The Sun. — London, England, 1854-03-22 00:00:00

1M01,11F..................... allies, our competitors, or our r i vals. " The noble lord ; Majesty's present advisers, the moment they give the coun said more than that; he said, "Not only do I believe that try sati s f ac t or y p roo f th a t th e y h ave an y con fid ence i n each Turkey is as activ e as she was, but I believe sh e i s a b so - o th er . (Ch eers an d l aug h ter. ) lutely progres s i ve . Gi ve her e fair triali; her maintenance The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER —Mr, is easy, and is most profitable to the interests of England, to Speaker, if there be now present any gentleman who, like the cause of freedom, and to the civilisation of the world. myself, have sat in this house to hear this debate, since All the highest impulses that should influence men ought o half-past five ', I think they will admit that, at least, to induce them to support a t thi s moment the indepen- it has served one clock useful purpose, for it has illustrated dance and integrity of Turkey." Loud cheer s f o ll owe d th e more signally than any discussion that I can r emem b er th e speech of th e no bl e lord. Well, sir, what happened a truly English principle of freedom of debate. (A laugh.) short time after that ? Why, air, there was the state s m a n Si r , it b e i ng m y d u tyto noticeon th e p ar t o f t h e G overnment whose cond uc t I h ave had occasion to criticise this evening, the topics that might come under the view of hon. gentlemen and to whom I little thought, when I first rose, I should in the course of the evening, it has occured to me whether have to refer in connection with another subject ;he went I should not shorten my labour if, instead of trying to about the country and paid a visit to the great commercial enumerate the topics which have been detailed to-night, I city of Manchester, at a time when there was great de- should take the negative side of the question, and refer to pression in the country with respect to the affairs of Tur- those comparatively few subjects which have not been key, and when men with resolute minds began to think noticed. Why, sir, we have had —and these are only a that that was occurring which would prove most fatal to few of the principal questions—the right hon. gentleman . the supremacy of this country, and to the cause of justice, of says that the hour is still inconveniently early, I am truth, and of freedom. What did the right hon. gentle- afraid it would not do forme to act upon that assumption, man say upon that occasion? Did he agree w ith th e s ecre .. b u t I have a certain duty to discharge —we have had die tary of State ? Not at all. He said, "Things look very bad, cussed to-night savings banks and the management of the but what can you expect ? You must prepare yourselves for great fund connected with them, the constitution of the the worst. The independence and integrity of Turkey, national debt commission, the balances in the Exchequer, which people talk about, are not facts—they are phantasies the interest on the policy with respect to Exchequer-bills, and phantoms. You must not consider the independenceand the relations of the Government and the Bank, the pro integrity of Turkey as anything like European q uestions?' per rules with regard to deficieucy bills, the plan for the Why, sir, the right hon. gentleman quibbled away the government of the national debt, the Bank Act of independence and integrity of Turkey—(hear, hear)—and 1844, the mod e o f establishing a currency free from he seemed to have i n v i ew t h at plan of partition w hi c h h as the influence of foreign exchanges, the comparative merits but recently come to our knowledge. (Cheers.) And this of direct and indirect taxation, the foreign policy of is the minister of finance who to-ni g ht i s go i n g to double the Government, and the education of the country. (Hear, the income tax in order to maintain the independence and hear, and laughter.) And there is yet, sir, one other sub integrity ofTurkey. (Cheers.) lam challenged to propose a ject which has been touched slightly ; here and there, there vote of no confidence is the Government. Why, sir, the has been a faint allusion just perceptible to the amendment • noble Secretary of State in the other house of Parliament of the hon. baronet. (Cheers and laughter.) The right told us the other night w h a t we were going to fight for, hon. gentleman who has just sat down has closed his speech and I was grateful f or a momen t t o a member of her Ma- with an allusion to that amendment, and doeanot seem to jetty's Government. He said, "we are g oing to fight f or lik e to challenge a vote of the house upon the financial the rights of th e Christian subjects of th e Porte. That is propositions of the Government —(Ministerial cheers), — our cense. We are resolved, and we shall stipulate, that more than upon any others of their acts. But the right there shall be equality of r ights and privileges between the hon. gentleman h:.s, in the exercise of his undoubted Christian subjects and a ll other subjects of the Porte." I right, thought fit to discuss at large the conduct of the believe loud cheers followed that speech also. What hap- Government; and here I may refer to the language of the pened the neat d a y e Th e noble lord the Secretary of State right hon. gentleman, when he charged me with having in this hous e , w h o is su pp ose d to have some knowledge of treated him with unseemly and dircourteous taunts. Sir, our foreign policy, said in the most disti nc t way, and in Ido not think that that was a just charge on the part of tones that he knew would re-echo through all Europe, that the right hon. gentleman. In replying to the right hon. he did not imagine for a moment that any man would en- gentleman on a former night, I did, as I shall to-night tertain the idea of our obtaining privileges for the Christian take the liberty of doing, use the legitimate freedom of subjects of the Sultan—that that would be acting as badly debate ; and Ido not think that the right hon. gentleman as the Emperor of Russia himself —and that if we obtained is the man, of all others, who has been sparing in hi s sp an equa lit y o f privileges betw een th e different subjects of peal to that freedom and that right, whether in reference the Sultan, we should put an end to the Turkish empire. to things or persons. (Loud cheers.) But, sir, if the sight And yet, when those gentlemen have no confidence in their hon. gentleman had cause to find fault with me for un mutual opinions, lamto be taunted and told it is my duty seemly and discourteous taunts, arising out of the heat of to propose that the House of Commons shall so stultify temper, why did not the right hon. gentleman do what itself that we are absolutely to vote that we have no con- any other man would have done, namely, rise in his place fidence in them. But is that all ? The noble lord the leader in this house and complain—if he did not think it right, of this house likewise described the war in which w e are sir, to appeal to you—why did he not complain of it on going to embark. He described the war as a holy war—as the spot, why did he retain this grievance and this grudge a just war—a war for justice, for truth, and for public in his bosom for a fortnight, to make use of it in one of freeedom—and in a manner which I admired, in a most so- his thousand declamatory periods ? (Cheers.) Sir, I tell lemn and fit tinma nner , he invoked the name of the Most the right hon. gentleman that if I have been guilty of High upon that Wat happened the next night in an- such taunts I deeply regret it—l regret it with reference other p e ? Why, sir, the leader of that house told us, I to him or to any other man, and I am sorry he did not believe, that he thought that war was .not yet inevitable, give me an earlier opportunity of saying so, when I could and that in his opinion war was a curse. Sir, if it be a war tell whether or not there was any foundation for the for justice, for truth, and for public liberty—a war to arrest charge. Having said thus much, I pass to graver matters. the progress of a colossal despotism, to maintain the inte- (Hear, hear.) Now, sir, thci right hon. gentleman rests of this country, and to secure and promote the pro- says that he guards himself against being supposed to ap gresa of civilisation, it is not a curse ; but if it be not for prove of the financial propositions of the Government. Sir, those objects, then I say the noble lord is not justified in there is not much occasion for the right hon. gentleman to counselling his Sovereign to embark in it. Such is your guard himself on that subject. lam not aware of any fi position upon the Turkish question —upon a question which nancial proposition—l might say of any proposition—but we are told confidentially, alone keeps you together as a at any rate lam not aware of any financial proposition, Ministry. (Cheers.) There are similar differences among great or small, that has been made by the present Govern these gentlemen upon other subjects; but when a nation ment, which has had the good fortune to meet the appro is at war, its Government should not be disturbed ! I bation of the right hon. gentleman ; and with, I think, would like to know how the war is to be carried on with one exception, lam scarcely aware of any attempt to in efficiency and success by men who have not settled what pose a tax upon the country which the right hon. gentle the object of the war is. The war has