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1~ - a IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ILOUSEOF LORDS, June 4. Their Lordships met at Fivo o'clock. PET ITIONS. Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented several petitions praying for an alteration in the law of marriage. - Petitions were likewi?e presented in favour of addi tional accommodation to the assistant-surgeons in the navy. GREENWICH HOSPITAL BILL. -This Bill was read a third time and patsed. EXCHEQUER-BILLS BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES BILL. Lord MONTEAGLE gave notice that on Monday he should present a petition from certain persons praying to be heard by counsel against this Bill. He also gave notice that he should propose an amendment in the Bill, the wording of which he would lay on the table, the ob ject of which was to have two chambers. Earl GREY hoped that his Noble Friend would print the subsidiary amendments, which would be necessary should his amendment be carried, in order that the house migbt debate the whole question. Earl FITZ WILLIAM saw no necessity for the printing what his Noble Friend called the subsidiary amendments. Lord MONTEAGLE would prefer to take the debate on the question " Aye or nay " should there Le a second chamber. PIRATES HEAD MONEY BILL. The Earl of ELLEN BOROUGH directed the atten tion of the House to this Bill. It had come up from the Commons a month since, and it was to commence from and after the let of June. Being a money Bill they could not alter it, and it consequently would not come Into operation for twelve months. Earl GREY would consider the subject. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET BILL. Lord STANLEY drew the attention of their Lord ships to a clause introduced into this Bill, prohibiting any person from selling a single head of cattle, except in the market of Liverpool, or the markets authorized by the company within the district under the juris diction of this Bill, which district included the whole of the Southern division of Lancashire. There was a provision authorising the company to make their shares 301 shares instead of 251. shares, in order to reduce the nominal unmet of their dividend, end giving this corn • pany a monopoly of the market; and this Bill had Leen introduced and carried through the House of Commons by the free-trade Members of Liverpool and Lancr.shire. Be presented a petition egainst the Bill. Ho did not object to the second reading, but b, fore it went into Committee he wished to draw the attention of the Pre sident of the Board of Trade to the subject, L)rd BEAUMONT thought that the Bill rnif.2 - 4 be rejected on its own merits, and ho hoped the Noble Lord would move its rejcction on the second rending. It established such a rw.-hc;poly as never was heard of before. Lord STANLEY. vs-ould not move the rejection of the Bill at ouce, but would leave it to their Lord hips to deal with it. GREECE. Lord STANLEY kid on the table the words of the resolution he intended to propose on Friday. The ruse lution was—" That while this House recognised that it was the right and duty of the Government to afford to her Majesty's sulij,:cts rcsidirg in foreign states the fullest protection, yet they had found, with regret, from the papers laid before tho louse, that of late certaia claims had been urged upon the Greek Government of dolbtful justice, and of exagge rated amount, and that recourse had been had to coer cive measures to enforce thoie claims, measures which were detrimental to our amicable relations with the Greek Government, and fttuulated to interfere with our friendly relations with nther p.)wers." ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAIN.ID) BILL. The Marquis of WEiTME NTH. rose to draw the at tention of the Flouse to :he Bill which he had introduced on this subject. Lord BEAUMONT urp..Tl the Noble Marquis to post pono the seco:l reading o the D:!. Lord STANLEY also urged the por,tpnnement. The Earl of GLENGALL hoped the Noble Marpis would persevere. It was absolutely necessary to put a stop to the sale of encambored estates by the Commii sioners, which was a whel,lsale confiscation. It was a robbery and a conflEcation to tell estates in this way to pay encumbrances. Lord LANGDALE called the Noble Earl to order. There was no question before the House. The Earl of GLENGALL at first refused to sit down, but on his being reminded that there was no question before the House, he ultimately gave way. The Marquis of WESTMEATH postponed the second reading of the Bill to Monday next. SUNDAY TRADING PREVEN I'ION BILL. The Earl of ELLBNi3lsßol7Gif;vl;led; pro ceeding to another stage of this Bill, to draw their Lordships' attention to the subject. Not one of' their Lordships, not one of the upper classes, would be interfered with; they mighthave their carriages, they might make their journey, they might take their pleasure, but the poor man could not buy one pound of tea or one pound of bread after twelve o'clock on Saturday night; and the puor man who received his wages late, and unable to purcl.a;e his provisions, would bo driven to the cook-shop for his dinner; and nothing could be more detrimental to the morality of the lower classes than to drive them froaa their bo:aes on a Sunday. There was one clause authorising the police to seize provisions sold on Sunday, he believed, and he was borne out in this opinon by lktr. Mayne, that were the police to en force that provision it. would create a strong feeling sigahist them and against the law, and would excite great confasbn, ns there were more than 20,000 parsons who would be violating the law, and Mr. Mayne bad refused to sufer them to make seizures under local Acts, because it tended to a breach of the pi;nco, as the women and children flew out and resisted, and he did not think the selling things in the street on Sunday existed to such an extent as to authorise the interference of the police. Hs was desirous to pat an end to Sunday trading, but he thought it was better to suffer Sunday tr .ding than to create a Sunday riot. Ha thought that public-houses should be closed earlier on Saturday night, and that the markets should he permitted to remain open until two o'clock on Sunday morning, and he would stop all trading on Sunday morning between ten and one o'clock, but he did not feel disposed to propose any amendment in the Bill. Ile would, however, caution their Lordships as to how they legislated on a matter which would not affect their comforts, but which did affect materially the comforts of the poor man. Tho Earl of HARHOWBY did not see any analogy between the cases of the rich and poor man as described by the Noble Earl. He had no apprehension as to the interference of the police, and he therefore thought the objections of the Noble Earl on that score were fanciful and overstrained. There was a provision in the Bill by which fruit and other perishable articles of food could be sold within certain h ;urs on the Sunday. The Earl of MOUNTCASHELL taid the Bill bad originated net with any Member of that House, but with the shopkeepers and workmen in the metropolis, who had begged the interference of Parliament in the matter as a favour. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH denied altogether that the Bill was the Bill of the labourer; it was the Bill of the retail shopkeep?r, and nothing else. Lord BEAUMONT, as a member of the Committee on the Lill, had n. t exne to the conclusion that the Bill was a poor man's Bill, or one in favour of the labourer. The Bill, in its details, appeared to him very ill-drawn, and he scarcely knew as a question of police one more dangerous. Ile therefore objected to the Bill, because it adopted th© wrong manner cf effectinc; the end it had in view; bat he admitted that the Noble Earl had suc ceeded in establishing; in the Committee a better ground for interference than he (Lord-Beaumont) had any pre vious idea was possible. Lord POR MAN said the discussion was one for the second reading, not for that stage ; and it was, there fore, contrary to the standing orders of the House. The report was then agreed to.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 4. The SPEAUER took the Chair at a few minutes before Four o'clock. ABERDEEN RAILWAY BILL. Mr. i llimE iii roosect the insertion of an additional clause in the for l the purpose of giving accommo dation to the towns the routes of the line. • Captain it to the clause, on the ' ground that it was ecessory, and had already been rejected by the Select Committee to whom the Bill was referred. Mr. FERGUS supported the clause. The Marquis of GRANBY said the Committee had un animously agreed that the principle s h ou ld not be introduced into the Bill, and it: hoped the House would support the Committee, very inconvenient p recedent mi g ht be established.otherwise ise Mr. BOUVERIE said if the clause was not agreed to, the towns of Arbroath, Caper, and Dundee, would b ., ` • d e barred from having re g ular accommodation by the trains. Captain GORDON hoped the Muse would reject the clause, being of opinion that it would give rise to an • unwarrantable interference with the company. Mr. DUNCAN supported the clause. , • Mr. E. ELLICE, jun., thought a strong case had been made out in favour of the clause. Mr. GREENE hoped the House would support the opinion of the Committee. Mr. GLADSTONE wanted to know whether the allegation was true that the Aberdeen Railway received twenty per cent. from the Scottish Midland Railway to divert traffic which would otherwise go by a shorter route. If that was true the House ought to lay any pressure it could—he did not care how heavy that pres- Bura was--to put an end to suc h a system. Mr. J. STUART WORTLEY sa id this question was di !Cussed on all its merits in Committee, and not only decided, b u t d ec id ed unanimously against the pro moters of this clause, and h e trusted the House would follow its usual cou rse , and support the decision of its Committee. The House then divided when there appeared— For the clause ••• ... 