The Sun. — London, England, 1848-07-04 00:00:00

fourtb72l)ition 1N1111P1........ SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. LATEST FROM PARIS. General CALVAIGNAC has announced leis intention of raising the state of siege of Paris this day. M. EMILE DE GIBARDIN is accused of being an agent of Russia, and it is said there is ample evidence "to bring the charge home to him. Some disturbances occurred at Mulhouse on the 27th ult., when the late events in Paris became known there. Some operatives employed in the commercial workshops in the town struck for higher wages. The authorities, however, adopted all the necessary pre cautions, and the National Guards having turned out in considerable numbers, patrolled the town, and dis persed some rioters, who were shouting "Vive Na poleon !" One of them having resisted th• guards, received a bayonet wound, which has endangered his life. SPAIN. Madrid papers of the 28th ult. have arrived. Gederal PEZUELA has raised the state of siege in which Madrid has been placed since the ith May. MADRID, BOLSA, MAY 28.—The Three per Cents . closed at 221 cash, and 22! paper ; the Five per Cents., 13 cash; Passive, 4i ; and Coupons S paper. LOMBARDY. The Osservatore Triestino of Sunday, the 25th ult., publishes the following official notification of the Military Commander of Trieste : " Notice is hereby given, that the Commander of the Sardinian squadron anchored off Pirano, having, on the evening of the 22d June, stopped and visited the Greek brigantine Tombasi, Captain Sottiri Chila, from Ibraila, which, as coming from a place where the cholera is raging, is subject to quarantine. The squadron itself is declared contaminated. Wherefore all vessels, barques, and persons communicating with the same squadron, until the 26th June inclusive, will be subjected to a qua rantine of five days." MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATIIS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1848. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ▪ 347 ▪ 53 Turbercular Diseases... ... 171 Diseases of the Brain, Ner►es, and Senses... 125 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 27 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... 6 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ..• ..• Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ••• ••• Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. ••• ••• Malformations—. ... ••• ••• Premature Birth ... •• ••• Atrophy••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Old Age ••• ••• Sudden ... ••• •.. •.. Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance Causes not specified ... •.• •• DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... Population Average weekly Deaths Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7. in th 4. 1841. Five Springs. Week. West Distracts... 300,711 . . 143 ... 165 North a.stricti.. 375,971 .. 182 ... 215 Central Districts 373,653 ... 171 ... 188 East l';t , triets ... 392,444 ... 199 ... 248 Soutt..../istricts .. 501,190 24S ... 284 Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 1,100 „ 548 552 Males Females BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... Females ... Total COURSE OF EXCH Amsterdam .......... 12 3 Ditto, at sight • • .... Rotterdam 12 3 Elamburgh 13 12% Paris, 3 days' sight 15 55 Ditto, ••••..•• .. . • . • Marseilles •...••• • .. • • 25 9 5 Bourdeaux.... ..... • irankfort en Maine.... Petetsburgh, Sil. ltble •. Vienna, effee. fib •••• •• 12 30 Trieste, ditto.... •• .... 2•lsdiid •• .. •• ........ 47 Barcelona •. •• ......•• 81v111e..............., -.1,552 NGE.-(THIS DAY.)I Gibraltar .. •••••• • • • • • • i Leghorn ........ • • .. • . Naples ...... • • .... • - Palermo, Lisbon.... • • .... Oporto • ... • • .... • • .. Rio Janeiro • • ...... Bahia . Buenos Ayres .. • • • . New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia .. PRICLA ON BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 Yew Dollars • ... • U 4 97,, 'Portugal Gold Coin • . 0 0 0 i.;ipanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Oliver in bars ...... 0 4 11% THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, JULY 4, 1848. Orders for the Court's going into mourning, on Thurs day next, the 6th instant, for his late Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, viz.:—The ladies wear black silk, fringed or plain linen, white gloves, necklaces and earrings, black or white shoes fans and tippets. The :gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or plain linen, black swords and buckles. The Court to change the mourning, on Sunday next the 9th instant, viz.:—The Ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured ribbons, fans and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuffs, with black ribbons. The gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waistcoats, full trimmed, coloured swords and buckles. And, on Thursday the 13th instant, the Court to go out of mourning. CROWN OFFICE, JULY 1. JIIRMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Cheltenham.—The Honourable Craven Fitzhardinge Berkeley, the last election for the said borough having been declared void. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUNE 30. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of Lord Foley, to appoint William Alexander Tinkler, Esq., one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice Markey, retired. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JULY 3, 1848. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Gentlemen Cadets to be Second Lieutenants—Edward Teddy, vice Boulthee, promoted; Henry C. Singer, vice Mitchell, promoted; Hill James Thomas Tomlinson, vice Henry, promoted; John Bawden Parkin, vice Warlow, promoted ; Charles Johnston, vice Bedingfield, promoted ; Thomas Samuel Poer Field, vice Childers, promoted ; Lawrence Augus tus Bradshaw, vice Mytton, promoted ; John M'Caodio Campbell, vice Handcock, resigned; William French, vice Jones, prometed ; Sir William George Johnson, Bart., vice Campbell, promoted ; Edward Adolphus Seymour, vice Farmer, promoted, June 27. Corps of Royal Engineers—Gentlemen Cadets to be Second-Lieutenants—Wilbraham Oates Lennox, vice Wilkinson, promoted; Arthur Leahy, vice Nicholson, promoted; Edward Loftus Bland, vice Walker; Charles Edward Stuart Baynes, vice Burke; Charles Le Gallais, vice Cox, promoted; Anthony William Durnford, vice Farrell, promoted; Donald Augustus Frazer, vice Liddell; Harry George Teesdale, vice Barry; Thomas Molyneux Graves, vice Sedley; William Christian Anderson, Tice Lambert, promoted, June 27. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. Queen's Own Regiment of Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet Hugh Montgomery to be Lieutenant, vice the Honourable Henry George Spencer, promoted; Francis Horatio Fitzroy to be Cornet, vice Montgomery, promoted, June 30. BANKRUPTS. William Clur e 3, pawnbroker, Brydges-street, Covent garden, to surrender, July 12, at twelve, and August 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official. assignee, Sambrook court, Basinghall-street; Brundell. and Co., Temple. Thomas Raybould, miller, Kingawinford, Stafford. shire, July 12 and Aug. 5, at half-past ten, at the Bit.-- mingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Bir mingham; Collis, Cluwes, and Uhthoff, Stourbridge, Worcestershire. James Woodhull, jeweller, Clifton, Bristol, July 18., and August 15, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; King, Bristol ; Jones and Co., Crosby-square, London. Francis Robert Stradling, apothecary, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, July 20 and Aug. 18, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Brydges and Co., Red Lion-square, London.; Naish and Rocke, Glastonbury. John Lucas, general shopkeeper, Cardiff, July 20, al eleven, and August 18, at half-past eleven, at the Bris tol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; White and Co., Bedford-row, London ; Britton and Sons, Bristol. Richard Yarnall, gardener, Newport, Monmouthshire., July 21, at twelve, and August 17, at eleven, at thE• Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Brie,- tol; Jones and Son, Bristol; Meredith and Co., Lincolifis Inn. London. Francis Cowlyn, mercer, Devonport, July 12, wt eleven, and Aug. 10, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Ilernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Chapman, Devonport ; Galsworthy and Nichols, Cook's -court, Lincoln's Inn, London. John Carden, auctioneer, Birkenhead, Cheshire, July s ralp .1 and August 11, at eleven, a t t h e Li verpool Di str i ct " 1 " 1 ! rt. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool. Wilkin, Fur ; 6.11# 's -inn, London; Brown, Liveopool. a'n Sawley Whitaker, wine and spirit dealer, Sal ( Lancashire, July 14 and August 4 , at twelve, at -:(:::-.1t14.-.:Ile,ittanchester District Court. Hobson' official' as tilowc, Manchester ; Jaques , Edwards, Jaques, and LaW,6n, Ely-place London ; Heath, Manchester. -1 at'eoro. m e Drabble, wine and spirit m erchant, Man -I,..thester,July 17, and August 7, at twelve, at the Man chester District Court. John Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford row ; Morris, Manchester. Jane Parker, innkeeper, Goosnargh with Newsham, Lancashire, July 14, and August 4, at twelve, at the ~ , :~,pt~ 783 769 THE SUN, LONDON, Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bedford row, London'; Turner and Son, Preston. RAILWAY COI\IIMITTE (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. LORD SHAFTESBURY'S COMMITTEE.—NORTH STAFPORDGHIRS (Ashbourne Branch). Preamble proved and clauses agreed to. GROUP No. 2.— SALISBURY AND YEOVIL.