The Sun. — London, England, 1844-06-14 00:00:00

i‘libtrb Mbitton SUN OFFICE, Seven n' (Tick. PRICES OF SHARES TN ARAMS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON; . FRIDAY, JUNE 14. Dividend I.er Amount A U ni UM. Names of Com panies. Feld. Price. Share. tt per cent. Canals. s. d. £ s. st. • Ashton and Oldham , 97 18 0 73 Ashby-de-la-Zouch..av 113 0 0 ' 71 Basingstoke ..... 100 0 0 5 Breekneck & Abergay. 150 0 0— Birmingham,l-16thsh. 8 15 0 • 1173 Do. and Liverp. Julie. 100 0 0 100 0 0 19. Chehner & Blackwater 100 0 0 Coventry . : 100 ( 0 • [365 Cromford " lOO 0 0 i5O Dudley 100 0 0 I SO Derby ... Danube ancr 41 13 4 41 13 4 3lk Ellesmere and Cheater 133 0 0 , 65 Erewash 100 0 0 4fo Forth and 100 0 0 .100 0 0 142 Grand Junction.... 100 0 0 -- • 162% Grand Union ....... 100 0 0 25 Grand Surrey lOO 0 0 18 Grand Western M 100 0 0 100 0 0 Glamorgansb. ay. cost 1'72 13 4 290 Gloucester & Berkeley 100 0 0 8 Grantham 150 0 0 ; 185 Huddersfield .....„ av 57 6 6 Kennet r.std Avon av SO 18 1 0 Lancaster .' . . 47 6 8 Leeds and L iverpool,.. 100 0 Leicester Leicester & Northamp. 83 10 0 Loughborough 142 17 0 Monmouthshire ..... 100 0 0 Montgomeryshire lOO 0 0 Melton Mowbray lOO 0 0 117 Mersey and 100 0 0 • 360 Macclesfield 100 00 i All paid /5 Neath.... ..... ....... 100 0 365 Oxford ..... 100 0 o 5&2% Peak Forest. * ......„.ev 78 0 40 Regent's (or London ) 33 16 8 25 Rochdale. iv I 85 0 0 Shropshire 125 0 0 Somerset Coal.. ......,,.» 150 0 0 De. Lock Fund Stock 12 10 Staehrd and Worcester 140 0 0 Shrewsbury llB5 0 0 Stourbridge i 145 0 0 Stratford on-Avon...a, 79 9 8 Swansea lOO 0 0 Severn & Wye & RaiL 2 6 9 3 Trent & Mersey, sh. I 50 0 0 Thames & Metiway..av 19 5 8 Warwick and Birming. 100 0 0 Warwick and Napton lOO 0 0 Worcester & Birming. 78 8 0 j Wilts and Berks av ; 67 10 8 ' Wisbeach Wey and Arun llO 0 14 rcesat. 101. Is/ IS,. 11. -3e, Si 124. ad. 1 10s. 344 104 Docks. Commercial Bast and %Vest India London ....... ........... Ditto Bonds Bristol .ar Do.Bnds,var.amounts St. Katharine. Ditto 80nd5.... Ditto Bonds Southampton 100 0 0 Stock Stock 147 9 0 Bridges Hammersmith ...... Southwark, new Subs Ditto New of 734 pr c Waterloo Ditto Old Ann. of 8/, Ditto New date of 71 Ditto 8end5.....;« Vauxhall av Stock Z,O - 0 0 Assurances. .50 0 0 63 2 8 MI 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 3 Albion Alfred Life . ....... - Alliance Wit. For Ditto Marine Atlas Birmingham Fire British Fire British Commercial Cler. Med. & Gen. Life County Eagle Economic Life ...... .,.« European Life Ditto New Freemasons Globe Guardian .. Helve 'Life Dittb Fire .... ....... Imperial Fire Ditto Life Indemnity Marine.-- Law Life Legal and General Life London Fire Ditto Ship National Loan Fund., Palladium Life Protector Life Provident Rock Life yal Ekchange Sun Fire ........... ..... Ditto Life....... ...... University Universal Life Union lire and Life ! Joint Stk Banks Ditto New Brit. North American : Commercial of London Colonial lOO 0 0 London & Weatminstr 1 . 100 0 Ditto .. , London Joint Stock 5O ; 25 0 0 Provincial of Ireland 1 100 0 0 Ditto New National of Ireland 5O 0 0 Nat. Provincial Esigind 1 100 0 Ditto New 25 0 0 50 0 0 Union of Australia..., ; 21 0 0 Union of London 50 0 Gaslight dr. Coke Bath ; 20 0 0 British ; 40 0 0 Ditto 20 0 0 Birmingham f 77 10 0 Binning. & Stafibrdsh ; 50 0 0 Bristol Brighton .......... ; 2 0 Ditto Ge neral City of London ........ 100 0 0 Ditto New ' 100 0 0 Continental Consolid.., J 75 .0 0 Ditto Equitable ...... ..... 5O 0 Imperial.. ...... ...... 50 0 Isle of 'fhanet ...... 25 0 0 Independent ........„..« 0 0 Phcenix 5O 0 0 Rateliff........ 100 0 0 South Metropolitan...« i 60 0 0 United General l' 50 0 0 Westmins. Chartered 5O 0 0 Ditto New ............ 50 0 0 Water Works. Birmingham j 25 0 o East London l9O 0 0 Grand Junction. .av ; 41 13 4 Kent .. ...........« lO6 0 Nw Riv ‘ an. Bridg An — Manchester andSalford 30 0 0 Vauxhall, late S. .Lond. 100 0 0 West Middlesex av 113 12 9 Yrk litildgCo.Les.Prop 100 9 0 Iron Railways. Birmingham & Derby 100 Binning. & Gloucester 100 Bristol and Exeter lOO Caledonian . . . ... 50 Chester and Holyhead Eastern Counties.-- 25 0 0 Edinburgh & Glasgow 5 0 0 0 Grand Junctio'. 160 0 0 Great North of ingliul 100 0 0 Great Western Ditto Half Shares 5O 9 0 Ditto Fifths.. Harwich (Braithwaite) I 20 0 0 Hull and Selby ....... 50 0 0 Lancaster and Carlisle 10 0 0 Leech and Selby .. ; 101) Liverpool & Mailehestr ' 100 0 0 Ditto Half-Shares ! 50 0 0 , London and Brighton 5O 0 0 ' Ditto Loan N0te5....., 10 0 0 London and 111 ckwan Id 13 4 , London and Greenwich 10 15 4 London and Binning)). ! 100 0 0 1 100 Ditto Quarter_Shares ! 2 Ditto Third 5......... London and S. Western 4 1 610 ' London and Croydon l3 15 9 ; Manchester and Lees lOO n 0; 70 Ditto New Shares 5O 0 0 sg Manchstr and Binning I 70 0 0 40 Midlan.l Cou ,, lies lOO 0 0 100 North 100 0 9 1100 100 • 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 40 0 0 't) I) 6 O 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 70 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 23 0 0 X5O 0 100 • 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 12 0 • 2 0 0 , 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 Do. )4-Sh., ism. 10 dis. 50 Northern and Eastern 50 Ditto Scrip, iss.s/. dis. 50 Paris and Orleans. 2O Paris and Rouen j2o Rouen and Havre 2O Stockton & Darlington 100 South East. and Dover &a Yarmouth and Norwich 2 0 lurk and N. Midland,,, Ditto New Shares 25 Mines. • o 0 40 o o , II 0 o O 0120 O 0 10 O 0 100 O 0 ' 50 • 0 18 O 0 50 • 0 25 0 0 i 31 0 o 0 13 10 0 O 0 .100 0 (I - ' 25 0 O 0 'l5O U 0 Albicn Copper 5 Alten la Anglo/11ex., iss.s/. p.m , 100 Ditto Subscription...., Bolanos l5O Scrip..— ....... Brazil. Imp. iss.sl. p.m. ! Do. Alocsub. & Coc. U.; 25 Do. St. John Del Rey 20 British Iron . ' 100 andonga .......... Ditto Registered Cobre Copper Copiapo .20 Columbian. iss..3/. p.m 53 General Mining 20 Hibernian Imperial Slate Compy lO Mexican 6O Mining Co. of Ireland 'ls Real del Monte, Unreg — Ditto Loan Notes — 150 Rhyronsy Iron .. Santiago de Cuba 25 0 0 10 United Max., I,s.a pik, 40 0 0 40 Ditto scrip Ditto Ne..........w O 0 21 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 • 0 15 0 0 O 0 75 0 0 • no o 650 • 141 7 3 1175 158 1112 lb -- 15 - 40 A 0 O 0 13 0 0 O 0 55 0 0 O 0 20 0 0 O 0 10 10 0 003 0 0 O 0 59 0 * 007 0 0 I 10 06 21 S 16 3 24 2 034 2834 80 28 iii 9 11 0 118 O 0 9 O 0 24% O 0 3% 2 10 0 ; Literary. Londn,with sio.'lsieket 75 0 0 F London Univer4it y lOO 0 u 100 0 1 1 ....... 0 4 Lag's C011ege....... Miscellaneous Angle Mexican Mint 10 Australian Agricultur : 100 Brit. American 1.41114 50 Canada lOO Upper Canada Bonds Gen. Steam Navigation • 13 Iberian Mercantile Co. Ditto Property 5 Met. Wood Pay., iss. : 10 Mex. and S. American 10 New Brunswick ;Land) New Zealand .. Periins. & Orien. Steam 50 0 0; 10 Royal Mail Steam Reversionary Int. Soc lOO South Australian 25 Thames Tunnel Sto Van Diernen's Land 109 -- 0 o 104 0 0 28 1 0 11 319 I 'm O e 4 O 0 4 8 0 17 O 0 2s4 ;g o 100 0 0 10.534 o 20 0 0 0 50 0 0 5.% O 20 0 0 4 17 3 .! ' ict" . JO/. i pe , cent. IL/. AI:. 11. 10e, 154 sYr. _Os. ' 104 L. lOs 11. 4s. Ter cent. per cent. 4 per cent. 4 irer cent. 21. 10s. per cent. per cent. 4)4 per cent. 4 per cent. ♦ per cent. I% per cent. 11. Os. 18s. Id, per cent. 11. 7s. S 10s. 4 per cent. 6 per cent. 6 per cent. 13. 6d. pr sh 61. ss. 4 per cent. 78. per share per cent. S per cent./ 30s. hds. 5% per cent. 5% per cent. 5 per cent. 6 per cent. :Iper cent. 48. 2s. 6d. per cent. 'IAo. I ch. & bde. 11. ss. per cent. per cent. per cent. 1/. ss. 5 per cent. N per cents 11. U. 5 per cent. 10% per cent 1 1 4 per cent. 6 per cent. A per cent. 5 per cent, bper cent. per cent. per cent. 8 per cent. ti per cent. kis per share Bs. per share 10 per cent. per cent. IN. 11. Ss. 11. 7s. U. and ba. lijil. and bo. per cent. reent. 10/. 10/. per eh be per its a 4 et per cent, Sper cent, a per cent. S ver cent er cent. d3i per cent 94 125.1 2L:lOs. 2L IQs. Ins. Dper cent, 4/. lee. IL 144. 1 0r. per sh 11. se. per cent. Ss. per sh. Si. ss. per sh 14 per cent N Per cent. og. &I. per sh t: per sh. Per sh. 4. per cent. 18 per cent. 10 per cent. „IV. per sh IQ/. pa sh. IL 1-Li. &per share ...116441 par sh :311,175. pr sh dlSe pZr sh IL IL 10?. 158. 11 — i. 10d. 16 per cent. pet cent. ; 10 per cent. pyr cent 1 U. IL W. Ha. 84 4 . 10s, 7inveTctut. p4tx sh. U. 304 I.ot ad. t/. 4a. Il 144. Cper cent. pet cent. LI. $Bl. k rpcil &kW. boa. tiler cent. ; :;.es cent. 111% per rent iper ten: ! )-IST Or SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. en percent. 06 per cent. a per cent, en per cent. Per cent, t w• Pat cent t 9 per cent. 16 per cent I Per cent. 4 t ;j ) er cent. • per amt. ' I Per °eat, i a per cent:' tea , er cent. 4 per cent, % per Cent 2 !6 Per cen JUNE 12, 1844. Bank of Scotland.... /loyal Bank ....... ........ Bntish Linen Compny. Commercial Bank .... Glasgow Union Bank.. Western Bank ..... ..... Central Bk. of Scotland Caledonian Insurance . Hercules Insurance.... North Brit. Insurance ' Insurance Co. of Scot]. Edinburgh Life Insur. • Scottish Union Incur.. . Standard Life Insur.... Dalkeith Railway ...... ; --• Ndin. and (Has. Itailwy Glasg. and Green. Rail ; . IDundeeand Asbr %Ail. . .... 170 226 169 95g : 78 , 2454 9. • 13% 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 21 10 0 0 ' • 12 10 0 . 17% 1 0 0 20s. 2 10 0 i 5 5 3 3 33 h ISO 0 12 9 9 I 1930 0 U 10 0 G 0 0 BO 0 0 0 0 ai 10 0 0 0 32 10 0 o • 0 1 0 0 5 O 0 9 O f 7 75 THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) CROWN-OFFICE, JUNE 12, 1844. Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint Edward Goulburn, Sergeant-at. Law, to be one of the Commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy, in London, in the place of John Herman Merl vale, Esq., deceased. WHITEHALL, JUNK 12. The Queen has been pleased to prevent the Reverend Wm. Gilchrist, A.M., to the church and parish of Dalmellington, in the presbytery and shire of Ayr, vacant by the transporta tion of the Reverend Robert Houston, late Minister thereof, to the church and parish of Corbels. WHITEHALL, JUNE, 14. _ Her Majesty is most graciously pleased to approve of the South West York Regiment of Yeomanry_ Cavalry being henceforth designated by the title of the " First West York Yeomanry Cavalry; and of the Morley and Agbrigg Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry being henceforth designated by the title of the r Second West York Yeomanry Cavalry." WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 14. Ist Dragoon Guards—M. Fenwick, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Thompson, promoted, June 14. 