The Sun. — London, England, 1850-05-28 00:00:00

r A b ilr' qr "L'' '. , . 4 tiOn _ imp ,:' ,. 7 , r f a it t 4 OX *4 ,4 . t el SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. _CARL OF LINCOLN'S DIVORCE BILL. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) The second reading of the Earl of Lincoln's Divorce Bill was fixed for three o'clock this afternoon. It naturally drew an unusually large number of strangers to the bar of their Lordships' House, and considerable in tereeiseemed to be manifested in the proceedings, but still few persons were admitted into the House. Lord Langdale occupied the chair. Mr. Robinson appeared as counsel for the Noble Earl, but her Ladyship was not represented by counsel. Lord BROUGHAM moved the order of the day for the second reading of the Bill. Mr. ROBINSON said he bad the honour to appear in support of the Bill. In 1832 the Earl of Lincoln was married to Susan Harriet, the daughter of the Duke of Hamilton, and they lived together as man and wife down to the summer of 1848. During that period they became the parents of five children. On the 2d day of August, 1848, her Ladyship lett this country and repaired to Baden, and ultimately to Ems, where her Ladyship met with Lord Walpole, the son of the Earl of Orford, who, their Lordships were aware, was named in the Bill. From Ems her Ladyship went with Lord Walpole to Geneva, to Rome, to Naples, and ultimately to Ems and Vienna, where they lived together on terms of the closest inti macy. la the course ut time her Ladyship's appearance so altered as to leave no boubt that she was pregnant. This change was first perceptible at Naples; but her Let ship afterwards quitted Naples and re paired to Rome, where it was presumed her Ladyship was confined. After her confine ment, her Ladyship, accompanied by Lord Wal pole, went to Verona and the Valle Manchini, where they passed as Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence. The Learned Counsel they proceeded to detail the facts that were afterwards disclosed in evidence, and concluded by stating that from the time her Ladyship had left Eagland, in 1848, up to the present moment, she had me& been seen, nor had she had intercourse with the Noble Lord, her pre seat husband. The first witness called was Mr. Frederick Jarrett, who stated that he was a clerk in the office of the solicitor to the Bill, and he had served a copy of it on her Ladyship's solicitor. Mr. Rankin was next called. He stated that he was a solicitor, and was present at the marriage of Lord • Lincoln with the daughter of the Duke of Hamilton. It was in November, 1832. The marriage was solemnized according to the customs of Scotland, and was after wards ratified in the Church of England. He had re cectly had a communication with her Ladyship on the 'abject of this Bill, and she had authorised him to ap pear for her. Mr. Lenard, the confidential solicitor of Lord Wal pole, and of his tether, the Earl of Orford, stated that L wit Walpole left this country about ten years ago, and had not since returred. Mr. Rankin was recalled, to state that her Ladyship had been absent since August, 1848, and as far as he knew, she had never been in this country since. Mr. J. Merritt stated that he was the porter of the family mansion of the Duke of Hamilton, and on the 2nd August, 1848, he saw her at his Grace's house. She left there alone in a cab in the afternoon of that day, and he had never seen her since. His Grace lived in Port land-.square. A letter was here put iu which her Ladyship had written to her Lord from Baden on the 911 of August, to prove that her Ladyship was there about that period. It bore the Baden post-mark, and was proved to be in her Ladyship's handwriting. Noel Pardriek stated that he had been in the ser vice of Lord Walpole. In July, 1848, he lett this country for Germany in company with his Lordship. They went to Ems, where he saw Lady Lincoln with his Lordship. They lived at separate hotels, but they were in the habit of driving out together, and his Lordship visited her Ladyship at all hours. From .131. d ;n they went to Wieibaden, and ultimately, travelling through the country, they arrived at Genoa, where they stayed during the winter. Ono day, in the month of November, he was sent out by his Lordship for a newspaper, and on his return with it to his Lordship's room, which he entered without knock ing, he surprised his Lordship and Lady Lin coln lying together on a sad. In November his Lordship accompanied Lady Lincoln to Rome, where they remained till April, when he observed that her Ladyship became somewhat stout. From Rome they went to Frascati, where his Lordship took a private resi dence, and they lived together. At Ems he had occasion to go into one of Lady Lincoln's rooms, where he saw some packages of her Ladyship's, marked with the name " Mrs. Lawrence." By Lord BROUGHAM—Was any one else in the room ' when you surprised her Ladyship and your master on the sofa? Witness—No, my Lord. Mr. Gladstone, M.P., stated that he had been on terms of intimacy with both Lord Lincoln and her Ladyship. Her Ladyship was of a very delicate constitution, and of a peculiar nervous temperament. Oa the 2d of August, 1848, he dined with his Lordship in Whitehall-place, the day on which her Ladyship left this country; and from that day up to the end of lest year, he knew as a fact, that Lord Lincoln was in this country. Last summer certain rumours reached this country in reference to her Ladyship's conduct, and in conse quence of a resolution come to by the mutual friends of Lord and Lady Lincoln he went abroad to seek her Ladyship, with the view of inducing her Ladyship to put herself in a position of security. The rumours which had reached this country admitted of two con s i.tictions, and it was just possible that her Ladyship had not fallen into absolute criminality. Hence the motive of his going abroad. He went first t) Rome, then to Naples, from thence to Genoa, and eventually to a vills on the Lake of Como, where it was understood her Ladyship was living with Lord Walpole as Mr. and Mrs. Laurence. He made every endeavour to obtain an in terview with her Ladyship, but did not succeed. On t h e e ve ni n g or the day, h owever, on which he made his last visit he saw:a, lady and gentleman pass from the villa into a travelling-carriage, followed by a gentleman. He was not able to say positively whether it was Lady Lincoln, but her figure resembled that of her Ladyship. By Lord BROUGHAM—CouId you see whether she was with child or not? Witness—Nu, my Lord, the lady was wrapped up in cloaks, as if for travelling. Lora BROUGHAM—Do you know if her Ladyship left this country es stiiout his Lordship's knowledge or con sent? Witness—Yes, 1 believe she did. Lord REDESDALE—Are you aware of any communi cations having afterwards passed between his Lordship and her Ladyship? Witness—l believe there was, bat Lord Lincoln never answered her letters. Lord 13noniaaAN—Do you know what is the extent of her Ladyship's property? Witness—No, my Lord. Lord. BROUGHAM—Do you know that she had a marriage portion of 30,0001.? ,Witness—Yes ; I believe she had. Mr. Jones, the butler of Lord Lincoln, stated that he had known both his Lordship and her adyship for the last nine years. His Lordship had five children, who were all living with him. His Lordship did not leave this country from August, 1848, down to the autumn of last year. Last year, accompanied by his Lordship's solicitor, he went to Verona, vvluere . he saw Lady Lincoln. This was on the 20th of September. Her Ladyship was attended by a servant or nurse, who carried a child that appeared to be a few weeks old. He afterwards saw her Ladyship at Nice, and subsequently at a villa on the Lake of Como. Mr. Ratiale, a solicitor, stated that he was applied to by the legal advisers of Lord Lincoln last year, t,) accompany the last witness to Verona. He 2 4'esented to go, and when he arrived at Verona he saw a lady, whom the last witness represented to be Lady 'Lincoln, and she was attended by a female servant and a child, that could not be more than a few weeks old. Iler Ladyship was going out for a drive. This was on the 17th of September. Ile saw her again on the 20th. ne stopped at: the same hotel in Verona, and the landlord told him that her L a d ys hi p passe d as M rs . Lawrence. He o f the, birt h been endeavoured t o o bt a i n t h e par i s h re gisteraene d ibaptismn astate of of the child, but Verona baving previously political commotion, he could not procurea copy of i t. H e, however, obtained the, certificate of baptism t from the Ro man C at h o li c clergy man who bap tized li r child, which he now pro duced. The child ;vas baptizA llor itio Willi am Wal pole, and was d escr i bed a Harriet Lawrence. s the c hild of Horace and Mr. ROBINSON here intimated that one of the witnesses whom it was intended to call in support of the Bill was not in attendance. Lord BROUGHAM — What would this Witness prove? Dar. Rubins on steied that h e would s he was in the service of Lord Walp o l e y at pr t o h ve e that on the Lake of Como , and he knew as a fact that the lady who had resided there, and passed a s Li m Law rence, was no other than Lady Lincoln. Lord BROUGHAM said, as the child was not repre seated nor Earl been prove 4 that it was the offspring o f Lady Lincoln, their Lordships had no right to bastardise his child. That there was evi dence of adultery on the part of her Ladyship there could be no moral doubt, and he was quite con vinced that any jury would return a verdict to that effect who had heard the history of the s( fe scene spoken to by Lord Walpole's own servant. ' lie should therefore move that the Bill be read a second time. Lord REDESDALE fait deeply interested in