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•ii 4 birti , 92tattott SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. INSTRUCTIONS TO COMMANDER WINGROVE IN RELATION TO THE CON VICT MITCHEL. No. 1. Copy of a letter from H. G. Ward, Esq., Secretary of the Admiralty, to Commander Wingrove, steam-vessel Scourge. (Private and confidential.) Admiralty, May 29, 1846. Sir,—You will receive with this an official letter di recting you to take on board any supernumeraries that you may find at Cork, whose direction may be the West Indies, and any " prisoners" who may be consigned to your charge by the proper authorities; and to proceed with them to Bermuda. This last order refers, as you may suppose, to Mr. Mitchel, and I write by Lord Auckland's desire to con vey to you the wishes of her Majesty's Government as to his treatment while on board the Scourge. So long as you are in sight of land, or in any situation in which you consider it possible that escape may be attempted, or a rescue contemplated, you cannot be too strict in your precautions; but once at sea it is not the intention of the Government that Mr. Mitchel should be treated with unnecessary harshness, or with anything that could be mistaken for vindictive severity. You will consider him, therefore, as a prisoner subject to all such regulations as you may deem necessary for his security; but you will take care that, both as regards food and daily exercise, he shall have such indulgence as the state of his health, which is understood to be much broken, may seem to you to require. The case is one in which much ought to be left to the discretion of the officer in command, because much must depend on the conduct of the prisoner ; but supposing this to be suitable to the circumstances in which he is now placed, and marked by a proper submission to your authority, nothing can be further from the wish of the Government than to add to the penalties which Mr. Mitchel has incurre3, by any unnecessary severity during the voyage.—l have, Szc. (Signed) H. G. WARD. P.S. Your first object must be to select a cabin for Mr. Mitchel's confinement, at the door of which a sentry may be placed, if necessary, and where his meals are to be taken. 11. G. W. (Signed) No. 2. Copy of a letter from Commander Wingrove to Vice Admiral the Earl of Dundbnald, G.C.B. Her 'Majesty's steam•sloop Scourge, Halifax, November 6, 1848. My Lord,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this day's date, directing me to furnish your Lordship, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, with a detailed report of the line of conduct pursued by me towards the con vict John Mitchel, on his passage to Bermuda ; and in most respectfully stating my reasons for adopting such line of conduct, &c., it will also be my duty to enclose the duplicate of a letter on the subject I received from Mr. Redington, the Under Secretary of State for Ireland. The Scourge arrived at Cork on the morning of the 31st of May, and on the following morning, at six o'clock, the prisoner was embarked, and the vessel sailed fur her destination. There was no . senior officer present to whom I could apply for that advice I was so desirous to obtain respecting the exact treatment the prisoner ought to receive. There was no time to seek it by letter, the Commander-in-Chief being absent at Dublin ; Mr. Redington'a letter to me, conveying the wishes of his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant, was therefore, my chief guide, and in giving it my most anxious consideration, it occurred to me that although Mr. Mitchel had been convicted of a very grave offence, from which the mind of every loyal subject must recoil, still he had not committed burglary, theft, or any of those crimes which would sink him below the level of his former sphere, in which I was informed he previously moved as a barrister as well as the editor of a paper. Looking again at the tenor of his Excellency's directions, it also appeared to me to be his Lordship's desire that tho prisoner should receive as much indulgence as was compatible with his safe custody, bearing in mind that he had been used to the society of educated men and the comforts of life, while at the same time I was distinctly informed that he was not during the passage to be regarded as a common criminal. Under these circumstances, and anxiously mindful of the great responsibility of such a charge, it became most difficult for me to decide in what part of the ship ho should bo placed, or how he should be watched, ao as to ensure his safe custody. I could not put him with the officers, neither could I place him near the ship's com pany; indeed I must admit that I felt particularly anxious he should not be where by any possibility he might disseminate those principles which sentenced him to transportation, or where he could have such uncon trollable opportunities of establishing mischievous com munication of a nature calculated seriously to embarrass the difficulty of his safe custody at Bermuda. My object was to convey Lim to the place of his banishment with the least motive to exasperation, so far as he or his partizans were concerned, and with the least risk 'of bad consequences upon my own people afterwards. Then, again, it occurred to me I should be held responsible if this convict had committed suicide upon awakening to a real sen-e of his situation, which from the anguish of his mind there really seemed reason to apprehend on first leaving his native land. I con sidered it my duty to endeavour to calm these feelings as much as possible, and for this reason, as well as others, I did not consider him safe, indeed I could not rest satis fled, unless he was under my own immediate eye; there fore, I waived al personal feelings, which were much in deed at variance with the course I thought it best to pursue, and allotted to the prisoner a portion of my cabin, and gays him his meals at my own table, taking special care to invite no one else while he remained on board, at the same time confining him to the strict observation of the sergeant of marines and one sentry whenever he took an airirg on deck ; two sentries watched him also by night. The result was successful: the prisoner was landed safely at Bermuda, in comparative health and calmness of m;ntl, though he suffered acutely from an alarming malady during the passage, which the surgeon informed me might cut the thread of his exist ence in a moment. He was landed before his arrival could possibly be anticipated on the island. Having thus successfully performed this responsible as well as most disagreeable duty to the best of my judgment, having conscientiously acted for what I considered the good of the service, having adopted that course which I thought would be most consonant with the wishes of her Majesty's Go vernment, and disclaiming all sympathy with the pri. Boner beyond that which is due from one Christian to another in misfortune, I confidently trust their Lordships will be pleased to extend to me that protection to which, under all the very peculiar circumstances of the case, I feel that lam justly entitled.—l have, &c., (Signed) HENRY EDW. WINGROVE, Commander. Dublin Castle, May 30, 1848. Sir,—l am directed by the Lord-Lieutenant to convey to you his Excellency's desire that John Mitchel, whom you have been instructed to convey as a prisoner to Ber muda, should, during the voyage, receive as much indul gence as is compatible with his safe custody. He should not be ironed, nor is it necessary that he should wear the copvict dress. Although Mr. Mitchel has been con victed of felony, he is a man of education, used to the society of educated men and the comforts of life, and he is, therefore, during his passage, not to be regarded as a common Criminal, or treated with unnecessary severity. I have, &c. (Signed) T. REDINGTON. The officer commarAing her Majesty's ship Scourge. No. 3. Copy of a Letter from Captlin W. A. 13. Hamilton, Second Secretary of the Admiralty, to Vice-Admiral the Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B. (Secret ) Admiralty, Dec. 11, 1848. My Lord,—Having laid More my Lords Com missioners of the Admiralty your letter of the 6th instant, enclosing a statement from Commander Wiegrove, of the Scourge, relative to the treat ment of the convict Mitchel by him, on his passage to Bermuda, and giving it as yo ur o pi n i on th a t Commander Wingrove acted up to the tenor and spirit of his instructions from the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and that their Lordships will a p prove of the lenity shown by Commander Wingrove; I am commanied to acnuaint you that my Lords are disposed, generally, to approve of Commander Wingrove 's conduct, but upon the understanding that the convict was not admitted to partake of his meals in the company and as the guest of the commander, although he may have had his meals in the commander's cabin. —I am, &c., (Signed)._ W. A. B. HAMILTON. No. 4. Copy of a letter from Rear-Admiral the Hon. D. 11. Mackay, to the Secretary of the Admiralty. Cove of Cork, March 14, 1849. Sir,—ln reply to your letter of the 12th inst., I have the honour to report, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that the instructions addressed to Commander IVingrove, of the Scourge, relative to the convict Mitchel, were received at this port on the evening of the 31st of May last; but as the envelope was addressed to me, and marked " private and confidential," it was forwarded to Dublin, where I received it on the evening of the Ist of June, too late to be sent to the Scourge, as I knew she was to have left Cork at daylight that morning; I therefore retained the letter in my possession, and now return it in the state in which it was received.