The Sun. — London, England, 1835-06-23 00:00:00

~- S os• 6-1 ; 12i i n T 66. —' 4 LI. ;oil 6 •• ••„ • , 0 . 17 . 16 9 :::: 13 0 9 19 9 6 '' : .. is/ a it; ; IS 4 9••• s don 18 9 ..... ) 0 0 ' fl 7d i i a t ' ... tor of ffor" to w or d oat, ,vc e s alaCeS' W.r d iingo ters vier' coin° a ;PIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. I've congratulate the country on the first divis i o n in the committee on the Corporation Reform Bill, and more Pecially on the only point on which it was possible to create delay. The Committee divided on the 4th clause, giving to the King in Council the power to settle the boundaries of certain towns named in the s chedule. Sir James Graham led the Tories in their attack upon the constitutional objections to this clause, forgetting that he Ras a party to the self-same provision in th e first Parlia entary Reform Bill. With the assistance of the Dilly , Lord St an l e y, Sir P. Durham, Sir M. Ridley , Lord O. ientinck, Mr. Galley Knight, Mr. Walter, &c., the Tories could only muster 192 votes to 279, a pretty tolerable Proof, beyond the recent returns for Ips wich, Carlow, and "lull, of the daily decline of the Tory strength, and of in !teasing confidence in the Government. We must do 21laice to two Hon. Members who voted in the majority, the only dissentients from the Tory atte m p t to make vexa tious delays—Sir Robert Inglis and Mr. Bingham baring. The former is not always right in his opinions, but We must do him the justice to admit he cannot he accused of insincerity or factious motives in his votes. Sir R. Peel, its usual, made a dexterous attempt to defeat the Bill, by a skilful manoeuvre. He wished the boundaries to be set tled by a separate Bill, to be brought in next Session, and to postpone, of course, the opera tion of this post Bill till next year. Finding that impracticable, he offered his sup- Port to Lord Dudley Stuart's motion. We cannot avoid expressing the regret we feel at the encouragement given by some of the unreflecting friends of Reform to the oppo nents of Government, by an unwo rth y submission to the Maims of some of the Constituencies, having, or believing they have, an interest in ma intainin g p arts of the monopo li s and exclusive privileges in the existing Corporations. e Lord Dudley Stuart would have done better to have avoided even the appearance of interposing delay or : Pposing his friends. Our g reater fears are, how ever o f any combination which may p er p etuate the race of freemen. The scenes that have taken place at the elec tions for Hull, York, Ipswich , Yarm outh, and other places, should satisfy all parties of the mistake made in the Reform the on this subject. Mr. Praed is to re new his motion on the 9th clause. Neither Sir Robert Peel nor Lord Stan ley were very explicit in any expression of opinion on the Point, beyond a wish that the discussion should be deferred till the clause came before the Committee. We would ra ther rely upon Sir Robert than upon Lord Stanley and his Dilly, f o r a direct and uninterested vote on this clause. Sir M. Ridley seconded Mr. Praed's proposition, and he is too important a member of this considerable party to be left in the lurch by his leader or his associates. —Morn. Chronicle. _ The early portion of yesterday's proceedings in the Bowe of Commons was taken up with the presentation of several petitions by Sir R. Inglis, some of which pressed upon Parliament the necessity of resisting the clause for appropriating any part of the revenues of the Irish Church to other than ecclesiastical purposes, and others, especially 4 20 e from Birmingham, referred to a motion of Mr. Sheil, for depriving any clergymen who might henceforth be ap pointed to benefices in that Church, of all right to com pensation, on the ground o f vested interest, in case of such benefice being afterwards suppressed. Mr. Sheil, as Sir Robert Inglis seemed to think, had withdrawn the notice of his motion, but the fact was denied by the learned kember for Tipperary. We could wish that the question of "perjury or no perjury, in the case of Catholics voting on measures relative to the temporal interests of the Chur c h, had been more satisfactorily obviated than it ap pears to have been by the framers of the oath to be taken by Catholic Members of Parliament. Where there is room for argument on the subj ect of an oath, a man of ten uer conscience no doubt will feel himself hound by the sense of him, or of them, who have imposed the oath. But unless t he House of Commons should by a precise resolution affix a construction upon the existing oath, adverse to that meaning in which Messrs. Sheil and O'Connell declare that they have understood, and are disposed to act upon it, there is a cer tainty, that men whose consciences are swayed by their Political passions will vote according to their own view of the oath, not according to that of Sir R. Inglis, or of Mr. t I I 'seas acdonnell, though himself a Catholic, and, there f.:_)re, we see no good to be attained by mooting, as the Hon. Baronet with the best intentions has done, difficulties, which throzigh such means can never be effectually settled. The Government which prepared the Bill of Catholic Emancipation might have done wisely to place the power of tampering ever so little 7vith Irish Church property , be y ond the reach o f any Papist, hov;ffer dexterous, by emp lo y in g words t o th a t e ffect, e ither in the oOth to be taken by persons of the Popish faith, or in the shape of a p rohibitory clause to that effect in the body of the measure. Mr. O'Connell ra ther tauntingly drew a distinction between weakening the Pr otestant " religion" and robbing th e Protestant church. Now this is poor and very vulgar sop histr y . It is not, it never Was, in Mr. O'Connell's po wer before he was in Par lia e , nt, or by means of any authority acc ruin g to him from his m admission to that assembly — it never, we say, was in his power, nor is it within the province of any legislator or any politician, to weaken or disturb the Protestant or any other " religion," but through the medium of the temporal Church, which is its outward, visible, and tangible symbol, as well as the organ through which its doctrines re autho ritatively (speaking of human authority) propagated, and its spirit and influence recognized by the State and upheld. The only other mode of assailing the Church or weakening it —t o wit, by the arms of reason, and by th rs e prevalenceatho of Superior piety and virtue among the membe of the C lic faith—it Rever could have been in the contemplation of any sane m i n d to interdict to Mr. O'Connell and his Ca tholic brethren, seeiaj that such spiritual warfare (and experience of none other ) is Would to God we jurisprudence. The only not a fit subject of earthiiich can be affixed to the rational sense, therefore, wh Catholic: against weakening declaration pronounced b y or disturbing the Pr otestant religion Is, , that they will undertake nothing ag ainst that incarnationof religion, Which is presented by the Church, its members, its Ministers, and property. We see that there is a Report come out from the Commissioners of Church Inquiry, which, h ow ever, we have not yet had time, though ever sn slightly, to examine, but of which the designed spirit and tendency is to favour a deduction from the C tion so diverted uses not immediately connected with the Church. Our oft en ex pressed opinion need n ot here he repeated—that if a positive demonstration be arrived at, through a process of bone fide and careful research , that the reve of Church of Ireland exceed th e real wants of that c arit hur ies, ch, n ame l y , th e s upport of its clergy , its schools, its ch and its sacred edifices, there is neither common sense nor hu manity in denying that after such essential objects are authorityreverts'to of the realm. In that sense we have ever b een th favourable t o an a ppropriation" of the surplus—but in alone, Let us see how Lord John R us sell dea surplus, and first how he makes it out ls with his . His Lordship, on bei ng as k e d what he would do with the revenu per of a Parish where, for instance , t h e clergyman had 2001. annum mo re than might be judged a fair remuneration for his services, answered that he would apply the excess to Purposes (if we are not mistaken —if we are, we shall gladly correct our error) of general education for all sects. But when his Lordship was further asked, Suppose there be other Protestant parishes of which the incumbents are Paid too scantily, as is known to be the case in a vast number of lay impropriations, where the lay plunderers of the Church reserve to themselves frequently 19-20ths of th e i nc ome, and leave the poor officiating vicar te starve or, again, in cases, many of which are to be found