The Sun. — London, England, 1848-04-04 00:00:00

92bition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. -- - ELECTION (TH COMMITTEE. IS DAY.) BODMIN. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) A witness named Sloocurn, an agent of Mr. Lacy, produced a minute book of one of the canvassers, in whieh there were entries of the names of certain voters represented to be open to bribes. A note was appended thatr3o/. would do them no harm, and that the system of issuing refreshment tickets was practised at the last and the three previous elections. It was subsequently proposed to put in evidence of treating on the part of Mr. Lacy, but Mr. Sergeant WaANcaAM objected to this course, insisting that sufficient evidence of agency had not yet been adduced. The Committee cleared the room on this point, and having consulted for a short time, they came to the fol lowing decisiou-- “ That sufficient prima facie evidence of agency had been put in to entitle the petitioners to proceed with the examination of the witnesses whom they proposed to call to prove the acts of treating." The Committee adjourned at four till eleven o'clock to-morrow morning. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1848. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 289 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ... 52 Tubercular Diseases... ... 223 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 151 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 49 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... 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 Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... ... Premature Birth ... Atrophy ... ... ... ... ... Old Age Sudden ... ... Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance Causes not specified ... 191 24 26 45 53 96 Assistant of the Parliaments, in the room of Berjamin Currey, Esq., deceased. WHITEHALL, MARCH 1. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Alfred Guppy, of Honiton, in the county of Devon, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, MARCH 18. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Isaac Bryant, of Wimborne Minster, in the county of Dorset, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. Henry Davey BANKRUPTS. Curtis Cole, boarding and lodging houskeeper, Thistle-grove, Little Chelsea, to surrender, April 12, at half-past twelve, and May 11, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basingball-street ; Marson and Dadley, Union street, South wark. John Cobb, boarding-house keeper, Northumberland street, Strand, April 11, at two, and May 15, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Smith, Furnival's-inn. Henry Roose, merchant, Salisbury- street, Strand, April 13, and May 15, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Turquand, t fficial assignee, Guildhall Cham bers, City; George, Villiers-street, Strand. William Child, grocer, Chertsey, April 12, at half past two, and May 12, at half. past eleven, at the Curt of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alderman bury; King and Co., Temple. henry Cost, publisher, Ivy Lodge, Clapton, April 13, at half past two, and May 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, oftizial assignee, Basinghall street; Hope, Furnival's Inn. John Miller and George Nightingale, drapers, Great Dover-street, Southwark, April 12, and May 11, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basingnall-street ; Reed, Langford, and Co., Friday street, Cheapside. John Aldersea, druggist, Tunstall, Staffordshire, April 15, and May 13, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Williams, Hanley, Staffordshire. William Ridgway, earthenware manufacturer, Staf fordshire Potteries, April 19 and May 25, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Motteram, Knight, and Emmet, Birming ham ; Emmet and Knight, Bloomsbury-square. Lettice Ferrands, innkeeper, Nottingham, April 14 and May 12, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignde, High street, Not tingham ; Shilton and Son, Nottingham. Thomas Edwards, earthenware manufacturer, Burs- lem, Staffordshire, April 15, and May 16, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Williams, Hanley. Matthew Day, miller, Weston-super Mare, Somerset shire, April 17, and May 11, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Boy kett, Chancery-lane, London; Ayre, Bristol. John Hooper Davies, grocer, Merthyr Tidvil, Gla morganshire, April 18, and May, 9, ;at' eleven, at the Bristol DiAtrict Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Perkins, Bristol. Joseph Barrett, livery stable keeper, Exeter, April 19 and May 17, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Stogdon, Exeter ; Keddell, Baker, and Grant, Lime-street, London. Henry Redfearn, saw manufacturer, Sheffield, April 15 and May 13, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Sheffield; Moss, Seargeants' Inn, London; Branston, Sheffield. William Lombardini, carver and gilder, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, April 20, and May 12, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Mur dock, Furnival's-inn; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. Charles Turner, clothier, West Royd-13111, Pudsley, Yorkshire, April 18, aad slay 9, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Hupe, official assignee, Leeds; Jones and Co., John-street, Bedford-row; Hanle and Clark, Leeds. Amos Baker, worsted manufacturer, Bradford, York, April 17 and May 8, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Singleton and Co., Great James-street, London ; Barret, Bradford ; E. and J. M. Barrett, Leeds. ,Thomas M'Entegart, corn dealer, ',Liverpool, April 18 and March 12, at eleven, at the Liverpool Dietrict Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Gregory, Bedford-row, London; Frodsham, Liverpool. Robert Wilkinson Barnes, cabinet maker, Stockkport, Cheshire, April 17, and May 8, at eleven, at the Man cheater District Court. Potts, official assignee, Man chester; Vaughan, L'i gird, and Vaughan, Stockport; Bower and Son, Chancery-lane. William Jones, stationer, Manchester, April 19 and May 11, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, offic'al assignee, George-street, Manchester; Smith and Witham, Bedford-row, Londen ; Andrew, Princess-street, Manchester. James Horsfield, merchant tailor, Sunderland, April 13, at half-past ten, and March 11, at two, at the New castle-upon Tyne District Court. Baker, official assig nee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Fell, Sunderland; Rolte, South-square, Gray's-inn. Edward Mesnard, merchant, Sunderland, and John Hudson, merchant, Hartlepool, April 14, at eleven, and May 16, at one, at the Neweastle.uponsTyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle upon- Tyne; Moore, Sunderland; Forster, Newcastle-upon- Ty ne. DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... Pcrudation Enumerated, 1,341. 1,294 West Districts... 300,711 North Districts.. 375,971 Central Districts 373,653 East Districts ... 392,444 South Districts .. 501,190 T0ta15........ 1,948,425 Males Females ... Average weekly Deaths Deaths, 1843-7. In the Five Winters. Week. • 161 ••• 171 . 209 .•• 199 203 ••• 197 • ~ 235 ... 254 .. 299 ... 273 -. 1,107 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Malee Females ... ... 1,099 ... 650 ... 644 Total ... -, 836 ... 845 COURSE OF EXCIt A.mst.:r lam .., 12 7 at sight • • .... 1S 5 Rotterdam .... •• .. Eiaraburgh . Paris, 3 days' sight .. • • 2 1 ; 70 Ditto, .............• Marseilles •••••• • • .. • • Frankfort an Main'.... Petersbargh, Sii.llble.. Vienna, effec. So.. • Trieste, ditto.. Madrid • • ..... . Barcelona .• ... 1,691 LNGE.-(THIS DAY.) itbraltar Geghern Genoa ...: liilan .... Venice.... • ..... `i aples Palermo, peroz I Oporto •••• • • • •••• • • • Rio Janeiro . • ..... • Bahia ...... ........ • • ltuenos Ayres ..• • • • . New York, 21 days' slight Philadelphia .... •• • • •• 50% 51 25 Saville ........ ..... PRICES OF BULLION, ! CZ, Foreign Gold in bars ...V 17 9 SIM' Dollars ...... 0 4 Fl Portugal Gold Coin .. G 0 0 Spanish Doubloons 0 44 ver in bars ........ 0 4 10y. THE IRISH DEPUTATION• M. DE LAMARTINE'S REPLY. M. de Lamartine replied to the address of the deputation of Irish gentlemen from Dublin, Man chester, Liverpool, and Belfast, in the following speech : " Citizens cf Ireland, " If we required a fresh proof of the pacific influence of the proclamation of the great democratic principle, this new Christianity, bursting forth at the opportune moment, and dividing the world, as formerly, into a Pagan and a Christian community—we should assuredly discern this proof of the omnipotent action of an idea, in the visits spontaneously paid in this city to R-pub been France and the principles which animate her by the nations, or by fractions of the nations, of Europe. " We are not astonished to see to-day a deputation from Ireland. Ireland knows how deeply her destinies, her sufferings, and her successive advances in the path of religious liberty, of unity, and of constitutional equality with the other parts of the United Kingdom, have at all times moved the heart of Europ. ! " We said as much, a few days ago, to another depu tation of your fellow-citizens. We said as much to all the childri n of that glorious isle of Erin which the natural genius of its inhabitants and the striking events of its histt ry render equally symbolical of the poetry and the heroism of the nations of the north. " Rest assured, therefore, that you will find in France, under the It-public, a response to all the sentiments which you express towards it. " Tell your fellow•citizens that the name of Ireland is synonymous with the name of liberty