The Sun. — London, England, 1844-05-07 00:00:00

ebtrb ambition SUN OFFICE, &von o'Clock. PRICES OF SHARES W CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 7. Dividend Pir AIMUM. Amount Names of Coin ponies. Paid. (Price. Share. Canals. pi pa coat. 41. Ashtoa and Ashby-de-bs.Zouch..av Basingstoke ..... Breckneck & Abergay. Birmingham, I-16th ch. Do. and Liverp. June. Chelmer & Blackwater Coventry ••••••••••••••••••• Crom ford ..... Derby Danube and Mayne Ellesmere and Chanter Brewub ........... Forth and Clyde—. . Grand Junction Grand Union...« Grand Surrey ...... Grand Western„.., Glamergansh., ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham Huddersfield .........av Rennet and Avon ...av Lancaster ..« ..... .....av Leeds and Liverpool Leicester Leicester & Northamp Loughborough Monmouthshire Hon tgomeryshire Melton Mowbray Mersey and Irwell Macclesfield Neath .......... Oxford Peak F0re5t...........av Regent's (or London) R0chda1e.••.............av Shropshire Somerset Coal. Do. Lock Fund Stock Staftbrd and Worcester Shrewsbury, Stourbridge ........ Str atford.on. Avon...av Swansea...—. ....... Severn & Wye & Trent & Mersey, 14 sh. Thames & Maiway.av Warwick and Binning. Warwick and Napton Worcester & Binning Wilts and Berks .av Wisbeach Wey and Arun X s. d. 97 18 0 113 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 A a. d. —... o per cent. 41. 41 13 4 - 100 0 0 100 0 0 107 Slk 65 All pail 141 73 1200 100 117 360 Xis 509% le 401. sl.la. ,11..55. .... .91 12..8d. ere. w. ~.. 171. SOL _ 172,1 Pa. 8 percent. 98 si o z AL 10s. 2. JO& 10 1 - 111. 1 0, - 4/- 11. 44 g per Cent. % per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. W. 10s. 5 percent. 3 per cent. ON' t per cent. 4 per cent. 6 per cent. IS per cent. IL Qs. fid. IS:. Id. per cent. IL 7s. 9‘. 10.. 4 percent. 6 per cent. epos cent. IS.. 6d. pr .h 54 ss. 4 per cent. 7s. per share .$ per cent. 9/. Spat meta WIL3 e7pet Cent. s pet cent. per cost. 4 per cent. per pent. 4s. w. Ott 11 per cent. 395. . . . Ash. incl.. 11. 1 . AL ft per Gent. a pet tint. 6 Da cent. 11. sr. 40. Oyer cent. at. AL 414 'oat. 30% 51,ran I A per cent 0 percent. 0 per Cont. 6 per cent. 0 per cent. per conk II per mut. per pent. 41 per cent. els per store Se. per .hare 10 per cent. b per cent. 161: 511., U. 7s. & sail be. 4iL L:nd be. ye t cent. z.:412t lbler per cidt. per cent.: Iper Cent. 6 p•`l out; p a . ‘ goat. dji per Oa% SL 21:108,. 2/. 10s. 10/. &per trent 14 lb. Itle. pet ellt IL per cent 10e. Se. per eh. 51. per sh - 310 d per eh £lO per cent. Am per Cent . per eh kr, per sh. per *h. per cent. IQ pder 10 per emir. 10 per east. nil• per eh lot pee al. • 11. 144: &per ,ha. - . - es 4d per sit le 17s. pr sh 113s i rr oh 11:10a. 11. 56. 'lso. ii. 157 'at 16 tor oat pew Oent le per tent. le per wilt. IL ill. GIL t. lap. IlOper etat. ADa pa sh. JOL iirt sb. Docks. Commercial East and West India London ......... Ditto Bonds Bristol .av Do.Bnds, var. amounts St. Katharine Ditto Bonds Ditto Bonds Southampton Bridges Hammersmith 0000 . r .•••• Southwark, new subs. Ditto New of 734 pr c Waterloo Ditto Old Ann. of Si Ditto New ditto of7 l Ditto 80nd5..„.. „ VauxhalL .av Assurances. Albion Alfred Life - Alßanee Biit. and For Ditto Marine Atlas Birmingham Fire British Fire British Commercial Cler. Med. & Gen. Life County Eagle Economic Life ..... European Life Ditto New Freemasons Globe Guardian............... Hope Life Ditto Fire........... Imperial }lre...-. 1 Ditto Life... ..... - Indemnity Marine Law Life Legal and General Life London Fire... ....... Ditto Ship .....- .... . National Loan Fund Palladium Life ..... Protector Life Provident Life Rock Life R-yal Exchange. Sun Fire 4.1111•06.110. i Ditto Life.......... ...... University Life.•••••••••• Un 'you! Life , I - Union Fire and Life ' zrOint Stk Stinks AListralasia..... ...... Ditto New Brit. North American Commercial of London Colonial ... London & Westrainstr Ditto New... . S . _..., London Joint S toc k Metropolitan.... Provincial of Ir el a nd..... Ditto New ~..... .. . National of Irelan d Nat. Provincial Engin Ditto N0w.......••.- Gloucestershire. Union of Australia Union of London Gaslight 4 Coke Bath ••• British ••• Ditto Provincial- •• Birmingham firming. & Staffordah Bristol Brighton Ditto General City of London ••••••••• Ditto New. Continental Consolid meta New Equitable Imperial Isle of Th3net Independent ••• ..... -•••• Phoenix ...... ••••• 00000 South Metropo litan United General Westmlnil. Chartered.. i Ditto New ..... »...»...• 1.7 4 r0.ter Works. , Bi m onshitra ........ East London Grand Izinctioll ..... „ay Kent .• Nw .. sands An. Manchester and Salford Vauxhall late S. Lond. West Middlesex .av Yrk Buidg Co. Les. Pr op Iron Railways. Birmingham k Derby Birmiseg. & Gloucester Bristol and Exeter Cheltenhm & Gt. West Clarence ..... Eastern Counties...— F•dinburgh & Glasgow Ditto New Grand Junction. G r eat North of Junction... . Great Western Dim,' Half Share; . Ditto 1 7 .ifthe .... . Hull and Oelbff .. Leeds and S. ' .. . Liverpool & 111.,: nches'ir Ditto Half-Shares... Ditto Quarter-Si:aree Laudon and Brightem Ditto Loan Notes : Landon and Blackwell London and Greenwich London and Blrmtngh. Ditto Quarter-Shares Ditto Thirds.— London MOS. VesTorru London and Croydon...Manchester and Lev Ditto New Sharpa„.... li!anchstr and firming VW* Extension. itiseand Counties North Midland Do, 34-Sh., isa. lis North:rn and Eastern Ditto SOrip, ism, U. dis. Paris and .nouen ..... Stockton & Darlington South East. ansl Dover Ditto New, isr. 18 dis. Di York nd N. Ditto New Shafts.... Mines. Albion Copper ......... Alton W..* ..... •••• Ainlo Mex., iss. 51. p.m Ditto Subscription &lanes Ditto Scrip.".. Snail, Imp. 155: . 51. p.m Pe. af.rauh .fr e, it 00. st. John lOW R e y By, , tish 'To. ••••••••••• •8 Ile Cando.llga. Ditto i s tired Cobre Co.nper ... ..... C0piap0....., .. .... .. Colurnbian, Om U. Y 3ll . General Minin s c ..... •r• Hibernian .. .....' ... —.. Imperial Slate Campy. Mexican ...... .. . . .... ._ Mining Co. of ........... Real del Monte, Unreg. Ditto Loan Notes Prime) , Iron.— .. . TVs'? le Cuba........ .. tv.!telit x ~isa.l/. pm. rilr . lir_ !: ....... . .w t5crip..,...,. sate t axy. Land/410th Sinateket 'London University Ttuoell King 7 1 ..... mise,,lbianeons. Ano, m k s:lean Mi nt.. Australian .Aliricultur. Brit. A mer icon Land,.. .11. 4s. u 15s. gper cent. 4pes cent. cent. r and/ fpeicatt. 7per cent. Mt per cent Cper cent • Os. Canada Upper Canada BOnds... Copper Miners' C'mp. Gen. Steam Nayigatio,4 Iberian Mercantile Co. D itto Prorty Met. Wood Pay., i pe ss. 11. Mei. and S. American New Brunswick (Land) New Zealand •••• Penins. & Orien. steam Royal Mail Steam * ..... R eversio nary Int. Soc. South Australian ....... Thames Tunne1...... .... 'Van Dienien'a Lan ... LUST OF SCOTTISH COM MAY 1, 1 Bank of Scotland Royal Bank British Linen Compny Commercial Bank Glasgow Union Bank Western Bank . .... -. Central Bk. of Scotland Caledonian Insurance Hercules Insurance Werth Brit. Insurance Insurance Co. of fleotl. Ellnburgh Life Incur. goottish Union !mu Standard Life Insur Dalkelth Ratty, Ellin, and °las:LIZ and Araen. Rail Rau i s: Cent. T VIST. t C*TIT, pOT easat. eper cent tPel coat cent Per cent. Spar . act. r i Pt'r Seek eper caw. taw east. A per ce:IS. tver cent:. percent. ;S i, per cent. 33 16 • 95 0 8 125 0 0 150 0 9 12 10 • 140 0 0 195 0 0 146 0 0 79 9 9 too o 0 26 9 3 50 0 0 19 5 9 100 9 0 100 0 0 78 8 0 67 10 8 105 0 0 110 0 0 100 0 0 Stock Stock 1417 . ; 0 Stock sego 50 0 0 63 6 8 50 0 0 100 • 0 70 10 3 500 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 9 50 0 0 250 9 0 250 9 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 9 50 0 0 1000 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 • 20 9 2 Stock 100 0 0 23 0 0 25 0 0 590 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 9 22 0 0 2000 50 0 0 20 0 9 100 0 0 5 0 9 Stock 100 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 • 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 21 0 0 511 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 so 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 77 10 0 50 0 0 21 0 0 90 0 • 10 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 51 0 • 25 0 0 30 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 • 50 0 • 50 0 0 30 0 •I 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 • SO 0 0 100 0 0 63 12 9 100 0 0 100 • 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 108 0 0 100 0 0 100 • 0 5000 20 0 0 5000 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 12 13 4 12 15 4 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 70 0 0 80 0 0 100 0 0 2300 50 0 0 12 10 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 12 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 32 0 32 0 0 41 6 10 13.15 9 100 .0 0 50 0 0 70 0 0 70 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 4/ 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 79 0 0 39 0 0 40 0 0 7 0 0 100 0 0 100 a a 40 • 0 45 0 0 15 0 0 20 • 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 as 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 100 0 0 s 1 0 13 10 0 100 0 U 25 0 ( 150 0 0 150 0 0 35 0 0 20' 8 8 100 0 0 2000 1.21 0 • 6 0 0 15 0 75 0 0 7 10 0 7 10 0 40 0 0 13 0 0 55 0 0 20 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 0 50 0 0 7 0 0 20 0 0 5500 20.0 5000 10 0 0 CO 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 (i 25 0 I; 40 0 0 ,150 6 0 60 0 0 10 0 0 ,10 0 0 s 10 0 75 0 0 100 0 0 13 0 0 100 0 0 toe 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 160 0 0 10 0 • 30 0 0 35 10 0 33 10 0 100 - 0 0 15 0 0 5 9 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 C 3 0 0 14 0 0 I 10 0 1• 0 0 3 c 0 0 7 0 0 75 0 0 25 0 0 50 t$ 0 50 0 1 100 0 0 95 0 0 50 0 0 0 go 0 400 0 0 20 0 a o a to 0 'ANIES' PRICES. 10' 0 0 la 0 0 10. e 0 10' 0 I 12 10 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 0.5 \0 0 !6 11 I p NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) Fifty Pounds, for Three-yrs old 6st 21b ; Four, Bst ; Five, Bst 71b ; Six, and Aged, Bst 121 b. T.M.M Duke of Grafton's )Esop Lord W. Powlett's Falconer Lord Exeter's Maria Diaz Mr. Batson's Tipoe Won by a length. Fifty Pounds, for Three-yrs old, Colts Bst 71b ; Fillies, Bst 41b. R.M. Duke of Rutland's br c Welbeck Lord Exeter's Pergularia Lord Chesterfield's b f Tiddly Winks Won by three lengths cleverly. