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departments, though it would introduce a new principle I tiee of his conclusions could not be deni ed. He had into the Bank of 'England. Another new principle of paid great attention to the subject, but had not been the Bill was, that the Bank was restricted from issuing able to make up his mind upon it, and he should decline notes upon silver. Ile considered that was an erroneous giving a vote. restriction, for silver . was-the standard of value in the The House then divided, when there appeared 'New World, and it was a protection to gold.—(Hear.) ' For the Motion lB Another objectionable point in the Bill was that it con- Against it 205 tracted the issuing power of the Bank in case of another Majority against the Motion 187 bank of issue ceasing to issue its notes. If a bank issuing The House then went into Committee, Mr. GAEENE 90,0001. ceased to issue to that amount, the issuing of in the Chair. the Bank of England was limited to 60,000 L, thus con- Clause 1 was agreed to. tracting the power of the Bank 30,0001. He thought it On clause 2 being proposed right to make those objections ,• he made them, however, Mr. NEWDEGATE rose to bring forward the as a Member of Parliament, and not as a member of the motion of which he had given notice. To judge from Ceurt of Directors of the Bank of England. the effect of 1819, it was impossible not to conclude that Mr. W, WILLIAMS was not surprised at the dislike 1 the effect of this measure would be an increase of of the Hon. Gentleman, to see the power of the Bank of i prices at least to the amount of twenty per cent. Taking England had been curtailed, and that he wished that a into account the increase of population, since that period power to issue sixteen and a half millions had been left it was evident that the Bill must operate very seriously to them. He knew that the Right Hon. Gentleman who to the injury of the working classes.—(Hear, hear.) introduced this Bill would be eressed by influence on all The exchanges would be turned against this country. sides. He looked on this Bill as the complement of There were two ways in which the adverse exchanges the Bill of 1819. While the banks had the power of operated. First there must be an exportation of bullion unlimited circulation, there was no class in the country to meet the foreign demand, and then there must be a whether high or low which did not feel the effects of it. large drain of gold from the Bank to meet the demands These was unsteadiness and uncertainty in everything, of the country occasioned by the panic necessarily there was fluctuation from high prices to low prices. arising from the same cause. The House had just He, therefore, looked on this measure as one of the divided, and he had found himself in a minority of greatest importance. The excessive circulation of the eighteen, but if this Act were in operation to its ap- Bank of England paper had encouraged speculation—it pointed term, and it should then be proposed to renew made the country a vast exporting country. But the the measure, the minority would be much larger. He foreign exchanges were soon turned against them, and solemnly protested against the measure as not adapted they were obliged to correct them by a large :export of to the circumstances of the country. The very restric bullion. In ' 1824, the Bank of England had over tion the clause imposed on the issue of securities com -14,000,0004 in its coffers; in December, 1825, it had lost pelted him to divide the Committee upon the question the whole of that bullion. The lion. Gentleman went that the blank be filled up on the clause with the words • on to quote the evidence of Mr. Norman, given before 22 millions instead of 14 millions, the former sum being the Bank Committee, to the effect that in eighteen the average of the last twenty-three years. months no less than six and a half millions had been ab- Sir R. PEEL could not but think that gentleman had stracted from the Bank. The consequence was, that greatly mistaken this question. They seemed to think prices rose and the greatest sacrifices were that this measure restricted the Bank to issuing obliged to be made. The fact was, that 14,000,000/. ;it did no such thing ; for when the Bill gold would not keep company with paper.—(A laugh.) passed there was nothing to restrain the Banking De• Perhaps in the first coming into operation the Bill partment from issuing 22,000,000/. or 24,0001., or even might not have the effect which he anticipated, but he 28,000,000/. If power was given to issue 22,000,000/. on maintained that in the first three years of its operation securities, it would leave money to issue on bullion. The it would bring into circulation a greater amount of Hon. Member proposed that the Bank should issue bullion and paper together than had been since 1819. 22,000,000/. on securities ;if it did so, it would be ruined Our gold and silver circulation of the present time directly, because it would have no bullion to meet its amounted to no more than thirty millions, whereas in issues. He considered the whole of the Hon. Gentle- France, which had much less commerce, there was a man's speech as directed not against this measure, but a circulation of 100,000,000 in gold and silver. Why metallic standard, and to say that the old metallic sten should the circulation of this country, which had the 'dard was to be kept up in the present condition of the balance of trade so largely in its favour, have so inferior a country, was to state that which was impossible. lie circulation ? He attributed it to the effect of the paper felt sure his llon. Friend would not press his amendment. currency, which sent the bullion out of the country. In Mr. GISBORNE wished to ask if the Bank was to the letters of Daniel Hardcastle, published in the Times, have the power of issuing Bank post bills to an un it was proved that during thirty years this country lost limited extent. 230,000,000/. by that process alone. There could be no Sir R. PEEL' said that as to these bills they would doubt that the debt had been borrowed in a depreciated. be regulated by the general principles of the measure. currency, and was now being paid in gold. The Hon. Mr. M. PHILIPS was of opinion that the measure Gentleman then referred to the report of the Bullion of the Right Hon. Baronet would have the effect of Committee in 1810, of which Mr. Horner was the maintaining steadiness of price, and it was therefore a ' Chairman, and which showed that so great had been the measure which would confer great benefit on the • depreciation of the currency, in consequence of the in- country. He felt that it was the duty of every member • creased circulation of Bank paper, that it was thought who was in any way connected with those places in necessary by the Legislature to double the salaries of which labour was largely employed to give this Bill all the officers of State, all• persons in Government em- their fullest and best support. ployment, and all persons in every avocation of life. He Mr. H. PALMER argued that it would be impossible was surprised that his Hon. Friend, the Member for for the Bank always to have it in its power to provide Lambeth—recollecting the effects of the measures relat- gold for any demand which might be made upon them ing to the Bank circulation in 1818, afterwards altered in respect of Bank of England notes in circu in 1822, and recollecting the condition in which lation. Speculations of all sorts, and the gold the Bank was in 1824, and the disastrous events requisite at certain times for the purchase of which followed—could persist in his opposition to this corn, would preclude the possibility of this. • Bill.—(Hear.) He then read extracts from the evidence If the circulation was to be confined to 14,000,0001., they • of Mr. Richards, the Governor of the Bank of England; . would rue the day that ever they passed it. before the Committee of the House of Commons in 1832, Mr. KEMBLE should vote against the amendment. to show what had been at that period the consequences Mr. C. WOOD supported the clause. cif: the restricted circulation, which required the inter- Mr. NEWDEGATE replied, withdrawing his amend. agreed to. vention of the Government to prevent the most disas- went.—The clause WRS,then trous effects upon all the interests of the country. On The House then resumed, th Chairman reported pro a previous occasion a Minister of the Crown stated that, gress, and obtained leave to sit again on Thursday. in consequence of the state of the circulation, the country The Education Bill was read a second time, and was within twenty-four hours' of barter. To re- ordered to be committed on Thursday. medy these evils, Mr. Canning, in 1822, brought in h The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill was read a third is Bil!, which he described figuratively as creating a column time and passed. of paper raised upon a basis of gold. But the result The other orders of the day were then disposed of, shnwed that' the eloquent statesman was very much mis- and the House adjourned at Ten minutes past One. taken. The consequences of all those fluctuations from high to low circulation, were- productive of the greatest evils and distress. The depression which was occasioned by those changes was the cause of the people of this country 'going to the American and other foreig n funds for the more safe investment of their money. Nothing could have stood up against those constant fluctuations •, . the changes and uncertainty in wages, employment, and profits, could never have been stood up against but by the industry arid energy of the people of this c iuntry. They all remembered the condition into which the Bank of Engl Ind brought itself in 1838 and 1839, when , _ if it had not been for the Bank of France coming to the as sistance of the Bank of England, the latter would have been bankrupt. If it had not been for the assistance of