—l have, &c., (Signed) DONALD H. MACKAY, Rear-Admiral. THE BANK OF ENGLAND PRO TESTING ITS OWN PAPER. To 77 ...... IE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The Branch Back of England at Newcastle upon-Tyne, on the 2d my favour for 105/. It tll was drew a bill at seven days in as r billy srual endorsed by me, as other I havo endorsed many s of the same nature, yet when presented in Londonvor payment it was refused, and this hill protested, because) myname which was a particular . they did t turn in the last letter of So that because an r was not approve. no tion, and, as they fancied, appeared i zexact prop or this bill, their own, was returned through a ti ll e n h or a w, a series of men of business saddled with upwards of of obliged 103. expenses. They were afterwar ds obl to pay the bill, but refu sed to p a y the ex penses.; It is right that the commerci al and trading world should know of the particularity of the Bank of England in this respect. Were the same ex ,c F -,a . ctitude adopt e d by the public towards the Bank of " MVgizaDiDly•they have scarcely a note or bill in circulation ' . -- , ttra , t ,Livp,Stfl not be subject to protest. The wretched ... . _ r n i t a t . tur . e;,o . l 'th e,... .l 3 ,ank caligraphy is so obvious and gene ' ...,,,, iii .! t4! 3 c' In e l h. be fancied its directors and ()Meets had .-:-, .00;6e/e clat' fvr their unintelligibility, and yet Aro the r E public to be visited so severely even for the slightest disproportion in a single letter. I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant, JAMES MATHER. South Shields, March 22, 1849. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS _EVENING.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 21, 1849. Notice is hereby given, that, with a view to prevent injury to trade, the Queen has been graciously pleased to command, that the Court mourning, announced to com mence to morrow shall not apply to the occasion of the en suing Drawing-room, to be held on Thursday, the 29th instant. FOREIGN-OFFICE, BlAncir 23. It is hereby notified that Viscount Palmerston, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has received a dispatch from her Majesty's Minister at Copenhagen, stating that ho had received from the Danish Minister a notice that all the ports of Holstein and Schleswig, with the exception of Als and Arm, will be blockaded on and after the 27th of the present month. The Notice is as follows: " The Minister of the Navy hereby makes known, that all harbours and ports in the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, will, from the 27th of this month, be blockaded, ',excepting of course, the islands of Als and Aro; and such other places as are actually under the Royal Government. " The blockade will be raised for every place return ing under the lawful Government; and special notice will be given whenever such places are excepted from• the blockade." _ . - - " The Ministry of the Navy at Copenhagen, the 7th March, 1849." (L.S.) (Signed) " ZAHRTMANN." DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 22, 1849. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Sir George William Anderson, Knt., Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the island of Mauritius and its dependencies, to be an Ordi nary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. WAR- OFFICE, MARCH 23. Scots Fusilier Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant Lord Brownlow Thomas Montagu Cecil to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Sir Azahibald Keppel Mac donald, who retires; Roger Most3n, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lord Brownlow Cecil. March 23. 23d Foot—Second-Lieutenant Edward Howell to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Vincent, who re tires; Edward William Fenwick, Gent., to be Second• Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Howell, March 23. 25th Foot—Ensign Henry Veitch to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Needham, deceased, Jan. 9; John Pitt Kennedy, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Veitch, March 23. 27th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Arthur Mage nis, from the 87th Foot, to be Lientenant-Colonel, vice Johnstone, who exchanges. March 23. 28th Foot—George Savile Willson, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase, vice Truell, deceased, March 23. 36th Foot—Lieutenant Roger Barnston to be Captain, by purchase, vice Abbott, who retires ; Ensign Bernard Robert Shaw to be Lieutenant, by putchase, vice Barn ston ; Richard Hughes Martin, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Shaw ; Ensign Richard Harbord to be Adjutant, vice Barnston, promoted, March 23. 38th Foot—Ensign Charles Frederick Torrens Daniell to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Jackson, de ceased, March 7 ; Sergeant-Major Frederick Bailey to be Ensign, vice Daniell, March 23. Cl44th Foot—Lieutenant William Faussett, to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Lindsay, who retires ; Ensign George Barchard to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Faussett; Arthur Peniston Moore, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Burchard, March 23. 50th Foot—Surgeon Archibald Alexander, from the 78th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Webster, who exchanges, March 23. 57th Foot—Ensign Henry Butler to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Swetenhana, who retires ; George Udney Hague, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Butler, March 23. 59th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Gamage Byam to be Captain, by purchase, vice Peebles, who retires; Ensign James Stanhope Patrick Clarke to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Byam; Frederick }racket, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Clarke, March 23. 75th Foot—Captain John Hamilton Cox, from half pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice George Thorne George, who exchanges, March 23. 78th Foot—Surgeon Arthur Charles Webster, from the 50th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Alexander, who ex changes, March 23. 87th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Montague Cholmeley Johnstone, from the 27th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Magenis, who exchanges, March 23. 94th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Symth Mercer to be Captain, without purchase, vice Henry Nicholls, who re tires upon full-pay, March 23. Ensign Whiteford John Bell to be Lieutenant, vice Mercer, March 23. Henry Jameson, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Bell, March 23. 99th Foot—Lieutenant Isaac Hindley Herbert Gall to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hamilton, who retires; Ensign Frederick William Despard to be Lieutenant, by purchase, ♦ice Gall; Loftus John Nunn, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Despard, March 23. BREVET. —Captain William Henry Kenny, half-pay, 61st Foot (Staff Officer of Pensioners), to have the local rank of Major in New Zealand, March 23; Ensign MEMORANDUM —The names of the Assistant-Surgeon appointed to the 88th Foot, in the Gazette of the 18th August, 1848, and removed tj? the Royal Regiment of Hor:e Guards, in the Gazette of 6th October, 1848, are " Frederick George Kenn," and not "Fergus Kerin," as previously stated. John Pitt Kennedy, of the 25► h Regiment of Foot, to have the local rank of Major in the East Indies, March 24. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, March 23.) SUGAR.—To-day there was not a better demand for West India Sugar, and the very small quantity of 50 hhds, &c., found buyers; still holders refused to submit to any further reduction. The sales for the week amount to only 285 hhds, &e. For other sorts of free labour Sugar the market, however, has a brisker appearanee. REFINED.—To - day the market for Refined Goods was in a quiet state, and prices are on the decline. Brown lumps were sold at 49s 6d to 50s 6d, and Standard lumps at 51s. Bonded Crushed is not much wanted, still full rates are obtained. For Loaves the market is quiet at 34s to 36s for 6 to 141bs. MAURITIUL—This afternoon there were four public sales of Mauritius Sugar, comprising 9,282 bags, a fair part of which consisted of superior grocery sorts. The demand was brisker, and the whole sold at full rates, Fine yellow realised 40s to 425, middling and good 38s to 39s 6d, low 37s to 37s 6d, good and fine brown 35s 6d to 365. 6d, ordinary to fine grey 37s to 40s 6d, washed and syrupy 35s to 41s 6d per cwt. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the public sales of Bengal Sugar consisted of 1,266 bags, and went at full rates ; strong white at 45s to 48s. 6J., fine yellow 44s 6d, mid soft 34s 6d to 365, ord and mid brown 30s to 31s 6d, damp white Benares 39s 6d to 425. Of Madras 1,752 bags were sold at full rates ; low and mid soft yellow went at 33s to 345, good and brown at 31s 6d to 32s per cwt. FOREIGN.—To-clay there was little passing in Foreign Sugar by private treaty. The sales for the week are a cargo of Pariaba at 20s for brown, and at 25s for white; one of brown Pernambuco at 20s, and 1,000 chests of yellow Havannah at 22s to 25s per cwt. . _ MOLASSES.—There is still firmness in the market for West India, but the sales made have been of little mo ment this week. Deliveries still exceed imports, and the value is from 16s 6d to 21s for low to fine quality. East India Treacle 15s 6d to 16s; the sales made are of little moment. COITEL—This afternoon the home trade Coffee mar ket presented a quiet aspect : at public sale 30 casks 16 brls Jamaica, the chief part was taken in ; good quality of the new crop at 75s to 89s ; ordinary old sold at 32s 6d, and triage 28s ; 3 casks Demerara, good ordi nary 36s ; 165 bags Native Ceylon taken in, good ordi nary 33s ; 14 bales 50 bags Mysore, good ordinary old green 43s per cwt. Cocos.