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Tem - rent relative to the high duty charged by that country upon iron going by sea. Mr. P. THOMSON said that he' was not in possession of any answer from the Hanoverian Government relative to the subjects the lion. Member had adverted to, but he would say that unless the answer were satisfactory he should feel no doebt in recommending the Crown to exercise the powers it possessed. With respect to the latter question, he regretted that the progress made with respect to France had not been so speedy as he could have wished, but he hoped, in the course of • the next Session, to make a more favourable statement. DANISH CLAIMS. Sir F. TRENCH wished to put a question to the Chan cellor of the Exchequer relative to the Claimants under the Danish Treaty. The question was, whether it was his inten tion in a future Session to give his sanction to the claims of those who had goods seized on board ship. He knew one person who was a claimant to the amount of 4,0001., who only a few days ago begged a single penny from a Noble Friend. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Hon. Gentleman must have been prepared, by what had already occurred, for the only answer he could give. He could not entertain the question as to property seized on board ship. He begged to take this opportunity of alluding to some gross mis representations respecting this subject that had appeared in the public prints. Attacks made only on himself be would never notice, but when they involved the interests of others, he felt bound not to pass them by, It had been stated in the Times newspaper that he had been guilty of a miserable at tempt to defeat the ends of justice, by referring to a private memorandum of what had taken place between the Hon. Mem ber for Sheffield and the Noble Lord (Stanley), and it was said that his object in so doing was to deceive the parties to the deputation with whom he had the honour of communicat ing. The fact was, that on the occasion alluded to he had not referred to a private memorandum, but to the Mirror of Parliament.—( Hear, hear.) Sir F. TRENCH had not seen the calumny complained of by the Right Hon. Gentleman. Sir J. R. RIED said he was one of the deputation, and he was as much surprised as the Right Hon. Gentleman could be when he saw the misrepresentation he had alluded to in the public prints. Mr. HUTT was at the head of the deputation, and the . Right Hon. Gentleman had sent him a copy of the calumny which had been published. If the Right Hon. Gentleman entertained the least suspicion that he was any party The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had not the most distant idea of imputing any thing of the kind to him; his only object in sending the statement to him was, that he might have the benefit of his testimony to its incorrectness. WOLVERHAMPTON INQUIRY. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the Hon. Member for Wol verhampton had given notice of a motion to the effect that he would direct the attention of the House to the evidence taken in the inquiry into the recent occurrences at Wolverhampton. As the evidence was very voluminous, perhaps the Hon. Gen tleman would state what was the particular point to which he desired to call the attention of the House. - Mr. THORNELY said that the resolution he had intended to move was, " That this House having taken into its consi deration the minutes of evidence taken at Wolverhampton, es to the proceedings which occurred at the close of the South Staffordshire Election, and the introduction of the military , into that borough on the 27th of May last, when several per sons were wounded, is of opinion that measures should be im mediately adopted to secure the administration of justice and the preservation of the peace in that borough, without resorting to military force." Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to say that it appeared from the evidence that be was as sensible now, as he was when out of office, of the great evil of calling in the military unnecessarily to put down rioting ; but if forbearance were carried too far, instead of its preserving the public peace it had very often the contrary effect. Much must depend on the measures that were taken beforehand.—( Hear, hear.) He could assure the Hon. Gentleman that this question had attracted a great deal of his attention ; and he would add, that he thought there was wanting in the country a better sy stem of magistracy in the populous districts.—( Hear. ) Mr. VILLIERS said that what had fallen from the Noble Lord respecting the necessity of 0 stipendiary magistracy, had given him great satisfaction to hear, and he was sure that it would give ,ereat satisfaction to his constituents. Mr. BOLDERO bore testimony to the forbearance of Capt. Manning in the perfcrmance of his duty. The inhabi tants of Wolverhampton had given a piece of plate to him for his good conduct. The House then went into committee on the Oaths' Aboli tion Bill ; several verbal amendments were agreed to, and the House resumed. A Message from the Lords brought down the Great Western Railway and several private Bills, and requested for their Lordships a copy of the Report of the Committee appointed by* House of Commons to inquire into Public Charities. The Report was furnished accordingly. MILITIA ESTIMATES. - On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER, the House resolved itself into the Committee of Supply. Lord HO WICK rose to move the Militia Estimates. Colonel PERCEVAL said, in his opinion his Majesty's Government had exceeded their powers in the case of the Militia. He did not think they had the power of discharging the whole of the Staff in one regiment, and retaining it in another. Lord HOWICK made a reply, not one word of which reached the gallery. Colonel PERCEVAL said if they had the power he had been deceived, and had laboired under a false impression. Mr. HUME was exceedingly glad that the Government had reduced the. Stgl: It was c i eite ridiculous for the country to be at the expense of maintab ing a Staff for which there was not the slightcat necessity. Mr. B. HO Y said, that . according to his reading, the Go vernment had the power of reducing only part, say one fourth, or one-half, or any number between, of the Staff of every regiment. After a few words from Sir F. TRENCH and Col. Snivitonr, the vote (of 218,8611. 3s. 4d., for the charge of the Militia) was then agreed to, and th e H ouse resumed.- GREAI 'YNRMOUTH COMMITTEE. Dr. NICHOLL asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he had come to the'resolution of effecting any arrangement for the ea: / rnent of the expenses of this Committee ? Thy CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, in answer, that his own impressioe had been in favour of the pay ment, but that he would leave it enen to any Hon. Gentleman to bring the matter before the House. SLAVE TRADE (SARDINIA) BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the third reading of this Bill. Me. HUME took the opportunity of asking if any measure had been or would be taken to put a stop to the practices at present prevalent at Cuba, where the slave trade was in a very flourishing condition—where, indeed, every vessel sailing to the coast of Africa might be insured for a fixed rate of per ventage? The French flag had wholly disappeared in con nection with this traffic, but still the Spanish flag was to be found covering its continuance. If this state of thkgs were to remain, it was impossible that they could expect, in our own 'West India islands, that improvement in our black population which it was desirable to see effected. He wished to ask, whether, under the agreements existing with the Spanish Government—for which agmeraente we had paid 800, ( ?00/. we had not the power immediately to enforce the abolition of the trade ?—and if riot, whether some other agreement could not be entered into ? Mr. C. WOOD said negoelatiens were going on at that moment with Spain, for the purpose of elfecting a fiew treaty ; and as they were still incomplete, he could not at present enter into them. Mr. HUME said, nothiag but the declaring of this trade to be piracy would he effectual in suppressing it. Mr. FOWELL BUXTON was understood to ask in what state wets the question upon this subject concerning Portugal ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that was a question which would be better addressed to his Noble Friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs ; all that he could state was, that the most unremitting attention on the part of the Government would be given to the subject. The Bill was then read a third time, as was also the Slave Trade (Denmark) Bill. STAMPS . AND ASSESSED TAXES BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the third reading of this Bill. Mr. HUME took the opportunity of suggesting to the Right Hon. Gentleman, who had declined to repeal the stamp duty upon newspapers, on the ground of wanting funds, the pro priety of devoting to that purpose the sum of three hundred and fifty thousand pounds, yet remaining unapplied out of the million which had been advanced to the Irish Clergy.