this case, and he had paid a good deal of attention to its deta il s. Now, let th e i r Lordship; observe the fact, that the husband even tat there to be examined, and although he did not mean to impute collusion to the parties, it was their Lordships bounden duty to see that none had been practised. Well, then, he for one did not think that there was sufficient evidence to justify the second reading, inasmuch as there was nn thing to show what hail been the conduct of the will before she left this, country; while it had been proved beyond all doubt that 110 S •Ontr bad she reached Baden than she was joined by Lord Walpole. Lord BROUGEAm (lid net think any further evidence ought to be culled for. and in replying to the previous Noble Lord, he took the oi:p7,rtunity ot c„yire •e• an erroneous statement which lad crept into a daily paper. It was; stated that, he intended to oppose the Bill and resist its progress by bra wheatine. the witnesses. Now, so fur from there being any foundation, for this state ment, the f ac t was that, t hi s very Bi ll had been intro duced by himself, and it was not likely that he would be 'found opposing his own Bill. Lord LANGDALE concurred in the opinion of his Noble and Learned Friend, that there was no evidence of baa tardy on the part of the child, but there w as indisputable evidence of the adultery, and the promoters of the Bill were therefore entitled to call upon their Lordships to read it a second time. ATI.' Zti S THE SUN, LONDON, Lord REDESDA LE again insisted that the absence of all evidence of wb at passed between the husband and the wife prior to her leaving England indicated that there wa; some collusic in between the parties. The Bill was tl ten read a second time, and ordered to be committed. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 27, 1850. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Levee at St. James's Palace, on Wednesday, the 3d of July next, at two o'clock. REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S LEVEES AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE. The Noblemen and Gentlemen, who purpose to attend her Majesty's Levee at St. James's Palace, are requested to bring with them two large cards, with their names clearly written thereon, or .e to be left with the Queen's Page in attendance in the Presence Chamber, and the other to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, who will announce the name to her Majesty. Those Gentlemen who are to be presented are hereby informed, it is absolutely necessary that their names, with the name of the Nobleman or Gentleman who is to present them, should he s ent in to the Lord Chamberlain's Office, before twelve o'clock, on Monday, the Ist of July next, in order that they may be submitted for the Queen's approbation; it being her Majesty's command that no presentation shall be made at the levee but in conformity with the above regulations. It is particularly re quested that in every case the names be very distinctly written upon the cards to be de livered to the Lord Chamberlain, in order that there may be no difficulty in announcing them to the Queen. The State apartments will not be open for the recep tion of company coming to Court until half past one o'clock. Notice is hereby given, that all persons having Peti tions or Addresses to present to her Majesty at the Levee, are to write on two cards, with ther names, a statement of the object of such petitions or addresses, and the names of the persons from whom they come; one card to be delivered to the Page in the Ante- Room, and the other to the Lord Chamberlain, who will read its contents, at the time of presentation, to her Majesty; and, on these occasions, no other statement is to be addressed to her Majesty. A deputation to present an address is not to exceed four persons. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 27,1850. Notice is hereby given that her Majesty will hold Drawing-rooms at St. James's Palace, on the following days, at two o'clock:—Thursday, 20th June next, Tues day. 9th Juty next. N.B. The Knights of the several Orders are to appear in their Collars. at the Drawing-room, on the of Juue next, it being a Collar Day. REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S DRAWING-ROOMS. Th 9 ladies, who purpose to attend her Majesty's Drawing-Rooms, are requested to bring with them two large cards, with their names legibly written thereon, one to be left with the Queen's Page in Attendance in the Presence-chamber, and the other to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, who will announce the name to her Majesty. And those ladies who are to be presented, are hereby informed that it is absolutely necessary that their names, together with the names of the ladies who are to pre sent them, should be sent in to the Lord Chamberlain's Office, on the Tuesday previous to the Drawing-room on the 20th of June, and on the Saturday previous to the Drawing-room on the 9th of July, on each day, before twelve o'clock, in order that they may be submitted for the Queen's approbation; it being her Majesty's command, that no presentation shall take place unless the name of the lady presenting, together with that of the lady to be presented, shall appear on the card to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, which names shall correspond with those previously sent in to the Lord Chamberlain's-office. It is particularly requested, that in every case written cards only be delivered. WHITEHALL, MAY 24. The Right Hon. Sir Thomas Wilde, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas at Westminster, bath appointed Joseph Bayldon Rayner, of Horbury, in the county of York, Gent., to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknow ledgments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed fur the abolition of fines and re coveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and fur the West Riding of the county of York. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire. Henry John Wentworth Hodgett Foley, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, May 22. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland. Northumberland Regiment of Militia Alexander Browne, Esq., to be Captain, vice Lewis, deceased. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Daniel Bishop, wine merchant,;,-York-street, St. James's-square. shippers and home dealers continue to cperato with caution. The value of 20 to 29 p. r cent over proof i is 2s 2d to 2s 6d, 30 to 36 over 2s 7d to 3s 3d and better sorts 3s 4d to 4s per gallon, Brandy has been operated in with caution. Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1849 is held fur 4s 4d to 4s 6,1, 1848 ditto 4s 6d - to 4s Bd, 1847 ditto 4s lld to 5s ld, and inferior sorts 2s 8d to 4s 30 per gallon. Geneva sells sic wly at is 7d to is 8d tot ord, and fine at 2s to 3s. There is no variation in prices of British made Spirit. To-day 200 puns Leeward Is land Rum were sold at is 3id proof, and some parcels of East India on the Quay at is 2d to is 21-d proof. In Demerara or Jamaica little done. Isanao.—Since the conclusion of the quarterly sales of East India Indigo a fair quantity has been purchased by shippers and home dealers, and former rates are well sustained for all descriptions. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon Cochineal met with at tention, and 180 bags at auction were all sold at previous rates—Honduras silvers at 3s Sd to 4s ld, black 3s 103 to 4s 7d. Mexican 3s 9d to 3s 11d, and silvers 3s 7d to 3s 8d per lb. TALLOW —Prices are supported for Russian on the spot, although dealers continue to operate with caution, and 36s 9d to 37s is the value of fine yellow candle. For delivery in the last three months of the year there is little doing; at the same time sellers are not disposed to accept less than 38s 6d per cwt. Home melted is 35s 6d to 36a nett cash, and only in limited demand. There is little varia tion in prices of other sorts; at auction 470 casks Sydney were mostly sold at from 33i to 37s 31 for common to fine; 610 pkgs South American, 33s to 26s 6d; 30 casks of L'eter;burgh, 36s 0,1 to 36s 6d; 35 caika Archangel sold at 33s 6d to 35s 6d per cwt. Fur auction 1,300 pkgs of Tallow are deJlared. Ous.—A further reduction has taken place for Olive Oil, and operations have been upon a scale—Gallipoli at 421 to 42l 103, Spanish and Sicily 411 to 411 lOs, Barbary and Levant 40/ to 401 lOs per tun, and the stock is still getting larger. For Palm 303 to 30s 9d is the ♦alue of good and fine Rapeseed Oil is not much wanted, English pale is offered at 37s to 37s 6d, brown 35s 6d to 36i, and pale Foreign at 38s to 395. Linseed Oil has not been operated in with caution for all purposes, and prices have declined to 30s per cwt on the spot. Sperm, at auction 15 tuns went at 821 to 83/ 15s for British; 50 tuns are declared. Headmatter is still scare, and fine is worth 901 to 921 per tun. Southern 321 to 34/, Cod, 34/10s to 351. A considerable reduction has taken place for Seal. At public sale 40 tons of pale selling at 29/ 15s to 311 for good and fine quality. To•day at public sale 50 pkgs Cocoa Nut Oil sold at 283 to 28s 9d for Calcutta. COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam 12 2 1 4 Ditto, threemonthe.. Rotterdam .......... 12 3% Antwerp .......... 25 77% Brussels ..... 25 77% El imburgh 13 1214 Altona Parts, 3 days'alght 25 57% LNGE.-(THIS DAY.) - Leghorn 30 75 Genoa 26 20 Milan .• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• VelliCO. • .. .. • • • • • • • • • • Naples 4034 121% Messina •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 122 Lisbon •• •• •• •• •• 63 % 0p0rt0.........• •• 53% Rio Janeiro •• • Ditto, 3 months .... 25 80 Marseilles •••• • • • • • 25 82% 80urdeauz......... • Frankfort on Maine.... 