11th Light Dragoons—Lient. E. V. Mackinnon, from 97th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Corrance, who exchanges, June 14. 15th Regiment of Foot—Captain W. Fulton, from 59th Foot, to be Captain, vice Dickinson, who exchanges, June 14. 22d Foot—Captain J. Ramsay, from 49th Foot, to be Cap tain, vice Powell, who exchanges, June 14. 30th Foot—Captain W. F. Heey, from the St. Helena Re giment, to be Captain, vice Marechaux, who exchanges, June 14. 44th Foot--En,ign H. A. Porter to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Fulton, who retires; W. G. F. Copland, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Porter, June 14. 47th Feot—Lteut. H. M. Hamilton, from the 62d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Drought, who exchanges, June 14. 49th Foot— Captain C. T. Powell, from 22d Foot, to be Captain, vice Ramsay, who exchanges, June 14. 59th Foot—Captain H. B. F. Dickinson, from the 15th Foot, to be Captain, vice Fulton, who exchanges, June 14. 62d Foot—Lieut. G. P. Drought, from 47th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hamilton, who exchanges, June 14. 97th Foot—Lieut. F. S. Corrance, from 11th Dragons, to be Lieutenant, vice Mackinnon, who exchanges, June 14. 2d West India Regiment—Ensign A. W. Joyce to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Deckner, deceased, March 28; Serjeant-Major J. Lawless, from the 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Ensign, vice Joyce, June 14. 3d West India Regiment—Lieut. E. S. Glen to he Captain, without purchase, vice Berwick, deceased ; E. A. M'Taggard to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Glen, June 5. LSt. Helena Regiment—Captain C. H. Marechaux, from 30th Foot, to be Captain, vice Hoey, who exchanges, June 14. BIEMOkANDLIIt.—The Christian names of Ensign Cameron, of the 42t1 Foot, are William Gordon, not Walter Gordon, as previously stated. . . _ illamo . aAsnum.—For Promotions in the Gazette of the 7th instant, in the 85th Regiment of Foot, read 83d Regiment of Foot. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 11. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Lieut. C. M. Raynes, to be First Lieutenant, vice Macartney, deceased, May 3; Second Lieutenant G. 11. L. Milman to be First Lieutenant, vice Willis, eashier , A, May 15. NUMMI.% NDUM.—The dates of the promotions of the un der-mentioned officers have been altered as fellows, viz.:— First Lieutenant M. P. Biddulph, 26th April, 1844 ; First Lieutenant H. A. Vernon, 28th April, 1844. Commission by the Lord- Lieutenant of Mid-Lothian. Royal Mid-Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry—The Hon. S. Lerd Aberdour to be Lieutenaut-Colonel, vice the Earl of Morton, resigned, April 22. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. SAMUECiiiCE , KgioN, linen draper, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. BANKRUPTS. DUGA LD MACFARLANE, wine merchant, Berners street, Oxford-street, June 21, at half-past 10, and July 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, offieial as signee, King's Arms-yard; Crouch, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane. ALFRED THOMPSON, grocer, Southampton June 25, at half•past twelve, and July 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, B,rc hin-lane, Cornhill; Newbon and Evans, Wardrobe-place, Doctor's Commons. HENRY. WOOD, woollen factor, Basinghall-street, June •25, at eleven, and July 26, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ' • Dickson and Overbury, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Hardwick and Davidson, Weaver's-hall. _ RICHARD MUSGROVE, woollen draper. Birmingham, Jrne 26, at half past twelve, and August 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings; Hardwick and Guest, Weavers'-hall, Basinghall street. -- THOMAS JOHNSON, sen., WILLIAM JOHNSON, and CHARLES MANN, bankers, Romford, Essex, June 21, and August 12, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basingball-street ; Stevens, and Co. Queen-street, Cheapside. JAMES JAYLOR, commission merchant, Liverpool, June 26, at twelve, and July 26, at eleven, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Gregory and Co., lledford row, London ; Rogerson and Radcliff, Li. verpool. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. J. Barnett, beer-seller, Twerton, Somersetsbire. J. Eyres, smith, Great Alie-street, Goodman's-fields. T. Bethell, tailor, Great Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road. E. Stallard, fellmonger, Buriton, Hampshire. J. T. Farnell, schoolmaster, Norwich. G. F. S. Gillard, grocer, ommercial- road, Lambeth. J. Menzies, South-bank, Regent's-park. H. Benjamin, traveller, Little Abe-street, Gotxlman's-fields J. Prince, licensed victualler, Bath. H. G. Basharn, road contractor ' Stroud, Gloucestershire. T. Jeeves, bricklayer, 'litchi's, Hertfordshire. S. Yearsley, attorney, Leckhamptun, Gloucestershire. J. Colton, rope maker, West Retford, Nottinghamshire. J. Ward, beer shopkeeper, Yorkshire. S. Glover, painter, - 1 orkshire. M. Hughes, snuff dealer, Birmingham. J. Smith, manager of a s ilk mill, - Leek, Staffordshire. H. B. Hall, engraver, College-street, Islington. J. Clark, Orsett, E ,, PX. R. Newbery, Laker, Cambridge. W. Wilson, farmer, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire. J. Baldock, labourer, Brenchley, Kent. C. Cole, attorney's clerk, Brunswick-street, Islington. E. Bathurst, Banbury, Oxfordshire. J. W. Hutchins, stone mason, Ipswich. T. Merritt, coach maker, Pump-row, City-road. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week endingJune'll, 1844, is: 345. 10. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable.thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam CF. • 12 6 Ditto, at sight l2 4 Rotterdam 9 U l2 6i Antwerp 25 90 Elamburgh 51.8. 13 14 Altoila l3 14i Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65 Ditto, 3 months 25 85 Marseilles - 25 90 Bourdeaux Frankfort on Maine 1211; Petersburgh, 3Us 37 Berlin A.NGE.—(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar Leghorn 3O 45 Genoa 25 90 Milan Venice 47 Naples 39 Palermo, per oz ll7 Lisbon 54 Oporto 54 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia 23 Buenos Ayres NewYork,2ldys sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10 Silver in Bars 0 4 114 Vienna, etree. ii. 3 M Trieste, ditto Madrid 3% 5 1154 66% 223 100 122 CatliL 14ilbao Barcelona . Seville 9 53 9 54 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. 24411,4 46 111 R 74 216 2434 es% 18% 105% 265% 23 119% (From the London New Price Current of June 14.) SUGAIL-To-dad there was more business doing in West Judia by groceri as v.-ell as refiners; 550 hinls were sold, but at easier rates, mAiitg the decline since this day week Is per cwt ; 57s to 58s 6%1 atvepted for a parcel of strong grey St. Kitts. The total purchases for the week are 1,650 hhds and trcs. The market is well supplied with all qualities. • ItEnxt - b.L---To-day there was rather more business tran sacted in I:ethied goods fur home consumption, but at lower rates ; brown Lumps selling at 75 s to 75 8 6d, an d Standard Lumps 76s to 76s 6fl per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is selling steadily at former rates; Loaves are still wanted, and prices remain firm. ISlAuitruius.—liiilders have refrained from offering any at auction, and the limited business transacted privately has been llpo.l rather lower terms. EAsT INDIA.—Thus afternoon, of Bengal Sugar two parcels amounting; to 3,697 bags were offered at auction and a part mike sold at rather lower rates • fine white went a t 63s to 63s 6d, gocd his to 61s 6d, middling 59s 6d to 608 Gd, mid yellow 57s to 58s, and damps 56s to 62s Gd per cwt. FoßEtc;x.—lmporters of yellow Havannah Sugar have been desirous to realise, but submitting to a reduction on former rates of 6d to is per cwt has occasioned a considerable business to be transacted; of white some parcels have been sold, but upon rathe: lower terms. `"MorAsss.—For West India the rates accepted are rather under those of last Friday; low St. Kitts and St. Vincents made at 23s per cwt. Cocos.—For Bt itish Plantation holders have refused to further give way in price; Trinidad, fair grey at 42s to 435, good 444, anti good dark bold red 45s 6 ( 1 to 47s Gd per cwt. Foreign has been taken sparingly, and holders are more in clined to sell. Rust, BaSsi,v, AND 1101.1. ANDS.—Leewards proof smoker at 2s 1, 1 1 ( - 1, 3 per cent over do 2s 2d, and 10 over 2a 20, proof of clean quality however cannot be purchased under • 4 :12(1. For Demerara 3s 31 taken for 37 over. Jamaica 30 to 32 per cent over proof 3s 2d to 3s 4d, 33 to 36 over as 5d to 3s 7,1, good 3, 84 to 3s 10d, fine 4s to 4s 64, and superior 4s 84 to 5s per gallon. Calcutta Rum of proof strength, with certificate, Is lid to 2s per gallon there are several purehasers at Is lOid per gallon. For Brandy prices rule as follows:—Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1838—hltds at 5s 54, puns 55 311; ditto, 1839, hhds 5s ‘3,1, puns 5s 1(1; ditto, 1840, lihds 5s 2(1, puns ss; ditto, 1841, hhds 5s 14, puns 4s lld ; dittO, 1842, lihds 4s Ild, puns 4s 94, mid and good middling qualities 3s to 4s 3d, and low 2s 84 to 2s lid per gallon. Geneva for shipping at Is 94 to Is 104, line tier home consumption has fetched 2s 4(.1 to 3s per gallon At previous rates the market is firm for English Corn Spirits., Smio.—Pearl, tine small at 235, middling greyish 18s to 198 Gd per cwt ; African Arrowroot 2Ad to 3(1 ; line West India is Ad to is Gd ; Bermuda 104 to Is Id. This after noon Sago Flour taken in at 22s for good quality, being above the value ; there were buyers at 19a per cis t. ColiFEE.