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• THE SUN, 1,C)N11 4 3N. MON DA I% AUGUST 31, 19c." - the other clrenirg by Loa! Brougham, in - ayswer ti syme heoechtary nonsmio in a ce;tain—As-seml;ty— " Oh , f jag Ch ro ic SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Sevm,o'cloc. THE PAR LIAMENIT. (Tills ENENING.) • •HOUSE OF LORDS. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Rosa' itb.-ent was given to-day by Commission to the Exchequer 812. the Slavery omensatioDutien Bill s , the Spthe irit Licenses and Duti S es Bill, C the p Wood Dominica ,the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery Bill , the c ohm i a l Pas ...tigers Bill, the Peaee preservation ( Ireland) Bill. the Illegzl &?eurities Bill, the Exchequer Courts ( Scotland) Bill, he iligliway Act Amendment Bill; the Turnpike Road Bill, the - Insolvent Debtors Courts Bill, the Great Western Railwiy Dielsore3 Estate Bill, and several private Bills. The Cemmissioners were Lcrd PCIIITIan, the Earl of Shaftesbary and Lord Duncan :on. The House then adjourned during pleasure. Lord DEN - c‘fAx resumed his seat at five o'clock. Mr. STANLEY, and other Members of the House of Com mon.; btought up the Duties on Stamps and Assessed Taxes Bill: - The Messeligers also reported that the Commons had agreed to the amendments of the Lords on the Islington Market 13111, and other private Bills. The D,:ke of RICHMOND moved the third. reading of the Tithes on T u 7nips Bill. —Agreed to. The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a petition from the Dean and CliaP:: 4 r of St. Patrick, Dublin, in support of the Church. Earl RODEN presented tive petitions from Ireland to the same edbct. Lord DUNCANNON moved the second reading of the Dublin Police Bill. Lord FARNHAM objected to the Bill, as giving too much authority to the Chief Secretary of Ireland. 3 Lord PLUNKETT thought it would be a very advanta geous measure to Dublin. The Duke of WELLINGTON thought that this Bill would establish the police in Dublin on a different principle to that in London. The Earl of WICKLOW supported the second reading. Lord HAT HE RTON also supported it. The Earl of RODEN thought that before this Bill was introduced some communication ought to have been made with the Corporation of. Dublin. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAi.:Ea took the Chair at three o'clock. COPPORATION BILL. Mr. FRESHFIELD presented a petition from Banbury, praying for the name of that borough being struck out of the Corporation Bill, as the new limits prescribed by it would throw an unusual share of the poor-rates . upon them. He also presented one from Bedford, praying that the independ ence of all branches of the Constitution might be preserved. Also, one to the same effect from Truro. Mr. TANCRED said the petition from Banbury contained many mis-statements, and had not been heard of till Friday last. Mr. MARSHALL presented a petition which emanated from one of the largest and most respectable meetings ever held in Carlisle, praying the House to reject the Corporation Bill as amended by the Lords. Mr. CHARLTON presented -a petition from Ludlow praying that all the branches of the Legislature might be left in the possession of their independence. Mr. STRUTT said the petition had been signed by only ninety-nine persons out of a population of 5,000. The Honourable Member stated, on a former occasion, that one boy had signed the petition on the other side nine times. The moment that representation went down it caused a great deal of excitement, on tracing the repast to its foundation, and it was now most completely denied. Mr. CHARLTON had made his statement upon the autho rity of a letter from a gentleman in whom he had perfect con fidence, and the parties did not contradict him. He trusted that in future all parties would affix their signa tures to their petitions, and also their residences.—(Hear.) As to what he had stated the other night, he had been very much misrepresented. He would only add, that many of these petitioners could neither read nor write, and he believed that many of those who complained of the unconstitutional conduct of the House of Lords, could not spell the word cohstitution. Mr. ROBlNSON—According to his understanding of the rules of that House, this petition could not be received. It was founded upon and referred to a speech of an Hon. Mem ber, spoken in that House. If they allowed the reports of the Speeches of ?Members of that House to be made the subject of petitions, it would lead to endless discussions, and would seriously interrupt the business of the House.--( Hear. ) The SPEAKER suggested that the better course would be to have the petition read. According to his understanding of it, it referred not to the speech of an lion. Member, but to a letter read in that House. It would be then for the House to say whether or not the petition could be received. The Clerk accordingly read the petition at length. It com plained of a statement made by Mr. Charlton in that House, which' statement was founded upon a letter from the High Bailiff of Ludlow, which was read at the same time. The petitioners denied the truth of the statement. Mr. ROBINSON thought the petition could not Le re ceived.—( Cries of oh, oh.) Gentlemen were actuated in all these cases by party feeling. )—( Uproar and cries of ". Order.") Mr. ROEBUCK rose to order. He was quite sure that the Hon. Gentleman would retract the words he had spoken. M r ._ ROBINSON was sorry to see gentlemen cheering anything that had reference to the business of the House and the regulations of their proceedings.—( Cries of " 011, oh 1" and " Order 1") Mr. STRUTT--It will save time if I am allowed to say a word.—( Cries of " Order !") Mr. ROBINSON proceeded amidst cries of " Spoke," " Order," and " Go on," and Mr. Strutt resumed his seat. The House had heard the petition read, and he submitted that the first paragraph did allude to statements made in that House, and it would therefore be contrary to the rules of the House to receive this petition. Mr. STRUTT had merely risen to say that the object of the petition had been answered ; and if, in the opinion of the Speaker, the petition was irregular, he was willing to with draw it. Mr. ROEBUCK contended that the petition was regular. It merely referred to a statement, made certainly by an Hon. Member in that House, but founded upon a letter of a person who was not a Member of that House. As to Members of that House being actuated by party motives,•lie had called the lion. Member to order, and he was sure he was right in doing no. as the imputation of motives of any description was wholly unparliamentary. Party motives were improper motives to act upon, and lie was-sure that the lion. Gentleman (Mr. Robinson) would be desirous of making an apology to the House.—( Hear, hear.) • The SPEAKER—It was for the House to consider whe ther this petition was to be received or not. If it referred to assertions made by an Hon. Member in that House it was clearly wrong, but to him it appeared merely to refer to the letter of the High Bailiff of Ludlow. Mr. CHARLTON was willing to admit that the High Bailiff had been wrongly informed. He hoped, however, that out of this evil good would come, and that in future peti tions would contain not merely the names but the residences of the parties signing them.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. ROBINSON—As the lion. Member has expressed his willingness to withdraw the petition 4r. STRUTT begged to undeceive the Hon. Member. He had expressed his willingness to withdraw the petition if Mr. Speaker should decide that it was irregular. The petition vas then laid on the table. Mr. DUNLO LI presented several petitions from Ayr and other places in Scotaand, in favour of the Municipal Reform Bill. Mr. WALL ACE rose in the first place to give his support to the petitions presented by the• Hon. Member for Ayr, hav ing been requested so to do, and in the second place to present a petition from Paisley containing 7,692 signatures, and amongst them that of the Chief Magistrate, which were all signed at a public meeting. They prayed that House to grant to the people of England the same advantages-winch this and the other House of Parliament had in the Municipal Reform Bill granted to Scotland, and which had been found to work so re markably well. They expressed-their hope that that House avould riot consent to receive the Bill in the mutilated state in which it was returned from the other House of Parliament, but rather that they would repeal the Bill altogether.