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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 28. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of Saturday.) ROYAL ASSENT. Shortly after two o'clock the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Earl of Minto, and Lord Campbell took their seats below the Throne, robed as Lord Commissioners, and gave the Royal Assent to the following sixty-five public and private Bills: Consolidated Fund (3,000,0000. General Quarter Sessions Courts Procedure. Turnpike Trusts Union. Mutiny and Desertion (India). Attorney and Solicitors (Ireland). Sites for Sekools. Administration of Justice (Vancouver's Island). Turnpike Roads (Ireland). Sewers Acts Amendment. Pupils Protection (Scotland). Militia Ballot Suspension. Commons Inclosare (No. 2). Highway Rates. Excise Benevolent Fund Society. Newgate Gaol (Dublin). Lunatic Asylums (Ireland). House of Lords' Costs Taxation. Marriages in Foreign Countries Facilitating. County Rates, &c. Poor Relief Cities and Boroughs. Stock in Trade. Advance of Money, Athlone to Galway Railway. Relief of Distress (Ireland —No. 2). Inland Posts (Colonies). Land Improvement (Ireland). Labouring Poor Act Amendment (Ireland). Sequestration Remedies. Indictable Offences (Ireland). Summary Convictions (Ireland). Incumbered Estates (Ireland). Mouse of Commons Offices. Regimental Benefit Societies. Militia Pay. Protection of Women. Trustees Relief. Enlistment (Artillery and Ordnance). Rock Life Assurance Company. Sheffield and Tinsley-road (Extension of the Tinsley and Doncaster Turnpike Road to Sheffield). Taff Vale Railway (Extension in Merthyr Tydvil). London and Blackwall Railway Amendment and Ex. tension of Time. Lancashire and Yorkshire and London and North- Western Railway Companies (transfer of interest in the Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour, and Dock, and regulating the management of the undertaking). Irish South-Eastern Railway, Amendment of Acts. Caledonian Railway (Purchase on Lease of Wishaw and Coltness Railway). East Lancashire Railway Act Amendment and Devia- tion. Transfer of Sheffield Canal to the River Dun Naviga tion Company. Flimwell Vent to Hastings Turnpike Road. Lanarkshire (East and West Line), and Glasgow and Shotts Turnpike Roads, Amendment of Acts. Dublin, Ashbourne, Slane, and Drogheda Road Act continuation and Amendment. Edinburgh and Gla s g ow Railway (Wilsontown, Morn ingside, and Coltness Railway Transfer). New North Road (Continuation Act). Kingston. upon- Hull Dock Company. Borough of Louth, and Free Grammar School of Louth. The Aberdeen Destitute Female Orphan Asylum (Davidson's Estate). Duke of Norfolk (Duke of Sutherland's Estate). Canning's Estate. Hon. Robert Henry Clive's Estate. Hurd's Estate. Ladykirk (Robertson's) Estate. Lee's Estate (Colworth). Lord Brougham and Vaux (late Duke of Cleveland's) Estate. Ogle's E.;tate. Reynolds' Estate. Rickards' (or Harman's) Estate. lloghton's Divorce, and Hudson's Divorce (India). POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. A message from the Commons requested a conference on the subject of the amendments made by the House of Lords to the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill. Tho conference shortly afterwards took place, and upon the return of the Noble Lords composing it, Tho Marquis of LANSDOWNE informed their Lordships that they had had a conference with the Corn nr,ns, who had made several amendments on the Bill, which he moved should be printed, and taken into con sideration on Monday. After the presentation of several petitions by the Earl of CARLISLE, in favour of the Clergy Relief Bill, the House adjourned at Half-past Three o'clock to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July2S. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of Saturday.) NEW WRI r FOR READING. On the motion of Mr. TUFNELL, the Speaker was directed to issue his writ fur the election of a Member for the borough of Reading, which had been vacated by the elevation of Nit. Sergeant Talfourd to the bench. MODE — OF CONDUCTING PUBLIC BUSINESS. Whilst the House was rapidly passing some railway and other Bills, Mr. BEBNAL said he Mt it his duty to observe that several Bills had come down from the House of Lords at twelve o'cl , )ck this day, to which several amend ments had been made, but which, from the period they had cJme down, and the extent of those amendments, it was impossible to give that consi deration which was duo to them, to the House, and to the country. The SPEAKER agreed with Mr. Bernal. So many Bills came down from the House of Lords at this late period of the session, that but little opportunity was aff)rded to the House to consider them; but he had looked at tho amendments referred to, and there was nothing in them that inter fered with the privileges of the House, or altered, as he understood, the main features of the measures referred to. dr. BERNAL said he alluded to certain railway Bills. M. HUME said the House ought to alter the mode of pr:ceeding in this respect. The table was covered with Bills, and ho thought it would be better to throw them all out, than pass them in such a shape, which precluded the House becoming acquainted with their nature. Some rule ought to be laid down with respect to the period of introducing Bills, printing and proceeding with them. They had already gone through thirty-three Bills, and it was absurd to suppose that the House was acquainted with their nature.—(Laughter.) Tle would ask if such a course of transacting the public business wound redound to the dignity of the House? Mr. F. MAULE said a railway Bill was read a third time in the House of Lords this morning, in which the Railway Board were desirous of introducing amendments, but, °ling to the late period the Bill had come down, the Pres . dent of thia Board was unable to do so. Mr. DISRAELI said the statement of the Hon. Gen tleman opposite, tne of the Ministers, showed that the prorcgo.tion was premature, and that the House did not possess the confidence of the country. No Bill should be introduced after a certain period of the session had expired. The fact was, that when Parliament was prorogued the heads of departments and those under them never con sidered the business of the succeeding session, as they employed the six months in recreation.—(Laughter.) Tho mode of conducting public business was disgraceful, and he hoped in future sessions a bettor course would be adopted. Tho subject then. cropped. POOR RELIEF BILL. Mr. C. LEWIS reported that the Lords had ap• pointed a conference on this Bill forthwith. The several Membnrs appointed to conduct the con. ference on the part of the House the❑ left. On the conclusion of the conference, Sir GEORGE GREY reported that the managers on the part of the Commons had met the Lords, and had left their reasons for disagreeing with the Lords' amend ments. Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from tho inhabi tants of Birmingham, strongly blaming the conduct of her Majesty's Government in not protesting against the French aggression at Rome ; also expressing their sympathy with the llungarian nation, and praying the House to present an address to her Majesty, praying her to protest against the conduct of the Russian and Aus trian Governments. Mr. LUSIIINGTON presented a petition from cer tain inhabitants of Westminster, calling the attention of the House to the unhealthy state of the neighbour bond of Nlil'bank Penitentiary. Mr. AILILLINGS presented a petition from the Law Association complaining of the Small Debts' Act. Lord J. RUSSELL rose to move that the House on its rising adjourn until Tuesday. Mr. HUME wished to know, before he consented to this. what business there was on the paper? Mr. AGLIONBY complained of the press of business which the House had had on hand for the last month. Lord JOHN RUSSELL confessed that the business before the House had been very heavy of late. This was owing in some degree to the small progress which the house made in the commencement. So many notices of motions were placed on the paper, and so many discus sions had taken place in Committee of Supply, that it Was impossible to bring in any Bill before twelve o'clock at night. The consequence was, that the Government were obliged to delay all measures, except those of great importance, until a late period of the session. Mr. DISRAELI sa id t h e N o bl e L or d h a d attemp t e d toexplain the hasty manner in which the public business was conducted by throwing the onus of it upon the House, and not upon the Government. This same course he had pursued was the at the expiration of last ses sion, and he (Mr. Disraeli) had then taken occas i on t o show that the cause ofie mast this press was the Government, and not the House. l desire During this session there had been a universal the l:lernment; rsavhe to facilitate Government; the progress of business and assist th e had b een ne ver recollected a session in which there fewer notices of motion. If he could trust to his there had been no Committee of Supply. raer M the Ist of July, the Government had introd uc el twen ty new Bills, and had asked the House t o s i t on almost every morning. He merely rose to defend the House from the accusation which the Noble Lord had attempted to throw upon it. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he had never wished to throw any imputation upon the H ouse . Mr. ROEBUCK suggested that the Government should introduce one Bill at a time, and stick to that, and not encumber themselves with a dozen at a time. The matter then dropped. NOTICES FOR NEXT SESSION. COUNTY COURTS. Mr. FITZROY gave notice that early next session he should move for leave to introduce a Bill to extend the jurisdiction of county mats. STAMPS. Mr. MACGREGOR gave notice that he should move for certain returns with respect to stamps on deeds of assurance. _ ___ MINES AND COLLIERIES. Mr. WYLD gave notice that early next session he should move for leave to introduce a Bill for the due inspection of mines and collieries. COPYHOLDS. Mr. AGLIONBY gave notice of his intention to move for a return of the number of copyholds enfranchised by the Copyhold Commissioners. NEW FOREST, &c. Mr. CO\IPTON moved for returns with respect to tho New Forest, but finding they had been ordered to be printed by the Committee on Woods and Forests, he withdrew his motion. LAND TAX. Mr. WODEIIOUSE moved for a return of the ap portionment of the land-tax quotas in the several districts of England and Wales, and in Scotland, arranged ac cording to counties; showing the rate per pound in the value of real property assessed to property-tax in 1842; appending to each county the average rate in the pound at which the land-tax is charged in the several cities, boroughs, and towns, according to the form adopted in the papers delivered in by J. Wood, Esq., chairman of the Board of Excise, when examined before a Committee of the House of Lords on the 24th day of March, 1846, on the subject of the burthens affecting real property ; comprising Appendices, No. 9, 10, 11. Statement of the amount of duty assessed on personal estate in each county in England and Wales, by virtue of the Act 3 William IV,, c. 3, for the service of the year ending the 25th day of March, 1833, being the year preceding the repeal of the said duty; Appendix, No. 12. Return, showing the total amount of money levied for poor-rate and county-rate in England aLd Wales, and the amount expended thereout fur the relief and maintenance of the poor for the years ended Lady day 1813 to 1845, both inclusive; and showing also the rate per head o❑ the population in each county for the same period.—Agreed to. ROLLS' COURT (IRELAND). _ _ Mr. FRENCH moved for a return of the number of orders made by the Master of the Rolls, from the Ist day of August, 1848, to the Ist day of August, 1849, classified as follows :-1. Number made for the appoint ment or extension of Receivers in Petition matters, under the Acts 5 and 6 Will. IV., c. 55, and 3 and 4 Victoria, chap. 105. 2. Number of like, made in Petition matters under the Tithe Rent Charge and other Acts. 3. Number of like, in causes or plenary suits. (The appointments to be distinguished from the extensions in these three classes.) 4. The number made, giving landlords permissio n to proceed by eject ment has been appointed. 5 . T eased h nu against the lands ovemrbewrhmicandeaforrectete receiver revie w byo otherwise w rla s e st e rasff,eihenti affecting respect the of receivers' a,cmcoeunntst, & s p c t o rents, pa) & c., or conduct of the receiver. G. The number made as to the reduction of rents, repairs, allowances, &c., or otherwise, affecting the interests of the tenants. 7. The number made for attachments against receivers, for noncom pliance with rule of the Court, &c. 8. The number of all other orders of all kinds. A like return for the Court of Exchequer. (The number of orders made in open court to be distinguished from side bar rules.) — Agreed to. MAURITIUS. Mr. HLTME moved for copies or extracts of dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius, respecting the trade and finances of the island; and also of any petitions or memorials of the inhabitants of that island, and of the Mauritius Association of London, addressed to her Ma jesty or the Secretary of State, on the same subjects; and, also, copies or extracts of dispatches relating to the trade and finances of the island addressed to Sir G. W. Anderson, C. 8., and not yet laid before this House. Mr. HAWES said such a memorial was not in the Colonial-office; it might be on its way.—Agreed to. METROPOLITAN POLICE. _ . Lord D. STUART moved for returns of the number and description of metropolitan police officers employed out of the limits of the metropolitan district in the years 1847 and 1848, as nearly as can be given; the number of days each police officer %.% as so employed in each year; and the sums paid to or on account of each police officer for pay, lodging, travelling, or other expenses whilst so employed.—Agreed to. SERVICES IN CHURCHES IN WALES. Mr. J. WILLIAMS said five months ago he moved for a return of the services in the Protestant churches of Wales, distinguishing those performed in Welch and those in English; part of the return had been furnished, but that with respect to St. David's and Bangor had not been furnished. What was the cause of this? Mr. C. LEWIS was understood to say that they had not been completed. LORDS' AMENDMENTS—NEWCASTLE AND BERWICK RAILWAY. Sir JAMES GRAHAM inquired what the Govern ment intended to do with respect to the Bills that had came down from the Lords, both public and private. For instance, there were the amendments to the Bank ruptcy Acts Consolidation Bill, and a private Bill, entitled the Newcastle and Berwick and Carlisle Amalgamation Bill. The latter contained, mutotis mutandis, the provi sions of the Audit Bill, which had been withdrawn. He wished to know, if the House did not sit on Monday, what opportunity would be given to discuss the impor tant question involved in this Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL trusted there would be ample time for considering these amendments on Tuesday. he might take that opportunity of stating that the pro rogation of the house would not take plac3 till Wed nesday, With regard to the question relating to the Bankruptcy Law Amendment Bill, his Hon. and Learned Friend the Attorney-General apprehended the House would have no difficulty in agreeing to them. Sir J. GRAHAM trusted the amendments to the Railway Bill would be printed. Mr. LA BOUCHER'''. reminded the Right Hon. Baronet that all Lords' amendments would come under the consideration of the Hon. Gentleman the Chairman of Ways and Means. WOODS AND FORESTS REPORT. _ Lord DUNCAN wished to know when the annuli re port of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests for the year 1847.48 would be laid on the table. S:r G. HAYTER said the report was ready, and would be laid on the table to-day, or at least on Monday or Tuesday. CUFFE•STREET SAVINGS BANK. Mr. REYNOLDS inquired of the Right Hon. Gentle man the Chancellor of tha Exchequer how it was that the Committee, which had sat 15 times, and asked 4,000 questions on the subject of the Cuffe-street savings bank, had not reported to the House. He wished also to know whether it was intended to continue the inquiry during the recess, and whether or no the Right lion. Gentle man would have any objection to the appointment of a Committee next session? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the matter had been referred under the resolution of the Committee to a protelsed accountant, and that was the reason the Committee had not reported. He might add that it was intended to continue the inquiry during the recess till the accountant was in a position to report, but he could not now consent to the re-appointment of the Committee next session. CUSTOMS REGULATIONS. _ Mr. AIACGREGOR, wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether any steps had been taken to render the regulations of the Customs department consistent with the increased commerce of the nation, particularly with respect to the increased steam navigation and the large intercourse that was now carried on between this and other countries? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER bad already informed the House that such amendments had been made in the various Customs departments as would secure a large saving of public money and in creased facilities for commerce. Sir JAMES GRAHAM rose to nsk Mr. Bernal, whether the Lords' amendment of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick, and the Berwick and Carlisle Amalgamation Bills had been printed. Mr. BERNAL said that he had not authority to order the printing of any amendments. Sir JAMES GRAHAM moved that these amend- ments be printed. Mr. GREENE opposed the motion. Mr. CARDWELL said that the suspension of a standing order had been made in order that the prorogation of Parliament might not be delayed, and the consequence was that an attempt was now made to sur prise the House into a declaration of opinion with regard to a great public question, the Railway Audit Bill, without a discussion. He must protest against a question of this kind being smuggled into a private Bill, which had not been printed. Lord J. RUSSELL agreed that it was inexpedient to force the !louse into the expression of an opinion on this question at this time of the session. Mr. HUME suggested that the House should meet on Monday. Mr. HEADLAM protested 'against any injury being done to those who were interested in this railway. Mr. COBBOLD said, speaking for the Eastern Union, he had no objection to the credit clause. He objected to a premature proceeding of this kind. Sir C. DOUGLAS said a Noble Lord in another place (Lord Monteagle) had said h o h a d an o bj ect i on to the Bill, but that he would support it if the promoters would consent to the insertion of these clauses, and they were put in and the Bill sent down by the Lords at a time when it was impossible for the House to consider it. After some discussion the amendments were ordered to be printed, Lord J. RUSSELL intimating that in