The Sun. — London, England, 1848-08-30 00:00:00

= 71 . - a on, 38 8d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4s to 5s ; Veal, 3s 4d t o 4a 4d; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs. BOROUGH HOP IVLEIRKET. The best parcel* of Hops a e stt:aoy request at fully last week's quotations. In the middling and in ferior kinds comparatively little business is doing. As the plantation accounts are by no means favouraole, the duty has fallen to 180,0001. Sussex poeke,s , 215 s to 21 10s; Weald of Kent ditto, 217 s to 21 15s; Mid, and Foist Rent ditto, 21 6s to 51 8s per cwt. HULL CORN EXCHANGE, AuG. 29. We have had another week of unsettled weather, and Mu ch excitement i n t h e Corn trade. Anxiety is felt for the crop s, and. certainly the time is critical, but so far thodo not a p prehend much injury has taken place; ttiough condition is likely, even with an immediate favourable change, to be a good deal affected. The re ports as to Potatoes do not improve, and, as regards this district, we incline to think the disease has never been Worse or more developed. The transactions in Grain during the week have been large, and at almost daily improvhag prices. For this day's m ar k e t we h a d a l arge supp l y f rom our t ) ."'n grower s , an d some rather considerable parcels from Lincolnshire farmers. High and irregular prices were a sked, but t h e b usiness done was at about 2s per quar ter advanc e on last week's rates, the apparently decided C hange in the weather making both millers and factors caut ious buyers, Very little free foreign left on sale, an d for bonded higher prices are asked than the present rate of duty enables the miller to pay, consequently business, i n the absence of more speculation, was only limited. Barley keeps in good request. and fine quality remains 1.1 very sho r t t i me on the market. Grinding also sells treely at our quotations. Oats are in demand at fully last week's rates. Beans and Peas each is to 2s dearer. Linseed in moderate arrival during the week, but ?rushers being well in stock, the sale is not active, and ill at Week's rates arc not exceeded. Cakes continue in the s ame active d eman d we h ave b e f ore name d. ne n , Itapeseed f etc h e d our quotations, and Rape Cakes are There was to-day a larger show of old Wheat from airmen than any market day during the past six months. IPSWICH CORN EXCHANGE, AuG. 29. t , be weath er h as i mproved, wh i c h cause d our mar k et de rather thinly attended by farmers to-day. The rpoor pa r t o f t h e Wh eat i s h ouse d , some quant i ty i n 'r condition. The supply to-day consisted of some 6ndsiderable portion of new, prices varying greatly. tow may be quoted 3s higher, but no improvement in Eunless fine and dry. Barley, Beans, and Peas are tter3 dearer, an d O a t s I s . Fl our rea dy sa l e , M a l t 2s , 1 1 1 1 1 . ?_it .......... PER QUARTER. .. 44s to 66s Beans PER QUARTER. 31s to 37s 0„.71... . . ....... 29 s to 35 s P eas AT e k ........... 20s to 25s Malt 49s to 595 ' ....... .... 28s to 32* Flour, per sack 4ss to 51s Ayg RAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 26. Wheat Barley 12.4 „ 30s Od. Oats Bea ns ... 4 „ 36s Od. Peas..... 71.4 „ 33s Id. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ABIGDON R. 'Niles StakesN of 50 sovs. A each, h ft, tor CES—TUESDAY three-year old•eolts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings Bst 71b. One nid e . 1 . 41 r; Fo wler's Ribaldry... (Mann) 1 d Clifden's Tamarind ... 2 he Old Berkshi re H un t St a k es o f 5 sovs. each, with '* „s added ; three-years-old, 7st 71b ; four, Bst 81b ; 11 ye, Bst 131 b ; s i x an d age d , 9st 21 b ; mares and geld i ;t' D allowed 31bs. The winner to be sold for 120/. if Mu de lnanded &c. Heats, one mile. ~.! i ehardson's Landrail, 3 yrs (Teem) 21 1 I d • ' , tan Day' s Mi gnon , 4 y rs ... 1 2 3 , e i • S. Scott's Sot, 3 y rs ... . 3 3 2 . 'e Berk s hi re Stakes of 20 sovs. each, h ft, and only 6 `" if declared, with 50 added, the second to save his It Bta ke. Two miles. Shelley's Remembrance, 3 yrs ... (P ea r ce ) 1 E.Vill ier ' s n d S t. Anton i o, 3 yrs... ... ... 2 kr r.H• P. Fleetwood's Forest Flower, 6 yrs ••• 3 u nurtenay's Chutnee, 6 yrs ... ... 4 A bbingdon Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added ; three yrs old, 7 s t 41b ; f our, Bst 6 1b ; fi ve, Bst 121 b ; x and aged, 9st 21b ; mares and geldings allowed ; the winner to be sold for 200 soya if demanded, li°. Heats once round. I s '. Shelley's Tarella, 4 yrs... ...(Sly) 0 0 1 1 Me. Robertson's Tom Tough, aged ... 0 1 3 2 u r • Bosley's Conquest, 3 yrs . . 1 0 0 3 V I P. S. Scott's Buckstone, 3 yrs ... 0 0 2 0 P. Edward's New Forest Deer, aged... 0 2 0 0 I. * Waller's Columbus, 6 yrs r.".. 0 0 0 0 Zell Strathmore's Latitat, 3 yrs ... ,3 0 dr T r' Death's Faith, 3 yrs ... ••• be Stewards' Plate of 30 sovs. each, added 2 to a handi ear) Of 3 ia•vs. each; 1 ft. Once round and a distance. k r . brew' s W idred, 5 yrs ... ••• (Yates) 1 11:' loves' Ant a gonist, 4 yrs ) 4 4 r " Day' s P rem ier, 4 yrs ... ... 3 1 4 • 8 . Sc o tt' s Tot, 3 Yrs. ••• "• ••• "' 4 Butemsn's Bacchanalian, 3 yrs ... 5 HUNTINGDO R AC of 50 ES.—TUESDAY. Rinchinbrook Plate sovs. for three yrs old and upwards. Three yrs, ist 41b; four, Bst 31b; five, Bst 101 b; six, Bst 131 h; aged, 9st. Mares and gel 'titles allowed slb. The winner to be sold for 150 ....soya, it d eman d e d , & c. Heats. Once round. Mr. I,o%,ther's Chapelgorie, 3 yrs .. (Dockeray) 1 1 Mr. 11 1 , wke ' s Millwood y rs ••• The /lun t i ngdonshire St ••• ••• •.. 2 2 akes of2o sovs. each, 10 ft, with Tophaadndaed3. .Two miles. Lord Exeter's 1 Peel's Palma, 4 yrs ... gone , 3rs .. Petti . t . ) . 1 2 R. A. Reynolds nd Bird of Paradise 3 yrs ••• 3 Lord Chesterfield's Alpheia, 3 yrs ... • 4 Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added; 3 yrs old c olts, Bst 51b; fillies and geldings, Bst 21b. The Winner to be sold for 300 sovs. it demanded, Ecc. K ent`, one mile, T o r. B owes ' s Man in the Moon (Pettit) 1 1 rd •Powlet t ' s B eauclerk 2 dr General Yate s ' s Th e Architect 3 dr "epstak es of 10 soya. each, with 40 added; for 2 yrs old eolts, Bst 71b ; fill ies, Bst 4 1b . Th e secon d to save r , _ °l stake. L ast h a l t mile. ;,7 1 e1 Peel's lon .. (Cha We) 1 i Isr `u• Gr osvenor ' s c by Cotherstone, out of Diploma 2 Ilawley's Banshee ••• ••• '•• rtt Ongley's Maid o f L orn ••"•• W. Powlett's Swivel . . ••• ••• C ••• Th DERBY RACES.—TUESDAY ° Trial Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 30 . added. One 114 . ' mile and a quarter. ) k's Sally Maggs, 4 yrs ... (G. Oates) 1 ist r. , u inktild!i, Marquis of Conyngham, 5 yrs ... 2 Th . 11 . 1 1. Brookes Idol, 3 yrs ... 3 Z 6. Traclesmens' Plate of 100 sovs., added to a Handi Pof 15 sovs. each; 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, ) 4. 9.; the second to save his stake. Two miles. brinkaws Pillage. 4 y rs ... ( R odney) 1 bll Parr' s F ernhill, 3 yrs..• ... 2 r 1 Ch ester fi eld ' s Lady Lurewell, 4 yrs ... 3 • •Wormald's Quadruped, 5 yrs ... ... 4 A close race from the distance, won by a neck. Innkeeper's Plate of 60 sovs. Two miles. kniarratt s ' Egret, 3 yrs ...(G. Oates) 1 L ori k' 2 ee _ Sally m a ggs, 4 yrs ••• ••• ••• uale don's.Capsicum, 3 yrs ..• •;• •••• l'f,laiden Plate of 30 sovs. added to a Sweepstakes kr °. 5 B ° l 's. each. Heats once round and a distance. fir. this's Acomb, 3 yrs ' • (Abdul° 1 1 ki ll . ,art's Miss Stephenson, 3 yrs ... ... 2 2 Walmsley's Frolicsome, 3 yrs • ... ... 3dr .f i ETTING AT MANCHESTER—T UESDAY. (t.) TLE WILTON CUP (RADCLIFFE).-5 t o 4 agst S y l van lac e 4 to 1 agst M or p e th (t.), 4 t o 1 agst Brandy .)Cf Ol e C ' - ' I EAMINGTON STAKES (WARWICK).-3 to 1 agst F 'r Cu (t•), 7 to 2 agst Doctrine (t.) u REAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.-8 to 1 agst eaw 7.°e (t.), 8 t o . 1 agst V am py re ( t .) , 10 to 1 agst ST; (t.), 10 to lat Lady Wildair. * get 6 Ea tzt•-5 to 2 agst Justice to Ireland, 5 to 2 2a ezon, 4 thl opt Flatcatcher. NEWMARKET INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1848. tu atell FRIDAY. -r edle " — Duke of Bedford's Minte, Bst 71b, agst Mr. Th/ Tuscan, Bst 41b. D.I. 200, h ft. forwa"Pateh between Lady Mary and Festus is brought Fe--.1.,1" in Monday in the Second October Meeting, Mate -I ' 2 Y in the First October Meeting. %, HOUGHTON MEETING, 1848. G lasClifden's Czarina, 7st 121 b, agst Lord Lasttwi,.'s of f by The Provost, darn by Comus, 7st 71b. M ate , A b,M. 100, h f t. G148„,: -- Dake of B e dford's B r idl e ; B s t 71b, ags t L or d Ceti Clerk of the Council, 7st 71b. Y ear li ng. tact. 100, h ft. at' 1, SATURDAY. China " -- Mr. Gregory's fby Birdeatcher, out of Gag f 's 1111,;, o NM Duke of Bedford's f by St. Francis, out o 40 , - h rnet., b oth ft. yearlings, 6st 31b each. Yearling Course RZialte23---Duke of Bedford's Sabraon agst Lord Glas- Zy*`••• 200 T h ft. bY he Provost, dam by Actaeon, Bst 31b each. Match„ LAST DAY. Gia. , Lord Clif den ' s Loadstone, Bst 71b, agst Lord ttauly's Clerk o f t h e Council, 7st 111 b. Last half of - 100, h f t. riiliburd is appointed starter at Doncaster. rr__ • j olit " . `" , U. lIARTIST MURDER AT ASHTON.—The ad ned inquest on Bright, the policeman, who was Intirdered ou the night of te 14th of this month, was 4 8 ,. e, mmed on Monday, before Mr. Rutter, the district f fir ' Mr. George Higginbottom took the place o i r• Bernard, juryman, and Mr. John Sykes appeared rilt n atead of Mr. Newton. No further evidence was pre ed, and the coroner stated that it remained with the d4rY whether they would return a verdict at once, or again whether to a ff ord further time to collect informa- XII; at the same time he stated that to bring forward rethe evidence which the authorities possessed might be means of defeating the ends of justice. After a ;!a,urief consultation, the jury returned a verdict of " Wil murder against some person or persons unknown." i t e he jury stated their conviction that the murder had ... en c omtnitted by two persons, one having fired the Run, and the other having pierced the deceased with 11 pike. ... THE CASE Or POISONING NEAR Wix.