The Sun. — London, England, 1855-06-20 00:00:00

TONEY TUARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLcytiK. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed very heavily, and compared with Friday's rates all kinds were much the same. The sales Were estimated at 2,000 bales, comprising 100 Bahia at 7d., 100 Surat at 4.N., and 60 Sea Islands at is. 3d. to ls. 7d. per lb. The Railway Share Market closed with a firmer appearance. Letters from Birmingham advise several failures in the iron trade, and some for large amounts. Two make up a sum of 100,0001. Accounts from Spain state that the mail of the 10th to Bayonne was burnt by brigands or Carlists at St. Marie del Cubo. Even the English and French Government despatches were destroyed. From Riga and Revel it is stated that there was not a single Russian ship of war at either place. All left last winter immediately before the naviga tion closed, and got to Cronstadt and Helsingfors. The meeting of a portion of Messrs. Strahan's creditors, held yesterday afternoon, has revealed a few more facts that will afford food for inquiry at th e Bankruptcy Court. It would appear that a run upon the firm existed during Friday and Satur day last, and that between 20,0001. and 30,0001. Was in consequence withdrawn, the Crown putting in extents also and seizing 2,0001. in cash. The question which excites much interest is, how did the parties who drew their balances out of the Bank get the information ? Was there collusion, or that sudden panic engendered by comparatively trifling circumstances, which soon developes itself into a " run ?" For six years, according to the statements made at the meeting, the partners have known themselves to be insolvent, and yet even o n Saturday they persisted in partin g With the property of th eir customers on the Plea that they expected assistance. T; credi ;Ors! who include a large number of the legal profession, are not disposed to allow of any Packed appointments as assignees, and their meet ing together has already elicited the fact that the attempt was to be made to get relations of the Partners appointed. Although this attempt has been abandoned, it is sufficient to show that the creditors are not holding preliminary meetings Without a cause. With regard to the assets no thing favourable has yet transpired. There 18 an interest in some foreign railway conces !,_kns, and debts due from c ontractors, but of 'Et value of these not even an approximate c alculation can be made. This afternoon another section of Messrs. Stralia,n's creditors are holding a Meeting in Essex•street, but the proceedings are still going on. The Union Bank of London will commence busi ness at their new branch in Fleet-street on the 2d ° f July. The accounts from Scinde respecting the interest 'alien in the railway for that province give the most substantial proofs of the general appreciation. "hen the undertaking was formed, a portion of the ca pital was reserved for the locality, and this is b eing taken up with the greatest avidity, and in la r g e amounts by par ties of the highest considera °n, anxious at on ce to pay up their " calls" in full, and secure the 5 per cent. interest from the onourable East India Company. Yesterday the .??Illmittee of the House of Pee rs p assed the Scinde pill through standing orders, and it is expected to he read a second time on Monday. It has already Passed the Commons. The South Australian Banki n g Com p an y , at its Meeting yesterday afternoon, declared a dividend at the rate of 14 per cent. per annum. There is a firmer market for English Stocks, as We hav e no confirmation of the many sinister ru mours current at Paris, but, on the contrary, a de nial that the Emperor of the French is ill. Con sols have been 911 1 for account. Exchequer Bills are exceedingly fi rm , the 21d.. at 18s. to 2 1 5., and 2 d. at 14s. to 17s. premium. E ast India Bonds have been 275. to 28s. premium. Bank Stock is Well supported at 210 to 211. The 30 Years' An nuity is at 16 15-16ths. The New 3 per Cents. are 92i The Foreian Securities have been merely nomi 'aal• Turkish, however, have been in demand at further advanced rates, being up to 821 1. Rus- Si an 5 per Cents. have been at 99k. Belgian 4i Per Cents. bring 94. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 to 7; Mexi can, 2lk to 211 ; Peruvian, 68 to 70; ditto Three Per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 41 to 46 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; Spanish New Deferred, to 18/ ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 381 to 391 ; Ditto Certificates, 4 to 4i ; Ditto Passive, 4 to 41. The Railway Share market is rather looking ', but there is not a great deal doing. The S l sCsactions have been principally in Brighton, terth-Western, Midland, and Ca l e donian. Amon g foreign shares Antwerp and Rotterdam are kill a t very full rates. Grand Trunk of Canada 4 bout the same. Great Luxemburg Constituted are firm. Great Western of Canada are weaker. ;Namur and Liege are buoyant, and Sambre and Meuse are in demand at fuller rates. In the foreign and colonial mines there is not much doing. The Clarendon of Jamaica are at steady rates. British North American Bank are firm, the City tank has touched 51 premium, and the London 21 to 3 premium. Union of Australia are steady. Crystal Palace shares are flat at 2 discount. South Australian Land are rather higher. • BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. ( From the Ogcial Lie.) Engines. done ink Stock 3 ,,,Per Cent. Reduced Annuitias. New 3 per Cent. Annuities Lone' Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1883 16 15-16 India Bonds, £lOOO ..- ••• ....... 23 Ditto, under £lOOO Consols ?or Account, 10th July 9l i i Omniura Exchequer Bills, 24d. 2d. £3OOO ... ~. ......... .. 2500 Small ... 21 18 , 14 17 Exchequer Bonds 1859, 36 per Cent. lOlB 1 i PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS II AY. Russian Bonds, 1822 5 per Cent. £St 99i 100 B ardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ....... S Panish Committee Cert. of Coup. n;t fun 4i p c Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 82 Ditto for the Account. ..,_, Dividends on the above para ble in London. ..j° lgian Bonds, 2. per Cent. ex. 25 fr — Ditto .q per Cent. Ex. 25 fr 94 a THREE O'CLOCK. Console Ditto for the Account 9l d THE HANG° MURDERS. The following letter, with its enclosure, has been ad dressed to a contemporary : Sir,—The enclosed letter from Captain Fan shawe, of her Majesty's ship Cossack, may probably be thought Worth yof insertion in your paper. It was addressed to the mother of one of the officers killed by the Russians at Hango Head, and is very creditable to C•mptain Fan ahawe, as well as consolatory to the friends of the young and promising officer, whose character is so highly spoken of.