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tri, ix tru Xtittion SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. CANONRIES. On the motion of Mr. HORSMAN. an address to the Crown was agreed to for copies of all applications from the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester, Rochester, Wor cester, Canterbury, Norwich, Winchester, Peterborough, Exeter, and Southwell, for aid in the performance of the additional duties cast upon them by the suspension of canonries in their several chapters; stating, in each case, the number of eanonries existing at the date of the application, the duties attached to them, and the amount granted in reply to each. DISTRESSED UNIONS ADVANCES AND RE PAYMENTS OF ADVANCES (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for considering the report on this Bill, Mr. HAMILTON moved the following amendments: —Clause 3, line 42, omit the word " proportionate." Line 43, omit the words "or other denomination or place." rage 4. line 7, after the word " comprised " add the words " such amount to bear the same proportion to the valuation of such townland as the charge upon the barony, union, or electoral division (ascertained as afore said) shall bear to the valuation of such barony, union, or electoral division respectively." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was understood to oppose the amendments. He proposed to introduce words which would have the effect of allow ing the Treasury to ascertain and fix where the liability of each division should be; and he could not see that the House could have any objection to this. Mr. HAMILTON said that bis only object was certainly to fix that liability in a proper manner without confusing the different divisions baronial and electoral; bat if the Right Hon. Gentleman would assure him that the method proposed would be the best he would be satisfied. fir. •F:- FRENCH had great doubts of the Government officials .in Ireland,.and. the details which he bad been Obligfd teege into on,a late occasion were fully confirmed bia;letter which , he had this morning received. amendmen' s. were withdrawn. • CLEMENTS. rdoied.' 03 add thefellowing• addl. t ionalproviho - at - the mud - of elflueer-3:—eet Peovidede al ways, that at the •#time such annuitf sliatiebeofiied, tit shall not exceed sixpence in the pound on tbe net as, nual value then existing of the rateable hereditaments of any townland or other denomination, unless by such limitation the debt would not ,be paid off in forty years." Ireland, he said, had been completely deceived with re spect to the boon which it bad been pretended had been bestowed on her. It was evident that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had reserved to himself the power of demand ing the instalments of the advance whenever he chose. The course which the Government had pursued had only been to extract money from the people of Ireland. —(flear, hear.) It was for those reasons that he now proposed that the rate should not exceed sixpence in the pound, unless there was a prospect that the debt could not be pdd off within forty years, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the Government would have been spared the censure which the Hon. Meinber (Mr. Clements) sought 'to pass upon them, considering that 3 ear after year the Govern ment had been granting votes of money for the relief of distress in Ireland. A more unjust censure was never uttered than that of the Hon. Member when he said that the Government had sought to extiiiet , money from the "people of Ireland. In the majority a instan:es of loans of money to Ireland th? Oriod of re payment had been fifteen, and in dome cases twenty,. years. Sir R. FERGUSON• 'supported, Abet clause. The Chancellor bf- the :Eiteh4quer 'talked a . l good , deal abonfiabitiairritits etnfowee. She assessineutietat:t lire re,- ' turns showed that there was no foundation for what lee said, and he really did hope the House would insist upon the reducing the poor-law establishment in Ireland. Mr. TRELAWNY said if the Bill were no boon at all, as some Irish Members asserted, he was quite pre pared to refuse it altogether. Mr. A. STAFFORD reminded the Hon. Gentleman that the Bill was not intended as a bOOll to Ireland, but to save a mass of people from dying of starvation. Nothing was a boon which was done to save life, and no matter what the case of the starvation might be, whether it arose from bad legislation or a visitation of Providence there could I • no doubt that it did prevail to an enormous extent in Ire land, and so far from its conferring a boon on the sister kingdom it_ , was the bounden duty of Government to provide some relief. Ile called upon the House, if they wished to make the Bill just and effective, to amend the clause, as it was proposed, and not to allow their time to be fritted away by the ill-natured remarks of Hon. Members who had neither the heart to commiserate, nor the mind to comprehend the sufferings of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. FITZSTEPHEN FRENCH was not ashamed to admit that he was:grateful for this measure, though he was bound to say that there was too much money squan dered in Ireland upon officials. Much of Irish misery and Irish difficulty had been occasioned by bad legislation, and it was not only the interest but the duty of the House to do something to relieve the Irish people from their unparalleled sufferings. Mr. CONOLLY hoped that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would consent to extend the time of repay ment over a longer period, as the expense of the work ing of the poor-law was much greater than had been calculated. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the addition of the proviso ... 91 Against it Majority against the proviso ... —37 On our return into the gallery we found Mr. CLEMENTS on his legs, moving that the Bil should be recommitted for the purpose of amending clause 70, and inserting words in other clauses. (LEFT SPEAKING.) under 9icl per lb. There has been little desire to ope rate in Green and rather lower rates lave been accepted whilst large parcels are on offer, more especially of better sorts. For Scented Tea orders have become small, and former terms are not to be obtained. SPICES.—To• day at auction 1,202, bags Malabar Pepper went at about the former, value, good at 3/d to 3/d, and damaged 31d. Of Nutmegs 176 pkgs went at easier rates q mid and good mid brown 2s 6d to 2s Bd, low 9s to 2s sd, very ord is 5d to is 6d ; six cases Mace sold at Is 7d to 2s for ord and mid ; these are again lower rates ; six cases Penang Cloves went at Is ld to Is 3d for mid and good. RlCE.—Holders of East India are not disposed to ac cept further reduced rates, and supplied the market less freely. There has been rather more demand by private treaty, and about 6,000 bags white Bengal have been sold at 8s 6d to 9s 6d, besides small parcels of Madras at Bs, and pearl Barley at 7s 6d to 8s per cwt. At public sale 2,390 bags were nearly all taken in rather above the value, good white at 10s; a small part sold at 7s 6d for good siftings. There is no variation in prices of cleaned Rice, and only mo derate purchases have been made, Patna, low to fine Ils to 20s, broken 9s 6d to lOs 6d, town dressed Carolina 20s to 263, and American 18s 6d to 19s per cwt. SAGO.—Few purchases have been made by private treaty, but there is no Lather reduction, and at auction 315 boxes 210 bags were taken in at 20s to 25s for middling to five Pearl. Sago Flour is not much wanted, prices are also on the decline, and at auction 200 bags were taken in at 20s 6d per cwt. INDIGO.—There has been little passing in East India fer any purpose during the week, still holders have re fused to make any concession in the value. At a slight reduction there appears to be several home and export buyers. For public sale the quantity declared is now 12,014 chests. Spanish is still brought freely to mar ket, and prices have slightly declined ; still at auction 160 serous of Guatimala were all sold at from 28 7d to 31 I Id for good ordinary Cortex to fine Sobres. ra), COCHINEAL.—To - day a small part, only of. 150 bags Teneriffe at public sale sold at 3s 7d to 8s 10d. SALTPETRE.—To•day there was much dulness in the market for Saltpetre, and rather lower rates are acceded to. At auction 250 bags Calcutta were sold at 23s to 26s for good mid and good quality 4/ per cent refrac tion; but 2,403 bags were taken in at 24s 6d to 269,6 d OXFORD, WORCESTER, and WOL VEI3,IIAIII)TON RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The ,adjourned half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the above railway was held this afternoon, at the . London Tavern; Mr. Raiford, M.P., chairman of the board of directors, is the chair. The CHAIRMAN stated that subsequently to the last meeting the directors had had the pleasure of meeting the five new directors, who had directed a good deal of attention to the affairs of the company, and he was h a ppy to say the entire board of directors were perfectly unanimous iu thecourse to be recommended to the share holders to-day. The board were of opinion that it was for the interest of the company to proceed with some portion of the line, and open it to the public as speedily as possible. That, however, could not be done without the directers had some additional means of raising money than they now possessed, and one of the Bills to be sub mitted to . the ,proprietors tc-day would give them that power .eepposing that Bill were passed, its provisicna„ could, not be . put in force without the. sanetich of the , shareholders in special general meeting,aseerabled. The other Bill to be approved of to-day was simply toenable the Birmingham and Oxford Junction. Railway Companyi to re-purchase from this companyethe Stratford and Avon Canal. In vonclusion, be had only to add, that since the last meeting the direce, tors hakhad- eq - iuteeeiew with the Railway Commis-: sioners,4*.be e liatl,* ; given .them an assurance that they irpcepa agaimt ,the 'Great, Western Railway Compeny as fast as.ahe ferees ofahe lslw,would sinew:, to compel them to complete the „ . Alelerman THOMPsON, M.P., was glad , to bear tha t so, much attention bed been paid to the affairs of the con cern by the new direction, but he was sure the meeting, like himself, were anxious to know what portion of the line it was prepared to open. With regard to the two Bills, it was an unparalleled circumstance that this was the first company . who, without a single line of rail opened, had introduced six Bills into Parliament, and he rt°ribut_d that circumstance - to the fact of their having tlree atterneys.