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IMPERIAL PIRLIAMEN T. HOUSE OF COiI.IIONS, June 13. COUNTY RATES AND EXPENDITURE BILL. ( Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. H. DRUMMOND said the Hon. Member for Montrose (Mr. Hume) contended that a board should be a ppointed to revise and audit the the county taxation of the country. Now he decidedly objected to the introduction of such a pri ciole, as he believed tho counties of England perfectly capable of managing their own expenditure. He wished it to be understood that great misapprehension existed as to the powers of the maaistrates with reap' ct to the expendi ture of the committees with which they were connected. The object of the Bill, the Honourable Mem ber said, was to reduce the expenditure to the utmost. Now, with respect to the county with which ' he was connected (Surrey), he must he permitted to say that he had carefully looked over the accounts of the treasurer, and he was convinced that there was not an hem charged in it that could be saved. The Poor lays-, Commissioners, had, it was true, reduced the expenditure in many cases where it appeared to him they should not have done so —he meant the fees of medical and the expenses incidental to their attendance, the con• sevence of wh ch was the poor were not properly attended. He quite agreed with the Hon. Gentleman that the county expenditure had increased, and in the cow: ty in which he had so long resided gaols had been erected in opposition to the wishes of the magistrates by those whom the Honourable Gentleman supported in that House. Three gaols had been erected within his memory, and they were about to be put to the expense of erecting a new one. They could not help it, for the magistrates had no option in the matter. Then, not long ago, after the gaols had been fitted up in accordance with a certain plan, an order come down from the Home-office directing that they should give the prisoners chocolate for breakfast—(Laughter)—and great expense was entailed upon them in the erection of new. kitchens. (Hear, hear.) This was not the fault of the magistrates; they had nothing to do v.ith it. He held two petitions in his hand, which had been pres ented from intelligent persons, setting forth that the magistrates in their re spective localities had put them to great expense by the erection of new goals. Now, it happened that the ma gistrates had nothing to do with the matter. He thought the present system wrong altogether. Sir J. PAKINGTON said he gathered from the speeches of the two Hon. Gentlemen who had spoken iket, that in their opinion those who contributed to the coueity rates should have the full control of the • expenditure. Now he took no excep tion to that principle, and was willing to adopt it ; but he was prepared to show that though the Bill might be in accordance with the theories of the Gentleman's supporters, that it would be shop 7Rer impracticab!is and most objectienable, and he trusted that neither her Majesty's Government. nor any consi aid.c.2hle portion of the Members of that House. would support it. Indeed, there never was a time when the county expenditure was watched with more care and rigid economy than at the present moment. Mr. HUN! E —By whom? men Sir J. YAKINGTON—By the magistrates appointed to superintend it. No mercantile establishment was conducted with 7 greater care than the expen dture of the county with which he was con nee ted.—(Hear.) Indeed, he had no objection to the appointment of a Committee to investigate the whole matter. and he begged to intimate that he intended to move the appointment of such a Committee. He believed the Bill to be an affront to the gentry of the counties, against whom no malpractices had been alleged; indeed, no charge whatever had been preferred against them. The Hon. Gentlemen rested his case on, and in geed the Bill itself orignated solely out of, the expen diture of Lancashire, fie held the balance-sheet from 1834 to 1348 in his hands rind he was prepared on the strength of it to contend that this Bill ought not to pass. He thought he could prove to the House that a more unfair case was never put forward in support of any measure than this Lancashire statement. The Hon. Member for Montrose had stated that the expenditure of the county of Lancaster in 1824 was 80 0001., and th It in the year 1848 that expenditure hid swollen up to 179,000/., so that in the course of 24 years the expenditure had increased by 100,000/. Now to thought he could show the House that this was a most unfair view of the case, though he admitted the figures to be correct. But how was this accomplished? He submitted to the Hon. Gentleman that in order to make a fair comparison he must take the same items in 1848 that were taken in 1824. Well, Then, he found that in the year 1848 the expenditure 'was increased in this way. The county had to make Additions to two gaols, and it had to build or make addi tions to three lunatic asOums, which had cost 92,000/. Now if they deducted that sum from the 179,0001., it would leave 87.0001. for 1848, for those ite as which cost 80,000/. in 1824, showing an increase of only 7,0001. during a period when the population had increased from 1.052,000 to 1,667 000. But that was not all; in 1848 the salitary eystem had been in operation which was not the case in 1821, and if they deducted the cost of that system from it, it would leave 60.0001 as the empenititure for 1848 for the items which in 1324 involved an expenditure of 80,0001—(Loud cries of " Hear.") He hop , d, theref..v., that he had convinced the House that so fez- as this Lancashire case was concerned it really formed no justification for this most objectionable Bill, or any ground for bringing a charge against the magistrates.—(hear, hear-) But ad mitting that there were some defects in Lancashire, th.tt was no reason why the whale of England s'loul.d l e closed by a Bill whi •11 he would pre set t'y show would be unjust and impracticable. As -it: example of the manner in which this Bill was likely to act, he might state that he had ascertained that in the county of Lancashire alone there were no less thin 450 macisTates, gentlemen all of them of property, and some of them in the possession of large estates, and a portion men of enormous property, all of whom con tributed very largely to the amount of the county rates. —(lear, hear.) It seemed to him that it was the most enormous absurdity in the world to say that these gsn'lmen were not to have the regulation of the -e - expenditure of those rates.—(Cheers and counter cheers.) For his own part, he must reiterate his opinion, that, it was the landlord who paid the rates. —(Cries of " No, no.") He thought that his Honour- Wile Friend was not in the House at the time this sub ject was discussed. All these local burdens on land were borne by the landlord, and not by the holder, of . the farm.—(Hear, hear.) What, did not the Gentlemen who - heard him, remember that when a tenant took a fares ho trek it with a full knowlelley of all the Med burdens to whi h it was liable, and that all these cir cumstances were considered in arr neernent of the rent? —(Cheers and counter cheers.) It was then the land- ; lord who, in fact, paid the rates. He woul 1, indeed, allow that there were some circumstances in which the burden fell upon the ten tnt; and that was the case whenever from unf )reseen circernstances it was necessary to levy an unusual rate. But del any one believe that these sort of things were not invariably te msidered by every ten ant when he took his farm ? —(Cheers ) He might refer to his own c .unty, that of Wore stershire, for an apt illustration of the evil which this Bill would work by transferring the government of the expenditure from the magistracy to the b ,ard of guardians of the county. for it would be transferring the direction of the rates from these who were, in fact, the greates; rate payers, to those who contributed comparatively little to the ag!regate of ;h. county receipts. He did hope that Hon. Members would look at this view of the case. But they must allow him to show how the Bill would work in the county with which he himsel- was connected. That county was Worcestershire. In Wor cestershire there were two hundred magistrates, who all had a large interest in the soil, comprising the gentry and clergy. Now they all knew how heavily the clergy were taxed. In the county he found there were twelve poor-law unions, comprising eighteen guardians and nine magistrates, se that the whole of these two hundred gentlemen, who were themselves the greatest rate-payers in the country have had their power and their interest taken away for the sake of placing them in the hands of a body which, collectively, contributed but a small portion to the rates. He was himself for many years chairman of the county, and he could say that the most scrupulous attention was always pail to the laying out of the money which was deposited in their hands. In every case indeed of large expenditure, as for instance the building of a lunatic asylum (and he was glad to see those Hon. Friends of his had introduced a Bill to throw the expenditure for such purposes upon the county rates), not a farthing, was expended, or any propo sition considered without a most sifting inquiry, —(Hear, hear.) The Honourable Member for Montrose had stated that it was desirable to transfer those powers from a fiactuating to a more stable body, but what body, he should like to know, could be more fluctuating than that of men who were re-elected to their several offices every year. Whereas, on the contrary, al though he was aware that the magistracy, like all other human beings, were liable to die, yet, for the many years with which he had been con nected with them, he had seen but few changes of faces. —(Hear, hear.l He did trust that before the Right Honouragle Baronet gave his sanction to this Bill he would pause and consider whether he would pass such an insult on the gentry of England. He would caution the House and the Government not un necessarily to interfere with that which had long worked so well, and which he maintained would continue to work well if the gentry of England would only do their duty.