The Sun. — London, England, 1835-06-06 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Lord John Russell moved last night in the House of 1 Common's for leave to bring in " A Bill to provide for the Regv!ation of Municipal Corporations in England and Wales." We seldom recoll ec t suc h an i n t ense i n t ere st being felt in either House of Parliament, with respect to the substance and details of any Cabinet measure. Both parties in the Commons seemed equally in the dark as to tts nature and merits. We may now confidently say, that never was a proposition—involving the sweeping reforma tionof ancient social institution s , an d a new di s t r ib u tion of political power—received with such general or just appro bation. The leading features of the measure were stated by Lord John Russell, in a speech remarkable for its manly simplicity and lucid arrangement. It was generally antici pated, and it was, we believe, intended by the Tories, that a . vehement opposition should be given to any Ministerial plan of Corporation Reform really deserv ing of the name. We shall now content ourselves with a simple account of the main features of the Bill ; and we, at the same time, direct attention to a correct abstract, in another column, of its most important provi sions. We may briefly state, that the measure strikes at the root of municipal corruption. It proposes to supersede the entire body of existing corporators, by newly-organised elective Assemblies, in October next. The anomalous and involved system of Aldermen, capital and assistant Bur gesses, and the perplexing varieties of corporate bodi e s, is set aside for one simple and uniform plan of municipal go vernment, based on the triennial election of Town Councils t)iosen by Burgosses consisting of all who possess houses, shops, &c., rated in the boroughs. . Thus household suf frage, subject to certain limitations, i s created ; all the va rious and inconsistent rights of municipal franchise are ter minated, and the door to the influence of base freemen is entirely closed. The Council is to be subjected to triennial change, one-third of the body to vacate office annually ; but the ex-members are to be capable of re-election. This body is to possess all the deliberative functions of the Cor poration. It is annually to choose a Mayor, or presiding officer, who is to be a justice of the peace for the borough and county during his period of office, and the returning officer in the election of Members of Parliament. The Council are to nominate the various sub-committees for local government. The ancient territorial limits of muni cipal jurisdiction are to be extended, so as to bear relation to the modern increase of population ; and the larger cities and boroughs, of 25,000 inhabitants and upwards, to be divided into wards. All elections are to terminate in one day, and a mode of voting is established by written ticket, the register to be final. Magistrates are to be nominated by the Town Councils, subject to the approval of the Crown ; stipendiary magistrates to be appointed, where required, by the Corporation ; the police is to ema nate from, and be subject to, the Town Council, and a uniform system of civil and criminal jurisdiction established. Charitable trusts will be placed under the administration of distinct Boards nominated by the council ; all accounts are to be officially audited and an nually published. All exclusive privileges of trading will be abolished, but the pecuniary rights of individuals are to be fully respected. All existing Mayors, Aldermen, Coun cillors, Town Clerks, and other officers, are to go out of office on the election of the new Councils under the Act. Compensation is given to all persons holding beneficial offices for life under the old system, and the town councils are to appoint their successors. The power of licensing publicans and victuallers is transferred to the town councils. Limited powers of rate are given for municipal purposes, where the borough funds are inadequate. All capital ju risdictions are abolished. County justices of the peace are to have concurrent jurisdiction in boroughs not possessing a separate Court of Sessions. Burgesses are to be jurors. These are the leading features of the measure, and a more comprehensive or generally unobjectionable plan of reform was never presented. We will not at this time seek to detract from the measure, by any ungracious strictures on some points of a questionable nature. The most intense interest was excited when Sir Robert Peel rose to state his senti ments on the subject ; and we have reason to know that the majority of the Tories meditated a rank opposition and a bold defence of all the sins of the old corporators. But the astute and conforming Baronet surrendered at discre tion. The Recorder of Tamworth knows full well the bearing of the public mind, and his party and self-elect corporators are as nothing compared with the preservation of his character for sagacity, and the keeping of his newly adopted liberality of opinion. To the chagrin and known lamentation of his recent Tory adherents, Sir Robert Peel confessed his adhesion to the general principles of representative local government. We will not com ment further on this curious " turn " in the fluctua ting statesman, but we are not troubled with short memo ries. Sir Robert Peel for years held official power and the seals of the Home Office. During that period he was the constant vindicator of corporations and " ancient institutions," however defective. His reforming tendencies were confined to a measure of metropolitan police, and a partial consolidation of the criminal law. When recently holding the paramount power of the Premiership, and well knowing the anxiety of the public mind on Corporate Re form, he cautiously limited his liberal pledges on this great national subject to the specious declaration tint he would give his best consideration to the Reports of the Commis sioners. He betrayed no symptoms of any ministerial in tention of reforming the Corporations ; on the contrary, his cautious silence was suspicious, though doubtless he has now discovered the inexpediency of his cold contempt of the question of Municipal Reform. The Tories lost a golden opportunity of preserving for a time the tenure of office, and subsequent majorities have no doubt greatly en lightened their understandings. The Right Hon. Baronet had, however, a difficult part to play. As the leader of the Conservatives, in the House, he no doubt felt that he could not uphold the existing system ; but he knew also that the transference of power to the rated inha bitants of the different boroughs, will be severely felt by that party to which the greater part of the Corporations now belong. Sir Robert made, however, a virtue of ne cessity. He imitated the policy of the fox in the fable, who despised the grapes he could not reach. In this he acted wisely ; for however much he may regret the loss of the Conservative power, he could not have adverted to the continuance of the monstrous abuses which now prevail in Corporations, without exciting a feeling of deep indigna tion throughout the country. The people owe this resig nation of the Leader of the Tories to the majorities which terminated the existence of the Tory Ministry. Had that Ministry remained in office, various devices would have been resorted to for entering on all possible reforms in preference to Corporation Reform. But now that the measure has been fairly introduced, there are but two courses open—to adopt or to oppose it. We give the Right Honourable Baronet full credit for his course last night ; it was politic, and will be of benefit to the measure, though we always predicted its suc cess whatever might be his tactics. But we will lend our selves to no attempt to practice a delusion on the public. The political conversion of Sir Robert Peel is too late to deceive parliament or the people. He has raised the hiddings after the auction was concluded ; his penitence is now use less. As a repentant sinner we will cheerfully receive him into the fold of Corporation Reformers ; but Sir Robert Peel • conformed to the Ministerial Bill, because he well knew opposition to be useless, and destructive of his political station. And further, we warn the liberal Members of the House of Commons, that his novel zeal for Corporation Reform may, if not correctly appreciated, prove fully as dangerous to the Bill as his opposition. He significantly indicated his anxiety for delay, and several of his views were at direct variance with many essential principles of Municipal Reform. The lamb must not trust the wolf, and Ministers must mainly confide in their own strength and uphold their own measures. Much do we con gratulate the Reformers on this forced march on the enemy, certain that the Session will not pass over without a full measure of Corporation Reform. The Bill was read a first time, and the second reading was fixed for Monday se'nnight. We trust that Sir Robert Peel will be accom modated with no delay, and that the Liberal Members of the House of Commons will not fail, by a strict attend ance, to secure the details of the measure. The professions of the Tories are suspicious, and their support of the Bill is its only danger. Mr. O'Connell eloquently claimed for Ire land participation in Municipal Reform ; and we are glad to learn from what fell from Mr. Spring Rice, that a mea sure applicable to Ireland may soon be expected. It was shown by him that Ireland requires a separate measure, as the rating on which the English franchise is founded is not applicable to Irish Corporations. The simplicity of the English measure is its great merit ; and the justice and aptness of its provisions are so obvious, that they deprive its opponents and lukewarm friends of every thing like a plausi ble pretext for delay.