—Tilti demand has been brisker for West India Coffee this Areek, and the rates .previously established have been supported. This afternoon the market was better ' ll l , l ,l ied with Coffi.T adapted for home consumption. Ceylon good erd trent at 48s Gd to 495, real good ord 49s 6d to ; triage to 151; East India, fine old colory Singapore mat.nits to 40s, and Sumatra ord 265: Mocha was taken in—yellow Mysore sort at 70s, triage sold at 28a 6d to 3256 d ; Pa clang fetched 32s for sound ; Jamaica at 86s for mid, 78s for low nod, Os t o 71 5 f or fi ne and fine fine ord, 57s for good ord, and 25s to 47s Um- triage; Dominica fetched 70s 6d for low mid, 601 tor line ord, and 40 s t b r tr i age • TEs.—To-day several purchases were made in Tea, and prices are firmer ; it is difficult to purchase common sound Congou under 114, and T w ank ay is 3d per lb for cash. The trade generally are inure inclined to do business, and mer chants less disposed to press.sales, RlCE.—Bengal Rice at lOs 9d to 11s for middlin g white, and 11s 3d per cwt for good mid. Madras and Java of vel low quality at 8s to 9s per cwt. Patna at 13s to 16s. Caro line at 26s for first, 24s for second, and 214 per cwt for third quality. OM.—Olive Oil, prices are still going down; Gallipoli at 501 9 Spanish 47/ to 48/, and Barbary 461 to 461 lOs per tun. Rape Oil firmer; pale 38s to 38s 6d, and brown 37s to 37s 6d per cwt. Linseed Oil at 25s 6d to 25s 9d per cwt on the spot. Palm, fine quality at 27s 6d to 28s per cwt. In Seal Oil prices are firmer, pale at 331 lOs to 34/. Cod at 331 to 33/ lOs. Sperm Oil at 73/ to 761 per tun for British. This afternoon fine cocoa Nut Oil tillieu w at Ns per cwt. TALLow.—Russian on the spot at an advance on former rates of 6d ; Petersburgh Yellow Candle at 40s 6d to 41s per cwt. For delivery for the last three months of the year at 41s 6d to 42s per cwt. Town Tallow at 39s 6d to 40 per cwt, nett cash. American at stiffer rates. This afternoon Peters burgh Yellow Candle at 40s 9d to 41s on•the spot, and 41s 9d to 42s for the last three monts of the year. Odessa Yellow Candle partly sold at 40s; New South Wales 37s 9d to 40s per cwt. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY). OLD COUR7: THE MURDER AT BATTERSEA. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of this day.) Richard Taylor, 203 D, examined by Mr. BODKIN—I opened the door for the prisoner, and afterwards was placed in the same cell. I offered him some bread and cheese, but the prisoner said he was so agitated that night that he could not eat any. He then said that if a reward were offered he should choose his man to give himself up to. Superintendent Bicknell, of the V Division, proved some papers. William Daniel Andrews, deceased's brother, said that his sister's boa was so saturated with blood that he destroyed it. He had, likewise, for the same reason, burned her white straw bonnet. Her age was 45 years and three months. Police-constable Langton produced the shawl and dress worn by deceased on the evening of the 29th April. William Connor, M.D., Battersea, proved the female's death, and the cause of it. He should think, from the situ ation and appearance of the wound, that it was not inflicted by herself. The jury requested leave to retire, and they also begged that the papers produced in court might be handed to them. The jury then retired, and had not returned their verdict when we went to press. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships assembled at Five o'Clock. Several petitions against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill were presented. THE STATE TRIALS. In answer to a question from the Earl of WICKLOW, The LORD CHANCELLOR said there was no foundation whatever for the report that the circuits of the judges in this country had been postponed until after the writ of error in the State trials had been disposed of. PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND). The Earl of MINTO wished to ask whether it was the intention of the Government to propose any measure for assisting parochial education in Scotland. The minimum income of the schoolmasters was lOyla week, and the maximum was 361. a year. It was evident that for this remuneration the services of gentlemen of snperior education could not be obtained. lie begged therefore to ask whether it was to be hoped that at some future day the Government would take this subject into their consideration. The Earl of HADDINGTON would not go into any 'discussion upon this subject, and would confine himself to answering the question put by his Noble Friend. The attention of the Government had been turned to the subject, and although it was not in his power to say that the Government would introduce a measure this season, he believed that it would be done next session. Lord BROUGHAM said that the remuneration was so scandalously inadequate that he wondered how men of education could be found to fill the offices. He thought their efficiency would not be impaired by giving them adequate salaries. The Earl of GALLOWAY agreed with the Noble Earl Minto, that .this was a subject worthy of the at tention of the Government. In some counties the schoolmasters were paid reasonably, and were respect able and competent persons. But in other places their psition was much to be pitied. There was an Act of 1823, which a as a disgrace to the statute book, providing that the house of the schoolmazter should not have mare than two apartments, one of which should be the kitchen.—(Bear, hear.) After a few words from the Duke of RICHMOND and Lord CAMPBELL in favour of an increased stipend to the schoolmasters, and alterations in the law respecting their Mice, Lord MINTO expressed his gratification at hearing that the Government were disposed to introduce a mea sure upon the subject. TILE BROTHELS BILL. The Earl of POWIS presented several petitions in favour or the Brothels Suppression Bill. [LEFT SITTING.I ✓ The letters were then put in and read. (Such portions of those letters as are fit for publication have already appeared in our report of the examination before the Magistrate at Wandsworth). Mr. lirnairss then addressed the jury in a most effective speech. He said, that in rising on behalf of the prisoner, he was encountering a fearful responsibility, partly in conse quence of the fair, straightforward, and impassioned manner In which his Learned Friend, her Majesty's Solicitor-General had stated the case; and more, in consequence of the wit nesses called into that box (the brother and sister of the deceased.) In consequence of the mental suffering, they appeared to feel, it was quite natural that they (the jury) should turn with a feeling of overwhelming indig nation, to the unfortunate man at the bar whom they were given to understand was the cause of all that suffering. But he (Mr. Wilkins) trusted that they would bear in mind that the evidence produced had been wholly circumstantial, and though the case as advanced for the prosecution was barely possible, yet he begged to re mind the gentlemen appointed to examine into those circumstances, that they must not judge of the inno cence or guilt of the prisoner from mere possibilities. Let them examine the case, as stated by his Learned Friend. The Learned Barrister then dissected the evidence in detail, and contended that the words spoken by the deceased were merely the unconnected ravings of a mind, weakened by loss of blood, and mechanically uttering sounds which, be cause spoken by those around, vibrated upon her ear also ; for was it at all likely that if she had been cut and injured by the man with whom she had been passing the evening, her exclamation to Hall, the toll-keeper, and to other persons, would have been, "See, how some one has used me." He thought that great caution was necessary in admitting the evidence of the coal porter, Cooke, who had so positively sworn to the identity of the prisoner with the man who called, "Police, police on the night of the murder. He wished particularly to call their attention to this part of the case. The little boy, Evans, who ran for the surgeon, to the Chelsea Old Church, did not observe the witness Cooke at the place he stated that he was standing at. He did, indeed, see one young man whom he had never seen again. How did this harmonise with Cooke's evidence? He thought the simple fact was—that Mr. Mullins, who had also ran to Chelsea for a surgeon, and who wore a dark frock coat and a broad-brimmed hat, was the very man who called "police," and whom the witness Cooke sup posed to be the prisoner. They knew that it was a feeling with the lower classes to overrate and exaggerate facts, where they were supposed to militate against a man placed in the same situation, and charged with a henious crime, as the prisoner was. The Learned Gen tleman concluded a powerful address, by imploring the jurymen to lean towards the side of mercy—to remember that though their erring judgments might fail, yet an all-seeing eye would, if the prisoner were guilty, pursue him, and an omnipotent and an all-powerful and unerring arm would punish his secret crime ; but that if they had reason afterwards to repent of a too severe verdict, it would be when repentance would be too late. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL waived his right of reply : Mt. Baron GURNEY summed up. In this, as 111 very many other cases, they had only circumstantial evidence be fore them, on which to found their judgments. It appeared that the deceased had been for many years on terms of the warmest friendship with the prisoner. The last act of Ler life was the going with the youngest daughter of the prisoner to her mistress's house, arid the first evidence they had was that of the person who first observed her on her return home; and after the wound was inflicted. The Learned Judge then read over and com mented upon the evidence. They must consider that the account given by the prisoner of himself was that of a man who had time (for several days had elapsed) to prepare a Wory. It was for them, however, to weigh all the circumstances, and he could only say, that if they had a fairand reasonable doubt that the prisoner had committed the offence with which he was charged, then it was their duty to return a verdict of acquittal. I Mr. COLLETT briefly replied, and the motion was agreed to. I RAILWAY FROM DUBLIN TO CASIIEL. . . Mr. VE SEY obtained leave to Cring — in; Bill for making and maintaining a railway from the city of Dublin to the city of Cashel. The Bill was brought up, and read a 1;1..4 time, The names endorsed on the back of the Bil are those of Mr. Vesey, Lord Eliot, and Mr. Wyse. On the motion of Mr. MILNER GIBSON, the Man chester Stipendiary Magistrates Bill was r( ad a third time and pased. On the motion of Mr. BRADSHAW the Canterbury Pavement Bill was read a,third time, and passed. On the motion of Sir J. Y. BULLER the Delabole and Rock Railway Bill (No. 2) was read a third time, and passed. Colonel FOX presented two petitions from bodies of Congregational 1 Assenters in the Tower Hamlets, against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition, signed by per sons of various religious persuasions, at St. Ives, in fa vour of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. Lord C. MA NNERS presented a petition from Leices • tershire against the income-tax. Mr. 11. BERKELEY presented a petition from Bristol, signed by regionists of all denominations, in favour of the Dis,enters Chapels Bill. Colonel WOOD presented a petition from Brecon, ag'ainst the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. DETENTION OF LETTERS AT THE POST OFFICE. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE !aid 11e held in his hand a peti tion, a copy of which he had transmitted to the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home De• partment, informing him of his intention to present it, and also to bring its contents under the immediate consideration of the House, as the case was one re quiring immediate redress. It was the petition of W. J. Linton, William Lovett, Joseph Mazzini, and others, resident in London, complaining- of the de tention and opening of their letters at the General Post office, and praying for immediate redress. The letters were written from 47, Devonshire -street, Queen-square, within the last month, and the petitioners said that although they were not written for any political purpose and did not contain anyl treasonable matter, they had been detained at the Post-office by the Post-office by Nst-office authorities beyond the usual time, and - they had been read at the Post-office, The petitioners said they considered such a practice as an introduction of the Spy System of foreign states—a system repugnant to the free system of the British Con stitution, and dangerous to liberty. They were pre pared to prove the truth of those allegations, and they prayed for a Committee to inquire into the subject. The petition was then ordered to be laid on the table. Mr. THOMAS DUNCOMBE said, the course which he might pursue would very much depend on the answer which he should receive from the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir James Graham) to a question which he should now put to him. His question was, then, whether the Right Hon. Gentleman was aware that the letters of these individuals had been opened, read, and exa mined at the General Post-office, and if so, whether it had been done by th e aut h or i ty of any one of her Ma jesty's principal Secretaries of States? Sir J. GRAHAM said he had to thank the Hon. Gentlman for the perfect fairness and frankness of the course he had pursued on the present occasion. He had been so obliging as to send him a copy of the petition yesterday, and to notify to him the precise ques tion! which he meant to put; and he had, there fore, had an opportunity of consideing the man ner which he should give to that question The Howe was aware that from so early a period as the reign of Queen Anne, power had been invested in the principal Secretaries cf State, by warrant, to detain let ters, and to empower the Post-office authorities to open them. That power came under the review of Parlia ment in 1837, and by the Act of the Ist of Victoria, that power continued to be vested in her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State. With respect to the let ters of three of the petitioners, no warrant had been issued. With respect to those of one of them, he had, on his own responsibility issued a warrant, which was not now in force. Having made this declaration, he must beg further to add that this power was vested in the responsible officers of the Crown by the law of the land—that it was entrusted to them for the public safety—that the Parliament of the country placed confidence in those who exercised it ; and that it was not fur the public good to press for urging into this particular case.—(Hear, hear.) At all events, he did not think it arises with his public duty to enter into any further explanation— he hoped the House would confide in him to such an extent as not to dill for any further information. In reply to a question from Mr. Hume, the purport of which we could not catch. Sir J. GRAHAM said he had carefully considered the subject. He had gone as far in explanation as he con ceived it his duty to go. He must respectfully but firmly resist any attempt to call upon him for further infor mation. Mr. T. DUNCOMBB said that -as the petitioners called upon the House to grant the immediate redress, he should now, as far as he was able, endeavour to give effect to thispetition. Mr. TAT rEN EGERTON rose to order. After the explanation had been given the Hon. Gentleman could not according to the standing orders proceed to ad dress the House. Mr. T. DUNCOMBB said he was within the standing Order of the House with respect to the presentation of petitions, and it was greatly to the credit of the House that that order admitted of the course which he pro posed to pursue in the case of petitions complaining of some personal grievances, requiring immediate redress. In the case of petitions complaining of some personal grievances— Sir JAMES GRAHAM—I beg to state to the House unequivocally, that no warrant now exists with respect to either of the four petitioners.—(Hear, hear ) Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said the case required imme diate redress notwithstanding that statement ; and he must say hs was astonished, and he thought the House must be astonished, that the Right Hon. Baronet should attempt to blink this discussion. Mr. r. SHAW rose to order. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said he was not to be put down. —(Cheers from the Opposition.) Mr. SHAW said the question now was, whether the Hon. Gentleman could proceed to discuss this question. The question was, whether there was a personal griev ance involved, and he would submit that as there was no warrant in existence, the Hon. Gentleman was not at liberty to discuss the question.—(ob, oh.) He did rot see how any person was at that moment affected by what the Hon. Gentleman complained of: Mr. DUNCOMBE rose, but there were loud cries of " Chair, chair," upon which the Hon. Gentleman sat down. The SPEAKER—The order of the House under which the Honourable Gentleman claimed the right of speaking on this petition was to the following effect :—" That in cases of petitions complaining of personal grievances for which there was an urgent necessity of providing immediate remedy, the sub ject matter of :..itch petitions might be brought under the consideration of the House. In this case the Hon. Gen tleman bad given notice on the subject, and having given that notice, it appeared to hint that this was not a case of urgency requiring an immediate remedy. Hr. DUNCOMBE said he had no opportunity of bringing forward the question yesterday, and he took the earliest opportunity of bringing it forward. What he complained of was, that the letters of those persons were opened, and that the spy system of foreign countries was introduced into this country.—(" Oh, oh,.' and "Chair.") The SPEAKER repeated that he did not think this was a matter of urgent necessity, requiring immediate remedy; and, therefore, could not be discussed then.— (Ministerial cheers.) Mr. DUNCONIBE—I move, then, that this House do now adjourn.—(Loud Opposition cheers.) Now I will HOUSE OF COMMONS. raise the question.—(Cheers.) The Right Hon. Gentle- The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. man, the First Lord of the Treasury, took that mode the Lord OSSULSTON presented petitions from North- other evening of speaking:on the main question, and it ampton against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. was decided that he could do 'so.—(Hear, hear.) The ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS ON COMMIT- Right Hon. Gentleman, the Recorder of Dublin, would TEES ON PRIVATE BILLS. not, perhaps, like that all his correspondence, relative to Mr. W. COLLETT moved that the Committee on the the jury lists of Dublin, and the subtraction of certain. Monkland Railway Bill have power to proceed w ith the lists, should be opened and read by the House.— Bill with only two selected Members. It was with dif- (Cheers, . Red ' Oh, vh.") Bat others did not wish ficulty that a sufficient number of selected Members could to have their family secrets revealed. The Re be obtained in the Committee, and the proceed- peelers also would not like to have their correspon ings were stopped in consequence. This delay was deuce examined and read, and copies of their letters attended with the greatest expense to the parties, and communicated to the Recorder of Dublin.