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Mrs. O'Toole preferred a charge against Mrs. M'Flynn, for that she Mrs. M'Flynn had broken an umbrella stick over the arms and shoulders of Mrs. O'Toole in her The complainant after stating that she was " a widdy wid two childer," said that the defendant had yesterday come into her room, and because she (complainant) would not lend her the price of a quartern of gin, she fell upon her and " bate " her in the most unmerciful manner. Defendant—She strik me, yer Werchip. Complainant--Look wer she bit me body! Defendant—Jilt look how she tore the life out iv my arm. Complainant—Yer Werchip, plase look at me ear. Defendant—Look at the "Silence !" shouted the corpulent usher, and the over whelming power of his voice drowned the shriller accents of Mesdames M'Flynn and O'Toole. Mr. JARDINE—I see how it is, I shall bind you both over to keep the peace. Mrs. O'Toole—Suppose she should bate the life out iv me, what 'ill I do then? Mr. JARDINE—The case is decided. The parties then left the Court separately. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THB STEWING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—The appointment of Mr. O'Brien as a sti pendiary magistrate in Ireland was last evening again the subject of debate in the House of Lords. The Mar quis of Clanricarde, having obtained the papers relating to this appointment, brought the question before the House by a substantive resolution, declaratory of the impolicy of the Act. The Noble Mar quis supported his motion by a two-fold argu ment. Mr. O'Brien had been a repealer ; distin guished, as such, by the intemperance and violence of his declamations against the union, and by the incen tives which he employed to inflame the minds of the Irish people, exhorting them to combine for the pur pose of forcing its abrogation upon the Legislature and the Government. After obtaining notoriety and ex citing alarm by the violence of his invectives in the provinces, Mr. O'Brien aspired to distinction in the metropolis. At a meeting of the Repeal Association, held at the Corn Exchange, Mr. O'Brien delivered him self in terms so redolent of sedition and so fraught with violence, that at the instance of Mr. O'Connell he was first interrupted in his address, and eventually compelled to retire. His letter to Lord Fortescue, when Lord Lieu tenant of Ireland, in consequence of his Lordship's decla ration against Repeal and Repealers, that has been before alluded to, showed Mr. O'Brien to be as intemperate when writing, as he was when speaking on the subject of Repeal. It is unnecessary to refer again to that ex traordinary. ebullition of intemperance. Nothing sur passing it in violence has been subsequently penned. Yet Repeal, as the Marquis of Clanricarde observed, " was not then so formidable as it has since become." The movement was not then national : it was feeble, and confined within narrow limits. The declaration of Lord Fortescue had effectually checked its progress. Its powers were declining—it was diminishing in the estimation of those who had allowed themselves to be enrolled as members of the Association, and every one saw it would soon become extinct. The acces sion of the Tories to power, and the revived hones ' and efforts of the Ultra-Protestant party from that event, acted upon the decaying energies of the Re peal party, and rouse d i ts l ea d ers to new exer t tions for the object the repeal Association was formed to accomplish. The impolitic interference of the Go vernment—both with respect to the mode and the period of that interference—with the " monster meet ings," and their prosecution of the Repeal leaders, have produced their natural results upon the Irish people, and rendered repeal not merely a name, but the confederacy formed for its attainment " a great fact," at once embarrassing to the Government and rerilous to the national tranquillity. Yet—at such a time when the Government is prosecuting O'Connell and several other repeal agitators for their violent speeches and writings on the subject of Repeal—they select for a stipendiary magistrate a person whose speeches and writing were super-eminent for violence—whose addresses were calculated to inflame the populace to desperate deeds, and whose letter to the Sovereign's re presentative, as head of the Irish Government, because of his avowed determination to withhold the govern ment patronage from members of the Repeal Association, was at once an insult to the Royal authority, and emi nently calculated to bring the government, which he ad ministered in the Sovereign's name, into contempt. Such is the man to whom the government, with admirable con sistency, oonficloa the powers of a stipendia e e magistrate in Ireland! But Mr. O'Brien has ceased to be a Repealer. He has. But has he ceased to be violent and intemperate? Had he suddenly become calm and dignified—as distin guished for his moderation, as he had formerly been by his violence—the appointment would, at such a time. and in the present state of the public feeling, have been objectionable. Mr. O'Brien's past conduct would have tended to lower him in the public estimation. His functions would have been impaired in efficiency by the recollection of his former position. As a deserter from the repeal movement, he would be viewed with dislike by the populace ; while, on the other hand, the suspicion with which men regard a renegade would attach to him, in the estimation of those who hold the repeal project in abhorrence. But if Mr. O'Brien have only changed his party, without restraining his intemperance of speech and writing —if, as an Anti-Repealer, he employs his vituperative powers to abuse the individuals upon whom he formerly lavished the most fulsome praises—if he is now found denouncing repeal as fiercely as he once com mended its excellency, and urged its adoption—the un fitness of Mr. O'Brien for the office to which he has been appointed is proved, and the assertion of the reso lution moved by the Marquis of Clanricarde is esta blished. Such an appointment is " calculated to disturb all confidence in the steady and efficient administration of justice, which it should be the objects of such ap pointments to insure." STANDARD.—The attempt to render more clear, or to bring within a narrower compass, the exposition with which Sir Robert Peel introduced his resolu tions last night upon the Bank question, would be indeed a vain one. We can merely hope to point attention to the general direction of the Right Hon. Baronet's explanation. After showing the duty of taking up the subject at this particular time, the Premier proceeded to reason from indis putable first principles as to the expediency of provid ing a secure and steady supply of a circulating medium —the great object of his proposed plan. He treated with merited contempt all the mountain of rubbish that has been written on the subject, demonstrating the ab surdity of speculating upon an abstract standard of value, and taking as his standard the pound sterling, as represented by a gold coin of a deter mined weight and fineness. The number of books written, and the extraordinary variety of opi nions hazarded upon this subject, have perplexed most men's opinions as to the nature of a standard of value, and as to its possible existence. Sir R. Peel wisely throws all these books and opinions on one side, and wisely takes the golden sovereign as his standard—a sufficient standard for the time, as experience teaches, and as our knowledge of the nearly fixed quantity and about equal estimation of gold all over the world, shows it must be ; but a standard invariable through all times must be impossible; while the numbers, wants, tastes, possessions, and powers of mankind shall continue in a state of constant change, as, to the consummation of all things, they will continue. The Premier next showed that a single standard of yalur in neccanary, by pointing to the frequent variations which occur in the relative prices of all things, a variation which, were there two standards, would enable the debtor to - cheat his creditor, by paying in the cheaper article all debts contracted. A pound weight of silver, for example, might sometimes in commerce change for seven half-sovereigns' weight of gold, sometimes for six ; now, by allowing a double standard, you would enable the man who had borrowed seven half-sovereigns in gold to repay it by so much silver as would in the market bring but six. Having thus assumed the pound sterling in gold as his single standard of value, thee Premier proceeded to consider the effect of the amount of circulation in the country upon prices, whether this circulation might consist of coined money or of notes convertible at the will of the holder, or believed to be convertible into coined money. This effect, we need scarcely say, is to determine the prices of all things—an abundance of money making all things dear, a scarcity of moneymaking all things cheap. If a demonstration of this effect is wanted, it will be found in Mr. Locke's essay ; but at this time of day we suppose that no one requires it. As little can it be necessary to show that the tendency of this greater augmentation of the amount of the circulation in one country than in others must be unfavourable in the exchanges, an effect which would be felt more severely were not the augmentation of our circulation more than balanced by the increase of our capital. The necessity of a commerce for which the re quiredrer reee a n m t a o t v n e t o of f ago g old u i u s d n e o m t a a u v d a l c a u b u l v e e , r h t a i b s e stl i u g t g u e g s t o e I d d a ; I to all purpose s , i s the same ti V i histtito the s an here arises an ev il— this addition may disturb prices, without sufficient maY be made, and cause. Nay, it not only may, but certainly will, raise rillc.estiLught who prices, e . at that very time when, for the benefit of commrc be reduced. Prices we suppose are commerce, want to purchase must have more money; ta r y who w want to sell must have more money to enlarge their stock or extend their speculations during the golden opportunity of high prices. Both fly to the banker, who, besides being a discounter of bills, is also a manu facturer of money ; he discounts their bills in his own notes ; this by so much swel ls t h e ci r cu lation , and there prices still higher, an d so tton advances until hi g h there fore pbyroeseoss prices have reached th e i r limits, and g one be y on d much o f r n a fl i a s e m s m a ws a panic resources have been among the hankers, whose the limits of reason ; an d then folio 190 130 11 40 4 230 360 JO( 110 6000 40 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 55 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 • 0 0 950 8 0 All paid 2 0 0 S 0 0 96 10 0 2 10 0 9 10 C 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 12 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 11 10 0 19 10 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 • 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 40 0 0 90 0 0 SOO 0 0 2.5 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 • 7 10 • 25 0 0 10 0 • 17 10 • 35 0 • 10 0 • 10 0 • 25 0 • 10 0 0 le 0 0 18 • 0 11 0 0 5070 90 0 0 100 0 0 75 31 5 0 N 0 0 20 • 0 50 20 0 0 90 0 0 30 0 0 80 0 • 95 0 0 41 0 0 10 7 0 116 0 0 72 19% 5 16Z 6% 6% 5% 400 1113. 