been brought about man has not resisted, or of any attempt to re move a t ax , by two opposit e o pi n i ons in the Cabinet. (Cheers.) That and diminish the resources of the Exchequer, which the has led to all the vacillation, all the perple x ity, a ll th e fit- r i g ht h on . gen tl eman has not supported. The right hon. fulness, all th e ti m idi ty, and all the occasional violence gentleman sometimes speaks of new policies. Sir, until the that have occurred. (Cheers.) If the noble lord the leader time of the entleman right hon. g, tho subject f finance, of this hove—l speak my so l emn conv i ction—had re- during my recollection, has been dealt with in o a manner mained minister of this country—if the noble lord the Se- somewhat distinct from general politics, because it has been cretary of State, who is not here, had been minister of this felt that there is a tenderness in the subject of the public country—if Lord Derby had continued minister of this debt, and an importance in maintainingthe resourcesof the country —nay, if Lord Aberdeen—l wish to state the case Exchequer, and the consequence of that conviction has been fairly—had been minister of this country, with a symp a - until within the last twelve months, a general union, as a thising Cabinet, there would have been n o war . (H ear .) general rule, in maintaining the ways and means which It hen coalition war. (Cheers.) Rival opinions, contra r y are necessary to carry on the public service. The right politics, and discordant systems have produced that vacil- hon. gentleman has thought fit to reverse that rule. The lation and perplexity, that at last you are going to war right hon. gentleman will not support the hon. baronet, with an opponent who does not want to fight, and you are who, I know, has made his motion entirely independently, unwilling to encounter him. (Cheers.) What a mess for but he still says that he reserves to himself the liberty of a great country. (Cheers and laughter.) And this brought objecting to the financial propositions of the Government; about by the splendid administrative talents of the gentle- and upon what does he found himself ? He founds him mezi opposite. (Cheers.) What, sir, is your interest on self upon this most extraordinary reason, that he does not Exchequer-bills, or your loss of some 35,0001, compared to consider there is any necessity proved for an increas of that? The financial faux pas of the Chancellor of the taxation, for he says he does not know whether wo e are Exchequer may soon be forgotten, and even forgiven, going to war, or for what we are going to war. Why, sir, What is the value of his conversion scheme compared to his ignorance for what we are going to war has nothing 'his duplication of the income tax, and to this terrible whatever to do with the necessity for an increase of taxa prospect of war, brought about by the combination of tion. (Hear, hear.) He k nows thi s —h e knows that he has geniuses opposite me, an d b rought about absolutely by the himself been a party to votes which have raised the amount of their talents and the discordancy of their estimated expenditure of the country three millions opinions ? (Cheers and laughter.) But then, they say, if above the estimated revenue; and having himself been we criticise their policy, we are bound immediately to a party to these votes, he says that he cannot under come forward and propose a vote of no confidence in take to admit that there is any necessity for increased them. I tell them again I will not propose a vote of no taxation. Well, sir, the right hon. gentleman is not con confidence in men who prove to me every hour that they tented with thatmore limited field of discussion upon which have no confidence in each other. Sir, I have tried them he entered in the earlier part of his speech, and in which I upon the greatest of all questions—the question of peace am bound to say he expatiated with a skill and a force that or war; but there are others almost equally great, upon are rarely equalled in debate. The right hon. gentleman, which they may be tested. Why don't you proceed with under the influence I think of some malignant spirit—l your Reform Bill ? (Cheers.) That seems at the first mean malignant as respects himself —must forsooth enter Wartsight the only question which you could put in the same upon that most ill-omened discussion of the question of category with the questions of foreign policy. Peace or confidence in her Majesty's Government. The right hon. the disposition and distribution of political power— gentleman, who was not challenged at all in the matter, these are the great and august matters with which it be- must go into a discussion of why he would not propose a comes statesmen to deal. These are the policies upon the vote of want of confidence in her Majesty's Government. recommendation of which men gain the confidence o f na- He is entitled without doubt to use his own discretion on tions. It is the sympathy of nations with statesmen who that subject. If he thinks it right not to move a vote of have opinions upon those subjects which entitles them to want of confidence in the Government, I really believe ho hold their position. When you have enunciated a policy has good reasons for refrainin g—(hear)—but wh e th er h e to a gre a t commun it y — when you have told them that you has good reasons or not—whether he chooses to move any can prosecute a war with vigour in the vindication of great such vote or not, lam perfectly at a loss to conceive what principles—when you can tell them that you can secure could have put it into his head to give such reasons as he peace at home by arrangements which will last—then the has done to-night for abstaining from proposing a vote of nation will rally rounlyou. When a great statesman de- want of confidence. Why, sir, what reason could there bo dares that he sees and has deeply considered the signs of better than those he assigns, which should make him move the times, and has studied with the patient and fanciful such a vote ? Ho says he will move a vote of want of con analysis that becomes a profound and disciplined Mind the fidence in the Government when he sees the slightest proof condition of the community—when ho declares that the that the Geyer/mutt have confidence in themselves —have existing disposition of power is injurious to the permanent confidence in one ano th er . O ug h t votes of want of mid* intereets of th e coun t ry, and that he is of opinion that a deuce then to be spared, ought men to cont in office change s h ou ld t a k e place, and thatclasses who are not now because they a re so totally unfit to dischargeinue public duties enfranchised shall be called into &participation of political that even among themselves they do not exhibit a tolerable power—the man who says these things has a right to rally amount of agreement and mutual confidence. (Hear, hear.) round him great crowds of his fellow-men; but he must The right hon. gentleman says her Majesty's Government not say such things idly—he must not trifle with the public differ upon every vital question—they differ upon the Re conviction and the public feeling upon such subjects, form Bill—they differ about the Protestant dissenters— (Hear.) When I know that this Cabinet is an incoherent they differ about the Protestant cause—they differ about council upon these subjects—when I know that upon such their foreign policy—they differ, in short, about every questions as peace or war, and the disposition and distri- question of interest. The head of the Government, he bntion of political power, there are not two men among says, has no confidence in the leader of the House of Corn them who have the same opinion, that there are not two mons — the leader of the House of Commons has no con men among them w h o h ave confidence in each other, I re- fidence i n th e h ea d o f the Government—the Chancellor of ceive the cold t aun t and frigid counsel th a t it becomes me, the Exchequer has no confidence in any of his colleagues, as the humble leader of a too indulgent party—(a laugh)— and none of his colleagues have any confidence in him, to propose a vote of no confidence in her Majesty's Ministers (Laughter.) And that being the state of the case, and we, with the indifference , .vhich it deserves. (Cheers,) Sir, there miserable and unworthy men, being here usurping the , are few tests so great as those I have mentioned—there functions and aping the character of a Government. are few so important— but there are some subjects that (" Hear, hear," from Colonel Sibthorp, followed by general may be fairly evoked with them. There is one subject laughter.) The right hon. gentleman says, for these rea which, tumultuous as is the excitement of a state of wale sons, because you are so miserable, because yon are so dis fare, and however elevated may be the feelings of men who united, because you are so degraded, I will at this gre a t are summoned to the exerc i se of political pow er , may well crisis of th e f or t unes of England leave you i n pl ace , where be considered as of th e greatest importance. No man will you are to govern the destinies of the country. (Cheers.) say that the education of a nation is not a subject which Why, sir, I tell the right hon. gentleman that, if I pos. may rank with the highest class of those that occupy the sessed his great powers of mind and oratory, I would rather attention of a minister. Well, sir , our present statesmen have been silent altogether on such a subject, than, after founded their ministry