the meantime :he Government would consider the matter. CEYLON. Mr. BAILIE then rose to move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying the appointment of a Commission to inquire on the spot into the means taken for the repression of the lato insurrection at Ceylon. The Honourable Gentleman rested his case on the ground that the Com mittee up stairs found that they could not fully sift the matter referred to them, unless they had wit nesses from Ceylon. Being unable to obtain all the information they required, and serious charges having been made against the Governor, they thought that the appointment of a Commission was the best course to adopt. Mr. Lord d ME seconded the mo ti on . RD OLIN RUSSELL said the principle sought to be introduced was an important one—to inquire into the conduct departments officer under the manage• ment of one of the eoafs it t h m e ig G h o t v b e e rnment It was a serious thing, howeverm to appoint an inquiry , ' into the conduct of the Goveengtosrv, while it might be desirable impos sible for him to carry on the government eut of the colony with a grand inquisition hanging general state he did submit that, him. Therefore, to appoint a Commission to inquire into the g of the colony and its mode of government, expedient to extend such an inquiry into the conduct o s f n ti o ie t Governor, It must I;se roweiabeied that the cealtaittw had refused to supply the House with the evidence upon which they grounded this application, and the proceeding resembled so much that of the grand inquisitions of Spain and Venice, that he really could not consent to it. He was, however, told that the resolution upon which this motion was founded was introduced to the Committee without any notice at all, and it seemed to him, there fore, that the House being in utter ignorance of the evidence could not assent to the proposal before them. In fact, if this motion were agreed to in its pre sent shape, it would be putting the Governor on his trial, thereby paralysing all his power of governing the colony, and he must, for the sake of the goverment of our colonial empire, resist the motion. If, however, next session his Hon. Friend the Member for Montrose would come forward in a manly manner, and move the re-appointment of the Committee to prepare articles of impeachment against the Governor, he should then be prepared to meet him. _ _ . _ Mr. HUME admitted that . no notice was given of the resolution upon which the motion was founded, but at the time it was discussed nearly all the members of the Committee were present. In reply to the challenge of the Noble Lord he could only state that if the information that was now wanting were not forthcoming, if no one else would do it he would move the impeachment of the Governor. —(Hear, hear.) With regard to the objection of the Noble Lord that the evidence had not been printed, all that he could state in answer to that was that the Com mittee did not think it prudent to publish evi dence which only gave one side of the question. All the proceedings in Ceylon had been studiously kept in the dark; and yet Lord Grey had signified his un qualified approbation of the Governor. The Governor, in his opinion, ought to be recalled, and a commission of inquiry ought to be sent out. If the Government wished to maintain the allegiance, and preserve the lives and properties of her Majesty's subjects, they must show themselves ready to inquire into the conduct of those who tyrannized over them. Mr. VERNON SMITH thought it was absurd to ask the Government to accede to such a vote when the Com mittee refused them the evidence upon which to go. The Hon. Gentleman who had raised this question, whether it was that he doubted whether he should be wasable f t r o o r al e t a d i e n l i a 3 a 9 a yMteam theber s m i n i a i t s h t e a r s H w o u h s o e, h a o a r a w a h n e a t a h a e c r e i d t that they had " other fish to fry" to-day—(A laugh)-- had not entered into any reason why this inquiry should be granted. He for one should be very unwilling to brand the Governor with obloquy. The proceedings of the Committee ought to have been presented to the House before this discussion was brought on. If the lion. Member pressed his motion to a division, he (Mr. V. Smith) should vote against it. Mr. DISRAELI thought it right, without at all en tering into the secrets of the Committee-room, which had nothing to do with the point before the House, to place before House what he was perfectly justified in stating with respect to the cause of the evidence not being printed. There was a motion made for printing that evidence by the Hon. Member for Montrose. That motion was resisted because it was said the evi dence was imperfect, and because it conveyed a prima facie case against the Governor of the colony and other parties; and in consequence of that statement, and in deference to the wishes of the Government, there was, with the exception of the Hon. Member for Montrose, an unanimous decision that the evidence should not be printed.—(Hear, hear.) In his (Mr. Disraeli's) opinion the Government ought never to have consented to that Committee. The moment they appointed a Committee of the House of Commons to investigate into the causes of the insur rection at Ceylon and the conduct of the Governor they destroyed the just and legitimate influence of the Go vernor. He would strongly support the motion of the Hon. Member for Montrose. _ Mr. VILLIERS supported the motion, and intimated that his opinion was more favourable to Lord Torrington than when he entered the Committee, for his was placed in the most dangerous and responsible position a man could be placed. Sir J. HOGG opposed the motion, on the gound that the adoption of no course would be fraught with more danger. The speech of the Noble Lord at the head of the Government was unanswerable. He glanced at the proceedings of the Committee, and held that the voice of the Committee was not in its favour. He did hope and trust that the House would not listen to this application. He admitted that there was not sufficient evidence betore the Committee to sub- stantiate the charges preferred against Lord Tor rington, but it was not the duty of the Committee, but of those who made the charge, to find out the evi dence; and in his opinion that was an additional reason why the motion should be resisted. Lord HOTHAM wished to explain that no surprise with regard to his motion before the House could have been intended. He almost entirely concurred with the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Wolverhampton. He certainly had never entertained any unfavourable im pression towards Lord Torrington, with whom he had for many years lived in habits of intimacy. When he had arrived at a certain stage of the inquiry a conviction had forced itself upon his mind that be could con scientiously filfil his duty without having a further in quiry. Was it not as essential, and quite as little calcu lated to weaken the authority of Lord Torrington, to show to this House that the imputations which had been cast upon his character were groundless, as to re main satisfied with the inquiry which had already been made, and with the declaration of the Colonial Secretary that he was quite satisfied with the Governor's conduct. Those who stood in the way of affording to Lord Tor rington a means of clearing his character were his worst friends. Sir JAMES GRAHAM reminded the House that they were sitting in a judicial inquiry. He knew no thing of the facts of the case, but from what he heard he thought it was impossible that the inquiry could close at the present point. He thought that the Under-Secretary for the Colonies had not shown his usual judgment in re jecting the alternative which had been proposed to him by the Committee. He did not think that the mode proposed in the motion was the 13,-st way to continue the inquiry. He thought that the best way would be fur the Government to come to some arrangement with the supporters of the motion. Lord JOHN RUSSELL would not be unwilling that the Committee should re-assemble; at the commence ment of next session. Mr. HAWES wished to state to the House that he never had an idea that the Noble Lord's (Lord Hotham) motion would have come on the :lay it did. After a short discussion, the gallery was cleared, when there appeared— ... 33 ... ... 90 ... -57 For the motion Against it ... Majority ••• •.• The motion was accordingly negatived. Mr. DISRAELI said it was right they should under stand how matters stood. He understood the Govern ment to consent to do what their representative on the Committee had refused to do.—(Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said he understood quite the con trary. His Hon. Friend the Under-Secretary was quire willing to agree to the proposition of the Hon. Member tor Beverley. Mr. DISRAELI said he understood the proposition of the Hon. Member for Beverley in quite a different light from the Noble Lord. It was very important that this matter should be rightly understood. _ Lord J. RUSSELL-1I have before stated that what we propose is, that the Committee should re-assemble and point out what witnesses they think it necessary te have examined next year; and at the m ee ti ng o f Parlia ment next session, these witnesses should be examined. Mr. DISRAELI—That is precisely the proposition made in Committee, to which the Under-Secretary re fused to accede.