—Morning Chronicle. The great gun of the Melbourne Administration was fired last night, and we much suspect that a large propor tion of those who assisted the present Ministers to force themselvesinto power, will be disposed to treat it as no better than a pop-gun. We feel bound to say, however, that the Municip a l C or p ora ti on R e f orm , o f w hi c h th e principalfeatures were depicted last night by Lord John Russell in the House of Commons, seemed to be a far more sober and rational measure than we expected from its authors. And we say this, notwithstanding that the pro ject of Government is presented to us under all the disad vantages of a very confused, gossiping, and foolish speech, uttered by the Noble Secretary for the Home Deparment, when attempting to explain its leading provisions. Unfor tunately for Lord John Russell, he is not permitted either to talk nonsense in the House of Commons, or to manifest in that assembly the small cunnin g which is his distin guishing characteristic, without instant and complete ex posure. Sir Robert Peel is always there, and always ready to strip the Ministerial leader of his thin disguise, and to inflict upon the fraudulent tricks or the empty fol lies, which he presents by turns, the appropriate punishment of indignant denunciation or of poignant satire. The latter was the chief instrument of castigation last night, and, as its exertion was never better deserved, we venture to say that never was its application more vigorous or effective. Lord John Russell, in selecting his examples to show the abuses into which Corporations have fallen, pointed out, with an honesty peculiar to himself and to his party, several boroughs in which Conservatives are supposed to have the greatest sway, as those in which abuses are the most noto rious and conspicuous. Sir Robert Peel, amidst the ap plauding laughter of the House, referred the Noble Lord to the cases of Derby and of Portsmouth Whig boroughs, in the former of which, according to the Report of the Commissioners, the House of Cavendish, so long as it w as worth while, for Parliamentary purposes, to do so, used to manufacture freemen at its pleasure, and generously pay the fees of their admission, and in the latter of which, still following the same authority, out of a revenue of about 8001. a-year, nearly 5001., on the average of years, was spent in feasting the Whigs of the town and its vicinity. It is needless to point out the various other portions of the Noble Lord's speech which were justly selected by Sir Robert Peel as the topics of his ridicule or censure. The nation will read the ad mirable speech of the Right Hon. Baronet, and will per ceive that in no single instance was either the censure or the satire misapplied. The general impression in the House of Commons, even before Sir Robert Peel began to speak, was, that for so great an occasion as that of intro ducing the great Whig-Radical measure of the session, the address of Lord John Russell was a very poor affair. The measure his Lordship introduced may, however be, in the main, a tolerably good and rational measure, although it was presented to the House by a speech which was neither good nor rational. We have already said that it is much less mis chievous or irrational than we expected ; and, without ex pressing any more definite opinion of its general character, we now proceed to give a brief outline of its provisions. The Bill which Lord John Russell obtained leave to bring in is to re-model 183 of the Corporations of England and Wales, and to leave 103 of these Corporations untouched. In those 183 Corporations the Bill is to be of paramount authority to any charter they may possess, whenever the latter is at variance with the former. The Reformed Cor porations are to consist of a Mayor and Common Council. The Common Council is to be composed of a number of the inhabitants, varying from 15 to 90, according to the population of the city or borough. The members of this body are to be elected by such inhabitant householders of the city or borough as have for three years, and up to the time of election, paid borough and parochial rates ; and there is to be a fresh election of a third of the members every year. The Mayor is to be elected annually by the Common Council, and eligibility to the office is not to be dependant upon any qualification as to property or other wise. The Mayor, by virtue of his office, is to be a Justice of the Peace for the town and county. The police and watching of the towns are to be under the management of the Corporation ; but the control of the paving and light ing is to remain in the same hands as at present. The Common Council is to have the power of appointing a Town Clerk and Treasurer ; but where practicable (we presume where no distinct objection can be alleged), the present officers are to be retained in those situations. It is to appoint a Committee of not less than fifteen, to inquire into, and control, the expenditure of the Cor poration funds ; and the proceedings of this body are to be made public. It is also to appoint a separate Committee, to be taken, not from its owa members, but from the burgesses at large, for the management and con trol of all charitable funds at its disposal. The Corpora tions of 129 towns, classed under schedule A of this Mu nicipal Reform Bill, are each to recommend certain persons to the Crown, from whom one is to be selected, whose duty it will be to preside at the Quarter Sessions to be esta blished in the town, who is to be called Commissioner of the Peace. The remaining towns of the 183 included in the Bill are to have Quarter Sessions also, on applica tion for that privilege, and engaging to pay the expense of the presiding officer, and provide the necessary building. Where there is already a Recorder, he is to dis charge this duty, and all Recorders are henceforth to be appointed by the Crown, and to be Barristers of five years' standing. Corporate rights are not to be obtained for the future by birth or apprenticeship ; but those al ready so acquired are to be preserved. When the Bill destroys or impairs existing rights, compensation is to be made. The above is a brief and hasty, but, so far as it goes, we believe a correct abstract of the measure as it was described last night by Lord John Russell. There are evi dently many points of considerable importance, which, if not omitted in the Bill, were, at least, overlooked in the explanation of it given last night by the Noble Secretary. This Bill, when printed, will be found, we have no doubt, to contain many crudities and imperfections ; but, with the assistance of Sir Robert Peel, who has declared his con currence in the object.•the measure has in view, and who, we hazard little in saying, understands the subject to which it relates infinitely better than any one of the present Mi nisters of the Crown, there is no reason to despair that it may be wrought at last into a useful and beneficial Act of the Legislature.