The Sun. — London, England, 1852-06-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY less would not be tolerated in a French journal; they would be of a nature to justify the rigours of which the organs of the foreign press so loudly complain." KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL. The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of this hospital, which, when completed, will take its stand amongst the noblest of similar institutions in the metro polis, was performed yesterday, under more than usually favourable auspices. Under one of Mr. Eigington's capacious marquees an amphitheatre was erected, having in the centre the foundation stone, around which seats for the principle persons engaged in the ceremony were placed. Every available position for witnessing the proceedings was occupied at an early hoar by a nume rous and aristocratic assemblage. Amongst the num bers present were hie Grace the Archbishop of Canter bury, supported by the Bishops of London and Lich field, and a large body of the clergy in their robes; the Earl of Dartmouth, Lord and Lady Radstock, Sir W. B. Riddell, Bart., Sir B. C. Brodie, Bart., the Master of the Templ e, Rev. Dr. Jelf, Principa the l of King's College; Rev. Dr. Major, Rev. J. Oliver, chaplain; Rev. W. W. Ellis, Mr. Sheriff Swift, Mr. E. Wigrem ' Mr. W. Cotton, Mr. Moody, Mr. J . Tunes Pocock, Mr. Heberden, Mr. Smith, Mr. Sambroke, the professors and medical officers of the college, &c., Sec. Upon one side the students of the college, in their aca elernical costume, were arranged; upon the other the boys from St. Clement Dane's school. The procession which escorted the Archbishop, who was very warmly received, having taken their places, the Principal read an address from the committee upon the nature and objects of the day's proceedings. Having duly ackaowledged the honour conferred upon them by his Grace, in the unavoidable absence of the Earl of El lesmere, the president of the institution, the committee re viewed the rise and progress of the hospital since its founda tion in 1339, in immediate connexion with King's College. In 18 49 the present building became inadequate, from the success of the institution, to the important objeckts for which it was set on foot, and they began to n take measures for providing increased accomm odati a n. a an Act of Parliament they were enabled to obl complete i upon which they proposed to erect a builinPdrtlo_gpm sitethe in all respects for two hundred beds, co. gr of the existing hospital, the disu sed _ .otind in burial Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, the,. whole of th e houses on the west side of Carey -street as far as Grange court, the north side of the court itself, and several houses ; ande interest in Clement's-lane. The present endowment amounts only to 3,2671. 3s. Si, derived from legacies ortion of the obtained therefrom forms but a_ trifling p SUM necessary for maintaining the present institution. The total cost of the e stablishment in 1851 was 5,0821. 35. 4d. It is earnestly desired that a substantial begin ning,should ndw be made towards providing a at least, proper endowment fund. The estimated cost of the first i m portant objects, viz., the site and the two of these building, including the neces sar y fi tt i ngs , is little less than 50,0001., of which sum 36,3811. 2s. 91 has been raised, leaving 13 , 6 18/. 17s. 3d. still to be collected. Part of t h e large amount already received is made up of a sum of 20,0001. contributed by a few noble.minded in dividuals, on condition that their donations are invested Da the public bads until a further sum of 20,0001. has been raised in smaller contributions. To fulfil this con dition and set free the 20,0001., the sum of 6,6181.179.3 d. ,has still to be raised, and until this is done, any substantial p rogress with the new building must be greatly impeded. The Bishop of London then proceeded with the ser appointed, after which the stone, bearing the fol lowing inscription—" The first stone of this building, designed by Mr. T. Bellamy for the president, vice presidents, and governors of King's College Hospital, was Icid upon this spot, immediately adjoining the site of the temporary building used as the hospital since 1839, by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, vi. sitor of King's College, London, on Thursday, Juno 17, 1852, in the 15th year of the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria. Blessed is the man that provideth for the sick and needy '"—was laid with the usual formalities by the Archbishop, who pronounced over it the follow ing words:—" This foundation stone is placed in faith and hope, to the glory of God, through Jesus Christ our Lord." The coneiuding part of the service was also read by the Bishop of London. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY then said—Mr. Principal, the excellent address with which we com menced the proceedings must have rendered it quite su perfluous in me to attempt to add anything of import ance with respect to the work in which we have been engaged. You do me justice in believing that I take great interest in every work of the kind. I should in deed be unworthy of the high position to which, by the blessing of Divine Providence, I have been called, if I did not take great interest in every charity, more espe cially in the foundation of a hospital which, of all the modes of charity, is least capable of abuse, and affords the relief most wanted by human nature. I therefore rejoice that it has fallen to my privilege to take an active part on this occasion; and I trust that the blessing of God which we have been imploring will be bestowed upon the institution. The Bishop of LONDON made a few observations, and begged to remind the company that this was no ordinary case of the foundation of a hospital. No hospital pro perly conducted could fail to produce great benefits. This hospital, of which by God's goodness they had that day laid the foundation stone, could claim to itself a peculiar character. He did not mean to say other (hospitals failed to confer great benefits upon society at arge , but there was not the same security for their being conducted on the principles which would be carried out in this. After complimenting the Christian charity and attention paid to the patients by the medical officers and students, his Lordship eloquently expatiated on the social, physical, and moral advantages resulting from the com bination of science and knowledge with the principles and precepts of the Christian reli,gion. In conclusion, he reheated his thanks to the Archbishop for the favour accorded to them by his presence on that occasion. The National Anthem was then played, and the com pany shortly afterwards dispersed. FRANCE. There is an article in the Pays, in reply to some remarks of the Times on the French magistrature. The Paris paper repels with warmth the aspersion cast upon this body, and which appears to have pro ceeded from an ignorance of the real character of the class thus assailed. Remarks of this nature are to be regretted, sometimes even when they are well founded. When the result of national prejudice, which does not permit calm and impartial inquiry, they fail to produce the intended effect, but do not the less embitter international relations. The Pays says— " For the honour of France, and for the dignity of our magistracy, we cannot allow the strange attacks which We read in tho Times to pass without reply. It is known that a treaty of extradition between France and England has been recently before the House of Lords. A very serious question was raised on that occasion, as to whether it should suffice for the accused party to be proceeded against according to else forms of the French law for him to be claimed, or whether the English police magistrates should interfere, and according to the formalities, which we admit to be more liberal, of the English penal law, examine the charge and declare whether the presumptions of guilt were strong enough to authorise the extradition. This is doubtless a very delicate question, and it is one that is open to controversy. In our opinion, it ought to be decided against the intervention of the English rn aMstrates. The object of extradition is only to place in the hands of the French authorities persons who are decla re d or considered guilty according to our national code; it cannot be . subordinate to the laws of a foreign Country. Whatever may be the solution given to the question, we can f u l'y un d ers t an d th e m att e r b e ing dis cussed by tee foreien press, but we cannot conceive why that diseassioU' shout I be made a pretext for i n sulting and calumniating the French magistracy. teen! it is impos sible that we can allow France to be t h u s lowered i n the order of civilized nations; the French magistracy a,, not degenerated since the great • monarchy, The 7 imes has not read the his toryepochs of the r l , the of our a roawraoti energetic supporters of private egadn , St olt:e the wills of sovereigns have been liberty, broken. It does not remember the noble expression of the a modern memur o t and e services. It 'The court ren ders " It has forgotten the decreee, numerous acts cf independence Are which have characterised our judicial bodies., _ , all the,,, traditions of honour and of virtue saJd,nlY broken? Are our magis trateswhat they were? no longer a . Do they merit that Destruet by whic h it • a " sought to humiliate their character in the a ;y a e i s a t o/ European na tions, and to inspire doubts. decisions them in the minds their . of those against whom vi Z s ca sre given? Nu! in the midst of tell the ruin " has fallen on modern society, justice is the d .only authority which its inviolable has, thank God, preserve . . prestige decisive examples • among us. Numerous and it might be does not brought forward to prove that inflae l n e c i4 "e sanc tity and liberty of its mission to anye a judgm e eu ll eee sve i we not lately seen a tribunal pronounce a political tll st the Government on a question of high • in b ear in gthi s ,? We shall not here inquire whether it was is case in the right ; but this fact has proved two to th thingshighly honourable to the magistracy and 0 Gover ment.only acts fr om the