The Sun. — London, England, 1844-07-26 00:00:00

~.::.•11,1f;t43'.t 71bition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. PRICES OF SHARES IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, 13ANKS,AWSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 26. Dividend . 'Per Paid. Price. Annum. j per cent , 41. 221. ► 6 l. 41. 10s. crt4t. 401. .15, 11. 53. 3 12s. f3cl. 1 1 Os. 334 17, (m. 101. 16 Ve•ccnt. 28 151. 20.. 11. 10c 151. • k 21.705, 101. Si. tO3. 3 rer cent. per cen►. 41 per cent. 4 per cent. 3!.10e. _ 5 per ce; t. L per cent. 11% per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. IN per cent. 1!. Os. 84. 188. Id. per cent. U. is. S. 10a. 4 percent. 6 per cent. 6 per cent. 3s. 6d. pr sh 51. ss. 71. per share 5 percent. 3/. 5 per cent./ t 30e. hs. 5% per cen:. 54 per cent. 5 per cent. 6 per cent. 5 rer cent. 4s. t. , s. 61. per cent. Ws. 12 sh. & bs. 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ROME ClRCUlT.—Maidstone, July 25. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Baron I'AiKE and a Spe cial Jury.) . CRIM. CON.-KING V. NIINN. This was an action brought to recover compensation in damages for the seduction of the plaintiff's wife by the defendant. Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Bovill were for the plain tiff; Mr. Platt, Mr. Sergeant Channell, and Mr. Peacock, appeared for the defendant, Sergeant SnEE addressed the jury, and said he had the ' honour to appear for the plaintiff, who sought their assist • ante to relieve himself from a load of shame and dis honour too great to be borne, and to which no man ought to submit. In form he asked them for damages fur the seduction of his wife, but he would at the onset inform the jury that damages were not so much an object as that he might be enabled to found au application to the Legislature upon their verdict, to dissolve a con • flexion which he felt, after what had occurred, could only henceforward be a source of misery and disgrace; and that the friends of the plaintiff would be satisfied that it was not a frivolous charge, and that he was well entitled to the relief he sought for. The Learned Counsel said he should now infot m the jury of the cir curnstances under which the action was than& against the defendant. The plaintiff had carried on, with his brother, a very extensive business, as a wine-merchant and grocer, in the town of Abing don, in Berkshire ; and he lived in that town in a posi tion of the highest respectability. At the time of the marriage with his present wife he was about forty-eight years old, and a widower, his first wife having died about ten years ago. He admitted that in his con nexion with the lay now in question he had evinced some little indiscretion, but this would not, in any way, be an excuse for the conduct of the defendant. Three years ago the plaintiff became acquainted with the lady whom he now had the misfortune to call his wife. . She was the widow of a small tradesman at Birmingham, and her position in socio- was certainly not equal to that of the plaintiff. He, however, nes struck with her beauty and manners, and after a short court'hip, he proposed himself as her husband, and was accepted. He was aware that the connexion would not be a satisfactory one to his friends, and the marriage was therefore solemnised in private, at All Souls' Church, Marylebone, no one being present but the clerk, and a young woman, a stranger to both parties, who were requested to for mally witness the marriage. Afrer it had taken place the plaintiff and his wife proceeded to Hampshire ; and in one short month, the film fell from the plaintiff's eyes, and he found that he had been seduced by the beauty and accomplishments of the lady to enter into a con nexion, which it was impossible, from the violent temper of the lady, could produce happiness. At this time there was not the slightest imputation upon her chastity;:but . Mr. King found that his wife had such a violent temper, that it was impossible for him to live with her. He was, hoWever, stilt attached to her, and hoping that in time .he might be able to renew the conuexion, a deed of separation was, drawn up, in which he agreed to allow his wife 501. per annum, but which deed, at the same time also contained a proviso, referring to the probability of their being together again, in which case the annuity was to cease. After the separation, the plaintiff returned to Abingdon and resumed the business which he had given up on his marriage taking place, and very soon afterwards he received information which induced him to believe that the conduct of his wife was not what it ought to be. and that an occur rence had taken place which would prevent him from ever again thinking of living with her, or treating her as his wife. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to say, that after Mr. King had returned to Abingdon, his wife went to live in Provilence-row, New Kent-road, near which place the defendant carried on the busi ness of a cigar dealer, and he had also a coachmaking establishment in the Westminster-road. He should show that at this period they were intimate, but there was no proof of any criminality. however, after this the intimacy increased, and he apprehended there would be very little doubt, after the evidence he should lay be"ore them, that, criminal intercourse did eventually take place between the wile of the Vaintiff and the defendant, who, he should inform them, was a married man and had a family. He should show them that the defendant had engaged a public-house, called the Shades, near the Corn Exchange for the plaintiff's wife, whom he represented to be a widow, and acts of gross indecency would be proved to have taken place at that house, which could leave no doubt of the guilt of the parties. He should be also able to prove similar proceedin g s in other places, and he felt satisfied the Jury would say that the plaintiff was entitled to their verdict. The next ques tion would be that of the amount of damages, and al though he admitted it was not a case calling for heavy damages, yet he did expect substantial damages from the defendant, who, there could be no doubt, had in flicted grievous injury upon the plaintiff. Witnesses were called who fully confirmed the statement of Counsel. Mr. PLATT then addressed the jury, and observed that it was now his duty to make some observations to them on behalf of the defendant, who, he must say, was placed in that position under very extraordinary circumstances. his Learned Friend, in his addle's to them, evidently felt that he was in a difficult position, and that he could not hope to raise much sympathy for his client, and it was pretty clear that the case would not admit , • of it. Did the jury ever hear of such an extraordinary mar riage as the one that..-liattlien spoken to? The plain tiff first induced his wire to consent to a private mar riage, and then took ln r to the church, and had the marriage solemnised in the presence of the clerk and a woman, both of whom were perfect strangers to them ; and then, almost the very next fact in the case, was the deed of separation, about a month after wards. Why did not the plaintiff take his wife home to his own house, and treat her as his wife ? What expla n'ition had been given for his not doing so ? In general, in cases of this description, some evidence was given of the manner in which the parties had lived together, but here all was a black, and the jury were left to form their own conclusions upon the subject ; and he submit ted, that fir All that appeared to the_ contrary in the ca=e, the marriage had never been consummate d. The eject of the present proceeding was evidently to enable the • plaintiff to get rid of hiS wife, and to cast her upon. the world without any resources after having solemnly made her his wife The Learned Counsel weld on to say that it was amusing to see the terms of the declaration which charged the defendant with seducing the wife of the plaintiff, and depriving him of the comfort, society, and assist ance o f hi s w if e , but, in point of fact, he had never received any of these enjoyments. He had certainly married her, but he did not take her home, or introduce her to his friende, or treat her as a wife ; and after a month had elapsed, and his passion was :probably gratified, he turned her off with a miserable pittance of 501. a year, which he must have well known, was inadequate to her support. The plaintiff was a man forty-eight years old, and that was surely a time of life when a man knew what . he was about. He had- married that lady deliberately, and now he sought to get rid of her, for that was clearly the only object of the present action. lie turned her from him with a miserable pittance of 501.