—Morning Post. Lord John Russell stated the outline of his plan for the reform of Corporations, in the House of Commons, last night, on moving for leave to bring in a Bill " to provide for the regulation of Municipal Corporations in England and Wales." We will not enumerate the cases of abuse stated by the Noble Lord, in order to prove the necessity of what every one admits, namely, the application of an efficient, but at the same time of a prudent and safe reform to the Municipal Institutions of the kingdom. Taking this necessity for granted, we will proceed at once to give a short abstract of his Lordship's plan, now at length brought formally before Parliament, and requiring, what it will most certainly obtain, the attentive and anxious consideration of almost every member of the community. The avowed object of the measure is to procure a real local Government for the towns, under the control of the people, and to secure the responsibility of those who administer the funds. With this view he proposed that 183 boroughs, con taining two millions of inhabitants, should be affected by the Bill. The Bill did not contemplate the dissolution, but the reform of Corporations ; it did not contemplate the extinction of existing charters, but it would contain a provision in the very first clause annulling all powers given by the Charters, which were inconsistent with the privileges conceded under the Bill. There were 99 Corporations not included. It was proposed that one uniform system of government, and one uniform mode of election, and a like description of officers, should prevail in all the Corpora tions affected by the new measure. With respect to the franchise, it is intended that it shall not be confined to 101. householders, but to extend to all who have been rated, and have paid poor-rates for three years, the object of the re striction to three years being to secure the permanent cha racter of the voters, The persons to be elected for the go vernment of towns are the Magistrates and Common Coun cil, the latter to vary in number according to the number of the population, and in large towns to be divided into wards. The Bill would put an end to exclusive rights of trading, as injurious to the community, and would provide for the elec tion of the Common Council every third year, one-third of the number going out each year. It would prescribe no qua lifications for the Mayor or Common Council, but would leave to them the appointment of Town Clerks and Trea surers, the existing Town Clerks, &c., not to be continued in office unless approved of by the new authorities. If cases for compensation should arise, they will be of course provided for ; and as the debts of the Corporations amount to 2,000,0001., provision will be made for the publicity and public auditing of the accounts. As to the administration of justice, the Bill would leave the watch and police under the control of the Council. Publicans' licenses to be granted by the Coiporation, and the Recorder to be se lected from Barristers of at least five years' standing. To omit other details, we shall merely mention, in addition, that the Bill proposes to abolish the jurisdiction of Cor porations in capital cases. Such are the leading features of the proposed measure. We refer to our Parliamentary report for more particular details, and reserve to a future opportunity all comment upon the principles involved in those details, affecting, as they must, for good or for evil, the best interests of the country.—Morning Herald. We give elsewhere a document, which is published in more than one evening paper, as containing the heads of Lord John Russell's Corporation Bill. His Lordship's speech, it will be seen, is not quite so full in most parti culars, but in others it is more explicit. As Lord John Russell's speech seems to us to be the best authority, we take our description of the measure from that. The Bill, then, as announced by Lord John Russell, includes 183 boroughs, which contain about 2,000,000 of inhabitants ; and declares that all clauses in Corporate charters which are inconsistent with its provisions are to cease and deter mine. This clause, we suppose, demolishes some Corpora tions, and puts those that remain, and those that are to be created, under the operation of the Bill. The elec tive franchise in Corporations is to be vested in the re sident (within seven miles) occupiers of houses, warehouses, counting-houses, or shops, who have been rated for three years to the relief of the poor, and who have paid all their rates due for six months previous to the election. There are to be a Mayor and a Common Council. The number of the Common Council is to be suited to the population of the borough, and will vary from 15 in the smallest, to 90 in the largest. The Council is to be elected every three years ; but one-third are to go out every year. The mode of election is not to be (as we told the Ministerial even ing organ a week ago it would not be) by ballot, but openly. The voter will sign his name to the list of persons for whom he votes. In voting for 90 persons it would obviously be hardly possible to vote viva voce, and in the first instance an elector will have to vote for this number in the larger THE S'eN, LOisiDON, gATVADAY, irlsit 6, 1835, boroughs. Afterwards he will vote annually for as many as one-third of ninety, to supply the places of the one third who go out, and it would be inconvenient, if not impracticable, to repeat the names of all at the poll. The Mayor is to be elected annually by the Coun cil. The Mayor is to be a Justice of the Peace for the borough and county. There is to be no qualifi cation either for Mayor or for Councilman, excepting of course the qualification necessary for a burgess—that is to say, being a resident householder, rated to the poor, and not in arrear in payment of his rates. The officers of the Council will be confined to a Town Clerk and a Trea surer, if the Council choose to elect them. The Council will not be compelled to keep the present Town Clerks un less they please ; but wherever there are Town Clerks at present, and they can make out that they sustain pecuniary loss by removal from office, compensation will be given them if they should be removed. The management of the funds of Corporations is to be vested in the Council, who will appoint a Committee of Finance, and audit their ac counts, the fullest publicity being given to such transactions. The Council will appoint a Committee of not less than 15 persons (from the burgesses generally, if we understand it rightly) as trustees of charity estates, and for the adminis tration of them, the accounts of which trustees will be audited by the Council, or by a Committee of the Council, appointed by the whole body of the Council. The police in boroughs is to be completely under the control of the Council. All provisions of local Acts to the contrary are repealed. The licensing of public-houses in boroughs is to be vested in the Council, or in a Committee of the Council, and no Magistrate is to have anything to do with granting such licenses. With regard to the administration of justice in boroughs, that will be regulated thus :—The boroughs will be divided into two schedules—A and B. Schedule A (which is a schedule of privilege this time) is to consist of 129 boroughs, and schedule Bof the remaining 54. The boroughs in schedule A are to have a Commission of the Peace under the Bill ; the boroughs in schedule B are not to have any Commission of the Peace unless they please, and if they do please, they may be satisfied on application to the Crown, by whom Magistrates will be appointed. As to the boroughs in schedule A, the Councils in those boroughs will not elect the Magistrates ; but they will submit to the Crown a list of persons whom they think fit and proper for the Commission. The Crown will approve or reject the list, or any part of it, at pleasure. These Magistrates are not to sit in Quarter Sessions ; but as in the larger bo roughs there may be necessity for Quarter Sessions, the Bill will contain a provision, that if the Council of any borough (large or small) apply to the Crown for the ap pointment of a Recorder, stating that they are ready to pay the salary of a Recorder, then the Crown will appoint a Recorder. If there be now a Recorder of the borough, and the Council wish him to remain, he will be allowed to remain upon application from the Council, and the Council undertaking to pay his salary. Except in this last case, the Crown will appoint the Recorder, but only upon the appli cation of the Council, &c. The Recorders are to hold their offices quamdiu se bene gesserint. If to this summary we add, that all pecuniary rights now attaching to corpora tors are to be reserved during the lifetime of those corporators, but that all exclusive privileges of trading are to be abolished, and all modes of acquiring corpo rate rights, such as by birth, apprenticeship, &c., are to give way to the single qualification created by the Bill, we shall have told our readers shortly all that Lord John Russell told the Parliament respecting the measure. With regard to the merits of this Bill, we must beg leave humbly to imitate the example set us by the House of Commons, and reserve the expression of our opinion until we see it in print. It is hardly fair to expect a member, introducing