The Sun. — London, England, 1848-06-27 00:00:00

Intrb 9attion SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. LATEST FROM PARIS. The 11[oniteur of yesterday publishes the accounts from the provinces brought by the mails to Paris, on Sunday, from which it appears that all was quiet on the road to Bale. At Troyes the entire National Guard was disposed to march to Paris, to the as sistance of the National Assembly. At Nogent and Provins the same disposition prevailed. The regiment of Dragoons in garrison at Provins had marched to Paris, accompanied by the National Guard. All was tranquil in Strasburg and along the line of road to Paris. At Amiens and Boulonge the most perfect tranquillity prevailed. All the towns on the roads to Lyons, Cherbourg, Sedan, and Brest, are perfectly free from disturbance. Five hundred National Guards left Havre for Paris on Saturday. At Marseilles, however, an insurrection occurred, but the insurgents were, with the exception of one barricade, dispersed, with great loss of life, by the troops and National Guards. The Semaphore of Marseilles, of the 23d instant, contains an account of an insurrection of the operatives of that city, on the 22d, attended with a lamentable loss of life. The insurgents, to the number of seven or eight hundred entrenched themselves behind a strong barricade, which was car ried by the National Guard and the troops of the line after an obstinate resistance, in which a vast num ber were killed and wounded on both sides. General SAN MARTIN, who had endeavoured to restore order by peaceable means, escaped al most miraculously. He was fired at whilst at te. fled by five dragoons, and received three wou - ids, fortunately not dangerous. His horse was inortally wounded. Amongst the victims is the commandant of a regiment of the line. The firing continued during four hours, and there remained at the close of the day one barricade which had not then been attacked. It was hoped, however, that the in surgents, finding how useless it would be to resist further, would submit without forcing the troops to act against them. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1848. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ••• Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ••• Turbercular Diseases... ••• Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and • Senses... ..• Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ••• Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... ~, ••• ••• Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ••• ••• Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &C. ... Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. ... .. Malformations... ... ... .. ••• Premature Birth ... •• • Atrophy..• ... .•• .•• ~, Old Age ... ••• ••• ••• Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance Causes nut specified ... Deaths in the Week. 150 DEATHS FROM ♦LL CAUSES Population Enumerated, 1841. West Distr:ots... 300,711 North li—tricts.. 375,971 Central Distr:ots 373,653 East P!,.t. - iets ... 392,444 bout , - Astricts .. 501,190 T0ta15........ 1,948,369 Alales ~, .•• Females ... Average Weekly Deaths, 1843-7. Five Springs. 143 182 171 199 248 Males Females BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Total COURSE OF EXCITE Amster:lam ...... •• • • 12 3% Mtn, at sight Itottc Moan ••.. • • 12 4 Elamburgh .... • • H.B. 13 12% Paris. 3 days' sight .. • • 25 55 rfarseilles • . • • • ..... Gourclttaux........ • • • Frank:fort on Ma.lne.... 122% Petersburgh, iii. ltble.. herb!' • • . ..... • • Vienna, effec. f 10...... Trieste, ditto.— .... Madrid • ....• ........ Cadiz .. ..... Bllbno.. .. .. ...... Barcelona • ... 473 •.. 462 ... 69 •.. 663 ... 1,354 310 34 153 Saville .. '; .. i.NGE.-(TIIIS DAY.) Gibraltar.. — Legh0rn........ •• • • - Genoa .... ..... •••• • •. Venice .. ••.• .• Naples .. • • Palermo, par0a...... Li5b0n.......... ••• • • • 52 0p0rt0.... ... ••• • • • r. 2 Rio Janeiro .. Bahia • 11nen , s Ayres New York, 21 dstys'sight ehiladelphla PRICES OF RELLIOY, PER OZ. Foreign Gold In bars...l:3 17 9 New Dollars l'ortval Gold Coin .. () :ipanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 silver in bars ELECTION COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) DUBLIN. The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' majo• rity was resumed, and in the course of the day the peti tioners succeeded in striking off four additional votes. LAW AMENDMENT.-(THIS DAY.) A public meeting was held this afternoon at the Lon don Tavern to consider the necessity of an amendment of the laws having reference to the lending goods on hire, the propriety of appointing a public prosecutor, the lessening of expenses of prosecutions, and the more efficient punishing of swindlers. The meeting had been called at the suggestion of several influential members of the City of London Trade Protection Society, estab lished in 1.776. The attendance was extremely thin. Mr. CoLLAnD was called upon to preside in the ab sence of Mr. Alderman Johnson, and stated the objects for which the ineetilfg had been called. Mr. THOMAS TURNER A'BECXETT proposed the first resolation, to the effect that the law relating to the lending of goods on hire, as at present administered, was unjust and oppressive, affording an undue protection to landlords at the expense of the trader, and exposing the latter to frauds of the grossest character, fur which there was no practical redress. tie said that surgeoni, medical men, and private individuals, were in the habit of hiring carriages, pianofortes, jewellery, and other articles, which would suggest themselves to everyat thh t body, of g reat va l ue, and the meeting would agree ey were carrying out the objects of the society efficiently lyre btaining protection to parties who lent out goods on , for no trade was more exposed to fraud than that in question. In the present state of the law a person might convert the goods which had that n money, and, i n fact, Co bee lent hich to was in him w to money, ng loss th an a robbery, w ithout the person to where they belonged having an y effectual remedy. After entering into a detailed statemen t o f th e law on this subject, he stated his beliei that if they could bring before the Legislature any well-founded instances of those grievances, and a rational mode to and relief granted by attended Parliament. He would have a law enacted that, upon its being proved to the satisfac tion of a jury that the goods were lent on hire, such Pliny that goods should be free from any claim by a third' for rent. Ho would also suggest t i bola( be required that persons lending goods should have the particulars and the transactions recorded, and that upon the party refusing to give up the goods, the lender should have the power of summoning the party before a magis trate, and, in the event of the goods not being restored, a warrant should i ssue f or th e p ur p ose o f t a k ing forcible possession of them. Mr. W. H. OLLITIER seconded the resolution, which, after a few observatio ns f rom M r . B a t es , was carried unanimously. Mr. Tnomas, a silversmith in an extensive way of business, in proposing the next resolution, said good luck had generally attended his transactions in lending goods on hire, but, in the course of the present year, he had unfortunately been taken in by two or three parties. In February last he said a person, who had previous* had dealings with him, and paid honourably, applied liar the loan of some forks and spoons for a fortnight. At the end of that period the articles were not returned, and upon inquiry neither the forks and spoons nor the man could be found ; and on making an application to a magistrate, he said he could not assist him, and advised him to commence an action of trover, that being the only remedy open against the party. Accordingly he had commenced an action, and being obliged to get a judge's drder to enter an appearance, not being able to serve the party with a writ, he would not be able to get judgment signed until the Surrey Sessions for August, and then perhaps of little use. The speaker detailed a similar circumstance, and by which he had been defrauded of a considerable.arnount of property without any n remedy, a n d concluded by proposing that a committee suld be appointed to take into consideration the best means of effecting such a change in the law in question as would better protect the rights of the trading com munity. Mr. C. OLLIVIER seconded the resolution. He said be was in business as a pianoforte maker, and had ex peri the defectiveness of the law relative to the h i nd,„ j g; of goods on hire, and instanced a case where he h a d seat t pianoforte to a person who had represented himself just returned from the West Indies. He shortly afterwards i;)und that he had decamped, and the landlord refused to give up the piano, and it turned out that :the opiaj sretqyuge.hnva4g, hboer securityr n t v .borrowed it for the express purpose of ; ; to the landlord fur the rent ; succeeded in getting back the property, and it would have been useless to commence an action at law to recover the Value of it against such a party as the one to whom he referred. The resolution was carried without any ep po .. aition. Mr. BARBER proposed that, considering the evils 'which were ent a il e d upon soc i ety b y the compromise of Crime and the ruinous expenditure of prosecutions in securing the conviction of offenders, it was necessary that 2,600 0 0 , mount formerly placed to contingennt ac count, being reserved from profits until the interest, &c., allowed to Government on land fund account had been debited at Adelaide Nett total of profits at Adelaide and London, for 1847-8, after every deduction, including the amount of the aforesaid interest on the land fund, and all expenses of the Char ter of Incorporation From which deduct di vidend paid in July . £4,114 8 3 Ditto ditto in January . 