—not enough for her support, without any protector, and he had then no doubt caused her to I e watched, in order to get up a case against her. Ile submitted that there was no evidence of adultery having been committed, and he said that the defendant was not proved to have done more than almost any other man would for an un protected woman. If the jury should, however, think that there was sufficient evidenCe to justify them in finding a verdict for the plaintiff, he was quite sure that, under the circumstances, they would consider the lowest coin of the realm a sufficient compensation. for the injury he had received. Mr. Baron PARKE having summed up, The jury, after a short deliberation, found for the plaintiff—Damages, One Shilling. SPIRIT GI the PUBLIC JOURNALS. IRON THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—There is no defeat of the present Government which we:have witnessed with more satisfaction than that of the " holier than- thou" Mr. Gladstone, in the matter of Sunday thir&clasa railway trains. Trains ought either to be permitted to run at all on Sundays—or they ought not. If there should be no Sunday trains, we need not an Oxford logician _to tell us there should be no third-class ones, But, if first and second-class trains should run on Sundays, a fortiori should third-class trains. We shall endeavour to show this to the satisfaction of a student of Aldrich (who would do well to stutly- Wheatly). Those who are truly at tached. (among whiim we beg to rank ourselves) to Lord's day observance, admit—such of them as admit the pro priety of sanctioning Sunday trains—that there are cases in which Sunday travelling may be a work of necessity or mercy. How can that plea be less applicable to third than to first or second-class travellers? Nay, how can it fail to be applicable more frequently to the former than the latter—first, in proportion to the larger constituency of whom they are representatives—and secondly, in the ratio of thei r more frequent and urgent occasions? r And why, when some errand of necessity, or mercy, occurs to the poor man, should he be supposed abler to pay a second-class fare than at other times ? Nay, how should he be sup posed otherwise than less able for extra expenditure? It will be observed that we have taken the narrowest ground in favour of the decision of the House against Mr. Gladstone. Wa have talopted our argument to the scruples of the most scrupulous Sabbath observers. Perhaps a larger necessity and a larger mercy might have been pleaded for the case of pent artisans and their families in the town labvrintha of daily toil. How‘ver, we have no occasion to argue that question at present. The running of Sunday rail way trains was already a forgone conclusion. The sole point in dispute was, whether theiraccommodation should extend to the poorer classes. That point the House of Commons, creditably , to itself, carried against the Government. We have no disposi tion to ascribe oppressive motives to Mr. Gladstone or his col leagues. We regard him as the smooth shopman, who dis plays their assortment in the church-line to the beat advan tage. Neither do we charge him with insincerity in his recom mendations of it. Recent police reports have brought to light a practice existing in the drapery lined what is called shaving the ladies, and receiving a,,,per centage from employers for so doing. That Mr. GlAdSione "shaves the ladies," and the lady-like portion of the public, from any other than the most orthodox motives, we do not for one moment believe. That wicke I wit, Sydney Smith, is said to have once accused him of " rather a retail manner." But we entirely ac quit him of retail practices. We believe he repre sents with good faith official religion—or what is left of it. Believing Mr. Gladstone honest in his scruples, we believe him feeble and vacillating in his mind. What a point, to be sure, to court defeat upon, for the orthodox organ of a strong Government. Mr. Gladstone thinks that work ing men would rather travel on Saturday than break into Sunday. We dare say they would, if they could s.frord to lose the time, and to lose the pence. We have already said. however, that we will not enter into the general question of Sunday travelling. We only denounce the inconsistency (of which the House showed its sense by. its vote) of treating first and second-class trains as good; and denoUncingonthird class Anathema Maranatha. STANDARD.—The narrative of the progress made to wards the suppression of the slave-trade, last night, given by the Earl of Aberdeen with so much clearness .aad so little pretension, will highly gratify the people of this country and the Christian community throughout 365 1 250 1177 31% 65 4'O 103 i 62% 25 220 1 g 185 1 la 1140 - 160 - 1/t3 - 117 SCO - I A i 17aid 635% 141 965 :kV 34 40 495 10 1 - 6 122 :3714 11311 101)6 21u 3 1611 2 20% 28% 400 20 IL 13s. 49% 6.3 If 9 170 A 205 45% 4b% too 13% 26% 44% 17 lay, 334 25 ' 2514 1.% 73 1 4 108 81 1 4 314 5 ► 4 1236 101 135 8n; .41% 225 1094 48N, 124 3 4 42gi v 27 1 4 3 FBS 18 1 4 `l2O 102 54% 11% :94 24 1 ,4 3SU 19 265 4; 35 1 .6 283.4 100 5.14 20 26 9 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SILLY 26 iS44. the world. The average annual importation of slaves from Africa to . Cuba and the . Brazili. has been reduced from nearly 100,000, in the years . between 1835 and 1840, to 28,000 in the last three years ; and this latter average would have been much lower, (the number imported in 1842 being, in fact, but 17,000) but for the violent changes in the Government of Spain, and the substitution in the government of Cuba, for the humane and intelligent Valdez, of a person of a different stamp, O'Donnell. It was, however, stated by Lord Aber deen, that the British Government had succeeded in wringing from the Government of Spain, though not until after a long -delay and a stubborn re sistance, a law forbidding Spanish subjebts to embark in the slave trade; The effect of this law must be promptly.to extinguish the abominable traffic, for, as the :Noble Secre tary for Foreign Affairs explains, the Governments of France and of the United States are disposed to co-operate cordially with Great Britain in her noble purpose. This need surprise no one. As far as the Government of France is concerned, we may confidently anticipate from the wise and good King of the French, and from the prudent and benevolent statesmen who happily fill his council, whatever is just, and humane, and generous, and France, as well as the American Common wealth, have even a nearer and more immediate interest than we have in the suppression of the slave trade, for this very reason, that they have hitherto found it difficult, if not im possible, to exclude slavery from the dependencies of the one, and from territory of the other. As between states cultivating the same produce in a tropical climate, we have unfortunate proof that t he use of slavery gives some ad vantages; but as between states using slavery in such climates, the practice of the slave trade gives incomparably greater advantages. ' If, therefore, it is reproached to Great Britain that, upon commercial grounds, she wishes an end put to slavery every where (she gave noble proof twelve years ago of a higher mot ive)—it may be said—not in the way of reproach, but as a reason for trusting their sincerity—that all States which still use slave labour, but do not soil their hands with a slave trade, must upon cominercial grounds de sire an cud put to the execrable traffic in human beings, be cause the slave buyers and slave butchers can always undersell them, as the slave butchers of Cuba and the Brazils do, in fact,. undersell the United States planters and 'the French colonists, as well as the British colonists, Thus there is a gradation of interest happily enforcing the common duty, and tending to its ultimate accomplishment. The tree labour countries are deeply interested to .put an end to slavery; the intermediate countries, which admit slave labour, have .a still deeper interest in extinguishing the slave trade. When we see the first commercial. nation on the face of the earth at the head of the series, and the next in Order of wealth, in telligence, and commercial importance, oCcupying the inter mediate station, -We cannot doubt of the result, even could we doubt of the benignant purposes of Providence. For our own part we have'never been able to understand why Spain, Portugal, and the have not been compelled to termi nate the slave trade—compelled not by a desultory war of cruisers, but by bold language, boldly spoken in their capitals, enforced, if necessary, by the voice of artillery in their ports. We are no friends to interference with indepen dent States; but for interference in this matter, we have the justification of successive treaties all shamefully violated, and the authority of numerous precedents4L-Algiers in 1816, Greece in 1828, the Netherlands in 1831, and . Spain and Portugal themselves from 1830 to 1838.. ques tionless it is more satisfactoty to obtain the . desired end as . Lord Aberdeen is likely to obtain it, by mild and peacefUl , negotiation ; but it may be as well if all parties are reminded of the robust right which the luiniane and enlightened nations still have in reserve should negotiation fail. PENSIONS ON THE CIVIL LIST.