—( Hear. ) The Hon. Member also presented a petition from Greenock to the same etf.'ct. which was agreed to at a public meeting con vened by the Magistrates, three of whom rppcared first in the list of petitioners. His constituents bad chosen him because lie was an out and out Radical Reformer, and they had se lected Magistrates of the same class. He was quite sure that the other House had acted in utter ignorance of the feeling of .Scotland, but it was to be accounted for by the tic:, that none of its Representatives in that House were liberal in their prin ciples --(Cries of " Order'' from Mr. Charlton, &c. ) -The SPEAKER. suggested the propriety of not making any remarks upon the Members of the other House. Mr, WALL ACE observed that Ma a mbers of the other [louse had spoken pretty freely of this Flouse, but be would Pot pursue his remarks. Mr. POTTER said he had the honour to present a peti tion- from a leimber of the inhabitants of Tadcaster, in the West Riding of the county of York. He was sure it 'had not been intrusted to his care from any disrespect to the Noble Lord or the. Honourable Baronet, who so ably and satis. factorily represented that division of the county, but be cause he (Mr. Potter) was a native of Tadeaeter. The petitioners speak in strong language, but not more eo than the case deserves. They state, " That your petitioners tong disgusted with the notoriously corrupt practices prevail itsse in corporate towns, hailed with inexpressible satisfaction Cle measure of Reform of Municipal Corporations which lately pa. ' , sat the House." They go on. to --express their deep readgi:t and indignation at the attempts which have been m to defeat the patriotic efforts of the faithful Com mons, and at the mutilations which the C or p oration Bill has receiveo.‘--4 Hear, hear.) He begged the attention of the House to the two concluding paragraphs of the p etition, - which aver e ;.--" That your petitioners are gratefully thankful nty's Ministers for their firmness in such deplorable Haman :mow' any cvery ceo geney which may arise in tee presatit state of public affairs. Your petitioners, therefore, humble pray your lion. House firmly to resist every attempt to.induce year Hon. House to adopt, and ou the contrary, that you will indrli-lantly and promptly reject any perverted •vt mutilated' Bill, retaining the name of Corporation Reform and pretended to be amended by the Peers, and lastly, that your Honourable House will' not hesitate - to stop the Supplies, should obstinacy in any quarter be persevered in to interrupt the completion of this great measure.".—( Hear, hear, bear.) He trusted that the other branch of the Legislature would yet be induced to comply with the wishes of the country, which had been so unequivocally expressed. If not, then he ( Mr. Potter) was of opinion the only course left to the House of Commons was to stop the supplies, or, at any rate, grant them for a very short period only. Mr. SINCLAIR supported the petition, but thought it quite competent for this Honse to take the alterations of the Lords into consideration before any final decision was made. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from Salford to the same effect, signed by 4,300 individuals, and also pray ing the house to instititute an inquiry into the law of heredi tary peerage. He fos one would never consent to the Bill in its present state.—({fear.) With respect to the other prayer, he would say that ever since he could think on political sub jects, he had been in favour of Kings, Lords, and Commons, and he deeply regretted that circumstances should have arisen to justify the petitioners in using such strong language, but it showed thet the people were determined to have reform ir. Church and State, whatever Might, IP the Pit qr the eqr.se queue, It could not be wondered that the people spoke in -is way, when they saw that hereditary legislators cared for tt) ! Hake laws far their own pleasure, in order to n othing put money into thsi:!' owp pockets, or the pcekets of their rela tions and dependents. Mr. Phillips, Mr, Q, flindley, Mr. Ewart, and Mr. Fielden, supported the petition, Mr. CHARLTON complained of the Hon. Member for Salford, accusing Members of the other House of putting money into their te.vit pockets, and called upon him to prove it. ( Laughter.) He thought the amendments made by the House of Lords were calculated to promote the happiness of the people.—( Hear and laughter.) He thought the House of Lords had no more power to do away with the House of Commons, than the latter had to overthrow the Lords— ( Ilear)—and he begged pardon for the warmth of feeling which he had displayed. Mr. BROTHERTON explained. Mr. HUTT presented a petition from Kingston-upon-Hull, signed by 2,000 persons, praying the House of Commons not to enter into any compromise with the other House, but to reject the Bill altogether in its present shape. He trusted this House would make a firm stand against the mutilations of the Lords. C. BROOKE VERE presented petitions from Ips wich and ether places, in favour of the Lords' Amendments to the Municipal Corporations Bill. COMMISSION. The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod here appeared at the table, and summoned the House to hear the Royal Assent given to several Bills agreed upon by both Houses of Parlia ment, for which see the Lords' Report. The SPEAKER having resumed the Chair, Mi. MORRISON would protest against the petition which had boon presented by the Hon. Baronet opposite as repre senting ate 'opinions of any large number of the inhabitants cf Ipswich. He had presided at a meeting lately held in that town, and he would say that no town in Egland took a deeper interest in the success of the measure to which the petition alluded. Cot GORE LANGTON presented a petition from Frome in favour of the Municipal Reform Bill as amended by the House of Lords. Mr. SHEPHERD supported the prayer of the petition. The inhabitants of that town loved their king and country, and despised the intimidation which was at present abroad. Mr. WILKS admitted that the people of Fronie, many of whom were Dissenters, loved their King and their country ; but they also loved liberty—( Hear)—and were prepared to live in its behalf, and die in its defence. He believed there was a great majority of the people of Frome favourable to the Municipal Reform Bill, as it originally stood. Mr. ORD presented a petition, signed by 7,200 inhabitants of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, praying that the House of Com mons would not pass the Municipal Bill, as amended by the House of Lords. The petitioners had also passed a resolution vindicating the conduct of the two Municipal Commissioners who had visited the town of Newcastle. Mr. P. HOWARD could bear testimony to the deep and bitter feeling which pervaded that and the neighbouring coun ties, in consequence of the manner in which the Bill had been mutilated in the House of Lords. He, (Mr. Howard,) was not one of those who thought that the popular cause could be bene fited by rejecting alt concession or compromise, but he thought the House should resolutely stand by the main and leading pro visions of the Bill.—( Hear, hear.) He trusted they would hear no More of the reign of aldermen after to-night. All the counties on the borders were deeply interested in the restitution of those rights of local government which they had formerly enjoyed. Mr. A. CHAPMAN as a burgess'of Newcastle would enter his protest against the doctrine of the Hon. Members opposite. He thought a qualification as necessary in a Corporation as that which entitled him to a seat in that House. He should to the last moment of his existence endeavour to defend those rights which hat} been handed down from father to son in the corporate bodies of England, and should, oppose their being stripped of them, unless some malversation was proved, which had never even been chargeden the Corporation of Neweastle.—( Hear. ) Mr. NICHO L presented a petition from 1,500 burgesses of Newcastle (as we understood) in favour of the amended Corporation Bill. Mr. G ROTE presented petitions from the wards of Bishops gate and Cross-street in favour of the Bill. Mr. LEADER presented a similar petition from Bridge, water. Mr. H. TYNTE supported the prayer of this petition, which he said was most respectably signed. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition which had been adopted at a very numerous meeting of the parishioners of St. James's, Westminster, praying the House to resist all altera tions in the Municipal Reform Bill, and to withhold ail further grants of money till the Bill was passed, as it went up to the House of Lords. Mr. WILKS reminded the House that this parish had more land and assessed taxes than some counties in England. Mr. HUME presented petitions against the amendments made by the House of Lords in this Bill, from the parishes of St. Martin and St. John the Evangelist, Westminster; from St. Anne's; from St. Paul's, Covent-garden ; from St. Andrew's, Holborn ; from. the Royal burgh of Annan ; and from Ches terfield, signed by 1,306 inhabitants. The petitioners also prayed the House not to grant any further supplies of money till the Bill, as sent up to the House of Lords, should have become the law of the land.—( Hear, hear.) [The Duke DE NaMotu here entered the House, and took his seat by the side of the Sergeant-at-arms. His Royal Highness was attended by several gentlemen, who ap peared to be foreigners, and who took their seats behind him.] Mr. HUME presented similar petitions from Aylesbury, Colnbrooke, Chichester, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Nuneaton, Royal Borough of Nairn and Bolton. The Hon. Member trusted the -Government would not, as persons expected, take half and half measures, allow themselves to be dictated to by any body of risen.—(Cheers.) Colonel PE RCE VA L said, with respect to the petition from St. Martin's in the Fields, he lived in that ts riih, and his chamber window looked upon the door of the ye try room. On the day the meeting took place, he had the curiosity to observe the persons who attended the nieetipg, and he believed they did not exceed 300. Mr. HUME trusted that the House would not receive the eaves-dropping information of the lion. and Gallant Member — (Cheers) —in preterence to the statements of the petitioners. Mr. BEEVES presented petitions from Plymouth, against the Lords' amendments to the Corporation Reform Bill. Mr. WILLIAMS presented a similar petition from Coven try, signed by upwards of 5,000 persons: Mr. BERNAL also presented similar petitions from Ro chester, Chatham, and Stroud. Sir G. A NSON presented a petition from Lichfield, pray ing that the House would not accept the Bill mutilated as it now w -s. Sir W. FOULKES presented one to the same effect from K Lyon. Sir R. DONKIN presented one from Berwick-upon-Tweed, praying the House not to pass the Bill as it now stood, for, in place of its being a boon to their own town, it would be a curse, by adding to its taxation.—( Hear, hear.) At present the income of the Corporation was 10,0001. a-year, and the ex penditure amounted to 6,0001., but under the Bill, as it now .stood, the Corporation would be obliged to lay by 6,000/. for the burresses and their wives, so that they would be obliged to levy a new tax to make up for the expenditure. Mr. C. K. TYNTE presented a petition from Yeovil to the same effect, and also one complaining that that town had been excluded from the Bill. Mr. G 0 ULBOU RN said the name of Yeovil still stood in the Bill.—( Laughter.) Mr. ELPHINSTONE presented a petition from Hastings, regretting that the Bill had been so much mutilated, and pray- big the House to reject it. Mr. LENNARD presented one from Mahlon to the same effect ; and one from Havering, which was originally in the Bill but had been struck out on the most partial evidence given in the House of Lords. They stated that a population of 7,000 was goveincd by three magistrates, who were armed with all the power of county magistrates, and that two of them were appointe I by a person who, some years ago, had purchased the right of nominating them. They prayed that their case might be taken into consideration. Mr. L A BO IiCHERE presented a petition mote nume rously signed than any he had ever presented, from Taunton, praying that the House would not agree to the alterations made by the House of Lords in the Municipal Bill. He agreed so far with the petitioners, as that many of these alterations were of such a nature, that the House of Commons could not con sistently with its duty to the public pass them. The SPEAKER sugegsted that any petitions which Hon. Members had to present on that subject, *Right now be handed in without comment. Any which Hon. Members wislied to offer obseruations upon had better be deferred. Petitions were then presented by the Attorney- Geru3rab from the Provost and Town Council of Edinburgh, and from St. Andrew's, in favour of the Bill—by Sir Robert Peel, from Kingston-upon-Hull, signed by 690 person, praying that no proceedings might be adopted by that House to destroy the co-equal power of the three branches of the Legislature—By Mr. C. Buller, from Liskeard, against the Lords' Amendtments to the Bill—By Mr. Lewis, to the same effect, from a place the name of which we did not _hear—Bv_ Lord ,Stormont, frolln_ 3,000 inhabitants of Bris fr.c.l-a 17atli7a;.e othor againsi; the Lords' amt:Tdruents and prayirg House to stop the supplics—By Lord Ashley, in favour of the smended Bill—By M. R oe'ouck, ff;na 7,000 inhabitants of 13ath again .3t the Lord's amend ments, find from the Bath Political Union to the same etiott, and reminding the House or a period " when a patriotic House of Commons had voted the House of Lords a nuisinice."—( Hear. ) Sir W. FOLLETT presented a peAtion azairot the Bill, from Bath. Mr. ROEBUCK could prove that the signatures to this petition had been surreptitiou.ily obtained, under the impres sion that the petition was in favour of the Bill in its original state, and agaitra the amendments made by the House of Lords. Sir W. FOLLETT—AII their names and addresses are attached to the petition.--( Cheers from the Opposition.) Mr. ROEBUCK—That does not militate against what say.—( Cheers from the Ministerial side of the House.) I put it to the Hon. and - Learned Member that he ought to to withdraw this petition.--j(Cries of " Oh.") The petition was laid on the table. Colonel S I Wl' II olt PE presented a petition from Boston against the Bill. Similar petitions were presented by Lord Stormont and S]r H. Hardinge, and against the Lords' amendments, by Mr. Parrott, Mr. Blamire, Mr. Peaie, Mr. WaileY ond Mr. E. J. Stanley. Lova JOHN PUS - SELL presented several petitions to the same effect; one from Bristol, signed by 13,700 persons; an other from Worcester ; one from Lowther and Wisby ; one from Dumfries, signed by 590 persons; from Louth, from Wallsall, signed by 2,500; from Scarborough, from Yarmouth and from Prescott, signed by 5,500. The Noble Lord stated that the general prayer of all the petitions was, that unless the Corporation Bill was restored to the state in which it left that House, it should be rejected.—( Cheers.) Here the SMAKER left the House for a fcw minutes, and, en his return, Colonel PERCEVAL rose to request permission to read 4 letter from the officers of the the 25:h Regiment of Foot; but the statements of the Hon. Mt mber were completely drowned in the cry of " Lord John Russell, order, chair, and another cloy." The SPEAKER said Lord John Russell was in possession of the House, Lord JOHN RUSSELL rose argiist considerable cheer ing, and addressed the House as follows :—Sir, I rise with considerable anxiety to propose to the House the consideration of the amendments which have been proposed by the House of Lords to the Bill which passed the House for the reform of Municipal COrporations. Sir, I think this cuestion does not come simply before the House, as one comprising only the good or the mischief of the alterations made by one House of Parliament to a Bill passed by another. Sir, the numerous petitions weich have been presented to the House this evening, and those which I 'myself have had the honour to present most numerously and most respectably signed, shew that there is a great degree of excitement prevailing upon this question—(Cries of " Oh ! oh !" from the Oppo sition, and " Cheers" from the Ministerial side of the House) — and that there is a dread, a more than ordinary dread, that we should agree, or assent in any manner, to alterations made by the Lords, which might in any way compromise our character. or credit as representing the people whose interests we are sent here to represent. Sir, 1 must say, that there is a great degree of excitement existing in many places and that if, in some respects, it is great beyond what I should think the exact importance and value of the amendments