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their request 311 they thought a any suspicion on, and which to the rising Tour of the ex . had obtained tial personages ,ppears that at ai encouraging e made to hill' was submitted the opinion was g the demand• npelled to dis first given rise is said to have ins with a cer plomatic corps. head-quarter s stated that the ivernent of con hole of his right the last troops e, and by those k to withdraw * e, which were b of the Balkans heck the march me successes in ) the Russians ;he same ; they forcemeuts, but a to advance. more troops in ha with a T eri riority in mini is of balancing in doing by land a position, how' expected by the ult., the body ig in the street, a stab with s 3r had not been t the crime bad d fanatic. AC' rianople to the re there making lead-quarters of s marching to- Purkish, Greek , ;ted up for the .sh officers, and following {NO —" The police which are cool' Russian gold ; this conspiracy'. I in their papers ce with p e rsons conspiracy w 25 olice was awar e the conspirator s ast meeting." says Omer inople to assure . . I hold out until were they to be le Schilder is et 1 Silistria to be The Russians insists o n the tenegrins as re' deuce between inisters of the rrespondent Of Constantinople► Cadi-Kiew are at 7e been known o n its are there en• en are quartere d and 95th, the Rangers) are all in the morning. ered by the regi' th bands playing Ton this field of he different regi' nd red-coats, You -key: The pictur e and—and were it , ur right, with its of motley group s air Eastern coo ou were assisting ' a great numbe r in huge yallo vf uliar and comica l soldiers. Bashi' t irregular M a. e Russians, have occasionally on )ut their lances, These men ar e through. Som e •eseut moment is what to do with misbehave them' He has hanged beaten, but all t° ed to you tl3 O nts, it will be ae sh force in .Asli b this date. The ilaya, Peninsula r )or at Scutari on stormy weather, was difficuipt t ° and the unfortir cutari to prepar e had no srnal! orus. It rained and the air sca ° it impossible n .hes, cabobs, ie night. the following or -11 Co.'s steame r 41st Regiments; by the Catnbrial 1, the 47th Reel with horses o' l ' Sultan, with the , the 88th Bet Orinoco brough t 3 City of Londo n racy Evans imd imself, staff, an utenant• Colone l ame, Assistant one, Sir Richar d 3 of his 1t09 41 )n Monday, th e company of th Raglan and stall arrived on t ie : rn at arrangeen:: as they pour 1 as regularly 0 ickland has bo c i duous task, and ed upon him of ation a Britisa of a large Bta! cal departn3e Spector Genera us and assistant' L happy to VIP LV GREECE' es intelligence Tian ships-op d to Preveset with the cozy hips. Dalmatia, is Pacha of Sol.' at his dispos r antes in Alba' aegrins. g MEN. cities he forty" Lrks. • But h e se, of course , Itan's troops . imself before the last spar, nen orders " e in the eve, e ; lowing nirr is handful 0' essantly Pu t ' a, he is no° 2 Treece. " At last th e announced f i c i that it vr The arab? officially ae" hniral of th e Dalmatia gsian mew °f g at Trieste, ulr ic lt., is 5 b.- er arrive d i c l l .. a note a reek Gover n : f within fi" give a sat's the Ottoma n woul be e re eee. 'rh I to have an in the event was TPFentli convoked in presence of his Hellenic Majesty to discuss the measures to be adopted under present circum stances. We are assured that there was a question in this Council of placing Gen. Church, General-in-Chief and Senator, at the head of the insurrection ; but it is raid be refused. The same proposition was made to General Gardikisty Grivas, Master of Horse to the King. He 111'o refused, and the ex-Ambassador at Con stantinople, M. Metwca, did so likewise. Gen. Spiro Milios, and the Mithster of War, Colonel Soutzo, would have accepted the post ; but the Council thought that their presence among:t the insurgents would have no influence. At length not being able to o ,me t) as understanding on the choice of a chief, the Council re ed to send 20,000 florins and ammunition to Grivas, in order that he might go again to Janina and Me:zovo, and they promised him su'icess. In the meantime the (~o vernment is besieged by envoys from different pla ces. It is said that the committee has plenty of money. Large sums have, it is said, arrived from all parts from Greeks residing abroad. London, Marseilles, Malta, Trieste, Vienna, Syra, Constantinople, and Asia Minor, are continuing to send numerous subsidies. Already, on their part, have the Danubian Provinces begun to supply important sums. Russia also, has sent money to the i nsurgen t s , an d th e E m p er or Nicholas has, it is said , officially ordered committees to be formed to raise sub seriptions for the G reek insurrection. But if the insurgents have money, they are in want pf ammunition ; and if it be true, as stated, that the English have stopped the Greek brig the Minerva, which left Trieste on the 14th, and of which there has been no further new it is certain that the insurgents will be without arms also. M. Soutzo, Secretary of the Greek Legation at St. Peters burg, has arrived at Athens by the last steamer, the Austrian Lloyds. It is said that lie is the bearer of very important news and of large sums. He was re ceived on his arrival by his Majesty King Otho. The precise object of his mission is not yet known." MONTENEGRO. A letter from St. Petersburg, 0 30th ult., in the National Gazette of Berlin, says :—" The last amount of money sent into the Montenegro for the decoration of the ehurcheS was very considerable, the object being to furnish the Montenegrins with the means of repairing their orthodox churches, which had been ravaged by the Turks. It is well known that since the time of Catharine the Mon tenegrins have been in the habit of receiving as sistance of this kind from Russia. Colonel Kowa leski is, it is said, charged to watch over the em ployment and distribution of this gift. The Rus sian Government has also sent into the Montenegro a great number of images of saints." PERSIA. Under the title of Rupture between Persia and Russia," the Journal de Constantinopl e pub lishes the following on the incident mentioned in the last telegraphic despatches from Constanti nople " According to letters , from Teheran , written b y persona in a position to be well-informed, the Rus sian Ambassador Extraordinary, Count Kamkoff, who had been sent to Persia to extort fresh concessions from the Shah, and force him to declare himself against the Sublime Porte, and who, from unfavourable circum stances, thought it prudent to stop at Tiflis, is said to have sent from that place to M. Dolgorouki, Russian minister at the court of Persia, an order to call on the Persian Government, by means of an ultimatum, to de clare within two hours whether it intended to take part with Russia against Turkey. The same letters announce that the Shah of Persia replied to this arrogant ultima tum by giving orders to 50,000 men to proceed to the Turco-Persian frontiers, under the command in chief of Mehemet Khan, his minister of war. The Shah is said to intend to demand the restitution of the provinces which have been taken from him at different periods. if this news he confirmed, it may be considered as very favourable to Turkey and her allies." RUSSIA. A lettter from Posen dated the 2d in the Boer senhalle of Hamburg says :—" Letters from Kalisch inform us that the Russian Government has aban doned the idea of placing a strong body of troops 3 - 1 1 . Poland, and that the troops which occupied Anguslowo have been sent to the Baltic provinces. This proves that the Russians count on the con tinued neutrality of Prussia. The foreign journals admitted into Russia and Poland are so blackened .by the authorities that it is impossible to read single word relating to the war. For that, the public are obliged to be satisfied with what the Invaiide Busse may think fit to tell them." PRUSSIA. The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort has the fol lowing from Berlin, 6th :—" The retirement of General de Bonin, the Minister of War, has pro duced the most unfavourable impression here. . The day before yesterday he did not know that his removal had been decided on, for on that day he had an invitation to dine with the King, when his Majesty announced to him that he had been appointed to the command of the 12th division of the army in Silesia. At 10 o'clock in the evening, Field-Marshal Count de Dolma, paid a visit to the General. To-day, he took leave of all the functionaries of the War Department. Yesterday the decree replacing General de Bonin by