—The following are the pensions which have be.n granted during the year ending June 20th last :—Dame Maria Bell, 100/. - a year, in consideration of the services rendered to science by her late husband; Sir Charles Bell ; Miss Ann Drum mond, in consideration of the,,publie services of her brother, the lamented Edward . DrumMond, Esq.; assassi nated by Macnaghten, 200/. a year ; Robert Brown, Esq., the botanist, 2004 a year ; Dame Florentia : Sale, wife of the hero of Jellalabad, 5001. a, year ; and Sir W. Rowan Hamilton, the Astronomer Royal. for Ireland, 2001. a year. Making, altogether, 1,2004 per annum thus conferred. THE LONDON GAZEITE (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, JULY 26, 1844. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Hugh Alack« , nzie to the church and parish of Tongue, in the presby tery of Tongue and County of Sutherland, vacant by the transportation of the Rev. Peter Mackenzie to the church and of Urcrhart, in the pre,bytery of Dingwall. ADMIRALTY, JULY 17. Corps of Royal Marines—Gentleman Cadet F. E. Budd to be second Leutenatit, July 23 ; Gentleman Cadet T. Q. Meade to be Second Lieutenant. WHITEHALL, JULY 6. The Right Hon. Sir Nicolas 'Conyngham Tindal , Knt., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, has anointed William Hrn►y Newman, of the town of Southampton, Gentleman, to be one of the Perpetual Com mis.ioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be exe cuted by married woolen, under the Act passed for the abolition of tines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the town and county of the town OlSouthampton, also in and for the county of Hants. B ‘NKRUPTS. ISAAC MUNRO, - builder, Princes-street, Leicester squ ire, to surrender, Aug. 2, at half-past twelve, and Sept, 6, at h elf past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.. Whitmore, -official assignee,FLisin hall-street ; Ford, Bloomsbury-square. HENRY DEACON, coal merchant, Waterloo-road, Sue rey, Aug. 3, at two, and Sept. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Follett, official asdguee, Sambrook-court, Basing reet ; Silvestre, Great Dover-street, Newington. • JOHN DAVIES and RICHARD DAVIES, linen drapers, Chiswell-street,. Aug. 9, at two, and Sept., 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee., Coleman-btreet-buildings; Goddard, Wood -street, Ch,apsid... GEORGE MOORE, grocer, ,Middlesbrough, Yolk - hire, Aug. 8 and 29, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. H.pe, official assignee, Leeds ; Dixon, New Boswell-court, London ; Myers, Middlesbrough Bond, Leeds. GEORGE CRAVEN, jun., and HENRY CRAVEN, millers. Wakefield, Yorkshire, Aug. 8 and 29, at eleven, at the Leads District Court. Fearne, official assignee, Leeds; Fid dey, Temple; Markland, Leeds; and Dunning and Stawman, LT eds. REES WILLIAMS, cheesernonger, Bristol, Aug. 9, an( Sept. 6, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, of cial a-signee. Bristol ; Bevan, Bristol. MICHAEL M'DIVITT, merchant, Liverpool, Aug. 6, and Sept. 6, at half-past twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Holme and Co., New-inn, London; Yates, jun., Liverpool. THOMAS BENTLEY ANDREW, tea dealer, Ashton under-Lyne, Lancashire, Aug. 6 and 27, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Man chester; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Bourdillon, Bed ford.row, London ; At4Cl bit, Oldham. ADAM WATSON, GEORGE MACKENZIE, and MURDOCK MACKENZIE, ship brokers, Liverpool, Aug. 2, and 28, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row, London. SAMUEL FISHER WILLIAMS, hosier, Liverpool, Aug. 6, and Sept. 6, at one, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Chester and Co., Staple-inn, Lon don ; Tyrer, Liverpool. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. T. May, Tunbridge-wells, Kent. W. Lee,clothier, Batley, Yorkshire. .1. Walker, clothier, Leeds. 1). Wilcock, cloth neaver, Batley, Yorkshire. H. S pencer, blacksmith, Kilowick. Yorkshire. - _ J.. Dutton, porter, Birkenhead, Cheshire. J. Tiffin, butcher, PeWon, Essex. C. Whitlow, laceman, Salford, Lancashire. J. Scarlet t, labourer, Poplar. G. Livesey, Chorley, Lancashire. D. ('Bryan, joiner, Blacklairn, Lancashire. J. Gregory, law. stationer, Cook's-court, Lincoln's Inn. J. Griffin, miller, Bromsgroce, Worcestershire. J. Batt es, jun., upholsterer, Jamaica -terrace, Limehouse. R. Rimmer, butcher, Liverpool. M. W. Prichard, publican. Llanilechid, Carnarvonshire. W. Haigh, plasterer, Halifax, Yorkshire. R. fliggitt, hatter, Rugeley, Staffordshire. I'. Hall, butcher, Great Ashby, Leicestershire. A. Hutchinson, St. George's-terrace, Walworth. J. Pim,.carperkter, White Hart-place, Kennington-cross. G. Littler, servant, Euston-square, St. Pancras. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado.Sugar, for tlie week ending July 23, 1844, is 335. 7id. per . cwt., exclusiv e of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. COURSE OF Amsterdam CF. 12 Ditto, at bight l2 I,t,' Rotterdmi ,) U l2 5 Antwerp • 2r) 90" Elamburgh 11.8. 13 12E _ _ _ _ A NGE.-(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar Leghorn 30 50 Geuoa 25 85 Milan Venice 47 Naples 39 Palermo, per oz llB/ Lisbon 54 Oporto 54 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia 23 Buenos Ayres NewYork,2lclys sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BU LLION, 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 ears 0 4 114 Altona l3 13 Paris, 3 days' sight— 25 60 Ditto, 3 months 25 85 Marseilles 25 90 Bourdeaux Frankfort on Maine l2l Petersburgh, 3Us 37 Berlin 7 Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M 952 Trieste, ditto Madrid 37 Cadiz ilbuo 36 Barcelona 36 Sevilla MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of July 26.) SUGAR.—To-day there was less inclination shown to pur chase West Itidia Sugar, but holders were 'firm and obtained firmer prices; the demand was limited I*(r grocery and re filling purposes. Barbadoes was only partly disposed of, fine yellow at 64s 6d, good at 61 s t o 63s 6d, m id 58s to 60s, low 57s to 5786'1; St. Lucia went at 61s for fine yellow, 58s fid to 59s for good, 57s td 'for mid, 55s for good brown 52s for low, 56s to 56s_6d f o r mid gre y ; some l o t s were taken in. REFINED.—The demand has been good for Refined Sugar from the Home Trade this week, and prices have ruled firm ; for Treacle few purchasers are to be met with, and prices are going down ; in Loaves, prices are firm. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the market was well supplied, the quantity brought to public sale amounting to 11,994 bags 89 casks ; the demand was good, and the whole found , purchasers, but at a decline on former rates of 6d per cwt— tine yellow fetched from 64s to 665, good from 59s to 61s 6d, mid 56s 6d to 58s, low 55s to 563, good to fine brown 52s to Ms 6d, mid 50s to 51s, low 45s to 475, and grey 54s to 60s per cwt. - • EAST INDlA.—Bengal Sugar has met with ready pur- . chasers, and the rates paid are equal to those of this day week. This afteni6On there were three public sales of Ben.; gal Sugar, containing 4,379 bags; buyers were less inclined to purchase, and a part only was disposed of rather under fortner rates : fine white realised 64s to 665, good 62s 6d to 635, low and middling 60s to 61s 6d, low yellow 53s to 55s 6d, and middling 57s to 58s per cwt. FOREIGN.—HoIdors of all descriptions still manifest firm ' ness, and have refrainad from offering any at public sala this week. For yellow Havannall very full rates have been paid. White is held at the improved rates of last week. Rahia sold on the spot at 18s 6d. NOLASSES.—HoIders are less inclined to realize, and rather more inclination has been ;shown to purchase West India. This afternoon St. Lucia was taken it at 22s per cwt. BUM. BRANDY, AND HOILANDS.—AII descriptions of Ja maica Rum this week have been .disposed of at very full 'rate; fair quality 32 to 34 per cent overproof at 3s 3d to 3s 4d, better quality 33 to 35 over .3s scl to 35 7d, good 35 to 36. over 3s kitLIS , DM 48, 4s 3d, and 48 6d per gallon. Leewards sold at 2s 3d to 2s 4d for proof to 4 per cent over proof. Demerara at 3s 3d, for 35 to .. 36 per cent over proof. Calcutta • Rum at is lid to is 110 per gallon. proof, with certificate. In Brandy a trifling business, and the tendency in prices is still downwards. We quote Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id; ditto 1839;lihds 5s Id, puns 4s Ild ; ditto 1840, hhds bs,. puns 4s 10d; ditto 1841, hhds 4s lid, puns 4s 9d; ditto - 1842, hhds 45 Bd, puns 4s 6d; mid and good mid sorts 3s to 4s 6d, and low 2s 8d to 2s 10d per gallon. Geneva at is 10d to Is l Id. Fine for home consumption at 2s Fd to Ss 6d per gallon. English Com Spirits at lOs 4d per gallon cash. TEA. There has not been much business transacted in the Tea market.this week. This afternoon the public sales were brought to a conclusion ; there was a better demand, and a larger proportion of Tea was disposed of than on the former day; in prices there is no variation excepting in Pouchong, which went rather cheaper: of the total quantity offered, amounting to 23,000 packages, 7,000 were sold; common Congou finished at lOid per lb. COFFEE.