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, R. BECK. 58, High-street, Chatham, June 18, 1855. (Copy.) Her Majesty's ship Cossack, Gulf of Finland, June 8, 1855. Madame—You will have h eard of the g reat loss you have sustained in the melancholy death of your son. I cannot hope to offer any words that can alleviate the distress you will suffer under the immediate pressure of ', 3 ? hea v y an a ffli c ti o n, but I yet tru st that when the b itterness of grief has in some measure pamied, it will be a Consol a ti on to know how much your son was esteemed On board this ship. Ilia co n d uc t, both in his duties and in p rivate, always was most unexceptionable, and I am sure that we S hall all retain feelings of the greatest resp ect for hie m emory. Permit me to add, that none will entertain these sentiments with more warmth than your very obedient hervant, E. G. FANBRAWE, Captain, her Majesty's ship Cossack. Mrs. Sullivan. MARKET NE WS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. We had only a moderate supply of English wheat on 441 e in to-day's market, but nearly the whole of it was left °Yer f rom M on d a y. There was a fair in q uir y for most 'lnds at fell prices, but a total clearance was not effected. , Foreign wheat, the show of which w as tolerabl y g ood, i nanged hands slowly, but we have n o chan g e to notice in t he quotations. Floating cargoes of grain were held on former terms, but the inquiry for them was by no means active. Earley moved off slowly, and the quotations were well 611 PPorted. In the value of malt no change took place. The oat trade was firm, at very full prices. In the value of beans, peas, and flour, no change took Place. Iristnghlish .. .. Forei gn :: Wheat. 650 ARRIVALU THIS W 13311:. Barley. Malt.. 2,280 180 Oats. I Flour. 1,020 1,170 2,410 1 11,590 j 950 eke, G,890 ) 1,-020 BOP,OrtJGT - T HOP'. We have a moderate demand f or most kind; of bops, sit .._ Imaltered quotations. The bine is looking remarkably heal thy. WEIITECHAPEL. Beef, 3s 4d. to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 10d to 4s ; lamb, be 2d t o 6 8 4d ; veal, 48 Od o 58 2d ; pork 3e 6d to 4s ic I ) " B lba. by the carcase. - • I. t v•:' , 7:v - .73t. , - t-kf 8 A. it L'..'S(THIS T: A ix It it 1L WLS. RAILWAYS. =tr. IP, el I 1' 25 1 al St. ID lo 50 al 50 20. al 20 11 10 1 )0 Aberdeen , 8 kmbg. Nottng. and Eastn. Janet., di Belfast k Ballymena. 111 Binning. Wolff Stour Valley ... !9i Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct ai Do. Chesh. & £5O and £25 Con._ .9 Do., .11 Blyth &Tynsorigina' £25 (issd. at £45; 10 Bristol and Exeter K) Caledonian .s. Carmarthen and Car digan 1.: ester & Holyhead 11 Cork and Bandon 11 Cork, Black, & Pa& 6 Cornwall •i Cvff Junction Dualin&BelfastJunc 11 Dundee Perth&Ah , deen Junction 11 Do. N 10 East Apglian 11 Eastern Counties..... O Eastern Union, A SO ii Stook .00 De., B. Stoe . Si Do., New .... 10 ? ac t Lancashire /0 Edinburgh& Glasgom ll Edinb. and Peebles 10 Edin.Prth &Dnviec 1 Forth & Clyde RI: 101 a] St. LO Furness. Do. Extension........ Glasgow & S. West Groat Northern Do.. A. Stock Do., B. 5t0ck....... , Gt. Sth. &West.(lre, I Great Western ) Do. Stour Val Rai Gua Stk 11 Irish South-Easterr 11 Lancaster & Cara: , .41 Do., Thirds 7 Do. New Thirds Laneash.andYork . o , Do., Wet. Riding Ur, Liv.ersby.&Soutlint ill London & Blackwel Lond.Bright & S.Cst Loud, and N. Westn L 6 Do. Fifths ...... 54 D0.101.5h.,M&8., C 21! , Do. Eighths London anclS. Wostr, Do., £5O S Do., .£4O 11 Lndudrryds Col arsine 11 Lndndrry. & Ennink O Manch.She'.kLincic al Do. # Shares, No. 1 425. Do., Man. & Lin, Un, .00 16 1 ' t 6 11i *1 St. 10 Bt. 10 20 1.1 50 fi 40 1 25 LI 25 St 29 St. 100 I m 2f 2: Liu hMidland Do. Birmng . & Derby 11ld. G. West. (Ire, ) El Do. Half Shares 11 Newcastle & Carlisle 33 Nwpt.Aberg. & Newry & Enniskillen 11 Newry Warrenpoint and ilestrevor St. 100 Norfolk 50 3i Northn.Counties Un St. 100 North British 16 all North Devon, No. I 16 all Do., No. 2 8 all Do., A Deferred 8 all Do., B Guarantoed St. 100 N.Eastern—Berwick 25 20 Do. do. Extension 25 13 Do.do. G.N.E. Purch 50 all Do. Leeds St. 100 Do. York 50 all North London 10 all Do. New ZlO 10 31 Is STAS. stead, and City Jn.. t7l North Staffordshire. 11 North Western.. 11 N. &S. Wostrn. June. I Nuneaton, Hinckley . and Leicester 10 Oxford, Worcester, R Wolverhampton 8 Portsmouth 10 Scottish Central SeottishMidland 10 Shropshire Union vl South Devon 10 South Eastern ill South Wales .5 S. Yrksh. di Riv. Dtki 5 Do 4 Staines, Wok ALWOT: 11 Stockton t Darli. - .65 Stockton & lir.rtleul 10 Taff Vale . 9 Do. £lO shares X) Do. Pref., No. Thames Haven Doel and Railway Ulverstone (St Lancs. hll Vale of Neath ill Waterfl. & Ki I k enc 11 Waterford&LimeriA West Cornwall 5 West End of Londonl and Crystal Palace U West London. Is.lWimbledn &Croydon 2011' 20 al St. 101 St. 1.01 50 a' 50 al 20 t 25 I a St. 25 2 ?,0 .20 al 50 al 20 •; 10 20 1 10 1! 10 all Antwerpekßott rdaro 5 4 Belgian Eastn. June. 20 10 Bexiers to Graissessee 18 • 10a. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India.Seril, 11 Demerara .0 Dutch Rhenish 11 Eastern of France A) Do. New al East Indian, g. sp. c 10 Do. Extension 11 Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible 11 Do. do. do., '59, do 7i Gd. Tk of CanadaA is .11 Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. '0 Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till '63 11 Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. Gt. Central of France a Gt. Indian Peninsul, guar. 5 per cent. 5 1 Do. New 5 per cent. 5 2 Do. Extensions. 5 all Do. do 20 13 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations . Gt.Westernof Caned • 17i Al 20 11 20 Al 20 11 20 Al 20 11 100 al WO 0 25 1 1 25 al LOO 71 100 I ftl 20 11 Shares ... . De. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Al Do. do., '62, p. '56 ill Do. do., '76, p. '6O al Do. do., '73, without option ill Hamilton & Toronto in Do. 6 per cent. L 4 Lake Cond. & Basle ill Lucca & Pistoi a 5 p.c prof LO Lyons and Geneva .., L 4 Lyons & Hediterran 16, - ••• 100 100 al 100 II 20i al 100 a] 20 1. 20 1 20 I 20 Madras j' Do. New .1 Maria Antonia Do. do. New 1 Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ox interest) Northern of France Do.2ol.Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3R p. c. & red. at 221/. dur. A 8 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c Bds 20 11 33i 31. 10 All 20 Al (fmy.B.tb Aims. Shs 10 all NorwegianTrankPre 20 16 Paris and Lyons , 40 all Ditto Bonds 20 all Paris and Orleans 20 all Paris and Ronan 20 13 ParisCaen dz Cherbrg 20 all Ronan and Havre 20 all Royal Danish 5 3 Royal Swedish 20 all Sambre and /deur, Do. 5i p. cent. Prof Scind; Southern of France. .6 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) 11 West Flanders 11 Do 54 per c. Prof .6 Western of France_ 3 Wert. of Switzerland U Wtdsbaden 20 I all Zealand 20 25 20 al 20 11 81 161 10► al 20 11 20 1 JOINT-S! 11 Australasia ..... ,11 British Colonial Bank and Loan Company ,ll British N. Americar 6 Chart& Bank of Asia 4 Chrtd. Bnk. of India. Australia, SI, Chins 30 City ................... 25 Colonial ................ 20 Commircial of end. all English Scottish and Australian Chart all Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australis 5 Ditto New 10 London and County LO London Joint Stock 10 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. Ne w National of Ireland 1 11 New South Wales ill f3riental Bank of Corporation 2t Provincial of Ireland all Do. Now ........ 1 Royal Australn . .Blig & Gold Imp Co. ill South Australia ... all Union of Australia . 