It has proved that the former or e the inspirations of its conscience, and that the latter does not seek to exercise any interested pressuretoanite independence. And yet it i s w h e n these circumstances accuse the fresh in every one's mi n d, th a t it is dared to the French magistracy of serv il e c omplaisance, * which ought, it is said, to make it less esteemed than the juris diction of the Pachas and of the Turkish Calls. Re ally, such imputations are unworthy of a journal which resPecre itself, as the Times generally does. If the question right simply to guarantee in favour of French refugees th e ri g of asylum which Great Britain is justly proud of grant ing to the exiles of all revolutions, we could understand that in a treaty of extradition it should be sought to protect against the excitement of political struggles those who have demanded shelter on the British territory. But it is our entire criminal code which is now attacked by the Times; it is the examining magistrate in all the various phases of his functions which it pursues with its insulting suspicions; it is the system of our warrants and of our preventive prccedure which excites its criti cism; in a word, it is our magistracy which raises its anger. We again protest against these imprudent expres sions. If our criminal tribunals have frequently sup ported the Government, it is because they are like it, in the name of the law and of morality, the guardians of order and the organs of the law, in a society the foundations of which have been so severely shaken during the last sixty years. Bat this natural accord between two powers which pursue the same object is not an act either of . 9, tO Iteankmneen"t orrespofonsedrsvtilitty, it is a fresh proof that the Go b. wants and to the wishes of 04 ---'9 , e n U Oiled society. T h . "r i,/- - 1 . 13 ,, t with firmn'essa-f; French . magistracy fulfils its .e. e v4d.ligii • arly without . ---- a . /:.. a.. ,, • ZaieeeeeDa a e w , i t• attseto:':-`.1,4.;;(25te4 ocomplaisanceut without passion, and . more for any interests e of justice and of law. A firm belief in the el nee and independence of the Judges is the first want c* - °'" 22" 5 : Io : Con, and it . is because we do not wish to see 4 10 7 ;:. t VT. \-, - - e alfene d in the minds of the People that consideration i 1" ~,,. williovhich the magistracy ought t o b e surrounded, that . tel 1.7. we energet;cally protest against the un j ust recrimina - tioas made by the English j ournal, Such articles doubt- MARKET IN TELLIGEN CB (From the London New Price Current, Junetel)ndie SUGAR. -To-day the rates accepted for Wes Sugar were Gd per cwt under those current on Friday last, yet refiners or grocers were not induced to their operations. Purchases were 440, making for f t n h a e w eek 2,036 hhds and trs. At auction 20 Istis 30 tra I 250 brls Barbadoes went at easier term at 36s to 38s, low mid to mid 33s to 355 6d. 3 -good yellow REFINED.-To-day Re there are sellers of caution for home consumption, and Refined Sugar was dealt in with Crushed Su ar brown lumps at 47s 6d to 485 per cwt. MIIIRITIUS.-This afternoon bidding. at is wanted for shipping, but there is no further swere l r a i n s g e. nid g the public sales of Mauritius, and a decline took place of 6d per cwt. The quantity offehred, l amo fi unting to 5,876 and after6, mide sa sales, fine g n o e e a d n 3 d 2 s s up fi e d rio te r bags, mostly sold at sto6d37tos 3-3, good to fine brown 28 s yellow went at 355 31 34s 6d, common • to 30s 6d, grey from 303 to 35s 6d, fine grainy yellow 39; to 393 Gd, and white ditto 44s to 44s 6d per cwt. This afternoon the former value was fur white Benares, but the public sales of 2,350 bags went off quietly, fine white at 37s 6d to 40s, INDIA.- supported u p E p A o s r T t e g ood 363 to 375, damp and washed 33s to 383 . Madras En et wish little notice, but csnoot be called cheaper. At auction 1,485 bags in part sold, soft brown at 25s to 269 , yellow ditto 263 61 to 31s 6d, and fine 32a to 323 61 per cwt. FOREIGN.-To-day there was again much inquiry after foreign Sugar, and full rates were offered by ex porters, butsupply is yet scanty. There was no public sale. COFFEE.-This afternoon the private operations in Native Ceylon Coffee are upon a more extended scale at 445 to 44s 6d, but at auction 300 bags were mostly taken in at 45s for real good ord. Of Plantation Cey lon several parcels were disposed of by private contract at full terms. At auction 12 casks, and 12 bags realised 503 to 54a for fine ord and low mid, and triage of fair quality 44s 6d to 46s 6d. Of Jamaica 100 bags sold at 503 to 53s for fine fine ord, and triage 42s 6d per cwt. MOLASSES.-To-day there was more demand for Mo lasses, and 600 puns old Cuba were sold at 13s 6d, and 150 puns St. Kitt's 14s 6d. COCOA.-There is a reluctance to deal in West India, and prices have slightly retrograded from last week. At auction 413 bags Grenada were mostly sold at 2es to 375. Privately, grey Trinidad can be obtained at 28s to 32s 6d, low to mid red 32s to 355, good mid to good 35s 6d to 38s, and fine 38s 6d to 403. Prices are 3s to 4s lower than last season. Foreign is still attracting little notice, although Bahia and Para is offered at 24s to 255, and Guayaquil at 29s to 30s per cwt. TEA.-There is still a reluctance to operate in infe rior Congou, and prices are yet on the decline; but better sorts are in good demand, and former terms are well sus tained. The value of low to good common is now 'lid to Sid, rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf 9d to 10 strong and Pekoe kinds Ild to is sd. Souchong, of common quality, met with little attention, and can be obtained at 9d; but several transactions have taken place in mid to good at 103 to Is 3d, and fine is 4.1 to is 90. There is a slow sale for Oolong, good to fine being offered at is to is 70, and inferior 8d to Ild, the latter being least in request. Pouchong is less wanted, and 5d to 71d is the value according to quality. There are sellers Of Hyson and Imperial rather under last week's valuations, yet trans actions have been upon a small scale, and supplies are greater. For Young Hyson of the true kinds a much better demand exists, and previous terms are easily obtained. Gunpowder finds a more ready sale at full terms, and a small advance has been obtained for fine; but Canton met with little notice, and there is some decline. The general quotations for green Tea now range as tollows:-Hyson, common to mid is to la 2d, good to fine is 3d to 23 3d, choice 2s 41 to 2s 100, Young Hyson, common ed to lid, Hyson sort Is to is 7d, fine is 8d to 2s, Twankay 91d to ls, Gunpowder, Canton 8d to Is, Hyson kind is Id to 2s 7d, fine do 2s 81 to 3s 6d, Imperial Canton 9d to 11d, Hyson sort is to 2s, Caper 9d to 104 d, scented Ild to Is 4d, and Hyson skin 7d to is per lb. Scented Teas are difficult of sale, especially inferior; sellers are will ing to accept for good to fine orange Pekoe is to is Bd, low to mid 9d to 11d. Flowery Pekoe is still wanted, fine at is 8d to 3s, and low to mid is to is 7jel. RICE.--To-day there was more demand for East India Rice, and at auction 1,198 bags Bengal sold at 105 to 103 61 for good pea r ly w hi te , being full rates. Privately a fair business was concluded. SPICES.-The previous advance is well sustained for Pimento, and privately several parcels have been dis posed of; there is also no increase of supply. At auc tion 274 bags sold at 51-3 to 5d per lb for mid to good, low mid sad, and very ord 5d to sid. Pepper continues to be want e d b o th f or s hippi ng a nd home consumption; only trifling parcels are on offer, rates in consequence range firm; Malabar at 31,c1 to 4%d, Sumatra and Penang 31c1 to 3id. White is wanted, low to mid at 84d to 9-id, good to fine 9'4d to 111 d; the supply keeps upon a small scale. Of Cayenne 11 boxes at auction realised 6d to 9d for low to mid. The value of better kinds is 103 to is 2d. Pod is in small supply, and wanted at 45s to 583, and superior 60s to 803 per cwt. Jamaica Ginger finds a more ready sale, yet previous moderate rates are accepted. At auction 80 pkgs were disposed of, at 42s to 658 for low to mid, and one lot good 61 7s. Superior sorts are held for 61 103 to 10/. Privately Cochin has been operated in with caution, low to mid 30s to 395, good 40s to 503, and fine 52s to 60 , . African can be ob tained at 23s 6d to 245, yet only small parcels have been sold. The demand is evidently on the increase for Cassia Lignea, and sapply being less than previously, stiffer rates are obtained, good to fine selling privately at 101 s to 105 s, common to middling 97s to 1003. Cassia Vera wanted at 40s to 565, and is scarce. Bads have been selling at 71 to 71 103, and only small parcels are in the markee A good demand exists for Cloves, yet there is no advance; Bourbon and Z in zibar selling at 6e3 to OA, Amboyna 71 to 83, and Penang lOid to is 2d. There are yet several buyers of Nutmegs, and the former currency is easily obtained, low to mid brown realising 2s Id to 2s 9d, good 2s 101 to 3s 43, fine 33 5d to 43 23, limed, first sort at 2s 43 to 2s 63, and other kinds at Is 8d to 9 s 2d. Only 10 cases brown are offered at auction this week. Mace is wanted, and prices rule firm, fine at 23 7d to 2s 10d, and low to good 2s to 2s 61; there is no increase of supply. In common Cin namon several purchases have been made; in better kinds there is yet little doing. The value of Ceylon fine sort is Is 9d to 23 93, second ditto is 3d to 2s, third and fourth lad to is 7d per lb. To-day at auction 600 bgs and pkts Bengal Ginger sold at 163 6d to 17s for rough export sort. SPIRITS.