—The general evidence in favour of this line was closed, and Mr. Locke was examined to-day on the engineering features of the line. His examination had not concluded when the Committee rose. GROUP No. lII.—G REAT WESTERN (Extension of the Berks and Hants lice from Hungerford to Westbury). —The Committee were engaged the whole day with the opposition of the landholders, who contend that the line was not only unnecessary, but:that it would never yield an adequate return for the outlay, while the Salisbury and Yeovil which they say is a cheap line, wouid take a far more preferable route, and was much more calculated to serve this district of country. GROUP No. 4.--G REAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (Isle: of: Axholme Branch).—The case for the pro moters of this Bill was opened, and evidence taken in its favour. ELECTION COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) DUBLIN. The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' ma jority was resumed, and in the course of the day the petitioners succeeded in striking off two additional votes. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Trial at bar, before the full Court and a Special Jury ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. ITALLETT. This was a trial at bar to try the right of the defend ant to enclose an estate near to Epping Forest. It ap peared from the evidence that a few years ago the defendant bought a freehold estate of 73 acres of arable and woodland, on the borders of Waltham Forest, and subsequently he enclosed the wood portion of the estate. The Woods and Forests, however, interfered to prevent the enclosure being completed, resting their right to do so on the ground that the wood wasp. portion of Walt ham Forest,f but the defendant disputed the title of the Crown, and the present trial was had for the pur pose of deciding the question. The evidence adduced proved beyond all doubt that the land formed part of the forest up to the time of the defendant taking possession, and he therefore consented to allow a verdict to be entered for the Crown. THE CHARTIST TRIALS. The trials of the Chartist prisoners are fixed by the Treasury to commence to-morrow morning at the Cen tral Criminal Court. The Attorney-General has not yet decided which case is to come on first, but it is ex pected he will lead with Fussell's, it having been inti mated last sessions that his would be taken before the others. Lord Chief Justice Wilde, Mr. Baron Parke, and Mr. Justice Maule are the judges who will preside. OPENING OF SAINT GEORGE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, SOUTHWARK. (THIS DAY.) (molt A CORRESPONDENT.) This magnificent gothic structure, which has been so much admired of late by all who have had the good for tune to view its interior as well as the exterior, was opened this day with a solemn pontifical high mass, which commenced at eleven o'clock, and was attended by sixteen bishops, and upwards of 200 priests and monks, who flocked from all parts of England and the continent to assist at this great national Catholic festival. The whole ceremony was gone through in a manner worthy of early Catholic days, and, but for the wretched chanting, we might have imagined ourselves in one of the continental cathedrals on a grand ate day. The church itself is a structure which reminds one of the Cathedral of St. Gudul at-, Brussels, only it wants the gorgeously-carved pulpit and magnificent altar piece. The church was filled, and the receipts will amount to 4,0001., the tickets having been sold at one guinea each; north and south aisles, 10s. 6d. each; in addition to which there was a collection. The sermon, by the Rev. Dr. Wiseman, was the most appropriate one we ever remember to have heard; his eulugium of the late Archbishop of Paris was most impressive. The lamented ecclesiastic was to have been present at the solemnity. The exterior arrangements, were admirably managed by 200 of the L division of police, under the superintendence of Inspector Rutt. The whole service lasted from eleven till three o'clock. 1,100 35q 51% 52 LONDON DOCKS.—(THIS DAY.) The general annual meeting of the proprietors was held to-day at their offices in Princes-street, Bank (J. Catley,:Esq., in the ohair), for the purpose of submitting the report, declaring a dividend, and electing the di rectors for the ensuing year. The list of directors sub mitted to the meeting was approved, and the statement of accounts showed the number of ships entered during the last six months was 554, measuring 154,693 tons, being last year during the same period 548, measuring 150,570 tons. The earnings during the six months up to the end of May was 197,701/. 2s. 3d.; in the corresponding period of last year it was 198,626/. lls. sd. The expenditure was 107,5181. I Is. 7d.; last year during the same period it was 108,1141. 33. 3d. A dividend of 2/. Ios. per cent. was declared, leaving a balance in favour of the com pany of 133,505/. 16s. 3d.; and thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting was dissolved. THE LONDON AND GREENWICH RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the company was held to-day at the offices of the company in Coleman-street (W. Shadbolt, Esq., in the chair), when a dividend of 3s. 9d. per share on the unprivileged shares, and the election .of J. F. Maubert to the directory, in the place of Mr. Hughes Hughes, was confirmed. The report, which was very short, merely recommended the measures just mentioned, the statement of accounts, showed:that the re ceipts, including the lease of the line, were 5,7351.85. 6d. The receipts up to 31st December last were, including interest from bonds and other sources, 19,721/. Os. 9d., which was consumed to the extent of 5,8321. lOqin pay ment of bonds, and 5,5681. in the interest of the prefer ence shares. A question being asked by one of the shareholders as to the necessity of continuing the board of direction, it was explained that the whole of the office expenses during the last half-year were only about 601. SALTPETRE.—To-day there was a considerable falling f off in the demand for Rough ; and at public sale 1,632 bags were taken in at the former value—good grey 4:.f per cent refraction at 28s, and middling q per cent 273 per cwt. There were no buyers within is of these quotations. TALLow.—Russian on the spot cannot be called cheaper, but on the part of the trade little desire has been manifested to do business, and 44s 6d to 45s per cwt are the rates accepted for fine P.Y. Candle. On the part of holders there appears to be a desire to sell. For delivery in the last three months of the year; there has been little passing, and sellers are willing to accept 43s to 43s 6d. Home made is not much required, and can be obtained at 44s to 44s 64 nett cash, as the supply continues to increase. Other sorts of Tallow are brought freely to market, and prices have slightly given way. At auction 484 casks of New South Wales were nearly all sold. American nearly all found buyers. On Friday 200 casks of Tallow will be offered at public sale, Rough Fat is dull of sale at 2 s 6 d per stone. O us.—This afternoon Linseed Oil was in excellent request, and prices advanced to 23s to 23s 3d per cwt on the spot. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. The Earl of BANDON presented a petition from the merchants and inhabitants of Cork against any altera tion in the navigation-laws. The Earl of EGLINTON presented a petition from Ayr against the Scottish Registration Bill. Lord CAMPBELL presented some petitions with a similar prayer. JUVENILE OFFENDERS. The Duke of RICHMOND presented petitions with a similar prayer; also a petition from the city of London, complaining of the increase of juvenile offenders. The Noble Duke said that if the Government did not intro duce a measure on the subject, he should lay on the table a Bill for the purpose of withdrawing juvenile offenders from trial, and of consigning them by a sum mary process to a place of reformatory punishment. Lord KINNAIRD urged upon their Lordships the necessity of attending to the condition of the vagrant children with which the metropolis and the large towns were infested. Earl GREY admitted the necessity of some alteration in the method of treating juvenile offenders, but was not prepared to discuss the subject at the present moment. After a short conversation the petition was laid on the table, and several other petitions to the same effect were presented by the Duke of RICHMOND. LAW OF MARRIAGE. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid on the table ,he report of the Commissioners on the law of Marriage, NORTH WALES RAILWAY. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from an individual, complaining of the conduct of the directors of the North Wales Railway Company. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IBELAND) BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition). The SOLICITOR. GENERAL was very desirous, in a few words, to - explain the objects of the Bill; but as the principles of the measure had already been amply discussed, he hoped the House would not raise another debate upon it before they went into Committee. The simple object of the Bill was to make land marketable in Ireland. At present land was not a marketable com modity in Ireland, owing, he supposed, to the peculiar state of the country. From returns which had already been laid before the House, it appeared, even during the time of the greatest distress in Ireland, capital was con stantly coming over to be invested in this country which would have been applied to improving the land in Ireland had the law relating to the transfer of that commodity been simple and easy of attainment. Under the present system there were two registries of property, but they were so exceedingly defective that it was most difficult and embarrassing in effecting a transfer of landed property in Ireland. These registries, for in stance, contained accounts of the encumbrances which rested upon the land of Ireland, and before a piece of land could be sold the vendor was obliged to prove that all the registered encumbrances had been satisfied. The complicated nature, however, of the law of mortgaging in Ireland rendered it extremely difficult and expensive for the vendor to do so. In this country that difficulty did not exist, and by this Bill it was proposed so to simulate the law of the two countries that the difficulty which had hitherto existed in proving that old encum brances had been satisfied should be removed. It was proposed to do this through the medium of the Court of Chancery, which would have power to order the sale of encumbered estates upon the owner and purchaser com plying with certain regulations to be established by this Bill. Provisions had been introduced into the Bill to prevent anything like an improper or fraudulent sale of property. It was proposed to give the fullest notice to every person who might be interested in the property before any sale could take place, and on its being proved satisfactorily that these notices had been given the pur chase-money was to be paid into the hands of the Accountant-General. If, however, there should be any fraud the whole proceedings would be perfectly bad and void, and the sale might be set aside at any time when such fraud was discovered. The effect of the Bill, in fact, would be to give the real owners of the property a much better price than they could obtain under present circumstances, and it there fore would be a great boon to the landlords of Ireland. It had been urged as an objection to the Bill that it would have the effect of depreciating the value of property, by throwing too much land into the market at once, but that was easily an swered, by stating that persons so thinking might delay the sale until the market price was higher. There no doubt would be a good deal of legal opposition in that House to the Bill. He was one of the profession, and considered that it would certainly be the means of taking a great deal of business out of their hands—(Laughter) —but he supported the Bill on public grounds, think ing that it would confer a great benefit upon Ire land. It would not interfere with any other Bills which had been proposed for giving relief to Ireland, it having been thought desirable to confine it exclusively to the emancipation of land, and not to incorporate with it anything with respect to tenant-rights, or the improvement of land. The Bill would give to persons a full, expeditious, and safe mode of investing capital in Irish lands, and it was well known that a vast amount of capital through out the country was seeking for investment at the present moment. There could be no doubt that if persons could get a clear title to property in Ireland it would be the means of bringing a great influx of capital to the country, and thus tend in a great degree to im prove its condition. He was sure that there was but one common feeling in the House to make it an efficient Bill, and the Government would be thankful to receive any suggestion which could make it more per fect, it being a matter of considerable complication and difficulty. There was a great deal of technicality neces sarily involved in the measure, but the Government had endeavoured to avoid that as much as possible, in order to lay down broad and intelligible principles. He, therefore, was of opinion that it would fully meet the object it was intended to accomplish without doing serious injury to any person, and trusted that it would receive the general approbation of the House.—(Cheers.) Mr. NAPIER deprecated the provisions of the Bill, which he said would be destructive to the sacred rights of property in Ireland. The real effect of it would be to compel the sale of every estate in Ireland, because there was no estate in that country which-, under the designation contained in the Bill, would not be considered an encum bered estate. The Bill, therefore, would be appli cable to every estate ; and a more reckless and injurious measure, and one more ruin ous in its ultimate, result, he could not conceive. In the Court of Chancery, he understood that a pur chaser is not expected to complete his purchase, unless it could be shown that the title which was about to be vested in him was good; but under the Bill this salu tary power would not prevail.—(Hear.) He denied that the Bill would be a boon to the landlords of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) They could not be too careful with respect to right titles, because if they did not do so, endless litigation would be the result. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman they gave several technical and legal grounds to show that the Bill would operate most injuri ously, if not ruinously, on the landed interest of Ireland. He bad the authority of Sir Edward Sugden for saying, that proceeding by means of a bill instead of a petition, as provided by this measure, were the most inexpensive and oonclusive.—(Cheers.) He felt it his duty to oppose the Bill. Mr. MONSELL said it would be a matter of sincere regret if it went forth to the public that the sentiments enunciated by the Hon. Gentleman who had just re sumed his seat were those entertained by the majority of Irish Members—(Hear, hear)—because the Bill, he sincerely believed, would be the means of mitigating much of the misery that prevailed among the tenants on encumbered estates in Ireland. When the House considered the condition, the social position of Ire land, they would pause, he was sure, before they threw out this Bill, which was looked to as their only means of relief by the poor. If in other countries the onus probandi rested with those who desired change, in Ireland the onus probandi rested with those who wished to preserve a system fraught with the greatest misery. Having read the testimony of Mr. Booth in support of his view, he proceeded to say, if landlords and tenants knew their interests and wished to promote their welfare, they would agree in desiring such a remedy as this, in order that the present system might be put an end to. — (Hear, hear.) The Ilonourable and Learned Gentle man said such a measure could only be justified by an " overwhelming necessity."—(Hear.) What did he mean by such a statement? Surely an " over whelming necessity" existed for this measure at the pre sent moment—(Hear, hear)—for the state of things in Ireland were such as to threaten a bloody revolution. They had to consult the interests of the living rather than those of the dead, or the indefinite wishes of poi:- terity.—(Hear, hear.) The landlord would derive little advantage from the sale of his estate. He could not commit any trickery in respect of it, neither could he expend the money it might realise as he thought pro per, as it was to be paid into the Court of Chan cery, and appropriated to those who had the greatest claims to the proceeds. He considered that the selling of small portions would also tend to the advantage of the country, because it was :most essential that a class of persons having an interest in the same should be fostered.—(Hear.) He hoped the Govern ment would pass the measure with all convenient haste, but not, however, without listening to all reasonable amendments. Sir GEORGE GREY hoped the House would rise (the time being half-past three) until five o'clock, as the Speaker had been some time in the MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of July 4.) SUGAR.—To-day there was a further diminution in the demand for Raw Sugar for home trade purposes, and on the part of exporters very little desire was shown to do business. Merchants were more in clined to sell, and for most sorts a decline in the value took place. West India Muscovado was dealt in with caution to-day for both the scale and refining purposes, while the prices taken were 6d per cwt under those of Friday. Only 370 hhds and trcs were sold, in cluding a public sale of 150 hhds Barbadoes, which went off flatly at the reduction above noted ; fine yellow sold at 435, good 41s to 425, good middling 403 6d, middling 39s to 40s per cwt. The market for both free and slave labour sorts closes with a dull aspect. REFINED. —To-day the market was firm for Refined Sugar, and for home trade purposes a good demand ex isted. Standard lumps realized 565, and brown grocery 55s 6d. In Bonded Crushed Sugar large sales were made for exportation at 25s to 26s per cwt. MAURITIUS—This afternoon two parcels of Mauritius Sugar, amounting to 6,202 bags 124 tierces and 206 casks were submitted to public sale, and the chief part sold, but at Gd per cwt decline, and the biddings were languid. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was only a:limited demand for Rengal Sugar, and 4,606 bags at public sale went at Gd to is per cwt. decline for strong yellow; white Benares, however, realized the full worth. FOREIGN.—The market for all descriptions of Foreign Sugar has bcen in an unfavourabte position since our last report. On the part of holders a desire has been manifested to realize upon rather lower terms, still the export orders completed have been trifling, and home buyers operated with reluctance, our refiners working under bond are also little in want of sugar. The sales concluded by private treaty are a cargo of white Havannah for St. Petersbugh at 325; 270 chests of ordinary yellow Havagnah for refining in bond at 18s, and 100 chests of brown Maroim at 17s per cwt. At public sale 562 packages of Cuba were taken in. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was little passing in Coffee by private treaty, either for home use or expor tation. At public sale 267 bags of Plantation Ceylon were mostly taken in above the value—good 60s to 655, fine 70s; a few lots were sold. Native Ceylon is dull of sale. _ _ _ CosoA.—West India is not offered at any further de cline, but the trade operate with caution, and there is a plentiful supply, whilst further arrivals are expected. At public sale 250 bags Trinidad were all taken in at the full value—low and middling red at 39s to 425, and grey 36s to 38s per cwt. For all kinds of Foreign the market is dull. . . --- TEA.—To-day the quantity of Tea submitted to public sale amounted to 7,212 pkgs. There was not much demand, and 2,500 were sold at about former rates. Congou, ordinary went at 7d to 71d, fair common 74 2 . d to 9d, fine is 2id; Pouchong 44d to sid; Caper, in boxes, scented is lid to is lid; Orange Pekoe, scented, fine is Bid to is 10d; Hyson, fine 3s 7id to 3s 8d; Young Hyson, fine 2s 9d to 2s 10d, ordinary Is lid; Canton 7id; Imperial, ordinary is 2d to is 34d; Gunpowder, catty boxes, fine 4s 6d to 4s Bd, and Canton is 7d to 2s per lb. RICE.—To-day there was no public sale of East India Rice; and by private treaty all sorts were dealt in with caution, notwithstanding the low rates current— Bengal, middling and fine white only realize 9s to 12s per cwt. COCHINEAL.—Prices must again he quoted rather lower, on account of the large supply and limited de mand. Of 100 bags Honduras offered at public sale, a small part only sold—Honduras, low and middling sil vers at 3s 7d to 4s. SPIRITS.—To-day Rum was dealt with in caution, and the progress of price is still downwards, proof Leewards can be obtained at is lid to Bd, East India is 5d to is 6d, Jamaica 28 to 38 per cent over proof as 8d to 4s, fine 4s 2d to 4s 6d, and Demerara of strong quality at 2s 7d to 3s per gallon. There are again large arrivals of West India. SPICES.—To-day at public sale 14 bags Pimento sold at 3id for low middling ; 20 barrels Jamaica Ginger were taken in at 56s to 60s for good ordinary; and 7 casks of Limed Dutch Nutmegs, at 3s per lb, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 4, 11318 chair and would most likely occupy it many hours after the House resumed. lle should on Monday mention a day for proceeding with the Bill. M. B. OSBORNE deprecated the speech of the Honourable Baronet the Member for Clare (Sir Lucius O'Brien), as a party " move" and quite foreign to the subject before the House, as he had related anecdotes to the House which had no relation to the subject before it, and then concluded with an amendment. Ho hoped the House would decide on that amendment before they rose.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. GROGAN suggested that the Bill should be re ferred to a Committee up stairs, where all the minute points in the measure could be discussed. Sir G. GREY hoped the House would consent to re lieve the Speaker. As he believed the Hon. Baronet did not intend to proceed with his amendment, he hoped he would withdraw it.—(No, no.) Well, ho could re new it before they went into Committee, if he thought proper. Sir L. O'BRIEN declined to withdraw his amend ment.—(Cries of "Adjourn," "Divide.") Mr. HENLEY moved the adjournment of the debate. The SPEAKER put the motion, and as there were a great many " ayes," and a number of " noes," the gal leries were cleared for a division, but none took place. The House than adjourned until Five o'clock. The SPEAKER resumed the Chair at a Quarter past Five o'clock. LEGAL EDUCATION. Mr. G. A. HAMILTON asked the Attorney-General whether steps have been taken by her Majesty's Go vernment, or by the Inns of Court, or the King's Inn, Dublin, to give effect to any of the recommendations with respect to the improvement of legal education contained in the report of the Select Committee on that subject, presented 25th of August, 1846. Also, whether it is intended to introduce any measure by which Irish barristers may be authorised to practise in courts in England, and English barristers in courts in Ireland, in which they are now by law competent to preside, or by which a reciprocity of practice in the profession in both countries may be established. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied that it was not the intention of the Government to introduce any measure on the subject, and that it was not a matter which came within the province of the Government. THE WEST INDIES. Mr. HUME gave notice that he should to-morrow ask the Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of the Colonies whether any dispatches relating to the condition of the West India Islands, and the number of labourers brought from Africa in the course of the year, had been received by the packet which had arrived to-day. TURNPIKE TRUSTS. Mr. COLVILE inquired whether it was the inten tion of the Right Honourable Baronet to bring in a Bill in the ensuing session relating to turnpike trusts; and if not, whether he would have any objection to introduce any clause in the general Turnpike Act to re lieve particular districts, one of which he mentioned, from the stringent operations of the Act? Sir G. GREY had intended to introduce a measure in the present session, but the vast amount of other and more urgent business had prevented him from doing so. He should be sorry to give a decided opinion with re spect to any particular district; but, at the same time, he should be extremely happy to consider any parti cular case that might be laid before him. THE RAILWAY COMMISSION. Mr. BANKES then rose to ask for leave to intro , duce a Bill to abolish the Railway Commission Act. One of the Ministers had stated that the House of Com mons was entirely to blame for all the extravagance into which the Government had been driven. It this were so, the time surely had arrived when it was in cumbent upon the House of Commons to redeem its character in this respect; if so, the House of Commons should exercise a greater degree of vigilance than it had hitherto done. He did not admit the charge on the broad ground on which it had been made. The Go vernment were responsible for adopting the sug gestions that were made to them. It was gene rally admitted that the railway board had not given satisfaction to (the public and railway companies. It was necessary that he should direct the attention of the House to the manner in which Government had ex• ercised its authority in reference to railways. The power was first given to them in 1839, and the Act giving the power remained in force down to 1844, when it was repealed, and another Act passed establishing a railway department of the Board of Trade. From 1839 to 1844 the cost to the country of Government interference in railway matters was only 13,70/. ; from 1844 to 1846 it was 3,3601. In August, 1846, an Act was smuggled through Parliament almost without discussion creating the Railway Commission, and it appeared that the ex pense of that Commission from the period of its first existence amounted to no less a sum than 17,0001. The office, however, of president was vacant and he understood it was not the intention of Govern ment to fill it up, which would reduce the annual charge of the commission to 11,8001., but that now, in his opi nion, was much too extravagant, and he called upon Government to show what benefit the commission had conferred upon the public. He for one was ignorant of the good of tho commission. True it had published seven very bulky blue books, but their value would have been greater, and probably more ap preciated, had the pages of these blue books been much fewer than they were. Issuing these blue books was all the Commission had done, and he maintained that the fact of its being able to do so little, fully proved that the Commission was unnecessary for the interests of the public. PRICES OF SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON. TUESDAY, JULY 4. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Name of Company. Dividend per APL - CM. ... , ount of Share. Australasia .......... Britsh isl orth American Ceylon • • • • • • - Jommercial or Loadoia Gloucestershire .. •• • lonian • • • • • • • Lowin and Westminstr London Joint-Stock . • • Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New..• • • • • • • Kational of Ireland .• Nat. Provncial of Eng. Ditto, New... •• • • South Australia . • • • • • Union of Australia.... Union of London. • . • • Union of Madrid Name of Company. Charing-cross . • • • .. • • Southwrk, Nw Sub. Av. Ditto Nw of 7% p . c. Waterloo •• •• •• • • . • • • Ditto Old Ann. of 8/. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall Av. INS' Name of Company. 51. per cent. 7/. p6r cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. 6/. per cent. Albion .. .. • • • • • • • • • • Alliance Pirit. and For. Ditto Marine.•• •• •• 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 8/. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent Si. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent Cl. per cent 355. per cent. Mias . • • • • • • • • British Commercial • • Cleriel,Med.& Gen. Life Caunty • . • • • • • • • - • • • • Crown .. •• •• •• •• •• •• ....... ..... • • • • Eng•Sc Scot. Law •• • • European Life ••• • • • Family Endowmn t Soc. Freemasons'. • • • • • • • • guardian • • • • • • Imperial Fire . • . • • • • • Imperial Life • . • • • • • • Indemnity Marine.. • • Law Fire .. • • • • • • • • • • Law Life • . • • • • • • • • Legal and General Life Lzindcn Fire .. ••• • • • London Ship ..... Med. Invlid & Gen• Life National Lean Fund. National Life • • Palladium Life.