2f Do. New 10 Vain of London FOREIGN. Clocin: Prices this day, 43 41 Si -- Si 131 -12 i 15i - 161 86 , -- 90 - 92 63i - 64 14 - 15 9 - 11 ... d 154 - 12-h- 1.2 e 32 - 36 23 - 25 77i - 70 E 8 - 60, S - 10 ,1 19 - 20 70 -- 72 924 - 03:3 75 -• !26 8 100 102 tin • 68 75 - 80 8 10 8 70 81 8L - 8 102 i 103. 1 . A !_034 - 103;, - P 1 k Pi 84 - 8 5 8 7 4 7 61 27 --- ? , 71 - 741 - 75 - 46 9 - 7 li - 2 E - iii 31 32 ... - • 75 76 61 6 r. 3t Si 14r 14 51 52, 49 —5 1 r d pax 44 66 1 d ar 28 - 30 02 104 68 46 -- 8 - 4 1 63 29 - 30 3 1 2d par 39 • 41 . - ... - 20 2 3i 22- 2t 7 - 8 .. "-- 9i • 93 2i - 11 2{ - 13 - 2i, a'i 35i 361 9i — IO 25 256, 3i 321, b 40 19 . 201 6G 63 95 97 4 43 51 Op I—an 53 54 - 3j 3$ 211 22,E 100 - 102 106 - 109 110 - • 115 104 106 23i •= 23 110 114 ... - ( 1 5i - 61; - lip 2i 3 p 5 7 2 - 3 6i - sa i6i :: ii 13 -- 13 .; =_-_ 29 - 29ip 49 44i 45 • Pia) 24a 25: 21 22 —l3- , 10 3 / 4 101 2i 2iP • -- pui 34 I: - 4 d Oi 18 = iii BANKS, 84} 85 65i 66,ixd d par ...a 5 6 P 18 -18 i 20 - 21 id-IP - 36 38 - 39 52 - 53 :6 44 9 74i - 7 k 8 - /I 1 " 221 i 1 11 ilasine4s tkoaa this day. 100 100 100 20 20 50 50 100 100 • THP, NUNr t LONDONI WEDNESDAY EVONING, JUNE 20 1655, T./ lit7r,r; F.4.1.n) •1' ;4'l xtt t•; n`.NT -.'_• 4 .. .I,,,,i'xilfttt4 - 14 • nf , . poesibi ; l:•ut did working , ohnntmity Wnrio, (2,LucEO, In oonsequemo3 of it 4 prov;;;ion, thy ooninnttd the grossest immorality in order to escape iron the provisioss of the act. He was firmly of opinion that the tide had set in in favour of legislation on the subject, especially for the benefit of the lower cla.!.ses, whom they were more hound to respect than the higher. Tile act of 1835, in his opinion, was nothing but a snare, and the sooner it was pot an end to the bt:l.ttr. Mr. COLLIER sail tins wag n ,- ,t n, que4ion of pre cedent, but one of principle. if the house should be of opinion, putting other considerations on one side, that we were wrong in passing the act of 1835, let them aunal it at once, and no longer permit the immoral effects it was calculated to produce, and was producing, t 3 re main in operation. (hear.) Mr. NAPIER agreed that the question was one of principle, and viewing it in that light proceeded to con sider the improper effect of sanctioning an illegal act. In support of his arguments he referred to some obser vations on this point which had been made by the Bishop of St. David's, Lord Brougham, and other au thorities. f.~ , s :.ta this day. °•ess this day. I.4ondot, N. kv,t E. Un. E. C GL.Nrcto :. Calcionian, 98 -- 100 --- 102 IJ4 -- lati Do Gt. Weszi Vit. New. Berw. Y. N Do Do 27 - 29 1.15 S. Easton Do - 13 23 - 24 114 - 121 Peto & Co. Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Mit - 110. Stektou Et Mr. B. DENISON, in replying to a remark which bad fallen from the hon. member for Dublin (Mx. Napier), said it was not upon the religious view of the question that he had referred to the opinion of the Bishop of St. David's, but simply upon the immoral tendency of the bill in its effect upon society in general. After a few words of explanation from Mr. NAPIER, Lord EBRINGTON had very frequently voted with the bill, thinking its operation would be vcry consider ab:y to promote the cause of religion and morality. He could see no ground fer supporting' the bill so unjustifi able as that of merelycausing disco natort to and interference with the feelings of some sentimental people, which had been put forward as an argument for " placing a stumb ling block in our brother's way." (Hear.) He could conceive those who believed these marriages were prohi bited by Scripture offering every impediment to their legalisation, but he could not conceive how those who had at heal t the welfare of their fell iv-subjects endea vouring to legislate in such a manee: as would have the effect of encouraging, or, in fact, compelling, the com mission of immorality to a very great extent. With re gard to the retrospective question which was now before the house he could not agree with it, and although the authorities quoted in its favour were un questionably high, he never heard arguments which had been advanced upon them more uns,tisia.7tory. Mr. FRESIIF,ELD, after denying that the act of 1835 was a retrospective enaetmcnt, went ou to contend that to legalise the retrospective operation of the pro posed act would be contrary to all precedent, He, therefore, protested against the principle of introducing retrospective legislation in a case where there was no call whatever for it ; and at the same time asserted that the general fewling of society was in no way favourable to the change. 2i - 21 95 - En. Coun. F.. Co au Do Do - TIP 58 CO L.&N.W. &Ln&Yk ..... , i• •• Gt Nora Lame :still Yorker T. Brassey M. If Cloa Stock t. Darlingt Do 133 - 135 8 - 9 2i --• 2}' - 33 92 --- 94 I OtWestn Lord SEirMOUR would vote against the amendment, because if the bill were carried the operation of such a provision as a retrospective ehactineut wculd produce not only confusion, but be unjust towards those who had delayed contracting marriage with the sisters of their dece.l.Fel wives until the act wal passed. Sir F. THESIGER said the remarks which had fallen from the noble lo=el (Lord Seymour) had impressed upon him snore than ever the necessity of abstaining from legislation altogether on this question. (Hear.) The hon. gentleman who introduced this bill had cited a case as applicable to the retrospective operation of this act, the legalising the marriages of priests. These marriages, he (Slr F. Thesiger) contended, were never contrary to the law. They were valid according to the common law of the land, but not so with regard to the ecclesiastical law. The lion. member for Plymouth denied his assertion that the act of 1835 was nut retro spective, but contended it was applicable to the present bill. He (Sir F. Thesiger) repeated the act of 1805 bad no retrospective operation, its object being to declare those marriages fur the future null and void, and to pro tect the children cf such marriages. The supporters of this bill had not ventured to deny these marriages bad been consummated in direct - violation of the law, and he hoped the committee would not set such a mischievous example, as the passing of this act would he to encourage the people to violate the law. He asked the learned Attorney-General supposing a man married his deceased wife's sister, and after that his de ceased wife's niece, which would be the valid marriage ? The ATTORNEY-GENERA L con trovertcd the state ment of Sir F. Thesiger that the act of 1835 was not a retrospective measure. He proceeded to show from " Hansard" that such was its intention, and that the bill now before the house was rendered necessary in conse quence of the cx post: facto legislation of 1835. Mr. WALPOLE said that with reference to the act of 1835, in one sense it might be considered a retroTec tive one, though in reality it was not so. The object of that act was not to allow persons to remain in that un certain state as before with regard to their legitimacy, and for the future to remove that uncertainty as to what was the law of the land, and prevent these marriages from taking place. Mr. HEYWOOD