The Sun. — London, England, 1850-07-23 00:00:00

Webitton SUE OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. COMMERCIAL BANK OF LONDON (THIS DAY.) The annual general meeting of the shareholders of this bank was held to-day, at the bankng-house of the company, in Lothbury. The following directors retired according to the pro visions of tho deed of settlement, namely—W. S. Boyd, Esq.; Wm. Cooper, Esq.; M. Hunter, Esq.; and Joseph Underwood, Esq. The three latter gentlemen, being eligible for re-election, offered themselves as can didates accordingly. Charles Butler, Esq., of Susscx place, Hyde-park, also offered himself as a candidate. Besides the directors, the following shareholders were present:—Messrs. Joseph Marsh, Herbert Douglas, J. W. Muskctt, Herbert Taylor, John Showell, John Blea den, J. Gee, William Hooper, Charles Bleaden, William Lee, George Hennett, Bobert Blackford, A. B. Cook, Dr. M•Rae, David Taylor, Henry Barnewall, Thomas Benson, Samuel Moores, and others. THOMAS BARNEWALL, Eiq., One C f the directors, pre sided, a nd, on;taking the chair, called upon Mr. Cutbill, the Stcretary, to read the aclvertiarrnent calling the meeting, which was done, and also the annual report, which wa3 as follows: `• The directors have much pleasure in presenting to their co-proprietors the tenth annual statement of the affairs of the bank. " It will be seen by the annexed belancr-sheet that, after writing off the had and doubtful debt:r, and plying the•charges and current expenses of the pa-t year, the net profits amount to 14,921. 3s. Bd. Out a these profits a dividend at the rate of 61. per cent. per annum for the half-year ending 31st December, 1849, has been already paid; and the directors have now to declare a dividend for the half-year ending 30th June. 1350, at the same rate . , to which they have the satisfaclion of adding a bonus of 7e. 6d. per share—both dividend and bonus free from income-tax. " After paying this dividend and bonus, and deduct ing the rebate of interest upon current bills, there will remain a balance of 2,4681. 83. 7d., to be be added to the reserve fund, increaiing that fund to 23,1141. 123. Bd. BALANCE SHEET TO JUNE 30. Dr. Cqpital snbEcribed ... £673,900 0 0 Capital paid up ... ... ... ... £134,780 0 0 Guarante,, Fund invested in Govern- 20,646 4 1 rt eat securities Balances due to the customers of the hank 612,596 19 6 Batinca carried down after deducting bud and doubtful debts, and paying all charges and current expenses ... 14,982 3 8 - £783,005 7 3 Cash in hand, G,)vertmcnt Securities, India b• - ..nds, billa discounted, ... 779,005 7 3 Value of banking promises, fittirip s , a. and lumiture, Lli.hbury aad Henrietta- street .., Dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, f ,r the half-year ending 31st Dnember ,1849, Dividend at do. for the half-year ending 30 h .Tun', ISSO ••• ••• 8JZ.113 of 7s. V. per share on 6,739 shares Rebate of interest en current bilk; car- 4,000 0 0 £783,005 7 3 £3,879 0 10 4,043 8 0 2,527 2 6 ried to profit and loss rem account ... Balance carried to the guarantee fund, making that fund... £23,114 12 3 2,468 8 7 2,064 3 9 £14,982 3 8 Cr. Balance brought down . £ 14,982 3 8 Mr. 1). Ml AE moved, and Mr. CHARLES JJLEADEN saenuthd the adoption of the report, which was carried uninanimously. The CHAIRMAN then said—After the very kind man ner in which the meeting had confirmed and adopted the report, any comment which he might have otherwise thought it; necessary to make on that report was en tirely unnecessary. He would only say that that report was.a juit, stra;ght forward, and unvarnished history of the progre,s and transactions of this bank, and he thought it presented to the meeting an indication of in creased and increasing prosperity, to which he was sure they would be always ready to render their assistance and support. It only remained for him to declare, out of the profits, a dividend for the half-year ending June 30, at the rate of 6/. per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 7e. 61. per share to each shareholder. Mr. J. SHOWELL then proposed the re-election of Messrs. William Cooper, Mark Flouter, and Joseph Un derwood. three of the retiring dirt ctors. Mr. HENNETT seconded the motion, which was car ried nem. con. Mr. HENRY BARN EWA.LL proposed Mc. Charles Butler, a duly qualified proprietor, as a gentleman fit and proper to be elected to the vacant seat in the di rectory, cccasioned by the retirement of Mr. W. 'S. Boyd. Mr. OXENFORD reconded the resolution, which was also carried without a dissentient. Mr. CeopErt returned .thanks on behalf of himself and his brother directors who had been rc-elected. Mr.. DAVID TAYLOR moved a vote of thanks to the directors for the praiseworthy manner in which they conducted the affairs of the bank. Several Shareholders• rose simultaneously to second this motion, which was carried unanimously. _ The CHAIRMAN said the vote of c nfidence which the meeting had just passed with such unanimity would be a reward to the directors Lr the past, and an encourage gent to them fir the future, and he could truly assure the meeting that the directors would continue to watch with anxious solicitufle over the trust which had been confided to their care, and embarked its directors and shareholders were in the AIME) cause, and linked together by the same interest, he was sure the kind exertions and the active influence of the shareholders would be ever ready to assist the directors in the attainment of their common object. In that conviction the directors felt as awed that its each successive year they-would be enable] to open to the shareholders an additional page of in creased and increasing prosperity in the history of this bank, and that all their meetings, like the present, would bear testimony to the existence of tbat cordial co-opera tion and that mutual good understandirg, which, sealing al it were the bond of their connexion, would always be the best augury of their success —(Applause.) Mr. TAYLOR, jun., moved a vote of thanks to the secretary, Mr. Cutbill, to which that gentleman re sponded. A vote of thanks having also passed to the Chairman, the meeting separated. THE GORHAM CASE. GENERAL MEETING.-(TI1IS DAY.) A general meeting of dissentients to the decision in this case was held in St. Martin's 11411, Long-acre, this day, for the purpose of adopting—lst, A Protest against the Judgment in the Gorham Case; 2J, A Petition to the Queen; 3d, An Address to the Archbishops and Bishops; 4th, An Address to the Scotch Bishops; and sth, an Appeal to the Clergy and Laity of England. J. G. Hubbard, Esq., was called to she On the platform we observed the Bishop of Bath and Wells, leird Nelson, Archdeacon Wilberforce, B. Hope, E-q., M.P., Rev. W. Sewell, J. R. Kenyon, E!. , q , Dr. Todd, Rev. Sir C. Anderson, Bart., Rev. W. Paiman, F. 11. Dickenson.. Esq., formerly M.Y. for Somersetshire, Archdeacon Manning, Lord Fielding, &c. The body of, the hail was crowded with clergymen and laymen entertaining similar ♦iews upon the question at issue. . . Resole 4 ticea were then proposed in furtherance of the ,objet . Can meeting. The first set forth, that as the meetire, held "that " original sin is remitted to all infants by ~al regeneration, through the application of the merits of our Saviour in and by the Sacrament o f B,,,Tai.rn," and that as they individually "acknow ledged 4;10 baptism for the remission of sins," they Ilia:afore - solemnly repudiate and protest against , the ii,".' .mein of the Judicial Committee of her Ma jesty'. :F:iby Council, and do appeal to a free and lawful, Synod,. of the Church of England; because that judgment sanctioned in an hypothetical sense the plain declarations of the Church, suggests contra dictory in:erpretations of her doctrines, and requires institution to a benefice of a priest who protesses doc trine-utterly inconsistent with the sacramental character of baptism and subversive of a fundamental article of faith. And because in this decision the- Judicial Cora 'znittee had exercised a jurisdiction which they did not possess, and which never was nor would be confided to them by the Church, .The prayer of the petition to her Majeity was— " That all questions touching the doctrine of the Church ofEagland, ansing on appeal, or in your Mejesty's Tempo ,.eist. Courts, may hereafter be referred to the Spirituality of the Church ef Englenel. And that your Majesty will be please to remove the impediments which now obstruct the exercise 6f the' ancient synodical functions of the Chuich, in order' to the determination of the aforesaid question of doctrine, as well as of other matters affecting her welfare, t the salvation of souls, and the dory of her divine Head." • The third resolution, which was an address to the archbishops .and bishops, concluded as follows:—" May it efean.e : pm, Most Reverend and Right Reverend .Fathers, to .express your humble desire to the Crown .for that license, which in all such emergencies it is virftially, (if not expressly) pledged to -grant, viz.,— That the Church in synod assembled may have free dom to judge matters of doctrine and discipline.. Or, if such license cannot now be obtained, may it please you so to declare your' mind and in•ention as to secure us for the present against that utter denial of sacramen tal erace: .which we too plainly see to be permitted by • the said decision." The next resolution embraced a vote of thanks to the Bishops of the Church of Scotland, and assured their Lordships "that the Church of England will never, elan r by her deliberate assent or by her passive acqa; eseet,ce, sanction the heretical doctrine involved in this judgment." The concluding resolution was as follows:--" That we , solemnly and earnestly appeal to our brethren of the Church of England, in this and other lands, I r • their sympathy and assistance—entreating their con sideration of the facts set forth in the protest, petition, and addresses adopted by this meeting, and beseechieg them deliberately to weigh and examine the grievous dangers to which the maintenance of our faith is exposed through the recent judgment of the Judicial Committee of her Majesty's Pzivy C ouncil, convincrd that a calm investigation of the subject will a'o.ure them not only of the rtality r f our apprehensions, but of our right to. the redress we seek; uud we urgently implore them to joia us in protestingligainmt the wrong , and vio• lence threatened to our Church, and in vindicating her doctrinal teaching from the Bug - lawn and reproach which have been cast upon it, and to co-operate with us in a faithful and persevering effort to secure for her, through the restoration of her ancient and inalienable privilege of judgment in spiritual matters, the power of maintaining the essential verities committed to her as a branch of Christ's Holy Catholic Church." _ _ This and the preceding resolutions having been una nimously agreed to, the proceedings, which lasted for a considerable time, terminated. INVERNESS MACKINTOSH ES TATE BILL.