—The market for West India is firm. Foreign is in fair demand at from 27s to 28s 6d per cwt, at which a fair business has been concluded. TEL—Black met with little attention, and there are sellers at rather lower rates; ordinary and good Congou can be purchased at 71d to 13/c1 per lb. For Green the trade is in a quiet position, and there aro sellers rather under previous quota tions: the market is also well supplied. Of Scented and Pekoe Tea several parcels have been disposed of, but at rather lower rates. With an extensive consumption and low prices it is surprising the Tea market should con tinue in an inactive state. To-day the public sales of 2,278 packages of Tea just arrived, went off with ex treme heaviness, and only one lot of Gunpowder, in fancy boxes, sold at 4s 4d per lb. SPICES.—To-day at auction 41 pkgs of Jamaica Ginger sold at 73s to 100 s for low mid and good; 145 bgs Pimento went at barely former rates; good ord coarse at aid to 3/d, and mid at 3jd per lb. Ricx.—Tosday there was not a better demand for East India Rice. At auction 4299 bags Madras sold at a further decline of 6d per cwt ; mid pearl barley went at 7s to 85, damaged 4s 6d to 7s, mid small sound pinkey white 7s 6d to Bs, damaged 5s to 7s ; 500 pockets Ben gal, good mid white 9s 6d to 10s, and damaged 7s 6d to 8s 6d per cwt. INDIGO.—The deliveries of East India continue to ex tend for all purposes. Holders are firm, and insist upon prices fully equal to those of the last quarterly sale. The home and export demand has been limited this week. For Spanish the market is firm. SALTPETRE.—To-day rough met with an active de mand. At auction 1817 bgs Calcutta sold at fully former advanced rates ; 3 to 51 per cent. refraction realized 28s 6d to 295, and 17/ per cent. 28s to 28s 6d ; 701 bags for export only went at 27s 6d per cwt for 10 per cent. refraction. FRUIT.—To day currants met with little inquiry from exporters; but the home demand was good, and prices are well kept up. Denia Raisins went off slowly at 29s to 335, but Eleme met with a good sale at 42s to 445, and Velencia 38s to 402 per cwt. COCHINEAL.—To-day there was not more activity in the market for Cochinearl. At auciion 78 bags Hon duras mostly sold at 3s 10d to 4s 4d for silvers, and at 5s to 5s 2d for good black; 34 bags Mexican were nearly all taken in at 3s 10d to 33 lld for silvers, and at 4s Id io 4s 3d for black. These are rather lower rates for black, but silvers wer full up. Smarrs.--The market is firm for East India Rum, and a good sale exists. The purchases for the week are 500 puns, &c., at is 3d to Is 3/d for proof. Leeward Island about 400 puns have been sold at is 4d to Is 4/d proof, and fine brown in small parcels at is sd. Demerara realised the former value, and several parcels have been sold at 2s to 2s 3d for 30 to 36 per cent. over proof, at which holders are firm. For Jamaica full rates are asked, still the sales made by exporters or home dealers are not of much mo ment, and the market is well supplied with low and mid sorts. Of fine the quantity at market is still small. Brandy has fetched full rates. For Geneva the market is quiet; export sort is offered at Is 9d to is 10d, and fine for duty at 2s 6d to 3s 6d per gal. The price of British made Spirit has been reduced 2d per gal. _ _ TALLOW.—Today the public sales of Tallow went al lower rates. Of South American 793 pkgs were chiefly sold at 33a 9d to 39s 6d for low to fine; 399 cks New South Wa!e3 35s 3d to 40s 9d ; 33 casks Tuscan 38s 9d to 39s ; 32 casks North American 37s 6d to 38s ; 53 casks Petersburgh Soap Tallow 36s 9d to 37s per cwt. _ _ _ OILS.—Seal has been dealt in with caution; pale at 301 to 311, other sorts 27/ 103 to 291 103, and brown 261 to 271. The market for Cod is quiet at 261 lOs to 271. Southern met with little attention. To-day a public sale of 148 packages Cocoa Nut Oil went at 34s to 36s 6d; 32 Ins North West Whale 321 105 to 33/. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria. cap. 32,1br the Week ending on Saturday, the 17th day of March, 1841). ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes i55ued........ 28,551,920 Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities .. • • 2,984.900 Gold coin and bullion 14,2211,351 Silver bullion • • • • • • 323,369 £28,551,924 28,551,920 3f. DIAUSEILLL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 22d day of March, 1849. BANKING DEPAITION T. Proprietors'capital.. 14,553,000 Rest • .. 3,661,099 Public deposits (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di videndaccounts).. 6,984,268 Other deposits • . • . .. 9,855,626 Seven day and other bills.. ...... .• •... 1,041,659 Government smut ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 14,072,844 Other securities .. • . 10,638,064 Notes •••.••• • • • . • •• 10,853,075 r Gold and silver coin.. 731,859 £36,295,842 • 1 £36,295,812 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 22d day of March. IS IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool sack at Five o'clock. Messengers from the Commons brought up several Bills, which were read a first time. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from some place in Sussex fora repeal of the malt-t ax , an d for agricultural protection. Lord STANLEY presented petitions against any alterations in the marriage -law, and against the rate in aid. Earl FITZ WILLIAM presented petitions against the rate in aid. PETTY SESSIONS BILL. The Marquis of SALISBURY made several objec tions to this Bill, and urged the postponement of the second reading. Lord CAMPBELL complained that the Noble Mar quis was endeavouring to create a prejudice against tho Bill before the Bill was regularly before the House, and before he had had an opportunity of explaining its pro visions. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Tho Whitchurch Waterworks Bill was read a third time and passed. The two following Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed:—Chester and Holyhead Rail way (increase of capital, with powers to the London and North-Western Rail way:Conipany to subscribe thereto); London Corporation. PETITIONS. Mr. BAGSHAW presented a petition from a public meeting, held in Exeter Hall, praying for the liberation of the Rev. J. Shore. A number of petitions were presented in favour of international arbitration. Mr. P. MILES presented a petition from the soli citors of Taunton, praying for the abolition of the attor neys' certificate duty. Also, a petition from a place in Somersetshire against the Bill for legalising marriages with a deceased wife's sister. Mr. 11. BAILLIE presented a petition against the Scotch MarriagelAct. Mr. TUFNELL presented a petition from Plymouth praying for the liberation of thelßev. Mr. Shore. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from a place in the county of Antrim against the rate:in aid. Capt. PECHELL presented a petition from Brighton praying for greater economy in the naval and military expenditure of the country. Mr. H. HERBERT presented a petition from the guardians of the Killarney Union against the Rate in Aid Bill. Mr. HERRIES presented a petition against the repeal of the navigation-laws. Mr. P. HOWARD presented a petition from the let. ter-press printers of Carlisle, praying for the repeal of the stamp duty on newspapers, the advertisement duty, and the duties on paper. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Currie, in the county of Edinburgh, praying that the burdens pressing upon manufacturers might be speedily removed; also a petition from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, complaining of the heavy rating of railways for the poor and other parochial rates, and praying that a Bill might be introduced by Which the grievances com plained of in that respect might be speedily redressed. Mr. OSBORNE presented a petition from Lambeth praying for a reduction of the national expenditure. Mr. MILNER GIBSON presented a petition from the merchants, manufacturers,.and others of Manchester, in favour of the total repeal of the navigation-laws. CONVEYANCE OF- TROOPS TO THE COLONIES. Captain BOLDERO moved for returns of the cost of fitting out two frigates as troopships to convey 1;000 troops to Ceylon, together with the expenses of manning the same; of the cost of the home voyage with the same number of troops, time 'an average passage ; of the outlay necessary for a second and third voyage out and home, the second to Malta, the third to the Cape, with 1,000 troops each voyage ; of the amount of tonnage necessary for con veying the same force, the expense attending it by the transport system, and the tonnage required ; of the ex pense incurred by the last outward and home voyage of the Resistance troop-ship to the Mauritius with troops, her registered tonnage, the number of persons on board out and home, including the commander and crew and cabin passengers, the tonnage appropriated for their use and unoccupied by stores, not being their personal bag gage; and of the number of superficial and cubic feet allowed to each individual.—Agreed to. LUNATIC ASYLUM BILL (SCOTLAND). Mr. FORBES wished to know from the Solicitor- General of Scotland, whether it tas his intention to have this Bill read a second time tonight; and if not, when he intended to proceed with it. The subject was looked upon with great interest in Scotland. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for SCOTLAND replied that it was not his intention to propose the second reading of the Bill to-night; he should not pro ceed with the Bill until after Easter. THE MARINES. Mr. HUME said he rose to give notice that on Tues• day next he would move for a return of the expense of raising and enrolling 15,009 marines. COURT OF EXCHEQUER (IRELAND). Mr. OSBORNE asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer if he intended to introduce a Bill during the present session for the abolition of the equity jurisdiction of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland ; and, in the event of not abolishing the equity jurisdiction, if he would introduce a Bill for the regulation of the Equity Exchequer in Ireland, and for paying fixed salaries to the officers in place of the present mode of remunerating them by fees and by means of stamps upon the pro ceedings ? a f r T a i h d e h C e H ao A a N id C a E o L t L gi O o ve R his t u th o e n. E F X ri C ea H d E a Q n U y E sa ß tis w fa tis c. c t o e r i r a nasfw the e r E t o x a t h h e a q t q e r u ) e s w t i a o s n , nominallyt oug a h t e t ( h t e h o h a C a n d a of that department, without having first consulted the legal authorities in Ireland. THE SUN, BANKRUPTS. Alfred Mose, grocer, Cambridge, March 30, at eleven, and May 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit more, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Nicholls and Doyle, Bedford-row; White, Cambridge. George Corrie, smith, Bowling-street, Westminster, April 4 and May 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane; Heather and Moger, Paternoster-row. Frederick George Facon, plumber, Church-street, Borough, April 4, at one, and May 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Selby and Mackeson, Lincoln's Inn fields. Joseph .haycock, publican, Longsight, Lancashire, April 5 and 26, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court ; Hobson, official assignoe, Manchester ; Smith, Lincoln's Inn-fields; Andrew, Manchester. Thomas Tebbit, victualler, Soharn, Cambridgeshire, March 29, at half past twelve, and May 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, offiaial assignee, Cole mau-street-bui!dings; Wilkins, Furnival's Inn. Mary Whittaker, innkeeper, Clitheroe, Lancashire, April 11 and 30, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pelt, official assignee, Manchester; Walcot and Carr, St. Swithin's-lane; Hall and Baldwin, Clitheroe. William Rarnsden, painter, Wakefield, April 5 and May 11, at eleven, at the Lceds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row; Taylor and Westmorland, Wakefield. Valentine Rimell, timber merchant, Hammersmith, April 3, at twelve, and May 1, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch- lane; Watson and Sons, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street.:. ,- fr . James Peachey, coachmaker, Colchester, Mafeh 29, at two, and May 14, at eleven, at the Court of 'Bank ruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Guildhall-cham bers; Cross, Surrey-street, Strand. George Smith, carpenter, Wimpole, Cambridgeshire. March 29, at one, and May 7, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Guildhall chambers; Smith, Furnival's Inn, for Peed, Cambridge. Adam Brown, draper, Mount-street, Whitechapel, March 30, at eleven, and May 12, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Gregory, Gresham-streeet. Charles Barnett, stationer, Basingball-street, March 30, at twelve, and May 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Colley, Aldermnnbury. Jonas Jeys, boot and shoe maker, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire, April 5, at eleven, and May .3, at twelve, at the Brirtol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Sharpe and Co., Bedford-row; Tilsley, Moreton in Marsh; Brittain and Sons, Bristol. Thomas Pearson, butterman, Blandford-street, Port man-square, April 3, at one, and May 1, at half-past two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane; Bromley and Aldridge, South square, Gray's Inn. Thomas Parker Taylor, milliner, Duke-street, Man chester-square, etsltoevre-snr at the e M c a o rc u h rt 2 o 9 f , B a a t nk ha ru lf i; p tc a y s . t o n G e r , a r a d m , official May 7 assignee, Coleman-street; Collins and Co., Crescent place, m 1 47 c a h t a h n a t l , f S p o a u s t t b e t l o e w v e n n , , S a u t ffo t l h k e , p l ac e, Bridge-street. George Rackh a a n m d , C A o p u r lt 2, at B a o ri n k e r , uptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole man-street; Maples and Co., Old Jewry; Woods, Great Yarmouth. William Lloyd, linen draper, Modely and Wryne Hill, Staffordshire, April 11 and May 2, at twelve, at the Bir mingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Jones, Size - lane , London; Motteram, Knight, and E'rnmet, Birmingham. Francis King, innkeeper, Northallerton, Yorkshire, April 5 and May 11, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Williamson and Hill, Great James's-street; Costes, Northallerton; Markland, Leeds. William Thomas, grocer, ;Aberdare' Glamorganshire, April 10, and May 4, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Bird, Cardiff; Rowland and Co., Theadnecdle-street. Andrew Paton Ilalliday [and Eliza Paton, manufac turing chemists, Cornbrook, Manchester, April 4, and Dray 3, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Messrs. Sharp, Verulam buildings, Gray's Inn; Rowley and Taylor, Manchester. Stephe❑ Wise, plumber, Conduit-street South, Pad dington, April 3, at eleven, and May 1, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Dolman, Jermyn-street, St. James's. Thomas Floyd, cattle dealer, WendovQr, April 5, at twelve, and May 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Branscomb, Wino - office-court, Fleet-street; Benson, Aylesbury. PICE OF . The average price ß of Brown SUGAR or Muscovado Sugar, corn puted from the returns rna(l4 hi the week ending March 20, 1S 13, i 4 275 ! 2/4d. per cwt. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1849, OUT-DOOR PAUPERS BILL. On the motion for bringing up the report on this Bill, The Duke of RICHMOND proposed a clause giving the Poor-law Commissioners power of appointing a paid vistor to out-door establishments for farming pauper children. The Earl of CARLISLE would take the matter into hia consideration. The report was then received. IRELAND AND THE POPE. Lord BROUGHAM asked whether or not it was true that several of those unions in which the great arrears of of poor-rates were due had been most conspicuous for the largeness of the sums they had subscribed for the Pope. After a few words from the Marquises of LANSDOWNE and CLANRICARDE, the subject dropped. DISTRAINING FOR RATES BILL. __ _ On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, the House re solved itself into Committee on this Bill. The Earl of MALiESßUEf — Proposed several amendments; among others, the including church-rates i❑ the Bill. Lord CAMPBELL did not object to include church rates in the Bill, but he did object to the other amend ments proposed, as those amendments would substitute the petition from the clerks to the justices for the Bill. The Duke of RICHMOND supported the amend ments. Lord BEAUMONT approved highly of the object of the Bill. The amendments were then withdrawn, and the Bill passed through Committee. IRISH RATES. Lord MONTEAGLE moved for an estimate of the sum which it is calculated will be raised under a rate of 21 per cent. on rateable property in Ireland. (LEFT CPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. The lion. Mr. STANLEY took the oaths and his seat for Lynn, in the room of Lord George Bentinck, de ceased. The lion. Gentleman was introduced by the Marquis of Granby and Viscount Jocleyn. Mr. PATWICK. (.)14E1113 took the oaths and his seat for Sligo, -- -------- THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Sir THOMAS ACLAND asked the First Lord of the Admiralty for certain papers relating to the pro ceedings of the Admiralty in respect to the Arctic Ex pedition ; and whether it was the intention of the Government to offer any encouragement to other parties in any way connected with the navi gation of those seas to prosecute exertions for the relief and assistance of Sir John Franklin and the expedition under his command; and he had also to express a hope, that if such was their intention, every effort would he made to announce such intention at the earliest period on both aides of the Atlantic. Sir F. BARING said, with reference to the papers for which the Honourable Member had moved, he (Sir F. Baring) should present to. day a memorandum on the subject, and another paper would be prevented at the next meeting of the House. In reply to the second question put by the Honourable Baronet, he (Sir F. Baring) bad to say, that after much consideration, her Majesty's Government had offered a reward of 20,0001. to the crew of any vessel who might give efficient assist ance to Sir John Franklin.—(Cheers.) That reward had already been put in print, and would be communi cated without delay to the various consuls abroad, and collectors of customs, for publication.—(Cheers.) IRISH GRAND JURY LAWS. Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL said he had given notice yesterday of his intention to put a question to the Right Hon. Gt ntleman the Secretary for Ireland as to the inten tions of the Government with regard to the proposed amendment of the Irish grand jury laws. Th a t ques ti on was ress SCHOOL OF DESIGN . Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL asked the Hon. Member for Manchester (Mr. Milner Gibson), wh o h a d go t a no pntohte i q n the paper to - day; th ere f ore h e wou ld not u estion. no tice on the paper for nominating the Committee on the School of Design, if it was not his intention to put some Irish Members on that Committee, the Hon. Member for Dublin University and the Hon. Member fur Belfast having taken much interest in the matter? Mr.;111. GIBSON made the Hon. Member an answer, but it was wholly inaudible in the gallery. COURT OF SESSION. Lord CASTLEREAGII wished to ask the Right lion, Baronet at the head of the Home Department whether there was any intention whatever, on the part of the Government, of introducing any measure for the esta blishment of regular sessions in certain parts of Ireland? Sir G. GREY replied that, considering the melancholy circumstances which had transpired in Ireland, the Go vernment felt bound to introduce some such measure as absolutely necessary, and it was intended, on the very earliest occasion, to introduce a Bill f or that ob j ect. SEIZURE OF THE VESSELS OF THE ARGEN- TINE REPUBLIC. Mr. URQUHART wished to ask the Right ion. Baronet at the bead of the Admiralty whether any steps had been taken to remedy the mischief which had been occasioned by the affair, to which he had alluded yester day. There bad been no papers or other things found on board those vessels to justify a declaration of war, and, therefore, there were no legal grounds for taking possession of the vessels. Sir F. BARING said that until the papers at the Foreign office were laid upon the table the. Hon. Member must rest satisfied with what his Noble Friend at the head of the Foreign Department had stated yes terday. COMPENSATION FOR THE CANADIAN REBELS. Mr. ROBINSON said that he would take the liberty of asking whether her Majesty's Government were in possession of any papers from 'the Governor-General of Canada, intimating that in the discussion in the Com mittee of Colonial Legislation two separate propositions bad been made that those persons who had been engaged de facto in the promotion of the rebellion shou'd be ex cluded from any share of this compensation, and that both of these propositions had been negatived by large majorities. Sir G. GREY, in reply, said that his Noble Friend at the head of the Foreign Department was, he regretted to say, unable from indisposition to be in his place this evening, and he therefore himself might possibly not be able to speak on the subject with that accuracy which was desirable. Thus mucb, however, he could say, that the Government were not in the possession of any dispatches, and all the Government knew of the subject was the information derived from the newspapers. It was true that his Noble Friend had receivt d a private letter from the Governor-General of the Canadas, but Lord Elgin had refrained from sending any official dis patches until the usual period. MUTINY BILL. On the order of the day being read for the second reading of this Bill, Mr. FOX MAULE said that before going into the consideration of this Bill, he wish©d to inform the House that he had received a communication from two members of the Liverpool Financial Association, impugning his statement that their proceedings were likely to injure the confidence which the soldier ought to place in his officer. In order to show that such was not the case, h e wou ld quote a statem ent from Tract N 0.4, p. 2, to prove th at there had b een a most unfounded assertion that th e colonels o f reg iments and their quarter. masters w ere comb i ne d to alter the usual attire of soldiers—th e i r stocks, s hoes, &c., and all the minor articles of clothing, in order to put money into their own pockets', Having read the extract, the Right Hon. G ent l emanexpressly d en i e d that in the fir s t place th e r e cou l d be any collusion b e t we en the com mandants of regi ments and t h e qua rtermasters,"and that, even if th ere was, that they had any power to alter the clothing of the soldier as described. (This announcement was followed by loud (sheers from all sides of the House. With regard to the second state ment, it was contained in the first, for if such a principle had existed in the army the soldier could not possibly have any confidence in his officer. He would take leave to express a hope that it was neither the intention of the Liverpool Fintincial Asso elation to call in question the character of the colonels or quartermasters of our army, nor, still less, their de sire to induce any dissatisfaction between the cflkers of the army and the men.—(Ch, ers.) Mr. HUME said the language which the Right Hon. Gentleman had read from the tract bore out the re port of a Committee which sat in 1847 upon this very subject of army clothing, and the report itself expressed almost in the same words the anomaly which existed then of the clothing of the army, if economically effected, produced profit to certain offi cers.— (Hear, hear.) The commanding officers had nothing to do with it; but there was no doubt that the system was such that if a re giment was cheaply clothed, more money would flow in the pockets of the Colonel than if the cloth were dear. He did not blame the Colonels for this, but the system; and he hoped it would soon be got rid of. Mr. B. DISRAELI said they were not likely to expedite the business of the House when they found not only a Member of Parliament, but a Minister of State, no less indeed than the Secretary at War, en tering into combat with the Financial Reform Society. Possibly they would have the tracts of the Anti-Corn law League, the tracts of thh Protectionists, or they migt have the tractarians of Oxford, answer in the House if this proceeding were tolerated.—(Hear, bear, and laughter.) He heel not given that thorough study to the tracts in question which the Hon. Gentle man informed the country he had done. He congratu lated the Hon. Gentleman upon the result he had aimed at, but for himself he had formed a very different conclusion of the intention and objects of this Financial Reform Society in Liverpool. He had no doubt whatever that the intention of the society was to throw a stigma upon the British army, but he would not condescend to notice efforts of that kind, respecting which he thought public opinion was already made up, and that opinion very properly treated with contempt all societies whose labours were founded upon misrepresen tations, and whose only object was to throw a stigma upon the well cherished institutions of the country. Mr. FOX MA ULE differed in opinion from the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down.—(Cries of " Order.") The motion for the second reading was then agreed to. On the question that the Bill be committed, Mr. F. MAULE again rose, and said he differed from the Hon. Gentleman opposite as to the course they might take upon questions of this nature. When he made a statement in that House that was called in question out of doors, he thought the most manly course to adopt was to explain that statement, and leave no doubt upon the minds of any parties in reference to it.—(Hear.) Mr. COBDEN said, if he understood the matter rightly, the Liverpool Financial Reform Association had stated that a system prevailed which held out an induce ment for the colonels of regiments to job with the clothing of their armies, but the tracts made no actual charge against the officers themselves.—(Hear.) Certainly the system held out such an inducement, and he believed the country held that opinion. —(Cries of " No, no.") He believed moreover the colonels themselves condemned the system, but, at all events, if he were a tailoring colonel—(Laughter) —or a clothing colonel rather, he would prefer receiving 5001 a , year di rectly, than receiving 750/. under the pre sent system with regard to what had fallen from the Hon. Member for Buckinghamshire, he must remind the Honourable Gentlemen that when the corn laws were under discussion he and others were not so scrupulous as to answering the tracts of the Anti. Corn law Leage, while so far from public opinion being against the Liverpool Financial Reform Associa tion, he could assure the House that kindred societies had sprung up in almost every town and village throughout the country.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. A. STAFFORD denied that any member of Sir Robert Peel's Government ever called attention to the tracts of the Anti-Corn-law League. An nouncing such tracts while the general question was under discussion was one thing, and a member of the Government calling especial attention to them on the other.—(Hear, hear,) At all events such a proceeding was not likely to expedite the business of the House, and he thoughl this debate would prove it. Sir DE LACY EVANS thought that the House had somewhat deviated from the suttject before it. The question was whether this association had addressed itself to this subject in a spirit which was hostile and detrimental to the character of the British army, and he thought it would be found that those Gentlemen in Liverpool who assumed to be thoroughly acquainted with the matter, had put forth a variety of details, one half of which were well known to be inaccurate.—(Hear, hear.) He (Sir De Lacy E . vans) wished a f a i r an d i mpart i al i nvestigation into that as well as to every other portion of the officers connected with the army, but he did not like to see a variety of attacks sent for the in the shape of print e d tracts b y persons who were un acquainted with the s u bj ec t, an d w h o had written in a spirit which he must say was anyt hi ng b ut creditable to their candour. Il e th oug h t that the Secretary at oc casion had in makingdone n o more than his whichduty k upon a dthat done. thestatement Mr. M. GIBSON said he drew this inference from what had passed—that the whole discussion had arisen from an ill-considered charge having been brought against a respectable association—(Loud laughter, and cries of " Oh, oh," from the Opposition benches)—from a charge which had been brought against an association. —(Loud laughter.) That charge was in the first in stance made hastily; the Minister who made it had ex plained the grounds upon which he was induced to make the imputation. That was the only course which a gentleman in his position, he (Mr. Gibson) thought, could take with reference to a charge which, without sufficient consideration, he had thrown out against an association.—(Cries of " No, no.") The Honourable and Gallant General had fallen into precisely the same error as the Right Honourable Gentleman the Secretary at War; he had also made a hasty and ill-considered charge against a respectable as sociation.