— (Laughter.) He adopted that maxim of which they had heard so much , lately—that pr o p er ty h a d i ts duties as well as its rights, arid one of the first duties of landed proprietors ws to attend to the a d m i n i strat i on o f their local affairs.—(Hear, hear.) If they did not shrink from the duties involved upon them by the constitution, the interests of the pour would never suff r, and and as long as their functions ware properly discharged, he held there could be no reason tor setting them aside , and supe rse di ng t h em by anot h er b o d y. How could a ' board like that proposed by the Honourable Mem ber carry on th e a ff a i rs o f t h e country? how could it deal with the reports of the visiting justices of the county gaols?—(dear, hear.) If the 13:11 were passed, the m tnagk-ment of c ounty gao l s must neces sarily b . e turned over to the Government, for it would b e imp , sslble for the magistr a t es to superintend; them effectually if a small body bad p ower to say must not e ff ect i that merovernent, ad o p t this s:ala)ry" nor carry out those regulations which t h e Home -office considered necessary for the management of th e gao l . He had no objection to a fair inquiry and to some reform, if it would be really beneficial • but he for one could not censent to a Bill like that which he held would defeat the very object which the Hon. Member 41(r. Hume) had in view' H e held that the present b ‘cly was, in effect, a true represen• tetion of the ratepayers to this extent—that as they themselves were, the largest rate-payers, it was to their iwerest to effect every p c s s tble,eeunowy,Rn4 hence they would protect the interest of the small rate payers. It was upon those grounds that he moved by way of amend. THE SUN, ment, " That a Select Committee be appointed to in quire into the levying and appropriation of the county rates in England and Mr. R. PALMER seconded the amendment, consi dering that the affairs of the county would not be better mar. aged by the beard which Mr. Hume proposed to adopt. He did not think, if the matter were inquired into, that it would appear that the expenditure of the county stock, as a principle, was careless or extravagant. The ap pointment of the officers of gaols, and of all the officers in the county, was to be transferred to the proposed board, which ho thought quite uncalled for and exceed ingly objectionable. The Hun. Member for Moutrose said he had no objection to ref. rring the Bill to a Select Committee. lie (Mr. R. Palmer) had no ob jection to that course, but at the same time it was to be remembered that they could not take evidence on the subject before the Select Committee to which the Bill might be referred, and it was desirable to hear evidence on the whole subject of the expenditure of the county rate. Mr. HEYWOOD did not quite agree with the Bill as it stood at the present moment, but thought that modifi• cations might be made in it so as to meet the exigencies of the case. He thought it would not be fair to the people of this country to pass a general measure, merely because a particular district might call fcr a change of system. In Scotland the gaols • ste re selt-supporting; the pri s , nets were made to work for their maintenance. He stw no reason why this should not be done here.— (Hear.) He thought that financial boards of rete pajers would work much good. Indeed the principle was not a new one. Sir G. GIZEY was favourable to the principle of the Bill, namely, the representation of the rate-payers— the formation of financial boards in which the various classes of ratepayers should be fairly represented.— (Hear, hear.) Looking at the report of the Commis stoners of England and Wales on this subject, he found the principle tully embodied, and he was sure it was only necessary to read the names of the gentlemen appended to the report to be of opinion that, in the recommendations they made, they did not intend to cast any affront upon the magistrates or gentlemen of the counties.—(dear, hear.) He did not support the principle of the Bill, because he believed that the magistrates had been wanting in their duty in the pursuance of that rigid economy in the county expenditure which was so necessary. Indeed, on the contrary, he believed the magistrates of England, being themselves large contributors to the county rate, had a direct in terest in watching the county expenditure, and he believed they had done so. In those cases in which they had been charged with excessive expenditure be found that it had arisen `in consequence of following out the laws passed by the Legislature.—(Hear, hear.) The Hun. Gentlema❑ op posite was in error it he supposed that they were merely to fbllow out the arbitrary will and pleasure of the Secre tary of State. The Act of George IV. made it obligatory upon magistrates to provide for the effictent accommodation of prisoners in gaols, ouch as their diet, classification, sleeping places, and conduct, and it, at the same time, imposed certain duties on the Secretary of State, which were also correctly and definitely set forth. If the magistrates refused to perform the duties that devolved, a mandamus might be moved for in the Queen's Bench, calling upon then, to show cause. It was his duty to see that they properly discharged the duties assigned to them. But there were cases to which his superintending influence did not extend. Fur instance, lunatic asylums were placed out of his control; after he had approved of the site, the further expenditure in connexion with them was placed out of his power. He was bound to say that since he had had the honour to fill the office of Under- Secretary of State for the Home Department whatever he had suggested they, h.d evinced a 'nest ready dis position to accede to—not servilely, but a willingness to adopt them, or to give substantial reasons for nut doing so.—(Hear, hear.) Then the Honourable Baronet opposite must recollect that rate-payers did not merely consist of one class, but of several, and therefore he (Sir G. Grey) objected to the entire management of the expenditure being entrusted to the hands ot that one glass.—(Cries ot " Hear, hear.") But when he came to the detuilg of the Bill he was almost ready to coincide with the Honourable Gentlema❑ ; but the Hon. Measber for Montrose had intimated that he did not lay much stress upon the details, and was ready to amend them in Committee.—(Hear, hear.) As it stood, he (Sir George Grey) was prepared to say that it would be round altogether impracticable.—(Hear) With rep; d to the proportion of the elective body to the magistrates, he considered that portion of the Bill altogether wi ong, and that the principle of preponderance he had laid down ou_ht to be altogether opposite to that for which he contended. —(Hear, hear.) He wished to guard him self' by saying that he approved of the principle of representation embodied iu the Bill.—(ll,er, hear.) Sometimes na4gistrates were very regular in their at tendance; but it often occurred that there were great fluctuations in the attendance, and it might happen that those who only occasionally attended m ght overpowet those who were more regular, and took a al, ire active part. The report of the Commissioners spoke of four quarter ses sions of one county being held in tour different parts of the same county; now it was j ust possible in such a ease that the attendance of the magistrates connected with those localities would take place, and that a difference of opinion might prevail in different districts with r,spect to matters affecting the whole of the. county. The Hon. Baronet who had moved the amendment, it he unierstood him rightly, did not object to the pin • ciplo of the Bill, nor did he; but with regard to the dmAtili, he felt that some further inquiry was necessary. Now if they read the Bill a second time, and referred it to a Select Committee, it would be absolutely indispensable that the power of the Committee should be enlarged. Practica!ly, therefore, there was no di trJrenee between the original motion and the amendment ; and it the lion. Gentleman the Member for Montrose would consent to the amendment, the whole subject, together with his Bill, might be referred to the Committee, which would be the most straightforward way of dealing with he question.—(Hear.) With regard to what had been said about the expenditure, the magistrates evinced a laudable desire to economise the tax for building, which must fall permanently upon the county rate, but as to the expen laurel for assi: e and sessions prostcu• Lions, it really was high thee that some check etas put upon it. If therefore this question went b , f.re a Com mittee, he should propose to lay certain information on the table which would enable theta to devise some plan for checking that growing evil.—(Near, hear) Mr. HENLEY thought the Right Hon. Bart. would have done better had he considered the subject more before he ventured to mike sueh a charge against the magistrates, as it was well known that they had no control over the assize prosecution expenditure; that duty rested with the judge of assize, and all the magistrates had to do was to sea that the money was paid. He hoped the Honourable Gentleman would con sent to the appointment of the Committee, as he was con vinced the Bi I itself would never wet k in its present form. He would ask whether the public buildings had been erected at a less proportionate expense than those which had been raised from county rates.—(Hear, hear.) That was not a matter of proof and opinion, but one of proof and estimate.—(Hear.) All the public buildings were erected under the supervision of responsible and official persons, all under open contract.—(Hear, hear.) They had been compelled to build lunatic asylums and to enlarge their gaols— these all were items of large expense. It was welt known that none of the, expenses could 13- incurred without the Strictist supervi i sien, and if the Hon. Gen- rleman who had taken an interest in the subject bad been in his place, he would have a, , ltLd him whether he bad not hail great difficulty in his endeavour to raise the dietary iu the erisons.