The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-05 00:00:00

LAITRENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, Cries. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham -road), —The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON. I na Will continue open every evening, with LitURENT'S CELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka, l'air Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albcrt ; also, by H. Laurent , the following W a ltzes—La belle Frangaise, Leonora, Villi kins and his Dinah, Admission, is. Doors open at hall-past 8. b aßeing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11. NEW ADDITIONS.-Dr. KHAN'S MUSEUM WO anatomical wax figures), 232, Piccadilly, op- Dosite the Haymarket, open for gentlemen from 11 till 5 and from 7 till 10. Ngvr Lectures at 12, 2,4, and half-past 7 evening, by Dr. Beaton, F.R.O.S. On Wednesdays and Fridays a portion of the 111 _ usenet Is open for ladies only, from 2 till 5 ; lecture, at 3 , by Mrs. newton. Admlssion, ls.—N.B. Letters c, ntaining orders for anato- I nksl Wax models to be addressed to Dr. Kahn, as above CREMORNE.—Admission, ONE SHILLING. Rank and fashion attend the day and evening fetes at this re -I,loWned establishment, acknowledged complete in every department. The programme of this day presents a novel display of ta'ented variety. Grand Concert vocal and instrumental, by Bosi o's Band ; principal Irocalists, Mr. Dehrenner, Miss Horace, and he matchless Sam Cowed -- Magnificent Ballet, by the Drury-lane Company of Pant, roinalsts --The French and American Equestrian Company, introducing the Star Riders of the. professlon—Desario's Dogs and Monkeys A larriett's W •rking Bees. Last week but one of the Zulu Kaffirs n Engia6d—Stberia, the youthful Queen of the East—Professor Taylor and his talented Son—Terrific Rope Ascent—Dancing on the great Platform—Splendid Pyrotechnic Display, by 31ortram.— upen daily at 3 o'clock. Conveyance from all part. of London. ~_I T .B.—A great novelty in preparation, which will take place under "itinignish e d patronage. PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. -ROYALPOLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. TINDER ENTIRELY NEW 5f CST %GMENT. GREAT NOVELTY. OITBOSCQ'S ILLUMINATI , D CASCADE every evening, except Delturday, at Nine o'clock, in aldition to all the LEC TURES, OPTICAL EXHIBITIONS, PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY, &c., &C., &e. DEUCE and CO.'S PATENT ROYAL MAGNETIC PAGE TURNER for MUSE.% Re., Exhibited and Explained daily, with many other Inventions. The Vtntilation and Lighting by Jowl LESLIE, Esq., maintains an it;(1121t1 and Cool Temperature in the notiest Weather. BAND of MUSIC under the direction of Mr. WAUD of the Royal Italian dpera, Admission, Is.; Stalls, 25.; Schools and Chniren under Ten Years 13 1 . Age, calf -price. WESTMrNSTER IMPROVEMENT BOND. —To be SOLD, the property of a gentleman leaving Eng land, a BOND fbr 1004, redeemable at par in 1857. Intre t 5 per cent., payab'e in January and July, as punctually es the Bank divi dends, Interest due thereon will become the properly of the pur chaser. These bonds are Issued under Act of Parliament. Price, including transfer, 6551. Address (if personally, between 11 and 3 o'clock)_ Messrs. Lawrance, and Co., 32, Leadephall street, city. nO T -WEATHER. NICOLL'S PALETOT and MORNING COAT.; D'ETE, ONE GUINEA each; alse GUINEA TROUSERS and HALF GUINEA WAISTCOA TS. The material forms a luxurioni comfort for lounging, travelling, and shooting garments The only measures needed—first, exact height ; then number of Inches round chest and waist ; accompanied by a Post-office Order or Cheque. May be had in London only of the Patentees, 11. J. and D. NIC OLL, 114 to 120, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNHILL. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE at HARPENDEN. Harpenden, June 16, 1854. " Gentlemen, I have great pleasure in adding my testimony to the valae of your Fireproof Sa'es. "Last Monday night my house, warehouse, and premises were ! Ili fortunately burned down ; the fire raged very fearfully for about t wo_ hours, a n d, ow i ng t o the great scarcity of water, the whole of my Premises and stock were consumed. The safe I purchased of you had a most severe test, in conse ;Vence of a barrel of brimstone standing close to it and melting with „,"e heat of the fire, the burning lava running all over and under the Tlte, which great) , added to the intensity of the heat ; it remained t hat Position about four hour's, and when with great difficulty it was Fot out of the fire and opened, I found my books and papers all >lnninjured o n You are at liberty t o make what use you please of this informa ti, "I am, gentlemen, yours respectfully " WM. WALKER. "Messrs. Thos. Milner and Son, 47A, Moorgate-street, London." "Agricultural Laboratory, Harpenden, July 6, 1854. ft Gentlemen,—l was present at the late fire which destroyed the Aretn ise s of Mr. Walker, Harpenden, and was much surprised at the great amount of heat your safe resisted, and still more surprised ( when it was ma d e k nown to me that a b arrel of sulphur stood near t) that it was not enti•ely destroyed. Being anxious to see if it had been attracted by th e su l p h ur , I gaped some of the blistered iron from the inside and outside of the Bah, and, from analysis, find much sulphuret, so that it mu.t have been greatly acted upon by the sulphur, yet th e b oo k s an d p a p ers 'Were perfectly uninjured. " Irnust in justice say that your safes are invaluable, and vary necessary for every one who has books and accounts of any value. " I am, Gentlemen, yours vcry faithfully, " F. W. SIMCOE. "Messrs. Thos. Milner and Son, 47A, Moorgate-street." ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 6, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS. Established 1823. Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 William IV. DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. Sir T. FRANKLAND LEWIS, Bart., M.P., Chair man. HENRY.FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. J. Kingsford Barber, Esq. I Sir Alex. Duff Gordon, Bart. Arthur Kett Barclay,Esq., F.A.S. Archibald Hastie, Esq., M.P. Henry Btrnett, Esq. John Mendham, Esq. Hobert Bidduiph, Esq. I Charles Morris, Esq. Thomas Edgar, Esq. William Routh, Esq. AUDITORS. Edward Charrington, Esq. I Captain Robert Gordon, R.N. Francis Dumergue, Esq. I John Gilliam Stillwell, Esq. PHYSICIAN—John Ayrton Paris, M.D., Cantab., Hon. D.C.L. Oxon. F.R.S., 27, Dover-street (President of the Royal College of Phy- sielans). *lummox—Benjamin Travers, Esq., F.R.S., No. 54, Green-street Grosvenor-square. _ SOLICITOR—Henry Young, Esq., No. 12, Essex-street, Strand. ACTUARY—James John Downes, Esq., F.R.A.S. _ The advantages offered by this Society are : ECONOMY combined with Security, and Lower Rates of Premiums than those of any other office, which entitle the assured to participate in the profits, and considerably lower than those of any other Mutual 4 tAsurance Society. The WHOLE of the PROFITS are divided every fifth year among A he Assured, and a Bonus is added, after the payment of the Fifth A nnual Premium to every Policy effected on the participating Scale, 11- a'elaim accrue thereon prior to the next division of protts. ~,,Tl lO sum of 397,0001. was added to Polices at the last division, thigh produced en avtrage BONUS of 671. per cent. on the Premiums Paid. Number of Policies in force 6,600. o i l Z ‘ e Assurance Fund amounts to 1,340,0001. Income upwards '''. oo ol. per Annum. No charge for Policy Stamps, nor for Service in the Yeomanry or militia Corps ,2be subjoised Table shows the advantages offered by this Society, g from low Premiums, and a division of the entire pro f its ""' the Assured:— kg.. . g =,5, 6 -!.... , .. t: bo ,g 4 Z . "a. o 2 , - °.su's - 5 -2 b° 4s. i- - ' " 1 2 . 0...2 8 0 0 . "4 . a. ° . ..i? 4 . 2 . 1I'.oo;" . F. , . cm .f, E - 4 ...18eg„,-, ,- g 5 a., I: ^J .5. ) ..2 .7UP o E ~...s. et z il s' '''" 2 z' - 'g E - o' - ,,0.5..:-. 0 .- a5. 4 .13 - ' 1) . ; 2 1t :73 6 .1 . 2 4 :3 1"8 rg.°, 2;- , 4--,,95i *''7Po ~ps 0g4g3,1 q ..-.,-, 5 g , ,.....5...v05 , .C.1 E-1c.., .q ~. .41 • E.( R P 41 t .--. 1 ~........_____ J_____ - ------ lio, 4 . S. d. £ £ £ 1854. 1854 . ao, 21 15 10 1260 260 116 £l2 £l3BB 40' 'l l 3 5 1205 205 125 12 1342 60 . 3 3 A 19 6 1140 140 130 11 . 1281 "---._:f 6 6 , 1030 • 30 141 1 10 1181 48 81tra uces cted in the current Sear, 1854, will participate in tr.-routs in 1859. "Pectuses and full particulars may be obtained en application to ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary. SI'ORTSMEN and OTHERS.—For the Twelfth m rs cf August, th e commencemen t o f th e G rouse Sh oo ti ng S eason , tie s ' B ES and SON have introduced the greatest variety of novel h the , genera equipment of 'portsmen . The materials for Dress 24,1 1 e stYle in whith it is cut and finished, warrants every sports Cb re : calculate on a vast addition to his comfort which is condo port,,Shccess- With Attire improperlythe yexat . ion of the tfogz„—ah is Inexpressible, but with the artistic productions of . E ine,, 4 - and Sort ease and grace constitute the true element of enjoy stip:' "hose gentlemen who prefer their Sporting Dress to rnea ri.„'Vtre reminded that the largest stock of materials may be selected at E. The dnes Mo and SON'S Establishment, or at their Wes , -End s patch and economy maniftsted in all commands et he equaled by any house in the world. E. MOSES and Sox attention to special arrangements for the enjoyment of all Stylesls.rnwsesofs portsrnen in the most complete and unparideled manner. in Hats and Caps, Hosiery of the most fashionable and urtable kind, B ,ots and Shoes of an easy, elegant, and service raj char acter, and every article charged the lowest possible menu '„hring prices. - Lae dress of the tourist manafactured by E. MOSES and pox excels In_tazlegance and suitably; is adapted for the most fashionable pro -7,...ade5, or for travelling by sea or land. d_t t ce tourist's hat, Introduced by E. MOSES and SON, is the most able addition ever made to the traveller's equipment. t t F or Ladies, Gentlemen, Youths, and Children, the e l eganc i e s of a n un Hata- Caps, with every description of Hosiery goods for the " , 7 season, are prepared by E. MOSES and , ors in the most meg -1-ueent variety, the most superior quality, and the most economical Mee k MOSES and Sote's wholesale branch displays the most gigantic Luca of ready-made clothing, Shirts, Boots and Shoes, &c., so ar ',:Khged that Merchants, Captains, and Eigrats may select ithout 'psis of time to any amount, and may juat m ly cal n culate on the w largest Drolits and the most speedy sale in any part of the world. Pull LISTA of OUTFITS for Ladies and Gentlemen, with ship 84iling information, gratis on application, or post free. CAL TIoN.