The Sun. — London, England, 1850-07-24 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL BANK OF LONDON. The annual general meeting of the shareholders of this bank was held yesterday, at the trankng-house of the company, in Lothbury. The following directors retired according to the pro visions of tim deed of settlement, namely—W. S. Boyd, Esq.; Wm. Cooper, Esq.; M. Hunter, E3q.; and Joseph Underwood, Esq. The three latter gentlemen, being eligible for re-election, offered themselves as can didates accordingly. Charles Butler, E4q., of Sussex place, Hyde-park, also offered himself as a candidate. Besides the directors, the following shareholders were present:—Messrs. Joseph Marsh, Herbert Douglas, J. W. Muskets, Herbert Taylor, John Showell, John Blea den, J. Gee, William Hooper, Charles Bleaden ' William Lee, George Hennett , Bubert Black f or d, A. B. Cook, Dr. &Vitae, David Taylor, Henry Birnewall, Thomas Benson, Samuel Moores, and others. THOMAS B A RNEWALL, Esq., one of the directors, pre sided, and, on;taking the chair, called upon Mr. Cutbill, the Secretary, to read the advertisement calling the meeting, which was done, and also the annual report, which was as follows: " The directors have much pleasure in presenting to their co-proprietors the tenth annual statement of the affairs of the bank. " It will be seen by the annexed balance-sheet that, after writing off the bad and doubtful debts, and paying the charges and current expenses GE the past year, the net profits amount to 14,9.2/. 3s. Bd.. Out of these profits a dividend at the rate of 61. per cent. per annum for the half-year ending 31st December, 1849, has been already paid; and the directors have now to declare a dividend for the half-year ending 30th Jane. 1850, at the same rate, to which they have the satisfaction of adding a bonus of 7s. 6d. per share—both dividend and bonus free fromincome.tax. " After paying this dividend and bonus, and deduct ing the rebate of interest upon current bills, there will remain a balance of 2,4681. Si. 7d., to be be added to the reserve fund, increasing that fund to 23,1141. 12s. Bd. , - BALANCE-SHEET TO JUNE 30. Capital subscribed ... £673,900 0 0 Capital paid up ... 0 0 Guarantee Fund invested in Govern- . went securities .. ... Balances due to the customers of the 20,646 4 1 Balance carried down after deducting bad and doubtful debts, and paying all charges and current expenses 612,596 19 6 ... 14,982 3 8 £783,005 7 3 Cash in hand, Government securities, India bonds, bills discounted, &c. 779,005 7 3 Value of banking premises, fittings, and furniture, at Lothbury and Henrietta street ... 4,000 0 0 £733,005 7 3 Dr. Dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, f)r the half-year ending 31st December ,1849, aiready!paid... .£3,879 0 10 Dividend at do. for the half-year ending 30th June, 1850 ... ... 4,043 8 0 Bonus of 7s. 6d. per share on 6,739 2,527 2 6 shares Rebate of interest on current bills car ried to profit and loss new account ... Balance carried to the guarantee fund, making that fund... £23,114 12 8 2,468 8 7 2,064 3 9 £14,982 3 8 Cr. Balance brought down ... ... £14,982 3 8 Mr. D. M:itetE moved, and Mr. CHARLES BLEADEN seconded the adoption of the report, which was carried uninanimously. The CHAIRMAN then said—After the very kind man ner in which the meeting had confirmed and adopted the report, any comment which he might have otherwise thought it necessary to make on that report was en tirely unnecessary. He would only say that that report was a just, straightforward, and unvarnished history of the progress and transactions of this bank, and he thought it presented to the meeting an indication of in creased and increasing prosperity, to which he was sure they would be always ready to render their assistance and support. It only remained for him to declare, out of the profits, is dividend for the half-year ending June 30, at the rate of 61. per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 7s. 6i. per share to each shareholder. Mr. J. SHOWELL then proposed the re-election of Messrs. William Cooper, Mark Hunter, and Joseph Un derwood. three of the retiring directors. Mr. HENNETT seconded the motion, which was car ried nem. con. Mr. HENRY BARNEWALL proposed Mr. Charles Butler, a duly qualified proprietor, as a gentleman fit and proper to be elected to the vacant seat in the di rectory, occasioned by the retirement of Mr. W. S. Boyd. Mr. OxExFonr, seconded the resolution, which was also carried without a dissentient. _ _ Mr. COOPER returned thanks on behalf of himself and his brother directors who had been re-elected. Mr. DAVID TAYLOR moved a vote of thanks to the directors for the praiseworthy manner in which they conducted the affairs of the bank. Several Shareholders rose simultaneously to second this motion, which was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said the vote of confidence which the meeting had just passed with such unanimity would be a reward to the directors for the past, and an encourage.- gent to them for the future, and he could truly assure the meeting that the directors would continue to watch with anxious solicitude over the trust which had been confided to their care, and embarked as directors and shareholders were in the same cause, and linked together by the same interest, he was sure the kind exertions and the active influence of the shareholders would be ever ready to assist the directors in the attainment of their common object. In that conviction the directors felt as sured that in each successive year they would be enabled to open to the shareholders an additional page of in creased and increasing prosperity in the history of this bank, and that all their meetings, like the prearnt, would boar testimony to the existence of that cordial co-opera tion and that mutual good understanding, which, sealing as it were the bond of their connexion, would always be the best augury of their success.—(Applause.) Mr. TAYLOR, jun., moved a vote of thanks to the secretary, Mr. Cutbill, to which that gentleman re sponded. A vote of thanks having also passed to the Chairman, the meeting separated. THE GORHAM CASE. A general meeting of dissentients to the decision in scase was held in St. Martin's Hall, Long-acre, yester day, for the purpose of adopting-Ist, A Protest against the Judgment in the Gorham Cale; 23, A Petition to the Queen; . 3d, An Address to the Archbishops and Bishops; 4th, An Address to the Scotch Bishops; and sth, an Appeal to the Clergy and Laity of England. J. G. Hubbard, Esq., was called to the chair. On the platform we observed the Bishop of Bath and Wells, Lord Nelson, Archdeacon Wilberforce, B. Hope, Esq., M.P., Rev. W. Sewell, J. R. Kenyon, Esq., Dr. Todd, Rev. Sir C. Anderson, Bart., Rev. W. Patinan, F. H. Dickenson, Esq., formerly M.P. for Somersetshire, Archdeacon Manning, Lord Fielding, &c. The body of the hall was crowded with clergymen and laymen entertaining similar views upon the question at issue. Resolutions were then proposed in furtherance of the objects of the meeting. The first set forth, that as the meeting held that " original sin is remitted to all infants by spiritual regeneration, through the application of the merits of our Saviour . in and by the Sacrament of Baptism," and that as they individually " acknow ledged one baptism for the remission of sins," they therefore solemnly repudiate and protest against the judgment of the Judicial Committee of her Ma jesty's Privy Council, and do appeal to a free and lawful Synod of the Church of England; because that judgment sanctioned in an hypothetical sense the plain declarations of the Church, suggests contra dictory interpretations of her doctrines, and requires institution to a benefice of a priest who professes doc trine utterly inconsistent with the sacramental character of baptism and subversive of a fundamental article of faith. And because in this decision the Judicial Com mittee had exercised a jurisdiction which they did not possess, and 'which never was nor would be confided to them by the Church. The prayer of the petition to her Majeity was— " That all questions touching the doctrine of the Church of England, arising on appeal, or in your Majesty's Tempo ral Courts, may hereafter be referred to the Spirituality of the Church of England. And that your Majesty will be please to remove the impediments which now obstruct the exercise •of the ancient synodical functions of the Church, in order to the determination of the aforesaid question of doctrine, as well as of other matters affecting her welfare, to the salvation of souls, and the glory of her divine Head." The third resolution, which was an address to the archbishops and bishops. concluded as follows :—" May it please you, Most Reverend and Right Reverend Fathers, to express your humble desire to the Crown for that license which in all such emergencies it is virtually (if not expressly) pledged to grant, via.,— That the Church in synod assembled may have free dom to judge matters of doctrine and discipline. Or, if suo'a license cannot now be obtained, may it please you so to declare your mind and intention as to secure us for the present against that utter denial of sacramen tal grace, which we too plainly see to be permitted by the said decision." The next resolution embraced a vote of thanks to the Bishops of the Church of Scotland, and assured their Lordships "that the Church of England will never, either by her deliberate assent or by her passive acqui escence. sanction the heretical doctrine involvcd in this judgment." - The concluding resolution was as follows:—." That we solemnly and earnestly appeal to our brethren of the Church of England, in this and other lands, f r their sympathy and sissi dance—entreating their con sideration of ,the facts set forth In the protest, petition, and addresses adopted by this meeting, and beseeching them deliberately to weigh and examine the grievous dangers to which the.maiotenaoce of our faith is exposed through the recent judgment of the Judicial Committee of her Majesty's Privy Council, convinc-d that a calm investigation of the subject will assure them not only of the reality of our apprehensions, but of our right to the redress 11 , 6 seek; and we urgently implore them to join usin protesting against the wrong and vio lence threatened