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- II:, EN [ ' NG ED T r r I ON. THE SUN LONDON F TU . SDA ir, JI 9 1 - - F Lord J. RUSSELL thought it would be better t17 7. H0 UNE OF LORDS, j u ,,,. 29. 7 ought to retain arid he trusted they would n ever p art w i t t e " ssary , a l t h ough he regretted the necessity for its intro se Police should not interfere in the working of the Bill. The Royal Assent was given to-day, by Commission, to it. He cordially approved of the Bill and concurred in the I duction at so late a period of the Session. He should there , - General JOHNSON opposed the Bill as totally unne- the Assessed Taxes' Composition Bill, the Soap Duties' motion of the Noble and Learned Lord. fore give his vote for the second reading of the Bill ; but he seeded c sis L s a o r r y d . i \n:Toihtne would sL ßill yb d he i d o pt hen hoped thou ht expire , Noble no till bmlea n next r ida p e e we a os r u , ilandn the d ho i et t t he Drawback ßoehda Bill, le s m t l a i l e l Indemnity D ebts ( N 0 8 . i 31 1 ), B the i l Supreme, ile Rot Courts' o r h u a r t m s ' Lord BR OUG HAM concurred in all that bad fallen did it upon . the understanding that Ministers would bring be ought to be well considered clueing the next Session. He ( Scotland) Bill, Pleadiegs in Courts' (India) Bill, Bills of from his Noble and Learned Friend, and could not concur fore Parliament in the next Session the general measure moved that the Bill be committed that day thr ee months. Exchange (No. 2) Bin, Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill, in what had fallen from his Noble Friend behind him-he that had been premised. With respect to the last clause Mr. T. ATTWOOD seconded the amendment. Pontefract Honour Court (No.' 2) Bill,f the Aberford, could not regret the abolition of the system of nominees, in the Bill relative to the Deanery of Exeter, it was his il 1 Sze., Small Debts (No. 2) Bill, the Glossop Small Debts for he did not like the system of having judges ac ti ng a l so fi rm belief that it would not answer the purposes for agree to th e amendment, for if the Bill were not pro- (No. 2) Bill, the Grantham Small Debts (No. 2) Bill, a z or C d o s u h n ip s s e , L and T h h e e w p i r s i h n e e d ip t l h e e h y a w d o b u e l e d n go bo a rr l o it 7 tl e e d fa fr r o th m er tl a w n i d r whTichheitßwisahsnpinntef nodexd.FOßD supported country, that the Poor-law Bill would not be renewed next Small Debts (No. 2) Bill, the Wra•rington Small Debts i year.. After a few words from an HON. MEMBER- The gallery was cleared. The House divided, when there appeared and For the motion For the amendment Majority .. . . 177 26 -151 On our re-admission we found the House in Committee, Mr. DUNCOMBE objecting to the Bill being con tinued beyond August 1840. (No. 2) Bill, the Liverpool Buildings Bill, the Ship Propeller C.ompany Bill, the Marquis of Cholmondeley's E's'iate Bill, Boulton's Estate Bill, Bligh's Estate Bill, • and Tempter's Estate Bill, The Commissioners were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. The House then adjourned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. The Bishop of EXETER presented petitions from Sal ford and other places in favour of a penny postage. borrow L from them the principle upon which they legisl a ted The Archbishop of CANTERBURY would support the Bill. in private business. He hoped there would be no difficulty the Bill, considering it essentially necessary. If the mea. in making the Bill a law, sure met with the sanction of their Lordships, he should be The Earl of WICKLOW had no doubt the Bill would saved the distress of presenting parties to two Sinecure be a great improvement upon the old system, but why did Rectories. not the Government take measures for amending the The Bishop of CHICHESTER supported the Bill. system of registration ? They had prem i se d t h at t h ey The Bishop of LINCOLN most cordially supported would, but had neglected a high duty, for what he thought the second reading. was their own selfish, and therefore unworthy, motives. The Bill was then read a third time, and passed. COPT ENFRANCHISEMENT BILL. The Bill was then read a second time without a division. CANADA. The Marquis of NORMANBY moved that the Re owl BROUGHAM then rose to call their Lordships port on the Lower Canada Bill be received. The attention to another Bill which had b een d rawn w ith a s Noble Marquis said he understood it was wished that Mr. HUME inquired whether it was the intention of the Government to bring in a Bill on the subject next year ? Lord J. RUSSELL said it was certainly the intention of the Government to do so. Mr. WAKLEY thought that was a conclusive argu- Several Bills on the table were forwarded a stage : The Ea penny poStralgoef. FITZ WILLIAM presented a petition o, A message from the Commons brought up . the . Mili f tia r Ballot Suspension Bill, the River Shannon Navigation Im. P c ent Bill and others. meat for either not proceeding with the present Bill, or, • r /' ' at all events., not extending it beyond 1840. After a few words from Lord G. Somerset, Sir T. Free mantle, Mr. Freshfield, and Sir W. James, Sir R. PE EL said the Commission would endure un til the end of the Session after the 14th August, 1839, being the expiry after the five years from the passing of the Act. They had not had time to fully consider the measure. He thought intro-. 6 CHARTISTS. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY was induced to put a question to the Noble Viscount opposite. Ten days ago he had stated that at Newcastle, Stockton- much . attention, and i n as c l ear a manner as the Bill some slight alteration should be made in the clause re which they had just passed. It emanated f rom a C omm i s _ Latin to the taxation, and he now proposed that the sion of Inquiry appointed by hi s N o bl e an d L earne d levying and the collection of the taxation should be left Friend, when he held the Seals, and had passed almost to the Special Council. unanimously in the other House o f P ar li amen t. Th e Lord EL LENBOROUGH said the objection was to law, as it a t present existed, ought to be altered, as its more than the latter part o f the clause. The objection present provisions had created great complexity and much taken by his Noble and Learned Friend; who was at this inconvenien ce . The fines that were paid upon admittances moment absent from th e House, was that he did n o t were subjects of gr ea t gr i evance an d muc h i nconven i ence . know to what extent they were delegating this power of It had been thought at fi rs t th a t it wou ld b e b e t ter to aegis- taxation ; and it was expected the Noble Marquis would upon-Tees, a n d other places it that ncighbourheod, late universally upon this subject, but that project upon have been prepared to have stated to-night to what ex there was a grea t probability of disturbances, examination, was found to be wild and hopeless.-(Hear, tent and for what purposes this taxation was to be levied. as_ . large_ assemblages of pitmen and others had taken place. ince that time . the rt s . h d gone down amongst them, and occasioned very serious alarm. He had re- hear.) The object of the present measure was to give The Duke of WELLINGTON had no objection to power to the Tithe Commissioners to act as Commissioners taxation for the objects of improvement, referred to in:the on the enfranchisement of co p y h e id crs . H e thou g ht that dispatch of the Governor, and in the reports of the Coun. dicing a clause making relief dependent upon the coved a letter from a gentleman . o f grea t respectability in such an enactment was calculated to b e p ro d u ctive of the oil. All that had been looked to had been the levying of time of a person's marriage--( Hear, hear)-would be introducing a bad principle, and one which he could not support.-( Cheers. ) Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was only proposed to that neighbourhood, which s t a t e d th at the Chartists best effects, and would produce the most favourable results, taxes for the purpose of the local Government. It was had organized largo bodies of persons-that they He had endeavoured to show the grounds of the necessity very desirable this Act of Parliament, and these powers keepers_an P el butcher y s, but others, and ' were offering Chartist be secured by it, and he begged to move that it be read a these circumstances he earnestly recommended that a few continue the Bill for a year, and he was glad to hear the tickets for sale under pretence that those tickets would be second time. words at the end of the clause be introduced, to state to Right Hon. Baronet express his opinion on the subject of ion to the holders of them. Those who were The LORD CHANCELLOR put the question, and what objects this taxation, should not be extended. relief dependent on marriages since the passing of the f a ou P n ro d without them were threatened to be shot, declared the contents to have it. The Marquis of NORMANBY said that before the Poor -law Amendment Act. and arming evith pik es an d o th er deadly weapons Lord L YNDHURST wished to know whether his third reading was moved, he would introduce a clause After a few observations from Mr. HALFORD and Mr. was a very comm on p ract i ce . Thi s gentleman had Noble and Learned Friend meant to persevere with the framed, to meet the views of the Noble Duke. HODoSoN, himself purchased a pike from a blacksmith there for 25., Bill thi s Sessi on , as he knew that several Lords who took The Report was then receiv e d. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House which was a most formidabl e weapon. Appehensive of a a great interest in it were at this time absent? SLAVE TRADE (PORTUGAL) BILL. divided. The numbers were disturbance at Stockton_upon_Tees the Magistrates L or d BROUGHAM said that none of their Lordships The Earl of MINTO moved the second reading of the Ayes had made application for troops ten days ago. That wh o were lord s of the manor could have any interest against Bill, but on the suggestion of the Duke of Wellington, Noes 42 Majority -68 application had been sent to the officer command- it. H e would answer the question of his Noble Friend postponed it till Thursday. ing the troops ps at Newcastle, who had refused tomorrow; and in the mean time he should take no ad- Several other Bills were forwarded a stage, and their I The clause as amended was carried. to send them, unless barracks were found for their vantage from the second reading. Lordships adjourned at ten o'clock. On our returning to the Gallery we found accommodation. Under these circumstances he (the. The LORD CHANCELLOR hoped there would be ....-.aeee..,.........-................ Mr. DARBY on his legs defending the clause (as Noble Marquis) wished to know whether the Noble Vis- no objection to the further progress of the Bill, as it was CORONATION EXPENSES. we understood) he bad on a former day proposed, giving count intended to adopt any further means for the pro- much required. Power to the Poor-law Guardians to afford out-door re f tection of the• country beyond raising the 5,000 men now Lord BROUGHAM knew that a great many building A RETURN, under separate Heads, of the manner in ' lief in certain cases which he contended would have re- state id d to be d necessary ?He hoped the Noble Viscount speculations were suspended until this Bill was passed. which 69,421/. was paid for her MAJESTY'S CORO- ` moved a very great anomaly that at present existed in the having consider the propriety of arming the yeomanry, or Lord REDESDALE believed that it was almost uni- Act, because parties who were married before the passing NATION ; stating the amount •d in each depart_ I ving . recourse to some additional assistance, because he versally understood that this Bill would only be read a meat of the Royal Household, separate Pul from the Ex- t of the New Poor-law Act ought not to be deprived of was quite sure that if the working classes were to unite second time, then carried no further for the present l of relief, otherwise the Act would operate as an ex post with the Chartists in the North of England, there was no Session, peones of Buildings and Materials, facto law. Lord Chamberlain's Department £14,024 12 6 j force in that part of the country which could possibly pre- Lord BROUG HAM believed that upon every occasion Lord J. RUSSELL wished to know if the Hon. 9,800 0 0 d serve the peace. upon which this subject had been treated, the understand- Member intended to press his clause. Lord MELBOURNE said that it was not intended to ing was quite the other way. 3,163 12 6 h Mr. DARBY would not do so, as the Noble Lord said Earl M p client ~‘ I I j a s s t t r e e r , as o r f ns hf theathp the Horse Dßneban rs t - 1,485 9 3 i t take any measure beyond those now before Parliament, The Duke of WELLINGTON certainly considered he would not go on with the Bill if it was carried; and he for the present. At the same time, if any extra measures that it was not intended to pass this Bill this Session, Heralds' Fees 307 0 0 ' l ,l se.ould not lay himself open to this imputation, although he should become necessary, of course they would be adopted, otherwise he should have divided the House upon the Master of the Mint, for Gold end Silver I wished something to be proposed. The Noble Marquis had accused him, and also hia worthy second reading. Medals Lord J. RUSS E LL said that when the motion of the colleague, but for what, he had not distinctly stated. Lord LYNDHURST said that he had distinctly said Commissioners of Woods, SE . ob je ction . Ili". Member was carried, he stated his to it. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY.-For not send- not " content" to the question that the Bill be read a second &c, Expenses °flitting B -seat clause, however objectionable it miget be, did stand • ing troops when they were required. time, and he must have a distinct understanding as to how up Westminster Abbey, at upon the special reasons which had been stated by the Lord MELBOURNE said that when any district re- the question now stood. &c. £30,213 2 10 lit who Member, It certainly was a hardship that labourers . , Expenses . of . Illuminating 31,037 19 4 quireu troops, nothing was more common than that they Lord FALMOUTH said it was not only Lords of lil w n° had married on the expectation that the law Public Buildings should be called upon to provide accommodation for such , Manors but copyholders, who were interested in this „. should continue in its former state, should not re troops. measure. Fireworks eeive the relief formerly given.-( Hear, hear.) He Opening Theatres, and other Amusements 3,110 0 0 wl Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from the Lord BROUGHAM said that no lord of the manor therefore thought it right to move a clause which would Clergy of Bangor against the Church Discipline Bill. could be bound by the Bill without his consent. He had tic so far give relief that it would allow the Guardians of Total 69,421 1 10 The Duke of WELLINGTON quite agreed with the only to say no, and nothing could be done. an t he poor to take the children of labourers into the work - Noble Viscount, that when troops were required in any Lord HATHE RTON considered such a law as F. BARING. m, ho use, where they were married before the passing of the part of the country it was quite necessary provision should this Bill proposed to be essentially required, and K Act. re • e his certainly was a species of out-door relief, but Treasury Chambers, July 18, 1839. it be made for lodging ' those troops; and they had a fair the country would feel indebted to his Noble and Learned was the least objectionable, and one which the Com- . Missioners were at one time disposed to grant, claim to be provided for in that way, because that part of Friend for the trouble he had taken with, and the ability THE MARKETS.-(YESTERDA Y.) of the country wns relieved in that way from their being he had brought to, this Bill. ..--___ . Sir T. FREMANTLE thought the clause did not go Fe sar billeted upon 'them when they were there for their pre- The LORD CHANCELLOR declared that he had PRICE OF BREAD. ft , enough in respect to reliefgranted to widows, and ...er e nervation. not heard any one say "not content." The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis is 10d. for the 41b. h a wi fore proposed to omit the words with respect to The Marquis of LONDONDERRY was of opinion Lord LYNDHURST said the whole of this confusion Loaf. Good Bread may be had at Bd, dil t W t . i ( kW; "who PRICES OF SEEDS.-.Tnly '2O. that in that way oc viewing it it was the bounden duty of the might be put an end to if it were to be considered that the the 14th August, .1834," and to insert words to the effect Per Cwt. the ) .k i n , s . t the case of widows should be left to the discretion of Government to inform the Magistrat es that it w as necessary Bill had been read a second time, and his Noble and New En g li s h H e e cierer...eos. Ns. St. Poin Per Quarter. 4os. 44s 48, th( for them to find. accommodation for the troops ; and then the Learned Friend were to move that the Bill be committed. l'illedwatto Ditto s -a. -s. Rye Grass etc 355. 40s. ", - Board of Guardians, without any restriction. tie v,.Lord HOWICK said there had been no instance in question would be, who was to pay for it ? He believed Lord BROUGHAM said he had no objection to take oid- e .. a c s e U, r ;b" f din - 471: . , 40s,its 45,,ti s :Acts widows with tar families had been compelled ge to that in Ireland formerly the Board of Ordnance provided that course, and therefore he should move at once that Nei: White Clover sos. 60s. 70s. Ditto, for so r wi t ' e n g g -s. 58s. nn; x , f or , S i o t r to eig i ;i it l t l o itto 6os. 70*. go:, Old Ditto Ditto s. -s. -s. Ditto, for crushing...-s. 433. 508. -L" CI? into Union s to obtain relief. If this plan should be for the troops when required in this way. the Bill be committed. New Trefoil l7. 20s. 245. Canary s 90s. 98s. I t aoloy,rte_d, it would be a return to the allowance system. The Duke ref WELLINGTON said that what the No. Lord LYNDHURST then said he should endeavour old D:tto s 12s °` , s Hemp -s. 38s. 425. by ble Marquis last referred to was a particular case, which to negative that motion. Trefoliiiin 10s. I Is. 13s, Per Bushel. ~L _ ''' P . FREMANTLE then proposed the omission of English Carraway --s. 48s. 525. White Mustard Ils Ced. 15s. f/d. sea : 1 le,7rords which he had mentioned. did not apply to the present. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw. Upon our Foreign Ditto 11 °.• R. PEEL said the effect of the clause would be not Upon the. motion of Lord ELLE NBOR OUG H the readmission we found that the numbers were- Coriander -s Po s. 255. Tares ..... . ... N...... 4s. dd. bs. Od • .to i'elax the Act, but to make it more stringent. Mr. BRISCOE wished the whole of the Poor-law to i undergo discussion. Timber Sh'ips Bill was read a third time, and passed. ' Contents 9 8 Lord S TRANGFORD presented a petition from the merchants of Liverpool against the Inland Warehouse Non-Contents 39 Majority against the committal of the Bill-11 Rapeseed, Erigliih One (per Last) 351. 381. s Foreign 34/. 361, PRICES OF HOPS.-July 29. Jut Farnham Pockets (per cwt.) 6l Os. 74 Iss. to 101. Os. row East Kont Pockets .. 4l les. Si. 15s. to 81. Bel. het Mr. WAKLEY said, if destitution were to be the test Lord LYNDHURST said that be agreed with the Ditto Bags 4l. 4s, 51. 10s. to 71. 10s. 1 4 of relief, Bill. This was a Bill involving interests of great ma ni chs Mid Kent Pockets 3/. 15s. 5/. ss. to 8r f'.. why not relieve a destitute man with children, as tude, and he would suggest to the Noble Viscount oppositeg Noble and Learned Lord (Brougham) in the principle of Yearlings Ditto Bags ' 3/. 10s. 41. 10s. to 74 7s. tics well as a destitute woman with children ?He trusted the the Bill, but not its the details, and that be should . next Sussex 'V Os. 31. 151. to 4'. 10s. whether it would not be advisable to withdraw the Bill for Ca Noble Lord would pause ere be pressed this clause. Let the present Session that it might be brought forward 21. lOs. 3/. 3s. to 4/. 4,,, Session be happy to assist his Learned Friend in bringing Old Olds him delay it even for • _ ,it would work it in no a tforward a measure that would not be objected to either mischiefs, for the guard' a night • guardians would act uponat an earlier period in the course of next Session. It was principle or detail. Old Duty estimated at 200, 0 004 oat the results of whichthis a Bill not urgent in its nature. It was called for by the COAL MARKET.-July 25. tort House manner in voice of the country, nor indeed by any voice except by IRISH M UNICIPAL CORPORATION BILL. s. d. s• d' and Sir T. ACLAND u would deplore. Lord MELBOURNE, at the request of Lord Lynd- Adair's ............... .... ........ IS 9 Walls End Pemberton ...... 19 9 of the P nderstood it to be certain sweet voices at Manchester. ea 6 Walls End Russell's Hetton 22 9 the Poor -law Bill that the bl the main object ' R,OUGHAM • 1 agreed . what hdf 11 Lord B. • entire y in a aen ~ . burst, postponed from to-morrow till Friday next the con- r i u e r t ; i !,7,,, at ln Alain Chose tO accept compulsor a erbodied labourer, if he si eration of this Bill, the Noble and Learned Lord Holywell Main 2O 6 Walls r'nd Whitwell should have it in a prescrib cl re ref from the parish, had just sat down. The ob- u from his Noble Friend who , • e manner, calculated ction he had raised the other day as to time peculiarly /8 0 Walls End Barrin g ton Tees i 9 6 the vent too great a demand. But though feelin t' to pre jep 1 . dto this Bill. He should not enter further into hand in print this day, he should not have time to consider panto Win u d g so'r ......... sity of maintaining that object, he did not think g itn toe this aPi d e iscussion P..s the Bill stood for a second readin to- them before Friday next. Picton l7 61Walls End Gordon 2O 9 • enti s ob- g Tanfield Moor en 0' Walls Lod Seymour Tees... 20 9 .ectionabl METROPOLITAN POLICE BILL. .I_ , .0 eto give to Guardians the power of relieving morrow, nem should he have said even so much just now Townley lB 0 Walls End Tees wlcl Ix ' 9 with families out of the workhouse. H exc t - he hadpetition • to him ep t ,ata coming from a Their Lordships then went into Committee on this Bill. Wylam. e trusted that the eff t fP Lord ELLENBOROUGH complained that in the walls k - -: t Brown's l9 0 Walls End Tees Hetton .... 19 6 labour er ec 0 the oor-law would be to throw both most res pectable body of mercantile men at Hull against ss alls End l( (trace Bill there were materials is sufficient for four Bills all placed rat and employer on their own resources, and thus the Bill, but which, he was informed, could not reach Walls End Gosforth 2l 0 Blythe ...... ........... .17 3 dist 'a the condition of both.-(Questi from 11 him till Wednesday. This Bill had been brought into together. The twenty-three first clauses related to im- Walls rod Heaton .. 20 9 Bampton lB 6 On, Ir. War -19 0 mig urton.) H . provements in the police force; the next fourteen clauses 'Zr`a ll i! s s Mi l T ie " ,,,.. - rr . e'i r . ib.... V `? ( t ' grrey n .. Hon, __ ern. He was sorry to excite the impatience of the the other House of Parliament on the 16th of July, after . 