the East India Company, and more • especially of the Bank ef France, the Bank of England must have stopped payment in October, 1839. At that time the circulation was 25,000,000/, and now it was upwards of 35,000,000/. Who got the advantage ? why foreign countries. He thanked the House for allowing him to make this statement. lie would put it to the House whether something should not be done to prevent this country going as a mendicant to the Bank of France. If the House allowed its paper currency still to continue as it was now, they might depend upon it ruin must eventually come. He thought the present measure was a most comprehensive one, and he should • therefore give it his support. Mr. MASTERMAN urged on the Government the re-consideration of the question of the contraction of the issue upon securities by the Bank. At least lie trusted that they would shorten the time for that con traction. He thought country bankers ought to have more time to return their averages. Mr. MUN • TZ said, that after thirty years of blunder. ing, according to the speech of the Hon. Member for Coventry, they had got into Paradise, but lie had for gotten to state what that Paradise was. It was being heavily taxed, and presSed down with a property-tax. — (Laughter.) Subject to a corn tax, your labourers starving, and being beaten by the other markets of the world. The Hon. Member then proceeded at sonic length to argue that there ought to be a relative value between g old, silver, and corn, and concluded by moving that the House should go into Committee on the Bill that day six months. Sir R. PEEL said hi thought the House would not countenance the present attempt of the Hon. Member (Mr, Muntz) to go into Committee. In former stages of the Bill, the principle ef the measure had been thoroughly , discussed ; and yet the Hon. Gentleman had not com bated the measure of the Government when those oppor • tunities offered, but had taken advantage of the present occasion to reply to speeches made six or seven weeks ago. The Honourable Member for . Birmineiam professed to be in favour of a metallic standard, but still for so using and abusing it that the man tail° gave one hundred hard sovereigns for stock would in it few days find that that stock would bring to hint no nnore than ninety-five pounds. As an advocate of a metallic standard his (Mr. Muntz's) views were absurd and imprecticable ; such as be was sure, though lion. Members might in courtesy listen to, they would never adopt. He (Sir ft Peel) thought it best to say at once that it was impossible for the Government to accede to the alterations which from various quarters had been proposed. Still there were sonic modifications! which the Government had thought it its duty to agree to, and especially one as to the issues of private bankers, which it was proposed should now be ruled by the average of the twelve weeks preceding the announce silent of this measure. Regarding the issue of private banks all the Government required was that they should confine their issue within the maximum, and instead of a week a month's average would be allowed. On loth of October the limitation of' issues would commence. He hoped the dread of a penalty and the fear of exposure would prevent any danger of excessive issue from taking place. With these explanations he hoped the House would now proceed to the consideration of the Bill in Committee.(Hear.) Mr. HUME said the chief danger of the proposed Ow was the permission of the legal tender system to continue. When bullion began to disappear from the coffers of the Bank of England the country bankers just at that moment became clamorous in their demand for gold, and thus embarrassments would be generated. He did not wish to waste the time of the House by useless discussion, and, therefore, if the Right Hon. Baronet told him he had considered the legal tender clause and conic to a determination' thereupon, whatever his course might be; he (Mr. Hume) would not press his amend ment. He wished to know whether the Right Hon. Gentleman meant to continue that clause ? Sir ROBERT PEEL said he did not mean to disturb unnecessarily the existing state of things and create a shOck i n th e mone t ar y affa irs of this country. The pre sent legal tender clause would, therefore, be continued. Mr. ,WALLACE supported the amendment, and thought the measure of the Right Hon. Baronet would be ruinous to the kingdom both in its foreign and do mestic relations. A worse time could not be selected for such a change, as they. were on the eve of a bad har vest ; and what with a deficiency of corn, and a deranged currency, the condition of this country wonid he feared, be disastrous in the extreme.—(Hear.) Mr. BARNARD said e r e , words which were not Audible in the ga ller y . Gen. JOHNSON said they were living under an arti ficial system, and he considered that under such a system, an exclusively gold currency wou ld be impossi ble. They were tryi n g to procure low prices i n con junction with high taxes---( Isar, hear) which would be found impracticable. however, there seemed to be • nobody to oppose the plan ; it WR$ supported b y the country gentleman, who, he predicted would eventually . suffer from it.. Colonel SIBTHORP objected to the limitation of the' circulation pf, notes; the one pound notes were called dirty paper;, but he had always found them very useful paper.—(Laughter.) Ho had every confidence in the Right Ifon. Baronet, and in his knowledge of this ques tion, but be could not see that there was any reason for limiting the paper circulation of the country. Great as he believed the talent of the Right Hon. Baronet to be, thought his present measure a somewhat wild one. ' 31r. HUME explained that he had never been an ad• vocai:e of a paper currency. After A few words from Sir R. PEEL, in answer to a question from Mr. MORRIS, Mr. MUNTZ. said the Right lion. Baronet had charged him with cheating or robbing; lie did not know whether he meant anything personal—(Laughter)—but Ma exertions were On behalf of the poor, to prevent them "froth being. cheated and robbed,. as by the Hon. ,"genet's corn-law, alot.l. with his money-law, they esrta mly . would be.—(Hear, hGar,) 'Sir. WAY • ...TER JAMES questioz.)ed the. ,Right Hon. paronet's definition of a tha:basis of prin. ml* *Lund, which he took as Right Hon. Baronets ° es" t if thesiorreetness of the pretniees were granied, the jns- UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this Bank was held at the office, 38, Old Broad-street. The secretary having read the report, which stated that, owing to a sum of 15,0001. having been transferred from the net produce on trade for the purpose of covering doubtful debts, the dividend for the shareholders would be consequently lessened, the Chairman said, that owing to the great distress which prevailed in the colony, it was a matter of surprise that they were enabled to lay even such a favourable report before the shareholders. 'The Directors, anxious to protect the interests of the Bank, had issued directions to their several agents to be particularly cautious in all transactions at the branch banks. By the last accounts from Australia it appeared that the commercial and agricultural prospects of that colony were much more cheering than they had been when the last meeting took place. He felt happy, under all the circumstances of the case, to state that a divi dend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum would be de clared upon the last half year. In reply to a question from a proprietor, he stated that at Sydney the rate of interest at which they discounted was, for short bills 6 per cent., and for long bills 8 per cent. ; at other branches the rate of discount was 8 and 10 per cent. A ballot for the election of Directors took place, when Messrs. Gardner and Buckle were unanimously re elected, and the meeting separated. COLOMBIAN MINING COMPANY. A special general meeting of the Shareholders in this Company was held yesterd ay, at the office, 44, Fins bury-square, for the purpose of increasing the capital— a step rendered necessary by the acquisition of the pro perty called Ventongimps, which adjoins the Company's mines in Cornwall. Mr. P. Stainsby in the chair. On the motion of Mr. G. W. SCOTT, seconded by Mr. THOMAS, it was unanimously resolved, that 1,200 new shares of W. each be issued ; and the Directors were empowered to issue certificates for the same, each certi ficate to represent three shares, in such form as they may deem expedient. The sum of 31. per share on such new shares to be paid, by three instalments of 11. each, on the 26th of July, 26th of September and 26th of Ja• nuary next, but no certificates for new ;hares to be issued until all such instalments are paid. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, JUNE 24.—Wind S.W., light southerly breeze, and tine. Hui.i., JUNE 23.—Wind W.—And. Ann, Hall, St. John; Voyager, Parker, do. OFF THE WlGHT.—Ocean, Ward, Sydney. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 22.—Wind S.W. 23.—5. E. to S.— , Sid. John, China; St. James, New York. OFF DARYMOWTH, JUNE 22.—Louise, Batavia, for Ant werp ; Apollo, Monte Video, for Hamburgh • Tartar, Matanzas. PLymouTLE, JUNE 23.—Wind S.—Arrd. H.M.S. Swift, Falmouth. Sld. H.M.S. Cygnet, Coast of Africa; Agno, Ichaboe. Oft; Mediator, Chadwick, New York. 19.—A rr d. Concord, London, for Syria, cot Ichaboe as reperted. SHIELDS., JUNE 21.—Sid. Otellie, New York; Harriet, Montreal. LIVERPOOI ' JUNE 22.—Wmd W.S.W., light. 23. Wind light.