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ttr)3 921Ittion IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. HUNGARY. Mr. ROEBUCK (in continuation from our Afternoon edition) said—He entreated the Noble Lord and the House to present such a front to foreign nations as to show that any act of aggression exhibited towards Eng land would never go unredressed or unpunished.— (Cheers.) And then, depend upon it, from the Emperor of Russia down to the meanest State in Italy, every power in Europe would be taught the principle of yielding obedience, not merely to England, but to the suggestions which humanity makes througtaher to all the nations of the earth. Let the Noble Lord assume that attitude and act on those suggestions, and he would endear his name to his own country, not only by being a benefactor to his country, but because he was a wise and politic states man.—(Loud cheers.) Colonel THOMPSON said he came from men who looked upon the shedding of blood as an evil, and upon war as illegal; but they did cot the less sympathise with the oppression of foreign nations. The spirit of the English people was for freedom everywhere ! (Hear, hear.) Until that cloud which lowered upon the world—Russia—was divided and divested of some por tion of its power, despotism would stalk abroad and dis turb the peace of the world.—(Hear.) For Russia con sisted of two races, Northern and Southern Russia, stet what a blessing it would ba if the one should neutralise the barbarian despotism of the other.—(Rear, hear.) Liberty could] not fail to progress throughout the world; but during the last two years, when the hopes of men were high, it had su ff ered a downfal , and pol itica l eco nomy had run riot and admitted enemies into the citadel; but like other great movements, it would again proceed as it should.—(Cheers.) Mr. MACGREGOR said, being much acquainted with the institutions of Hungary, he trusted he would be per mitted to offer a few observations. According to the present constitution of Hungary, the Emperor of Aus tria could never be King of Hungary without the ap probation of the Diet. He disapproved of the Russian interference, and was in favour of this country only interfering merely by the expression of its opinion as to that interference. The Austrians taxed commodities which passed through it on its stay to Hun gary 60 per cent., and prevented its own productions from going to any other country ; a state of things which he was surprised the Hungarians had so long sub mitted to. Hungary, situated as she was in the centre of Europe, and possessing fine rivers and the means of carrying on a great amount of commerce, had been kept behind other nations in prosperity on account of the unfortunate policy of her kings. Lord CLAUD HAMILTON said the constitution of Hungary, which would have been a palladium of liberty, was merely an engine of despotism, since its aristocracy possessed enormous privileges, and its peasantry were the most debased in Europe.—(Hear, bear.) M. Kossuth, who was highly eulogised by the Liberal party, had with his confederates been the means of preventing those great improvements which Streckeni had begun, and had been driven in consequence into exile and a madhouse. 230,000 of the nobles were exempt from arrest, taxes, tolls, military service, and various other advantages; and those monstrous exemptions were at present in existence. He defied the Hon. Member (Mr. Osborne) to show that the constitution of Hungary was one which gave the people the liberty which he held the Russians were about to deprive them of. Lord PALMERSTON said, in the few observations which he deemed it his duty to make upon the motion of his Honourable Friend and upon what had passed in the course of this day's debate, he wished to guard himself, in the first place, against the possi bility that anything he might say might expose him to to the imputation of entertaining unfriendly feeling to wards the Government and empire of Austria.—(Hear, hear.) He knew well that imputations had been cast upon her Majevty's Government, and upon himself as the organ of that Government, in reg ard to their foreign re lations, more particularly th a t wit Austria—imputations had been cast upon them with respect to that intercourse, which, it had been st a t e d, was gu id e d b y , an d i mpe ll ed by, personal feelings of hatred.—(Hear, hear.) But these imputations, let them come from what quarter they might—let them be either written' or spoken—if sin cere, they were the result of ignorance and folly; if insincere, he] left others to qualify and in terpret them. It was the grossest ignorance to suppose that the Government of this country, or the man who, the time was changed with the conduct of their foreign relations could be influenced in the manage ment of their affairs by any other feeling than what he, according to his political opinions, and according to his views of this country, and the general interests of the civilised world considered to be his duty.—(Hear, hear.) Well then, Austria was a power towards which the Government of this country cough t on many ac c stint i to entertain feelings of great consideration.. They had been told that Austria was an ancient ally. They had had the terms " ally " and " allies," rung in their ears by those who must be ignorant of the ex pression they were using, or who must have forgot that they were using a to'ally unmeaning term. What was all ) ? Au ally was one to whom they were bound by treaty and enga went to carry on some operation, political or otherwise, but to call it an ally merely because it was in a state of friendship with them was an - expression pos sessed of no meaning whatever, became it was applicable to every power in the world with whom they were not in a state of war.—(Hear, h-ar ) But Austria had been their ally; they had been allied with Austria in most important European transaction; and the remem brance of that alliance ought undoubtedly to create in the breast of every Euglishman who had a remembrance o f the history of his country—feelings of regard towards a Power with whom they had been in alliance. It was perfectly that, in the course of those repeated alli ances, Austria—not from any fault of hers, but fro - n the pressure of irresistible necessity—had been repeatedly compelled to part from that alli ance, and break the engagements by which she had bound herself to this country. This country had e hided to the necessity of the moment, and no generous mind would think that those circumstances should diminish the respect which, though those former transactions had not been kept up, should exist between the Governments of the two countries—but there were higher and larger considerations which ought to render the maintenance _of Austria important to every European statesman. Austria was a most impor tant element in the balance of European power. It stood in the centre of Europe, a barrier against en croachments on the one hand and invasion on the other, and the liberties of Europe were bound up in the existence of Austria amongst European powers; and, therefore, anything which tended by direct or even by a remote contingency to cripple Austria, still more to reduce her from the position of a great power to that of a secondary State, must be in jurious to Europe and one which could not be too highly d. precated. However, as had been stated, Austria had for a long course of time not been identified with the ad vancement of liberty in Europe. Indeed, in the opinion of a great part of the Continent, the policy of Austria had been inimical to the progress of liberty.—(Hear.) He would warn the Austrian Government not to trust _ toe much. There were persons who raw in the relations of countries nothing. and valued them for nothing but political opinions. There were men who had spent their whole lives in attachment to the Government of Austria, who had deserted her in their l ater d ays. The example ' of such men was a pattern of aged imbecility. llis Gallant Friend needed no apology for bringing the subj ject forward. The House would not expect him to follow those who had spoken to-day, and pass judgment upon the Austrian and linngarian nations. He believed that the war between Hungary arid Austria had enlished the hearts of the whole E.;glish people in favour of the Ma-. • gyais: He believed that the question now to be fought for on the plaits of Hungary was, whether Hungary should retain her nationality or become a province of Austria.—(Hear, hear.) It was impossible to sea without regret, large armies brought together as they were in Hungary.—(Hear, hear.) But let which would take place Austria meet lose. If Hungary was laid waste it must be recollected that was laid waste which was the great resource of Austria.—(Hear, hear.) It was most to be desired that this great contest might be, brought to a termi nation by some arrangement with the contending par ties. The Government of this country thought that no opportunity bad as yet been afforded them to interfere, but it would be the duty of the Government if such an opportunity occurred not to let it pass by.—(Hear, , hear.) The people of England were desirous of main taining peace.—(l-lear, hear.) They wished to be on the best footing with all nations in the world, but it mast be know t o a ll nations that 'this" country would not submit to wrong ' and that other countries must respect the h onour df England.ses( Hear, hear.) The proud p os i t i on England occupied prevent. el her from being a passive apectator of what was taking pla c e in other c ountries, but she must be careful how she interfered. England was strong, and would make her opinions prevail—(geer, bear.) England had been accused of meddling with other nations, by expressing Opinions the re. sults - had proved that if these opinions had been adopted, the best results would have ensued. There were cases in which this country ought not hastily to interfere with countries that had embarked in hos tilities.—(Hear, hear.) All that this country can do in • the present instance was to use their friendly endeavours to arrrange matters between the belligerent parties. A great deal bad been said about sham mediation on the part of the Government of the country. He answered that by stating that they had every prospect of making the mediation between Denmark and Prussia tahsisreality. To suppose that the Governme n t of than peace among ailcouenotruinetsryanwdisilsoevdeireoitghnesr betrayed a folly that he coul d hardly have conceived. I t article might do well for a leadingin a newspaper, but it would not do for a speech in Parliament. Lord DUDLEY STUART felt no doubt that the de bate that had taken place that day wo u ld b e of the greatest benefit to the whole of Europe. The struggle of the Hungarians was the struggle of a people to maintain thaat constitution which had been handed down to them for centure s. He could not but deprecate the assertions of the Noble Lord opposite (Lord Claude Hamilton); and his name would go forth to the world as the man who had called the Hungarian (institution infamous, and one who had even attached that assertion to tne name of the illustrious man Ludwig Kossutb.