upon a pledge to bring forward a having made such an argument, have conducted it to such scheme of national education. Is there any confidence a recreant conclusion. (Loud cheers.) Sir, notwithstand among you upon th e su bj ec t o f nat i onal education ? (Hear, ing the hour, lam afraid I must occupy at rate about hear, hear.) Why, sir, I will take an illustration from one quarter of the time which the hon. gentleman has only a small portion of that great theme. What happened taken up, with some remarks in answer to those which he the other night ? We had before us merely a plan for has made ; and I go as directly as I can to two points on the reform of a university. What occurred then ? We which he made charges against my own department. The had the reform of the university brought forward by the right hon. gentleman impugns the policy that I have felt leader of thi s house. He turned round to his faithful and it my duty to pursue, in lowering at an early period in the consistent supporters, the Dissenters of England. (A laugh.) year the interest on Exchequer Bills; and he says that Their eyes were fixed upon him—their mouths were open. there were circumstances th a t h a d th en occurre d that (Laughte r .) Th ey hung upon his accents. Reform fol- should have shown me the impropriety of that measure, lowed reform —change coursed after change—and at th e How fortunate it i s , s i r , th a t h on. gentlemen, so wise ' end he turn e d round and said, the most important and after the fact, did not then take notice of the circum the most necessary of all reforms is, that you, the Dissen- stances that had then occurred. (Cheers.) They are now ters of England, should share the advantages of them. I willing with retrospective finger to point them out. At am faithful to you. My feelings towards you are the same the time those circumstances were not so visible, and the as they were 20 years ago—but then my colleague the right hon. gentleman knows perfectly well that, although member for the University will not listen to your claims, on this subject, like many other subjects of discussion, he (A laugh.) Well then, sir, I ask, if that is the case, can himself was not indisposed to take objection, he took no there be any confidence among the different members of objection himself at that time. (Hear.) sir, the right the Cabinet upon the subject of education ? There ma be fifty (Cheers,) hon. gentleman oc cup i e d a l ong period of time in investi y topics upon which we can prove a dif- gating a matter of no moment whatever. He stated that I Terence o f opinion among her Majesty's Ministers, but they laid claim to a saving 0f20,000/. on the interest on Exchequer are, in comparison with the great questions of peace or Bills. Why, sir, what I stated was this. I said at the war, the disposition and di s t r ib ut i on of political power, time thatit was anincidentalobservation, scarcely touching and th e educ a ti on of a nation, so small and petty that I the substance of the case. I stated that the actual payment s eannot condesc en d to touch them. There is only one other on Exchequer-bills would be less this year by a certain eisubject equal to those greet themes —nay, I may say it is sum than the same pa: went was last year. But I men ,rosn J a n: e re important than any of them. That is the tioned that the number of Exchequer-bilis this year was te t t cause It is a subject which surely greatly reduced. And it has been in dressing out such a subject interests th peep . le of this country; it is a theme which as thi s , and in drawing his conclusions from it, that the tim e eexacziotzlegreat enthusiasm. What happened a short right hen- gentleman has thought fit to spend the time of took an earl The noble lord the leader of this house the house. Now, the payments in the year are no test of vernment t o y s pportunity, after the formation of the Go- the merits of a policy. Does the right hon. gentleman upon the p Press his opinions in the House of Commons mean to say or not that lam responsible for the state of not a raft, Whot temper of the Papacy. The noble lord is things that change the money market, and make it desirable noble lord is can be suspected of being a bigot ; the to raise the rate of interest on Exchequer-bills in the an mind, or of W anti ng any enlightened views; the noble lord has been a loss, and that I said on the contrary that the spirit of the _ aphe considered the hostile and pernicious sum payable on Exchequer-bills would be less this year; oman c ath l h ' ije aa e at the present day, and he laid of the bat if the sum paid upon them were double it would have reign prince, that hereihn this country, devoted to a fo- nothing to do with this point, viz., the imprudence of vourable to the put.celieved that its progress was not fa- I lowering the rate of interest in the spring. What are the Well, what happ en :l', liberty of this country. (Hear.) circumstances which the right hon. gentleman quoted? breathed these word s ele -VS : Y, the noble lord hail hardly He says, What was the state of the funds, what was the was discovered that they had state of the Bank discounts, and what was the state of the given offence to those e n eo " c ht hi s N i tt ainlY cannot be described as bullion in the country ? The funds had fallen, the rate of the most eminent of next day ? The present fei " . T.• What happened the discount had risen within a fraction from 2to 3 per cent., upon the noble lord to eeei • me minister of England calls and the bullion had changed from 22 millions to 19; and r Ma hi s . and writes a letter to the world to s e xpressions—(hear)— he argues that, because each of these was a little lower p r y ri that the opinions of than before, therefore it was wrong in me to make any the noble lord on what I call th e me, nighttoapfpteursition cheers and _testant cause are not such attempt as I made. Does the right hon. gentleman shared by many of his colleagu es . mean to lay down the general principle that no financial laughter.) Yet you taunt do not propose a vote of want of confideun.ght, because I operation aiming at a reduction of interest ought ever to 6 ill be tried under any circumstances excepting at the very Government, when I show you that up on J., „ You as a taut topics, upon the question of peace ei . w " these impor- moment which is the most favourable—not at a favourable pun th e or even at a highly favourable moment, but at a moment question of the disposition and distributionar4n Political absolutely mare favourable than any other moment, either power —upon national education —upon th© pr otestant before or after it. Look at the consequence of the doctrine cause, you are entirely at variance, and have „ anal enc e of the right hon. gentleman. The Bank may raise and Whatever in each other. No, sir, I shall not feel it lower its rate of interest from week to week—it can do duty to make this proposition. I ought to reme er my Precisely as it ph saes; but the Chancellor of the Exche we have a motion before us which we must decid e.(er„it Liz, when he fixes the rate of interest on Exchequer eal cheers.) Everything which I have said has been strictl; must fi x it for twelve months at a time. applicable to that motion. (Cheers and counter cheer s .) Thew ' f ax e you to insure, when you determine the Sir, I have shown you that the condition of the finances is rate favourablenterest on x E chequer-bills, that the apex of such that I do not understand how the Chancellor of the ° circumstances will be at a given time, Exchequer can possibly meet his eng agements at the end and neither eore nor after it. Now, I proceeded, with of the fi nancial year, and yet my hnonrable friend the i regard to Exchequer hills upon deliberate conclusions, ! if the right hon. oentl member for Evesham (Sir H. Will oug hby) asks me to in- I and I contend that the 're v full erase I hope, crease his embarrassments. I think the roposition of my in e eaan thinks ‘as it n ot f u ll y justi honourable friend, viewed by itself, la p s sound propo- I fled, that, inateaeof roman 0. himself ‘ o aa j l iscassions . and sition. I think it an unprecedented thing to make a declamations, -which w ar n e rilna convenient f . however occupying time, single levy of a tax at the beginning of the y ea r, but as I but which do not tend t 1 k ne forward with great anxiety to the state of the right indisposed to move a vote a o n f y he may be issue, . want of confidence—l hope hon• gentleman's finances, I must express great unwilling- he will try at any rate to this matter to a fair issue. flees to take any step, h owever te that. Sir, I proceeded upo bring I trust ep, slightly, to aggrava n deliberate conviction, and I am my hon. friend will he s it a t e b e f ore he asks the bound to tell the right hon. gentleman, what I have never opinion of the house upon that subject. (Cheers and I said before, bu! in continuance of this discussion lam eounter cheers.) Does the hgentlemen o p posi te wish compelled to say it---that had the • hgentlem an on. himself, when he held the seals of rig t ;hon. gen of the of t h e pose a vote of no confidence in the state , finances of the Chancellor 9 I Exchequer, been in any position of the Chancellor . . from the Mini • of the Exchequer. (Cheers ' word in the permanence as a Minis atonal benches•) Well, thenel will, upon I ter, using the qualified sense which attaches fair conditions, such as I . to an ordinary Government in this approve of, ace® such the am sure every gentleman will ' t o himself long before to have