—(A laugh.) he thought the subject deserved the serious consideration What did tilt se parties complain of ? The Right Hon. and attention of the Committee of Selection. Gentleman had stated that he had issued his warrant for Mr. WALLACE, in seconding the motion, called the opening and examining the letters of these parties. He attention of the House to a similar case of inconvenience had no doubt that the Act of Parliament, the Ist of Vic which had occurred in the Committee on the Paisley toria, passed in 1837, recognised Writ power in the Se- Gas Bill. He did not wish to cast blame upon any per- cretary of State. The power had existed previous to son. He thought the whole of the inconvenience was that Act, and even from the time of the Commonwealth; attributable to the system of appointing Committees on but be did not believe that one man in twenty thousand private Bills which at present existed. He trusted that knew of the lines that had been smuggled into this Act, some plan would, in the course of the next session of placing their correspondence at the mercy of the Secre- Parliament, be adopted to obviate the inconvenience tart' of State. It was a power that ought to be which was so much complained of. Every delay which taken away from any Secretary of State, particularly occurred through the non-attendance of selected Mem- I from one who exercised that power in an unscrupulous hers on a Committee on a priv a t e Bill, t h rew an addi- manner. lie had op e n e d th e l e tters of one of these tional expense on the parties of between 2001. and 300/. gentlemen. Would the Right Hon. Baronet state which Mr. ESTCOURM was glad the Hon. Member had of then it was whose letters had been thus opened? called the attention of the House to the subject, and he Sir J. GRAHAM—C e rt a inly not. hoped that s o me pl an wou ld b e sugges t e d tc• t h e House Mr. DUNCOMBE—The Right lion. Baronet would to remedy the inconvenience complained of. Some not state whether it was the letters of Mr. Ma.zzini, of selected Members had to servein three orfour Committees been told, indire c tly, th a t it w as Mr. Mazzini who was Mr. Lovett, or o f th e ot h er t w o gentlemen. He had and, therefore, som e o f th ose comm itt ees were necessar il y t adjourned to the gr ea t i nconven i ence o f th e p art i es con - thus honoured w ith t h e p art i cu l a r attention of the Right cerned. If ev e ry M em b er o f th a t H ouse wou ld Hon. Baronet. Th e l aw ma de it a misdemeanour consent to serve on one committee during the session, in any one to open a letter, or detain it these delays would b e o b v i a t e d, and he tho ught that no longer than necessary, unless it was misdirected, Member would be c a ll e d u p on t o serve more th an once . or returned to th e office, the person to whom it was ad- He was glad to hea r th e eu l og i um w hi c h t h e H on . M em - dressed not b e i ng a bl e to b e f oun d, o r b e ing dead. In ber had passed on th e C omm i ttee o f S e l ec ti on an d on these cases the l e t ter , if re t urne d, was always marked as the Standing Order s C omm i ttee , an d h e cou ld assure returned for the se reasons , an d he contended that the that House that both th o s e C omm i ttees h a d t h e utmos t Act of Parliament in t en d e d th a t when letters a ere opened by the authority of th e S ecre t ar , o f State, that it should desire to perf o rm sati s f ac t or ily th e d ut i es a ll ott.e d to them to discharge. be state d en th e i r cover th a t th e y had been opened Mr. BROTHERTON thought some p l an was neces - by authority. Eve n i n th e time of Mr. Pitt and Lord sary to be adopted to s e cure th e a tt en d ance o f t h e se - Sidmouth this was d o n e w h en l e tters were opened by the lected Members on tho se C omm itt ees . Th ose M em • Secretary of State. Why this system of espionage bers ought properly t o p er f orm th e d ut i es i tnpose d upon should be countena nce d ,by. the Secretary of State Le them, and when once a M em b er was se l ecte d to could not imagine i n a tim e of perfect peace and serve upon a Committee, he owed it t o th e p u bli c t o b e domestic tranquillity. H e believed that during punctual in his attendance in ord er th a t th e p art i es con - the last two year s l e tt e rs had been opened at cerned might not be putt to unnecessary expense and in- the Post-office in a most unscrupulous manner. convenience. This was a state of thi ngs the people would not bear, ~ Mr. SHAW thought every Member ougi'lt to offer i means or other to count e ract this invidious conduct on himself once in the cours e o f th e sess i on an d , serve on a ; and he hoped after this exposure they would take some , the part d of her Majesty's present Ministers. It was Select Committ ee ; and if h e wou ld not d o so ivoluntaril there ought to be s ome ru l e a d opte d to coma oe l his atY tendance. 1 France, or the A us trian States, but it would most isgraceful ; it might do for Russia, or for Mr. GREENE suggested the propriety of . spreading I these committees on private bills over the h 1 vv •-.. eof the ; eof proved that the Government did open the letters_ , not do for the free air of England. It was certain persons, and they ought to have further informa- 1 . session in the same manner as election committees. If . fence cons- , tion on the subjects.—(Ch eers .) He would do his best lion in commit tee of each bill, the inconven this were d one , and a time appointed for the considers to arrest this system of prying into letters on the part of i I tl v i i e d S th ec e r m eta th ry at o t f h S is ta w te ar f r o a r n t ; h n e o plained of would be obviated. Home lo but he did nger e D xi e s p te a d r:ment. 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The Right Hon. Gentle man said that no other letters had been opened. He (Mr. T. Duncombe) said that the letters of Lovett, Muzzinghi, and the other gentlemen, had been opened, read, and examined, at the Post-office, and that they had afterwards been returned. A copy of that warrant ought to be before the House of ()Lemons, and be should therefore move that a copy of that warrant be laid before the House.--(Cries of " Order, order !" from the Ministerial benches, answered .by cheers from the Opposition.) Wel, then, in order to give lion. Members an opportunity ef expressing their opinion, he would move that the House do now adjourn—(Cheers)-- and he would take of the House, it he stood alone, on the question of the manner in which the Government had interfered with the most sacred privileges of the subject. Mr. WALLACE said that when the Post-office Act had passed, in 1837, the Right Hon. Member for Taun ton had assured the House that the Bill contain nothing but a consolidation of the former Acts. The House be lieved that it was a consolidation only, and not an alte ration. The word authorising this interfere with letters, and had been introduced secretly, and without the knowledge of Members. The Bill had been passed under the idea that it was only a fair consolidation, whereas it was an unfair and unjust alteration of the former Act. With regard to the practice, it was nothing new. He has frequently drawn the attention of the House to it. It was one of the accusations which he had been in the habit of bringing forward year after year, w!sile he was agitating the question of Pest office reform. The Secretary of State had excused the practice, and he (Mr. Wallace) believed that at the present moment there was a regular machinery at the Post-office for the pur pose. There was a room set apart for opening letters and examining them, and he believed that persons had been sent abroad to study in the school of Foucle how to open, fold, and reseal letters in the Post office in London He maintained that the same perfect and entire freedom which was extended to a man's person should be extended to his correspondence, He admitted the po wer t o o p en letters was given in the Act of Parliament ; but he denied that it ought to be there. At the time when franking was the privilege of Members, he (Mr. Wallace) wrote on the outside of all his franks and letters " Please to reseal and forward this letter after you have read, and do not burn it."—(Loud laughter)—and many of his his letters were subsequently re-endorsed—for they had been shown to him by their recipienti—is one of Mr. Wallace's (the Member for Greenock) own letters, be sure and forward it.—(Great laughter.) He .was ex ceedingly sorry to be obliged to say any thing about the consolidation of the Post-office Acts, but it was when they were consolidated that this abominable authority had got in. This had been discovered in the Act sooa after it had passed, not by himself, but by a friend, and it must have got there in a manner he would not particu larly characterize. Mr. LABOUCHERE said, as so heavy a charge had been brought against him—for it was in the year 1836, when he was in office, and by the department of vt hich he was at the head, that the consolidation of the Post-office Acts was effected. He was sure the House would in dulge him for a few moments, whilst he said a few words in explanation and i n self-vindication. His Hon. Friend said he at that time gave a power to the Secretary of State—(Cries of " No, no ")—so he (Mr. Labouchere) had understood his Hon. Friend. Now he had a distinct recollection of what the law was before the con solidation, and his belief was that such power existed at that time, and had existed for years and years before. At that time he did what he professed ; he did not alter the law, but he consolidated all the laws having any rela tion to the Post-office. But he would read the words of the old Act. They were that no one shall open letters. "except by express warrant under the hand of one of the Secretaries of State, for every such opening, detain ing, or delaying." With respect to the right itself, in his (Mr. Labouchere's) opinion, it was a power proper to be vested in some person whose responsibility would be a sufficient guarantee for its proper exercise. He admitted the responsibility was great, but still he could easily imagine cases where the necessity for such a power would be imminent.—("Hear, hear," from the Treasury benches.) He knew nothing whatever of the particulars of the present case ; but he upheld the neces sity of a power, under proper responsibility, to open or to delay letters, and lie would not consent that such power should be taken away. Dr. BOWRING could not deny that there might be cases of extreme necessity, in which the exercise of such a power as this might be called for. But these cases could only and ought only to have reference to our own domestic affairs, aid he was sadly afraid that home affairs could not be stated as the cause for the present interference.—(Cheers.) If the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir J. Graham) would only state that the power had been exercised on account of, and so'ely for, home affairs, the matter, in his opinion. could easily be settled. —(Hear, hear.) If he did not do this, there could only be one inference that the letters were opened, not for an honest English purpose, but for a discretable foreign one.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. IARBURTON said the words in the Act were the same as those. Mr. HUME they are not the same. Here is the ole Act ; read the words yourselves.