courageously de fended against privilege—that it is one common name to every French citizen! Tell them that this reciprocity which they invoke—that this hospitality of which t hey are not oblivious—the Republic will be proud to rememier and to pm actise invariably towards the Irish. Tell thrum, above all, that the French Republic is not, and never will be, an arise cratie Republic, in which liberty is merely abused as the mask of privilege; but a Republic embracing the entire community, and securing to all the same rights and the same benefits. As regards other eneoersgements, it would neither be expedient for us to held them nut, nor for you to receive them. I have already expressed the same opinion with re ference to Germany, Belgium, and Italy ; and 1 repeat it with reference to every nation which is in volved in internal disputes which is either divided against iteelf or at variance with its Government. When there is a difference of race—when nations are aliens in blood—intervention is not allowable. We belong to no party in Ireland or elsewhere, except to that which contends for justice, for liberty, and fur the happiness of the Irish people. No other part would be acceptabe to us, in a time eit peace, in the interests end the passions of foreign nations. France is desirous of reserving herself free tor the maintenance of the rights of all. " Wu are at pence, and we are desirous of rem ;snit on good terms of equality, not w i th this or that part Great Britain, but with Gre a t B r i ta i n entire. We rt ' ( e 't lieve this peace to be useful and honourable, not only to Great Britain and the French Republic, but to the human race. We will not commit an act —we will not utter a word —we will not breathe an insinuation at varience with the princi ples of the reciprocal inviolability of nations, which we have proclaimed, and of which the continent of Europe is already gathering the fruits. The fallen mo narchy had treaties and diplomatists. Our diplomatists are nations, our treatiee are sympathies! We should be insane wereweopenlytoexchange such a diplosnacyfor unmeaning and partial alliances with even the most legitimate parties in the countries which surround us. We are not competent either to judge them or to prefer some of them to others; by announcing our partizanship of the one side we should declare ourselves the enemies of the other. We do not wish to be the enemies of any of your fellow-countrymen. We wish, on the contrary, by a faithful observance of the Republican pledges to remove all the prejulices which may mutually exist between our neighbours and ourselves. " This course, however painful it may be, is imposed on us by the law of nations as well as by our historical remembrances. "Do you know what it was which moat served to irritate France and estrange her from England during the first Republic ? It wee the civil war, in a por tion of our territory supported, subsidised, and as!,isted by Mr. Pitt. It was the encouragement and the 17: 1 7 1e te e n n to Frenchmen as heroical as yourselves, but was net hOTIOU fißbting against fellow-citizens. This It sees a Royalist ple,pa galidism w aged „, „ tt " v : Artare • . This policy is not set French . blood against the Republic. effaced from thespite of all our efforts, entirely cause of dissonsio u we will never renew between memoryl of the nation. Well! this Great Britain and its, We accept with grat4Z ki n ng anY similar course. ardently included in s hi p f rom the ' ufts3.tpressions of friend the British empire. We friendship of trajeuess; tice may found and strengthen the: that equality may become more an pulortu while proclaiming with you, with iw y lr : r w ( e F' i ti ts el b a a r, s d i and with all, the holy de of fraternit enly acts of brotherhood, in conformity wilaKito,illuj p(rvint ples, arid our feelings towards the Lien la Republique ! Vive le Gouvernement Provisoire Vice Lamartine !) THE LONDON GAZETTE (THIS EVENING.) CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 3. MEMBER RETURNED To SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. 1 Borough of HarAich. —The 'tight /Inflow -Al,: Sir Ji.hn Cam Liol,hou,e, of Berkeley-square, Lonthui, lila , the last election for the said borouAti hiving b een declared void.; WHITEHALL, APRIL 1. The Queen has been phased to grant unto the Rev. William Jacobson, ALA , the office and place of Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford, ‘ ,..—,:wsl), , stogetber with the place and dignity of a Canon of th e 4 - *-- c_itlvetkal church of Christ in the said University, pro rperfi onging to the Regius Professor of Divinity in 4:::',7• t ( tte‘,l4, 'niversity, void by the promotion of Doctor A-74. '' ; i-tr: _ alp e son Hampden to the see of Hereford. 1 .... 7 Vi - C - - - r- i .* 4 WHITEHALL, APRIL 4, 1848. emi t , (: . ,,:c.\- , -'2l-,f .11tiiirideen has been pleased to direr: letters patent 0 '%14--41111 -- -,..AQ bccpaikaed under the Great Seal, nominating and ap .7l-stik ' .-::-. John George lrhaw Lefevre, Esq., to be Clerk a 6 THE. SUN, LONDON, T UESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4 , 1848. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. the intention of the Government to take any proceedings against the publisher of the Times newspaper, for the publication, this morning, of a letter upon the subject of street firing, and the means of overthrowing her Ma jesty's Government. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL said that his atten tion had not been called to the letter in question. EVICTIONS IN GALWAY. Mr. C. St. GEORGE rose for the purpose of explain ing to the House some of the circumstances connected with the rent evictions of a large body of tenantry in Ireland. He had received a letter from Mr. Riddington on the subject, requesting that any explanations which he might have to offer should be addresses to his Ex cellency the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. To this letter he had replied, and had expressed therein his regret that the Poor-law Commissioners had not thought fit in the first place to communicate with him urn the sub ject, instead of sending down their inspector, Major McKie, to investigate the circumstances. The Poor law Commissioners, by acting otherwise, would have shown more impartiality, and have performed their duty in a much better manner than by causing to be inserted in the Blue Book a number of statements for the most part unsupported by facts. He had further stated in his letter to the Lord-Lieutenant, that upwards of 1,5001. was due to him from the tenants on his estate, and he had offered, seeing the distressed condi tion in which they were placed, to accept of 4001. in di , charge of the whole amount due to him. To this offer the tenants gladly acceded, requesting, at the same time, that a number of bad and disorderly characters might be removed from the land. Several objectionable persons here pointed out to him, whom he informed he could not allow to remain, and gave them some money to leave. No act of a n had taken place upon his part, and, except in the most urgent case, the power which he pcssessed as a landlord, had not been exercised. Ile was quite averse to any acts of cruelty. He had borrowed 6,000/. under the Act for improving land in Ireland, for the purpose of giving employment to the people; he had also borrowed large sums of money from various other sources, which he had expended in improvements upon :his property, but could not get any rent from the tenantry. The Hon. Member then proceeded to read the declaration of the deputy-sheriff of the county of Galway with respect to the course of proceeding adopted on the late ejections. He trusted that he had now satisfied the House that he had done nothing illegal or illiberal. He would not attempt to censure the report of Major McKie, or the course pursued by the Commission, but he felt bound to say a few words as to the character of the persons examined before the Commission —as to the character of oae of those per sons, Thomas M'Donogh, he had a letter from the parish priest of the district in which he resided stating that upwards of 900 sheep and 9 head of cattle had been taken from the estate, and that Donogh was a bad cha racter. Lie (Mr. St. George) could also satisfy the House that so far from his having turned Donogh and his family out of the house, they had left it themselves and gone to Galway. The Hon. Member then read several documents showing the charges that had been made against him were totally void of foundation, and concluded by expressing a hope that the House was con vinced that he had been unjustly attacked by the Hon. Member for Stroud. Mr. P. SCROPE wished to know from the Hon. Member what number of persons had been ejected, and what number of houses had been pulled down? Mr. ST. GEORGE had confined himself in the re marks he had made to the charges that had been made against him personally, and he did not consider himself called upon to give any other reply to the Hon. Member. The subject then dropped. ENCUMBERED ESTATES. Mr. B. OSBORNE, seeing the Noble Lord at the head of the Government in his place, wished to know whether it was the intention of the Government to pro ceed, before Easter, with the Encumbered Estates Bill, that had just come down from thelHouse of Lords ? - Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was not intended to proceed with that Bill before Easter. TENANT-RIGHT BILL. In answer to a question from Mr. A. STAFFORD, Sir GEORGE GREY said the object of the Tenant- Right Bill would provide against evictions from land without the knowledge of the poor-law guardians of the vicinity, and also to prevent the pulling down of the huts and homes of tenants, although a legal right to do so might exist. He could not say whether the Bill would be brought on before Easter or not. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BILL. Mr. FORBES wished to know when the Bill for es tablishing Diplomatic Relations wiih the Court of Rome was likely to come on ? Lord PALMERSTON said it certainly would not come on till after Easter. ECCLESIASTICAL FUNDS. Mr. HORSMAN then rose to bring forward the mo tion of which he had given notice, namely, that in the opinion of this House, the distinction between the episcopal and common funds, restricting the appli cation of the surplus revenues of Archbishops and Bishops to episcopal purposes, and permitting no part of it, in any circumstances, to be applied to the relief of parochial destitution, is inexpedient, and ought not to be continued. It had been laid down as a principle. which could not be violated, that episcopal funds could not be applied to any other than ecclesiastical purposes, and that in the event of there being a surplus of these funds, it must be applied to the establishment of bishoprics abroad. Such a principle, in his opinion, was absurd, and ought to be got rid of. (LEFT STEALING.) ' Diyident Amount Name of Company• per of Paid. 1 Annum. Share. ------- £ a. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 • 100 • 0 Caledonian Bank •• .•• Si. per sent. 10 0 0 i 2 10 0 City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 , 10 0 0 Clydesdale Bank• •• • —6/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 ,100 0 • Eastern Bank •. Edinb.k Glasgow Bank 6/. per cent. ' 5 0 0 5 0 0 Exehangellnk of Scot 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 National Bank • ..... • . 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Northof Sootlandßank 71. per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 North British Bank • • 50 0 0 10 0 0 Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 Union Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 western Bank •• • . 81. per cent. 50 0 II 50 0 0 Aberdeen Fire and Life 121. per cent. I'2 10 0 2 0 0 B. Accord. Life aud Fire 20 -, 0 011 0 British Guarantee Ins. 10 I 0 1 0 0 Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Church of England Ins. 50 0 0 2 0 0 City of Glasgow Life 5l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 Fdinburrh Life Insur. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 East of Scotland Life.. 10 0 0 015 0 Eng. & Scot, Law Life I 5/. per cent. 50 0 • 217 6 Hercules Insurance Co. 71• per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 limn Co. of Scetlini.• Si. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Life AFSOC. of Scotland 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 Mercantile Life .. •• • • 10 0 0 010 0 National Fire and Life bl. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 North British Incur. • • 5341. pr cent. 200 0 0 20 9 0 North & West of Soot. 10 0 0 1 0 0 Scottish Life and guar. 20 0 0 011 0 Scot. M as. and Gen. Life 51. per cent. 1 0 0 015 0 Scottish Union haulm 0 1 1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 Stan laid Life .. ••.. . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 United Dep. Assurance 51. per t. 10 0 0 I____ 0 0 Price. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. The Earl of FALMOUTH presented a petition from Exeter against the continuance of legacy duties on be quests to charitable institutions. ODD FELLOWS. Lord BEAUMONT introduced a Bill for legalising the Odd Fellows' Societies, which was read a first time. NAVIGATION-LAWS. The Earl of HARD WICKE presented several petitions from shipowners and shipbuilders in various parts of Great Britain, praying that no alteration should be made in the navigation-law s. The Noble Earl alludt dto the dis cussion which had taken place yesterday in another place on the subject of allowing the importation of cotton from Havre in consequence ot the dearth of cotton in this country, fur the purpose of denying that there was any dearth of cotton in this country. POOR-LAW (IRELAND). Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from West meath praying for an a!teration in the poor-law. TENANT-RIG LIT. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from various tenant farmers of the county ot Wexford in favour of tenant-right. He did not go so tar as the petitioners in the advocacy of tenant -right. He thought that tenants should have compensation made to them for improvements, but he objected to any compulsory law on this subject. He concluded by eulogising the con duct of the Lord-Lieutenant; no one had ever held that important office who had been so generally approved of. ODD FELLOWS. Lord BEAUMONT and Lord CAMPIILLL presented peti tions from societies of Odd Fellows, praying to be placed under the provisions of CEYLON e Friendly Societies Act. . U. It 105.0.1 U. Os l'2s. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Nortrich, April 3. (Before Chief Justice WILDE.) THE Q UEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF DR. LEE, BISHOP OF MANCHESTER V. GDTTERIDGE. The trial of this indictment, which has excited so much interest, came on to-day. The case is so well known by the voluminous reports published by us of the proceedings in London, that it is hardly necessary for us to give the present in detail. Mr. Whitehurst, Q.C., Mr. llumfrey, Q.C., and Mr. Waddington, were for the prosecution. Mr. Gutteridge conducted his defence in person. The information charged that at the time of the printing the libel, be (the prosecutor) was a clergy man of the Church of England, and the Head Mas ter of the Free Grammar School at Birmingham, and, as such, had the education of many youths under his care, and there was a certain other school called " The Bluecoat Charity School," but that the defendant, intending to wilfully, &c, did, oa the 24th day of Decembers, 1946, publish a scandalous libel, to wit— "He (meaning Dr. Lee) eagerly sought to connect himself with every public establishment here (meaning Birmingham), whether of charity, literature, or science, and almost everywhere, by exhibiting a most officious, insolent, and domineering behaviour, and an intriguing and ill-natured disposition, which dishonoured his cha racter as a clergyman, he insulted and disgusted the most respectable and respected supporters of our public institutions; and, further, pursued with spite and bitter ness many of even the persons of their children:wholdared to act with independence and spirit, so far as to resist his advances, &c. Also, on the 30th May, 1846, in the defendant's printed report of the meeting, he reiterated those charges, and upon other occasions, the charges made by the defendant, in fact being, that Dr. Leo was a person of overbearing manners; that he had been guilty of intoxication, and of conduct generally such as to throw an odium upon the Church and on himself as an unworthy member of that Church." The defendant, by his plea, justified the principal cha r g es. Mr. WHITEHURCT, in his opening address, observed, the Bishop of Manchester bad very reluctantly been compelled to bring the case into court to vindicate him self from the libels, the result of the defendant's malignant enmity. But though he (the prosecutor) felt reluctant to, and abstained from prosecuting the author of the libels upon himself whilst he remained at Bir mingham, where he was known, yet now that he was promoted to the high station he then filled, it became absolutely necessary he should do so, unless he wished to limit his sphere of usefulness in his diocese. Dr. Lee was formerly Second Master of Rugby School. from which he was promoted to the Head Mastership of King Edward's School, at Birmingham, and since his master ship of it, the school had become second to none in re pute, and some of the most distinguished scholars had been sent from thence to both the Universities, where they had taken the highest honours. Dr. Lee had lived in Birmingham, beloved and esteemed by all who knew him, and being desirous to extend his usefulness to the charitable institutions in the town, he was led to become a governor of the Hospital, and a member of the government of the Bluecoat School, where he exerted himself to rectify and reform abuses. No doubt that created in the minds of many. On the 24th of December, 1845, there was that published in a pamphlet which formed part of the libel complained of ; certain parts were not justified by the pleas. (The Learned Counsel read the matter charged as libellous at length, and, as this has already appeared in our columns, we abstain from reiterating it.) These libels being pub lished, Dr. Lee took the advice of his friends as to the propriety of prosecuting them. Their advice being that he should, observing " He was well known, that every body loved and esteemed him, and that nobody believed a single syllable of what was uttered in his dispraise." On May 111th, 1846, Mr. Gutteridge ' called a meeting together, by placard, the object being stated to be, "To take into consideration the state of the public charities, especially the Hospital and King Edward's Free School." At that meeting 5,000 people attended. Mr. Gutteridge addressed them, and reiterated his previous charges. When Dr. Lee was named for the bishopric, the defen dant addressed a circular letter to the Archbishops, Bishops, and all the great officers of state, remonstrating against the appointment. Dr. Lee feeling that now, elevated as he was, his usefulness would be much nar rowed unless he disproved such charges, obtained a rule for a criminal information, thus giving the defendant an or portunity of putting what he did know upon oath. Mr. Gutteridge made no affidavit whatever, neither he or his