1211 Vienna, effec. flo •.• • .. 12 28 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 30 Patersburgh, 811. Rble.. 37% Madrid 49% Cadiz •.. ............ 491 Barcelona • • Seville.. • • ***** • • •• .. Buenos Ayres ........ New York.6odays'aight Philadelphia PRICZB OF BULLION, FEZ Of, Foreign Gold in bars.. ,Z2l 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin • . 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10% Silver in bars ........ 0 4 11% [MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from se►eral of the clergy in favour of his Bill, fur taking away the appellate jurisdiction of the Privy Council in ecclesiastical affairs on matters of doctrine. He had postponed the second reading of the Bill in consequence of the absence of the President of the Council. The Bishop of OXFORD presented several petitions from certain of the clergy to the same effect; also a petition against the Marriage Act Amendment Bill. Lord BROUGHAM presented some petitions in favour of the County Courts Extension Bill. Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented several petitions from the West Riding of Yorkshire in favour of the compromise on the fsctory question proposed by Lord Ashley. The Earl of HADDINGTON presented a petition in favour of additional accommodation being afforded to the assistant-surgeons in the navy. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a peti tion from the Lord Mayor and corporation of Dublin against the abolition of the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and gave notice of his intention of moving cer tain resolutions on the subject deprecatory of such abo lition. BANKRUPTS. William Eeley, butcher, Horsepath, Oxfordshire, to surrender, June 13, at two, and July 11, at twelve, at the Court'of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Nichols and Doyle, Bedford-row. George Thornloe, grocer, High-street, Poplar, June 6 and July 12, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Dunn and Dobie, Raymond buildings, Gray's Inn. Thomas Croft, stable keeper, Whitechapel-road, June 5, at eleven, and Juue 28, at half past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stana..ld, official assignee; Turner, Whitechapdlread. Thorns; Hughes, shipowner, Nowport, Monmouth shire, June II and July 9, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis trict Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Latch Newport; Abbot, Bribtol. Joah Crossley and Jonathan Crossley, wine merchants, Bangor, Carnarvonshire, June 12 and July 2, at eleven, at the Li‘ erpool District Court. Cazenove, official as signee, Liverpool ; Hill and Mathews, St. Mary Axe ; Laces, Myers, Rigge, arid Roscoe, Liverpool. • POST-OFFICE.—MONEY ORDERS.— The office at Spital, in Lincolnshire, will be closed for money order busi ness on and after the Ist of June next. Any money order issued upon that office, but not paid previous to the Ist of June, must be transmitted to this department with a request for transfer of payment to some other office. MARKET IN TEL LIGENCE. (From the Landon New Price Currant, May 28.) SUGAR.—There was a large business concluded to-day in both refining and grocery quaiities of West India Sugar, whilst the rates obtained were equal to those of Friday, and on the part of merchants there is much firm ' ness. At public sale 150 hhds 7 trcs Barbadoes sold at 37s to 423 for common to fine yellow, and one lot crystalised 42s 6d. 209 hhds, 42 brls St. Lucia, very ord brown 325, better sort 33s to 34, and ord to good grey 34s to 365. 121 hhds and 50 brls Grenade, good and tine brown 34s 6d to 355, ord to good yellow 35s to 37s Gd. The total purchases to-day were 740 hhds, &c. FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar, and by private treaty a fair business was con cluded at fully former rates : on the part of holders there is also more firmness. REFINED. —To-day there was no variation in prices of Refined goods, but the market presented a quiet ap pearance : Crushed Sugar is not cheaper, but only li mited orders were executed. MAURITIUS —This afternoon their were eight public sales of Mauritius Sugar, comprising 490 casks 15,123 bags; still there was a very good demand, and all sold; yellow went at from 34s 6d to 395, brown 303 to 345, low 26s to 295, ord to fine refining 34s to 38s, ord and mid grainy yellow 35s to 36s 6d. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the publtc sales of Bengal Sugar, consisting - Of 6,030 bags, went off at firm prices, and nearly the whole sold ; white Brenares at 37s to 40s 61, soft yellow 32s 6d to 375, like Mauritius 34s 19 30s 6d, small Grainy 37s to 39s 6d, and white 45s 6d. Of Madras 397 bags went at full terms, and realized 28s Gd to 29s 6d fer soft brown. Molasses.—There has been rather more business concluded in West India, but at rather lower rates. About 300 puns have been sold; Porto Rico of good quality at 16i, and old Dominica at 14s to 14s 6d. Mauritius and Bengal continue to be purchases with caution at 12s to 13s; lower rates are, however, not ex pected to prevail, A reduction is apparent in prices of Honey. To-day at public sale 130 puns 22 trcs 37 brls Porto Rico Molasses were taken in at 17s. COFFEE.—This afternoon Mocha Coffee met with more attention, and at public sale 110 bales and 586 half bales all sold at steady prices; mid yellowish clean gar bled went at 55s to 56e, greenish ditto 54s to 55s 6d, common ditto 535, triage 33s 6d to 345, and damaged 25. 61 to 51s 6d. For Native Ceylon the market has a quiet appearance, and 690 bags at auction only in part found buyers at the former value; ord at 38s 6d, good ord 40s, and better sort was taken in at 419. Of Plantation 42 casks 21 bags went rather steady; low mid and mid at 47s to 49s 6d, and other sorts 41s 6d to 453 per cwt. CocoA.—For Foreign, buyers have been *induced to C o o p n e c r l a u t d e e with i b t h y more a t f e r e t e r d e a o t m y , a a t ud fr o a m f fa r 7a b u t s o i n 2 e . B s s s has per been . West India has been in good demand at the former value,3a6ns d t? : o4 ,o .4 o .l C: fo b r a . g , 4 m G m re o n n a a d n a d a fi t n a e u . ction chiefly sold at from culty supported TEA.--' the trade. The qua:C l P ; le e , and former rates were with diffi sales of 1, 1 - 913 1 3' k boldhags were languid at the public Congou with all faults was only a small attendence of sold amounts to 836 pkgs; fine floods 2 6 z i nt at I Id, Hysou fair sound Is 2f d to Is 4d,1u1l fine Hyson fine 2301 d to •e is 3d to is 7d, and 2s 6d; Imperial g Gun powder is 9d to 3s per lb. RICE.—To-day there was not pt and none much pas s i ng i n E ast treat India Rico by private was offered a t public sale, but holders are fi rer and wiilnot sell middli ng white Bengal under 9s 6d per cwt, lo - day. at public sale, 100 sacks Farina were taken in at ' pkgs St. Vincent's Arrowroot sold at4faddtioGl; and 700 lod per lb. tiPicEs.—Pimento is much wanted, n a re obtained. 'lle parcels sold by private treatystiff Stiffer rates wn at 4d to 5d per lb. Holders of Black Pepper have t more confidence, cud refrained from offering any at auc tion. A Prir business concluded by private contract; Su matra at 2 . d to 3d, and Alalabir 3d to 3fd per lb. White met a steady sale at 4d to 7d for common to fine. To -day, at public sale, 200 chests Cassia Lignea changed hands at full rates; pile 1 at 543, pile 2 82s 6d to 84s, pil e 3 80s to 81s, mouldy and dam alo.d 74s Gd to 753 Gkl, broken 793. 853 tags Malabar Pepper went at the former value—heavy at 3- 4 1 d to aid, and damaged 2id to 3ed per lb. SPIRITS —Prices have slightly GI( dined for Demerara Rum and only 150 puns have been sold at is lld to 2s 2d for 30 to 40 per cent over proof. Leeward Island is not offered at any further decline, only small orders have been executed at is 3id to is 4d proof. East India is held for Is 3d, but few buyers are to be met with. There is little variation in prices of Jamaica, still BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Earl GREY, is consequence of the absence of the President of the Council, postponed the ' second reading of the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill, which stood for Thurday, to Tuesday, and gave notice that he should on Thursday move the second reading of the Australian Colonies Bill. Q. Lord MONTEAGLE urged the necessity of postpon ing the second reading of the Australian Colonies Bill to a longer period, and he hoped if any additional papers had been received from Australia, they would be laid before their Lordships before moving the second reading of the Bill. ''Earl GREY was anxious to rLect the wishes of the House, hut they were arriving at.that period of the session when there was always a great accumulation of busi ness. The Australian Colonies Bill had been before both Houses of Parliament for a considerable time, and the papers had been in the hands of their Lordships before the Whitsuntide recess, and he thought it would be de trimental to public business to postpone the second read ing of the Bill. Lord MONTEAGLE considered that if the second reading of the Australian Colonies Bill were taken on Thursday, parties desirous of petitioning against the Bill would be taken by surprise. Lord BEAUMONT thought that no case had been made out for the postponement of the second reading of the Bill. Lord STANLEY thought it was matter of regret that the second reading of that Bill had been delayed so long. He would suggest that the second reading of the Bill should be postponed to Friday, which might give an op portunity to present the petition. AFFAIRS OF GREECE. The NOBLE Lou gate notice that on Friday se'nnight he should draw their Lordships' attention to the affairs of Greece. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES BILL. Lord MONTEAGLE explained that there were per sons lately arrived from the colonies who wished to present a petition on the subject. He did not intend to divide against the second reading of the Bill, but he thought as opportunity ought to be afforded to those parties to be he and against the Bill if they wished. Earl GREY had no objection to postpone the second reading till Friday. MASTERS IN CHANCERY JURISDICTION BILL. The report on this Bill was brought up with amend ments, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Monday. FEES (COMMON PLEAS) BILL. Lord BEAUMONT moved that this Bill be read a second time. After a few observations from Lord REDESDALE and Lord MONTEAOLE, Lord LANGDALE expressed himself in favour of the abolition of all fees. He thought that justice ought to he administered without any expense to the suitors. and that all persons employed in the administration of justice should be paid by the State. Lord STANLEY thought that Bills of this nature should not be brought in except under the sanction of the Government. Earl GREY said this Bill had been introduced in consequence of the recommendation of a Committee of the other House of Parliament, and that it was sup ported by the Government. lie thought the question of salary to those officers could be much better dealt with by the Treasury than by Parliament. After a few words from Lord LANGDALE, the Bill was read a second time, and their Lordships adjourned. WO , HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock. THIRD READINGS. The New North Road Bill was read a third time and passed. The following Bills as amended were considered and agreed to: — Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway. Eastern Union Railway. Stourbridge Union Rates. PETITIONS. Mr. LOCKHART presented p e titi ons f rom places in Bill. Mr. FN a 0 presented Scotlandeeffect. t a A g a ai A nst the l6 MarriageStitions to a similar Mr. FREWEN presented a petition: from Brighton praying the House to pass some measure against the employment of boys to draw carts on turnpike roads. Sir 13. HALFORD presPntedapedtiistituressnfr,ozdof n u equal Leices tershire tax c a u t n l l . aining of agricultural Mr. FAGAN presented a petition from Cork in fa vour of the Bill for the reform of the Irish Preroga!ive Court. Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from benevolent societies at Birmingham against the proposed Savings' Bank Bill. Mr. OSBORNE presented a petitio❑ from the city of London against the Extramural Interment Bill; also petitions from several places in Ireland against the Established Church in Ireland. Mr. KERSHAW presented a petition against the Extramural Interments 13111 from certain congregations in London. Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition to the same effcct. Mr. J. B. SMITH presented a petition from Stirling in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill. Mr. CAL DWELL presented petitions from Liver pool against the Savings' Bunks Bill and Stamp Act. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Portobello against the Marriages Bill. Mr. BROTHERTON presented petitions against the Savings' Banks Bill and agabas'i church•rates. Mr. TATTON EGERTON presented a petition against the Savings' Bank Bill. Mr. WYLD presented petitions from the ratepayers of London, and the parishes of Chelsea and Brompton, for alteration in the Metropolitan Interments Bill; also a TUESDAY EVENING, MAY petition from the miners of Charley for an inspection of collieries. Mr. P. SCROPE presented a petition from the synod of Armagh complaining of the unsatisfactory state of the poor-law in Ireland. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from the depositors of the Rockdale Savings' Honk, praying the House to adopt such measures as would prevent the oc currence of similar frauds. Mr. GROGAN presented a petition against the Public Health Bill now before the House. Mr. T. DUNCOM BE presented a petition from Fins bury in favour of the Ten Hours Bill. Mr. nUME presented a petition from certain inhabi• tants of the colony of British Guiana, agreed to at a public meeting held at Georgetown on the 15th day o` April, 1850, praying for the abolition of the court of policy and the combined court, and for the introduction 4,f a representative constitution, comprising an elective council and a house of assembly, with an elective fran chise to secure a full, free, and popular representation. GROWTH OF COTTON IN INDIA. Mr. BRIGHT postponed his Motion respecting tht growth of cotton in India until the 18th of June. APPOINTMENTS IN ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS Sir BENJAMIN HALL wished to ask the Se , :retar) for the Home Department a question which had reference to the constitution of the eccleasiastical courts of the country as well as to some returns which he moved fey in the early part of the session, and which were ordered by the House. He was informed that a young lady— (Hear, and a laugh)—who, in newspeper phraseology, might be termed a young lady of interesting appearance and prepossessing manners, had the honour of holding the office of registrar in one of the ecclesiastical courts. He understood she had field the appointment ever since she was five years of age—(Heir)—and, without mean ing any disparagement to the young lady, he wished to know whether it was true that a female held the offict in question. He wished to know whether there were any more female officials. Sir G. GREY said he was totally uninformel on the sulject. He had never known that there was one fe male official connected with the Ecclesiastical Courts. SMITHFIELD MARKET. In answer to a question from Mr. MACKINNON, Mr. C. LEWIS said that the report on the; state of Smithfield Market would be in the hands of Members almost immediately. REPORT Oh' THE BOARD OF HEALTH. In answer to Mr. B. OSBORNE, Lord ASHLEY said that the report of the Board of Health would be in the hands of Members by Thursday or Friday. ADJOURNMENT FOR THE DERBY DAY. Major BERESFORD moved that the House at its rising aliourn till Thursday next. • Mr. WCRA.WFORD had always opposed this mo• tion on former occasions, but as he perceived that there was no business set down for the day,. he should not divide the House, but content himself with protesting against the adjcurnment.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME was in the same position, but as he per ceived he was in a minority he should be content to take a labliday.—(Laughter.) Mr. SLANEY hoped that his Hon. Friend would al ways be in the minority on this occasion. The motion was then carried. Mr. W. PATTEN moved that the Committees should have leave to sit, although the House should adjourn over to-morrow.—Agreed to. COMPOSITION OF ASSESSED TAXES. In reply to a question from Mr. MITCHELL, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was the intention of the Government to renew the Act which expires in April, 1851, enabling parties to com pound fer their assessed taxes. THE LORD CHANCELLOR. Mr. W. PATTEN said it appeared by the public prints that there was likely to be a vacancy in the office of Lord Chancellor, and he had to ask the Noble Lord aca wheth e r i n filli ng up t h at n c Russell) render th e office subject vacancy (Lord t eb Government to any decision of the Committee on Salaries as regarded the salary, and whether any stipulation would be made as to the separation of the judicial and political func tions of the Lord Chancellor. Mr. BOUVERIE said before the question was an swered he had to state that being the Chairman of the Committee on Fees he %as instructed to ask the Noble Lord whether; in the event of a vacancy in the Great Seal it would be a distinct understanding with regard to the officers whose appointments were in the hands of the Great Seal, that those appointments would be made on the express condition that the tenure and existence of those offices should he subject to the review and exami nation of Parliament ? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he had to state with very great regret that the Lord Chancellor bad found the state of his health to be such as to render him unable to continue the performance of those duties which he had discharged with FO much advantage to the country.—(Hear, hear.) He (Lord John Russell) had to state, therefore, that so soon as the Lord Chancellor shall hav e g i ven judgment in the vari ous causes which he had heard he would feel himself compelled to resign the Great Seal. I n filli ng up t h at office he (L or d J. Russell) considered that any person taking the Great Seal would take it subject to any regulation made by Parliament upon the report of the Committee of which the Hon. Gentleman wa,. chairman. He would state, in answer to the question ce the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Bouverie), the Chairman of the Committee on Fees, that with respect to any officers appointed by the Lord Chancellor, in the event of the Lord Chancellor resigning, that such appointments would be subject to the examination of Parliament. With respect to the question of the separation cf the judicial and the political functions of the Lord Chancellor, &Let was a subject which had engaged the at'ention of her Majos• ty's Government, and it was one cf great difficulty. lie (Lord John Russell) had no doubt that the otject was very desirable, and he trusted the Government wonld be , able to propose a measure to Parliament on this subject which would be satisfactory to the House; but, consider ing the nature of the c ffice of Lord Chancellor, hoa much it was identified with the political history and with the political administration cf this country, he should be very lath to introduce any measure on the subject without the fullest and most serious consideration of that House.