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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, May 7. Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. The Duke of CLEVELAND presented a petition from the Dissenters of Durham in favour of the substi tution of affirmations for oaths in 12gal proceedings. Lord WHARNCLIFFE prewnted a petition in favour of an alteration of the law of marriages. The Bishop of OXFORD presented a petition from Belfast against the introduction of Cuban and Brazilian sugar; also several petitions against Post-office Sunday labour. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER presented a peti tion against Sunday trading. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a peti tion from some place in Down against Post-office Sunday labour. PROCESS AND PRACTICE (IRELAND) BILL ; On the motion of the Earl of CARLISLE this B 1 was reported. - FOREIGN CHAPLAINCIES BILL. Earl NELSON postponed the second reading of this Bill until after Whitsuntide. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE would have been better pleased had the Noble Earl postponed the second reading of the Bill to that day six months—(Hear, hear)—and whenever it might be brought forward, he trusted that their Lordships would reject the measure. Their Lordships then adjourned to Friday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 7. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. -The followingiiiilswerereadathird time and passed : Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Railway Junction. North Staffordshire Railway (Extension of Time for Purchase of Lands, &c.) South Staffordshire Railway. The following Bills, as amendeJ, were considered and agreed to:— Birkenhead Dock Trustees. Great Northern Railway Deviations, Amendment of Acts, Alteration of Tolls, and of East • Lincolnshire Railway Tolls. Waterford and Limerick Railway. York and North Midland Railway. - PETITIONS. Petitions were prevented against Sunday labour in the Post-office by Mr. W. Patten, from Southampton; by Mr. Duncuft, Sir R. H. Inglis, Mr. Scholefield, Mr. Henley, Mr. Ewart, sad Lord Dudley Stuart, from the Scotch Church, Regent's-square. Mr. LOCKHART presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce at Glasgow praying for the adoption of measures for the more effectual suppression of the slave trade. Mr. G. BERKELEY presented a petition from a place in Gloucestershire to the same effect, and pray ing that a higher duty might be imposed on slave-grown sugar; also a petition from Gloucestershire in favour of International arbitration. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented several petitions against the Marriago Bill. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from the county of Antrim in favour of tenant right. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from a place in Cambridges'nire against granting additional licences to beer-shops. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY presented a petition from St. Brides, London, against the law of settlement. Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition from Liver pool praying that impressment in the navy might be abolished. Mr. BECKETT presented a petition in favour of the Ten Hours Factory Bill. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from Bir mingham in favour of international arbitration, and a petition from the same place in favour of a secular sys tem of education. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Abercorn in favour of international arbitration; also a petition from Arbroath against the Pubiic llelth Bill for Scotland, and a petition from Great Yarmouth against church rates. Captain PECFIELL presented several petitions from Brighton against church -rates: also a petition from the bakers of Brighton praying fir the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the grievances of their trade. Dr. POWER presented a petition from a place in the county of Cork in fAvour of tenant right. Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a petition from bakers in Westminster praying for an inquiry into their trade. Mr. O'CONNOR presented a petition from Chester against any alteration in the Factories' Act. Mr. CLAY presented a petition from Hull against the Highways Bill. Sir E. BUXTON presented petitions from Hackney, - Betbnal•green, and Dalston, in favour of the Extr.imural Interments Bill. Several petitions were presented against the adver - tiaement duty. • • ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATE DUTY. Mr. BAIL,LIE wished to know whether it was the intention of the Noble Lord (Lord Grosvenor) to extend his Bill for the abolition of the attorneys' certificate duty to Ireland and Scotland. Lord GROSVENOR. replied that owing to an: error • in drawing up the Bill Ireland and Scotland were omitted, but it was his intention to include those por - lions of the kingdom in the preposed measure. Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition from St. Paul's, Whitechapel, in favour of the Intramural „Inter ments Bill. TAX ON MERCHANT SHIPPING. Mr. FORSTER gave notice that on an early day he should bring under the consideration of the House the subject of levying taxes on merchant shipping, with a view to their reduction. SLAVE•GROWN SUGAR. Sir E. BUXTON said, hiving last night, at the re quest of the Noble Lord the First Minister, put off his motion on the subject of slave-grown sugar, he had ..now to inform the House that the Noble Lord had' pro mised to give him an opportunity of bringing the notion forward on Friday.