The Sun. — London, England, 1848-06-09 00:00:00

Vtirt 91tbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock. A.. SCOT RA CE S. (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The Wokingham Stakes--(Extra Class). Bishop of Romford's Cob St. Ann ... Cosachia ... 2 ••• ••• The • Borough Members' Plate. ... 1 Pie Nic Franconi... Daughter of the Star ... LOMBARDY. TL e following is the official bulletin issued by the provisional GOvernnient of Lombardy, dated Milan, 2d June : " On the 30th ult., at eleven night, Peschiera capitu lated. The capitulation having signed, several Italian officers, with a company of artillerymen, and one of marksmen belonging to the 13th Regiment of Pinevolo, entered the fort by the gate of Verona. " At daybreak on the 31st the said 13th Regiment and the corps of Parmesan troops entered this place. At mid-day the Austrians, filing off before the barracks, went out by the -gate of Brescia, having laid down their arms, which were consigned to the custody of the Pied montese, in the presence of the Duke of Genoa, attended by a select staff and the 14th Regiment. The officers alone were allowed to retain possession of their swords. " The garrison, composed of 1,600 Croats, guarded by a strong escort, arrived yesterday at Brescia. "•Our troops found in the fortress considerable stores of ammunition, heaps of cannon balls, bombs, Sc. The- houses in the interior presented a deplora ble spectacle. The enemy had wished to hold out till the last moment, and• had consumed almost all , the provisions. Of the few cannoneers who remained, each_was compelled to do double duty. Almost all the horses were consumed. There was no more salt, and saltpetre was substituted. The soldiers sacked the houses which the bombs of the enemy had set on fire, and the few remaining inhabitants (not more than 400), ;he greater part of whom had been obliged to labour at the works of defence, took refug e in the casemates. " On the same day (the 30th of May) was fought the battle of Goito, full particulars of which have already been given. We may add that the loss of the e nemy I was very great, both in killed and wounded; the precise number is not yet ascertained, the engage ment being still" pending. The announcement that a strong corps of Austrians was, subsequent to the affair of the 30th, hemmed in between Rivolta and eCere sera, is confirmed. Thu p assa g e of the Ogl ns s a d the t the bridge of Marcaria was wa tched by th Tusca jiational Guards of the adjacent district. All the boats between Conneto and Marcaria were removed and the fords guarded, with the object of preventing the passage of the enemy.: Several Lombard deserters from the regiment of Hang witz, and a number of Hungarians and Bohemians who arrived at Bozzolo on the :30th and :31st alluded to the spirit of defection which prevailed amongst them, and af firmed that the enemy had left more than four hundred soldiers on the field of Montanara alone, exclusive of several superiors. The surrender of Peschiera and the victory or rather the three victories, of the last week of May seem to guarantee the result of the war of independence. By order of the Provisional Government, C. CARCANO, Secretary. All accounts agree in confirming the extent and the importance of the victory obtained on the 30th, n ear Ooito. The Austrians are still in force outside Mantua, and nearly 30,000 men had been collected by CHARLES ALBERT in their front, with the inten tion of forcing them to battle there, opposing their attempt to turn his right at Volta, in case they still entertain that project, and placing sufficient troops to prevent their return to Verona, should they have re newed it. 180 pieces of cannon, and vast quantities of ammunition, have been found in Peschiera. NAPLES. The Alba of Florence announces an insurrection in Calabria. The insurgents, with the Marquis GAGLIA.RDI at their head, had captured the forts cf Pizzo, Scilla, and Monteleone. A Provisional Go vernment was established at Cabanzara. • The Patria of Florence states that accounts had been received from Naples by a French steam-bout, which touched at Leghorn on the 30th ult., stating that, on the day of her departure from Naples, 27 of the Liberal party had been executed. ,L' Italia del Popolo (Milanese paper) of the Ist June has letters from Naples to the 28th tat., which inform us that public spirit is reviving in that city, and the fears of the people yielding to the sterner sentiments of indignation and abhorrence. The Swiss and the Lazzaroni are completely " tabooed "by the inhabitants. The officers of the former are universally shunned in all the coffee houses, and the sentinels slai❑ whenever an opportu nity offers. On the KING'S name-day a grand per formance was to have taken place at the San Carlo ; but it having become known that no citizen would countenance the commemoration, it was suspended. There was a general mourning in the city on that day. The accounts from the provinces are deplorable. An insurrection bas broken out in the Abruzzi SICILY. The accounts from Sicily are favourable. The person of RUGGIERO SETTIMO has been declared inviolable. The Parliament at Palermo has pub lished a political programme, addressed to all civilised nations, which, after giving an epitome of the dynastic manoeuvres in the island since the year 1812, and deploring the absolute necessity of deposing the traitor FERDINAND, expresses a con fident hope of the adhesion, approval, and fraternal recognition of all constitutional countries. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) CROWN,OF - H(E, JUNE 9, 1848. )(EMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PREENT PARLIAMENT. • County of Chester—Northern Division—George Corn wail Legh, of High Legh, in the said county, Esq in the room of the Right Hou. Edward John Stanley, now Baron Eddisbury. TREASURY-CHAMBERS, WHITEHALL, JUNE 6. The Lords Couirnissiocers of hia Majesty's Treasury have been pleased to appoint Richard Madox Bromley, Esq., to be Secretary to the Commissioners for Auditing the Public Accounts, vice John Lewis Mallet, Esq., retired. WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 9 2d Dragoons—Captain Samuel Toesey ams,from 47th Foot, to be Captain, vice Grant, who exchanges, June 9. 3d Light Dragoons—Lieutenant James Cowell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Martin, who retires • Cornet George Thom as Gough to be Lieutenant, b‘; purchase, vice Cowell , Jun e 9; Lieutenant G e or ge E . F. Kauntze to be Adjuta nt, vice Sullivan, who resi g n s t h e Adjutancy only, March 30. 2d Foot—J.,hn Charles Weir, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mathias, promoted, June 9. 12th Foot—Lieut. Samuel Fairtlough, from half-day 63d Foot, to be Lieutenant , vice Storey, promoted, June 9. 17th Foot—Ensign William Pollard, from 57th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Pilmer, who exchanges, June 9. 27th Foot—Lieutenant Francis William Johnstone to be Captain, by purchase, vice Cole , who retires; Ensi g n Edward Barnes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Johnstone; William Douglas Phelips, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Barnes, June 9. 47th Foot—Captain Walter Colquhoun Grant, from 2d Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Wiliiams, who ex changes, June 9. 57th Foot—Ensign Richard Pilmer, from 17th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Pollard, who exchanges, June 9. 68th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas de Courcy Hamilton, from 90th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Stephenson, who exchanges, June 9. 90th Foot—Lieutenant William George Stevenson, from 68th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hamilton, who exchanges, June 9. 95th Foot—Lieutenant George Cornwall to be Cap tain, without purchase, vice David Dickson, who re tires upon full pay; Ensign Henry Foster to be Lieu tenant, vice Cornwall; Gentleman Cadet John Coltman Davenport, from Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Foster; June 9. Rifle Brigade —Lieutenant Julius Richard Glyn to be Captain, by purchase, vice the Hon. J. A. Keane, who retires; Second Lieutenant Arthur William Godfrey to be First Lieutenant, ; by purchase, vice Glyn; Charles William Doherty, Gent. to bs Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Godfrey; Second Lieutenant William Bagenall Brewster, to be Adjutant, vice Glyn, pro moted, June 9. • Unattached—Lieutenant Charles Robert Storey, from 12th Foot, to be Ca,peaiu, without purchase, June 9. MOMORANDII3 I . — The Christian names o f C apta i n Mitchell, on half-pay Unattached, are Thomas Henry. The Christian names of Ensign Gosling, of the 49th Foot, are Fanshawe William. ERRATUM lathe Gazette of the 6th inst.—Royal Regi mentpromotion ot y.—Thv date of th e of Artille. Cap tain Ellis, Second Captain Wragge, and First Lieutenant Farmer, should , be 30th of May, instead of 13th of May. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dorsetshire. Henry Gerard Sturt, Esq., M.P., to be Deputy Lie u tenant; Captain Henry Perin Steele to be Deputy Lieu tenant, June 5. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Kincardineshire. 105th Regiment of North British Militia—David ism Balfour Ogilvy, Esq., to be Captain, !day 26. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY . _EVENING, J UNE 9, 18-18. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Stephen Davis and Adolphus Troeger, furriers, York; BANKRUPTS. Robert Wilson, surgeon, Slough, Buckinghamshire. to surrender June 17, at two, and July 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook•court, Basinghad-street; Smith, Bedford-row, Bowles, Windsor. George Payne, wholesale clothier, Minories, June 21, at twelve, and July 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Shield and Har wood, Queen•street, Cheapside. William Bignell, tailor, Codicote, Hertfordshire, June 16, at two, and July 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Eom bard-street ; Taylor, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall- street. Samuel Carroll, broker, Mincing-lane, City, June 17, at two, and July 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermaabury; Kirk man, Laurence Poultney-lane. William Henry Hyde, printer, Newcastle-under-Lyme, June 20, and July 18, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Harding, Newcastle-under-Lyme. William Sutcliffe, worsted stuff manufacturer, Brad ford, Yorkshire, June 23 and August 4, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Gregory and Sons, Clement's Inn ; Pickup, Bradford ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. John Redman, coach proprietor, Liverpool, June 26 and July 14, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Vincent, T e mple ; Minshull, Liverpool. Edwin Phillips, baker, Shrewsbury, June 17, an d July 15, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assigne e, Birmingham; Teece, Shrewsbury; Reece, Birmingham. Sarah Whitehouse, Edwin Whitehouse, and Alfred Whitehouse, tin plate manufactur ers, Newland, Glouces tershire, June 20, at twelve , a nd July 21, at asseleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official ignee, Bristol; Philpotts, Earl-street, Blackfriars, London. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending June 6, 1848, is 25a. 2 1 Ad. perui - --............_ MARKET INTELLIGENCE. erwat P es ric w e e C re urr in en si t s o te f d Ju u n p e on 9. ) for West India Sugar; on the part of home buyers little S ( u P a r a o n in .—day - d°7' y ful N l desire was evinced to operate, and the sales privately did not exceed 160, making 1,040 hhds and tierces for the week. The market for all sorts of Raw Sugar closes with a firmer tone. REFINED. —Today the refined Sugar market was in active, and sellers are willing to accept 55s for standard, and 54s for brown grocery lumps. Bonded crushed Sugar met with a fair demand at 26s to 27s per cwt. :-.)slAuarrtus.—This afternoon the operations by private treaty were upon a more extended scale, and au auction 1079 bags sold at full rates, to a small advance—good yellow went at 39s to 39a 6d, middling 38s to 38s 6d, low 36s 6d to 375, and out of condition 325 to 38s 6d. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the quantity of Madras Sugar offered at public sale amounted to 6,400 bgs con sisting of grocery kinds ; the whole sold at and after the sale at stiff rates. Of Manilla 5,300 bags were sold at lair market rates. FOREIGN.—On the part of holders of Foreign Sugar there is firmness, and with all descriptions the market has been moderately supplied all the week. Previous rates are in consequence supported, but few export orders have been completed, and our refiners working under bond are little in want of Sugar ; the home de mand has also been limited for all sorts. At auction 730 chests of yellow Havannah were disposed of. MOLASSES.—HoIders of West India evince less firm ness, and are sellers upon rather lower terms, as the demand is limited. Arrivals however continue small,aud are less than in 1847 by 7,000 puns; there is a diminu tion in the stock of 1,200, and deliveries are of a more satisfactory nature. COCOA.—West India is still required, and as there is a plentiful supply, a further tall in the value is apparent. Of 250 bags Trinidad offered at a public sale, a part only sold at 39s to 42s for middling and fine red, and at 38s to 40 - s for grey. There is a material incre ase in the Im portation over this time last year. Foreign met with little attention, and prices are on the decline; some parcels have been received. COFFEE.—This at ternoon Plantation Ceylon was only in limited demand, and 1,050 bags 24 casks at auction only in part sold at barely former rates—good middling went at 58s, middling 47s to 525, fine and fine fine ordi nary 34s to 38s 6d, ordinary and good ordinary 27s to 29s 6d, pea berry 40s to 44s 6d, and damaged 18s to 365. Ot Rio 152 bags were taken in at 29s for good ord. TEA.—Holders of Green have been more inclined to realise this week, the trade on the other hand operated with caution, and a decline is apparent of Id to lid for Hyson, and id for Twankay; other sorts are gene rally to be obtained upon rather lower terms, on account of increased supplies. Congou is not offered at auy reduction, and for fine blackish leaf and Pekoe kinds a good demand has been experienced at from Is 5d to is 8d per lb. The lower sorts are not much in request, and ordinary to good common can be purchased at.6id to 7id per lb. Pekoe Teas are offered rather under last week's rates, but have not met with much attention. The stocks of all sorts has further in creased. At public sale 5997 pkgs were offered, and 1000 sold. Rica.--To-day East India Rice was dealt in with more freedom by private treaty, and higher rates were not to be obtained. At auction 800 bags Bengal were taken in at 103 for good midding white, rather dusty and a little broken, being above the value. SAGO.—The demand is on the increase, and prices are on the advance. At auction this afternoon 337 cases were sold. SPlces.—To-day at auction 3 cases of Nutmegs were sold at 2s 8d for middling brown, and at is 7d for wormy; 1 case Mace sold, ordinary is lid, but 100 bags wild Nutmegs were taken in at 4d per lb. SPIRITS.—The operations in Leeward Island Rum have been trivial this week; holders insisting upon is 7d to is lid for proof, and is 8d per gallon for good brown ditto. Only a limited demand has been experienced for Calcutta, at is 5d to is 6d proof. Of Penang about 200 puns and hhds, out of condition, sold at Is 4d proof. Demerara is little required, and there is a desire to sell 26 to 36 per cent over proof at 2s 6d to 33. For Jamaica prices remain much the same as previously quoted, on the part of home buyers little inclination is evinced to make sales, and export orders continue to be small. Brandy there is no alteration in value this week, but the market is in a quiet state, and the stock continues to increase. Geneva is little wanted. For British made Spirits are fully as high with a satisfactory demand, and limited supplies. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon the demand was dull for Cobineal by private treaty, and 30 bags at auction were taken in at 3s 10d for 3s 10d for Mexican black, and at 3s lld for mixed Teneriffe. OlL—This afternoon a public sale of 20 tuns of Sperm Oil sold at 791 to 791 10s, for fair 87 tuns of Southern, low to fine 221 5s to 241 5s ; 84 'casks of Palm were withdrawn. TALLOW.—This afternoon little variation took place in the value of Tallow; at auction 838 pipes 77 hhds and 24 boxes South American were nearly all sold at 41s to 45s for low to fine; 85 casks North American 41s 9d to 431 6d; 518 casks New South Wales 38s 6d to 44s 3d. NATIONAL LAND SCHEME. (THIS DAY.) The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the merits of the National Land Scheme met this morning, in Committee-room, No. 21, House of Commons. Mr. William: Hsyter, in: the chair. The other Mem bers of the Committee were Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. G. Thompson, Mr. Scholefield, Mr. Feargus O'Connor, and Mr. Monsell. Mr. Chinnery was called andlexamined. He said the number of shares held by the persons who signed the deed was 25,393. The deed was signed by 7,566 per sons, and the complete registration of the company was effected in February last. Mr. Feargus O'Connor told him first of all to register the society under the Friendly Societies' Act; and if he should not succeed, to register it as a Joint-stock Company. Mr. O'Connor had never; said it was not his intention to register." Wi tness made Mr. Roberts, the solicitor, acquainted from time to time with the progress which he had made in effecting the registration. Mr.illoberts'sjname was in serted in the deed of settlement as treasurer of the com pany. Did not know that every person who became a shareholder signed the rules of the National Land g s e li n n t g le s m by en D n u a n m e e o d rab a e s , Company- Knew nothing of Mr. Roberts' conduct