—lmporters of West India have manifested firm ness this Week,-and none has been submitted to public com petition ; more desire has been manifested to purchase Jamaica by private contract, and several parcels have been sold at the previous currency ; all unclean kinds of West India are, however, difficult of sale, and may be purchased at comparatively low rates. This afternoon the public sales consisted of 100 bales blociiia, 754 bags Ceylon, and 160 bagi Bahia Coffee. Mocha was all taken in at 68s for common green mixed. and rather poddy, being above the value. Ceylon went briskly AV full rates*-- 7 good ord pale fetched 53s to 545, ord, 52s 6d, sea damaged first class 51s 6d to 52s 6d, second ditto 495, third :ditto 45s 6d, sea damaged and repacked 41S. Bahia *Was-partly dis posed of, at full rates. . • , , CocoA.—Although easier rates have been taken for West India, still buyers operate with reluctance.. Foreign upon lower terms. SAGO.—Prices are going down. Sago Flour at ,185. to 193 per cwt. St. Vincent Arrowroot at Gid,to 71d per lb. RICE.—The demand has increased considcrably 3ladras Rice, and prices have advanced 3d per Cwt. This afternoon Bengal Rice was less in request, and 2,096 bags it auction went rather under former rates, but the whale sold at Ils to lis Gd for mid white ; 469 bags Siam werd taken in at 9s 6d per cwt. for ord white. banGo.—The East Inds quarterly sale of Indigo, consist ing of 15,146 chests, finished this afternoon ; of that quantity 1,902 were withdrawn during the progress of the sale. The prices.for all descriptions of Bengal ruled from par to 3d dis count, but for all the good and fine qualities the decline ranged froni 3d to 4d per lb. Ott.s.—There has been less activity in the market for com mon, descriptions of Fish Oils this week ; in prices, however, littlO variation has occured, on the whole a fair buSiness has bsen transacted at 351 lOs for I'ale Seal, 331 lOs to 341 for Cod, and 291 to 33/ per tun for Southern. This afternoon at auction 279 casks East India Rapeseed Oil were taken in at 34115 s ; 58 hhds 34 butts Cocoa Nut Oil sold at 271 15s to 29115 s per tun ; 200 tuns Southern Oil partly sold at 251 10s'to 321 ; 50 tuns Sperm at slllos for Oil and 861 to 871 for Headmatter. TALLow.The mat ket is well supplied with all descriptions of Tallow.. Candle of first quality under 41s for large, and 41s 3d to. 41s . fid per cwt for small parcels. For delivery . Little business bas been transacted, and there are sellers at 42s 3d to 42s 6d per cwt for the lastthree months of the year. Awe-, ricap Tallow is plentiful. Town Tallow 40s to 405 6d per cwt. ThiS afternoon at public sale. 378 casks New South Wales Tallow were partly sold at 363 6d to 41s 9d, 6 casks East India 38S, 50 casks Archangel 39s 9d, and 40 casks South American 38s 9d per cwt. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. A message from the Commons brought up the Tra falgar-square Bill , and several other Bills. - CATHOLIC PENAL LAWS REPEAL Lord BEAUMONT gave notice, that on Monday next, he should move that the report on the Catholic Penalties Abolition Bill be brought up, and that the Bill be re committed. ILLEGAL PROCESSIONS (IRELAND). Lord .WHARNCLIFFE moved. the order of the day for the Committee on this Bill. The Earl of WICKLOW feared that his Noble Friend would think him rather too pertineeious in his opposition to the Bill. He was aware that' at this season it was quite vain to offer any opposition to the Bills which were daily brought up in shoals. This Bill was merely to renew a Bill already in existence, and, therefore, sub stantsal amendments could not be with propriety intro. duced into it. It seemed to him to be extremely unjust that Parliament should pass such Acts as this directed against one class; as in this case the Protestants, or rather the Orangemen of Ireland. Why should not the law be extended to all other processions accompanied by bands of music, banners, &c.? Last year, there were monster meetings, processions, far more dangerous than the processions of the Protestants which this Bill was to repress. There were also the temperance processions, which although harmless in themselves were turned to a mischievous purpose, as had been foreseen by that great benefactor of his country, Father Mathew, who always set his face against temperance processions with bands and banners.—(Hear, hear.) Instead of passing this Continuance Bill he thought the Government would better consult the wishes and welfare of the people of Ire land if they allowed. the Bill in existence to expire and to bring in next session a Bill applying to all kinds of pro cessions, if necessary. But he denied that, if the Go vernment of that country were carried on impartially, there would be no necessity for Arms Bills, Coercion Bills, and Procession Bills.. He moved that the Bill be committ,d that day three months. The Earl or IYOLIEN seconded the motion, and was very happy that his Noble Friend had expressed himself so openly and so ably on this subject. The Bill was felt by the Protestants of the North of Ireland to be a gratuitous insult to them, and especially at this period when the time for their possessions had passed. What reason, he would ask, wai there for introducing: , this insult, this affront, this degrading and offensive Bill ? He thought that if the Governmen would take this opportunity of withdrawing the measure, they would give satisfuction to all parties ; for the Roman Catholics themselves had petitioned against the Act, which was odious to all. Re agreed with his Noble Friend that, however beneficial the effects of temperance might be, a mischievous use had been made of the bands and processions, and it was notorious that these temperance bands attended at all 'the monster meetings and repeal processions. It was the duty of the Government, there fore, to put down all such processions as well as those of the Irish Protestants. The Duke of WELLINGTOS said that the Noble Lords who wished this Billste be committed this day three months forgot their own argument. They said that the Bill was an insult and an injustice to the Protestants of Ireland, and at the same time that the other party petitioned against the law. When the Bill came first into operation some years ago, the greatest praise was bestowed upon the conduct of the parties whose proces sions this Bill was framed to repress. The Legislature had every reliance in the loyalty of those people. But it was thought necessary for the peace of the country to stop the processions. His Noble Friends spoke of the monster processions and meetings last year with banners th th e o G se ov P •e r Zre s n i4 t n w s as fur a long time and bands of music. But lie was not aware th a t th ose appeared in arms. T who h e attention took pas t i f n directed to those meetings, a dd ; those who were in strumental in calling them together, and disturb incs the peace of the counts!, were brought to tri 1 Ile thought the Government might claim credit to itself for these trials, and they could now see what the result bad been. The country was perfectly in peace, and at the assizes and the courts had little to do. There was reason to believe that there would be no necessity for those extraordinary laws, but that Ireland could be government as England was, by the simple operation of the laws as they were. The law to which the Bill now before.the House was already in , existence, and the Government did not think it would be expedient to allow it to kipire as yet. But the Go vernment wanted no new law. Hitherto the existing laws had been sufficient for maintaining the peace of the country ; but if the present law should prove inadequate, then it would be the duty of the Government to extend this law to other processions which might appear dangerous to the peace. At pre sent, he repeated that the Government wanted no new power, although they were unwilling to part with any power such as that of the law now under consideration. with which the Legislature had so many years entrusted to them. He hoped the House would allow the Bill to go into Committee. iThe Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that although usually opposed to the Government, he felt bound to support them on this occasion. He quite agreed with the Noble Duke opposite that the Government ought not to give up the power which the Legislature had so long entrusted to them. If the Bilbwere allowed to ex- - pire, the Government could not but feel responsible for any mischief that might ensue. Lord WHARNCLIFFE assured his Noble Friends (the Earls of Wicklow and Roden) that nothing could be Wither