The Sun. — London, England, 1844-06-28 00:00:00

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Mr. Erux (in continuation from eur Afternoon Edition) said—He submitted that this marriage was a marriage bind ing, according to the ordinary rule, by the law of Rome; and he also submitted that this marriage, ex necessitate, did not presume a marriage as if it had taken place on English ground, or within the English realms. It was a foreign marriage to all intents and purposes. The enact ments referring to the slave trade, evidently contemplated acts which were not done within the English territory. The validity of the marriage was, he contended to be tested by the lex loci in the canary where it was performed. He contended that the words of the Marriage Act were not suf ficient to make the marriage in point invalid. The words wanted, in order to effect that object, were—" whether within the realm or without." It had been repeatedly de cided that the intention of the Legislature should be gathered only from the words contained in the statute. The case set up against the marriage was personal incapacity, and he submitted that the words of the Act did not bear that meaning. From the opposition made to the Bill, it seemed probable that the omission to which he referred was inten tional. The Act would probably not have been allowed to pass without amendment, had it contained the words, " whether within the realm or without."- It was upon the question of construction that their Lordships were asked to decide; for down to that time, notwith standing the judgment of Dr. Wynn, the illegi timacy of the marriage could not be considered res judicata. What took place was in the nature of a compro mise. The Duke of Sussex having no funds but what were under the control of his father, the case was compromised on a provision being made for Lady Augusta, with an agreement on her part that she would discontinue to use the royal arms, and the style and title of Duchess of Sussex. The question of the policy of extending the Act to foreign marriages was entirely in favour of his argument. A decla ration of invalidity must be a violation of those principles by which nations were held together. The marriage was valid in Hanover and in foreign countries generally; even Ireland was totally unaffected by the Royal Marriage Act. He trusted that no violation of known principles would be re sorted to, butt hat the marriage de facto would be declared to be a marriage valid in law. At the conclusion of the Learned Counsel's address, the following question was submitted to the common-law Judges by the Lord Chancellor for their opinion :—" Evidence being offered of a marriage solemnized at Rome, in the year 1793, •b„) , an English priest, according to the rites of the Church of England, between A B, a son of his Majesty King George the Third, and C D, a British subject, without the previous convent of his said Majesty, assuming such evidence to have been sufficient to establish a valid marriage between A B and C 11, independently of tie provisions of the statute of the 12th George HI., chap. 11, would it be sufficient, having regard to that statute, to establish a valid marriage in a suit in which. the elder son of A B claims an estate in England as sou of A B by virtue of such marriage?" The Committee was then adjourned sine die. irrAitssats,.-a . 4 1 . 1 . :i t .' e ,-.' l huitaira publishes the following announcement :- 11, 11 7 uovernment of the King has just been officially in and hastens to apprise the merchants, that the Coin 'c\aells I in Chief of the forces of her Britannic Majesty in the Indies has declared, in the name of the Queen the liar 11'1'_r of San Juan de Nicaragua in a state of 'blockade. t.,!_ilotification of that measure was addressed to the Con hualt.t..!entral of France at Guatemala, on the 11th of March Th French Fnds exhibed a decline of 20 centimes on ` ep from a a u belief that the railroad from Paris to Bel -102• 1 1 would be entirely executed by the State, and a new L:n v. ;would be required. The Chamber had agreed to a vote, ',"jeli there would be branch lines to Calais, Dunkirk, and -4 "a,rne t ll. - 11 . e- wi;ather in Paris continued very fine. "a4therinometer stood at 84 of Fahrenheit. ding to the Journal des Chemins de Fer, the reccipts tr ,t'ie Orleans Railroad, from the 11th to the 18th instant, rencountett to 153,000 f., being an increase of 46,000 f - upon the receipt of the correspondieg week in the last year. The 3 ,, e4 . _;14 of the Rouen Railroad, during the same period in this Fiv r' was 160,000 f. while the correspording week in last year 111, uced. only 77,000 f.—the present increase being thus 'ill to be-83,000f, or more than double. Sentinelle des Pyrenni!es, states, that for some months ?PP; bands of wolves haA - e committed terrible ravages the mountains of Aragon and Soule. They attack in the el:day the b e st g uarded flocks. One farmer had his almost irei. 3 , 1 „ destroyed by a single attack. i.e learn from Geneva that the Pope's Nuncio has ad i.r;'ssed to the Swiss Vorort a note, couched in sharp language N! -at to the expulsion of the Abbe Marilley, but the I,:prt refused to accept it. A second one of a m o re conci liatory () rY character was handed in, and sent by the Vorort to i-'.xecutive Council of Geneva. The latter refused to re ih v e it, as being an attack on the rights and sovereignty of e canton. keptletter from Rome of the 15th states that the Pope had pitt o is room for several days from illness, but has corn recovered. roa, , motion for te abolition of capital puniahment was ," on the 21st in h the States of Baden, but was rejected by riority of 38 to 19. A nother outbreak took place at Ingoldstadt on the 17th, t he appearance of the troops soon restored tranquillity. 6.1 V .A.N211 POLIC E. bo A , t the S ou th war k Quarter Sessions, yesterday, there was di : a : singl e case fur trial, and the grand and pet t y j uries were r mssed. shAlfred Herbert was finally examined, at Clerkenwell, ton' a rged by Miss Jane Boswood, stationer, York- place, with having stolen an ornamental inkstand, value 51., ""(1 committed for trial. sty man named Nathaniel Darby was charged, at Lambeth ltir`et, with walking off with a hat and coat, the property of p r • Smith, a dealer in Whitechapel. He put them on under ~v e t ence of buying them, and then refused to pay for them or r 0,.." them up. He . had played the same trick on an eating rl/4, - 'e - keeper and procured an excellent dinner, refusing to Y for it, Pr and laughing at the victim, it being, as he said, a tl a d e bt. The felony in the present case not being 9v ed, he was discharged with a caution. r es •d.Y Ann Sullivan, a woman advanced in years, and of stealing appearance, was charged, at Union-hall, with st4 l , in g two pairs of ladies' boots, from a shop in Wellington- London-bridge, and was remanded. 1 ,"r• Beliiney was committed to Newgate yesterday, on the -" rrsnt ft the Coroner, for the wilful murder of his wife, b y t ninister ng prussic acid 4.A.) (MT -— r asszow an LE. T he Duchess of Kent and Prince Lainingen intend staying Sr t days at Cobut, on their visit to the ducal family of et pCoburg and Gotha. On account of the Court bein g ; al ,' in mourning rtfor the a late Grand Duke, no fetes wer e to 01t 7 . ,e place at Cou, but grand concert at the theatre wa s s i !nded to be given in honour of the illus trious visitors, at Duke a sacred cantata composed by the reigning Gra nd Ernest of Saxe -Coburg, was to be performed. ,Th Wn'e Duchess Dowager of Cleveland received at dinner, on iz.nunesday, at her residence in Seymour-place, the distin- C - ed party present at the nuptials of her Grace's nephew, clptain Russell, with Miss Lushington , daug hter of the gilt non. Stephen Lushington, D.C.L. In the evening her m r re ha a select party, comprising about 100 of the nobility gentr d y Th places, Earl and Countess of Antrim's dinner parties in Eaton ,e fixed for the 10th and 12th July. btloiir Charles and Lady Cecilia Des Vceux entertained the th " e and Duchess of Cleveland and Lady Augusta Poulett, to e Earl and Countess of Beauchamp, Lord and Lady Crof Lord and Lady Aylmer, Hon. Mrs. Fitzroy, Mr. and A _ l.B . R. Ellice Hon. E. Lascelies, and Cap tain Paget, at "", , ,I,ler on Wednesday last. e n t lie Duke and Duchess of Argyll are expected to leave C l naught-place West, the week after next, r Inverary 4 1 C The alliance between the Marquis of Lorin, eldest son pj'e Duke, and Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson Gower, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sut herland, is not ex pected to he solemnised until the close of the yecr. ZOE I C ;....11.14 MO UV. e half-yearly meeting of the Bahia Steam Navigation Tl)any was held on Thursday at the George and Vulture last Cornhill, Mr. Saunders in the chair. From the re d appears that the difficulties under which the Company I ,o l ll's are in a great measure owing to the expensive suits C ourt have been instituted by the former Directors in the condition of Chancery. At the same time it is in a flourishing, soi: uition as respects its operations in the Brazils. legalKearsey, in reply to a question, gave a detail of the proceedings in which . the Company is unfortu-_ theinvolved. The Chancery suit was, perhaps, one ..of e 0,," oeaviest which had been filed in this country, the bill th", si 'ting of one thousand folios, and the answer of no less 1): 41 three thousand. The object was to compel the present cud to render an account of the affairs of the Company, c4l next to Torego certain actions in which they were con ,,"(l—the real aim, however, being to dissolve the Com tai„.Y. He assured the meeting that the Company was cer ‘," of ultimate success. c r ,'n the s am e dav, the half-yearly meeting of the , Canada f or was held at the Canadallouse, St. Helen s-place, 1t purpose the purpose of declaring a dividend and on other matters. appeared from a statement of the accounts, that in the . r-oection of moneys due from settlers a very considerable in tor ease had occurred, there having been realised 15,0621. up 1• ° , le 25th of May, against 7,2221. to the same period of last h a - r. This had principally arisen from a favourable market p r - ,i n g been found for Canadian grain and flour, and other .4. - `` t eet in this country, under the late Act of Parliament. dividend of 6 per cent. per annum was declared. p a I le eighth annual meeting of the South Australian Com -43 was held at the office in Old Broad-street. A long b ' l l)a t ra of the Company's operations in the past year was read s„tzle secretary, from which it appeared that the property A 74 undergone a valuation, and amounted to 279,911/. Os. Bd. Iv marked improvement had taken place in the Company's 1, °° , 1, of which 245 bales were sold, on a late occasion, at about "ti• per lb. The extent and variety of the exports from e colony were greatly increasing, the value of wh ich during b: year w as estimated at 60,0001., and there was no doubt that Y the aid of further emigration this colony would soon be daces a corn-axporting country. Under the peculiar circum of the colony and the present aspect of affairs, the dir ectors considered it unadvisable to declare a dividend. A:!ie anniversary of the opening of the New Infant Orphan bA$ loth wa s celebrated yesterday at Wanstead, and honoured AL t lie presence of Prince Albert. Among the subscriptions 'Danced were the following:—Prince Albert, 100 guineas ; Lor dl,, Robert Grosvenor, M.P., 21/. ; Earl Ca;thorpe, 21/. ; the s. I'd Mayor, 10 guineas ; B. B. Cabbell, Esq., 10 guineas ; kb lr . Georg e Cockburn, 10 guineas ; Hon. Mr. Rushout, 10 ; Sir C. Hunter, 5 guineas; several members of the It i:: . ‘ 3 C Exchange, 125 guineas, &c. The total amount was ' , Jut 2,5pw. On Tuesday THE LONDON GAZETTE (THIS EVENING.) FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 27, 1844. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Elisha Hathaway, jun., as Consul at Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, for the United States of America. WHITEHALL, JUNE 24. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Rurchall Peren, of South Petherton, in the county of Somerset, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 23. 2d Dragoons—E. Amphlett, Gent., to he Cornet, by pur chase, vice Graham, appointed to the I st Life Guards, June 28. 4th; Regiment of Feot—Lieut. - J. S. Shortt to be Captain, by purchase, vice Mounsey, who retires ; Ensign H. B. Rams bottom to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Shortt'; Sergeant C. R. Wollaston to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rarnsbottom, June 28. 6th Foot—Sergeant-Major W. Lee to be Quartermaster, vice G. W. Rafferty, who retires upon half-pay, June 28. 22d Foot—Gentleman Cadet G. P. E. Morrison, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign without purchase, vice Andrews, promoted, June 28. 30th Foot—Ensign J. H. Keogh to be Lieutenant, by pur ' chase, vice Edwardes, who retires ; T. W. R. Coventry, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Keogh, June 28. 32d Foot—Quartermaster-Serg ant W. Garforth to be Quartermaster, vice T. Healey, who retires upon half-pay, June 28. 52d Foot—J J. Bourchier, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice IVPlslair, who retires, June 28. 53d Foot—Captain P. Mitchell, from half-pay 66th Foot, to be Captain, vice Low, appointed Paymaster; Lieutenant T. H. Bathurst to be Captain, by purchase, vice Mitchell, who Ensign F. G. Steward to be Lieutenant, by p urc h ase , vice s ; Bathurst; Ensign A. E. Harding e , f rom t h e 41 st F oot, to be Ensign, vice Steward; Captain R.' B. Low, to be Pay master, vice J. Q. Pardey, who retires upon halt-pay, June 28. 63d Foot—Ensign G. A. Bannatyne to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Doraville, who retires ; H. M. Walmsley, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase , vice Bannatyne, June 28. 81st Foot—Colour-Sergeant J. Carroll to be Quartermaster, vice J. Patterson, who retires upon half-pay, June 28. 97th Foot—T. Veriables, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Jae,son, promoted, June 28. 98th Foot—Lieutenant E. Grantham to be Adjutant, vice Wade, who resigns the Adjutancy only, June 28. Ist West India Regimeut—J. W. Johnston, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Holmes, who resigns, June 28. Cape Mounted Riflemen—J. M'Donnell, Gent.; to be En sign, by purchase, vice Francis, who retires, June 28. ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.—Captain J. W. Dalgety, from the 68th Foot, to be Captain of a Company of Gentle men Cadets, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel C. Wright, who retites, June 28. 131tivET.—Capt. P. Mitchell, of the .53d Foot, to be Major in the Army, 28 June COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. 27. h June, 1844. This Court will sit on Saturday, the 6th day of July' next, and give judgments in cases then pending, which have been argued. BY THE COURT. BANKRUPTS. ROBERT HOWLAND, auctioneer, Theme. Oxfordshire, to surrender, July 5, at 12 , and August 12, at eleven, at th e Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman street, London ; Stormy , Wellington-street, London-b r id ge . JOHN WETEN HALL. stock an d s h are broker, 'I fir% mo rton-street, City, July 10, at half-past one, and August °-- 7, a t one, at the Court. of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; King , St. M ary Axe. la Sh e ffield , e , C b o u u r r a t Julyarw nCHARgI,Oo ffiaL and da S i 3a sI H : A g an D t e e F e, LeEveLee eleven, at , anvil nv thewili manufacturer,n,Lsehedeffis eDistrictld; B Leeds; Duncan,Featherstone-buildings, London. EDWARD PRITCHARD, wine and spirit merchant, h a D n i t s , tric Li verpool, June 10 and 30, at twelve, at the Liverpoo l Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; H ump h reys, Gray's-inn , Lon don ; Stockle y and Co. Liverpool. JOSEPH FLETCHER, colour-manufacturer, Liverpool, July 10 and 30, at one, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Oliver, Old Jewry, L on d on Evans, Liverpool. ,BERT HETHERINGTON, tanner, Ellen-gr ove' Cumberland , Ju l y 5, at half- p ast twelve, and Au g. 2 , at one, at the Newcastle . u p on-T y ne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Tyson, Maryport ; Clam, Newcastle -upon- Tjne. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. J. Smith, scribbler, Beeston, Yorkshire. R. Pearl. scribbler, Beeston, Yorkshire. G. Tomlinson, plumber, Leeds. W. s ou h, jun., brickmaker, Reedness, Yorkshire. J. Robinson, overlooker in a worsted mill, Ovenden, Yorkshire A. Smith, pork butcher, Liverpool. S. Bates, tea dealer, Everton, Lancashire. A. Kerr, beer retailer, Romford. T. Price, licensed victualler, Frankwell, Shrewsbury, Bishop J. Philpot, licensed v,ctualler, Morden, Surrey. L. Cohen, hawker or jewellery, Rochester. sgate-at. M. RA.daßmens,shroapwe, mshaokpekre,eiviaridLoniveErpsoseolx-.-street, JR.. AHd:rmn,:braokpeer-,moaksa:dll.laldon, ' Esse tr. J. Briggs. carrier, Leeds, J. Mills, carpenter, Rim:llford, Essex. G. T. Wh i tington,Waleot-s uare, Lambeth. G. Senior, candlew ick-manufactur e r, monger, lewiek-i Northampton . nfacturl er,ftanchester. J. Puttnam, fi J. Pope, jun., farmer, Finchley, Middlesex. J. Brothers, Lieutenant R.N., Norwood, Surrey. R. R. Turner, attorneßlCE y Ecc OF SUGAIes, Lancash ß. ir?. P The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending June 25, 1844, is 345. 4itl. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. Sy of,l TITAN MEDICAL AID ASSOCIATION. — Th e ob j ect `' 'is Association is to furnish medical and surgical aid not Ise ?: to the poor suffering natives of Syria, who, till lately, 4. , '.e altogether without the advantage of any professional tS s ' st ance, when attacked by the several maladies to which d P* are so frequently exposed ; but also to such or the resi ,,,Mit European merchants, travellers, and seamen, who occa 4(ially visit that country, and many of whom have annually "en victims to disease, for want of competent and timely Me dical advice. From a printed copy of the Socie t y' s last b e rnB PeCtUg we learn that the services of Dr. Keras, , who had f 4 r l sent out some years since, have been eminently success (4 During the first year of his residence, he relieved 0 flier every disadvantage) no less than 4,298 patients, r i ng many difficult and important surgical operations, "'formed to the satisfaction of all parties. The Dispensary s 4 ese at Bevrout is beset at all hours, by persons of every :anination, who are anxious to obtain advice for them si ` T 'es or relatives. Many have to traverse the rocky regions Is ''%anon a distance of thirty or forty miles ; whilst others ,0,... . al, r " even from Damascus, because in that great city, 15 1() agh there is a population varying from 120,000 to (inn th,,ro, there is not a single medical man who is worthy of si ll ' confidence ; those who profess the healing art " being -ler "charm-vendors," " magicians," or " adventurers." (I," o l"..rrEctisisc INsTrruTtos..—Miss WILLIAMS'S kr:vs.—The Directors of the Polytechnic Institution have 4 . added to the very large and valuable collection with w.lch the place is filled, a series of the casts taken by Miss is s l l . ; j ams frem the inscriptions and cuttings on the stone ti;',"s in the prison rooms of the Tower of London, made by 4 Prisoners by whom those dreary abodes were once inha ed• These vestiges of the sorrows and sufferings of 1 i s les, princes, nobles, commoners, and martyrs, are of the j o L beest interest. They illustrate certain passages of history are mournful but very remarkable manner, and to those who iii fond of in important facts by the means of ti s 4 , et e circumstances which frequently reflect a ray by which 1 , - ,.,-`' are placed in their true light, they are of the highest o l s''''n'tance. These labours of Miss Williams are deserving 4 Patronage; that lady has brought a very difficult task to 4 Zoclusi on so perfect, that all pe . rsons must marvel at her i - d 4r acY of j udgment, her mechanical skill, and her unwearied i r ,-; - ,T it TY. The autographs of Anne Boleyne, written or cut ',.."e stone wail of her prison, with a more of scissors, but a fee; " e ars before her execution, and the more elaborate carving tuncost of and 1 dof his sufferings, by the unfor- SP IRIT of the PUBLIC 3 0 l. ~ arms, ale FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. are ,!e husband of Lady Jane Grey,previously to his death, GLOBE.—The organs of monopoly are immoderately ti lo , u e e t amongst a few of the recordsporf blood deeds which elated by what we cannot help considering an uncertain g o Yestiges illustrate. All persons of aid taste should triumph. If these oracles of an " insane and cruel policy"— and see them. 131 TT as Sir James Graham designated the corn-laws in his js i . 