done that pountry 7 he oug, et challenge; and I pledge myself to which I did; and he ProPon iia thill Ahhee a t f t f ye e 9 wan o confidence in her i would havebeen guilty of a scandalous waste of the public funds if he had renewed Exchequer-bills at the same high ii the amount of deficiency bills which will be brought to rate of interest as they bore in June, 1852. In June, 1852, charge in the next quarter is that it will be from 4,000,0001. Exchequer bills were at 755., and they fell to 555., and to 4,500,0001. ; and, as I have said upon a former occasion, therefore the rate of interest was lowered. .These are bills I consider this to be a larger amount than it is desirable running for twelve months, and the interest was 13d. per to have permanently. I should say that if the amount day, or 455. as the interest for the whole of the year, which, called for permanently was 2,000,0001. or 2,500,0001., it after deducting income tax, came to 435. Well, then, the would bo a very good arrangement. Then, of course, it premium on these bills—which you will recollect are re- would be the duty of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to deemable at par at the expiration of the year—was more make use of such means as he has at command to reduce than equal to the whole interest, and yet the right hon. that amount from quarter to quarter; and it would be in gentleman says that that was not a state of things which his power, if the finances of the country are kept a called for my i n t er f erence. (H ear, hear.) Sir, fsay it is of so un d ness, as I b elieve they will be by the care in and state wis the right of the public, to borrow upon the best terms that dom of the House of Commons, to effect that purpose in 3or it can; the n ecessar y res t ra i nts o f law place the public at 4 quarters. Ido not wish it to be understood b any means great disadvantage i n its dealings with the B an k an d t h at t h e amount of deficiency bills now called f y or is either other parties ' • and on account o f th ese grea t a d vantages unprecedented or rare. If I look back to the years from inherent in the nature of their position, it is still more 1840 to 184'3, I find the amounts during that period com the essential obligation of the Ch ance ll or o f t h e Ex- monly varied from 4,000.0001. as a minimum to 7,000,0001. chequer to borrow for the public en the best terms and 8,000,000/. and even more. This, being combined that he can. Now, I say that the time I made the re- with a deficit, is an impolitic, an undue, and a dangerous duction to Id. a day was the proper time for doing so, practice. But Igo further back. You seem to think and I prove it by saying that I did it. The honourable that there can be no deficiency bills except as an indica member for Peterborough, with less attention to accuracy tion of an unsound state of the revenue, of weakness in than I should have expected from his position, says that I public credit, an d o f d eranged trade, But I will take the reduced the intere s t t o lel., and th e bill s then fell to a dis- years 1832, 18.3, 1834, and 1835, to show the fallacy of count. Well, was there anything that intervened between that opinion, because every one of those years was pro those events? Does the hon. gentleman mean to say that sperous ; they were each a year of surplus revenue, of a they fell to a discount when I reduced the interest? Sir, sound state of public credit, and of a prosperous state of the reduction of the interest was announced in the second trade. 1n1832 the smallestamount of deficiency bills brought week in February ; and here are the prices of Exchequer- to eh trge was 3,353,000/., and the largest 7,756,000/. ;in bills on the business day of each m.nth, and the Ist of 1833 the minimum was 4,830,0001., and maximum June is the earliest of the clays on which there is the 7,230,000/. ;in 1834 the minimum W 3.4 4,480,030/., and slightest mention of a discount. Therefore, I say the hon. the maximum 6,757,000/. ; in 1835 the minimum was member is seriously in error on this matter, because 3,590,000/. and the maximum was 6,500,003/. The ave for three months after the reduction of the interest the rage of the minimum was 3 ,878,000/. ; the average of the Exchequer-bills remained at a premium, and therefore the maximum 6,967,0001. Is then, 3, 750,000/., which is about fair inference is, that when they came to a discount the the total amount brought to charge in this quarter, to ire change took place on account of the increasing pressure on consider e d an alarming amount, b t the mi the money m ar k e t , an d not - on account of the reduction. mum of th ese soun d and prosperous eing years less ? Ihan think not I propose to ad o pt w h a t I thi n k is a fair mode of dealing Sir, we must go to book upon these subjects. It will not with this question. The right hon. gentleman, who was do to declaim upon them. the vague and amusing generali se large and full on such a multitude of points of perfect ties. We must look at these things as practical men, and unimportance, which he dressed and decked out with a doing so, I say that the amount brought to charge is not an finery belonging to himself, passed over in total silence excessive amount. The hon. and learned member for and oblivion those other matters that were not so conve- Wallingford (Mr. Melina) had been pleased to say he will nient for him to notice. I made a reference when we dis- not be hard upon mie,'let that he wishes me to understand cussed this subject before, which I think a fair reference, that matters of finance are very impertent and delicate and one calculated to bring this question to an issue ; be- operations. Sir, I am deeply indebted to the hon. and cause the charge made against me, if I understand it, is, learned gentleman for a lesson of a nature so far removed that by an imprudent reduction in the rate of interest on from my common education that I never could have hoped Exchequer-bills last spring I caused a violent reaction and to have attained to its possession except through his an increase of expense. Well, then, if that be the case, kindness. (A laugh.) There is, however, one point what I say is, that I will look to a neighbouring country. more, which appears to have been cue that hit the fancy You say I produced a violent reaction - that I am now of the right hon. gentleman. It was not a question of paying (and it is true) double the rate of interest th a t I the arguneentune ad hentinent ;but he said ' these are was paying twelve months ago ; and th e r eason yo u opinions merely," and thou he- proceeded to draw a give —which is not true—is, that the reduction I made strong and glaring cont ras t between a man's opinions was too low. Well, !now, what was the state of the and his conduct. Opinions are nothing; conduct is every case twelve menthe ago in France? Twelv e month s thing. Then what is the use of opinions? I apprehend ago the rate of interest on on e cl ass of Fre nc h they are intended to have some influence. I take it for Exchequer-bills was 13 per cent. ; and I thi n k I m a y granted that the man who stands in the place where I now say, with all due respect, that it was not a hope- stands eucupYilig the office of minister of finance, and less case case for the English Government t o exp ec t th a t ing an opinion upon finance, is not to be allowed suese their bills should float for longer dates, at the same rate of quently to evade the consequences of that opinion by say interest, with the Exchequer -bills of the Government of ing that he did not act upon it. It was his opinion; and I France. You say I would not have re qu i re d t o d ou b le t h e will suppose it was his-sincere opinion. If it was his sin rate of interest unless I had first reduced that rate of in. care opinion, it had the weight of his authority, and lam terest too low. Well, but look at the case o f F rance. Th e entitled to presume that tuityoffed he would Exchequer-bills, which were at the rate of 13 per cent. be prepared to act upon it. (Hear.) How can he evade m er y s s u elf ch s o i b r 'ser a v t twelve months ago, only a few days ago were raised to 4 t t h e e n c ns on in se n q te u s en to ce t s w ef o i o t , : lon l k fi )na d ft a a ti l o a n te s h a o s u l r per cent. So that 'while I have to double the rate of in terest on Exchequer-bills ' the Fren c h G overnmen t h a d h ave t h ought it neces to ke to the house in the to treble treble th e ra t e of interest on th e i r E xc h equer .hi lls. s iti onof having todealsa wit ry ma mo h the tion of the hon. baronet. Now I shall trouble the right honourable gen tl eman f or To that motion I have not yet made the slightest allusion. an explanation of that fact, when he next sets him- In that respect I have followed the example of all who have self to complain of my imprudent reduction as having gone before me—(a laugh) —I have been equally vicious in doubled the rate of reduction on the rate of interest on the principle, but I trust it will be allowed that I shall be Exchequer-bills. (Cheers.) Sir, it i s no t necessary f or me more moderate in degree. In a very few sentences I will to enter at great detail into these matters. The right hon. say why I cannot agree to the motion--a motion which has gentleman spoke in the most alarmi ng t erms o f th e f orm i. been made:the battle-field for all sorts of subjects, though dable accumulation of deficie nc y bills. He i t m i g ht b e the honourable baronet brought it forward in a straight very true that we had saved 10,0001. or 