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME asked the Noble Lord if the retiring pen sion of 5,0004 a year incident to the office of Lord Chan cellor would be continued? Lord JOHN RUSSELL replied that the person ac cepting the Great Seal would take it su bj ect to the eision of Parliament as to the amount of pension. Without stating that the pension would con tinue at 5,0001., its present amount, he (Lord John Rus sell) must say be should feel it his duty to resist any reduction of that pension to such an amount, as that the highest talent could not be secured by Parliament t o fill the office of Lord Chancellor. LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL. Mr. BRIGHT wished to know when the second read ing of the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) ,Bill would come on. Lord J. RUSSELL replied that the Bill was still un der the consideration of the Government, but he believed the second reading would be taken in the course of the present session, though be was not sanguine as to its passing through Committee before the termination of the session. LIEUTENANT. GOVERNOR OF LABUAN. Mr. C. LUSHING TON wished to know, whether the Lieutenant-Governor of Labuan, Sir William Napier, who administered the affairs of the colony, had been suspended, and whether the duties of his office had fallen on a draughtsman and a surveyor. Mr. HAWES said it was quite true that the Lieutenant- Governor had been suspended from his office. The whole circumstances of the ca - e were under the con sideration of the Government; and he thought it would be the height of injustice, either expressly or implicdly, to give any opinion on the slit ject until the investigation of the Government was closed. It was not true that the administration of justice in that island had been suspended in consequence of Sir William Napier having been removed from his office. Mr. LUSHINGTON observed that he should repeat the question at the expiration of a moderate time. SECURITY FOR ADVANCES (IRELAND) BILL. In reply to Mr. MONSELL Lord J. RUSSELL said he would proceed with ttis Bill as early as possible. UNIVERSITY REFORM. Mr. GLADSTONE asked Lord John Russell when it was proposed to proceal with the adjourned debate on the motion for the appointment of a commission to in quire into the management of the Universities? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was not a Government measure, and he could not undertake to say when the adjourned debate would be proceeded with, but whenever it was resumed he should move an amend m ent ' that it should be adjourned for three months. OCCUPATION OF THE NEW HOUSE. no el several ofl petitions the lrish Elec tions from Sir GEORGE GREY said he underst oo d the new douse, owing to the favourable change in the weath er , would be ready for occupation on Thursday next, an d if convenient for Hon. Members, he would p ropose that they should have a morning sitting in the new Hou se on that day at twelve o'clock. S o me anxiety bad bee n ex pressed r Bill, es ed and w ith doubt respectou to th e progress that i n Bill f y might o u r obtea plan taken for r t t t h h e e morning sitting.—(Hear, hear . ) EMIGRATION OF PAUPER CHILDREN . Mr. W. MILES presented Gentleman, emigrationa e r n io t l u e s m partsan, ofoa after t pt e h r lepeountr rildren. Th e H onourable presenting the petition, then proceeded to move, " That it is expedient that the G o . vernment, with tha consent and assistance of the b oar d i , of guardians throughout England and W a l t s, should take immediate steps to forward the emigration of orphan girls, inmates of the several workhous es , an d cap a ble of entering service. to Australia as appr en ti ces. " It was of the utmost importance to the country, ci rcum • scribed as England was, to have a free outlet for its super atourriant population, and what outlet could they find . andb ettetrhetielog anuaenciji y of its climate, rendered it p ecu li arly which, by the fertilit y o f it; soil adapted to the energies and constituti,n of English men? P ar li ame nt should,.there'ore, encourag e as muc h as possible the introduction Of capit a l i nto the colony of New South w„tes, while next to tLat i t oug h t to facilitate the trite.: for of domeattc servants from this country to the colonies. 'rho cmigrative capitulis., with a family, experienced no greater inconvenience when he reached the colony than the difficulty of procuring do mestic servants, and it was the knowledge of that incon venience which hod induced him to bring forward the present motion. He wished. it to be understood that all the arguments which he should have to bring for ward might be applicable to New South Wales, and without going to times gone by fur reports, he would wish the Members to refer to docu ments which had been long before the House. If they would refer to tbe returns from the six magisterial divisions of Sidney, and from Port Philip, tn-y would find the great request in which female servants were in these districts. That was the ger.eral complaint in all those districts, and the question was, whether England was in the position to provide for the col.mics; and he thought that if the House would peruse the domestic returns relating to this class, they would find that there were abundance of materials. He found that there were as many as 173 boys and girls in the twelve workhouses in the county which be represented who were capable )t entering service, and the boards of guardians entirely approved of the proposition for their removal to the Colonies. The number of these young persons was rapidly increasing, and the cost of their sup port and education entailed a very large sum upon ;he country. The number of children and young per ;ous in the different workhouses throughout the country Amounted to 56,323; of these 4,579 boys, and 3,794 girls, were capable of entering service. Out of that number C , niiderable portion were orphans, to whom only his notion referred, and there could be no doubt that their removal to New South \Vales, where there would be a •eddy market for their labour, would be attended with ;Teat advantages. tiRKETS. of the quantities of lon from the ports in the 25th May, 1850, .4 • ` l 4 •I 4 xl . 7, 7 4 1 4 5 eq A l 0 ;7=4 * Colchester 186; 24 350 14 95 Harwich Leigh 408' —I 30 1 111aldon CHELMSFORD, MAY 24.—Prices to-day were as follow: Wheat, white, old 36s to 465; new 37s to 471; red, old 34. to 401; new, 33s to 395; barley, 23. to 2is ; chevalier 24s to 265; grinding 2ls to 235; oats 155 to 20s; malt 53. to 555; chevalier "64s to 565; peas, partridge, new 25. to 27s ; old, —s to --s ; white, new, 26. to 28. ; old, —s to —4; dun, new, 24, to 265; beans, tick, new 23s to 265; old, 24s to 27. ; harrow ticks, new 21s to 27s ; old 25. to 28s; ma zagan, new 224 to 24, ; old 23s to 25s per qr. COLCHESTER, MAY 23.—Wheat, white 42s to 4%i ; red 40. to 42. ; barley 22s to 24s ; beans, mazagan 24s to 255; middle and small 26s to 28s; peas 24. to 28s per qr. HADDINGTON, MAY 24.—The following are the prices of grain at our market to-day : Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beane. ... 4's 0.1 24s 6d 223 6d 32. Od ... 383 ld 23s 21 20s 9(1 t 283 2d 348 Od 22s 61 19s 0(1 1 238 ed _ _ First Second Third Total quantity of Wheat in market 396 qrs., S 9 l sold Do. Barley do. 124 qrs., 124 sold Do. Oats do. 279 qrs., 266 sold Do. Beans do. 75 qrs., 75 sold KIRKALDY, MAY 25.—The following are the quotations up to this date : Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Peas. I First 423 Od 22s Od 21 s 61 — s Od —s Od Second 393 Od 203 Od 20s 0.1 —s Od I—s Od Third 353 Od 17s Od 17a Oct —s Od —s 01 Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 263 Od to Os 01. GLASGOW, MAY 22 . —Provisions—Cheese, 36s to 44s Od per cwt • retail, 5d to 6d p er lb. Ski m m i lk, 20s Od to Os per cwt. bountry fresh butter, 10d to Od per lb. Jrish pow dered, in lumps, 81d to Od; country powdered, wholesale, Bid to 9d. Country eggs, Id per dozen ' • carried hen ditto, 6d per .20, or 6d pe r d ozen. Hens, 2s 6d per pair ; Ducks, 280 d. PERTH, MAY 2 1.—Wheat, 36, Od to 41s Od ; barley, 188 Od to 20s Od ; oats, 16s to 19s ; peas and beans, 228 Od to 25s per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 228 to 245. STIRLING, MAY 24.—Wheat, foreign, 20s to 235; ditto, home, Os to Os; ditto ditto new, ks 6d to 22s Od; barley, per boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 14s Od to 188 Od. Oats, common, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, lls Od to 13s 6d; ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto ditto new, Os Od; malt, distillers, 321 Od to 341; ditto brewers, 34s Od to 35s ; beans per boll, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 13s Od to 14s Od ; peas. 12s 6d to 13s; flour, new per sack, 31s tid to 32s 6d; ditto common ditto, 18s 6d to 20s Od; oatmeal, per load, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new 26s Od to 26s 9d ; ditto per peck of 71bs, 71d to Sid ; fresh butter per lb, 7d to 8d; eggs per dozen, 7d to Od; hay per ton, Os to Os. FALKIRK, MAY 23.—The supply of grain in this day's market was 334 bolls; wheat at 168 6d to 20s 6d per bmll. ; barley, 14s Od to 188 Od ; oats, 148 94 to 15s 9d; beans, 138 9d to 1580 d per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load. HawicK, MAY 23.—Wheat, new, 24s to 31s Od; barley, new, 15, to 17s Od ; ditto old, 00s to 008; potato oats. 003 Od to 00s Od ; common oats, lis to 15s Od peas, 208 Od to 2.3 s Od; beans, 19s Od to 22, Od per boll Of six imperial bushels. KELSO, MAY 24.