a measure of so complicated a description, to explain minutely all its details. We find no fault, therefore, with Lord John Russell for the very scanty information he afforded us respecting matters upon the ex act arrangement and management of which the practical benefits or mischiefs of the Bill must materially depend. The nature of the franchise, and the power given to the Coun cils of licensing public-houses, are matters upon which very warm contentions will arise, both in and out of Parliament. It cannot be forgotten that in the Scotch burghs the muni cipal franchise was made conformable to the elective fran chie ; that in all vestry bills, all bills of local taxation (and the Councils of boroughs will have the power of imposing such taxes)—from the first vestry-bill to the Poor Law Bill, property, not the person merely, has been represented. What will those who, in Scotch Burghs, are excluded from voting at their own town elections, say when they see Englishmen similarly situate with themselves admitted to the enjoyment of municipal franchise ? If it be supposed that the Scotch Parliamentary electors will silence their murmurs, upon what ground is it calculated that the English Parliamentary electors will quietly admit the mere householders to share with them the municipal franchise here ? With this bill, too, as an examplar, what , ort of a municipal franchise will not the ‘‘ Tail" claim for Ireland? Sir Robert Peel put very well the condition of, a community split into fractions by the treble franchise which this part of the Corporate Reform Bill will con summate. There will be the Parliamentary franchise, the vestry franchise, and the municipal franchise ; so that our provincial towns will hardly be so dull s they have been hitherto, especially when they have the aid of a committee of a country Common Council to license all public-houses. However, these are matters to be dealt with hereafter, and the bill strikes us, judging from Lord John Russell's description of it, to be remarkable rather for its faults of omission than of commis sion. Some of these were most pointedly touched upon by Sir R. Peel, to whose liberal and acute speech we beg to direct the attention of our readers. There was nothing that can be called discussion on the introduction of this measure, or anything worthy of notice in what was said, if we except the speeches of Lord J. Russell and Sir R. Peel. The first was common-place enough, but it was charac terised by that same fair, manly, and honourable spirit, which has marked his Lordship's political conduct from the day in which he contrived to displace the late Speaker up to the hour in which he managed to oust the late Govern ment, under pretences which have been too painfully exposed to need another word of comment from our pen.—Times. The Bill for Municipal Reform was last night laid before the House of Commons by Lord John Russell. On this occasion, as on the introduction of Parliamentary Reform, hie Lordship has most ably and honestly responded to the demands of the country, and again stands before the public in the proud position of a true and patriotic Reformer --a name than which no man need wish a nobler. In the open ing of his speech, his Lordship first proved the expediency of reform by exposing the gross and monstrous existing abuses—and next developed, in a free, straightforward line of argument, the heads of the Bill proposed for their re moval. The Bill itself is so efficient, and truth and ho nesty of purpose so prominently marked its introduction , that all opposition was silenced. The following are some of the more important propositions of the Bill .—That the muni cipal constituency shall be Occupiers of Houses,Warehouses , Counting-houses, or Shops,ratedfor three years to the relief of the Poor of the Borough, and who have paid all rates due for six months before the revision, and who shall be entitled to be Burgesses. And that after the passing of the Act no Per son shall be elected, admitted, or enrolled a Citizen, Freeman, Liveryman, or Burgess, or by any name, a Member of any Body Corporate, in respect of any right or title other than that of being a settled rate-payer within such Borough, ac cording to the meaning and provisions of the Bill. The Mayor and one-third of the Council to be elected annually —the Mayor to be chosen by the Council. No Qualifica tion for Mayor, Council, or other Municipal Officers, other than that of Burgess. The number of Members of which the several Councils will be composed to be regulated in pro portion to the number of inhabitants, varying from fifteen in the smaller to ninety in the larger towns. In the course of his admirable speech, his Lordship professed principles most cheering to the advocates of general improvement in our governing institutions, and calculated to command the perfect confidence of the country. " What I wish to see," said he, "is persons belonging to the lower ranks of the people assisting in municipal elections, and called upon to do so on the ground of the confidence and esteem of their fellow-citizens, and not by means of bribery and corrup tion." And again, after describing the shameless impurity of corporate elections, he said—" But great and glaring as it is, it is not so great, so vicious, as that which connects a few persons for carrying on the Government for their own benefit, with a portion of the lower classes of the the people belonging to it, whose votes they buy, whose habits they demoralize ; and who, while they make them the slaves and the tools of that political influence which tends to their own profit and benefit, at the same time they disseminate amongst these men, who have this symbol and ap pearance of freedom of election, and the most debasing prac tices." How strikingly applicable is the foregoing to the intentions and organization of the Conservative clubs. Thi s sentence contains, more clearly than all their resolutions, the real motive of every Tory, whatever his fraternity or denomination, from Sir Robert Peel to the parish beadle. It should serve as an antinote to the delusions on which the Peel faction endeavour to ensnare the country. The fol lowing involves a principle, the action of which we trust will not be confined to corporate towns, but ere long will be permitted full play throughout the entire nation. His Lordship said, " According to the principle and constitution of the British Government, I think it but fair that the rate payers should likewise have a voice in the election of those by whom the rates are made, and the expenses of the town ar ranged." The amount and distribution of expenditure of a Government should, in fairness and justice, be equally under the controlling influence of all contributing to its support ; or, in other words, a State can never be free till representation and taxation go hand in hand. But under the sanction of iniquitous laws, Governments frequently perpetrate with impunity crimes which, in an individual, would be punished on the scaffold. However, in regard to the present Bill, we cannot say more in its favour than this (which in our opinion comprises the highest eulogy), that if the principles embraced in it and acknowledged by the No ble Mover were permitted general adoption—if Members of Parliament were to be elected by constituencies enfran chised on the same principle of qualification as those of the Corporations —we should hope that even the Ballot, the Spes altera Rornce, might be unnecessary ; and every free man might safely exercise • his right " manfully, openly, and in open day." We shall return to this subject on Monday.—Morning Advertiser. LONDON MARKETS. ( From the London New Price Current of last evening. ) SUGAR.-The demand for West India Muscovades has continued general and extensive this week, but in some measure interrupted by the holidays (Epsom races) and the attention of the trade at tracted by the Tea sales • the estimated purchases for the week are 3000 hhds. and trs. at full Market prices ; there is not the slightest alteration in the currency since this day week. In Refined this week the only alteration is an advance of 6d. per cwt. on brown lumps. The scarcity of crushed continues, the few sales reported are at the extreme prices of the market. This afternoon there is little business to report, but the prices are higher, 765. the long, 355. the short price. MAURITIUS.-The public sales of Mauritius Sugars have gone off at very full market prices. The public sale of Mauritius adver tised for this day has been postponed to some future period, the day not named. EAST INDIA.-The demand for East India Sugars has not been brisk lately, but the prices have been well maintained, and in some instances an advance of 6d. to Is. has been obtained, about 11,000 bags have been offered, of which above 10,000 bags were Manilla mid. to fine brown 255. 