front his thoughts than to offer an insult, or to do an injury to the Protestants of the north of Ire land, whose conduct had been most praiseworthy, and marked by loyalty and good order. It was certain that the law did not apply to the temperance and mon ster processions of last year, But they were to recollect that they had to deal with a man who boasted that he could drive a coach and-four through an Act of Parlia ment, and who had contrived to, keep those meetings within the verge of the law. - Indeed,- no Act -cciuld be framed effectually to extend this Bill to such meetings without preventing the people-of 'lreland - from holding any meeting whatever with music or banners. The question was then put, the amendment was nega tived, and the Bill passed through - COmmittee without . discussion, and was reported. The Marquis of SALISBURY moved that the peti tion of Mr. Paton, an engineer, claiming compensation for expenses incurred (as the petition alleged) by the order of a Committee of the House, be referred to a Select Committee. After a few word s f rom L or d . COLBORNE and Lord WoARNCLIFFE, th e mo ti on *is negatived without a division. HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS. The Marquis of NORMANBY ,presented a petition from medical men in Shoreditcb, in favour of improved sanatory regulatiohs in the metropolis. The Noble 11fitrquis then moved the order of the day for the consi deration of an humble address to her Majesty on the st4ject of the satlatory condition of the people. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. SAVINGS' BANKS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Colonel RUSHBROOKE thought that 31. 6s. Bd. was little enough. Mr. B. DENISON h ope d t h e Ri g ht Bon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchcquer would adhere to his proposition. 'Mr. _HAWES moved 'that 3/. 6s: Bd. be substituted for 3/. ss. La - id CLIVE supported the amendment. Mr. HUME said that if the Right Hon. Gentleman made the minimum interest 21. 18s. 4d., instead of the maximum 31, it would leave a margin of 6s. Bd. for the management. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not agree to the proposition of - the Hon. Member for Montrose. He thought it would prevent the establish ment of new banks. Mr. B. DENISON did not think that a difference of Is. Bd. would prevent the establishment of. new bankis.—(llear ' hear.) Mr. HUME was opposed to any maximum. He did not see why the banks should not pay 31. 4s. if they could afford it.—(Hear.) The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment 2O Against it 5l Majority —3l The clause was then agreed to, and ordered to stand part of the Bill. On clause 2, which fixes the maximum rate of interest at 31., being proposed, Mr. HUME proposed, as an amendment, that there should be a minimum of 21. 18s. 4d., instead of a maxi mum of 31. Mr. B. DENISON supported the amendment. The clause was then agreed to. Clauses 3,4, and 5 were also put, and agreed to. Clause 6 was agreed to, after a short discussion. Clauses up to 12 were agreed to, after some verbal amendments. Clause 13 was agreed to with a few verbal amend ments, as were clauses up to 20. The remaining clauses were agreed; the House re sumed, and the report was ordered to be brought up on Monday. NEW WRIT. A new writ was ordered to issuse for the borough of Cirencester, in the room of T. Master, Esq., who had accepted the Chiltern hundreds. WINDOW DUTY. Captain PECHELL wished to know whether unglazed lights, for sanatory purposes, were subject to the window duty ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could give no opinon on the-subject. BOOKS AND ENGRAVINGS BILL. The House then went throu,;ll_ Committee on the Books and Engravings Bill, and the report was ordered to be brought up on Monday. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from a place in Ireland against the Charitable Bequests (Ire land) Bill. Also a petition from St. Luke's, signed by 6,000 ratepayers, praying for the release of Daniel O'Connell, Esq., and his fellow-prisoners. POOR-LAWS. Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice, that on Monday, he should move that the salaries of the Poor-lair Commis sioners be reduced to 1,000/. each ; and that the salaries of Assistant Poor-law Commissioners be reduced to 400 L a year each. Sir JAMES GRAHAM then moved the third read ing of the Poor-law Amendment Bill. Oploncl SIBTHORPE rose to oppose the motion. He regretted that the Right Hon. Gentleman on the Trea sury bench, to whom he was anxious to give his sup port, and of whose talents and integrity he entertained the highest opinion, should have considered it his duty to force forward this Bill in such a manner. He was surprised to find that the Right Lion. Gentleman thought it right, at the last moment, to refuse him (Colonel Sib thorpe) the return for which he had moved on the sub ject: of the Poor-law Commissioners. They received large sums of the public money, even the Assistant Commissioners had 7001` a•-year each, which was more than the pay of officers in the army and navy. He desired t o k now h ow t h at money h a d b een applied, and he would tell Hon. Gentlemen that it must come out.—(A laugh.) He hoped Hon. Gentlemen opposite would assist him in opposition to this Bill. Mr. B. COCHRANE was glad to find that there were Hon. Members found to discuss this Bill, and to propose amendments in it, notwithstanding the lateness of the period at which it had been brought forward, notwithstanding the disinclination of the Go verament to discuss the condition of the poor of this country, and in spite of the taunts and sneers thrown out by Hon. Members behind the Treasury benches against those who ventured to occupy the time of the use. This very Bill was a confession that hitherto they had been legislating on a bad system, and and with regard to th e two great points of out-door relief, and of the separation of man and wife on which his Hon. Friend the M em b er . for Evesham had brought for ward a motion, the Right Hon. Gentleman was obliged to confess that they had departed from the principles of the Bill. The present poor-law had not checked paupe rism. It increased with our population, and every im provement in our manufactures lessened the demand for labour and increased pauperism. He had met with a fanciful supposition the other day that the Pyramids had been built to find work for the poor. But now every ning was done to throw them out of. work. At the great agr'cultural meeting the other day, the Prussian ambassador stated that the King of' Prussia had said, how happy a country England must be where old things were as new, and where the new were identified with the old. He should like to know how any of this new poor-law was identified with old things, and what hold it had on the sympathies of the people. He thought this measure ought to form the principal consideration of her Majesty's Government at an earl) period of the next session. He believed that the time was not far distant when they would be obliged to repeal the law altogether. If he lived till the next session he -hould give any measure founded upon the principles of tht , present law his decided opposition. Mr. HUME thought that it was to be regretted that lion. Members who talked of the prejudices 'of the people to this measure should in that House do all they could to fan that prejudice. He believed that the great cause of complaint in the measure was that its provisions were not properly carried out. With regard to the Commissioners they bad a most ardent and difficult duty to perform, and he could only say being one of the Committee that sat in 1838. when an inquiry was made into the conduct of the Cora misioners that the result of the deliberation of that Com mittee was a recommendation to continue the Commis sioners in preference to any other tribunal. Those who were anxious for the condition of the poor ought to adopt far different measures to those, which _were cal culated to increase their disaffection. Mr. HARDY hailed the present measure with pecu liar delight, because it was calculated to take away a great number of the severities from the present measure. Fie tendered his best thanks to , the Government for the manner in which they had proposed these alterations to the Bill, and he trusted that it would give satisfaction to the country. _ _ _ _ Mr. BORTHWICK said that whatever might be the ultimate effect of machinery, it could not be denied that it inflicted a great evil in transitu which fell very heavily on the poor. With regard to the present Bill, it was about to become the law of the land, and he sincerely hoped that everything that would be now said respecting it would tend to make it work well, and for the benefit of those to whom it was to be applied. He was confident that the Right Hon. Secretary of State had acted throughout from the purest motives, and they must all feel indebted to him for the ability he had displayed, and the courtesy with which he had listened to the suggestions of those who had felt it their duty to make them. 1k was convinced that the machinery of the art had been worked so as to produce an effect the reverse of what the authors of the Bill intended ; and he expressed a hope that the recent declaration of Sir J. Graham would in duce gentlemen more readily to act as guardians of the poor than they had hitherto done. He believed it was a good Bill—that was to say, as far as it went.