—Wheat, old, Os to Os; ditto, new, 27s to 32s Od ; barley, new, 13s Od to 17s Od ; ditto old, Os to Os ; potato oats, OOs to 00s ; ditto new, 12s to 13s 6(1 ; common oats 03s to 00s Od ; ditto new, 11 s6d to 13s ; peas, . 001 Od to OOs Od ; beans, 18s to OOs per boll of six impe r i a l b us h e l s . DALKEITH, AY 23.—The relative weight per four bushels of the three prices of wheat were 18st 91b, last 31b, and 17st 71b. Oats. 13st 11b, 12st 51b, and lOst 91b. Barley, 16st 61b, 16st 01b, and 14st 121 b. Peas and beans, 19st 01b, 16st 51b, end list 131bs. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 234 Wheat ... ...... Z 2 2 0 £1 18 0 £1 14 4 783 Oats ... 1 1 4 0 19 8 0 15 4 225 Barley 1 4 0 1 2 6 0 19 1 49 Peas and Beans 1 9 0 1 7 0 1 6 0 Average of wheat 38. 3id. (LEFT SPEAKING.) LAW INTELLIGENCE. COUICI' OF BANKRUPTCY, May 27. (Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.) :IN BE JAMES KILLICK. The bankrupt, a carpenter and builder, of Dorking, woliedfor his certificate. Mr. BUTLER (Basinghall-street) prepared the ba lance-sheet, which showed that the bankrupt owed 1 914/. ; assets about 2301. The profits were 731.; losses, 6051.; interest and expenses, 5871.; deficiency February, 1848, 574/. Mr. Linklater appeared for the assignees to oppose; Mr. Lawrance supported the bankrupt. The main grounds of objection were, that the bankrupt had allowed his stock to be seized in exe cution shortly before coming to this Court, and that he had been guilty of a preference to a certain cre ditor. His HONOUR said, that parties coming to this Court must be taught that they could only receive its pro tection upon giving up all their property. Instead of the bankrupt calling his creditors together, which it was his duty to do when he was in difficulties, he had allowed one creditor to obtain possession of his stock. The bankrupt had also made a preferential payment to his father, and although the sum had been reco vered, it did not purge the offence. Upwards of a twelvemonth had elapsed since the cam came into Court, and six months since the first application for certificate. Taking into consideration all the facts of the case, a further suspension of the certificate for six months must be ordered without protection, till he had been three months in prison. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, May 27 (Before the CHIEF. COMMISSIONVR.) IN RE JOHN LEWES. This was a rule calling upon the assignees to show cause why a creditor should not be allowed to prove a debt against the estate, although it was not inserted in the schedule. The insolvent was discharged by this Court so long ago as 1825, and several dividends hare been paid amounting in the whole to 9s. in the pound. Mr. SARGOOD, on behalf of the assigneet, contended that the debt could not be admitted, being barred by the Statute of Limitations. Mr. NICHOLS, in support of the rule, argued that the insolvent (whom the assignees represented) could not avail himself of his own wrong in omitting the creditor from the schedule, and that, therefore, the statute could not apply. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER thought that the insol vent could not be permitted to avail himself of his own omission to resist the debt, and therefore made the rule absolute for allowing the proof. (Before Mr. Commissioner Lew.) IN BE JOHN RIRBY. This insolvent, who had carried on business in Buckingham•street, Strand, as a bottled beer and wine merchant, under the style of Kirby and Co., was opposed by Mr. Sargood for Mr. Waters. The case was heard on a former day, and the com plaint was contracting Mr. Water's debt without reasonable expectations of payment. The insolvent had been bankrupt in 1823 and in 1828 ; on the lat ter occasion did not obtain a certificate. He had twice previously petitioned this Court. Mr. Commissioner LAW ordered the insolvent to be discharged after the lapse of 11 calendar months from the date of the vesting order. THE COUNTRY The following is the official statement corn, &c., received in the port of Lond, Essex, from the 20th May, 1850, to both inclusive : COAL MARKET.-YESTERDAY. East Adairs Main 115071.10nai501177.... . ...... 13s 3d Hasting's Hartley l3s 3d ,Lumley l4s 6d Holywell 'Canfield Moor ......... 13s Od: West Kelloe Canfield Moor Butes... 12s 9d Whitworth l2s 9d West Wyl am Wall's End, &c. IMaclean's Tees l3s 6d Acorn Close Elm Park Gosforth ..... Hilda l3s 3dHartley l2s 9d Eden Main lss Od' Howard's W. H. Neth. 13s 6d Bell Belmont lss Od Cardiff .............. 20s 01 Creswell ... .... . Hetton Ships at market, 61. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, May 27. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. The litirgais of SALISBURY, in pursuance of tLe notice which he had given, presented several petitions complaining of agricultural distress, and praying for a return to a 83:t to of protectior. Ile wished to ask the Noble Earl opposite how long he would consider it bt-f..ne the present system had ha': a fair trial? Earl GREY was not aware that the law of 1346 con tained any clause limiting the time during which it was to be continued in operation, and he was not aware of any intention to introduce any measure for repealing or altering it.—(Hear, hear.) The Earl of MALMESBURY thought that if the Noble Earl meant what he had just s a id and the Noble Earl was a man who generally said what he meant, and meant what he said—ho was a minister better fitted for the ancient empire of the Medes and Persians than for the constitutional Government of Great Britain.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) The Noble Earl seemed to enter tain a great dislike for these discussions, but so long as the different rarliamentary papers were delivered to 28, 1850. their Lordships for their p-rusal, he must expect to have them thus incidentally discussed. The information contained in the papers recently delivered eaS at Once most important and most alarming. The return of air the in-door and out-door paupers for each year, from the year 1848 to the year 1850, was most apalling. It proved the entire fellacy of the dictum of the Noble Pre 2 - flier in that House, that pauperism had decreased in the last five years. On the contrary ; its increase in England and Wales within that period had reached to the vast amount of 125.000 persons. The last year of protection was the year 1846, the last of free trade was this year 1850. In 1846 the price of wheat was 545; in 1850 it was 38s. a quarter; and yet, when the price of wheat was one-third less than it was formerly, the number of — paupers was 125000 more. The free trade Government had made two promises to the people, when they deluded them into the repeal of the corn-laws. They had given them a promise of reciprocity and they had given them a promise of the prosperity of the lower classes. ciprocity they had not got; the prosperity of the lower cla.s.q!s had not happened. Ile had expected at Any rate, after all the promises they bad received, to tied something like prosperity in the aericultural tricts; but in going through this list [holding out a paper in his hard] he found no signs of prosperity either in the sgricultursl or manufacturing districts. In Chel tenham, which w isnot exclusively either an agricultural or a manufacturing place, there we re in 1846. the last year of protection, 990 paupers; in 1850, tire last year of free trade, 1,819. Again, in Liverpool, in 1846, there were 12,200 paupers; in 1850 there were 17,800 In Manchester, in 1846, there were 13,900; 1850, 13 ; 926. In Preston, in 1846, there were 3,021 paupers, and in 1850, 5,187. He would not enter into other details on this subject, for it was the same everywhere; but he would give their Lordships just one specimen from a district purely agricultural. In the Isle of Portsea in 1846 there wore 3,200 paupers; in 1850 there were 6,200, or nearly double.—[A Noble Lord said "Look to Newcastle."] He had been referred to Newcastle. Well, he would read the entry under the town of Newcastle. In 1846 the number of paupers was 49,000. [We suspect that the Noble Lord, in his haste, quoted the figures incorrectly, for, according to the last census, the whole population of Newcastle was not more than 69,430.] In 1850 there were 7,966.—(Cries of " Hear, hear," on the Ministerial benches.) With these facts before them, it was impossible for Noble Lords opposite to argue that their policy had turned out bene ficially. He then read to their Lordships various re turns recently laid on their table, all of which, he in sisted, conspired to establish the same point. For in stance, in 1845, when the old corn-laws were in force, the returns of corn sold in England and Wales were 5,700,000 odd quarters of wheat; in 1849, the last year for which the same returns had been received, they were only 4,500,000, so that the decrease of the corn sold in England and Wales between the years 1845 and 1849 was just 1,200,000 quarters. With these papers, showing that all their promises had failed, that they had not gained the advantages of reciprocity by their generous system towards the foreigner, that they had not diminished the amount of pauperism, and that their low prices had not checked the importation of foreign corn, he did not think that he was wasting the time of the House in calling its attention to the facts, or in de claring that the old corn-laws must be restored, if their Lordships had any hope of seeing the country restored to its former prosperity. Earl GREY replied, that the Noble Lords opposite must not be surprised if the Government refused to enter into these incidental debates on the corn-laws until it was acquainted with the real object sought to be achieved by them. It had been stated on a former oc casion, that when the corn-laws were on the point of being repealed, the