The Sun. — London, England, 1848-07-18 00:00:00

ttirb 92Vition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. LATEST FROM PARIS• From accounts received by us, dated " Paris, five o clock, Moaday evening," it appears that there were expectations that the state of siege will soon be raised, and that, in three or four days, the prohibition to publish certain journals will be l removed. It will be found, notwithstanding this satisfactory communication, that the funds declined on the Paris Bourse yesterday —the Three per Cents. W., the Five per Cents. If., as compared with Saturday's prices. 'lll WAY COMMITTEES. AIL (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. LORD SHAFTESBURY'S COMMITTEE.—Lort- Dwr AND BLACKWALL (Connecting Branch). —Preamble proved and clauses 6 reed to. GROUP NO. . ag —LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN (Branches and Deviations at Leamington).reamble proved, clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be re ported. GREAT WESTERN (Birmingham and Oxford Junction Purchase).—The object of this Bill is to increase the power of the Great Western Company on the Birmingham and Oxford Junction, so as to enable them to exercise an active .control over the expenditure of that line, and to sanction a scheme fur laying down the mixed gauge from Fenny Compton to Birmingham. Several witnesses were called after the case had been opened by Mr. Burke to prove that the scheme was quite feasible, but the evidence was stopped by The CHAIRMAN, who intimated that the Committee were satisfied with the opinion of the Board of Trade, that the plan was quite practical, but they wanted the promoters to show w hat s p ecial reasons existed for ap plying the mixed gauge to this particular line. Mr. BURKE said he would call witnesses to prove the special grounds to-morrow. The Bill is opposed by Mr. Austin and other eminent Parliamentary counsel, on behalf of a large body of the Birmingham and Oxford proprietors. GROUP No. 7. EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN. —The object of this Bill is tl authorise the construction of branches to Boscobic, Keltyhead, and Glencraig. Preamble proved, clauses agreed, and Bill ordered to be reported. STIRLING AND DUNFERMLINE (Amendments and Veviations).—Preamble passed, clauses agreed to, and BiLl ordered to be reported. FLEETWOOD, PRESTON. AND WEST RIDING JUNC TION.—The object of this Bill is to authorise the company to make an important branch to Burnley, and extension to the adjacent coal fields. The case, which is opposed by the East Lancashire Company and several landholders, was opened to• day and evidence taken in its favour. GROUP No. B.—GREAT WESTERN.—This Bill is to authorise the construction of an important branch line from Slough to Windsor. It is opposed by the South- Western Company,::who promoted a rival scheme from Datchet to Slough in the Commons, which was rejected on the ground that the passing of the• Bill will be a breach of faith on the part of the Crown, the Woods and Forests having entered into an agreement with them to sanction their line, and theirs only, upon their paying a large sum of money for the improvement of Windsor Castle and the town of Windsor. The case was opened to-day aud evidence taken in its favour. ELECTION COMMITTEE• (THIS DAY.) DUBLIN. The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' majo rity was resumed, but the petitioners did not succeed in striking any additional votes off the poll to-day. Another objection was taken to the validity of the grand jury cess, but the arguments on the point had not closed when the Committee adjourned. COMMERCIAL SAND. OF LONDON EAST INDIA.-This afternoon the market for Madras was in a quiet state, and supplies are upon an enlarged scale. At public sale 3,944 bags were all sold, but at a decline of 6d per cwt-low brown went at 28s, fine 30s, low yellow 30s 6d to 31s, middling 31s 6d to 335, good 34s to 35s 6d, grocery 36s to 395, good and fine white 41s to 435. Bengal met with little attention, and 1,909 bags 4 chts were only in part sold at 6d per cwt reduc tion-fine soft white went at 435, low and middling 39s to 40s 6d, good and fine yellow 37s 6d to 38s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.-Importers have been ready sellers, and a material increase is apparent in the quantity brought to market. A good business has been concluded, chiefly for horns consumption, but at prices showing a reduc tion on those previously current of 6d to is per cwt. At public sale 2,675 boxes of Havannah were all sold; low and middling yellow went at 37s 6d to 393 6d, good and fine 40s to 41s 6d, low and middling grey 37s 6d to 38s 6d, good 39s to 39s 6d, good and fine brown 375 to 37s 6d, washed 36s 6d to 39s ; 1,077 boxes of white, in bond, were taken in at 29s 6d to 32s for good and fine, but sold afterwards rather under these rates. Of Brazil 100 cases and 4,368 bags were disposed of. CocoA.-For West India there is yet only a limited demand, and prices must be quoted Is to 2s per cwt lower. At auction 300 bags of Trinidad were sold good red at 41s, middling 39s to 40s, low 38s 6d, ordi nary grey 35s to 375, middling and good 38s to 395; 40 bags of Grenada, middling and good bright red 38s to 40s per cwt. The stock is 5,108 pkgs, and last year at this time 5,597 pkgs. Foreign is yet little wanted, and sellers are willing to accept 32s to 345. The quan tity here is 8,394 bags, and last year at the same time 3,193 pkgs. COFFEE.-This afternoon the market was more freely supplied with Ceylon Coffee, and the quantity brought to public sale amounted to 96 casks, and 4,384 bags. There was less demand for all sorts, and the native was all taken in at 30s for real good ordinary, being barely the former value, whilst a part only of the Plantation sold, at about last week's rates ; fine 75s to 78s, good 70s, good middling 58s to 60s, middling 50s to 565, low middling 46s to 49s 6d, fine and fine ordinary 33s to 455, and inferior 288 to 325. Of Costa Rica 671 bags were mostly taken in at 34s for fine fine ordinary. TEA.-To-day there was firmness in the Tea market, and the trade for the most part were desirous to do busi ness. The quantity offered at public sale amounted to 11,900 packages, of which 4,400 found buyers at full market rates. Congou, common fetched Bid to Bid good is to is id, Pekoe flavour Is 6d ; Oolong 81d to 9P ; Scented Caper is 2d to is 3d ; Scented Orange Pekoe, fine is 5d ; Twankey, ordinary 3d to 31d, good 8d to Sid ; Hyson, ordinary is Op to is lid, good is 6d, fine 2s sid to 36 ; Young Hyson, Canton Bd, good ls 4d to is 6d ; Gunpowder, Canton is 3d to is 6P, and good 2s 40 to 2s 7d. SALTPETRE.-This afternoon there was little passing by private treaty in rough, and 947 bags at auction went 6d cheaper ; Calcutta, middling strong grey 64 to 51 per cent went at 24s to 24s 6d, good ditto 4.-} 25s to 25s 6d, and 2:1 ditto 25s 6d to 26s per cwt. RICE.-To-day the market was much better supplied with East India Rice, and the public sales comprised 11,042 bags and 1,382 pockets. The demand was, how ever, active, and the whole sold at full rates for white, whilst yellow went 3d to 6d higher : Bengal, good white fetched Ila 6d to 12s, good middling Ils to lls 6d, middling 106 6d to Ils ' ordinary broken 9s to 9s 6d, damaged 5 s 6d to I is 6 d ; Madras, ordinary sound Cargo 7s 6d to Bs, good 8s 6d to 9s; Arracan, mid pearl barley 7s 6d to Bs, good 8s 6d to 2s, ordinary Cargo 7s 6e to. Bs, damaged 5s to 7s 6d ; Singapore, middling Cargo Bs, good 8s 6d to 3s, damaged 5s 6d to 7a 6d per cwt. SPIRITS.-To-day there was more desire manifested to do business in Rum, and sales to a fair extent were made; East India at is 4d to Is 6d; Leeward Isiand proof is 7d to Is 8d ; Jamaica from 3s 3d to 3 7d for 30 to 35 per cent, good and fine 3s 8d to 4s 4d. INDIGO.-To-day 596 chests only passed the sale, it having been adjourned at 12 o'clock. 20 chests were bought in, leaving 476 sold. There is no alteration in prices; • the biddings were animated for consuming qua lities, which realise May rates. Up to this period, 8,248 (tests have passed, 2,683 withdrawn, and 2,059 bought in, which leaves 4,106 chests actually sold. The sale will terminate to-morrow. - (THIS DAY.) The eighth annual general meeting of the proprietors of the Commercial Bank of London was held this after noon at the Banking-house, in Lothbury ; Mr. John Taylor, chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. The report congratulated the proprietors upon the result of the year's operations, and stated that it was a source of much grat►fcation to find that they were enabled to continue the dividend of 61. per cent. per annum, and to make a further addition to the guarantee fund, notwithstanding a monetary crisis more severe in its pressure on the mercantile affairs of the kingdom, than any experienced for many years past. It would be seen by the balance-sheet, that after writing off the bad and doubtful debts, and paying the charges and current expenses of the past year, the net profits amounted to 11,5681. 15s. 2d., out of these profits a dividend, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, for the half-year ending 31st December, 1847, bad been already paid, and the directors had now to declare a dividend for th• half-year ending 30th June, 1848, at the same i ate, and as usual, free from income-tax. After paying this dividend and deducting rebate of interest upois current bills, there remain a balance of 2.169/. 13s. 4cl. to he added to the reserve fund, increasing th.t fund with the ant:11,10:a made during the year to 17,3861. 