— (Hear, hear.) It was now understood that the Irish Tithe Bill had been dropped altogether in the other House; and he would submit to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that it would be well, now that the money in question had been spurned and rejected by that House, for him to amend the pre sent Bill, by at once reducing the amount of the duty to which be alluded to the sum of one penny. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would never consent to reduce a tax by means of an issue of Exche quer Bills, for the money to which his Hon. Friend alluded was but a fund remaining of unissued Exchequer Bills. Mr. HUME observed, that when he desired the rediic . tion, he did not contemplate the necessity of providing for any consequent decrease of revenue; on the contrary, he thought that the diminution of the duty would lead to an increase. Mr. O'CONNELL said that the House might also apply the - seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds which had been advanced out of the million to that purpose. They had, in deed, expressed their willingness to remit their claim to that amount on the Irish Clergy who had received it, but elsewhere it had been said that the Protestant Clergy ought to repay it. An Hon. MEMBER observed that if the House had the money in question there were other purposes to which to apply it be fore remitting the stamp duty on newspapers. The Report was then brought up. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS BILL. The Bill was brought up Kerte the Lords amid cheers, and cries of " Oh, oh I" . .The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then rose fort the purtiOse'orfiloviag, `trot that the amendments only be printed, according to the usual course, but that the whole Bill, as amended, be printed ; and said, that that was the only way in which the measure—a new measure in some res pects, and certainly one requiring full consideration—could be discussed. He trusted that that arrangement would be pro ' ductivo of no serious delay, as he upectod that copies of the measure would be in the hands of Members on Monday next, Ivhen it would, he proposed, be taken into consideration. It eras at all events extremely desirable that they should have it before them in a complete state, for the purpose of welj- THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGITST 29, iSM considering a measure which had attracted snore attention within that House, and, indeed, had excited more interest out of that House, than any piece of legislation which, since the passing of the Reform Bill, had been propounded.— ( Loud cries of hear, hear.) Such being the case, he trusted that be might take the liberty of earnestly recommending Hon. Gentlemen not to enter, at the present moment, kit° a discussion which could not be productive of any possible good, and which could be only in anticipation of that most serious discussion which must take place when the Bill was in their hands after being printed—( Loud cheers)—when they came, not only to express opinions but to proceed to a decision upon the subject. He trusted, he would again say, that the ques tion being one of such interest and magnitnde the House would not think that he was acting in any shape improperly or unbecomingly, as one of those most friendly to the Bill, as it was sent from that House, if he took the liberty of earnestly entreating them to postpone, at present, a discussion which could lead to no good result, and which might impede the fair, calm, and deliberate, but resolute—(Tremendous cheering)— decision upon the subject. He would therefore move that the Bill, as amended, be printed and taken into consideration on Monday next. Mr. HUME concurred with the Right Hon. Gentleman as to the propriety of considering this, as well as every other measure which came before them, calmly, and with delibera tion • but hoped that nothing which had fallen from hini would be taken as holding out any idea of a hope that that House could accept, or for one moment entertain, the Bill in its exist ing state. He was against any such hope being for one moment held out—against the supposition that they could for an instant listen to the " amendments," as they were called, which had been made in the measure, or as he should say, the alterations which had altogether ruined it—( Hear, hear) —which had ren dered it such that they would be better without than with it. When, however, the copies of the amended Bill should be before them, they would be able to weigh the extent of the evils which the Bill had suffered ; for his own part, he be lieved them to be such as rendered it wholly impossible for the House to agree to it ultimately. He said that with great re gret, because they were then, on the 28th August, seeing the last remnant of the two great measures which had been the result of all their labours during that Session.—( Hear, hear.) Time had been lost, excitement had been produced in the minds of the public, and a disappointment bitter in proportion had followed—which could not fail to be productive of the most serious consequences.—( Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Gen tleman had recommended, perhaps wisely, that there should be no discussion at that period upon the subject. All that he' wished was to enter his protest against being supposed to yield, in the smallest degree, to the propriety of the amendments in question. After a few inaudible words from Colonel SIBTHORP, Mr. O'CONNELL said that the period was now come, in which the public opinion could not be trifled with—( Loud cheers)—in which the wants of this great country could not be looked at slightingly—and in which, if great organic ques tions affecting the constitution of the country came to be con sidered, the blame would fall on those who had gi%en rise to such a convulsive discussion—if he might use the expression— and not on those who had endeavoured peaceably to ameliorate its institutions.—( Renewed cheering.) SHANNON NAVIGATION BILL. This Bill, after a desultory conversation, was read a second time. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (IRELAND) BILL. ' This Bill was read a third time and passed. MR. BUCKINGHAM'S COMPENSATION BILL. On the motion of Mr. TULK, for the adjourned debate on the committal of this Bill, Sir J. HOBHOUSE was anxious to know from the Speaker whether this was to be considered a private or a public Bill. The SPEAKER was understood to reply that it was un doubtedly a private Bill. Sir J. 1:i OBHO USE then begged to read one of the standing orders with respect to the reception of private Bills. It was laid down in the standing order, which he read to the House, that the House would not receive any petition for a private Bill after the 13th March; that no private Bill should be read a first time after the 13th April; and that no Report should be received after the 13th June. He thought, there fore, that this standing order of the House precluded their proceeding with this Bill. The SPEAKER:wag understood to say that the further consideration - of this Bill, though a private one, was not shut out by the standing order which had been read. Mr. HUME hoped that the Bill would not be disposed of in consequence of a technical objection, but that it would be decided on the merits of the case on which it was founded. Eir J. HOBHOUSE said that the objection he had stated was no technical one, but an objection which had been very properly taken by the Counsel for the East India Company when they were heard at the bar. If this Bill were to be proceeded with, contrary to the established rules of the House in the.case of private Bills, the East India Company would not have time to get up their case a proper manner. Jus tice could not be done to either party, unless the question were referred to a Committee up stairs, and it would not be possible that a determination could be come to by such a Committee during the present session of Parliament. Mr. O'CONNELL expressed a hope that the Bill would continue to be considered a public one. He trusted that the unjust delays which had occurred to prevent an act of simple justice from being done, would be put an end to, and that this question would be decided on its merits. After a few words from Mr. WILKS, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL opposed the claims on various grounds ; one, that Mr. Buckingham had been warned of the consequences of the course which he was pursuing, but that he had nevertheless persevered in that