said the case he had mentioned of the priests being allowed to marry was one strictly ap plicable as a precedent for retrospective legislation, and proceeded to read the prEambi• of the acts of Parliament proved with reference t) it. Mr. HENLEY, who rose to address the house amidst cries of "divide,' said the women themselves were the best judges of the social part of this question, and were this bill left to them for their decision they would negative it. If it were proposed to introduce a clause in the bill that one woman might marry two brothers he thought it would not receive the appribation of the house, and he could see no difference between the feelings of the different sexes on this question. He proce e d e d to argue that the precedent cited for retrospective legislation in the ease of the priests was not applicable to this bill. He believed that the clause, if adopted as it at present stood. would be productive of the worst results. Alcer some furTher discussion the coremittee divided on the amendment, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority against the amendment --47 The amendment was consequently lost, and the clause as originally proposed was allowed to stand part of the bill. 83 . 130 On cruse 2 being put, Sir F. THESIGER wished the question to be put upon a footing that could be understood by the public. He was desirous of knowing- whether under the provi sions of the bill children of the first or second marriage were to be considered legitimate, or both ? Mr. HEYWOOD considered that by the provisions of the bill the children of the first marriage would be legi timate. ➢Zr. WALPOLE wished to know what was to be come of the children of the second marriage, because, according to the statement of the hon. gentleman, those children would be bastards ? Mr. HENLEY was desirous of knowing the Attor ney• General's opinion upon the subject. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, in the event of a man contracting a marriage with a deceased wife's sister, and afterwards with a deceased wife's niece, the first marriage would be the lawful one under the provi sions of the proposed act, but in the event of a man contracting first a marriage with a deceased wife's sis ter, and then contracting• a marriage lawful according to the existing law, the present act would legalise that marriage. Sir P. THESIGER objected to the retrospective clauses of the bill. After A. short discussion upon the question as to which of the children of two illegal marriages were entitled to legitimacy under the new act, and in which Mr. Keat ing, Mr. Napier, Mr. Heywood, Sir F. Thesiger, and Mr. Walpole took part, Mr. COLLIER said all those objections which bad been raised to his mind rather pointed to the incon venience of the act of 1835, and the desirability of get ting rid of it as soon as possible. He did not think the cases of marriage which bad been referred to as being likely to arise were within the bounds of probability. Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE objected to the proposition of the hon. member for Plymouth (Mr. Collier), that the objections which had been urged against this measure only pointed to the desirability of doing away with the act of 1835. To his (Mr. Phillimore's) mind they lather pointed to the necessity of not pro ceeding further with such a measure as that without bet• ter considering its clauses, and better understanding them. With the strong feeling on his mind that the act was not properly understood even by its mover, and none of them could place a proper construction on one of its most important clauses, with the strong impression on his mind that the whole subject ought to be well di gested and re-considered before any further proceedings were taken with regard to it, he should move that the chairman now report progress. The motion liavinz been put accordingly, Sir F. THESIGER pointed out that the cases which the hon. member for Plymouth had characterised as not being probable had actually occurred, and could be re ferred to ; and then proceeded to reiterate his objections to the anomalous phraseology of three of the most im portant clauses of the bill, the words of one of which di rectly negatived the other. LOWE said, it appeared to him that the princi ple on which the majority of the committee seemed de sirous of legislating was perfectly plait, and the only difficulty they encountered was one of the clauses of the bill, which was inoperative in carrying out the object they had in view. The act was one of indulgence, and was intended to place those who had violated the law in the 'ame position as if the act of 1835 had not been passed, without, how ever, taking away any of the legal rights already ob tained under the law. That principle was clearly esta blished by the 31 clause. Then again, the question bad been raised as to priority of legitimacy in certain cases. Now, these cases might very easily be provided for, without retarding the further progress of the bill, if the house were really in earnest in a desire to legislate in the matter, by the insertion of a clause fixing the priority when the report was brought up. (Hear.) Mr. HENLEY said the house had been treated with various opinions from' legal gentlemen respecting the validity of the two marriages named by Mr. Walpole. They were told that the bill would more immediately affect the humbler classes of society, but he was inclined to believe such was not the case, for if so they would never have beard of this bill. (Hear, hear.) He was of opinion that the house was entitled to have placed before it clear and positive clauses to show them how the difficulties mentioned by hon. members could be effectually and satisfactorily got rid of. Mr. L. HEY WORTH supported the bill, considering the act of 1835 an ieiquitous one. Mr. HEA.DLAU who supported the bill, observed nothing was easier than to insert words in the clauses of the bill that would get rid of the difficulties com plained of. Mr. HEYVVOOD said he bad no objection to that course The . CIIAIMAN then put the question, that the chair- • Heilford a`l (t Buckgbainsl,. Clydesdale Je. Col. Stour Vy. 