The Sun. — London, England, 1849-07-31 00:00:00

fourtt Writtion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. ITALY. On the 24th the Court of Appeal of Genoa de livered judgment on the 1 1 individuals charged with rebellion, who were excluded from the amnesty of the Bth of April. Colonel Joseph Avezzana ; Coun cillors David Morchio, Lazzoli, Pallegrini, and Frederic Campanello ; Messrs. Constantino Reter, Nicolo Aceame Borzini, and J. B. Albertini, and the Marquis J. B. Combiaso, were sentenced to death, and the jeweller Weber to hard labour for life. The Uarquis of Combiaso was, besides, condemned to a fine of 20,000 livres, Councillor Lazzoli to 2,000, and the others to 1,000 each, and all to the costs. AUSTRIA. The Emancipation of Brussels says that intel ligence reached Berlin on the 27th, to the effect that Prince Paskiewitach was completely defeated near Arzod on the 21st by Generals Dembinski, Dasawffy, and Wizolzki ; and the Cologne Gazette says that General Bern has gained a great victory over the Russians at Fogarasch. VIENNA JULY 26.—The Wiener Zeitung of this day contains an Imperial note to the Minister Bach, in which the Emperor requests that Minister gra ciously to acknowledge the receipt of the address pre sented by his faithful Bohemian subjects, and to as sure them that it is his firm reso lve to abide faith fully by the Constitution of t he Empire, in doing which he is so loyally aided by a great majority of his subjects. The Emperor has appointed Baron Jellachich, the Ban of Croatia, Provisional Military Commander- General of Sclavonis: assisted by Major-General Count Coronini, who is:made Field-Marshal. Field- Marshal Von Dahlem, who bas hitherto filled that post, obtains leave to retire, and, as a reward for his long services, receives the order of the Iron Crown of the first class, exempt from all duty. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 30th day of July, 1849, present, the Queen's Most Ex cellent Majesty in Council: it is this day ordered by her Majesty in Council that the Parliament hA prorogued, from Wednesday, the Ist day of August next, to Tues day. the 9th day of October next. Writ. L. BA.THIJIIST. At the Court at Osborne House. Isle of Wight, the 30th day ofJuly, 1849, present, the Queen's Most Excel lent Majesty in Council, this day the Right Honourable Matthew Talbot Baines was, by her Majesty's mand, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 30. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Thomas L. Crittenden, as Consul at Liverpool, and of Mr. Alfred Mitchell, as Consul at Cork, for the United States of America. WHITEHALL, JJ7LY SO. The Queen has been pleased to Present the Rev. James Wilson to the church and parish of Edrom, in the pres bytery of Chirnside, and county of Berwick, vacant by the death of the Rev. Alexander Cuthbertson. WHITEHALL, MAY 3. The Right Hoi.ourable Sir Thomas Wilde, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Com mon Pleas, at Westminster, has appointed John Clow , s, of Yarmouth, in the county of Norfolk, Gentleman, to be one of the Perpetual Com missioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds, to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the sub stitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the county of Norfolk, also in and for the county of Suffolk. WHITEHALL, JULY 25. , The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Arnold, of Edenbridge, in the county of Kent, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED - . Samuel Henry Leab, jun., jeweller, High-street, King sland. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Parfrement, bootmaker, King-street, Holborn Aug. 10 and Sept. 7, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; May, Queen-square, Bloomsbury. Joseph Smith innkeeper, Angel-lane, Colchester, Aug. 10 and Sept. 7, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Corn hill; Cross, Surrey-street, Strand. James Butcher, builder, Waterloo-road, Aug. 13, at two, and Sept. 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane; Pocock and Poole, Bartholomew-close. John Tabb, tea dealer, Upper Eaton-street, Pimlico, Aug. 15, at one, and Sept, 18, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Ab church lane; Hayes, Craig's court, Charing cross. William Jerdan, newspaper proprietor, Milton next Gravesend, Aug. 9 and Sept. 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's place, Old Jewry; Benham, Essex-street, Strand. George Price Hill, carrier, Fleet-street, Aug. 15, at eleven, and Sept. 18, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard street ; Smith, Southampton - buildings, Holborn. _ _ . William Henry Maybury, hosier, High street, Wor cester, Aug. 11 and September I, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official as signee, Birmingham; Stallard, Worcester; Suckling, Birmingham. William Perkins, cabinetmaker, Devonport, Aug. 9, at one, and Sept. 4, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Beer and Rundle, Devonport; Stogdon, Exeter; Penkivil, West street, Finsbury-circus, London. John Longbottom, dealer and chapman, Leeds, 14th Aug. and 4th of Sept., at twelve, at the Leeds D istrict Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Hartley, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury; Payne and Co. Leeds. Gomer Roberts and Robert Roberts, ironmasters, Tanyclawdd, Denbighshire, Aug. 20, and Sept. 6, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Oliver, Old Jewry; James and Owen, Wrexham ; Evans and Son, Liverpool. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, July 31.) EX:SAIL—To-day there was only a limited business concluded in the West India Sugar market, although the rates accepted were rather under those of Friday. The better sorts are now the least in request. A public sale of 160 hhds 13 trcs Barbadoes went at a reduction on former rates of 6d to is per cwt for the best sorts, and . other kinds at about th e f orm er va l ue; fine y e ll ow sold at 40s to 40s 6d, middling to good 37s 6d to 391 6d per cwt. The total purchases are 490 hhds, &c. REFINED.—To-day prices further declined for re fined goods, brown lumps selling at 48s 6d to 495, and fair grocery at 503 per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar met with an active demand at 29s 6d to 30s 6d per cwt. MAURITIn9.—This afternoon there was not more de mand for Mauritius Sugar by private treaty, and at auction 60 bags went at 35s to 36s 6d for low yellow washed and syrupy, which are rather lower rates. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon three parcels of Bengal Sugar were offered at public sale, amounting to 3,414 bags; a part only sold at rather lower rates; low to good soft yellow went at 34s 6d to 375, strong white, good and fine 45s to 47s 6d; middling to fine white Benares 39s to 424, low dingy 38s 6d, damp 38s to 41s. Of Madras 5,300 bags were in part disposed of; soft brown at from 31s 6d to 33s 6d, and yellow at 34s to 355, which are easier rates. FOREIGN.—To-day there was not much inquiry for Foreign Sugar by private treaty. At auction 3,200 bags Manilla, in bond, sold at 163 61 to 183 6d for low to fine brown. The tendency of prices is to recede for Foreign Sugar generally. The exports of Sugar from Havannah and Matanzas to the 30th June have been 591,000 boxes, and last year 607,000 boxes to the same period. The stock is 120,000 boxes, and the weather is very favourable for the growing crops. MoLsossEs.—Only small purchases have been made in West India, and prices are on the decline, ruling from 173 to 20s for low to fine quality. There is not much difference in stock, as compared with the past year, but deliveries ars upon a greater scale. East India is cheaper, and only small sales have been made at 15s 6d to 16s. CocoA.—There are sellers of West India rather under former rates, and the market is well supplied ; dealers also continue to operate with caution. At public sale a part only of 500 packages found buyers—Trinidad red at from 42s to 493 6d, St Lucia 36s to 48s, Grenada 37s to 37s 6d, and Dominica 37s per cwt. For Foreign the market is still dull ; and at auction 1,470 bags Guaya quil were taken in at 27s for sound. COFFEE.—The public sales of Coffee declared for this week are small of both shipping and home-trade de scriptions. To-day Native Ceylon met with little atten tion by private treaty; still good ordinary cannot by purchased under 355. Of Plantation 65 casks 224 bags at auction were taken in above the value; good mid dling at 60s to 625 , and middling at 58s per cwt. TEA.—Holders remain firm, and none has again been submitted to large scale during although imports were upon a packages, still the sto ck e p k it week, amounting to 50,000 not equal to this time last year. Former rates are paid f o r Congou, and a good trade has been concluded, wh i l st Use sorts from 8d to 10d per lb have been the most in demand. There is no varia tion to record in the value of Green , terms a fair quantity has been dispos e d f r The at general impression is that the demand for Tea will co n t inue form e r t t,et larger. si Bloc —To-day the quantity of Bengal rice submitted to auction was large amounting to 9,887 bags, and 4,933 pkts. There was less demand, and about one-half sold; f Jae realized full rates, but other sorts went rather cheaper; fine white fetched 103 6d to 11s 6d, good mid aid good 9s 6d to 103, ord and mid 8s 6d to 9s, and damaged 5s 6d to 103 6d; 1,381 bags Arracan sold at 73 6d to 8s for rani barley, and at 5a to 7s for damaged. SPICES.