6d. a 275., damp 245. a24s. 6d., Java good brown to mid. grey 245. 6d. a 275. 6d. mid. white Siam but damp 275. 6d. a 295. Foaxto w.-There are few parcels of Foreign Sugar now offer ing on the market, there are no sales to report this week. The imports of Havannah have been only 3,179 boxes, and of Brazil 1,068 cases against 9,639 boxes and 2,157 cases last year. The stock of both is greatly reduced. COFFEE.-There is little alteration to notice in British Planta tion Coffee this week, the ord. to fine ord. Jamaica clean being in great and urgent request for home consumption, have sold freely at still advancing prices, the mid. and good mid. sell more readily at the late market rates, and the sales are rather larger, this week above 300 casks Jamaica sold. In Foreign there is no alteration, Ceylon Coffee sold with briskness 2s. higher, ord. at 58s. good ord. 60s. 6d. a 625., ord. Sumatra 40s. 6d. a 41s. 6d., good ord. Mocha and mid. 745. a 85. Tho stock of British Plantation Coffee is now about 660 tons, and that of Foreign about 650 tons less than at the corresponding time last year, while a surplus of about 170 tons East India exists in favour of this year. The pre sent Stock of Foreign Coffee consists of 695 casks, and 11,686 bgs. Havana and Porto Rico, 18 casks 37,780 bags Brazil, and 17 casks and 7,050 bags St. Domingo. The public sales of Coffee this day consisted of parcels for home consumption, which sold at former prices • 10 casks 22 brls. Demerara, triage 86s. 6d. a 90s. ; 121 bales Mocha, fair quality 795. and 80s., ord. 735. a 755. ; the Ceylon was damaged. The only purchase by private contract is a cargo of St. Domingo at 535. for Hambro. Rust, BRANDT, AND HOLLANDS.-The late arrivals of Rum, which are considerable, have occasioned a heavy market 'and rather lower prices, there are few sales to report, Leeward 4 over at 2s. 1%d., Jamaica at the same rate of reduction. In Brandy there is little variation, some sales of second marks at 2s. 9d. a 2s. 10d. The only sales of Geneva are HollandS for shipping, pale about 2s. The present stock of Rum is about 2,500 puns less, and the impor tation up to the end of last month, exceeds that of the preceeding year. TALLOW.-The prices of Tallow have been nearly nominal on account of a failure in the trade, one of the large sellers for future delivery. TEA.-At the East India Company's sale, the following quant' ies were sold, being nearly all of the finer qualities, and at a small advance on the upset prices, which are to be lowered in September, twenty to twenty-five per cent., viz.- Bohea, 565 Congou chests, taxed at ls. sd. Congou, 9303 do. do. Is. 7d. a 2s. Od. Souchong, 12 do. do. 2s. 6d. Twankay, 1,290 do. do, ls. Bd. a ls. 10d. Hyson Skin, 132 do. do. Is. Bd. a 2s. 2d. Hyson, 564 do. do. 2s. 6d. a 4s. 2d. Total 11,866, or 970,000 lbs. The sales of free trade Tea which followed, went at the following rates, viz :-Bohea, Canton fair quality, 10d. a lid. ; Fokien, fine Is. 4id. a ls. 4d. ; Congou, good common, Is. 2d. a ls. 3d. ' • but mid. mixed blackish leaf, Is. 4 d. a Is. 4d. ; blackish leaf, Is. sd. a Is. 7d. ; blackish leaf, rather strong, Is. 9d. a Is. 9d; strong, 2s. Odd. a 2s. lid. ; Campoi, Is. 3d. ; Orange Pekoe, Is. a 2s. sd. ; Hyson Skin, common, Is. s d . ; Hyson, common, 2s. a 2s. 3d ; good, 2s. 6d. a 2s. 6d. ; Imperial, 2s. bd. a 3s. ; Gunpowder, 3s. 2d. a 3s. 9d. Canton Boheas are again lower, Id. a lid. per lb. Congous have fully maintained their value. Hysons are somewhat cheaper. Imperial and Gunpowder, 2d. per lb. lower. COTTON.—There is little or no business reported in Cotton, the prices are lower on account of the decline at Liverpool on Wed nesday, of about 4(1. per lb. The only sales here are 200 Surat, ord. to good fair, 7id. a Sad. RICE is rather lower, low to good white Bengal, Bs. 6d. a 12s. FRUIT.—The demand for Currants continues, the prices are rather higer ; the request for Figs and for Valentia Raisins con tinues. . Tosacco.—The circular for the last month states the delivery from the warehouses in May at 1,283 hhds., reducing the stock of Virginia and Kentucky Tobacco to 7,411 hhds. ; the prices are quoted high in America, which causes the holders here to antici pate higher prices to cover the American advance. Of Cuba leaf there is none. St. Domingo leaf, there is very little in the market, and held at high prices. Fine qualities of Havannah leaf scarce, and prices very firm, and rather expected to advance, the new crop being reported as poor, in quantity and quality. Havannah Cigars are a shade better in prices for fair qualities, but slow of sale ; fine very scarce, supplies expected. A parcel of St. Martha lea has been lately brought to this market of very fair leafy quality, but strong flavoured, and which will be shortly put up at public sale, prices uncertain. A small quantity of East India leaf, of fair light leafy quality in the market, but which likely will be taken by the home trade at 6id. to 7d. The sales of Tobacco this week are con fined to small parcels for the home trade. SPICES. —About 1,100 packages Cassia Lignea are reported to be sold ; ord. to mid quality, 595. 6d. a 625. ; 'nearly 500 bags Pimento sold 4d. a 44d. ; a small parcel of black Pepper, half heavy dusty and stalky, at 4id. ; heavy white dingy at 13d. ; 220 bags Alalabar are reported sold 44d. SA LTrET RE.—There is nothing doing in Saltpetre on account of the large - sales to be brought forward, they amount to above 8,000 bags. NITRATE OF SOD A. —TWO parcels of Nitrate of Soda are re ported to have changed hands, 20s. 6d. and 20s. 9d. without any prompt. lsinco.—There are no sales of Indigo to notice, the prices are completely nominal, some descriptions rather lower ; no further sales for the 14th proximo are declared, only 1;350 chests are ad vertised. By public sales this day, 61 chests Manilla Indigo were brought forward, but were all withdrawn, as the prices offered were refused. SA F FLOW ER .—B y public sale this day, 38 bales Turkey Safflower bought i n 60 s . a 109 s. ; '2l bales 39 bags Bombay Safflowers, no offers ; 38 sacks Turkey Galls, Si. 155., taken in. SILK. --The market generally is quiet; fine Chinas have been in good demand at from 19s. to 21s. WooL.—But little business doing in this market, as the trade are waiting the public sales which are announced for the middle of this month. PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Brcad in the Metropolis is 7d. for the 41b. Loaf There are others who sell from a half-penny to three half-pence beinw that rate. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, crmputed iron• the Returns made in. the week ending the '2d day of June, 1835, is 3 0 f. 91d. per Hundred Weight, exclusive of the Outics of Customs paid or payable thereon on the Importation thereof into Great Britain. EEDS.—June 5. Per Quarter. St. Foin 325. 365. 425. Rye Grass 2.A. 30s. 455. Pacey Grass —s. 40s. 50s. Linseed, for feeding --s. 48s. 58s Ditto, for sowing —s. 70s, 80s. Ditto, for crushing —s 50s. 565. Canary —s. 46s ;"..,4s. Hemp —s. 325. Per Bushel White Atustaril BB 01. Ins Brown Ditto 'Pares ;t . ) 30 1 . Foreign 291. 311. HOPS —June 5. PRICE OF S. Per Cwt. New English Red Clover42s. 50s 53s OW Ditto Ditto B. s. —s New Foreign Ditto —s. —s. —s. Old Ditto Ditto 425. 50$. 525. New White Clover sos. 60s. 68s. Old Ditto Ditto —s. s—s New Trefoil . 18s. 20s. 225. OW Ditto —s. 14s. 17s. Rib Grass l4s. l(i 20s English Carraway ....,, 6iti 65s Foreign Ditto —s. 54.5. 62s Coriander . —s. 10s. 12s. Rapeseed, English fine (per Las PRICES OF K.:, rockets (per cwt.) Choice ditto .Kent Bags.... Sussex Pockets Superfine ditto 51 " 0.. to 01 6/ 81. Os to 01. Os . 41. 10, 01. Os. to 51. 1, 01. Os. 51 IN. to 51. ss. 5/. 8! 51. 12.. to 0/ 0: WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.—June 4. Hay 9ss. Od. to 105 s. Od I Clover 9ss rd. to 115 s Od. Straw 38s Od to 425. Od PRICES OF POTATOES AT SPITALFIELDS Kidneys (York) from vessel 1/. 10s. to 21. Os. per ton Scotch Reds ditto ll. 10s. to 21. lOs ditto Common Reds (0. Os. to 01 Os. ditto Shaws 11. 10s. to 2/. Os. ditto Chats 01 156 to 11. Os. ditto PRICE OF OIL Rape Oil, brown, per ton, 52S IN.—Refined, 54!. Os.—Linseed Oil, 471. Os. Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, (1000 ,91. 103 --Rape Cake, per ton, 51 10s. PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS, ASSURANCE COMPANIES, &c. &c. LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 5. Number Dividend Price of per CANALS. per Shares. Annum. Paid. Share. 1,760 61 per cent. Ashton and Oldhain....Average 975. 