The Sun. — London, England, 1842-06-23 00:00:00

tspirb 41; , f _Arittitton ,)U-Y-OFFICE, ,Seven o' Cloch. AMERICAN NEWS. FURTHER EXTRACTS FROM THE AMERICAN PAPERS. (From the New York Herald of June 7.) ASTOUNDING EXPLOSIONS IN WALL-STREET.—Yes terday was a day of great excitement in the financial and rascally circles of Wall-street. The first explosion, or modern financial earthquake, took place about t:n o'clock in the morning, when it was discovered that James S. Schermerhorn, who has been Secretary of the Ocean Insurance Company for years past, had proved a defaulter to that institution in the sum of upwards of One hundred thousand dollars. Upon being informed of the discovery, he confessed the whole affair, and the manner in whi.-.41 he had !succeeded in defrauding the institution of this large amount of money. Upwards of eight hundred false certificates of stock, we under stand, have been issued as one of the means by which he has raised funds, besides false entries in the cash and bank books. These speculations, for such they may be consider (d in a general sense, have extended over several years' time, and originated in that curse which has ruined tin u r ands—speculations in stocks. During the afternoon, Abrahain Ogden, Esq., President of the Company, ap peared at the Lower Police ()like, and entered a charge against Sche: mti horn to the above effect, upon which he was immediately arrested by officer McGrath, and safely 10 aged in the city prison. He has x fatally, and four eit dreg, who have heretol'ore lived in afflusnee, and we understand that was about erecting a splendid mansion in the upper part of the city as a private residence, lie at; ribu; es his eoridnet entirely tome rasealities of Wall stre::, sal da:ibling iu St: Z The capital of the com pany ',7:350,000. and we understand that he- has con les,ed that his defalcation; would reach nearly ,•"1;l50,000. AxoTttnu Tnicit. or A FINANCIER.— The devil ap put rid to have broken loose yesterday, as no sooner had the above explosimOtecome well known, than it was also av,ertlined that GATeit Van Dyne, the ag , Al porter of the Long Island Bank, had been robbed, or his pucket • picked of , - ,•:21,000, in bank notes and checks, while pro ceeirng from Wali-street to Brooklyn.. Ile had crossed the river, as usual, in -The morning, to receive the ex changes front the Phumix Bank,:in Wall-street, and after enelotun the money in'a package, re:timed to Brooklyn, aril on arriving at the other side, found that his inside coat pocket had been torn open, and the money taken out. The notes were all of the Long Island Bank, and form about $lO,OOO of the whole amount. A suitable reward has been offered for the recovery of the money, or• any portion of it, but up to a late hour last no- ;0112_ had been caught who could be sus pe.:te:l. Mr. Van Dyn,„ the porter of the Bank, is upwards of SO years of ago, and has b: en in that institu ti for inany . ye trs. Tll, oiliers - of the Bank have no suspicion that the money urns appropriated by Ali-. Van Dyne to his own use, ft.`i was reported yesterday, as all the circumstances attending tint loss convex a different im pr,siion. There is no doubt that - the rogues who com mitted the act hare s atched the old gentleman for weeks, and fixed upon yesterday as the day to accomplish their p trpose- They had 60ccted that their, in all probability supposing that.the redeiLption of Saturday's busineSS was more extensive than any other Ony in the week. Un fortunately for them, the money conveyed over was the receipts of Friday, and therefore the amount was sumac 10,000 dollars less than it would have been had they se lected this day for their operations. The loss to the :Dank will be al °it 10,000 dots. The payment of the checks, that amount to about 14,000 doh. has been stop ped, 'nue notes *ere from 1 to .1,000 dols. in denomi nation. These explosions will certainly lead to others, it rarely rains but it pours, and no one can doubt for an instant that if the truth was fully ascertained, Wall street would present scene after scene of just such deso lation and ruin us the one previously depicted. CANADA. The intelligence from this portion of the British Em pire by the last mail, is by no means important.. The Governor-General was in excellent health, • and so were the members of his family. He is evidently becoming very popular with the loyal portion of the Canadians. Within the last few months a very extensive emi gration has taken place from the United States to Canada, of persons natives of Great Britain, but who have resided for many years in the United States. Several thousands of these individuals have reached Canada since the opening of navigation. The subject of emigration is deemed one of so much importance by Sir Charles Begot, as to call from him a long document from which we make the following ex tracts : " I observe that the que4tion of emigration is engaging much attention in England, and has been pressed on the notice of her Majesty's Government from severalinfluen tial quarters. 1 presume, however, that it would not be the intention of. her • Majesty's Government to pay any part of the passage of emigrants proceec!ing to this province.: The expense of such an arrangement would be very great, and I agree..with Lord Sydenham in think ing that it would be neither - neeessary nor expedient. But the plan proposal by Lord John Russell, viz., that the Go vernmeut should pay the tax on emigrants us shouldcome out under their auspices, appears to be both practical and judicious. The finds thus created, together with the pro ceeds of the tax on those who come out without Ci overnment assistance, with the annual grant for agency, will probably suffice fur the emigration and quarantine expenses of the present year. Bat, if not, I. anticipate no difficulty in obtaining any additional sum that may be required from the Legislature. Should the Imperial Parliament grant any further sum towards emigration, I would suggest the propriety of employing at least s portion of i t , as suggested by Lord Sydenhain, in placing a Government ageat, who should also act as medical attendant, on board each vessel containing a large number of emigrants. During the past season great difficulty was I%etind in procuring employment for emigrants who came here merely as labourers, without any pravious knowledge of agri. &titre or of any mechanical trade. Under ordinary circumstances the demand for unskilled labour is ex ceedingly small, and I should be disposed to dissuade rather than encourage the emigration of that class. But during the approaching season so many public works will, I trust, be in operation, that there can be no fear of a want of employment for all who are able to work. I have already devoted a great deal of attention to this subject ; and assuming that the loan to be granted by Great Britain will be raised at an early date, I expect the t in:the course of the summer a considerable progress will he made in the improvements of the St. Lawrence navigation by the completion of the Corn wall Canal ; the commencement of a canal between Coteau-du-Lac and the Cascades ; the completion of the lock and dam at Anne's Rapids ; and the widening of the Lachine Canal. The improvements on the Welland Canal are already in progress, and those in Lake St. Peter and on the Bay of Chaleurs and Gosford Road will be commenced as soon as the season will permit. These, with the completion.of the Montreal and Quebec roads. and with the local improvements which will be provided by the several District Councils, will absorb all the emi gr. nts who can be expected. It is probable also that son* other of the public works, especially tine erection of bridges on the main Province road, will be completed this year. The great bulk, however, of the labour required on this work will be skilled labour ; that of carpenters principally, and masons. The emigration during the past year from this Pre virce to the United States has been comparatively small ; and there seems reason to believe that, it has been ba lanced by the immigration from the United States. Those who went from this were principally persons whose relations were settled in the United States, and who coming out to join them, had taken the route of the St. Lawrence, on account of its superior cheapness." The Montreal Herald, of June 2, publishes a highly interesting letter addressed to Lord Ashburton, on the growing• and great importance of the corn and flour trade with England, by way of the River St. Lawrence. It appears that last year this trade amounted to 4,000,000 dollars. Fifteen hundred emigrants arrived in Montreal on the Ist and 2d d tvs of June. • The - pi - 6:13e t for grain crops this year in Canaria is - unusually g o]. The Canuaian papers all unite in abusing Captain Barclay's book about Canada. THE Alasir . IN CANADA.—On the Ist of' June, Ma jor- General Sir James A. Hope, attended by his son, Lieut. Hope, A.D.C., and Lieut.-Col. Dickson, A.A.G., insaected the 70th and 71st regiments, on the Champ de ra The inspecdan, especially of the latter corps, was aery minute, which went through a number of in tricate evolutiems, - with the precision of which, as well as of timse executed by the former regiment, the Major- Ge oral LiS high satisfaction. On the ground, during the inspection, were a strong body of volun tee.e..., trim the t3th and 70th, to the 7 Ist regiment, which will ci.a.' - de this gallant corps, on the arrival of the depot eompanies, to complete its complement of twelve hundred men, in as far as volunteering from regiments in the Province will admit of. Sir James M'Donell embarks for England in the Douglas, which leaves Quebec in a few days. S r James A. Hope, who has stroeeded to the command held in this pro vince by the gallant "hero of Hugoumont," intends to make 31Ontreal his head-quarters. Major-General Sir Richard Armstrong, who is to relieve Lieut.