—(THIS DAY.) The inquiry of the Lords' Committee on this Bill was resumed again this afternoon; the Earl of Shaftes bury in the chair. Evidence, on the part of the pro moters of the Bill was proceeded with. Mr. Shaw, a trustee of the Mackintosh fund, and a director of the Inverness Academy, said the number of boys educated on the fund, in 1846, was about fifteen or sixteen, but that number had now been reduced to ten, in consequence of the rents of the Mackintosh property having fallen con siderably within the lest few years, owieg to the failure of the potato crop and other circumstances. The net income for 1849 was about 6771., and he did rot think that the annual income in prospective would be more than 600/. He had opposed the resolution which wes agreed to by a majority of the trustees, for the purpose of applying to Parliament for a Bill allowing them to divert a portion of the Mackintosh fund for the general purposes of the Inverness Academy. The general feeling in Inverness was against the present Bill, be csuse they thought that the fund was nut more than sufficient for the education of boys belong inn to the clan of Mackintosh. Those who hal been educated at the school were distinguished for their in telligence and assiduity, and be had never heard any complaint by any of the parents or guardians of the scholars, or inhabitants of the town, with respect to its management. _ _ _ Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS—He had consented to the appropriation of a portion of the fund for the establishment of a college at Inver ness, on condition that the Government consented to make an appropriate endowment, but he objected to a diversion of any part of it for the general benefit of the academy in question. By having an university they would be enabled to carry out that part of the will of Captain Mackintosh which provided that certain of the scholars should be sent to an university, wiehout in curring the expense of sending them to a college at a dietaece. In the event et his preposition being adopted, he intended that the Meckintoeh boys should be educated at a school attached to the college. Mr. W. Welch Forbes said he had been a medical practitioner fer t eenty-two years, at Inverness, a mem ber of the town council for twelve years, and a magis trate i❑ 1844, and in that latter capacity ho became a' trustee of the Mackintoeh fund, and a director of the Inverness Academy. He entered the ecedemy as a scholar in 1818, and received the greatest portion of his education at it. The amount and quality of the edu cation supplied was then of a superior description, and was eqettily good if not better now. The school was equal to any other similar institution with which be was acquainted iu the north cf Scot land. The teachers were superior to these who taught some breeches of learning when he was a scholar. The instruction given was quite sufficient for the better class of people in the town, and would fit them for any one of the univereitie . Several psrsone who had been educated at the school had distinguished themselves in their respective professions and callings, and he was satisfied that the needs of education pursued would have the efilct of currying out the wish of the testator, viz., to raise the charecter of his declining clan. Cross-examined by Sergeant BELLASIS —Ho never promulgated any plan of his own for appropriating any portion of the Mackintosh land for other purposes, ex cept what was the legitimate wish of the testator, and he opposed the Bill because he belived it would be a violation of the trust which had been reposed in the trustees by Captain Mackintosh. Mr. James lanes Mackintosh, medical cfficer of St. (Nave.' Union, Southwark. who had been eaucated as a bursar at the luverness Academy, and af erwards sent to Edinburgh University at the expense of the fund, bore testimony to the efficient system of education adopted at the school during the time he belonged to it. The Committee adjourned, at half-past three o'clock, until twelve to-morrow, when Mr. Andrews will be heard on the part of the opponents. FRANCE. The Assembly yesterday nominated the following 15; members as Commissioners to represent the As sembly during the prorogation :—Messrs. (Mon Barrot, Berryer, Changarnier, Jules de .Lasteyrie, General Lauriston, Mole, Mouet, Nettement, d'Olivier, General S'. Priest, General Lamoriciere, General Bedeau, de :Mornay, Montebello, and Les pinasse. PORTUGAL. Advices from Lisbon of the 13th state that the American Minister demanded his passports on the 11th inst. HOLLAND. THE lIAGUF, JULY 19.—The two Chambers met in a combined sitting yesterday, to consider the pro ject of law respecting the Royal minority. o:ie Member alone (Mr. POORTNIA/CS) spoke. The Mi nister of Justice defended the project of law, and replied to the numerous objections which bad been raised to it in the general report of the two combined Chambers. After the speech of the Minister the Chambers proceeded to vote, and the project was re jected by 59 votes against 21, end it was decided that the limo. should be respectfully requested to take into immediate consideration the proposition relative to the Royal minority. After the rejection of the project the Minister of Justice, in the name of the KING, thanked the Chambers fur the aid they had given the Government on the subject of the law of the Regency, and announced at the same time that the Kiric, considering that the continuation of the convocations of the two Chambers as a combined sitting was no longer necessary, this extraordinary session was closed. MARKET IN TEL LIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, July 23.) SUGAR.—To-day there was a fair business tran.acted in good and fine grocery and refining sorts of West India Sugar at the former currency, but inferior kinds were operated in with caution, and must be quoted rather cheaper. The purchases are 682 hhds, B:,c, including at auction 150 hhds 9 tierces Bar badoes. which went at lower rates for inferior, but at full terms for good and fine, prices ruled at from 39s 6d to 42s 6d fur fine yellow, and at 35s to 39s for low to good; 41 hhds, 102 brls Grenada went rather cheaper; good yellow at 37s to 37s 6d, low and mid 35s to 365, low to good brown 32s 6d to 34s per cwt. REFINED.—To-day the Refined Sugar market pre sented a firm aspect, and home dealers were ready buyers. There were few sellers of brown grocery . lums under 50s per cwt. Fur Crushed Sugar a lair de mand exists, British st 27s 6d to 28s 6d per cwt. Mauntrius.—This afternoon there was less disposi tion to upci ate in Mauritius Sugar, and prices declined 6:•i per cwt. At public sale, 7,240 bags were all dis posed of, but the chief part was sulphury, good yellow went at 36s to 375; middling, 35s to 35s 6d; low, 338 6d to 348 6d; five brown, 33s to 33s 6d; good, middling and good, 31s to 32s 6d; low, 28s to 295; grainy, 37s to 47s 6d; brown, 34s to 36s 6d. EAST INDIA..—This afternoon a public sale of 713 bags Bengal Sugar went , at rather lower rates, low and mid yellow like Mauritius sold at 33s to 355, good and fine soft yelluw 34s 6d to 36s per cwt. FonEtoN.—To-day there was little passing in foreign Sugar by private treaty, but holders wer firm, and would not sell but at full rates. At auction 94 bags Seam were withdrawn, and 20 hogsheads fine strong white Havannah taken in at 50s to 51s per cwt. MOLASSES.—There has been little passing in West India, but holders aro not disposed to make any further concession in the value, and require from 13s to 16s per cwt for low and fine quality. East India is cheaper, and at public sale 186 chests Bengal went at the low terms of 10s to 11a. _ _ --- COFFEE.—This afternoon Mysore was in gocd de mand : at public sale 146 bales 582 do. Bold at Is to 2s per cwt advance ; good and fine ord sold at 44s to 4 75, damagd 38s 6d to 42s 6d. Of Mocha 20 bales were dis posed of at stiff rates ; fine yellow went at 81s' 6d triage 34s to 38. 