The Sun. — London, England, 1848-08-23 00:00:00

FRANCE. [The following appeared in our Third Edition of last night] : " It is by mistake," says the Debats, " that it has been stated that Al. ANDRIAN, Vice-President of the Assembly of Frankfort, is coming to Paris on an extra ordinary mission to the Republic. AI. ANDRIAN is only to pass through the capital, and proceeds to London. It is M. FREDERICK DE RAUMER, the eminent historian, who is charged to convey to General CAVAIGNAC the ex pression of the sympathies of the Lieut.-General of the Empire of Germany for the Government of France. If the mission of Al. DE RAUMER should extend to other questions, and especially to the desire of the Empire to take part in the negotiations concerning Italy, it would only be, we are assured, with the well-decided intention to take a conciliating position as regards Italian liberties, in case they should be threatened by unjust pretensions." SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. The following correspondence has passed between the Danish and the Prussian Generals on the subject of the armistice : " Neile, July 24, 1848. " I have had the honour of informing your Excellency on the 12th instant that the King, my august master, has au thorised me to sign with your Excellency an armistice on the basis reciprocally agreed upon at Malmo, under the aus pices of Sweden. This basis was accepted and confirmed by his Danish Majesty on the one hand, and by his Majesty the King of Prussia on the other. This, at least, was the ex press assurance of the Court of Berlin to his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway. " Your Excellency has been kind enough to inform me on the 13th inst., that you had likewise received from his Majesty the King of Prussia the full powers requisite for negotiating and signing an armistice. I had, therefore, every right to suppose that the armistice would be signed on the basis which had been agreed upon. " But from the very first preparatory conferences at Beilerm, near Kolding, you, sir, have thought proper to thrust forward certain conditions which but ill agree with those of Malmo, to cancel the conditions which could be of any value to Denmark, and to insert others, by far less fa vourable ones, in their stead. Nevertheless, I did not think myself entitled to break off this negotiation, however strangely its features were changed. I appealed to my Go vernment for instructions. I was then authorised to propose to your Excellency, through Mr. Von. Beedtz, certain modifications, which, it was hoped would lead to an ultimate agreement. But the Counts of Youmans, Oriole, and Aliinster, who acted in your Excellency's name, have in the conference of the 19th inst., and in the presence of the Ministers of Great Britain and of Sweden, made almost the same demands which had been advanced in the preceding conferences. There were, indeed, some alterations, but these could not make them less objec tionable in the eyes of the Danish Gov ernment. Your Ex cellency has, besides all this, expressed your intention of sub jecting this arrangement to another ratification, the refusal of which would suffice to cancel the whole agreement. " The King's Government has clone all that it could do to put an honourable term to the hostilities, but it cannot pre vail upon itself to consider as nugatory the engagement which his Majesty the King of Prussia made with Sweden, and to think that this Sovereign, who began the feud by an ticipating the decrees of the Germanic Diet, should no longer be competent to putting a stop to it, and that in spite of the powers plenipotentiary with which he has been invested for that purpose. " If your Excellency be of another opinion, then its re sponsibility rests with you, and it is you who again appeal to the fate of war. As for me, I have to inform you that I am still ready, this very day (before the expiration of the cessa tion of hostilities), to sign the armistice such as it was agreed upon at Malmo. " I remain, Sir, " H EDEMANN." Copy of a letter from General WRANGEL to the Gene ral lIEDEMANN, Commander-in• Chief of the troops oi his Majesty the King of DENMARK:— " Hadersleben, July 24. " Sir,—l learn from your Excellency's letter of this morn ing that you intend to break off the negotiation, for you not only reject all the modifications which I thought it my duty to propose to the primitive draught of Malmii, but also that particular clause by which the ratification of the armistice is reserved to his Imperial Highness the Regent of the Empire. I have, therefore, the honour to inform you that the Count of Pourtalis leaves my head-quarters this day, and that hostili ties will recommence from this evening at ten o'clock. " I remain, tec., " WRANGEL, General of Cavalry." HANOVER. The Hanoverian Government have issued a notice proclaiming the small town of Harburg, on a southern branch of the Elbe, a free port from the Ist of October next. The port of Harburg will by that time afford all facilities for the loading and unloading of vessels. It communicates by railroad with the cities of Hanover and Brunswick, and will thus be a convenient market for English and colonial goods, which it is easy to transport from Harbtin. , , , into the interior of Germany. ROME. A proclamation, dated August 11, has been published at Rome, in which, after announcing the events at Bo logna, the Ministry inform the people that troops are on their way to defend the Papal States by order of Prus, who is intent upon the defence and redemption of the common fatherland. At the meeting of the Chamber of Deputies in the city of Rome on the 11th inst., M. GALLEvrt, the Minister of Police, rendered an account of the events which had taken place at Bologna. He stated that the citi zens had captured frota the Austrians two officers, thirty men, and three pieces of cannon. The Advocate STuRBINETTI, the President of the Chamber, announced that he had written to the Minister of the Interior to apprise him of the wishes of the Chamber contained in an address from the people of Rome, praying that the t be, di•manded by the Ro man Government. The Minister had replied that tic had not moved in the matter, as he did not consider the address legal, as it had but a few signatures attached to it. The President replied to him that the address of the people was supported by a vote of the House. M. STER BIN' prayed the President to renew his demand, as he was assured the address had not been sent to the French Ambassador. M. MAmtarsi moved that the words "the country is in danger" be inscribed in every town in the Roman dominions, and that the Minister be requested to pray the Pontiff to write to each of the Bishops and parish priests in his States to exhort the people from the altars to rise in a body for the defence of the Pontifical Throne and of their common country. This resolution was passed with loud acclamations, and the Chamber ad journed. MODENA. The following proclamation has been published by the Duke of MODENA. : " Francis V., by the grace of God Duke of Modena, Reg gio, Mirandola, Massa-Carrara, and Guastella, Archduke of Austria, of Este, Prince Royal of Hungary, of Bohemia, &c. &c. After many vicissitudes, Divine Providence has permitted us to follow the impulsion of our heart, in allowing us to approach our well-beloved subjects. In a short time we shall be in the midst of you, ready to resume the exercise of the sovereignty, and to de vote our whole power to the healing of the wounds caused by the late troubles. Although it may displease you, it is our duty to remind you how much the new ideas of disorder have served the ambitious views of some of the neighbour ing Governments, and overturned an independent state. We know no other enemies but those who have seized upon our states, and we shall consider them as such until they shall have restored all that has come to us by hereditary right, or has been guaranteed to us by the treaties which we have ourselves always respected. We have also the firm con fidence that a great majority of our subjects, who remained faithful, will assist with all their strength in the re-esta blishment of their legitimate Sovereign, and of public order. We grant a general amnesty, from which none will be excepted, excepting some chiefs and promoters, to whom we shall allow time to quit our states, and also those who have been guilty of ordinary crimes. We hope that, for the future, none of our well -beloved subjects will join our enemies; and, in a short time, whoever will give them assistance, or be found in their ranks, will be regarded as guilty of rebellion, and as having contributed to prolong the agitation and the war on the soil of the country. The above appeal to those of our subjects who do not want confidence in us and in our family, regards parti cularly the troops who have been fo rced by circumstances to fight for a cause which was not theirs. Let those, then, who served among these troops and in the militia, and those of our affectionate subjects who are in a position to carry arms, present themselves to the military authorities for the purpose of contributing to the maintenance of order and of public tranquillity. The brave Imperial troops have entered as friends into our country, for the purpose of giving the repose so much required, and of delivering us from the hordes of Italian adventurers who tyrannize over you. The more prompt and unanimous your concurrence may be the sooner the state of war will cease. On our part, we will occupy ourselves with out delay with the concessions, which we are diposed to make to you, in order that, peace beicg established, you may be enabled to enjoy instruction in conformity with the wants of the epoch, and those of surrounding states. " Given at Mantua, Aug. 8, 1848." " FRANCIS. THE CHOLERA IN POLAND. LEMISNRG.—From the official medical reports it appears that the cholera is increasing considerably in the town of Sereth, in the circle of Bukowina. From the 18th to the 20th, 115 new cases have occurred, while of the 123 under treatment, 72 recovered, 11 died, and 42 were still under treatment. At Cernowitz there have been 25 cases, 8 died, only I recovered, and 17 are still under treatment. In very many other towns the cholera has appeared, and is carrying off numerous victims. According to letters from the Im perial Austrian agency at Bucharest the Asiatic cholera has now spread in 15 districts of Wallachia, nor has it decreased in intensity in some parts, especially near Bucharest. According to accounts from the Austrian Consulate at Odessa of the 24th of July, the cholera has increased in extent and intensity in the whole of Southern Russia, and at present there is no district along the coast, from the Sea of Azoph to the Danube, that is exempt from this scourge. At Odessa there are from 100 to 120 fresh cases daily, and from 60 to 70 deaths. In the government of Podolia the cholera has also .ain creased.. considerably, especially in the government city of .K.mienic. In Berdazow, where the cholera is now greatly On the decline, more than 3.000 deaths occurred. It is also ver seve re from the G in Dubno ; and, according to the latest intelli genceovernor of Volhynia, in live circles of that government there have been 1,385 cases of cholera-364 con vale,cent, and 445 cases of death. At Radzivilow, on the Russian boundary, near Brodz, the cases of cholera are increasing, but it is happily of a milder character. NATIONAL BRAZILIAN MINING ASSOCIATION.