••.• • Pelican • • • • • • • • • • .. • • Plicenix • • Protector Life........ Provident Life Rock Life•........... Royal Exchange Sun Fire • . Ditto Life .......... Universal Life........ Vi.itoria Life ......... 11. ss. 4d. 11. 2s. 2d. it. 17s. 'CE C' Dividend per Annum. X s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 31. 109. 6 per cent. 61. per cent, 139.6(1. pr sh. 7s. per share spr ct.B4 Us. 31. 51. per cent. 5 per cent. 41. & 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 12 per cent. 11. slt. & bs. 11. 16s. Amount of Share. £. s. d. 632 12 8 50 0 0 100 0 0 , 141. per ct. 51. per cent. 8/. per cent. 51. per cent. 70 10 3 X a. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 4 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 Paid. X. s. d. 25 0 0 19 30/2 Price. 3/. p. sh. &bs. 52. per cent. 11. ss. • 4s. 5/. per cent. 61. 10s. 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 1/. Gs. 1014 pr ent Price DOC: ►OO 0 0 Name of Compaay. Dividend per Amount of Share. 115 44V, Annum. C3inmerclal •....• • East and lir¢st India... East Country London •• •• •• 41. per cent. 61. pr cent. 255. per sh. 51. pr cent. B. per cent. 4 per cent. 1%1. pr eent. 21. per cent. 44 41 Os. X s. d. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Ditto Bondi•• •• •• •• St. Katharine 36% 154 Paid. Stock. Ditto Bonds. • • • .. • . Southampton • • •• • • • • 4 l62}i Price. 50 0 0 £ a. d. 50 0 0 Committee, or any Noble Lord appointed by the House in his place, shall be absent (unless by leave of the Com mittee), the House be resumed. A long and uninteresting conversation followed, and ultimately the alteration was agreed to with various altandments. The Bishop of OXFORD gave notice that he would to-morrow (this day), move the third reading of the Protection of Females Bill. (LEFT SPEAKING.) THE SWINDLER and the SWINDLED We have seldom met with a more flagrant case of wanton profligacy than the one we are about to unfold, which is remarkable for possessing all the features of modern romance rather than the characteristics of a practised swindler. The hero in the drama is a strange mixture of fool and knave, and we are only surprised that he should succeed in defrauding so many respect able tradesmen of their goods. We are not disposed to judge unfairly or censure harshly, yet we cannot refrain from regretting - that the tradesmen of Harrogate and elsewhere should have failed to exercise that degree of forethought and discretion, usually observable under such circumstances. We are a ware, the generally received opinion was that the man had exchequer-bills or some such docu ments, to a large amount, and the pretended offer of a sum of money for them, made by a Jew in Manchester — a thing very probable indeed—might, we admit, throw an unsuspecting person off his guard, nevertheless, evidence more tangible than the man's own word ought to have been insisted on. We leave the public, how ever, to judge for itself, from the undermentioned facts. A man, named William Muscroft alias Boscoe, whose name has been going the round of the press in a para graph, headed "Freaks of Fortune," and who, until recently, was employed as a day labourer on the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, about two months ago, brought himself into public notice, by stating that he had, through some deceased relative, or such like means, become possessed of a large property, varying in amount from twenty to thirty thousand pounds, and exhibited papers, obtained from some unknown source. which appeared to strengthen and give a plausibility to the statement. The thing gained further credence from the fact of his having, many years ago, received one or two hundred pounds left him by a near relative, The news of his good fortune spread, as such things generally do, and in a week or two, he became a general object of conversation. his employment as a labourer was, of course, abandoned, and though retaining the habits and intimacies of his former life, he launched out into an expensive and dissolute course of living, as if bent upon seeing how much money he could squander and in as short a space of time as possible. Having pur chased a horse and kind of gig -cart, upon credit, and added to his rough attire the appendages of a gold watch and chain, and one or two expensive rings, also unpaid for, he was hailed on every hand by his former associates in toil, upon whom he lavished victuals, drink, clothing, and in some cases, superfluities of the most costly nature. The " Golden Lion," "Star," " Spa," and other inns in the neighbourhood of Starbeek, Knaresborough, and Harrogate were, at his command, open houses for thirsty souls, where the disciples of Bacchus could resort to drink at his expense, and pledge eternal friendship to the inheritor of Fortune's smiles. While all this was going on, Muscroft paid numerous visits to various tradesmen, showing a willingness to pa tronize them on an extensive scale, and by whom he was received with inward satisfaction. Goods of every de scription being exhibited, orders were given without limit. Jewellery, watches, in gold and silver, hats, boots, linen, wearing apparel, dresses, fancy articles, &c., &c., to between five and six hundred pounds, were obtained from shopkeepers, who, if they felt any qualms of pru dence did not object to let him have them, on the assur ance that he should in a few days be in the receipt of money and would then discharge their respective claims. Horses also were purchased at Boroughbridge fair, and carriages ordered, but neither of the latter, we aro glad to say, came to hand. A great portion of these goods, as fast as they were obtained, was distributed among parties who fell in his way, and laid claim to his friend ship. Thus things went on up to the latter end of last week, when suspicions gained currency that he was an imposter, and application having been made to the banker in whose hands he had repeatedly said the money was lodged, that gentleman at once denied that any money was then, or ever had been, belonging to Mus croft in his bands. This at once opened the eyes of the 'victims, who made further inquiries, the result of which was that he, Muscroft, and one or two other parties, sup posed to be concerned in obtaining the property, were arrested on warrants, charging them with obtaining goods under false pretences. On Wednesday, Muscroft, and a man named Kaye and his wife, the former a time keeper on one of the lines of rail, were brought up at the Knaresborough Court-house, tied the charge being proved against the " man of fortune" and Kaye's wife, they were both committed for trial. A portion of the goods, we learn, has been recovered. —Harrogate Advertiser. The Hon. W. Fox Strangeways, her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotenti ar y a t Frankfort, is shortly expected to arrive in this country, on leave of absence from his post, and the Lords Com missioners of the Treasury have issued directions to the proper authorities for the respect usually shown to Ministers of Mr. Strangeway's rank to be observed on his arrival, and in the examination and delivery of his Excellency's baggage and effects. Mr. Marsh and Mr. Blunt had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Tun IN oluru•lVEsTnnN RAILWAY.—On Saturday the mail express and first-class trains on this line of railway were accelerated, the distance bet wen Rugby and the other stations being performed in from thirty to fifty minutes less time than formerly. An entire alter ation also took pince in the time-table. The Monkey steam-vessel proceeded to Chatham on Saturday with Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, K.C.H., and returned in the evon:D3, Name of Company. Paid. Birmingham. •• • • •• •• East London ••••• •• Grand Junction •• •• •• New Rivr Lndn Brdge Vauxhall .• • • • • • • • • •• West Middlesex . • • X s. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 £ s. d. 5 0 0 21. 108. 21. 10s. M. per cut. !61. Os. pr cut. GAS-MIGHT AND CO Dividend per Name of Company. Amount of Share. Annum. Price. British • • • • • • .. • • • • • • Ditto Provincial.. • • Bristol .. • • • • • • • • • • • • Brighton ...... • • • • .. City of London .. • . • • Continental Consolidat. Ditto, New • • • • Equitable • • • .... • • • • Imperial • • .. .. • • • • • • Independent L0nd0n.............. .•••• • • • .• Rateliff United General .• • • • • Westminster Chartered Ditto, New • • • • - • .. 11. Bs. 101. per cent. 51. per cent. 101. 925. pr share 85s. pr share 455. pr share 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. and bns. /. pr cent. 3/, 123. X. s. d. 40 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 lAcie 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 178 81 75 55 , ANTES. Paid. .f. s. d. 18 0 0 19 0 0 100 0 0 39 5 0 37 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 SO 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 lio 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 Price. CANALS. ..---........ Names of Li Divislentil Price Names of r; Dividend . I ''', 4 per Companies. l's, per i Companies. 41 Annum. price. kr... Annum.l ' , I - £ - X Ashtn& Oldb 97 71„p e 80 Macclesfield . 100 - - Barnsiez •• • • 160 121. 180 Neath •.• • • • 100 181. Srknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 201. 190 Birmingham 35 41. 80 Peak Forest. 78 - _ Coventry ...• 100 251. - Regent's ••• • 33 if. Sc. 1 8 % Derby ••• • • 100 61. 63 Rochdale .. • • 85 41. 54 Ellstrre&Chs 133 41. 48 Somrset Coal 150 IL 10 4 . 130 &rev. ash ... 100 32'. - Do.LkFdSt 12 61. p. c. - GrandJunctn 100 51. 81 Stffr€lBtWorc 140 281. 