48 bales 119 half-bales, and 182 bags went rather above the value, good and fine ord at 44s to 475, and damaged 36s to 435. Of Manilla 80 bags were withdrawn. A fair business was concluded rt in Natiie Ceylon by private trea y at stiffer went s at to 42s re 63 f n e e, r r e rd dama ged . s te t r a m 6 s d ata 4 1; at auction 80 bags sold at 43s 6cl for good ord, and to 54s 6d, tine andlo Owt' inferiormd Plan t ation a t d 5 ms od s9 4as e t s a s s 6 k 2 : : For Jamaica full terms were obtained, and 10 puns 92 e bags sold; mid 55 ; goo d and fine fine 43s to 50s. For auction on Th urs d ay 200 easks Plantation Ceylon, and for Friday 547 bags Java 26 casks 121' bags Planta tion Ceylon are declared, whilst other parcels will be a d e v e e r c t, i o s A e d . o o l r d e e r t h s a o t t me West India have confidence, and continue to supply the market with caution. A more active home trade demand exi s t s , an d rather higher rates have been obtained. At auction 206 bags to 823 of ' Trinidad were sold, red at 43s to 455, grey o bags of Dominica 37s 6d to 39s per cwt:Tlieernedh" been little passing in foreign, although sellers are die: posed to accept the moderate rites of 27s 6d to 28 s 6 d per cwt. at TEA —There I - as again been a large business trans. acted in common Oongou for home trade purposes, and the export demand continues good, whilst the latest rates paid are 101 d to I Id per lb, and there are not free sel lers thereat, as supplies continue to diminish. In medium sorts a good deal has been done at Is to ls 2d, whilst for better kinds a more active demand has been experienced, and prices are firm at is 3d to is Bd. There has been little desire to operate in Hysons; at the same time lower rates are not acceded to, but large operations have taken place in young Bysons, and stiff rates are paid. In other sorts of green the business done has been of a satisfactory nature, and prices are fatly as high as on this day week. Previous terms are well sustained for scented and Pekce Teas; a fair business has also been concluded. SPICES.—Tc-day rather lower rates were taken for Pimento, and at sale 23 begs sold at sjel to 6d for good even. amaica Ginger declined 5s to 103 per cwt, but at auction 210 pkgs were all bold, good and fine went at 414 s to 61 13s, and mid 31 lOs to 41 per RICE.—To-chy there was little disposition on the part of shippers or home dealers to operate in East India, and prices declined 3d per cwt. fur good sorts, but inferior was held for the former value. At auction 1000 bags of Arra can were taken at 8s 6d. 1752 bags, 438 pockets Bengal iu part found purchasers, good white at 10a to lOs 6d, mid 9s 6d to 10s, damaged 6s to 9s 6d, and 150 bgs good pinky white Madras went at 8s 6d to 9s per cwt. Patna is in good demand chiefly for exportation at Os 61 to 16s; but Carolina continues to be operated in with caution, Town dressed at 22s to 28s, and American 20s to 21s per cwt. SPIRITS.—For East India Rum there is a quiet market; still sellers will not accept less than Is 3d per gallon proof; and there is not a more plentiful supply. Leeward Island is held for is 4d to Is 42d proof, but opera tions aro small and confined to 200 puns ; still there are several buyers at a slight reduction. In Demerara operations are 250 puns at Is 11d to 2s 2d for 30 to 40 over proof, Prices remain firm for better qua lities of Jamaica, for which the home and export demand has been good, but only small orders have been executed, for inferior and previous terms are supported with difficulty. The pur chases are 300 puns, low quality 35 over at 2s sd, 30 to 36 over clean, ord and good 2s 6d to 3s, better sort 34 to 38 over 3s 2d to 3s 9d, and high flavoured 3s 10d to 4s Gd per gallon. In Brandy operations have been to a limited extent only, yet holders remain firm, and obtain fur Cognac best Brandy of the vintage of 1849 4s 5d to 4s 7d, 1848 ditto 4s 6d to 4s 8,1, 1847 ditto 5s Id to .5* 3d, and inferior sorts 2s 8d tr 4s 2d. Geneva met with little attention, and the value of common is now Is 6d to is 7d, end fine for consumption 2s to 3s. For British made Spirits rates remain the same es on this day week, with a more active demand. INDIGO.—Since the termination of the quarterly sale there has been a good home and export demand, and about 600 chests have been sold at fall rates. Speniah fully sustained the former value, and the public sale of 90 :zeroes Guatemala went off well, at 2s 3d to 4s 6d per lb. SALTPETRE.—HoIders remain firm and note has been submitted to public sale since last week; low to fine Calcutta is from 25a Gd to 27s 6d. British refined is held for 29s to 29s 6d, but net much bas been done. Nitrat of soda is offered at 13s Gd to 14s 1 or cwt. COCHINEAL.—HoIders have more confidence, and re frained from submitting any to auction since last week. Forn:e rly rates are sustained, and rather more desire has been evtnced to operate by private treaty. Public sales are decliued. TaLLow—On the part of holders of Russian there is firmuess, and the rates obtained for fine P.Y.C. on the spot are 36s 6d t. 36s 9:1 per cat, but operations are upon a limited scale. There has been little passing for livery in the last three months, althuugh there are sellers at 37s 6d to 37s 9d. The value of free on board is 341 per ton for this, and 331 lOs fcr next mon h. In home melted large sales have been made, but at the moderate rates of 333 6d to 36 per cwt nett cash. Prices have ruled steady for otter sorts of Tellow, and supplies are less plentiful. At auction 330 castes of A us altan were mostly sold at from 32s to 35s 6d for low to fins, end 600 dkgs South American at 33s to 363 per cwt. Fu ruction 1,400 pkgs are declares'. Ous. 7 --In Linseed Oil transactions have been upon a large scale, and the supply is much reduced, prices also exhibit a further advance, and rule at 333 93 to 34s per cwt on the sect. For delivery a fair business has been done at 33s to 333 6d. Rape seed Oil has been 'in good request, and prices aro on the advance, pale telling at 37 to 37s 6d, and brown 365 to 36s 61. Of Cocoa Nut sellers are willing to accept 29s to 31s for Ceylon and Cochin. Palos, the value of-fine, is 28s to 28s Gd, whilst several parcel ar near at hand. At :suction 20 casks sold at 22 to 27s for very , low sod middling. Olive has been in much better re quest, and prices are on the advance, sales having been made at 421 to 43/, for Spanish and Gallipoli, at 411 to 411 105 per ton for other descriptions. Sperm Is more plentiful, end previous rates are nct supported. At auction 124 taturs ; chiefly sold,: fine; Colonial at 831 to 84/ 55, mid 81 ; 12 tuns Ameri can 79/ 15s to 831. fleaclmatter is still scarce, and rea lise stiff rates; a parcel at sale sold at 90/ to 92/ ss. Cud Oil is not offerel under 341 10s, still sales have been upon a limited scale. Southern is wanted, and the parcels sold by private trs aty were at 32s to 33/ 10s. Of Sea Elephant Oil 10 tuns were sold, first sort at 33/ to 33/ ss, second and third ditto 321 to 321 10i. In pale Seal several purchases have been made at 311 105 to 32/, at which the mirket is firm. For coloured sorts there are buyers to a fait' extent at 291 lOs to 301 10 , , but the supply is yet small. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (T HIS EVENING.) CROWN-OFFICE, JULY 20, 1850. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Tamworth—Sir Hobert PecJ, of Drayton Manor, in the county of Stafford, Bart., in the room of the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., deceased. JULY 23. City of Chester—The Hon. William Owen Stanley, in the room of Sir John Jervis, Knight, who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. Commiszion by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire. David Robertson Souter, Esq , to be Deputy Lieu tenant, June 25. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant cf Ayrshire. Ayrshire Regiment of yeomanry Cavalry—Robert Paterson Paterson, Gent., to he Cornet, vice Lord Nigel Kennedy, resigned, July 16. Cornii,ission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire. Lancashire Hussars—William thick Tristram Vis count St. Lawrence to be Lieutenant, vice Lionel Charles Standish, who retires, July 17. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Yorkshire. Ist West York Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet Francis John Slville Foljambe to be Lieutenant, vice Fowler, resigned ; Henry Jet - nook, Gent. to be Cornet, vlceFoljambe, promoted, ! July 17. BANKRUY!'S. Robrrt Day Bust, auctioneer, Reading, to surrender, July 29, at twelve, and August 30, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee ; Keighiey, Basinghsll-street. • Edward Foster, agricultural machinist, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, Aug. 2, at half-past eleven, and Aug. 30, at car, at the Court cf Bankruptcy. Canaan, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill; Coles, Adelphi terrace, Strand; Fosters, Cambridge. William Easlam, chemist, Hertford, July 30 and Aug. 31, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, aficial assignee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street; Thompson and ebenhstm, Salters'-hall, St. Swithin'a lane; Longmore and Sworder, Hertford. William Ward Evans, butcher, Ludlow, Shropshire, Aug. 2 and Sept. 4, at twelve, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Clark, Ludlow; E. and H. Wright, Birmingham. Edward Round and William Round, timber merchants, Tipton, Staffordshire, Aug. 10, at ten, and Sept. 17, at eleseu, at she Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Coldicott and Canning, Dudley; Reece, Birmingham. Ralph Hammond, innkeeper, Macclesfield, Cheshire, August 9 and 23, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Parrott, Colvil:e, and May, Macclesfield. John Hayward, scrivener, Hisiand, Shropshire, Aug. 10, and Sept. 17, at 10, at the Birmingham District Court. Yalu, official assignee, Birmingham; Davies, Oswestry ; Mu:terms - 1, Knight, and Emmett, Birmingham. Ralph Nuttall, silk manufacturer, Macclesfield, August 8 and 29, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, cflicial assignee, Manchester; Bennet, Man chester; Parrott, Macclesfield. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack shortly after Five o'clock. • PETITIONS. Lord PORTMAN presented a. petition from the in habitants of Camberwell complaining of the incompe tency of the Commissioners of Sewers, in consequence of which they suffered grievously. The Earl of EGLINTON presented a petition from a solicitor of Liverpool, praying to be heard by counsel before the Committee on the forgery of signatures to the petition against the Liverpool Waterworks Bill. Lord WIIARNCLIFFE presented several petitions in favour of the Marriage Bill. The Earl of LONSDALE presented several petitions against beer shops. Lord STANLEY presented several petitions in favour of protection— also a petition against the Marriages Act. Lord REDESDALE presented several petitions from various bodies of clergy with a similar prayer. The Bishop of OXFORD presented some petitions with a similar prayer. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of Deal, com plaining of the great inconvenience which had arisen from the abolition of the Sunday Pest-office delivery, and praying for the immediate restoration of it. MARRIAGE BILL The Earl of ST. GERMANS, iti answer to a question of Lc rd Stanley, said he had not had an opportunity of consulting the promoters of the Bill, but be would give an answer on Thursday. The Marquis of BREADALBANE honed the Bill would not be persevered in, or at all events that it would not be made applicable to Scotland, from which country he presented several petitions against ir. COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND). Lordln an answer tou Gli a question AS his intention to proceed with thi s Bill, which stood for a third reading. i saidtrot that L t PROVISION FOR THE DUKE OF CAMBRID4 On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE her Majesty's message was read. The NOBLE MARQUIS then rose to move that a humble address be presented to her Majesty, to return her thanks fur her gracious message, to assure her that the House would adopt all mr asures that might be ne et sse.ry to provide for the faint!) , of the Duke of Cam bridge. The Noble Marquis then explained the pro visions of the Bill at prrsf_nt before the other House for [nuking provision for the family of the late Duke of Cambridge. Lord iiROZIGHAM would say, as he had said in the other House, that eo long as a most iniquitous and im politic law disgraced their Btatute•book, by which the members of the Royal Family were prevented from con tr:)cing marriages with whom they liked, it aas the duty or the country to provide amply for them. The motion vsaa then agreed t( . The Earl of ULENGALL presented a petition from the landowners of a district in Tipperary complaining of the low price of flour (LEFT , and was SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a Quarter after Twelve. PETITION. Mr. W. BROWN presented a petition from a place in Lancashire against certain clauses of the Frionedy Socie ties Act. MEDICAL CHARITIES (IRELAND) BILL). The House then went into Committe on this Bill on the motion of Sir W. SOMERVILLE, Mr. Bernal in the Chair. On clause 2 being put, Sir W. SOMERVILLE proposed some verbal amend ments. Sir D. NORREYS opposed these, and proposed amendments of his uwn, referring to the constitution of the medical board. He was apprehensive, that although there was one Poorrlaw Commissioner on the board, in a short time ho would become a mere nonentity, and the two medical members would become the real authorities. Sir W. SOMERVILLE said the Hon. Member had already argued that question, and he hoped that he would bow CO the decision of the majority of the Com mittee, and withdraw his amendments. After some discussion the amendments were with drawn, and the claw° was agreed to. Clauses 3,4, 5,6, 7, were agreed to without discussion. On clause 8, Mr. HAMILTON proposed an amendment, of which he had given notice, containing a scheme of dividing Ire land into dispensary districts by tho central board, alid providing for the modification of the authority of the central board by an appeal to the Lord-Lieutenant in council. Sir W. SOMERVILLE objected to the amendment, and particularly to the power of appeal. After some discussion the Committee divided, when there appeared — For the amendment .. ... 51 Against it Majority The amendment wtis cons( quently carried. Mr. CLEMENTS then moved as an amendment that the amount of salaries to be paid to the medical officers should be vested in the local board of guardians. After some discussion, the Committee divided, when there appeared — For the amendment ... ... 24 Against ... 41 Majority against the amendment ... —l7 Mr. Cletneut's amendment was consequently lost, and Mr. Hamilton's amendment was carried. Oo the proposition in the same clause, that tho power of appeal of the board of guardians should be to the Lord-Lieutenant, with respect to the question of bounda ries, The Committee again divided on an amendment moved by Mr. CLEMENTS, when there appeared— For the ameodment ... 31 Against it 39 Majority ... —8 The amendment was consequently lost. Clause £ as amended was then agreed to. On cliuse 9 being prop( sad some. considerable dis cussion loek place, timid which, The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again at twelve o'clock on Thursday. SUPPLY. The report of Supply was brought up and agreed to. The Home then acjeurned to five o'clock. The House reAtmed at Five o'c!ock. PETITIONS. Mr. WAKLEY peesentcd a petition, agreed to at a public wetting held in the National. Hall, Holborn, complainfng of •the treatment of one of the Chtutist pri soners in Nevcpat®, homed Bczer, and prajing fur an in quiry intothe circumstances. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from the General Assembly of the PresbyteriAns in Ireland, pray ink; that the House might pass a law to pre:terve in its integrity the rip kis of landlord r,,nd tenant. . . Major BERESFORD presonttd a petition from the county of Devon in favour t , f tenant right. Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition from the trustees of a savings hank in Lincolnshire complaining of the Government Savings Banks Bill. Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from the clergy of Preston and Lance...hire against the Jews Bill. LAW OF MARRIAGE. Lord ARUNDEL and SURREY gave notice that, in consequence of the latencsi of the session, he would post rone the IllarriagelAct Amendment Bill until next year. IRISH POOR-LAW. Colonel DUNNE rose to ask for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the lash Poor law. Ho and several other Members who had addressed the House on this subject hadbeen accused of wishing to aki,lish,the Irish Poor-law altogether, but he distb.ctly disclaimed having that ob ject, although he was of opinion that unless the poor law was amended, the country would continue to remain in that state of wretchedness in which it was at present. The amendments shich he proposed were based upon four resolutions, which were agreed to at a meeting of Irish Members, and bad been submitted to the Govern ment. Ile proposed, first, to abolish out-door relief, but in doing so he knew that he must provide some other substitute for it, and be had inserted in his Bill a plan for affording employment to the poor. and as he now only asked the House to read the Bill a first time, he hoped it would receive the serious consi deration of the Hun. Members during the recess. The second part of his Bill provided a mode for reducing the poor- law expenditure,, while the third object of the meet sure made provision for securing paid boards of guardians. The taxation of Ireland was 85. 4d. in the pound on the actual value of the landed property in Ireland, while it was only 2s. 4d. in this country. Ile thought he had said enough to justify the request which he had made— viz , leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Irish poor-law. Mr. HAMILTON seconded the motion. Mr. P. SCROPE thought the motion was meant to sub vert the Irish Poor-law, though be did not think that was the intention of the llonoureble and Gallant Member who proposed it. The Honourable and Gallant Mem ber said his object was to do away with the system of out-door relief. That was the main principle of the Act of 1847. The Hon. and Gallant Gentleman also ob jected to establishment charges; but he (Mr. P Scrope) should like to ask him how ho reconciled that with his for mer opinion that there should be no relief in workhouses? He would take the opportunity of stating his own opi nion as to the Irish Poor-law. The diminution which appeared in the last report of poor relief must of course be very gratifying to every Hon. Gentleman, and he be the price of provisions, because he p erce i ve d th a t th e g re a t lreductionieved that w i a t s w i out - doorn asen tirl) relief,Owingto the depreciation in which had been almost altogether put an end to. Now, he thought that if this were the case it was a sine gad non that the in-door relief should be perfect and ftlicient, and that there should be no mismanagement in the workhouses. But was this the case ? It was very easy to show that there were very few workhouses in Ireland which were not over -crowded. The fact was that the Poor-law was superseded in Ireland by mis mantle eatent, and he held the Government responsible for all abuses which they thus suffered to continue. He had often urged vainly, it was true, upon t h a t House and the Government to i ntroduce some system of reproductive labour either in connex i on or discon nected with workhouses. It but needed that they should turn to the report of the Board of Works to see what ad vantages there were in Ireland for reproductive labour. Thousands of people were starving while the work houses were full of paupers, and yet the land was allow( d to remain unproductive. It did not produce one-fourth of what it might be enabled to do by :the adoption of some tester system than the existing poor-law. Mr. F. FRENCH said the Hon. Member for Stroud proceeded on the principle that the proposition of the Hon. Memter (Colonel Dunne) was to put a stop to out door relief, which would make the Irish Poor-law worse than it was at present. He was surprised to hear the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Stroud advocating the right cf the nominees of the Crown to tax the people 'of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) Th e very idea of such a doctrine, if applied to this country, would be scouted from one end of the land ts the other ; and he, there fore, hoped it would not be t o l erated, when it was pro , posed to continue it in the sister kingdom. The im provement which he wished to introduce into the present law was some test against deception and hypocrisy, and that was all he asked for. would Legislature Major BLACKALL thought all th e i mprovements which had been suggested could be accomplished by the board cf guardians under the ex i sting law t tw o hiet a rli d eo o fue p tr t e tthehis hoped Bill.t interventionhe Still, house i of of the and he not be ind uce d it would afford any satis faction to the Honourable and Gallant Member who proposed it, he should have no objection to its being introduced for the purpose of being considered during the recess.: Sir G. GREY would not stand in the way of its intro. duction, but be begged it to be distinctly understood that Government in no degree sanctioned the principles laid down by the Honourable and Gallant Gentleman who had proposed the Bill. For instant, Government altogether differed with him in supposing that out-door relief could be abolished, nor could he sanction any ex . tensive scheme of employing the poor upon public work s . He believed the law to no a very valuable one, and he should to sorry to see any course adopted cut of doors that would prevent its full operation. i Mr. STAFFORD su ppo r ted the introduction 'of th e Bill, and & L i e d t h at M em b e rs on that side of the Hou se were opponent s o f o i t t d o o r . re lief. There could b 4 now duty of the Government to possible the fatal cala adopt some cour se t o ave rt if no doubt of the f a il ure i n a grea t degree of the pewee crops in Ireland, and h e th oug ht i t the du mity which would otherwise fall upon Ireland. Sir H. W. BARRON rose to address the House, and was ( LEFT SPEA RFS G COURSE OF EXCIT Amstercam 12 2 ►NGE.-(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar • • • • • • • • • • •• • . 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O'Gorm an Abb on paired in favour of the Sn"wsnuar AND HEREFORD RAILWAY.—The directors have just concluded a contract with Messrs. Bras sey for the construction of this line for 345,8221. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Cambridge, July 22. C.IOW - 2.1 courtT.—(lidfore Mr. Justice PATTESON.) BttUT.IL ASSAULT.- Thomas Dirk in, Michael Ginty, Thomas llirl in, jun., and Marlin Dowling (all Irish men), were charged with having, on the 26th of May last, at Chatteris, violently wounded Edward Jones with a large weeden scoop, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. Mr. C. Mills appeared for the prosecution, avid Mr. Naylor for the defence. The prosecutor is a navvy, and employed on the drainage works now in progress at Chatteris. On the 2Gth of June, Jones was employed to sit up all night to watch the tools used by his fellow-workmen. About one o'clock in the morning a party of a dozen Irish men (reapers) came up to him, and one, having a large wooden scoop, struck him a violent .blow on the head. He fell; and several of the party commenced kicking him till he was insensible. He was then robbed of his cap add five shilling.. When he came to his senses be gave an alarm, and a party proceeded to the farm of a Mr. Jones, where, in a barn, were found eight or ten Irishmen. One had the prosecutor's cap, and another a couple of half-crowns. One ran off, and was overtaken. The prosecutor then identified the f•aur men who had beers most prominent in the affair. To three ho distinctly swore. The other, though certain about, he would not swear to. He was afterwards confined to his bed a fortnight. The extent of the injuries was proved by Mr. Dean, a surgeon, of Cbatteris.. There was a dangerous wound of the scalp, and for seven or eight days the prosecutor's life was in danger. Tne jury Acquitted Dirkin, the elder, and found the others Guilty of a common assault.—Sentence deferred. AnsoN.---The jury acquitted Wing, charged with set tinpoire to precaLei at Dry Drayton. And in the case of John Hayward, charged with setting fire to out buildings at Cettenhani, by which a fourth of the village was burned down, the grand jury ignored the bill. POLICE IN TELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. DISGRACEFUL ASS AULT.—A tailor named John hlana ga•t and his wife, and a young fellow named John Long, were charged with having desperately assaulted William Rawley, one of the same trade. The complainant scent eut at rather an unseasonable hour on Saturday night, to get some beer, and meeting with the defendants, asked John IJanagan for the amount of a debt which ought to have been paid long ago. lie received an answer from each of the three, viz., a frcra'ch from Mrs. Hannan, a blow hem Long, and from John Ilanagan a bite which actually made a mouth ful of his ear. The biter stated that the complainant provoked him by the most dreadful language to wand up to fight, and at the commencement of the conflict, seized him by the ear and endeavoured to drag it off his head, that the row became general, and every one in it got the worst of it till the whole busiuws was finished by an interview with the inipector at the station-house. The woman said she only had done what any woman ought to do when her husband was attacked—defended w hen the complainant and two other persons at tacked him. The ecr•biter was sentenced to imprisonment for ore month, his wife to imprisonment for 14 days, and Long impisonment for 14 days. WORSHIP-STREET. TIIE ALLEGED ATTEMPT CF A SURGEON'S APPREN. TICL To MURDER lIIS ISTAZTER.— George Frederick iliasterman, an apprentice to Mr. William Finer, sur geon, in Nurth-placr., Kingstand-road, who stood charged with having attempted to strangle his master, surrendered in discharge of his bail fur final exami nation. The faces of the case have already been fully detailed i❑ this paper. The prisoner, whe, by the advice of his solicitor, re e:ved his defence, was fully committed ; but the magis trete consented to his liberation upon the amount of bail he had prviouLly put in, muscly two sureties in 100/. each, for his appearance at the next sessions of the Cen tral Criminal Court. Petitions have just been presented for the winding up of the following railway companies:—Dudley, Wolver hampton, Walsall, and Tamworth ; Wolverhampton, Wal sall, Leicester, and Peterborough; Sheffield and Retford ; and Narborough and Watlington. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, July 22. COUNTY COMICS BILL. Lord BEAUMON r moved the third reading of the County Courts Extension Bill, and moved the introduc tion of an amendment, giving the clerks of the county courts a Permanent tenure of office. Lord BROUGHAM objected to the amendment. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought the power of removal should be retained in all cases where it could be exercised consistently with justice. Lord STANLEY supported the amendment, and thought the extension of the jurisdiction should not bo se.zed on as an opportunity for removing individuals without compensation. The House divided, when there appeared— For the amendment ... ... 19 Against it ... ... 13 Majority for the amendment ... 