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord had said that the Hungarian pe.' , ple wete not interested in the struggle, and he would induce the House to believe that Count Streckene was the only atelier of the great raform that had been made in Hungary. He was, nu doubt, a great and good man, but to Ludwig liQouth MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) There has been a considerable improvement in the mining share market this week:several large transac tions have come off, while others are in a course of ne gociation. The appearances of an improved market are at present very encouraging. Inquiries have been made for Trelawny, Trevishey, and Barrier, Comfort, East and South Tama; in the two latter a great many shares have changed hands dur ing the last two days. Several shares in Seuth Wheal Basset have changed hands during the week, and an inquiry still exist's... The directors of Devon Great Consols, at, their weekly board, on Thursday, declared a dividend of 61. per share, amounting to 6,144/. for April and May. At the West Buller meeting their first dividend was declared, amounting to 101. per 128th share. West Seton is represented as having improved. The ends generally have not been looking so well. At pre sent there is a tolerable lode in the flat-rod shaft. . At North Pool the ends are less productive than they have been, but the lode in the shaft is stated to be worth 5 tons per fathom. Shares in the following mines have changed hands during the week:—South Wheal Basset, Trelawny, Trerisky and Barrier, Mary Ann, Bedford United, Tamar Consols, Tincroft, East Tamar, Trethellan, Devon and Courtenay, South Tamar, Kingsett and Bedford, Wheal Henry, Ilerodsfoot, Trehane. &c., &c. The halt-yearly meeting of the Cobre Mining Com pany was held on Tuesday, the 17th, when a dividend of 31. per share was declared, from the balance of 23,024/. 18s. Sd., - remaining in hand, after payment of the 11. per share dividend in February last. The returns from the mines -for 1848 exceeded the previous . year by 5,168 tons; and, from present prospects, it is more than probable the excess will be greater for 1849. The directors intimated that a reserve of ore had been autho rised, in consequence of the continued depression of the standard for copper ore; but they anticipated an improved market on the Continent assuming a more settled position. They also informed the proprietors ;hat the misunderstaaoing which had existed for some ears with the Santiago Company would, probably, ter urinate in an amicable arrangement. The balance-sheet of the Santiago Mining Company, presented at the half-yearly meeting held last week, which we omitted in our last number, will be found i n the present—showing the amount o f cas h in hand 20,215/. 61. 3d., with the estimated amount of ore at Swansea, 2,2101. los. id. The Bwlch Consols shareholders, residing in London, met at the offices on Wednesday last, which was attended by Captain Matthew Francis, frOm the mines, who en tered into a detailed statement of the proceedings at the mine, and also exhibited a financial account of cost and returns for the last eleven months, by which we perceive that a profit of 1,697/. 2s. 4d. hats been realised, and 1,108/. 10s. paid in dues—making a total surplus over cost of 2,8051. 12s. 4d. From our many correspondents in the principality, we learn that the Welsh lead mines are generally, looking remarkably well. And although time and capital are universally esteemed the chief machinery for mining puposes, we find that several mines, possessing the most gratifying prospects, are fearailly cramped for want of and nf more o a r e y inegf judiciousc dividends.nn a exchequerWhile i t l i opthe bri oer n a g tsi bv t B h e: e n m acse i well fe t lal n a a ; P t t ositi °n al finim cial) in others are evidently retarding profits that could be realised much earlier. The long drought has, it appears, considerably affected the immediate returns of several of the mines in Cardi ganshire, inasmuch that most of them are being worked by water power, and the mountain streams failing in their usual supply, the deficiency is now much felt. Lisburne, Goginan, Court Grange, Bwlch C onsols Cein , Pendian Gwyn, and Cwmyit with, are representedEr Ll vv.) rimi' ale t e ohe in a productive position, with prospects. Esgair Lli an d theA b er pastgw the e ws s m ei neoksa.tr e e A n represented G r a a s ii h B a e v a in n g in improved g dur i ng : very has been made in cutting a new wheel-pit, sive of improvements in the two shafts. Milwr, Halkin, Jamaica, and other mines in the north, continue to hold .out the most gratifying appearances; *haat the sale of upwards of 460 toes of lead ores at llolywell, on the 12th inst., show the importance of such mines as Fronfownog, Hendre, Talargoch, Maes-y sitfu, &c. At the Great Polgcoth meeting, the accounts showed a return for two months. April and May, of 5,207 k ls. Bd., which enabled the directors to declare a divi dend of 4/. per share, leaving a balance to credit of 2711, 13s. 10d. In our remarks of the Llivyncoalees accounts, in the City Article of last we( k, we stated the monthly cost Wl. 8541. 6s. 4d., neglecting to menti on t h e period over which these accounts extended—N.lv., h i ve mouths_ which would give the avenge monthly cost at about 95/, Ia foreign wines the transactions appear to LUPO bttn the people of Hungary were indebted for the liberty of the peasants and the press. The name of Kossuth would go down to posterity as the greatest Hungarian - that ever lived, notwithstanding the slanders of the Noble Lord. —(Cheers.) If the Hungarian Constitution was so in famous, why had the Emperors of Austria, on their ascending the throne, sworn to maintain .it.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord opposite had deprecated the Hungarians employing foreign officers; had not the Austrians English officers in their service, and bad not the Austrian Government requested General Bern to behave kindly to the English officers in the Austrian service, and had not that request been acceded to to the letter? He (Lord Dudley Stuart) asserted that the in terference of the Emperor of Russia on the behalf of Austria was a violation of the law of nations..—(Cheers.) The present Emperor of Austria was not de jure or de facto Emperor of Hungary at the time he applied for the assistance of Russia, for his armies had been disgracefully beaten and turned out of Hungary by the gallant Hungarians under the noble and gallant Bem.—(Hear, hear.) He rejoiced at the speech of bis Noble Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, it did him great honour, and would only in creste that popularity which he at present held in the country.—(Hear, bear.) Austria had now placed herself in the hands of Russia, and he was afraid that the time was not far distant when, if she did not alter her course, she would become a province of t hat country. This debate would enlighten the public on the present state of things in Hungary, and would show to the people of England the feelings of the House of Com mons on this important subject.--(Hear, hear.) Mr. WYLD would warn the country against the course pursued by Russia. Year after year she had been increasing her power in the East.—(Hear, hear.) She bad nearly closed the Black Sea against this country, and her object row was to close the Danube against us. Mr. OSBORNE said that the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign Department having intimated that no official dispatches had been received, he would of course withdraw his motion. The Report on the Committee of Ways and Means was then agreed to. The Stamp and Allowance Bill was read a third time and passed. I'Lle Judgments (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. 'the Royal Pavilion (Brighton) Bill went through Committee. NEW FOREST AND WALTHAM FOREST. The House went into Committee on this Bill, and a resolution was agreed to upon which to found a Bill. ATTACHMENTS, COURT ' S OF RECORD (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill, as amended, was considered, and the third reading was ordered for Monday next. The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the House adjourned at ten minutes after Four o'clock. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette of this day.) PRINCE ALBERT AND THE SIEGE OPERATIONS.—As it was announced that Prince Albert was to Lave been at the Chatham Siege Operations, had they come of as originally appointed, SOMA surprise has been expressed that his Royal Highness absented himself to day. The rumour runs that the Prince had accepted an invitation to dine with of the Corps engaged in the ceremony; that subsequently Sir Frede rick Smith solicited the honour of his presence, and was not unreasonably hurt that he had been anticipated in the courtesy. To avoid giving - an occasion for jealou sies, or sanctioning the appearance of invidious distinc tions, the Prince determined not to go at all. PRIZE MONEY YOR THE DESTRUCTION OF •THE SARAWAK PIRATES.—It will be remembered that some time since the Admiralty Court awarded 12,0004 to Captain Sir Edward Belcher, and the officers and crew of her Majesty's ship Semarang, for the capture and destruction of certain pirates up the river Sarawak. Although faintly opposed at the time the award was made out, objections were subsequently taken to the distri bution of the money, and an appeal, on the part of the Admiralty, was made to the Privy Council, before whom the case was argued a few days since. Their Lordships, however, not only confirmed the award of the Admiralty Court's Judge, but cast the Admiralty in costs, which amount to above 5001., and the prize money will be distributed forthwith. It is said the appeal was made at the instigation of Sir C. Trevelyan, of the Treasury. ANNUAL ADMIRALTY INSPECTION OF THE PORTS AND DOCKYARDS.—It is generally understood that the Admiralty will proceed on the tour of inspection of the ports and dockyards on the Ist of August next, and that their Lordships' first visit will be to the Channel Island?. THE ROYAL SQUADRON.—To our list of vessels enu merated as ordered to compose the Royal Squadron of the Queen during her marine excursion, we must add the ?airy, screw tender. One of our contemporaries has as sumed that the Ganges, 84, at Cork, is to come to Spit head to - " start fair with the squadron." The Ganges is to remain where she is, but will get under weigh in the presence of her Majesty when the Rojal squadron leaves Cork. NAVAL CADETS.