20 o Con M . b s but would give him the advantage of his his Noble Friend on his left hand (Lord Melbourne) had were amendments of the Thames Act, which was repealed; Walls EndßrasldylPsiletton 22 9 Howard's Netherton Main 18 9 con la ter.suption, which he fairly owned had quite put him requested him to withdraw his Bill on education because afterwards there were about seventy of which the Walls End Ha.well t •Ilt- - Wails End Lambton •.......... 23 0 Walls End Devonshire l9 6 law (Laughter, and Hear, hear)-and he would say 120 it was too late ; and, under such circumstances, he should first thirty-seven related to different points, clauses,id then came Walls - End Lyons 2l 6 cote a nor e. -..( Hear, hear.) certainly ask their Lordships to assist him in applying the several clauses constituting different offences, all of ahich - „ .seips arrived since last market -day, 130. pies ',era J. RUSSELL had stated all the reasons he could principle of " too late" to this Bill to-morrow evening, by were cognizable within the Metropolitan Police district, COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. lead tl4 with him in throwing it out. but eight or nine of these offences were made general. _________ opin ~, : other night against the clause, but by the vote of the Joining Lord LYNDHURST . said he had several petitions to whatAmorigst the latter were some of great importance . , .and 1 ‘Vheat. Barley. Oats. ' Beans. ' ------ ------ ----1.-- I Pease. who H' ruse, he was driven to put a notice on the paper, and - . present against the passing of this Bill. he complained of was, that although these provisions no .wing done so he could not agree to withdraw it. Lord MELBOURNE said the why he had were extremely good ones they ought to have constituted Per Quarter. s. to 8. Is.tos.s. to s s ---- fOl.lll to s. s. s, reason . , . Boston ......... 64 71 515 3S 21 2ii .. Mr. WARBURTON-Then I hope the House will asked his Noble and Learned Friend to withdraw his a different measure, because there was no person without , • Gamshorough. - 7i - 27 41 42 - - open di ,vide against the Noble Lord. the limit of the metropolitan district who could have the Grantham .... 70 '74 .43 - • . 3 - 28 ' 2B - 41 ' - - not : Education Bill, was not solely because of the lateness of Lord TEIGNMOUTH hoped the Noble Lord would 0 Grimsby ....... 70 73 3 4 3 00 ' 3l :33 4.6 - th • the S ession, but because it was a most important and least knowledge of them. There were several clauses of Horricastle ... 18 71 0 1,) •,-,- 28 39 40 36 33 eit so ithdraw his clause, and allow the whole discussion to be difficult Bill. He had never asked the•r i . Lordships to pass rather a curiouslind. By the 54th clause, on rho first ~ e - - guag ta ken next Session. The vote in favour of his Hon. Monday after . passing ofthis Bill late • a at a period of the Session, which really required - and , Fr (end's motion (Mr. Darby's) was a sort of politically much • • • - fr•bStamfordl c s 42 - 33 - 21 - 40 - 7. procee a,ainet any person or puling a Who any church, York ....... 1 '-- '` 33 4 ) 26 .10 40 41 _ - ende consideration. But if a Bill was pretty well agreed di:: . 'ionest vote, because it was known to be an impracti because it prohibited the use of any noisy instrument to ........ tO 70 26 34 24 26 a:2 41 .- -- mod( upon, he could not see that there could be any reason for _________ cat's le one. call persons together.-(Laughter.) There was another estab of the S • delaying it on account of the lateness SCOTCH 'MARKETS. i Vr. delaying denied that there was any thing politi- With d his*- * Bill it was unquestionably late in the rem to t , . effect which the clause would have which he should regret, for tl call y dishonest in his bringing forward his clause, but he Session -it was a Bill of very great importance, and their it would prevent the joyful sound which called children Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Oatmeal. count did' , so because of his close watchine of the working of Lordship; • would dispose of it as they saw fit, when It Aberdeen ... 70 to - -------- - , 5 32 to li ' , 3 to 23 -to - 46 to 48 saner t he 1; isv last year, which made him think it necessary It, however, might be rather difficult to construct a clause ' i t ;', l i v s i t c r i e `L••••• 42 52 , 7 3 . .)s 30 47 50 was Coldstream , 52 55 - .0 -1 -J 30 . _ came before them for further consideration. MI a WARBURTON hoped the Noble Lord w . ould so as to save Punch and the Church bells. There was cu par (Fife) 4 8 • 2l '26 17 18 - 30 •-•- it WE Lord BROUGHAM said there could be no doubt that if 5 , !;1 126 31 18 22 22 26 - - Steed rl to the wishes of both sides of the House, and clause whichwork inconvenientlyin Dunbar another 3 1 37 30 3;) 40 40 40 42 mess a Bill was agreed upon, and clear and distinct in its clauses El ' gin Inverness 6!IS 7 0 36 3 , ; ' 8 35 03 so ..,,, _ alle w ithd raw the clause. the case of lone debates in this House • for if any Noble and nature, there could be no reason why it should not be Lord . ° • •, . . _ 33 g 32 ,Th a was cleared for a division, but none took wished to drive another home in his carriage, he Kelso .... ,46 51, 2 , •; ri 2 ,7, ~ • - - cocas Ditie e. 0 gallery passisid even at a late part of the Session. Kirkaldy - - . his . n our entering, we found Mr. A GLIONBY on Earl FITZWIL LIAM thought that • as this was an im- • would have to ask leave of his coachman to do so, or be Perth n , 7 2 31 20 23 45 48 43 . Wine j:) ! .1 cgs, supporting the clause amidst loud cries of portant Bill. even if it, should - not be passed this Session, (table' to a penalty of 55.-( Great laughter.) Clause 61 g.,. The size °of the '''' measur varies 2 29. 22 25 .- Burin e throughout the country. had r ',,.vid e divide. provided that it should be lawful for any constable to de- HADDINGEON CORN there could be ground shown why, at any rate, it should rabid Wheat, . MARKET.-July 26. had I 'it' . PAKINGTON was one of those who had voted s:roy• any dog reasonably suspected of being in a ..+4, ~,,' Barley. Oats, Pease. Beans, Withriot be discussed before the House rose. Frst fir„ ,-„ 45$ ad 39, 61 46s 0.1 -s Od milil; the Hon. Member for Sussex, but he was perfectly state, but this power was restricted to within fifteen miles Second satisf • with Lord LYNDHURST' su„eeested that tbe further con- u, 4f sod . 34 . • 9d 423 Od -s Od and , led the clause now proposed by the Noble Lord. • • of Charing-cross; so that without that range hydrophobia Third h t'' ord JOHN RUSSELL said the clause as he pro- sideration of the Bill should postponed till the next Session of Parliament, in consequence of many Noble might prevail to any extent. Perhaps any material amend- Average,,,,, ................ 34 5..10.1, -12th. folly Pi3 se d it, would stand thus : That any able bodied labourer merits at this late period of the Session might endanger DALKEITH CORN MARKET,-July 25 cop] Lords having left town. They ought to know the nature Wheat. Barley Oats, Pease . . Beans, P isgi 1114 r ried before the 14th of August 1834, having mor e 4 ' the se. Bill in order to have the opportunity of considering s the Bill, and he should therefore leave it in their Lord- First 74; ocl 4s ed . 35* Sd 46s Sit 46s m - , a a four children, and being unable to maintain such second never hips' hands in its present state. 6 6; 03 40. C 4 32s 6d 45. Od 45s Od Third 42s Od os. • -is Od 251 4d 43s Od 436 Od persu c ai ldren Q . , that it shall, and may be lawful for the it next Session, Lord DUNCANNON laid on the table a copy of the Lord DUNCANNON said, there was hardly any one EDINBURGH th : iardians of Unions to take one or more children into COltN MARKET.-July 24, he he of the enactments alluded to which had not been taken we had large supply memorials resen•ted in 1835 of all kinds of Grain to-day, and thesales b e b e workhouse, and that it shall and may be lawful for the • Q. ing for the remission of sentences.different Acts. With respect to those clauses were rather dull. from Police ' • - feel tl aardians of any Union to afford relief to any widow left Wheat. I Barley. Oats. Pease. Beans. which were general, if it should be the wish of the House, wi ELECTION PETITIONS TRIAL BILL. First ,3 s• ski, ' 43s Od 40s. 4d 468 Od. 4(ii ad, from tat one or more children under the age of seven years. words might be introduced to confine them to the metro- Second O5 0190 0 as o • 44 . 0 44 a Sir T. FREE MANTLE moved the omission of the Lord LYNDHURST, in movine the Order of th i• :- • I Third 53 0 SS 0 30 0 42 0 42 11 proce "fi ir c pootan districts. 'ids " 14th of August, 1834." Day for the third reading of the Election Petitions Tri I a The Earl of WICKLOW did not think it was necessary Average price of Wheat... .......... .....31. is. 24, be en e . .Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House Bill, wished to state what were the general objects and ►se e..:1-- ---- si ' ' • dal . 'Wed. The numbers were_ The Marquis of LONDONDERRY was induced to put a question to the Noble Viscount opposite. Ten days ago he had stated that at Newcastle, Stockton upon-Tees, and other places in that neighbourhood, there was a great probability of disturbances, as large assemblages of pitmen and others had taken place. Since that time the Chartists had gone down amongst them, and occasioned very serious alarm. He had re ceived a letter from a gentleman of great respectability in that neighbourhood, which stated that the Chartists had organized largo bodies of persons—that they were adopting a system of exaction, not only from shop keepers and butchers, but others, and were offering Chartist tickets for sale under pretence that those tickets would be a protection to the holders of them. Those who were found without them were threatened to be shot, and arming with pikes and other deadly weapons was a very common practice. This gentleman had himself purchased a pike from a blacksmith there for 25., which was a most formidable weapon. Appehensive of a disturbance at Stockton-upon-Tees the Magistrates had made application for troops ten days ago. That application had been sent to the officer command ing the troops at Newcastle, who had refused to send them, unless barracks were found for their accommodation. Under these circumstances he (the Noble Marquis) wished to know whether the Noble Vis count intended to adopt any further means for the pro tection of - the country beyond raising the 5,000 men now stated to be necessary? He hoped the Noble Viscount would consider the propriety of arming the yeomanry, or having recourse to some additional assistance, because he was quite sure that if the working classes were to unite with the Chartists in. the North of England, there was no force in that part of the country which could possibly pre serve the peace. Lord MELBOURNE said that it was not intended to take any measure beyond those now before Parliament, for the present. At the same time, if any extra measures should become necessary, of course they would be adopted. The Noble Marquis had accused him, and also his worthy colleague, but for what, he had not distinctly stated. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY.—For not send ing troops when they were required. Lord MELBOURNE said that when any district re quired troops, nothing was more common than that they should be called upon to provide accommodation for such troops. Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from the Clergy of Bangor against the Church Discipline Bill. The Duke of WELLINGTON quite agreed with the Noble Viscount, that when troops were required in any part of the country, it was quite necessary provision should be made for lodging those troops; and they had a fair claim to be prov'.ded for in that way, because that part of the country was relieved in that way from their being billeted upon 'them when they were there for their pre servation. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY was of opinion that in that way oc viewing it it was the bounden duty of the Government to inform the Magistrates that it was necessary for them to find. accommodation for the troops ; and then the question would be, who was to pay for it ? He believed that in Ireland. formerly the Board of Ordnance provided for the troops when required in this way. The Duke of WELLINGTON said that what the No ble Marquis last referred to was a particular case, which did not apply to the present. Upon the. motion of Lord ELLENBOROUGH, the Timber Sh'Aps Bill was read a third time, and passed. Lord S TRANGFORD presented a petition from the merchar.ts of Liverpool against the Inland Warehouse Bill. This was a Bill involving interests of great magni tude, and he would suggest to the Noble Viscount opposite whether it would not be advisable to withdraw the Bill for the present Session that it might be brought forward at an earlier period in the course of next Session. It was a Bill not urgent in its nature. It was called for by the voice of the country, nor indeed by any voice except by certain sweet voices at Manchester. Lord WR,OUGH AM entirely agreed in what had fallen from his Noble Friend who had just sat down. The ob jection he had raised the other day as to time peculiarly applied to this Bill. He should not enter further into this discusstou as the Bill stood for a second reading to morrow, nc,r should he have said even so much just now except that he had a petition coming to him from a most respectable body of mercantile men at Hull against the BP.', but which, he was informed, could not reach him till Wednesday. This Bill had been brought into the other House of Parliament on the 16th of July, after his Noble Friend on his left hand (Lord Melbourne) had requested him to withdraw his Bill on education because it was too late; and, under such circumstances, he should certainly ask their Lordships to assist him in applying the principle of " too late" to this Bill to.morrow evening, by joining with him in throwing it out. Lord LYNDHURST said he bad several petitions to present against the passing of this Bill. Lord MELBOURNE said the reason why he had asked his Noble and Learned Friend to withdraw his Education Bill, was not solely because of the lateness of the Session, but because it was a moat important and difficult Bill. He had never asked their Lordships to pass a Bill at a late period of the Session, which really required much consideration. But if a Bill was pretty well agreed upon, he could not see that there could be any reason for delaying it on account of the lateness of the Session. With regard to this Bill, it was unquestionably late in the Session —it was a Bill of very great importance, and their Lordships would dispose of it as they saw fit, when it came before them for further consideration. Lord B R 0 UG H A NI said there could be no doubt that if a Bill was agreed upon, and clear and distinct in its clauses and nature, there could be no reason why it should not be passed even at a late part of the Session. Earl FITZ WILLIAM thought that as this was an im portant Bill ; even if it, should not be passed this Session, there could be ground shown why, at any rate, it should riot be discussed before the House rose. Lord LYNDHURST' suggested that the further con sideration of the Bill should be postponed till the next Session of Parliament, in consequence of many Noble Lords having left town. They ought to know the nature of the Bill in order to have the opportunity of considering it next Session. Lord DUNCANNON laid on the table a copy of the memorials presented in 1835, 1836, 1837, and 1838, pray. ing for the remission of sentences. ELECTION PETITIONS TRIAL BILL. Lord LYNDHURST, in moving the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Election Petitions Trial Bill, wished to state what were the general objects and provisions of this measure. It was an object of great in terests and importance, because it related to the composi tion of the tribunals which were to decide on the validity of the election of Members in the other House of Parlia ment. He regretted the necessity for any change in the law on this subject, but; the necessity was admitted on all hands, and the question was how the law could be ren dered most effectual. Previous to the passing of the Grenville Act the evils were most enormous. Lord Gren ville stated them with great eloquence and force ; they were admitted, but the Bill was opposed by the Minister of the day ; it ultimately, however, passed by a large ma jority, and received the sanction of this House of Parlia ment also. That Act was found to have effected all the objects expected from it—an immediate change took place in the decisions on controverted elections, and those persons who had been opposed to the Bill became strong advocates in favour of the measure, and amongst them Mr. Fox. That Bill, up to the year 1831, the time of the passing of the Reform Bill, operated in a manner generally satisfactory, the decisions generally being approved of by the ether House of Parliament. Since that time the decisions had been based upon party feelings and party spirit, and both parties in the other House at last said it had become neces sary to apply a remedy. One cause might be because after that period the House was constituted of different materials; that, however, was a delicate point, and he would not further pursue it. Another cause might be that, previously to the passing of the Reform Bill, there was in the House of Commons a large body of indepen dent Members— independent of the Minister yet not in opposition to the Government —they formed a consi derable portion of the House, and weae in like manner and according to their number represented in Committee. The parties of course struck off all those who were their party opponents, and then these independent gentlemen were left to prevent any party decisions. Another, and a most important cause was, that parties were now nearly equally divided, and one vote gained formed a party tri. umph. The House of Commons had determined that they alone should have the power of trying controverted elec tions : they had a right to say so ; it was their ancient and inherent privilege, even as their Lordships allowed no other body to interfere in disputed titles. After detailing the manner in which the Committee were to be appointed under the Bill, he said it had met with the entire concurrence of the other House of Parliament, and hoped it would meet with that of their Lordships. He had performed the duty he had undertaken, and would move that the Bill be read a third time. Lord WROTTESLE Y said the Noble and Learned Lord had stated his case with his usual perspicuity, but he could not agree with him that the failure of the Grenville Act was attributable to the passing of the Reform Bill ; been altered,thatßiil had r much to answer f or , but certainly not that, for their Lordships dsehripams w ea e d re ed a , w a a a re it th w a a t s t s h a e id G , hryenAvlilrl.e \aa Act had Act, by which the two nominees, who were generally the m we o r s e t intelligent of th e M embers of the House of Commons, sv:istthoble: h also in the striking generally con trived to have one Gentleman w i t h sem:brains left upon the C aa om s m ae i h tt e the t ll ey offic e of Chairman, but Counsel struck all, so that they might have a Chairman who would be easily zeal they showed f or their cli e n s I in ( p ries r s i e e d s e o p f e ‘ll‘ by H the ear, hear.") He tho ug h t the House .— of Commons had done perfectly right i n retaini ng the powers of trying contested elections —i t was a privilege which they Majority The clause as amended was carried. On our returning to the Gallery we found Mr. DARBY on his legs defending the clause (as we understood) he had on a former day proposed, giving Power to the Poor-law Guardians to afford out-door re lief in certain cases which he contended would have re moved a very great anomaly that at present existed in the Act, because parties who were married before the passing of the New Poor-law Act ought not to be deprived of of relief, otherwise the Act would operate as an ex post facto law. Lord J. RUSSELL wished to know if the Hon. Member intended to press his clause. Mr. DARBY would not do so, as the Noble Lord said he would not go on with the Bill if it was carried; and he would not lay himself open to this imputation, although he wished something to be proposed. Lord J. RUSSELL said that when the motion of the H °t l . Memb er was carr i e d , h e stated hi s o bj ect i on to i t. That clause, however objectionable it mig.t be, did stand u pon the special reasons wisch had been stated by the 11 , 00 . M em b er. I t certa i n l y was a h ar d s hi p that labourers who had marr i e d on t h e expectat i on t h at the law should continue in its former state, should not re ceive the relief formerly given.—( Hear, hear.) He therefore thought it right to move a clause which would 80 far give relief that it would allow the Guardians of t he poor to take the children of labourers into the work house, A where th e y were marr i e d b e f ore t h e pass i ng o f the ct. it This certainly was a sp ec i es o f ou t-d oor re li e f, b ut was the least objectionable, and one which the Com missioners were at one time disposed to grant. , Sir T. FREMANTLE thought the clause did not go 't e nough in re s p ect to re li e f granted to w i dows, and Iner e fore proposed to omit the words with respect to W i dows, " w h o s h a ll respect i vely have been married before !il4th August, 1834," and to insert words to the effect at the case of widows should be left to the discretion of "h '= Board of Guardians, without any restriction. Lord HOWICK said there had been no instance in vshich w i dows with large families had been compelled to •go into Unions to obtain relief. If this plan should be adopted, it Would be a return to the allowance system. the Sir T . FREMANTLE then proposed the omission of ,Words w hi c h h e had mentioned. I t. o 11 '.. R. PEEL sa i d the effect of the clause would be not relax the Act, but to make it more stringent. Mr. BRISCOE wished the whole of the Poor-law to undergo discussion. Mr. WAKLEY said, if destitution were to be the test of relief, wh y not relieve a destitute man with children, as well as a destitute woman with children ? He trusted the Noble Lord would pause ere be pressed this clause. Let him delay it even for a night • it would work nothing but mischiefs, for the guardians Would act upon u d po it in manner the results of which this House would Sir T. ACLAND understood it i : o o d l? , :e the main object epfore. of the Poor -law Bill that the able from the if . he chose to accept compulsory relief fro d should have it in a prescribed manner, calculated l'arish, vent too great a d emand. But though feeling the to city of mai n t a i n i ng t h at o b ject, he did not think it was ob-- ijectionable to give to Guardians the power of relieving widows with families out of the workhouse. He trusted Tabthat the effect of the Poor-law would be to throw both ourer and employer on t h e i r own resources, and thus e the condition of both.—(Question, from Mr. War burton') H e was sorry to excite the impatience of the P oo- Member, but would give him the advantage of his in tersuption, which he fairly owned had quite put him t .tt t- -(Laughter, and Hear, hear)--and he would say no a lot' e.