6 Lord BROUGHAM moved-the insertion of a provi sioa conferring on the superior courts a concurrent juris diction with respect to sums between 201. and 501. It might be said, perhaps, that the judge bad already a discretion to allow the costs of proceeding in the supe rior courts in such cases; but he was averse to leav ing the delicate question as to whether an action ought to hare been brought in a superior court or not to the discretion of a judge, knowing that it had not worked satisfactorily. , The great traders in the City, and of Ma wehreter and Liverpool, were not heard before the Select Committee on this point at his (Lord Brougham's) instance, because ho did not wish to delay the measure, and he felt therefore the more bound to urge it on the attention a their Lordships on the present occasion. It might be urged that the Select Committee were opposed to him on this question, but it was too late to urge this argument when they had ,just shown how easily they could disregard its decision. Lord BEAUMONT opposed the amendment. It was a mistake to suppose that, by refusing to agree with the amendment, they were ousting the jurisdiction of the superior courts, and ho thought the matter might safly be left in the discretion of the judge. The adoption of the amendment would create an anomaly at variance wilt the principle of the Bill. There could not be a better answer to the Noble Lord's amendment than the Noble Lord's own arguments in the Select Committee. Lord BROUGHAM. said this was the consequence of having the candour to state, as every member of a Select Committee ought, the arguments en both sides. He certainly had not the courage of the Noble Lord, who had stood up against all the highest legal authorities upon a question involving one of the most important changes in the jurisprudence of the country which had taken place within his experince. The LORD CHANCELLOR said it wou'd be im possible for the plaintiff to make apparent the grounds on which he preferred a superior court. He could not help thinking, looking at the great advantages which were anticipated from the operation of the county coutts, that these ought to constitute a sufficiently powerful motive to induce men to resort to them. Ile did not by any means agree with those who thought that parties would bo induced to select the superior courts, acting under the influence of attorneys who were anxious to increase the costs. Such practitioners might be em plo3 ed once, but their clients would not be apt to return, and they would be killing the goose that laid the golden eggs. Influenced by the result of long experience, and by many considerations which he could not then eater ieto at length, he was undoubtedly of opinion that the proposed discretion should be given.- Lord WHARNCLIFFE supported the amendment. He thought that the opinion of the two Noble and Learned Lords who had just addressed the House ought to have great weight with their Lordships. The Earl of CARLISLE said he did not think he could, with propriety, oppose the amendment after the opinions they had heard expressed by the highest authoe cities in the House upon such subjects. Lord BEAUMONT said that nothing he had heard bad removed his objections to the amendment; but as he found that he could not successfully resist its adoption he should not press his opposition to it to a division. The amendment was then agreed to. Lord LANGDALE proposed an amendment, giving a judge sitting in chambers the same power of issuing writs of prohibition which was at present possessed by the judges sitting in banco. The clause was agreed to, and the Bill passed. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Borough Courts of Record (Ireland) Bill and the Court of Exchequer (Ireland) Bill were read a second time. The remaining Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and their Lordships adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS, July 22, PROGRESS OF PUBLIC BUSINESS. Is answer to Mr. STAFFORD, Lord J. RUSSELL stated, that he propoied to take the Lords' amendments on the Irish Franchise Bill into consideration on Tuesday se'nnight (this day week). His Lordship proceeded,—l propose on Friday at 12 o'clock to take into consideration the Lords' amendments to the Australian Colonies Bill. After the report upon the Mercantile Marine Bill on Thursday, I propose to con sider the Lords' amendments upon the Metropolitan In terments Bill. I believe that they are not of very great importance, and it is desirable to complete that Bill as soon as possible. There is another Bill with respect to which a question was put to me on Friday last,—l mean the Oaths Abjuration Bill, which has reference to the oaths taken by Members of,Parliament. I was in hopes of being able to bring on the consideration of that Bill next week; but I find that there is still a considerable quantity of business in the Committee of Supply, which will probably take four or five nights. I could not, on this account, hope successfully to carry that Bill through this House in time to secure for it that consideration in the House of Lords which it would deserve ; and I therefore do not intend to proceed with it in the present session, but I shall go on with it at the earliest period next session.—('' Hear, hear," and a sarcastic " Ou, oh!" from Colonel Sibthorp.) I may also state that to-night, after supply, I shall propose to proceed with the third reading of the Ecclesiastical Commission Bill. THE PETITION OF MR. G. C. REDMAN. Mr. HUTT rose to call the attention of the House to the petition of Mr. G. C. Redman, presented on Ile 12th of April last. There mere circumstances in the case of Mr. Redman which, in his (Mr. Hutt s) opinion took it out of the common kind. It WIJS not the case of an individual; it was the case of the British merchants in general, and of all who might be involved in similar calamities. In the year 1833-34 Mr. Redman, in conjunction with other merchants, was anxious to open the trade with Portendic, on the coast of Africe, in conformity with the treaty if Paris of 1783, which specially secured the right of commerce there to British subjects, which right had, notwithstanding, been monopolised by France. Mr. Redman accordingly is that year sent a cargo to Portendic for that purpose, and the governor of the French colony of Senegal seized and detained the Brhish ships engaged in the enterprise ; but the outrage did not end there. The following year the French Government, as if to close for ever the territory of Portendic against British commerce, in defiance of the faith of treaties, declared that port in a state of blockade, and again seized the British vessels that had been sent out. The consequence was, that great loss and almost ruin fell upon the parties who had under taken to engage in the trade. For the portion of those losses which Mr. Redman sustained he had been utterly incapable to obtain any redress whatever, and it was under those circumstances that he made an appeal to the House. He (Mr. Hutt) should further state, that pend ing the experiment of opening the trade with Portendic, Mr. Redman had, in reply to an application which he had made on the subject to the Foreign-office, received an assurance, dated the 12th of December, 1834, that his Majesty's Government would be prepared to extend to British subjects at Portendic every protection, and to secure to them every right guaranteed to them by treaty. Mr. Redman and his friends were thus encouraged, as Lord Aberdeen expressed it, to engage in the trade which they were entitled by treaty to enjoy; and a second time they sent out vessels to Portendic. The vessels, however, had scarcely left British waters when Mr. Redman obtained information from private sources that the French Government meant to place Portendic iu a state of blockade, and he applied to the Foreign office for protection. At the interview which Mr. Red man had on the occasion with the Noble Lord (Palmer ston) Lord Auckland was present, and the Noble Lord (Palmerston) assured him that be might implicitly rely upon the protection of the British Government, and that a British naval force should he sent out to enforce the right of treaty. A British , neval force was accordingly seat out to Portendic, but it arrived too late—Mr. Redman's vessels had a second time fallen into the hands of the French authorities. Thus those British subjects who had engaged in the most lawful trade, under the special promise of protection from the British Government, became thereby involved in losses of a most ruinous character. Mr. Redman then applied to his own Government for redress, and the Noble Lord (Palmerston) immediately preferred demands for losses against the French Government. The French Government offered 10,000/. as indemnity for the losses sustained by British subjects in the affair— an effer vihich was rejected, and the matter was then referred for arbitration to the King of Prussia. Up to that point Mr. Redman was supported by his Govern ment, but hero arose some little point of difference. The ease laid before the King of Prussia was a very ambigu ous one. Whilst Lord Aberdeen teed the British Go vernment contended that the illegality of the blockade was made the subject of reference, the Fr oneh Govern ment had always maintained tbat no such reference had been made to the King of Prussia, and that, on the con trary, the French Government had never submitted to hav ing that subject called in question. llowei er that might be, it was certain that Mr. Heiman was no party what ever to the reference; ou the contrary, when he applied to the British Government, as to whether the grounds of reference were in every degree satisfactory on the sub ject of the losses, he was told that the question at issue was one between the French and Englisn Governments, with which he as an individual had nothing whatever to do. The Kirg of Prussia, however, made his award, granting 1,700/. as a sufficient indemnity in a case in which the British Government had refused 10,000/. Mr. Redman heving then applied to his Government to ob tain reparation for his losses, was referred to the award of the King of Prussia, and was offered some small share of the 1,700.. That was the case which he wished to submit to the House, and he should make no comment on the injustice and hardship, which were moat palpably evident. The Hon. Gentleman was about to submit a motion for an address, when The SPEAKER intimated that as ono motion had been already disposed of on going into supply, it was not competent for the Honourable Member to sub mit a second. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that as by the rules of the House his Hon. Friend could not make a motion on the subject, he need only say a few words on the matter. He agreed that the case was one of those in which no doubt British subjects had sus ta'ned considerable loss; but he could not admit that there was, therefore, any claim against her Majesty's Government in the matter. They had endeavoured to get reparation as much as they possibly could for the aggrieved parties, and Mr. Redman was, practically, in the situation of a man who, having gone to law to obtain damages, and obtained them, found that the amount he received was not sufficient to cover his losses. The amount awarded to him by the King of Prussia had been given to Mr. Redman; and he (the Chancellor of the Ex chequer) could not see on what grounds he asked the whole case to be re-opened. Mr. AGLIONBY hoped that the Hon. Member for Gateshead would seek another opportunity for bringing on the motion. Mr. NEWDEGATE observed that the case had never been fully or fairly stated Wore the proper tribunal, and bad not therefore teen justly decided. Ho hoped, theref ire, that the Government would allow the sub ject to be again brought forward, the more s 3 as the principle on which the reference was made to the King of Prussia was, that the decision should not enhance the difficulties between the French and English Go vernments. After a few words from Sir C. BURRELL, which were inaudible, the subject dropped. SUPPLY. The House went into Committee of Supply, Mr. BER iist, in the chair. On the vote that a sum not exceeding 41,7401. be granted to her Majesty to defray chargcs fur New Zealand, Mr. HUME objected to those items cf the vote ap plying to the support of the bishop and the chaplains, and schools, and moved as au amendment that the vote be reduced by 600/. Sir R. INGLIS opposed the amendment. Mr. AGLIONBY said the present would be the last, or nearly the las:, year the vote would have to be moved, as the lion. Member for Lambeth had held out hopes of a representative government, when, of course, the co lony would pay its own expenses. Mr. HUME did not object to the amount of the vote; but to the pricciple. The colony had a revenue of 36,000/. a year, and he (Mr. Hume) feared that the vote would pledge the House to a Church establishment. Therefore he should take the sense of the Committee on the subject. Lord J. RUSSELL slid if the vote was put on the ground that it was the first, it would be untenable. Siuco 1842 the House had agreed to an annual vote of that description. It would very much tend to the set tlement of the colonies if the Church missionaries were under a proper ruler. The calm of civilization had been much promoted by the establishment of bishops in New Zealand; and he (Lord J. Russell) would rather pay bishops than police magistrates. Mr. HUME had objected to the vote in 1848, but he was then told that they would revise it next y ear. Mr. HOWARD saw no reason why Dissenters should not be established in New Zealand as well as the Church of England. He supported the amendment. Mr. KERSHAW also supported the amendment, be cause the motion went to disparage the Dissenters in favour of the Established Church. The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment ... 24 Against it Majority ... —66 20,0001. for Hong-Kong. Mr. SCOTT objected to the vote, on the ground that it was disproportionate to the necessities of the case. There was no trade whatever at Hong-Kong. All the vessels bound to China go from seventy to nine hundred miles beyond it—to Whampoa or Shanghae. The Governor, however, had a higher salary than any other colonial governor except the Governor- General of Canada. The population of the island was usually about 20,000; it was now about 28,000; in consequence of the disturbances at Macao. The salary was therefore disproportionate to the services of the governor. There were consular agents in China; and the governor was only paid because he was a super intendent of trade—where trade did not exist. The consular establishment in China cost 33,0001. a year, one-third of the whole cost of the consular establish ments of Great Britain all over the world, which was 102,0001. The Governor of Hong-Kong was paid in ad dition 6,0001. a year; while the Governor of Heligoland, which island stood in the same relation to Hamburgh as the Government of Hong-Kong did to Canton, was only paid 5001. a year. The Governor's aide-de-camp received 3001. a year, while the colonial secretary and establish ment received 3,7001.—in all 10,0001. a year fur the cost of government in a miserable colony where only ten British merchants resided. There were 23,0001. a year revenue derived from the colony, while the cost of collecting it was 2,3141.—fu11y 10 per cent. The Honour able Member went into a detail of the abuses of the government in the colony. The harbour master, for in stance, received 1,168/. a year, while the duty was dis charged by a lascar for 3001. The law and justice de partment cost 15,318/. 6s. Bd., than which there was no thing more monstrous in law, in justice, or in equity. The chief justice got 3,0004 a year; the attorney-general 1,5001.; and the chief magistrate 9001. Nothing could' exceed the expenditure of the gaols end the police than their inefficiency. The roads at a certain distance from town were not safe, yet the police and gaols cost 7,842/. 6s. Bd. a year. Since the last year the trade of Hong- Kong had been reduced, and the feelings of the Chinese had teen much altered towards Great Britain since Mr. Jardine gave his evidence in 1839. The service that was now performed for 40,000/. or 50,0001. a year might, he conceived, be properly done for 17,0001. His amend ment was that the sum of 15,0001. be the sum voted for Hong-Kong, instead of 20,000/. Colonel SIBriIORP hoped his Hon. Friend would persevere in his amendment, for at another page in the estimates he found Hong-Kong down for another sum of public money to the extent of 4,621/., in addition to the 20,000/. tor the vote under debate. There were also other sums for consul's expenses, consulate expenses, and miscellaneous expense?. The sums in addition amounted to 21,C00/. This was the way the Government mystified the subject. They put one sum in oae place, another sum in another, and so on, in order to get one vote passed, and then another vote, so as to prevent the House from seeing the enormous total which a particular esta blishment costs. Mr. HAW ES said the votes in question did not pro perly come under one head, cad that wa. , the reason why the sums appeared in separate placer. The Honourable Gentleman who had moved the reduction of the vote to 15,0001. had not assigned any special reason for this reduction. Ile presumed he had done so on the general principle that Governtneus ought to re trench in all public) departments. not come under the notice of the Governm to the charge that the Hong-Kong esrarbitlhishraentreefnetre.!lniati first the view to' reduction of expenditure, ha weal refer to the fact that the first vote w as 49,0001, w,,e,lce, had been successively reduced to 3 6 , 0001, then to 3 1 , -I :l3roy,r; then to 25,0001. in 1849, and to 2 0 , 0001. in 1850. : would prove that Government had not b een extravalseu; in respect to thr expenses of this establishment. in /.bias with regard regard to th e assertion that Hong•Koe" t or' riorated, and that no respectable person, ; otherwise, would reside there, ,he begged to assn House that this was not the case. Th e reports whir:: had been laid before the House would show that t a h e , eat spectability or efficiency of the establishment 0,1.1;_ n b iesetnra(ti dams a beenged.e a , b v a :0 1 lostN o a r i g h h a t d c e t co n i c i m an y g considerable importance in relation to the trade we dieut carrying on with Chinese ports, Etna it was complaint'e therefore to keep up its efficiency. As to the .b . of the terms on which laud was granted, that was a u s il e c. fficial a wo L uld ject at present under consideration of the rities; sled if any hardship was found to exist, , to , i...raKtohneginlytaersnaapl no doubt be taken into consideration, With t he vie s as its remedy. If Ito showed that population Wa singhie par ing, trade increasing, and that reduction was h,;,,ey severed in as tar as was wise stud expedient, he ' vin o, thought he had made out a case which o eon the House that the proposed eduction of the out not put forward on tenable grounds, and also ong"; justify him in asking the House to support the oriel° vote. Mr. MITCHELL considered the vote was 3° extra ant that he hoped the Hon. Member would rig ha d in his amendment. The Right lion. Gentle:l3o;i asked whet item required reduction. His reply was' not one item, but every item ought to be reduced. ive*, /l s , f or Governor a Hong- Kong, whose main duty was to dinner now and then to the merchants at ag - st ea bad a salary of 6,000 e This was higher than the given to similar appointments. He should proposbad a be reduced to 3,500/. Then the chief secretarya • salary of 1,8001.; 1,0001. would be ample for th t Pr o , tionary. The chief justice had 3,000/. a Yea rl erso et amount might be reduced to 2,000/, and t his P I Or would not be underpaid, The attorney 1,5001. a year, but that sum might be reduced to `1 a year. The harbour-master had 600/. a year. • L e ' act ioa that amount to 2001. a-year, and the total re(' _ ovc a would amount to 5,0001. This sum could be o u t without inconvenience and without ile . le s , tic e e : with . there was also other items which Wig"' wo uld equal propriety be reduced, and this to ed , very much add to the sum he had tho Government had promised last year to eoes l u e n ot subject el reduction. Government met the / t o ' de for economy now with the same excuse, and t ' s n ve 13° pendeace was to be placed on Government prer sl . rec ' es, hoped was the would see the necessity for intsr le o we But it was the system of appointing individuals t o out -general _Ol, colonial offices that be objested to most. N' by high as governors Lords and gentlemen to wh° ll3 M a io I s l.