through out the north of Ireland, where rectories are altogether insufficient to subsist a minister of the Gospel ;—when, we say, the Noble Leader of the House of Commons was asked whether he would not transfer the surplus of one living to make up the deficiencies of another, he an swered in the negative, to the effect that where ben the Ch other urch was fat, she should be s weated for thebenefit of Churches ; but that where she was lean and famished, our e should still be compelled to starve. Now this is not notion of a surplus , nor of the righteous rule for dealing with it. The Churc h ou g ht to be taken as a whole. Her income ought to be ca lculated in the same way, and mea sured with renuence to her collective necessities. But that to mulct the too rice; p arish, without giving s uccour to in our which is confessedly tar) poor, does come u p , idea, to the most gross and clumsy" iniquity that ever was devised by p ar ty politician. When getitlemen talk o the though over grown wealth of the Chur ch of Ireland, they rffer, e unconsciously, to what was once her wealth. She oncc pos . sessed those great revenues which now constitute the un holy i n heritance of some of our most bloated granl dees. She once enjoyed, as ha s been p ut impressively hy our able evening colleague, th e Standard, the tithe of agistment, which was collected fr om the rich proprietors of parks arta pasture lands—but as the y formed in great mea , su re , the materials of tha t virtuous body, the old Col lege-Green Parliament, they voted the tithe of agist ment a nuisance, and made a law that it should never mo r e be levied hy the Church. This was, we suppose, loss to the clergy of at least one half their income, and al though the Tithe Composition Act of late years restored the tithe of agistment to the Church, it did not re-establish that tithe on its ancient footing of an addition to the tithe on tillage, crops, but merely extended over grass and corn together, the same amount which since 1735 had been paid upon agriculture Alone, so that the Church gaine dersuad nothingd by the alteration. Upon the whole, we well p e that if the old Church revelries of Ireland had been hae left unimpaired by the rapac ious laity, ±hey truld now v '- fully sufficed to provide for and accompils,; that object, than which none more desirable, none more valuable, riir n more sacred, o i r i esacred, can be imagine d, for the g eneral p eace and of that unhappy count r y —we mean the liberal and comfortable support of all t he clergy of all her three denominations of Christian men, the Episcopalian Pro testants, the Dissenting Protestants, and tLe Catholics. PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS, ASSURANCE COMPANIES, &c. &c. &c. LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 23. 1 Number Dividend Price of rer CANALS. per Shares. Annum. Paid. Share. 1,760 61 per cent. Ashton and Oldham....Average 97s 18s. sh. 157 1,482 ('l. Ashby-de-le-Zoucla .. ...... .Average 113/. sh. 65 1,260 Basingstoke lOO/. sh. 51 1,005 5/. Brecknock and Abergavenny... l5O . sh. 05 4,00015 h. 12/. 10s. Birmingham, I share 171. 10s. 241 4,000 Ditto and Liverpool Junct....116/. sh. all pd 600 ...... ... Bridgewater and Taunton ....1001. sh. all pd 64 4'6 .1. Chelmer and Blackwater 1031. sh. 102 560 421. Coventry lOOl. sh. 4,5 iti Croydon Average 311.25.10 d. sh. 21 7,060* 31. 10s. Dudley 100!. sh. '74 600 61. Derby 100/. sh. I'lo 3,5751 Ellesmere and Chester...... Average 133/. sh. 88* 231 43'. Erewash 1 00/. sh. 515 1,297 28/ Forth and Clyde Average 400/. llis. sh. 606 11,501 121. Grand Junction 100/. sh. 237 2,8491 Grand Union 1001. sh. 23 1,521 Grand Surrey 1( 01. sh. 120,000/. 4/. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan .... ............ -100/. 73 3,096 Grand Western 600 131. lt.N. Bd. Glamerganshire, Average cost 172/. 13s. 4d. 280 1,9(11 Gloucester and Berkley 1001 sh. 15 749 'Os. Grantham 1501. sh. 202 6,238 1/. 10s. Huddersfield Average 57/. tls. 6d. sh. 33 100 Kensington lOO sh. all pd. 10 25,328 11. Kennet and Avon, Average 391.85. 10d. sh. 20f 2,8971 204 Leeds and Liverpool 100/. sh. 525 515 121. Leicester l4Ol. sh. 149 947 4/. Leicester and Northampton... Aver 83/. 10s. SO 550 5/. per cent. Liskeard and Looe Uni0n......251. sh. all pd. 25 70 1411. Loughborough Average 142/. 17s. sh. 1,60 0 2,409 9/ Monmouthshire 100/. sh. 180 '5O 91. Melton Mowbray 100/. sh. 190 590 251. Mersey and Irwell 1001. sh. 56) 3,000 Macclesfield lOO/. sh. all pd. 52 247 15/. Neath 100/. sh. 100 Nene Navigation Bonds ...1001. sh. WO/. pd. 100 1,786 321. Oxford 100/. sh. 615 522 21. Oakham 1301. sh. 38 2,400 41. Peak Forest Average about 78/. sh. 104 21,418 14s. Regent's (or London) Aver. 331. 16s. Bd, sh. 15 5,669 51. per cent. Rochdale Average 85/. sh. 123 500 Si. Shropshire 125/. sh. 140 800 10/. Somerset Coal 150/, sh. 163 45,0001. 61 percent. Ditto Lock Fund Stock l2l. 10s. sh. 12, 700 361. Stafford and Worcester l4O/. sh. 690 500 11/. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 242* 300 8/. Stourbridge 3,9'17 11. 10s. Stratford-on-Av. i ...Average 791. 9s. lld. sh. :18k 533 131. Swansea 1001. sh. 205 3,76: I!. Severn and Wye and Railway ...Av 35/. sh. 19 2,600 Ist). 32/. 10s. Trent and Mersey, 1 share 1001. sh. 625 8,1 i 9 ...... ... Thames and Medway...Aver. 19/. ss. Sd. sh. 2 1,(00 sh.l . iu Warwick and Birmingham 1001. sh. 280 I,o(klish. ' 980 12, Warwick and Napton lOO/. sh. 218 0,000 3/.los Worcester and Birmingham... Av. 78/. Bs. sh. 87* 2 . ..000 hs. Wilts and Berks. .. Average 161. 17s. Bd. sh. 5 800 61. Wyrley and Essington 125/. sh 75 126 ... Wisbeach ... .., 1051. sh. 45 905 1/ Wey an) Arun llOl. sh. 221 DOCKS. 2,600& }3n c. Commercial 1001. sh. 6 1 1,06515 h - ' 498,6671/. 3,238,310/. 21.55. p. ct. London Stock 57 Ditto Bonds lO3 1,380,0001. 5/. per ct. West India Stock 98 2,20) 31. 6s. 4d. Bristol Average 1411. 19s. sh. 68,324/. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts ll6 1052,752 3 per cent. St. Katharine Stock 69 __._ .500,003 41 Per cent. Ditto Bonds 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 yea is lO.l Shoreham Harbour 2571 BRIDGES. 1,6C0 IL Hammersmith 5Ol. sh. 23 7,231 Southwark, Old Av. 631. 2s. Bd. sh. 21 1,700 IL 15s. Ditto, New, of 71 per cent. 5O/. sh. 15 5,000. . .. Waterloo lOOl. sh. 3.i 5,000 . 11 . 2s. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81. 6Ol. pd 251 5,000 19s. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 401. pd 221 60,0001. 51. per cent. Vitto Bonds llB 6,000 11. Vauxhall Average '7Ol. 10s. 3d. eh. 22 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Albion 500/. sh. 501. pd 761 31103 L‘ ,,,,, [5 per cent.] Alliance, British & Foreign 1001. sh. 10/. pd 11; 100/. sh. 51. pd ' 5 ' 0,700 6 p a e n r d c s e a n . t. Ditto, Marine 24,000 10s. per sh. Atlas 1,200 ash. 4/. Birmingham Fire 2501. sh. 551. pd 105 20,000 4/. per cent. British Fire 250/. sh. 50/. pd 40 12,000 ft. per cent. British Commercial ... . ..-......50/. sh. 51. pd 6; 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical, Medical, &c. Li1e...1004 sh. 2! lOs pd 31 4,000 21 lOs Count/ 1 00!. oh. 10/. pd 42 6,000 ' ss. Eagle 504 sh. 51. pd 5; ~,, f 5 per cent .} Economic Life lOOO/. sh. 2501. pd 315 "`"' land 301 be. 2,271 514 per cent. European Life 0 0/. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New .01. sh. 21. pd 11 1,000,0001. 71. per ct. Globe Stock 156 20,000 14 Guardian 1004 sh. 20/. pd 33; Fire 5 p ct. 40 .°°° EL'f 8 tl Hope ie pc 50/. sh. 51. pd 6 2,400 5/. 74. 6d. Imperial Fire 5001. sh. 50/. pd 117 7,500 9s. Imperial Life 1001. sh. 10/. pd 14 51. per cent. Indemnity Marine li 04 sh. 8/. pd 12 2,020 31. Kest Fire 50/. sh. all pd 85 10, 0 00 las. Law Life 100/. sh. 101, pd 26 3,900 1/. London, Fire 25/. sh. 121. 10s. pd 231 31 000 11. London, Ship 25/. sh. 12/. 10s. pd 23; 30,010 Si. per cent. Palladium Life 501. sh. 21. pd 215 s 250,001 Is. ed. Protector Fire 204 sh. 2/. pd 11 lOs 2,500 14 Provident Life ICO4 sh. 101. pd 19; 100,000 ss. Rock Life 201. sh. 21. pd 51 11s. 619,2201. 51. per cent. Royal Exchange Stock... 1864 Sun 2lO 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life ' V. pd 212 s 6d .J .‘ o t l r N al l. a l i STOCK BANKS A 5,000 a 4Ol. sh. 26/. pd 32 10,000 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham 5ll. sh. 101. pd 121 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank ... 501' sh. 51. pd 12 18,000 2 per cent. London and Westminster-1001 sh. 151. pd 3,000 Lancaster 1001. sh. 201. pd 30 12.5,000 6 per cent. Liverpool 1004 sh. 10/. I.d 15 20,000 7 per cent. Provincial Bank of I reland 100/. sh. 251. pd 491 10,000 National Provincial Eng. IOW. sh. 251. pd 123.1 10,000 10 per cent. Gloucestershire , .501. sh. 54 pd 11 6,000 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 1/ 12s Bath 2O/. sh. 16/. pd 26 5,000 6/. per cent. British 4Ol. sh. 16/. pd 23 5,000 f /and 5/.per censs.t./ Ditto i'rovincial 204 sh. 191. pd 24 " Bs. 844 5/ lOs Birmingham 4,250 2/ Os Bristol 1.500 Brighton 2Ol. sh. 14 750 ...... ... Ditto, New 2,471 5 per cent. Brighton General 201. eh. all pd 19 4,000 3/. Continental Cansolidated lOOl. 5111. pd 76 1,000 101. City of London lOO/ sh. all pd 1921 1,000 6/. Ditto, New 4,000 41. Equitable .... 