—Arrd.Jane, Backer, and Nicholas Biddle, Turner, Mobile; Thomas Bennet, Charleston; Cambridge, Barstow, New York ; Dorchester, Cardwell, Boston ; Duke of Sussex, Jones, Maracaibo ; Georgiana, New Orleans ;'Balfour, Mobile ; Susannah Cumming, Savannah ; 31ahaica, Montreal ; Emma, Newfoundland ; Gartsherrie, Valparaiso ; Margaret Eliza beth, M'lven, Penambuco ; John Garrow, New Orleans ; Republic, Luce, Mobile; Sea, New York (4th inst.) Sid. Bleng, Port Adelaide ; Charlotte, China ; Dorothea and Ivanhoe, Calcutta ; Ann Milne and Chusan, Bombay ; Martha, Jane, Cape of Good Hope ; Ann and Wm. Russell, Pernambuco ; Great Western (steamer), New York ; Tamer lane, Wiscasset ; Catherine and Flora M'Donald, Halifax ; Sesostria, Pictou. ; Envoy, Bay Chaleur ; British King, Quebec ; dohn O'Gaunt for China ; Intrinsic fer Bombay Eliza Scotland, Cape of Good Hope ; Irene, Brazils ; Ash burton, New York ; Douglas and Oromocto, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Laurel, Dalhousie ; Coriono, Montreal. Arrd. off, General Wiltshire, New Orleans ; Irlam and Agnes, Gilmour. GLOUCESTER, Jura,: 23.—S1d. Marinus, Quebec. SWANSEA, JUNE 21.—Arrd. Alicia, Jack, Cuba. THE STEAMER MANCHESTER. The following are extracts from letters received at Lloyd's this day:— "Heligoland, June 19, 1844. "A black board, with 'Manchester' in gilt letters on it, with some cotton twist attached to it, has been picked up this morning to the north, outside the River Elbe. It is reported by some of the fishing boats that a quantity of cabin furni ture and pieces of wreck have been passed drifting about." " Hamburgh, June 21, 1844. " We are sorry to add that the Manchester steamer was lost on the Sandy Island Riessen, at the Eider, where the wreck is still lying. It is reported that none on board have been saved ; but that part of her cargo was driven ashore." "Cuxhaven, June 22, 1844. "Some cotton twist has been picked up and landed here, supposed belonging to the Manchester steamer, from Hull to Hambrurgh." DUBLIN, JUNE 21.—Arrd. Lumley, Topliff, St. John's, New Brunswick. 22. Sid. Odessa, St. John's, New Brunswick. KINGSTOWN, JUNE 21.—Acrd. Recovery, Conway, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Grace Darling, Laverts, Miramichi. BELFAST, JUNE 21.—Arrd. Jane, Mason, Quebec; South Esk, Robertson, St. John's, New Brunswick. Dm, JUNE 23.—Wind, E.S.E., light.—Acrd. Camillus, Mules, Demerara. Skl. Runnymede, Calcutta ; Ellen, Gre nada ; Alicia, Cape of Good Hope ; Caesar and La Bonne Mere, Ichaboe ; Elizabeth and Ann, Quebec ; Hearts of Oak, Val paraiso; and the rest of the outward bound. Coax, JUNE 20.—Arrd. Thomas Edwards, Halifax. ABERDEEN, JUNE 2L—Sld. Henrietta and Sophia, Quebec. SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 23.—Arrd. Avon (steamer), Strutt, West Indies. FALMOUTN, JUNE 23.—Wind S.S.W., light.—Arrd. Clare mont, London, for Ichaboe. Sid. William Ward, Ichaboe ; Columbus, New York. JERsEr, JUNE lB.—Arrd. Courier, Le Guesne, Rio, and sailed 21st for Stettin; P. IL Dean, —. Ski. Newport, Arichat ; Judge Thompson, Fayal. Cixiett, Ju:krz 21.—Caledoma, Allan, Montreal. -- = V ISIT Or PRINCE ALIIERT TO THE OLD SAVOY ertuacn IN - THE STA kNII —Yesterday afternoon, shortly after one, His Royal Iligline . ss Prince Albert, attended by Sir Edward Bowater, arrived at the Ohl Savoy Church, in :a private carriage, purpose of inspecting the interior, which has been redeco l t e z e te4l ue in a splendid style at the ex pense of her Majesty, otnt.h, .I. D i su Royal Duchy, Lord Highnessuraiivwnales received by the Chancello r Somerset ; the Rev. Mr. Edward who t oe n me e oall ele tia n c t i t i e l id g i eiri lecturer, nl a b tolui rto hu a g n a li d fi Mr. Palmer, the chapel-warden, Royal Highness the chapel. Ili,A an hour, when he returned to Buckingham Pal APPROACHING MARMAORs I N y" -4 - H re. 411 A.---The contemplated alliance between Lord Charles Wellesley and Miss Pierrepont, only child and heiress of the Right Han H. M. Pierrepont, and niece to the Marquis of Exet er and Earl Manvers, is fixed to take place newt Thursday sernuivlit. The Duke of Wellington will give 4 gaud Aguo a is i s l c „.. chette after the ceremony, at.Apsley house, to the Duke an d ' Duchess of Beaufort,. Earl and Countess Manvers, and the Ladies Pierrepont, Lord and Lady Fitzroz Somerset, and Marquis and Marchioness of gxeter. Thp.)oble and Gallant Lord aril his bridt eloct ?fill t&lt Llr thieir 0640 Mier thcr4 nuptials at Api!ey House. - -- FIRE AT BOSTON. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) BOSTON, JUNE 23.—We were, at one o'clock this morning, alarmed by of the most destructive fires which ever oc curred in this town. It broke out in the premises of Mr. Slater, ship-chandler, Southend. The premises were soon in flames, as well as the granaries occupied by Mr. J. Daulton, seed merchant, and much valuable seed was destroyed and damaged. It then communicated to the premises of Messrs. Lewin and Raff, merchants ; but owing to the report of a great deal of gunpowder being on the premises, and small explosions having taken place, numbers of persons were deterred from rendering assistance. The wind was, fortunately very still ; and the poor families in the immediate neighbourhood were to be seen in the greatest distress removing their goods into the market-place, and into a pasture, called Mears's Pasture. At three o'clock, the Ship Tavern, which adjoins the Custom-house caught fire, and the greatest fears for the safety of that building and the London Tavern were entertained, but through the perseverance of the inhabitants and the in trepid conduct displayed by the fire brigade and the police, they succeeded in confining it to the above premises, and by four o'clock all further danger was at an end. Owing to the continued dry weather the scene was truly awful. The signal and flag staff on the top of the Custom-house was totally de stroyed, as was the Ship Tavern adjoining. The fire was seen for more than twenty miles round. This being Sunday there is no chance of ascertaining the amount of damage, or if the sufferers are insured. THE SUGAR DUTIES DIVISION. The following letter has been addressed to Mr. Cobden, by Mr. Sharman Crawford, who was unavoidably absent on the division on the sugar duties Crawfordsburn, June 21, 1844. " Dear Cobden,—l see you and my other free-trade friends are violently abused for voting with the Minister on the late division. Now, being firmly convinced that the proposition of Mr. Miles was framed and supported by those who were the originators of it, with the sole view of creating a greater amount of protection in favour of the West Indian monopoly, I take the liberty of expressing to you my entire agreement with your opposition to it, and to assure you that had I been in the house I should have joined you ; and although, from unavoidable circumstances, I was absent on that occasion, I shall have no wish, when any opportunity occurs, to shrink from the responsibility , of the opinion I now express to you. I cannot understand how those who, a few nights before, voted for the abolition of all protecting duties, on the motion of Mr. Ewart, could reconcile it with the profession of the free-trade cause to vote for Mr. Miles' motion, the object of which was to increase protection. I acknowledge that I was proud to see that you voted on principle, and that you did not sacrifice the integrity of that principle to the paltry objects of party expediency. " I regret very much that I was absent on the division, as I should not have hesitated to share the odium which au honest vote would impose, whether derived from Whig or Tory abuse and misrepresentation. " Yours, very, truly, " WILLIAM SHARMAN CRAWFORD. " R. Cobden, Esq., M.P." ELECTION OF SHERIFFS. Yesterday a Common Hall was held for the Election of Sheriffs for London and Middlesex. Alderman William Hunter, (of Coleman-street Ward) and Mr. Thomas Sydney of Ludgate-Hill, were unanimously elected. The latter gentleman was pro posed by Mr. Dillon, of the house of James Morrison and Co., and Mr. Obbard, the Deputy of . the Ward in which Mr. Sydney resides. • The two newly-elected officers, in returning thanks, stated that they would do all in their power to convince the Livery that the election had fallen upon persons who were capable of estimating the honour conferred upon them. Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR said that as an old citizen he should avail himself of a privilege which every one of them possessed, of saying a few words on a subject not irrelevant to the occasion on which they were assembled —the administration of justice. He need not remind them how intimately the office of sheriff, and the power of the citizens to elect the sheriffs, was connected with the pure administration of justice ; and he had read with so much satisfaction, a sentiment delivered very recently by the present Lord Chief Baron, that he could not forbear yielding to the wish to impress it upon the minds of his fellow-citizens. " With respect to the ad ministration of justice," said Lord Chief Baron Pollock, " he was satisfied that, so long as the people of this country possessed that independence which he had seen them evince on many occasions in the assertion of their own rights, the judges would never be found wanting in the independent and impartial discharge of their duties." —(Cheers.) Here there was a full recognition of the all-important principle that the public spirit of the people in the maintenance of their own rights was the best safe guard for the independent and impartial discharge even of the highest judicial duties ,• and he might at the pre sent time, remind them of the supreme importance of the pure administration of justice, not only in England, Scotland, and Wales, but also in Ireland.