61 Against ... 101 ... —4O The clause was M e aj o o n ri se t q y uent . l.y. lost. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. PETITIONS. Mr. HUME presented a petition praying for a reduc tion in the national expenditure. Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition from Hors cattle, in Lincolnshire, ago,inq the Savings' Bank Bil l. • ORDERS OF THE DAY. Mr. FITZROY moved that upon Thursday, the 27th , day of this instant June, orders of the day have pre- AA pektence of notices of motions, without priorAy to G o . ;, ,v 4. `rhn:lent order?. t . HUME rj . ~, 1 16 r opposed the motion as an innovation o n ' \V't ' , rivilegas of Honour a bl e M em b ers who had notic es \ ' ~. ;of: tion on the paper.. . , _ . . , s ,- ' ,, r , -- jer . GLADSTONE sad the motion would effect no --io- innovation, and was simply a recurrence to what had formerly been the practice of the House. Mr. ROEBUCK opposed the motion. After a few words from Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, Mr. Trelawney, and Mr. Frowen, Lord JOHN RUSSELL was understood to support the motion. The House then divided, when there appeared—. For the Motion ... ... 169 Against it ... 37 Majority --132 THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER. Mr. F. O'CONNOR gave notice that on the 18th of June he would bring forward a motion calling upon the House to recognise the principles of the People's Charter. THE SUN, GREECE. Mr. BAILLIE rose to ask a question of the Noble Lord the Sectretary for Foreign Affairs. It appeared from the papers presented to Parliament relating to Greece, that her Majesty's Government had assumed the right to demand satisfaction, or rather compensation, for aay damage or injury sustained by British subjects, either from riots or rebellions in the countries in which they had been residing, without reference to the laws or the legal tribunals of those countries. It also appeared by the answer given by the Noble Lord to the ques t tion recently put to him by the Honourable and Learned Member for Southampton (Mr. Cockburn) that her Ma jesty's Government did not make any such pretensions with respect to any damage or injury which British sub ' jects might sustain when they went to reside in the United States of America. He (Mr. Baillie) wished to ask the Noble Lord—first, why a different course should be pursued with reference to the states of Europe, from that which had been pursued with reference to the United States of America; and secondly, whether h was true that the representatives of Rus3ia and Austria had protested against our interpretation of the law of nations; and whether those Governments had intimated any intention of refusing to allow British subjects to reside in the states under their rule, unless they would renounce their allegiance to their own country ? Lord PALMERSTON said, the Hon. Member had supposed that the Government had laid down the broad assertion that the British Government would claim com pensation for any damage or loss which a British subject might in any case sustain in Greece or in any other country by reason of riots, disturbances, or other similar causes. The Government had laid down no such pro position. Their demands were founded on the particular circumstances of the particular cases to which they applied, and did not involve any general rife, such as hail been assumed by the. Renoureble Gentleman.—(hear, hear.) He (Lord Palmerston) apprehended that all cases of that sort must rest on the particular circum stances connected with them. It was impossible to maintain that in all cese i foreigners were entitled to compenSatian from the Government of the country in which they ensteined injury or loss such as that to which the Hon. Gentleman referred. On the other hand it was equally impossible to maintain that there a ere not cases in which, by the law of nations, da magee should net be given to persona so situated. 'Vette', one of the bsst authorities on tho law cf nations, draws a distinction in those matters, In speaking of war, that author said that the pillage and the destruction of towns, the devatte lion of countries, and the ravaging and setting fire to houses, were measures in the last degree odious, in every case, without absolute necessity ; that the property of neutral's ought to be treated in the same manner as the property of enemies; and in civil war she insurgents were the enemy against whom war was made. He stated, again, the cases in which compensa tion can be justly demanded, which was in the cases where wanton and unnecessary damage was done. Her Slejosty's Ministers drew no distinction, as the Hoe. Gentleman supposed, bsteeen the tribunals of America and other countries, but he thought in America he might say the tribunals were more open to give justice in tease matters than the tribunals of some Other countries he could name. It was perfectly true that Austria and Russia, in stating their opinion upon other claims of a similar kind, argued trim an imperfect know ledge. They were of opinion that it was impossible to draw a distinction between the subjects of a country and foreigners residing in the country, and if a Go vernment refused to compensate its own subjects in s particular case, they were entitled to refits, compensation to foreigners. This, was, how an argument, and nothing more. A gas, had lately occurred in which an Austrian brig, being in distress off some port of the Irish coast, had suffered some damage at the hands of the country people there. A prosecution was commenced by the Irish Government, but failed beceuse of the difficulty of ascertaining the exact place. Her Majesty's Government, however, with the liberality which always distinguished them in matters relating to foreign countries, had determined to grant compensa tion to the owners or this brig to the amount of 1001.— (Cheers.) Mr. B. COCHRANE wished to know what course the Noble Lord proposed to take with reference to the interests of the Greek loan, and whether he meant to take any steps tl compensate those who had suffered from his Lordship's policy? Lord PALMtagTOR said it was but a short time since the Hon. Member had censured him for pressing loan claims upon a foreign Government too strongly. The case of a loan was very different from the case of British subjects who had eustlined an injury. The lout was guaranteed by three powers, and ho did not think that any one of the three powers could singly press the subje,t without consultinz the other two upon the point. In answer to Mr. M. GIBSON, Lord PALMERSTON said that the Government had deoidei upon compensating the Austrian brig about a month ago. POST OFFICE. Mr. ANSTEY rose to ask her Majesty's Ministers whether the now vacant office of Chief Clerk of the Money Order Departnient in the Post-office was to be filled up by the appointment of the next senior clerk, or (if otherwise) why the order of promotion hitherto used is now to be departed from; and whether they will lay on the table of this House, copies of the memo rials received from and correspondence with the clerk'. of that office since the Ist day of January, 1849, on tht. subject of their salaries and leave of abseece, and also whether an offer had been made to the clerks to allow the promotion to go in its proper course, if they would afterwards deny the facts which they bad stated in those memorials. Mr. HAYTER said he hsd to state in reply to the Hon. Gentleman that the person appointed to the head clerkship in the Money-order Office had been placed over another person. It was considered by the Postmaster-General that in appointing a person to the head of that department he was bound to look out for some one who was competent to the disch'irge of the duties of the office, and he had therefore selected a person who had distinguished himself for general efficiency and meritorious services. Lie was totally unknown to the Postmaster-General, except by his merit as an employe in the service, Ho was quite ready to lay the memorials and communi cations alluded to by the lion. Member before the House, hut unless the House wished to have appeals referred to it, with • respect to appointments in all public departments, he thought it would be a very inconvenient practice to accede to any motion on the subject. Mr. ANSTEY wished to know whether appointment s had not, up to the present time, been made according to rotation and seniority. Mr. HAYTER replied that it was not so in all cases, as rromotion depended on efficiency and general capacity. SECURITY FOR ADVANCES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. H. HERBERT wished to know whether the Government intended to proceed with the Security for Advances (Ireland) Bill this session? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said be was at pre sent in communication with parties, both in Ireland and elsewhere, with respect to the insertion of additional clauses for the purpose of extending the provisions of the Bill further than when it was first introduced. lie hoped to proceed with the Bill this session. THE NEW HOUSE. Mr. GREENS said he had received a letter from Mr. Grissell, the contractor for building the new Homes of Parliament, in which he said it was of the greatest importance that they should come to an early decision with respect to any alterations which it might be thought necessary to make in the new House of Commons, adding that if their decision was delayed it might have the effect of preventing the new House being ready by the session of 1851. He would therefore ask the Noble Lord (Lord J. Russell) whether he would have any objection to their sitting in the new House to morrow, at twelve o'clock? Lord d. RUSSELL thought it would be better to sit in the new House to-morrow. It was then understood that the House should sit in the new chamber to-morrow. DUBLIN HOSPITALS. Select Mr. GROGA.N then proceeded with his motion for a Dublin hnspitai e s e to inquire into the condition e f:r in w rni h t i t. ct; he , the Government ca m el :ere& he should y that the grants hitherto beebleteofehtohe granted m e d e to the the Com mittee .wl Ge n t ians em a n sh p o r u n l n d e e h d e e tinned. The Hon. and Lesaernlend conclusivel tt position, and con e . minute detail of the cir cumstances under whilgtitiv:sti Committee had reasons on which he tuce of the grant to inquired t into each of n certain their present It; e g a r c o h u . ncle l d n h l is s2 c 9 la a im co fo ni r ta t which pecu niary another them, and had laid down Diary assistanse was to be regulated; Commission had instituted a strict investigation their management, and had in every in e s s t tigation into' mended the continuance of the former tuice reCOlll - that the Committee of 1847-8, w g h r i a ch ets,He recom mended the withdrawal of these grants, had jumped hastily to that conclusion,and were not justi fied• by the facts of the case. At all events, there could be no harm from granting the investigation which he now sought by a Select Committee. If the recommen dations of the Committee of 1847-8 were based on justice, they would be sustained. If, on the contrary, as he believed would be the case, he was able to show that those institutions would undergo the severest test that could be applied to them, either as regarded the economy of their management or the extensive be• refits they conferred upon the poor of the city of Dub lin, as well as their value as medical and surgical schools —he confideotly hoped that the Government would con tinue the suppott formerly given to ins:i:utions of each great utility. M r• G. A, HAMILTON eoccndea the motion. , 11 e CHANCE of the EXCEr e Q UER said, that if ever a case was fu l l • • d by a Select ), inquire into Committee it "was Every I was that in la latieteto the Dublin hospitals. information on the subject had been - laid before LONDON, that Select Committee, and that information was now on the table of the House. The real object of the Hon. • Gentleman was to put a stop to the reductions contem plated by the Government in this matter. Now, the Committee in question recommended that these grants of money to those institutions should be gradually reduced, and toe Government were acting on that recommenda tion. He must therefore oppose the motion. The motion was then neaatived without a division. IRISH POOR-LAW. Mr. F. FRENCH rose to move the following resolu ions:— " That it is the opinion of this House that no perma nent system fur the relief of the poor in Ireland can be carried out safely or beneticia'ly, to receivers or rate payers, without a return to the principle of the original poor-law of 1838, by the strict application of in-door re lief to all classes of paupers. "'That the system of appointment of vice-guardians with unconstitutional and unlimited powers of taxation, has proved most objectionable, and should be forthwith abolished. " Tnat the present system of administration of the poor-law in Ireland is unnecessarily extravagant, un suited to the diminished resources of that country, and tends considerably to the demoralisation of the people. " That it is unjust to throw on one species of pro perty, and that the rifest suffering, the entire support of the poor in Ireland." The Hon. Gentleman said that his object was not to overthrow the poor-law system in Ireland, but to ame liorate its banefal influences, owing to the manner in which it was carried out. In addition to the grant of 8,000,000/. by Parliament, there hal been contributions to the extent of 1,500,000/. given to assist Ireland in her difficulties. This money, if it had been properly ap plied, would have done much good, but such was not the case. He thanked the Government for the sympathy which it had displayed towards Ireland, and the muni ficence of Parliament to sustain his country in her day of trial, merited his warmest acknowledgments. The Honourable Gentleman then referred to his first reso lution, and read extracts from the evidence of several poor-law commissioners, to show the necessity of en forcing in-door relief, as outdoor relief had led to great demorali - ation. The Marquis of Lansdowne also expressed his opposition to out-door relief. Lord John RUssell expressed a similar opinion. The Hon. Gentleman next referred to the second resolution, and contended that the system of appointment of vice guardians had proved most objectionable and ought therefore to be abolished. Their object would never be attained by means of a system which went to destroy the landed interest altogether. The principle of their egialation in selling the Le of the land, according to the doctrine of political economy, amounted to nothing short of a payment of current expenses out of capital. If the preeet state of the law were continued, nothing !mild tend more to encourage pauperism, trample on the rights of property, tied violate the principle of .jus tice. The Hen. Member concluded by moving his re solutions. Lord NAAS, in seconding the resolutions, said he believed that the evils incidental to the poor-la,v system It present in force in Irelard, great as they were, were much enhance - 1 by the indiLcriminate granting ;f out-door relief, and the ilangerous power of unli mited taxation. It was a fallacious principle in all poor-law legislation to provide only for the present ['heir duty, he appr,hended, was to provide in an cqur.l degree for the future condition of the people, as it Nould be affected by their enac:raents, and, above all. to take care that the influence of the law should diminish whatever spirit of Ee ' f-lepen don ce might be manifested in the objects of their legislation. Nothing could be more dana:orona to society at large, or more calculated to surround them with difficulcies in future years, than the enactment of laws in the framing of which no regard had been paid to these considerations. 'Pine effects et the Irish poor-law in this respect silowed ,ery clearly that they would have legislated more sue euslutly had they endeavour' dto procure a more eco nomical and useful application of the rates than could pyisibly be expected to proceed from the alminiEtration of irresponsible men, and it they had aimed in good tlarnest at stimulating industry by ercouraging the idlux of capital into the country. From these and other causes it was not surprising that the greatest dissatisfaction distress, and demoralization should exist in the poorer districts, and he could see no chance of its being altered ontil the commissioners were made to act upon a more rational system. This resolution was not proposed in opposition to the poor-law, for the people of Ireland preferred the present pcor-law, such as it was, to none at all. Sir W. SOMERVILLE Said it could not be denied the subject was one of importance, and one to Which the House was not indifferent, for all the points embraced in the resolution had been the eubjset of inquiry in the Committee appointed upon the subject of the Irish poor iaws, and had been afterwards fully discussed in the House. It could not be, and was not, denied, that newsy lrish Members were opposed to any poor-law at all for that country. The lion. Member who proposed this re- Solution condemned tLe system of out-door relief, but he omitted to explain how they could have avoided giving out-door relief in the late c ilamitous state of Ire land. He was no friend to out-door relief in ordinary circumstances, and it was resorted to only under over whelming circumstances, and at the present moment :here was no out-door relief at all granted to the able bodied, nor to any able-bodied person in any union in Ire land. A great diminution in the number of persons so re lieved was very evident, for in the week ending the 12th of \lay, 1849, the number of persons relieved was 513,908, and in the week ending the 12th of May, 1850, it was 125,250, and at the same period the number of able bodied relieved was 168,049, and at the corresponding period of this year the number was 102,000. He could give his Hon. Friend the entire cost of the poor in Ire lend. The six months ending March, 1850, showed a diminution in the expense, as compared with the cor responding period of the previous year, of 319,4461. ['here had been also a great diminution in the mortality in the workhouses. He thought the Home would act wisely in not agreeing to the first resolution; and with regard to that, respecting the appointment of vice-guar ittns, it was only due to the gentlemen who filled those appointments, to say that the administration of the poor under their management was everywhere less expensive than they had been previous to their management, and when there was an apparent expense it arose from pro viding additional poor-law accommodation, yet this was the only point upon which the two gentlemen who pre ceded him relied, and at the present moment there was not a single vice-guardian in Ireland, nor did he consi tler their appointment advisable. Then, with respect to the third resolution, as to the demoralizing effect of the workhouses, he thought the parties who furnished the information to the mover and seconder of this resolution had greatly exaggerated any evils that might exist. He hoped the House would not consider it necessary to affirm those resolutions. He thought they ought to al low the experiments they were making to take root before they drew any results from them. They should allow the present law to solidate itself before they made any alteration in it. They had every reason to hope the crisis had passed, and that there was a prospect of returning prosperity. He hoped, under these circum stances, they would not affirm those resolutions. Colonel DUNNE said that the Hon. Member for Ros common had said truly, that the Irish poor-law was in tended to effect three objects; first, the ameliorati on of the poor of Ireland; secondly, that the expenses of effecting this object should be paid for out of the resources of Ireland; and thirdly, that no call should be made upon, the resources of this country. Now in every one of these objects it had failed. The people had suffered under it as well as the proprietors. Tile proof of this was to be seen in every direction. The debts of the unions-had increased in spite of the best management. The condition of the people had not im proved since the introduction of these poor-haws. This entire failure justified his Hon. Friend the Member for Roscommon in bringing forward the resolutions he had. The proper means of feeding the people was by employ ment.