—(Hear, hear) He would also ask me Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Home Department whether there had been any complaint whatever made of excess in the expenditure upon this item. He would also further ask him whether the expenses iucurred in Milli:lank acd Fenton vide, or any other of tl e public prisons, were less than thole paid in the county gaols. When the gaol Act was passed some years ago, its influ ence was very far from being anticipated, and much ex pense had been the result, but for which the county magistrates were in no way responsible. On the whole he was desirous of some inquiry, and he thought that it ought to be made; but the Bill in its present state was quite impracticable. Mr. V. SMITH said that he was desirous to say a few words, because he thought that his Honour able Friend the Member for Montrose had been hardly dealt with in the early part of this debate. The Hon. Member who had just sat down had dealt more fairly than the Hon. Baronet who moved the amendment ; he had expressed his opposition to the Bill because he believ.d it to be impracticable. Now the very reason why he( Mr. V. Smith) would support it was, because he conceived it to be tar more practicable l than the amendment. The Hon. Baronet who had • chiefly opposed he Bill had stated that this Bill, if passed, would be en insult on the g_tntry of Eng , land. No one would b e f urt h er from entertaining the desire to insult the • gentlem en of En himself ; but he could not view it at all in this light, and did conceive that no such intention was entertained. —(Hear, hear.) The opposition to this Bill was founded on the old arguments against the Reform Bill. Why, they might just as well say that the Houses of Lords and Commons should not combine to legislate for the coun try, simply because the Members of the former House bell particularly large stakes in the country.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that the very reason why the boards of guardians should be admitted to a share in the control of the expenditure of the county rate was that they were small rate-payers. If they we r e so t h ey were moat conversant with small things. and most likely to be able to judge of them, and their introduction to the county board would therefore be a great benefit. The most practical proceeding would be to refer the whole matter to a Select Committee, in ord• r that the principle and details of the Bill might be fully considered.—(l.l. ar.) Mr. WILSON PATTEN said as the county expen diture of Lancashire bad increased from 80,0004 to 170,000 L, it was no wonkier that the rate-payers should be desirous of having some voice in the distribution of it.—(Hear, hear.) He certainly never saw a greater insole upon any body of gentlemen than th.t conveyed in the Bill of the Hon. Gantleman that the magistrates were incapable of representing the rate•payi rs of the county.— (llear.) A.. the Bill now stood it would not carry out the principle proposed. The best way would be to throw the whole county-rate opon the landlord, and take it off the tenant, which might be very easily accomplished.—(Hear, hear.) It they did not do that, they would get into error. Ea. instance, if an order carne from the Home Secretary that an additional expense might be incurred for any particular purpose, who was to decide that a rate should be made to carry that pur pose into effect? As the Bill stood now. the greatest amount would fall upon the occupiers, and would they •-consent to an expenditure fur objects in which they had no permanent interest? 'Tenants who had leases for ten and fourteen years had no interest in the expenditure beyond the periods of their respective holdings. He LONDON, THURSDAY _EVE NU . ..4G, JUNE 14, 1849. thought, therefore, if the Bill became law in its pre ,ut form, that all necessary improvements in the different counties would be stopped ; and on that and several other grounds he strongly recomm nded the lion. Member ter Montrose to allow this Bill nut merely to go to a Committee, but to allow the subject of county rates and co enty expenditure to be reconsidered. Mr. ROEBUCK said, when he was called upon to support the proposition of the Hon. Gentleman opposite he was perfectly at a loss to know whether or not the principle of representation in county management was admitted or not.—(hear. hear.) If he could get some assurance, in soave form or other, that the principle of representation in county management was to be recog• nized, there would be no man more reedy to approve the principle of this Bill, from the beginning to the end, than he was. That was all that he asked. A go vernment ought to have a self dependent and independent spirit, and it should be enabled fairly and openly to avow a policy, to adopt it, and stick by it. It should not occupy the high places of the country, and while occu pying those high places avoid all the great questions of the day, but it was their duty to take their stand, when they had a principle, upon that principle.—(Hear.) The Hun. Gentleman the Secretary of State having admitted the great principle of representation he would allow him (Mr. Roebuck) to adopt him as his general on this cceteion, and to tight that great battle under his banner. He (Mr. Roebuck) did hope the House would in reality entirely negative the sort of side- wind way in which the Hon. Gentleman opposite had sought to throw out this Bill. It was the great principle of representation which be (Mr. Roebuck) was there then to support.—(Hear.) Sir G. GREY said he had stated if the lion. Gentle man opposite persevered in the motion of which he had given notice, and the question should then have been would the House admit the principle of representation into financial boards in assessing county rates, or would they altogether reject that principle—if that was the point on which they were to take issue, he (Sir George Grey) said he should have no hesitation in voting for the principle of the Bill, greatly as he objected to some of its details.—(Hear, hear.) Sir J. PAKINGTON explained that in his address he gave no opinion with respect to the principle of re presentation—no one was more favourable to representa tion than he was; but he conceived the whole matter ought to be investigated by a Committee. Mr. PACKE had no hesitation in saying that this Bill, though he did nut accuse the Hon. Gentleman of bringing it forward fur that purpose, was an affront to the magistracy of England. Many important matters would be placed by this Bill beyond the control of the county board. For instance, the expenses allowed by a judge would not come under its jurisdiction. lie fully admitted that there should be representation in county matters; but he obit ced to it, because it was not practicable. As he had said, they would have no power over the ass , z! expenses at sessions. He approved of inquiry by a Committee. Mr. C. LEWIS said he gathered that it was the wish of the House that the whole matter should be referred to a Select Committee. Mr. HUME said the Hon. Gentleman was wron g . He first wanted the House to affirm the principle, and then to refer the Bill to a Committee. Mr. C. LEWIS said he so understood the Hon. Gen tleman. It was not necessary that a magistrate should be a contributor to the county rates; therefore the statement of the Honourable Gentleman, that the rates might be imposed by persons who did not con tribute to them,• was perfectly correct. Then, again, it was not until 1834 that representation was ac knowledged as being coincident with taxation. tle strongly advised the House to refer the whole ques tion to a Committee, for the time had now arrived when a great change must be made in the entire system of county taxatuon. Mr. MILES came down to oppose the principle of the Bill, because it would cast a slur upon the magistracy of the couutry—(Oh, uh.)—but since his Hou. Friend had altered his amendment, he had no objection to refer the Bill and the general subject of representation to the consideration of a Committee.—( Hear, near.) During the last few years the greatest economy had been prac tised in the county expenditure, while at the present mo ment no county was without its finance committee, who earefullysitted and examined the accounts.—(Hear, hear.) He did not think, therefore, that it was fair to attack the magistracy in the manner some Honourable Gentlemen hat done, but as they were now agreed that the whole subject should be thoroughly investigated, he hoped there would be no obj• ction on the part of the majority of the House to adopting the amendment.—(Hear, hear.) He would readily have voted for the principle of this Bill, but the principle was so much mixed up with the details, that he could not possibly support the second reading. Mr. E. DENISON came down to the House with a purpose widely different from that which had been ex pressed by the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down. He regretted many of the observations which had been made respecdng the gentry of England, for he thought that they only prejudiced the question. He would much rattier teat the House fr•hould go into this inquiry without been crippled by a vote of the Reuse; out, considering alt the circumstances, he thought that it would be better t‘i affirm the proposition before the House.—(Cries of "Divide, ctivide.") Mr. SPOONER rase, amid loud and continued cries Divide, divine," and said that this Bill was not one ior admission, but of exclusion. lle was altogether friendly t , • the principle of representation in county afrairs.—(Renewed cries of " Divide, divide.") But the details ot this Bill were in many respects so objectionable that he believed that in voting for the amendment he was furthering instead of impeding the object of the Hen. Me mb. r for Montrose. By vesting the it hole of the control of the prisons of the county to this financial board they would take from the sheriff of the county the right of appointing persons to ffiees in the prisons, while he was in tact the very per son responsible for the custody of the prisoners. —(Re newed cries of " Divide, divide.") After a tew words frotn Lord BROOKE and Mr. SLANEY, spoken amidst great uproar, M.. HUME said, twit he hoped that as several Mem bers were not present when he stated the objects of the Bill, he should be allowed to repeat them.