to our Church. and in vindicating her doctrinal teaching from the suspicion and reproach which have been cast: upon it, and. to co-operate with us in a faithful and persevering effort to secure for her, through the restoration of her ancient and inalienable privilege of judgment in spiritual raatters, the power of maintainin g the essential verities committed to her as a wallah of Christ's Holy Catholic CI latch." This and the preceding resolutions having been una nimously agreed to, the proceedings, which lasted for a considerable time, terminated. SOCIETY OF ARTS, A public meeting. of this society took place yesterday at John-street, Adelphi, for the distribution of priz s; Lord Colborne, vice•president of the society, in the chair. _ _ _ The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the day, made a few preliminary observations congratulating the society on its present prosperous condition. The address of the Council was then read, which stated that the season which had just reached its close was the most prosperous the society had enjoyed for many years. A very large increase in the number of subscribing members had occurred. While from 1845 to 1849 the number of members had averaged 105, in the present session no fewer than 250 had joined. It was known that the project of their first great National Exhibition, upon being submitted by their president, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, was deemed by the Government to merit being made a national undertaking. This society had resigned the work of its realization to a Royal Commission formed for that purpose under his Royal Highness, by whom the idea was now being carried out, even on a larger scale than the society had originally meditated. Teis society had contributed in its several localities no less a sum than 6,1871., in addition to a further sum of 1,1011 12s. paid into the hands of the treasurers at the society's house. A great source of gratification and congratulation was the signal success which had attended the Exhibition of Ancient and Mediaeval Art which had lately closed. The following prizes were then awarded•by the Noble Ch sirman : In the Section of Trade and Manuractures:-1. To Messrs. Rutford and Finch, for their porcelain bath in one piece, the gold Isis medal. In the Section of Fine Arts and Manufactures:—To Messrs. Campbell, Harrison, and Lloyd, for Oleic figursd silks for dresses, the gold Isis medal; to Messrs. John Crossley and Sons, for their printed carpets, the gold Isis medal; to Messrs. E. Henry and Sons, for their em broidered garment fabrics, the gold his medal; to Messrs. Keith and Co., for their silk furniture damasks, the gold Isis medal; to Messrs. Lambert and Bury, for their tamboured lace, the gold Isis medal; to-Messrs. Reckless and Hickling, for their machine-made lace, the gold Isis medal; and ve Messrs. Swaiuson and Danny s, for their sweet pea chintz, the geld Isis medal. Silver medals were also given to Messrs. George Bacchus and Sons, for table glass; to Messrs. Cornell, Lyell, and Web ster, for their ribands; to Messrs. Keith, Shoobridge, and Co., for their printed shawl; to James Coulson, for damask; to Miss Stanley, for her Norwich hand-made lace; to Messrs Stone and Kemp, for their silk damasks; to T. W. Wallis, for his specimens of carving in wood ; to E. Webb, for his horse-hair damask ; to Messrs. J. and W. Wilson, for their carpets. The Isis silver medal was given to Messrs. R. S. Cox and Co., for their seven-inch ribands, and to George Cook for his speci mens of carving in wood. Several honorary testimonials were also awarded. A silver medal was also given to Messrs. Mackair and Co., for their coating for electric telegraph wires. In the section of Mechanics gold medals were awarded to IL Bessemer for his sugar-cane press ; to C. W. Siemens, civil engineer, for his rm generative condenser ; to George Heaton, for his plan for preventing oscillation in locomotives, and to W. 11. Smith, civil engineer, for his flexible breakwater and lighthousee. Several silver medals and honorary testimonials were then awarded to parties for various inventions in mechanics and the meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the Noble Chairman. INVERNESS MACKINTOSH TATS BILL. The inquiry of the Lords' Oommittee on this Bill was resumed again yesterday ; the Earl of Shaftes bury in the chair. Evidence, on the part of the pro miters of the Bill was proceeded with. Mr. Shaw, a trustee of the Mackintosh fund, and a director of the Inverness Academy, said' the number of boys educated on the fund, in 1846, was about fifteen or. sixteen, but that number had now been reduced to ten, in consequence of the rents of the Mackintosh property having fallen con siderably within the last few years, owing to the failure of the potato crop and other circumstances. The net income for 1849 was about 677 L, and be did not think that the annual income it, prospective would be more than 6001. He had opposed the resolution which was agreed to by a majority of the trustees, for the purpose of applying to Parliament for a Bill allowing them to divert a portion of the Mackintosh fund for the general purposes of the Inverness Academy. The general feeling in Inverness was against the present Bill, be cause they thought that the fund was not more than sufficient for the education of boys belong inn to the clan of Mackintosh. Those who had been educated at the school were distinguished for their in telligence and assiduity, and he had never heard any complaint by any of the parents or guardians of the scholars, or inhabitants of the toms, with respect to its management. Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS—He had consented to the appropriation of a portion of the fund for the establishment of a college at Inver ness, on condition that the Government consented to make an appropriate endowment, but he objected to a diversion of any part of it for the general benefit of the academy in question. By having an university they would be enabled to carry out that part of the will of Captain Mackintosh which provided that certain of the scholars should be sent to an university, wiluut in• curring the expense of sending them to a college at a distance. In tne event of his proposition being adopted, he intended that the Mackintosh boys should be educated at a school attached to the college. Mr. W. Welch Forbes said he had been a medical practitioner fx twenty-two years, at Inverness, a mem ber of the town council for twelve years, and a magis trate in 1844, and in that latter capacity he became a trustee of the Mackintosh fund, and a director of the Inverness Academy. He entered the academy as a scholar in 1818, and received the greatest portion of his education at it. The amount and quality of the edu cation supplied was then of a superior description, and was equally good if not better now. The school was equal to any other similar institution with which he was acquainted in the north of Scot land. The teachers were superior to those who taught some branches of learning when be was a scholar. The instruction given was quite sufficient for the better class of people in the town, and would fit them for any one of the universitie!. Several persons who had been educated at the school had distinguished themselves in their respective professions and callings, and he was satisfied that the mode of education pursued would have the effect of marrying out the wish of the testator, viz., to raise the character of his declining clan. Cross-examined by Sergeant BELLASIS—He never promulgated any plan of his own for appropriating any portion of the Mackintosh fund for other purposes, ex cept what was the legitimate wish of the testator, and he opposed the Bill because he belived it would be a violation of the trust which bad been reposed in the trustees by Captain Mackintosh. Mr. James lanes Mackintosh, medical officer of St. Olaves' Union, Southwark. who had been educated as a bursar at the Inverness Academy, and afterwards sent to Edinburgh University at the expense of the fund, bore testimony to the efficient system of education adopted at the school during the time he belonged to it. The Committee adjourned, at half-past three o'clock, until twelve to-day, when Mr. Andrews will be heard on the part of the opponents. THE SUN, FitAki CE. The Assembly on Monday nominated the following 15 members as Commissioners to represent the As sembly during the prorogation :—Messrs. 03ilon Barrot, Berryer, Changarnier, Jules de Lasteyrie, General Lauriston, Mole, Mouet, Nettement, d'Olivier, General S. Priest, Generil Lamoriciere, General Bedeau, de Mornay, Montebello, and Les pinasse. PORTUGAL. Advices from Lisbon of the 13th state that the American Minister demanded his passports on the 11th inst. HOLLAND. Tua awing, JULY 19.—The two Chambers met in a combined sitting yesterday, to consider the pro ject of law r es p ec ti n g the Royal minority. O n e Member alone (Mr. PoottmtANN) spoke. The Mi nister of Justice defended the project of law, and replied to the numerous objections which bad been raised to it in the general report of the two combined Chambers. After the speech of the Minister the Chambers proceeded to vote, and the project was re jected by 59 votes against 21, and it was decided that the KING should be respecttully requested to take into immediate consideration the proposition relative to the Royal minority. After the rejection of the project the Minister of Justice, in the na me o f the KING, thanked the Chambers for the aid they had given the Government on the subject of the law of the Regency, and announced at the same time that the KING, considering that the continuation of the convocations of the two Chambers as a combined sitting was no longer necessary, this extraordinary , session was closed. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, July 23.) SUOAR.—To-day there was a fair business transacted in good and fine grocery and refining sorts of West India Sugar at the former currency, but inferior kinds were operated in with caution, and must be quoted rather cheaper. The purchases are 682 hhds, &c, including at auction 150 hhds 9 tierces Bar badoes, which went at lower rates for inferior, but at full terms f)r good and fine; prices ruled at from 39s 6d to 423 6d fir find yellow, and at 351 to 393 for low to good; 41 hhds, 102 brls Grenada went rather cheaper: good yellow at 37s to 37s 6.1, low and mid 353 to 363, low to good brown 324 6d to 34s par cwt. REFINED.