The Sun. — London, England, 1848-08-18 00:00:00

Vbtrb 3Rittion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) DUBLIN. The evidence in favour of the petitioners' allegation that Mr. Reynolds was not possessed of sufficient quali fication was resumed, and brought to a close to-day, and Mr. Murphy having summed up, the Committee adjourned. CHELTENHAM. The case for thel petitioners having closed, Mr. Mere wether summed up the evidence at great length. The Committee then adjourned. -• HORSHAM. The evidence in support of the petitioner's case was resumed, and occupied the whole day. At four o'clock the Committee adjourned. CORK AND WATERFORD RAIL- WAY.-(THIS DAY.) . - - A general meeting of this company was convened to day at the London Tavern for the purpose of again post poning the practical proceedings until the 25th February next. Mr. Wyse, took the chair, but there not being, a sufficient number of shareholders present to con stitute the meeting, the mater was adjourned. From the statement laid upon the tale, it appears that the balance in the hands of the directors is 10,3031.25. 3d. The busi ness of the company, therefore, remains at a stand-still. FRANCE. The Constitutipnnel says : " The rumour has been current for some days past that a new tumultuous manifestation was in the course of being organized in Paris, and that it was looking out for a pretext. Italy, it was said, was this time to be the mot d'ordrs, Poland was on the 15th of May, and the parties were to hide themselves behind the Legitimist flag, as they had formerly borrowed that of Prince Louis Na poleon. It is said that the intention was to make an imperious demand for an amnesty, and a declaration in favour of the system of M. Proudhon, &c. The autho rities have taken measures of precaution, and, in case of necessity, of repression, but the rumour appears to be without any serious foundation." The Univers says, that in the event of its being deteriii - wed that Lombardy shall be • an independent state, it is proposed that it should be conferred upon the Duke of LZUCHTEIIIIERG, with the title of Duke of Milan. " This combination," says the Univers, " would be agreeable at the same time to France, to Russia:, and a receive with joy the on of Prince EUGENE." • The Courrier ale• la Drome gives the following ac count of the army of the Alps The artily of the Alps had made a movement in ad vance. The following are the new positions:—The first division is to march immediately and concentrate itself round Briancon, where the head-quarters will be esta blished. The second division will rest on Grenoble. The third divison is arriving by forced marches from Pa . ris to take a position. round Lyons. The fourth divi sion (the reserve), which left Briancon about a month ago for the• interior, is also on its march to concentrate itself - at Bourg." NAPLES. • The Semaphore de Marseilles quotes a letter from Naples, stating that a formidable expedition was being prepared against Sicily, and, on the 6th, 50 sailing vessels and steamers, with 20,000 troops on hoard, were ready to put to sea. The Chambers, observes that journal, were not consulted respecting the expedition, the preparations of which continued, notwithstanding the presence of the British fleet. ROME AND THE LEGATIONS. The Alba of Florence publishes a notice by the Prolegate of Bologna, dated the 9th, thanking the people for their 'heroic resistance of the Austrians, and informing them that an indemnity for their time will be paid to such as require it. He advises the people not to rely with too much confidence on the terror that they have inspired, but to organize them seves in order to be well prepared against any (Ala attacks. The Pora has published the following protest against the occupation of the States of the Holy See effected by the Austrian troops : "From the beginning of his pontificate, his Holiness, considering the condition of the Pontifical States end that of the States of Italy, as common father of the princes and people, equally opposed to external wars and to in testine discord, imagined and undertook the negotiation of a league between the princes of the Peninsula, this being the only means capable of satisfying the desires of its inhabitants without violating the rights of their princes; and at the same time did not oppose the ten dencies of the people towards a well-understood liberty. These negotiations were partly seconded, and remained partly fruitless. Next came the great European events, followed by those in Italy and the war. The Holy Father, always faithful to the same course, to his great regret declared himself opposed to taking a part in the war, but neglected nopacific means to obtain the full intent lie aa'd proposed to himself. But this conduct, inspired by prudence and meekness, has not prevented, to his great anrprise, an Austrian army from entering his 'state, and occupying some territori , s, declaring that the occu pation was but temporary. It is therefore necessary to make known to all that the dominion of the Holy See is violated by this occupation, which, whatever might have been the intention, could never be justly effected without preceding notice and the necessary consent. In so hard a necessity in which the violence of ex ternal enemies and the snares of interior ones place him, the Holy Father gives himself up into the hands of Divine Justice, and will bless the use of the means to be employed according to circumstances; and, while protesting by means of his Cardinal Secretary of State against such an act, he appeals to all friendly powers, that they may assume the protection of the States for the preservation of their liberty and integrity, for the protection of the Pontifical subjects; and above all for the independence of the Church. • G. CARD. SOGLIA. " Rome, Aug. 6. " The Secretary of State." A letter from Rome, of the 7th, states that the fol. lowing list of the new Ministry had been communi cated to the Chamber of Deputies, viz.—Count FABRI Interior ; Di Rossi, Grace and Justice ; Lanni, Fi , nance ; GUARINI, Commerce and Industry, and, pro visionally, Public Works ; Count CantrELLo, Arms PERPETTI, Police ad interim. LOIvIBARDY. The Piedmontese Gazzeta del Popelo publishes the proclamations of CHARLES ALBERT to the army and the nation, accompanied witll the -assurance that the lira is fully determined on continuing the war, and that the whole population will follow his summons to the field. The names of several priests and dignitaries of the ChUrch are given, who preach that the war with Austria is a holy war, and at the head of which stands the Bishop of Cuneo, Monsignore INlAlszisz. This paper contains an energetic appeal not only to all classes of the inhabitants, but to the officers and persons in authority, urging each to undertake the necessary responsibility at so critical a inoment, and not to wait for orders in using every .exertion to keep the army supplied, and to reinforce it by all possible disposable hands. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woo sack at Fire o'clock. MONEY ORDER POST-OFFICE BILL. This Bill oss!ed through Committee. STEAM NAVIGATION BILL. This Bill was read a second time. AUSTRIA AND ITALY. In reply to a, question froui Lord BROUGHAM, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the Go vernment had no objection to lay on the table the reply of the Austrian Government to the dispatch of the Eng lish Foreign Secretary, dated 11th Sept., 1847. Lord BROUGHAM would, therefore, content him self with moving for the production of the papers, which .would show that the Austrian Government bad been actuated by a desire to strictly observe treaties, and maintain the peace of Eu rope, and that she had been actuated by no motives of ambition or aggression either against the King of Sardi nia or the Roman States. With regard to Italian na tionality, it was a chimera, and as to French interfe rence in support of Charles Albert, he had no fear of it. It was not the interest of France to make war, but it was her interest to weaken Austria by negotiation if she could, and to deprive her of her fron tiers, and that she would endeavour to do with our . assistance. Radetaky bad retired from Mila motives of good generalship, but having received rotn ve f dreinforeements, he assumed the offensive, and from that moment his. career had been one continued series o f -.. usaphspossession of the Austrians, and Ch arles Mil an rli Albert had been driven back to h Piedmont, which :ought never to have quitted, aisd every acre of land in the north of Italy was in :Wu quo. It might be very well for the Republicans of Paris to hold these doctrines of Itali an nat i ona li ty, but he hoped hisOoble Priend a s would not give int o th em , b ut take care that our old a should b e strong in Italy and invulnerabl e in Austria should The h ouse of Austria had been in .p , and it was th ere f ore absurdof the t err it or i es or Lombardy ever since 1535 to contsnd that Austrian domination in Italy was any new thing. (LEFT SPEALING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair 'at a Quarter a f ter Trelre o'clock. COMMONS _ENCLOSURE BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. PETTY-BAG, &c., OFFICES (COURT OF CHAN, CERY) BILL. This Bill was read a third time , and passed. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. • __ The Lords' Amendments to the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, :and Midlands Junction Railway (Deviation' and Branches) Bill wore considered and agreed to. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed:-- Jervis's Divorce Bill. Lugard's Divorce Bill. SUPPLY. The House went into a Committee of Supply, Mr. BERNAL in the Chair. The following votes were agreed to:- 9,000% for the Officer of the Solicitor of the Treasury. 4,600/. for the expense of prosecuting offenders against the laws connected with coining. 6,0001. for the Sheriffs and Queen's Remembrancers. 10,6301 for the salaries and expenses of the Commis sioners of the Insolvent Debtors Court. 33,475/. for law expenses in Scotland. 36,9911 for criminal prosecutions in Ireland. 348,0001 for defraying certain charges formerly paid out of the county rates. 6,155/. for Parkhurst prison for juvenile offenders. 9,204/. for Pentonville prison. 29,314/. for Milibank prison. 4,7071. for the prison at Perth. 679/. for the convict department at Dublin. 4,2021. for criminal lunatics. 10,250/. for inspectors of prisons, and the prison. board, &c., of Scotland. 151,000/ for the convict establishment at Bermuda and Gibraltar. 16,5001. for defraying the expense of the metropolitan police of Dublin. 217,0001. for the convict establishments in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. EDUCATION. On the vote of 125,0001. for promoting public educa tion in Great Britain being proposed, Lord MELGUND called attention to the system of education pursued in Scotland. He said that, until of late years, persons of every denomination were in the habit of sending their children to the National Esta blished Schools of Scotland, without prejudice to the re ligious principles of any; that, whilst it is right that no impediments be offered to the free expression of reli gious opinions, any encouragement on the part of the State to the perpetuation of sectarian animosity is to be deprecated. That the new system of educa tion, as applied to Scotland, tends to stimulate and perpetuate this evil. Under these circumstances he moved that, " As there is no reason to believe that the people of Scotland approve of the principles upon which the new system has been gradually brought into opera tion, as it is in general wiser to adapt old institutions to the altered circumstances of the times than to introduce, new ones, and as it is inexpedient to throw new burdens upon the general taxation of the country, it is therefore the opinion olthis House, that an opportunity should be afforded to Parliament to conaider'whether by measures founded upon the established usages of local taxation, upon the further admission of the elements of popular control, and upon the acknowledgment of • the equal rights of persons of 'all religious persuasion, the ancient school establishment •of• Scotland may not be made available to the wants of the people." The Noble Lord enforced his motion by various extracts, the purport of which, from the low tone in which be spoke, could scarcely be heard in the gallery. Mr. H. DRUMMOND considered' that the univer- sities, which were national property, should be open to all.—(Hear, hear.) If the present system of education was pursued; it would lead to the adoption of the ob noxious French system, which violated altogether the rights of parents. Sir G. GREY said the points raised by the Noble Lord would, no doubt, be fully considered by the Com mittee of Council. He denied that a sectarian system of education had been adopted in Scotland. The grant was distributed with an impartial hand. Mr. SCOTT said he should be sorry to see education separated from religion in the schools of Scotland. It was generally believed that the salaries of schoolmasters in Scotland were too small for persons of their class. but he trusted the Bill introduced. by the Noble and Learned Lord would improve the condition. Though he did not quite agree with the .Noble Lord (Lord Melgund), he saw no material objection to its adoption. Mr. DUNCAN bore testimony to the high character of the schoolmasters of Scotland- and • the system of education pursued in - the schools of-that country. It had made the ; people of Scotland what they were.— (" Hear, hear," from Lord John Russell.) He should support the motion. The LORD-ADVOCATE considered that Scotland had overgrown her parochial system of education, and some improvements were generally called for. The money was distributed in Scotland in the same way as in England, and in a way not to damp the exertions of private charity. There was no material difference between the great body of Dissenters of Scot land, and the members of its Established Churches iu point of doctrine, and if the objectionable tests required on admission to the schools were amicably adjusted, if not removed, harmony, would prevail be. tween the two bodies, and he did not think it this were done the people would object to a small increase in the rates.—(Hear.) Mr. E WART bore testimony to the excellence of the parochial system, and considered that they should be open to the children of all denominations, like the Bri tish Museum, the School of Design, and other national institutions. Sir E. COLEBW)OKE said the differences between the people of Scotland were more on matters of Church doctrine than of religion; and trusted that the education of the young of any denomination would not, in conse quence. be neglected.—(llear, hear.) Sir E. H. INGLIS opposed the abolition of any tests, whether in connexion with the Scotch universities or the parochial F chools as inimical to the progress of religion. The present system. had existed so long, and with so much advantage•, that he trusted no alteration would be made. It •was highly advisable to have the grant, as heretofore, to the management of the Church of Scot land. Mr. HENLEY also objected to the control of the edu • cation al institutions of Scotland beiug taken away from the Established Church of that country. He had great distrust iu the interference of the present Government with education in Scotland. He was desir ous of knowing whether the Committee of Privy Council on Education was in;correspondence with the Archbishop of Canterbury. . - Sir G. GREY assured the Hoa. Gentleman that such was the case, and he had no doubt the result would be, that in the next session a Bill would be introduced on the subject of education generally. Mr. GLADSTONE was delighted to bear that there was a prospect of some satisfactory arrangement being co*M to between the National school Society and the Committee of Privy Council on Education. Lord J. RUSSELL was happy to say that the corre spondence that had taken place between the Committee of the Privy Council on Education and the Arch bishop of Canterbury was nearly brought to a close; and he had no doubt that it would be attended with the best affects. There was but one or two points of diffe rence, and ho had no doubt those points would be brought to a satisfactory conclusion.—(Elear, hear.) The Committee of Council, he could assure the Hon. Member for Oxford, had no desire to give the Govern ment greater powers to interfere with the schools. He trusted that the course that would be pursued would do away with the ill-feeling that existed among some of the Dissenters; with respect to their participation in the management of the schools. He regretted that at the present late period of the session it was impossible that the House could enter into the full discussion of this important question. After some observations from Mr. Henley, Mr. Ur quhart, Mr. W. Brown, Mr. Morris, Sir John Walsh, Mr. J. Williams, Sir G. Grey, Mr. ,Kershaw, Mr. P. Wood, and Mr. M. Gibson, the vote was agreed to. As was also a vote of 25,0001., to defray the charge for the payment of enrolled pensioners. The House then resumed. The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again at a Quarter atter Five o'clock. CONTROVEWIED ELECTIONS BILL. The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Monday. WOLVERHAMPTON CURACY BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and the report was ordered to be received on Monday. RENEWABLE LEASEHOLD CONVERSION (IRELAND) BILL. The committal of this Bill was ordered to be pro ceeded with after the other orders of the day. UNLAWFUL OATHS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was ordered to be committed after the other orders of the day were disposed of. SLAVE TRADE TREATY. The report on the Slave Treaty (Equator and Mus cat) was ordered to be received after the other orders o the day were disposed of. ECCLESIASTICAL PATRONAGE SUITS COM. PROMISE (IRELAND) BILL. This Dill was read a third time and passed. The House, at a Quarter-past Three, adjourned to a Quarter-past Five o'clock. The House resumed at a Quarter•past Five o'clock. Mr. HUM.E presented a petition from an Odd Fellows' Society 'complaining of the Provident Associations Fraud Prevention Bill, and praying that it might not be passed into a law. The Hort. MEMBER also presented a petition from merchants, maltsters, and others, residing at Southwall, in Suffolk, complaining of certain .encroachments which bad been made in the harbour at that place, and praying for an inquiry. The Hort. MEMBER also. presented a petition signed by a great number of female-householders in Edinburgh complaining of the Annuity Tax. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. The Hox. MEMBER also presented a petition from the Editor of the North British Press, stating chat he had been arrested and imprisoned, that all the copies of the papers bad been seized, that his letters bad been stopped for several days, and, to the best of his knowledge, in the absence of any proper warrant, and praying that as it was an unwarrantable interference with the rights of property and the liberty of the press, some inquiry might be instituted into the matter by the House. ODD FELLOWS. Lord D. STUART presented several petitions from the order of Odd Fellows against the Provident Associ ations Fraud Prevention Bill. TRANSPORTATION TO VAN DIEMAN'S LAND. Mr. EWART said he had presented a petition from the free settlers of Van Dieman's Land, complaining of the resumption of the system of transportation to that colony, and he wished to ask the Secretary for the IJome De partment, whether the present system of transporting convicts to Van Dieman's Lend was to be continued, or whether •it was only temporary? Sir GREY said it was in the contemplation of th e Go is v?rmaient that conv i cts s h ou ld un d ergo the greater epord that they tion of thei r term of imprisonment in this country, should be sent out to the colony at a et iod when they were more likely to be useful to it, and able to earn their!own subsistence. PROVIDENT ASSOCIATIONS FRAUD PRE. VENTION BILL In reply to a question of Dr. BOWRING, Lord DUDLEY STUART stated that as he found this Bill was not acceptable to the different Odd Fellows Societies, it was his intention to withdraw it, and move that the order of the day for going into Committee upon it be discharged. CHARITABLE TRUSTS—COURT OF CHAN CERY FEES REGULATION BILLS. Mr. TURNER inquired what course the Noble Lord intended to pursue with respect to two Bills of great importance. He alluded to the Bill for the Regulation of Charitable Trusts and the Court of Chancery Fees Regulation Bill. The first Bill involved a matter of the utmost importance, since it had reference to property of the value of one million sterling. As the Bill required the utmost 'consideration, and as much discussion could not fail to arise upon it, be trusted the Noble Lord would postpone it until next session. On the subject of the second Bill a Committee had sai for the last two sessions, and as the Bill had, he understood, not been printed, and as the report of the Committee was uot yet in the hands of Hon. Mem bers, he thooght the Noble Lord would do well if he were also to postpone this Bill.—(Hear). Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he had consulted the Lord Chancellor with respect to the. first Bill. He at tached considerable importance to its passing during the present session, but if the Hon. Gentleman was of opinion that much discussion would ensue upon it, he should not feel it his duty to proceed with it dur ing the present session. —(Hear, hear.) He had no hesitation in saying that it was not his intention to proceed with the second Bill during the present ses sion. —(Hear, hear.) _ _ _ AUSTRALIA. In reply to Mr. F. SCOTT, Mr. HAWES intimated that he should as early as possible next session introduce a Bill to afford the Australian colonies the benefit of the British Constitution. EVICTED TENANTS (IRELAND). Mr. P. SCROPE wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for Ireland whether he had re. ceived any information that no less than 500 tenants in the county of Mayo had been evicted during the last three months. Sir W. SOMERVILLE had received no informs. Lion on the subject that he could rely upon. (LEFT SITTING.) MARKET INTELLIGENCE (From the London New Price Current of Aug. 18.) ,StroArt.—To-day a further falling off actually occur red in the home demand for Sugar, exporters also came forward less freely, and prices again declined,for free labour sorts, although the market was less freely sup plied with all kinds. Of West India Muscovado the quantity sold was small, and amounted to only 400 hhds and tres, whilst the rates accepted exhibit a decline on those of Friday of 6d to is per cwt. At auction 112 hhds of Berbadoes went 6d per cwt lower; mid yellow at 37s 6d to 38s 6d, good 39s to 40s 6d, and fine 41s to 41s 6d; 7 hhds Jamaica were taken in at 36s 61 for low yellow, and 53 hhds Trinidad at 36* for ord yellow. Th e total of West India for the week are 1,753 hhds and trcs. REFINED.—To-day little desire was manifested to do business in Refined Goods, and prices keep on the decline, Lumps to pass the standard selling at 52s 6d, and brown grocery 51s 6d per cwt. For Bonded Crushed Sugar the demand has become active at 26s to 27s for first and secort sort. business concluded in all sorts, and for every purpose by private treaty has been less than in the former week, although nolders are desirous to sell at a further reduction of 6d per cwt. At auction 14 casks, and 1,924 bags only in part found buyers. The supply still continues clairfly of th© better qualities. EAST INDlA.—Penang Sugar is held with less firm ness, and met with little attention in the private market, whilst, at a public sale of 538 bags, prices declined. Madras is held for last week's rates, and there is not a large quantity on offer, but the sales concluded by pri vate treaty have been of little moment in all kinds. At auction 2,336 bags were nearly all taken in to support prices. _ _ _ FOREIGN.-Today the market for Foreign Sugar ex hibited a firm appearance, but exporters were less desi rous to do business, and the home demand was not brisker. At auction 2,388 boxes of Harannah in bond were offered, sound was all in at firm rates. MoLAssEs.—For West India there is a quiet market, still holders remain firm, and ask 19s to 20s for fine, and 16s to 18s for other sorts, which rates are under those current at this period last year. For Bengal Treacle the market is quiet at 16s 6d to 17s per cwt. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was no public sale of Coffee, and the dealings by private treaty were of little moment. The ♦alue of good arid fine ordinary Native Ceylon is 28s Bd to 30s. COCOA.—For West India the demand is brisk, and we have to announce an advance in prices of is to 23 per cwt. There is also only a limited supply at market, whereas there is a larger consumption. At auction 268 bags Trinidad went readily, low grey at 39s 6d to 40s, middling 40s 6d to 41s, good 41s 6d to 425, middling red 41s to 425, good 43s 6d to 445, and one lot of fine 495 per cwt. The latter is much wanted, but is scarce. For Foreign there are still few buyers. TEA.—The dulness in the market for black has fur ther increased this week, in prices, however, we have no decline to record. All sorts have been dealt in with caution, and 7-id tel 8d per lb is the value of sound common Congou. For green there are sellers upon rather lower terms, yet on the part of the trade little desire to shown to make sales. None has been offered at public sale this week, and there is no falling off in the deliveries. The market is, how ever, not expected to remain in its present unfavourable position, as dealers do not hold large stocks, whereas prices rule moderate. RICE.—To-day the market for East India Rice pre sented a dull appearance, and sellers were willing to accept rather lower rather lower rates. None was offered at public sale. The value of pinkey white Madras is now lOs 6d to lls; Bengal middling white 12s to 12s 6d per cwt. SPICES.—To-day at public sale 1,453 bags Sumatra Pepper all found buyers, clean black at 2id to 2-ad, one lot 21d, grey lid to 21d, and damaged 2d to 24d per lb, which are full rates. FRUlT.—Prices for Currants keep on the decline, there ale few buyers, whilst the stock is getting large— Zante and Cephalonia can be obtained at 38s to 395, Patras and Vostizza 39s to 40s, Upper Gulph and New Growths 33s to 36.. Raisins are only in moderate re quest--Valentias 44s to 465, Red Smyrna 40., Sultanas 60s, Muscatels 48s to 60s. For Figs there is hardly any demand, and prices are littlo better than nominal. Almonds are held with firmness—Jordan at 71 10 s to 81, and Barbary 37s to 435. Snarfs.--Jamaica Rum cannot be obtained upon lower lerms, although few export orders have been completed this week, and the home dealers operating with caution. Only 250 puns have been sold. Of Brandy deliveries are still on the increase, whilst a good srade has been concluded this week. Prices are fully as high but they rule at 4s 9d to 4 s lld for Cog nac best brarids of the vintage of 1846, and ditt o 1847 at 3s 10d to 4s. For Geneva there is a firm market, and sales to a fair ex tent have been made. FOr British made Spirit quota tions are well kept up as the demand is favourable. To day there was little passing in the Rum market, but prices underwent no variation. At auction 40 casks Ceylon were sold, good pale at is 6d, and brown at Is bid to Is 7d proof. INDIGO.—For Kurpah a good demand has been expe rienced this week chiefly from exporters, and rather higher are paid. Fine and good sorts realised 2s 8d to 3s Bd, low to mid is lOd to 2s 6d per lb. In Bengal sales to a fair extent have been made for home use and shipping, whilst the prices given are rather above those of the last quarterly sale. On the part of holders there is confidence, and they continue to supply the market sparingly. For Spanish prices are fully as high. Oils.—This afternoon the demand was not better for Cocoa Nut Oil, and 54 packages at auction sold at 39s to 40s for good Ceylon, which are lower rates. Of Sperm 40 tuns Southern sold at 691 to 701. TALLOW.—This afternoon the demand was not brisker for Russian on the spot. Of South American 343 pkgs at auction sold at 45s to 46s 3d, inferior 40a 6d to 43s 9d. 50 casks New South Wales 423 to 438 9d, low 373 6d to 39s 3d. 219 casks Odessa taken in at 43s to 43s 6d. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) The Queen has been pleased to appoint Captain Richard Phibbs, late of the 48th Regiment, Exon of her Majesty's Body of the Yeomen of the Guard, vic e Charles H. Breadwood, Esq. resigned. WAR-OFFICE, Aua. 18. 6th Dragoons—Lieutenant Thomas Fraser Grove to be Captain, by purchase, vice May, who retires ; Cornet Arthur Boyds to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Grove ; Sir Edward Synge Hutchinson, But., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Royds, August 18. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Archi bald Henfy Plantagenet Stuart Wortley, Esq. (Page of Honour to the Queen), to be Ensign and Lieutenant, without purchase, Aug. 18. 9th Foot—Lieatenant Sydney Darling, from 51st Foot, to be Lieatenant, vice Cassiday, who exchanges, Aug. 18. _ _ 15th Foot—Andrew John Cowper, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lloyd, who retires, Aug. 18. 22d Foot—Ensign Henry Vansittart Pennefather, to be Lieutenant, vice Whiteside, oppointed to the 96th Foot;• Arthur Lloyd Mopck, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Pennefather, Aug. 18. 27th Foot—Captain Usher Williamson to be Major, by purchase, vice Fawkes, who retires ; Lieut. Bartholo mew Tunnard to b e C a p ta i n , b y purchase, vice William p u 2 r c 9 h t h a s o v o i e n u n t s e r n d a , n A t ui gßobert son ; Ensign Alex an d er Ch ancellor to b o Lieutenant, b y B. Cathcart Dalrymple Bruce, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Lieu tenant, vice Archer, appointed to the 96th Foot, Aug. 18. 85th Foot—Lieutenant William John James Smitb, from half-pay 28th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Baker, promoted, Aug. 18. 40th Foot—Lieutenant Francis Brockman Morley to be Captain, by purchase, vice llalkett, who retires, Aug. 18; Ensign and Adjutant Francis Barry Drew to have the rank of Lieutenant, Aug 17; Ensign Robert Hare to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Morley; Daniel Pennefatber, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hare, Aug. 18. 42d Foot—William Crofton Ward, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Cumberland, appointed to the 96th Foot ; Assistant Surgeon Robert Henry King, from the Staff, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice William Henry Macintosh, who resigns, Aug. 18. 50th Foot—Captain John Edward Leveson Gower, from the 68th Foot, to be Captain, vice Needham, who exchanges, Aug. 18. 51st Foot—LieutenantWilliam Graham Cassidy, from the 9th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Darling, who ex chauges, Aug. 18. 52d Foot—Captain Francis Brown, from half-pay 60th Foot, to be Captain, vice Frederick G. Bull, who ex• change's; Lieut. George Augustus Jocelyn M'Clintock to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brown, who retires; En sign Charles Parker Heathcote, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice M'Clintock ; the Hon. Henry Flower to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Heathcote, Aug. 18. 55th Foot—William Macdonnell, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wynyard, appointed to the 58th Foot; Frederick William Adam Parsons, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Walker, appointed to 66th Foot, Aug. 18. 58th Foot.—To be Ensigns, without purchase.—En sign Gladwin John Henry Wynyard, from 55th Foot, vice Middleton, promoted in 96th Foot, Aug. 18. 55th Foot—Alfred John Ford, Gent., vice Barker, promoted in 96th Foot ; Sedborough Mayne, Gent., vice Garstin, promoted in 96th Foot, Aug. 18. 61st Foot—Ensign Charles Bisset Fenwick to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wall, whose promotion, by purchase, has been cancelled; Henry Brackenbury, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fenwick, promoted, Aug. 18. 66th Foot—Ensign John Walker, from the 55th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Frederick Le Mesurier, who resigns, who resigns, Aug. 18. 68th Foot—Captain Henry Needham, from'SOth Foot, to be Captain, vice Gower, who exchanges, August 18. 77th Foot—Brevet Lieutenant.-Colonel Sir Henry Bayly, from half-pay unattached, to be Major, vice Wilson, promoted; Captain Robert Jocelyn Straton to be Major, by purchase, vice Sir H. Bayly, who retires; Lieutenant Alexander Aitken to be Captain, by purchase, vice Straton; Ensign George St. Leger Gordon Gordon to be Lieut., by purchase, vice Aitken; William Felix Tollemache, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Gordon; Assistant Surgeon Christopher Ma cartney, from the 88th Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Manifold, appointed to the Staff, Aug. 18. 83d Foot—Frederick Dickinson, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Cochrane, appointed to the 96th Foot, Aug. 18. 88th Foot—Acting Assistant Surgeon Fergus Kerin to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Macartney, appointed to the 77th Foot, Aug. 18. 94th Foot—Ensign Edward Dennis Justine Mac- Carthy to be Lieutenant, vice M:Crea, appointed to the 96th Foot ; Philip Primrose, gent., to be Ensign, vice MacCarthy, Aug. 18. 96th Foot.—Brevet Limit. Colonel William Hulme to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase ; Brevet Major Thomas Maitland Wilson to be Major. vice Hulme ; Captain James Clyde, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain vice Jones, gromoted ; Lieutenant Frede rick Pierce to be Captain, vice Wilson, Aug. 18. To be Lieutenants, seithout purchase—Lieutenant George Swaby, 'from the`lBth Foot, vice Clyde, pro moted; Lieutenant James Henry Archer, from the 29th Foot; Lieutentant John Salmon Gordon, from the 2d West India Regiment; Lieutenant John Smith Canon, from the St. Helena Regimen ; Lieutenant Herbert Taylor M'Crea, from 'the 94th Foot; Lieutenant John Whiteside from the 22d Foot, Aug. 18 ; Ensign William Frederick Raitt; Ensign Frederick Dobson Middleton, from ,the 58th Foot; En s i gn Edward Oliver B a rker, from the 58th Foot ; Ensign Christophilus Garstin, from the 58th Foot; Ensign Frederick Jessop. 'Jones; Ensign William Manning. Lees, vice Pierce, Ang. 18. To be Ensigns—Ensign Witkin Tench Little, from the 4th Foot, vice Raitt; Ensign George Bentinck Cumberland, from the 42d Foot, vice Jones; Ensign George Henry Cochrane, from the 83d Foot, vice Lees, Aug. 18. To be Assistant Surgeon—Staff Assistant Surgeon John James Clifford, M.D., Aug. 18. St. Helena Regiment—Ensign and Adjutant Joseph Hayes to. have the rank of Lieutenant, Aug. 17; En sign John Henry Prenderville, to be Lieutenant, vice Cannon, appointed to 96th Foot; Richard Williams Thomas, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Prenderville, Aug..lB. 4 t 2 a nd Foot; t- HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistant Surgeon Michael Fen ton Manifold, from in te ted he to A th ss e is Sur geon to the Forces, Acting Assistant Surgeon Frederick York Shegog, M.D. to be Assistant Surgeon to the Forces, vice Clifford, ap pointed to the 96th Foot, Aug. 18. UNATTACHED.—Lient. George Granville Baker, from v t i h c e e King,"th Foot appo the 35th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, Aug. 18. BREiET.--Captain Francis Brown, of the 52d Foot; to OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, AUG. 10. be Major in the Army, Nov. 9; 1846. ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. To be Cap tins. Second Captain Nathaniel Hanson. Second Captain Charles Cheetham. Second Captain Gilbert Johfi Lance Buchanan. Second Captain William Staines Payne. Second Captain Walter Raliegh Gilbert. Secund Captain Alexander Frederick Wm. Papillon. Second Captain Henry Aylmer. Second Captain George Charles Rawdon Levinge. Second Capt. Alexander Graham Wilkinson Hamiltor. Second Captain William Fulford. Second Captain Alexander Irving. Second Captain St. John Thomas Browne. Second Captain Charles Bingham. Second Captain Henry Sebastian Rowan. Second Captain-John Noble Arbuthnot Freese. Second Captain Frederick Darby Cleavland. To be Second Captains. First Lieut...erederick William Haultain, vice Harrison. First Lieut. Thomas William Lawrence, vice Cheetham. First Lieut. Frederick John Travers, vice Buchanan. First Li4ntenant Matthew Charles Dixon, vice Payne. First Lieutenant Charles Faunce Thorndike, vice Gilbert. First Lieutenant Henry Rogers, vice Papillon. First Lieuteniiit John Turner vice Aylmer. First Lieutenant Augustus Charles Lennox Fitz-Roy, vice Levinge. First Lieut. Edward Henry Fisher, vice Hamilton. First Lieut. Robert Frederick Mountain, vice Fulford. First Lieut. Samuel Cleaveland, vice Irving. First Lieut. Augustus Charles. Stapleton Somerset, vice Browne. First Lieut. Pentyre Anderson Morshead, vice Bingham. First Lieut. Samuel Hood Storin Inglefield, vice Rowan. First Lieut. Edward Mourner Boxer, vice Freese. First Lieut. Charles Scudamore Longden, vice Cleave land. First Lieut. William Alexander Middleton. First Lieutenant Roquier John Cannon. First Lieutenant James Robert Gibbon. First Lieutenant John Richard Anderson. First Lieu'. Percy Francis Gother Scott. Flint Lieut. Somerville M'Donald Calder. First Lieut. William Paul Pollock. First Lieut. Henry Francis Strange. First Lieut. John Stiltren Willett First Lieut. John Charles William Fortescue. First Lieut. William Hamilton Cox. First Lieut.. Richard O'Connell. First Lieut. William Francis Smith Neill. First Lieut. Miller Clifford. First Lieut. Richard Wheatley Brettingham. First Lieut. Charles Taylor Du Plat. • To be First Lieutenants. Second Lieut. Charles Maitland Govan, vice Haultain. Second Lieut. Bliarles Henry Ingilby, vice Lawrence. Lecond Lieut. Robert