9s. 3d. The balance-sheet represented that the subscribed capital of the bank amounted to 641,4001., and the paid up capital to 128,2101. The cash in hand, Government securities, and bills discounted, amounted to 557,283/. s. 9d., while the value of the banking premises were set down at 4,0001., and the balance due to customers at 406,217/. I3s. 11d. The report was unanimously adopted, after which the dividend mentioned in it was declared payable the Ist of August. Messrs. James Alexander Douglas and Edward Ox enford, retiring directors, were re-elected, and Messrs. Charles Hill (Sheriff of London) and Thomas Winkworth were elected to serve as directors in the room of Messrs. Cotton and Collett, who had retired from the board. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman and directors, and the meeting terminated. COURSE OF EXCH2 Amsteniam .......... 12 2% Ditto, at sight • • .... 12 Rotterdam .......... 12 2% A.ntwerp •••• • • • • •. • • -- tiamburgh • • . ALE. 13 11% Altona • • •• •• •• •• •• •• •• ... rarls, 3 days' sight • 25 44 Ditto, • • ............25 80 M a rseilles •• • • •••• ...• 24 85 Reurdeaux.... .. •• • . Frankfort on Mains.. 121% retersburgh, Sil. Rble Berlin • • .• • • • • • Fllnna, effec. •• •• •• Tee Ste, ditto.... • • .... Mad; id ••• • • • ........ 42 Ca ••••.• • • • • 46 Ilareeloun • • • • NGE.-(THIS DAY. Lothian—John Trotter, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, July 5. Royal Mid-Lothian or Edinburgh Yeomanry Cavalry. —Lieutenant Stewart Bayley Hare to be Captain, vice Sir David Dundee, Bart. resigned ; Cornet William Baillie to be Lieutentent, vice Bayleyi Hare, promoted, July 6; Alexander Cochrane, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Wauchope, promoted, July 5; Andrew Gillon, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Baillie, promoted, July 6. BANKRUTCIES SUPERSEDED. Edward Norris, commission agent, Manchester. John Cates, jun., apothecary, Marylebone. Gibraltar.. • • ... . beghorn ..... ... • • • • 31 45 Genoa .. • • Venice .. .. .. Naples ••••••• • •• • . • • Palermo, per 0z....—. Lisbon.... • • . ..... .... Oporto .... • • _ • .., • . Rio Janeiro • • ........ tiatita ..... • •• • ••• •• Iltiertom Ayres _..• • .. New York, 21 days'eight L'hiladclphia .... • • . • . • 36K raICES OF BULLION, PEA OZ. Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 17 9 Now Dollars ••.. • • u 4 9, Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 ll ,vanish Doubloons .. 0 0 9 ;11verinKars......•• 0 4 1134 MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1844. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 319 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ..• •.• ••• 44 Turbercular Diseases... ..• ••• ••• ... 182 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, end Senses... ... 114 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 23 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... ••• ••• 58 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ..• Diseases of the Kidney s, &c. ••• Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ••• Diseases of the Jo ints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... ... ••• Premature Birth ..• •• •• ••• Atrophy ••• ••• •• Old Age ..• ••• ••• Sudden Violence, Privation, Cold, or •intemperance Causes not specified ... ••• DEATHS YOM ALL CAUSES ••• ... 54 Population Enumerated, 1841. West Districts... 300,711 North Districts.. 375,971 Central Distrias 373,653 East Districts ... 392,444 south Districts.. 501,190 Average weekly Deaths, 1843-7. Five Springs. 143 • 182 • 171 • 199 •, 248 ~ Totals... ..... 1,948,369 Males ... ... Females ... 943 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females Total ... ... 7 ... 13 ... 38 ... 32 ••• 2 MARKET 930 Deaths In the Week. 144 168 168 202 248 930 462 468 Name of Company. Australasia .......... Britsh .N or th American Ceylon .. • • • • • •• •• •• Jommercial of London •• •• Gloucestershire •• •• • • lonlan ..•• • • .. •• •• • • Londn and Westminstr London Joint-Stock ... Provincialof Ireland.. Ditto, New.• • • • • • • • National of Ireland .. Nat. Provnclal of Eng. Ditto, New.• • • • • • • • South Australia • • • • • • Union of Australia • . •• Ditto • • • .. Union of London Union of Madrid .• • • • Name of Company. Charing-cross . • • • .. • • Bouthwrk, Nw Sub. AY. Ditto Nw of 7% p • c• Water100 Ditto Old Ann. of 81. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall .... ... Av. INS Name of Company. Alliance Brit. and For. Ditto Marine. •• •• Ntlai ••• •• •• •• British Commercial •• Clerici,Med.&Gen•Life Caunty •• •• •• •• •• •• Crown •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Eagle .. • • • • • ..... • • •• Eng.& Scot. Law •• • • European Life ••• • • • Family Endownin t Soc. Freemasons' . • • • • • • • • Globe ..... .. .. .. .. .. Gu trti ian .. .. .. .. .. .. I,nperial Firo •• •• •• Imperial Life .• •• •• •• Indemnity Marine•• Law Fire .. Law ife.. •••• •• Legal and General Life Landon Fire • • Landon Ship ........ Marine .. •••• • • . 'led. InvIld& Gen. Life .;ational Loan Fund.. N'ational Life......... Palladium Lila Pelican Primnix Protector Life Pruvident Life........ Kock Life Itoyal Exchange Sun Fire.. Ditto Life . Universal Life........ Viaoria Life Name of Company. C Aninercial •• • ••. • • East and West India ... East Country ••.• . • • London Ditto 80nd5........ St.Kathatine ........ Ditto Bonds• • • • .. • . Southampton •• ...... ... 674 ... 652 ... 1,326 INTELLIGENCE. (F.tom the London New Price Current of July 18.) SUGAR.—To-day there was a falling off in the demand for raw sugar for all purposes accompanied by a reduc tion in the value. West Indian Muscovado was dealt in with caution for both the scale and pan, altbongh holders were ready sellers at a decline on Fridays rates of 6d. The total purchases are 300 hhds &c., including a public sale of 145 hhds 5 trcs of Bar badoes which went flatly at the decline noticed ; fine yellow sold at 41s 6d to 425. good 40s to 41s, mid dling 38s 6d to 39s 6d; 10 hhds of Jamaica sold rather cheaper, went at 39s to 39s 6d per ewt for good yellow. The market closed with much dulness for both free and slave labour Sugar. Of Dutch crushed Sugar several parcels have been cleared for home consumption at the 24s 8d per cwt duty. REFINED.—To -day home-trade buyers operated with 4 --; 1' '. ' ' lion in Refined Goods, and there was a desire to sell ---,- - brown lumps at 54s to 54s 6d, and Standard Lumps at - gis. - Bonded Crushed is wan t e d at 26s to 27s p er cwt. .„,, ~\ 41. .11a 4t timus.-,This afternoon there was not much in .., . tip manifested to do business in M auritius Su g ar. The& lie sales of 1,737 bags, and 160 casks went off o flat! • ' d a small part only sold at 6 d to Is p er cwt de tsi ellne-on Friday's rates—fine yellow went at 395, good ":"-,.. -- aita, middling 36s 6d to 375, low 35 to 3 63, fine brown II SU 6d, middling 325, washed 30s to 365, and syrupy ala to 36 6d per cwt. Saao.—There is less demand by private treaty for this article, and former rates cannot be obtained, whilst 160 boxes at auction were taken in at I9s to 20s, and 33 boxes sold at 17s 6d to 18s for middling brown small pearl. Saga Flour is more in request, and prices are firmer, sales having been made privately at 15s to 16s 6d per cwt. West India Arrowroot is not much wanted, and 2d to is is the value. For Tapioca there is a steady sale at 3d to 6d per lb. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon there was a better de mand, and the public sales of 77 bags went off with a fair spirit, upon Lull terms; indeed, the better sorts of Hondures silvers went ld higher; Mexican silvers fetched as 6d to 3a 7d, and Honduras 3s 6d to 4s ld per lb. OlLS.—Since our fait report arrivals of Fish Oils have been upon an enlarged scale, and a decline in prices is apparent, the demand for all sorts having diminished and for all purposes. For public sale 80 tuns Sperm, 100 tuns Suthern, and 10 tuns of Seal Blubber are declared. Although pale Seal can be ob tained at the moderate rates of 241 to 241 ss, still exporters and home buyers have made purchases with caution, and holders are willing sellers. For other sorts the market is in a dull state. Cod has been dealt in with caution. Southern is not much wanted, and low to middling quality can be obtained at 221 to 231, and good 231 10s to 241 103. There coneinues to be much dulness in:the market for Sperm, and on the part of merchants there is a desire to press sales. There is firmness in the market for Linseed Oil, whilst for home trade purposes a good dema-nd has been ex perienced at 22s 6d per cwt. Rapeseed Oil Is in much better request. and an advance is the value la apparent. Sales to a large extent have been made in Palm, and at ' advanced rates. For Cocoa Nut there is yet much dul ness in the market, and the stock is still on the increase; Olive has not improved in value ; there is, however, a more active demand, and deliveries continue to exceed the arrivals. Lard Oil is more in demand. TALLOW . —Although there are sellers of Russian on the spot upon further reduced terms until Soap makers or Chandlers are not disposed to enlarge their purchases. Only a small amount of business has been con cluded, and 43s 9d to 44s per cwt are the rates accepted for fine P.Y. Candle. For forward de livery the sales made have been limited, and the rates accepted are 42s 9d to 43s for the last three months of the year. Home made is not much in request, but prices continuo to recede, whilst there is a good supply, and 43s 6d to 44s the value of nett cash. Oother sorts of Tallow are little required, and must be quoted rather cheaper, and the supply is good. At auction 217 bags of South American were sold. For auction ;he quantity of Tallow declared is 500 casks. Rough Fat is nut much wanted, and is offered at 2s 6d per stone. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) DOWNING-STREET, duLir 17, 1848. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Robert Clax. ton, Esq., to be Chief Justice; James George Pignenit, Esq., to be Puisne Justice; and Henry J. Woodcock, Esq., to be her Majesty's Attorney-General fur the island of St. Christopher. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint 'William Fergusson, Esq., to be Colonial Secretary for Sierra Leone. THE SUN, LONDON, 'TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 18, 1848 PRICES OF SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- PANIES' STOCK. LONDON. TUESDAY, JULY 18. JOINT-STOCIC Dividend per Annum. 51. per cent. 71. par cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. 6/. per cent. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. Si. per cent. Si. per cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. Si. per cent. 61. per cent. Airouat of Share. A s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 61. per cent. 353. per cent, Paid. Imount of Share. £ g. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 11. ss. 4d. 11. 28. 2d. 11. 17s. ,NCE C, Z. s. d. 632 12 S 50 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 1.0 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 Dividend per Annum. 31. 10.. 6 per cent. 61. per cent, 13s. 6d. pr sh. 7s. per share 5 pr et : 86 bs. 70 10 3 5/. per cent. 5)4 per cent. 41. & bs. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 12 per cent. DOC: Dividend per Ann Um. X a. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 n 100 o e 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 41. per cent. 61. pr cent. 255. per sh. 51. pr cent. 41. per cent. 4 per cent. 4%1. pr cent. 21. per cent. 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 Amount of Share. Paid. X. F. d. 25 0 0 6000 40 0 0 Paid. Z s. d. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Price X s. d. Stock. 50 0 0 Price, Price IMPERI AMEN T ROUSE OF LORDS. July 17. PROTECTION OF FEMALES. Lord BROUGHAM, in answer to a question from Lord Campbell, said he should not proceed with , his Bill on this subject during the present session. CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT BILL The Criminal Law Administration Amendment Bill was, on the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, read a third time and passed. SCOTTISH LAW OF ENTAIL BILL. On the order of the day being moved for going into Committee on this Bill, The Earl of HADDINGTON begged to state some objections which be entertained to certain parts of it. It treated some vested rights with a lightness which it was not becoming on the part of their Lordships' House to sanction. Their Lordships ought to hold those rights sacred. He did not conceive this Bill was called for by the necessities of the case; he should therefore move that the Bill be committed on this day three months. Lord CAMPBELL said that he did not consider that the Noble Earl was very consistent in the course which he had taken, for he objected to the present Jaw of entail in Scotland, yet he called upon their Lordships to perpetuate the present entails in seen/um seculorum. He should therefore oppose the amendment. Lord WHARNCLIFFE entertained strong objections to the present law of entail in Scotland, but he objected to the present Bill, as it was a most unnecessary interfe rence with private rights. Lord BROUGHAM. felt great douht as to the retro spective operation of this Bill in the way proposed. He did not yield without hesitation; but after the matter had undergone so much consideration, he thought they might go into Committee to see whether they could not improve it in such a way as to meet the objections urged against it. The amendment was negatived without a division, and the House having resolved itself into Committee, the Bill passed without amendment, and was reported to be read a third time to-morrow. CANADA UNION ACT AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion of Earl GREY, that this Bill be read a third time, Lord STANLEY said that he did not mean to object to the third reading of the Bill. It must be in the recol lection of the House that it was enacted by the Canada Union Act that the English should be recognized as the only legal language of that colony ; but by this Bill it was proposed to go back and to allow the use of the French language in certain cases in the lower part of the colony. He did not believe there was any necessity for this change ; and he believed the ultimate result of it would be• to affect the validity of the union of the two provinces. Earl GREY said the existing state of the law had proved inconsistent with the welfare of the colonies, and this Bill was considered necessary to introduce a better state of things. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. The Officers of Courts of Justice (Ireland) Assimila tion of Appointments Bill and the Copyhold Enfran chisement Extension Bill went through Committee. Their Lordships then adjourned. 50 0 0 115 44U 218 15% 44 41 Os. 304 154 4% 162 Price. WATER-WORMS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ 8. d. s. d. Birmingham. • • • • . • • • 18s. 25 0 0 25 0 0 East Londou..• • • • • • • • 81. 100 0 0 178 Grand Junction • • • • .. 21. 10s. 41 13 4 81 100 0 0 75 New Rivr Lndn Brdge , 2/. 10s. 55 Vauxhall . • • • • • • .. • • • 51. per cut. 1100 0 0 West Middlesex . . . 61.0*. pr cnt.l 117 GAS-LIGHT AND COMIC COMPANIES. Dividend , Amount Name of Company. per 1 of Paid. Price. Annum. , Share. X. s. d. X. s. d. I British • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 16 Ditto Provincial.... 11. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 22 Bristol • • • • • • . • • .... • 101. per cent. 1 20 0 0 —• Brighton .. • • .. • • • • .. 51. per cent. i 20 0 0 16 City of London .. ...• 101. 'lOO 0 0 100 0 0 250 Continental Consolidat. 925. pr share 5I) 0 0 39 5 0 Ditto, New • • ..... • 85s. pr share 50 0 0 37 10 0 Equitable.... • 455. pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0 26 Imperial ............ 61. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 71 Independent ......... 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 64 London • ..... • . • • • • • • 50 0 0 50 0 0 Ditto • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 50 0 0 50 0 0 Phcenix • • • • . • . • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 46 0 0 29% Itatcliff .... • ........ 5/• and bns. 1100 0 0 90 0 0 75 United General .. • . . 4 1. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15 Westminster Chartered 31, 50 0 0 55% Ditto, New .. 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 11 HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 17. BUSINESS OF THE SESSION. Lord J. RUSSELL then rose and said—Mr. Speaker, in answer to a question from the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Ripon (Sir J. Graham) I stated that I would on this day follow in the usual course which has been adopted of late years, and state to the House what Bills the Government purpose pro ceeding with during the present session, and those which they intend to abandon. I can only state their intentions with respect to the principal Bills, those only which are of great importance; it is not necessary, I think, for the Government to go into any statement with respect to the Bills which are of minor importance, with the details of which it is unneces sary for me to trouble the House. With regard to these Bills, the first that 1 shall mention is the Public Health Bill, which has passed through this House. It has been read a second time in the House of Lords, and now stands for a third read ing. With respect to that Bill, the Government in tend to press for the definite opinion of Parliament upon it during the present session. We hope to place that Bill in a position to enable it to receive the royal assent during the present session. The next Bill I have to mention is the Incumbered Estates (Ireland) Bill. That Bill has come down from the House of Lords ; many amendments have been intro duced into it by this House, and it has gone through Committee with the general assent of the House. I shall press on that Bill, and endeavour to receive the assent of the House of Lords to the amendments made, in order that it may pass into a law during the present session. I think that is a Bill of the greatest importance, and one which ought speedily to be passed into a law. There is a Bill which I introduced the other night, and which I props° shall be read a se cond time on Thursday next—l allude to the Bill relating to corrupt practices at the elections for boroughs.—(Hear.) That is a Bill likewise of great importance, as it refers to inquiries into the practices, into the conduct of the electors of such boroughs with regard to which the House has heard much during the present session. I think that that Bill is of too important a character to allow that it should be postponed. I shall therefore proceed with that Bull on Thursday next. There is tteesase Bill with respect to which many ques tions have been frequently asked—tho Diplomatic lie iations with Rome Bill. That Bill has come from the other House of Parliament ; it is in the hand 3 of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and he will, on the first open day, move that it be read a second time, with the view of proceeding with it in the present session. I come now, Sir, to a Bill of the utmost importance, founded on a recommendation of a Committee on the navi gation-laws, and on which various debates have taken place. Owing to the debates that have taken place on the propriety of increasing the force of the army and navy, and on the expediency of the renewal of the income-tax, we were prevented from intro ducing that measure early in the session—l mean the resolutions on which we intended to frame a Bill for an alteration of the navigation-laws. Since the mea sure was introduced in May, another measure has like wise been proposed with respect to sugar, on which long debates have taken place. We have, therefore, been disappointed in the hope which we entertained that we should be enabled to go on con tinuously with that Bill as soon as it was introduced. As matters stand now, considering the late period of the session to which we have arrived, the great importance of the question, and that it cannot for some time go up to the House of Lords, we have come very reluctantly to the opinion that we cannot proceed with that Bill during the present session.