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house should go on was the adoption of a great scientific decimal coinage, and that the unit should be something which must divide a pound without • any surplus. The main objection he had to the proposed plan was that if they went below 6d., they would not find in the new scale any coin, except the threepenny piece, which bore any finite ratio with anything in this new currency of mile. The 4d. would have to be expressed in figures, as .01666666, with sixes ad infinitum ; the 3d. is ould have to be expressed .0125 ; the id. would have to be ex pressed .00416666, with sixes ad infinitum ; the would have to be written .00208333, with threes ad in finitum ; and the farthing would have to be written .001041666, with sixes ad infinitum. This was the simple system of computation which it was proposed to substi tute for that now in existence. Then there was the case of tolls, the cases of vested interests, and the case of the reOuction of foreign moneys into our new denom inations—all of which were surrounded with difficulties. With respect to foreign moneys, we would have to re duce the first to vulgar fractions of a pound sterling, and then to reduce them to the decimals of aX. Great multiplications and large fractions are serious matters in the calculating of the prices of articles, such as ribbons, and in his opinion the proposed alteration would entail enormous labour and serious loss instead of a saving of time and money. He was no friend to congresses of any description. He entreated the house, although this question had been powerfully supported, and though 280 members had given their approval of it, to pause before they adopted it. Let them rather have a com mittee before which gentlemen would be examined who represented different opinions, but let them not rashly rush into the new and very imperfect system proposed. Mr. J. MACGREGOR denied every one of the asser tions made by the hen, member for Kidderminster. (A. laugh.) The divisions of the coin in Belgium had been of the greatest advantage and convenience to the poorer classes. With respect to the £ sterling, he regretted that it had not the natural relation to weight, and they should divide the weight so as not to give the ounce the awkward value of 3/. 17s. 10d. The decimal coinage of France was not only most convenient in private accounts, but in financial accounts, and the accounts were most admirably kept in that country. He thought the prin ciple of the decimal should be applied to weights and measures, as well as to the coinage. He approved of the proposed scheme, but he recommended the hon. member not to press it at the present moment. , Mr. HANKEY did not think there was any necessity for a congress. He considered that we were fully com petent to act for ourselves, and he thought it was con sistent with the general progress, and with the degree of intelligence which prevailed, to adopt some system of coin age in substitution of that which we had, and which was a disgrace and discredit to a great commercial community. The whole system of our weights and measures was disgraceful. Foreigners were astonished at it, and said it was pare of our constitution which was upwards of a thousand years old. If it was a thousand years old, there might be some merit in it. But that was not so, for till a recent time our system of weights and measures did rest on an hitelligible basis. That system had been abrogated and lost by modern le g islation. By the change, making the pound seven thousand grains, the confusion which never existed before had been intro duced. The cwt. is the basis of all our calculations in commercial transactions, but that cwt. is 1121b5., and this made a cornplicatien in the whole system of com mercial calculations, which was altogether needless. If the hundred weight were 1001bs., instead of 1121b5., in the Custom-house alone, it would make a saving of 10,0001. per annum. He was not willing to leave this question entirely in the hands of the Government, and therefore he called upon independent members to take it up, and to continue to agitate the subject, because he was satisfied that when the public mind was well in formed upon it, they would at once see the great advan tage of applying the decimal system, not only to weights and measures, but to money also. Mr. J. L. RICARDO was anxious to hear what was the opinion of the Government on the subject, and to know whether they assented to this proposal, or whether they themselves had any measure to propose as a substi tute for it. As yet he had not heard a single argument against the proposal, which, he believed, was supported by all the great banking and mercantile houses in the kingdom. True, the change could not be made without its giving rise to some inconvenience, but all reforms were open to that objection, and he hoped the house would not allow itself to be led away from the question by the humorous statement of the hon. member for Kidderminster. Not only had two commissions re ported in favour of the proposed change, but the subject had been fully investigated by a select committee of the house, when nearly every. witness that was exa mined spoke in favour of a decimal system of coinage. As for waiting until a system should be devised which should be universally applicable to all nations, that was quite out of the question ; if they waited for that period, there never would be a decimal system introduced into this country. There would be little or no difficulty in carrying out the'proposed arrangement ; at least it would not be so great as some people imagined, for navvies on the Continent soon fell into the way of calculating by centimes ; and he would undertake to say that if this system were adopted, in less than a month the whole country would become quite familiar with it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the house was under great obligation to his hon. friend for having brought this subject under its consideration. The first occasion on which a decimal system of coinage was propounded by any public body was in 1838, when a commission was appointed to investigate the subject of the measure of length, in consequence of the yard mea sure and certain other lengths of measure having been destroyed in the conflagration of the houses of Parlia ment. That commission in the course of its report ex pressed a strong opinion in favour of a decimal system of coinage, and sketched in clear terms precisely the plan which the hon. member for South Lancashire had laid before the house. In the year 1853 a select committee was appointed to investigate the subject, who' examined many witnesses, and ultimately they reported in favour of a plan which was precisely the same as that now pro posed. Last year another commission was appointed to report upon the beat mode of constructing a measure of length, and that commission bore testimony to the value of the report which the former commission had adopted. It was impossible for anybody who had heard the speech of his hon. friend to doubt the earnestness of his con victions, or his being actuated by public , and nothing but public, motives in bringing forward this questioes It was evident he had devoted much time and thought to this subject, while he was deeply impressed with its importance, and it fully deserved the attentive conside ration of the house, more especially -as it was a subject in which all classes, from the greatest merchant or the wealthiest banker down to the poorest day labourer of the community, were equally interested. (Hear, hear.) But, doing full justice, as he was disposed to do, to the motives of his honourable friend, he must at the same time ask the house to reflect what would be the practical operation of his motion if it were adopted. Now the first circumstance that struck him upon examining this motion was simply that the pound sterling was to be retained as the unit or standard of our currency, and the next denomination to be taken between that and the penny was the florin. We had now the florin in circulation, but it was not money of account ; see did not reckon in florins, any more than in crowns and half crowns ; it was 'imply a coin in circulation—extensive circulation he was ready to admit, but it was not money of account. The proposition of his hon. friend was to convert the florin into money of account, and he then pro posed to introdcce two new coins which were also to be money of account, one representing the hundredth and the other the thousandth part of the pound sterling, one to be called a cent and the other a mil. Now that was the outline of the system which his hon. friend pro posed for the consideration of the house, and if it were adopted the house would be pledged in any future deal ing with the subject to a system which Rould restrict the currency to four denominations of coins. Now the subject had been considered by other persons besides the commissioners and the committee to which he had referred, and most of those persons had come to differ ent conclusions in laying down the basis of a decimal coinage. The first plan was that that proposed by Mr. Rathbone, which was founded upon the penny ; instead of descending it ascended from the penny. It proposed that there should be the penny; a tenpenny piece, called an albion ; and a coin called an imperial, representing 100 pence, or Bs. 4. Another plan started from the farthing, proposed a second representing 2id., a florin valued at 2s. id., and a fourth coin valued at 11. Os. 10d. Sir John Herschel, the late Master of the Mint, sug- gested a plan which recognised the penny, but which proposed that the mil should be equal to a farthing, ten mils to 2Ad., the florin to 2s. id.. and the crown or Victoria to 11. Os. 104. Another plan proposed that the smallest coin should be a cash or a farthing ; five cashes being equal to ld., fifty to ls., 100 to a cent, and 1,000 to a mil. There were several other plans on record, but for the present he would confine himself to the one now before the house. On analysing the plan of the hon. gentleman he found an objection, in the first place, to the cent and mil as coins. The cent, as a pure silver coin of the value of 2 2-5 d., would be too small to maintain its ground in circulation, and as a cop per coin of the same value would be too large and bulky ever to come into use. Then the mil was a coin some what smaller than the farthing, and the trouble of giving up all the calculations based on pence for a calculation based on a coin so infinitesimal as the} mil was a trouble that few people would like to be subjected to. But neither the cent nor the mil were multiples of existing coins ; and the reducing the existing coins into those proposed by the honourable gentleman would involve the employ ment of a lengthy and tedious series of decimals. Thus the Mint price of gold, 31. 