The Sun. — London, England, 1844-07-12 00:00:00

ebirb Vitittion SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. PRICES OF SHARES IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 12. Dividend Amount Paid. per Annum. Names of Com panies. Price, Share. bi per cent. 41. --- Canals. £ s. d. Ashton and Oldham... 97 IS 0 Ashby-de-la-Zouch-av 113 0 0 Basingstoke lOO 0 0 Bteckneck & Abergay. 150 0 0 Birmingham,l-16thsh. 815 0 Do. and Livcrp. Juuc. 100 0 0 Chelmer & Blackwater 100 0 0 Coventry Crom ford Dudley ..-....-.. Derby. Danube and nayne.... Ellesmere and Chester 100 t 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 133 0 9 cr cent. Ei. 153. Erewash ..... Forth and C1yde......... I L 53. 112 s. Rd. -ss. 1.108. 344 101. 34 17s. Gd. 101. 6 percent. 151. 11. 10s. 151. 324705. 101. Si. 109. 11. N. 3 per cent. per cent. 44 per cent. 4 per cent. 91.10 x. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 1% per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. Grand Junctron ... ....... Grand Union ..... ......... Grand Surrey ...... Grand Western ... Glamorgansh., ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham Huddersfield Kennet and Avon av Lancaster ' Leeds and Liverpool... Leicester Leicester & Northamp Loughborough ........av Monmouthshire .... Montgomeryshire Melton Mowbr.y Mersey and lewd! Macclesfield ........ Neath Oxford Peak Forest .. ...»..... r` Regent's (or London) Shropshire ......... Somerset C0a1...—." Do. Lock Fund Stock Staffbrd and Worcester Shrewsbury Stourbridge ..... Stratford .on.Avon...av Swansea Severn & Wye & Rail Trent & Mersey, 14 sh Thames & Medway..av Warwick and Binning. Warwick and Napton Wurcester & Binning Wilts and Berks.....av Wisbeach Wey and Arun.... Docks. Commercial East and West India London Ditto Bonds Bristol.... ..... ...... ay Do.Bnds, var. amoun ts St. Katharine Ditto Bonds.— Ditto B. nds Southampton 100 0 0 Stock Stock 147 9 0 Stock 50 i 0 Bridges Hammersmith Southwark, new Subs. Ditto New of 7% pr c. Waterloo ......... Ditto Old Ann. of 81,. Ditto New ditto of 71. Ditto Bonds--.......... Vauxhall .ay I% per cent. It. Os. Sd. 18s. Id. per cent. 14. 71. 95. 10$. 4 per cent 6 per cent 6 per cent. 35.851._pr sh 50 0 0 63 2 8 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 3 500 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 1000 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 Stock 100 0 0 25001 25 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock £ s. al. 100 a o !' I. llrrI Irr 11 13 4 a 100 — 0 o fl 100 0 0 I 1. All paid 100 0 0 100 0 0 2Ch; 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 109 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 • 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 • 50 0 0 20 0 0 4000 20 0 0 77 10 0 SO 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 59 0 9 25 0 0 39 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 5 , ) 0 0 50 0 • i 50 • • 5 0 0 65 0 i 20 0 0 lb 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 SO 0 0 100 0 0 03 12 9 100 9 0 O I 4 0 0 4: O 0 4: O 0 191 O 0 j; O 0 21 o 0 h 10 0 • 0 4; • 0 )7 10 0 1; 0 • 4 O 0 e 6 O 0 1 16 0 0 Is 8 0 19 0 0 ; '; 0 • -; 0 0 O 0 154 5 0 7 O 0 7( O 0 3, O 0 O 0 2 O 0 rA O 0 3 - O 0 71 O 0 O 0 3 0 0 25 0 0 ft - 2r 8. 5! 1100 0 100 70 0 0I s• SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—The Bill for repealing the union of the two Welsh bishoprics received its death-blow on Thursday last. The Duke of Wellington then struck it down by a sudden blow of the Royal Prerogative—a " State trick," which was kept in reserve, as a dernier resort, to prevent the con fusion and disruption which it would have caused in the Ministerial ranks,-had it been allowed to enter the House of Commons. There the discussions would have separated Gladstone from Peel—Goulburn must have supported , the 13i11, or vacated his seat for the University of Oxford—while the Ministerial benches would have been again in a state of most admirable insubordination. With the additional bitter ness which Church questions generally infuse into debate, the scenes that were enacted on the Sugar Duties would have been repeated. Such a Bill was to be got rid of at all hazards, and by any means. The danger was imminent. It required no ordinary skill, on the part of the Ministers, to extricate themselves from the difficulties, of their position. The evils on either hand were obvious. On the one side was the Church, demanding the preservation of the two sees which were threatened with amalgamation. Lifting up their mitred heads, and raising their episcopal voices, the Bishops protested against the dangerous interposition of the State with the spiritual functionaries of the Church. Those of the lay peers who sided with the Bishops in their crusade against the Government, denounced, in terms more caustic than courteous, the 44 manoeuvre" by which the Duke of Welling, ton, acting in the name and on the behalf of the Ministry, had frustrated the vote by which the Lords had de clared for the retention of the Welsh bishopric sacrilegiously threatened with extinction. All this was bad enough. But Prime Ministers possess peculiar means of softening the wrath of Bishops. The gentle spirits which inhabit episcopal breasts, keep not in remembrance the offences of Cabinets. % Peers themselves are placable when the acts which they disapprove are committed by the Government of whose general politics they approve, and which has honours and rewards at its disposal. To strangle the Bill in the Howe of Lords with the silken cord of the Royal Prerogative, was, doubtless, a course less fraught with danger than to allow it to enter the Commons. There it would be the signal for renewing dissensions not yet healed; of reviving altercations between the Ministry and its friends —the sounds of which have scarcely ceased to grate upon the sensitive ears of the Premier. The Bill was, as we have said, and for the causes we have ex plained, knocked on the head by the Duke of Wels lington on Thursday last. Its fate was alluded to last even ing by Earl Powis, its author; who complained of the treat ment the measure had received from the Government :—" He believed he could say, that during the whole period the House of Hanover was on the throne, there was no precedent to be found for such a course as had been adopted in this case. There was no measure that Parliament had expressed a wish further to consider, in which the Crown had interposed its authority to prevent that further consideration of the matter." His Lordship, however, felt that it was vain to contend with the power which had been brought to bear upon the measure ; and he therefore withdrew it from further notice. The Bishop of Salisbury pronounced the funeral oration over the lifeless corpse of the Bill, martyred by the sacrilegious hands of Minis ters—strangled by a " manoeuvre" for State convenience. We g dismiss the reproaches and remonstrances which the Right Rev ?fi Prelate addressed to the Government, for the purpose of in troducing, what appears to us of much more importance—the imputed infraction of the union between the Church and the , State, which has been committed by Ministers, in their mode of getting rid of the difficulties that embarrassed them, in , 136 connection with the Bill being introduced into the House of Commons after having passed the House of Lords. We stop not to investigate the validity of the grounds on which the 136 Bishop of Salisbury rests his accusations of the Government. sS6STANDARD. —Earl Powis last night withdrew his Bill for the severance of the dioceses of Bangor and St. Asaph. A sik debate of considerable length preceded the withdrawal of og the Bill, but the topics of this discussion related rather to the ▪ regularity of introducing such a Bill without the appro • bation of the Crown previously obtained, than to the merits of the Bill itself. We think that there is some (per '2s haps not useless) obscurity involving the question • really debated—the right of the Crown to se t a p re li m i nar y g 4 veto upon the introduction of any class of measures. We 7 know that in practice, the Crown and each of the two Houses severally have been allowed an exclusive initiative in 4 particular cases—the Crown, where Crown property, or pri 6s, 05 ,% vilege, or grants to individuals may b e conce rned, the House "' of Lords all measures touching the peerage, and the Commons 6 in the matter of taxation. This, all are aware, has been the practice of th e three branches of the sovereign legislature ; but it ) would be difficult to trace that practice to any distinct law. The 3 % natural explanation appears to be, that in each of the cases, the Crown, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons ?'4 have, upon just and prudent considerations, divested itself of the initiative of propositions, by proposing which first it 'hi might inconveniently compromise itself with one or both of the other branches. This is plainly the opinion of Lord il4 Brougham—an excellent authority upon a question of Con ; stitutional law—for his Lordship maintains the perfect ,g legality of a member of either House of Parliament introduc s% ins- ' any measure, subject only to the self-imposed orders of the House to which he belongs. According to this view, • which is, we are convinced, the just one, it is a rule este , blished by the House of Lords, and not the prerogative of the Crown, which has unfavourably determined the 14 destiny of Lord Powis' Bill. As we have said, how ever, the question is obscure, and not uselessly obscure. It is better to avo7d the definition of naked rights among powers whose cordial co-operation is necessary for their acting % with success. " Definitiones lege aunt periculosm " in more senses than one ; for, questionless, reciprocal concessions tend much more to harmony of ee ls tion than a separation of powers by stern legal St barriers. Of the merits of the Bill withdrawn last night we have little to add to what we have already said : we could heartily wish that St. Asaph'e might retain its bishop, and that Manchester might have a bishop also: but • we cannot shut our eyes to