—Today the .11,4 fined Sugar market pre sented a firm aspect, and home dealers were ready buyers. There were few sellers of brown grocery lumps under 50s per cwt. For Crushed Sugar a fair de mand exists, British at 27s 6d to 28s 61 per cwt. MAIIRITICIB.—This afternoon there was less disposi tion to operate in Mauritius Sugar, and prices declined 64 per cwt. At public sale, 7,240 bags were all dis posed of, but the chief part was snlphury; good yellow went at 361 to 375; middling, 35s to 35s 6d; low, 33s 6d to 343 6d; fine brown, 335 to 33s 6d; vet', middling and good, 31s to 32s 6d; low, 28s to 293; grainy, 37s to 47s 6d; brown, 34e to 36s 6d. EMT LiDlA.—Tbis afternoon a public sale of 713 bags Bengal Sugar went at rather lower rates, low and wiu yellow like Mauritius sold at 33s to 355, good and fine soft yelluw 34s 6d to 36s per cwt. FOREIGN.—To-day there was little passing in foreign Sugar by private treaty, but holders were firm, and wcdld not sell but at full sates. At auction 94 bags Siam were withdrawn, and 20 hogsheads fine strong white Ilavannah taken in at 50s to 51s per cwt. MOLASSES.—There has been little passing i❑ West India, but holders are not disposed to make any further concession in the value, and require from 13s to 16s per cwt for low and fine quality. East India is cheaper, and at public sale 186 chests Bengal went at the low terms of 10s to lls. COFFEE.—This afternoon Mysore was in good de mand: at public sale 146 bales 582 half do. sold at is to 2s per cwt advance ; good and fine ord soldat 44s to 475, damagd 38s 6d to 42s 6d. Of Mocha 20 bales were dis posed of at stiff rates ; fine yellow went at 81s 6d, triage 34s to 38s. 48 bales 119 half-bales, and 182 bags went rather above the value, good and fine ord at 44s to 475, and damaged 36s to 435. Of Manilla 80 bags were withdrawn. A fair business was concluded in Native Ceylon by private trea'y at stiffer rates; at auction 80 bags sold at 43s 6d for good ord, and at 41s to 42s 61 for damaged. Of Plantation 59 casks wont at barely former terms ; low mid and mid at 52, to 54. 6d, fine fine ord 51s 6d, and inferior 45s to 45s 61 For Jamaica full terms were obtained, and 10 puns 92 bags sold; mid 555, good and fine fine ord 43s to 50s. For auction on Thursday 200 casks Plantation Ceylon, and for Friday 547 bags Java, 26 casks 121 bags Planta tion Ceylon are declared, whilst other parcels will be advertised before that time. COCOA.—Holders of West India have confidence, and continue to supply the market with caution. A more active home trade demand exists, and rather higher rates have been obtained. At auction 206 bags of Trinidad were sold, red at 43s to 465, grey 44s to 82s, and 90 bags of Dominica 37s 6d to 39s per cwt. There has been little passing in foreign, although sellers are dis posed to accept the moderate rates of 27s 6d to 28s 6d per cwt. TEA —There has again been a large business trans acted in common Congoa for home trade purposes, and the export demand continues good, whilst the latest rates paid are lOid to lld per lb, and there are not free sel lers thereat, as supplies continue to diminish. In medium sorts a good deal has been done at Is to is 2d, whilst for better kinds a more active demand has been experienced, and prices are firm at is 3d to is Bd. There has been little desire to operate in Hysons; at the same time lower rates are not acceded to, but large operations have taken place in young Hysons, and stiff rates are paid. In other sorts of green the business done has been of a satisfactory nature, and prices are fully as high as on this day week. Previous terms are well sustained for scented and Pekce Teas; a fair business has also been concluded. SPICES.—To-day rather lower rates were taken for Pimento, and at sale 23 bags sold at sid to 6d for good even. amaica Ginger declined 5s to 10s per cwt, but at auction 210 pkgs were all sold, good and fine went at 414 s to 61 13s, and mid 31 10s to 41 per cwt. RICE.—To-day there was little disposition on the part of shippers or home dealers to operate in East India, and prices declined 3d per cwt. for good sorts, but inferior was held for the former value. At auction 1.000 bags of Arra can were taken at 8s 6d. 1,752 bags, 438 pockets Bengal in part f ,und purchasers, good white at lOs to 103 tid, mid 9s 6d to lOs, damaged 6s to 9s 6d, and 150 bgs good pinky white Madras went at Ss 6d to 9s per cwt. Patna is in good demand chiefly for exportation at 9s 63 to 16s; but Carolina continues to be operated in with caution, Town dressed at 22s to 28s, and American 20.3 to 21s per cwt. SPIRITS.--For East India Rum there is a quiet market; still sellers will not accept less than is 3d per gallon proof; and there is not a more plentiful supply. Leeward Island is held for is 4d to is 4id proof, but opera tions are small and confined to 200 puns ; still there are several buyers at a slight reduction. In Demerara operations are 250 puns at is 1 Id to 23 2d for 30 to 40 over proof, Prices remain firm for better qua lities of Jamaica, fur which the home and export demand has been good, but only small orders have been executed, for inferior and previous terms are supported with difficulty. The pur chases are 300 puns, low quality 35 over at 2s sd, 30 to 36 over clean, ord and good 2s 6d to 3s, better sort 34 to 38 over 3s 2d to 3s 9d, and high flavoured 3s 10d to 4s . 61 per gallon. In Brandy operations have been to a limited extent only, yet holders remain firm, and obtain for Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1849 4s 54 to 4s 7d, 1843 ditto 4s 6d to 4s 84, 1847 ditto 5s ld to 5a 3d, and inferior sorts 2s 8d to 4s 2d. Geneva met with little attention, and the value of common is now is 6d to is 7d, and fine for consumption 2a to 3s. For British made Spirits rates remain the same as on this day week, with a more active demand. INDICO.—Since the termination of the quarterly sale there has been a good home and export demand, and about 600 chests have been sold at fell rates. Spanish fully sustained the former value, and the public sale of 90 serons Guatemala went off well, at 2s 3d to 4s 6d per lb. SALTPETRE.—HoIders remain firm and none has been submitted to public sale since last week; low to fine Calcutta is from 25s 6d to 27s 6d. British refined is held for 29s to 29s 6d, but not much has been done. Nitrate of Soda is offered at 13s 6d to 14s per cwt. COCHINEAL.— Holders have more confidence, and re frained from submitting any to auction since last week. Furecer rates are sustained, and rather more desire has been evinced to operate by private treaty. Public sales are declared. TALLow.—On the part of holders of Russian there is firmness, and the rates obtained fur fine P.Y.C. on the spot are 36s 6d t) 36s 93 per ewt, but operations are upon a limited scale. There has been little passing for delivery in the last three months, although there are tellers at 37s 6d to 37s 9d. The value of free on board is 34/ per ton fur this, and 33/ 10s for next month. In home melted large sales have been made, but at the moderate tate& of 35s 6d to 36s per cwt nett cash. Prices have ruled steady for other sorts of Tallow, and supplies are less plentitul. At auction 330 casks of Aus tralian were mostly sold at from 323 to 35s 64 for low to fin°, and 600 pkgs South American at 33s to 36s per cwt. For auction 1,400 pkgs are declared. Oma.—ln Linseed Oil transactions have been upon a large scale, and the supply is much reduced, prices also exhibit a further advance, and .rule at 333 9d to. 34s per cal on the spot. For delivery a fair business has been done at 33s to 33s 6d. Rape seed Oil has been in good request, and prices are on the advance, pale selling at 37s to 37s 6d, and brown 36s to 36s 6d. Of Cocoa Nut sellers are willing to accept 29s to 31s for Ceylon and Cochin. Palm, the value of fine, is 28s to 28s 6d, whilst several parcels aro near at hand. At auction 20 casks sold at 22s to 27s for very low and middling. Olive has been in much better re quest, and prices are on the advance, sales having been made at 421 to 43/ for Spanish and Gallipoli, at 411 to 411 103 per ton for other descriptions. Sperm is more pier titul, and previous rates are not supported. At auction 124 tuns chiefly sold, fine Colonial at 831 to 84l 53, mid 811; 12 tuns Ameri can 791 15s to 831. Yeadmatter is still scarce, and rea lises stiff rates; a parcel. at sale sold at 901 to 92155. Cud Oil is not offered under 341 103, still sales have been upon a limited' scale. Southern is wanted, and the parcels sold by private treaty were at 32s to 331 103. Of Sea Elephant Oil 10 tuns were sold, first sort at 331 to 331 ss, second and third ditto 321 to 321 10s. In pale Seal several purchases have been made at 311 103 to 321, at which the market is firm. For coloured sorts there are buyers to a fair extent at 29/ 103 to 301 10s, but the supply is yet small. SOCIETY FOR. PROMOTING THE AMENDMENT OF THE Law.—On Monday a meeting of this society took place at their rooms, 21, Regent-street; Mr. M. D. Hill, Q.C., in the chair. The principal object of the meeting was to receive a communication from the special committee ap pointed to carry out the resolutions of the society relating to the establishment of a law school. The report of the com mittee stated that they had great reason to believe that three or more courses of lectures would be commenced in Novem ber next, and that three members of the committee having stated their willingness to deliver lectures, this committee have accepted their offices, and they have accordingly ap pointed Mr. Spence, Q.C., Mr. James Stewart, and NI r. Arthur Symonds, lecturers on the following branches of law :—Mr. Spence, on equitable jurisprudence ; Mr. Stewart, on the law of property and conveyancing; and Mr.Symonds, on legislation and the mechanism of law. The committee consider that it will be desirable that the lecturers should be allowed to take fees as well for the attendance on the private classes in tended to he formed in chambers as for the public lectures. But that all fees to be taken on account of the public lectures should be paid into the funds of the society. to be kept as a distinct fund, and that, subject to this regulation, each lec turer should be allowed to fix the amount of the fees pay able for attendance on his lectures. The report having been received and adopted, a vote of thanks was passed to the three gentlemen who had consented to act as lecturers. A resolution was then passed expressing the thanks of the society to the present Lord Chancellor, for a letter in which he had stated that he approved of the establishment of a law school in the manner proposed by the report ot the committee on the subject. The meeting then adjourned until after the long vacation. EXPERIMENTS WITH SMALL ARMS.