The Sun. — London, England, 1835-05-13 00:00:00

THE TEA TRADE. Among the merchants conn ec t e d w i t h th e t ea t ra d e th e change of Ministers appears to h ave cause d cons id era ble apprehension, as doubts are entertained whether Mr. Spring Rice will consent to a fi xe d d uty, to w hi c h Si r R o b ert P ee l is said to have be en a ll b u t p l e d ge d, part i cu l ar l y as t h e necessity of it is made more apparent in every fresh arrival by the conflict of opinion between the brokers and the Government inspectors ; and what makes the change to be at present more deplored is the uncertainty whether any decision will be come to upon the subject before the orders for next season are sent out. It might have been expected that some time would elapse before the tea trade, now divided into so many hands and scattered over eight or ten ports, w o uld b ecome se ttl e d lik e o th er ar ti c l es o f import, but the present feverish state of the market could hardly have been contemplated, and can arise only from erroneous calculations on the subject. The East India Company have limited their sales to 4,000,000 of pounds quarterly, which extends them for the remainder of their stock to eight quarterly sales from this period, the first commencing in June next, and the last being in March, 1837: so that they will have disposed of the whole of their stock before the ships of the season 1836-7 begin to arrive. The consumption during the above period may be safely taken at 36,000,0001 b. for the first year, and 39,000,0001 b. for the second, being together 75,000,0001 b., of which the East India Company supply 33,000,0001 b., (present stock unsold 32,681, 1481 b.) leaving 42,000,0001 b. to be furnished by de free trade, the imports of which, in round numbers, may be stated to be, at the opening of the trade, 4,000,0001 b.; the season 1834-5, according to the estimates of a house at Canton, made from the quantity of tea brought down, and remaining, and checked by the tonnage of the season, 26,000,000 lb.; ditto 1834-6, 26,000,0001 b., adding to which the present stock of the Companp's tea sold, 5,000,0001 b. makes 61,000,0001 b„ leaving 20,000,0001 b., or half a year's consumption, when the ships of the season 1836-7 begin to arrive, while the standing stock of coffee and other ar ticles of current use is nearer that of a whole year. The plain question, therefore, is, who must take the place of the company in keeping a standing stock—the merchant or the wholesale dealer ; for speculators cannot be expected to embark in an article of which their knowledge must be but limited. The general feeling, however, appears to be, that at present it must be divided between the merchant and wholesale dealer, although the circumstance of a whole year's supply of this article arriving at once, leads to the conclusion that the dealer must ultimately hold a greater proportion than in other articles. In either case it is stated 2d. per lb. would be ample interest for the outlay of capital, while within a fortnight teas have fallen 4d. to 6d. per lb. The price it is supposed will be still lower, leaving remu nerating profits to the importer and dealer, while the quan tity imported this season is represented as equal to the Company's, and much fitter for use than tea which has been from two to three years in the warehouse. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. William Martin, a young man of respectable appear ance, was indicted for embezzling various sums, while clerk to Messrs. Drew and Co., druggists, of Great Trinity-lane. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty, but recommended him to mercy on account of his previous good character. The Court sentenced the prisoner to six months' impri sonment. Thomas Wilson, Thomas Russell, and John cook, were indicted for feloniously breaking into the warehouse of David Bradley, and stealing therein a quantity of copper coin, cigars, tobacco, and other articles, his proporty, from his premises, in St. Olave, Hart -street, on the 11th of April last. The prisoners made no defence. Verdict—Guilty. Elizabeth Blacklock, aged seventeen, was indicted for stealing a cloak and two books, of the value of 355., the property of Henry William King, her roaster. The prisoner made no defence. Verdict—Guilty. The Learned RECORDER immediately sentenced her to be imprisoned for six calendar months in the House of Correction. At this stage of the proceedings of the Court, a respect able-lookinggentleman ascended the witness-box, and begged to ask the Court if be might not be excused from attend ing the Petit Jury, as he had been frequently summoned upon and attended as a Grand Juror ; and coui;l, more over, prove that he was a " merchant" of the City of Lon don, and he was informed that the being so would exone rate him from serving as a Petit Juror. The Learned JUDGE informed the applicant that he bad received very erroneous advice, for the Court would always be glad to have the assistance of merchants of the City of London. Thomas Edmunds was indicted for stealing, on the Bth of May, in the parish of St. James, Westminster, from Benjamin Francis Dalton Wilson, a captain in the army, a purse, containing four notes of the Bank of England, for .5/. each, four sovereigns, one half sovereign, and six shil lings in silver, his property and monies.—Verdict, Guilty. Sarah Potter, aged 29, was indicted for stealing from the person of John Allum, on the 14th of April, in the pa rish of Christchurch, Surrey, seventeen sovereigns and twenty-eight shillings in silver, his monies. The prosecutor was servant to a farmer a few miles north of London, who sent him with two loads of hay to sell at Whitechapel market on the 14th of April. Having sold the hay he was directed by his master to go to a neigh bouring public-house and get change for a check, which was given to him in seventeen sovereigns, and the remainder in silver in copper. Being anxious to get silver for the copper he met the prisoner, who offered to treat him to a glass of gin, which he accepted. He then proceeded on his way towards home, when he saw the prisoner, accompanied by some other women and three men, following his waggon. They came up to him at the Frying Pan public-house, in Brick-lane. They asked him for something to drink, and he gave them some beer. Immediately after that the pri soner put her hand in his pocket and forcibly drew out his canvass purse, containing the sovereigns in question. He never lost sight of her after he was robbed until he gave her into custody.—Verdict, Guilty. The Learned JUDGE then sentenced her to transporta tion beyond the seas for fourteen years, adding that there could not be a doubt of her guilt, although the money was not found upon her. NEW COURT. William Stuart Mathews, aged 18, was indicted for stealing eighteen silver spoons, and three silver forks, the property of Mrs. Sarah Saunders, of Golden-square. Prisoner was in prosecutrix's employ, and had been so for some months in the capacity of footman. On the 4th of April, without making any communication to his mis tress, the prisoner absconded. The plate was subsequently examined, and found minus the articles mentioned in the indictment. The Jury returned a verdict of " Guilty of stealing un der the value of 51." The prosecutrix recommended him to mercy. The Learned Judge would consider the case, but there was another indictment against the prisoner. Samuel Webster, aged 2.5, was indicted for intermarry ing with Elizabeth Thornburn, his former wife being still living. Cornelius Young Thisselton, sworn—l am clerk at St. Pancras Church. I produce the registry of that parish. On the 28th of June, 1833, Samuel Webster was married to Ann Norden, by banns. Mary Frith, sworn—l know the prisoner. I know the writing of Anne Norden. That is her writing (registry produced.) Knew them afterwards living as man-and wife. They had lived in the same service together. Webster told me be had married her. Joseph Langton, of St. Mary's, Bryanston-square, pro duced the registry of that parish. On the 11th of October, 1834, Samuel Webster was married to Elizabeth Thornburn. Elizabeth Smith—l was present at the last marriage. That is my handwriting. Cross-examined—The second wife, I believe, is averse to this prosecution. Mr. PHILLIPS—I will admit it. She is out of the way, and is averse to this prosecution. Her heartbroken father has instituted it. A letter was here put in from the prisoner, which he had sent to the father of his second wife. It commences by alluding to the surprise which he had no doubt the father will feel at hearinc , he has married his daughter. He im plores pathetically that he may be forgiven, as, he adds, " I feel that her gentle spirit would soon sink under the weight of a father's displeasure." He continues, " I will prove to both that I am not unworthy of her hand—the choicest gift heaven ever presented to man." The prisoner, in defence, said, I deny the first marriage. A gentleman of property, in whose service the prisoner had lived for two years, gave him a most extraordinary good character. The Jury in five minutes returned a verdict of Guilty. The second wife, immediately after the verdict, got up into the witness's box. She is a very pretty-looking woman, and apparently about twenty-eight years of age. She was evidently much affected, and, amidst her tears, ejaculated, " He was most kind to me." The Learned JUDGE said that he should consider the verdict. The sufferings of parents must be considered. He did not know whether he should not visit the offence with transportation. ORIGIN OF GERANIUMS.