the difficulty of completing this * arrangement or to the danger of opening anew the adjust , ment of the ecclesiastical establishment so long ago ef fected. Lord Powis' Bill, if successful, would not be a barren precedent, nor would the use ma d e o f it b e '34 9 limited to the episcopal order. The union th a t it 8 4 5 would sever, is a part of a plan wisely, and with ex the best intentions, contrived to render the resources of the -hi Church to the utmost extent available for the religious in struction of the people, with the view of being able to 2 call boldly upon the country to supply the deficiency o that might be found after this effort and its sacrifices 4 had been made, and had been made manifest. We 4 have a confident hope that the effect will be to 3 stimulate the people to go before the Legislature in de manding a large extension of the means of the Church's r 3( utility and the sphere of its influence. Such, we have no doubt , is the purpose cf Sir Robert Peel. In the dispense t tion of Church patronage he has done all that a minister ) could do to advance the Church in the favour of the public. i The bishops of his appointment are surely men the best calculated to reflect honour upon their sacred p office, and to render the office itself popular, even 7 with multitudes who have been hitherto indif i ferent or insensible to his value. We are convinced that even now the oppointment of ten or twenty new bishops (such 7 % bishops as Sir Robert Peel has appointed) upon newly es -3 tablished bishoprics, would be gratefully welcomed by the nation ; nor would any difficulty be made be cause of the augmentation of the Church influ -7 once in a House of Lords so largely increased Is by lay peerages; but the temporal provision is still to be considered, and for that the newly awakened zeal ° of the public is not yet sufficient. We have, however, no 7 s , doubt that in good time all difficulty on this head will be 5 made to disappear, if only the plan of the Prime Minister 6 shall be permitted to work without interruption. It is be - cause the success of Lord Powis' Bill would seriously impede 7 g the progress of that plan, that we are reconciled to the failure v e of the measure. Assurances. Albion . ............... Alfred Life ........- Alliance Brit. and For Ditto Marine Atlas Birmingham Fire...... .. British Fire. British Commercial Cler. Med. & Gun. Life County Eagle Economic 1.00 European Life ..... ...» Ditto New Freemason 5 .. » . » ....„ Globe Giutrdian Hope Life Ditto Fire ....." ..... Imperial Fi e Ditto Life.... .. . Indemnity Mar ine Law Life ........... Legal and General Life London Fire,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, Ditto Ship National Loan Fun' Life Protector Life Provident ..... Rock Life.. Ryal Exchange Sun Fire ..... Ditto University Life Universal Life Union Fire and Life Joint Stk Ilanks Australasi Ditto New Brit. North American Commercial of London Colonial London & Westminstr Ditto New........ London Joint Stock Metropolitan Provincial of Ireland Ditto National of Ireland-- Nat. Provincial Englnd Ditto New Gloucestershire.......,... Union of Australia..... Union of London...-. Gaslight & Coke Bath- ..... Ditto Previncial......., Birmingham Rive ing. & Staffordsh Bristol Brighton Ditto General City of London ..- Ditto New ......... Continental Consolid Ditto New..„.„„„,,, Equitable Imperial Isle of Thanet Independent ..... Phcenix Rate! i South Metropolitan...« United Genera 1........ Westmins. Chartered : Ditto New Water Works. Birmingham East London Grand Junction av Kent Nw Riv Lon. Bridg An. Manchester andSalford Vauxhall late S. Lond. West Mid dlesex......av Yrk Bulag Co. Les. Prop iron Railways. Birmingham & Derby Birming. & Gloucester Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Eastern Counties Edinburgh et Glasgow Grand Junction.— Great North of Englnd Grest Western Ditto Half Shares Ditto Fifths ....... Harwich (Braithwaite) Hull and Selby ...... Lancaster and Carlisle Leeds and Selby Liverpool & Manchestr Ditto Half-Shares London and Brighton Ditto Lean Notes London and Blackwall London and Greenwich London and Birmingh. Ditto Quarter-Shares Ditto Third 5.........„„ London and S. West ern London and Croydon Manchester and Leeds Ditto New Shares Manchstr and Birming Midland Counties North Mid1and......,,, Do. %-Sh., iss. 10 dis Northern and Eastern Ditto Scrip, iss.s!. dis. Paris and Orleans. Paris and 1t0uen........„ Rouen and Havre Stockt , n & Darlington South East. add Dover Yarmouth and Norwich lurk and N. Midland Ditto New Shares Mines. Albin Copper Alten Anglo Mex., ks.s/. p.m Ditto Subscription Bolanos mitt ..tterip Brazil. Imp. iss. W. p.m Do. Mocaub. & Coc. U. Do. St. John Del Rey British Iron Candonga. Ditto Registered Cobre Copper Copiapo.. ............. Columbian, iss. 51. p.m General Mining Imperial Slate Coinp Mexican Mining Co. of ..... Real del Monte, Un reg. Ditto Loan Notes „.„ Rh ymney 1r0n,,,,, ,,,„ Santiago de Cuba „„. United Mex., iss.2l. pm. Ditto Scrip ..„ Ditto New Scrip„„.... Zit erary. Londn,with Sin.Tlcket London University Russell Ring's College Miscellaneous. Anglo Mexican Mint.. Australian Agricultur. Brit. American Land,.. Canada Upper Canada Bonds Gen. Steam Navigation Iberian Mercantile Co. Ditto Property Met. Wood Pay., iss. I/. Mex. and S. American New Brunswick (Land) New Zealand ..... Penins. & Orieu. steam Royal Mail Stearn Reversionary Int. Soc. South Austialian iii;wxs Tunne1.......... 1 - /Z - diemen'a Land ... 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 545 L 4 per cent. 7s. per share b per cent. 31. 5 per cent. It 30s. bds. j b 4 per cent. sper cent. per cent. A per cent. 5 per cent. 4s. I. Bd. per cent, 12g. sh. bds. 1/. -5-s. per cent. per cent. 5 per cent. 11. ss. 41. 5 per cent. 6) per cent. 11. 4s. 5 per cent. lel( per cent rd. P per cent. 6 rer cent. 5 percent. sper cent. 6per cent. per cent. per cent. B per cent, fi per cent. 21s per share 6s. per share 10 per cent. per cent. 16s. 1/..51. 11. 7s. 51. ind bs. 4341. and bs. per cent. scent. 1 0 4 10/. 6/ per sh 1.3 s per *ls 8 per cent. 5 per cent. 8 per cunt. b per cent 6 per cent. 1154 per cent. 2i. Ws. 2/. [Os. 21. lOs. 5 pct cent. 41. les. 14 14s. 1G per th 11. 4.. per cent. Ss. per sh. V. ss. per sh per cent 2K per cent. /IL 51. per sh £j6l. per sh. 12s. per sh. 4 per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. 1%4 per sh tel. per sh. U. 149. ig.per share .3a 4cl per sh EL 17s. pr el 1139 per at 1/. 11. 10s. 11. U. 13s. IL Ils. 10d. 15 per cent per cent. 10 per cent. 10 percent. 11. I'. 31. 17s. 6d. 1 • 10.• lOper cent. 10s. per sh. IL 204 per sh. IL 4s. 1L Iss. eper cent. ._# per cent. MOM. and? '41.6d. bs. /per cent. pet cent. et per cent •per cent LIST op SCOTTISII COM JULY 10, Bank of Scotland Royal Bank British Linen Compny Commercial Bank Glasgow Union Bank Western Bulk --- Central Pk. of Scotland Caledonian Insurance Hercules Insurance North Brit. Insurance Insurance Co. of Scot!. Edinburgh Lite Insur . Scottish Union I nsur. ' Standard Life Insur Dalkeith Railway .... Edin. and Glas. Glasg. and Green. Rag. ;Dlandeeend Arbr_ Bail 6 per cent. 6 per cent. • per cent. • per cent 7 per cent. 6 per cent 8 per cent. 6 per cent. 7 per cent. O per cent. bper cent. epee cent. per cent. 3 per cent. :der cent. II per cent per cen t 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 o 0 100 0 0 100 • 0 5000 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 • 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 16 13 4 12 15 4 100 0 0 32 0 0 41 6 10 13 15 9 100 0 0 50 0 0 70 0 0 NO o e 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 4 o 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 100 0 0 15* 0 0 3300 25 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 55 0 0 2000 50 0 0 10 0 0 60 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 40 0 0 75 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 8 10 0 0 100 0 0 5000 100 0 0 15 0 A 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 U soon 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 150 e 500 10 0 40 0 - 1 100 0 0 ' 10 0 300 35 10 X 2 10 14 0 1 10 5 0 3 0 7 0 75 0 25 0 50 0 100 0 0 1E: 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 ANIES' PRICES. 844. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 2 5 9 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 0 • 00 0 0 i 40 0 0 2 5000! 7 5 0 0 11 0 0 1. 5 0 0 5 • 0 1 55 0 0 50 0 0 s 5 0 0 210 0 10 0 0 50 0 / 250 0 0 40( All paid 2€ 2 0 0 IJ. L 30 0 • - It: 36 10 0 41 2 10 0 I 2 10 C 50 0 0 194 10 0 0 1. 5 13 0 2 0014 o o 12 10 0 1 12 10 0 1 2 10 0 2 0 0 404 o 0 ! 0 o o I 5 0 5 0 23 0 50 0 100 0 1 100 0 75 50 0 1 12 0 2 0 50 0 U 6; O 22 O 10 O 12 5 0 100 0 100 0 50 0 50 0 10 0 0 2: 0 10 6 'lop o e 2 0 0 a? 0o Si DEATH OF JOHN TRAVERS, ESQ.—We regret to i x , announce the decease of the above excellent gentleman and true Reformer, which took place this day at half ,., past twelve o'clock, of congestion of th.brain. Mr. Travers was at the head of the eminent firm of Jo -3 seph Travers and Sons, St. Swithin's-lane. He was g v only fifty-seven years of age. He will be deeply and 4 / 8 most deservedly lamented by a numerous circle of 1 friends. THE LONDON GAZETTE (THIS EVENING.) I '',? 4 At the Court at Buckingham Palcce, the 10th day of July, 70 — 5 0 107'''' 1844, present the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council, 39 0 0 4,3% her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to declare the 40 0 0 55 44 Right Hon. William Lord Heytesbary, Lieutenant-General 1000 0 EN and General Governor of that part of the United Kingdom 0 0 98% 40 0 0 I called Ireland._ a__ 43 o 15 0 0 N 20 20 0 0 0 0 .3E g 10 0 0 100 0 0 2f - g, 5000 gfi 18 0 0 21 50 0 0 101 25 0 0 j 51 31 13 10 100 0 25 0 150 7%, DOWNING STREET, JULY 1. 44 The Queen bas been pleased to nominate anal appoint r, i 4 Lieutenant General the Right Hon. Sir Henry Hardinge, [ - I " Knight Commander of the Most Hon. Military Order of the 5% Path, to be a Knight Grand Cross of the said Most Hon. 2 4 Order. o a OI 9 U 2 : 0, 7 0 10 0 5 0 12• DOWNING-STREET, JULY 9. The Queen has been pleased to nominate and appoint Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart., captain in the Royal Navy, and her Majesty's Minister-plenipotentiary to his Majesty the King of Greece, to be a Knight Grand Crass of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. as WAR-OFFICE, JULY 12. 