we have now to consider, I believe that that excitement has, in a great degree, been caused by the manner no less than—(The cheering here was so very loud as to render it impossible to catch the finish of the sentence.) Sir, I feel persuaded, that if, in the ordinary course of our Legislation a Bill which had passed this House in its first, se cond, and third-reading, without a division, had been taken into consideration by the House of Lords, and that they haa made simply such alterations as appeared to them to be necessary to correct any defects, or to add such claused as appeared to them improvements upon the frame-work of the Bill, the temper Of the country would indeed be very different. But Sir, I am sorry to say that though the Bill was not immediately opposed in the House of Lords upon its principle, there was sent through the county opinions so disparaging to to the House, to the Bill, and to the people for whose benefit it was intended; a great degree of irritation was felt, and that irritation was increased tenfold, when a gentleman was called to the Bar of the House of Lords and permitted— (" Oh, oh," loud cheering, and cries of " Order")—to indulge in language—in such language as was there heard—language not used in defending the rights of any persons affected by the Bill, but in language so disparaging to this Honour able House—(Hear, hear, hear)—that I think no House of Parliament ought to have allowed to be used at their Bar.— (Cheers.) If any one was to propose that counsel was to be called to the Bar of this House—if a counsel at that Bar rose to use words respecting the House of Lords, which could be at all called disrespectful, I would at once object to it, for I will never allow the other House to be insulted at that Bar. Sir, I must say then that proceedings of this nature, so begun and followed up by calling a number of persons to their bar—witnesses who could indeed take only one view of the question, and who, therefore, with respect to these corporations could only have one opinion. I must say that these proceedings have caused, and I think justly, a feeling of irritation among a large portion of the people of this country. Had they entered upon a simple inquiry as to the neces sities of the case, it would have been well, but an opportunity was taken of disparaging us, who are the representatives of the people, I have felt it my duty to say so ranch upon this question. I will not further allude to it now, but let it pass over, in the hope that the like will never again occur. Sir, I wish to consider in what I have to say, the various amendments made by the House of Lords in this Bill, and whether it will be our duty, looking at the great principle which actuated us in passing that Bill, we must reject or agree to these amendments. But I thought that in the position in which I stand, I should be in some degree betraying or compromising the dignity and character of this House, if I had not taken some notice of the proceedings which have taken place elsewhere.—( Hear.) Sir, with reapoct tp the amendments themselves that have been proposed, and are einbodied in the Hill which do have now before us, there is, I think, a very great distinction to be taken. It is a distinction which I shall take at once, be tween these parts of the Bill which constitute a future governimg body fqr these Corporations in place of these placed thereby by the old charters; dad the atis'ev pilqg 41 which only deal with those subjects which necessarily came before us in considering the New Municipal Cor porations. In the latter part of this provision I should inslude those provisions respecting the property hitherto enjoyed by the freemen Poinglon: find natter )'hatters. I should also include in it the right of freemen to vote for Mem bers, and some other provisions which I shall allude to. But the first provision—that of the governing bodies is that of the most important• muure for us to consider. I think if we can make up our minds that with certain alteratiOns and re jesting certain amendments have been proposed and embodied in the Bill, al sent d)wa to tis by the House of Lords. There might be framed such a reeasore as would give a governing body what should for the titrei to came conduct the government ,cf these towns iii seals a way that they will be for ever after well and quietly governed. If we can covinee our selves that a great Reform can be obtained, of the past evils acid the past mischiefs, and that for the future his country, it will have the Municipal Corporations acting with integrity and with vigour capable of at once securing the interests of those inhabitants over whom they preside, and preserving peace within their boundaries, for the general benefit of the King's subjects. I should say, in that case, that I will consider the Bill with that so'e view of endeavouring to obtain that groat end. 1 &sell hold myself' entirely unmoved by those irritating pl.ssions and opposition—( Cries of " Hear, hear) — which prevailed among some persons, in consequence of the alte, ations which had been made in the Bill.—( Hear.) 1 will throw out of sight and out of mind what might have been the original proposition, and whether that proposition may have been the best, and I will say, that for the sake of the welfare of this country, that we may not from year to year have these subjects of contention--subjects of contention which not only tffeet the subjects treated of by this Bill, but goes a.. beyond those subjects, into questions of powers, privia lever, the use and exei cis° of those pfivileges by different bodies o' the Legislature. In order to got rid of such topics of pas s.cn a Id excitement, and with the view of obtaining a good gaveri.ing b tdy. I am ready to say that I will forget and forego every argument which might urge in favour of the pro posilan that was carried in this House. There are amendments whi h have been made in the 1 - lou4e of Lords in this part of the which I think would not obtain the object they had in view, it __that of obtaining a sufficient governing body, which should iasp re confidence in.their constituents, over whom they ere placed, and which should be permanent.—( Hear, bear.) I must say, the; consider these incompatible with .ha subject—(Hear)—the keeping up of which we have in view, and the keeping the Tithe under the provi e'ons of this Bill, which has been hitherto considered as the aldernianie part of the governing body.—( Loud cheers.) I must therefore say, in the first place, that an izrazgaiwi of pi ieciple that the great propesition was that the Muni cipal body should be elected from a • large constituency ; bat this amendment not only preserves the title of Al dermen, but also keeps up tl:c principle of self. election. But it goes beyond this; it was said that these persons were included in the municipal POlinellsssneol9if .111414 a imly three times their number , sent in b y elec t io n , so far froth tending to harmony, would do nothing but embarrass and disturb the action of the municipal bo3y, which we wish to be poweifal, and which wo wish to be popular. I now come to another part of the Bill, which requires our special reward and favour—l mean that whichroe ha ide r es elates to the town clef cries " Hear, hear," and lauzliter. present town-Clerks . are tss r 44 - ino (Nrin fc fpeic padbehaviour, that ts the a and y behaviour, and to have the charge lause of p t Corporation papers. Another clause sh u'.d not be disqualified from acting as justices! c l er k s , wer 4 when the registrar should think proper to act, at the sessions; but I do not see that the introduction of such clauses will tend to any thing but disorders, because the town-clerks being in I:P44eion of 0 the charters and corporation documents, may prevent tip examination of those documents by the councils not only of towns, ha 40,9 of rulrogthi, and fore the . original principle of the Bill in this respect will be frustrated ; and I do not think that, with re gard to the Town-cleik , we should agree to any pro position to secure their continuance.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") I admit that the Justices, in consequence of their corporate capacity arc Justices for life, but is it to be said, that because no provision was made for their continuance that they were disqualified. If men of in whom their fellow freenie could place confidence, would be disqualified from 1 remaining justices still.