The Sun. — London, England, 1839-06-21 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. for any thing I know, the same members who formed the Committee may be the Committee of the Government, consti tuted to consider the state of the representation, and the pro bability of a large majority, consequent on a dissolution of Par ' liament. Suppose it should turn out that much might depend, as to the:representation in a certain part of the country, upon the question of education, would it not be said, is it wise to ex pose yourself to that ? and would it not be infinitely better to place the superintendence of these funds in some Neely more in dependent than in these who evidently exist on so evenly a balanced state of parties? But let the Dissenters re member that if it be good for this Government it must be good for their successors.—(Hear, hear.) If it be right that a Committee of this Government should superintend the education of the people, and if a change of Go vernment should unfortunately take place, remember that you have established the principle, and that the next Government, whatever it be, will be the body deputed by yourself to manage the general education.—( Much cheering.) They will intro duce their views also into the superintendence of education ; and suppose their views should be that it is not wise for a system of education, so far merely as the Establishment is concerned, that the chief ecclesiastic should be excluded from it—and suppose they should place in this Council the Bishop of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury, what right would you have to object to that ?—(Cries of " None, none," from the Ministerial side.) None what ever,—and they will be supported by a majority in the prin ciple.—( I tear, hear.) Well, I don't know, under this principle, what the Dissenting body may think of having the whole of the instruction committed to the Establishment. I say, I know not what they will think, but I will say that if ten years aeo Lord Liverpool, or if five years ago I had proposed that the Government should be the body to consider all matters affect ing the education of the people, and if I had proposed that a vote should be passed in three single words, but most im portant words, viz., thirty thoasand pounds, without condd ion or restriction of ally kind to be placed under the controul of the Executive Government for the purposes of education, then I do believe that whatever may have been the number of peti tions adverse to this plan, the number from dissenting bodies on that occasion would have been at least equal.—( Hear.) But that is the principle you are about to establish by the Constitu tion of this body. You say you are responsible to Parliament. Responsible to Parliament ! Why you ought to petition Parlia ment for a succession of measures for the education of the people, to be afterwards considered and decided upon by Parlia ment. Bat you constitute yourself that Privy Council to legis late upon education in consequence of the authority vested in y ou by Parliament—and that is what I object to. Now I say that when this is made to depend upon a Government with ten of a majority to support it one night, and twenty to support it another night--still enough I admit to enable it to go on—and that that Government is to have given to it this year 30,0001., and next year 80,0001. to be applied at their discretion, that is nut a orinciple; that, ought to ,be adopted f o r e d uca ti on; t h at is an objectio n th a t mig ht he felt and ought to be felt by Dissenters equally with the Church of England, for it is the establishment of a principle to which on every ground they ought to object.---(Hear, hear.) Why it is ungrateful on the part of the Noble Lord to make his censures on those who object to a Board of this description ; and the Chancellor of the Exchequer frequently reads an extract of a eneech in aid of his own speech and cancels the name. He' says now I am going to read from a high authority— you will hear the sentiment but wait for the name. Hear the sentiment and judge of its merits from it own abstract qualities, which they will be sufficient to carry with them, and then I will produce the name, and the internal rever ence and respect for it will then confirm the merit of the ex tract.—( Hear, hear.) Now, Sir, I will imitate the Right Honourable Gentleman, and I will quote to you two grave authorities against a Board of this description. I will conceal the names.—( Hear, hear.) I will conceal the names, because I cannot allow you in the first instance to form a prejudice in favour of the authors by letting you know the names in'the first instance, on account of the high Ecclesiastical authority, or on account of the high Conservative principles of the party who held them. You shall judge of the merits of the author from the sentiments without hearing the names. The Noble Lord gave us Paley and Fenelon, and then gave us the s en ti ments of those illustrious Divin es .—( Hear, hear, hear.) Now, I shall follow the example of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. This is the opinion of certain high authorities who at present shall be nameless, with respect to the policy of establishing a Board of Education, not delivered at a remote period.— ( Hear, hear.) I have been constantly told that I am behind the spirit of the age.—(Laughter.) Sir, I find that to be so, for if I take up the position her Majesty's Government took up last year, and try to defend it in the hope of obtaining some expression o f grat i tu d e, I am exposed to a raking fire for the illiberality of the opinions I advance.—( Hear, hear hear.) Here is the fi rst authority :—" But with this difference of opinion on the subject of education, whatever might be the individual sentiments of the Members of that House, or of tl.ese authorities, I confess I do not see, until there is some likelihood of agreement among the leading persons in favour of a general system of education in this country, that it would be a good plan to establish a Commission or a Board of Education by the Government, because, however it might be constituted, it would create great jealousy."—( Hear, hear.) That is the first authority ; the second is this :—" I believe that the inter ference of the Government, by appointing a Commission or a Board of Education in the present state of the question would create great jealousy, and being convinced that it would be .injurious to the progress of the question, I shall oppose the motion, and I hope the Hon. Member will not per sist in it."—(Hear, hear, and cries of " N ame. ") One of them is the Noble Lord the Secretary of State for the Home De partment, and the other the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer—( Great cheering, and laughter.) They were delivered last year—( Hear, hear)—in 1838, upon the subject of appointing a Board of Education. Is not this a Board of Education, and can you resist our motion?—(Cheers and au,ghter. ) Do y ou vo t e aga i ns t us to n i g h t ? Have you net said that such a proposition would be positively injurious to the question—and can you object to the resolution to rescind the Order in Council ?—(Loud cheers.) The Noble Lord then declared his opposition to the proposition, on the ground of the then excited state of the public mind. Now I S^(l the difference ; the public mind is now tranquil—there is now no jealousy on the subject of education, and the difficulties that existed last year, on ac count of the suspicions and apprehensions that were enter tained, are entirely seethed by the proposal of the present plan of education of her Mejesty's Government.—(Cheers.) Sir. I object to the establishment of this Board, on another, and a distinct ground. I don't maintain the position, that the Church has a right to interfere with the religion of those who dissent from it. I never heard anything else from my Noble Friend.—(Cheer s .) Wh a t h e sa id was , t h at i n t h e E stablished 1 Church education was a 'spiritual concern. My Noble 'l Friend referred to authorities in support of this proposi tion, and quoted, among others of the feudal times, Chief Justice Holt. He quoted it not to show that the Church has a right to exercise any control ever the Dissenters, but that it was unwise to constitute a national plan of education exclud ing altogether the ecclesiastical authorities of the Church._ (" Hear, hear," from Lord Stanley,) You have found it much more convenient to misrepresent than to answer my NoVe 1 Friend.—(Loud cheers.) I disclaim, therefore any intention i of claiming fur the Established Church the right to interfere with the religion of those who dissent from it. But this I Olive, that no system of national education shall be established h e Oils country, which shall exclude from all controul and super , intentitnee the ecclesiastical authorities of the Church. Sir, if that proposition be agreeable to the feelings generally of the 1 eneenbers of the Establishment, I say it is a violation of their 1 ycine; nl es and consciences for a Government to propose a sys itent of estitation from which the ecclesiastical authorities of that Church are studiously excluded. Will you tell me what = is your deihtition of an Establishment ? The Noble Lord opposite )" has quoted Paley. Paley says, " The single view i n w hi c h we ought to consioler any Ch urc h E stablishment is that of a scheme of instruction—t.` single end we ought to purpose to them is a proper provision for the proper communication of religious .knowledge." Now, observe, I am only speaking of an este telishment in so far as it is connected with the instruction of those belonging, to it; a.'d I again repeat that I repudiate any coercive control over chose who do not belong to it. But with , respect to the members of the Established Church and their 1 oialren, if you mean to uphold it. you must not exclude from it theree who exercise the chief offices of the Church. If the n ej e ,ea s of the Church be the diffusion of religious knowledge, do vosf think it wise that the education of those of tender years o oey t o: s i be separated altogether from doctrinal instruction a the pt ;nciiele of their Church ? On what ground do you ex clude ecciessiasts cal members of the establishments from being on this Beeed ? .Has it a tendency to raise those ecclesiastical authorities in the esOimation of the people, to hold out to the rising generation the p:inciple that, from the superintendence and control of all doctrine; points, they are studiou,ly excluded —( Hear, hear)—and do you fit them for being good Chris , tans if you exclude from any scheme of education religious in structora in the doctrinal points of their belief. Sir, I con sider tate is a grave question, whether, in fact, we arc pro moting ,harniony by giving joint education to persons of various religious opinions.