142 50 163 y 189% 8514 16 16 2 40s. 21s. 12% DA 41 41% 135 13% $4 9 25 463( 11 25 214 86 56 60 13 1 664 16 1 32 2 91% 45 1 . Al% 24 ,ES 265 38 . 1 19% 119 7 14 Is4t 20 31 1* 6 10 16 Ustm 4 4 4 99% 104 170 16934 224 172 17)6 19s. 43i 50 (16% 14 THE SUN, LONDON, TITRSDA strained—it crash, the ruin of hundreds of thou sands, followed by years of depression to all, of misery to most. It is to obviate this dreadful evil that the more important parts of Sir Robert Peel's plan are directed—he would take away, as far as he can, from bankers the power, and to a great extent, where he can not take away the power, he would take away the temptation, to augment the circulating medium. With this purpose he establishes a clear practical distinc tion between banks (as they are insufficiently called from one only of their functions) of deposit and banks of issue. The bank of deposit is the old and legi timate bank—the bank that was known before the existence of bank notes ; its earliest use was to receive cash and securities in deposit, and to advance money upon them. Afterwards it became the medium of transferring cash by foreign and inland bills of exchange, raising money upon securities and all the other banking operations now sufficiently well known. As long as banks limited their dealings within this sphere, they could scarcely operate upon the circulating medium to any material extent. Such banks are perfectly harmless, where they are not grossly dis honest ; on the other hand, if the public has assurance of their solvency, the more of them there are, and the more active the competition among them, the better for all. The introduction of a representative circulation in the form of paper money, however, introduced a new class of banks, banks of issue, and tempted some of the banks established upon the old principle to embark in a new branch of trade, the manufactory of money. The combination of functions of a bank of deposit and a bank of issue opened new fountains to swell the circulating medium, but in many cases the combination was unavoidable. The deposit banker would lose his customers, if not as accommodating to them as the banker who manufactured money ; but at a time of urgent demand and high prices, in order to accommodate them, he also must become a manufacturer of money, and so the manufacture of money went on with perfect honesty—perhaps on the part of all with perfect honesty—certainly on the part of the majority, but without any other necessary limit but a panic, a crash, and a sequel of public distress. 'TIE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, MAY 4, 1844. The Queen has been pleased to appoin Philip Henry Stan. hope Esq. (commonly called Viscount Mahon), and the Right Hon. Thomas Babington Macaulay to be additional Commissioners for the purpose of inquiring whether advantage might not be taken of the rebuilding of the Houses of Parlia ment for promoting and encouraging the Fine Arts. WHITEHALL, MAY 7. - - The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. John Reid to the church and parish of Applecross, in the presbytery of Locharron and county of Ross, vacant by the death of the Rev. Roderick Macrae, late minister thereof. The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev. J. Blair to the church and parish of Straiton, in the presbytery and county of Ayr, vacant by the transportation of the Rev. R. Paton, late Minister thereof, to the church and parish of St. David's, Glasgow. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MAT 4. Royal Regiment of Artillery.—Second Captain H. H. D. O'Brien to be Captain, vice Farrell, retired on full-pay; First Lieutenant F. Ramsay to be Second Captain, vice O'Brien ; Second Lieutena n t F. C. St an di s h t o b e Fi rs t Lieu tenant, vice Ramsay, April 28. ADMIRALTY, MAY 3, 1644. Corps of Royal Marines—Gentleman Cadet W. S. Davis to be Second Lieutenant ; May 3, 1841 ADMIRALTY, MAY 6. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant G. E. Hunt, to be Captain, vice Captain H. Savage to half-pay ; Second Lieutenant F. J. Richards to be First Lieutenant, vice Hunt, promoted ; May 3. Gentleman Cadet E. C. Demville to be Second Lieutenant ; May 6. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex. George Forbes, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; Henry Jelf Sharp, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, April, 29. West Middlesex Regiment of Militla—The Right Hon. George Stevens Byng to be Colonel, April 29. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. GEORGE CAVE and RICHARD CAVE, drapers, Ban bury, Oxfordshire, April 24. HENRY TAYLOR, victualler, Bilston, Staffordshire, April 17. BANKRUPTS. EDWARD HOLMES, warehouseman, King street, Cheap side, to surrender, May 14, at half-past eleven, and June 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Pain and Hatherly, Great Marlborough-street. HENRY SIMMONDS, sen., coach proprietor, Long aere, May 14, at eleven, and June 14, at twelve at :the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Piercy and Hawkes, Three Crown-square, Southwark. WILLIAM HENRY NASH and WILLIAM GARDINER, drapers, Exeter, May 16 and June 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Sole and Sole, Aldermanbury. THOMAS COX, fruiterer, Porchester-street, Connaught square, May 21 and June 26, at eleven, at the Ceurt of Bank ruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall• street ; Fennell and Kelly, Bedford-row. CHARLES WILLIAMS, furrier, Sutton-street, York road, Lambeth, May 14, at half-past one, and June 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquaud, official as signee Old Jewry-chambers ; Jones, Parliament-street. THOMAS WILLIAM BAKER, builder, Woolwich, May 14, at one, and June 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Brooks, Great James-street, Bedford-row. JOHN BIRD, watch-manufacturer, St. John's-square, Clerkenwell, May 15, at half-past twelve, and June 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assig nee, Basinghall-street; Hodson and Gibbs, King's-road, Bed ford-row. JOHN MOORHOUSE, cattle-dealer, Rotheram, York shire, May 17 and June 11, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Taylor, John-street, Bedford-row, London ; Badger and Coward, Rotheram; Blackburn, Leeds. it;,WILLIAM FOSTER NICHOLSON, worsted spinner, Halifax, May 17, and June 11, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ; Jaques and Ed wards, Ely-place, London ; Stocks and Macaulay, Halifax ; Payne, Eddison, and Ford, Leeds. HENRY PEACOCK, grocer, Stockton-upon-Tees, May 20, at half-past one, and June 7, at eleven, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, New castle-upon-Tyne ; Amory, Sewell, and Moores, London ; Clayton' and Dunn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. STEPHEN MEREDITH, linen-draper, Liverpool, May 1J and June 12, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Johnson, Son, and Wea therall, Temple, London ; Wood, Manchester. WILLIASI HIND, common brewer, Preston, May 17 and June 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hob-- son, official assignee, Manchester ; Fowler, Liverpool ; Kirk, Symond's Inn, Chancery-lane, London. It z FRANCIS DAVIS, linen-draper, Tipton, Stafford, May 22, and June 12, at half-past twelve, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Christie, official assignee; Sale and Worthington, Manchester. JOHN ARNOLD, jut, Farndon, Cheshire, and HENRY ARNOLD, Derby, cheese-factors, May 14, and Jane 7, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee; Richardson, Burton-upon-Trent; Hicks, Bartlett's-buildings, London. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. W. Whiteley, scissor manufacturer, Sheffield. W. R. D. Brett, halter, Suter's-bs., Chapel-st., Somer's-town W. H. Webster, coal dealer, Mount-pleasant, Gray's Inn-lane. J. T. Hillen,f armer, Thursford, Norfolk. J. Kerby, licensed victualler, Bristol. B. Pocock, Fuller-street, Bethnal-green. J. Noke, railway porter, Manchester. J. Gill, jnn., veterinary surgeon, Halifax, Yorkshire. J. Wetenhall, stock agent, Walcot-terrace, Lambeth. B. Newnham, tailor, Frith-street, Soho . P. Stock, painter, Gray's Inn-lane, Holborn. W. Burton, innkeeper, Darlington, Durham. E. Brown, Gloucester. __ T. Cope, baker, Lenton, Nottinghamshire. C. Higginson, schoolmaster, Broadwell, Oxfordshire. J. W. Prentis, Kelvedon, Essex. J. Swinscoe, sen., wood turner, Sheffield. G. Davenport, Sheffield. J. Bedford, jun., pattern-card maker, Chorlton-on-Medlock. W. Hore, boot maker, Bristol. S. Hall, beer.shopkeeper, East Dean, Gloucestershire. J. Chandler, market gardener, Mitcham. W. A. Wilson, painter, Granville.place, Bagnigge. wells-road. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of May 7.) SUGAR.—To-day importers of West India Sugar were unable to obtain any further advance in prices, although only three brokers had any Sugar on show ; a fair business was transacted, considering the limited quantity at market, and the rates given were on a par with those of Friday. This afternoon new Trinidad Sugar good bright strong yellow went at 64s to 655, good middling 63s 6d, middling 62s to 635, low middling 61s to 61s 6d, fine brown 60s, drainage damaged 60s to 62s 6d per cwt. REFINED.—To-day refined Sugar was less in request, and, prices are not so firm ; brown scaleable lumps selling at 79s and standard lumps at 80s per cwt, at which the refiners are firm. In other articles there is no change. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon importers were disposed to realise ; the trade operated with caution, and of 10,907 bags at public sale, a small part only sold at a reduction on Fri day's rates of 6d to is per cwt; fine yellow went at 65s to 675, good 638 to 64s 6d, middling 61s to 62s 6d, low 59s to 60s 6d, good and fine brown 58s to Ms per cwt. EAST INDlA.—Foreign East India is held with firmness. This afternoon Bengal Sugar sold at a decline on former rates of is per cwt; middling white went at 62s 6d to 63s 6d, good 64s to 65s 6d, fine 575, very fine 69s 6d, damp and washed 60s 6d, to 66s 6, middling sound yellow 61s to 61s 6d, low 57s to 58s, damp 563 6d to 61s 6d, and middiing grey 61s to 62s per cwt,... FOREIGN.—There has been more demand for Brazil Sugar, and full rates have been paid. To-day some parcels of white Havannah were sold privately at former rates. There are buyers of all sorts of Foreign Sugar at a slight decline in prices, but no sellers are to be met with. MoLAssEs.—West India at very full rates ; Berbice at 24s ; Demerara 25s to 25s 6d ; Antigua 27s ; St. Kitts 24s ; To bago 26s ; and Grenada 23s per cwt. Bengal at 15s to 17s per cwt. New Trinidad Molasses sold at 27s to 27s 6d per cwt for good quality. Privately good Demerara fetched 25s per cwt. This afternoon Jamaica Honey went at 565. Cocoa.—For West India former rates are barely sustained ; Grenada mid red at 465, grey 445, Trinidad mid red 50 s , an d dark 46s 6d to 48s per cwt. Foreign at 28s to 30s per cwt. COFFEE.—The market has been in a dull state for all descriptions of Coffee subject to the 4d per lb duty, and reclined rates again submitted to; new Jamaica at a reduc tion on previous rates of 4s to 5s per cwt. To-day further reduced rates were accepted for Ceylon Coffee ; for good ordinary 48s to 50s per cwt accepted privately ; prices exhibit a fall of lis to 20s from the highest point of the market this year. Mocha, good ordinary at 56s to 60s, fine ordinary green 74s to 765, middling yellowish long berry 79s to 82s, good middling 85s 6d, sea damaged first class 41s to 78s 6d second, third, and fourth ditto 40s to 775, broken 535, triage 19s to 44s ; mixed Batavia taken in at 40s; new Jamaica, good middling 965, middling ,88s to 235, low middling 82s to 85s, fine and fine fine ordinary 72s to 75s good ordinary 635, triage 35s to 455. La Guayra bought in at 42s for good ordinary. TEA.—The dulnest in the market has increased, and the limited purchases made privately have in most cases been rather under previous prices To-day the limited business transacted in Tea was at prices rather under those of the last At s C r a m n rs to . n_t p he rphrilcaeee black Pepper public sale s , common an d goo d common C ongous cash selling at 11d. to Is. an d common T wan k ay i s. 2d. to Is. 2id. per lb. PeoemppmeronpriCcensg h o a u v i e s 4 18 dv t a 0 n 2 c l od t . aels. e is not much wanted, but • prices do not give way_. For Cassia Lignea prices have fallen is to 2s pe r cwt. Nutmegs have INDIA. Lord NORMANBY rose, pursuant to notice, to take the first opportunity on which they had the pleasure of seeing his Noble Friend the President of the Board of Control in his place, to put a question on the subject of the correspondence of the Board of Directors of the East India Company with her Majesty's Government. Under the peculiar circumstances in which he meant to put this question to his Noble Friend, it was neces sary for him to make a few preliminary i observa tions. He might be more strictly n order in moving for the production of those papers, but at the same time, now, as hitherto, he had every reason to be. lieve that those papers would be produced by her Majesty's Government, and if not, the refusal to pro duce them could only be based upon one ground, which, if stated cn the responsibility of his Noble Friend, he (the' Marquis of Normanby) should not be prepared to resist. He thought, then, it would be more convenient if he adopted the more inf orma l b u t more usua l course of putting a question, few observations on the subject-matt er . When certain opinions were pronounced in that House in answer to a question from his Noble Friend on the subject, he (the Marquis of Normanby) thought that the immediate consequence would be the production of all the corres pondence so as to enable the House to form ajudgment on the matter. On that occasion he stated that he regretted that they had not an immediate answer as to the production of those papers. The Noble Duke stated, at the time, that though they were not prepared to give an imme diate answer, yet that Parliament had an undoubted right to the fullest information on the subject.-- (Expressions of dissent from the Duke of Wellington.) He (the Marquis of Normanby) had certainly so under stood the Noble Duke. He might also allude to what passed on another occasion, in another place, when two of the Hon. Gentlemen connected with the administra tion of Indian affairs, stated that they hoped, in spite of what passed in their Lordships' House, public opinion would be suspended till the papers were produced, and her Majesty's Prime Minister, in answer, stated that he was not prepared at once to produce the papers. He (the Marquis of Normanby) might therefore infer that up to that time no conclusive reason was entertained by the parties interested against the production of those papres; at the same time, if his Noble Friend opposite should state that the production of those papers at the present moment would be detrimental to the public service, he should not press for their production. He regretted that such decided ensure had been pronounced on the conduct of certain parties in the affair, though he must state that his regret, was by no means inconsistent, with the high respect which he as well as the rest of their Lordships' all bore to the Noble Duke who pronounced that censure. However, as a deliberative assembly their Lordships should protest against any weight being attached to that censure. He thought that they were bound not only as members of a deliberative assembly, but as the highest court of judicature in this country, to hear before they con demned.—(Hear.) If there were any strong objection to the production of those papers, he should feel his re gret at the premature expression of opinion on the part of the Noble Duke very much increased.—(Hear.) The power of the Court of Directors to recal the Governor- General had existed more than half a century, and the present was the first time that any collision between the Board and the Government had taken place. Now, he would ask, was there anything in the constitution of the Court of Directors, which might incline them to take views adverse to the present Go vernment ? Certainly not. It was well-known that the majority of the Court of Directors were of the same political opinions with her Majesty's present Government; and it was natural to inquire what could be the cause of their disagreement with the Government in this mat ter ?—(Hear.) He by no means thought that a ma jority of his fellow -countrymen were more in favour of her Majesty's Ministers, but still it could not be denied that they were backed by a majority of ninety in the other House of Parliament which had not yet run through half the term of its existence. It could EVENING, MAY 7, 1844. been sought after, and very full rates given. For Ginger prices are still advancing. Pimento at 3id to aid for mid • dling, and 3id to 34d for inferior quality. RlCE.—Patna is 13s to 17s, and Carolina 21s to 26s per cwt. This afternoon Bengal Rice, sound, all taken in at lls for good mid white, L eing the former value, sea damaged sold at 103 to 105 6d for the first class and 9s to 9s 6d per cwt for second class. SAGO.—For Pearl Sago higher rates paid ; good middling small Pearl at 20s to 20s 6d per cwt : privately at 13s to 17s for low and middling, and better quality at 18s to 235. Sago Flour at 20s to 21s per cwt. The demand is brisker for Arrowroot ; Bermuda at 9id to is 4d ; St. Vincents 7d to 10d, and Tapioca, 4id to sid per lb. Rum, BRANDY AND HOLLANDS.—Por Jamaica Rum prices are maintained. Leewards at 2s lid to 2s 2d per gallon, proof. In Demerara there is no change. Calcutta Rum at Is 10d per gallon, proof. Fer Brandy prices rule as follows : —Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1838 hhds 5s Bd, puns 5s 6d ; ditto 1839, hhds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4d ; ditto 1840, hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d ; ditto 1841, hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s ld ; ditto 1842, hhds 5s 2d, puns 5s ; middling qualities of various marks 3s 4d to 4s 6d, and low 2s 9d to 3s 3d per gallon. Geneva for shipping at is 8d to is 9d, for fine in small parcels for home use 2s 2d to 3s paid. English Corn Spirits at lOs 2d per gallon cash. To-day West India Rum was more in de mand : proof Leewarda at 2s 2d ; Jamaica 30 to 34 per cent everproof at 3s 4d to 3s Bd, good 3s 9d to 3s 11d, and supe rior 4s to 5s per gallon. For Calcutta Rum, proof streigth, Is 100 per gallon paid. For Brandy lower rates again ac cepted : Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1842 selling at 4s lld and 5s Id per gallon. INDIGO.