eclairs° ; another, that it was not in India as in England, where any Government might laugh the attacks of the Press to scorn, knowing that there was a popular assembly in which those attacks, if unjust, might with ease be repelled ; a third, that if the claim was granted, it would assume the shape of a tax on the natives of India, who were altogether uninterested in the subject. Mr. BUCKINGHAM, adverting to the various prejudices which existed with reference to him and his claims, begged leave to say a few words in explanation of his conduct. As it was a question to him of life or death, of subsistence or want for the remainder of his life, he felt himself justified in milting a short statement, and it should hens short as possible. In the first place he referred to the report of the Select Committee, of which the Noble Lord, now Secretary of State for the Home Department, was the Chairman, in which it was stated that not only was his (Mr. Buckingham's) conduct in India free from blame, but that it was highly honourable and praise worthy. The Right Hon. Baronet nlso, the present President of the Board of Control, at the time to which he (Mr. Buck ingham) alluded, entertained opinions so different from his present, that when the Noble Lord brought forward the motion for a Committee, he voted for its appointment, served upon it, and expressed great indignation at the manner in which be (Mr, Buekingham) had been treated.. Sir JOlll4 . Hbi3HOUSE denied that he had been an active member of the Cemmittee. His name had been put down on the list, but he was not at present aware that he had ever attended. Mr. BUCKINGHAM would not press that point any fur ther. He would apply himself, therefore, to the three prin cipal objections which had been made by the counsel at the bar, and by the Hon. and Learned Solicitor-General. The first, that he had gone to India with a perfect knowledge of the state of the laws respecting the Press in that country ; the second, that it was impossible that there could be a free Press in India ; the third, that there were no funds with which to satisfy his claim, unless by taxing the natives of the country. He went to India in 1808 ; at which time the newspaper Press in that country appeared to him to be as free as it actually was at the present moment. Three or four months after he had commenced The Calcutta Journal an article appeared in it, which was complained of as containing reflections on the Go vernment of Calcutta. His attention was then called to cer tain resolutions of that Government—resolutions which did not become law until after be had quitted the country. Lord Hastings, who was then Governor-General, had, however, publicly taken off any restrictions upon the Press; stating that the Government had nothing to conceal, and expressing his wish that all their proceedings should be freely discussed. Lord Hastings arrived in India with all the high-mindedness which belonged to an English Nobleman. But the Council with whom he acted were servants of the East India Company, brought up in prejudices from their boyhood, and as different in feeling from the Noble Lord as it was possible to conceive. They wanted to curb and coerce the Press ; he, on the con trary, wished it to be entirely free. While Lord Hastings remained in India he (Mr. Buckingham) was perfectly safe; the moment the Noble Lord left India, his (Mr. Buck ingham's) doom was sealed. He would next advert to the cruel destruction of his property in India, after he had quitted that country. When he left it in the hands of an agent, it was in perfect confidence that it could not be touched without a violation of law. But after be quitted India a law was proposed and passed, giving to the Gover nor. General the power of licensing every journal, and with drawing tho licence at pleasure, and of visiting with pains and penalties the publication of articles considered offensive by Government. In fact it was a perfect reign of terror. Soon after this a pamphlet was published in England, from the pen of the Hon. Leicester Stanhope, on the expediency of a free Press in India. The pamphlet having arrived in India, and the sale of it not having been prohibited, the editor of his (Mr. Buckingham's) paper announced his intention of publishing it, section by section, in that paper, as a production calculated to interest the reader. For fourteen days he did so without any complaint on the part of the Government; but at the ex piration of that period they forcibly suppressed it. It might be said that the amount of property thus destroyed could not be large. Suppose the Times newspaper in this country were suppressed. The actual loss to the proprietors would probably amount to 200,0001., the value of its circulation ; al though the presses, types, &c., might perhaps, if sold, not fetch 5,0001. If the Quarterly Review were suppressed, the loss of tangihle property would be still less, or would be no thing, but no doubt Mr. Murray would feel himself a loser to the amount of at least 20,0001. So it was with the Cal cutta Journal. The Government afterwards agreed that it should be revived • but the tone of a necess ar y p ros p ectus in serted in it was Offensive to the Government, and it was put down a second time ; the Government coming to this deter mination, that as long as he (Mr. Buckingham) had any be neficial interest in the paper, it should not be carried on. An editor was afterwardi chosen for it, Dr. Muster, the son-in law of one of the Members of the Government. Twelve years had now elapsed, and as yet no compensation had been af forded to him. Mr. WARBURTON was entirely in favour of the princi ple of the Bill ; but viewing it as a private and not a public Bill, he did not know how it could be proceeded with in the present session. In whatever light then the Bill was regarded, whether as a public or private one, he would recora. nerd the Hon. Gentleman to withdraw it. Mr. TULK should be quite prepared to act upon the sug gestion of the Hon. Member for Bridport (Mr. Warburton), if it were understood that, on the introduetion of the Bill next session, the first and second reading should not be opposed. Sir JOHN HOBHOUSE begged to observe, that Mr. Buckingham was mistaken when he supposed that bis (Sir J. Hobhouse's) opposition was merely ex officio. He had more than once told the Hon. Gentleman that was not the case ; and he thought that he had some reason to complain of the manner in which the supposition was repeated. He did not know that he had any great difficulty in saying that the Bill, if withdrawn now, might be permitted to arrive at a similar stage to that in which it at present stood. The principle of the Bill had not yet been agreed to. He confessed he was un willing to make any sort of bargain upon the subject ; and knowing how strongly he was opposed to the principle, and seeing that the greater number of his colleagues were not pre sent, he knew not how the Hon. Gentleman could expect him to enter into any arrangement which should affect the course of proceeding next year. After the course which things had taken, it was a little too much to expect that he should girt, way. He had certainly anticipated that the chair would - have stopped the debate before it had been extended to so great a length. The SPEAKER conceived that he had no right whatever to stop the debate. He begged to state, however—what in deed he had before observed—that he considered the Bill to be a private one, and to repeat that, being a private Bill, if it were to be proceeded with that Session, it was necessary, in compliance with the standing orders of the House, that seven days clear notice should be given between the second reading and the committal, whether to a committee of the whole House or to a committee up stairs. That being the case, he could only put it to the House whether it would be possible to pro ceed with the Bill at that period of the session. Mr. PRAED and Mr. ROBINSON were decidedly hos tile to the principle of the Bill. Mr. BAINES was not unfavourable to the principle, but conceived it to be quite impossible for the Bill to be pro ceeded with at that period. He would, therefore, advise the Hon. Gentleman to withdraw the Bill for the present, and in troduce it again next year. Mr. WILKS recommended the Hon. Gentleman, after all that had been stated, not to press the subject further on the House. Mr. BUCKINGHAM felt that nothing could be done in the present session. He should, therefore, wish the Bill to be withdrawn. Mr. TULK would not oppose what appeared to be the general feeling of the House. The Bill was then, by leave, withdrawn. COMMITTEE TO SEARCH THE LORDS' JOURNALS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose, in pursuance of notice, to move for the appointment of a Select Committee to search the journals of the House of Lords, in order to ascer tain, if possible, what had become of two very important mea sures sent from that House (the Commons) to the other. He hoped this motion would not be deemed disrespectful towards their Lordships, and that it would not be expected that after passing Bills, and carrying them to the House of Lords, they might not reasonably feel disappointment at hearing no more of them.