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. - . pilot was 31. or 4 1 . a ship; was it possible that each of for Manchester (Mr. Bright) put a question to him yes- - these pilots under this Bill should go on board a ship, terday as to this dinner. At the time that question was i and go a voyage, and not get more than 42. in wages ? put, he had no information whatever on the subject, but But the pilot was paid at the end of the voyage. A man in the course of the day he received a letter from the under the existing law dare not take more than he was Lord-Lieutenant, stating that immediately on seeing the allowed. He doubted the economy of the measure; as report of 'the dinner in the paper referred to, he had respected the shipowner; and he was sure that the corn- felt it to be his duty to take steps for obtaining correct mercial interestseef the country did not require that they • and full information; in order to satisfy himself that any , should take any measures td pat down the fellowship further measures were required of him.—(Hear, hear.) pilots. He had no doubt that the Noble Lord would in this The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gaid that the sole case also act with that impartiality and firmness which •object of this Bill was to repeal an existing burden on he had uniformly exhibited.---(Cheers) Having stated the shipowners. He heard that it was felt to be a his opinion, as to the iinpolicy of any discussion on this burden by them, and it had been strongly represented subject under present circumstances, he trusted that to him that such was the ease. For himself, he could those Members who agreed with that view would ale* ouly say he should be the last person who would wish stain from prolonging this debate.—(Hear, hear.) to see that burden removed at the expense of an existing Sir W. VERNER said he was sure the House would institution over which the Noble Duke so ably pre- feel he was justified in saying a feiv words in his own sided ; which he was bound to respect, not only from its defence, especially after the unqualified language which antiquity, but from the diligent - administration of its had bten used by the Hon. Member for Dublin.—(Hear, functions. But he must beg the Noble Duke and the hear.) He had commenced to take down his statements, House to recollect that this Bill, far from being founded but he would not follow the Hon. Member through them in disrespect to those parties, was founded in entire all. He would only state that having bad the honour for respect to them, and in the fullest confidence, because it fifty years of being connected with that Royal Protestant was a permissive Bill, and nothing but a permissive Bill; Association, he gave the most unqualified contradiction because the Noble Duke was left to preserve the system to every one of these statements.— (Hear, hear.) He as it stood, or to introduce such modifications only as he,l had given notice for additional returns, with the view of should think necessary. But this Bill went to authorise ; showing that the Orangemen were not the only persons parties who had long exercised the same functions to ; who walked in party processions and disturbed the obtarn the same privileges on obtaining certificates as to. I public peace in Ireland ; and these returns would show their ability to act as pilots. The commanders of 1 1 that on the 17th of March a party of armed Ribbonmen steamers especially complained of the present regulation. i had fired upon the people during a procession at Cross- He thought that this Bill would hold out encouragement i gar, in the county Down. A similar occurrence took to sober and intelligent seamen. 1 place near the town of Keady, in the county of Armagh, Iso late as the 28th of last month. He; thought that he Lord STANLEY in the way of the removal of eny burden which fell upon . was justified in asking for these returns, in order to the shipowner; but in regard to this Bill, it appeared to . show the facts of the case to the House.—(Hear, hear.) him, from what he had heard elsewhere, that an point of : The yeomanry of the north of Ireland had always been pressure, this was not a burden which pressed upon those : loyal, and on a kite occassion, when rebellion was raging interests which had been referred to. This Bill had only ;in other parts of Ireland, they offered their services to been introduced in the House of Commons on the 12th of t the Government, and the consequence was, that the July. He held in his hand • a petition froin'the commis- i whole of the toops were withdrawn from Ulster, and its sioners of the Humber navigation at . Hull, which pieyed i defence left entirely to the loyal Protestants of the pro that this Bill might not come into oporation,e vince. He would read to the House a challenge that and stating that it would injuriously 'affect their t had been sent a day or two before 12th July, when the interests. That petition was - intended to have 1 unfortunate occurrence took place at Castlewellan. It been presented to the other Honse, but the ! was addressed to George Shaw, Justice of the Peace. measure had passed with such rapidity that he a ss only i The Hon. and Gallant Geotleman read the document, only received it on the day on which it stood for a cond ! which stated that at a meeting of the society to u hid, reading in their Lordships' House. Several ports had ' the writer belonged, it was resolved to invite Mr. Shaw, their respective establishments for pilots; but he could., Roden, Skinner, Beard, and all the rest of the magis not see why their numbers should be increased, as that 1 trates, with their police, to meet them on Dellybrae and would lead to uncertainty an d change as to the efficiency i show them valour. The writer added, that as there was of such establishments, o r it ee i n ht, remelt in the necessity no river convenient to throw them into—(i\. daugh)— of their reducing their standing staff. There was no they intended to trust in go od p ow d er an d b a ll, and were urgency in the case to justify the carrying of this Bill:, determined that no bloodhound should well: erect in Ho would ask whether the Government meant to confine i Ireland. That was a specimen of the feeling exhibited "the grant of these licences to British vessels and British Iby these people. With respect to the dinner at Dublin, subject'? Did they Mean to give an advantage to Britiah he believed the facts were altogether misstated; how A - ire over foreign vessels? If so, that would be in con- ever, as the ques tien was undergoing investigation, h e trediction with what they profeesed—namely, the put- • would not say more, but content himself by moving fur tin; our trade on an equal foctinc'. He hoped their 1 the following returns: — " A co py of any correspondence Lordships would pause before th ey b passed such a , b e t w een the Government of Ireland and the civil and measure. I m ilit ar y authorities of the county of Down, relating to LerdCOLCIIE3TER bore his testimony to that body , '\ public or armed assembl • s processions, pu , ages o. ow r whom the Noble Duke presided. It- the effect o the people on th e 12th day of this instant July; a this Bill should be such as to prejudice the interests'of similar re t urn o any . correspondence relating t o a pro that most useful body of men, it could not fail to have cession at Crossger, in the county of Down, on the 17th the most injurious of vets. He considered 'that sailors' day of Marchdast ; and also of a meeting and proces hom es were a g reat bene fi t to seamen, and he was in 1 c si o o u n nt e y vh o ic f h A t r o m ol a e gh p , la i c n e t i l e: r a f t i h e e x ntoozooff Thursday, the t t h h e e , favour if their ceitablishesent. Berl Gle taNVILLE did not think any point bad been 1 28th of June lest, or early in the morning of Friday, `raised in the diseutsion which bad not been anticipated , the pth." by the Noble Alai-sushv . near him (Marquis of - 14 . 2riS. Lord CASTLEREAGII was unwilling to prolong the downe), except that point which referred to the position discussion while the aff.lir was under investigation— in which foreign- ptecvers would be placed by the BA!. He I (Ifeen)—and, therefore, ha had forborne from noticing did not anticinate: any danget from adinittidg forei gn 1 the language addressed to him by the Hon. Member for masters of foreign vessels to the knowledge of the peeu- i Dublin.—(Hear.) He s h ou ld d o to st ill ; f or , t h oeg h liarities of Our coast and harbours, because eve n a t t h e ,I the Hon. Member had promised t o s h ow s t rong reasons present time American vessels of a certain tonnage we r e ' vvh) the cuune he had taken was justified, he appeale d admitted to oar ports without en English pilot. to the House if he had done so.—(Hear, hear. ) While The-Earl of ELLENBOROUGH obj'.cted to the Bill. he was up, however, he would say that h e believed there. Ile eonsidErad this Bill had been hurriedly introduced, was very great doubt in Ireland whether these meetings to forward the objects of those steam-vessel owners who i were illegal or not.