4,503 2 6 Income-tax paid on for mer dividends to pro prietors Dividend on Colonial shares 189 2 7 12 5 8 1,000 0 0 9,014 9 4 £19,015 9 3 8,818 19 0 Balance of undivided profits on 29th May, 1848 " The directors are unwilling to re-open the prelimi nary expences' account, and have therefore preferred at once debiting to charges account 1847-8, the whole cost of the Charter, and leaving preliminary expences' ac count undisturbed, rather than alter it by cross entries. For this reason the preliminary expences' account will, until the next balance, remain at 10,0001. " From the foregoing balance of nett profit, via., 10,196/. los. 3d., the directors recommend that 1,0191. 135., or 10 per cent. (as by th• charter and deed of settlement) be added to the reserve fund, which will then be about 3 100/. ; and that from the balance a divi dend of five per cent, per annum, clear of income-tax, upon the capital, be made paj able half-yearly i❑ July and January next as usual. The annual accounts to 29th ultimo have been duly audited, and will now be submitted for confirmation. "A statement of the average weekly assets and liabi lities of the Colonial establishment to 29th November (the date of the balance), will also be read for your in• formation. "The directors vacating by rotation, are William Chippindale, Kiel., and J. H. Todd, Esq. The auditors, J. Brown, Esq., and F. Ladbroke, Esq., also retire pur suant to the charter and deed of settlement; but all these gentlemen, being eligible for re-election, offer themselves accordingly. " The Local Board at Adelaide still consists of G. Morphett, Esq., B. F. Newland, Esq., and E. J. S. Trimmer, Esq„ for whose efficient services your thanks are due. And the Court have pleasure in again report ing the constant efforts of the Adelaide Manager, Ed ward Stephens, Esq., for the prosperity of the Bank. " In Sept. last her Majesty's Government granted the long desired charter of incorporation, and you now meet under its provisions. It has been issuod on terms likely to prove beneficial to the future interests of the company. During the year of unparalleled commercial embarrass ment, which has occurred since the last meeting, it could scarcely be expected that this bank should escape with out some bad debts ; and the court of directors have had much additional trouble and anxiety in conducting its affairs; but they have pleasure in announcing that the company has emerged safely from several operations which threatened considerable loss. " The prospects now are, that the cautious system of managemant under which the business is conducted, and the growing trade of the colony, will soon yield larger returns for the capital ef the company." After some discussion the report was agreed to and adopted, the directors and auditors who went out by ro tation were re-elected. and the meeting adjourned. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. From the London New Price Current of June 27 4 ) SUGAR.—Today the home trade were less inclined as operate in raw Sugar, and the market was better supplied, still on the part of holders there was firmness. For West India former rates were insisted upon for all sorts, although there was only a limited demand for either the scale or pan. The total purchases amounted to 550 hhds, &c., including a public sale of 206 hhds 53 trcs and 203 barrels of Trinidad which sold at the former value, good yellow 39s 6d to 40s 6d, middling 38s 6d to 395, low 37s 6d to 38s, and fine brown 37s per cwt. REFINED.—To-day a fair demand existed from the home trade for refined goods, and prices ruled firm at 5 " 6 (.1 for standard, and at 54s 6d per cwt for brown with less gatrofcery lumps. Bonded crushed Sugar is dull of sale from 258 6d to 26s 6d per cwt. Pdatrarri r • at us— flats afternoon Mauritius Sugar met amounting to 12 4 The parcels offered at public sale, part sold, but Friday—fine ..4 tierces and 6,308 bags, were only in the and rates obtained are equal to those of middling 39 s to 4 Ogs7cal yellow wen t a t 40 s 6d to 43s 6d, row 36 to 37s 6d • , low 38 s to 38 s 6d , goo d and fine b aftersup3er cwt. to 40s n 6d, s washed 328,gs tOa4Rl2- y 40s to 425, syrupy 32 s 6d EA ST INDIA.—Thi s l the demand was le ss active for Bengal Sugar, and ` t 3 ; le i bet ter supplied. Four parcels, amounting 8,250 1101 d bags, were market o.t was much offered at public sale, and the chief and washed 39s brown, at full rates, but grainy rather eh ar 4—ri—s:Bnfieintnaeaarensdd low white went at 40s to 40s 6d, m i ddli e n good soft yellow 38s 6d to 39s 6d, damp to 41s, fine and good strong yellow 405 to 43 s 6d, low and middling 37s to 39s 6d, damp 36s to 43s 6d, good and fine white 49s to 51s, and brown 3 2s 6d to 338 6d. Of Madras, 100 bags went at 28s for low damp brown. FOREIGN.—There has been a decrease in the dem and for all descriptions; holders have shown a desire to se ll , and submitted to a reduction on former rates of 6d to is per cwt. By private treaty the demand has been extremely limited for all sorts, and for every purpose. At public sale 561 hbds, and 332 brls of Porto Rico were only in part sold fine and very fine yellow at 44s to 475, middling and good 39s to 435, and middling grey 38s 6d ; 144 hogsheads of Cuba Muscovado out of condition went at 32s to 36s 6d fur washed; 140 boxes of white Cuba, good 48s, and washed 47s to 50s; 1575 boxes of clayed Cuba all faults were disposed of at 38s to 41s for middling to good yellow, and at 46s to 60s 6d for washed. The stock is still smaller than last year, and in the importation there is yet a material decrease, but deliveries are not equal to those of that time either for export or home use. MoLassEs.—lmporters manifest much firmness, as the quantity of West India imported this year is small, and less than in the former one by 7,600 puns. The deli veries are also on the increase, but at present do not come up to those of that time by 1,000. There is a failing off in the stock of 1,200 puns. An improved de.' mand is expected to take place shortly, and an advance in the value. In Bengal Treacle the sales made are of little moment, yet holders are not disposed to sell upon former terms. COFFEE. - This afternoon more inclination was' evinced to do business in Plantation Ceylon; 60 casks 900 bags at auction were sold at fully former rates, low' middling at 44s to 46s 6d, middling 525, good 655, good; middling 598 to 60s, fine fine ordinary 38s 6d to 40s 6d, good ordinary 30s, low and ordinary 25s to 28s 6d, damaged 20s to 3.56. Eor Native the market has not all prosecutions for every species of crime should be conducted at the expense of the Crown, under the direc tion of a public prosecutor, and that the meeting pledged itself to use every exertion to accomplish the amendment of the law in that respect. He gave an interesting account of the detection and conviction of a number of practical swindlers, and alluded to one gang who had taken pre mises in Old Change, and with the view of deceiving persons had filled the shelves with " dummies" in the shape of packets of buttons, which, however, turned out to have enclosures of wood, bundles of thread filled with saw-dust, and packets representing other articles filled with shavings and such like substances. Specimens of these packages were exhibited at the meeting, and created a good deal of amusement. The resolution was seconded by Mr. BREWSTER, and unanimously carried. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BANKING COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.) The seventh annual general meeting of the propietors of this company took place to-day, at the Company's Offices in Old Broad-street, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors, and electing directors and auditors in the room of those gentlemen that went out by rotation. E. Divett, Esq., M.P., took the chair at one o'clock. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, The CHAIRMAN called upon the manager to read the report. EDMUND J. WHEELER, Esq., the manager, then read the following report:-- " The Court of Directors of the South Australian Banking Company offer to the seventh annual general meeting of proprietors the following report of the com pany's affairs:— "The extended emigration to South Australia, and the consequ en t i ncrease o f i ts genera l c ommerce, still further promoted by the successful working of various mines, have made the pa s t year one of great activity, and have called into r e ady employment the capital of this company, a lthOugh scarcelyexpectedsufficienttime has elapsed to r e ali se th e full profits to be therefrom. " Wishing to preserve their formerpl t a h n u o t nfheav doubtfulinthe Colonial assets most strictly examined, amounts might be reckoned in the balance sheet, suit able instructions were renewed to the local directors and manager ; and in his report upon the annual return for the 29th of November last, Mr. Stephens states, that the most careful examination has been made by the local board into every item of the bank's assets, subjecting the whole to that rigid scrutiny ordered to be adopted ; and after mature consideration it has been unanimously resolved to pass to loss the few insignificant items, which are i nc l u d e d i n the profit and loss account. Gi D u ring the past year, progress has been made in recovering doubtful debts (formerly written off,) and in realising securities taken in the earlier period of the colony. The home debt of the South Australian Com pany has been wholly paid off, and the Bank's funds are being concentrated in assets readily available for all the operations. The summary of the general profit and lots account : 1 Amountis plasrso4fti..lows, . list on z .. undivided . slay, £11,600 19 11 4 Less appropriated to pre liminary expenses and , reserve fund A £9,000 19 5 a brisker appearance, and 1,818 bags ;sent 6d cheaper, but the whole sold. Mocha is wanted. Of Jamaica 44 casks and 50 barrels were sold at steady rates. 