—i(Laughtt r.) Fie' should be glad to know, al-;o, how much of the arrears of calls - . had been paid up siece the last meeting, and whether the legal advisors considered the contract of the Birmingham and Oefetd Juectioa Railway. fur the purchase of the canal was binding or not. If it were a beneficial contract he shout certainly object to its being carried out until the Great Western Company fulfilled their agreement with the company,—(near.) He was very much afraid that no halal process whatever could induce the Great Western Company to do justice to do this company, as they had no means of raising money to carry out the line.—(Hear.) Tee CHAIRMAN replied, that since the last meeting 6e10 1 )/. erreere of callsi had been paid up. The contract for the purchase of the canal was under the seal of the Birm;ngharu and Oxford Railway Company, and was c7early legal and, binding; but whether it was beneficial or net he could not say; nothing had been received from it yi,t. • , Tnomrsox—What Portion of the line do you intr.r.,d to complete forthwith? Tkie CuaTkotate replied the northern portion, where there Ka. the greatest amount of traffic and the greatest ext.2i.t of poput.tion, frm:Abbots Wood to Dudley. Alderman THOMPSON—What will the cost of thatliet The CILAIR3IAN said a:ter that point of the line was ready for treltio tha directors intended to direct their nJelltion to tae completion of the line between Dudley and _NVolverhampt:n. The estimsited eipense of the whols.), in round numbers, would be 700.0001., namely, 350,0001.4.)r tte tiret portion, and 350,0001. for the part betwftn Duey anti Wolverhampton. M.r. Scogertnt GISELEP. observed that it was quite eviOerit tha%tne policy of the Great Western Company was to prevent the line from being made, and he, there fore, ib,,ught .they ought to have an independeat engi ne,7„ lie complained that the directors had refused :o open ti.e books to the auditors elected at the last meeting. Arter aotne further discussion the two Bills were ap pi2ved of,;ntid,:thankS having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting terminated. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. The Earl of STRADBROKE presented a petition from some p:tee in Suffolk praying for a repeal of the malt tax. The Bishop of EXETER presented a petition from Lancashire against the relay system in factories. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from Cam bridge against any alteration in the law wh eh should authoris.vmarriage with a deceased wite's sister. The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition pray ing for a repeal of the law authorising the sale of beer in beer-houses, and moved that it be printed.—Agreed to. The Bishop of LICHFIELD; presented a petition apinst Post-office labour on a Sunday. IRISH POOR LAVA. The Marquis of WESTMEATH, in presenting a pe tition, praying for an alteration of the Irish Poor-law, said that ,the British Constitution was a constitution he bell in the greatest respect; but ho would rather live under a military dzspotism than under a constitution whiel, tolerated the arbitrary proceedings of the Poor- Jar.. Commi , .sioners. Ha did not choose to be at the beck and cull of two hooded serpents, sitting in Dublin. Tle Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented peti tion., from two places in the county of Down against - ; . y alicraticni in the law authorising marriage with a deceased wife's 'Aster. PIRATES' HEAD MONEY BILL. On the motion of Earl GREY, c2rtain amendments wore in:rodured into this Bill, after which it was read a th'tr time and passed. The Ells on the table were forwarded a stage, and tli it lordthips then adjotraed. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SrEAE.IIII took the Chair at Four o'clock. PEIITIONS. for 21 to 4i per cent refraction.' SPIRITEL—The rates risked' for Leeward Island Rum are still Is 3id to is 4id proof, but there has been little business done this week, - and a reduction is looked fer. In the market for East India much dulness exists, and is 2id to Is 3d is the value, but parcels to arrive can be obtained rather under these rates. Deme rara met with little attention, and a further reduction has taken place. Sales of 30 and 40 per cent. over proof have been made at is I Id to 2s 3d. Fine Jamaica is in good demand at 'from 3s 2d to 4s 2d fa. 383 to 38s per cent over proof, but other sorts are dull of tale," And offered at from 2s 3d to 3s 2d for low to good 20 to 34 per cent over. Brandy met with little attention from shippers or home dealers and holders appear disposed to sell. Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1849 at 4s 3clto 4s sd; Ig4A ditto 4's 5(1 to 43 7d; 180 dittie 4S 1 Id to 5a Id; and inferior sorts' 8d to eft td. Gebecieliria ben ope-• awl in with eaueionear le fide and tide at -4 2eto 3s. The' market is . quiet for British drade 4 Spirit at es4d per gall net cash, and rot . Grin - At 7e' lOdetteBY 41d for 1710 . 22, per .cent. undee proof. • Tie.ndi'v. ay' thee publhe suldi 'O'f nat dull ratee; 840 packages South American were sold sae frotis 36s to 363 6d, very ord 31s to 32s 6d, Grease 28s 6d to 20s; 289 casks Sydney 343 to 38s. Oeee.—Although further advanced rates have been acceded to for Olive Oil, yet operations for all purposes are limited; Gallipoli and Spanish at 441 to 45/, and other sorts 421 to 431 103 per tun. The value of Lucca per jar is 51 103 to 6/, and Florence 17s to 20s per chts. There is a further increase in the stock. Rapeseed Oil is offered at a reduc tion, and sa'e; have been small; pale At 383.6.1 to 393 6d, and brown 37s to 383 per ewe. Linseed Oil has been purchased with caution for home trade purpuee3, and only limited shipping orders have been completed; prices continue to decline, And rule at 30s 6d to 315 on the spot ; there is also a further increase of supply. Few sales have been completed fe delivery. Prices are not better for Palm, a fair busi ness has been concluded 30s to 31s for good and fine. In consequence cf lower terms having been accepted for Cocoa Nut, operations are upon a larger scale at 303 to 32s but the stock is yet heavy. Seal continues to be operated in with caution and sellers are willing to accept for pale 361t0 361.103, straw and tinged 321 to 351 10s, other sorts 311 to 32/. Cod is not cheaper, and operations have been small at 341 10e to 35/. Southern has been in good request at 321 to 331 10s for low to fine, but the market will be better suppliid shortly. There are several buyers of Sperm Oil; prices continue•to advance, and rule at 831 to 841 for fine Colonial. The value of bast Headin atter is 89/ to 901 per tun. To-day at auction 28 pkgs Cocoa Nut Oil all taken in at 31s fur Cochin and Ceylon BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, fer the Week ending on Saturday, the 27th day of April, len. roan DEPAITNINT. Notes i55ued........ 29,937,876 :A29,937,375 Dated th• 2d day of May, 1830. BANKIX4:I D: Proprietors'capital.. 14,553,000 Rest .• .......... 3,062,232 E'ublic deposits (In cluding Exchequer, Government debt •• 11,0,5,100 Other securities .• • • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 14727,110 R Silver balliou • • 2C0,871 29,937,87 i :. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Sir J. HANMER Iresented a petition from Newing ton Butts against intramural interments. Several other petitions were presented to the same eff.,ct. Mr. FORDYCE presented a petition from Aberdeen shire in favour of protection to agriculture. Lord ASHLEY presented several petitions against .the shift-system in factories. . Mr. COBDEN presented several petitions to the same eff cr. Mr. COWAN presented a petition against the Mar riage Act. aiso against the Public Health Bill and Police eli from Edinburgh. Sir W. MOLESWORTH presented a petition in fa vour of some measure for the efficient supply of water to the metropolis. Numerous petitions were presented against Sunday labour in the Post office. Sir LUCIUS O'BRIEN presented a petition from Cla.:!? against the attorneys' certificate tax. Colonel DUNNE also pr OME- esenti di simi;ar petition. INCTAX . Colonel SIBTIIORP gave notice that he should on an leer!y day cell thy., attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to tlao met'.