—( Hear.) I have stated at once those parts of the alterations which I think quite inadmissible, because it is impossible to have a new body under those alterations free from the influence of -the old body, arid it Would con found the reformation, 'and the abuses of the whole cor porate systeM, and Would rather wait to reform the'.whole than have parts of it left unreformed, leaving the strong - es body Only in that situation.--( Hear, hear.) There is a provision for setting aside the present Aldermen and ;he Lords wish to constitute tehm Aldermen for life, the which there is one very obvious objection, which is. that you appoint men for life who are adverse to the very principle :'of the Bill, and therefore, not being of opinion that would be good or wholesome, I would propose, not the rejection of the proposal alt oget h er , b ut I s h a ll propose as an amendment, that there shall be a body of :the same number as those proposed the amendment, amounting to one. third or one-fourth ; it all .the same of the Council, but their existerire shall be shorter, that those chosen for six years shall go out at the end of three years. If the object of the amendment of - the House of Lords is to secure that there should be so me p ar t o f th e Council Wno should not be derived immediately from popular elec tion, and who should be persons of more permanent cha racter than those elected by popular election. I think that object would be gained by the amendments I propose, while at the same time I think the inconvenience of having persons chosen for life would be taken away by the clause I t propose.—( Hear.) Another proposal upon which Ido no propose altogether to dissent from the amendments made by the House of Lords, although I think they go a great deal too far in the amendments they have proposed, with respect to wards. It will be recollected that at the suggestion of my Noble Friend, the Msmber for Lancashire, he enlarged the number of towns to which the principle of wards applied, and we smt the Bill to the House of Lords, with this provision, that when there were twelve thousand - inhabitants the borough should be divided into wards. My Noble friend proposed that the boroughs should be divided into wards where there were ten thousand inhabitants, there was, therefore, no great difference between his pro position and mine. But the proposition made by the House of Lords is, that where there is 6,000 inhabitants, the borough shall be divided into wards, how what I propose is to take 10,000 pr 9,000, as the minium.—( Hear and cheers. ) Sir, there is another amendment made by the House of Lords with respect to justices recommended by the Council. It was proposed in this House that justices should be recommended first by the Council, but that they should t act until they had received their Commission from his Majesty. The Noble Lord concluded by proposing that the House should waive the earlier clauses, and proceed at once to the consideration of that amendment which proposes that alder men should be Members of Council for life. (LEFT SITTING.) THE MEETING.--(THIS DAY.) Sun Office, Six o' Clock. We have just learnt the result of the meeting of the friends and supporters of Ministers at the Fo reign-office this day. We have merely time to com municate the result, and must reserve all comments until to-morrow.' All clauses disagreed to that mix up the old with the new Council. Disagree to Town-Clerles and Justices and Aldermen being for life. Concede the appointment of Aldermen, who shall not be Jus tices, to be chosen by the new Council, those who go out not to vote at election of future Aldermen ; to remain in office for six years—half to go out every three years. Disagree to all the clauses imposing tests. Freemen to vote for Members of Parliament. 9,000 to be the numbers for division of town wards. Agree to ale-house clause, as it may be changed hereafter. . _ Agree to the qualification clause,.as by the Lords proposed. Boundaries.—Agree to the Lords' amendments, viz. that the revising Barristers shall fix boundaries, their decision not to be final until approved by the King in Council. The meeting was in general harmonious except upon the qualification clause. Upon this clause Lord John Rus sell said, that any attempt at amending it would be so unsatisfactory, that while he adhei ed to his original opinion that there ought to be none, and that upon reconsideri tion of the question, still rather than endanger the Bill, he would admit, this clause, as the Lords had passed it from the conviction, that it would work its own cure ; and that all classes, Whigs, Radicals and Tories, would come to Par liament and petition for a removal of so unjust a clause. The Speakers were Messrs. Grote, Hume, Servant Wilde, Lord Ebrington, Mr. J. R. Dennison, Mr. Harvey, and Mr. O'Connell, who nas very conciliatory, and strongly ad vised union. There were nearly 300 Members present. A more important question, considering the conse quences involved in the result, never was presented to the consideration of a deliberative body than that which is this evening to be introduced to the House of Commons ; and though it is difficult to discard the indignation which involuntarily arises at the recent conduct of the Peers, yet we trust that the friends of the people will approach the discussion with that calm dignity which becomes the representatives of the sovereign power, and. which should naturally be engendered by the consciousness of being engaged in a righteous struggle, and having the intelligence, as well as the might to secure victory. Fatuity and frenzy should rather excite our pity thaii our anger, even when combined with a despotic spirit, especially when we reflect on the utter impotency of the idiots and maniacs who, in a reckless attempt to do injury to others, merely rush on their own destruction. The question to be debated this evening is not alone a question of Municipal! Reform—a question whether freemanfroudidently admitted to the municipal bodies are to retain the. franchise and the right of disposing of other men's - property for life in places wherein l i themselves have no interest—whether five-sixths of the inhabitants of towns are to be excluded by the imposture of a qualification from the advantage and honourable distinction to which their own good con duct, ability, and the esteem of their fellow-citizens might otherwise entitle them—whether every cerpoe rate town is to have a body of Aldermen existing for • life, nod by the Piefoio of irresponsible power blight ' ing the interests, and opposing the free and fair ma nagement of - the affairs of every Corporation with a pernicious and blasting influence, similar to that which the hereditary Senate now employs against the pros perity and freedom of the whole nation. These are all questions of grave and weighty import ; but there are others involved in their solution of as great—of para mount consideration, such as, Whether Great, Britain is to be governed by the laws of the freely-chosen re presentatives of her people, or by the dicta of some two or three hundred oligarchs identified with no in tlustrial nor commercial interests in the State—respou. sible to none for the exercise of their legislative powers —influenced only by the desire of perpetuating 16 abuses on which they batten, and trampling \yen the rights of those on . whose debasement they found tl:, e i r own aggrandisement ;—whether such oligarchs a re not alone themselves to malign the delegates of the people, but even publicly employ counsel fo; 04e purpose of impugning the conduct of the House of Commons, and pouring forth PIO scandalous abuse and invective against Mpasure to which it had give n it s sanc ti on , _whether the Premier is to be insolently threatened with impeachment for introducing a Bill supported by the great bulk of the people—whether, in fact, the people of Great Britain are in future to be slaves or freemen, that is the question. Such being 0 the case, the intense interest with which the people look to the pieee(linoil of their representatives this Gyouing cannot excite surprise. To-night commences the preliminary of a contest between the oligarchic and ' democratic principles,. and concession from the one is to be attained only by the eneTgetic action of the other. The less i!isYle CIC the Peers are awaking to their dan ger, 414 those who lately spurned the idea of a confe rence are beginning now to talk of a compromise. But what compromise can take place on matters so vital to the prosperity and freedom of the Commonwealth as those which we have enneiateil :A Why do the Pee 7 praA4 . . • a compromise ? Because they well know that the controul of the supplies being vested in the House of Commons, its Members may, when they please, exert the supreme authority of the State ; and never were the Commons so impe ratively called upon to exert such authority as at the present moment. Will they exercise their constitu tional authority ? We hope, and believe it. I :Ct*Y. act of the Mirsstry keilc to 4enfirrii our confidence ; the eespemsiluilty imposed upon them by factious usur pation Is great,--is awful ; but let them persevere in their firm adherence and faithful allegiance to the great principles at issue ; and.whether in a majority or mi nority in the House of Commons, the people will se cure their success, and liberty will achieve another triumph, the more glorious as it will be peaceful.