354 pd 31 6,000 AL per cent. East London .5/. sh. 41. pd a; 10,000 51. per cent. Imperial 504 sh. 43 800 51. per cent. Isle of l'hanet 251. sh. 20/. pd 214 2.350 6/. per cent. 1 ndependent 3Ol. sh. all pd 50 9,000 4/. per cent. Phcenix 50/. sh. 39/. pd 24 1,000 4!. per cent. RatclifF 100/. sh. CO/. pd 4,000 South Metropolitan 5"l. sh. 13/ pd 141 6,200 54 per cent. United General 5O/. sh. 44/. pd 391 210 5/. per cent. Warwick 5 0 /. sh. K" Wakefield 25/. sh. 224 Westminster Chartered 504 sh. 41 Ditto, New 5Ol. sh. 10!. pd t 4 Yarmouth 201. sh. 18/. pd 10 400 15s 2,000 31. 6,000 12s. 800 WATER WORKS. 4,300 Birmingham 251. sh. 'es/ pd 27 4,433 51. East London lOOl. sh. 1381 1,500 2/ lOs or md Junction ....Average 411 13s. 4d. sh. 58 2,000 21. Kent 100/. sh. 46a47 3t;S 10/. Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 1,500 2110 s New River London Bridge Water Annuities 6,493 11. Manchester and Salford lOOl. sh. 1,000 4 per cent. South London 1001. sh. 8, 00 3/. West Middlesex ....Average (13!. 12s. Pd. sh. 1,360 11 14s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 100!. sh. IRON RAILWAYS. 350 ..... .... Cheltenham 100/. sh. 2,000 Clarence lOOl. *h. 1001. pd 2,500 19s. Forest of Dean 5O/. pd Grand Junction 1001. sh. 30!. p I 2,000 Hartlepool 1001. sh. 100/ ixl 2,100 Leeds and Selby 100 sh. 1,500 Leicester and Swannington ....501. sh all pd 5,100 9 per cent. Liverpool and Manchester...loo/. sh. 1001. pd Ditto Quarter Shares . 5 1 . p d London and Greenwich 2O!. sh. 13/. pd London and Binningham ...1001. sh. 3.51. pd Preston and Wigan 2O/. pd Durham Junction 100/. sh. 10/. pd MINES. Albion Copper 5/. sh. 2/. pd Alten 151. ill. 101. 10s. pd Anglo Mexican, iss. 51. pm.... 1001. sh. all pd Ditto Subscription 25/. pd 801..n0s Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pin 35/. sh. 201 pd Macaubas & Cocaes United ....25/. sh. 20/. pd Ditto St. John Del Rey 201. sh. W. pd Cata Branca 41!. pd Candonga 51 .1 4 Bolivar Copper Company ...... 201. sh. 20/. pd Ditto Scrip 1/• pd British Copper 5l. sh. 31/. pd Columbian, iss. 5/. pm. 55/. all. 51i1. pd English 12/ Its. pd General Mining Association...2ol. sh. ISI. pd Mexican Company 10..1. sh 4911 pd Polberou Consols 1C!. sh. Sl. pd Real del Monte, Unregistered Ditto Loan Notes l5Ol. pd United Mexican, iss. 2 pm ....401. sh. all pd Ditto Subscription 2/. pd Ditto New Scrip 5l pd • Union Gold, iss. 21. ss. pm.... 221/. sh. 411. pd West Cork 501. sh. 25/. pd LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. London, with Bronze Ticket 7 5gs di- Lond..n University lOU sh. all pd Russell 2.sgs. sh. King's College 1001. pd MISCELLANEOUS. 10,0.'0 10s. Australian Agricultural....lo. 1. sh. 2ri/. ph 1,060 11. Auction Mart 501. sh. 6,0 0 British American Land Company 51. pd 10,000 61 per cent. Canada Company laq. sh. 201. pd 100,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent lO2 15,000 1/. per cent General Steam Navigation ...151. sh. 13/. pd 181 111. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 260 2,000 IL London Corn. Sale Rooms Av. 751. sh. 18 2,754 4/. per cont. Reversionary Interest 50c...100/ sh. 1001. pd 134 1,633 4/. per cent. Ditto New Intl. sh. 4:1. pd 76 4,100 Thames Tunnel 50/. sh. all pd 10,000 Van Diemen's Land 100/. sh. 161. pd 7 3® t.B 47 85 79 34 20,000 25,000 2,500 ..... 800 8,000 4;000 10,000 2,000 10,000 31. 28. 6,0 0 11,000 10,000 6,000 8,500 2,k - 0 20,000 6,155 2,000 11,500 00000 •••• IL 30,000 5,C 00 1,000 1,500 WO LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES, JUNE 1, - 1835. BANKS. 1,n00,00 1 1. St p ct. Bank of Scotland STII. 6s. t3d. sh. all pd 202.1 1% a. v,000,000/. 5-4 p. et. Itoyal of Scotland WO/, sh. all 1)(1 17011 500,(4)01. kp. ct. British Linen Company 100/. sh. all pd 2401. 3,000,0001. fit p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. sh. 1001. rd 170/. 5,000,0001. 5 p. et, National lOO/. sh. 10!. psi 141 104 2,00 ,0001. 211. p. ct. Glasgow Union 25V/. sh. 50!. pd 601. 4,000,0001. 6p. et. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 301. pd 3 31 . INSURANCE COMPANIES. :50,0005h sp. ct. Scottish Union 2Ol. sh. 1/. pd 19s. 7,500 sp. ct. Hercules 100,000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland...JO/. sh. all pd 7106 93 , 000 6p. et North British 2001. sh. 101. pd 15/. 1 , 000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 100/. eh. 10/. pd 13/. 5 . 000 6p. et. Edinburgh Life 1001. sh. 10!. pd 141. 10 0:000 4p. ct. West of Scotland lOl. pd 91. MISCELLANEOUS. 4,810 ..... Edin. and Glas. Un. Cana1...50/. sh. all pd 8/10s Ditto Allocated 9 , 1. sh. all pd 60/. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water.... 25/. sh. all pd 33/. Carron Iron Company 250/. sh. all pd 4501. 2,00` , A1. 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Foundery 50/. sh. pd 181. 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 2Ol. sh. 16/. pd ci. 4,500 lOper cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 251. sh. all pd 65!. 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas 251. sh. all pd 601. 730 6 per cent. Leith Coal Gas 20/. sh. all pd 33/. 1,00 5 per cent. Edinburgh and litlkeith Bailway...so/. sh. 75/. 3,000 10s. pet 111. Equit..l4le 1 4ritn Company 25/. sh. pd 101. COURSE OF EXCI-144 . _ NGE.—(7III3 DAY.) 25 95 Genoa.. ....... „ ..... ,„„„,„, .. ...... ..... Venice aples . Palermo per oz. 121 1.1,130 n 57 34 Oporto Rio Janeiro FT Bahia „, 204 Buenos Ayres ....................... 21 03,1' eight . ..... ...... ) 4 (, PRICE OF 111J141.,ION,PER OZ Portugal Gold, coin. £0 0 In bate 3 17 0 Amsterdam ................ C.F to 6i, Ditto, at sight Rottertigro ........... .2 U 12 7, Antwerp ...................... .„, 12 . 414 H a mburg .................. M.B. 14 Altona Paris, 3 clays' sglit '2s 65 Us. '25 95 IP.to ..• .............. Bordeaux . FankNi - t On Maine, Ex. M 153 Petersivok4, rti145::•:!:r? 1.01,fi 'll.l ettvctivo 11•••,,,' , ; 41. i tl •' 37 Vielin-, Trie,t, dit, Madrid Cadiz l7 Bilima - - ltarc,lolia Seville 37 New Dollars Gibraltar 43 Silver, bars, standard OO 0 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1835. SECOND EDITION . SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. THE LONDON GAZETTE THIS EVENING. CROWN OFFICE, JUNE 23. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Irswicx.—James Morrison and Rigby Wagon, Esqrs., in the room of Robert Adam Dundas and Fitzroy Kelly, Esqrs., void election. Ho LL.—Thomas Perronet Thompson, Esq., in the room of Da vid Carruthers, Esq., deceased. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. JAMES HUTTON, baker, Piccadilly. JOHN WATTON, surgeon, Upper Bedford-place, Middlesex. BANKRUPTS. ROBERT SMITH, Church-street, Gravesend, Kent. CHARLES PEARSON, manufacturing chemist, Greenwich. GEORGE SIMMONS, surgeon, King's-cross, St. Pancras. GEORGE EXTON TURNER, auctioneer, Cheltenham. JOSEPH WRIGLEY, wollen cloth manufacturer, Knowl, Yorkshire. EBENEZER HANCOCK, hackneyman, Sheffield. WILLIAM CLARK, hop-merchant, Kingston-upon-Hull. JAMES GREENWAY, merchant, Plymouth. PETER LEE, scrivener, Winchester. THE PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Lord DENMAN took his seat on the Woolsack at 5 o'clock. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said he was instructed, in the absence of a Noble Duke (Wellington), to give notice that to-morrow the Noble Duke would move a resolution, ac knowledging the great services of William Courtney, Esq., now the Earl of Devon, while he was Clerk Assistant of that House, unless the motion was made by the Noble Viscount at the head of the Government.. Several private Bills were brought up from the Commons. Lord BROUGHAM said, in consequence of the absence of many Noble Lords, he begged to postpone his motion for re suming the adjourned discussion upon the resolutions respect ing Education, till to-morrow. The Earl of MELVILLE presented several petitions, praying for a further endowment of the Scottish Church. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the Relief Congregation of Falkirk, against any further grant. The pe titioners stated there were now plenty of unlet sittings in the Establishment. Lord DU NC ANNON had made enquiries respecting the appointment of one of the Education Commissioners in Ire land, but had not been able to ascertain anything upon the matter. He would have some correspondence upon the sub ject in Ireland, and would give an answer on Monday next. The Annual Indemnity Bill was read a second time, the other Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and the House adjourned till to-morrow. HO USE OF COMMONS. The SPISAKER took the chair at a quarter before 4 o'clock, but as there was a ballot for a committee to try the merits of the second petition of the return of Mr. O'Dwyer for Drog heda, the Gallery was not opened till twenty minutes after four. While strangers were excluded, Colonel P. Thomson, the newly elected Member for Hull, was introduced by Mr. Pryme and Dr. Bowriug. He took the oaths and his seat amidst loud cheers. On the motion of Sir W. FOLK ES, the Wells (Norfolk) Harbour Bill was read a third time. CATHOLIC VOTERS' OATHS. Mr. S. CRAWFORD had been charged to present a pe tition, signed by 281 of the electors of the town of Belfast, upon the subject of the present state of the law regarding the oath taken by Catholic voters at the election of members of that House, and praying that the House would pronounce the oath no longer an essential preliminary to the exer cise of the elective franchise. As he had a notice on the Minutes of that House to call their attention to the subject, and as he would have, therefore, an opportunity of so doing, he would content himself by simply presenting the petition. ABOLITION OF TITHES. Mr. M AHE R rose to present several petitions from parishes in the county of Wexford, praying for the total abolition of tithes. One of them (that from the Barony of Firth,) was signed by 1,960 of the inhabitants. He had further to call the consideration of the House to another petition, which was of a more immediate nature, and demanded a more imme diate attention, if not interference. The petitioners whose petitions he had just laid on the table, might wait, and would do so, in the full confidence that a measure would be brought forward of such a nature as would afford full relief, but the pe tition which he held in his hand was more immediately pressing. The petitioners could not wait, and they therefore prayed the immediate interference of the House. They prayed the interposition of the House in the case of cer tain law-suits, instituted in the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, on the part of Dr. Ebrington by the Diocesan Committee of Ferns. He thought that, after what had been stated a few evenings since by the Hon. Member for Brighton ( Captain Pechell), in alluding to the case of the Rev. Mr. Cook Kemp, the House would easily commiserate the defendants in such proceedings, reduced, as they were, by the pressure of the times, and the heavy amount of tithes. The petitioners, it appeared, had waited upon Dr. Ebrington upon the subject of these proceedings, and he informed them that he had handed over all his power and jurisdiction to the Diocesan Committee. In this stage of the proceedings he could not even allow his humanity to interfere. The costs of these suits amounted to at least 301. to each of these miserable farmers ; but without troubling the House further, he would refer it to the contents of the petition, which was the best advocate of their cause. Captain PEC HELL supported the petition, and said he would have a similar one to present from Sussex. DROGHEDA COMMITTEE. The members of the Drogheda Election Committee were sworn in. The only names we could catch were those of Sir Charles Knightley, Sir R. H. Inglis, the Right Hon. H. Goulburn, Sir W. Follett, Mr. T. Wood, and Mr. Pease. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Mr. WAKLEY rose to propose a motion of which he had given notice—" That the ballot for entering the names of Members having public petitions to present, do take place 20 minutes before the time appointed for Mr. Speaker taking the chair." The Hon. Memberhoped that as the object of this motion was to secure the dispatch of the business of the House, that it would be decided immediately, because the present system was pregnant with very serious inconvenience to every Member of the House. At present Members had to come down to the House at 12 o'clock, and many of them had miles to return again ; but if the Ballot was taken 20 minutes before the House meeting, this necessity would be done away with. If, therefore, there was no opposition to his motion, he should wish to have it decided at once. ,m Mr. BUCKINGHAM said that he had given notice of an amendment upon this motion, which he acknowledged was an improvement upon the present system, and yet likely to bo productive of great inconvenience, because the nearer they ap proached to the time of the House meeting, the greater difficulty there would be in arranging the business. Sir G. CLERK thought that the proposed plan would be >3 unjust to many Hon. Members having petitions to present. Mr. WILK S was sure that if those Hon. Members had heard the complaints of inconvenience from all parts of the House, they would at once be persuaded to adopt the motion of 21 the Hon. Member for Finsbury. The SPEAKER suggested that the continuation of this discussion, at the present moment, would have the effect of preventing many Hon. Members from presenting petitions that 0 evening. 5 Mr. BUCKINGHAM said , that as it would have that eff. , ct, he would withdraw his amendment. _„ Mr. WAKLEY said, that after the intimation from the Chair, he felt bound to withdraw his motion for the present but he begged the House to understand, however late it might be, he would bring it on to-night. The subject then dropped. Mr. G. F. YOUNG presented a petition from Tynemouth, praying for an alteration in the duties on British Colonial Timber. The Hon. Member stated, that in his opinion any alteration in the Timber Duties, such as those contemplated by those who had introduced the Select Committee on the Timber Duties, would be productive of great injury. The petition was referred to the Select Committee on the Tim ber Duties. The Hon. Member presented a petition from the same place, praying the House to adopt measures to check the progress of intemperance. The Hon. Member conceived that upon this subject great misapprehension prevailed. He thought, though Acts of Parliament could net prevent men from committing acts of intemperance, yet that these evil pro pensities ought to be placed under proper legislative control. The Hon. MEMBER also presented another petition from Teignmouth, levied on their shipping, and praying for relief. Referred to a Committee on the Leith Harbour Bill. Mr. WOOD presented a petition from Halifax against the Marriage Bill and the Imprisonment for Debt Bill. Lord W ALPOLE presented a petition from Norfolk, com plaining of agricultural distress. LAMBETH ELECTION. Mr. HAWES presented a petition, of which he had given notice, from an individual named John Thomas Loadon, com plaining of undue interference at the last election for Lambeth. The petitioner complained that he had been fre quently solicited by Mr. Newman, of the Bridge-house, to vote for Alderman Farebrother, one of the candidates at the last election, and that on the 9th of January a coach and four persons were sent by Mr. Newman for him. That having a wife and family, at their earnest request he had gone on the fol lowing day and polled for Ald. Farebrother. That he had been subsequently dismissed by Mr. Newman, and had not since been able to obtain any situati on or employment. The Hon. Member bore testimony to the respectability of the petitioner, and moved that the petition be referred to the Committee on bribery at elections. Alderman WOOD said tho petitioner had applied to the Corporation, who, after fully investigating his case, had found that there was not one word of troth in Hear, hear.) fie (414yrnaii Wood) I\7o net there to support the cause of Alderman Varebrother—he would be one of the last men for whom he would come forward, but the truth should be told. The petitioner had received notice to leave Mr. Newman's service—he was the servai.t of Mr. Newman, and not of the Corporation, an d the dismissal ha d T.Vlis talen place previous to the Lao,theth hlectiom. - '(ORPOTWrg . n'EVOIAM. Mr. GISBOURNC had a pet t () preEent from the city of Leiqeflieri istgrPtt to IA 4 VAliq 11WPtilka, called by aublic ikavigtisertlerlt Althoktgli it contained only • I hAlifi lutLr signami rerresented those four signature*, .... of upwards of 9,000 of the inhabitants. They prayed the House to pass a measure for the Reform of Munictpl Corpo rations. As this most respectable Corporation was, as he hoped, about to be defunct—( A laugh)—he would not then make any observations upon this petition. Petitions to the same effect were presented by Mr. BONHAM CARTEL from Portsmouth, and by Mr. FOSTEL from Walsall. IRISH CHURCH. Lord MORPETH rose to explain, agreeably to an intima tion given last night, the course he should pursue in reference to the Irish Church question. It was his intention to move for leave to bring in a bill, but first he should propose that the order of the 23d day of March should be read in orde r to have it discharged. He should next move that the resolution of the 7th of April should be read, which related to the ap plication of the surplus revenues of the Church, and thereon he should move for leave to bring in a Bill for the better regu lation of the ecclesiastical revenues, and for the promotion of religious and moral instruction in Ireland. DUTY ON COFFEE. Mr. P. STEWART had to ask some very important ques tions of the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer re specting the equalization of duties on coffee : first, when it was proposed that the reduced scale of duty should take place; second, how it would affect the stock of coffee of the present year; and lastly, and this was the most important, in what manner he proposed to guard the British Colonists in the East and West Indies, from the introduction of Foreign coffee ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that it was his intention that the scale should not extend to home consumption, and that measures should be taken to prevent the introduction of Foreign coffee.