—(oh.) But it was not extensive enough entirely to reform the evils of which they complained. But as far as it went it ameliorated the condition of the poor, and admitted at least the defects of the existing law. Mr. WAKLEY rose, and was - . (LEFT SPEAKING.) NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Sydenham steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander D. Mapleton, arrived at Gibraltar, from Devonport and Tangier on the 9th inst., and immediately sailed from that port to Barcelona with dispatches for the Ambassador, and was to proceed thence to Malta, with instructions to Vice-Admiral Sir E. Owen, the Commander-in-Chief. As we anticipated a fortnight since, Sir E. Owen, in the Formidabl e ,. 84, with the Aigle, 26, Captaia Lord Paget, were on their passage from Malta, and the Sydenham met the Admiral at Barce lona. By this time he will have arrived at Gibraltar, and the Albion, 90, Captain N. Lockyer, C.B. and the Cale donia, 120, Captain A. Milne, will not. be far distant. The Fox, 42, Captain Sir H. M. Blackwood,' will also be there in a few days, so that we shall have three of the finest line-of battle ships, two heavy frigates, a 26-gun frigate, and a few steamers, fully manned and equipped, and. abl e , as Si r G. Cockburn stated, to take their part, whether they meet friend or foe. The Warspite, 50, Captain Wallis, was at Gibraltar on the 14th inst., and the Jemappes, 100, Belle Poule, 60, frigate; and Pluton, Gassondi, Rubis, and another steam-frigate, be longing to the French, were also lying there,, and it was the general impression that the Prince de Joinville would keep his squadron on that side of the straits. The Dutch squadron Rhin, 50, Jason, 44, and Snelheid, 14, brig, were also there, and a Sardinian, 22, corvette, named the Eagle. The Meteor steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Butler, has left Woolwich for Cork. The Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Pretty man, has been floated out of the basin at Woolwich. The Black Eagle steam-yacht came to WOolwich yester• day, with her Majesty the Queen Dowager, from Antwerp, and remains at that port. PROMOTIONS. Commander Robert Wood, from the retired list of 1830, to :he retired list of 1816. Lieutenants—Richard Elliot Twigg, William Milne (b), Alfred Dale, William Smith (c), James Wallace (b), James Fitzmaurice, of 1807, to the rank of Commander on the re tired list of 1830. Mate —Charles A. Isaaltson (1836), of the Formidable, to he rank of Lieutenant. ArPOINIMF,NT, Lieutenant Robert Hopkins (1842), to the Formidable. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 25. CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS. The House then went into Committee on the Contro verted Elections Bill,,Mr. GREENE in the Chair. Clauses from 1 to 16 were agreed to without discussion. Clauses up to 46 were agreed to without discussion. On clause 46 being proposed. Mr. COLLETT (Athlone) said that the present ap peared to him to be the most suitable time for proposing the clause of which he had given notice :—" That the seat of no Member who has once appeared before and been tried by any Election Committee on a bona fide pe tition against his return,_ shall be affected by any subse quent petiti on against the same seat for the sameelection." Though this clause might seem to hare a personal refer ence to himself, he proposed it for a general purpose. He did not know why he should be subjected to a second pe tition, and he should like to, hear from the Solicitor-Ge neral or from the Noble Lord the Chairman of Election Petitions, under what clause of the Act of Parliament a second petition was presented against his return. Atter some short discussion the clause was withdrawn. Mr. COLLETT then moved another amendment for the purpose of defining the law ; but it was negatived without either discussion or division. Clauses from 47 to 54 were passed without discussion. On clause 55 being put, Sir IL PEEL proposed in page 16, line 1, to fill up the blank with the word "four," in order that the Election Committee may be composed of five Members, including the Chairman. He said, before he moved this amendment, he might congratulate the House on the great improvement that had taken place in the practice of these Election Committees. Within the last two or three years, since the present mode of choosing the Committees had been adopted, there had been a very great improvement ; and there were grounds for in crewed confidence in their decisions. The evidence of the four counsel who had been examined, stated that the improvement was wonderful, and that the Committees were now good tribunals for matters of fact, and the charges of corrupt motives were unfounded ; where they had decided improperly, it had rather arisen from error and misconception of the law, than from corrupt motives. He really believed that there was an improved feeling on this subject on both sides of the House ; it was felt that there were judicial functions entr us t e d to Members of the Committee, in which there was a solemn responsibility, if the Members did not decide according to the evidence. That was the way they would be able to retain this ju risdiction, which he thought the House ought to possess, and if he thought that Members did not come to a deci sion from their conscientious convictions, he thought it would be better if the jurisdiction were not in the hands of the House. If they were of opinion that a reduction should be made in the number of Members forming the Committee, the next consideration was, to what extent the reduction should be made. The motion of perhaps the most experienced person in the House, on this point, was negatived by a majority of 8 to 1 ; he meant Mr. Wynn. With regard to the extent of reduction, the Committee were equally divided. On a division, he be lieved there was a majority of 5 to 4 in favour of a re duction, to three instead of five; but he believed his Noble Friend the Chairman was - in favour of five. He con fessed, though he was willing to bow to the decision of the Committee, that he thought three was too small a a number. He was willing to allow a good deal to the argument of restricted responsibility ; but, on the other hand, there was a great deal in having the collective wis dom of five instead of three. If there were only three persons on the Committee, there would be one Member on each side, and then the chairman would have the de- cision. The opinion of counsel was equally divided as that of the Committee. Mr. Talbot was in favour of five instead of three, and of seven instead of five. Mr. Cock burn at first seemed to be of opinion in favour of three, but he seemed afterwards to change his opinion, and to think five was preferable:" On the other hand, Ur. Ana tin and Mr. Wrangham were in favour of three ; but Mr. Austin proposed that the three should be named by the Speaker. He (Sir R. Peel) was decidedly opposed to that. He thought that such a responsibility .ought not to be cast on the Speaker, and that it was enough that he appointed the Committee of Selection. He concluded by moving that " four" be inserted, instead of " three." Mr. C. BULLER would not press his objection to the amendment, though he thought the more the numbers were diminished the greater would be the tendency to wards party feeling. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said there had been great improvement in election tribunals. He thought it was. well to reduce the numbers, but preferred at present the diminution from seven to five to the greater diminu tion of from seven to three. He sincerely congratulated the country on the improvement in this tribunal, and the increase of public confidence which was now willingly conferred upon it. Mr. HAWES supported the amendment. Mr. V. SMITH preferred the number of three to five, and heard no reason from the Solicitor-General why therd should not be the former number. Mr. ESCOTT would support the number of five in stead of tkree, if the House divided ; but he preferred four to either. The clause was then agreed to as amended. The remaining clauses were agreed to without a dis cussion, and the report was ordered to be received to morrow (this day) at twelve o'clock. POOR-LAW. The order of the day for the further consideration 01 the Poor-law Amendment Bill was then read. Sir J. GRAHAM proposed certain verbal alterations in several clauses, which were agreed to. Captain PECHELL moved the omission of clause 11, which placed parish apprentices under the control of the Poor-law Commissioners. Ile considered the vk hole clause was totally inapplicable to the sea service. The clause was not only looked upon as an interference by boards of guardians, but by the mercantile service. Sir JA MES GRAHAM said that the clause had been fully considered and discussed on a former occa- Aion, and he could not, therefore, consent to its omis sion. The clause was not intended to apply to merchant seamen apprentices. It was intended to introduce a Seamens Service Amendment Act, which would con- tain a clause that would altogether supersede this clause, so that the Gallant Officer need not entertain any ap prehension of the interference of the Poor-law Commis sioners.