-s1 of levying the income-tax en tenaot-furtners. An How. INIZIIIBF:it moved that the House be counted. hut there being more than foriry Members present the business proceeded. REPEAL OF THE MALT-TAX. In answer to Mr. BUCK, Mr. CAYLEY said that he had no intention of giving up his motion on the repeal of the malt-t;.x. He should bring it on at the end of the month. HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. In answer to a question from Mr. COWAN, The LOAD ADVOCATE said that it was not his intention to press forward the Health of Towns and Police (Scotland) Bills in their voied to go i n t o Committee on resent shape; he pro them pro forma on .Monday, and to go on with them afterwards at a morn log siting on a future Thursday. FACTORY ACT. In answer to a question from Lord ASHLEY' Sir G. GREY said that it was thei themselves for intention of bee . They 34ajoety's Government to b r i ng in a children proposed to sh e regulation of the factory system limit 1 ha hours of labour for womanand ethe . hours of six in the morning and six in the evening between epriive days in the week, and on Saturday between six .4 5 d t wo. This would limit the hours to ten, with ()lit allowing them so much range as at present. • lie made this statement in the spirit of the existing We, and not with a n y view of throwin g an ob stacle in !ifie•ie - ay of the exertions now made to amelior a t e th e l me l4 - en •of the facto r y operatives in regard to their •; ; Aottrs;.o ll PQ. u r• , L. • m r aQPTOcaMt any interference between t the exertions of the star aud. men.; ancl,ihe,,thoug,Ah. eblo Lora (Lord Aszetey.e,wou..Pop...l?e.n.eatheslaasos rtote cop(Fat i o ,„l 3 6 plhtt.o ,arnenetrate.7(ptear, hear.) t t h is . was a aVar betw.en capit t (Mr. Man")'t" that:. the Government .shoul he. dep lored Trion ofthis kind, whit ' 1 61) wittatr as,to support I prop o s. . 133 .„ t.n. . m thought in the hi s • degree poti _ No wulirdAst (!litt-hiS:criOtar-Wbeill, he saw the Goyereme t of" 'e n'etry'inteiterfeg in •of wa y .seriously to dice that capi,as.e r, LDWARDS pretested dig comprem4 e which the Government now souglit'.t,e bring about in this matter, feom the which he thought worm" be 3' departure spirit of the Act of 1847. ' THE MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. Colonel • askel the Chancell or of the Exchequer whe n the Miscellaneous Estimates would be brought forward? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Australian Colonies Bill that ho could make aostimat w a etze wouldax r e r d an for ego emn !t e l e no o u n t d o a r y s ; b ey o nd y when the Miscellaneous Ee further AGRICULTIS Lord NAAS said of l a t e ST ATISTICS. some valuabl e re turns had beyears en laid on the table rel statistics of Irelane, and h© waisingeto the agricultural torli : e t : t i s i k u a thee of that h t Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of the session they might expect reland at what period pectation re:urr. the table before a late Sir X. SOMERVILLE could hold out no ex - that the return would bo laid on period of the session. Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings -hank a, and Di vidend accounts) .. 4,693,443 Other deposits • • •• • • 10,597,499 seven day and other bills.. ••-. • • • 1,147,973 OEPARTKIN T. Government securi ties(inclucling Dsad Weight Annuity) • • 14,292,170 ' Other securities •• • • 2,781,347 Notes ••••••• • • • • • •• 9,641,680 Gold and silver coiu • • 708,969 434,424,077 Dated the 2d day of May, 1850. COURSE OF EXCITA Anaster,larn .......... 12 241 Ditto, three months,. 12 3 ICotterdam ...... 12 a Antwerp .......... .... 15 80 Brussels ...... 25 SO auiburgh M.B. 13 13% Paris, 3 days'sight .. • • 25 60 Ditto, 3 months 25 SO Marseilles ............ 25 82 1 ,4 . Frankfort on Maine.... 121 X ilerhu • • .. • • • • .... • • • • Vienna, effec. flo 12 10 Trieste, .. • ..... 11 1 . ? Pet,r'shargb, Sll. Rble•• 37U ;;:..I,ld • •• • 49% REtreolona • • • • • . .... • • .• .• .. • • • • •• •• •• £34,421,077 311RSIIILL, Chief Cashier. . _ • IRISH MEASURES. CAnel DT_TNNE observed that there were five or six nc ti :es on the.ptper relating; to Ireland, nil ou important P.ilPets, and h 4 shculd lice to know how many tbf., L.P.lgiili'llonGurrtblo.Genticnaan intended to proceed with. tc night. . Sir W. SOMERVILLE replied that he should take 86 ra9riy as he could.—(A laugh.) THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1850. Fredrrick Tapley, linendraper, Sidmouth, Devon shire, May 14, at two, and June 11, at eleven, at the Court cf Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane; Lawrence, Crowdy, and Bowlby, Old Fish-street. Richard Heath, brassfounder, Limehouse, May 11, at halt-past twelve, and June 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basingball staret; Freeman and Bothatnley, Coleman-street. Mason, cotton spinn e r, Ci n d er hill, Lan cashire, and June 5, at eleven, at the Manches tcearsGhoeirerge Gar District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manches ter; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester. George Augustus Munro, merchant, Liverpool, May 16, and June 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Holden, Liverpool. Joel Wilson, iron manufacturer, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, May 22 and June 12, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assig nee, Birmingham; Hodgson, Birmingham. coal dealer, Wol ver h am pt on , Stafford and June 12, at t we l ve , a t the Bir mingham leFge District ai Court. Valpy, official assignees, Bir mingham; Bolton, Wolverhampton. Joseph Chilton, apothecary, Bath, May 14, and Jun 11, at twelve, at the Bristol District Cour. Acramau, official assignee, Bristol; Hollings, Bath. Richard Keitley, builder, Cheltenham, May 15 and June 12, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol. Packwood, Cheltenham. John Hollingwortb, shipowner, Kingston-upon-Hull, May 15 and June 5, at half-past ten, at the Leeds District Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hull; Burrell, White Hart-court Lombard -street; Packwood, Chel tenham. George Wilson, draper, Wakefield, May 23 and June 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Grundy, Manchester; Messrs. Richardson, Leeds. James Pennock, farrier, York, May 23 and June 21, at eleven, at the -Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leed- ; Dale, York; Balmer, Leeds. Noah George Boad, bookseller, Huddersfield, May 21 and June 10, at eleven,, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Clough, Huddersfield ; • Courteuay, Leeds. • Edward Wray, diaper, Kingston-upon-Hell, May 15, and June 5, at half - past ten, at the Leeds District Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hull; oESUGAR. ankles and Son, Hull. The - average price of Br own or M uscova d o S ugar , com puted; from returns ma d e i n the wee k en di ng A pr il 30, 1850, exclu-ive of Custom Duties pa'd or payable, thereon on the importatisn thereof into Great Britain From the British possessions in, America 235. Hid. per cat. From the Mauritiut , 225. `,*(l. „ From the East Indies :41d. „ Average price of the three foregoing de scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as above, and exclusive of duty ... • 238. Od. By authority of Parliament, HENRY BICKNELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company. Grocers'-hall, May 3. Assembly that ought to commence the execution of the work. The Constitutionnel also declares that yvhile it decress the prolongation ,of the office of President, it ought, at the same time,,fo de cree.,the prolongation of its own mis,don. This act of double treason will not be carried into effect; the would .be traitors are too weak and too suspicious of each other, and the only result of any such attempt would be destruction swift and sure to all who had been foolish enough to depart from the paths of loyalty. In the meanwhile the first overt act of this intended treason has been committed. The Moniteur announces that the Minister of the Interior has appointed a commission to prepare a Bill to introduce certain reforms in the present Electoral Law. The members of the commission are as fol lows : MM. Benoist d'Azy, Berryer, Benguot de Bro glie, Buffet, Chasselour, Laubat, Darn, Leon Fau cher, Jules de Lasteyrie, Mole, Montalembert, Mont bello, Piscatory de Sezt-, General St. Priest, Thiers, de Vatimesni), all members of the National Assembly and all monarchists and reactionaries to a man. The Orleanists compose the majority, then come the. Le gitimiits,- and the Bonapartists are fewer in number than any. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 27th ult. have arrived. We read in a Madrid letter of the 27th ult : " The Queen 7 Mother has given a dinner on the occa sion of the anniversary of her birth, and this eveuilig she will have a ball, at which Queen Isabella and the King will he present. Yesterday after the Ministers had paid their respects to Queen Christina, they waited on the King, who received them with great cordiality." • The funds are steady—Three per Cents. 301. and one of the most important rights of that con stitution was the power it gave them of complaining of their grievances.—(Hear, hear.) His Noble R,lative had also stated that what had been said in that house had had the effect of inducing importers to send corn into this country, which had been sold at a loss. He was not aware that anything he had ever said had had that affect, but if it had doe so. ail he could say was, that he was very glad of it.