— Morning Advertizer. PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS, ASSURANCE COMPANIES, &c.&c. &c. --zz. LONDON, FiILDAY, AUGUST 23. Nurel.,;:r Pivlticlid Price of fer CANALS. per Shares. Annum. . , Paid. Snare 1,740 61 pet rent. Ashton and Oldham...Aver: ; e 117 t. ISs. sh. 100 1,482 (I. Ashby de-le-Zone!) ... Average 1101. sh. 05 1,260 Basingstoke n:o4 sh. 51 I ,O , 1. - ) al. Brecknock - nd Abergavenny... 15'1 . sit. 85 4,0)00 121. 10s. Birmingham, 1 share 17/. (Os. 252 4,1i0 i Ditto awl Liverpool Junt.t.... it W. sh. all p 1 6 le Bridgewater and Taunton ....1(l. sh. all pd 401 Z C. ('hulaier and Blackwatcr l o .'/. sh. fat) - 421. Coventry 4,516 --a.. , :roydon ~,,;;;,.: 3t. Ills. Dudley ... .. tO 1 sh., 600 61. . Derby ,1)01 oil 3,573 i Ellesmere and Chester 1 veraga 133/. sh 931 43 . Erewash . . ... 0 1. sh. 1,•1,7 IN. Forth .oal Clyde - Average itPl. li , s. sh. 11, -- 0 1 124 Grand Junction . I , 1. sh •.',849f Grand Union I' (1. sh. ',5.1 (Irai al Surrey ' I I sh. 120,000 . 4/. per cent. I)tt.() (optional) Loan Hsi/ 3, , 06 Gran.l tVes!erit • 0 1. sh all pd 1 , 0.1 13/. 1.,5. SO. Glamorgansiiire, Average cost 1721. I3s. 4.1. 1,960 Gloucester alai Berkley 1w 1 sh. 111 It. Grantham 154)1. sh. 6,231 1/. Ills Hudderstit Id . Average•s74 (•ss. 6d sh. 100 ...... ... Kensingt , 'II 25,328 I/. Kennet and Avon, Average 394 Bs. 10d. sh. 2,8;r7f 204 Leeds and Liverpool 100/. sh. M 5 121. Leicester l4Ol :AL 907 4/. Leicester and Northamp.on...Aver 63/. .os. 550 5/. per cent. Liskeard and Loot Uni0n......231. sh. all pd. 70 144/. ' Loughliorough ...... ...Average 142/. 17s. sh. 2.409 91. Minim- uthshire .. lllOl. sh. 25') 91. Melton Mowbray WO/ sh. 500 23/. Alt•rsey and 'swell , o(y. sh. 3,1.00- Maeclestield. . 11:tl1 sh. all pd. 017 15/. Nelttli 1004 sit !Oi) ... ...... Nene Navigation Bond s ...I t 11. sO. PO/. pd. 1,796 :3//. Oxford lO4 sit. 522 21. Oak ham 1304 sh. 2,400 41. Peak Forest Average about 781, sh. 1.1.,-118 I4s. Regent's (or laindoii) Aver. 331. Itis. Vat. sh. 5.61 9 51. per cent. iinclidale Average 85/. sla. 500 8/. Shropshire 1254 sh. KO 10/. Somerset Coal l5O/, sh. 45,00/. 61 I.l' cent. Ditto Lock Fond Stock 1::/. 10s. sh. 700 1!(11. Stafford and Worcester l4' ./. sh. • 300 114 Shrewbury 1231 sh. 300 . 8/. StoUrbridge 3,647 It. MOs. Strattord-on-Av •ii... Average 79/. Us. 40. sh. 533 131. Swansea 1004 sh. 3,702 11. . Severn and %%rya and Railway ...Av 351. sh. 9.,lidu sta. 324 10s. Trent !ilia ;Mersey, f share 1001. sh. 8,111 Thanies and Niedway...Aver. 191. ss. Ski. sh. I,oWsh.l ~,,, Warwick and Birmingham 1001. sh. 1,1):.:01sh. j "" 980 12,.. Wai wick and lio.pton lOO/. sh. 6,000 31. 10s Worcester and Bi rm i tigliam... Av. 78/. St. sh 20,101 ss. Wilts and Berks .. Average 101. 17s. Sd. sh. 800 (IL Wyrley and Essington 125/. sh 1065 ~ .. Wisbe.sch ' O 3l . s h . 110 a I/ Wey and Arun llO/. sh. • DOCKS. , 2,000 & / 3 n c. Commercial 100/. sh. 1,06515 h .• 198,667i4 • t East India Stock 3,238,31014 50s. p. ct. London ' Ditto Bonds 1,380,0004 W. per ct. West India Stock 2.J) i 34 (is. 40. Bristol Average 1471. 1, , 5. sh. 68,324/. 54 per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts 1,332,752 3 per cent. St. Katharine Stock 500,003 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds 'ii)(1,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 yea es Shoreham Harbour BRIDGES. ~600 1/. Hammersmith 5O/. sh. 23 7;231 Southwark, Old Av. E 3/. 2s. Bd. sh. 21 1,700 IL 15s. Ditto, New, of'7 per cent. 5Ol. sh. 15 5,000 Waterloo lOO/ sh. 21 5,000 1/. 2s. Ditto, Old Annuities or 8/. 604 pd 24f 5,000 195. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71.... 404 pd 22 r 0,0004 51. per cent. .' it° Bonds llB 6000 1/. Vauxhall Average '7Ol. 10s. 3el. sh. o' -.1 ASSURANCE COMPANIES_ 2,000 3/ lOs Albion 50,000 / ac 5 and er cen - a.s.t. 1 Alliance, British & Forei g n 100/.8.4. P .:04 pd ll 50,000 0 per cent. Ditto, Marine 1001 ' . sh. M pd 5! - 24,000 g'. per sh. Atlas 4 1,200 .04 ;sh. 4/. .Bilmingham Fire -2504 sh. 5/, pd 13 sh. 554 pd 105 :10,000 4/. per cent. I3rit,sh Fire... 12,000 04 per cent. British Commercial.,. ...... 2304 sh. 50 4 pd 40 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical, 504 sh. 5/. pd (i ,Medical, &'...:. Life... 1004 sh. 211143 pd Si 4,000 2/ 10s County • 'Oa sh. 40/. pd 4.2 6,000 ss. Eagle 504 sh. 5/. pd 51 ~,,,,, r 5 per cent. Economic . P. Life "''' Land 30/ bs.3 1000/. sit. 250/. pd 315 2,271 514 percent. EurCilean Life 2Ol. sh. all p 0 2•2 50,000 2s. Ditto, New , - • 0 04 sh. 2/. pd I 1,000,000/. 71. per Ct. Globe Stock 153 20,000 14 Guardian 100/. sh, 204 1)(1 35 (Fire 5 pct. 10,000 t L i t e 8 p eta Hope 30/ sh. 51. pd 61 2,400 51. 7s. lid. Imperial Fire 500! sh. 50/. pd 118 7,500 9s. Imperial Life 1004 sh. 104 - 14 91 Si. per cent. Indemnity Marine 1: 01. sh. 8/. pct 15 2,020 3/ lOs Kett Fire 504 sh. all pd 92 RV 00 .16s. Law Life 100/. sh. 10/, pd 26 3,000 11. London, Fire 23/. sh. 12/. 103. pi 23) 31 003 14 Londe)), Ship 25/. sh. 124 10s. pd 233 3 , ,0 Kt /..per: cent. Palladium Life 50/. sh. .91. pd 2/ 6s tid 250,00) Is. lid. I roteetor Fite 204 sh. 2/. pd 11 7.1 d 2,500 1/. P rov id ent Life lOO4 sh. 11 1 4.1x1 191. 100,000 ss. Rock Life 20/. sh. 11.1)d U I.'±s. 6-i9,220i 5/. per cent. Royal Exchange ' Stock... 185 Sun . . 1 10 50,001 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 24 pd 212 s 60 JOINT STOCK BANKS 5,000 Awitralaiii 4.04 sh. 2 0 4 pd 35 10,1s - 0 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham 514 sh. 1U pd 12f 10,000 10 per cent. Bi t m i ng h am Bank 50/. sh. 51. pd 12' 18, 2 per cent. London and Westminster...loo/ sh, 15/. pd 12 3 , 000 Lancaster 'OO4 sh. 201. lxi 30 , ;.5 ., 4i0 6 per cent. Liverpool 100/. sh 104 pd 2400 7 per cent. Pr ov i nc i a l Bank of Ireland-100/. 011 2 51. pd 15 10,000 National Provincial Eng. „JON. sh. 954 pd 481 10,000 i 0 per cent. Gloucestershire 50/. sh. 54 pd 11 6,000 Ilaxnpshire 501. sh. 5/. pd Sal) GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 I/ 12s Bath 2O/. sh. IC/. pd 25 5,000 6/. I,er cent. British 4O/. sh. 161. pd 21 ~, c 54 percent.; • ''".°"" Land Bs. 53.,1 Ditto rrovincial 20/. sh. 191. pd 221 814 5/ fps Birmingham 5Ol. sh. 100 4,250 2/ Os Ilristol 1,500 Brighton 9 04 sh. RI; 730 Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 181. pd llf 2,471 5 per cent. Brighton General 20/. eh. all p 0 19 4,0(X) 31, • Continental Cansolidated lOO/. 51 f 4 93 1,000 101. City of London l(x,l. sh, all pd 1921 1,100 61. Ditto, New 4,000 41. Equitable ... O5/. pd 29 6,000 IV, per cent. East London 54 sh. 41. pd 10; 011. 54 per cent. Imperial (i/. sh. 431 800 51. per cent. Isle of Thanet 25/. sh. 20/. pd 20 2,33 64 per cent. - , ndependent '7O/. sh. all pd 50 0,01 0 4/. per cent. Pluenix 504 sh. 39/. pd 24.' 1, 0 00 4/. per cent. Ilatclifif 1004 sh. GO/. pti 69 pni. 4,0 t) South :Metropolitan 5l. sh. 13/. pd 8,200 5/. per cent. United General 504 sh. 44/. pd 37 210 5/. per cent. Warwick 5 0 1. sh. -50 400 1/ 5s Wakefield. 25/. sit. 221 12,01 f) 3/. Westminster Chartered 5O/. sit. 4655 6,1.01 12s. Ditto, New 5O/. sit. 104 pd Si 4(0 1,5 W 100 Eltl lib 141 140 163 244 220 2C6 4,800 Birmi - WATER WORKS. ngham 25/. oh. 25/. pd 27 1,433 51. East London lOOl. sh. 132 4,50() 21 10s Gr .nd Junction ....Average 411 13s. 41. sh. 51 2,000 21. Kent 100!. sh. 4fia47 13,;8 10/. Ltve i p oo l B ootle " 201. oh.. 300 1,500 2/ 103 New Rivet London Bridge Water Annuities 58 6,1811 I/. Manehester and Salford 1,060 4 per cent. South London 100/. sh. 85 S. 00 f - 11. West Middlesex ....Average 113/. 12s. Pd. sh. 7g 1,360 I/ 14s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 100/. sh. :34 IRON RAlLWAYS.Cheltenham 1001. sh. Clarence 1(0)1. ,11. 