-General CH:he:row in his command in Western Canada, has ap pointed Captain Mayne, of the Royal Regiment, his Aide-de-Camp. • - LATF.BT FllOll.l Ftotani.--The St. Augustine Herald oft tit ult. contains more particulars of the Alachua massacre. Tim war is not yet ended. A correspondent at tie nt.tnsvitle, under date of the 23d May, gives fur . ther particulars of the horrid barbarities committed by the ;atm; oF Indians that passed through Alachua county - on noit lath inst. . They attacked the house of Mr. A. Saeaalent, and killed hint and three children, and Mrs. S. the elauttled in seven places, and left her for dead. Aft salting the house on fire, they . took the children about 2(Y yard, from the ;lames of their dwelling, and shot them ,ate •by one with arrows, in sight of their mother, a n d I.incd them all before they molested her! They tacit shot, her with arrows, and left her for dead. She .sweemal, and has no recollection of the departure of the IPtilanti. It i s b e li eve d s h e w ill. recover . Sh e i s u nder the care of Dr. 3. P. Crichton. On the morning of the lith the.: killed two soldiers near Wacahootee, and' on the 'tunic ties Lieut. Britton was in search of the patty, at:d calm: upon them while in ambush. The Indiors tired on his advance and wounded three men. T eY lied_ PreciP l I ataly• i 'ne' t citizens and troops are in seatatit Of them day an d . the l 218! hut., the Indians were at Colonel P 6 :Licl?% an p d antation, at San . Felaco hammock. Captain Sewelf a party of cid aea„ h a d none. out on tee runt after them, and had not The 'Store-house at I'icolata reaurne d when the Mail left. NlAslllnrned on the 25th ult., supposed to have been the workket 4 some evil disposed person. THiATRICALS IN THE UNITED STATES. —The prin cipal it-6m of interest in the theatrical a orld, is the en gagement of Mademoiselle Fanny Elssler at the Park 'Theatre.. She commences at this theatre to-m orrow evening in tin Wet, of La Sormantfruia. Sbe ha s had ~,~' 3~ ~~ ~ ~ 1 a most brilliant time of it in Cuba this winter, where her attractions were as great as ever, and whence she sailed direct for this city.—The Brahams are out west, • giving a series of brilliant concerts to crowded audiences on each occasion— -.They_ will be at the Falls and at the Springs this summer.—Mrs. Sutton and Signor Nagel, after a very succestful tour in the south, are now at Louisville, giving concerts to brilliant audiences. They intend this summer to visit Niagara, Toronto, Kingston, Montreal, Quebec, &c.—Mr. and Mrs. Sloman are in Montreal. Forrest has just closed an engagement with Thorne.—Niblo opened a few nights since, and has had brilliant houses every night. His attractions for this summer are very great. Those old favourites, the Ravels, are with him.—The Olympic closes a very suc cessful season this evening.—The new opera of the Maid of Saxony, words by George P. Morris, Esq., music by Charles Horn, has had pretty fair success, considering all things. We presume that it will be laid aside for the present, or during Fanny Elssler's engagement. We learn that Gen. Morris intends to go out to England, to superintend in person the production of this opera at Covent Garden. FASHIONABLE MovusteNTs.—Lord Morpeth, we be lieve, is at this time at the White Sulphur Springs, Virginia ; he intends to spend the summer at Saratoga, Niagara Falls, and Upper and Lower Canada. Where , ever he gets u chance he travels by stages in preference to railroads or steam-boats, and always takes the reins and drives himself, if the driver will let him.—Charles Dickens and lady :re in the city ; they leave to-morrow in the George Washington for " merrie England ;" D. having made her calculation, finds this hasty departure necessary, as she has determined that there shall be no Yankee born in her family Dickens' portfolio is filled with curipms and graphic incidents which he has met with on his tour ; and it is his intention, as soon as he reaches England, to publish a book containg Boa's be wilderments in the United States.---M. Van Buren and his man Friday, after visiting General Jackson and Mr. Clay, have gone to CinJinnati, and intend to some round the northern part of the Union down to Saratoga.—Our ta,hionable reason bids fair to be a very brilliant one ; already crowds are on the wing for the Springs and En rope, and hotel keepers at Sarat )ga are fitting up beds in the churches for the accommodation of their customers. —Dr. Lardner is at Albany delivering lectures. He go , s out west, lecturing all the way. TRIAL OF COLONEL 11.01`.•;ROE EDWARDS.—The trial of Colonel Nlofiroe Edwards, one of the greatest finan cier,: and finest gentlemen of modern times, without the benefit of the bankrupt act, begins to-day at eleven o'clock in the Court of. Oyer and Terminer, before Judge Kent. The Hon. Daniel Webster is here as one of the wit.:essess. This trial will create a great sensation — almost amounting to a moral earthquake—throughout this country and Europe. Monroe Edwards has $60,000 in gold, twenty two carats fine, in his strung box in the vaults of the Bank of North America, Philadelphia, besides being a man of eerie, fashion, taste and refinement, including the honour of Colonel in some regular army, but we don't know what — certainly not the cold water army. He has travelled in Europe—visited Paris—borrowed money of Lord Spencer, and what is more surprising, too, paid back the borrowed money. his life has been full of flash, fashion, and adventure-his person a perfect Apollo Belvidere. .His trial will probably occupy all this week, and a bit of the,next. The array of legal talent on both sides is tremendous. We find for the prosecution James R. Whiting, Ogden Hoffman, and Charles O'Connor—for the Gallant Colonel, Hon. T. F. Marshall, and two others.—New York Herald. LETTER enom Mlixsco.—We yesterday received ad vices from Vera Cruz to the 19th inst. Permission has been given to the celebrated Gutierrez Estrada to re turn to the Repubic. It may be recollected that he wrote the letter to the President Bustamente, recommending the ezitablishment of a monarchial form of government in Mexico, and the call of a foreign prince to the throne. Santa Anua has issued a decree prohibiting the deputies from Canipeachy from taking their seats in the Con stitupt Congress, shortly to meet at the city of Mexico. There was a rumour in Mexico of a revolutionary move ment in . the South, headed by General Alvarez , who is said to have declared forFederation.—New York Herald. SEIZURE OF PASSENGER VESSELS.—The British bark Hindon, has been libelled for having ninety more pas sengers on her arrival at this port, than are allowed by law ; and the packet ship Philadelphia for having forty more. A prosecution has also been commenced against the bark Science, for having seven more than her com plement. According to the statute, a vessel, having to the extent of nineteen passengers beyond what is per mitted for her tonnage, must pay $l5O for each ; but in cases where there are twenty and over, the ship is for feited. A child, equally with an adult, is considered a passenger. A mistaken view on this point has caused the difficulty here named. Governor Boggs, of Missouri, is still alive. No dis covery has been made of the assassin. GREAT ATTRACTION AT WASHINGTON. —A CAP TAIN GOING TO DIE.—It will be recollected that " Cap tain Botts, -of Richmond, announced in the bills of the day a year .ago, that be meant to head a certain ' Captain Tyler, or die.' Having been unable to accomplish the said heading of Captain Tyler, Captain Botts intends to fulfil his promise to the public and the Whig party, and will have the honour to die' on the 10th of July next, between the hours: of twelvc and two o'clock. Admit tance gratis. The three natyves of Virginia' stake holders." H. B. AL S. Warspite came up yesterday morning and anchored off the Battery. At eight o'clock she fired a salute, which was retnrned from Governor's Island and from the receiving ship North Carolina. The Warspite is the crack frigate of the English navy, and is a remark ably tine looking man of war. We understand that she is to Temiiin here for Lord Ashburton. OHIO usTICE.---Farrington, the late President of the Galliopolis (O.) Bank, has been sentenced to ten years in the State Prison for his financial villainy. This is 'capital. A state where such a spirit of justice c3ists, will never repudiate. What's become of Levis and his thousand brothers in booty ? The State prisons ought to flourish about these days. SlGNS.—Governor Hubbard of New Hampshire, inti mates that the State Prison is the most flourishing in stitution in that State. New Hampshire is a thorough loccfoco State. _ . POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.—Benjamin Demyre, post. master at South Durham, Greene Co., to whom we alluded a few days since as embezzling $2OO from a letter, has been brought to the city and imprisoned. He must remain so, or give bail in the sum of $5,000. ONE OF THE PLAGUES.