— On Monday a special meeting of this company was held at the London Tavern, for the p o tirrise of receiving the report of t n in ve t st h i e g the committee appointed T a h tF e ai e rs ha t i i r f m t a h n e a c t h e ai t r i . l - 4 company ; Mr. Deputy Cornet' anxious investigation, adoption said that the committee had, after an come to a unanimous opinion that the lett's plan was ine x p edient.—The report stated that the of Mr. Col at 60,0001. dis posable property of the com p an y was estimated The total nu mber of shares issued was 12, t 9 ed 77 ; of 10,703 had b ecome marked shares, having theirtakenthese . pro portion of scrip in the year 1840, while 2,269 were classed as rt unm arked, having onl y contributed the original subs p ti o ns, 251. per share . The report then recommended that all holders of marked shares be required to pay the call of 41. per share, or such part thereof as now remained unpaid. The existing claims of the company were under 16,0001. A very Stormy discussion followed, and several contradictory resolu tions being proposed without success, the meeting was even tually adjourned for a week. THE SUN, LONDON, ELECTION COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) DUBLIN. The evidence in favour of the sitting Members' qualifica tion was brought to a close to-day, and the Committee, after a short consultation, decided that the evidence had succeeded in proving that Mr. Reynolds possessed a sufficient property qualification to justify his retaining his seat. The Committee then adjourned for an hour to enable the parties concerned to determine whether they would proceed with the cross petition alleging bribery against Mr. Grogan, the other sitting Member for Dublin. At the re-assembling of the Committee, Mr. James an nounced that he had been unable to get the parties who instructed him together, and he must therefore request a further adjournment. The Committee acceded to this request, and adjourned till to-morrow at half-past eleven o'clock. CHELTENHAM. The evidence adduced on behalf of the sitting Member Mr. C. Berkeley, to prove that the voters who w ere engaged in conducting the election of 1847, and remunerated for their services as messengers, earned the money tbat was paid to them, having been brought to a close, the Committee gave it as their opinion, that the engagement of these elec tors was not a colourable employment to legalize the ad ministration of a bribe, but a bona fide hiring for the pur pose of carrying out the procedings of the election. An application was then made for an adjournment, but the Committee declined to accede to it, and the rest of the sit ting was occupied with evidence to disprove the treating. HORSHAM. The evidence in favour of the petitioners' case having closed, Mr. CALVERT was heard at great length in reply on behalf of Mr. Fitzgerald. The Learned Gentleman announced his intention to call evidence to disprove the alleged acts of bribery which the petitioners had attempted to establish against the sitting Members' agents. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. A meeting of the shareholders in the above railway, resi dent in London, was held yesterday afternoon, at the London Tavern, to decide upon the course they would pursue at the ensuing half-yearly general meeting, advertised to be held in Edinburgh on the 31st instant. Mr. Lewis Jacobs, of Crosby square, was called upon to preside. The CZAIRI AN said, it would no doubt be in the recollec tion of many gentlemen that at a former meeting he was appointed to go over to Edinburgh to protest against the issue of _he preferential shares. He did se ; but, upon the representation of the directors, he felt himself called upon;to withdraw his opposition to that measure, and the shares had since been issued. Another source of complaint was the system of guarantees which the company had been pursuing. He made known the wishes of the English shareholders upon that point, and had pointed out to the board the fact of nine-tenths of the share holders residing in England, which justitied them in asking that they should be more adequately represented in the direction than they were at present, and that the half yearly meetings of the company should be held alternately in Edinburgh and London. With reference to the latter sugges tion, the chairman (Mr. Hope Johnstone) admitted that the principle was just, and he seemed to think that there would be no objection to holding all important meetings in London ; but, with regard to the question of making changes in the direction, he did not think it would be expedient to make such a change till the en tire line was finished , w hich would be in about twelve months. Since he had been over to Edinburgh he had had his attention drawn to the circumstance of the di rectors intending to convert the preferential shares into quarters, and place them on th e same footing as the original 50t. shares. Now, had he been in possession of this informa tion at the time it was proposed to issue these shares, he cer tainly should not have withdrawn his opposition to the mea sure, but it was now too late to renew the protest against these proceedings, and it was for the meeting to determine what steps should be taken in furtherance of the one object they must all have in view, namely, the improvement of their property. He thought it right, however, to mention before he sat down that he was convinced the board was composed of men of the highest honour and respectability ; and in a letter he had received from the chairman, he was told that it was not their intention to submit any question to the next half-yearly meeting, in reference to the guarantees, nor did they intend to proceed with any branch lines without con sulting the shareholders at meetings that might be held in London. Mr. Tire said they were much indebted to the Chairman for his statement; but it was quite clear that the directors were anxious to do the best they could to meet the wishes of the English shareholders. He would, therefore, suggest that the meeting should be adjourned until after the next half yearly meeting had been held. He could at the same time assure the shareholders, that if their direction had been com posed of any other than local shareholders, the line never could have been made by this time, while he was equally con vinced that the directors had no alternative but to issue the preferential shares which had given rise to so much dis satisfaction. After a short discussion Mr. Tite's suggestion was unani mously agreed to, and in the mean time the chairman was instructed to communicate to the directors that it was the wish of the English shareholders that no further guarantees should be entered into. The meeting then terminated. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. STEALING A 10/. NOTE.— Eliza Coldred. described as a spinster, aged 20, was indicted with stealing a 101. bank note, the property of Miss Charlotte Dense, of Ealing. It appeared that the prosecutrix, on the 15th of June last, went into a draper's shop at Ealing, kept by a Mr. Fountain, for the purpose of paying an account. She took a 10/. note, and happened to leave it for a few moments on the counter. The prisoner was a customer in the shop at the time, and having made some excuse left rather hurriedly, and shortly afterwards the 101. note was missed. The prisoner was a servant in the employ of Dr. Wilkins, of Ealing. On the day following the 15th, the prisoner, in company with two other females, went to the shop of Messrs. Williams and llalton, linen-drapers, Ox ford-street, and purchased a shawl and some other articles, '' proved that the note was on e eta number of notes which was in possession of the prosecutrix, and that it had been paid by Messrs. Williams and Co. into their bankers, but there was no proof that it was the identical note which was given in payment of the articles purchased. The RECORDES thought, therefore, that as it had not been shown that the prisoner ever had the identical note in her possession, no case could be established against her. The jury, after a brief deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 19, 1545. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 384 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ..• ••• .., 35 Turbercular Diseases... ... ••• ... 159 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 109 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ••• „.. 28 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... ••• ... SO Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ..„ 75 Diseases of the Kidneys, Bcc. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. 5 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ... 5 Diseases of the Skin, &c. ••• ••• ••• ••• 0 Malformations... • ... ... 2 Premature Birth ... ••• Atrophy Old Age Sudden ..• ••• ... 5 Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance ... 27 Causes not specified 20 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ••• 1,019 ronulatien Average weekly Deaths Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7. in the 1841 Five Summers. Week. West Districts... 300,711 . . 142 ... 145 North D.,tricts.. 375,971 .. 182 ... 192 Central Distrizts 373,653 ... 178 ... 188 East Districts ... 392,444 ... 219 ... 208 South Districts.. 501,190 ... 251 ... 286 Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 972 Males ... ••• Females ... ... ... 1,019 .. 506 .. 513 RICE.—To-day East India was in brisk demand by pri vate treaty, and 3,552 bags at public sale sold at a further advance of 6d, making the rise since Friday Is per cwt. Arracan, mid yellow fetched lOs to lOs 6d. Bengal, good mid dusty white 14s, and damaged lOs to 13s. 73 barrels Tapioca only in part found buyers at 7d to Bd, and ord 3d to 31j d. 28 bags Carraway Seed taken in at 25s for Dutch. PICES.—To-day at public sale 8 casks and 121 brls Jamaica Ginger were only partly sold at rather lower rates. Pimento met with less attention ; and 350 bags at auction went rather cheaper, a part only finding buyers. 6 casks Limed Nutmegs were taken in at 3s for good. SPIRITS.—For Brandy a further increase is apparent in deliveries, and on the part of holders there is firMlle9S3, whilst a good demand exists. For Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1847, the rates paid are 4s 9d to 4s lid, and 1847 ditto 3s 10d to 4s per gallon. Of Ge neva our stock is small, and there is a much brisker demand ; holders are enabled to obtain is Ild to 2s for com mon export sort, and 2s 6d to 3s 6d for tine fit for duty. In British-made Spirits large sales have been made, and an ad vance in former prices is expected to take place. To-day there was less demand for Rum, and former rates are not sup ported. Proof Leeward sold at is 7d to is Bd. At auction 105 hhds Ceylon sold at is 6d proof. INDIGO.—To-day a public sale of 74 serous of Guatemala went at stiffer rates, and all sold ; low Cortes to good middling Sobres at 2s ld to 3s 4d. SALTPETRE.—To-day Rough was sought after, and stiffer rates were paid for the small parcels sold in the private market. The value of low to fine is 24s 6d to 275. At public sale 284 bags of Calcutta sugar, damaged and not refracted, sold at 20s to 20s 6d per cwt. COCIIINEAL.