—(Cries of " Hoar, bear.") Sam e ti me ei e ee, with respect to Ireland, I thought great advantage would as.se frorn this kind of instruction. I thought here was a chance of soothing the religious animosities which prevailed, by making some: concession on that point founded upon the peculiar circumstances of Ireland, but I attempted to surround it with every safeguard to prevent it from being drawn into precedent. It was a fair trial of a plan, in order to see if it would not contribute to make more harmony in future life.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") 1 confess, Sir, that subsequent reflection leads me to entertain grave doubts upon that point.—( hear, hear.) So far 54 children of the Establishment is concerned, I have come to this opinion, that their instruction should be a doctrinal instruction ; my opinion is that you must not shrink from that duty. You are much more likely to make them good members of society and of the Church than if you bring them up shrinking from teaching them the doctrines they profess—in this country I very much doubt whether you are promoting the probabilities of future harmony by oiving them, together with the children of Dissenters, a secular instruction, and handing there over to the minister of their own particular creed en a given day. I very much doubt whether it would not be infinitely better that the Ministers of the Establishment—l speak as I feel—if I were an Unitarian or a Presbyterian Minister, I would prefer to give my child, as a chid of my persuasion, a general instruction, telling him that religion ought to form the basis of all instruc tion, rather than 1 would consent to exclude the principles of religious instruction from the school. B u t, w i t h respect to the Clergymen of the Established Church, ra th er th an con .. sent to suc!i a plan—a plan which virtually would exclude the Scriptures from the schools, and prohibit him from entering it—l would rather quit the connection between Church and State with respect to education, and leave educa tion in its own hands. I ask, why should tie highost ecclesias tical authority be excluded from these schools—they surely ought to have the superintendence of the children of the Esta blishment—they must not shrink from that duty. I very much doubt whether the principle of the Christian faith —I very much doubt whether there is not a much' greater chance of harmony in this country by educating the children of tender years according to the principles of the Church, than if you were to give them a secular instruction, and telling them that religion is an open question as it were— (Loud cheering for some moments)—and telling each that they are to be instructed in their religious exercises by the minister of their own creed. Now, Sir, reference has been made to the religious instruction in America. The Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin referred to the state of education in Prussia, and in New York, and Massa -1 ehusetts. With respect to Prussia, he was obliged to abandon his position. Yes, he distinctly declared that he abandoned the cause of secular instruction in Prussia, for he tumid it was impossible to instruct the various sects together. In America, the Hon. and Learned Gentleman informed the HGase that it had proved infinitely successful. Now, Sir, I i'lve attempted to make myself informed as to the suc e,ess of that plan. The pl a n is indeed very similar to mat suggested by the Noble Lord. It was a general and reli gious instruction; that is to say, the children are to be instructed in general matters in the school, and specially in religious matters, by their respective minis ters in their respective creeds.—(Hear, hear.) I have the Report of the Secretary to the Board of Education in New York, dated January 14, 1839, in which it is said, " The plan is that the School Committees shall never direct to be pro pounded or used in any of Ow schools any books calculated to favour the tenets of any particular sezt of Christians." Bat o b, e , v e the Scriptures are to be used in almost all schools, either as a devotional or as a reading book. This is like the normal school.; of the Noble Lord. The Secre tarY d ie Board, who w4a a man most anxious to pro- is t mote education, •t t respect impossiblefor his anxi e t y to cven ? 'e'4l the his report without fi feeling the utrnoli benefits of school education to all classes. H e sa y s , i n my report of last year, I exposed th.e alarmin g d e fi c i ency of mo- ral and religious instruction then existing in some schools. The deficiency of religious instruction can only be explained, because the Committee hes not found any books of religion which are free from favouring the tenets of one religious sect or another—none can please all parties. Is not this school formed on the principle on which the Noble Lord would wish his schools to be formed, not excluding the Scriptures, but excluding any education in those books which profess to teach of doctrines. The Secretary speaks of the alarming deficiency in moral and religious instruction found to exist in those schools ; and this is just what I apprehend from this proposed system. You will find it extremely difficult to maintain that sound moral and re ligious knowledge which can only be founded on the conviction in our earlier years that religion is among the first effects of na tional education.—( Hear.) That is the second ground on which I object to the plan ; viz., that so far as the education of children of the Establishment is concerned, I think it wholly un wise to exclude from direct superintendence and controul the ecclesiastical authorities, I think they ought to be brought forward distinctly, for the purpose of superintending the plan of education.—( Hear, hear.) I also object to the plan of the Noble Lord on the ground on which it has been supported by many of its advocates, which as my Right Hon. Friend jut said, are grounds entirely inconsistent with the maintenance of a religious establishment. No harm, Sir, has been given to that—( Hear)—if you are under an obligation to teach the child ren of those who dissent horn the Established Church, on the ground which you allege, viz., that youfieht with Roman Catho lic sinews, and that you make use of Unitarian gold. If that be the ground on which you are bound to educate children of Dis senters, in the first place, let me ask you why you shrink from educating them in the tenets of their particular faith.—( H ear hear.) And if that be the ground, because you take their gold and make use of their strength, you are bound to give them education, answer us this question—why are you not bound to provide them the means of religious worship ?—( Cheers. ) If your ground is perfect, equal) , in respect of contribution, the objection applies to calling on them to contribute it all.— ( Hear, hear.) If you say there is something special in education as distinguished from worship, I ask you, do you dissent from the doctrine of Paley, that the business of the Church is a scheme of instruction, the end of which is the preservation rf religious worship.—( An Hon. Member on the the Ministerial side of the House here made an observation which did not reach us. )—Why shrink from religion—where do you draw the line ? All your supporters do not. draw the line.— ( Cheers. ) The Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman o r posite—and I think he is the only one who foresaw or avowed the coosequences to which it may lead, and is prepared man fully to contend against them—for he maintains this proposi tion, that if you call on the Jew to contribute to the exigencies of the State, the Jew has a right to call on you to contribute to the maintenance of his education and his religion.—(" No, no.") Why, how are you to distinguishlit? If you call on the Jew to contribute to the education of children of the Establishment, why, according to your principles, may you not call on the members of the Establishment to contribute to the education of the Jew ?—( Cheers. ) And I understood the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman distinctly to say he foresaw the conse quences in which it was to end, he would shrink from none of -them—that as all were liable to contribution, so all had an equal claim on the State, not merely to provide for religious worship, but for religious education.—(" No, no," from Dr. Lushine ton. ) Then I misunderstood the Right Honourable and Learned Gentleman. Well, then, the third question I have to a,k is, do you believe any good will arise from the maintainance of this scheme ? There has been so much misapprehension with respect to the object of this particular Board.—(Ministerial cheers.) There has been so much of perfect, of justifiable alarm.—( Cheers, and counter cheers.) If you have so imperfectly explained your views that, throughout the country you have raised universal appro hension on the part of the public—do you think any scheme of education of the Board is likely to attract public confidence ? Was there ever any scheme which excited such universal apprehension? What answer do you give to this prot es t made by the Prot es t an t Di ssenters. Th Hon. Member for Lambeth said they were the great friends of civil and religious liberty—( Hear, hear, from Mr. Ha wes )—i s i t t h e i r op i n i on that the schem e of thel Government should be persisted in? No, they say the general rule ought to be adhered to, the principle of last year.—(No, no, from Mr. Hawes.) The Hon. Gentleman says no. Mr. HAWES—I presented a petition in favour of it.— ( Hear, hear, and laughter.) Sir R. PEEL —To prevent any possibility of misconstruction, the lion. Gent. says he presented some particular petition.—(Mr. Hawes attempted to make some explanations, but was prevented by loud cries of Order, order, from the Opposition benches.) 1 will simply read what p asse d a t a spec i a l meet i ng of a Com mittee of the Protestant Society for the Protection of Reli gious Liberty, held on the 15th of June, 1839.—( Hear, hear, from Mr. Hawes.) The Hon. Gentleman said the Protestant Dissenters were the great friends of civil and religious liberty. Now, what is the opinion thus given upon this scheme ? I am confident that the principles they recommend are these, that, as a generalrule, you should adhere to the practice of late years, to make ample grants to the National Society and the British and Foreign Sch ,o 1 Society, but to relax the rule which limits the application of sums of money according to the amount of contribution. That is the advice of this body of Protestants.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member for Dub lin said there had been 1,600 petitions presented last year. Whenever any great masses of petitions have been presented in opposition to the views of Honourable Gentlemen opposite, there is the nicest scrutiny as to the modes in which the petitions are got up, and the misapprehension under which they labour. When petitions on the other side are got up, exactly by the same combination and influence, then they are referred to as conclusive expressions of public opinion.