as treasurer in ca rr yi ng out th e p r o v i s ions of the deed. The Ernest Jon es , Esq trustees in the deed were Thomas Esq., John Sewell, Esq., and with the mon e y of . but none of the property bought the mightcompany hav e beenhad e b n e n e v n e cyed onv , t eyed b t h e to m those gentlemen. I t just as well as to Mr. O'Connor if they had been named for that purpose. No land whatever which had been purchased with the company's money and consisted of one oney was conveyed to any one except Mr. O'Connor. Th e first purchase of land was made in March, 1846, hundred and three acres, called the Herringsgate Estate. The purchase-money amounted to 2,344/. The next purchase made was of land, at Low bank, in Worcester shire, in October, 1846. It consisted of 470 acres, and the cost for the freehold was 8,5601., which was paid by Mr. O'Connor in hard cash, in the presence of wit ness. Snigsend and Mot Farm was the next land purchased by the company. There were 268 acres, and the amount of purchase anoney was 12,2001. Another purchase was of land at Minster Lovel, in Oxfordshire, consisting of 297 acres, at the cost of 10,8781.; 280 acres 'were also purchased, called Dodstord, Hold fordawell, for 10,3501., which included timber, and the estate was unencumbered. They were of the at present completing t called May thorn for l:i ie purchase,osoL,ofan exclusive o timber upon it. The total amount of money actually invested in land, in the way mentioned, amounted to 44,3321. Upon the last purchase a deposit :had heen paid of 1,505/. No part whatever of the land so purchased had been sold to any person. Mr. O'Connor was the only proprietor of the land and labour bank, with was connected with the National Land Company, and the depositors in the bank had nu legal claim upon the land which had been pur chased. Both the establishments were held under one roof, and that fact might be calculated to mislead per sons, and induce them to believe that they were one and the same concern. There were no directors, treasurers, solicitors, or other officers connected with the bank, and it was solely under the management of Mr. O'Connor. The whole expense connected with the preparations and execution of the deed was 2,176/., which included the cost of endeavouring to enrol the society in the first in stance. That was the amount, of Mr. Roberts's bill. Cross-examined by Mr. O'CONNOR—It had been ar ranged that the directors of the Land Company should also be joint direetors a of the Land and Labour Bank, but it was found impracticable to carry out that arrangement. The matter had been submitted to a barrister, and he was of opinion that a bank could not be established in con nexion with the land scheme. He understood that the directors were liable to re-election. Did not think that the company could have been managed more econo mically than it had been. As to both the undertakings being under the same roof, the witness, in answer to a question of Mr. O'Connor, said he was aware that the Houses of Lords and Commons were under one roof, and believed there was very little communication be tween them. Had heard that Mr. O'Connor had offered to put all the funds of the company into the hands of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and allow him to nomi nate trustees. By the CHAIRMAN —Although Mr. O'Connor said he wished to divest himself of the property, he was not aware that he had taken any steps for the purpose of doing so. Sir BENJAMIN HALL said, in reference to an observa tion made by Mr. O'Connor in the course of the exami nation, that Lord Ashley had told him that he would not consent to be connected with the Land Company, either directly or indirectly. Mr.; Philip M'Grath, financial secretary of the', Na tional Land Company, was then called and examined— He said the London and Joint Stock Bank were the bankers of the Company. The balance sheets of the Company were produced at the meetings of the share holders. He was also a director of the Company, and had been so since April. Witness handed in a balance-sheet, showing that up to the 25th March last the tutal:receipts were;94,184/. 6s. lid., and tbe expendi ture 4,378/. 14s. 9d., leaving a balance of 89,805/. 10s. 2d , w f inee n d o km p itl a nl rt -smt o rr l e; t tm h , at balance in hand, as he paid w hich consisted of cash in hand, hous es an d l an d. He l o t w h a e n , h pa balance n n e t eer he a nd h p a u d b i l n i s hhei his h o n v a f e d G r t h e e v i a m e t r s y w el al p awn o h s as s tg e s eb s ne i o te n aomf aes Mr.ofi f r 6 a t :l hc c en i anln moneyns r e c , r a e n t dn a rfntyffie. re ha M lel y r . ph M•Go aei d didi n t ;: t tko n his was iw.s hands. COMMITTEE—Mr. M'Gowan is the printer and publisher of the Northern Star. Witness—The rules of the National Land Company had not been strictly obeyed. The auditors were Mr Cuffay and Mr. James Knight. . Sir . B. HALL—I see an item in one of the books of 75/. 12s. Bd. set forth as being paid to the Convention on the 27th of April. Am I to understand that this Convention:is one of the objects of the association?—No. Then was that sum paid to the Convention? Wit ness—lt was paid to the order of Mr. O'Connor, and will be refunded by him; but as far as , my information as financial secretary goes, that sum has not been re paid. Some of the delegates at that Convention were deficient in funds to carry them to their homes, and Mr. O'Connor agreed to supply them with money. There were lecturers employed for some time at the rate of 21. a week, for the purpose of making known the objects of the company. There was no rule of the society which gave power to the directors to expend money either in assisting the Convention or in keeping lecturers. The witness was next examined by Mr. O'Connor and other Members of the Coitunittee. At four o'clock the Committee adjourned. RAILWAY COAMITTEES. (THIS DAY•) GROUP No. I.—NoRTHERN COUNTIES UNION (AMENDMENT AND DEVIATION).--CSSO closed,lbut.deci sion deferred. LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEWCASTLE-UPON TYNE JUNCTION (Abandonment;of the Railway and Dis solution of the Company, &c.)—Preamble proved nd clauses considered. GROUP No. 3.— MANCHESTER BUXTON, MATLOCE, AND MIDLAND DEVlATlON.—Opposition of the Sheffield and Manchester Company further considered. GROUP No. S.—NEWPORT AND PONTYPOOL. — Clauses further considered, and Bill ordered to be reported. GROUP No. 7.—RoYsToll AND HITCHIN.—OppOSi . • don of Eastern Counties Company further considered. , GROUPI:4O. S.—SOUTH-WESTERN (TAW VALE PURCHASE).—Opposition:uf the Bristol and Exeter Com r any further heard. EXETER AND CRAWLEY BRIDGE JUNCTlON.—Evidence in favour of promoters. GROUP No. 10.—CALEDONIAN, LANCASTER, AND CARLISLE, &C. (LEASE OF SCOTTISH CENTRAL).—Op position of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company heard. ELECTION Co MM.ITTEE. (THIS DAY.) DUBLIN. At the sitting of the Committee this morning the CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee were not dis posed to commit Mr. Crump, but they hoped he would be more cautious in the manner in which he gave his evidence in future, or they would feel it to be their im perative duty to put their authority in force. The scrutiny was then proceeded with, and in the course of the day the petitioners succeeded in striking off one vote. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 4cl day of June, 1843. USDS MIT LATIUM 'Kt Notes Inue4.• ...... 26,860,060 .126,860,060 Dated the Bth day of June, 1848 BANNING IC Propr'etors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rat •• • • Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say- I ngs-bank s, and Di ♦idend accounts) • • 5,217,478 Other deposits ...... 9,082,672 Seven day and other 1,028,176 £33,276,479 Dated the sth day of June. 1848 COURSE OF EXCH Amsterdam 12 4 Government debt • . 11,015,100 Other securities • • 2,984.900 Gold coin and bullion .11,465,062 Silver bullion •- • • • • 1,404,998 Ditto, at sight •••• • • Rotterdam ••.. •• • Damburgh ......M.B. 13 12N Altona •••••• • • • • • • • • • • Paris, 3 days' sight .. • • 25 60 Ditto, •• • . •• •• •• se • • Marseilles frankfort on Maine.... Petersburgh, Sit. Rble .. Berlin.... • • ...... •• •• Vienna, effec. flo • • • • • • Trieste, ditto.... • • Madrid Cadiz .. ~........ Bilbao.. • . • • .. • • ...... Barcelona • • • • „... I .C 26,860,00 M. MARSUALL, Chief Cashier. :P AITKEN T. Government securi7 ties (including Dead Weight Atudty) .• 11,970.082 Other securities •• •• 11,488,596 Notes .. Gold and silver coin • • 737,146 433,276,479 M. ALUISHALL, Chief Cashier. .NGE.--(THIS DAY, Gibraltar.. - Leghorn .. • • • • • • • • .. •• Genoa .......... .. •• .. 26 Naples .. .. •••. • • • • - Palermo, per oz ........ - Lisbon Oporto . • .. • ..... • • .. • • - Rio Janeiro • • • . - Bahia ............ .... - Buenos Ayres .. - New York, 21 days' sight - Philadelphia .. .. • - PRIM OP BULLION, PER OR. Foreign Gold in bars.. Z 3 17 9 New Dollars •• •. 