The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-04 00:00:00

BRIGHTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Walked over, MATCH.—War%ick beat St. Faith. 1001. PLATE. Sabena.. Economy Caliph Six ran. BRIGHTON CLUB STAKES. Garforth . Her 0...., 2 Four ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY). The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past twelve o'clock PRIVATE BUSINESS, The Lords' amendments to the Great Western, Shrews bury, and Birmingham, and Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Companies Amalgamation Bill were considered and agreed to. The following estate bills were read a third time and passed :—Bourne's (Mowbrick Partition) Estate ; Brad ford Glebe Lands and Vicarage Trust Estate ; Lord Petre's Estate. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (CANADA) BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this bill, Mr. F. PEEL explained its object to be to enable the Canadian Legislature to change the constitution of the Legislative Council or Upper House, and to repeal cer tain portions of the Canadian Act of Union of 1840. No less than four-fifths of the General Assembly of Canada had earried.an address in favour of this change; but the Legislative Council its-ilf had protested against that address. The bill proposed to enable the Legislature of Canada to alter the fundamental basis if they so thought fit ; it did not specify what the change should be, but it simply gave the Legislature of the colony power to alter the constitution of the Legislative Council by making it elective or otherwise if they should so think fit. Lord Elgin, the Governor of the colony, had given an opinion decidedly favourable, and seeing that the Imperial Parliament bad already conferred a similar power upon the Cape of Good Hope and other colonies, the house ought to have no difficulty in adopt ing this measure. In fact, Canada was the only British colony of any importance which bad not the power of reforming its own constitution. But it might be said that Parliament having, by the act of 1840, conferred a dis tinct constitution upon the colony, it would be acting against precedent to give the Legislature of the colony Power to change that constitution. But really that Could not be so, because in the case of the Australian colonies, Parliament gave them a specific constitution, consisting of an Assembly and a Legi lative Council, partly elective and partly nominated by the governor, While in the same act which conferred that constitution it enabled the legislature of the colony, if it so thought fit, to change or amend its constitution. It was not impro bable that the immediate effect of this bill would be the conversion of the Legislative Council from a mixed into a purely elective body, and it might be argued that such a change would weaken the authority of the Crown ; but he entertained no such apprehensions because if the constitution of the council was so changed as to secure for it the confidence of the people, it naturally followed thatit would become more conservative in its character than it was at- present. Hitherto it had too often hap pened that the General Assembly had been at variance Avith the Legislative Council, indeed on one occasion it re fused to vote the supplies because the Legislative Council which was nominated by the governor would not consent to become elective ; but this bill would remove that want of harmony between the two bodies, without We4kening the authority of the lower house, since all money measures connected with the country would still have to originate in the general assembly. Sir J. PAKINGTON objected to the bill upon two distinct grounds. In the first place, he objected to it because in his opinion it was a bill which sanctioned, on the part of the Imperial Legislature, institutions of an extremely democratic character. [LEFT SPEAKING.] MARKET NEW, WS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Fresh up to-day the arrivals of English wheat were on a very limited scale, and the show of samples were trifling. There was more firmness in the demand, and about an average business was doing, at an advance in the price of Monday of from is to, in some instances, 2s per qr. The imports of foreign wheat have been small. Good heavy parcels were quite is per qr. dearer, and the value of all other kinds was well supported. There was very little inquiry for floating cargoes. We were scantily supplied with barley, yet sales pro gressed slowly, at Monday's decline. The malt trade was dull, but no change took place in the quotations. The oat trade was rather firmer, at full prices. Beans an d peas were dull, but flour was in better request. Eng lish • Irish •• • • Portia, ... Wheat. 610 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. 20 2,240 820 BBO 2,5 )0 6,760 4,930 2,44i0 1605 ks 1,980brl aENEItAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN .Or the week ended Aug. 3, 1834, made up from the Returns of ti o Inspectors In the different Cities and Towns in England and W ale , Der Imperial Quarter. IrldBAT„ I BARLEY 3d 29 A s 10.1 I 45s RYE 8d . I N .1 47s 5 BEAS. I 47s PEAS 6 93 8d 365 31 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. ',WEAT. BARLEY. OATS. RYE. BEANS. PEAS. j g " 8d 363 10k1 30s 3d 48a Od I 48s lid lid DUTIES ON FOREIGN COR". / MEAT. 1 BARLEY. OATS. E. BEANS. PEAS. 1 8 Od is Od Is Od Is Od is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 41,558; Bariey, 2,366; Oats, 6,665 ; Rye, 19 ; Beans, 1,331; Peas, 98 quarters. SMITHFIELD. I I ' l ' l :lay's market was very moderately supplied with had all breeds of which nioved off steadily, and price•; a d an upwa r d tendency. The show of sheep was by no Nis extensi ve . P r i me D owns so ld a t h i ll quo t a tions ; most oth er b ree d s were a s l ow sa l e , at late rates. We - ad a dull in qu i r y f or l am b s , a t a d ec li ne i n va l ue o f 2d f e F B lbs. C a l ves were i n goo d supply an d f a i r reques t ; paces were rather on the advance. In pigs very little w as doi t p, 311 ilch ' COWS moved off slowly, at from 14/. to 191. Os. each, including their small calf. Per Slbs to sink the offals. s. d. S. ( 1 .1 Inferior Beasts.... 3 6to 3 8 Nmeeoud quality. ~,3 10 4 2 iue large osea ". 4 4 4 8 Primeri Scots , &c. 410 5 0 .Inf Shep 3 6 3 8 Z e°ll d or quality 10 4 0 -cime c rse.-wiled.4 2 4 8 Lambs TO TAL SUPPLY. Shßes.ats :: . 1,070 e **** ..."•• s. d. s. d. IPrimeSouthdown 410 5 0 Large crse. calves 3 4 4 2 Prime small d 0... 4 4 4 10 Large hogs 3 0 4 2 Small porkers 4 4 4 8 ISuckliugcalves ..22 0 29 0 'Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 4s 4d to 5s 6d. ea,,t,e 3 • ••• • . ....... ..!0,200 440 NEWGATE AND The general demand ruled elipported. Per Blbs by S. d. s. d. Meet', inferior 3 2 3 6 313°., middling 3 8 3 10 bo., prim e l arge 4 0 4 2 ?Do. do. small 4 4 4 6 Pork, large .. 3.. 4 4 0 Lamb .. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts . .......... •• •• ..• 342 Sheep ... •• Calves.... .............• 660 LEADENHALL. steady, and prices were well the carcase. s. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 8 Do., middling 310 4 2 Do., prime 4 4 4 8 Veal 3 2 4 8 Pork, small 4 2 4 8 4s 2d to 5s 4d. BOROUGH HOP. The business doing in our market was by no means ex temsive ; yet prices may be considered steady. The plan tation accounts do not improve, and the duty is variously estimated at from 50,000/. to 65,0004 This week's imports are 457 bales from Hamburgh, 10 from Ostend, 22 from L‘nnkirk, 40 from Rotterdam, and 53 from Antwerp. Tito quotations are—Mid and East Kent pockets, 121. Os to lti/. Os ; Weald of Kent, 11/. Os to .11/. 12s ; Sussex, Ll/. Os to 131. 13s per cwt. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—A fair business has been done in West India et full prices generally. Barbadoes good to fine sold at 3 4 to 3836(1, and low to mid at 31s 6d to 34s Gd. Deme l'ar a brought 29s to 31s Gd for ord to tine brown, and 32s for fine yellow. Jamaica realseil 31s Gd to 32s Gd for good ‘o fine bi own ; Tobago, 32s to 32s Gd for low yellow ; and Antigua, 303 for ord yellow. East ludia.—Mauritius has been at f u ll rates generally, but inferior sorts have been Gd Per cwt. lower ; fine yellow at 36s to 375, low to good at 3 05.; 6d to 35s Gd, mid to fine at 27s to 30s, and ord to fine grey at 29s to 355. Bengal brought 393 Gd to 41s 6d for low good to fine, 403 ad to 41s 6d for grainy fine yel '". and mid white, but Khaur was taken in at 35s to 3ss for ord to good grainy yellow. Foreign has sold readily, l'ernatubuco has been taken in at 36s to 37s for low to good white. ilavannah sold at 32s to 353 for low to mid yellow, C at 353 ad to 398 ad for good to fine and florettes. 'll4, low brown to mid yellow, went at 29s to 31s • good s , 4li d to fine a t 34 s Gd to 3is 6,1 ; and low heavy y e ll ow t o • mid grocery at 30s 6,1 to 355. Porto Rico mid to fine realised 33s to 38s 6d, and good and fine white 39s to 41s 1 6 5 " r Per cwt. R e fi ne d h as been quiet at 44s per cwt. for o w , lump d e "PEE.