—( Hear, hear. ) The Hon. Member spoke of 1,600 petitions having been pre sented a short time since. I have now the satisfaction of in forming him that up to this day not less than 3,050 petitions have been presented the other way.—( Cheers. ) Do you be lieve it possible that 3,050 petitions could be presented merely by the religious portion of the community from some exagge rated kind of report. The Honourable Member had referred to the number of signatures. Now what answer do '1 give ? Where are the counter-petitions ?—( Cheers.) If the public feeling is in favour of the Government plan, why have not counter-petitions been presented ?—( Cheers.) How happens it that in opposition to the plan 3,050 petitions have been presented, and the total number presented in its favour does not amount to s:).—(Cheers.) You told us last year that one of the objections to the Board of Education was the na tional jealousy on the subject of education. You are good prophets on that subject. I respect you in the character of prophets, for you saw this. But when you found your apprehen sions confirmed, why have you not the manliness to admit it. What inducement other than religious motives and real con scientious sense of objection could have induced the Wesleyan ' Methodists to oppose it ?—( Hear, hear.) They had no pecu niary interests to induce them to do so. Nay, under this system they had a greater chance of benefiting than they would have had if they had returned to the principles on which they acted last year, for they were then excluded altogether. Yet they came forward at a time when an opportunity was given them of sharing in this grant, and recorded their opposition.— ( Cheers.) how did you treat the Wesleyan Methodists when they came forward for the abolition of slavery or the horrors of the slave trade? Then you gave them credit for the highest disinterestedness and the purest motives. When they come ferward in opposition to your scheme of instruction, although it is impossible they can have been influenced by any but the purest motives, you say they are the dupes of credulity and the victims of misrepresen:ation and exaggeration ; and you attribute their zeal to any but the real cause. Now, what is the question before us? It is not the question which some of you have attempted to make—it is not the question whether the school-door shall be closed— sshether the Executive Goveenment shall be relieved from all responsibility as to education—but it is simply a question, will you ram n to that system upon which you acted last year, which was founded by Lord Althorp, to which I believe a majority of this House would not refuse its assent? Do you be here you will give greater satisfaction to the people by persisting against the prayer of 3,050 petitions that have been presented than by withdrawing the scheme and by rescinding the Order in Council? I apprehend there cannot be a doubt. I have referred to one of the United States. Let me snow you what has occurred in another of these States where the same principles are adopted that is the State compels the institution of schools. In New York a petition was presented from William Griffin and others, who felt aggrieved at the practice of praying, singing, and other exercises in the schools, and therefore praying they might be discontinued. The petition presented against the system of education of the New York Legislature was examined and reported upon. The report stated that the objection to the national system was opposed on two grounds—first, that it taught the Christian religion at the'public expense—next, that it invaded the rights of the equality of conscience, and that the children of the petitioners were exposed to it. Now, here was a limit as to the reading of the Eible, proposed by those very parties who had at first a right in the election of a school-master, and in de termining sl hether or not the Bible should be at all read in the school. Now they say it is a violation of their consciences to conpel the Bible to be read in the school.—(Cheers.) So do Out flatter yourselve., that your plan, even if admitted, will give universal satisfaction.—( Cheers.) People will ultimately make the same objection to its operations—and for these combined reasons I trust not the Government, but the House will con sent to the proposition, and advise her Majesty's Ministers to rescind the resolution. Sir, I object then to the appointment of this Education Begird on these distinct grounds :—First, that it is the public feeling that it is not wisely or safely constituted. Second, that even if it could be so constituted, it ought not to be constituted entirely of Members cf the Government. And Third, that as to the education of the children belonging to the Establishment, it is unwise and improper to ex clude from the control and superintendence of such edu cation those ecclesiastical authorities who have the proper oh n - ge of religious instruction. And, lastly, because there have been this year presented against your schemes petitions unexampled in numbers, and unimpeachable for purity of mo tive and disinterestedness of views; and besause the temporary success of your schemes, even it carried by a small majority, so far from advancing the cause of sound religious instruction, w:11 be the commencement of a new religioU's struggle in this country, upon the worst arena on which any con'est could pos sibly b~ cendacted.—(Long and continued cheering.) 'I he House divided and the numbers were— For the motion For Lord Stanley's amendment 275 Majority ... --5 The amount of the numbers was heard with loud cheering from both sides of the House. On our return to the gallery we found, Lord JOHN RUSSELL proposing to the House to take a vote. --- Sir R. PEEL said he should object to the House taking y vote.—( Great cheering.) The Noble Lord had proceeded any by a Bill, but by a vote of that House, and now he proposed that there should be only one night allowed for considering the measure.—(Much cheering and great uproar.) Lord J. RUSSELL—I must recal to the attention of the House that the motion was to go into Committee of Supply, upon which the motion of the Noble Lord was interposed with a three nights' debate—( Immense cheering)—having began by a speech containing every sort of misconstruction.—( Tre mendous cheering.) lam perfectly aware that, with such a full House, it would be useless to divide, and I shall not there- fore persist in now going into Committee, but I protest against the opposition which, I must say, is a most unreasonable one. Sir R. PEEL rose amidst cries of " Spoke, spoke,"— " Chair," and great confusion.) He said, how have I spoken more than the N..ble Lord ?—(Cheers.) I merely wish to say one single sentence, without pledging myself to take any particular course upon the next proceeding, but I do object to this principle of legislation—for legislation it is, upon this most important matter in this way, that nothing would have induced toe to consent, and, although I have never done it before, I should have felt myself justified in offering my obstruction to a vete being taken at half-past two o'clock in the morning, ithout our having an opportunity of stating our opinions upon the vote itself.—(Cheers.) Lord J. RUSSELL hoped there would be no objection to the Speaker teaving the Chair, but without taking any vote.— (Cries of " Adjourn.") Sir R. PEEL said he saw no objection to that, but wished to know what was its object. fordRUSSELL—In order that the di scuss i o n mi g ht b e taken inCommittee..—(C r i es of " No. no," and renewed calls for adjournment. ) Sir R. PEEL had no wish to offer any unreasonable opposi tion. He only wished to leave a full opportunity of discussing the F,olicy of the vote. He hoped a full opportunity would be afforded the House or discussing the vote, and of dividing upon it. Hz should advise his Hon. Friends to 1?e content with that. —(Cries of " Hear, hear, and " Adjou rn .”) colonel SIBTHORP—Sir, I must protest against the ob jection go the Right Hon. Gentleman that he has spoken. I ob ,. THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1839. ! ject to these matters of form.—(Laughter, and cries of " Oh, oh.") I have not yet spoken.—( Cries of " Oh, oh.") I ob ject to the Noble Lord taking advantage of forms.—(Oh, oh. ) When he talks of the confidence of the people, he must allow me to say, that though he obtained a majority of 10 last night, he is in the descending scale now.—(Laughter.) Where is the Member for Salford ? Why does he not, as usual, move the adjournment of the House. —( Hear.) Oh, I see him on the other side of the House—( Laughter)—and he will not now move the adjournment because it is not the wish of his Friends the Ministers.—(Laughter.) If no other Member will do it I will now move the adjournment. Sir, I move the ad journment of the House.—( Laughter and great confusion. ) Lord STANLEY—I think it will be far better that the Hon. and Gallant Member should not make that motion. .Colonel SIBTHORP—Then I will not make the motion. I withdraw it.--( Great laughter.) Lord STANLEY was glad that the Hon. and Gallant Member upon reflection did not persevere in moving the ad journment. He did not wish to offer any factious opposition. If the gentlemen who think that they intended to offer any factious opposition to a vote which could not be challenged in the other House, would only think of the manner in which that opposition might be offered—they had met the question upon the reduction of the Order in Council appointing a Committee of the Privy Coun cil a Board of Education. They might further object to the House ving into Committee—they might object to the vote in Committee of Supply—thcy might oppose the Report of the Committee being brought up, and if they chose to offer a factious opposition, they being in a minority in their five of the majority, they had a Parliamentary right to divide on every one of those stages. They desired no such thing ; but having met the question upan the rescinding of the order, and not upon the money vote, it was not unreasonable that a mino rity within five should take time to consider whether they would take another division or not—they simply desired to take time to consider whether it was expedient to demand another division again, and his Noble Friend opposite, though at the moment disappointed in obtaining the money vote, upon con sideration would think that it was nut an unreasonable request for such a minority. Lord J. RUSSELL would not object to the course proposed. If the Gentlemen opposite would take the vote in the Commit tee of Supply, he would withdraw his motion, and propose to go into Committee on Monday. SCOTCH BILLS. Mr. WALLACE was desirous of knowing which of the seven Scotch Bills was to be brought forward, and when it would be taken into consideration. Mr. FOX MAULE said he intended to proceed with the Supreme Courts Bill on Monday. After a few observations from Sir WILLIAM RAE and Mr. GILLON, . Lord DUNdANNON said that the reason of these Bills not being proceeded with was that her Majesty's Government were in such a confounded mess—(" Hear," from Colonel Sib thorp)—that he did not know for two consecutive hours what their intentions were. There never had existed a Government more degraded than the present one.