—E. AtOsES Ann SON regret leaving to guard .he Dtiblic against imposition, having learned that the tintradeaman-like taiseh od of " Being connected with their Establishment," or '' It's the Sam e concern," has been resorted to in many instances, ants for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have NO CesmExlosi WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN ON OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155. 158, and 157, Minorles, 84, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church. all communicating. London West-end 13ranc.h, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1, 2, and 3, Hart-street, all commuicating. Bradford (fcecshire) Branch. 19 and 20, Bridge-street. ' Sheffield Branch, 36. Fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailo. Clothiers, Hatters, Homers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned Without hesitation. All goods are marked In plain figures, the lowest D.rices trom which no abatement can be made. _ The Establishments are closed from sunse - on Fridays to sunset en Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. new Hook, with illustrations, entitled" The Echo of Public Opi ecsn containing full lists of p r i ces , our system of self-measure rhent, &c., &c., may be had on application, or post-free. Tel l'on parle Francais. Qui si parla Italiano. • tr,r, enrinh+ mon flout-nh as habit% Kamm. "w SECRET INFI YOUTH ND MATURITY. published, price 2s RMITIEi ., illustrated OF with cases; free by post for 30 stamps, NERVOUS DEBILITY; Its Causes, Symptoms. and Cure.—An Essay on Sper iLl'arrhasa, with Practical Observations on a safer and more e ,!asful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative t p, 4 , l 'enl, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and e b -u nguishing, by urinary examination, the real 'Anse and effect of ,v'erY variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, se l -et i Bs es, accident, or climate. followed by practical remarks, founded /41.,...wen Debility, experience in the treatment of Impulssanoe, 4'e added , Local Weakness, SPermatorrhcea, &c. To which 4t e - Z d ecl, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre at,e4-(1-u...narY hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, here the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on u tPortknt disorders. by SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D. b, 0 ! 7, 'BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, --Y b,,.. 0 f Medicine Matriculated Member of the University of Edin Honorary ' Member of the Londe Hospital Medical Society, 44 _ 0 entiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. rheeseential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con "ences resulting from certain habits, irregularities and excesses, of nave produced more misery in Youth, degradation in and premature de ca y a t a ll stages of Life, than, perhaps, any r class of disease known to modem pathologists. Its perusal is r ia a rtl e cularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of th e r h "Ysical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded antitieedal.th happiness, and privileges to which every human being is jteia absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are theLLT Imes of personal management which cannot be violated without r h rtni grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed eYday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties maybeand how how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, that there the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, ,11;ere is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional ai :genaent to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. praecAtiuthor has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive he treatment of these delicate complaints, which are ella_f_o.rteuenllt3r teen too generally confided to the care of ignorant i.nPr3B who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place in their pretensions. try-NERVOUR DEBILITY may be had, Price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, _ttiliers, and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street • svf. e, s l9 , Leicester-square; Mann, 39, Cornbill ;or free by post for tunps, to any address from the Author's residence, 37, ' um- square Bed_ h ome for eonsultatien catty frO.n Eleven till Two, and from tilL Eight Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the ten ders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, (Jr for such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater quantity, or of not contracting for any; and a so an unlimited power of selection. The Sugar to be exempted from the Customs Duties, and parties tendering are to state where it is lying. A proportional part of the price per bushel of Wheat will be paid for any weight exceeding 60 lbs. per bushel. No tender will be received for a leis quantity of Sugar than 20 tons, of Wheat than 500 quarters, and of Peas than 100 quarters; and every tender must specify in words, as well as in, figures, the prices at'which the art,cles may be offered. Samples of the Sugar (not less than 21bs.), and of the Wheat and Peas (not less than 2 quarts of each, must be produced by the parties tendering. The samples produced by persons whose tenders are not accepted are requested to be taken away by them immediately after the con tracts hive been decided. _ _ No tender will be received unless made on the printed form pro vided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the said Office, or to Commander Bevis, conducting the Packet Service at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at Bristol. The conditions of the revised contract, to which particular atten tion is called, may be seen at the said office, and at Liverpool and Bristol. No tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party tendering or an agent on his behalf, stould attend at the office on the day of con tract, a' the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated to him in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for and must also be delivered at Somerset-place. No. 19,301.] PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., 1/1: RS. TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. L THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF A CLEVER WOIVI AN " This novel is very amusing."— Examiner. " Mrs. Trollope has done full justice to her well-earned reputation as one of the cleverest novelists of the day, in this new production of her fertile pen."—John Bull. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colhurn, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just published, New and Improved Edition, price Is., lallE CURABILITY of CONSUMPTION ; being a Series of Papers, presenting the most prominent and important Practical Points in the Treatment of the Disease. By FRANCIS 11. RAMADGE, M.D., Fellow of the College of Physicians, late Senior Physician to the Royal Infirmary for Diseases of the Chest, &c. Also, by the same Author, Price 10s. 6d. A TREATISE on ASTHMA and on DISEASES of the HEART, London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Lorigmans. CONTRACTS FOR SUGAR, WHEAT, AND PEAS. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-place, 2d August, 1854. THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on THURSDAY, the 10th instant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at DEPTFORD, the under-mentioned articles, viz.— SUGAR .......... WHEAT .. .- - When to be delivered. 100 Half of each in two weeks, and Quarters. the remainder in two weeks 3,000 afterwards, or earlier if pre -s('o lerredby the party tendering. Tens. ROYAL BRITISH BANK. The dividend declared at the half-yearly meeting of the Royal British Bank, held to-day, was at the rate of 6 per cent., free from income-tax, and the report and accounts were unanimously adopted. The whole of the discussion was of a congratulatory character, the progress of business being considered satisfactory. The unappro priated balance at the end of the last half-year was 1,1421. 15s. 5d., and the net profits for the six months just ended have amounted to 3,3541. 14s. 2d., making a total of 4,497/ 9s. 7d. Of this, 1,500/. will be absorbed by the dividend, 1,5001. will be added to the reserve fund, and 6281. 6s. 2d. is to be applied to preliminary ex pense, leaving a balance of 8691. 3s. sd. Annexed is an abstract of the report : " The directors have to report that the business of the bank continues to increase. The number of accounts now open is 5,562, on which the operations during the past half-year have amounted to 19,089,8611. lls. Bd., being a large addition to the amount for the preceding six months. The increase of the profits has not been in a corresponding ratio, because of the larger interest which has been paid, and the allowance to depositors for new shares of the same rate (6 per cent.) which has been reckoned for dividend. The directors have thought it right to put the depositors for new shares on the same footing in this respect as the the holders of original shares, because at the last half yearly meeting the directors believed, and gave the depo sitors reason to expect, that ere now the supplemental charter would have been completed, and the scrip which had been issued to the depositors converted into certificates for new shares ; but, owing to some technical difficulties in framing the charter, the solution of which was referred by the authorities at the Board of Trade to the law officers of the Crown, and the great pressure of business on thelatter during the sitting of Parliament, they had not until the 21st ult. been able to meet in conference as required by the Board of Trade to answer the queries officially submittedto them. The directors have every reason to hope that the doubts which existed at the Board of Tradeastb the power of that department or of the Crown to comply with the wishes of the directors—that the capital of the bank should be increased, and that too by gradual additions from time to time, as the business of the corporation may render ad visable—will be satisfactorily removed. They therefore confidently expect that the details of the supplemental charter will be adjusted in the course of the current half year