friends, and the rule was made absolute. Though - the case was coming down for trial, Mr. Gutteridge, On the Bth March, addressed a meeting, reiterating the charges, and attacking Lord Denman. The Learned Counsel passed an eloquent eulogium upon the conduct of Lord Denman, both as an advocate and judge, alluding to his fearlessness of offending those in power when duty to his client urged him on, reminding the Court and jury of a particular instance of the latter on a % memorable trial in the House of Lord s, alludin g also to the generosity of the Prince, who, when on the Throne, chose to forget all that had passed at that time. The Learned Counsel concluded by expressing a firm belief that none of the charges the defendant had justified would he be able to sustain, and that in the result there must be a conviction. The evidence was proceeding when we were obliged to close our dispatch. The case will probably occupy three days. Lord BEAUMONT then rose to present a petition j from the inhabitants o f Colombo, in Ceylon, complaining of a measure of the Ceylon Government respecting the • verandahs before their houses. Those verandahs had been erected fur many years, for the purpose of pro tecting the inhabitants from the heat in summer and the inclement weather in winter, and many had been in posaession of them for sixty or seventy yeors. They were ordered to be removed in the sheets that were narrow, but all compensation re• ;used, on the ground that the property belonged to the owner. as they were erected on Crown Lands. Parties were allowed to purchase the verandales at from 2s. 6d. to 2s. per foot, exclusive of the expense of the title-deeds and a fee of 21. 2s. to the Colonial Secretary. A putitition, signed by 2,800, was presented to the Council against those proceedings, but it led to no result, except some reduction of the rate of expenditure. A second petition, with 3,200 signatures, led to no better result. A legal gentleman then in the island interested himself in the matter, and Lord Torrington, it was understood, when he was sent out, was in structed to see the parties dealt fairly with ; but the colonists were dissatisfied with the conduct of that nobleman, who, they stated, had not treated them courteously ; but from what he knew of that Noble Lord, he did not consider that there could be any ground for this complaint. The verandahs were at present in the course of demolition, and as many of their owners were poor, it was but right that justice should be done them. He wished to know if the Noble Earl intended to take any steps in the matter. Earl GREY said the facts were not quite as the Noble Lord had stated them. The verandahs were, thare could be no doubt, encroachments upon the public property, and, owing to the great increase of traffic in the colony, their removal had been deemed advisable. An ordonnance was agreed to calling upon parties to prove their right to the veran dahs, and it they could not, they were to be pulled down, or to continue in the use of the occupiers at a moderate rate. Lord Torrington, when he arrived, agreed to a great reduction in the rates, and further that the proceeds should be devoted to the improvement of the town. Public health and public convenience required the removal of many of the verandahs, and it would have been unjust to the inhabitants of the other portions of the island, if com pensation had been made out of the revenu , . lie hoped, on these grounds, the House would not think proper to interfere in the matter, more especially as the decision of Lord Torrington coincided with the opinion of the Home Government. IRELAND. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented returns which he said were extremely valuable respecting agri culture in Ireland. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. LATEST PRICES OF SHARE, N BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUEM3AT AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON. TUESDAY, APRIL 4. OTITT-STOCH SANAS. IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN'i. HOUSE OF LORDS, April 3. The Loan CHANCELLOR took his scat on the Woo. sack at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. Lord STANLEY presented several petitions from ,1 4 members of Odd Fellows' Societies,praying that their societies might be legalised. AUSTRIA AND SARDINIA. The Earl of ABERDEEN begged to remind their . 7 ‘ Lordships that a copy of a declaration made to the • Austrian Government by her Majesty's Government had been laid on the table of the House, in which it was stated that her Majesty's Go vernment would not look upon any aggres sion in the territory of Sardinia with indiffer ence. He knew not if a declaration had been made to Sardinia of a similar nature, but it i% ought to have been made. The King of Sar dinia had been the first power who had violated . 3v the public law of Europe, invading the country of ,54 an ally without provocztion; and he thought that this ought not to be passed unnoticed by those who wished to preserve the public peace of Europe. It ; should be remembered that Lombardy had been under the Government of Austria fur three „ cen turies, and therefore Austria could hardly be con ' sidered as a usurping power ; and he wished to ask if • her Majesty's Government had expressed to the Sar dinian Government that any aggression of this de scription could not be viewed by Great Britain with indifference ? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE would not follow Ice. the Noble Earl in his general obser v at ions, but in an swer to his question he would state that the advice - given to the King of Sardinia had been thought to ob serve a perfect neutrality. He would also state that the King of Sardinia had not interfered until it had been almost certain that the Austrians could not maintain themselves in Lombardy, and it was not for him to say whether, if the Austrians could not maintain themselves there, it would be advantageous to Europe for tike King of Sardinia to continue in his interference. Lord STANLEY said he thought it desirable that that house should have been afforded an opportunity of expressing its disapprobation of conduct which, if gene rally imitated, would lead to the most fatal consequences, by establishing a system of interference in the internal affairs of other countries, under the pretext of assisting them to reform their institutions, and thus recognising a propagandism which could only result in a general and sanguinary war. He hoped that the House recollected that he had called their attention to a late Act passed in Canada,:relatiye to emigrants under the Passengers Act, and particularly as it affected Ireland so much; for every adult has been obliged tc pay hitherto the sum of as. to the Canadas, and 7s. to New York. He thought it most unjust that such a charge should be made on all, without any distinction of age; but when ho looked ; upon that as unjust, he would ask their Lordshi ps how much more unjust was it now, when 20s. was to be p aid per head after the 10th of September, 3os. after the 30th of September, and 40s. beyond that time, and c that the master of the ship is obliged to give a bond _ of 201. that ho will not take any person who has not relations in the country, capable of giving him support if necessary. Though he considered that the colonies were right in protecting themselves from too great an influx of emigrants, as also from the many diseases that have been spread through those emigrants, yet he should say that he considered that the Canadians were too ex orbitant in their present proceedings, and that the sys• tem of emigration, so long beneficial to the Canadas, will be thus put an end to. He thought it highly un just that the colonies should inflict such a heavy taxa tion on their fellow-subjects. He wished to know whether her Majesty's Ministers intended to assent to Such penalties being imposed on British subjects who might emigrate? Earl GREY said, that at the time of the last discus sion relative to the Pa>sengers Act, he did not think that any such barrier would be raised agair:st emigrants from this empire, and therefore did not allude to the Lord J. RUSSELL—I only just get up to say tha before the House adjourns for the Easter holidays I wil either fix a day for introducing a measure on the subject of the navigation laws, or I or my Right lion. Friend will make some decided statement on the subject. The question that the orders of the day be read was then agreed to. • JEWISH DISABILITIES BILL. On the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair, in order to go into Committee on this Bill, Mr. GORING rose to move, by way of amendment, that " so long, at least, as the House of Commons exer cises the authority which it at present exercises over the Established Church, no Jew ought to possess the fran chise, much less be allowed to sit in this House." The Hon. Member said that at present they were in the posi tion of a man who set : fire to his neighbour's house whilst praying that it would not burn. Christianity was so interwoven with our institutions, that it was utterly repugnant to place any but a Christian in a position of authority in this country. Suppose there was a Con - mittee of that House on the subject of the Church, wouli they exclude a Jewish Member from serving on it? It seemed to him that a Jew in that House would ha much in the position of a Christian in India required to bow the knee before a graven image. It was n o t fair or right that the Church, it governed by that !louse, should have among its governors men who were not Christians. But there were other grounds on which he opposed the admission of Jews. The men whom it was proposed to admit to place and power were the jobbers and gamblers of the Steck Exchange—men who reaped their richest • harvests in times of political disquietude and panic. Was it for the interests of England to introduce such men as these to the councils of the nation?