—(Applause and murmurs of dissatisfaction.) They were all agreed, no doubt, that here in England packed juries, partiality in judges, attempts to put down the free expression of opinion, and the cashiering of independent magistrates, would be considered abominations not to be tolerated. Why, then, if they were friends to union with Ireland, were such things to be endured in the Sister Island ? (Cries of " Hear," and strong expressions of disappro bation.) " Gentlemen," said Mr. Taylor, "I shall con clude by merely expressing an earnest hope that a re quisition may be made to his Lordship for a Common Hall, in which we may have a full opportunity of ex pressing our feelings on this important subject,—(" Hear, hear," and " No, no.") The Chamberlain, the Bridge-Masters, and the other officers annually chosen by the Livery were elected. THE CHAMBERLAIN'S ACCOUNTS OF THE CORPORATION FUNDS, &C. &C. The auditors of the City accounts handed in the fol lowing report, which contains an exact statement of the Corporation finances : We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, elected by the Livery of London, in Common Hall assembled, on the 24th of June, 1843, auditors of the Chamberlain's accounts of the Corporatien and Gresham Fund, and of the Bridge-Masters' accounts of the Bridge-house es tates, do report ; " That the amount of the receipt and expenditure,of the Corporation of London, laid before us to audit, was the twelfth annual account of Sir James Shaw, Bart., Chamberlain of this City, from the Ist of January to the 31st day of December, 1842, both inclusive, which we carefully examined in detail, and find— That the balance of cash upon the account on the 31st December,lB4l, was .C 21,556 12 2i That the receipts of the year ending 31st December, 1842, including 6,5001. produced by the sale of stock, and applied in the purchase of freehold property, were 160,990 19 6 That the expenditure of the said year as appears by the general vouchers and documents laid before us by the Chamberlain, amounted to 166,0961. 2s. 30., (including 6,5001. paid for freehold property before alluded to, and 1,3961. 15s. Ild. applied in the purchase of Government securities) 166,096 2 3/ Leaving a balance upon the account on the 31st of December, 1842, of 16,451 9 4/ " A brief statement of the receipt and expenditure is appended hereto (Appendix A). In the further prosecution of the examination re ferred to us, we found that certain debts, arrears of rents, dues, and Government securities wer e d ue an d b e l ong i ng to the Mayor and commonalty and citizens on the 31st December, 1842, and that they were at the same period answerable for debts, claims for interest, and other pay ments. "We have therefore directed a balance statement of such assets and liabilities to be hereunto annexed (Ap pendix B), by which it is shown that there is a cash balance in favour of the Corporation of 22,532/. 19s. 7id., after providing for all claims and demands upon them ; also 38,5311. 75.4 d. Three per Cents., and 21,0731. 55. 10d. Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock, exclusive of the value of their freehold and leasehold estates. " In reference to a recommendation made last year by the auditors, that some efficient steps sh ould be tak en to provide, as far as possible, aga i ns t dim inution of in come, on the falling in of certain extensive leasehold property in the year 1867,' we have the satisfaction of reporting that the subject has been considered by the Corporation, and a scheme having been approved of by them, directions had been given to prepare an act of Common Council in order to carry the same into effect. " We also beg to notice that a certain rent issuing out of the manor of Holcut, in the county of Bedford, is still considerably in arrear, notwithstanding the auditors di rected attention to the circumstance in their last report. " The Gresham account laid before us for examination was also the 12th annual account of Sir James Shaw, Bart., as Chamberlain, of the produce and expenditure of the City's moiety of the estate, held under the will of Sir Thomas Gresham, Knt., being from the 10th of Oc tober, 1841, to the 10th of October, 1842, which we have also examined, and find That the amount of cash in advance by -the Chamberlain, on the account ending 10th October, 1841, was That the expenditure of the said ac count for the year ending 10th Octo ber, 1842, amounted to 28,687 1 51 That the receipts of the said account in the same period were . 35,779 3 8 Leai'ng a balance to the credit of the account of . ••• 6,741 3 4 " A brief statement of the receipts and expenditure we have caused to be appended hereto (Appendix C.) " We find that the City's moiety of the estate was in debted on the 10th of October, 1842, the sum of 30,0001., borrowed towards re-building the Royal Exchange after its recent destruction by fire in the year 1838 ; and that it was also indebted to the Corporation 20,000/.; remain ing of the sum advanced to re-building the Exchange after the fire, 1,6662 "The account of the Bridge-house estates laid before us to audit was the account of Joseph Watson and David Gibbs, the Bridge -masters or wardens, from the let of January to 31st of December, 1842, which we have also carefully examined, and find "That the balance of cash in hand on 31st December, 1841, was That the rents of the land estates and £350 18 10i other receipts of the year ending 31st December, 1842, were 33,124 12 10} Making together £34,975 8 2f That the disbursements of the said year, including the sum of 23,5531.155. 11d. paid to the Chamberlain of London, under the Acts 4th Geo. 4th, c. 50, and 4th 'Wm. 4th, c. 118, in respect of re-building London-bridge and repairing Blackfriars-bridge, were 33,888 15 10 " Leaving a balance in hand on the 31st Dec., 1842, of 1,086/. 12s. 4id. In addition to the said balance of cash in hand, we found that there were other assets belonging to the trust, on 31st Dec., 1842, exclusive of the value of the Bridge-house estates ; viz., rents due at Christmas 1842, 14,281/. 15s. Bid., and 9,0031. 16s. 6d. Consols in the hands of the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery. ~The a uditors in concluding this their report beg to .• THE SUN, LONDON TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1844. express their most unqualified approval of the system of accounts adopted by the Corporation, enabling them to ascertain (with as little labour as is possible in transac tions of such magnitude), the correctness of the accounts, as well as the exact position of the Corporation. " And they cannot but record their satisfaction at the beautiful and accurate way in which the accounts are kept, and their approbation of the attention and assi duity of the official gentlemen whose duty it is to pre pare, explain, and lay the same before them. (Signed) " MARTIN DERMER. RICHARD WALTER. JAMES JARDINE. W. SHEPHERD. " Guildhall, May 17, 1844." APPENDIX A. A brief statement of the Corporation receipt and ex. penditure for the year ending 31st Dec., 1842 : RECEIPT. Balance on the last account £21,556 12 2 ; Rents and quit rents ... 56,873 10 6; Renewing fines Markets Tolls, duties, and offices Bequests Brokers' rents and fines 3,833 0 0 Freedoms, &c 3,560 9 2 Interest on Government securities Casual sundry and incidental receipts Sale of Securities 6,500 0 0 £182,547 11 8* EXPENDITURE. Charges on the Contra Rents, &c., viz.-- Charges in aid of public improvements.£ll,soo 0 0 Charges on the Corporation rental 7,546 1 1 Charges on the markets 8,879 4 1 Charges on tolls, duties, &c 22,070 2 11 Charges on brokers' rents 303 13 0 Payments in relief of a County Rate on the Inhabitants, viz.— Magistracy expenses 7,850 8 5 Police expenses Newgate Prison House of Correction 6,801 14 11 Debtors' Prison 6,561 15 11 General prison expenses l9 4 6 Administration of criminal justice Office of coroner 924 2 8 Civil government of the City 28,596 6 9 Conservancy of Thames and Medway 4,612 17 5 Magistracy of Southwark and Borough Compter Charitable donations, &c. Payment in respect of extinguishing the right of alienation of offices . Bequests Sundry and miscellaneous expenses 10,284 18 4 Interest and annuities Purchase of securities Purchase of property 6,500 0 0 1,654 16 7 9,296 8 0 166,096 2 3 Balance on the account, 31st Dec. 1842 16,4 M 9 4 £182,547 11 81 APPENDLIC B. The Balance Statement of the Arrears of Rents, Duties, Government Securities, &c., due and belonging to the Corporation of the City of London, on the 31st of December, 1842, and of the Claims and other engage- ments chargeable on the Corporation at the same period. LIABILITIES. To amount remaining of 150,0001. borrowed under the authority of the Act for the re moval of Fleet-market £lO,OOO 0 0 To amount now owing of the sum raised under the Act for making a street at Holborn-bridge For half a year's pay ment due to the Lon don-bridge Approaches Fund 5,750 0 0 For annuities on lives remaining unpaid For interest on 10,000 L. remaining of the sum borrowed for the re moval of Fleet-market 175 0 0 For ditto on the sum borrowed under the Act for making a new street from Holborn bridge For compensation allow ances payable to late Deputy Sea-coal Me ters, and others 568 8 9 849 11 7 2,969 19 0 10,312 19 4 66,212 19 4 Cash balance in favour of the Corpora tion, 31st December, 1842 22,532 19 74 £88,745 18 11i ASSETS. Balance of cash in hand on 31st of De cember, 1842 £16,451 9 41 By arrears of rents, City of London and Liber ties £19,294 17 41 By arrears of counties of Middlesex and Surrey 4,797 6 11 By arrears of Irish quit rents By arrears of tenancies- 96 1 11 at-will ' By arrears of City's pro portion of the Fins bury estate By arrears "of markets, tolls, duties, &c. By arrears of brokers' 2,713 10 4 rents 4,892 0 0 By arrears of casual re ceipts By arrears of freedoms voted to be sold for City's use By arrears of fees on the admission of free men By arrears of interest on Government sedurities 361 13 4 351 4 0* 530 0 0 107 2 6 Debt from the fund for lighting Blackfriars bridge Debt from the fund for improving the navi gation of the river Thames 15,000 0 0 Debt from the City's moiety of the Gres ham estate 39,989 15 5 • £88,745 18 11i GOVERNMENT SECURITIES ALSOREL ONGING TO TEE CORPORATION. A capital of Consolidated Three per Cent. Annuities £30,350 9 2 A capital of Reduced Three per cent Annuities B,lBO 15 2 A capital of Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Annuities 21,073 5 10 Note.