290 Grand Surrey 100 - 35 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Grand Union 1001 1/. 10s. 25 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 285 Grantham .. 150 121. - §evern and'? /leant & Avn 39 7s. 6d. 4N Wygßail.i 26 11.8 x• 26 Leeds& Liyrp 100 341. 410 Warwick&l j Leicester .... 140, 101. 75 uirmlag. 1 00 51. 65 Leicstr &Nth 83'41. 36 Warwick& Loughborogh 142 k 701. - Napton.. 100- 46 Monmouthsh 100 1 81. - Worcstr 88] 78 21. 39 Mntgemryshlloo 51. - Birming. MeitnMwbry,loo 101. - Wilts & Brks 67 11. 11 LIST 01' SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES -- Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ...-----. X s. d. X s. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company Si. per cent. 100 0 0 100- 0 0 195 Caledonian Bank ••.• • 7% per sent. 10 0 0 210 0 41. Os City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per•eent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11 1 4 Clydesdale Bank •• • • Commercial Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 149 Eastern Bank.... •• • • 61. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 C 10 Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 50 0 511 Exehangeßnk of Scot.. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 41% Isle a Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 18% Northof Scotlandßank 7/.percent. 20 0 0 50 0 4 North British Bank • • - 50 0 0 10 0 0 31.05. Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 21 Union Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 80 Western Bank .. ••• • • • 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 71 Aberdeen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 20 0 2% B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 011 0 British Guarantee Ins. - 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 lOs Od Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 1 00 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of ling;and Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 _ City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 43 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 17 East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 113.0 d. Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 11 Insur. Co. of Scetlnd• • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7 Life Assoc. of Scotland 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 li. 7, Mercantile Life -• • . - 10 0 0 010 0 53. Od. National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 205. North British Incur. - 5%1.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 22 North & West of Scot. G/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 178.6 d. Scottish Life and Guar: - 20 0 0 011 0 55. Scot. Mas. and Gen. Life 5/. per Gent. 1 0 0 015 0 10s. Od Scottish Onion Insrnce. 6MI. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. is Standard Life •••• • • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 9U United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 138.0 d MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. An per of Paid. Price are. ------ ----- - - X. s. d. X. s. d. Australian Agriculturl - 100 0 0 30 0 0 - Anglo-1/exican Mint., 1/. 49. 10 0 0 10 0 0 17 Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 - Canada ... •• • ... ••.. ' 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 28 Uppr Canada Bonds 5/. per cent. .- - - City Bonds .. .. .. .... 3141. pr cent. - - 82 Comp. Cppr Mars Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 - Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c. 1,8 bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Equitable Reversienry 5 1 . pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 95 Gen.SteamNavigation 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 19 London Institution ... 10 - . - - Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 8/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 51? Reversionary Int. Soc. 3%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 90 Royal Mail Steam.... 3%1. pr cent. luo 0 0 60 0 0 45% South Australian ... - - 25 0 0 25 0 0 16 Van Dieman's Land.. 11. per share. 100 0 0 23 0 0 - Universal Salvage.... - 25 0 0 5 0 0 - IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 3. COMMONS ENCLOSURE BILL. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, the Commons Enclosure Bill was read a third time and passed. GOOD-CONDUCT WARRANTS FOR THE NAVY AND MARINES. The Duke of RICHMOND asked whether it was intended to introduce the system of issuing good-con duct warrants to the navy and the marines, as well as to the army? The Earl of AUCKLAND said it was his intention to extend the system of good-conduct warrants to the navy and the marines, if Parliament would sanction the proposal. 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 So 0 0 40 0 0 lIILIDGES Dividend per Annum. LIEUTENAN F-GENERAL SHRAPNELL. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from Captain Shrapnell, son of ' the Lieutenant-General of that name, who invented the shell known as the " Shrap nell Shell," complaining that his father had not been sufficiently remunerated by the Government for his in vention. He (the Noble Duke) thought that a subject of this kind was particularly deserving of their Lord ships' consideration, and he hoped that the subject would receive the attention to which it was entitled. Earl GREY said that in 1842 or 1843 this subject had been taken into consideration, and that it was then the opinion of the Master-General of the Board of Ord nance that the gallant officer had received sufficient re muneration for his invention. Their Lordships then adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS, July 3. SUGAR DUTIES. (Continued from our Third Edition of Last Night.) Mr. V. SMITH denied the justice of the statement o the Hon. Member for East Surrey as to the inadequate compensation granted for the slaves in the West Indies. He would remind Hon. Members who were so clamarous about the claims of the West Indians, and the small amount of compensation, that the original suggestion with that view was a loan of 15,000,0001.; and that the change from that to a grant 'of 20,000,000/. was the greatest ad vance upon record. He denied that there ever had been any contract entered into by the mother country with reference to giving the colonies a monopoly of the home market, or guaranteeing to them a supply of free labour. As to the apprenticeship, it was a matter of history that the conduct of the planters in some of the islands to their apprentices bad caused the loudest remonstrances in England, and that the system was at last abolished by the colonial legislatures. Then as to the supply of free labour, he denied that there had been any contract on that point. The whole tone of the debate on emancipa tion went to prove that free labour could compete with slave labour. He was sorry to admit that in his opinion that doctrine was nothing more than a philanthropic fallacy. He believed that free labour could not compete with slave—(Hear, hear)—but nevertheless that was the understanding and belief during the debates on emancipation. There was only one pressure, that of starvation, which could get out of free labourers in the West Indies as much work as in foreign colonies the lash obtained from slaves. — (Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member who had moved the amendment had on the present occasion thrown asido the veil under which he had on a former evening sought to obtain a few stray votes, but that was only another instance of what he (Mr. Smith) had always deemed to be the great misfortune of the West Indies, namely— that questions affecting their interests were always in that House made the subject of party struggle. (Hear, hear.)—lt had been so in 1840, when the Hon. Baronet himself and the Hon. Member for Inverness voted against the introduction of coolies.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Baronet had recommended his amendment by say ing that it would relieve the producer without inflicting any loss on the consumer, but he had not proved that it could be carried out without inflicting a serious loss on the revenue. It was admitted that there would be risk of loss to the amount of 182,0001., and he (Mr. Smith) was not prepared to risk that amount in the present state of the national finances.—(Hear.) If the West Indians had a claim for compensation on account of reduction of price, why might not the growers of corn in this country put forward a similar claim? The great question was, what was ultimately to become of those colonies? His belief was, that those which survived the present distress would ultimatelY flourish, but that those which could not would grow out of cultivation altogether. When was the protection now asked for to end? The Hon. Baronet had come down from six years (the recommen dation of the Committee) to three; but it made little difference, as at the end of either period the colonists would infallibly come to that House for a renewal. — (Hear, hear.) The Right Honourable Member for Coventry recommended a closer attention to colonial expense, as one remedy for West Indian distress. He concurred in most of the Right Honourable Member's suggestions, but certainly not in that portion which went to give to the colonists the election of their governors. That would be virtually yielding up sovereignty; and certainly, if it were done, he saw no reason why we should any longer send out troops to maintain the governor's authority. As to the discriminating duty now proposed, he did not see how it could be carried out without loss both to the re venue and consumer. Besides, it was not what the planters asked for themselves. lie held in his hand a petition from the agents of Barbadocs, Antigua, Mont serrat, St. Kitt's, and the Virgin Islands, the prayer of which was that there should be a protection of 10s. per cwt. as against foreign free-labour sugar, and a practical exclusion against foreign slave-grown sugar, or else 153. per cwt. against all foreign sugar without distinction. — (Hear, hear.