--The Turks say that the Prophet Mahomet having one day washed his shirt, threw it upon a plant of the mallow, for the purpose of drying, and when the shirt was taken away, the mallow was found to have been transformed, by contact with so sacred an object, into a magnificent geranium, a plant which had never previously existed PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS, ASSURANCE COMPANIES, &c. . &c. LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 12. Number Dividend CANALS. Price of per per Shares. Annum. Paid. Share. 1,760 81 per cent. Ashton and Oldham....Average 97L 18s. sh. 157 1,482 81. Ashby.de-le-Zouch Average 113/. sh. 65 1,260 Basingstoke lOOl. sh. 51 1,005 51. Brecknock and Abergavenny 150/. sh. 85 4,00015 h, 12/. 10s. Birmingham, f share 171. 10s. 241 4,000 Ditto and Liverpool Junct....lool. sh. all pd 600 Bridgewater and Taunton ....1001. sh. all pd 64 400 51. Chelmer and Blackwater 1001. sh. 102 500 421. Coventry lOOl. sh. 4,546 Croydon Average 31/. 2s. 10d. sh. 21 2,0601 3/. 108. Dudley lOO4 sh. '74 600 152 . Derby 100/. sh. 120 3,5751 231 43/, Erewash 1001. sh. 515 1,297 28 1 . Forth and Clyde Average 4001. 16s. sh. 6011 11,501 121. Grand Junction lOl.l. sh. 238 2,8491 Grand Union 1001. sh. 23 1,521 Grand Surrey ROL sh. • 120,0004 41. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOOl. 73 3,096 ”.. . . ... Grand Western lOOl. sh. all pd 21 600 131.125. ed. Glamorganshire, Average cost 1721. 13s. 4d. 280 1,960 Gloucester and Berkley 11404 sh. 15 749 10s. Grantham 150/. sh. 202 6,238 11. 10s. Huddersfield Average 571. 6s. 6d. sh. 33 100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 10 25,328 11. Kennet and Avon, Average 391.85. 10d. sh. 211 2,8971 201. Leeds and Liverpool 1001. sh. 533 145 121. Leicester l4O/. sh. 149 907 41. Leicester and Northampton... Aver tt3l. 10s. SO 550 5/. per cent. Liskeard and Looe Uni0n......25/. sh. all pd. 25 70 1444 Loughborough Average 1421. 17s. sh. 1,600 2,409 Si. Monmouthshire 1001. sh. 180 250 9/, Melton Mowbray 1004 sh. 190 500 251. Mersey and Irwell 100/. sh. 560 3,000 Macclesfield 1001. sh. all pd. 52 247 151. Neath 1001. sh. 100 1,786 321. Oxford 100/. sh. 615 522 21. Oakham 130/. sh. 58 2,400 4/. Peak Forest Average about 781. sh. 104 21,418 14s. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33/. 16s. Bcl. sh. 161 5,669 5/. per cent. Rochdale Average 851. sh. 123 500 Si. Shropshire 125/. sh. 140 800 10/. Somerset Coal 150/, sh. 163 45,0001. 61 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121. 10s. sh. 12i 700 364 Stafford and Worcester l4O/ sh. 690 500 111. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 2421 300 81. Stourbridge -.. ........ .... -... 145/. sh. 215 . 3,647 11 . 10s. Stratford-on-Av n ...Average 791. 9s. Bd. sh. : , 81 533 13/. Swansea 100/. sh. 205 3,762 IL Severn and Wye and Railway ...Av. 351. sh. 19 4600 Ish. 32/. IN. Trent and Mersey, 1 share 100/. sh. 625 8,149 Thames and Medway...Aver. 191. ss. Bd. sh. 2 1,600 'h./ ~,. Warwick and Birmingham 1001. sh. 280 1,000 1A.3 Sigb 12/. Warwick and Napton lOOl. sh. 218 8,000 31. 10s. Wordester and Birmingliam...Av.7B/.Bs. sh 871 20.000 Ss. • Wilts and Bert, .. Average 101. 17s. Bd. sh. 5 800 61. Wyrley and Essington 125/. sh 75 1126 , Wisbeach lO5l. sh. 45 903 Wey arid Arun llO/. sh. 221 DOCKS. ....... Id. 2,600 & } 3p. c. Commercial 1,065.45 h. 498,667g1. 3,2:38,310/. 1.55. p. ct. London Stock 57; Ditto Bonds lO3 1,380,000/. 51. per et. West India 2.`_01 3/. 6s. 4d. Bristol Average 143. 11's. sh. 70,44 68,n4/. fl. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts 1,352,7.'3 3p r cent. St. Katharine Stock 70 500,000 4 per cent Ditto Bonds 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 yea :s lo'i Shoreham Harbour 2571 BRIDGES. . ~.1001. sh. 61 1,6f0 1/. Hammersmith 5Ol. sh. 21 7,231 Southwark, Old kv. 631 2s. &I. sh. 2; 1,700 11. 15s. Ditto, New, of 71 per cent. 5Ol. sh. 15 5000 5,000 11. 2s. Ditto, Old Annuities of 11/. 5,000 lids. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 401. pd 224 i'o,oool. 51. per coat. l'itto Bonds llB 6,000 11. Vauxhall Average 70/. 10s. 3d. sh. 22 ASSURANCE COMPANIES 2,000 3/ lOs Albion 500/. sh. 501. pd 76+ 50,000 i 5 i T i ; r d e s e s n . t i Alliance, British & Foreign 1001. sh. 10/. pd 12 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 100/. sh. 51. pd 5.} 24,000 10s. per sh. Atlas 1,200 ish. 4/. Birmingham Fire 20,000 41. per cent. British Fire 2'ol. sh. 50/. pd 40 12,000 c/. per cent. British Commercial 50/. sh. 5/. pd 67, 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical, Medical, &c. Life...lool. sh. 21 Ills pd 31 4,000 21 lOs County 'Mt sh. 10/. pd 42 6,000 ss. Eagle 50/. sh. Si. pd 51 OA , c per cent.l Economic Life lOOO/. sh. 2501. pd 313 2,,2 - " 7 ° l 1 5 a i n t d i ll c b e t t -5 . European Life ` -'Ol. sh. all NI 22 50,004) 2s. Ditto, New 'O/. sh '2l. pd 1+ 1,000,0001. 71. per et. Globe Stock 155+ •0,000 ii. Guardian 1001. sh. 20!. pd S3+ "R" tFire 5 p et. Life 8 p ct. Ho p e 501. sh. 51. pd 6 2,400 ! , 1. 7s. lid. Imperial Fire 5001 sh. 50/. pd 117 7,500 9s. Imperial Life 9 'OO/. sh. 10/. pd ! i 51. per cent. Indemnity Marine... 1 0/. sh. 81. pd 12 _ ___ 2,020 ''l. KeNt Fire 501. sh. all pd 85 10, , 00 16s. Law Life 1001. sh. 101, pd 26 3,1 . )X) 1/. London, Fire 951 sh. 14. 10s, p 1 23 31 000 11. London, Slip °U sh. 1 1. 10s. pd r.. 73 a,,0 o :1. per eent. Palladium Life 501. sh. 21. pd '2/ 5 .1 s .25 , "!,00 1 Is. 6d. Froteetor Fi i e 0 01. sh. '2l. pd Ills lid 2,500 1/. Provident Life ILO/. sh. Pl. pd 19i 100,000 ss. Rock Life 'N)/. sh. :'l. pd Si Ins 0h 1 ,21011. 51. percent. Royal Exchange 5t0,,k... •11 , 64 Sun 2lO 50,003 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 2l. pd 2/2s 6,1 JOINT STOCK BANKS. " 5,000 . ----- ... A wtrala- ia 4O/. sh. 201, pd 29,4 10,0111 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham s' 1. sh. la pd 12} 10,000 lOper cent. Bit mingham Bank 5O/. sh. 51. jai 72 18,000 '2 per cent. London and Westminster...loo/ sh. 151. pd -li die. !7,000 Lancaster , 001. sh. 20/. pd 3a 25,! x.O 8 ;:ei - cent. Liverpool 10'0/. sh. 10/. ! d -15 20,000 7 per cent. Pr!,v.iiclai i . ;e4i. k :Y. 1 .. - ,!a nd ion,. sh. 251. pd a 7; 10,0x10 National Provincial Eng. -100/. sh. 151. pd 10,000 lOper cent. Gloucestershire 501. ,h. 5/. pd 11 6,000 Hampshire 50/. sh 5/. pd Ba 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 11 12s Bath 2O/. sh. V/. pd 211 5 ; 000 6/. per cent. British 4O/. sh. lt:I. pd 5,000 rP er B cent 'l Ditto Provincial 201. sh. 19/. pd 24 and ss. 844 51 lOs Birmingham 5O/. eh. 100 4,2511 21 Os Bristol 2O sh. 591 1.500 ......... Brighton 750...•—• Ditto, New 0 1)1. sh. 11?. pd 12 2,171 5 . per cent. Brighton General 20/. sh. till pd 19 4,000 :31. Continental Cansolidated lOO/. 51i/. pd 76 1,000 111/. City of London ........... ....... 'OO/. sh. all pd 1921 1,000 Cl. Ditto, New 4,000 4/. Equitable ... "Si.. pd 21! 6,000 N. per cent. East London 5/. sh. 41. pd 41 10,000 5/. per cent. Imperial 5Ol. sh. 43 '" - 800 5/. per cent. Isle ,f Thanet '25/. sh. 20/. pd 211 2.350 61. per cent. 'ndependent 304 sh. all pd 50 9,000 4/. per cent. Phmnix 50/. sh. 39/. pd 24 1,000 4/. per cent. Itatcliff 1001. sh. (01. pd 4,000 South Metropolitan 5 1. sh. 131 pd 141 8,200 51. per cent. United General 240 5/. per cent. Warwick 501. sh. 50 400 1/ 56 t"jaketield . 25/ sh 224 !2,000 3/. Westminster Chartered 5O/. sh. 46 6,000 12s. Ditto, New 5O/. sh. 10/. pd 9ex d f',oo Yarn outh 20/. eh. 18t pd 10 WATER WORKS. 