not equal. For in this country the deserter would have a fair trial; on the continent be would find tio law at all, but arbitrary power. The " ar rangemetifs" alluded to, then, were disgraceful and scan dalous; and whoever had entered int tem ouht to be punished. It wi,uld be said that the measure merely referred to merchant ships; but it was clear that it also referred to,. ships of war, from the phrase" belonging to foreign poers, Was w this which was to be found in one of the clauses. country, then, to become the gaoler of the Holy not for the purpose of immuring Napoleon—(he wished lc had him now ; he meant Napoleon the Little, in place of 14171 poleon the Great) but for the le of t such wretehe slaves of foreign despots who endeavoured here to exchane their condition for that of freemen in this land of liberty..._:' was an extradition Bill, and most unconstitutional and ale. creditable. He moved that it be read a second time that Alliance-; day six months. Lord D. STUART, in seconding the amendment, said cer tainly it would be beneficial to the commerce of the country to have the power of preventing the desertion of o ur mer chant seamen in foreign ports.— (Hear, hear.) And if the Bill only referred to merchant vessels, it could not be ob jectionable. But he believed it r eferred to ships it countenanced the rumours current that the syM of e and it was in truth an act of extradition, by which thil country would become the tool of fo:eign despotism, war; • of the present Government were with absolutism. The gear men of foreign ships of war were not, like ours, voluntarily enlisted, but were compellest to enter into the service. TV was the case with the Poles in the case r eferred to , lc° had been told they were go i ng to Kain.chatka, and fancied this country was Kamschatka—( Laughter). —but having e e rs p a eo b p ro l :d o , f b th u i t a th eo e once found out what it was, resolved to remain here. BY p orth ' passing such a Bill as this, they might conciliate despotic its way to the statute-book theyywouldngbe doing nothing y oh w tr o y u . ld B assur le e t d t l i y shock tahehfejlellictorigda more nor less than making themselves the humble servants of cruel foreign Governments, and be doing their dirty Wee for them. Mr. HENLEY said it was not his intention to follow th e example of the Noble Lord and the Hon. and Learned 31°1: her for Youghal, who, whilst they deprecated delay, weint themselves causing obstruction by making W e l: which they travelled from all sorts of places, No •-- rye chatka to this country, without urging anything „ a lly to Lon* _A point at issue. —(Hear.) He must first tell the Noble that this Bill e as prepare :1 by the late Government in co l i sequence, as he (Mr. Henley) believed, of the very g • en e ge complaint made by the owners of merchant ships in _' a country, as to the inconveniences arising from the desera,co of their seamen at foreign ports. At present there was no power on the part of foreign ports to render assistance,„a getting these seamen back, and we couldnot any ask the ssiee" ance of foreigners without givinhethe quivalent. The, doctrine that a man as aoon as set foe e -- this soil shoal' not be delivered up applied just as ton this his °pith° 0 t o much in merchants' ships as Queen's ships . es ee D. ceare AV r re fh. 0 f i.,,... 41, ;. n Iffirg' '—e ae. Mr. HENLEY—There was no.liaigain'Xiit- shill, was sirable to assimilate the two cases. If Hon. Gentlemen the posite thought it desirable to deprive her Majesty of tn . : advantage of getting back seamen who had deserted glom Queen's ships, let them pursue their object. The board over which he presided had felt it to be their duty to mbia__ merchant ships: it would be for the House of -Commons, I_l deal with the Queen's ships. The main alteration he no: made in the Bill was in conformity with the Portuguese Act and provided that a parson could not be apprehended exc isie on information upon oath. - ( H ear , hear.) If the 110 Itse! chose to make the words particular instead of general, 17 had no objection, but he certainly thought it advisable tc_ extend the same powers to Queen's ships. He th ou g ht t pa House might have been spared the very unnecesssry d 5 , 5 : play of declamation they bad heard from the Noble Loro„ but it sometimes happened that those who were loudest ea their alk abot liberty were not it best champions. et ,ed Mr. t HUME u should be contented s if the Bill were cons to merchantmen. It was of the first importance that WI should not lose the 'vantage ground which the Noble Geer lately at the head of the foreign department (Lord G villa) bad declared he would secure for political