—A committee on small arms is at present sitting at Woolwich to test several descriptions of muskets, the experiments being made at the butt in the Royal Arsenal. The experiments have been carried on for some time by artillerymen and have now commenced with line regiments. One captain, one lieutenant, two sergeants, two corporals, and twenty privates selected from the three regiments of Foot Guards, arrived at Woolwich on Wednesday evening last to continue the expe riments. Petitions have just been presented for the winding up of the following railway companies :—Dudley, Wolver hampton, Walsall, and Tamworth ; Wolverhampton, Wal sall, Leicester, and Peterborough; Sheffield and Retford; and Narborongh and Watlington. o t o h fn e l ay following u y n years asras i b ol o i f t ra o gn t ea m g h o ee o d d wLa s f a o r na t r u te fortune ne u w a en h n. ch where ht h e a a r p s fallen e pheearsa aw to h that a tywoe young ne o gn t A LucKY Fa LLow .—The Echo de l' Oise recounts English lady fall intoea in the river when landing at the Quay. Laurendean jumped they of her, but beingnwootrksoomfetheve personssselbytate would d ot i h l e a s by velo s s o t m tb e e o i f t their li fi v e es ir h o ai n t - present released him wi , h a boathook. The mother of the young l a d y thanked him warmly, and made thea p , r v e o se u i r i l t d , hanedhaadbapaid the received in eue l n e se he incurred in cur in;;from the boathook. Laurendeau had neither seen nor heard ;. ny thing more of the persons for fifteen years, wh en a few daysa ji,h gentleman came to him, alluded to hisac si t n , c ,f e c a o n arEng and in order to be certain of his identity had hi s leg age, exa mined by a medical man , who clearly recognised the mark made by the hook. When thus certain of his man, the Eng lishman told Laurendean that the young lady whose hie he had saved wished to thank him in person, and to present him with an annuity fur his life of ?0,000f., and at the same time he gave him LOW: to pay the expenses of his journey to Lon don. The fortunate young man immediately made his pre parations and started. TaN Csors.—The weather continues fine and seasonable : great prowess is made with the hay harvest, which will be abundant; and the crops of wheat, oats, barley, turnips, and potatoes are all very promising. The appear ance of till country in every direction is extreme:y beau i fal. On St. Swithin's day, Monday last, not a drop of rain tell.—Leeds Alercury. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 23. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat ou the Woolsack shortly after Five o'clock. PETITIONS. Lord PORTMAN presented a petltion from the in habitants of Camberwell cumplaining of the incompe tency of the Commissioners ot Sewers, in consequence of which they suffered grievously. The Earl ot EGLINTON presented a petition from a solicitor of Liverpool, praying to be heard by counsel before the Committee on the forgery of signatures to the petition against the Liverpool Waterworks Bill. Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented several petitions in favour of the Marriage Bill. The Earl of LONSDALE presented several petitions against beer shops. Lord STANLEY presented several petitions in favour of protection; also a petition against the Marriages Act. Lord REDESDALE presented several petitions from various bodies of clergy with a similar prayer. The Bishop of OXFORD presented some petitions with a similar prayer. The Martini; of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of Deal, corn piaining of the great inconvenience which had arisen trom the abolition of toe Sunday Post-office delivery, and praying for the immediate restoration of it. MARRIAGES BILL. The Earl of ST. GERMANS, in answer to a question of Lord Stanley, said he had not had an opportunity of consulting the promoters of the Bill, but he would give an answer on Thursday. The Marquis of BREADALBANE hoped the Bill would not be persevered with, or at all events that it would not be mad© applicable to Scotland, from which country he presented se.veral petitions against it. COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND). In answer to a question from Lurd MONTE AGLE, Lord BROUGHAM said that it was his intention to proceed with this Bill, which stood for a third reading. PROVISION FOR THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE her Majesty's message was read. The NOBLE MARQUIS then rose to move that a humble address be presented to her Majesty, to return her thanks for her gracious message, to assure her that the House would adopt all measures that might be ne cessary to provide for the family of the Duke of Cam bridge. The Noble Marquis then explained the pro visions of the Bill at present before the other House for making provision for the family of the late Duke of Cambridge. Lord MiOUGHAA! would say, as he had said in the other House, that so long as a most iniquitous and im politic law disgraced their' statute-book, by which the members of the Royal Family were prevented from con tracting marriages with whom they liked, it was the duty of the country to provide amply for them. The motion was then agreed to. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. The Earl of GLENGALL presented a petition from the inhabitinti of the north riding of the county Tip perary, complaining of aericultural distress and the present poor-law system. They complained that they were completely driven out of the English market in consequence of the largo importations of foreign, and particularly French, flour. There was also an immense qusntity of foreign bacon and pork now imported which► greatly interfered with the sale of their produce. The alterations in the tariff had also admitted hides and a variety of other articles duty free, and thereby lessened their means of paying rent, cultiva,ing their land, or giving employment to the lAnourers.__ POPULATION BILL. On the motion for the third reading of the Population Bill. The Earl of MALMESBURY begged to offer a sug gestion to the Secretary of State fur the Home Depart ment relative to the returns, which it appeared to him were susceptible of great improvement. He wanted to have the form altered so as to define more clearly the persons engaged in agriculture, commerce, trade, and manufactures, and those dependent upon these several branches of industry. Some small towns which were entirely dependent upon agriculture were in the popu lation returns of 1841 set down as manufacturing. After a few words from Earl GRANVILLE, Lord MONTEAGLE, and the Earl of ELLENBOROITOII, Lord STANLEY said the object of his Noble Friend's suggestion, in which he quite concurred, was to show what had not been done in the former returns, those who were dependent upon manufactures and those who were dependent upon agriculture. In the small rural towns it was well known that all the tradesmen and artizans were dependent upon the agricultural classes, and could not be fairly set down among the manufn turers. _ _ Earl GREY doubted whether any improvement could be made in the forms adopted on the last occasion. The Earl cf MALMESBURY did not want to throw in these dealers and traders among the agriculturists; what be wanted was, to prevent their being thrown into that body called manufacturers, and thus unfairly swell their numbers; they belonged as little to the one class as to the other, but they ought to be clearly described in the returns. The Bill was thentead a third time and passed. The Linen, &c., Manufactures (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. The Population (Ireliind) Bill was read a third time and pas;ed. MILITIA BALLOTS SUSPENSION BILL On the motion that this Bill be read a third time, The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH . said it was now the 20th or 21st time that a similar Bill had been passed, and it was time that the ballot should be altogether abolished, as tending towards the maintenance of a system unsuited to the altered state of warfare. This country had not improved as compared with other countries in a military point of view; and if the new principles of foreign policy recently promulgated were to be acted upon, it behoved them to Le prepared for the contingency of hostilities. The principles themselves, as enunciated, were certainly trite and common-place enough, but the classical allusion to the Roman citizen, whom the British citizen hereafter was to resemble, showed that something more was meant. Undoubtedly it would be very agreeable for Englishmen to stalk over the continent as though they were some superior beings, and affect to be released from all obligations of obedience to the laws of the country in which they might happen to be, and rely on the protection of the strong arm of this country. But their Lordships must recollect that if the British citizen was to eejey the immunities of the Roman citiz - n, ho must be content to take them on the same conditions, and an army must be maintained to e desire of this country was, preserve these immunities. But nothi ng cou ld b e m ore absurd than to institute a comparison b e t ween th e two nations. The Government of 'Rome was essentially chief Th study, war its prime object, net to make war, but to make money.