—(Cheers and ia'ighter.) His earnest advice to the fanners was to be united, and fight their own battle—not take the advice of his Noble Relative, bat ti take the advice of Those who had re mained true to their cause, and who were their advisers and supporters in 1846. Why, what earned the repeal of the corn-laws but an agitaion at Manchester? and if the farmers onl% remained united, and kept up a con stant agitation, they would get protection back (l:air-- (llean) Be had another petition, to presert from Sreyning, in Sussex, which was less of a political or party than a practical character. They camplained that they had been called upon to erect a new gaol, and to pay a heavy rate for that purpose. The parties who were said to have been affect-el by tree trade were not called upon to pay to that ra'e, and as gao!s were not exclusively of any one class they did not uuderstand is la; - the expense should be thrown upon the rained farmers, and the wealthy men should be exempted. They were called upon also by law to build lunatic asylums in every county. They did not make lunatics. A great many would be mane among the lartmas it they continued free trade, that he could tall theca.— (A laugh ) He certainly did feel very mush is - dined to move a resolution on this petition, for ha fah it was a practical grievance, and he was glad to near it admitted by his Noble Friend opposite, that the law was in a most unsatisfactory state. After mach a satem-at he thought that he and his colleagues acre called upon, as advisers to her ;Majesty, to come forward with an amendment.' He was glad he had brought the subject forward that night, because he had extorted several ad missions from the Government, mid, as they were not too strong just now in the other House of Parliament, he was not without hope that by combining to press them he would ultimately succeed. After a few words from Lord VIVIAN, 'he Earl of MOUNTCASLIEL, in presepting a pe tition to a similar effeet, said that it was not the farm-ra alone who were suffering; the shopkeepers of London were also losing greatly in consequence of thirty-mil lions leas being spent in London than before the repeal of the corn-laws. Many of them were verging on bank ruptcy, and if the system was continued many failures might.be expected. .The matter thou dropped. On the motion of Earl GREY, the West India Ap peals. Bill was read a third time. The Leasehold Tempe of Laud (Ireland) Act Amend ment Bill was read a second time, pro forma. The Earl of WAR WICK presented a petition from Stratford-on Avon against Post-office labour on Sunday. Their Lordships then adjourned 110 USE OF COMMONS, May 1. THE STAMP DUTIES. In reply to Mr. DISRAELI, Lord J. RUSSELL said that it was not the intention of the Government to bring forward to-morrow any refereeci- te the stamp duties. It Oteigiet be convenient that'be sliould'state'thet 'l?es proposed to proceeddte-morrow witinthe Distressed Unions kIN1:40) Bill, and 'the' Parliertnefrtary Franchise (Ireland} Bill; and that .the Adatralran'Cbloh,hiSSllllineotaktbe taken as the first order on Mandeb , e eesee COUN't Y COURTS EXTENSION BILL. On the motion f3r going into Committee on this Bill, Mr. KEOGH rose to move that it be an instruction to the Cuatinittee to extend its operation to Ireland. It might, he said, be urged against this motion that it was not competent for him to move it, that he ought to introduce a separate Bill for the purpose he had in view, but he apprehended there would be no difficulty in accomplishing his object in the manner he propose], if the object it el met with the approve' cf the House. The reaeons which pre vailed fOr the extension - of county courts in England were twice as strong in Irelantl e end he hoped when he told the House the vast benefits the measure would confer upon the sister king dom it would have no hesitation in adopting his motion. Finding that none of the objections that had been raised to the exteesion of the County Courts Bill in England existed in Ireland, he could not see what objection there could be to make it an instruction to the Committee to extend the operation of the Bill to Ireland, by giving the assistant barristers' courts in that country jurisdiction to the extent of fifty pounds. He could not see why an assistant barrister in Ireland shouid be only paid 4001. a year, while the judge of a county court in this country was allowed upwards of 1.000!. Sir G. GREY did not see how the provisions of this Bill could be extended to Ireland. His Right Hon. Friend the Secret try for Ireland would shortly intro duce a Bill on the sej , ct relative to Ireland, and in the discussion of that measure the suggestions of the Honourable Member miglat be repeated. It it was the general wish of the House, on the part of the Govere went, he would eayethat •no further opposition would be offered An the extension of the jurisdiction of the county courts from 201. to 50/. After some further discussion the motion was with drawn, and theilouse went into Committee on the Bill. On_ clause 1. extending the jurisdiction to demands net exceeding 50/., Mr. MITOULL proposed to add wards taking away the power of the. Court to order payments by instal ments, or at any future time, in cases where the defend ant, or any one of the detendants, was a person subject to the bankrupt laws. lie had not bad an opportunity of placing upon the votes this proviso, which ho pro posed at the suggestion of the City committee, presided over , by Mr. W. Hawes. If it was desired that there should be time to consider, it could be moved on the re port, instead of being now pressed. While the juris diction was under 20/. commercial cases were hardly touched, but the commercial houses in London had an enormous number of accounts between 20/. and 501. with the retail traders; one house had accounts upon their books amounting to 65,000/., and seven-eighths of them were for sums under 501.; another had 605 accounts, and 466 were under 501. Now, if the judge of the County Court was to have power, in the case of persons engaged in trade, to give the defendant time, or order the debt to be paid by monthly iustalments, no one could be sure of his commercial bills between 20/. add 50/. being paid. Sir G. GREY would be glad to hear whit the Hon. Member who had charge of the Bill thought of this pro posal. For himself, he thought that, independently of the difficulty thrown upon a judge in calling. upon him to decide at the moment whether a man came within this desOription, it would be hard upon the particular defendants who owed between 20/. and 501., that they must pay instanter or else execution must issue ;sin 'the superior courts the defendant had till the 'neat term before judgment was obtained. .. • Mr. FITZROY, having only known of the ameridlient since he came down to the House, would give no bpi nion at the moment, and would rather the consideration of it should be deferred till the report. Some conversation took place as to the language of the amendment, it being suggested by Mr. MULLINGS that there would have to be a collateral inquiry whether the defendant owed enough to make him subject to the bankrupt laws, and Mr. COCKBURN observed that it would be better to introduce some such words as "a person subject by his trade or occupation to the bank rupt laws." The Hon. and Learned Gentleman added that perhaps a middle course might be taken by limiting the power to eive time to two or three months. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought, if the power to give time was to be limited to two months, the Limi tation ought to apply to all debts, whether under or over 201. Mr. W. BROWN considered that though there might be some ground for giving the judge a discretionary power to grant time in the case of a book debt, it was otherwise where a bill had been given. The creditor might be depending upon its payment in order to meet his engagements. The amendment was then witherawn for the present, and the clause was agreed to, with some verbal amend• ments introduced by Mr. FITZROY. On clause 2, providing that fees be taken according to a schedule at the end of the Bill, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved to amend the clause by providing that the fees now payable upon plaints above 101 shall be the fees to be taken under this Act in plaints above 20/. If that was agreed to, the proposed new schedule, with its graduated sale of fees, according as the sum sued for was between 201. and 30/., 30/. and 40/., or 401. and 501., would be struck out. There had been great complaints about the fees. ' Mr. FirzßoY thought that the proposal was air ceedingly unfair, and that there was an attempt to mis lead the House. If the principle was worth anything in actions below 201., it must be worth something in those above it. A man who recovered 19/. would be much dissatisfied if he had to pay the same fees as a man who recovered 491. He was sure the House would never sanction the principle of throwing additional duty on any man without giving him remuneration. Th e f ees were not imperatively fixed by the Bill, for the conclud ing words of the clause gave power to the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, to "regulate; vary, lessen, or increase them in such manner as shall seem to him fit." He had no objection to take one uni form scale of - feesthe first in the schedule, for instance —and was content to leave the amount of remuneration in the hands of the House; but he would certainly take the sense of the House if the Hon. and Learned Gentle. man pressed his motion. Sir G. GREY reminded the Hon. Member that the argument of the Attorney-General was, that the judges would have to decide on a higher class of cases, but no part of the fees would go into their pockets, as they were paid by a fixed salary. Surely the Hon. Member did not think greater acumen would be required in a high bailiff to serve a summons than in a judge to de cide on a case? If an absolute uniformity of fees was established, they might he obliged to make the amount so high that it would not be worth while in many cases to go into court at all. The argument of the lion. Gentleman, that if there was to be no difference in fees between 201. and 501., there should be no differ ence between 10/. and 20/., was of no force, because the officers of the court would have increased duties'and fees in proportion.