—We learn that there are no less than thirty vacanctes for Cadets of the Royal Navy, to many having been lately rated " Midshipmen," and so many Midshipmen having passed in seamanship as " Ala:es." COMMISSIONS IN THE ARMY —A rule has been esta blished at the nurse Guards, that not more than one son in any family shalt be appointed to a commission in the army without purchase. DRAFTS FOR INDIA.—The following ships have been engaged to convey detachments from Gravesend to India:—The Monarch, 250 men, on the 28th of July; the Marlborough, 240, on the 9th of August, and the Cullingwood, 258, on the 10th of the same month, to Calcutta; the Cressy, 186 men; and the Aboukir, 168, on the 31st of July, to 13,,nebay. THE APPROACHING REVIEW IN DUBLIN.—R is ex• pected that Berml regiments will move into Dublin to take part in the grand military display which is to take place upon the occasion of her Majesty's visit to Ire land. Amongst the regiments named are the Hussars,. 13th Light Dragoons, 49th, 71st, 74th, 9th, 43d, and 31st. THE Sri N s LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 21 5 1840 THE RAISING OF THE ROYAL ST A NA RD. • The 22d of August is a mememorable epoch in England's history. Tempestuous winds howled round ttio old castle of Nottiegham, and driving rain dimmed and dis figured the armour and gay caparisons of the Cavaliers: the foremost of these devoted men were hourly arriving to the succour of their King, from the old homes ren dered desolate, yet glorying in their departure. Within the walls there were auxious consultations all day long, and earnest pleadings and loud voices at the council board; while ever and anon armed men rode forth in haste, east, west, and south, in furtherance of their re solves. The day was far spent before the King arrived with his small train, travel-stained, but unwearied, from Leicester Abbey. As he rode into the courtyard a brave cheer welcomed him, and he may have felt pride for a raiment, as a King should feel, when so many of the noblest and the bravest of his kingdom rallied round him at his hour of need. At length the fatal standard was unfurled by Hr Edward Varney, and planted on a high tower within the castle-walls; its broad folds wav ing over the warlike group below. The King stood upon a grassy knoll, a herald by his side; with a voice almost inaudible in the storm the proclamation was they: read; but the herald had scarcely begun when the King, Kith characteristic indecision, toil it from his hand, and made such alterations that the herald blundered luaus- Ficously through the remainder of his task. The few spi.ctators shouted " God save the King!" and, nig::t coming on, put an end to the dismal ceremony. The next morning no standard was to be seen; it had blown down during the ni g h t; an d t h e King ordered it to be transferred to a commanding station in the park, observ ing that " before it seemed to be imprisoned." But a fatality seemed still to attend upon that banner, the ground was so hard that the hera2ds were obliged to use their daggers in order to penetrate the unwilling soil, and even then four men were compelled to support it through the ceremony. Again the proclamation was read, and again " God save the King!" was shouted as zealously, but by fewer voices than {tar burton's Memoirs of Prince Rupert. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO IRELAND.—WE are glad to hear that her Majesty's intended visit to Dublin, &c., has produced such an increased demand for Irish poplins and tatMinetts, that toe trade of our sister island will be consi derably benefitted. We are the more gratified at th , s, be c&.use it will bring this beautiful but hitherto much neg lected article into general use, and cause it to be extensively patronised by the nobility and gentry of both counties. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colo nial-office for the Governors of the North American colonies. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF C ,l O - .11111011 7 5, July 20. The nous' resumed at Six o'..lock BILLS FROAI THE LORDS. Messengers from the Lords brought up several Bills. OVERCROWDING OF IRISH STEAMERS. Mr. CARDWELL wished to ziJi the President of the Board of Trade whether it was his intention to give substantial effi:ct to the principal recommendations of Captain Denham with regard to the overcrowding of Irish steamers on their passage from Ireland to this country ? Mr: LABOUCHERE said he believed he should eventually adopt substantially and in principle the recommendations of Captain Denham for limiting the number of passengers on board of steamers ply ins in the Irish Channel. PAUPER CHILDREN. Mr. W. MILES asked a question of the Secretary of State fur the Home Department, if the Government intended to take any steps with regard to the number of pauper children in workhou s es; and whether the Colonial -office had taken any means of ascertaining whether the colonies, and especially the Australian colo nies, were willing to take some of their childr©n as ap prentices? The number of pauper children in work houses in England and Wales was 56,323, of which number 8,3 71 were cap a bl e o f enter i ng i nto service. Sir GEORGE GREY was understood to say that the matter was under the consideration of the Govern ment, but his reply was almost wholly inaudible in the gallery. Mr. C. LUSFIINGTON presented a petition from Westminster, complaining that the House did not repre sent the property, intelligence, or industry of the em pire, and praying for an extension of the suffrage. Mr. C. ANSTEY said on that day fortnight he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to consolidate fisheries pursuant to the report of the Committee on the subject.— (G reat laughter.) Lord D. STUART presented two petitions from Marylebone, one signed by 1,100 and the other by 1,500, against Sunday trading. Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from a place in Yorkshire praying for financial reform. NEW ZEALAND. Mr. AGLIONBY postponed the lbllowing question, of which he had given notice, till Monday, to ask the Under- Secretary for the Colonies whether he will lay on the table of the House copies or extracts ofdispatches received from the Governor of New Zew Zealand of a date subsequent to those already presented, especially those (if any) re lating to the new Legislative Council appointed by the Governor at Wellington. in the Southern Province. The CHANCELLOR Y of of the EXCHEQUER, in answer to Mr. C. Lushington, said it was not his inten tion during the present session to bring in any Bill with respect to friendly societies. JUVENILE OFFENDERS. • Sir G. GREY, in at's* er to an Hon. Member, said it was not his intention to proceed with the Juvenile Offenders Bill. RAILWAY AUDIT ILL. In answer to a question from Mr. 8. 8 DENISON, Mr. LABOUCEIERE said that a deputation connected with the railways waited on his Noble Friend at the head of the Government, and expressed their intention to oppose this Bill. It became a matter of serious consideration with the Government as to the course they should pursue, and they determined that at this late period of the session it would not do to proceed with such a measure. The House would recollect that the Bill was not proposed originally by the Government, and he did not think it right to strike it out of the list, in order that his Noble Friend should have an opportunity of proceeding with it if he thought fit. The Government thought they would be wasting the time of the liaise by proceeding with it at so late a period, and his Noble Friend wished him to say, that though the gentlemen who waited on him declared their intention to oppose the Bill, they were aware of the great importance of esta blishing-a board of audit, and would give it their best atten tion. He was not prepared to say, from the conversation which took place with his Noble Friend, whether they would themselves suggest such a measure. He should rejoice heartily if it came from them, for certainly such a measure from some quarter or other was imperitively called for. Mr. BANKES asked whether the Railway Board would still be continued at the expense of the country? Mr. LABOUCHERE replied that that had nothing,to do with the question, and he,could ass ure th e H on. G entleman that the Railway AbandonMent Bill had imposed on that Board very onerous duties. TREATY BETWEEN DENIqARK AND THE DUCHIES. In answer to a question put by Mr. SAUNDERS, Lord PALMERSTON stated that ratificati , ns for a treaty between Denmark and the Duchies of Schleswig-Holstein were ratified in Berlin on the 17th for a space of six months. When the blockade was to be raised was a matter of detail, but lie could not tell the exact number of days. It would not, however, be continued but for a short time, and as soon • as he had officially received the ratification heshould lay it on 1 the table of the House. TIIE NEW MARRIAGE LAW. In answer to a question fro:n Mr. GOULBURN, Mr. IVORTLEY said it was his intention to proceed, if possible, with the third reading of the Marriage 11 on Wednesday next. THE LATE ORANGE AFFRAY. Viscount JOCELYN trusted they would bear with him while he made some explanation in connexion with a recent melancholy occurrence with which the name of a near and dear relation was unhappily connected. He deeply regretted his aosenee from the House on the previous night, when a discussion took place relative *to this unfortunate aflair,which took place in the county to which he belonged. He had, however, nothing to complain of in the personal attack made on his relation by the. Hon. GentJeman who brought forward the motion, for he admitted the purity and excellence of his private conduct and character among all parties. He might allude to attacks made ,on the same occasion by other Hon. Gentlemen, and he thought it would have been but fair in them to have told him of theii intentions, inasmuch as his Noble Friend and relation - the Member for the county Down, and himself, would have been present. He would not, how ever, allude to them further, but to the charges made against his Noble Relative respecting this occurrence. He (Viscount Jocelyn) was informed by his Noble Relative that previous to the 12th of July he was . given to understand that a large body connected with the society to which he for many years belonged wished to pay him a visit of respect and affec tion. He communicated with them and induced many hun dreds to stay away. He stated that it was never his inten tion to shut his gates against loyal men, and in reference to what had been said about 5,000 armed ruffians being invited to his park, and feasted until they became inebriated, he de nied that he sent them an invitation, on the contrary. he was desirous of using his position a m ong tnem , and the eoun try, to prevent any unpleasant collision. His Noble Relative addressed them in his park, advising them to refrain from any violence, 'and that they would show those who disap proved of their organisation that they were not a faction, driven by party violence to commit crime. He besought them to return to their homes, and on no account to resent any• insult which might be offered them. . lie ( Viscount Jocelyn) was given to understand that 'during all this time there were many Roman Catholics iireseiit, and that no ill-feeling what ever was felt. No one could more deeply deplore the unfor tunate catastrophe which had taken place than his Noble Relative; and he ( Viscount Jocelyn) was firmly convinced that no one in that House was more anxious to see party feeling, or party violence, put au end to than he was. He had to thank' the House for the kind manner in which they had listened to the statement he had to make.