-:.Native Ceylon has been quiet at 43 s ad to 44 s 6 4 ,, Less h as b een d o i ng i n plantation ; low mid greyish - 6 1,i )33 Gd t o 54 s Gd ; triage at 478 ad to 51s; peaberry at , good m id to good at 608 to 675, and low mid and mid an• 56 s ad to 59 5 . Mocha brought 66s Gd for small . berry, washed Ri 4Ss 6d for o•ood to fine ord. Jamaica sold ti ., e . i 4 d v ilY at 668 to 70s for good and fine, at 54s to 58s for low r and mid and triage at 333 6d to 348 per cwt., being father ceaper. Costaltica has been in active demand at 1111 rates, f fine and pale to mid coloring sold at 50s to 595, g;,,(1 to tine old at 49s 6d to 55s 6d, good mid and good at c o l o t r ? 67 5. pea be rr y a t 57 s t o al s, low mid and good mid 'ng sis 6d cE to 60s, and g p ood ale at 6 s per cwt. ink“e i—Madras has been held for full rates ord to midB s 6, was take n i n a t 9 s 6d t o 10a, hut ord broken sold at g rnd t o 9 s. Beng a l was t a k en i n at 12 s 6d f or goo d P a t n a i„,. 0 1 ), but a no th er parcel sold at 12s to 12s Gd privately. olrnein sold at Os 6d. j a ,i f P icES—lal a b ar p e pp er is 4(1 dearer, mid and g ood mid 4 2 _ beavy brown selling at dto 41d. Ginger realised t 0 48s for ord small and dark. Femur , cloves 'lid. fo i ct Pale mace 2s 2d, but Singapore was taken in at 2s *.?d for °l ' d ' Singapore nutmegs sold at is 9d to 3s ld for small Rood bel,Cbrown. T A —This article is dull but steady. 0rr0....c No alteration. _ oc nixEAL—Prices tend downward s . SA LTPETRE--The market is inactive. Bengal, 8.1 to 10} B cent. refroiction, was taken at 29 5 , an d Bombay. 49 to ' .4 per cent,, at 24s Gd for very ord and ord. T ALLow—There is rather more at firmness, and. P. Y.C. i s 66 5 8d to 66e per owt. on the spot, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. The folio wiug is the half-yearly report of the directors of this company, to be presented to the meeting of share holders, to be held on Thursday next, the 10th inst. : From the half-yearly accounts now submitted, it will be seen that the net revenue for the six months ending June 30, 1854, amounts, after deducting interest ou loans, and other preferential charges, to Add surplus at December 31st, 1853 Balance available for dividend From this sum the directors recommend that a divid.nd, payable on the • 21st inst., for the half-year at the rate of four and oue quarter per cent. per annum, on 6,764,962/. 4s. 4d., be declared, making 143,998 10 5 143,755 1 11 Leaving to be carried over to the next half year 243 1 6 The gross revenue for the half-year just expired exceeds that of the corresponding half-pear to June 30, 1853, by 34,0091. lls., of which 19,8091. 4s arises from passenger traffic, 11,840/. 4s. 2d. from goods, and 2,3601. 2s. 10d. from rents and sundries. The increased receipt from the various sources is satisfac tory, more particularly so, considering the large receipt of same period of 1853 over that of 1852. The working ex penses have been heavier during the past hilf-year, caused by the higher rate of labour, and by the general advance in the prices of coke, and all other materials in consumption by the company. The company's rolling stock is in excellent condition. The usual report from the superintendent of the locomotive de partment is appended, from which it will be seen that four new engines have been built during the past half-year, and paid for out of revenue. Pursuant to the resolution of the proprietors at the half . yearly meeting in February last, the sum of 48,0351 4s. sd. then standing to the debit of reserved plant account, and the sum of 25,6841. 13s. 4d. for extensicn of stations and sidings, have been charged to the capital account of the company. In consequence of the great and continuing increase of the goods traffic, the directors lately ordered six powerful eng nes to be built, expressly for that traffic. A considerable num ber of first and sce,,nd class carriages and waggons are also in course of construction, imperatively required by the in creasing traffic over the whole system of the company. The directors have also ordered the necessary carrying stock to be built, adapted for the Necropolis Company's traffic, which will commence during the current half-year. These requirements on account of locomotive and carrying stock, which are imperatively demanded for the great increase of traffic, fully justify the company, in the opinion of the directors, in resolving that the amount so expended shall be added to the capital of the company. It cannot be denied that at no time has the rolling stock of the company been equal to the requirements of the traffic. And the time has now arrived when the proprietors must boldly consider the whole question, and do justice to themselves as well as to posterity. At the close of the year 1849, it was considered that if an additional sum of , 0( 1. were added to the amount then in vested in rolling stock, making a total of 570,1601., that sum would be sufficient for the purposes of the company, and should close the capital account under that head, and that any future requirements should be paid out of revenue. At that time the annual reeet,ts from traffic were only 530,8761. The traffic receipts in 1853 reached the sum of 689,2431., being an increase of no less than 158,3671,; and a further in crease of 34,000/. has just occurred in the last half-year, making the total receipt from June, 1853, to June, 1854, 720,N92/. The increased expenditure on the rohing stock since 1849 has, however, only been 68,0351., or an excess of 18,0351. otter the 50,0001. estimated as sufficient for the smaller amount of traffic expected; and of this sum 20,00 1. has been paid out of revenue. It is manifestly unreasonable, and exceedingly unjust to the present shareholders, that these large sums, required by the ex tension of the company's business, should be charged against revenue—they are legitimately charges against capital; and the directors are prepared to recommend that, for the future, the outlays on this account should be so charged until the rolling stock of the company is made adequate to the requirements of the traffic. The directors will be prepared at the next half yearly meeting to lay before the shareholders full particulars of those requirements, with a view of then taking a vote for such amount as may be deemed necessary. In the meanwhile, they have carried to a suspense plant account 24,0661. 18s. 10d., expended since January last, on account of the additional stock mentioned. It is conceived that the account for stations and sidings should be dealt with in the same manner and on the same principle, and a sum of 13,5191. 15s. 11d. expended on that account has therefore been carried to the suspense account. . The permanent way is in excellent working condition. The relaying of that portion of the,main line between London and Kingston, commenced last year, has now been completed, and 7,497/. 17s. 3,1., being one-half of the expense, has been charged in the present accounts against revenue, leaving a similar amount to be charged in the ensuing half-year. The rental of the company's surplus lands and house pro perty continues in a satisfactory state, having increased during the last six months by the sum of 3111., notwithstanding sur plus lands to the extent of 7,4001. Bs. 4d. have been sold during the last half-year. The North Devon line from Crediton to Barnstaple was opened for traffic during last month. The amount of capital invested by the company in the North Devon and Exeter and Crediton lines is 160,5871., which has hitherto been unpro ductive, and has pressed on the company for dividend. The line from Basingstoke to Andover has also been opened for traffic during last mouth. These lines will now assist in adding to the company's revenue. The directors trust that the proprietors generally will unite with them in the opinion which the board sincerely entertains that the pt esent condition of the company is of a most sound and satisfactory character, and that its prospects are encour aging, and in every way such as to inspire confidence in its well doing. A vacant seat in the direction, caused by the resignation of Sir William Heathcote, Bart., M.P., will have to be filled up by the proprietors at this meeting. Moreton John Edward Fre wen, Esq., Wm. Phillip Snell, Esq., Brodie M'Ghie Wil cox , E sq ., M P., and Charles Castle. man, Esq., hays severally declared their intention to become candidates for the vacant seat, and aro duly qualified for the direction. A. K. Baker, Esq., whose name was inserted as a candidate in the advertisement calling the meeting, has since withdrawn the notice given by him, and is no longer a candidate on the present occasion. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN- SHIRE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Manchester on Wednesday—the Earl of Yarborough pre sided. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, congratulated the company that there had .peen a considerable increase in their receipts, as com pared with those of the corresponding half-year of 1853. Mr. CHAPMAN, vice-chairman, seconded the motion. In reply to observations from Mr. WILLIAMS, The CHAIRMAN stated that this company had insti tuted a system of apprenticeship for b o y s to b e efficiently trained up for their service, and that the directors had under consideration the formation o f a line to Clee thorpes, near Grimsby, which it was suggested might beopme a place of great resort as a watering-place. The report and accounts were adopted unanimously. Resolutions were also agreed to for the payment of the dividend upon the 6/. preference shares for the past half-year, for the half-year ending the 30th of June, 1852, and also co n fi rm i ng the forfeiture of certain shares. The business of the meeting being now at an end, Mr. STURGE said, h e cons id ere d it perfectly practica ble, looking at the accruing amount, to form a scheme by which the preference shareholders might come into some revenue, and also assist that class of shareholders who were the original encumbrancers of the property. (Hear, hear.) To do this effectively and well it must be done by the consent of those parties whose inte rest must be affected by it. His view of the way in which the thing was to be conducted was, that if two or three gentlemen representing the preference shareholders would volunteer to join in sitting down to devise a scheme, then he thought they might put themselves into communication with all the thinking and reflecting men representing these interests, and a proposition which met their approval would no doubt be generally ac ce pt a bl e . (H ear , h ear .) H e be lieved, if such a course were followed, it would not only be beneficial to all classes of the shareholders, but would greatly raise the credit of the company, and show that thez , h ear. ) were proceeding h armon i ous l y . (H ear, Ir. FENTON ex p resse d hi s sat i s f act i on at the proposi• tien. The proposition appeared to be well received by the preference shareholders, a large number of whom were present. The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, and the preference share holders met subsequently, and formed, as we are told, a committee to act upon Mr. Sturge's suggestion for a con version of preference shares iuto some less objectionable form than the present. GREAT WESTERN, SHREWSBURY AND CHES TER, AND SHREWSBURY AND BIRMING HAM AMALGAMATION. It appears that the long-existing struggle between the Great Western and London and North-Western Com panies respecting the Shrewsbury lines has not yet been terminated. The House of Commons have now to decide on a question involving the principle whether dividends are or are not to be paid out of bone ,fide earnings. The above amalgamation bill, as i t passed the House of Commons, contained a clause autho rising the Great Western Company to defer charging against current profits any loss which might ac crue upon the working of the Birmingham and Chester Railways during the two years ending December 31, 1855, subject to repayment out of the future profits of the united undertaking prior to the year 1864. This clause was opposed in the committees of the House of Lords, and was unanimously rejected, on the ground of being contrary to precedent oppose to the spirit of the standing orders and of the Companies' Clauses Act, the object of which was to provide that dividends should in all cases be paid out of funds actu ally earned. The bill, as amended, having been read a third time in the House of Lords and returned to the House of Commons for approval, the promoters now seek to introduce a clause for extending the period of re payment ove r n i ne y ears . A n effort to introduce a similar clause on the third reading in the Lords was re sisted by Lord Redesdale. The matter now rests with the House of Commons and its decision on a question in volving the bond fide character of railway dividends is looked for with considerable interest. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS, THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. —Traffic ioturn for , the week ending July 23, 1854 Corresponding week last year 16,383 5 3 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. —Traffic re turn for the week endino. July 30, 1854 Corresponding week last year CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Trattic return for the week ending July 30, 1854 1!5,985 10 5 Corresponding week last year 6,421 13 4 --- Decrease in 1854 £436 2 11 SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILITAT.—Traffic return foi the Week ending July 30, 1854 .....................1'5,710 8 Corresponding week last year ..................... 3,224 2 61 CORK AND BANDON RAILIVAL—Tratfio rewrn for the week ending July 29, 1854 11210 4 4 Corresponding Week last ..... I „ 235 2 10 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1854. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. lolostag Prices yesterday. Business done this day. RAILWAYS. )0 kberdeen 82 Anabg Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Jnnct... ll Belfast & Ballymena. ill Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley ...... 8 Birkenhd. Lancsh. do Cheshire Juuct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and 225 Cons. .84 Do., £20. .. O Blyth & Tyne original, £25 (issd. at £45; O Bristol and Exeter... O Caledonian 11 Chester & Holyhead. al Cork and Bandon... 611 Cork, Black, & Pass. .4 Cornwall • 6 Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc 11 Dundee Perth&Aber deeu Junction 11 Do. New 11 East Anglian ,11 Do., (£lB E 11 Eastern Counties 11 Eastern Union, A Stock .00 De., B. Stock 86 Do., New A O East Lancashire O Edinburgh & Glasgow 9. Edinb. and Peebles O Edin. Prth &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. • Glasgow &S. Western 0 Great Northern 0 Do., A. Stock 0 Do., B. Stock IGt. th , &West.(lre. ‘), 10 Great Western [2 Irish South-Eastern 11 Lancaster & Carlisle .1t Do., Thirds 2 Do. New Thirds__ 1641 1 20 al 11 I a] it 2s St. F )0 Laneash.andYorksh 84 Do., Fifths 1i Di., Wet. Riding Un 11 Leeds Northern 11 Liv.Crsby.&Soutlipt 11 Loudon & Black wal 111 Lond. Tilb. &Sthend. 0 Loud. Bright &S.Cst io Lend; and N. Neste [2 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/. Sh., 23 Do. Eighths /0 London audS. Neste 23 Do., £5O ki Do. £49 11 Liidudrrytt Coleraine' 11 Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Litwin 4 Do., Man. & Lin. Un IO Aidland )0. Birmu g. & Derbyl :7.3 Nlidld. G. West. (In.) , 1.)0. Half Shares ill geweastle & Carlisle t. 1100 Newmarket 501 4' 00 I al St. lb 6I al .o 11/ 2011 st. 111 54 Do., Bury Extensiot. .94 Vwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd. 7 : 1 Newry & Enniskillen 11 Newry Warreupoint 20 2/ St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 and itostrevor.. X) 3&. Norttin.Counties )0 North British ,6 North Devon, No. 1 dl Do., No. 2 611 1.)0., 4 A Deferred 8 Do., ; B Guaranteed, 11 North London 51, Po. New £lO 10 1 26i a' 13 a 20 _ is N. &S. Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn ri North Staffordshire Ii North Western N. & S. Westrn.Junc 1 'Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. St. 101 50 al 20 1 20 20 2/ 25 al St. 11l 22 - 24 rO Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 2s Portsmouth 5 - 51 9 - 10 11i--10i d 17 -- 18 7 -- 6d 98 - 100 63i - 64 15 - 16 12 - 14 "i = id 7 - 8 iii = ii 13i -- 134 35-- 37 25 -- 27 65 - 67 57 - 59 ii -- 26 66 - 68 86 - 87 ! 61 - 71 125 - 127 96 -.98 77 -78 89 - 91 11 - 13 u 11 -13 i 674 - 684 6j - 64.11 . g - 'ii -7- -- 8j 106 -107 .05/ -195 i - - P 84 -85 A 8 - 7 7 - 6ti • ... • •• !Scottish Central .„, Scottish Midland.., 23i -24 j 66/ 674 38 - 40 • -* • • • 1 Shre wsbury & Bi I nig, Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Si ct.k 1 0 Shrewsby. & Herefd 11 Shrewsby. & Ghestei (N. W. Min,; 11 Do. Halveso. G Xll Do. Oswestry 61 Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent ,11 South Devon 10 South Eastern ,11 South Wales .5 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 2s Staines, Wok &Wok LII -tockton & Darling .6f, Stockton & Hartlepl. , Taff Vale 8 Do. £lO shares. )0 Do. Pref., No. 1 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway .7 Vale of Neath 11 Waterfd. & Kilkenny .11 Waterford&Limerick .6 West Cornwall .1 West End of London and Crystal Palace 11 West London St. 1101 25 I 2 20 I l' 20 1 al 20 I 11 20 al 10 81 St. 101 25 21 25 1: St. 101 Id— pan 7 6 24 3A 6 8 50 52 3i_ ;4,e 34 1.. 33 .• ."" • • • 52 55 Pi 41 t i 6f 6f ld 1 p 32 - 34 94 - 96 53 - 60 68 -- 72 Wimbledn & Croydon i 0 York Newetl.B/Berw.i !CI Do. Extensions .h Do. G.N.E. Purchase )0 York& N.iNfidland 68 - 72 2 - 24 18 - 20 9 - 10 1.4 - 15 34 - 3,0 13 - 15 641 35 -36 t 34 = 36 63i 4 87i 7 71. 69,i 35 - 35 18 194 4 - 5 23 - 25 5 - 6 • - • - 77} 7 68 7i 8i i 106 x d 1054 i , 85 i 231 i 67i 6/ 71 74i - 751 I 6 6(11 4 - 30 1 551 -- 51i4 per cent. di. 75i FOREIGN. 10 all Autwerp&Rotterdam 4 3i,d 5 3 Delgian Eastu. June. 1 20 8 13eziers to Graissessat• 3i 3 d 20 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central ludia,Scrip id—ip 'Jentral of Italy 20 all lharleroi dt Erquelin — 171 all Demerara 20 14 Dijon and Besancon ... p 20 9 4itch Rhenish 3l 31 20 all East Indian li 2 p 20 2 Do Extension.... d 5 all It. Indian Peninsuli, p 5 i 20 10 Id. Juliet. of Franc, 25 10 3rd. Trunk of Camid. 6 .5 d 100 4i i Do. Debentures 7 6 100 all Do. do . 0 0 10 Gt. Centr al of Franc ' d 171 184 s )'57 all 201 a ll Hamilton & Toronb• .**d 2201(i:tos..NIVBiacois.ucts(eirsnaosftCian. ad; • P ••• ••• 1 2 00 0 - all s i ua Do k . e 6 i................ O p o e n r s c t e . n & t. Basle 5 all Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. dis pre 20 15 Luxembourg 10 10 Do. (Railway) ••• ••• 5 2 Do• Pref 5 3 Do. (Canal) ..