the Count do Vartersee was signed by the King at Charlottenburg. (Count de Vartersee made himself remarked in 1849 by the manner in which he commanded the Prussian troops at Dresden, and by a work which he published cu the insurrection of Dresden.) General Reizenstein is appointed to the command of the Prussian troop at Frankfort, in the room of the new Mi nister of War. What consoles the friends of M. de Bonin is that the division of which lie is about to take the command will be the first to be put in movement to support the operations of the Aus trian troops. It is, in fact, positively stated that so Boon as the latter shall have advanced that division will occupy Cracow. The new Minister of War is not a man of any party. The Prince of Prussia, who left to-day on a short journey, gave General de Bonin striking marks of his esteem, and it is well known that the Prince has a high opinion of the talents of that officer. It is said that the Feld zeugmestre Hesse will return to Berlin, to regulate certain military points connected with the execu tion of the Austro-Prussian treaty." It may be recollected that M. de Bonin powerfully contri buted by his straightforward speech to the ad o p tion of the bill on the loan of 30 millions of thalers. In the sitting of the Diet at Frankfort on the 4th, the - affairs of the fortresses and of the army was the order of the day. The question of the East was spoken of, the Diet having received official • communication of the Russian manifes to of the 23rd tut., as well as of other Russian declarations rela tive to the war. FRANCE. - Prin6e Napoleon arrived at Gallipoli on the night of the 30th of April. FIONOVRAiLE CONDUCT OF THE FRENCH Go 'ERNMENT.—" The Russian Government," says the Moniteur, "thought fit to withdraw its exequatur from the consuls of France and' England at St. Petersburg. Iri communicating that determina tion to the consul of her Britannic Majesty, Count do Nesselrode offered that agent his passports, whereas he announced to M. de Castillon that the Emperor Nicholas authorised him to continue to reside at St. Petersburg: The French Government has refused to accept the benefit of the difference of treatment which the Russian Cabinet has en deavoured to establish between the consuls of, the two allied powers, and has ordered M. de Castillon to quit his post." The following extract from a report addressed to the Minister of Marine by Admiral Bruat, com mander-in-cbief of the Atlantic fleet, is published by the Moniteur " I have not quitted the anchorage of Gallipoli, my p rese nce there is still extremely useful; it is the crews and boats of our men-of-war that effect, every day, the unloading of the numerous vessels which the west wind h as brought to this port. Our carpenters have been placed at the orders of the general-in-chief, who employs them in various works of absolute necessity. From morning to evening, and often during a part of the night, three or four .hundred men of the squadron are occupied in landing troops or horses, in unloading trading-vessels, or in substitutin g for their cargo, ballast, generally consisting of stones. I will not attempt to give you news from the theatre of wat. Ad m i ra l Hame lin is on the spot, and, no doubt, keeps you, Mon sieur le Ministre, well ,informed of all that passes. The impression here appears to me to be exceedingly favourable to the_ measures adopted by, his Majesty's Government. The - troops arrive at Gallipoli at the Periods fixed on beforehand, the weather is favourable, and the slow advance of the Russians, and the attitude of Omer Pacha, allow them to know each other and Provide for their organisation. The war is opening under happy auspices, and at the sight of troops encamped on the heights of' Gallipoli no one ex ca ee n ed d i o e u g b ly t be that it w ill b e glorious. We sh o u ld culpable if the spectacle of activity displayed by the generals, officers, and soldiers, enca m p ed on t he height s of Gallipoli did not excite our emulation. There reigns among this little army a 'gaiety and enthusiasm which remind one of the _best days of the empire. The site of the camp has, been hap pily selected.. The troops. have wood and water close at band, and the ground is favourable for their exercises. The arrivals which have been taAlog place for some days will render General Can robert's task more easy. The first moments were, as wail to be expected, moments of trial, as it was neces sary to provide with very insu ffi ci en t means for the establishment and subsistence of the troops. It appears to me that these difficulties have been very happily sur mounted by the experience and activity of the general in -chief. I know that the English officers have testified on several- occasions their admiration at the excellent appearance and industrious energy of. our troops. My Personal relations with the general officers of the French and English armies were established from the very out set..at.ttion•the best possible footing. I aid th em as muc h as • I ca n , without, however, sacrificing in any wa y th e Ation which I owe to the instruction of soy creWs A.. • 1,40: ,y THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1854, S HARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) 1 all 1 all Os. all LO 2 .',O 6 1 all Agua Fria Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian AuStralian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria p 1 d A d 1 § 7 BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices esterday. Business done this day. 1 all 1 all 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal British Austrlu. Gold British Iron Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaos & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsol's Creek Clarendon Con. MM Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper MM. of Eng Do. Pref. 71 r . cent English and Austrin. Copper Smeltg. Co. General Great Nugget Vein... Do. Registered Great Polgooth Liberty Linares Lond.&Californ.Gold 1 all :0 13.5 i 5 24i 10 all 0 15 1 i 1 4 5 2 29 31 d K) I all 5 1 39 - 41. - lh 10 - 12 50 - 60xt1 2 - 4p 15 all 5 all 11 - 24 .. - .. i - 1 ;0 all 2 all 2 all 3 all 1 all 3 all 1 all 1 -1; - $ 10 --11 1 all .0 9 1 all 1 all Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita Nlexican&S.Amerien : New Grauada... ' New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Mondo.4 Pontgibaud Silver i 6 - 7 i - i Hall !all 15 17 4 lAxn 29 31 8 10 3 4 - 7 - 4 2i 31 d 51 1 1 f all Lead & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron , Do. Nov I all .5 I 15 1 all .0, 7 ;81 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 12s. Antiago de Cuba Louth Australian , Tin Croft , United Mexican Waller West Ctranada , West Mariposa ,Worthing Mining of : d Yuba 1 1 all # -- i and in acting as I have done, I am convinced, that I satisfy your instructions, and respond to the confidence with which you have honoured mo." Public securities' and railway shares rose yester day, in consequence of a report of the accession of Sweden and Denmark to the alliance of the Western Powers. The Three per Cents. closed at 65f. 55c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and a-Half per Cents. at 921. 50c.; and the New Loan at 65f. 30c. SPAIN. There is nothing of political importance in the Madrid journals of the 4th. The Bank crisis had entirely ceased, and the circulation of bank notes bad again become general. The news from the provinces continued to be very satisfactory in every respect. It is expected that the electric telegraph, which is to run from Madrid to the French frontier, will be completed as far as Saragossa by the month of June. It is proposed also to establish a line from Saragossa to Barcelona. PORTUGAL. Accounts from Lisbon to the 27th ult. have ar rived via Madrid. The King and the King-Regent were expected in the capital on their return from Santarem, where they were received with enthu siasm. The Chambers were occupying themselves with various bills of interest, and amongst them one for the establishment of a line of steamers to the Azores. Tradeis were soliciting the Govern ment to reform the sanitary laws, which were so severe as to cause serious inconvenience to com merce, and especially to that of Oporto The dili gences between Lisbon and the Spanish frontier had been obliged to cease running on account of the bad state of the roads. ITALY. In its sitting of the sth, the Piedmontese Cham ber of Deputies went through the remaining chap ters of the Budget of the War department, and afterwards adopted without discussion a bill for the levy of 250 