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME said it was of great importance that both sides should be, prepared for the re -appointment of the Committee, and with that view that the facts already ascertained should be made known to the public. He, therefore, begged to move, pursuant to the notice which he had given, that the evidence taken before the Select Committee be laid before the House. Lord J. RUSSELL thoughith;n;otion was not one that could be agreed to, after the motion of the Hon. Member for Inverness had been negatived. Mr. HUME said ho would withdraw the motion for the present, but would bring it forward again on Tuesday. EATING OF SMALL TENEMENTS. Mr. HALSEY obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law relating to small tenements. The Bill was read a — first time. The House then adjourned until Tuesday. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette.) CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION S.—The total number of gentlemen examined at Sandhurst College as to their competency to conform to the conditions recently im posed by the Commander-in-Chief, on all aspirants for military appointment, was twenty-six; of this number five only have been pronounced qualified to receive com missions in the army. MCOLTAN PRIZE MONEY.—The total amount of this booty is estimated at 18 lacs of rupees, or 180,000/. sterling. Lord Gough, as Commander-in-Chief on the field, will receive 20,0001.; deducting the large shares of General Whish, Brigadier Dundas, and the rest of the senior officers, the contemptible trifle will fall to the junior officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, and even that modicum will not be distributed for some years. PENSIONERS FOR THE FALKLAND ISLANDS .—Captain Reid, in charge of the Company of Enrolled Pensioners now at Tilbury Fort, awaiting a passage, will embark next week for the colony. ENCAMPMENT IN THE PECENIX PARK.—It is expected that tents will be erected to accommodate a large body of troops during her Majesty's residence at the Viceregal Lodge. The 71st, Highland Light Infantry, will arrive in Dublin from Naas in the course of next week, and be placed under canvass in the Park. STAFF.—Brevet Major George Talbot, of the 43d Light Infantry, has been appointed Military Secretary to Lieutenant-General Rowan, C. 8., on the Staff of the army in Canada. Elo was Aide-de-Camp to the late Sir Charles Bagot when Governo r -G enera l o lC ana d a, an d successively fille the post of Aide-dc-Camp and Military Secretary to the late Sir Richard Jackson, Commander of the Forces in that country. Ile was, at the death of that distinguished officer, appointed Military Secretary to Lieutenant General Lord Cathcart, who for a short time was Governor-General and Commander of the Forces in Canada. On the resignation of Lord Cathcart he vas appointed Aide-dc-Camp to the late Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin D'Urban, G.C.B. and G.C.H. CONVICT GUARDS.—The men to be selected from the prisons for emigration to the colonies are to be men who have conducted themselves well since their sentence, and who express a wish to go abroad. It is, therefore, considered that a guard of pensioners, under the com mand of a sergeant, will be sufficient to keep discipline in the ship during the passage. The convicts will have every assistance rendered them by the authorities on , their lauding. ADMIRALTY LEVEES.—The levees of the First Lord and Senior Naval Lord of the Admiralty have termi nated for the season, their Lordships being about to pro ceed on Monday evening next on their annual tour of inspection. At Portsmouth and Devonport the usual levees of the First Lord will be held. ADMIRALTY VISIT TO THE CHANNPPL ISLANDS.— The First Lord of the Admiralty, with some other members of the Board, accompanied by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, leave town on Monday next for Portsmouth, when they embark in the Lightning steam tender, and proceed on a visit of inspection to the Channel Islands. LIEUTENANT WAGHORN, R.N.—We hear, from good authority, that Lieutenant Thomas Waghorn, the cele brated overland voyager to India, has been granted a pension of 200/. per annum from the Royal Bounty Fund. THE ESITRAORDINARY DESERTION OF LIEUTENANT GRAHAM AND MR. ELLIOTT, MASTER, FROM THE " CHILDERS."—We noticed last week the extraordi nary desertion of the above officers from the Childers, when at the Cape. It appears that the occurrence took place on Sunday, the 20th ; the C a pt a i n was at dinner on board the flag-ship, and the First-Lieutenant was sick at hospital. Tho ship was in charge of the Second Lieutenant, Mr. Graham, and the Master, Mr. Elliott, was under arrest. Whether there was any previous consultation or concert between the parties does not appear, but all at once Mr. Graham called the Arm ourer , an d de sired him to man the jolly-boat, as he intended to desert. The Armourer. said he hoped not; but he was told to get the boat. Lieutenant Graham then g o t u p a ll hi s things, and the Master, seeing what he was about, said he would go too, and get up his trap s , an d t h e e ff ects of b o th were then handed into the boat. Th e y th en qu i tte d the ship, after tossing , their commi s si ons on t h e d ec k , leaving her in charge of the young gentlemen of the watch. Mr. Graham, we believe, as a mate, was once tried by court-martial, and his appointment to the Childers was the first since he was made a li e ut enant , d ur i ng which period his conduct, it appears, has not been at all satis factory. We shall hear more, however, of Mr. G ra h am in the course o f a short time, for, doubtless, measures will be taken to apprehend and to bring him to trial for his disgraceful desertion. HARIIOUR FOR STEAMERS AT MAL TA .—Th e Com mander-in-Chief has recently appropriated Marsama cetto Harbour exclusively fur the steam force of his squadron at Malta, rea.ly for immediate service. The Terrible and other steamers have already been removed from the Grand Harbour. Most of the officers and men are much pleased with the change, as it is cooler there. Any steamers arriving, having any defects, are in future to go into the dockyard creek for thu purpose of being repaired. REVISION OF MALTA. DOCKYARD.—Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, the Commander-in-Chief, with Rear-Admiral Superintendent Harvey, have revised the Admiralty civil establishments here. The ages, positions, and duties of all the officers of the Dockyard and Victualling Departments have been taken into account; and at a general muster of the men, their ages, standing, and qualifications were also inquired into, with the view to superannuations and re ductions. The inspection has been a most rigorous one, and several alteratioas it is expected will follow on the recommendation of the above Flag Officers. READING ELECTION. PUBLIC MEETING AT THE NEW HALL. (From the _Healing Mercury of Saturday.) As soon as the fact of the elevation of our late esteemed Member, Mr. Sergeant (but now Mr. Justice) Talfourd, to the judicial bench became known in this borough, a handbill was issued, stating that a gentleman of known integrity, talent, and sound principles would present himself for th 3 suffrages of the electors, and a public meeting of tle constituency favourable to the return of an independent and Liberal candidate was convened last night. In compliance with this announcement the meeting took place at the New Hall, London- street, which was crowded to suffocation. Shortly after the time ap pointed, the Registration Committee appeared on the platform, accompanied by Richard Gardner, Esq., who for a short time represented the borough of Leicester. Amongst those who appeared to have taken part in the proceedings, were—W. W. Morley, Esq., of Eldon square, Mr. W. Exall, Mr. G. Barrett, Mr. Carroll, 11ev. J. J. Brown, Mr. Coaderoy. Mr. P. Davis, &c., &c. On the proposition of Mr. Exam., Mr. Edward Car roll was unanimously Noted to the chair. The CHAIRMAN opened the business of the meeting by reading the placard which had been circulated, and stated that he was anxious to see Reading and every other town represented by a person upon whose political opinions or sentiments they could place implicit reliance. The Registration Committee had been extremely anxious to introduce to the constituency of this borough a gentle man having such a character as set forth in the bill which had been issued within the past few days, and they had invited Mr. Richard Gardner, who was then preseut— (Cheers)—and whose opinions they believed would be found to be in strict accordance with their own.—(Re newed cheering.) After some other remarks the Chair man called upon Mr. COWDEROY, who detailed to the meeting the pro ceedings which had been taken by the Registration Com mittee to obtain a gentleman who would fairly and honestly represent their views in Parliament. The CHAIRMAN afterwards stated that the committee had no wish to dictate to the constituency of the borough, but they had invited a gentleman, who was ready to expound his views on the leading topics of the day, and which as far as he had heard of him would be found to be acceptable to the majority of the meeting. The Chairman then formally introeuced Mr. RICHARD GARDNER, who, in advancing to the front of the platform, was greeted with loud and con , tinued applause. He said that, at the request of some of their townsmen, he had consented to appear before them upon purely popular principles—(Applause)—the only principles, in fact, upon which he could conscienti ously appear before this or any other constituency, and especially before a constituency to which he a as altogether unknown, and upon which, therefore, he did not profess to have any claim.