—To-day little desire was evinced to do busi ness at the public sales, which comprised 177 bags, a part only sold at 3s 6d to 3s 10d for low to fine Mexican silvers, being id to 2d cheaper, but Honduras fetched full rates, silvers 3s 8d to 4s 3d, and one bag of low black 2s lid per lb. OlLS.—Although Cocoa Nut is offered at a further re duction, yet on the part of exporters little desire has been evinced to do business by treaty, whilst a part only of 45 pkgs of Ceylon at auction found buyers. Linseed Oil does not improve in value, although the home trade have extensive perchasers, and there is also a good export demand, but the supply is more abundant.. For forward delivery several contracts have been entered into at 22s 9d, and on the part of crushers there is firmness. For Rapeseed Oil the demand is active. For Olive the state of the market is satisfactory, large purchases have been made at firm rates. For Palm there is a brisker demand, and holders appear less disposed to realise. Lard Oil is held for 42s to 455, and Ground Nut at 36s 6d to 37s ; few buyers are to be met with. Of Fish Oils arrivals are of little moment since our last report, and for all common sorts the market looks firm, whilst the consumption is getting better. Southern is much in demand, and realises higher rates. At auction 60 tuns went briskly. Of Cod several parcels have been taken privately at 231 lOs to 241, and at which the market is firm. Seal is not so much in request, but in the value we have little variation to make known. TALLOW.—Prices have suffered a further depreilion for Russian on the spot, but soap makers and chandlers in con sequence have been induced to extend their purchases, and a good business has been concluded. The rates paid are 43s 9d to 44s for new, and 43s 3d to 43s 6d for old P. Y. Candle of first quality. For delivery in the last three months of the year several purchases have been made in new at 43s 6d per cwt, and at which merchants are firm. Home made on the spot is offered g 439 6d to 44s nett cash, at which large parcels have been sold ; the supply is yet plentiful. In the value of other sorts little variation has taken place. At auction 219 casks of Odessa were all taken in at 43s 6d for ox, and at 43s for mutton ; 31 casks N. S. Wales were sold. Rough Fat is still quoted at 28 6d per stone, and there con tinues to be a plentiful supply. BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ••• ••• ••• ••• ... 669 ••• 619 Females ... ••• ••• ••• ... 1,288 Total ... •.• ••• ••• MARKET INTELLIGENCE (From the London New Price Current of Aug. 22.) SUGAR.—To• day there was a further decrease in the home demand for Raw Sugar of all sorts, whilst shippers operated with less freedom, but holders for the most part were not disposed to further reduce their prices. Of West India Muscovado the quantity taken for both grocery and refining purposes was small, and amounted to only 300 hhds and tres, whilst the rates accepted are in some cases rather under those of Friday. There was no public sale of Barba - does. The market for Raw Sugar closes with much flatness. REFINED.—To - day there was much dulness in the market for home trade goods, and prices are further depressed. The value of brown grocery lumps is 51s and to pass the standard 52s per cwt. For bonded crushed Sugar there is a good export demand, and prices rule very firm at 26s to 27a per cwt. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon little desire was shown to do business in any sort of Mauritius, and 1,037 bags at public sale were only in part sold at about the former value—fine yellow 39s 6d to 405 6d, good 38s to 38s 6d, ordinary 365, washed 34s to 38s, syrupy 33s to 37s 6d per cwt. EasT INDIA.—This afternoon there was no increase in the demand for Bengal Sugar, but 2,441 bags at auction were nearly all sold at full terms. Madras is not much wanted, and 4,506 bags were nearly all bought in at the full value. FOREIGN.—To -day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar, and by private treaty only one cargo of low brown Pernambuco was sold at 15s 6d per cwt, which is rather cheaper. COFFEE.—This afternoon at public sale 14 casks 78 barrels and 40 bags Jamaica sold at the full value, but the whole consisted of the lower sorts; fine fine ordinary realised 40s to 425, fine ordinary 32s to 365, good ordinary 28s to 31s, low middling 465, triage 24s to 275. 871 bags Ceylon were offered, and a part only sold at lower rates ; Native, low good or dinary went at 28s to 28s 6d, and damaged 25s to 26s 6d ; Plantation, fine and fine fine ordinary, 35s to 395, pea berry 40$ to 455, superior 703, and triage I,s to 27s 6d; middling Coffee was taken in at 50s, and good 70s. 90 bags Madras, good ordinary ye ll o w taken in at 30 s , and dama g ed 28s. 4,290 bags Costa Rica were all sold above the valuations; 5,376 bags Rio were offered, and sound was all taken in at 26s 6d to 27s 6d for good and fine ordinary, low at 23s to 219, and one lot of tine fine ordinary 355, but damaged sold at 18s 6d to 24s Gd. For auction on Thursday 100 casks 1,000 bags Ceylon, 80 pkgs Jamaica. and for Friday, 322 bales 90 half bales of Mocha, and 260 bags of Ceylon a re declared. 11,1of,AssEs.-- 9 0n the part of the trade little desire has been shown to do business, and 16s to 20s per cwt is the value of low to fine West India. East India Treacle is not cheaper, but only small parcels have been sold at 16s to lis per cwt. honey is not much wanted, and must be quoted rather cheaper, as the supply is larger. West India can be obtained at 35s to 603, and Foreign 20s to 305 per cwt. TEA.—On the part of holders there is more firmness, and they have refrained from submitting any to public sale since this day week. In Black the operations are upon a more ex tended scale, and former rates are well suppo r t ed ; ordinar y sound .loeewrrcaletaens, butCongou is at 7d to 8d per lb. Green is not to obtainedpbuyera t at any Pekoefurth e a r n d reduction.Scented 7 1 3, l e l E t o t a h r e e r e offered d f few present.fw purchasers are to be met with. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Inverness-shire. James Murray Grant, Esq., to be Vice-Lieutenant, vice William Fraser Tvtler, Esq., resigned, April 3. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Joseph Greenwood and Benjamin Greenwood, worsted spinners, Bradford, Yorkshire. BANKRUPTS. Edward Butt, ironmonger, Croydon, Surrey, Aug. 31 and Oct. 6, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Staniland and Long Bouverie. street, Fleet-street. Michael Foletti, looking-glass manufacturer, Upper Somer ford street, Mile-end, Aug. 31, at two, and Oct. 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Taylor, Pavement, Finsbury-square. Edmund Smith, brickmaker, Shine, Isle of Wight, Sept. 7, at twelve, and Oct. 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Westmacott and Pinniger, John-street, Bedford-row. Samuel Mobbs, coal merchant, Alfred-place, 13rompton, Sept. 2, at half-past twelve, and Oct. 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook court, Basinghall-street; Tarrant, Bond-court, Wallbrook. John Morgan, sen. and John Morgan, jun., woolstaplers , Hereford, Sept. 7, and Oct. 4, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Mot teram, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham. William Vest, builder, Stroud, Gloucest ershire, Se p t. 5 and Oct. ' 10, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Wetchell, Stroud; Bris ley, Pancras-lane. Thomas Shell, farmer, Box, Wiltshire, Sept. 4 and Oct. 10, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Bishop, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. John Hortop, builder, Plymouth, Aug. 31, at one, and Sept. 27, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Herne man, official assignee, Exeter; Elworthy, Plymouth; Stog don, Exeter; Surr and Gribble, Lombard-street, London. John Westlake, alias John Cusdy, cattle salesman, Tavi stock, Devonshire, Aug. 31, at one, and Sept. 27, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Heineman, official assignee, Exeter; Stogdon, Exeter; Baker, Ruck, and Jennings, Lime-street, London. Joseph Kirkhatn, builder, Liverpool, Sept. 5 and 25, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Keinhtley and Co., Chancery-lane, London ; Holden, Liverpool. Walter Thomas, bootmaker, Liverpool, Sept. 5 and 25, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Dean and Son, Essex-street, London ; Clare, Li werpno). DI VI ULLNVO. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Dodgson and G. Bradbury, Bishopsgate-street Without, and Moor-lane, Fore-street, ironmongers, September 12, at half-past twelve-J. Richardson, Union-street. Spitaltields, glass-dealer, Sept. 12, at eleven-W. Fry, J. Fry, and J. Chapman, St. Mildred's-court, Poultry, bankers, Sept. 13, at half.past one-H. Hanks, Great Surrey-street, Blackfriars, shoemaker, Sept. 12, at twelve. In the Country. G. 'Weiss, Liverpool, music-seller, Sept. 19, at eleven, at the Court, ..,iverpool-11. Morris, Liverpool, licensed victual ler, Sept. 18, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. J. Ruberry, Dartesten, Staffordshire, lock-manufacturer, Bd., any Thursday after Oct. 8, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. J. L. Norton, Birmingham, stationer, 3s. 3d., any Thurs day after Oct. 8, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. W. Sugden, Thomas-place, Gravel-lane, Southwark, stone ; mason, Sept. 18, at half-past twelve-H. Cost, Clapton, publisher, Sept. 18, at twelve-R. Baxter, Hertford, inn , keeper, Sept. 12, at twelve-J. Every, sen., Lewes, Surrey, ' iron founder, Sept. 15, at eleven- T. Sternberg, Northamp ton, wine merchant, Sept. 15, at one-J. S. Pierce, South • ampton, saddler, Sept. 15, at one-S. Keen, Hillingdon, brick maker, Sept. 8, at eleven-G. Perigal and C. Brady, Cle ment's-lane, Lombard-street, wine merchants, Sept. 15, at eleven-J. Trevors, sen„ and J. Trevors, jun., East-lane, Walworth, carpenters, Sept. 8, at twelve. In the Country. W. Foyer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, hatter, Sept. 13, at half past ten, at the Court,Newcastle-upon-Tyne-T. Smith, Mac clesfield, railway contractor, Sept. 14, at one, at the Court, Manchester -I. Rowe, Plymouth, retailer of beer, Sept. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter-R. Jewell, Beeralston. Devonshire, boot and shoe maker, Sept. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter-W. Smith, Halifax, Yorkshire, worsted spinner, Sept. 15, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds- J. Boote. Audlem, Cheshire, maltster, Sept. 12, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool-J. Redman, Liverpool, livery stable-keeper, Sept. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool- W. Hignett, Liverpool, tobacconist, Sept. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool- J. Woody at, Whitton. near Northwich, Cheshire, joiner, Sept. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. At the Court of Review, Sept. 12. I. Bass, jun., Ipswich, painter, plumber, and glazier-G. Young, Bristol, grocer-T. C. Medwin, Borough-road, near Stones-end, engineer-C. Brooks, Vine-yard, Lane-street, Surrey, carman-L. G. Jullien, Harley -street. Cavendish square, music selle-J. Pritchard, Harewood, Hertfordshire, innkeeper-S. Mayer, Burslem, Staffordshire, earthenware manufacturer-J. Edwards, Nag's Head -court, Gracechurch street, ironmonger-F. Harris, the Hill, near Leominster, cattle dealer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. S. Collier, sen., and W. Collier, jun., Sussex-terrace, Old Brompton, grocers-11. Davies and D. Goodger, Regent street, St. James's, chemists and druggists-J. H. Ridsdale and G. Ridsdale, Wakefield, Yorkshire, stock and s h are brokers-J. H. Ridsdale , G. Ri dsdale, IV. H. N. Myers, and regards G. Bailey, Leeds, stock and share brokers (so far as G. Ridsdale and W. Bailey)-G. Woolcott, jun., and E. Woolcott, Doughty - street and Brownlow-mews, St. Pan cras, builders-J. J. Brez and W. S. Bevin, Chester, woollen drapers and tailors-B. Hartley and T. Hartley, Thorn Tree, near Halifax, merchants -J. Ilampson, jun., and J. R amp . son, Glossop, Derbyshire, grocers and corn dealers-J. Hoyle, J. Hoyle, and W. H. Aston, Huddersfield, cloth finishers- F. Rickard and A. Prideaux, Liskeard, Cornwall, surgeons and apothecaries-H. R. Stevenson and W. Hall, Addle. street, City, and Manchester, manufacturers and commission agents-G. Bottomley and J. Berncastle, Croydon, surgeons Cave, M an _ cahnedstaeprrhyeacranriaegse7l.2 agents-J. d u g o k b i i n n s s o o n n, andj. Dawson,N . blac \ li v e! h, Dawson, and J. A. Skidmore, Wakefield, Yorkshire, worsted and yarn chants-11. Bathe and J. 'Maxfield, Warrington, Lancashire, spinners-H. E. Moss and J. P. Reilly, Liverpool,. coal mer wine and spirit dealers-J. J. Beresford and R. Beresford, Man chester, s a Lea-bridge, Essex, engraversEs sex , a v n i d c tual l e patternr INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. John Walker, Oxford, clerk. George Rastall, Falkingham, Lincolnshir, higler. s- c car • d Cave makers.acl John Stubbs, Shipley, Yorkshire, carpenter. George 'Wilcock, Calverley, Yorkshire. Richard Delatield, Plymouth, hair dresser. Joseph Orem, Ashwick, Somersetshire, carpenter. Thomas Conway, Birmingham, working jeweller. William Sumnierhays, Handsworth, Staffordshire, brick layer. James Lee, St. Helen's, Lancashire, labourer. Henry Land, Norwich, baker. George Thompson, Brenchley, Kent, tailor. Thomas Cecil Edwin M‘Cann, Malvern Link, Leigh, Worces tershire, plumber. Richard Constable, Pitchcomb, Gloucestershire, farmer. Richard Smith, Cheltenham, hairdresser. Henry Steventon, Thorverton, Devonshire. George Ellis, Birmingham, poulterer. Thomas Alldav, Birmingham, butcher. George Coo, Wisbech, machine maker. Joseph Shepherd, Liverpool, licensed victualler. Henry Ker, Birkenhead, shoemaker. Francis Balk will, Liverpool. Thomas Case, Runcorn, Cheshire, surgeon. John Kislingbury, East Isley, Berkshire, plumber. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. G. Turnbull, Glasgow, merchant, to meet Aug. 28 and Sept. 18, at two, within the Star Hotel, cslasgow. J. Gordon, Inverness , builder , to meet Aug. 28 and Sept. 18, at one, within the Union Hotel, Inverness. T. Gibson, Inverness, leather merchant, to meet Aug. 23 and Sept. 13, at one, within the New Royal Hotel, Inverness. I. Campbell, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, cattle dealer, to meet Aug. 25 and Sept. 19, at twelve, within the King's Arms Inn, Ayr. merchants, to meet Aug. 25 and Sept. 15, at twelve, within P, Glasgow and Liverpoo l, co A rar . i ß e o a wltlaonydal a n n o d te A l;Gl C as . g l o ) w un . lo HOUSE OF LORDS, August 22. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. The Assessionable Manors Bill was read a third time and passed. The Steam Navigation Bill was read a third time and passed. The Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill was read a third time and passed. The Poor Removal Bill and the Commons Inclosure Bill were respectively read a second time. The Stock-in-Trade Exemption Bill passed through Committee. SLAVE TRADE. Lord DENMAN then rose to move that an address be presented to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty would be graciously pleased to enforce theobservance of all treaties for the suppression of the slave trade, and to order the prosecution ot all British subjects engaged in the slave trade. He considered this trade as a great crime, and he regretted to perceive that an opinion was gradually growing up that it was impossible to put it down, and a Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to in quire into the subject, had reported that the squadron on the African coast had riot only failed, but had done more harm than good, and that it would be better that it should be removed. This was calculated to excite an apathy in the public mind on this subject, and to induce a toleration of this most horrible trade. He was prepared to contend that although the squadron had not succeeded in entirely destroying the trade, yet it had greatly discouraged it. At Gunnies and other places on the coast of Africa, it had been entirely suppressed, and the importatiou of slaves had been reduced in Cuba to less than one thousand per annum in the year 1845. An unfortunate cir cumstance, which had occurred in this country, had tended to increase the slave trade. A report had been circulated in Africa that a revolution had occurred in England. that Lord Palmerston had been sacrificed, and that the slave trade was to be revived. The cap tains employed in the suppression of the slave trade had been subjected to actions at law for their exertions in putting down the slave trade. Had the blow which those officers struck been followed up, he believed the trade would have been abolished. Many had quitted it because it had become a losing concern, and he stated that on the authority of the evidence of a person examined before the Committee, who admitted that he had been engaged in the trade. It had been said that the effect of the blockading squadron had aggravated the horrors of the trade. He did not believe it; he considered it was one of those fallacies which was taken for granted for want of proper reflection. The overloading of the vessels was not in consequence of the effects of the blockading squa dron, because the greater the number the slower the speed of the vessel, and therefore the greater their danger. The political economists said leave the slave traders to themselves, they will not destroy their own slaves; but slaves were not cattle—they would not sub mit to the treatment of slaves, and therefore the slave trader would destroy his own slaves. The Noble and Learned Lord then animadverted severely on the manner in which the Committee had attended to the evidence of one witness, who admitted that he had been a slave-trader, who stated that ho de spaired of the efforts of the squadron putting down the slave trade. He should have said that he feared that those efforts would be s uccessful.—(Hear, hear.) He was the more earnest on this subject, because he was de sirous of stemming the under-current of public opinion, which was now setting in on this subject, and which would bring us back to the same state of apathy with re gard to the slave trade which prevailed in 1788. Some judgment ought to be exercised in the selection of offi cers to bo employed in the suppression of that trade. It was a very unpopular service, and those officers only ought to be employed in it who were enthusiastic in the cause. The failure of our past efforts for the extinction of this traffic had given rise to an idea now sedulously spread by certain parties, namely, that it was impossible. But be could not believe that it was beyond the power of France and England, united, to stop the atrocious traffic pursued by Brazilian joint-stock companies. All that was required for this purpose was that th eir laws should be more strie gent' and more rigorously enfor ced. If they did not inter fere, they would give occasi on for the surmise that they thought this Brazilian trade should not be interfered with, and that it might be embarked in, by other parties, with im punity. He had intended to have said more to their Lord ships on this important question, but the atrocities of the traffic were of such a nature that he felt deeply pained in bringing them before the House.—(Hear.) It was a system of the most foul demoralising character; it was fraught with crime and evil of the worst description ; and it was time that the evils it created should be repressed by the adoption and enforcement of more stringent measures. The Africans looked to England as the quarter from whence effectual aid for this purpose was to proceed, and he trusted that the people of England and the Government of England would not forego, but rather redouble their efforts for the suppression of this traffic, which, great as they had been, were but a slight atonement for having, as a nation, long persevered in carrying on the slave trade. The Noble Lord concluded with moving, "That an humble address be presented to her Ma jesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to give directions for the enforcement of all treaties with Foreign Powers for the extinction of the slave-trade on the coast of Africa, and for the prosecution of all British subjects directly or indirectly concerned in violating the laws against that crime ; and that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to take into her serious consideration the expediency of concert ing measures with her allies for declaring slave trading piracy, with punishment less severe than that now incurred according to law of nations for that crime." The Marquis of LAN aDOWNE was sure the House would feel grateful to his Noble and Learned Friend for the able manner in which he had treated the subject. He felt it, however, his duty to move the previous question, because, looking at the terms of the motion, and the circumstances to which his Noble and Learned Friend had adverted, that this ironortant Allhieet had only recently been before a Committee ot the other house, it might be .I._ of this motion that there had been a remissness on the part ot the Queen's Government in carrying out the existing treaties on the subject of the slave trade, and also because the motion seemed to prejudge the Committee of the House of Commons. He thought it expedient, before their Lordships pronounce) an opinion on the subject so hastily, that they should ex amine the evidence, and decide on the policy they would adopt, not abating one jot of their determination to bring the infamous slave trade to ultimate extirpation.—(Cheers.) If one man more than another had shown himself to be a constant and firm supporter of existing treaties for the sup pression of the slave trade it was his Noble Friend the Secre tary for Foreign Affairs, and lie thought it must be admitted that lie had left no means untried to give effect to such trea ti e s, with a view to put an end to this wicked traffic.