17s. 10/d., reduced into the new system, would be expressed thus-3 pounds, Bflorins, 9 cents, 3 mile, and 75-thousandths of a mil ; and the Bank price of gold, viz., Si. 17s. 9d,, would be 3 pounds, 8 fl., 8 cents, 7 mils, and 5-thousandths. (Laughter.) Then, in adjusting the new rates of duty or payment, it would be necessary to fix a sum either greater or than the existing sum. That would be an endless trou ble if it were undertaken by Parliament ; and if, instead of Parliament, the matter were left to the discretion of the Government, that would be imposing upon them the solution of a question scarcely, if at all, capable of satis factory settlement. There were other difficulties that would accompany the plan, which differed materially from that of Sir John Herschel. Shillings and pence could not be abolished without a legislative act, for though the ancient prerogatives of the Crown with re spect to the coinage wore ample, those prerogatives had been so limited by succe sive acts of Parliament that at present they could not apply to the case of a chang e of coinage so extensive as that in contempla tciollin; struckßuiamt constituting tsu a p n !r i le s theed there dress adopted, and the new theres wo x u e l s d b e n m th n e n p e u y b s, lic an to a ll ecrnei coins would moneysoul d b e n n f o a a c c e t ou o n f t P ; a a 1 to put those coins in circulation.wou l o d be collected The inducements i lnptl ioen anye t ff h e e c ot old ef the adoption of the address would be that those coins would be struck at the Mint, and be collected solely in the numismatic cabinets, He (the Chancillor of the Ex. the 'transition from a non-decimal to a decimal; and secondly, the transition from an irregular to a regular ssystem. Two practical questions had to be considered. First—and this was the most material—what was the proper unit or basis on which such a system should rest ; and sec ondly, whether any t em p orary or part i a l incon venience might arise, which would be sufficient to coun terbalance iu any material degree the ultimate advan tages which would be derived from the change. In re gard to the unit or basis, three different plans had been proposed. The first gave what he might call the uniform penny system. The penny was taken as the basis of the coinage. The value of the next coin was 10d., and the next 100 d., or Bs. 4d. No doubt, it was in favour of this plan that it left undisturbed the particular coin in which all the smaller transactions were carried on ; but it was to his mind a fatal objection to it,- that it would destroy every other existing coin. (Hear.) Under such a system by far the greater part of the coinage of this country could no longer be used either for purposes of account or of circulation. Another objection was theft the largest coin would be of the value of only Bs. 4d., and as all sums now written in pounds would have to be written in the new denomination, the number of figures would be doubled, and the labour of keeping accounts much increased. The smallness of the coin would also increase the proportionate expense of coinage ; an I would, in addition, render it inconvenient for practical use. A further objection to such a system was, that it would be necessary in accounts to take the penny as the basis of calculations, and then you would increase the number of figures to be employed, and therefore materi ally add to the labour. The second proposition was this —to retain the penny, to make the next above a penny a teupenny piece, and then, if necessary, to add another piece of one hundred pence. But in order to preserve the pound as the basis, it necessitated the making of twenty pieces of twelve pence each, or twenty-four pieces of ten pence each. If there was any respect in which the decimal system produced inconvenience it was where they were dealing with small amounts and with persons not conversant with commercial transaction, ; but where the decimal system would be really advanta geous, namely, when it involved large calculations, that system failed altogether, and they were left to the cum brous and inconvenient methods now in use. The com promise that he suggested was to retain at once the penny and the pound. There had been great exaggeration as to the amount of interference with the existing course of affairs which was necessary to introduce a decimal system. Now, what was the system of coinage proposed by the committee ? It was to retain the shilling, the florin, the half - sovereign, the crown, and also, if possible, the half crown. Then it was said you required to destroy or remodel your whole copper coinage. It was true they would require to change in a small degree the value of the copper coinage ; but all that was proposed in the plan of the committee was to insert a new coin be tween the penny and the farthing, and that did not require the calling in of any coin now in use. By chang ing the value of the copper coinage they inflicted some alight loss on the holders of the copper coinage, but he apprehended there were no holders of copper coinage in any great quantities. But it was said that the penny was the poor man's coin, and in altering that they were exposing him to fraud. He (Lord Stanley) was quite content to argue that question on its own merits. The only change that =could be made in the valueof the penny would be this, that twelvepence halfpenny, instead of twelvepence, would go to the shilling. Once impress that fact On the public mind, and the difficulty was sur mounted. Then it was said • that in the cases of payment in the army and navy and the Government offices some confusion would take place. That again was an assertion which had not been supported by any evidence, because, in point of fact, the payments were not made in copper. The only case where any real difficulty occurred was in that of the postal stamp and tolls levied by act of Par liament. There were two ways of getting over the difficulty about the postal stamp ; either they might reduce the price of the penny letter stamp by one twenty fifth, which would not be attended by any consider able loss of revenue ; or they might have recourse to the alternative of raising the penny stamp to a penny and one-fifth. As to the question of tolls and other pay ments fixed by act of Parliament, various modes had been suggested of overcoming the difficulty in that re spect. The simplest was this—to allow the use of the next coin above a penny for a limited time, and then to have recourse to the penny at its now reduced value. The introduction of the florin was, in fact, the adoption of the first step towards a decimal coinage. We had already a decimal coinage, so far as two coins were con cerned, and we only wantel a third to fit into them. With respect to the amendment about to be proposed by the hon. member (Mr. J. B. Smith), for calling together a congress of nations for considering the sub ject of a decimal coinage, he was inclined to think that no practical advantage would result from such a pro posal, if adopted. The experiment had already been tried among the German States, and had not answered. He should therefore oppose the amendment; and he had only to express his hope that the Government would take in hand and endeavour to carry through the proposi tions embodied in the report of the committee. (Cheers.) Mr. J. B. SMITH said he quite agreed with his hon. friend the member for South Lancashire and the noble lord, as to the importance of a decimal system of coinage. He did net think they overrated the advantage of it ; he only condemned the principle which they were desirous of adopting. Nile thought the principle ought not to be adopted, at least without further consideration. The committee of the House of Commons which sat on this subject, and of which he was a member, appeared to have been embodied for the mere purpose of reporting on a foregone conclusion. (Hear.) Every member of it, with but one exception, was of one opinion—(a laugh) —and it was very remarkable that every witness who was examined before them was in favour of the £ unit. The fact was, that they heard no evidence but what was one sided. Now, what would be the effect of the unit ? It would be equivalent to asking her Majesty to create a piece representing the one-hundredth part of a £, and an other the one-thousandth part of a£. They could not make use of it in the payment of any sum under sixpence. They could not pay a halfpenny or a penny toll. Sup posing the motion before the house was carried, they would have a decimal system of coinage and a duodeci mal system of weights and measures, and that would en tail verf,serions loss on the working classes. In America they had adopted a decimal coinage, but they retained the English system of weights and measures ; and the consequence was that in order to make the two systems harmonious they were obliged to resort to two coins which were absolutely illegal, namely, the 1-Bth and the 1-16th of a dollar. He apprehended his hon. friend (Mr. Brown) did not intend that we should be always wit h out a decimal system of weights and measures. If it were possible to get the different nations of the world to adopt a uniform system of money, weights, and mea sures, that would be a greater advantage than we could derive from having a decimal coinage only. But if we failed in that object, then we should look out for that system which was the simplest, and which would create the least inconvenience in changing from our exist ing practice. It had been said that an international coinage would be as difficult to bring about as an inter national language, but he would remind the house that an international system of coinage bad been attempted, and had been partly carried out with great succese. The first idea of that kind originated in France. In 1790 TaVeyrand moved in the Nattonal'Assembly that tae King of Great Britain and the sovereigns of the other nations of Europe should be invited to send representr.- tives to a congress of nations to consider the practica bility of adopting an international system of money, weights, and measures. At that time French- notions were not very favourably received in this country. and we sent no representative to that congress, but tie Nether lands and Switzerland sent f•—• learned men, and they agreed in the system which a.. ow in vogue in France. That was not the only instance, 1 Holland changed her coinage and adopted the same system as prevailed in South Germany. He denied that the congress in Germany ha been unsuccessful, as stated by the noble lord. It bad only been adjourned, and not abolished. He hop d the Government would not adopt any one-sided view of this question. England, he thought, was the first to proclaim free-trade with all the world; and he thought it was equally fitting that she should now invite the na tions of the world to mutual intercourse on the subject of a common system of money, weights, and measures ; and he knew nothing that would tend more to produce feelings of goodwill among them than a course of that kind. (Hear.) The hon, member concluded by moving as an amendment—" That an humble address be pre sented to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty would be pleased to invite a congress of representatives of all nations, at some convenient place, with the view of con sidering the practicability of adopting , a common stand ard of money, weights, and measures. ' Mr. LOWE said he had made it his business to look into this question, and he had formed a strong opinion upon it, but an opinion different from that of the hon. gentleman the member for South Lancashire. To do away with the compound rules of arithmetic in the reckoning of money would be an object well worthy their attention ; but the question they bad to settle was the modus deci mandi, and he did not think the plan which the hon. gentleman had hit upon was the proper one. We had a system in existence already which, though it had many faults, was found to work well, and the house should lie fully satisfied that the new system it would sanction was a much better one than that to be supersedel. It ap peared to him (Mr. Lowe) that the unit which it was proposed to take was too high. The usual course taken by other countries was by way of addition, and not by division. We took the highest sum first, and then sub divided it ; they took the right course, which was to fix on a proper starting point in the first instance. Suppose we were to adopt the same course