--Professor Acayhir has carefully examined the contents of the st omach and the result of hia inquiries shows that a very 4a rlie quantity of arsenic must have been administered, lkore than sufficient to cause death. As a proof that the poison taken by the deceased was considerable, the stomach,. notwithstanding sixteen months' interment, ex hibited nos ymptoms of dee ompositiorr ; and it is well known that it is one of the characteristics of arsenic to Preserve bodies from putrefaction. TIIE SUN, IRELAND. THE HARVEST. DUBLIN, TUESDAY.—There is a much more cheerful tone in the general reports from the provinces, and in the official accounts received by the Poor-law Commis sioners from their inspectors, and ti om the boards of guardians. From extreme despondency, amounting nearly to despair, there is a change to hope, and almost to confidence, that the fine and genial weather with which Providence has blessed the country will repair much of the injury that has been suffered, and afford time to secure a far better harvest than could have been expected a week or two since. We had an opportunity yesterday of inspecting the corn and potato fields in parts of the counties of Dublin and Wicklow, and were greatly surprised and gratified at the progress made in harvest work during four or five days of good weather. The wheat crop is rather light generally ; but the grain, with partial exceptions, is sound and free from blight of any kind. Oats and bar ley are as fine crops as could be desired: Potatoes are extensively diseased ; but a large proportion, probably two-thirds of the crops, is yet sate, and the fineness of the' weather encour a ges the hope that this important portion of our produce will not rattier much more injury. There can be no doubt that other dis tricts, particularly in the south and west, are not as well circumstanced as the two counties named ; but the northern counties generally have been more fortunate. Altogether, although the crops have suffered to a con siderable extent from the heavy rains, and the potatoes, in some localities, are damaged irretrievably, the for tunate change in the weather will yet enable the farmers to secure a fair, although not fully an average harvest. Another effect of the fine harvest weather occurring at this critical moment has been to produce an immense demand for labourers. For the first time, perhaps, since the famine, there has been full employment for all hands, at the genuine and productive labours of the field. The following reports were received this morning:— " NEWRY, AuG. 28.—The few days of fine weather with which we were favoured towards the close of last week have had a moat seasonable effect on all the cereal crops; the ears of the grain in many places in this loca lity are assuming the yellow tint peculiar to them at this season; generally, however, the grain is very soft; but we have no doubt that a fortnight at most of warm sunny weather would render the whole of the wheat, oats, and barley about this neighbourhood fit for the sickle. Having lately examined the fields lying upon the Dublin road for a couple of miles, and also those in Upper Fathom, we can state with satisfaction that the oat crop there is a fair average upon former years, both as to quality and quan tity; neither is it so much laid' as might have been an ticiFated. Such fields of flax as we have seen look re markably well, and several persons assure us that through the country it is a good crop. With respect to the potato, we may mention that a very erroneous idea pre vails with some parties, who, seeing the stalks blackened, are of opinion that therefore the crop is diseased, and report accordingly. Now, we know of several instances in which the stalks were completely charred, and the leaves had fallen off decayed, yet, upon examining the tubers, they were found to be quite free from disease. One gentleman, on whose veracity we can rely, informs us that he has a whole field of potatoes, the stalks of which present a diseased appearance, and the tubers attached to which are perfectly sound. The potatoes brought to our market are certainly much more free from taint than was the case at the corresponding period of last year. DUNDALK, AUG. 28.—There were a few sacks of oats at market to-day, which sold at 15s. per barrel; no new. A few samples of old wheat offered, for which 369. was obtained. No new sold, but a sample or two was shown; quality very middling. "DROGHEDA, AUG. 26.—1 n the early part of this week we had excessive rain and wind, but for the last four days we had good harvest weather, and a large proportion of the crops is secured in stook and stack: Our market to-day was thinly attended by farmers, and the business done was very limited. Old wheat was ls. per barrel higher. Oats 6d. over last quota tions. A few samples of new barley appeared, but no price fixed. New wheat 265. to 335. Flour is la. to 2s. per sack dearer. Potatoes plentiful, and generally sound." The Cork Examiner of yesterday evening contains a letter from Cloriakilty, which, after remarking on the effects of the change of weather, says—•' We may fairly hope for an average crop both of grain and potatoes." A clergyman in the•. county of Down, in a letter to Saunders's News Letter, says—" The potatoes aro re covering, and putting on a healthy green aspect." THE BEE HUNTER.—This is the title of the new romance by the celebrated author of " The Pilot," " The Last of the Mohicans," &c., just published by Mr. Bentley, New Burlington-street. In this new work Mr. Fenimore Cooper gives us another story of the Bed Indian, and triumphantly shows us that there is no falling off in his powers as a novelist since he was greeted by the universal acclamation of the whole read ing public on the production of his first story, " The Pilot," which won for him a name second to no living writer of fiction of our time. The " Bee Hunter " is a story abounding in hair-breadth escapes and daring ex ploits—of descriptions of the magnificent sceney of America painted by the hand of a master. In short, it is a book to rivet the attentio❑ of the reader, and ur.der the spell of the enchanter we must remain unto the end. We shall not attempt an analysis of the story—it will be read by everybody. We shall merely add that the Yankee Bee Hunter is fixed in our memory with Pigeon's-wing, the Indian, and Scalping Peter, the Savage, who is won from his bar barous intention of sacrificing the pale faces by the fascinations of Gershom's sister. It appears that when Mr. Cooper visited the parts spoken of in this story some ten years ago, he found the Bee Hunter and his wife comfortably settled there, old substantial people, with Christianized Peter living with them, and talking sensibly about the changes he had seen; while Pigeon's wing, who still remained in his native wildness, came to see them once a year, and always went away loaded with gifts * * This new story will be sure to find welcome every where.—Evening Paper. Two DREADFUL FlRES. — Between one and two o'clock this morning the inhabitants of Fetter-lane, Holborn, were alarmed by the outbreak of a fire on the premises of Mr. Thomson, of King's Head -court, machine ruler. Although the alarm was spread in stantly, and two powerful engines, with Mr. Colf, the B brigade foreman, quickly arrived from Farringdon street, yet in less than an hour the whole building, three stories in height, together with stock and furniture, were totally destroyed. About the same time the engines and men were required in Church-lane, Whitechapel, where an extensive destruction of property took place at d sugar-baker's. Water was well supplied to the firemen, and the engines were worked vigorously, but before any impression could be made on the flames, the upper floor and contents were consumed. Both parties are: believed to be insured against loss in the Sun, lin. perial, and Phenix Fire-offices. CARTE'S SEA SERVICE ROCKET APPARATUS.—Mr. Carte, the ingenious originator of this invention, had an opportunity afforded him yesterday of exhibiting its applicability upon the Serpentine river. It is not un know to sailors as a useful and desirable apparatus, having been already tested in several calamitous cases, and, we believe been the means of saving human life. The advantage which it offers is that of providing an easy mode of discharging the rocket, whereby the object aimed at can be covered with great certainty, and the communicating rope conveyed without delay. It con. sist4, of a perpendicular brass stanchion, furnished with an arm susceptible of a universal movement. In a grocive upon this arm the rocket is laid, and while with one band the operator adjusts the apparatus to the pro per elevation, with the other he fires the rocket. The expdriment was twice tried yesterday afternoon. The first; through some mismanagement, failed, but the second was extremely sntistactory, a line being dex terolisly thrown over a pair of boats moored together in the river at a distance of about 140 yards. The ap pari4us is extremely simple, as well as portable and econpmical. Gr NERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—The cuatomary half-yearly meeting of this company was held lyesterday at their offices, No. 71, Lombard -street; Mr. VlTelkin in the chair. A report and statement of the accounts for the half-year ending the 30th of June last were read. The report was received with general apprfbation, it appearing, notwithstanding the badness of the times, that the earnings on the company's stations had been abundantly productive to enable the directors to continue paying the usual dividend offourteen shillings per +are for the half-year, free of income-tax, and leave a balance besides. The dividend being declared, thanks were' voted to the chairman and directors, when the meeting separated. TEE LATE COLLISION ON THE PRESTON AND LANCASTER RAILWAY.