4-1%-(X)AT SCHOOL, WESTMINSTE .. R —The Rev. „ Corn and Currency"—be correct in their .predictions, the d. ~ Colts will advocate the claims of this charity next Su n -corn-law controversy is settled. The majority of Wednesday Eft; morning, at St. Peter's Episcopal Chapel,night, which . negatived Mr. Villiers' motion for inquiry, has Queen -square, of James's Park, in compliance with the particular request given perpetuity to the sliding-scale • extinguished the agi no!' larg e body of the Governors of that institution. It may tation for corn-law repeal; and reduced the Anti-Corn-law 1 1 , 1 , , perhaps, be generally known that the Westmins . ter League to a mere name, an empty delusion, which is fast fraught with encouragement to the practical portion of the '•e•coat School was the first of the kind in England, having passing aivay. We, on the contrary, regard the decision as I su eT ,; founded in the year 1688, a few months previous to the io, ' l ' fin g of King William, while this country was in a fer- community. A numerous and daily increasing class are tic : at the impending anger to the Church and Constitu duties on the importation of corn inflicts upon the cowl- - sensible of the mischiefs which the existing system of iro n -A- few persons, grieved at the state of ignorance and try ; but they are not disposed to rush has u a p l o u n ng eh to ary t b il - e. op, Tien in which the rising generation were then growing ri a l l s tho o u f g 11 8 i e t y hasiScylla. in .5 determined to make an effort to ground them thoroughly dis in order to escape from principle, although sc " ussion it has - raised on the derlhe doctrines and duties of the Christian religion, consi -3.01mg that this was the only effectual way to preserve the The tenacity with which the League boil from the sophistry of the infidel and the contarnina-cisincl goodtot a by abolition the d Present the profane. In the choice of their advocate on the 1 general question, has provoked the resistance of the landed l' u t . , , nt occasion, the Governors of the charity have been for- - effectedinedinalue interests ; and led to that formidable confederacy and sf ",e,te, since the Rev. Dr. Cells is himself a practical example co-operation of the protected classes, by which they arn ii v ie benefit and the blessing of early religious principles; . have sustained the proverbially vacillating Premier in h 'e hope he will be successful in opening the hands and ' expressed adhesion to his sliding-scale of duties. earts of 1 ,. . his "sellout .is audience next Sunday morning in favour of the , ibis is the immediate and necessary consequence o f . . charity. the extreme demand put forth . . flog law I eague for immediate and final extinction of d a .,„ E INCENDIARISM.—Thformation was, yester-' , . ts .s, received at all the metropolitan and e the import duties on corn. . . But this consequence being now th e n early hour in the morning of the 17th instant,obtaining'entire bl' manifested,and the impossibility of - . farmiriti_T,homestead at Waterbeach, in the county of Cain- l of Wednesday, the effect upon tion being shown by the vote get 6 ::, in the occupation of Mr. Edward Mason, was wilfully 1 practical men will . disposition be a to moderate their expects for 1 ' fire and destroyed. A reward of 2001. is offered and advocate Lions. By co-operating with the firm consistent . f -• Elie apprehei • - . • 'the of a low fixed duty, the question will be narrowed ; the points o i'llicdiaries andision and conviction of incendiary or difference diminished ; and an early and advantageous settle f il l diaries, -i3e art the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for ; meat of the controversy, on a basis at once solid and satis ree pardon to a nient will advise the grant of her Majesty's s tub s et fire to ny th riceomphce (not -being the pe h rsou d w who 1 factory, , be expedited. The majority. of Wednesday night e premises) who will give suc evi mice was against the League, and its sweeping demands. To the lead to the same result. League, then, the result of the division may be discouraging. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--(THIS DAY.) Amsterdam CF. 12 6 Gibraltar — Ditto, at sight l2 4 Leghorn 3O 45 Rotterdam 2 U. ,12 6 Genoa 25 90 AntWerp ............... 25 90 Milan _ at , rnburgh ...... M.B. 13 13), Venice 47 Altona .. ..... . ........ . 13 14 Naples 39 Paris, 3 days' sight—. 25 60 Palermo, per oz ll7l Ditto, 3 months...... 25 80 Lisbon 54 Marseilles Bourdeaux Frankfort on Maine.. 1211 Bahia 23 Petersburgh, 3 Us... 37 Buenos Awes Berlin 7 NewYork,2lclyssight Vi en na, effec. 11.3 M 9 52 Phila del p hia 1 rieste, ditto Madrid 37 Foreign Gold, bars. £3 17 9 Cadiz Paw) ' 36: New Doubloons-- 0 0 0 Barcelona 36 New Dollars 0 4 10 Seville ....... But to the practical portion of the community, to those who, within and without the walls of Parliament, have opposed a fluctuating system, as alike prejudicial to the consumer and the grower; and have advocated, as immensely superior in all its results to both, a low fixed duty, for the purposes of revenue ; the division will operate as an encouragement to perseverance in pressing their views upon the public mind. In pursuing this mode of action they would be strengthened by constant ac cessions from the ranks of both the extreme parties. The agriculturists, as distinct from the less intelligent section r f the landowners, are anything but satisfied with the working of the sliding-scale. They are the prey of anxiety which fluc tuat ion necessarilyoccasions.The severe loss—in inany instances absolute ruin—which 'have fallen upon them at intervals, neither few nor far between, have exposed the fallacy of de pending upon a sliding-scale for protection. The tenant-far mers begin to be awake to the deception successfully prac tised upon them in the days of ignorance. The influence of delusion is fast passing away. These men, who formerly hugged their yoke, embraced their fetters, and called the ratt ling of their chains music, are beginning to examine for them selves, instead of pinning their faith upon the sleeve of their landlords. The result is a revolution in the views of many farmers on the subject of " protection;" and a shaking of that implicit confidence which they once placed in the deceptive promises of the sliding-scale, in many more. From the ranks of the tenant farmers the advocates of a small fixed duty, as giving stability of prices, in the place of un certainty, may confidently expect an accession of effective support. From the manufacturers and traders a large and powerful body of supporters of a moderate fixed duty woul 1 be obtained. We are satisfied that if the great bulk of those classes could be polled upon this question, a majority of their members would regard the substitution of a small fixed duty for the sliding-scale, as the only safe mode of settling the controversy. STANDARD.—The Irish poor-laws came under the con sideration of the House of Lords last night, upon a motion of the Marquis of Clanricarde for some papers. The progress of this great social reform in Ireland has hitherto been far from satisfactory, and sanguine as we have ever been in the hope of its success, we own that our expec tations have lately been ranch clouded, though as yet we do not altogether despair. We were the first of the present generation to urge the necessity of a provision for the Irish poor, analogous to the provision made by the statutes of Elizabeth for the poor of England—those statutes that fixed the Reformation in this country, and laid the firm foundation of civil government amongst us. Our proposition was, however, first made a quarter of a century ago, when the forms, at least, of Irish Government were still Protestant, and when the poor-law to be imported into Ireland was very different from what the Whigs have since made it. We might, therefore, with consistency retract our support of an Irish poor-law at present ; but we do not—the reform is too important to be abandoned, however imperfect its shape, or difficult the circumstances of its adoption. An extract from a Cork paper, which will be found elsewhere, points out one of the chief difficulties—the spirit of faction which is permitted, no matter how stupidly, to mix itself in everything to which the political Romanists have access. This, however, though a serious difficulty, is only one of a numerous family, all to be traced to the same patent. If we were asked to name the most striking cha racteristic of the political Romanists of Ireland, we should say that they are eminently, above all mankind, a dis honourable people. They have lied themselves, and sought to lie others, into the opinion that they are slaves, for the purpose of being able to indulge with the less restraint in the vices of slaves—which vices are the op posite of honourable. They have no confidence, no can dour, no truth, no moral courage. What can be thought of a people with whom pettvfogging fraud is an object of idolatrous worship ? What of a peo ple who hail Mr. O'Connell as the hero and the representative of all their qualities—that bln O'Connell whose latest exploit it has been to compose libels to be spoken by hiS own son at the Repeal Association, and to be reported in the repeal newspapers; taking good care, how ever, that they shall be known for his (Daniel O'Connell's) own work, though he evades the responsibility for the work by withholding his name, and by the circuitous mode in which he publishes it? Can anything meaner or more dishonourable than this trick be imagined? Yet it only establishes for its author a new claim upon the admiration of the millions as disho nourable as himself. It is to this dishonourable character, to which the middle and lower class Protestants and the loyal Roman Catholics are in Ireland the only excep tions, that must be abseribed the difficulty, if not impossibility, of introducing useful reforms into that country. Whatever power you place in the hands of men without truth, honesty, shame, or pride, will rather be wasted in the indulgence of the idlest fancies when not employed against you, more especially because, having de nied to you the right to give or to withhold, these dis honourable persons affect to receive your most valuable gifts as insults. What hope, then, is there for the success ful institution of a system of poor-laws in Ireland ? None, certainly, while power to thwart it shall rest with the dishonourable and perverse class. But peace and firm ness will, we trust, go far to diminish the numbers and de stroy the influence of this class. And, meanwhile, it is better that the beneficial working of the poor-law should remain in some degree in abeyance, than that the Legis lature should finally condemn the principle of a poor-law by repealing the Act now in existence. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of June 28.) SuaAu.—lmporters of West India Muscovado Sugar have been less inclined to press sales this week, and the rates previously established are generally sustained. To-day importers of West India Muscovado Sugar submitting to rather lower rates, making the decline for the week Gd on the better and 6d to is per cwt on the lower sorts, caused a fair demand to prevail for Grocery and Refining purposes, and 350 hhds were disposed of, including 90 hhds of Trinidad at public sale, which went at 56s to 56s 6d per cwt for middling yellow rather bright. REFINED.