—( Hear, hear.) A very important Bill, as the House was aware, a Bill for the abolishment of imprisonment for debt, had passed from that House into the Lords, and as to that Bill, he was in a condition to tell the House what had become of it.—( Hear, hear.) He understood that that very important Bill was not to pass their Lordships until they had examined witnesses upon it. Probably, in accordance with precedent, their Lordships would call to their bar all the bum bailiffs--(A laugh)—all the gaolers—the gentlemen who served the useful purposes of sham bail—and all the attorneys —(continued laughter and cheers)—and from these truth , sneaking and disinterested witnesses their Lordships would no doubt hear that the law of arrest for debt was a most excellent law, that it never was in any one instance abused, and that it would give great dissatisfaction to the country if it were abo lished—( Continued laughter)—and on such evidence the Abo lition of Imprisonment for Debt Bill would share the fate of other measures sent from that House to the Lords. The Bills for the discovery of which he now moved the appointment of a Select Committee, were tvfo measures of considerable impor tance. They were—the Bill regulating the law respecting the execution of wills, and the Bill for the reform of the law re lating to executors and administrators. The Bill regarding the execution of wills had long been called for by the public. It was recommended in the Report of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, approved by all the ecclesiastical judges, and approved also by every one he believed of the judges in Woatminster-hall. The Bill respecting the law of executors and administrators was also one much needed, ,and had the sanction of the judges and of most legal men. They were in troduced early in the session, and had gone through Com mittees in which their provisions were most laboriously dis cuised, with a view to their improvement. They passed on the 3d of June, nearly three months ago.—( Hear, hear.) What had become of these Bills he did not know. He had seen the Learned Masters in Chancery come to their table day after day, announcing that the Lords had passed this Bill and that, but upon no occasion had he heard any mention of these lost measures. The only mode, therefore, by which they could gratify their curiosity,upon the subject was by acceding to the proposal he now made of appointing a Select Committee to search the journals. Whether upon such search any trace of the Bills would be found, or whether it would be discovered in what manner they had been burked, he could not tell ; but the search would at least be satisfactory. Before he sat down he could not help adverting to one circumstance In the business which caused him surprise. He meant the conduct of a Learned Lord who lately filled the office of Lord Chancellor —Lord Lyndhurst. That Noble and Learned Lord when in office, wrote to him (the Attorney-General) communicating his approval of the principle of the measure relating to the execution of wills, and expressing a desire himself to intro duce it into the House of Lords. He (the Attorney-General) declined the offer of the Noble and Learned Lord; being de sirous of introducing the measure in that House in which the subject had originated. He thought, therefore, he had reason to feel surprise that the Nble an d Learned Lord, with these favourable sentiments towards the measure, had allowed it to remain unnoticed.—( Hear, hear. ) Colonel PE RC EVAL thought the motion of the Learned Gentleman was au uncalled-fur interference with- the other House. He knew of no better course he could adopt under the circumstances than to move that the House be counted. A fter a few words carried on in a conversational tone, be tween Colonel Perceval, - Mr. Hawes, and others, the motion was withdrawn. Mr. SHELL thought the Speaker was bound by the rules of the House to give effect to the motion. He was anxious that such a motion should be placed upon record. The SPEAKER explained that the motion had been with drawn by permission of the House. He had put the question to that effect, and the Hon. Member for Tipperary should then have made his objection. Mr. HA WES made some observations upon the conduct of the other House with respect to the Imprisonment for Debt Bill. If that was the course they meant to pursue to entitle themselves to the confidence and respect of the coun try, he wished their Lordships joy of their sagacity. The truth was, that the Bill in question placed the property of the peer and the peasant under the same control of creditors, and that was the reason of their Lordships' hostility to it.— ( Dear, hear.) This was candidly stated in one of the prin cipal speeches against the measure. For his part be was not disappointed, for he expected such a result. Their Lordships, however, should know that they were muc h m i s t a k en if th e y thought by such proceedings to obtain the confidence of the country. With regard to the two Bill s w hi c h were th e su bj ec t of this motion, he thought that House and the public were under great obligations to the Attorney- Genetal for the pains he had taken in introducing and carrying those measures, and other improvements of the law, through the House. Mr. SCARLETT objected to the time at which this mo tion was brought forward. The object of it seemed to be, to cast reflections upon the House of Lords; for, if the Hon. and Learned Gentleman really wanted information, he could have obtained it by inquiring of any Member of the other House. As to the Imprisonment for Debt Bill, their Lordships had exercised a very proper discretion. It created a complete re volution in the law upon a very important subject, and did not give satisfaction to the country. A relative of his, a Member of the other House, he knew had paid a good deal of attention to the Bill relating to the execution of wills in the Committee. The SPEAKER observed that the motion before the House did not relate to the measure for the abolition of Imprisonment for Debt, and the discussion, therefore, of that measure was irregular. The course proposed with regard to the other Bills was the simple and most usual course in such cases. The question was then put, and the Committee appointed, consisting of the following Members :—the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, the Lord Advocate, and Mr. Sergeant O'Loghlen ; Messrs. Aglionhy, Tancred, Pryme, and Bernal. NAVAL HALF-PAY. Sir E. CODRINGTON moved, pursuant to notice, for a Return of all Naval Officers, of whatever rank, who had been deprived of their half-pay without their consent, or the investigation of a court-martial, from the year 1790 to the pre sent period ; with the alleged reasons for such deprivation." The Gallant Member quoted the opinion of Lord Spencer, that pensions granted by the .Crown were for life, and that it would be dishonourable to deprive persons of them without sufficient grounds. Some individuals whose petitions he had that day presented had been deprived of their half-pay in the most arbitrary manner, and without being heard in their de fence. This was a Star Chamber mode of proceeding which it behoved that House to inquire into. Mr. C. WOOD had no objection to enter into the discus sion of any particular case; but he thought the motion far too comprehensive. He thought it also unjust to those individuals who did not seek inquiry into their cases, and who perhaps might not thank an indiscreet friend for bringing on an inquiry which would only bring public disgrace upon themselves. He maintained that the Crown had the power of removing from the naval and military service any individual whose conduct was unbecoming the ,character of an officer and a gentleman ; and in such cases only had the prerogative been exercised. On the motion of , an Horr. MEMBER the House was counted, and there not being forty Members present, it was adjourned at a quarter past eleven o'clock. LIST OF THE MINORITY Against the Third Reading of the Municipal Corporation Bill. Earl of Falmouth I Lord Boston I Lord Roden Earl of Winehilsea f Lord- Kenyon The Duke of Cumberland, Lord Fainhani, the Bishop of Oxford, and several other Peers, went behind the woolsack to avoid dividing. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARXIST, AUGUST The appearance of the market to-day is, as it has been all the week, as dull as possible. In middling sorts of American there is a decline in price, which is likely to continue. The sales are about 700 bags, most American. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WAR-OFFICE, Acre. 28. 15th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieut. M. W. Smith, from tie 82d Regiment of le oot, to be Lieutenant, -vice Duckett, who exchanges, Aug. 29. 3d Regiment of Foot—Captain G. I. Austin, from the 95th Regiment of Foot, to be Captain, vice Everard, who exchanges, Aug : 28. Foot—Captain A. Bourke, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Fitz Gerald, deceased ; En sign F. S. Holmes to be. Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Calder, promoted in the 2d West India Regiment; Gentleman Cadet H. W. Gordon, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Holmes, Aug. 10th Foot.—Major J. W. S. Waller, from the half-pay Unat tached, to be Major, vice Edward Allen, who exchanges, dated Aug. 28. _ . 12th Foot.—Major J. Jones to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by pur chase, vice Tubervill, who retires ; Captain H. A. O'Neill to be Major, by purchase, vice Jones ; Lieut. E. Senior to be Captain, by purchase, vice O'Neill; Ensign A. Dent to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Senior ; J. Boyd, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Dent; Assistant-Staff-Surgeon J. Booth to be Assistant-Sur geon, vice Dick, placed upon half-pay, Aug. 28. 22d Foot—Gentleman Cadet D. D. Bogle, from the Royal All litary College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Browne, de ceased, Aug. 28. 25th Foot—Gentleman Cadet W. C. E. Napier, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Stuart, deceased; Assistant Staff-Surgeon A. Sinclair, M.D., to be Sur geon, vice E. Tedlie, M.D., who retires upon half-pay, Aug. 28. 39th Foot—C. C. Deacon, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ord, who retires, Aug. 28. 45th Foot—Captain J. Landon, from the half-pay of the Bth Re giment of Foot, to be Captain, vice H. Forbes, who exchanges, re ceiving the difference, Aug. 28. 54th Foot—Assistant-Staff-Surgeon R. H. Everard, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice F. Moran, M.D., placed upon half pay, Aug. 28. 68th Foot—Sergeant-Major J. Baxter to be Quartermaster, vice Macbeath, deceased, July 15. 76th Foot--Ensign J. B. Flanagan to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Trench ; Ensign W. Renninck, from the late 9th Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Ensign, vice Flanagan ; Ensign G. G. Warden, to be Ensign, vice Grant, appointed Quartermaster of the 82d Regiment of Foot, Aug. 28. 78th Foot—Ensign S. M. Burrowes, from the half-pay of the sth Garrison Battalion, to be Ensign, vice Cruikshank, August 28. 81st Foot—Captain J. Boyd, from the half-pay of the 82d Regiment of Foot, to be Captain, vice Thompson, whose appoint ment has not taken place, August 28. 82d Foot—Lieut. M. O'Toole to be Captain, by purchase, vice Davies, who retires ; Ensign W. J. Whittuck to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice O'Toole ; Lieut. G. F. Duckett, from the 15th Light Drageons, to be Lieutenant, vice Smith, who exchanges ; T. L. Stewart, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Whittuck ; Ensign B. Grant, from the 76th Regiment of Foot, to be Quarter master, vice Archibald Kyle, whe retires upon half-pay, Aug. 28. 95th; Foot—Captain R. N. Everard, from the 3d Regiment of Foot, to be Captain, vice Austin, who exchanges, August 28. 2d West India Regiment—Lieut. W. Calder, from the Bth Re giment of Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Bourke, ap pointed to the Bth Regiment of Foot, August 28. HOSPITAL STAFF. To be Assistant-Staff-Surgeons—J. Hamilton, M.D. vice Eve rard, appointed to the 54th Regiment of Foot ; C. Flyter, Gent vice Booth, appointed to the 12th Regiment of Foot ; A. Duncan. Gent. vice Sinclair, promoted in the 25th Regiment of Foot, August 28. BANK OF ENGLAND. ;ly Liabilities and Assets of the June to the 25th August, 1835, ) the Act, 3 and 4 W. 4, cap. 93. ASSETS. Quarterly Average of the Weel Bank of England, from the 2c inclusive, published pursuant t LIABILITIES. Circulation £18,340,000 Securities £26,964,000 Deposits • 12,308,000 Bullion 6,326,000 £30,648,000 1 Dawning-street, August 27, 1 .835. BANKRUPTS. £33,290,000 BENJAMIN CHESTERMAN, - licensed victualler, Black. more-street, Drury-lane, to surrender Sept. 8, and Oct. 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, Pancras-la.ne, official as. signee ; Smith, Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbury. THOMAS MORGAN, grocer, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, Sept. 22, and Oct. 9, at twelve, at the Eagles Inn, Machynlletb, Montgomeryshire. Smith, Southampton-buildings, ; Hay ward, Llanidloes. WILLIAM MA'LTHEWS, timber-merchants, Bushey, Hert fordshire, Sept. 8, and Oct. 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Groom, Abchurch-lat.e, official assignee ; Turner, Clif ford's Inn, Fleet-street. WILLIAM HAWKINS COX, printer, Cheltenham, Glou cestershire, Sept. 11. and Oct. 9, at eleven, at the office of Grif fiths and Pruen, Cheltenham. Blower and Vizard, Lincoln's-Inn fields, London ; Griffiths and Pruen, Cheltenham. JOB JACKSON, earthenware-manufacturer, Burslem, Staf fordshire, Sept. 11, at ten, and Oct. 9, at two, at the Leopard Inn, Burslem. Harding, Burslem; Smith, Chancery-lane, London. WILLIAM THOMAS WREN, brewer, Chichester, Sussex, Sept. 4, and Oct. 9, at eleven, at the Swan Inn, Chichester. Price, Freeland, and Raper, Chichester ; Soveton, Great James street, Bedford-row, London. GEORGE FISHER, merchant, Liverpool, Sept. 12, and Oct. 9, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Mawdsley, Liver pool ; Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London.' JOHN CII ACIE, draper, Preston, Lancashire, Sept. 14, al ten, and Oct. 9, at two, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London ; Coates, Manchester. JOAN TRAVIS, drysalter, Manchester, Sept. 16, and Oct. 9, at ten, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester. Millie, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple, London; Crossley and Sudlow, Man chester. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinizhall-street W. Johnson, auctioneer, Grace . chiich -street, Sept. 21, at half past eleven--G. Wyatt and H. Thompson, common brewers, Port pool-lane, Gray's Inn-lane, Oct. 20, at eleven—J. S. Agar, en• graver, Hammersmith, Oct. 20, at one. In the Country. _ _ T. Potter, carpet-manufacturer, Kidderminster, Sept. 26, at one, at the Black Horse Inn, Kidderminster—T. Rayner, victualler, Manchester, Sept. 24, at eleven, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester. CERTIFICA TES-SEPT. 18. E. R. Danson, merchant, New Broad-street--J. Whittow, linei draper, Haverfordwest—C. Pearson, manufacturing chemilt Greenwich—G. Blenkin, merchant, Kingston-upon-Hull—J. Callow, victualler, St. John-street, Clerkenwell. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Darnell and J. Gardner, boot makers, 3, Shepherd's-market, Mayfair—F. L. C. Hinchman and G. P. Tomalin, grocers, Clap. M Shipton and T. S. Hack, merchants, Gloucester—R. Barrett and L. Sansom, drapers, Truro—J. Rowell and A. Thwaites, porter merchants, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—W. Brindley Cdeceased) and M. C. Grafton, tanners, Alcester, Warwickshire— . Osborne and R: Harcourt, cork-kcrew manufacturers, Birming ham—T. Anthony and J. Morgan, linen drapers, Cardiff, Glamor ganshire—A. Hall and R. Hall, butchers, Hambleden, Bucking hamshire—J. Catchpole and R. Porter, Emden groat manufactu rers, Norwich—J. Button, of Leeds, T. Wilkinson and F. Thorpe, linen manufacturers, of Knaresborough—R. V. Dawson and J. S. Benstead, veterinary surgeons, Colonnade-mews, Guild ford-street, Russell-square—W. Sergeant and R. Nicholson, linen drapers, 7, High-street, Southwark—J. Gulley and J. Allen, stone merchants, Fore-street, Limehouse—H. C. Gater and H. Camps, letter-press printers, Cheltenham—J. Weston and R. Moss, silk manufacturers, Leek, Staffordshire—A. N. Kendall and T. Bate son, cloth dressers, Hunslet-lane, Leeds. GERMAN PAPERS. BERLIN, Auo. 22. —His Majesty was pleased yesterday to give audience to Sir Robert Adair, Minister from his Britannic Majesty to this Court, formerly Ambassador to the Ottoman Porte, and to receive his credentials.