sailors. Several bills were brought in by the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Finance, among which was one for the reform of communal administration, and another for the re organisation of the Council of State. Prince Frederic William of Prussia left Florence on the 4th, with his suite. PERU. In Government matters, nothing of much im- port has occurred since the retreat of Gen. Torrico from Arequipa. That was an unfortunate affair for Gcvernment, for to say nothing of 1,200 horses killed by order of General Torrico, to prevent their being taken by the enemy—by that retreat the revolutionists were left complete masters of the southern part of the country. The revolutionists have taken Islay, and removed the custom-house, archives, &c., to Arequipa. The Herald says that a body of the battalones nacionales of Puno and CuzcO, "when on their way to attack General Castilla, revolted and returned to Lampa in great disorder, losing half their force. The same paper also says that General Castilla, while on his march to Chuquibamba, was unable to pass the river Mages, defended by 400 national troops, under command of Commandante Gomez Florez. The deaths for the month ending 15th March in the hospital of San Andreas show an abatement of the yellow fever from the preceding month. THE AMAZON GOLD MINES.—The English ship Launceston, Captain Betts, arrived in the port of Callao on the 18th instant, in the remarkably short space of 30 days, as reported at the Custom-house, from Launceston Heads. The Launceston brought 183 passengers, most of whom are bound for the mines on the Amazon. They report that great ex citement exists in Australia regarding these mines. The Launceston's passenger list was filled in less than twenty-four hours after being advertised. The. steamer of to-morrow will carry a large number of passengers to Huanclamiw where they will debark for the mines, via Chachapoyas, Moyobamba, &c. We have endeavoured to learn the exact number who intend leaving, but have been unsuc cessful.- About seventy, however, engaged passage on Tuesday last, and we suppose the number has increased since then to near . one hundred. From reports of passengers by the Launceston, we shall have an immense emigration to this country from Australia within the next three or four months. The stories of " twenty-five pound lumps" found on the Amazon have had a similar effect in Aus tralia to the first news received in the United States of the discovery of gold in California. It is difficult to judge correctly, from po many different reports, the probable number who will soon arrive here. Some say s,ooo—others, 80,000, but we imagine the former to be nearer the mark. Many of them will no doubt be greatly disappointed. They will arrive here expecting, at least, to find a good road opened to the reported mines. But in place of that they will learn—so little interest is here taken in the matter—that not a single river has been bridged, not a single mountain trail been improved.—Lima cies, March 25. NAVIGATION OF THE AMAZON.—A correspondence relative to the free navigation of the Amazon has recently taken place between the English Charge d'Affaires to this country and the Peruvian Mini ster of Foreign Affairs. The English Minister re ceives a similar answer to that given to Mr. Clay : that the treaty between Brazil and Peru gives the former Government privileges and advantages in the waters of Peru not allowed to any other na tion. Such answer was to have been expected, though it is hell known that the Government of Peru earnestly desires the free navigation of that river. There never was a more forcible illustration of the " dog and manger" fable than this same question presents. Brazil, holding the key of the finest country in the world, declines opening the gate herself, and is not disposed to allow the privi-. lege to others. But at this day such churlishness will not be tolerated. Brazil can boast of little strength, and in a case like this, " might makes right." THE SUGAR DUTlES.—Upwards of 10,0001. was paid at the Custom-house, Bristol, on Monday, in anticipa tion of a rise in the Sugar duties. CONTINENTAL RAILWAYS.—A letter from Augsburg, of the Ist lost., states that on that day. the railway was opened to the public as far as Ulm, so that an uninter rupted line now e xists between Munich and Paris, Calais and Havre. N THE TILBURY RAILWAY V. THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.—Ever since the Tilbury linehas been opened, the South-eastern traffic has risen higher than ever, while the Tilbury line has been taking a good traffic. We believe one of the worthy aldermen of the city of London gave it as his opinion that the Tilbury line, when opened would utterly ruin the South-eastern ; yet the better part of the Tilbury line is opened, and the South-eastern traffic rises, showing that the opinion we expressed some time ago was sound. We are happy to say Mr. Peto's line is, like himself, innocent of mis chief, while it is calculated to do much good, since it will serve the public and be, we trust, profitable to its shareholders.—Herapath's Journal. STRIKES IN LIVERPOOL:—LIVERPOOL, May 9. — Yesterday morning a general strike -took place among the dock labourers, on the refusal of the masters and the dock company, who work the Albert dock ware houses, to advance the wages 6d. a day (from 3s. 6d. to 45.). The business of the port was almost wholly sus pended, but, a number of the masters baying signed the agreement, their -labourers returned to their duties. These, however, are a comparatively small number. The Albert clock warehouses, when in full operation, employ about 1,000 men, but they have recently been considerably abort of that number. 219 men only were at work yesterday at these warehouses, and to-day 200. The dock committee, it is understood, will not accede to the demand, and if the strike should continue the goods will be removed from the Albert to other docks. A numerously attended open-air meeting of the labourers was held this morning at 7 o'clock, in front of .the Cus tom-house,-when resolutions were adopted, expressing a determination not to return to work until they had ob tained the additional 6d. a day. On Friday the whole of the porters employed at the joint termini of the Lan cashire and Yorkshire and East Lancashire Railways were discharged from the companies' service, in conse quence of having made a demand for increased wages, to which the company would not accede. The work ing of the line has gone on smoothly since the change of hands. " ROYAL INSTITUTION or GREAT BRITAIN.—The general monthly meeting of this institution was held on Monday, May 8, 1854 William Wilberforce Bird, Esq., vice president, in the chair. John Laing, Esq. ; William Nicol, Esq. ; Joseph Skey , M.D. • and Matthew Wil bore of the were ' duly elected urea- Royal Institution. Matthew Noble. Esq., their 6. EdwardT discourseshe F o r e e r s b e e n s t s , oDnr received- c . was admitted a member of the Royal Institution. Thanks were voted to the Rev. John Barlow, Professor vhe e . evd M enTsi nihNngecaoetaoodch, April and rasi I D t7 r ,ra . 2FeBea,triaandngdaym, werefaoyr unanimously re-elected : laid before the members. owinzprofesso ß r r s a w d ere Esq., D.C.L., FR S — William Th o mas Bran de, the e L lioy a a n l d l nEsatuatsiohn honorary o ir r o a h r y n pro fessor of chemistry . Tyn dall, Esq„ Ph.D., S as professor of natural phi-, losophy in the Royal Institution. GOOD CONVERSATION.—Moore speaks sportively of "those bards whose fancy owes all its illumination to the grape, like - that painted porcelain, so curious and so rare, whose images are only visible when liquor is poured into it." Wine may perhaps quicken the fancy of the poet, but nothing but great intimacy can unfetter the fancy of the conversationist. We speak, of course, of conversationists who have that delicacy of mental or ganisation which endows a man with high talent, and inflicts upon him great sensitiveness. Good conversa tion, like good cookery, depends more upon a sustained tone than upon startling effects,---1 4 420 Quirkily B e . OVA • - i.:Y•` ' . • . trbirb 13tittion. CHESTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPI3.) CHESTER CUP. EPAMINONDAS INDIAN WARRIOR ACROBAT Twenty-four ran. LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Baalbec. 12 to 1 agst Acrobat. 14 to 1 agst Aldford. 15 to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole. 16 to 1 agst Indian Warrior. 16 to 1 agst Peggy. 16 to 1 agst Jack Frost. 20 to 1 agst Cobnut. 20 to 1 agst Tom. 25 to 1 agst Eva. 30 to 1 agst Catspaw. 