—( Hear, hear.) In order to carry that into effect, it would be necessary that all coffee introduced into this country should be accompanied with evidence of its growth at the place from whence it pur ported to come.—( Hear.) As to the time at which the alteration was to take effect, that must depend upon the time required to produce the necessary evidence, for unless coffee was accompanied with that certificate, it could not be allowed to be received. As to the other grant, the proper time to discuss that would be when he brought in the Bill for the equalization of duties ; but the Hon. Member might rest assured that it was his earnest desire, in proposing an equa. lization of duties, to state it in a manner to prevent any abuse of privileges. An HoN. MEMBER gave notice, that on the 19th clause, the Municipal Reform Bill coming under the consideration of the House, he should move that no person in holy orders, licensed dissenting minister, or persons holding office under the Crown, should b Imlmb members of the town council. Mr. SHAW wished to know of the Noble Lord opposite ( Morpeth), whether it was his intention to bring in the Bill of which he had given notice, relative to the Irish tithes, without first going into a Committee ? Lord MORPETH said it was his intention to bring in the Bill without adopting that mode of proceeding. MUNICIPAL REFORM BILL. Lord JOHN RUSSELL requested Hon. Members who had motions on the Orders of the Day to postpone them, for the purpose of enabling the House to proceed with the Committee on the Corporation Reform Bill. Sir WILLIAM FOLLETT gave notice that he should move an amendment on clause 9. The House then went into Committee, Mr. BERNAL in the Chair. Sir R. PEEL begged to ask the Noble Lord (Russell) what the operation of clause six would be after the amend ment of which he had given notice ? He would suggest that electors should have paid their rates at the time the overseers' lists were made up. He suggested the amendment because it was in exact conformity with the provisions of the Reform Act. He believed that the alteration that had been made in clause 6, would supercede the necessity of this amendment, because it adopted the principle of the amendment—because it required that those only should be included who had paid up their rates, with the exception of the six months next preceding. This was a great improvement, and would prevent many abuses which he was sure would occur if persons were allowed to pay up their rates on a sudden, as it would induce candidates to pay them for hint He hoped he was understood. Lord JOHN RUSSELL replied, certainly. It was no doubt a great improvement that there should be a fixed time at which the rates should be paid up, to entitle the rate payer to vote, and he thought that the last day of August would be the best day. Sir ROBERT PEEL begged the Noble Lord to consider whether he should not take a few days previously. He would propose the 20th of August, for instance, in order that the overseer might have some definite time allowed him, or say the last day of August, and then allow the lists to be made up to the 2d or 3d of September. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the proposal was certainly more in conformity with the Reform Bill—he had rather, however, that the 3d of September should be fixed upon. Sir ROBERT PEEL advised the Noble Lord to adopt the words of the Reform Bill. There was a slight varia tion—in the Reform Bill the words were " made payable," and in the present clause the words were " made or become due ;" the meaning was exactly the same, and he thought it much better to have the same words, as a con struction had already been put upon the words of the Reform Bill. Mr. BR OTH ERT 0 N said this part of the Reform Bill had been very injurious to the electors, for in many instances the overseers in making out the rates, assessed parties at more than the real value, and when the mistake was made known it was corrected, but if a reduction was made, it was contended that these were arrears of rent, and were not allowed at the quarter sessions. In the place which he repre sented ( Salford), more than 200 persons had suffered in this way. An HoN. MEMBER asked whether, in the event of any rate payer having been excused from paying his rates on the ground of poverty, a party interested came forward and paid the rates, the person would not have his vote ? If he was not satisfactorily answered, he meant to propose to add at the end of the clause a proviso, to the effect that all who had been excused payment of their rates on account of poverty should not be deprived of their votes. Lord JOHN RUSSELL answered apparently satisfacto rily, but quite inaudibly. Clause 6 was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. On Clause 7 being read, Sir R. PEEL said he proposed, that in the case of a ' borough rate having been made by the Council appointed under the Bill, the payment of that rate should be equally requisite with the payment of the Poor's Rate. He had not heard any good ground of opposition last night. They were making a great and momentous experiment, which he trusted would be successful. Taking the large towns of Manchester, which now was under the control of a large body of C o mmissioners, who were elected by a restricted franchise, no one was allowed to vote for a Commissioner who was not rated at 161., nor any publican who was not assessed at 321. Every one assessed to the poor rate, and having resi ded three ,years, and paid up his rate, was to be qualified to rote. He would repeat that this was a very mo mentous experiment with respect to the government of the town of Manchester, in which town there were not less than 37,000 assessments to the poor rates. He was not prepared to say to what extent they would be dimi nished by requiring a three years' residence and the pay ment of the rates up to the time. He wished to see that constitution of Government which would most conduce to peace, tranquillity, and general satisfaction. He knew that the plan should be made as popular as possible, but if they proceeded to a certain extent at first, they would find it very easy to extend it afterwards, and therefore if the effect of his proposition should be to lessen its popular application in the first instance it would ultimately encrease the number of electors, for it was not hostile to the principle of the Bill.—( Hear, hear.) The qualification of a payment of the rate by those who made it was sound in principle, nothing could be more so. The Bill not only enabled the Common Council,but imposed on them the obligation to make a borough-rate, though in several Corporations, it might not be necessary to exercise that power, and in some, none might be imposed for some time, but be would say that those who proposed the rate, ought to contribute to it, and ought to have paid up their rates, for that would be a great check upon improvident ex penditure, as it would give them an interest in controlling the expenditure, and compelling an economical applica tion of the Corporation funds.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.) — Again—there were proposals for compensation to the Town Clerk and other officers, and foa the granting salaries to the Mayors and Recorders upon the execution of what this qualification would impose, a salutary check.