217 bags Padang were taken in at 27s for good ordinary, being above the value. Cocoa.—lmporters of West India are not inclined to further reduce their prices, but the trade evince little desire to operate, and there is a plentiful supply. The tendency of quotations is evidently downwards. Of 617 bags trinidad offered at public sale, a small part only sold. SPICES.—To-day a fair demand existed for Ginger for home-trade purpos es . an d 43 brls Jamaica at auction sold at higher rates—fine went at 7/ 10s to 101 . 18 . 5, good 5/ IBs to 6155, and go od ordinary 31 10s. Of Pimento, some parcels were sold privately, and at stiffer rates ; whilst 45 bags at auction sold at 3-Id fur low middling. 300 bags are declared for Thursday next. TEAS.—To-day the market for tea presented a firm appearance, and by private treaty a good business was concluded. Of 3,174 pigs offered at public sale 1,000 sold at full rates, excepting Twankay, which went Id per lb cheaper. Young Hyson sold at Is ;id to 2s for good Caper scented is 11 to Is 2d, Souchong, good Is 4d4d to is 10d, Imperial Is 4 d to is 51d, good 2s 4d, Scented Orange Pekoe, fine is 7i to 2s 2d, Gun powder, fine 3s 3d to 3s 4d, good 2s 9d to 3s, Hyson, fine 2s 8d to 3s, good 2s sd, Hyson Pekoe is 9kd, Twankay, ordinary 21d, and Oolong is 4d to Is 44d per lb. Ram—This afternoon East India Rice met with little attention privately, and 2,235 bags Java at auction sold 6d per cwt lower, ordinary white only fetched 8s 6d to 3s, good bold yellow 7s 6d to Bs, damaged 5s 6d to is 6d. 160 tins of Arrowroot were taken in at Bd. SPIRITS.—On the part of holders of Rum there is firmness, but the home t ra d e operate with caution in all descriptions, and export or d ers cont i nue to be trifling. Proof Leeward Island is held for is 9d to is 10d, East India is 6d to Is Bd, Jamaica 28 to 36 per cent. over proof 3s 10d to 4s 3d, fine 4s 4d to ss, and Demerara 28 to 38 per cent over proof at 2s 2d to 3 s 4d per gallon. Of Brandy the stock con tinues on the increase, and in consequence of the limited home and export demand, holders are ready sellers of Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1846 at 4s 7d to 4s 9d, and 1847 di tto 3s 7d to 3s 9d. Geneva met with little attention. British made Spirit is not cheaper; only a limited demand, however, has been experienced, but there is not a larger stock. In the value of Gin there is not the least variation to make known, but the trade is less brisk. COCIIINEAL.—This afternoon there was no increase in the demand for Cochineal, and 106 bags, at sale, were nearly all taken in at rather lower terms—Mexican blacks 3a lld to 4s Id, silvers low to good middling 3s 9d to 4s 2d, and Mexicans 3s 8d to 3s 10d per lb. INDIGO.—The quantity declared for public sale on the 11th of July amounts to 7,131 chests, and unless affairs On the Continent assume a more favourable appearance previous to that time, only a small portion will be sold, unless holders submit to a material decline on those cur rent at the last quarterly sales. Since this day week the purchases made have been extremely limited in all sorts, both by exporters and the home trade. Spanish is not much required, and can be obtained upon rather lower terms; there is also a fair supply. SALTPETRE.—To-day there was not much disposition manifested to do business, and 1,379 bags of Calcutta at auction were taken in rather above the value-44 to 4 per cent 295, 8 to 61 do 27s 6d to 28s, 5} ditto 28s 6d, and 34 ditto of ordinary quality 26s 6d per cwt. OILS.—Few purchases have be e n m ade in Rape Seed Oil, and rather lower rates were accepted yesterday. Pale selling at 355, and brown at 34s per cwt. There is also a large quantity pressing upon the market. For Linseed Oil prices remain much the same as on this day week ; from the home trade there has been a good demand, and exporters have been induced to take several parcels. A fair demand exists for Lard Oil at 42s to 455. Ground Nut is dull of sale at 37s to 38s. In Olive the operations era upon a more extended scale, but not at better prices. Cocoa Nut is offered at 38s to 44s for low to fine quality, still the dealings have been limited. For Palm prices continue to recede, and buyets to ope rate with caution, the value of fair to fine quality is 27s to 30s. Of Fish Oils imports are of little moment since our last report, and for common sorts the market has an improving appearance. Purchases to a fair extent have been made in Cod, at from 241 lOs to 251, and at which holders are firm. For pale Seal the demand is active. Other sorts are still little wanted. Southern is wanted, and 'in consequence of the decrease in the supply, buyers are compelled to pay stiffer rates. Of Sperm there is a plentiful supply, and a further decline in the value is apparent; on the part of the buyers there is little desire shown to operate. At auction 40 tuns of colonial were only in part sold. TALLOW.—For public sale on Friday 600 casks are declared. Holders of Russian are asking former rates on the spot, but soap makers as well as chandlers make purchases with caution, and fine P.Y. Candle can be obtained at 44s fid to 45s per cwt. Only a moderate business has been concluded for delivery in the last three months of the year, and sellers at 44s to 45s nett cash on the spot. For other sorts quotations have been with difficulty obtained, and a large quanta) has been brought to market. At auction 175 tons o wrecked P.Y. Candle were sold. Rough Fat is dull o sale at 2s 6d per cwt. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) FOREIGN OFFICE, JUNE 26. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Hon. Henry George Howard, now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at the Hague, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Lisbon. The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Hon. henry Elliot, now First Paid Attach i to her Majesty's Legation at St. Petersburgh, to be Secretary to her Ma jesty's Legation at the Hague. DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 27. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Col lingwood Selby, Esq., to be her Majesty's Advocate for the Island of Ceylon. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire. Richard Llewellin, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, June 15. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire. Montgomeryshire Yeomanry Cavalry—The Right Hon. Viscount Seaham to be Supernumerary Major, without pay. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire. 73d (and not Ist, as advertized in the Gazette of 22d Feb. last), or Berwickshire, &c., Regiment ot Militia.— Captain James Pringle to be Major, vice Johnstone, deceased, Feb. 9. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Joseph Hirst, wire drawer, Halifax, Yorkshire. BANKRUPTS. Benjamin Peach, discount broker, Gravesend, to sur render July 5, at one, and August 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfield, official assignee ; Lawrance and Mews, Old Jewry--chambers. Edward Parry, corn merchant, hay, Brecon, July 11, and Aug. 8, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acrarnan, official assignee, Bristol; Holme and Co., London; Prideaux and Son, Bristol. James Newman, builder, Ventnor, Southampton, July 8, and Aug. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alderrnanbury; Whitaker, Lin coln's-inn-fields; Stokes, Cowes. George Slater, ironmonger, Doncaster, Yorkshire, July 8, and August 5, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Sheffield ; Lamont, John-street, Adelphi, Lonpon ; Collinson, Doncaster ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. John Lovesy, bookseller, Cheltenham, July 11, and August 8, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Mil ler, official assignee, Bristol; Bubb, Lingwood, and Bubb, Cheltenham ; Walton, Bucklersbury, London. James Sabberton, tailor, Sutton-street, York-road, Lambeth, July 5, at one, and August 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Hayes, Symond's-inn, Chancery-lane. giSamuel Gawan, victualler, Holland -street, Christ church, Surrey, July 3, at two, and August 14, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street, City; Crafter, Black friar's-road. Thomas Hill, Tremadoc, and Henry Stock, Portma doe, Carnarvonshire, slate manufacturers, July 19, and August 4, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Bircham, Furnival's inn, London; Curry and Stratham, Liverpool. John Rhodes, cotton-spinner, Clegg-hall, Lancashire, July 13, and August 3. at eleven, at the ,Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Bell, Bedford-row. London; Heaton, Rochdale. Richard Henry Morgan, licensed victualler, Mansfield place, Kentish-town, July 15, at twelve, and August 5, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee; Dale, Furnival's Inn. William Clay, warehouseman, Cheapside, City, July 15, at half-past eleven, and August 5, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street; Fisher, Doughty street. George West Mitchell, lodging-house-keeper, Bristol, July 14, and Aug. 17, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Williams, Bristol; Rogerson, Lincoln's Inn-fields. John Every, sen., ironfounder, Lewes, July 6, at half past twelve, and August 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Turquand, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers ; Lindsey and Co., solicitors, Gres ham -street. Charles Brown, marble mason, New Sarum, Wiltshire, July 4 and August 7, at three o'clock, and at half-past one, at th e Court of Banruptcy ; G. J. Graham, official assignee-, Messrs. Smith and Atkins, Serjeant's-Inn. RAILWAY COMIVIITTEES • (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. GROUP No. 2.— LEEDS CENTRAL RAILWAY STA- TlON.—Opposition considered. EDINBURGII AND GLASGOW RAILWAY (A=endnlelllS of Acts and Branches).--Preamble pruved, clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be reported. HOUSE OF COMMON S. GROUP No. I.—NORTH WALES RAILWAY (Dl 3 V . Ay, AND BDlN solution of the Company) — Preamble proved, clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be reported. BU E RG DI H NB A U N GII AND LA I S I G A T L Y W A B Y A I iIALGAHATION L I N Preamble proved, clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered t o R DB ATIIG A GLA SGOW E be reported. GROUP ,NO. B.—EXETER AND COWLEY BRIDGE JUNCTION. TAW VALE RAILWAY AND DOCK. LONDON ALP SOUTH-WESTERN (Exeter and Credi ton, Taw Vale Railway and Dock, and Bothnia and Wadebridge Railway Companies' Arrangements). The cases for these Bills having been at length brought to a close, the Committee cleared the room to consider their decision; but after they had deliberated for some time, they determined to postpone giving their opinion upon the merits till to-morrow. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD:CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack shortly after Five o'clock. The Earl of EGLINTON presented petitions from Greenock and other places against the repeal of the navigation-laws. THE WEST INDIAN DISPATCHES—LORD G. BENTINCK'S CHARGES. Earl GREY moved for the production of certain correspondence which had taken place between the Governors of various West Indian Colonies and the Colonial-office, and he would take that op portunity of alluding to certain charges which had been made against the authorities of the Colonial-office in another place. It had been stated that he (the Colonial Secretary), in conjunc tion with his Hon. Frie:l,l Mr. Hawes, the Tinder- Secretary for the Colonies, had conspired to deceive a Committee to which the other House of Parliament had referred the consideration of the important subject of the present state of our West Indian colonies. It had been stated that they had deliberately conspired to keep back papers relating to the working of the Act of 1846, with the intention of deceiving the Com mittee. It had been stated that while they had carefully presented to the Committee all docu ments calculated to support their own view of the question, they had deliberately withheld every paper that . militated agai ns t t h ose v i ews. T hat wa s a c harge so it could an imp u t a ti on so utter l y dis graceful, that if could be maintained not only would he (Earl Grey) be unworthy to hold the situation which he held under her Majesty's Go vernment, but it would be the duty of their Lordships and of the other House of Parliament to take some formal proceedings, and to mark their sense of his gross misconduct, and of his abuse of the confidence of the Crown.—(Hear, hear.) To what did that charge amount ? It was that he had wilfully endeavoured to deceive a Committee of the other House of Parliament by garbling papers. To his extreme astonishment he had been told that the person who made this charge had at tempted to draw a distinction between a personal imputation and an imputation against a Minister of the Crown in his political capacity, and had said that he made this merely as a political imputation. Ile was sure th e i r L or d s hi ps would agre e w ith hi m th a t in such a case no such distinction could be allowed.—(Cheers.) He was surprised that one who himself looked forward to holding office under the Crown should have attempted to draw such a distinction. —(Loud cheers.) If he (Earl Grey) had been guilty of the offence which had been imputed to him, he had been guilty of an offence far more serious than that of an unfortunate man who, under the pressure, perhaps, of severe distress, had been guilty of some mere pecuniary fraud.—(Cheers.) For a Minister of the Crown who could so conduct himself was guilty of conduct infinitely more disgraceful than that of a person convicted of mere pecuniary fraud at the bar of the Old Bailey.—(Cheers.) Therefore he hoped that it was not true that any gentleman hoping to hold office under the Crown could have suggested such a distinction.—(Cheer s .) Such a charge as this having been made he hoped their Lordships would agree with him, that it had become his imperative duty not to lose a moment in bringing the matter under the considera tion of their Lordships ; and in refuting such a charge as he trusted he should refute it, in such a manner as to defy all contradiction.—(Hear, hear.) This charge, as he understood it, was founded upon three dispatches. The first was a dispatch from Sir Charles Grey, the Governor of Jamaica, dated 21st Feb. last, It was alleged that he had wilfully kept back the despatch from the Committee. With respect to the dispatch of Sir Charles Grey, he admitted that it was one which he thought ought to have been laid before the Committee, one which he intended to be so laid, and which up to a recent period he expected had been so laid. The ordinary course which had been adopted for years at the Colonial-office was this. With such an arrangement it was utterly imppossible that the immense mass of business which came before the Colonial-office could be disposed of. When a mail arrived the dispatches were taken to the particular department of the office to which it belonged, where the dispatch was opened and registered, and if there was any former correspondence on the matter, it was placed with it, and forwarded to the permanent Under Se cretary of State for the Colonies, or the Assistant Under Secretary, by whom they were transmitted to the Parliamentary Under Secretary, and after they had been inspected by the Secretary of State, they were sent to the Prime Minister him self, with any remarks which he might deem ne cessary. The Secretary of State gave his usually simple approval. The post bringing the dispatch in question arrived 27th of March, which was opened by the gentleman appointed for that purpose, Mr. Cox, and was addressed by him to Mr. Taylor, the chief of the department, with this minute, " This is the report for which the Committee have asked." At that time no perfect copy of that report h a d b een rece i ved, for without the evidence it was a comparatively useless docu ment. It was suggested that it s h ou ld b e laid be fore the Committee the same day, and it went to Mr. Hawes, who agreed to it. Then followed the minute which he (Lord Grey) framed with respect to it, the first sentence of which, with which alone he would trouble the House, contained these words :—" This may be laid before the Committee, but it requires to be answered with some care." This minute was dated March 30, showing h ow littl e t i me he allowed to elapse before he directed his attention to the sub ject. Lord Grey made this mi nu t e ; h e never doubted but that it was laid before the Corn mittee—(Hear)----f:or it was, their Lordships must be aware, physically impossible for a Secretary of State to look at the manner in which the orders he gave were executed. Multitudes of returns were con tinually called for, an d i t was impossible that the chief of the department could inspect every paper called f or; h e was not therefore in the habit of reading the papers that were called for by the Committee, but he gave direc tions that all called for by it should he supplied. He imylicitely trusted ""to the carrying out of his orders by the gentlemen engaged in the department, and he believed he had reason to place that confidence in them. But in this instance a mistake had been committed. As the mail was on the point of starting, and as there was no time to send a reply in writing, he sent a verbal one, and directed that one of the copies should be at once sent to the Committee, stating that he should send the remainder as soon as possible. He received the dispatch on the 28th of March, and having looked through and examined it, he gave directions for the reply. There was not much delay, for_ he wrote one on the 30th. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OP COMMONS. There being only 32 Members present at Four o'clock, the Houso was adjourned until to-morrow. The following Members were present at the adjourn. ment:— Barnard, E. G. Bellew, R. M. Boyle, R. E. Bowring, Dr. Brotherton, Joseph Brown, William Cobden, Richard Dundas, Admiral Drumlanri,7, Viscount Duncan, George Ewart, William Hughes, W. B. Bodges, T. L. Henry, Alexander Inglis, Sir R. Jackson, William Lacy, Charles Kershaw, Alderman Maitland, Thomas Molesworth, Sir W. Parker, John Pechell, Captain Rutherfurd A. , Russell, F. C. Spooner, Richard Salwey, Colonel Thompson, Colonel Tufnell, Henry Thornely, Thomas Wilson, Matthew PRICES OF SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COI• PANIES' STOCK. LONDON, TUESDAY , JUNE 27. JOINT-STOCX IMAMS. Dividend I Airount Name of Company, per of Paid. Prico Annum, 1 Share. -------, --- -•••• .i s. d. X s. d. Australasia .......... 40 0 0 40 0 0 17" Britsh.North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 Ceylon ..... „—..• • •• 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 — L'ommercial of Loedoa 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 — 7olonial. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 '25 0 0 Gloucestershire ••• • • • 15/per cent. lonian ........ •• •• •• 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Lorain and Westminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Provincial of Ireland • • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 Ditto, New......• • • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 National of Ireland .• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 Ditto, New... —.• .. 5/. per cent. '2O 0 0 10 0 0 South Australia ...... 51, per cent. 22 10 0 Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 _ 2 10 0 Ulli. , R of L0nd0n..... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Madrid ,----- BRIDGES w ch:r e i r n i Charing-c r oss.. .... .... .......: Name of Company. per of Paid. Price, D . ividend Amount Annum. Share. X. s. 0. X. s, 0. 25 0 0 19% Southwrk, Nov Sub. Av. 632 12 8 3 Ditto Nw of 7% p c • 35s per cent. 50 0 0 100 0 0 15 5 Ditto Old Ann. of 8/. I/. ss. 40. 60 0 0 27 Ditto Nw ditto of 71 11 2s. 2d 40 0 0 25 Valtlh all •• *• •!. AT . 1 .171. . 70 10 — 3 = 27 G, JUNE 27, 1818. Name of Company. Dividend per Amount Paid. Price Annum. Share. Albion .. ...••• • • • • • • £ s. d. £ s . d. 31. 108. 500 0 0 50 Q 0 75 I Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 16: • Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 --' Atlas ... .. • Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life 51. per cent 100 0 C 10 0 0 19 County .•••••.• • • • • • • 3/. lOC 8 10 0 0 [. Crown .............. 14s. 50 0 0 50 0 11 Nagle •• • Eng.& Scot. Law •• •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 12 6 - n lEuropean Life ••• • • • 5% pe r cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - Family EndowEnn t Soc. 4/. & bs. 40 0 40 0 e Freemasons' .•••• • • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 30 0 2 GloLe - 115 cluardian ••.••• • • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 45 Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 12 per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 218 Imperial Life •••• • • •• 12s. 100 0010 0 0 15 " ~. Indemnity Marine ... • it. sh. & b s. 100 0 0 513 1 25 Law Fire -••••- - •• - 100 0 0 210 0 - e LAW Life ••••• • • • •• IL 5 8. 100 0010 0 0 44% B Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 200 41 Os Lorgicn Fire •••• - •• 10s. 25 0012 10 0 • London Ship •.••• • •• 10s. 25 0012 10 0 13 1 Marine.. •••-•• . • .. - 100 0015 0 0 - 4 . Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4% /. per ct. 5 0 0 0 20 0 2% "gational Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 00210 0 - I National Life• •.. - .•• 8/.per cent. 100 005 0 0 - Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 002 0 0 - Pelican .. •.••• • • • •• - - - 36% • Ptimnix .. - - 154 , Pi otector Life ••.. • • • 54. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 - Provident Life...-. • • 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 26 ' Rock lAN.. .. .. .. .. 4s. 50 0 010 0 06 Royal Exchange • 51. per cent. Stock. - Son Fire .. ....... • • ..• 61. 10s. - 162% - - Ditto Life ... - -I - Universal Life .....• 25 VI, toria Lite . . - - 40 0 4 DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. , --- ---- •-•---- -- s. . CAnmercial • . - - East and West India - 120 East Country • 255. per sh. 100 0 0 - 21 London . .... - 103 Ditto Bonds.. •••• • • 4/. per cent. - - - St• Katharine .. ... •. • 4 per cent. Stock. - 76 Ditto Bonds." • • 4%1. pr cent. - - - Southampton ••..• • • • . 2/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - WATER-WORKS. 1 Dividend ' Amount Name of Company. ' per of Faid. Price. Annum. Share. X d. Birmingham. ••••• • • • I 18 s . 2 5 s. 00£s. d. 50 0 - East L0nd0n...... •• • • 81 . 100 0 0 176 Grand Junction -.• • • 21. 10s. 41 13 4 - 81 5 New Rivr Lndn Brdge 21. 10 s . _...-- . 1 5 Vauxhall ............ 5/. per cut. 1 1 ° 0: -° 0 : - West Middlesex • . • , 61. Os. pr cnt. 63 12 9 - 117 GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of' Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- ----- --- --- 'X. s. d. X. s. d. British .••••••• •• •• •• li. 40 0 0 18 0 0 16 Ditto Provincial.- I/. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 22 Bristol ........ ••• • • • 101. per cent. 20 0 0 - -. Brighton •••••••• •• .. 5/. percent. 120 0 0 - 16 City of London ...... 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 250 ContinentalConsolidat. 925. pr share 50 0 0 39 5 0 Ditto, New ...... • • 85s. pr share 50 0 9 37 10 0 - Equitable.-- .• •• • • 15s. pr share' 50 0 0 50 0 0 36 Imperial .... , ..... .. 6/. per cent. i5O 0 0 50 0 0 71 Independent ... .... •• 61. per cent. 140 0 0 40 0 0 64 London..,. .. .. .. - 50 0 0 80 0 0 - - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Phoenix . •... .. ••• • .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 46 0 0 29 • Ratcliff ..... ...... • . 5/. and bns. 100 0 0 50 0 0 75 United General ••• • • • 4%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15 Westminster Chartered 3/, 50 0 0 - 5414 Ditto, New •••••• .. 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 10% saying that he knew of no place which appeared so va luable an investment for capital, or where a man was so f i likely to reali,e a fortune, as in Jamaica.—(Hear, hear.) But the House should see what information that Noble Lord was in possession of at the time when he lamented the deplorable condition of the colony, and instanced absenteeism as the real cause of that condition. The colonists had intimated to him that if the same state of things existed, the production of sugar could not be carried on for another year. This was a remarkable and an important document, yet it was altogether withheld from the Committee.—(Hear. hear.) But more, at the time the lion. Gentleman (Mr. Hume) stated, that the Colonial office came only into possession of general information as to the condition of the colony. lie should read a dispatch to the House which was dated on the 24th of September, and reached the Colonial-office on the 22d October, three weeks before he (Lord G. Bentinck) moved for a return with respect to the island 9f Trinidad. He alluded to a dispatch os. 4 from Governor Gr e y, an d state d that he felt it his duty to state that the low price of sugar in London, without any corresponding reduction of duty, really threa tened to ruin many planters who were strug gling hard to keep their heads above water, and he beheld the germs of a movement towards supporting the party in the ensuing session 4 4 who advocated the principle of protection. He said he should do his best to persuade them to a temperate course of action, but he could not deny that the low rate at which cotton was imported, and the duty of 14s. on Muscovado sugar, together with other anomalies, tended much to aggravate discontent in the colony. This was not the only instance of concealment; he alluded to the case of the Trinidad papers, which were moved for on the 20th of November, and were not pro duced until the night on which the debate was concluded. Ice. Returning to the mont h o f A pril, he would make it clear to the House that there was a guilty keeping back - of this dispatch. The Committee closed its sitting on the sth of April, and then adjourned. They met again on Monday the Ist of May, and on the 2d of that month he summoned them to receive the draft of the report. On the ad he circulated copies among the members of the Government. They met again on the 4th of May, at three o'clock. It was a meeting pro forma, to pre _ sent the report. Th ere were b ut a few Members pre sent. The Right Hon. Gentleman then said he wished to know what impression the evidence had made upon the Committee, and that although the Government tee. would not be bound by it, still that the opinion of the Committee would have great weight with them. On Thursday, the 4th, the Committee adjourned to the Tuesday following, that Government might have the opportunity of ascertaining what that epinion was. On the 4th he received manuscript dispatches and extracts from that of stipendiary Magistrate Sturt. Why, then, were those dispatches alluded to by Go - vernor Light kept back, and that of Lord Barris, not that of the sth May, but another of the 24th