—(Hear, hear.) He thought be could lay down a plan, by which they could employ the people, without any danger. The rates were totally inadequate for the out-door relief of the poor in Ireland. If they wished to support the poor on Irish resources, they must allow Ireland to use her own resources: but in no one instance was that done. He should vote for all the resolutions of his Hon. Friend the Member for Roscommon. The first was necessary for the salvation of Ireland. The resolu tions of the Hon. Member were not founded upon any peculiar notions which he might entertain respecting this poor-law. He hoped the Irish Members would support these resolutions.—(Hear, hear.) Irish poverty should be supported by Irish resources. They must expend the produce of Irish industry upon the amelioration of the condition of the people. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD said that the first resolution called upon them to return to the law of 1833. Any law that prohibited out-door relief was ab surd and impracticable. They could not, therefore, re turn to the original poor law. He agreed that out-door relief should be strictly regulated. They should give the people security for the rewards of labour. They should regulate the law of landlord and tenant. The people then would have an interest in obtaining employ ment, and, engaged in industrial occupations, they would find happiness. It was impossible h e cou ld support _ these resolutions. Mr. POULETT SCROPE said the question was, how could the poor be most effectually relieved— whether only in the workhouse, or by a combination of in-door and oat-door relief? Now,' how did .the law which prohibited out-door relief work? Why, t h e people died by hundreds and thousands from famine. Under circumstances of pressure it was impossible to withhold out-door relief altogether.—(Hear, hear.) Well, then, the question came—could they withhold out-door relief under ordinary circumstances? He could name several unions in which the poor had been starved. In ono union they had been fed ou turnips for weeks. Dr. Ronayne, in a report, to the guardians of the union of Castlebar, dated the 13th May, 1850, stated that in the workhouse, which was calculated to contain 840 persons, no less than 1,428 persons were resident, many of whom were dying of dysen tery. In one of the wards no less than 138 persons were placed, allowing not more than two square feet to each person. And what was the result of Dr. Ronayno's report to the board of guardians? They passed a resolution not to Place his report on the minutes, and another in which they reduced his salary from 1001. to 70/. for doing his duty.—(Hear, hear.) He mentioned that as an instance of the manner in which the board of guardians carried out the law; and he con tended that the Right Hon. Gentleman failed in his duty, as a member of the Poor-law Commission, in not suspending, such guardians. That being the condition of the workhouses, he would now inquire whether the re lief afforded was ft:a:tient. The law provided that the doe relief should be .(Forded to all classes of the poor. and especially the infirm poor. But such relief was not given: It would ha far bettor to confine the relief given ,to the in-door poor inclusively, than to afford such out cloofrclief as was given in many instances. Out-door relief had been given chiefly to the infirm poor. And in ' what shape? It had been confined to food alone. .and of what dd that consist? At the utmost, in many cases, of one pound of meal per day, without any allowance for shelter, clothing. fuel, or cooking. And what had been the consequence? Why, that many who had been in the receipt of such relief for a year or two had, through the inclemency of the weather, and the want of attention, died of starvation.—(Hear, hear.) And for these he contended the Poor-law Commissioners were responsible.—(Hear, hear.) The poor-law was intended to provide sufficient relief, and also to he applied in such a manner as to improve the re resources of the country. But he contended that it had been so applied as to injure and detract from the re sources of the country—for instance, of adopting the self-supporting system, and of introducing employment among the able-bodied; they had acted upon the elee mosynary system of feeding the people, without enabling them to support themselves. If a correct system had been acted upon, more than half those who were now re ceiving relief would have been able to support themselves, and the infirm poor would have been a much less burden upon the country. In the year 1830 he stated—" The curse of Ireland ia a general want of employment for its inhabitants, and any poor-law that provides relief without finding productive work will be not only useless, but ruinously injurious to the country." And this asser tion had been fully proved by the facts. Deaths were now occurring in great numbers in some of the unions, from the insufficiency of the relief afforded. In proof of this assertion he referred to a letter written by a Catholic priest in the Ennistimon Union, in the county of Clare, in which union inquests had bean held, and verdicts returned of " Death by starvation." The writer of the letter stated that in consequence of being refused relief thousands of persons had been com pelled to subsist on weeds, a specimen of which he begged to head to the Right Hon. Gentleman—(the Hon. Mem ber having handed the specimen to the Secretary for Ire land) —said that that was the miserable wee!, he believed it was called wild mustard, which had formed the miser able food of these people. He had received similar state ments from other quarter?. Although he thought that the poor-law had been unwisely administered, and though relief had been refused in so many cases, and had been insufficient in others, yet he could not agree to the resolutions of his Hon. Friend, for that would be to go back to the time when there was no poor-law.—(No, no.) At all events, it would be to go back to the time when the poor-law was altogether insufficient for the re lief of the poor. Unless out•of-door relief was to be given when the in-door accommodation was insufficient, they would have only the shadow of a poor-law. Sir L. O'3RIEN said that the Hon. Member had I given them a very fair specimen of the stories that were every day told of the working of the pow-law in Ire land, bait which were altogether misrepresent ttions. The Hon. Member bad talked of 136 persons being crowded into a space of only two feet spare for each person. Supposing that the Lion. Member meant cubic feet, ho would ask the House if it .tai possible for any one to believe such an assertion?—(Hear.) The Hon. Member had also referred to the statement of the medi cal officer of one of the unions. Ho thought that kne ?cleat. that such thinge were going on, oug•ht to have gone to the board of guardians, or, as ho ha.d the power, attended to the grievances himself. It was mierepresentatioes such as these that defeated the beneficial working out of the poor-law, and inflicted hardship on the poor themselves.—(Hear.) At present the system was entailing ruin on all chose , . He hal seen well-dressed persons come for relief, and he believed that • others had actually hired rags wherewith to clothe thetneelves, that they might be thought fit subjects for relief.—(Hear, hear.) There a w m er o c u u n n o li a ms o in 2l lr s. el 6 a d n . d i , n in the which the rates and taxes pound. In the union of K struck a farm of the value of 24.. an acre was taxed 255. an acre. —(Hear, hear.) how was it possible for snail a state of things to go on? If the Hon. Member fir Stroud would turn his thoughts to the ecteat value working of the poor-law he might produce some benefit, but no adrantege could result from his attempt;, day by day, to set one class of the people of Ireland against another. Mr. O'FLA.HERTY agreed to a certain extent in the resolutions, but he thought that there were cases where cu'-door relief should be granted, and he could not con sent to its abolition The House thee. divided, when there appeared— Fur the resolutions ••• • • ••• Against ... ••• ••• " Majority ngainst ••• ... —25 PREROGATIVE COURT OF IRELAND BILL. The name of Mr. Goulburn was added to this Com mittee, which was to consist of 17 Members. Mr. HAMILTON gave notice that he should move that the name of Mr. P. Wood be added. RAILWAYS ABANDONMENT BILL. On the report being brought up, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL proposed to add two clauses to this Bill, which would have the effect of ex tending the windingup provisions to Scotland. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman said he proposed to have the Bill printed with the amendments. Mr. LOCKE said he hoped the:Bill would not be pressed forward at ,that hour, as the Bill contained several im portant clauses to which he should feel it to be his duty to raise objections. Mr. SCULLY hoped the debate would not be suffered to go on. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he did not intend to take the discussion then. He would have the Bill and amendments printed to;ether, for the purpose of the whole measure being placed in lion. Members' hands, when they would be considered at the third reading. Mr. LOCKE said, so long as no prejudice was sus tained by Hon. Members who had amendments to move, ho had no objection to this coarse. The report was then received end agree I to. Mr. SCULLY wished to know whether at a future stage he might be permitted to add a clause giving the power of voting to a elats of persons concerned in pro jected railways likely to be wound up, which were stint out by the present Bill? The class of psrsons he re ferred to were those who had not paid the last call, and who would ho put in a worse situation by the pro posed measure than that in which they were now placed. They ought to have a power, in case of need, to refer the capes of those persons to the consideration of the Railway Commissioners. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the subject bad already been carecully considered, and he could hold out no hopes of extending that privilege to the class of per sons referred to, which the Hon. and Learned Member wished to have embodied in the measure. Af.er same discussion, the third reading of the Bill teas understood to he fixed for Friday next. ENGLISH AND IRISH UNIVERSI TIES BILL. The adjourned debate on the above Bill was post poned. TENEMENTS RECOVERY (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. FREWEN moved the second reading cf this Bill. It only consisted of one clause, the object of which was to extend an English Act of Parliament to Ireland, which in this country operated extremely well. Mr. P. SCROPE considered that the Bill would have the effect, and was, in fact, intended to facilitate and ren der more easy the process of evictions in Ireland. He thought these were going on fast enough, without any additional facilities being required for carrying them out. He would therefore move that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. They had heard the other night of 600 ejectments obtained it ono (planer sessions against tenants on one single estate, and cer tainly that was going fast enough. Mr. O'FLAIIERTY said the obtainment cf those evictions was not the act of en Irish proprietor, but of an insurance company in Landon.—(tlear, hear.) He did not, however, think that the present was a time for pass ing such a measure, and he would support the amendment. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for IRELAND also supported the amendment. There was already a court in Ireland--the Assistant-Barristers' Court —whereby evictions from small tenements could be obtained at very little expense. That he conceived was a far better tri bunal than would be established under this Bill, and at the present time it would be very improper to give the power to the magistrate at petty sessions to grant those evictions as proposed by this Bill. He would, therefore, suggest that the Hon. Member should not press the se cond reading of this Bill. Mr. G. HAMILTON said there was a great difficulty in ejecting tenants from the description of property the Bill referred to. Before proceeding in the Assistant-Bar risters' Court it was'necessary to give twe lve months' notice, and certainly that was not giving much facility to evicting that description of tenant, h o lding from year to year. Mr. MONSELL said that might be the case with very small tenants, but it was not so in respect of the tenantry in general. This Bill would, however, deal with a large proportion of the tenantry of Ireland, and therefore he did not think the powers it conferred on the magistrates were such as ought to be conceded to them. Col. DUNNE supported the Bill. He would not bind himself to all the details of it, but something of the kind was necessary, and therefore ho would support the,se cond reading. Lord NAAS thought the amount of runt (20L) which was to be placed under the jurisdiction of the magistrates, in order to grant ejectment from such holdings, was too high, and he would suggest that the Bill at all events should not be 'proceeded with that evening. Mr. ROCHE said as the majority of Irish Members had spoken against the Bill be hoped that it would not be pressed. But, at all events, if it was so, he should give it all the opposition in his power. Mr. GROGAN su pported the Bill, and Mr. SADLIER opposed it, as there was nothing in it which would have the effect of improving the law of landlord and tenant in Ireland, which was a disgrace to the Legislature of this country. Mr . Wr. GEORGE considered that the fact of one year's rent heitig duo by a tenant should be held sufficient cause for eviction; and were that held to be the case it would save a great deal of expense. Mr. NAPIER hoped the Bill would not be pressed, as if so he must vote against it. The Bill was then withdrawe• THE PROCESS AND PRACTICE (IRELAND) ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The elaustehewai:den This Bill went i nto C o mmittee. SADLIER considered th at the Solicitor-Gene ral should l oo k to t h e cas e of persons subjected t o severe losses by thi s Bill, and should there fo re oppose it. The Committee then divided up on clause 2, w hen there appeared— -15 - Against it ... ..• ... 39 Majority tee Mr. NAPIER o b ec t e d to the third slat e, on th e ground th at much injury would be inflicted on t he e th n ei m i cer t rie . d .. . For people of Ireland, and that it was quite aetagoeis:ic to the e- o f es • M . e- sion to %ee he belonged, and a , :o to th o coustaution, that such A clause should be allowed to pass in an English House of Parliament, and therefore should say th4t is was the duty of the Government to re move the injustice ander which the people of Ireland laboured. After some further discussion clause 3 was agreed to. WEDNESDAY EVEN ING, JUNE 5, 1850. The House then resumed, and tho Bill visa reported, read a third time, and passed. The House adjournel at 'La . -past One. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. LIRDWir, MAY 28.—Her Majesty's steam-frigate the Dragon, Captain W. H. Hall, arrived here on the 23d instant from Malta, where she left Admiral Sir William Parker's squadron at anchor on the 13th. On Saturday, the 25th instant, the Dragon was to have sailed with dispatches end a mail for England, which were, however, transferred to the Odin steamer, the Hon. Captain Pelhatn, and she sailed for England that afternoon. The Dragon also sailed at the same time for Gibraltar, for provisions and stores for the Lisbon squadron, and, to the surprise of every person, returned to that port on the morning of the 28th loaded with the required stores. We hear that the Dragon arrived at Giaraltar on Monday morning, the 27th, immediately landed her shells, empty casks, &c., eonapleted her own coals, water, and provisions; and afterwards the same day took on board for the use of C.mimodore Martin's squadron 1,800 bags of bread, 200 cakes of rum, and other provisions, left, &c., Gibraltar at ten o'clock in the evening, and again arrived in the Tagus, and joined Commodore Martin on the morning of the 28th, having been absent only from the Tagus a little more than three days. This proves Satisfactorily the value of Gibraltar as a ge neral depot for naval stores and provisions; and it also shows what can be done by steam when directed and controlled by activity and zeal. We bear that when the Dragon loft Gibraltar, the Howe and Vengeance were reported by a steamer, arrived there, to be about 200 miles eastward of the rock. The Hercules troop-ship arrived on the 27th ult., at Malta. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.--The Ajax steamship, 450- horse screw power, 60 gun., Captain Michael Quin, went out of harbour this afterncion, at half-past tour o'clock, equipped for set. She steamed out against tide, at the rate of apparently about seven knots per hour, and presented a most warlike and serviceable appear ance—more so than any other block ship we have seen. She sat well on the water, and appeared in excellent trim. She aalut!d the flag of Sir Bladen Capel, the Commander-in-Chief, on passing Hollingsworth's-rooms, and steamed through Spithead to the westward. She will sail in a day or two for Queenstown, where she will, for a time, bear the flag of Rear-Admiral Manley Hall Dixon, the Commander-la• Chief on the Irish station. K The amptschatka Russian - war-steamer sailed from Southampton last evening to the westward. The Nile Indianian and an American line-of-racket ship, two splendid vessels, arrived at Spithead this caorninscao embark passengers and stack far their re ape:live destinations. The Sealark, 8, will Ee commissioned in a day or two at this port (report says by Commander Mitchell) for service on the coast of Africa, carrying out the July mail. The Birkenhead iron steam troop -ship will go out again on Wednesday under Commander J. A. Stevens, • Gf the Blenheim, with stores for Commodore Martin's bqualiron in the Tagus. She will take out the invalids of both services, and the supernumeraries from Sir William Parker's squadron in the Howe, 120, which she will find at Gibraltar, and bring them . to England. PLYMOUTH, JUNE I.—The Prometheus steamer, ar- rived to•day from Woolwich, and went up harbour to . ta%te in coal. Her crew are to be paid advance ou Monday, alar which she will take in the mails and sail for Madeira and the coast of Africa. Her Majesty's ship Albion, 90, was commissioned te day by Captain the Hon. J. H. Johnstone, late of the Agincourt, 72, the command of which is taken by Cap tain Sir Henry Leeks. The parfaut-bri:; Express, 6, Lieutenant-Commander W. Lary, arrived this morning from Falmouth, and went up harbour to refit. The Superb arrived at Malta, on the 19th of May. Light variably winds. CHATHAM, JUNE 3.