—(" Oh.") One of the apostles of Christianity inculcated that they " should not receive into their house" a man who did not believe in the words of Christ, and yet they were about to admit the reviler of that Christ into their national Legislature. —(" Oh, oh.") If they did so, he feared they would in consequence draw doss n upon themselves the wrath and vengeance of the Deity.---(Renewed cries of " Oh.") He concluded by moving his resolution. The amendment having been put, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the Honourable Member seemed to think that this was a debate upon the prin ciple of the measure. As that debate had taken place upon the second reading, he trusted the House would not now re-open it.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. C. BRUCE, despite the Noble Lord's appeal, must venture to say a few words. On two former occasions he - had expressed his opinion against this Bill, and he had heard nothing to induce him to change his views. The grounds of his opposition might, indeed, be summed up in one sentence, that the Bill tended to unchristianis• the country. He could conceive that, for the pos sible attainment of some great and practical good, conscientious men might be inclined to support on some cccasions measures of which they could not fully ap prove. But so far as the attainment of any practical , good was concerned he could conceive no measure more , absolutely useless than the present. It removed no prac tical grievance. All he could find in it, in fact, was a practical renouncement of the highest allegiance of the nation. Politically, he did not think the Jews would do any harm by being admitted to that House, except in so far as they would doubtless desire to separate the Church from the State. Ile should have thought that the history of the Jewish race for centuries and centuries past would, from the blighting influence which the wrath of heaven bad cast upon that race, have afforded a warning against the admission of any such principle as that now sought to be introduced. The Scriptures abounded with ex hortations to nations, and to the governors of nations, to cleave unto the Son of God, and to reject all association , with every race whose tenets rejected the Saviour. Ile should have thought that the experience of only . the last two years might have afforded a proof to the British nation of the immediate punishment attending national sin. But two years since the whole nation had given itself up to the worship of mammon, to the idolatry' of covetousness, and he would ask whether the punish ment of this national sin had not already been felt throughout the land?—(" Oh, oh.") For the sake of a halfpenny or a farthing saved in the pound of sugar the people of this country had consented to the violation of national faith, to the destruction of the West India in terest; the punishment had long since manifested itself. ' —(" Oh, oh.") He had all due respect for the Jewish , people in their personal characteristics, and he would give them all due protection and due justice in their personal character, but he would not consent to go ' beyond this point or to act counter to the will of - God. He could not support the immediate amend ment of his Honourable Friend, because he did not think it just to deprive the Jews of the elective fran chise which they now enjoyed; but to the Bill itself he should give his decided opposition at every stage. Mr. GARDNER said that, to suit the views of some Hon. Gentlemen opposite, it would really seem desirable to appoint a Committee up stairs of controverted doc trines as well as a Committee of controverted elections. He cordially supported the Bill as a measure absolutely essential for the due accomplishment of civil and politi cal liberty. Ile denounced the Church of England as having, for a mess of pottage, surrendered her birthright to the State. The damage that at the present moment threatened the Church, as the Church, was not the ex tension of religious liberty to other creeds, but the rottenness which existed in her own bosom. For • the sake of the Church herself, ho earnestly called upon her to withdraw the pretensions she had so long put forward and to far carried into effect, of maintain ing the Imperial Parliament, not as a Protestant Parlia ment, - • not as a Christian Parliament, but as a Church of England Parliament. The vindication of our common Christianity was not a peculiunz of the high Church party, or of the Church of England; it was a matter in which the Methodists, the Baptists, the Unitarians, Roman Catholics dissenters and Protestant dissenters, were equally interested, and as heartily. Where, then, were the petitions which these bodies had found it ne cessary to send forth against this measure? There were none such, or scarcely any; and the reason was, that these bodies had not the loaves and fishes to struggle 4 for—the real rationale of the enthusiasm of the Church upon this and similar subjects. He himself was wholly opposed to all church establishments whatever; ho re garded the connexion between Church and State as wholly incompatible with the spirit of the age, and was thoroughly convinced that sooner or later it must be abandoned. The lamp of old Nonconformity was not yet burned out. Mr. SIMEON should oppose the introduction of Jews to Parliament, but he could not consent to withdraw from - them the privileges which the wisdom of former Par- • liaments had thought fit to accord to them as British subjects. The hostility which the Hon. Member who spoke last manifested to the Church of England was an - additional argument against the admission to the House . of a fresh race of Dissenters. Mr. URQUHART supported the Bill. lie could not understand the exclusion of the Jews from an assem bly to which Dissenters of every possible description were admitted. Sir W. VERNER could not assent to the argument of the last speaker, which went to prove that, because Roman Catholics had bern admitted to Parliament, the Jews ought not to be excluded from it. The qualifica tion required for a Member of Parliament was, that he must be a Christian. The law had formerly excluded some classes of persons, notwithstanding they were Christians ; it had, however, been relaxed in their case. He was of opinion that no further relaxation ought to take place, more particularly in the case of the Jews. The proposition to admit Jews into the House was guarded by the declaration that they were to take the oaths on the same footing that the Roman Catholics did —namely, that they were to stand engaged to do nothing to injure the established religion of the country. Now, could it be pretended that, ever since the Roman Catho lics had been admitted into Parliament, they had not done all in their power to injure the Church of England —and would the Jews observe their engagements any better than the Roman Catholics had done? He felt it to be his duty strenuously to oppose the Bill. Lord D. STUART said that the question before the House was whether they were to pursue those principles of toleration which were advocated by so large a propor tion of the people, and the universal acknowledgment of which had been so advantageous to the best interests of mankind. To those who snapped their fingers at the expression of popular feeling which had been manifested in favour of the emancipation of the Jews, he would only say, let them remember their own appeal to the same authority, which they bad made on the same subject before Christmas. They theta pointed to the disparity of numbers in favour of and against the ad mission of the Jews to Parliament, and, certainly, he (Lord D. Stuart) admitted that the number of persons who petitioned Parliament before Christmas against the admission of the Jews to Parliament was as 13,700 com pared with 6,600 in favour of their admission, or, as nearly as possible two to one against the present Bill. But 'abet bad been the result of the appeal that had since that period been made to the people on the present question ? There were 56,000 persons signing petitions adverse to the Jews, whilst no fewer than 300,000 had s igned petitions since Christmas in favour of the eman cipation of the Jews, and the counter. petitions had been got up at hole-and-corner meetings, whereas the friends of the Jews bad agitated openly in favour of their views. All the important towns in the kingdom had shown decided feelings in favour of the measure. Lon don, Dublin, Manchester, Bristol—all the great consti tuencies of the empire—had publicly avowed their opinions to be for the emancipation of the Jews, and only two places had petitioned against the measure, namely, Jedburgh and Sudbury. One of the argu ments against the Bill urged by the Hon. Member for Oxford (Sir R. Inglis) was, that though the Jew's were few in number, they might by their wealth influence many constituencies to return them to Parlia ment. That was a strange argument to hear from the Hon. Baronet, who he recollected had always in the un reformed Parliament advocated the rights of wealth to influence constituencies in returning Members to that House to protect property. He denied that there was anv feeling throughout the country against complete toleration; on the contrary, he believed that.the great and growing feeling was in a directly contrary direction. He should give his most earnest and hearty support to the measure before the House. Mr. HORNBY, in opposing the measure, denied that the recent election for the