—(Hear.) Sir G.' GREY regretted that public business of great im portance detained him last night from being present at the discussion, 'and assured the House that it was the intention of the Government to bring forward next session of Parlia ment a Bill to prevent all processions whatever of any party, whether Protestant or Roman. Catholic, or the display of any arms, banners, Ssc:;calculated to disturb the public peace.— (Cheers.) He had also to observe, that it was a great mis take to suppose that because the Party Procession Act ex pired in 18.15 such an armed meeting as that which lately took plaCe was lawful, for the common law declared that any assemblages meeting together, in which the public peace was endangered, was illegal. Viscount CASTLEREAGH said, that he had received a letter from Lord Roden, who, it appeared, had a number of Ronan Catholic tenantry in his park at the time, and everything seemed to have gone off happily; but he did n o t invite them, he did not entertain them.—(Hear, hear.) But having been connected with the body for so many years, he could not turn a cold shoulder to them. He was perfectly convinced that he took the course best calculated to preserve the public pea Ce. He (Lord Castlereagh) never belonged to that association, and disapproved of these assemblages. No one, he was sure, more regretted what had taken place than Lord Roden. He was exceedingly happy to hear that it was the intention of the Government to adopt measures to secure the country from such scenes in future. Mr; BRIGHT said the Noble Lord should not attempt to lay the blame • upon the Governmept, _for those gentlemen cvuuected witlithe adininistrition of the law in Ireland must know that these armed processions were illegal: Ile hoped that influential persons in Ireland would combine to put down these processions in future. He wished to know whether any special inquiry was to be instituted? Parlia ment would require it, and the country would expect it. Mr. HUME said that these lodges had been dissolved, and he could not but regret that any efforts were made to keep up party spirit and Jester animosities amongst her Majesty's subjects.--(Hear.) He trusted that any noblemen and gen tlemen who countenanced these proceedings would be re moved from the commission ot the peace. CORN DUTY. Mr. HRRRIES then rose to make the motion of which he had given notice. The remarks he had to make were of a purely financial character, and he should deal with the ques tion as one of fiscal economy alone, carefully keeping out of it all other topics, more especially that of free-trade. He had two motives to address the House on the subject. The first was in reference to the financial statement made some short time since by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which was certainly ne i t h er very flattering nor very satisfactory, but which, nevertheless, was in his (Mr. Herries's) opinion much more so than circumstances warranted. If that were true, and if the Right Honourable Gentleman, to use his own pkrase, could only squeeze through the difficulty, it became more material still that _some resource should be found to meet the difficulty. He (Hr. Herries) should not enter into a critical examination of the budget of his Right Honourable Friend, but the accounts submitted to the House since the Chancellor of the Ex chequer addressed it on the introduction of that state ment had not presented a more favourable view of the in come and expenditure of the country than was stated by the Right H on . Gentleman. And wh en h e (Mr. Herries) looked at the accounts for the year ending sth July, he was, he confessed, led to apprehend that 'the probable deficiency between the income and the expenditure would be far greater than his Right Hon. Friend anticipated. In the first item of expenditure, the Customs, he (Mr. Herries) found that the sum received under that head, in 1848, was 19,883,0001., while, in 1849, it was 20,84,0004, showing an apparent increase of 1,000,0004 But when the amount of corn duties came to be deducted from the latter year's receipts, a differ rence would be found to exist equivalent to 60,0004 or 70,000/. It was clear, therefore, that there was no ground for expect ing an increase in this branch of the public revenue, under existing circumstances. In the Excise the falling off in the income of the last year, as compared with the year preceding was still greater; and though the Chancellor of the Ex -chequer attributed it to the postponement of the hop duty and the malt duty, still the fact warranted no:hope of a speedy increase. He-apprehended the difficult position of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer was not likely to be improved by the events of the present year, and he (Mr. Herzies) doubted much whether his Right Hon. Friend would be enabled to squeeze through as he expected. He would now come to the question whin he wished t o i n t ro d uce to the notice Of the Hduse. Its object was to derive, from a moderate fixed duty on corn, a large addition to the public income of the country .without imposing any additional burden upon the food of the people. Within the last eighteen-months much expe rience had been acquired as to the effect of such a duty. In the course of that phriod the country had passed from a state of free importation to a duty of 75., in March, 1848, which was continued until February, 1849, when, as the HouSe was aware, corn of all kinds was imported free into this kingdom. The argument against a duty on corn, however mouerate, was, that it would enhance the price of food to the consumer. The Noble Lord (Lord J. Russell) had, as a qua Protec tionist, proposed a duty of 10s., in 1841, stating that the price would be kept up to 50s. or 605., and no doubt he acted with the full conviction that such would be the case. But in January and February, 1848, there existed no duty on corn, and it would be seen that the importations in the subsequent months were greater. They were January ... ... 82,000 Q rs . February ... ...• ... 97,(100 „ March ... 84,006 ~ April ... 116,000 „ May 1 ... 121,000 „ June ' . 112,000 „ In January the pric e was .... 50s. - February : • .. : • ... Ms. IN these months there was no duty. The duty of 7s. then came into operation, and the prices were-- March ... • 518. Od. April ... ..• ..• 495. 6d. May "' 47s• Bd. June ... ...* • ..• . . 465. 11d. July .. 478. 11d. August ... 525. 3d. September ... ..• 525. 9d. October ... •.• ... M s . Od . November ... - 5I 3. - 6d. December • 478". 6d. January, 1849, was the last month - of the duty, - which, in February, dropped to ls. per quarter. But the price of corn which, in January, was 405., was in February, 455. 7d., in March 445. 11d., and in April about the same. From the beginning of the. present year to the present time the average was about 455. It followed, therefore, as a matter of course, that these variations in the duty had not affected the con ,sumer in the smallest degree, as regarded the increase in price of the article. This conclusion opened new lights on the subject of fiscal economy against which the House should not close its eyes. The- question be should propose was resolved by these facts—namely, that a moderate duty on corn might be levied without altering.the price of bread to the consumer. If it could•be imagined that pricesin-the country - would descend so low as that they would be upon a par with the price at which foreign corn could be brought into the country, they would produce the effect of deterring the importation of foreign corn altogether. That, however, was a question which he would leave to the Government to con sider, and it would be for them to say whether that con sideration should deter them from that mode of raising revenue at the expense of a portion of the foreign produce atpresent imported. There was no doubt that if the price went Bs. or 10s.. below what it was at present the effect would begin to show itself by importation being repressed. And a fixed duty would have this effect, also ; for he was anxious to state everything openly, fairly, and distinctly. The effect of a fixed duty would be, first of all, to discourage importa tion from those countrie4 in which the price approached most nearly to our own. He did not wish to name any price —he was anxious to avoid fixing any precise duty, and only wanted t 3 discuss the principle of a fixed duty; but what ever duty they imposed, whether it was 65.. or Bs., or 55., undoubtedly wherever their price came near that of France or Belgium; or any of the richer countries near to them, they could expect no importation whatever. Other countries in which the corn was of a cheaper character would be still open to theni. It was clear that by the imposition of a moderate duty orecorn imported from foreign countries, we could de rive an addition to our revenue; and even it that addition were only to amount to 100,0004 a year—whereas the truth was that it would amou to millions—he said that we ought not to neglect ensuring to ourselves that sum, which would come into our Exchequer from the pockets of foreigners. He believed that even a rich Go vernmeut had no right to give up such an ad vantage. But a rich country, with a poor exchequer— and he believed that was at present the condition ot this country—ought, above all others, to raise as large as possible an amount of revenue from sources which would not press on the incomes of the people. Consideri , ,g bow many great in terests in this eountry were at present calling fur raid from taxation, he could not help thinking that it was one of the most imperative duties of her Majesty's Government to throw the burden of our expenditure as much as possible on the foreign producer. Let him remind the House *Ana in the month of January of this year we had imported 710,000 quarters of wheat, besides 715,000 cwts. of flour ; the total amount which would be derived from that wheat and flour, at a duty of 10s., would not have been less than 530,0001. or 540,0004 In the succeeding four months, that was to say in the months of February, March, April, and May last, we had imported 1,768,000 quarters of wheat and 1,228,1;00 cwt. of flour, and if the average duty of the five months had been paid on those importations ' we should have de r i ve d f rom that duty a sum of not less than 7 50 ,000/.