—(Cries of " On, eh.") He would not be long. It any slur was cast at all it wa, cast b,, the House un the Commissioners.— _ (Hear, hear.) Ali he desired to do was to carry out the lecominet , dation of the Comtnissioners. That was to establish the principle of repress ntation, and he asked no more. If Vey wished to refuse that principle, let them shelve it by an insidious resolution; or if they wisher to adopt it,. let them vote for the Bill. He conceived that he had been deceived by the Government. In tsct, to use a common phrase, he had been '• soid."— (Laughtr.) When he was applied to to bring in the Bill he objected, and said it was not the business of an individual Mewber, that it was the business of the Government, and that, they ought to go to Sir George Grey, and ask him to introduce the Bill. They did so, but Sir George Grey de clined, although he agreed to the principle. lie then told diem to go to Lord John Russell; but they came back and said that he also approved of the principle, but declined to bring in the Bill. What then was he to do?—(Hear, hear.) He spoke to Lord John Russell in that House.—(°• Order," and laughter)—he supposed he might make himselt understood.—(Laughter.) Well the Noble Lord, the First Minister, said the Govern ment's lrinis were so lull, that ho could not undertake the management of the Bill, but he entirely agreed with it; and he (Mr. Hanle) understood from what then passed that it he brought in the Bill he should receive the aup• post of the Guvernment—(Hear)—and in that way it was that he he had been autirely sold.—(Luud laughter.) He called upou every Member who agreed with the prin ciple that the county rates ought to be managed by individuals appointed by the rate-p,iyers, to vote with him for the second reading.—([fear, hear.) Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— Fur pu tii.g Mr. Hume's motion ... 96 Against it ... ... 154 Majority . . 58 The effect of this di.ision was, that Sir J. Pakihgton's amendment became the main question before the House. Mr. M. Gll - 1-ON proposed on amendment, to the effect that the Se's t Committee should consider the pro priety or intrudumng the principle of representation of the rate-payers. Mr. B. DENISON did not object to the amendment of the lion. Gentleman. but he th,.ught there would be very gre , .r difficulty in carrying it into effect. ill:: DISRAELI said the question before the House was whether at, principle of representation should be referred to a S:leet Cornmittt-e. That question could not be satisfacturilt settled unless it was settled by the whole Huuse. '1 b• douse was as competent now to enter into that discussion as it could be after any inves tigation before a Select Committee.—(Cheers.) There could not be a greater slur on the House of Commons than to suppose that they were not competent to enter into the consideration of a great constitutional question. _ Mr. ROEBUCK said this was a Bill which affected a larger portion of the people of this country than any Bill that h a d b e en brought into tne H o use this session, and yet the Government, approving of its principle, had thrown the onus of introducing it on a private Member. — BO ( a li p p e r a o r . v ) t g I t o t w a t o s a t t h g e r b e o u u t n p d t a t n u c d i p u l t e y , t o o t the Ggoivveernn it e t r h i t e , sanction and support of the Government. rose to explain. He had declined on beShairlfG .GßEY at the Government ~.cos,n take the respon s ibility o f the Bill upon himself. He t...) saw not the sli g h tes t obj to the amendment, except that it was too limited in its character as to the parties who were to control the ex penditure of the funds. Mr. BRIGHT said all who bad spoken agreed that representation was good, for indeed it .vas mon strous that 1,500, 0001 should be expended withou &lent control. Let tht m come to the conclusion t a s s u t f o . the nature of that representation, whether it should be more or le,s than proposed. Sir J. PAKINGrTON said, after weighing the words of the amendment, he confessed he was not so ready to alopt them as some Hon. Gentlemen opposite and near him. He re•erred again to his amendment, and con tended that it proposed as large an inquiry as that pro. posed in the amendment of the Hon. Geutlemam; the carrying of which would be e quivalent to the second reading of the Bill, and which, doubtless, was the Hon. Gentli man's object. Mr. W. PAT I'EN said, as his mind was made up on the principle of representation, ho should not object to the inser. ion 01 the words. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL supported the amend inent. Mr. R. PALMER also supported it. Atter a few observations from Mr. W. MILES and WILLIAM JOLLIFFE, AL-. GLADSTONE said the amendment of Mr. Gib son inv , : ived a-very important principle, for it was im possible for any man who bad not made up his mind in favour of contr: l ' by election to vote for it. He wa s anxious, therefore; t.. assenting to it it woUltv tt the House. should know that in pledge itself to the principle of representation. The gallery was then &eared for a division. The reporters were excluded Lor a considerable time, but on our return to the gallery we learned that there bad been no division, but that the debate had been con tinued, and we found Mr. DISRAELI speaking and saying that thq mea sure had not been conducted in a manner that was lair and straightforward.—( Hear, hear.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL interposed to say that the names of the several parties had been given. Mr. DISRAELI said that at least that was the im pr:ssion of every Gentleman sitting near him.—(Hear.) The A CTORNEY-GENERAL—But it was not so. Mr. DISRAELI would give the Hon. and Learned Gentleman the benefit of either circumstance. if be hat stated that the amendment of the Hon. Member fir Manchester would give to the rate-payers an effec tive control of the county expenditure, how could he say that it did not include the representative prin ciple?—(Hear. hear.) For his own part he was de cidedly opposed to ateinquiry in a Select Committee. It there was to be an inquiry at all it ought to be on the floor of that House; and he should give his earliest oppovitior:, by all the means which the constitution afforded, to any other.—(Cheers.) The ATTORNEY GENERAL said that he would also give the Hon. Gentleman the choice of a dilemma, and this time he would speak a little louder than betore. —(Loud cheers.) The Honourable Gentleman ap peared to have lust little by his absence in the former part of the debate, for he had equalized his position by his inattention afterwards. The lion. and Learned Gentleman then went into an explanation of what he did say, in which he was loudly cheered. After a few words from Mr. HUME, deprecating a division, to which the Lion. Member who moved the ad jouenment did not respond, strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided; when there app-ared— For the adjournment B3 Against it l3l Majority --48 Lord BROOKE th:n moved that the House do now adjourn, considering that the subject was too important to oe proceeded with at that late hour. Mr. CHRISTOPHER seconded the motion. Mr. HUME said there could be no doubt that the object of county Members was to del4y and postpone th,- measure.—(Loud cries of " Hear.") It would more become the character of the country gentlemen to honestly come forward, and tither support or oppose the measure, than to adopt a course for the purpose of preventing the House coining to a decision. After a few words from Sir J . PAIUNGTON, Mr. B. DENISON rose to make a few observations, but had scarcely utrered two sentences before A was noticed that the hour of six hid arrived. The House then adjourned, the Hon. Members leaving the Liou,e amidst much 1 ,udhter. PRINTERS' ALIVIStiOUSES. The foundation stone of this institution was laid on Monday, by Lord Mahon, at Wood-green, Tottenham. Lord Mahon arrived a tortly after two o'clock, ace,om pained by Mr. Rich ird Taylor (the treasurer) and the committee of the had utiun. On the ground was a spacious marquee, in which a largo number of persons found ample accommodation. An appropriate hymn (wtitten by a member of the committee) having been sung by the Sunday school children in attendance, and by the company, Mr. Dorian (the secretary) read a very able address of the committee, in which the claims of those who may, by misfortune or old age, become fit objects for the almshouses, were eloquently set forth. After the delivery of the address, Lord Mahon pro ceeued to lay the hrst stone, with the usual formalities. On the stone was the following itis•Tiption:—`• Printers' Almshouses. This first stone was laid by Philip Henry Lord Viscount Mahon, M.P., on Monday, June 11, 1849." The names of the treasurer, trustees, the secre. tary, and the architect were inscribed upon the stone. The ceremony having been gone through, the Rev. Mr. Cox, rector of Bishopsgate, offered up a prayer, in voking the bl , !sing of tue Almighty on the good work. Lord Manox, in concluting the proceedings, said he had felt it both an honour and a pleasure 'to come among them that day for the purpose of laying the foundation stone of an institution, the beneficial effects of which, he had no doubt, would be felt when he, and 'hose who were assembled around him, had left . , this fleeting scent'.—(Hear, hear.) It was one of the proudest boasts of man, that though himself but a mere speck in the vast ocean of tune, he should be emit:led, by joining iu efforts such as these, to establish institutions not merely to be the things of a day, but whose benefits were to flow on from age to age, gathering strength as they went along, thus perpetuating his genensity, and aiming blessings and benefits to generations after him.