—Prussian State Ga zette, August 22. The Government Gazette of Bavaria announces, that his Majesty the King has been pleased to grant to the house of M. A. Rothschild and Son, of Frankfort-on-the-Maine, his per mission to form a Joint Stock Company for the execution of the canal to join the Maine and the Danube, conformably to the law of the Ist of July, 1835. The Chamber of Representatives has been engaged to-day with the general debate on the project of law relative to fo reigners. M. Fallon has made a long speech against the project. M. Liedts is speaking against it at the moment we are going to press. We endeavoured yesterday to show that the Government of Louis Philippe waited only for the adoption of the laws pre sented to the French Chambers to intimate to our Ministers an order to present similar laws to the Belgian Legislature. It seems that our conjectures will soon be realized. Already a Ministerial Journal of Brussels in its Number of to-day has the following significant passage : " It is time and more than time to stop the abuses of the Press, and the defiance with which parties continually treat constitutional Governments. Nothing is done against the Government of France which does not find an echo here. Nothing important is done thereby the Ministry or the Cham bers which does not influence our situation." We shall make no remarks on the language of the official Journal, it sufficiently indicates the course which those in power mean to pursue.—lndustrie. ANTWERP, Auc. 25.—We see in the Dutch Papers that the anniversary of the birth-day of his Majesty, the King of the Netherlands, was celebrated solemnly and peaceably at Amersterdam. Here, at Antwerp, the fete of all honourable citizens was kept, as it has been for these five years, not publicly, but with closed doors and in domestic privacy ; only this time the meetings at which this august anniversary was kept were still more numerous than in the preceding years, and we do not exaggerate when we say that the number of dinners and sup pers given on this occasion amounted to 100. We refrain, for reasons that will be readily understood, from speaking in detail of all that passed in those truly patriotic meetings.-- Messager du Gand. KALISCII, AUG. 13.—We have already a prelude to the scene of bustle which will be at its perfection in a few weeks. The arrival of troops is uninterrupted. They are already in the camp, and preliminary exercises begin. It needs neither predilection nor flattery to declare the army now assem bling in our neighbourhood t o b e one o f the f i nest in 'the world. The vigorous and martial appearance of the men, the beauty of the cavalry horses, and, above all, the artillery excite admiration. In a week we may ex pect the guards from Dantzic, and then the evolutions on a grand scale will commence. We hear that the Prussian de tachments, which are on the march hither, will take part in all the manoeuvres, but will not be mingled with the Rus sians, as was at first said, at least not joined with them in small detachments. A singular opinion generally - prevails among the Russian soldiers, though tat resting it would seem, on any good foundation, that after the review they will .not return towards the port, but advance westwards, and even some officers seem toentertain the same notion. What ever inference may be drawn from this, so much is certain, that Russia wishes for peace, and will not do eny thing on its part purposely to lead to a breach of it. But everything proves that a Power like this will not suffer itself to be either awed or lulled asleep. AMERICA. ( From the Charleston Courier.) Tyger Bayou, Madison County, Mississippi. Before this reaches you, no doubt you will have heard, through the newspapers, that the citizens of this and the adjoin ing counties have been, since the 29th of June, under the most serious apprehension and excitement up to the present time; and, as I have been an eye-witness to most of the pro ceedings and transactions that took place in the village of Livingston, I will detail them for your information. On June 29, a conversation was overheard by two gentlemen be tween some negroes, of an intended insurrection. Informa tion was immediately extended to the citizens, and expresses sent to the adjoining counties. The citizens of Madison, on the 30th ult., held a meeting at Livingston, to concert toge ther. Upon examination of the report it was deemed alarm ing, and two negroes were examined on the Ist of July—one fellow belonging to Ruel Blake, and the other to William Johnson ; but the evidence being insufficient to satisfy the people of their guilt, they were remanded to prison for further examination. On the 2d, many of the citizens becoming sen sible of the great danger and guilt of the two who were first examined, seized and hung them without further ceremony, they confessing that white men were the leaders and instigators of the plot. Forthwith a committee of 13 of the most respec table and wealthy farmers was organized, and invested with full authority (extending to life, over black and white) to try, condemn, and execute, all suspicious persons brought before them—the citizens unanimously pledging themselves to sup port the committee in all their acts. The first two white men brought before the committee were Drs. Joshua Cotton and Sanders (steam-doctors) who were on the fourth instant tried, convicted, and executed. Cotton confessed (not under the gallows, for there was none, and they were hanged at the side of an old gaol, suspended from the grating of the window) his guilt, and implicated many white men and negroes, and said that there were some negroes attached to his cause on nearly every plantation in the State, and warned the people to "be ware of to-night, to-morrow, and next night." Parties of horsemen were detached to arrest many white men and ne groes, and until the present time were at all hours of the day and night arriving at Livingston with prisoners. On the 6th, Gregory, aged 72 years, was sentenced to receive 50 lashes, and to leave the state in 48 hours. Terrel, about 50, received 150 lashes, and to leave the state in 48 hours. This is called slicking, and is performed in the fol lowing manner. The prisoner is stripped naked, laid on his belly, his hands and feet fastened to four pegs, when with a coleman he receives the stripes from different hands. The younger was slicked with a vengeance,. his back was literally flayed. Lee Smith was ordered out of the state in 48 hours, but was afterwards arrested by his neighbours of Hindes county, and slicked; and it was observed by one of the Committee, had he not been discharged so soon, he would have been hung, as sufficient testimony was afterwards adduced against him. Two more white men, Dean of Connecticut, and Donovan of Kentucky, were convicted, and on the Bth expiated their crimes under a rude gallows, erected in the centre of the village. Mitchell, a blacksmith, was entirely acquitted, and his services as a smith held in requisition. He seemed the happiest man on the hill, rendering every service required, with the utmost promptness and cheerfulness. Holden was also acquitted. Hiram Hall, William Benson, Lansford Barnes, and Nickolas were ordered out of the state in 48 hours, or to re ceive 500 lashes, and not to return under penalty of death (of course they tramped, rod thank ye too.) On the 6th, a party of horsemen, headed by Hiram Perkins, had arrested three Rawsons and another man, who have been deeply implicated, and are said to be in possession of a roster of the names of all the whites in the State who were engaged in the conspiracy. These men were rescued by a Mr. Mat. Shurkie, a man who has stood high in the estimation of his fellow-citizeni, and is a wealthy man, working 60 hands. Report being made to the committee, they ordered the detachment to be strengthened, and to recapture the Rawsons. Purkins came in contact with Shurkie, when a fire commenced. This party was mor tally wounded, Hodge severely in the thigh, and Shurkie had his right-hand torn to pieces. An express arrived from Vicksburg, that Ruel Blake, one of the conspirators, and for whom a reward of 500 dollars had been got up among the citizens of Madison and offered, was arrested, and on his way under escort of a guard, and appre hensions being entertained that he would be likewise rescued, a party was detached after him. On the 9th at 3 o'clock p.m., he was brought in by a party of 40 horsemen, headed by Mr. Albert G. Bennett, and delivered over to the com mittee, and in one hour after he was remanded to prison, under sentence of death, to be inflicted between the hours of 3 and 4 p. m. on the 10th inst., ; and he was at that hour accord ingly executed under the same gallows that Dean and Dono van, his accomplices, had suffered, denying his guilt to the last moment. Blake was arrested at Vicksburg, whilst witnessing the execution of five gamblers. It was reported at Livingston, by a gentleman, who saw the prisoner at Benton, Yazoo county, that one Hunter had been arrested, and in considera tion of a promise of pardon, had acknowledged his guilt of being an accomplice in the plot of urging the negroes to in surrection, and had implicated a great many more. Andrew Boyd, a conspirator, was required by the Committee of Safety, and Mr. James Dickson, Hiram Reynolds and Hiram