—(Hear.) If they were illegal, why now plied between this country and the opposite foreign had not the Government issued a proclamation forbid coas:s. It was unfortunately too much the case at the ing them ? In justice to the gentleno n who were now present day, when a grievance was discovered,' to intro- on their trial, - and whom the Hon. Member for Dublin . . duce not ti measure to do away with that particular grievance, but a measure of larger and more important effects, which would have a tendency to create greater grievances than the grievances sought to be remedied. It would be the case he apprehended with the present Bill. If the Bill were passed, he feared that a class of pilots would be introduced who might be able to pilot a vessel in a particular locality with - great ability, but then an existing class of pilots would be destroyed, who could now navigate vessels anywhere. He hoped, however, that certificates would not be given by the Trinity House to pilots, except on a certificate that they were not only acquainted with our own coast!, bat also the opposite coasts. He saw very considerable risk at tending this measure; for he feared it would have the effect of preventing the higher class of pilots from enter ing the service of the Trinity House. It might, possibly, be true that some expense would be saved by employing a master instead of a pilot if the Bill were adopted; but he was pretty sure that the increase of insurance rates on account of the increased risk would vastly overbalance the saving that might arise in another direction. He should move that the Bill be road that day three months. • Their Lordships then divided, when there appeared for the amendment— Contents Non contents .._ 15 Majority for the second reading of the Bill The Bill was then read a second time. The Royal Pavilion (Brighton) Bill passed through Committee. PROTECTION OF WOMEN BILL. The Earl of HARROWBY moved that the amend. ments of the Commons in this Bill should be agreed to. Lord CAMPBELL expressed his disapproval of the Bill, and moved that those amendments should be agreed to on that day three months. Earl NELSON supported the Bill. The amendments of the Commons in the Bill were then agreed to without any division. Oa the motion of the Earl of CARLISLE the New Forest and Waltham Forest Bill was read a second time. On the motion of the Earl of ST. GERMANS the ... -5 New Zealand Land Conveyance Bill passed through Committee. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL the Trustees Relief Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL the Poor-laW Union Charges Act Amendment Bill passed through Committee. The Judgment (Ireland) Bill passed through Com mittee. The Enlistment, Artillery, and Ordnance Bill was read a third time. The Chapels of Ease (Ireland) Bill was passed through Committee, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to Ten o'clock. wished to condemn without II hearing—(Hear)—iu jus tice to them this point should bo settled. Mr. SCULLY agreed that a proclamation would have been useful, but the occurrences having taking place without any such precautionary measure, the feelings of the people were very much- eecited, especially when they remembered three magistrates had been summarily dis missed for attending repeal meetings. No inquiry took place on the clses, and they formed surely a sufficient ground for calling for summary justice in this case. He would, however, suggest to his Honourable Friend to withdraw his motion in the mean time, upon the under standing that after the investigation was closed, all the correspondence on the subject should be laid on the table. In the meantime he thought the immediate object, that of calling the attention of- the House to the matter, bad been fully attained.—(Hear, bear.) After a brief explanation from Lord CASTLEREAGH, Mr. HAMILTON deprecated such discussions while the question was undergoing a judicial inquiry. They were only calculated to inflame still more the already ex cited feelings of the people. Mr. H. GRATRAN agreed that the less said ate better, at present—(Hear, hear)—and nr . : ay rose to . , suggest that the inquiry should be ex t,aded io the oc currences near Behest. Mr. AIiCHDALL wished only to say that he had no fear but that the character of the Orangemen would come out of the inquiry with honour. With respect to the Member for Dublin, he complained of language that had been used towards him, but he could only repeat, the.; when an Hon. Member inflamed the feelings of party and religious animosity, he was only worthy of scorn and contempt. Mr. REYNOLDS said that after the appeal that had been made to him he could not refuse to withdraw his motion—(Hear, hear)—though, at the same time, he had not such faith in the impartiality of the Lord-Lieutenant as was claimed by the Home Secretary. He believed that great good would result from this discussion, and rejoiced that he had brought the subject befoie the House. He had confidence of the sense of justice of the Secretary for the Home Department, but he believed thatjustice should be more rapidly and rigidly adminis tered in the present case than it had ever been done before. Lord NAAS reminded the House that when the Go- HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 26. ORANGE PROCESSIONS IN IRELAND. vcrnment some years ago had expressed a wish that Orange Lodges should be dissolved, Lord Roden took the odium of that act on himself, and it was mainly owing to his influence that those societies had been dissolved. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL considered that the Govern. ment, instead of administering justice in this case with rapid vindictiveness, ought to pursue their course steadily and deliberately. Mr. REYNOLDS then rose, pursuant to notice, to move for "Copies of any correspondence between the Government of Ireland and the civil and military autho• rities :of the county of Down, relating to processioris, public meetings, or armed assemblages of the people on the 12th day of this instant July." The greatest pis tibia excitement existed in Dublin and elsewhere at the delay of a proper inquiry into these atrocious murders. These violent proceedings of the Orangemen had beEn too long tolerated. Referring to what he had said of Lord Roden, he spoke not of his private, but of his poli tical, character; and, if he violated the law, his conduit, like that of every other man, should be open to investi gation. Sir GEORGE GREY explained that an inquiry was going forward, and he thought that no good could cotie of the,lo observations. Mr. REYNOLDS said that a violent, malicious, and wanton aggression had been made upon the people, and if the fullest assurance was not given of an inquiry and searching investigation, he feared it might manifest itself in an unpleasant maniirr during . her Majesty's antici pated visit, which should be one of peace and good will. Was not every armed procession a violation of the law? He had the authority of the Right Hon. Baronet that it was. What, then, was there to prevent the Attor ney General instituting a prosecution ? The Right Honourable Gentleman probably wished not to pre judge the question before inquiry. But that would not satisfy the people.--(Hear, hear.) The people were 'beginning to think that this Orange Asso ciation was part and parcel of the Church Temporalities, which had caused so much heart-burning, and so much bloodshed, already. He thought the Government ought to be obliged to him for calling attention to the subject, and giving them an opportunity of disclaiming all sym pathy with the perpetrators of this outrage. Was it not disgraceful, that 1,500 men, armed to the teeth, should, within two hours after being feasted in the domain of a Peer, have fired upon the people, and that one of the officers in command of the police should have called it an " all-round-my-hat affair 2" He did not think that very dignified language for an officer in the service of the Government, nor did he know what " all round my hat" meant—(A laugh)—at least not in this instance. He found that not a single Orangeman was in custody. They had transported Smith O'Brien, Mitchell, an d Meagher, for what was called treason and sedition, and these Orange murderers were surely at least equally de serving punishment. He called for justice upon Lord Roden, Mr. Beard, and the other magistrates who had been accessory to those murders, and he repeated, that the Government were bound to execute at least as sum mary justice as they had in former cases, when the offending magistrates were of a different persuasion. The Ron Member, after some further observations, con cluded by moving the motion of which he had given notice. The motion was then withdrawn, and the House ad journed shortly before Eight o'clock. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Jrn 26. • STOCK Excuadc6E.—The market continues firm, though not active, The transactions to-day were principally confined to Great We,staii, 171. Shar_ s, which closed at 3% dls. LIVERPOOL, Juts 26. STOCK ExcnaNcx.—The share market was dull to-day, and few transactions took place. Prices had a. downward tendency. The safes are—Birmineham and Oxford, guaranteed, 2G l ,4—Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, Preference; 7)4 —Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 3 dis.—Ditto, 321. Shares, 04 dis.—London and North- Western, 132—Ditto, New Quarters, 3 c. p.—Shrewsbury and Chester, Preference, 15 yB—South-Eastern and Dover, New (No. 2), 1234 dis. MINCIIESTER, JULY 26. STOCK EXCLIANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow : Glasgow and Dumfries, 4%—Manchester and Leeds. Fift:is, 3 3-16 dis.—Manchester and Sheffield, Eighths, 4 7-16 North Stafford shire, 5)4 dis.—Sheffield, Preference, 11%—West Riding Union, 4% dis.—Eastern Counties, B%—Ambergate3, 5% dig. BIRAIINGBAM, JOLT 26. STOCK Excnerms.—The transactions to-day were as follow: Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston, 5 1 , dis.—North British, Pre ference, 1-3 p.—North Staffordshire, r dis.—Shrewsbury and Mr- Minghann (A), 61. 3s. 9d. dis.—Shropshire Union, 2 dis.— South Staffordshire, 5 dis. • _a_ After a short pause it was seconded by Mr. SCULLY. adhe Sir G. GREY h e opei that the few reasons he to th bad stated previo us speech n of the Hon. Member, would have induced the - h Member to refrain from making his motion. simply spltyhelonfine not had that effect, to should in reply himself to repeating that an inquiry into the circumstances having been or• dered, it would he most partial a ad in m d unjust to produce any papers before that inquiry was The Lord-Lieutenant had directed a strict ldesar,a hear.)g i nv estigation to be made into all the circumstances n- , c nec t e d with this most lamentable occurrence. The Hon. o ' Member for Dub lin called u p on the Govern ment to act with vigour, but he must say that, in his opnion, if they seed in the spirit which characterised the Hon. Member's speech , th e y would give very little satisfac. Lion in Ireland. Iu the steps he had hitherto taken, the Lord-Lieutenant had acted in the most impartial and discriminating manner, and he thought the House would agree with him in thinking that the affair had better be left in the hands of that Noble Lord.