20,0001. on Ex- forward way, and with a proper anti earnest conviction chequer-bills ; but what wa s th a t t o th e very ser i ous l oss that in doing so he is only doing his duty. It is impossible which the country would sustain on the deficiency bills to accede to the motion, because the object of the Govern which that saving rendered necessary? Sir, here are the meut has been to reconcile together several purp oses that returns of the deficiency bills for the three last quarters, might be considered in conflict. with one anothe r . We being all that have yet been made up. Th e cos t on deft- might have attempted to form an estimate of the year's ex ciency bills for the first of thes e qua r t ers was 621. ,• f or the penditure. If we had done so—if we had taken a year's second, 7701.; for the third, 481/. (Great laughter and estimate of war expenditure— we must have asked the cheering.) A sum amounting to between 1,000/, and house for a very large sum ; and if we had asked for a very 1,2001. is th e w h o l e amount of charge caused by these large stun, we mi g ht h ave as k ed for a sum greatly beyond tremendous and over w h e l m i ng d ef i ciency bills. (Renewed that which the exigencies of theavar may require ; for I will cheering.) The right hon. gentleman, I confess, some- not pretend to say, looking at the powerful combinations times appears tome, in the heat, or, at least, in the force that have been formed, that it is impossible to bring the which he brings to bear upon these discussions, to dilate war to a close within a short time. We have thought it upon these subjects in a manner which might tend to cause wise to take warning by the experience of our predecessors; great alarm in the public mind. I remember, sir, on former and to come to this house anti say, "We will leave the occasions when questions relating to the public credit were power in your hands by asking only sufficient for a discussed, ' it was done with great reserve. At a time when limited term. We say, " You are going to sit for four or not more than 900,0001. remained as a bala nce i n the Ex- five months ; ' and we will reserve to ourselves the oppor chequer, to meet the demands of the next quarter day, the tunity andltO you thepowerof considering towards the close fact was a ll u d e d t o , i n d ee d , b ut the allusion was made in of that period the app earance o f public affairs, and the grave and sober terms, by no means in thoseorations which probable demand that will be made upon th e E xc h equer we are now a cc u s t ome d to h ear night after night; and I for expendit ure on the war. " But by taking the other must confess that a t first serious alarm en t ere d my m i n d , course we must have asked for a suin that would have been when I heard, a n d a d m i re d while I heard, the brilliant deemed extravagant, and that' we should have been told oratory of the right hon. gentleman ; but at the same time we were calling for money which we were not sure we serious apprehensions entered my mind, lest, knowing the should want. What did Mr. Pitt do ? He brought in his high authority of the speaker, alarm should seize upon the budget early in the year—the first year of the French war. public mind. I said, here is my predecessor in office tell- He produced a budget for the whole year; and he took for ing the public that it is impossible for the Chancellor of his extraordinary expenditure, 1,250,0031. For the period the Exchequer to meet his engagements next quarter day, of a whole year no more was heard mewl the subject; and Sir, that might have caused great alarm among gentle- in the next year Mr. Pitt informed the house that, besides men in the City. The last time when the right honour- having absorbed the 1 ,250,0001., he had laid out 6,000,000/. able gentleman favoured us with these displays —I know and that there had been extra expenses, unprovidfel for by not how it may be to- morrow — (laughter)—but the last the votes of Parliament, amounting to about 5,030,00te . time lie so favoured us was on the 6th of March. On the Sir, that would not be a satisfactory state of things for this 7th, I was curious to know what was the effect of his house at this time of day. It was, therefore, felt to be our speech, and I found that the Consols, which on the 6th duty to inform the house of the demaudsmatle upon us. In stood at from 9oil to 91, stood on the 7th at from 91 to order that we might deal with the house in freedom and 915. (Roars of laughter.) After all the dark anticipa- confidence, we put them in possession of our present wants, Lions I had formed, sir, I confess this proved to me no leaving it to the house to provide for further emergencies. inconsiderable relief. (Cheers.) I come to the It was, therefore, necessary to ask the house, as we main questions on which the right hen.gentleman has are now doing, to make provision for six months' expendi challenged me—the two main topics in his speech —one of tore by six months' taxation. If we had mike I for the which was the abortive action upon the funded debt, and expenses of six months' war upon twelve months' taxation, the other the state of the balances in the Exchequer. Here the hon. baronet will see at once the position in which we the right hon. gentleman marshalled against me a great should have been placed in relation to the great object of array of premonitory sentences, and after a long accurau- making th e expenses of the year to be paid within the year. lation of epith e t s , h e wound up with the declaration that Much has been said tending to disparage the principle of it was absolut e ma d ness—I think those were the words— raising the suppli es f or the year within the year ; and absolute mad ness t o present any plan for the redaction of words have been used which seemed to indicate an inten the interest on th e na ti onal debt last March. Bat the tion—perhaps not yet formed, but whi c h may grow into right hon. gentle man f orgets that I referred him before substantive and distinct develeprnent—of endeavouring to to his own o pi n i ons. ( Expressions of dissent from Mr. induce the house to depart from that most sound principle. Disraeli.) N o , h e remembers that, but he forgets what Ido not intend now to discuss the obligati ons o f the house the opinions wer e t o w hi c h I did 'der him. He comes i n that respect. All I will say i s this—that I trust the down here i n M arc h , 1854, full of wisdom, after the house will, both upon moral and prudential, as well as eco fact. But he forgets what was the state of opinion in nomical considerations, adhere to the very utmost of its March and April,lBs3. Sir, I was curious toknow what was powers, and in the most rigid form, to this valuable prin the state of public opinion at that time ; what was its action ciple of raising the supplies within the year. And I think upon the funds ; what were the general sentiments among I may venture to promise, ou the part of the Government those interested in money matters ; and those who will and of myself, that, so log as there is upon the part of take the trouble to refer to that period will find that all the house a disposition tondo justice to the country in this who censured me on that occasion, censured me because I respect, we at least shall be ready to fulfil our part. had secured too little for the public. (Cheers.) I referred Colonel SI3THORP said the right hon. gentleman had to that opinion expressed by the right hon. gentleman • alluded to the moral and prudential considerations which and he says, what a wretched thing is the arguntentunt ad acMated himself and the Government. Their intentions hominent. But, sir, I did not use it as an argumentunt ad were to be economical. Now, having an experience of hominem. I used it, because at that time, in his objec- 26 years in that house, hes had learned this —never to rely tions, the right hon. gentleman represented public opinion, on the statements and pfbrnises of Chancellors of the and because because he knows that public opinion has varied, chequer. (A laugh.) He had no opinion of them at all. therefore the right hon. gentleman has also altered his They were all full of duplicity. (Laughter.) He would tone. But the right hon. gentleman did then make ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, if he should that objection. We did not hear a word then about the like the Emperor of Russia to have a good licking— prospects of a bad harvest, or of the state of the funds, but (laughter) —he would remit the additional income tax the right hon. gentleman went into a long and imposing which he now propose.] to impose ? detail of the state of the public debt. Be showed how one The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that Minister after another had reduced, Rome one million, he was afraid he could not promise not to call for the ad some one million and a half; and what do you mean, he ditional income tax, even if there was no declaration of said by your paltry reduction, whi c h ev en et the outside war, becituse this modicum of taxation would in fact be cannot amount to more than half a million a year. It will necessary to defray the expenses of the present expedition not do that he should say, what any of us may say, that to the East. we have learned something from the experience of the The amendment was then vvithdrawn ;ta d original re past. Oh, no, he says, all the facts where then in ex solutions were agreed to, and a bill founde upon them ence. But he entirely forgets to allude to the fact— was ordered to