—(Hear.) . The sums we had actually received from the is. duty imposed on those importations was only 210,000/. ; so that we had lo s t i n th at way no less a sum than =540,00/. And that had taken place in four mouths. The total loss at that rate in a year would have been 1,500,00 W. It might be said that a 10s. duty would have caused considerable variations in price. But he did not believe that it would have produced such a result. He found that in thur thath of January, 1849, prices had fallen to about 45s they had continued at about that amount f i for several a suc ceeding months, although the duty had n the meantime been removed. He did not like to point out any particular duty. which it would be desirable they should adopr, but let him suppose that they were to have a ss. duty on wheat. and a 2s. duty on a ll oth er kinds o f corn—and moderate proposal than that which the that was a more rht e Noble Lord had for merly made—that duty would have be exchequer during the four months he hadg to the nation,l mentioned a turn of 750 , 0001 . The mere he considered that subject the more did he become convinced that we might derive a large re venue from a duty on foreign corn without the sl'ghtest in jury to any British interest. He a d m itt e d th at i u arriving , at that conclusion he took it for granted that the foreign producer regulated his prices by the duties, and the charges to which it was subjected. In fact, the foreigner was corn-; pelted to regulate his prices by the charges he had to meet in the country with which he carried on his trade. It appeared from a statement of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer on a former evening that we had imported in the year 1847 not less than 33,000,0001. worth of grain; and he found that we had imported about 12,000,000/ worth in the year 1848, and about the same amount in the first five months of the present year. Indeed, be believed-we had imported more than 12,000,000/. worth in those five months, because he had taken as the basis of his calculation the average price of corn, while it is well known that the foreign corn introduced into this country, and especially of late years, was above the average quality. France had sent to them in the course ot the last year a very large amount of flour and corn at the price of 455. He presumed, therefore, that the importers and growers were enabled to obtain a profit even with the duty of 10s. which was then imposed. If that be so, then it must be obvious that the profit would be considerably greater in the event of no duty being levi e d . It; as was generally supposed. they paid 2) per cent. beyond the real value of the corn, then France had nhtained upon these reeeetu,ooor. In Yalu(' *,000,0001. of our money in the course of the last year. He did not mean to say that the grower and importer were not entitled to a profit, but he maintained that even with afixed duty the margin would be sufficient to leave a fair profit, while a considerable sum would be obtained for the revenue. It appeared to him that they would be neglectful of the interests of the country, and forgetful of the pressure of taxation if they did not adopt the suggestion he had thrown out to them. He could not under stand what objections the Government could urge against that most obvious mode of improving their financial condition. The first objection that was urged was, that it was a tax upon food; that was an excellent one when they were repealing the corn-laws. It was an excellent and a popular argument—it was a cry, but it was easy to see the fallacy and the nonsense of that cry, The question was whether it was a tax upon the English subject for his food, and his answer was, that it most certainly was not. Another argument urged was, that it would prevent the importation of corn, but that he had already disproved. A third objec tion was, that the present movement was getting in the small end of the wedge, and that the ultimate object was to obtain a protective duty on corn. But the distinction was easily seen between the imposition of a duty for the pur poses of revenue and the imposing a duty to prevent the im portation of corn. If the statesmen then at the head of affairs could not tell where to stop, then the affairs of the country must be badly managed indeed. He did not mean to mix the present question up with the great questions of protection. It was not protection, but only the means of deterring importation from abroad when prices were very low. It was, therefore, not in any sense of the word a protective duty. He regretted extremely that at a time when trade and commerce here were by no means pros perous they should continue to send such large sums abroad for the purchase of corn, and they ought to bear in mind that they were there to maintain English interests in contradistinction to foreign interests. He would, therefore, strongly and earnestly urge opon the attention of the Go vernment and the House to take up that question. It was not in his power, or that of an individual Member,. to propose the imposition of a fixed duty; a n d although he might have obtained the same end indirectly by submitting a resolution declaratory of the opinion of that House that it was wise and politic to adopt that mode of increasing the public revenue, he thought it best to leave the question in the hands of the House awl the (ioveramout. Entertaining these strong Opinions, he felt it his duty to urge them •e_„ P, °3 the attention o f her Majesty's Ministers, and to jolt'" them as stron g ly as he could upon the minds of H(;!." . 7 0 able Members of that House, so that through the Rouge might be conveyed to the country opinions vvhicle'apeef: e, to him to be incontrovertible, and which would,' t tree sink deep into the minds of the people, and would i c rea o t : that conviction which ought, and which is due time wow undoubtedly achieve the object he now so earnestly erg, upon the House. He had endeavoured to avoid all tating topics which might a naturally present themselvs llo connexion with such subject, and bad carefully. confine himself to the proposition with which he bad set ou t t c i n t was one of gre a t i mportance in an economical and fiscal of view. If it was true that they would obtain that a amount of rev enue w hi c h b e had referred to without any _ „,'O, convenience or los s t o th e country they were bound to cp: d and when the Ministry and the House became cOnvlor i ; that such was the case, then he hoped and trusted tbal en o labour he had bestowed upon the question and the Pai l s. with which the House had listened to him, would not thrown away...: (Hear, hear.) • ewe The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER comp n r ted the Right H on. G ontleman on the calm and clear ro!Tet in which he h a d i ntroduced the proposition, Svloict as he had d one , a ll those controversial points autos might have been introduced into such a statement, e h n s expressed a confid en t h ope that those who followe d would pursue a similar course. With regard to the revti oe produceable from the E xc i se, he repeated the observ e ert o o he made on a f ormer occasion, and proceeded show that there had not been in that dnos ment any falling off, except so far as Ireland se concerned. There had been a postponement of the in_T,l n g derivable from EXcise duties, but not a g reat f_le . f ar , off. He felt quite .confident that, at the end of the,./i n g the income would exceed the expenditure; and he not. c e!„ e j as apprehensive as the Right Hon. Gentleman, he de "'i bt assenting to impose any duty, fixed or otherwise, l ions / importation of cern. He would not trespass on the o .kin g by repeating the reasons which influenced him , in r ,: on ss that course. He congratulated the Right Hon. Gen t l tn all that he had disclaimed, in the strongest manner the could do; any intention to impose duties for the purpose t '‘ai creasing the price of corn. ' He congratulated the m pef i. and the country that an Honourable Member of his a•l ence, and speaking with his authority, had disclaime d intention of reverting to those protective duties w" e never raised the price of food. When the ft. of this country were convinced of the truth a be the proposition laid d own by the Right Honoet y Gentleman, namely, that an a d ditional duty of five shi lan i t,T7 on corn would not affect the consumers, they P°'" o st might assent to it,. b u t i nasmuch as he did not- thie" be a powers of human reason i ng could so convince them, ' e d. was not much prospect of their concurrence being Pipe He did not u n d ers t an d the consistency of the Right an. Gentleman's arguments. The Right Honourable -would C 1 man said tax a ti on b y a fixed five-shilling duty ~,,,s if the means of d e t err i ng the importation of foreignco y prices were low. Then the effect would be to rids% se price, although th e Ri ght Honourable Gentleman ° a t '. se object was n o t t o ra i se the price. The preposition "'"ael garded in th e m a i n as impolitic. and imprudent, and u ' t tle besides, opposed to th e good sense and intelligence of people of this count r y. Mr. SANDARS, supported the motion, contending 01 communications which he h a d received from- .i n lireol Liverpool merchants, and hi s own knowledge, derive ort personal inquiry, convinced him that-if-a fixed datY t imposed, it would f a ll on th e f oreign prOducer,ancl n°o46 the consumer in this 'country. Previ ous t o th e yea r their importation had not exceeded six or seven, per be st It was generally admitted' that the consumption of r a , o st in this country was about twenty millions of quartet - N o t year, but he must observe that it was very disgracetei,ae they had no accurate means of knowing what the : g lll amount of the produce of the country was, and hteth`"" s te that a few thousands per annum would be well spent bid taming such important statistical information. ar made some rema r k, o n t hi s question before, he wished f n l ll ther to explai n hi s sent i ments, and he would add n, ay their necessities should require it, he did not know ell du o that would b e more advisable to impose than a fixed upon com.