—(Hear, hear.) He would not, at the present stage of the business, say more; but befora sitting down, he wished to say one word relative to a dinner, an account of which had ap peared in one of the Dublin papers. The H. . Member YORK, JULY 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day have been as fol low: —Great Northern, Preference, 3.l—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole (N. Div.), guaranteed 5 per cent., 13s. 9d. ex in. —York, New ' astle, and Berwick (G. N. B. Purchase), 31. IBs. 9d. ex in.—York and North Midland, 301.3—Ditto, Preference, 714 ex in. GLASGOW, JULY z 5. STOCK EXCHANGE —The transactions to-day were as follow: Aberdeen, Preference, 41. 15s.— Clydesdale Junction, 66; Glasgow, Berrhead, and Nellston Direct, 21 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ( 5 per cent. guaranteed), 104—Glasgow and Greenock, Halves, BIA —Ditto Preference, 7% —Stirling and Dunfermline, 80s. COMMITTAL OF A WOMAN FOR POISONING HER HUSBAND AND CHILD.—BRECON, JULY 25.-0 wing to facts which had come to the knowledge of Mr. Davies, the coroner, he ordered the bodies of John Michael and Martha Michael, his daughter, to be exhumed, in order that an inquest might be holden to ascertain whether there was any truth in the reports which had for some time been prevalent in this neighbourhood that the de ceased had not come fairly by their deaths. The in quests were formally opened on the 17th, when the con tents of the stomacns were handed over to Mr. Herapath, the Bristol chymist, and the inquiry was resumed and concluded yesterday, when the jury returned a verdict " That John Michael died from the effects of arsenic administered by his wife, Margaret Michael;" and " That the deceased, Martha Michael, died from arsenic administered by her mother, Margaret Michael." She is fully committed to take her trial at the present assizes. 'The chief use of a bachelor, according to the Baltimore American,_ is to cou n t one i n th e census. MELANCHOL Y DEATH BY LlGHTNlNG.—Consider able sensation was excited in the neighbourhood of Fa.. kenham, in Norfolk, on Tuesday, by the sudden death, by lightning, of Mr. Martin William Ffolkes, eldest son of Sir William Ffolkes, Bart., of Hillington, in that county. It appears that young Mr. Ffolkes was fishing in the neighbourhood of Fakenham with a friend, and the latter having left him for some tirae, was told that his companion was lying fast asleep by the road side. He returned, and found that his young friend had been struck dead by lightning. Mr. Ffolkes, thuseuddenlyd snatched away, was very much respected by ad who had the pleasure of his acqaintance. He was is his 31st year, and married, in March, 1843, Henrietta, second daugh ter of the late General Sir C. Wale. YARMOUTH ROADS, JULY 26.—Arrd. Ballic, Wills, Quebec. A. ship's lower mast, painted green from the deck, bright upper mast, and several pieces of wreck, were passed Ist instant, in lat. 50, lon. 31 W., by the Tyne month Castle, Pigg, arrived at Shields. [ADVERTISEME NT :I J Holloway's Ointment and Pills, the finest remedy in the world for the cure of Scrofula. David Davies, a miner, livin g at Newport, had been agicted from his infancy with scrofula or king's evil, which was greatly aggravated by the nature of his employment. All the doctors he applied to were unsuccessful in their treatment of his case, even those at the Infirmary at 'Bristol, whither he had gone in the hope of obtaining relief. In this condition he commenced the use of Holloway's Ointment and Pills, and'so rapid was the cure by these fine medicines that it is considered by those cog nisant of it to be perfectly miraculeus. Sold by all venders of medicines, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. °A,‘ 4,311.4,0)it 4,,d UN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. IMPERIAL PMILIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. The Earl of FALMOUTH presented a petition pray ing for a reform in the Ecclesiastical Courts. CLERGY RELIEF BILL. The Earl of FORTESUE presented a petition in favour of this Bill. Lord STANLEY hoped the Bill would not be pro ceeded with this session. Lord CAMPBELL could not give any assurance on the subject, as it was not a Government measure, although he cordially supported it. JUDGMENTS (IRELAND) _BILL. This Bill wts read a third time and passod. INTRAMURAL INTERMENTS. Esrl FITZLIARD/NGE preanttli a petition from Bristol praying fur the abolition of intramural inter ments. PETTY BAG OFFICE BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved the third reading of this Bill. After a few words from Lord REDESDALE, the Bill was read a third time awl raseed. LAHORE PRIZES. The Earl of ELLEN BOROUGH asked if the Noble Marquis could give him any answer respecting the jewels, &c., seiz-d at Lthorq? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to say that the Government had not as yet received such information as would enable him to answer the question. lestrructions had been given to give the army of the Punjaub eix months' allowance of batta; that:he hoped would be satisfactory._ The Earl of ELI;ENBOROUGII said it was most satisfactory, as many of the troops would receive the batty who could not, by any possibility, have shared in the division of the Lahore prize money. BANKRUPTCY BILL. Lord BROUGHAM was about to ask their Lordships to dissent from one or two of the amendments in the Bankruptcy Bill proposed by the Commons. He hoped the Rouse of Commons would meet them in the spirit of accommoda lion. • (LEFT -SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEA.HER took the' Chair at Twelve o'clock. LORDS' AMENDgENTS. Oa the motion of Mr. WILSON PATTEN, it was resolved that the saversl amendments of the Lords upon public Bills should be taken to-morrow instead of to•day. Oa the motion of Mr. EROTHERTON, the amend ments of the Lords on the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Reilway Ealargeinent Eill'were ordered to be taken to• morrow. O:her Bills which hsd been amended . in the Lords were also ordered to be taken to-morrow. ENGROSSING OF PRIVATE BILLS. Mr. ILSON PATTEN moved that the House pass the Motion of which he had given notice, to read the re solutions of the House of the 12th day of February last, respecting the engrossing and enrolling of Bills, and to move that the arrangement contained in the said resolu tions (except so much thereof as relates to the expe diency of one printer printing the Bills for both Houses) shall, in: future sessions, apply to local, personal, and private, as well as to public Bills. That this resolution be communicated to the L');cls. That no private Bill be sent to the Lords, until a certificate is endorsed upon the fair printed Bill, and signed by one or more of the proper officers for that purPose, declaring that such printed Bill has been examined, and agrees With the Bill as read a third time. In reply to Mr. BOUVERIE, , Mr. W. BATTEN explained that the standing order of her Majesty respecting the engrossing of private Biils would expire at the end of this session, and his object was to have private Bills printed and distributEd in the same way as public Bills. It was, in fact, intended to do away with the engrossing of Bills altogether. NEW ZEALAND. Mr. BROTTIERTON and Lord DiIDLEY S TUART pre- sented petitions from the inhabitants of New Zealand, praying for a better provision for the emigrants to that colony. PROTECTION TO THE SUGAR PLANTERS. Lord PALMERSTON presented a petition from Spanish Town, hi Jamaica, from people of all colot.s, stating that the admission of sl a ve-grown sugar },S 4 been highly detrimental to their interests. and that the treaties which had been made with ene eclonies for a due protection of colonial produr , snould be observed. hundred p , - , c Mr. BOUT - F.-Yak% presented a petition from four . POOR TENtiliY PROTECTION. persons in Sheffield, who were tenants of allotThrents of land, and who from circumstances had been ioduced to cultivate their ground for their winter pro vi/ions, although they had not paid their rents. They stated that, notwithstauding the encouragement which they had received, notices of ejectment had been served, which they were determined to resist to the utmost. The sheriff, to whom the return had been made, had suspended the processes, deeming the civil force insuf ficient to render them effective, but there was a proba bility that military assistance would be called for, and they therefore prayed the House for protection. AGRICULTURAL • SUPERANNUATION FUND. Mr. DISRAELI presented a petition from the Farmers Club in Buckinghamshire, most of the members of which were guardians" of several poor-law unions, and the object of it was to pray for the establishment of a fund for the support of persons who were become super annuated. TEE MEDICAL PROFESSION. I❑ reply to a question put by Mr. MILNER, GIBSON, asking whether the Medical Bill was to be abandoned, and if so, whether any attempt would be made for the improvement of the profession, Sir G. GREY replied that a Bill would be brought in early next session by the Lord Advocate, who was chairman for the Medical Committee, for tha registration and batter regulation of the profession. EMIGRATION. Mr. SCOTT rose to ask a question of the Under- Secretary for the Colonies relative to the conduct of the surgeon on board of the emigrant ship the Inchinnan. Mr. HAWES said he was aware that the conduct of the surgeon had already been the subject of judicial in quiry abroad, but if his HOD. Friend would Ask the question to-morrow, he should be able to state more ac curately what had been done. In answer to another luestion from Mr. SCOTT re lative to a dispatch of Sir G. Gipps, Mr. HAWES said that he had never heard of any such dispatch. In answer to a question from Mr. STAFFORD, Sir GEORGE GREY said that no Treasury minute had been issued in reference to the salaries of the clerks of the county courts. _ _ _ Captain PECHELL asked if anything had been done with respect to the salaries of high bailiffs? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that a Bill was in progress which would dispose of them. THE FALKLAND ISLANDS. In answer to a question from Mr. BAILLIE, Lord IALMEIiSTON said that the British Govern• went had now for twcive years taken possession of the Falkland Isles. In answer to another question from Mr. BALLIE, Lord PALMERSTON said that, acme years ago, some unjust and illegal acts had been committed by the British cruisers on the interests of certain traders at Senegal, and the King of Prussia had been appointed arbitrator, and the sum awarded by him had been con sidered as final; nor had any further BUM for compensa tion been paid. BOMBARDMENT OF ROME. Mr. ANSTEY wished to ask the Noble Lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether' he had any objection to produce a dispatch, or part of a dis patch, relative to the bombardment of Rome? Lord PALMERSTON said he would read the dis patch, and should probably have no objection to lay any such parts of it as related to tries before the House. ROMAN CATHOLIC JURORS. - - Mr. SADLIER rose to ask the Secretary for Ireland whether he had received any information of the names of eight Roman Catholic gentlemen having been struck off the list of a special jury in Ireland at a recent trial in Ireland, by Mr. Kemes, the Crown Solicitor, and whether the Governthent had made any inquiry inte the circumstance? Sir W. SOMERVILLE said that ho knew nothing of the facts of the case, and could therefore give the Ron. Gentleman no information on the subject. Mr. HORSMAN wished to know if the fact of eight Romaa Catholic gentlemen being struck off a jury -list on account of their religion was one which met with the approbation of the Noble Lord at the head of the Go. vernment? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the Hon. Gentle. man had put forward a supposition that these gentlemen had been struck off on account of their religion, which he could certainly not admit. Mr. SADLIER wished to know if the Noble Lord would object to laying before the House the names of the forty-eight gentlemen originally on the list, distin guishing which were Protestant and which were Roman Catholic; giving also the reasons why these eight gen tlemen had been struck off the list. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he should certainly ob ject to do any such thing. The matter then dropped. The Woikhouse Loans (Ireland) Bill and Drainage of Lands Bill were read a third time and passed. SLAVE TRADE (PERSIAN GULF) BILL. _ . . On the motion that this Bill be read a third time, Mr. ANSTEY opposed the second reading of this 8i1 . 1.. The Bill would certai n ly m ili tate aga i nst our existing treaty with the powers in that 'Fluter ' as in the opinion of tho. Noble Lord thi s t rea t y was on l y valuable inasmuch as it was calculated to secure the obbdience of the Arabian chiefs against whom it was directed to the Shah of Persia. It would appear by this that these chiefs were not independent, but that they were in some way or other under the surveillance of the Government of Persia. If such was really the case, he feared that the effect of this Bill would be to increase the difficulties in our intercourse with those chiefs, which at present was unsettled, and had not many years ago proved both disagreeable and expensive. He was not anxious to excite a vexata questw, but he could not help remembering that the officers of the navy, able as they had always proved themselves, were still only men, and he was the mon induced to remember the fact, because he . could not forget another, whica was that there were Innu merable complaints o: the merchant service t:?at these slave trade treaties continually interfered with their commercial proceedings. After citing seyerv,l instances, which, frOm their technicality 'would be ueiritelligible in a report, the Hon. and Learned Gentleman said, that seeing the perfect inutility of the system which had been adopted on the coast of Africa for the suppression of the slave trade, he deprecated above all things the carrying of that system to the eastern aces. They had a trade there which it was their indispensable duty not only to " protect but to encourage, and feeling this ho conceived it to be his duty to move that this Bill be read a third time this day six months. Sir EDWARD COLEBROOKE also deprecated this attempt to carry into the eastern seas a system which had so lamentably failed on the coast of Africa. It was likely to involve us in most unpleasant altercations in that quarter of the world. Then, if it was to be adopted, who was to pay the expense. lie surely would not throw it upon the East India Company, who were quite incompetent to bear it; but expense there must be, and somebody must pay, and this, if n o t t h e ot h er , was a matter which well deserved consideration. Colonel THOMPSON said that he, if any one, could throw light upon the subject, for h e it was eho h a d ne gotiated the treaty with the Arab chiefs, in which the slave trade was declared to be piracy. This was no new matter, for it had been known and considered as long since as the year - 1820. Then, with regard to the cases of conscience, which the Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Anstev) had made oat, he assured him that be might make - himself perfectly easy, for these Arab chiefs, of whom he was so much afraid, were not slave dealers at all. In negotiating with these chiefs he had hinted to them with the greatest delicacy that it was the wish of the English Government that the slave• trade in the Gulf should be declared piracy. A a . hastiv laugh ran round the circle of diplomatists, and they all exc l a i me d , " Ca pital! capital!" and he soon discovered that they who never had been gave-traders considered it a capital joke that the favourite pursuit of an old ally of ours, of whom they we r H e e e b x t a r d e me the ly t jealous, reaty shouldthus in hie pocket, and e declared could p p r ir o a dTe it to the noire if it were necessary. • He should support the Bill. Lord PALIERSTON said that the sympathy of this country, with regard to the slaves whose relief was con templated in tlis Bill, was doubly called foe- by the fact of their being principally Abyssinian Christians. With regard to the chiefs with whom the treaties had been concluded, it hid been doubted whether they were inde pendent or not. There was not the slightest doubt about it. It was absurd to say that the feelings of Eastern potentates wens in favour of the slave trade when they had the Shah of Persia, the Imaum of Muscat, and other:Arabian chiefs joining in a treaty to put it down, and when the Sultan had just abolished the slave-market at Constantinople, and sending witnesses from Constantinople to Malta, to depose against a Maltese who had been tried for trading in'slaves on the coast of Tripoli. This measure would not entail any additional eepaoses on the country, it would be only necessary to give powers to the vessels on that station to carry into effect the agreement which had been entered into with the Imaura of Muscat. Mr. MILNER GIBSON wished to ask whether there was any likelihood of a Letter understanding being arrived at with the Court of Brazil/with regard to the slave trade. They instance of that country ought to be a sufficient example of the inexpediency ot interference by the British Government with other countries to put down the sieve trade. lle should support the amendment of his lion. and Learned Friend. Captain PECHELL said that in all matters cennehtd with the slave trade he pinned his faith on the Nobh' Lord's conduct, and he should certainly support him in this Bill, Mr. J. O'CONNELL said he certainly agreed the inadequacy of the means employed in putting down the slave trade. He was certeinly surprised to see the present Member for Ycughal opposing any measure for abulishinr.r, the slave trade, since one of his (Mr. J. O'Connell's) chief recommendations to that constituency had been an uncompromising hostility to that infamous branch of traffic. He should support the Gonrnment in this Bill. Mr. E. DENISON appealed to the report of the Committce of the House on the slave trade, which stated that naval intervention Was quite inefficient to put down the slave trade. That, in his opinion, was quite suffi cient to justify him in opposing this Bill. Lord JOHN RUSSELL did not consider that the passing of. this Bill would at ail commit the House. The report of the Committee and the evidence given before it would certainly form matter for serif us consideration to her Majesty's Government during the next session. But he must alto remind the Douse that the report was not en unanimous report, that it was only a majority of one which decided the report. The difficulty on this subject in the Committee, whether t h e means adopted were sufficient for the suppression of the slave trade, and, in reply from th e C omm i ttee , th e only answer the Government received were some vague generalities, condemning the system. The Government were anxious to put down this detestable slave track, and only desired to obtain such assistance as would re duce the expense and increase the efficiency ef the syls tern which they had adopted. Mr. HUME said that there were many objections to carrying the system for suppressing the slave trade farther than it