33 to 1 agst Annie Sutherland. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were considered and agreed to, and ordered to be read a third time :—Bradford Waterworks ; Burnley Improvement ; Birmingham Improvement ; Kingston-upon-Hull Improvement ; West Bromwich Improvement, &c. ; and the Edinburgh Police and Improvement. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. Dunlop, from places F. in Scotland, against the Education Bill ; Sir Edward Filmer, from Sittingbnurne and other places in Kent, against the opening of public houses on Sunday '• by I, Mr. Brotherton, from Salford and other p l a ces ; Mr. L. Heyworth, from Derby ; Mr. Milligan, from the Burnley districts ; Mr. T. Duncombe, from Spitalfields and other places in the metropolis ; Mr. Wickham, from Bradford ; Mr. Brown (37) from places in Lancashire acid Cheshire ; Lord Dudley Stuart, from a Marylebone burial society; Mr. Fagan, from Dublin and other places in Ireland; Mr. Heywood, from places in Lancashire; Mr. l Hadfield, from societies in Sheffield ; Mr. Hindley (40) from places in the manufacturing districts, signed by 30,000 persons ; Sir George Grey, fr. m Morpeth ; Alderman Kershaw, from Stockport and other places ; Mr. W. J. Fox, from the Oldham district ; Mr. Cob- bett, from the same locality and Manchester ; Mr. Cub den, from places in the West Riding ; Mr. Adderley, (40), from the neighbourhood of Manchester • Mr. Hume, from places in Scotland ; M r. Bri g ht and Mr. M. Gibson, from Manchester ; all against the Friendly Societies Bill, but especially the third and fourth clauses. 8, By Mr. Sullivan, from Ballyouskel, co. Kilkenny, against the Nunneries and Mr. Whiteside's bill. By ; Mr. F. W. Wickham, from the members of the various , lodges in the Horton district, and other parties inte it rested in benefit societies ; from the lodges in the Wit- ney district ; from the lodges in the Bradford district ; from the Bradford district of United Free Gardeners ; against the Friendly Societies Bill. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE suggested the propriety of re ferring the whole of this subject to a committee up stairs, where it could be fully investigated, and evidence taken upon it. Mr. BRIGHT seconded this suggestion, and took the opportunity of bearing his testimony to the conci liatory manner in which the hon. member (Mr. Sotheron), who had charge of the bill, had dealt with this subject ; but at the same time he was bound to.tell him that, if the bill passed in its present shape, it would create a revolt amongst the working classes in 'the manufactur ing districts. He therefore moved that the bill should be referred to a select committee. Mr. HUME approved of the proposal for referring the whole subject to a select committee, and hoped the Government would accede to it. Mr. EGERTON supported the amendment, though he believed the bill had been prepared in ithe best spirit. Mr. BROTHERTON never recollected so much ex citement prevailing amongst the working classes as prevailed now with reference to this bill, and he hoped it would be referred to a select committee. Sir G. GREY had no objection to refer the bill to a select committee, but he decidedly objected to referring the whole subject of Friendly Societies to such a tri bunal. He suggested that the bill should be committed pro forma, in order that they might see what amend ments the promote! s might introduce into it. Mr. W. PATTEN (lid not think there was any neces sity to refer the whole bill to a select committee ; it would be enough to refer the third and fourth clauses to a select committee. Mr. ROEBUCK- remarked that the bill was now in the hands of the Home-office, and it ought to be re ferred to a select committee in its entirety. Mr. FITZROY, on behalf of the Home-office, thought it would be desirable to refer the whole subject to a select committee, as it was indispensably necessary to obtain further evidence upon it before they could re sort to legislation. Capt. SCOBELL took a similar view of the question, believing that the working classes, who were members of these societies, should be heard before a bill of this nature was passed. Mr. CHEETTIANI, Mr. LIDDELL, and Mr. LABOUCTIEBE supported the amendment. Sir J. WALM.SLEY observed that the second clause, which limited the maximum allowance of a burial society at a death to 201., was just as objectionable as the third and fourth clause. Mr. ATHERTON, as a lawyer, gave it as his opinion that the law on this subject was as great a disgrace to the Legislature as it was unjust to the members of these societies. Its tendency was to throw friendly society disputes into chancery, which, he need not observe, was little less than a delusion and a mockery ; and he en treated the house to refer the whole subject to a select committee, who should be charged with the duty of sim plifying or consolidating the law. Mr. HENLEY insisted that the duty of consolidat ing the law could only be undertaken by the Govern ment, but that question was surrounded with so much difficulty, that he would prefer keeping the inquiry solely to this bill. The whole subject of friendly societies bad already been fully investigated by a select com mittee, and he could not see what necessity there was for going over that ground again. [LEFT SITTING.] CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY). OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Cresswell.) _Eleanor Baker, 21, a good looking, young woman, was in dicted for uttering a forged 10/'. note, with intent to defraud. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bayly conducted the prosecution. Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the prisoner. • It appeared that the offence imputed to the prisoner was committed 'under rather peculiar circumstances, and with a good deal of ingenuity. On the evening of the 17th April, the prisoner, who had at the time no bonnet on, and had the appearance of a respectable servant, went to the Salmon and Compasses,, public-house, Penton-street, Pen tonville, and produced a decanter, and said that Bile had been sent by her master, Mr. Dixon, a brewer, living in the same neighbourhood, for a pint, of brandy and change for a 101.. note. The liquor and the change were handed to her and she went away, but it appeared that a person was sent, after her to watch her, and she was observed to go to Mr. Dixon's and ring the bell, and this took off all suspicion and no fur ther notice wastaken. The note was very soon discovered to be a forgery, and it was then fbund that the prisoner had merely 'made some trivial inquiry when she went to Yfr. Dixon's, and that she had merely gone there to throw any person 6ff the scent in case she was followed. It was also proved that the prisoner had gone to the Island Quebn public-house, at Islington, in the beginning of April, and that she had succeeded in pas sing two forged 5/. notes to the barman, and on this occasion she gave a false address. No clue was obtain ed to the prisoner until about a - fortnight afterwards, when it appeared that a German was taken into custody for passing forged notes, and upon his examination taking place at Marylebone police-court, the prisoner came there to see him, and she was identified by Mr. Rountree as the person who had defrauded him, and given into custody. It turned out that the prisoner and the German lived together as man and wife in Castle street, Leicester-square, and when the policeman questioned the prisoner she told him that the German was her husband. Mr. Metcalfe blade a feeling address to the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and endeavoured to show that she had been the dupe of the German, who bad seduced her from her master's home, and had made her his tool to carry on the nefarious traffic in which he was, no doubt, himself engaged. Two respectable ladies were summoned who proved that the prisoner had been in their service, and that she was a very good girl during the time she was so employed. The mother was also summoned, and she said that the prisoner behaved very well until about seven weeks ago, when she left her house, and she ascertained that she was living with the Ger- man. Mr. Justice Cresswell summed up, and the jury found the prisoner guilty, but reccommended her strongly to mercy on account of her previous good character. Sentence was postponed in order that some further in quiries might bo made, and that the case of the German should be disposed of. BUSINESS OF THE PORT OF LONDON.