—Captain M. F. Berkeley, one of the Lards Commissioners of the Admiralty, with Mr. John Parker, MX., First Secretary, and fir Baldwin_ Walker, K.O 8., Surveyor of the Navy, paid an official visit at this yard on Saturday. Shortly after eleven A.M. ',hey landed at the Qaeen's•stairs, having come by rail way from London. They were received by the Captain- Superintendent, Captain Peter Richards, C. 8., and the whole of the resident officers of the yard. The first part of their inspection was the visit on board of the Nankin, 50 guns, fitting in No. 3 dock. They also viewed the Cressy, SO guns, which is on the stocks ready for launch ing; thence they proceeded to the new slips recently erected with iron-roofs and columns at the east end of the yard. Their Lordships, after taking a m►nute sur vey of the whole, returned to the Quecn's-stairs and proceeded by the Admiral's barge to the Black Eagle Admiralty steam-yacht, Master S. B. Cook, that vessel having arrived from Woolwich the previous evening. As soon as they were o❑ board the steamer proceeded to; Sheerness, their Lordships having left the yard shortly after one r. at. APPOINTMENTS. WcoLwicu, JUN3.Lie(Tondilaster—J. W. Lowe (1844) to the Dolphin, 3, brigantine, commissioned at Sheerness on Saturday last. ClPrk-in-charge—H. R. Shaw (1844) to the Dolphin. Clerk—W. T. Richard (1843) recently serving in the Rosamond steam-sloop, on the Mediterranean station, to the Prometheus steam-sloop, on the west coast of Africa. station. Midshipmen—L. E. H. Somerset and Robert Deane, to the Excellent gunnery ship, at Portsmouth. Masters' Assistants—P. S. Denneley and G. Hutch ings to the Dolphin. Gunners—Francis Rossy to the Dolphin; William Mackenzie and Charles J. Lewis to be foreman of coopers at Deptford; John S. Seaward to be foreman of work at Bermuda. The Firefly steam-vessel, Commander Tudor, was in spected today by Commodore Henry Eden, and after wards went down the river with Mr. Trickett, assistant to tie chief engineer, on board, to ascertain and report on the state of her engines at the time she is paid off. The Retribution has taken on board above 2,000 shot and shell of 321 b. weight each and upwards. She has commenced taking on board her guns previous to being tried down the river, which is anxiously looked for, to know the speed that will be obtained by her new engines of 400-horse power, only one-half the power of those with which she was formerly fitted. The reducing the breadth and. height of the paddle•boxes gives this frigate a much better appearance than she originally had with her large paddy-boxes. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDA.Y.—The Fairy Royal yacht, Muster Commander D. N. Welch, embarked her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and suite at the Clarence yard, Gosport, this afternoon, at 2 o'clock, and conveyed them to Osborne, to visit her Majesty. Her Royal High• ness:was received with the usual demonstrations of re sptct by the dignitaries of the pert and a guard of honour of the Royal Marines. The Ajax steaniblock ship, Captain Quin, averaged a speed at the measured mile yesterday of 6.545 knots; her drought of water was 21fc. 7in. forward and 23fc. 2in. alt. It wai considered she would have obtained more spead had she been supplied with sufficient stokers to keep her steam up. The whole of her pro visions and stores were on board, except powder and shells, but she had heavy moor i ngs an d anchors on board for Cork. The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain the Right Hon. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Gr.C.H.,prill be ready to make her trip to Gibraltar on the 12th inst. The Asp, steam-surveying vessel, Second Master Commander M•Farlatie, sailed this afternoon for the river Dee. The Flamer steam-vessel has been removed from the dock to the basin, to be fitted out. APPOINTMENTS: WOOLWICU, JUNE 4 . — Chapi;ilTH. W. Steel (1842) to the Albion, 90, at Devonport. Assistaat-Surgeon George I. Willes (1844), to the Dolphin, 3, at Sheerness. Naval Instructor Frederick H. Needham (1841), to the Albion. Clerk William Elliot, to the Agincourt, 72, depot ship of ordinary, at Deyonport. Clerk's Assi;tant T. G. Kemp, to the Agincourt. Ile Right Hon. Sir Francis T. Baring, Bart., held a levee at the Admiralty, Whitehall, to-day, and it was attended by the following officers:— Rear-Admiral Hon. Sir Fleetwood Pellew, C. 8., K.C.H. Captains Samuel Thornton (1827), George B. Martin (1828), Edward IT. Scott (183 S), Woodford J. Williams (1841), Digby Marsh (1842), William A. Willis (1844), Sir George Graham Otway, Bart. (1846), and Arthur Farquhar (1849). Commanders Thomas Greene (1833), Joseph M. Mott ley (1843), John Lunn (1844), Edward Collier (1845), W. F. Burnett (1846), William G. Maude (b, 1846), Reginald J. J. G. Macdonald (1848), and G. Hancock (1849). Lieutenants W. R. Davis (1815), R. D. Stupart (1840), Thomas Hodgkinson (1841), and Hon. Oliver W. M. Lainbart (1844). Surgeons Gilbert King, M.D., inspector of hospitals; William Gunn, M.D., of the Naval Hospital; John An derson; M.D. (b), Sheerness Dockyard; and Joseph Wilson. MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY. General James Orde, Teddington. Major • General Sir James Sutherland, East India Company's Service, London. Lieutenant-Colonels—G. D. Young, C. 8., 10th Foot, Wuzmrabad, Bengal; Dods, hall-pay, Ist Foo', Glasgow. Captains—llaudfield, 29th Foot, Meerut, Bengal; Mordaunt, half-pay, 61st Foot, Verdun, Frane , '; Pass•ley, retired full pay, 82d Foot, London; Pyner, Unattached, Yarmouth. Lientenants—Veitch, 25th Foot, Bangalore; Bolton, 84th' Foot, Poonamallee; jonnings, half-pay 1t Garri son Battalion, Guerniey; Sayers, Unattached, Youghal. Quartermaster Pittard, half-pay Oxford Fenciblo Ca valry, Long View, Hnyton. Surgeons—Llwson, 7th Hussars, Cork; John Millar, North Britain Recruiting District, Glasgow; Young, half-pay, 16th Foot, Falmouth; Wohsarg, half-pay, Brunswick Infantry; Kindel!, half-pay Staff. Assistant-Surgeon Dr. Grantham, 23d Foot (drowned in Lake Erie). DUNDItY.—A BRIDEGROOM AT FAULT.—On Monday last a would-be happy . couple (the son and.daugh ter of two farmers residing in the neighbourhood of lltindry) . presented themselves at the parish church in that village, accompanied by the bridesmaids f.nd as many brides men; and upon being interrogated by the clergyman as to the .object of their .visit; the' young man replied that be was come to get Married by licerp.e. Upon being required to produce the necessary documents, the aspirant Benedict seemed thunder-stricken, and scratching his head, said , 41 - thought I could get 'on here." The party being informed of their mistake, were obliged to. return home with the hrrne nee' rites unconsummated. The expectant Benedict had the satisfaction of making all . things right just in time to get married on Tuesday.—Somerset County Gazette.. BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. The 'yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this hank was held yesterday, at the offices of the . cor poration, S'. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate-street; Cheptimn, Esq., in the chair. The report stated, that during the past year, the general state of trade in the colonies did not warrant any important relaxation of that restrictive policy on which the directors had thought it right to act during the preceding year. Op portunity of profitably employing the capital of the .baulk had been limited, and a large portion of the avail able capital was now held at New York, as well as at London. Symptoms of increased commercial activity, however, began to present themselves, especially iu Canada West, which the directors attributed to the re turn of agricultural prosperity, and they believed that a general revival of safe and remunerative trade would, be fore long, extend throughout the North Canadian pro vinces. The report concluded by sta ing that the di rectors would be enabled to declare a dividend at the same rate as in former years, viz , 5/, per cent. The lia bilities amounted to 1,908,4671. 143. lid., and the assets to 1,996,8274 53. Bd., leaving a balance of undivided net profit of 58,359/. 103. 9il. The CHAIRMAN said it would only be necessary for him to make a very few observations upon the report. The description given of the depressed condition of trade in North Canada would be confirmed by every gentle man present who was commercially connected with the colony, but it was highly gratifying to the directors to see evidences of returning prosperity, more par ticularly in Upper Canada, where for some time past a very great improvement had taken place. in the business transacted at the different branches of the bank, and judging from his personal knowledge of thet fine province, he entertained a well-founded hope that ! i the measures at present under the consideration of our Government for throwing open the navigation of the St.ii Lawrence, and bringing about a system of reciprocity , between Canada and the United States, would do more towards the rapid and permanent improvement of Canada than any act of our Colonial Legisla ture had done for the last fifty years.—(Hear, hear.) If that expectation should be realised a fostering and encouraging aid would be given to every sound and commercial undertAing. The directors referred with pleasure to the gratifying result of their adherence to that restrictive policy which they had on more than one occasion asked the proprietors to sanction. It was owing to that policy that they bad been enabled to meet the proprietors with the assurance that the large resources of the bulk were at present quite unfettered and ready t) be immediately applied to the extension of bu siness at any quarter or portion of the province.