—( Hear.) Indeed, it would be a real check, or at all events a greater check than the poor rate could be. tln the case of ex tra-parochial places, for instance, it was quite clear that the borough rate would have that effect, if the payment of it was made the qualification, but he rested his proposition upon the great principle, that here was a power of taxation given ; and not only a power but an obligation— and that to secure the right application of it, those who make it should be contributors to it. The best test of qua lification that could be had would be the contribution to the bo rough rate in addition to the poor rate. It had been urged as an objection, that that would be taking a double qualification. Ile would, for the purpose of meeting this argument, revert again to the principles of the Reform Bill ; these three qualifications were required ; first, the ten pound household er ; next, that the party should contribute to the Poor rate ; and thirdly, that he should have paid up his assessed taxes. In the Reform Bill a double qualification, wisely in his opinion, had been required ; but the payment of the borough rate was, in his opinion, better than the assessed taxes. It was said that this would bear unequally upon different towns, that in Liverpool for instance, there would be no Borough rate, but that in Manchester, where there would be a Borough rate, it would be exce edingly heavy upon the inhabitants. That could not be avoided, for in one town the poor rates might be 55., whilst in ano ther they might not be half so much. The rea son why in one case this test ought to be applied and not in another, was that the power of the Town Council where the bo rough rate was imposed, and where the taxing power was not exercised it was not. In the first instance it would have the effect of restricting the numbers, and in the others it would cause those who elected the town oouncil to co ntribute to the rate. But lie believed that the discussion upon that point need not occupy more than the few observations t• s y na d to rn:::;,;,, amuse since the di';'';.:;;on of last night he had attenti vel y considered the Bill, and it seemed to him ( Sir R. Peel) to be drawn up in pr ec ise conformity to the excellent principle for which he had contended. It would not, therefore, be necessary for him to move the amendment of which he had g iven notice. It appeared to him, that he ought to rest satisfied with the Bill as it stood, and for this reason, that the Town Connoil of every Borough in which the funds were deficient, should, as a matter of necessity, impose a Borough rate, and that ra!e was to be in the nature of a county rate, as being levied on i that description of property which contributed towards the Poor • -- -- Rate. Those gentlemen who contended that the town councils • being charged with perjury in such a hum-drum manner ! would have a dangerous power were entirely in error.—( Hear.) (Great laughter.) If there were even reason in it, it would Nothing would be more dangerous than that they should have be worthy of notice. He cautioned them against this oath, as the power of superseding the enactments of the law by relieving if they had not come there after maturely deliberating upon it. any party from the payment of the rate, but they had not Did he presume to think that he (Mr. O'C.) had not as awful a that power. As the Bill now stood the rate must be levied sense of eternal responsibility as the Hon. Bart. himself ? But upon all descriptions of property now liable to county rate, the charge more particularly belongs to the Church to which or what amounted to the same thing, it must be taken out of the Hon. Baronet, belongs, and her only glory, that she at the Poor Rate. He was afraid that when the Noble Lord came length shook off the stain and taint, the Hon. Baronet to consider the 79th Clause, he would find great difficulty cannot participate in, for he opposed it to the last. He would In bringing its provisions into operation ; but he would then come to the oath itself, and he hoped that the House not mix up the observations he intended to offer upon that clause would allow him to tell them what interpretation he put with the 6th clause. If he understood the Bill, the borough rate upon it. If he were wrong, let some Honourable Member must be taken out of the poor rate. Under these circumstances, move that he be expelled. He challenged the Hon. Bart. to finding that the Bill had adopted the principle for which he meet him foot to foot, and shew that he was wrong in the in ( Sir R. Peel) had contended he should not seek to disturb its terpretation which he put upon this oath. There were operation by any new arrangement.—( Hear.) three clauses in the oath relating to this matter. The Ho- Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought that it would be better nourable Baronet contended that civil and ecclesiastical to reserve the discussion upon this point until the 79th property was included in the first clause ; he (Mr. O'C.) clause came under the consideration of the House.—(Hear, admitted this, and that he was bound to defend both equany, and cheering.), Those who had to pay Borough rate, The Hon. Gentleman called the Belgian a Catholic Gcsvern would merely have to pay an additional sum, but that would ment, but it was not, for the King was a Protestant, and every not come in the shape of a separate rate. member of the Government was a Protestant. So in this After a few words from Sir R. PEEL, country, though every member of the Government but three Mr. POULE TT THOMP S ON thought the principle might be Catholics, yet three must be Protestants, and that made could be much more advantageously discussed when the 79th it a Protestant Government. The next clause was—" I w ill clause was brought forward. not use any privilege." Was his right of voting, as a Member By an Act passed in 1831, all the rate-payers, without dis- of this House, meant by this ? They made Protestant Dis tinction had not only a right to vote, but were qualified for senters swear thus " I will never exercise"--What T, any office. That act had produced infinitely more content privilege ? No, but—" I will never exercise assy powes, au and satisfaction in Salford that in Manchester. He knew that thority, or influence that I may obtain to ini.sare or weaken the it caused great dissatisfaction in the latter town, but in Salford Protestant Church." The words then Pere—" Power, autho there were no heart-burnings,__ and affairs were carried on just rity or influence." But the y did r s l s t make Catholics swear as well if not better than in Manchester. that, and yet the Protestant Dissenters' Oath was - made After a few words from Mr. YOUNG, the purport of before theirs. Did privilege mean power or authority? If which we couli not catch. it did why did they not use the words ?—('dear, hear, hear.) Mr. BR OTH ERTO N said, with respect to the satisfaction He had duties a?, a Member of Pssiiiament, and he had the Manchester Police Act had given, he thought when he statad the privileges of franking and freedom from arrest; but that at the time the Aet was solicited in the town of Manchester he had a eight to legislate, Said a duty to legislate pro a public meeting was held, and a petition was signed, by a perly, and therefore he den!ied that the word privilege re great portion of the inhabitants, against the Bill—( Hear, lated to eith er rights or duties. He came then to the hear, hear)—and he recollected that the e xpence was between words—" weaken or disturb the Protestant religion." 40,0001. He had the honour of waiting upon the Right Hon. He watched the Hot. Baronet when he did not appear Baronet, and he stated it was impossible to prevent the wishes of to watch him, to sea if he wou ld have the resolution to assert the people from being complied with. The Bill was modified that money was t'ne Protestant religion ; for he had heard him from what it was at first ; but in the Bill so modified, out of (Mr. O'C.) say before, that revenues and religion were two 140,000 inhabitants, there were in the first year only 2,400 distinct things; that religion was every thing sacred and electors ; and at this moment they did not exceed 3,050. In a solemn, and revenue was but the mammon of this world. year or two after an application was made for a Bill for If privilege meant his duty as a Member of Parlia- Salford, and to avoid the heartburnings and contentions kept ment, they differed on the word religion, and more es up in Manchester it was proposed that every rate-payer should pecially in the given case. The charge of perjury was the have a vote. They had acted on that principle, and had given cry of the defeated at elections, who used it in their paltry universal satisfaction. Out of the 50,000 inhabitants there were insults and accusations for their own despicable purposes. 