Poole Gabbett, vice Travers. Second Lieut. Henry Peel Yates, vice Dixon. Second Lieut. Murray Fraser Ferrers, vice Thorndike. Second Lieut. Henry Andrew Thrupp, vice Rogers. Second Lieut. Charles Edward Mainwaring, vice Turner Second Lieut. Alexander Gordon, vice Fitzroy. Second Lieut. William John William, vice Fisher. Second Lieut. Charles Frederick Young, vice Mountain. Second Lieut. Sanford Freeling, vice Cleaveland. Second Lieut. Oliver Robert Stokes, vice Somerset. Second Lieut. James Farrell Pennycuick, vice Morshead. Second Lieut. Walter. John Grimston, vice Inglefield. Second Lieut. William Dalgairna Guille, vice Boxer. Second Lieut. Charles Edward Oldershaw, vice Longden. Second Lieutenant Nathaniel Octavius Simpson Turner, vice Middleton. Second Lieut, Samuel Digby . Wright, vice Cannon. Second Lieut. Augustus Young Earle, vice Gibbon. Second Lieatenant—Honourable Leonard, Allen Add ington, vitae Anderson. Second Lieutenant Arthur. Vandeleur, vice Scott. Second Lieutenant Andrew Spotswoo d Orr,vice Calder. Second Lieutenant Charles Rowland Hill, vice Pollock. Second Lieutenant Patrick John Campbell,vice Strange. Second Lientenant Francis Cornwallis Maude, vice Willett.. - - • Second Lieut. Arthur William,Twiss, vice Fortescue. Second. Lieut. Reginald Curtis, vice Cox. Second Lieut. Alien Sievwright, vice O'Connell. Second Lieut,, Frederick Southcote Seale, vice Neil. Second Lieut, Jobs Boulton, vice Clifford. Second Lieut. John De Luttrell Saunderson, vice Bret Brigham. • • Second Lieut. Mantray Anketpll, vice Du Plat. Second Lieut.: Philip Dickson. Second Lient. alEtieas Clarke. Second Lieut. Francis Place. Second Lieut. Fldward Jecksop Bruce. Second Limit. William Powell Richaids. Second Lieut. John Edward Hope. Second Lieut. Henry Walpole John Dashwood. Second Lieut. Algernon Brendon. Second Lieut. James de Havilland. Second Lieutenant Sidney Carden. Second Lieutenant George Allix Wilkinson. Second Lieutenant William Windham Augustus Lukin. Second Lieutenant William Walker. Second Lieutenant Charles Edmund Walcott. Secead Lieutenant Gilmore Burtchael. Second Lieutenant Gronow Davis. Second Lieutenant Edgar Grantham Bredin. Second Lieutenant William John Bolton. Second Lieutenant George Bruce Traherne.: Second Lieutenant Samuel George Batchelor. Second Lieutenant Herbert Taylor Middleton. Second Lieutenant Frederick Close. Second Lieutenant James Sinclair. Second Lieutenant Henry Lynch Talbot. Second Lieutenant Willoughby James Wilson. Second Lieutenant William Henry Randolph Simpson. Second Lieutenant Lewis William Penn. Second Lieutenant Henry Robe Saunders. Second Lieutenant Edward Geary Snow. Second Lieutenant John Duff Ramsay. Second Lieutenant William Morris. Second Lieutenant Henry Benny. Dated 30th June, 1848. Commission signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Bedford shire. Bedfordshire Regimeni of Militia—Henry Beckley Richardson, Gent, to ce Ensign, August 9. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Lanark. Upper Ward and .Airdrie Corps of Lanarkshire Yeo. manry Cavalrv—Cornet Robert Finlay to be Lieutenant, vice Gerard, promoted, Aug. 5; Cornet Robert Mon teith to be Lieutenant, ,vice :Brown, promoted, Aug. 8; John M'Lean, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Finlay, pro. moted, Aug. 5; Douglas Baird, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Monteith, promoted, Aug. 8. ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 15. Corps of Royal Marines. Harrison John Jull, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Theophilus Vaughton, Gent , to be Second Lieutenant. Augustus Tonyn Staines Cuttler, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. William Taylor, Gent, to be Second Lieutenant. Edward Grant Stokes, Gent., to be Second Lieut. John Duff Pigou, Gent., to be Second Lieut. Dixon Whidbey Curry, Gent., to be Second Lieut. Thomas Moore, Gent., to be Second Lieut. Wm. Cunningham Symonds, Gent., to be Second Lieut. Horatio Nelson Charles Blanckley, Gent., to be Second Lieut. • BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Thomas Brignall, innkeeper, South Mimms, Barnet. BANKRUPTS. John Henderson, bookseller, Fleet-street. Charles Bodley, merchant, Exeter. squire Bland and William Bland, maltsters, Carlton, York. Richard Dale, draper, High Conside, Durham. Henry Barton, jun., ship broker, Liverpool. Henry Andrew, dyer, Manchester. John Blackburn, builder, Hulme, Lancashire. George Gillingham, veterinary surgeon, Church-street, Chelsea. William Farlar, builder, Brompton-square. John Wingrave, silk dyer, Coventry, Warwickshire. William Babb, plumber, Tavistock, Devonshire. Robert Kay, corn and flour dealer, Tottington Lower End, Lancashire. Matthew Stephenson, brewer, Aycliffe, Durham. Henry Constable, grocer, Wednesbury, Staffordshire. Horatio Frederick Winn, japanner, Birmingham. John Jackson, chemist, Batley, Yorkshire. Gielis Francis Henry and John Henry Chambers, vinegar brewers, Liverpool. John Bickerton, flannel draper, Newtown, Montgo meryshire. Joseph Hall and Richard Hall, bobbin turners, Bury, Lancashire. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending August 15 1848. is 255. ld. per cwt. COURSE OF EXCH Amsterdam .......... 12 2 GE.-( THIS DAY.) Gibraltar • • • • • • • • • • .. • • Leah0rn............•• 31 50 Genoa .. • • • ..... • • • . Milan ................ -- Venice.... Naples ............ •. 3734 Palermo, perm... Ltsbon.... • • 515 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam .. •....• 12 2 M 25 $0 Ramburgh ••M.B. 13 10 Paris, 3 days' sight .. •• 25 35 Lift°, 3 months Marseilles ...... • ..... 25 80 Bourdeaux ... • Frankfort on Maine.... 121% retersburgh, Sil. Rble.. Berlin• • .. • • •• .... • • • • Vienna, effec. f 10...... 11 20 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 11 20 Kadzid •• •• •• .• •• •• 44 % Cadiz •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 43 Bilbao.. • Barcelona •• •• •• • • • • • • Saville••••••••••••••• 0p0rt0.... Rio Janeiro .. Buenos Ayres New York, 21 days'sight Philadelphia ..... ..... PRICES OP BULLION, PER OR. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 N'ew Dollars ...... 0 4 l()% PortKgal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 'Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Silver in bars ........ 0 4 11% His Serene Highness Prince Hohenlohe, accom panied by Sir George Couper, visited Gosport on Mon day, for the purpose of placing his son Prince Victor, at Dr. Burney's and the Rev. Edward Burney's Royal Academy. HANWELL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL.—There is not more responsible office devolving upon a journalist, who addresses himself to the Anglo-India community, than that of recommending any particular school to the attention of parents residing abroad. It is naturally a matter of the greatest anxiety with those who send their children 15,000 miles away, that their offspring should comfortably placed and cared for ; for friends cannot always find time to see them, nor are they always scrupulous in their se lection of a proper academy. Under these impres sions, we have made it our business to visit the establish ment of Dr. Emerton. at Hanwell, and are prepared to vouch that the whole of Great Britain does not contain a school better suited in every way to the pur poses (and purses) of Indian residents. Beautifully situ ated, spacious, cleanly, with every possible convenience for the instruction and amusement of youth, in the shape of lecture-rooms, play-grounds, gymnastic apparatus, music, &c., close to the Great Western Railway, it offers a thousand advantages, independently of the principal, Dr. Emerton himself ; and we are most desirous of im pressing upon our distant readers that we are familiar with an establishment to which they may safely censign their children.—The English Mail, July 7. PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM. PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON. FRIDAY, JOINT-STOCK Name of Company. Australasia • • •• • • • • • • Britehli orth American Ceylon commercial of Loidon .. • . Gloucestershire • • • • • • lonian Londn and Westminstr Ditto ....... ..... London Joint-Stock Provincial of Ireland • . Ditto, New... .. National of Ireland .. Nat.Provncial of Eng. New South Australia Union of Australia Ditto . •• Linton of London Union of Madrid Name of Company. Charlng-cross • • • • .. Southwrk, Nw Sub.AY. Ditto Kw of 7% p. c. Waterloo ............ Ditto Old Allll. Of 81. Ditto Nw ditto of 7i. Vauxhall .... ... Av. Dividend per Annum. 51. per cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 8/. per cent. W. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 51, per cent. 61. per cent. GI. per cent. X. E. d. 25 0 0 AUGUST 16. ZANZS. Amount of Share. A s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 :SO 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 10 o'o 100 0 0 20 0 • 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 BRIDGES Dividend per Annum. 1 Amount of Share. X. a. d. 69212 8 355. per cent. 50 0 0 100 0 0 Paid. Z s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 26 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 60 00 40 0 0 11. 53. 4d. 11. 2e. 2d. 11. 17s. 70 10 8 XNBI 'CZ COMPANIZS. Dividend Amount rams Of Company. I per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. £ e. d. X a. d. -. Albion ........ ••• • • • 31. 10s. 500 0 0 b 0 0 0 7 5 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 9 11 0 0 17% Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 6/. per cent, 100 8 0 50 0 4% Sties British Commercial .. 