City of London was to be taken as a conclusive test of public opinion on the subject. He believed that never on any occasion of a similar kind had greater bribery or intimidation been practised. —(lleac, hear.) He should not be at all surprised if at the next election four Jews were returned for the City of London. He would oppose this or any other measure which tended to increase the number of the enemies of the Established Church in that House. Sir R. INGLIS, in reviewing the opinions of the speakers who had preceded him in debate, complained strongly of the hostility which the lion. Member for Leicester had displayed towards the Established Church. The sentiments which that lion. Member had expressed gave the House a very fair sample of what they might expect front him when he got his new allies into Parliament. For his (Sir H. Inglis's) part Canadas. Lord STANLEY said, that in the case of emigrants who were deaf or blind, or affected with any disease that might incapacitate them from working or supporting themselves, the Custom-house officers were, by the Act to which he alluded, obliged to investigate whether they had relatives capable of supporting them, else the master of the ship was liable to a penalty of 51. for having taken them out. lie thought this a hardship, because the master of the ship could not know the peculiar affections of each passenger, nor whether they had relatives able to support them. Earl GREY said that he knew nothing more respect ing Canada than that he had received a dispatch from Lord Ebrington that this Act, to which the Noble Lord (Lord Stanley) alluded, had passed the House of As sembly, and that it was likely it would pass the Legisla tive Council. He, for his part, thought that it was a very unjust and injudicious Act, especially as far as it related in the fifth section to the masters of ships. He was well aware that the sum of 70,000/. had been contributed by this country, through the income-tax, for defraying the expenses incurred by the Canadians for the relict of emigrants. He admitted that there were many sufferers in the persons of the clergy, the officers of customs, and the mayors of different tos ns; and that, tht refure, it was natural they should protect themselves against a recurrence of such diseases; yet lie did not agree that under such circumstances, so heavy a tax should be imposed on emigrants. He certainly con,i dered that this Act is beyond what it should be, but was satisfied that it would not continue more than one year. lie should say in reply to the Noble Lord (Lord Stanley) that the Government would recommend to alter those objectionable clauses. He considered that if the British Legislature would be efficient in altering that law, that it would be of the greatest benefit to the Canadas, because emigrants carried with them a con siderable share of wealth on their leaving this country. He regretted to see that the Canadians were adopting much more restrictive measures than any of the States, not even excepting New York, and he therefore hoped that the Canadas would make the necessary alterations. Ho should also add, that the information as yet received relative to this question, is so imperfect that he would not make any allusion to it at present; but he assured the House that as soon as the dispatch arrived that he would lay on the table every particular respecting it, for the consideration of the House. Lord MONTEAGLE said, though he strongly depre cated such an act, yet he felt confident that her Ma jesty's Government would do all in their power to con• travene its evil effect, and should they prove inefficient, he was pleased to be assured by the Noble Earl (Earl Grey) that it would not operate more than for one year. DERBY SWEEPS. Lord LYTTELTON asked the Government whether they intended to take any steps to prevent lotteries, called " Racing Sweeps," being held in public-houses? He considered them contrary to the law, and he was supported in that impression by the opinions entertained by some eminent lawyers. He wished to know whether the Government intended to introduce any measure for the suppression of those " Racing Sweeps." Lord EGLINTOUN said that a more honourable and punctilious system of betting did not exist in the highest circle of society than was observed by the proprietors of those public-houses where such sweeps were held. lie was authentically informed that 30,000/. had been de posited as bets in those houses, and that the people, whether winners or losers, were always satisfied that they bad been dealt fairly with, lie knew that if they met with any injustice that they bad their own resource, namely, to go to another house ; but such never occur red, except in one case,:where the proprietor of the house withheld the money deposited, and was soon obliged to leave his establishment in consequence of such an act. He did not think that the Government should interfere with the people in such a case, lest they might exaspe• rate them; nor did he see why the middle classes of society should not have their places and opportunities for betting as well as the aristocracy. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that he was not prepared to answer the question of the Noble Lord (Lord Lyttelton). He, however, mainly agreed in the observations made by the Noble Lord (Lord Eglintoun). He added, that the Government had no intention to take such steps as those required by the Noble Lord. Their Lordships then adjourned shortly before seven .ock. ROUSE OF COMMONS, April 3. NAVIGATION LAWS. Mr. W. E. GLADSTONE said that it was with ex treme regret that he had heard the Right Hon. the President of the Board of Trade make the statement he had with respect to the navigation-laws. This measure had been announced with others in the Speech from the Throne ; all, with the exception of the navigation laws, had been brought under the considheration heard of the House, and of th at they ad nothing until within the last few days. It was now announced that the Act for the amend ment of those laws would not be introduced until after Easter ; the non-introduction of this measure until after Easter meant that the question would not be disposed of during the present session. He did not think that the country would be satisfied with that proceeding upon the part of her Majesty's Government. Any measure introduced early in May could not possibly be passed during the present session, and he thought that the Bill now before the House might even be made to give way to the more important subject of the navigation-laws. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he did not think that the complaint of the Right Honourable Gentleman were well founded, considering what were the means which the Government hap at their disposal for the consideration of public business. He (Lord John Russell) certainly could not have allowed the Income-tax Act or the Mutiny Act to expire, in order to bring the subject of the navigation-laws forward. There might also be other urgent measures required with respect to the state of Ireland, and he did not wish to be precluded by the navigation-laws from considering that subject. The Government had but a few days at their disposal and the press of public business was very great. Sir IL INGLIS said that if the Government required more days in the week, the House ought to grant them that indulgence immediately after the Easter recess. Mr. HUME said that he thought it most im portant that the question of the navigation laws should be speedily settled.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. RICARDO deprecated the delay that had taken place in bringing forward the measure. Mr. WAWN did not think it fair to press the measu re at the present m oment, considering that there was a Committee then sitting on the shipping interest. Mr. ROBINSON was of the same opinion. Ile thought the Government had exercised a wise dis• cretion in not touching the navigation-laws at present. Mr. LABOUCIIERE felt convinced they would do no good by bringing on the measure before Easter ; but he trusted that shortly after the reeess the Govern ment would be enabled to bring in a measure on the subject of the navigation-laws which would meet with the approbation of the House, and be productive of great good. Mr. HUDSON trusted, whenever the Bill was brought in, it would not be allowed to pass into a law in the course of the present session. Mr. BRIGHT asked if it had not been the custom in time of war, &c., to grant licenses to introduce cargoes which, under the navigation laws, could not be intro duced at other times? He asked this question specially with reference to the cargoes of cotton at Havre. Gen tlemen opposite, he was sure, would not oppose the issuing of such licenses, as they would afford employ ment for British shipping. Mr. LABOUCHEIiE knew very well that there was cotton in llavre which was not wanted there, and which could not be brought here under the present law. But, inasmuch as that law existed, he held that it would be quite impossible, and far from just, to evade its pro visions by the issue of licenses. Mr. CAItDWELL said the state of affairs was this : we were in want of cotton; there was at llavre a con• siderable surplus supply. Now all that was asked was, that our merchants might import that cotton to England in British ships. British workmen would be employed in its manufacture when brought here. Those were the facts. They also had before them the Queen's speech, in which a revision of the navigation-laws was advised; but when her Majesty's Ministers were asked whether they intended to follow up that recommendation, the tone of their answer was such as to afford great reason for doubt. And yet, in the