—To-day several parcels of Refined Sugar were taken by the home trade ; standard lumps at 765, and brown lumps 74s 6d to 75s per cwt. For Bonded_ Crushed Sugar prices are on the advance ; sules made 31 26s to 26s 3d per cwt. There is very little offering. MAUBITIOS.—Tids afternoon 11,848 bags were brought to public sale, and nearly all disposed of at a reduction on former rates of is for the better, and Is 6d to 2s per cwt for the lower descriptions; low brown sold at 48s to 493 6d, middling 51s to 51s 6d, good 53s to 53s 6d, fine 54s to 54s 6d, low-yellow 55s to 565, middling 56s 6d to 58s 6d, good 59 to 62s Gd, fine 63s to 645, and very superior bright 67s 6d pea cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon at public sale 126 bags of Bengal and 600 bags of Madras were offered; the former sold at the former value; sound fetched 61s, and damaged 60s per cwt, but the latter went 2s per cwt cheaper, low heavy dark brown sellin g at 43s to 445, and rather better quality 46s to 48s per cwt. FOREIGN.—To-day there was more inquiry for Foreign Sugar, and a cargo of 2,500 boxes fine new yellow Havannah was for a near port at 21s 6d per cwt, one of white for Russia at 295, and 150 cases of brown Bahia on the spot at 18s 9d. . . MOLASSES.—Thik afternoon there was little business done in \Vest India, and at public sale 110 puns of Trinidad Mo lasses were all taken at 25s per cwt for good quality. COCOA.—West India at former rates ; Trinidad were bought in at 423 per cwt for middling red. Foreign cannot be quoted lower. COFFEE.—Although there has been an immense quantity of West India Coffee brought forward this week, still the home trade have been eager purchasers of all clean descrip tions. This afternoon West India Coffee met with less atten tion, and 196 casks 203 barrels at public sale went 2s to 3s per cwt under former rates ; Jamaica, ordinary mid, 95s to 103s' mid E4s to 90s, low mid 78s to 82s, fine fine ordinary 68s to 755, tine ordinary 60s 6d to 665, Triage 40s to 50s per cwt. Ceylon was disposed of to a fair extent privately ; holders would not generally sell good ord under 50s per cwt. ' TEA.—No public sale of Tea has been held this week ; there has been more demand privately for black, and several parcels have been disposed of at full rates; low Congou for cash has fetched lOid to lld, and good common 11 d to is per lb; but for green the market has a dull appearance, and prices are drooping. To-day the few parcels of Tea disposed of were at easier rates ; low common Congou, cash, 10d to lOid, fair lld, and Twankay ordinary is 2d to Is 2id per lb. SPICES.—With Cassia Lignea the market has been better supplied this week. This afternoon 1106 bags of Sumatra Pepper were offered at public sale ; sound, all taken in rather above the value, common quality at 2id; sea damaged, first class at 2bd to 20, second and third class 2Ad to 2id per lb. 40 cases bold Malabar Ginger went at 89s to 91s for good bold, being very full rates. Rim—The operations in Bengal have been upon a large scale this week; good white fetched 12s to 12s 6d, good mid dling Ils to Its Gd, low middling yellowish white lOs 6d to 11s, small broken white lOs to lOs 6d, and sea damaged 8s 6d to lls 6d per cwt. Madras has been in better demand. Ordinary bold yellow Madagascar sold at 8s to 8s 6d, low white 8s 6d to 9s, and sea damaged 6s to 8s 6d per cwt. Java upon former terms. Cleaned Rice at 13s to 16s for Patna, and 21s to 26s per cwt for Carolina. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Jamaica Rum at very full rates ; good and fine qualities are most in request, fair quality 33 to 36 per cent 0 Fat 3s 6d to 3s 9d, good 32 to 35 O P 4s to 4s 6d, and fine 32 to 36 0 P4s 9d to 5s per gallon. Leewards sold at 2s 2d to 2s 2id proof strength, and good brown do 2s 3d per gallon. Demerara 3s to 2s 4d for good and fine descriptions. Calcutta at Is lld to Is Hid proof, with certificate ; the chief holders will not sell under 2s per gallon. Brandy is attracting but little attention, the prices being low ; we quote Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d ; ditto 1839, hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id ; ditto 1840, hhds 5s 2d, puns ss; ditto 1841, hhds 5s Id, puns 4s lld; ditto 1842, hhds 4s 10d, puns 4s 8d; mid to good mid of other brands 3s to 4s 6d, and low 2s 8d to 2s lld per gallon. Geneva for exportation at Is 9d to is 10d; and fine, fit for duty, is fetching 3s to 3s 4d per gallon. - SAGO upon rather lower terms; fine small white Pearl taken in at 20s to 23s per cyst. Sago Flour is in demand privately at 19s to 20s; 10s 6d to 15s for sea damaged, and 6s 6d per cwt for ditto and repacked. Bermuda Arrowroot at lld to ls ; St. Vincents sid to 100; Jamaica 8d to 10d; other sorts, West India Is to Is 2 d; East India 24d to 3d ; Suth Sea lid; East India Tamarinds very low, 15s to 17s per cwt. INDtGo.—Pricea lower for East India. For Spanish there are still few purchasers, but holders are not pressing sales. Otis.—Southern Oil fine quality at 32/to 33/, good 30/ 15s to 311158, and middling dark 30/ to 3015 s per tun. Seal Oil, pale at 35/ to 35/ 10s, and some merchants will not sell under 36/ per tun. Cod at 33/ lOs to 34/ per tun. Sperm at 80/ to 83/ lOs. • Linseed Oil at 25s 6d to 25s 9d per cwt on the spot. Rape Oil 38s to 38s 6d for pale, and 37s to 378 Gd per cwt for brown. In Cocoa Nut Oil little has been done. Palm fine is fetching 28s to 28s 6d per cwt. Olive is not much wanted. Gallipoli at 48/ to 491; Spanish 47/ to 471 10s; and Barbary 46/ per tun. This afternoon, Ceylon Cocoa Nut taken in at 30s ; Southern sold at 30/ lOs to 331 103; Sea Elephant Oil, in bond for exportation 2G/ 5s to 27/. TALLow —For Russian Tallow on the spot prices are still on the advance ; P Y Candle at 41s 3d to 41s 6d per cwt ; for delivery in the last three months of the year at 42s 6d to 42s 9d. Town Tallow at 40s Gd to 41s per cwt, nett cash. This afternoon New South Wales Tallow sold at 34s 6d to 41s 9d, Cape 44s to 45a, Odessa 40s to 40s 6d, South American 34s to 41s per cwt. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the ll'o( sack al Five o'clock. Lord CAMPBELL and the Earl of WINCUELSEA pre sented petitions against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. ;IRISH MARRIAGES BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second read ing of this Bill, intimating that he would take the dis cussion on going into Committee. The Archbishop of ARMAGH trusted that the Bill would be referred to the Select Committee which had been appointed upon the subject of Irish marriages. After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted on Friday next. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EvENINii. JUNE 28, )644. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Paisley against tile Dissenters' Chapels Bill. SUGAR DUTIES BILE:. The Earl ofIiiLHOUSIE moved the first reading of this Bill, and gave notice that In should move the second reading of the Bill on Monday. The Bill was then read a first time, and ordered to he prir ted. OPENING LETTERS AT THE POST-OFFICE. The Earl of RADNOR presented a petition from Mr Mazzini, complaining that his letters had been opened at the Post-office, and praying for inquiry. The Noble Earl said he should on Thursday call the attention of their Lordships to the subject of the petition as moving fur a Committee to inquire into it. He wished now to ask whether a warrant had been issued by the Secretary of State for opening ‘l. Mazzini's letters. The Duke of WELLINGTON said he was unable to answer the question. Lord BROUGHAM said the power of opening letters at the Post-office had existed since the time of Oliver Cromwell. A few nights ago it was stated that the practice was established in the reign of Queen Anne. After a few words from the Earl of RADNOR, Lord CAMPBELL said it was not intended by the original act that letters shou'd be secretly opened and sealed up again.—(Hear ' hear.) The act provided that suspicious letters should be seized, and might be used as evidence in a court of law. The act also provided that every letter opened or detained, should be opened under a warrant, in such case, from one of the principal So cretaries of State. General warrants could not, there fore, be legal. The Lord CHANCELLOR said that if' a warrant were issued to empower the Postmaster to open all letters of A. B. within a certain time, that was a warrant for each letter to be opened. The Act of Parliament would be quite nugatory, unless they put this construction upon it. Lord CAMPBELL did not find fault with the law, but with the manner in which the law was carried out. Lord BROUGHAM thought the gravamen of this case was that of opening the letters, and not the seal ing them up again and forwarding them. Lord DENMAN thought that, when this subject was brought fairly before their Lordships, they would see that it was not a question of antiquarian history, but a question affecting the liberty of every subject of the realm. He felt convinced that if it were not, that he would thereby overthrow a colleague—the Noble Duke himself (the Duke of Wellington), who came down with a measure to modify that Act which gave the power of opening letters. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Campbell) had referred to the original Act ; perhaps he would read to them the words of the existing Act. Lord CAMPBELL said it provided that a warrant should be issued in each case when a letter was to be opened. The Lord CHANCELLOR said that, to do that the Secretary of State would have to go to the Post-office, and put his finger on a letter, arid say " Open this." Lord DENMAN thought there was another mode. — (Cheers.) They established a system of espionage at the Post-office. A spy might write to the Secretary of State, and say, " You will receive a letter from Ports mouth on such a day. He felt that the Secretary could not conveniently exercise this enormous power, unless he stopped every letter on a certain day. If the Act of Parliament was difficult to be carried into opera tion, so much the better. Such Acts ought to be difficult in being carried into operation. The circumstances of this particular case which had come to the knowledge of their Lordships made it most imperative on the Government to introduce some new measure, to render the law clear on the subject. Lord BROUGHAM agreed that they were not bound to make intelligible every Act of Parlia ment ; but, for the last hundred and fifty years, by all Governments, this law had been acted on in one way, and now his Noble and Learned Friend came forward and suggested that the proper way to carry the law into execution was one which it was almost impossible to adopt. His Noble and Learned Friend assumed that they must have a spy who knew the handwriting, whereas all they knew was, that A. B. was plotting against the State. This reading of the Act of Parliament would reduce it to insignificance, and he thought they were bound to place such a construction upon it, borne out as they were with the practical sense of the words as would signify . that a general warrant for opening all letters was sufficient to justify each indivi dual opening. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, the words of the Act were that the Postmaster-General should swear that he would not open any letter or letters except by express warrant from the Secretary of State—that in cluded the plural as well as the singular. Lord CAMPBELL—That is n9t the enacting clause. The LORD CHANCELLOR—It was the oath the party took, and if there was any doubt about the con struction of the Act, they must go to the oath to exem plify it. It had been supposed that a Tory Government had brought forward this Act.— (Cries of " No, no.") The words which had been left out in the Consolidation Act had been left out by the Whig Administration. Lord CAMPBELL had before declared that the Act had been introducEd when he was Attorney-General, and he was responsiole for the words of it. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition from Brix ham against the llibsenters' Chapels Bill. Major RIACNAMARA presented a petition in favour of the Bill. Mr. BIiOTHERTON also presented a petition in fa vour of the Bill from a place in Lancashire. Mr. EVANS presented a petition from Beale, in Derbyshire, against the Bill. Col. VERNON presented four petitions against the Bill. Captain PECHELL presented a petition from the Brighton Railway Company against the Bill relating to railways, which has lately been introduced. ' Lord SANDON presented a petition from the wood sawyers of Liverpool, praying for protection. Lord ADARE presented a petition from Somerset, against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. Mr. ROEBUCK presented a petition from the parish of Forest, in Guernsey, complaining of the proceedings in the Royal Court of Guernsey, and praying l'or inquiry. The Hon. Member gave notice that he should, on Tues day, move that this petition be printed, with a view to his founding a motion thereon. Mr. FERRAND presented a petition from the opera tive wood sawyers of Manchester and Salford, praying for protection. Mr. BUCK presented seventeen petitions, praying for agricultural protection. JOINT. STOCK BANKS. Mr. GLADSTONE moved that the Joint-stock Bank Regulation and Reghtration Bill be recommitted, for the purpose of introducing two alterations tending to relax the stringency of the provisions of the Act. He pro posed that the Registrar of Joint-stock Banks should not be obliged to satisfy himself of the legality of every act to which he attached his name ; another alteration went to prevent the auditors of these banks from taking part in their management. The House went into Committee, and the amendments were received. After a few words from Sir THOS. WILDE, Mr. GLADSTONE said they had arrived at a period of the Session at ‘s hich it was necessary that a great economy of the public time should be gradually effected; he should propose, that on Wednesday next the House do sit at 12 o'clock ; he should try the experiment of the early sitting on the present Bill, which, he pro posed, should be recommitted on Wednesday next. — Agreed to. JOINT-STOCK COMPANY'S REMEDY AT LAW AND EQUITY BILL. Mr. GLADSTONE moved that this Bill be recom mitted pro forma, for the purpose of stating an altera tion he intended to introduce, making the provisions of the Bill applicable to existing Companies generally. The House went into Committee, and the amendment was received. CANAL COMPANIES BILL. On the motion of Mr. GLADSTONE the order of the day for going into Committee on this Bill was read, for the purpose of postponing it till this day week. On the motion et the same HON. GENTLEMAN the Customs Duties (Isle of Man) Bill was posponed till Wednesday next. Mr. YOUNG presented petitions from the north of Irelard against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. OPENING LETTERS. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the inhabitants of Camberwell and Walworth, complaining of the system of opening letters, which the petitioners considered interfered with the liberty of the subject and the freedom of thought and expression. They stated that it struck at the root of domestic intercourse, and they prayed the House to take immediate steps to repeal the clause in the Act of Parliament conferring this power, or such other steps as would pre vent the social intercourse of her Majesty's subjects from being placed at the mercy of any of her Majesty's Secretaries of State ; also petitions to the same effect from Carlisle. Somers-town, Lambeth, Dumfries, Not tingham, and Bethnal-green. DUTY ON IRON. Dr. BOWRING begged leave to put the question, of ' which he had given notice, to the Right Honourable Gentleman at the head of her Majesty's Government, respecting the renewed intention of the Zollverein to place a higher duty upon British iron, and particu larly on pig iron. He had seen that communications had taken place between the different deputies and the States they represented, and that the concurrence of those States had been obtained to discuss this question. He did not understand that any peremptory instructions had been given to the delegates to insist on the rise of duty, but they were to assemble in September next, when this topic would be again introduced. The question he wished to ask was, whether her Majesty's Government had taken any measures on the subject, or made any representations to prevent such a disastrous result from taking place ? Sir R. PEEL said that her Majesty's Government had not received. any direct official information with regard to the steps to which the Hon. Gentleman re ferred, but private communications had been received which Jed them to believe that there was a strong desire to raise the duty on iron. Representations had . been made by her Majesty's Government, giving their own sense of such policy, and it was stated to her Majesty's Government that there might be increase of duty for a certa:n limited duty. It would be difficult to answer what might be the result of the assembly which would take place, for they had every reason to think that there would be a strong opposition to the measure. COL. STODDARI' A.ND CAPTAIN CONOLLY. Mr. B. COCHRANE wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman whether he had received any direct account from Dr. Wolff respecting the fate of Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly, and helalso wished to know whether her Majesty's Government had given guy support to Dr. Wolff on his mission to Bukhara, and whether he went into that country with the sanction her Majesty's Government. Sir R. PEEL said that Dr. Wolff did not undertake his journey to Bokhara with the direct sanction of her Majesty's Government, because those means of working on the Governor of that country were very ineffectual, but they told Dr. Wolff that, if he undertook the jour ney on his own responsibility, he would receive every assistance that her Majesty's Government could aff r d ; and they had an acknowledgment from Dr. Wolff, thanking her Majesty's Government for the assistance which he had received in his journey from British agents. Communications had been received from Dr. Wolff, and Col Shiel, her Majesty's represen tative at Teheran. The letter of Colonel Shiel was dated so recently as the 6th of May, and the letter of Dr. Wolff was dated the 12th of April, at which time he was within three days of Bokhara. The two officers were in prison at the time that this person made his communication to Colonel Sheil. The officers had been two years in prison, and he had not heard of any public execution. Colonel Sheil had stated to the Government in his communications that it was difficult to collect from the conflicting testimony whether the execution had taken place or not : it certainly had not taken place in public. - Mr. B. COCHRANE wished to ask how these officers had been employed by her Majesty's Government ? Sir R. PEEL said that Colonel Stoddart was em ployed upon a minion to Khiva, and when that mission was extended to. Bokhara:he was allowed to avail him self of the services of Captain Conolly. THE IRISH REGISTRATION BILL. Lord HO WICK begged to ask the Right Hon. Gentle man, the First Lord of the Treasury, what were the in tentions of the Government as to the Bill for amending the law with respect to the registration of votes in Ireland. Sir ROBERT PEEL said that he did not think the Bill could be carried further than the second reading in the present session. Mr. B. COCHRANE said, before the House proceeded with the Dissenters' Chapels Bill, ho wished to make a few observations with respect to the course adopted on Government nights with reference to the business of the House. The House had generally understood that the question of the poor-laws was to be brought forward that night. He did not want to annoy the Government, but there must be some reason for postponing the poor-law, and that reason, he had no hesitation in saying, was that the Bank Charter had not been sufficiently praceeded with last night. Now the postponement was a great inconvenience to Hon. Mem bers who had stayed in town for the purpose of attend ing the discussion. The question of the poor-law caine on first in that House on the Bth of February. Week after week had been named for further pro ceeding with the measure, but nothing had been done in it yet, and they were exactly in the same situation now as they were before. He thought the Bank Charter Bill should be postponed, and the Poor-law Bill taken that night, after the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. It would be far more convenient if the Govern. - nent would keep to the particular measures ap pointed for each evening. Sir R. PEEL had the greatest sympathy for the un fortunate Members who were kept away from the coun try.