• ••• 10 5 Do. 6p. et. prof ..•.... 20 !O Lyons and Geneva ~. 20 12 Lyons & Mecliterran. .•• 20 13 Iladras id — ip 33 33 Maria Antonia 10 all Do. do. New 2C 2 Melbourne Die. di Ry 20 all Namur di Liege (wit! interest) 7* 8 20 all Do. (ex interest) . 16 all Northern of France 321 321 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds 20 all (fuly.B.diAms.Shs , 10 all NorwcgianTrunkPref 8 9 20 14 Paris and Lyons l7l —171 p 40 all Ditto Bonds 10 all Paris and Orleans 45 47 20 all Paris and Rouen— 40 42 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 31 -- 314 d 2 ? 2(0) 0 50.1 ,111020051 QuebecsiaßPßß 00 a oo i i taae s bhln c irese a . Diaw i naack n e:do : E diiillfists c hil:he : ivih.o c aim i no • b soce i ne • I p 23p : mp. aa a1 1126 6 781 1 1 3 D ‘\ ,D,vv:zeei:.Bssuttssb.eAkAaibo. Andrew's r c e e w n , t s . Prof, a n . • • 22 ! .00 0 . 20 10 Western of France •* 6 6 p ..• d ie f pa e cne S; d : . .v Ae . cl i .8.)t..z.. Prof e 4 . . 3 . 4_ 1 3 x (41 11 10 8 z in 2 1 0 0 20 15 Zealand MISCELLANEOUS 5 all kubin Coal and Iron 25 17t ; iustralian Agricult. 43 20 14 I. ustral sn. Pciti c . M a i, 45 44 10 8 kristraln. Royal Mail :• 10 4 ierlin Water Works • ''• 50 40 4it. American Land 65 70 5 1 irit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co 100 32 .;anada , 88 92 5 5 2rysta.l Palace 5 I' Do. New 4ll 41 4 2 Jrystal Pal. of France " 20 5 Eastern Steam 25 20 ElectritTelegraph(A) 19i 25 all Do. (B) ..• 1 1 Electric Telc o , . of Ir 15 14 len. Steam Navigat 20 18 ;reneral Screw Stean? 20 7! Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 . Magdalena St. Navig. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fue; 10 3 Netherlands Land -2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. 1 all N. B. Australasian - I Do. New — .•. 20 10 vrth.ofEurop o Stoan , 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. id 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 50 40 Do. 2 all Portland Iron Co p 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest —2 i 25 - South Austral.Lan, :13 3 7 . 1 all 3ubmar, Telegraph — 1 A 1 all Do. Registered. 28A Pan Diemen Laud 1 —l2 i 1 PREFERENCE SHARES, %.berdeeil Do. No. 2, p. c. Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. prof. (issd. at 50/) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead) Guar. 5i per cent )ork &Bands/15i p.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction PlastAngliau (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (X 5) 7 per cent Do. (X 7 17s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Dcbentr.Sh- East Lancash. 6 p. cts. East and West York- shire June. Pref. Edinb Prth. &Dundee 4 per cent. Glasgow & S.Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... Do. 4p. c. Scrip Gt.N. of Scot. ist Pre: Gt. Southn. &Westin. (Ireland) Eighths)... Do. 4 per C. Pref. Sh. Gt. Westn. (Berks k Hants Ex. 5 p. c)... Do. coy, red. 4i p.c. Do. con, red. 4 p. c. De. irred. 4 p. C. Lan. &York. P. X.:.;) Do. 6 p. c. Stock Leeds N. 6 p. c. Do. Quarters, 1848 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. e. St. Do. Convertible, 5 P. C., 1852 Do. Now Guar.6 p. c Lou.&N. W., Coy. di Nuneaton London & S. Western Con. Thirds r,ondonderry&Coler Shares__ andy. & Ennie. Sb. Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO Do. £6 Vlarypt .& Carl. 4 p.c Do. 4j per cent Do 4id. Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent ' Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Prof. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. 54 per ct . pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, & \Volvo& £l5, 6 p.c.l Do scot. Cent., New Pref Shrews. & Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon lle. fixed, 4 per centl S. Eastern (Reading l . Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 41 pet cent. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stockton and Dar- lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle- pool, guar. 5 p, c. till Ist July, 185 ff Waterfd.Saiilk.Elp.c. York, Neweastle,and Bezl;rick,4p.c.l s ref Do York&N. MidlandH Anti S. Purch - I 1 ad 31 - 3;1 4 - 5 i - i pl 1 - liP 131 - - 131 22 - 24 • • • ...... .. • • • "--• . 31 - 3i 116 Id, 110 - 112 101 - 103 •.. 6 - 6i 96 - 98 88 - 90 92 - 94 Id par 133 135 •• • -"'' •••..A 2i- 3p, 6 10 11 iP L 33 —l3sxd Ii id 90 - 6 113 - 115 o• "'''' ••• fa 7-: -ii. ,64 - 17 [0 -10 i [2 - 14 - f P 231 -23 i ,00 - 103 .• ••"" ••• le "'"" ... . • '''" 6* • 2 - 1 92 - 95 3i - 4 1— i d Agua Fria Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold; Ave Maria 1 I Baden (Gd. Duchy of) Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal initish Austrin. Gold British Iron . Brazilianlmp.(issued at X 5 pna Do. Comas & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica- Care Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7.1 p. cent English and Austrin Copper Smeltg. Co General Great Nugget Vein._ Do. Registered Great Polgooth Liberty Linares Loud.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush, Co, Aariquita 'rlexican&S.Amerien New Granada Now Linaros Alining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgibaud Silve, Lead NEL dt Smelt Port Philip ~uartz Rock lihymney Iron Do. New I*3autiago do Cuba all - 'qutli Australian 7 nu Croft all United Mexican all Waller all West Granada all 'West Mariposa 12s. Northing Mining 43 Australia all Yuba JOINT-STO A. ustra tam British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chu-td. Buk. of India, Australia, & Chin a C olonial Commercial of Lond. English Scottish and Australian Lond. Chart. Bk. ot Australia . London and Co un t y London Joint Stock Lond. & Westminster National Provincial of England..... Do. New. National of Ireland New South Wales Oriental Bank of south RoyalE ,nd D C os o ouo o .. New l .,l ) n. ooeAAcliwd.aiAustralis. Corporation.... ttomr of B . ; .;* g p ralia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London 168 xd 3 - i * 1 d 2 7 - 9 8 - 9 30 20 1 1 all 13.5 lt 2f 26 —2B —#d 45 - 47 4 - 12i 50 t _55 1 - 3p 14 - lf i - i i - 1 i - i 9 -10 - i 6 -6i 2 - 2 16 -17 30 - 32 8i - 9?,$ 4 - 5 - 1 - 3 i- 1 3i - i d - BANKS. 8- 1 - 86 50 50 100 100 20 10 20 35 20 50 20 25 all all 2i 10 .. ... i— i d 3 - 2i (11 20i -- 21 ..... ..... .... 41 - 46 21. 20i 40 -: ii 66 --- 68 46i LLOYD'S SHIPPING DAY. --(Tffis LONDON, Aug. 4.—Wind t his da y at Noon, N.W. ; mo . aideerractuerybroeoenzetinuaensdtodurlils,o h sl a o z w y ly w . eather, with rain. The PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 3.—Wind, N.B. Arrived Gentoo, from Sierra Leone ; Ocean Queen, New York, and sailed for London ; Faith, Quebec. Sailed—Maidstone, for the .__Arrived—Alec4-0, from Tat- Cape of Good Hope. ~,.. , SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 3. IT u 111 ' N.E. Arrived—Port Glasgow, from Quebec. R. F J..toLomeosrfHro,mAullga.va3.—nalch- flEdiviNra.,Nl3.-Wind, Arrived—W. Ayres. Off Aug. 3.—Wind, N. Sai led—Ticker, for Port—Augusta,, from Batavia, and ,... sailed for Bremen. OFF THE WIGHT, Aug. 3. —City of Calcutta, from Genrse, Orion, Ma- Calcutta. lost at Green- GLOUCESTER, Aug. 3 magouche. The Germanica SUNDERLAND, Au Rio Janeiro; Perseverance, Quebec. Greenland. zan L t E h ß ie w r i , c a t d A m u i g io . n t . a7 A fr r o r m ive G cl Green land Heb e during (brigs), m t i h g e s ), month both o o f f Hull , June; v o e r r e o w totally saved. aEnithvard ; M an i. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Sk ; Memel; Friday, I , l .lo ei n ie .m f . d Wind, W.N.W.; tide, one hour ebb ; weather, raining. Svartvig; Arrived, 3d—Orion, from Bathurst. (s . A) Archangel rrived , 4t ; h Friends,E ni 4th—Emanuel, u e l l , av f r r e o from William SodS od erli Mani nor, Leghorn ; Bertha, Rudkobing ; Christian B Active, d i ne, Stockholm; Archangel;G 1 Glob©, e i n , gS, Stockholm;tock h olm ; p or il e l radus, Alliansen, Gefie ; Hercules, Hoback ; Reg Minerva, Hernosa,nd ; Good Intent, Stolprnund; Prou Engel, Assens ; Habet, Sarpsborg ; John Bull, H am b urg; Flecha, (s,) Ghent. Saile—Highlander, for Melbourne. DEAL, Friday, 10.15 a.m. Wind, N.W., fresh, and cloudy. Regina, Dpenamntazrik Passed—S u lt ana , from Jersey, for Norw a y • si o m er, Sutherland, Rio Janeiro; Ontario, Quebec, London ; Med way, Melbourne, London. Sailed—Thebes, for Alexandria. Tare PUBLIC DEBT. --By a return yesterday issued, it appearB that the funded debt of the United Kingdom on the sth of July last was 755,610,2261. 58. 31, and the xtuftwied debt, 16,542,0001. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) The house met at five o'clock. BRIBERY BILL. The Duke of NEWCASTLE rose to move that the suspension of the writs for five- boroughs, by order of the House of Commons, until new legislative precautions shall have been taken to prevent the recurrence of the system of bribery, which was proved by Royal Commissioners to have prevailed in those boroughs, is (within the meaning of the resolution of thi s h ouse o f the 2d of M a y last), a circumstance of such urgency, as to render necessary the immediate consideration of a bill, brought from the House of Commons on the 31st July, intituled, "An act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to bribery, treating, and undue influ ence at elections of members of Parliament ;" and that accordingly it is reasonable that the said bill be allowed to be read a second time this day, if the house shall think fit so to order. The noble duke urged that as the house went into committee on the Oxford University Bill the very day after it had been read a second time, in order 'to suit the convenience of rbthe noble earl opposite (the Earl of Derby), no opposition ought now to be made to the consideration of the read ing of this bill, which, in order to meet the re-conside-' ration of the measure, he should only ask to be con tinued for two years. (Hear.) He believed the committee on this bill would not have the slightest chance of last ing more than one night. He therefore trusted the house would not refuse to grant the second reading of this bill. The noble duke having explained the provisions of the bill, concluded by putting his motion in the terms already stated. Lord REDESDALE opposed the motion, not in re ference to the merits of the bill, but as regarded the re solution adopted by their lordships on the 2d of May ; and he believed it was now generally admitted, both in the house and out of it, that their lordships should sup port their own resolution. (Hear.) The Earl of ABERDEEN said he thought their lord ships would do well to make a relaxation in this instance in the original resolution of the 2d of May. He ad mitted that that resolution had produced most salutary effects, and he thought it would produce still more if it were properly used. But he urged the house to consider that that resolution was come to for the convenience of both houses of Parliament, to fulfil that object their lordships must not put it to its extreme letter. On the contrary, they should use great caution in the matter. If they pressed the resolution in an arbitrary fashion, could they suppose that the other house would consent to be driven ? (Hear, hear.) When one looked back on the constitutional history of this country it was a most gratifying thing, but still a most marvellous one, to ob• serve that the two houses, possessidg such high powers as they did, had generally acted in concert. But that had only been the case because each house exercised a just forbearance towards the other. That due forbear. ance required their lordships to relax their former reso lution in the present instance. He would warn the house that any cessation of good feeling between the two houses of Parliament would only lead to events highly injurious to the parliamentary constitution of this country. Hence it was that, wishing to avoid the possibility of creating serious differences between the two houses, he would entreat their lordships not to look upon their former decision as an arbitrary reso lution, but to treat it as a rule made for the con venience and the due working of both houses of Parliament. The Earl of DERBY complained that the noble earl had not said one word as to the inherent defects of the resolution under consideration. Ho reminded the house that the resolution attributed to the House of Commons reasons, and indeed ac t s , w hi ch had never been avowed or committed by that house. If the state ment in the resolution were correct the writs for the unrepresented boroughs would never be issued until this house not only received, but passed this bill. (Rear, hear.) It was quite true that Lord John Russell had said that it would be better to delay issuing those writs until some legislative enactment were perfected, but—judging from recent experience —it by no means:followed that the other members of the cabinet would agree with his lordship's statements ; on the con trary, it was quite possible that by another of her Ma jesty's ministers they might be declared unconstitutional, a a r n ve d li l o a u u s g iy ht a e g r. r ) eed ß — ut or even ev e supposing r t n h o a n t s e t nh the e cabinet(lieam r, (laughter)—on the subject, it certainly did n ot f o ll ow th a t the opinion of her Majesty's Government was the opi • nion of the House of Commons. (Hear.) The noble duke (Newcastle) had apparently felt that this bill could not be properly discussed in that house at that time, for he had hinted at its being made a temporary measure, and the only reason for that idea must be the fact that no time was now left for discussion. But if there was no .. time for discussion he (Lord Derby) would recommend that the bill be passed just as it stood, merely on the faith of the House of Commons. This, however, the noble duke did not propose to do, for he said there would be two clauses which be should propose to expunge. Now he (Lord Derby) put it to their lordships whether they were treating the House of Commons with proper consideration in sending back a bill which had been passed in houses numbering between two and three hun dred, with important amendments, when the average attendance of members would certainly only be between forty and fifty. The noble earl (Aberdeen) soinew'mt strangely argued that it would be no disrespect to the House of Commons to throw the luill out, but that it would be most disrespectful to avoid reading it a second time by adhering to the resolution of their lordships' house. Not looking to the merits of the bill, important as it was, and complicated as was its provisions —for he did not pretend to have been able to have examined into it—his (Lord Derby's) objection to proceeding with the second reading was that the house was resolved, except in cases of urgency, not to take up bills after a certain time, in consequence of which resolution circumstances had occurred which rendered it impossible to give to this bill the discussion it deserved. If the bill was connected with any of the great interests of the country, if such a question as that of peace or war were involved in it, there could be no doubt as to giving it a second reading ; but it was just that case which ought to test the resolution to which the house had come, and believing that, he should say No to the rescinding of the resolution of their lordships' house. After a few words from the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and Lord Brougham, The house divided—. Contents Non-contents Majoriby The resolution was therefore carried. The Earl of DERBY thought it would be objection able to make any amendments in the bill, now that the house had resolved to proceed with it, for there was really no time for a proper consideration of such amend ments in the other hou-e. He really would suggest to the noble duke whether it would not be as well to sus- 41 33 . -8 pend the standing orders and pass the bill outright at The Marquis of CLANRICARDE did not concur with the noble earl i❑ thinking that amendments should not be moved. He should himself certainly at a subse quent stage propose to alter the clause as to travelling expenses, so as absolutely to put an end to payments on that head. The Duke of NEWCASTLE entirely approved of :he course which the noble marquis intended to follow, and he should be happy to discuss any amendment with him. He trusted that noble lords would move such amendments as they thought necessary, so that the bill might be made as perfect as possible. He moved that the bill be read a second time: The bill was then read a second time. STA MP DUTIES BILL. This bill was read a second time. INCLOSURE, &c., OF LAND BILL. This bill was read a third time. STANDARD OF GOLD AND SILVER WARES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned at ten minutes past eight o'cloCk. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to :—Great Western, Shrewsbury, and Birmingham, and Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Companies Amalgamation ; Paisley Waterworks (No. 2) ; Salisbury and Yeovil Railway ; British Guarantee Association (No. 2). The following estate bills were read a third time and passed :—Hornyold's Estate ; Park's Estate ; Peel's Estate ; Staveley's Estate. EPISCOPAL AND CA.PITULAR ESTATES BILL. The committee on this bill was resumed. Mr. CAYLEY moved the insertion of the followirig clause :—Provided always, that in computing the due regard to be paid to the just and reasonable claims of the present holders of lands under lease or otherwise, arising from the long-continued practice of renewal, the basis of compensation shall be that laid down by the Episcopal and Capitular Revenues Commissioners in their report of 1850 ; and, where that may not be applicable, to the recommendations laid down in the Lords' re port on the same subject in 1851. Provided always that in all computations in any way dependent on the dura tion of lives, the expectation of life shall be calculated at the rate of 31. 6s. Bd. per centum ; and, so far as such rate can be applied, according to the data on which the life tables are founded which were published in the twelfth annual report of the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in England. Provided always, that until such sales, purchases, or exchanges shall be effected, nothing herein contained shall be construed as intending to interfere with the renewal of the leases of such lands on the accustomed terms. Mr. LASLETT opposed the clause, w hich would be an unjust interference with the property of the Church. In Worcestershire, the value of the property belonging to the Church was 2,000,000/. ; but, if this clause passed, it would be reduced by at least half a million. He, for one, could not assent to such a monstrous act of injustice. After some discussion the first and second proviso of the clause were agreed to with one or two verbal amend ments suggested by Lord J. RUSSELL, with the view of rendering it less cornpul:ory, the bill being purely of a permissive nature. The third proviso was withdrawn. The bill then finally passed through committee, The house resumed, and the report was ordered to be considered to•day. CHICORY. On the order of the day fur going into committee of sup D ly, Ana • j OIIBLIZY asked the Secretary to th e . 