—For Jamaica Ginger, former rates are paid, and at auction 196 pkgs were all sold at from 41 to 6/ 103 for ord and mid, and at 61 to 101 3s for good to fine. Shipping kinds of East India are more in de mand at 23s to 265. Pimento continues to be much wanted, and former advanced rates are well kept up. At auction thirty-one 'bags sold at 4d to 4id fur low middling and middling. There is firmness on the part of holders of black Pepper, and pur chases to a fair extent have bee made by private treaty; Malabar shot at 3*d to 31d, heavy 3d to aid, inferior 2d to 2id; Sumatra, clean, 2id to sid, and inferior 2 dto 2id. White is still in scanty, supply, and the rates paid are from 5d to 9d. The value of Cassia Ligner is from 94s to 100 s, and few parcels are to be obtained. For cloves the market is still firm; Bourbon and Zanzi 7id to Bid, Bencolen is 4d to 2s, and Amboyna is to Is 3d. There are several purchasers of Mace at 2s 3d to 2s Bd, and inferior at 2s to 2s 2d. Nutmegs are wanted; brown from 2s 6d to 3s 10d, and limed 2s to 2s 10d per lb. SPIRITS.—Former rates are freely paid for Jamaica Rum, and purchases to a fair extent have been made by exporters and home dealers. The sales amount to 200 puns at from 2s 6d to 2s 10d for 33s to 36s per cwt over proof, and small parcels of better sort at 3s to 4s per gallon. Of East India some parcels have been sold at is 3d to is 4d, but there are not generally sellers under the latter rate. Leeward Island is held with firmness at is 5d to is 6d proof, and orders continue to get larger. Of Demerara some parcels have been disposed of at 2s to 2s 4d for 28 to 40 per cent over proof, and there are not free sellers. Home and export deliveries are still getting larger, but several parcels have been imported since this day week. In Brandy a large amount of business has been concluded, and prices are oa the advance, the new sorts have been most in demand. We quote Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1848 at 3s 7d to 3s 9d, 1847 ditto 4s 4d to 4s 6d, 1846 ditto 5s 4d to 5s 6d, 1845 ditto 5s 8d to 5s 10d, inferior sorts 2s 3d to 3s 6d, and Bor deaux at 2s per gallon. Geneva is only in limited de mand; ord at is 9d to is 10d and fine for home use 2s 3d to 3s 3d per gallon. The market for British made Spirit is firm at 9s Bd, and Gin at 8s to 8s 6d for 17 and 22 per cent under proof. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon the ;public sale of 200 bags Cochineal went off flatly at barely former rates, and a part only sold. Honduras black low to fine at 3s 8d to 5s ld, silvers 3s 7d to 4s 3d. Mexican 3s 6d to 3s 7d, and black at 3s 6d to 4s per lb. SALTPETRE.—To-day there was an active demand, and four parcels at auction amounting to 2,944 bgs all sold at firm rates; Calcutta 5 to 3 per cent. refraction went at 27s to 28s; 10 to 8 ditto 26s to 26s 6d, and Ma dras 12 ditto 26s to 26s 6d per cwt. INV:W.—To-day operations in East India Indigo were upon a more extended scale, and the rates obtained are equal to the last quarterly sales. The market has a firm aspect. At auction 12 serons Guatamella went from 3s to 3s 7d, and inferior 2a 4d to 2s Ild per lb. TALLOW.—There has been a good business concluded in Russian on the spot, but on the part of merchantste more desire is evinced to sell, and4.l2zarnatdelse.amiviceds are 39s to 39s 6d per cwt for n are not expected to rul e is getting greater. On ly sm all be saleslFo 'w havee r as s delivery in the last thre e 39 6d been m u per cwt. The sellers are willing to take a mode raten a is the value nett d ist, and oa to current for home me lted occasions a good de ass tou c h. Of ex New South Wales 350 casks were dis posed of at auction at 345 9d to 38s for low to fine; 1,280 pkgs South American mostly found buyers at 34s ad to 38s 9d. For auction 1,600 pkgs of Tallow are declared. There is still a much larger stock than last year, but prices rule under that time. Imports are likely to be heavy this season. For rough Fat the value is 2s Id per stone. Oms.—On the part of holders of Seal Oil there is firmness, and a good demand exists; pale at 32/10s to 331, straw and tinged 30/ to 321, yellow and brown 271 to 291 per tun. For Cod the market the market has become quiet, and prices are not so firm; there aro sellers at 271 10s. Southern is wanted, and the par cels disposed of by private treaty were at from 28/ to 321 for low to fine; the supply is also small. A good business has been concluded in Sperm, and holders continue to display firmness; for fine Colonial the rates paid are 791 to 801, and for kleadmatter 801 to 81/ per tun; there is also not a larger supply at market. For Linseed Oil lower rates are not acceded to; the home and export demand has become limited, and sellers are willing to accept 25s 9d to 26s per cwt on the spot. Thero is a more plentiful supply, but no falling off in consumption is visible. Fur delivery few buyers are to be met with, although sales can be made at 25s to 25s 3d. The tendency of prices is evidently downwards for Linseed Oil. Rape seed has been dealt in with caution sellers are also ready to accept 373 for refined. Sales to a fair extent have been made in Palm, and the rates paid for fine are 30s to 30s 3d; the supply is not upon a larger scale. COURSE OF EXCIL Amsteraam 12 2% Ditto, at sight • • .... 12 1 Rotterdam .... • ..... 12 2% Antwerp.. ........ .. 25 70 Hamburgh ......M.B . 13 12% Altona ..... • Paris, 3 days'sight 25 40 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 60 Marseilles •• • • ...... • • 25 62% 80urdeanx......... . 25 62% Frankfort on Maine 121% Petersburgh, Sil,Rble.. 36% Vienna, effec. flo • • .. • • Trieste, ditto.... • • .... Madrid . • ........ 50 Cadiz ....... ....... 50% Bilbao.. • ..... • • ...... Seville.. ... • • . - GE.-(THIS DAY.) Leghorn .. ...... • ... • • 31 40 Genoa .. ••• • .. .... •• .. 26 60 3411 AR .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Venice • . • • • . • . • • • • .... lcaples .. .. .. .... .. .. 40% Palermo, peroz.. .. .. .. 120 Lisbon.... ......., • . • • 63 Oporto .• .. • • .. .. • • • • • • 53U Rio Janeiro .......... Buenos Ayres -- New York, 21 days'sight Philadelphia .. .. • • .... PRICES OP BULLION, PER Cr. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Do ll ars • • 0 4 1034 Silver In bars .. 0 4 11% IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The House sat to-day at Half-past Twelve o'clock. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Woolsack. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. A messenger from the Commons brought up the London Corporation Bill, that House having agreed to the amendments made by their Lordships. INDIA. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY informed the House that the Lord Chancellor had received a letter from the Marquis of Dalhousie, informing him that he had re ceived the vote of thanks awarded to him and the Indian army by the House of Lords ; that he had read that vote of thanks to the whole Indian army, who, together with himself, felt the high honour that had been conferred upon them by their Lordships, and received that distinguished mark of their favour with pride and gratitude. HUNGARY. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from St. Marylebone, agreed to at a meeting last night, attended by no less than three thousand persons, relative to the war in Hungary. The Noble Lord also presented five petitions from beersellers in the metropolis, praying the House to take their case into consideration, and grant them redress. The NOBLE LORD also presented a petition from cer tain manufacturers of the town of Leeds, complaining of abuses in the management of certain railways, and pray ing their Lordships to pass some measure to compel the railways to convey small parcels as heretofore, instead of being compelled to sand each parcel separate. Mr. BBRNAL appeared at the bar of the House, and brought up the Bankruptcy Bill, Poor-law Bill, and several other public and private Bills. The House then adjourned the public business till Five o'clock. The Earl of SUABTEBBURY resumed the Woolsack al Five o'clock. Lord BROUGHAM presented to petition from cer tain of the inhabitants of Westminster, praying for the adoption of sanitary measures ; also a petition from Rochester praying for the en forcement of the treaties for . the abolition of slavery entered into with Spain and the Brazils, and for the exclusion of slave•grown produce; also a peti tion from Dublin against the abolition of the Law of Attachment; and a petition from Mary Walker, of Bristol, complaining of gross misconduct on the part of the officers of the County Court in that city. EDUCATION—MANAGEMENT CLAUSES. Lord LYTTELTON asked whether any particular system of management is required in schools connected with the British and Foreign School Society, the SVes leyan Methodists, and the Free Kirk of Scotland, on the part of the Committee of Privy Council as an indispen sable condition of their receiving aid from the public grant? The Marquis of LANSDO WNE said that the manage ment clauses were enforced with regard to all sects as well as with regard to the members of the Church of England. After a few words from the Earl of HARROWBY, the subject dropped. ORANGE PROCESSIONS IN IRELAND.—THE - • . FTHE SUN, DOLLY'S BRAE AFFAIR. The Earl of RODEN rose for the purpose of offering explanations with regard to the tragic occurrences at Dolly's Brae on the 12th of July.