with the mile which it was proposed to adopt with the pound sterling, we would go on decimalising without getting any measure which a ny one would want. The florin had been forced into ex istence as the tenth of a pound, and its success as a coin had been vaunted; but the only success the florin could boast of, that he knew of, was that when he ought to reseive half-a-crown he gen era ll y received only aflorin, and when heotighhtaltfo-ap-caryowtwn.o shvvilleilnl,gsthheeyfwouenred t h o e h l a e v ad e gener ally to pay the florin, and then the cent, th at is 2 2-5 d., which re . presented nothing ; and then they were to have the mu , - • which had no ot her recommendation but tha t it was the thousandth part of the p ound sterlin g . This unit was either too large or too small for practical purposes. would, if the new system were adopted, be cond emned .to live on decimals. A man when he would dine at a tavern would be forced to pay for his dinnerin decimals. He (Mr. Lowe) thought it would be better to pay for his dinner i n i n tegrals than in decimals. The y would also be obliged to use four columns in keeping acc o un t s, and it would lead to the obliteration of all the mean •14!' I T is in existence, as no denominations wou ld be used nound sterling and the mil in keeping ac was so in America and China, and so it 'e ; and thus her Majesty would be striking Lich would never be used. Taking the of other nations as a guide, he thought it 1 wise to hatroduce such divisions of the pound was now proposed. The principle that the that the industrial system was not sufficiently extended The average attendance in the national schools was 111, whilst in the 43 industrial schools the average attendance was nearly 400. One-third of the industrial training was given in the workhouse schools, for out of the 65,000 children educated under that system, there were 21,486 in the workhouse schools. The industrial branch was a graft on the institutions established by the National Board which consisted of 15 persons, 6 of whom were members of his own profession. Now, in his opinion, a board of education ought not to contain so many barristers, but such men as Mr. Dargan, Sir R. Peel, and Professor Sul livan, who were desirous of developing the resources and promoting the industry of the country. Ha thought a bene cial change might be effected by placing on the board men who were conversant with the subject. In speak ing of industrial education, it would not be fair to pass over the good which had been done by independent in stitutions which were unconnected with any board or grant—such as the echool at Bonmahon, where, in the course of two years and a half, twenty boys had left a balance in their favour of 5001. He believed the system acted upon in Belgium was perfectly applicable to Ire land. In Belgium a grant was made by the State to wards education, and another by the district in which the school was situated. The contractor was left free to manage the institution, but the Government reserved the , right of inspection, and the result had been most re markable. In Flanders there were 65 establishments of this kind, called workshop, and the result had been that in 53 of the districts in which these establishments existed wages had increased, and in 25 cases these work shops had led to the establishment of factories and other workshops. 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Regiment of Royal Perthshire Rifle Militia—Lieutenant David Rolfertson Williamson to be Captain ; Joseph Cohl mann Smythe, late of the 62d Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant. Royal Cardigan Militia—Jenkin Jones Thomas, Gent., to be Ensio b n, vice Athelstan Owen Powell, resigned. Royal Anglesey Militia—Walter Hill, Gent., to be En sign, 76th or Inverness, Banff, Elgin, and Nairn Regiment of Militia—Wm. Ganders Walter, Esq., to be Ensign. Northamptonshire Regiment of Militia—Philip Batty, Gent, to be Ensign. 4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia— Wm. John Burford Standidge, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Constable, promoted. sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Mid dlesex Militia—Ensign Charles Jaquat to be Lieutenant, vice Pratt, resigned. Royal Aberdeenshire Regiment of Militia—George Ro bertson, Gent., to be Lieutenant, • 3d Regiment of the Duke cf Lancaster's Own Militia.— Lieutenant Thomas Ellames Withington to be Captain, vice Strickland, resigned • Ensign George William Reade to be Lieutenant, vice Withington, promoted ; Richard Carr, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Sidgreaves, promoted ; Thomas James Eccles, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Reade, promoted. Rifle Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia. — Frederick Henry Mainwaring, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Tumor, appointed to the 68th Foot. 2d Regiment (Light Infantry) of West York Militia — Frederick Charles Ashworth, Esq., late 19th Foot, to be Captain ; Charles Guy Trafford, Esq., late 65th Regiment, to be Captain ; Ensign Joseph Laing to be Lieutenant ; Ensign Edward George McDougall Ick to be Lieutenant ; Augustus Romaine Grant de Vaux, Gent., to be Lieute nant. 3d Regiment (Light Infantry) of West York Militia— Michael Thunder, Gent., to be Ensign. 4th Regiment of West York Militia—Thomas Garde Durdin, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Cairness, resigned ; Charles Henry Stafford Jones, Gent., to be Lieutenant : Arthur Cooper, Gent., to be Ensign. 2d West Regiment of Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry.— William Horn, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Clarke, pro moted. July 3, W. Lister, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn fields, jewel-case maker—July 4, G. Hoffmann, late of Sarah's-place, James-street, Old Kent-road, now of Park terrace, Park-road, Clapham, brewer and India rubber manufacturer—July 5, C., H., G., and J. J. Viner, Brigh ton and Lewes, plumbers and glaziers—July 5, I. H. W. Hunt, Reigate, builder—July 13, H. 0. Box, Dursley, tailor—July 9, W. H. Hayward, Devonport, tallow chan dler—July 3, J. Holmes Lancaster ' builder—July 6, B. Worsley and J. Heys, lielrashore, Lancashire, cotton ma nufacturers—July 5, J. Bell, Little Bolton, cotton spinner —July 5, M. Wood, Openshaw, Lancashire, boiler maker — July 9, W. Partridge, Birmingham, builder—July 9, W. Keates, Uttoxeter, ironmonger—July 5, E. Weston, Dud ley, hosier—July 5, J. Manion, Ballsall Heath, Worces tershire, linseed victualler and fringe manufacturer — July 5, J. Webber, Birmingham, grocer and provision dealer. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. June 6, J. Clever and C. Stanger, Kent Wharf , Queen's road-bridge, Haggerstone, builders (2d class)—June 5. J. Morgan, Preston and Catsbaw, Lancashire, spinner and tin-plate worker (Ist class)—June 5.. G. Williamson, Roch dale, cotton-cloth manufacturer (Ist class) — June 5 . R. Pickstone, Hurst, Lancashire, cotton spinner (2d class) — June 8. J. Hood, Selby, Yorkshire, currier (2d class). INSOLVENT DIVIDEND. R. Watts, late of North Elmham, Norfolk, farmer—fur ther div. of 4s. 6d. in the pound, at the office of Mr. Cooper, East Dereham. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. East Kent Regiment of Mounted Rifles— Loftus Leigh Pemberton, Gent., to be Cornet, vice ,Briscoe, resigned ; John Bridge, Gent., to be Cornet. Thomas Kirk, engineer, Glasgow, June 21, at one, with in the Franklin Temperance Hotel, George-square, Glas gow. John Logan, grain dealer. Hamilton, June 21, at twelve, within the King s Arms, Hamilton. Alexander Davidson ' wright, now deceased, lately resid ing at Aluirtown of Durno, Aberdeenshire, June 20, at one, within the Society of Advocates' Buildings. Aber deen. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Scully and Edward Scully, cheesemongers, Curtain-road, Shoreditch, to surrender, June 21, at one, and July 25, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Galsworthy, Old Jewry-chambers. William Strahan, Sir John Dean Paul, baronet, and Robert Makin Bates, bankers, Strand, June 25, at eleven, and July 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Moorgate-street ; Laurance, Plews, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers.. John Laing, late farmer, Collinton Mains, June 21, at two, within Dowells and Lyon's Rooms, Edinburgh. Robert Reid, merchant, Arbroath, June 15, at one, within Bruce's Hotel, Arbroath. SHARE' MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 12. STOCK EXOHANGE.—There was a dull business, closing at a slight improvement. Birkenhead. L., and Che'shire, 13d.—Eastern Counties, 12k—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 82—London and North-Western, 104i—Ditto, Fifths, —Ditto. Eighths, • a d.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin coln, 27i—MidIand, 74i—North British, Eastern, 18i . John Vowe, oilman, Old Kent-road, Surrey, June 22, at two, and July 31, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldertnanbury ; Sole, Turner, and Turner, Aldermanbury. Anthony Birch, grocer, Birmingham, June 23 and July 20, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittle ston, official assignee, Birmingham; Hawkes, Birming ham. James Waymouth, stationer, , &c., Taunton, Somerset shire, June 20 and July 12, atone, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Penny, Taun ton ; Stogdon, Exeter. Willifim Davis, boot and shoe manufacturer, Birming ham, June 23 and July 20, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hodgson, Birmingham. Thomas Morse, wine and spirit merchant, North-ter race, South-street, Grosvenor-square, June 22, at one, and July 31, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.' Edwards, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Fitch, Southampton street, Bloomsbury. Henry Peaty, grocer, Bristol, Juno 25 and July 24, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official as signee, Bristol ; Henders on , H owar d , an d Wil co cks, Bristol.' _ . • - • Hermanti Briebach, baker , Middlesex-street, Aldgate , June 21, at ono, and July 26 , at eleven, at the Court of do . ,011 a b vi mail' l e the tile D ec/ Whenany of these dates fall on a Sell433'c'erti bv n o d opatc spatched on the following day, with the 6'ilsvill gonthampton), and the Afalta. both of wive preceding day. FALLING IN Brixton tricated trifling Mr. Birkett, nv ------------- gr. . • gaturaal •veci 113 Payne, the c formation coroner for the city of, ondon, 4137, _or OF A TUNNEL. --00 --- reel on expired in of the death of Henry Stevens, ak r , itii i ns , d r , the foll ow i ng the accident ward of GuY'e /11t oPP A e in the , °wing melancholy circumstances : og ri‘e" o f making an with several others, was on t°P r e tl rfarmexctaheviartipoenrifioorugasitruaailt,iianif fellalelfe,l:ll:)tbbe, the deceased,alar with some other workaloo, renoefer An hill when several tons of earth voc lee n , e clf aftem being raised every assistance As s n w ar kith and ed to the above-named i great exertions the unfortunate itl_ecoed,, teci injury, except the deceased, who "'''of tioleere was ne ost frightful manner. Without loss t•_,, o'o6 nstitueidool s s, surgeon, attended by the 93 ros n fis was promptly on ' dually sank, an d expired. ' . ha d oec (11 ' bine ° Nothing ins the accident to suggest apprehension of the occurrence. the spot, but the unfortno3t,,efeci be, o°l BIRVI S• I / 0 . , ii rpo OF A SOIC rawthneeodry O nan n dahn th a e mE l sE o q t . h inst., at 8, Sussex -place, ITldfrr oltei.' 13sY ° Francis Burnand. C. On the 12th inst., at 48, Inverness - All ot the wife of C. F. Philips. .