—(Surprise.) Having stated that we shall not proceed with this Bill during the pre sent session, I trust there will be no objection on the part of the House to go into Com mittee on the Bill with the view of assenting to propositions of my Right Honourable Friend, so that the nature of its provisions, and the de bate upon them may be placed before the country for consideration before the ensuing session. Sir, I feel that while this measure has bean the sub ject of great discussion in this country, that the failure of its passing in the present session will be a great disappointment in some of our most important colonies.—(Hoar, hear.) I think it my duty, however, to declare that, without blaming any one, or without im puting delay to any one, that the Government will pro pose to introduce the measure at the very earliest period next session, and after the discussion it has received, and the approbation of the principle ex pressed by a large majority of the House, that the ' important province of Canada, and the foreign powers to whom we have held out the prospect that the naviga tion-laws would be repealed, will feel confident that next session a measure will be passed taking away the restrictions on navigation—(Hear, hear) —and that they will entertain no doubt that such a measure will receive the assent of Parliament. It is also, as a conse quence upon that, the intention of the Government to withdraw the Merchant Seamen's Service Bill. There is another measure which I consider of very great im • portance with respect to Ireland, namely, the Bill with respect to the Elective Franchise of Counties in Ireland. That is a most important measure ; but lam not disposed at this time to begin a measure of such im portance, and I, therefore, propose to postpone that mea sure to another session. There is another mea sure of great importance with regard to Ireland— the Landlords and Tenants Bill—which we shall endeavour to obtain the assent of the House to in the course of the present session. There are various other Bills of minor importance in the long list of to-day, many of which the Government have no thing to do with. I have, however, now stated the intentions of the Government with regard to the principal Bills, and I shall now conclude by proposing that the order of the day for the second reading of the Merchant Seamen's Fund Bill should be now read for the purpose of its being discharged. Mr. GO ULBURN said the repeal of the navigation laws was held out to the House as being calculated to confer immense benefit upon the West India colonies, an d ho therefore wished to ask the N o bl e L or d whether, in abandoning the navigation-laws, he had any other measure in contemplation to compensate the West Indies for the loss of the benefit that would have been conferred upon th em b y t h e repeal of the navigation-laws. Mr. HERRIES entirely concurred in the course the Noble Lord proposed to pursue with respect to the navigation-laws, and he could state that his party would offer no obstacle to the preliminary step the Noble Lord proposed to take this session in reference to their repeal; but it was not to be understood by this concession that the Protectionist party had at all changed their views upon the subject, or that they would not as strenuously oppose the repeal next session as they had this.—( Hear.) Mr. BRIGHT considered this was a fitting oppor tunity to make one or two observations with respect to the progress of business this session, and with regard to what he considered to be the unfortunate course Government had pursued.—(Hear, hear.) Ile was not going to enter into a discussioa of the merits of the navigation laws, but he was certain that they were mentioned in the Queen's Speech, and the great manufacturing. commercial, and shipping towns were in favour of their abolition.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") The Noble Lord had introduced the Bill on the naviga tion-laws in May last, but he (Mr. Bright) confessed it was his opinion that the Government did not appear to be very anxious to have it passed. He knew not what was the reason of postponing it, but no doubt they were afraid of the hostility which the measure would encounter from Hon. Gentlemen oppo site. Ho now thought it necessary to call the attention ct,..K. 111.8. a► .; 1 I E 1 IDividend Names of 4, e, IDlTldend pi ., Names of Companies. . 1 per j "' Companies. m \ P er Price. . -.; J Annum. , . .-..iinuni. sn -....- ---- ----• --. X X A.shtn& Oldh 97 1 71. p c 80 Macclesfield . 100 - 2 4 5 / . 1. B_o Regent's.. t , c e g a ke .t , Forest. . . 13 7 5 8 301 : :.. - 150: . 1 - i . - - 38: Barnsley.. • • ,160 121. 180 Neath ......100 18/. - Irknk&Abrg 150 51, 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 201. 190 85 41. 54 Coventry.... ve It Birmingh am ry.. . • 1 3 0 5 01 I) , rby ••• • • 100 61. 63 Rochdale.. •• Ells rre&Chs 1331 41. 48 Somrset Coal 1401 281. 290 E:e.% ash ... 1001 32‘. - Do.Lk Id St 121 Gt . p. c . . .... IlrandJ unctn 1001 51. 77 Stffrd &Wore Grand Surrey 100 - 35 Shrewsbury.. lirand Union 100 1/. 10s. 25 Stourbridge.. 145 20/. 285 arantham - 1501 121. - Severn and Kennt & Ant 39 7s. 6d. 4.N Wye Ra 11.5 26 11.8 s. 26 Leeds& Livrp j loo 341. 410 Warwick& 1 125 l5/. _ Leicester ....1140, 101. 75 Birming j 1 00 51. 65 Lemstr &Nth,' 831 4/. 36 Warwick& 1 ,„„ :..oughhorogh l l42, 701. - Napton.. 31" 1 - 46 Monmouthsh l , 100 j Si. - Worcstr &2 73 2/. 39 Mntgernrysh 'lOO 51. - Birming. MeitnAlwbryj 100 101. - Wilts & Brks -, 11. 11 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICE S Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ----- - £ s. d. £ I. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 195 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank 1 Clydesdale Bank •• •• •• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12% Commercial Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 1100 0 0 150 Eastern Bank ... ••• • • 6/. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 C 9/.195. Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 50 0 50 0 5' Exchange Bilk of Scot 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 41% Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National Bank ...... •• 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 121 i North of Scotlandßank 7/.percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 31.15 e. North British Bank • • - 50 0 0 10 0 0 3% Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 118% Union Bank of Scotland K. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 80 Western Bank.. •. • Aberdeen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 2 0 0 2% B. Accord. Lifeaud Fire - 20 0 0 011 0 - British Guarantee Ins. - 10 0 0 1 0 0 lOs Od Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - Citv of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 4s Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 17 East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 118.0 d. Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 - Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 I I incur. Co. of Scetlnd•• Si. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7 Life Assoc. of Scotland 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 7.t Mercantile Life ....., - 10 0 0 010 0 ss. Od. National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 20s. North British Incur 5% Lpr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 22 North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 175.0 d. Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 ss. Scot. Dias. and Gen. Life 51. per cent. 1 0 0 015 0 10s. Od Scottish Union Insrnca. 641. pr cent. 20 0 0 I 0 0 11. is Standard Life •••• • . • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 9m United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 ( 128.0 d MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X. s. d. X. s. d. Australian Agricultnrl - 100 0 0 30 0 0 - Anglo-Mexican Mint., 11. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 17 Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 -- Canada ............. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 9 - Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - - City Bonds.. .... ~.. 3%1. pr cent. - - 82 Comp.Cppr 31ars Eng. 51. percent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 - Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Equitable Reversienry 5/. pr cent. 100 0 0 1 100 0 0 91% Gen.SteamNavigation 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 18 London Institution . • • - - - 10 Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 8/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 51 % Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Royal Mail Steam.... 3%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 60 0 0 45% South Australian ..... 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 16 Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 0 23 0 0 - Universal Salvage.... - 25 0 0 5 0 0 - RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JULY 17. STOCK EXCHANGI4.—Our share market continues steady, but with only a limited business doing. The sales are— Great Northern, 8% dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late M. and B.), Fifths, 1 dis.—Ditto, 101. Preference, Bs. 9d. tp. Ditto (late West Riding Union), Fifths, 3/. 13s. 9d. dis.