1% 17th Light Dragoons—H. W. Lindow, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Hobson, promoted, July 11 ; W. I. Ander s% ton , Gent., to be Cornet„ by purchase, vice lnnes, promoted, July 12. 2 Scotch Fusilier Guards—Second Lieutenant Hon. P. Bar - 1 0 the Rifle Brioade, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, - 10 4y Purchase, vice Russell, w'ho retires, July 12. o plst Regiment of Foot—T. Wilson, Gent. to be Ensign, by ' 2 q burchase. vice Hardinge, appointed to 53d Foot, July 12. 41453 d Foot —To be Assistant - Surgeons — Assistant - Surgeon 4 A. Gordon, M.D., from 35th Foot; C. H. Fasson, Gent., July 12. 59th Foot—Lieutenant W. F. A. Gilfillan, from half-pay 4 60th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Clay, appointed Paymaster 34 29th Foot, Ensign R. J. Lloyd to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gilfillan, who retires ; Gentleman Cadet T. H. Paken ham, from Royal lilitary College, to be Ensign, by purchase, 3/ vice Lloyd, July 12. fz 60th Foot—To be Assi tart-Surgeons—Assistant-Surgeon S. Macfarlane, from 3d Foot; Assistant-Surgeon F. .1. F. Payne, from 2d Foot, July 19. 61st Foot—To be Assistant-Surgeons—Assistant-Surgeon D. Lucas, from the 68th Foot ; W. H. Jephson, M.D., July 12. nn 72d Foot—Ensign F. Brandling to be Leutenant, by pur s chase, vice J ames , w h o ret i res.; G. S. M ac k enz i e , G en t., t o 'Ai be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brandling, July 12. 80th Foot—T. Fardrew, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, July 12. Rifle Brigade—Ensign W. J. Colville, from 4th Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Barrington, appointed to the Scots Fusilier G uar d s , J u l y 1 2; E ns i gn W. D. 31. Best, if from 70th Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice ' Webster, who retires, July 13. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Captain H. W. S. Stewart, from half-pay unattached, to be Captain, vice H. A. Aitchison, who exchanges, receiving the difference; Lieutenant W. Hardisty to be Captain, by purchase, vice Stewart, who retires; Second Lieutenant B. Fenwick to be First Lieutenant by purchase, vice Hardisty ; V. Wing, Gent., to be S econ d Li eutenant by purchase, vice Fenwick, - July 12. BREVET.—Captain H. W. S. Stewart, of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Major in the Army, Nov. 23. STA FF.—Captain J. Middleton, from Paymaster 2d Batta lion Rifle Brigade, to be a Paymaster of a Recruiting District, vice Francis Wemys, who retires upon half-pay, July 12. MEMOIIANDU3I.—The Christian name of Lieutenant Jones, appointed Adjutant to the 60th Foot, on July 5, 1844, i s Douglas, and not John Francis, as previously stated. Th e 1 name of the Quartermaster appointed to the 81st Foot, on the 2*h June, 1844. is Charles Correll, and not James Carroll, as previously stated. 0 It 0 1 0 V. 0 o 11 o 11 • 1 0 o 'aft 0; 1, 174;4 168 1 4 2`.1,3 166 17% 20s. 4% 50 The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major James Agnew to be Colonial Secretary and Registrar for the isind of Do minica. The Queen has also been pleased to appoint George Heylizer Aertsen Porter, Esq., to be Colonial Secretary and Registrar for the Virgin Islands. DOWNING-STREET, JULY 10. 100 — 0 o TELE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1844.4 ADMIRALTY, JULY 10. • Corps of Royal Marines—Colonel Second Commandant J. Owen to be Colonel Commandant and Deputy Adjutant Ge neral ; Colonel Second Commandant J. Wright to be Colonel Commandant of the Chatham Division, vice Lawrence, who retiees on full pay ; Lieut.-Colonel C. Menzles to be Colonel Second Commandant, vice Wright promoted ; Captain and Brevet H. Mitchell, to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Menzies, pro moted; First Lieutenant T. Lemon to be Captain, vice Mit chell, promoted; Second Lieutenant A. Butcher to be First Lieutenant, vice Lemon, promoted. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire. Second West York Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.—Major G. Pollard to be Lieutenant-Colonel (Commandant) ; Capt. W. Moore, to be Major, vice Pollard, promoted ; Lieutenant S. Waterhouse to be Captain, vice Moore, promoted; Cornet H. Akroyd to be Lieutenant, vice Waterhouse, promoted; J. P. Edwards, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Akroyd, June 19. Bradford Troop of Second West York Regiment of Yeo manry Cavalry—T. H. Horsfall, Esq. to be Captain ;. Cornet G. Haigh to be Lieutenant ; J. Mann, Gent., to be Lieu tenant; G. Addison, Gent., to be Cornet, June 19; C. K. Clarke, Gent., to be - Cornet, vice Haigh, promoted, July 10. WHITEHALL, Juir 3. The Lord Chancellor has appointed H. C. Margetts, of March, in the county of Cambridge, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in tie High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, JULY 8. The Lard Chancellor has appointed T. J. Maltby, of CheEhunt, in the county of llertford, Gent, to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. GEORGE FRYER, grocer, Alfred-street, City-road, to surrender July 20, at half-pa=t eleven, and Aug. 16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Hill and Matthews, St. Mary Axe. WILLIAM ROBERT WOOD, Dentist, Brighton, July 23,:and Aug. 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pen nell, official assignee, Basinghafl-street ; Lamb, Bucklersburv. FRANCOIS EMANUEL CARNEL DE LA MARCO TELLE, merchant, Fenchurch-street, July 19, and August 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; James, Basinghall-street. THOMAS GAUGE THORN, builder, Southampton, July 23, and August 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street ; Fitch, Gray's Inn, and Stace, Southampton. SIMON SOUTHEY, cabinet manufacturer, South-street, Finsbury-market, July 29, at twelve, and Aug. 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Fre derick's-place, Old Jewry ; Watsun, Worship-street, Finsbury. HENRY WHITTAKER, silk throwster, Macclesfield, Cheshire, July 27 and Aug. 16, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, offi?.ial assignee, Manchester; Lowe, Sweeting, and Byrne, Southanwton:buildings, London ; Brocklehurst and Bagshasr, Macclesfield ; Slater and Heelis, Manchester. • WILLIAM WEIR, iron merchant, Carlisle, Cumberland. July 23, at balf-past two, and Aug. 27, at tw,., at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Mounsey and Gray, Staple Inn, Lon don ; Bendle, Carfisle • Hoyle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. THOMAS BIGGS, woollen-draper, Bath, July 26, at one, and Sept. 5, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acra man, official assignee, Bristol; Whittington and Castles, Bristol. THOMAS GRIFFITHS, tailor, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staf fordshire, July 23 and Aug. 20, at half-past ten, at the Bir mingham District Court. Valpy, official rosignee, Birming ham; Middleton, Stone; Hodgson, Birmingham. WILLIAM BOND, publican, Liverpool, July 23 and Aug. 27, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Nethessole, Essex-street, Strand, London ; Owen, Liverpool. J AMES ALEXAIDER FORREST, glass merchant, Liverpool, July 23, and August 27, at half-past twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Johnsen and Co., Temple, London ; Grocott and Dodge, Liverpool. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. A. Clarence, potato dealer, Romford. J. Allanson, corn miller, Kirby Malacers!, Yorkshire. W. Smallwood. pawnbroker's shopman, Manchester. J. Birley, commission agent, Bawtry, Yorkshire. J. Fleming, carpenter, Halifax. S. H. Sale, commission agent, Ashton-under-Lyne. F. Drake, machine-maker, Huddersfield. T. Arundale, colliery agent, Whitkirk, Yorkshire. .1. Sibley, blacksmith, Luton Bedfordshire. G. Wimshurst, carpenter, Luton, Poplar. A. Bray, perfumer, baton New-town. R. Dawber, tailor, Liverpool. H. Beasley, stone-mason, Walcot; Soinersetshire. W. Rowland, farmer's a=sistant, Llaneilan, Anglesea. R. Higgins meat-salesman, Newgate-market. R. Derbyshire, butcher, Liverpool. H. Laundy, law-stationer, Thanet-place, Strand. J. Tyler, shopman, Walcot, Somersetshire. T. W. b obby, cutler, Myddleton-street, Clerkenwell. W. E. Adams, painter, St. Chad's-row, St. Pancras. J. Friend, shoe- maker , Hytte, Kent. J. Cotterell, beer-seller, Banbury, Oxfordshire. A. Hodg-on, machine-maker, Bradford, Yorkshire. R. Isabell, builder, Swansea. W. Lewis, baker, Heston, Middlesex. J. Pickard, saddler, York. H. Hustler, cloth-manufacturer, Yeadon, Yorkshire. J. Forrest, victualler, Bradford, Yorkshire. T. Dallman, tailor, Newman -street, Marylebone. W. Blount, Seymour-crescent, Euston-square. H. Fowler, grocer, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. J. Berenburg, commission agent, Southampton-street, Strand. A. Newcomb, cabinet mincer, Albion-place, Walworth-road. 1). Menzies, saddler, Middlesex-street. Whitechapel. E. Halinbourg, milliner, South . Molton-street, Oxford-street. J. L. Roberts, packer, Salford, Manchester. E. Inns, North Moreton, Berkshire. J. Turner, butcher, Newcastle-under-Lyme. J. W. Barlow, coal agent, Liverpool. A Beaumont, fancy manufacturer, Gawthorp, Yorkshire. T. L. Rogers, farmer, Knockin, Shropshire. C. W. Bond, eating housekeeper, Long-lane, Bermonds e y. G. Garrett, agent for the sale of rope, flax, and sail cloth, Stockton, Durham. R. Copley , Broomball, Sheffield. G. Woodley, artist, Howland-street, St. Pancras. J. Fairall, stamper, Peckham. H. Nodes, undertaker, Chelsea. H. Brereton, Uroesfryn, Anglesey. R. Peters, labourer, Viney-hill, Gloucestershire. J. Pray, quarryman, Viney-hill, Gloucestershire. J. Watson, hosier, Brudenell-place, Shoreditch. J. Catt, confectioner, Gravesend. H. Archer, wheelwright, Brewood, Staffordshire. I. Page, painter, Canterbury. W. Alcock, Burton Strather, Lincolnshire. J. Reynolds, joiner, Liverpool. G. Mather, organist, Bronti-place, Walworth. D. Duncombe, coffee housekeeper, Drury-lane. G. Attock, coach builder, Liverpool. R. Jones, farmer, Ffrwd, Denbighshire. J. Sawyer, coffee-house keeper, Stratford, Essex. SECOND NOTICES. E. Bobbitt, house agent, London-street, St. Pancras, July 18, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. J. Jenkins, painter, Praed-street, Paddington, July 18, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. J. 8. Harvey, traveller, City-gardens, City. r oa d, J u l y 18 , at two, at the Court of Ban kruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending July 9, 1844, is 335. Bd. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the int portation thereof into Great Britain. COURSE OF EXCH . Amsterdam CF. 12 5 Ditto, at sight l2 3 Rotterdam 2U. 12 Antwerp 25 90 Hamburgh M.B. 13 13 Altona l3 13t Paris, 3 days' sight 25 60 Ditto, 3 months 25 85 Marseilles 25 90 Bourdeaux 25 90 Frankfort on Maine l2lt. Petersburgh, 3Us 37 Berlin 7 Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 953 Trieste, ditto Madrid 37 Cadiz Bilbao 36 Barcelona 36 Seville ANGE.—(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar — Leghorn 3O 45 Genoa 25 85 Milan — Venice ........ Naples 39 Palermo, per oz llB Lisbon 54 Oporto 54 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia 23 Buenos Ayres — NewYork,2ldys sight Philadelphia — PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars f. 3 17 '9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons..... 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10 Silver in Bars 0 4 11i MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of July 12.) St:GAIL—To-day importers of West India Sugar succeeded in obtaining rather higher rates, making the advance for the week 6d to is ; from both Sugar Refiners and Grocers the demand was good, the former paying prices varying from 55s to 60s for low to fine grey, and the latter 58s to 66s for mid dling to fine yellow, 57s to 57s 6d for inferior, and 54s to 56s Gd per cwt for brown. The purchases are 830, making the total sales for the week 3,450 hhds and trcs, including a public sale this afternoon of 218 hhds 7 trcs and 47 brls of Trinidad, which went at full market rates, and fetched 59s to 60s Gd for fine yellow, 58s to 58s Gd for good, 56s to 57s for middling, and 54s Gd to 55s Gd for low dark, and 55s 6d for drainage damaged ; a public sale of 150 hhds Btrbadoes Sugar is de clared fur Tuesday. BEFINED.—To-day large parcels of Refined Goods were taken by the home trade at 73s 61 to 74s for brown, and 75s to 75s Gd per cwt for standard lumps, being again higher rates. In bonded crushed Sugar extensive purchases made for forward delivery at 25s 9d to 265. MAunmrs.—Tliis afternoon buyers of Mauritius Sugar purchased with increased freedom, and the large quantity of 10,743 bags 35 casks at public sale was all disposed of; fine yellow fetched 60s to 61s 6d, good 58s Gd to 59s 6d, mid 56s to 58s, low 55s to 55s 6d, mid and good brown 51s to 54s 6d, low to mid grey 55s to 575, and good to fine 58s to 60s 6d per cwt. E.AST INDlA—Bengal has met with more attention, and by private treaty a good business has been transacted rather above the rates of last Friday. This afternoon at public sale 170 casks of Manilla Sugar sold is per cwt under former rates ; good yellow went at 18s, good mid 17s, low brown 14s, mid 15s 6d, very low wet in pots lOs to 12s per cwt. In Bengal Sugar several purchases were made privately, and rather higher rates given : there was no public sale. FOREIGN.—White Havannah at full prices. For yellow former rates are fully supported. This afternoon the market presented a firm appearance for Foreign Sugar; brown Bahia sold for transhipment at 18s, and yelloy Havannah in small parcels at 18s to 21s for mid to good. MoiAssEs.—For West India rather lower rates are ac cepted. Bengal Molasses are not much wanted, but at pre sent there are not sellers upon lower terms. COCOA.—Foreign has been taken sparingly, and previous rates are with difficulty sustained ; British Plantation fetch full prices : Trinidad at 40s f. r. dark red, and Granada 35s to 375. This afternoon Trinidad at 46s for good dark red, and 39s to 40s for grey. SmcEs.—White Pepper has been taken sparingly at the previous cm rency. holders of Cassia Lignea manifest firmness. This afternoon importers of black Pepper were inclined to realize Sumatra id under the rates of the last auctions — good light black Sumatra selling at 2id, sea damaged first class 2id to 210, second ditto 2-id to 2id, third ditto 2id to 2id; 53 bags white all sold at 5d to sid for good quality. Primento at 34d per lb. for good mid. Cos FEE.—'I demand has been brisker for all clean qualities of West India Coffee this week. Importers have been less inclined to realise, and the rates previously esta blished are fully sustained. Mocha has met with more at tention but not at better prices. This afternoon several parcels of good ord Ceylon were disposed of privately at stiffer rates ; sales made at 51s to Ms 6d per cwt ; at auction 340 bags Plantation were offered. but higher rates being required, nearly the whole was taken in ; mid colory at 81s 6d to 83s, good mid 84s to 87s; a few lots pea berry fetched 90s. Of Padang two parcels, amount ing to 926 bags were offered, and partly taken in, at 28s for good ord mixed brown, and 20s 6d to 26s 6d for sea damaged, 520 bags, however, sold at 28s 6d to 29s for good brown rather mixed. TEA.—lmporters of Tea still manifest firmness, and have refrained from offering any at auction, but as many parcels are laid down, public sales may be looked for. A better de mand has been experienced for Congou, and prices have made a stand. Twankay at is 2d to Is 3d per lb. for ord. For Imperial, Gunpowder, and Young Ilyson there are few purchasers, but holders will not take lower rates. Price here are still lower than the 7 were last year for black, but are higher than at that period for green Tea. Rule, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—For the lower qualities of Jamaica Ruin easier rates have been taken this week— plain quality, 28 to 34 per cent over pfoof, at 3s to 3s Id ; 29 to 34 over, faulty, 2s 10d to 3s ; but good and fine sorts, worth from 3s 10d to ss, are held with firmness. Leewards at 2s 2id to 2s 3d per gallon, proof strength. Demerara strong qualities at 3s to 3s 3d. Calcutta at Is lid to is 110 per gallon proofwith certificate. Focßrandy holders have been to get any advance in prices. Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838; selling hhds at -58 4d, puns 5s 2d ; ' ditto, 1839, 5s 2d, puns 55 ; ditto, 1840, hhds 5s Id, puns 4s lid ; ditto, 1841, hhds ss, puns 4s 10d ; ditto, 1842, hhds 4s 9d, puns 4s 7d ; middling and good middling, of various marks, 3s to 4s 6d; low 2s 8d to 2s lid per gallon. Geneva is 10d to is lid ; fine, for duty is worth 2s 8d to 3s 4d. The English grain distillers have advanced the price 2d, and the market is firm at lOs 4d per gallon, cash. RlCE.—Bengal, middling white fetched Ils to Ils 6d; Java, middling bold yellowish white at 9s 6d per cwt. Madras at 8s to 9s per cwt. for yellow. In the valae of cleaned Rice there is no variation. Patna at 13s to 16s, and Carolina 21s to 26s per ""SAGO.—Common small Pearl at 12s to 13s 6d, the better qualities at 14s to 23s per cwt. Sago Flour at 18s to 19s. Arrowroot sells more freely at stiffer rates; St Vinceuts fetched 4id to 8 d; Bermuda Is Id to Is 4d per lb. Tapioca at 2id to 6d per lb. This afternoon Bermuda Arrowroot nlostly taken in at is to is 3d per lb. INDIGO.—To-day 784 chests have passed the sale. The biddings have been as brisk as on any preceding day, and the rates previously established have been fully supported. Of 3,624 chests which have hitherto passed the sales, proprietors bought in only 194 chests. Oits.--For all descriptions of common. Fish Oils rather higher rates have been paid ; Pale Seal fetching 361 to 36/ 55; Cod 331 15s to 341; and Southern 311 to 331 10s per tun. Prices are still on the advance for Sperm. Oil, fine British 831 to 841 per tun. Linseed Oil at 25s 9d to 26s per cwt. Rape is not much wanted ; 38s is the value of pale, and 37s per cwt. for brown ; for Palm previOus improved rates are fully supported. Cocoa Nut at 28s to 30s per cwt. Olive Oil, offered at further reduced prices; Gallipoli at 461 to 47/, Spanish 441 to 451, and Barbary 43/ to 43/ lOs per tun. For Fish Oils prices are higher than at this period last year, but are 4s to 5s per cwt lower than at that time for Linseed Oil. This afternoon Palm Oil went at 26s to 27s 6d per cwt. TALLow.—There has been less activity in the Russian Tallow Market, and some parties are more inclined to sell ; on the spot 41s to 41s 6d per cwt paid for P Y Candle. For delivery in the last three months of year, 42s 6d per cwt is the general quotations. Town Tallow at 40s 6d to 4ls per cwt net cash ; other descriptions sustained the former value. This afternoon New South Wales Tallow at 41s to 42s 9d, and 32s to 40s 6d for other sorts; Cape sold at 40s to 44s 9d; East India at 41s ; Italian at 40s to 41s, and South American at 37s 6d to 41s 6d per cwt. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships assembled at Fire o'clock. Several petitions were presented against the Dis. sonters' Chapels Bill. GAMING. The Duke of RICHMOND tool; that opportunity of stating to the Noble Lord opposite (the Earl of Radnor), that the Committee on the subject of gaming had de sired him to inform the Noble Lord that the evidence given by Mr. Russell before that Committee, had been supplied to the individual who was Chairman of the Committee on Gaming in the other House of Parliament. The Earl of RADNOR said the evidence might have been supplied to an individual member of the House, but it could not have been supplied to the Chairman of the Committee, as that Committee had not been in existence since the 20th of May last. He thought that the whole of the proceedings were unfair, and that the evidence had been made an unfair use of. The Marquis of NOR MANBY said that the Noble Lord who spoke last had entirely misapprehended the state of the case. The conduct of his Noble Friend on the cross benches (she Duke of Richmond) had been influenced only by the most unimpeachable motives.