-The demand remains good for Demerara Rum, still low rates continue to be taken-35 to 40 per cent over proof selling at 2s to 2s 2d, and 30 to 34 over Is 10d to is 11d. In consequence of rather lower terms having been accepted or Jamaica, exporters and home dealers were induced to make large purchases. Prices for choice 103, fine 36 to 39 per cent over proof ranged at 35 4 d to 3s fine 28 91 to 3s 33, good mid to good 30 to 35 over 2s 31 to 2s Bd, mid 2s to 2s 2d, .and low 24 to 28 over proof is sod to is 11d. Several transactions have taken place in East India at is 43 proof, and superior Is 4,11. Leeward is wanted at is 5d to is sid, and is in small supply. Brandy finds a free sale, and in some cases stiffer rates are obtained. The value of Cognac best b ran d s of the v i ntage o f 1851 is 4s 3d to 4s sd, 1850 ditto 4s 61 to 4s Bd, 1849 ditto 4s 90 to 4s lad, 1848 ditto 5s 3d to 53 sd, older 5s 70 to 63 6d, low to mid 3s to 4s, and Bordeaux is lldto 2s Id. A fair sale exists for British made Spirit at 9s 7d to 9s 83 cash; Gin 83 2d to 8s 33 for 22 under, and 17 ditto 8s 8d to 8s 90. Geneva is wanted at is 81 to is 100, and fine at 2s to 2s 4d per gallon. COCHINEAL -To-day Cochineal was held with firm ness, bat little business was concluded. At auction coo bags were nearly all taken in; Honduras silvers 3s 6d to 3s 90, low and mid black 3s 10d to 4s 3d, a few Mexican silvers sold at 33 31 to 33 sd. Itswioo.-East India is not offered at a reduction, al though exporters and home dealers have again operated with caution; there are however several buyers rathsr under last quarterly sale's terms. For Spanish there is a quiet market, and at the public sales of 140 erns Guatemala a decline of 23 to 3d per lb took place, low coppery Cortes to mid Sobres selling at is 10d to 4s 2d. The current quotations for Flores are 5s to 53 53, Sobres 43 4d to 53, Cortes 33 43 to 43 43, very low and ord is 61 to 3s 2d. Stock is 1,000 erns less than last season, and deliveries are 2,700 greater. SALTPETRE.-holders have more confidence, and offered only 500 bags Calcutta at auction this week, which sold at 29s to 29a 6d for fine quality per cent. refraction. Privately operations are upon a more ex tended scale at 24s to 29s 6d, and Madras 22s 6d to 251 6d, being equal to last week's rates. In British Refined little has been done, and the value is 28s 6d to 29s 6d. Nitrate of Soda is more in demand at 145 6d, and small parcels at 14s ed to 15s per cwt. TALLow.-The public sales of Tallow were smaller than for some time past, and went at firm rates-200 cks Australian at 36s 6d to 37s 93; 100 pkgs South American at 363 to 38s. Fine yellow Russian is 38s 91 to 39s on the spot and for last three months. Ches.-For Seal there is a free sale, and prices are ad- N ; 4t eing, pale at 331 to 331 103 per ton; Cod finds a more fine y sale at 341. Southern is in small supply, good to selling at 35/ to 36/, and inferior 33/ 103 hem© l e o a Linseed Oil met with attention for shipping or peroensumption; supply is plentiful, and 27s 3d to 27s w6clanted;wt .is the value on the spot. Palm is much 21s for soon to continue to improve, and range at 275 to and there is fine. For Olive a brisk demand exists, to 46/, and "... an advance; Gallipoli selling at 451 pe Oil t lher sorts 43/ to 441 103 per tun. 3la more readily, brown at 305 6sl Ira 31s, pale 6d to 335 c ba to 325, and Refined Foreign 325 • °coa Nut Oil is at present little wanted. The value of es -eylon 33s to 34s 6cl, Cochin 33s 6cl to 3 0 13 1, 6h3jtapnrdicSeysdanreeylo3woserto 325. A fair demand for Lard realised to 301 is less wanted, and 2 Spermrates easier. At auction 55 71ln andto B r B u l l . e A at 49 . 3 to 503 per cwt. casksinpaArtnsimoladatoBa la 7d per lb. , 0 s m p e e r r i American 861103, 6/ 0 10 f s s , p a e n r d . tuns, s, Pnovisiot •Batte r i s • sellers at f u plentiful supply, and reduced rates ; yet o a further s se -- s Irsh B m the e r operations haveca been upon a smell stele. Carlow, Cion etti 35 r0 •os, Cork 70s to 71s, fourth ditto 56s to 553, fin aped din with Limerick 653 to 675 per cwt. En lish has been e pere_eeseee, e , mel, and Is'elkenny at 68s to •• ,1_ 72/1 pounds.to 755 ; gd , s an ee to 63s* Roll Fresh 5s to 93 Per "v - e. ' ate , ' these are but© prices. Dutch is plentiful, an remain low, but a large business has been done; ." 1 ""nd, fin e at 66s to 70e Holland fine 6es to 64e, surplus and seconds des ' to 6 " Kampen and Zwolle ditto Groningen 55s to 52s to 555, o fi G4 , interior 50s to 565; Holstein and rea dy anal interior to 703 per cwt. Bacon finds a sale, and prices have again advanced; Irish, email meat realizing 545 to 60s; heavy 505 to 563, and 553, Le6;l6ioi:lB:' Bosch Eamburgn sizeable 55 8 to 579 . Sales of prime Waterford free on board made 57 a to 6 0 3. Ididdles 4/0 IMP:I4 siniatO, price, are on the advance, tierce at 461 to 503, and bales at 46s to 48s. Hams are more in request, and rates ure better; Irish selling at 503 to 60s, and English 60s to 665. The demand for Lard has improved, and rates are firm; Irish bladdered selling at 54s to 593. Keg end firkin 463 to 535; Hamburgh bladdered 57s to 583; keg 50i to 525, and American bladdered 50s to 543. Of barrelled provisions supply is not sufficient for the demand, and prices ruled high; Irish India Pork selling at 71 103 to 81 per tierce; prime Mess 41 53 per bar; Bacon ditto 41 23 6d, American India Beef 61 per tierce, Mess 5155, and Irish India 6/ 5s to 6/ 105. Cheese mot with a slow sale; Edam 32s to 445; Gouda 23s to 40s; Kanter 17s to 173 6d; and American 28s to 403 per cwt. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 17.—At Gloucester and Worcester • markets, on the 12th, the wheat trade was void of animation, but the prices of that day ee'nnight were firmly maintained. Barley 6d to Is per quarter dearer. Oats sold slowly at rather under former rates. Beans scarce, and the turn dearer. During the present week the weather has been very wet, and we have had more doing in wheat, at fully previous currency. Little barley offering, and higher prices demanded. Oats a slow sale, but no reduction submitted to. Beans unaltered. Peas Is per quarter higher. At this day's market there was again a large supply of wheat, and higher prices demanded ; but the trade closed dull at the rates of this day week. Barley the turn dearer. Oats maintained their value. Beans held for some advance. Peas fully Is per quarter higher. UPPINGHAM, JUNE 16.—Wheat 388 to 41s; barley 27. to 29s Od ; oats 19s to 22. ; beans 31s to 33s per qr. Butter 6d to 7d per lb ; eggs 24 for Is. LouTH, JUNE 16.—Wheat 36s to 40s ; barley 25s to 283; oats ICs to 19s; beans 26s to 30s per qr. NEWARK, JUNE IG.—Wheat, white 44s to 465, red 38. to 423; barley 28s to 30s ; oats, 245 t., 22s to 245. 225 t., 18s to 20s; beans, 32s Od to 355; tares, 35s to 40s; malt, 56s to 60s per qr. Bostox, Juw 16.—Wheat, red 36. to 40s Od, white 40s to 425, superfine 44s to 003; barley 00s to COs ; oats, 16s to 20s; beans 30s to 333; peas OOs to 00s per qr. LYNN, JUNE 15.—Wheat 32s to 36s Od, fine 38s 40a to 44s ; barley OOs to 00s, fine 00s to 00s; oats 003 to 00s; beans Os to Os, fine Os to Os per qr. MELTON MOWERAY, JUNE 15.—Wheat, 33s Od to 42s ; barley, 24. to 28s; oats, 18s to 225; beans, 30s to 34s per qr. Butter 7d to 8 d per lb ; eggs 24 for Is. EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, JUNE 16.—We had a small supply of grain to-day, except wheat, which was large. Sales ready, and prices down, except barley. The top of wheat was Is, and the average Ild down. Barley on the top 2s, and the average Is Id up. Oats on the top 4d down, and the average 4d. Beans on the top same as last week, and the average Is Sd down. Unsold, 73 qrs wheat, 16 qrs barley, 180 qrs oats, and 11 qrs beans. Top of Wheat ... 64iIb. 47. Od „ Barley ... 33. Od „ Oats ... 44ilb. 24. 4d ~ Beans 66iIb. 36s Od EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, JUNE 16.—The number of cattle was 745, or 143 more than last week. Extreme top price, 7s 6cl; current top, 7s 3d; secondary and inferior, from 5s to 6s Od per Dutch stone. A clearance was not effected. The number of sheep and lambs at market this morning was 3,072, being 155 more than last week. Best wedder mutton, top price, 6d per lb ; shorn sheep, sid ; inferior, 4id to Od. Lambs from lls to 21s Od a head. At the close a clearance was not effected. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An AccOnnt, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, eap . 32 for the Week ending on Saturday. the 12th day of June, 1852. wank DEPARTMENT. cotes issued•• •• •• •• 34,725,270 Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities .. . • 2,984,9C0 Gold coin and bullion 20,691,895 Silver bullion • • • • .. 33,375 £34,725,270 4 3 4 , 7 25,270 . MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 17th day of June, 185' BANKING D] X. Proprictors'eapital • • 14,553,000 Rest - ... • . .. 3,0 , 1,, SC, Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ings -banks, and Di vidend accouno) • • 6,092,573 Other deposits ...... 13,678,85 5 Seven day and other Eills• •.•.• • • .... 1,250,492 12. irIitTMEN T. Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 13 874,526 Other securities .. • • 10 , 873,025 Notes ••••••• • • • • • • • 13,440,375 Gold and silver coin. ! 458,780 X 35,616,706 3 , 4,6 i 6,70 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 52. Dated the 17th day of June, 185' SUMMER ASSIZES. (From the London Gazette of last evening.) Days and Places appointed for holding the Summer Assiz?,s, 1852. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. The Right Hon. Jowl LORD CAMPBELL, Lord Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN. Yorkshire—Saturday, July 10, at the Castle of York. y• at the Guildhall of the City of York—The same da said city. Durham—Saturday, July 24, at Durham. Northumberland —Thursday , July 29, at the Castle of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Town of Newcastle-on -Tyne—The same day, at the Guildhall of the said town. Cumberland—Monday, August 2, at Carlisle. Westmoreland — Thursday , August 5, at Appleby. Lancashire, North—Saturday, August 7, at Lancaster. Lancashire, South—Wednesday, August 10, at Liverpool. HOME CIRCUIT. The Right Hon. Sir JOHN JERVIS, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, and Mr. Justine MAULE. Hertford—Saturday, July 10, at Hertford. Essex—Thursday, July 15, at Chelmsford. Sussex—Wednesday, July 21, at Lewes. Kent—Saturday, July 24, at Maidstone. Surrey—Saturday, July 31, at Guildford. NORFOLK CIRCUIT. The Right Hon. Sir FREDERICK POLLOCK, Lord Chief Baron, and the Right Hon. Sir JAMES PARSE, one of the Barons of the Exchequer. Buckinghamshire—Tuesday, July 13, at Aylesbury. Bedforthhire—Friday, July 16, at Bedford. Huntingdonshire —Monday, July 19, at Huntingdon. Cambridgeshiro—Wednesday, July 21, at the County Courts. Norfolk—Monday, July 26, at the Castle of Norwich. City of Norwich—The same day, at the Guildhall of the said city. Suffolk—Friday, July 30, at Ipswich. MIDLAND CIRCUIT. Mr. Baron ALDERSON WA Mr. Justice COLERIDGE. Rutlandshire—Tuesday, July 6, at ()Ahem. Northamptonshire—Wednesday,July 7, at Northampton. Lincolnshire—Saturday, July 10, at the Castle of Lincoln. City of Lincoln—The same day, at the City of Lincoln. Nottinghamshire—Wednesday, July 14, at Nottingham. Town of Nottingham—The same day, at the Town of Nottingham. Derbyshire—Saturday, July 17, at Derby. Leicestershire—Wednesday, July 21, at the Castle of Leicester. Borough of Leicester—The same day, at the Borough of Leicester. Warwick'hire, Coventry Division—Friday, July 23, at the City of Coventry. Warwickshire, War wick Division—Saturday, July 24 at Warwick. OXFORD CIRCUIT. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL and Mr. Justice WILLIAMS. Berkshire—Monday, July 12, at Abingdon. Oxfordshire—Wednesday, July 14, at Oxford. Worcestershire—Saturday, July 17, at Worcester. City of Worcester—The same day, at the City of Wor• cester. Staffordshire—Wednesday, July 21, at Stafford. Salop—Tuesday. July 27, at Shrewsbury. Herefordshire—Friday, July 30, at Hereford. Mournuthshire—Monday, August 2, at Monmouth. Gloucestershire—Thursday, August 5, at Gloucester. City of Gloucester—The same day at the City of Gloucester. WESTERN CIRCUIT. Mr. Baron PLATT and Mr. Baron MARTIN. Wiltshire—Monday, July 12, at Devizes. Southampton—Thursday, July 15, at the Castle of Winchester. Dorsetshire—Wednesday, July 21, at Dorchester. Devonshire—Saturday, July 24, at the Castle of Exeter. City of Exeter—The same day, at the Guildhall of the said city. Cornwall —Friday, July3o, at Bodmin. Somersetshire—Wednesday, August 4, at the City of Wells. Bristol—Tuesday, August 10, at th © Guildhall of the City of Bristol. CIRCUIT OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF WALES AND COUNTY PALATINE OF CHESTER. SOUTH WALES. Mr. Justice TALPOURD and Mr. Justice CROMPTON. Glumorganshire—Friday, July 16, at Cardiff. Carmarthenshire—Wednesday, July 21, at Carmarthen. County of the Borough of Carmarthen —The same day, at the Borough of Carmarthen. Pembrokeshire—Saturday, July 24, at Haverforwest. Town and County of Haverfordwest—The same day, at the Town of Haverfordwest. Cardiganshire—Wednesday, July 28, at Cardigan. Brecknockshire—Saturday, July 31, at Brecon: Radnorshire—Wednesday, August 4, at Presteign. NORTH WALES. Montgomeryshire—Saturday, July 17, at Newton. Merionethshire—Wednesday, July 21, at Dolg ell Y• C a rnarvonshire—Monday, July 26, at Carnarvo n. Anglesey—Wednesday, July 28, at Beaumaris. Denbighshire—Saturday, July 31, at Ruthin. Flintshire—Wednesday,august 4, at Mold. Cheshire —Saturday, August 7, at Chester. ALARMING FIBS.--A fire of a very alarn3ing nature broke out about four o'clock on Tuesday morn in g in the premises belonging to Mr. Richard Lambert, a plumher and glazier, carrying on business in Union - mews, near Middles Hospital. The occupants having been aroused by the police, most of them made their escape in safety, but the fire had penetrated the premises of Mr. White, No. 21, Nassau street, and also those occupied by Mr. Scotcher , maker, in the mews. The Royal Society's fire - escap e, from Portland-place, was quickly on the spot, when the conductor found the smoke pouring from the windows. At t hat time two or three persons could be seen in the mids t of the smoke. The conductor, having raised his machin e, rushed to the second-floor window, while a policeman we nt to the ianoforte third ioor. The latter brought down an infant, and was followed by its mother (Caroline Forman), and the conductor of the escape brought down, with considerable difflcultY, another woman, named Ford. Had it not been for the timely arrival of the escape, there is little doubt but they would have been suffocated. The engines of the parish and London Brigade, under the direction of Mr. Staples, were soon on the spot, and, having been set to wo rk, the fire was eventually extinguished, but not until consider able damage was done" to the premises of Mr. Lambert, Mr. Scotcher, and Mr. White. The origin of the fire is not at present known. IMPORTATION OF WINE AND SPIRITS.---FrOIII a return to Parliament just printed, it appears that in the year ended the sth of January last there were 9,008,428 gallons of wine sth of imported, and 7,974,657 gallons of spi r it s . In bond , on the January, there were 10 , 6 46,140 gallons of wine an d 8,166,7 a g;119a5 of spirits. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS, June 18. The LORD CHANCELLOR took hi seat OR the Wool- sack at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. The Duke of NEWCASTLE presented petitions from the Australian colonies against the transportation of convicts to Van Diemen's Laud. The Noble Duke read the petitions at length, but said he would refrain for the present from making any remarks upon them. The Earl of DESART denied that the colonies had any right to complain of the conduct of the mother country on this subject. The number of convicts had been greatly lessened within the last few years, and to show the readiness which was evinced by the colonists to obtain convict-labour the Noble Lord read a letter which he had received from Hobart Town in January of this year, describing the manner in which a convict ship on its arrival in port was besieged by persons anxious to hire the convicts. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Mr. Richard Spry, complaining that he had been arrested for down to their Lordships' House to debt attendwbeifloe in g before the on the London Necropo lis Company. The case divided into two parts—one affecting Mr. Spry as a witness, and the other affecting him as a party. With regard to his being a witness, ho ought to tell their Lordships that Mr. Spry was not attending by any process or summons of their Lordships' House, but voluntarily and of his own accord. Lord CAMPBELL suggested that a Committee be appointed to search for precedents. Lord BROLTGAAM said there were precedents with out end on the subject, but he had no objection to the N th ° e ß ßill, a pp o i n t me nt of a Committee, or to refer the whole peti tion to the Committe e . The petition was then ordered to be referred to a Select Committe NAVY PAY BILL. TRUMBERLAND moved the second which he explained was to effect an alteration in the mode of paying off ships. Lord MINTO approved of the Bill. The reading D uk e 'D o f f After a few words from Lord WALDEGRAVE the Bill was read a second ti ne. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. On the motion that :he report with amendments be agreed to, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that he would take the opportunity of remarking that he did not con sider that the amendments which had been introduced into the Bill would at all conduce to its better working. As it at present stood the only effect which it would have would 5o merely to quicken and facilitate the mode of action which at present existed, without improving it in any other way. After a few words from the Earl of DERBY, the re port was agreed to. LAND SALES IN AUSTRALIA. The Duke of ARGYLL presented a petition from the Legislative Council of New South Wales. That body was constituted under the Act of 1850, and it was car ried in Legislative Assembly of that body by an im portant majority. In order to explain the petition he should recall the circumstances under which it was drawn up for their Lordships. In 1842, two Acts were passed, when the Noble Earl (Derby) was at the head of the Colonial . office—respecting land in this colony. One of them, the Land Sales Act, provided that land sales should take place only under that Act, and that no public land should be sold at less than 20s, per acre. Out of the gross proceeds of the sale, which were to be applied generally to the purposes of the colony, one-half was to go towards defraying the expenses of emigration. Another Bill, which had also been introduced by the Noble Earl, conferred on the colony of New South Wales a Legislative Assembly, two-thirds of the members cf which were to be elected, and one-third nominated by the Crown, and its powers of legislation extended to all subjects, except one parti cular class, for which the assent of the Crown was reserved. That was the state of the law up to 1850, when the Noble Earl, then Secretary for the Colonies, brought forward an Act altering considerably the powers of the New South Wales Legislature, and establishing legislative councils in the other Australian colonies also. The powers of the New South Wales Legislature were considerably increase' by this Act, particularly in refer ence to the reservation of assent or dissent to the mea sures of t h e Colonial Legislature, which had hitherto been maintained i n f a vour of the Imperial executive at home. All the salaries of officers, with reference to prospective appointments, might be altered, except those of the Governor or judges, and the amount reserved for religious purposes was also not to be touched. But in the matter of Customs duties the colony was empowered to levy all such as might be deemed necessary, provided they were not prohibitory duties against the mother country, or contrary to treaties entered into by the Im perial executive with foreign countries. Further, the Legislature might alter the whole constitution, and in stead of one, establish two Legislative Chambers, both of which might bo elective. From whatever cause, however—whether from the change of views on the part of the colonists, the wishes of the home Govern ment were not realised in reference to these alterations; and the Legislative Council, which was elected under the Act of 1842, drew up the petition which he had now the honour to present to their Lordships, and which petition the Legislative Council elected under the Act of 1850 had adopted. The Noble Duke here read the pe tition, which was to the effect that the Council declared it a duty they owed to themselves and to posterity to record their deep dissatisfaction with the constitution of the 14th of Victoria, c. 76. They were dissatisfied with the administration of the waste lands, and of the reve nues generally of the colony, and