• He hoped the House would adhere to the opinion of the Committee, and not allow- the clause to be admitted. Mr. WAKLEY considered the clause about the best in the Bill. It was inserted, he was coovinced, from teelings of humanity, and all he was afraid of was; that it did not go far enough. 'The clause was a most ame liorating clause, and one for which Ministers ought to receive the commendation of that side of the House, and not their opposition. He trusted the House would re :ain the clause, under the conviction that something more would be done for a class of persons who were the Most ill used in the empire. Captain PEC HELL then withdrew his amendment without a division. The Gallant Member then pro posed a proviso to the effect that the Act should not apply to poor persons bound to the sea service, -or interfere with the Merchant Seamens Act. Sir J. GRAHAM would consent to the proviso as far as it related to the non-interference with the Merchant Seamens Act. The proviso, as amended, was then agreed to. Sir J. GRAHAM then proposed - certain verbal amendments in clause 26. The words in that clause were so wide, that they might lead to abuse. The altera don he proposed had met with the sanction of his lion. Friend the Member for Norfolk. The clause, as amended, was then agre e d t o . Mr. WAKLEY should like to see the clause in print before he decided on it, and asked when the Bill would be read a third time ? Sir J. GRAHAM said the Bill would be read a third time to-morrow ; but if there should be any doubt on the matter, he was ready to lay the clause on the table in order that it should be printed and in the hands of Hon. Members before it passed. The clause had-the full con currence of the Hon. Member for Norfolk. Mr. WAKLEY implicitly believed that the Right. Hon. Gentleman fully intended to give effect to the clause, but he was not sure that, as altered, it would be sufficient for the purpose. If the Right lion. Gentleman would assure him of that fact, he would not say another word on the matter. Sir J. GRAHAM said the clause, as worded by the Hon. Member for Norfolk, would have been wholly in verative, and for that reason alone he had altered it. He suggested .that, perhaps, it would be better he should have the clause printed to-night, and placed in the hands if Hon. Members, and any objections to it might be urged to-morrow. The words were then inserted pro forma, and agreed to the clause to be passed to-morrow. Mr. HAWES then moved the addition of a clause regulating the power of the Commissioners with respect to the payment of disputed accounts. As there was some difficulty in wording the clause, the Hon. Member, after some conversation, withdrew it, in order to move it in an amended form on the third reading. Captain PECHELL then moved the insertion of the following clause :—" Provided always, that when th e relief of the poor has been hitherto administered in any parish or parishes by guardians or directors appointed under a local Act; and not - by overseers of the poor, if such parish or parishes according to the last enumeration of the population, published by authority of Parliament, contain more than 20,000 persons, it shall not be lawful to include such parish or parishes in any such district for the 'audit of accounts ; and in every such parish or parishes, provided such parish or parishes have not at present auditors elected under the provisions of an Act passed in the second year of the reign of King William the Fourth,- intituled, 'An Act fur the better re gulation of Vestries, and the appointment of Au ditors of Accounts in certain parishes of England and Wales,' the ratepayers -thereof shall, within forty days after the passing of the Act, prect ed to elect in vestry some one person who shall thenceforward act as sole auditor of all accounts whatsoever of any guardians or directors, vestrymen, or other officers or.boards having any control over any part of the parochial expenditure of such parish or parishes relating to the poor, and they shall fix a salary to be paid to such auditor out of the poor-rate of such parish or parishes, and such auditor shall continue in office until. he be dismissed by the guardians or directors ; and every auditor so appointed shall exercise and fulfil, with regard to all the accounts of such parish or parishes, all rights, powers, and duties to be exercised - and fulfilled by auditors to be appointed under the authority of this Act ; provided also, that the accounts of such parish or parishes shall be audited once, at least, in every six months (that is to say), after the 25th day of March and the 20th day of September, in every year, after due notice given in the manner hereinbefore provided." Lord A. HERVEY seconded the clause. He did not want to deprive the Commissioners of the powers which they now possessed, but he hoped he would not be ac cused of factious opposition if he resisted the extension of their power. The effect of the audit clause in the pre sent Bill was to deprive all populous parishes governed by local. Acts from having the control of their own ac counts: This would entirely annihilate the independence of those places which were governed by -local Acts. There was nothing in the ..modo in which those places under local Acts were governed to justify the Committee in deprivingthena of the control over their accounts. He knew this was the case in the place he had the honour of representing. Be trusted that the Right Hon. Baronet would alter his opinion on this subject while there was yet time.—(Hear, hear.) Sir J. GRAHAM said that he could scarcely regret the renewal of this discussion, sinceit afforded them the opportunity of listening to the excellent speech of his Noble Friend. But he could not, after fully considering the subject, agree to the proposition of the lion. and Gallant Member, which was so well supported by his noble colleague. Both the lion. Members for Brighton referred to the excellent way in which the accounts of the town of Brighton were managed. He was placed in a cross fire between them, but it did so happen that he had an account of a meeting, held in Brighton - on the 21st, in which, on Mr. Holfbrd, who had been auditor, made a speech. He did not know to %%hat party Mr. Bol ford belonged; but that gentleman,in his speech, said that there were a great many items in the accounts which were unauthorised by law ; that the expenses of getting up meetings and petitions were paid out of the rates that on one occasion 501. had been raised to pay certain expenses of going to Court—(Laughter)—and that he knew hundreds and thousands had gone through their hands for matters which he was certain were illegal. It was not enough that the ratepayers should have the power of appointing an auditor, the question was who should have the power of dismissing him ? He hoped the House would confirm the decision to which it had already come, by a large majority. Mr.:WILLIAMS regretted that the Hight Hon. Be. ronet had expressed his intention to stand by the Bill U' its present shape. The great objection to the Govern ment clause was, that it introduced an officer into . parishes to be paid out of the rates, at the discretion of the Poor-law Commissioners. Mr. DARBY opposed the clause. Mr. MUN'I'Z supported the clause. He did not know any one who could be so safely intrusted with this-uitr ter as the ratepayers themselves. The House then divided, when there appeared— For Captain Pechell's clause Against it 52 Majority against the clause —42 Captain . PECHELL admitted that, although the Right Hon. Gentleman had not consented to all the alterations proposed, he had conceded many of them. He should offer no further opposition to this Bill, think ing it desirable that it should now pass through th e House as speedily as possible. The Bill was then ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-morrow. The Joint Stock Companies Registration and - Regula tion Bill was brought ap for a third reading. The Bill was read a third time and passed. RAILWAYS BILL. Mr. GLADSTONE moved the order of the day for third reading of the Railways' Bill. This Bill was also read a third time and passed, after one verbal alteration. The Earl of LINCOLN moved the third reading of the Duchy of Cornwall Bill.