—(Hear, hear.) • ll Mr. MITCHELL expresse d his surprise at the stateli efigr, which had been made by the Right Hon. Gentian:4 o , VI, Herries), and also by th e H on. Member for Wakefieldei to Sanders), who, as a corn merchant, must be suPP°A diet have a good kn ow l e d ge o f the subject. He tbougo nothing could be more fallacious than to place relieneep pep c the opinions of corn-factors in London or in LiverpoOk a sar. date the United St a t es t h e Black Sea could furnish '' 1 1 try with the la rges t supp l y of corn, and competitors in frail markets were to be found from the South of France Italy, and from Spain. Now, what would a duty 4 t l 'shillings upon the quar t er produce? It would produce: tee venue of about a million and a half, but it would, s: we rf same time, put ten millions into the pockets of the gr' s tho of English corn.—(Hear, hear.) At the present tense stock of grain in thi s country was lower than he bad' known it to be, and w ithi n t h e l ast month the price °' he had risen in th e f ace o f the present fine weather eaws nn t i ns prospect of an abundant harvest.—(Hear, hear.) 11° tell also state, and he had the fact upon goo& anthoritP e the consumption o f gra i n had greatly increased sines ,' of the f ree - trade measures— (Hear)—the °,,nnste tton being that a thi r d more had been added to the r mors of bread. 00 4 Mr. NEWDEGATE said the effect of free trade - co y, be to depress th e pr i ce - of grain in this count r y to the tinental level. S uc h was the end and aim of the pr,' v ;Itg this country; and t o carry it out Ministers were ‘neer4 sacrifice upwards of a million of revenue.—(Hear , y a- The farmers and th e graz i ers alone, in 1811, were rn°. —. s fite memos that ail th e a d ults employed in cotton tar.„ ts tories, and let them recollect that they were abotl„.00 crifice the interest of tbefarmers and graziera to.the '7o ° of the factory operative. The lion. Member then 004 ceeded to show, in corroboration of his views, that, ales 0 ' to -returns which he held in his hand, the redtle r ut tiot the duty on butter and cheese had the result of P to the money into the pockets of the foreigners. Accord/14. 110 admission of th e Chancellor of' the Exch equer, a osr, duty has been was t e d i n the first five m on th s o f the Yri s sb Mr. COBDEN said the Hon. Member who bau:ll sat down had paid him the compliment of saying_ tbo t t ia was an adept in agitation. The first thing in agil!„,10 was to have a good cause—the next thing was for Prbo to persevere even in a bad cause, and they coulu l le sure, at all events, to make themselves resPe°,,, ts t ec' After alluding to the course pursued by the ..r./10 tionists in the beginning cf the session, the Hon,llolo Member said their next exhibition was at. to Rooms, and the farmers were brought from a d'sbin.',l to attend that meeting.. They were told they were g°!Zeri get protection, and the meeting terminated with three ;aid being given, fo r M r . Di sraeli., Then there, was the I le ler at Drurv-lane, w h ere t h e same story was told to 1. re' mers, but yet Mr. Di srae li sa i d nothing in his speech of enacting the corn - laws.—(llCar, hear.) The sessiouotbo not, however, to be permitted to conclude without ! ul ishef display to keep up the delusion among the farmers' ba d e° had, therefore, the discussion of that night, but theY motion; and the Hon. Member had endeavoured to e ' i ro' • t why he had not made one ; but he knew he could 3 e Dept duce a proposition to the effect that it would bl ex iiii P n g; at some time to make the duty on corn eight (Hear, hear.) The fact was, that such a debate Was a ,, tt the of time— (Hear, hear)--a lusion, it not worse, u P,,crif ° farmers, who had been induced to believe that 1 0° Zialcr laws would be given to them. The Hn. Member for ~ 0 t he field (Mr. Sandars), who hind been twentystive yea rs !with' corn trade, said they might have a fixed duty upon corn ae* Out raising th e pr i ce of corn in this country. But the Ile Gentleman had not seen one • year of a fixed duty sde had had the s lidi ng scale, and the lion. Member had ths raitted that:he (M r . C o b den) was right in sayineithati case of a duty, the people of this country would be pay be the amount of that duty additional, above what svot',, n ry paid in count r i es w h ere no such duty existed. As to 1.,,.es Terence which had b een ma d e to the corn-factors of P.Toit lane and of Liverp oo l, h e wou ld remar k , that they were re' the best judges in such a case. The commission they de a ceived was in proportion to the price, and if they ma re sale at sixty-five shillings the quarter, of course they ceived a larger commission th an if the sale h a d been rnauisyt is fifty-five shillings.—(Hea r , h ear. ) It was very the extra ° nary for Honourable Gentl emen ( to ask the Ch ancel l or of ot Exchequer to put Gn duties, when their business illd House was to prevent taxation. (Ileac hear.) It 105 0 that a million could b e got fur duty on foreign corn' 1 boa they forgot that, for th at one million, four would be addrfne the peopleasfto theyogf o t a la r c v s di s h country tt,tap o se imposei n u thaaet additional price chargemotio ta th x e t m he ii b is es a t t w o i n y ee t . b_e i fo de l ; He saw several petitions p" for fixed actcl (i e r a corn. If the farmer-sr. on corn, on behalf of ese4t t c t l was . the dodgen—(4l. laugh) —in order to give what was ealk u s'red tection to the farmers. phis onoe - r a or own part, be o when the. Right lion. Gentleman the Member for t ee was making his statement, why the Protectionists had 11 face to bring forward such a proposition; and he was 1.- 0 astonished how they could act su c h sh a m, or walciaen, the farmers after such statements. If the Right Hen' ~01' tleman came to him, he Would give him - a lesson in sg r s l i t ge ture.—(A laugh.) The Hon. Member for Buckingham 01 was the head of a party —a protectionist party—and 4 1 . 0,4 1 they were, no doubt, about going to the country I°,—bseso' cry of fourpence a loaf additional on the poor man° til Now, he would ad v i se th em, if they wanted to be,,, a ' ns farr at all, they must fi n d out some popular question n ' 0 oa mars wanted a relucti on o f expenditure, and let them for that. The Hon. G en tl eman, the Member for Beekirlaiont shire, said, in the course of his speech on a former 0 °" - .. a til that he would never join for a reduction of expenditure IS he -saw the country doomed under the present system. t hey farmers, however,, saw t h rough them; they said th s ' O ter had one side f or th at H ouse and the hustings, and ° t heir for the day o f au di t. If they got 455. a quarter for to wheat, he should not object; and would it not .be better advise the farme rs to exert themselves in the proper alto t=on of their farms than delude them by the 0104 s were pursuing? H e l oo k ed OR their whole proceedings 70., chimera—as a sham, and had no doubt the cottntrY 1 . 1 . 12 stood them in the same way. • - had) Mr. DISRAELI sa id t h at the lien. Member who ba mat down.had been no kind as to offer lion. GentleMen;,4 that side of the Ho use a l esson in the art of agitation to he (Mr. Disraeli) was rea d y to admit that if they wlillisee obtain any knowl e d ge of that art, they cou ld scarcely Ana. recourse to a more consummate master for their iustroe et s —(Hear.) The Hon. Gentleman seemed to take some fir' ception to the con d uc t w hi ch the par ty with which ' lie Disraeli) had the honour to be associated had pursue_u l a w 'cause they had, according to - his allegation, used Vnu t arm ,guage in that House and another in other place.. B_ A ll ory, lion. Gentleman himself had admitted in a celebratc7asse lion, if he (Mr. Disraeli) recollected aright, that than tjelkt :one his own universally acknowledged charecteris sio nt, He had said that it was a general accusation brought 2, g - (olif him that- he made - use - of one kind of language in address ~a the House of Commons and another in addressing ro ble fellow-countrymen in o th er places. The lionlia be Gentleman had, how ever , to ld them that they co uld th e expect to have their opinions generally accepted bY a of country, because they wan t ed earnestness in the adr " : those opinions. No w , if t h ey (the Conservative PartYi'nt , ised(oe! come forward this s ess i on to state in that House °P des ieu ' which they had not st a t e d e l sew here--and he utterly them that they had don e so —b e wished to ask whether. :oat were not other political gentlemen who, before Par i l i bich met, had agitated th e country in favour of measures iota they had declared to be absolutely necessary fur the 1 1' D ad salvation, but who, the moment that Parliament Mail re become as calm, quiet, and docile, as if they had been pared to sit behind the Treasury benches for the rest d os career.—(Hear, hear.) He wanted to know what those g au d tlemen who had called meetings in the north of Enlane,....ba had submitted financial plans to the people of LiverpLo i t e s% wanted to know what they had done during the lt io b months to vindicate their opinions and to ensure the u tr,7 ovs e of the policy which they advocated. Why, less tre tel opponents to a Government, less ardent and earnest twit or of' the principle they profes se d, h e h a d never known. Member or only with the greatest h es it a ti on t h at the Hon. f or the West Riding of Yorkshire had the other night gsf er for Mew' 'oll into the same lobby with his Hon. Friend the reduce of (Mr. Henley) on a Motion for a rf. d i t uetr of the most moderate character in the public exPn' lit as"' , although he had himself formerly declared that t a u t R og penditure ought immediately to be reduced bY tactieiso 5i000,0001. The great financial reformer.—the great lose —the great agitater—who 144 come forward With 1` limited. Some business has been done in Coble, United Mexican, Copiapo, St. John del Rey, Guadalcanal, and National Brazilian. The position of the United Mexican Mining Associa tion ;not being generally so well understood by parties interested as we think it should be, we give, in another column, an epitome of its past history and present pros pects. Dispatches have been received for the Imperial Bra zilian, St. John del Rey, and National Brazilian Com panies. The Imperial Brazilian letters are to the 14th May least, but they contain nothing new or important, as re. gards the underground operations. The gold report from the 3d to the 12th May gives 7 lbs. 11 ozs. from the two mines; the total since the Ist January, 152 lbs. 4 ozs. 15 dwts. 'The St. John del Rey advices are to the Bth May. The produce for April amounts to 22,672 oitavas, from 6,075 tons of ore, giving a profit of 3,050/. 