in such a manner as will make it competent for them to exercise the reserved powers of the original charter for the gradual increase, from time to time, of the capital of the bank, up even to its maximum amount of 2,000,0001. subscribed and 1,000,0001. paid up. The directors, however, continue to think that any such large capital never can be necessary nor useful. But the right to resort to it, should the public remain of the hitherto prevalent opinion, that a large amount of paid up capital is indispensable to success ful joint-stock banking, will be an important privilege to the Royal British Bank. The progress of business at the new branches opened on the 2d of January last in Pimlico, and on the let of July in the Borough, justifies the hope which induced the directors to select those localities for extending their operations, and they hope they will be still more fortunate in one which they propose opening in Pic cadilly.fandned t h n i se hrlatteralf -y e ofa which is now 1,2 26 /. Os. to the reserved The und u f suala a d n d d iti t o o n t h h a e s shares, payable dividend and the interest on the scri p for new c beenle r k s m ' 1., and the former 12,416/. ss. Bd. payable on after the 21st inst." each at the rate of six per cent., free of income tax, will be " LIABILITIES. DR. To commencing capital, as per charter, one -1.00,000 0 0 half paid up Amount due for deposits on account of new shares... £43,080 0 0 Deposits for fixed periods and floating balances on drawing accounts, &c... 805,285 2 2 848,365 2 2 Amount duo on the promissory notes or bills of the bank payable to order, and ac ceptances for customers' current . 50,025 1 6 2 Clerks' fund Reserved fund, as at 3d February, 1854, as per report for fourth year... £10,7C6 6 11 Dividend . £10,916 5 8 Unappropriated balance at ditto 3,142 15 6 Gross balance for the half year ended 30th June, 1854, after providing for interest (12,1941. ls. 9d.) paid and due on deposits, promissory notes, and balances 11,847 12 6 i ' ASSETS. CR. By uncalled-for stock Loans on convertible securities for short periods, advances on cash credit ac counts, bills discounted, &c 760,616 19 8 Balance of preliminary expenses, to be liquidated by yearly instalments 13,572 4 7 Property of the bank, in buildings and fur niture, to be liquidated by yearly instal ments Investments in Government stocks 58,431 5 1 Cash in hand, and in the Bank of England 126,903 18 8 £1,027,524 1 2 " PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Da. To expenditure of the bank for the half-year ended 30th June, 1854, at its chief office and four branches Amount voted to directors at annual meet ing, February, 1854 • 2,000 0 0 Amount set apart for liqu;dation of preli minary expenses, 30th June, 1854 Dividend (free of income tax) for half-year • ended 30th June, 1854, at 6 per cent per anvurn Reserved fund, as at 3d Feb., 1854, as per ba lance sheet Dividend thereon (31 per Cents.) Set apart to be added to re served fund, as at June 30, 1854 Resorved fund, as at - last date Unappropriated balance carried to new account 869 3 5 13,285 9 1 £25,90613 7 CR. By gross balance and reserved fund, as above, brought clown By reserved fund and unappropriated ba lance, as above, brought down £13,285 9 1 THE COAL DEMAND IN WALES.—The great demand in every portion of the globe for coal, both anthracite and soft for steam purposes, has given a wonderful impetus to the coal districts of South Wales. Every collier is in full employ, and more labour is required. New coal pits have been sunk in every direction, and it is in con templation in other localities to sink shafts. Very supe rior coal for steam-purposes has been found at the Mountain Ash pits, where shafts 300 yards in depth have been sunk, taking 4 years in the operation. They are the deepest in Wales, and the vein has proved to be 6 feet in thickness. On the property of Mr. Crawehay Bailey valuable bituminous coal has been discovered. -- ~~ / ~ -Z--Z'-(- . ... . ~ .--" . . • • • . . . . ?!......- , - 4 , 41 , . ' ' I.l4ti.''A't• .)... 1 , , , , . , t —. -ivi s ,_ ef A t44o r w - •. ~, 1 ...., a t" , _ . ..-.. i;:v1>.„.„ 44,41 ,-; , ' : - i ir``' s . , \ * 70.....:„ '._;.,!_:,..., _ -- •'''., ;. 1 .. - 'lA,k,tii,"` ^li. ~ '4,'% .- -I ,i''''' ..:" rw ... ...i . .'el. .-,.,._ .-... , ~ ..,: t. . 1 ,, Ah -f.,: 1 .-... , , - it 4 . ... .. • -..4.,- 6- -- , -7,..:' ," lizeirifilig.. " Is ,A ...,1 s , _. , s. , , ii 2, i,,....„44. ~ ''''''''st ' '--\ , , • ,''''':".,, ' , i' , i'° - *, - - r 4,- --- ~,,, . p‘, I -4.-v, r-r -i00...54r4.„,,,,,,,,:t,,--.,,,t..„t.,,--tc,,, - . 7, : . .., ~ . -- 47 . ,':,,_P-ay.-- ~.--':. 1 :;- ! ! 4 S X: 4 . . - '1 ~ ii ~.J. ,A.'l ' 4 - r' ' of.,_ - - - ,4 P —..3 A , ~„, ' • : -,,, , 1,.. ed . I-' sA V, - -;"- .' . 47 • ': V ;'. - 0 , ''''. , ;.,1 1.4 1 , . ki ;,-, - A.4 4 .:-,. - .i,•.,,•, - • - 7 . 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In October, 1847, during the commercial crisis, the exchanges from the United States and other markets had set in decidedly in favour of this country, and it was quite clear that the pressure was not the result of any . national eperatiens, but of the artificial laws 0f1844. - Now, before they passed a bill of this nature, it.vras their duty to make some change in that artificial law. At present the natural tendency of events was to make money cheap, but the effect of this bill, without the removal of the existing artificial restric tions, would be to reverse that tendency. In that waythe measure would • act moat injuriously upon trading and agricultural men of small capital, who experienced no diffi culty now in hoposiing money at five per cent. Mort gages, which now carried that rate of interest, would, be suddenly foreclosed, unless they took some steps to prevent an artificial scarcity of money, and rather than go to the expense of a transfer 'upon a threat of foreclosure, men'of moderate means would be content to add an extra two or three per cent. to the baba* they were paying for their money. Such, then, being the state of things in .the provinces, the house was bound to have some regafd - kir the interest of the Small farrotarosi shopkeeper'bliforntheY passed a measure which .might be very well calgulated to further the ends' of Lombard-Area; hi:W*6'4ld Most oar. tainly act oppreadve upon the really industrious portion of the community. If they were to extend to land, WhOse operations ware not regulated by the London money mar ket, a bill which would render it liable to artificial panics, they should at the - same time repeal the act of 1844, or reduce the cost of transfer of real property. De a l ers i n money were the servants of commerce, but pass this bill without the necessary safeguards which he had feebly attempted to point out, and t hey would soon become its absolute masters. Ile should herefore move that the 'bill be committed this day three moitths:ticm: Mr. HUME admitted the calamities which the Bank Act of 1844 had produced in the shape of commercial panics,' but he did not think that. was a sufficient reason for re fusing to repeal the usury laws. They were just as great aniticribtie upon trade as the act of 1844, and it would be unwise to refuse to accept one boon because they could not at the same time obtain anolher. - This was a step in the direction of establishing free trade in money, and it was on that account that he, supported the bill, leaving it for a future session to rid the country of the evils which it. suffered under the act. of 1844. Next year, the whole subject of that law would have to be reconsidered, and he hoped under those circumstances the discussion which had been opened to-night would be postponed until that period. Mr. W. A. WILKINSON, thought -the speech of the hon. gentleman the member for the North Riding was more suited to the extinct animals of the Crystal Palace than the House of Commons of these days. (A laugh) The hog ; member seemed to argue as if the usury laws could force men to lend money whether they would or net, but all such absurd notions had long since been exploded,,and now the universal impression was, that the usury laws inflicted as much injury-upon land as upon trade or commerce. _ Mr. MALINS said the usury laws had already een virtually repealed in ref er ence to bills bf exchange, and for the sake of removing-,anomalies iu the law a measure of this nature was required. Advanced upon any other com modity than land a man could demand what interest he liked for his money, but money could only be lent upon land at a fixed rate, namely five per cont..; the consequende was the law ()berated most injuriously upon thi occupiers of the soil. In the. case of personal security„you might take any rate of interest you pleaaed,hut if anatlhnce in money were made niacin the security of lankthe whole. transaction was vitiated if you demanded and received more than five per cent. *lnstead,- therefore; of injuring the land the Chancellor of the exchequer was conferring a lasting benefit upon it by assimilating the law of real property with that of personal property, and one iftimehate effect of this proposed change in the usury laws would , ba—to do away w th many vekatioui Chancery suits which' arose out of mortgages on land under the existing system. Mr. SPOONER contended that the session was too far advanced to admit of this queition being fairly discuised, but it was hopeless for him or any other ind e p en d en t mem b er to think of successfully resisting the further "progress of this bill. His great objection to the measure was; that it would interfere with existing bargains, it would unjustly press upon parties who had borrowed their money at fixed rates of interest, and in the case of small mortgages be was afraid it would be productive of great hardship. If that difficulty could be got rid of, he could not see why money should not be made as free as any other commodity, but as no one could tell what would be the rate of interest after this bill passed, he would much rather that it should be deferred till another session, when some steps might be taken to protect the interest of small mortgagors. After a few words from Mr. HENLEY and ler. M`GnsGoß, the amendment was negatived without a division, and the house went into committee. The clauses having been agreed to, Mr. CAYLEY suggested that the bill should not be a permanent one, but should be tried for some time as an experiment.. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that having been-so-cautious heretofore, he reallyi thought the, time had come fer taking some decisive step on this sub ject. (Hear, hear.) The object of the bill was to establish freedom of trade with regard to money, and the House of Lords having passed it without a division, he should be sorry to see the House of Commons come in and stop them in that career. (Hear, hear.) • KIBLIC HEALTH BILL. The house having one into committee on thi s bill. Sir W. MOLESWORTH, in reply to Mr. A. Pellatt, stated that' the General Board of Health was constituted as all other seeond.class departments were. It would con sist of a president, will), was to be responsible for the ad ministration of the board': Besides the president, there was a certain number of ex-officio members. They were not to share in the responsibility. Their use was this, that in case of the indisposition or absence of the presi dent from London, they might do any Ministerial acts that might be required. With regard to the question of public drains, he could only say that they would not be under the General Board of Health. As to the gentleman who might be appointed president, he could not express any opinion as to who he might be, but he hoped he would be such a person as his hon. friend would approve. Mr. EVELYN said that the last Public Health Act consisted of 152 clauses, which were so contradictory that it was difficult to understand them. All local acts ought to be so plain that all persons could understand them. Although there was a shadow of self•government the local boards were really under tho centrol of the general board. The schemes of thenld board were in many cases prepos terous. Nothing could be more absurd than the proposal to supply water to London from the sand hills of Surrey. Mr. MICHELL said that the bill gave the board thou much power over the local officers. Another objection was that it did not give power over the City ef London. The deaths from cholera had increased froln `46-1e_133 last week. He had no doubt the increase took plamilt•om this cause. The mud and Aith:whiela was camel after rain was swept up in heaps, where it was left to evaporate. When dry it, became pulverised, and was again spread over the metro-' polis. Now, evaporation could lot take place from those heaps without carryingwi th it malaripus filth. Some peo ple thought a dirty state of the streets was healthy. (Laughter.) He was told by a -lady that fogs were godd. for health, but he did not believe it. (Laughter.) In no other city or metropolis except London w ere th e stree t s swept by beggars, not even ill Dublin, which was the land of beggars. (Laughter.) Then,,again, - .the. graveyards in the metropolis were most prejudicial to health. Westmin ster Hall and that house received such a swell from the opposite graveyard of St. Margaret's that there was some times no bearing it. The state of thing was worst at night and the untrapped gratings added to the evil. Any one who walked over St. Margaret's might see holes for the rats and dogs. He put his umbrella into some of them. (Laughter,) He measured the size of some, and found them to be eight inches .by 16. (Laughter.) This might boa laiighing matter now, but they would not laugh when the cholera' came home to them. On this very day there were 19 deaths from cholera. The greatest number of deaths occurred in the filthiest part of the town. He felt it to be his duty to state these things to the house. Sir G.,PECHELL was glad, the hon. doctor for Bodinin —(laughter)—tha hon. member for Bodmin, had drawn the attention ofcthe new board to the facts ho h&d . stated, for notwithstanding the seeming .ignorance of the right hon. gentleman, as• to the person who was to be appointed presi dent of tho'new board, he hoped he was now in the house, and that he would benefit from the observations about ato be made. VD hoped -he would discontinue the practice, which was followed by the old board, of sending clown an inspector to the towns to get up petitions in favour of the application of the act. He hoped the new Board of Health would not allow their effieers to fill their reports with such rubbish as appeared. in the reports of the old board. There was; he belieVed, an universal feeling in favour of the passing of some such bill as that under copeideratiqn; but he, for one, supported. this measure in the expecta tion that an itepery wouldiihortly take place with a view to the avoidance of the evils incurred by the late board. Mr. PHILLIPS said a.petition signed ,by one-tenth of the inhabitants could" be got up in almost any, town in the country, and in hie''opinion nine-tenths ought not to be subject to such .a;minority. Mr. COBBETT said in all the petitions he had seen com plaining of the conduet 'of the Board of Healt t h, ein thereact t was ro - a prayer for inquiry as , tO the mode o f getting the duced into the looality. On an occasion on which he pre sented a memorial to him, the right hon. baronet the Chief Commiiisioner of Works caid he was against going into eu: place i n opposition to a, bona fide petition from n rat t je e it y: of the rate-payers. He upped tbere.would be no invasio n ) of that principle during th e Beet year. " The ile ehould h e. thought, be an understandieg also isbat 'any.neve bill m i g ht be introduced inOe next session with rowed to the cons titution of the Bo ard of Health, should.be referred 1 a s elect'committee.. • • 0 Sir W. MOLESW L INITH said -he must remindtthe hon , gentleman ,that this was npt a bill to qjp.e f iaci Health Act, biit to reconstitute the Board 'of was not desirable fer , him to attempt to Pledg-4 the dent the future bevd. to,anypartic u l ar course •but he bPresl himself had acted on the principle of not sanctio nin g ti pro visional order if the majority of the inhabitante re posed to it, and. ho haftne reason to .suppose fthat Zit general, principle would be very much departed fiom., Any bill which might be introduced next session would no doubt be-referred to a committee up-stairs Lord D. STUART, be believed that very unhealthy exhalatio,ns arose from the water in some of the parks. In particultie he was informed that on very still nights there was a very unpleasant smell from the water of the Serpen tine; that the sentries.on duty often complained on the subject, and that the inhabitants of the houses in the im mediate vicinity, in Bayswater and a was Westminster,e stminster, urt lr e e r frequently obliged to c l ose t h e i r w i ndows. told that this smell was caused by a g reat quantity of nas ty mud which lay a t th e b ottom of th e water, and that the evil might be removed by cleansing out the mud and in troducing fresh supplies of water in the form of a continu ous running stream. Sir G. PECHELL was happy to be able to corroborate who had been stated by the right hon. baronet (Sir Wm. Molesworth) on the subject of the provisional order, so far as Brighton was concerned. Clauses 1 and 2 were then agreed to. On_ clause 3, which assigns a salary of 2,0001. a year to the president of the riew board, Mr. HENLEY complained that, the amount was dispro portionately large, considering the duties to be performed. Sir W. MOLESWORTEI said the president's tenure of Moe would pot exteadbeyond that of the existingiVern z " "fi , 014111 oi*ou o.s caolaarag •,i',•.-reloisile 570 f ue.thio 4 4c da11,1 cJwazelli uffe LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1854. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) The house met at five o'clock. EDUCATION IN INDIA.. Lord MONTEAGLE moved for a copy of a despatch to the Government of India, on the subject of general education in India. In a bill which their lordships passed last year they made considerable steps towards the employing of native Indians, and what was proved before the committee on Indian affairs recommended the education and employment of the natives, and to forward that object was the reason why he moved for the despatch in question. Earl GRANVILLE said he had not the least objec tion to the production of the important paper to which the noble lord's motion referred. The motion was accordingly agreed to. TICKETS OF LEAVE TO CONVICTS. Lord ST. LEONARDS called attention to the system of tickets of leave to convicts. He said it was hoped when the ticket-of-leave system was adopted, convicts would, on obtaining a ticket of leave, and being with drawn from the scenes of their offences and from their old associates, be enabled, owing to the demand for labour being in excess of the supply, to get good situa tions at remunerative wages, and thus be placed in a position to redeem their characters and have a fair chance of getting a new start in life to obtain an honest liveli hood. But it appeared such hopes had not been realised, for the state of society in England was such, that there was scarcely a man who would em ploy a person known to be a ticket-of-leave man. The difficulty was, since the abolition of transporta tion, what to do with this class of persons. Dis charging them would be of no use unless they were pro vided with some means of earning their livelihood, and the public must be protected as well as these con victs, and, therefore, turning them loose upon society without any means of honestly supporting them selves would be dangerous to society. He (Lord St. Leonards) had asked of the Government what was the number of persons who had got tickets of leave, and had afterwards committed offences, and the answer was, the Home-office had no means of answering the question. He wanted to know who should have the means of answer ing such a question if the Home-office had not, whose peculiar duty it was to keep a record of the state of crime and number of criminals throughout the country. Unless some better plan were devised he should move for a select committee next session to consider the matter. The Duke of NEWCASTLE defended the course pursued by the Government, which, instead of turning convicts out into the world by a species of gaol delivery, as described by Lord St. Leonard's, used every means in its power to place liberated criminals in a way of becoming useful members of society. Lord CAMPBELL, while he fully believed that every exertion would be made by the Government to carry out this experiment with success, yet despaired of ever see ing it successful. Thousands of these persons would be turned out of prison every year, and it was impossible that any exertions could continue to be equal to that in crease of their numbers ; and he believed that we should find, as was the case in every country where transporta tion did not exist, that convicts would multiply among the population, and there would be hardly a case in which they were reformed. He knew from experience that persons enlarged