—(A laugh.) He would challenge the Hon and Gallant Colonel—(Cries of " General")—he meant the Hoe. and Gallant General—to prove the inaccuracies of which he said the association had been guilty. He un derstood that the statements with respect to the supply ing of clothes by the colonels were not denied. Ho believed that a committee of general offi cers was appointed, upon which committee his lion. Friend, the Member for Montrose, sat—(Loud laughter)—had themselves admitted that the system might lead to the inference which had been drawn ; and all the association said, if he understood mat ters right, was that the system was a bad one, and might lead to an improper influence, and did afford an inducement to officers to do certain things which he was not aware the association charged them with actually having done. He hoped for the future that such hasty impntations would not again be made upon societies.—(Laughter.) The whole pro ceedings he thought had been brought upon themselves by their sweeping and ill considered censures.—(Oh, oh.) The Bill was then ordered to be committed on Mon day next. NAVIGATION LAWS. Mr. CLAY presented a petition from Hull, signed by 16 out of every 21 members of the Chamber of Com merce in favour of the repeal of the navigation-laws. Mr. LABOUCHERE rose to move that the House do resolve itself into Committee upon the navigation• laws, but before doing so said he thought it his duty to make a statement to the House with regard to an im portant alteration which he proposed to make. Ile had stated to the House that it was his intention to admit foreign vessels to a share of our coasting trade, but that he did not attach much practical importance to that alteration, be cause it it was impossible for foreign nations to avail themselves fully of the advantages which such a pro vision would give. He was now bound to state that it was not his intention to continue that assurance. His Hon. Friend the Chief of the Commissioners of the Customs was not prepared to say, at first, that the clauses would throw any very considerable difficulty— that no such difficulty and danger would result, or could with propriety be set in opposition to the course the Government might think it advisable to pursue with respect to a matter of great national . policy like that of the navigation-laws. Upon th e faith and in the full belief of that assurance he made the pro pasals he had to the House. His Hon. Friend supplied him with various Customs regulations which had been embodied in the Bill before the House, but in the course of the last few days he had received communications from his Honourable Friend to the effect that in going further into these regulations, and in further exam ining this question with the most experienced officers' of the customs he had come to the conclusion that if the carrying out of the regulations with respect to the coasting and general trade, yet that the carrying out of them could not fail to be attended with extreme difficulty—that it would be a most difficult mat ter to frame regulations which would not leave the revenue exposed to great danger if they were to do away with the difference between the coasting and general trade of the country. He said this danger would arise more from British ships engaged in the trade than from foreign ships. Under these circumstances he did not feel called upon to advise the House to throw open the coasting trade in the way he had originally proposed. Let it, however, be understood that he ' did not throw any blame on his Right Honourable Friend , at the head of the Customs. On the contrary, he was found to take any blame that might exist in respect of this matter upon himself. The Bill thus very much returned to the same state in which he proposed it to the House last session, The course he had adopted he should ima gine would in no case interfere with their at once pro ceeding with the discussion of the Bill. Mr. HUME wished to know whether if the trade was opened entirely, the difficulty mentioned by the :Hon. I Gentleman would be obviated? Mr. LABOUCHERE replied that it would not. Great difficulty would result if foreign vessels were allowed to undertake a foreign as well as a coasting voyage. It could not be done with any safety to the revenue. Mr. GLADSTONE said, having objected to the clauses referred to by the Hon. Gentleman on the se cond reading of the Bill, he did not rise to dispute the desirability of the course he had adopted. Yet ho could not refrain from making some remarks upon that course he had felt it his duty to pursue— The first was that he had been more successful in jus tifying the conclusion he had now announced than in showing that there were sufficient grounds for the course originally proposed by him.—(Hear.) No one iwho had heard Vie retraction of the Honourable Gentleman but could fail to be of opinion that tneChief Commissioner of the Cus: toms was originally against the clauses referred to. He (Mr. Gladstone) confessed that he saw great incon venience if Ministers of the Crown made it a practice to state the nature and result of conferences which they had had with persons connected Kith different departments, who, strictly speaking, were subordinate functionaries, as the practice tended to' perplex the public mind as to who was responsible with respect to public measures troduced into that House.—(Hear.) lie did not inten d to tr,uble the House with an amendment, but he coul d not forbear stating the course he had criginally intended to purue. After a few words from Mr. BERRIES, Mr. ROBINSON stated his intention to oppose the third reading of it.. The Homie then went into Committee on the Bill, win n Mr. LABOUCHERE proposed the introduction of words into .the first clause, to the (Met that the Bill shoukl come into effvct on Ist January, 1850, which was agreed to. (LEFT SITTING.) COURSE OF EXCHI Amster tam •• .. 12 2 INCA), at sight 12 0 Itcttcrdatri .... • • .... 12 2% Antwerp ..... ........ 25 70 Iltinburgh ......M.B. 13 12% iiitona•••••••• .. • • .... Paris, 3 days' sight ...• 25 27 1 /, Ditto, 3 mouths .... 25 52 rn arseill es •• •• ...• 25 5214 Bourdeaux ..... • 25 55 Frankfort on Maine..., 121 1 4 Petersburgh, Sil. Vienna, effec. flo • • •... 1 1 36 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 11 36 Madrid 49 Cadiz • ............ 50 1 4 Barcelona .• .......... •• e. •• • • •• •• dr , •• NGE.-(TIIIS DAY.) Gibraltar.. •••••• Leghorn ...... 34 20 Genoa 28 gaples .• 40% Palermo, perm ..• lieesina • • • • • Lisbon.. ••• • • • 63 'A Oporto •. 53% Rio Janeiro •• . • .... • • Buenos Ayres ..• • . • • -- New York, 21 days'sight Philadelphia .. • • • • PRICKS OF BULLION, PER OE Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 17 9 l'ortHgal Gold Coln .. I) 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars .... •• 0 0 0 Silver le bars ...... • • 0 5 0 DENSE FOGS. —ACCIDENTS.—During the past week fogs have prevailed in ti.is neighbourhood, more espe cially seaward, and that on Wednesday afternoon and evening was so impenetrable as to cause serious inconvenience in crossing the river. Indeed, after half-past seven o'clock, all the boats ceased running from the landing-stage, with the ex ception of those belonging to Woodside, and they, in order to obviate the risk of collision, only ran hourly from each side. The William Fa wce tt, Birkenhead boat, ran foul of a brig anchored off the landing-stage, and bad her mast carried away. Yesterday the Dublin mail-boat, which generally reaches this port at four o'clock in the morning, did not arrive till after twelve o'clock at noon; and the Isle of Man and other coasting steamers were delayed from the same cause. The Cleveland, Woodside steam-boat, ran into a vessel and kocked off her figure head. The steamer Royal Victoria, from Carlisle, in coming up the river, came in contact with the Loodianah. The steamer lost her cutwater, and the vessel was slightly damaged. We understand that the atmosphere inland has been bright and clear. Amongst the other incidents we may mention that the Tranmere steamer, Birkenhead, after towing out the Rosendale, bound for Pernambuco, got lost in a fog, and the captain was compelled to come to anchor off the Great Orms head. With little water or provisions, and a crew aug mented by a number of merchants' clerks and others, it may be supposed the situation of those on board was not the most comfortable. The steamer got up yesterday morning, all "as well as could be expected.—Liverpool Mercury of tbis day. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF GOiTMONS, March 22. MOLDAVIA AND WALLACHIA. Lord 1). STUART then rose, pursuant to notice, to move for copies or extracts of any correspondence be -1 tween this Government and the Governments of Turkey I and Russia, relating to the occupation by Russian troops 1 of the provinces of Moldavia and Wallachia. The Noble Lord said ho was quite aware how very little atten tion questions of foreign policy generally excited in that House, and he regretted his own want of ability to invest his present subject with the interest which he conceived it deserved. He trusted, however, the House would give him some indulgence while he en deavoured to the best of his power, and in as short a time as he could, to lay before the House a statement on the subject of which he had given notice, and in which he hoped he could show that the honour and interest of this country were both deeply concerned. His Noble Friend the Secretary ior Foreign Affairs had some years ago made use of the following language in reference to our foreign relations:—" I know that there are many persons in this House who look with great indifference, if not with actual repugnance, at discussions which turn , upon our foreign relations ; who think that they suffi ciently perform their duties in this House, by devoting themselves sedulously to our domestic concerns; who are willing to leave our foreign affairs to the unquestioned discretion of his Majesty's Ministers ; or