advocates for their repeal had per. petually discussed the policy of them with a view of in fluencing public opinion, and without submitting any regular motion to the House. But, at that time, there was no doubt as to the object of such discussions— it was either the qualified or the total repeal of the corn-laws. At present, however, they stood in a differ ent situation. He was ready, whenever the Noble Lord opposite (Lord Stanley) pleased, to debate the question whether the measure of 1846 ought to be changed or not; but when he entered upon such a debate he wished to know distinctly what were the views of Noble Lords on the other side; for their Lordships were at present in a singular state of ignorance on the subject. Not one of the Noble Lords opposite had yet stated distinctly whether they wished to go back to the old sliding scale of 1828 or not. Did the Noble Lord (Lord Stanley) wish simply to repeal the Act of 1846, and return to the law under which they had the agricultural distress of 1833, 1835, and 1836, or did be want something else? In another place it bad been declared, upon very high authority, that what was desired was a fixed duty of Be. upon wheat—the measure so scornfully rejected in 1841. Another gentleman in that place had said that what he wanted was an alteration of the various burdens upon laud; but, on the other hand, that notion of relief, by altering taxation, had been denounced as altogether nugatory and delusive by the Noble Lord opposite (Lord Stanley), in a very eloquent and remark able speech which he made in reply to certain memorials that had been presented to him. What, then, did Noble Lords opposite want? A fixed duty, a sliding scale, or a change of taxation? What alteration in the existing policy of the country did they mean to propose? He (Earl Grey) could only say that when the Government knew the specific measures which were to be proposed, he had no doubt they would be able to show good rea sons against their adoption.—(Laughter from the Oppo sition.) His own opinion remained unshaken. He firmly believed that te e the alteration of their commercial policy in 1846 they were, under Providence, indebted for the sefety in which this country had passed through a period of un exampled difficulty. The Noble Earl (Malmesbury) had quoted returns with respect to the number of paupers relieved in England and Wales during the last five years; and he had endeavoured to show that the number of paupers now receiving relief was considerably greater than the number relieved in 1846, the last year of protec tion. But if the Noble Earl looked at the return he would find that, though there was now an increase in the number of paupers, as compared with 1846, yet that the year 1850 showed a reduction in the number as com pared with 1847, 1848, and 1849. The Noble Earl was however, well aware that there were circumstances in the condition of the country, independently of the price of corn, which might account for the difference between the number of paupers relieved this year and in 1846. The year 1846 was the very height of the railway mania, and he believed that at that time the companies ex pended several millions of money mainly in labour. Now, however, there were not as many hundred thou sands of pounds expended in such labour as there were then millions. Since 1846, also, they had had to en counter all the consequences of the famine in Ireland; and it was notorious that that famine had bsen the means of bringing into all our great manufacturing towns very large numbers of Irish paupers, for whose relief it was necessary to provide. He thought these circum stances would fully acount for the increase of paupers this year as compared with 1846. When he found the revenue prospering to an unexampled extent, when he saw trade sound and active, notwithstanding all the diffi culties arising from a short crop of cotton, and when be looked at the general state of the country, he did not think the returns to which the Noble Lord had alluded gave the slightest reason to doubt the success of the policy of 1846.—(Hear, har.) The Noble Earl had referred to a return of the quantities of wheat that had been sold in different years, and had stated that the sales of 1849 showed a falling off as compared with 1845 of some 1,200,000 quarters. He should have thought- that his Noble Friend must have seen how fallacious that com parison was; for the return for 1849 showed mainly the sales of the crop of 1848. and it was notorious that that crop in the south of England was one of the most defec tive that had been known. The crop of 1849 would not, of course, appear in the return until the latter part of the year; and he believed that the agricultural distress now so much and, he admitted, so justly complained of, had much more to do with the consequences of the very bad crop of 1846 than with the change in the law. If the Noble Earl compared the quantity of corn sold in the last six months with the quantity sold in the correspond ing six months of the year before perfect free trade was established, he would find that since the harvest of 1849 came into operation there had been a very large increase is the amount of corn sold as compared with the latter period.—(Hear.) He would only edd, that he considered this a question far too important to be argued upon the imperfect data ( f the occurrences of a few months. tie believed that those who would dispassionately and carefully examine into the practical effects of protection, as it had been tried under various modifications during a period of 30 years, and would look to the melancholy consequences which had resulted from raising expectations on the part of the farmers which were constantly disappointed, would admit that—judging even at this early period of their expe rience of the new policy—it was impossible to say that the interests of agriculture had been disadvantageously affected. He believed there never was a time when greater exertions were made to improve the system ef cultivation and to diminish the cost of obtaining agricul tural produce, and he was satisfied that those efforts would meet the success they deserved.—(Hear, hear.) Lord STANLEY said the Noble Earl (Earl Grey) seemed perfectly convinced of the merits of the system he bad adopted; he saw nothing in the state of the country to cause the slightest apprehension or alarm; and he thought all interests were at this moment prospering in the highest degree.—(lronical cries of " Hear," from the Protectionists.) He (Lord Stanley) was not surprised to hear the Noble Earl say that if he and his Noble Friends on that side would only tell the Noble Earl what measures they intended to propose, he (Earl Grey) was satisfied—without knowing what the nature of such measures' might be—that he could show very good reasons against their adoption,—(Laughter.) The Noble Earl opposite had said that previously to the abo lition of the corn-laws many incidental discussions had taken place with the object of preparing the public mind for an alteration of the then existing state of things. Now, although he (Lord Stanley) agreed with the Noble Earl that this question was not to be decided upon the imperfect information they now possessed, and still less by desultory discussions like the present—and he wished to remind the Noble Earl that he and hiti Noble Friends did not on these occasiotiscall - ui;on their Lordships to come to any decision on the subject —yet he woul.l tell the Noble Earl that his intention and that of Li: friends was t y these discussions to impress upon the public mind, week by week, and day by day, if need be—(Cheers from the Opposition benches)—the practical operation and working of the system which had been introduced by the revision of the import duties upon agricultural produce. Ho would not answer the Noble Earl's queston as to what form or amount of duty they might think it right to propose, He (Lord Stanley) would say, however, that he was sa tisfied a change was coming over the public mi n d, — (Cheers from the Opposition benches.) He did n o t ex pect that change to come over the mind of the Nobl e Earl—(A laugh) — but the public, who watched the pro_ Kress of events, and that portion of th e public especially of events, were y who were suffering under that progre ss beginning to open tam eyes to the real effocts of the system of the sc-o.alled free tratle; 1 the progress of this most da,tweroas la were g gru , !ually arrivin a t the conviction o k% f l ot shape or oth er an er:llion must be 01 1 . of ;ti perimeent, and th a t they must revert to 5 , - 41 '9rl t,ctive dutiee. He wo uld say to the Ne ble o i r et sit', " You promised us great reel2lls' il u tort isth li ployment, high wa g es increased ct s ; fP )15 ,1 creased prosperity ; b u t we fi n d, and own papers ;and fivure • that those protels-of been fulfill e d ; and are Conwe lled °d u: point to the successful I . :s u ite of your Pr °d o ic :ot o . ,:p: arisesdi,gant;rdeawsohnys, evenwhy tifhoirseeeprrerdaidcatiohnasd bnolovt:h:seettb;:frn;f we could not have enjoyed prosperity " T i t; ° 1 0 , 4-1 1 (the Earl of Malmesbury)hadconaPare" iboelfrd of this country in 1850 ' with what it we s , l " dot Noble Earl opposite (Earl Grey). admittf,"loos,,juo. ism in 1850 was greater than in 1846; but rr;ii ; s.; S. ° pi ; t less in 1850 than it had been in 1847' the/ 16 43, ; it roust be r. membered that in 18 50 abund,nt harvest at home; while in 18 , 47 ,; ( 10, 154 0 1, 1849, in nto the blessings of free `, l o rLi t ' f „ t ri I:d the blessings of famine also. Ile v o tell o vi as sati: , fled that the returns did not el sn eerV:, ; o sent the amount of pauperism, which bf l " much greater extent than appeared But he (Lord Stanley) called upon tbe " 4 - t i the present state of the country did ee t i . ";t e r te d trade, to say to what it was to be 5-1 00 0 . ° 10 would show their Lordships that return/1'1,31,e Parliament were very deceptive. Il e L t il itt 4 ,oo would ask their attention to the fact di o ,l l from returns, that there had been, in I , B :,:d v ii (s increase of above 5,000,0001. in the eel; e - 0 0100 exports, as compared with 1845. But °Or/ these papers they would find that there vedoilolol into the returns for 1849 a number ef, 15 0 0,00°, 1 , 1 0 1 dies, to the amount of no less than 2 , '"bicli,, e . did not exist at all in the returns The 0r,q451 1 peered d n r w n as ha ra ve ade b .