—(Hear, hear.) CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Mr. PWART deferred his motion on the subject of capital puniShment till the 30th inst. • MALT-TAX. Mr. FREWEN, on behalf of Mr. Capley, gave notice that on the 30th of May he should move the repeal of the malt-tax. COTTON. TRADE—INDIA. Mr. BRIGHT gave notice that on this day week he should move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying her Majesty ,to appoint s Commission .to proceed to India to inquire into the obstacles which prevent the growth and increase of cotton Lin the presidencies of Batnbay and Madras. THE LORD CHANCELLOR. • Mr. 11. BAILLIE asked the Secretary cf State for the Home Department whether he was able to give the country any intimation as to the probable period when the Lord Chancellor might be expected to resume the duties of his office? Sir G. GR,EY.said that within the last few weeks the Lord Clicoc...llor had been suff,rina. from a severe fit of indisposition; but he was happily ace much recovered that, though he had been unable is attend court, he had • been hearing cases of great importance at his private residence f some days past, and had given judgment in , some of them.—;Hear, hear.) INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION OF 1851. . Mr. A RKWRIGHT asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he intended to ask .Parliament to interfere in any stay with respect -to the • Exhibition of the Works of Industry in 1851, and whether he couklgive . an assurance that no application for an advance of pablic •money in aid of that Exhibition will, under any cir "inmstances, be sanctioned by her Majesty's Government? Mr. LABOUCHERE said he certainly did not antici pate that it would he his duty to ask Parliament to in ,terfere in an exhibition which he thought would entirely depend on the voluntar ont 'butions of individuals. The only way fin which Y c " he might ask Parliament to in 'tiifere mould i tion of D e i ein o r d er to amend the Act of Regis!ra hwiitT the vi ew of protecting from piracy 'Those artiblEn'-; With regar b d f :t t , h ) etheo,o . t r e a rno lz iti ei d t_ be shown at the exhibition. to bti one question; having the honour was further from: the inst7nn..6rsi' he h, lioved nothing of the Commissioners tria, to apply for any advanc e of public money, except it t p x, e ig e h e t s ..bo for some.. ordinary a d trivial incidental'ex : , INCUMBERED ESTATES COltMlSi° L ~ rd NAAS ask e d th e S ecretary for Ireland, SwNhether the notice appended to some of th:rasdverti.aetelts of th e Ineumbered Estates Commission ,st at ing .. that the c ur b rn ia s i or ers w ill g i ve t h e purchaser the option of far lo,w fir the Present, half th e p urc h ase money, the, emairo , ng moiety not to be repaired u n til Si r John Ro- T r ain v ' s Bill shall be disposed ot, ' has been issued with the consent of her M4jesty's Government ; whether a Parlia mentary title will, under such circumstances, be given by Commissioners to the purchaser on the paym ent o f the the and, if so, what security the Commis sionersfirst moiety ; 4. the • tofremaining half. payment the remaining , will require fur half. Sir W. SOMERVILLE said with respect to the first question he _1 w as not aware that the consent of the Go vtre*Ernenns h t w e ou a c sn l e d givecessarn:O With regard to the other q tio infLorrn_atiy_ y. n E on the subject. GOVERNOR BARIii, G. BERKELEY, , . In reply t o a ques ti o n from Mr. CT . Mr. LNBOUCHERE said the dispatch of Governor Barkley f rom Br i t i sh G u i ana was to be found in the bluebook containing the various reports of tbe,%Gover nors•of C o l onies to the Colonial- =lice. page 34 ' 1 . CNYTURE OF A SLAVE FRIGA TE. In reply G BERKELEY, t...) a qustion from Mr. G. "Mr. HAWES said, he was able to state from in quiries made .that morning at the Admiralty, that in formation h a d b een received at that d epartme nt r,f the capture cept of a sl ave atoam -frig:ato on the coast of Brazil, called the Previdenth,' and sh e was f oun d to b e empty . PUBLIC PETITIONS, In reply to MI T . H. lIERRE';`r The SPEAKER sa id that ii‘hei .. . attached . pc petiti ons ought t o b e signatures attached to to the sheet on which the petition wa s . ~ Lord CASTLEREAGR ; sa i d possesspietioont that informs . he thought the public ought to ba put in tion, as he himself often received tzu ,toanetl:efore pre p,..,r s ' the signatures tO which were on several slips of tenting it he was obliged to paste , Mr: NEWDEGATE inquired whether Ihe el. ' ad been of alteration in the course taken by the r c e o h m •W it 7 e n e of Public Petition!. Mr. THORNELY said there had been no alteration whatever. 