1001. pd Forest of Dean 5O!. pd Grand Junction 1004 oh. 30/. p i ... ...... Hartlepool 10 , /. sh. 1001 pd ...... ... Leeds and Selby 100 sh. Leicester and Swannington ....sq. oh all pd 9 per cent. Liverpool and Manchester...loa sh. 1001. pd Ditto Quarter Shares "5/. pd London and Greenwich 204 oh. 131. pd London and Birmingham -.1004 oh. :15/. pd London ante S , uthainpton Cl. sh. 1 1. Ri Preston and Wigan 'V. pd Durna•n Junction 1004 sh. 10/, pd MINES. Albion Copper 5/. sh. 2/. pd Aam 151. sh. 101. 10 s . pd ... ..... Anglo Mexican. , ss. 5/. Pn l - 1001 . 011. all Pd Ditto Subscription ' , 5/. pd Ilut,nos • Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pm. 'VV. oh. 20/. pd Id acauhas tit Cocaes United 254 oh. 204 pd Dilto St. John Del Itcy 20/. sh. 744 pd Costa Branca ..... vi, pil Camlonga .......... ..... al . pd Bolivar Copper Company .214. sh. 204 p , ' nit° Scrip 3/ British Iron . .‘. 54. sh • - )d .. British Copper .„, 5 / pd - - Columbian, iss..s/.' pm..... h. 3i 4 pd English , -031 bh. 5 , 1t1. pd General M l2l its. pd Mining A. Aj ex i can c 0,,,. ..sociation...voi. 01 tu. lad Poinerio , - Pang' 104. sh 49!/. pd 11 , , ,,,, , ..,onsois lO/. sh 84 pd . eel Monte, Unregistered Ditto Loan Noes a • 1504 pd United Mexican, los. 2 pm ....401. sh all 14 Ditto Subscription 2l. 1,3 Ditto New Sin in • .'",/ lot Union Gold, iss. el. Ss. pm _224/. sh. 441. /I West Cork 501. sh. 351.1x1 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. ..... London, with Bronze Ticaet 75gs. sh. .Lona. n Univerod: lOOl. oh. all pd Russell ' ,, go oh. King's College lOOl. pd Mlatl.l.. A NEOUS. 10,0 , 0 10s. Australian Agrieultural....loU sh. 2ril. pd 1,0;(i 11. Auction Mart 501. oh. #l,o,iii Britsh American Land Company ,/. pi 10,000 6/ per cent. Canada Company It) 1. sh. 20/. pd 200,000 5/. per cent. Upper Canada Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent 15,000 I/. percent. General Steam Navigation...ls/. oh. 131. pd le4 per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 2,000 1/. London Com. Sate Rooms Av. 751. sh. 2,7.54 4/. per e,nt. Reversionary I nterestSoc...loo4 oh. 100/. pd '2,633 44 per cent ' Ditto New 10t 1. oh. 4.':/. pd 4,i IP • 10,000 Van Dicineh's Land 1004 oh. 1(2. pd :150 2,000 Y,500 19s, '2,0'0 2,1;0 1,501 5,10 J 20,000 .25,00 u 00 ...... 2,500 600 P , „1.4)t) 4,000 111,000 :/. s. 6,a 11,000 10,000 I u 1/.1`4. (i,OOO /-I,boo 1/, 20,000 .„. ..... 0,1;,1 ...... 11,501: 30,030 • 5,(0Q 1,000 i,500 ;00 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES, AUGUST 1, 1835. BANKS. _ ...... 1,:700,000/. S/ p. ct. Ban': of Sec.din/1 S3I. 6s SJ. sh. all pd 202 i p. c 2,000,0004 51 p. et. Royal of Scotland 1001. sh. all pd 170/. 500.0001. to p. et. British Linen Company 100/. sh. -11 pi 240/. 3,0044,0001. 01. p. ct. Commercial .. 5001. sh. 100/. pd 1701. 5,000.0004 5 p. et. National lOO/. sh. 104 pd., 141 103 ,(14) ~0001. 2,1,/. p. et. Glasgow Union Tio/. sh. 501. 1.11 00/. ♦,000,0001. '6 p. ct. Western of S;;otland "001. sh 30/. pd 331. INSURANCE COMPANIES. 9. 40,000.11. sp. ct. Scottish Union 204 sh. 11. pd 21s 7,500 hp. ct. Hercules 1001. sh. 101. IA 114 100,000 sp. et. Insurance Co. of Seotland....lo/. sh. all pd ;/ Os 50,000 Gp. ct. North British 200!. sh. JUL pd 15!. ...... . _ . - - 1,000 5 p. ct. Caledonian Fire 1001. sh. 10/. .pd 13/. 5,000 rp. et. Edinburgh 1 afe 100/. sh. 10/. pd 141. 100 4 0410 4 p. ct. West of Scotland lOl. pd 91. MISCELLANEOUS. .__ _ ........ 4,810 Edin. and Glas lin. Cana1...501. sh. all pd 8/10s Ditto Allocated 9rl. sh. all pd 601. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water.... 251. sh. all pd 331. Carron Iron Company •2501. sh. all pd 4504 2,00"4). 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Fouintery 90/. sh. 3 , 1. lid 181. 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 204 sh. i 6/. pd I'4 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas - "5/. sh. all pd 651. 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas 25/. sh. all IA 60/. 730 6 per cent. Leith Coal Gas , 0/. sh. all pd 33!. 1,200 5 per cent. Edinburgh and Dilkeith hallway...sof. sh. 751. 3,000 Ills. per sit. Equit..ble Loan Company 25/. sh. W. pd 101. • LONDON WITHIN THE WALLS.—In the begin nir,g of the last century, the population of London within the walls was not much less than 140,000, as proved by deduc tion from the parish registers ; and the annual mortality was as one to twenty of that population. In the year 1780 the po pulation had decreased to 87,000; and fortunately for the health of the citizens, space continues to become more and more. valuable for counting-houses and warehouses than for human habitations, so that the population of the City within the walls became 7.8,000 in the year 1801, and is now dimi nished to 55,778, the rate of mortality being now less than one in forq.—Appendix to the Parish Reyister Abstractfor 1831. GERMAN PAPERS. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jute 24. (From the J0er.1.27. of Odessa.)--The. Sultan's journey to I3russa and Koniah will cerfainly take place. A great lukewarmness prevails between the Porte and Mehemet Ali. The troubles in Albania, which have made it necessary to send so large a force to that province, are universally ascribed to Mehemet Ali's instiga tion. The Seraskier Pacha has recovered from his illness, and again resides in his country house on the Channel. We are daily looking for the arrival of Prince Miksch, with a suite of forty persons, and many strangers. It is said that he will embark at Galaez,"on board a steam-boat. It is generally believed here that the cause of his coming is to make arrange ments for the organization of a corps of troops to suppress the continnal disturbances in .Bosnia. Redschid Bey, the ambassa dor to Paris, will set out in a few days, The number of cases of plague here is inconsiderable, but at Smyrna, after the disorder had ceased for ten days, some new cases have occu rre d. The making of post roads in European Turkey proceeds in a satis factory manner. The road .to Adrianople is already marked. out. M. Von Kobelli, member of the late Regency oF Greece, arrived here on the 18th of this month. GREECE.—The Journal de Smyrne of the 11th of Jul' con tains the following article :—" We have just received by the Greek packet-boat accounts from Athens of the 2d, and front Syra.of the Bth of this month. M. Kobelli has finally ac cepted the post of Ambassador at Paris ; and but lor a serious indisposition which obliged him to keep his bed lor some days, he would have already set out. Aft er M, L i bsuire had given n his resignation M. Schmaltz was appointed Minister of War and Marine in his stead. This chok-.: e seems to be generally approved. ,M. Schmaltz is the tame who disbanded or dis charged the troops that had four)lt in the war of independence, and also commanded the troops of the Government in Messina. and Marna, where the German troops were so severely handled by the insurgents. The miserable state of the Greek finances is now a matter of public notoriety ; and every body knows that the deficiency for the year 1834 is 9,300.000 drachms. The misunderstanding between the Greek and the German troops daily increase. There have already been several affrays at . Argos and Napoli, and it is feared that still more serious collisions will take place. It is affirmed that the journal of Count Amansperg intends seriously to attack the Journal de Smyrne. We desire nothing better, and are pre pared to answer." BELGRADE, AUG. B.—Before Prince Miksch left Pont,- arewatz he had assembled his whole family there, and took an affectionate leave of them : his two daughters, who are mar ried to wealthy landed proprietors in the Austrian -dominions, had also come to take leave of him. The eldest 'ilaughter, wife of M. Von Balch, remained at Poscharewatz departure, with her m o th er an d the Priace : but the younger daughter, with her husband, h as already after her father's arrived at the Lazza retto in Semlin, returning to their The administration of th e .0 estates in the Bannat. bvernment of Sonia, during the Prince's absence, will - conducted according to the old forms. The new Cons*- Ation has fortunately not yet been carried into effect. • FROM THE D ' " 1 9 T13TH AUGUST.—The Hungarian Diet , .e which has now en sitting three years and from which we i had a right to. ' expectimportant improvements, of which Hun gary is in F .