—(Hear.) They would understand that that meeting was purely a provisional one, and that neither he nor they were pledged to any thing—that, at all events, he did not seek to thrust himself upon this constituency, but, on the contrary, nothing was further from his wish, and indeed from his intention, than to represent this or any other borough in which ho was not satisfied that the independent and thoughtful electors honestly agreed with his opinion.— (Great applause.) In commie before them as an entire stranger he should not be Ling justice to them, and most assuredly not to his views, if he did not treat them with the greatest candour and sincerity as to the opinions he entertained on those great and important topics which from time to time had come under public attention. He would take bare, in explaining his senti ments, to do so as clearly as possible, in order that none should go away with any misapprehensions, as he believed very many did on nineteen times out of twenty of these solemn electioneering farces.— (Hear, and laughter.) lie did not come here to dictate to this constituency, or to claim for his opinions any infallibility which he knew they did not possess; but he thought they would all agree with him that there were, at least, some qualities which ought to be possessed by every public man: one ss as that he should know what were his political opinions himself, and secondly, that he should have the courage and honesty to declare them.—(Much cheering.) He had often thought that there were things in which men —and even men of honour—considered that prevarica tions and hypocrisy were venial and small crimes. —(A laugh.) Ile thought that in horse dealing and politics there was an exceptional code of morals. In dealing with constituencies, as with those valuable quadrupeds, some people ventured to display a certain amount of hy pocrisy, which in other matters they would be perfectly ashamed of.—(Hear, hear.) Those qualities to which he had alluded were frequently possessed by public men, who really did not keow what they were themselves, and who took a roundabout and tortuous me thod of carrying their convictions into effect—(Bear.) Now, in these days—and he rejoiced at the fact— constituencies were not to be put oil by vain generali• ties, and did not want to be told by a man in general terms, " I am a Liberal and therefore claim the support of the Liberal party."—(Hear.) He believed that con stituences now-a-days wanted to know what a candidate's definition of the term Liberal was—(Cheers) and not to be told, "I mean to go to Parliament to represent such a party and ministry, and rally round such a flag;" but that they required to know if the man had any deep personal convictions of his own—whether he had popular sympathies—and whether those sym pathies were of such a nature as to resist contamina • tion with the ungenial atmosphere of the House of Commons.—(Cheers.) He could tell th em th a t hi s warmth for the honour was not increased, nor hi s sense of the difficulty and responsibility of repre sen ti ng a people in Parliament was not lessened by his ex p er i ence in that House. H e had no ambition to tak e th e p l ace unless be could car r y with him the hearty sympathi es of the majority of those who sent him—unless he could feel he should be indemnified from any mortification he might sustain from a defeat on great and popular ques tions affecting their true interests, by the sympathies and confidence of an harmonious and trusty constitu ency.—(Applause.) During that disastrous period, when empires wore falling into ruin, and when kings were taking their eight; when the harvest of anarchy and confusion (the seeds of which were sown by mis government) was being reaped all over the world, his votes in the House of Commons would show that he did not see ground for reaction as to the principles of pro gress, to which he had ever been deeply attached. He asked himself at the time, where would this country have been when the French revolution burst upoa them, and when Conservative principles prevailed, if the Reform Bill had not passed, the corn-laws had not been re pealed, and the freedom of the press had been cut off ? —(Cries of "Hear," and cheers.) He felt that the his tory of the past and also the history of the present showed that they had great problems to solve for the future,—(Hear.) They were not to cease to be Re formers, because revolutions were abroad ; they must recollect that nations which did not advance must stand still, and they must not refuse to countenance a necessary, a moderate, and just reform.—(Loud cheering.) He must say that these principles did not appear to him to actuate the "powers that be."—(llear.) It did seem to him that the e x i s ti ng Ministry made the present dis turbed state of th e world an excuse for refusing every popular concessi on , and of trampling on the principles that brought th em into pewee.—kilear, hear.) Ile did not think that the Liberal party could sustain a greater injury than from the circumstances under which the y liv ed — viz, t e ecit they had a Ministry in Parliament which was called Liberal, and yet at the same time they displayed the enost illiberal tactics.—(Applause.) Why, they found van who ought to know better , go into the lobby o f the House o f C om mons with Lord John Russell, an 'A s y m p a thi se with him and his friends, be causepersonages thos- were associated with some in - e stahnent , o f reforms effected twenty years ago, and which had site se b een eileified.—(Hear, hear.) It seemed to him theet Lord John Russell and his Cabinet had, to use 4 02- 4119KCiga phX5Se, /) maw a ‘ buk.rupt Are— (Laughter)—that it had exhaused the little capital upon which it set up, and, to employ a somewhat vulgar term, existed upon what was called " tick." —(Much laughter.) The broom which threatened to sweep clean in 1830, was in 1850, after a period of twenty years, reduced to a poor naked stump, and. with the accumulation of cobwebs and political' rub bieh, it was all the Ministry who had been returned to Parliament on Liberal principles rested upon.—(Laugh ter.) He confessed that the political legerdemain that induced gentlemen to unite their ardent professions for popular principles with a general support of Lord John Russell's Government, was beyond his powers of com prehension, and all he would say was, that if the electors of Reading wished to have a Government " hack," he was not the man.—(Much applause.) He scercely knew, with the exception of their commercial policy, that the Government had done anything to entitle them to the support of the people, and a careful view of their acts would clearly show this. They had said " No," to the ballot ; they had said ditto to triennial Parliaments; and they said a loud and very loud " No," to any extension of the franchise.—(Hear, hear and cheers.) By them a very small retrenchment had been mode, and they would not be a little surprised to find that many who professed Liberalism, did not think it in consistent with the principles they held to turn a deaf ear to the motion of Mr. Osborne on the subject of .the Irish Church.—(Hear, hear.) If they required a person to represent them in Parliament who would be guilty of such inconsistency, and support such a Government, he would repeat that he was not the man.—(Much cheering.) On the other hand, he would not have them imagine for one moment that he was a man who would offer any factious opposition to the Government, or that he had any animosity towards them; as individuals, he believed them to be persons of high character and prin ciples; it was their misfortune to belong to the arietnera ticul party, whose interests were not in unison with theirs. —(lean) He thought it would be bad taste on all occa sions to lavish abuse upon any Government; the fact was, that the people made the Government.—(Cheers.) Governments were neither better nor worse than the people deserved to have. Jf they approved of the prin ciples of the present Government—as he did of some of them, but certainly not of all—then by all means return a person who would support the Government; but if they complained of the conduct of Government, it was their duty to send a man to Parliament, who would oppose, or if necessary, to depose that Government; or if they com plained of the conduct of the House of Commons, and thought that the composition of that House was too aris tocratical and exclusive, it would be their duty to send a man who would reform and enlarge it; they must not ex pect to " gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles." (Hear and applause.) They must not expect to taste of the fruits—the pleasant fruits—of an economical Govern meet, when they filled the hall of the Legislature with men who had a direct interest in every species of extra vagance.—(Cheers.) They must not expect that the interests of the people would be the paramount considera tion with a mob of courtiers, placemen, scions of the aristocracy, with patrons of church livings, with men of war, and railway directorsl—(Loud cheers.) Remem ber that the House of Commons is, or ought to be, the people's house. Remember that each of them were individuals or members of that great and paramount in terest from which Church and State, army and navy, the stock exchanges and share markets derived their suste nance, and drew their life and vitality—(Hear)—and he would wish them to take care that their voice should— at least sometimes—be heard amidst that din of vested interests.