110nourable M em be rs were entirely unaware tcf-ttie %cry irregular manner in which the petitions presented to the House were got up, bearing is many caws signatures which might:be the signatures torn from letters, and often many different signatures written in the rams hand. Above 8,000 petitions had been pre lented to the Hens° during the present session, of which 800 had been printed. Mr. HUME hoped it would be Ern i& known publicly that no person had a right to sign the name of another to a petition. Mr. THORNELY said the Committee had referred to it a petition from a grand jury to which the names of all the jury were affixed by the foreman in his own handwriting, and the Committee had it printed as a petition coming from the foreman. The matter then dropped. EXTRAMURAL INTERMENTS. Lord DUDLEY STUART wished to put a question to the Secretary fur the Home Department: with respect to the Metropolitan Interments Bill. That Bill stood on the paper for Friday next, and as it was one in which the public took the greatest possible interest, it would be a great convenience to Hon. Members if his Right Hon. Friend would state whether he thought he could really bring on his Bill on that day or before the Whitsun holidays. Sir G. GREY replied that the Bill referred to could not be brought on either on Friday or Monday, in con sequence of the pressure of other business; that the recess would begin on Friday week, but he would fix it for the Friday after Whitsuntide. The business for Friday next would be the third reading of the Irish Franchise Bill. ROBBERY AT DUBLIN CASTLE. Mr. HUME wished to know if the Government had received any information that an official in Dublin Castle had decamped with a considerable SUM of public money?—(A laugh.) Sir W. SOMERVILLE—I would rather answer the Hon. Gentleman's question tceraorrow.—(Laughter.) REPEAL OF THE ADVERTISEMENT DUTY. Mr. M. GIBSON presented several petitions praying for the repeal of the advertisement duty. Mr. EWART ;presented petitions to the same effect from the Worcester Chronicle, the Wilts Independent, the Edinburgh Weekly Register, the Newcastle Chro nicle, the Renfrewshire Advertiser, the Illustrated London News, the News of the World, Bell's Weekly Messenger, the Atlas, Reynold's Miscel lany, the Farmer's Herald, the Derbyshire Advertiser, the Sheffield Free Press, the Bath Journal, the Kent Herald, the Nenagh Journal, the Nottingham Mercury, and a number of other metropolitan and provincial journals. The petitions presented showed the deep interest that was taken in this motion by the class to whom it re lated, but he brought it forward upon public grounds. Ile considered this tax was one of the most objectionable taxes which could possibly be imposed on the commu nity; it stood in the same predicament, though it had stronger grounds for its abolition, as the auction duty, which the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tam worth repealed. The Right Hon. Baronet repealed that duty because he considered it was a duty on transactions. He held with the Right Hon. Baronet that no duty could be more objectionable in a political, moral, or com mercial point of view than a tax on transactions. He held a duty on advertisements to be a tax on transactions between man and man, and, therefore, strongly objec tionable. He objected to it on general grounds more than he objected to the taxes on knowledge, which his Right Honourable Friend the Member for Man chester brought forward the other day, though he participated with him in his hostility to those taxes; but this tax on advertisements was more thane tax on knowledge, it was a tax on commerce, on agriculture, on literature, and the wants of the commu nity. Could any one of them take up any commercial newspaper without seeing how fettered were the inter communication between merchant and merchant--the buyer and seller, by this very tax on advertise ment,3? Do not let Honourable Gentleman, who made the agricultural interest their great care, think that he advocated the repeal of this tax on commercial grounds alone, for to-night he bad had the honour of presenting petitions, signed by the proprietors and publishers of newspapers, which were almost con fined to the promotion of agriculture, in favour of this motion, and therefore th e s e H on . G ent l emen w h o so zealously supported the agricultural interest would do well to suppers this proposal. This duty, moreover, was a tax upon literature; indeed, Mr. M'Culloch proved that the advertisement duty was the heaviest uf all taxes that pressed upon the lite rary man. It was a tax too upon religious communication, and he had also preeeetel petitions from the printers and publishers of religious newspapers, and even their circulation wai affected by this prohibitory duty. It was a tax also upon art, and such publications as the Illustrated News and the Art Journal severely suffered I rom the operation of this duty. It was a tax too upon wit, since it affected such publications as Panel:, but he objected to it principally on general public grounds and the unjust principle upon which it was levied. Why should the poor author, who published a sixpenny pamphlet, or a sempstress, pay the same advertisement duty that was imposed on a wealthy man selling a:large estate. In a word, the tax was objectionable upon , all grounds, no matter whether it had reference to commerce, agriculture, or religion. The advertisement duty was almost as bad as if they were to tax people going to a corn or a stock-exchange; it was the same thing in principle, though different in degree. Not only was this tax so generally objection able, but it was one of great inequality. It was levied only on advertisements in newspapers, and not on ad vertisements in books, or in Bradshaw, for instance, mall other works of