31 1 Z 22 11 25 3i 50 a] 50 a] 20 al 20 1 50 I 4! 25 I al 25 a] Lo I 10 all all all all 11 pm once. I Treasury to state the course Government intended to take with regard to the sale of coffee mixed with chicory. Mr. WILSON said a deputation of the trade had re presented that the existing law worked most oppres sively ; and the Treasury were now considering what change could be made to remove the evils complained of. Mr. HUME said this was only another instance of the impolicy of interfering with trade. Sir J. V. SHELLEY hoped the prosecutions which had been commenced for the violation of the law would be suspended until th e T reasury h a d come to some deci sion in the matter. Mr. WILSON said the only anxiety of the Govern ment was to prevent fraud. Mr. A. PELLATT said the law was absurd as it stood, because though parties could legally sell chicory, provided they announced the fact, they were liable to be fined for having it on their premises. Colonel BLAIR complained that the dog tax was not enforced iu Scotland, which was a great loss to the revenue. The house then went into Committee of Supply. The remaining estimates, being four in number, were then agreed to, and the house having resumed, the report was ordered to be conzidered this evening. The Committee of Supply which sat yesterday was reported. MILITIA. (No. 2) BILL. This bill was read a, third time . and passed. MILITIA. (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. PUBLIC HEALTH. The house then went into.a committee of the whole house, and agreed to a resolution enabling her Majesty to grant retiring all owances to the officers of the Board of Health. NATIONAL GALLERY (DUBLIN) (No. 2) BILL. This hill was passed through committee. MILITIA. BALLOTS SUSPENSION BILL. This bill was read a third time and paseed. MILITIA PAY BILL. This bill was passed through committee. CRIME AND OUTRAGE (IRELAND) BILL, This bill was read a third time and passed. JUDGMENT EXECUTION BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The other twelve o'clock orders were then disposed of, and the sittings were suspended at four o'clock. The house resumed at six o'clock. STAMPED LETTER-PAPER. In reply toaquesiion nut by IlLr. T. DIINCODLBE, Mr. WILSON stated that on the passing of the Penny Postage Act, fears were generally entertained that exten sive forgeries of Ftarnps would take place, and several pre cautionary provisions were introduced into the bill, one of the regulations being that a piece of silk should be drawn through the paper of which envelopes were made. Experi ence had shown that these precautions were not exactly warranted by the necessity of the case. Various applica tions had been made with respect to issuing stamped letter paper. The subject was now under the consideration of the Government, and he was not without hope that ar rangements might be shortly made by which any person sending a quantity of envelopes or letter paper might hare them stamped at the Board of Inland Revenue. (Hear. hear.) THE CASE OF MR. NOVELLO—UNSTAMPED PUBLICATIONS. In reply to a question put by Sir J. SHELLEY, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that, in consequence of the resolution of the House of Commons, on tire subject of the present state of the law regarding newspaper stamps, it had become the duty of the Govern ment carefully to consider the whole question, with the view of ascertaining whether any practical and satisfactory measure could be introduced on the subject. The opinion of the Attorney-General had been taken on the ques tion, and the suggestions which he had made had been discussed by himself. It was, however, impossible at the present period of the session for him to draw the attention of his colleagues to the question in such a manner as its importance demanded. It would be the duty of the Government during the recess to endeavour to prepare some satisfactory and effective mea sure. Although the question in a fiscal point of view was one of only secondary importance, still there were many import an t cons id erat i ons connected' with its proper settle ment. It was impossible in the present state of the ques tion to come to any resolution which would have the effect of announcing to parties that they might disregard the law as it now exists, and on the other hand, and pending a probable application to Parliament fora change of the law, it was not th e i n t ent i on of the Government b to carry out the existing law in a more stringent manner than had been hitherto adopted. With respect to the particular publica tion of Mr. Novello, there was no doubt whatever that, conducted as it was some time since, it was amenable to the law. He had, however, been given to understand that the publication had been conducted with considerable cau tion, and with a proper and judicious regard to the present state of the question, and it could not therefore, under such circumstances, be the desire of the G overnmen t t o adopt any course hich might justly be liable to the im putation of harshness. (Hear, hear.) THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. LAWLEY TO THE GOVERNORSHIP OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. The house then went into committee for the purpose of affording Sir J. Pakington an opportunity of calling the attention of the house to the circumstances under which her Majesty had been advised to appoint the Hon. Francis Lawley to be governor of the colony of South Australia. Sir G. GREY said the right honourable baronet the member for Droitwich had given notice of his intention to call the attention of the house to the circumstances under which her Majesty has been most graciously pleased to ap point the Hon. Francis Lawley to the officer of governor of South Australia. Circumstances have come to my know ledge within the last few days which induced me, not long ago, to address a note to the right hon. baronet to may that I was anxious before he addressed the house in pursuance of that notice to make a statement to tho house, which with its permission I will now proceed to do. After I have made that statement it will be for the right hon. baronet, or any other honourable member, to adopt such course as his sense of public duty may lead him to think i fitting. lam desirous in the first place —as lam respon sible for submitting to her Majesty the name of Mr. Law ley for appointment to the Governorship of South Austra lia—to state frankly and unreservedly at once the circum stances under which I submitted that advice to her Ma jesty. (Hear, hear.) When I was entrusted with the seals of the Colonial Department, for a day or two before I had actually received them from her Majesty, I had several conferences with the Duke of Newcastle, my im mediate predecessor, in which was stated the various matters then pending in that department. Among other things he communicated to me the arrangements which he had recently made with respect to filling up various im portant colonial governments which were becoming in course of time vacant. He submitted to me the arrange. ments he had made with respect to the governments of Canada, of New Brunswick, and of Norfolk Island. He stated that Sir Charles Fitzroy having expressed his de sire on the subject, it had been intimated to him that he would be released from his duties as governor in the course of the present year, and he had submitted to her Majesty the name of Sir Wm. Dennison, the present governor of Van Diemen's Land, as the succ ssor to Sir C. Fitzroy, in New South Wales. The noble duke told me also that he had submitted to her Majesty the name of Sir H. Young, the present governor of South Australia, for the governor ship of New Zealand, which had become vacant by the ap pointment of the governor of New Zealand to be the go vernor of the Cape of Good Hope. He then informed me that, being of opinion that among gentlemen administer ing the government of other colonies of leas importance there was no one who had particular claims upon the con sideration of the Government on the grounds of public ser vice or public conduct, as Secretary of State for the colo nies he had offered the governorship of South Australia to Mr. Lawley. He stated to me that his acquaintance with Mr. Lawley was not of above six months' duration, but that from the acquaintance which he had had, and the in formation which he had received of Mr. Lawley's character from those in whom he could place confidence, he was of opinion that it was must de s ir a bl e th a t a gentleman in his position, of his character, and with his abilities, should accept colonial service under the Crown. He stated to me that he had been anxious to obtain the