offendeiee, , Colonel THOMPSON opposed the Bill. He thou things had come to a pretty pass in this country if we ni u t follow the example of Belgium, Switzerland, and Piedrn.on, in demanding the extradition of those foreigners who had made themselves obnoxious to their Governments on accooo' of their political opinio ns.thud The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed r the motion before the House was for the secon d reading 4:1 the Bill, and any alterations must be reserved until it ala: passed that stage. The Hon. Member for Montrose 'esl misstated the origin of this Bill, which had n ot been frainit:". in deference to the wishes or dictation of for ei g n powers, t 13021 out of regard to the necessities of the Eng lish Governin !e, t —( Haar, hear.) It originated with an English Governm eaf en and was intended for English purpos es, and ctd it had be .312 framed in the manner most likely to effect the obje , view. There were no treaties with other countries exoeiyil: Portugal, and therefore it was nece ssar y to proceed by let, i lation.—( Hear, hear.) And if the Bill were limited to m O i l; chant seamen difficulties would be thrown in the way o r f main object. Although perfectly willing to conside ,t,lei.„ suggestions of Hon. Gentlemen, he would not pledge him. 4 1 ) t, to their adoption. At present, by limiting the operation ~, the Bill its very purpose would be defeated.—(Hear, lle a . , Lord PALMERSTON said that the Right Hon. Genam man the Chancellor of the Exchequer had in some dee=d ? misconceived the circumstances out of which this Bill tia arisen. At least he (Lord Palmerston) inferred this Dint to,. ' be only the accomplishment of an intention on the part log her Majesty's late Government. The circumstances - On -, flee ted with this Bill were these. The late Govern' etan : received some time in November an application from th Et Swedish Government, asking them to conclude with Swe del a treaty with regard to the surrender of seamen, similart 0! that entered into with Portugal in 1842. The stipule; ]. n r in the treaty with Portugal was to the effect, that ea_ h7_ the two parties agreed not to retain in the service of b : i : state deserters from ships of war, but to discharge t d er ~ There was no en e agernent, however, as to the " surren .11 of such parties ; but the treaty further stipulated that , a ll of rill magistrates, consuls, and others should afford every rofaceir2 0 s their power for the apprehension of deserters from t• a an engagemen . vessels, the subjects of other powers. It was • d Um le r that sort that the Government of Sweden desire . • e then Pre si the circumstances his Right Hon. Friend th Palmerston''` dent of the Board ' of Trade, with his (Lord h_, concurrence, instead of entering into formal treaties, w ir-1 0. d i most co were invariably the subject of delay, eemed to Perlis venient and most prudent to propose a measure t otherwise, meat giving the Crown, by order in Council or rs to the power to enter into arrangements with other powe fore OW same extent as with Portugal. He presumed, ther h e e . w e , _ the present Bill was framed in conformity with t, le:: Trade. To such an so expressed by the late Board of esent measure tent he though the Bill expedient; but the pr im (Lord Pal went beyond the limit to which, at all events, t to the to Bugg consideration was a party; and he ventured • t would not be consideration of the Government whether i. s of the Bill advisable in Committee to make the provisioli the treaty identical with the stipulations contained in with l'ortugal. The matter would then stand thus: for the mutuai l there would be no arrangement but t h e re• surrender of deserters from a ship, n such s p ec tive parties would agree no t to retai t vessels would not deserters; and deserters from merchan d others would give be delivered up, but magistrates an d. them. A case every facility in the way of apprehen ing f a ship.of-wae occurred last summer of a deserter rom would have placed the which, if this Bill had b een law, • • non. A Turkish Government in an embarrassing ost remained there a cone frigate came to Portsmouth, and dtothe vessel, in con siderable time. A person attache others on board, left the sequence of some dispute with of Portsmouth. In ship, and escaped into the streets the man bad to go into Hasler con sequence of illness, however, un lea- Hospital. Now it would have been exceedingly f the sant to have had to deliver that man up; r i ship had returned to Constantinople, it eas not very likely at all ey this party would hav e been on h ) He reached their destination.