— Ditto (Preston and Wyre, No. 1), 344—London and North- Western, 127—Ditto, New Quarters, 1% p.—Ditto (Leeds and Dewsbury), 381,4—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire, 101. Preference, IN —Midland Stock, 106 c.—Ditto, New Halves, 5% dis.—North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—Shrews bury and Hereford, 2 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 3, 81A I dis.—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 2% dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 1% p. MANCHESTER, JULY 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares, 7 7-16 dis.— East Lancashire, Preference, Quarters, 4 p.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 42—Great Northern, 8 3 / 4 dis. - Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 1 c. dis.—Ditto, Preference, 1 ,4 c. p.— London and North-Western (Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal), 23—Ditto, ditto (unpaid np), 7 dis._ London and South-Western, 481,4 —Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire, Preference, 101/4 —Ditto (Grimsby), 201. Shares, 8% dis.—Ditto (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 9% dis.—North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—South-Es.stern and Dover, No. 4,2% c. dis. BIRMINGHAM, JULY 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The absolute business transacted to day was very limited ; the only sales being Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley , 4 p.— and South Stafford shire, 275. Bd. dis. YORK, JULY 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day was as follows :—Great Northern, 6 c.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick. (G. N. E. Purchase), 9% c. REVIEW or THE HOUSEUOLD TROOPB.—k. general review of the household troops is expected to take place in a few days, before her Majesty, the Prince Consort, the Commander-in• Chief, and the members of tho London Staff. of the house to one or two facts which were calculated l on going into Committee of Supply, by which the whole to create in the minds of the people out of state and condition of Ireland would be brought under doors the conviction that during this session their diecte - sion, he (Lord John Russell) thought the present representatives bad not attended to the duty which had I was not the proper occasion on which to enter into been committed to their charge. The Iloue met before the general question of the state of Ireland; but as the Christmas for the express purpose of considering the Hon. Member (Mr. Bright) had taken upon himself Bank Charter Act, and also the afflicting state of Ireland; I to represent the opinions of the Government, and had but the only measure of i m p or t a nce w hi c h was then stated that the Government had declined to go on w i t h passed was one avowedly for the protection of the rights the. Irish Franchise Bill because they understend it of property in Ireland, but rea li t y to disarm would be opposed as being a new Reform Bill, he a certain portion of the Irish people. Atter Christmas begged to tell the lion. Member that he was wholly another Irish question was brought before the House misinformed on that matter. With respect to his state and he begged to observe that Irish questions had always meat on the subject of the navigation-laws the Hon. afforded a constant dish for discussion within the recol- Member was equally misinformed, because the Govern lection of the oldest Member.—(Laughter.) Measures ment bad been extremely anxious to carry forward their had been passed, with the unanimous concurrence of views on that subject, but it was impossible to have in the House, for the purpose of putting down apprehended troduced the measure at an earlier period than had or existing disturbances in Ireland, and it was with rcfe- been the case unless they had allowed the Income-tax rencetolrelandthathis observations were chicfly intended and the Mutiny Acts to have expired. The Noble to apply. There was also another Bill which had been Lord the Member for King's Lynn (Lord G. Bonded() introduce d, of great importance, for facilitating the sale had referred to the reply made to Lord Elgin by the of incumbered estates in Ireland. The Bill for extend- Canadian people on the subject of the navigation-laws, ing the franchise in Ireland, and fir improving the re- and had inquired why that document had not been gistration, was not to be proceeded with this sessicn. laid on the table. The simple answer was, that the Go- The session was now about to t e rminate, and vernor-General of Canada had not transmitted it to the the Government had given no information es Colonial-office. But, as a reply to the Noble Lord, he to what they intended to do with that country. (Lord J. Russell) would refer him to the original me lt was the duty of the Government to have considered morial of the Canadians, in which they state (speaking the question of the Church. The day was rapidly of the navigation-laws) that they did not believe that coming when the Irish Church must sink, and if he the repeal of those laws would destroy the relations were an English Churchman he should be one of the which existed between Canada and the mother country;" first to get rid of the Irish Church question. If thus showing that they wished tomaintain theconnexion, they were to believe the newspapers, they were and that they believed the repeal of those laws would on the eve of an insurrection in Ireland, and tend to that object. The Hon. Gentleman opposite Government ought not to allow Parliament to (Mr. Forbes) had inquired with respect to the Sc o t c h _ separate till steps had been taken to convince the Irish people, who were not anxious for insurrection, that there was some hope for the future. The Irish representation was a fraud and a delusion, and having warned the House of what his opinions were with regard to Ireland, he must wash his hands of all responsibility for the evils that were coming on Ireland.—(Oh. oh.) After a few words from Mr. J. YOUNG, Mr. VERNON SMITH said he did not think Govern ment was open to the censure which the Honourable Member for Manchester had cast upon them for not proceeding more rapidly with the business of the session. ' It had always been the custom to bring in a number of measures at the commencement of the session, and to throw over many of them towards the close of the session; but he confessed he thought there were less Bills thrown over this session than he remembered to have been thrown over at former periods.—(Hear, hear.) He should, however, have been more satisfied with the termination had the poor-law settlement and the emigration questions been disposed of. He hoped the Right Hon. President of the Poor-law Board meant to proceed with the Bill he had brought in on the ques tion of settlement.—(Yes.) For though that measure did not go the length he could wish, he hoped it might lead to such a solution of the difficulty as should be be neficial to the poor. With regard to emigration, he thought it might be approached with more advantage now than at any former time. The colonies were most anxious for our superabundant labour, and our unem ployed labourers were anxious to emigrate. He hoped his Right Hon. Friend would state whether he intended to propose any vote or motion on this subject before the session closed, which would probably give rise to discus sion. Registration - Bill, which was now in the other HOll5O. If that Bill came down soon his Hon. and Learned Friend the Lord Advocate would proceed with it. Mr. FORBES—On what day? Lord J. RUSSELL said he could not name the day until the Bill came down from the other House. His Hon. Friend the Hon. Member for the University of Oxford (Sir R. H. Inglis) had remarked that Ministers expected to prorogue Parliament in the second week in August. He (Lord John Russell) entertained no such expectation.—(Hear, hear.) He did not think it possible that it could take place so early; but of course that would depend upon the time given to the discussion of those Bills which were intended to be proceeded with. In speaking of Ireland and Irish measures, it had been alleged that, with respect to the Landlord and Tenant Bill, the Irish Members had not been consulted. Now, that Bill had been referred to a Select Committee, of which a great majority were Irish Members; and that Committee had recommended the Bill in its pre sent form. The Hon. Member for Manchester (Mr. Bright), in finding fault with the conduct of the Government, had admitted that the Sale of Incumbered Estates (Ireland) Bill was an Aet essential to the foundation of the improved social con dition of Ireland; and he (Lord J. Russell) asked the 'louse whether a greater compliment could be paid to the Government who introduced and pressed forward that measure than the admission made by an Hon. Mem ber when indulging in attacks and invectives upon the Government? . In reply to a question put by his Hon. Friend the Member fur the University of Oxford (Sir R. H. Inglis), he had to state, with respect to the mea sure for the alteration of the oaths required to be taken by Members, that public business had so much increased since he had given notice of that treasure, that it was not his intention to make any motion on that subject during the present session; but, believing as he did that the oaths now taken were very unnecessary and almost drew ridicule on that which ought to be a solemnity, he should, early next session, renew his notice, with a view to their alteration. As to the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill, he believed there would be no great opposi tion to it, and he hoped Parliament would not refuse its assent to it before the present session was brooght to a close. Mr. B. OSBORNE said, though he agreed that dis cussions like the present were unfit to be entertained, still he was of opinion that at this moment the House ought not to deceive itself or the country with respect to the real state of Ireland. That was a matter of far too serious import to be dismissed in an easy off-hand man ner, as had been done by the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, and by other Hon. Members who had spoken on the point. He intended to make no attack on the Government with respect to their conduct towards Ireland, because on the principle that he would not speak ill of the dead, so he would say nothing against a dying and expiring Government.