—( Hear ; hear, from Col. Sibthorp.) Sir W. RAE explained. After a few words from Mr. FOX MA ULE the Bill went through Committee pro forma. ELECTORS REMOVAL BILL. Mr. FINCH on behalf of Mr. Gibson, as we understood, moved the third reading of this Bill. Mr. BAG GE said he should at once move that the Bill be read a third time that day six months.—(Cheers, and cries of " Divide, divide.") Sir R. PEEL never recollected an instance of a Bill being proposed to be rejected in the absence of the Hon. Member by whom it was introduced, and he hoped the Hon. Member for Norfolk would therefore at once withdraw his motion. Mr. LABOUCHERE could not help expressing his satis faction that the Right Hon. Gentleman had been present and had witnessed a specimen of the conduct of some of his fol lowers.—(Cries of " Oh," and great confusion on the Op position benches.) Gentlemen opposite were certainly com plaining of the business of the country not being carried on in the regular way, but the Right Hon. Gentleman had now witnessed a sample of the mode in which obstructions to the public business were created.—( Oh, oh.) Sir R. PEEL never heard a more ungracious speech.— ( Loud cheers.) There was no attempt at obstructing the public business, for when the Bill was called on, his Hon. Friend had proposed it should be 'ejected, and he then put it to his Hon. Friend, who, he believed, was then ready to withdraw his opposition. The conduct of the Hon. Gentleman made him regret having dune so.—( Loud cheers. ) Lord LINCOLN said an attack had never been made on that side the House with less foundation, for the course of the opposition was invariably to press on the business, instead of offering a factious opposition. Mr. L ABOUCH ERE said he perhaps had been betrayed into more warmth of exp: ession than was necessary, but he did not mean any disrespect to the Hon. Member for Norfolk. After a few words from Mr. Hodson, Mr. Barry, Lord Dungannon, Mr. Miles, and Sir R. Peel, the third read of the Bill was fixed for Thursday next. Mr. BEAMISH moved the further consideration of the Report oa the Bankrupts (Ireland) Bill. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON suggested that the Bill should be postponed, as he understood the Ex-Chancellor of Ireland objected to some of its enactments. Mr. BEAMISH had no objection to postpone the Bill till Monday. The House then adjourned, at a Quarter past Three o'Clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. (From the Poles and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1839, SUPPLY. Order read for resuming Adjourned Debate on Amendment proposed to be made to Motion (14th June), " That the Order of the Day for the Committee of Supply be now read;" and which Amendment was to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " an humble Addiess be presented to her Majesty, praying that She will be graciously pleased to revoke the Order in Council of the 10th day of Apt it last, appointing a Committee of Council to super intend the application of any sums voted by Parliament, for the purpose of promoting Public Ed.:cation," instead thereof t— (Lord Stanley :)—Question again proposed," That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :—The House divided MAJORITY—AYES Abercromby, G. R. Fleetwood. Sir H. &dam, Admiral Sir C. French, F. Aglionby, H. A. Gdason, Thomas Aglionby, Major Gillon, W. D. Alcock, I homas Goddard, Ambrose Ilston, Rowland Gordon, Robert Anson, Hon. Colonel Grattan, J. Archbold, Robert Grattan, Henry Att wood. 'I. Greenaway, Charles Bainbridge, E. T. Grey, Sir G. Baines, E. Grote, G. Bannerman, A. Guest, J. J. Baring, F. T. Hall, B. Barnard, E. G. Hallyburton, Lord D. Barron, W. H. Handley, H. Barry, G. S. Harland, W. Beamish, F. B. Harvey, D. W. Bellew, R. M. Hastie, A. Berkeley, F. H. Hawes, B. Berkeley, Grantley Hawkins, J. H. Berkeley, Hun. C. Hayter, W. G. Bernal, lt. Heathcoat, J. Bewes, 'l'. ileetor, C. J. Blackett, C. Heneage, E. Blake, M. J. Heron, S r R. Blake, NV..I. Hill, Lord M. Blewitt, Resinald Hintiley, C. Blunt, Sir C. Hobhouse, Sir J. C. Bowes, J. Hobhouse, T. B. Brabazon, Sir W. J. Hodges, TL. Bridgman, H. Hollond, Rabert Briscoe, J. Horsmau, Edward Brodie, W. B. Hoskins, K. Brotherton, J. . Howard, F. J. Br yanaGeorge. . Howard, P. H. Buller, C. Howlett. Lord Buller, E. Hume, Joseph Bulwer, Sir E. L. Huniphery, J. Byng, George Hurst, R. H. Byng, Hon. G. S. Hutt, W. Callaghan, Daniel Hutton, Robert Campbell, Sir J. James, W. Cave, Ctway Jervis, J. Cavendish, Hon. C. Johnson, General Cavend.sh, G. H. Labouchere, H. Caylay, E. S. Lambton, H. Chalmers, P. Langdale, Hon. C. Chapman, Sir ML. Leader, J. T. Chester, H. Lemon, Sir C. Chichester, J. P. Leveson, Lord Childers J. W. Lister, E .C. Clay, W. Loch, James ' Clayton. Sir W. Lushington, Hon. S Clements, Lord Lushingtoo, Charles Clive, E. B. M..cauley, T. B; bl•Tag,gart, J. Collier, .1. Crdrington, Sir E. Meod, M'Namara, 11. w. (; o n 3 Collins, ng h arn , Willi am Lor.l A Marshall. W. Cowper, Hon. W. F. Marsland, H. Craig, W 0 Martin, Thomas Crawford, W. Maule, Hon. rox Currie, Itaikes 'lelgu. d, Lord Curry, W. Milda.ay, P. St. John arlineny, Lord Milton, Lord Dashwoed, G. H. Moles% orth, Sir W. Denison, W. J. Morpeth, Viscount Dennistoun, J. Morris, David D'Eyncourt, C. T. Murray, A. Divett, E. Huskett, George A. Donkin, Sir R. Nagle, Sir R. Dull; James Ivor revs, Sir D. J. Duke, Sir James O'Brien, W. S. Duncombe, T. S. 0 Callaghan, Hon. C, Dundas, Frederick O'Connell, D. Dundas, J. C. O'Connell, J. Dundas, Sir R. O'Connell, M. J. Easthope, John O'Connell, Morgan Eliot, Hon. J. E. O'Connell, M. Ellice, Captain 0 Connor Don Ellice, R'. Hon. E. O'r errall, More Ellice, E. Ord, W. Ellis, Wynn Paget, Frederick Erle, William Palmer, C. F. Euston, Earl of Palmerston, Viscount Evans, Sir G. Ue Lacy Parker, J. Evans, G. Parnell, Sir H. Evans, NVilliam Parrott, J. , 180. )Phillpotts, John F. Pigot, D. R. Pinney, W. Ponsonby, Hon. J. Povre - , Jame.; Price, Sir It. Pryme, G. Pryse, P. Ramsnottom, J. Redinaton, T. N. Rice, t. 13. Rice, T. S. Rich, Henry • Hippo!), C: Roche, E. 11. Roche, Sir 1). Roche, W. Rolfe, Sir R. M. Rumbold, C. E. Rundle, J. Russell, Lord John Russell, Lord Russell, Lord C. J. F Rutherford, A. Salwey, Colwiel Sanford, E. A. Scholefield, J. Scrope, G. P. Seale, Colonel Seymour, Lord Sharpe, General Sheil, R. L. Shelburn, Lord Slaney, It. Smith, John Abel Smith, Benjamin Smith, G. R. Smith, It. Vernon Somers, J. P. Somerville, Sir W. Speirs, A. Spencer, Hon. F. Standish, Charles Stanley, Massey Stanley, \V. 0. Stanstield, W. It. C. Stuart, Lord James Stuart, Villiers Stock, Dr. Stranaways, J. G. Strickland, Sir G. Strutt, Edward Styl,, Sir Charles Surrey, Earl o' Talbot, C. R. M. Talfourd, T. Noon Tattered, H. W. Thomson, C. P. Thorne:y, Thomas Townley, R. G. Troubridge, Sir T. Turner, Edmund Turner, William Verney, Sir H. Vigors, N. A Vllliers, Charles .?. Vivian, C. C. Vivian, J. H. Vivian, Sir R. R. Wakley, Thomas Walker, It. Wallace, It Warburton, H. Ward, H. 0. Westenra, Hon. R. White, A. White, Colonel H. White, Samuel Wilbraham, G. Williams, W. Williams, W. A. WI here, William Winn ington, 11. . Winnington, T. E. Wood, C. Wood, Sir Matthew Wood, O. W Worsley, Lord Wrightson, W. B. Wyse, Thomas Yates, J. A. Ewart, W. Fazakerley, J. h. Ferguson, Sir It. A. Ferguson, It. Finch, Francis Fitzpatrick, John Fitzroy, Lold Charles -• Patt ison, J. Pechell, Captain Pendarves, E. W Phillips, Sir It. P. Philips, Mark Philips, G. It. TELLERS. Steuart, H. Stanley, E. J. MI Acland, Sir Thomas Acland, I'. D. A'Court, Capt. E. Adare, Lord Alford, Viscount Alsager, Richard Arbuthnot, Hon. 11 krehdall, General Ashley, Lou' Ashley, Hon. 11. Attwood, M. Bagge, Wm. Bailey, Joseph (Wiley, Joseph, jun. Baillie, Colonel Baker, E. Baring, F. 11. ring, W. B. Barrington, Viscoun /Meson, Sir Robert Bell, M. Benthick, Lord G Bethel!, R. Blackstone, W. S. Blair, J. Blakemore, R. Blennerhassett, A Boldero, H. G. Coiling, W. Bradshaw, James Bramston, T. W. Broadley, Heary Brownrigg, Bruce, Lord E. Bruges, \V. H. L. Buck, L. W. Buller, Sir J. Y. Burr, Higford Burrell, Sir C. M. Burroughes, N. N, Calcraft, J. H. Canning, Sir S. • Castlereagh, V!act. Cartwright, W. L. Chapman, A. Christopher, R. A, Chute, NV. L. W. clerk, Sir George CUM N. Codrington, C. W. Cole, Hon. A. Cole, Lord Colquhoun, J. C. Comptdn, H. cnlonel copolly, Ci:oper E. Coote, Sir C. Corry, H. L. :NORITY—NOES, Courtcnay, Philip Cresswell, C. Dalrymple Sir A. Darner, iron. G. Darby, George Darlington, Earl of De Horsey, S. H. Dick, Q. D'lsraell, Benjanda Douglas, Sir C. Dowdeswell, W. Duffield, 'l'. D. Dugdale, W. S. Dunbar, George Duncombe, W. Duncombe, A. Dungannon, Lerd Du rre, George East, James Buller Eastn or. Viscount Eaton, Richard J. Egerton, W. T. Egerton, Sir P. Eliot, Lord Ellis, John Estcourt, T. G. B. Estcourt, SB. Farnham, E. B. Farrand, Robert Feilden, %V. Fector, J. M. Fellowes, Edward Filmer, Sir E. Fitzroy, Hun. H. Fleming, Admiral Foley, E. 'l'. Forester, Hon. G. Freshfleld, J. W. Gaskell, J. M. Gladstone, W. Glynne, Sir S. Godson, R. Gordon, Hon. W. Gore, 0. J. R. Gore, 0. W. Goulburn, H. Grahr.ni, Sir J, Grant, F. W. Greene Grimsditch T. , Thomas Grimston, Lord Grisnstone, E. H. Hale, R. Blagdon Haltom!, H. Harcourt, G. S. Harcourt, G. G. Hardinge, Sir H. Hawkes, T. • 275. Hay, Sir A. L. Heathcote, Sir W. Heathcote, G. J. Heneage, G. W. Henniker, Lord Hepburn, S:r T. B. Herbert, Sidney Herries, J C. Hill, Sir Rowland Hillsborough, Earl Hinde, J. H. Hoegson, Richard llodgson, Frederick Hogg, J. W. Holmes, W. A'Couri Holmes, W. Hope, Charles Hope, H. T. Hope, G. W. Hotham, Lord Houldsworth, T. Houstoun, G. Hughes. W. B. Hurt, Francis Ingestrie, Lord Ingham, Robert Inglis, Sir 11. H. Irton, Samuel Irving, John Jackson, Serjeant James, Sir W. Jenkins, R. Jennyn, Lord Johnstone, Hope Jones, John Jones, T. Kelly, Fitzroy Kemble, Henry Kelbu I ne, Lord Kinnaird, Hon. A. F Knatchbuil, Sir E. Knight, Henry Gally Knightley, Sir C. Knox. Hon. T. Lasce lee, W. S. Law, Hon. C. E. Lefroy, Cr. T. Lennox, Lord A. Liddell, H. Lincoln ' Earl of Litton, Edward Lockhart, A. M. Long, W. Lowther, Colonel Lowther, Viscount Lowther, J. H. Lucgs, E. Lygon, Colonel Mackenzie, Thomas MacKenzie, W. F. Mackinnon, W. A. Maclean,_ D. Mahon, Lord Maidstone, Lord Manners, Lord C. Marsland. T. Marton, G. R. Master, Colonel Mathew, G. B. Maunsell, T. P Meynell, H. Miles, W. Miles, P. S. Miller, W. h. Milnes, Richard Mordaunt, Sir J. Morgan, C. M. R. Neeld, Joseph Neeld, John Nichol!, J. Noel, W. M. Norreys, Lord Ossulston, Lord Owen, SirJ. Packe, C. W. Pakington, John S. l'almer, It. Parker, M. E. N. Parker, R. I'. Parker, T. A. W. Patten, John Wilson Peel, Sir It. Peel, Colonel J. Pemberton, Thomas Peleaval, Captain Pigo ',Robert Planta, J. l'lumptre, J. P. Polhill, Frederick Pollen, Sir J. W. Powell Colonel Powersco u rt, Lord Prae.l, W. T Pringle, A. Puiey, Philip Rae, air William Reid, Sir John Rae Richards, R. Rickford, W. Rolleston, Colonel Round, C. a Round, John _ _ liushb;ooke, Colone' Rushout, Bowles Sanderson, Sandon, Lord gCarlett . , Hon Y. Shaw, Frederick Sheppard, Thomas Shirley, J. E. Sibthorp, Colonel Sinclair, Sir George Smith, A. Smyth, Sir G. 1.1 Somerset, Lout C. Spry, Sir S. r. Stanley, E. 