—(Cheers.) They would understand by this that he was not particularly enamoured with the present House of Commons; still there was something in which they had set a good example, and certainly an example which they might all imitate to advantage—viz., that they had lately set their faces against long Bills and also against long speeches; and really he thought that long speeches was one of the greatest abuses of the present times.—(Hear, hear.) He did not think that the interests of truth—or of political truth, at all events — were in any way served by lengthened declamation either on the hustingeor in the Houseof Commons, there fore he would drew their attention to his views on some subjects of public interest, and the brevity with which he should utter them he hoped would not be attributed to any want of candour on his part, inasmuch as he should be ready to answer any question which any person might think proper to put to him.—(Hear.) With respect to free trade, he would state that he was a " free trader" in the general acceptation of the word.—(Cheers.) He was specially anxious that the principles of free trade should be carried out to their fullest extent, because there seemed to be some doubt as to the soundness of those prin ciples; if they were unsound, the more fully they were carried out the more this would appear, and if they really were sound, the greater would be the advantage gained by the country from the experiment.—(Hear.) Free-trade seemed to him to imply, as a necessary adjunct to it, a cheap and economical government, because as free trade signified nothing more than a severe competition between the labours of individuals, whether native or foreign, it was absolutely necessary that the burdens of the country should be reduced to the smallest . possible compass, in order that the native might not be exposed to disadvantage with the foreigner. Tho principle of free trade ought to be carried out in every possible way, and not con fined to any particular thing. He knew perfectly well that in the present state of society it was difficult to deal with great corporate bodies and interests, such as those of the aristocracy, and Church and State, which for many centuries had been inter woven with our social fabric. He admitted they required delicate handling lest those who advocated reform should, by adherence to their individual crotchets,sacrifice the cause of gradual progress, which was in harmony with our excellent institutions. It seemed to him that a person like himself, who professed Liberal opinions, and was addressing himself to a constituency which was Liberal, could not do less than pledge himself to resist any farther encroachment of the aristocrati cal principles ; ho could not do less than op pose the stream of pensions and places which gave the aristocracy so much of their interest and vitality ; he could not do less than resist any further endowment of the State for religious purposes—(Ap plause)—and he could not do less than resist church rates, and all other compulsory payments for religion. —(General cheering.) If he could not go so far as this, in what respect, he would ask, did he differ from the most violent Tory ? and how could a constituency that demanded less than this, venture to enroll itself among reform constituencies ?—(Loud cries of "Hear, hear," and cheering.) With respect to the ballot and the extension of the franchise, could anything be more clear than the course which a man should take professing Liberal opinions? Could anything be more clear — without attaching an undue importance to it—than that the ballot was desirable and useful as far as it went, to prevent intimidation on the part of masters and land lords? As to the franchise, could any man dare to deny that the extension of it hitherto had not been of advantage to the country? Were they prepared to retrace their steps, or did they mean to go further? Would any one tell him that any extension of the suffrage, be it small or be it great, which was the result of a thoughtful, rational, and constitutional education of the people, was disastrous?—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Would any one tell him that the broader they made their political edifice the less secure it was likely to be?—(Cheers.) Would any one tell him that it was possible to deny an ex tension of the suffrage, as people became more instructed and more enlightened? Ile would tell them that, what ever Members of Parliament, or demagogues, or Acts of Parliament, or parchment, or any other document might say to the contrary, that there was but one power in this world, and that was knowledge; therefore, it was impos sible that an extension of suffrage could be denied to an intelligent people.—(Applause.) The remedy was now in their own hands, and, if he were returned to Parlia ment, he would be prepared to advance in this step of enlarging the political basis. He was not a political adventurer; he was a person who had some stake in this country, and he did most firmly and conscientiously believe that the safety and prosperity of this country was mainly dependent upon principles of a popular description being held by men of independence; and waiting, as he should do, to hear anything they might have to say, ho would submit himself to any catechization they might think necessary. Ile would conclude by saying, that if he should be returned as their Member, he should endea vour to give his support to those commonly called the " Movement Party ' Messrs. Cobden, Hume, and Bright.—(Enthusiastic cheering.) Those men were known for their projects and plans for the improvement of the social and financial condition of this country, and especially for a retrenchment of those great superfluities in every branch of the public expenditures which pressed so heavily upon the working bees of the social hive,— (Hear.) He should endeavour to know no other interest than those of the people from whom he sprung, and which, he believed to be, inseparably connected with his own.—(Mr. Gardner resumed his seat amidst universal acclamation.) The CHAIRMAN wished to know the opinion . of Mr. Gardner on the subject of capital punishment. Mr. GARDNER replied that this was a question too important for a person who came forward as a candidate not to have considered; but ho should be wanting in candour if he were to say that ho fully agreed with the extreme views which some held. He had not yet been able to se his way clear to vote for the abolition of the • • national education, and of Go.. As to the questio ant sect of religionists in vernment making gs tot one b p . u o n r i o sh th m e e r n e t as o e f s i death tdid in case aaspepoefarmtnorhdiemr.—to-(blleear, necessary.hear.) preference to another, Mr. GARDNER sal, 'd that he considered the question of w hich was a kind of com promise, was good • the principl e of Government g ran ts the education of the peoptlheeoungahtitontoabtelatragkee.n unpa, did dt not the Government, but by think that the present sys tem, was unsound, inasmuch as it endorsed the principle of Church and v State, ohe wealthy h to t thes giving schools. Besides, them the influence grantsand control being proportioned iung amount of local subscriptio ns , gave r nt party, and which least needed it, th e t o telhse i greatest r a o m f ount of arbitration i support. c a s elsloe of also n at i e o xp na r l e d s s i s e p d u h t e i m s . self Mr. CHIVERS inquired if Mr. Gardner would be dis posed to vote for an alteration in the present system of tithes, remarking that a great depression overhung the agricultural interest, and he was anxious to see the hard working farmer relieved from the burdens which now crippled his energies. Mr. GARDNER said he was opposed to all compulsory payments for religious purposes. When he was asked by an elector if he was prepared to vote for the repeal of the window-tax, malt-tax, and income-tax, Mr. Gardner remarked that he was in favour of a reduction of the expenditure, but he could not pledge himself to vote for the repeal of these if other, and perhaps more objectionable, taxes were to bo imposed to meet the necessary expenses of the State. A great many questions were put by persons from the body of the hall, and Mr. Gardner, in reply, stated that he would support Mr. flume's proposition for household suffrage; oppose church -rates; and that in the abstract he was opposed to the principle of tile connexion be t wow Church god state, believing that u 9 civil uogia- THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1849. Aft trate or power had any right to interfere in matters of religion. All the answers of Mr. Gardner to the various interrogations appeared to give unqualified satisfaction to the large meeting. Mr. MORLEY said that he rose with much pleasure to submit a resolution to their consideration, fully believing that it would be unanimously carried. He was quite sure the statement they had heard from Mr. Gardner had given , general satisfaction, if he might judge from the repeated cheering which followed the declaration of his sentiments. He (Mr. Morley) thought that that gentleman had touched upon every important subject that was before the public in the present day, and from all he heard he be lieved that if Mr. Gardner was returned he would go as an independent man to the House of Commons, and represent this borough in an honest and upright manner, unflinchingly advocating civil and religious liberty, the rights of conscience, and every other good and useful measure in which they all would feel the deepest in terest.