—The inquest on the unfortunate suffeier by the latecollision of the trains at the Bayhorse staticin on this line of railway was resumed on Monday at the Townhall, Lancaster. The most important part of the evidence was that given by Richard Morris, the engine-driver of the express train, who stated, with re gard to the signal at that station, that " it is not a sig nal, i$ is neither use nor ornament, for it is put in a place 'where it cannot be seen. It is nothing like the signals in use on other lines;" and "that in places where there is a curve it is usual to have the signal placed at a proper place where it can be seen, or send a man to give notice of danger." This witness also swore that he so far checked the speed of the express train, that if the Preston train had been 30 or 40 yards be yond the station he should have been able to have pulled up, the speed at which he was going when the collision took place did not exceed eight miles an hour, and that he scarcely felt the shock; that it was impossible to work a line with one signal; that on other lines they had an up and down signal, but not on the Lancaster and Preston line. It was his opinion that if the last carriage of the Preston train had been a new one in stead of being rotten, it would not have broken, nor would any person have been injured. The investiga tion was adjourned until yesterday (Tuesday). The inquest was continued yesterday, and had not con cluded at an avanced hour. PAYMASTERS OF EXCHEQUER•IIILLS.—An Act of Parliament (11th and 12th of Victoria, chap. 55) came into force on the 14th inst., for Consolidating the offices of Paymasters of ,Exchequer-bills and Paymaster of Civil Services with the office of Pay master-General, and for making other provisions in regard to the Consoli dated Offices. By the first clause power is given to the Treasury to abolish the offices mentioned, and to transfer the duties of those offices to the Payreaster•General. The balance of naval prize money is to be transferred to the Paymaster-General, and 100,0004 stock of un claimed and forfeited shares of army prize money is also to be transferred to the Paymaster-General and the Secretary at War. The Commissioners of the Treasury are empowered by the fourth section to make new regula tions fur the office of her Majesty's Paymaster-General, by reason - of the transfer of the duties of the offices abolished by this Act; which regulations are to be laid before Paillisaient. BILL. The Marquis of LANSI76‘VNE moved the second reading of this Bill, after observing that its objects were to abate all nuisances and to check the spread of con tagious disorders. The Bill was read a second FEVER, (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of the Marquis of CLANRI GARDE, this Bill was read a second time. ... CONFERENCE WITH THE COMMONS. A conference with the Commons took place on tbo Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill. Upon the report of the managers for the Lords, The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved that their Lordships insist on their amendments to this Bill. The motion was agreed to. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in moving the ad journment of the House, remarked that this being the last week of the session, it would be for the public con venience their Lordships meeting on Wednesday, al though it was not usual to do so; but in this case it would enable them to advance several Bills a stage. The House then adjourned to tomorrow (this day). HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 29. The House resumed its sitting at Half-past Six o'clock. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY presented a petition from the secretary of the Provident Society Bank. against any alteration in the law with regard to savings' banks. Colonel THOMPSON presented a petition from John Snook, who stated that he had invented a life-boat, which he had submitted to the Admiralty for investiga • tion, but not receiving satisfaction, he prayed the 110 so to institute an inquiry into his invention. As he did not ask for any money, he would be permitted to lay the petition on the table. Sir D. NORREYS presented a petition from the grand jury of the county Roscommon, against the Labour-rate Bill, the Poor-law Bill, and the general system of admi nistering the poor-law. Mr. HERitIES gave notice that early in the ensuing session he would move a resolution founded on the evi • dente taken by the Committee on Commercial Distress. Mr. HAMILTON wished to put a question to the Noble Lord opposite, in relation to a statement made by the Hpn. Member for Athlone, with reference to Mr. Whitty, the foreman of the jury which tried Mitchel, that ho was a bankrupt; for, although the Hon. Member did not impute anything improper to Mr. Whitty, the statement might be prejudicial to him. He therefore begged to inquire whether the Noble Lord had received a letter from Mr. Macan, the Commissioner of Bank ruptcy, which stated that he found his affairs regular, and that there was nothing in his bankruptcy to im pugn his character. He could further state, that his creditors :were satisfied, and that he had obtained his certificate. Lord J. RUSSELL said he had received such a letter, and that it corroborated the statement now made by the Hon. Member. Mr. KEOGH said, as he had been referred to, he begged to say that he merely stated the fact that he had been a bankrupt, and he did not cast any imputation upon him. THE HARBOUR OF SOUTHWOLD. Mr. HUME said, that having received an assurance from the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, that the subject-matter of the motion which he intended submit ting to the House would be inquired into, he begged to withdraw the following motion:—" That an humble ad dress be presented to her Majesty, that she will be gra ciously pleased to eause inquiry to be made into the al leged injury to the port and harboar of Southwold, in Suffolk, by the inclosure of several thousands of acres of land, the property of the Crown, that were formerly covered with tidal waters, contrary to the Act of 1 Anne, c. 67, 5.5, and, consequently, highly detrimental to the interests of the Crown and the public." Lord MORPETH observed that if the evidence in connexion with the case were sent up to the office of the Woods and Forests, he would take care to have it laid before her Majesty's Attorney-General. Lord J. RUSSELL expressed a hope that Hon. Mem bers who had notices of motion on the paper would post pane them until after the orders of the day were dis posed of. Lord G. BENTINCK said that he had an important notice on the paper, and he could not assent to the Noble Lord's proposition. Lord J. RUSSELL—I merely ask a temporary post ponement of the motion, in order to have the more im portant business proceeded with. THE ASSEMBLY OF TOBAGO. Lord ,G. BENTINCIC directed attention to the peti-.. Lion from the Speaker and Members of the House of General Assembly of Tobago, relative to captured negroes, presented on the 7th of August, which he had intended to move should be printed with the votes. The petitioners complained of Lord Grey having refused them a share in the loan voted for the purposes of immigration. He thought he was not out of place in insisting on his privilege of bringing forward the motion betore the orders of the day, one of which was, that they should go into Committee for the considera• Lion of the West - India Loan Bill. The petitioners re presented Lord Grey as having refused them a participa tion in the loan on two grounds. In the first place, as alleged by Lord Grey, that they had not contributed to the immigration of free labourers; and, secondly, be cause they had refused the supplies, which they were unable to contribute, in consequence of the operation of the Act of 1806 and the famine of last year. They claimed equal justice, as regarded the loan, with other colonies. Two•thirds of their buildings had been razed to the ground, and a similar quantity of their plantations destroyed. He thought it just, that when a measure of relief to the colonies was before the House, attention should be called to their condition, and that there should be some expression of feeling on the part of the British Parliament, in order that the Secretary of State might know, that if he were disposed to visit on this ruined colony his wrath, because the colonists were not in a condition to furnish the supplies, the House of Commons, at all events, would not be a party to such proceedings. He begged to ask whether it was in tended, that the Secretary of State was to have the despotic power of distributing as he thought fit, half a million loan granted by the Commons of England, and whether he was to be at liberty to vent his wrath on every colony which, either from the ruin brought on it by the Government measures, or the scourge inflicted by Providence, should become unable or unwilling to grant the necessary supplies for maintaining the expenditure of those colonies. He farther desired to ask whether, if Tobago, which was small and weak in itself, was to be treated in this manner. Trinidad and British Guiana, which also threatened to stop the supplies, was to be put on the same footing as Tobago. If so, for what purpose were they voting a grant of half a million? Was it to be altogether monopolised by some servile that dared not show its independence, or exercise the right of refusing supplies, which belonged to an independent people, when they thought they were subjected to into lerable governors? Having made this statement, ho should not press his motion for printing the petition with the votes, as he understood it had been already printed in the usual appendix. Tho motion was then, by leave, withdrawn. THE RAJA OF SATTARA. Mr. G. THOIIPSON postponed his motion, respect ing the Raja of Sattara case, until the third reading of the Consolidated Fund Bill, on Thursday. CUSTOMS SEIZURE OF SILKS. Mr. JOHN WILLIAMS moved for a return of the number of seizures of silks, lace, and shawls, made at the Custom-house of London, from the Ist day of Janu ary, 1848, to the 25th day of August, 1848, on the plea of under valuation of entry ; stating the kinds of goods seized, the amount of entry, valuation