—(A laugh.) He was as anxious to get there as any one—(Wear, hear)—but Hon. Members should recollect that the members of her Majesty's Government had at tended that House, for some time past, each day from five o'clock till half-past one, upon the average. Their only desire had been to take that business that was most conducive to the public interest. With respect to some measures the Government had no dis cretion ; that was the case relative to the sugar Duties Bill, which expired on the sth of next month, and he would put it to Hon. Members whether the Bank Charter Bill was not a measure of great importance ; it was necessary that measure should he carried in order to put down commercial speculation. He thought it a measure quite as important as the Poor-law Bill. He admitted there was great advantage in pro ceeding with the measures appointed for the day, but that could not always be done. It was much better to proceed with measures at once than to postpone them, for after an interval of four or five weeks they returned to the subject like giants re freshed, and the subject was debated over again. He and his colleague sat there nine hours every night for the purpose of forwarding public business, and he thought it was most important to dispose of the Dis senters' Chapels Bill, the Sugar Duties Bill, and the Bank Charter Bill, before proceeding to other measures.—(Hear, hear.) He had given a rash pledge with regard to the Irish Registration Bill, in order to meet the convenience of Irish Members. He had found that pledge so inconvenient to redeem, that it would make him exceedingly cautious how he gave another.— (A laugh.) He admitted the claims of the Poor-law Amendment Bill to immediate attention. The Irish Re gistration Bill stood for Monday. The Bank Charter Bill had to go through Committee. The Dissenters' Chapels he hoped would be disposed of in two or three hours, and then they would be at liberty to fix a day for the Poor-law Bill. Lord HOWICK agreed with the Right Hon. Baronet in opinion that the Bank Charter Bill, the Sugar Duties' Bill, and the Dissenters' Chapels Bill ought to have pre cedence of other measures, but he would suggest to him whether in order to expedite that happy release to which they all looked forward—the end of the session, as he had informed them that the discussion of the Irish Regis tration could lead to no userul result, he would suggest the propriety of discharging the order for the second read ing of the Bill. If it bad been intended to persevere with the Bill. he should have attended to give his reasons for his vote, but as the discussion could lead to no useful result he should not like the trouble to take a part in it. By persevering in the course which he had laid down the Right Hon. Baron .t could only give rise to a long, angry, and useless debate, which would most probably be adjourned. By discharging the order he would be enabled at once to proceed with public business, and he doubted not but that the Irish Members would be perfectly satisfied with the Right Honourable Baronet giving up the Bill, and would release him from his pledge and thus spare the House a vain and fruitless discussion. This would enable the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir R. Peel) sooner to meet the wishes of the Hon. Gentle man (Mr. Cochrane) and it would also enable him sooner to fulfil the expectations of the country with respect to many measures then pending. Mr. M. O'CONNELL said it had never occurred to him that the Right lion. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) would have put him in the situation of returning thanks to him, but he certainly felt called upon to do so after what had fallen from him with respect to the Irish Registration of Voters Bill. And most happy should he be to renew and add to his thanks, if the Right Hon. Baronet would give the same assurance of delay with the Irish Munici pal Registration Bill.—(Hear, hear.) Sir ROBERT PEEL said they had brought forward the Irish Registration Bill with the full intention of passing it into a law. It should be recollected that it was at the urgent request of Hon. Gentlemen at the Opposition side of the House that he had postponed the second reading of it.—(Ministerial cheers.) Ho still adhered fully and entirely to the principle of that Bill—(Hear, hear) —but in the present state of public business, and seeing that, even if the Bill were carried into a law, it would not effect the present year's registration, he saw no use in unnnecessarily pressing it beyond a second reading. At the same time, he thought a discussion of its principle—and he saw no reason whatever why it should be an angry one—would be very desirable. Such discussion could not be other wise than advantageous to the Government, and might the better enable the country to form an opinion upon it. As to the discussion being of an angry and acrimonious character, that, of course, rested with the Noble Lord himself (Lord Howick). Mr. ROEBUCK said the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir R. Pc:1) had forgotten one thing in his category— a Bill called the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill.—(Laughter.) He should wish to know whether the Government in tended to abandon that measure also? Sir R. PEEL said he could not answer then as to all these Bills separately ; the Noble Lord opposite had suggested that he (Sir R. Peel) should state what mea sures the Government had a prospect of carrying, and what measures they did not expect to pass into laws. He did not at the time comply with the Noble Lord's request, but on an early day in the next week he should be pre. pared to state what Bills would be proceeded with, and what abandoned. Mr. ESCOTT said it was very desirable, if it suited the convenience of the Government, that the Ecclesias tical Courts Bill could be one of the incasures to be post poned for another session. It was certainly not one that could be brought to any satisfactory settlement. Lord J. RUSSELL said there was another measure— (Laughter)— the County Courts Bill, which he under stood from the Right Hon. Baronet lied been deferred, in consequence of a measure being under consideration in the House of Lords, for the abolition of imprisonment for debt, which it was supposed would materially alter the provisions of the County Courts Bill. At that time it appeared the Government highly approved of the measure brought in by Lord Cottcnham, but since then other circumstances had occurred. He (Lord J. Rus sell) understood that this Bill and another were referred tv a Select Committee of the House of Lords, where it would probably remain for the remainder of the session. He should be glad to know what the views of the Go vernment were with respect to this measure, and whether it had changed its views since the former answer was given. Mr. P. BORTHWICK complained of the postpone ment of the Poor-law Bill on several occasions for two years past. He hoped that if brought forward, reason able time would be afforded Hon. Members for discuss ing it. Sir J. GRAHAM said that on an (may day next week he would fix those measures, which it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to press, and the order in which they were to come on. He could assure the lion. Gentleman and the House that it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to press forward the Poor-law Amendment Bill, and to take the earliest opportunity for that purpose. Had the Dissen ters' Chapels Bill been read a third time last night, he would have brought on the Poor-law Amendment Bill that night, but more inconvenience would result from not proceeding with the Dissenters' Chapels Bill than from postponing the Poor-law DISSENTERS CHAPELS BILL. On the motion for the reading of the order of the day for the third reading of the Dissenters Chapels Bill, Mr. COLQUHO UN rose, and was (LEFT PE A KING. ) A grand fige and morning concert for the Royal Dispensary for Diseases of the Ear will take place to-morrow in the grounds of Colonel Mites, in the Regent's-park. The lovers - of music, by patronising this fete, will ensure an ample fund of delightful amusement for themselves, at the same time that they are contributing to the support of an institution, which, during its existence of nearly thirty 'years, has been the means of curing or relieving upwards of 13,000 peesons, from a class of diseases of all others the most dis- - treging, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) CLERKEN WELL. CHARGE OF ARSON.—Mr. John Cape!, formerl any extensive woollen merchant in Basinghall-street, City, was placed in the felons' dock, charged with feloniously setting fire to a bed in the house of Mr. William O'Brien, a tradesman residing at 47, Charlotte-street, Islington, where the prisoner lodged. Tile prisoner was singularly attired and wore:an eye-glass; he seemed to regard the proceedings with the greatest indifference, and laughed vacantly once or twice during the investigation. Mr. O'Brien deposed, that a Tew days ago, the prisoner came to lodge with him, and, gate a most respectable reference: he had furnished_lodgings. The morning after he arrived, the prisoner tote at 3 o'clock and began to walk about the house in a `fiery strange manner, and had since continued to do so. ' - tiometimes lie arose in the middle of the night and commenced his perambulations. His bed-room was filled with the most mis cellaneous and extraordinary description of commodi ties. There was every description of perfume there that could be named, both animal and vegetable, and several costly plants, remarkable fur the delicacy of their odour. In one corner of the apartment was a heap of maccaroni in a state of decomposition; in another a quantity of corn and sugar. His general employment during the day was chopping wood, and there was a pile of lucifer match boxes in his room. On the previous evening, about seven o'clock, without having received any provocation whatever, he threatened the life of Mrs. O'Brien, whom he met on the stairs, told her die would kill witness, and presenting a dagger, swore he would stab aay one that attempted to come into his room ; he threatenel to stab Mr. • Kewett, a gentleman who happened to be in the house. (The dagger was produced. The scabbard of it was curiously em broidered, and it smelt strongly of musk.) About half past nine witness and his family were alarmed by cries of " fire!" and soon after the flames and smoke burst through the window of the prisoner's apartment. The two parish and three other fire-engines soon arrived. and an immense crowd had assembled, numbers of whom rushed into the house, and with their assistance the fire was speedily extinguished. The curtains and a portion of the bedding were entirely consumed. Mr. GREENWOOD inquired what proof there was that it was done by the prisoner? Inspector Thatcher said, from the appearance of the room after the fire, it seemed that the lighted candle had been placed under the bed, for it was the canvas under neath the bed which was first ignited. He believed the prisoner was a person of unsound mind. He had acted in the same manner in . a house in which he previously lodged, in Edward-terrace, where he made several in effectual attempts to burn the premises. The prisoner's brother, an ironmonger, residing in Islington, deposed that lie believed the prisoner was la bouring under a delusion of mind. His wife died about a year and a half ago, since which time the deceased had suffered from diseased limbs. He was under the care of Holloway, the pill doctor, and witness had been in formed that the disease in his legs, which was now very serious, might be the cause of the derangement of his in tellects. The prisoner spent an immensity of money in purchasing perfumery. Dr. Taylor, the police-surgeon, had examined the prisoner, but could net yet positively state that he was of unsound mind. The prisoner made a very ingenious defence, and de nied the charge. He said the fire was accidental; but when asked about the threats and the dagger, suddenly became most violent and excited in his manner, and ap plied the harshest language towards Mr. O'Brien with out the slightest apparent reason.