—The genera business at this port has been very active during the ptst week, and the extraordinary magnitude of the im portations helps to account for the drain of specie. The number of vessels reported , inward was 355, being 126 over that of the previous week. The total quantity of grain imported was 88,646 quarters, including 62,557 quarters of wheat, in addition to 33,812 barrels and 2,842 sacks of flour. Of sugar there were reported 8,963 hhd,, 4,764 casks, 9,869. cases, 72,936 b ags , an d 987 loaves ; of te a, 63,270 packages ; of rice, 40,515 bags ; of paddy, 24,156 bushels ; of coffee, 17,594 ba t and 4,036 casks ; of wool, 17,854 bales • and of tallow, 2,233 casks. T he number of vessels cleared outwa'd was 109, being ten less than in the previous week. Of these, 26 were in ballast, and 11 for the At stralian colo- nies. AMiTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM PRODUCE MARKETS. The weekly reviews from these markets mention that operations have been on a more extensive scale. In ooff,o the increase of business had established a slight advance. Sugar, raw and refined, had been more freely pirchased, and quotatians exhibited firmness. No ma. terial alteration had occurred in rice. Tea and indigo were supported with steadiness. :4.4- 4 22i 23i - 4i 7i 8i 13 —l2 dis, 15 17 8 7d 89 - 91 53i -53 i 134 - 140 8 10 :ii. :- ii 7 - 8 li . -- le 11j lEe 58 - 60 53 - 55 21~ - 22~ 58 86 73 119 - 88 - 72 83 - 87 10 - 12 u 10 - 12 p 594 - 60 7i -- di = 12 ~~ s~ 97i -98 i -95 i id -- id ii d 77 -- 78 13i -- 1201 10 -- 9 d ~ ."' ... 19 - 20 574 - 58 33 - ' 35 le ..—. ... id— id 6 4d 24 3 6 8 45 47 3 4 294 ... 30 50 - 54 i - iP 6i 6d a 7t 27 - 29 84 86 51. - 53 50 - 52 50 - 52 3 - 26. 13 - 15 64 - 74 10 -- 4 - 13 58 —58 i '34 35 4 2d 30 - 32 3-34 17 18 4 - 5 20 22 .. - .. it - 6] 64 65 91 5.} - 44i -- 45 i 0 all 15 5 JOINT-STO BANKS. Australasia . 72 - 74 British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, id 1 Australia, & Chinal Colouial Commercial of lond 1 English Scottish and, Australian 5 4d bond. Chart. Bk. 01 Australia 3 2 d' Loudon and County.. London Joint Stock.. Lond. & Westmiusterl National Provincial' of England Do. New National of Ireland New South Walel Oriental Bank of Corporation Do. New Provincial of Ireland Do. New 22?, ;0 all ;5 all 32 - 34 42 44 ;5 5 )0 25 LO all 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co smith Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London 15 all ;5 all 2 SO 10 36 - 38 66 - 68 6i - 7i MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat in to-day's market, coast wise and land carriage, was limited. For all kinds we had a slow sale ; yet Monday's prices Were well supported. There was rather more firmness in the demand for foreign Wheat, but we have no change to notice in the quotations. This week's imports are under 3,000 qrs. The barley trade was very dull, at barely late rates. For malt there was scarcely any inquiry. Oats, beans, and peas moved off slowly, on former terms. There was a very inactive inquiry for both English and foreign flour. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat. 1 Barley. I Malt. Oats. 610 ) 320 1 2,240 1 60 2,360 8,810 1 1,7405 km 1,590br1 Flour. 450 English .. Irish •. • • Foreign .. 2,890 WHITECHAPEL. Our market is firm to-day, at the following quotations : Beef from 3s Od to 4s Od. ; mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 10c1 ; lamb, fis ld to Gs 6d ; veal, 33 8d to 5s 2d ; pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per Blbs by the carcase. , BOROUGH HOP. The demand for all kinds of lops is steady, at late rates. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, May 10.—Wind this day at Noon, N. ; light breeze, and cloudy. The Mercury has risen, and the baro meter has gone up from Rain to Fine. COWES, May 9.—Wind, W. to W.N.W. Arrived— Otaheite, from the Pacific, for Bremen ; Hindoo, Callao ; Gustav, Guayaquil, and sailed for Hamburg!). SOUTHAMPTON, May 9.—Arrived—Lady Jocelyn (s s), from Calcutta,. Sailed—Severn (s), for the Brazils. FALMOUTH, May 9.—Wind, N.N.W. Airived—An taria, Alexandria ; Mayflower Tarsens; Artegnan, Dna gomestre; Rambler, KertchArtegnan, ; Garland, Callao ; Rio Packet, Rio Janeiro. PORTSMOUTH May 9.—Wind, W. to N. Arrived—Ce leste, from Shields, for Barcelona, leaky. Sailed—Mary Ann (No. 42 transport), Mediterranean ; Negotiator (No. 59 do.), do • Blake (No. 33 do ), do. ; Lady M‘Naughton (No. 56 do.), do. Off Port—Edwin Fox, from Bengal. PLYMOUTH, May 9.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Trieste, from Salonica ; Solide, London, for Quebec Dawson, Hartlepool, for Boston. Sailed—Harkaway, for Malta; Providence, Genoa. _ _ HuLL, May . 9.—The John, from Memel, arrived here yesterday a prize to H.M.'s steamer Conflict. ROTTERDAM, May B.—The Rotterdam, from Glasgow to this port, was abandoned in a sinking state yesterday, after striking off the Maese ' • crew saved. The Marie Sophie (smacker schooner) was lost on the Hook of Holland May 6th ; crew saved. NEW YORE, April 22.-4. large ship, of about 200 tons, painted black, with white mouldings, bust figure head, and bright masts, with loss of main topgallant masts, fore topmast, and head of mizen topmast was passed steering E. 21st March, in let. 44, long. 27, by the Matilda, arrived here from Newport. The Richard Alsop, from Liverpool to Alexandria, U.S. which was on shore on the Wolfe Nap March,loth, got off on the 13th, after having -1,200 sacks of salt thrown overboard, and dis charging 200 tons into the schooner Alabama, and pro ceeded to Alexandria in tow of a steam-tug. A ship, of about 900 tons, abandoned, With white quarter rail and billet head, with fore and mainmast head gone, bowsprit and mizen topgallant mast standing and courses adrift, was passed March 21, in lat. 46 N., and long. 28 W., by the Cornelia, arrived here. An Hermaphrodite brig, hailing from St. John, dismasted and abandoned, and full of water, and stripped of rigging, anchors, chains, &c., was passed April 10, by the Helicon, arrived here. PRIVATEERING. The Government of Mecklenburg Schweren has given notice that it will not permit privat eers to enter Mecklenburg ports, nor allow Mecklenburg subjects to be engaged in' fitting out any such vessels. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.45 a.m. Wind, N.W. ; tide, three-quarters flood. ; weather, fine. • Arrived, 9th—Emigrant, from Cajlao ; Sir John Rae Reid, St. Kitt's ; Elizabeth, Tarsus ; Genova, Messina ; Folkerstein, Porto Rico. Sailed—City of Rotterdam (s), for Harlingen. Arrived, 10th—Batavia (s), from Rotterdam ; Anion, Launceston ; Engineer, Barbadoes ; Nicolosa, Porto Rico ; Lavinia, Havre ; Cuba, Porto Rico; Gateshead Parki, Alexandria ; Reserve, Jamaica ; Wilhelm, Dantzic ; City of London (s), Dunkirk ; Panther, Ostend. Sailed--Oribe, for Algoa Bay ; Alar (s), Dunkirk ; Magnet (s), Amsterdam. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.45 a.m. Wind, N.E., fresh and cloudy. The Punjab, Captain Palmer, from Calcutta to London, ,assed in tow of steam ; April 7, spoke the Golconda and larque Hastings, lat. 1, 38 N., long. 22, 50 W. Passed—The Nancy Dawson, Captain Harvey, from London to Turk's Island ; Lady Hilda, Captain Rounce, Limdon to Barbadoes ; Mercedes, from London; British Empire, Captain Gortland, London to Sierra Leone ; Woodcock, Captain Lambert, London to New York. Sailed—The Torrent, Kenilworth, Eclipse, Gerins, Pro metheus, St. Helena, Sunbeam, and Islander, with the whole of the outward bound, except Bulgersteyn and Co melia Henrietta ; the latter vessel detained for a crew. OXFORD UNIVERSITY BOAT RACES.—The University boat races are fixed for the following days :-- Tuesday, May 23d ; Wednesday, 24th ; Friday, 26th ; Satur day, 27th ; Monday, 29th ; Tuesday, 30th ; Thursday, June Ist ; and Friday, June 2d. MADAME PUZZI'S MATINEE MUSICALE.—This fashion able reunion took place on Monday, at Willis's Rooms, when a short but very choice selection of music was per formed. A new instrumental manuscript quartett, by Turma. gave much satisfaction, particularly the andante. Mrs. Kirkman Jewsons's performance on the pianoforte, in Beethoven's quintett, was a masterly piece of execu tion. Madame Suloman's singing of an air from Le Proph,ete, a romance by Xucken, and a duet with Signor Bettam, was the theme of universal admiration. The Swedish cantatrioe sung in three different lan• guages, and was much applauded. Ou r readers will re collect her admirable singing at Covent Garden, in 1849, when she sung in English the roles of Norm a and Lucia. We trust we shall ha ve an opportunity of again hearing this accomplished artiste at one of our metropolitan theatres. THE BRAZILTAN MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday.— The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Severn, Captain and suite, Hatt, left this afternoon, with the usual monthly mails for Rio Janeiro, Bahia, Pernambuco, Buenos Ayres, lady, lady, Madeira, Lisbon, &c. She has taken specie to the amount of 8,6001. in value, and jewellery 6,000/., besides an average cargo. Tier passengers number 92, amongs t French whom mi u Court e r S t St. G B e r o a r z g li e : A l a i d . and suite, French consul to the Court of Brazil; Vicomte ister ar a e t — ta l C . Mareuil, lady, and family ; Count de Brayer, and eight ladies and one gentleman, who are to join the opera at Rio. The next homeward mail from the Brazils will arrive by tigt Tbaul", whichis d u oPn . thf ) Y 6 h iust IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) Their lor ]ships met at five o'clock. The Bishop of OXFORD presented a petition from Marlborough against the opening of public-houses on Sunday. EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from a place n Scotland in favour of an uniform and unsectarian system of education for that country. The noble and learned lord expressed his regret that the cause of edu cation had suffered so much and so long, and still suf fered, from the conflicting feeling -rather than the conflicting interests of the different sects of the people into which the population of the three king doms were unhappily divided. He had often brought forward carefully-considered measures on the subject ; but they had invariably been defeated, on the one hand by the prejudices of the Established Church, and on the other by the desire of the Dissenters to obtain a victory over that establishment. He hoped, however, we were on the eve of obtaining some benefi cial measure that would provide for popular education. The bill proposed for Scotland was grounded on a Salu tary compromise between the various sects in that country ; and, as at present advised, he should recom mend it to the adoption of their lordships when brought up from the other house. EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL . This bill was b roug h t up from the Comm. ons by Mr. Brotherton, and read a first time. UNAUTHORISED NEGOTIA.tIONS L Lord CAMPBELL, i n mov i ng t fi e second reading of this bill, said, though it extended the penal law of the country, he hoped it would operate only by way of preventing the evil against which it was directed, and that after it into law, such evil would cease to ex i s t . The b i ll passedl lwould not interfere with any natural or constitutional rig ht of the subject. Legislation on the su bj ect was called for by the evils already experienced, and the still greater evils to be apprehended. (Hear.) There could not be the slightest doubt, that, by the law of nations, negotiations between independent States could only be legitiniately carried on by the Government of those States, or by ministers or ambassadors duly autho rised fer the purpose. The necessity for such a measure as this had bebn felt in the United States. When Adams was president of the republic, and Jefferson vice presi dent, a bill was introduced into Congress, and passed into law, making the offence of a citizen entering into unauthorised negotiations on behalf of the United States with foreign powers, a misdemeanour, punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding 5,000 dollars, and imprisonment for a term not less than six months, or more than three years. The present bill treated the of fence also as a misdemeanour, but inflicted merely a no minal punishment. The United States Bill became law in 1799, by large majorities, and he was informed that it had worked most beneficially, as from that period until now there bad not been a single prosecution upon it, the *hole citizens having faithfully and religiously observed its provisions. When Mr. Pitt wished to check the ambition of the Empress Catherine of Russia in 179 9 , and had prepared an armament for the purpose, his de signs were frustrated by the improper interference of the Opposition. Addresses had been presented from societies in this country to the National Convention of France, at the commencement of the revolutionary period, ex citing the French to make war against our allies. For these offences the law provided no remedy. In the year 1848 a deputation, headed by Mr. Smith O'Brien, waited upon M. Lamartine, who represented the then govern ing powers of France, praying France to interfere by armed force for the establishment of independence in Ire land. The next case to which he alluded was that of the address presented by Sir James Duke to Louis Na poleon, praying him to continue at peace with this country ; and the last was that of the deputation of Quakers who went to pay homage to the Czar Nicholas. He admitted that in these cases the motive was harmless ; but with respect to the deputation to St. Petersburg, he said it had been attended with grave inconveniences. It was, therefore, time to prevent the recurrence of -such proceedings. Hexing anticipated and answered several objections to legislation in such cases, and quoted pre cedents, he mentioned his willingness to refer the bill to a select committee. Lord LYNDHURST, in objecting to the bill, denied that by the law of nations it was illegal for individuals belonging to one State to have intercourse with the Government of another State. He specially objected to the general powers of the bill, first as calculated to prohibit the intercourse of Roman Catholics with the See and Court of Rome ; and next, that it would tend to restrain all intercourse, even that of a commercial character,, with foreign States. Incidentally, the noble and learned lord stated that the bill as it etood would, bad it been law, have subjected to the penalties of a misdemeanour the deputation who interceded at Flo rence on behalf of the Madiai. Nor could any such difficulties be overcome by the expedient of a license from the Secretary of State ; and he denied that the act of the Congress of the United States, to which allusion had been made, bad any resemblance whatever to the present bill. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY did not think the cases mentioned by Lord Campbell were of sufficient import ance to deserve legislation ; and he further objected to the bill as an interdiction against the interference of Englishmen in such cases as that of the Madiai. All Englishmen had a natural right, if any foreign Govern ment oppressed their Protestant co-religionists, to repre sent that case to the foreign Government in question ; and he would never consent to the abolition of this privi• lege. rue Earl of ELLENBOROUGH hoped that his noble friend, who so strongly asserted the righ t of interfering with foreign states on behalf of his own co-religionists, would not confine the right to his own church, but that be would extend the same right to others to interfere for their co-religionists —as, for instance, on behalf of the members of the Greek Church in Turkey. (Hear.) He interfered merely in the di -cussion for the purpose of saying that the right of, interference laid down by the noble earl might be carried to an inconvenient extent. (Hear, and a laugh.) . The Bishop of OXFORD observed that the bill would take away a remarkably inconvenient mode of making useful representations to foreign Governments without our own Government being compromised by them. Lord BEAUMONT spoke in objection to the mea-. sure, for which he said no case had been made out. The Earl of ABERDEEN said, so great was his re spect for the noble and learned lord, that he should feel unwilling to vote against the second reading of the bill ; but he must have seen that the ob jections urged against it were so weighty and so nu merous, that it was impossible it could pass without great and extensive alterations. (Hear.) He would not object to the second reading of the measure, which a view of sending it before a select committee ; but at the same time he thought the objections urged were so serious that it would be difficult to remove them by any alterations. If, however, his noble and learned friend persevered in wishing to have the bill read a second time, with a view of effecting those extensive and fun damental alterations, he would not oppose the second reading. But if he might venture, without offence or presumption, humbly to make a recommendation to him, he would suggest that the prospect was so small of effecting his object-that it would be a better course not to press the second reading. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE would also re commend his noble and learned friend to withdraw the bill. Lord BROUGHAM thought that many of their lord ships had not fully considered the provisions of the bill Many of the cases cited would not come within the bil at all. At the same time he would strongly urge upon his noble and learned friend attentively to weigh the difficulties which had been started. He believed that considerable alterations would be required in the bill. It would be necessary to provide, for instance, that the owner of a vessel which might be seized by the act of a foreign Government should not be tried for a misde meanour, because he made representations on the sub ject to that Government. It might be said let him write to the Secretary of State for authorisation. But he might want the vessel immediately. He thought some better check should be-provided than that of the sig nature of the Secretary of State. With regard to re presentations on the subject of religion, he thought that these should even more than others be made through the regular and constitutional authorities, and not by private persons. Lord CAMPBELL said that noble lords could not have studiously considered the basis on which the bill was conceived. The principle of the bill was to prevent unauthorised communications between British subjects, who pretended to represent the English nation, or a portion of the English nation and foreign Governments or potentates, respecting political or national affairs. That was the principle of the bill , an d he did not wish to go farther.' But if that princip le was not.ca an to in rried out i by the language employed, he w ould agreey alter ation which would effect the ob j ect he had view. (Hear.) His noble friend referred to a very innocent conference which he had with the Pope. He had a long conversation, and discussed w_ ith h_irn political topics with much e arnestness, and he hoped with success. He told him that the had bee n some entirely misinfoimed with respect to the godless colleges—th a t every provision had been made for the integrity of the Roman Catholic faith. He believed that some good did arise from that interview; but interviews of that kind by private travellers, not repre senting any one, would not, in the least, be p reven t e d by this bill. Questions. respecting vessels, not being national questions, would not be touched by the His noble and learned friend (Lord Lyndhurst) did not object to the American bill. He had no objection to introduce the very words of that act into the present bill. He believed that interferences by large bodies who went to foreign states in a representative capacity, had a dangerous tendency, and were calculated to disturb the peace of the world ; and it was with a view of pre venting such representations that he introduced the bill. If their lordships were to say that nothing should be done to stop unauthorised communications it would have a very injurious effect. The present moment was pecu liarly favourable for legislating on the question. The gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place, it being agreed that the bill should be read a second time, and referred to the select committee now sitting on the Common Law Procedure Bill. CHURCH BUILDING ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill passed through committee. The house adjourned at five minutes after eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at- 4 O'clock. • The Birmingham CairarNavigations Bill was read a third time and pdssed. The following bills were ordered to be considered Decolos %tor Gas; Edinburgh Folio and UPPrfilfiiz I ReaLweirs. Aberdeen Arabg. Nottng. Bost ' and Eastn. Janet Belfast & Ballymena Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junet Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20...., Blyth & Tyne Original £25 (issd. at £45) Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. . Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon , Cork, Black, & Pass 1 Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc , Dundee Perth &Aber- , deeu Junction Do. New East Anglian Do., VlB E & Eastern Counties. Eastern Union, A Stock De., B. Stock Do., New A. East Lancashire Edinburgh& Glasgow &Hub. and Peebles Edin. Pr Lb & Dundee Forth & Clyde June. Glaggow & S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Irish South-Eastern, Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds... L a ncash. andYorksh Do., Fifths D). Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Southpt !London St , Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright & S. est. Lond, and N. West". Do. Fifths Do JO/. Sh. Do. Eighths London andS. Westn. Do., £5O Do. .£4O I.l.4ndladrry& Coleraine Ludndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.&Lineln Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland Do. Birmng. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle. Newmarket Do., Bury Extension Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry &Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North London Do. New £lO N.&S.Wstrn. ,Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley,] and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, St Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Bi rmg Do. L. di N. Western Guaranteed Si Shrewsby. & Renal Sh re wsby. & Chester (N. W. Min Do. Halves,i Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do.. Staines, Wok &Wok Stockton & Darling Stockton &, Hartlop] ratr Vale Do. £lO sUres Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 'Vale of Neath Watcrfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick Nast Cornwall. West End of London and Crystal Palace West London Winibledn & Croydon York Newt:U. &Berw. Do. Extensions Do. 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Petitions vv9re presented by Mr. Digby Seymour from certain electors of Hull, stating that they had given their evidence before the commission on the faith of a Parlia mentary guarantee, and praying the house not to outrage that guarantee; by Mr. Edward Ellice, from poor persons in the Highlands of Scotland, mostly people of very ad winced age, complaining that they are bordering on a state of starvation, and praying the house to take some steps to inquire into their condition ; by Mr. Horsfall, six petitions from Liverpool, praying for inquiry into the state of, the operative classes in Preston ; by Mr. Cob den, various petitions from Lancashire, praying for fur ther inquiry into the causes of accidents in coal mines - by Lord D. Stuart, from Marylebone, aga i ns t th e t axe s on knowledge ; by COL Blair, 17 petitions from Fife, Forfarshiro, Sutherland, and other places in Scotland, against the Scotch Education Bill ; by Mr. J. O'Connell, various petitions from Kerry, against Mr. Chambers's and Mr. Whiteside's bills on conventual establishments ; by Mr. Wickham —from the Amalgamated Engineers of Bradford, for a committee of inquiry into the conduct of the police at Preston ; also a petition in favour of the Friendly Societies Bill, with certain alterations-from the Bradford district of the Order of the Golden , Fleece, the Powerloom Overlookers' Society, Overlookers' Friendly Society, and United Foresters ; and petitions against the Friendly Societies Bill from the Orange Lodges of Idle, Oddfellows' Lodge of Idle, and Yorkshire Unity of An cient Shepherds at Idle ; also petitions in favour in fa vour of inquiry into the conduct of the police at Preston from the Bradford operative tailors and tin-plate workers; by Sir J. Shelley, from the inhabitants of the Stroud Union, praying for the closing of public-houses on Sun days ; by Sir B. Hall, fit= certain inhabitants of Chel sea, praying for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge ; by Colonel Freestun, from the ministers and, deacons, on behalf of the Protestant Dissenters of Hope Chapel at Weymouth, and Melcombe Regis, praying for the ad mission of all classes, irrespective of religious differences, to a full participation in the advantages which .the na tional universities afford, and that they consider the exclusion from them of all but members of the Church of England, a great practical injustice towards other religious bodies, and operates unfavourably.. in re. spe4 to the advancement of education and learning ; by Mr. M`Cann, a petition from the magistrates, mer chants, shipowners, and traders of the county of the town of Drogheda, embodying a statement of the marine casualties for the last four and a half years, and praying that the most efficient survey of the eastern