—(Hear.) Captain KELLY said lie could not express that gratifi cation at the report which he had done on former occa siens. .Nearly the whole of the London joint-stock banks paid a considerably larger dividend than the di rectors now declared, and ho believed several of the co lonial banks, viz-, the lonian, the Montreal and one of the Australien banks gave the proprietors as much as 6 The Montreal bank was situated in the same province, and he at least hoped they would have a divi dend equal to whet was declared by that undertaking. lle wished, therefore, to know whether the smallness of the dividend arose from a great portion of their capital being unemployed, from bad debts, or from maintaining a too extensive establishment. The CHAIRMAN mat safety was one of the grea'est elements in an institution like this. The directors had to act with great caution and discernment. The dividend might be smaller than that given by other banks in Canada, but it was unfair to make such a comparison, because there were clau3es in their charter which placed them at a disadvantage, though in one respect it pre vented them encountering very great losses. The small ness of the dividend did not arise from the amount of had debts incurred during the past year. — (Cries of " Hear, hear.") Their establishments were not too extensive, and the salaries of the officers in Canada were much smaller tha❑ those paid by the Montreal Bank. The had debts for the year were 4.000/. The great portion of the capital of the bank was invested on good senrities at New York, which paid a much higher rate of interest. There was about 02,000!. in England, which was bearing interest at 14 per (en'. About 100,0001. had been paid into their branches in Canada by depositors, and upon that the bank allowed 3 per cent. In reply to a question from a PROPRIETOR, ➢lr. BARNEWALL, a director, said it was the custom of all banks i❑ Catiatirt to allow 3 per cent. in Canada, but the usual charge fur discounts was 6 per cent. It was necessary they should have a large reserve to meet contingencies, and the amount was not greater than was necessary. I❑ reply to another Pnornirron., The CHAIRMAN said the prcofits for the year amounted to 77,6121. 12s. Btl. The report was then received and adopted, and the retiring directors having been re-elected, The meeting separated. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. At two o'clock yesterday a spacial general meeting of the shareholders cf this company was held at the station of the Great Western Railway, at Paddington, for the purpose of taking into consideration the draft of the following Bill applied for in the present session:— " A Bill to enable the South Wales -Railway Company to make a new Railway in the Forest of Dean, in lieu of the railway already authorised, and to make certain alterations in the line and levels, and the mode of con struction of their railway, and for other purpose!." Mr. C. M. Talbot took the chair. The SECRETARY having read the notice convening the meeting, the SOLICITOR to the company proceeded to lay bt fire the meeting the heads of the Bill. A SIIAREIIOLDrIt wi!bed to know if the Great West ern Railway Company had given their consent to the passitig of the Bill? The CHAIRMAN replied that they had not yet received a formal answer from them, though their consent was necessary, and that the object of this meeting was partly to obt sin that consent, which there was no doubt they would shortly receive. The Act could not, however, become a law until their consent was obtained. A SHAREHOLDER proposed that the meeting be ad journed until the Great Western Railway Company had giyen their consent. Tha CHAIRMAN could not agree to any such motion, as they had already left this most important undertaking to the very last moment. He would suggest to the Hon. Shareholder, that he should draw up a separate resolu ti n requiring that the directors of the South Wales Railway would not proceed with the Bill until the Great Western Railway bad granted their consent. It would, however, be necessary, according to their Act of Parlia ment, to pass, on the part of the directors, the resolution laid before them. A t-;IIAREHOLDER wished to know if the Great West ern Company had had time to reply to the application made by them? The CHAIRMAN replied that they had; but in the first application there were several provisions to which they dissented. These provisions were not now in the appli cation, and he bad no doubt whatever that they would, as soon us practicable, grant their consent to the Bill. A SHAREHOLDER remarked that their consent was not quite sure, and if they intended to refuse the appli cation the directors of the South Wales Railway ought to be extremely car( ful not to make any slip, which the Great Western Company might take advantage of. The CHAIRMAN then moved, as a resolution, that the Bill laid before them should not be passed into an Act until the consent of the Great Western Railway be ob tained. He wished to know if that resolution would not meet with the views of every shareholder present. A SHAREHOLDER proposed that the following should be added, "that nu further expenses be incurred until the Great Western Railway had granted their assent." The CHAIRMAN said that was of course understood, but that when a Bill was taken into the House of Lords, there were certain Expenses which were unavoidable. Upon a shareholder ask, ing what time they expected an answer, Mr. HUNT replied that they would have an affirma tive or negative answer during the next week at the latest. The Rev. Mr. SPENCER wished to move an amend ment to the Bill, in the shape of a petition to the House of Commons. The CHAIRMAN could not allow any such proceeding. The meeting assembled must either affirm or negative the Bill. With regard to the petition of the Hon. Share holder, he could present it to the House of. Commons without any difficulty, when and where it would be duly considered, but at the present time it could not be put as an amendment to the Bill he had proposed.. The resolution that the Bill be carried was then una nim.uily adopted. After which another resolution was also agreed to, that the Bill should not pass into a law until the consent of the Great Western Railway be ob tained. A vote of thanks to the Goairman terminated the pro ceedings. bags went at 46s for common, which is a further advent of fatly is per cwt. Plantation met with greater atten Lion, and at the public sales of 45 casks 64 bags Prices advanced 2s t o 3 s , mid selling et 555 to 595 6 0 , low raid 533 to 555, fine fine ord 49s to a 23, triage 45s t o 483 6 d , parce l s were pea berry 53 3 t o 59 5 , an d privately some sold at similar rates. MOLASSES.-West India continues to be purchased with caution, but holders are firm, and require 133 to 173 for low to fine quality. East India tnc: with little at' tention, and 12s to 13s per cwt is the value. k% 5 Cocoase-This afternoon a public sale of 252 P Grenada Cocoa welt at 37s 6d to 385 63, and u t 39; 6 for bright red, which are rather lower rates. a? TEA.-There is no advance in prices of Green, stile holders have more confidence, and less freely °MI the market; a much better sale has been ex from town and country dealers, and former ra' ° are well supported. For good and fine gous demand is better, and holders refuse .1 make any further concession in the volue, "' hi e s For Co the parcels acid were at from Is Id to is 7d. perience s mon there is a good hose e and export demand a t 91t1 to 9;ad, and medium 10i to Is Oad. Pekoe, and Scsn ce Tea cannot be quoted higher, but there is more dapca sition to do busin r ess. cd Srices.-For Mace, holders do not appea r dis , to accept lower rates, and ask from Is 10d to 23 ati common to fine quality. The market for Nutmegs ha s a quit t aspect, and at auetion 10 casks Dutch limed we' : taken in at 2s 10d for good, and middling at 2s 7d and lb. The value of brown is from 2s 9d to 2 s 10d, la% good to fine 33 to 41. Cassia Lignea is not ra d uc e a wanted, and rather lower rates base been sec° ce to, although there is a small supply at marke t ; pile c'sis 84s, pile two 82s 7d to 83s, and pile three 803 t ° e t pt.r cwt. Pimento-Several parcels by private coetrave have changed hands at 44d to 5.1 per lb. Prices 3° 10 4 ceased to decline for Ginger. Jamaica from 4/ to African 34s to 38t, and East India shipping so rts 175 0 u. 21s per cwt. Cloves have been operated in wiLh e cs a t tion. Penang at is to is 6d, Bourbon and Zaceioar 6ad to 7ad. HICE.-To-day there was more passing in East luc l a t i4 Rice by private treaty, and at auction 2,390 bags 13°11 40 went readily at 3d per cwt advance-mid to good wand realised 9s 6d to lls, small broken 8s 6 , 1 to 95 , damaged 8s to 9s 6d per cwt. 50 barrels Tapioca f° at 5d to bad f a- good and fine. SPIRITS.-In East India Rum operat i ons have beeelio little moment, and is 2nd to is 3d per gallon is the v 3 0 • of proof. Leeward Island has been purchased alii h I t ) tion, and only 150 puns have been sold at 13 3 1' 1 5,9 is 43. Demerara is not much wanted; era Y ea puns have been sold at 2s to 2s 2d for It' 40 per cent. over proof. Jamaica prices for 2 ° 3t 29 per cent over proof rule at 2s 2d to 2s 6d, 30 to over 2 4 7d to 3s, better sort 3s 2d to 4s, and big d 5 4s 2d to 4a 6.1 per gallon. Brandy-Cognac best brand'eri the vintage of 1849 a: 4s 4d to 4s 6d, 1848 ditto to 4s Bd, 1847 ditto 4s lld to 5s Id, and inferior sore. 23 8d to 4s 23. Geneva at is 7d to is 81, and fine 2 to 3s. In British made spirit there is no varieties. ; INDIGO.-Previous terms are well sustained, an a I good busiess has been concluded in both home tr a t • well as in n export descriptiens. Oi Spanish a fair "- D tity has bee:, disposed of at tae previous carte whilst supplies are less than fur some time past. A oil SALTPETRE.-To-day there was a steady demand' et public sale 1,596 bags Calcutta went at full terms, ' refraction 25 to 25s 6d, 94 25, 6d, 5 to 53 26 s to 263' 7 and flee white bold crystal 27s 63 I cwt for 3i 1 cent. ) ' r per COCIIINEAL.-This afternoon the public sales 'rt bags Cochineal went off at full rates, and the chief I' sold, Honduras silvers 3s 81 to 3s 101 for comma ° e good mid, ord to good black 3s 93 to 45 9d, a nd g y Mexican silvers 3s 9d t 0 .35 10d. Oras.-In consequence of the late considerable iao duction in prices of Seal Oil a much better deraile d " e s. been experienced, but chisfly for home trade aaarl i° , s , or At auction 40 tuns pale were sold at 301 105 to 31a, to o tun for fine, The value of other sorts is from 27 `,, 291 10s per tun. For Cod holders require 341 109 toe,a 0 Southern, 321 to 341 for common to fine. Fo r S its an active demand has been experienced togethe r an advance in prices. At auction 52 tuns Colonial w disposed of, fine at 841 5s to 851 15e, middling end gal ills se 81ed1 to Oil 3/ is 15 cheaper,s, and loand w da bothrk at shippers / per t as ura w ell home dealers operated with caution. o ' ll l 4 41• 29s 3d to 29s 6tl per cwt has been sec e ,t; 7 ' . Rape Seed Oil is not higher ; pale at' 35s 6i to brown 35s to 365; and Foreign pate at 38s to 38a 6 ' ap cwt. Palm, 303 61 to 31a. Cocoa Nut met with (1 r a moderate demand, although fine Ceylon is to ba"' tainel at 303 to 31s; Cochin, 31s to 32s ; and SPP. , 01 27s to 293. These moderate rates are likely to indo°,, e b kie parties to operate with , more freedom ore long , y a 4 l 0.1 is offered at a further reduction.' Ga lli P °4- s 411 lOs to 421, and other sorts at 40l to 40/ 109 per tot ri TALLOW.