who, at least, believe those affairs to be matters of peculiar mystery and craft, upon which none but the fully initiated are capable of arriving at sound and satisfactory opinions. Why, as well might a man think that provided he looked care fully over his estate, and managed his household with economy and order, it was unimportant to him what might be his behaviour towards his neighbours. When we consider how much our purely domestic interests are concerned in our diplomatic relations with other coun tries—when we reflect what influence the foreign policy of so great a power as England must necessarily have upon the transactions of the world, and how much it must affect the welfare and peace of nations—it is plain that both those who look only to our own selfish inte rests, and those whose views take a higher flight, ought equally to watch with jealous anxiety every step of the Government in these matters. But then, as to the dif ficulty of understanding these things. It may suit the purposes of some to endeavour, like the high priests of Egypt, to keep knowledge to themselves, by locking it up in mystical and unintelligible language; but the days are gone by when diplomacy was an occult science; the intercourse of nations must now be conduced upon the same principles as that of individuals. I say, then, that every English gentleman, who brings to the debates of this flouse an honest mind and a manly and generous spirit, will find it just as easy to judge of thes:, matters, if he will only insist upon having proper information, as he would of anything else to which he may direct his at tention. I, therefore, implore this House to roue them selves from that apathy as to our foreign affairs which has prevailed so lung ; for they may be assured that never upon a matter of high national con cernment was the salutary control of their interference more urgently required." The House should not think ' for a moment that he was about recommending this em pire to adopt a hostile position towards Russia. He I was not an advocate for war. He thought the best inte ' ' rests of this country were bound up with the cause of peace. It was not for war, then, he was about asking in his present motion, but for information. If his Noble ' Friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs said there was no correspondence on the subject referred to, then there ' was an end to the question. But his Noble Friend knew and the whole world knew, that there had been a great deal of corresponednce on the subject, and that it had occupied the attention of many countries for a long ti me . ' The Noble Lord then went into a brief history of the ' condition of Moldavia and Wallachia, which he said formed part of the Turkish empire; nearly 500 years ago they agreed to pass under the dominion of Turkey, and to accept the Sultan as their Suzerain, and entered I into treaties or capitulations for that purpose by which their rights and liberties were caret ully guarded. These capitulations bad been acknowledged and confirmed not only by Turkey, but also by Russia, even so recently as in the treaty of Adrianople in 1829. The inhabitants, notwithstanding that they were of the same religion as the Russians, and notwithstanding the intrigues of the latter, had remained firm in their allegiance to the Porte, and were more so now than at any former time. It was true that fur some fifteen or twenty years they had been anxious to introduce reform* into their insti tutions; and that desire, though not occasioned by had doubtless received an impulse from the electric shock communicated to all nations by the events of February, 1848. This had led to petitions, on the part of the Moldavians, for reforms. The Hospodar, instead of agreeing to them, threw the petitioners into prison, and Russian troops then entered the territory. In Wallachia a new constitution was adopted, with the consent of the Hospodar, who, however, shortly after abdicated. No violence was employed—no blood was shed— no disturbance occurred; a Provisional Government was ! established and governed the country to the satisfaction of the inhabitants for three months. Meantime a depu tation was sent to Constantinople. The Sultan ap peared at first to approve of what had been done, but required some alterations in the composi lien , of tho iGovernment, which were immediately assented to. The Emperor of Russia, however, thought proper to interfere, and he declared to the Porte that if she did not put down by force of arms the new state of things in Wallachia we would. The Porte appiled to England and France for advice, and was re commended to submit to the wishes of Russia. Turkish troops were then sent into Wallachia, they entered Bu charest, accompanied by the Russian General Duhamel, overthrew the Provisional Government, and re established the former order of things, not withstanding that all pretext for further interference was thus removed, a Russian army entered Wallachia a short time afterwards. General Duhamel proclaimed that he took possession of the province in name of the Cztr, his master. This occupation was ac companied with circumstances of insult to the Turks and oppression to the inhabitants. A Turk ish subject was arrested in the house of the Turkish Commander-in-Chief. An English sub ject was dragged to prison. In spite of the remonstrances of the British Consul, all persons obnox ious to Russia were thrown into prison —and, what was worst of all, the Russian army, amounting to no less than 60,000 men, was maintained at the expence of the wretched inhabitants. When it appeared that the troops were in danger of starvation, the Emperor generously permitted the Wallachian Government to open a credit at St. Petersburgh, thus saddling the country with a heavy national debt, and preparing pretexts for future oppression.—(Hear.) Towards the close of the last session he had asked his Noble Friend at the head of the Foreign Office whether it was true that Russian troops had entered Moldavia; and his Noble Friend had stated in reply that they bad so entered without the authority of the Czar, and at the request of the Moldavian authorities; but that that movement had taken place solely for the purpose of restoring order in the province, and that the occupation was not to con tinue for any length of time. His Noble Friend, how ever, must since have found out that he had been grossly deceived on the subject, for the Russian troops were still there. But was there anything to justify that interference on the part of Russia? He con tended that there was riot. In the treaty of Kainardji adopted in the year 1774 it was declared by the 16th article, "The Porte consents, that according to the circumstances of the two principalities, the Ministers of the Imperial Court of Russia may speak in their favour ; and promises to take into consideration such representations conformably to the a m i ty and respect which it has for the Powers." But that stipulation, which strongly contrasted by its moderation with the arrogant tone now assumed by Russia, could not give her that power of interference which she claimed. Again, he found that in the treaty of Adria nople there wero stislatioia is favour of the Meldtt- I vines; but thc.. , ,e slictilations had in no wad been vie . Med; it was not ev(ii alleged that they ler.d . b !en vie)" lite.i; and tlioi could not, therefore, jas;ify the course which Russia had lately token. A guarantee, in order to be periorni:d, must be claimed. There was no gua rantee on the pat of Russia in thee treaties, except one, which was of so extraordinary a nature, that it must excite the greatest surprise, as it certainly had not been claimed. He referred to the stipulation by which Russia guaranteed the prosperity of the peo ple of Moldavia and Wallachia. That was cer tainly a strange guarantee for any earthly power to give. He wished such a guarantee could be given in favour of Ireland, and the Right lion. Baronet the Member for Tumworth might then give up his benevolent scheme for the regeneration. of that country. There were, it was true, some words intr.( duced in an or ganic regulation er statute in a hich Russia was termed " the prot, ctoi" of those provinces, and Russia had en deavoured to procure the insertion of a stipulation that the Constitution should not bealtered without her consent —but the National Assembly refused to admit it; al though it was introduced into the official copy of the Act, the Assembly having immediately and formally protosted against it (and the protest may be read in Martin's collection of treaties), it cannot be considered as having any validity. It is upon such pretexts that Russia has violated the territory of a neigh bouring state with an army of 60,000 men, and forced the inhabitants to maintain them fcr more than six months at their own expense, and Russia has been eulogised for its moderation, dignity, and forbear ance, and which has received this eulogy from those wh o can set no bounds to their vituperation of Charles Albert and of the King of Prussia, for their inter ference in Schloss. ig-Hohtein and in Lombardy. Let those who are so loud in their denunciation of Go ' vernments whom they accuse of:disregarding the obliga tions of treaties, in order to assist and defend popular and national rights, display equal indignation at similar conduct when the object is to oppress and to trample down such rights; or let them stand forth in their true colours, not as the scrupulous defenders of good faith, but as the friends of despotism, and let it be seen that their pretended attachment to the faith of treaties is but a mask to disguise their hatred of liberty, and of the de sire which lurks in the bottom of their hearts to put down all popular rights, and to see mankind subjected to the degrading yoke of arbitrary power. But such a circum ' stance could afford no justification of the conduct of Russia in violating the territory of a neighbouring power. The preservation of the integrity of the Turkish empire had always been considered an object of the ut most importance by our statesmen; and that was the opinion which had been expressed by his Noble Friend at the head of the Foreign-office, in the course of a de bate which had taken place on the 4th of February, 1834. His Noble Friend had said on that occasion— " The Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) appears to think very lightly of the importance of maintaining Turkey in the state of independence which is yet left to her. I must confess that I differ from him on that point, for I consider it of the greatest importance to this country, and to the balance of power in Europe, that the Turkish empire, such as it subsists, should be main tained in all its independence and integrity; and it was not without due consideration that this was pointed out in the Speech from the Throne as a matter deserving of the serious attention of Parliament." Now it appeared to him (Lord Dudley Stuart) that the military occupa tion of these provinces should be looked upon as the first step towards the dismemberment of the Ottoman empire. The House should not forget that Turkey had acted more liberally in her commercial policy than any other country in the world.