18s. sh. 157 1,482 64 Ashby.de-le-Zouch Average 113/. sh. 65 1,260 Basingstoke lOOl. sh, 51 1,005 5/. Brecknock .und Abergavenny 150. sh. 65 4,00015 h. 12/. 10s. Birmingham, 1 share 17/. 10s. 241 4,000 Ditto and Liverpool Junet....lool. sh. all pd 600 Bridgewater and Taunton ....100/. sh. all pd 61 400 5/. Chelmer and Blackwater lOO4 ih. 102 500 421. Coventry lOO/. sh. 4546 Croydon AverAge 311 . 25 . 10 d. sh. 2 1 2 , 060 31. 10s. Dudley 600 64 Derby 100/. sh. 120 3,575.1 ... ..... Ellesmere and Cheater Average 1334 sh. 881 231 4 . 3'. Erewash. 'OOl. sh. M 5 1,297 W. Forth and Clyde Average 4001. lfis. sh. 601; 11,500 12/. Grand Junction 104. sh. 237 2,8491 Grand Union 1604 sh. 23 1,521 Grand Surrey l ,Ol. sh. 120,0004 4/..per cent Ditto (optional) Loan lOOl. 73 3,096 600 13412 x. Bd. Glamurganshire, Average cost 172/. 13s. 4d. 280 1,900 Gloucester and Berkley 100/. sh. 15 749 10t. Grantham 150/. sh. 202 6,238 IL, 103 Huddersfield Average 57/. 6s. 6d. sh. 33 100 25,328 11. Kennet and Avon, Average 39/.Bs. 10d. sh. 201 2,8971 20/. Leeds and Liverpool 100/. sh. 525 545 121. Leicester l4O/. sh. 149 907 4/. Leicester and Northampton... Aver 63!. 10s. SO 550 5/. per cent. Liskeard and Looe Union 25/. sh. all pd. 25 70 144/. Loughborough Average 1421. 17s. sh. 1,600 2,409 9/. Monmouthshire 100/. sh. 180 250 9/. Melton Mowbray 100/ sh. 190 500 25/. Mersey and Orwell 100/. sh. 560 3,000 247 151. Neath 100 1,786 321. Oxford 1001. sh. 615 522 .21. Oakham 130/. sh. :38 2,4ooForest Average about 78/. sh. 104 21,418 14s. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33/. 16 s. B d. sh. 161 5,669 5/. per cent. Rochdale Averag el23 500 84 Shropshire 125/. sh. 140 800 10/. Somerset Coal 150/, sh. 163 45,000/. 61 per cent. Ditto Lock Fund Stock 12/. 10s. sh. 12, 700 364 Stafford and Worcester l4O/. sh. 690 500 11/. Shrewsbury 1251. sh. 2421 300 8/. Stourbridge 3,647 • 1/. 10s. Stratford-on-Avon ...Average 79/. 9s. Bd. sh. 381 533 13/. Swansea 1004 sh. 205 3,762 1L Severn and Wye and Railway ...Av 351. sh. 19 2,600 Ish. 32/. 10s. Trent and Mersey, 1 share 1004 sh. 625 8,149 1;000 sh. 1 15/. Warwick and Birmingham 100/ sh. 280 1,000 ph, j 980 12/. Warwick and Napton lOOl. sh. 6,000 3/. 10s. Worcester and Birmingham... Av. 784 85. sh. 20,000 ss. Wilts and Berks .. Average 161. 17s. Bd. sh. 800 64 Wyrley and Essington 1251. sh 116 . . Wisbeach ..1051. sh. 905 11. Wey and Arun llO/. sh. DOCKS. 2,600 & i 3 p. c. Commercial 1001. sh. 1,06518 h. . 498,6671/. 3,238,3101. 21.55. p. ct. London Stock Ditto Bonds 1,380,0004 Si. per ct. West India 2.'.:09 31. 6s. 4d. Bristol Average 1471. 19s. sh. (),324/. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts 1.352,752 3 per cent. St. Katharine Stock 500,000 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 yea rs Shoreham Harbour BRIDGES. 1,6C0 11. Hammersmith 5O/. sh. 7,231 . 1,700 11. 15s. Ditto, New, of 71 per cent .... ...... 50/. sh. 5,000 5,000 1/. 2s. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81. 6O/ pd 5,000 19s. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 401. pd 60,0004 51. per cent. I , itto Bonds 6,000 1/. Vauxhall Average 704 10s. 3d. sh. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. ' Albion ' 500/. sh. SOL pd 2,000 31 lOs 50,000 [5 r cent per ss. I Alliance, British & Foreign 1001. sh. 101. pd 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 1001. sh. 5/. pd 21,000 10s. per sh. Atlas 1,200 ish. 4/. Birmingham Fire ........., 4501. sh. 551. pd 20,000 41. per cent. British Fire 2501. sh. 501. pd 12,000 i'L per cent. British Commercial 501. sh. 51. pd 5,000 5/. per cent. Clerical, Medical, &c. Life...loo/. sh. 22 10s pd 4,000 2/ 106 County 'UOL sh. 10/. pd 6,000 _ ss. _ Eagle 501. sh. Si. pd Economic Life lOOOl. sh. 2501. pd 315 2 00 [!i s fcle. r3t c ent.l: 2,271 51/. per cent. European Lite ' - 'O/. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 21. pd 11 1,000,0001. 71. per ct. Globe Stock 1551 20,000 IL Guardian 1001. sh. 201. pd :34 c H Fire 5 p et.,i p c 501 . sh. Si. pd 6 4° . °°° tEI 8 tj o p e e 2,400 Si. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fire 506/..sh. 501. pd 117 7,500 9s. Imperial Life ' 1001. sh. 101. pd 91 51. per cent. Indemnity Marine I(01. sh. 81. pd 12 2,020 3/. Keet Fire 501. sh. all pd 8.5 10,100 .166. Law Life 1001. Bh. 101, pd 26 3,900 11. London, Fire 25/. sh. 121. 10s. p.l 23f 31,000 11. London, Ship 251. sh. 12/. 10s. pd 231 30,00 .l. per cent. Palladium Life 50/. sh. 2/. pd 2/5s 25 1 .,00:) Is. 6d. Crotettor Fite 2Ol. sh. 2/. pd I/ 9s 6tl 2,500 1/. Provident Life lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 19 100,000 ss. Rock Life 201. sh. 21. pd 51 11 639,2201. 51. per ceut. Royal Exchange Stock... 1861 Sun 2lO 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 2l. pd 212 s 6d JOINT STOCK BANKS. 5,000 Aw=tralwia 4Ol. sh. 261. pd 30 10,000 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham 5ll. sh. 101. pd 121 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5Ol. sh. 51. pd 12 18,000 2 per cent. London and Westminster-100/ sh. 151. pd 3,000 Lancaster lOW. sh. 201. pd 30 :.5,000 6 per cent. Liverpool 1001. sh. 101. pd 15 20,000 7 per cent. Provincial Bank of Ireland 1001. sh. 251. pd 48j 10,000 National Provincial Eng. „JOG/. sh. 251. pd 24 10,000 10 per cent. Gloucestershire 501. sh. 5/. pd 11 6 , 00 0 ..... 5 ... Hampshire 501. sh. Si. pd Ba 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. - -- 2,500 1/ 12s Bath 2O/. sh. If/. pd 26 5,000 61. per cent. British 4O/. sh. 161. pd 23 5 ' t 000 rand per Bcse.ss.nt.l Ditto Provincial 20/. sh. 19/. pd 24 844 5/ lOs Birmingham 5O/. sh. 100 4,250 21 Os Bristol 1,500 Brighton 20/. sh. 14 750 Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 18/. pd 12 2,471 5 per cent. Brighton General 201. sh. all pd 19 4,000 31. Continental Cansolidated lOOl. 511/. pd 76 1,000 101. City of London lOO/. sh. all pd 1921 1,000 61. Ditto, New lOO/. sh. 601. pd 115 4,000 4/. Equitable 351. pd 31 6,000 61. per cent. East London 5/. sh. 4/. pd 41 10,000 51. per cent. Imperial 5O/. sh. 43 800 5/. per cent. Isle of Thanet 25/. sh. 20/. pd 211 2.350 6/. per cent. Independent 3O/. sh. all pd 50 9,000 4/. per cent. Phcenix 50/. sh. 391. pd 24 1,000 4/. per cent. Ratcliff 100/. sh. 60/. pd 1,000 South Metropolitan 5"l. sh. 131. pd la 8,200 5/. per cent. United General 5O l. sh. 441 . pd 210 51. per cent. Warwick 501. sh. 50 400 li 5 8 Wakefield 25/. sh. 221 !2,000 3/. Westminster Chartered 5O/. sh. 47 6,000 I2s. Ditto, New 5O/. sh. 10/. pd 9ex d 800 WATER WORKS. -- 4,800 Birmingham 251. sh. 25/ pd 27 1,433 5/, East London lOO/. sh. 138 k 4,500 2l lOs Or lid Junction ....Average 411 13s. 4d. sh. 58 2,000 '2l. Kent 1001. sh. 46a47 3.48 10/. Liverpool Bootle 220/. sh. 300 1,500 2/ lOs New River London Bridge Water Annuities 58 6,483 11. Manchester and Salford lOO/. sh. 47 1,000 4 per cent. South London lOOl. sh. 85 8, 00 3/. West Middlesex ....Average 6:31. 12s. !td. sh. 79 1,360 1/ 14s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 1001. sh. 34 IRON RAILWAYS. Cheltenham 100/. sh. Clarence lOO4 eh. 100/. pd Forest of Dean 5O/. pd t-rand Junction 1001. sh. 304 p I 2,0'0 Hartlepool 10 0 /. sh. 1001 pd 2,100 Leeds and Selby 100 sh. 1,500 Leicester and Swannington ....501. sh all pd 5,100 9 per cent. Liverpool and Manchester...loo/.sh. 100/. pd Ditto Quarter Shares "5/. pd London and Greenwich 951. sh. 13/. pd London and Birmingham ...100/. sh. 35/. pd Preston and Wigan 2O/. pd Durham Junction , 100/. sh. 10/. pd MINES. Albion Copper 5/. sh. 2/. pd Alten 15/. sh. 10/. 10s; pd Anglo Mexican, iss. 5/. pm.... 100/. sh. all pd Ditto Subscription 25/. pd 80l mos 150/. sh all pd Brazilian Imp. iss. 5/. pm .35/. sh. 20/. pd Macaubas & Cocaes United 251. sh. 20/. pd Ditto St. John Del Rey ...... - 201. sh. 7fl. pd Cata Branca 4j./. pd Candonga 5/. pd Bolivar Copper Company 211. sh. 20/. pd Ditto Scrip.. 'Si. pd British Copper 51 sh. 31/. pd Coluintuan, iss. 31. pm. 55/ sh. 544/. pd Engllsh General Mining Association...2ol sli. 15/. pd Mexican C'n lOOl. sh 494/. pd Polberou Consols lO/. sh. 81. pd Real del Monte, Unregistered Ditto Loan Notes l5O/. pd United Mexican, iss. 2 pm ....401. sh. all pd Ditto Subscription 2/. pd Ditto New Scrip -- . 5l. pd 2,000 2,500 19s. 20,000 25,000 2,500 800 8,000 4,000 10,000 2,000 ....... 10,000 31. •s• 6,0 0 ...... 11,000 ......... 9,0011 ...... .•• 10,000 ......... 20,000 .......•• (1,000 1.500 11. 4 . 1 10,000 20,000 • ........ 11,500 .......•• 36:690 ......... 