had already gone. In his opinion that system, so far from lightening the miseries of the slave trade, only tended to aggravate its horrors. And when they had the fact before them that not less than 500 human beings had during the last year been thrown overboard, in consequence of the pursuit of our cruisers, he was convinced that no efforts whatever could he suf ficient to mitigme the evil. Mr. BERNAL said that, in his opinion, the question respecting the system of putting an end to slavery on the coast of Africs, and in the Persian Gulf, stood upon a very different bask. In the Atlantic it was necessary to blockade a coast tome thousands of miles in extent; whereas it was ouly necessary to close the mouth of the Persian Gulf, and tlin whole of the object was ac complished. Tll Mr. ANSTEY was =ions to explain the way in which his Hon. and Gallant Friend opposite (Colonel Thompson) had misunderstood him, but was interrupted by the impatience of the House, and strangers were ordered to withdraw. The Hon. Gentleman, however, declined to:divideithe House, and on our re-admittance to tho gallery we found him moving the first of the other amendments of which he bad given notice. None of these amendments touched the principle of the Bill, and were only intended to show tho technical effect of the phraseology of the Bill, and which was, as explained by Lord P a l mers t on , p rove d to be perfectly consistent with the object of the Bill. The onlyione of any importance was the following: —After '° Admiralty, ,in line 8, page 5, to insert, " Pro vided always that, in applying so much of the said Act or Acts as relate to the indicia or evidences of slave trading, regard shall be had by all such courts respec tively to the general habits and customs of the said tribes, and of their respective countries, with reference to the build and equipment of ships." He trusted that the Noble Lord would assent to this amendment. Lord PALMERSTON said that so far as the mere build and outward appearance of vessels was concerned there could be no objection to the motion, nor any necessity for it eitler. The grand rule in those cli mates was, to ascertain whether there was an excess of food or water on board any vessels for the supply of the crew, allowing for all contingencies.—(Hear.) After a few words frrom Captain PECHELL, the amendment was negatived without a division. The other amendments were also negatived, and the Bill was then read a third time and passed. POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL.—CONSIDER ATION OF LORDS' AMENDMENTS. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that before ho pro ceeded with this Bit he would wish the House to have the benefit of the Speaker's advice as to the course which should be taken by that House with regard to the Lord: amendments to this Bill. The SPEAKER proceeded to state the practice of the House. The rule was, that the Lords could delibe rate and propose amendments on any Bill sent up to them by this House, provided that they did not interfere with the amount or disposal of any rates, or with the persons who had to collect such rates. This rule had been strictly adhered to up to the time of the passing of the Irish Municipal Bill of 1834, when a con • siderable infringement of these privileges took place. The Irish poor-laws cf 1838, and of 1847, also furnished opportunities for like infringement ; and it was for the House to consider whether they would consent to accede to these precedents, and waive their privileges, or whether they would assert them. Lord J. RUSSELL did not think that on the ground of precedent the House was bound to assert its privi leges. He thought that the Legislature would be car ried on more amicably by the two Houses if this house consented to waive its privileges in this case, and pro ceeded to discuss the amendments which had come down to them from the other House. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said it was with very great reluctance that he had ventured to differ from his Noble Friend on a point involving a question of such import ance. But he could not discharge his duty conscien tiously if he did not state to the House his opinion on this point ; and in doing so he thought it was right to endeavour to separate the constitutional question En tirely from the merits of the enactment which had come down from the other House. They had had a declara tion from the Speaker what the privileges of the House were, and on what occasions they had been interferred with. In the poor-law of 1848, the Lords entirely changed their area of taxation, and caused the rates to press heavier upon certain parties. The ques tion was now for the House, whether they would consent to waive their privileges as they had done in the case cited by the Speaker; but he would ask of them if they consented to do so, what claim would they after wards have to resist the interference of the Lords in a question of local taxation. It would bo better, if they decided to waive their privileges in the present instance, at once to give up all claim to such a privilege ; for they would never again have a chance of asserting it. This question was not a new one ; it had been referred to a Select Com mittee of the House last session, and th e opinion of that House had been decidedly against any relaxation being given to the other House. Now, did the alterations which had been made in this Bill, in the whole of the clauses which regulated the distrainment for arrears of interest and the sale of estates, justify this House in waving its privi leges ? W e ll, supposing they were to Waive those ancient and undoubted privileges, were the Government so sure of their majority in the other House of Parliament, that they would after all be sure of carrvirg that Bill for which they were recom mended to make so large a sacrifice?—(Hear, hear.) He had no pers.,nal feeling whatever in the matter; but be fore they came to a decision on so imporiant a matter ho trusted that the Noble Lord would—and he was sure their object was the same—carefully consider the result of the proceeding which he was about to take—(Hear, hear)--or it was his impression that the privileges which they poL - 4esk.cd sl, ()old not be lightly rfwaiticed when the co:juncture of affaiis was particularly important. Sir GEORGE GREY s aid that there could be no qUestion whatever as to the importance of waiving the privileges of the House upon any occasion, especially upon this. But yet whilst asserting this, and while per fectly concurring with the Hon. Gentleman opposite (Sir j.imes Graham) in the necessity of upholding their privileges, he still did think that at this particular mo ment it was not, in his opinion, either wise or expedient to assert them so strongly at the present moment. Lord Canterbury, when he sat in the chair which the Speaker now occupied, had laid down the doctrine, that while no secession' should be made from the ground which they were entitled to occupy on any matter which concerned money levied for the public tervice, yet that on questions which merely affected rates levied in local districts, for local purposes; they might, without any constitutional danger, - ,assent to alterations which were made in the Lords. Yet he care fully guarded against the waiving of any general prin ciple, and, therefore, it was that he (Sir G. Grey) was glad the general motion of the Member for the. University of theord (Sir R. H. Inglis) had not been adopted. On the present occasion, therefore, he thought there was no. danger whatever, and he trusted, therefore, that the mo tion of the Noble Lord would be adopted. After a few words from Mr. F. FRENCH in support of the motion, Mr. HENLEY said, that as one of the members of the Committee he felt bound to say that those alterations of the Lords would be greatly detrimental to the Bill, and if they were to waive their privileges now they would cut the ground altogether from under their feet for any future opposition to the House of Lords. Mr. HUME said that as a member of that Committee ho also felt bound to give his most strenuous opposition to the motion of the Noble Lord (Lord John Russell). The Lords had reduced the area of taxation, and in other respects had entirely taken the virtue of the Bill. Mr. H. GRATTAN raid, that although the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir J. Graham) had found fault with the arrangement which was propost d by the Government, he had provided no alternative whatever. Mr. j. O'CONNELL said that, in his opinion, al though it was unwise to waive a privilege, which was at any time inconvenient, it was just now expedient, if not indispensable for the welfare of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. E. DENISON put it to the Right Hon. Baronet whether there was any possibility whatever that, when this House was placed beside the House of Lords, and a rivalry even occurring between the two Houses, there was any possibility that this House would have anything to fear from the encroachments of the House of Lords? Sir J. GRAHAM said that the course which he should suggest would be to take that precisely which they had pursued yesterday in their two lastevotee. In one case they had decide to take the Lords' amend ments into consideration that el?) , three months—(Hear, and a laugh)—in the other, that of the Borough B 11, it had been read a first and second time, committed, read a third time and passed.—(Great laughter.) That was precisely the course which he would advise them to put sue. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL explained that the Borough Bill, was for the purpose of relieving some boroughs from certain local burdens when they were subject to peculiar county•rates.