of such seizures, the amount paid by the Custom-house to the importers of the goods, the amount of the proceeds of the sales of such goods ; stating the number of lots into which they were divided for sale, the several days on which they were put up for sale, and whether sold or bought in, or postponed, in each case, and the expenses incurred on such sales ; and a balance account to show the benefit or loss to the Custom-house department, and the amount paid in each case to the seizing officer. The return was agreed to. On the motion of Mr. HUME, a return was also ordered of copies of all correspondence on the proposed establishment, extension, or improvement of Small Debt Courts, within the towns of Calcutta, Madras, and Bom bay, which has t a k en p l ace b etween t h e Judges of her Majesty's Courts of Judicature in India, the Governors of Directors a n o d f. B t h o e mb sy East, l a n n d d i a the c m H p o a n n o y u r d a n b r le . o the B C e o n u g r a t l ing the last three years. On the motion oohf s f o e2 r r, ov t eo n do e , to c h o oao m tl .mt, the ea t tnadl objectoo t h oa i sdf athisßill, 6o EXCHEQUER-BILLS BILL. H 7 t 31 ,0 raise . ooaaUleoMda yearEn a 1. g a t o i n . e t t h e t h p e e r p m r i a n n o e i p n l t e d o e f b h t o o r r f o t w he i n g c o m u n o n t r e y 3 . , ,o B o i o l was o r i H n e ti p m ro e t o e f st p peace, particularly un d er t h e present circum stances of the country; and he intended to take the sense of the House against it. On the 25th of February last, when it was understood there was a deficiency of 2,900,0001.., he urged on the Government and the House the propriety of bringing the expenditure within tb e revenue, or of providing for the excess by additions it taxation, and proposed a resolution with that view. Th: resolution, however, was lost on a division by a larg 'e majority. On the 13th of March he again proposed the the income-tax should be limited to one year, in orde r that in the meantime Government might take measure for reducing the expenditure so as to bring it within tilt. income. That proposition also was lost by a majority of 363 to 138, and the income-tax was passed for three years. On the-20th of March he moved to reduce the number of sailors from 43.00.0 to 36,000, but that motion, together with a subsequent one, to make a similar re duction in the army, and another made by an Hon. Friend of his, to abolish the worse than useless African squadron, met with the same fate. All attempts, there fore, to effect reduction in the expenditure of the country had been met with discouragement by the House and the Goveinment; and it was now asked, the House hav ing refused to meet the deficiency by additional taxes, to meet it by a loan. Though be had not opposed the loan for Irish distress, because that was called for under ex traordinary circumstances, he objected, as a principle, to raising loans in time of peace. Looking at the prospects of the country, the state of commerce, the competition in trade, the decrease of profits, the large number anneal, ployed poor, the enormous increase in the poor -rates, 'lie contemplated with great alarm the tendency which, jiad LONDON, WEDNESDAY _EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1848. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 29. TRANSFER OF LANDED PROPERTY (IRE LAND) BILL. The Marquis of CLANIiICARDE having explained the objects and provisions of this Bill, moved that it be read a second time. Lord MONTEAGLE supported the Bill as a great boon to Ireland, and expressed his conviction that the Government were entitled to thanks for introducing it. Afters few words from Lord BEAUMONT, The Bill was read a second time. NUISANCES AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES been evinced of late to add year a ft er y ea r to the perma nent debt of the country. It was admitted by the Right lion. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) that taxation had reached its limits, and that all attempts to increase the revenue by a,lditional taxes—except a tax on property—had failed. The attempt made some years ago to make up the revenue by adding five or ten per cent. to the Cus toms and Excise it was welt known had been a signal failure, the returns from these sources having de creased under the operation of that schema, though the price of the articles to the consumer had been enhanced. The only item on which there was an increase was the assessed taxes, and that was obtained by a breach of faith, old windows which were opened on the under standing that they would not be charged having been brought into the account. Between the years 1822 and 1844 there had been reductions in the funded debt and in the terminable annuities amounting to 3,630,0001., yet, with the exception of the reduction consequent on the altered value of money from 5 to 3 per cent., and from 3i to 31- per cent., this reduction had not resulted in the saving of a farthing in the annual charge.— (Hear, hear.) On the contrary, the expenditure had gone on increasing in consequence of the additions which had been made to the permanent debt. He com plained not only that the debt had increased, but that the whole management of the financial affairs of the country was bad. It was, however, in the power of the people themselves to provide the remedy by choosing representatives who would do their duty. They must remember that borrowing was not making provision—it was the act of the spendthrift. Looking at the state of Ireland and the prospects of the country generally for the next year, he thought the time had come when the House should grapple with the difficulty, by showing itself determined to reduce the expenditure. Though no one was more desirous for the maintenance of peace and order than he was, he did think the scale on which our establishments were kept up was neither necessary nor prudent.—(Hear, hear.) The number of armed men now maintained was almost double what it was 25 years ago. By the return of the gross and net income and expenditure of the country—which showed the enormous cost of collection, and to which he wished to direct the attention of Honourable Members—it ap peared that the expenditure of the country had increased by about 10,000,000/. since 1836. The expenditure of our 44 colonies was most enormous—not less than 3,172,0001. By giving these colonies self-government at least 540,000 of this would be saved. Many thought the sooner we came to a reckoning with the tundholder the better; but he thought the moment the public faith was broken the power of England was at an end.— (Hear, hear.) Instead of increasing the debt we ought to diminish it ; but so long as money could be borrowed Governmentgave themselves no trouble about the matter. Early next session he would move resolutions pledging the House to retrenchment and reduction. He would now move that this Bill should bo taken into considers tion that day three months. Mr. MUNTZ seconded the motion, and complained of the late period at which the budget had been brought forward. There must be some object in this; probably it had been with the view of getting the House into a state in which the Government could carry what they liked. Funding and borrowing was nothing better than extravagance; it had been the resource of all bad Go vernments. A former Whig Government had sought to bolster up a falling revenue by adding five per cent. to the assessed taxes. They talked much of the elasticity of the country, but it did not serve them. Then the " Government physician" was called in; he imposed a property-tax, and the result was to remove the burden, to a certain extent, from the poor to the rich, although the measure itself was little better than picking pockets. The Liberals, though they had opposed the first im position of this tax, had no hesitation in asking for its renewal. Then came the railway speculation, with its natural consequence of a pressure on th e money market, to which the potato failure contri buted, and which the Bank Act of 1844 failed to prevent, notwithstanding all the good effects w hi c h it had been predicted to produce At the present moment the Government was much in the same situation as they were eight or ten years ago: the revenue was falling off, trade decreasing, and discontent largely prevailing. Every Government, for the last thirty-five years, had failed to secure prosperity: the reason was they had uni formly kept in the old beaten track. We were told to keep national faith; but he called that national faith which was only kept on one side "national humbug." —(Laughter.) Last year the state of this country was most disgraceful; no banker on the continent would cash a bill on any party in London. If the Act of 1844 was a good one, why not carry it out; why suspend it when the difficulty came? The discontent which now pre vailed arose solely from distress: when all classes were prosperous, it was impossible to get six men together to talk politics.—(Hear and laughter.