—The woods in the vicinity of Bluffdala, Illinois, is literally swarming with locLlsts. Both forest and fruit trees have suffered in consequence. They visited the same place fourteen years ago. NAVAL.—The U. S. ships Constitution and Boston, were to sail from Singapore fur Manilla and Canton on the 23d or 24th of January. CASE OF CAPTAIN LEVY.—It is said, that the Court Martial upon a second hearing of the case, have again reported that Captain Levy be cashiered and dismissed from the service. MlNERS.—Forty,three men, women and children from the mines of Pictou, arrived at Newport, on Thursday, on their way to Pennsylvania, to seek employment there. Fifty more are on the way. FIRE IN CIIARLESTOWN. — Seven buildings were de stroyed by fire in Charlestown, Mass., last Friday. ONE OF THE CABINET.—The lion. Charles A. Wick liffe, accompanied by his daughter, passed through Al bany on Thursday en route to Boston. PEACH CROP.—There will be only half a crop in Dc !aware this year. CONSECRATED. — The new Episcopal Church at Belle- ville, N.J., on Thursday. ANOTHER NEW STEAMER.—Orders have been received at Philadelphia to lay, the keel of a new war steamer. SHOCKING.—AbeI Smith, of Sudbury, was run over by a locomotive at Roxbury, on Tuesday, and instantly killed. He was deaf. IloaruncE.—Robert Powell, of Wake County, N.C., has been arrested for murdering his own wife. VICTIM OF SUPERSTITION.—A servant girl in Exeter, N. H., recently broke a looking-glas. She regarded the event as ominous. and the idea haunted her to death. She was entirely free from. bodily disease. LAST LINK IN THE GREAT CHAIN.—The last ink in the railroad from Boston to Buffalo is soon to be com pleted. The last contract for the work between Batavia and Attica was taken on Monday, and the whole work is to be completed this fall. SECOND EDITION OF THE EARTHQUAKE.—The earth quake made its second appearance at Guayama, P. R. on the 15th ult., eight days after its first appearance. We have already had its premonitory oy mptoms in this city for several days past. VALUABLE. RECIPE.—It is said that life can be pro longed by inhaling the breath of young women. We have no objection to take some of that medicine, if the ladies hive rich strawberry lips. FROM JAMAlCA.—lntelligence to the 13th ult. came to hand last night.—The earthquake was also felt there on the 7th ult. in the afternoon, but no damage was done.— One million dollars in specie had arrived at Kingston from Carthagena. Trade at St. Martha and Carthagena had improved since the cessation of hostilities.—Sir Charles Metcalf had not taken his 'departure for Eng land.—Miss .Monier, formerly an actress on the New York boards, was playing in Montego Bay.—New' York Meng Herald. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. MONEY MARKET, JUNE 6.—The New York American, excellent authority on such matters, states that defalca tion to the extent of 100,000 dole. has been discovered in the accounts of J. S. Schermerhorn, Secretary of the Ocean Inusrance Company, of this city. The capital of the Company is 350,000 dollars. It is farther stated that Mr. S. has been Secretary of the Company for many years, and possessed its unbounded confidence. Of course credit operations cannot take place without con fidence. At the Sto:k Board this morning the Ett's were very r s o m s a e ll i b ; u p Delaware ei r i i , es v t a ; re u a - e n r: l i better. i 11c s ln 6 d s i ; bonds w Ithe ; , I n e g in ti a C n r B to a t n i k i Yo T rt e S r ta u t n e n s e t's t iy. had his pocket ricked this m ,rning in Wall-street, of a book containing 35,000 dollars in cash. The Bank of Baltimore has declared a half-yearly di vidend of three per cent. The Beading and Philadelphia ra il ror d i s prov i ng eminently successful. T he recei p ts during the last month for passengers, a i d freight on merchandise, is stated to have been but little less than 20.000 dol. The banks of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, consist ing of the Lancaster Bank, the Flamers' Bank, the County Bank, and the Columbia Bank and Bridge Com pany, the Representatives of which, in Convention, me t at Lancaster on WeJnesday last, June Ist, resolved una nitnotta'to.restime specie payments on all their liabilities, on the Ist of September next. RATE OF SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE. $2,000 if. S. Loan Sixes ............ ... lOO 1,000 New York Five-and a-flalfs, 1861 B6 1,000 jientucky'a Sixes, 1871 - 1,000 Illinois Bonds... .. 10,000 Indian Sterling THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1842. 8,000 India Dollar Bonds 2l 5 Shares Bank of America .. 831 16 Ditto State Bank 20 Ditto Bank of Commerce Scrip... 9l 50 Ditto D. and 11. dif. off 690 90 25 Ditto Farmers Loan . 28 } 10 Ditto Anb. and Syrac. 25 Ditto Cadton 100 Ditto Harlam R R 25 Ditto L. I. Railroad 50 Ditto N. J. Railroad 67 SECOND BOARD. _ _ $ 2000 Kentucky 5000 Illinois, 1860 00 Shares Harlem s 2 13 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships !net today at Ten o'Clock, to hear appeals. At Two o'Clock the Lord Chancellor retired, and the Earl of Shaftesbury took his seat on the Wool. sack, when the Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, after which the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER. took the Chair at the usual hour. 'r. %V 1 I 0 T HER presented a petition from a place in Noeolk, against the repeal of the Gilbert Act. Mr. PROTHEROB presented several petitions from places in Lancashire and Yorkshire, against Lord Ash ky's Bill for the Regulation of Labour in Mines and Col- Mr. YOUNG presented a petition from a place in Downshire, agaiast the system of National Education in Ire and. - STANDING UDDERS—•RAILWAY BILLS. • Mr. W. PATTEN. begged leave to call the attention of the House to the Standing Order of the House, which imposes on the promoters of Railway Bills the neces sity of giving public notice in the months of February and March, instead of in October and November, the period fixed for other Bills. The object of the Standing, Order was to protect landlords front unnecessary inter- • Terence with their property ; but the Order had entirely Tailed of effecting that object, so that there was no longer any reason for its existing on that ground. In one year, before this Standing Order was made, no less than 77 Bias were carried into effect, while in one year sino3, out of 116 Bills introduced into the House, only two were carried into effitct. lie thought that a deposit of 101. per cent. was a sufficient guarantee that the parties who brought the Bills into the House would carry them into effect, and it was a strong proof that it would be beneficial to the public. Under the present system, the parties were obliged to make their surveys, Sze. in the winter, when it was almost impossible to do so with effect. Looking to the immense advantage of railway communication, it was now the duty of that House to frame its Standing Orders so as not to throw an impediment in the way of these plans, but rather to be an encouragement to plans which were of such im mense importance to, the country ; and with that view he should move that tlfe' Standing Orders of the House, which imposes on the promoters of Railway Bills the ne cessity of giving publiL notice in the month of February and March, instead of in October and November, the period fixed for other Bills, be repealed. Mr. HODGSON seconded the motion. Mr. GLADSTONE expressed his hearty assent to the motion, and he hoped the House would agree to it. Mr. GREENE thought the removal of this Standing Order would remove a very serious evil. Mr. ESCOTT, as Chairman of the Standing Orders Committee. said he entirely agreed with the motion. The motion was then agreed to. Mr. tiTUART \VORTLEY presented a petition from Yorkshire against the Mines and Collieries Bill. Mr. 'T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Bir mingham against the bastardy clause in the Poor-law Amendment Bill. _ The HoN. MEinuEn gave notice that, on the House going into Committee on the Poor-law Amendment Bill, that considering the distressed state of the commerce of the country, there was not time during the present ses sion to enable the. House sufficiently to consider the laws relating to the poor, and therefore that measures of a temporary character should be adopted. BELFAST ELECTION COMMITTEE. Mr. O'CONNELL moved that the Select Committee on the Belfast election, be at liberty to appoint an agent on each side to assist them in the enquiry into matters referred to them. He said that the Coiumittee could not proceed with any justice, unlc 3s they were authorised to nominate two agents, one for each party. By that means, they should have the case. brought before the House, without having the unfairness, he might almost, say the indecency, of being at once prosecutors, offenders, and judges. He had thought it better to bring the. subject before the House, as being the reverse of a party motion; he had (lone so in accordance with the unanimous feel- ing of the Committee. Sir R. PEEL said that it would be better for the Com mittee to act upon former precedents, and undertake to decide for themselves as to:what would be the most advisable way of conducting the inquiry, and not leave it to the House.' With respect to the payment of the ex penses also, his own opinion was, that the tribunal ap pointed by the House was the best judge ; the expense of agents might be very considerable, and he must re serve himself entirely on that point. He would not pledge himself to the payment of the expenses.