be introduced. though I reminded him of it the other night—that both The house th e n a dj ourned at five minutes past two. he and his learned broth er i n fi nance beside him united in warning and censuring me, not because I proposed a re duction, but because that reduction was so insignificant. Sir, I must now refer in a few words to the question of the balances of the Exchequer; and in doing so I must refer to the speech of the hon. member for Peterborough. Far be it from me to complain of the speech of the hon. gentleman. I regret that in subsequent allusions to the speech of the hon. gentleman he was described by several members as the Bank director ; not because I do not think that he is a most useful and worthy Bank director, but lest the impression may be produced out of doors that he spoke in his official character of Bank director. But, sir, I think the house will see, from the speech of the hon. gentleman that the relations between the Bank of England and the ffnanoial department of this country, though of an intimate are still of a most independent character ; and I fear, moreover, the impression may be produced that the rela tions existing between him and me are not eminently favourable to the fortunate conducting of our financial affairs. (Hear.) Sir, I find no fault with the speech of the hon. gentleman, but I think it may be inferred from what he said that I had recently been to the Bank more or less as a suppliant, asking for loans at less than their mar ket value, and putting upon the Bank a pressure, on the assumption that it was bound to have regard to the inte ' rests of the Exchequer, apart from its own interests as a standing corporation. Sir, I disclaim any suc h i ntention or act ; and, m oreover, I think I may say, though I was not present at the meeting of the Bank proprietors held a few da , s ago, but I have been informed that a question was then put to the Governor of the Bank by one os the proprietors, who wished to know whether a proposition had been made which was favourable to the interests of Government, but at variance with the interests of the Bank, and the Gover nor, as I am informed, replied distinctly that he had re ceived no such proposition. Sir, it is perfectly clear that the Government have no right to demand a pecuniary ad vantage of a tingle farthing in their transactions with the Bank. It is the business of the Bank to charge the Go vernment—and it would be perfectly compatible with the most friendly relations between them to do so—the fair value for any accommodation which they may afford. Sir, the honourable gentleman also dwelt upon the history of the deficiency bills in a manner which I think may cause serious public misapprehension. What is the state of the case ? Is it a question of principle or of degree ? Is it the opinion of this house that deficiency bills are an illegiti mate means of supplying the public exigencies? If they think so, let those who think so repeal the act of Parlia ment by which the power is committed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to negotiate the issue of deficiency bills. I contend for directly the contrary. The act was passed . forty years ago, and they have been in use over since. The hon. gentleman quoted the state of th 3 balances dur ing the last six years; and it is true that they have been less used during that time than during the thirty-seven years before. And why ? Because, for the last six years, the excess was the other way. The deficiency in the revenue was so great in 1841, the deficiency bills had attained such a height in combination with a deficient re venue, that they exercised a pernicious influence upon pub lic credit. Is that a reason why we should not reserve a reasonable and a moderate amount of deficiency bills ? What is the opposite doctrine ? It is that the finance minister ought to have a constant accumulation of money in the Bank throughout the quarter, beginning by low balances of half a million or a million, anti running up at the end to nine or ten millions. Ido not believe that is a very good course to be taken, either for the trade of the country, for the Bank, or for the Government. You wait, then, to hear what is the opposite doctrine upon this sub ject. My doctrine is, as I have said, that a moderate and reasonable use of deficiency bills is not only compatible with the welfare of the country, and consistent with the maintenance of public credit, but that it is the most con venient for all parties. (Hear.) The hon, member for Peterborough accedes to that doctrine; but then he says that the present amount of deficiency b is an excessive amount. Mr. HANKEY—I did not say excessive. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I do not mean to quote the exact expression used by the la Oa. - - ber, but r a th er the effect of what he said ; mem und, as I under - stood his meaning, it was that the Government had issued more deficiency bills than they ought. Illy 97131 taw of RAIL WA Y SHA.RE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market has been dull and depressed again to-day, but closed rather better than at the lowest point. Caledonian, 26/ ; Baste= Counties, 12; East Lancashire, 15 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 61i ; Liverpool, Crosby, and Saithport 14; London and North-West ern , 87:5 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 20j1; Midland, 57h ; B irmingham and Derby, 33 ; North British, 71-1-; South-Lastern and Dover, 14 ; York and North Midland 22j. MANCHESTER MARCH 21. STOCK ExcHANGE.—There was some fluctuation, but with the exception of Loudon and North-Western, which sold at i/. lower, most of the princil stocks were rather firmer at the close th an the opening, pa with a considerable business. Manchester and Birmingham, C Quarters, 1-16 put, ; Bhefflelds, 204; Ditt o New Pref., 1-16 pm.; d Mid- East, 57:t ; D Lancashire, over s, 1 ; Leede, 6.111 ; London Stock, 984 ; 15 ; Ditto Counties, 124 ; C a l e d on i ans, Pref. Quarters, 84 ; E as t ern 26/. • LEEDS, MARCH 21. STOCK EXCEIANGE.—The share market is dull to-day, and prices are lower, the heavy stocks having declined since morning. 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Halves, all Do. Osw e st r y 6 Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent all South Devon .00 South Eastern all South Wales 15 5. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do. ii 2s Staines, Wok &W ok all itoekton & Darling. 163 Stockton & Hartlepl, .00 Taff Vale .. .......... 8 Do. 410 shares....... 00 Do. Pref., No. 1. 20 'lames Haven Dock and Rai1way......... 17 Vale of Neath all tVaterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 14 West C0rnwa11,.....,, 1 West End of Loudon and Crystal Palace.. all West L0nd0n.......... 51s. Wimbledn&Croydoil 100 York Newetl. &Berw. 20 Do. Extensions D a Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland PREFERENC: 100 - .berdeen ......... 100 ')o. No. 2,7 p. c, 30 .311yth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50/ i l 100 iris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 htledonian £lO all & Holyhead Guar. 5/ per cent.. 'lork dißaudous4p.e all I )undee Perth &Aber Teen Junction all , :astAug,lia.a (I:310s, 41 per cent a ll )o. (£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (X 7 17s) 7p. c all 1 - astern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. a ll Do. No. 2 a ll Do. New 6 p. c. St all Eastern Union, Scrii Guar. 6 per cent all Do. 51., 10 per cent, all Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh• Loo Oast Laneash. 6p. cts. all East and West York shire June. Prot .. all Ediub Prth. &Dundee 5/ per cent. „ I 00 Glasz,ow&S.W es t err l Guar. 5 per cent.,. 00 Cfreat Northu. sp. c , .00 ')o. sp. e. Redeem., at 10 p. c, prem. 10 Do. 4/ p. e. Scrip 6 t. N. of Scot. lst Prel all it, Soutlin. & Westin. (Ireland) Eighths)... 4 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. 6 .4. Westn. (Barks & Ilauts Ex. 5 p. c).. [OO Do. coy. rod. 4/ p.c. WO Do. con, red. 4p. c. jx) Dn. irred. 4p. c.... 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O .00 Do. 6 p. c. Stock 13 Leeds N. 6p. e. No. 1 9 Do. Quarters, 1848... 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c LOO Do. Pref., 5 P. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 ............ .. oo Do. Now Guar.6 p. c. .00 Lon. &N. W,, Cov. Nuneaton ............ 5 Loudon &S. Western Con: Thirds ......... all Londonderry& Coler, / Shares ............. all Londy. & Ennis.4Sh all Kan., Shef., & ti n , Shares, No. 1. all Do. N ew, £lO ..... 44 Do. . . ............... all vfarypt.&Carl.4 p.c. all Do. 4/ per cent......, 104 Do ....................... 100" Nfld. Consol.6 p.c. St. .00 Do. Consol. Bristol Linn. 6 per cent.... 5 Do. Pref, 4/ per cent 6 Norfolk Debenture.., 100 Do, Pref. 4 p. c. Stock 100 Do. 5 P.C. Ext. ..... 100 Do. 5/ per ct.prof..., 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c. 100 North British ......... all North Staffordshire.. WO Oxford, Worcester, & 15 Wolvorh,£ls,.. .. . ... all Scot. Cent., New Prei all Throws. &Birm,N,G, all ihrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c, 10 Do. 5 per cent.... ... all South Devon..... 11 De. fixed, 4/ per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d 1.00 Do. 44per cent...... all 3. Yorksh.4p.c.Guar, all Stockton and Dar. lington, 4 per cent. 5 Do. do. do, all itockton and Hartle. pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. 100 York, Newcastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref 5 i)o 10 fork&N.Midlandli, Inds, rurch„,„, _ id 23 100 17 87 _ 1 '''' ~ ---- .