—( Hear, hear.) ~ i..,ord J. RUSSELL h ad stated all the reasons he could 1 . he : other ni g h t aga i nst t h e clause, but by the vote of the H' mse, he was driven to put a notice on the paper, and 4 5 .wing done so he could not agree to withdraw it. Mr. WARBURTON—Then I hope the House will Ai vide against the Noble Lord. Lord TEIGNMOUTH hoped the Noble Lord would so ithdraw his clause, and allow the whole discussion to be ta ken next Session. The vote in favour of his Hon. Fr iend's motion (Mr. Darby's) was a sort of politically diE 'ionest vote, because it was known to be an impracti cal', le one. I VI.. DA.RBY denied that there was any thing politi call y dishonest in his bringing forward his clause, but he did. so because of his close w a t c hi ng o f t h e wor ki ng o f el, iw last year, which made him think it necessary. I% . WARBURTON hoped the Noble Lord would °mee t ] CI to the wishes of both sides of the House, and w ithd raw the clause. I Th a gallery was cleared for a division, but none took Piste. On our entering, we f oun d M r. A G LIONBY on ," 1 egs, su pp ort i ng t h e c l ause amidst loud cries of "'Lid e divide. 'it . PA KINGTON was one o f t h ose who had voted „4t'Wit.h the H on . M em b er f or S ussex, b ut he was perfectly - sf ied wi t h t h e c l ause now proposed by the Noble Lord. Pose' ord JOHN RUSSELL sa i d the clause as he pro d it, would stand thus : Th a t any a bl e b o di ed labourer mar ried before the 14th of August 1834, having more 1"Gi! lid re fo n,ur chil that it shall, dren, and being and may unable be to la m wfulaintain such for the t L iardians of Union s t o t a k e one or more c hild ren into r ,e ' ' s workhouse, and that it shall and m a y b e l aw f u l f or t h e " aardians of any Union to afford relief to any widow left Wi tit one or more children under the age of seven years. Sir T. FREEMANTLE moved the omission of the ird s " 14th of August, 1834." Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House rided. The numbers were— For the clause For the amendment 7B Majority General JOHNSON then moved the omission of words el ative to the admission of children of able-bodied la ke arms into the workhouse. d i / Str angers were then o r d ere d to w i thdraw, and the House w ed _ For the amendment 36 Against it 90 Majority —54 The Chairman then put the clause. Mr. PAKINGTONsaid the clause bad now assumed a bew character, and he should give his vote against it. He t egretted the amendment had been thrown over by a 1 naneauvre. Colonel SIBTHORP never gave a vote with greater satisfaction than the last.—(Laughter.) He objected to the Poor-law altogether. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said as the clause now stood it would lead to a restoration of the allowance system. Mr. KEMBLE saw no reason why the Bill should not lave been brought in earlier. He did not like the amended clause, as it might lead to abuses, but he thought the h c l ause of the Hon. Member for Sussex ought to juaszeb.eerhagreed to, as he thought it was f oun d e d i n reluctantly vot e for it, in or d er to force on a discussion early next Session. Sir T. FREBNIA.iNt Or i gi nallyas_been stood ; an d th oug h hi s clause—( Laught er amendment had llogrs he l e r d to , he w ou ld vote against the da t h ought it w ou ld l ea d to a b use had unless the Commissioner s A ontrollins ; power. After a few words from M r . L c 1 , 3 1 e ? . D AL E, Mr. WAKLEY said the Bill Co o u r n e t them was so im portant that he was determined the Housery progres.s, should under stand what they were at in that and He ask therefore leave moved that the Chairman report to sit again.—( Cries of " Oh, oh e.) The House Strangers were en ordere divid e d, when there th appeared d to withdraw. For ttie motion .................................... 15 Ageinst it .............. .. ........................ 102 Majority ....................... .... ..... 8 , tao , On our re- a d m it tance we found the Chairman putting question, when chaiMrt. HINDLEY mov ed that the Chairm an l eave the Strangers were again ordered to withdraw. Mt. HINDLEY however we un d erstoo d w i thdrew his motion, and the division was on the clause. For th e c l ause 47 Against it The Maj0rity........., —l7 High w . House resumed, and the Turnpike Roads and ay Returns Bill went through Committee, form The D u b lin Police Bill went through Committee, pro a . The Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) Bill went through Committee. Mr. gra otng Pl GOTT brought in a Bill to aut h orise of c ha Sn uperanuation Allowances to Officers of the Court of The Lor i , eery in Ireland ; which was read a first time. i Da l ‘N _ ' s Amendment!. to the Prisena (Scotland) el e agr eed t The ii . o • ouse adjourned at Half-past Two o'Clock. allivansanne....._ The Earl of WICKLOW did not think it was necessary to strike out these clauses for the purpose of putting them in a general Bill, because if a general Bill should be passed there could be no objection to these clauses re maining. There was one clause which he thought ex tremely hard, that which gave power to constables to arrest any one going into unlicenced theatres. On the whole, he thought that the Bill was an exceedingly useful one, and that it ought to pass. The Bishop of LONDON said the clause was directed against the penny theatres, which every one knew were the greatest nuisances which existed ; it would not at all in terfere with the theatres alluded to by the Noble Earl. Lord BROUGHAM said it was a mere police regula tion to carry out the present law of the land. The theatres alluded to were licensed by the Magistrates. The House resumed, and the Bill was reported with amendments—to be considered on Thursday. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER begged to ask, now that the new light had dawned upon the Ministers, as was evidenced by the production of the Unlawful Oaths' Bill, whether it was their intention to bring in any Bill to amend the Arms' Bill. Lord DUNCANNON knew nothing of the new light alluded to. The Unlawful Oaths' Bill was given notice of so early as March, and was introduced by the Solicitor- General for Ireland within a few days after he took his seat in the House. It was not the intention of the Govern ment to introduce any measure for the amendment of the Arms' Act. ECCLESIASTICAL APPOINTMENT SUSPEN.• PRICES OP PROVISIONS, &C. Beef, per lb. Os. Cd. tot:W.Bd. Freshßutter, lb. 11.0 d. to ls. Mutton 0 6 0 8 Salt Ditto—. 0 9 I 0 Veal, IWOMMOWOINI. 0 7 1 0 Ditto, per etc 0 10a 9 0 5 0 7 Eggs, per des. 0 0 0 0 Lamb, per qr. —5. 3 0 5 0 OatStraw(kpl.)-12 0 15 0 Fallow, 0 45 0 Wheat Ditto.-10 0 12 6 2uartern Loaf U9l 010 Barley Ditto 9 0 11 • Potatoes, 141 b. 0 6 0 0 Hay, 1 0 1 2 EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET.—JuIy 23. There was a middling supply of Oatmeal at this day's market, and the sales were rather heavy. Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp. First Oatmeal Second ditto Barleymeat... ..... I 15 0 Peas elYt eal 1 13 0 Pot Barley—No. 1, per cwt. ! Post l GLASGOW CORN A moderate business doini Wheat, per 2401 b. s. d. s. d. British, old 36 0 to 37 0 new Canada, Irish • 23 0 30 0 Barley, par 3201 b English 3OO Scottish 2B'o Irish Per Stone of 141 b. imp. First Oatmeal £0 2 8 Second ditto . 0 2 6 Barleyoseal Peasemeal ... 0 1 10 I 23.-2d,14a.-8.1. 16*-4th,lBs. 1,20 s. MARKET. July 24. rin Grain; prices steady. Oats, per 2641 b. s. d. s. d. Irish 22 ote26 0 British 23 0 26:0 Beans, per 2001 b. English ..." ...... 23 0 24 0 Scottish • 22 0 23 0 Pease, Scottish Oatmeal, per 14010 22 0 24 Flour, per 20010 5O 0 56 0 CORNWALL MARKETS. (Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.) S. d. to Barley. Oats. TT] S. Trur0...... ...... Heistone St. Austell Bodmin Liskeard Launceston Camelford Penzance. SION BILL. Viscount MELBOURNE moved the second reading of the above Bill. It was such a Bill as their Lordships had passed on two former occasions, and was rendered necessary Lecause, from a pressure of business and other causes,lthey had not yet been able to carry out the recommendations of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. There were some new clauses which had been rendered necessary in consequence of further reports, respecting the more gradual reduction of the appointments in cathedrals. He trusted their Lord ships would again approve of the Bill. The Bishop of E X E TER would move that the Bill be read a second time that day three months. The Noble Viscount said the whole of the clauses were necessary— be denied it. The Noble Viscount asked their Lord ships' consent to the Bill because they had given it upon former occasions,—that was the very reason why it ought not then to be given. Were they to have Suspension Bills from year to year. It was said the in quiries were' not completed. The Noble Viscount knew there was no Commission in existence to complete them, and that the late Commission had done no work for nine months before the Commission ceased by the demise of the Crown, and that because of the bad faith of the Go vernment in introducing the Church Rates Bill after .1 promise that they would bring in no measure af fecting the Church while the Commission existed. The greatest hardship would be inflicted upon the lessees of property if the Bill was allowed to pass. He should therefore move as an amendment that the Bill be read a second time that day three months. The Bishop of ROCHESTER would support the amendment of his Right Reverend Friend. He thought it extremely improper that a Bill like the present should be brought forward at the present late period of the Session. He considered the measure extremely unjust towards the Clergy, and he would therefore give it his firm opposition. The Bishop of LONDON considered the Bill essentially 05 0 r 5 0 - - 0 05 6 0 24 o - 0 22 e - 0 01 6 01 0 21 0 24 0 26 0 - :2' ci:7;771 . 0 12 0 O 9 o • 9 6 O s O 0 O 0 0 O 11 B s. d. to a. d. 0 10 0 0 11 0 0 8 I , -- 0 S I — 0 7 0 —0 0 c 7 • 8 0 %; 0 0 STRANGE OCCURRENC*.--Oil the evening of Friday last, between six and seven o'clock, a fire bioke out in the house of Lieutonant J. G. Framillon, situated on the Stroud road, near Gloucester. The circumstances under which it is supposed to have originated are very singular. In the sky-light of the garret th ere i s w h at i s which is said t o h ave concentrated exposed on a l arge ly h i i n s g the flame termed a " bull's eye," b t h o e x s b u e n n ' s e a r t a h y s t h o e n g a muslin as. F d r r o e t n s s communi cated to the box and its contents, consisting of bed•linen, and thence to the flooring and rafters, whi c h were com pletely in flames. Fortunately, however, the danger was perceived, and the fire got under before any serious da mage was done.—Bristol Mercury. The number of claims for registration given in this year amounts to 367, a much larger number than ever was put forward since 1832, when the entire constituency was enrolled at once. In 1833 the claims lodged were in 1835, 271 ; 58 ; in 1834, 207 ; in 1836, 12 1 ; in 1837, 141 ; and in 1838, 149; making an a verage o f 158 year l y. The number of objections lodged this y ear aga i nst persons already on th e ro ll is 49 ; last ye ar t h ey amounted to 195. We are unable to state the proportion of renewals on the present occasion ; but we should think there must be a very large number of entirely new votes, and that if the claims are at all well founded, there will be a large in crease to the number of the constituency. There has been an unwon ted activity among the Conservatives this year, their agent having lodged upwards of 200 claims. It must, however, be regarded as two years' registration ; nearly the whole of their last year's claims having been rejected on account of the blundering way in which they were filled up. About 50 claims this year were given in by the claimants themselves.— Greenock Advertiser. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1839. BIRIVIIN GRAM RIOT WARWICKSHIRE ASSIZES WARWICK, MONDAY EVENING, HALF-PAST FOUR. The assizes for the county of 'Warwickshire commenced this morning, the Commission having been opened on Sa turday. There are fifty-eight prisoners on the calendar for trial, of whom, all but twenty-three, are charged with offences connected with the late disturbances at Birming ham. The trial of Messrs. Lovett, Collins, and the other members of the National Convention, will not take place before Wednesday or Thursday, and it is said they will occupy three or four days, there being a very large number of witnesses subpcenoed for the Crown. The Attorney_ General, who conducts the prosecution, will be here on Wednesday, and will be assisted by Messrs. Balgrey, and Hill, Queen's Counsel, and Waddington. Mr. Lovett, the Secretary of the Convention, will defend himself, end Mr. Sergeant Goulburo, it is said, has been retained to defend the other Delegates, but this is uncertain. The following are the charges against the Delegates as they appear on the Calendar : John Fusseell and Edward Brown committed the 17th of May, by W. Scholefield, Esq. Mayor—Charged with having, on the 15th of May last, at the borough of Bir mingham, and at divers other times, within the said borough, unlawfully met together and caused and did and assisted in causing and aiding divers subjects of our :Lady the Queen, to a great number, that is to say,) to the number of five hundred persons or more, unlawfully to meet together for the purpose of disturbing the peace of our said Lady the Queen, and for the purpose of exciting discontent and disaffection of the subjects of our Lady the Queen to hatred of the Government and Constitution, and did then and there unlawfully and tumultuously continue together for a long space of time (to wit), for the space of one hour, in breach of the peace of our said Lady the Queen, and to the terror and alarm of her Majesty's subjects then residing within the said borough.—Fussell, bailed before the committing Magistrate—Browne, bailed before K. Greenway, Esq., June 14, 1339. John Taylor, committed the sth of July, by C. Shaw and F. Clark. Esqrs.—Charged with having, at the borough of Birmingham, on the 4th instant, did, with force and arms, together with other evil disposed persons, unlawfully, riotously, and routously assembled together to disturb the peace, and did then and there unlawfully, riot ously, and routously make a great noise and disturbance, to the great terror and disturbance of the Queen's subjects, and against the Queen's peace.--Bailed before W. Collins, Esq., July 6, 1839. John Collins, committed the 6th of July, by C. Shaw and W. Chance, Esqrs.--Charged with baying, in the borough of Birmingham, on the sth instant, unlawfully written, printed, and published, and caused to be written printed, and published, a certain false, scandalous, sedi tious, and malicious libel, intituled and headed, " Reso lutions unanimously agreed to by the General Convention' —signed " W. Lovett, Secretary," and dated Friday, July sth, 1839; and which said libel contains false, scan dalous, seditious, and malicious words and matters, tend ing to excite disaffection and discontent towards her Ma jesty's person and Government, and to cause a breach of the peace.—Bailed before K. Greenway, Esq., July 15th, 1839. Willliam Lovett, committed the 6th of July, by the same Magistrates—charged with having at the borough of Birmingham, on the sth instant, unlawfully written, printed, and published, and caused to be written, printed, and pub lished, a certain false, scandalous, seditious, and malicious libel, intituled and headed, " Resolutions unanimously agreed to by the General Convention"—signed "W. Lovett, Secretary," and dated Friday, July sth, 1839 ; and which said libel contains false, scandalous, seditious, and ma licious words and matters, tending to excite disaffection and discontent towards her Majesty's person and Govern ment, and to cause a breach of the peace. Bailed before K. Greenway, Esq., July 15th 1839. Geo. Julian Harney (on bail)—Committed the 15th of July, by W. Scholefield, Esq., Mayor, and C. Shaw, Esq.—Charged with having, at the Borough of Birming ham, on the 14th of May last, and at divers other times, within the said borough, unlawfully met, together with divers other persons, to the number of 500 and more, for the purpose of disturbing the peace of our Sovereign Lady the Queen, and did then and there unlawfully and tumul tuously continue together for a long space of time (to wit) for the space of one hour, to the terror and alarm of her Majesty's subjects, and in breach of the peace. At a quarter past eleven Mr. Justice Littledale, attended by the High Sheriff, Sir Frances Lawley, Bart., took his seat on the Bench, when the Grand Jury were called over and sworn, Sir John Mordant, Bart., Foreman. The Learned Judge then proceeded to charge the Grand Jury. He said the common Calendar was not very nume rous, owing to the Quarter Sessions having been very lately held. There was only one case, in which a man was charged with the murder of his wife, requiring any par ticular notice. But besides what was called the ordinary Calendar, he regretted to say that they would be called upon to investigate several cases of a much more serious nature which had lately occurred, and had occasioned great terror and alarm to all those interested in the well-being and preservation of the Government, the institutions, and the property of the country. It was well known, that for a considerable time past opinions had been entertained and statements made by many persons in various parts of the kingdom that a very considerable number of persons, more particularly the operative classes of society, were entitled to a share in the administration of the laws of the country, and to some rights which had been withheld from them, and that the property of the country was unequally divided, and that measures should be taken to distribute it more equally, so that those who had but little might obtain more, and that all might be put upon a more equal level. So far as these opinions were matters of private conversation and discussion, and individual speculation, the law did not notice them, because every man lead aright to entertain and exp ress any op i n i ons he pleased, if the ex- oession of them produced no danger to society, and did not lead to any breach of the public peace. No doubt, these opinions would have remained dormant in the minds of those ho entertained them; but, unfortunately, there had been round restless and unquiet dispositions, whose advice operating upon the minds of different individuals, would not suffer the mass of the people to be quiet, but ir.flamed their minds by violent and inflammatory speeches and lan guage, by seditious placards, by pamphl e t s , by n newspapers, and otherwise, to induce them t o co- o p era t e with them in endeavouring to obtain their fancied rights. Among the modes for what was called a redress of grievances, they had established what' was termed a National Convention, and for that purpose, various districts in distant parts of the country has sent Delegates to give an apparent sanction to their fancied rights. It did not appear what was the precise object of the institution, nor whether it was to be confined to the direction of the various measures to be adopted by the people to obtain their alleged rights, or whether it had any ulterior objects or measures in view. I should rather say the term " Na tional Convention " was an ominous one. Since and during the period of its meeting, large numbers of persons had riotously assembled indifferent parts of the country, and had been instructed to arm, and were drilled and trained in military evolutions and exercises. Riots had taken place, and property had been burned and destroyed. Of the folly of giving such advice he should say nothing, as the people would soon find it out. The intention of those misguided persons was truly to be pitied, for they would never have entered into these plans if they had not been persuaded by others. It was a subject of deep regret, and he hoped that the persons who had been so misled would be brought to a better sense of their duty—that they would feel themselves bound to submit to the laws, and abstain from altering them by force or violence—that such proceedings were against the law no doubt could be entertained, and it was the bounden duty of the authorities to take proceedings, in order that these parties should be brought to trial before the ordinary tribu nals. The cases likely to be brought under the conside ration of the Grand Jury were of three descriptions. First, there were cases of felony, such as the burning and demo lition of houses and property—secondly, riots—and thirdly, seditious speeches and publications. The first class was referred to the several Acts of Parliament, many of which had been repealed, but under the existing law, the 7th and Bth Geo. IV., chap. 30, it was enacted that if any persons riotously and tumultuously assembled, and unlawfully pulled down, demolished, or destroyed, or began to pull down, demolish, or destroy any church, chapel, or other house of religious worship duly registered, or any house, outhouse, warehouse, stable, coach-house, and then the Act went out to a particular enumeration of the various buildings, should be guilty of felony, and should suffer death as a felon. It was thus a capital offence as the law at present stood. The second class of offences they would have to inve s ti ga t e were r i ots, an d the meaning of riot was well understood. A riot was an assemblage of three or more persons collected together mutually to co-operate and assist one another in the execution and attainment of some ob ject of a private nature in a violent and tumultuous man tler to the terror of her Majesty's subjects—the injury or grievance complained of and intended to be remedied, being of a private nature, althougl , in some cases even that might amount to high treason, such as taking up arms and levying war against the sovereign, although of late years no man was put upon his trial on a charge of high treason under such circumstances, even if the riot related to public matters. Every case, however, depended upon its own merits, or the circumstances by which it was ac companied. At the same time, an assembly for the dis cussion of public matters might under certain circumstances be, but there must be some circumstances of actual force and violence, of such a nature as to striko terror into the people, such as the show of arms and threatening speeches ; but it was not necessary, in order to constitute a riot, that any personal violence should be committed. He did not know whether any cases of unlawful assemblies were to be submitted to them. If there were any of the character he had referred to, they would be clearly illegal. Any meeting of persons in warlike manner to gain their object, or of a great number met in a lawful manner, but under such circumstances as to occasion alarm, the effect of which no one could foresee, were held to be unlawful, all who gave countenance and support to such assem bli es were criminal parties. As to the third class—seditious speeches. Persons who went about at public meetings, and addressed the people, exciting them against the Government of the country, and bringing the Constitution into contempt with the people, and inciting to a breach of the peace for the carrying out of their objects—all such language was punishable by common law, and the same rule applied to printed or written proclamations. With these remarks he trusted they would consider the cases before them. The Court then proceeded to the trial of some trifling cases. BILLETTING SOLDIERS.