April, with held, which came to hand simultaneously with that of Mr. Sturt? That was dated the 23d March. That dispatch showed the bankrupt state of the treasury 'of Trinidad, and contained other important information with regard to immigration and the loan. There were other dispatches kept back. The Committee got from the Foreign Office dispatches of the 11th May and of' the 10th March, from Rio Janeiro. All these were laid before the Committee, by the Foreign Office, as soon as they were freceived, and why had not the same thing been done by the Colonial Office—(Hear, from the Op position benches)—as late as the sth May? The blue book from Montserrat was of the sth April. Why was that withheld ? That contained an account of the agri culture of the island, and details of the condition of several of the estates. Wages were reduced to 5 1-sd. per day. There were thirty-nine estates in the island, and seventeen of these were either broken up or the culti vation greatly reduced. The House was, no doubt, tired of these details. Now, although wages were reduced to sd. and the one-fifth of a penny per day, President Baines said that they approached the cost of cultivation of the slave-growing countries, " longo intervallo," and that they could not bring it to the same cost until wages were reduced to the cost of the sustenance of a slave. Now, bow could any one wish wages to be reduced lower than they were stated to be in that colony? Well, that dispatch was kept back. The Right Hon. Gentleman seemed to think that the struggle in the Committee was between two political parties, careless of the case of the patients under their charge. Could he say that the Com mittee had not met him fairly—could he say that of the Member for Droitwich, the Member for Cambridge, and Lord John Manners? They had no mental reservation. They frankly laid the evidence before him, to satisfy the demand of the Government that they might be made acquainted with their opinions. They opened their breasts to the Government; but the great interests in volved in the question had not been fairly treated by the Government, when such information had been with held from the Committee.—(Hear, hear.) The Com mittee met again on the 9th of May, and agreed to ad journ for nine days. They then met on the 4th of June, and on Friday, the sth, he moved for more papers. The Hon. Gentleman was not then in his place, and he asked leave of the Secretary of the India Board to move for them. The Hon. Gentleman afterwards apologised for his absence on that occasion, and promised to move fur those papers, and would decide what should be copies and what extracts of dispatches from the Mau ritius. The lion. Gentleman, however, forgot to move the address for those returns, though Mr. Miles asked on that day whether the Government were ready to bring forward the dispatches. Mr. Hawes replied that every important dispatch would be laid before them before the debate cause ou.—(" Hear," from Mr. Hawes.) The Committee were then deliberating on the question. The dispatch of the 27th March, from Sir Charles Grey, with all its minutes, had not tben come before the Cour • mittee, although the papers had been moved for on the Bth May. How would they get over that? Now, it was the duty of Earl Grey to select what should be copies and what extracts. He then wished to know why this dispatch, with four minutes on it, had been withheld on the 9th May, papers which had been moved for on the 30th March? Why did not the Noble Earl inquire why it had not been laid before the Committee ? Why not ascertain where the fault of the delay arose? Why did he not direct that it should be immediately laid before the Committee, and at the same time apologise for the detention ? It was intimated in that document that the duty should be 2d. a pound, and ld. a pound on sugar, or 9s. 4d. against 18s, 4d., but the Colonial office was mute and dumb. The Committee again ad journed to the 22d May, and in thirteen days after they met again to consider a duty of 10s. against 20s. proposed by Sir Charles Grey, of which they were ignorant. The resolution prepared by the Chairman of the Committee was thrown out, the Committee then adjourned for four dais to consider their verdict, but inquiries were made in the interval. He found on the 16th of May, that the Right Hon. Gentleman the Mem ber for Cambridge, asked if there had been any accounts from Jamaica. What was the answer ? Not that a mistake had been made seven days before with regard to the dispatch from Sir Charles Grey, but that they had not received the blue book. There was one last resource ; the Committee met for the last time, when they threw out the tenth resolution, proposed by the Member for Cambridge, and supported by the Member for Liverpool, and then the proposition of Sir Thomas Birch, of a duty of ten shillings for three years, adopted. Mr. Hawes then said there was no information from the West Indies, but that they expected accounts in a few days. He would ask, did he not evade the question ? Did he not know that the balance weighed in the Committee, the information being wanting upon which the Member for Liverpool could form his opinion? The Government regarded this great interest' as a hostile party, and dealt with it as with a criminal under prosecution by the Attorney- General, and prosecuted it by suppressions of the truth. That was his charge of the Under-Secretary for the Co. lonies, and the President of the Board of Trade knew that these dispatches were at hand, and withheld infor mation which would influence the vote of the Committee. Then it was said that he charged the Under -Secretary of the Colonies and the Noble Lord of fraud, who held so high a position above such an imputation—(Hear, hear, from the Ministerial benches)—his charge was a political holding back of documents for a political pur pose.—(Hear, hear.) He imputed no sordid fraud to the Noble Lord. There could be no suspicion of that kind. But he felt himself justified in defending the in terests of his country, to arraign high Ministers of State and to state that they forfeited the confidence which the country had reposed in them. He made no charge of fraud in any other sense. He then charged them with great want of memory, and now he would add, with a great want of sagacity, that they could not comprehend that the dispatch they wanted was that which had been cocketted by Mr. Cox, " this is the dispatch the Com mittee want." Lord J. RUSSELL said he could not but think his Hon. Friend was entitled to an answer to the questions he had put to the Noble Lord that night ; and he (Lord J. Russell) rose, not to make a reply to the Noble Lord's long speech, but in order to elicit some reply on behalf of his Hon. Friend. The Noble Lord, on a former night, accused his Hon. Friend of keeping back n dispatch from the Committee of which he was chairman, to which charge his Hon. Friend replied by reading a minute signed Earl Grey, dated March 30, ordering the dispatch in question to be laid before the Committee. On Friday last the Noble Lord said that those minutes must have been concocted after his Hon. Friend's evi dence had been given before the Committee, and at the end of his speech he quoted the sentiment of Mr. Burke, that—" Plain good intentions are as easily discovered at first view as fraud is surely to be detected at last." His Hon. Friend then said that an allegation of that kind was not to be met without previous notice, upon which the Noble Lord said, " that if the minutes were not got up "—that was to say, if a gross and disgraceful fraud had not been committed by Mr. Fox, Mr. Elliott, his Hon. Friend (Mr. B. Hawas) and Earl Grey—" sub sequent to the sth of April, the Hon. Gentleman was troubled with the shortest memory that bad appeared since the days of Majocchi, of green-bag memory." And now, when his Hun. Friend made an explanation as to the facts, and asked the Noble Lord to prove his charges or to withdraw them, or else to have a Com mittee appointed to examine into their truth, what did the Noble Lord do ? He favoured them with a long speech, but as to the choracter or honour of his Hon. Friend the Noble Lord had not said anything by which the House could infer what his intentions were. A s t o the minute, he had certainly said there was no doubt his Hon. Friend was correct in his statement, but then subsequently he seemed to say the contrary, and he (Lord J. Russell) wanted to know whether the charge of concocting it was withdrawn ? That was the first question he put to the Noble Lord. Now, as to the second point, the charge was perfectly intel ligible, and constituted what the Noble Lord called the other horn of the dilemma—namely, " that if the minute was not concocted after the sth April, the Hon. Member must be troubled with a memory as short as that of Theodore Majocchi, of green-bag notoriety," who, as they were all aware, had acquired a character by trying to deceive all the world in giving his evidence. Now, his lion. Friend had given his answer before the CO' rnittee in the sense in which he understood the question , and even when subsequently taxed on this score in On House he had appealed to the Right lion. Gentlema n the Member for Cambridge, when it turned out that be had misunderstood him. But he (Lord J. Russell) O s sure the Right lion. Gentleman would readily disttu• guish between misapprehension and deliberate fals y hood. Now, he