—(Applause). Mr. Morley concluded by moving —" That this meeting, having heard with much satisfac tion the political opinions of Richard Gardner, Esq., re spectfully request that gentleman to become a cand►date at the ensuing election for this borough, and hereby pledges itself to give him its earnest support." Mr. P. Davis seconded the resolution, which, c n being put to the meeting, was carried by universal ac clamation. Bir. GARDNER said he was gratified by this testimony of their approbation, and that he would put himself in communication with the registration committee, in ac cordance with their desire. He assured them that he would be true to his profession, and that he would not say one thing on the platform and another in the House of Commons. A vote of thanks to the Chairman was proposed by Mr. Gardner, and seconded by Mr. Exall. It was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and urged upon the Liberal electors an early attendance at the poll on the day, when appointed, to secure the return of their friend Mr. Gardner. The meeting broke up shortly after nine o'clock, giv ing three hearty cheers for the Liberal candidate. PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FATDAY EVENLNG. LONDON. FRIDAY, JULY 27. ZOINT-STOCK B.B.IVILS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Pric e. Annum. Share. --- -_-_ - 4 I. d. 4 s. d. 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East London.... ••- .• 8/. 100 0 0 - 176 Grand Junction .• ...• , 21. 100. 41 13 4 - 81 Kent........ •• •• .• •• I 31. 10s. 100 0 0 - 77 Lambeth - 99 New Rivr Lndn Brdge 1 21. 10s. - - 55 Vauxhall •• -••..- . • : 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 99 West Middlesex . . . 1 61.05. pr cnt. - - 122 GAS-LIGET' AND COILE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---- - X. s. d. X. s. d. British ••-••••. • • • • • • IL 40 0 0 18 0 0 14 Ditto Frovincial.• - I/. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 1 18 Bristol .- ••••••• • • • • • 101. per cent. 20 0 0 - Brighton ••••..• • • • .. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 - 16 City of London .. •• - 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 250 ContinentalConsolidat. 925. pr share' 50 0 0 39 5 0 ' 30 Equitable.... • ... •• .. 15s. pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0 , 26 Imperial ...... ••• • •• 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 66k, Independent ........• 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 6*‘ London - 50 0 0 50 0 0 1*„ - 50 0 0 50 0 22 Phoenix . ...... •.• • .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 46 0 0 29 Ratclili.... • ........ 5/. 100 0 0 90 0 0 75 United General •• .• .. 434 Lpr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 12% Westminster Chartered 3/. 50 0 0 - 45% Ditto, New •• •• -• .. 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9 1 ,i C. IVAI.S. .; i i ~ D ividend Names of 1 , 4 Dividend' Names of .• p „, 4 „ Companies. A per I Price . Companies . d AI Annum. ''''."`" sc Annum.' fn , - ---- X X Ashtn& Oldh 97 71. - Macclesfield . 100 21. 10s. - Barnsley.• • • 1601 121. 180 Neath ...... 1001 181. - Brknk&Abrg 150, Si. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 201 . - Birmingham 351 41. 82 Peak Forest. 78 3 /. 18s. - Coventry.. • • 100' 251. 210 Regent's •• • • 33 11. Is. 18 Derby ••• • • 1001 61. 63 Rochdale.. • • 85 41. 54 Ellsinre&Chs 133.1 565. 41 Somrset Coal 150 71.105. 130 Ere gash ..• 100; 321. - Do.LkFdSt 12 61. p. e. - GrandJunetn 100, 51. 83 Stffril&Worc 140 281. 310 Grand Surrey 100 21. 30 Shrewsbury.. 1 2 5 151. - Grand Union 100 11. 10s. 24 Stourbridge- 145 201. 3CO Grantham • • 1501 - - Severn andl Kennt & Avu 39, 7s. 6d. 5% Wye Rail. j 26 21. Os. - Leeds& Livrp,loo 301. 310 Warwick& Leicester •. • . 1 140 Si. 633 Rirming. 1 1 00: 41 . 573 Letestr &Nth 83 41. 45 Warwicktc } 1001 31. 41 Loughhorogh 142 701. 650 N ap t on.. Monmouthsh 100 81, - Worcstr & Mntgemrysh 100 - - Bi nn i ng. j7B 21. 41 MeltnMwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks - 11 . 10 LIST OP SCOTTISR COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. X s. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 204 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11% Clydesdale Bank -•••• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13 Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 163 Eastern Bank •••• • • ' • 61• per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 C 9/. 7s Edinb.k Glasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 50 0 50 0 5% Exehangeßnk of Scot.. 4/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 267 s Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 _ National Bank •• . - ••• 634 percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Hu North of Scotlandßank 41. percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 31.08. North British Bank,. - - _ - Royal Bank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 127 Union Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 82 IVestern Bank •••• • • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 71 Aberdeen Fire and Life 7341. pr cent. 12 10 0 20 e 2% B.Accord. Lifeand Fire - 20 0 0 010 0 - British Guarantee. Ins. 41. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 9s 6d Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of England Ina. - 50 0 0 20 0 2 City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 7s Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 183 East of Scotland Life 10 0 0 015 0 9s.od, Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 - Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - (mut% Co. of Scetlnd • • Al. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Life Assoc. of Scotland 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 IL 6s Mercantile Life National Fire and Life 5/• per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 - Os. 6d North British Insur 5341.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 23 North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1811.3 d Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 - Scot. Mas, and Gan. Life - 0 0 015 0 - Scottish Union Ingram 6341. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 2s Standard Life ...... - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 9 3E United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 148.6 d MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. • per of Paid. Price, Annum. Share. - - X. s. d. X. s. d. Australian Agriculturl - 100 0 0 30 0 0 16% 0 0 - Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 1 1. 4s. 10 0 0 10 Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 2 10 0 GI. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 - Canada ... • • • • • • • • • • - 70 Uppr Canada Bonds 5/. per cent. - City Navigation ...• - - - 90 Comp . Cppr Mnrs Eng. 5/. percent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 - Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.&bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 90 Equitable Reversionry 5/. pr cent. 100 0 0 ;100 0 0 100 ad Gen•SteamNavigation 1/. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 - London Institution .• • - - 78 15 0 - Russell Institution• •• • - - 1 26 5 0 3 Penlnslr& Orient.Stm. 8/. per cent. 50 0 0. 50 0 0 70 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 90 Royal Mail Steam .. 6/ 18..4. p. c. 100 0 0i 60 0 0 --- South Australian .•• • • 11. per share. 25 0 0' 25 0 0 16 Tan Dieman's Land. - 100 00i23 0 0 1% A POSER —What is that which, if a man Iu would not wish to lose2—lf he has not, he wou wish to have?—And which, when he has gained has no longer? D'ye give it up? [4 lawsuit.] Is, he ld not it, he THE COUNTRY MARKETS. LivEhroor., JULY 28.—There was a limited attendance of buyers at yesterday's market. Wheat and flour were both in moderate request, still no change was made in the quotation s of last Tuesday for either article. A retail demand for oats and oatmeal, at late rates. No alterations as regards barley , beans, or peas. Indian corn was fully Is 6d to 2s per quarter down, and the buyers will only take small quantities; 28s Pe r , 480Ibs may be consid ere d a f u ll va l ue f or the b est w hit e and the best yellow. To-day there was no change in the value of any article. For Indian corn there was a better inquiry. s. d. s. d.I s . d. $ , d o . Wheat, per 701 b 4 Barley, Feeding.. 3 8 to Do. red.. .. 7 0— 7 2'Beans,English,pr Irish, new .. .. 6 3 6 61 imperial quartr 34 0— 3 6 Do., old .. • • 6 6 6 7 Irish and Scotch, Dantsie.. .. • • 7 6 - 7 9 per 4801 b.. 30 0— 31 0 4 6 D0., - good mixed 7 3 8 0 Foreign, duty pd. 24 0 - 2 Lowerßaltic,whiti 6 11 7 0 European, per im- Do. red.. 6 9—6 11 per i a l quarter . 32 0 — 33 o American • • • 6 6 7 6 Peas, English, per Canadian .. 6 6 7 6 impe r i a l quar t r 32 0— 23 o Spanish, red and Foreign 29 0 31 white.. .. • • 7 0— 7 2 Malt, English, per Tuscan and Bar- imperial quartr 56 0— 6 0 on letta, red .. • • 6 7 610 Do., Irish .. 55 0 5 7, I MarianOPOli • • 510 0 Do., brown .. 54 0 -- 5, - Odessa, Polish .. 6 0 -- 6 3 Flour, English, pr Do., hard.. • • 5 2 5 6 2801 b 35 0— 37 Egyptian -. .. 4 3 5 0 [rich, ex t ra fi ne .. 36 0-- •S 0 Oats, per 451 b United States, per English and Scotch 211 3 C b arre l .. 24 0 — 26 0 Welsh .. • . .. 2 7—2 11 Canadian .. 24 6 25 Irish, new .. .. 2 10 —2 101 Oatmeal, English, 0 Do., old • • 2 9 2 11 & Scotch,pr24olb 25 6 26 Barley, English, pr Irish, new .. 24 0 —24 9 imperial quarter 30 0 —32 C Do., old .. .23 6 2 4 a Irish, Scotch, and Indian corn, per 0 eg Manx,perGOlb.. 3 B—3 10 4801 b .. 27 6 . MANCHESTER, JULY 28.