—(" Hear, hear," from Sir J. Graham.) By an arrangement between the magistrates of Warwickshire and the authorities of the borough of Birmingham, the Bill was intro duced as a -public Bill after it had been thrown out by the House of Lords as a private Bill, and that was the reason why it - was passed so hastily, the object being to facilitate its course early in the next session. Mr. V. SMITH totally differed from the whole of the observations which had been male in favour of waiving the privileges of the House, and if the Right Hon. Ba ronet, the Member for Ripon (Sir J. Graham), divided the House he should certainly vote alorg with him. Mr. LABOUCHERE would not touch epee the con stitutional question; but the Right Hon. Baronet oppo site had suggested that the House should follow the same course as it had done in the case of a Bill intro duced with regard to Birmingham. Be must explain that the cases were quite different. If the House per sisted in asserting their privileges, there teas little doubt but that the Bill would not pass this session. Mr. SPOONER said that by waiving their privileges be did not see that any delay would be saved. The Lords would necessarily have to discuss whatever amendments this House made, end there would be quite • as much time taken up. Mr. SADLEIR should supportZthe Right Hon. Baro net (Sir James Graham) if he persisted in a division. Colonel DUNNE sstd that the question for Irish Members was, whether for the sake of a few clauses, they should be content to sacrifice their privileges. Certainly the whole Bill itself was not worth it, though the Lords' am( ndments were certainly the best part of it. Sir D. NORREYS thought that great thanks were due to the Right Hon. Baronet for having raised this ques • teon of privileges. He did not think that any great harm would he done if.this Bill were delayed until next session. He should propose that there amendments he discussed this day three months. Mr. MONSELL would not touch upon the merits of the Bill before the House, or of the Lords' amendments, but he thought that if the House was determined to as sert its privileges it would be impossible for the Lords to legislate on poor-laws at all. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the House must now de termine whether the House of Lords should interfere with the poor-law legislation or give it up altogether. If the House determined to assert its privileges, he should consider it hopeless,to introduce any measure at all; for he could not undertake to introduce any Bill which should not be open to amendment in the House of Lords. As for himself he thought that the Irish Poor-law did not re quire any alteration. He was quite satisfied with it. Sir J. GRAHAM said it was very difficult to pre serve the unanimous working of two branches of Legis lature without some little concession being occasionally made. He, for his part, would much rather come to something definite akto the privileges of this House than establish innumerable precedents, because in time the other branch of the Legislature would assume as a right the privilege of interfering with local taxation; they would have to draw a line between poor-law taxation and other local taxation, and ho would indeed be a clever man who could do it. And they must consider that they were asked to surrender their privileges after the head of the Executive bad told them that he considered the Irish Poor. law needed no amendment. He should certain support the amendment of the Member for Mallow. Mr. SHAFTO ADAIR :said that his impression was that the Right Hon. Baronet had quite misunder stood the Noble Lord in his supposition as to that Noble Lord's statement with regard to the poor law of Ireland: Ile stated his own impression that what the Noble Lord intended to say was, that although he was satisfied with the principle of the Irish Poor-law, yet he believed that its machinery might be very greatly improved, and that was the reason wl'y he asked them to agree to the amendments of the Lords. And would they then interpose a vain plea of privilege to intercept that advantage which the Bill was ►ikely to produce to the country? Let,them remember that while they were talking of privilege, there were parties for whose benefit these privileges were sustained, and whilst they were talking those parties were suffering. Mr. H. GR ATTAN said that ho never up to that moment felt the benefit of holding his tongue.— (Laughter.) Why the Noble Lord had cut all their throats.—(Renewed laughter.) Ho had intended to have , given, if not his vote, at least a gentle opposition to the Government, but here, after five months of legislation, they were told that the Irish poor-law required no amendment. It was evident that they had all been bamboozled, and that the whole of this matter was a mere pretence—(Hear)—and he should give to the motion his moat strenuous opposition. Lord JOHN RUSSELL explained that he had intended to speak in accordance with the view of Mr. Shaft° Adair. Mr. lIUME said that they, the Members of the House of Commons, were the representatives of :the nation, while the House of Lords only represented themselves, and if either House gave way in a collision it ought to be the House of Lords. Sir J. WALMSLEY said that if there was any dif ficulty in the two Houses working harmoniously toge ther, it was evident that that House required a reform, and a very great reform too; and be trusted that the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir J. Graham) would persevere with his motion. He should certainly vote with him. Sir H. W. BARRON said, that if the views of the Honourable Member for Montrose were to be adopted, it was a mockery altogether to send a Bill respecting poor rates up to the House of Lords at all, and by far the better principle would be to adopt a resolution not to send those Bills up at all.—(Hear.) Sir J. YOUNG said, that, in his opinion, the idea 'of the encroachments of the Lords was a perfect chimera. The Members of the House of Lords were,in his opinion, from their position both as legislators and as large land owners, more fitted to deal with this question than the House of Commors—(llear, ha t) Mr. HORSMAN said that it appeared by the Noble Lord's declaration that atter five month's legislation they were called upon, for a supposed advantage, to give up a great and important privilege. If there were to be a large advantage to be gained by this waiver, he would be one of the first to assent to it.—(Hear, hear.) Such, however, according to the intimation of the Noble Lord, was not the case. They had had a tub thrown to them,. and a tub had been thrown to the Committee up-stair; and they had been amused during the, whole of these months' discussion for nothing.. The House then divided, when there appeared : For the considerationof the Lords'Amendments 111 Against it... ... ... 62 -49 Majerity for the Government The House then adjourned till Half•past Six o'clock. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, JULY 26, 1549. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Sir James Stephen, K C. 8., to be Professor of Modern History in the University of Cambridge, in t h e room of William Smyth, EA . i. CROWN-OFFIOE, JULY 27. Member returned to servo in this I,N6eat Parliament. City of London—The Right Ifouourable Sir James Duke, Knt., Mayor cf the laid city of London, in the room of James Paulson, ,de sed, WAR•OFFICE, jimY 27. Ist Regiment of Foot—Staff Assistomt-Surgeon Ed ward Burrows Sinclair to be Atsistant•Surgeon, vice Hoskin, who exclAr.ngcs, July 27. 4th liegiment of F'oet—Cap'.ain Henry Balguy, from the 6th Foot, to be Captain, vice Belli ng h am, who ex changes, JOY 27 - Gth Regiment of Foot—Captain Williact Bellingham, from the 4th Foot, to be Captain, vice Balguy, who ex changes, July - 27. 13. h Foot —Lieutenant George Wale to ho Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major Fenwick, deceased; Ensign Edward Lynch to be Lieutenant, vice Wade; Lieutenant Gerald litzGerald King to be Adjutant., vice Wade, July ] 5. 26th Foot—Lieutenant Frederick Torrens Lyster, from the 50th Fo - it, to be Lieutenant, vice Park, pro moted, July 27. 38th Foot—Captain John Mellis Nairne, from half pay, Unattached, to be Captain, vice Valentine Fredvrick Story, who exchanges; Lieutenant Robert Charles Sin clair to be Captain, by purchase, vice Nairne, who re• tires; Ensign Charles Edward Johns to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sinclair; Corbett Edwards, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Johns. July 27. 48th Foot—Lieut. Robert Blakeney, from the 75th Foot, to ha Lieutenant, vice Fetherstonhaugh, appointed Paymaster of the 59th Foot, July 27. . 53d Foot—Captain Thomas James Castieau, from half pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Charles :Frederick Havelock, who exchanges, receiving the flifference; Lieut. John Shiffner to be Captain, by purchase, vice Castieau, who retires, July 27., 62nd Foot—Ensign Richard Augustus Wood to be superseded fur having absented himself without leave, July 27. 69th Foot— Quarter• Master Serjeant Michael Clinton to be Quarter-Master, vice James Hollis, who retires upon half cay, July 27. 75th Foot—Lieutenant Robert Carter Bamford, from half•pay of the 59th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Blake ney, appointed to the 48th Foot, July 27. 77th Foot—Captain Alfred Rush, from half-pay Un attached, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major William Jonathan Clerke, 'who exchanges, receiving the differ ence, July 27. 86th Foot—Ensign Edward Leet to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ellison, who retires ; Ensign William Henry Bennett, from the 46th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Leet, July 27. Royal Canadian Riff) Regiment—Ensign Henry George Augustus Powell to be Lieutenant, without par ch:lse, vice Lloyd, appointed to the 7th Foot, July 27. ' HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistant-Surgeon .William Thos. Hoskin, M D., from the Ist Foot, to be Assistant- Surgeon to the Forces, vice Sinclair, who exchanges, July 27. aim= BREVET. Captain Thomas James Castieau, of the 53rd Foot, to be Maj.)r in the army Nov. 9. MEXORANDIIM.