0 4 974 Portnnal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Silver in bars ...... •• 0 4 1134 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met this evening shortly before Fire o'clock. ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal Assent was given to-day, by commission, to the following Public and Private Bills : Tobago Relief and Emigration into British Guiana and Trinidad Bill. The Indemnity Bill. The Removal of Aliens Bill. Insolvent Debtors' (India) Bill. National :Monument of Scotland Amendment Bill. Clitton Bridge Bill. Leicester Navigation Bill. Folkestone Waterworks Bill. Birkenhead Dock Company Bill. Bristol and Clifton Gss Amendment Bill. Worcester New Gas Bill. Shrewsbury Market Bill. Magdalen Hospital Act Amendment Bill. Sufferance Wharves, &c. (Southwark) Bill. Leicester Lunatic Asylum Bill. Liverpool Docks Bill: Dover Landing Pier Bill. A , tanchester General Cemetery Bill. Price's Patent Candle Company Bill. Leishman's Estate Bill. Maxwell's Restitution Bill. Heneage's Divorce Bill, &c. The Lord Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. Their Lordships resumed shortly after Five o'clock. Tho Earl of EGLINTON presented several petitions against the Scotch Registration Bill; also a petition from Glasgow against the repeal of the navigation-laws. The Earl of GALLOWAY presented several petitions against the; Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill; also a petition from the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland against the Scotch Registration Bill. SPANISH PENSIONERS. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY complained that the return for which he had moved, of the Spanish pensioners on the English Government, did not furnish the information which he required, and that there were several persons on the list who had no claim whatever to receive any pensions from the English Government, and he wished to know who had given these pensions to these unworthy individuals, and fur what services these pensions had been granted. Lord MONTEAGLE said that the Government with which he had been connected had invariably confided in the Horse Guards with regard to the persons on this list. Ile objected to the production of the names as in sulting to the objects of the public charity. These were not pensions granted by the Crown; they were charities annually voted by Parliament. The Duke of WELLINGTON said his Noble Friend (the Marquis of Londonderry) was entirely mistaken. This was a private charity, and had always been ad ministered in the spirit of the original grant, which was charity, and charity only. After a few words from the Earl of MINTO, the sub ject dropped. Earl FITZ WILLIAM gave notice that on Monday, the 19th inst., he should bring the present condition of Ireland under their PE LordTlTships notice. lONS. The Duke of BUCCLEUCII presented several peti tions against the Scottish Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Bill. The Duke of RICHMOND presented several petitions with a similar prayer. PENINSULAR MEDALS. The NoBLE Duzz then asked why the Peninsular medals bad not been yet distributed. Earl GREY said it was a work of great labour and of great time to engrave the name of each person and of each action upon every one of these medals, lie had seen Mr. Wynn on the subject, and he believed that the distribution would soon take place. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY objected to this system of expost facto rewards, which he designated as a prostitution of orders. The Duke of RICHMOND protested warmly against this attack on those who had shed their best blood in de fence of their country ; whose valour had procured decorations for those who now complained that decora tions were prostituted by being bestowed on those who had shed their blood in defence of their country. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed: A r broath and Forfar Railway (additional Capital). and Greenock Rail w ay (A men d me nt Manchester Corporat ion Waterworks Act Amendment G l u a u s g d o ß w r , aPncahiselse,y'Scc.) (No. 2). Midland Railway (Branch to Ripley, &c.) Midland Railway (Gloucester and Stonehouse Junction). Scottish Midland Junction Railway (Amendment and Branch to Laurencekirls). Waterford and Kilkenny Railway Act Amendment. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY (NEW WORKS, &c.) BILL. The report on this Bill was further considered and agreed to. PETITIONS. Colonel REID presented a petition from the Windsor Society of Odd Fellows, praying that they might be placed on the same footing as friendly societies. Lord D. STUART presented four petitions from St. Pancras in favour of the Charter. Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition from White chapel in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. Mr. B. ROCHE presented a petition from Kilmarnock complaining of the conviction of Mr. Mitchel, and pray ing that her Majesty would dismiss her present advisers and restore Mr. Mitchel to his family and society. Mr. G. THOMPSON presented fifty petitions from Preston in favour of a reform in Parliament. Also of the proceedi ngs of th e police on pe titions from the Tower Hamlets, 'containing 400 signa for a searching inquiry into Sundayt t u h r e e i r s , c c o o In m ads p ut l ta i . n n i do The praying y ne gt petition stated that four persons were very seriously injured by the police. Colonel THOMPSON presented a petition from be• tween 400 and 000 inhabitants of the metropolis, praying that interments in towns might be prohibited. Mr. R. PALMER presented a petition from Plymouth, praying that no alteration might be made in the naviga tion-laws. Mr. BRIGHT presented 'petitions in favour of Par liamentary reform; also a petition from a person named Watson, residing is Manchester, complaining of the treatment of Mr. Mitchel. Mr. HUME also presented a large number of peti tions in favour of Parliamentary reform-7 from different parts of the metropolis, 1 from Chester, 99 from Preston, and 18 from different parts of the country. Mr. COBDEN presented petitions from several families o the same effect. On the motion of Dr. BOWRING, copies of reports to the naval department since last July, on the effects of chloride of rim as a disinfecting and deodorising agent, were ordered to be laid on the table. VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.—DISMISSAL OF MR. JUSTICE MONTAGU._ Mr. E. DENISON, seeing the Right Hon. the Under- Secretary for the Colonial Department in his place, begged leave to ask him a question. It would be in the recollection of the House that, a few nights ago, a ques- tion was asked the Right Hon. Gentleman in reference to the removal of a judge in Van Diemen's Land, when the Right Hon. Gentleman stated that a dispatch upon the subject bad only just arrived from the colony, and it had not then received the attention of the Government. Now be (Mr. Dennison) saw that a notice stood on the paper upon the same subject, anti he thought it was not just to the public service, or fair to the individuals con cerned that a question of this sort should remain uncle. sided for an unlimited time, as the House was about to separate for a few days, he took the liberty of asking the Right Hon. Gentleman whether the dispatch bad received the consideration of Government, and whether he was able to give any information to the House on the subject? Mr. HAWES said the dispatch went at great length and in detail into the grounds upon which Mr. Justice Montagu had- been removed from the office of Judge of the Supreme Court of the Colony, and he was bound to say that the Governor appeared to have acted with the greatest caution and deliberation, acting in con junction with the Executive Council and under the ad vice of the law officers of the Crown. The simple facts of the case were these :—Mr. Justice Montagu was sued for debt in the Supreme Court, and he pleaded that an action could not be maintained against him in that court. The Chief Justice held that the plea was a bad one. The plaintiff then complained to the Governor, and upon a full investigation of the whole circumstances of the case, the Governor, through the advice of the Executive Council, and acting under the advice of the law-officers of colony, came to the conclusion that there was no other course to pursue, except that of removing Mr. Justice Montagu from the office of Judge. ROYAL COMMISSION. Sir A. CLIFFORD here appeared at the bar, and summoned . the House to the house of Peers to hear the Royal assent given by commission to several Bills, for which see Lords' report. The SPEAKER, on his retarn, enumerated the Bills that bad received the Royal assent. DISMISSAL OF Mlt. JUSTICE MONTAGU. Mr. E. DENISON hoped the Hor. Gentleman would continue his statement from the period at which it was interrupted by the entrance of the Usher of the Black Rod.