—A considerable quantity of rain has fallen during the course of the present week; but yesterday was fine with a more settled appearance. The trade through' out the week has ruled dull, the few transactions which occurred in lour being confined to good sweet descriptions, which pur : chasers succeeded in obtaining on r ath er l ower terms; all stale and doubtful parcels were neglected, and nominal in. value. A moderate co nsum pti ve d eman d h as b een exper i en ces( for oatmeal, and the little of choice quality on the market tom' manded rather higher higher rates. The imports into Liver pool consist of fair quantities of foreign and colonial wheats beans, Indian corn, and barrel flour; but from our own coast arid Ireland there are no arrivals worthy of notice. At our market this morning great inactivity prevailed, and wheat barely sup' ported the currency of this day se'nnight. So little business was passing in flour that quotations are altogether nominal. la oats and oatmeal no material change was apparent. READING, JULY 28.—Wheat, per quarter,34s to 58s; bar' ley, 25s to 355; oats, 16s to 235; beans, 30s to 38s; pa!! 30s to 38s. Fat hogs, Os Od to Os Od ; porkers, Os to Os per score. Poultry—Fowls, per couple, 3s Od to 4s 6d ; due 5 1 per couple, 3s Od to 4s 6d; geese, each, Os Od to Os Od; butters per lb, is to 1s Id ; eggs, 14 to 18 for Is. DALICEITH, JULY 26.—The relative weight per four b u shel' of the three prices of wheat were lest 131 b, 18st 71b, and 1 85 t 01b. Oats, 12st 81b, 12st 41b, an d Il st 101 b. B arley, 16st 51u, 15st 121 b, and 15st_01b. Peas and beans, 19st 31b, 18st 111 b, and 17st 61bs. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 193 Wheat .........£2 14 0 £2 10 0 £2 4 0 544 Oats 70 Barley 1 10 9 1 5 6 1 2 0 41 Peas and Beans 1 15 6 1 13 0 1 11 ° Average of wheat 49s 24d. ABERDEEN, JULY 27.—Grain—Oats 17s Od to 18s 0d,401b Per bushel ; barley, 23s to 245, 521bs per bushel; bear, 23s to 2 4 21 52 lbs per bushel ; wheat. 46s to 52s ; oatmeal, 14s 3d to 15s Od per boll ; flour, 37s to 45s per sack. Provisions—Bee,'„; 5d to 7d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 5d t o 7d ; vea l, ditto, 0 " to 6d ; pork, per stone, 4s 6d to 5s ; lamb, per lb, ed to 7 _,d; tallow, per stone, 4s to 4s 6d ; p o t a t oes , per peck, Is 4d to Is Cu; hay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbits, each Od to Os ; hares, each, , 09 to Os ; grouse, per brace, Os to O s ; b utter, per lb, 7d to 90 ;. eggs, per doz, 8d to 10d • cheese, per sto ne , O s to Os hens,:co pair, 2s 6d to 3sod ; chickens, ditto, Is 8d to 2s Od ; ducks, dittos 2s 4d to 2s 6d; ducklings, ditto, 2s 4d to 2s 6d; turkeys, each, 3 Od to Os Od; geese, ditto, Os to Os ; b u tt er for exportation (presen t cure), per cwt, 65s to 665; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, 6d to Od ; 4b loaf, 6d ; 21b loaf, 3d ; pork, per stone of 14 MP 3s 6d to Os Od; pork fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od ; pork largos 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs, Os to Os* Meal—Oatmeal, Is 5d to Is 6d; bearmeal, Is 4d to Is peasemeal, Is 10d to 2s; aids, 7d to 8d 1 - barley flour, Is 5d to Is 6d ; barley dust, 7d to 8d ; flou r , i s 10d to 2s; barley, per ' I " 1p to 2d. Iszvxitsress, JULY 21.—New wheat, per quarter weighl 621 b to 641 b per bushel, 45s t o 47 s ; b ar l ey, 541 b per b us hel, 24s to '2ss; oats, 421 b per bushel, 20s to 21s Od ; seed oats, Pei, qr, 421 b per bush, Os to Os. Oatmeal, per imperial boll, 16s 6u ' second, 15s; barleymeal, lls 8d; peasemeal, 14s to 15s; per stone, 6d to Sd ; first flour, per 2801 b, 36s to 375; sect 28s; oatmeal, best, per stone o f 141 b i mper i a l , is 8d to Os ""; second, Is 6d; barleymeal, is 2d; peasemeal, Is 6d; first 1 101 ' 2s 9d cash, 3s credit; second, 2s 3d cash, 2s 6d credit. Pets' toes, per stone, 9d to Od; beef, p er poun d, 4d to 7d; veldci o to 6d; mutton, 5d to 8d; po r k, 4d t o 6d ; f ow l s, eac h, 12u 14d ; chickens, per pair, 12d to Od ; ducks, each, 13d - 14d ; eggs, par dozen, 6d to Od ; butter, fresh, per lb, 10d td Od; Od; salt, lid to 12d ; croudie (curds) 21c1 to Od ; four-1) 0 u ° loaf, cash, 6d to 7d, cr e dit, bid to 7P ; coals, per cwt, r"; hay, per stone , 7d. hers GLASGOW, JULY 26.—At our mar k e t t o -d ay the ntuu-,,,0 were—oxen, 399 ; sheep, 1,601 ; lambs, 3,173. Owing to t. _ scarcity of cattle brought f orwar d th e pr i ces o f l ast wee k weli fully maintained. Best q ua lit y rea li se d 5 2 , per cwt. , secon d quality 47s 6d to 50s per ditto, sinking the offals. The suPP, of sheep was large, with a good sale for good aged wet het he , Prices varied from 4d and 5d t o 5d per l b ., s i n king ' offals. The price of lambs varied from 4s to 15s a head. MONTROSE, JULY 27.—Th ere was very li tt l e b us i nes s dol2 here to-day, and prices were rather lower. Wheat, 621bs, 4 41 to 50, ; barley, 531bs, 23s to 93s 6d ; oa t s , 4 01b s, 19 s to 19 5 ' per qr. Oatmeal per boll of 1401bs, 13s 6d to 14s. jet CORK, JULY 27.—We have t o re p ort anot h er wee k of qu trade, with, eskcept in the article of Indian Corn, little Change in business or in value. This article, however, affected 14 the large arrivals at Falmouth and this port as well es byYplief greatly decreased consumption, owing to the increased su P t - t he of potatoes, again receded in value, and is a slew sale '!,„ are quotations given beneath. Our supplies of home g.r a ij, a re very trifling. Of foreign also, maize excepted, th e orli s not numerous. Wheat (foreign) has declined a little in value' and may be bought at 6d per barrel less than the currency of last week. The transactions during the week have not been either large or numerous. The stocks of oats held here ar e very light, and, except for f ee di ng purposes, we have h a d business passing. We have little alteration to notice in t u . e flour trade.—There is perhap s more b r i s k ness i n t h e marker , but prices must be quoted as a t t h e d ate o f our l a st repor t ' Coarse flours, being interfered w ith by th e goo d su pply of f ie f tatoes, are in less demand than of late. Th e consumption o d Indian corn, from a like cause, has fallen off considerably, r!_ o ., owing to this as well as to the arrivals continually taltul place, the article has again given way, and must be quote% dull sale at a decline of fully 10s per ton, current prices to-day being 71 to 71 ss, the latter quotation, however, being altogethi r a nominal 0 0 ; Flour—Firsts 14s Oil to 15s Cd ; ex t ra 15 s 6d; seconds, 13s Od to 13s 6d; households lOs to 12s; thi r d s , 8 s to „,' per cwt. Oatmeal 13s to Os; Indian meal 7s 3d to 7s 6d ; wheat' meal, 10s Od to Ils per cwt. Indian c orn 71 O s to 715 s 0 4 Per ton. Bran 41 to 4/5s per ton. Hay—F armers 15s to 275; avera ge 18s; dealers 00s to 00s; average 00 s Od per ton. Straw—Fartu ers 20s Od to 36s Od; average 325; dealers 40s Oel to 455 Od' average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to Nu!, household loaf 5d to 5d per 41b. Fresh butter, B d, t " 9,1 per lb. Eggs -4s 4d to 4s 6d per hundred. Coals Newport 14s; Lydney 16s ; Landore 14s ; Best Ile a- Culm 13s per ton. Tallow 40s Od to 00 3 per cas t Whisky, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gallon. V e to —Beef 4d to 7d ; mutton 5d to 60 ; veal s ila r 6d P e r 7d ; pork 4d to 50 ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages lb. hops 6/ lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3155 P e ton. Bark—Barbary 81 to 8/ Ws ; Valonia 141 t o 0/ ; Fren ch 7110 s; English 0/per ton. Fleece W oo l 105 to 12s per st o d Hemp 31/ to 35/ per tor. Fish— Scotch herrings lis to 18s tot ditto 26s to '2Bs per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ 10s to 1 2 /4 ; ton. Timber—Memel, 85/ per ton ; d ea l s , fi rs t qua lity, second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market lOs to 'Li b. salted 12s to 18s per cwt ; calf skins lid to 20 Pe r -. Potatoes, white 10d to 13d; Minions 00d t o 004; GUS° O Peruvian, 11/ lOs; Ichaboe 9/ per ton; Tar—Archaug e ' 19s per barrel. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS• , JULY 23. A „n e° STOCK Excnswor.— L The IVERPOOL share market was remarkably day, and very little business done, at reduced prices. The sale B. " Birkenhead, Lancashi re , an d Cheshire, lb—Caledonian, preference. 12— Lancashire and Yorkshir e , Fifths, 635. 9d.—Ditto, halves and B.), B%—Ditto, Fifths (West Riding Union), 86s.3d.=yOndon and .North-Western, 132—Ditto, New Quarters, 3 p.—Manc"—dis te, • Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Halves 4%—Midland H a lves, 12% d —Lancaster and Frestou, Three:quarter Shares, 13—Leeds Thirsk Extension, Halves, 1A p. — South-Eastern and Dover, 21 / 4 , 6 York, Newcastl e , an d Berwick Extensions (G. N. E. Purcliss e) ' per cent. till 1850, 4 dis.—York and North Midland, 31W. BIRMINGHAM JULY 28. shSreTwocsicburTtannitdANinliErm.—hrTighheam (A), 5/. 1 8 8. 9 d. Ws. — Ditto (B) transactions to-day were as folloW:--; dis.—No 2 r y. th dis.— Soßritish, uth YORK, JULY 27. p s e t r aff e o e r n d t li P r r e e , fe s r e d n i s e . e , 2s. 6d. p.—ShrOpShir e Union , STOCK EXCHANGE. — The transactions to-day have been as foli low : —Great Northern, 9% ex In and ex new — York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 20 % —Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 3% ex in.—York and North Midland, 31%. . _ GLASGOW, JULY 27. STOCK EXCHANGE —The transactions to-day were as follow Aberdeen, Preference, 61. 19s.—Glasgow and Greenock, Preferenc e ,: 71. 9s.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 81%—Glasgow. Kilmarnock, an Ayr, guaranteed 5 per cent., 104—Great North of Scotland, 2s. 61 Ditto, Scrip, 38. 6d. 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