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Baring, H. B. Fremantle, Sir T. Mr. Gißsox made an excellent speech, and, voting against his party, gave a proof, like Sir GEORGE STAUNTON, that he is an honest politician. ifs opinion that the people, if they must have an infallib:e Church,would prefer Rome to Oxford deserves consideration. He showed very clearly that it is not the quantity of education which is deficient, but that its quality is bad. Mr. ACLaND and others have boasted of the immense numbers taught by the Church ; the morals of the people, and the ig norance of the people, show that the teaching of the clergy promotes ignorance. 'rile people, Mr. GIBSON said, had complained to him of being taught nothing useful—nothing but strange outlandish texts from the Bible. Mr. GIBSON spoke out properly and justly of the education given by the clergy, and we recom mend his speech to public attention. Now that the Members of the House of Commons have begun to speak out, the priests will surely be defeated, and they have to rue the day when Lord STANLEY made his motion. Sir HARRY VERNEY spoke for the Government plan. Sir R. INGLIS undertook the defence of Oxford against Mr. GIBSON, but could not heave the Old University out of the mire in which it is fast stuck. The Honourable Baronet also got into a theological dis cussion, where we must of necessity leave him. Mr. O'CONNELL made a speech, partly in reply to Sir ROBERT, and partly on the general principle, and strongly in favour of the measure, which even his opponents admit was a good speech. The length, however, to which the debate has run, obliges us to stop short ; and, we must merely say, that Mr. GLADSTONE'S speech served his party, and opposed reason ; that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER made an animated and useful speech, and Sir JAMES GRAHAM a dull one, which the House was averse from hearing. Lord JOHN RUSSELL was every effective, particularly towards the close, when he augured the success of his education scheme from his success against the Test Act, and when he showed the miserable Tories that he might have insured for the Government an overwhelming support from them, had he conde scended to imitate their practices, and come down to the House with a frightful green-bag story about the machi nations of the Caartists, and asked for a suspension of the Habeas Corpus. He did not terrify the mean-souled Tories, and so they kicked him. Lord JOHN was vo ciferously cheered by his friends, and he deserved their applause. Sir ROBERT PEEL surmounted the difficulty of having rather an unwilling audience, and of making a little er ror at starting, and then won and commanded, till the close of his speech, the attention of his audience. His oration contained as many fallacies, but not so many clap -traps, as usual. He was eloquent against the Privy Council Board, but be did not point out in what essential particulars that differed from the Treasury superintending the grant which the Board is to superintend. About Two o'clock the House divided, when the numbers were, 275 for Lord STANLEY'S amendment, and 280 against it ; majority only 5 for Ministers. After the division a brief conversation took place as the future course of proceeding, and the Tories threatened a strong opposition on every future stage. Lord STANLEY was particularly fierce, and Sir ROBERT PEEL particularly grave and solemn. They were both, however, surpassed by that paragon of Toryism, Colonel SIBTIIORP. They all twitted the Ministers with their small majority, but were calmly told in reply that they might again try their strength on Monday, to which day the further proceedings were postponed. The bearing of Lord JOHN and his friends was as dceorous and tranquil as that of the Tories was angry, boisterous, and unseemly. There is no news of any political interest in the Paris Journals of Wednesday, except that the President of the Council has notified, to a Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, that the Government has resolved to render the Queen of STAIN the same naval assistance as England-- ti .e landing of French marines, to aid the constitutional authorities, only excepted. French ships of war will be at the disposal of Spanish Generals, fir the transportation of troops from one part of the coast to another, and smuggling by land and sea will be prevented. On the receipt of this intelligence at Bilboa, the civil and military authorities went in a body, and tendered thanks t.) the French Consul. The Chamber of Deputies sat on Wed nesday, but the business before it was of a local character. The Journal du Commerce of Toulouse of the 16th says " A company of infantry has just set out for St. Amans, where troubles have broken out in consequence of the trespasses com mitted by the peasants on the forests belonging to Marshal Soult. The attempts to put an end t ) these trespasses caused a riot, and the line chateau of Marshal Soult would have fallen a prey to the flames, but for the interference of the Mayor of St. Amans, who succeeded in calming the effervescence of the people.— Commerce, June 19. BRUSSELS, J UNE 19.—The average price of wheat last week was 23f. 52e. ; and that of rye 13f. 43c. The importation, therefore, still remains exempt from duty, and exportation pro hibited. BOURSE.-PARIS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE J. Yirst Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price French 5 per Cents 4 per Cents lOl 3) ... L 1 30 ... 101 30 ... 101 30 3 per Cents 1:1 40 ... 79 50 ... 79 40 ... 79 50 Bank of France Latfitte Bank 1.0(l0f. Sh 1075 ...1075 ...1075 _1075 5,009 f. i 5 250 ...5250 ...525: ...5250 Belgian 5 per Cents 10214 ... 102% ... 10 . 256 ... 102 54 Bank 797 5) ... 79; 5 0 ... 797 5) ... 797 50 Coupon, Mitch 2 per Cents ss js ... 55? ... 55% ... 55K RAILWAY SHAKE.. Versailles, R. 13 (9I ... (D 1 ... (190 ... (1190 L. 15.... MO ... 160 ... 142 50 ... 147 50 Myr Strasburg to Bale ... 310 ... 310 ... 3f 75) ... 310 Letters and Papers from Madrid of the 12th inst., with advices from Bayonne of the 16th, and Bordeaux of the 17th, have been received. There is nothing of any moment in the Madrid JouroalF. From the frontier, however, the revs is more important. In an Extraordinary Supplement of the Fee de Aragon we find the following intelligence given as an extract from a letter written by Count BELAS COAIN ( DIEGO LEON), and dated June 10, six o'clock in the evening":— " The General-in-Chief, the Duke la Vittoria, was to have attacked, on the I lth, the town of Amurrio, occupied by Maroto and his forces. Count Belascoain was to have advanced at the same time with nine battalions against Elio. At ten o'clock on the morning of the 11th the noise of the engagement was heard at Tafala, and at four in the afternoon a considerable firing was heard in the direction of Santa Babara. Count Belascoain had taken with him a great number of waggons, filed with besieging materiels. Should success crown these expeditions, Espartero will take possession of Durango, the present head quarters of Don Carlos ; and Count Belascoain will make him selr master of Estella, the favourite residence of the Pretender." The Courrier de Bordeaux of the 17th instant, which quotes the above, adds:—" We have just received from the Etat Major of the 11th military division the following note, which confirms the news given by the Eco de Aragon : "' General Espartero advanced on the 11th instant against Amurrio, which was occupied by Maroto and the bulk of the Carlist forces ; whilst at the same time General Leon marched from Puenta la Reyna with nine battalions to attack Elio in his positions near Estella. It appears that Maroto withdrew from Amurrio, which General Espartero entered at eleven at night with fourteen battalions, and at the same time another division was dispatched towards Arciniega." This looks well. If this news be confirmed the career of DON CARLOS draws to a close. The moral effect of the occupation of Estella and Durango by the Christinos would be incalculable. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY THE CHELSEA 'MURDER. William J. March . nt having been placed at the bar charged with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Paynton, pleaded guilty, and after warning him of the consequences of his pet sisting in his plea, Lord Chief Jastice Ti s DAL proceeded to pass the awful sen tence of the law upon him. The prisoner seemed mech affected. 'TIE MURDER AT WOOLWICH. George IVillis, asoldier in the Royal Artillery, was then ar raigned for the wilful murder of William Shepherd, a sergeant major in the same corps, on the 26th May last, and pleaded not guilty. The evidence, which was similar to that given before the Coroner, was then gone into, and the Jury found the prisoner guilty._ Lord Chief-Justice TINDA L, in a most solemn and affecting address, sentenced the prisoner to suffer the extreme penalty of the law, and held out no hopes of mercy. The prisoner, who had not betrayed the slightest emotion during the whole of the proceedings, walked out of the dock in the most unconcerned manner. Want of space prevents our giving the particulars of this trial which shall appear to-morrow. -4ADY BLESSINGTON'S " IDLER IN ITALY." -The popularity of this charming book may be imagined from the fact of a new edition having been already required. " This work," observes the Argus, " must rank at the head of the many diaries of continental travels. As a vir tuoso, a critic, a story-teller, an anecdotist, a sketcher of men and manners, and, we will add, of nature, Lady Bles sington is always clever. Now she is amusingly, usefully, an i wittily describing, the contretemps attaching to cross ing the Channel in a packet, then she will be slily ' taking off' the most characteristic traits of her fellow- passengers; or relating her experience of French comforts and discom forts ; or giving us, in sprightly terms, her impressions of continental towns —as Rouen, Fontainbleau, Geneva, Lausanne, Berne, Baden, Zurich, &c. &c., ad infinitum. These acounts are intermixed with anecdotes, with descriptions of scenery, criticisms on pictures, archi tecture, literature, human character, and every con ceivable thing worthy so tasteful a Cicerone's re gard. Lady Blessington re l a t es many anecdotes of Napoleon that we never heard before. Quite as much, or more, cloth she prattle about Byron, Two sub jects re invigorated with life and spirit by her Ladyship. This work, from the reputation of the writer, her station in the bon ton, and its own inherent merits, will be a very popular book, and to the continental traveller it is ' for all time' as an amusing guide, at least." THE LION, A TALE OF THE COTERIES.