„,1,1 of 60 On the 10th inst., at Hollywych, the "" , the Ramsden, Esq. !i i 130° 1 ' ,‘„ of On the 9th inst., at Newnton Longvi" .° ' ifi r " 0 0 6 of the Rev. J. Rodon Hughes. On the 26th April, at Dharvvar, Ba rabill' tiro. Major Hebbert, Bombay Engineers. , f o, P''' On the 10th inst., at Camden Neir'o Cooper. t , tii ° ir , " 10, OF A DAITGEITICIL 00-}l,O, On the 9th inst., at 33, Gloster-road, Iltre r ist°' , 6 1 ' wife of Percy B. Whitestone, Gloster-road' j e e 99ll Dublin. A d a Ab er On the 11th inst., at Banchory 1,0i.-' the wife of James T. Mackenzie, Esq. og Rear• Admiral fourth 1 1 euea 1 rr t ts h . hai xßm i ddneaemswut time. egir , smha g . at e t es7.r3 P L ocr l a y ajp m fnatt n p acre t igen o ets n o. s,r:Siseetioin- yli ; srop_.. i oa , ti ! o f , Devon.M ARRIBM chtirc2sol, ' K S LL E io s ot q util . n li of ae , saatt t treh h , , Beaumont , effo6rtch i 1 isto. a rt' 1 1 , n (1, ON po• On the 9th inst., at S. Paul's, ' n ' h ° 10 0 third son of Richard Greenhill, Esq., ter o f the 01 ford, Kent, to Eleanor, youngest h g, IstilP,,. inn,Fell , London,E sq ~ e eldest s E t 'anisfoalntrcallo:lfrbsi:ici l o s r ee n . ; d NV lSl d tflo t : 3l. g d r a' t r li cl o Se f g l fri ' l cjIC'l.1'1:11'11 of Triuiley St. Mary. On the 10th inst., at Felphatn, 01. D I E D. t t•ei • teri t ' 0 Lic l tiff Tristram U. Squire, late 13th 1)..2 1 . -ki L' ,„,,, g So l° 73. r lin 'J''''-' deg? On the 6th inst., Cd t lot "°- 09' a t A m en- o , s Esq., aged 26. SusleilcAt j...pftia jar, Thom so o af On the 4th inst., at Richmond, Mr; 7,g ofOthnethileaD7thiin'n-slitnadt FBile:c°laNffiyocoeel,ageia '''. ja lt : l3o;' I°l. tio , AVestroore . ,!. . s.b° 00 Rodick, Esq., of Gateac)e T.P., an" Pei). 0' o r county of Lancaster, aged 67- lob". '1 vvi,4 4:: cie. n .; t o h f e 3191,thi3inakste.r,.sattree6t6: iOstxofoorfd -ttheerrs;:d T er C;:vgiof, aeor4 ° s On the 29th ult., at Paddington, .In",.t iloose,;011) tif Esoq.n„ltahteololftliii. ionosgt.koalTrboirodi:.Suffollcjiitij, wico of J t o r l i i, Gilbert, Esq., of the Admiralty, SornerB;,. u ~fli On the 12th March, at Singapore, Lie entry " H.M.S. Rapid, third son of John Coven 1 _______,_,,,/ gate House, Hants, aged 30. __________---------- - 01111:1'!, glig,Do i LONDON : Printed and Published 1)51 __ ottiee, ,tf' of No. 112, strand, Printer, at lite ,50"._ tto, oer- Strand, in the Precinct of ilia Favo!,,, In liliddleaex, Wednesday, June i 3, I'4l°' . s • ____- - -...... . _______ _, _._ ..... _ ___- TII E SON LONDON WEDNESDAY EVENING JUNE 13 18 5 5 ________- ..... cm, t IYTIZ' i . •I/A AXETS. • - 4. ' nee Aldermanbu • P , the '6Tansition from a non•deoinsal to a decimal ; and house should go on was the adoption of a °Teat scientific i chequer) had no doubt that the hon. Member had only YOLICE INTELLIGENCE. THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. , Bankruptcy. Canaan, official assig . , ry , . - - - __.:„.__ ___ folishire, June 20 secondly, the transition from an irre gu l ar t o a regu l ar decimal coinage, and that the unit should ' be something wished that the subject should be discussed in the house, _____,...-____ 41 LIVE TS 'OOL----JuNE 12. ssystem. Two practical questions b a d t o b e cons id ere d, which must divide a pound without • any surplus. The and that he did net desire to pledge either himself or the D'striet Co rt. Hirt- o f w heat, WORSHIP-STREET.- Daniel Steph.ens, respectably LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAT 7. and July 12, at one, at the Exeter i u -el , 1.5 since Tuesda-y last ere ~...I , a o Tirst-and this was the most material-what was the m a in obj e cti on he had to the proposed Plan was that if house to adhere to the 4atails of the Plan now before ,G . s a u n s c a l n . .E L . y ll s l is , a d r r y a , zel, officil assignee, - , Exeter • Rooker, Lavers, and The imparts of fe• s • t . . . f which is from the a a n. attired in m g, ournin was char ed with attem tin to ' • hereb • g p g Notice is y given that her Majesty will hold a , alto pr i nc iaa l par o . e „ as „ se I proper unit or basis on which such a system should rest ; they went below 6d., they would not find in the new them. For himself, he would be glad to see realised the M tth PI mouth • Stogdon, Exeter. 14,235 qrs. 9,219 qrs. beans , 0 ,SI: e a. fl o ur, destroy himself, and also with having threatened the Drawing-room at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, 14th i a ews, , y , W • h m Juno 22, and July and Mediterranean Port' ' ; and secondly whether any te m p orary or p ar ti a l incon- scale any coin, except the threepenny piece, which bore princi 1 fth h tleman if it could be done with. pe e e on. gen - , life of Emma Wiggett. June next, at two o'elock. 1 Charles Richards, draper, rex a , lo ck u:ld D in e es-earte to Ireland, 12,598 Ms) '". e w its venience miglit arise, which would be sufficient to coun. any fi n it e ratio with anything in this new cuirency of I out i n co n venience ; but he could not help thinking that ' 13, at eleven, oru 53.0 113 rls., which includes 15,42? , The complainant, an attractive and modest-looking LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, JUNE 5. cial assignee, Liverpool ; Evans and Son, iverpool ... :27,231 sacks and 1, 1. new feature in onr foreign imp a terbalance iu any material de gree the ultimate advan- mile. The 4d. would have to be eripressed in figures, as I the house would not be prepared to record by a solemn young person, stated the priscner had been paying his Notice is . hereby given, that her Majesty will hold Orlando Thomas Newton, publican, Liverpool, June 2 : o, . from South America e • durin the week has been eaeg s -sages which would be derived from the change. In re- .01666666, with sixes ad infinitum ; the 3d. vs ould have I vote any definitive resolution upon a subject so intricate. pEere,nTchauvricstho addresses to her for about six nionthe. On the morning a levee at St. James's Palace, on Wednesday, the 27th at twelve and July 16, at eleven, at the Liverpoo.l3l.s- of flour. The weed tar. i rad for g the growing crops, aini las' gard to the unit or basis, three different plans had be en to be expressed .0126 ; the id. would have to be ex- The question before them was not one of mere abstrac f Tuesday, the 29th ult., while she was attending a cus- inst., at two o'clock. trict Cour't. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool , rg. thing that could be dti , - 1 ess and dep proposed. The first gave what he might call the uniform p re ssed .00416666, with sixes ad infinitum ; the 3d, ti on ; they were not legislating for a Utopia in which no n FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 9. son and Robson, Manchester ; Littledale and, Bardswell' had its effect upon the i , t dian corn (the 1. ars tomer behind the counter of her employer's shop, the at the Liverpool District'Co L ur.t. Bis . d, offi - pennY system. The penny was taken as the basis of tbe would have to be written • 0 0208333, with threes ad.'in- cus toms prevailed or contracts existed ; they were not toine • Liverpool. sion in prices. a , u In 03Sel US OMU i. coinage. The value of the next coin was 10d , and the finitum ; and the farthing would have to be written living in republicm Platonis bt ' 1 '1) R l• • Ernest Bresson as Consul at Gibraltar for the Emperor of Joseph Jackson, draper, Liverpool, June 22, and July • prisoner entered, and in an excited manner inquired The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. An . whether she adhered to a determination she had ex- IPS WIC..c-I-JSuNE 5. busine s9 next 100 d., or Bs. 4d. No doubt, it was in . favour of .001041666, with sixes ad infinitum. This was the simple Mi.. CARDWELL was not at all surprised that the e French. • 19 at eleven, at the Liverpool Distr , trace, causing du n pressed to break off his acquaintance. Witness replied this plan that it left undisturbed the particular coin in system of computation which it w d t b t'• ht h tl ath Ch II fth E h as propose osu s a rig on. gen em n e ance or o e xc equer "The Queen has also been pleased to 1 ' pprove of Mr. Car os 1 assignee, Liverpool ; Greatley, Liverpool. ' Only a short supply of that such was her intention, and she had no sooner ut- otee 0 • 1 °ffieia ' M I6ld T 97 and • - d • I 'stifle- all atte P A which all the smaller transactions were car r ied on ; but tute for that now in existence. Then th'ere was the case was not at once prepared to take a step in the wa f y o Crawford Dick as Vice-Consul at Gla a sgow for the nenta Isaac Mottershead, builder, acc es e, . une e , transacted, the grower It stea 1 y rest 0 e , n „.. n eu r. tered the words than the prisoner drew from his pocket it was to his mind a fatal objection to it,. that it would of tolls, the oases of vested interests, and the case of altering the coinage ; for the practical question really was Republic of the Uruguay. July 18, at twelve, at the Manchester District Coart. merchants and millers to purchai aat the r a ff' sire a re ca a small phial, which he raised to his mouth a ith the BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JUNE 12. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Parrott, Colville, , enseca rently moea of the sausPinLa, seinS destroy every other existing coin. (Hear.) Under such the re(ltsction of foreign moneys into our new denom- whether the time had arrived at which they could act ? on Mark-lane, c d b e " n • s exclamation " Goo y , ad in tantly swallowed the ' lied home. Of barli ywe did not hear of a sa v al e _a . at eer a system by far the greater part of the coinage of this inations - all of which were surrounded with difficulties. He hoped, however, that the house would notice this The Right Honourable the Lor Is of the Committee of and May. Macclesfield. contents. A lady who was in the shop immediately Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received a John Parker Hall the younger, drysalter and shipowner, ict Court. Turner, shown. Extreme rates would have been gi u . country could no longer be used either for purposes of With respect to foreign moneys, we would have to re- important fact, that they were dealing with no corn raised an alarm, and a policetnan having arrived the l articles very Jinn in value. os QuA sTE S , account or of circulation. Another objection was Malt duce the first to vulgar fractions of a pound sterling, plexity of plans. The present was the plan recommended official assignee, Liverpoo ; prisoner was given into custody. The witness added closing a Notice to Mariners, issued by the Netherlands pool District Court. ,Morgan, PER QUARTER. Wheat,, and scarcely anY in as of the largest coin would be of the value of only Ss. 4d., and then to reduce them to the decimals of aX. Great by the commission of 1838 and by the committeeof 1853. Despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Rotterdam, en- Liverpool, June 2,5 and July 16, at . eleven, at the Liver that immediately after he had taken the draught the Minister of Marine, a, translation of which is subjoined. Neal and Martin, Liverpool and as all sums now written in pounds would have to bc multiplications and large fractions are serious matters in To the plan Sir John Herschel gave his entire concur- - as s to „ prisoner pulled out the letter produced, and threw it (Copy) Ditto (new) ...... •••• --s to -s Beans ........... " ........ to O s written in the new denomination, the number of figures the calculating of the prices of articles, such as ribbons, rence, as noight be seen from his evidence ; ILIA he (Mr. ter, June 25 and July 11, at twelve, a the Manchester Ditto white (ne vv) 80s to 848 1 Peas .......... 