—A n attempt has been made at Exeter to billet soldiers on the wine mer- chants of that city, which they have resisted; in conse quence of which the magistrates have t a k en t h e op i n i on s the Attorney and Solicitor General s , w h o state that w i ne . merchants are not liable to receiving soldiers on billets, they not keeping victualling-houses, inns, or ale-houses, nor do they permit retail K ine, beer, or spirits, to be drunk on their premises.— Wiltshire Independent. Wheat. TOTNES ELECTION The following statement of an offer of a bribe was read by Mr. Blount from the hustings : " I, David Mills, of Bridgetown, do hereby declare, that Henry Adams, coal-merchant, of Totnes, sent for me on Wednesday, the 17th of July, between twelve and one, and asked me if I could do anything on his side meaning Mr. Baldwin's. Who. I said that I could not vote against my landlord. He then said, if you will send me in 101. worth of rope, I will pay you 301. for it, if I would vote for Mr. Baldwin." (Signed) " Witness—Fras. B. Cuming. " Dated 21st of July, 1839, Seymour Hotel." "DAVID MILLS." FRENCH TA XATloN.—.l2roin an account of the first half-year's indirect taxes just published, the amount of which is 313,748,000 f., it appears that there is an increase over the corresponding half-year of 1838 of 3,906,000 f. The amount for the second quarter of the present year is 161,255,000 E, giving a decrease of 900,000 f. as compared with the corresponding quarter of 1838. The following is a table of the receipts of tle first six months in each , ear : Imposts. Stamps, registration dues, 1839. 1838. _ &c Navigation and customs' dues 51,677,000 ... 54,499,000 Salt (duties on extraction) 25,441,000 ... 23,104,000 Salt (duties on consumption 3,588,000 ... 3,316,000 Liquors Indigenous (beetroot) sugar 2,094,000 .. Tobacco sales 43,664,000 ... 41,497,000 Gunpowder sales Public vehicles, navigation, Sze. Postage dues, &e 18,956,000 ... 18,397,000 Ditto country service Mails and packets 313,738,000 309'842,000 A FACT THAT OUGHT TO BE MORE GENE RALLY KNOWN.—Every person, no doubt, by this time, has heard of the astonishing efficacy of " Holloway's Oint ment," but are they aware that it is (beyond all doubt) a certain cure for the very worst description of old Ulcers, Wounds, and Bad Legs? If this fact were better known the benefit that the public would derive from its use, would be incalulable. If the rich were to purchase this invaluable Ointment, and give it to the suffering poor, what good they might do. All respectable Patent Medi cine Vendors throughout the kingdom keep it, or it may be had of the Proprietor, 13, Broad-street Buildings, City. " 6 L'ECHO DE PARIS."—The author of this deservedly popular little book (Mons. Le Page) has just published two very judicious appendages to it ; viz. " Gift of Fluency in French Conversation," and " The last Step to French ; or the Principles of French Grammar ;" thus in a small compass, under the appellation of " The French School," will be found the familiar conversation on every-day subjects which a person would hear if re siding in a genteel French family; in the second a course of judicious Exercises; and the third a small but Com plete Grammar of the Language ; this arrangement is in har mony with nature, for who would think of teaching a child grammar the moment it begins to articulate ? By the use of these three small volumes a person of ordinary capacity, with a moderate share of application, may easily acquire,thatkey to the whole Continent (the French language) without incurring the expense, loss of time, and risk of morals, in leasing England to acquire it. To Schools and Private Teachers these clever little volumes must be invaluable. DEAFNESS.—At length this dreadful malady is completely obviated, without torture and serious risk by medical treatment. The Messrs. S. and B. Solemons, 39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly, have constructed a Voice Conductor, the size of a seven-shilling piece, which, when fixed into the cavity of the ear, is soft, easy, and not more uncomfortable nor perceptible than having a piece of wool in its place; and that which is deserving the public attention and approbation is, that an individual in company may place it in the car and remove it unobserved. it pours j into the ear the general conversation to such an extent that, in the most severe cases, sufferers are enabled to hear the slightest *hisper at a public assembly. • Their newly invented Spectacle Lenses, immediately they are placed before imperfect vision, bring it at once back to its original and natural state, and the most minute particle is seen, either by day or candle light, with exact distinctness. Those valuable improvements in the materials arc secret to themselves, and are solely confined to their establishment, 39, Albemarle-street. No agents nor travellers are em ployed. - STATE OF TRADE.—There has been no im provement this week either in the amount of business or in prices. It is true that in some instances an advance of Id. per lb. has been obtained on mule and water twists, but at the same time the cotton holders have been enabled to force up the price of raw material at least id. per lb., not. withstanding the decreased consumption in consequence of many of the mills being at work only four days a week. There has been no advance on piece goods. The spinners and manufacturers arc thus in worse plight than before the apparent rise, while shippers are wittihDldinr , their orders in the confidence that an increasing stock of cotton with a decreasing consumption must in the long run cause a decline in prices. 'l'be state of the money market has been worse within the last few days, and great anxiety exists regarding the course the Bank of England will be forced to pursue—we say forced to pursue, for she is evidently now merely the creature of circumstances, and any hour may be forced to seek a Restriction Act, to protect her frext the consequences of her folly and mismanagement. Manchester Times. THE COUNCIL AND THE HOME SECRE TARY.—Our readers will remember that the Town Coun cil, on the motion of that mirror of justice, Mr. Alderman Bilton, passed a vote of censure on the Home Secretary for his having released the Hon. Lieutenant Black wood from prison one day before the expiration of his sentence, respecting the affair between the soldiers and the police., the resolution of the Council expressly declaring that the conduct of Lord John Russell was likely to subvert the civil power, the said Alderman Bilton attributing the re. lease to some false military statement, while Lord John expressly declared that his opinion was formed upon the Recorder's report alone : whereby the Radical Town Council very politely gave the Radical Home Secretary "the lie direct." We understand that a letter has been received from Mr. Phillips, the Under Secretary, giving the Town Council a " special trimming. "_Portsmouth Herald. MEXICAN NAVY.-The Mexican Government begins to fear Texas in a naval point of view. We under stand that agents from Santa Anna are now here looking for suitable vessels to purchase to form another navy. This is well. Commodore Moore will now be able to fight against something besides stone walls. We opine that if the Mexican Government buy six men of war„Texas will have five of them in six months after they are pur ehmed.—Ainenean Paper. We are happy to be able to inform our readers that among the passengers who arrived at Liverpool on Sunday by the Shakspeare, from New York, isjthe long missed favourite of the public, Ellen Tree. " She returns to her native country." says a letter from Liverpool, " after one of the most successful professional trips ever made by an English performer in the United States. Miss Tree looks extremely well. As the vessel neared the Pier-head she stood on the deck, and the general remark was that her appearance indicated the possession of excel lent health. She is an immense favourite with Jonathan — quite as great as with her own countrymen. Her transat lantic trip must have netted a large amount of dollars." A PUFF WITH PLEASURE.—It was but the other day that a man sent a notice of the death of his wife to an editor, with this request ;1-IJJust giver her a little puff, will you l" Now, the idea of puffing a dead woman was something preposterous, but not more so than a request we received yesterday to puff a handsome store keeper because he has four lovely sisters. Now if the young ladles will start a store, we will most c heerfully puff them COn amore. Who can expect more of us?—American Paper. VISCOUNT GAGE'S DINNER TO THE KNIG HTS OF TIIE TOURNAMENT.—On Saturday evening the Noble Lord, who has been appointed Marshal of the Course, gave a most sumptuous banquet, at his mansion at Whitehall, to Prince Louis Napoleon, the Earl of Egli ntoun, Vis count Maidstmine, Earl Craven, the Marquis of W ater f or d , Lord Alford, Viscount Glenlyon, Sir J. Hopkins, Captain Fairlie, Mr. Jerningham, Alr. Gage, Mr. William Gage, &c. In the evening there was a select party of fashion. ables. _ ( Abridged from tii - o Western Times.) The contest at Totnes is not yet terminated. After one of the most disgraceful struggles ever attempted by by the Tories, they succeeded in getting an equal num ber of votes recorded, and the answer of the Mayor to the precept of the Sheriff, being a double return, the real question will now have to be decided by a scrutiny of the Rouse of Commons. We hear that Mr. Baldwin shrinks from this resource with a discretion that comes to his rescue somewhat late in the day ; he sees the folly of proceeding further in the nefarious attempt on the independence of the borough, and we understand that it his intention—if his supporters" will permit him to follow the bent of his inclination—to let Mr. Blount take the seat which he has so honourably won, without a further struggle. The bribery which prevailed was open and profligate to a most unprecedented extent. Many persons who had changed t tier residence and lost their votes, had the impudence to come up and vote on qualifications which they no longer possessed. Conspicuous among this lot of old Constitution saviours was the Reverend Josiah Crossley. To that vote Mr. Blount attributed the loss of his election, and publicly expressed his intention to bring THAT vote before the House of Commons. We should like to hear the defence of the Reverend Gentleman. He was speedily followed by another of his late parishioners —a man of the name of Burdett, who had gone to live at Dartmouth, and has left Totnes. But his name being on the register he was brought up to vote. lie was drunk at the time ; but he did not hesitate to take all the decla rations. But when the bribery oath was administered to him his conduct was disgustingly impious and pro fane. Instead of kissing the book reverently and so lemnly as a man aware of the awful solemnity in which he was engaged—he contemptuously licked it with his tongue, and slapping his thigh exclaimed " so help me bob." These two cases and others we saw, being pre sent in the booth at the time. On Tuesday week, as Mr. 