4,800 4,433 4,500 2,000 ,500 6,486 1,000 8, 00 1,360 350 2,000 2,500 2,00 2,1(10 1,500 5,100 20,000 5,000 2,500 800 8,000 4,000 10,000 Birmingham 251. sh. 25l pd 27 51. East London lOO/. sh. I: , Se 21 lOs Or nd Junction ....Average 411 13s. 4d. sh. 58 21. Kent 100/. sh. 41a47 101. Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 2/ lOs New River London Bridge Water Annuities 1/. Manchester and Salford 4 per cent. South London 100/. sh. 3/. West Middlesex ....Average 03/. 12s. 9d. sh. 1/ 14s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 100/. sh. IRON RAILWAYS. Cheltenham 100/. sh. Clarence lOO/. th. 100/. pd Forest of Dean 5O/. pd ( ;rand Junction 1001. sh. 30/. p i Hartlepool 10.1. sh. 1001. pd Leeds and Selby lOO sh. Leicester and Swannington —.501. sh all pd 9 per cent. Liverpool and Manchester...lool. sh. 100/. pd Ditto Quarter Shares "5/. pd London and Greenwich 2O/. sh. 13/. pd London and Birmingham ...1001. sh. 254 pd Preston and Wigan 2Ol. pd Durham Junction 1001. sh. 10/. pd MINES. .... ••• 19s. Albion Copper 5/. sh. 2/. pd Alten 151. sh. 10/. 10s. pd Anglo Mexican, iss. 5/. pm.... 100/. its, all pd Ditto Subscription 25/. pd 1101-nos l5O/ sh all pd 31. __ • . ~-.- • s. 2,000 10,000 6,0 0 11,000 9,000 10,000 20,000 6,000 1,500 2,850 10,000 20,000 11,500 5,000 30,000 5,C00 1,000 1,500 ;o0 _. Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pm .35/. sh. 20/. - pd Macaubas & Cocaes United....2sl. sh. 201. pd Ditto St. John Del Rey 201. :h. 71/. pd ... ...... Cata Branca 411. dd Candonga 5/. pd ... Bolivar Copper Company 201. sh. 20/. pd Dit;o Scrip 3/. pd ... ...... British Copper 5l. sh. 311. pd Columbian, iss. 51. pm. 551 sh. 54;/. pd IL English ...... ... General Mining Assoclation...2ol. sh. 15L pd ...... ... Mexican Company 1001. sh 491/. pd Polberou Consols 101.:h. 84 pd ... ...... Real del Monte, Unregistered ....- Ditto Loan Notes l5Ol. pd .......... United Mexican, iss. 2 pm ....401. sh. all pd Ditto Subscription 2/. pd Ditto New Scrip M pd Union Gold, iss. 2G ss. pm 2211. sh. 4f/. pd West Cork 504 sh. 25/. pd LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. L , ,ndon with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh. Lond , n University 10q. sh. all pd Russell 25gs. sh. King's College 100/. pd MISCELLANEOUS. 100. Australian Agricultural...lool. sh. WV. ph Auction Mart 50/. sh. British American Land Company 91. pd 300 58 47 85 79 34 10,000 1,0,30 10,000 61. per cent.-Canada Company 4. . 10 sh. 201. pd 200,000 W. per cent. Tipper Canada Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent 15,000 11. per cent. General Steam Navigation ...151. sh. 131. pd 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 2,000 11. London Corn. Sale Rooms Av. 751. sh. 2,754 41. per eent. Reversionary Interest 50c...100/ sh. 1001. pd 2,633 41. per cent. Ditto New 104 , /. sh. 45/. pd 4,000 10,000 Van Diemen's Land 1001. sh. 161. pd E 10 pm 20 24 8 441 1051 102 181 265 18 134 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES, MAY 11, 1835. BANKS. 1,500,00(1/. Si. p. ct. Bank of Scotland B3/. 6s. &l. sh. all pd 170 p. ct. 2,000,0001. 5f p. ct. Royal of Scotland 100 /. sh. all pd 170 /. 500,0001. Si p. ct. British Linen Company 100/. sh. .11 p.l 240/. 3,000,000/. 6/. p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. sh. 100/. pd 170/. 5,000,000/. 5 p. et, National lOO/. sh. 101. pd 141 108 2,004',000/. 2 1 1. p. ct. Glasgow Union 2504 sh. 50/. pd 60/. 4,000,0001. 6p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 30/. pd 301. INSURANCE COMPANIES. 250,0005 h. sp. ct. Scottish Union V - 2Ol. sh. 1/. pd 19% 7,500 sp. ct. Hercules 1001. sh. 10/. pd 11 l. 100,000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland....lol. sh. all pd 71 Os 50,000 6p. ct. North British 2001. sh. 101. pd 151. 1,000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 1001. sh. 101. pd 131. 5,000 6p. ct. Edinburgh Life 1001. sh. 101. pd 14/. 100,000 4 p. ct. West of Scotland lOl. pd 91. MISCELLANEOUS. Edin. and Glas Un. Canal 501. sh. all pd 15/10s Ditto Allocated 9el. sh. all pd 601. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water 251. sh. all pd 33/. Carron Iron Company ......250/. sh. all pd 4501. 000 sh. 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Foundery 50/. sh. 3./. pd 18/. 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh ,S‘ Leith Glass 2Ol. sh. 16/. pd fq. 4,500 lOper cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 25/. sh. all pd 651. 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas 251. sh. all pd 60/. 730 6 per cent. Leith Coal Gas 20/. ch. all pd 331. 1,200 5 per cent. Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway...sol. sh. 751. 3,000 5 per cent. Equitable Loan Company...2sl. eh. 101. pd 91. 4,810 NGE, YESTERDAY. Leghorn 47U Genoa 25 :10 Mi1an...,~ Venice 47 Naples 4034 Palermo per oz. 120 k, Lisbon 574( Oporto 57.3; Rio Janeiro 3614 Bahia 2634 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight 1 Cork 134 PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ. Portugal Gold, coin £0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons New Dollars 0 4 Silver bars, standard 0 4 11% THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1835. COURSE OF EXCH Amsterdam C.F. 12 4 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam 2U. 12 4 Antwerp l2 4 Hamburg M.B. 13 12 Altona l3 12 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 55 Ditto 2 Us. 25 85 Bordeaux . F-ank orton Maine, Ex. M 152 Peterslongh, ruble .3 Us. 10% Kerlin Vienna, effective f1......2 M lO 3 Triestr. ditto lO 4 Madrid 37% Cadiz 'l7 Bilboa Barcelona 17 &mine '37 Wtraltar 4s IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, MAY 18. At a few minutes after three, the Earl of Shaftesbury took his seat on the Woolsack, when Barons Ashburton (Mr. Baring) and Glenelg (Mr. C. Grant) were introduced with the usual formalities by Lords Farnborough and Wharncliffe. The Earls of Northampton, Suffolk, and Glengall, and Lord Wallace took the oaths and subscribed the Parliamentary Roll. The St. James's, and St. George's (Westminster) Lighting Bill ; and several private bills were read a second time. Mr. Buller, from the Comptroller-General's Office, in the Exchequer, presented papers. The House then adjourned during pleasure ; and having again resumed, The DUKE of GORDON presented a great number of petitions from parishes in Scotland against any grant to the Church of Scotland. Lord ROSEBERY presented several petitions to the same effect. Col. Powell, and other Members of the House of Com mons, brought up the Bill for making a new Quay in the County of Cardigan. Mr. Campbell, from the East India House, presented pa pers which were ordered to be laid on their Lordships' table. The Earl of HADDINGTON presented a petition from a parish in Scotland, praying for enlarged Church accommo dation. Lord MELVILLE presented two petitions to the same effect. The Duke of SUTHERLAND presented a great number of petitions to the same effect, from Ross-shire and Sutherland. Earl CAWD OR presented petitions in support of the Church of Scotland. The Duke of RICHMOND presented petitions from the County Meath in Ireland against the proposed plan for taking away the Church revenues from parishes in which there are only a few Protestants, and praying for protection to the Established Church. . . _......