—(H ar, bWird hear, and a laug when th . thought all commercial objects would be attained by mo delling the Bill on the Portuguese treaty.f the Bill were Gn now read a second time , it would be open to the over ite ment to consider wheth er the y would not re-consider details.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. P. HOWARD depr ecated the attacks rs, whichbut h had been ailed the made on the Governme nts of foreign powe • •ved as their bst - silence st ith which they ha d been recei to the chara e cter con nt demnation. He thought it derog y aetrto be indulged in. II Parliament to suffer such inveceue vcond time, he would sug the Bill were now read to a Select Committee.— (No.) e . gest its being referred to a PSONT was of opinion that the Mr. Alderman THOM . e this country would be p T mercantile interests of . osi wet,/ Th • t this Bill. e circumstances of • neglected withou navi glee m aterially char: d lion had been very ge of late. Our puer to San Fre • chant ships proceeding th ucisco lost their crew* and were delayedfor _mon s ; whilst foreign vessels prier sued their way in .saefety. He should like to see the pre , - visions of the Blann Shippin g Act applied to merchant% saVors. Lord J. RUSSELL hoped the Bill time, although he concurred with the Hon. Member firs 3lontrose that the object of it s h ou ld b e more f u lly set fort& i n the preamble. Objections might lee taken to certain' po wers; but he deem e d the Bill to be of so much importance to the commercial marine of the country that he trusted there might be a satisfactory Mr. T. D'E ' adjustment of details. • YN COURT asked for more explicit • f rn" 1 " in o ton as to the scope ti ) to of the Bill. It would be discredi ts! I pass a measurewith..?-i there respect to the provisions of whit could be any doubt. Mr. THORNELY said that as the law now stood, U' slaves belonging to a Brazilian vessel landed o n our shoe res they became free • but the should we not be ' compe lled to place th em i » ld arise, in case t l its question would Bill passed, ' board again as African slaves. Lord D. STUART—To be sure we should. Mr. AGLIONBY regretted that the Government had no more explicitly stated their intentions before going into' Committee. He would vote for the second reading, but; would give his opposition to the Bill in Committee, if ther e' were not an exemption made in it in r eference to men & War. Mr. RICE concurred in the observation s made by the'. Noble Lord the Member for Tivertoa, and would vote for the' second reading. Mr. FORSTER said that nobody objected to the application r. of the Bill to merchant ships, but they object ed to ite 0 05 beyond that. that iqr. GOULBURN said that as they were all agreed. he though t some measure should be passed on the subject, the rational course was to agree to the second reading.hm__t Mr. WALPOLE said that the object of t he Gover en tere i d •nto was simply to carry out certain arrangemen tsen Whatever with foreign powers on the subject of desertion. those arrangements were they were stip ulated for in the _, treaties entered into with Portugal and Sweden. It s!ern .i. e . " to him that there would be no necessity . for inserting 0111,."ey,' preamble the arrangements alluded to in the Bill, a t" lver were perfectly well known. The Hon. Member for Wo . hampton (Hr. Thornely) seemed to think that slaves In r. Brazilian ship should be delivered up if this Bill were adopted. There was, however, nothing whatever in the Bill that 5 ) 7 . plied to such a case. It only applied to seamen desertiag their sps( Her.) wbo Mr. THORNELY said that if they restored a man had been a slave, he would remain a slave for life. Sir Aer a few word from Mr. J. BELL, Sir venture A. COCKBURN would to s uggest that pewee should be given to a magistrate to take in to consideration It circumstances under which the desertion takes p'ace% jai might, for instance, be occasioned by ill-treatment/ w' would justify such desertion. theca selves to Mr. AN take the STEY sai ro d if sed the Malte inisters rations into wouldth ledge ear . cons ieera ppore tion, and that they would draw a distinction betweenel m e _ t . , chant ships and those in the service of a foreign Govern " he would not press his amendment. in to eff , l Mr. WALPOLE said he wished simply to carry t utted the treaty of Portugal and the other ar ran g ements cone in by the Hon. lied Learned Gentleman. Bill Mr. ANSTEY having withdrawn his amendment the was read a second time. CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL. , e o bjet The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose to explain j", 0 o A. of this Bill befog tho 14Po Went illt9 ce9gawCl9 THE SUN, LONDON, EVENING, MARCH 27, 1852.