—(Hear, hear.) It was . right that the witnesses should Le remunerated for their attendance ; but the Committee ought steadily to guard itself against delay, which might br caused by holding out hopes of large professional reward. _Nix. STUART WORTLEY said the object of the Committee was to get the authority of the House to ap point agents ; lie was sorry to say that from precedents they derived very little support, though there were in stances of Committees appointing agents who were paid by the Treasury. Sir R. PEEL repeated that he thought the Committee bad better conduct the inquiry in the mode they thought would be most conducive to the ends of justice, but they ought to take care that they held out no inducement, frOm the hope of emolument, to protract the enquiry. Mr. WILSON PATTEN thought it would not be possible to prosecute the enquiry without appointing agents. Mr. SHAW also spoke in favour of the appointment of agents. Mr. O'CONNELL was addressing some observations to the House, when Mr. FE RRAND rose to order. There was no question before the House. Mr. PROTHEROE thought that common courtesy ought to have restrained the Hon. Member from rising to order. He had no reason to suppose but that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman would act with perfect fairness towards the Committee. At the same time he could not accept the responsibility which the Right Hon. Baronet threw on them. It was necessary that the House should determine the course which that Committee was to take. Mr. DARBY said he understood that the proposition was withdrawn. Mr. O'CONNELL said that the Committee really was placed in a position of difficulty, but they were quite ready to take the matter upon their own responsibility. Mr. ROEBUCK said he hoped that every person con nected with the Committee would entirely refrain from answering any attack or insinuation which was made against them.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted that when the Report was madejto the House, it would be found that they had done their dtity. Mr. DARBY said he meant to cast no imputation %%hatever on any member of the Committee. NATIONAL GALLERY AND NELSON'S MONU MENT. In reply to questions from Mr. PROTHEROE, Lord LINCOLN said that the steps and terrace in front of the National Gallery were now ready to be opened ' • but he thought it would not be for th e come niene',3 of the public that they should be opened till the Nelson Monuinent was in a state of forwardness. He vva not able to state whether there was any deficiency in th e funds in the hands of the Committee. For the intentions of the Government in case a deficiency should be found to exist, he must refer the lion. Gentleman to the Chan cellor of the Exchequer. Mr. PROTHEROE wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) if he was aware of the deficiency between the estimated cost of the Nelson monument and the amount which had been raised ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he had never known what the estimate of the ex pense of the monument was. That was a matter exclu sively under the cognizance of the Committee. Sir ROBERT PEEL hoped that those having charge of the monument would seriously consider that part of tie subject which had been alluded to by the Hon. Gentleman. They should seriously consider what was the amount of the funds subscribed, together with what would probably be the ultimate cost of the monu ment ? It was an important part of their duty to take this into their serious consideration. CUSTOMS BILL. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet when it was his intention to proceed with the Customs Bill ? The Bill was on the Orders for this evening, but as there was but little chance of its coming on, he (Mr. .T. Buncombe) would feel obliged to the Right Hon. Baronet to state when it was probable that the Bill would really come on. Sir ROBERT PEEL hoped there was a good chance of the Bill coming on that evening. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE had two amendments to pro pose, and therefore hoped that he might he informed when it was probable the Bill would be brought on. Sir ROBERT PEEL said, that in the course of the el ening he would decide what course he shou!d pursue. 'MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. Messengers from. the Lords brought own certain Bills. AFFGHANISTAN. Mr. H. C. BAILLIE was aware that, under ordinary circumstances, questions relating to our Indian Empire were not calculated to excite much interest in that House.. So little were they aware that the interests of one hundred millions of their fellow-subjects depended upon.them, that year after year, and session after ses sion, passed away, without the affitirs of that part of the , empire_ being brought under their notice. It was a remarkable coincidence, that the three greatest Powers in the world were all at this moment engaged in similar contests. In each case they might trace a si milar amount of aggression and injustice, and in each case the results had been the same. It would be difficult to decide whether the Russians in Circassia, the French in - A lgeria, or the English Atighanistan, had committed the greatest amount of folly and injustice, or had reaped the bitterest fruits of a severe and just retribution. The valour and the discipline of the Russians had been de feattd in Circassia year after year; the skill and courage of tt e armies of France had been successfully resisted by the fierce and frantic' - tribes Of . Arabs; and the vast resources of our Indian empire were now wasted' in a vain attempt to subdue a race of men no less brave, no less fierce, no less fanatic, living at such a - distance, as to render a war upon a large scale al most a fruitless undertaking. It was under these circumstances that he asked for such information as would enable them to decide whether the war was originally undertaken upon fair and just grounds ; whether the great military authorities in India or England • were consulted upon the subject ; and whether due weight was attached to the opinions of the only men who could afford to give correct informa tion with regard to the country they were about to in vade, as well as to the sentiments, feelings, and opinions of the country. The Commander-in- Chief of the army in India was Sir Henry Fane, who by his long and brilliant services in the Peninsula, won the esteem and confidence of the Duke of Welling ton ; an officer, therefore, who was well qualified to give the Governor-General the best advice upon the subject.—(Hear, hear.) As a military man, he was called on to give his opinion, and he (Mr. Bailie) had reason to know he gave the best and soundest ad vice. He told the Governor-General that the course he was about to undertake was unjust and impolitic—un ' just in a political point of view, as regarded the disposal of Dost Mahomed ; and impolitic in a military point of view, as the country was so dis tant and so remote from all resources that could be afforded ; he pointed out the possibility of defeat and the impossibility of retreat—the character of the frontier beyond the sutledge, and the propriety of making the Indus the boundary of the country. That advice was given a year before the marching of the army so that as far as the Commander-in-Chief was concerned, he performed his duty to his country. But befora un dertaking a great military expedition, contrary to the advice and opinion of the great military authorities of the country, it might have been deemed advisable to have consulted some of the great military authorities of this country—either the Commander-in-Chief of the army, • or the higher authority of the Duke of Wellington. If triat had been adopted there was every reason to be lieve that it would be consonant in all. respects with the opinion delivered by the Commander-in- Chief of the army in India. That the expedition to Affghanistan was a great military fault, and a great political mis take, no one, he thought, at the present moment was prepared to deny. He believed that politicians were now anxious to devise means if anything could be devised by which our troops could be withdrawn without exhibiting proofs of our want of power in India. What were the reasons of the Governor-General in order to justify the invasion of Affghanistan. They were stated in the manifesto, dated October 1, 1838, which was published in every newspaper throughout the country; it was, therfore, familiar 4.r.a1l those Hon. Gen tlemen who had paid any attention to 'the subject. It was a rather remarkable document, and a most important one. The Governor-General in that manifesto. stated, that from information he had received from various officers in Aff gbanistan, the Beloochee Chiefs, from their unpopularity, were unsuited to be useful allies to the British Government. Such were the the opinions of the only English officers who had visited Caboul previous to the march of the army of this country,with the exce tion of those who were with Capt. Burnes. He denied that Shah Soojah-00l- Moolk was so popular a Monarch as had been represented. They would be prepared to join with the Russians or the Persians, or any force in Central Asia, directed against the English. They could not be justified in placing the British army in a position altogether inde fensible ; such as the occupation of a country by our troops between SCO and 1,000 miles dis tant from the place of operation, which could only be approached by the permission of a power