—The maket is firm for East India, and the rates previously established are sustained. Spanish is much wanted, but the market is scantily supplied. New Bengal 4s 2d 5s 6d per lb paid. Oits.—Cod Oil has sustained the former currency, small parcels at 34/, but for all other sorts of common Fish Oils prices are still on the decline ; Southern sold at 281 to 29115 s for good and fine quality; pale Seal is 33/ lOs to 34/, and yellow and brown 28l to 32/ per tun. Sperm at 72l lOs to 74/ 15s, and at 7715 s to 78/ 15s for Headinatter. Palm Oil at 23s 3d to 26s 6d per cwt for common to fine. Linseed Oil firmer; 26s 9d to 27s per cwt paid for large parcels on the spot. Rape Oil at the previous currency. Olive firm in price. Gallipoli at 52/ lOs to 53/, Sicily 52/, Spanish 51/ to 51110 s, and Barbary 50/ to 50l lOs per tun. Cocoa Nut 29s to 31s. TALLOW.—Russian Tallow has been taken sparingly on the spot, 40s to 40s 9d is the value of P. Y. Candle, there are sellers for the last three months of the year at 42s per cwt. North American at 38s 3d to 40s ; South American 34s 6d to Os 6d, and Odessa Beef Tallow 39s 9d to 40s per cwt. Town Tallow is 40s to 40s 6d per cwt nett cash. To-day the mar ket was in a dull state for Russian Tallow, and for the last three months of the year prices have declined to 41s 6d to 42s per cwt. IMPERIAL - PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'Clock. SAVINGS' BANKS. Lord MONTEAGLE said he had to call the atten tion of the Government to a statement that had appeared in one of the papers of that day, which it was necessary, in justice to himself and the Government, and also, what was more material than either, the public in terest, that he should notice. Their Lordships were aware, from the Votes of the other House of Parliament, that a Bill had been introduced by the Government for the purpose of reducing the interest on savings' bank stock. Of course it would be unbecoming to discuss a question then pending in the other House of Parliament, but he might say, in passing, that he approved of the ob jects of the Bill, and considered its principle to be per fectly right. It would be absurd on the part of the ‘ public to pay a rate of interest on the de posits in savings' banks which had been fixed at a greater amount than the rate of interest which now pre vailed in the market. But the interest of the depositors was a critical natter to deal with. They were a nume rous class, and many of them were probably not very well informed on the subject ; they were apt to take alarm, above all, when suggestions were made to them calculated to excite that feeling. The state ment he referred to, arising probably from misap prehension, was calculated greatly to impede the object the Government had in view, as well as to create alarm on the part of depositors in savings' banks, and consequently to prejudice the public interest, and much more to prejudice the interests of the depositors themselves. It was mainly in consideration of the in terests of the depositors themselves that he took the liberty of bringing this matter under the considera tion of their Lordships as soon as possible. Their Lordships were aware that, during the period ' • he had the honour of being the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a purchase of Exchequer bills was made by the Trustees of Saving's Banks, which bills were afterwards funded in the 3 per cents. stock. This was not a time to defend that mode of procedure. The Noble Duke opposite knew perfectly well that that pro ceeding was perfectly in accordance with the existing law, under the Act of 1828, which gave the Government the power of mak ing such investments. The statement he referred to was this: "If it should be found that the funds invested in savings' banks have been seriously in jured by the jobbing that prevailed during the time the Whigs held office, the parties interested will be entitled to compensation, and have all the circumstances duly considered in any new arrangement it may be necessary to make." ' It further appeared by the statement, that interest amounting to 680,000 L, representing a capital of 2,000,000 L or 3,000,0001. ster ling, had been lost by these proceedings. He need not assure their Lordships that no such loss had been sus tained ; the statement was altogether fallacious. If any loss were sustained it would not fall on the depositors. To them the public faith was pledged, and every depo sitor was entitled to receive the full amount of his de posit, whatever might be the loss sustained by the sale of stock. If this were not the case there wonld be no se curity for savings' banks. If an early opportunity were not taken of contradicting such a statement an alarm would have been raised which would have caused a run on every savings' bank in London ; and, there fore, he had thought it right to bring the matter under the consideration of LheyLoldsliips.=(Hear.) DEBTOR AND CREDITORS' BILL. Lord BROUGHAM, in proposing the second reading of this Bill, said that its object was to remedy a great defect in the law, which enabled a debtor with his cre ditors' consent to effect a composition as soon as he found insolvency approaching. Under present circum stances, unless all the creditors agreed the composition could not be effected, and in consequence there was a great premium for a few of them to hold out against the rest of the creditors, in order that they might ultimately buy up the interest of the parties whom they opposed. That defect would be remedied by the present Bill. Lord COTTENHAM had no objection to the second reading being now taken, provided that by so doing would not pledge their Lordships to the principle of the Bill. The Bill was then read a second time. Lord CAMPBELL, in the absence of his Noble Friend, Earl Gosford, presented several petitions from different parts of Ireland relative to the Presbyterian marriages. RECAL OF THE G OVE RNOR-GENERAL OF not be through hostility to the Government the Directors I had acted. But it was said that it was through igno j rance of the facts. That was not the fact—(Hear, hear) —for the secret committee were not bound to conceal such matters from the general body of the Board. Hn had read over the statutes and the Charter, and he found that it was only on questions of war the Committee was sworn to secresy. All questions of internal policy, and the appointments and dismissals of servants, civil and military, were entirely unconnected with the oath of secresy. Was it possible that Parliament should have given that power, and not retained to itself the means of knowing how the power was exercised. Suppose it were the case of Sinde, on account of which the Directors thought it necossary to recal Lord Ellenborough. Why should not Parliament be informed what the instructions of the Government at home had been. He perfectly agreed with the propriety of deferring any opinion upon the conduct of the Go vernor-General until he was there to defend him self.—(Hear, hear.) He (Lord Normanby) had felt in a smaller sphere the inconvenience of exercising important functions in a distant part of the empire, and he should be the last person in the world to say that the acts of a man placed in such circumstances should not be viewed with consideration and candour. His Noble Friend need not be afraid that, in calling for these papers, he had any in tention of urging on the discussion which ought, in fairness, to be postponed until Lord Ellen borough had returned to this country. But it had been said that there was an intention on the part of the Government to take steps for depriving the Court of Directors of the power which they on this occasion exer cised. If there is any such intention entertained in any quarter, there is one Noble Lord that ought first of all others to be heard—that Noble Lord having made the most decided objections to any reduction of the power of the Court of Directors.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.) No one had taken a more active or useful part in that House in the administration of Indian affairs, no one was more conversant with them either when he was at the head of the Board of Control or unconnected with the Government, and he had on more occasions than one warned Noble Lords not to interfere with the hitherto successful balance of power. Those were the opinions of the Noble Lord— [Lord Ellenborough was understood to be the Noble man referred to]—and he (Lord Normanby) had no doubt his opinions so sound then had beon confirmed by the practical experience he had since acquired.— (Hear, hear.) Though he had been ready, on the request of the Noble Duke, to postpone his ques tion till the better health of his Noble Friend (Lord Ripon) permitted his attendance in his place, yet he must say he regretted the mail had loft India before he had an opportunity of putting it.. It might be that the Directors had judged improperly of the conduct of the Noble Lord (Ellenborough)—it might be that they did not give the Government a sufficient notice. On the last point, however, they had been given to understand, that the Government had had full seven or eight month's notice. Therefore the indiscretion of the Directors) for so it had been called) wanted one quality which usually attended indiscretion—rashness. He repeated, in conclusion, what he had before said, that if, in the opinion of th e Government, it would be inexpedient to furnish the papers, he would not press for them. In that case, however, he must be permitted, as a matter of justice, to say . that that House could not entertain a shadow of suspicion of the propriety of the conduct of the Directors, till an opportunity was afforded of placing the whole case before that house and the country. The Earl of RIPON said he deeply regretted that he had been hindered by illness from attending to his duties when the Noble Marquis tvas first desirous of putting his question to him. However, he was then ready to state his views as to the production of the papers asked for, though before doing so he must say that the Noble Marquis had introduced the matter in a most fair, candid, and reasonable spirit. And he thought he had acted much more conveniently by bringing it forward as