—(Hear, hear.) There was no individual who more sincerely regretted the collision which then took place or the melancholy results of the condition. In another place his conduct had been greatly misrepresented in relation to this melancholy occurrence. It had been said that he (the Earl of Roden) was answerable for the murders which then took place. It had been stated that he had assembled and feasted the Orangemen in his park, and supplied them with beer, porter, and whisky, and had there addressed them in a rambling and inflammatory speech. There was no foundation whatever for the change, and he would state to their Lordships the circumstances of the case as they really occurred. In . 1846 the Processions Act expired, and their Lordships knew how attached the lower classes of the Irish were to processions. In 1848 their existed in Ireland a spirit of rebellion ; there was then a great exertion made by the Noble Earl who so admirably governed Ireland to put down that rebellion, and he su cceeded. There was n ot a lo y al man in Ireland who did not feel grateful to Lord Clarendon. There were many among the lower orders, as well as among the upper order, who were opposed to the repeal of the union, and when the 12th of July came it Was thougl $ right that there should 1 e a demonstration, in order to show to the kingdom that there were large numbers of loyal Orangemen of all classes who were opposed to the repeal. About a fortnight before th e 12t h of July, he was 'i n f orme d t h a t th© Orangemen were desirous of visiting . him on that day. He endeavoured to dissuade them from assembling, or calling lin eh ed h , im and t T h h a e tif dicip wished m them they gentlemen tlid saideut call they u would h be i t most hey would meet elsewhere, he took two days to consider, t t h o e ld y considering t a a n c d hm en t t o him, that they manifest their furtherat aaserai3e that h© thought the 1 2 t w h o they h would be if they were determined to safer in his park than elsewhere, and of u Julyl t shut his gates against them. On 2,000 Orangemen, accompanied by their wives and chil dren, arrived at his park and defiled before him in the most orderly and quiet manner; no doubt some of them were armed, but he knew not that one of them was armed until he saw them there. lie dd not think that it was any wrong for them to be armed On the 17th of March the Ribandmen appeared armed, and had fired a volley as they passed his gate, and no attempt had been made to stop them, and had he entertained the idea that the fact of some of the persons being armed made it an illegal proces sion he would not have suffered it. The number armed only amounted to about 200 out of 2,000. The procession went to the end of his park ; and he felt it his duty to go with them, in order to prevent the commission of indiscretion, and to show them that the gentry were willing to stand by them. It was said that he feasted them with beer, porter, and whisky,—the only refreshment supplied to them was bread and cheese and small beer. It was also said that he harangued them—he had addressed them, and he would read to their Lordships what he had said, it had been taken down at the time. (The Noble Earl then proceeded to read the report of his speech.) _ _ (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes after Twelve o'clock. tONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 31, 1849. NEW MEMBER. Sir J. DUKE took the oaths and his seat for the city of London. The Right Hon. Gentleman was in troduced by Mr. Masterman and Mr. Duncan, and as he advanced up to the table to be sworn, he was warmly cheered by both sides of the House. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were considerad and agreed too: — Louth Markets and Improvements. Norfolk Estuary (Amendment of Acts and Power of Contribution by the Eau Brink Commissioners of Drainage, and by the Corporation of King's Lynn). LONDON CORPORATION RILL. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY, upon the motion for agree ing to the Lords' amendments to this Bill, objected to them on the ground that they were calculated to diminish the number of electors in the city of London. He should, therefore, move that the amendments of the Lords be rejected. Sir JAMES DUKE did notagree with the observations of the Honourable Alderman, for he could assure, the House that the Bill was highly. satisfactory to' the city of London, and would not oc casion an y inconvenience in its operation. He hoped, therefore, that the House would agree to the amendments of the Lords. The motion was then withdrawn, and the amendments were agreed to. YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK RAIL WAY, AND MARYPORT AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. On the motion that the Lords' amendments be agreed to o c o u n g s h i t d e n r o e t d t o t h p a a t s s day t t t h h r a e t e periodm o n t h s. Mr. FOX MAULE moved that the amendments be of the s t e h s o s u ieg h t a t B h l y l h g i l e y h ob t j h e e c ted Railway a nd i n Boardwhieh theyhad on we re public ex e u grounds s to tro w n the standing orders of the House to introduce any clause for the protection of the public, or the parallel lines which were affected by it He had, under the cir cumstances of the case, to move that the amendments be considered this day three months. Mr. HEADLAM opposed the motion on the ground that it sought to throw this Bill over the recess, because it contained a clause respecting a railway audit, about which the House had not come to any decision on the general principle. Sir JAMES GRAHAM supported the amendments on the ground that it was of the highest importance that the competing lines should be kept in independent hands. He would not then discuss the audit claims of the Bill; but, looking at the whole state ofthe case, the House, he thought, could not fail to be of opinion that the Bill would give a monopoly to the eastern line from Edin burgh to the injury of the interest of the western line, who deserved the consideration of the House. The in terest of the public would be served by the rejection of the Bill. Mr. LABOUCHERE called attention to the great inconvenience that resulted from the House taking into consideration the details of private Bills, which came properly within the province of Committees of the House. He for one should be at all times most unwilling to vote against the decisions of Committees up stairs. He should vote against the amendment of the Hon. Member for Perth, and at the proper time should be happy to state his reasons for supporting the Bill. Sir JAMES GRAHAM reminded the Right Hon. Gentleman that he had not told the House whether or not it had been the intention of Lord Granville to in- troduce clauses on behalf of the Board of Trade, but he was prevented from doing so by the hasty passing of the Bill. Mr. LABOUCHERE said it certainly had been the intention of the Railway Commissioners to introduce some limitation clauses. Mr. CARDWELL said, great injustice would be done to the public if the Bill were passed in its present shape. It was objected to by Lord Dalhousie, the Railway Corn missioner, and now by the Right Honourable Gentleman at the head of the Board of Trade, bat a Committee of that House and of the Lords bad approved of it without hearing the parties who were affected by its provisions, and for that reason they were not called upon to pass the Bill without amending its provisions. If the Rouse would consent to the introduction of the proposed clauses there would be an end of the opposition, and he hoped the technical dif ficulty would be waived to enable the Right Hon. Gen tleman to accomplish his object.—{Hear.) Mr. GREENE knew that the vote he was about to give would be exceedingly unpopular with his consti tuents, but it would be a considerable encroachment upon the rules of the House if this proposal were adopted, and he must therefore object to it in the strongest manner. Besides the objections now urged against the Bill went to affect its principle, and ought to have been brought forward on the second reading. The promoters had , been put to considerable expense in bringing the Bill to its present stage, and it would be a serious hardship upon them to throw it out now. Mr. ROEBUCK wished to know whether these two clauses were rendered necessary by the alterations the Lords had introduced into the Bill. Mr. LABOUCHERE apprehended they were not. Mr. SPOONER considered that certain parties had been most unjustly dealt with by the hasty legislation of the House, and he should, therefore, give his cordial assent to the amendment of his Right Hon. Friend. Mr. FORSTER opposed the amendmont. The House then divided, when there appeared, For the amendment ... 61 Against it ... 42 —l9 Majority ... The Bill was therefore thrown out. HUNGARY. Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition agreed to at a large public meeting held on the 24th inst. in Marylebone, praying that the House would ad dress her Majesty to recognise the independence of the Hungarian nation. AUSTRALIAN CONVICTS. Mr. SCOTT presented a petition from Australia, complaining of the importation of convicts into that colony. HUNGARY. Mr. HUME presented a petition, agreed to at a large public meeting, held yesterday evening in Marylebone, at which upwards of 2,000 of the parishioners were present, praying that the House would address her Majesty, calling upon her Majesty to recognise the independence of the Hungarian nation and the de fasto Government of that country. The HoN. MEMBER also . presented a' similar peti tion, agreed to at a public meeting of the parishioners of St. Pancras. THE IRISH - POOR-LA.W. Colonel DUNNE said he should early next session move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law re lating to the relief of the poor in Irelani. STAMPS ON NEWSPAPERS. Mr. MOWATT gave notice that early in the next session of Parliament he should more for leave to bring in a Bill for the abolition of the stamp-tax on news papers, and of all taxes and obstructions to the diffusion of knowledge. REFORM IN PARLIAMENT. Mr. HUME gave notice that early next session he would move for leave to. bring in a Bill to extend the electoral franchise, so that every man, not incapacitated by lunacy or crime, who shall have at tained the age of twenty-one, and shall have been the resident occupier of a house for a period of twelve months previous to registration, shall be entitled to vote in the election for Members of Parliament; also to enact that, in future, elections of Members of Parlia ment shall be taken by ballot, that Parliaments shall not last longer than three years, and that the electoral constituencies be more equally apportioned.—(Hear.) SMITHFIELD MARKET. Mr. MACKINNON gave notice that early next session he should call the attention of the House to the Report of the Select Committee on Smithfield market.—(lronical cries of " Hear, hear.") INTRAMURAL INTERMENTS. Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition, headed by the Mayor of Bristol, the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Corporation of the Poor, the coroner of the dis trict, the physians and surgeons of the various hospitals and the infirmary, with a large body of magistrates and town-councillors, in all 1,800 signatures, pointing out the danger and indecency of intramural interments, and praying the House to substitute a mode of burial more respectful to the dead, and less injurious to the living, with due respect to vested rights.—(Cheers.) IRISH EXPENDITURE. ----- Mr. MACGREGOR gave notice that he would early next session bring under the consideration of the House the excess of the expenditure of Ireland over the revenue collected in Ireland since the Union, with a view to re lieve the taxation of Great Britain from an annual con tribution to Ireland from a minimum of about two million to a maximum of about eight millions per annum. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES' ACT (1848) AMENDMENT BILL. The Lords' amendments to this Bill were considered and agreed to. ROYAL PAVILION (BRIGHTON) BILL. After a brief discussion as to the propriety of the in- troduction of the word " shall" instead of " may, by the Lords, which made it compulsory to pull down the chapel in connexion with the Pavilion, the amendments were agreed to. CHAPELS OF EASE (IRELAND) BILL. The Lords' amendments to this Bill were considered and agreed to. JUDGMENTS (IRELAND) BILL. The Lords' amendments to this ma were also agreed to. PETTY BAG, &c., OFFICES AMENDMENT BILL. The Lords' amendments to this Bill were also agreed to. BANKRUPTCY (IRELAND) BILL. On the question that the Lords' amendments ba con sidered and agreed to, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL took occasion to deny an assertion made in another place, that clauses had been introduced into this Bill to enable the Lord Chancellor of Ireland to find lucrative offices for a por tion of his family. Mr. ROEBUCK called attention to the blunders that had resulted from hurrying over Bills, and passing clauses,. without discussion. He s ugges t e d th a t thi s evil could be got rid of by appointing some responsible officer to compare and correct the tech n i ca l errors o f a ll Bills prior to their being finally p asse d. The amendments were then considered and agreed to. POOR .LAW UNION CHARGES BILL. The Lords' amendments to.this Bill were considered and agreed to. BANKRUPTCY LAW CONSOLIDATION BILL. After a short discussion as to the observations of Lord Brougham, in reference to the mode in which this Bill had passed through the House of Commons, in whi c h th e Attorney-General, Mr. Mullings, and other Members took part, the Lords' amendments to this Bill were agreed to. SUSPENSION OF THE ILL DEFECTS IN LEASES B On the motion of the SOLICITOR GENERAL for the consideration of the Lords' amendments on this Bill, for suspending its operation from the end of the present session to the Ist of June next, Mr. TENNENT objected to the motion, on the ground of the apprehension which the suspension would occasion to the tenants of land in the district of country with which he was conn ected that it would disturb their title. Mr. HUME asked what would be the effect of the suspension? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was just as if a clause had been introduced into the Bill for suspending its operation from the end of the present session until the Ist of June next. After some further discussion, i n w hi c h M r . R oe b uc k, Mr. Stuart, the Solicitor-General, and Mr. Tennent, took part, the amendment of Mr. Tennent was negatived without a division, and the Lords' amendments agreed to. RAJA OF SATTARA. Mr. HUME moved that it appears from the papers laid beforo this House, that, by the law and usage of India, as recognised by the British Government, and distinctly expressed in a minute of Sir Charles Metcalf, Lieutenant-Governor of the North Western Provinces of India, and dated the, 28th day of October, 1837, that Hindoo Princes, in failure of heirs male of their body, have a right to adopt, to the exclusion of collateral heirs, and of any supposed reversionary right of the paramount power; and that the British Government is bound to ac knowledge the adoption, provided that it be regular and not in violation of Hindoo law. That the East India Company, by a: treaty concluded on the the 25th day of September, 1819, ceded the territory of Sattara to the Raja of Sattara, his heirs and successors, in per petual sovereignty, which treaty was confirmed on the 4th day of September, 1839, when his brother and suc cessor was raised to the throne. That both the Rajas died, leaving heirs by adoption, heirs by blood, and collateral heirs. That the East India Com pany nevertheless (without giving an opportunity to any claimants of stating their claims) have set aside the Hindoo law of succession, and have ordered the Sattara territory to be annexed to the British dominions, on the plea that it has lapsed by failure of heirs. That such a proceeding being in violation of national faith, and against the recognised rights of all the Sovereign Princes of India, it is the opinion of this House that the orders for annexing the Sattara territory should be suspended until those members of the family who have the right to claim to be heirs to the throne have been heard, and their t rights determined. The Hon. Gentleman then went on to insist that the act of the Company in annexing the Sattara states was not only a violation of the religious freedom of the country, but a downright robbery; for even if they denied the right of adoption, there were plenty of claimants to the so vereignty who were prepared to prove in a legal tribunal that they were descendants from the late Raja by blood. There was, however, not time for him to go into details then, and he merely appealed then to the empty benches before him, for the purpose of giving notice that early next session he should bring the whole matter before the world. —(Hear, hear.) He concluded by making the motion of which he had given notice. Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE replied to the statement of Mr. Hume. He opposed the motion, on the ground that the Government of India had come to the determination to annex the territory of Sattara, after a review of all the circumstances, in which view they were fortified by a large majority of the directors, and a vast proportion of the proprietors, and further by Lord,Auckland, the Earl of Dalhousie, and Lord Elphinstone. How were the Go vernment to be guided except by such opinions as had thus been manifested? These orders for the annexation had been sent out so far back as January, and were not so premature as the Hon. Gentleman seemed to conceive. What could we do? The Hon. Gentleman says that we should do justice. How could we have done that with out disappointing some party? If we had taken one claimant we should have disappointed the great majority of the Court of Directors and the people at Benares, and pleased no one but my Honourable Friend ; if we had selected the other we should have disappointed the five dissentient directors. Idu not think it necessary to comment at any length upon the hard language which the Hon. Gentleman has used. According to him, Lord Dalhousie, Lord Auckland, and 19 of the Court of Di rectors, and 296 of the proprietors are robbers and spo liators. Sir E. COLEBROOKE strongly objected to the doc trines laid down by the Right Baronet (Sir John Ilob house) as to) the right of adoption and succession by the native princes of India, and contended that not only the rights of the heirs of the Raja of Sattara, but those of every native prince in India, were involved in this ques tion. He gave notice that he would call their attention to this question early in the next session of Parliament. Mr. ELLIOT was proceeding to address the House, when (at four o'clock), An Host. MxsißEß called the attention of the Speaker to the circumstance of there not being forty Members present, whereupon the House immediately adjourned to a quarter past Two to-morrow, there being only thirty six Members in attendance. GOOD WOOD RACES, (THIS DAY.)