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was the last person to oppose any proper reduction of expenditure; and the statement which had been made by the Hon. Member for Montrose was the fullest justi fication of the course the Government had pursued. He admitted that overwhelming majorities of the House had concurred with the Government in the impropriety of reducing our establishments; and no one who reflected on what had since occurred, here and in Ireland, could condemn the course then pursued. But the Hon. Mem ber, in speaking of the mode of equalising the revenue and the expenditure, while admitting that the ne plus ultra of taxation was reached, had in fact admitted the propriety of the plan which Government proposed—to meet the excess of expenditure by borrowing. That excess was merely of a temporary character, and ought not therefore to be met by the imposition of permanent additional taxes. He had thought it the best course to augment the property-tax; the House having objected to that he now proposed to take the next best course, after looking to the reduction of the expenditure to the lowest point consistent with the national security. Upwards of 800,0001. had been struck off the original estimates; there were many other reductions which might be ef fected next year, and with that possibility in view of the Government, they had felt they should not be justified in proposing an increase of taxation. Allusion had been made to the incroa.ed charge of tiv debt ; but in the last seven years there had been a reduction in that charge of not less than a million. Admitting the general correct ness of the financial outline which had been given by the lion. Member for Birmingham, he would observe that the imposition of the income-tax had been accompanied by very large reductions in indirect taxation, from which the nation at large had derived material benefit. He could not admit that the change in the condition of our finances since 1845 was owing to the conduct of any Go vernment ; the failure of a large portion of the food of the Irish people, the severe commercial depression, and the exportation of the precious metals, s ufficiently ac counted for existing embarrassme n t s . He certainly could not acquiesce in the recommend a tion of the Hon. Member for Birmingham, that, after e very other expe dient had failed, they should resort t o the doctrines ad vocated by what was called the " Bi rm i n gham school." Mr. H. CURRIE expressed hi s o bj ect i on to increas ing the funded debt. Mr. HEYWOOD said ho thought the course proposed by the Government the best that could be pursued under the circumstances. _ Mr. WODEHOUSE blamed the Government for having yielded to the suggestion of the Hon. Member for Montrose, in reference to sending out of the country two regiments, the 50th and the 92d, at an improper period of the year, owing to which upwards of 600 men, and between twenty and thirty officers, lost their lives. The withdrawal of the African squadron had also been recommended. Such a measure would be most dis graceful. He considered that it was essentially neces sary to keep up the army at its present amount, in order to preserve peace in the manufacturing districts. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY referred to the opposition given by members of the present Government to the original imposition of the income-tax, and said that such a tax ought only to be resorted to in cases of great emergency. He thought it desirable that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should state whether be proposed to make up the deficiency by Exchequer-bills or by the creation of new stock. Mr. HENLEY complained that the scheme pro pounded at the beginning of the present yea r by her Ma jesty's Government had been abandoned, and that a loan was contemplated. He saw nothing in the state of the country to justify this course of p roce eding, which he held to be a dangerous, profuse, hind reckless mode of operation. At the same time, looking at the state of the approaching harvest, the condition of Ireland, and the circumstances by which this country was surrounded, he could not vot e aga i ns t th e committal of this Bill. Mr. DRUMMOND (Surrey) concurred with much that had b een sa id on the subject . of retrench ment; but, l oo ki ng at the pos i t i on o f aff airs, he sh ou ld re gret if th e H ouse was d r iven to a division on the pre sent occasion. Mr. URQUHART ex pressed his determi na ti on to vote:with the Hon. M em ber for Montrose (Mr. Hu me ) if ho pressed his amendment to a division. IVIr. NE%VDEGATE said he was not prepared to refuse the supplies, which were called for by the sur render of all substantial principles to the advocates of fre:e trade. t r arose hadfrom been Mr. COBDEN s aid that the charge had often y arre b rai e eld e l n . reiterated that the d e fi c i e ncy in revenuesthtehTihe question e nun y ale free-trade mea su res which had been c `Though it was said that the legislation of 18 46 had led to this state of things, he was prepared to c ontend that not the revenue was now larger than in 18 45. This, how- n the 25th o f February last he had voted is a minority of 59 on a ever, snpoewn da w itn a igs s a tu n oe o o t wma n us o c, w hy, the mh eo tnheey q r. u o e r s t iHe,on and those who thought with him, complained that the burden of taxatio n on t h e people was excessive , and he c o ntended that th e course m of ad le e g t is h l e ati p o r n op t o o se l d vhi l c o h an th n e ec H es o sa u r s y e . haod assented had motion to reduce the expenditure, and that vote justified his opposition to the proposed loan of 2,000,0004 The increased expenditure arising from the cry of an invasion was a monstrous delusion, which had been got up by professional men, and, on the whole, was unjustifiable. On every ground he should vote against the proposed loan, in whatever shape it might be raised. After a few words trom Mr. MUNTZ in explanation, Mr. J. O'CONNELL said that as none of the opponents of the Government measure had suggested the means by which to meet the deficiency, he should give his vote in favour of the Bill now under consideration. A t the same time he must observe that if the Government would save the .expenditure of the nation they would do justice to Irek nd. The present cost of the military, naval, and ordn arce forces kept up in that country amounted from 1,500,0001. to 1,600,000/., and if the demands of Ireland wer a listened to and admitted, this cost might be dimi nis'ned by at least one-half. Mr. SPOONER denied the assertion made by the Pion. Member for the West Riding (Mr. Cobden) that the i ncome had this year been greater than in 1845. On the contrary, he asserted that before the free-trade , tricks had been practised ' upon the country the re venue was higher. He found that in 1845 the total income was 54,417,6151., while for the present year it was 52,082,t;571., leaving a deficiency of 1,764,0001. With respect tt? the proposition of borrowing in time of peace, he had no hesitation in saying that the principle was evil, and if the proposition had been made at an earlier period of the session he for one should have been inclined to make a stand against it, and have called upon the Government to suggest some plan of taxation on which the nation could rely. He must condemn a sys tem by which the Chancellor of the Exchequer would in fact give a bond for 100/., for the which he would only receive 861. The system of free trade which had been adopted by the Government was perfectly incompatible with its monetary system ; each system was bad in itself, but the two united would be highly detrimental to the interests of the country. He wished also to know what his Right Hon. Friend intended to do for Ireland, and whether he intended to raise a loan for that country ? Mr. J. A. SMITH agreed with what had fallen from his Hon. Friend, the Member for the West Riding, dur ing the first part of hi s s p eec h—th at i t was t h e impera tive duty of the Government to make the revenue and the expenditure meet ; and he could not forbear rising to justify the vote which he intended to give in favour of the measure of the Government. He should give that vote, because he believed the Government had done all that lay in their power to avoid the position in which they were now placed. They had proposed a tax to avoid the deficiency which existed in the revenue. He (Mr. J. A. Smith) had supported the measure, and it was with regret that he saw them abandon it. There was at the present time a peculiar position of affairs, which he considered to justify the course which they had taken. This country was suffering from a deficiency oc casioned mainly by a visitation of Providence— a famine in the sister kingdom.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that the cause being temporary the deficiency would be temporary also; and that the cir cumstances in which the Government were undoubtedly placed—the state of the empire—the state of the whole world—justified the Government in conceding to the opinion of the House of Commons, that it was not expe dient to increase the amount of taxation. In that case the only alternative was to make a great reduction in the expenditure. Now he was one of those who consi dered that under peculiar circumstances a reduction of expenditure was not judicious; but he was not afraid to say that he did not think that even the reduction which had been made was altogether advisable. He was not afraid of war; but he was sorry to hear the Hon. Mem ber for the West Riding give his opinion that the idea of war had been started by professional gentlemen for interested purposes. lie thought the insinuation alto gether unworthy of the Hon. Gentleman. This country owed all her tranquillity to her continued preparation for attack, which was the greatest security for peace; and it would not be wise to reduce ithe expenditure this year. The Government had done all that they could to meet the expenditure by proposing an increase of taxa tion; they had done what was right in yielding to the opinion of the House and withdrawing their proposal; and he would give his vote for their present measure. Lord G. BENTINCK thought that the Hon. Member for the West Riding was the last Gentleman who should charge others with wicked delusions. The Hon. Gen tleman might think that seventeen millions of expendi ture could be reduced, but he had found no one there to coincide with him in the opinion. The circumstances in which this country was placed at the commencement of the year were very different to the present. The war like preparations which had been suggested and recom mended by the Prince de Jomville in 1844 had been faithfully carried out, and an increase in the maritime power of France had taken place such as had no justi fication except in some resolution in the minds of the rulers of France that the day must come when they would desire to use them against this country. He was coHon He was me of s o ot thosehn the vote, w v o o f h t e o , w to o a u d ld d h t itve oth r e e p fu r s o e p d, had h property yor the question those who voted