'M'Cormick, block maker, of Whitehaven, was c u tti ng up the trunk of a syca more. tree,about eighteen inches i n di ame t er , h e was not a little surprised to discover, imbedded in the solid wood, the heater of a small box-iron. The tree was grown at Lang dale, near Sandwith, and was perfectly sound in every part. Carlisle Patriot. The General Steam Navigation Company's packet, the Ocean, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Customhouse, on Sunday. EVEN I IN'G EDI ION• CHARTIST MEETINGS IN MAN CHESTER AND SALFORD. (From the Manchester Guardian.) A meeting was held on Thursday evening last, in a field adjoining the New Stretford Road, but not so near the Hulme end of the road as the former meetings, but at the end of Mecilock-street, on the north side of the New -road. The meeting was much more numerously attended than former ones in that neighbourhood. They had a flag or two, one containing an inscription from the writings of Paine, about the person of the working man being his title-deeds. Amongst the speakers was the Reverend AV. V. Jackson, who said that if a man was hungry, and had no money to pur chase bread, he was perf ec tly justifiable in w a lki ng into a shop, and taking a loaf! The meeting was held at a later hour than usual, and probably amounted to about 1,500 persons in number, including women at d children. A man on horseback going along the New - road, as the meetin g was dispersing, was called " a spy,' and pelted with stones. It is almost needless to add, he rode off as fast as be could. During the meeting pistols were discharged, from time to time, by parties in the mob. There was also a meeting held the same evening in one of the fields in the low ground adjoining the river Irwell, at the top of Broughton Road, Salford, near Broughton 13ridg , . Several meetings have also been held recently in Salford, on the large piece of vacant ground extending from near St Philip's Church to Broughton Road ; the attendance at some of them has been large, and the language of the speakers, as at the meetings in Manchester, of an intemperate and in flammatory character, including much abuse of the Government, the local authorities, and the police. Last evening there were other meetings one near the end of Medlock-street, was attended by upwards of a thousand persons. The speakers were individuals named Caudill, Taylor, William Tillman, and others. TWEED FISHING.—The fishing on the Tweed has during the present and the latter part of the former week improved immensely in its productiveness. The late rains, which produced a flood, have been the means of rendering the river more agreeable to the fish, and they have consequently in greater ru nbers in gressed from the sea. The fishing on Friday last was declared to be the best which had been experienced for several years--we have beard it stated for so many as twenty. The boats as they arrived at the quay from the different stations, were so heavily laden as to brim- the gunwale nearly even with the water. The Manches'er steamer„ which sailed on Saturday evening, had upwards of 250 boxes; and the Rapid which left yes terday, had a similar number. The grilse are now in prime condition ; but they have not as yet been caught in such great numbers as is generally the ease at this period —the present increase is principally in salmon and trout. —Berwick Advertiser. . TIIE 43D OF ELIZABETH. —Isaac Shears was summoned by the overseers of Winterslow, to show cause why he refused to pay 205., due to the parish authorities, the amount of au order made on him by the Magistrates to contribute Is. per week toward the support of his aged mother. Shears, to evade the order, married a woman with two children, which, by the Act, exempted him. T e Bench ordered him to pay all arrears, from January 18, h last to the day of his marriage.— Wilts Herald. THE WOODCOT MURDER.—It will be re. collected, that a man named Morley, was taken up and examined upon suspicion of being concerned in the murder of Mrs. Phillips, in a cottage at Woodcot, in May last. Sufficient evidence could not be procured to substantiate the charge against him, and he was committed to Oxford gaol upon a minor charge of stealing carpenters' tools, ' and at the recent Oxford Assizes, he took his trial, was convicted of the theft, and sentenced to seven years transportation. Since the sentence he made an ob servation to a fellow-prisoner, " that it was a lucky thing for him, that the thatch of his own cottage had not been searched." Information being given of this circum stance, a search was yesterday afternoon made, and in a hole in the thatch, a brown bag was found ; containing guineas, sovereigns, and half-sovereigns, to the amount of between 2601. and 2701. This was doubtless the property of the unfortunate woman, who, strange to say, lived in the utmost penury, and solicited the charity of her neigh bours. We surmise, that further proceedings will be in stituted against the prisoner Charles Morley, who was re moved, on Monday last, to the Ganymede hulk at Wool wich.—Reading Mercury. HUNTINGDON ASSIZES.—This is, indeed, a maiden assize. On the assembling of the Court and its officers at the appointed hour, it appeared that their Lord ships might have adjourned until the next assizes, for neither cause nor crime was there to be tried. It was whimsical enough to see the Court opened with the grave ceremonies established by ancient usage on such occa sions—the Learned Judges take their seats on the bench— the counsel sitting with briefless bags at their table— twenty-three grand jurors and sixty petty jurymen in attendance, and all this to have the pleasure of making their bow, and returning each to his own occupa tion. Mr. Justice Vaughan, in briefly charging the grand jury, congratulated them on the peaceable and honest state of things existing around them, which he trusted would be as permanent as it was satisfactory. If he lived another month (he said) he should have travelled as a Judge 13 years, and had attended more than 100 com missions of assize, but had never before met with so novel a case as to have neither prisoner nor cause for trial. The grand jury then retired for a few minutes to their private room, and presently returned and informed the Court that " they had nothing to present," when they wL:e discharged from further attendance. With the strange inconsistency of human nature, and the inveterate habit which exists in man to complain, some of the petty jurors were very angry at " being called so far from home, and all fur nothing"—not bearing in mind how much more reason they would have had to complain if the state of the calendar and the cause list had been such as to call for their attendance for two or three days during this busy season. MANCHESTER CORPORA TION.—A LEVY FOR TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND POUNDS. —On Wednesday evening last, a sheriff's officer, accompanied by Mr. Geo. Gill, the high constable of the borough, proceeded to the warehouse and cotton-mill of Mr. George Clark, the senior churchwarden, and took possession of the warehouse, by virtue of a warrant of distress issuing from the Borough Court, for the sum of 23,0001 . T o ena b le the readers of the Mercury to understand the merits of this extraordi nary case some explanation is necessary. By the general Municipal Act of 1834, it is imperative on the churchwar dens and overseers to levy a borough rate within a certain period after the receipt of the Mayor's demand on behalf of the Corporation. The churchwardens and overseers had refusal to lay any rate at all for borough purposes, alleg rneffinineidayis, in such c a h c h a ig ses th is at mo th st e su c m ha m rt a c r r y is ag i a n i v n o s l t v e r d e . fr a c l i o h r e y warrant of distress on their own goods and chattels. This has, therefore, after every other means has been tried to obtain the money, been done, and there is no doubt but that his property will be sold if the money is not paid forthwith. Since the above was written, we learn Mr. Clark intends to replevy, and to bring the matter to issue at the Assizes. The officer is not in possession of the mill, to prevent which Mr. Clark has completely closed it, and the hands, to the number of some hundreds, are thus tem porarily thrown out of employment.—Leeds Mercury, ATHENS, JULY 9.—Professor Russeger, the Austrian geologist, who has been travelling for some time in continental Greece and the Morea, has made some im portant discoveries—amongst others, a large tract of good iron-ore in Maine, several quarries of slate which might be worked to advantage, and a large quantity of litho graphic stone in the island of Negropont, which is so common on the spot that the houses of the whole adjoining village are built of it. He has also discovered several dis- tricts of coal. Whilst in continental Greece, he spent some time in examining the large inland lake now called Tobias (the ancient Kopai) between Thebes and Livadia, with a view of draining it and restoring it for agricultural purposes. This gigantic undertaking was commenced by the ancients, who evidently intended to drain it by means of a subterraneous channel under the surround ing mountains, and, accordingly, sixteen square perpendi cular shafts, of about five feet in diameter, were sunk at convenient distances through the solid rock. These.might easily be used for the same purpose now, though partially filled up by rubbish, and the tunnel commenced in a hori zontal direction from the bottom of each shaft. The Pro fessor has sent in to the Government a plan and calculation of expenses for effecting this purpose, according to which it might be done in two years, at an expense of one million drachmes (35,0001.), and thousands of acres of the most productive soil might be reclaimed, and rendered avail able. This would be well worth the attention of foreign capitalists. A very important discovery has been made in boring the Artesian well near the Pyrseus, viz. :—a bed of real sea-coal ; and orders have been given to open a shaft, and examine the quality of the coal. THE SUNDERLAND MURDER.—At the Dur ham Assizes, on Saturday, Jacob Frederick Ehlert, aged 28, was indicted for the wilful murder of John Frederick Bcrkholtz, at Monkwearrnouth, on the 12th June. He was also charged on the Coroner's inquest. The prisoner was dressed in a black surtout and vest, and wore a black and red neckerchief. He appeared to have sunk consi derably in his person since his committal, and had a very dejected appearance. The indictment having been read by the interpreter in the German language, the prisoner pleaded not guilty. He was then informed that he had the right of having six f o r e i gners on t h e J ury , b ut h e havingwaived the b e on privilege. Inurdero T d he by fac t t h s e of p t r h is e on c e a r s — e— w t e h r e e deceased t home to him, on the testimony of the apprentice boy, who saw the whole transaction ; and he was of course found guilty, and sentence of death passed upon him in the usual form—his body to be buried within the precincts of the prison. The prisoner, who during the Judge's ad dress had taken out his Prayer-book, was removed from the bar protesting his innocence. HORRIBLE DEATH.--An inquest was held at the county gaol last week, on Samuel Southall, an old man, 63, convicted of felony at the Assizes, and sentenced to be impriSoned for six calendar months. It appeared from the evidence of Charles Lawton, who superintended the treadmill, that on Thursday, deceased jumped off the wheel, and one of the men told him (Lawton) that Southall had missed a chain—viz., got off before his turn. He immediately turned to the deceased and said, " Old gentleman, if you miss your chain, I shall be like to put you through another turn." The deceased was then on the floor and laughing. When be came to the steps lead ing out of the wheel hole, he got upon one of them, and as he was getting upon the second he fell with his bead under the wheel, and he was dragged under it, a n d one o f the bars of the wheel catching his head, it lit era ll y tore away t part to w fth a es skull, leaving th e b ra i ns ent i rely stopped as soon as poss ib le, and aexposed.h e upper TThe wheel the deceased drawn from under it, but he was quite dead; when be first fell, ho was heard to say twice, " Oh, Lord I" A verdict of " Accidental Death" was returned.—Stafford Paper.