5,(00 Union Gold, iss. 21. ss. pm.... 2241. sh. 411. pd West Cork 50/. sh. 25/. pd LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 London, with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh. 1,500 London University 100/. sh. all pd 700 King's College 100/. pd MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 10s. Australian Agricultural....lool. sh. 2(11. ph 1,080 IL Auction Mart 50/. sh. 6,000 British American Land Company 8/. pd 10,000 6/ per cent. Canada Company 1001. sh. 20/. pd 500,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent 15,000 11. per cent. General Steam Navigation ...151. sh. 13/. pd 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 2,000 11. London Corn. Sale Rooms Av. 75/. sh. 2,754 4/. per cent. Reversionary Interest 50c...1001 sh. 100/. pd 2,633 4/. per cent. Ditto New 100/. eh. 451. pd 4,000 10,000 Van Diemen's Land 100/. sh. 161. pd LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES, MAY 26, 1835. _ _ BANKS. 1,500,0001. SI. p. ct. Bank of Scotland B3/. 6s Bd. sh. all pd 2021 p. ct 2,000,0001. 51 p. ct. Royal of Scotland 1001. eh. all pd 1701. 500,000/. Bp. ct. British Linen Company 100/. sh. :,11 pd 240/. 3,000,000/. 6/. p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. sh. 100/ pd 170/. 5,000,000/. sp. ct. National lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 14/ 106 2,000,000/. 21/. p. ct. Glasgow Union 250/. sh. 50/. pd 60/. 4,000,000/. 6 p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 30/. pd 30/. PRICES OF Per lb a. to a. Crop Hides, 30 to 50 401 b each 11 13 12i 16 60 111 19 LEATHER . Per lb. d. to d. Horse Hides, German l4 12 Spanish Calf Skins, 30 to 401 b. (doz ) 0 14 21 Bull Hides 24 Butts, Vitriol ----- English. l4 23 7O 190 *lB 21 Foreign Fore i g n Hides lO 12 Dressing Hides --- Shaved .... 13 16 Basils 8 IS Bellies 6 Shoulders 7 12 4d per lb more " Bed Saddlers Hides l4 16 Horse Hides, • If rounded 2d. PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of 141 b. Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow 111elters) 3s. 116 d. PRICE OF ALL6III Town 'Tallow 4ls. (id. Ye ll o w RUSSIA White Soap Ditto s. Oct. Melting Stuff Ditto Rough l7s. Od. SOAP, &c per 1121 b. Yellow Soap Mottled —s. Od. Curd --s. Pd. Graves l4s. Od. Good Dregs ss. (Id PRICE OF CANDLES. The price of good Store Candles in the Retail Shops is as follows C an dles, per dozen, es. 6d. ; inferior, 6 s . Od.—Moulds, Ss. Od. Sixpence per dozen discount for cash. KET.—June 5. Per Ton s. d. Walls End Gosforth Walls End Hilda lB 6 Walls End Hotspur Walls End Killingworth Walls End Newmarch Walls End Peareth l6 0 Walls End Perkins lB 6 Walls End Walker l9 3 Walls End Lambton Walls End Stewart's Walls End Adelaide Walls End Tees Walls End St. Helen's Tees l9 6 Walls End Elgin 2O 0 last market-day, 12 COAL MAR Per Ton 8. d Adair's ..... . l7 6 Bensham Main l6 6 Dean's Primrose l6 3 East Percy l7 9 Holywell lB 6 Ditto Reins l7 3 Ord's Redhug h l6 0 Picton S ou th Hartley lB 6 W e st Hartley Wylam ................. P ars on's Abbey 22 0 S i lkstone Cla rk l7 0 Walls End Bewicke and Co— 19 9 Ships arrived since BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, June 4. Wheat, 62 lb. quarter 30 3 3 Oats, 391 b . D Ba o r . le G Y An in Zg ri , a 4 l 9 lb. 20 3 9 Old Beans, 66 1 4 lb l6 0 17 6 New dtttO N ew White Boiling Pease, 3 imp. bush. pitto Grey ditto „, ....... 16 0 17 0 INSURANCE COMPANIES. 250,0005 h. sp. ct. Scottish Union 20/. sh. 1/. pd 19s. 7,500 sp. ct. Hercules 100/. sh. 10/. pd 11/. 100,000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland....lo/. sh. all pd 71 Os 50,000 6p. ct. North British 2001. sh.* IL. pd 15/. 1,000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 100/. sh. 10/. pd 13/. 5,000 6p. et. Edinburgh Life 1001. sh. 10/. pd 14/. 100,000 4p. ct. West of Scotland lO/. pd 94 MISCELLANEOUS. 4,810 Edin. and Glas. Un. Cana1...501. sh. all pd 8/10s Ditto Allocated 9e/. sh. all pd 601. 5,400 5 per sent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water 251. sh. all pd 33/. Carron Iron Company 250/. sh. all pd 4501. 2,0005 h. 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Foundery 50/. sh. 3 , /. pd 18/. 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 2Ol. sh. 161. pd el. 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 25/. sh. all pd 651. 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas 25/. sh. all pd 601. 730 6 per cent. Leith Coal Gas 20/. sh. all pd 33/. 1,200 5 per cent. Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway...sol. sh. 75/. 3,000 10s. per sh. Equitable Loan Company 251. sh. 9/. pd 101. COURSE OF EXCH/ Amsterdam C.F. 12 6 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam 2U. 12 6:, Antwerp l2 5 Ham b urg M.B. 1314 4 Altona l3 144 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65 Ditto 2 Us. 25 15 Bordeaux 25 95 F - ank orton Maine, Ex. M. 152 1 4 Peterslough, ruble 3 Us. 10 1 ,6 1 3erlin Vienna, effective fl 2M. 10 6 Trieste ditto lO 7 Madrid 37 Cadiz 37 NGE, YESTERDAY. Leghorn Genoa Mi1an..,,.. Venice aples Palermo.. 25 95 4752 ON ~.... ......... per oz. 12 ........ ...... 57 1 4 ........ ...... 57 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro Bahia Buenos Ayres ...................... Dublin, 21 days' sight Cork PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ. Portugal Gold, coin £0 I' 0 'oreign GoIJ, in bars 317 0 9 New Doubloons New collars 0 4 9A Silver, bars, standard 0 4 11% )3ilboa Barcelona Seville Gibraltar 4B 5,000 FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, June 3, 1835. This day had audience of his Majesty, M. Tricoupi, Envoy Ex' traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Greece, to deliver a letter from his Sovereign ; To which he was introduced by Lord Viscount Palmersto, his - Majesty's Principal Secreta r y of State for Foreign Affairs,. con ducted by Sir Robert Chester, Knt. Master of the Ceremonies. • CROWN OFFICE, Jtniz 5. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS razszyr PARLIAMENT. BOROUGH or TIVERTON.—The Right Hon. Henry John Tem ple Viscount Palmerston in the room of James -Kennedy, Esq. , who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. 218 87; 75 45 61 50 57 103 98 £29,025,000 Downing.street4 June 4, 15:35 2 0 pm 260 18 134 76 8 1 7 MARRIED. John T WAR-OFFICE, JuNE 5, 1835. Ist Regiment of Dragoons—Major T. Marten, to be Lieutenant Colonel, without purchase, vice Somerset, deceased ; R. Wardlaw, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Corbet, who retires, June 5. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieut. and Capt. Sir . J. M. Burgoyne, Bart., to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Long, who retires ; Ensign and Lieut. H. Musters, to be Lieutenant and Captain , by pu r c hase, vice Bur g o y ne ; R. C. S. Clifford, Gent., to be Ensign and Lie utenant, b y purchase, vice Musters, June 5. Scots Fusilier Guards—Ensign and Lieut. W. F. Brandreth to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Stanley, who ret ires; C. F. Seymour, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase , vice Brandreth, June 5. 2d Regiment of Foot—W. Reed, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vise Walton, who retires, June 5. 9th Foot—Ensign D. M. Bethune, from the 99th Regiment of Foot, to be Ensign, vice Rooke, who exchanges, June 5. 16th Foot—Lieut. C. Murray to be Captain, without purchase , vice A. P. Browne, deceased; Ensign G. H. Wallace to be Lieu tenant, vice Murray ; Ensign G. M. Ross, from the 91st Regimen t of Foot, to be Ensign, vice Wallace, June 5. 17th Foot—J. G. De Burgh, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase , vice Furneaux, who retires, sth June. 18th Foot—Ensign Hon. IL Hare to be Lieutenant, by RV' chase, vice Towers, who retires ; E. Jodrell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hare, sth June. 19th Foot--Major T. Raper to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Hardy, deceased; Capt. L. H. Hughes to be Major, vice Raper ; Lieut. R. Chambers to be Captain, vice Hughes; Ensign R. A. M. Franklin to be Lieutenant, vice Chambers , 17th April ; Gentleman Cadet J. Cochrane, from the Royal Ali litary College, to be Ensign, vice Franklin, sth June. 43d Foot.—Ensign Hon. C. R. West to be Lieutenant, by per chase, vice Campbell, who retires ; Hon. C. Hugh Lindsay to ,be 'Ensign, by purchase, vice West, June 5. 55th Foot.—J. Walker, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice . Bell, appointed to the 59th Regiment of Foot, June 5. 59th - Foot.—Lieut. M. G. Matson to be Captain, by purchase , vice Briscoe, who retires ; Ensign W. W. Lodder to be Lieutenant , by purchase, vice Matson ; Ensign T. Bell, from the 55th Regi ment of Foot, to be Ensign, vice Lodder, June 5. 63d Foot—Lieut. D. M. Stubbeman to be Captain, by purchase, vice Seymour, who retires ; Ensign J. Thorp to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Stubbeman ; G. N. Harrison, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Thorp, June 5. 