___......,,... The Earl of HARROWBY presented similar petitions from the County Clare in Ireland. PRISON DISCIPLINE. The Duke of RICHMOND begged to present to their Lordships the first Report of the Committee upon Prison Discipline, of which he had the honour of being appointed Chairman. Although the Committee had not brought their enquiries to a close, they had felt it their duty to lay their opinion, upon a part of their evidence brought before them upon their Lordships' table, as they felt convinced that it called for the immediate attention of the Legislature. They had inspected the various prisons of the me tropolis, and had examined the officers of these and of other prisons in various parts of the country. Some of them had been greatly improved in their discipline and ma nagement, but they wished to impress upon their Lordships their opinion that the prisons of Newgate, Giltspur-street, and the Borough Compter, must have the effect of corrupting the morals of their inmates rather than to suppress vice. The Committee had also found that the provisions of the Act of George. IV., chap. 85, which direct that certain returns should be made, have not been complied with ; they have also drawn up certain resolutions, which they recommend to the attention of their Lordships. First, they recommend an uniform System of prison discipline in every prison and House of Correction in the kingdom ; secondly, for the purpose of securing that uniformity of discipline, they re commend that the rules and regulations of the several prisons should be submitted to the Secretary of State for his approval ; instead of as at present to the Judges of Assize. Thirdly, that inspectors of prisons should be appointed to visit the various prisons and make their reports to the Secretary of State. Fourthly, they recommend an entire separation of the inmates, except during the hours of labour, and the attend ance at Divine Worship, as absolutely necessary to prevent contamination, and to secure prison discipline. Fifthly, that silence should be uniformly enforced among the prisoners both before and after trial ; and, sixthly, that the persons whose trials have been postponed, or who have been tried and acquitted on the ground of insanity, should not be im prisoned in the House of Correction. The Committee further observe, that the order of reference having confined their enquiries to the prisons of England and Wales, they had not been able to extend their enquiry upon this subject to the gaols of Scotland, but request that they may be authorised to do so. The course which he (the Noble Duke) felt it his duty to pursue was this, to move that the evidence should be printed and distributed among their Lordships ; and when that had been done, he would take an early opportunity of calling their Lordships' attention to this important subject. —. Agreed to. On the motion of the NOBLE DUKE, power was given to, the Committee to extend their inquiry to prisons of Scotland. CHURCH COMMISSION. Viscount DUNCANNON wished to know from the Rev. Prelate to his left, when it was his intention to present the petition of which he had given notice, with respect to two of the Church Commissioners. The Bishop of EXETER said that it was his intention I.) pr.senting that petition for a short period. Lord DUNCANNON tiLL.;Led t!.-at the Right Reverend Prelate would immediately present the petition, as Le stood it attacked the character of two honourable men, who were anxious to deny the slur cast upon them. The Bishop of EXETER said that he would take the first convenient opportunity to present the petition - hut, at pre sent, he thought he ought not to lay it on their Lordships' table. Lord DUNCANNON could not but think that the petition was founded in error, and he trusted that the Right Rev. Prelate would present it shortly, that it might be denied. The Bishop of EXETER could only again repeat that he did not think the present a suitable opportunity to present the petition. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT RETURNS. _ _ _ _ Lord BROUGHAM said, that as there had of late gone forth to the public several charges against the Judges, stating that those who had attended at the Central Criminal Court tried a very small number of cases, in order to show how utterly groundless were those charges, he would move for a return of the number of cases tried before the City judges and the judges of the land respectively, describing the same in the six months ending last April, and the six months ending in the April of the years 1831, 1832, 1833, and 1834. Ordered. NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTIES. LORD BROUGHAM also gave notice that on Thursday next he would present a petition from the Lord Mayor, Al dermen, and Common Council of London, in Common Hall assembled, upon the subject of the Newspaper Stamp Duties. The Noble and Learned Lord said he would take the oppor tunity of presenting his petition, to put a question to his Noble Friend the President of the Council, respecting the grant of a Charter to the University of London. That House was aware that a vote had been come to by the other House of Parliament, for presenting an Address to his Majesty, praying him to grant a Charter to the London University. His Majesty referred the matter to the Privy Council, who heard Counsel upon the subject, but had not yet made up their minds, and of course had not made a report of their opinion to his Majesty. He wished to ask his Noble Friend when it was likely that this report would be made, and whether any steps had been taken to carry the Wishes of the other House of Parliament into effect ? Lord L ANSDOWNE—His Noble and Learned Friend must be aware that the progress of the report was necessarily interrupted, by events that had lately taken place. He would , however, assure him that due regard would be paid to the vote come to by the House of Commons, and no unnecessary time should be lost by the Privy Council, in making their re port on the subject. Lord BROUGHAM—His Noble and Learned Friend's answer was very satisfactory, and he hoped that no unneces sary delay would take place ; indeed he did not see what occa sion there was for delay at all. He thought that the subject should only be decided upon by those who ware present and heard the arguments, although, in fact, it was not a judicial Council. They were only assembled to give their advice to the Crown, and the House of Commons were not bound to take advice from other advisers. The Privy Council were the advisers of the Crown, but the House of Commons were the great Council of the nation, and their ad vice should be also taken into account. He could state, on the part of the London University, that nothing would give them more entire satisfaction than to find that King's College had received the same Charter and privileges as themselves. BREACH OF NAVAL DISCIPLINE. The same Noble and Learned Lord seeing the First Lord of the Admiralty in his place, would ask him a question upon a sub iect which had caused considerable surprise to him and the public at lare—the subject was a very great outrage committed by a Captain in the Navy (Lord Ingestrie, as we are informed), in respect to a gentleman who was passenger on board his ship. Nothing was imputed to this person beyond bad temper, vet he was not brought to a court martial ; and when he recollected the case of a most deserving officer who had been dismissed from the service of which he was an ornament, and to which his whole heart, and soul, and life, were devoted, he could not help thinking, as the case was one of infirmity of temper of the same description, that it was some thing extraordinary that the Noble Officer in the present case was not also tried. If the facts were not true—if they were all fiction—he should be truly delighted to find it so; but if they were true, that inquiry should take place which had taken place in the case of an ordinary Captain, who was not pro tected by powerful friends. Lord AUCKLAND had received no distinct account of the circumstances referred to ; the whole rested upon vague rumours, and newspaper reports.—( Hear, hear.) If the cir cumstances were regularly brought before him, he should con sider it his duty to act as he should be advised to do by those whom he should consult. Lord BROUGHAM thought that the Noble Lord ought to direct inquiry to be made in the proper quarter, as, whether these rumours were well founded or not, they were very pre valent, and were believed out of the House, and their disbelief of them would not make the country discredit them. Lord MELVILLE made a few observations which were not heard in the gallery. Lord BERESFORD repeated that both parties were satis fied, thematter was solely of a private nature, and he could not conceive what purpose the Noble and Learned Lord could have in bringing it before the House. The only effect of it could be to revive a private quarrel. Lord BROUGHAM begged to tell the Noble Vis count that it was the first timehe had ever heard that a legislator was prohibited from introducing a subject of this kind.