coast of Ire land may be made, under the superintendence of the Government, in order that a harbour of refuge be con structed in the most advantageous and eligible position, for the protection of the shipping interests along that dangerous coast. IRISH MEDICAL CHARITIES. Sir DENHAM NORREYS asked the Chief Secre tary for Ireland, whether he purposes, during the pre sent session, to introduce a bill to place those of the Irish Medical Charities which are still supported by Grand Jury Assessment under the charge of the Com missioners for the Regulation of Medical Charities in Ireland. Sir J. YOUNG hoped he should be-able to make a. proposal on the subject in the course of the present session. RETURNS ORDERED. PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. On the motion of Mr. W. WILLIAMS, an account of the public income and expenditure of the United King dom in the years ending the sth day of January, 1852, 1853, and 1854, distinguishing the actual payments for the expenses incurred in the collection and management of the revenue ; for the charges of the public debt (the terminable annuities being valued by estimate) ; for the expenses of the civil government ; the allowances to the royal family and to his Majesty the King of the Bel gians ; the establishment of the Lord Lieutenant of Ire land ; the expenses of the two houses of parliament, and the civil departments ; the other pensions on the Conso lidated Fund, on the gross revenue, and the civil list ; also, the payments for the administration of justice, dip lomatic expenses, and on account of the sums voted for the army, navy, ordnance, and miscellaneous services ' • also, public works, bounties, post o ffi ce, quarantine and ware house establishments,; and all other payments not coming under any of the foregoing heads ; with an appendix showing the several items composing each head of the account (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 817, of session 184. On the rn'otion of Mr. HUME, a copy of all minutes or correspondence between the Government and the trustees of the British Museum, respecting alterations in the management of the Museum, recommended by the Royal commissioners appointed " for inquiring into the constitution and government of the British Museum," in July, 1847 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 425, of session 1850). RUSSIAN DUTCH LOAN. On the motion of Mr. HUME, an account showing the total or aggregate sum which has been paid by Great Britain for the principal and interest of the Russian Dutch loan, under the convention of the 19th day of May, 1815, and the act 55 Geo. 111., c. 115, stating the amount paid in redemption of the principal of the debt, and the amount paid far interest, and the totals paid as principal and interest, in each year, since the 19th day of May, 1815 ; stating also the estimated amount of principal and interest remaining on the Ist day of Janu ary, 1854, to be paid by instalments in discharge of this loan by Groat Britain (in continuation of the account in Parliamentary Paper, No. 52, of session 1832). LAW OF ADULTERY. Mr. BOWYER gave notice that on an early day ,be should move for leave to bring in a bill to amend tho aw of adultery. COALS FOR RUSSIA. Captain SCOBELL asked whether, by the recent Orders in Council, or by any other authority, are coals prohibited as contraband of war, or otherwise, from being conveyed by the vessels of neutral Powers into any port or place in the dominions of Russia, not being in a state of blockade ? Sir J. GRAHAM observed that the question was one of. great importance, and , at the same time a very difficult one. Coal was not included in the terms of the Order in Council, but instructions had been given to the commander-in-chief of her Ma jesty's cruisers that coal was to be treated as an•artiele of doubtful character, subject to the law of nations, as declared during the last war. They were to exercise their discretions in whether i was intended to be con siderei merely as an article of commerce or a contra band of war, and if there was. reason for the latter presumption, than they were to seize the ships laden with it. IRON GUN BOATS. Mr. KENNEDY wished to inquire of the First Lord of the Admiralty, whether both the admirals in command of our fleets had not asked earnestly for gun boats ; and had not Admiral Napier asked for iron gun boats to meet those of the Russians, which were made by a house in Liverpool ; had not Scott Russell offered to provide in a few weeks the craft wanted ; and had not the Admiralty refused to provide iron boats ? and had it not ordered wooden boats to be built and bought, which wooden boats would draw twelve feet of water, in• stead of five, like the iron boats ? Had the Government ascertained whether any gun-boats had been, or are being built in the Finland Harbour of the Gulf of Bothnia, and if so, what number, by the latest accounts ? and had the Government taken the necessary steps to efficiently protect the British mercantile flag navigating the Gulf of Bothnia on the Swedish coast ? Sir J. GRAHAM really hoped the. house would par- Oon him if he exercised some discretion and declined to answer these questions. (Hear.) He did not think it would - be possible to conduct the war in a satisfactory manner if questions of this sort were to be answered ; but for the satisfaction of the hon. gentleman he would. admit at once that the gun boat force of the Russians was of a very formidable character, but, at the same time, it was only right that he should add that ministers had taken every precaution to meet this formidable force, and for the protection of British commerce in the Gulf of Bothnia. TENANTS' COMPENSATION. BILL. Mr. P. URQTJHART asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland what measure the Government intend to take with respect to the Tenants' Compensation Bill that passed the House of Commons last session. SirJ. YOUNG said there was no doubt that Ireland looked with the greatest interest to these bills, but it was perfectly impossible for him to give an answer to this question, seeing that the bill had been referred by the Lords to a select committee. PROPERTY QUALIFICATION BILL. Sir B. HALL said on the 14th of February, a right hon. friend of his, who was no longer a member of the house move for leave to bring in a bill to abolish the property qualification of members. That bill now stood for second reading to-morrow, and he had been requested to move that the order should be read for the purpose of being discharged. He therefore made that motion accordingly. Mr. HUME observed that the noble lord the member • for the city of London had intimated his intention to bring in a bill on this subject. Perhaps the noble lord would not object to father this bill. (A. laugh.) Lord J. RUSSELL must decline to do anything of the sort. The order of the day for the second reading of the bill was then read, for the purpose of being discharged. MALT TAX. Mr. SANDARS wished to ask the right hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer a question on the subject of the malt tax. He wished to ask him whether the duty of 4s. per bushel would include the additional five per cent. that is now levied with the tax? • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER--Vsi the 4s. per bushel will include the five per cont. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXC/I-OQL-/3:5 RESOLUTIONS. oa On that part of the resolutions relating to theduties malt, Mr. E. BALL rose to Move an amendment. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE rose to order. The bons, agreed yesterday thatllis report should be brought up to-day, but without discussion. • Mr. E. BALL said he was himself taken by surprise, as he was sure , the house was, at the Chancellor of this Exchequer announcing that he purposed raising the ad ditional revenue he required by imPosirtg an extra duty of 50 per Cent. on the malt tax. This he locked upon ecting protection, as a re opening of that party warfare which he hoped had been httriOriferr-ever_resp a nd which, he p.145_41,64 to.the other side of the house, if the gentlemen sitting on his (the Opposition) side had. not done their best to allay, and which it was now the more necessary to allay when the country was engaged in a war. He begged to move a negative to the fourth resolution of the right hou. gentleman, by omitting the word " malt." (Hear, and a laugh.\ " Mr. BENTiNCK. seconded the motion. • • -944494 4 4 A of tie EXOlialig4 - • •1 ~ r 1 1 20 5 1 25 1 1 29i 45i I 4 d 2p Ad 201 9p 10p 6i 301 i 9 xn 1310 - 301 - pm x in 30i i jo*