— It has lcng been a subject of surprise that the literary co teries cf the day have not hitherto been turned to more piquant account by those who enjoy the somewhat ques tionable honour o tf co posi ig them. Th e reason , no d ou b t, is, that no one could hope to perform such a task effectually, wit:rout the imminent risk of being visited by a Bill of Pains and Penalties, proportioned in severity to the truth with which the pictures might be drawn. At length, how. ever, a literary Lion" has been found—or one who is destined to be such (for the authorship of the work is kept a secret), who adds fearlessness to the other qualities cf the character ; and the result, we understand, is likely to be a work of singular amusement—the history, in short, of a man of genius—from tbe'earliest development of his dangerous gifts, up to the attainment of their highest aim, in universal popularity and admiration, and their usual attendants, universal " envy, hatred, malice, and all un charitableness." MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. TIME S.—The following notices, which were issued on Thursday afternoon at the Bank, have produced an ex traordinary sensation all over the City : No. 1. "BANK OF ENGLAND. " At a Court of Directors, held 20th June, 1839, " Resolved,—That the rate of interest on Bills of Ex change, and Notes discounted at the Bank of England, be 51 per cent from this day." No. 2. " The Governor and Company of the Bank of England do hereby give notice, that all further advances which may be made in pursuance of the Order of Court of the 30th ult. will be at the rate of .53- per cent. from this day, and that such advances will be made on bills of exchange only. " Bank of England, June 20, 1839." With respect to the notice No. 2, referring to the order of Court of the 30th ult., it is to be observed, that like all which have preceded it, it was accepted as a sort of engagement on the part of the Bank that it would re main in force until the period named in it, i. e , the 15th of July, without modification or interruption. By the new order, issued before the original one had run out, not only is the rate of interest raised, but every class of "ap proved security" allowed in the first order, with the excep tion of bills of exchange, is now excluded. No doubt this latter is the more wise and proper proceeding on the part of the Bank Directors in their present difficulty, but the complaint is, which it is very difficult to answer, that any alteration should have been made by the Bank before the expiration of the first order, as all the commercial and monied ar rangements of the city have been made on the faith that it would be adhered to. A question has been raised also with respect to the advances on deposit, whether a charge of 51 per cent, is not a breach of the Usury Laws, which only sanction a rate beyond 5 per cent. in cases where actual discount of bills of exchange, having a certain time to run, is effected. Another circumstance noticed in connexion with this measure is, its having been brought forward at this peculiar period, only two days after the time for sending Exchequer Bills into the Treasury to be exchanged for new one s . M an y o f th e l arge h o ld ers say, that had they been aware of an intention on the part of the Bank to exclude them from the class of securities on which advances arc to be made under the order of the 30th of May, they would not have taken new bills, but would have demanded money at the Treasury. Altogether the dissatisfaction and anger expressed at these notices is very great, of all which the Bank Directors, being mercantile men themselves, must have been fully aware, and this only proves the more clearly that they at length feel all the dif ficulty of their situation, of which they have bad such re peated warnings, and that in the attempt to save themselves they are compelled to forego all other considerations. It is now admitted that Mr. Jaudon will shortly leave this country, and that the agency for the United States Bank, so far as he is concerned, will be relinquished. At the same time it is ccntended that it is the agent only, and not the agency, which undergoes any alteration or change, as the same transactions will be conducted through the house of Baring Brothers as was done heretofore, before the trade of the two countries underwent the great convul sion of 1837. This is, however, a most vital change as regards the character of the agency, as it substitutes a mercantile firm of the first class for a simple agent possess ing no sort of consequence in his own person, but deriving all from his appointment and his connection with the insti tution at Philadelphia. It is of no importance what the wealth or resources of that institution were; it has ever been and must continue to be the strict commercial usage to require that each added name shall give increased secu rity to any instrument to be negociated, and to repudiate all indorsements by a mere agent for his principal. CHRONICLE.—This has been a most eventful day (Thursday), in the City, and is one which will be long remembered throughout the country, from the fearful re sults which it is universally expected to engender. The whole City, in fact, has been thrown into a state of the greatest confusion by the notices issued from the Bank of England this afternocn. By the above it will be seen that the Directors have not only rescinded the notice of the 30th ult., whereby loans were guaranteed to be made upon bills of exchange, Exchequer bills, and other approved securities, until the 10th of July, at 5 per cent., but have confined their advances to the security of bills of exchange only, thus wholly stul tifying their notice of the 30th ult., and confining to the utmost limit possible the accommodation to the public. The consequences of this step may be expected to be most serious, not only in London, but in Lancashire and the manufacturing districts. In November and December last the Directors did everything in their power to make money cheap, and encourage speculation, when they ought to have curtailed the circulation ; and now they rush into an opposite course. Every day more clearly shows the neces sity of some measure on the part of the Legislature for se curing the public against the revolutions created by the Bank. The notice from the Bank of England is moreover a breach of faith ; for although by the former notice the Di rectors did not legally pledge themselves to continue to ad vance money on Exchequer Bills, it was considered the same by implication, a precedent to the contrary having never be fore occurred. Bankers and other monied men lent money freely on Exchequer Bills at 5 per cent., and many per sons, indeed, bought them on the implied faith of the Bank that the promised advance could always be obtained upon them. It is, however, surmised that the notice of the Bank to make advances on Exchequer bills at all, must have been to enable the government to renew the bills due in June at Id. ; for had the bank not agreed to do it, the premium on the bills would have sunk so low, that the inte rest would have been obliged to have been raised, or pay ment demanded. However, the crisis has arrived—one of the most eventful moments which have occurred for a long time has now come upon us, and the community at large will indeed be fortunate if the most serious events do not result. Trade and commerce at any rate must become perfectly stagnant. The English Stock Market opened particularly firm, and everything looked well ; for although it had been whispered about that it was the intention of the Directors of the Bauk of England to raise the rate of discount, no one believed that they would ever have recourse to such a shortsighted scheme, and purchases of Consols were freely made. The truth, however, was soon made known, and the greatest excitement took place in the market. Con. sole rapidly fell from 931- to 931 sellers, a depression of per cent. ; and Exchequer Bills receded from 283 to 30s. prem. to 103. to 15s. prem. Everything, in fact, soon assumed a most desponding appearance, and all parties seemed desirous of disposing of Stock. No re-action oc curred at the close of business. All things were then still heavy, at the lowest quotations. HERALD,.—The Bank has been urged to this extra ordinary step we believe not without some sound rea sons. It will have been seen from the terms of this notice, that Exchequer Bills and India Bonds are excluded from its operation, as well as stocks, since the rate of interest now required would nearly double that of all the public securities. We have, however, some reason to believe that the Bank of England will be open to negotiations for advances upon Exchequer Bills and India Bonds. The advance of the rate of inte rest upon commercial paper to 51 per cent. per annum, has created much interest, since it is the first time that the Bank of England direction have availed them selves of the power to raise it abuse 5 per cent. per annum, which was conferred upon them by the Act of Parliament renewing the existing charter. Opinions differ as to the policy of this step, but we cannot deny that the task has been pressed upon the bank by outward circumstances. It is also premised that the rate of interest will again be further advanced in a short time, perhaps next week, ac cording to circumstances. It appears from information upon which we can safely rely, that the bills arising out of the late overdone trans actions in cotton and corn, are not tire only species of paper which has lately been rejected by the Bank of England. We had occasion to revert on the last post-day to the continued drain of bullion for the continent. From un questionable authority we learn that bullion to the amount of 180,0001. went to Hamburg on Tuesday last, and that it has been preceded by several other shipments en route to St. Petersburgh ; moreover, we are equally cre dibly informed that there is still a strong demand for that market. Authentic advices from the Russian seat of Go vernment state that the Autocrat is actively engaged in filling his military chests with gold and silver bullion, and that it will be continued at any sacrifice of premium whilst the Mints of Holland and Germany are engaged in coining roubles, &c., for the same potentate. The Bank of Eng land, by its constitution, is thus made the bullion broker of all the world ; and, thereby, is placed in a very awk ward situation, since, on the one hand to defend itself it is compelled to limit its business with a view to govern the exchanges. This of course forces a great deal of paper upon the joint-stock banks, who, by extending their busi. ness, defeat the operations of the Bank of England. We trust that the inferences which may be drawn from the circumstances referred to, may not be lost upon our future Chancellor of the Exchequer, when it may become his duty to introduce a legislative enactment to renew the Bank charter. This we say impartially, for it must strike every one, excepting the merest tyro in monetary matters, that it is due to the country at large, indeed to the bank itself, that the next charter must materially alter its func tions. • The determination of the Bank of England to raise the rate of interest upon commercial discounts has created no small degree of sensation upon the Stock Exchange, and • it has had the effect of completely checking all business in either the British or Foreign Funds. It is true that not many sales have been effected:in either house, but this may be easily accounted for, since on the one hand the buyers were very shy cocks, and the sellers, except where driven by necessity, dared not to crow a selling price. POST.