—(Mr. Hume here handed the old Act t' the Hon. Member for Kendal.) Mr. WARBURTON (having read the clause)—Then, he must say, he liked those words better, for according to this old act, a warrant was required for each separate opening, detention, or delay. He did not agree with the Hon. Member for Finsbury in saying there ought not to be this power vested in the Secretary of State. But he thought that this power ought to be exercised only in cases of great importance and emergency, and he thought there being a separate warrant required for showing each letter was a salutary provision, and he wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentle man whether he issued a separate warrant in each case where a letter had been opened. Sir J. GRAHAM—(with considerable hesitation in his manner)—l really Must appeal to the House, Sir. In the statement I made at first I said that I had gone the full length of explanation that I thought consistent with my duty. I must therefore repeat that Ido not con sider it consistent with my public duty to proceed in any further explanation. Mr. WARBURTON—Then I collect from the an swer of the Right Hon. Gentleman that he will not inform the House whether ke acted legally or not.—(Cheers, cries of " Order, order," and " Spoke, spoke.") Mr. ROEBUCK thought with the Right Hon. Gen tlemen the Member for Taunton, that this power, vested in a Secretary of State, ought to be exercised with great caution. He thought the Secretary of State ought to be re sponsible to the House of Commons, and it would be well if there should be ordered to be placed on the table of the House of Commons, every six months, a return of the number of letters opened under a Secretary of State's w arrant. Mr. HUME had never heard it avowed by any Minister before, that he had given authority whatever for opening private letters which were passing through the Post-office. He was of opinion, that notwithstanding what had fallen from his Hon. Friend, that in a free country such a privilege ought not to exist. (Cheers.) They were told that the slave, the moment he touched the soil, became free, .but by this privilege being vested in the Secretary of State, the men who was free upon that soil became a slave himself. It appeared to him to be an attack on pablic liberty. He would ask how long the warrant which the Right Hon. Gentleman had issued had been in existence. It might have been existing for many months past. Why should such a system of espionage exist—why should her Ma jesty's Secretary of State be. made 'a police-officer for the protection of the Emperor of Russia, or any other individual? Such a thing was a disgrace to the coun try. It was discreditable to the man who attempted it, and dishonourable in a House of Commons that would sanction it. Ile thought they had a right to demand further explanation from the Right Hon( .urable -Baronet. We were at perfect pears in this coun try, and no plots were in agitation; consequently there was no necessity for this privilege being exercised as that which had been taken advantage of by the Right Hon. Gentleman. This appeared to him to be one of the most disgraceful transactions he had ever heard of. He differed with the Speaker, in thinking that this was not a case of pressing grievance. They had a right, he said again, to demand an explanation from the Right Honourable Gentleman for the act was a most discreditable and disgraceful one, and the Right Hon. Baronet might depend upon it that if he did not give that explanation it would not be the last time lie would hear of it. -He trusted, therefore, that the Right Hon. Baronet for his own sake would give the ex planation which bad been required of him. Mr. F. FRENCH sail it was evident from the answer of the Right Hon. Baronet, that both he and the Post office authorities had been guilty of m!sdemeanour on three or four occasions, for it must be evident to every one, from the answer which had been given by the Right Hon. Baronet, that only one warrant had been i sued, inasmuch as lie had stated that " the " warrant had been withdrawn. Mr. WATSON begged to call the attention of the House to the words of the Act of Parliament. It was certainly a most unconstitutional exercise of power, and most unpopular, to open the letters in the po;t-office, and therefore the Act of Parliament should be construed strictly. He wanted to know from the Government and law officers of the Crown what interpretation they would put on the Act of Parliament. There was a great distinction between warrants to open particular letters which would pass through the post-office on a particular day, and general warrant s t o o p en p ar ti cu l ar letters, dir ec t e d to a particular individ ua l.—(H ear .) The House should recollect what a struggle there was about general warrants as to service. He would call the atten tion of the House to the two Acts of Parliament on the subject. The first Act was the 9th of Anne, chap. 10, sec. 40, and the words of it were—" Except by express warrant in writi ng , un d er t h e hand of one of his Ma jesty's principal Secretnry's of State for every such opening, detention, or or delay, could only bring one g i v i ng a f a i r interpretation to those words, say that it meant that you were to hive a warrant to be kept in force till revoked to open all letters coming in a particnlarhand writing to a particular individual.—(Hear, hear.) Now let them see how this was altered by the Statute proposed by the Hon. Memter for Taunton. The House would recollect that that Act of Parliament was an Act passed merely to consolidate Post-office Acts. The words in this Act were, " to open or detain or delay letters in obedience to an express warrant." Now what meant an express war rant—it meant an express warrant to open letters, by writing under the hand of one of the principal Secretaries of State. I. all matters they must look back to the Act of Pa r li ament which existed before, and doing this they would find that there must be an express warrant for each opening. —(Hear, hear.) honourable G e ntl eman , As he understood the Right he said that he issued a warrant against one o the individuals that was not now in existence and it could have only reference to one letter. If trea son was suspected the Government could only act on in formation —that :information would be on a . par ticular day or hour such a letter would pass through the Post-office. On that day it would be found there, and that was the only power given by the Act. Thi s was .a matter of great consideration, and it therefore should be deeply considered. Mr. CHRISTIE said that the Right Hon. Gentleman had on one occasion stag d that he was three years in the Home-office, and during those three years he had expended but a trifling amount of secret service money. He could now account for that in conse • pence of the system of espionage which was adopted. He wished to know from the Right Hon. Ba ronet, whether having:stated that he had issued a warrant with respect to one individual, he had issued warrants against others, not slating names, and in how many cases. Mr. WALLACE explainen. Mr. DUNCOMBE said, that as he had no other way of.obtaining the opinion of the House upon this very dirty transaction, upon which all explanation was re fused, he should divide the House upon the motion. The gallery was then cleared, but the motion for ad jourment was negatived without division, it being under stood that Mr. Duncombe would bring on the sub!ect on a future occasion, on going into Committee of Supply. (LEFT SITTING.) Dr. Spry had an interview with Mr. Gladstone yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. IMPEItAAL PA KLIAM.BNT. ROUSE OF COMMONS. June 13. BANK CHARTER BILL. Mr. HAWES (in continuation) said— There was no man who wished to adhere more strictly to the principle of a metallic currency, with a paper cur rency convertible at will than Mr. Tooke. For himself, he stood by the Act of 1819. He thought no case had been made cut for any further interference with that Act. No case of excessive issue had been sheen. An Hon. Friend of his, who had written on the subject, was a warm supporter of the plan of the Right llon. Baronet. That Hon. Gentleman had Alluded to the assistance afforded by the Bank in the year 1839, and had quoted that as an instance of increased circulation and of increased amount of accommodation to the public. Now the fact was, that it was rather a decrease of accommodation to the public. The advance upon se curities had been increased certainly, from 9,600,0001. to 12,700,00 W., showing an increase of 3,000,0001, but that increase had, in fact, been a mere transfer to pri vate securities from the bill department. The discount had been reduced to 3,400,000/., from 8,500,0001., so that there was actually a decrease of accommodation to the pub lie. By the present plan it was intended to attempt to lessen speculation ; this it was impossible to- accomplish; and when, under the proposed system, the pressure did come, it would produce a most violent action on the public credit. What had occurred in 1825 and 1839 was nothing to what must occur under this system. If this plan were adopted a pressure would be produced upon securities which must produce a pressure upon de posits, which would necessarily counteract the action of the Bank upon securities. 'lle Bank must necessarily make a sale of its securities in order to get back its bullion, and thus create a greater degree of pressure on the money market than existed before. The Bank would thus, in the event of such a crisis occurring as had occurred in 1825, be placed in a much more perilous position than it ever yet had been placed. The Right Hon. Gentleman was a great advocate of the corn-laws; now if he adhered to this strict management of the cir culation—if they were to have no expansion —how could they possibly maintain the corn-laws ?He would say to the country gentlemen, that if this system of banking was adopted it would create such a sense of the injus tice of the corn-laws, that it would be impossible to con tinue them. He was sure that the alterht on in the cur rency laws proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet would inevitably lead to the repeal of the corn-laws ; and it ought to do so.