asked the Noble Lord, did he meat , t° withdraw the charge of having concocted the minut e ' and in the second place, did he persist in the other putation? If so, his Hon. Friend wished to have I Committee to inquire into the truth of these charges! and, in his (Lord J. Russell's) opinion, he was entitled to one. Mr. DISRAELI rose. The SPEAKER reminded the Hon. Member that there was no question before the House. Mr. F. MACKENZIE moved that the House do DO adjourn. _ The motion having been seconded, Mr. DISRAELI said that it was unreasonable in t he Noble Lord, after having flamed his Noble Friend for making so long a speech to expect him to rise If his Noble Friend had not conveyed his meaning sr ready to the House he might well despair of being able to do so in any suppl ementary speech. The N o bl e Lord opposite had risen with great alacrity to remind tee House that the important point before it was the acce ss , • tion made by his Nobl e F r i en d t h e Mem b er for Jii°!; Lynn against the Hon. Member for Kinsale of baring commnaitted a political fraud, by concocting or i i.e tv venting som e c.r post facto mi nu t es ; but tee House would reco ll ect when the No bl e Lord rose the other n i g h t h e never once alluded „'" ~, that point. He then rose in a state of some WI ment in cons equence , as b e stated, of a charge a fra u d having been b roug h t aga i nst t h e Government of sup' pressing import a n t i n f ormat i on conta i ned i n di s patches' and it was a subsequent observation of the Hon. g e T s ber for Kin sa l e w hi c h d rew forth from h i s Noble Friend the statement of the dilemma upon one or other horn of whi c h th e H on. S ecretary mus t be irr paled. lie had his choi ce — e i t h er h e h a d concoc ted the minute, or else he was troubled with a very short me' mory. Well, he (Mr. Disraeli) believed that the Member's memory was short.—(Cheers and laughter.) This was, at all events, the least difficult conclusion, seeing that the Hon. Member, when before the C 1 1; mitten, was perpetually as k e d to pro d uce a d i spat ch, 8 ., existence of which he as p er p etua ll y forgot. His °PIO nion was that his Noble Friend had never intended make the charge which bad been so much elaborate" upon against the lion. Under-Secretary.—(o6.) T1 !„ e , real charge ag a i ns t t h e G overnment was a sy steals"; suppression of imp ortant i n f ormation.—(Hear; The Hon. Under -Secretary asked whether his liew h ' Friend persist e d i s t h e o di ous charge of forging t; minutes. His (M r . Di srae li' s ) answer was, that t" ; ",; charge had nev e r b een ma d e, or, i f i t bad, ba d bee n most amply withdr awn . —(H ear, hear, and Oh. ) rt them look to the really important question. All tor t/- discussion had arisen b ecause certa i n most i mporta nt patches had b een w i t hh e ld f rom t h e Committee on suge planting, one o f those dispatches, which bad come from ; ~. the governor o f a most important colony, recommending a protecting d u ty o f 1 02 . — (Hear, bear.) Then th was another i m p ortant di spatch from the Gover nor 0 Trinidad, which, from the same extraordinary circun?,: stance, never was p ro d uce d. B ut that was 11(4 11 :1 There was another still from Berbice.—(Cheer s,i r c e laughter.) H ere were t h ree material dispatches which might assist th e C omm i ttee i n forming a G o vernment s (Loud laughter f rom th e Treasury benches)L---be utea r . a report, all of whi c h h a d b een most unaccounta bly a held.—(Hear, hear.) Was not, then, the withholding of these important dispatches at a most critical juner n ? a fair ground of attack from a constitutional opP?eil r . But even th a t was not al l . He would now bring 6%,. ward a case respecting the Chief Secretary of the, O) lonies respecting which (or he was very much mistin e o t the public would call for information. On the 71 ", e, February last that Noble Earl, speaking in another pla,. s wished to fill that august assembly with the notion Jamaica' there was no reason yet to despair of Jan is : Do . that new social circumstances were developing 1 "" e re selves; new resident proprietors of a new race It ark springing up and investing vast capital in the land , e e ok that such were the men from whom England was to forithe regeneration of Jamaica. The Noble Earl farth er t. held this out as a n i n d ucement f or the i ncrease d inve s meat of British c a pit a l. Th e N o b le Earl ' s wor ds wer e tr reported to h ave b een t h ese :—" Among man y ments which had passed through his hands respec ire ting the colonies, h e h a d b een very much struck w i t h $ morial from certain planters of Jamaica, stating 0 7 1 , they had invest e d 142,0001. i n t h e purc h ase of thei r estates. He believed th a t i n a f ew years they woul d see the soil cultivated en ti re l y b y p l anters w ho wer e resident on their estates." Now, this docuniene, which the Noble Earl had d escr ib e d as a mos t iinr r tent document, but from which he had quoted so inn!, grely, ran as follows :—" Y our memor i a li sts are owner' of 19 and renters of 13 sugar estates, which, together, produce 2,796 hogsheads of sugar and 1,354 PO: cheons of rum, the production of which altogethe r will cost 60,000/. Now, 15/. per hogshead fur Bug . '" and 14/. per puncheon for rum will produce altos. gether 60,5801. against the capital sunk, tak e n at 6 Per cent.—the usual interest in the colony-32,0001 for lie; plements on the nineteen proprietary estates, and 95,0001. for rental on the other thirteen." Now the Noble Earl, in endeavouring to persuade the assembly of the reseed' tation of Jamaica through the exertions of a new race if planters, should not have omitted this paragraphs -- "It will be evident, from the facts stated, that-we cannot cultivate for another year. Indeed, we have not means of taking up the present crop."—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") These were the men of whom the Noble Earl had boasted as having invested 142,0001. in the purchase of land in Jamaica subsequent to emancipation. The memorialists went on to point out that if they, resident proprietors and planters, were in such a plight, what must be the condition of absentees and mortgagees who were represented; by agents. Now, this was the docu ment to which the Noble Lord bad referred as proving that the restoration of Jamaica was going on, and that the island offered inducement for the further invest' meht of British capital. How could be find words to describe the conduct of that Minister who, receiving documents from the colonies, mutilated them to serve his purpose, and used them to corroborate views which they were intended to confute ?—( Hear hear.) Looking s_ this circumstance, together w ith t h e suppression of tb; three dispatches, he consid ere d th at Noble Friend was fully justified in asserting that there was a sYe te ; matic attempt on the part o f th e G overnment to supPre'_ and pervert coloni a l information.—(Hear, hear.) Anot her case was that of Governor Higginson's dispatch, every line of which the N o bl e E ar l h a d d es i gnate d a s 03° ' important, but of that he only quoted as much as sur ported his own o pi n i on .—(H ear.) One part of Gerer i l r d Higginson's dispatch ran thus--" It must be conceeu , that free-grown sugar can never render such a rota as that produced by foreign slaves." Why bad those e lines been left out?—(H ear , b ear.) W ere not th f omissions he had complained of strong sym ptom! t a wish to r e p ress a ll i n f ormation which bore agetns) the Noble E trl' s o pi n i ons ? —(Cries of " Hear. bear' n a The Honourshle Member having alluded to Lor Harris's despatch, which his already been so fully. d !'"' cussed, proceed e d t o say that, to all these charges, ms ters had commenced their defence by pl e ading their allegation being that their offence was a blunde r ' not a crime. —(Hear, hear.) He thought that nothing could be more enormously ridiculous than their position. —(Cheers and laughter.) It was very convenient for! Government to deprecate discussion, and to censure 0 ; inquiry as in bad taste. Nothing could possibly be most indelicate than asking a man questions which be did u t find it convenient to answer.—(A laugh.) Bu ttue- a were questions which must be answered. He believe 0 that that discussion would make an impression elsewhe re —that " elsewhere " to which the lion. Under Secretary had so confidently appealed. Elsewhere" it would said that there were some facts of a very suspicious meter which must be explained. " Elsewhere "it guilty, woe " t be remembered that three important dispatches had no been produced before the Sugar Committee; and " where" it would not be forgotten that the noble Secre ts ."' of State had held up Jamaica as a desirable place for in vestments of capit a l.—(Ch eers an d laughter.) T h e b be e were all facts whi c h would tell " elsewhere; an d of had that confid ence i n the good sense and spirit it • " elsewhere" to believe that they wou ld no t find f an with a M em b er o f P ar li ament who attempted honest l Y. ,,, ,7: do his duty and t o e li c i t truth, and who w as not aft. his position, necessary, to i m p eac h a Minister, however big" position, bright his honours, or long his pedigree. be . Mr. V. SMITH comp l a i ne d that the Hon. Aren3the for Buck s h a d eva d e d t h e main question, which Ive,e,,,ied charge against th e C o l on i a l- o ffi ce of having cco°,7 ble certain minutes.