—The above is exclusive of the value of the Corporation estates. APPENDIX C. A brief statement of the receipt and expenditure of the City moiety of the estate of Sir Thomas Gresham, Knight, for the year ending 10th October, 1842 : ItiCEIPTS. A moiety of rent of Excise -office 4500 0 0 Interest on stock 92 1 2 Sale of stock Amount received on account of loan to wards building the Royal Exchange 30,000 0 0 £35,779 3 8 TH2 DUKEDOM OF SUSSEX. The further consideration of the claim of Sir Augustus D'Este to the Dukedom of Sussex will be proceeded with to morrow (this day) at ten o'clock. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT , June 24. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England sat at Lincoln's Inn to-day, and took motions chiefly on practice and matters of course.: The Court row at an early hour. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 24. (Trial at Bar.) THE BARON DE BODE V. THE QUEEN, ON A PETITION OP RIGHT. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, this morning, opened the case, in opposition to the Baron's claim. He denied that the Go vernment had ever received funds to liquidate the Baron de Bode's claim. The convention for the payment of a certain sum by France for the claim, was entered into in 1818, while the Baron did not make his claim until 1819. It was perfectly competent for the Commissioners to have refused to entertain this claim at all, inasmuch as he had not put in his claim in time; but instead of that they admitted his claim and investigated it ; they had no interest whatever in dociding against his claim. They, however, felt bound to decide against it. The Court of Appeal, the Com mittee of the Privy Council, at which sat Lord Stowell and Sir W. Grant, also decided against the claim. So that, ad mitting every fact as stated by Baron de Bode, his claim had. been adjudicated on according to Act of Parliament and re jected, and he had no locus standi in the Court, and had no right to come forward under this obsolete form of proceeding. Besides, how was it possible he could say that her present Ma jesty had received a sum of money for his use ? She had no con trol over this fund. Her Royal predecessor had no control over it. It had been paid into the Bank under the provisions of an Act of Parliament, and Geo. 4, in whose reign it had been so paid, and had no authority over it. Therefore, they might re tnrn a general verdict that her Majesty had no such pro ' perty in her possession ; but he apprehended that they would hardly be satisfied that the cession of the property was legal, or that the Baron was'a British subject. lie was most anxious that it should be thoroughly understood that every facility lied been given to the Baron de Bode to prove his claim, and that the observations which had been made on the hardness with which he had been treated were utterly unfounded. Lord DEN3LIN then proceeded to sum up, and, after briefly alluding to the unusual mode of proceeding by petition right, and explaining the various steps taken under its authority, from the time of its presentation to the Lord Chancellor to the present moment, his Lordship went on to offer some observations on the evidence. There could be no doubt but that the petitioner was born in England, and of an English mother. Neither could there be any doubt but that by the treaty of Weatplialia, by which Abace IVAN tram- EXPENDITURE. Balance overpaid on the last account £3so 18 10} Salaries to lecturers on divinity, geome try; astronomy, law, and music Allowances to poor pensioners Allowances, clothing and coals to Alms men, and.repairs to the alms-houses 306 5 3 Taxes. &c., in respect of the late Royal • Exchange Salaries to .clerk, Exchange keepers, constables, &c. Incidental charges and expenses On account, building the new Gresham College 2,000 0- 0 NEW ROYAL EXCHANGE. Laying the first stone On account of foundation and rebuilding 22,450 0 0 On account of carving and sculpture On account of Architectural Commis- 463 0" 0 50 0 0 307 9, 4 94 7 111 mon • Interest on loan Committee's expenses (3 years) Snndry expenses 750 0 0 36 14 2 75 0 0 118 2 6 :.29,038 0 4 Balance on the account 10th Oct., 1842. 6,741 3 4 £35,779 3 8 (Signed) BENJAMIN SCOTT. Chamber of London, May 17th, 1844. A Court of Aldermen was held, after the proceedings at the Common Hall were terminated ; but nothing of any pnblic interest occcrred. MYSTERTOVS FIDDLER.—This ingenious son of Orpheus, who has for some time been fiddling in the Fife villages, under pretence of winning a wager of 5,000/. to he given to the Anti-Corn-law League, has fallen into the hands of justice and the police. On Wednesday last he was appreheaded in the act of pur suing his patriotic labour in the streets of Leven, and straightway carried as a vagabond before her Majesty's justices at Kirkcaldy. On being questioned, he gave his name as John Wotherspoon, from Perth, a pensioner of the Royal Artillery, and felt it his duty to disown all connexion with the League. The justices dismissed him with a severe reprimand, and gave directions to the police to see him out of the county.—Fife Herald. THE MACKEREL FISHERY.—The Brighton boats returned on Friday • morning with about 2,000 mackerel, which were sold at from 14s. to IBs. per hundred. A large quantity was brought in on Saturday. In the retired village of Hawkesbury, in this county, on Sunday last, four swarms of bees were discovered, one in the tiling of the vicarage, another in a tree, and two in the roof and ceiling of the churola....Wouceol4r aironi•le. MR. GLADSTONE'S BILL ON RAILWAYS. Prints have just been issued of " A Bill to attach certain conditions to the construction of future Railways, authorised or to be authorised by any Act of the pre sent or succeeding sessions, of Parliament, and the other purposes in relation to railways," brought in by Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Greene, and ordered by the House of Commons to be printed, 20th June, 1844. This Bill comprises 48 clauses. The preamble recites that "It is expedient that the establishment of new lines of railway should not be authorised, unless such con ditions as are hereinafter contained for the benefit of the public." Clause I. enacts that " Bills of future railways shall be liable to revision ; and that above the clear usual profits divisible upon the subscribed and paid-up on capital stock of any new line of railway, track, or branch, to be established after the Ist January next after passing of the Act for such railway. " Upon the average of the three then last preceding years, shall equal or exceed the rate of ten pounds for every hun dred pounds of such paid-up capital stock, it shall be lawful for the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations, upon giving to the said Company one ca lendar month's notice in writing of their intention to revise the scale of tolls, fares, and charges limited by the Act or Acts relating to the said railway, and to fix such new scale of tolls, fares, and charges applicable to such different classes and kinds of passengers, goods, and other traffic, as in the judgment of the Lords of the said Committee, assuming the same quantities and kinds of traffic to continue, shall be likely to reduce the said divisible profits to the said rate of ten pounds in the hundred." Clauses 2 and following ones provide for deduction, by Lords of said Committee, for amount of losses by any bad management of the Company, from amount of the sum to be paid to Company in respect of such guarantee. Revised scale of toll, fares, and charges, as fixed by the Lords, to take effect on being published in the London Gazette. This revised scale may be raised by Board of Trade, but not lowered, without consent of the Company, for seven years, No Company, while under such revs. sion of its affairs, tolls, &c., to increase its capital. Board of Trade may, institute regulations as to the Company's traffic. As to option of purchase, clause 7 octets " That whatever may be the rate of divisible profits in any such railway, it shall be lawful for the Lords of the said Committee, if they shall think fit, at any time after the ex• piration of the said term of fifteen years, to purchase any such railway, with all its heredittlinellto, stock, and appur tenances, in the name and behalf of her Majesty, upon giving to the said Company one calendar month's notice in writing of their intention, and upon payment of a sum equal to twenty-five years' purchase of the said annual divisible profits, estimated on the average of the three then next pre ceding years ; provided always, that if the average rate of profit for the said three years shall exceed the rate of ten pounds in the hundred, it shall be taken at only ten pounds in the hundred, for the purpose of calculating thereon the amount of' such purchase money." Clause 8 provides the mode in which, when the profits have been reduced by revision, the average is to be calculated. Clauses 9 to 24 enact that a company shall deliver up a railway in a state of sufficient repair, and with a suf ficient working stock ;—amount of depreciation in stock to be deducted from purchase-money. Interest upon debts to be deducted in estimating the profits ; mode of estimating divisible profits where railway is under lease. Accounts to be kept and to be open to the Board of Trade ;—Purchase-money to be paid to the Directors. Receipt under the com pany's seal for purchase-money to be a good discharge. On payment of purchase-money, the railway and works to vest in the Crown ; but contracts, &c., made with the company to remain in force. Proviso—Leases or con tracts affecting the working of the railway ; actions, &c., not to abate. Differences to be settled by arbitrators, who are to be appointed within fourteen days, and va cancies of arbitrators to be supplied. Appointment of umpire. Power of arbitrators to call for books, &c. Board of Trade not to be personally liable. Clause 25. " Companies to provide one cheap