—He was remanded. William — Baxter,.it labourer, residing at 3, Brook-row, Clerkenwell, was charged with threatening to murder his wife. The prisoner escaped from the Clerkenwell Work house, in which he had been confined as a lunatic pauper fnr some time, and on the previous morning seized his wife by the hair with one hand, and brandishing a knife in the other, swore he would cut her throat. She was however rescued from her perilous position, and he was arrested. Evidence was produced to show that the prisoner was a person of unsound mind.—Remanded. COL. STODDART AND CAPTAIN CONOLLY. "Merve, in the Tent of Ameer Sarog the Toorcomaun, 230 English miles from Bokhara, April 15, 1844. " To all the Missionary Societies, all the Philanthropic So cieties, the Societies fur the Abolition of Slavery, and all Scientific Societies in England, France, Germany, Aus tria, Prussia and Russia, Sweden, Denmark,_ Hindostan, and America. " My dear Friends, " Since I left Teheraun the prospects of my finding well and alive and free my friends Stoddart and Conolly become, with the progress of my journey towards Bokhara, dimmer and dimmer, and daily more cloudy. I find everywhere, it is true, people who tell me that both are alive—and it is also a fact that no public execution has been witnessed at Bokhara and it is also true that the Khaleefa, the holy dervish of Mowr, whose hospitable tent I left yesterday, escorted by one of his relations and other Toorcomauns towards Bokhara, tells me that Stoddart certainly was alive ; but it is also certain that if they are alive, they must sigh in the miserable prison called Harum Serai—a room which is close to the room of the harem of the Lmeer, so that there is no possibility for them to communicate their condition to any living soul. I therefore address to you these lines from here, where I am detained to-day by the snow, that I shall be at Bokhara in five or six days, it the Umeer does not send an order to stop my progress to Char-Joo, the first frontier place of Bokhara, and whgre I shall arrive after to-morrow. "In case that you should not learn after my arrival at Bokhara that both Gamily and Stoddart are dead, and even my own head has fallen by the hand of the ruler of Bokhara. I beseech you, then, to exert all your powers for some higher purpose, for some more noble purpose than avenging the death of those excellent and gallant officers and other Europeans—l mean, exert your powers, then, for the purpose of ransoming 200,000 Persian slaves, and several Italians, as Giovanni, the watchmaker, &c., who have been brought there from Khorossaun and Persia; and many thousands of those Persians have' been sold for the most immoral, unmen- tionable use to Bokhara and its neighbourhood. They are not black slaves, but white slaves. And I also beseech you to learn, should you hear of my own execution, that there was a Jew who has been enabled, by God's grace, to expose his life for the purpose of saving the lives of Gentiles. "And you, noble relations of my beloved Georgiana, should you hear that my head has fallen at Bokhara, be kind to iny wife, and to my dear son, Henry Drummond Charles Wolff. " Your affectionate friend, "JOSEPH WOLFF, LL.D., D.D., "(late Curate of High Hayland, in Yorkshire).' CRICKET.—The wetness of Tuesday prevented the renewal of the match between the Marylebone Club and around v. the West of England, with A. Mynn, Esq., and three players, but the fineness of Wednesday caused the full muster of the parties at Lord's at an early hour. It will be remembered that upon the first innings the West of Eng land headed the Club by sixteen runs, and that four of tlit wickets of the former were down at the termination of 04 play on Monday evening for a very few runs; amongst then, those of Pilch, Mr. Mynn, Martingell, and 11. Kingscote, Esq. The play was resumed on Wednesday, when tbt Marvlebone Club won by two wickets. STEAM-BOAT PIER AT \TAU XIIALL-BRIDGE.—A steam-boat pier is now in course of erection -at Vauxhall bridge. It is on the city side of the bridge, and will, project from about the centre pier. It will be similar in most re spects to the one erected at Southwark-bridge, but the pas sengers instead of descending through the bridge to the pier : will approach the latter by a circular staircase, built on th 4 outside of the structure, and supported on piles. It is to be opened in the autumn, and its cost will be 8001. The bridg , will, as is the case at Southwark, be toll free to passengers. STASISTICS OF CAB DRIVERS, &c.—From some do cuments recently prepared for the home Missionary Society, ' it appears that there are in the metropolis 347 watermen em ployed upon the various cab stands, 1,793 omnibus conduc tors, 1,662 drivers of cabs, and 4,546 drivers of hackney coaches and omnibuses, making a total of 8,348 men, or with their families, 20,000 persons, living by the conveyance 01 passengers in and around London. One of the cabmen ha• recently endeavoured to reform the character of his brethren. and, in the manner of a missionary, has visited 178 stands, has had religious converse with 2,156 drivers, afforded spi ritual and temporal relief to 106 sick drivers of various vehicles, and distributed 3,010 tracts. THE ROYAL MlNT.—Since Monday the employ& of this establishment have been busily engaged in striking oil a considerable quantity of new sovereigns and half-sovereign- on account of the Bank of England, preparatory to the pay- ment of the July dividends, which will be in the course of settlement in the Rotunda on the Bth of July. A very large amount, both in gold and silver, has also been struck for Go vernment during the last fortnight, THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON HAMPSTEAD HEam.—Yesterday Mr. Mills, Deputy Coroner for Middle sex, held an inquest at the Yorkshire Grey, Hampstead Heath, on the body of a young man named Benjamin Preston, who was drowned in one of the ponds near the above place on Sunday last. From the evidence of the parents of the deceased, it appeared that on Sunday last he went with a pic-nic party to the Vale of Health, Hampstead, and dined there at one O'clock. The deceased, who was in the highest spirits, then saw some men and boys bathing in one of the ponds, and expressed a wish to go into the water himself His friends endeavoured to induce him to remain with them, but he was determined he said to have a bathe, and leaving them to walk about and amuse themselves on the heath, he undressed and went into the water. Suddenly he raised a cry of distress, and sunk before the slightest available assist ance could be rendered. A young man advanced towards him a few yards, but like the deceased was unable to swim, and was afraid to venture farther. His body was not found until nine o'clock, when it was pulled up by means of a rake drag. Several of the jury commented upon the indecency of bathing in a place so public, and where so many females are constantly passing. A great many persons had been drowned in those ponds, and they thought that the " Vale of Death" would be a much more appropriate name for such a place , , than the "Vale of Health. - '—Verdict, " Accidental death." INCREASE OF TILE SMALL-PDX.—The progress r .l' this direful disease has lately been much on the increase. II is stated in the .statistical report of the health of the me tropolis that, during last week, the number of deaths aris ing from small-pox in the metropolis alone amounted to ru, fewer than forty-seven. This extensive mortality is gp ite . rally prevalent amongst infants under two months old. The. Poot-law Commissioners have addressed circulars to the parochial officers of the metropolitan parishes, calling upon them to give every publicity to the provisions of the Act of Parliament, which requires the vaccination of infants and children in order to prevent the progress of the infectious disease, and for which purpose medical gen tl em en are al , _ pointed to various districts of every parish, who perkm) , the vaccine operation gratuitously. The increased ;:prea)l of tbe disorder can only be attributable to the lax manner in w hit It the legislative enactment is obeyed. The letters and papers received from the provinces yesterday remove all apprehension about the further conti nuance of drought. The rain has now visited every part of the country more or less copiously, and the impulse given to the previously parched vegetation is described in many eases to have operated like magic, The barley crop, which was considered in the most imminent danger of almost total fail - ure, will, in many districts, not only be saved, but in all pro bability will yet reach an average. As to the wheat crop there was at no period any ground for alarm, as has beim manifest by the cautious proceeding of the houses engaged in the foreign corn trade, who have the most extensive means of procuring prompt and correct information. The alarmists have, therefore,- but faint . hopes of their predictions being realised, that before the end of the year the money market • would be deranged by the Went of foreign importation. • FLANDERS MAIL. IlitussEr..s, JusE 26.—The average price of heil".iit-the L l; week ending the 22d of June was 17f. 68c., at -that - -of 101. 48c. per hectolitre. The import duty the efore remains on wheat at - 37f. 50c., and on rye at 211; 50c. r 1,000 kil logrammes. ; The Senate met yesterday, and after some eliminary business received several messages from the Chat er of lie presentatives, accompanving so many projects of laly already agreed to in that Chamber. The president then proptised the appointment of several committees. BOHEMIAN FRONTIER, JOSE 19.