89th Foot—Ensign and Adjutant C. R. B. Granville to have the rank of Lieutenant, June 5. 90th Foot—Captain T. G. Egerton, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice F. White, who retiree upon half-pay Unattached, June 5. 91st Foot—Lieut. W. Hickey, from the half-pay of the 41st Re giment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, Vice Landreth, d ece ased ; Gen. tleman Cadet H. Savage, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Ross, appointed to the 16th Beg ment of Foot., June 5- 98th Feot--Lieut. G. D. Paterson, from the half-pay Vat' tached, to be Lieutenant, vice H. S. Maxwell, who exchanges, re' ceiving the difference : Gentleman Cadet T. H. Lovett, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Pater son, promoted, June 5. 99th Foot—Ensign C. H. Ropke, from the 9th Regiment of Foot, to be Ensign, vice Bethune, who exchanges. J. Garland+ Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mitchell, who retires , June 5. 2d West India Regiment--Captain G. P. Hawkins, from hall pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Egerton , appointed to the 90th Regiment of Foot, June 5. UNATTACHED. Ensign G. D. Paterson, from the 98th Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, June 5. MEMORANDUM. Lieut. W. Cox, upon half-pay of the 12th Regiment of Foot, ha s been permitted to retire from the Army, with the sale of a Oi l : mission of an Unattached Lieutenant, he being a settler in the colonies. Commissions in the Regiment of Royal London Militia, signed his Majesty's Commissioners of Lieutenancy for the said City. W. Thompson, Esq., M.P. and Alderman, to be Lieutenant' Colonel, vice Lieut.-Col. J. J. Smith, Alderman, deceased, gar' 25 ; E. Tickner, Esq., to be Captain, June 3 ; H. Butterwor th, Esq., to be ditto, June 4 ; W. Hicks, Esq., to be ditto, June 6; Ensign R. Dellinger to be Lieutenant, June 3; Ensig n J. DesPs to be ditto, June 4 ; Assistant-Surgeon S. Tarratt to be Sorg o n ' June 3. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Devon. Sir B. P. Wrey, Bart., Sir E. S. Prideaux, Bart., H. G. Carl' Esq., and E. S. Drewe, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenants, Nov. 2 0 ' Ist, or East Devon Regiment of Militia. R. Wake, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Oct. 19. North Devon Regiment of Militia. Sir L. V. Palk, Bart., to be Ensign, Feb. 26. South Devon Regiment of Militia. Sir J. T. B. Duckworth, Bart., to be Ensign, May 13. Ist Devon Regiment f Yeomanry Cavalry. T B. B. Fulford, jun., Esq., to be Major, Feb. 20 ; Sir J. • Duckworth, Bart., to be Captain, Feb. 20 ; W. Miles, Gent., to be Lieutenant, April 2 4 ; W. Tucker, Gent., to be Cornet,_Neno, 13 ; W. Gatty, Gent., to be ditto , N0v. 13 ; J. P. Cockburn, t• to be ditto, Nov. 14; 11. A. Farrington, Gent., to be ditto, Dec. 28 ;J. Garrett, Gent., to be ditto, April 24 ; W. R. Courtedah Gent., to be ditto, May 3 ; E. A. Sanders, Gent., to be ditto, Feb. 20 ; J. Spettipe, Gent., to be Surgeon, Sept. 11. East Devon Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry. V. T. Langworthy, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Nov. 28 ; E. Stamp, jun., Gent., to be Cornet, Feb. 12; H. C. Mules, Gent., to be ditto, Feb. 28. North Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry. The Right Hon. Charles Rodolph Trefusis, Lord Clinton, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, Sept. 10; Sir T. Wheeler, Bart., to be Cap tain Sept. 18 ; H. Dann, Gent. , to be Cornet, Oct. 29; W.Tho rold, Gent., to be ditto, Oct. 30. BANK OF ENGLAND. AVERAGE of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the BANK of ENGLAND, from the L.th of March, to the 2d of June, 1655, published pursuant to the Act, 3 and 4 W. 4, cap. 98, sec. 8. LIABILITIES. ASSETS. Circulation £18, 460 , 000 Sec urities P25, 56 e , t ° 6,1 ---- D e p os it s " ..---,,,, £31,712,uw BANKRUPTS. WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE, stationer, Grafton-street, Fits: roy-square, to surrender, June 16, at ten, and July 17, at t_ ~welveo,rr the Court of Bankruptcy. Webster, Caroline-street, Dew square ; Lackington, official assignee, Basinghall-street. a. JOHN COBB, coach-master, St. Anne's-place, Corone r A road, Middlesex, June 12, at ten, and July 17, at i elel.„tfs. the Court of Bankruptcy. Baddeleys, Leman-street, CY o T; fre et. fields ; Clark, official assignee, St. Swithin's - lane, Lombssu:°"rar. GEORGE CLARKE, shoe-maker, Stone-cutter-stree, l9 .. i ., 17, ringdon-street, London, June 11, at half-past eleven, and Jr. , at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, officia l rssign Parker, Fish-street-hill. JOSEPH NOBLE, ship-owner, Westgate, Northumberlanencl, 013' June 16, and July 17, at ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy* 13, Broderick, and Bell, Bow Church-yard, Cheapside , Looo Whitmore, Basinghall-street, London, official assignee. ROBERT TILLEY, coach-maker, King - street , Holbc , n3,,- o f dlesex, June 13, at two, and July 17, at eleven, at the C0,,f0, Bankruptcy. Brady, Staple-Inn, Holborn ; Goldsmid , o fficial signee, Ironmonger-lane. 1 11, JAMES KAY, coal-merchant, Liverpool, June 18, and Ju I b , at two, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Rowlins on, WYe and Howard, Queen-street, Cheapside, London ; Howard, and Wyche, Liverpool. 2. 5 * JOSEPH WARD, jun.,victualler, Sheffield,Yorkshire, Ju ne and July 17, at eleven, at:the Town-hall, Sheffield. Vickers, SP held ; Rodgers, Devonshire-square, Bishopsgate.street, London. JOHN BEGBIE, victualler, Cartwright-street, Rosemel4lgnof Middlesex, June 12, at two, and July 17, at one, at the CALL. " d, Bankruptcy. Gibson, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; pr'" Great Tower-street. CHARLES HENRY MUELLER, music-seller, Norwich, - 4 1, 16, and July 17, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green' '1 dermanbury, official assignee ; Wood and Fraser, Dea n-Stree Soho. hire , WILLIAM LOVETT, innkeeper, Chesterfield, DerbYtk, June 12, and July 17, at eleven, at the Rutland Arms Inn, 13 1„ d , well, Derbyshire. Bicknell, Roberts , and Finch , Lincoln's London; Drabble and Waller, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. At JO GEORGE BLENKIN, merchant, Kingston-upon-linuo - n ay 13, and July 17, at eleven, at the Kingston Hotel , Kingston-uvj 0. Hull. Wilkinson, Hull; Meredith and Reeve , Lincoln's-Inn, Lep", FRANCIS HENRY BRADBEER, draper, Salisbury, gilt' shire, June 10, and July 17, at eleven, at the Cross Keys In n, lisbury. Housman, Salisbury ; Cardales and lif e, B e dford r° London. DIVIDENDS. ickh J. W. Pope, carpet-warehouseman, Wood-street, t , ..igcl• June 29, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy —S ' n o at son, wine -merchant, Devonshire-street, Bishopsgate, June .ne• half-past two, at the Court of Bankruptcy—W. Henfrey, V ou rt merchant, Northampton, June 29, at half-past eleven, at the 000 of Bankruptcy—T. Neal, sen., E. Neal, and T. Neal, 1 cloth-factors, Wootten-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, June , twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy—H. Smith, grocer, Newet ou rt upon-Tyne, Northumberlanclip,June 27, at twelve, at the, l`ive . of Bankruptcy—J. F. D. Stewart , coal-merchant, tor. street, Pentonville, June 27, at eleven , at the Court of_l_3_trjj BIRTH. Ref. On the Ist inst., at Long Newton, Durham, the lady of the T. Dyke, of a son -avers Lawrence, EK" of On the 4th inst., at Chiswick, John Lifton roon to Miss Baker, of Tham-reen. On the 4th inst., at St. Peter's, urn Cornhill, g John Witherby• of Debden Hall, Essex, to Mary Ann, daughter of John Nish Esq., of Cornhill. A Lang' On the 2d inst., at Warding, Sussex, the Rev. Edwar— dale, Rector of East Hothly, in the same county , to Effdli Ptincsl eldest daughter of John Thomas Fuller, Esq., Captain o f the Artillery. V *O lt On the 6th inst., at St. Martin-in-the - Fields , Mr. G eo. of Hertford, to Louisa, second daughter of Mr. Richard CO"' of Northumberland-street, Strand. London: Printed and Publis.ed by 3IURDO YOUNG , L o t( 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the of Middlesex. 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RYdEI in -SYp ,LlKii.y '47l4but , DIED. On the 4th inst., at Croom's - hill , Gree nwi ch , at an ildlitecearY age, Dame Mary Bate Dudley, relict of the late Rev. Sir LL Bate Dudley, Bart. t Pet er ' On the 30th ult., at the Rectory, Orton Longuevit.e, borough, the Rev. Charles Child. t's Reg ° Mrs. L ast, wife of William Last, of Munster-street , Park. On v its h i/ the sth inst., in Brompton-row, George Vardy, •API" 64th year. At Calcutta, in his 20th year, Mr. Henry Dawson, Y ( th° H. E. I. C. Lately, at Trinity College, Cambridge, John Barhain Grigti Esq., aged 21. TIT