that kind. There was another hardship attending it that a newspaper prd prietor sometimes paid as much for one line as he did for a column and a half. It gave rise to all those advertising vans and that unfortunate class of in dividuals celled walking advertisements, whom they met in the streets. Some years ago Mr. Poulett Thompson stated in the House that whilst there were 10,000,000 of ndvertisements in America there were only 1,000,000 iti England. In 1837 there were in England, Ireland, Scot r land, Wales, and the Channel Islands 565 newspapers; in the same year there were 1,700 in America. Before the 3s. duty was reduced in 1833 to Is. 6d, the number of advertisements amounted to about one million in the three kingdoms, and since then they had increased to two millions. The amount of the duty levied amounted to about 170,0001., and since the reduction the amount was 157,0001. So that it was pretty evident that the amount would speedily mount up to the original sum. He proposed the total repeal of this duty, and not wishing to weary the patience of the House, he should conclude by denouncing this duty as one of the worst ever imposed, and one of the first which the Chancellor of the Exchequer should have taken off, as it was one which equally pressed upon all classes of the community. ,The Hon. Gentleman then sat down, after moving, ii 4 tee words of his motion, that it is ex pedient tharthe advertisement duty should be repealed. ; Mr. /4-GIBSON seconded the motion. Mr. TRELAWNY opposed the motion as being in. consistent with a motion which he himself had upon the paper relative to the national debt., The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER also op posed the motion. Ile could only repeat what ha heed said on former occasions when this sub ject was brought before the House—that the question, was not whether the tax was a burden on the class who had to pay it, but whether our whole system of taxation was, unjustly imposed. Many objections might be urged to particular taxes, a hich he should be happy to remit if possible, but he had not arrived at that happy state, nor had any of his predecessors in office, which would enable him to carry on the government of the country without money, The Government had made all those remissions in taxation which they were enabled to do, and which they thought Advisable, and he should, therefore, call upon thq,,fleuse s to resist any,further tatterapts for the reduction of taxation. Mr. HUME said the Right Hon. Gentleman's ob sorvatiens amounted to au appeal to this effect—" I have made up my mind, I won't listen to any change, I consider what I have already done in the way of the reduction of taxation the best, and therefore I will not answer the particular objections to this tax." Now, he (Mr. flume) objected, in the first instance, to the remissions which the Government had made, as not being necessary, and he would remind the Right Hon. Gentleman that it was the duty of the Government to repeal those taxes which pressed most heavily on the community.—(Hear, hear.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer having a surplus ought to be told that he had suede a wrong selection, and this tax was the one that had the strongest claims upon the House fur its repeal. But why could they not reduce the expenditure so as to relieve the products of the country from all those objectionable taxes? He could see no reason why they should not pursue that course, and he called on the House to adopt it.—(Hear.) Mr. EWART replied, stating that he had brought forward this motion because he objected to the tax on principle,. and all he now called upon the House to do W 5 to express an opinion that, on principle, the tax was wroeg.--(Hea,r, hear.); The Hou se then ' divided, when there appeared— For the motion ..- ••• ''' 39 Against it ... ... .., ... 208 Majority against the unction... 169 Mr. G. The motion was consequently lost. BERKE S T IVE LAt3OUR. the exclusion from our labour, to Friday, the 3 1st a i r ns e t ts of the Mr. COWAN presented r : markets of his motion respecting produce of slave petition from Edinburgh; said aiveomurotoiolna JOURNEYMEN BAKERS. Lord D. STUART and Mr. petitions from other places in Com mittee to inquire into the sanit aryneymen . bakers. Lord R. GROSVENOR h* Bfuomix. presented other W S a e g lec n t otfor condition of the jour the Exchequer, but was an appeal to tlL e he relief from taxation, or an appeal to h hags of the House, and therefore he trusted re ceive due consideration. He had on a ferm Chancellor of wouldcask occasion te i r t t and feel stated the evils under which the . journey laboured, and he could not bring himself tQ believe thats any serious objection would be made to the motion be fore the House. A. previous motion for a Select Com. mater made by him had been met by the Right Hon. Secretary of State for the Home Department with this ree ly:—" What necessity can there be for inquiry, when the Thole case is so well known from papers that have been moved for and laid upon the table of the House." Afterwards be had moved for leave to bring the hours of working in hadalso to bu l t irni in this ho beau told at the time that the proposed would not meet the evils they remedies he (ure, and all sorts of disasters were n ib n ii% l c u e a e ll c ° e U s ß3 s efi .Bill h ; He was were intended to ; petition in his hand, most vet become law. He had prophesied from the eyoarking of such a Bill, should it to consent to were satisfied that the an inquiry, as the petitioners spectfully worded, which p p rayed the House these poor persons had to reform them. He considered t ad mitted evils would then demand from that House a Bill groat reason t o c omplain of the matinee in which their grievanc es h a d h i therto b een m e t. He toug they had a right to claim the attention o f t h e House on sanitary gt '' un ds. But i n a ddi t i on t o this and other argument s, he thought t h e Com mittee, if it ought ourne yman bakers were only because the j House togrant the required quested it, and they surely were the beet judges of their own condition and grievances. He begged to move for a Select Cormniito3 to inquire whether an; v.ures ran be taken to improve the sanitary condition of the jour neymen bakers. Sir G. GREY would gladly agree to the motion, if he believed it would le a d t o th e pract i ca l results the Noble Lord expected. But the reasons ho bad urged two years ego against a similar measure were still unchanged. It was impossible not to feel the force of the argument used on two former occasions, that it was in expedient to grant a Committee of Inquiry founded on petitions such as that presented by the Noble Lord, if no clear idea was given at the same time of the legisla tive measures intended to be founded on the report. On the former occasion the remedy for existing grievances proposed by the Noble Lord was rejected by a large majority, because it violated the principles of political economy, and would not effect its purpose. Again, 'if this Committee were granted, the Noble Lord could not ensure the House from being called upon by other trades to have similar Committees to inquire into their condi tion and to suggest alterations. He believed that ar rangements might be made between the bakers and their employers to remedy the evils of which they complained; but by looking to Parliament for relief they were divert ing Sbeir attention from the remedy which lay open to them.—(Hear, hear.) Believing that no good would re sult from the appointment of the Committee, and that it would only end in disappointment, he felt bound to op pose the motion.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. A. STAFFORD said when the petitioners found that so skilful a debater as the Right Hon. Baronet could bring forward no better arguments than those which he had adduced, they would conceive that their case had not been fairly met, and that he had trusted to the advocates of political economy and to Ministerial influence rather than to argument. It had been said that if this motion. should be agreed to, other trades would bring forward their claims. But if the claims of the working classes were to be met by a refusal to in quire into their grievances he could prophesy that they would not be frequently preferred. But he could not congratulate the House on the alternative that would be adopted by the working classes. Neither did he think the experience of what had taken place in other coun tries ought to make them indifferent to turn a deaf ear to those who exhibited such a perfect unanimity in their object and the mode in which they proposed to obtain it.—(Hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman intimated that any sanitary regulations ought to be proposed in the shape of a Bill. But, supposing that to be the proper course, would it not be better, in the first in stance, to hear from the bakers themselves a statement of their grievances'? Sir G. GREY intimated that the evidence was already on the table. Mr. STAFFORD—When the Noble Lord came for ward with a Bill, the Right Hon. Gentleman objected to it; and when the Noble Lord proposed a Committee, the Right Hon. Getleman said, " Why do you not bring in a Bill ?"—(Hear.) The bakers could draw but one conclusion, namely, that Parliament was unable to miti gate their grievances, and refused to inquire into them. Such a mode of proceeding was not likely to attach the working classes to' the institutions of the country, and when they saw a refusal to legislate for them, they might think it necessary to do a good deal more for themselves, and the result would be an increase of the dissatisfaction and ill-feeling which now prevailed—an exhibition of which would not conduce to the prosperity of the country.—(Hear, hear.) Let the House take care how they rejected the claims brought forward by a body of men whose good conduct entitled them to the attention, sympathy, and solicitude of the House. They would consider that the Noble Lord hal done his duty towards them, but their feeling would be very different towards the Right Hon. Baronet. Considering this a fair subject for inquiry, as affecting the lives of his fel low-subjects, he should support the motion of the Noble Lord.