he had done, than by substitutingta more formal motion on the subject. He must say, however, that feeling a deep sense of the duty and responsibility which attached to him and the Government Ministers were unable to consent to the production of the papers. He believed their production would be the cause of great injustice to the Noble Lord who had been recalled —of great embarrassment to the Right Hon. Gentle man who was about to proceed there—and would be most injnrious to the best interests of the ser vice. Therefore he must, though reluctantly, decline, for all the papers ought to be fur nished, or none of them ; and to do this at present would be alike unfair to individuals and injurious to the service. To produce part of the papers would be ob viously unsatisfactory, though it would not be possible for him to say why, because he should then be doing incidentally that which he felt it his duty to decline to do directly. He therefore declined to produce these papers, and the same consideration led him to decline entering on the matters alluded to by his Noble Friend. But he would take the liberty of saying this, that however he might regret the step taken by the Board of Directors —or, how ever inconsistent he might nave thought it with the course which he considered advisable to take, he was nevertheless bound to say, and he did say, that he was entirely con vinced that the Court of Directors, in taking the course they did, were influenced by no other motive than an honest and sincere conviction on their part that they were doing what their duty called them to do. In saying that he did justice to their motives, but expressed no opinion on their policy, If he was ready to do justice to them for the motives which had influenced their course, he hoped he might ask their Lordships to do justice to him and her Majesty's Government, by believing that they had been influenced by no other considerations than these in the course which they had taken, and which obliged them to refuse their concur rence to the step of the Board of Directors. As he could not consent to the introduction of papers he thought it better not to risk any discussion on the subject by enter ing into any of the other topics which had been alluded to by the Noble Marquis. With respect to the production of the papers at another time, he thought nothing was more unwise than to pledge oneself on a subject of that kind, and he must decline doing so. Lord BROUGHAM rose and was— (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. LEEDS AND BRADFORD RAILWAY, On the motion for the further consideration of the report on the Bill. Mr. MACKINNON moved that the report be consi dered on that day six months. Mr. LASCELLES seconded the motion. Mr. YORKE supported the Bill. He thought im proper methods of influencing the Hon. Members on the question had been resorted to. - Sir E. COLEBROOKE thoughtithe opposition to the Bill came at a rather late stage, and that the House was called upon, under the circumstances, to confirm the de cision of the Committee. Mr. STUART supported the motion. After a short conversation the House divided, when there appeared— For the amendment' 5B Against it, Majority for th• Bill, —66 The report was then ordered to be taken into further consideration. After a few observations from Mr. M. Phillips, Mr. S. Wortley, Mr. C. Wood,l,Lord Howick, and Mr. Green, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to know how the House could do these parties justice by binding them to the absurd regulations of the Standing Orders. He thought the public interest ought to guide these proceedings, and he would propose, therefore, that the debate be adjourned, in order to see if the parties could not make out a case that would induce the House to re-commit the Bill, in order that the public should have the best line. The Hon. Member concluded by moving that the debate should be adjourned. The SPEAKER then put the question, that the amendments should be read a second time; and also the amendment of the Hon. Member for Finsbury, that the debate be adjourned. Mr. LAWSON opposed the amendment. He thought it was their duty to support the Standing Orders of the House. Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND thought there was no practice so bad as that of excluding evidence. The law now, in accordance with the increased intelligence of the age, admitted evidence more freely than it had heretofore been accustomed to do. They were now arguing a case of the exclusion of evidence before a Railroad Committee. Were they not, by giving such an interpretation to their Standing Orders, committing a great national injustice. They had the high authority of their Chairman for saying that the House was in error in putting such an interpretation upon their Stand ing Orders. If this interpretation were the true one, whenever a railroad was projected, whatever injury it might inflict on the proprietors, through whose property it might run, there would be the greatest diffi culty in proving that injury. He should support the amendment. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— For Mr. Duncombe's amendment Against it Majority against the amendment —3B Lord ELIOT gave notice that, on Tuesday next, he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate turn pike trusts in Ireland. Dr. BOWRING gave notice that he would bring on his motion on quarantine on that day fortnight. The Hon. Member also moved for a " Tabular return of the quantities of wheat, flour, meal, barley, oats, potatoes, cattle, sheep, and pigs, imported in each year, ending the sth day of January, from 1835 to 1844, into the Isle of Man ; exhibiting also the average price of the several species of corn by the London Gazette, and the average duties payable thereon. Tabular return, for the same years, of the same articles exported from the Isle of Man."--Agreed to. Sir R. PEEL brought up copies of the correspondence which had taken place between the Government and the Bank of England, which were laid on the table. The Exchequer Bills (18,407,0001.) Bill was read a third time and passed. COLONEL BONET. Sir R. PEEL said he wovld take that opportunity of alluding t o a s t a t emen t w hi c h h a d been mad e i n that House (upon which certain questions were put to the Government) to the effect that a British officer commanding a ship off Alicante, had been ap.. plied to by a Spanish officer, Colonel Bonet, who was under great apprehension with re gard to the probability of his immediate execution, to be taken on board that ship, and that the officer com manding the ship, which was called the Scout, had re fused apmission to the vessel to Colonel Bonet. The question which was put to her Majesty's Government upon this subject was, whether they had gi ven i nstruc . dons to the officer commanding the Scout, to refuse admission, under the circumstances, to Colonel Bonet, and whether any account had been received by the Admiralty from that officer respecting the transaction. He (Sir H. Peel) stated at the time that no such instructions had been given. Since the statement to which he had referred, however, had ap peared, Captain Drummond, the officer in question, had forwwarded a statement of the whole transaction, which he (Sir H. Peel) would read to the House. and he thought it would be a decisive proof as to the po licy of their suspending their judgments upon reports until they became acquainted with the subject. The letter was dated Her Majesty's Ship Scout, Gribraltar, April 20th, 1844, and was addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty. Captain Drummond said " Sir, I have just read Galignani's Messenger in an article which was taken from the Chronicle, containing a most libellous statement against a British vessel of war lying at Alicante, during the late disturbances, and as it con cludes by hoping that the question would be mentioned in the House, I think it right to inform you of the tran saction that occurred, I being the officer in command at that station at the time. On the 13th of February I arrived at Alicante, and Mr. Waring, the Consul immediately came on board, and he stated that Colonel Bonet, the Governor, wished to come to see me. I replied t'hat I could not receive any such person, he being in arms. Mr. Waring replied that my refusal to receive Colonet Bonet would greatly exasperate him, and might endanger the British and British property in Alicante ; upon which I consented to see Colonel Bonet on deck in the presence of the officers of the ship. Colonel Bonetthen stated that he came to offer me any assistance I might require during my stay at Alicante ; and I replied that my sole object in visiting Alicante was to protect British EU bj ec ts, and British property, and he then quitted the ship and he never came along side of the ship again during my stay at Alicante, and I left on the 6th of March." This was the whole of the transaction, and it now appeared that instead of Colonel Bonet asking assistance, he came to offer it.