2,000 electors under a 101. franchise, and he did not believe The given case was the resolution that after providing for the that more than that number paid the borough rates. He must spiritual wants of Ireland, the surplus should be applicable to the confess that he agreed with the Right Hon. Baronet regard- moral and religious instruction of the people. But it went further. ing the payment of rates. He, however, would not defend it, but when it came on he Mr. BAINES, in corroboration of what had fallen from would discuss it, and vote for it, if his conscience led him the Hon. Member for Salford, would only remark that in to do so.—( Hear, hear.) He was not embarrassed by that Leeds there were as many as eight or ten townships, every one motion, but he was embarrassed by that he had voted for, and of which had a poor's rate' of its own. He did not see how he meant to vote for it again. The resolution was for they could amalgamate the two rates at all. He wished the appropriating the surplus revenue, after providing for it Noble Lord to have that view of the case before him, when the spiritual wants of the people. He called that religion, for he was considering the subject. provided instruction for the people, to give them a capa- Mr. ESTCOURT wished to know whether it would not city to understand and to receive religion. He put his be better to state in the proviso distinctly that the clause only interpretation upon the oath upon that distinction between reli contemplated those premises within the borough. gion and property. Property was taken from the Catholic reli- Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that was provided for in an gion in Ireland, but was it disturbed? Look at the last census. after clause. You have 800,000 Protestants of every denomina- The SPEAKER having called upon Mr. S. Crawford, tion, and 6,400,000 Roman Catholics, with a revenue Upon that part of the clause which deprives those re- of two milllions per annum. Have you not Protes ceiving parochial relief or other alms, it was proposed that all tact Dissenters in Ireland, and would the Honourable persons receiving any relief from the Corporation, or parochial Baronet say (though he said many things offensive of them) funds should not be entitled to vote. that they had no religion ? They had no revenues, and if he ex- I (Mr. HOGG proposed to limit the disqualification to those eluded them by the forms of their oath they ought to exclude him. receiving p a rochial relief. If the House put a d ifferent inter p retation u p on the oath than Sir M. W. RIDLEY then rose and was left speaking. he had given, he was willing to go out of the House, and to re main out as he had done before, until the question was settled. In his opinion, any man who took an unjust oath was bound to break it, if he believed that he was committing perjury by taking it. He was sorry to trespass thus long upon the House, but he put it to every Honourable Member who heard him what course he would have pursued if he had been charged with perjury.—( Cheers.) He thought the time was come for parties to give up calumny in that House who bad lost their political ascendancy.—( Cheers.) The subject then dropped. A Message from the Lords brought up several Private Bills. • CORPORATION REFORM. Mr. E STCOURT wished to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Home Department whether it was his intention by the Corporation Reform Bill, to apply the funds of Corporations generally, or to borough purposes ? Lord J. RUSSELL said that it was not the intention of the Government to apply the funds to borough purposes. Mr. E STCOURT gave notice that when the House came to • the 79th clause he should move that its consideration should be suspended until the other clauses were disposed of. Sir E. KNATCHBULL begged to ask the Noble Lord opposite, the Secretary at War, a question, and if any pro mise were made, he hoped it would be better kept than that formerly made. The Hon. Baronet then addressed a few ob.. servations across the table to Lord Howick, in so very low a tone of voice, that not a word was audible in the gallery. Lord HOWICK said that steps would be immediately taken to remedy the evil so far as regarded the metropolis, but he could not make that answer without observing upon the remark of the Hon. Baronet relative to promises being better kept. Last year he (Lord Howick), when Under Secretary at the Home Office, had introduced three clauses into a Bill upon this subject ; and had Lord Melbourne's administration remained in office, the thing would have been done last year. It had not. been done, not because Lord Melbourne's administration hadi broken its promise, but for reasons which the Hon. Baronet was better acquainted with than him.—(Cheers.) Sir E. KNATCHBULL and Lord Howicx severally explained. Sir W. RAE moved the Order of the Day for resuming the adjourned debate upon the Church of Scotland.---( Oh I) Lord JOHN RUSSELL suggested that the Hon. Baronet would postpone the discussion to a future opportunity. Sir W. RAE then moved that the debate be adjourned. to Wednesday se'nnight. On the motion of Mr. FIELDEN, a New Writ was 'ordered fir Oldham, in place of William Cobbett, Esq. cls . „, nase d . Sir R. PEEL said, perhaps, before going ir :so business, the Noble Lord (Morpeth) would have no obi'setion to inform the House the course lie intended to take w : Aliregard to the Irish Tithe Bill. Did he intend to mow! any resolution upon which to found the Bill ? Lord MORPETH sair!. he would to-morrow be prepared and give the House notice upon it. t o answer the questio - 2,, Sir R. PEET,—As the House was very full, it might be as well to ;now how it was intended the Corporation Bill wa , s . to,'oe proceeded in to-morrow. Lord J. RUSSELL said the Hon. Member for the Tower Hamlets (Mr. Clay) had a motion for to-morrow on the subject of the Corn Laws, which, if brought on, was likely to occupy the whole evening. He (Lord J. Russell) would to-morrow ask the Hon. Gentleman, when he was in his place, to post pone the motion in order to proceed with the Bill. Mr. HUME said he could answer that the Hon. Mem:oer would give way for the Corporation Bill, but for nothing else. —( Cheers.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL then would press the Corpora tion Bill to-morrow. On Wednesday the Noble. Lord (Ma hon) had a motion upon the orders in Council—if be would pOstpone it, then they would proceed with. the Corporation Bill on that night also. Lord M &HON said he considered tho question of so muchs importance, and pressed so much, that f ee must decline giving way for any thing. Mr. PR AE D had also what he considered a very important motion relative to the affairs of India; he trusted the Noble Lord would give him an opportunity of bringing it forward. Although there were no representatives for India in that House, he did not wish to make the question a party one. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, after a few observations, fixed Monday week. Petitions were then presented in favour of the Municipal Corporation BiP, by the Attorney-General, Lord Morpeth, and Mr. \VW:lams. Mr. D. W. HARVEY rose to present a petition in favour of Corporate Reform, from a great majority of the burgesses of Sudbury. Sir R. PEEL wished distinctly to understand from the Noble Lord opposite (Lord J. Russell) whether, in cases where there had been specific appropriations of property to certain purposes, such appropriation was to be respected ; as, if such was intended, it would be necessary to arrange some details in the Bill for protecting suck interests ? -- - Sir J. CAMPBELL said that when existing Corporations HOUSE OF COMMONS, JUIVII 22. held property, as trustees, for certain purposes, and were not The SPEAKER took the chair at three o'clock. solely and beneficially interested, the property would not be Mr. Crafer from the Treasury presented papers, but it was applicable to the purposes of the Bill, but would be adminis impossible to hear what the nature of them was. tered according to the same trusts. Mr. A. SPI ERS brought up the Report of the Committee Sir ROBERT PEEL said that there were cases where on the Paisley Water Works Bill. there was a beneficial interest the inhabitants held in lands in Mr. TOOKE brought up the Report of the Truro Improve- the neighbourhood of a town, and where birth gave freedom to ment Bill. the borough, and where seven years' apprenticeship gave a Mr. POTTER was not quite sure that many of the bills title. To persons not of age, and persons whose terms of ap called imp rovemen t bill s were actually of that character. He prenticeship were unexpired, there were inchoate rights, of hoped this one deserved it. which they should not be deprived. Many of these rights to land had been conferred by recent Acts of Parliament. Did Mr. WEYMOUTH brought up the Reports of the Committees the Noble Lord mean to interfere in these matte ? upon the Bolley Road Bill and the Hinckley and Hasborough Lord J. RUSSELL was not prepared to answer rs the ques- Road Bill. and thought the subject would be much more ad tion,. . van. Upon the motion of Mr. Alderman Woon, the Committee tageously discussed in Committee. upon the London Small Debts Bill obtained leave till Monday On the order of the day being moved, the 6th of July, to make their Report. Mr. C. PELHAM expressed his fear that the. 