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer had thrown fresh bleed into the discussion by his announce ment of a former evening. lie congratulated the Right Hon. Gentleman on the prosperous state of affairs which he understood had greatly improved confidence in the City, and he conceived that the West India question should be settled without any reference to such conside rations. As he had said before, he did not think that the Right Hon. Baronet's amendment could be carried out without loss to the revenue, and therefore he should decidedly give his vote against it. Mr. B. COCHRANE was of opinion that this country was bound in good faith and common honesty to grant to the West Indies the relief asked for by his Hoe. Friend the Member for Droitwich. He would remind the House that up to 1807 this House had not only sanctioned, but positively enacted, the slave trade, and that in the reign of Charles 11. the monopoly of that trade was granted to the Queen Dowager and the Duke of York. Their re cent legislation had injured the West Indies, while it had encouraged slavery, and ultimately it would not cheapen sugar, because when our colonies were thrown completely out of cultivation,' the slave-holders having a monopoly could dictate their own price. From a wish to protect our colonial empire, and to preserve the national faith, he should certainly give his vote for the amend ment of his Hon. Friend. Mr. SPOONER said he bad voted for the Govern ment proposition of 1846 because he had thought that when the protection on corn was removed, the consumers in this country would be relieved from the protection on sugar. He should, however, on the present occasion, vote for his Hon. Friend's amendment, because he be lieved that the Government proposition had been uni versally condemned by the House of Commons.—(Hear, hear.) Party alone had given them their miserable ma jority, but never, on a majority so composed, had any previous Government pressed an important measure upon Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) He must confess also that he should never have voted for the measure of 1846 bad he thought that it would give so great a stimulus to the slave trade. They were then told, as an inducement to pass the Bill, that anti slave treaties were in active- progress with Brazil, whereas the fact was, that at this moment we were fur ther from accord with Brazil on the subject than ever.— (Hear, hear.) Any encouragement of the slave trade he looked upon as a national sin, and this reason strongly urged him to vote for the amendment. With respect to the loan, he should deal with it as a grant, because he knew it would never be paid, and he protested against any such grant to enable West Indians to import labour while thousands of labourers were out of employment in this country. Let the Government look to the state of Staffordshire, where one establishment had during the previous week stopped work, thus throwing upwards of 2,000 hands out of employment. He asked, would those men hear with satisfaction that they .were to be taxed to enable Government to grant 500,0001. to the West Indians in aid of the importation of labour ? (Hear, hear.) But this was only the beginnihg. At a meeting of the iron masters, pieparatory to the quarterly meeting, it was determined to reduce the price to 6L 10s. per ton, it being well known that it could not be manufac tured at less than 8/. The consequence of this must be that all the workmen would be dismissed unless they submitted to an enormous reduction of wages. In fact, never during the whole of his experience were the great staples of the country in such a state of depression as at the present moment. Having the opinion he had stated of the Government proposition, and at the same time wishing to discourage slavery and the slave trade, he felt bound to support the amendment of his Hon. Friend the Member for Droitwich. Mr. GODSON contended that while the West India colonies had strictly adhered to their part of the contract entered into at the period of emancipation, this country had broken faith with them, first in opening the British market to slave-grown produce; secondly, in putting . an end to the state of apprenticeship before the expiration of the time stipulated; and thirdly, in neglecting to pro vide means for the introduction of free labour into the colonies. It was complained that the Government plan involved an advance of 500,0001. for the purpose of faci litating the immigration of labourersi but those who made that complaint should remember that the 20,000,0001. of which they had heard so much had never been paid in full. The amount which had been paid was only 18,669,4021.; and it was rather too much, with a balance of 1,330,5981. due to tho colonies, to object to a temporary advance of 500,0001. to assist in carrying out that which was one of the conditions undertaken by this country when it passed the Emancipation Act. All that was asked by the proposition of his Hon. Friend was, that the House should come back to what ought to have been the arrangement of 1846. The Noble Lord had told the House that the difference of value between foreign and colonial sugar was 6s. in favour of the former; and the evidence before the Committee showed that it could not be less than 4s. 6d. If the Noble Lord's statement was correct the difference of duty from July, 1847, to July, 1848, viz , 20s. and 145., was just sufficient to place the two articles on equal terms, and in point of fact, there had been free trade in sugar during the last year—(Hear, hear). — and the effect of the Act, if continued, would be in 1851, when it reduced the duty of foreign sugar to 145., leav ing that on colonial sugar at the same rate, to give a bounty to the foreign slave-grown as against the colonial free-labour produce of not less than 4e. 6d. a cwt., jok ing the lower estimate, or 41. 103. a ton.—(Cheers.) The price current of Drake, Brothers, and Co., of the Havannah, for 1844, stated that there was no expectation of improvement in the price of Cuba sugar unless the markets of England should be thrown open to it—and if this could be effected at 50s. per cwt. their produce would double in value. And in the price current of 1847 it was stated that that sugar had been kept up at its present high rate, notwithstanding the abundant crops, by the extensive shipments to the United States and Great Britain. — (Hear, hear.) Here then was the evidence of the Cuba houses themselves as to the advantlige their slave-grown produce had over that u our free.lahour (Hear, hear.) ..t7,xin, as this country reduced the duty on the sugar of the Brazils or Cuba, those countries would increase the tax on its export in the same propor tion, and the result would be that the consumer here would be paying the taxes for maintaining the govern ment of foreign countries. He believed sugar might be raised in the Brazils or Cuba at a cost of 10s. a cwt., while the cost in our West Indian colonies might be taken at 20s. If that was the case, a duty of 10s. on the. one and 20s. on the other, as proposed by the anzend•- ment of his Hon. Friend, would place both on equal terms. With regard to any loss - to the revenue,;:that was a matter very little 'cared for in 1846 ; ant when it was said that the increased consumption had if a great part made up any loss that was anticipated, ht must take leave to remind them that the amountaacru- ing to the revenue for such increased consumption had been paid out of the remaining capital, and not out of the profits, of the West India proprietors—(Hear, hear) —who had been compelled by the legislation of Parlitt- meat to enter into a ruinous competition with the slave owner. Government having found that they were mis taken in the course they took in 1846, now proposed to go back far enough just to admit the wrong, but not far enough to put themselves and Parliament right.—(Hear.) By keeping up the differential duty the revenue would be kept up, and with this advantage—that it would be paid by the foreigner ; and he had very little doubt that, in 1851, whoever was Chancellor of the Exchequer, would come down to the House and propose to stop the running down of the differential scale upon the best of all principles—that Of taxing the foreigner rather than our own people. Mr. M'CULLAGH referred to the frequent com ' plaints of distress put--forward by the West India in terest as arising from competition, and observed that the evidence before the late Committee, if it proved any thing, proved that our West India colonies, notwith standing the advantages they had in machinery ex ported from England, were undersold, not by slave-la bour states only, but by foreign free-labour countries, and even by our own East India possessions. They were undersold by Java, and in fact by every sugar-growing country where there was free labour and improved cul tivation. It was the fault of the proprietors themselves that the negroes were not in a condition for free in dustry when emancipation was granted as they alleged in their memorial, inasmuch as they had neglected to attend to the repeated appeals of Parliament to ameliorate the condition of their slaves ; and with regard to the breaking off of . the period of apprenticeship, what had occurred in Antigua proved that there was nothing in that argument. In that island slaves were at once emancipated; and after six years' experiment, it was stated by the late Mr. Gurney, when he visited.the island in 1840, that the free negroes were working steadily and profitably, and that he was told by the planters that the money they received for emancipation was a gratuity put into their pockets, for that their land was worth as much without slavery as with it. Sir Fa Colebrook, the Governor, had confirmed that statement. It appeared to him (Mr i'M'Cullagh) that the arguments -advanced by the Hon. Member for Warwick were reasons against the propo sition which he stated he intended to vote for. He told the House that the state of wages and employment in this country were such as not to admit of additional taxation.