face of these facts, the Go vernment refused to permit our import of cotton, which was clearly shown to be so likely to prove baiificial to the country. Mr. BRIGHT said the cotton he referred to had never been unshipped at llavre, in consequence of there being no one there willing at present to receive it. Lord H. VANE hoped the Government would intro duce a very short Bill suspending th e navigation-laws, so as to permit the importation of that cotton. Mr. P. SCROPE said such a measure as the Noble Lord advised might be properly c ompa . red . with the .mea sure of last year suspending the navigation-laws in re spect of the admission of corn. There was a dearth of cotton now, as there was a dearth of corn then. Mr. H. BAILLIE said a g reat deal of virtuous indig nation appeared to be expressed about nothing, for if we were to pass such a law as that recommended by the two last speakers, we might depend on it that the Provisional Government of Irance would prohibit the exportation of the cotton referred to, in order to prevent their own artisans from being thrown out of employment by a want of the raw material. Alderman THOMPSON thought such a Bill as that referred to would be a very bad and unsafe precedent. He thought her Majesty's Government ought at once to take some decisive step respecting the navigation- laws. Either they should give up their intended proposal alto gether, or else introduce a Bill at once. Mr. KERSHAW pressed on the earnest considera ation of the Government the desirability of doing some thing for British cotton-spinners. Mr. EWART thought the Government ought to settle the question one way or another. To leave ou r colonial interests in a state of doubt was exceedingly unjust. Mr. T. BARING said if the necessity of repealing or relaxing the navigation-laws was to be tested by prices, be could only remark that the price of cotton was at present very low in England. He felt that to admit the Havre cotton in the mode proposed would only be to get rid of the navigation-laws by a side wind.—(Hear.) MARKET INTELLIGENCE. t From the London New Price Current of April 4., SUGAR.—To day the inactivity in the raw Sugar mar ket further increased, and prices were depressed fur all sorts, as large parcels were pressed upon the attention of the trade. 'l't .e amount of business concluded in \Vest India was limited in all sorts, although the rates taken Here rather under those of Friday. Only 290 hhds and trs found purchasers in the private market. Bengal is cheaper than any other sort of raw Sugar. At public sale 35 hhds of Barhodoes Sugar were sold, pod yellow at 41s to 425, middling 38a to 39s 6d, and good brown 35s 6d per cwt. I{EFINED.—To-day the home trade were induced to operate more freely in Refined Goods, in consequence of lower rates being taken. Brown Lumps sold at 51s to 525, and standard Lumps 52s 6d per cwt. There are seders of Bonded Crushed Sugar at reduced terms, yet no increase is apparent in the demand. The value is 27s to 28a. according to quality. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar was dealt in with caution. The rarcels offered at public sale amounted to 4,386 bags, and all sold at 6d to is cheaper. Madras met with a dull sale, and 3,004 bags were all withdrawn at 28s to 29s for damp brown. Of China 1,543 bags were taken out. 525 baskets, 1,414 bags of Penang were only in part sold at rather lower rates. FOREIGN.—To-day the purchases made by exporters were small in all kinds of Foreign Sugar. and a dull demand was experienced from the home trade. In the value we have no variation to notice. There was no public sale, but privately several parcel► were on offer. MACI - smus.—This afternoon there was no improve merit in the demand for 'Mauritius Sugar, and the supply was plentiful. The parcels offered at public sale amounted to 9,168 bags, 6 hhds, 43 ca'ks, and 10 barrels. There was not much desire evinced to operate, and prices gave way 6d to is per cwt but nearly the whole sold. COFFEE.—This afternoon a public sale of 35 trcs of Jamaica went off heavily, and a part only sold at prices in favour of the buyer—middling went at 625, low mid dling 48s, fine fine ordinary 44s to 455, fine ordinary 36s to ordinary and good ordinary 30s to 325, and triage 25.4 Fine an , : good Plantation Ceylon were in fair de mand. and fetched full rates, but ordinary are dull of sale, and rather cheaper. Native met with more atten tiou, and better prices were not to be obtained. A fair business was transacted privately. TRA.—The market has a very dull appearance for al kinds of Black and Green, and Prices continue to decline, as the supply is abuandant. There are sellers of low common llougou at 6d to 6id, fair 7d, good ordinary 74rd to Id, T wankay, low 5d to 6d, Hyson ditto lld to Is Id p er lb, st i ll the trade make purchases with caution, and,the st oc k 1 3 on the increase. Public sales will take place on 'Thursday, the quantity declared is 12,000 pkgs. NIOLASSES.—Since our last report the purchases made have been trivial, although there are sellers of low to fine quality at 143 to 18s per cwt. Bengal Treacle is dull of sale, and can be obtained at lower rates. Prices vary from 15s to 17s, and there is a fair stock. Cocos..—West India is little required, and prices are receding. akhough the stock is ou the decrease. None has_ been submitted to public sale, and privately only small parcels have been disposed of. SPICES.—This afternoon Ginger of all kinds was in good request privately; but 490 pockets 64 bags of Bengal, at auction, were taken in at 205 for ordinary rough. SAGO is not much required, and must be called Is to 2s per cwt cheaper, as the market is well supplied. At auction, 600 chests were only in part disposed of. Sa g , Flour is not offered at any further reduction, but there are few buyers in the private market. At auction, 83 sacks and 122 hags were only in part sold. Tapiocha is dull of sale. Of Farina 200 sacks at auction were taken in at.t L. — s to er h 2 is 4eapfteerrncewetnfotrhe quantity fine offered at . Cooms , , public sale was large, and amounted to 261 bags of only of which sold a t 3d Honduras silvers, a small part . This afternoon prices were further dec f li r i' L e. inseed Oil, and small sales were made on d to 23s 9d per cwt. spot at 23s 6 d ower rates were taken for all kinds SpiniTs.—To- 3 depressed to the 4d a m st m i l n e d w ia er i e s 7 li d m t i e te ids. Bd,Proof to fine quality, 3s 8d to 43 4d. the purchases o ; i ti ' s r c 9 h i a d s , e E s r a i v t a tacel action o L f c ew a Ilium,rd s and la were sold at barely the 61, and damaged 4s 6d to broken 9 Jamaica, Etoa l s : t I I C I E n 6 ., d i- i,aoTofirotdpi ordinary n a e aly n r ay f n e d r t 400 Purchases p oclie pockets were ot' Bengal a privately form s .e value—good white lis 10s 6i per cwt. prices. At public p r ovement in 143 boxes Patras, ls, 36 barrels, and Fata.r.—Th ere has been more inquiry for C b ur ii r e an sa ts h ,.b 3 u l butts, 16 earoteet w ithout any im ffered, of which a few Patras __ . SALTPETRE.—TodayS and in b utts and 21 carotee l s Cephaionia s , old pa ir r o tl m y damag e d, were o 393 to 40s, and the Cephalonia were bought i n a t 38 the enquiries r were numerous, and a further advance in pricesater Rough took place. The value of 12 to 2 per cent is from 345 to 36 per cwt. TaLLow.—Although the demand for Russian on the spot is limited, yet there is firmness on the part of helders, and they insist upon 52s 3d to 52s 6d per cwt for P.Y.O Home made is held for 51s to 52s nett cash, but buyers operate with caution, and the stock is on the increase. For other sorts quotations rule much the same as previously, but the supply is plentiful, and buyers make purchases with less freedom. . .. ..... ICE POST-OFFICE NOT.---ne following notice has been posted at the General Pos t - thilee:—Carstai rs , in Lanarkshire, N. 8., having been constituted a post town, the post-office there is now opened for the issue* and payment of money orders. NEW MEMBER. Sir JOHN CAMIIOHHOUSE was introduced by Mr. Elliot and Mr. Henry Berkeley, and took the oaths and his seat for Harwich. BRISTOL DOCKS. Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition, signed by 18,000 persons, in favour of the Bristol Docks Transfer 11111. On the motion of Mr. RUFFORD, leave was given to withdraw the petition of John Freeman (presented March 31), against the Birmingham and Oxford June ti•m Railway (Deviation from Leamington to Warwick) Bill ; and also the petition of landowners and inhabi tants of Rouselench and Abbottsrnorton (presented Feb. 14), against the Worcester Turnpike Trusts Bill. IRISH VAGRANTS Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from West bury-upon-Severn, stating that they were overrun with Iri,h vagrants, and praying to be relieved from them. 