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.) A course precisely similar was pursued in the House of Commons by Sir Francis Burdett, and again by Mr. Wyndham. The Noble Viscount has, therefore, a lesson to learn, if he thinks it is the first time that a subject of this description was brought under the con sideration of the Legislature. It was not a private question, but one of a positive public character—re quiring, nay, demanding public cognizance, whether in this House or in the House of Commons. It was a prac tice countenanced by the Constitution—the Noble Vis count may smile at the name of the Constitution, but whatever Constitutions the Noble Viscount may have been at the death Qr birth of—whatever Constitution he may have observed the practice of, the English Constitution authorised the doctrine he contended for, when he asserted that the House and the Go vernment were called upon to notice the present transaction as a distinct public breach of discipline in a public officer, and not, as asserted, merely a private affair. Viscount BE RE S FORD denied that he sneered at the mention of the Constitution made by the Noble and Learned Lord. He neither sneered at it, nor did he intend to sneer or look so, when it was named. He repeated, it was a private quarrel, and was settled by the parties quite to their satisfaction. The Marquis of SALISBURY considered it was neces sary to use caution in bringing matters of this kind before their Lordships. Lord BROUGHAM replied. Lord COLVILLE took a similar view of the subject as the Noble Marquis (Salisbury,) but he differed from the Noble and Learned Lord as to the manner in which the ques tion was brought before the House of Commons. Lord BROUGHAM did not make his objection on ac count of the injury done to the individual. His objection, which he had stated distinctly, was to the breach of disci pline committed by an officer of the navy, in using for private purposes—and he cared not whether the individual against whom the outrage bad been committed forgave him or not—the force entrusted to him for the performance of a public duty. The Earl of COLCHESTER explained. The Duke of BUCCLEUGH said that he did not rise for the purpose of prolonging the conversation, but he wished to state, on the information of a person who was on board the vessel at the time, that there was nothing in the case which would warrant the rumours and reports that had been circulated. He knew not how these reports bad originated, but he was satisfied that there was nothing in the conduct of that Gallant Officer to call for the interference of the Admiralty. He felt himself bound in justice to the Gallant Officer to make that statement.—(Cheers.) The Earl of BUTE presented a great number of petitions from parishes in Argyleshire, Ayr, &c., in support of the Church of Scotland. On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURT, their Lordships adjourned to Thursday next. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MA: 12. The House resumed its sittings this day, the Speaker taking the chair at the usual hour, viz., half-past three o'clock. During the recess several alterations have been made in the House ; two new stairs have been erected, leading from the body of the House, behind the Speaker's chair, up to the gal leries ; and the Speaker's chair has been advanced about four feet nearer to the centre of the House ; it still, how ever, retains its clumsy shape, and will be equally, if not more, effective in rendering the Speaker, and some of the Members who take up their position in the neighbourhood of the Speaker's chair, inaudible. There is a great improvement in the ventilation of the House, several new ventilators having been made in the roof, and in other parts of the House. EAST INDIA COMPANY. An Officer of the Company, brought up the account of the Compensation granted to the Officers of the Company, which was laid on the table. GLASGOW IMPROVEMENT ACT. Mr. OSWALD presented a petition from Glasgow against certain provisions in the Glasgow Improvement Act. CHELSEA WATER WORKS. Captain AL S AGER presented a petition from the over seers of Chelsea against certain parts of the Chelsea Water Works Bill ; also a petition from Croydon, we believe, in favour of the London and Croydon Railway Bill. Mr. BR OTHERTON presented a petition from 500 graziers and others of Northampton, in favour of the Isling ton Market Bill. Mr. FOX MAULE gave notice that it was the intention of Government to bring in a measure for consolidating all the general Turnpike Acts. Col. POWELL moved the second reading of the Aberyst wyth Improvement Bill. Mr. G. BULLER moved the second reading of the Dal kieth Improvement. Mr. D. HARVEY presented a petition for leave to be heard against the Southend Pier Bill by Counsel. NEW MEMBERS. The SPEAKER having called upon the new Members to come to the table and be sworn, the newly returned Members, who had been sitting on the back benches under the strangers' gallery; advanced to the table in a body, and were loudly cheered by the liberal portion of the House. Among the Members sworn we observed the Attorney and Solicitor- General, Lord Howick, Lord Dalmeny, Sir George Grey, Sir Henry Parnell, Sir Rufane Donkin, Sir T. Trowbridge, Sir J. C. Hobliouse, Colonel Leith Hay, the Right Hon. T. S. Rice, Mr. Poulett Thomson, Mr. Ord, and Mr. R. C. Fer guson. CHELSEA WATER WORKS. Major BE AUCLE RK presented a petition froth several places in Surrey, in favour of the Chelsea Water Works. Colonel L. HAY presented a petition relative to the Tri nity Harbour Bill. _ _ _ Ordered to lie on the table. NEW. WRITS. Mr. E. G. STANLEY moved that the Clerk of the Crown be ordered to issue a new writ for the borough of Stroud, in the room of Colonel Fox, who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Also a new Writ for the County of Kildare, in the room of Richard More O'Ferrall, Esq., who had accepted the office of one of his Majesty's Commissioners for executing the office of one of the Lords of the Treasury. Also for Stafford, in the room of E. J. Littleton, Esq., who had been called to the House of Peers, under the title of Baron Hatherton. Also, for the Borough of Malton, in the room of Sir C. C. Pepys, who since his election had accepted the office of First Lord Commissioner of the Great Seal. Also, for the Borough of Poole, in the room of Sir John Byng, who had been called to the House of Peers, under the title of Lord Strafford. Sir Robert PeelenTered the House at twenty minutes past four o'clock. Sir James Graham and Lord Stanley took their seats on the Ministerial side of the House. SCOTTISH CHURCH. Mr. 0 SWALD presented several _ petitions from Glasgow, and other places, praying that no grant of money might - be made fo r th e further endowment of the Scottish Church. Lord STANLEY presented several petitions from - various parts of Scotland in support of the Church. LIGHT HOUSES. Mr. H UME wished to know from the Right Hon. Baronet, who was lately at the head of his Majesty's Government, whether it was his intention during the time he held office to act upon the report of the Commissioners with respect to Light Houses. Sir R. PEEL said he believed his late colleagues had thought that it would have been necessary to apply to the Legislature for assistance, and it was their intention to have done so. Mr. HUME hoped the Gentlemen who had just taken their seats on the opposite side would give the matter early consi deration. OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE. An HON. 3i1;;;;;Oved that an olfiCeiOf the House should have special leave to attend and give evidence before the Grand Jury for Middlesex. Before putting the question, the SPEAKER wished to state to the House one of the inconveniences attending that order of the House which rendered such a motion necessary. Had the House not have met that day, as the Sessions meet to morrow, there would have been a stoppage of justice. Such a case happened in 1819, when one of the short hand writers who had been before a Committee, was wanted to make out a case of perjury against a wit ness ; but in consequence of the House having adjourned, he was not able to attend, to the great detriment of justice. He had thought it right to mention the fact, so that the House might take some steps to leave authority with some one. The motion was then agreed to. IMPRISONMENT BILL. Mr. BLACKBURNE presentedapetition fromthe bankers, merchants, and tradesmen of Huddersfield against the Impri sonment for Debt Abolition Bill. He (Mr. B.) did not see that the fears of the petitioners were at all likely to be rea lized; if any classes of men were likely to suffer, that to which lie had the honour to belong would be the first ; it would be the lawyers, attorneys, bum-bailiffs, and keepers of prisons_ (Laughter)—not the bankers, &c. The Learned Gentleman gave notice of his intention to bring in a Bill to regulate the sale of beer on the 30th of May. IRISH CHURCH. Sir O. MOSELEY presented a petition from a parish in Staffordshire, praying that the House would not allow any of the revenues of the Church of Ireland to be diverted to other than Church purposes. COUNTY RATES. Sir a MOSELEY then gave notice that on Friday next he would present a petition from 5,400 of his constituents, upon the subject of the County Rates. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. Dr. BOWRING said, he had several petitions to present from Scotland, upon the subject of a grant to the Church of Scotland, some of them in favour of the grant, and others against it ; those in favour of it were signed by 1,000 persons, and those against it by 800. The Hon. Member then brought up petitions from Kilmarnock, Dumbarton, Rutherglen, and other places, which were all laid on the table. CANADA LAND COMPANY. Dr. BOWRING gave notice, that on the 22d instant he would move for copies of the correspondence between his Ma jesty's Government and the C ana d a L an d C ompany. LAW COURTS OF SCOTLAND. Dr. BOWRING gave notice on the part of his Hon. and Learned Friend the Lord Advocate, that on the 19th instant he (the Lord Advocate) would ask for leave to bring in a Bill to improve the practice in the Courts of Scotland. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. Mr. F. KEMBLE presented a petition from Argyle in favour of the Church of Scotland. Captain AL SAGER presented a petition from a parish in the County of Surrey in support of the Established Church. Mr. COMPTON presented a petition from Ringwood, and other places in Hampshire, to the same effect. POOR LAW BILL. Mr. COBBETT presented a petition from some place in Lancashire, for the repeal of the new Poor Law Bill. He observed that for 300 years the aristocracy of this country had been gradually encroaching upon the rights of the rest of the people. Also from the borough of Oldham to the same effect. A great many people had recently died of starvation, and this w• := no doubt one of the fatal consetNences of this Pool Lay- Bill. The Hon. Member was proceeding to make some remarks upon the conduct of an Illustrious Duke who supported the bastardy clause, but who forgot that he owed his Nobility and present possessions to a bastard.—(Loud cries of " Chair" were raised, and the Speaker called the Hon. Member to order.) The HoN. MEMBER resumed speaking, but it was impossible to catch the purport of what he said, from the low tone in which he addressed the House. Major BEAUCLERK begged to ask the Right Hon. the Attorney-General whether the Poor Law Bill contained the provision granting the power complained of by the petitioners ? Sir J. CAMPBELL replied, but the answer was not heard in the Gallery. Mr. HUNIE deplored the evils complained of by the peti tioners. All such occurrences must be deplored by every man of feeling, but he conceived it was scarcely fair to pre judge the measure, on account of abuses that took place under the circumstances stated in the petition. He was as anxious as the Honourable Member (Mr. Cob bett) that the poor should be relieved from their suffer ings, and it was with that view he supported the Poor Law Bill. He was satisfied that the Bill would be discovered sa tisfactory in its operation when proper inquiry was made, and was not that "cruel and barbarous " Bill described by the Hon. Member. Mr. SPRING RICE asked the Hon. Member if he in tended to bring in a Bill to repeal the Poor Law Bill ? If so, that would be the proper time for discussing the principle of it, without raising the question on the presentation of a petition. He expressed his concurrence in the opinion of the Hon. Mem ber for Middlesex respecting its beneficial operation. Mr. COBBE TT gave notice that on the 2d July it was his intention to move for the Repeal of the unconstitutional Poor Law Amendment Bill—( Laughter)—on the 9th July for leave to bring in a Bill for the repeal of the duty upon Malt —on the 14th July, for leave to bring in a Bill for the Repeal of the Stamp Laws, unless in the meantime he heard from the Chancellor of the Exchequer that it was his intention to introduce a Bill upon the subject which upon a former occasion he had shewn to him (Mr. C. ), and on the 16th of July he intended to move, that it was expedient to consider whether an equitable adjust ment of the National Debt could not be had.—(Laughter.) CANADA. Mr. HUME said that a considerable time having now elapsed since the affairs of Canada had occupied the attention of the House, he wished to know from the gentleman oppo site whether the Noble Lord who had received the appoint ment of Commissioner was yet going out, or what steps had been taken upon the subject, for it was one which pressed. Sir G. GREY said the subject of Canadian affairs would be the first taken into consideration. They had had despatches of a late date, and affairs there were look ing more cheering than they did before. The Government had obtained the instructions prepared by Lord Aberdeen, and after the most anxious consideration they had been able to give the whole matter, they had decided that, considering the peculiar personal situation in which Lord Aylmer stood with the House of Assembly, it would not be beneficial to detain him in the Government, or to let him re sume the office of Governor-General, after the mission of Lord Amherst had been fulfilled. They had therefore advised his Majesty to order the recal of the Noble Lord, but without for a moment meaning to throw any odium upon the Noble Lord by such recal. They had then thought it necessary to consider whether it would not be better to associate one or more with Lord Amherst as Commissioners—they had decided that it would be the more satisfactory course that two Com missioners should be sent out with Lord Amherst as Governor. A communication to that effect had been made to the Noble Lord, but he finding that by such a course he would be much longer detained from this country than he originally intended, he had declined to go.—( Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord (the Secretary for the Colonies) was now in communication with several parties, and he ( Sir G. Grey) trusted that they would soon lead to a satisfactory conclusion. THE GREAT SEAL. Mr. D. W. HARVEY asked the Right Hon. the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, whether the Great Seal was to con tinue to be held in Commission, and whether the Commis sioners were to receive any salary or allowance beyond that which they already received for the performance of their judicia: duties ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that the appointment was not intended to be permanent, and that answer to the first question would be a sufficient answer to the second question. Mr. D. W. HARVEY said, if he found the appointment to be any other than'short, he should feel it his duty to bring the matter before the House. Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELY postponed his motion for the setting apart a portion of the strangers' gallery for the accommodation of ladies. RIVER SHANNON. The Earl of KERR Y rose to move pursuant to notice— That an humble address be presented to his Majesty, praying that he would be graciously ploased to give direc t- t:,o Irish Col ertnient to take such steps without delay as would appear to them advisable for the purpose of carrying into effect the measures recommended in the Report of the Select Committee, appointed during the last Session of Parliament, to enquire into the state of the navigation of the river Sharznon. The Noble Lord made some observations which were entirely inaudible in the gallery in consequence of the noise occasioned by Hon, Members leaving the House. Lord SANDON also made "some remarks, but they could not be heard for the same reason. Lord SAND ON thought that the motion was totally unne• cessary, and he should therefore oppos. it. Sir F. FFRENCH supported the motion, as did Mr. O'BRIEN arid Mr. EWART. The CHANCELLORof the EXCHINUER thought the House ought not to be called upon to take the step required by the motion. He thought they ought to weigh the matter thoroughly before they decided upon it. The Right Honourable Gentleman moved an amendment to this effect. After a few words from an Irish Member, whose name we could not learn, in support of the motion, Sir R. PEEL said, the assurance given by the responsible Ministers of the Crown ought to be held sufficient; he could not see the public object of asking his Majesty to do that which the Ministers of the Crown had publicly pledged themselves to do.—(Hear, hear.) It appeared to him that when they were as now, completely uninformed upon the matter, it was best to leave the matter to the Ministry. Let them submit their measure to the House, and on them let the responsibility fall. Mr. EWART explained. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the object of the resolution was merely to have the recommenda tions of the Committee carried into effect. After a few words from Mr. LYNCH, the motion was with drawn. SLAVE TRADE. Mr. F. BUXTON begged to mall the attention of the House to the facts derived from the reports of the Commissioners as to the extent the slave trade was now being carried on. From the official returns of the Commissioner in the Brazils it appeared that during one year and a half the number of slaves introduced into five ports of that country was as follows— Into the first port 799 negroes, into the second 4,255, into the third 8,000, into the fourth 22,000, and into Rio de Janeiro 81,956, making upon the whole nearly 130,000 slaves during the period before mentioned. In several other ports of the Bra zils slaves were notoriously introduced. In one single port, viz. that of Rio de Janeiro, in three years and a half there were introduced 150,537 negro slaves—that was the number introduced alive ; he knew no-thing of the loss among them by mortality in their voyoge across - the ocean. This was at a time when the slave trade was only limited. Since 1830 that trade had been legally abolished ; but he was sorry to say that the trade was still carried on with as much activity as ever. The Government Commissioner in Brazil saw no diminution in the slave trade, and several captains of vessels had commu nicated to him similar information. He would mention another fact. The Minister of Marine of Brazil, in his report of June 17th, 1833, told his Government that all the regal provisions respecting this trade were most scandalously abused, and the same functionary recommended the establishing of a cordon sanitaire. It was proved by facts that in a year and a half about 150,000 slaves were introduced into the ports of Brazil, and that since, swarms of negroes had been landed in that country. There was another objection to the continuation of this trade, namely, that British capital was employed in it. The mines in that country were ex plored by means of British capital, and those mines were worked by negro slaves. Having laid those facts respecting Brazil before the House, he would now come to the Island of Cuba. He had not exactly the same official reports respect ing it, but the Commissioner on the coast was nearly as good an authority, who stated that 264 vessels from the ports of that island pursued on the coast of Africa the slave trade. The same authority reported that eight villages were destroyed in order to furnish one vessel with her cargo of negroes. From accounts it appeared that in 1830, up to the 4th of Fe bruary, vessels from Sierra Leone were captured, one con taining 400 slaves, another 800, and two others, one contain ing 300, and the other 200. Besides those vessels several others were also captured. The next point he would allude to was the mortality that prevailed amongst the slaves. This mortality took place in three ways--First, in the mode the original seizure was made, and in that stage of the proceed ings the mortality among the negroes was frequently as great as it was in any subsequent stage. Next, in the voyage along the coast before crossing the line, in which the mortality was very great ; and, thirdly, in the middle passage of vessels not intercepted across the ocean. He could give no accurate ac count of the mortality that prevailed during the last stage men tioned. In cases of vessels captured there were the strongest proofs of extensive mortality among the slaves. In the case of one vessel, which sailed from the coast of Africa with 562 slaves, and was captured by our cruizers in the June fol lowing, there was a loss of 162 slaves. Forty of these had jumped overboard, and 79 others died on their voyage to Havannah. But this was not all. Before the cargo was landed the number of slaves was reduced to 253, and the re port of the medical man who then saw them stated that they were in a most dreadfully emaciated state. The House would be pleased to recollect that more than one-fourth of those miserable creatures perished after they had been seized upon. A few days after this case was adjudicated another slaver was brought into port. She had started from Africa with a cargo of 970 slaves aboard, but at the time of her cap ture it appeared that 600 had already perished. Of the cargo of another vessel 400 slaves had died ; and another case shortly after occurred, in which the whole cargo of one slaver had perished. The reason that lie mentioned those cases was, that they happened nearly all at the same period. He computed the mortality among the slaves at about thirteen per cent. in a given period, which, in about eight months, would destroy the _whole of them. In aggravated cases the more tality was still greater. Out of a cargo of 440 gives' and t • , ;;,G,l unfe r ' tunate creatures there was a mortality of 1,509. The Hoo. Member then cited several instances of similar mortality, and said he would next trouble the House with a statement of the way slaves were crowded in the ships that carried on the trade. In the Maria, a vessel of 133 tons, there were huddled together 545 of these persons, thus allowing about one ton for every four persons, for their provisions, water, &c. In the Carolina, a smaller vessel, there were 350 human, beings aboard, who with eager cries demanded water, and 1:11 whom a considerable number necessarily perished. He would now come to the most important points of the subject, what were to be the measures that ought to be put in force In order to totally abolish this infamous trade. It was COIL!' dared by persons competent to judge on the subject that be neficial measures might be introduced into our own navy en gaged on this service—that all slave vessels when taken our to be broken up, since it often happened that when such vV," sels were captured and only condemned they were again sou' to be employed in the slave trade. he Hon. Membe r here T d cited the case of a vessel that had been thrice captured l e condemned, and which was sold, and again engaged ill t x , slave trade, so many times. Another measure was that 4:1'0 cars in this service should receive promotion in proporti nn, the service they rendered, and that they should receive PrliA money, not in proportion to the number of slaves captitT; but according to the tonnage of the vessel seized. Ana% measure recommended was, that the treaties on the su l ti f particularly with foreign nations, should be more st rl fo ; enforced. Those treaties were most grossly violated by reign nations. Slave trade ought to be looked upon as W Pirn e t ij and the whole length of the African coast should be in clu ke in the treaties. hen vessels were found fitted up for tl'es slave trade, they ought to be captured, although nn B le e d should be found in them. The right of search was °mitt in several treaties. Though France admitted it, it Was l e for seven degrees on the western coast of Africa, and '0 whole of the eastern coast was omitted in the treaty nation. From the ports omitted in the treaties with Fra 1 2, 4 1 30,000 negroes were conveyed. Spain possessed the rigu.'bt search, but she limited it ; and the Netherlands had the on the western coast, but omitted it on the eastern CO Portugal refused almost completely the right of search; s' e f refused it on the western coast, and almost on the wh° le at i the eastern coast. There ought to be one uniform Sr e be , embracing the four principal points he touched upon. n a no ' lieved that the slave trade was more protected by port than by any other State. The Hon. Member concloho by moving an humble address to his Majesty, praying, t he to direct the attention of Parliament to the subject n' with thee slave trade. A 0 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ma d e observation relative, as we understood, to the mode of „.0. ceeding with the address. Mr. HUME fully agreed with the Hon. Member for Vi re l t ; mouth, that there R as a necessity on the part of that 1 -1 ° 115 %g express a strong opinion with respect to the propriety o f P°fir down the Slave trade. If his Hon. Friend the Mennter Weymouth would take his advice, he would allow the al s o to lie over, even until to-morrow ; and the reason be threvio this suggestion to his Hon. Friend was, because languag e .