—(Hear.) Captain Drummond went on to say that he would have had a most unpleasant duty to perform, but that he would have been quite prepared to act on his own re sponsibility, had Colonel Bonet applied to him under the circumstances which had been stated. Lord JOHN RUSSELL was understood to express his satisfaction at the statement which the Right Hon. Gentleman had just read to the House. ➢ir. P. BORTH WICK said, that this object in putting the question to which the Right Hon. Gentleman had referred was only to elicit information on the subject. COALS. In answer to a question from Mr. HUTT, respecting a return of the amount of coals exported, Sir G. CLERK said there was considerable difficulty in making out the return wished for. Some time must elapse before it could be presented in a satisfactory state. Lord HOWICK thought the return might be made out in a short time, and if there was any inconvenience in making out the return, he thought the Right Hon. Gentleman himself was to blame. He hoped the return would be furnished before the discussion on the Bill took place. INDIA. Mr. lIUME said that, agreeably to the notice which he had given, he rose to bring forward his motion re• specting what had recently taken place relative to India. Believing, as ;he did, that the subject was an important one, he claimed the indulgence of the House whilst he stated what were his views of the situation in which they were placed by what had lately occurred relative to that portion of her Majesty's dominions. The Government of India was placed in a very anomalous position. They saw an immense empire containing about 100,000,000 of inhabitants, subjected to the Government of Britain by means chiefly of the Indian Company;; and they saw various large and important portions of the Government of that country conducted by the Court of Directors—a body appointed by the proprietors of East India stock, who, he might say, first created that immense empire. Few were aware w hat had been done of late by the Legislature in reference to that Company, and what little power had been left to them. There were the authorities governing India with paramount power. There was the Board of Commis sioners for managing the affairs of India, who con trolled the power of the Directors connected with India. One of the most important duties which devolved on them was the Governor-General of India. They ap pointed whomsoever they approved of. A question had lately been raised how far they had the power of retain ing that officer. It was said that they had the power of returning him as his officer, but he believed no indivi dual connected with India doubted that the power of recalling that officer existed with the Court of Directors. This very power was retained to them in the last Charter, as if they had foreseen and resolved to provide for the circumstances which had just taken place. The House might not be aware tintt a hint had been thrown out to the Court of Directors in 1833 by Sir Charles Grant, then President of the Board of Control, of taking this power from the Court of Directors. That was immediately opposed, and the reasons given for the assumption of the power of recal appeared to him to be perfectly satisfactory. The Chairman and Deputy-Chair man, Mr. Banks and Mr. Wigram stated, in June, 1833, why the power which they had should be continued to them. (LEFT SPEAKING.) COURSE OF EXCH, Amsterdam CF. 12 5i Ditto, at sight l2 34 Rotterdam 2U. 12 6 Antwerp • 25 95 Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 Altona l3 15 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65 Ditto, 3 months 25 85 Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 90 Frankfort on Maine 122 Petersburgh, 3Us 3O Berlin Vienna, effee. fl. 3M 954 Trieste, ditto Madrid 361 Cadiz Uilbao 36 LNGE.—(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar Leghorn 3O 50 Genoa 25 90 Milan - Venice 47 Nap1e5........ ...... . Palermo, per oz ll7 Lisbon 534 Oporto 534 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia 23 Buenos Ayres NewYork,2ldys sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars. 5.3 17 9 Tortuga" Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 9i Silver in Bars O4l 1 i Barcelona 36 Seyille — SINGULAR,. 4,CEIXtE - NT. On Wednesday week ong• 'nest frightful ac cidents occurred in the vlrocio."Duffield, Derby shire, it has ever been our pai-pful-cluty to record. A highly-respected man, Andrew Dawn, servant to Mr. Barton, quarry-master, of Duffield, was returning with a horse in long gears, having assisted with a. load of stone up Burley-hill ;he was sitting on the quarters of the horse sideways, when opposite the re sidence of Col. Colville he met some youths carrying a tin kettle, the noise of which unexpectedly produced an abrupt motion of the animal, dislodging Dawn from his seat, giving a circular momentum to the gears, which fell at the same moment, swinging round one leg, and, singular as it may be, the hook caught the chain, very effectually securing the poor man to the terrible fate then awaiting him. He per ceived his situation, and being a very strong and powerful man, he did his best to release himself. In a moment the horse began kicking, when poor Dawn was thrown backward. Ninety-nine men out of a hundred would have given themselves up in de spair to inevitable destruction, but at this mome n t, awful to all app earance , he felt an inexpressible im pression that if dragged to his master's stable-door his life would not be sacrificed. The horse started off at full speed, and Dawn being a strong man, swung himself on his face, and with a tremendous effort, by doubling his arms under him, kept his head from receiving the dreadful concussions his situation rendered him liable to. Several attempts were made to stop the horse ; but these added to Dawn's dis comfiture, as they only i n d uce d su dd en j er k s on h i s limbs and body. He says he never lost his confidence, and that during the whole distance (400 yards), knowing where there were large stones for building purposes, he made inconceivable effort to avoid their contact, and with his great strength succeeded in ac complishing it. The collectedness of his mind was most exemplified in the horse's turning into his master's yard, one half of the gate of which it is usual only to have set open ; this was the case, and when the ani mal rushed through in order to follow his track, he put forth his last energies, and, rolling himself t',,ice over, escaped the dreadful shock, which Laving re ceived most probably would have killed him. A fus tian jacket assisted to protect his arms, which, as may be easily conceived, were dreadfully bruised and la cerated; his hands were as though he had burning coals in them • indeed, it is impos s ibl e t o g i ve a de scription of this frightful accident. It is stated also that the horse constantly kicked during its intempe rate course. When released the poor fello w ' s jaws were fixed, and brandy was administered by force. On rallying he was twice bled, an d we are most happy in being able to state, that, under the unremit ting attention of Mr. Thornbury, he is going on as well as can be expected. General sympathy is ma nifested towards the sufferer, who is much esteemed. —Nottingham Journal. A. .NOTHER OF THE _EROES OF WATERLOO.—In our obituary to-day, will be found the death of Captain Anderson, of Broadlie ' one of the h eroes o f t h e Penin sula and Waterloo. In his campaigns he had been thrice wounded, once with a spent ball, which entered his ear, ran round between the skin and the flesh, and came out at the back of hia neck; on another occasion, through the elbow ; and latterly on the field of Water loo, when he got his left leg shot, and lay with it on the field for four hours before he was taken up. While lying he got his watch, sword, and everything that he had of valne about him, stolen by a soldier's wife. An English officer, in pity for his sufferings, tried to trample him to death with his horse ; but the sagacious animal leaped over him and unhorsed its rider. His leg required to be amputated at three different times and places. He was a kind-hearted benevolent man, and much respected in his native parish (Neilston), where he resided after re tiring from the army.--Glasgow Post of Saturday. TRAVELLING IN SPAIN.—We read in a Madrid ' journal—" Mail-coaches, with three places for pas sengers, like those of France, have been established upon ' all our roads. It is difficult to give an idea of the multi plication of public carriages of all kinds in Spain. They , are running in every direction, and there is so much op position, that the fares are brought extremely low, and travelling has become so greatly increased, that the inns and other establishments for their accommodation are as.greatly improved. If our highways are but cleared of the brigands who infest them, foreigners will flock to explore our country and its interesting curiosities, hitherto almost unknown to the rest of Europe."— Galignani's Messenger. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, May 6. THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. O'BRIEN. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE then rose to cam the attention of the House to the appointment of *; f O'Brien as a stipendiary magistrate in Ireland. A I . though this gentleman had very recently expressed Teri strong opinions in favour of the repeal of the Legislative union between England and Ireland, although appointment might be considered as a trifling rain yet he could assure the House that in Ir e la n d such na p e pointments were matters of the utmost importance. first consideration of a Government in making suc h a jo p g p oi o n f t t m h e e n t p s e o r u s o g n h t t t be a o o be appointed h o i t nt e character d h ; a f r o a r c t t e h r e and s peaceabletan state of certain parts of Ireland depended, in a very larg e degree, upon the person who filled the office of stipendiary magistrate. The case to which he was then calling the attention of the House was one which he did not f think could for a moment be defended by the Gover n ment. Mr. O'Brien was 28 years of age, and w as the originally intended by his par e nt s for,_ profession of the law. He did not, however, remelt very long at his legal studies, but for two or three yes,,,re he gave himself up to the charms of pri v ate life. s Te_u r private life, however, began to cloy upon him, and 0 ; - then suddenly conceived a passion for public life, Of; became a violent Repealer, at a time, in justice to hin 2l !„ . should be stated, when repeal was not so f as hionable as: it had since become. During this time, at various pew . Hods and places, Mr. O'Brien applied the most offensive epithets to the Lord Lieutenant of Irelend::: :. he became so strong in his lang uage th a t, at one meeting at the Corn Exchange, in Dublin, Pi!!! O'Connell would not allow him to proceed in tu" speech, and Mr. O'Brien left the hall in high displeasure' Soon after this a change came over the spirit of gr. O'Brien's dream. This was at the time that Mr. O'Cort" nell was the Lord Mayor of Dublin, and it 0 happened that Mr. O'Brien was summoned before that Learned Gentleman for payment of his se" vents' wages. And what did their Lordships think was the defence set up by this gentleman? why that his servant's services were performed out of the j risdiction of the Lord Mayor. Mr. O'Connell would not admit this plea, and decided against Mr. O'Brien, and frem that time Mr. O'Brien became one of the bitterest enemies of Mr. O'Connell. In one of his letters he de.' scribed that Learned Gentleman as a be ggar , ex p os ing his sores, a monster, and a being only fit f or a g ibb e t, or t feritlise a foreign soil.