-BY EXPRESS. Match. Crucible beat Buffalo Gal. The Gratwicke Stakes. Tadmor ... ••• ••• ••• ••• ... 1 Herbert ... ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 2 ••• 3 Sidney ... ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• CRICKET.-(THIS DAY.) SIETEEN GENTLEMEN OF SURREY V. ELEVEN OF ENGLAND. This grand match, which was commenced yesterday at the Oval Cricket Ground, was resumed this morning. It will be seen that the Players have only 75 runs to win. The following is the score up to six o'clock:— GENTLEMEN-FIRST INNINGS. H. Gardner, Esq.—c Brockwell, b Dean ... ... 19 T. Craven, Esq.—c Adams, b Dean W. Baker, Esq.—b Dean, b Adams 20 C. Coltson, Esq —1 b w, b Shearman ••• ••• 15 C. Harenc, Esq.—c Brown, b Adams C. H. Hoare, Esq.—run out 1 C. Reeves, s_q.—c Hammond, b Adams ••• 3 G. R. Burnett, Esq.—st Brown, b Dean . . ••• 7 S. Whitehead, E,q.—b Adams H. J. Hoare, Esq.—run out ... 6 J. Watney, Esq.—b Adams ... 8 H. Aite, b w, b Dean F. P. Miller, Esq.—c Brockwell, b Dean ... „. 4 H. Mortimer, Esq.-1 b w, b Adams Captain White—not out W. Denison, Esq.—c Dean, b Shearman • 9 80, w 1 ••• ••• •. • ••• 1 Total ...141 PLAYERS—FIRST lICIVINGS. Adams—b Harenc ... 2 W. Pilch—b Craven ... ... 14 Hammond—c Barnett, b Craven ... 20 C. Brown—run out ... ... ... ... 0 Chester—b Craven Dean—c Baker, b Craven ... 9 Julius Caesar—lfAite Brockwell—b Aite Shearman—b Miller Lockyer—c Coltson, b Craven Lillywhite—not out ... ... B 10, w 11 ••• ... ... ... 21 Total ... ... 138 GENTLEMEN--SECOND INNINGS. H. Gardner, Esq --b Chester T. Craven, E sq .—b Chester ... ••• ••• -• 8 W. Baker, Esq.—c B ro wn, b Chester ... ... 0 C. Coltson, E sq. — c Chester, b D ean ... ... ... 1 C. Harem, Esq.--e Adams, b Chester ~, .., 10 1 C. H. Hoar e , E s -, —b Shearman ..• ... ... 4 C. Reeves, Esq.— c Hammond, b raillywhite... ... 2 G. R. Burnet t , Esq.—run out ... ... ... ... 16 S. Whitehe a d, E sq• — st B rown , b Chester ... ... 0 H. J. Hoare, Esr.,_St sißrown, b Shearman ... ... 0 J. Watney, E sq.— b Shearman H. Aite, Es q .— not out Esq.—b Lilly w hite ... ... ~. 0 F. P. Mille r , H. Mortim er , Esq.---c Chester, b Lillywhite... ... 1 Captain White— run out ••• •••••• ••• 3 W. Denison, Esq.--b Shearman ... „, ... 2 82, w 2... ••• ... *** *** 4 Total ... ... ••• ••• PLAYERS-SECOND INNINGS. Adams —not out W. Pilch —b Ilarene ••• ... ... ... ••• ... ... ••• "11 4, • C. Brown —b Craven .. ... ... ••• Chester—c Whitehead,. b Harenc ••• ••• Dean —not out ••• ••• • ••• B 1 Total ... ... ... ... 12 ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY C.,,F LEICESTERSHIRE. This match was commenced yesterday at Barker's Ground, Leicester. The following is the result of the first day's play:— ENGLAND-FIRST INWINGS• Chatterton—b Marshall ••• 0 Martingell—b Marshall ... .•• ••• ••• 4 Parr—c El m hi rst , b Mars h a ll •••• ••• ••• 14 Box—c King, b Marshall ..• .. ~, „, 0 N. Felix, Esq.—not out ••• ... ... ... 38 Guy —not out ... ... ••• ..• ••• ••• 27 80, w2,n b 2 ... -.•• ••• ••• 4 ... 87 BRAZIL. FALMOUTH, JULY 30.—Her Majesty's packet Lilint-t, Lieuteraut J4rlits, arrivcd tids Rio Janeiro, June 10 : Bahia, 23d ; P ernam b uco , 28th. She had on freight about 10,0001. Passengers —Count Vanda Stretar, Mr. and Mrs. Greenup, Mr. Whittle and child, Mr. Symons, Colonel Jose de Silva Horta, Mr. Lang, Mr. Millosovich, Mrs. Trevena, and a few miners in the steerage. The Petrel packet, following, had not arrived at Rio when the Linnet sailed. The Linnet spoke, on July 19, lat. 39 36 N., long. 43 10 \V., the Borderer, of and for London, from Port Philip, Feb. 24 ; on July 27, lat. 49 N., long. 15 10 VV., the English brig Leo, standing to the eastward. On June 26th the brig Anemone, from Buenos Ayres for the Channel for orders, put into Pernam buco with loss of foretopmast. Left at Rio, her Majesty's steamers Hydra and Lizard, and the Crescent and Kestrel ; at Bahia, the Tweed and Griffon ; at Pernambuco, the Lizard had arrived up from Rio in six days, on her way to England, and would sail on June 30. The following American merchant vessels, Ma zeppa, Friendship, Arabian, Sacramento, Wille mantic, General Worth, and Selma were at Rio, on their way to California. The following British merchant vessels remained there :—Tasmania, Andes, Duke of York, John Horrocks, William Fisher, Champion, Comet, Gem, Dorothy, Roberts, Flora Mure, Tryphena, Ada Seraphina, Camoena, Seagul, Touch-me-not, Jane Black, Osprey, John Murray, Ann Bates, Alice Brook, William Bryant, and Janet. At Bahia The Earl of Durham, Euredyce, Courier, William Prevold, Garland, Sultana, Bro thers, Eleanor Russell, Randolph, Croxdale, Cicely Davidson, Empress, Essex, and Ellen. At Pernambuco—The Bonita, to sail June 30, for Liverpool; the Ranger, loading for Liverpool; Cestus, for the Channel. From the River Plate there appears to be not as recent dates as have been received direct ; most of the French squadron had left for France. The dates from the River are of May 15. At Rio, and the Brazil generally, business was dull, but freights were looking up. It was rumoured that the Emperor would shortly go up by sea to Bahia. (From the Rio Mercantile Journal of June 9.) " The transactions of the month of May were to a moderate extent. Produce active until late in the month, when the intelligence of the renewal of hostilities between Denmark and Germany led to a suspension of business, and little was subsequently done. For imports there was a partial inquiry, principally for re-exports, but an immense influx of merchandise from the 16th to 29th increased the previously existing apathy, and except of perishable articles, the sales have since been unimportant. We regret to announce the stoppage of the house of James Birckhead ; the announcement created considerable sensation upon Change. The importation of piece goods was in advance of that of any previous month since September last. We can• not report any improvement in this branch of trade. MONEY MARxET.—Discounts freely obtained at 7 per Cent. until nearly the close of May, when money was somewhat lighter. Exchange upon London, 25id. Stock 87i to 87. On May 22d it became known that the Treasury bad sold 2,500,000 rix dollars at the extra ordinary price of 87 ex dividend; the market became firmer at 88i to 89. The customs and consulado showed an increase in the revenue upom May, 1848, of 141 per cent. COFFEE.—Limited supplies and very high prices, early in the month, impeded business, and little was done but from 8 to 18, considerable activity prevailed both for the United States and for Europe, and in the interval more than 60,000 bags were sold, generally at the highest prices paid. After the arrival of the Linnet scarcely any sales were effected, and quotations became per fectly nominal, whilst the latest ad vices from the United States were far less encouraging that those previously received. TROOPS IN INDIA.—CHATHAM, JULY 30.—The following detachment of regiments serving in India as sembled this morning on the parade ground of Chatham barracks for inspection by the Commandant, Colonel James Simpson, these troops having been selected from the Provisional Battalion for service in the Bombay Presidency by the commanding officer of the battalion: —viz., 126 men of the 60th Rifles, 14 men of the 64th, and 19 men of the 83d Regiment, with the following officers:—Lieutenant Maloney, Lieutenant F. Dawson, Lieutenant Richard Freer, and Lieutenant Macqueen, officers of the 60th ; Ensign Grady, 64th ; Ensign Sweeney, with Ensign Fitzroy, 83d ; making a total of 7 officers and 159 men. These troops, together with 6 women and 6 children, embark on the morning of the 31st inst. at Gravesend, on board the ship Aboukir, 900 tons burden, Charles Scott, commander. There were also in spected the same morning, on the parade, 14 men of the Bth Foot, 38 men of the 22d Foot, 32 men of the 78th Highlanders, 17 men of the 86th, and 8 men of the 94th, with the following officers :—Ensign Horace Ximenes, Ensign Lillicrate, and Ensign Huddlestone, of the Bth Foot ; Lieutenant H. G. Bowden, Ensign Fraser, and Ensign Cairncross, of the 22d Foot; Ensign Cochrane, of the 86th, Captain W. H. Kirby, Lieutenant Hon. H. Pratt, with Ensign Jamiuson, of the 94th Rcgiment. These troops embark at Gravesend also on the 31st inst., on board the ship Cressy, 800 tons burden, Commander Thomas H. Withers, for Bombay. A detachment of the 10th Hussars, from the Cavalry Depot, Maidstone, con sisting of 35 men, with 4 women and 1 child, embark with the above; also 8 women and 6 children of the Bth Foot, 2 women and 2 children of the 22d Foot, 10 women and 4 children of the 78th Highlanders, 5 women and 2 children of the 86th Foot, and 5 women and 9 children of the 94th, making a total of 10 officers, 141 men, 34 women, and 17 children. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING.—At Havre, yesterday, trade was very dull for all descriptions of goods, particularly cotton ; but the stagnation in that article was owing to the caution observed both by buyers and sellers, until the news brought by the Canada, on Saturday, to Liverpool should be known. The sales to two o'clock were 752 bales ; prices were firm. The BA; varia, from New York, Belle Creole, from Martinque, and Julee-et-Sophie, from Carmen, entered the Havre roads yesterday. Sailed—Barbadian, Ruth, Baltimore, with emigrants ; and Boa Harmony, Caminha. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, honoured the performances at her Majesty's Theatre, on Saturday evening, with her presence, and occupied her Majesty's box. Lady Augusta Cadogan, the Hon. Miss Mitford, the Baron Knesebeck, and Mr. Hutchinson, were in attendance upon their Royal Highnesses. His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge also honoured the theatre with his presence. Her Majesty the Queen Adelaide's box was occupied by his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Countess of Jersey, Lady Clementina Villiers, Viscount Curzon, Lord Forrester, and Mr. Villiers. Amongst the visitors were his Grace the Duke of Wellington and Mr. Arbuthnot, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, Lady Rose Lovell, and the Ladies Blanche and Henrietta Somerset, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland and Lady Augusta Panlet, the Duke and Duchess of Leeds and Miss Lane Fox, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Aileebury, the Marquis of Anglesea, the Marquis of Donegal, the Marquis and Marchioneas of , Douro, the Marquis and Marchioness o f S a li s b ur y, hi s ' Excellency the Russian Minister, Mdlle. Olga de Lech ner, Miss Irvine, and Miss Herbert ; his Excellency the Swedish Minister, his Excellency the Austrian Minister, and the Countess Colloredo ; his Excel lency the Neapolitan Minister, his Excellency the Belgian Minister, and Madame Van de Weyer, his Excellency the Brazilian Minister,® and Madame la Marquise de Lisboa, his Excellency the Minister from the Argentine Republic, Count and Countess de Miremont, M. de Berg, Countess Loeven skiold, the Earl and Countess of Bective and Lady Young, the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, the Earl Granville, the Earl Bruce, the Countess Talbot, the Earl of Belfast, the Earl of Cadogan, the Earl of Fal mouth, the Earl of Shelburne, General Count Flahault, the Viscount Dunkellin, the Viscount Somerton, the Viscount Enfield, the Viscount Cantilupe, the Viscount Exmouth, Baron de Kuhmer, the Baroness Steiglitz, the Count de Burke, the Count de Rosen, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Fitzroy Somerset and Miss Fitzroy Somerset, Lord Sandys, Lord Saltoun, Lord G. Paget, Lord W. Gordon Lennox, Lord Francis Gordon, Lord and Lady Bateman, Lady Gordon, Lady Anson, Lord and Lady Beresford, Lady Palmer, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord Gar dener, Lady Bellingham Graham, Lord Templeton, Lord G. Lennox, Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, and the Misses Codrington, Sir Henry hleux, Bart., tee. . 43 PAY STATIONS OF PENSIONERS.—The staff officers of pensioners have received instructions to put a stop as much as possible to the practice so prevalent among pensioners of contracting debts and then leaving the district. By the instructions referred to these officers are enjoined to warn all the pensioners that any of them who may hereafter be found removing from a monthly to a quarterly pay-station, for the sole purpose of receiving their pension quarterly, will, as a punishment, be placed on weekly payments for twelve months, which pay ments will be made either through the parish or union authorities in the neighbourhood, or by the out-station sergeant on the spot. They are also directed to report all such cases as they occur in order that the punish ment may be carried into effect. In order to obviate the necessity of migrating pensioners coming in from out stations for the purpose of signing their transfer certifi cates, the staff officers are recommended to carry a few blank transfer certificates with them, and if any pensioner applies for one at the payments it should (except as re gards the description) be filled up and signed by the pen sioner. On the officer's return to head-quarters he can, at his leisure complete the description, and send it to the district where the pensioner proposes residing. These instructions, in conclusion, call attention to the principle that staff officers of pensioners have no right to refuse transfers on account of debt; and that, by inter fering in such matters, they only facilitate pensioners ob taining credit, and counteract all those arrangements by which the Secretary at War has long been endeavouring to check habits of improvidence. 4. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER. -- Yesterday afternoon, between four and five o'clock, a small skiff, containing two men and a female, was driven across the mooring chains of the tier of shipping off Bugby's Hole, the current swamping the boat and immersing the entire party. th e, named Johnson, clung to the mooring chain and was rescued. The others, named Roberts, m an and wife, residing at Twig Folly, sunk, clasping each , other in their aims, and were drowned. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. TliE EIGHTEEN EH STANDING ORDER. Lord BEAUMONT moved a standing order to amend the 18th Standing Order; the object of which is to pre vent interruption to the busineis of the House by Mem bers talking, and orders that Members having occasion to talk together during any business in agitation, shall go below the bar. The amendment of the Noble Lord ordered that the Speaker shall atop the business in agita tion, and desire Members so conversing to retire to the Prince's Chamber. Lord BROUGHAM said he admitted that it was far better for Members to talk on their legs than on their seats, but still he had a fundamental objection to the order just moved for by his Noble Friend.—(Laughter.) The rule of the House was that the Speaker was not the guardian of order in the House, but that the House itself was. The order, moreover, did not, in his opinion, aim at the right object; because, according to his expe rience, the great talking from which on many occasions he had suffered, occurred behind the Woolsack, which space was not, properly speaking, within the House, and the parties who indulged in conversation there were Members who were just come down to that House, and had not taken their seats. This was a question which, he apprehended, their Lordships would not dispose of without much consideration. Earl GREY said he wished to call attention to the fact, that by the order just moved, they were not to ir.- vest the Speaker with any particular powers. In com mon with every other Member of their Lordships' Huuse, the Speaker had the power of calling to order, and the intention of the order was rather to oblige him to ex ercise it. The Speaker had power to stop the business in agitation, and call to order, by a statute as old as the year 1670. The order was agreed to. ADMIRALTY RETURNS. The Earl of TALBOT moved for certain returns from the Admiralty, in continuation of others which he had moved for on a previous day, and took occasion to ex plain that although he had no intention to say anything which could offend or hurt the feelings of Sir Charles Napier, when he first moved for these returns, still he must say, it would have been more consistent with the station occupied by the Gallant Officer, as having com manded the fleet, to have abstained from writing to the newspapers, expressing his opinion of the probable issue of a naval war with France. In bis (Earl Talbot's) opinion, our fleet was as able as ever it was, and was still capable of maintaining the superiority which it had always possessed.—(Hear.) Lord JIONTEAGLE complained of irregularities in the delivery of Irish papers, which his Lordship said ought by law to be laid on the table of the Houso within a certain number of days after the report. The Earl of RODEN said that in consequence of observations which had been passed upon a Noble Lord, a Member of their Lordships' House, materially affect. ing his character, he felt it his duty to take the earliest opportunity of making an expiation to their Lordships with respect to the whole transaction, so far as he was personally acquainted with it, out of which they arose; and he intended to make that explanation to-morrow. CHELMSFORD, JULY 27.—The millers and factors still evincing little disposition to purchase more than their actual requirements, the prices for wheat were Is per quarter lower, with a very limited business at that reduc tion. Other descriptions of grain unaltered in value. Wheat, white, old 45s to 555; new 44s to 51s; red, old 41s to 49s ; new, 40s to 44s ; barley, —a to —s ; chevalier —s to —s; grinding 22s to 28s; oats 18s to 21s; malt 540 to 569 ; chevalier 54s to 58s ; peas, partridge 32s to 365; white 30s to 34s ; dun 32s to 34s ; beans, tick, new 27s to 30s; old 28s to 31s; harrow ticks, new 28s to 31s; old 30s to 32s ; mazagan, new 2is to 26s ; old 26s to '2Bs per qr. COLCHESTER, JULY 28.—Wheat, white 503 to 56s ; red 440 to 503; barley —s to —s ; beans, mazagan 26s to 28s ; middle and mall 28s to 325; peas 30s to 34s per qr. HADDINGTON, JULY 27.—The following are the prices of grain at our market to-day ; W heat. Barley. Oats. Boons. First ... 54s Od 21s Od 22s 6d 343 Od Second 4:is 10d 27s ld 21s 5d 32s 4d Third 398 Od 1 248 Od I - 1 - 9 - ; - 13 d 13l; Od Total quantity of Wheat in . market Lii qrs., '2O/ sold Do. Barley do. 20 qrs., 19 sold Do. Oats do. 244 qrs., 227 sold Do. Beans do. 28 qrs., 24 sold KIRKALDY, JULY 28.