--(Hear.) Alderman THOMPSON believed the schedule of fees in the old Bill much too high. He knew a case where a poor man when arrested for some debt of ss. or lOse had been forced to pay 14s. to the bailiff, as the latter claimed his fee of is. a mile, just as if the debtor bed actually been taken that disteece in custody. lie trusted the Attorney-General would not allow bailiffs to take , fees for services which were not performed, and wLhed that the Legislature had been more alive to the true nature of this mischieveue Bill. If it passed, the House would soon be overwhelmed with petitions for its repeal or modification, 4DEBuQK they ought to give a fair sum to every person employed, GE.-(TIIIS DAY. Gibraltar ***** ••• •••• •• ....- Leghorn •••.•• 30 76 Geaoa .... ** Venle••• .• .. •• •• •• •• •• Maples .... • • .. .• • • 40 ii Palermo, per0z........ 1224 Messina .............. 122% Lisbon•• .• •• • . • • • • • • • • 53i4 Oporto .... Sa % Rio Janeiro • • .... • • • . 27 % Buenos Ayres .. ••.. • • New York, 60 days'sight Philadelphia .. .. • • .... ttIOLS ON BULLION, PEI 08. Foreign Gold Inloars...£3 17 9 L'ortagrll Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 13panish Doutloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars .... •• • 4 10 1 4 silver In bars ...... •• 0 4 11% MARKET IN TEL LIGEN CE. (From the London New Price Current, May 3.) SUGA.R.—Today larger purchases ssere e m eh a s d e ein eh % e lr e e3 India Sugar for home-trade purposes, in qu the rates taken being 6d per cwt. under those current last week. The quantity sold amounts to 950 hhds, &c., in culding at auction 120 hhds Barbadoes, which went 6d to Is per cwt cheaper, low to fine yellow selling at 35s 6d to 40s, fair brown 345; 155 pkgs crystalized Demerara went at about the former value, greyish 37s to 435, and brown at 32s to 36s 6d per cwt. In all 2,420 hhds, &a., have been sold for the week, and the market closes flatly. REFINED. —Today home dealers made purchases with more freedom in refined goods, still there was no ad vance in the value. The Crushed Sugar market is quiet 7. at O mens terms. MAIIRITIIIS.—This afternoon there was not much de sire evinced to operate in Mauritius Sugar at the public isles, which comprised 3,959 bags, and rather lower rates were acceded to; low to good yellow went at 34s to 36s 6d, brown 275 6d to 335 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon at public sale 100 bags low damp brown Madras realized 26s 6d. Of Penang 2,8_ 21 bags went at rather lower terms; soft white at 35s former terms, but ' The public 36s 3.8 Fseo6pund:biyiQi cuN 6 . d sales r y h e yellow 33s 23030 s bags 35, brown ! 6s 6d to 30s. all sold; white Benares at 358 6d to ags Bengal went at barely white 4116 to 465 6d 4 ") like Mauritius 32s to 34s 6d, grainy Part of shippers to ealilld yellow 39s 6d to 42a id per cwt. L Haywhit e a t ßa l h 9 i s s, per a . s at b e ee in n b r o a n th d e ed r m fr o ee ra ly d a e t si t r h e e o t n er t m he s ) of last week. The ptwriovate operations area cargo of to ot 21s, 500 500 chests 61. None has been sub 23s 9d, 1,000 chests yellow submitted low brown Bahia at 17s met with h itted to auction. Duty paid l ' , kinds hate ' - not' 'value little' varlatiurt" has taken place . attention, but on the aytt, hat beint ffere,,..the,,fot 'former were auction 350 r h taken in at 35s whilst the latter was hhds Cuba Muscovado, and 370 baskets to 38a for low to rnitiltift — yette: - 3,224 bags of withdrawn and taketi ihiratetibt 4 w fere lots of washed, quiet t ae hee e m pt ar t k 3 e a t 6 h d a s a to 17a ler wh i ls a 6 s la- SE i s t .'—l i o ' r l) % ri V e e e s . vin di t a o willingpresent rates little variation l a o s w p aspect, , fine ed quality, rollers but ir e m is looked for. East India has been pressed with cau tion, and 12s to 13s per cwt hi the value. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was not much desire evinced by home dealers or speculators to operate in Native Ceylon, still there were not sellers under 40s for good ordinary. Of Plantation 66 casks and 8 bags at public sale were sold at about previous terms: fine fine ord and mid at 47s to 535, and common pea berry 565 to 57a per cwt. Mocha, is rather cheaper, but at auction 200 bales 300 half•bales were all sold; mid greenish clean garbed went at 35a 6d,. good yellow 62s to 635, long berry 64s to 65 8 , black 2r Bto 355, and damaged 37s 61 to 57s per cwt. COCOA.—There is more firmness on the part of holders of West India, and at forme: rates purchases to a fair extent have been made, et auction 415 bags Trinidad for g r ey 3 7.1 to 40s 6d, and damaged 358 6. 1 to 378 Gd per til most sold, good and fine red 43e to 465, low to ord Black ...--E("; cwt. In Foreign the purchases made have baen small, a fron l 278 to 29a per cwt, but there do not appear a, b e,. ,- ;: . senora at these rates. .. . , , 'pied f .. T ea this week , and home deahrB opetartPd-4+i It is diffleilit to caution, s till • export orc. 7 .ers have be amp,. . purchase ordinary. Congou GERMANY. The Universal German Grzette, under date of Frankfort, 29th ult., tays :--" We learn that the interim has been prolonged from the Ist May next. Prussia would not consent to confide the direction of the affairs of the Confederation to a Congress - of - Plenipotentiaries of the German Governments, as had been proposed. In order, therefore, to prevent all difficulties, the interim is to continue for sometime longer. With regard to the steps to be taken to arrive at the settlement of the German Constitution, it is said that Austria will assume the initiative. The German Governments will be invited to send plenipotentiaries to Frankfort, whose only busi ness will be to deliberate on a new form to be given to the Confederation, in taking into consideration the Cony:Alt:on of Munich of the 27th February. The Central Federal Commission is maintained in its functions for two months." The Cologne Gazette has the following, under date of Berlin, 29th ult. :—" An order of the day has j ust been addressed to the army, which has caused a great sensa -tidn':' -- frgayT: the - soldiers immediately-I*y - - Ge - riAan '6•Zickadei. puri4htueo l ' .of three days'. trlyrisep meat • will be .i.nt - licted..on ritiy wbo sbAILbA 3 seen wearing it The::soldiers:baiie oheyed the .order We •ha.ve already armop.ncsd- the w iti v i nti v e Lq.-of ether Au;strion. , -ltnavi4.; pirsted•-ora, the Prussian frontier ; we ca!, now add that the Russian forces are retiring towards the interior of Poland." The Bavarian Cabinet has just addressed a note to the Federal CommiFsion of Frankfort and to the Courts of Vienna and I32rliP, in which it states its opinion on the question of the German Constitution. It declares that it will refuse its consent to any provisional government in which Bavaria shall nut have a voice. - As to the definitive Government, it again comes back to that of the seven members proposed by the Convention of Munich, and supports that proposition by the consent given by Austria, and its analogy to that of Prussia in 1848. The German Journal of Frankfort, under date ol Hanover, 27th ult., states that the Ministers hart an that day received, by the post, a packet from Erfurt, bearing the seal of the Arbitral Tribunal, The Ministers refused to open it. S WITZERLAND. The Council of State of the Canton of Tessin, by decree of the 26th ult., forbids the public exhi bition of the Holy Sacrament for three days, and the chaunting of the Te Deum in the churches, as ordered by the Bishop of Coire, to celebrate the re turn of the Pope to Rome. The reasons assigned for this step are, Ist, that the Bishop issued issu , d his circular, fixing the ceremony without previous communication from the government; next, that the circumstances which preceded and accompanied the return of the Pope were of such a political character as to cause " disagreeable sensations." in a republican state ; and, finally, that the propoeed celebration might give rise to demonstrations injurious to religion, and and calculated to disturb public tranquility. LAW INTELLIGENCE. SHERIFF'S COURT, May 2. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BErecHELL.) PAYNE V. PLOWMAN-SEDUCTION. This was a writ of inquiry to £ISSPS3 the damages in an action brought in the Court of Exchequer to recover compensation for the loss of the services of the plaintiff's daughter, by reason of her seduction by the defendant. Mr. THOMAS appeared for the plaintiff; and in stating the case to the jury, said that his client wai Mr. Joseph Payne, a master plumber, glazier, and painter, carrying on business at Bedford, and the defendant was Samuel Plowman, a boot and shoe maker, carrying on business with his father, also at that town. In 1847, the plaintiff's wife died, and he was left a widower, with seven children, of whom the eldest was Emma, the subject of this inquiry, who was then but_ sixteen years of age; and, upon the decease a her mother the whole care of her brothers and sisters, and of her father's house, devolved upon her, and her services in these respects were of great value to him. Shortly after her mother's death the defendant became acquainted with the family, and he visited her , a v ow edl y to pay his addresses to her, and afterwards he formally became her suitor, professing the moat honourable intentions and the greatest affection, and he regularly visited her at home, with her father's sanction. This continued until 1849, when the plaintiff, to his great grief, discovered that his daughter was enciente by the defendant, who had overcome her scruples, and accomplished her seduction more than twelve months before, and he then made great exertion to induce the defendant to marry her, but he continued to make promise after pro mise, disregarding them all, until, on the 7th of December, she gave birth to a child. The defen dant, his mother, and sister visited her during her ill ness, and the defendant repeatedly hoped that she would soon recover, in order that they might be married ; and when she was well, fully expecting that the defendant really intended to marry her, she actually took the pre liminary. steps for the performance of the ceremony at the registrar F. Perceiving that the d e f en d an t h e ld back, the plaintiff again urgently requested him to fulfil the pledge . , and the defendant sent him the following letter, which the L?arned Counsel characterised as one of the most cool and insolent epistles th at cou ld b e wr i tten under such circumstances, and, considering that it was addressed to the father of the girl he had seduced and abandoned, one of the most heartless ever perused. " Jan. 29, 1850. " Sir,—ln answer to your request of last night, con cerning either from uie, or trying other means, I suppose by that you mean to bring it into court. If you have any regard for your daughter you would not think of such an exposure. As it regards marrying, I decidedly shall not, and for this reason, I am too fond of a single Ho ever to think of such a thing. Without any tur ther trouble on your part or mine, I propose to pay two and-sixpence a week for the child. " I am, Sir, yours, SAMUEL PLOWMAN. P.S.—An answer to-morrow in writing will oblige. " To Mr. Payne." The plaintiff's answer to this communication was the writ in the present action, and no correspondence or conversation had taken place between the parties since. The Learned Counsel concluded by commenting rather warmly on the detendant's - conduct. Emma Payne was then called—She proved the facts stated by Mr. Thomas, and the handwriting of the letter. She stated that it took nearly the whole of her time to attend to her baby, and she was entirely dependent upon her father. Her lather had had to engage a person to perform the domestic duties she discharged after her mother's death. Evidence was given as to the expenses incurred. Tho defendant did not appear. The Learned UNDER SHERIFF, in summing up, re marked that the defendant's letter was certainly au ag gravation of the conduct he had been guilty of, and told the jury that they ought to take, as an element in their estimation of the damages, the outraged and injured feelings of the parent at the loos of the services of a good and virtuous daughter. The jury gave a verdict for 601. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. - .HOUSE OF LORDS, May 2. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. (Continued from our Fourth Edition of last night.) Lord STRADBROKE saw no ground for hoping that the present depression of agriculture would pass away, and he knew from his own experience that farmers were all anxious to get rid of their farms and emigrate. Not withstanding the statements that had been made, both in and out of rev liement, as to the beneficiul effects of free trade. he believe] that the conviction was gaining ground among ell classes, that we must either return to the system of protection or equalise our taxes. He could not understand why the moneyed men should es cape the parochial burdens which fell upon the owners and occupiers of property. He was grateful to the Noble Duke for bringing the subject forward, and he hoped that discussions would take place upon it from time to time, until the bearings of this question were fully un derstood. Earl ST. GERMANS made a brief explanation. The Duke of RICHMOND said, he entirely- differed from his Noble 'riend on the cross benches, as to the statement that it was the repeal of a e corn-Jaws which had prevented a revolution in this country, and the feeling of satisfaction which prevailed in hat did prov il— conse- I quance ; but he would tell him vi .ii , ~, 00 i t he :load -feeling of: : _the.peoplf° Ot .0 1 0, Dull try. It was because they rejoiced in their coniiitu ion, CHINA. o l e ed d e epi a, Captain, L the ock b y i. e rn ry o r e , a „ -- • l tb v l e y s 1101CDEO_NG, tAlmteg Majesty'sitearper,- l‘ Bo int? ay ;alai era eipactt &slip il .arrise thole lefpre Pellinshiwr anti Orien thl Com party ts• 's te timer 14dy 11 4 'Ned WftliecT teregoit the evimiiiig, of Ow , Sth ;tip APVit Ay, th''Shaiiei,-,11. 1 13 f er dvb he! counts rcom nglaneto the' ittrcie lah • The only important intelligence we have to report since we last wrote is the destruction, in a bay about 35 miles from this, of 13 piratical junks. At the request of the Chinese authorities at Caw:oon, oppo site to this, her Majesty's reamer Medea, was dis patched on the afterooon of the 4th,; with a mandarin on board. She returned the following day with the intelligence of having discovered the pirates, of having killed about 220 men, and destroyed 13 of their junks. About 600 men got on shore and escaped. It seems very evident that nothing will deter these desperadoes from coalescing and follow ing their vocation, even after the severe lessons they have ,had. Two steamers of light draught of water and well armed to cruise along the coast would be the best adapted to keep down piracy ; and, wood fuel being always procurable, their expense would not exceed that of brigs of war, which are comparatively useless for the purposes required. It is to be hoped that the Admiralty will give con sideration to the recommendations which we know have been frequently urged upon them on this subject. The followinglis s a. extract from Captain Lockyer's official dispatch, addressed to Captain Morgan, senior naval officer in China : "H.M. Vessel Medea, at Hongkong, March 5, 1850. " Sir—l have the honour to report to you that on my arrival at Kut-o, at 5.15 j yesterday evening, I found 13 piratical junks and f ur cargo junks at anchor. "On the appearance of her Majesty's steam•vessel under my command, 12 of the piratical vr..anl4 swept in shore, one of the largest rut sizing at suitor w.thout offering the slightest resistance; crew. jumped over board, endeavouring to make for the shore, but upwards of 150 of them were destroyed by our shell and mus ketry. "It soon became so dark that I was compelled to dispatch the paddle-box boats of this steam-vessel, under the command of Mr. Widism Brodie, acting mai' er, with orders to take possession of the junks which had swept in shore; but finding that he was re sisted I proceeded to his assi,tance in t'te gig, accompa nied by tho pinnace of her Majesty's ship flutings, com manded by Uutenant Webber, the Royal Marines under Lieut. Holland, with the iMetlea's cutter, under the com mand of Lieut. Gibbons, and found Mr. Brodie very closely pressed by a very great number, who made strong endeavours to recapture the junks. We soon re pulsed these pirates with a considerable lo: on their parts, and the capture of five prisoners ; but, owing to Lhe darkness and the very heavy rain which unfortu nately came on, we were unable to follow up our pursuit of them on shore. " I therefore brought the junks to the ship, and this morning destroyed eight, one basing during the night caught tire and blown up, and the remaining four hav ing been given up to their former owners, who were pointed out by the mandarin. " During my absence the ship was placed in a posi tion of considerable danger, from the close approach of the burning junk; but by the able exertions of Lieute nant Wood, who was left in charge, she was cleared. " Early this morning I sent th boats under the com mand of Lieutenant Gibbons, with the Royal Marines under Lieutenant Holland, accompanied by Mr. Cald well, the assistant police magistrate, and the mandarin who came on board from Cowloon, to scour the island, and they succeeded in capturing fifteen prisoners. The greater part of the crews who ma:lied the shore took advantage of the darkness of the night to seize boats and leave the island. " Fortunately, from the water being so deep in the small bay in which these piratical junks were anchored, enabling this steamer to approach within five yards of the shore, we succeeded in destroying a much greater number than we could have hoped for, with little or no damage to the town, one fisherman only having killed by our shot. "Four cf these junks we re ver y l arge , of upwards of 250 tons, mounting 10 or more guns o f va rious calibre, an d resembling these f ormer l y destroye d on the west ~.e coast ; the remainder w ere ev id ent l y en t captures, hastily fitted up for piratical purposes . been Having completed this service, I am happy to say without any casualties or loss on our side, and receiving no further information, I have returned to this port." The Apollo troop ship aailed for this on the 3d, with the 95th Regiment on board. From San Francisco we have accounts to the 14th January, from Shanghai to the 21st February, Bombay 9th February, Calcutta 26th January. The Lady M for Shanghai Wood steamer lea ves this r Shanghai on the 11th, an d i s expec ted back before the Mail leaves this on the 30th. In trade, at Cant on , t h ere i s little change to report. The market for manufactured goods is rather lower, Am ln er t ic e a a t c h o e n r s e id i e s r v a e b r l y e Ipitutrlcehdaosiensg for Eng but it is expected to recover . land. For o f green have been