—(Hear.) If so, why attempt to levy an' ad ditional tax on an article which had now become a necessary of life?—(Hear, hear.) To say that ld. or 2d. a pound in the price of sugar was a matter of no im portance argued an ignorance and disregard of the wants and comforts of the labouring classes which he could not understand. Those who could command the luxu ries of life at will should bear in mind that it was a matter of great importance to the poor whether they were deprived of the means of obtaining one of their few comforts, much less that which was now to them an article of necessity or not.—(Hear, hear.) The influence of cheap sugar in diminishing the use of ardent spirits, and promoting habits of temperance both in this country and Ireland, was a matter not to be overlooked. As free labour was the labour of civilisation, it must drive out of the field slavery, which was the appliance of barbarism. Mr. SPOONER explained that he was no advocate for raising the price of sugar. It was the duty of Par liament to give sugar to the consumer at the lowest price consistent with what was due to other great interests. But the proposition before the Committee did not go to increase the price of sugar, but to lower the duty on colonial sugar; and the whole argument of his Hon- Friend (Sir J. Pakington) went to show that the effect of his proposition would be to lower the price. , Mr. MANGLES, as one who had voted for the Bill of . 1846, and who was a sincere believer in the sound-. • ness of the doctrine of free-trade, wished to explain why he thought this question was an exception from that' doctrine, and why, therefore, he felt compelled-to sup port the claims of the West India colonies. He had no interest in or connexion with the West Indies, and having a bias in favour of the poliCY of the Noble Lore, he regretted that be was compelled to vote against him. The question was not between the consumer of this country and the labourer in the West Indies, as tke Noble Lord had put it, but between the consumer here and the employer of labour in the West Indies.—(Hear, bear.) It was his conviction that this country had been guilty of continued and systematic injustice to our West Indian colonies, and that we were bound now, at what ever expense to ourselves, to render them justice. The appeals to the interest of- the consumer, therefore, were not fair in discussing this question. What was paid for emancipation, and it must be remembered that slavery had been previously forced on the West Indies, wail to be regarded not so much as compensation as is fine for a national sin. But the nation having forced eman cipation on the colonies afterwards broke its engage. tnent with them by suddenly and prematurely putting an end to the period of apprenticeship.—(Hear.) Then, aS to immigration, this country was bound from the mo ment slavery was abolished to provide the colonies with a supply of free labour.—(Hear.) No one could have supposed—he and many 'others who had advocated emancipation had never expected—that free labour it confined to the emancipated negro would be cheaper or as cheap as slave labour; wheri he end others con' tended for the superior cheapness of free over slave Ise hour, they meant; free labour as open to the competition of the labour of the world. But instead of facilitating the attainment of free labour' by the West Indian colo nies, the Colonial-office had been systematic in their at tempts to evade the obligation by which this country' was bound.—(Hear.) He believed the Noble Lord himself had admitted that the Anti-Slavery Association had had its weight in this respect with the Colonial.. office, and with the Legislature • and ,the Under' Secretary of State f or th e Colonies, in his evi' dance before the Committee, admitted the same when he said that the Legislature had been too much influenced by considerations which no longer prevailed. Ths Noble Lord would doubtless remember the stoppage pug to the admission of free labour into the Mauritius, cone temporaneously with the abolition of apprenticeship. causing as it did great ruin. The Government prevented the plasters [from going to Bombay, -Madras, and Cal' cutta, for the labour they required; while no less than 17,000 coolies walked a whole district up to Calcutta, in order to go to the Mauritius. It was, besides, the greatest injustice to the people of India not to alloy , them to take their labour to the market: which was ready for them. In 1844 the West Indian colonists pre' sented a requisition to the Government for 9,500 cooliese and the Government, such was their machinery and such their zeal, only supplied the colonists with 1,026, being less than one-ninth of the number demaaeed- The following year they represented their great wano of labour, and asked for 15,006, 'and the Governmenc sent them 7,085, being less than one-half.—(Hear.) Now, these he only gave as specimens of the weer inivbich the West Indies had been treated in' regard to, the supply of labour. The Hon. Gentleman next quote d some evidence to show that the labourers returning from the Mauritius were greatly improved in condition —they many of them returned with full purses, and that only those complained who came back without money or, character. As for the mortality referred to by the Hon. Member for the Tower Hamlets' (Mr. Thompson) he had only to observe that it was not greater than dues which took place In European regiments in India. ' thought these facts were sufficient to show that the Government had done what they ought not, and left undone what it was their duty to do. , They had thrown every obstacle in the way of free emigration, and the West Indies had in consequence the strongesC claims upon that House. He must add, that the Anti-Slavery Society were also greatly to blame for the manner in which they aided the GO: vernment in their struggle to prevent the Wes'. Indies from getting a proper supply of labour. Theo society had done all in its power to verify the statement that it was impossibe for free-labour to compete with slave-labour. Now, on that point, he believed that British India, which had been referred to, was not a fait. test. He believed that the slave-trade could on ly b e pow down by free labour, and by enabling it to compete fairly with slave-labour. But the Anti-Slavery Society had done their utmost to prevent that result, by throw' ing every obstacle in the way of obtaining free labour• He thought that for a time it was necessary to g i ve tbs' West Indies the advantage proposed by the amendme o6 of the Hon. Member for Droitwich; but he thought also , that with a view to ameliorate their condition, steps should be taken to improve their mode of cultivation+ particularly by irrigation, and that measures should be i e immediately adopt e d for reduci ng th e ex p en dit u re al administration, which was in some instances most mote strous. He had no interest in the question, and nothil4 but a strong sense of public duty induced him to oppose on the present occas i on th e N o bl e L or d, w h om h e al' most invariably supported. Mr. ROBINSON had voted against the Governmen t on the last division, and was prepared to do so on this' The Noble Lord had said that his object was twofoldi to adhere to the Bill of 1846, and to afford the people 0 '• this country a cheap supply of sugar; but the Noble Lord in his anxiety to effect the latter quite lost sight o f the former object, having altogether abandoned the prin . ciple of the Bill of 1846 by extending the period of pro' tection for three years longer—namely, to 1651. No ol)e in that House was more convinced than was he (Mr. B 0 binson) that it was the duty of Parliament by ever) / means in its power to cheapen the necessaries of life t the consumer, particularly at the present moment, wbe ° with an increasing population there was a diminution i° the demand for labour. And he admitted that the iN mediate effect of the Noble Lord's measure would be t e e cheapen sugar. But by depriving the 'West Indies 0 ` protection, and exposing them hereafter to the comPe tition of slave as well as free labour produce, was th e Noble Lord sure that such eventually would be thu e effect? Was he not more likely, by such a course , tv_ . transfer the trade altogether from our possessions to Cu b ': and Brazil, and by giving them a monopoly to iraise the price of sugar to a price quite as high, if not higher, th"' it was at present? Now, it had been said that the pr ° prietors of estates in the West Indies ought to be residen t ' and that if they were much of the evil would be ren' e ' died. In answer to that, and to show that resident pr°,, prietors had just as much reason to complain as the nu sentees, let him quote the opinion of the lion. Mr. Go" IXTAT 10SL -V.T 0 R.X.S Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. 100 0 0 63 12 9 M CG STANDING ORDERS. 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