with the Hon. Member for Montrose to curtail it to its present amount. But the House, though prepared to refuse the Chan cellor of the Exchequer an increase in that tax, was never asked whether it would refuse an additional tax on customs. Had the Noble Lord (J. Russell) and the Chancellor of the Exchequer come and asked the House to impose some of the taxes on :customs which had lately been repealed, and to continue others which were soon to fall to the ground, he would have given them his hearty support. It had been stated that the reduction which had been made in taxation amounted to the same sum as the present deficiency ; and the Hon. Member for the West Riding had stated that, notwith standing the reduction in question, the net revenue of the country had never been so large as at present. Now, in 1848, after the reduction of a considerable amount of customs duties, the revenue was 51,451,6091. ; while, in 1846, before the reduction of those duties, it was 53,626,178 k, being an increase of 2,200,000/. over the revenue of last year. So that there would now be an ample surplus instead of a deficiency, had it not been for the alterations in the customs duties which had taken place during the last few years. He said, if they were now in difficulties, let them not look to loans but to the customs duties. Let-them follow the example of America, and have equal taxes for all the produce of foreign industry. But the Chancellor of the Exchequer had fallen into the old chronic vice of the Whigs of always getting into a deficiency. Ever since they came into power in 1830 they had discovered a casualty every year to account for that deficiency, and this year it was attributed to the Kafir war. But be maintained that it was the duty of a Government to provide for such casualties, for it could not be expected that there would never be another famine, or more disturbacces on the Continent, which by checking trade would dimi nish the consumption of exciseable articles, and cause the Government to fall into the position at present oc cupied by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Whig Government, fast travelling into a state of insolvency and beggary. He considered that there were many taxes which might be re-imposed with advantage in the pre sent difficulty, among which he considered that the du ties on foreign timber and cotton would fall as lightly as any also o t that t the thelpeople of ie s o n this co `countryrii might; a 11 av n e d he o been considered for a few years more, if for no other reason, for the sake of the revenue which they produced. Let them not have recourse to the odious income-tax or to the entail- ing of debts on our posterity; after thirty-three years of peace, let them not be misled by the delusion of those who said that the repeal of the ;corn-laws would make flour lid. a pound, and fill England with pros perity by causing her to exchange her manufactures with foreign countries, so as to leave to every operative superfluity out of his ,higher wages mad cheaper bread, to be expended on tea and sugar. Let them rather look to the result of our diminished exports to the extent of 5,000,0001. Lord J. RUSSELL did not think, after the expe rience of the session, that the Government had acted unwisely in having proposed an increase of the income tax, particularly when he considered that successive Governments had pursued the plan of reducing the taxes of the country to a great extent. No less than 10,000,0001. a year had recently been taken off those taxes that pressed upon articles of consumption; and that being so, when circumstances arose to call for ex traordinary expenditure, they were obliged to propose an unusual measure to meet it. An Hon. Gentleman asked, why not take money from the balances instead of proposing a loan? But, under all the circumstances, he felt that the course proposed and explained by his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer was the best. The Hon. Member for Montrose proposed a great reduction of the naval and military force of the country. But what appeared lately in the newspapers respecting a contemplated war by France in Belgium would, he was sure, at once show how impolitic such a measure would have been on the part of England.—(Hear, hear.) On the other hand, the feeling of the country was so significantly expressed against it, he thought the Government would not have been justified in persisting in their proposition of increasing the in come-tax, and therefore was it that they had recourse to a loan. The Noble Lord proposed certain duties upon timber and raw cotton. Political economists, long previous to Adam Smith, were of opinion that putting duties upon the materials of manufacture was a most unwise course. It had been the great boast of Sir Robert Walpole, that he had greatly reduced such duties; and he (Lord J. Russell) certainly would not be disposed to impose such duties.—(flcar, hear.) Respecting the corn-laws, he did not then wish to dispute with the Noble Lord what might be the effect of a 7s. duty ; but he certainly rejoiced at being connected with a Govern ment which had nothing to do with the sliding-scale of 1845. During the whole of this year, corn was intro duced with the certainty that there would be no duty above lOs' , and that if the price rose much over 50 5., it would be admitted at a 4s. duty, instead of waiting, as under th e s lidi n g scale, till it rose to 70s. before it would be admitted at that duty. He thought that that had been of the greatest advantage to manufacturers and con sumers, and that a great security had been given this year over the years of 1841-2-3. The House then divided, when there appeared -66 For going into Committee 15 Against it Majority The House then went into Committee on the Bill. The Bill then passed through Committee. SAVINGS' BANKS BILL. On the motion for going into Committee on this Bill, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said that the English and Scotch savings' banks considered that the provisions in this Bill would be injurious to those institutions in these countries. He did not think it was fair to press the measure at so late a period of the session, without allow ing the persons affected full time for consideration.— (Hear, hear.) He objected to the clause relating to the trustees. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he proposed to strike words out of the clause which would leave the law as it stood before the Act of 1844. He did not intend to repeal the Act of 9 George IV. He proposed to limit the liability of trustees to an amount not exceeding 1001. He also proposed to add words similar to those proposed by the Hon. Member for Athlone (Mr. Keogh). Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY said that the changes pro posed by the Right Hon. Gentleman materially altered the nature of the Bill and obviated a part of his objec tion. But he objected to the fifth clause more particu larly. How was it possible for the depositors to pro duce all the books in two days?—(Hear, hear.) Yet they would lose the interest on their deposits if they did not do so. He did not think that the trustees would consent to act if this clause were allowed to stand. What hadjoccurred with respect to English andSeotch savings banks—he said nothing of Irish banks—to justify the Government interfering with them at this late period of the session ? An impression had gone abroad that the money deposited in savings' banks had been used for other purposes than those which were intended by their institution. He hoped that the whole of this Bill would be postponed except the part relating to the Irish banks. Mr. HENLEY thought that the Government bad laid no ground whatever for this wholesale interference with savings banks. Upon a very meagre report of a Com mittee a general measure,had been introduced, of which the managers and trustees of savings banks probably knew nothing. So crude and ill-concocted a measure ought not now to be pressed on the House; it would be much better to consider it deliberately early next session. To require the production of the depositors' books in a given number of days would be an act of great hardship, as many of them might be at a distance, or out of the country. With respect to the English and Scotch banks there had been no complaint whatever, and this inter ference would probably create a panic. Col. THOMPSON said, if the Bill did not propose to give greater security to the poor depositors, its objects must be unimportant. Nothing was more clear than that any defalc ition in the savings' banks must be made good by that llouse. Colonel SIBTHORP said the Bill was an admission that there was something rotten in the condition of the savings' banks. Mr. WODEHOUSE, as a trustee of a savings' bank, should he disposed to resign his trust if this Bill passed. Lord G. BENTINCK moved that the Bill should be committed that day three months. The Select Com mittee had only examined four witnesses, with respect to the savings' banks of Tralee, Killarney, and Dublin, and none at all with respect to the banks of this coun- try; they had sat nine clays, and had produced a report, recommending that farther inquiry should take place, and that a Bill should be passud regulating the re sponsibility of trustees and appointing auditors. They had made no recommendation with respect to the savings' banks of this country, and:yet the Chan cellor of the Exchequer came down with a general Bill, ill-prepared, which tie seemed not to understand him self. The proceedings of the Select Committee had been secret; the officers of savings' banks in the City had applied to watch these proceedings, but had not been permitted to do so. It was most unfit that this measure should be brought forward at this period of the session, when Ministers were surrounded by their sleep ing myrmidons, ready to wake up and vote as they directed.