—lt was read a third time and passed. • The Duchy of Cornwall Lands Bill was also read a third time and pasied. Sir J. GRAN AM moved the third reading of the Leo turers' and Parish Clerks' Bill.—lt was read and passed. Sir G. CLERK moved the third reading of the Three' and-a-Half per Cents. Bill. It also was read and invoice. The Report on the Turnpike Trusts' Bill was broOght up and received. Sir J. GRAHAM mentioned some alterations Which he had made in this Bill, the most important of which were the obliteration of clauses 7,9, and 95 froth the Bill ; also the power given to Turnpike Boards in eltms e 85. The alterations also gave the Commissioners in - , creased powers over trusts: Also other alteration's ef merely verbal nature. - • Mr. COLLETT wished to knoW what interest was - to be paid for the 25,0001. proposed to be raised by the 13111. Sir J. GRAHAM replied, five guineas per cent. Mr.. VIVIAN expressed his satisfaction at the. altera tions which had been effected in the Bill by the Right Hon. Baronet. The Bill was then recommitted, and passed through Committee. Mr. WILLIAMS called the attention of the House to a petition which he had presented a short time tiO e i praying the House to place the cost of the maintenance of a certain bridge in Carmarthenshire on the ce,ttnLY‘ rate. Col. TREVOR did not think the prayer of the Pe' tition ought to be granted. He would, however, bring the subjEct under the consideration of the bench of we! gistrates at quarter sessions in Carmarthunshire. a After some further discussion, the clause was agree to, as were the remaining clauses. red The report v% as then received, and the Bill was or e to beread a third time to-morrow. CRIMINAL JUSTICE (MIDDLESEX). Sir J. GRA HAM moved the committal of the Critat - • nal Justice (Middlesex) Bill. Mr. MACKINNON objected to the measure on t he ground that its provisions were altogether unknriwn- to the law as it at present stood. He wholly objected t e the appointment of the chairman being -in the. Crow because the principle, if ad m itt e d, might be apP h t throughout the country. H e did not w i s h t o detain t Pe House upon the question. but he had another objectie n; ' . the City of London was exonerated from all e.. 1: pense, and the rate was placed upon the county of dlesex. Making the chairman independent of the othr a magistrates would produce g r ea t anoma li es . He woe', pay no regard to their opinion, and they would b equally regardless of his. _ if Mr. WILLIAMS said thi s Bill en t a il e d a he u 'i charge upon the public. Why should the Chairman u „ the Middlesex Quarter Sessions have a salary „„at, more than the Ch a i rman i n an y o th er county? .I ' 7 Westminster Sessions were to be abolished altogether; and the business transferred to Clerkenwell ; the poe of Westminster would thus be put to the greatest ine° l ; venience. The app o i n t men t o f t hi s new officer gave new facilities for the trial of oft nders, as the chairtnam: was bound by the Act under which the sessions o f t? Central Criminal Court was held, as much as the chat :; man was under the old system. The whole objection; purpose of the plan was to carry out the more genefP adoption of the Right Hon. Baronet's plan of the ser S : rate system of imprisonment. He was aware th a t this question would be supported by the Government. - Th e Hon. and Gallant Member for Westminster, and Hon. Member for Finsbury (Mr. Duncombe). attended, night after night, to oppose the. Bill, and hblic gretted they were hot then present. A sense of Pu ne , duty compelled him to oppose the Bill. If it Or e ti d e cessary, the City of London, he believed, would be re ,‘l l e to establish another court, or even t w o. There vaj ii i i other objections which mi g ht b e urge d aga i n st the pre but from the appearance of the House he thought tli would trot be much use in going to a division. ' hcs Mr. WAKLEY said that though two long spce e "i„ had been made on this subject, h e h a d h ear d no facts induce the House not to go int o C omm i t t ee . What w ere nt the facts ? It was notorious th a t th e gao l o f Newg;i e , was in a most wretched condition, and that the bite soners there were most inconveniently crowded, W ;;$ Middlesex Bridewell was nearly empty, and fer 0 0. reason, that the magistrates of Middlesex could P o send prisoners to it. Be had heard several comph lll ,: e , ma* by jurymen with regar d t o t h e ti me th e y were ",, tamed at the Central C r i m i na l C our t. Th e cos t of casc4nAltart Court amounted on the average to- 2 1 l a ip At the Sessions it was only it. Th a t was a g reat r, ference. The Hon. and Learned Member for Roclu - s te i„ who practised at the Sessions: and at the Central Cri b nal Court, and Who had r e mained-in town f o r a week ca t ,i s account of it, had authorised him to say that it Was intention to give the measure his support. Mr. BROTHERTON thought that such a Bill ouglibt! not to be introduced at such a late period of the nig h He objected to the measure also because the chairing was to be paid out of the public funds. Sir J. GRAHAM said that no Member of the 1 10 1 ought to be more desirous that the H ouse should not prolong its sittings than himself: But this Bill ivae ;5 , 15 important one, which he tho ug ht oug ht t o b e passed t, session. With regard to th e fund fr om which the eb,,el„ o man was to be paid, that was ma tt er o f d e t a il, and n"'",„ they came to it, he thought he could show the linei c , that he ought to be paid out of the public purse. -I" p the appointment of any p ar ti cu l ar p erson , h e w ould h ee io also from that subject ; but if the person was paid„,„ .e ul of the public fund s , th e a pp o i n t men t o f cou rse liu" be rest with the Government. Th e absurdity of tar present system had been pointed out by the lion. g e df , ber for Finsbury, and loudly called f o r a rove o f The Bill now introduced would prevent the P e/ l i e Newgate from bein g so c r owd e d, a nd th e pri s oners it were committed for trial would be speedily tried. would be a great saving to the county of Middleel; The only objection againq the Bill which he heard, n e , that bugbear word "centralisation." That was the ht objection which he heard against the Bill. He thoilAti", it was full time to prevent the evening sittings at, ‘ „ t h t Central Criminal Court.—(Hear, hear.) The Pb e Hon. Baronet then read a letter from the Midll e , h s- or Magistrates, and concluded by saying he hopear • would be permitted to go into Committee on then"' The House then went into Committee on the Bill. On clause 1 being proposed, W s3 Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the clause, *hie h a: passed without further opposition, as were the 0t be clauses of the Bill up to clause 9, which referred to chairman's salary. P rty Mr. BROTHERTON objected to the cl a use, and o ut posed the following omission, as an amendmeut, of the Consolidated Fund of Great Britain and Reit° or He moved that the salary be paid ou t of the c one rates. ,„, e re Sir JAMES GRAHAM said, if' the amendmen t "oil! carried, it would hav e the effect of defeating, th e altogether. If the salary were paid out of the el rates, it would ha ve t h e e ff ect o f ma ki ng the 131 private one. clew ' Mr. BROTHERTON said he did not wish to the Bill ; but considered this provision so obno% that he would divide the House upon it: The House then divided, %lieu there appeared-- For the clause • • For the amendment 8 I‘.:ajority The clause was then agreed to, as was also clau se Clause 11 was emitted. w ere , Clauses 12, 13, 14, and the remaining clans — re pot' agreed to, with a few verbal amendments, and the was ordered to he received to-morrow. ddine' The Marriages (Ireland) Bill was read a seenn, , and ordered to be committed on Monday. . The Books and Engravings Bill was read a time, and ordered to b committed te• morrow. „d The Militia Pay Bill w a s l a a d a se ,_ o nd time, an dered to be committed on ond• bge ) 9 ( u The report of the Grand M Jury . Presentment Bill was received. ATTORNEYS' CLERKS. . 11 f o r Sir G. CLERK moved for leave to bring ill a Bill t ° the relief of clerks to attorneys who have Oinittjesting enrol their contracts; and fm'amending the Ito` to the enrolment of such contracts; and to the di' a of such clerks in certain cases. Leave was given to bring in the Bill. A iy,S); CUSTOMS ACCOUNTS (NEW SOUTH ~s U e" The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQU.D" t° for Lave to bring in a Bill to dear up doubts ns,O,OS regulation and audit of the acck . u nts of the Ctq e j3il l . ear South Wales.- = Leave was given to brill.: in The House then adjourned, at Half-pest Twelve. HOUSE OF Lc)Rps, July 25 '• BUSINESS OF THE HOUSV. tlit 4 Lord REDESDALE moved, acco rding to ro,t i e c ,auce e standing order, u hich requires the De five Peers on Committees on Prl,,"te - 44 itt„: rtet, 8 g j! C;(*