services of Mr. Law ley as governor of South Australia, but that, as he was then on the point of surrendering the seals of the Colonial Office, he had requested Mr. Lawley to give him an im mediate decision with respect to whether he was, or was not, willing to accept the governorship of South Australia. Mr. Lawley was inclined to accept the governorship, but was anxious, as a man must naturally be under such circumstances, to hold some communication 1 with his family and his friends before he gave a decision_ e , which might affect the whole course of his future ig u m tnr h e t l b if s e gen . iv M asked, therefore, whethera delay of a few days him for deliberation. The Duke of Newcastle informed me that he had stated, in answer to that request, to Mr. Law ley, that, as he only held the seals of the Colonial depart ment till I had received those seals, as I should do on the next or following day, and as I should be unable f t s tr ian a o ns . - act the business of the department while absent asked during g d i o r n ethe thr m ee dyraey-selewtoenh, Mr. het ija lid w n l o ey t feel h _ ad thekaetdhfeor, butuld an affirmative or that it was necessary for him H t e o give undertook, however, to f t o h rm at negative decision at once. h mention s passed en with ame respectof M r to. hi e Lawley epp t o o i nt me, ntot, state e to a i l n l the name of Mr. Lawley to nies he should have submitted to the governorship of South me that had he remained Secretary of State for the Colo her Majesty for appointment to a few days, deliberation, had if Mr. Lawley, e thent. I am anxious to state s ra o n se ld d y W a " nd cep u t n t r h es a e t r a y p ed r Ty int t m o of Newcastle's had desired and beedi do so—that Mr. Lawley was wholly unk nown house—and I have the Duke I:rnission to t o me. I have seen him e ngaged within this house and h a ve sat on the same side of the house with him during the last few years ; but certainly have never been thrown into his society, nor been upon such terms with him as could authorise me to claim him as the most common friend. The Duke of Newcastle, therefore, i n f orme d me that he thought it right to State , the only drawback which in his opinion might be a ll ege d against the appointment of Mr. Lawley, and under the circum stances I did not consider that to be a sufficient bar to his appointment. The Duke of Newcastle told me that, like man y young men I fear in his position of life, he had early in life been addicted to—l h ar dl y know how to describe, but—in ordinary language which will be understood b aonhathbietturf.'' adoptedH einhaeclombemenoneawrliythincmlianielyd by everybody, and all will un d erstand what I mean—had been unfortunately racing ," to horse other men of high rank and society in this country. I submitted that, so far from thinking this • circumstance a blot on the appointment of Mr. Lawley, or as constituting an objection to his appointment, it was, on the contrary, a recommendation under the circumstances which he had stated. (A. laugh from the Opposition.) Honourable gen tlemen opposite may laugh, but I certainly should not have expected that a party which acknowledged Lord George Bentinck as their head in this house, would have acknowledged this as an objection. (Ministerial cheers.) I certainly should not have thought to have heard them sneer at the employment of a person who had been so engaged, or consider that it was an absolute disqualification for office that a man had been so engaged. (Renewed cheers.) I pass that by, however, because if hon. gentlemen will wait till they hear th e whole facts, perhaps they will find that their sneers might have been spared. The Duke of New castle told me that Mr. Lawley had became deeply im pressed with the conviction that the course was one which could not be abandoned too early, a nd he had stated that 1 his desire MA to break off from those habits in which, un fortunately, I say, and say it honestly, he had beeno em ployed. Mr. Lawley stated that he had theacceptedi ce of private poorotarzto my right hon, Woad WI reeurre of the E xc h equer w i th a view to engage himself in higher and more use f u l purus i ts, and that his desire for colonial s ho p s a e rt h ly ab p i ro ts m w p h te ic d h b i y t a h a w a i s b h ee that s h a e ,n m xi ig .ous hi government was nceto be removed a b so l u t e l y f rom the reach of tem ptation , tation and desire to break off. The Duke of e Newcast I further • n formed me that he did not consider he was bound by what had passed between him and Mr. Lawley. He gave m e his opinion, as I have a l rea d y s t a t e d , that Mr. Lawley was well qualified for that appointmeut, and that it would con duce to the public service if he were so appointed. When I accepted the seals of the Colonial-office, I found that the governorship of South Australia was vacant by her Mae jesty having approved of the appointment of Sir H. Young, the present governor of that colony, to another important government. I had not, as I said before, the slightest personal acquaintance with Mr. Lawley, and under these circumstances I did not feel myself bound, after what had passed between the Duke of Newcastle and myself, to renew the offer of that appointment to Mr. Lawley. I nu derstood that I was perfectly free, and wishing to shrink from no responsibility in this matter, I wish to state clearly to the house all which passed between the Duke of New castle and myself. I was perfectly free to submit to her Majesty the name of any gentleman for the appointment of governor of South Australia. So much was I under that conviction that I had actually made inquiries with respect to another gentleman, iu order to ascertain his qualifica tions, and the willingness to undertake that office, and I intended to have made the offer to that other gentleman, if under all the circumstances he had been willing to accept it. But before any decisive steps were taken with respect to filling up this government, I received about three weeks ago a cemmunication through wy private secretary from Mr. Lawley, which, I confess gave a very different aspect to the case f rom th a t in which I had before viewed it. I was thee informed, for the first time, that Mr. Lawley was under a different impression from that under which the Duke of Newcastle was, and what he had communicated to me as his impression, and which in justice to the Duke of Newcastle, I am bound to say he has since most explicitly confirmed. Mr. Lawley stated that he cmiceived from what had passed between the Duke of Newcastle and himself, that he was not considered to have declined the ap pointment ; that the time for which he asked had I been allowed hi •m, in order to consider the subject ; and that for a period, during the continuance of the present session, it was at his option either to deline or accept the °Mee. He stated that he had made up his mind, upon full consideration and communication with those with whom he had previously desired to consult to accept tne governor ship of South Australia, and he expressed some surprise that he had not received any communication from me on the subject. I received this information certainly with some surprise, because, tcontrary to the impressions which, as I have already said, I had fo rme d f rom the statement of the Duke of Newcastle, I spoko to a right hon. friend of mine, a relative of Mr. Lawley's, in this house, and I found that he was under the same impression as Mr. Law-• ley, and that not only Mr. Lawley, but that his family and friends were under the impression that the governor ship of the colony had been offered to him, and that it was in his power to decline or accept the office. I stated this fact to the Duke of Newcastle ; and, again, I am bound to saw, in justification of the noble duke, he stated that. the impression existing in the mind of Mr. Lawley, and of his friends, was not that which they were warranted in entertaining ; that Mr. Lawley had not, it was true, declined the appointment, and that the Duke of Newcastle had undertaken to mention it to me ; but that I was as free to deal with the appointment as if, instead of being a colleague of the noble duke's, I had succeeded him as a political opponent. With me, therefore, must rest the responsibility of having submitted the name of Mr Lawley to her Majesty. I had to consider what my public duty required of me. I knew nothing whatever of Mr. Lawley; nothing I may say against him, not even a whisper of sus picion with respect to any transactions in which he had been engaged; and as many honourable men who live in this country are engaged on the turf and in horse racing, I did not think that alone was a sufficient reason for re versing the decision to which the Duke of Newcastle had come with respect to the person to be appointed to the gover norship of an important colony. Upon the other hand, I knew nothing of Mr. Lawley, and not having known any thing of him, I did not, as I have said before, feel justified in making any renewed offer to him. He certainly is not a gentleman to whom—entirely from the absence of all knowledge of him, whether positive or negative, as regards his character—to whom I should have offered the govern. ment, nor was his a name which I should have submitted to her Majesty