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The Dearr•ess Valley Railway Bill, and the Torquay District Churches Bill were read a third time and passed. The Gateshead and Hexham Roads Bill, and the Dun dalk Harbour and Port Bill were considered and ordered to be read a third time. Petitions were presented from various places in Kent aqfrinst the exceptional clauses in the Sunday Trading Bill ; from places in favour and against the Marriage Bill ; arid in favour of Mr. N. Gibson's Education Bill, from South Wales. MARRIAGE LA'W AMENDMENT' BILL. The SPEAKER then left the chair, and the house went into committee on this hill. On clause 1 being put to the house, Sir F. TRESIGER said that any discussion on the principle of this bill would. now be out of place. They were called on to cons',der this question ; and in proposing his amendments to this bill he trusted it would not be at all considered that he bad waived any objections he had originally entertained to the bill, hut, on the contrary, he be eged to inform the house that those objections had been considerably strengthened by the arguments he listened tie that were used by the sup porters of this bill on its second reading. (Hear, hear.) He might have left the details of the measure to those interested in it, if it were not that he found on reference to its provisions that there was an attempt to violate one of the most important principles of legislation by giving to the bill a retrospective opera tion. Tbc committee would no doubt remember that from 1835 marriages of the description it was now sought to legalise were positively pro:nbited by law, and in express terms were declared null and void to all intents and purposes, and the object of this bill was to legalise such marriages as had taken place between parties who have deliberately and knowingly violated that law. (Hear.) He confessed it appeared to him that any more dan gerous and mischievous principle than that attempted to be established by this bill could hardly be imagined. (Hear.) He considered it would be conceded on all hands, that laws having a rat rcrspective operation ought to be cautiously passed and applied almost to extreme cases, and that the conditioia of the persons who, bavirg violated that law under pvirticular circumstances. im posed on Parliament the alma ist moral necessity to inter pose on their behalf. Front time to time, but very sparingly indeed, where parties bad violated the law through ignorance or inadvertence, the Legis lature had interposed for their relief ; but on no occasion had the Legislature sanctioned or legalised the act. They had shown their opposition to passing retrospective laws, by making exceptions in cases where penalties had le eon incurred, as to suits which had been instituted even by common informers. Having said there was no one instance in which the Legislature had interposed to legalise an act that had been committed against the strovisions of an act of Par liament, he did not suppose an. act that had recently passed that house to protect two of its members would be cited as a precedent applicable to the present bill, that being one which could not in the least degree atleet the consideration of the propriety of their passiug such a bill as this. Many hon. we sabers, entertaining the opinion that the marriage 'with a deceased wife's sister was neither prohibited by divine law nor that there was any moral or social objection to it, voted for the second reading of the bill, but those hon. members must concede to bins that supposing such to be the case, Parliament was entitled to pass a law prohibiting such marriages, and that such having been done it was the duty of every good citizen and subject to obey that law—(hear, hear)—and they would no doubt agree with him, that the wilful transgressors of the law of the land were such as were not entitled to the protection of Parliament—(hear) —and the persons who would be bene fitted by the retrospective operation.' of the bill were the persons who were precisely iu th,e predicament he had just described. It was unnecessary for him to advert to the association formed many years since by persons of wealth, station, and influence for the purpose of procuring the repeal of the law prohibiting these marriages, and which they were entitled to do, pro vided they did it in a legitimate and proper manner ; but whether the means they resorted to were proper or not he would not stop to inquire. Whilst, however, it was perfectly legitimate for those persons to inter fere to procure a repeal of the law to which they objected, so long as that law remained in operation it was their bounden duty to obey it. It was clear many of those persons—he might say the whole of these, in fact—had contracted their marriages, knowing the pre cise state of the law with regard to them. (Hear.) The marriage with a deceased's wife sister was always one of doubtful propriety, and no prudent man would have contracted such a marriage without first ascertaining the law on the subject, and knowing what it was. He (Sir F. Thesiger) should venture to think no moral man would have ventured to violate it, but have submitted to its provisions until that law was repealed. With regard to these marriages not being contrary to divine law, nor direct by moral or social obligation, no one ever ventured to say that they were ordered by the divine law, or directed by moral law; bat it being a matter which a human Legislature bad a right to control or direct, the passing an act of the above description, prohibiting these marriages, clearly created and imposed a moral obligation. (Hear, hear.) That being so, here were some persons who, by their own confession, have contracted these mar riages, knowing they were prohibited by law, coming to Parliament and saying that although they have know , ingly and deliberately violated the law, we ask you to interpose for our protection, and to make that legal which at the time we contracted these marriages was illegal, and continued to be 'so down to this time. It might be said that the legisla ture, in fact, on the former occasion passed a law respecting these marriages, having a retrospective operation, and he would endeavour to explain the real provisions of the act of 1835, which was not of that cha racter which the hon. member for North Warwickshire supposed it to be. Previous to that time marriages within the prohibited degrees were absolutely void, but could only be declared so by a sentence of the Ecclesi a-tical Court, and that during the life of the parties, and therefore the children of such persons whose marriages had not been declared void were legitimate, and entitled to all the rights of children born under ordi nary circumstances. These persons were, however, and toe children especially, in a very precarious predicament, because during any time of the lives of their parents fhe marriages might have been declared void, and in order to prevent that recourse used to be had to what was termed friendly suits, which were kept iu existence during the joint lives of the parents. When that device was not resorted to it might have happened that at a late period of their lives some person entitled to the succession by a suit invalidated the marriage, as the parties themselves from some caprice might do the same, which was a state of things that ought not to have been permitted. If in such a case the Legislature bad inter fered it might have declared the marriage void or valid. Parliament, however, adopted a medium course, and provided that any marriage that had taken place prior to the passing of the act should be considered legitimate, and that the legitimmy of the children of that marriage should not be questioned. (Rear, hear.) He thought that parties who had since th e p ass i ng o f the act con tracted marriage within the prohibit e d d eg ree knowing, as they were bound to do, its provisions were entitled to no consideration from the house. He firmly believed that if the bill in its present state was passed, the children of the poor would derive no advantage, arid as far as those of the wealthy were concerned no good could be obtained by the present measure, because he defied any one to say that their moral or so c i a l condition would b e