ful and independent people, and that through the most dangerous passes only. Such a scheme was worthy of a boy, but he did not hesitate to say that no military man would ever venture to recommend such a step. In making this motion he wished it to be distinctly under stood that it was not his object to make charges against the late Goverbor• General of India or the late President of the Board of Control, they might be ' able to justify by the production of papers all their proceedings in that country ; but he complained that sufficient information had not been laid before the House, to enable them to arrive at any fair or just conclusion. The Indian papers that had already been laid on the table of the House,were mostly garbled extracts of letters, from which they would be quite unable to arrive at any fair conclusion. He did not say that a bulky volume had not been laid on the table of the House, nor did he say that it contained no information. He thought the House would admit this war could only have been justified on the supposition that it was impossible for the Governor-General of India at that period to make any treaty wiith the former chiefs of Afghanistan. Those were the express grounds on which the Governor• General, in the manifesto to which he (Mr. Baillie) had before alluded, justified the war. Let them see then whe ther such assumption could be borne out. In the autumn of 1837 Sir Alexander Burnes arrived at Caubul, where he was most hospitably treated by the natives in the encampment. He found the Chief not only well disposed to the English but so anxious to form a friendly alliance with us that he at once put off all the negotiations ho had previously made with the Court of Persia, The Persian Ambassador had arrived at Candahar, on his way to liaubul, with costly presents for the chief. At the same time a Russian agent had arrived at Caubul, but they refused to negociate with him, whilst there was a probability of making an alliance with the English. Now, it was necessary that the House should know what were, in fact, the proposals which Dost Mahomed at that time offered to the British Government. They found those proposals laid down by Cap. Burnes in one of his des patches to the Governor-General. The Hon. Member then read a dispatch of Captain Burnes to the Governor- General, stating that Dost Mahomed had stated that he was desirous of placing himself under the pro tection of the British Government, and did not wish the restoration of Candahar, provided he received that pro tection. What, he askad, was the protection of the British Government against Persia, in the event of his alliance with us calling down upon him the hostility of that power ? And what was the answer of. the British Government to these proposals ? A positive and direct refusal to afford any protection from Persia what ever, except that which the promises of Captain Burnes might afford. Dost Mahomed did not under stand the meaning of this moral influence. In a few days after this refusal Captain Burnes took his departure from Caubul, and upon his arrival at Hyderabad, he wrote to the Governor- General, stating that moral influence of British power and the arguments derived from it had no weight at Cahill. Now, in order to shew the House the good feeling and the good spirit by which Dost Mahomed was actuated at the commencement of the negotiations, he would read t, the House an extract from one of Capt. Burnes' expected dispatches were in the course of publicatibn. The Hon. Member then read a letter of Dost Mahomed, brought to him by the son of the Ameer, stating that he wished to have nothing to do with any other power but the British ; and that, if agree able to the Governor-General, he would turn out the Russian agent into the road, or act in any other way in which he was required. Sir A. Burnes told the Ameer that he could not take upon him self to refuse an accredited agent, according to the usages of civilised nations, but that he could make full disclo sures to the British Government of any designs which might be opened to him.—(Hear, hear.) He wonld ask the House if it was possible to show greater good-will to the British Government ? Some doubts, it appeared, had been expressed as to what were Captain Burnes' opinions as to the policy of making war on Dost Mahomed.ln order to make that point clear,he would quote from a suppressed despatch of Capt. Burnes, addressed to Sir Win. Macnaghten, dated Caubul, January 26, 1828. (LEFT SPEAKING.) The Royal West India Mail Company's steamer Medway, has arrived at Southampton. She left Havan milt on the Ist, Nassau on the 3d, Bermuda on the 7th, Fayal on the 16th, and' landed her mails at Falmouth yesterday. This is another instance of a day being lost to the merchants by it being compulsory on the Company to land the letters at Falmouth instead of proceeding direct to Southampton. The steamer has on freight one million of dollars, and 132 serons of cochineal, with up wards of 50 passengers. No letters have been received ith further particulars, and the captain of the vessel has not yet arrived by the railway. A serious breach is reported to exist between the Right . Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government and the Noble Lord who presides over the Colonial depart ment. ,This has been more than suspected for some time; and recent circumstances seem to illustrate and strengthen the fact of its existence. The manner in which Lord Stanley was put down by Sir Robert Peel in., the house of Commons, in the act of rising to speak on an important question, with his papers ar ranged, and his notes prepared ibr a set speech, made a strong impression on the llonse. The Premier was of course submitted to ; but the effect upon the Colonial Secretary was manifest. The indignity was too marked •to be forgotten or forgiven. It is likely that Sir Robert Peel has no wish it should be. It was a fine specimen of snubbind. Then came .the abandon ment of Lord Stanley's protege, the late Member for Belfast, to the damaging motion of Mr. O'Connell, whom the Premier joined, and thus enabled him to carry the suspension of the writ for' that borough. Then followed the announcement by Sir Robert Peel that Lord Stanley's Irish Registration bill would not be proceeded Thus virtually negativing the N o bl e Lord's case Of flagatint perjury in Ireland, which was Made the basis of Lord Stanley's Irish Registration measure, and the source of his Lordship's popularity- with the Orange party in Ireland. We are assured that the "fiery Tybalt"- is cherishing serious thoughts of avenging himself on his chief ; and will probably avail himself of Mr. Emerson Tennent's withdrawing himself and his patronage from th e Government to carry his designs into execution. THE PAVING BOARDS or ST. PANCRAS.—For the last day or two much interest has been excited in the parish of St. Pancras by the various contests that have taken place for the election ~ Commisaioners of Paving and Lighting on the numerous estates composing the above extensive and opu lent parish. That, however, to which the greatest importance has been attached, and which rartoek more of polities than any other, is the election of forty-one Commissioners on the South ampton laving tryst, which is by far the largest, and embraces nearly one-third of ' St. Pancras. The contending parties were, what is called the united list, composed of gentlemen of all shades of political opinion, and the Chartist or Douglas party, mho, until the • year before last, when they were ousted by the parishioners, had .held entire and absolute sway over the funds of this immense district. Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, pursuant to the Act of Par liament, the declaration of the state of he poll took place at the Commissioners'-rooms, Edward-street, Hampstead-road, when the Chairman declared the result to be as follows :---For the united list, proposed by Mr. F. Braithwaite, 794; in the Chartist list, proposed by Mr. Douglas, 299; majority for the forrher,49s. The ahhounomeut was hailed with loud cheers. , EXPERIMENTS AT THE ROYAL ARSENAL. WOOLWICH, JU NE 22 —One of the large guns made for Mehemet Alt by Messrs. Walker and Co. having been mounted on a strong ship carriage, constructed at the Royal Arsenal, it was resolved to make some experiments with this gun pre vious to its being sent to Deal, as in the event of any deficiency being likely to take place, it would be discovered and remedied with greater facilities here than it possibly could be on the sea coast betwixt Deal and Sandwich. At precisely two o'clock r. ar., to. day, Lieutenant-General Lord Bloomfield, G.C.8., and G. C. H. , Major-General Drummond, C. 8., Diredtor- General of the Royal Artillery, Colonel Paterson, Colonel Lacy, Lieut.-Colonel Dansey, C. 8., Lieut. Col. Dundas, C. 8., and Lieut.