17s. for the month. The stamps were capable of performing more work than supplied from present raisings ; consequently, to keep the machinery in full operatiOn, recourse had been hid to the refuse heap. Vie National Brazilian letters are to the 12th May, and advises a slight improvement at a point to which they are looking with much anxiety. The produce to date is given at mcs. 26 1 55. A remittance of about 1,0001. has been received by H. M. S. Adventure. FRArs CE. At the opening of the sitting of the Legislative Assembly, on Friday, General Cavaignac begged leave to offer a few observations on the procesverbal of the previous day. General Fabvier said on that day that be was ready to discuss the merits of General Cavaignac. If General Fabvier wished to do so he was prepared to hear him and reply to him. General Fabvier declared that he only intended to attack his conduct as Minister, for sanctioning the decree of the Provisional Government placing on the retired list 38 general officers of the army. General Cavaignac admitted the right of the General to blame his Ministerial acts, but having understo o d th a t th e attack was to be directed against his person he could not allow the interruption to remain unex plained. This incident having dropped, the As sembly took into consideration a proposition relative to the reduction to per cent. of the duty levied on money forwarded through the Post-office, and re jected another, moved by M. Lagrange, to the effect of prolonging the exhibition of the productio ns of French industry and agriculture until the 15th of September. A third proposition, having for its ob ject to secure to the non-commissioned officers one-half of the promotions to the rank of ensign, was subsequently referred to a Committee, and after hearing a report on petitions, the Assembly adjourned. AUSTRIA. Letters from Constantinople of the sth give us some particulars of the defeat of the Russians under Luders by Bern. It appears that the Russians were advancing from Cronstadt towards Hermannstadt, when they were met by Bem at Fogaras, and after a terrific battle completely routed. The Russians fled from the field in confusion, pur sued by Bem, and Cronstadt was, at the last accounts, full of wounded and fugitive Russians. The official Gazette of Vienna of the 16th states that Jellachich has been obliged to entrench himself, and that:his position is most perilous. Advices from Presburgh state that the Ban has been totally de feated by Bern, and driven into Wallachia. BADEN. The Carlsruher Zeitung of the 16th publishes a ducal decree, by which the Grand Duke of Baden disbands the whole of his army, excepting the Badish troops in Schleswig-Holstein. Almost all the officers are to be tried by court-martial and courts of honour before they can be enrolled in the new army. All the sergeants and privates that have taken part in the insurrection are likewise to be tried by court-martial. ITALY. £27,926,690 Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest • .••• • • • . 3,212,670 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and lai vidend accounts 7.. 3,104,227 Other deposits •• • • 11,468,268 Seven day and other bills.. •• .. .. •• •• •• 1,094,792 £33,432,957 Dated the 19th day of July, 1841 COURSE OF Amsterdam • • 12 3 Ditto, at sight ...... 12 1 Itottcrdam .... • • 12 3 Antwerp ..... . 25 72 4 Flamburgh ......35.8. 13 13% Altona. ...... ......... - EXCHANGE. iGjibraltar.. •• •• •• •• •• •• Leghorn 31 Genoa • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 26 50 Maples ...... • • Palermo, per0z........ Messina .............. Lisbon. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Oporto" •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Rio Janeiro • • ...... • . Buenos Ayres ........ New York, 21 days'sight Philadelphia .... • ..... PRICES OF BULLION, TER of. Foreign Gold in bars ..43 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 4 10 Silver in bars •• 0 4 11% Parts, 3 days'sight .. • • 25 45 Ditto, 3 months .. .. 25 65 l larseilles ••..•• • • .... 25 65 80urdeaux......... . 25 65 Frankfort oil Maine.... 122 Patersburgh, 811. Able.. 36% Vienna, effec. 50."... 12 12 Trieste, ditt0.......... 12 12 Madrid •••. •••••• •• •• 50 Cadiz •• —•••••••••••• 50% Sllbao •••• •••• Barcelona ..........., Seville.. •• •• •• .• ; 7 . -•-• ..= FOREIGN SUGAR.—The arrivals of foreign sugar have lately been remarkably numerous, as will be seen from the enumeration of the following, which have taken place within these few days :—The Atala from Havannah has brought 950 boxes ; the Eagle, from Pernambuco, 2,850 bags ; the Caroline, from Porte Rico, 371 hogsheads and 100 barrels; the Fortescue, from Porto Rico, 466 hogsheads and 31 barrels ; the Lady Mary, from Porto Rico, 404 hogsheads and 178 barrels ; the Lucella, from P o rt o Ri co , 311 hogsheas ; the William Carey, from Savannah, 1,553 boxes ; the Ranger, from Bahia, 450 cases, 51 bar rels, and 32 bags ; th e H ome, from Havannah, 1,419 boxes • the Nuevo Cam argo , f rom Matanzas, 881 boxes ; the Countess of Durham, from Cuba, 118 tanks of molasses; the Mary Seaton, from Bahia, 763 cases and 4 barrels ; the Japan, from Havannah, 1,965 boxes ; the Matilda, from Porto Rico, 322 hogsheads, 25 tierces, and 25 barrels; the Commodore, from Porto Rico, 338 ca s k s an d 58 ot h er packages of molasses ; the Apprentice, from Porto Rico, 134 hogsheads, 35 barrels, and 9 tierces; the Maria Eulalia, from Havannah, 770 cases ; the Jewess, from Aricabo, 126 hogsheads and 100 barrels; the Corazonde Maria, from Havannah, 1,000 cases; the Father Mathew, from Bahia, 206 cases and 30 barrels; the Prima Donna, from Porto Rico, 439 hogsheads, 26 tierces, and 153 barrels; the Antonio, from Matanzas and Havannah, 885 cases; the Baton, from Matanzas, 2,528 boxes ; the Correo de Bilbos, - 398 boxes, of the article. And also the following in foreign ships :—The vessel Hergog Bogesloo, of Prussia, arrived from Pernambuco, has brought 250 cases, 125 barrels, and 1,825 bags, of sugar; the Joachimb, of Austria, arrived from Bahia, has brought 478 cases and 49 barrels; the Active, of Sweden, from Bahia, 460 cases; the Almeida, of the United States of America, from Mavannah, 1,510 boxes; the Concordia, of Sweden, from :the Havannah, 992 boxes; the Bohemia, of the United States of America, from Matanzas, 1,440 boxes and 10 hogsheads; the Damarisceta, of the United States . of America, from Matanzas and Havannah, 10 hogsdeads and 758 boxes from the former, and 1,100 boxes from the latter place; and the Nerina, of Sardinia, arrived from Bahia, has brought 222 cases and 442 bags of the article. The whole of the cargoes of sugars, im• ported in the foreign ships 'particularly specified, were necessarily declared to have been imported for exporta tion only to other foreign countries, being inadmissible to entry for home use under the laws of navigation at present in force. COAL MINES UNDER. THE RIVER DEE.—There is a Select Committee of the House of Commons now sit ' Ling upon the management of the Crown property by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. That board is now on its trial, and it is said that some extraordinary disclosures have been made this ses sion (the Committee sits with closed doors), in addition to the body of evidence embodied in the report of the same Committee during the session of 1848. It is • rumoured that there are some curious disclosures made as to the encroachments and usur pations of two or three magnates upon the mines and minerals under the estuary of the Dee, in the counties of Flint and Chester, under colour of certain impro vident grants from the Crown in the time of the Stuarts ; but it is said that able lawyers put a widely different construction upon those grants, and it is now understood that the Crown has only to put in action its undoubted right to these valuable minerals (coals and ironstone) to get speedy possession of them. There will likewise be a large amount of back profits for some body to refund, amounting to several hundred thousand pounds. ThQ commissioners are now prompt as they were before tardy in asserting the Crown rights ; as ts precisely analogous case, " The Attorney-General against Rees and others," where the coals under the estuary of the river Bury in Glantorganshire are claimed by the Crown from Lord Cawdor and his lessees, is in full progress before the Master of the Rolls.—ch e a er Courant. ROBBERY OF PLATE NEAR TRURO.—On Monday ' morning the Mayor of Exeter received a letter, apprising him that on the night of the 14th inst. the house of C. Williams, Lg., a gentleman re.iding at Tregollon, six alibis from Trure,, Cornwall, bad been broken into, and. ,'ne whole of the silver plate stolen, of the value of from 6001, to 7001 —7'i - eta/tan', Exeter Flying Post. The Speranza of Rome, of the 10th, states, from Gaeta, that the Pope appears to be convinced now that the statute has become a supreme necessity, but that Cardinel Antonelli, and other Cardinals, still oppose great resistance. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on. Saturday, the 14th day of July, 1849. Issue DEPAITZINT. X. Notes i55ued........ 27,926,690 X. Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities •• • • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 13,650,121 Silver bullion 276,539 £ 27,926,690 J. E. ELSEY, Deputy-C as hi er. Dated the 19th day of July, 1849. MAIMING DEPAZTMEN T. Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity).. 14,432,877 Other securities •• • • 9,685,432 Notes ••••••• • • • • • • • 8,473,415 Gold and silver coin.. 841,233 X 33,432,957 J. R. ELSEY, Deputy-Cashier. t 9. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WOOLWICIL Yesterday Mr. Joseph Clayton, the well-known news-agent, was summoned by Inspector Derrig, of the Shooter's-hill sub •division of police. for furious driving. Police-constable 161 It deposed that on the morning of Thursday se'nnight, about a quarter-past six o'clock, he was on duty at Shooter's-hill, when he saw the defendant driving from London at the rate of 15 or 16 miles an hour. lie allowed the horse to go slowly up the hill, and then struck it with the whip, when it started off again at a • most furious pace towards Welling, He had cautioned the defendant on the previous Tuesday. Mr. Clayton said the fact was that he was conducting an express for the purpose of forwarding the morning papers down to the Kentish districts. He positively denied having struck the horse, as it would not bear the whip, and on one occasio❑ when he struck it it ran away with him. As to being cautioned on the Tuesday he was in bed that morning. He thought some allowance ought to be made for the fact that this was an express f.ar conveying the Times and other newspapers to Chatham and Sheerne. , s. Mr. TRAILL said he was afraid he could not grant any in dulgence to the Times that did not belong to the public at large. Mr. Clayton said he was bound to catch a certain train at the Gravesend and Rochester Railway, and he started from London as soon as the papers were published. Mr. TRAIL!, said he must either get the papers to publish earlier, or get the train to wait, or have a road of his own. It was a mistaken notion to suppose that any business, however urgent, could be allowed to operate against the general use of the roads by the public. Mr. Clayton