—(Hear, hear, and m an i d lita r conquest with it a s r d m e a si i r t e s . a laugh.) But it would be most irrational to suppose, and might lead to great calamities if they indulged in the delusion that British subjects would be respected as Roman citizens were respected if they did not provide the same means of protecting therm But it had been said we must not suppose, when angry words were used, that blows were always to follow, That might be true when nations were of equal strength, but where ono state insisted on remaining like this country in a state of per severing weakness, determined to take no means what ever for its protection, resolved to be defenceless, it was not for us to incur the anger of armed states desirous of war, and anxious to wreak on us the vengeance which they had treasured for ages. It was very well to talk of sympathy with Governments co - o i peratith their subjects in the advancement of constitutional principles; but if they wait e d f or concur rence in the purSuit of freedom —if they 9118 waited for the concurrence of the King of Naplestri with the people of Sicily, or the Empero r o f Au Milanese or the Venetian States, h e did not a thi w n i k th they the would at a very early period be call e d on for the exhi bition of their sympathy. This word sympathy was o y f a somewhat questionable and dangerous characterfor, if be mistook nut, the United States' b or d erers W ho in vaded the territory of Canada not long ago assumed the peaceful name of sympathisers. If they were prepared to persevere in having a very small peace establishment, in keeping our coasts perfectly defenceless, it was abso lutely necessary to make our language abroad conform to our weakness at home. It might be vary well for us to do as we had done if we had 40 sail of the line, 100,000 soldiers at our disposal, and 10,000,000/. in our Treasury. But with nd larger fleet than that possessed by France, and with no more disposable ships than would equal one-third of the force which Russia in a few weeks might bring full of troops to the mouth of the Thames, with not a corporal's guard disposable, and not a single spare florin in the Treasury, it would be a sheer absurdity to indulge in such aspirations. H e therefore hoped that our Government, under these cir cumstances, would at least abstain from giving offence to nations with arms in their hands, and who were both ready and de,irous to use them to our disadvantage. Earl GREY said the Noble Earl bad begun by stating that the time had come for abolishing the militia ballot altogether instead of continuing,to suspend it, and then proceeded to state that this country was in a state of great weakness as compared with other nations. On neither a these points could he agree with the Noble Earl. With regard to the fir's, he thought it 'most de sirable to keep such a power in reserve. With respect to the second point, he believed the position of this coun try to have changed, not for the worse but for the bet ter, in respect to its preparations for any sudden out break of war. In the first place, very large sums had been expended within the last twelve or fifteen years in various works of strength in our principal arsenals, and in the formation of harbours of refuge on points of ex treme importance, with reference not only to commerce, but to hostile operations. Again, a new force had been created within a few years past be enrolling the pen sionere, to the amount of 15,000 he believed, who, al though not equal to soldiers in the vigour of their age for field operations, would always lei of great use i n garrison and in the tic f .nee of our coasts. A very great change had also beau produced of late years by the in crease of the artillery, a force which cou,d not be -sud denly treat. dto meet ati emergency. Though a consi derable reduction had been made in the army in the present year, it did not apply to the artillery, which was upwards of 2,000 men stronger, than it was three or four years since. But, said the Noble Earl, look at the force kept on foot by other countries. Now there was no more fallacious mode of estimating the real strength of a country than looking at the mere amount of force kept on foot. If they wished to estimate the real, though dormant power of this country. which the spirit of our people would render very speedily available it this country were ever involved in serious danger, they must take a different view of the matter, and above all they must look to the state of the finances. His firm convic tion vva , , that instead of being less powerful than those foreign countries which the Noble Earl bad adverted to, or less powerful than they were at a former period, when they looked at the state of their finances, and regarded the progress of wealth and industry in this country, they EVENING-, JULY 24, 18-50. would find that in real and substantial power this coun ry was advancing far more rapidly than those rivals with whom the Noble Earl had compared it. He was certainly not a little surprised to hear the Noble Earl talk of there not being a single florin in the Treasury, after having seen in the Gazette that at the quarterly meeting of the Commissioners, notwithstanding the groat reduction in taxation which had taken place, there was a considerable surplus applicable to the reduction of the national debt. He believed there was no country in the world where,if it should become necessary to make a great effort, you could at a moment be so certain of obtaining any amount of money you might choose to call for. That he held to be the greatest element of our power. But the Noble Earl also surprised him by urging the necessity of maintaining a very large force on the ground of a change which he alleged to have taken place in the foreign policy of this country. He knew of no such change, nor bad any such taken place in the foreign policy of the nation. The Noble Earl had commented on the reference made to Rome, and said it implied that we were to aspire to universal conquest. He did not so understand the allusion. The inviolability of the Ro man citizen was maintained by Rome when she was an inconsiderable Italian state, and oich hail also been the policy of this country at least from the time of Crom well, and he earnestly hoped, notwithstanding what the Noble Earl was pleased to consider the weakness of this country, that it would be always strong enough to maintain that policy, and that an Englishman, in what ever part of the world he might happen to be, might always find himself protected by the shield of British power. As to the observations made by the Noble Lord with reference to our sympathy with nations struggling for freedom, he must remind him that al most from the earliest period of her history this country had always shown an interest in the efforts made by foreign nations in the cause of constitutional liberty, and when the Noble Earl illustrated his argu ment by a reference to the American sympathisers, he begged to tell him that it was not because the word was used to cover atrocious designs that sympathy was to be discouraged and reprobated. It was his firm belief that though great reductions had undoubtedly been made in her forces, no nation could attack the honour of this country with impunity.—(Hear.) After a few words from the Earl of GLENGALL, The Bill was read a third time and passed. STOCK IN TRADE BILL. Earl GRANVILLE moved the second reading of this Bill. Lord STANLEY asked whether the Government would be prepared next session to bring forward any measure to remedy the gross inequality and anomaly oc casioned by the exemptions involved in this The Marquis of LANSDO WNE said the Government would be prepared to listen to any plan which would have the effect of making a more equitable adjustment of the burden of taxation. THE ALIEN ACT. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, that in reply to a question which had been put to him the other evening by a Noble Lord opposite (Lord Stanley), he wished to state, that in the condition in which this country was at present happily placed, her Majesty's Ministers did not think there was any ground for their proposing a re newal of the Alien Act which was about to expire. The measure had only been introduced as a temporary one, and he believed it might at present be safely dispensed with. Their Lordships then adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS, July 23. MEDICAL CHARITIES (IRELAND) BILL). (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Clause 8 as amended was then agreed to. On clause 9 being proposed some considerable dis cussion took place, amid which, The CHAIIMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again at twelve o'clock on Thursday. SUPPLY. The report of Supply was brought up and agreed to. The House then adjourned to five o'clock. The House resumed at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition, agreed to at a public meeting held in the National Hall, Holborn, complaining of the treatment of one of the Chartist pri soners in Newgate, named Bezer, and praying for an in quiry into the circumstances. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from the General Assembly of the Presbyterians in Ireland, pray ing that the House might pass a law to preserve in its integrity the rights of landlord and tenant. Major BERESFORD presented a petition from the county of Devon in favour of tenant right. Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition from the trustees of a savings bank in Lincolnshire complaining of the Government Savings Banks Bill. Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from the clergy of Preston and Lancashire against the Jews Bill. LAW OF MARRIAGE. Lord ARUNDEL and SURREY gave notice that, in consequence of the lateness of the session, he would post pone the Marriage'Act Amendment Bill until next year. IRISH POOR-LAW. Colonel DUNNE rose to ask for leave to bring. in a Bill to amend the Irish poor-law. He and several other Members who had addressed the House on this subject had been accused of wishing to abolish the Irish poor-law altogether, but he distbictly disclaimed having that ob ject, although he was of opinion that unless the poor-law was amended, the country would continue to remain in that state of wretchedness in which it was at present. The amendments which ho proposed were based upon four resolutions, which were agreed to at a meeting of Irish Members, and had been submitted to the Govern ment. Ile proposed, first, to abolish out-door relief, but in doing so he knew that he must provide some other substitute for it, and he had inserted in his Bill a plan fur affording employment to the poor, and as be now only asked the House to read the Bill a first time, he hoped it would receive the serious consi deration of the Hon. Members during the recess. The f econ d part of his Bill provided a mode for reducing the poor- law expenditure, while the third object of the m. a•• sere made provision for securing paid boards of guardians. The taxation of Ireland was Bs. 4d. in the pound on the actual value of the landed property in Ireland, while it was only 2s. 4d. in this country. He thought he had said enough to justify the request which he had made— viz., leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Irish poor-law. Mr. HAMILTON seconded the motion. Mr. P. SCROPE thought the motion was meant to sub vert the Irish poor-law, though he did not think that was the intention of the Honourable and Gallant Member who proposed it. The Honourable and Gallant Mem ber said his object was to do away with the system of out-door relief. That was the main principle of the Act of 1847. The Hon. and Gallant Gentleman also ob jected to establishment charges; but he (Mr. P. Scrape) should like to ask him how ho reconciled that with his for mer opinion that there should be no relief in workhouses? He would take the opportuni►y of stating his own opi nion as to the Irish poor-law. The diminution which appeared in the last report of poor relief must of court* be very gratifying to every Hon. Gentleman, and he be lieved that it was entirely owing to the depreciation in the price of provisions, because he perceived that the great reduction was in out-door relief, which had been almost altogether put an end to. Now, he thought that if this were the case it was a sine qua non that the in-door relief should be perfect and efficient, and that there should be no mismanagement in the workhouses. But was this the case ? It was very easy to show that there were very few workhouses in Ireland which were not over-crowded. The fact was that the poor-law was superseded in Ireland by mis management, and he held the Government responsible for all abuses which they thus suffered to continue. He had often urged vainly, it was true, upon that House and the Government to introduce some system of reproductive labour either in connexion or discon nected with workhouses. It but needed that they should turn to the report of the Board of Works to see what ad vantages there were in Ireland for reproductive labour. Thousands of people were starving while the work houses were full of paupers, and yet the land was allowed to remain unproductive. It did not produce one-fourth of what it might be enabled to do by the adoption of some better system than the existing poor-law. Mr. F. FRENCH said the Hon. Member for Stroud proceeded on the principle that the proposition of the Hon. Member (Colonel Dunne) was to put a stop to out door relief, which would make the Irish poor-law worse than it was at present. He was surprised to hear the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Stroud advocating the right of the nominees of the Crown to tax the people of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) The very idea of such a doctrine, if applied to this country, would be scouted from one end of the land to the other ; and he, there fore, hoped it would not be tolerated, when it was pro posed to continue it in the sister kingdom. The im provement which he wished to introduce into the present law was some test against deception and hypocrisy, and that was all he asked for. _ _ Major BLACKALL thought all the improvements which had been suegested could be accomplished by the board of guardi ans un d er the ex i st i ng l aw without the intervention of the Legislature, and he therefore hoped the House would not be induced to adopt this Bill. S t ill , i f it would affor d any satis faction to the Honourable and Gallant Member who proposed it, he should have no objection to its being introduced for the purpose of being considered during the recess. Sir G. GREY would not stand in the way of its intro duction, but he begged it to be distinctly u nderstood that Government in no degree sanctioned the principles laid dow n by t h e Honourable and Gallant Gentleman who had proposed the Bill. For instance, Government altogether diffored with him in supposing that out-door relief co u ld b e aboli-ihed, nor could he sanction any ex tensive sch eme o f emp l oy i ng t h e p o or upon public works. He believed the law to be a very valuable one, and he should he sorry to sea any course adopted out of doors that would prevent its full operation. Mr. STAFFORD supported the introduction of the Bill, and denied that Members on that side of the House were opponents of out-door relief. There could be now no doubt of the failure in a great degree of the potato crops in Ireland, and he thought it theduty of the Government to adopt some course to avert, if possible, the fatal cala mity which would otherwise fall upon Ireland. Sir H. W. BARRON said the Irish poor-law was the greatest grievance of Ireland, inasmuch as it was pau perising the whole country, particularly those who had anything to lose. This and the effect of free trade were ruining the people.—(l.lear, hear.) Ireland was and ever would be the difficulty of England until Ireland was go verned by a majority of Irish Members. At present the Irish Members were swamped upon purely Irish questions by English and Scotch Members voting at the beck of the Minister. It was that which lost America to England. As far as he understood the Bill, for he had not seen it—(Laughter)—h e ent i re l y agreed with his Hon. Friend that out-door relief in Ireland was wholly impracticable, and therefore he supported the motion. The English people complained of a paltry 7d. in the pound income-tax, and then they appeared asto nished that the Irish people should complain of 25., Bs., and even 10s. in the pound pooh-law taxation. The English complained of the poor-law as oppressive. He denied that they had any right to complain of the poor law. The Irish people were the only people who hal a right to complain of the poor-law. The Englishman's property had been acquired and purchased with the burden of the poor-lacy tax on it. The Irishman had acquired his property without any such tax, and it was, flerefore, monstrous to impose it on Irishmen. The poor-law was a new tax on house and landed property in Ireland. Why should those species of property be only subject to the poor•law tax, and all other descriptions of property exempted? It was a monster grievance, this poor-law, and the Government should have no peace until they redressed this, and all other of the monster grievances of Ireland. Ireland would be the great difficulty of Government so long as Government refused to look into these questions, and neglected to legislate fur them. As long as he had breath in his body—(Laughter)—he would not cease to press on Government the necessity of remedying these great evils. At that late period of the session he felt he should have neglected his duty had he not told the House and the country that Government bad, this session, done nothing fur Ireland. Mr. S. CRAWFORD was willing to place out-door relief under such restraint as would mitighta that amount of evil which he believed must flow from establishing that principle without limitation. The Hon. Member for Portarlington bad said that Irish gentlemen acquired their property and purchased their estates without neiug subject to a poor-law. That was one of the grievances of Ireland. It was a shame that no provision had been made by landlords until lately for the people of Ireland. Much of the evil under which Ireland laboured was re ferable to the land. The towns were overburdened by the poor population being driven from the country into the towns. This ought not to have been permuted, and would not have occurred under a more judi cious system. With respect to poor-law relief, he was of opinion that everybody who had relief ought, as far as possible, to work for that relief. Then, with re spect to state-paid officers, he was favourable to that system; but it was a system that ought not to be pursued longer than it could be avoided. The Hon. Member for Waterford complained of the starving poor in Ireland; but what would have been the fate of the poor had not that great deceased stateman made such commercial changes as enabled them to bring food into the country at the cheapest possible rate? Understanding that the Bill would not absolutely forbid outdoor relief, he should support the motion fur its introduction. Colonel DUNNE did not wish absolutely to prohibit out-door relief. All he wished was that it should be given by other means than were adopted under the pre sent poor-law. Allusion had been made to tree trade. He denied that free trade existed in Ireland. Colonel CHATTERTON said ont-door relief might be entirely abolished in the Cork Union, but several,of the poor-law guardians were desirous of forcing out-door relief on that union. Sir W. SOMERVILLE wished to have proof of that. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. TENANT-FARMERS. Colonel SIBTLIORP rose to bring forward the mo tion of which he had given notice, relative to relieving the tenant-farmers from the operation of the income-tax. He wished some abler Member, and one more competent to enter into the details of the question, had brought forward this motion. The tenants were suffering from free trade, and they were less able than almost any other class to bear the losses to which they were exposed by the operation of the new system of commercial policy. He wished the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer would relieve him from the necessity of bringing forward this motion from his own sense of what was due to the tenant-farmers and justice, by acceding at once to his proposition, and thus relieve him and his Hon. Friends who attended in that Hous'e from a tire some speech, and an unsatisfactory speech on the part of himself, because of the weak efforts he was only able to make in favour of the motion. But as he despaired of this proceeding the motion he should submit to the House was this :—" That from and after September the duty payable by tenant-farmers under schedule B of the income-tax should cease and determine." He had been asked why he selented this particular period? He did so because tie found it would give relief to Scotland and England equally. He knew he should be met, and fairly suet, by a statement from the Right Hon. Gentleman that the period of three years would expire in April Mel. If the Right Hon. Gentle man would assure him—he did not wish to bind the Right Hon. Gentleman to an impossibility—that during the recess he would look into the whole matter and give it his serious consideration, and that if he found suffi cient reason he would be disposed to give relief to thet class of persons for whom he humbly, deeply, and ear nestly entreated sympathy—to the tenant-farmers of the country—if the Right Hon. Gentleman would do that, and hold out a hope of the probability of the removal of this tax, he would not trespass on the time of the House or of the Right Hon. Gentleman. But as he was afraid the Right Hon. Gentleman was not disposed to give him such an assurance instanter, he must take the liberty to lay before the House the grounds on which he conceived he was justified in resting his motion, to which he trusted his Hon. Friends in that House would give their support, and thus bring the Right Honourable Gentleman to a sense of duty, which, however, he would rather see emanate from the Right Hon. Gentleman from a sense on his part of what was right, and what ought to be granted to those for whom he now ventured to plead. He did not wish to speak ill of any man who had ever sat on the Treasury Bench. Though it was his duty to differ from a deceased statesman—the late Sir Robert Peel, to whom he gave the utmost credit fur tiee exercise of every duty in private life, and with whose family he deeply sympathised in their bereavement—still, as a pub lic servant, and remetuberine what had passed in that House during the period the Right Hon. Baronet held, he might say, the mast important situation in the coup • try—recolh ctieg what had taken place, and what had fallen from the Right Hon. Baronet. which led to those great disappointments felt by all in the House and every body in the country—except the Free-traders, certainly by the great and important agricultural body—landlord, tenant, and not least important, the lebouring class; he was bound to call the attention of the House to facts. He well recollected that when the late Right Hon.• Bar onet, in 1842, brought in a Bill for what he considered to be an amendment of the exiting corn-lvs—which many on his side of the House thought As anything but an amendment—but, in reality, a violation of those rights and engagements admitted by every statesmen, Mr. Huskisson and others; he recollected the words which the Right Hon. Baronet used to introduce his measure. and he would read them to the House. The Right Hon. Baronet commenced by saying—" Sir, I rise in pursuance of the notice which I have given, to submit to the House the views of her Majesty's Go vernment with respect to the modification and amend ment of those laws which regulate the import of foreign corn." The Right Hon. Baronet went on to say—" I am aware of the difficulties which encompass the sub ject I am about to bring under the consideration of the House. With regard to a matter in respect to which such adverse opinions prevail, it is difficult to discuss it without making statements or admissions which will be seized on by those who entertain opposite opinions ; but I feel that the best course I can pursue is to submit to the House the considerations which influenced the judgment and decision of her Majesty's Government, and to leave them to be decided on by the reason, mode ration, and judgment of Parliament." * * * " The only object which I shall aim at in bringing this subject under the consideration of the House will be to state, as clearly and intelligibly as I can, the considera tions which have induced her Majesty's Govern ment in reference to the nature of the mea sure I am about to propose. One other object I shall aim at—namely, to discuss this question affect ing such mighty interests, in a temper and spirit con formable with its great importance, bearing in mind how easy it is on each side to raise exaggerated apprehen sions, and find inflammatory topics by which the feelings of the people may be excited. Her Majesty's Govern ment have deemed it their duty to consider the corn laws with a view to their modification and amendment. They undertake the consideration of this question at a period when there is commercial distress, and when there exist great suffering and privations connected with that distress. But I feel it my duty, in the first place, to declare that, alter having given to this subject the fullest consideration in my power, I cannot recommend the proposal which I have to make by exciting a hope that it will tend materially and immediately to the miti gation of that commercial distress. While I admit the existence of commercial distress—while I deplore the sufferings which it has occasioned, and sympathise with those who have unfortunately been exposed to privations, yet I feel bound to declare that I cannot attribute the distress—to the extent in which it was by some sup posed imputable—to the operetien of the corn-laws. I do not view with those feelings of despondency with which some are inclined to regard them, the com mercial prospects of this country." * * " But looking at the general state of the commerce o this country, I neither see grounds for that despon dency with which some are in the habit of viewing it, nor can I see any ground fur imputing to the opera tion of the corn-laws, as some do, any material share in the evils at present existing. I think we are too apt to assume that there must be a constant and rapid in crease in the amount of our exports to other countries, and we are too apt to despond when we find my occa sional check in the amount of our exports. We decline to compare the extent of our commerce in the last year with a period of time more distant than the preceding year. We insist on comparing it with the year imme diately preceding; and if there appears a decline we are areto too aptdrdried d t o up. apprehend A t a t p ha er th i the e of o sources ar of our commercial prosperit y history there have heen these alternations cf prosperity and de pression. The latest period to which the returns respect ing our trade are fully male up will include the year 1840, and comparing the state of trade in 1840 with its condition in preceding years, during the operation of the corn-laws, I see no ground for the inference sometimes drawn, that the corn-laws are the cause of our mis fortunes, and that the repeal or alteration of them will supply an immediate remedy." • "I refer to thss for the purpose of confirming my im pression, that to look for any rnpiel or great change in the condition of the working population of this country from any extensive change of the corn-laws, would subject you to great disappointment. My firm belief is—l am now speaking with reference to those who wish fir an absolute repeal of these laws—that if the Ilene of Commons should bo induced to ple3ge itself to a total repeal, which we on this aide of the House deprecate so much, without relieving ' permanently the manufactures of the country, you will only superadd the severest agricultural distress. Any such disturbance of agriculture as must follow from a total repeal of the corn-laws would, in my opinion, lead to unfavourable results, not only with respect to the agriculturists themselves, but also to all those numerous classes who are identified with them in interest." The Right for. Baronet went on to say :—" Nothing can be more difficult than to attempt to determine the runouut of protection required ter the home producer. LONDON, WEDNESDAY tg e• • • Wile reference to the probable rernueera. price I should say, that for the protection of the agocol• tural interest, ac far as I can possibly form a judgw e ., 4 e if the price of wheat in this country, allowing for It s catural oscillations, could be limited to some sucti e _ t amount as between 549. and 585., I do not believe tna,, it is for the interest of the agriculturist that it sb e .,°°!! be higher." The average was now much under 405. t or, ther ou the Right Hen. Baronet said :-" the belief of my colleaguee is, that it is'importaut this country, that it is cf the highest importa" e yOU scald welfare of all classes in this country, that take care that the main sources of your suPPIY of c while we should be derived from domestic agriculture ; My belief, a!is . Sl also feel that any additional price which you may res in effecting that object is an additional pore; or grour::, which cannot be vindicated as a obnonutbse mlum to agriculture, but 'only of its being advantageous to the country at log rd Those were the statements in 1842 which theY h! e i _h from the Right Hon. Baronet. The protection vrt.hieer he wished to give was not protection to aril W illi es . class. His belief and the belief of his collesgues that it was important to this country, and to all elas-'1 that care should be taken that the main source of oo i r . supply of corn should be derived from domestic agr.icit was litilu tle ture—and that any additional price which effecting that object would be counterbalanced by. 4 It y lg to general gain in other respects. The words of the lion. Baronet were, that it was essentially ncee e t r t he give protection to domestic agriculture; and fro' i d wee r) official quotations which could be referred to, it be seen that the increasing imports from foreign CO'ie tries continued to depress, and would, ultimatelY,%°42, hilate the productions of this country. In Juno , d the Right Hon. Baronet brought in a Bill which gra4se to her Majesty an income-tax on the property or country for three years. The tax was to Crag) in M a id 1845, it was renewed from time to time, and it vt, o , expire on the sth of April, klember, between 1842 and 1851, bad introduced e tho s to effect the removal or the cessation of the tax on „ low important branches of our national industry. Ever 1851. He wished some li d ' since 1842 there had been a constant depression, not only in grain, but in everythiug counected wt'tj'e the landed interest. And to what depression owing? To the importation of lye produce. And this had worked aga ies ' e nt of tenant-farmer in twoi ways. It had also thrown o f peril n the an their