„ be used with respect to Foreign Powers which ought- not pl adopted without mature consideration. He was most I A to be able to say that from information which he had rec el t be and on which he placed the strongest possible reliance, the great measure which had been carried for emancipati n lded slaves of our colonies, had in several of the islands succv— be yond all anticipation. 0 11 1 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sa",,sll respect to the subject which the present motion had in 'Ml l e he could say was, that no subject could be more deservieg attention of the House ; and for his part he should t on ceedingly sorry to see a lower tone of remonstranc e . ne pt it evinced, adopted. It was the duty of the Gover il- t bis to do all in their power to have the treaties between] country and foreign Powers properly fulfilled ; and sob s , m isoc to this, or rather superadded to it, was a duty of a or description—a duty, however, which was of the utrno" we d portance to our own colonies. To our own colonies w e lot it to see that no unfair competition was carried no by "tile parties, and that House was as much bound to conside l : interests of our West India possessions as the cause of ll" — o t nity. There could be little doubt that the co -operat ia v o France would be readily obtained for carrying the P riP to cli bc embraced in this resolution into effect, and he was happy - 00 e able to say that negotiations were on foot, having th is s „ no s object in view, with Spain, Portugal, the Brazils, 13u ;b0,, Ayres, and St. Domingo. There was every probability 'tip so far as Spain and Portugal were concerned, these 11 ;0 tions would arrive at a satisfactory termination, and so ,4 impeding them, he believed this resolution would have :t o rectly opposite tendency, because his Noble Friend to head of the Foreign Department had not instructed o."" object to it. A c. Mr. COBBETT said until America was induced t ° ,.„, i lcl knowledge the reciprocal right of search, the slave trade vs'tirea not be prevented ; and this would be manifest when be assentlf Hon. Members that no fewer than fifty-six vessels had re ,, c . i por° been fitted out for the African coast in the port of Ba" 1 alone. m tuber Mr. G. F. YOUNG was as desirous as the Hal. *l o ge to show on the part of that House a determination no o n the to be trifled with; but then they should not forgo t, o other hand, that the step they were now called upon to yr it might, by a possibility, le a d t o a war . H e could nc,t eo° s t f ie g thus summarily to come to a d ec i s i on on a matter, resPe' edie g which he knew comparativ e ly no thi ng . S o rash a pro" , e rg, was likely to lead to political diff erences w i t h Foreign Po tie. and he therefore begged to put it to the Right Hon. GO he man, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, w h e ther, thoupd, sanctioned the resolution, p ru d ence would not recommend. elf. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, ineg feil S nation, denied that he gave any san c ti on t o the m'Jtion, ee so far as expressing his concurrenc e i n the des:re to s e° slave trade put an end to. • o° l/ ' Mr. F. BUXTON, approving of the suggestion ofbls.,e Friend the Member for Middlesex, should give the tir feo o further trouble, but follow his advice. He should °mit a s of the resolution all that was considered objectionable, a lp, another opportunity of bringing it forward in an abridge" bet Mr. HUME suggested that the better way Wou ld Or have the fresh resolution so condensed, that it could be p in the votes. 0. 0 The motion was, after a few words from Mr. COBB agreed to, and the resolution accordingly withdrawn. PENRYN ELECTION. An HON. MEMBER (whose name we could not as ( c or presented a petition from an individual, named Williatustrouill plaining of an undue return at th e l a t e e l ec tion for the b° of Penryn.—Laid upon the table. tb e The other orders of the day were then disposed of, apd House adjourned at a quarter to eight o'clock. IVP Ir DREADFUL ACCIDENT FROM nn lee day morning, about two o'clock, the neighbourhood of W127-hiest' street, Spital-fields, was alarmed in c ons equence of /I-00 screams and cries of " Fire" proceeding from No. itbs t street. On several persons going there it was foun ia. a c ycl room, in the occupation of a man of the name Of ' t oe:, Eriant, and in which he, his wife, and child were at the cc o f was on fire. Immediate assistance was given, and bud i : e ro water were applied, in order to subdue the flames, Wh iv `, - p er fast consuming the bed clothes, the three above-n ar ' le ',,itil p sons being in bed at the time, and who were takets out - n o. great risk of those who exerted themselves to save thei r , iiA l telf They were found to be dreadfully burnt, ar i d were irearablil conveyed to the London Hospital in a, cab, accomPs n ::" policeman, where they now lie in a very dangerous 9ta' sr engine from Norton Folgate station speedily arr . v n ea b ' t b which was followed by some engines of the brigades " e 0 7,00 1 07, united exertions of the men, the flames were soon exto l l 1. the fire not having extended much further than r broke out. -------- S . it MA RR IE D. of n v On the 27th ult., • th e R ev. S . J. Gamb i er, f our th s ( i ) .. Sill;' ' James Gambi er , t o M ar i anne Jane, third daughter of " Esq., of Stoke D'Aubenon Surrey. , •„k I 0 161 0 i On the 13th inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington, Froue rl- I ,ter Esq., of Clapham-common, to Eleanor Mary, eldest tlaqg the late Major Robert Clarke, R. M. 1 ' I P A ; On the 12th in s t., a t P ens h urst, t h e R ev. Thos. 3-P-gte f ds, „ t o second son of the late Th omas M au d e, E sq., o f Wb L odif te JP" Harrogate, to Elizabeth St ewar t H ay, n i ece o'i the ~.' - clrel Laing, Esq., Streatham-hill, Surrey. . A0 .. ,„. 5 34 On the 12th inst., at Wi m bl e d on, the Kiev. Henry -'--„ • Pi' St. John, Vicar of Addingh am , Cumber% an d, to Eno') second daughter of Andre w B e l c h er. • rel l ; On the 12th inst., at St. Ger Phelps, Esq., to Rachel Susar - -- . 'the late 4 ' . or .na, widow of ja ti ot Deans, Esq. Master in ChP: n „ ry in Jamaica,and se , 'on' •i of of the Hon. ' Samuel Jat!;:son, Member of the Privy Gottn e __,/ Island. rge's Bloomsbury , - A leistot _....-"- Pia sclillit D I D. On the 11th inst., at his son -i E n-law's residenc , e, 36, Volko Mr. Charles H o l mes, l ate of the Royal Exchange, agedV On the 10th inst., at Dunster Castle, Somersetshirer „", 11,,„,1, , Fownes Luttrell, eldest daughter of the late J. Fownes L 0 .„7 - ,.:0 0 * -e o t On the Bth of January, at Calcutta, Captain George '-,, 0 of the 49th Regiment of Native Infantry, Major of Brig *"."' e , r , Thomas Borradaile, Esq., late of Streatham, Surrey. d AP' , On the llth inst., Phineas, aged 22, the youngest son , ' 01 Barratt, of New Bond-street. . 0 10, On the 10th inst., aged 31, Mrs. Amelia Caroline 1 1 ' if Ferdinand-t errace , H ampstea d -road. i Idea On On the 10th inst., in her 84th year, Mrs. Dubuisson , °. P ton-place, Surr e y. Ll' ier On the 29th ult., the Rev. John Witherington Pe ers ; : the rector of Morden, urrey, and for 65 years incumbent 0 . . t o, petual curacy of Chislehampton, Oxford. sg ec lit# On the 10th inst., in St. John-street-road, Mr. On the 9th insi,, at C b 11 Anne, t h ird “ am erwe -terrace, on of Mr, D, Fergusson, aged 2 years and 10 months. igt h y co . On the 10th inst. at Muntham, near Horsham, in . 11 16 '„ con' Charles Henry, eldest son of Charles Chitty, Esq.,, Trott. ' Sion of the spine, occasioned by his horse falling upon hin:;,,,....1 r i, 1aw..... ar aismsorm...... .......r....^......,............. io 0f ti London : Printed and Published by MURD,O YOU I4 'cl 49 tne 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 11,2, Strand, ia of Middlesex, Mr. Astle ~,aug bein SE4 Roo add? ......... all 11; ~a of S pa Fo `ll A till 1 1; Itow tAp r. VV? W' i 2, Ni 4 tre' rle ' %i ll " , k il l or. tion, 14 3 ' h A - Gra ~\ i t thei, BIRTHS. 9 ,dr , 3 ,1 1 ,j0r On the 7th inst., at Tunbrid ge W e ll s , th e l a dy o f rowesOn, of a daughter. - the 12th inst., in Guilford-street, Russell sq re, the' pt Marcus Martin, Esq., of a dau g ht er . .1 0bij On the 11th inst., at Elm-ho use ,. East Dul vf;.cli ) DSOtli° Jackson, of a son. e f oilo On the 22d of March, in the D an i s h Isk i ,d o f St. . f ua lady of R. J. Grant, E sq ., o f a daughter; W lA' ° On the 9th inst.; at the Rectory, estmill, Herts, t he Ivy the Rev. Henry Pepy s , o f a daughte r . On the 9th inst., M rs . Charks Lewis, in Bernard -street ' sell-square, of a son. 1 1