003 se , behind the coanter towards her, without making any NOTICE TO MARINERS. ' 1 • s to --a Ditto (white) ...... 00$ to s would be doubled, and the labour of keeping accounts and in his opinion tbe proposed alteration would entail Cardwell) was at loss to conceive how the right hon.gen- MARINE DEPARTMENT. Alexander Peat, boot and Ouse manufacturer, Manches• District Court. Stansall, 0 Ditto (old) ....... .. observation. The Minister of Marine hereby gives notice, that in con- sack ... ;s hi n e 34s to 36s 1 Flour, per ,„„ much increased. Th e siea u„ es o s th e co i n would also enormous labour and serious loss instead of a saving of tleman could have taken up the idea, that SirJ.Herschel Cobbett and Wheeler Manchester. Barley,' m e•• • The communication in question, - which was couched in sequence of the depth of water on the Westplaat, situated eO, e n "' h'nist, Mankeeter, 'June 13 increase the proportionate expense of coinage ; an I time and money. He was no friend to congresses of was opposed to it. As for the inconvenient size of the Albion P ris Dre • ' a sser, mac i m AVERAGES ro, 1 THE WEER xisTiNo Jun s co , a very desponding strain, contained expressions of pas- between the beaconed channels of the mouths of the North , h t D •ci,rict Court. . would, in addition, ren d er it i nconve nient for practical any description. He entreated the house, although this cent and rail, the silver cent bein f h l f 2 2 5 go t evaueo - 1 the de th f and July 22, at twelve, at the anc es er . . Wh . ea:, red. (old )... 7_4s to 76s Barley, grinding . : .... --- ,e ' s t t g ..., -17' s Wheat ____, od use. A further objection to such a system was, that it question had been powerfully supported, and though pence, could scarcely be any less than the existing three- sionate affection for the complainant, and after aiverting and Wast Meese, having been found to equa . p * Oats ____ s Od to a recent conversation which had taken place between Last, Mancheeter. Od 0 P P would be necessary i n acco u n ts to t Ike the penny as the 280 members had given their approval of it, to pause penny piece ; and as the mil was but 4 per cent. less than up on the first suitable oppor um. y after the 15th of June official assienee, Manchester ; Hernama . n, r o A ffi n ci T al N a E si rt i gs n H e l - , :la D n l ch s e s s o te L r ii.; E A D tk . Peas , • -s them, concluded with the words-" lam resolved to put water in those mouths, the f t ollo . w t mg buoys will be s take o n 6d basis of calculations, an d th en you would increase the before they adopted it. Let them rather have a corn- the fth h d'ff •th • ld b 't • ar ing, t e 1 erence in e size wou e qui is in- next, namely :- Bears . 0 ~ 330 an end to my existence, for you signed my death warrant 77 a number of figures t o b e em ployed, and therefore maten- mittee before which gentlemea would be examined who •bl While they had been favoured out-of apprecia e. last night, ,, and if it can be effected you shall share the the black buoys, Nos. 1,2, and 3, of the West Masse, by makers-N.CommerfordandM. E. Bloakaller, Eaton-street, 1 Barley ally add to the l a bour, The second proposition was this represented different opinions, but let them not rashly doors with a perfect deluge of schemes for decimal coin- l essons end • The white buoys, Nos. 1 and 2, of the North Meese, and A. Doyle and T. Whiteley, Pendleton; Lancashire, brick --- same fate. which measure this whole expanse of water will become Panlico, drapers-J. and W. Livstly, Preston, printers and 1 pl 7 -to retain the penny, to make the next above a penny rush into the new and very imperfect system proposed. age, not one of them had been advocated within doors. HULE---Juere 12. aa . feir OP n e From the evidence of other witnesses it appeared that newspaper proprietors-G. and J. Stirk, Horton, York a tenpenny piece, and then, if necessary, to add another Mr. J. MACGREGOR denied every one of the asser- One point of the debate would therefore be, that the one channel. wipe - ' eels * the prisoner, who, vhen given into custody was suffering The outer white buoy will then be situated about one shire, grocers. flour, horse corn, and provision dealers-J. .A. good attendance of farm ers to-deY, un2 .__ noe l w ited piece of one hundred pence. But in order to preserve the tions made by the hen. member for Kidderminster. (A scheme of his honourehle friend, being ' unonposed excruciating Pain, was found to have swallowed aqua- and a half ca bl e l en gth s t o th e /saw, o f the spot where that I. Clark and W. Clemson, Windsor-court, Faleon-Square - pound as the basis, it necessitated the making of twenty laugh.) The divisions of the coin in Belgium had been by any other, was the scheme at which the . house 1 t ek's ricas so thrat there a: 0. „ a a s to ca . fortis, and was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, of the West Masse now lies in these courses. grve as w•les p , pieces of twelve pence each, or twenty-four pieces of of the greatest a,dvantage and convenience to the oorer arrived at tbe result of their discussions He did fer as- re- tions bens. 3 u t othe 3 „ where he had been up to the day of his examination be. The steeple of Goederede a h a ndspike's dength to the Barnsley, ironfounders and machine maker t s ; h,_ e.T. S. Wilson, W. Longbottom, E. Gelder, and W. Ellis, a T F . th R businese don - e, the few transs oe d saleable , h fa . Bes ea ten pence each. If there was any respect in which classes. With respect to the •C sterlin he re P rett . d ths if think that to a scientific mind the; Pe , but 6r nd w t g, . h g e ao im e . _ e was any e fore the magistrate. A razor had been found on his mat of the large wood, and the steeple of Bridle two ships' garde .E.Gelderand.W..Ellis-W. Worthing on, . ir , . dine. Fine foreign, especially le ley the decimal system produced inconvenience it was that it had not the nat I I • 1 • th ura re ation to wei t and the 'lieu erable difficu t in e matter. He thought his lengths to the eastward of Oostvoorne ;in bearing- P. Hadfield, J. Worthington, and D. Walker, Parr, Lance s riatians neglected. Very little ar , , arm t' k bst where they were dealing with small amounts and with should divide th ' . g ' Y. 13 ' • y e weight so as not to give the ounce the hon. friend was entitled to a great deal of credit for the person when arrested, with which he said he meant to shire, coal proprietors, and Moulton, Cheshire, salt proprie- -c 1 of wheat. Buyers could not : Y e ; e il i2 e b s la i d tr . Goedereede...S.S.W. persons not conversant with commercial transactions ; awk ward value of 3/. 17s. 10d. The decimal coinage of trouble he had taken with it, and the manner in which have killed himself if his first attempt failed. The pri- Brielle S.E. by E. tors ;as far as regards D. Walker-J. Ellis, G. Asher, and J. t d. Less business doing in nak n ot la° in bones S• but where the decimal system would be really adVanta• France wag not only most convenient in Private accounts he had broueht it before the house, but he did not him- soner hed been brought up at the Foundling Hospital, . , , in 50 palms depth of water. Cook, Birmingham, ironfounders and cast fender makers ; suPPor e tinues in fair xequast. rape COD . s. and was without relatives or friends. He had lately as far as regards J. Cook-G Ruckham and R. Grey, New- ..., 0 a geous, namely, when it involved laree calculations that but in financial accounts, and de accounts were mos; self think thet the time was yet come for introducing Somewhat to the N.W. on so called West-plant, a ness passing. astl -upon-T h ' .d b b dashers-G. and H. en d blac 6 s to ! a ° Ya_e, osiers an a er n . s 01 system failed altogether, and they ; ere left t o th e ' c u m - ad m irably kept in that country. He thought the prin. the changes it was proposed to execute. Their practical been in the eervice of a clothier in Pa,ddington• wreck buoy will be placed to indicate a sunk wreck, the ~_ h manufac brous and inconvenien Remanded. Wheat, English, red 76 to 78'Peas, greY n . i a a s , Sea- 6 3 to Dv . t methods now in use. The coin- ciple of the decimal should be applied to weights and course was to prepare public opinion for the adoption of masts of which remain about 15 palms below low water ei ayl e or, Upper Baker-street, Pentonvi e, varnis . . promise that he sue. est d --___ Ditto white BO to 82 Linseed, . ~.r i l .... dth ,eg e was to retain atonce the penny measures, as well as to the coinage. He approved of the change • but it would be hazardous, on account of the mark ; the wreck buey will be painted in black and white LAMBETH.-lobert Hicks, a cab-driver, was charged chocks, in the following courses :- merchants-F. E. and I. Leonino, London, merchants turers-H. Craig and J. Webster, Liverpool, commission Ditto Peteisoaaiaroh ...... to -•- •ea, au' an e pouna. There had been great exaggeration as the proposed scheme, but he recommended th ' '• •h• d h h e hon. excitement it mig t create, to intro uce tat c ange g .... ... to the amount of int f ith b 've lan w using aum . _ guage, and also with neglecting The steeple of Brielle in the easterly waite spot of the berg affairs w , , c. er erence with the existing course of member not to press it at the present moment. without such rrevious preparation. In the community berts and E. P. Jones Mold Flintshire brewers-T. Falk- E. W. Lowe and W. Scott, Cougleton, surgeons-R. Ro angel e . S e a;eg and es to 6° and oats hardly so good to semlfe.et cL°:lnseeaeuswt::: to give a ticket wita the number of his cab. high sand hill, and the high steeple of Delft, in a small . ft . , , ' i lonia's - - s Too. 1 31 h was necessary to introduce a decimal system. 111.. HANKEY did not think there was any 'necessity of Athens, while their works of art were most elaborate, glom and R. Spetch, Knaresborough, cpachbuilders- D po a :le n a i a n n d a n la d o:i ara s z 73 to 78 / Ditto ............ For 0 Mr. Shipton, a barrister, residing in Holland-terrace, wood to the east of Steilduin, in bearing S.W. aS. (Gode- i e. burgh Now, what was the system of coinage proposed by the for a congress. He considered that we were fully corn- they were very far behind in their coins. The reason was, . te. W. and J. M. Southern and R. L: Watson, Newcastle- m en iel ... s toOt s Danish, Holstein, and Brixton-road, deposed that he engaged the defendant to reede), S.E. a• E. (Brielle), in 24 palms' depth of water. etl7' 6 " 70- 0 d en mmittee ?It was to retain the shilling, the florin, the petent to act for ourselves, and he thought it was con- as -s - ve were told, thattheancientcoinage had recommended upon-Tyne, tire brick manufacturers-J. Anderson, A. Friesland 6B to 72' id e al- a , ios --- ' 0/ 0 ' half-so • drive him to his residence, and the distance being under . And further thaa l the white buoy, No. 4, lying dry vereign, the crown, and also, if possible, the half- sistent with the general progress and with the degree of it If b 't purity, and had become so uni se y 1 s 11 k versa y nown inside the shallow, wi Ibe pla e s three•quarters of a mile, he handed him sixpence, his chants-C. P. Simpson and J. Reeves, Liverpool, tea mer- 30 to 32 antis fine i for. us 0 1 ,„ t o 00 1 ~;', crown. Then it was said you required to destroy or intelligence which prevailed, to adopt somesystem of coin. b • ' 't . bl th t't Id h b d'ffi y its primi me ens em a 1 wou ave een i cult the S.S.W. in this course. ced '' 1 cable lengths more to Chapman, and J . . Anderson, jun., Londo . n, provision mer remodel legal fare. The defendant, on seeing the coin, turned it chants-C. and H. Blackburn, Leamington-S. White and 28 to 30 Ditt 0 in f • 00 1 us, to Was' your whole copper coinage. It was true they age in substitution of that which we had, and which wasa to make any difference in its form without exciting The steeple of Maasland a little to the north of the stone Ditto - Danish would require to change in a small degree the value ot disgrace and discredit to a great commercial community. great suspicion auainst it, and virtually contractine over in his hand, and in a sneering manner said, " You beacon, in 29 palms' depth of water. W. Smith, Bingley, Yorkshire, paintersa.ud paper hangers Ditto Friesland T. Fisher, S. Cross, and J. Cuenington, Brentford, as Russian and Odessa 63 to 681fans.c., -a go ., s _ o a 0 . ss ought to be ashamed of yourself for offering a poor fellow Ditto Russian 29 to 31 Rape '''' a5h...." 005 t ° ss the eePper coinage ; but all that was proposed in the The whole system of onr weights and measures was its circulation. The case was the same with Venice. The In consequence of this change in the buoys, the lights of - far as regards T. Fisher -J. Gibson, J. Walker, and H. Oats, English E n g • l'2 l plan of the committee was to insert a new coin be- disgraceful. Foreigners were astonished at it, and raid chanees in our own coinage made by James 11. in his such a sum," and was proceeding to make some further the Meese will be so regulated as to illuminate the entire 36 to 3e Tares, seen ••••• Qi tO NI ld him • remarks, when witness to if he persisted in such span of the horizon of this channel from north to west, . " • ' ' ' Ditto grindmg 32 to 35 Ditto fo "'sof Os : s o , 145 - ; ( , tween the penny and the farthing, and that did not it was part of our constitution which was u wards of a wars% Ireland were redressed in the rei nof Geo. 111 , .. 