7s.per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 6 Clericl,Med.&Gen•Life spr et& be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 19 31. .100 0 0 10 0 0 - Crown ...... •••• • • .• 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 Eagle .•.••. Eng. ix Scot. Law -.• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 212 6 - European Life ••• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - FamilyEndowmnt Soc. 4/. & be. 100 8 0 4 0 0 - Freemasons' .•••• • • • • .61. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 - Globe - - Guardian •.•••• •• •• • • 51. per cont. 100 0 0 36 10 0 - Imperial Fire .. Imperial Life - Indemnity Marine- ll. sh.& bs. 100 0 0 513 1 26 ' Law Fire - 100 0 0 210 0 - LAW Life •.-.. . . • • - er Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 41 Os. London Fire •••• • . • • 105. 25 0 0 12 10 0 - London Ship ••.• • • los. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13 Marine..- 100 0 0 15 0 0 - IL Med. Invild&Gen.Life 4%1. per et. 50 0 0 20 0 2% National Lean Fund.; 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - National Life.. - - Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2 3. Pelican - - - Phccalx - - • 154 Pi otector Life.... - Provident Life IL 51. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - D. Rock Lifo r, Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - 165 Sun Fire. - - 197 Ditto Life 11. 6s. - - - Victoria Life . .. - - 11007 LS. I- Universal Life........ 10% pr cut. 100 0 0 4 0 0 9 0 0 25 Amount Dividend Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -...---- X s. d. X s. d. Cimmerctal 41. per cent. Stock. - - E - 119 Eastgonntry • . .......Si. pr cent. Stock. - 103% , ' Ditto Bonds.• •• • • •- 41. per cent. - - - St• Katharine ........ 4 per cent. Stock. - - Ditto Bonds.• • • •• •• 4341. pr cent. - - - and West India... 255.61. p p r e c r e a n u t : 100 8to O ck. 0 - 21 London d o n Southampton •••• • • • • 21. per Cent. ,50 0 0 50 0 0 - WATEIS.WONIES. . . 1 Dividend Amount -----.. Name of Company. I per ' of raid. price. 1 , Annum. Blare. „....2..." •- ..._. --- X s. d. X 5. d. Birmingham. ........ 18.5. . 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Grand Junction •• .. .. . - 81 New Rivr Lndn Brdge 21. 105. East London..•• • • • • • • - 2 / 8 1 1. 0; . . i x 1 4 00 . 1 0a 1 f. 8 0 4 . 4 0 West Middlesex . . • 61.0 a. pr cut. - - 117 31. 100 0 0 5L per cut. 100 0 0 - 75 - - OAS-LIGET AND CONE COMPANIES. I 1 Dividend Amount Name of Company. p e r u. Annum. Share. British • • • • • • .. • • • • .. ----- ---. •••••••• 40 0 0 18 0 0 16 Ditto Provincial.. •• 11. 85. 20 0 0 19 0 0 23 Bristol .......• ••• • •• 101. per cent. 20 0 0 pr share Brighton • • .... ••• • •• M. per cent. 20 0 0 City of London ...... ContinentalConsolidat. 92e. pr share 50 0 0 39 6 0 Ditto, New ••..• • • • 85.. 1 C Equitable- ••-•. • • • • 455. pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0 36 Imperial • • .... ••• • • • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 69 Independent ......... 61. per cent. 4Q 0 0 40 0 0 64 r L0nd0n.............. %. - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Ditto • ... .. • ....... Phoenix ....... ••.. • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 46 0 0 31 111 100 50 0 0 0 6 1 3 0 7 0 = lOO 00 258 Ratclll/ .. •• •..•. .. • • 51. and bns. 100 0 0 90 0 0 78 ' United General .. -• • 4341. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15 a Westminster Chartered 3/, 50 0 0 - 55 Ditto, New ........ 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 10% i l a MISCELLANEOUS. d Dividend Amount g Name of Company. per of Paid. Price n Annum. Share. ft ______ .E. a. d. X. a. d. a tustralian Aviculturl - 100 0 0 30 0 0 - b knglo-Mexican Mint.. I/. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 16 cc Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 2 10 0 1 . It Canada ......... •• .. GI. per cent, 100 0 0 32 10 0 - Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - I ^ - City Bonds.. .... •• • . 3y, /. pr cent. - -- 82 Si Comp . Cppr Mnr6Eng. 5/. per cent. 1100 0 0 70 0 0 n o -___ , Gen. Revers. & Invest. 15 p. c. &b. 2/ 100 •0 0 100 0 0 91 .„ 1 Equitable Reversienry I s'. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 A I Ges•SteamNavigatlon 11.8 s. 15 0 0 14 0 18% London Institution . - - - , - 10 • C 1 100 0 0 - L Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 , 100 0 0, 60 0 0 - bt Royal Mail Steam •• • • 3341. pr cent. . 15 0 0 1 25 0 0 16 Peninslr & Orient•Stm. • 81. per cent. 50 0 01 50 0 0 52% South Australian ..... 11. per share. -- Ci 100 0 0 23 Van Dieman'a Land., - 25 00 t 50 0 -- II ( Universal Salvage.. •• - 7 4 . 1. s. d. :157:2e. t CII.NAL3. Names of l 'Dividend , Prce. Names of Dividend E .; Companies. I't per Companies , . per Annum. se: Annum. Ashtn& Oldh 97 71. 13 c 80 Macclesfield . 100 - Barnsley •• • • 160 121. 180 Neath .• • • 100 18/. 1 3rknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 1001 20/. 190 Birmingham 35 4/ 80 Peak Forest. 781 - Coventry...• 1001 25/. - Regent's •• • • 331 11. 53 8 % Derby ••. • • 1001 61. 63 Rochdale..• • 85; 41. 54 Ellsa're&Chs 133' 41. 48 Somrsct Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Ere ,% ash •• • 1001 32g. - Do.Lk I'd St 1216/. p. c. - Grand.Junetn 1001 5/. 77 Stffrd&Worc 140, 281. 290 Grand Surrey 100 - 35 Shrewsbury.. Uralic' Union 100, 11. 10s. 25 Stourbridge.. 125! 151. - 145 201. 285 Grantham .• 150' i 121. - Severn andl Kenut & Avn 39 7s. 6d. 4% Wye Rail. j 26 1/. 88. 26 Lose , iskLivrp 100, 341. - Warwick& 1 , Leicester ...• 140 101. 75 Itirming. j 'OO 51. 65 Letcstr &Nth 83 41. 36 WarwickStl 100 :.oughborogh 142 701. - N a pt on ..J 46 Monmouthsh,loo' 81. - Worcstr &1 78 2/. 39 Mntgernrysla 100 51. - Binning. MeltnMwbrylloo 101. - Wilts & Brks 11. 11 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company MI. per cent. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 195 Caledonian Bank •• .• • 7!4, per cent. 10 0 0 j 2 10 0 4/. Os City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11% Clydesdale Bank •••• •• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12% Commercial Bank... • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 150 Eastern Bank.... •• • • 6/. per cent. 25 u 0 16 6 i. 9/.195. Edinb.le Glasgow Bank 6/. percent. 50 0 50 0 5% Exehange Bnk of Scot 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 40 Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National 8ank...... •• 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13% North of Scotland Bank 71. percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 3/.155. North British Bank - 50 0 0 10 0 0 3 Royal Bank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 118% Union Bank of Scotland Si. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 81 Western Bank •••• •• • • 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 Aberdeen Fire and Life 12I.per cent. 12 10 0 2 0 • 2% B. Accord. Life and Fire 20 0 0 011 0 ofs Od British Guarantee Ins. 10 0 0 1 0 0 9a Od Caledonian Fire Insur. 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of England Ins. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2 City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 2/. 4a Edinburgh Life Insur. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 17 East of Scotland Life lO 0 0 015 0 118.0 d. Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 46s 6d Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Insur. Co. of Scetind • • al. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7 Life Assoc. of Scotland 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 7s Mercantile Life .. • • National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0. 208.6 d North British Incur 5% I.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 22 North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 175.0 d. Scottish Life and Guar. 20 0 0 0 11 0 ss. Scot. Mas. and Gen. Life 1 0 0 0 15 0 108.0 d Scottish Union Insrnce. 6%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 111. Os Standard Life ...... . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 I 9.w United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 (125.0 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 17. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woo sack at Fire o'clock. FREE CHURCH SITES BILL Price Pric•, The Constabulary (Ireland) Bill was read a third time, and passed. The Money Order Department (Post-office) Bill was read a second time. The other Bills on the table were advanced a stage, and their _Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 17. NEW WRIT. (Continued from our Third Edition of last night.) Mr. BRIGHT felt disposed to vote for the motion of the Hon. Member for Warwickshire; but, as the prepo sition for an adjournment was only for a week, he thought it would not make much matter, and he would, therefore, advise him to agree. to the proposition of th e Noble Lord. But, while he was prepared to do that, he should certainly insist on the writ being issued during the present session, and if that were not done he should support the motion. Mr. HENLEY contended that in the case of Derby there was no ground for its disfranchisement, and he had always voted for the issuing of the writ. The reason assigned for the postponement was to him a most unsatisfactory one, and be should therefore support the motion. The SOLICITOR- GENERAL said that his Noble Friend, when he moved a postponement, did so to see whether the Bill should pass through that House, and not until it had passed in the House of Lords. When that House came to a determination as to what it should do, and the Bill passed, then the writ should issue. Sir R. H. INGLIS observed that, if the Bill passed through that House, how could that effect the decision of the House of Lords. In his opinion, the Bill was a mere piece of waste pnper, for it would never pass the House of Lords, at least in the present session; and, therefore, it was unjust to deprive their fellow-subjects of their constitutional right. There was no case shown that Derby should be disfranchised, and the writ ought, therefore, to be issued without delay. It was, then, more than three months since the Members for Derby were unseated, during which the town was kept in a continual state of excitement, and consequent de moralisation. He, therefore, pressed the House to c ome to a decision on th e subject. Mr. R. PALMER was most anxious to check bribery in every instance, but he saw no connexion whatever be- tween the passing of the Bill to prevent corruption at elections, and the motion then before the House. There were eight or nine boroughs included in that Bill, and yet writs were issued for all, except Derby, which he believed was the least criminal among them. Mr. P. WOOD contended that the passing of the Bill before the House with reference to elections had a great deal to do with the present motion. Derby was placed in the schedule, and if the Bill passed through the House, the freemen of Derby would know, that if the practice of head-money were continued, their conduct would be rigidly investigated. Lord G. BEN TINCK reminded the House that in the case of Great Yarifnouth, a Bill was actually before the House, and yet a writ was issued for that borough. The House then divided, when the numbers were— For the amendment Against it Majority in favour of postponing the writ —42 CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. The order of the day having been read for bringing up the report on this Bill, Sir H. HALFORD again brought forward the case of a person, named Leehy, who was appointed postman in the borough of Leicester, and complained that the appointment had been placed in the hands of Mr. Gar. diner, who had been unseated for the borough on the ground of bribery. It was said that the appoint ment of Leehy had nothing to do with the late election for Leicester, but it was a fact that Leehy's brother was a freeman of Leicester, and voted for Mr. Gardiner. Now, this appointment ought to belong to the Members for the county, instead of which it had been placed in the hands of a gentleman who had been unseated on the ground of bribery. He thought i , . right to bring the subject tind.er the consideration of the House, it the hone that such an occurrence might not take place in future. Lord J. RU6SELL .laid be knew nothing as to the circumstances under which the recommendation of Mr. Leehy to the Postmaster-General bad taken place ; but he had no hesitation in mnying that, under the circumstances of Mr. Gardiner's position at the time he made the recommendation, it was one which ought Lord CAMPBELL presented petitions signed by 7,718 persons belonging to the Free Church of Scotland, in favour of the Free Church Sites Bill. POOR-LAW UNION CHARGES BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the second reading of this Bill, and also the second reading of the Bill for the better education of the poor. These Bills had come up from the other House, where they had already been fully debated. The Noble Marquis then proceeded to de scribe the nature of the two Bills. After a short conversation the motion was agreed to, and the Bills read a second time. FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, in moving the second reading of this Bill, said that, this was a subject which had for a long time occupied the attention of the people of Ireland. Ho thought that this Bill treated the question in the only manner in which it could be suc cessfully treated, and he hoped that it would be unani mously agreed to. The fisheries in Ireland were of con siderable value, and furnished employment to several thousands. The increased value that would be given to them under an improved system of management would be immense. The fisheries in Ireland did not belong to individuals, hut for the most part to the public. The proposition of voluntary assessment had been tested, but had failed, and it therefore became necessary for the Government to take up the subject. The fisheries were to be placed under the guardianship of a board of con servators, to be elected by such persons possessing the qualifications set forth in the measure. Lord MONTEAGLE was sorry to be obliged to op pose the motion of the Noble Marquis. He believed that if this Bill bad been proposed for any other part of the empire but Ireland, it would not for one instant be entertained. He concurred with his Noble Friend that it was of the greatest importance to preserve this great na• tional interest. Considering the advanced period of the session, and the important interests involved, he thought the measure proposed a most unjust one. Heretofore, when dealing with property, property was considered to be the first qualification. In the Bill proposed the qua , lification was simply the possession of a single fishing rod. Any person choosing to register a fishing-rod and to take out a license for 11., became qualified to vote at the election of conservators. Although a man possessed, the right of fishery under a grant from the Crown he might be subject to a tax of 151., under this Bill, for every weir he used. It was true that that sum was only mentioned as the maximum, but by this Bill they would be leaving to the representatives of fish ing rods the great power of declaring what the sum to be paid ought to be. He objected to the power proposed to he given to the conserva tors over the weirs and the rivers, the beds of which might be altered in any way they might think fit to order. Ile would abandon his opposition to this Bill if it were shown that it was authorized by the Commis sioners. He asked their Lordships to suspend their de cision upon it until early next session, for the purpose of procuring the opinion Of the Commissioners upon it. This delay could cause no inconvenience, inasmuch as the first meeting of conservators was appointed for the Ist of July, 1849. The Earl of GLENGALL believed that there was not a single proprietor of a fishery nor lessee who did not give his cordial assent to the Bill. A deputation com posed of Members of Parliament, had waited some time ago on the Prime Minister upon this subject, entreating him to introduce this Bill, into Parliament, however late the session might be. He (Lord Glengall) thought the measure a most valuable one, and hoped his Noble Friend would not persevere in his opposition to it. The B;11 was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed. not to have been attended to. The person recom mended by the Hon. Gentleman referred to, was, be understood, in every respect suited to the place ; but it was a mistake to suppose that Lord Clanricarde bad given the patronage ot the appointment to Mr. Gardi ner, he merely received that gentleman's recommenda tion. He could not agree that the Postmaster-Gene ral was to pay greater attention to the recommendation ot his political enemies than to that of his political friends. Colonel SIBTHORP said he could not swallow the explanation just given by the Noble Lord, and as to the Bill before the House he denounced it as a most ini quitous measure. Sir C. BURRELL complained of the patronage of the Post-office being conferred upon a new resident in the borough of Shoreham, instead of its being given to a person in whose behalf a strong recommendation had been forwarded to the Postmaster General. Mr. H. DRUMMOND could not understand why Hon. Members on his side of the House should com plain that patronage was bestowed on the supporters of the Government. He bad been asked to recommend a person for a situation in the Post-office. He told the man he had no influence with Lord Clanricurde, whom he had never, to his knowledge, seen. He however did write a recommendatory letter to the Noble Lord, and he received exactly such an answer as he expected, namely, that the appointment had been already made. — (A laugh.) Mr. MULLINS wished to ask Lord John Russell whether any person had been appointed by the Govern ment Sub-distributor of Stamps at Cirencester since May last, and whether such appointment had not been placed at the disposal of the Hon. Charles Ponsonby, or his solicitor or agent in that borough. He understood that a Mr. Harris, who was clerk in the bank there, had been appointed by Mr. Newmarch, solicitor to the Hon. Mr. Ponsonby, who would therefore know the number of stamps which other solicitors in the town used. He hoped some inquiry would be instituted into the subject. Mr. TUFNELL defended the general principle upon which appointments were made by the Post-odke, as regarded local postmen. They were usually the re sult of recommendations from persons acquainted with the respectability and character of the party recom mended. With respect to the appointment of Mr. Harris, he really did not know till that moment what position Mr. Harris occupied inCirencester. After a few words from Mr. C. Burrell, Mr. Tufnell, and Mr. Newdegate, Sir H. HALFORD explained. The motion was then agreed to, and the report was brought up. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then moved the fol lowing clauses:—Ciaus e B to be substituted for sections 17 and 18, " And be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, out of any moneys which may have been. provided by Par liament, to make orders for the payment of the,neces sary expenses of the inquiries under this Act ; and every Commissioner acting under this Act shall be paid at the rate of five guineas for every day that he shall be actually employed in conducting any inquiries under this Act, over and above his travelling and other expenses; and each such Commis sioner shall from time to time after he shall have made s report, or his final report to her Majesty, under this Act, in relation to the city or borough for which he shall have been appointed, lay before the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury for the time being a statement of the number of days he shall have been employed under this Act, with respect to such city or borough, together with an account of his travelling and other expenses ; and the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury may order the payment to such Commissioner of the amount due to him in respect to the number of days he shall have been so employed, and in respect of his travelling and other ex penses. And be it enacted, that the Speaker of the House of Commons may appoint an agent or agents to prosecute before the Committees appointed under this Act, or any of them, or any Commissioners appointed under this Act, any inquiries or inquiry to he made under the provisions of this Act ; and every such agent is hereby authorised from time to tints to certify under his hand to the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, what sum or sums of money is or are required to meet the necessary expenses for effectually prosecuting such inquiries or inquiry as such agents may be appointed to prosecute, including the sums proper and necessary to be paid to and for the witnesses who may be required to attend under this Act; and the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury may advance to such agent, from time to time, such sums as shall be needed for the purpose aforesaid out of ell monies which may have been provided by Parliament: provided always, that in every case the amount required* for such expenses Shall be examined and allowed by: some person appointed by t h e Speaker for that purpose. ' Mr. ANSTEY wished to know if the Speaker would have the same power over the allowance to be made to the Commissioners, that he would have with respect to the agents ? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said there was at pre' = sent a control sufficiently effective. The clause was then added to the Bill. The LORD ADVOCATE then proposed to insert the following clause :—" And be it enacted, that where it shall be necessary to institute in Scotland any further . inquiry or investigation regarding corrupt practicet either under the report of any Committee appointee under this Act, or of any Election Committee as afore' said, the Speaker shall certify such report to the senior Lord of Justiciary who shall have gone the preceding circuit in that district in which the county whe,rei. l such inquiry or investigation is required to be made le situated; and failing such senior Lord of Justiciary, or if such inquiry or investigation is required to.he madeia any county nut included in any circuit, then the Speaker shall certify such report to the Lord Justice General, 'or President of the Court of Session, and such senior Lord of Justiciary, or Lord Justice General, shall appoint : an advocate, of not less than seven years' standing, and who shall not be a Member of Parliament, to be s Commissioner, for the purposes of such inquiry or in vestigation, who shall th ereupon possess and exerc i se all the powers, and shall discharge all the duties conferred ; and imposed upon the Commissioner to be appointed under this Act, as hereinbefore set forth. And it shal!, be lawful for suc h sen i or Lord of Justiciary or Lor d , ; Justice General, in case by reason of the death, illness, or absence of any such Commissioner appointed in Scot' land, such inquiry or i nvest i gation cannot be proceed ed with by him, to appoint an advocate qualified as afore; said, to be a Commissi oner i n p l ace of the Commissione whose death, illness, or absence, renders such new sr pointment necessary. And every Commissioner to be appointed in Scotla n d, s h a ll take the oath by this Act , required to be tak en b y C ommissioners, before so , Judge of the Court of Session in Scotland." The motion was agreed to, and the clause added . ._te, the Bill, which w as or d ered to be read a third time te4 morrow (this day). DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE COlO ll OF ROME BILL. Viscount PALMERSTON,. in rising to move th e second reading of this Bill, said—Sir, it is not my uteri tion to detai n th e House by. going into any historrA detail with r e f erence to this measure. In point of fa ct the grounds, it appears to me, for this change, or rstber declarati on o f t h e law, are necessarily so plain Of d ie simple, and li e so entirely upon the surface, that cannot be requisite for me to have recourse to . acJ abstruse or refined argument, in order to show the diency of the measure which I now bring before w oe House. Sir, doubts—and doubts only—bare existed to whether, und er t h e i nterpretation which is to b° put upon word s i n anc i ent Acts of Parliament, it to or is not l aw f u l f or t h e Sovereign of this country hold diplomatic .intercourse with the Court of Bonn e * . The chief doubt Wises upon the construction of t h :, word " communion," and un d er the interpretation 01; section of an old law , the Sovereign o f these realMo4s, prohibited from holding communion w ith t h e C ou rt Rome. In my opinion the only object of such a 3 ' 4 must have been to en f orce t h at principle, which no dou b t is 'a fundamental principle of the constitution, that the Sc: 'rereign of thiscountry must be of the Protestant religioc; and the communion contemplated by that Act I hold to he; spiritual communion, and not what in vulgar parlance commonly viewed as intercourse, and the interehinge b e e the ordinary rel a ti ons b etween different nations. BO this as it may, as great d oubts have arisen upon theft , ject, it is now ex p e di ent to apply to Parliament tote' move existing uncertainty, and make lawful diplotal s intercourse and relation between the Sovereignty 0f.,,,u' 1r country and the Sovereign of the Roman States. ffl e e j Sir, two questions here arise. First: what objectic h o can be urged against such a course? And next, advantages are likely to accrue from it? Now the OP.. , . .objection which - present th emse l ves to my mind as '5„ pable of being start e d aga i nst t hi s measure, would be ' to jections founded up on th at pr i nciple of the constitutioled which I have already adverted ; viz., objections fonac qo upon the presumpti on t h at to legalise diplonit, intercourse between the C rown of England and th vereign of the Roman States, would tend to endaTj e the observance of the f un d amental Protestant prinr.ro, of our constitution. I con f ess that lamat a loss Oro gine how any rational person can suppose that tr ot . should be anythi ng i n t h e presence of a British Mim e at Rome, or in the presence of a Roman MinibLe r ie f London, which wou ld tend to shake the religiousuvl 0 of the Soverei gn o f t hi s country. It is in my opinicli tau ... b absurd and ridi cu l ous a supposition, that it does n ° ` i s for the slight est argument to refute it. Diplomatic Vrith tions cannot b e cons i dered as having any connexion. religious faith; the Sovereign of this country haswi diP matic relation s w i t h P agans, with Mahometans, P r o fessors of the Soonee, of the Sheeah, and, indet'o e f, every form of belief except the Roman Catholic "ITU which is in fact only a modification of the Christie c , be se gion. We are not to suppose the Sovereign of ; ; Ite r. realms becoming Mahometan in consequence of her 'sole change of diplomatic; relations with a Mahomet", ioos l reign; and I, therefore, cannot conceive of any rt., 0 . person founding an objection to this measure upOnl% my sumption of this kind. Well then, Sir, the question; _ sr opinion is, whether there is any means for diplomat; w l e , municationa between this country and Rome, &DL L , o ther any advantage will arise from authorising Luc ille, I tablishment. The onus probandi upon this P e ° „ r irna think, must lie with those who deny thin, becau s e t re.suld facie, there is no reason why the Roman *tat . : n r rer to u th e form an exception to our general rule—there t son why, if this House is not just yet convert ed o ur opinion of the Hon. Me m b er f or S ta ff or d, that ° shoul d diplomatic relations with e ver y foreign thiscountrZ net t he cease—there is, I s e y, no reas o n w hy, i f ßowa n opinion of Parliament or the country, that In states should form a solitary or invidious excenttup% say te deed such an exception, unl ess i t b e f o unded ; reasonable or substantial ground, m ust op o u s a r mentally And injuriously to ou r g in terests a o o_ commercial and trading community. !o ge e states may not constitute one er t _ th e th ; but, tents powers of Europe—it may not ran k _ererthe highest class of foreign states as compared with the other Italian less, it is a state of considerable importance: ta n t e: m :l s by and, A t , / —Ad..i.... 1' I SUN, LODE) tininAv RVRNINGI-, At/Crtlgli 18, 1818. Paid.