—(Laught er .) Thi s th en wa s the style of writing which the Government had determined t; uphold—this was the style of writing which had obtained Mr. O'Brien his appointment. Lord Eliot had state" that Mr. O'Brien was of an old family, and was an inde; pendent gentleman. This latter fact he (the Marquis of Clanricarde) was ready to disprove. It was true that Mr. O'Brien had two estates, one in Galway, and one i•P- Rosconatnon, but both these estates 'ere overwhelmed with judgment debts recorded is Court, and a list of which he (the Marquis of Clanricarde) held in his hand. This, then, was the gentleman who had found favour with the Government, and who W I been appointed to a situation in which he would have to communicate officially and confidentially with thew- He (the Marquis of Clanricarde) thought, therefore , , that he had shown to their Lordships that this appoint" ment of Mr. O'Brien was a most unfortunate one, espe cially when they came to consider that Mr. Blake urns set aside for the appointment of Mr. O'Brien, M r Blake, be it remembered, havi ng b een a magistrate ier ten years, having never been known to utter one oh* jectionable sentence, and who had always been respeetel • by all who knew him. Having said so much, he "... c ola not trouble their Lordships further, except just to sal . vert to an argument—tu quoque argumente-v;hich vie s used by the oble and Learned L or d near him (Lord Brougham) with res p ec t t o t hi s subject. 'His Noble se" Learned Friend said that the late Government of fered the Mastership of the Rolls to Mr. 0'0 0 ; nell, and gave the Vice-P res id ency of the Board a' Trade to Mr. Sheil, and the N o bl e and Learned I,o' said that these were parallel cases to that of Mr. O'Brien' This parallel he (the Marq u i s o f Cl anr i carde) could 10' discover. Mr. Sheil never made violent speeches favour of repeal, nor did he ever write inflammatory an violent letters on the subject. With respect to the cos* of Mr. O'Connell, he thought there was not the slightes t similitude to be found to that of the case of Mr. O'Brie n ' The Noble Marquis concluded by moving that the sr pointment to the office of a stipendiary magistrat' d Ireland of a person who had published intempi:ate en • extreme opinions upon p o liti ca l questions which ha d agitated the public mind, was not calcul:' ated to mainte in. ' confidence in the impartial admil.!:istration of justice which such an appointment vies :ntended to establish. Lord WHARNCLIFFE apprehended that this m° ' tion was n e ith er more nor lees than an attempt to = sure the Lord-Li eutenant of Ireland and the Govern' ment at home. Now he (Lord Wharncliffe) would meet this attempt boldly, The Noble Marquis had stated tha t certain gentlemen h a d b een passed over. Why, w h6 was the person t o j u d ge as to who should be passed ove r ; •• and who should no t, if i t was not the Lord-Lieutenan t? When the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland appointed M r O'Brien he knew nothing of the letter to which so much reference had been made as having been written by Mr O'Brien—a letter, b e it remembered, silly and foolish 0 1, , itself. So far, then, th e implied charge against Lorw. De Grey fell entirely to the ground. With respect la o f ; the change of M r . O'B r i en ' s op i n i on upon the subject repeal, he (Lord Wharncliffe) would call t o the rec°l: lection of their Lordships the time at which tha t .„ change took place. It occurred at the time when al Repeal Association was dabbling with the French, an' with the Americans, and soliciting sympathy from those, countries. Mr. O'Brien saw this, and he (Lig' Wharncliffe) could very well understand that such gentleman as Mr. O'Brien would feel disgust at the attempt which Mr. O'C onne ll was making, endeavour to free himself entirely from I.SI connexion with, or participation in it., Befog Lord De Grey a pp o i n t e d M n r, o he he' a personal interview with tee:. and • in that way sati s fi e d hi mse lf gentlemen, Mr. O 'Brien was fitw for the appointment wh l , - (1 was about to be given to him' He (Lord Whti - naiffe) would as k w h et h er t h er e anything in the letters to which reference had bee n made whi c h cou ld s h ow that Mr. O'Brien was n ot qualified for the situation to which he had been er pointed? He apprehended that it would be difficult 0 show this. He did not think that the Noble Mere was justified in going into the private affairs of w . ' bh ; O'Brien, or i n go i ng i nto an inquiry as to what Was amount of his debts. Why, if the Government were ~ '" quired t o l oo k i nto these private matters whenever teee, '• made an appointment similar to that of Mr. O'Bri ...,t1: they would h ave enoug h to do.—(Hear, hear.) ." respect to the affai r a b ou t t h e servant, he (Lord WWhyse y s li chile), would j us t remar k t h at their Lordships ou gh t not to form any opinion upon such a matter withOtly first being in full possession of the facts of the case' Was not Mr. O'Bri en en ti t l e d to make the objection l e t did? He might h ave cons id ered that Mr . O'Coun e be would be prejudiced against him, and, if did think so, he was .justified in ma ke. the objection which he had offered. He (",.. t Wharncliffe) could not but feel surprise t 47,. whenever there was a word said publicly a g ainst Ju; O'Connell there was immediately a clamour among°, certain number of Noble Lords in that House. Thew" Noble Lords cherished that Learned Gentleman's!; sistance, but w h en h e got to the verge of difficulty left him. Mr. O'Connell had certainly been offered IP , office of Chief Baron. The Marquis of NORMANBY said Mr. O'Colsne! " 1 / 11 " had never been o ff ere d t h e Chi ef Baronship, but het offered the Mastership of the Rolls. Lord WHARNCLIFFE—Then Mr, O'Coneeell stated that which was not true.—(Hear, bran) m „ - s. passing by this subject, he (Lord Wharneliff. e ) did n ot think that the Noble Marquis o r eg fr osite livia made 014 ... case against the appointment o o'l 4 ".rien, an d the r e he e should Thelregauvies i o t f NORMANBY sai d the Noble 14° ~ who had ju s t sa t d own commenced by stating that m ri i would meet this case boldly., Although r 4.9 that Noble f.an had met it boldly, h e h a d done so but weakly. w Noble Marquis then entered into a defence of the Our, s pursued by th e l a t e G overnment with respect to offer made to Mr. O'Connell. With respect to the eis,t - , before the H ouse , t h e Noble Lord had stated that, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland was the person to judig e ,...l the appointm en t o f st i pendiary magistrates in ITet*:; It was so, b u t was t h at an answer to the Noble.. quis (Clanricarde) behind him? Was it to be sa id tb e ? Parliament wan not to have the power to interfe re s • Such a prbpositios was absurd. This was a subje c e whiet - Parlianient ought to inquir e i n t o; an d , entertitie_ l 4; that opinion, he should certainly support his Friend behind him. 7 0- O ble, Lord BROUGHAM did not t hi nk, with the "'- o f Marquis behind him (the Marquis of Clanricarde), 0 . they , ought to enter i n t o t h e comparative merits of in, , candidates for the office of stipendiary magistrates. wis e Noble Friend was th ere to show, not that Mr. Blakesr. more fitted for the office than Mr. O'Brien, but thet a , O'Brien wa s un fi t f or the office to which he hadZir appointed ; a n d un l ess he had done this, Lordships would not go along with him in his en ; rO. , censure, for censure it was upon Her Majesty's G ni ' ne. ment. After all, what was the charge against ~„r , O'Brien? It was that he first raised an idol, and wards changed his opinion, and became an Iconoclast' o r (Laughter.) When they came to consider of the lettersier which complaint had been made, they must also coop what was the early life of Mr. O'Brien? He had r ° l ,ol at the feet of an idol, and at the feet of that idol be oi d • gathered the flowers of his rhetoric—(Laughter? of of • when he became an Iconoclast he preserved a Far a h - K O of course o f; the idol, and that was its vocabulary.—(Great Mug die- • Under these circumstances, he (Lord Brougheo. , 4 1 to not think ther e was so muc h bl ame to b e a ttacks ow . , Mr. O'Brien o n accoun t o f t h ese letters, silly s un tb i n k: becoming as he b e li eve d th em to b e. He did net ea this was an improper appointment, and, ther ef°re ' could not vote with his Noble Friend behind hiu, 1 ,; ( 0,, After a few words f rom th e E ar l o f HADDIN"' The Marquis of CLANRICARDE replied. knot , to The motion was th en put an d negat ived wil's" division. Their Lordships then adjourned at a Quarter to o'Clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 6 . Sir R. PEEL (in continuation) said—Tho u w W THE BANK CHARTER. contend for a relaxation of the currency, c0nrA1,.1117.44, rightly, that an abundance of the p resto'"' metals, though it would not alter the value of gold 1;41: gold, yet it would have an influence as prices w h i ' ill would act in favour of the debtor. Br i t I very mu 0 , doubt, looking at the increased surpiy of go ld fro _ Russia and other places, that even if they t ook off tt, pressure altogether, they would procure a relaxation Ppi contracts by adopting silver for our currency inntea ci f 4 0 gold. The third objection is this—that it is most unw s pr to take so considerable an article as gold to serve' ' o f 11 the purposes of coin, because it is also an articlo. fat commerce. And wise men write pamphl e ts to show 1" ; we have taken gold as our coin, an d to serve ss 40 =Leasure of Tall% What M bullion and as W 1104. tl