under tickets of leave were unable to obtain employment in this country. He could, there fore, only earnestly implore the noble duke to turn his attention to some means by which transportation might be restored. When a sentence of transporation was passed it produced a strong impression not only on the convict but the listeners, but a sentence of penal servi tude was only treated as a sentence of confinement for some time, which in all probability would be subse quently abridged. He hoped, therefore, that some ex ertion would be made to find a colony to which convicts might be sent. Of course, barren rocks like the Falk land Islands were out of the question, as the place to which the convict was sent must afford field for his in dustry and means of obtaining its rewards ; but that some proper place was desirable might be inferred from the fact that there were at this moment in our Australian colonies 40,000 peaceable and industrious settlers who had originally been convicts. The Marquis of SALISBURY agreed with every word that had fallen from the noble and learned lord, but felt that the question was surrounded with numerous difficulties. The great evil of the ticket-of-leave system was that when the convicts were enlarged they not only returned to their old habits, but surrounded themselves with young people, whom they speedily corrupted. Lord ST. LEONARDS replied, expressing himself satisfied with the Statement of the noble duke. REAL ESTATES CHARGES BILL. On the motion of Earl FORTESCUE, the report on the amendments to this bill was, with a proviso, agreed to. NATIONAL EDUCATION. Lord BROUGHAM, in resuming the adjourned de bate on this subject, said that he would spare their lord ships the trouble of listening to any of his resolutions, except the 17th, which, along with the provision founded on it, was of so much importance that he should be obliged to claim for it a few minutes of their lordships' attention. That resolution related to the great difficulty that beset this question, namely, that arising from the religious differences of this country. He had always been of opinion, from which he had only been driven by compulsion, that the true means of educating the people was to keep secular apart from religious instruction. It had always appeared to him that in a country like this, where religious differences were so many, and religious zeal happily so great, Children could not be educated to gether except on an exclusively secular system, leaving religious instruction to the parents and to the pastors of the respective sects, taking security, at the same time, that the children should attend some place of religious worship and receive some religious instruction. In that opinion he had concurred with the late Duke of Bedford, with Mr. Wilberforce, the late Mr. Macaulay, and Mr. Win. Smith, the last-named, although differing from the. others on many points, still concurring as to the im portance of secular education. That opinion had been modified, not changed in him, by the great difficulty there existed in taking securities for religious instruc tion to be given out of the school. For that reason he had brought in a bid in 1837, and subsequently in 1838 and 1839, which received the support of Lord Melbourne's Government, and in that bill a provision was inserted meeting the difficulty, and was repeated in the present. This provision, which applied to corporate towns, enacted that the schools should be open to the children of all classes of religionists, that no catechism should be taught, nor any attendance at church required, might then but that due security s h ould be taken for r eligious in struction elsewhere. The question would lose all its difficulty if the Church st ood onl y on one side, and dis sent, as a similar body, on theother, as ther fo e then be one school for the church, a3u., danother sects. But the number of sect s was 0- 26 British and foreign. • 5, and so on with all the other denomina tions. Baptists into n many It was sometimes said that betw d ee discipline 9 The Methodists were divided into 9, and the of the sects the differences of doctrine an y ap proached in doctrine and political structure the greater repugnance was their dissidence in feeling, and the_ were scarcely perceptible. Alas, the nearer they which one felt towards the other. The odium theolo of gravitation, for whereas, according to the latter, the gleam, rested on exactly contrary principles attraction was in inverse ratio to• the square of the dis tance, in religious differences the less the distance the to the laws greater the repugnance and antagonism. As a general rule there was little reluctance to send the children of sectarians to church, provided there was no attempt at doctrinal teaching. Taking the last census as a basis of calculation, and making due allowance for those who were returned as not belonging to any particular de nomination, he found the children of persons of tree thirty-five sects to amount to 700,000. But there were only 240,000 attending the national schools, so that there were 460,000 for whom education was yet to be pro vided. They were willing to go to the schools, and that willingness was entirely to be attributed to the avoidance of any teaching of catechism, or requiring attendance at church. That principle should be preserved as the car dinal point of our educational system, and he regretted to find that it had been infringed on by some of our so cieties. He regretted to say that the British and Foreign School Society had, by the rules which they had adopted, any Among ni a nt,h feltes e w t h e a r t e t t h h e e n n i i t t a a r r i i a a n n s a . w N e r o e w v e e t , n as excluded some c l asses of dissenters from their schools. blind oughtU ms h t mb toe t t ehremf fact d e t a t h r a e t l i gtihoeuys had error, n u b m u t h e t r h e a d t mt a d o n u i ddchny whatoa estt did number ameng their body many excellent inen ; men of great piety andinstance he high intelli gence. As an nstance he might mention Sir I. Newton, who was proved by the evidence discover e d b y Si r D. Brewster to have been a Unitarian. Now error could never be put down in the r s br . beo er f, lie edae err feared. n eode e r. t v ed e r pg, f nea e anfisi and would bt e oi r yno r ni o sdu r gff i da t evi s rs e ei a l n f pi gt. ; way supposed by this soc i ety, it would only be made pear.si n a o n o o d r e rrfi fatal a r , l wt a b a t p y e se r s r u isn i e c t de h en w e m t o dz u e d t a l o d e u the vitality which it lacked of itself. He trusted, there fore, that the course of which he had felt bound thus to complain would not much longer exist, and that a better system would be introduced in its stead. He would conclude these observations by expressing an earnest ' hope that a bill, founded on the resolutions which he had submitted to their lordships, would become law at an early period of next session. Lord CAMPBELL entirely concurred in the remarks which had fallen from his noble and learned friend (Lord Brougham) on this subject. He had always himself be lieved that Sir I. Newton was an Arian, not a Socinian, but however that might be, none could doubt but that the latter sect contained many wise, earnest, and pious men. An alteration which had been made in the law within the last few years had riddled the Unitarians of their civil disabilities, and he trusted that the observa tions of his noble and learned friend would go far to put an end to whatever relic of those disabilities yet existed. Earl GRANVILLE said that with regard to the policy of not compelling the children of parents of one religious belief to attend the religious teaching of another belief, none could hold a more decided opinion than him self. (Hear, hear.) A great practical difficulty had very often arisen in such places where there was already one scho o l, b u t i n w hich the church catechism was sys tematically enforced. Government had been applied to ' in many cases of this kind, and it was difficult to deter. mine how to act. On the one hand, to give money for erecting another school for the children of dissenters was to a certain extent a waste of means, for the school was amply sufficient as far as numbers went ; but, on the other hand, if a grant were denied, then where were the dissenters' children to go to school ? There was another topic which he thought might well be thrown out for their lordships' considerations, and that was the dearness of school books. There was no doubt but that they were not so cheap nor so good as they ought to be. (Hear.) In fact, the best books of this class were those introduced by the Irish Board of Education—(hear)-- but there were many and grave reasons why government should not, if possible, enter into competition with pri vate individuals in trading matters. He would suggest to his noble and learned friend whether a reform in this matter might not be made through the medium of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge ? Lord BROUGHAM admitted the existence of the evil of which the noble earl had complained, and quite concurred with him in the difficulty of Government ac tively interfering in matters belonging to trade. With , regard to the idea of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge being made an instrument to put an end to the evil, he was afraid that course was not open. The society, some four years ago, having published about 120 works, exclusive of periodicals, felt that it had as far as possible completed its duty, and although, it did not altogether dissolve, it suspended all active opera tions. Hence it was not in a position to enter on the business 'suggested by the noble earl. But he (Lord Brougham) thought that a society might be very well formed to carry out the idea of the noble earl, and he would suggest that one of the rules of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge should be a rule of any such society. The rule to which he alluded was this —that no profit should be received by any of ,its mem bers. This regulation would prevent any improper in terference with private trade, .a a ud. at the same time enable the society out of the profits of suecessful work to pay the cost of an unsuccessful one. The subject then dropped. OXFORD UNIVERSITY BILL. On the motion of Viscount CANNING the Lords' amendments in this bill, which were disagreed to in the Commons, were waived. BRIBERY BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, The Duke of NEWCASTLE said that he had under stood that no amendments were to be moved in this bill by any noble lord, with the exception of one by the Marquis of Clanricarde. The noble marquis intended to move an amendment in the clause relating to tra velling expenses, but being unable to do so on that evening, his lordship had signified his intention of doing so on the bringing up of the report. Under these cir cumstances—if there were no objection to it—he pro posed that the bill should pass through the committee at once. The Marquis of SALISBURY saw no objection to the course proposed by the noble duke. The house then went into committee, and the bill, after some few observations, passed through committee; and it was stated that the amendments would be consi dered on Monday. STAMP DUTIES BILL. This bill also passed through committee. DUCHY OF CORNWALL OFFICE BILL. The Duke of NEWCASTLE moved the suspension of the standing order as to bills not being received after the 25th July ; and the bill was then read a second time. MEDICAL GRADUATES (UNIVERSITY OF LONDON) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The house adjourned at 20 minutes past 8. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(YESTERDAY.) 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, kr. 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 carried an address in favour of this change; but the Legislative Council itself 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 Elgiti, the Governor of the colony, had given an opinion decidedly favourable, and seeing that the Imperial Parliament had 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 had 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 Legiedative 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 that for o i it the w confidenceel would becvveernebseeeecre supplieso; ant o f wmltb u. Assembly h etresb e neHiseite, p chcimi a e tteini huosbindepesl conservative ee e ti t vlthwa i ad oi e t dt wont Li h n ovobea a uenbged t l eoieidusnnd occasion tooai arcietlaetcsi its remove secfoivfbtowvocae character r l o uei ahhtt w cnnhoatre e eupaer re fused e d ttl i p t s l et obe l aC+l present. Itf t wvuo h e ai s a t n nei n e bidt d te i otb t e thofeow: become hL a oae s te re t gm h e a i which was nominated by th e governor would not consent sir weakeningj.pAKthieNaGutThoorNityebojfeetthede distincth av e to originateggrounds. o und s i n the t g h e e n general assembly. l t l o ow th e e rh b o i u ll se u , p s e in n ce tw al o l money measures connected with the country would still because in his opinion it was on the part of the Imperial an extremely democratic characterand a p bi a l c ;l e, h osbejeeeced.ly, he • ted to it which sanctioned,. Legislature, institutions of bill had been brought under the consideration pGovernment.ropesed absolutely It professed t o oconfer nf e to o u objected to it on account of the m e r ei e d r ebr i el n itie w n h b l ie c f h the in point of fact it was nothing the kind, because it on an the Canadiane ena rig 11, t lature authority to adopt a mostp democratic go vernment, which it had already areed form of. tc), and which it was ready to put in force directly this bill became law. it 'was by f ar too i mportant made w table it. ever i‘i since, t c e e r , without were anyreat pro gress Under ndeearsutrheostecircumstances, s to bepr ecee ded with at thi s p er i o d of th e g s ession, when there was scar ce l y " a house" present. Five weeks ago it came down f rom t h e Lords, and it had to blame for permitting this delay. B u t , i n addition to the a dvanced period of the session, there was anot h er reason why they should put off this bill till a future year, when there might be a b etter o pp o rtunity of cons id er i n g its remained being provisions in a full house, and that was the intelligence which had reached this country as to the course the legislature of Canada proposed to take with regard to the Clergy Reserves. He would, for th e take of form, move as an amendment, that the second reading be taken this day three months, though he should not press it to a division; because in the present state of the house, when there were scarcely forty member s in attendance, it would be a farce to suppose its decision would represent the opinion of the House of Commons. Mr. ADDERLEYtentirely dissented from the views taken by the right hen. baronet, and insisted that the measure was as much necessary for securing the loyalty as the freedom and prosperity of Canada. It was no . new measure, because it had frequently been discussed both at home and in the colony, and as there could be no doubt that it was hazed upon sound principles he gave it his most cordial support. Mr. HUME expressed hi s great satisfaction that the time had arrived when Canada was to be entrusted with the management of her own affairs. Sir G. GREY said the real question for the house to consider was, whether there was any valid reason why Canada, which had advanced in intelli gence , wealth, and , aptness for self-government should be entrusted with the same power of regulating their constitution, which was enjoyed by almost every other colony. He believed this measure instead of weakening the attachment of the people of Canada to the British Crown would have the effect of cementing the connection between the colony and the mother country, and he therefore did not share in the gloomy apprehensions which the right hon. baronet seemed to entertain. Mr. V. SMITH warmly supported the bill, and con tended that for the sake of the colony itself the right hon. baronet should have abstained from opposing the second reading if he had not sufficient influence over his own party to induce them to attend and throw it out if they disapproved of it. Lord J. RUSSELL having been the Minister who introduced the bill of 1840, thought it incumbent upon him to state that he gave his hearty support to this bill. Whether the Canadas would make a wise use of it re mained to be seen, but he had no hesitation in declaring, that they, like the other colonies, ought to have the op portunity of trying the experiment of improving their own constitution. They were the best judg& of what would be for their own benefit, and he was quite w illi ng to give them th e power of exercising that judgment since they had earnestly asked for it. Mr. HENLEY was surprised to hear that the only reason the noble lord could urge for supporting the bill was, that the colony wished for it, while his implying a doubt as to whether the colony would make good use of the measure was not calculated to give this country a prospect that the bill would prove successful. Both the house and the colony had great reason to complain that a measure of that magnitude and importance should be brought forward on the 4th. of August, in an empty house. Mr. SCOTT moved that the debate be adjourned. After a brief conversation the motion was agreed to, and the debate was adjourned until the evening sitting. SUPPLY. The report, of the committee of supply was brought up, and agreed to. PUBLIC REVENUE (No. 2) BILL. The Public Revenue and Consolidated Fund Charges (No. 2) Bill was read a third time and passed. MILITIA PAY BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. BILLS OF EXCHANGE • AND PROMISSORY NOTES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. APPROPRIATION BILL. Mr. WILSON brought in the Appropriation Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. The other 12 o'clock orders were then disposed o and the sitting was suspended at 4 o'clock. The house resumed at six. NEW WRIT. Mr. HATTER moved that the Speaker issue his war rant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for the election of a burgess to serve in the present Parliament for the borough of Cockermouth, in the room of the late Mr. Aglionby, deceased.' Agreed to. RETURNS ORDERED. • RECEIPT STAMPS.—On the motion of Mr. MuNTz, re turn of the price paid per thousand for printing and gum ming the penny receipt stamps. • PETTY SESSIONS.-012 the Motion of Mr. PRINN, ad dress for returns of the number of summary convictions at each petty sessions for the last three years ; of the number of justices usually attending each petty sessions, and their average attendance for th e last three years ; of the names of the clerk or clerks to the justices attending each petty sessions, and whether they are attorneys, or if not, of what other profession; of all fees received by such clerks for the last seven yetirs, distinguishing between fees on examination of persons charged with felony or misdemean our, on summary convictions, on orders, and on general business ; of all fees received by such clerks for conducting prosecutions at assizes or sessions ; and the same returns from the clerks to the justices for boroughs. STOCKPORT FREE PRESS.—On the motion of Mr. BRIGHT, copy of all correspondence with the solicitor of Inland Revenue, respecting the Stockport Free Press and _Monthly Advertiser. THE METROPOLITAN GRAVEYARDS. Dr. MICHELL begged to ask the Under-Secretary - of State for the Home Department whether any inquiries had been instituted into or any report made respecting the state of the metropolitan churchyards, and more particu larly that of St. Margaret's ? Westmin s t er . Mr. FITZROY said that .inquiries had been instituted into the condition of every graveyard in the metropolis, and a great number of them had been closed. This had been the case with St. Margaret's some time. Lord D. STUART said that returns had been promised stating from time to time what had been done. None, however, had yet beim laid on the table of the house. Was it the intention of the Government to afford Parlia ment any information before the close of the session. Mr. FITZROY undertook that all the information in the possession of the Home-office should be furnished to the house before the close of the session. REFORMATORY SCHOOLS. Mr. MUNTZ begged to ask the noble lord the President of the Council whether the committee on education had instituted any inquiries as to the best mode of organising reformatory schools for criminal children, and, if so, whe ther there would be any objection to lay the resul of those inquiries before the public Lord J. RUSSELL said that no inquiries had been made at the instance of the Committee of Council on Edu cation. The matter was in the departuient of the Home Secretary. WAR CORRESPONDENTS. Col. KNOX begged to ask the noble lord opposite -whe ther it was true that the reporter or correspondent for the Times in the East was furnished with rations for himself and servant, and with forage for his horses, whereas the correspondents of other newspapers were allowed no such advantages, but rather had difficulties thrown in their way ? Lord J. RUSSELL could give no answer, though per haps the Secretary at War might be able to do so. He did not think that the fact was as the hon. and gallant gentleman had stated it. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Lord J. RUSSELL said he proposed that the house should meet this day and on Monday at two, and should continue its sittings without an adjournment. - Mr. BRIGHT liegged to ask the right hon. baronet the President of the Board of Control when he intended to let the house hear anything about Indian finance. (Laugh ter.) Last year the right hon. gentleman promised them the pleasure of two budget nights every session ; one the home budget, and the other the budget for India. Did the right hon. gentleman intend to keep his promise, or did he intend , every year to wait until about the last week of the session ? (Hear, hear.) Sir C. WOOD had been anxious to bring on the ques tion, but he did not think it would have been desirable to interrupt the course of public business. Ire proposed to make his financial statement on Thursday next. Mr. BRIGHT—Why really I was thinking of going out of town on Thursday. (Laughter.) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (CANADA) BILL The debate on the second reading was resumed by Mr. F. SCOTT, who said that the excuse of the Go vernment for not having brought forward the measure sooner was the number of bills which had occupied the at tention of Parliament. But really the greater part of the time which those bills had occupied had been taken up by the Government itself in considering how those bills might be got rid of ; and therefore he did not think the excuse a very valid one. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. baronet (Sir G. Grey) had alluded to the deliberative character of a second chamber; but by the measure now proposed that second chamber would be elected by the same parties as the first, and would consequently lose its deliberative character. It was said the measure was recommended by Lord Elgin, whose character was admired by every one who knew him. All Lord Elgin had done was to transmit to the home Government the recommenda tion of the Legislative Assembly, without expressing any positive opinion on the merits of the scheme ; and it should be borne in mind that the Assembly was the body which controlled the executive. The noble lord had merely sought to remove the responsibility from his own shoulders to those of .the Colonial-office; and he suspected that the Government was doing the same thing, in bringing this measure before Parliament. The exact position was this— the advisers of the sovereign in a monarchy were recom mending a form of government for a colony which was too democratic for a republic. The measure would in effect sanction the establishment of a republic in our North American colonies. It might be there was a probability of those colonies being separated from us ; but why should we not seek to give them monarchical institutions such as we ourselves enjoyed? He protested against the prece dence of passing a measure like this at so late a period of the session. Mr. BIGGS said he had resided some time in the North American colonies, and could assuro the opposers of this bill that they were quite mistaken as to the popular feel in; in the colony. The inhabitants there, consisting chiefly of emigrants from this country, possessed the most democratic tastes ; and if our legislation was not equally democratic, the colonies would be wrested from us, and thrown into the arms of the United States. Had the hon. gentleman opposite lived in tho reign of George 111., with their narrow no ti ons o f co l on i a l Government, they would have been parties to losing the whole of our colonies. For years past the greatest soreness had prevailed in Canada respecting their little imitation House of Lords, as it was called; and this proposal to throw it open would be the most popular measure ever proposed for the colonies. It would attach the colonies to this country, and would hold out the prospect of a long and prosperous connexion be tween. them. The amendment was then negatived without a division, and the bill was read a second time. USURY LAWS REPEAL BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. CAYLEY complained that no opportunity had been given for discussing the measure. It was introduced after 12 o'clock at night, with but a single day's notice ; and the Chancellor of the Exchequer had given no exposition of his views on the question. It might very properly have formed a subject for a committee of inquiry ; and there were strong reasons why it should not be dealt with in a hurried manner. Putting aside the abstract question of the propriety of abolishing the usury laws, there were various reasons for not hastily deciding the question at the end of a session. In 1825 a Parliamentary committee had recommended the repeal of the usury . laws as to bills of exchange of 3 months ; and in 1833 a measure to that effect was passed. In 1837 the same law was extended to bills of 12 months and under. It was doubtful whether that legislation had been successful. Two or three years after, Lord Ashburton styled that he had great doubts as to the propriety of the change ; it had been a godsend, he said, to money brokers, but no benefit to the mercan tile classes generally. In 1841, a, committee of the House of Lords was appointed on the subject; all the groat crpitalists of 'the country were examined before it; and Mr. Cooke (of the firm of Truman and Cooke) gave it as his opinion that the change had been very beneficial to the capitalist, but not so to the borrower—that the former bad put about a million and a half into his pocket, chiefly at the expense of the industrious classes. Mr. Graham, one of the official assignees of the Court of Chancery, stated that the change had bad the effect of raising the rate of interest, especially to the morn needy classes. In 1847, a Tooke, almer, were M. r. committee sat on the currency question; Mr. Horsley P known such fluctuations in the rate of •itt terest and e C x o a t m to i n n , ed o . f t js h i e r. Bpaanlkmeorf saidEn g l h an e d h , a a d nd n e l e c tton dis count as since the passing of the act of 1839. stated that the rate of interest had varied in 1837 from 3i to 5} per cent. ;in 1839, from 3 to ; and in 1847 from 3f to 10 per cent. It might be said that these fluc tuations had arisen from money being allowed to find its natural level, owing to the removal of the restrictions. But the laws affecting money were, in fact, not free. Th e evidence before the committee of 1847 showed that the scarcity and panic of that year had not arisen from any ordinary caus es, ea rl ia me nt. Th e but had been p roduced by Novlals negotiable— thatem o le t e iab ett a proo restrictiveatntr le— o legislation. Mr. Samuel Gu rne y , the lar g est dealer in of money in this country , or p erha p s in the world, said t hat the date of things in October, 1847, before the issue of the Government letter , was perfectly r fe a a n r i f i ul n ; ot m i a .e nv al. houses perfectly solven t, and even able \ to p a y 40 s. in i the pound, must have sto pp ed but for the relie f afforded e b t y ep the th G ov ernment oveeprenrmateionnt l e e f tte a r n . letter A T e h t at ef tepaht i his r e su . I G t ufrn w tey a h s a , tg gave it s e t p b aa i ns l s was wereopinion ianriroteinfinid g i al 25,906 13 7 £1,027,524 1 2 ~~ r;yam -.) ment ; for which reason the salary was fixed at a larger amount than it otherwise would be. The duties, too, were •••• of a highly responsible nature, and even in that point of view he did not consider 2,0001. a year excessive. Mr. HEYWOOD thought the amount was not at all too ]area_ The Clause was e n agree s 0.. , The remaining clauses were agreed to, and the house fres '''xi z'' sumpd. „ ,: s'.:. .i.9y( if•_ • • • CUSTOMS ACTS. .4,,,'D erizt .011 . . TherepOrt Of the committee on the Customs ck.ai was brought up. BILLS OF EXCHANGE BILL (2). The house went into committee on this bill, and progress was resumed at clause 4. Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR hoped the bill would not be advanced further, for looking to its principle and the man ner in which it was drawn, it did not reflect any credit on legislation. (Hear, hear,) It was besid es u nnecessary, as it professed to give a more summary process for recovery of sums due on bills of .exchange when the process 'under the existing law was sufficiently rapid.' Many of its details were also objectionable. He ellipeted to thepreposed regis ' try, and also to the provisiottairinch i66ls s it, the e d co i nduct " thi l i ll 'an v e e rnaly, t th en at - L Li • tired" in processin notaries. etsh.e Ibtillalfsroomorttotz whereas the provisions of the bill affec .n te s tl oo l t rdi d rid o and i rra totite7 land as well us England, a person i ' defending as uitrnustcometoth thiscooro were unttry 62 for rtheuis 'l' , pose of d o ing so. He found that amend ments by learned friends of his, which alone was a proof 1 of the imp er f ec ti on o f th e bill , an d we e an' . additional rea son why no a tt em pt s h ou ld b e ma d e t o pass it t hi s sess ion. There was another reason for delaying. this bill. It pro ' posed to give a more summary process for execution on 1 bills than now existed and it was the opinion of severe l gentlemen whpse opirtiOn - aavere of :night that itystould be accompanied by some measure whiSdeart ivith 'frau dulent transactions in bills of exChange. Such a bill he had introduced in May lailt, - and'ifter Rai Eseals It had received a third reading that evening; but, ,in orpsequenee of the resolution passed by the other house, it had'ne chance of becoming law this,seasion. ,He thought that the two bills ought to go together, and if one of them was to be cast int o th e li mbo of next session' the other ought to' accompany it. He moved that the chairman do leave the . chair. . . Mr. GEACH urged that there oug ht to be no legislation On this subje c t w ith out inquiry.He argued 'that -the' facilities f or recover i ng - money duo On bills of exchange '' were • sufficiently great at present ; while he showedlhat '''' • this measure would, operate very injuriously with referenicti - ' to the forbearaticie,ofUngranted to peraCele - in trade who had transactions, in bills. He opoiedthe,bill in the in.' , . , terest of the small shopkeepers, wh9 %Viet; 'be deeply /te r "' u jured by its operation. He had isseeivi;/1 letters fronr''''' ',' various quarters, begging he ,might continue his opposi;%` l : s L tion, and therefore he implored the Government not t 0 7 , 1 7- back it with that majority which a Government had gene-'''' rally at its command. He for one should offer to the bill every opposition in his power, even although he should incur the imputation of ibeing factious. He begged to support the amendment. 