'Oust pro- CORPORATION REFORM. perty in the hands of Corporations would be 'placed in jeo- Mr. O'CONNELL—was never more unwilling to tres- pardy unless fresh provisions were introduced into the Bill. pass upon the House than at that moment, nor would he do so if Mr. PR AED said, that if ever the Psouse were called upon he could possibly avoid it consistent with his sense of duty. The to express its opinion before the Speaker left the Chair for grossest charges had been made against him by the Hon. the House to go into Committee, it was on this occasion. The Baronet, and he had condescended to tell them that he did Hon. Gentleman then read a motion, to the effect that all so with much pain.—( Hear, hear, and cheering.) That rights and privileges at present enjoyed, whether inchoate or was no ver y grea t c onsolation to those upon whom complete, by members of existing Corporations, should be se he inflicted such deep injury. It was the language of perse- cured to their present possessors and their deas. en a an s s ._( A cutors of every state and century—they all spoke of the pain laugh from the Ministerial side.) He tv-., s prepared to find they felt.—( Laughter.) No Familiar of the Inquisition ever something like a titter from that co - arter. The Hon and burnt a P ro t es tant with o ut declaring that he did so Learned Member then proceede , :, tz; say that he wished to .. au eteeeding pain.—( Laughter) When Calvin roasted have nothing done inconsis.. Servetus at a slow fire, he said he did so with the greatest pain. missioners on Municio-.. Corporations. (Renewed laughter)—but the pain of the bigot was no sented to his Majes' 1 consolation to the victim of his cruelty—( Hear, hear)—and sion it was sa;-1 that"y cruelty consists as much in foul calumny as in actual the same , corporeal suffering. What right had the Hon. Baronet to car arraign him ? Did he ( Sir IL Inglis) ever suffer in his person, in . his property,. in his rights, or in his privileges, I- - intervention of an oath—why should he pre- ''y ent with the reports of the Coin % ln an address pre as t h e commencement of the present sea , a measure of a comprehensive nature, in spirit as that which conceived the Reform Bill, and ..ed through the Bill for the abolition of slavery in the co lonies, would be introduced into Parliament on the subject of the Corporate Reform. He wished to see this profession , -fume to ar- realised. Reform in the abuses and providing for good local. reign him after lie had been fat, sleek.. • enti . contented with government should be its objects, but not confiscation of the an oath ?—( Laughter. ) The He -se.7-able Baronet charged rights and privileges of the poor. The Hon. Gentleroao him with perjury in '!. 1 .01114 1, n tone and drawling manner, then cited the case of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where the poor worse b e y half t 4411 On subject itself. Oh, the misery of burgess would by this measure be deprived of the enjoy- MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the New London Price Currant of this night. ) SUGAR.-The demand for West India Muscovadoes was general and extensive last week ; the purchases were estimated at 3,200 hhds. and trs., which large sales, with the few arrivals and a continuance of easterly winds, advanced the prices of the market 6d. to Is. per cwt., and reduced the stocks to so small a compass, that the Sugars left on sale were very few and very inferior in quality. The stock of West India is now 15,240 hhds. and trs., being 9,343 less than last year. The stock of Mauritius 96,646 bags, being 7,548 less than last year. The delivery of West India 2,919 hhds. and trs., being 227 less than last year. The delivery of Mauritius 6,858 bags, being 2,454 more than the corresponding week of 1834. The estimated purchases, this day, are, 900 hogsheads and tierces, sold firmly at the advance we have stated. In Refined there was little alteration last week; the supply was still inadequate to the consumption, and the Refiners were in consequence still asking higher prices, 755. 6d. and 765. the long price and 355. the short one. The Refiners are asking higher prices this afternoon, on account of the con tinuance of the scarcity of goods ; 355. 6d. has been paid for the short price, which is again 6d. higher; the long price 765. The grocers appear inclined to buy more freely for the home consumption this afternoon. MAURITIUS.-The public sale on Friday, 7,718 bags Mauri tius, sold 6d. to Is. per cwt. higher ; the rise is in the same proportion as West India, brown 495. 6d. to 525. 6d., yellow 535. to 61s. EAST INDIA.-The sales of East India Sugar last week were above 8,000 bags, generally 6d. higher. By public sale this day 223 bags Bengal Sugar, the quantity was small, yet the prices were rather lower and rather impor tant, showing that some of the large purchases lately made were on the speculation that the equalization of the duties would take this Session of Parliament, but to which we never gave the least countenance, as our information led us to the opposite conclusion, which is correct ; it will be after this year a gradual reduction, but there is no doubt of its ultimate operation being perfect equalization with the duty on West India Sugars. FOREIGN.-The request for Foreign Sugar continued last week at the advance of Is. per cwt. ; yellow Havannah 295. 6d. to 305., white 355. ; mid. to fine brown Bahia 255. to 275. 6d. By private contract it is stated 500 chests ord. yellow Havannah sold this afternoon at 30s. Average Price of Sugar 11. 10s. 104 d. per cwt. COFFEE.-The descriptions of East India Coffee subject to the reduction of the duty advanced 5,. per cwt., with the excep . tion of Ceylon, which sold extenstvely at 625. and 635., the former prices ; the others sold at the rise we have stated. There were extensive of Brazil Coffee last week, ord. mixed 51s. to 545., fine ord. 555. to 565. The British Plantation de scriptions rather advanced last week, particularly the good and fine ord. descriptions, triage Jamaica 91s. 6d., fine ord. brown 98s. There has been much confusion in the Coffee Market since the declaration of the Ministers respecting the duty has trP;,,s.. pired ; Ceylon has advanced 6s. to Bs. per cwt., goe',l quality from 635. rose to 705., and other parcels the preduct of British India in the same proportion ; but there is rnuch confusion and uncertainty about the measure, particularly as to when it will take effect-as to whether a certificate of growth will be required-and what Coffee is to be considered as from Bri tish India, whether being shipped from thence, from Singa pore, &c., will be considered sufficient. Several deputations on these subjects will wait upon the Ministers to get explana tions on these points. The most reasonable way of settling this question appears to be, all Coffee formerlyipaying the 9d. per lb. duty to be reduced to 6d. per lb., and on a certain long removed day not to be admitted to this privilege, unless the certificate of British growth in India be produced at the Custom House the same way as with West India and Mauritius produce. The public sale of Jamaica this afternoon, though small in quantity, was very important, being the first sale since the announcement respecting the equalization of East India with the West India Coffee duty ; the whole 31 casks wont off 4s. to ss. per cwt. lower. It consisted of only fine to fine fine ord Jamaica, which sold at 935. to 965. 6d. COCOA.-There is little alteration in the prices of Cocoa ; the Market is heavy, and Brazil offered a little lower, on ac count of arrivals. British Plantation very dull. OILS.-At public sale last week Southern Oil want off somewhat heavily at 261. 10s. Sperm Oil briskly at the quo tations. Linseed Oil has improved, and considerable parcels have changed hands at 435. and 445. Rape Old as last week. There is but little business doing in Olive Oil ; the prices are steady. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. • _ ` ". i ~ V 1 I b~ rest ilea tho wit outh otter ntcrr idia, hia; for Ither ,hini, tadt. ciety -e on 3ood Igers Et. and 3, for time Veal, from lUblan lalta. r,son, a do* £4 5 4 0 4 q 5 5 v it *2 b „° 4 ' 4 p 5 6 5 I ° • 2 3 X 4 5 9 l e 4 1 6 1 5 10 .1 1 Loaf ss. 42i. 45 ' . a 146. S t) '' 10 6 ' . 544 ' 4=i• 5 1 " J -5