—(" Hear, hear," and a laugh.) He had resisted the cry for repeal, because he had thought justice would be done to Ireland by the Imperial Parliament ; but he joined with the Honourable Member for Mallow (Sir D. Norreys) in saying, that if session after session was al lowed to pass—if promises made out of office were not fulfilled when in office, he would join the Irish Con federation to get the management of their affairs into their own hands. He must say that the conduct of the Whigs towards Ireland had been a delusion, a mockery, and a snare. They had induced their supporters to join them in a factious vote to turn out the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworth ; and when they got into office the first thing they had done was to pass a coercion Bill, and since November the only remedial measure was the Incumbered Estates Bill ; and even that would not have gone on but for the circumstance of the Hon. and Learned Member for Plymouth having succeeded Sir I). Dundas in the office of Solicitor. General. The course taken by the Noble Lord and his colleagues with respect to Ireland could lead to nothing but anarchy and bloodshed, and he for one cared not how soon they were out of office. He trusted a strong Government, of any party, would turn out the men of straw whn war,* ace' ; if not the) tenure of Ireland by this country would be lost.—(Hear, near.) Mr. NEWDEGATE reminded Hun. Members that when the people of Ireland complained that more was not done for them, they forgot that they did not ap proach either tke Government or the House in a form or medic(' that was at all calculated to conciliate, He was sure the Government and the Legislature had not shown any indisposition to meet the physical wants of Ireland, and therefore he utterly repudiated the doc trines held by the Hon. Member for Manchester (Mr. Bright) as to the deatruction of the Church of Ireland, and the hint that the Church of England must follow the same fate. It was right for the House to tell the Irish people that while it was ready to meet and remedy any' known grievances, sedition, conspiracies, and the for mation of secret societies against the constituted autho rities were not the means by which to conciliate this country, so as to induce her to extend all her privileges and advantages to them. As to an extension of the franchise, it had been ref used to England and Scotland, both of which were more fitted to receive it than Ireland, and therefore on that ground Ireland had no just ground of complaint. Colonel DUNNE regreted that as the Qualification of Voters Bill had passed a second reading, and its prin ciple been thereby adopted, it was not to be proceeded with as one remedial measure for Ireland. lie thought the course pursued by the Government would tend to increase the number of repealers. Colonel SIBTHORP did not rise to fire another volley against her Majesty's Ministers, but simply to state that he should move, when it came on, that the Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill be read a second time that clay six months. All those other measures the Govern ment were disp ose d t o p rocee d w i t h h e s h ou l d oppose, for there was not one good measure amou4st them. The order of the day was then read mid discharged. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. A message from the Lords stated that their Lordships had agreed to the following Bills :—Glasgow, Paisley. Kilmarnock, and Air Railway (Revision of Maximum of Tolls and Charges on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railways), without atnendment—Manchestvr, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Station at Sheffield and Branch to the Sheffield Canal)--London and South- Western Railway Company and Southampton and Dor chester Railway Company Amalgamation—London and Blackwall Railway (Improvement and Branches to St. Katharine's and London Docks), with amendments. RUM DUTIES. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House on the Ruin Duties, Mr. Bernal in the chair. Sir J. WALSH understood the Noble Lord to say that he would ask the House to agree to the principle i of the Landlord and Tenant Bill, but did not intend to press the details this session. He feared such an arrange ment would be most incouvenient, and he hoped the Noble Lord would reconsider his determination. Lord J. RUSSELL had said that he would endeavour to pass the measure, but that he attached more impor tance to the principle of it than to any details it might contain, but that he should not therefore refrain from proceeding with the details if possible. Sir J. WALSH—But it was in the details that the real importance and efficacy of the measure consisted. Sir R. INGLIS could not conceive with what hope his Noble Friend proposed to proceed with the Diplo.. rustic Relations with Rome Bill, against which he (Sir R. Inglis) had that day presented a petition signed by 3.500 clergymen of the Church of England. When the Hon. Member for Manchester told them in a tone of eloquence which he hoped not to imitate—(A laugh)— that the Church of Ireland must go down and the Church of England with it, he would say to that Hon. Gentle man that he hoped and was confident that the Church of Ireland and England would long survive his sect. With regard to his Noble Friend at the head of the Govern ment, he must ask him what he intended to do with the Bill of which he gave notice on the Ist of June, for al tering the oaths to be taken by the Members of that House,—(Loud cries of "Hear.") Mr. RICsIRDO said that if the Noble Lord had been sincere in the principles of free trade he had so often enunciated he would not have abandoned his measure for repealing the navigation-laws, which was in tact the key-stone of free trade.—(Hear, hear.) But, whether he was right in that opinion or not, certain ho was that it was deeply wrong and mischievous to delay the settlement of a great question. In this case the delay would leave the shipowners, merchants and ship builders of the country in a state of the utmost uncer tainty, which must be productive of the greatest evil. Mr. HUME concurred in the Hon. Member's opinion, and called attention particularly to the effect of this extraordinary announcement on the colonies, producing, as in this country, the greatest uncertainty.—(Hear, hear.) The conduct of the Government respecting Ire land was still more extraordinary, for after great pro mises of measures of amelioration, their chief measure was a gagging Bill.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Baronet the Member for the University of Oxford expressed a h,pc that the Irish Church would last as long as the Church in this country. He (Mr. Hume) greatly doubted it—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," from the Irish Members)—for he looked at that Church as being the root of the evil in Ireland. Mr. LABOUCHERE felt as deeply as any Hon. Member the evil of deferring to another session the final decision of Parliament on the question of the navigation laws. Indeed he had, in an early period of the present session, impressed on the House the necessity of settling that question, and all he would now say, after the state ment of his Noble Friend, was, that the decision of the Government to postpone it had been arrived at most re luctantly. He was happy to think, however, that the discussion of the question had not been unattended with advantage in Canada, and also in the West Indies, the papers relating to which, particularly from Canada, would, he was sure, do much to convince the opponents of the measure submitted by Government of the absolute necessity of a modification of the navigation-laws. Lord G. BENTINCK would not quarrel with the Government for abandoning the repeal of the navigation laws ; but he heard with the deepest surprise the Right Hon. Gentleman who had just spoken say that the cor respondence from Canada afforded matter for congratu lation, when ho found it stated in a dispatch of Lord Elgin, that if the river St. Lawrence should not continue to be the highway of commerce to Canada, the inevi table result would be to draw Canada closer to the United States, and dissolve the ties which connected her with the mother country. — (Cheers.) Regarding the West Indies, be should wait to see what they would say in their petitions next year to a_ repeal of the naviga tion-laws. But lie must just observe that there were now no less than 31,600 tons of sugar in excess kept out of this country by those laws.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. MACGREGOR expressed his deep regret that her Majesty's Government should have found themselves in a position that obliged them to abandon their mea sure on the subject. Mr. S. CRAWFORD complained of the non-legisla tion for Ireland. Mr. FORBES inquired what the Government intended to do with the Bill for the registration of births, deaths, and marriages in Scotland ? After a few words from Mr. Slaney, Capt. Pechell, and Mr. Henley, Mr. W. FAGAN thanked the Hon. Member for Manchester for the way in which ho spoke of Ireland. Two measures were passed for that country with the rapidity of lightning—a coercion and a gagging Bill— but the Government had wholly failed in their promises of measures of amelioration, excepting the Incumbered Estates Bill. Such a statement would not satisfy his constituents, nor any portion of the Irish people. With every respect for the House, he was of opinion, after an attentive consideration of the manner in which its business was conducted, that it was utterly impossible for the House to do justice to the affairs of Irela n d—in f ac t it had not time to devote to the concerns of that coun try. Every succeeding day convinced him the more of absolute necessity, in order to maintain a connexion between the two countries, that the affairs of Ireland should be transacted there, and that the laws by which she . was governed oug ht to b e passe d by a Parliament of her own.