-Col. Chalmer, members of the select committee, at tended at the butt in the grounds of the Royal Arsenal, to wit ness the experiments. The carriage on which this magnifi cent gun, of the most perfect symmetry to the eye, has been placed, is mounted on a sliding platform twenty feet in length, to afford ample room for recoil to the carriage when the gun is fired, and the whole has been placed on a base similar to the deck of a ship or war steam-vessel, with pieces of iron forming part of a circle, on which the apparently pon derous gun and carriages can be moved from one side to an other, according to the direction in which the gun may be required to be pointed, w ith the greatest ease. This was clearly shown by the facility with which seven men moved the whole from one side to another. The angle on which the sliding platform was placed is so inclined forwards as to require the united power of sixteen men to draw back, in the direction of the recoil, the carriage and gun six feet; but it only required sic men attached to the pulleys, and two of the levers, to bring up the gun and carriage to their original position after being fired. After the various exercises of the gun in moving it from one direction to another, and retiring and advancing it, as might be required, when loading was gone through, in a man ner to the entire satisfaction of the officers present, the gun was loaded with a charge of `Albs. of powder, and a solid ball of 1301bs. weight. Lieutenant-Colonel Dansey then applied I a percussion tube on a new construction, being an improve ment on a percussion tube, submitted by a Hanoverian officer, and noticed at the time. The improvement consists in simplifying the mode of discharging the percussion corn position, and the result was the most satisfactory of any that has Set taken place. Lieut.-Colonel Dansey fired the three first rounds himself, and three others were fired by a gunner and driver of the Royal Artillery, with the greatest certainty, precision, and ease at the word of com mand, which shows that the experiment has been completely successful. This important discovery in the mode of dis charging large guns is the most simple that can be ima4ined, being merely a small piece of iron or steel, not larger and almost of a similar shape to the support attached to ladies' gold watches when carried about with them, and the pieces of cord about two yards long, with which the discharge is effected,- not thicker than the usual silk guards attached to the watches of gentlemen. The whole occupying so little space that they might be carried in the waistcoat pocket without presenting any very prominent appearance. Lieutenant-Colonel Dansey tried a number of the tubes in /uns which were not loaded, and in every instance, with only one solitary exception, they proved effective. The first shot fired caused the gun and carriage to recoil about five feet and a half, and the second shot only one-half inch more with the same charge of powder. The third shot had a charge of 291bs. of powder, and the recoil exceeded the former by six inches. 'the fourth shot, with a similar charge, recoiled only five inches and three quarters more than the two first shots. The fifth and sixth shots, with a still greater charge of powder, re coiled, the one 15 inches, and the other 174 inches more than the first, but leaving ample space on the sliding platform to in sure that it was sufficient for the heaviest charge that might ever be applied. EAST INDIA HOUSE. QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT. HILL COOLIES. (Continued from our Third Edition of last .Ntght.) The CHAIRMAN said that all the contracts were not for five years ; but, if the emigrant remained five years, the colony was bound to pay his expenses home—(Hear, hear)—and he (the Chairman) had no doubt that many of them would amass considerable sums of money. Sir J. LAP FAN still thought that the emigrants should not be bound for any term. He thought it would be desirable also that a proportionable number of females should be imported to give the men a liking for the country. The CHAIRMAN said that the law had yet to be made in India. The correspondence before the Court con tained suggestions for that law. It recommended that every care should be taken of the health and comfort of the emigrants, and that they should have an opportunity of returning whenever they pleased. Regulations he believed would also be adopted to maintain a due pro portion of the sexes.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. CLARKE said the question was, whether the Hill Coolies were in a state of destitution or not at present, and whether they would not, by inducing them to emi grate, be relieving their destitution. He thought they would. In the resolution it was stated that industry and population constituted the strength of the nation. He (Mr. Clarke) demurred to that. So long as the popu lation had plenty to do, it might be true ; but, if there were not enough to occupy the population, those who were unemployed became as so many drones in the hive. Mr. THOMPSON said that, though aware of the interest and importance of the question which was to succeed the one before the Court, he felt it his duty to enter his most solemn protest against the proposition of the Chair. He did not desire to dispute the sincerity of the Directors when they professed a desire to help the natives of India, to better their condition by going to the Mauritius; but he could assure, them that they would deeply regret their decision three years hence, if they assisted to revive the system of Coolie emigration. The Honourable Director had spoken of the new regulations, but he could assure him, from a pretty long experience of the value of pro itectors in the British colonies, that the protector ap pointed at Mauritius would find himself quite unable, even if he were well-disposed, to guard the interests of the Coolies. He wished to ask why Mauritius had been taken into the special favour o the Governtnent ? (Hear, hear.) Was it the most exemplary co'ony in our possession ? So far front it, it had been the most con tumacious community in our empire. 'Could they forget that in the inquiry instituted by Mr. Buxton the horrors brought to light were almost incredible, and that when a man was sent there (the late Sir John Jeremie), who was known to be a friend to the coloured population, that he was met by . a mob and repelled, though the re presentative of British law and justice?—(Hear, hear.) This was the colony now to be befriended. But to come later down. Had not many thousands of Coolies been already spit there ? And had not the information sent from the spot shown that the condition of these Coolies was even worse than that of the slaves ? It had, He had a statement before him, too, of a most important kind. It was one showing the awful disparity in the numbers of the sexes. Out of nearly 19,000 Coolies, 205 were females. Was there any provigion in tho new regulations to prevent this 7 (Hear, hear.) As it was, there had been thousands of women and children left in India utterly destitute. Such would be the case again. A distinguished gentleman from India, who had graced the Court that morning with his presence, and who had sat upon the Magistrate's bench in Calcutta, had said to him (Mr. Thompson), a short time before he rose, that he did not believe any regula tions that could be framed would prevent the abuses that had already been practised.—(Hear, hear.) He ex horted the Proprietors to let this subject alone. Let them afford, as they well might, employment for those natives in India. India was their home ; their loved home ; they dreaded the sea ; they were ignorant of the place to which they were going, and they were entitled to the sympathy and protection of those who knew their pri vations, and had the power to defend them from the machinations of those who desired to entrap them. For these, among other reasons, lie (Mr. Thompson) should support the resolution of Mr. Weeding, and he felt sure that, if the Directors felt half the regard for the natives which they professed, they would make their home happy, and save them from the horrors that awaited them at the Mauritius.—(Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN read a letter from Mr. Hugh Mac farlane, Police Magistrate of Calcutta, in proof of the happy condition of the Bill Coolies who had emigrated. He stated that the lion. Proprietor, who had just sat down, had drawn a horrible picture of—what ? Why, of the former state of trade ; but, if the Hon. Proprietor meant to say that Hill Coolies were slaves, he should beg to contradict that statement.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. MARRIOTT said he - should support the motion, of Mr. Weeding. Mr. JONES would also support the motion. Mr. WEEDING replied. He had heard no argument whatever to support the negative which had been pro posed to his motion ; and he did hope that . gentlemen behind the bar would give their votes in support of his motion. The question was then put, when strawc(rs were ordered to withdraw, and the Court divided. The numbers were— For Mr. Weeding's motion 2 Against it 54 Majority against the motion AFFGHANISTAN. The CHAIRMAN then acquainted the Court that the meeting had been made special, in consequence of a requisition to the Directors, signed by nine of the Pro prietors. • The requisition was then read by the Clerk. It re quested that a Court should be convened for the purpose of considering whether the expenses of the Affghan war should be borne by the Indian people, or by the whole of the United Empire. Mr. SALOMANS said that he felt, in the strongest manner, the responsibility which he had taken upon himself, in bringing this motion before the Court, and he wished the Court would grant him every possible in dulgence, whilst he, to the best of his ability, proceeded to lay before them those facts which had induced him to come to the decision, that the expense of the interven tion now carrying on across the Indus, should be borne by. the Exchequer of the British Empire, and not by .the natives of India.