—(Hear.) Mr. BRIGHT said the Noble Lord had expressed some dissatisfaction at a remark made by the Hon. Mem ber for the West Riding—that the objects occasionally brought forward by him had a tendency' towards the doctrines of Socialism, especially with reference to the course taken by him in the case of the bakers. If the Noble Lord was not one of that celebrated order of men, he was at least, their advocate. He proposed an inquiry into their condition, which extended to the places of their work and their hours of labour, and he spoke of their horrid dens and their dirtiness. Now, he (Mr. B.) could not understand how Parliament could proceed to alter the,, arrangement of the buildings and bakehouses; nor did he understand how they could interfere with the labour of adult men, who were perfectly able to advocate their own cause, as might be seen in a publication entitled the Bakers' Gazette and General Trades' Advocate—a pub lication which did not bear the impress of the stamp authorities. He did not believe there was anything in the projects of Robert Owen, or in the plans of the So cialists of France, which savoured more of Communism than some of the articles in that paper. The clients of the Noble Lord were men, and not ordinary men, but Scotchmen.—(A laugh.) If th ere was one c l ass of men on the face of the earth better able to take care of them selves than any other, there could be no doubt that the class consisted of Scotchmen.—(Laughter.) It their situation in this country as bakers was so horrible, he took it for granted they must have fled from something - still more horrible in their own country.—(A laugh.) He (Mr. Bright) should feel ashamed of standing up as the advocate of hundreds and thousands of stalwart Scotchmen, who, having found their way from their own country, and being employed in the useful occupation of baking, should publish a gazette, and write articles of considerable literary merit, and then appeal to the House to remedy their grievances, instead of acting for themselves. If they could not protect themselves, there was no power in the House which could do so.—(hear.) Lord D. STUART did not see why the publication of a gazette by a party should interfere with the redress of their grievances. He always considered publication the best way of making grievances known,—(Hear.) The House, in refusing inquiry, would not make itself more respected by the public at large; and as he had seen nothing to justify the refusal of the Committee, he should support the motion.—(Hear.) Mr. G. THOMPSON said,' if the views:of economy entertained by the Hon. Member for Manches ter (Mr. Bright) could be supported by no better argue meats than those which he had adduced, he (Mr. Thompe son) would instantly separate himself from them.— (Hear.) He believed that more evidence on the' subject was wanting, if not for purposes of legislation, at least fur the purpose of influencing public opinion out of dcors; and he was of opinion that the appointment of a Committee would have a salutary effect, and that it would tend to the reformation of a trade which was ruining the health of a large portion of the industrious population.—(Hear.) Mr. S. CRAWFORD said the House ought not to turn a deaf ear to the complaints brought before it,, and he considered it his duty to support the motion. The House divided, when there appeared-- , For the motion Against it 90 Majority against the motion DUBLIN AND HOLYHEAD MAILS. Sir R. BULKELEY, iu bringing forward the motion of which he had given notice on this subject, said ho should very briefly state the points which ho thou ;ht called for the appointment of a Committee. After re ferring to the offers made, in the first instance, for car rying the mails by the Chester and Holyhead Company, the Hon. Baronet said that the Admiralty offered the contract for public competition. The Chester and Holy head Company, finding that there was a strong feeling against them at the'Admiralty, did not make'a tender, but, nevertheless, gave the Admiralty to understand that they were ready to contract for carrying the Dublin and Holyhead mail for 30,0004 leformation of this was given to the Dublin Steam-packet Company, and the result was, that the Ad miralty closed with them for 25,0001. The effect of this would be, that seventeen or eighteen hours would elapse before a person could reach Dublin from London. The contract having been given to the Dub lin Steam-packet Company, the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company would be compelled by circumstances to cease running their express trains in connexion with their express steamers, and the consequence would be that as much time would be required for the journey be tween London and Dublin as -was required ten years ago. He deeply lamented that any department of the Gdvernment should have so far impeded private enter prise, and hoped the House would support the motion us one of great importance to both England and Ireland. Re begged to move for a Select Committee to investi gate and report upon all matters connected with the contract for the conveyance of the mails between Kings town and Holyhead. Also, how far the engagements en tered into by the Admiralty with the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company tend to develops or otherwise the lull advantages of the direct and continuous line of communication between London and Dublin, which the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company are, under the provisions of their Act of Parliament, now labouring to effec° The question having been put, Mr. FRENCH did not think the Chester and Holy head Railway Company had the slightest cause of com plaint, for it never sent in an offer, but at the last mo ment, for the purpose of thwarting the Dublin Steam packet Company, gave the Government to understand that it would carry the mails at a lower rate. The Government had offered the contract to public competition, but nothing could be fairer than their conduct. . _ _ Vv Sir F. T. BARING said, that thinking at first that this was a mere squabble between two companies, he was disposed t oppose the motion; but as a charge bad been made against the Government for the course they had taken, it was their duty rather to court than to shrink from inquiry.