unproved by it ; but it could not be said that according to the retrospective Clauses of the bill the rights of parties would not be materially interfered with. (Rear, hear.) He warned the house against passing a law, the effect of which would b e t o g i ve o ff en d ers a reward for their offence. (Hear.) He trusted, there fore, that the house would at once adopt the amendment. Mr. HEYWOOD opposed the amendment, thinking it impossible for Parliament to creat e by any ena c t men t a moral obligation that should be binding upon all. (Hear, hear.) Moral obligation as it at present stood sanctioned these marriages, and he did not think it was the duty of Parliament t, attempt to alter it. He thought the present bill ought to have the chance of pane tlasiugh both houses of Parliement. (Hear.) Lord It. CECIL' supported the amendineet. Mr. B. DENISON considered the act of 1835 a com plete failure, and he would, therefore, vote for the amendment. The wealthy classes of society set the bill of 1836 at defiance because they had money in thei 50 :50 102 100 j 68i St. 20 St. 15 1021 3 21 103 a 5$ lA 8 , 0 5 271 a 741 5 4t 100 all 1‘;,) 100 1100 10 St. 20 50 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 100 5 all all St. 5 St. 100 lli all , 100 100 100 100 100 !00 iOO 10 • 25 to 1.0.0 21i 10 i i 0 ovvi Pm 131 991 100 I die 2 'loo,i .... 2 wan sport proven and lawn to Ait Agt,tu, which the committtee divided. The numbers wore— For the motion Against it., 124 Majority against the motion 24 The committee then proceeded with the bill. On clause 3 being read, which provides " that no olail marriage with a decea se d w ife's sister which has been or b e celebrat e d a t any ti me or place whatever shall be void after the passing of this act, Sir F. THEIGER proposed as an amendment that the words " which has been or shall be celebrated at any time or place whatever," be struck out of the clause. The committee then divided, when there appeared — For the amendment Against it .. 123 Majority against the amendment 26 The amendment was consequently lost. On the question that clause 2 stand part of the bill, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that he under stood that during his temporary absence an attack had been made upon him for not being present. He could assure the house he was absent on public business, end he trusted that the house would pardon him under such c'rcurnstances for being so. The learned gentleman stated again the opinion that be had previously given in the course of the morning relative to the validity of marines under the bill. Mr: HENLEY could assure the Attorney-General that in the observations had made about his absence he meant no reflections upon him, but was only anxious that the house should not proceed in the absence of the first officer of the Crown. Mr. G. BUTT objected to the proposed retrospec tive operation of the.bill, and trusted that the committee would pause before it passed any further clauses of the measure. Mr. HILYARD sari that the present bill sought, by retroactive legislation to marry parties against their will : (Laughter.)_ Mr. LOWE defended the bill. After some further discussion, The committee teen divided on the question that clause 2 do stand part of the bil4, when it appeared that there were— Ayes Noes Majonty The clause was accordingly agreed to. On clauie 3, . 126 Liz Sir F. THESIGER said that, as he bad some very strong objections Co the retrospective clauses of the bill, he had been exceedingly desirous of preventing its progre,a ; but, at the same time, his object was to do so by all fair and legitimate means. As, however, the committee had expressed so decided an opi.iion after tao divisiors on the point, he thought it both courteous and proper not to throw any further impediment in the way of the bill. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that as some dif ficulties hal been suggested in relation to the operation of this clause which were worthy of consideration, they shoald have his best attention, and with that view h. thought it expedient for the Chairman now to report progress . The CHAIRMAN reported progress accordingly, and having obtained leave to sit again on the 10th July, The CHAIRMAN then left the chair, and the house re sumed. BILL OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES BILL. On the order of the day for going into committee on this bill, Mr. VANCE moved that the house resolve itself into committee this day week. After some discussion, in which Mr. KEATING and Sir G. GREY took part, the house divided on the original motion. For the motion . 146 Against Majority . 25, .•-121 Mr. SCHOLEFIELD oLjected to the house going into committee merely as a matter of form upon a bill which he believed to be alarmingly dangerous to th• commercial interest. After some discussion upon this point, which was in terrupted by the standing orders at a quarter before six o'clock, Some other business on the paper was disposed of, and the house adjourned a few minutes before six o'clock. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco.) HILTON V. ECKLESTON-JUDGMENT. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover of the defendant the sum of 5001. The defendant, with seventeen others, milbwners of Wigan, bound themselves by a bond in the penalty of 5001. each to close their mills for 12 months, in order to resist an illegal combination of the workmen to raise the price of wages. The ques- tion for the consideration of the Court was whether a bond of that nature could be enforced at law. Mr. Justice Crompton considered the bond void as against public policy, and was an offence indictable at common law. Agreements of that kind tended rather to prolong than shorten the mischief it sought to cure, and was mischievous in the extreme. It was not to be endured that masters or men should legislate in a man ner to interfere with the happiness and comfort of the people, and the trade and commerce of the nation. Judgment must be for the defendant. Mr. Justice Erie said that this case was one in which the masters had contracted and combined for the protec tection of their interests against the injurious results cf a combination of their workmen to raise the price of wages, and which it had been contended was an illegal act. The 6th Geo. IV., sec. 2, repealed all former acts re• lating to this subject; sec. 3, enumerating certain pro hibitions which were declared illegal and punishable, and unless the act in question could be brought within that section the bond mast be considered a valid one and re coverable at common law. His judgment was in favour of the plaintiff. Lord Campbell (whosejudgment in consequence of his lordship being engaged at Nisi Prius was read by Mr. Justice Cromptou). His lordship concurred with Mr. Justice Crompton in considering the judgment should be for the defendant, but at the same time he was not pre• pared to say this combination was such an illegal act as would render the parties liable for a . conspiracy. This bond could not be enforced by action and was void on principles of public polity. He was at the same time bound to say that the object of the masters to put down an illegal assoclation of the workmen, and to protect their just rights and privileges, and prevent their being in fringed was a laudable one, but the means sought to be employed to effect it were such as the law could not sanction. The fanciful notion of a labour parliament to regulate wages was a thing that coed not be tolerated. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings at Nisi Prius before Mr. Baron Martin and a Common Jury.) SKEILFE V. STANDON. This was an action to recover damages for excessive distraint by the plaintiff upon the goods of the de fendant. Mr. Beene and Mr. Powell were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Hogging, Q.C., for the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff was indebted for rent to the defendant to the amount of 6/., and the latter, after allowing Rome time to elapse, put in a distress, and goods, as the plaintiff stated, to the amount of 251. were taken in execution. On the other hand, Mr. Hogging, for the defendant, said he was prepared to call witnesses to prove that the goods taken were only valued at 4/. 25., and was pro ceeding with his address to the jury, When the foreman said that he and his fellow•jury men were of opinion that there was no case made out, and the court concurring, it was agreed that a juryman should be withdrawn. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, June 20.—Wind this day at noon, N. to N.B. ; moderate breeze, and fine weather. • PLYMOUTH, June 19 —Wind , N.N.W. Arrived—Cyg net, from New Zealand. Sailed—Germania (transport), for the Crimea ; Arthur Purdow, do. ; Shooting Star, do. POOLE, June 19.—Wind, E.N.E. Sailed—Juno, for Newfoundland. OFF SClLLY.—Circassian, from Porto Cabello, for Ham burg. SWANSEA, June 19.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Lady Mona, from the Clyde, and sailed for Buenos Ayres. Soiled—Alderman Pirie, for Cuba. SHIELDS. June 19.—Wind, S. Sailed—Woodlark, for the Cape of Good Hope k Garland, Rio Janeiro. LEITH, June 19.—Anzved—West Lothian, Matanzas. DROGHEDA, June 18.—The Mona, of and from Mary port, for this port, which went on shore on the South Bell, on the 13th inst., has floated off, making water. (PER ELECTRIC TELECRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wird, N.W. Arrivcl.—Lady Westmoreland, from New Orleans. Sailed.—Tonawanda, for Philadelphia ; Emperor, Cal cutta ; Princeton, New York ; John William, Dautzic ; lanthe, Buenos Ayres ; Jean Baptiste Marie, Bordeaux. WARRENPOINT, June 18. Wind northerly. Arrived.—Anais, from Requijada. KINGSTOWN, June 19. - - -- Wind, N.W. Arrived.—George Andrews, from Stettin. QUEENSTOWN, June 19 Wind, S.W. Arrived.—Premier, from Callao. Off.—Dalta, from Callao ; Clnney, Honduras. ness. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesd Wind N.E. ; tide four hours' ebb ; fine. ay, 9.48 a.m. Arrived, June 19.—Union, from Stettin ; Enoigheden, Kiel. Arrived, June 20.—Eden, from Soderkopin ; Stalanta, Dantzic ; Gerchwester, Hamburg ; Tatonia, Dantzic ; Alicia, Bremen ; Sarah, Farewell, Agnes, and Carle August from Dantzic. Sailed—Thames, for Geelong ; Victoria, Adelaide ; Queen Margaret, New Zealand. DEAL, Wednesday, 0.56 a.m. Wind, N.E., fresh. Passed, 19th—Perseverance, screw -steamer, from Shee r " nese, for Crimea. • Maria Elizabeth, from Bombay, reported to the We" - ward. v!,70t111A 1 .4& 1.41 4 r :'14 , 41 1 .14140114 01 OH THE VIENNA CONEERBNQEiS. The Journal de, St. Petersbourg of the 12th con tains an article in reply to Count Walewski's cir cular, noticed in a telegraphic despatch given by The Sun. of Monday. The article in question occu pies six columns. From the opening observations of Count Wa lewski's circular, the inference is drawn by the St. Petersburg journal, that throughout the period in which the late Emperor Nicholas was striving to ar rive at a general peace, the Allied governmentswere intent only upon the more vigorous prosecution of the war, and it is suggested that this fact explains the delay until March in the opening of the Con ferences, and the hesitation—not•to say extreme repu g nance—with which Baron de Bour quene y an d LordWestmorelancl gave ear to the preliminary negotiations. The Journal proceeds to examine the reference, in Count Walewski's circular, to the independence of the Principalities, contrasting the deplorable situa tion of thoseprovincesprevious to the treaty ofAdria nople with their condition under the provisional ad ministration of CouniKisseleff. Russia's object is de clared to be achieved when the free regime of the Principalities obtains the sanction ofpublic European law, by the collective guarantee of all the great powers. " Such is the result in which our plea'. potentiaries had an honourable share. In approv ing the acts which they have signed, the Imperial Cabinet regards this question as terminated." On the second point, the navigation of the Danube, the Russian Plenipotentiaries were also at one with the representatives of the Allied Powers. It wa s the Russian administration, says the Journal, which opened to the freedom o com merce one of the most magnificent markets in the world and it then proceeds to contend that the facts show that Russia did not abuse her privilege —at any rate, it was not necessary to spill the blood of France and England to overcome the few exist ing obstacles. The journal, passi ng to the consideration of the Fourth Point, expresses regret that the Third— which possessed such a grave interest to all Chris tians—was postponed, because "we longed to sa tisfy ourselves that the intentions of the Russian Cabinet coincided with those of France and Eng land." It is then remarked :-- " If we are to judge by the remarks contained in the circular of May 23 (Count Walewski's) there existed a certain divergence of view between the French Cabinet and ours. At Paris the political question predominates; in other words, the fourth guarantee is specially core sidered in relation to the influence which the great Powers exercise in the East. At St. Petersbur g the religious sentiment, the national sentiment of the con, . try, outweigh? the considerations belonging only to the domain of politica. Under the influence of this con viction, the principal object which the Russian plenipo tentiaries were directed to keep in view, was to ar rive at a peace by which the liberty of worship, and. the amelioration of the condition of the Christian popula tions, subject to the domination of the Ottoman Empire, should be placed for the future under the safeguard of a. collective Act, sanctioned by European IRW. "If the efforts of all the Powers tended towards the same end, nothin; would be mere ea?y than to clothe this act with the forms deemed necessary to secure fur the Sultan the spontaneous merit of a Sovereign will mani fested in favour of his Christian subjects. In this respect we wish as much as France and England to arrange for the Sultan the opportunity of giving himself up, to use the words of the circular of May 23, •to the most generous inspirations.' The intention of the Rus sian Cabinet assuredly is not to arrest in Turkey all useful reforms, or to estrange the populations against their sovereign.' It is with earnestness that we repro duce this expression from Count