— (Hear, bear.) With regard to the participation of indivi dual Englishmen who were culpable and c riminal enough to be engaged in a traffic which the laws of their country had stamped with ignominy, there was no doubt that such had been the case, and his Noble Friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs had not omitted to notice the subject, which had bee❑ referred to the law officers of the Crown, who were of opinion that Englishmen in foreign countries who might be engaged directly or indirectly in the slave trade, or who might take slaves in execution for debt, were guilty of an offence against the law, and were amenable to punish ment. His Noble Friend had instructed British Consuls to proclaim the law of the country on the subject of the slave trade, and its consequences. He thought that to make the s l av e trade piracy,. with a modification of the punishment attached to that crime, would be perhaps the best means of putting an end to it. He was n o t p re pared to pronounce an opinion on the subject twenty-four hours only atter the pub lication of the evidence before the Committee of the other House on the subject; but he trusted it might be productive of the object which he believed they all desired, namely, the ex tinction of the slave - trade; and he hoped the time namely, never come when any countenance would be given, directly or indirectly, to the statement that it was the intention of the present Government to abandon their determination to put down a traffic which had been the curse of the world, and at one time a stigma on our national character.'- (Loud cheers.) For the reasons, however, which he had before stated, be felt himself bound to move the previous question. Lord BROUGHAM said the statement of the Noble and Learned Lord was most invaluable as a statement of the argu ment ; his demonstration had been complete, convincing, and triumphant of the unfounded nature of the two propositions w hi c h he had assailed, namely, that the slave trade had in creased in spite ot our efforts, and that the British Legislature was in reality an accessary before the fact to the horrors of the slave trade. Had any one entertained doubts as to the policy of continuing these efforts, those doubts must have been removed by the argument of the Noble and Learned Lord. No one could read the evidence before their Lordships without perceiving that the witnesses had been marshalled and examined with a view to support a foregone conclusion —the conclusion which was enunciated in the Committee's report. Ever since 1811, the slave trade had been felony; and he could not but regret, as an instance of the evil arising from the misapplication of words, that the slave trade had not been called all along by its right name, that of " felony " and " m an -stealing." The Noble and Learned Und then commented at some length on the evidence of Mr. Clift, who he said had, in effect, declared, " I am a felon and a murderer, and ought to have been hanged by the laws of my own country long ago." Such a man had been the daring and cherished witness of a Committee of one House of Parliament, who, instead of sending him for his trial, professed tenderness for his reputation, and allowed his evi dence to outweigh that of a captain in her Majesty's navy. The Noble and Learned Lord then read copious extracts from the evidence of this witness, and expressed surprise that none of the Committee had ever asked him how long it was since he began to entertain t he sentiments which he professed of aversion to the slave trade on account of the loss of human life which it involved. The Committee ought to have in quired by whom the witness was introduced, whether he bad associated with gentlemen in this country, or with any member of the Committee. One of them, he u nderstood, Mr. Jackso n, w a s engaged in what was called the " coast trade" of Africa, which consisted in ship ping goods well known as " coast . goods " to Africa, for sale to the purchasers o f slaves. 2Ms trade might be con ducted in three ways, one of which was little better than direct participation in the slave trade, nasmuch as the return for the goods was made dependent on the success of the sl a ve-trader's venture. He believed that this s pecies of the trade was little en coura g ed in this country ; but for the credit of the merchants of London, Liverpool, and Manchester, lie hoped that a searching inquiry would be instituted into this trade, with the view of as certaining whether it did or did not amount to an he ten couragement of the slave trade. In reply to argument that the African squadron increased the horrors of the slave trade, his Lordship observed it might as . we any shape, to escape. He ridiculed the doctrine of the Society of l b e e st co t n h t e e r n , d ,b e b d e t r h s asthhoislhawb-aeydrroivbebnertyoocuognl jittnri.itotintuorbdeerp;noisrldieedr. Friends, who were opposed to the infliFtion o , f violence in laws as you choose against the slave trad . e, ma e it e onY, ,the would Noble i e a applic able, Lord attach to it what punishment you like, but take very good care not to inflict any punishment, nor even to try to and said it amounted to this— I , zs . as f m i any catch the culprits." Could the whole world be converted into a Society of Friends sucllin able, but nut otherwise. just made by the expressed a hope that the declaration counter poise to the report of that Committee to which p e r o i n n c e l l u p st s n allusion had been made. Noble Marquis (Lansdowne) would go forth .. as a .Lord DENNIAN expressed a hope that the fullest attesta tionapproval would be given to the con duct After a few words from the Earl of WALDEGRAVE, of Parliamentary pursued by the Government; and referred to what had taken place in former sessions. vision. The motion was then p ut and negatived without a die PARLIAMENTAR ELEOTORS BILL Lord BEAUMONT moved Y the third reading of . the Par liamentary Electors Bill. Lord REDESDALE said his objections to this Bill had not been removed by the alterations which had been made in Committee. The measure had been carried only by a majority of four in the other House—it involved a material alteration of the Reform Act, which, it was admitted, ought not to be lightly touched—it had come up at too late a period of the session to be fully discussed, and, on these grounds, he moved as an amendment that the Bill be read a third time this day six months. Their Lordships divided, when there appeared : For the third reading 3 Against it 2B Majority for the third reading ... On the motion of Lord BEAUMONT, the substitution of the sth of January for the 11th of October, in reference to the Bill coming into operation was agreed to, and the Bill was passed. CRIMINAL LAW ADMINISTRATION BILL. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, the Commons' amendments on the Criminal Law Administration Bill were, after a few words from Lord DENMAN and the Earl of DEVON, agreed to. Their Lordships adjourned, at Twenty-five Minutes before I Nine o'Clock, till Thursday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. August 22. SUGAR DUTIES BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) On the schedules to the Bill being proposed, Lord G. BENTINCK moved, in schedule 2, that the brown clayed duties be severally reduced to 16s. 6d., 15s. 3d., 145., 12s; 9d., 12s. 3d., and 1 ls. 6d. The Noble Lord also moved, in schedule 4, that in the first column of drawbacks the sum of 16s. 4d. he reduced to 165. 3d. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the motions. The House divided upon the last motion, when there appeared — For the motion Against it Majority The motion was consequently lost. The House then divided upon the first motion, when there appeared— For the motion Against it Majority against the motion —6s The motion was consequently lost, and the Bill passed. UNLAWFUL OATHS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. WOLVERHAMPTON CURACY (No. 2) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. SUPPLY REPORT. The report on Committee of Supply was brought up and agreed to. MILLBANK PRISON BILL. This Bill was committed and ordered to be read a third time to- morrow, at twelve o'clock. BANKRUPTS' RELEASE BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow, at twelve o'clock. FEVER (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was committed proforma, the report brought up, and the Bill ordered to be re-committed to-morrow, at twelve o'clock. OFFICES OF COURTS OF JUSTICE (IRELAND) ASSIMILATION OF APPOINTMENTS BILL. The second reading of this Bill was postponed till to morrow, at twelve o'clock. DUBLIN POLICE BILL. The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-mor row, at twelve o'clock. BATTERSEA PARK. The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to. The House adjourned at Half.past Three to Half-past Five o'clock. 80 -63 Tho House resumed at Half-past Five o'clock. Sir L. O'BRIEN presented a petition from the grand jury of the county of Clare, praying for an amendment of the Irish poor-law. Mr. G. THOMPSON presented a petition from the adopted son of the ex-Raja of Sattara, in favour of the claims of the family of the ex-Raja, and complaining of the bad faith exhibited towards the ex-Raja by Sir James Caruso, formerly Governor of Bombay. NAVY RETURNS. Mr. HUME said, in the early part of the session cer tain returns connected with the navy were ordered by the House, which had not yet made their appearance. He wished to ask how it was that these returns were so long delayed ? Mr. WARD said, the returns required had already oc cupied a good deal of time in their preparation, and he could not give a decided answer as to when they would be laid upon the table. They would, how ever, be forthcoming at the earliest possible period. INDIA MAILS. Mr. OSBORNE inquired of the Secretary of the Admiralty whether any, and what, tenders were re ceived by the Admiralty for the conveyance of the Calcutta, mails monthly between Southampton and Alexandria, in consequence of their advertisement of the 17th day of April last; and if any, from whom, and the amount of each tender respectively? Also, whether any tender so received bad been accepted; and if so, the name of the party and the sum agreed upon ? Should it so happen that no tenders were received, then to state what other arrangements had been made for performing the service, as the contract with the Peninsular and Oriental Company would expire on the 31st day of December next. It had been said that the Government intended that the service should be per formed by war-steamers. Sir J. HOBHOUSE said it was not the intention of the Government to carry the Indian mails by war steamers. Two tenders had been received by the Admiralty in answer to their advertisement, but neither of them had be(n accepted, because it was thought that they were much higher than the public were eeutoe. renewal of the contract. A - . negOgidatliture9."l e sire .13 at chose parties, and it was hoped that it would result in a considerable saving to the public. CONVEYANCE OF PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS TO INDIA. Mr. HUME inquired of the President of the Board of Control why the same facilities of sending and circulat ing Parliamentary papers by mail aro not afforded in the case of India and China as of every other possession of t hcCrown? Sir J. HOBHOUSE said that the charges for the onveyance of Parliamentary papers by the mail to India were under the control of the Treasury and Post. office. COUNTY COURT. Captain PECHELL inquired of the Secretary of State what were the intentions of the Government with respect to the remuneration of the bailiffs of the County Courts. They were determined to resign unless some thing was done to ameliorate their condition. Sir G. GREY replied that there was considerable dis parity in apportioning the rate of remuneration to the high bailiffs in some of the thinly populated districts. An uniform list had been framed for other parts of the country. One rate could not be applied to all parts of the country, as high bailiffs in thickly populated dis. tricts would be too extravagantly remunerated. In quiry into this and other matters was now going on, and he believed the result would show that the services of high bailiffs, in some of the agri cultural districts, would be unnecessary, as their du ties could be performed by other officers, whose services were necessary in every case. A rate, however, for the agricultural districts, where the appointment of high bailiffs was considered necessary, would be made. Mr. NEWDEGATE called attention to the remune ration of clerks who lived some distance from the courts. Sir G. GREY said he had received some complaints, and would consider them. THE RAJA OF SATTARA. Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON asked the President of the Board of Control-1. Whether any information had reached this country relative to the intentions of the Indian Government respecting the succession to the vacant Gadee of Sattara. 2. Under what, circumstances the administration of affairs of Sattara is at present conducted, and who are the parties responsible for the management of the revenues of that territory. 3. For what reason the sum of fifty thousand rupees as signed by the Government of India for the payment of charges connected with the funeral obsequies o the ih late Raja of Sattara, Pertaub Sing, has been i n s from Shahoo Maharaj, the adopted son of his Highness. 4. Why the allowance of 10,000 rupees monthly, paid out of the revenues of the Sattara State, to the late Raja Pertaub Sing, for the maintenance of himself, his family, and his dependents, has been suspended since his High ness's death. 5. Whether, in the event of refusing to allow of the succession of Shahoo Maharaj, the adopted son of the late Raja, to the Gadee of Sattara, the Government will consider themselves at liberty to sanc• tion the annexation of the Sattara territory, without the previous consent of Parliament. Sir J. CAM HOBHOUSE replied to the first question "No ;" to the second, that the affairs of the • territory were conducted by the British Resident who was responsible to the Bombay Government; to the third, that the handsome sum named, 5,0001. had not been paid, because the Raja's widow would not give a receipt, unless the same sum was granted to the adopted sou of the late Raja; to the fourth, that the same was not continued be cause the Raja was dead—(Laughter)—and that it was never intended to continue its payments to his son; and to the fifth, the Government of India was entrusted to the Indian Government, who wire au thorised to exercise their high functions, with respect to these and other matters, without the previous consent of Parliament. 'THREATENED FAMINE IN IRELAD. Sir DENHAM NORREYS gave notice that on the House going into a Committee of Ways and Means, he would call the attention of the House to the present threatened failure of the potato crop in Ireland, with a view of ascertaining in time whether the responsibility of that failure was to be thrown on the Government or the Irish landlords. MEMBERS' QUALIFICATION. Mr. B. OSBORNE gave notice that he would early in the next session bring forward a Bill for the repeal of the law relating to the qualification of Members of that House. SUGAR TRADE. Lord G. BENTINaI,Inm - ovinlforreturns, showing, in contiguous columns , the importations of British possessions and of foreign sugars, as given respectively in the monthly returns of the Board of Trade, and of those of the Customs, for the months of September, October, November, and De cember of last year; and showing the importations of these various descriptions of sugar, as made up by the Customs in each of the above months, distinguishing the amount of sugar imported into the five ports of London, Liverpool, Bristol, Hull, and Clyde, from the amounts imported in the same periods from the remaining ports of the United King dom, said that there was a discrepancy b e tween the Customs returns and those of the Board of Trade, as regarded the quantity of sugar imported into this country in the months mentioned. This discrepancy amounted to 9,678 tons upon a grossoreturn of 23,727 tons. Mr. LABOUCHERE said that the Noble Lord had found what was commonly called a " mare's nest." The whole thing was this, the returns in the C ustoms were given fro m bills of lading, /cc., and thus there was nothing official in the returns from the Board of Customs, while the returns from the Board of Trade were official, being taken from cor rect data. He must therefore object to the first part . of the . return ; but if the Noble lard desired it, he should gavel= the latter part. Lord G. BENTINCK said he was not satisfied with the i teen declared it to be their opinion that .e.O <tee - s S i et4 re explanation given by the Right Hon. Gentleman. ! (leered amendment, and there were only four distinctly in Mr. HUME complained of the mode in which returns 1 favour of the Act. But, looking to the character of those were furnished to that House. i witnesses, it would be found that of all those who were de- After a few words from Mr. G. ROBINSON and Mr. puted to express the opinions of commercial bodies and HENLEY, banking establishments, only four, three of them being The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that much bank directors, were against an alteration of the Act of the inconvenience arising from the returns furnished to of 1844; that three eminent persons connected with the that House arose from the fact, that departments were asked money-market were against the Act; that with re for returns which they really could not furnish with accuracy. spect to six persons who represented important estab- The returns moved for by the Noble Lord would, if granted, lishments in the provinces, even excluding two, as he had only mislead the public. stated, they were all of opinion that the Bill required amend- Mr. SPOONER said that the explanation given by the went in the sense of relaxation of the restrictions; that one Government on this subject was anything but satisfactory. eminent writer was distinctly opposed to the Act; and yet, Mr. WILSON explained the discrepancy in the returns in with such a preponderance of numbers against the Act as 16 question to arise from the fact that those which appeared to 4 among the witnesses, the Committee said it was "after under the head of the Customs were taken from the ship's a careful review of the evidence" that they had come to the manifest, while those under the head of the Board of Trade conclusion that it was not expedient to make any alteration were the result of careful official information of the goods in the Act. It was by force of numbers that they came to which had gone through all the forms incidental to ware- that conclusion. The evidence received by the Lords' Com housing, &c. mittee was nearly to the same effect, and, with few excels ; Mr. eLACGREGOR said that some new system must be Lions, the same witnesses were examined ; but the Lords' adopted with respect to the entry of ships in the various Committee seemed to have bestowed rather snore patience ports of the kingdom. and care than the Commons' Committee had exhibited. Mr. DISRAELI said he had in his hands the Custom- There were three elements to be taken into consideration as house return, which was said not to be official, and yet he pointing to the conclusion that some a lteration of the Act of found that it was stated on the face of it that it was published 1844 was necessary. The first was the letter of the Treasury by authority. Now, these Custom-house returns were long written in October last, which would not have been written looked to by the commercial world as an authority. If it was had not such an emergency occurred as the Act of 1844 could not official it was authentic. The return from the statistical not meet of itself; the second was the report of the house department of the Board of Trade might be official, butit was of Lords' Committee, expressly declaring that the Act re not authentic. The Custom-house return was that which the quired amendment ; and the third was the evidence of the merchants relied on. twenty witnesses examined on the subject before the House Mr. LABOUCHERE said he would not object to the of Commons Committee, sixteen of whom declared them return. selves adverse to the general principle of the Act of 1844. Sir ROBERT PEEL said one of these returns was The reference made to the Committee consisted of two parts; official, the other not strictly so. The question was, whe- the first relating to commercial distress, and the second to ther they could not make such a return as would give the the effect which the Acts then in force for regulating the public this information, without stamping it with an official issue of bank-notes might have had on that distress. The character. latter of these was the main subject of reference, for without Lord JOHN RUSSELL said there could be no objection that he believed the inquiry would not have been instituted. to the suggestion of the Right Hon. Baronet, but the mo- The question, so far as the report of a Committee could Lion of the Noble Lord must be put in another form ; as it decide it, had been decided, as he had already shown, in stood it would lead to an impression, that there was error on two opposite ways; and his object in then addressing the the part of those who furnished the returns. The fact was, House was to call upon them to declare that, after all the that the Custom-house returns were earlier in point of date, events that had led to the inquiry, after the nature of the the other more accurate after the sugars were weighed, and inquiry itself, after the result of that inquiry in another their true quantities ascertained. place, this subject should not be allowed to sleep—(Hear, Mr. HERRIES thought it ought to be explained how hear)—that it should not be cushioned—that it should not discrepancies so great had arisen, as a difference between remain merely as an expression of an opinion of a Corn -9,0001. tons and '20,000. mittee upon the table of the House; but that the House The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would come to some solemn deliberation upon the subject, so would make inquiry from the Customs department to ascer- as to satisfy the country, who were looking to them with tarn how the discrepancy arose, and whether the return was great anxiety on it, either that the belief which so generally correct. prevailed that the Act of 1841 required some great change, Mr. BROWN said the sugars on their shipment in the so as to enable them to meet another great crisis, if such West Indies were nit accurately weighed, and that would should unfortunately arise was erroneous, or that they were account for the difference. prepared to make such a change in the Act as to give the Lord G. BENTINCK then consented to withdraw his mo- country confidence in the existing monetary system.