— (Cheers.) If, then, such was the feeling which actuated them in promoting, any object in which their own personal feelings might be mixed up, or intended for he carrying out of their views and opinions of public affairs, how much stronger ought those feelings and their desire to carry out that object be when it was for the purpose of promoting the hap piness and comfort of their fellow men.—(Cheers.) 'they had been reminded I , y. the Rev. Gentleman, who their hadtf u e n r d e ( ups r a „ i r rak in g, p i p n rlr a withouttst r t ay he e prayers e f s o i r i the tig o s t n c a c n e s e s , e o r t watchtul 1), ovidence all their efforts were in vain; but, in a cause like ihe present, they were doing that which Divine authority itselt commanded in the clearest terms, and in doing which they were following at an humble distanca Divine example.—(Hear, hear.) Among the many indications of feeling which they saw at the pre sent time, and the various changes a bich they ssw taking place, many of which sver, viewed in &fferent lights by diff.rent individuals, there was one indication of feeling paramount among all these, and at which they must all rejoice, and that was the increased and increashg feeling which eas exemplified in behalf of measures for the be, tering the conettion and increasing the comfort of the working classes. That was a matter which in former times had been too much ne glected.—( Hear, hear.) The wants or the eiehes of that class had beef' too little attended to, and they might say with the poet, that— " When a stately pile is raised, You never hear the workmen praised, Who used the lime and worked the stones, But all give praise to leigo Jones." —(Cheers and laughter.) Ile trusted, however, that teeling of neglect would no longer prevail, and for himself he must say he could not think well of tiny one who could slight or overlook those without whose exer tions they could have never risen to the s'ations they hold.—(Hear, hear.) But he telt an interest in this uu er he meant as a mem dbert o a r k in ui si pu n s o e th o e i r upoominrnt o o f tis v . i_eT H ear, the hear.) It had often fallen to his for, when retiring from the House cf Commons and fagged out at two or three o'clock in the morning, having been listening to slime important de- bah, after enjoying a few hours of sleep to have placed on his breakfast table, when he got up, a correct and lucid report of all the speeches and statements be had been listening to the night previous, and it was natural that he should reflect on the skill and labour which had produced that report, and ask himself to whom he was indebted for it?—(Hear, hear.) If' the first place, no doubt, he was indebted to the reporters—a class of men of the highest respectability and talent ; hut he could not forget that when the reporters' work was finished the printer commenced his, so that his labour was protracted throughout the night, and it was well known that the labour so carried on must ultimately make conaiderrib e inroads in the physical energies of those engaged in it.—(Hear, hear.) That therefore, was another inducement fur them to do some thing to render the declining years of those men com- Eatable. But on an occasion such as the present, it might not be out of place for them to consider, not only the disadvantages, but ul-o the advantages attending the profession, for it was the fact, that white there were oftentimes many circumstances which reduced them to misery and destitution, there were, at the same time, op which, if properly to eminence. They p ht likr;tUnn placedai t d i s vantageawff i h r i d no e afforded their mightb t h e reach raise t hthetae profession , works of the greatest authors, and hence ample opportunities of enlightening their minds, and, fortunately, they had connected with their own profession a bril iant example of what could he done by careful industry and study in that respect. Franklin--(Loud cheers) —was a poor printer, and in the outset of his career, excited in no small degree the risible faculties of the good citizens of Boston, where he went in quest of work, while stalking about the streets with a small loaf in his pcket, and eating a third, but twenty years a'ter that event, Franklin by.assiduity and etudy raised himself' to be one of the chief citizens of Boston, and was afterwards sent as Ambassador to France, and became one of the chief statesmen of -Arne rice.,--(Hear, hear.) Such could not be the lot of prin ters generally, but at the same time much might be done in raising themselves in the social scale. In the mean time, however, he had to do with the untoward circum stances which might befal those of the printing profes sion, and to point out the means to alleviate them. Late hours, he had already said, were a great means of soon impairieg the energies of men so engaged, and he found that the failure of eyesight was an evil which very fre quently betel them. It was proper, therefore, that they should do all in their power to render the old age of such men comfortable, and it was in that point of view that he urged upon those who heard him the duty of sup porting the institution, the foundation-stone of which he had now laid.—(Cheers.) He ventured to hope that in such a cause they would put forth their best energies, and in such a cause he did not doubt but a blessing would descend from on high. Permit aim. then, to assure them of hi s c ordial good wishes in that cause. He should ever' remember that day as one in which `he aided in carrying on a labour of love, and he wished sincerely that their institution might long pros per.—(Cheery.) his earnest desire was that they might always have the means of succouring the distressed of ,300 1 0 wasl r ad n their members, an d h e h epe d t h a t those wh o m i g h t afterwards inhabit th at b u i l di ng m ight sp e nd th e even ing of their d a y s i n peace an d happiness, and in the humble hope o f a bl essed immorta li ty. —(L aud cheers.) The Noble L or d then descen d e d f rom the platform, and left the pavili on am id l ou d an d enthusiastic cheer ing. He wa s con d ucted to his carriage by the officers of the institution, an d i mme di ate l y left for town. In the evenin g " a f r i en dl y soiree" t l ie o m nd , n on w T er a e v p er r n es . en ß t eattwite.en Mr. 200 H. i2:ess heldiand presided. .t g the en Votes of thanks were given to Lord Mahon, and also to the treasurer, trustees, and other persons who have been active in promoting the establishment of the insti tution. A very handsome subscription (amounting to between 3001. and 4001.), was announced. Amongst them were 10 guineas from Lord Mahon, 40 guineas from Messrs. Clowes and Co. (making their donation 1000, 5 guineas from Mr. C. Knight, 10 guineas from Messrs. Traps and Son, 10 guineas from J. and H. Cox Brothers, 5 guineas from Mr. W. Cox (exclusive of 10 guineas to the en dowment fund), 10 guineas from Mr. Richard Tay lor, &c. 'We earnestly recommend the " Printers' Almshouses " at Wood-green to the liberal support of every wealthy member of the.trade. STATE OF TRADE (From the Manchester Guardian) MAN CHESTER, TUESDAY.—Iii this day's market, the produc era of yarns and goods have firmly adhered to the s . urnev •'hat enhanced quotations of last week: for core ar tics is, indeed. their remands have again been slightly ra tsed. But, the heavy accumulations of recent purchases, on German account, consk quest on the blockade of the no ratern ports, and the utter uncertainty that exists as to the removal of that great obstacle to busi m s.s., together with the not very encouraging tone of the cc , mxnercial letters received from Germany, have na tu ,naily enough led those who are engaged in that trade to meet the present upward movement with a degree of cats; :ion which has restricted their operations within very narrow limits. As might be cap, cted, the hest tan oin manifested by so important a class of mar ch& nti, has not been without its influence upon the c , n duct of buyers connected with markets for which orders are ready to be given out; while the a' (runts just received from the great mart of the Levant are fully as discouraging as the previous ones. T br. result is, that the aggregate of the day's transac ti , )t s has not been large, and that a very percerible w avt of animation has been combined with a nut less ce mous firmness. The principal purchasing in goods is st ill mainly confined to light and mciium qualities for the eastern, the American, and some other market, 1 , 1 to ugh the increased call fur heavy domestics, which w at. experienced last week, continues in some degree to be, felt. ItuCHDALE, MONDAY.—There has been an improve ht in the demand for goods to-day, and merchants hawe purchased more freely, but prints are much the sum eus they have been for some weeks past. The wool I ket continues very dull, and the manufacturars show no ,disposition ro buy, except for immediate use. Prices are much rho sernk, as they were the preceding Monday. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—Business is very quiet. boith in the Cloth Hall and warehouses, and few buyers are in the town. The trade in wool continues steady, and the better sorts of colonial wools continue to improve in price. - HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—The aspect of trade in our Piece Hull has ni.t been improved to-day; nor is there, we believe, more doing in the warehouses; the inquiry for worsted good s b e i ng s till rat h er languid. There is, howev.r, an increased demar.d for wefts for the cond• neat; and there is no doubt that, were the Danish blockade at an end, there would be a good business in all sorts of yarn. Prices are, consequently, no longer in a drooping position, although - wool is ea.ier to buy, and, in the face of the clip, the staplers aro free sellers. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—We have no improvement in our market to report to-day. Buyers are extremely caution, in their purcnes,s. Very little business has been done. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, JUNE 1 1. At a Congregation holden this day the following dc grees were conferred:— B.D. H. Bailey, St. John's College. G. Bainbridge, Sr. John's College. F. S. Bolton, Sr. J.011%1 College. G. F. Reyner, St. John's College. J. R. Crowfoot. Csius College. H. G. Williams, Emmanuel College. M.B. Walter Augustus Lewis. Csius College. B.A. J H. Smart, Trinity Colkge. W. Siockdale, St John's (Allege. BARNABY LECTURERS. The following gentlemen were appointed:— Mr. Hurt, Caine. Mathematics. Mr. Andrews, Queen's, Philosophy. Mr. Woollas:ou. St. Peter's, Rhetoric. Mr. %V. Brown, St. John's. Logic. The Rev. Muirhead Mitchell, M.A., University Col lege, Oxford, was admitted ad eundem. At the same Congregation the following grace passed the Senate:—To appoint the Vice-Chancellor, the Muter of Jesus College, the Master of Sidney College, the Master of Christ's College, Mr. Bateson, the Piddle Orator, Mr. Martin of Trinity College, and Mr. Hop kins of Catharine Hall, a Syndicate to consider the report of the inspector under the Public Health Act, stud to make such statements and to propose such amend ments respecting it to the General Board of Health as they may deem desirable. day d)x io r r oit t p he , J UNE o s 1 ,3 2 . 0 7 A Convocation fe w ss a o g r h o o f ld A en ngio this Saxon in the room of th e R ev . W i lli am Ed war d Buck ley. M.A., Fvllo w o f B rasenose , w h ose p er i o d o f office had rxpireel. The candidates were, John E irle, M.A., el Fellow of Oriel, and the Rev. Henry Wilkins Norman M.A , Fellow of New College, the former of whom was elected, the numbers being— For Mr. Earle ... 142 Mr. Norman ..• ..• ... 78 Mrs. Denyer's Theological Prins " Oa Original, or Birth, Sin," has been awarded to the Rev. Edward Walford, M.A., late Scholar of Ballot. Mr. Walford ~fined the priz for Latin verse in 1843, and one of Mrs. D .nyer's prizes last year. The Vice Chang llor has announced that, in conse quence of the Euemnia, or Commemoration of Founders and Benefactors, being fixed for Thursday, the 21st inst.. the congregation for granting graces and conferring de grees will he holden on Friday, the 22d, instead of the day preceding. CRICKET MATCH. MARRIED PLAYERS OF ENGLAND V. SINGLE. This match was comm. aced on Monday at Lird's. The weather was not so cheering as the luvers of th;s game could wish, although some very fine cricket was exhibited. Th- folloAing is the score:— Dean Clarke MARRIED.-FIRST INNINGS. b Wisden .... run out Hiilyer .. Box N. Felix, Esq. A. Mylin, E5q..... ..... ... Earl of Verulam W. Pilch .. ........... ... ........ c Wisden, b Armitage 4 Dak in ... .. !-. Whitehead, Esq. ... , ..... b Wisden ... .... 0 Lillywhite B 16, wO, nb 0... Total 203 SINGLE. -FIR ST INNINGS. Hon. R Grimston b Lit ywhite 26 A. 1-laygarth, Esq. Guy c Ilillyer, b Lillywhite 0 F. Pilch Martingell.. ........... .. .... c Mynn. b Lillywhite ...... 0 Wisden Armitage Parr Chester R. 'Cp.:lBton, Esq. W. Nicholson, Etq. 86, wO,nb 5 ...... •• ll Total 16G )TARRIED.-SECOND INNINGS. Dean Clbrke 0 Hillyer Box . ... N. Felix, Esq. .. . A. Alynn Esq. Earl of Veralam... .... W. Pilch, b. Wisden Dakin ...... ..... ..... ...... not out .. .. ......... .. ... .. 19 S. Whitehead, Esq. Lillywhite B 16, w 2, nb 0...... 18 Total 147 SINGLE-SECOND INNINGS. -- Hon. R. Grimston A. Haygarth, Esq. Guv ..... ..... F. Pilch .... .... Nlartingell..... ......... .. ..... . c Whitehead, b Lillywhite 1 Parr Chester K. Krnaston, E..q. ...... not out ........•..... %V. Nicholson, Esq. B 12, w 0, nb O. l2 Total . ThP single winning by three wickets. The match did not terminate until halt -past five yesterday afternoon. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1849. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ....251 Diseaseaof Uncertain Seat ... 34 Tubercular Diseases ... ... 183 I )iseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 120 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 43 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration •.. ... 102 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver , and other Organs _ _ of Digestion... ••• ••• -•• ••• ••• 60 Diseases of the Kidney s, &c. ••• ••• ••• 14 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, 83. ... ... 4 Diseases of the Joints, Bunes, and guseles ~• 13 Diseases of the Skin, &o. ... ... ... ... 0 Malformations... ... ... ..• ... ... 3 Cnld, :Intern:ranee ... ... 22 ••• ... ••• 24 Pretnature p ß ri i v it .t h .ion, ... ... ... ... ... GOO 34 ••• ••• ... ... ... 9 S A (v) ul i t ddo r o ldeA p en h nge y e; : . .. . Oausesnot specified ... . 49 ... „• ••• ... 5 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 971 Population Average weekly Deaths Enumerated, Deaths, 1844-8 in the 1841 Five Springs. Week. VVe , t Districts... 300,711 .. 145 ... 140 North Districts.. 375,971 .. 185 ... 184 Central Distr.. ts 373,653 ... 168 ... 171 East Districts ... 392,444 ... 207 ... 197 South Districts.. 501,190 ... 258 ... 279 Totals... .....1,948,369 ... 963 ... 971 Males Females ... ... ... ... ... 448 BIRTHS IN THE WEE& Males ... ... •••_ ... ... 689 Females ... ••• ... ... ... ;02 Total ... 1,391 *ln this number are included 22 cases of death by Cholera, 40 by Scarlatina, and 38 by Typhus Fever. A SCENE IN MILITARY LlFE.—When the draft of the 741 h was embarking in the Fifeshire, at Cove, for Quebec, the wife of Sergeant Stewart attempted suicide, by throwing herself into the river, but was res cued by a man, who jumped over, and kept her above water until a boat reached him. Her not being permitted to accompany her husband was the °awe of the attempt. C &AV .a g a 3 . . - , .Dividend` I m; Dividend 'Names of i Names of . i . , '-' i , Price. ,-. per i Companies. ,LI per Companies. cd 1 , PricE 4 !Annum. ! : . .r". Annum., En I - , , -- - £ .£ Ashtnt Oldh 97 71. - Macclesfield . 100 21. 10s. - 13-Erusley.. • • 160 , 121. 180 Neath -•• • • 100 18/. 310 3rlt'nk&Abrg 150 51. I 85 Oxford.... •• 100 20/ 185 lirtningham 35 41. 80 Peak Forest. 78 31. 18s. ' - loventry.. • • 100 25/. 210 Regent's • ••• 33 I/. 55. 18 Derby ••• • • 100 61. 63 Rochdale 85 41 . 54 , I:llsinretChs 133 1 565. 41 Somrset Coal 150 71.103. 130 rewash ••• 100: 32/. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 61. p. c. - .rand iunctnlloo 5/. 823 Stffrel &Wore 1 4 0 28/. 210 4randSurrey , 100 21. 30 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - .rand Union 100, 1!. 10s. 24 Stourbridge.. 1451 20/. 285 Grantham ••1150 - - Severn and/ K,lnnt & ANT; 39 7s. 6d. 5% Wye Rail. j 26 21. Os. - _,ee Is& Livrp!loo 301. 315 Warwick& 1 .eieester .... 'l4O Si. 63% lairming. j 100 41 . 50 ,efestr &Nth, l B3 4/. 45 Warwick& 1 , 2i f.ou zhhoroxh,l42 701. 650 Napt on . • ../ '" ' nr , - 41 , tonraouthsh , 100 81. - Worcstr 84} lintgontrysh l loo - - Bi rm i n 78 2/. 41 g. Keltnllwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks - 11. 10 .r 3 r WE' SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PItIC2LE ' Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Pile. Annum. Share. ----- -- -- -- -- --- £ s. d. £ s. d Bark of Scotland tritish Linen Company 81. par cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 200 !aledonlan Bank City of Glasgow tank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11 1 / 2 aybesdale Bank.. -•• 634 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 127 'omniercial Bank ...• 7/. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 156 , :astern Bank.. ••• • • • 6/. per cent. 25 u 0 1G 0 C 9/. 7s .Idinbit Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 5 0 0 534 I..::xehangeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 24, Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - iatiional Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14 North of Scotland Bank 4/.percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 31.05. North British Bank •• - - - - toyal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1223 flion Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 80 Western Bank.. -•• • • 8/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 72% tber seen Fire and Life 7341. pr cent 12 10 0 20 0 234 S. Accord. Lifeftad Fire - 20 0 0 010 0 - •tritish Guarentee Ins. 41. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 o,Os 6. :aledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0,, 21 church of Enk.and Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 I 2 ,litv of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 7, - :dinhuruh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 183 East of Sc Aland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 95.0 d. Eng. & Scot, Law Life Si. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 -lercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - insur. Co. of Acetlnd•• 81. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Life kssoc. of Scotland 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 6 1 4ercantile Life National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 :20s. 6d North British Incur. •• 514 Lpr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 , 22 1 / 4 North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 178.6 d 'Scottish Life and Inar. - 20 0 0 011 0 - scot. Mas. and Gen. Life - 1 0 0 015 0 1 - icnttish Union Inarnce. 6 1 41. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 11. Is Stan lard %if° •• .• .. . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 5 0 i 9% United Dep. Assurance 51. nor cent. 10 0 0 0 145.6 d MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Prict • Annum. Share. --- .Z. s. d. Z. s. d. kuetrallan Avriculturl - 100 0 0 30 0 0 163( Inklo-Mcalcan Mint.. 11. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 -. Canada ... • • .... •• .. GI. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 31 Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - 70 City Navigation .... - - - 9014 Comp. Cppr Altars Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 1 70 0 0 Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp.c. Sc he, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 90 Equitable Reverslonry 5/. pr cent. 100 0 0 :100 0 0 100 Gen.Steivn Navigation 11. Bs. 15 00:14 0 0 22 London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 - Russell Institution.... - 26 5 0 3 Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 ReVerslonary Int. Soc. 4141. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 92 Royal Mail Steam.... 61 18..4. p. e. 100 0 0 160 0 0 50 South Australian..." 11. per share. 25 0 0' 25 0 0 16 Van Dieman's Land. - 100 00,23 0 0 13y 'SINGULAR DEATH.--Mrs. Johnson, wife of Mr. Johnson - , liruc-burner, of Mile-end. died suddenly on Monday 'on theTastern Counties Railway Pier, at North Wdolwfdh, under the foll.twing singular but mdan eliotyi :Circumstances: The deceased had appointed to meet her husband on the pier, as he was about to return from Gravesend by one of the steam vessels ; and be ing a stout woman, her effort to reach the trait , at Shoreditch, for which she was rather late, caused her to experience a great difficulty of breathing. She had partially recovered from this, when, on pa,sing along the line, the foul gas escaping from a gas-work (which was described as being dreadfully offensi%e) entered the carriage; and 'the difficulty of breathing again returned. The deceased never rallied, and expired on be;ng liftf d out of the train. A coroner's inquest has since been held, and a verdict of " Death from natural causes" re turned. MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Pari s is 16 per faill e , w hi c h, a t the English Mint price ot 31. 17 s. 100. per ounce f or standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 55; and the exchange at Paris on London at s h ort being 25 .62i, it follows that gold is 029 per cent. dearer in Lemdon than in Paris. By advices from Elatnburgh the price of gold is 4381 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 171. Wit per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.111; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 1 li. it follows that gold is 0.23 per cent. dearer in Hareburgh then in London. The course of exchange at New York on London is 104 per cent., and the par of exchange between Engla n d an d A merica being 109 23-40 per cent., it tflows that the exchange is 1.08 per cent, against England. B ut t h e quoted- exchange at New York being fiir bills at 60 deye' sight, the interest must be deducted from the above difference. PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSCRANcE, AND OTHER COM. PANIES' STOCK. From the (* . dal Li,t. PUBLisIIED EVEttY TUESDAY AND F.tiDAY EVENING. LONDON. TUESDAY, JUN ZOINT-s /Lan Nama of Company. Dividend per A=ount or Ahare. Annum. Australasia .......... Brash orth American Ceylon .............. C •nunercial of London C Gloucestershire tunian ........ • • .... ..omin and Westmlustr Ditto .............. Lotion Joint-Stock ..• 61. per cent_ P vvincialot Ireland.. ! 8/. per cent. Ditto, New..... •• • • 8/. per cent. gational of Ireland 51. per cent. S at. Prot - nem! of king. 61. per cent. Ditto, New. ••••• • • 5/. per cent. South Australia .......5i per cent. Woo!. of Australia.... 61. per cent. Ditto ........ ••• • • . 6/, per cent. 1-Tnion et L0nd0n..... 64. per cent. Union of Madrid ..... W. per cent. 71. p.tr cent. 6!. - ?er cent. 5/. per cent. 15/per cent. 61. per cent. 64. per cent. s. d . 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 s. d. to 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 40 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 AO 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 AO 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 .35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 C Name of Company. Albion • • • • • • • • • • • Aldance Rrit. and For. DM) Marine. • • • • • • ......... itritisti Commercial .. Cleriel,Med Gen. Life E tgle &lg.& Scot. Law •• • • ,aropean Life • • • • Family Endowmr. t Soc. eeruasons' .• • •• • • •• GI e Uiardian ............ luperial Fire •• •• • • •• I riperial Life ........ fade.nnity Marine.... Law Fire •.•..•..•. LAW I Le;al and General Life LoAcn Fire London Ship .. • ..... Sled. Invlid & Gen. Lite • ational Lean Fund.. •4tional Lite.• •• , Iladium Lite Pelican •• •• •• • • •• •• •• •• P , °teeter Life.... ... Provident Life........ ;:oes. Lite ...... •• oyal Exchange Fire.. '.itte Life ..... 'iniversal Life ;laoria Lilo :::: game of Company. !Itaring-cross • - . • .. • . iouthwrk , Nw Sub. Av. Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. Waterloo ............ Ditto Old Ann. of 81. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. ✓auxhall • •• Av. Name of Compaay. Bait and Wrest India... t 4t Country London .... ....... i?itto 80nd5........ :.Katharine ........ Ditto, Scrip •• •• ••. . i , uthampton •• Dividend per Annum. 31. 1 Os 71. 4s. 6d. 61. per cent. 138. 6d. pr sh. 7s. per share 5 pr ct.& bs. 5/. per cent. 5;4 per cent. if. & bs. Gl. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. 121. per cent, 355. per cent, 11. ss. 4d. 11. 2s. 2d. DOC Dividend per Annum. 11. sh. bs U. 16s. 10s. 101, 12s per share /. per ut. 5/. per cent. b/. per cent. 51. per cent. 4/. p. sh. & bs 5/. per cent. 1/. ss. & bs. ss. 5/. per cent. 6/. 10s. 1/. 6s. lON pr cnt. 51. per cnt. s. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 - 0 0 100 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 S 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 s. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 8 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 6 All paid. 4 0 0 3 0 0 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 QMPLINIZS. Amount of Share. Paid. BRIDGES Dividend per Annum. 6/. pr cent. 40s. per sh. pr cent. 41. per cent 4 per cent. 114/. pr cent. 21. per cent. IV'AT Eli- Dividend per Annum. Name of Company. EASt London..•• • • • • • • t 'rand Junction ..... ; 21. 10s. Kent •• .• I V. 10s. Lambeth —...• •• 51. per cnt. New ltivr Lndu Brdge 21. 10s. rttixhall .......• •• 61. per cnt. Vest Middlesex . . . 61. Os. pr cnt, amount of Share. X. a. d. 632 12 V 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 3 Amount of share. X s. d. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 'ORES, Amount of Share. X a. d. 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 9 0 0 4 0 0 Paid. £. S. d. 25 0 0 60 0 0 40 0 0 Paid. 4 5. d. 50 0 0 Z s. d. GAS-LIGHT AND CORE COMPANIES. i)ividend j Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. £. s. d. A. 8. d. 11. 40 0 n IR n n l IA Ditto Provincial.... 3ristol .. • •• iriKhton •• .lity of London .. .• :ontinentalConsolidat. .I.quitable- • •• , mperiat ........ independent London— 11. 1/. Bs. 101. per cent.: 51. per cent. 40 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 A. 8. d. 18 0 0 19 0 0 101. 100 0 0 925. pr share 50 0 0 455. pr share' 50 0 0 61. per cent. 50 0 0 61. per cent. 40 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 51, per cent. 50 0 0 51. 100 0 0 4%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 31. 50 0 0 12s. 50 0 0 100 0 0 39 5 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 hconix . tatcliff United General Westminster Chartered Ditto, New 46 0" 0 90 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 THE COUNTR V MARKETS. Prit e, Prig e. 220 14% 21 Os COAL 111,11. Lr., Buddle's W. Hartley Les 9d , Carr's Hartley tlasting's Hartley worth Percy Hartley l3s 60 Ord's Redheugh r,ntield Moor .... l2s 6d West Hartley Wall's End, &c Brown's Gas l2s 0, 1 1 t ;ibson Hedley Walker Eden Main , letton Haswell l6s 6.. Hutton .I.• 1( ESTERIUT• Jonasuohns ...... 145 Od Lambton Plummer •••• ••• 16s 3d Russell's Raton ...••• 156 . 9 ,1 Stewart's Whitwell Caradoc 15 s 6d ..... •• •••••• Kelloe l5B Od i !Adelaide Tees Seymour Tees South Durham l4s 9d (Tees ••• 16s 3 d ••• .......... 6d I DerwentwattrHartley 139 Sidne) 's Hartley Whitworth Coke kThip A at market, 89. RAILWAY ti Alt it:. MAIt.K ETS. BRISTOL, JUNE 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has teen a slight improvement in the share market to-day. The sale are— Great We . .ttrn, Quarters, 63, dis.—Ditto, 171. Shares, 43. dis..—Taff Vale, 130. LI V EICP001„ JONI, 13. STOCK EXCHANGE. The market was rather better to day. and prices had an upward tenctency. The sales are—Lancashire Yorkshire, Fifths 4% dis.— Dit to, Preference, 12—Lancaster And reston, hree-quarter Shares, 11% p.—L on d on and Nor th-wester n, Quarters, V. Bs. 9d. p.—Manchester, Shcilleld, a n d Li n colnshire. 'erence, 11% 68 1 8 e.—Ditto, Halves, 127 dls Union (Railway and Ca na l), 2% c . di s. — York, Newcastle, and wick (G. N. E. Flu - chase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 37 5 dis. MANCHESTER. JUNE 13 . 39. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The tr ansac ti ons to-day were as fOllO - North Staffordshire, 5% dis.—Do ver (No. 4), 6%—East Anglian,lBl. Shares, 355.-31anch es t er and Birmingham (C), Quarters, 275. par—Ambergate, 5 die. , —Shrops i3 h e ir r e . • YORK, JuNE 12. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The transactions to-day A- lows :— North 13 r iti s h , P reference, 21. Os.---(,reat have been Northern, 911 ,7: fof- Sheffield, Rotherham, an d Goo e, N. Div., guaranteed 5 per cent., 1 0 t GLASGOW, JUN 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Th e business done E in the Stock Exchang e , to-day has been as follows :—Gl asgow, Kilmarnock, and A ye , Halve' . (No. I), 6% —lllonklands, 60—North British, Preference, 50s. 69 York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase or Preference)' 41. 4s. RUGBY SCHOOL.—The Queen's gold medal for the best historical essay has been awarded to G. GOsch'er l ' he prize fo r th e best En ,, lish po , toto F. OakleY, A the pri ze f or th e b est E nglish essay to T. Salr• soundly[An vj u Rr Cured TI S b E y MI tliNTowao ]—Dreadtujointment " Gray, typ ograp h er, residing at No. 6, Temple-lane, City, states , hat he s uff ere d t h e most excruciating pains in his leg fora c on* siderable ti me , occasioned by an accident,which he unfortunate ly met with; t wo d eep wounds formed in his leg in cer.sequencf et it, and a l t h oug h he tried various lotions and ointments, yet all we re f oun d ent i re l y useless. He was then recommende d by and ro P u i ri ll d s. B 111 r. a Henry Leg e friend to use some of Holloway's Ointment and Pills, which he did, and in six hours he was greatly relieved, and in *bow' eight day s th e woun d s were soundly healed. S o ld by all Drug gists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand , London. BIRTHS. On the 7th inst . at Northampton -park, Canonbury, the lady of R. G Lewellin, Esq., of a daughter. 