settled at previous r a t es. loading Two British vess e l s are now at a rate of f re i g ht rat h er un der whatusually paid to A mer i cans. E xc h a nge on England without c has ng forbeen A meria, variation, On India transactions on Company s bills have been done at 221 r. per 100 dolls. FRANCE. The proclamation of M. Eug ene Sue as Member for Para took place yes t e rday at the Hotel de Ville. The numbers officially announced were — E 127,812 ur tions -gene Sue 119,726 "' • • Leclerc ••• • • • • The people , in accordance with the recommenda tions of the 01l i n order that the authorities of their leaders , a bstained from attending the might have no excupse, for interfering b y fo rce. In the Sone-et-Loire the Democratic candidates have been elected by a majority of 10,000 ; and in the department of the Cher M. Eugene Rollet, the De , tnecratic candidate, bas been elected a member of the Council -General by a majority of 1,904 to 811 polled for his Legitimatist opponent. The Conatitutionnel p ublishes an article recom mending the immediate adoption of a coup d'etat. It commences by demonstra ting that neither the Par liamentary power, nor the Legitimatist party, nor the Orleanist resolvi of eparty, the nor the Revolutionists , are ca pable qu estion ; that the President ng alone can accomplish the work, with, of course, the co-operation of all those who are attached to order ; that disasters would alone follow from any attempt to do it without him ; that this solution, how ever desirable, ought not to be imposed as defini tive ; that perpetuity in favour of this form or that Cannot be decreed, no r must the free will of Prance be bound to t h e future. It declares that the existing form of Government cannot be regarded otherwise than transitory, in fact as is the present state of the country itself, consequently there should be entertained no idea of modifying it for the mo ment, but only of prolonging it. Tne Constitutionnel i 3 of opinion that the promulgation should ex tend to ten years, being the nectssary time to re organise society, overturned as it hers been to its very foundation. It thinks that there is no reasonable mo tive to'eompel one to adhere too strictly to the terms l 'PresOibcd uy the Constitutienof.lB4B ; the evil sought t 6 te fel/id/tied i s. of o violtnte kind, and the rem dy ought to be instantaneous ; and ~it is the Natio6l CRICKET. This grand match (the first of the' season), which was c:mmenced at Carlisle on Tuesday, and resumed on Wednes day, was concluded yesterday, England proving victorious in one innings and twenty-five runs. The following is the score ELEVEN OP ENGLAND V. TWENTY-TWO or CARLISLE AND DISTRICT. ENCILDID-FIRST INNINGS. Adams, b Lawrence Clarke, b Wright ..... . ..... Parr, run out Box, b Thompson Chatterton, b Anderson .N. Felix, Esq., b Thompson A. }Lynn, Esq., b Anderson Guy, b Wright Alartingell, not out Wisden, b Lawrence Hiflyer, b Wright . Byes, 12; wide, 13; no ball, 5 . 5B Total CARLISLE-FIRST INNINGS. Wright, b llillyer Lawrence, c Felix, b Ilillyer Mr. J. Scott, run out Mr. Anderson, b Wisden Thompson, EN., b Wisden W. Moncrieff, Esq., b Wisden Mr. J. Hewett, c Felix, b Hillier ... P. Smith, 1 b w, b Hillyer Svp, b Hillyer Mr. Atkinson, b Hillier Mr. Howe, b Wisden Booth, b Wisden Mr. Harrison, c Hillyer, b Wisden Mr. Bell, c Box, b Wisden Lambert, c Martingell, b HiDyer Capt. Hutchinson, hit w, b Hillycr Beldon, Esq., c and b Wisden Mr. J. Black, b Clarke J. J. Scott, Esq., b Wisden Mr. Thomson ' not out Mr. R. Steel, Wisden kr. Ward, b . Wisden Byes, Tot al CARLISLE-SECOND INNINGS. Wright, run out N Lawrence, c Felix, b Mynn Mr. J. Scott, b Martingell Booth, b Mynn Mr. Anderson, c Guy, b Martingell Thompson, Esq , c Chatterton, b Clarke W. Moncrieff, Esq., b Myna Mr. J. Hewett, b Mynn P. Smith, b Martingell .... . Sopp, b Mynn ••• Mr. Atkinson, b Myna Mr. Howe, b Mynn Mr. Harrison, not out Mr. Bell, b Mynn Mr. Lambert, run out Capt. Hutchinson, c Martingell, b Mynn Beldon, Esq., c llillyer, b Clarke Mr. J. Black, c Chatterton, b Clarke J. J. Scott, Esq., c and b Martingell Mr. Thomson, b Mynn Mr. R. Steel, c Felix, b Clarke Mr. Ward, b Mynn Byes, 10; Wide, 5; No ball, 2 , Zotal 33 .... 307 .... 6 12 3 4 1 ..... 0 ..... 67 , ..... 1 5 o• s• 10 8 4 12 .... . . 0 .... . . 2 ..... 2 ..... U 2 3 ..... 115 THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, MA.Y 1, 1850. The Queen has been pleased to grant to the Reverend Gilbert Elliot, Master of Arts, the dignity of Dean of the Cathedral Church of Bristol, void by the death of Doctor John Lamb, late Dean thereof. The Royal Commission for promoting the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, in 1851, have appointed Professor Lyon Play fair to be a Special Com missioner to communicate with Local Committees. CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 2. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIA. MENT. Borough of Lymington—Edward John Hutchins, of Eaton-square, in the coutty of Middlesex, Esq., in the room of the llon. George Thomas lieppel, who has ac cepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. WAR-OFFICE, MAY 3,. sth Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Joseph William son Tate Dickson has been allowed to retire from the service by the sale of his commission, May 3. 16th Foot—Surgeon Henry Cooper Roads, from 76th Foot, to be Surgeon , vice Hamilton, deceased, M a y 3 . 25th Foot —Ensign William Robert Goodall, from the o be 62 4 d 1 F 8 t o } to o t t o_b e n u E s t r e g n n a , nt vice ju l L i u a s n E e , d dm e u c e n a d s ed Go , 01 4 3. Goodwyn Captain, by purchase, vice Taylor, who retires; Ensign Charles Yelverton Balguy to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Goodwyn, !day 3 . 62nd Foot—Ensign Henry Bridges, from the 44th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Goodall, appointed to the 25th Foot, May 3. 69th Foot—Lieutenant William George Daniel has been allowed to retire from the service by the sale of his commission, May 3. 87th Foot—Lieutenant Charles James Perry, from the 53rd Foot, to be Paymaster, vice William Devaynes Bedford, who has retirsd upon half-pay, May 3. WHITEHALL, APRIL 27. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Joseph Batley, et' Huddersfield, in the county of York, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, APRIL 30. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Robert Eagle Clarke, of Thetford, in the county of Norfolk, to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. -- ....._ "" C46,rleii Ve:T i fAz!;;'irbritnpuger,Arundel, io surrender, 1 4 / V4A, aj Ili:Pre, rin:l e ifia'4ll"li'at'eNiven, at the CO rt'l * of: Bankrutcy. "Gro l oia,'"Ziticial lislTkriee, ~,„...,,r ~,,, Lne; Lewis, RaymondTbuilding, Gray's Ina; Or es I and Son, Arundel. judge, clerk, or bailiff, for which they could claim all h i ll time arid do away with fees altogether. He knew the irfluence that had b ee n u s e d o ut of doors about his Bill.--(Hear, hear.) Why, he had been 'tracked on way down to the House, and had had his coat 9 103()9$ pulled off, by certai n p ersons w h o w i s h e d to influence • hire!--(Hear. hear.) Yes, and he knew that other Wl' ?,lembers had been served in the same way. But let them li:sve no such influence in that place. 'rhe Wu -- wanted to have ju s ti ce — c h ea p, e ffi c i en t, a nd f such 6 sort that the world would b e l ieve it t o be j us tice. Il e denounced the people who h a d t rea t e d him and th e House of Commons in such a manner. He had llof d —ant ho was determined to mention it—Hon. Gen tle ' • men say that their livelihood as barristers depended on the vote they should give that night. What had lb : louse to do with the statea:ent of barristers or attorn e Y 7 ' who were locking cut for business anti for office in way ? (Hear, hear.) it was disgraceful to the 100 „ 4 of C: mmons mid to the country to be ass,iled-in 0, ; ..0 P t ama user. Let them try the experiment of oxt4ndl the Bill to 501. Why could not justice be got with°u any graduat d sca , :e of fees?—(!:ear, hear.) to • Sir G. GREY said it should be known, in justice the judges, that they had not the remotest interest let the question before the House. When the Act was first introouced they had been paid by fees, as Off 'n e e • amount ef duty was not ascertained, but eventually th e fees Were commuted for salaries, and the judges w e i r given to understand that their whole time should be; voted to the court. The Parliament fixed their retisniet at a maximum of 1 2000., but the Government bad ~r 1; thought fit to go to the full ex,ent, and gave thet a I.oooi, u year, so that if soy necessity arose for it, " r iticrea,e of 200/ yr at,nual could still ► e made to the • Varies. The clerks store also paid by fixed sidariePe 5' far as practicable; but a difficulty had arisen eases in fixing the exact amount on which their should be commuted, which would, however, he ber - ` • • be got over. Mr. ROIAUCK—But I want to kcow, if you buY whole time of the judge, why de you not buy the orb ° time of the bailiff ? 