° much need, has, in the course of this long pa nod' ' }'. .een engaged with hardly anythinc , but the making of . a new law, tending to ameliorate the condition of the ~easantry. Now that this grand point is settled, and, the Diet, which has been protracted to such a tedious length , was to be dissolved, the Chamber of Representatives disagrees with the Magnates on the formality in the representation to be addressed to the Emperor. The former wishes to call him King Ferdinand V., and the latter King Ferdinand I. Th o ugh the Representatives have addressed several representations to King Ferdinand 1., they now, all at once, insist on their right to call him Ferdinand V.,and this with a degree of pertinacity which will lead to long ebates, and will render it impossible to laY before his Majesty the address containing the new law, until the two Chambers agree. It must be observed that the legislative power in Hungary is divided into four parts, of which the King has two, and the Chamber of Representatives and Magnates each one. If the two Chambers do not agree on a law, ' t cannot be submitted to his Majesty for his sanction. It re mains, therefore, to be seen which of the two Chambers will give way, and how long the passing of this important law will be delayed, for the sake of a mere form. One of the twe Chambers must give way to obtain the requisite agreemen t between them, without which these three years' discussion will produce no result. It is stated in some journals, that the Emperor, in order to put an end to the tedious dispute, will assume, by a Royal resolution, the title of Ferdinand V. i. e. as King of HungarY, not as Emperor of Austria, his title as such being Ferdinan d Zeitung to 24th August. SARDINIA, AUG. 9.—By letters from Genoa of the 7th , and Turin of the Bth, we find that the cholera had already' appeared at Genoa, and that seven persons had died of i t * The accounts from Caneo are melancholy ; in the last three days there were 239 new cases of cholera, and 70 deaths. Turin was still free. The King is at Raconizzi, from which place he has issued a prohibition to all persons in office t° quit the city, announcing that as soon as the cholera appear s in Turin, he w ill hi mse lf return to t h at c i ty.— F ran 4fir" ,. Papers, Aug. 23. Wednesday afternoon a terrific thunder -storm visited the village of Bulvern Fenn, about 12 miles from Romford• The tempest began about 3 o'clock, and continued with nt>" remitted violence nearly two hours. The electric fluid strode a stack of corn on the farm of Mr. Galt, which was i ns tantl in flames. E ver y effort was made to extin gu i s h th e m, be though aided by an incessant pouring down of rain, they Pro ceeded with extraordinary rapidity, and quickly commune' cated to other st ac k s . A messenger was set to Tilbury 1"°,.. r for the eng i ne , w hi c h was t h e on l y one t h at arr i ved; by the time it came seven s t ac k s o f corn an d a b arn were consume," every exertion on the part of the neighbours having been ern' ployed to check the flames. Fortunately, the wind was le ti contrary direction to the dwelling-house, which prevented it/ destruction. The loss of property amounts to near 1,0001. f AN ODD FlSll.—Tuesday mo rn i ng t h e . notice several persons was attracted by the cries of a man, wbG we l bathing. On getting to land, after a great deal of dift . icult , '' by which he was alm os t overcome , h e state d t h at he had bee n ' attacked by a sea monster,. o f w h at name or species be "'I unable to say, further than that it had four legs and a Il e frightful-looking head. It fi rs t l a id h o ld o f hi m b y the le`'' and on getting free he turned round to behold his assailant; he endeavoured to make off, when he again bit him in the thigh. The man, we understand, was sorely cut by this erne monster, which, it is thought, might have been a dog-fish."' Dublin Register., A FATHER KILLED BY HIS FA M . ° ll ' day night, in a scuffle between ,a father, son, and son's wife' at New Inn, Tipperary, the father, whose naute was Top ° lost his life, having been strangled. (ADvEßTlszmExr. - ) , n KING'S PATTERN SILVER HANDIJ' Y j CUTLERY. The durability of w' ,itch is nearly double tha t _ fi ivory, is now offered at the follo w ' .ng reduced price : Silver-han d e j Table Knives 3 Gpineas per per Dozen ; Carvers 15s. cozen ; Dessert Knives 2} GO ) • erOr iair kin T. COX SAVOR': ,g per atchmaker, , r ,ornhill, London.g Goldsmith, Silversmith , °I W , 4;7, AO Gone, n ear/k, giving a detailed list of the prices of Plate, 131 " 4 ...ehes, Clocks, &c., may be had gratis. ................ .........!%.' ----. --- BIRTBS. On the 28th inst., Mrs. Thomas Ditchburn, of Highbury•tei lcer of a son. On the 27th inst., at Rothley Temple, Leicestershire, the° of James Parker, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, of a daughter. n or, On the 27th inst., in Que en - square , th e l a d y o f J. S. 11P Esq. , of Jamaica, of a daughter. On the 28th inst., Mrs. Leaf, of Park-hill, Streatham, ° f daughter. On the 18th inst., at Tenbury, Worcestershire, Mrs. S. Godson, of a son. 11 At. the Vicarage, Newl an d, Gl ouces t ers hi re , th e l a dy of the H. W. Sheppard, of a son. S On the 26th inst., at Bessell's-green, ne a r Ri v erhead, 31 r s " Shoobridge, of a son. hie t. On the 23th inst., Mrs. John Troup, of Cheapside, of a datig,. t be On the 27th inst., at Bede Rectory, Sussex, the lady is Rev. Henry Selby Hele, AI. A. ' of a daughter. On the 27th inst., at Park-place, North Brixton, the 13 4 Samuel Cohen, Esq., of a eon. MARI?! D. SV O4I, On Thursday last, at Cheltenham, the Rev. William - Rector of Staplegrove, Somerset, to Mary Agnes Tufnell Ba r re tt? of Batts House, bear Tau n t on , e ld es t d aug ht er o f C ap t a in 1 33 r" of Sydney-place, Bath. On the 27th inst., at St. Mary's, Islington Andrew Pop e, 0 of Nantes, to Fanny, daught er o f th e late Islington, Waring, Barnes, Surrey. o' On the 2 Sa 7th inst., Mr. James Smith, son o f th e late r Smith, Esq., of Parkbu rv , t o C aro lin e A nn , younges t rlaug' l. :icl‘' George Wilson, Esq., of Verulam-hill, formerly of Butter Manor, near St. Albans. On the 18th ult., at Filey, Yorkshire, Andrew Hamiltooe jpte sell, Esq., 22d Regiment, to Eliza Ann, eldest daughter of tb John lioWlett, Esq. 3 1111 0 , On the 27th inst., ot F ro d s h am , Ch es hi re , th e Rev. fleor,„' Peppernell Hutton, of N or th w i c h, thi r d son o f t h e l a t e ne v ,•villia' Hutton, Rector of Beau m o n t, E ssex , an d gran d son o f Sir ' Peppernell, deceased, to Eli za b e th H a y es , e ld es t daughter 0 Rev. John Collins, of Frodsham. Wood On the 29th inst.. at Christ Church, Surrey, Will ia nsog h ' Fenning, Esq., of Stockwell-place, to Caroline Farley, third ter of John Gilbert Meymott, Esq., of Great Surrey-stre et. Alfr et 1 On the 29th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, France, Louis Pons Vidil, Esq., of Sloane -street, and of Nancy, in c l ar et ' to Susanna, eldest daught er o f J o h n J ac k son , E sq ., °` street, Belgrave-square. D lED. 1 On the 29th i ns t., a t E as t Sh een , Nathaniel William Peac,i i 'llyd ev of Saville-ro w , L on d on , K e tt er i ng h am H a ll , N or f o lk, an Dorsetshire. cler iel‘ On the 27th inst., Albert, the youngest son of Mr• rrc Smith, of Halywell House, Hampstead. bpi . is f O f. On the 26th inst., Catherine Judith, the infant date , — . . 4 William Druce, of Cheyn6-walk, Chelsea. I fi- r SP .. On the 28th inst., in Bedford New-road, Clapha m, ''' ..-5. " ijoll; Airey Prime. On the 25th inst., at Ash Cottage, Old Brampton , th-reorcl V Frances Stapleton, daughter of the late Right Hon. ...' Is" Despencer, aged 32. On the 23d inst., at R a y L o d ge , near Maidenhead, 13crk-5:5.105' Pocock, Esq., a Deputy Lieutenant, and one of his . 5 -W °sl - O tices of the Peace fo r B er k s hi re , i n hi s 54 t h year . ` gill? On the 17th ult., at Ki ngs t on , J ama i ca , i n hi s 29th Rea r, o f iii' l ' Henry, Esq., the you nge t son of Alexander Henry, lA' chester-place, Pentonville. Am eli g o; On the 13th inst., aged 90, at Carrickmaquig le Y' rsq. , youngest and only daught e r o f th e l a t e Edward Carey,, Castle Carey, county Donegal Landon : Printed a n d P u bli s h e d b y MURDO YO UT'I G'e qty 112, Strand, at The S un O ffi ce, No. 112, Strand , in a of Middlesex. T Le. ,I info that frig th e th at land AJ if th Stan, M en and vvo n i --th • th e :11 inh,, A lat "was a t ' o " Tne , var y th e looi which 'would ;Sessior th at °f th e a nY div thl 'se (1 time, Prove d ~ eaviu4 Rree t, The gen sigr toll ! Lore tor the