01 the 10th inst_, at Ashford. house, Chertsey, Lady shire of a daughter. On the 10th inst., at Glocester- villa, Glocester-road, B e. gent's-park, the wife of R. Phillips, Esq., of a daughter. , On the 10th inst., at Bolton-stre e t, Pi cca di l l y, the w ife 01 Dr. Cotton, of a son. MARRIED. On the 7th inst., at the Holy Trinity Church, Birkenhea d, the Rev. W E. Coldwell, 8.A., of Blandon, Oxford.h eldest son of the Rev. Prebendary Coldwell, rector of Staf ford, to Lucy h lizabeth Georgians, youngest &tighter or Lieut.-Colonel St. George, of Park-field, Birkenhead. On the . 2th inst. at St. George's, Bloomsbury, Thorri o ' son of the late J a m es CavendiAh, Esq., of Dublin, and sub" manager of the East o f E ng l an d B ank, to Misa Mary C l ar ke ' ot Norwich. ED On the 13th i ns t., of ery DI sip-las, Mr. James Bardell, of Stephen-mews, Gresse-street, in his 49th year. On the 10th inst., at Bayswater, Colin Macaulay, 230 aged 31. On the Bth inst., at Whitecbapel-road, Mr. Nathaniel IC• Eddels, aged 57. On the Bth inst., William Acworth, Esq., of Hall -cottag e, Lut. n. Chatham, aged 75. At Wimbledon, on the 10th inst , Laura Elizabeth, relic t of Hackwood G Currie, Esq. ' R N. At Paris, on the 10th inst., Emilie Benoite, the wife of 3 . • H. M. lioychtt, El. On the 11 th in s t., a t Thayer-street, Manchester square, ' Jane relict of the late R ev . Ed war d S cott, D . D ., of Worwa.. halhlsleworth. On the 11th inst.. Charles James Perkins, You ngest son of P. Perkins, Es q ., o f Ch tpstea d- p l ace, K ent. At Hastings Sussex, ou the llth in s t., age d Henry Denniss, Esq., Lieutenant in the 4:3d Light Infantry. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNO4 Na. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, ctrqnd, in t Procinet of the Savoy, in the caw 0 Middlesex, Thursday, Jim 14, 164 g. Messrs. Taylor an d ULL Bright's Circular states :--With the exception of beans, of which two large cargoes have come in from Alexandria, our arrivals of grain during the past week may Le considered very moderate, and anything of good quality has been readily taken off at fully the prices of last market day ; indeed, in sonic instances, these have been ex ceeded, especia'ly for the hest runs of red Baltic wheat, which from ship are comparatively scarce, and are not offered from warehouse. The weather up to the 9 , h was exceedingly fine, hot, and forcing; since then it has been five or six degrees colder, with some amount of rain. We are glad to report that our most reoent accounts from different parts of Ireland are anything but discouraging as to the present and probable posi tion of the potato and other crops. It is in this district too early to form any accurate opinion, but so far we have no signs even of apprehension. Our farmers brought a small supply of grain for this day's market, and for the best descriptions we experienced a good demand, at fully Is over last week's rates. Foreign was more inquired for, and best samples ready sale at last week's prices, with but little offering. For Danish and other descriptions there was also a tolerable demand at our quotations, and altoge her the trade has a healthy appearance. Consumption is now great, and if the present state of affairs in the north of Europe were once settled, we have every reason to expect a good and healthy trade. Although the season for malting barley may be considered virtually over, there is an occasional sale for a fine parcel at fully our quotations, while anything secondary or chambered has to find a buyer. Grinding descriptions continue to go off well for the season of the year, at about our currency, and some disposition shows itself on the part of country dealers to go into st °ex for autumn consumption. Of Indian corn we have again a parcel on the market. Except for a mere retail demand, other descriptions' of grain are neglected. With only one arrival of linseed (1,300 qrs. from Memel) the market is exceedingly inactive, indeed little or nothing doing; it must not, however, be for gotten, that the import of 1849, so far, is quite insignificant as compared with that of the previous year. Linsed cakes are rather easier to buy, but there is no amount of stock either foreign or English. The dealings in rapeseed or cakes are 55 insignificant as almost to preclude quotations. Bones, at this stage of the season are very susceptible to supply, but price during the past week has been well supported, and is so to day, at our currency fer best quality. The tollowing are the in esent prices of grain i— s. s. 8. Wheat, English, red 43 to 4^ Peas, white and yel. 25 Do. white 45 48 Do. grey Dantzic and Ko- Linseed, Black Sea 39 41 nigsberg 4B 50 Do. Petersburgh ... 34 -39 Pomeranian and Do. Riga&Arcbngl. 35 — 37 Hamburgh . 42 —44 Do. Konigsberg .... 32 —3 6 Danish, Holstein, & Per toil. Friesland 3B -- 42 Linseed cakes, Hull 71 5s Od Russian and Odessa 36 -- 40 Do. fine foreign Oats, English Do. i 14 —1( Rapeseed Do. Friesland l6 18 Rape cakes .B7s 6d Do. Russ. & Odessa 14 —l6 Tares, English .oos 0 05 Barley,mAlting 24 —26 Do. foreign 10s 265 Do. grinding.. Beans... 2B --- 3 Boties, d0...102s 6d to 105 s Od Do. foreign . 26 2t , Rye meal NEWCASTLE CAT T L E M ARKET, T UESDAY, JUNE 12.--• A eon.iderab:e failing off in fat beasts, both in respect of num bers. weight, and quality; about 200 of which are from Aber deenshire and the adjoining counties. A good supply of sheep, both in quantity and quality, but a short supply of lambs. The supply of beef would comprise about. 500 head of beasts ; all breeds have advanced in price, though trade is not to say brisk, yet all will be sold at full rates of currencies. The number of sheep is 5,000 ; trade sluggish ; and a considerable quantity remains unsold. The supply of lambs 752; the demand is active, and nearly all sold. Prices—Beasts, neat cutters, 6s 9d; middling, 6s 3d to 6s 6d; large steers, 6s to 6s 3d per ston e of 141bs. Sheep, 5d to std ; lambs, 7d to lid per lb sinking the offal. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, JUNE 12.—There were in the market to-day 102 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801 10 imperial, whereof 9S sold thus:—.32 at 1/ 10s Od, 10 at 11 95 6d. 32 at 11 9s Od, 10 a t 1,8 s 6 d , 14 at 11 8s Od, oat 1/ 7s Otlff Average price of the whole, 119 s 2d 2-12ths. 13 sacks flour, whereof 3 Wel at 31s, t at 30s, 5 at 295, and sat 28s. 7 sacks • arleymeal, whereof I sold at 255, and 2 at 235. 1 sack pervemeal, which sold at 20s. 36 sacks pot-barleys whereof 20 sold thus: —2 at I 9a Od, 4 at 118 e Od, 1 at 1155 1 7atl/ 4s Od, 6at It 3s. 3 sacks brosemeal, whereof 2 onl" at 275. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, Julia Pl"' 'upplies of ail kinds small. Oat straw, from 6s 6d to 8s Od per kemple of 16 stones tron ; wheat (Lao, 6s 6,1 to 8s Od ; barley ditto, 6s Od to 7s Od. Hay from 7d to 9d per st one. BELFAST, JuNE 11.—Since Friday there has beets very little stuff at market, and prices are nominally as then quoted. Oatmeal is also a small supply, and yet prices are 3d l o wer. Wheat, 9s:id tt, lOs 6d ; barley, 6s 9d to 7s 6d ; oats, 6s 80 to 7s 6d ; oatmeal, lls led to 12s 6d per cwt. Butter is the turn lower, and a dull sale at 7d to 70 per lb. Indian corn a slow sale to-day, at a small abatement in valu e ' Potatoes, per stone, 9d to Is; ditto, per cwt, 5s 4d to 6s Od. Fruit—Apples, per dozen, 6d to 9d ; pears, per ditto, Od to Od; grapes, per lb., 8d to 10d ; lemons, per dozen, Os 9d to Os 10d; nuts, per quart, 6d to Pd; wall-nuts, per hundred, Is to Is 34` , 1; chest nuts, per ditto, Is Od to Os ; cocoa nuts, 6d to 8d each; American apples, 10d to Is Od per dozen ; mixed pickles, 10d to Is; Butchers' Meat—beef, per Ib, 4d to 7d; mutton, 5d to 7d; veal, 6d to 7d ; lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od per quarter. Fish—Trout, Os 6d per lb ; Brett, 3s Od to 45 Od; soles, Is to 2s Od per pair. Poultry—Fowls, 2s 6d to 3s a• pair ; chickens, Is 6d to 2s per pair; ducks, Or to 2s 6d per pair ; turkeys, Os to Os each ; geese, Os Od to Os Od ; eggst per doz, to 6d. Hay, Is 2d to 2s Od; straw, oat, 9d to 1s 2d ; ditto, wheat, Bcl to is Cd per cwt. BANBRIDGE, JUNE 11.—Oatmeal, from 12a Od - to 1.2 s 6a per cwt ; Indian meal, 95 6d to 9, Oct per ewt ; flour, first, Per 112 lbs, 15s 6d ; second, 14s Od ; third, 12s Od ; fourth, 9s 64 bran, 6s Od ; wheatmeal, 12s 6d to 14s Od ; wheat, from Os Od to lis Oct per cwt. of 112Ibs; oats, frort, 7s 4d to 75 6 ,1 per cwt of 1 1 2Ibs; barley, 7s 6d to 8s Od per cwt best butter, firkin, at the ; potatoes , scale 71d per lb ;• rneskin, Oa to Od per lb ; b ee f , 3 d to bd ; mutton, 4d to for seed, Os Od t o O s Od per cwt ; for table, from 6s Od to ns od per cw t ; h ens, 10d to Is Od each ; chickens, 10d to Is 2d per pair ; d uc k s, I s 10d to 2s 4d ; turkeys, 2s 6,1 to Octl. each ; geese, 2 s 4d to 2s 9d ; eggs, he n , 5d to Oct per &I dozen ; duck, Od to 6d per dozen ; turkey, 10d to Os per dozen; goose, Os Od to 1. , 6d ; hay, up!, nd, from is 8d to 2s per cwt; ditto, lowland, from Os Od to Is 4d; straw, from Od to 10d; turnips, Od to Is 8d ; pork, male at market this day ; lamb, from Od to 7d per lb. Weight of bread at Hamilton Moores bakery, 4lbs for 51d. Old grain whiskey, at Alr• Robert Bel.'s, 6s 3d per gallon, duty paid.. BALLYMENA, JUNE 9.—Oats, is Od to BS Od; oatmeal, I2sOd to 12s 8d per cwt ; butter, 7d ; beef, 3d to 6d per lb ; mutton, 4d to 6d ; flour, first, per cwt, 18s Od • second, 17e Od; third, 15s Od ; i n f er i or t hi r d , 13s Od ; fourth,' 10s Od ; bran, its Od to 6s 8d; Ind ian mea l, w hi te, per cwt, 9s 6d to lOs ; yellow, 9s 6d to 10s Od; potatoes, 4s Od to 6, Od per cwt; bait is 3d to 2s Od per cwt; American flour, 30s per barrel; tallow, 4s Od to 5s 4d per stone ; flax, 4s to 6a 6tl ; straw, 8d to 1 0 d ; hides, 2s 6tt to 6s Ild each ; pork, 3is Od to 41s Od per Olt; turnips, 8d to Is per ditto; carrots, Os to is per ditto ; beans. 5s 9d to 6s 6d; grey peas, tis 6d to 7s 6d. raid, Price Pric, Price