— (Hear.) In acceding to the motion he wished It to be understood, that he was far from ad .. . miffing the correctness of the statement made by the muver of it. He believed there had been negotiations with the company . who now complained, and that they had offered to the Treasury to carry the mails, but as the Admiralty thought they asked too much, their offer was not accepted. Afte:- wards came the report of the Committee, and in accord ance with it the contract was offered for public com petition. The Chester and Holyhead Company did not send in an offer. Only one tender was sent in, and com manic Wens were entered into with the parties making it, with the view of ascertaining whether they would not accept lower terms. The Chester and Holyhead Com pany then offered to contract for a less sum, but as that seemed an unfair way of doing business, the contract was again offered to public competition and the other company obtained it. The Government had no other course to pursue. In granting the Committee he re garded the complaint as one against the Government. They had entered into an agreement with a company the faith of the Government was pledged and must be observed whatever might be the differences of parties. Mr. S. HERBERT was rejoiced that the Right Hon. Baronet had given the explanation they had just heard, for he had been informed that with respect to the first tender the communications between the Government and the Dublin Steam Company had been of a private nature. He thought it desirable that a Committee should be ap po;: ted, for he klieihted - ellethe: the Company would be able to effect the service required. The sum stated by the other company was absurdly low. The railway company hal spent enormous sums in making that gigantic work over the Menai, and in com pleting the harbour at Holyhead, and had, in his opinion, the first claim on the Government. He apprehended that what would happen would be this:—the Dublin Company being obliged to contract to carry the mail across the Channel, the railway company would send a light engine with the mails only, end the:Dublin Com pany would be obliged to carry them across the Chan nel without the passengers, who would be conveyed a little later by one of the railway companies' boats. The result would probably be disadvantageous to both com panies and to the public service. Mr. OSBORNE said, this was an important question and would probably be referred to in the fourtecoming motion for the abolition of the Lord-Lieutenancy in Ire land. Considering the great inducements held out to the railway company to expend money on a line in which great national interests were concerned, he thought the impression in the country would be that they had not been dealt with in a way their merits de manded. They had become responsible for 200,0001. for the improvement of Holyhead harbour, and had con structed the tubular bridge over the Menai—one of the greatest works of modern times. He thought the Hon. Member for Anglesea deserved the thanks of the Members for Ireland for having brought the subject theforward. c eh Mr. Chester MANGLES that aad noisyah ideadßailway i i tw ay as not as a director of sp t a uo k mo e h -a t p h bo e souh c r o ed n di yt the h a I c ea t rpgr a eo t ;p 0 3 b8 5 ua , t1 0 . O i O n T t , ht he b e u Ai r t say a word or two on th e motion. They had offered to Admiralty he wished to hwierna lAdmiraltyestimatethought had they e made no allewance fir the prime cost of the vessel, nor for wear and tear, nor for insurance. The railroad com pany did not seek to mike profit by their offer. The deputation that had waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer entreated him to look at the question as a national one, and then to consider whether the railroad company's offer would not be the cheapest. Their offer had been over and over again rejected by the Admi ralty. The Government was plurals; itself on a saving of 5,0001. on the contract, but they ought to recollect it was saved by retarding the commu nication between London and Dublin. The Govern ment had taken advantage of the mania in the rail road world, to press severely on the Chester and Ilolyhead Railway. They had frankly told the Go vernment that they would not commence certain works unless they obtained an assurance of conveying the mails between Dublin and Holyhead. But the Go vernment had taken advantage of the position of the company then having a Bill before Parliament to screw them down to the sum of 30,000/. The next thing was in the affair of the Britannia-bridge. Mr. Stephenson, the engineer, had at first proposed to cross the strait by means of an arched bridge, but the Admiralty stepped in, and said, " Oh, we won't allow you to interfere with the navigation in this way; you must cross it on a level, or not at all." This was then believed to be impossible, but the erection of a tubular bridge