—(Cheers.) The only unnatural cause operating to disturb the circulation was the corn-laws. The trade in corn, under the present system, was neces sarily a speculating trade. It was impossible to foresee or to provide for contingencies. Whenever there was a large import, as at present, the payment for that import must be provided for by bullion ; and the moment the amount of bullion in the Bank coffers was reduced, the Bank would reduce its advances upon securities. As long, therefore, as the corn-laws remained, they would retain one great cause •of the disturbance of the cur rency, and that would be an additional reason for press ing for the repeal of the corn-laws. He objec:ed to anything that tended to connect the trade of banking with the State, and therefore he objected to the esta blishment of one single bank of issue. At present bank ing was unconnected with politics. No one inquired whe ther a bank director was a Whig or a Tory, but if they established a single bank of issue it would give such power to the State that party politics would become con nected with questions.of banking, which could not fail to produce a most injurious effect. He, therefore, protested against the establishment of a single bank of issue. lie did not think that the plan would work well ; and in the City of London he believed that there were many who concurred in that opinion. He understood that thirty London bankers had written to the Right Hon. Baronet, pointing out what they conceived to be objections—and objections which, according to the scheme he had laid down, be would be unable to meet. In the country, too, the bankers entertained great objections to it. On these grounds, then, and relying on the Act of 1819, he thought the Right Hon. Gentleman had not made out a case for further interfsrence, and he should therefore conclude by simply making his motion. Mr. HASTIE seconded the motion. He agreed with the principles the Hon. Gentleman had laid down, that all promissory notes ought to be convertible, on demand, into gold. With that provision, he thought there was no danger of over-issue on the part of the country banks. The whole object of the present Bill was to prevent those panics which had given such a shock to the trade of this country since 1825, Now, in the first place, they had not taken proper pains to ascertain the causes of these panics, and he felt bound to declare it as his opinion that the Bill of the Right Hon. Gentleman contained more elements-of panic than any preceding one. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not prepared, when he received the notice given by the Honourable Gentleman, to hear such objections as those which he had urged in his speech. Enter taining the opinions he did, the Honourable Gentleman should have moved for the total rejection of the Bill, fur that would have - been the more manly and consistent course. The Hon. Member approved of sound prin ciples, and admitted that the Bill contained some, but studiously resisted the putting of them into operation. The Hon. Member agreed in the principle on which the report of the Bullion Committee was founded, but thought its recommendations were injudicious. The Hon. Gentleman attempted to prove, from the price of sugar at the time of the war, that tk:re was a redun dancy of currency at that particular time. Nothing could be more fallacious than such a test, and the history of the time proved it. In 1825 the country was re duced to such a condition, that Mr. Huskisson felt him self forced to declare that the country was brought down to a state of barter. Did the Hon. Member forget 1839, when, in consequence of the mismanagement of' the paper currency, the Bank was reduced to seek foreign aid, and it was doubtful for some time whether the Bank would have been able to pay in gold? If convertibility since 1819 was preserved, it was only by having a re currence to measures which pressed severely on the industry and energies of the country ; and they were bound to consider if they could not prevent a re currence of such evils. The lion. Gentleman obji cted to the plan, because it was not preceded by sufficient and competent inquiry. Why, what were Committees of the House engaged about for two years, but inquiring into the state of the currency?—(Hear, hear.) The principle of the Bill presented to the House by his Right Hon. Friend was to have the currency of the day in a fair proportion of gold and paper, and to make it fluctuate as if the currency were entirely metallic. The Bill guarded against those fluctuations which had been so ruinous to private individuals, as well as to the nas tional interests generally. The Bank of England, in order to prevent those disasters, should -have full power over the exchanges; but hitherto paper issue took place from a source over which the Bank had no control, and which did not act in unison with the Bank. As the Bank contrrcted, this source became more copious, and hence the want of a proper controlling check, and the result of that want. But, argued the Hon. Member for Lambeth, your com mercial distress is not to be imputed to the state of the currency, or to any changes that may have taken place in it. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) did not deny that it would be unfair to charge all the distress that had taken place at times to the fluctuations in the currency—no doubt there were many prevailing causes that also must be taken into account on that head ; but this he was prepared to say and to maintain, that th e forced expansi o n o f the cu r ren c y, a t a time when the natural tendency of things would lead to a contraction, was a main and essential ingredient of those distresses from which this country had periodically sufferer).— (Hear, hear.) And it was no answer to the proposition which had been submitted by her Majesty's Government, to say that because they could not remove every one of those ingredients, and every one of those causes, they were to be debarred from attempting to cure those evils, the existence of which was palpable, and the remedy for a considerable portion of which they honestly believed thy had it in their power to suggest.—(Hear, hear.) But the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Hawes), in confirmation of the views he held, had referred to the banks of the United States, and asked, was not their currency quite convertible? He asked, was it not there the principle that the noes of the many competing banks should he payable in gold, and yet what happened ? Why, this had happened : That, by their competition °r e issue, they had reduced their country to that condition in which they alike over looked the precepts of morality and the obligations of honour, and caused wide-spread ruin around--(Heir, hear.) This was done in his (the Chancellor of the Exchequer's) opinion, not from a want of convertibility, but from a recklessness of competition and of issue, and which had led to those wild shemes which none regretted more—for none suffered more—than the authors of such recklessnese—(Hear, hear.) One main principle which the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hawes) had laid down was, that Government should never be in a position unduly to interfere with, or to control the Bank in its managements and issues. This power of inter ference did not exist in the present charter, and in that which was now proposed. as its substitute it was more than ever effectually guarded against, for there was to be not a quarterly, not a monthly, but a weekly return of the state and liabilities of the Bank, and this, not foe the mere uses of Parliament, but of every man in the king dom, and it would then be very soon as cer t a i ne d if t h e Bank w e r e i n any way acting under the control of the Government.—(Loud cries of "Hear, hear.") But, said 'the Hon. Gentleman, there is no evidence to ios esi shoW any ground for th e i n t er ference of Fo r liar ¢ l with the banks of issue. Now, he did not . 7 a b e et was necessary for him to s how that ther e n reo ent : very great miscondu c t t o j us tify the Go h i rn introducing this mea sure . It was enough s l eet s Goulburn) - to prove that the consequences o f the eu of system necessarily l e d t o ev il s ag ainst the reely; we, isl which there was no means of gua;cling.l He b en v estO to say anything against c o u n try bankers. T he et, b e most iniquitous transactions bad come to e r e tia std acknowledged that b o dy t o b e eminent for I st thei r , for honour. But it w as no t d en ied by theta o susu operations were gove rne d by th e state of thi n g s the them,—by the wants of the neighbourhood --oleo; desires and the demands of the community w i, s tefe r which they lived ; and th a t th e y knew nothing f o le if of the foreign excha nges i n th e manageme nt e o ftli"j issues, and the government of their conduct• is of t he there was sufficient proof in the acknowledg m elk e w on country bankers them se l ves . —(Hear, hear.) ha d V II not trouble the H o u se f ur th er , for the que stion ~,, such so fully discussed on a f ormer oc casion and wl';' w hat ability, that he should b u t wea ken the force r".