—(Laughter.) Mr. HAWES said he had very little to add, except that the authorities an d G overnor o f : Van Dieman'a Land acted with great caution and deliberation before the dismissal of Mr. :Justice Montagu was de termined upon. lie wasiully heard, but his defence was deemed very unsatisfactory. He was bound to add that the determination was in some degree eased upon the fact that previous secretaries of State and successive Governors had complained of the conduct of this gentleman in respect to pecuniary trans actions. He had on various occasions received the severe animadversion of Secretaries of State. As he had appealed to the Privy Council, it was only right that he should say thus much in ex planation and in justification of the course the Colonial office had felt it incumbent upon it to adopt. THE CASE OF MR. LOW. LordELi wasunderstood to ask a question (Lord Palmerston) with respect to t o h l e Mt r hr e e Noble. gu i) la i t S i ßA regulations under which chaplains were appointed to foreign stations. Lord PALMERSTON said the Hon. Gentleman had imperfect manner; he should stated his question m a very therefore have to answer that which he wished to ask. The Consular Act stated that chaplains for foreign sta tions were partly to be paid by the residents and partly by the mother country, and that they were to be ap pointed and removed by the Secretary of State for the Foreign Department. When he first came to exercise th e powers which this Act vested him with, he felt that it would be very un d es i ra ble that a Secretary of State should himself sel ec t c h a pl a ins, as it was not unlikely he might displease the flock for whose spiritual teaching he was to be appointed. He, therefore, .thought it more convenient to adopt the were the out paid i o ad c f p h l : yi t— r a h e i Scotch principle, and to leave it to the residents in those env ( r chaplain—(ileac, , appointed I h ne voluntaryat r h ) e — wc con tributions,elfs eers p opfa a r r: t s ior t f. o ot c h h ew o a onssadt79ptdeht 'stipends to i sh r t l ehwr e eesr w r, mentioned to him in order that he might confirm their appointment. As he thought it necessary that these appointments should have the sanction of ecclesiastical authority, the Bishop of London was requested to ordain the ministers. It appeared that Mr. Low had rendered himself very obnoxious to his flock by the adoption of what were called l'useyite prin. oiples, and other conduc . t, which was not relished by them. Afterwards an application was made to the Bishop of London to admonish the Rev. Gentleman with the view of inducing him to alter his course, but these efforts failed to bring about . a reconciliation between the Rev. Gentleman and his flock, and he (Lord Palmer ston) at last felt it to be his .duty to call upon the residents to choose, another chaplain. They did so, but then the Bishop of London, acting no doubt with con scientious motives, refused to: cancel Mr. Low's license, or to grant a fresh license to the newly selected chaplain. Under these circumstances .he had fel! called upon to pense with the license, and in future !t, was not his inten tion to raise these unpleasant questions by requiring a foreign chaplain to be licensed. It would be hie duty, of course, to see that t he p arty selected by the residents was a ' fit and proper person to fill the office of chap lain, but it was n ot his intention to raise any question as to licensing.—(Hear, hear, and Laughter.) Mr. DISRAELI said, then the House and the country were to understand that the Noble Lord had re-called a Chaplain who was licensed, and sent out one who was not? was understood to reply in the L or d PALMERSTON affirmative. DISMISSAL OF A J UDGE IN VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. Mr. ANSTEY, referring to the que.stio n ecretary for of Mr. E. the Under- the Denison, wished to ask Colonies ' whether the demand for debt was made upon Mr. Justice Montagu before, or after, that it learned Judge gave an adverse judgment to the Crown in refer ence to 15 per cent. duty which was prepared to levy upon the colony ? Mr. HAWES said he bad already stated all that h e knew in r e f e rence to this matter. The dispatch of th e Governor in no way allu ded to the judgment mentioned by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. Mr. HUME wished to know it any paper had been received from the colony complaining of the removal of the judge. Mr. HAWES said his Noble Friend the Secretary for the Colonies was in possession of no other information than that which he had already .detailed to the House; but he mi g ht s tat e that Mr. Justice Montagu's dismissal had no reference • j u dgment he might previously have given. LAW OF SETTL EMENT. Mr. HEATHCOTE wished to know whether the Pre sident of the Poor-law Com missioners was prepared with any r eme d y f or t h e s ystem whic h now p revailed amon g st Irish paupers of obtaining relief every night in the va rious met ro p o litan parishes. In some instances as many as between 300 and 400 were in the habit of obtaining relief at night arid quitting the union in the morning. Mr. C. BULLEtt said the sub j ect had long occupied his attention, and he hoped shortly te be in a position tointroduce a Bill to ame nd the existing vagrancy laws. He would not promise to the House that he would be able at once to remove an evil which had been of such long growth, and was now so extensive, but be hoped soon to adopt measures which would greatly mitigate if not wholly remove the evil. He had already brought a Bill into the House on the subject and he hoped, after the Whitsuntide recess, that he would have an opportunity of stating the general course of action which he would recommend the authorities throughout the country to pursue, and which, aided by legislative measures, he hoped would result in remedying the evil. NEW SOUTH WALES. Mr. SCOTT asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether a dispatch had been addressed by Earl Grey to the Governor of New South Wales, having reference to a new constitution for New South Wales, and, if so, whether there was any objection to its being laid before Parliament. Mr. HAWES said the dispatch addressed to the Governor of New South Wales was sent with the view of ascertaining the opinions prevalent in the colony with respect to a new constitution. The Governor had obtained the opinions held in the colony, and much other valuable information on the subject, and it would be extremely inconvenient to lay the papers before the House at present, as the whole object of the dis patch had not yet been accomplished. Earl Grey did not suggest any form of institution, but merely in vited the attention of persons resident in the colony to the subject, and on a future occasion all the information which the Government bad received would be laid on the table of the House. REMOVAL OF POOR. Mr. BANKES said a case had been referred to the superior courts some time since with reference to the construction to be put upon the clauses in the Poor-law Act as to the removal of the poor. He wished there fore to know whether any decision had been come to on the subject of the Judges, and if not when it might be expected. Mr. BULLER said he was unable to give the Hon. Gentleman any information with respect to that decision, but it would be satisfactory to the House to know that he had received:very few complaints as to the removal of the poor, and as to the doubts entertained of the mean ing of the first clause of the Act. ENFRANCHISEMENT OF COPYHOLDS. _ _ Sir G. GREY, in answer to a question from Mr. Aglionby said it was perfectly true that the Lord Chancellor had laid a Bill on the table of tho House of Lords, upon the enfranchisements of copyholds, and that it would be proceeded with as soon as possible, consist ent with the other business of the House. WEST INDIES. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, that on Tues day next, the 16th, he proposed to make a state ment to the House of the views of the Government with respect to the distress now existing in the West Indies, and that the first order of the day on Thursday would be the Health of Towns Bill. Mr. HUME said the mail for the West Indies left on the 15th, and he trusted it would be delayed in order that the intentions of the Government might be carried out by it. THE RIVER PLATE. Mr. URQUHART wished to know from the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign Department whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to en force mediation between the contending parties in the River Plate ? Lord PALMERSTON said that her Majesty's Go Yernment had no such intention. W EST INDIES. Sir B. PEEL was desirous of knowing from the Noble Lord at the head of the Government whether he in tended to take any vote on Friday the 16th with respect to the distress in the West Indies, or merely state the course the Government intended to pursue ? Lord J. RUSSELL said that it was his intention on that day to state the course the Government intended to pursue, but not to take any vote upon the subject. NAVIGATION-LAWS. Lord H. VANE presented:a petition from Stockton upon-Tees against any alteration of the navigation-laws Lord G. BENTINCK also presented similar petitions from Stromness and Liverpool. NAVIGATION-LAWS—ADJOURNED DEBATE. Lord G. BENTINCK then rose to resume the ad journed debate on the navigation-laws. Before he en tered fully into the subject of the navigation-laws he would endeavour to remove the aspersions that had been made on the body of the shipowners and captains of the British mercantile navy by the Hon. Member for Westbury. The Hon. Member had stated that the cap tains had been considered careless in their manner of packing and taking care of cargoes. Now, he was in a condition to prove that those assertions were totally without foundation. [LEFT SPEAKING]. PRICES OF SHARES. :N BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. LONDON. FRIDAY, JUNE 9. T 0 INT.S T 0 CH ZANXS. Dividend per Amount of Share. Annum. 