—(Laughter.) In the Marylebone Savings' Bank there were 18,700 depositors; how could all these send in their books in two days? Even if this were done, how could such a number of accounts be inspected and verified without increasing the staff of officers, and consequently augmenting the expense and decreasing the interest to the depositors? Such a provision would infallibly reduce the number of depositors considerably. The Bill had only been printed yesterday, and the House ought not now to be asked to consider it. Mr. MONSELL supported the Bill, as being calcu lated to restore confidence in the depositors in the sav ings' banks in Ireland. Unless some change were made such as that now proposed by this Bill the most serious evils would arise. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the sole object of the Bill was to secure a better manage ment of the savings' banks with a view to the interests of the depositors. The Bill only sought that which the trustees of the savings' banks had themselves sought in the year 1844 from the then Chancellor of the;Exehequer, and therefore he was at a loss to conceive the grounds upon which the present opposition rested. The Bill fixed a limited responsibility on the trustees, i❑ order that a proper control should be kept over the officers whose appointment would be vested in the trustees. The measure was essential to afford a check upon and a security against the mismanagement which had already arisen in various parts of the country. Mr. H. lIIMBERT complained that the Bill had been delayed to so late a period of the session. He should vote against the Bill, because it would be useless in Ire land, and would be badly received in England. Mr. BROTHERTON could not understand the mean ing of the opposition to the Bill. The Hon. Member talked as if he expected that the Government was not answerable for the deposits. They were responsible for what they received, but not for all the mismanagement which was exercised. If the Government attempted to exercise any control in the matter, the cry would be against centralisation, and it would be said that they wished to get all the power into their own hands. lie considered that savings' banks in England were generally well managed, but that in Ireland the case was different, and that the managers generally contrived to put a great deal of the money into their own pockets. And he thought it disgraceful to Ireland that, after so much mismanage ment of their banks, they should come and ask the House to make good that which was the result of their own deficiencies. Mr. REYNOLDS complained that his Hon. Friend, without knowing anything of the facts, gave every credit to the mode of management of the English banks, and allowed no merit to the Irish. He was sorry to say that there were certain classes in England who al ways looked at the black side of Irish doings, and who always drew their illustrations of dishonesty and pro fligacy from that country. Without including the Hon. Member in that category he thought that in the absence of facts he had brought his mind to that belief. Not withstanding the deficiencies of the Bill, lie considered it to be a step in the right direction, and would give it his support. Mr. KEOGH defended the management of the Irish banks. Mr. J. A. SMITH said that the opposition to the Bill of the Hon. Member for Kerry surprised him, because the Hon. Member was one of the Committee that con curred unanimously in recommending the Bill to be brought in at mice. Mr. HERBERT said he had not concurred in the re port of the Committee. Mr. NEW DEGATE supported the amendment, and hoped the Noble Lord would persevere in it. The House divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it 9 1 49 Majority The House then went:into Committee. On clause I, In answer to a question from Mr. HENLEY as to the liability of trustees, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that a trustee would be liable for wilful neglect to the whole extent of the defalcation, unless he should have in writing limited his responsibility to 1001. The clause was agreed to, as was also clause 2. The remaining clauses wore, after a long discussion, agreed to, but before the House resumed Mr. WODEROUSE moved an amendment limiting the operation of the Bill to Ireland. Lord G. Bentinek, Mr. Henley, Mr. Newdegate, and Mr. Keogh supported the amendment. The Committee divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority The House then resumed, and the Bill was reported. The Spirits, Dealers in (Ireland), Bill, the British Spirits Warehousing Bill, and the Distilling from Sugar Bill, were severally reported, and ordered to be read a third time this day. The Slave Trade (Equator) Bill was read a third time and passed. The Committee on the copper and lead duties was, on the suggestion of Lord G. BENTINCK, who stated that nothing should induce him to allow that stage to pass at such an hour (nearly half•past three A.m.), post poned. The House adjourned at half-past Three o'clock, hav ing sat from twelve at noon. S ,L. cyt,,) it - 4-... - :.# .44 ( IV. Mitchell, Stonelaws, liaddingtonsbise, Iftiin - ::- VG'.;: : ,„„ meet within the George Inn, lladdington, qe ' - /-- .-: - 3 , - 23, at twelve. ‘ ,4X ye a ., P. Orr„ Edinburg writer to th e s i gnet, to meet witlifiti'd°l4Al Cay and Black's Rooms, Edinburgh, Sept. 5 and 28, at two. G. Hunter. Airdrie, biker, to meet within the Eagle Inn and Hotel, Glasgow, Sept. 6 and 27, at two. W. Anderson, Glasgow, commission agent, to meet within the Crow Hotel, Glasgow, Sept. 7 and 29, at twelve. W. Smith, Leggieston, Kirkden, insurance broker, to meet within Morrison's Inn, Forfar, Sept. 2 and 23, at twelve. T. Gibson, Inverness, leather merchant, to meet with in the New Royal Hotel, Inverness, Sept. 6 and 27, at one RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEW- CASTLE JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Manchester, on Monday; Mr. Ffrance in the chair. The report stated, that the directors had to express their extreme regret at the failure of the Bill for the dis solution of the company; that they would spare no ex ertions during the autumnal months to effect some ar rangement, which may render the construction of the line, or some portion of it, commercially advantageous to the proprietors. Should they fail in their endeavours it may become desirable to renew the application to Par liament for powers to abandon the line; but the share holders will be called together to consider whether they will go to Parliament or not. The directors will insist en the most rigid economy, forego all remuneration to themselves, and reduce the expenses to a maximum of 500/., and the salary of the secretary to 3001. The ac counts showed that 182,628/. had been received, and 108,7491. expended, leaving a balance of 73,8791. in band. The CHAIRMAN said he had no doubt the directors had expressed what they felt with regard to the rejection of the dissolution Bill. His own opinion was,what it had ever been, that they should not dissolve the company, but remain quiet for a time till a more favourable opportunity should occur. Such was also the opinion of Mr. Houldsworth. The Dissolution Bill was thrown out by the Lords on ac count of the weakness of the evidence in favour of it. It was for the shareholders to decide whether they should again apply to Parliament for a Dissolution Bill, or whether they would wait for better times to pro ceed with the line. He then moved the adoption of the report, Which was seconded by Mr. PLrws. Mr. LEEMAN said, that there was a balance of 73,8792 still in the hands of the directors, and that it would be desirable,'if the shareholders would resolve to have their money returned to do so, reserving a balance of 4,0001. or 5,000/. to meet current expenses, but suspending all works. Mr. T. ATKINSON said, it appeared from the accounts that tho amount of the expenses on the Dissolution Bill was 1,922/. lie wished to know, was that all ?or what %ere the liabilities of the company with respect to that item ? The CHAIRMAN believed it was not the whole amount of liabilities, and they did not know what they wore.. After a long discussion resolutions were passed, ap proving of that part of the report which related to re ducing the expenses and suspending the works, and re questing the directors to call a special meeting on the 19th of September, to consider the propriety of return ing a rateable amount of the money to the shareholders. WIIARFDALE RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday at Skipton;,,Mr. F. Billam in the chair. The report stated that an extension of time had been granted for the purchase of land and completion of works. The directors had abstained from any active prosecution of the works during the past half year. They have thought it advisable to discontinue the pay. ment of interest to the shareholders, and to reduce their stuff and establishment to the lowest possible point, and the ordinary expenses of the company are now under 100/. a year. The directors reiterate their previously , expressed conviction of the soundness of the undertak ing, and that its resources will be found fully equal to the expectations entertained when the company was pro— jected. The accounts to the 30th of June showed 0 , 4 64,9601. had Leen received and 41,8891. expended, leav ing a balance of 23,071/. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the report was adopted, and the common seal of the company affixed to the register of proprietors. LEEDS AND 'I HIRSK RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Leeds on Monday; Mr. H. C. Marshall presided. The report stated, that the gross receipts for goods an,l coal traffic, for the half-year ending June 30, on the railway, was 1,6401., and for the four weeks during which it has been used for passengers the receipts on that account have been 1821. The account of expendi ture and receipt showed a balance in favour of the com pany amounting to 8861. 