0 s observations he should summon him before a magistrate. that being the situation of the black boys lying from the a , S w a r n ic, d h s ts H:c s kci a ls r v e is a e rd i s rralez cueineers and mill require the calling in of any coin nc; -• w in use. By chang- thousand years old. If it was a tholes cI P sld dh t ach hich took I g ithout diffi an year o , an t a was an . ge w p ace w . The defendant's reply to this was that there was no use north side to the N.W. a W., whereas the white buoys are DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. Ditto foreign 1 ..... ' ing the value of the eopper coinage the • fl . d h 'le b • ' • * yin icte some t ere mig t e some merit in it. But that was not so, culty. The conclusion of the whole matter was this :- R. F. Kennedy, West Cowes, chemist and drugeist- : a l:, ma . Iting Peas, white and yel. 44 to 46 Rye Mea in his doing so, as he had no witaess ; and as he (Mr. situated on the south side. alight loss on the holders of the copper coinage, but he for till a recent time our system of weights and measures the had before them a decimal plan of great value ; they The bearings mentioned above have been taken by tin- first div. of is. 4ad. in the pound, any Tuesday, a the -•".."" e Sbipton) walked towaras his door, the defendant called siell o ' . apprehended there were no holders of copper coinage in did rest on an intelligible basis. That system had been had y prepared the intelligent portion of the public for the adjusted compass, and the soundings at ordinarily low - a we.- a 0 out at the top of his voice, and in such a way that any great quantities. But it was said that the penny abrogated and lost by modern leeislation. B h • h h b th le * l yt e reception of tat sc eme ; ut 6 wor rag c asses were _ , water. o ffi„ vv. c e . o ß f o M w r l e . r aT , i o c h l d o 1 s j o a n m , a ß i a c a s i n wr g h h a a l r l f - , s t u a e p e COURSE OF EXCB:ANGE---- ' .... e .: 3 0 .!,,,, sea erai persons in the neighbourhood must have heard Lambeth, timber merchant-first div. of lls. in the pound, was the Poor man's coin, and in altering that they were change, making the pound seven th b ousand grains, the not aware that scientific men had turned their attention The Hague, 26th May, 1855. Per Ground-street, it, " You are an old vagabond." exposing hira to fraud. He (Lord Staaley) was quite confusion which- never existed before had been intro- to the sub'ect, sand to change the currenc in which con- The Minister aforesaid, content to argue that question on its own merits. The duced. The cwt. is the basis of all our calculations in tracts had j been made without the conc y urrence of the Police-constable 76 P heard the defendant call ont (Signed) DE SMIT V. D BROECTCSI. street. any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Nicholson, Basinghall ... ii 19 y., Genoa . .........-- ... 44 Only chan.ge that esould be made in the valueof the penny : commercial transactions, but that cwt. is 1121bs and reat mass of the eople would be premature and un- 'hi a after Mr. a ston and say, You are an old vagabond." BOAR,D OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JUNE 12. 'J. W. Rymill, Paul's Wharf, Upper Thames-street, ilot t terdam ............... 25 37x, Milan ................. i_ paper agent and rag merchant-first div. of ls. Bd. in the a l: I L:7 7, :: :::::„.... 25 .77% Venice ,•• • , •••• „ 13 * Mr. Elliott convicted defendant in the penalty of 103. would be this, that twelvepence halfpenny, instead of this made a cornplicatien. in the whole system of ' cono- iafe. He thought P the house was indebted to the hon. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy pound, any Tuesday, at the office of Mr.' Nicholson, Ras- n am eargh ..........•• 13 7 NaPl e° '. ...• •• • ••••• 6115 4 i ' imprisonment and costs, or ten deys • Palermo ~ .... • ...., _, twelve Pence, would go to the shilling. Once impress that rnercial calculations, which was altogether needless. If member for_South Lancashire for bring for ward the sub- Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through inghalastreet. , A ni D s i t t t e o r , d t a h m r C e . m . o . " nth " ; : : . 25 1214 , messina • .. ,„• .. e .... 5* fact on. the public mind, and the difficulty was sur- the hundred weight were 1001 be , instead ed . 1121bs ,in 'ect ; but he hoped that the hon. gentleman would be the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs a copy of a de- H. Wieg and B. Smith Gresham-street West commis- Paris •••• •• • • •••• •• • • : -, . boo . ... ,•••• THAMES, -.Teremiah, Foley was charged with the ' ' ' 2 ' . ' d . Ditto, thre ) months .. a, 3r, Lis • ....•• • . ..... ~. mounted. Then it was said • that in the cases of payment the Custom-house alone, it wo . uld make a sa,ving . of Content with the discussion which had taken place, aud s atch f;om • her Majesty's Minister at Rio de Janeiro, sion agents-first div. of 4,d. in the pound, any We nes Marseilles ...., ........ 25 37%! °Pert ° • e 7 a . 0 ,••••• • ... „... wilful murder of Hannah Robertson, of Five Bell-alley, in Ihe army and navy and the Government offices some 10,000/. per annum. He was not willing to leave this would consent to withdraw his motion for the present. in P closing the translation of an extract from a report of the day, au the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street. Bourdeaux .. • • •... •• .. - i nto Jan , ese s.• " 0 ' 0 ;0 .... Limehcuse. Head of the Pilotage Department of Rio Grande do Sul, W. Myers, Strand, ormolu miniature frame-maker- i ism 1 Buenos a a ~1 60 via' ... a so p confusion would take place. That again was an assertion question entirely in the hands of the Government, and Mr. BROWN having briefly replied, refusing to with- ; P:ankfornon Maine .... It appeared from the evidence that the prisonei, who relative to the state of the Bar at that port, copies of which first div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the Berlin ..'.... ••-•• • • • • - Nevi ,' 1 - ilia *-•ti .... 6 4,14- 11 9 which had not been supported by any evidence, because, therefore he called upon independent members to take draw his resolution. had frequently been in custody for assaults and disor- are subjoined. office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street. Vienna.... - .......... 12 22 Phi r laze or evitz- 0 . 0 A 3 0 0 o ~„i d me 0 • n 0 in point of fact, the payments were not made in copper. it up, and to continue to agitate the subject, because he Lord PALMERSTON said the hon. member must The only case where any real difficulty occurred was in was satisfied that when the public mind was well in- Perceive that even among the advocates of a decimal derly conduct, had been in the habit of visiting the de- (Copy.) W. Phillips, Minories brush maker-first div. of is. Trie5te........•....... 12 3 25 am Foreign sisa - d cop' " 0 ; ti., that of the postal stamp and tolls levied by act of Par- formed upon it, they w o u ld at once see the great advan- coinage there were such diflerences of opinion as to the ceased, who was herself of very bad character. On Mon- Rio de Janeiro, Aprill3, 1855. 6d. in the pound, any iiTednesday, at the office of Mr. Petersburg ...... -••• • • „ _ .„ 00.i gal Go ita s .• '. 0" 0 ifs hi Ig m, cia'seibgrbo.lai.....,tar .............................,...... 25...,,,, Madrid .......... .... 4u,A. -.- ". o not ~ „ , day night deceased was in her house, and with her two My Lord,-I have the honour of transmitting herewith Whitmore, Basinghall-street. Cadiz .. ~, ~ .. New 9° ••• ' liament. There were two ways ot getting over the tage of applying the decimal system, not only to weights particnlar way in which that object should be effected difficulty about the postal stamp ; either they might and measures, but to money also. that it would be inexpedient to press a resolution which men and two women (prostitutes). The prisoaer, who an extract, in co . py and translation, from . a report of the J. Buchanan Moorgate-street cabinet-maker-first div. a elona I Silver in bars redu - ea the price of the penny letter stamp by onetwent - Mr J. L. RICARDO was anxious to he h t • I d la . ar w a was pledged the house to one particu ar mo e. For is own appeared to be mad drunk, rushed in in a violent passion, _____._-- Head of the Pilotage Department of Rio Grande do Sul, of ls. 9d. in the' pound, Wednesday, June 13, and three sevine..a• ..................,.....• , , relative to the state of the bar at that port, which has been subsequent Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Lee, Alder- - ea_ fifth, which would not be attended by any conside Y r- the ()Pinion of the Government on the subject, and to part, if he were called upon to carry out a decimal coin- aud attacked one of the men, whom he threw irom tile communicated to me by the Brazilian. Minister for manbury ./1 5. • „,,aao a n M .-- able loss of revenue ;or they might have recourse to the know whether they assented to this proposal, or whether age, he did not know that he would take the pound as top of a flight of stairs to the bottom. Ha then furiously per- rs iv. o s. , . Foreign Affairs, - Viscount Abaete, in a circular note, E. Mur . uss, Maidstone, hotel-kee fi td' f 1 24d SEABORNE ifA alternative of raising the penny stamp to a penny and they themselves had any measure to propose as a substi- the unit, At all events, there were many who, thinking assaulted tie two women, and on the deceased inter- dated' the 10th instant. The information contained in in the pound, Wednesday, June 13, and three subsequant ___..