51. per cent. 71. pa cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 'CE C Dividend per Annum. 31. lON. 6 per cent. 61. per cent, 138.6 d. pr sh. 7s. per share per cent. 31. 14s. 51. per cent. 5% per cent. 41. & bs. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 12 per ccnt. 12e. 11. sh. & bs. 11. As. 434/. per ct. 51. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 3/. p. et. & bs. N. pcir cent. 11. ss. 43. 5/. per cent. 61. 10s. 11. Gs. lONI. pr cnt. 500 1 s 0 0 . d i 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 4 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 1100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 33RIDG: Divlden4 per Annum. 1353. per cent. 11. ss. 4d. 11. 2s. 2d. It. 17s. DOC Dirldend per Annum. 41. per cent. 61. pr cent. 25e. per sh. 51. pr cent. -11. per cent. 4 per cent. 4%1. pr cent. 21. per cent. A s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, June 8. GREAT YARMOUTH DISFRANCHISEMENT. The Earl of DEVON rose to move the order of the day for the house going into Committee on the Great Yarmouth Disfranchisement Bill. The Earl of REDESDALE remarked that there was no petition from Yarmouth against the Bill. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought that the Bill was expedient, and believed the general opinion to be that there was no hardship in it. The Bill then passed through Committee, and the report was brought up. PETTY BAG OFFICE BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. The Marquis of LAINSDONN NE gave notice that ho should to-morrow move that the llouse at its rising adjourn until Thursday next. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 8. THE CONDUCT OF THE POLICE IN BISHOP BONNER'S-FIELDS. (Continued from our Third Edition of last night.) Mr. G. THOJIL'SON—The nature of the question was this he had to ask the Right lion. Baronet whe ther be was in possession, from any quarter, of information alleging that on Sunday last, the 4th instant, certain outrages had been inflicted by the police upon peaceable, loyal, and well coLditioned individuals living in the nvighbourhood of the Tower Hamlets.—(llear, hear, and partial laughter.) Ile put the question because he held the testimony in his hand of 60 witnesses, all of whom he had reason to believe were respectable persons, following decent uccu pations—many of them were respectable inhabitants, and shopkeepers in the Tower Hamlets. Their testimony was consistent and concurrent, and agreed i❑ this, that the most brutal outrages were committed by the police, nut only in Bishop Banner's fields, but even more than a mile from the scene where the Chartist outrages took place; and they stated, that unless the Government instituted a searching inquiry into all the facts of the case, and adopt means to prevent the recurrence of similar outrages for the future, that great dissatisfaction would continue to exist in that neighbourhood. In putting this question to the Right Hon. Baronet, he begged to assure him and the House that he had no sympathy with violent language and disaffection. He simply asked the question, at the re quest of his constituents, who had placed an amount of evidence in his hands which deserved !the serious consideration of the Government, and he was sure the Government would be of his opinion when they were in possession of the facts. He therefore begged to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman whether he had any information sustaining that com plaint against the police, or intended to adopt any steps to prevent a recurrence of it if proved? Sir G. GREY said the Hon. Gentleman had given him notice of his intention to ask whether any information had been received complaining of alleged attacks made by the police, on last Sunday evening, on individuals in the neighbourhood of the Tower Hamlets and Bethnal- green. Now, he was able to bring down to the House some evidence on that subject which ho could not have brought on a former occasion. Ile would proceed, how ever, to answer the question of the Hon. Member in the first instance. He should say he had received a com plaint of the conduct of the police. In a letter which had been sent to him, dated last Monday, the sth of June, written by an individual named W. Higgins, from the neighbourhood of Victoria park, the writer stated that, in his opinion but one feeling was entertained in the neighbourhood—namely, that the conduct of the police was most brutal, and as bar barous as ever beheld.—(Hear, hear.) He had received other communications to the same effect. He had also received two other letters, one signed James Fox and the other Arthur Mathew, which cor tained a similar statement to that which he had already read to the House. That was the substance of the com plaint he had received in reference to the alleged brutal conduct of the police, but it would be an act of injustice to that body it' he did not slate that he had also received evidence of a contrary nature. to that which he had just read, and which showed clearly what were the nature of the meetings held in in Vic toria park and other places in the neighbourhood.— (Cheers.) Meetings of this nature had been held pre viously to last Sunday, which had given rise to great disturbances and to the stoppage of trade in various dis tricts; and information having come to their know ledge that similar meetings were to be held. last Sunday in the neighbourhood of the Tower Hamlets, the Commissioners of Police, under his directions, stationed an additional force in the vieinity of the places of meeting. The instructions given to the police were, that they must be prepared to act immediately, but that they were not to interfere with the meetings so long as they remained orderly, and so long as their pro ceedings were conducted in a peaceable manner. The Commissioners had previously issued a notice that these meetings were illegal if they were continued after dark, and the police had instructions to disperse them if that rule were violated. He now held in his hand the report of the inspector under whose immediate charge the police acted, and from this report it would appear that a meeting of the Irish Confederates took place at three o'clock on Sunday, and a meeting of the Chartists was held at five o'clock the same day. In spector Waller was stationed with a body of men out of the public view, in the St. James's Church district. An inspector who made the report was in attendance at the different points where the meetings were collected throughout the entire day. The inspector stated teat at the latter meeting no loss than 3,000 persons of all descriptions had assembled, who remained orderly until 25 minutes past seven o'clock, when the meeting broke up, and then between 400 and 500 pro ceeded to the church, and broke nearly all the windows, and when the inspector passed he was received with the shouts end execrations of the mob, many of them pelting him with stones. The people were called upon to disperse quietly, but the intimation was an swered by another shower of stones, and the police were therefore compelled to interfere. One sergeant and seven police-constables were severely injured, and several had been rendered unfit for duty. The inspector stated, in addition, that several per sons who witnessed the proceedings were ready to corroborate the statements in his report. Ile (Sir G. Grey) had received a letter from a Mr. Houghton, complaining, not of the interference of the police, but showing the great danger which might have resulted from their not interfering earlier, and therefore more effectually. That letter concluded by the writer complaining that the rate-payers of the parish should be subjected to the annoyance, insult, and injury to life and property which these meetings were calculated to bring about. He (Sir George Grey) held in his hand S l letters from different inhabitants of the die trict, concurring in the statement with respect to the inconvenience of those meetings, and as to the forbearance with which the police had acted; and he was assured that there was but ono opinion on the subject throughout the whole district in which the meeting had been held, and that the police were entitled to the greatest praise.