1 Mr. MASSEY also supported the amendment, consider ing that the bill gave undue force to a particular speeders of pecuniary-obligation. c: Mr. MUNTZ said that the bill was one of the mo s t nn just measures he had ever seen inticiducech - 'The faa•was ' that it was a job, and,the object was to appoint 'some One - to the office of register. ' He repeated - that the bill was' one Of the grossest jobs ever offered to Parliament. Sir E. PERRY' 'said that the bill had emanated from .etiveral public meetings-at the principal seats of commerce in the country, held for the purpose of ascertaining whether a more aural:nary process could be devised for - recovering on bills of exchange.. The , result had been , , the I introduction o f thi s bill,which had pasied the ~-,„. ' ordeal of ti select - comlnittee of the - .;House .of . - Lords.' Jes I. At present a debtor, without any defend°, could inter pose weeks of d e la y in case of a billet exc hange, kid the 1 . object of the bill wag to prevent debtors so situateitlrOm i .. m osing any unfair delay between hiMself and his credi bor.! He asked the committee whethea :t was not a desir able object,. in cases wh ere .an appeal law was necessary, that that alepeiiiikould bes rendered at simple and summary as possible. The plan now paoposed'hudebeen ix* orial) IP! .: 15(1 yeas i. 0,011.-rd _ Ily followed by the principal monimercistinitattitsloG he ebatinent.Z 0 V 0 ' r. MACGREGOR denied' - that•the case of Seetliind, co ld be taken as a prec e d en t. : In:sonee, ,exqmsnee 4 the RtA l - t , ; ril aritiox of the Scottieh banking !system" bills of 'change i , di not circulate, but were a b sor b e d b y the b anks, ands , re aced by the small note ci r cul a ti on. H a d t hi s bill been la when the American diaculties existed the effe'Wwould ha e been Universal ruin. , His recomm en d a tio n '‘Nst , :3 that th bill should be sautAk! a.comelittee. . . ',; r. GLYN said that the subje c t t o w hi c h thi s hill le fe4red had occupied - the attention of the Citryot London foil the last three years, and the 'general' opinioii was in fatour of some ch ange i n th e law. 'll4a - ever, he thought the best course would ise.to postpone legiehiticin,Thr the . ' • _PrOsent, and leave the matter to he dealt with. by the Go yet nmeut next session.. ' - , • - Mr. CAIRNS was also in favour of leaving the question to!be dealt with next session by the Government. Pit E. PERRY said after what had occurred he should b sorry to take up the time of the committee by proceed ing further with the bill, and therefore with the permis ision of the committee he would assent to the chairman reporting progress, with a view of withdrawing it for the present. After a few words from Mr. HENLEY. Lord J. RUSSELL observed that the majority of the mercantile community of the City of London were in fav our of this bill, but looking at the opposition which it was likely to meet with it was hopeless to think of passing it this session; he therefore thought his hon. and learned fr i end had come to a w i se conc l us i on in determining to w thdraw it. At the same time he should be sorry to see a principle which had been so highly approvied of altogether negatived, and he would suggest that before they' reported progress the chairman should be directed to ask, Jeavele, ' sit again this day three months. . ; !Mr. V. SCULLY expresseda hope that next session a similar bill would be introduced, not only for England, but for liiillud — ario. itillic of exchange should in their very essence be made as negotiable and recoverable as possible. Mr. MURROUGH said the delay and expense of reco vering bills of exchange under the existing system were very much exaggerated, because a judgment on a bill of exchange for 20,0001. c0u 1d b e o bt a i ne d within sixteen days, at an expense of Si. 165., in a town case, and Al. 25., in a country case. Mr. MALINS concurred in the opinion just expressed, that there were abundant means under the existing law for recovering on bills of exchange, and as he had never heard any well-founded complaints of the existing remedies, which were ample, he must protest against the revival of this bill, which was objectionable, both in its details and in its principle. The house then resumed, and the chairman obtained leave to sit again this day month. BANKRUPTCY BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. On clause 1, Mr. WILLIAMS sa id h e approved of the object of this kill, but it did not go far enough. It proposed to abolish tte_two_cenamisaieners of Bristol and one of th ose in Liver ool and Birmingham, whenever these should fill vacant ; but he could not help thinking that it would be greatly for the benefit of the country if all the Bankruptcy Commis sioners were abolished; and the business of those courts transferred to the county courts, a transfer which would produce a saving of no less than 59,000/. a-year. It was mons Estrous to think of the enormous sums that were annually paid to the Bankruptcy Commissioners. In the provinces there were no less than 12 receiving 1,5001. a-year each, and 12 registrars in the receipt of 8001., while in the metropolis there were no-lesathantive commissioners in the receipt of ,()00/. each, and fiveregistrars receiving 1,0001. a year each. bMr. G. C. GLYN , as one of t h e commissioners who had een appo;nted to inquire into the subject r of bankruptcy reform, stated that the suggestion which the hon. gentle )ran hadjust thrown out with regardto the Cloanty Ceuta Was considered by the commission, but upon inquiry it was found to be impracticable: He admitted that the etunrdaint IA the hon. gentleman on the subject of the expense attend ing tho administration of the bankruptcy law was well founded ; but this bill together with others which no doubt would be brought in next session, founded upon the report of the commission, would go'far to remove the cause of that complaint. " • e etJ hi The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said . it would be, he thought, satisf ac to r y to the committee to'know that this bill was• only considered by the Government as a small portion of the reforms which were required in bankruptcy law. Indeed there was no doubt but that all the courts, the jurisdiction of which related to matters of insolvency, ought to be consolidated. ' - - Mr. WILLIAMS remarked that the bill admitted that ouly.one commissioner Was required for the country dis tricts, and he should therefore like to know why there were to be five commissioners. for London. He could not see why every County Court Judge should not be a com missioner in bankruptcy. They • had plenty of time on their hands to attend 'to the additional duties. LhelCcil.ule'sOon t'lß of remodelling the Bankruptcy C our t GENERAL reminded the hon. mem -I.leirlitheatst in occurred in that court, it would be quite competent t o th e London was not now in question. When a v acanc y , house to take into consideration the amount of business before the commissioners, with a view to determine whe ther that vacancy should be filled up or not. Mr. MURROUGEI said that it would be a very great mistake to throw bankruptcy matters on the County Court judges. The great body of creditors in all bankruptcies resided in London, and if they had to go down to the County Courts 0:1011110118 and totally unnecessary expenses would be incurred. The clauses of the bill Were then agreed to. Mr. MURROITGII moved at the end of clause 8 to add, " and in order to facilitate the proof of debts the Lord , Chancellor may, by order, appoint one or more of the ushers okthe Curt of Bankruptcy in London, or any usher of any District Court of Bankruptcy, a commissioner or commissioner s f or the .piirposy of admi n i s t er i ng oat h s or taking affirmations for the proof of debts in such courts respectively." •• The SOLICITOU-GENERAL could n o t b u t f ee l that it would be very:NU - Akio-us to allow - so inferior an officer as the trsh'et • of , the , Court t o a d m i n i e t er an oath. The very effect of th a t c e remony depended upon' its- beinrgene through with befitting soleinuity. The hon—member. (M. Murrough) should bear in mind that under a late actnearly every respectable solicitor had been appointed a commis sioner fol .- administering oaths, prove and by that means every reasohable facility was given to parties wishing to debte." , ,-- Mr. MURROI.74II did, not thinkthe commissioners for taking oaths really afforded any facility in bankruptcy matters, foi it was the constant practice of crediforslo go down in a body to the Court at Basinghall-street to be Sworn. , Mr. GLYN said it was aertninly competent to Rart . i" to prove their debts before a commi ss i oner if they chose The , motion w a s negatived withouta division: i' a 1 th e Mr. MURBOUGEt then,moved the additank°ere'hthe for discontinhing the practice of nominating , the 44.ttio of court to make inventories of bankrupt T te ' This clause; he stated, was in the b o i e ll ai nj b i ad 'been obtained .these officers to be discharged in f u t u s r ' e ci ,b e y c or th ig, e i ni nal es ir seag t e ro rs.. duced, and he suspected thatit, re on the recommendation registrars, who hail been appointed tiufluence with that noble by intrigue. He attributed this to fact that ono of the of Lord and had v nor the noble lord was lieved that neither theregistrar_ lord, had a brother-in who was a broker ; and he be lieved had suc ceeded,'la'v'The same individual above such a job as that.nfluence with the noble lord, in through hi s s , end to the jobbery with these sa a l u aries raised, and a retiring pen s i on To P proposed this clause, and should press it brokers, he now ggievtetinngthtehme.registrsrut to a division. . Mr. GEACH thoug ht it ne cessary to employ an lode p udent party as th e br o k er , as a check on th e messenger. - e Mr. A. I'ELLATT advocated the same view, and said there was no additional expense incurred. If the men- Bee eer alone had to make the valuation, being ignorant of the valve of goods, he would have to call in a broker to assist him. Mr. GLYN doubted Whether such influence as that referred to by Mr Mnrrough had led toilie . reinoyal of the c l aus e. The commissioners of inquiry were of opinion that , ECoriq &if .() JWiY yzai ailov.sebtiu Nr..a A