—The Chzistian names of Ensign Rainsford, en the 3d West India Regiment are "Henry James."' Commissions by the. Lord-Lieutenant of Mid-Lothian. Royal Mid Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry 7 -Cornet John Drummond to .be Lieutenant, vine Dewar , ,resigncl; John Boni:wick, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Drummond, promoted; James Hope, Gent., to be Cornet, July 17. Commis:dons by the Lord-Lieutenant of Inverness-shire. 76th or Inverness-shire .Regiment dale Ponndu, Gent., to . be Lieutenant, vice Stalker, de-, ceased, July 20. ADMIRALTY, JuLr 27. - _ The remainder of the naval war medals, viz.—those claimed prior to the 30th Juno, will bo ready for delivery at the Admiralty on and after Monda3, the 6th August next, between the hours of twelve•and two o'clock. Persons who have not•yet preferred their claims may do so by letter, addressed to the Secretary of the Medical Committee, Admiralty, Whitehall, hut their medals and those of all who have applied .ir.ce the 30th'of June will not be ready for some months, and parties who have at different times given in their names to the staff officers of pensioners, as having already claimed, when in point of tact no such claim had been made, or received, will be liable to a similar delay. By command of their Lordships. W. A. B. HAMILTON.; CROWN.OFFICE, JULY 26; _ _ Day and place appointed for holding the Summer Assizes:—Wehh Circuit. —Mr. Justice Maule, Mr. Baron Platt. Glamorganshire, August 13, at Cardiff. WHITEHALL JULY 20. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Thornzs Bowes, of Darlington, in the county palatine of Durham, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Samna Henry Leseh the younger, jeweller, High street, Kingsland, Middlesex. BANKRUPTS. Edward Heather, straw hat maker, Crawford-street, Marylebone, August 4, at eleven, and September 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Peddell, Cheapside. John Colson, publican, Milton, Gravesend, Aug. 3, et halt-past twelve, and Sept. 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Callum, official assignee, Birchin-lane; Field, Finchley. Samuel Cox, plumber and builder, Cobham-row, Clerkenwell, Aug. 4, at half-past twelve, and Sept. 7, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assi g nee ; Boulton, Northamptoe, s q u are, Clerkenwell. eorge Teagle Winter, chandler shopkeeper, Sad dlers%place, London-wall, Aug. 6, at half-past two, and Sept. 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ed wards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Darby, Chancery-lane. Thomas Morris, corn, flour, and seed merchant, Aber gsvenny, Aug. 7, and ept. 11, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Jay, Serjeant's Inn; Crosby,. Bristol. John Stevenson, grocer, Brecon, Aug. ZO and Sept 7, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; White, Eyre, and White, Bed ford- row •' W. and C. Bevan, Brist o l ; E v ans, B rec on. - Joseph Carey, printer, Shepton Mallett, Aug. 14, and Sept. 7, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Phipps, Shepton Mallet. James Dowle, wine merchant, Cheapstow, Monmouth shire, Aug. 2 and Sept. 7, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis trict Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Sabine, Bristol. James Carter, victualler, Bristol, Aug. 14 and Sept. 11, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Whittington and Gribble, Bristol; Surr and Dribble, Lombard•street. Maurice Powell, butcher, Newtown, Montgomery /lire, Aug. 13 'and Sept. 6, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. • Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool. GregorY and Co., Bedtord•row•; Jones, Newtown. James Stott,. cotton spinner, Balladen, Lancashire, Aug. 7 and 28, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple; Cobbett, Manchester; Hargreaves, Nof-church. Btrnard Bottenheim, merchant, Manchester, Aug 7, and Sept. 18, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Sale, Worthington, an d Shipman, Manchester; Reed, Langford, and Mars den, Friday-street, Cheapside. Richard Birrell, linen and woollen draper, Blackburn, Aug. 6, and Sept. 4, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Wilding and Fisher, Blackburn; Milne, Parry, Milne and Morris, Temple. Charles States, innkeeper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, August 7, at half-past ten, and Sept, 14, at one, at the Newcastle-upon Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Jubling and Fleming. Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Swan and Burnup, Newcastle upon-Tyne; Bell, Brodrick, and Bell, Bow-church-yard. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending July 21, 1849, is 265. s;k d. per cwt. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, July 27.) Sugar..—To-day importers of West India Sugar were disposed to submit to any further reduction, yet the demand was limited both for the scale and refining pur po es. The purchases amouoted to 400, making for the week 2,000 lihels, &1., and the decline in prices during thit time has been 6d per cwt. REFD:ED.—To-day there was more business doing in Refined Sugar for home trade purposes, but at former rates there are free sellers. Bonded Crushed Sugar is in excellent request at 29s 6d to 30s per cwt. MAIIRITIUS.-This afternoon there was no public sale of Mauritius Sugar, and by private treaty only small purchases were made : at former rates there are free sellers. EAST IsrlA.—This afternoon a public sale of 4,223 bags Madras Sugar went at a decline of 6cl to is per cwt, but all sold; fine grocery went at 42s 6d, good 41s 6d to 421, damp and washed 41s 6d to 425. Bengal met with little attention, and a small part only of 3,860 bags at public sale found buyers at barely former rates; good and tine soft yellow Benares went at 38s 6d to 393 6.1, low and middling white 38s 6d so 39s 61, good 40s to 41s, damp and washed 38s to 40s 6d, and fine grainy white at 47s per cwt. FOREIGN.—To-day Foreign Sugar was h€ld for full rates; there was, however, less inquiry for all purposes. At public sale 347 hhds 150 barrels Porto Rico were taken in at 40s 6d to 41s for tine yellow, and at 38s 6d to 40s for luw to good, which are full rates. The private operations for the week are a cargo of white Maceio at 22s 6d, a parcel of yellow Porto Rico at 21s 3d, 500 chests Ilavannah at 20s 6d to 22s 6d, and 300 chests white at 32s to 365. , MOLASSES.—For West India the demand has been extremely limited by private treaty, and prices are on the decline. Imports are also upon an enlarged scale, and the best realize above 20s per cwt. At auction 22 puns of St. Vincents were taken in at 183. East India ' Treacle is offered at 16s 6d to 17s, and few buyers are to be met with. Of Jamaica Honey 27 casks at auction were sold at 48s to 58s, per cwt. COFFEE.—This afternoon Coffee met with little atten tion from shippers or home dealers, but lower rates were not taken. At public sale 740 bgs Plantation Ceylon were taken in at 52s to 54s for low middling and middling, which are full rates. Native of good ordinary quality is held for 353 to 35s 6d per cwt. COCOA.—British Plantation is held for the former value, still only a limited demand has been experienced, and a larger quantity is on offer. At public sale 281 bags 25 brls Trindad were only in part disposed of, at from 42s to 46s for ord to good red, fine bright 47s 6d to 49s 6d; 61 bags St. Lucia were mostly taken in at 36s to 38s; 63 bags Grenada 37s to 37s 6d, and 82 brls Dominica at 37s per cwt. For Foreign the market is in a quiet state, and the supply is larger: at auction the sound of 1,471 bags Guayaquil was taken in at 275, hut dittmiged sold at 24s to 26c per cwt. TEA.—AlchoJgh arrivrls have much increased this week umountin,, , to 50 000 pkgs, still on the part of holders the :m is firtunts4, and n:ne has been submitted to auction. Former rates are well supported for all sorts of Congou, and a fair atn , unt of budness Las been concluded. The value of ord and good common is Biri to 9d, better sox t 10d to is 31, line strong; blitelt leaf and Pekoe flavour is is 4 d to is 10 . 3 per lb. fu Gre,n several sales have been made, and the rates paid Erre fully equal to,last Friday. BICE.—To-day East India Rice was in greater re. and the public sales went at full rates, indeed white Bengal fetched rather more money. Of Arracan 3 354 bags were sold at 7s 6tl to 85; 3,000 bags went 8s to 8s 6d for pinkey whi',e, and at 7s 6d to 8s for cargo. 1,935 bags white Bengal, good and fine 103 3d to lis sa per cwt. SPlCES.—Jamaica Ginger in good request, and former rates are readily paid. M auction 196 pkgs were all sold at from 4/ to 5/ lOs for ord and mid, and at 6 to 101 3s for good to fine. Of African 20 bags went at 36r. Shipping kinds of East India are more in demand at 23sto 265, and holders displayed firm ness. Pimento continues to be much wanted. At auction 31 bags sold at 4d to to qd for low and mid. There is firmness on the yart ofholders of black Pepper, and ,none has been offered at auction. Purchases to a fair extent have been made by private treaty; Malabar shot at 3id to aid, heavy 3d to 3id inferior 2d to 2.4-1, Sumatra, clean 2id to 2id, an d inferior 2i Ito 2id. Whit e i s st ill i n scanty supply, and the rates paid are from 5d to 9d. Pod Pepper is offered at rather lower rates, and met with little attention. The value of Cassia Lignea is from 94s to 100 s, and few par cels are to be obtai ne d ; th ere i s a l so severa l b uyers . The quaiterly sales of Cinnamon will take place on Moe' day, when only a limited quality will - be, offered. For Cloves the market is still firm; Bourbon and Zuazihar at 7id to Bid, Bencolon 'ls 4d to 2s_and Amboyna . 1s to Is 3d. There are several purchasers of Mace at 28 3 d to 2s Bd, and inferior at 2s to 25 2d. Nutmeg® are wanted and the supply is yet small, for brawn pricekrule from 2s 6d to 3s 10d, and limed 2s to 2s 1011 per lb. FRUIT.