—(Hear, hear.) Sir D. NORREYS inquired what had become of the Bill (for the introdnction of which leave had been given on Friday night) for the conversion of leaseholds for lives renewable for ever into freehold tenures. He had been given to understand that this—another remedial measure for Ireland—would be proceeded with. At all events it had not been laid on the table. Sir G. GREY (handing a copy of the Bill to the Hon. Member) observed that the Bill had not only been introduced, but, as he saw, was actually. printed. Sir D. NORREYS said, he had not received a copy until that moments and the statement he had made rested on the authority of one of the lion. Members, appended retoustthe rßeremarklla.rk But, tha t apart the from whose that name measure, was with ert. r h r easepeeecst had Iprreolmanisdeshadof been great, p been most miserable. W here were the p romised altera tion of the grand jury laws, the amendments of the law affecting medical charities, and of the poor-law; and, lastly, tie measure f or the extension of the elective fran chise in Ireland? In every respect the people of Ireland had been deceived and disappointed by the Whigs, in whose behalf he ha d stru gg led to retain his seat in that House as a friend to the legislative union, but it' legis lation proceeded as of late years, though he should riot become a repealer—for he was now too old to change his politics—(Cries of "No, no")—yet he could not blame those who advocated the management by Ireland of her own affairs. For himself he would say lie did not care how soon the Whigs changed places with the Honour able Gentlemen opposite, for the for mer were a l ways better in opposition than when they undertook to con duct the affairs of this great nation.—(Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said he had understood that his llon. Friend had risen in order to put a question, but although he had made many observations, he had omitted to put the question he had said he wished to ask.—(A laugh.) If he understood his Honourable Friend right, he wished to know whether it was lik e l y that the Bill for converting leasehold textures in Ir e l an d i n to tenures in fee would be introdnced, and that question had been answered by the production of the Bill its a printed form. The Honourable Member for Manchester (Mr. Bright) had also asked some questions with respect to the affairs of Ireland, but as notice had been given of two motions The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he rose to propose the second of the measures which the Government had announced for the benefit of the West Indies by facilitating the introduction of their produce into this country; and he was happy to think that by the measure he was about to propose, not merely the interests of the producer but those of the consumer had been consulted. The principle on which the Government proposed to legislate was, that as far as restriction went the colonial producer should be allowed to bring his articles into the market on the same terms as the pro ducer of the same commodity in this country. Last year, it would be remembered by those Hon. Members who sat in the last Parliament, that his first proposition had been a differential duty of 6d. per gallon, and that he had not then been prepared to admit the claim made by the British distillers for a differential duty of 7d. per gallon. If then, in 1847, Gd. was a fair differential duty, it was not in the slightest degree inconsistent with that opinion, that now, under the altered position of circumstances, a less duty than 6d. would be adequate. In the first place he wished to state that ho did not think it possible to deduce any direct conclu sion from the mere consumption of spirits during the last year. No doubt that consumption was entirely to be attributed to the circumstances of the year, partly arising from short crops, and partly to the necessity of diverting grain from the manufacture of spirits to the purposes of food for the population. This was proved by the falling off in the quantity of malt brought into charge, and from the fact that corn imported for the purposes of distilla tion had actually been re-exported to supply food to foreign countries. This accounted for the falling off in the revenue from these sources, and proved that the fall ing off had not arisen from the introduction of foreign spirits. The whole amount of foreign spirits entered for consumption in Scotland and Ireland was shown by the evidence given by the Chairman of the Board of Excise before the Select Com mittee. The quantity of spirits brought into charge in Scotland in 1846-7, was 6,123,000 gallons, while the quantity of ruin entered for consumption there had been only 382,000 gallons; and in Ireland, of home dis tilled spirits there had been entered on charge 6,037,000 gallons, and only 176,000 gallons of rum entered for home consumption during the same periOd. Therefore, nobody could say that any effect had been produced on the con sumption of home-manufactured spirits by the introduc tion of so trifling a quantity of colonial spirits. He woull now state why he thought the duty on rum might be re duced to the point he was about to propose. He ob served that in the Committee on sugars great stress !lad been laid upon a supposed difference in the case of the malt distillers and that of the distillers from raw grain. In that distinction he could not concur. It was clear that both competed with success with each other, and there fore both were entitled to equal protection, and adequate protection for the one would be adequate protection for the other. The malt distillers got au additioula Price WHITEHALL, JULY 17. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. John Robertson to the united churches and parishes of Mains and Strathtnartin, in the presbytery of Dundee and county of Forfar, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. David Carman, D.D., late Minister thereof. WAR-OFFICE, JULY 18. Ist Dragoon Guards—Charles Edwin Wyatt, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Errington, who retires, July 18. 9th Light Dragoons—Alexander James Hardy Elliot, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Hoghton, wha retires, July 18. 12th Light Dragoons—Troop Sergeant-Major Michael Blake to be Quartermaster, vice Charles Armstrong, who retires upon half-pay, July 18. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieu tenant and Captain Edward Goulburn to be Captain and Lieutenant Colonel, by purchase, vice Hudson, who re tires; Ensign and Lieutenant Henry Frederick Pensonby to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Goul burn; Charles Pierrepoint Lane Fox, Gent. to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pensonby, July 18. 24th Regiment of Foot—Ensign John Acton Wood gate to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Stainforth, deceased, April 7 ; Gentleman Cadet Alexander Penny cuick, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Woodgate; Assistant-Surgeon James Grant, M.D , from the 28th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, v i c e Donald, promoted on the Staff, July 18. 5 tst Foot—Lieutenant Blackman Chichester Graham Crookshank to be Captain, without purchase, vice Richard Thompson, who retires upon fell pay; Ensign Samuel Gerge Carter to be Lieutenant, vice Crookshank; Ensign Richard Pilmer, from the 57th Foot, to be En. sign, vice Carter, July 18. 57th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Charles William St. Clair, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Pilmer, appointed to the 51st Foot, July 18. 70th Foot—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Wil liam Ogilvy M'lsliven, from half-pay Unattached, to b e vice John Doyle O'Bri en, who ex c h anges; Cap. tAaliaijoiTr9homas Charles Timins to be Major, 'by purchase, vieo M`Niven, who retires; Lieutenant George Alfred Townsend Gray, byG bent., t r , Schreiber to be Cap tain, b y p urchase, vice Timins; En sign John Creagh O'Brien to Richard Tbe owLni to be, vice Schreiber; Ensign, by purchase , vice O'Brien, July 18. 98th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Charles henry Dagg, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Maddock, deceased, July 18. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistant -Surgeon John Donald, from the 24th Foot, to be Statf-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice James Millar, M.D., who retires upon half pay. July 18. UNATTACHED.—Captain Hector Harvest.., from the 97th Foot, to be Major, without purchase, July 18. GARRlSONS.—Paymaster Francis Edward Leech, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Paymaster of the Invalid Depot at Chatham, vice Charles Grimes, who retires upon a military allowance, July 18. BREVET.—Captain Christopher Vaughan Foss, Staff Officer of Pensioners at Hudson's Bay, to have the local and temporary rank of Captain in the Hudson's Bay Company's territories, while so employed, July 18. James Com m w i i s i s l i i o a n ua b p ) , r t e h s e hfi L e o id rd , - F L , s i g e u „ te t n o ttn be t S ep u u rr ty ey -iieu. tenant. Commission signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Here fordshire—Theltight lion. Robert Dennett Lord Rodney to be Deputy-Lieutenant. Commissions signed 1) . 