—Letters from Prague an nounce that there has been a rising of the workmen in the manufactories of Smichow, near that city, in consequence of a reduction of their wages, which made th e i n t er f erence o f the military necessary. When the account came away, mos: of the ringleaders were arrested, but the mass had not given up the idea of attempting to rescue them by force. AUGSBURG, JUNE 22.—We have just received letters from Athens of the 10th of June, which say that General Thomas Grivas had not obeyed the summons to repair to the capital, and had been, therefore, declared a deserter, and orders issued to deliver him up. He, however, with seventy of his partisans, defeated a division of Government troops, under Stralos, and penetrated to Karavassara, on the Gulf of Am - brachia, where he had intrenched himself, and burnt part of the houses; some gendarmes are said to have joined him. On the 10th of June, 300 men were sent from Athens with orders to bring him either alive or dead. Some orders to arrest dif ferent persons had been issued.—Allgemeine Zeitung, June 23. THE NEW POST-OFFICE STAMP. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sitt,—As you are always ready to notice in your excellent journal any suggestion likely to promote the good of the community, I take the liberty of recommending that means should be taken to induce the Government to bring out a new Post-office stamp, which might be charged an extra penny, and be labelled " Warranted not to be opened by Sir James Graham." This would raise a considerable. revenue, and re store in some measure confidence with the public, which the Post-office has lost by recent exposures. I remain, Sir, yours, A CONSTANT READER. Sheffield, June 26, 1844. IMPEittAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, June 27. POOR-LAWS (IRELAND). (Continued from our Third Edition last night.) The Duke of WELLINGTON said there was no ob jection to the production of the papers for which the Marquis Clauricarde had moved. With regard to the re ports to which the Noble Marquis referred, respecting the working of the poor-law in Ireland, he thought he might say that they fully justified the complaints which had been made in Ireland respecting the poor-law. In con sequence of the report of Mr. Penethorne, a Committee had been appointed in the other House of Parliament, and as soon as the report of that Committee fhould be made, her Majesty's Government would be prepared to adopt some measure with respect to this subject, and their Lordships would then have the whole matter before them. The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL said that the com plaints of want of water in the workhouses of Ireland were very general throughout the whole country, and he instanced several cases which had come under his own knowledge. ,The Aiarquis of CLANRICARDE expressed his gra fication at hearing what had fallen from the Noble Duke, and expressed a hope that early in the next ses sion some steps would be taken to alter the present law. The motion was then agreed to, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 27. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. STATE OF THE LABOURERS IN NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK.—INCENDIARISM. Sir W. JAMES wished to ask the Right Honourable. Baronet if there was any truth in the reports which he had seen in the Times newspaper, that, in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, it was customary in cases in which able-bodied labourers applied for relief from the boards . of guardians, to require him to produce a sort of round-robin from all the farmers of the district, stating that they had refused him work. This, he considered, was giving the magistrates and guardians too great power over the poor labourers who were bound to the soil by the land of settlement, and he wished to know if it were correct. Sir J. GRAHAM could not give any answer as to the accuracy of certain statements which had appeared in the Times newspaper ; but he was prepared to answer the question of which the lion. Baronet had given notice. rhe Hon. Baronet had given notice of his intention of asking whether it was true that a system of denying relief altogether to able-bodied paupers prevailed in certain parti of the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, more particularly in the union of Ratherley, utileEs they could produce a certificate from , all the farmers in the union that they had refused them work. He had caused inquiries to be made into the subject, and he did not be lieve that the system prevailed to any great extent, in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk: There was no such union as the union of Haverty. .There was a parish of Haverly, in another union, and he believed that the prac tice complained of did prevail in that parish. He could assure the Hon. Member that the practice had been un known to him, and he extremely regretted that it should have arisen. As soon as it became known, the Poor-law Commissioners had directed the Assistant-Commissioner to inform the board of guardians that they must discon inue the practice, and he believed there was no proba bility that it would become general. Mr. M. GIBSON wished to. correct a misrepresen tation of what had fallen from him last evening. He had been represented as saying, in reply to the Right ilon. Gentleman opposite, that the waces in Suffolk :were sufficient. He had said no such thing. lie had .aid that it was useless to call upon individuals to raise vages, as if individual farmers could give what wages they pleased. lle thought it was an unfair attack to cake upon the farmers of Suffolk. Ile wished to put a pestion to the Right Hon. Gentleman on the subject of he incendiarism. The Right Hon. Gentleman had tated that he believed the peasantry were, to a great •xtent, free from the charge Of incendiarism; but There - ere persons perambulating the country setting fire to !arm buildings. He wished to ask if the Right Hon. Baronet would have any objection to issue a Commission -o inquire into the cause of the incendiarism prevailing in the three counties, and if he had none, he (Mr. 3ibson) would move an address to her Majesty for that purpose. Lord J. RUSSELL wished to ask if there were many prisoners in the calendar for the approaching assizes !barged with the crime of incendiarism. Sir J. GRAHAM was obliged to the Noble Lord for :laving interposed the question. It was quite true that here were many prisoners in the calendar for those :,hree counties charged with incendiarism. Their trials .vould take place at the next assizes in the regular man .ler, and the evidence on those trials could not fail to throw light on the causes which had led to the late un happy incendiary fires. The Hon. Gentleman had mis inderstood what he (Sir 11. Peel) had said. He had , aid that he did not believe the peasantry of these coun •ies committed these crimes, but that they were perpe l-ated by neighbours of the sufferers through pique and ill-will. With respect to the Commission, he thought it gould be unadvisable, as the assizes were approaching, 4nd the trials would shortly come on, when all the cir mmstances would be made public. Mr. AGLIONBY asked whether it was not the duty ,f the Assistant-Commissioners to prevent such illegal dractices as the Right lion. Baronet himself had con- lemned ? Sir J. GRAHAM believed the attention of the Assis tant-Commissioners had not been called to such a practice% THE IRISH STATE TRIALS. Mr. WYSE wished to state, that having received a prothise from the Right lion. Baronet at the head of the Government, that if he would postpone his motion re peeting the recent trials in Dublin until after the coun ,el fin- the Crown should have made their statement upon the writ of error in the House of Lords, he (Sir R. ['eel) would allow the motion to come on upon a Go vernment day. Upon that understanding he was willing to postpone his motion. Sir R. PEEL assured the Hon. Gentleman that he should keep faith with him. IRISH MAGISTRATES.—MR. O'DRISCOLL. Mr. ROSS wished to put a question to the Noble Lord the Secretary for Ireland. Some time ago Mr. O'Driseoll, a magistrate of Cork, was convicted of an assault, and after his conviction he insulted the magistrates who had found him guilty. Afterwards Mr. O'Driscoll was in vited to tender the resignation of his commission, on the ground of infirmity. Mr. O'I)riseoll resigned. He (Mr. Ross) had been informed that Mr. O'Driscoll had been reinstated. He wished to know whether such was the fact, and how it had come to take place ? Lord ELIOT had received no communication from the Lord Chancellor of Ireland that would enable him to answer the question ? Mr. ROSS said he would put the question upon an other occasion. ROCHDALE YEOMANRY. Mr. BRIGHT said that last night he had presented a petition with respect to the formation of a corps of yeo- manry at Rochdale, and had given notice that it was his intention to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, upon the subject this evening. Sir . GRAHAM trusted that' tho Hon. Member would give notice of his question for a future day, as he must confess that be was totally unaware that it was the intention of the Hon. Member to put any quet.tioa to him. Mr. BRIGHT would give notice of his intention to put the question on Monday. ORANGE PROCESSIONS. Mr. WYSE postponed his motinn with respect to Orange processions till Monday next. SUGAR DITTIES BILL. On the question that the Sugar Duties Bill be read a third time, Mr. HAWES rose to adlress the House. It was not his intention to detain the House at any length, but since the discussion had taken place he had sought informa tion as to slavery in Java, and that was the only sub ject to which at the present moment he intended to ad dress himself. The object of the Government in intro. during the present Bill was or war; not' to increase the supply of sugar. ' Whatev, r the extent of the importa tion of sugar under the Bill might he, it was to be im ported distinctly as the produce of free labour, and not tainted with slavery. Now, he (Mr. Hawes) thought he should be able to show the House, upon authorities that cotild not he questioned, that very little sugar could be imported from the east that was not more or less whited with slavery or the slave-trade. In 1814, it was calculated by competent authority, Sir Stamford Rafts, that there were in Java 27,000 slaves, and the Chinese not only countenanced slavery, but were actually slave dealers themselves. Sir George Staunton, in his able work, showed that slavery existed to a very considerable extent in China. The Hon. Member then read several extracts from Sir e? eoqe Stauntou'o work, totrove that slavery existed ut the t 0 11 g !Pi