—(Hear.) It appears, from official returns, that only three countries arc better cus tomers than Turkey—viz., Germany, best of all, Hol land, Italy, and the Italian Islands. France, though our nearest neighbour, is on a par with Russia. No ' other country comes near. Russia is more than half a million below Turkey. Prussia, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, all together, do not equal her.—(Hear, hear.) Portugal, with the Azores, and with Madeira and Spain, with the Balearic Islands do not. reach her ; and even if our own pees ssion, Gibraltar, which annually takes more than half a million, be added, barely surpass her. His Lord ; , ship then called the attention of the House to the follow ing extracts from the Manchester Guardian, of the 24th of August, 1848:—" Few Englishmen, few English ma . nufacturers even, are aware that the narrow passage of the Dardanelles is continually traversed by fleets ; freighted with the produce of English looms, of English mines, of English workshops, and of English colo nies; that this great stream of commerce, having rived at Constantinople, and having suffered there , such diminution as serves to supply the wants of that capital and its surrounding provinces, passes on to the Black Sea, where, dividing into two branches, the smaller seeks the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, through the mouth of the Danube, ▪ whilst the larger, reaching Trebizond, is again sub ; divided, diffusing itself over Persia on the one hand, and on the other stretching, by means of the great cars- F Van lines, into the boundless east, as far as Caubul, Kho , kand, Bekhara, and Chive." "The ignorance which prevails respecting its resources can only be explained by the circumstance that it is carried on almost exclu sively by the agency of foreigners." " Yet this trade is important on account of its present magnitude, and still more important by the promise which its rapid increase affords of an almost indefinite future development." " The question is sometimes asked, what interest can England, a Christian nation, have in the preservation of the Ottoman empire ? When the facts which we have just stated are . known the question admits of , an easy answer." " Whilst countries, which • boast of a higher degree of civilization, have vied wi h each other in inventing complicated contrivances, F having for their object the protection of native manu factures, to the certain injury and sometimes to the utter destruction of their foreign commerce, the Turkish Go ' vernment has adhered to its ancient maxims, and on ; this point as well as on some others has set an example of liberality which has been little applauded, and still k less imitated, by western Governments. Now, suppose for a moment that any European power—Austria, France, or Russia, obtained possession of Constantinople. , would the manufactured goods of England be permitted in that case to pass into the Black Sea, as they are per ! mitted at present, on paying a small ad valorem duty of , between 3 and 5 per cent.? Is it not more rational to conclude that any European power, on gaining the E command of the Dardanelles, would extend its present i tariff to its new dominions ?—(Hear.) Now, the tariff.; of France, Germany, and Russia are prohibitive el ' British manufactures, with the exception of the half manufactured article of cotton twist, which is admitted into the two latter countries as a great favour, at an ad valorem duty of 30 per cent We must, therefore, ex pect, if the rapidly approaching frontier of the Russian empire should ever reach the banks of the Hellespont, not merely to see the increase of our Eastern, or Greek • trade, as it is termed in Manchester, receive a sudden check, but we must be prepared for the almost total annihilation of that valuable branch of our commerce. Nor does this opinion rest merely on a calculation of L i probabilities; it has received the confirmation of actual experience.—(Hear, hear.) Up to the time when the Russians took possession of Georgia, merchants from ' that country visited Constantinople in considerable numbers for the purpose of purchasing English ma ' nutactured articles; but a few years after its annexe ' Lion to the Russian empire this commerce ceased, and the Georgian traders have entirely disappeared from Constantinople. The late Lord Grey is reported to have said that the meanest arcizan in the kingdom is in terested in preserving the balance of power. The obser vation is no doubt correct; but the interest must in many instances be somewhat remote. The inter es t, how ever, of the Manchester operatives in preserving the dependence of Turkey is direct and obvious." It app ars from the revenue and population returns for the year 1846—a year not the most favourable for his purpose. but it is the nearest to the present time to which he had access—that the trade with Turkey was not only large, but steadily and rapidly inert acing. In a speech mad° by him (Lord D. Stuart) in the year 1836, he showed that the declared value of our exports to Turkey was in the year 1827, 500,0001.; in ,1834, 1,200,0001.—i. e., the exports to Turkey had increased by 700,000/. Since the last-mentioned period they had further in" creased by 1,200,0001.—i. e., from 1834 to 184 6 they have doubled; whilst from 1827 to 1846, in twenty i years, they have increased fivefold- Now, compare the progress of the trade of Turkey with that of Russia. In twenty years, while our annual ex ports to Turkey have increased by 2,000,0001.. our ex ports to Russia have increased only by 500,0001. Twenty years ago the declared value of our exports to Turkey was less than half that of our exports to Russia. Now , our exports to Turkey exceed those to Russia by more than one third. But this is but an imperfect picture of the relative value of the trades; we must inquire of what the exports consist ; a large portion of those going to Russia, nearly one-half, is com p ose d o f th e h a lf manu factured article of cotton twist, for the purpose of being worked up into goods, and afterwards brought into com petition with our own. The value of cotton manufactured goods exported to Russia is perfectly insignificant ; it does not amount to 50,0001. The trade to_Teurvk2n- e oer- Bents an aspect precisely the reverse. Th consists cotton twist exported is small, whole of our exports to that we known trade cotton how much more valuable the of cotton manufactured goods. It is inll Th's h countrya nd al almost ost cott on wich has I lately has been e well expounded in a pamphlet goods is than than that in twist. " Of course the greater the amount of labour and capital published, from which the following were extracts: — required to produce any manufactured article, the greater is its value, in proportion to the value of the raw ma terial of which it is composed." " Out of the price of plain and printed calicoes must be paid, not merely the expense of the labour and the interest of the capital em ployed in producing the yarn, but also the labour ( f weaving and printing, and the interest of the capital e mployed in those processes; and according to the best estimates which have been formed on this subject, whilst the value of cotton twist is about double the valise of the raw material which has been worked up in making it , t he average value of the pl a i n and printed calicoes, of whic h our exports consist, is about five times greater than that of the raw material." "Deducting, then, on this accoun t one-half from our exports of cotton twist, and one-titt ll from our ex p orts of plain and printed calicoes, we s hall find a residue of 1,424,5481, which must have been re ceived in the shape of profits and wages, by our capi talists and workmen engaged directly or indirectly in the cotton cotton manufacture, on a ccoun t o f our exports to 'Turkey in the year 1847; and the sum of 413,177/. only as ,t l- : amount which they received in profits and wages, during the same y ear , f rom cur export s to R uss i a. " "As IL'. as the cotton m anu fa c t ure i s concerne d , t h e Turkis h trade is therefore more valuable to England than the Russian, nearly in the proportion of five to two, and 1 1 this remarkable difference arise s f rom t h e liberality o f the Turkish tariff, which is uniformly low for all Knape; factured goods (from three to live per cent. on the actual value), whilst the Russian tariff is almost as uniroreelY prohibitive, it is probable that an examination ed the re lativee value a thy Turkish and glosiatt trades wil l I