Walewski's despatch. conscious of the importance which all Governments at. tacit to making this doctrine respected not only in Turkey, but everywhere else. " We arrive at the revision of the tr?atv of 1841. That which surprises us at first is, that the French Cabinet has completely passed over in silence the results already obtained in determining this amicably. In our opinion the most useful guarantee for assuring the repose of the Levant is not to be sought. It is found. The Pleni. potentiaries, reunited in conference on April 19, esta blished it unanimously under the form of an engagement, conceived in these terms :—'lf a conflict arises between the Sublime Porte awl one of the high contracting pal. ties, the two States, before resorting to the employment of force, shall put the other Powers in the way of pre. venting such an extremity by pacific means.' "This stipulation, to tell the truth, ought to put an end to all further discusedon. The foresight of the Ca binets would be unable to go beyond the pledges of se curity contained in this sngagement. The principle of perfect reciprocity characterising this stipulation renders it equally reassuring and honourable for all the contract. iug powers. After this guarantee given to the preserve.• tion of the European equilibrium, is it necessary to prolong the calamities of war, in order to seek for ampler material precautions? It is upon this rock that the negotiations at Vienna split." In a similar spirit the St. Petersburg Journal alludes to the circumstances under which the Fourth Point was rejected, expressing the sentiment that it is neither to the interest of Russia nor of the Allies that hostilities should continue, and that this is safer guarantee for peace than any question of num bers in the Black Sea. It is urged that Russia has a direct interest in the maintenance of peace in the Levant, and the rise of hostilities is attributed to the existence of "a predominant infl uence a t Constantinople, which judged the moment favour able for regenerating the Ottoman Empire by warlike start." The Russian plenipotentiaries went as far as they could when, at the Conference, they proposed, alternately, the opening or the closing of the Black Sea. The limitation of the number of Russian vessels is declared to be ; but the Journal says that the time is not come for discussing that point with proper calm. After again putting the question, whether upon the conditions already agreed to peace might not at once be concluded, the article closes as follows; " Thus the blame of the rupture falls upon the West. em Powers. Their unwillingness has put an end to the negotiations. It is not the Russian Cabinet which is responsible. If on one side it has opposed to France and England the firm resolution not to agree to demands, exceeding the limit laid down from the open. in; of the Conferences, on the other, it has offered to friendly powers the proof of its sincere desire to con. tribute loyally to a peace conformed to the sentiment of the dignity of Russia. Constant in these principles, it will leave the way open to an honourable reconcilia. Con, when the desire of peace shall be more generally felt in France and in England—when experience shall have enlightened the two countries upon the mistakes of a war without object and a hatred without cause. It will be permitted then to resume, with the hope of sues cess, negotiations for assuring to Europe the benefit, too long overlooked, of general repose." • IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.) THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Mr. MACKINNON, pursuant to notice, moved for a select committee to inquire into the circumstances of the expedition to the Arctic Seas, commanded by Capt. M'Clure, of the Royal Navy, with a view to ascertain whether any and what reward may be due for the ser• vices rendered on that occasion. He said his only ob• ject in making that motion was to do that justice in Capt. M'Clure to which he was so eminently entitled. It might have been supposed that the persons in as. thority at the Admiralty would have taken up this mat ter, and not left it t o b e d e alt with by an h um bl e i n di • vidual like himself. He did not make this motion with. out precedent, for he found that after Capt. Rosa had discovered Boothia, in 1834, on his return to this coun• try it became a question whether he was entitled to any reward. The result was, that a select committee was ap. pointed to report upon the subject, and afterdevotingsotne time to its consideration, they came to a resolution recom.• mending that her Majenty's Government should co n f er on Captain Ross a reward of 5,0001. He (Mr. M ac ki nn o n), therefore, thought be was justified in makin g th e motion on behalf of Captain M'Clure, considerin g th e great pub. lie service be had rendered in determining, once for all, the practicability of a north-west passage, which h a d been a subject of speculation and anxiety to navigators for several hundred years. The hon. member proceed taahieledsev from to relate in some detail the meas ures and expeditions undertaken to demonstrate the ex is t ence of a north-west o n m tee t n ine ty passage in this and precedin g cen t ur i es, from the time centuryoSebastianf n o leas Cabot h an downwards.l9exp expeditions d nn s country with that view ; in the • eig teenth century 22 expeditions were fitted out for the same and in the ninete en th century, of whi c h s purpose; we had now accomplished one-half, we had had no fewer than 84 ex?editions fitted out for that objec t , and for ascertain • ing the fate c f Si r John Fran - klin of thess. expedition s h a d failed—(har) • Every one —and every one of them bad b een ateended with a failed—(hear) —and amount of disease and loss of life. That loss of life must have been doubled in the .cCaptain ourse of time, if the g allant M'Clure had not been able to discover the existence of a north-west passage. (Hear.) Putting aside every other consideration that might result from the discovery, OA the score of humanity it had been one of very great ins . portance. (H ear .) He could not say what amount of expenditure was incurred in• prosecuting the search in the 15th, 10th, 17th, or 18th centuries , because no reco rd were kept of it, a nd it could not now be ascertained. But looking to the expenditure which had been incurreo. Franklin and by tho se this century by the expedition of Fran sent in search of him , w hat did the house suppose it amounted to Why, taking it from the votes, it amounted altogether, from 1818 'to the present time, to 837,000 i. (Hear.) That being, see what Capt. M'Clure had done. . so H MI Ile bad saved an immense lo s s of human life, and enorm ous amount of money. (Hear.) Now that the north-west passage had been discovered, we foundtt.at it world be perfectly useless. (Hear, hear.) But Capt. M'Clure had achieved his object, and he had immor. talised himself by so doing. (Hear, hear.) Mr. JACKSON seconded the motion. Admiral WALCOTT said the discovery of the north. west passage had been attempted fifty-eight times, and he was proud to think that it. had ant at been achievei 91i Gag i 14 511 12i S 9 i k 61i 361 9 49a i 181 29 8}