`,,bies. was then advanced wer e h e t o sa y more upon thes"Ooki He would conclude, by saying, that he thought l , l :ol l have been more fair and more manly too, r . b ee attacked the measure o n it s principle than Iv a bee t assailed it on mere minor p o i n ts of detail, as b the case that evening. —(Hear, bear.) Sir W. CLAY- said, though he considered thete; sure was in one or t wo points susceptible %I n it provement, yet as a whole he looked uP w eich as a good one, and the principle 00 , 4 . o ceil' it was founded, h e mos t c ordially' sk tt glle a estra‘ u or He believed that these principles were, sound and .true, and it was most important to the eu rs o4. that they should be carried into practical or dee It was not necessary to deal with the theories jit ter' Birmingham School—they were very gerierallY re ;4l# by the good sense of the country. But it was not y ° ; bls them that opposition was to be offered to the P s r t boo ; Hon. Friend the Member Lambeth was o ne o' be' who thought the Bill unnecessary. He, howe v , e lieved the Bill to be both expedient and necessary' se t great truth had been entirely overlooked. I.l li s e the principle, that they could not combine the wor d the two incongruous systems, one of convertible 010,01 other of inconvertible piper. England w ould 9 , SI have her full share of the precious metals in gu ll/ be P s tgr' great was their tendency to flow into England, ' 2 00 Rothschild said, before the Committee of 183 ,W . were it not f,r a bad harvest now and then , I ", ef ile, loans, or mining speculations, he believed that th e , l ; oo of of the world would centre in England. The 2C "/ the the currency fully justified the propo-91 ld 1101 Bill before the Hou se . —(H ear .) He sh ell ; rbe! trouble the House with details in support 0; 13 8 P general principles. He contended that neither the, i beir of England nor th e coun t r y b an k s h a d regulav eu eo ure, issues according to th e exc h anges , an d that a ° Fr iel to regulate them both was necessar y. His 11 , ei t sees: was quite mistaken i n w h a t h e h a d s t a ted with lee• to a suspension of cash payments in Amerinveca. rt ieili4 was by the law of th e St a t es as com pl e te a co, ~a s k of notes into cash as i n thi s country . It might " - or A then why was it that cash payments were 5ue.,,P,,1; From the same reason th a t i t h a d h a pp e ned in.''' l iri s sse' there was an exces s iv e rage an d com petition e ae sor and the law could not enforce an impossibility. to the sidered that the Right Hon. Baronet was entitleu w isB best thanks of ev er y l over o f hi s coun try for b r forward this measure. ste' Mr. NEWDEGATE o pp ose d th e mo tion• fl et b rl ; th!, that the remonstran ces th a t h a d been made of country bankers would be duly attended to• to ol he was sure, .they were well worthy of a" wo' The result of the adoption of the proposed systen ] „toll be, that the system of credit would displace the ? a th e of eurrency, and small bills would necessarily tube de' place of the notes which would be withdrawn hli t iosr lation. This measur e wou ld give to money n i d s os 9 ; „," political power by enha nc i ng its value. It w°, ll .' ot ege r tute a virtual aristoc rac y o f mere wealth. 1 the aristocracy consisted of th o s e e l emen t s . Ther e nti tha aristocracy of bi r th, th e ar i stocracy o f t a lent• s o f the aristocracy of wea l t h. E ac h o f t h ese s ection s bitch aristocracy had its failings. The aristocracy b O s was indolent and over b ear i ng , b ut it was gener e ff t . o crs r is aristocracy of talent was intolerant, but the sr . ". t. of wealth was the most oppressive that could exl u s et iost regarded human beings merely as units of P r ' ) o arse r f and if it were to become the sole arist e it would become so oppressive that the U 9 would be obliged to look out for , 131 `" stst`; defend themselves against it. The Uniteu, o o afforded au example of a democratic country b t . sti r into an aristocracy. The aristocracy there wa s "der o :l tocracy of talent. The country was guided by D ory gogues ; but they had. been very careful to against the aristocracy of wealth. Day bY ch its' e took additional protections against it, by enacting e. s peated subdivisions, and by enlarging the franch is ee 01 they adopted this measure it would tend to enha nce s el standard of value more than anything that had pr e i p it; and when, in their future troubles, they turneu si saf i to look on What they had done, although it migh t ' like the brazen serpent in the wilderness, theY find that it had less . than its healing virtues. the Mr. HUME could assure th e Hon. Gentle there was no necessity whatever for the alarm w'',„ o ll seemed to entertain. If he thought this meastl r . e os l , lead to an extension of the franchise tha t be another reason why he should supe r Dl' but he found it would pr o d uc e no suc h resulta b oes t Hon. Gentleman s e e me d t o l a b our un d er the d e oat , that the precious metals were limited in their 1 0, 0 , but the present state o f th e co ff ers o f t h e B an k 0' ? he land was sufficient to dissipate such a delusion• if , so Bank of England had at the present moment aet t l much gold that they did not know how to gct ri l ° pro' and so long as England was capable of selling h er ,,,os t duct cheaper than other countries, she would ne! l e o . ith . f for gold. This Bill maintained a gold standard assn paper currency, convertible into gold, so as W. cr ier paps'. of the same value as the gold. His Hon. ":„ os who had introduced this motion had spoken to blees the subject, and he had hoped that he might ha ye d v . j i m ite t 0 0 , able to support it. He thought it had been statement which had been made by the %g h ga r nourable Baronet, in which he attributed theol tuation to over-issue on the part of the c o ssib! banks. Now, at the present moment, it was WI v ote that any Bank could issue a larger quantitY r ee l than the country required, as long as those notes pt (is; on the basis of convertibility. The lion. B ar° o - err not carry out hi s own theory. One half of the ok WAS convertible on demand, but the other half herot; of that character. Every bank note ought to the se vertible into gold on de man d, b ut suc h was net•bie lath with country bank notes. They were conver t ' f e serij Batik of England notes only. Now the holder 0.,, note ought always to he able to obtain its vain oboe on demand. The Right Hon. Gentleman, 13 Y c°- 1 . •• •• a . the legal tender clause, destroyed his own thee a note was not currency if it was not immed f i inte t hodo vertible—it was commercial paper merely. ic' e A die t ' 0 there ought to be only one bank of issue, all - the gm' ) the Government took upon itself to issue au •• o f 's and silver, it ought also to have charge ok. paper. He preferred metallic currency, ''''.„enie ti ll o mixed currency was more economical and ee", ij he did not object to it, provided the paper w s ids bos ; convertible. He knew not why the Bank ofEnglaaoio, bare any privileges beyond the rest of the e0r10,311 since the Government did not choose to take all b it into their own charge, they ought to have givt•„„,se. be Majesty's subjects the same fair and equal c" — t ible the Right Hon. Baronet made all notes cover might suffer the issue to be unlimited f or that Wol; always checked by it s convert ibili ty. A s long am en to P i e mained convertibl e , h e wou ld d e f y any se t of .v- o ,try,„4 forth more of them th an th e d eman d s o f the CO" leer( = quired. A gre a t d ea l h a d b een sa id a b o ut the old thf States, but those wh o h a d f a il e d there, a l t h lt-A be ce might be called bank ers , were not i n rea lity Sue stsl,,, were merchants and d e al ers . Th ere was not 0. 1 , of any bank which had a c t e d on pure ly hae b1 A 00 5 ,,,4 ciples having failed. Let them look at h .oo o e where there was n o res t r i ct i on as to issue. 1- '" A nti a d of banks in that country was now twenty-fiv e ' s it " no t circulation b a d no t b een added to from w'dicl • been when there were only six. They cliT i eti issue more, b u t th e i ssues were 1 7 g" bell e Is Mr. Blair, in his evidence, had stated that heoerf i s that the whole of the notes issued by the e nd i banks were returned every ten or twelve dard ; cel e 4h ef attributed it to the fact that no one had any 10 o v d re to keep any bank notes in his pocket ; t o t 0 :41 brought them into the branch banks, whencel t o P ea t transmitted to Edinburgh. It was not possieleotectr the amount of the circulation beyond what w as the for the wants of the country. The amount o *. eo ri P p, rency in England was less now than it was tell ) 400 er. or Instead of hoarding bank notes, as they did, 4 0 10 people now deposited them either in savings u t; a of joint-stock banks, f or t h e sa k e o f t h e i r inter e ere. ° in large transacti o n s t h e currenc y vv' in economised throu g h th e operat i ons of t " - t le vi de ing- house. This they were able to ( 0 100 a much less amount of currency than „„ all - o f It was not fair to attribute to the resent syssetel„te fee". lull' bankruptcies which had taken pi p ace. Th e t fo' ith Wright's bank, in this city, one of the gro ws e which had taken place, had no connection wha t e * lets ‘ec f the present system of currency The 1 1 ° 11 " t ee then quoted from Mr. Keunedy's . evidence , tf. dot A . - ot that he believed a single bank of issue would tire to Scotland, and that, when there was a g re n of i-by bullion in th e B an k o f E ng l an d , the res trictio jowl h r would be limited. Th e e ff ect o f t h e e xtent 01 rs eerl he ar the country bank s h a d b een grea tly exsg,gene, the Right Hon. Baronet. Why, eve n in Ireta*,• not v - of the system of banki ng was imperfect, there 1111 "; i s see s e r excessive issue. H e (M r. H . ) d en i e d that ,ii . lye 0 , 1 4 private banks h a d anyt hi ng to d o w i t h the eTst ell : r iedt ruptcies which had occurred within a resent P. 0 0 1 ' 00 6 very little to d o w i t h t h e commerc i a l s tagoat lo oele hail taken pla ce . I n 1819, to th e 5155 of the Com m itt ee o f t h e House etc Comm ons, he f t ee of the co accordingthe matry banks w ms fifty millions, and to rec r er of England thirty million , . The Cot the mended an i mme di ate -contraction 01. t he e t ef issue. Acco r di ng l y, i n 1820, t h e issue t) he 00 8110 of England was re d uce d to 23,000, 000, and t alio° of bullion in its coffers increased from three 111 9 year,oo a half, whi c h i t h a d b een i n the Pret;l:l,7os: e ° eo : 8,000,000. O n th e 28t h February, 1821' Bank of England was I . ..educed to 16,000,000, a c n res se itol d lion in the coffers of the Bank had f 11,000,000, thus show in that as the Bank 9 Itie' L ree had contracted its issue, the bullion in its s to e ero s creased. The Hon. IVlember quoted from no n . rt of turns to show that exeravagant issue on the I t ) l 7 eat ieo l ; t l Bank had been productive of disastrous co b_,;,,,iaee he , and that as they restrained that injudicious _er'egoe'lle the bullion in the Bank increased, and the eni__ o e' came more steady. There was no good reasele..oP6,4 Bank of England should be converted into a Pli tt yes by giving it such control over banks within. t hese s' t miles of the metropolis. He did not thiu b • any need for obliging the Bank of Englaxa t to much gold in its coffers, He did not will) ibglj