said the pace was the same as that of his expresses on four different roads, and no objection had been made by the police except in this single instance. Mr. TRAILL remarked that the expresses must not go at a pace to alarm the public. He apprehended that there was as much objection to the pace, perhaps more, as to the rate of speed. The danger was this—all horses knew instinctively the pace of any other horse, and many endeavoured to imi tate it; and persons got alarmed at the speed of their horses, which was induced by the other horse. By and bye, how ever, this would happen to some person unskilled in driving, and serious, perhaps fatal results, would follow. Then there would be a coroner's inquest, and the newspapers, perhaps, would take up the matter, and it would then become very serious, not only to the person causing the accident, but to the police for not noticing the practice, and to the magistrate for not having punished the first offence. Inspector Derrig, having been sworn, stated that the pre sent summons had been taken out in consequence of com plaints from a tradesman residing i❑ the neighbourhood, who said he was obliged to draw ap his cart to the side of the road, to avoid being run over by the two expresses. In reply to questions from Mr. Taainn, Mr. Clayton said he allowed the express two hours to per form the distance of 22 miles, from Blackfriars to the rail. way station at Gravesend. The horses were allowed to walk up two hills, and twelve miles an hour he did not consider to be more than the law allowed, especially as it was a very early hour in the morning, and few vehicles were moving on the road. Mr. TRAILL repeated that the objection was not so much to the speed as to the pace, the pace was as important as speed ; there was less objection to a horse that trotted that speed, and the defendant should endeavour to use horses that would I do so, Mr. Clayton having promised to comply with the direc. tions of the magistrate, Mr. Tam, said all he wished was that a better arrange ment should be come to, and he should, therefore, allow the summons to stand open for a fortnight, on payment of the costs. Mr. Clayton complained of the conduct of the police-con stable in threatening to take him into custody, but Mr. Tamut. considered he had a perfect right to do so. The costs were then paid, and Mr. Clayton withdrew. BREAKWATER - AT GnarixoN.—The magnificent ?ioer erected by the Duke of Buccleuch at Grant saving been in some degree injured by the currents lodging large masses of floating debris and mud around Lt, it was resolved to build a breakwater on the west side with a view to protect it. This labori ous work has been going on for upwards of two years, and it now projects some distance beyond the Granton Pier, and will admirably serve the purpose intended. Another object, and one not gene rally known, to be gained by the breakwater is, to ex tend the work in a circular di rec ti on , so as to f orm a harbour of refuge for vessels during a s t orm . A t pre sent, when a tempest threaten s , all vessels lyi ng a t th e mouth of the Frith have to take shelter in St. Margaret's Hope, above Queensferry, so that a great convenience will be gained when the Granton harbour is completed. We understand it is contemplated to have a similar breakwater constructed on the east side of the pier, and when thig is done, Granton will have stronger claims than ever to be considered " the port of Edinburgh" —an honour which now very justly belongs to Leith.—North British Mail. SOUTH YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—The permanent rails are laid from Swinton to Conisbro', and we are as sured that the line will certainly be ready for opening by September, to accommodate the traffic of the race week. A locomotive engine will be employed on the lin e at Levitt Hagg in a f o rtnight.-- Skifield Time s . THE ROYAL PAVILION AT BRIGHTON.—A Bill iS now before Parliament to empower the Government - to sell this palace, with its extensive appurtenances. This celebrated place was erected by, and for many years was the favourite residence of, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, afterwards George IV. His immediate successor, William IV., visited it several times d ur i ng his reign, and her present Majesty, on two or th ree occa • sions in the early part of her succession to th e th rone, became its occupant. Its glories are new p asse d away, and the palace, with its extensive adjuncts, are a b out to pass into other hands. On Tuesday last a preli m i nary agreement was signed, by Mr. Leigh Pemberton, th e solicitor to the Woods and Forests, and Mr. Sli g ht, the town-clerk of Brighton, by the terms of which th e H on . Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods, Forests, and Land Revenue are to sell to the inhabitants of Brighton the entire property for the sum of .53,0001. We under• stand it is intended to throw open the extensive lawns of the Palace to public use as promenades and pleasure grounds a desideratum of long• standing in that fashionable watering-place ; the larger rooms of the Pavilion to be converted into concert, lecture, and assem bly rooms. MUNIFICENT GIFT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. —A truly splendid donation of an entomological collec tion, said to be one of the richest in existence, and of a valuable library on the natural and physical sciences, has just been made to the university by the Rev. W. F. Hope, NI.A., of Christ Church, with the twofold object of enriching the new museum, and of a , sitting the university in the efforts about to bo, made for the more efft c:ual encouragement of scientific studies. The v.-hole collection of insects and books is Aid to be worth 10,000/. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE. CHANG. ERY COURT, July 19. (Before Sir J. L. BRUCE.) IN THE MATTER OF THE BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE JOINT-STOCK BANKING COMPANY, EX PARTE ALEX• ANDER DAVIDSON. This case was argued on the sth and Bth instant Mr. Bacon and Mr. Little appeared for the motion; Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Hetherington for the official manager. From the affidavits and statements, so far as they were uncontradictef: l , the facts appear to be that Mr. Davidson, i n May, If-34, being the manager of the Commercial Bank of England at Ludlow, received a visit from Mr. Hannay; and at his suggestion, and as a favour to him, Mr. Davidson allowed his name to be put OR the list of shareholders for 100 shares, and Mr. Hannay gave him a written memorandum, saying, "I hereby engage to transfer to you, at par, 100 shares of the company held by you, and to keep you out of cash advance, and pro tect you against all loss until a transfer." Mr. Davidson thereupon executed the deed of settlement and received scrip certificates fur 100 shares. Thirty of those shares were on the same day transferred by Mr. Hannay's management to Mr. Terry, Mr. M'Evily, and Mr. Lloyd, for 1801, and the whole of the transactions were entered into the minute-book of the directors, as one approved by them. On the 10th of March, 1841, Mr. Hannay wrote to Mr. Davidson, speaking of the shares being at a discount, and saying that when he took them the directors undertook to relieve him of them at par, and concluding by requesting him to send tht.m with the scrip certificates fur 70 shares. Upon this Mr. Davidson executed a deed of transfer, and those certi ficates were sent to Mr. Hannay, who, on the 15th of May, wrote as follows :—" I am duly favoured with your letter of the 11th inst., enclosing transfer of your 70 shares to me as manager, for behoof of the bank, with the scrip certificates thereof, the balance at your debt in our books is thus extinguished." Mr. Davidson was never returned to the Stamp-office as a shareholder, and he swore, in his affidavit, that the whole transac tion was merely colourable ; that the Bank were the actual proprietors of the shares, but he never paid any calls, or receil&l, or would have been entitled to receive, any dividends in respect of them. The VICE CHANCELLO R now gave judgment and said —I have considered this case, and particularly the affi davit of Mr. Davidson. From the materials before the Court, it appears to me a just inference that the transac tion of 1837, respecting the 100 shares, of which 70 are in question, was advised and carried into effect by the parties to it for the purpose of accrediting the fallacious representation that Mr. Davidson had taken, and was the holder of these shares on his own account and at his own risk, the object having been (such, at least, is judi cially my inkrence) to induce or encourage by means of which this .104 s a part, the takieg of shares by persons whom Mr. P.sannay or the directors might think it advan tageous or useful to add to the company. If this were so, a court of justice, at least, must regard the transac tion as unfair, and treat it as a case tainted with deceit. Mr. Davidson's counsel argued that it had no other meaning and no other effect than to constitute him agent for the company, or the directors, for the dis posal of the shares. I cannot accede to the argument. Had the nature and the intention of the transaction been so, it would have been constructed and managed, I think, in a different, plainer, and more simple form. Counsel also contended that it had not been proved that any person h a d, i n f act, been misled; but the intention, in my judgment, was to deceive. 'lt had not been proved, or alleged, that strangers did not, as I think it reasonable to assume that strangers did, become shareholders after this trans action. If they did so, it seems right to presume that they became shareholders in the belief that it was truly what it was ostensibly, nor do I hold that the case of the shareholders who were so bona fide, and afterwards continued so, is to be disregarded in considering this. In the circumstances, as I view them, the shareholders generally desiring to hold Mr. Davidson to these seventy shares, as the true proprietor for every purpose, as be tween him and them, I should certainly, if the arrange ments of 1841 had not taken place, have decided in con formity with the Master's conclusion. But do they vary the case? In my opinion they do not. If the business was a mere ceremony consequent upon the affair of 1837, or rather, perhaps, a part of it, I cannot interfere with the Master's decision. Although refusing the motion, I have not held myself bound to do so with casts, espe cially as I am not satisfied that Mr. Davidson had well considered the transaction before be consented to become a party to it, or that he thought himself to be acting with impropriety. 4(1% 111)% 121 53% 53% the 1 ditio; • unpa 'fit tail tor a' luc Bu tic; out: I prese the n Bente of th the V that but t After Ratio ?ea ate cot ] th e Chi