'JEWS. Mr. W. PATTEN presented a petition from a place in Lancashire against the Jewish Disabilities Bill. Mr. I'LUMPTRE presented petitions ,against the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill. JOURNEYMEN BAKERS. Lord R. GROSVENOR, in stating that it was not his intention to move that the petition of the bakers of the county of Middlesex should be printed with the votes, pursuant to his notice, said that it was his in tention, shortly after the Easter recess, to call the at tention of the House to the statements in these petitions. Mr. F. O'CONNOR presented a petition from New castle-upon-Tyne in favour of the restoration of Frost, W illiams, and Jones. KILCULLEN.BRIDGE ROAD BILL. The Kilcullen Bridge Road (No. 2) Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from a parish in Caithness against the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill. GREAT YARMOUTH. Mr. BAGSHAWE presented a petition from Great Yarmouth, praying the House not to pass any general measure for the disfranchisement of the borough. Lord INGESTRE presented several petitions against any alteration in the navigation laws. Mr. FORBES presented a petition against the Bill for establishing diplomatic relations with the Court of Rome. Mr. REYNOLDS postponed his motion for leave to introduce a Bill to abolish the process of attachment of moods in the Courts of Record of the m un i c i pa l corpo ration of Ireland for a fortnight. Leave of absence was given to Mr. Frewen for a week on urgent private business. THE NAVIGATION LAWS. Lord G. BENTINCK said, seeing the Vice-President of the Board of Trade in his place, he wished to receive some explanation from him of a statement which was made in the House last night with respect to the navigation-laws. The statement was to the effect that either: a British or American ship which entered the port of Havre, for instance, and there discharged a portion of her cargo, would not be allowed to do so, or at any foreign pert, if she had " broken bulk." An impression to that effect had therefore gone abroad, and understanding that Sir Vickery Gibbs had given an opi nion to this effect, he wished to know if' the Right lion. Gentleman would have any objection to lay that opinion on the table of the House. Mr. M. GIBSON was not aware that the opinions referred to were at the Board of Trade ; but he would make inquiry, not only with respect to them, but also with respect to the law on the subject. With regard to the question itself, he declined to give any opinion. The law said that the produce of Asia, Africa, or America should not be brought from Europe into the United Kingdom. Lord G. BENTINCIC considered that an opinion ought to be given before such a case occurred, in order \ that merchants might be placed on their guard. Mr. M. GIBSON replied that it was no doubt desir able that the question should he settled without delay. Any opinion, however, he might give he felt assured would not be received as conclusive. He would lay the matter before the proper quarters, and doubtless it e e c should e whose would be s e t t l e d b e f ore a case i n po i n t occurre d. INJURY TO PROPERTY BY MOBS. Sir W. CLAY gave notice that on T ues d ay, the 18th, h mos e property leave e r tyba to d bbreienng injured n a r e d Bilk by to mobsenable t n persons v r o r comp ensat i on from the hundreds in which they resided. THE SMALL DEBTS ACT. Mr. B. COCHRANE gave notice that, on Monday next, he should move for leave to introduce a Bill to repeal this Act. HEALTH OF TOWNS' e BILL. Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition from Mary lebono in favour of this Bill. IRELAND —THE " NATION." Mr. B. COCHRANE inquired of the llon. Gentle man the Secretary for Ireland, if his attention had been called to an article i❑ the last number of the Notion and if so, whether the Government intended to proceed against Mr. Duffy, the editor of the paper? The article was to the effect, that revolution was the last re source of an oppressed country, and saying that the time had arrived when Ireland should shake off her oppressors, that resignation or revolution should be the order of the day, and that the country had been desolated not by the hand of God, but by the Whig G overnment. Sir W. SOMERVILLE said that was the first inti mation ho had had of the publication of the article which the Hon. Gentleman had read. He had, however, of late heard language equally extravagant used by persons in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) lie could not state what was the intention of the Government with respect to the article, but no doubt the attention of the Lord-Lieutenant had been drawn to it, and no doubt he would take all necessary steps with respect to it. Mr. F. O'CONNOIZ wished to know whether it was Name of CompaDY- AJstralasla • • •• • • • • • • Mash North American Ceylon .. • • .. • • • • • • •• I :,ommercial of Lordon colonial . • •••••• • • • • • Gloucestershire • • •• • • lonian • • • • • • - • • • • • • • Lon•in and Westininstr Ditto .... •• • • • • •• •• London Joint-Stock . Provincialot Ireland.• Ditto, New.•• • • •• •• National of Ireland •: Nat. Provncial of Eng. ......view.•• South Australia • • •• •• Union of Australia •• •• Ditto.. . •• • • •• •• (Jabal of London. •• •• Union of Madrid .• • • • Dividend per Ari.num. 61. per cent. 61. p..r cent. 61. per cent. bl. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. 8/. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent, 61. per cent INSITSLANCE C, Dividend per Name of Company• Annum. •C S. d. £ s. d. 8 lbion 31.105. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75 Alhance r.rlt. and For. 6 6 1. p p e e r r c c e e n n t t, cent. 100 100 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 _ 17% 'hit t Marine. • • • • • • 13s.6d.proh. 50 0 0 5 6 8 14 1 4 r British Commercial • • 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 5% Clericl,Med.&Gcn.Life Si. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20 _ a 100 0 0 10 0 0 - CJunty ...... •••• • • • • , 13 3 63 1 : : 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 50 0 0 5 0 0 5% 2 12 6 - ' European Lite ••• • • • • Ein;.& Scot. Law • • • • 5 5 4 1. per cent. cen. 50 0 0 20 0 0 All paid. I - • Family Endowtnr t Soc. 41. & bs. 40 0 40 0 - 1 F il• per cent. 20 Q 0 3 0 0 - reemasons' . • • • • • • • • 61. per cent. Stock. 119 - (ivardi an •••••• • • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 409 • mperial Fire • • • • • • • • 12 per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 220 imperial Life •••• • • • • 126. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1454 Lltiadweitkiniriety..9l..a.r!n.e........ 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 21 . - 100 0 0 210 0 2% Law I ife •••••• • • • • • • 11. Ss. 100 0010 0 0 45 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 • 454 1,,...r.dtn Fire •••• • • • • 106. 25 0012 10 0 13,4 London Ship •• •• •• •• • " 106. 25 0012 10 0 13 54 Marine.. .-••• • • • • • - 100 0 0 15 0 0 - Med. Invlid& Gen. Life 4%/. per et. 50 0 0 20 0 234 National Lean Fund• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - National Lif e ......... 81. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Calladlum Lite 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 Pelican .. •• •• •• •• •• •• - - - 33 Peoettix 31. p. et. & bs. - - MO PI otector Life.... ... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 - Ps evident Life ........ 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - lock Life- - - ...... 4s. 5001 0 10 0 41 Royal Exchanze 5l. per cent. Stock. - - , un Fire .........., - - - l•itto Life - - - Un , niveal Life....... - 810 0 - V i.ttoria Life...., - - ----- DOCKS. DiTidend Amou nt t Name of Company, Di raid. Price. per Bast and Wost Share. C Anmercial ........- - t Itltto Bonds- --.: , 4/ An . - 1104 East Country • • India, , ,, •- r • 0 0 - 21 Landon ............ • - 98 5/. pr cont. Stock. ... .. 4 6 1 /I. pj p r ecr c e eit il t . . 1 00tock Stock. iiliithampton - - St, Katharine ...... . 5 per cent. Stock. - - - Ditto 80nd5........1%/. pr cem. - 0 50 0 0 - GAS-LIG . - 21 - T .• pe n r u e lt e . nt. ------ e ° COMPANIES. O - - , 11. 21 N. p e r cent . lc ! 50 m Dividend Amount y Name of Company. per of Paid. I Price Annum. Share. --- -_. ------- X. a. d. 18. a. d. y British .. •• • • ........ 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 17 O Ditto Provincial..., 11. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 2l}4 Bristol ••••.. • • • • .... 101. per cent. 20 0 0 - - 1 2 0 , 0 5 0 0 0 262 Brit,hton ....... ..... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 - IS City of London ...... 101. r- ContinentalConsolidat. 925. pr share i i 0 0 9 0 Ditto, New • • .... • . 85s. pr share 0 0 37 10 0 - Equitable.. --.• • • • . 455. pr share 50 0 • 50 8 0 3104 Imperial • • .... ••• • • • 6/, per cent. 50 0 0 60 0 0 1 74 e- Independent .. 6l. per cent. 40 0 0 40 11 0 1 64 London. en Ditte............ .. to United General ...... 51 p er cent. 50 0 11 50 0 0 1 35 on Plicenix ... .......... 5/ ,er cent. 50 0 0 45 0 0 31% , Rateliff ....• .. ...... 2 1. pr cent. 55 9 0 SO 0 0 I 10 51. 14ns 100 0 0 90 0 0 8C he Westminster Chartered 4 3/, 50 o' l - 55 Ditto, New , 111 I 0 , ii 12s. 50 0 0 - -- - - - __-_-- - rne N'' I. pr oeui. 50 0 0 50 0 0 16 MISCELLANEOUS. as, Di v idend Amount Name of Company. Paid. Prim the per et Uppr Canada Bonds Annum. Share. by ______________. sionry 414 1 . - - ..c . .. di. rkustralian Aericulturl Iti- Anglo-Mexican Mint., 100 0 0 30 0 0 - 11. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 • 0 - Ditto, Half Shares.. 51. per cent. 2 10 0 3 6 % 1 i p . p er cent. cent. 100 _0 0 ich `Canad a C ltyio . n :1 ..... .... .... ii .... rer, 32_ 10 0 0 0 - - -. - 89 sed Conm.Cppr 3 . lers Eng Si. per cent. 100 0 0 ig ---- Gen. Revers. & Invest . 110 t 5 P.c.&b6,2/ 100 0 II 100 ' 0 9 - Equitable ltever . • l i t h Gen. Steam Navigation Royal Mail Steam•. -11.8 x. 15 • 0 14 0 0 - London Institution ... the Pcninslr& Orient•Stm 7 - 10 pr cent. 100 0 0' 95 0 0 - - 1 - -• 3 , -. per cent. 50 0 0, 50 0 0 54 the Reversionary Int. Soc. 3 1 ,0. pr cent 100 0 0 100 0 0 95 3%1. pr cent, 100 0 0r 60 1 0 - South Australian 61. per cent. 25 0 0 29 0 0 - s k Van Dieman's Land., was - 100 o o 1 23 0 0 Universal Salvale• •• • 2500i 500 Ax.ount Share. I I. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 O 0 O 0 0 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 IMPANIES. Amount raid. share. Pile. Paid. z s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 154% 10% by, 40 8 13% 6 3 % 142 2/. 9a 17 ' 1 112.6t1. I'a 11!4, 7 1/ is