—(Hear, and cheers.) Several persons had been committed to the Central Cri minal Court for having been parties to the disturbances. He had that very day received a deputation of gentle men from the neighbourhood of Bethnal-green to re quest him to present for them a loyal address to her Majesty, assuring her that they viewed with abhor. rence the scenes that had lately taken place in the metropolis, and assuring her of their loyal determine:- don to uphold the Crown, the Government, and the law. He had also read a memorial from the inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Victoria-park, stating the occurence that had taken place in the neighbourhood on Sunday last, and expressing their hope that the Government would immediately adopt some course to suppress such meetings, and thereby remove the alarm and danger that existed. He would only say with respect to the statements which the Hon. Member had made against the police, that the parties making them had the same means of proving their truth as the police had of justifying their conduct.—(Cries of "Hear, hear.") A tribunal had been sitting to hear any complaints on either side, but he was not aware that any had been made against the police.—(Hear, hear.) He could assure the Honourable Member that there was no disposition on the part of the Government to interfere with meetings of a legitimate character—(Bear, hear) —but he thought all would admit that the meetings that had lately taken place in the metropolis were anything but of such a description. The police had orders from the Government to afford every protection to persons and property, and to put down such illegal and improper meetings, and he was sure from the course they had hitherto adopted, they would not hesitate to do that which the safety to the property and life of her Majesty's subjects imperatively demanded.—(Hear, hear.) NAVIGATION-LAWS—ADJOURNED DEBATE. Sir JOHN WALSH then resumed the adjourned debate on the navigation-laws. He said he was sur prised that no attempt had been made on Friday night to answer the able and convincing speech of his lion. and Learned Friend the Member for Whitehaven (Mr. Hildyard). He observed that the advocates of free trade had not on this occasion resorted to their usual argu ment—that the interests that would be affected by the alteration of the navigation-laws were class interests, and, therefore, that it would be beneficial to the comma tt , nity to abolish them. The argument t he y used o occasion was this, that the measure w ould not bedetri mental to the mercantile marine of the country. Under and Under this view of the case, the statements of his H Learned Friend respecting the inc rease of the Prussian commercial marine became very important. They should not look merely to the positive effect of an alteration of the navigation-laws. If an alteration of them were likely to give a relative increase to the marine of foreign countries, as compared with their own, that House oug ht not to consent to make such alterations. The Hon. Member for Westbury a lluded to the augm entation of their commercial marine since the passing of Mr. Huskisson's measure, but be forgot that there was a natural increase of that marine, which was not at all connected with the mea sures of that statesman. He would only refer to the increase which had taken place in consequence of the traffic to the east of the ,Cape, to China, Penang, and Singapore. — (H ear, hear.) Hon. Gentlemen opposite seemed to him to fritter away the advantage of their commercial marine to the royal navy. The evidence of SieT.Stirling alone was taken before the Committee with respect to this important question. That one person only was examined he considered to be a proof that the sttbject had received too little consideration. But he had a plan of his own, namely, that they should main tain a larger naval establishment in time of peace. He thought it was too much to be called on to decide on so important I point on the evidence of a single indivi- Price Price 45 41 Os, J, dual, who, it was evident, had peculiar views re specting it. It seemed to him that the fallacy o f Sir Stirling's evidence was clear on the face of it, for he eppsared never to have taken into his consideration the circumstanc°e that an emergency might arise for a sud den cl e ment lion of the navy. Where could they find, on a sudden emergency, some 70,000 or 80,000 persona to man the navy? Landsmen vveuld Le merely an impediment. The mercantile marine must be their main reliance in time cf war. They were a kind of national guards, which were free, too, from those objections which existed sgainst such a body in other countries. He had listened atten tively to the speech of the Right Hon. G e ntleman the Member for the University of Oxford , which was d vered with more than his usual clearness, and it be understood his Right Ilon. Friend's plan, it was merely a permission to negotiate with foreign powers o n the terms of reciprocity. Ile preferred that plan to the measure of the Government, which went to the alm ost total abrogation of the navigation-laws. It seemed to him to be the height of absur di ty to y ield adrantageg t° other states without receiving any benefits in re turn. It seemed to him that the Government could not have chosen a worse time for introducing a speculative measure like the present, whilst t he continental states were in sueh confusion. Was this a proper time for them to try such rash and doubtful theories ? would advise them to wait at all events till they knetri what would he the result of th e storm. If they h foreseen what hail since occurred in the states et, Europe, ho did not believe the Government worilet hare introduced such a measure. The promoters of this „ measure were altogether mistaken in their sanguineh Utopian views, that wars would no l on g er exist, ao me (! th a t they were to have a universal peace. Ile cautone the House to pause before they p ass ed a measu re on whith would weaken the foundation which the naval supre• macy of England rested.—(Hear.) th e Mr. MACGREGOR considered the results which 0_ opponents of the resolutions predict ed from an alterete in the navigation-laws to be at variance with all Oro. rience. They believed that if the measure was 55.1,- 4 tioned by Parliament the inevitabl e consequence be the ruin of their shipping interes t, and the total Whoa e . wa . tinction of their maritime power . H* s hs e " sceptical with respect to any such co nse q uence; -vest! • examined the question on its principles. B tm res t of gated the facts with regard to the shipping intewhich other countries; and he could not find a single o h ne v wer e would lead him to the conclusion with whic h t ' el n the threatened by the opponents of the measure. T e ith contrary, he believed the effect of the Bill, counie_ Big ht the measures e G a e s u ur tl e e s m o a f u commercial freedom passed by th e ke t he (Sir R. Peel), would be to m a ide st ports and docks of the United Kingdom thegr.:aid' emporium that ever existed for the produce of the oo pfe —([leer, hear.) It was said that their maritim with as e rity and naval grandeur were concurrent vei t d b w hets caused by the navigation-laws, from the Pert,. de' they were passed by that stern ruler to whom the, nied a niche in their palace at Westminster. ge ° tf i n ity, the concurrence, but he denied the cause. Their tte e ion p , y w r a 3 s m lik s te e l' i n u d ais P t t b et i e so far as prosperity was in nity which existed betwee g n ue t s h t fertility of the banks of the Nile. Those w t weft on the dependence of their naval po wer on the exceed tion-laws would discover that their na val power if t hese that of any other country before the existence 'l3Alfted, laws. Without going so far back as the time °-ed over he would mention that a victory had been ,g ain eel, t e ll ; the French fleet in the time of Edward 111., 3° 11416, English fleet destroying 15 French vess els; lo es dir Duke of Bedford, who commanded th e Eoglishcr b tro yea tested 500 ships in the Channel; in 1415, the Detc,e the Dutch fleet; again in 1512, they learnt; and fleet; in 1545 they defeated the French fleetj 0 . it 0 5 , 1653 the Duke of York beat the Dutch f1eet,.1,1651' impossible that the navigation-laws, whic h Pro l hs vig i ' could have had any effect. Other countries ha" d e co h aul Lion laws at all, and yet they had a great nava l , ut with' land had the greatest difficulties to contend with , u sider eble out the aid of navigation laws she became a c 3 lteg es maritime power, whilst Spain, with vast adval e tn ioes, ° e rived from her West Indian possessions and tb esite eren l i Mexico, and with a code of maritime an t , l s e t her 0 ,1 1 1, laws of the most stringent character, had te ) °,„ ee t ne s strength. He believed that at the present I°°'"ev;er thaw land was considerably stronger as a naval rebel:la:a Spain and Portugal together. He should BPP e l danger whatever from the repeal of these eta 'in cOese,, not believe British