- een (He fr a n r, m he s a 3 r: o ) oo :„4,; e ill tb O li 58,000,0001. in 1849, but from this i ncr i l do leli deduct the two millions and a half be i `l o cres s4 p l He admitted that the export trade bsu: i ielbool the export trade, important as it was. * „ . "„ s ie. compared with the amount of the home "--thow e they had statistical means of obtaini r l . 1; 05611 , e1 exports, they had not any eorrespelidi n f,,,ll ol ,,,•A A lb taming the amount of consumption in ""yats lir il" but it wcs his firm belief that, whatever ";,blll/0) manufacturing and commercial interests in bei s o ftl rived from the increase of their expert' R „, 0 11 10 0r d than counterbalanced by the diminished cribeiti'll fi h fa o ras ni tth e rt,h, e 2 o ; n ea sumers to become purcha ser : ll o ' 4 I m le on w th o s uld of ta l k s e o th t e he ca i s m e r e o l o c c oN bales ; in the corresponding montb,„ s ,,„ ° ' had fallen to 468,000 bales. j . ", 7 of of cotton at home from the 19 " !i; to the 12th of April, 184 9, bales; in the corresponding period of th i s only 338,000 bales, showing a decrease 0,10 bhp or 21 per cent.-(Hear, hear.) If thee , ` d SoVi i power of the country was diminishing, g' e ag o,l‘, opposite contended that the diminutionyl;f sh°%bi, by free trade, upon them rested the ow l : o - be s gi yf what the decrease of consumtion wa s u ; He found that there had been a ditnin ie `; s d c lO: r11) )0 1 of various articles which ther than were regardedncle as necessaries of life by Pe‘ifi n g ati class of life, proving as strengly as aol t "„b`lige, ▪ t oi' petty economy which such persons wer e ',O/005 f yi cise under the universally n osneroes trade.-(Cheers and F r the benches.) He would take lfiavutgl laugh s t i r ri rticle • i consumption. The consumption of CO' c % fIPiA the first three months of 1848, had b ih ee- bli and in the same period of 1849, 922,00°,i;4' the first three months of 1850 03 1 1 1 ; -0C/ 10. r consumption of coffee had fallen from ' 9 0 11 '4 1848, and 9,386,0001 b. in 1849, to 77, 65 s ° 0 1 ° 1 0 1 The consumption of currants in 18 48 " i ft. 1849, 88,000 cwt., and in 1850, 66, 0 1 8 . 1 , the consumption of figs was 4,746 ew t "„„ 6 114 , 4 ) cwt., and in 1850, 3,911 cwt. The clu a ', - , 11 % consumed in 1848 was 37,000 cwt., in 1 70 ( '00' and in 1850 it had: fallen to 21,00 0 °I R ' S; " 4 4 sugar 1,494,000 cwt. were consumed in '" 4, 1'10, v;i mt.,in 1849; and 1,413,000 cwt. in 185 0 ' ~ id:os of tallow imported for home consuropt7o I 292,000 cwt.; in 1849, 313,000 cwt • 'lle" 194,000 cwt. [We understood these ' st(3,ri 61▪ " 0 / to the first three months o f each year.] , for e H," amount of tallow taken into consumPt'el;* market was' coincident with a very la r g„, e l; 113 `1,1 port in the shape of candles and soap, -i n eb g . "l l ,l considerable h portion of the raw material bl,libiotori incme market, and consequently increasen,:f O A; f f the actual consumption of the article ,'"'Asei to tants of this country. He (Lord Stanleiii,oc'or, say that these circumstances afforden - 0 401 ° 1 4 dance that free trade had failed; but, tal“: 3 ,f: junction with increased pauperism cli re ; l. :ob e il merit, the fact that a large and increasi n g t h a were at this moment working short time , ie4/1 in the manufacturing districts, a nd th, e d i c fslo_ i " ' )/ t that falling, wages in the agricultural districts theyand e m ou u l s a t n f o a t l l congratulatesti l furthe r h ( 0 ;: s l t i p o L e d ) g e gil' on the success cf what he (Le ar ,) p th o o si l u n t still call an experiment. -Clear l o'6 Stanley) and his friends would con'tins° 9ri re tentiu of the Government and o f the practical results of that policy, and leave t i f f ia to dt justify their perseverance n such s Y 6 k e standing the failure manifest from its e -e f) e ttl . lo„ not bring forward any specific naeasnre; re, any satisfaction to the Noble Earl op `ergesitll9llY std ' prosperity lief s e u tp l e a t ar t ti i t deputation 73 :1 h e tei c uol l u n thhn r a a etdr3 t y. i .sv o d n weaaoi h tlue e t had made co tion which oppressed certain ldndt ntPi upon it only r hb e ie : w t r f ; : t°1151: °: r tift. , egeti l: l°ll) : l;:i tu srcnre Jj d importip t t di t ou i ntaisr. duties , and(" ihee apr m r, o t; ae d en e r tdi a ne t n e h , cc ef and tßs.l e t q i de that policy would preva i l in the long r , e 3s:r dently as the Noble E ar l s p o k e o f the s lie n - fiKke r P titl r u irn re was eet,he becoming, aSg d : nl e ay y) felt e' tect_ day, s q uall Yoof old fAo that, in some shape or other, Parliame nt n , to' retrace the steps it hat and ref' ) ot it/ d r and a wiser policy en , (Hear, hear.) ho s ` Earl GREY could ' not help expressieg,t,lol,rd •i pith :h whichfor it h e was liad clearhe heard that the though Nob het t j oe n aast ral °f i to aar m in od d e u r s a tr te y, 33 1 t e e i m of p : e Bri • l of 1828.-(A lau g h.) v40 1 '149 Lord STANLEY hoped, if the Noble ) 1 00 repeat it accurat e ly.-(A l a yrju r hila. t )n e d ct o i Aa v necessary to repeat any t hi n; he had said;-eOishe' S not bound by any inf e r ences the Nobl e Ps. 110 from his observatio ns . The discussion then dropped, and thel r'9l' journed at Seven o'clock. HOUSE OF C0.11.31 --- ONS. J UL I ) PROCEEDINGS IN THE W 0 1 - 1 1 1 Mr. MOORE rose to N p E ut W a ll q Y ue . stion Friend the Chief Secretary for Ireland si l l stances had occurred in the workhouse ", 0„0" of guardians at Newry, and he wishea Right Hon. Friend had received any " subject. The f ac t s were t h ese —T w o „ 6th of April, appli e d f or re li e f ; th e y rit 3r- !"Is4'l" . of a mix e d m arr i age , t h e i r fat h er beil'a their mother a Roman C a th o li c . Afte r ' a death they were cducat2d in the Rowan b ti oti s (IQ but the board of guardians voted that se 0 , , r j rians. The elder said she was sixteen Y e ; r ol g ' hi lef; the board voted her fourteen. At al l e o e es i Loc 4 if reached years ot discretion, or legal reeP - ,, e p i, might be hanged or transported for 11 %0 0 Of, ought to be presumed to know what be' r en!itili,, was. A leer days after those young r e ,' the workhouse the matron d e - 2 I th e- t the house of worship, and t r h a e — b e oard Y n e r s e lV, ammigohutntbeodfrfaogrgesed. Did d o o th o e ve h r o n u m s e e nt of c : o ; e st % ,;s l':y 0 0 :0 mation on the subject? Sir W. SOMERVILLE replied, tha t : ti :t ect' Vr j mation which he possessed on the sub) si de 1. 0 6 the minutes made by the board of g uarel- - c li :b . o C fore, would not then go into the whole (:4 ho had written for further inforteation•ly, tbel PIRATES' lIEAD-MOl s ' ~ir e i f Mr. MACGREGOR wished to ing ,", 0 Member for West Surrey had a ny °hie" - Pr; 7 name of the:person whom he described on 9 00.0 ing in the debate on the subject ( ~1-,P 5 money as an anony mous slanderer..-(01" • il0,1 ; order.") „wate tel The SPEAKER wa s un d ers t o od to inch theH on no il u l s e e, m put ber a cou l l u d es n t o io t, n c a o r n is si i a n t g en o t u lY t // 0 1 ; . " 0 130 C in a former debate. THE LORD CHANCEL ° lati, a fq, 111 r. HUME rose to put a question Ito be 01 office of Lord Chancellor, now nuderstoo,'',eefe/ Sir G. GREY said that his Noble Ylbot t lio" }Kai of the Government had come deal' el l ;,0 before five o'clock, and remained some ti lll i f tie i f3 ,i'u ' r not now present ; an answer, however, e l L, l o' which the Hon. Member for Montrose re'`" 01 1 .;!. given tomorrow. to; D V METROPOLITAN INTERMENT ,er ,„ ate de te, r The RIGHT HoN. GENTLEMAN ,he JP l e , Hall) said that he proposed to commit 1 " - t he Interments Bill pro forma to-night, fo r , ho s* oi l ') inserting clauses. Monday next would y e : 4 ,4, 1 0 0 y earliest day on which the Bill could be b r r ," ho was not sure that it could come on alhelbct 44 however, give notice before Monday, " e 1/11° 11 e bring on the Bill on Monday. the The motion was then agreed to, ai d into ppa• O r COMMITTEE OF SUL fi'" On the vote of 92,3n0/. for the salurie" $ ,i l l3 4 ir e 2s o a f t I,,ia t 9, ' h l rto r i L t s i w c l ai HousesdAM NeB E x49 v. e E. s ii. ihmsoeeLfos mounted d Y t u o rl k ia n m ow en h t, ow it haptipie p o licli f e that the expenditure of the House of LA 0 4 4 cess of progressive reduction. The cause j ° s.s t 0 0 1 0 4 there hal been a balance of In the vote this year was, that during th e ive d 4( 0 1 ./ mell'Y rece od t e o h d f e t o r I t h3°02.74eh00(11. crji y vi rj o f i orielfl/ which was partly unexpended last year, 441 ' t y available for reducing this demand uPe, e ,,r, gol This balance having been expended the 01 4 , proportion of the salaries and expenses,%,ba „r 1 Lords had to he met by the vote now bufe,! fo l Mr. V. SMITH said that a very Par e d 1 ) 0 1 :01 , been made by a Committee of the Hoes% o ry te er or the salaries of their officers. The l' r `C have put Hon. Members in possession 0 1 . 0te d, 3 4/ that they might see how tbe,money wtls vote Mr. HUME proposed to reduce the :O co the amount of the salaries, &e. , o f tou ~. ~, 1 b ; 11 di m AL,