--ase- -- 0012 9 . - one-fifth. As to the question of tolls and other pay- tute for it. As yet he had not heard a single argument a decimal coinaee desirable, would begin at the end, faring he struck her v i o l en tly on the bos om with his this extract, and which his Excellency appears to Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Lee, Aldermanbury. as Me e t air • (N signifies that the malls are.seiL. lespatcll.7 meats fixed by aot of Parliament, various modes had against the proposal, which, he believed, was su ported and make their e unit the lowest denomination of coin. fist, and also kicked her. She fell to the ground, groan- wish should be made known to foreign commerce G. J. Jenvey, Barnstaple, bookseller and stationer-first by the night-and Mby the mornirg War p been suggested of overcoming the difficulty in that re- by all the great banking and mercantile houses! ) in the But the subject was one of such vast importance and ing heavily. The prisoner afterwards continued his ill, relates to the draught,of water which should not be ex- div. of 4s. 6d. in the pound, any Tuesday or Friday, oathe ea usage of deceased, kicking her until she was nearly i n - ceeded by vessels frequenting the port of Rio Grande in office of Mr. Hirtzel, Exeter. _ sped. The simplest was this-to allow the use of the kingdom. True, the change could not be made without the adoption of the resolutions would excite su h ' xi) pay when mad. 4 I 'l, o e .. pst;_,„, next coin above a penny for a limited time, and then to its giving rise to some inconvenience b 11 ' • • • , ut a reforms tations in the minds of the people-expectations which c e ' :-. sen '1)1 Th It w th the died a few hours after si e. e resu as a s the present state of the Bar. J. Evans, Exeter, bookseller and stationer-first div. of In the same note Viscount Abaete acquaints me, that ss. in the pound, any Tuesday or Friday, at the office of COUIiTRIES. .... , ~,,,st doe . j . -••••• ***- 0 6 in General PosL; .., / , , ,,,tc l 2: 4 _„" oh ,„, WI", London. .t.L........_ 1 ~, *have recourse to the penny at its now reduced value. were open to that objection, and he hoped the house could not be realised, at least for a considerable time- wards. his Majesty the . Emperor has sent LieutenantaColonel Jar- Mr. Hirtzell, Exeter. ----------- Liver Pun ' .10 Pill The introduction of the florin was, in fact, the adoption would not allow itself to be led away from the question that he hoped the house would not be asked to divide. Mr. Ingham remanded the prisoner until Saturday. din, of the Engineers, ,to Rio Grande, to study and pro- G. K. Kent, Taunton, plumber and painter-div. of ls. e m „age y a r i tesae aser avers' of the first step towards a decimal coinage. We had by the humorous statement of the hon. member for Mr. BROWN said he was willing to withdraw all but . . _____ pose the means which may be employed for satisfying the 3d. in the pound on new proofs, any Tuesday - or Friday, zunericp. (by United ats. reverP ° . 1 •••• a • •• •• ,tOM already a decimal coinage, so far as two coins were con- Kidderminster. Not only had two commissions re- the first and second resolutions, which were to the effect want experienced by that province, of a permanent and at the office of Mr. Hirtzel, Exeter. packet) .... •••• • •N a 26 • SPORTING I.NTELLIGENCE. accessible entrance to the vessels employed in commerce E. Goldsmith, Nottingham, hatter and tailor-find div. America (by u. Elates .., s oc ials , J oe cerned, and we only wantea a third to flt into them. ported in favour of the proposed change, but the subject " that, in the opinion of this house, the initiation of the With respect to the amendment about to be proposed by had been fully investigated by a select committee of decimal system of coinage, by the issue of the florin, ece with it; and that the Imperial Government awaits the re- of 3s. 6d. in the pound, Monday, June 11, and three subse packet) .. it: .. E . 3, .a: raSt °T t , s o cials ~• . 0 the hon. member (Mr. J. B. Smith), for calling together the house, when nearly every- witness that was exa- has been eminently successful and satisfactory," and GOODWOOD RA.CES. port of that officer in order to take measures which may quent Mondays, at the office of Mr. Harris, Nottingham. " gtr i t ta n) !°. ~. o af ..... .• •• • ov er •• e - • Fri , dal . • • 1 . . -. D floc 6 a congress of nations for con sidering the su b. mined spoke in favour of a decimal system of coinage. " that a further extension of such system will be of great Weights for the Goodwood Stakes. Two miles and a tend. to facilitate that commerce. R. and J. T. Robson Derby silk manufacturers-first Ditto'(via Mai:alias) N ........ 11 1 " ject of a decimal coinage, he was inclined to think that As for waiting until a system should be devised which public advantage." Having communicated to Viscount .A.baete, for the con- div. of 4s. 6d. in the Pound, 'on Monday, June 11, and Ditto (via Cape of Goo N d 8 9 24,8, 30 r „„atila :7 11 ..... .0 . 01 . 1;-• rir D .V.•• '' half. Forfeits to be declared on or before Tuesday sideratiou of the Imperial Government, the copy of a three subsequent Mondays, at the office of Mr. Harris, Hope) ............N Africa (West Coast) - N 23d of the in 0 , ,,,. _ 0 , po ktov no practical advantage would result from such a pro- should be universally applicable to all nations, that was The house then divided, when there voted- next, June 19. letter transmitted to me by Mr. Consul Vereker which Nottingham. ,ae posal, if adopted. The experiment had already been tried quite Out of the question ;if they waited for that period, , For the resolution - .. ! th of me , .• ~ ,, ,t i, ,,elp pii•-•p; ••I•oas 6 among the German States, and had not answered. He there never would be a decimal system introduced into Against it should therefore oppose the amendment; arid he had only this country. There would be little or no difficult • yin Majority -79 Andover 49 3 Bonnie Morn 372 of the consular body at that port, suggesting various ame- Mondays, at the office of Mr. Harris, Nottingham. Belgium ........- ..N Daily •• • • •a;aii.,,, g o etalceosiaocer ti 9th of the re ei es 'to express his hope that the Government would take carrying out the'proposed arrangement ;at least it would The result was received with considerable ch ' • eering. Scythian. - 3l9th of the month.. Eirelloo, po Buenos Ayres .... • • • • in hand and endeavour to carry through the proposi- not be so great as some people imagined, for navvies on EDUCATION (IRELAND). Typee 59 2 Sultan 37 2 Excellency has repeated to me in a note, dated the 11th July 3, H. Pearse Welwyn, and Finsbury-place South, eof Good Hope ..N t or tons embodied in the report of the committee. (Cheers.) the Continent soon fell into the way of calculating by Mr. KENNEDY rose to move an address for a com- Little Ha - S a ap P e of Good Hope ..N ut l33lllP 0 1 Mr. J. B. SMITH said he quite agreed with his hon. centimes ; and he would undertake to say that if this mission to inquire into the arrangements most desirable *Nabob rrf 69 0 Shoreham „ a e I n ' a latter officer will not fail to take into due consideration and hosier-July 3, J. Graham, dale of Notting-hill-square, Ceylon (see India) friend the member for South Lancashire and the noble system were adopted, in less thaa a month the whole for rendering national education in Ireland more cone- Red Lion ethig n r :Cif , a , the measures proposed in that re p resen tation.-I have, &c., hosier-July 3, J. Wilson, Princes-street, Hanover-square, cey10n.....••• .... ••N lord, as to the importance of a decimal system of coinage. country would become quite familiar with it. prehensive and complete-lst. By means of industrial allungerford _. Chili...-. - ...... _ m .. , .. ,A 9,111 He did net Cr' ink they overrated the advantage of it ;he The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought instruction adapted to the wants and circumstances of Vir China ... . only condemned the principle which they were desirous the house was under great obli ation to hie hon. friend the several districts of Ireland. 2d. B ' • ago y securing the Kine of Trumps 6 812 Diana 4 610 &c. &c. &c. -July 3, T. Grist, Salisbury, clothier-July 10, E. S. Constantinople ......N 8,13,18,23,5528 of , 11 1 , _O I IIPP . ~ ,••• „/ of adopting. ' , lle thought the rinci le ou , ht tt b fo h * b h 1.. * g p p . 0 no o e r eying rong tt is subject under its consideration. most efficient teachers by an adequate scale of salanes Deeance ,o_`!, z ,.. ~ • ro ds' ado ted t 1 - p , a east without further consideration. The The first occasion on which a decimal system of coinage commensurate with their important and e grossaog d - is) i s 0 - Cont. of Europe M& N Twice daily ..... - Mu' .. ••• '', committee of the House of Commons which sat on this was propounded by any public body was in 1838, when ties. The hou. member said that his obje n ct wa i s to i u n- "der t ' ti t - Egypt (see India) , T I d il y .. .. .. • Dolle' ' 00 cm 1 France ..... ... M & 1 , . Nv ee a ot ni, 1 e subject, and of which he was a member, appeared to a commission was appointed to investigate the subject of crease the industrial system of education which had for Ivan tul 4B 8 The Archer 3610 de Sm. Pedro do Sul. respecting the bar of that port. chant-July 6, W. Critchley, Manchester, publican-July Channel Isles ........N ,Mon.,Wed.,&Frid• go t onP ,I Gibraltar .. .. ......m 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of m. SO I have been embodied for the mere purpose of reporting the measure of length, in consequence of the yard mea- some time been adopted in Ireland. There were at pre- Mortimer „op ton i . i on a foregone conclusion. (Hear.) Every member of sure and certain other lengths of measure having been sent 5,023 national schools, which were attended by Early Bird " 3 6 a avail itself, until an improvement is eff e ct e d at the Bar, is commission agent-July 5, J. Prescott, Liverpool, tea, Hamburgh '..........N T.uesday & Friday Lov° °- ,0 %0 ' PO' I it, with but one exception, was of one opinion-(a laugh) destroyed in the conflagration of the houses of Perna- 550,000 children, whereas they ought to contain nearly Jonathan Martin 48 7 Sidina 4 ' that of eni in in vessels which do not draw more than 14 -and it was very remarkable that every witness who was meat. That commission in the course of its report ex- 1,000,003. The reason why the number was so small was Pantomi I me grocer and uilder-July 3, J. S. Skipper, Liverpool, corn Elolland •••• • • • • ••e•m D ai . l y ••• • - , pe tna 5 ..1 PY g dealer-July 4R. Roberts Toxteth-park, near Liv er po o l, flavannah ..........M 2nd Of the month 50u1,....',1.1 0 1 Re examined before them was in favour of the £ unit. The pressed a strong opinion in favour of a decimal system of that the industrial system was not sufficiently extended. Marsyas -u y , . avies, iverpoo , mere an an India (viaSouthamptam 4th & 20th of mon. PlYj r „.. ~,istv fact was, that they heard no evidence but what was one- coinage, and sketched in clear terms precisely the plan The average attendance in the national schools was i11, Exile of Erin gen . India (via Marseilles)M 9th&2sth of month 00 ,. ' er. .....• ,foll 6 sided. Now, what would be the effect of the ~e unit S It which the hon. member for South Lancashire had laid whilst in the 43 industrialschools the average attendance Hercules Honduras ..........31 17th of the mont • __ o ut ~ ... would he equivalent to asking her Majesty to create a before the house. In the year 1853 a select committee was nearly 400. One-third of the industrial training was E a,minondas ... 