train, each way, daily," has been proposed with a degree of considerate regard for the wants and the interests, and we may add, the feelings, of the poor, of which we find it difficult to say too much in commendation. The clause is in these words : "And whereas it is expedient to secure to the poorer class of travellers the means of travelling by railway at moderate fares, and in carriages in which they may be pro tected from the weather; be it enacted, that on and after the several days hereinafter specified, all railway companies, which shall have been incorporated by any Act of the present session, or which shall be hereafter i nc o r p ora t e d, or which, by any Act of the present or any future session, have obtained, or shall obtain, directly or indirectly, any extension or amendment of the powers conferred on them respectively by their previous Acts, or have been or shall be authorised to do any act unauthorised by the provisions of such previous Acts, shall provide one train of carriages at least to travel along their railway from one end to the other of each trunk, branch, or junction line belonging to them, once at least each way, on every week day, by which they shall be bound to convey such third-class passengers as may come to any of the ordinary stations ,of the railway, under the obligations contained in their several Acts of Parliament, and also under the following conditions (that is to say) : " Such train shall start at a convenient hour, to be from time to time fixed by the directors, subject to the approval of the Loths of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations : " Such train shall travel at a rate of speed not less than twelve miles an hour, including stoppages : " Such train shall stop for taking up and setting down pas sengers at every station which it shall pass on the line : " The carriagesik Viticb passengers shall be conveyed by such train shall be provided with seats, and protected from the weather, in a manner 'satisfactory to the Lords of the said Cdramittee " The fare or charge for each passenger by such train shall not exceed one penny for each mile travelled by him or her : "Each passenger by such train shall be allowed to take with him half a hundred weight of luggage, not being mer chandise carried for hire, without extra charge; and any excess of luggage shall be charged by weight at a rate not exceeding the lowest rate of charge for passengers' luggage by other trains. Children under three years of age, accompanying pas sengers by such train shall be taken without any charge, and children of three years and upwards, but under twelve years of age, at half the charge for an adult passenger. " And with respect to all Railway Companies subject to these obligations which shall be open on or before the Ist day of October next, these obligations shall come into force on the said Ist day of October; and with respect to all other railways subject to this obligation, it shall come into force on the day of opening of the railway, or the day after the last day of the session in which the Act shall be passed, by reason of which the Company,will become subject thereunto, which shall first happen." . Subsequent clauses vest in Board of Trade a discre tionary control over these cheap trains, and a power of allowing alternative arrangements ; enact that tax upon receipts from passengers carried at Id. per mile, shall not exceed half the amount of tax on general receipts ; that certain companies shall convey military and police forces at certain charges under sth and Bth Victoria, cap. 55; and that railway companies shall afford additional faci lities for the transmission of mails under Ist and 2d Vic., otp. 98. Clause 31 is very important, as it requires railway compaoies to allow lines of electrical telegraph to be es tablished, es well as by private parties (to be open to the public), as by order, and servants of the Lords of the Board of Trade. Access to stations that will thereby become requisite to be granted by company. Ap pointment of Inspectors by Board of Trade, provided fbr under 3 and 4 Victoria, c. 97 continued ; and other powers under same Act extended ; and some repealed. Board of Trade may direct prosecutions to prevent Rail way Companies from contravening or exceeding the pro visions of their Acts ; due notice to be given to such Companies. Such prosecutions to be under the Board of Trade, and within one year after the offence. Companies empowered to enter into engagements or contracts with the Board of Trade, and may give security for the fulfil ment of engagements. Issue of loan-notes, and other illegal securities, by Railway Companies prohibited ; loan-notes already issued to be paid off when due ; registry of loan-notes. Remedy for recovery of tithe rent charged on railway land. The other clauses re gard mere working details, such as service of notice, &c. LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, June 24 The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, and Lord Wrottesley. ADAM v. FARQUHARSON! This case came before their Lordships upon appeal from a decision of the Court of Session, upon a dry question of Scotch entail. At half-past one o'clock, in consequence of the Lord Chancellor having to attend a Committee, the further consideration of the case was adjourned till Thursday at twelve o'clock. 55,900 0 0 32,304 14 it MARKET NE WS.—(yEsTER , ' ,tbe CORN-EXCHANGE , u vie, .-, „.. The English 'Wheat trade ended inactive . .- 4 tu a t otbv• o very first qualities found buyers at prices quite eq 0 80 obtained last week ; but, to all other descriptions, sots nothing was doing, and the rates were considered, j o O. lower. F ,, reign Wheat, duty on which has been dill 010' last week, upon about 4,500 quarters, met a very _," 11 Ste t prices barely equal to those noted in our last rePor' vo lts' fine qualities of English Barley sold steadily at lie wore prices. Fine white parcels of Malt were at 2 ,. t ; the Cir „ money. All other qualities the turn lower, " 0.00 fi . OP mild was by far less animated. The quotations ~°O 4 were supported without difficulty. Peas and Beans "" late rates. The Flour trade was extremely dull. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASUR E ' 0 g i' WHEAT—Essex & Kent, (MALT—Chevaiier.....ti re 22 0 45s to 57s O ATS — Y or kshire Lincolneh., fcYorkshire_r" Ditto, white Norfolk and Lin I Potatoe .....»•-•"" i s h coin, red 4os to 435! Youghall arid Ca': vs Pip Ditto white 42s to 47s' black _....••••••"" ,10 1° 0 - Irish, red....... Ditto white RYE-Old New 36s to 38s Pigeons ••••••••"'' OP." 90 BARLEY—Grinding Malting las to 365, Maine ....••••••••'.. 30 ~'" , Chevalier 32s to 355, White ....•••••••"'"- . P t ,' P MALT—Suffolk and Nor- I 80i1er5......•••••••*" . .0 2 - to p folk s6s to 62s' FLona—Town made ••• so top Brow,. 505 to 5411 Sufic, k.....•••••• 1,5 30 to Kingston and Ware 56s to 62 5 1 S tockton & Nor"' 0 BO' FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN - . 20 0 ,1t7 WHEAT—Dantric - 22 1 4 - 0 20 Hamburg h ...... BARLEY 3os to 33s nova—American .... $5 OATS—New Feed l4s to 16s i SMITHFIELD. r ric eS full' The Beef trade was, on the whole, active, 2- Elm hie r equal to those obtained on Friday, being 2d per %DO'', than even those on Monday last, and at which atu ° " er gllt, provement the best Scots readily producing 44 P or: overapod, to good clearance was effected. Sheep, in fair tion ; prime old Downs sold steadily at from 3 s , i o ot',„ some few instances, 4s per 81bs, while the value of 45 4111 - . kinds had an upward tendency. Lambs, at from 0 20.1 5s 4d per 81bs, being quite 2d per 81bs dearer 0 411 , 0 PO' day. The Veal trade was steady, at fully pre"' Prime small Porkers, at full rates. Per tilts. to sink the offal. 0 /.4' S. - i 5 I sd. to d. . 3 Inferior Beasts 26 6 b Second qualityslitte.• 65V 4 0 &con. quality ditto 2lO 3 0 Coarse-woulled dilt°•••1 le s 1 Prime large Oxen 3 2 3 8 Southdown Wethel .... s 1 Prime Scots, &c. . • ,0 - 1 arge coarse Calves 3 4 4 0 Large Hogs .... ....... 3 i ov . Prime small ditto 4 2 4 4 Small Porkers...-. .. 1 0 6 2I , Suckling Calves, each 18 0 27 • Quart er old PIiMeRC . , 4 Inferior Sheep SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. 1 Calves- 1 I 2,253 31,610 1 217 wig- a' ore ° 117 EMMA-TM AND LEAD mg . — m oin_, n or Prime Beef, Mutton, Lamb, and Veal, have c 4? o f ZsLo steady inquiry, at, in most transactions, an advance.bou— t ttle 1 4 , 81bs. In all other kinds of meat exceedingly -I ~„pcet doing, yet the rates have been pretty generally 11-r k is, 1 0. 4 At per stone, by the Carcase. s- , • i II .d.tos. d. 2 " v Beef, inferior....... 1 1 a middling ..... -- prune large - prime small Veal ........ •••••••••••••«•• 3 4 4 4 _5ma1L......•••••••. The jury returned a verdict in favour of the 'Baron de Bode'a claim to the full amount-364,2661., with interest. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, June 24. (Before Mr. Justice CRESWELL.) MAUGHLN V. EADE AND OTHERS. This was the only case which came before the Court this morning. It possessed no interest except to the parties im mediately concerned, being a dispute with regard to the making and repairing of a private road. POLICE' INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) WORSHIP-STREET. Frederick Martin, an itinerant vendor of ginger beer, was brought before Mr. Broughton, charged with having obstructed the public thoroughfare in Old -street, St. Luke's, at seven o'clock on the previous morning. Police-constable Jenkinson, G 53, stated that he was on duty in Old-street at the time mentioned, when he saw the prisoner standing with a truck containing ginger beer at the edge of the carriage -way. On being desired to move away the prisoner immediately shifted the truck to the other side of the street, but refused to go any fur ther, and according to directions he h a d r ece i ve d, w i tness took possession of the truck, and conveyed the prisoner to the station-house. Mr. BROUGHTON asked the policeman by what au thority he took the man into custody under such circum stances? The policeman said that he had received orders from his sergeant in the event of such persons refusing to go away when so directed, that he was to convey their com modities to the green-yard and themselves to the station house. Mr. BROUGHTON said that if such orders had really been issued they ought unquestionably to have been communicated to the Magistrates. As far as his expe rience went, such articles were openly sold under the very eye of the police in all parts of the town, and it was but right that they should be so cheap as to bring them within the limited means of the poor, who would other wise be altogether precluded from such indulgencies. Inspector Jarvis said that he himself was not aware of any such order as the policeman had alluded to, although it, of course, was part of the duties of the police to prevent those obstructions that gave rise to public complaint or inconvenience. Mr. BROUGHTON observed that it'was impossible that the slightest obstruction could have been occasioned in the present instance, as the road in question was suffi ciently wide for six carriages to stand abreast, and there could scarcely have been any traffic going on at that early hour in the morning. He knew of no law that would authorise the punishment of the defendant under such circumstances, and he should therefore discharge him. The prisoner was accordingly discharged. CLERKEN WELL. Lamb. 46 . 4 d to Es 4d. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST VVF S wa t 1 Beasts. Sheep. v' „ '" 0 Scotland ..... ..................... 5 SO ": 0 Yorkshire - 0 Norfolk Suffblk — SO --- 0 20 -- 0 Cambridgeshire - t o Essex _ 6 60 0 Surrey 8 SO '' 0 Devonshire Wiltshire Other parts ____: 10 ..----_„ , A 550 . 7 0 °6 ' I,(' ' 9.1 —__ ....--- Diffbrenca since ourlast - 28 377 2 11 a ...sap,. 01 1/ ' BOROUGH AND SPIT.A.ZrZo e rf t o• The show of old Potatoes has now 'become ic ecl, c ,d Prime qualities are therefore in demand at enT ne stiol,;o . rencies ; but the middling and inferior kinds are g e d $ 1 ' New Potatoes are plentiful, and may be pub 8s to 13s per cwt. v. 1 solurtras NOP DIASCICZ . h is is° 0 e s' The accounts received from the plantations t'". bat 4 , , vary. In mid K en t th e H o p s are ra ther promising;o' l o siderable pb y ortions of the Weald of Kent and So" er el ously blighted. The demand is limited, at w week's prices. A( lc WOOL MAILICET. OW t° l The finest qualities of Colonial Wools are in i p tisP i e quest at full prices ; but the value of most de ate tu. English and Foreign, the supplies of which on offer ably extensive, has a downward tendency. t 11 : 4 TALLOW. sP° This market is very firm. F or fin e Y.C. on ill, ;WV is none at our quotati on thi s morn i ng; a nd, , P' ve rs ' three months, the pric e i s 42 s 6d, w i t h rat h e r bay sellers. Town Tallow is 40s Gd to 41s nett cash. Total ........ ........... 3O Previous week's arrival John Lee who has been repeatedly convicted at this and other Courts was charged with assaulting his own child, an infant four months old, so as to endanger its life. The prisoner when placed at the bar put his arms a-kimbo, and with a sneer looked contemptuously at the bench. Mr. GREENWOOD—How many times have you been here? Prisoner (laughing.)—Can't say. Mr. GREENWOOD—How many times have you been convicted at the Old Bailey? Prisoner—Exactly three. Police-constable 275 N heard screams of " murder " proceed from the prisoner's dwelling, Greenman's-lane, No. 10, and on reaching it was informed that he had murdered his child. It turned out that, whilst beating his wife, who had the infant in her arms, he struck the latter a violent blow on the head, and to all appearances the child was dead. Medical aid was obtained The doctor said the injury was of a dangerous character, and the infant had been thrown into a fit by the blow. Mary Lee, the prisoner's wife confirmed the above statement. She held the poor little babe in arms. In answer to questions from the Magistrate, she stated that the prisoner had been courting her for twenty seven months previous to their marriage, twenty-three of which he had been in prison. Mr. GREENWOOD (to the prisoner)—What punish ment were you sentenced to at the Old Bailey ? Pri soner—One three and two sixes (months).—(Latighter.) He was remanded for a fortnight. A young man of delicate and melancholy look, named James Davis, was charged with attempting to commit suicide. It appeared from the evidence, that the prisoner, who is an artisan, living in Greenhill's-rents, Clerkenwell, has been married lately to a female to whom he was greatly attached. On the:loth inst. he became jealous, and the green-eyed monster so completely possessed him that he drank a large quantity of laudanum in order to terminate his existence. He was taken to the North London Hospital by police-constable 92 E, who found him in Chichaster-place, soon after he had taken the poison, writhing with pain. He has been since then lying in the hospital. The prisoner said he was very sorry for what he had done, and that he believed his jealousy was unfounded. Mr. GREENWOOD said the offence had become so com mon that the judges had come to a determination to punish with rigour all such rash offenders. The magis trate sent the foolish fellow home to his wife, who, it appeared, had been almost as ill from fright as he had been from poison. Four agricultural labourers, named Beadle, Marshall, Mayor, and Gibson, were charged with begging. They were ragged, half-starved-looking, poor creatures. Bostock, - , a Mendicity constable, saw them, with six others of the same class, begging in Woburn-square on that morning • he offered them employment at the Men dicity, but they declined. At a later period of the day he saw the whole ten walk abreast down Liquorpond street, singing " The Farmer's Boy," with a voice of dolorous pitch—he took them into custody. Gibson had no money ; Mayor, lid. ; Marshall, 10d., but Beadle had 128. lid. npon him. The prisoners declared they could find no employ ment in their native places, and had resorted to begging to save themselves from starving. They were dis charged, with a caution. Timothy Reddy was charged with assaulting police-consta. ble, E 24. II g o / SUGAR DUTIES.—On Saturday. the Bill ° e s the recent division took place, which has been " , ID Committee and on R e p or t, was printed. The dutiet i, ot tio by 6 and 7 Will. IV., c. 26, and 3 and 4 Vic, n:„ 0 9, 4 14 be continued till the sth July, 1845, with the ri C .r news l cefly to and an additional duty of five per cent. Li" owl order in council to declare the sugars of other ee mo r...4 be admissible as not being the produce of slave 141 ')fi,;4 the seventh provision, power is given to her 31sielti'f';d' in council to declare, that the sugars of countrie s , te , V! her Majesty has treaties of reciprocity as to dn7 o l. missible at 345. per import and five per cent., add i Gh t "; gree 4 ,oo Majesty may allow the tion of sugar , `.7 certain British possessions, at the lower rate of d u are 25 sections in the Bill. fie LARGE VIPER.—The other day a larg e L. iiis tl ict killed in the Bishop Wood s , the property tter'lo Esq., of Calgarth, by Jonathan Stalker, wood measured full three feet in l eng th, an d nese% circumference. On making an incision in t e were. th e young vipers made their appearance. Its colour: ree d Slot ous and beautifully m o ttled. These anima ls three °fee l month of May, and a re su pp ose d t o be about t e tii before they bring forth. They have seldom inn r t e be eggs at a time. They usua lly b r i ng forth in deci' August.—Westmoreland G aze tt e . f , 0 0 , 7 i tb ° A WOMAN K ILLED BY BEE nesday afternoon, at four o'clock, an inquestjt;gb Rose Inn, Cannon-street, Dover, before the D' 9 7 t i 1 y,,,," bev A , on the view of the body of Julia or Mary It bstilo l3 .; at the Horse and Jockey the same morning. " her m" alleged that deceased had been murdered the inquest room, as well as the street in fro" cos it was considerably crowd e d. Th e i nqu est 11 3 , 11 105' 11 adjournment on Thursday, when a verdict f fi rlY against the husband" was returned.--Dorer c r TiN 0 4 : t re 4 / [ADVERTISEMENT.j--HOLLOWAY'S Ll,'" a . er ogr do " PlLLS.—Debtors' Prison Infirmary, Wh' the " - Oi l/ London.--Extraordinary Cure of Scrofula %,,..C.P$OO one large pot of Ointment and a Box of r ' N O fo! Jarvis, an inmate of the above prisony e P s o n W o oer years past several dreadful scrofulous al c e r a e very co te and other parts of his body, which resist te 0 to o be kind of treatment. His case was so desPL ai s rp. ti . n n esi fine him for several months to the in' — wJeth cl itts i l was miraculously cured by the use of these 24 4, II Sold at Professor Holloway's Establishment:olo4r' (where advice may b e h a d gra ti s ), and by O. ci spectable Vendors of Medi c ine througho ut world. ,iO/031, 00.7011 --------, c:rrial i- f SIX POUNDS of TEA, and upwards, stn.. ~ r eslP- t 17 part of the Kingdom, at the Whol esa l e Price, o n ' odd 51. Lance, or Post-office order. 4 4d 41 ' O• e t Black, 2s. ed ., 35., 3s. 4d., 3s. 81, 43., -ll* 1 60. , ,,d „ ° 14,-' Green, 3s. 4d., 3e. Bd., 45., 4 4d dS 014 11. 1— ' PtsPr s. ~ •. 1, scl.,_, eo , 1, , p fc Coffee, 9d„ a. Is. 2d., 18.4 d., la., 6 d., ' row . T.' G. T. 3IANSELL and CO., Wholesale Tea .4.00 .- i LERSBURY, CHEAPSIDE. Agencies will b # ' parties- De r"' BIRTHS. , l uileY if On the 18th inst., at Southampton, Mrs. J• ."- Ih. ,„. 0, t" of a son. On the 19th inst., at Middlesex-place , -‘'' re ' -19 fi o e f lo N d S n :i E l t l h i s a cte m .,lB C otf a ha m i st p ina b nt e , ll, E sq., of a - i lora sc st t ill- C sli b l o l rn. a ~,...