- salaries were a consideration, and indeed the ells° decement? They had sent cut a governor to dlie , to who was a Lord, but a bad governor. 8 15 Or s ' goer Government was to pay proper salaries to e ei i tbes - to send out working, competent men " ro ot posts. Such a system would be preferable to the P o t fe system of sending out some Lord, who W i g h t 0d 4 little fresh air, and who might find the air 0, c a' salary of a colony very convenient. The vote w oe it., of unexampled extravagance, and he should (o%ooo' Mr. DRUMMOND said the vote had heee . 1 " theY before by Government on the same bees o iti justified is now. The lion. Gentleman very f al f r god' if we compared the salary of the Grovernur would be found to be too high. That was "one to the salaries given to other go vernor and for considering whether it could not be reduced. the repo . A l4 Mr. SPOONER referred t ) a paragraPh of 1847, which stated that much cotninereeurt tie liter not yet been derived from Hores-Kong, led fes tal Poitidt existed it would be of much value its a e °tu e 'r e -r 'n e 3, ir ; . of view. It was important to that Pe ---t la 0-1 , b a ear o t ary, , be • would b id With respect to the Governor make much observation; but there ° was s Tr t tl lie l i .; been overlooked, and which might he re' ll— freereg a ' n - t c fe h r a r r e g cl a t f o ur th p e ol p ic o a lie w e a a a n a d h c a o u n t t , i , n ,o g o e o n i t ., c ve h t' a h r i g f o e eso t d ' h g e r e n e u t i ' ie g e 0 " 0 and ei - dental police charges amounted to fit°. ° E ; goo thought the House had a right to aonae exPl anti°9 ~4 these points. tieeist ke 5 Mr. HAWES could not bear in mind all the P at tec r of every vote. If the Hon. Member would te a . o forta il tion on the subject he had no doubt all proper r pose a * Lion would then be drawn out. Mr. SCOTT said the reason why he had 1 1-13 bat b aa gross sum without going into particulars " 5 ' 1 , - 0 0 he gone into items, the reduction he sh ould II posed would have amounted to a much larg er ° c all f°r N Mr. PLOWDE said it was all very we- to o w. a reduction in the salary of this person or th a i t t P c e r s ( i but ho thought when reduction was conteasP'a..o,so:l gard ought to be had to the position of the Per'als we to the psculiar position of the coloey• It ge known that Hong-Kong had been esteblished for to iso tent commercial and naval purposes, a nd be th°l3:ter to , ought to consider that we had a national ehsl.ltoe eflative r sustain by those appointments in that colonypenscs at Hong-Kong, he believed, were re Do-tier greater then in most other colonies, and tha t ought to be taken into consideration. Mr. HUME said the est a bli s h m nt at fo° H wa o s n al K to g , alto g ether an experimeet. It was stlPP, °se t it l' f ' d g ga w it o e ul t d ha be re t v h e e rs c e en ; t a r n e d of th c e omme st r i c o e n , turned outn lit to whether such an expensive establishment CO," kept up as a mere military pour .—( Hear,n soar.) 0 et' sidering all the circumstances ho thought the eic r l ii turf ought to be reduced nearly one-half (11° 5„. "..1 0,% Viscount PALMERSTON said that Isle l4l.j'.o P: could not be regarded in precisely the same light°!eir other colonies. It was not merely a colony iu theosso nary sense of the term, but a port for trade with iu general. When instructions were given !I' te 0 1 : Henry Puttinger on his departnre for C if l l o oo o. conclude a treaty with that empire, he ( ; 1 101 11 / Palmerston) felt it his duty to gain whatever tier, OP, tion he could from every possible rlea r ts of tbee had interviews with persons from different Pa r e - 0 00'J' country who possessed any knowledge of tbi l5 ° e a cs and he received a great deal of valuable assisll; Sir George Staunton. There were two th' ti e l° o ool.o -. appeared to be of considerable importance ---th A pot t ome to obtain access to a larger number of parts, 811 ",, ta itis °1- 0 0. satisfied with Canton only; the other was, to 0 " o oler" For that purpose Hong-Kong insular position for head-quarters for our e g, °- Sir as the opinion of persons connected with Ghla a ne o ° i t insular position was of the greatest imPe rfi l,:olo l t 9 many doubted whether it would not be eV; Cit o ', 3' admission to any other China ports beyon"Tracg Was chosen. - 0 11 But both objects were accomplished. 1104 - "; to 1 ., 1 ° . not to be considered merely with refereec' tbe: . o amount of trade in the island itself, althelleging wherewa was 63,0n0a0v naval tons; and b u crease of tonnage last year over the preeee-sa p" t it military mu s t a s b s e i s tlaonoakae was. 4 , 5 (1 0 0 c o .at i 7 to support our merchants in the China ports' a , Our position at Canton was by no zneah s 1 ,„ 0 9 " p factory one, for great hostility was frcqueel'ireforeve felted by the people of that city, and it was t e b e ' , l ' lelb i) s) matter of importance that our merchants see hee . ; ; assistance ready in case of an ernergency. --(lf e e ili If*s etti ; Now with regard to the amount of salaries 0 0 0 : ‘ , 0 0 question quite independent of the other. wed given was on a far more ccenomical seal g h . cl)111 6 given by the East India Comeany-- -- ( 1 : 511. °,e -t er e e ' e fi s° amount now proposed was only the scale fo r e xpos t ea year, and his Hon. Friend had said that the etr e ote oi i of former years justified him in saying 031% , t i t v dir e d c Lion of the colonial department was constan t vie tee to those different heads of expenditure, with I'o,o obi reducing them as far as possible consistently o dd s o f interests of the public service. It had V et:t are: r e' the salaries were kept at a high rate for tee/ the f eet furnishing appointments to the-members a s a eta tocracy. But on the present occasion that t hat unjust assertion . It had also been 551- l e i bo t :o 0 , didt e choicehe offer w of business ought to be chosen. Ne w s ' To el it? To h T i a s N a oh m le a F n ri w en h d om had h tn e 0 11 10: 1I i! ; A ' f 0 0 the high character he bore—not a member e 11 0 medic family, but a man of business, wh e „ l , * iedllit t himself to distinction by his own judgmen t s "e - srfb e- er and by the ability with which he had disae,erpo' duties—he meant Mr. Bonham.—(Bear , that was not a single instance of such aPPe es 'org s ple" would just mention the appointment of Sir ‘.' l t , to derson to the Mauritius; Sir George q e r r ei erot i l i q Zealand; Mr. Gregory to Benares; Sir v"„d , Australia; Mr. Higginson to Antiglea; a " e$ Colebrook to Barbadoes.—(Hear.) we d tot " as ir Mr. COBDEN said the Noble Lord eel' e ivi w fa4r h no4 i ()h inhabitant , ot o a h le. that the Committee was now considering tP e e ere e ta - ett' mates m and not the military expenditure for tel e Je, I dm w C e i er t vt g o e u ' odf t which would come before them in another shart:ea 70' f ael local yae y l . rr a ,ne r v s o2ew6n a : ,: upcpe o o.os4 w s el a ost s fs be o dwa n dh l a y i cbch s ei ev b o , o :_ i a t t ie ol e0 : 00 : 0 j i0 ,010, 1 the same scale as the establishments of et; ; T ,:: gir t most important colonies, and for a poptlia, t eer , „: B oi persons there was a governor, auditor, ir e e q ual trar-general, a chit fjustice, with a salary t a rr r,, of the judges in Scotland, an a ttorney-g el: L l 4 s o ol l ,a police magistrate, &e. The whole of the 3- 171 %VA 1 , of justice in the island might be conducteui add "or magistrate and his clerk at salaries of I,° l e 'd o°°t the each.—(Hear, hear.) He though a dee' i e th„, been made out for a diminution of 5,00 01 e 1 7, 0 pePe' - Committee would stultify itself if it did he t 01 P a I reduction.—(Hear.) he s tha ~0 11 : 3 ) d Viscount PALMERSTON ex rain e d t -- e' p, s i lions ofchief • " justice and attorney.gener cools is confined to Hong-Kong, b u t t h a t the court! obje at Hong-Kong had j ur i s di c ti on over Itritise he' cl# any part of the Chi na seas . tha t the fIoOS Mr. COBDEN s a id it was quite true at 0 tr: quarters of our judi c i a l establishment icloreeenfth4 Kong; but let the C omm it tee mar k the re that; e re tweeenbbe the expense of our establishment 5 1et e: United States, who se t ra d e was e qual to o" ° st ate. / ib the trade with this country. The United er elf constils who discharged their duties effe c t eo b, five different ports at salaries of 1,000 dolla r- et' fit After a few remarks from Mr. F. ' PLOWDEN. Its 00 Mr. Alderman SIDNEY could find 001,,„1001„trat,"6 [long-Kong charges in any of the oth A e r n - t - sees if - 0 - te t :o Western Australia there were six re si ' e s - osss l6- i with salaries of 100/ each, while the chie f salad , ° 00 0 ; Bong-Kong received 900/. Whi:e the „ s i , to l' q ui` judges in other countries varied from 3 °' we b ‘' a I t the le that of the • judge of Hong-Kong was 3,00-1 fort ete„, startling to think of such a sum as 15, 8(1 4 , ° 4, oofe Gh penises of adjudication in lione-Korig• o til id $ 00 ° Lies in • • which such large salaries were P 5 „,, c lO, vernrs were the important colonies l e a 1 1" 41 , Ceylon, and the Mauritius.—(Hear,. / •pP a ' The Committee then divided, when there C 1, 1850. .tr