—(Hear.) In bringing forward this matter, he had no connexion with any party ; but he had resolved to do it, upon the idea that the Affghan war was an European war, and that the resources of the country should pay for it. (The Hon. Member then proceeded to quote largely from a Parliamentary paper (No, 2, India Papers), commencing with the treaty en tered into by this country with Persia in 1809, and pro ceeding over the whole of the circumstances attendant upon the placing of the present King Mohammed Shah upon the throne of Persia in 1834 ; the desire of the King, when firmly established on that throne, to pos sess himself of Herat, urged on to that measure by the Russian Minister, Count Simonick, con trary to the desire of the English Government; the neglecting to fulfil the treaty with Persia on the part of England in a variety of ways, and the ultimate withdrawal of our Foreign Minister from the Persian Court ; the taking of Herat by the Persians ; the going to the succour of Herat by the English ; the un just nature of the treaty between the Atighans and the Sikhs, brought about by the intervention of Lord Auckland ; and the final investment of the Affghan territory by the British ; the taking of Ghuzcee ; the appointment to power and subsequent conduct of Shah Soojah • and the disastrous loss to the British on the march from Singapore to Canth,har; with the affairs in Affgbanistan up to the latest pf , riod of which iiecouilt3 have been published.) He wanted to know now who was responsible for tr.es3 disasters, and the difficulties and expense§ which had been incurred ? He main tained that Russia was the assailant upon India, and that Persia was only the puppet in the hands of Russia, The Court of Directors, he was happy to say, were cer tainly not responsible for these acts. He did not know whether gentlemen sitting in Downing-street, or gentle men in Cannon-row, or a select few of the Directors in Leadenhall-street, were responsible, • but, as a body, the Court of Directors were certainly not to be answer able.—(Hear, hear.) Precedents were not wanting wherein, under similar circumstances, the British empire had borne the expenses. Those now before him were the sovereigns of India, and he would say that dastard would they be if they allowed one farthing of the expenses to be borne by the people of India. It was their bounden duty to come forward and show that they had no hand in this matter ; that they were bound to place at the . command of her Majesty's Government. powers and forces, but at the same time that they did so, that they did expect that her Majesty's Government would be just. —(Hear, hear.) If India had been attacked she would willingly pay the expense, but when they came to ques tions of policy, he must say that it was unfair, unjust, iniquitous, to call upon India to pay the expenses, which ought to be borne by the whole empire. —(Hear, hear.) Let it be shown that the East India Company had come fol•ward manfully to do that which was right—to do that which was just, to protect the people of India, and if a corrupt Ministry should endeavour to interfere with the East India Company, let them point to their deeds, and show what they had done and what they would do.— (Hear, hear.) Ho thought he had shown that they had incurred these expenses to maintain the honour and character of the British empire, and that they had a right to expect that the British empire would bear the expenses. One word uow as to the finances of India, and he had done. He believed that they had, after a great deal of caution, of economy, and retrenchment, reduced the debt of India to 30,000,000/. sterling; they would, however, find that during the last two years, up to May 1841, a deficiency in the revenue to the amount of 5,000,0001. was occasioned. What the deficiency would be, up to May 1842, he could not exactly say, but lie had no doubt that it would be as much as during either of the two pre cedirg years, viz., 2,500,0001. So the sum of seven and a half millions would have to be added to the previous debt of thirty millions. If the debt of India, then, was incapable of being reduced, when that country was in its most flourishing condition, to what he would ask, were they to look now, for a reduction of the debt ? To whom were they to look to bear the expenses of this war, but to the whole British empire ?—(Hear, hear.) He hoped his motion would receive the countenance and support of the Board cf Directors. It was one, he was sure, which ought to be supported—it was founded on justice—and lie felt no doubt but it would carry the public sympathy along with it.—(Loud cheers.) He begged to move—" That upon consideration of all the circumstances connected with British intervention in the affairs of Affghanistan, as they appear from the papers already laid before Parliament, it is the opinion of this Court that the expense of that war ought not to be thrown on the people of India, but that it should be borne by the Exchequer of the United Kingdom."—(Loud cheers.) Mr. LEwis then moved that the Court do adjourn, which having been seconded, The CHAIRMAN said, he thought it right, before the Court adjourned, that he should . state, in order that it might go forth to the public, that the Board of Directors were not at all hostile to the motion of the Hon. Pro prietor who had just addressed them.—(Loud cheers.) The Court adjourned till Monday next. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 22. DESIGNS COPYRIGHT BILL. This Bill went through Committee pro forma, in order to have the Bill reprinted. The Bill was ordered to be recommitted this day fortnight. MINES AND COLLIERIES BILL. Lord STANLEY presented a petition against this Bill from Coltbridge, Lancashire. He (Lord Stanley) did not concur in the prayer of the petition. Lord ASHLEY presented a petition in favour of the Bill from Barnsley, signed by upwards of 5,000 miners and others; also a petition to the same effect, signed by females alone. The petitioners expressed their grateful thanks to the House for having allowed the introduction of this Bill; also a petition to the same effect from the. hand-loom weavers of Barnsley. On the motion for the House going into Committee on the Bill, Mr. SCOTT wished to correct some mis-statements relative to the parishes in the district with which he was connected. It had been represented, in the Report made by the Commission, that the parishes in the district of Walsall were in the habit of apprentic:ng boys to mines. He begged to say that very few of the parishes were in the habit of doing this. He thought it his duty to state this as the report was calculated to injure the union with which he was immediately connected. With respect to this Bill he had no hostility to the general principles of the Bill, but if it were passed with its present provisions it would have a most serious effect upon the mines in Staftbrdshire, and would materially reduce their condi tion in life, and would not tend to improve their moral condition, but would be quite the reverse. Many of the colliers were happy, and he had known many of them to say that their occupation was a pleasant one.—(Laughter.) With regard to the employment of feinales, none were employed in the mines in that district ; and Dr. Mit chell stated that they were cheerful and contented. He also stated that the constitution of the men were re markably good ; and similar testimony was given with respect to the condition-of the boys. He thought that a subject of this description should not be made the object of such hasty legislation as the Noble Lord seemed de sirous to apply to it. It was a dangerous thing to throw out of employment a large labouring population ; and it was easy in any description of labour to find scenes that could not be justified. He did not wish to give any op position to the Bill, but he thought that the clauses re lating to engineers and apprentices ought to be post poned. Mr. ALDAM agreed in much of what had been said by the Hon. Member. He hoped the Noble Lord would grant a delay of a few days. Mr. WARD did not think that the people of that part of the country with which he was connected were op posed to the Bill, nor was there any desire that it should be postponed. --(Hear.) Mr. LAMBTON hoped the Noble Lord would pro ceed with the Bill. There was a deputation from Dur hani on the subject in London, and deputations might also be sent from other parts of the country.