employment an important class this ni d sr at t s h e : a o od tended n n e de n a d d t do poor-ratesi t t i hoen andl increaseburde nother b onut rcrime . d t e h n e s . c o ! Afi n t brdelsoared i e nd some of the evils which h a d ar i sen from the li deP' - a te at home caused by the importation of foreign ° lll ' 0 0 - 0' tie, butter, cheese, and other articles from forciP e c „king tries. These he considered suffictent grounds for ` - ee sie the remission for the cultivators of the soil. wh_l e f f e e t r b . e ) Lion in 1851 was quite impossible to predict. The imports of corn (wheat, barley, and oats) re .ti the three years ending 1849 were 18,514,249 qrs., im po rted eight years from 1842 to 1849 the quantity ar - g bat was not less than 206,422,739 qrs. He was a figro "'" the Hon. Members for the West Riding and for 7 i .; chester would say there was no distress in the CO ont3lit notwithstanding their ground of opposition to th e ,,,goe proposed the other day was the distress of the %et' But he Would ask, did any Hon. Member doubt r""?... g the agriett We t clssseemoe istence of distress amon" (Hear, hear.) He knew the Right 1 - 1 011 - G entl e- e h -01 could nut carry on the business of the country Iv" -cl k at certain impositions, but he called on him to 'O dr a, home, to encourage home trade and home Inanu fi , c i t , eon' tco protect the cultivator of the soil, and to take i°'"„ e ete sideration the pressure of this tax on t h e te- 00 0 farmers. He trusted the Right Hon. G.3141°1211 would acquiesce in the motion which he was about t° f d re' before the Howe. If he should not do so be scoa ß ete- -- new the application in another session of Parliantd bY (Hear.) The Hon. and Gallant Member 000°I°";t jntohuoe u edirxa t i i stHe e tei i s seooae p unesn s a s. I ya n b et le ,,r b ro y in t e en — an ( t c f b a e r e m r e s 7 under Sch euti- 5 duties that from and after the 20th Septern_ A h er te n Thl e--- bell ti a - yo I n A n id,f N whG C heae l Laa Ga n llant Oberliroeunogfehwtt Gentlemanha e fl . oo E r fwXat wouldChr forward i E nh bee Q os i 1 5133 4:4 ce t t e t b . 4;m o u o t r . :o -1 j come under the consideration of the House- l 'ree and Gallant Gentleman must be aware that tere co " n e ,l e tent - one class from the income-tax would be „ with the principl e on w hi c h i t was l ev i e d. -ti."l tat • under a certain sum were re li eve d, b u t when 5001100' was . levied it must be paid by all classes of th e C-- e artv city. It would be manifestly unjust to favour or ie ,:d t he cular uo class at the expense of another, and he Otis" t ote jl n i . and Gallant Gentleman would not press big ei° oo'. a.d r. BUCK trusted the subject would receive then:lo eration of the Government before the conlo 3 l l : c fr e at ott of another session. No such injustice was icwe- on the any other class in any country - in Europe se , ivae tenant farmers of this country. He believed t i e e l oc hire not a farmer who could not come forward an d be • that he had not gained a shilling. On the contralto. was convinced that a great many had sunk W il l, h ° third of their capital.—(Hear, hear.) It t ombs - " l ry been some encouragement to the farmers if the 9 . l l i e fed meat had held out any prospect of relief; but he u e : bl they would never obtain an atom of redress, elee't .... _ _ __ . their own exertions.—(Cheers.) ___ ; , AN Mr. NE WDEGATE sa id i t appeare d t h e seashtso o ' 1 about to close as it h a d commenced. T he Itig": 1 pier Gentleman, in stati ng t h at the income - tax , Was -P OO' 1 1 sally imposed, seemed to forget one remarka ble ho be maly, namely—th at the farm e r must pay whereto), made profits or not.—(Hear, hear.) When their wale however, was brou g ht b e f ore the House, i t Waa, s es lie . ri met by the sternest refusal to consider the anonis' e "reel 1 sition in which they are placed.—(Hear, hea r ? era' had invested their capital to a large exte w ns erld - r :b ps r° ; rity of laws which they did not suppose to gated; but yet the House of Commons ref e , red: dot the slightest attention to their distress. Duri n k s I;:sdte • cusion on the malt-tax, the Noble Lord at t he the the Government said he was not unprepared to go er' agriculturists distressed by the change in The go er' agriculturists 4 mai tariff; but, he hoped their distress would he ~,` boo' 0 tory. The Noble Lerd, however, did not st a 'ael h e long he thought the depression likely to last, nor en ',lle bold out the least hope of anythi ng b e i n g don- . C osy .- elate their sufferings.—(Hear, b ear .) The (A l ley tr 1 produce an impression up on t h e G overnmen t ive i g ns s sw ' P pressure from without, a nd h o b e li eve d it woulu o y dir 1 long before they would discover that they cane - s eeie e I tress large portions o f th e commun i ty an d a t the bes r./ t time maintain the prosperity of others.—(Hear' f i ni b° 1 According to the statement of the Chance llor 1 Exchequer, he bad to deal with a surplus of 3 7u - gel' . Le 0 but yet nothing had been done for the relief of,°„ deli , I cultural class, except, indeed, the abolition or tS s etti" 1 on bricks, which was, in point of fact, rather ! I 'l,. genus to the towns than to the agricultural distre e - g liell t Mr. WODEHOUSE said the position of the l'i p " i 't se farmer was perfectly new, and when Parliamen t 13 .i e po t •• t sembled it must be fully considered, as well es ee, bier' ) sition of the landlord, and every one dependent trlr% h the t —Ulm, hear.) There never was a period in w h fr i e - r be; agriculture of the country was exposed to grea t f ew d 0 z ard, or one in which greater feelings of depress.°oo ll t alarm had been created by the inconsiderate leg ° b i lya 1 which foresight and prudence might entirely ' , 1 averted.—(Hear.) e s telsl t Mr. SPOONER said that tenant property W— ii , s s 0 I 1 on a principle which did not apply to any other ° _. 0 00 6 property. The tax was levied according to the a''',. 0 4 t of rent, and not the tenant's profit. Now the rel P ie r../ t no criterion of the profit obtained by the far ° ' ;shed 0 t (Hear.) There was anoth er point which be v i- ev e che; press on the attention of the Chancellor of the ; Bilk quer, that was the prop r i e ty o f i ntro d uc i n g a 2h°rtii% to authorising the Commissio ners o f th e Proper*" the t t hold meetings t o h ear a p pea l s , an d g i v i ng tene l . l e o s tes° right to appeal, for th e p ur p ose o f s h ow i ng that. i n 001 1 of having gained during the last twelve menthe' t have in reality been subjected to a considerable 1o00•100$ d Tho gallery was cleared for a division, but non e place. On its being re-opened, t ape t° Mr. DIbIZAELI was stating his determination ee t for the motion. After the alteration made in th e se tb ll 1 on foreign corn, Parliament was bound to gil° c et - t agriculturists not only amp l e , b ut complete. iage. ii -ecire il (Hear.) The obj ec ti on o f t h e Chancellor o f the ..rlstie quer that it would b e i mposs i ble to pass a pi" ° l e a' subject this session w as an idl e o bj ect i on . Such 6 0 09. l sure, if introduced by th e G overnment , w ould h e dito' ported by the Opp os iti on , an d t h ere wou ld be n e , 4 001! I culty in passing it. He had not t h e s li g htest deemoola i before the end of the session several public Bil ls e O r : be introduced by the Gover nment an d suc cessfu el , o lo o ' d ried. In supporting the motion he was acting la P a wl" . t harmony with the principle he had always ads o e i " if , the ' . viz., that of er the alt erat i on w hi ch b ad b een inr e is st °.e t duties on r fcfeorteijstigunccoerntontoheopapgorritcuuniittuyrisshtsouoldf the / pity. - doing Kingdom. in tb a speech M r of. BRIGHT th e Hon. sa Member said that on e twouldhat the s f u p poiisreo ems - 0 , 5 I• suffering so me great i njustice from the pres ent n i reers t t (Cheers.) He was not surprised at the vociferirla; sOr f of Hon. Gentlemen opposite. One would ei° 3 1 1 ,: 0 0, 0 , pose that the farmer was at all times in the coneel e 10 1 a beast of burden. The present mode of levying, nio the I come-tax on the tenant-tarmers was adopted ' r- 0 61 " 1 impossibility of ascertaining precisely what their P o or were, inasmuch as they did not observe any vele.) $6 1 rate method of book-keeping—(Oh, and laughtehod ite' believed it could be shown that the present ine l r O P , posed a smaller rate of taxation on the ! fe llne s s t . b.j; that paid by other perties. If the proposition Ill_eept the tenant-farmers should pay no income-tax at a 'i t sow thea os itio o ' the other classes were to continue to pay it, not only an extraordinary but an impudent Pro 2 o ar° —(Oh.) lion. Gentlemen oppo s it e seem ed to be s t dor, that the end of the session was approachinge - Lie fo,, fr • iug the recess it would be necessary to keep t" - y IV"' ' COr I , : lowers together—and that as the Protectionist ' ote nearly worn out, .some other cry, like the Prescott first' requisite. He was opposed to the income - ss aliiae but he was now convinced of the propriety °'" direct taxation. gee .er The Marquis of GRANBY 'said the Hon. he t its ; was mitteken as to the grounds which, at s " esi tiv f ass e co the income-tax was first proposed o , n the node ° ;0 0 g tenant-farmers was adopted. At the time the - 0 06,t"; tax was imposed the farmers were malting lsrg e es 'ee I A " - and it was therefore an advantage to them to R ho gru tax assessed on half their rents instead of en L ori ° but a he ad' profits. At that time the corn-law existed, it was repealed the condition of the farmers ivea c but °lit fi r and they were paying the tax nct on a refl.! her '0 lose.—(Bear.) He could assure the Hon. Ale ° cd ,coon , Manchester that there was no fear of the prof • not being kept up in the country.—(Hear.) e d.-- 1 The House th e n di v id e d, w h en there apPea r 3 2 'For the motion ... ••• '" 50 ' Against it ... ... ... ••• ~.18 Majority against the motion ..., in . GENERAL PRACTITIONE R n3iII te.„e, Mr. WYLI) moved for leave to bring in a ej eclin i- r o cot orate the general practitioners of surgeine gene A i re and midwifery. His object was to e nable l e o (ilia"' practitioners on being incorporated to es a t t ieti. dates desirous of practising as geberal pract lve ". / too' mat 1 1