—In Currants we have no alteration to notice this week. The demand for shipping continues good. Valencia Raisins were loWered in- the beginning of the week to 445, but without causing much- improvement in the demsnri. There is, however, very little doing in the other descriptions of fruit. . COCHINEAL.—To-day there was little d e sire evinced to operate in Cochineal, and, at the public sales of . 88 bags prices declined Id to 2d.. Honduras black ord went at 3s Bd.to 3s 10d, mid and good 3s 10d to 4s, and. Limo 3s 8 , 1 to 4s 4d, Mtxican ungarbled silvers3s 3d to 3s 6dl and black 3a 5d to 3s 7d. Irateuo.—Since the conclusion of the, quarterly 5 51 e° of Indigo only small purchases have been made in Bast India, and rather lower rates are taken for most sorts. SPIRITS:—There is still firmness in the markei for Leeward 'eland , Rum, and a good business has been concluded at is 5d to is 6i proof, indeed some parties will not take these rates. Of East India several parcel° have been sold at l a 44 to is -sd, and the market 14 firm. Jamaica is in greater request for home con sumption, and export orders are generally upon a larger scale; prices are not higher, and rule - for 26 to 19 per cent. over proof at 2s to 2s 4i, 30 to 36 over 2s 4d to 2s 10d, better sort 3s to 332 d, fine and choice marks 3s 3d to 4s. A good trade has been concluded in Demerara at from 2s to 2s 44 for 33 to 40 per cent* over proof. In the Brandy market there has been greater activity, and rather higher rates are paid. There is also much firmness in the market ; sales of Cognac' best brands of the vintage of 1848 -have been made at 3s 7d to 3s 93, 1846 ditto 4s 4d to 4s 7d, 1843 Os gd to .5s 10,1, inferior sorts 2s 4d to' 33 6d, and Bordeaux 2s per gallon. For Geneva the rates asked are is 9d to 15 104 for ordinary, and 2s 3d to 3s 3d for fine. The value of British made Spirit is still 9s 84, and Gin at 8s to 8 5 6,1 per gallon for 17 to 22 per cent under proof. I TALLow.—To-day the public sales of Tallow want at fa 1 rates; 1,248 pkgs of South American went at from 34e to 38s 9d, and 300 casks of Sydney at 34s 9d to 3 85 per cwt. OlLS.—There is yet no advance to record -in the v. 111116 of Cocoa Nut, still operations are upon a n e n l a rged scale at 34s to 36s for good to flue, and at 31s to 3 35 64 per cwt for inferior. For Palm there is a firs -market and a- good demand exists ; fi ne quality at 30s 6:1 to 31s, and for arrival 30s. Linseed Oil continues in-exceltent request by home dealers' and quotations rule firm at 25s 94 to 265. A. fair per' tion of Oil has been sold for delivery at 26s to 263 2J , and there are not free sellers. A better sale has been experienced for Rapeseed Oil, prices are not higher, pale went at 36s 6d to 375, brown 365, and foreign 37s to 3 8 s• Of all sorts supply is still getting upon a large scale. Olive is not offerer at any further reduction; there is a Mor e active demand; Gallipoli 39/ to 401; other description s 37/ to 381 10e, Lucca perjar 5117 s 61 to 64 and Florence half chests at 17s to 20s. Sperm met' with much inciniri* Sales of fine British have been made at 791 to 801' pet tun. Headmatter has been selling at 801 to SOL 105 for: . the best. Cod is still held with fi rmness , sad S i ': 271 to 271 15s several parcel h ave b e en sold Seal continues to be wanted, and rates el still advancing; pale selling at 32/. lOs to 33/., straw, "" e 1 1,„ tinged 30/. to 311. 10s, yell ow and brown at 27 1 . 29/. lOs. For arrival sales have been made rather unde r these rates. For Southern a good demand has been 0 ,; perienced, and previous rat es are we ll ma i n t a i ne d for 5!: sorts; there is, also a less quantity on offer. For go: to fine, quotations rule from 29/. t o 32/., and low t" mid 27/. to 281. lOs per tun. L a rd Oil i s s till dull o f sale at 35s to 40s, and Ground Nut at 27s to 27s 6d Pe' owt. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) 2 An Account , pursuant to the Act 7th an d Bth o f Vi c t or i a , c ap. - 2 the Week ending-on. Saturday, the list day of July, 1 849 ' psuß DEPARTXENT. Notes i55ued.......: 27,831,475 X 27,834,475 Dated the 26th day of July, 184! BANKING D, X. Proprietors'capital— 14,553,000 Rest •• ..• •..• •• 3,215,652 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say-. -trigs-banks, alicll3l videud accounts) • . 2,809,910 Other deposits ... •• • 11,302,086 Seven day and other bills•• ;• •••••• •••. 1,106,849 £32,987;497 Dated the 26th day of July, 18, 0 0 Government debt .. R I Go Other recuritles 2, 9 _ 0 ,1'466 Gold coin and bullion 13, 5 °", - g - o Silver bullion .. 276 •• • • 27,531,40 J. B. ELSEY, Deputy-Cal ler ' 19. EPA =DUN T. Government securi ties (including Dead .. j 4,335.8 Notes Oth Weight cr Annuity) 9 8 6 1 5 1 1 1: 8 1 ° 40 4 Gold and silver coin.. 882'111 COURSE OF EXCH, Amster hun 12 2% Ditto, at sight • • .... 12 0% ilotterdatn .... • . .. 12 2 3 ,4 A.ntwerp • • ............ 25 70 iiamburgh .... • •31.13. 13 12 3 A Ititona • • • • .... Paris, 3 days'sight •• 25 40 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 60 ctlarseilles • • 25 62% 80urc1eaux........ • 25 62% Frankfort on . 121% Patersbingh, Sil. Rbles• 36% Berlin.... • • • • .. Vienna, effec. flo • • .... Trieste, ditto.... • • .... adtid ••.. • • ........ 50 % allbao •••••••• •• •• 10) Bctreelona Seville.. •• •• •• • • •• •• £32,98 7,4v J. B. ELSEY, Deputy-Cashi er ' 19. GE.—(THIS DA Y ' ) Gibraltar...... ..... ..• 31 5 Leghorn .....• •• •• ••" 55 Genoa •• •• •• •• •• •• •• .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • -- klilan Venice ••• ••••• • • • • •• 40% Naples .. •••••• • • • • • 1103 i r Merino, peroz •••• • • (20% Messina •.•.•.• • • • • • • • 53 4 Lisbon.... •••••• • • • • • • 53 Oporto • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • -- Rio Janeiro •....... • • Buenos Ayres .. •• • • New York, 21 days'slght Philadelphia .. .. ••• • • • - 74 PRICES or BULLION , flt v • Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 n 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 ; Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 v 104 New Dollars ...... 0 Silver in ban; ........ 4 1 1 4 AUSTRIA. The Koler Zeitung publishes the following bulle tins : " BISTRITZ, Jurgr 2 6 . "We have taken Bistritz to day. No defence " made. Tile enemy retreated. I will purbuo them f° - morrow. 4. 13Sg. " BISTRITZ, " I have beaten the Russians. Aly outposts a jai Rackendorf. My maiden a rm y f oug h t seven hours vi the Russian horse, and drove them back. " rosteript—My troops have entered Valenderf• 4, j3gg " BISTRITZ, JULY 2 1., "I have for the fourth ti me a d vanced to Bistritz by way of Gross Sajs, and Varsahely. I hold the en ein t )r hi the defiles of Borgo, without h av i ng h a d occasion , claim the assistance of our troops at Karlsburg the These bulletins are in a manner explained b "BE y following news from Constantinople : „ "On the 21st of June, G enera l Liilers took D-r 2 stadt, after a violent co n t es t w i t h 40 0 Hungar i an s tha t had been left in that to wn . Af ter taking Kronstadt, ,_ Russians marched u p on Hermanstadt. The Hungarians advanced to Togarash to meet them. After a bloody battle, which lasted 36 hours, General Luders being totally de' feated, retreated to Kronstadt, which city is filled with the wounded and flying. Another Russian corps, which was to force an entry from Moldavia into Transylvania at Aydosh, was likewise roughly handled, and thrown back into Moldavia." The following are extracts from a private letter, dated Vienna, the 20th:— " BISTRICZ, JUNE 26. " We have this day taken Bistricz without striking a blow. The enemy retired. I shall go in their pursuit to-morrow, and I hope to drive them before me. (Signed) 66 6 'wt.' June 27. r "I have beaten the Russi ans , an d I am at R a kend o r': During seven hours our army attacked the enemy cavalry, who were in great force, and repulsed them. have advanced as far as Vali n d cr f. BE 6 1 :: 1 , Bern writes from Bistricz on th e 2d 'J u ly, to "'i e effect that, after having ad vance d on the Gres Sajo, Vasachely, Ujfalu, and Bi s t r i cz , he kept the Russians shut up in the defile near Borg% without having taken a s i ng l e m a n f ro m the army operating near Carlsburg or against the W a . lachians. The Commissioner of the Hungaria ll . Government writes fr om Hermannstadt, under da , ' the 31 July, that the Russians have been forced to retreat to Cronstadt. Bern was preparing to attack that city on the Bth or i:th July The seat of the Hungarian Government has be en transferred to Arad on th e 14th July. This l as t circumstance proves the assurance with which 13 e. ril hopes to finish with the Russians in T rans ylvan't and, on the other hand, it con fi rms the defeat of Jellachich, because if the army o f th e so uth still formidable, the Hungariani G overnmen t WOW never dare to select the city of Arad for its residen ce ' as it would be between two fires. FRANKFORT. The Frankfort p a p ers pu bli s h a di spa t c h of the Prussian ,. Mini s ter C oun t B ran d en b urg to Bar % kamp . tz, instructing the latter to resign his office; a Prussian Plenipot en ti ar y a t th e R egent ' s C ou rt• t this dispatch, w hi c h i s d a t e d t h e 22 d u l t., t h e Cnt ir i Brandenburg protests " that th e C en t ra l Power is extinct, the existence of, a C en t ra l P owe r and °', a responsibl e C a bi ne t w ith ou t a P ar li amen t being $ mere absurdity." WED th On the 17th inst., at the Parsonage, Humble, aged 68, 0 0 D ° Rev. Charles B. Renville, 1:1.A., Fellow of Winchest er lege, and formerly vicar of Portsmouth and Portsea. ~;0 030 On the 2(1 inst., at Albion-gro v e, I s li n gton, Air. l m Dean, sued 70. No. 112, Strand. Printer, at The Sun Ofaca', w ity Ot t,and, in tilt , Precinct of the S avo y, in the 7, bliddleaex, Friday, July 27, 1849, • • • " i