Perkins (since killed) were ordered to arrest him. They discovered he was flying, and immediately commenced the pursuit, with a pack of trained hounds. He miraculously effected his deliverance from his pur suers, after swimming Big Black River, and running through cane brakes and swamps until night-fall, when the party called off the dogs. Early the next morning they re newed the chase, and started Boyd one mile from whence they had called off the dogs. But he effected his escape on horse (fortune throwing one in his way), the hounds not being accustomed to tha't training after he quitted the bushes. There arc many whites still utdergoing their trial before this committee, who are cautious, but rigid, fully under the impression, that although the testimony by which these fellows are convicted would not be sufficient in a regal court, that they are not the less guilty, and they arc deter mined that they shall not be screened by the glorious uncer tainty of the law. It appears that this conspiracy was first generated by a monster in human shape, named John A. Morel, " the great western land pirate," but who was last year sentenced to two years' imprisonment in the Penitentiary of Tennessee. Cot ton, who was executed, acknowledged that he was an accom plice of Morel's, and that he had been engaged for two years. Last December was the time appointed to " cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war ;" but in consequence of Morel's arrest and detention, it was deferred until the 4th of July, 1835. Every day the number of arrests increases, and every day the testimony strengthens, and the plot becomes fully more developed. A large number of blacks have been executed in the dif ferent colonies. If my paper had held out, I could have filled it with news, for I have not told you all, but only given a running account. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. ( From the New London Price Current of last evening.) SUGAR.—The sales of Sugar have been more extensive this week, and the prices are again gradually advancing ; the defi ciency in the comparative stock with last year is subsiding ; it is gradually approaching that of last year. The estimated sales for the week are 5,000 hhds. and trs. ; the advance in the prices since this day week is ls. per cwt., but it is parti cularly to be remarked that it is principally brown Sugars, which sell at 585., while good and fine Sugars sell at 625. to 635., and the finest Sugars 645. to 655. ; the fine are also dearer this week. 171 hhds. 8 trs. 37 barrels Trinidad Sugar by public sale this day sold at the advance we have stated, brown 58s. and 58s. 6d., low mid. yellow, 595. to 61s. The accounts from the West Indies by the packet this day fully confirm our former statement ; the deficiency is consider able, but nothing like the monstrous reports circulated in the market. Several of the most eminent brokers have cleared off all their Sugars they had on sale. The Refined market has risen Is. to 2s. per cwt. ; Lumps to pass the standard, 845., which was previous 825., and fine Crashed, 435. The Refined Sugar market was yesterday nearly cleared of goods at 83s. and 84s. the long price ; and 425. and 435. for the short price, and this afternoon the few goods left are with drawn by the holders for afurther advance of Is. to 2s. and 85s. and upwards now asked, and the shipping goods to be ready for a month to come all contracted for. In Grocery goods there is not so much doing as during the last week. MAURITIUS.-The public sale yesterday, 4,875 bags mid. and good colour, but little quality, sold Is. per cwt. higher, being now approaching West India Sugar in price, having been lately much lower than the usual proportion; low mid. yellow and grey, 58s. 6d. and 595. ; good and fine yellow, 60s. to 635. EAST INDlA—There are few or no sellers at the present prices. FortEloN.—lt is stated 700 boxes white Havannah sold 495. to 50s. ; the last price was 445. In other Foreign no sales are reported. WEST INDIA MOLASSES.—The late advance has been fully maintained, good quality had been bought by private con tract at 275. and 28s. By public sale this day, 483 puns. West India Molasses, thin poor quality, 265. ; good, 28s. which is ls. higher; for the fine Barbadoes, 28s. 6d. ; the latter former prices. . . COFFEE.—There has been a considerable 'bustle in the market in Foreign Coffee, at an advance of Is. to 2s. ; large sales of Brazil up to 565. for fine ord., and for dingy ord. 535., which had been previously selling at 51s. ; for good ord. St. Domingo, 565. There have been large sales, chiefly to speculators, on the idea that the duty on East India will be lowered at an earlier date than at present calculated upon, (it is certainly the common sense of the question) but the pui chases are not at higher prices; Ceylon in large parcels, 645. and 655. for good quality; inferior, 635. ; Samarang, 48s. 6d. In British Plantation Coffee there is little altera tion ; some few lots sold rather lower, but generally there is no alteration to quote in the prices ; the holders have got up the prices so high that it prevents business. The sales of Foreign Coffee by private contract at the prices we have stated within the last ten days, are about 8,000 bags, chiefly Brazil; about 1,500 bags St. Domingo. The public, sale this day consisted of 20 casks, 3 bris. un clean Jamaica, forming no criterion of the Market prices ; they sold at full prices. • This afternoon a cargo of St. Domingo afloat is reported sold at 545. • CoCoA.--There is rather more enquiry for British Planta tion Cocoa ; 252 bags have been disposed of at public sale ; fair Grenada, 465. a 495. ; Trinidad dingy, 51s. a 545. In Brazil no sales are reported. Rusi, BaAND7, AND fIoi.LANDs,---There is no change what ever in the pi ire of Ruth ; the holders are firm at the late currency, but there is less enquiry, as the small accumula tions of the stock deters the buyers from purchasing for the present ; the sales reported are quite inconsiderable. 'l3/°'° d , o Y is very heavy, and lower. Geneva remains nominally' at t' late currency. TALLow.-The market continues firm at the advance, 43l ' on the spot, and 425. 6d. for arrival. SPICES.-There is a good demand for Pimento, and vel large parcels have been bought this week ; above 900 log sold at nearly former prices, 44d. to 4ad. The purchases 01 Pepper have also been large at the former currency, and the holders now asking higher rates. There have been above 2,000 chests Cassia Lignea offered, the great proportion takeo in 61s. to 635. ; false packed sold at 625. This aftern o 1 pp unsifted Malabar Peer sold in several instances at sd. r e , pound, the highest price yet paid. Pimento in public S ale 4id. a 4ad. for ord. mid., which is rather higher. . . 11 Hors.-The accounts from the Hop plantations are St; more favourable this week ; the estimated duty has again ad' vanced from 225,0001. to 230,0001. INDIGO.-There continues to be more business in Wig ° about the late sale's prices. There are no declarations of con' sequence reported for the next periodical sale, fixed for the 20th October. FRUIT.-There is no alteration to notice in the prices o f Fruit by private contract. By public sale this day 35 cos 432 boxes new Cape Raisins, boxes sold 345. to 41s. ; sligh t / damaged 28s. to 335., casks 31s. to 325. COTTON.-The Cotton market here continues in A state stagnation, on account of the dull and heavy report front Li„,c e he r. pool; purchases can, however, be made on lower terms. To sales for the week are only 20 Bengal, good fair, 7d. ; a in Surat, mid. to good fair, 60. a ; 130 Madras, mi d " - good, 6jd. a 7id. TEA.-The sales will not finish before Monday ; prices have declined as the sales have proceeded. Boheas are now 1 0 41' to 10/d. ; common Congous Is. 24d. a Is. 2id., good Is 3 '" to Is. 5d., fine ls. 7d. to ls. 10d. ; Twankay Is. 6-I(LL A W Is. 10d. ; Hyson Skin Is. 3id. to Is. 6d. ; Hyson, r,„ 2s. sd. to 2s. 6d., fine 2s. Bd. to 3s. 2d. ; Imperial 2s. 7a. Y' 3s. ' • Gunpowder 3s. 3d. to 3s. 9d. Hysons and Gunpow ders are lower than former sales by 6d. to Bd. per lb. SILK.-There is but little alteration to notice in the market ; the prices continue very firm. SALTPETRE.-The late prices are fully supported, but ther e is not so much brisknes in the market; 600 bags dry vrb ite not very large chrystal, 101 refraction, sold at 245. 6d. ; 7 v" ,, bags dry dingy, only 3 refraction, 245. 6d. and 255. NITRATE OF SODA.-The late sales are small parc el; 20s. 6d. to 20s. 9d. WooL.-The market continues in a very dull state, prices keep up. A public sale is announced for the 9th S e r tember, consisting of 2,000 bales Australian and Tasman ia li and 400 bales East India, Cape, &c. Other public sales st be announced in addition to the above in a few days. LAC DM-There continues to be more demand for Lac Dye ; for the D T 2s. 6d. has been paid, but 2s. Bd. is nevi asked. RICE.