they found, to their great regret, that the land schedules were inoreased in stead of being abolished. As the last act of their legis lative existence, no other course was left to them than to protest against the Imperial policy; to declare and remonstrate against it, and to enter that protest and de claration upon five grounds. They declared, first, that the Imperial Parliament had no power to tax the people of Now South Wales, or to appropriate their revenues; but that all taxation should be made by the Colonial Legislature; next, that the revenues arising from the public lands, of which her Majesty was trustee, could only be a ppropriated to the use of the colony; thirdly, that the Customs, and other branches of revenue, should be subject to the same control ; fourthly, that the action of the Legislative Council should not be fettered by interference with the Parliament at home; and fifthly, that no Colonial Bills should be reserved for the sanction of her Majesty, unless such as affected her crown and dignity. In conclusion, they declared they were prepared, it intrusted with their own lands and re venues, to provide for all the expenses of the colony, ex clusive only of the Governor's salary. He (the Duke of Argyll) was ignorant of the reasons which had induced the colonists to intrust aim with the petition for presen• tation to their Lordship, particularly as he had not been present in their Lordships' House when the Aot of 1850 was passed. However, he considered he was bound to present it, and to state how far he concurred in, or dis agreed with, the statements of the petitioners. One of the main complaints of the petitioners was the reserva tions made in favour of the Imperial Government with reference to the salaries of the judges and other officers of the colonial Goverament, but he could not think the ground of Complaint was quite just in this respect; for the principle which had always been acted upon both in this country and the colony in matters of that kind, when an alteration Was proposed, was that existing interest 3 should be protected, and with regard to the the salaries of judges, they were to be for life, and that the judges should be raised above any in fluences which a legislature might bring to bear upon them by means of lowering or raising their salaries. It had been stated that the instructions which the Noble Earl who was Colonial Secretary at that time had sent out to the Governor of the colony with the Act of 1850 had had the effect of nullifying its provisions; but he found that in respect to the salaries the Noble Earl's in structions were that the Governor should withhold his assent to tiny Bill altering the existing salaries of officers of the Executive then holding office, but that the Go vernment did not mean to refuse its assent to any pros pective regulations with regard to salaries which the council might come to. With reference to the first ground mentioned in the petition as that on which they pro tested against the Imperial policy towards the colony— via., that the I mperial Parliament had no power to tax the colonists or appropriate their revenues, he presumed the petitioners founded their complaint on the prin ciple of the celebrated statute, the 18th of George which declared that the home Government should not levy taxes on any colony for the purposes of the Impe rial Gover n ment, and so far he agreed with the pati titioners ; but he could not agree with them in their se cond statement, that the revenue derived from the sale of the public lands was to be regarded in the same light as the revenue derived from taxation. The real ques tion for c onsideration was the manner in which the inte rests of the colony could be best provided for in the dis posal of the land found. As to the general principle laid down in their second statement by the petitioners, he could not assent to it ; but he must say that opinion was much divided as to the effect which the price of land as fixed by the Act of 1842 had produced on the cos Ion) . ; the general opinion in the colony being that it had proved injurious, and for his own part he was not sure that it would not be advisable to give up to the colony the management of the waste lands, fixing, at the same time, the geographical limits within which that management should be exercised. With reference to the Customs, he thought they ought to be at the disposal of the colonial authorities. The fifth statement however, was the most important—viz., that no Bills should be reserved from the Le gislative Council for the signification of her Majesty's assent, except those which affected the prerogative of the Crown and the general interests of the empire. There could be but two modes of effecting that object; one Wail to draw up a list of the subjects affecting Impe rial interests, which the colonial legislature should be prohibited by Act of Parliament from legislating upon; tho other was to retain a general power of allowance or disallowance of colonial acts for the home executive, as at present. I n t h e d i scuss i ons on t h e A c t o f 1850 th i s subject had been much debated, and the former mo.o _ d was strongly urged up Govern on the Government of the day for adoption, but the Noble Lord at the head o f the . n that went at that time (Lord J. Russell) was of op e ini t o o d raw it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible,as not quite up such a list. He (the Duke of Argyl l) hew Noble Lord; sure that ho concurred in that view of thank that it was but, at the same t' he could hardly time was retained thie power a great cause of grievance that ever, he could not by the home Government. Flow e e dissatisfaction and help being struck with the tone . n and he doubted irritation which ded the petite° perva d t td the reten tha wisdom lof the policyamon gst the members of lion of Crown nominee s Wh en ever any questi on o f the Legi s l at i ve Council. forence to the mother country, importance, having re they y found the elected aroso in the Council, b nominated members on the members on one side and t h Weig l 4 opini9h eyez other, and that a ll t -- e EVENING, JUNE l9, 1852. went with the elected members. This very petition had The Passengers Act Amendment Bill, the Trustees been carried in the Legislative Council by a majority 0 Act Extension Bill, and the Suitors in Chancery Relief 21 to 8; in the minority there was not one elected mem- Bill were severally passed through Committee. ber—they w ere a ll nem i nees , t and a ll exce pt one held The Enfranchisement of Copyholds Bill and the Mi official situations; whilst in the majority of 31 against litia Bill, were severally reported, with amendments. the Government there were besides the elected members The Turnpike Trusts Arrangements Bill and the two of the nom inated mem b ers w h o did act hold any Scutch Mills for Flax (Ireland) Bill were :everally read office under Government, and those contained names of a third time and passed. the most wealthy an d res p ec t a bl e men i n t h e co l on y. He The Poor-law Commission Continuance (Ireland) Bill would lay the petition, then, on their Lordships' table , was read a s econd time. convinced it would receive their attentive consideration; The Marquis of WESTMEATH presented two P eti feeling, also, that their sole desire in the matter wa s to tions; the one from the Lord Mayor and ex - Lord Mayor adopt such measures as might be most conducive to the of Dublin and a large body of the citizens of that city, interests of those great communities which were arising and the other from the poor - law guardians in Carrick in those southern lands. They knew that the true inte- on-Shannon, in Ireland, praying for a system of repro rests of this country would not be promoted by any mea- ductive employment in the I r i s h wor kh ouses . sures which were contrary to the interests of these role - Their Lordships then adjourned. nies, and it appeared to him that all parties in this country were agreed as to the main principles on which they should proceed in their colonial policy. They ought to leave the colonies to manage their own local questions, and limit as much as possible the number of cases in which the exercise of the prerogative of the Crown, in negativing the decisions of the colonial legislatures was brought into question. Earl GREY said the petition afforded a remarkable proof of how little the parties signing it were acquainted with the facts to which it referred. In the first place it complained that the patronage of the colony had been reserved by all governments for their own selfish pur poses; but, speaking for himself, during the five years he had held the office of Colonial Secretary, as far as he remembered, he had appointed one gentleman only to an office in New South Wales, and that was as keeper of the Botanic Gardens, the governor of the colony having represented that there was not a scientific gardener to be found in the colony, and requested him (Earl Grey) to send out one.—(Hear, and a laugh.) The fact was, that the patronage was in, the hands of the governor, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State—a regulation which he thought was absolutely necessary for the purpose of preventing abuse. With regard to the Customs, the patronage had up to a late period been retained, not by the Secretary of State, but by the Treasury; and generally the offices were filled up from home; it was, however, one out of many of the good effects of the commercial policy of recent years that, having removed those restrictions, it became no longer requisite to maintain the machinery by which those restrictions had been enforced. And since the alteration which had taken place in the navigation-laws all control over the Customs department in the colony had been transferred to the local Government. Of course all the measures of the governor were subjected to the supervision of the Secretary of State, but practi cally the appointment of ,Customs officers was entrusted to the governor of the colony, precisely the same as the ••• .•• ..• appointment of other officers. Upon the question of the Majority .