—(Hear, tion, which was accordingly withdrawn. hear.) When he proposed in the early part of the sesssion COMMERCIAL DISTRESS. that, pending the inquiry, the House should suspend the Mr. HERRIES rose to bring forward the motion of whic h restrictive clauses of the Act of 1844, he was met by two ob jections,—first. that there was a Committee of Inquiry into he had given notice, on the subject of commercial distress. the subject, and that therefore he ought to wait for its re- He did so with reluctance at this period of the session, but port, and, secondly, that Parliament was then sitting, and he felt himself compelled by a sense of duty to bring the sub- uld be able to give relief by relaxing the operation of the Act in case of any emergency. But what washe ject before the House, and in doing so he hoped to be favoured told now? To rely on her Majesty's Ministers, who were with their indulgence. The motion he had to submit was as ready to do again what they did in October last, if follows :—" That this House resolve early in the n ext session there should be any necessity for it. His reply to that was of Parliament to take into its serious consideration the re that it afforded him no satisfaction. They did not interfere Corn - ports from the Committee of this House , and from the Co in October last till infinite mischief was done; they had no mittee of the House of of th e to this House, ap- right to interfere till great mischief was done • and this was pointed to inquire into the cause of the recent commercial die- not a state of things that mercantile men would be satisfied tress, and how far it has been affected by the law for regu with.--(Hear, hear.) Was he asking too much, then, when lating the issue of bank-notes payable on demand." He felt be said that the House ought not to separate before acknow assured that if it was understood in the country that this sub ledging the importance of coming to an early decision on the ject was to remain as it now was, without any further discus subject ? At this late period, when many Members had left sion during the present session, it would have a most unsatis town, wearied of a session which, " like a wounded snake, factory effect upon the publicmind. He could not exaggerate dragged its slow length along," and which people wer e the importance of this subject; and he was certain, therefore, They ibeginning to fear would be interminable—at this late period that it would receive all due attention from the House. The Lie could not venture to bring forward a specific motion on were all aware that in 18 44 the then Go vernment felt them the subject, but he did not think he was asking too selves called upon to revise and reconsider the engagements much in calling upon the House to say that earl,' existing between the Bank of England and the public, and next session they would take this great subject that they proposed a most material a lteration in the nature into their serious consideration. He could not Wo of these engagements, and in the regulations that governed gine upon what ground this could be objected to. Were the currency of the kingdom. The measu re of 1844 was in they to be told that there was to be no change in the Act of traduced by gentlemen of the highest influence and autho -1844? If so, the country would know at once what to rity ; it was supported by great eloquence and power, and took to. The House might rest assured, however, that what received the approbationot the House generally, though there ever might be the majority on the present occasion—what' were many exceptions. It proceeded on the assumption that ever l means t might be taken . to stifle further discussion on the_ it was necessary to introduce some stringent regulation in order to govern the currency of the country, consisting of subject — there was a majority elsewhere that would not allow the question to rest —( Hear , hear)—and that even in that House there were . Members who would consider they were issues of bank-notes payable on demand, so as to prevent certain evils which were assumed to be at the bottom L-1 neglecting their dut • to this great commercial country, if of the commercial convulsions experienced before that theydid not stand to provoke a discussion on it as forward 3 time. It was assumed that to the nature of the issues of the Bank of England those commercial convulsions early as po b s ‘ sible next session, The Right Hon. Gentlema n were mainly owing, and that by certain alterations concluded i proposing his . motion. they might be prevented for the future. The new M. DRLI MOND said that the Right Hon. Gentleme n who had just sat down had thought it right to ' serve up . t ° measure, it was said, would prevent the evils arising them on that, the 22d day of August, a rechauffe of a bates from the too frequent fluctuations in the value of money, debate, a farce which , . under the best of circumstances, be Olt and would at the same time put an end to undue mercantile speculation ; and, as a climax to the advantages that were to Drummond) considered to be exceedingly uninviting, ands _ pecially so at this . late period of the session. —(Hear„ be ee be derived from the measure, it was said that it would effec One reason which the Right Hon. Gentleman assigned w' t tually secure the convertibility of the bank-note. There pressing for an early reconsideration of the question was, tba were, however, many who did not concur in these favour - they might come to some final settlement. Now, considering able anticipations of the Bill of 1 844 , and who thought they that this was a question which had been in dispute for the saw in the machinery of the Bill the cause of positive dan - last 150 years, he, for one, entirely despaird of e e l ger. It was feared by some that the proposal t o div i de the seeing a final settlement of it.—(Hear, hear.) The R i g'_;, Bank into two departments, viz. , the issue and t he Hon. Gentleman, in his analysis of the evidence, had dem " banking departments, would not only not answer the greatly upon the fact that a majority of bankers and Wil d ' purpose for which it was intended , but m i g ht lead to inertial men had objected to the Act of 1844 . This won great and difficult crisis in the commercial affairs of t he have formed an equally valid objection to the bullion reP°l. country. Time had now brought to the test the differ of 1810, but he considered that the value of the evidence o ences of opinion which were then expressed. The course of bankers and commercial men on this subject was exceed' events within the short period of three years brought the .. ingly questionable, and was the last that ought to be 113 working of that measure completely to the test, and fully ceived as an authority on it. — Hear , hear.) He thought it proved how well founded were the objections which had been would be unwise in the House to pledge itself to what it urged against it. It might now be declared beyond all pas- should do on a future occasion. Sufficient for the sessio° sibility of doubt, that that Act had not succeeded in pre were the debates thereof— ( Laughter ) — and, for his par t, venting undue and extravagant speculation, for three such should certainly not promise that next year he would goie w years of extravagance and speculation as those which fol this subject again. lowed it had never been known in the history of the world. Neither had it prevented extraordinary fluctuation s in the Mr. NEW DEGATE hoped the House would not be 161 away from theeproposition of his Right Honourable Fri el ! value of money, for within a period of eight or n ine months the Member for Stamford by the flimsy pretences of el they had seen the interest of money at three per cent. and at Hon. Member for West Surrey. Hon. Members inigi.'„ ten per teat.—(Hear, hear.) Certainly the note had never attempt to laugh this question down, but it was not le become inconvertible, and he hoped it never would, but it their power to do so. He begged the House to consider the was impossible for any one to show that its convertibility present position of the country. It appeared that an 11 100; Mil t s heen secured by this Act. Thux c psrime of the last ing deficiency had lately taken place in the Lancelot MIS' ____ ____ e ...„ ee ........ sue u e, r c 1 pateu from snouidof our o.ports, and he fear ed ' that if, unfortuna tely , tb prove a bad season for the corn and potato crop s , the machinery of the Act were but too real. Ti,,, value li events of the mouth of October were sufficiently fresh we should not only have to encounter pressure like that of in the minds of all, and would long be remembered last winter, but our difficulties would be greatly enhanced by the mercantile community; and it was therefore un- He asked the House, then, whether they would inflict upon necessary for him to go into the details of that period the country, debilitated as it was, a recurrence of the di e ' It was sufficient for him to state that the Government were e compelled to step in and suspend the provisions of the Act asters of last year, without holding out the hope which t he proposition of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for of 1844, and that this proceeding was hailed by Parliament Stamford conveyed, that they would be ready to consider with satisfaction.—(Hear.) On the present occasion he this great question early next session?—(Hear, hear.) 11 , would confine himself to the restricting clause of the Act. found that, from the sth of July, 1844, to the sth of July His object was to impress upon the House the necessity of 1845, the real value of the exports of British and Irish assuring the public that they would, at the earliest time manufactures and productions was 59,076,9871, and the ot, they could undertake it, deliberately consider this subject . with a view to determine whether that Act of 1844 , so far vial value 132,862,1191.; that from the sth of July , 18454 the sth of July, 1846,. the real value of our exports `s as restrictive measures were concerned, ought to be rtained,the 38,691,822/., and the official value 133,213,7 i 11., avers_ modified, or repealed.—(Hear.) The Government had pro of the real value being 58,884,404/., and the official vfeer o , posed and obtained the appointment of a Committee to 133,087,9451. He found also, that from the sth of Julsele'd consider this subject, but the only effect of that step had to the sth of July, 1847, the real value of our expoiterewe been to throw off the discussion of the question to a distant 58,162,465/., and the official value 128,974,3571 ; that " o : period of the session. —(Hear, hear.) One of the most re- the sth of July, 1847, to the sth of . July, 1 7 1 ,, markable features of that Committee was its composition. the real value was 53,735,064/., and the official w e • - : i and the the av e e ffi ra e g ia e l v o a f lue tb l e n r o e 2 a 6 l 40 v 8 a L lne T h . F itir s' Of the twenty-six persons comprising it, eight or ten were 5 13 5 2 ,9 ,0 38 78 ,7 ,4 64 5 1 9 . /. , opposed to the object of inquiry, and nearly all the others appeared, co , n s s 3 e 7 q i uently, th a e falling off in ' ' r expors% were at the disposal of those who had the management of the Committee.