-Operations iii Russian on the spot b ,, I can small, and previous rates are barely suar3r", Fine P.Y. Candle is to be obtained at 363 64 10 376 'I V CA% Few bus era are to be met with for deliv er y i" e d last three months of the year, and sellers appear case a , to accept 38s 6d. There has not been winch F t : ,0 ing in Town Tallow, and 35, 61 to 365 per ' s ) to the value net cash ; the quantity ow offer i° large. Other sorts of Tallow have b e en only in s derate request, and rather lower rates are accedeiu jo At auction 860 packaaes South American were c ' n fba l part sold at 34s 63 to 363 6d, grease, 304 27° ,; - ` :;6' Sydney 33s to 36s 6d; and 50 casks p. y.Cov":, gi 3d per cwt. There are free sellers of Rough F at '" per stone. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS' IR\ f o d rn STOOK EXCHANGE.—The market was very firm - with a cconsiderable amount ofbusiness doing. The faY n ' j shares are those of the Great 'Western CompanY,; B ; s t4 only alteration in price we have to notice is in Grea t, " 4 :14 )1' Quarter Shares, which were done, and finally closed, a' Ll VERrOOL, JUNE 3. r. 6 STOCK EXCHANOE.—The market was depressed too ( and prices lower. The transactions were as follow`Lidia shire and Yorkshire, Consol., Fifths, 91. 11s. 3tl. so' Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 5 dis. Loon_n a d t s t North-Western, 1064, c.—Ditto, New Quarters, . 1 /s p - i —Ditto, Quarters (C), % p. Midland, 371 i c ' _Ycr Halves, 26 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover , 15 cp o t. Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase) , 6 Pe r - till 1830, dis.—Dutch Rhenish, 1/. its. 3d. die. , JUN STOCK EXCHANGE .—There was MANCEIESTER E but a moderate 1)119 .. It it ° a ctions; done to-day, and prices were lower. The trans as follow :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 40—Ditto, g ent „ 11 6 per cent., 12—East Anglian, Preference, 6 Per c„ e- „," r till: —London and North-Western, 107—Ditto, New. Q 0 , 7, die. Ditto, Manchester and Birming , -“--t shire, 1 „ (C),% 13.-211anche.iter. Sheffield, and Linco 00 Ditto, Preference, 8 -North Staffordshire, 9 5 ,4 (1 "" - Eastern and Dover, Consolidated Stock (No. OP BRISTOL, J 'NE Lancashire, SIA. BIRMINGHAM, Jums 3. 4 a 61'1 31 , STOCK EXCITANGE.—Our share market - NOS lt lower than when it closed at noon on SaturdAY . however, rallied in a considerable degree from the ,7 f iat depression it experienced on the evening of ,tu ti o s , Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) were done at N' bu y rt and 8N dis. London and North-Western closed, ;ces.o 106, sellers 107. 'There was little alteration in the PI! other stock. s YORK, IviiE 1. &Dam s ExcuAna..r-The transactions to-daY, D ,';: a seli follow .—York, .Newcastle, and Berwick (G. 1/. Ils. 3d. - North British, 71. Gs. 3d.Yoric en" -- Midland, Preference, 71. is. - Bd. • 11. 1 ' The Esrl of Carlisle had a dinner party on 5 3°I r r at his t' residence in GlosvenOr-place.. The -' ' 3• re -1 1 f eluded the Marquis and Marchioness of VI; count Ebrington, Lord Dufferin, Ludy Morgo" r,L, Tahot, Mrs. Drummond, Sir William Sonier,T, M'Culluin, Mr. Shiel, Mr. Norman Modena' 0 0 (1 : O'Gorman Maim, Lady and Miss Campbell, Ll.3:ecceitiP' teas of Carlisle, and Lady Mary Howard. _O r ,V7 Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Hon. F. and ladyE r I. • , 5 510 3 The Building Committee of the Royal Cora. ro," the Exhibition of 1851, met on Monday in the letif° . l of Westminster. There were present - .Mr. man), Mr. Barry, Mr Brunel, Mr. C. 11-7 : - r 0 0‘; .Mr. T. L. Donaldson, and Colonel Reid, sa Cio`tt. the Executive Committee. - Mr. DigbY ' l4r Y a n . ded',4 Owen Jones, and Mr. Charles Heard Wild, 11 0: 0 ti - 7: A deputation upon the Metropolitan Inte rn sef , consisting of the Right Rev. Dr. Wiseman, ie t ); Oakeley, Mr. Sergeant Shee, the Earl of Ar a "„ i f AP' Surrey, .and Mr. H. Bsgshawe, had,.an int,rvlw Sir George Grey on Monday at the Horne.of fice iltbP / • [ADVERTlSENlENT.]—Exqnorifirifiry Pa re matic Fever by Holloway's Pills in Van Dien` , er !", at Ind' Margaret.MiConnigan, nineteen years' of age, rcsio'nf f oir , ol town, had been suffering from a violent rheumatic d her o , upwards of two months, which had entirely dePri l „ e oc lar o ci the use of her limbs. During this period she ossiesierid care of the most eminent medical men in Hobart•Ei ot ts 0 . by them her case was considered hopeless. A fries th ey l e st them to try Holloway's cerebrated Pills , slanted todo, and in an incredible short space of t',ll, it ;10 cure was effected. This case is copied from the nodojciiv! Courier. =Sold by all Druggists, and at Profeaser , Establishment, 244, Strand, London. MARKET IN TELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, June 4.) SUGAR.—To-day the rates paid for West. India Sugar •• . BLURS. were rsther above those of Friday, and both grocers'and: .. . 0F A sox. . • •A'rel l 'iito' refiners were free buyers. The purchases amounted to A 101100 ,► r „ god 920 ls i t t inst., at the Grove,' Stratford, Mrs. . pi s , i: at Canonhuryssqu re, . ... go d 920 hhds, &c., including at public sale 150 hhds 14 trs' W 11. t a . te 6 . ' lnst.* • if fSt Barbadoes, which went at 37s for ord yellow, 37s - 6d to On the 2d inst.,. at Clapham-park, the W ife °- ' ter• 40s for. mid to good, and fine 41s Gd to 42s 6d, being in Laurence, Esq. A ga some cases rather higher rates. 122 hhds 14 trs Gre- On the '4(l inst., at Croom's-hill, Greenwich , Is . ll l l , ' . 0 ' p. nada sold at firm prices, mid and good yellow at 37s to s .. • - . , OF A DAUGHTIi• ' Av ' . 80OP t 38s, mid and fine brown 34s to 35s per cwt. On the I st inst., at Sarisbury Persiflage, pe ar ~ • 0' REFINED.—Today there were free bu • yers of Refined ton , the wife of the Rev. G Morris.. : the joy.. Sugar for home trade purposes and - browis grocery Augustus Roots, Esq. . T , B. Higgto . .., Lumps were not to be obtaiued under 49s 6d per owt. •On the 2d inst., in Inverness-road, Bayswater, . ._ 0 0.;... On the 2d inst. at Alderley, lin, Ds. , , ~ , .. 1), Prices are firm for Crashed Sugar, and rather more ' business was done. , . .: i , , a/ARE/ED: . 1 it , is . o ic, • MAURITIUS.—This afternoon several parcels of Mau- On the Ist inst., at St.' Paul's, Hatrintersin l odies or s ritus Sugar,. amounting' to 18,150 ba gs , w e r e su b m itt e d I Cox, Esq.; of Ham-common, Surrey, to'4llert.,.°d9tf' to public sale. There was a brisk demand .for home 1 trade purposes, and the whole found buyers at prices 6d Of the late J. T. Smith, At D., tt.Stevenage, „,,,;,•,,. t daughter of the late W. Whitehorse Lawrence,' -g" ''.. 0 ' 1)0 . , to Is above those of Friday; very fine and good ord Ann's, Jamaica. ' 're, I .'ocs' yellow teilised 38s to 42s Gd, mid 36s 6d to 37s 6i, low 35s Gd to 3&., good and- fine brown 33a to 355, low to On the Ist inst., G. Bassett, E o sq , • it S t MaGnea p or tt g u e:s y , o H u a o n g oze t i; c s ,ri g 11 0 1. w.1 h i f. ft, „. to o t. mid 30a to 32s 61, and refining sorts 343 to 395. 3 est daughter of the late. B . .:Adeu ls '.. ~.:: • t ie ßass o ett z t 'Great Chevereti-house, Wesib urS '' Ji.‘'r EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the market was plenti- Srnalibridugeg, Suffolk. : . . ' fully supplied with Bengal Sugar, but at public sa!e.the AO' . DIED. . ' .' ' '.the.' - u 9i>' parcels offered' were mostly sold, and amounted 'to 5.500 bags: the . rates obtained are 64 per cwt above those On the 31st ult., at the Vicarage, • ' Radcliffe, M.A., rector of Sr.. Anne, Limeh0tt5:e!„;,04•.?.,...4, current pretiously; white Bonares realised from 37s _to aret vicar of Dedington and Teynham, islett6_!.s3"o6ft:icl 41s 63, soft yellow 32s to 36s 62, gooli yellow=like ' 'Oa the f.ld - inst., at lfaldob, Sarre •, the, , ~Y„._, . i li 0 1 " - .ondlnc,,tetti ,sido, Manchu's 36s 6(1 to 375, straq grainy 375 to 33s 64, low velyan, M.A.. Vicar of Malden cutn,Chessingto ~ ~ .;,, ,o r, lihnur 28s to 28s 6d. Of Madras 5,600 bags went at county, aged 48. . • ' .;.;_ _Le,„009,',,,, 0 Letter prices; soft brown 27s to 31E, yellow 3is to 34., On the-2d inst., in the Avenue-road, tog , es. ~ ~c ,.„, .q, and good 36s to 375. 318 bags Siam went at 28s 6i for the vvi , fe of . 51 . r. A. South, aged 75 , ~ L. .rplt t• 7 • At St. Helter'S, JerSev. aged 5.,. Ann Li- B ill, -,..,.55,.. , is I.sw datk brown. . , • 'late W. Cloni Esq., Paytnas' er and Purser42a ,i4O OFe FOREIGN.—Tu-Jay a fair business was concluded. in OnaSe Ist ins,., Katherine, aife• a Mr. John 4 . ,77 . • , r : Foreign Sugar by private treaty, and former rates aro La; er de la Hav, near Colchester. . • ' t ',.: , ...: o f well kept up; there is also a further faling . off in the .....,_____;,,,_-____..,„:..—...,..... - : „,;.,, E ts(kr i g, ' 1 at auction to-dav supply n.t ms.rket, and none wai otfe.rP( . ' ' Lon:lca: P , int Imo ,iv cd and Published - bk VC --7- 1 ,, A;0 1 yi COFFZE.—This afternoon Native Ceylon Coffee was in .I'l ' /12 '44- .. 1.. Printer, at rio• -Ssm• 'smss h •V . o. ~ ,sais . , , % ~" Ati . .... ..Lss' livi.ly demand, and by private treaty 4,000 bags were 5 ta , 31..1a, i. 2., 0,,, Prs-issas s. i ;.hr •. • ' . t " ss. , , • . '"• - • , solid at 46s t 4 463 6d. for good ord ; and at auction 270 Middietex, w e d nes day, juno 5 , 1850: /3a lia Ita Eta r~ That %11111ini atm d e „T hat tar ry That kit r k. k` it ce it ( I t bero .4 the S h eri 4 , l Ekto t t, t OttL kie . b kr 14 R tor, ~~