—(Hear.) Lord ASHLEY said he hoped that the House would allow him to go into Committee, as he had one or two important amendments to make. The House then went into Committee, Mr. GREENE in the Chair. Clause 1 was agreed to. On < lause 2 being proposed, Lord ASHLEY said that, in consequence of represen tations which had been made to him on the subject, he intended to propose another clause as a substitute for the one in the Bill. He did this from the representa tions of two deputations with whom he had conversed on the subject ; and he would take that opportunity of ex pressing his thanks for the courtesy of those gentlemen who composed the deputations, and who assured him it was their wish and desire to look to the interests of those who were under their care. It was therefore, with great satisfaction that he proposed this clause—" That it shall not be lawful, after one calendar month from the passing of the Act, to employ any boy for more than 12 hours a day, and that no boy to be employed, after the passing of the Act, shall be under 10 years of age, and that he is to work only three alternate'days in the week till he at rives at the age of 13, and that from the passing of this Act, it shall not be lawful to have any buy, already employed in the mines, working under nine years of age, the time for working to commence at nine o'clock." Mr. HUME was satisfied the compromise made by the Noble Lord would forward the object he had in view. With regard to the clause he proposed, he thought it would be much more valuable if the boys on the days they were idle were sent to receive instruction, and Lot, allowed to run about doing mischief. He thought it in cumbent on Government to provide them with the means of instruction. After a few observations from Lord ASHLEY and Mr. LAMBTON, Mr. HARDY said it would be much better, instead of alternate days, that the number of hours should be diminished. Mr. AINSWORTH felt convinced, if the propo sition of the Noble Lord was carried into effect, it would throw the mines in his part of the country out o! - : work. Mr. PROTHEROE -was grieved that the Noble Lord had come to any arrangement to strike out the age of thirteen. Mr. BROTHERTON thought it was desirable that children employed in factories should have alternate days, in order to give them en opportunity of going to school. Mr. V. SMITH approved of the clause, as proposed by the Noble Lord (Lord Ashley). He trusted that proper precautions would be taken to ensure a compliance with its provisions. Mr. SCOTT thought that children were not now worse treated in collieries than in factories ; and the House should not hastily pass any legislative enactment on the subject. • Mr. AINSWORTH disapproved of the clause. It would bring-great distress on many of the poor in the mining districts. Lord ASHLEY had reason to believe that the clause was very generally approved of. He believed it would lead to beneficial results. Lord PALMERSTON approved of the clause. After some further conversation, in which Mr. Dro therton, Mr. Ward, Mr. Cobden, and Dr. Bowring took part, the clause was agreed to. On the next clause resrecting the employment ot ap prentices in mines, Lord ASHLEY, in answer to a question from an Hon. Member said, that the occupation was not such as to require so long a servitude. The clause was then agreed to. Mr. E. LAMBTON gave notice that he slould move that a penalty be imposed upon parents for making false representations for the parpose of getting children em ployed. Clauses down to clause 7 were agreed to. On clause 7 being put, . Mr. HARDY objected to the wording of the claim w hi c h was intended to describe the entry to the mire, as not sufficiently distinct. After a desultory conversation, in which several Mem bers took part, the clause was agreed to. Clauses 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, after some verbal amendments, were agreed to. The House then resumed. The Chairman reported progress, and. the Report was ordered to be brought up on Friday. SUDBURY DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL. On the bringing up of the Report of the Sudbury Dis- i; : jijL, Mr. .31,ACKSTONE rose to move that the Bill be re-committed. The Hon. Member saidhe had no wish to oft aoy fictious oppc4lo ; but in 0 ° 45 ' 3 6 131 which inflicted pains and penalties upon so large a body of persons he thought he was justified in asking that the matter should receive the fullest consideration. He thought he had just grounds for his motion, inasmuch as the returning officer of the borough had not been served with the proper papers. He, therefore, begged to move that the Bill be recommitted. Mr. RUSHBROOKE seconded the motion. Mr. REDINGTON said that the Bill had gone through Committee in a full House, and had met with no opposition, except on some points of form. It was too bad, then, that the Hon. Gentleman should come forward with a motion for its re-committal. However, if the House thought there were sufficient grounds for such a course being adopted, he must, of course, bow to its decision. With respect to the returning-officer not having been served with the papers, he bad to obsetve. that there was no regulation requiring such tst be done. The Honourable Member had full opp? 1" tunities of discussing whatever points he chose to brine forward, and if he chanced not to be in his place at the proper time, it was rather hard on that account to ask for a re-committal of the Bill. After a few words from Mr. BLACKSTONE, Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said that if the Hon. Xtent- . , ..*: ber wished to throw out the Bill, he had taken the best course for that purpose. With respect to the clause which the Hon. Member had put on the paper, it could be brought forward on the third reading. Mr. HODGSON objected to the Bill being re coil' witted. Mr. BAILEY supported the motion for the recom mittal of the Bill. He thought there were sufficient grounds for such a course. After a few words from Mr. WARD, The House divided. The numlsers were, For the motion Against it • Majority fer receiving the Report 7 -29. The Report was then agreed to. , RIVERS (IRELAND) BILL: On the Order of the Day for the recommittal of the Rivers (Ireland) Bill being read. Mr. REDINGTON objected to the Bill, on the s . ground that it was an attempt to pass a private Bill • through the House under the guise of a public Bill, for the purpose of avoiding a compliance with the standing orders, in order to enable the parties interested in . the .1 measure to escape from the rigid investigation to which they would have been subjected by a Committee, if the • Bill had been introduced as a private Bill. Lord ELIOT said,she Bill was merely intended to remedy an omission in the Act commonly known a s Mr. More O'Ferrall's Act, and thought that the objections of the Hon. Member would be better made in Committeeei" The Speaker then left the Chair, and the House solved itself into Committee on the Bill. Clauses 1 to 9 were agreed to. • On clause 10 being proposed, Mr. REDINGTON objected to the clause. After a brief discussion, the Committee divided, when Mere appeared— For the clause 33 Against it 4 Majority in favour of the clause The other clauses were then agreed to, and the Report., was ordered to be received to-morrow. The Dean Forest Ecclesiastical District Bill wenv; through Committee, and was ordered to be reported on • on Friday. Lord COURTENAY obtained leave to bring in a Bill to remove doubts touching the law relating to Charitable:. Pawn or Deposit Offices in Ireland. The Bill was afterwards read a first time, and was or—, dered to be read a second time on Wednesday next. 4;'" The House adjourned at Twelve o'Clock. THE M . COAL M Ships arrived since Chester Main 99.11. 16 6 Hebburn Main l6 f New Tantield Moor l3 6 Ord's Hedheugh l5 0 ianfleld Moor lB 6 Townley... West Wylam Walls E d L . :etym. e and C ll 0 Walls End ..loslipth Walls End Riddell's.... 17 0 Walls EntiTodd's Bensham 14 0 Walls Endl3elmout LIMETS. t RKET. last unmet day, 12. .wd ; • s. W. W. E. Braddyll'sHotton Walls Erl Helton .11 Walls End Morrison] :7 Walls End Cassop l9 r Walls End Adelaide 19 "„' Walls End arrington Tees )5 u Walls Et d Bowburn l5 Walls End South Durham 17 " Wal s Ei•d leeb Bl'the l5 g' Cowpcn A Ilangennech Coal ............. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Fes% F. to 6. 30 -- Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Beans. Pea , . 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Bye, Norfolk and Suffolk 2O, 324 —s. —s. . -- Foreign . ~ Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suftblk... 29. i. 30s —r. —s .. , 0 9 --- Grinding and Feeding ....... 251. 27s --i...... i,, T:,-4 Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk '2i sfs • . Beans, Small , .r Vs. 34...... —,. —6. 1 ' ---- Tick 3Bs. 4 8 Pease, White 4(.s. 4.8 . L ---- Gray 3ls. 36s —a, —a. ,), Oats, Northumberland, Potatoe ... ..... 21s. 2.s s. s '.l ---.. Feed. l6B. 20s. ---. —E. —Foreign 2ot. 22 s s —s I. Flour (per sack) 43s. 4,5-5. —.. F. ts ADDINGrON CORN 51AltitEl. .'( Wheat. Isarley. 1 Oats. fie.) g , Peasa. First 7la Od 35s ( d 26s 84 I 40s (.'d —OA Secondi 631 Od . 32s Od I 25s 6d 35s Od —, oa Third s6s Od 29s Od 1 241 Od Ms Od —s Cd 31 33 4° 40 "" 0. d. 1/ , 168.20s , —Foreign Flour (per 5ack)....... tiAD) CORN 51A RKET. Wheat. Oats. Be.i a Pease. First 7ls Od 26s 8A 40s (V .01 Seconcli (Os lid 25s 6d 35s Od —,, Od Third Ms 08 _ 1 24. Od 53s Od I-s Od Average GLASGOW CORN DI/ ItKitT. A. 'Wheat, per 2401 b. s. d. s. d. Oats, per 2( . 41b. a. d. i 0 English 320 to 146 Irish Scottish 25 0 31 C British ...... ......... 18 0 ." Irish .. . Foreign Barley, par 3201 b. Scottish gi English 24 0 26 0 Pease, Scottish ... 22 0 0 0 Scottish.... ........ Irish DALKEITH CORN MARKET. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. Pc3se. 1 resin • First 73s 0u 35s 01 28, id 38s 01 ' 3..% I ', Second (2s Od I 31. lid 25s 4d :,75 Od 1 378 v" third EDINBURGH MEAL mARKrr. Per Sack of 21e1bs. Per Stone of 141 b. First Oatmeal .......£2 0 0 First Oatmeal .£o g / Second Ditto Barleyintal Peasemeal 1 8 0 Peasemeal •• ••• 0 1 ° Pot Barley from 30a. to 455. per sack. CORNWALL MARKETS. (Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.) Wheat. Barley. s. d. to a. d. s. d. to s. d. r. d.w!, 0 Truro... ......... 0 7 5 0 3 8 0 gehtune — 7 8. 0 3 0 - St. Austell — 0 6 0— 0 3 8— 0 Bodunn 0 8 8— 0 4 4 0 Liskeard 0 7 6 0 3 6 0 Launceston - 0 3 8— 0 Cantu 'ford ' 6 6 • 7 8 3 0 3 4 2 6 - 0 Penzance ( 7 8 8 4 0 4 0 — 0 Dn. 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