— ( Hear.) The House of Lords also appointed the second period below the first of 2 945 6 e 40 u 1. real o ' - e ll' a Committee; and after a long lapse of time they had now and also a diminution of • " ee • l VIII°‘" two reports , and it was to those reports he wished to call the been the diminution in the of only 3,oll qf q .u ua a4nB n tdi t t l y ty h , a o dl r otfhteheproinacec,iaas ,b 600.00 attention of the House, as affording the strongest possible :,. instead o , 7,364 ~ which would o ar cafe; by the real value, remained the same as in the fi sf period. As it was, this showed a depreciation of , sev ell at,b o r 0 grounds for his motion. The Committee of the House of cent., but if we compared the exports of the two 'ears Commons reported that the evidence which had been given the sth with of July 1846 was very contradictory ; and he would show that it was un lfast period doubtedly so. They also reported that the beneficial effects 465/. each other, we should find that we exP ° o 4l, . „ to the sth of July , , Io el of the Act of 1844, ILS regarded the issues of country banks, had been admitted, and that though some witnesses had sue , 5 r 8 7 41 2 t , Bested alterations, very few had proposed any alteration in real value and 128 9 4 5 1 official val ig ee, and from the ' ' 7 ' 3 7 . '- the general principle on which the measure was based. The sth of July, 1847, to the sth of JuiY• eg 53,735,064/. real value , b 0 , Committee thought it should be left for the Government for the time being to take such measures as might be thought ae of real value of 4,407,4011., and official Ti ,eil 3,104.102 t. Thisshowed es . . best calculated for any such eigency as might occur ; and a falling off in our exP o ., e t h e best below they did not think it expedient to make any alterations in year, last year of 4,407,401:. in real value, whiL teis the Act of 1844. The opinion of the House of Lords' Corn- o mai value (the test of quantity) showed an increase ileee • mittee differed very materially from that of the House of Com- year over last :year of 3,104,102/. in quantity, indicating mons' Committee. The recommendation of the House of Lords' depreciation of 26 per cent., or about 13,000,0001.; 50 01 Committee was to the effect that the principle on which the we added to this the diminution of the real value, or money /0 Act of 1844 should be amended was that of a discretionary received for the exports this year below that of last r a n ee ( power to be exercised by the Bank of England in cases of should find a loss upon the export trade of this years& os exigency. Here were two Committees reporting in opposi- 17,000,000/. as compared with last year.—(Hear, hear.)oefes tion ; one thinking it better to leave things as they were, hoped the House would not be tempted by the Hon• it t ee the other thinking that the Act of 1844 ought to be ber for West Surrey to laugh off this question and ine se n' o ar amended. He would show on bow slender a foundation the distress which the country had suffered. The Hon. Ll° tern of the Commons' Committee rested; and he must man w as proceeding , when give credit to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the great An HoN. MEmBEE moved that the House be counte d e stf d e xterity and indomitable intrepidity of his management. Stran g ers were accordin g l y ordered to withdraw, but ' There were six Members intimately connected with corn- Members were found to be present, and 0 011. martial affairs in the Commons' Committee; and it was re- Mr. NEWDEGATE resumed his argument. The, been markable that of those five voted always with the minority. Gentleman said that he would take the hint which T a du e 0 1 But what was the character and effect of the evidence? Peo- given, and sooner than that any abruptlermination o ` e ell as out of doors could not be expected to read the evidence so discussion should take place, hewwoldu l d at once resnni v ioe ed as to satisfy themselves of its true bearing, and therefore seat, apologising to the House for having so long tie s soap he should give a brief analysis of it. The Committee exa- on their attention, and trusting that they would not " te to mined twenty-six witnesses on the two subjects of icvestiga- themselves to be deterred, by ridicule or by attelnPot tion. Of those two were examined exclusively on the sub- count out , from the consideration of a subject theird the ject of the East India trade. Deducting ithem, he would lect of which they could not themselves justify, n e divide the remaining twenty-four into five classes. The people of England would not excuse.—(Cheers.) , t tbs first consisted of persons delegated and selected by The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said tt eel large commercial bodies to represent them and ex- Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down need not M . r e'`e., itt apology for addressing the House on the subject leel ° ';gl o press their opinion before the Committee. Mr. Bevan was selected by the London bankers; Mr. Birkbeck for no independent Member who sat in it had a better 01 01 was selected to convey the opinions of the country bakers; to do so, as none had paid more attention to it, or Wal d oe! Mr. Kinnear was deputed by the Chamber of Commerce, competent to speak upon it.—(Hear, hear.) He e°°_',e l siel! Glasgow ; Mr. Macfarlane by the Chamber of Commerce, agree with the Hon. Gentleman, however, in the_ur v er s Edinburgh. These four witnesses were of the same opinion that the comparison of the declared or of the offi . eia' s e ° with respect to the Act of 1844, attributing to it the effect of of our exports had so much to do with this question having considerably aggravated the commercial distress of appeared to think it r, had. that eel '- • NI . NEWDEGATE said that he had only addu e th e 1847, and stating that it required to be amended by the comparison to show the extent of the depreciation - introduction of some power to abate its restricting regula- •te value of our exports.—(Hear.) „ a o , tions. The second class consisted of persons presiding over The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER - e Pe e" th e large commercial and banking establishments. Of those concurred, at the same time, in the • rtane e -i d . b e there were eight; three represented the Bank of England, great impo.___ i n idt, subject which had been brought including the governor and deputy - governor ; one the under their notlc°e,o pelt by no means denied the Riht Hon. Gentlenwee id Bank of Ireland ; four others represented different bank- Henries) right to bring on this early is be et ing establishments ; Mr. Anderson, the Union Bank o fquestion early that be 0) o f session if he pleased ; but he Scotland; Mr. Bell, the City of Glasgow Bank ; Mr. gain anything bypledging could not think.e4 pre te in Murray, the Provincial Bank of Ireland ; and Mr. session to take the that House 1 4" 1 .00 .. to Bristow, the Northern Bank of Ireland. The witnessesquestion into its . "leses_ p olee to ' ee t who represented the Bank of England steadily supported the the next, inasmuch as he would have it in hie I li bring it forward himself in the session of Pe r- GO' Act of 1844. Mr. Anderson, Mr. Bell, Mr. Murray, and next . s 0 0 0. t o as he had in this . H Bristow were most distinctly of opinion that the Act e must say that the flight e" :, the °c 'fio° tleman had not . required amendment. The third class consisted of indi-ehis .ene single reason sal e it , 001 should assent t yiduals of great eminence and experience in the money- motion, though he had saw '''' eeas' o e inconvenient to discuss resent o , market of the metropolis—Mr. Gurney, perhaps the greatest this subject on the pr r woo money dealer in the world ; Mr. Bates, a partner in the great so far as any practical results were concerned. Un do r oe circum t conclude the few ( wee house of Barings' ; Mr. Horsley Palmer, who thought it in- , e tiore-es. _ to expedient to continue the provisions made by the Act of n had to make by moving the previous ques ro ofs. i t 1844 with respect to the Bank of England. The fourth class hear)—because that motion would best give e.'e e e tbe' e s the opinion which that House had ever entertain' sel/ consisted of persons engaged in banking from provincial . towns. There were six gentlemen examined who were con- was highly inconvenient that they should pledge Th e corned in manufacturing or banking establishments in the in one session, as to taking any subject into thei r ~,,,, elle tbe • Mr. Pease represented the manufacturing and provinces. tion at an early perisd of another.—( Hear, hear er act i n g e ecti°- oe Hon. Gentleman hadgone into some discussion re ) P us e 6 mining districts of the north in the neighbourhood of Durham ; Mr. Hodgson and Mr. Turner, the one a banker formation of the Committee which had eat i Exchequer)t° ( elf and the other a merchant, were examined from Liver- this subject, but he (the Chancellor of the rge forr° ef pool; Mr. Gardner, from Manchester; Mr. Salt and Mr. he ought, by that time, to be acquitted of the s e __ nun i t tee t 0 1 blunts, from Birmingham; they all expressed an opinion brought against him, that he had formed v° t of th e ; j e ?,io o° adverse to the provisions of the Act of 1844. He should Geutlemen notoriously pledged to the suppor t tbe d' s. " - riri # exclude, however, the last two witnesses, as being op- 1844 ; fors if any Hon. Member would look aid tad the P be f posed to the Act of 1819 as well as the Act of 1844. The which took place in that Committee, he wow, niy carried eee, fifth class consisted of those gentlemen who were de- cipal question decided upon to have been a. _,. tion . I...ie n ' o t scribed in the report as theoretically acquainted with the majority of' two.—( Hear, hear.) But the be l: 3 3" e that it s/r to subject under the consideration of the Committee, though tleman's idea of a Committee seemed to its own, ba te` not practically engaged in business, namely, Mr. Jones Loyd, judgment oi . t a ny, vs to exercise any discretion or ju _ d without i n io , Mr. Tooke, and Mr. Taylor. It was hardl - y necessary adopt, however foolish they might be, an , d t he op t e' were founue , to state that Mr. Loyd was as strong a supporter of the Act gard to the ground on which they Clear, h ear. wasl' eot of 1844 and an opponent of alteration as the Governor and of the witnesses examined before it.— rtees if ( a Com In ittee joritf Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England. Mr. Taylor was appeared to him (Sir C. Wood) t t e h t at e opinions o f a n: joit ee opposed to the whole monetary system of the country, to the to exercise a judgment opposed tare opini on s apt Comm t4l Act of 1819 as well as the Act of 1844. Of the twenty-four lof its witnesses, it would be usel ess d only nee Ave) witnesses nineteen were against the Act of 1844 ; but there deliberative body —( Hear, hear). --41 1, t as a . the evidence,b;,e was one, Mr. Macdonald, whose evidence be abstained from i appoint a . short-band writer to take down a t the sat of • 'on be e it. He (Sir C. Wood) was not opinion toyer Y gko adducing, and there were three whom he excluded from view, 1 - for * pointrnent of . these Committees had been of an e vide ace I" as opposed equally to the Acts of 1819 and 1844; twenty re- advantage . He did wish, however, that th mined whose testimony was to be weighed. Of these, six- adY-- ;;-,! , the F on th prop€ or a c had 1 whie was