13s. 9d. The opening, for passengers, of the portion of the line referred to—from Thirsk to Ripon—took place on the Ist of June last. The receipts from the Ure navigation property, pur chased by this company, for the .. past year have been 2,0951., and the net proceeds therefrom 1,7041., which will pay about five per cent. upon the purchase-money. An additional portion of the line—from Ripon southward to Weeton-lane, near the north bank of the Wharfe, including. the Ripon, Nidd, and Pannal contracts, is now nearly completed, and, it is expected, will be opened ter goals and passenger traffic in a week or two from the present time, which will make a total of about 28 miles of railway available for the accommodation of the public. Owing to the recent depressed condition of the inprietary affairs of the country, the directors have not been able to take up any considerable sums of money on loan during the last six months. They have conse quently been under the necessity of making regular calls oil both classes of the company's shares up to the pre sent time. Arrears of call on account of the original shares remained to be collected up to the close of July io the amount of 18,5601., in addition to which there were 33,802/. of arrests on shares which are forfeited, but en which 86,1121. had previously been paid. The directors arc using all necessary diligence to obtain the arrears now due. The directors propose to submit a resolution to the shareholders authorising them to raise by loans the further sum of 159,9331., the amount au thorised to be raised under the powers of these several Acts. In consequence of the difficulty of obtaining money on loan the directors recommend the share hold-is to empower them to capitalise such amount of the loans authorised to be raised as may be found neces sary, and in lieu thereof to create and issue shares of such amount, and on such terms as shall be determined by the shareholders. The new share capital au thorised to be raised under the powers of se veral Acts this session, by the Melmerby and Northal lerton Extension, 153,000/. ; Harrogate and Pateley Branch, 154,0001.; Leeds Central station, 80,0001. ; or a total share capital of 887,0001. The directors propose to fix the amount of each new extension-share at eV. These shares will of course be credited with the 3/. 105. already paid up on the scrip. The directors will make application to Parliament for power to pay a preferea , tied dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. on the capital called up on the extension shares when the original lines are opened for traffic. The directors expect that the line from Leeds to Thirsk will be opened throughout before the next half-yearly meeting. The accounts to the 30th of June showed that 1,346,5091. had been received, and 1,323,531/. expended, leaving a balance of 22,978/. The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report, and made some observations on the principal points mentioned therein. REHOLDER,. l A n lr a . n J sw . e f r io t T o T a s ci e u c e o s nde tio n d f t r h o e m m a o s ti n on. A The CHAIRMAN said, that the amount of any call upon the preferential shares for the purpose of the works for which those shares were issued, would be very small previous to the application to Parliament for power to grant them a preferential dividend. The motion for the adoption of the report, after some further discussion, was carried. Mr. APPLEBY proposed a resolution to the effect— "That no calls be made on the preference share* until Parliamentary sanction tor giving a preferential dividend of 6 per cent. had been obtained." Mr. EARP, of Derby, seconded the resolution, which. was carried. The CHAIRMAN proposed— " That the subscribers fully approve of the proceed ings which have been taken by the directors with respect to the Clarence Amalgamation Bill introduced by the Clarence Company in this session of Parliament, which was formed upon terms of purchase that had not been sanctioned by the shareholders in this company, and which was pressed forward without the consent and contrary to the desires of this company and its directors; and especially they approve of the act of the directors in presenting a petition to the House of Lords against the order treaty Bill, under the seal of this com p an y , as necessar y to protect their interests." Mr. W. W. BROWN s e c onded the resolution, w hich a fter considerable discussion wa s c arried. The CHAIRMAN' next proposed— " That notwithstanding what has passed, and in that there may be no ground of complaint against this opportunitycompany should I parties.the ier e offered, a directors gain t e be e nte n t required, if the o with the Clarence Company for the purchas e o f t h e i r property, provided that such treaty be placed up on a f air ti i it y d ar t r h a a e t g i e t m d e i n s t tin o c r distinctly be for the e understood and an 'i a a g i r e e ed footing; that ai purchase of that proporty requires th e • banction and con firmation of a special meeting of the Leeds and Think shareholders duly convened." This was seconded by Mr N. Cesu, and agreel to. The meeting ther. entered on the consideration of the provisional agreement with the East and West York shire Company for the purchase of their line at 6 per cent., under the power of an Act passed during the pr....- Sent session. A protracted discus,ion took place, whicir ended in a resolution being carried by a majority of •111 to 297 votes, for the postponement of the question, but in the meantime the directors of the Leeds an.d Company to have power to find working stock, and work the railway as fur as it is at present completed li t on terms to be agreed upon with the directors of the East and West Yorkshire. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND. W. Broadbent, Dolph, Yorkshire, cloth merchant, Is., on Friday, Oct. 15, between eleven and two, at the office of Air. Freeman, Leeds. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. A. Trimmer, Brentford, Middlesex, victualler, Sept. 20, at twelve. In the Country. P. P. Fisher, Bristol, ironmonger, Sept. 19, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—S. Bardsley, Manchester, agent and dealer in calicoes, Sept. 20, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester—W. W. Ward, Stafford, Staffordshire, metal dealer, Sept. 19, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham— E. Fellows, Bilston, Wolverhampton, licensed victualler, Sept. 21, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Den tith, Liverpool. grocer and tea dealer, Sept. 20, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—Mary Ann Owens, Toxteth park, near Liverpool, victualler, Sept. 20, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. At the Court of Review, Sept. 19. 11. E. Hariep, Dowlsis, Glnmorganshire, draper—C. Burrows and J. J. Parker, Macclesfie!d-street North, City-road Basin, coal merchants—J. Winterbourne, Ox ford, builder—T. Williams and T. Williams, jun., Chel tenham, auctioneers—G. Weiss, Liverpool, musicseller —J. Loyd, Liverpool, boot and shoe manufacturer—C. Roweroft, Chelsea, bookseller—W. Edmunds, Totten ham, and Wenlock -road, City-road, tailor. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Williams and W. Jones, Talybent, Merionethshire, turners—W. Brook and R. Smith, Catherine-court, Seething-lane, ship and insurance agents—T. Barrett. sea., and T. Barrett, jun., Prestolee, Lancashire, cotton spinners -11. Robertson and J. C. Robertson, Colches ter, schoolmasters—G. Rippard and H. Rippard, Liver pool, ship brokers—G. Bannister and J. Binns, Hud dersfield, commission agents—E. Stott and H. Edwards, Huddersfield, merchants—E. Head and J. P. Everard, Bury St. Edmund's, woolstaplers—T. Powell, and C. Williams, London, steam coal traders—E. Eckersley and J. Glazebrook, Heywood, Lancashire, tailors—W. R. Bragg and W. Bright, Slough, gardeners—E. Evans, J. M'Donald, and G. Evans, Brighton, nursery and seeds men— J. Hughes and J. Hilton, Manchester, smaliware manufacturers—T. Ratcliffe and J, Horsfall, Bradford, Yorkshire, ironfounders—T. F. Sisley, and C. Denis Sisley, Watling-street, foreign warehousemen —R. Bowes and G. Bowes, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, ship brokers—B. Hodgson, J. Haswell, W. Balmer, North Hylton, Dur ham, shipbuilders—ll. Lloyd and T. Lloyd, Birkenhead, joiners—J. Palliser and G. Deighton, Thirak, Yorkshire, mercers—F INSOLVENT PETIBTCIarkri4oIIONERS, coachmakers. Richard Anderton, Manchester, plasterer. Richard Powell, Holywell, Flintshire, boot and shoe manufacturer. Robert Bentley, Lip, Flint, Flintshire, labourer. Elias Williams, Liverrol. George Hughes, Littlethorpe, Cosby, Leicestershire. Jonathan Robinson, Leicester, machinist. Isaac Aydon, Wakefield, engineering agent. Benjamin Hodgson, Kirkf.eiton, Yorkst.ire, weaver and shopkeeper. John Hargraves, Aldmonbury, Yorkshire, corn and flour salesman and innkeeper. John Turner, Halifax, Yorkshire, iron and tin plate worker. John Hanson, Warley, Yorkshire, journeyman Blubber. Thomas Gosling, Lymington Boldre, Hants, innkeeper and farmer. William Newmen, Lymington, Hants, general dealer. Richard Woods, Liverpool, ironmonger. Samuel Wynne, Liverpool, wheelwright. Samuel Jackson, Tunstall, Staffordshire, clerk. John Osb , rne, Great Easton, Leicestershire, butcher and publican. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. W. 111 4 Connell, Glasgow, grocer and spirit dealer, to meet within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow, Sept. 4 and 25, a one. EXETER AN I) EXMOU 1H RAILWAY. The fifth half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held on Monday at the offices, Bedford-circus, Exeter. Mr. E. WOOLMER, chairman of the board of directors, presided. In opening the proceedings he remarked that, although it was called the fifth halt-yearly meeting, it was virtually only the first; tor, as the 37th clause in their Bill prevented their Act from taking effect until after the Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester line should ob tain the royal assent, they had not before had a regular meeting. Owing to the great opposition evinced against that Bill by rival companies, that Act, which was before Parliament iu 1546, only received the royal assent a few ' weeks since; and, therefore, up to the present time the 26% 124 164 27% % -