— (Hear.) There was one point to which he would advert before he sat down. He had found it reported in a newspaper, which he held in his hand, that a very gross charge was made in another place upon the character and conduct of his Noble Friend. That attack must have been made by a young Member of the other House. The speech was reported in these words:—" I say that there is presumptive proof of a conspiracy between the promoters of the Bill in this House and the Chairman of the Committee in another House."—(Hear, hear.) He (Lord Normanby) had frequently bad the misfortune to differ from his Noble Friend, but no one who knew his Noble Friend could doubt the integrity of his motives. Such a charge could only be made by a very young Member of Parliament The Earl of RADNOR knew nothing of what had been said in the other House of Parliament on this sub ject. He only rose to state his opinion, that as the evi dence was printed only for the use of the Members of the Committee, a very unfair use had been made:of it. The Duke of RICHMOND said that complaint had Leen made that the individual alluded to had had no means of refuting the statements which had been made before the Committee, and the evidence had been placed in the hands of the individual in the other House who had taken up the defence of the other individual. When he had undertaken to act as chairman of that Committee he was aware that if he did his duty and made a searching inquiry he should expose himself to attacks from men who gained their living by plundering the public. He diid not care for their abuse, and he did not think it worth his while to answer their statements. He cared not whether attacks of this nature, whether made in the House of Commons or elsewhere, he stood upon his character. He knew t hat when young and zealous Members first entered Parliament, they were apt, in consequence of the novelty of the situation in which they found themselves placed, to take up what they considered cases of hardship without making that proper inquiry which older Members were in the habit of making. He would recommend these young men, before they attacked others, not to impute lightly to those whom they attacked motives by which they would not themselves be actuated under similar circumstances. Lord MONTEAGLE, as a member of the Committee, was willing to share the responsibility with the Noble Duke, who had completely vindicated himself from any charges which might have been brought against him. He was not aware of what had taken place elsewhere, but he knew that the Hon. Gentleman to whom allu sion had been made was the last person in the world who would avail himself of his privileges as a Member of Parliament to cast reflections upon any man . Lord CAMPBELL considered the Noble Duke bad completely vindicated himself as-he had expected, but it was very natural that a Member of the other House should be surprised at finding that the evidence which had been taken before their Lordships' Committee had been communicated to other persons, for it was contrary to the standing orders of the House of Commons to communicate the evidence which was given'to the Select Committee of that House until it should be reported. He was not aware of what had passed in the other House, and had been anticipated by the Noble Lord who had preceded him in the vindica tion of the Hon. Member to whom the Noble Duke had alluded. There was not, he believed, a Member in the House of. Commons who was more respected than that Hon. Gentleman was by both sides of the House. He was regarded and esteemed as one of the most rising men in that House, and would eventually become one of the most trusted reprentatives of the people. Messengers from the Commons brought up certain Bills. OPENING LETTERS AT THE POST-OFFICE. The Earl of RADNOR presented a petition from Mr. Mazzini, who stated that he was apprehensive that cer tain accusations were to be brought against him before a Committee of that House. He said that he was an exile, having deliberately given up his home and the comforts of his home, and having received sympathy and hospi tality in this country ; and he felt that he was entitled to such sympathy so long as he did not violate the laws of the country which had received him as a guest. He had for some time past received letters from persons to whom he was unknown ; from which letters it would appear to a stranger that he (Mr. Mazzini) was a co cunspirator with the writer of those letters. He therefore prayed that if any accusations should be brought against him, that he might be allowed to rebu them before the Committee. The NOBLE EARL gave nctieo thnt ho should move on Monday that the petition be referred to the Select Com mittee on opening letters. The DUKE of BUCCLEUGII laid on the table the first report on the sanatory condition of the people. The Marquis of NORMANBY postponed his motion on this subject from Tuesday next to Tuesday - week. BANK CILARTER BILL. Lord STRADBROKE presented a petition against the Bank Charter Bill. The Marquis of SALISBURY presented a petition from an individual named Payton, complaining, that in compliance with the wishes of a Committee of the House he had expended 4,250/. in experiments, with a view to supplying the metropolis with water, and that lie had received no remuneration. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH said that he could not find that any authorised order had been given to this gentleman by the Committee. Lord REDESDALE said that, when the Commit tee was proposed, he opposed the appointment ; and he was by no means pleased to find now, at the end of four years, that his own judgment was confirmed. He did not think that the Committee had any authority to employ this gentleman nor did he think that that gentleman had any claim. After a few words from Lord RADNOR, in explana tion, the conversation dropped, and the petition was laid on the table. [LEFT SITTING. 1 HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Mr. PLUMPTRE presented two petitions for the better observance of the Lord's-day, also a petition in favour of church extension. Mr. GROGAN presented a petition respecting the Irish jury list. Mr. ESCOTT presented a petition from the Southern Division of Hants, in favour of the existing corn-laws. Viscount PALMERSTON presented a petition from the engravers of London in favour of art-unions, and complaining of the neglect with which a former retition presented by them had been treated. GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for further proceeding with this Bill on the third reading, Colonel RAWDON 'complained that there was a clause in the Bill which interfered with the vested rights of Colonel Fitzgibbon. Ile moved that this clause be expunged. Lord ELIOT said the clause only applied to money deposited in the Court of Chancery by this railway company under the standing orders of that House. The fees of Colonel Fitzgibbon were only taken upon money paid into the Court of Chancery by suitors in the Court, at.d therefore he (Lord Eliot) apprehended that the clause ought to stand. After a few words from Lord G. Somerset, Lord Eliot, and the Solicitor-General, the amendment was withdrawn, and the Bill was read a third 'the and passed. GREENWICH PARK. Mr. AGLIONBY slid he had a petition to present, which he. trusted would receive the attention of the Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Forests. It was signed by a number of per Sons residing, or having property close to Greenwich Park, and the value of which materially depended upon the view into that beau tiful. The petitioners stated that they would not have presumed to approach the House upon this subject if public benefit was not concerned in it to quite as great an extent as private interest. The Park, t y one means or another, had been constantly diminishing, and they prayed that a stop might at once be put to any fttrther encroachment& - POOR-LAW. Mr. FERR AND presented five petitions from town ships in the West Riding cf Yorkshire against the poor-law. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. WAWN gave notice that, on Monday next, he should put a question to the First L or d o f t h e Admiralty to ascertain (as we understood the Hon. Gentleman) whether English ships were manned with a strength equal to that of ships in the Russian navy. LAND-TAX RETURNS. Dr. BOWRING moved for certain returns connected with the land-:ax.—Agreed to. MAYSOOTIE GRANT. Sir G. CLERK gave notice that he should in Com mittee of Supply, this day week, move the education grant fer this college. _ _ _ _ - Mr. BRIG HT moved for returns of the number of murders and attempts at murder which had been com mitted in the county of Tipperary ; the number of in dictments which had been preferred on those charges ; the number of true Bills which had been returned by the grand jury, and the results ; showing the number of acquittals and convictions, and the punishments inflicted during the last ten years.—Agreed to. SALARY TO TIIE CHAIRMAN OF THE MID- DLESEX SESSIONS. Sir C. NAPIER wished to ask the Right Hon. Gen tleman, the Secretary of State for the Home Departmen if it was his intention during the present session to in. troduce a Bill giving a salary to the Chairman of the Middlesex Sessions. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he had a measure on the subject of the administration of criminal justice in the county of Middlesex ; and in the Bill there was a provision for the appointment of a paid magistrate to preside over the administration of criminal justice. BRAZIL. Mr. M. GIBSON %ished to put a questiol to the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Go vernment upon a matter of some importance. Informa tion had reached this country that the Brazilian Govern ment had prepared a new tariff for aduption after the 10th of November Text, proposing a much higher rate of duty on articles of British manufacture than existed at present. He wished to know from the Right Hen. Baronet whether he had reason to believe that such a tariff would be adopted and was already -prepared by the Brazilian Government. Sir R. PEEL said that he had seen in the public papers a statement to the effect of that made by the Hon. Member. Immediately upon seeing it, he applied to the Foreign•oflice for the purpose of knowing whe ther such information bad been received, and he had been informed that it had not. Perhaps by the next mail he might be prepared to give some answer to the question. Mr. MILNER GIBSON, wished to know whether the Government bad had any correspondence with the Dutch Government relative to the importation of sugar from Java, and whether they had any objection to lay that correspondence before the House. Sir R. PEEL said that her Majesty's Government were in correspondence with the Dutch Government upon the subject, and also upon the differential duties ; but he was not in a condition to place that correspondence before the llouse. LAW OF SETTLEMENT. Mr. LIDDELL wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Homo Depart ment, whether he was prepared with a Bill to amend the law of settlement this session. Sir J. GRAHAM said that a Bill had been prepared on the subject, which was ready for introduction. He would a..k leave to bring in the Bill during the present session, and it could be considered during the recess. ACCIDENT AT BOLTON. Mr. FERRAND wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment, whether he would lay the evidence taken at the coroner's inquest, in the case:of the persons who were killed at Bolton, on the table of the House. Sir J. GRAHAM said he had considered the subject to which the Hon. Member adverted. He observed that the verdict of the jury was one of manslaughter. The notes taken would be transmitted to the Judge of Assize, before whom the case would ultimately come, so that, in point of fact, he doubted of the possibility of the House to compel a result of this description. He must-say he did not think it consistent with the ends of justice, be fore the . party was put on his trial, that the notes taken for the judge should be laid on the table of the House, and made matter of debate there.—(Hear.) COUNTY COURTS BILL. Mr. S. WORTLEY wished to knoyv from the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he would proceed with the County Courts Bill this session. Sir J. GRAHAM said the Bill had been delayed in consequence of the Debtor and Creditors' Bill being de tained so long in the House of Lords. Seeing on the order-book seven notices before going into Com mittee of Supply, and having regard also to measures of great importance, which were still in progress, he con fessed that he felt obliged to abandon the measure for the present session. In reply to a question from Mr. BODKIN, Sir J. GRAHAM said the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the trust property of Queensborough had completed their report, but in consequence of the time for giving notice having expired, it would be ha possible to legislate on the subject during the present session. Mr. AINSWORTH said he had that morning re ceived a report of the evidence taken before the coroner at Bolton, in reference to the bursting of a steam-engine. No blame whatever appeared to attach to Mr. John Brooks, the owner of the mill, but there had been very great neglect on the part of one of his servants against whom the jury had found a verdict of manslaughter. The Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill was read a third time. NEW POOR-LAW. The House then Kent into Committee on the Poor-law Amendment Bill. Clauses 21, 22, and 23 were agreed to. On clause 24 being proposed, Captain BERNAL moved an amendment to the effect that justices of the peace appointed under the Munici pal Act shall be, ex dficio, members of the board of guardians. The Hon. Member said he did not intend to divide the House upon the subject if there was a strong feeling against him. He threw his opinion out more as a suggestion for consideration than with a desire to cause trouble. Sir J. GRAHAM said he could not consent to adop he suggestion which had been thrown out. Aftel2l. few words from Captain Bernal:Mr. Christo pher, and Mr. Buck, the amendment was negatived with out a division. Mr. BORTIIWICIC moved another amendment, to h av i ng the effect that every clergym an the cure of souls within the parish should be an ex officio guardian. Sir J. GRAHAM objected to the amendment. When he considered the various duties the clergy had to per form, he thought their appointment as guardians would be inconsistent with their duties. Mr. B. COCHRANE said that in Scotland the money collected for the poor was distributed through the hands of the clergy, and he, therefore, could not see why a clergyman should not be an ex officio guardian. He should, therefore, support the amendment. Sir WALTER JAMES thought the distinetion drawn by . the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State was a just and sound one. Mr.G. KNIGHT thought a great deal more harm than good would be done by having the clergymen ex officlos guardians. Mr. 'l'. DUNCOMBE did not think any person more suited to be ex officio guardians than clergymen. because they were best acquainted with the condition of the poor.He should vote for the amendment. Mr. AGLIONBY thought that a new light had come over the Fon. Gentleman.--(Hear.) If he '(Mr. Aglionby) was not mistaken, the Hon. Gentleman had gone out with him and voted against the appointment of any guardians of the poor who were not elected by the people. He thought that the clergy were the proper guardians of the poor.—(Laughter.) He was anxious to see the poor-law carried into effect humanely and considerately to the poor. He hailed this Bill as a great amendment of the existing law, but he was for amendment only, and not for repeal. Ile never could agree, however, in the opi nion, that the clergy should be dragged into official responsibility in connection with this Act, and he there fore must give his decided opposition to the amendment which he had proposed. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said he was charged with not giving a reason for desiring to see the clergy ex-officio guardians of the poor. His reason, then, was this, that the clergyman of the parish was the best acquainted with the wants of that parish, and that the clergy gene rally were amongst the most lenient and consistent ad ministrators of help to those who stood in need of it. Lord JOHN MANNERS said though there might be difficulties in working out the suggestion embodied in the amendment of the Hon. Member fur Evesham, still it was one that ought not to be lightly disregarded. Mr. REDHEAD YORKE had the highest opinion of the qualifications and the humanity of the clergy, and of their fitness for the performance of the duties proposed, but upon the whole he thought they had better be left, as now, to the chances of selection from the general body of their fellow-countrymen. Mr. G. HEATIICOTE had exactly the same opionion of the clergy as the Hon. Member who addressed the House last; but his ground for opposing the amendment would be the fear of making the ex officio guardians too numerous and powerful. After a few words from Mr. Cripps, Mr. Palmer, and Mr. Borthwick, the amendment was withdrawn. After a short discussion the clause was agreed to. On clause 23 being proposed, Mr. lIENLY called the attention of the Right Hon. Gentleman to the painful circumstances in which the wives of convicts were placed in comparison with widows, and suggested that they should be placad on the same footing as that class of persons. (LE - FT SITTING.) LLOYD'S SHIPPING. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals at Singapore.—Her Majesty's ship Alligator, Arnil 12, from Hong-Kong ; Cowasjee Family, Durham, 13th, from Macao, and sailed, 13th, to Calcutta ; Diana steamer, Congalton, from a cruise, and sailed, 16th on a cruise ; Royal Exchange, Hubertson, 14th, from Bom bay, and sailed, 16th, to China ; Elizabeth Ainslie, 15th, from Madras ; Maid of Athens, Hews, 16th, from Bombay ; Dhur, Cumberland from Calcutta ; British Merchant, Borneo from Ampanam ; Nutcut, 17th,from Macao ; Zemindar and Ariel from Hong-Kong ; Royal Saxon, from Madras. Departures from Singapore—Asia, Smith, April 10, to China; Julia, 11th, to Sarawak ; Venus, 11th, to Tringanee ; John Knox, 12th, to So ura b a y a ; Madras and Regina, to China ; Guess, 13th, to Malacca and Penang ; Macassar, to Manilla; Emma, to China; Le Lucile, 16th, to Batavia. Loading at Singapore—Mary Bulmer and Dalmar nock, for London; Vanguard, for China; Prima Donna, fur Cork ; Vi g il an t, f or London; Zuleika, for Calcutta; Josephine, for Liverpool; Wanderer, for coast of China. Arrival at Batavia—Wetherall, Feb. 23, from Singa pore; Duke of Wellington, 25th, from China. Departures from Batavia—S. Brodder, Feb. 24, to Cowes; Cleveland, to Samarang; Louisa, 16th, to Ant werp; Alfred, to Amsterdam. CONSECRATION OF A NEW CHURCH AT TUN^ BRIDGE.—On Tuesday morning the Lord Bishop of Rochester consecrated a new church at Hildenbrough, a hamlet of Tun bridge, in the presence of a large number of clergymen and gentlemen, amongst whom were the Hon. and Rev. Sir Charles Hardinge, Bart., vicar of Tunbridge ; the Hon. and Rev. F. T. Noel, vica r of T es t on , near M a idstone ; the Rev. P. S. Dodd, rector of Rushurst ; Rev. A. C. Payler, rector of Chiddingstone ; Rev. T. Curteis, rector of Sevenoaks ; Rev. J. N. Harward, vicar of Seal ; Rev. G. Woodgate, vicar of Pembury ; Rev. Messrs. Polhill, Argles, Buttenshaw, Har man, Saint, May. Monevpenny, a n d H a dl ow ; C o l one l Aus tin, C. Dawson, Esq., Arthur Pott, Esq., J. Lucas, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. John the Evangelist. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY EVENING.— The accouche- . ment of our beloved Sovereign is expected to take place nt a very early period, and every necessary preparation for the auspicious event has been made accordingly. Her Majesty was extremely desirous of remaining in London some days longer, in order that the trade of the metropolis might not suffer from the absence of the Court, but her Majesty's me dical advisers were urgent that the journey to Windsor should not be further delayed. COURT CIRCULAR, WINDSOR, TIIURSDAY.