• - 10 - 17 -13 - 234 92 3f 14 134 136 1.1 • - xcl ▪ zd ▪ ••• zd ••• xcl - 101 704 12 36 - 40 26 59 - 61 59 60 s:i - .57 56 :!2 24 asi 89 881 70 78 76 - 2 2 - 1 24 120 11 93 - 92 90 74 - 7 5 .1 at 5 88 - 91 11 - 12 11 - 12 p 61i - 62 6 ' j: 13 7i 7j par p 97 -93 974 7 97f - 984 98 7i par lla par 8 d 11 f 764 7 11 —1 07 t 10 9d • ''''' ••• 2v ci 32 57i 58 37i 31 33 2 `' ... '''''.. • •• d id 2 2 d 6 - 8 44 - •46 30 .„ . 31. 29; 30 8 10 I, t bi 76 E , ' o 3 54 6 i 7 kidiftl 4 • • ••••••• . ••• ..... ~, 29 - 31 87 6 64 - 55 58 - GO 55 - 60 3 -2, 154 164 71 -- B.t 114 -- I_o 4 -- 3 id 2i 13 - 594 - 604 60 591 33t - 344 334 3 0 l 7 - 3U -- ... 15 IA 15 44 - 5 - 243 5 - 6 2 - . • - 6 - ail 63 2 91 9 I 103 4f —44 d 44i -- 451 SHARES. 1 all 1 all .os. 11 10 2 1 I all ) U 0 1 all 1 all ...—,.... 1 all 50 all 1 all d 1 20 13.5 1 35 24 30 all 20 15 1 1 40 I all 5 1 St. all 25 all 5 all 20 all 2 all 2 all 3 all 1 all 3 all 1 all 1 all 10 1 all 1 ali Fria luglo Austrin. Gol, Inglo 'itstralasian tustralian 1 1 all 2J 1 all tustralian Cordillera ustraliau Froeholci 'ive Maria 5 1 1 all 50 all 15 15 laden (Gd. Duchy of 31aenarvon Ir. dt Coal British Austrin. Gold British Iron 'Brazilianlnap.(issued at .£5 pm Do. Coe;es di Cnia,da • )o. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek jllarendon Con. Min Co. of Jamaica..... Jobre Copper :!olonial Gold lopiapo .!opper Min. of Eng. Jo. Pref. 7 p. cent. English and Austrlu. Copper Srueltg. Co. • . ./eneral .;reat Nugget Vein 90. Registered .great Polgooth . ,iberty 14ivares f.ond.exCaliforu.Goll Quartz Crush. Co. iariquita lexicau&S.Amerieu 'few Granada New Linares and Smelting Co , .ioureau Monde._ Pontgibaud Silvei Lead MM. 4 Smelt., Port Philip Inartz Rock thyinuey Iron )o. New 1 :al 10 7 284 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 12s. - iantiag,o de Cuba .f . outli Australian Lin Croft United Mexican,,..,. Waller West Granada West Mariposa Sorthing Mining of Australia._ P all !Yuba 98 - 100 1 97 6 -6, 3 1 a 4 p —l34zd •• ad .• "-..... •• • 34 - 3i „ -•.. 13 -11.5x4 'Ol —lo6zdl 9 1 10xd - ... 71 811 - zd 6i 7 96 98 90 95 91 93 Id p ar l . 35 -- 137 .21 xd 50 40 25 25 64 25 50 20 St. 10 St. 25 FOREIGN. 10 7 Autwerp&Rotterdam 5 3 flelgian Eastu. June. 20 8 iteziers to Graissessac 20 2s. 3mnbay, Baroda, aud Central I udia, Scrip • • • -:leutral of Italy 20 all Clharleroi& Erquelin 171 all Demerara 20 14 Dijon and Besancon 20 8 Dutch Rhenish ,• 20 all East Indian 20 2 Do. Extension 5 all Gt. Indian Peuinsuk 20 10 (a. Juliet. of Franc, 25 10 Grd. Trunk of Canath 100 30 Do. Debentures 100 all Do. do 20 10 Gt. Central of Franc 201 all Gt,Westernof Canada Shares Do. Bonds (Ist is.Y57 2W 156 'lau►iltou & Torouti 100 all Do. 6 per ceut. 20 5 Lake Coust. & Bash 5 all Lucca & Pistoj asp, c. pref..... 20 15 Luxembourg 10 10 Do. (Railway) 5 2 Do. Pref, 5 3 Do. (Canal) 10 5 Jo. 6p. et. pref.._ 20 8 Lyons and Geneva 20 12 Lyons & Meditcrrau. 20 10 Aadras :33A 33 Aaria Antonia 10 all Do. do. New 2) 2 Aelbourne Dk. &Ry 20 all Namur & Liege (wits interest) 20 all Do. (ex interest) 16 all northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds , 20 all (ftuy.B.&Ams.Shs.) 10 all NorwegianTfunkPrel 20 10 Paris and Lyons 40 all Ditto Bonds ... 10 all Pa r i s an d Orleans 20 all Paris and Rouen 20 all Paris and Strasboun, 20 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg 10i 101 4uebec & Richmond 20 all Rouen and Havre 20 12 Royal Danish 5 2 Royal Swedish 20 all iainbre and Nieuse ... 6 Do. 54 p. cent. Pref 20 6 iouthery of France 20 6 it. Andrew's and Quebec (A) pi all West blunders 10 all Do 5A per e. Pr o f 20 10 Western of France 10 7 West. of Switzerland 20 2 Wiesbaden 20 115 Zealand JOINT-S' 4 all British sralala 40 all Colonial Bank and Loan Company' 50 all •fritish N. AniericaL 25 5 Chart& Bank of Asia 20 2 chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 100 25 ";olonial 100 20 Jommercial of Lond 20 10 English Scottish and Australian 20 15 Lond. Chart. Bk. 01 Australia . 50 i 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 Loud. & Westminster 100 35 National Provincial of England. 20 10 Do. New..,..... 50 22,; National of Irel an d 1 20 all New South Wales 25 all iriental Bank. of Corporation. ..... 25 5 1) 0 . New 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New 5 1 'loyal Australn.Bkg. & gold Imp C 0.... 25 all Mouth Australia 25 all .lniGn of Australia.. ... 4 )o. New 50 It) f..Jnion of London •4 3d 3id Ad 4 - 2i - 3 p 22, - P 3 d 6 4 d 3i 3 d 22 23 8 lop 14 l 9 —ip dis fi 7 4 4} 1 14 1 - . 1f a , 2 t id 7 - 128 j 74 - 8i 11 - 12 p 42 -44 42. 34 - 36 28 • 281 27; Pm ld par • d 8 81 • - PM 2i 3i p •• d i -___ 4-d1 BANKS, i 4 - 76 174# 4- OjCi id . • ....- . 4 3idi 6 4 lid 38 -7 io 45 7 47 I 44i.i 39 - 41 39 64 - 66 6i- TILE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGET, WHITEHALL, MARCH 20. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend James Gunn to the church and parish of Creich, in the presbytery of Dornoch and county of Sutherland, vacant by the death of the Reverend Murdo Cameron. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 21. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Charles Stoss as Consul at Liverpool for the Free City of Frankfort. The Nolting Queen has been pleased te to approve of Mr Etnil as Consul at Manchesr for the Republic . of Ve- e J nezuela. RE A TREASURY WARRANT. By virtue of Acts U l6 and 17 Vict., caps. 23 and 132, and the Treasury Warrants, dated respectively 22d July and 23d December, 1853, and published in the Gazettes of the 19th August and 30th December following. These are to authorise and require you to cause Exchequer Bonds and Certificates attached thereto, marked letter C, and prepared according to th e regulations prescribed in the aforesaid mentioned warrant of 22d July, 1853, for the aggregate amount of five thousand pounds, being for the commutation of the following amount of stocky,—via., 1,7001. 31. per cent= Reduced Annuities, and 3,300/. Old South Sea Annuities, the said Bonds to be issued immedi ately after the sth April next to the Governor and Com pany of the Bank of England, or to the South Sea Com pany, on behalf of the parties commuting the said Stocks. The Scrip of all such Bonds shall be in the following words, that is to say : — No.—Exchequer Bond --100/. By virtue of the Acts in the session holden in the 16th and 17th years of her Majesty Queen Victoria, chapters 23 and 132, and of a Treasury Warrant, bearing date the 16th March, 1854. This Bond entitles the bearer to 1001., carrying interest at the rite of 21. 15s. per centum per annum, payable half. yearly on the Ist day of September, and Ist day of March, from the date hereof, up to the Ist d a y o f S eptem b er, 1864, inclu s i ve , and thenceforth at the rate of 21. 10s. per centum per annum, payable half-yearly in like manner, until and including the Ist day of Septemb er , 1894 . and thereafter is Subject a redemption, on payment of such principal sum oflool., at the option of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, so soon as Parliament shall have made due pro vision in respect thereof, and, until such redemption, such principal sum of 1001. will continue to carry interest at the said rate of 21. 10s. per centum per annum. The se veral sums in respect of interest mentioned in the annexed certificates are transferable by delivery of such respective certificates, and will be payable to the pprsons producing and delivering the same at the Bank of England. Dated at the Exchequer, at Westminster, this 6th of April, 1854. N.B.—The cheques must not be cut off. Signed in the presence of f The Certificates for Interest shall be in the words or to the effect following ; that is to say : _ glop Interest Certificate on Exchequer Bond for 1001, per Act 16 Vict. Reg., cap 23. This certificate entitles the bearer to interest, at --- England, per for a half centurn, year ending annum, payable a B—. t the Bank o f 1 MONTEAGLE, Comptroller-General. The interest payable shall be for the llowin amunts, and shall be contained in the certificates respectively; that is to say : 1 Front April 6, For etteh subse londs 1854, to Sept. quent halt year 1, 18541, at the to Sept. 1, 1864, for rate of 2% per at the rate of 214 eentui a per per centum per :100 annum. annum. s.. d. £ s. d. 123 1 7 6 For each subsequent half year, from Sept. I, 1864, up to and Including Sept. 1, 1894. at the rate of 21. 10s. per cen tum per annum. £ s. d. 1 5 0 And the said bonus are to be issued according to such notifications as shall be signified to you from time to time by our order. Whiteha 11, Treasury•chambere, this 16th day of Atarch , 1854. ELcito. ALFRED HERVEY. To the Comp - trolller-General of her Majesty's Exchequer. OFFICB OF ORDNANCE, Million, 18. Iar3(MiNPVI4 Artal9TYrEnAtiini li I is zd MINES. 7 1) • 4 - 1 2 - g - - A - 9 - 11 7 - 9 31 41 It 2 31 —33 d 40 - 42 P 1 10 - 12 50 - 60 2 - 4p li - 24 1 - 1 4 - 4 I'i - 124 i - 5i - 6 i 4 - i 15 17 d 29 3k 8 lv 3 4 d 3A 41 2t 3 4 - I. i ... I d ~, .~. i in the Gazette of Feb. 17—For First Lieutenant J )lin Law rance " Boalton "to be Second Captain, vice Fitz Roy, read, First Lieutenant John Lawrance " Bolton." COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Ist Regiment Royal Su►rey Militia—Peter Mc Donald, Esq., to bo Adjutant, ♦ice Captain Austen, resigned. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. County of Lancaster—Henry Holden, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, March 11. Warwickshire Militia, 2d Regiment—Hall Plumer Cham berlain, Esq., tat Captain of 3d Foot, to be Captain ; Henry Upton Clements, Gent., to be Lieutenant, March 7. Eastern Regiment of Suffolk Militia (Artillery Corps)— Richard Hillman Daniel, Gent., to be Lieutenant, March 11. Ist Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—Thomas Henry Lyon, Esq., to be Captain, March 16. Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia—Robert heckles Hunte, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Iliedinan, pro noted, March 17. The Lord Chancellor has appointed the following gentle nett to be Commissioners for administering oaths in the High Court of Chancery : Richard Hart, Austin-friars, City. Hugh William Elcum, Bedford-row, Holborn. William Hugh Dennett, Worthing, S ussex. Charles James Graham, Plowtlen-buildings, Middle remple. John James Andrew, White Hart-court, Lornbard-st. Ambrose Evans Nash, Bristol. BANK R UPTC LES ANNULLED. John Sinisk builder, Poplar. James Fielding, cotton spinner, Derby. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Seager, draper, Rarpsgate, to surrender, March 11, and May 5, at one o'clock, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Reed, Lai g. and Marsden, Cheapside ; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester. George Havelock and Matthew Benjamin Robson, ship- Monkweartneuth, March 31 and April 27, at welve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. 3aker, official assignee ; Pringle, Shutn, Wilson, and Cross ,as.n, King's-road, Bedford-row; Kidson and Dixon, Sun derland. Isaac Steane, ribbon manufacturer, Coventry, April 5, •ind 27, at twelve, at the Bir m i ng h am Di strict Court. 'Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Dewes and :ion, Coventry; Motterain and Knight, Birmingham. Joseph Waddington. shoe maker, Knottingley, York, pril 3, at eleven, and May 1, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Horner, Pontefract ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. Frederick Shove, grocer and cheesemenger, Eltharn, Kent, April 4 at one, and May 2 at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Long, Black. friars-road. Peter Emery, licensed victualler, Brighton, April 1, at twelve, and M a y 13, a t one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers ; Baron and Clarke, Bloomsbury -square. Crawsliaw, uraper, York, April 3, at twelve, and May 1, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Hampson and Sons, Manchester. Henry Charles Palmer ' retail hatter, B oroug h , M arc h 30, at twelve, and April 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Pulman, Bucklersbary. Charles Edward Reinhard, cement merchant, Rochester, Slarch 30, at eleven, and May 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, Official assignee, Basinghall street ; Stronghill, Coleman -street. Simon Stevens, builder, Pimlico, April 4, at two, and May 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Official as. ; Pike, Old Burlington-street. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. John Moody, of Bristol, out of business —Martin Shel• ton, of Kirton, Lincolnshire, out of busi ness —,William owen, of Chelmsford, Essex, boot mak:l.—William Francis, of Inworth, Essex, out of business —William llawber, of Glentworth, Lincolnshire, carrier—Henry Hilton Saunders, of Heine" Hempstead, Hertfordshire, out of business—Samuel Brittain, of Garndiffaitb, Mon moushire, bee retiler—Samuel Joes of Garndaih. Montnthouthshire,r blacaksmith—Charlesn Piorcy Sander iff s, t of Oxford, fishmonger's assistant James Quarterman, of Oxford, publican—Henry Stephens, of Newent, GIOU4ef tershire, basket maker—John Crowther, of Iluddersikitt, Yorkshire, miller's assistant—John Payne, of CreAtetligi Bomersetshire, tailor. . !-- PARTNERST-lIPS DISSOLVED •. James P a tt erson and Robert Dunn,:of Liverpool, corn, :ui-sion merchants—Thomas McTear and Wllliaad McTeur, ' of Liverpool, ship brokers —Joseph Air:day and • W s ,' ter Whiteley, of Longwood, Yorkshire, clotVtinistiets—Jolin wire, Thomas Travis Swire, John Gouldthorp,' and ,Ere• de! ick Hardy, of Manchester, vo:,1 merchants (su gents John Swire) —John S Are, Thomas Trav is S Swire, , ~nd John Gouldthorp. of Mostou Brook, Lancashire. • and Stockport, Cheshire, bleachers (so far/ as regard , : John Swire) Joseph Wright and Philip Fawkes 2 Halberd, of Burton-on-Trent engine . Makers Henry Leigh, John Leigh, George Leigh, and Charles Leigh, of Manchester, fent dealers (so far as regards Henry Leigh)—Henry M`Farlane and E. M. Sts.pley, of 8 Law' rence-lane, Cheapside, commissionmerchants— John Har per Robinson and John Oliver, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, grease manufacturers—George Havelock and John Dumb's, of Sunderland, ship brokers —John Potter and Thomas Clarke, of Rugeley, Staffordshire, grocers—Henry . T a ylor • Roberts and George Newby Iffa• - dell, of 7, St. Martin's. I,ourt, Leicester-square, attorneys—James Ingram and Win. Ing, of Hammersmith, victuallers —John Leach and William Foster, Liverpool, grease refiners. SCOTCH SEQ CIES PRA.TIONS. James M`Dougall, drysalter, Glasgow, Connal Macaulay, clothier, Greenock. frbtrb Miution, WARWICK RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES OF FIVE SOVS. Census Niirabeau. 2 Six ran. WARWICKSHIRE HANDICAP. Cleveland Nine ran. WELTER CUP. Titterstone . Warwick COUNTRY .MARKETS. IPSWICRCH 21. Unlike Lond on and Liver H pool, —MA where such large arrivals of foreign corn depress the market, the supply of home grown wheat at market to-day was of a very trifling cha racter. Sales, therefore, were not so difficult to make, and whilst perhaps on the whole a decline of 2s per qr. may be written, some millers were obliged to leave the market without buying enough for their local consumption. Some quantity of barley was offered for sale. The best samples brought 37s to 33s per qr., making the decline about is fr o m l as t wee k . PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER. Wheat, red (old) 73e to 76s Barley , grinding ... 34s to 35s Ditto (new) Ditto, white (new) 8 0s to 82s Peas Ditto (old) ......... 00s to 00s1 Ditto (white) Barley, malting ... 37s to 38. Flour, per sack AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARcli 21, 1854. Wheat ......... 527quart ees , a t 78 4 ld Barley ......... 1158 3 : l s 24 Oats — ss „ 00s Oct Beans Peas HULL-314.ms 21. To-day we cannot quote wheat more than is to 2s lower than on Tuesday last. The reduction in foreign wheat during the past week may be reported as 3s to 4s per qr. Every kind of spring corn is affected by the decline in wheat. Linseed is up, and cakes are easier; oil, ou the other hand, being in demand at an advance. Rapecakes a retail sale owing to their high price. 3 • 3 Wheat, English, red 72 t o 7 6 1 Ditto white 74 to 80 Dantzie and Konigs berg Pomeranian and Ham- u. d Peas, grey and black 48 to 50 Linseed, Black Sea 63 to 66 Ditto Petersburgh . 52 to 63 Ditto Riga and Arch angel Memel , 4B to 50 Per Ton. 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 s s O t d o tooooll Osos Liras. c.,Hulll l / 15s Od to 01 O s Ditto fine for. 0 1 Os Od 01 O s k d- s f. e f... 0 . 1 . 1. . 130 s Od t o 0 0s i IIRa ( R apeseed...... Ditto ppe e in f. cakes ae Tares, English...... 00s to 000 (Ditto foreign ... 00s to 00s Guano 4/ 10s 81 to 121 Os Bones l26s Od to 130 s Od Rye Meal .................. none burgh Danish, Holstein, and Friesland 63 to 66 Russian and Odessa 60 to 65 Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 26 to 28 Barley, malting Ditto grinding.. 34 to 36 13eans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel 52 to 56 BIRTHS. OF SON. at C awnpore, Ben ga l, th e l a d y y 81st Regiment. . of O loan n i et t uh h t e e o n2 s oa t h nt ht u . ic l o t os . ito. i ,n n ea c it a ßli m ea p nin , n bte d e n , Bucks, th e w if e o f th e Rev. W. H. Ridley, rector of Rembleden. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 20th inst., at Brighten, the wife of C o l. K erneys Tynte, M.P. Vi Ones a t he 20th inst., a Walthantstovv, the wife o f C. R. ,sq. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 21. At this day's market there was a better attendance than for some time past, and a fair business resulted. Wheat and flour met with a good demand, at a reduction of 6d per 70Ib. on the former, and the full prices of this day week for the latter. Oats in very slow request, although offered at a further reduction on the week of ld per 451 b. and is to is Gd per load. Barley and beans declined •?d to 3d per &Jibs and is to 2s per qr., without attracting buy ers. Indian corn neglected, and importers unable to make above 40s per qr. for prime yellow Ameriean, and 42s for best white. -31-4RRIED. On the 21st inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, R. Winn Esq., Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, to Harriet Maria Au,olia, second daughter of the late Lieut.-Col. Dania resq. DIED. On the 19th inst at St. Matthew' s P arsonage, B uc kl ey, Flintshire, Caroline Mary, widow of Lieut.-Col. Ffoulkes, of Eriviatt, Denbighshire, aged 75. On the 20th inst., at 41, Eaton-place, Mary Hamilton, infant daughter of J. Duff, Esq., M.P. On the 21 s t i nst., at 4, Queen-street, Brompton, Robert Probatt, Esq., aged 61. LONDON: Printed and Published by KURD° YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county 10 i laiddlgoess Wednesday, March 22 , 18541 I• ,% ~ .. ~ . . ,s, Fe► bet f+or Incl wei LIF ftla othi Vo3 RUG the aver per, aver sect, fon Bris of tr age trac ma) In, HYI imp Pro str, hill