for the governor of an important colony. But when I found that he had been for some weeks under the impression, and that his friends held the same opinion, that he waste succeed Sir H. Young—when I found from in quiries among his friends, and when, from contemporaries at the university where he obtained high distinction, I re cei red the highest testimonials as to the ability and character of Mr. Lawley—l felt that I was in a position in which I should either submit Mr. Lawley's name, a gentleman with whom I had no acquaintance, and had bad no opportunity of forming a judgment as to his qualifications, except from having received the opinions of many persons that he was qualified for the post which he desired to occupy ; or, upon the other hand, that I should, by acting contrary to their opinions by withholding the submitting his name to her Majesty, appear to have conveyed an opinion that I thought Mr. Lawley was not fit for the appointment, and thus have cast a stigma 'upon him which was wholly un merited. Having obtained all the information I could from every quarter with respect to the ability of Mr. Law ley, I told my right hon. friend, that although I knew nothing of that gentleman, and should not have c h osen him myself, still that un der all the circumstances of the case I was prepared in accordance with his opinion, with that of the Duke of Newcastle, and of others who knew Mr. Lawley, and had had opportunities of judging of his character which I did not possess, rather than do any injury or wrong, and believing from all that I had heard that he would make an efficient governor of South Aus tralia, to submit his name to her Majesty for that appoint. ment. I did so submit the name to her Majesty, and her Majesty approved the appointment. For that recommen• dation I am responsible to her Majesty, and fdr her Ma- , jesty's approval of Mr. Lawley's appointrnent I alone am responsible. (Hear, hear.) Immediately after that ap pointment was known—and it was known, I think, on the very day on which I received her Majesty's approval of the appointment—the right honourable baronet t he member for Droitwich placed upon the notice paper of the house a ques tion to be addressed to me on the following day, asking whether Mr. Lawley had been appointed, and whether it was the intention of the Government to submit the name of Mr. Lawley to her Majesty for appointment as governor of South Australia or any other colony. When I saw that notice, I can assure the house I had not even a suspicion of any circumstances connected with Mr. Lawley to which that notice could point. I came down to the house pre pared to have heard from the right hon. baronet the grounds which would have justified his putting a question which certainly was one of an unusual character. The right hon. baronet stated no grounds for putting his question, and I need not say I do not complain of this, because the right hon, baronet is a political opponent, and was not bound to communicate to me any private information which he possessed. From that day to this I hare received not the slightest information with respect to the grounds upon which that question was put. I answered the question, therefore, in the only way in which I could answer it in accordance with the strictest truth, viz., that her Majesty had been advised to appoint Mr. Lawley to the government of South Australia, and that I had advised the appointment. That question was put to me this day week, and, as I have said, I was utterly at a loss to know to what that question pointed. (Hear, hear.) I should have been thankful to have known to what it pointed in order that any valid objection to Mr. Lawley might have been investigated fairly and fully, but I was unable to take the slightest movement towards instituting such an in quiry. I should state that immediately before I submitted the name of Mr. Lawley to her Majesty, I spoke to my right hon. friend (Mr. Stuart Wortley), in order to ascer tain what his impressions were with respect to the effect of what had passed between the Duke of Newcastle and Mr. Lawley with respect to this appointment. He, as I should have expected from him, fairly told me what the Duke of Newcastle had told me before, viz.—that Lawley had been " upon the turf," and lie felt that that might be an objection; but he stated at the same time, in the most explicit terms which I could desire, that there was not a single debt or liability outstanding to which Mr. Lawley was now subject, or in order to evade which h. might be desirous to leave this country on receiving the to me , t w m e e r n e_ t. th T a h t emfrac. Lawley, th wk e y r , e as fore fh as ave t sa he i y d known n o t w h n e case with too many young men to their loss, and it may ' be to their ultimate ruin, had been early engaged in tran sactions on " the turf ;" but that not one whisper of dis tstanding debt or liability to wh ich Mr. t h h o e n u o u reachedr a b leoo n o d r u has t as in y ecotn reachednection wriltithheaart )._..an pureu d i t that ad there was no on Lawley was subject on that account. If there had been, I should have felt that I was departing widely from w w n it i h n w s h u o b m mi i t t tin m g ig t h o t h b e e r ee ro mCro re au the reach of those Majesty T n y u duty the a s a Ministername o fhiamogsfee gentleman t ft h lf an object to remove means which might be enforced against him in order to enforce the settlement of his liabilities. On Friday last, after the morning sittings of the house, I returned to my office, and shortly before six o'clock, when about to return to the house, the Duke of Newcastle came to my room, end told me that he felt it his duty to come to me and inform me at the earliest moment he could, that from two sepa rate quarters, in the course of the day, he had received in formation M weeua Lawley. frdoeri v ae H d p, He butedri .d and d t te idn tell tmh thatee of rumours being in circulati on hi g hl y injuri foruosmt to thhoemcharacter information a it s other w w a e s l f l r ora as m c e t i e a v ed ra right e i , n b o h u n t o u n w . i h n g e e s s t n e a t ili l nemamane hweeldlidknoowtnattaotehimsHelre told me the na t ure o f t h ese rumours, and ri ot I am anxious that the h ouse s h ou ld b e in full cumstances connected with the case, hon. members will think, perhaps, that I am only doing my duty if I state what was, the nature of those rumours which were stated to me in the course of conversation. The Duke of Newcastle stated that he had been informed that very recently Mr. Lawley had become subject to heavy lia bilities and debts in connection with transactions on the turf. He told me besides that there were rumours of a much more serious character as affecting the conduct, posi tion, and character of Mr. Lawley—viz., that Mr. Lawley had availed hithself of the official knowledge acquired as private secretary to the right hon. gentleman the Chancel lor of the Exchequer to engage in extensive speculations in the funds. The Duke of Newcastle was on his way to the House of Lords, and was obliged to leave me almost immediately. The purport of what the noble duke stated to me I have now stated to the house, and there could be no doubt as to the course which I ought immediately to pursue. I immediately put aside the business on which I was engaged, and addressed a letter to my right hon. fiend the Chancellor of the Exchequer—Mr. Lawley being. the n out of town—and I told him the extreme surprise aria con cern Duke of N with which ew e l a h st a l d e .I told h just rece receivedth a td this wa sinformationasreufd rom the of that it would his entire concurrence in what I said, a n d the Duke of New meet equally with the concurrence . i m n r t . h L e a ru w. - m ca o st u l r e : i t t h w at as if im th p e o re ssi w b moat earnest hope that he ley could proceed. I stated my me troth of these rumours, and would be able to disprove the etrunttohf that they would be found . " le t a h n s y t information I should that until the receipt of s a tis f ac tory. f t o h u e n i c i l p a p t ioooinn appointment suspend all further pr Lawley; and o cee t d t anbte,in. destitute wj. i justice ti eet respect o o . f h f i o t m oTt . i d h u a e i t a i u o p s il i t :: . e a i a u n t etd rne n t ofMr.the Governine nt,and in justice to t co these he ' h he was to be appointed, reports should justly entitled to, of knowing what M Lawley at the earliest opportunity in order that he or refuting the charges. My right the means and opportunity lluonyysetlfo, in u h i l u c stiue ° was which any man had been said in regard to him, and having every oppor tunity .tcin-i.tfnuefndextPhiesCUlihaungcellor of the Exchequer immediately came to me. He told me that Mr. Lawley was out of of town, that he would be in London on the following n ight, and I asked him wh a t course it would be best to ,hb iatehumsedhs should oes asked kl i m ac ie drt transmit .sm L a y n aw d orp ru einy_ ib m iyo o nt u tu r rumours p i zii : a, sewt e thoo w with tbt t heh h e air t nt h i te e tvwoe vi s e r: under the notice of Mr. Lawley. He said that Mr. Lawley Art lanky Wm to by in town the fO li tilfthg 41 1 70 ere theevening 4D r asifryaubber bringin g letter nt that i hd naati 5 10 St. 5 15 8i 8 10 100 .00 LOO [OO [OO 104 f