—The Queen and Prince Al bert took an airing early this morning in a pony car riage: Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken an airing this forenoon in the pleasure-grounds and slopes of the Castle. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at the Castle from Frogmore Lodge at eleven o'clock to pay a visit to her Majesty. The Royal Duchess after : ards returned to her residence at Frogmore. In the afternoon ,her Majesty and Prince Albert left the Castle for a drive, in an open pony phaeton, the Prince driving ; th e E querr i es i n W a iti ng t o her Ma jesty and his Royal Highness, Colonels Buckley and Bouverie, attending on horseback. The Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady in Waiting, and the Hon. Miss Liddell and the Hon. Miss Paget, Maids of Honour in Waiting, followed in as open carriage and four. The Royal party left at five, and returned at seven o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice were taken an airing, in the pleasure grounds, in the afternoon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Countess Josephine Wratislaw, and Lady Anna Maria Dawson, joined the Royal circle at the Castle at dinner this evening. The band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards at tended-at the Castle during dinner. Their Royal Ilignestes the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge gave a dinner party yesterday at Cambridge House. There were present the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis and Marchio ness of Normanby, the Marquis of Granby, the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, the Earl and Countess Grosve nor, tbe Earl and Countess of Dunmore, the Earl and Countess Delawarr, Viscount and Viscountess Palmer ston, Lord Alfred Paget, Count de Noailles, Count de Jarnac, Mr. Frederick Villiers, and Mr. Keate. In the evening the Duchess of Cambridge had an as sernbly. Among the company were the Countess of Mexborough, Lady Sarah Savile, Viscountess Beresford, the Earl and Countess of Beverley, Lady Louisa Percy, Lady Rendlesham, Hon. Miss Thellusson, Lady Eliza beth Gower, Lady Bentinck, Mrs. Henry Bentinck, the Baron and Baroness Brunnow, Sir Howard, Lady, and Miss Douglas, the American Minister, Lady Howick, the Duchesse de Coigny, Mademoiselle d e Coigny, the Dowager Lady Faversham, Sir Henry, Lady, and the Misses Wheatley, Sir Edward, Lady, and Miss Disbrowe, 'the 'Countess of Haddington, the Dowager Duchess of Bedford, Lady Louisa Russell, Mr. Vincent, Lady Augusta Onslow, Lady Jemima Eliot, the Swedish Minister Countess Bjornstjerna, Mademoiselle Bjorn stjerna, Mrs. Mountjoy Martyn, the Belgian Mi nister, the Countess of Charlemont, Sir John and Lady Ann Beckett, Lady Georgina Fane, the Brazilian Mi nister and Madame Lisboa, the Duchess of St. Alban's, the'Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Mr. and Mrs. Sloane Stanley, Lady Gertrude Sloane . Stanley, Captain and Lady Elizabeth Villiers, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Caven dish, Ceuntess of Minto and the Ladies Eliot, Sir Ha milton and Lady Seymour, Sir Robert and Lady Eliza beth Gore, Count Kielmansegge, Mr. and Mrs. John Towneley, Miss Seymour, Sir George and Lady Sey mour, the Countess of Jersey, Lady Clementina Villiers, Colonel and Baroness North, Miss Doyle, Lady Peel, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Mills, Baron de Cetto, Earl and Coun tess Brownlow and the Ladies Cust, Mr. and Lady Char lotte Lyster, Sir George Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Boyce, the Countess of Arundel and Surrey, Lady Mary Howard, Lady Elizabeth Grosvenor, the Earl and Countess of March, Lady Charles and Miss Somerset, Lady Georgina, Bathurst, Mr. William Bathurst, Baron Nieumann, the Earl of Lincoln, Mrs. and Mrs. Bruce, Mr. and Miss Sherlock, Lady Mahon, the Marchioness of Exeter, Lady Clint on, Miss Seymour, the Marquis of Winchester, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Bitshe, Count Revel, the Marchioness Wellesley, Miss Cavendish, Miss Montgomery, the Countess of Euston, Lady Louisa Fitzroy, Mr. Charles Fitzroy, the Countess of Verulam, Lady Jane Grimston, Lord and Lady Brougham, the Marchioness of Westmeath, Lord Russell, Lady E. Russell, Lady West, Lady and the Misses Clerk, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the Countess Mount Edgecumbe, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Mrs. and Miss Wyndham, the Earl and Countess of Eldon, the Earl and Countess of Powis, the Ladies Clive, the Prince and Princess Radziwill, the Marquis of Anglesey, Lady Paget, Sir James and Lady Reynett, Sir F. Trench, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Viscount Cantilupe, Lord Foley, the Hon. Miss Foley, Lord and Lady C. Beauclerk, Count Anthony Esterhazy, &c., &c. The company began to arrive about ten o'clock. The band of the Coldstream Guards were stationed in the grand hall, and performed several favourite pieces during the evening. Sir Alexander Grant had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lieut.-Colonel Rawdon had an interview with Mr. Gladstone yesterday at the Board of Trade. Mr. Walker, Provost Marshal of Antigua, had an in terview with Lord Stanley at the Colonial-office. Lord Lilford transacted business with Lord Dalhousie 'esterday at the Board of Ti ade. RAILWAY FARES. Fares by Third-class Carriages for 100 miles on the following railways : £ a. d. London and Birmingham 0 12 8 Dublin and Kingstown 0 5 6 Great Western Ulster 0 5 4 North Union 0 13 6 Liverpool and Manchester Glasgow and Greenock Rates, per mile, of Third-class Fares on the following railways, stated in farthings:— farthis.l farthge. Liverpool and Manches- London and l3lackwall.... 4 ter . B, London and Greenwich... 4 North Uuion 7iMidland Counties 4 Newcastle and Carlisle.... 7 1 South-Eastern Grand Junction 7 Ulster t London and Birmingham. 6;Newcastle and No r th Eastern Counties North Midland 6Publin and Drogheda-- 2 Lancaster and Preston. sGlasgew and. Greenock... 1 South-Western 5 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 11. SEES OF ST. ASAPH AND BANGOR BILL. Earl POWIS then rose, and said that it was his in tention to withdraw this Bill, in consequence of the report of the Committee which had been appointed on this subject being rgainst him. Ile had also since the last discussion upon this Bill, been in communication with the Noble Duke near him (Wellington), as to whether it was likely that her Majesty's consent would be obtainied for the pass ing of this Bill. The answer of the Noble Duke was that such consent would not be given ; and, u nder these cir cumstances, he (Earl Powis) felt const rained to adopt the course which he had just intimated tot heir Lordships. The Bishop of SALISBURY recommended her Ma jesty's Government to reconsider this que*tion. He very much regretted that the Noble Earl had been compelled to withdraw this Bill, for he felt that if it had been passed it would have been found to be a very beneficial measure. He trusted, however, that the Government would in the next session of Parliament introduce a Bill themselves upon this subject. The Earl of MOUNTEDGECUMBE regretted that a decision of a majority of that House had been put aside in a manner by which the majority on the second reading of this Bill bad been rendered ineffectual. He felt that it would not be more for the benefit of the country than her Majesty's Government if they were to re-consider this subject, and render it unnecessary for the Noble Earl to bring in his Bill again in the next session of Parliament. The Duke of WELLENGTOINT defended the course which ' had been taken by her Majesty's Government. He contended that the repeal of the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor would cut away the foundation of all those Acts which were passed in 6 and 7 Wm. IV., upon the recommendation contained in the report of the Ecclesiastical Commis.ioners. By these Acts certain powers were granted to her Majesty, and there- fore the present Bill materially affected her Majesty 5 prerogative. Her Majesty had, therefore, not been ad vised to give her consent to this Bill. It was t he duty of the Ministers of the Crown to abstain from ad vising. her Majesty to give her consent to a measure when they believed that that measure would not be condusive to the public good. The Bishop of SALISBURY baying explained, Lord LYTTELTON said that the meaning of the consent of the Crown, was the consent of her Majesty's Government to the discussion of this Bill. He thought it would only have been a matter of courtesy to his Noble Friend, who had introduced this Bill, for the Go' vernment, to have given the consent of the Crown to the measure. He thought the Government were not justified in the course they had taken. Lord BROUGHAM defended the course which had been adopted by the Government. There were certain_ Bills for Parliament to discuss, to which the consent of the Crown, by a rule of Parliament, it was necessary t° obtain. This Bill now under their Lordships' conside ration was one of those Bills, and therefore it was the duty of the Government, if they thought fit, to interfere when a discussion of the measure was brought forward, and they could do this at any stage of the Bill. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that this wits the first instance in which the consent of the Crown had been withheld for the purpose of preventing their Low ships passing a Bill. He said that the consent of the Crown in this case had been refused, because the con stituents of the Chancellor of the. Exchequer wer e favourable to this Bill, for if the Bill had gone down t° the other House, it would - have been rather inconvenie nt for the Chancellor of the txchequer to vote against it., Lord WHARNCLIFFE repelled this imputation , a n ° said that, if what the Noble Marquis had stated wa s correct, then that Noble Marquis knew more about the intentions of the Government than he (Lord Wham' cliffe) did. Lord MONTEAGLE was of opinion that the Go vernment were justified in the course they had taken. The Bishop of BANGOR expressed his regret ills,' the Noble Earl had been compelled to withdraw tb is Bill. The Duke of WELLINGTON briefly explained. Lord CAMPBELL blamed the Government for lowing the Bill to be read a second time before they ir terfered, and withheld the consent of the Crown. The Bill was then withdrawn. DISMISSAL OF MR. O'DRISCOLL. Earl FOItTESCUE postponed his motion relative 0 the dismissal of Mr. O'Driscoll till Tuesday next. PAUPER LUNATICS (IRELAND.) • Lord MONTEAGLE then rose to call the attention of the House to the state of the pauper lunatics in Ire land. It was a common practice, he said, in that coal?: try, to commit pauper lunatics to prison in order to their being kept in safe custody. He thought it was the (Intl of the Government to establish a central asylum for lu natics in Ireland, similar to that which exited in this country. Under the present system both climinal lu natics, and lunatics who were guiltless of any ceinie,were all herded together, and the manner in which they wee treated was anything but what it ought to he. contended that it was in the power of the Goveinuaelly to remedy the evils which had been so loudly CO'Y plained of, and it was with this object that he had taken the liberty of bringing the subjec t under the consideration of their Lordships. Moly pity called upon them to take this subject into their serious consideration. He asked for nothing mor e than was at present done in England; and in doing this+. they would be only carrying out the recommendations or a Committee which had been appointed to investigat e the subject. He could not conclude without expressing the regret he felt for the loss of his lamented frie nd, Lord Fitzgerald. Had Pr3vidence spared him to the country, he (Lord Monteagle) would not have bees under the necessity of bringing this subject tinder the consideration of their Lordships. He trusted, however, that, out of respect to the memory of that NobJe his colleagues would now adopt the suggestion whien he (Lord Monteagli) was about to make, whiclr. Ive s ' that an address be presented to her Majesty, raying that she would be pleased to give directions that step s might be taken to ameliorate the condition of the paup er lunatics in Ireland. Lord WHARNCLIFFE apprehended that, in order to carry out the recommendation of the Nobie Lord, an Act of Parliament would be necessary. He however would take an opportunity of consuNng the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject, and he could assure the Noble Lord that everything which they could con' sistently do would be done by the Government to meet the Noble Lord's wishes. Lord MONTEAGLE, in reply said, that everything was provided for by the Acts which were already 0 existence, and the only thing that was now necessary , was a disposition on the part of the Government to carry out the provisions of the existing Acts. The address was put, and negatived without a division- The Bills on the table were then advanced a ateg e ' and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. July 11. THE RAILWAYS BILL. Mr. COLQUHOUN (in continuation) proceeded to say—What were the words of an enlightened Mau who, in one of the journals, had made observations upo.n t th io i n s , m m e u a s s t u b r e e— su th p e po m s ' e o d rds „ . 3 o l f ia a ve m w an at N c V h h e o d , f t r h o e m im h m is ed P i ci a s te l. effects which it had produced ? Why, he said that there could be no doubt but that the immediate effects of this 4 1- tation had been to depreciate the value of shares in ire market. The Right Hon. Gentleman said that an 1 131- pression had gone forth among the public, that this measure would give to Parliament the right to purchase any railway it pleased, and had complained that such an impression was a very erroneous one, because the wee" sure would not give to Parliament the power to purchase railways, and therefore he had contended that the fears of the railway companies were without foundation. Bu t he would ask, suppose, when the Poor-law Bill had bee!n first proposed, in 1833, the Government of that day bad proposed all the clauses of the Poor-law Bill, except that clause which would bring the Bill into operation by co' abling rates to be levied—suppose all the machinery for bringing the Bill into immediate operation had been pre' pared, and left in a state of abeyance, but that that machinery, by a single vote in the estimates, could, a t any moment, be called into action; u ould not the opPo" nents of the new poor-law have considered that as 91 great step in advance on the part of their adversaries ? Or suppose in the case of the Factory Bill of last years all the machinery had been prepared, except the funds , which could at any time, by a single vote in a Committee of Supply, have been procured, would not the opponeni s of the principle of that measure have considered it as e serious advance towards a system of policy which they all deprecated? - (Hear, hear.) The policy migh t be right or it might be wrong, but if they passed this measure, they would have advanced an important step in their scheme of railway legislation.—(Hear, hear.) If they passed this Bill, the Government might come, down on any day when there was a Committee 01 Supply, propose an .estimate for the purchase of a par' ticular railway, with all the forces of the Government to bear on that particular question—(Near, hear)—say. It was a question on which they staked* their own exist: ence—(lmmense Opposition cheers)—lus did net say this t with reference to p as t e v e n t s —(R enewe etcheering . )--b,,ua any Government which possessed the tsonfidence of 12 large majority of that House would always hav e such an advantage as no par ti cu l ar railway °Q not all the railway interests united—could overcom e ; The Bill gave great power and patronage to the Board of Trade, and cousequently the Right Hon. Gentlemen: the present and the late President of the Board of Trade , ,. supported the measure.--(Hear, This Bill wa s founded on the third report of the ,fl,onamittee, but to: Right Hon. Gentleman admitted tha t many important suggestions in it were taken from th,e fifth report, ° e d . additional reason why the House shou'll not pr.oc e , with the Bill d ur i ng t h e present sess i on. He conjAlr e ", the House to consider that nothirg coull be more dir e , gerous than hasty int er f erence w ith such ire portant in,' „. rests. He thought th e p rov i s i ons o f t h e L 111 regardltt third-class carri a ges, an d i n d ee d regar di ng - conveyan c e generally, were judicious, and wt uld prove u. ;dui. It ws' said that railway companies enjt fed a monopoly. that was the case of all companies with v er y large capital and very large i nves t me nts. Stich w as to o case with dock companies, wa t er companies, L". 11 i 1 f or companies. --(Hear, hear.) It was said that whe. vs ( panies had a monopoly, they would be extortiona all companies, and railway companies among tiler st, I ',„ § the dread of competition before their eyes, and ti pia 7 l,l quite evident from what transpired before the seve r g Railway Committees ; the directors feared con ipetw,,ti lines, and they k new th a t the public vvo uld de' once raise their voice against extortion's to e . wands. He could weary the House by a reply tition of railways that kept down their fal .es a the fear of competition and by ti: public opinion. He did not think the _ Bill of the G 16 ' e wholesome dr cad 1 11 ment would be effectual in reducing i- ' ''' res * e r t. conferred an inquisitiv e p ower into theafh . a! reofll vete company hitherto unparalleled, and than wh'-'f , h ,as thing could be more odious , . The seventh clause v ..° still more objectionable than the third, and gave U. Government a power of b u yi n g up railways when profit exceeded ten per cent. after a certain time formation. He did not believe that anything could more unreasonable or unfair to private individuals, thy'` , the provi s i ons o f t hi s c l au:e. He considered the Bill was an unjust interference with mercantile' indOw i t and mercantile enterprise. Such legislati : ou 1 15 .; always failed, and d eserve d to fail.—(Hear,,. Take the example of the Royal Canal, which h. been in existence for a b out 30 years. In 1811 it h v id VT; duced 16s. Bd. in one quarter, and from that ti. tI ) ;0 the present hour th e i ncome had been nil. hat I na the number of t ons o f coa l s carried by this . cams '; s 1836? Eighteen ton s .— (L aug h ter.) CaptrSn Lai " l e i s had told them that railways might be conducted by t e d Government at a saving of 25 per cent., and se - ) deligbti wr was the Right Hon. Baronet with this gentl ems.u. he had resolved to have further information on thi s sit i ject. Captain lme: proposed that the Geyer 0 03 %, should buy up the railways in this country, alleg sai" "•it' the reason, the great saving of expense. He was . aff 9 there were some parts of the country which, 0 / . itt' ° , l o Government interference, would never be supp' a • e d a a le railways, an d t hi s h e sa i d i n the face of the -coal of the Belgian railways.—(Hear, hear.) I n tP , country the Government confined the corn mun iesti ° 2 l , to the great towns. He did not know whe irtetdh l i cr ir ' ; might think of this proposal, but it appe: ah from comparison, the most unjust and s ii i_be l ay,eig i posal that could be made It ,vas impos the railways of England and France, or the same footing.. If the French exitG, 9l renkrn ll 8 zr tev:s3l.ecl7 to have a particular railway, they hre." l Zlotlacne :0 9,0 but to carry out their object; there wa.s rto f 1. 0 4 except that of construction.—(Hear, hear.) vi:, P country they wou ld h ave to come into con . te , at P it s powerful pri va t e i nterests. They had, by rival A oil . I covered 2,060 m il es o f t hi s country withraili they carried twenty-six millions of people - railways, which originated in private ea J . " f fr (Cheers.) The Belgian Government h I terp 4 born