shipping had ev er sulferevt info Cote; quence of relaxation. When the House Wen, ere ard s ,he mittee on these resolutions he should bring T atige of l ot , tistics in proof of his position. As repro° in the em largest ship-building constituency but on* Ott in t, be pire, he should give this measure bie:sllPPesoelaeing most perfect confidence tha t ' t ie csr' h ei acceptable to his constituents . li e ge eon`' out these laws, however, h e did n: w eele 0 0 s auxiliary measures would be required. T h e 1, 11 0 0 toms system of the country must be eb tin g e e l t lash C monstrous to thick that no vessel, even i n seingri ° Tecen enter or sail from any port of the United o cept under the superintendence of a cu stom peed le i tie6 He thought also that all duties on timber the ces ° t he building must be repealed. With respect to oted /ole o be trade he thought no harm was to be elietreder b u rsa competition of any vessel in the cosisting,b du tis tend to did fear that in consequence of our h i e vo uld R ot wine and spirits the opening of that trade ot i n tl?e rit y, a great amount of smuggling. He was n sopet illS t afraid of the effect of repealupon our 0512 se tn ees Mr. WILLIAM MILES had listened fie neeri eg speaker with very great astonishmen. biro, subject' pected very different arguments from t he s ti s f the amount of study he had give n t , t .',,, t itee nt „„ht t ° but he had not heard one single 111 505 i i e rbe" weight in proof of his position that the se e stio nl3- o° lir be repealed. What was the state of then V nt ed ° re por t ; tt yr iri e g ich T b w , ' , 3 tec e ni ti de e r) t e r: fore the House? The House had aPP ea l eee eqj o - t oe' mittee of Inquiry; that Committee had in then ,'-ot A Committee, however, was now Lords. It was receiving evidence cessible to the House of Commons. ef t his re, mot would go far to prove the in dvisabilitY es eee e ti ot a e ery hew 0 It would show that Danish ships cost Le t t re d to build and to work than British shiPs•bsut teo'dieeet; let the world conceive that they were e een te The 1 " / ;. the wages of British seamen to 5 ' 1 0 0 35g u ue rt e i With regard to American vessels, he e ° t eat q • f ro th • t he $ ll not so much afraid of competitene ei he e in In the time of war, however, there coml_ e d to b o f cS y , that the mercantile navy would be reqtellit ce se wo n ev , its integrity. What would they do 1 0 90 1 0 1, gency? The feeling throughout fat ed 130 universal in favour of the contenipl,c_`,,hecle4 the 0 represented by the Hon. and Learned ine7iionsis ton, for, while there were scarcely where s orer r ot; _ ecs Ise for it from the commercial classes, seenstr 3u se b other hand, very many urgent reeee e el s ts• f th e ge. from our most important shiening -i° a tion : 0 ch °fl elsi Mr. MOODY, after much consider mater he 00- e jest, had satisfied his mind that solv e ol d b e jjoil 6 i ; were necessary in our navigation-lawtefore the iut ril lto therefore support the original motion the It was perfectly clear, that vvhatevercrthe laewt value of the free-trade principles, Mae awe the Sic°, e ot e land under the suerintendence ot ins co con eetee; Member for Tamworth, these prin e 'P e ; now c e fell s fairly tested without the further effect o f t he e ; rl ° o plated.—(Hear, hear.) As to the enftei at pres e dot e ,: upon our shipping interest, we seem'gee her i 7 o at sea on that point, for while one le d sp peti ce l professional men, and therefore, it w. e e den ev eite re- s , the ' I ! r e r el, e ° art' a claim to attention for their opinion•Linflies thsr_a another twholly gentlemen,destructive a equally eessioe- distin e , ass m 10 the fore equally entitled to attention,Pra°s that the change would do good rather t e Pet ition rst ion te shipping interest.—(Hear, hear.) thei r Tb dcel:01 P e fl ee, subject were equally discrepant in ro c e ssi and, therefore, it seemed to him, n en o l u to C O lll d e a son, very desirable, at all events, tog be m oo . th r that the details of the matter mig,sesen be i T e se e cussed—(Hear, bear) —Hon. Gen _ems( !.01,fi., at full liberty to give their final decisto c ui .... ,(1 .0 sure as it should then be developed to th it i : 0,0; 0 t i, Sir G. CLERK said that it was l i a on 10 1 st eel` t i mind that some change in the navig°l quisite, and he could not, therefore, su i t e , ou ~_e f it t he 1 4 0 r, ment which was equivalent to a declar r ti vi " as es s o ll_ex c e t ; of the House that no change whatevesoseet Yytto_,f Hon. Gentlemen who supported the o°,, e e di6e r e 'l i er?;, our navigation-laws as of some venerecneeteet ; 7 4 01, came perfect from the hand of its ar bee n hnd osta in point of simple fact, this edifice . 00 co almost from the period of its constructt t efer , frect, 0 rations and remodellings, w hich, h e l en ore e e e o,o l , / j ample room and verge for further ase" ene of t,' s ear,''ils changes. One thing was manifest, tha.t d e etP o i who had, from time to time, revised t i _ c iei o sl ol e upon any distinct or comprehensive pla,",tcrepae,,,s were disfigured by the most glaring ss % /cu bit!, e co / contradictions, all of them more or le 'L 5 ,00 ° 0 40 of them eminently,so—to impede our e py si z pro b sP e e T e , rying nation, and our general comp T' her t ,oet i rlf (Hear, hear.) He repudiated a tog c ore r e c etS,,,s which Hon. Gentlemen expressed of e t i L s, pa under a change of the law, of foreignivo7„ as regarded their tonnage, with our o s.j ' e l i ie ee e p t s e f trade. Even as it was, with all the n re . t e l ts i b pediments under which our presentY iflllY'esl3fl competed with the foreigner succes etc! he 0, 01 , the entire tonnage that passed into the "f i " tt iii incr ee to i o e —and our success would of course , 10 1 `„ w ere 1. cloven, more complete when these restrictioa7 tot ee, sfsero Competent evidence proved that evert a! to stee. s etb co e ling of our ships, the facilities afforderlit'be eilowith'e sels by the late changes in our tariff, as ;d u ce' ss I , e ts to obtain provisions out of bond, /lad e ; e i e ced ere eats of this item fully thirty per cent., an'„r r , , c ti eoP e ol nearly on an equality—practically o ', a ny olieso equality—in this respect with the steps..eld'oetho ineceo country. The same proposition aPP II I3. P r t e . iti roPici equal force to the construction of Ys° w i t h J. slier respect he feared no real competitioen,enied teebets;er ships; and as to American vessels, he there e t f t iet tre t of equal excellence could be built " WI tic e o r 0 e The be l ee rate than they could be built her • ere, bu tt ht' oo" might, perhaps, be so:nething less o , .hiperrgeoe 4e, was not so good, and the w a g es r or l:l o. far heavier, averaging at New e _ es w as P th ere v e elsewhere Bs. 4d., a far higher sum v", i ,ue . r * it s wages of our awn merchant seamrietir, 00e 0 The wages of the seamen wereeentnon.ert'sgairnl reoltriogf York not less than 60:. a month. sethat un less e et eee c eri was one thing, however, clear , eof roan Bali ros' was done to improve the syst m s hould a r Cf ll , ° our commercial marine, referredP to tb:ith so!t,ecoe d nv sl Right Hon. Gentleman then p m e u c c t i h v e nadvantages itered int° s at f e e t r e le cations which Mr. Murray had et to stat e °' b flos s a , t of our Consuls, and took occasien 03 ig gortohuern:rreesweheattse.l----er01;:r003) seeded, the late Governmentcommunications, in ted that thc orate Mr. Murray had distinctly sta whateverwalTll: n t o u' vra y te • o e ro se olie e t i t t eori ult of a P r con ° Co' to se . 0 ot speCt i er Irre or, lions he had received were the res _vertti tbs addressed by his own acq ua int ance vie ' evidence, bp , vernment. Mr. Murray h irn°lf altosth personally, ... 1 Name of Company. Australasia • • • • • • • • . • B ritshl•• orth American Ceylon .. .iommercial of London ..... Gloucestershire .. lonian .. • . • • .. • • • • • • Londe and Westminstr uondon Joint-Stock ... rrovincialof Ireland.. Ditto, New... .. National of Ireland .. Nat. Provncial oft.'ng. Ditto, New......... South Australia ...... Union of Australia.... Ditto ....... . 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Francis Baring, son of the late Lord Ashburton, has announced himself a can didate for the representation of this borough, the borough being rendered vacant by the calling of the late member, the Hon. W. Bingham Baring, to the Upper House by the death of his father. DEATH OF LADY LUCY' ELEANOR LOWTHER—We regret to announce the demise of the Lady Lucy Eleanor Lowther, in the 57th year of her age. Her death took place yesterday morning, at her town resi dence in Bruton-street. This melancholy event will be deeply deplored, not only by her Ladyship's sorrowing relatives, but also by a very numerous circle of friends. 21. 10s. 21. 10s. 51. per cnt. :61.0a. pr cnt.' AND CO Dividend per Annum. £ s. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 100 0 0 63 12 9 m co: Amount of Share. 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