5; the Lord•Lientenant of Mid- 25 0 0 100 0 0 5000 100 0 0 10 0 0 5000 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 BRIDGES Dividend per Annum. 11.shIlz I/. 16s. 441. per ct. 51 . per cent. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. 31. p. sh. &bs. W. per cent. 11. ss. 43. 51. per cent. 61. 10s. 11. 6s. 10% pr cnt. BANKRUPTS. John Gloge, tailor, Portsmouth, to surrender Aug. 1 and 25, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Wood and Fraser, Dean-street, Soho. Henry Ellis, baker, Ebury-square, Pimlico, July 25, at half past one, and August 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Bircbin-lane; Ford, Bloomsbury-square. Richard Brown Addison, engineer, Sumner-street, Southwark, July 28, at half-past twelve, and August 25, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane, London ; Holmer, 120, Cheapside. Henry John Ker, innkeeper, Footscray, Kent, July 26, at eleven, and August 30, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfield, official assignee ; Martin, Gracechurch-street, London. William Beck Hills, shipping grocer, Maidstone, July 27, at half-past ten, and Aug. 30, at half-past two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Stevens and Satchel!, Queen-street, Cheapside. George Henry Haworth and Robert Archbutt, iron founders, Manor-street, King's-road, Chelsea, Aug. 2, at eleven, and Aug. 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Ba singhall-street; Lawrence and Plews, Old Jewry-cham bers. Thomas Woodfield, plumber, Little Ebury-street, Pimlico, July 25, at one, and Sept. 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sam brooke-court, Basinghall-street; lanes, Billiter-street, London. Mark Guier Rose, innholder and victualler, Moreton in Maash, Aug. 1, at twelve, and May 31, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Dupleix, Lincoln's Inn-fields. John Michell, merchant, Feock, Cornwall, Aug. 2, at eleven, and Aug. 31, at one, at the Exeter District Court. liernaman, official assignee, Exetero Stogdon, Exeter ; Keddell, Baker, and Grant, Lime-street, London. Joseph Yewdall, currier, Snape, Yorkshire, July 31, at half-past twelve, and Sept. 1, at ten, at Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Lever, King's road, Bedford-row, London; Barker, Huddersfield. James Sothern Tonge, coal proprietor, Liverpool, Aug. 4 and 25, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Low, Chan cery-lane, London; Cross, Liverpool. Henry Alexander Stewart, ship broker, Liverpool, August 1 and 25, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Smith and Co., Bedford-row; Greatley, Liverpool. William Harris and Henry Harris, paper manufac turers, Wrexham, Denbighshire, August 3, and 25, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, of ficial assignee, Liverpool ; Milne and Co., Temple, London ; Robinson and Bateson, Liverpool. Joseph Hirst, flour and provision•dealer, July 31: and Aug. 24, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Bower and Son, Chancery-lane; Janion, Manchester. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool. sack at Five o'clock. EDUCATION. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Pre& ton praying for the extension of education. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. _ Lord BEAUMONT presented petitions from various lodges praying for the legalisation of their societies. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from a per son named Dugdale complaining of the abuses in these Courts. BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES REGIS. TR ATION BILL (SCOTLAND). Lord CAMPBELL moved the Committal of this Bill The Bill consequently passed through Committee. DISEASED SHEEP. A NOBLE DUKE called the attention of the House . to the importation into this country of diseased sheep, which, he said, would destroy a great many more sheep than the whole amount of the foreign sheep imported. It was the duty of the Government to send over some medical man to Germany, to study the disease, and make himself acquainted with the remedies employed to cure it. Custom•house officers knew nothing of sheep ; they could not tell a diseased sheep from a sound one, and the disease was dormant sometimes for a fortnight after the sheep were landed. He there-- fore thought the Government should either prohibit the importation of sheep for a time, or should take men. sures to enable the veterinary surgeons of this country to make themselves acquainted with the curative mea sures to be adopted for the cure of this disease. The Noble Duke concluded by moving for a return of the number of sheep and cattle imported since the alteration in the tariff. Tho Marquis of LANSDOWNE was not called upon to urgue the merits of air Robert el's taritt; for which tie r o ut voted, and of which he approved. He felt obliged to his Noble Friend for baring drawn the atten tion of the House to the existence of this disease in sheep, because it was of importance that farmers should be put upon their guard against it, affecting, as it did, one of the great staples of the country. It was only during the present year that it had given any just cause of alarm. Instructions had been given to examine the sheep that were landed and in only one instance had it been discovered that disease existed ; but he was sorry to say that it had broken out in sheep after they had landed, and had infected sheep in this country. In structions had been issued to the officers of Customs to keep the whole cargo of sheep in quarantine, in every casein which there was reason to suppose that disease existed in any one sheep of that cargo, and those officers were to be assisted by veterinary surgeons in forming their judgment. After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM, the subject then dropped. BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS. Earl GRANVILLE gave an explanation of the cir circumstances respecting the distribution to the news papers of the Board of Trade Returns. Lord BROUGHAM stated that it was his opinion that the explanation of the Noble Lord was perfectly satisfactory. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved that their Lordships should go into Committee on this Bill, and stated that it was his intention to propose in Committee that certain amend ments should be printed with the report. Their Lordships then went into Committee, and the clauses, with the amendments having been agreed to, their Lordships resumed, and the Chairman reported progress. BANKRUPT LAWS. Lord WHARNCLIFFE then rose to present the peti tion of which he ha'd given notice, from the merchants, bankers, and traders of the metropolis, praying for the amendment of the bankrupt laws, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. HIGHWAYS BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. BROTHERTON thought this Bill a great im provement upon the present system. The measure was simple, and not expensive, and he trusted the House would allow it to proceed, as he bad no doubt it would be acceptable to the country generally. Mr. BUCK supported the amendment, considering the Bill highly objectionable. This measure, like all that were introduced into that House, added to the burdens of the agricultural interest. He trusted that his Hon. Friend the Member for Oxford would persevere in his amendment. After a few words from Mr. Davies, Mr. C. Lewis, Sir J. Duckworth, Mr. Blaney, Mr. R. Spooner, and Mr. Ormsby Gore, Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— For going into Committee BB Against it Majority for going into Committee —54 The House then resolved itself into Committe on the Bill. The preamble and clause I were postponed. Clause 2 (the interpretation clause) was then pro posed and agreed to, with a slight amendment. On clause 3 being proposed, Capt. PECHELL proposed after the words "Knights of the shire," to insert the words "the Members for the several boroughs." Sir J. TROLLOPE opposed the amendment on the ground that the majority of Members for the different boroughs had very little connexion with the localities which they represented. After a short discussion, the Honourable and Gallant Member consented to postpone his amendment. Mr. GREENE proposed that the words in the clause appointing the Lord-Lieutenant, and Deputy-Lieutenant, and the Members for the county ex-officio members of the county board, should be struck out. After a long desultory discussion, the amendment was agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and ob tained leave to sit again. The House then adjourned to Five o'clock. The House resumed at Five o'clock, when an Hon. Member observed that he did not think there were forty Members present. . Strangel.s were then ordered to withdraw, and there being only thirty-one Members, the Speaker adjourned the House till Twelve o'clock to-morrow. MlLFORD.—Considerable activity prevails in the import trade at Pembroke Yard. Th ere are at present sever al vessels d isch arging timber th ere , the greater proportion of which is intended for naval purposes. The following are the arrivals this week :—Resolution, Gales; and Emma Searle , Hescroff, from Q ue b ec; F as i de Potts, from Savanaah; Irvine, Doughty; and Th omas , Draper, from Ancona Adrastus, Markham, from Trieste.— Cambria n. Gin-drinking was first brought into fashion by William 111. at St. James's Palace, whero his O range Majesty sat drinking Schiedam till all was blue I%IPANIES. Amount of Share. Paid. 4 s. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 5 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 6 All paid. 4 0 0 3 0 0 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 9 0 0 4 0 0 . ~ P.