-There have been offered by public sale above MI ' bags Rice, cargo Madras 7s. 6d. a Bs. 6d. rather easier • w i _ to good white Bengal 12s. a 13s. t a ken in, but reported to t sold afterwards at full pri ces . b u t tbe `l~ s TOBACCO.—There are no sales of Tobacco to report. PRICE OF BREAD. ea f The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis is 7d. for the 4•-, e L ic or There are others who sell from a half-penny to three half-pence that rate. PRICE O. The Average Price of Brown or the Returns made in the week endi Ms. 6 1 4 d. per Hundred Weight, ex paid or payable thereon on the Impo IF SUGAR. fte r Muscovado Sugar, compute( L c ing the 25th day of August, 1"S Kclusive of the Duties of Cuist,'— irtatfon thereof into Great Ilrit• PRICE OF s: Per Cwt. '.EDS.—Aug. 28 . . St. Foin Per Quarter 3 63 , 42 5 ; Rye Grass 23s 3 05 . 4:* Pacey Grass 4(3'. Linseed, for feeding —s• 525. „,'' 15 " 4 .; Ditto, for sowing —s. 7ds. 7.,'" Ditto, for crushing —s 505 . v ". 5* , Canary -.4. 443 0 Hemp ....6. 445. 4 83 ' Per BusheL White Mustard Bs. O. 1),. 6 , ci s i:, 'Brown Ditto l2s. Od. 14Is. 6 - , Tares 7s. Pd. P 28!. 331....... foreign `2_9_l New English Red Clover4os. 50s. 52s Olit Ditto Ditto —s. —s. —s New Foreign Ditto —s. —s. —s. Old Ditto Ditto 38s. 48s. 50s. New White Clover 48s. stis. €os. l Old Ditto Ditto —a. —.S..—S. New Trefoil . 14s 20s. 225.! Old Ditto —s. 14s. 17s Rib Grass l4s. Iris 20s Erfglish Carraway —s. 483. 531• Foreign Ditto —s. —.3. --s Coriander —s 10s. 12s Rapeseed, English fine (per Las PRICES OF HOPS.—Aug. K.,nt Pockets (per cwt.) Choice ditto Ol. IN. Kent Bags 0!. 03. Sussex Pockets Superfine ditto Old Duty laid at 230,0001. 28. 5/. Os. to 01. 42 "• 01. Os to 01. 0 ' 01. C. to OL C 4 ' 4/. 0, to 41. 1 04 ' W. O. to Cl• 0' WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.—Aug. 27. Hay Sts.Od to 105 s. Cd Clover 1003 yd. to 110 s 06' StraW. PRICE OF TALLOW 'town Tallow 43s. 6d. Yellow Russia White —s. Od. Soap Ditto s. Od. Melting Stuff ..... Ditto Rough l7s. (k! 3 . 1 s lid to 40s. 04:1 '' SOAP, &c per 1121 b. .4. C 4l ' Yellow Soap Mottled tee. c",' Curd l4s. 44 " Graves V cl Good Dregs __, PRICE OF CANDLES. The price of good Store Candles in the Retail Shops is as follnws:" Candles, per dozen, I's. lid. ; inferior, 6,.41d..--1 1 ,1oulds, Bs. N. Sixpence per dozen discount for PRICE OF OIL 431 Rape Oil, brown, per ton, 43 , 108 —Refined, 45'. 10s.— Linseed °O.:, 5 8 Lin ,, eed Oil Cake at the Mill, (1000 ,11/ Os —Rape Cako. per toy=, PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of Mb. Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters) ...... 0 , 1 , 45 ::::, COAL MAR EL—Aug. '2B Per Ton Walls End Hilda. Per Ton. s. Dean's Primrose l6 6 Hotywell l9 0 Ord 's Bedbug() l6 6 Panit op Windsor l7 6 Russell's High Main Fouth Hartley l9 0 Stormont Tanfield lB 6 Hartley ... ....... Ilangennech C al 23 01 Stlkstime Wilson l7 I , W Hs End Bewicke and C 0.., 2 , 1 3 Walls End Brown's l9 0 Walls Eud Gosfurth . l3O 3 Ships arrived since last market day, 25 ........... •••• .. Walls End Hoipur ................ is p Newry Walls End arch ........ 9 Walls End Northuoberla:nt , Walls End Riddell's • ............ Walls End Hetton ......... Walls Ena Larnbtun ..... Walls Emi Russel's He , tOn••• Walls End Stewart s •,• ' ;V Walls End Gordon ............... ji Walls End Raby ••"' walls End Tees Walls End West Hetton .•••p Pea 40 :IS 46 4:2 46 4`.2 44 ry.l 313 ,e CV 0 •d' 0 ° COUNTRY CORN ➢IARKETS DURING THE Ny__E le, Quarter Wheat. barley. I Oat,. /I,isingstoke t i Bridgewater -... B ri s to 1 Chesterfield Derby 47 53 :4 is :23 31 48 27 32 23 28 38 43 2B 32 22 28 48 56 t 26 20 25 48 56 128 32 16 20 44 52 23 33 IS 22 43 43 j3l 35 23 23 Doncaster 40 44 i. 29 .31 22 29 Dorchester..,--. 42 28 22 Exeter 44 52 28 31 2E 26 Gioucester--,.—. 39 44 26 32 20 32 Elungerford 40 j 31 I 23 Newbury 23 4.3 26 31 12 2 2 3 1 Remsey 36 46 i 27 31 20 28 Shaftesbury „—I 54 25 I 17 Shepton Mallet « 40 43 i2B 32 26 29 5herb0rne..........1 46 52 126 32 1 , 21 27 42 30 — 18 Yarmouth ~.....,—.. Yeovil -- 3i 43 90 M E. d. 60 64! 28 30 122 26 i'er Bushel. Shrewsbury ~.. s. d. s. d. i s. d. s. d. 4 0 4 6 5 8 69, beans. 2 44 4 44 36 44 32 34 34 :is 44 4E 33 42 40 46 30 41 31 44 34 40 33 44 33 41 44 46 38 42 34 Se 36 40 s. d. s.d. 00 00 Aug. 26. 4c i, 4s. 10(1. to ss. 23 0 3 3 0 3 .. a 0 3 3 16 0 17 6 .. 15 0 16 1 1, 0 14 0 15 0 MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT THE COUNT' BASINGHALL-STREET, ON MONDAY- BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, Wheat, 62 lb. Barley, imperial quarter Do. Grinding, 49 lb. Oats, 391 b OM Beans, 66 1 ,4 lb New ditto New White Boiling Pease, 3 imp. bush. Ditto Grey ditto (From the London Gazette.) H. Molyneux, linen.draper, Penzance, Cornwall—, On the 18th inst., at the B School ll?THS House, Rugby, Mrs. A rileidi of a son. of Pe' On the 26th inst., the lady of Richard Robertson, Eeq., vonshire-street, Portland-place, of a daughter. On the 25th ult., at Waddon, Surrey, the lady of Fr edel44 Taylor, Esq., of Ewell, of a son. MARRIED. u _ to On the 27th inst., Edmund Hyde, Esq., of Marlbor oug 4k , Margaret, fifth daughter of the late Thomas Arnold Loxley , Stratford-green, Essex. etoP On the 27th inst., Thomas Peers Williams, Esq., of lire House, Great Marlow, to Emily, youngest daughter of tb Anthony Bacon, Esq., of Elcott, Berkshire. ler be On the 27th inst., at St. Mary's, Bryanston-square , pe Newton Jarrett, Esq., of Orange Valley, Jamaica, to 111 '''' t .reo" Turnbull, niece of George Miller, Esq., of Cumberlan d -9 Portman-square. 5 544 On the 27th inst., at Shotesham, Thomas Gladstone , djne M.P., eldest son of John Gladstone, Esq., of Fasquc, Kinn ] . shire, to Louisa, second daughter of Robert Fellowes , Shotesham Park, Norfolk. Sc 9fr On the 27th inst., at St. Pancras New Church, Mr. Jo -- saw Edwards, eldest son of Joel EdwarJs, Esq., of Gloucester-Pf the Kentish-town, to Amelia, eldest daughter of Mr. Halto n, ° to same pthlace. beP o f On e 25th inst., at Witham, the Rev. William Ma ne Theresa Matilda, daughter of the Rev. John Newman , ' Witham and Childerditch, Essex. Ge org' On the 27th inst., at St. George's, Bloomsbury, Edward . e, eldest son of Edward Jones, Esq., of Ashbourn, Derbyttli r of Elizabeth, only surviving child of the late William Potts, Esq London. On the 27th inst., at Lewisham Church, Edward Forster, ow of Southend, Kent, to Emily, daughter of Thomas Gib b° gibbon, Esq., of Ballyseeda, Limerick. On the 27th inst., at St. Pancras, Church, James Thoristoffla; Esq. of Bernard-street. Russell-square, son of James ,Q br e cerl' Fry, Esq., one of the registrars of the High Court of uua to Nancy, second daughter of William Cowper, DIED ag ed 44, On the 28th inst., at Knotts Green, Layton, Essex , ;I c e. Elizabeth, the wife of Robert Barclay, Esq., of London, ll * , 11 On the 26th inst., in his 87th year, Robertobert Doctors'-Commons, and of Walcot-place ' Lambeth, Sur i 'L 6 ll., On the 27th inst., in Albany-street, Regent's Parke rE Pr' Mrs. Cuthbert, relict of the Rev. George Cuthbert, it"' • bendary and Sub-Dean of York. Cav e° On the 24th inst., Mr. E. P. Turner, of Brydges-str ee, garden, aged 30. ."' On the 23d inst., at Mitcham, Ann ; eldest daughter f 311 .44 mans, in her 23d year. ' fralw" On the '24th inst., Elizabeth Sophia, -wife of the R. • William Rhodes. of On the 25th inst., Jane, We wife of Dr. Stephen nity-square, Southwark. • wbe On the 25th inst., at Abbots-Langley, Fleas, AP t. Milburn Jukson, ' London : Printed and Published bY)11.71Ii10 112, Strand, at The San Office, No. 112, Stra.liai of Middlesex. ptsit) Nay "„„fii til e • • =/~ V. a hngton-otrec Tlie That it is the }louse of tllated and d and pused lo• INf un i cinai c: under the ho tPrql *nd leg complain, 'Moved 1 That this • ff " ti ng the l ' o .corapro rn i tatlres of tii Prostrate tl:e ' , me ss of lot ' form Bill a; C ommon s I( ' e verY consul :4 "ed by ti the meta 11ePtialialrigh i^:rias3 grievarte Mat stel), by; I n Qitt moue , and passed b l 'grt,* affect litile pocortmancent l 'Moved by 1 :•at a Il e and fix w ardc su Pt-nrt the 'Moved k SJ That the 4 'n te Heoouse ?f it ti h e t, pple atlai te bestowed 14 " ed by t' ?hut th e t 1!, with th, their integri' ',le subject a Th e A A:r nal A ivr, "leeti nr , b, CON THE I Lon] aro 2 S e el, 4th with such ipt T'alltity or 32, Q rt) , 9 - ; uNbii• wing totakt 'men to f ully to e 'of letbcu . j (ADVERTISEMENT)--T. COX SAVORY, Gold o o o 47, Cornhill, London, informs the Public, that he offer DESSERT FRUIT KNIVES and FORKS, with plain Il ei s handles, silver ferrules, plated on steel blades, at Three Gawp per dozen pair, or with solid silver blades, at Eight Guineas an Half per dozen pair. N.B. Carved ivory handles at 13s. 6d. extra per dozen