—(No.) The observations of the Lord in plain English meant a charge of forge r y' i d (Hear, hear.) Th e H on . M em b er for Bucks bad ss if that his Noble Friend bad withdrawn the c harge-, he had done so, h e (M r .. V . Smith, conside r ' T i t he had done so in a ver y un h an d some manner. thoug ht that the Noble Lord should either withdraw his charge or put himself in a con diti on to prove it.—Ge ar ' hear.) The second ch arg e was t h at h i s Hon. F r i e nd's (m r r. , Hawes) memory was sh or t er t h an anyth i ng o n ree since the celebrated case of Th eo d ore Msjoccbi- Ind who was that Majocchi ? Th e greatest liar the wn ket had ever produced. "Ferdi nan d Mendez Pi n t o was ", a type of him."—(Laught er .) W ere suc h t hi n gs to u: asserted of an Hon. Member of that House and ue" either fully proved or frankly withdrawn ?---(iielra hear.) He thought that th ese personal quest i ons s hould be settled before they entered into the general quest ion which had been stat e d b y the Hon. Member for BO' relative to a general and systematic suppression of fee" by the Colonial-office. —(g e ar.) Sir J. PAKINGTON said that his Noble -Frien d the Member for Lynn had distinctly stated that afte r what had fallen from the Hon. Under Secretary be could not make any imputation against the minutes, and the Hon. Member had taken off his hat in the manner in which lion, Members were were used to do when satisfied. Mr. HAIYES—That was . to the Hon. Member for Buckinghamshire, not the Noble Lord. Sir J. PAKINGTON h a d seen the H on . M e mber do so to the N o bl e : L or d . —(H ear.) He (Sir J. Pakingte n) could assure the H on . M em b er t h at h e com pl e t e ly excul pated both hi mse lf an d t h e N o bl e E ar l at t h e h ea d of the colonial department from any s u c h charge as that o f altering minutes. All he meant to aver was, that in the matter of these dispatches there had been grave neglect somewhere.—(llear.) Having recapitulated the facts respecting the dispatches, the Hon. Baronet concluded by observing that in such proceedings there must have been intentional suppressions or very grave blunders. Sir G. GREY complained that the Hon. Baronet also had attempted to divert the attention of the House from the question really before it. What was the real ques tion? His hon. friend the Under Secretary for the Colo nies feeling that a charge had been brought against him on Friday night deeply affecting his honour, had come forward with an explicit statement of facts, and also to ask the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn eithor to IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, June 26. EVICTED DESTITUTE POOR (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, on the order of the day for the third reading of the Evicted Destitute Poor (Ireland) Bill, moved that the alterations intro duced into the Bill by the Committee on Thursday night should be expunged, so as to leave the Bill in the same state as it would have been left if those alterations had never been introduced. Lord MONTEAGLE supported the amendments, and contended that they would cause the relief to be more operative and efficient. The Earl of ST. GERMANS did not see the utility of the Bill. He objected both to the Bill in its original state, and also to the amendments. There was no pro vision in the Bill for giving notice of the number of persons to be evicted ; and th e seven d ays ' not i ce of evic tion would only be calculated to excite angry feelings against the landlord, an d g i ve t i me f or l some oppositioa.to be offered to the process when it was put in execution. It appeared to him that it was more desirable that the notice should be served on the relieving officer than the clerk of the board of guardians, because the former would be in the locality of the unfortunate persons to be turned out ; and he might be ordered by the Poor law Commissioners, upon forty-eight hours' notice being given to them, to repair to the spot and ascertain the number of persons likely to be rendered destitute by the execution of the process. He should, therefore, move as an amendment, that the notice should be given to the relieving officer, instead of the clerk of the board of guardians, and that it should be forty-eight hours instead of seven days. The Duke of LEINSTER supported the amend ments. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE thought forty eight hours would be rather too short a notice; but it sufficient notice was given to allow of the persons to be evicted being provided for, he did not wish to adhere pertinaciously to his opinion as to the seven days. He had, therefore, no objection to consent to the period being forty-eight hours; and he would also agree to the notice being given to the relieving officer instead of the board of guardians. After a few words- from Lord MONTEAGLE their Lordships divided, when the numbers were— For the motion . 47 Against it Majority The Bill was then read a third time and passed. CERTIFICATES FOR KILLING HARES (SCOT- LAND) BILL. The House went into CoMmittee on this Bill. Clauses 1,2, and 3 were agreed to.i Lord REDESDALE moved a clause to limit the authority from the owners or occupiers of land to kill hares to one person only. The Duke of RICHMOND opposed the clause. The House then divided, %hen there appeared— For the clause 36 Against it _ 23 Majority —l3 The clause was then inserted. On clause 4 being proposed, The Earl of CARDIGAN moved an amendment, to prevent the occupier of land from laying snares or wires for the killing of hares. The Duke of RICHMOND opposed the amendment, on the ground that it would have the effect of preventing the small occupier from preserving his crop. For his part, he would give the farmer the power of killing pheasants and other game, which he thought would have the effect of preserving game more effectually than if a whole army of zsmekeepers were employed.—(Hear.) The Earl of Yinnonoucti and Earl GREY also op posed the amendment. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment 2O Against it Majority The clause was then agreed to, as were those which followed. On the question that the preamble be agreed to, Tho Earl of MALMESBURY objected to certain words. A short conversation ensued, but a division not being insisted on, the preamble was agreed to, and the House resumed. GAME CERTIFICATES FOR KILLING HARES BILL. This Bill passed through Committee without amend• ment. The louse adjourned at Thirty. five minutes past Seven ROUSE OF COMMONS, June 26. JAMAICA.—MR. HAWES' EXPLANATION. (Continued from our Third Editio❑ of last night.) Lord G. BENTINCK wished now to draw attention to the next answer, which was, " We have received from other colonies very considerable details as to the state of the colonies and the prospects of agriculture, but from Jamaica I can find nothing of the kind. Except until very recently, I think there has been no such general dispatch received. That dispatch is now pre. paring for this Committee. I ought, however, to state that the Governor has been in the island a very short time." That next answer placed the matter beyond all doubt, for it represented the dispatch which had been received to be not of the nature of that one to which the Right Hon. Gentleman alluded, but still the Hon. Gentleman said it should be furnished to the Committee.—(Hear, hear.) Not of the nature to which the Right Hon. Gentleman alluded! Why, now it turned out to be exclusively of that nature, and of all the dispatches which had been laid before the House or the Committee, it was the most important that could have been laid before the Committee at that critical moment.—(Hear, hear.) Before that Committee the Under-Secretary for the Colonies (Mr. Hawes) stated that up to the sth of April no dispatch had been received with regard to the state of the island. The President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Labouchere) had also officially declared in the House of Commons that the Government had received no dispatches from the Governor of Jamaica explanatory of the political and social condition of the colony. On the Bth of February the Member for the University of Cambridge (Mr. Goulburn) inquired why Jamaica had been omitted in the statement of the affairs of the several West India colonies, which had been laid before the House; and also if the Government had any objection to lay the last dispatch upon the table of the House? In reply to that inquiry, the President of the Board of Trade stated that no dispatch had been received giving any account of the state of the island, bit as soon as such a document was received it was the intention of the Secretary of State for the Colo nies to communicate it to the House without delay. —(Hear, hear.) Now he (Lord George Bentinck) was in a condition to show that a dispatch had been received at that time.—(Hear, hear.) On the 7th of February, which was the day previous to that to which ho had alluded, Earl Grey stated that out of the many documents which passed through his hands connected with his department there was one which very much struck his attention, from a number of planters in the western part of Jamaica, who had invested 142,000/. in their estates, which they had purchased since the Act of Emancipation. The speech of Earl Grey at that time concluded by