•• management of waste lands, nothing was more common The clause, atter a slight than to hear it said that the management ought to be by the Attorney-Germs vested in the colonial Legislature; but that was not a Clauses up le ' function for a legislative body at all; it was a duty for The AT' the executive Government to perform. What the Le- claw gislature had to do was to lay down certain general rules with regard to the mode in which the public lands were to be disposed of, and it was for the Executive to apply those rules. As to New South Wales, Parliament had laid down those rules by the Act of 1842, which was passed on the recommendation of the Noble Earl oppo site (the Earl of Derby), and was one of the best and most useful measures ever adopted in reference to our colonial empire. It laid down clear and definite rules for the management of the waste lands in the colonies, and left those rules to be applied by the executive Go vernments, and he held that in taking this step Parlia ment did that which was perfectly just and reasonable. The only defect in that Act was, he thought, that it did not fix an upset price for land; but that had since been remedied, and now the great pastoral interests of Aus tralia were benefited by the occupation of land upon favourable terms for grazing purposes, whilst at the same time the land was not allowed to be inclosed by in dividuals before it had been actually used by them, but left free to the public to be purchased as it was wanted for use. So far as the feelings of the colonists were concerned, he did not believe they desired that the exist ing system should be altered, because, in looking over the addresses of the various candidates who had offered themselves to the electors as members of the new Legis lative Council of the colony of Victoria, ho observed that a very large majority of them professed their determi nation not to concur in a reduction of the upset price for land. These matters involved principles of the highest importance, and he begged their Lordships not to be hastily led away by popular cries for what was called " self-government." There was no greater advocate for self-government than he was; but he did not believe that self-government ought to mean that we should throw all power into the hands of an utterly unbalanced democracy.—(Hear, hear.) He would further add, that many of the principles put forward by the peti tioners were really inconsistent with the maintenance of the British colonial empire.—(Cries of "Hear, hear.") He knew that many persons sincerely entertained the opinion that it would be for the interest of this country, and of the colonies themselves, if the connexion between them were dissolved; but that was an opinion from which he totally and entirely differed. He believed it was for the best interests of both that the British empire should be maintained as it was—that the power and greatness of that empire, and of every separate member of it, should be preserved; but, if we were to continue a united empire—it the British empire was to be maintained —i t was obvious that the Imperial Government must exer cise some authority over the colonial legislatures. Lord WODELIOUSE said that, with regard to the management of the waste lands, he agreed with the Noble Duke (Argyll) in what he had said upon the sub ject rather than with his Noble Friend (Earl Grey). He fully admitted that the administration or waste lands was a matter of Imperial concern, and thatng could be more absurd than to suppose that, when persons from this country settled themselves upon a great continent like Australia, they were forthwith to assume the administration of the entire waste lands of that continent. On the other hand, however, there was a point at which a colony might arrive, when, amongst other matters, they might fairly demand from the Imperial Government to have a larger share in the management of the waste lands; and it was pos sible that the colony of Now S outh Wales had arrived at that point when it would bo desirable give its local legislature the manage ment of those lands within certain fixed limits. With regard to that portion of the petition which related to the veto of . the l . Crown l upon dcolonialtlegislaturee deal measures which had passed tali,: ects was undoubtedly a difficult easy to l define . the . sub' with; but he thought it. was upon which the colonial chamber might legislate, and that the consent of the Imperial Government should be necessary in all case where the Royal prerogative or Im perial interests were concsrned table. . The petition was la id upon tho BARO NESS fur VON BECK. THE L or d BEAUMONT, in moving or a Copy of the in ce to apprehend f o r m ation taken on oa th before the justice of the p eace at Birmingham, on w hi c h awarrant Wilhelmiva Von B eck and Intent Derra was issued, said that since the last occasion on which he brought this case under their eir Lo r d s hi ps ' not i ce, he had had communicationswith several persons con- Horning it, and that all those communications confirmed the statements he then made to their Lord ships. Mr. Toulnsin Smitb, th d e barrister who was em ployed for the prosecution, ha syritten him a very long amongst other things, ho st a t e d th a t h e letter, in which , did not advise that a warrant should be taken out— " quite the contrary," were his words. But ho (Lord Beaumont) saw n o reason to modify the remarks he had made upon that g entleman's conduct, which h e th oug ht had been aggravated by the unfeeling letter which had since appeared from him in one of the daily newspapers. Amongst the many . difficulties in the way was one arising from the circumstance o f t h e death of Mr. James, the magistrate, who issued the warrant. He would merely content himself by maki ng th e motion which he had given notice. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that since the subject had been last before them he had received a communication from the Mayor of Birmingham, written by the desire of the magistrates, stating their anxiety a nd readiness to have this matt er investigated. The motion was then agreed to. BARON DE BODE'S CLAIM. Earl FITZ WILLIAM moved for an account of the entire sum awarded to the claimants upon the French Compensation Fund, distinguishing the names of, the sums claimed by, and the sums awarded to, the several claimants, by virtue respectively of the statute 59th Geo. 111., cap. 31, and the Treasury minutes of the 2d of May, 1826, and of the Bth of June, 1830, and of the 15th of March, 1833. Also an account of the sum remain ing in hand after payment of the last award, and of the manner in which such sum has been appropriated. The Earl of DERBY was understood to say that the money was temporarily applied to the Woods and Fr rests. It was afterwards returned, and app lied toht le settlement of the demands of the claimants. Theßwe e sum had, ho believed, been thus appropriated. remaining. not think that there was any o f tho money re He had not, of course, any objection to the information asked for by the Noble Earl being produced. The motion was then OF to. asked the Noble Earl THE CANTON OF NEUFCHATEL. Lord STANLEY (of Alderley) 'a copy of the protocol the Secretary for Foreign Affairts whether he had any objection to lay before Parliament Tenho four great European recently signed by Vani_a_t_on_lnf Y All I think necessary powers respecting the The Earl of MALMESBUt _Neufchatel? t is, that such a protocol or convenient to say atoprLsuenr great powers of Europe. has been signed by , h thowever, the basis of negotiations That protocol beina, I do not thi nk it would be con which are still pendmg, 0 the papers. von ient toproduc MR. bPRY'S PETITION. I n reference to this petition, which had been presentai at an ear 'tee ly part of the eveni Lord BROUGIIAM expressed his dissatifaction at t he mode in which the subj ect-m att e r of that petition was treated. Instead of app ointin g a Select Committee, to search for precedents, he was of opinion that the party who had been arrested on his way to that House, ought to be examined at the bar of the House. Lord TRURO said that the rule was that in the case of a witness being arrested while proceeding to any of the courts of law, or to that House, with a view of giving his evidence, such person was immediately ordered to be discharged. The LORD CHANCELLOR said it certainly ap peared to him to be a case for bringing the parties to the bar. That House had decidedly the power of dis charging from custody persons arrested under these cir cumstances. In the present case all they had to do was to inquire whether the statement made was in every re spect correct, and that the party was really kits inter as a suitor when he was arrested. Cmmittee 'rho order for the appointment of a Selection 0, was ultimately discharged, and upon the me Was as ordered Lord BROUGHAM, the sheriff's officesa...l2. t 9 attelld 111%1 ki GOO With tttct ptiaggier NE" HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 18. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) NISI J?MUS OIi.TICERS BILL. This Bill went through Committee. COMMON LAW PROCEDURE BILL. The House went into Committee on this Bill Th e ATTORNEY -GENERAL said th e Bill contained a clause to the effect that when a person residing out of the jurisdiction of the court was served with notice, he might be proceeded against in the ordinary wa y. Ho had given a pledge to the Attorney-General for Ireland and the Lord Advocate for Scotland to make an ex ception in regard to those two countries, and he pro posed to insert en amendment of that nature. The amendment was then proposed and agreed to. On clauses 51 and 52, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (in reply to Mr. Crowder) said he agreed that special demurrers were a disgrace to the protession and ought to be abolished, and he would have no objection to consider the subject, an d draw up a clause, with the assiatance of the Hon. and Learned Member, with the view of meeting the evil. Mr. WHITESIDE admitted that the system of de murrers had given rise to great abuses, but he thought it would be very inconvenient to do away with them altogether. After a short discussion the clauses wore agreed to with some amendments. Mr. CROWDER said he would endeavour to draw up a clause on the point adverted to. The early clauses of the Bill were agreed to after some discussion. On clause 80, Mr. EVANS moved, as an amendment, that the words from the word " time," in the 21st line, as far as the word " and," in the 28th line, be omitted. The Committee divided, when the numbers were— For the amendment ... Against it ... Majority —3B The clause, atter a slight verbal alteration proposed by the Attorney-General, was then agreed to. Clauses up to 122 inclusive were then agreed to. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, considering the 123 d clause to be entirely useless, would therefore strike it out altogether. The remaining clauses were then agreed to. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then said that there was another clause which he had been pressed to intro duce. The object of this clause was that counsel should appear on application for a suit in forma pauperis, and that costs should not be recoverable unless the judge de cided the action to be of such a nature as to rcquire it. The clause was then agreed to, the House resumed, and the CHAIRMAN reported progress. MAST ER IN CHANCERY ABOLITION (RE TIRING PENSION TO VICE-CHANCELLOR) BILL. The report on this Bill was then brought up and agreed to. PATENT LAW AMENDMENT (STAMP DUTIES) BILL. The report on this Bill was also agreed to. METROPOLIS WATER SUPPLY BILL. This Bill as amended was considered, and ordered to be read a third time on Monday. The House then rose at a Quarter to Four o'clock. The House resumed at Six o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. W. WILLIAMS presented a petition from a number of Dissenting ministers, complaining that no clause had been introduced into the Metropolitan Burial Bill providing for compensation in cases where Dissent ing burial-grounds are abolished by that Bill. Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition against the Bill. Mr. CAYLEY presented a petition from the coal miners of Lancashire, praying for an increased number of mine inspectors. THE FACTORY ACT. Mr. EDWARDS asked if the Government have any intention, during the next session of Parliament, to re store the clauses in any amended Factory Bill which in 1847 prohibited the employment of young persons and females for more than ten hours in any day, or for more than 58 hours in any week? and will they be prepared to add a clause to prevent the employment of children before six o'clock in the morning, and after half-past five o'clock in the evening? Mr. WALPOLE said the Government had not at pre sent any intention of bringing in a Bill; but as he ima gined the question was rather put with reference to recent infractions of the law, he would add, that it was their intention to enforce the law, and if they found it could not properly be enforced through some defect, to introduce any amendment necessary for the purpose of removing it. CRIMINAL LAW. Mr. CROWDEtt rose to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he had received any applications in favour of William Hamblyn Pascoe, a medical practitioner, sentenced to ten years' transporta tion at the last Cornwall Assizes, fur administering savin with intent to procure abortion; and whether he was aware that the opinion of the only medical wanes: for the prosecution, that no medical man of competent skill would use savin unless his object were aborticenhad been shown to be erroneous by a large body of the me dical profession, and had beets admitted by the witness himself; since the trial, to have been expressed in ig norance of the fact that savin is in use in the profession for legitimate purposes; and whether it was the inten tion of her Majesty's Government to advise a pardon or any mitigation of the sentence? Mr. WALPOLE said several applications had been received in favour of the prisoner, and the greatest at tention had been paid to them on account of the re spectability of the perties. Unquestionably the medical practitioner, who gave the evidence to the effect that savin was only used to procure abortion, gave it under an erroneous impression. Bat the Hon. and Learned Gentleman would draw a very wrong inference from this admission if he inferred that the case was not sufficient to support a verdict of guilty. And as the circum stances of the case had made a great stir, ho wished to say that according to his investigation of the facts proved (and he had gone into the case most carefully), he had no hesitation in expressing his own conviction that the prisoner was guilty of the offence. He must have known the condition of the female—he had her in his own house during the a dministration of the drug—he had given doses of fourteen grains at a time every day for more than a fortnight—the child was born in his house, and carried by h im for secret burial without the knowledge of any parties; indeed he (Mr. Walpole) considered that this amply justified the conviction.—(Hear.) It was not, theretore,:his inten tion to advise the Crown to grant a pardon or commuta tion of the sentence.—(Heer, hear.) He must add, that these cases gave great anxiety to any one who filled the office he bad the honour to hold—(Elear, hear) — and though he had given an answer on this occasion because it had made a great stir, he hoped that lion. Members would not press such inquiries on future occa sions.—(Hear, hear.) AGRICULTURAL MANURE. t Mr. CAYLEY rose to ask the ChanceellobreotferthrieteErixei chequer-1. Whether t he question bas officers right over the Lobos I slands had e e e f n th la e t id c b r e o f w o n re , a t n h d e present, or late, or w hat law officersan etiquette against in what year? 2 . And, if the r e whether there is an equal objection p. making public the answer gi . ven . by blic of this country that every to the ro la d w uci o n ffi g ce t r he cfyaisneglatibdebaegfroiroeunerhallapwa officers,. with a view to sat se a cheaper supply of guano. 3. n means have been taken to give th3e.mlfthetbgereaptreaedevnatutlaegwe this important ques officera have not been consulte more properly Lord STANLEY sal d, l u io ffi n c o e. l tOern tobbejecqtratitoooconsult them ? tion, whether thereis.a.dily t t' e or g ei a g e n s the first part of the eas a e,. ' been laid before the Crown came under the cognizance.nvoefivitehge ritorial right, a case h It was not usual to produce the opinions of e 83 1 4 a . w officers of . the Government; and ne it consisted only of the coun h s e el cas i e n to t correspondence which would bo presented that evening, ' d• There had seemed no reason to doubt, and printe . laidthl before them, after that opinion, that the Government of Peru had territorial rights over the islands, and the law officers of the Crown had not recently been consulted on the subject. Mr. SCOTT rose to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether her Majesty's Government have applied, or intend to apply, to the Peruvian or other Governments interested therein, to enter into ar rangements for the purpose of obtaining for British ships free access to places supplying guano? Also, whether any instructions have been given to colonial go vernors and officers of her Majesty's navy to look out for islands or other places containing guano, and take any practicable steps towards securing to the public, at the cheapest rate, an ample supply of that article free from adulteration; and whether there is any objection to lay upon the table any papers relating to that subject? t Lord STANLEY said he fully recognised theigroema. interest and importance of the question; and reveatoveern.. tmuch suc. munications had been addressed to the Peruvian went on the subject, though hitherto withfnno e cr o tiations , cess. He did not undervalue the utility soin, ply of guano was by resorting to the priwncerp but he believed the best means , of inciretio of . being sent out At the present period instructions coax, e ndingon foreign 1 their efforts to eis to the admirals and other efficersal a ,4; stations, directing them at fresh conracpeptirion. supp ly of guano could cover localities whence a instructions were sent to understood the Noble Lord, (S""d • • colonial governors. difficult to hear distinctly.) The who, however, o u ght up the correspondence he had be procured. and similar Noble Lord then r R u the S follow referred to- AGE FRLo33.ridsTbHrE LORDS. mESS „e• r from the brought A m i e, sse i - , : f e , e -hich their Lordships had agreed:— unction Railway, with. ing d ford, and Halifax J .Leeds, Bra n drnent. out am' General,B.o.ard of Health, i with Fl an amendment. North British ax Company (Claussen's Patent). Frome, Yeovil, and Weymouth Railway (No. 1 ). Claussen's Patent Flax Company. Liskeard Roads. Nene Valley Drainage and Navigation Improment. Cite4t V7 , 33W4 Rgilway (IA), 1). Stockton and Hartlepool and Chrerce Railway and Hartlepool West Harbour and Dock Companies. Mancheter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (No. 2), with amendments. SUGAR MANUFACTURE. Mr. FORBES rose to ti:=lc the President of the Board of :Oracle whether, if the Patent Law Amendment Bill , _ ---- - should bl passed in its present state, he will be prepared to advisa the Crown to withhold the extension of patents to the sugar colonies u3tlthose interested in those posession3 have had a n opprtunity of expressing their wishes? Mr. HENLEY answered that he had deemed it his duty to offer such advice to the Crown.—(Hear). SOMERSET HOUSE. Mr. W. WILLIANIS wished to know if the new buildings at Som'rset House had been sanctioned by the House, or if the Noh!e Lord opposite was prepared to comp down and ask the House to vote th e . amount required for thorn, and had they any estimate of the exper2R? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, Lhat as the Hon. Member had only given a general no tice of his intention to ask for information respecting t f he lor Somerset bioou o uia, m rtibst headmenesri acquainted t in( ! tiva l ynt: ih o inrsq u rev fiet s ieiGce e :olm , o. tvhlabivenoieti Government nh,erN the mlt particular facts,hat it t eexttFriendwihlta tslextremely aEei nfenxwo ( lot yrc L otohruw ) ema r tl h d asuyet t J oraavie . itoner t n' th:ree l nciala r: qgfpt n oioepor n rmieenr e nept r eehd s inoyd ) :: had t je gs op(,brtrj,l2 ees cea b tor s ,ote arrangement.fhts; G:tenhr m al herari a vi .ncen)eddheree Government o v v p f l i u t t b le h l oiecu trperdeepcaerseedortsoincaorthryCeottwt,haichhd thethe 3 was to bring all the branches y e be r v unt e e hl tainedlUiifne agps consolidation Department wasunder tm, one o sst b roof, While there was a local distribution of lees they could have no real consolidation of any de partment, and, for the sake of economy and f the 0 n a nh d a s to th w e e r g e o e c s a t r i carrying n o g f out expense, the pre senthe e had great pleasure in telling the Hon. Member that the more building s thacffiees relinquished would be worth much ( e rd e e x a p r. e ) nse incurred by effecting the con- Mr. HUME wished to ask if the Government bad followed the recommendations of the Committee with regard to the residence of the First Naval Lord, and if they were prepared to carry out, for the sake of economy and the public service, the removal of the offices, so 53 to bring them all under one roof? Mr. WILLIAMS said the Right Hon. Gentleman had not answered the most important part of the question. He objected to making any outlay of public money out the sanction of the House, and wanted to know if the Government had had an estimate of the expense? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that of course neither the present nor the late Govern ment would have taken such a step without an estimate, and repeated the statement he made in answer to the Hon. Member's first question. Mr. WILLIAMS—I want to know what is the sum. —(Order, ore:or.) I want to ask—(Cries of " Order, order," amid which the Hon. Member sat down.) The subject then dropped. EDUCATION. Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice, that, on the report of the Consolidated Fund Bill, he should bring before the House the recent minute of the Committee of Privy Council relative to educational grants. The Noble Lord afterwards asked when that report would be brought up? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, as the Noble Lord wished to make some observations on the occasion, and the House were always anxious to hear the Noble Lord, he should propose to bring up the report on Monday, at six o'clock. Sir H. VERNEY moved for a copy of the charter of incorporation of the National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor on the principles of the Estab lished Church throughout England and Wales. PETITION FOR PARDON OF THE IRISH EXILES. Mr. F. FRENCH said as a rumour bad been circu lated to the effect that the recent petition praying for the release of Mr. Smith O'Brien and his fellow nc pri vern d , psn and s it t i h on at t o amo pri soners had been got up at the desire of the Irish GO- m Lord the Chief Secretary f o r I re l an d—he wished t o ask that Noble Lord if there was any truth in the rep ort? accedeng others t o its whoo object e hadet was e o thear asted Lord NAAS begged to assure the Hon. Gent leman that there was not the slightest foundation for the state meat that had been made. He never, directly o r indi rectly, by word or by letter in public or privat e, g ave any one the least reason to suppose that h e or any member of the Government were favourable to t hat me morial; furthermore, ho was in no way cognisan t of the preparation of the memorial, except through the accounts he saw in the public newspapers.—(Hear, hear.) Noble from ae n THE REV. MR. BENNETT. On the motion that the House at its rising do adjourn till Monday, Mr. lIORSMAN said he should detain the Housh but a few minutes; but considering the interest they ell; hal felt in the case of the Rev. Mr. Bennett, and th e w advised decision to which they had come, he conceived it to be his duty at the earliest moment to state the course he proposed to adopt. It would be better to do that than to let the motion for a Committee, and the motions connected with it, to stand on the votes night after night, so as to make it appear that the subject was about to die a natural death, and that the interest which it had excited had abated. Since the vote to which the House had come he must say that the interest had not mated but rather increased, nor did he find, in the opinion of the majority who came to that vote, anything but a desire to give effect to it. Tho House would feel the difficulty ho had to deal with in nominating a Com mittee so late in the session. It was not his fault that the discussion had come on at so late a period of the session. He first brought forward the subject in the month of April. Seven weeks elapsed, owing to circum stances over which he had no control. The decision of the House was taken on the Bth June, late at night, it being a Tuesday. On Wednesday be was in the House at twelve o'clock, and actively employed to get gentlemen to servo on the Committee. Ho obtained the names of thirteen gentlemen that day. Tile name of the Right Hon! Gentleman the Member for the University of Oxford was placed on the Committee without his permission being asked, as it was considered that he had acted a 3 the authorised advocate of the Bishop of Bath a d t Wells, and if he refused his consent it was thought rh for the The Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Member his reasons for doing so should be stated to the House. city of Oxford would not consent to serve; but t a t. a ir . was then nearly six o'clock, and it was imp fir. ;. the Committee should be nomiaated that day, he Orr the understanding that it would bo withdrawn before lloraman) asked him to allow h is name to remain,oorne any evidence was taken an d another name substituted. Fourteen Members agreed to serve ; two of wh om were struck out, and others subst ituted b y ay, the Governme had nt He stated this in order to show that every p in . been taken to nominate t he Committee. On the Thurs- ' when ho moved for the C ommittee, a difficulty was s oay, s tarted by the Right Honour able Gentleman the Secretary, who said this w as too g rave an inqury to Home i bo conducted by an imperfect Committee. U 0 (Mr. Horsenan) did not find fault with him for it; but, while the matter was proceeding, an Honourable and Gallant Member, who was a friend ot . Mr. Bennett broke up the discussion, by moving the ad the Coin the list to the number of 15. In nominating de on the part of journment of the House. On the Monday,. he completed mittee, he had found no difficulty ma it, and divided against inquiry, spoken against had opposed the the Government, though they there was no disposit ion on their part to imped 0 it ; but, when the decision went against them, the nomination of the Committee. But a difficulty was interposed by the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for the University of Oxford. He proposed that after the Committee had been nominated that he (Mr. Hors man) should be ordered by the House to lay on the table certain articles or heads of charges. The Government was ready to allow him to proceed with the nomination of the Committee provided there was not to be a long debate, which he (Mr. Horsman) did not propose, tho Right Hon. Gentleman told the House that he should not only propose an amendment, but that he should make a long speech, and the House made its arrange: meats accordingly. The Government in the state or public business declined to give way; as there were 35 orders on the papers the discussion must have come on so late in the evening that it would have been impossible .to nominate the Committee. It was his duty to exPlal u t why he had not agreed to the suggestion of the Rig" H on. Gentleman, which would have enabled hi m t o e he lt had the Committee cppointod.—(Hear, bear.) 1 ' e that he, as an individual Member of the House, had po right or power to do so. There was no precedent for laying on the table heads or articles of charges in a Son. where no impeachment was intended. The Right.ni. Gentleman would not deny that except in cases of e a e n d i en peachment avowed and intended th ere was no preositiont icr such a course. In that case what did the p of the majority motion hod been made and the cl eh ec En is e I nt of the Bishop of of the Right Hon. Gentleman amounton o th is e ut ro tnat the given, with a view to the im d garded, but had nor ight (Mr. Horsman)might have gentlemen who composed the majority to commit the 156 tended the impeachment of the Bath and Wells? That coniPesert3reuction of the motion he to the fact that they He had no right to do so concurrence. He believed that of the without their oted in the - • majority not One 156 Members who v the Bishop wishedbe toimpeached,.and it would unjust for h i m, in his individual capacity, Bishop of Bath and have been h a cour to commit them to suc se. So far as he was per saeally concerned, the drawing up heads of impeach ment would have very much facilitated his object. In deed, after the Right Hon. Gentleman suggested that course ho did draw them up, and had it been the plea sure of the House he should have immediately presented them, but he felt that ho cou ld no t d o s o without t h° concurrence of those who voted with him. Another reason why he did not do so was that it would in his opinion have established a bad precedent. If it ha d once been settled th a t a complaint was not to be made ag ains t a bishop witho u t b e i ng followed by impeachment the re: suit would h ave b een mos t injurious; and if in the net t Parliament a Member had brought a complaint again°, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Exeter, or ae?„ other prelate, he might have been stopped at once by an inquiry whether he meant to propose an impeachrer_ i , He had told the Right Honourable Gentleman ante,: whetcver might be the decision of the House, he we stn cheerfully assent to it; but, considering the sled,' of public business, considering that there was probability that he would have . the opportunity th ree having regard also to the difticultih s or four days, and in his way, he did not feel it h is nominating his Cemmittee the next th. which had been thrown t near, in tilting that unnouncement he felt the hear.) But en _ n duty to move the nomination of the Committee.—e— t he owed some explanation to the Hon. Gentleme had voted for inquiry, as regarded the false position it! which theY w ere p laced with re g ard to the Bishop n Bath an 039 Zenl9 ll : d w e ll& The House would recollect that he s t a t e d the Bishop delayed in procceclizgo Q