—These two notices seem to speak so well fur themselves that we refrain from going into any lengthened observations respecting them. They arc supposed by some persons to be levelled principally at the Joint-stock banks in the country, and there can no longer be two opinions as to the injurious operation of these establishments, especi ally in the earlier period of their existence, each being in duced, as a means of maintaining a competition with the private banks, and of laying a flout ishing statement of its transactions before the shareholders, to grant facilities very far beyond what any reflecting person could consider a reasonable limit. Such a system of doing business cannot but be highly detrimental to the country, and the events of the last three years show but too plainly that among the sufferers by these Banks the greatest have been the, shareholders themselves. We, nevertheless, very much doubt that the Bank of England have been influenced in their present arrange ments with reference to any particular class or classfeu It seems to be the general impression that a still . u s r . t f h e e w r advance in the Bank rates may become necessary rto stop the and that even this may be hardly sufficie sOme con ') the continued drain of the precious metals, necessary s l s e a a r s y t siderable amounts are, it appears, still tr u a a f i r l: .d in , g a3 toth northward. Other expedients have b d ee l nation. An issue been named, less derange. cal culated to produce such an effect, an ment to the commercial affairs of the of' one-pound notes, could i authority for such a step. s th p e er p ha a p nk s th ob e ta re in ad t i h e e st objectionable, as a temporary measure, that can be thought of. LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE BROTHERS at HAMBURGII, are NOW SELLING SHARES for any of the said DIS TRIBUTIONS of MONEY. Perscns desirous to purchase may receive, PREVIOUS to giving any order, the PROS PECTUS and PARTICULARS, upon addressing, WITH OUT DELAY, a line to HEINE BROTHERS at HAMBURGH. P. S. The next Distribution contains portions of 3,5001., 7,0001., and 24,000/. The distributing day being VERY NEAB, NO TIME IS TO BE LOST for those desirous to become shareholders for THIS NEXT DISTRIBUTION. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. The Public is respectfully informed, that the PRESENT MANAGEMENT WILL TERMINATE WITH THIS SEASON. THIS EVENING, Ju 21, Will be performed the New Play, in Five Acts, called RICHELIEU, OR 'I HE CONSPIRACY, \Witten by Sir E. Lytton Bulwer, Bart. After which, AMILIE ; OR, THE LOVE TEST. To-morrow, King Henry V., with High Life Below Stairs. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, JUNE 21, The Extraordinary Drama entitled OLIVER TWIST. After which, LA SYLPHIDE, By the Drury-Lane Ballet Company. To conclude with THE " CHARMING POLLY." ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Under her MAJESTY'S IMMEDIATE PATRONAGE. ERUPTION OF MOUNT HECLA ! The First and Second Representations of the Eruption of Hecla will lake place on MONDAY and WEDNESDAY NEXT, Commencing at Dusk. GRAND " PROMENADES MUSICALES ET CHAA, PETRES ! ! ! On TUESDAY and THURSDAY NEXT, Commencing at Six o'clock, and terminating at Nine. Admission One Shilling. ,C 1 ‘ 3,2,P. 1 ~\~~ 3 : z,„ 3 Zln LONDON FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1839. The Lords met last night but did little more than transact routine business. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Cambridge, referring to the late dis graceful riots by which the Corn-lecturers were opposed, and praying that the University might he placed under better discipline. This is certainly needed, but the Corn law-making Lords are likely, we are afraid, rather to ap prove, than reprove, the conduct of their own sons, re latives, and dependents. The Lordlings at Cambridge did but imitate their parents. In the House of Commons, the London and Black well Commercial Railway Bill was read a third time, after a few observations from Sir R. INcus, Sir Da LACY EVANS, and Mr. HARVEY. The observations of the latter gentleman are worth notice. Among the petitions presented was one from Ches ter, praying that the mails might be prohibited from travelling on a Sunday. These petitioners are consis tent men, and deserve our thanks for carrying their principles so far towards their just conclusion. No mails to travel on a Sunday —no coaches to run--no bats to sail—no ships to voyage —no furnaces to blaze ; they must all stand stock still, or be put out, when the clock strikes 12 on Saturday might, as the Bishop of LONDON once made the Opera curtain fall. Then must the horses be unharnessed, if the groom and coachman may even unharness their horses after the clock has struck ; then must the helm be lashed, and the sails furled ; and the bellows tied up ; and from 12 o'clock till 12 o'clock the busy world of man—except the church-goers—must be still, as if frozen, or as if in the buried cities of Italy, they were all suddenly overwhelmed by a great calamity. Of course those who would stop twills must stop cooking ; and the poor man's pie, the only good and hot meal he has in the week, must retrain unbaked, or be baked the day before, and the Lord fanatics. Bishop's dinnervi,hat a mustpity, too,beu tncoeyedc,antnhoat hush o thanks to the m windsoabfrleesbr.rue They breath, n h gi e Sabbath, at. rt ctohoteoyoradpoi muchd ny o an tn encouraged bt u stop rss h burst from soon nfi e o m:oo growth os :f, aoe of rpl ;f downu and ni v :d e e s g t vegeta bles. t they zeal. After some uninteresting notices, the adjourned de bate on education was resumed by Mr. DISRAELI, whose speech, we are bound to say, contains no incon siderable number of sensible observation s . We have always supposed the lion. Member to be a real Demo crat, who attempted to assume Tory opinions, which always sit awkwardly on him, for the sake of a seat in Parliament ; and his de nunciation last night of all centralization, hi s de. nial that the State had contributed to the conveni ences of social life, his assertion that it could not use fully build a bridge, much less educate the people, his difference with those who ascribe much to political in stitutions, all convince us that. we are right, and that this gentleman, being over ambitious, only waits for the ascendancy of Democracy to ask for a place at its head, The Hon. Member concluded by stating that the pre sent was not a proper time to bring forward such a ques tion, when the provinces were in a state of insurrection, and when the House bad been so frightened by the recent Chartist petition, that it waived all its rules to allow the member for Birmingham to speak on the subject. _ EWART followed, and at once set Mr. DISRAELI down as an anarchist, declaring that his principles would carry back the people to a state of savageness. We do not exactly know that, for the question has never yet been settled how far the State ought to in terfere, and we apprehend that question, though par tially examined, yet needs a more thorough investigation than it has hitherto received before any man is enti tled to say that the absence of its interference with any one particular b ranc h of soc i a l lif e w ill l ea d us b ac k , plan at some le ngt h , to barbarism. M r . E WART defended the M i n i sters and showed by the success of the mixed or L or d S TANLEY ' S p l an f or I re l an d, at Liverpool, where th e c hi ldren o f the different sects are educated together in harmony, that it was well calcu lated to diminish those sectarian quarrels which dis grace the name and character of England. Mr. EWA aT also very justly chastised Lord STANLEY for flippantly talking about theological subjects in the House of Commons. the super:may of hi s Mr. PLUMPTRE. raved, according to his wont , abou t own creed and the inferior i ty of other men's. That h e w h o li ves i n t h e ne ighbourhood of Canterbury, and repr esen t s E as t K e nt, the abode of the Thomites, should h ave venture d to o p e n his mouth , in praise of the creed which he adopts, and they had been taught, would surprise us, if any blundering could surprise us in our blunderi ng_ bigots. , Sir GEORGE STAUNTON declared that he intended to vote against the Ministers because the present plan tended to place the Church under a Board of Laymen. Now this, in a gentleman who places the Church under the Parliament, under the Ministers, and under the QUEEN, is, in our o pi n i on, a gross i ncons istency. We think him in error —not dishonest. Mr. GALLY KNIGHT was, of course, happy to agree with Sir GEORGE STAUNTON. HC thought the plan an outrage on public feeling, and that it would degrade the Church to the level of JOHANNA SOUTHCOTE'S followers. Is it not already below them ? They were independent as a spiritual community ; the Church takes orders from Catholics and Dissenters. EVENING EDITION. ROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Times of this morning speaks the Ministerial educa tion project in the following reckless and intolerant manner:— " The scheme of " national" education, as they term it, is one expressly, and we acknowledge dexterously, designed for the disparagement of the " national" religion, represented by the Established Church. It is a scheme of palpable encroachment upon that Church, by taking away its existing and long-recog nized privileges. It is one for authorizing alien bodies to meddle with, and thwart and frustrate