—The following are the quotations up to this date:— Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Peas. First 50s Od 28s 6d 22s Od —s Od —s Oa Second 48s Od •iss Cd 21s Od —s Oct —s Oct Third 42s Od 233 Od 193 Od —s Od —s Od Oatmeal, ner bag . of 28016. imp., 29s to 60s Od. GLASGOW, JULY 26.—Provisions—Cheese, 40s to 46s Od per cwt_; retail, 51d to 6d per lb. Skim milk, 18s to 20s per cwt. Country fresh butter, 9d to 10d per lb ; Irish pow dered, in lumps, 9d to 10d; country powdered, wholesale, 70, to Bd. Country eggs, 9d per dozen; carried hen ditto, 5s Oa per hundred, or 7d per dozen. Hens, 2s od per pair ; ducks, 2s Od. BERWICK, JULY 26.—Wheat, 48s Byd ; barley, 25s lOid; oats, 18s Sid ; rye, OOs Od ; beans, OOs Od ; peas, OOs Od ave rage per imperial quarter. KELSO, JULY 27.—Wheat, old, OOs to 00s ; ditto, new, 37 5 to 41s d ; barley, new, 18s to 215 Od ; ditto old, Os Od to Os ; potato oats, Os to Os Od ; ditto new, 14s to 15s Od ; com mon oats,'l3s to 14s Od ; ditto new, Os Od to Os Od ; peas, 24s to 25s Od ; beans, 24s to 268 per boll of six imperial bushels. STIRLING, JULY 27.—Wheat, foreign, 22s to 26s Od; ditto home, Os Od to Os Od; ditto ditto new, 23s Od to 25s ; barley,Pe r boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od; ditto new, 18s 6d to 21s 6d , oats, common, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 13s Od to 155 6 1 : 11 1 ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto ditto new, Os Od; 1 1181 * distillers, 35s to 38s ; ditto brewers, 37s Od to 395 ; bean* per boll, Os 6d to Os Od ; ditto new, 15s Od to 17s 6d; Pea!! 14s 6d to Os Od ; flour, new, per sack, 34s to 359 ; ditto eomnso' ditto, 24s Od to 25s 6d ; oatmeal, per load, Os Od to Os Od; ditto new 26s Od to 288 ; ditto per peck of 7lbs, Bi l d to. Os Od ; fresh butter, per lb. 8d to 10d; eggs per dozen, Gd to 7d; hay per ton, 45s to 505. PERTH, JULY 25..—Wheat, 46s Od to 52s Od; barley, 226 , to 25s Od ; oats, 18s to 22 s ; p eas an d b eans, 25 s O d to 28 5 Oa per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 26s to 28s. FALKIRK, JULY 26. —The supply of grain in this day'i market was 254 bolls; wheat at 20s Od to 24s 6d per boll . barley, 17, Od to 18s 9(1 ; oats, 15s 6d to 00s Od; be an s, 16s ba to 19s Od per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load. HawicK, JULY 26.—Wheat, new, 38s Od to 42s Od; ditto old, 00s Od to 00s Od ; barley, new, 18s to 22s ; potato oats; 14s Od to 15s 6d ; common oats, Ils to 14s Od ; peas, 23s Oa to 25s Od ; beans, 23s Od to 25s Od per boll of six imperial bushels. COAL MARRO Bate's West Hartley 14s Od Middle's W. Hartley 15s Od Carr's Hartley East Adairs Main l2s F d Holywell Main ..... 153 Od North Percy llartley l4B Od Ord's Redheugh Ravensworth'sW.llart 14s Od "l'anfield Moor Penfield Moor Butes l2s 6d Walker's Primrose West Wylam Wylam Wall's End, &c. Bensham Gibson Hedley Riddell's lss 3d Lambton Primrose Belmont l6s 6d Braddvll Hutton Haswell l7s 6d Hutton .T. —YESTERDAY. Jonassohns . Lambton 1 Lumley lss 6 ", Morrison Russell's Hetto n gtewart's Whitwell ... Caradoc ..... .. .... Hartlepool l7B 3d Heugh Hall Heselden South Kelloe l6s act West Hetton l 6s 0 , 4 Whitworth l3s 61 i Cownden Tees ... Claveriug Tees ...... 0 61 I Denison lss Richardson's Tees l4s 6a, 1 South Durha m lss 6 ", I Tees ilartleY -- I Sidney's Hartley 1 Ships at market, 98. • RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Juror 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was quiet to-day. Great Western, Quarters, were done at 5 dis., and the Fifths at 16. LIVERPOOL, JULY 30. STOCK Excnemx.—There was but a moderate demand to-day. The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late C. and B.) , 6 per cent. till 1850, 13 3 4 c.—Glasgow, Perth, and Greenock, Prefer' ence, (5 per cent, till 1853), 7% —Great Northern, Preference, 5 Pe r cent. guaranteed, 13 c. dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths,' 63° :. 9d. c. dis.—Ditto, Halves (L. and B.), 9% di s .—Ditt o , Fifths (WO' Riding Union), 4% dis.—Liverpool, Chester, and Stourport 4 c. London and North-Western, 132—Ditto, New Quarters, 3% C Midland, Halves, 127% dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. . c " E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 4% dis. MANCHESTER, 'JULY 3 0 . STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as folloN; Manchester and Leeds, Fif t h s, 3 3-16 dis.—Belton and Bury, Idi —Sheffield and Lincoln, 16 dis.—West Riding Union, 4 c. dis. YORK, JULY 28. STOCK EXCITANGE.—The transactions to-day have been as fol low: —Great Northern, 9% ex in and cx new —Ditto Preferenci, I4 York ans. 9d.—Nd North orth BriMidltish, ves and, 31 Ilal 1 , 5% —Ditto, Pref erence, 21. ]la. 6d • —4. SALE OF AN ENCUMBERED ESTATE. —The estate of a Roman Catholic baronet of ancient family, in the county of Westmeath, was sold recently in the Court of Chancery. The nominal rental is 3,800 1 . per annum, but a considerable portion of the estate is merely a life interest, not much more than one-half lacing fee-simple. Mr. Ennis, the pre sent High-Sheriff of the county of Dublin, who was a creditor of the estate, and the first encumbrancer, to the amount of 28,0001., bid 29.3001., and Mr. Kemnais became the purchaser for 29,500/. But Mr. Keminie was a creditor to the extent of 15,0001., and, in sell-defence, he bought the property, because the first encumbrance being 28,0001, which should be defrayed before his own claim, ho should either forfeit his mortgage of 15,0001., or become possessor of the bankrupt estates. It is a circumstance deserving of attention, that this estate has been much neglected in regard to any.thing in the shape of outlay for improve' meta. The poor. rate during the famine has risen some times to 11s. in the pound on the valuation, whilst on an a dj o i n ing estate, in the same electoral division of the Mullingar Union, the rate has been as low as sd. in the pound 1 Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colo nial-office from the Governors of Hong-Kong, Ceylon, the Mauritius, and Gibraltar. BIRTHS. On the 26th inst., at Turnham-green, the wife of W. EL Wylde, Esq., of the Foreign. office, of a son. On the '46th inst., at Dodford Vicarage, the wife of the Rev. W. Thornton, of a daughter. On the 26th inst., at Astwood Vicarage, Bucks, the wife of the Rev. S. F. Cumberlege, of a daughter. On the 27th inst., at Southampton, the wife of S. Browne► Esq., late Captain, 68th Light Infantry, of a son. MARRIED. On the 95th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Captaill the lion . John do Blaquiere, eldest son of General Lord de Blaquiere, to Anna, youngest surviving daughter of the late John Christie, Esq. BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS BILL. Lord STANLEY said he felt it his duty to make one or two observations on this Bill, which he was surprised ' to find down in the paper for a second reading, in the ab sence of the Noble Lord who was to have moved for it. Lord MILFORD at this moment entered the House, and immediately moved the second reading of the Bill, observing that their Lordships could not fail to approve of the principles of the Bill. Lord STANLEY rose again, and resuming his obser vations said, that if he wanted any motive for the motion he was about to make, he could find it in the inability of the Noble Lord opposite to explain the provisions of the Bill he had moved in so unprecedented a manner. Their Lordships were aware that on Friday last it was announced that the prorogation would take place on Tuesday or Wednesday next, and that for the purpose of facilitating the prorogation of Parliament their Lordships sat on Wednesday and Saturday, contrary to their usual practice, and went through a great number of Bills with great rapidity on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. On Friday it was understood that they had full notice of all measures which it was intended to submit to die • cussion in the present session, and under that impresion many Noble Lords, himself amongst them, left London on. Saturday, fully confident that no surprise would be attempted by introducing a measure without notice. O❑ Saturday the Noble Lord undertook, without notice, to move the second reading of a Bill which did not stand, on the orders of the day, and he was astonished that her Majesty's Government, instead of showing themselves as he held it was their duty to do, the protectors of Parliament against surprise of this kind, not only sanctioned the attempt at a second reading, but allowed notice to be given for that day of a suspension of the standing orders. The standing orders ought only to be suspended in cases of national importance, but besides the want of any such importance in this instance, the Bill itself was not only vicious in principle, but vicious in detail, and full of all sorts of faults and imperfections. He was sure the Noble Lord who moved the second reading of the Bill could not have made himself ac quainted with its provisions, which were of a most ob jectionable character. Lord BROUGHAM—Monstrous. Lord STANLEY—One of them was, that if a decla- ration were made by the Committee of the House of Commons, that an elector had been guilty of bribery, he became !or life incapable of voting, and his name was to be published from one county to another, stigmatized with the character attaching to him in consequence. At