4 8 1 Cossey Jul 3, W. Lister, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn piece representing the one-hundredth part of a ,e, and an- was appointed to investigate the subject, who' examined given in the workhouse schools, for out of the 65,000 H P ervine y , . Hoffmann, late of Madeira ............31 9th of the month WI _„„i ... , 14 err other the one-thousandth part of a£. They could not many witnesses, and ultimately they reported in favour children educated under that system, there were 21,486 . Talfourd 5 8 0 fby Collingwod- Bar tak s lace in fifte very low to high water on the e p en s i l , 1 J t t Old Kent-road, now of P k ara s-p ace, ames-s ree , ar - Madeira .... • ....... N 23d oh month •• • , , ' ' tes " minu . rnake use of it in the payment of any sum under sixpence, of a plan which. was precisely the same as. that no vv pro- in the workhouse schools. The industrial branch was a Baalbec They could not pay a halfpenny or a penny toll, Ssp. posed. Last year another commission was appointed to graft on the institutions established by the National Board Ro :dist 4 713 Naomi Ponta] at the Bar,of Rio Grande do Sul, 15th January, ' , manufacturer-July 5, C., H., G., and J. J. Viner, Brigh- Malta .....• ...... -Is , , 8 18 &28 of mon. Pe . 1855.. Mauritius (see India) 00° . ton and Lewes, plumbers and glaziers-July 5, I. H. W Lisbon ..............31 7, 9, 17, &270 f m• o'-' th einP pe * Mauritius ......N 14th of the month ~,,o tt ottS.. ~ I ~ posing the motion before the house was carried, they report upon the beet mode of constructing a measure of which consisted of 15 persons, 6of whom were members Dr y . O'Toole , ~. (Signed) would have a decimal system of coinage and a duodeci- langth, and that comraiSeion bore testimony to the value of his own profession. Now, in his opinion, a board of Dornino Mini Reis-ate builder-July 13 H 0 Box DursleY, il ext - oo .„ ~,,,,,,.....84 2nd of the month: n o. over „ p•to i tioe tio rnal system of weights and measures, and that would en- of the report which the former commission had adopted. education ought not to contain so many barristers but St. Andrew •• 5 711 *Clotilde • , 3 5 12 in charge of the Pilotage of the Bar. r-July 9, W. H. Hayward, Devonport, tallow chan nth au". sim .. - ..312d& 17thof me . ,00ti ~ „ tail veryl,serious loss on the working classes. In Araeri c a It was impossible for anybody who had heard the speech Ruch men as Mr. Dargan, Sir R. Peel, and Professor Sul- KnightoftheShire 6 7ii Venison .3 512 , dler-July 3, J. Holmes Lancaster builder-July 6, B• New Granada Worsley and J. Heys, liehashore, L'ancashire, cotton ma- New Zea1and.......... By private shiP • ;, o ver :,: nt oll _ Ao p they liad adopted a decimal coinage, but they retained of his hon. friend to doubt time earnestness of his con- liven, who were desirous of developing the resources and Humboldt - -Id sthlsth2sthofmon• ..' ull l6 ' . ` toe nufacturers-July 5, J. Bell, Little Bolton, cotton spinner P , i on.lS O f ra tive r ' - the English system of weights and measures ; and the victions, or his being actuat,ed by public , and nothing promoting the industry of thecountry. Hethoughtabene- Hesse Cassel - 3 512 al2 ft. to 12 ft. la inches. , -July 5, M. Wood, Openshaw, Lancashire, boiler maker- Peru .. Peninsula .... ...... M 7thli th27tho ea .18 . 0 ,ce • „ O ro & "7th f 111 ° 3 I 0 6 '- consequence VMS that in order to make the two systems but public, motives in bringing forward ;his questioes cial change might be effected by placing on the board Goorkah 57 8 Neoptolemus 3's 11 a. Saft, 3 inches to 9 ft. July 9, W. Partridge, Birmingham builder-July 9, W. Port Natal - - ......N By private sh P ;D oer ~. ili ve Naples- ............N 5th15th25th0frn0....,_.,000 __ti harmonious they were obliged to resort to two coi n s It was evident he had devoted much time and thought men who were conversant with the subject. In speak- Cobnnt - which were absolutely illegal, namely, the I.Bth an d th e to this subject, while he was deeply impreesed with its ing of industrial education, it would not be fair to ' pass Mincemeat 4 7 8 Cballow Boy 3 5 13 COMDIFSSION SIGNED BY THE QTJEEN. a a ........N sthlso2sthefmoll•;outlis." , Keates, Uttoxeter, ironmonger-Jul'y 5, E. Weston, Dud- sidl e „ „ ...... „ ..N stlll.sth2stheirn° n 'fflocer :,:,;001" ley, hosier-July 5, J. Marten, Ballsa,ll Heath, Worces- Tuscany 1 , 1-16th of a dollar. He apprehended his hon. friend (M r , importance and it fully deserved the attentive conside- over the good which had been done by independent in- Aurifer Brown) did not intend that we should be alway s we b. ration of the house, more especially -as it was a subject stitutions which were unconnected with any board or • Kingstown 3 7 7 Nell Gwynne .., 3 510 John Bellew, Gent., to be Paymaster. 5, J. Webber, Birmingham, grocer and provision dealer. Van Diemen'sLand (sec Australia) ~..,.., .. OO P j SO ‘l o ' out a decimal system of weights and measures. la it in which all classes from the greatest merchant or the rant-such as the school at Bonmahon, where, in the Ir ' eland s Eye 5 7 7 Georgium Sidus.. 3 5 10 onm - m - rssrervq erreeran seer T rypn_r.rvirTV.ls: ANTS. - _ _ tershire, linseed victualler and fringe manufacturer -July Venezaeia - ........M 2dea 17th ()Month,. _ lvo , , I 1.1 1•11 , . .• . _ g - - -- ___.• •• - CERTIFICATES GRANTED. we.st Indies ........sa 2,1: 17th 0 i month ''- a iii b , s , i.:.1 t , fr - 74-171:= mo k bil s ;I; c' ( l'r :.# ot-,,,4 6 -oi:iii;te; hi ,:: '6:1,7—*204 be fin ~:?1, \ --: 'III: etOirig as ~._... PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—JUNE 12. DECIMAL COINAGE. Motion made and question put, " That, in the opinion of this house, the initiation of the decimal system of coin age by the issue of the florin has been eminently sue , eessful and satisfactory." The house divided—Ayes 135, Noes 56. AYES.-135. Acton, J. Grosvenor, Ld. R. Atherton, W. Guinness, R. Baird, J. Hadfield, G. "": Barnes, T. Hankey, T. Baxter, W. Heywood, J. Berunish, F. Heyworth, L. Riggs, W. Hindley, C. Bland, L. H. Howard, Lord Blandford. Marquis of Hume, W. Bewyer, G. Hutchins:X. Brady, .T. Hutt, W. Bramley-Moore, J. Ingham, R. Bright, J. Jackson, W. Brockman, E. D. Johnstone, J. Byng, G. Jolliffe, Sir W. Cairns, H. Keating, H. S. Caulfield, Col. J. Kennedy, T. Cecil, Lord R. Kerrison, Sir E. Chambers, M. Kershaw, J. Cheetham, J. King, P. Clay, sir W., Bt. Kirk, W. Cobden, R. Knight, F. Colville, C. R. Lang ton, H. G. Cowan, C. Laslett, W. Crook, J. Lee, W. Crossley, F. Legk, G. C. fle Vete, S. Liddell, H. G. Dillwvn, L. Lindsay, W. Duncan, G. Lytton, Sir G. DundasAG. Macartney, G. Dunlop, A. Mackie, J. Dunne, Col. M'Cann, J. Egerton, W. Macgregor, Jas. Farnham, E. Macgregor, Joh' Ferguson, J. MacMahon, P. FazGerald, Sir J. McTaggart, Sir J. Foley, J. Maguire, J. Fox, W. Meagher, T. 0 askell, 3. Milligan, R. George, J. Michell, W. diadstone, Capt. J. Moffatt, G. Goderich, Via. I'd oody, C. Gordon, A. Mowbray, J. Gower, F. Murrough, J. Graham, Lord W. Naas, Lord Grenfell, Chas. Norreys, Sir D. • NOES-56. Acland, Sir T. Headlam, T. Pritchard, I. Aicock, T. Horsman, E. Sawle, C. Ball, E. Ilotharn, Lord Smith, J. B. Baring, Sir F. Howard, C. Smith, R. Beaumont, W. Trion, S. Smollett, A. Bell, J. . Keudall. N. Spooner, R. Be.-koley, C. Lewis, Sir G. C. Tancred,ll. Blackburn, P. Lowe, R. Thornhill, W. Rouverie, Hon. E. P. Mathis, IL Vance, J. Brand, H. B. W. Massey, W. Vivian, H. H. Burrowes, R. Mitchell. T. Walcott, Admiral Dashwood, Sr G. H. Molesworth, Sir W. Walter, J. Davies, J. L. iironck. Viscount Waterpark, Lord Egerton, E. C. Mon crciff, J. Wilson, J. Fergus, J. Montgomery, Sir G. Wise. A. Fitzroy, Hon. H. Osborne, R. Wood, Sir C. Galway, Viscount. Pakentam, T. 11. Grey, Sir G. Palmer, Robert Gurney, J. Palmerston, Visa . Hastle,:Alex. Peel, F. North, F. Oakes, J. O'Brien, P. O'Connell, D. O'Flaherty, A. Oliveira, B. Packe, C. Pakington, Slr J. Patten, J. Peacocke, G. Percy, J. Phillimore, J. G. Pilkington, J. Pollard-Urquhart, W . Price, W. Ricardo, J. Ricardo, S Robartes, T. Rushout, Col. G. Ruasell,7. C. Sc•tily, F. Scully, V. Seymour, W. D. Stafford, A. Starkie. Le Gi•. Stirling, W. Strutt, E. Stuart, W. Swii t, R. Talbot, C. Taylor, Col. Thompson, G. Thornely, T. Tollemache, J. Vyvyan, Eke R. Warner, E. Watson, W. Whatman, J. - Wickham, 11. W. Wilkinson, W. Willcox, B. Williams, W. Woodd, It. TELLERS Brown, W. Stanley,:Lord TELLERS Traylor, W. 3fulgrave, Earl of RECEIPT AND DRAFT STAMFS.—Yesterday a return was issued, showing the number of receipt stamps sold or issued in England, Scotland, and Ireland. In the four quarters ended Oct. last the number of penny receipt stamps issued was 62,320,803, and the revenue was 259,670/. Os. 3d. The penny draft stamp in the samo period numbered 6,492,900, and the revenue 27,053/.155. Only two quarters have expired since the adoption of penny receipt and draft stamps. In the two quarters ended the 31st March last the number was 30,806,213, and the revenue 128,3591, 4s. sd. MANCHESTER, JUNE 12. STOOL EXCHANGE.—The market' this morning opened easier, with rather lower prices, and only a moderate busi ness done. The sales were :—Caledonian, 32—Dover, 18i 13--16—Leeds, s2J—Midland, 75 43—East Lancashire, 194 —Leeds F., id.—Manchester Assurance,l2l pm.—District Bank, 8i pm.—Eastern Counties, 12k. BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tone of the market was flat, and little business transacted: The only sale reported was Birmingham,Wolyerhampton, and Stour Valley, Bs. No thing done in local stocks. London and N.-Western were quoted 1034 to 104/—Great Western, Birmingham Gua ranteed, 751 to 751—Midlands, 74i and 74—Birmingham Canal (buyers), 93. LEEDS, .TUNE 12. STOOK ExcHANGE.—The market was not so active this morning, and prices lower. North-Western, 6i—Midland, 75—East Lancashire, l9s—Craven Moor Mine, 16s. * THE SUNDAY BEER BILL.—A large meeting of tl , e inhabitants of Halifax has been held for the purpose of giving an opinion on the Sunday Public-house Act. A motion—" That, in the opinion of this meeting, the clos ing of public-houses on Sundays is an infringement of the rights and liberties of the people, —was carried by an lThmense majority. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Amongthe nurneror s extraordinary cures without medicine effected by Du Barry's delicious Health Restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, the following are not toe least remarkable :—No. 42,130, " Major-General King, cure of general debility and nervousness." No. 32,110, Captain Parker D. Bingham, R.N., who was cured of 27 years dyspepsia in 6 weeks time. Cure No. 28,416, William Hunt, Baraister-in-law, 60 years partial paralysis. No, 32,814, Captain Allen, recor ding the cure of a lady from epileptic fits. No. 26 , 419, the Rev. Charles Kerr, a cure of functional disorders. No. 24,814, the Rev. Thomas Minster, cure of 5 years nervousness, with spasms. and daily vomit ing& N 0.41,617, Dr. James Shorland, late surgeon in the 96th Regiment, a cure of dropsy. No. 37,403, Samuel Laxton, Esq., a cure of two years diarrhoea,. Mr. Wee. Martin, a cure of 8 years dail y vomitin g. Richard Willoughby. Esq., a cure of many y ears' biliousness . No. 58,034, Grammar School, Stevenage, Dec. 16, 1850. " Gentlemen, We have found it admirably adapted for infants. Our baby has never once had disordered bowels since- taking it.—R. AMBLER. In canisters, lib. 2s. 9d.; 21b. 4s. 6d.; 51b. Ils. ; 121 b. 225. The 121 b., carriage free, on receipt of Post-office order. Barry D u B a rry & Co., 77, Regent-street, Loudon ; also at 182, Piccadilly ; 60, Graceehurch-street ; 330, and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside ; 60 and 6 8, Cornhill; 49, Bishopsgate-street; 55, Charing-cross; 54, Upper Baker-street; 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; 89, High street, Camden-town ; 18, Pall mall ; 7, Pall-mall-East ; 132, New Bond-street ; 24, Mot comb-street ; 13, King William-street, City 30, Conduit. street; 21, Coekspur-street; 95, Farringdon-street ; 67, St. Faun Churchyard; 6, Edward-otrcet, Portman-141mM