• 0 0 f On n n da t to h hg e eh l t2 9 eo t r h t. h i n i s n t s i t : a ngton, the wife lady ef W D in 0 n the e e 2 2 0 0 t t h h W. D. Willan,Es q•, of the Royal ° I.Se dr i " scl - e a daughter. Ca t o di9,ll:l,ght On inst., at elbeck-street, , e t the la • dy of H. Pearson, E b • t r-at-lovi, ow, On the 20th inst., sq., barrister - at -la e ~f p of Id , St. James's-park, of . a son. ~,, , e -e , J. C. Dowdeswell Esq., of P a ' _....-- , a son. st.aaitiNtniprcslahvi r Frederic Clifton, di , I..eaterthiercee e lady Yates,tdv.t's James' s r ail r'res.:::ol.oq. utiSi:i.re:rE eti:tr,i; The policeman had a prisoner in custody, and was going up Compton-passage, when the prisoner attacked him ; he kicked the constable very severely on the shins, without:hav ing received any provocation whatever.—Fined ss. A ruffianly-looking fellow, a carpenter by trade, was charged with assaulting Sarah Wilcox. It appeared from the evidence, that the complainant is a married woman living apart from her husband—and the prisoner has been for long time living idly on her hard earn ings. On Saturday night, he came home drunk ; and upon some trivial provocation, beat the poor woman so severely, that her face was much contused and swollen. Tho woman complained bitterly of the general brutality of the prisoner's conduct. The prisoner was fined 2/. or 21 days' imprisonment. QUEEN-SQUARE. Adam Cook, a young man, was placed before Mr. Bond, charged with having violently assaulted Ann Clements, a young married woman, and also with having robbed her of a purse, containing four shillings. Mrs. Clements stated that whilst she was standing opposite to the Castle public-house, in Little Chapel •street, Westmin ster, a mob of persons came out and conducted themselves in the most violent manner, some fighting, and others assault ing persons who were passing in that direction. The pri soner, who was one of the party, struck complainant's brother, who was standing by, an d w h en she attempted to release him from the prisoner's hold, he (the prisoner) gave her a violent blow, and knocked her down ; and whilst in that position she was severely kicked by him She then felt the prisoner put his hand into her pocket, and when.she got away she found herself minus the purse. Mrs. Johnson, who witnessed the assault, corroborated the above. She stated that, after seeing the assault, she fol lowed the prisoner, and gave him into custody; and on doing so she was herself severely struck by him. Mr. BOND inquired how it was the complainant was abroad at that hour at night ? Complainant stated that she was an artificial flower maker, and that she was waiting for her brother who was then trying to dispose of a few of those articles. The prisoner's father, an old man, here stepped forward, and wished to show that his son had to work very hard for his living; he was never a thief, nor had he ever committed an assault. pf On the 4th inst., at BMatithwßßicklEClfu.rch, thert,evondditt:'f. Rector of Pycombe, Sussex, to Mary Jane , 9 `"„ - t• h of James Macdonnell, Esq , and relict ,if Martyr, Esq., East India Co . mpany's service. g ory , ~ter On the 18th inst., at Binbrook, Lincolnsliir*, Delcri;4, son of Robert Clare, Esq., late of Brooksliy woo, shire, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of Rober t di' • to‘' I T e, r iell rt t ! of the former place. On the 19th inst., at the Friends' Meeting Kea to l;s 1 Essex, Alexander Cruickshank, of EdinbifrgDpose, oo Ogden, eldest daughter of James Gingell, Hain, Essex icV w O es n t t i li n e dia 4t i h e i g n i s m t. e , n a t , PoprtlsEnapou.th, Captain ''''. j3elll lboolf Edinburgh.On Charles th in tb e L'' 1' Co kett le ' iter" H el o 3 p t e l: l i a n t s e t i ., ,r a o t fe l! , s i s o o r r a o 3 f • - c p h la y c w e, is E m di r burg,.ive,io On the 15th inst., Abram Morris, Esq., of u ti bicb e o cP On the 16th inst., Mrs. Stamper, of Westga,t,e,,, 1 14° 4 On the 18th inst., at Blackheath -park, 41'. ir e , n of P _ e Esq., aged 55. On the lbth inst., John Sterling Wright, " o '' j ot' Holt, Essex. On the 19th inst., at Oxford, Mrs. 31argaLroetoLoen,i,gfb;;Ali of the Rev. T. Leigh, Rector of St 111agnus, noo O ui n : the 19th inst ,at Lewisham, Elizabeth, ` vile ' W C William Brown, Esq. ( 00' 0 63 e,tihleealr9ctliiiiii,ipiseti.i,iinn,Llovnildtosn. ,M. Michell, d . ter , yo O tu n ig t e l s te t slitlhofilisitr,. J. le:i3tlaolotuornu.e-grove,B3PicB At . a .OO On the 20th inst., in Gloucester-place, Por t 13. pl. Captain Gelston. _ i ii , , On the 21st inst., in Bedford-row George l'" ° -------- ' . ° _____ ..r. vii,6llp London: Printed and Published by la1B1)0- 1 t) ",',. , i , Qt . ':o. 112. Si re;,d, l'rinter. at The Sao 0 . , 11 ' ve 1,0 01 Strand, in the Precinct oft he Savoy, ill W. - litiddle.sex , Tuesday, June 25, 1844. Mr. BOND said his working hard had nothing to do with the case. If he spent his money in a public-house that would be of little service to him ; but he should give the prisoner an opportunity of bringing forward witnesses for his defence, by remanding him till to-morrow. The primer was then remanded. No money was found in his possession. ferred to France the feudal rights of the seigneurs were pre- r prisoner on an alleged charge of felony, on the 18 t 11 . 1g r o te served ; but these matters of foreign law must be ' at this Court. That on the preceding day be met 11 L 4 brei by the jury themselves as though they were matters of fact. street, and swore he would "do for her," and that befog It e as It was proved th a t B aron Charles received the investiture of days were expired, he would have her house about the fiefs, and the c l a i mant received it as his heir. But the li e use d other language of a th rea t en i ng nature, and National Assembly of France in 1790, by a decree, abolished apprehensive he would do her some serious injury 5 0. 0 feudal rights, a n d if th at d ecree affected the laws of succession, The MAGISTRA TE said, that threatening a witn ess siskt then this feudal p roperty b ecame allodial property, and it offence of a most serious nature, and that he should would be for the jury to say how far that decree affected the the prisoner find good bail to keep the peace. isle t a •A cession made in 1791, and whether or not that decree affected Catherine Day was charged with committing the right of succession in Alsace. Then with regard to the assault on a woman named Green, whose eountenat'oo cession itself, they w ou ld reco ll ect the evidence of one of the was bruised and swollen, exhibited the severity of?! on the learned persons from Strasburg, as to the law of Alsace, by It appeared the parties were acquainted, and that which a' ass of it appeared th a t th e result, in the event of the death preceding day the defenda n t, w h o was walking of the minor during the time the father held the fiefs, would exclaimed, " Now I have caught you, I'll serve Y ou 1 ; 5 0 be have been, that the property would revert to the Elector, and and immediately tore the bonnet off her head, and l i g, tO not go to the claimant's brother ; that had been used on the on the face. The man em couraged the defendant , a!O giv bet part of the Crown as an argument to show that the cession if she did not "settle" the complainant, he w0u1c_ 1 .,, 4111 was merely colourable. If the cession were merely colourable ( the defendant) a good hiding. Defendant, eac " w ;silb° the Baron Charles still continued in possession ; if they were such language, renewed the attack on complainant, satisfied that it was a perfect cession the claimant was the her in tile manner she then appeared. &recto owner. Then th ey came to the question of confiscation. Th e M AGISTRATE held the defendant to bail, all There was no evide nce to s h ow that the claimant was illegally that the fellow who encouraged her in the attack sbould - or unduly condemned for emigration, and it would be for the taken into custody. jury to say how far they were satisfied on that point. He would not allude to the award of the Commissioners, because if their award was a final bar to the Baron's claim, that bar ought to have been pleaded by the Crown ; but, not having been so pleaded, the Baron de Bode was not called upon to enter into any discussion on that point. The first question the jury would have to decide was, whether the Baron Charles made a valid renunciation to his son in 1791. The second question was, whether the pro perty in question, being the property of the claimant, was illegally and unduly confiscated. With regard to the value of the property it did not appear that there was any question. A juryman —What is the total amount of the claim, my Lord. Lord DENMAN—The amount given by the former inquisi tion is 364,2661., and if you are of opinion that the claim is made out, they claim something additional for interest. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL submitted that there was no evidence to go to the jury on the allegation in the petition, that the sum paid by France was augmented for the purpose of liquidating the Baron's claim. Mr. HILL contended that there was evidence to that point. Lord DENMAN could only understand by that allegation that the name of Baron de Bode, as claiming for the pro perty of Soultz, was expressly brought under the notice of the French Government, and some express agreement come to on the subject. That certainly did not appear by the evidence. There were also two other points which they would find for the Crown, viz., that the claim did n o t accrue within six years, nor d ur i ng te reign of her present Majesty ; so that, in fact, the only question they would really have to determine was, whether or not, at the time of the confisca tion, the property of Soultz was the property of the late Baron Charles de Bode, orof the present claimant Baron Clement de Bode. UNION-HALL. Edward Harrison was charged with threatening to murder a woman named Matthews, who appeared as a witness against him a few days previously. The complainant stated that she gave evidence against the I ball Y f G , At 8,,,, z F~~ F I I Itke t ! rice; C A 111 ke , I ba 4 , 4 ld Lo h ktktlit