0 Sir G. GREY—So far as practicable, that had bee done also; but it would require a long statement to it plain all the di ffi culties in the way. Some bailiff; b 4, bean appointed for districts, some for portions a , tricts; in some cases two had been appointed, so that was impossible at once to commute their fees for i ta p n s . fixed salary, as had been the case with the ja,u . ,kb e When tie commutation took' place, the clerks svoutu, lo , xpected to plaCe all their time at the disposal ai court. After a few words from Mr. ROEBUCK and the M . TORNEY-GENERAL, a Lord DUNCAN said that no thi ng h a d ev er him greater regret, since he had a seat in that than the course which the Right Hon. Gentleman - ( s 'f b. ' Grey) had taken respecting this Bill. He believed the hig ballifyi would be entitled to some higher retttuneratier;..., because they were responsible for the property inS i h e a t charge, and were liable to actions if it was lost. vi " 1 - 0 had fallen from his Hon. Colleague (Mr. Roebuck) 35 4, the payment of clerks by fi xed salaries was well tro t the attention of th" in' Mr. AGLIUNBY gave his cordial support to the P r ciple of the Bill, which he took to be the relief of o° '; debtors frvria the courts of common-law and Chancerc"; He adinitia4 that tf e'llon. Get.thitqdf tied 'lull* !ar t followed. the princip/e of t4ei', .it be hoped thatPthe Giwornment;:wealci adoptotbe.V. 4 lo Pr.) i;1 - g,those wllolabOuted, 4 - and. troee-'uther. Oa t ra. oO7e, he thciught that tht IlouSe atickthe.coptrX),V, deeply indebted to the Hon. Gentleman w' fi ll duced the present Bill. If it passed into a law it produce many beneficial results, and he did not LIPP* I . c I heed that any of the predictions which they had from the Hot.. Alderman would fulfilled. It vvii s " J o ficu;t to suppose that any one could deny the failli e t y and ex' ediency cf enabling the poorer classes of s oc te g, to obtain justice without loss of time or waste of ra c ' n- „sl It was also very clr , ar that if they imposed additi°,:el duties upon the judges or the officers of those courts t u t ; ought nor to refuse those gentlemen additional reul u .i, s t ration. One of the oldest and best economists in 'for House—he meant his Hon. Friend the Memt°' p. Montrose—had often said that though he would P°)„ . a u man for doing nothing, yet he would not expect EinY to labour without adequete ieward. oP' Mr. COCKBURN hop; d that the Hon Member be d polite would not persist in the scale of fees that h° s ae proposed. According to that scale, suitors would . to pay larger r sums in the county courts than in of pertor courts of common law. He thought the ebi e " or the House should is not only to secure for the P O , man speedy justice, but also cheap justice ; it root therefore, much to be complained of that the Chan e `of of the Exchequer should pocket out of the e° ll ,b e r courts as much as 30,0001. a ye a r. That, or any t o . tax on the administration of justice, was surely o° ' be borne. to Mr. FITZROY, being loth to proceed control to the declare: opinion of the House, rose to acte d be the proposition made by the Attorney-Genera l ; wished, however, to observe that if 00 ~ ' s o the clerks upon fixed salaries, and if they £O O pe als present average of fees, nothing would be more " - fe et then to lease those sulrries withote: increase iu th e %or of increased labour being imposed upon those funoti ate ries; for example, adding the insolvency cases i° te ir count' y, and the charitable trusts, besides the 501. el. t he sion. Under present circumstances very few 'mit judges practised at all, and scarcely any witbia to own districts. Then there was a further injustice 'Pig the fees. The salaries of the j u d ge s were ge? ef o or 1,0001. a year, the average of their fees was 1,40 00 d D e was the surplus seized on by authorities who 131 f the right to appropriate it? Th e t rave lli ng expense6,°..if ► judges were very consid era bl e , o f ten absorbing m" the year's salary at a time, which imposed on some °f olio, judges the unseemly practice of running up lovgrebea and leaving them for a considerable time unpaid. : the sums granted f or t rave lli ng expenses were ton 11 7 i 0 15s. a day was by no means sufficient. An attorn e it the most severely taxed bill of costs was allowed i th at day. With such an a llo w an c e it could not be sai d 0 those judges were able to travel on as good a fon tin t ast, ordinary commercial travellers. There was e rt ",ielo point which he wished to notice, namely, the suing j 0 before a suitor could proceed; at present it we' .. 40 21 the 1/. Now, he thought it ought to be lowere d iv per cent. Having said so much he should withdl w Opposition to the amendment. g 60 ° Sir G. GItEY said that when the maximum w i a . 0 0 at 1,2001. it was not inseaded that in every case tu i " , c oto e was to be paid. When the duties of the jadges eo elar to be increased it would be time enough to °owe what further sums they should receive. Hithert o v ese° had not been the least difficulty in obtaining the e ta er be° or able men at the present salaries. If it show „ter out, under the present Bill, that the.. fees were g a u d le than was sufficient, the Government would be boo . i i to give the suitors the benefit, and not unneces ssrl o oo o augment the fees. The allowance to the county 1 5g ' e judges for personal expenses when travelling wag wher° day and their railway fares, or is. 6d. mileage. Mein there were no railways. This was the allowance Pneoso officers of the army, and it amply covered every to which those gentlemen could be subjected. ede; Mr. CARDWELL said that the Right Horn e eso iee man (Sir G. Grey) would have the power of in er t o° . the salaries of these judges, and Parliament ouglisighs to interfere with his discretion and compel the' be Hon. Gantleman to increase these salaries, wh et id be thought it expedient or not. Such a course W e ' „ equally nuorecedented and improper.—(Hear.) ft bel ° Mr. ROEBUCK said 1,0001 a year to maul lit erY, A , gentlemen would be a groat god.send—(Leegit ps'" A and with that sum they would be exceedingly we tb,, Ifoa any case a larger sumshould be necesserli'll hie Right lion. Gentleman opposite had the powe r „,ilfe e own band cf making an addition. L e t t h e C° l3 :; - e l 01; look at the carceof the assistant b arr i s t e rs in "e it b ete They exercised civil and cri m i na l ju r i s di c tion, e jf labours were much m ore h eavy t h an. t h ose were the ll be under this Bill. And what was the amount °, s er' salaries? 400/., besides which they received 100 a 0 , le vising barri s t ers . H e would suppose their fe o ufo' amount to 500/. mor e . If a sa l ar y of 1,0001. w els o e s e ! cient for the discharge of their duties, he did" why a larger sum should be paid here. Let L,1 1 , 43 ,„ 0° 13 , 1 not listen to any appeal to sentimentality. 1" to s. 0 0 4 ' Member for Lewes talked of travelling expene ee9 ;l ° o ° ./ ing to 500/. a year. Why a person could tray' London to Carlisle for less than 31.- The statetnen perfectly outrageous.--(Hear.) t/eP efl el Mr. HUME said he understood the Hon. Geprigio agreed to abandon the schedule, and that the ° cooe„; scale of .fees would stand. He trusted that tbe o f reitt..e would at once proceed With' the other P ert ' B • ee •Thw amendment 9f the Attorney-Genera l w - , 1 1 t he agreed to. th e Mr. HUME understood that the principle 0- .. e jav - i i was, that the fees would be so varied sue 'Aide that no portion of them would go into the Con s ' „Ot, Fund. to- le Lord D. STUART did not see any disposition t, 01 0 economy, on the part of her M a je s ty's Governoi era ,oo, o respect to county courts. He thought the VI by might safely be dispensed with, and did not see i t iO o i duty should not be performed by the clerks, 1 411° : t be cases, had ample time for that purpose. . 132 'Coa r igf was, that as the treasurers were paid out of th e t bert o ; dated - Fauti; a - large amount of patronage Reaping tl' pieced in the hands of the Government. Be ile t ; t ge , the Bill would be beneficial to the country -- e on t i " was most anxious that it should pass almos t 131 0 terms, with as little delay as possible. a O P of Sir G. GREY said that be had already stain but clerks and bailiffs would be paid not by fc el !„et d 6 ' salaries, which would be fixed as soon as suffic l " o f could be obtained. of 501. o f Mr. COCKBURN did not think a salary 0 1 6 0 0 , 100/. a year sufficient remuneration for stic ,4 t t e .te f ' o e al persons as that from which the clerks ought t ee ° p ay P" to Besides, as the sums paid to them were frequ'ibell2„ ho o by instalments, it would be necessarr i l ar a . 'Pi t o keep an office for the transaction of busirl e i ,"" bad, o l , with respect to the judges. At present they covoe opportunity of practising professionally t° .,, 0 re0. ; 00 derab:e extent; but if these courts should r;• sh e o cheractsr which he hoped they would assume, to m e 'o' would be fully ( - Jumped, and it would savour 50 or ig' o t of injustice to limit the salary to the ati 3 o utif i l aec i t t ei ally fixed. The mettJr ought to be left in the t he ' O , the Government, whe, he trusted, would s elect f officers they could get at the smallest anson et , aeration consistent with the discharge of the , r fo r o i Jr. HUME thought it would be better a el b ' s o Government net to act hastily with rege. rd e t :esse erta.e of salaries. It was much easier to je",„ itOq 9' to reduce them. The Noble Lord seemed r s j Pc that the Government had exercised a gre' t ' p e t tb e eier trunage in the•eppointreent of treasurers, b tre - o f WV, that although they might have nomin ate d beg ° fee for each of the 60 courts, only nine lie ss pointed.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. AGLIONBY understood the Horn e S s e fe r :r - e -: .. e o ill e ir say that the Government had no intention 0" otiv in cone tbe tee salaries of the county courts' jukes ' - ;,001) of the increased duties propoia (Ai ilea"' t 4 'to a c , the p i ] 'Alum f. Itt 1,( 4aid. :t om .111 4 t 'teas have 14 41 ,q 1 .0[ ;th e ti ~ a oF ~.aisi cbti to t 4,0t4 flair itud i • :rorl 4 Etz d to. / AOf lEj ] deg kr4