the same time the rich Member, who might have been guilty of bribery by wholesale, was only incapacitated horn sitting in the Parliament for which he offered him self. These proceedings, too, might be conducted against any individual without notice, and he might be quite unable to stand the expense incidental to a Committee of the House of Commons. Under these impressions he felt it to be his duty to hasten up from the country, if possible, to prevent the passing of the Bill. Earl GREY said that if he were disposed to discuss the provisions of the Bill it would be easy for him to show that the Noble Lord had mistaken them. He would admit at once that this was not a Bill which ought to pass in the present session; and the explanation he had to give of the circumstance of its being now brought forward was, that the Noble Lord made the motion for another Noble Lord who was absent, and that he understood it to be a mere matter of form. Lord BROUGH AM said he quite disapproved of tho principles of the Bill, which actually permitted a man to be convicted without notice of trial, or if even with notice, perhaps without the chance of making a sufficient defence. Lord MILFORD explained that he had merely taken charge of the Bill for another Noble Lord. Atter a few words from Lord REDESDALE, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE assured the Noble Lord (Lord Stanley) that the Bill was not a Government measure. The motion for the second reading of the Bill was ne gatived without a division. Lord WHARNCLIFFE rose to move for copies of any communications which may have passed between her Majesty's Government and the Governments of f ifeign powers, in consequence of the passing of the Bill for the repeal of the navigation-laws. The Noble Lord said that the Government ought to state what course it in tended to pursue in respect to foreign powers as re garded the measure to which he had referred.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord then proceeded to read extracts from communications made by this Government with foreign Governments in respect to the operation of the navigation-laws. We ought to know what • concessiens other countries intended to make for the advantages which we opened to them by the relaxation of the navi gation-laws. France would receive no little benefit from the alteration made in these laws. Why, then, should we not ask France to make concessions to us? Then, again, with respect to the United States, he begged to observe that we had formerly great advantages in respect to our colonial trade; but these advantages were now given up by the alteration made in the navigation-laws, and the United States would reap all the benefit of these alterations. This being so, he thought they ought to know how far the United States were disposed to re• ciprocate with us on the subject. He thought it right that they should have some information on the subject. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, it was impos sible that her Majesty's Government could give any in formation on the subject refared' to, as they had not time to make communications with foreign countries in relation to the Navigation Bill. But they had commu nication with parties in this country connected with foreign countries, with the view of carrying forward a principle of reciprocity, and in due time communication would be made with the Powers themselves, and he hoped a satisfactory result would be the consequence. The motion was withdrawn, and the conversation dropped. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice of his intention to bring a motion before their Lordships, the object of which was to facilitate the progress of Bills through Parliament. After a short conversation between Lord Brougham, Lord Redesdale, and the Marquis of Lansdowne, it was agreed that the House should meet pro forma at half past twelve o'clock to-morrow (this day) and then adjourn during pleasure. On the motion of the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, the Workhouse Loans (Ireland) Bill was read a third time. POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE proposed that the Commons' amendments to this Bill be agreed to. The House of Commons had manifested a great desire to meet the wishes of that House in respect to this Bill, and they had adopted many of the amendments made to the Bill by their Lordships, and had only disagreed to a few of them. The Noble Marquis briefly explained the effect of the proposed alterations, and concluded by moving the adoption of the amendments of the House of Commons. Lord STANLEY said, the manner in which the Commons had waived their privileges, and bad not in sisted upon extreme points, demanded from the House the most attentive consideration ; and he, therefore, thought they ought to agree to those amend ments maintained by the Commons. There was one which he thought they ought to disagree with, which was that which authorised the recovery of rates in the superior courts. Their Lordships then proceeded to consider the amend ments seriatim. Upon the amendments to the 17th, 18th, and 19th clauses being considered, Lord MONTEAGLE objected to the power of reco very of rates in the superior courts. He said these rates had been always hitherto reco vere d b y c i v il bi l l p ro cess, and this was what was recommend e d by th e i r C o mmittee up-stairs. This was the first time that the rates were thrown upon the owners of the land. There was no such remedy provided in the first or second poor law for Ireland. By this provision a summary judg ment might be obtained in the superior court against the estate when a decree for arrears of rates had been re gistered in the superior court, and this judgment, when °TIPP esb , t+.lllPa. t'e nriorlty ovory otl - sor flit , r7P- 0,0 r , .. • . • p sea to knii moimy upon Irish , :sta!es with e.uch inde finite hens as this enactment might make upon the land with the privilege of priority of charge against all other charges and settlements. He concluded by moving that their Lordships should insist upon the amendment which they had made to this clause of the Bill. Lord CAMPBELL said the objections of the Noble Lord consisted in two points; first, that the Bill gavo a power to recover rates in the first instance in the supe rior.cuurts; and the second was, that a decree of the Assistant Barrister, being registered, might he enforced by a judgment of the superior court. Nov this assumsd that the Bill extent - led the liability of the landlord, whereas in it his liability was limited by it, for the 20th clause limited his liabilities for arrears to two years, whereas heretofore the liability was unlimited. It bad been always held in law that poor-rate was a debt, and was the first charge on the laud. In Scotland a trades man could levy the arrviunt of a debt off the land, and he saw no injustice in levying for the amount of poor rate off the lands in Ireland. Lord STANLEY opposed the retention of the clauses as being most unjust in principle, and liable to inflict great hardship on individuals by making them liable for the arrears of others. Ile complained of the new prin ciple introduced into the Bill as not found in the English Bill, namely, that which directs that the poor-rate should not be levied off the produce of the lands or off the rents, but off the lend itself. Earl GREY contended that the Bill created no new liability on the landlords whatever; on the contrary, they were only liable for two years' arrears, whereas by the existing law they were rendered liable for all ar rears due. Total ~. /, ffz. _ - . After a few words from Lord WHARNCLIFFE, Lord BROUGHAM oppoicd the insertion of the clauses in the Bill, and regretted the House of Commons thought proper to differ trona the judgment so delibe rate]) come to by their Lordships. Alter a desultory conversation, in which the Earl of St. Germans, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and Lord Beau mont opposed the clause, Lord Monteagle then with drew it. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE brought up a report of her Majesty's Ministers for building churches. The other orders of the day were then dispoSed of, and their Lordships adjourned THE COUNT} The following is the official corn, &c., received in the poi Essex, from the 23d July, both inclusive : LtY MARKETS. statement of the quantiti wt of London from the poi 1849, to the 28th July, : ies of its in 1849, Colchester Harwich Leigh Maldon 4.1 0 615 - 200 7 - <II aci far DIED On the Nth inst., at Salisbury, the Rev. George Radcliff's, D.D., Prebendary of Yetminster Prima, in the Cathedra l Church of Saram, aged 79. On the 27th inst., Richard Taylor, Esq., at Alpha-road , suddenly, d enl and Woolpack, St. Jolm s " Regent's-park. On the 27 th inst., at Ashley-court, near Tiverton, Devon , aged 79, William Dunsford, Esq. , late of th e J.1.E.1.C.5. O , 3", of inflammation, aged 6' , Mr. T the an cis 2 Merritt, Crown ' s t re et-road, deeply regretted by a l a r ge c i rc l e o f r elatives and friends. He was a member of the I ncor p ora t e d Society o f Licensed Victuallers, and a life s u b scri b er to th e ir School r e i rr i i n tr s , L' of and Asylum. --- - ,----- `-' - , of ....-- London: Printed and Published by MURDO youts(,, 2 3. 1 12 , Strand, Printer, at Th e S un Office, Na ' i Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county 0 hliddleeex, Tueiclay, July 31, 1849. 56' 169; 30' 138,' 01 207