the efforts of the Established Clergy, to imbue the minds of the infant poor with those doc trines wherein the Church of E ng l an d pronounces that the rea l principles of Christit.nity consist. It is a stratagem for mixing up truth and falsehood in the same minds, for breaking through the boundaries between them, for sweeping away those cl:s.inc tions on which hangs the question of revealed religion, or natu ral religion, or downright scepticism, whether philosophical or stolid, which amounts, in fact, to no religion at all." The Morning Chronicle thus alludes to last night's division on the National Education Scheme, and exhorts Ministers, despite the smallness of their majority, to persevere in the mea sure :—" The debate was protracted to a late hour in the morn ing, and Mini s t ers o bt a i ne d i n f avour o f t h e i r scheme a majority of five. We did not expect a greater, after the industry em ployed to excite against the scheme all manner of prejudices. We trust that Ministers will so far despise factious opposition as to persevere, trusting to time and the advantages conferred on the people for the refutation of their opponents." The Morning Advertiser observes, in the course of a leading article commenting on the Tory opposition to the Government plan of national education :—" Because education is not to be placed solely under the control of the Established Church, be cause the population generally, without exception or distinction of sect, are to be admitted to drink at the fount of knowledge, but above all, because education is the first auxiliary in the pro motion of rational freedom, the Tories meet the project with their most inveterate opposition. it is the inseparable curse of a factious and oppressive policy, that whatever is found to be beneficial to the country at large will almost always be found at variance with its immediate objects, and consequently that the more judicious any course may appear for factious purposes, the more opposed must it be to common justice and the general good. The whole secret of Tory opposition, in the present in stance, is to be found in the simple fact that an educated people will never consent to be an enslaved people." The Morning Herald expresses itself in the following swag gering style on the subject of last night's division in the Com mons, on the national education scheme :—" Ministers again rest on a majority of five ! On the previous night their ma jority was ten. They resigned but a short month ago, expressly on the ground that a majority of five proved them to have not the confidence of Parliament. Will they resign now ? Not they ! They would be content to crawl on with a majority of one, or even by the aid of the Speaker's casting vote. Self abasement has no terror in their eyes. The members of the Melbourne Cabinet will, in their own persons, endure any con ceivable amount of disgrace, so long as the country shall endure them in office. Their tenure of office, however, is not likely be lengthened by their clumsy attempt to make an open ques tion of religious education." The Morning Post remarks, in reference to last night's ma jority of five in favour of Ministers, on the education measure, that it is a victory, not achieved by Government, but by the Opposition, who should therefore be in extacy on the occa sion : We have gained a victory—for a majority in favour of the Ministerial plan of only five Members in a House of 559 is a victory to the opponents of the measure. The country will now see that it is not to the temporary holders of office, but to the great Conservative party, that it must look for aid. What the consequences of last night's vote may be, in respect of the Ministry, it would be premature to foretell. There cannot assuredly be much increase of confidence on the part of the House of Commons in this second majority of five ; yet on the last occasion on which the Government had the same number in their favour, they admitted that they had lost the confidence of Parliament." HE MARKETS.-(THIS ' DAY CORN EXCHANGE. There have been this week small supplies of English Grain , and good of Foreign, which, at present, all goes to bond. Th e extreme favourableness of the weather caused great indifference on the part of the buyers, and Wheat scarcely maintained Mon day's terms. In most other Grains there was little variation , and even Oats, though the supply was short, did not realize any. further advanc e i n pr i ces. F lour was very little in demand, an d ship parcels lower. SMITHFIELD MARKET. . . Supply of Sheep and Lambs large to-day, that of Beasts mo derate. Trade generally good, with an advance of 4d. per stone as compared with this day week. Beef sold freely at former rates. Pork and the fine sorts of Veal declined 2d. per stone. Beef, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 4d. ; M utton, 4s. 2d. to 4s. 10d. ; Veal' 4s. 4d. to ss. 2d. ; Lamb, ss. 6d. to 6s. 4d. ; Pork, 4s. 2d• to ss. 2d. Beasts, 506; Sh eep an d Lambs, 10,950; Calves 448 ; Pigs, 612. ONEY and COMTVIERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY.-- ,4 We have had a flat market for Cotton to-day, and prices are rather lower. The sales are 1,400 bags, all to trade." New Brunswick Papers have been received to the 17th May , the following is an extruct : FOURTEEN PERSONS BLOWN UP.—On the evening o f the Ist instant, the store of Daniel Rush, in Hancock, was blown to atoms, occasioned by the igniting of two open kegs of gil l " powder. Th ere were f ourteen persons in the building at the t time ; six were d angerous l y wounded. Three of Mr. R us h '+ children were seriously injured; the younger, an infant in the cradle, escaped unhurt. Those who first arrived at the scene of ruin, seeing its little hand about the rubbish, removed the fallen timber, and found the little innocent without even a bruise, in the cradle. Great agitation prevailed in the course of yesterday after. noon, in consequence of a notice from the Bank Directors that the rate of disc'mnts on bills of exchange would be in future at 5 per cent. After the above appeared, another was issued stating that all further advances which may be made in pur suance of the Order of the Court of the 30th ult. will be at the rate of 5 per cent. from the 20th June, and that such advances will be made on Bills of Exchange only. By the above it will be perceived that the Directors have not only rescinded the notice of the 30th ult., whereby loans were made upon Bills of Exchange, Exchequer Bills, and otherapproved Se curities until July 10, at 5 per cent., but the notices yesterday posted at the Bank of England at present confines their ad vances only on bills of exchange, thus rescinding their former advance& of the 30th. We have no doubt that the Bank Di rectors are in possession of certain information respecting commercial affairs for adopting this measure, and it is generally expected that in the course of that time it will have the effect to improve the foreign exchanges as well as to prevent the draining from the Bank of England of the precious metals ; added to this the speculators in cotton at Manchester will be thwarted in the monopoly of the above article. Both the British and Foreign Markets have somewhat been effected by the notices of the Bank Directors. Consols, which closed yesterday 93% % for Account, and were in the morning 93% 3 / 4 , opened this morning 93t. %: Reduced 92 1 / 8 . Exchequer Bills have considerably receded, and may be no minally quoted at from 5 to 15 ; India Bonds—nothing done ; Bank Stock, 190 192; India, 255 257 ; Spanish Active, lower —lB% 19; Portuguese, lower-34 1 /., 5; Columbian also 31% 2; Brazilian, 78 1 / 9; Mexican, 26%; Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 55 1 3 / 4 ; Five per Cents., 102% 7 / 8 . Almost all the Foreign Stocks have receded. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock l9O r 9 9 ' India Stock 3 per Cent. Red 3 per Cent. Cons. — South Sea Stock 3 per Cent Old Annuities Ditto Red. 99% Bii New 3 4 per Cent New 5 per Cent. ......... -- Bank Long A nn ui ties to ex pi re Jan. 5, 1860 l4 3-18 Oct. 10, 1859 .11n. 5, 1860 — Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 — Jan . 5. 1870 — PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds — Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds — Ditto Account — Chilian Bonds D tto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Account — Columbian Bonds, 1824 31 1 % Ditto Account...3ll% 130 i 1 y 4 Danish Bonds 7431 4 Ditto Account Greek Bonds New Ditto 3 per Cent. Annuities, / 751 „ --- _,„. Exch. Bills, £1,000...10 8 Iu v" — Ditto 500 .. 1 5 I ° P in ' Ditto Small IS 15 Pnt Ditto Commercial — " Ditto Advertised Bank Stock for Account India Stock for Account ••• Consos for Account ...... 93% Tills DAY AT ONL Peruvian Ponds ............... Ditto Account ......... . .... Po; tuguese Bond s . ........... Ditto New Bonds ••,, 311 Ditto Account 35 0/ is • 0% Ditto, 3 per Cent .... ... 471 OS Ditto Account ...... Prussian Bond s ............... Russian Bonds, 1821 ...... I Ditto Account ....... .«••••• Ditto Metallic ............... Spanish Bonds lA% Ditto Account. 19700 4 P ass i ve 8 4 Def. rred French, 5 - ----.,, a per cent ...... -- - - 0 f ---• Ditto Bonds, 1825 _ ---- 4 per cent....... -- • 0,:. Ditto Account -- 3 per cent. "f• Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent — ----- Exchange. 2sr. 40c - i i Ditto Account ......... Ditto, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Neapolitan Ditto Account...». ...... PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Sha re ' Brazilian Imperial Mining Co (issued at 51. pm.) 'A 1854 18 Or: at Western Railway Company 65 73 1 Brighton Railway Lo . .uon and Blackwall Railway ll 8 4 S. Lontlon and Birmingham Railway Company An it 2 to , Lon-lon and Croydon Railway Company lll. 18s. 6d. 12'4 M:mchestor and Bir m i ng h am R ailway Do. Assam Comp a ny 5 Do. Ext ens i on 7 55(% 4 HALF-PAST OIVE The general topic of conversation, and particu'arly among the monied interest, relates entirely to the measures of the Bank Directors in raising their discount to 5% per cent. on comma: mercial paper. We hear that the discount brokers in genera.' are in want o f money, for which they allow the Bank a li b era l premium. It i 3 expected that in a few days a further advance will take place at the Bank from 5% per cent. to 6 per cent. Consols may be quoted at present 93k. Exchequer Bills, 10 8 10; India Bonds, 10; Bank Stock for Account lower, 192 190 g. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active were 18a; Pottu guess, 33 Z-; Three per Cents., 20;1; Russian, 1121; Co lombian, 31A ; Dutch Two-and-a -Hall per Cents., 53 1 ; Five per Cents., 102. __— Mr. R. D. Browne paired off on the third read ing of the Jamaica Bill. It was erroneously stated in th e Morning Chronicle that he was absent. 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