was then determined on, at an estimated expense of 250,000/. Instead of that sum, however, he believed it would cost 700,000/. The company had said, over and over again, that they did not want to make any profit by car rying the mail; all they wanted was to be allowed to do it for the bare cost. Their desire and anxiety had been all along to make the communication between London and Dublin in the most rapid way possible, and in furtherance of that object they bad built boats which were now doing their work in a way which a few years ago it would have been thought impossible. The next thing the Government had said was, that they should undertake to Jay out 200,000/. in constructing a harbour of refuge at Ilolyhead. When the correspondence re lative to that harbour came before the Committee it would be found that that which was supposed to be an invitation was much more—a sort of compulsion. Ile was not accusing the Government of doing anything that was unjust ; but be thought it had not held out a helping hand to the company is that great national undertaking, which, as had been observed, would, otie ofth e e t g p r e o r u h n ap d s ;fo ir r i d a oin fe g w Ireland.—(H ear .) down as Lord-Lieutenancy The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sa id, h e aw da a y y s wi b t e h l t a h id e thought it wo u ld b e m ore convenient for th e H ouse to postpone a good deal t f what had been said on th a t dis cussion until they went into the proposed Committee.— (Hear.) He would only trespass on the House for a sentence or two. A great part of these transactions which had been referred to had taken place five years ago. The whole of the arrangements with th e Post office had been made, not during the exist ence o f t h e present Government, but the former one.—(Hear, hear.) Would it not be far better, then, that that inquiry should be entered into baere the Committee, and that the present Government should not be obliged to enter into explanations of matters with which they were not acquainted.—(Hear.) He would appeal to his Hon. Friend, when he said that nothing had been done by the present Government, whether he was not aware that so far as any transactions between himself (Sir C. Wood) and the comp any i n quest i on were concerned, that he had paid the company, which he might have declined doing (as the Right Hon. Baronet was understood)—and abstained from asking them for money, which he might have demanded.—(Hear, hear.) He thought it more advisable, however, that these statements and counter statements should be reserved for the Committee, when the whole question could be fully gone into. Mr. H. HERBERT begged, as an Irish Member, to tender his best thanks to the Hon. Baronet opposite fur having brought forward a subject which was of such great importance to Ireland. Sir R. BULKELEY, in briefly replying, observed that he had moved, before Easter, for certain papers iu connexion with the present question, which he had been told would not take five minutes to prepare, and yet they had not been furnished up to that moment. Mr. COWPER said the papers were in the hands of the printer, and would be on the table very soon. If the Hon. Baronet had seen them, he would have been saved making some of the observations which he had done. The motion was then formally put from the chair, and agreed to. M OTIONS. The SPEAKER called on several Hon. Members by name who had notices on the paper, but none of those mentioned answered. There seemed to be an understanding on all sides of the House to avoid entering upon any business which might lead to a prolonged discussion. ORDERS. The orders of the day were then called on. The Committee on the Wood used in Ship-building Bill was postponed. The Benefices in Plurality Bill as amended, was con sidered, read a second time, and ordered to be committed. The -Committee on the Elections (Ireland) Bill was understood to be postponed until te-inorrow (this day). The House then adjourned, amid some cheering, at near Half-past Eight o'ch,ek. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRY AND CAPITAL. A general meeting of the delegates from all parts of he country was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, 'Steil:id, yesterday, the Duke of Richmond in the chair, to consider the present condition of agriculture and other interests. Upon the platform we observed Mr. Bennet, M.P., Colonel Sibthorp, m.p.. M.P., the Mr. Christopher, Marquis of Downshire, Earl Stanhope, Earl of Malmes bury, Mr. Wort:ey, M.P., Sir John Trollop, M.P., Mr. Packe, M.P., Mr. Fo r b es Mackenzie, M.P., the Earl of M.P., Eglinton, Sir Charle s B urrell, M.P the Earl Talbot, Mr. G. F. Young, &c. & c . The room was cro w d e d to excess in every par t. The Duke of B IC O MOND, who took the cha i r amidst loud cheers, said he would take the liberty of addressing a few observations to the meeting, a s there were perhaps p few who were b e t ter aware than ho was of the necessity of imposing moderate imp ex eriment, and that they ort duties. It was sa id the y were trying a great should gives sufficient time to test its applica bility to the cir cumstances o f t hi s country. Now he contended th a t t h e exper i ment had been tried, and that it had signally failed, and if continued the result would be the ruin of landlords and tenants. They had assembled . there that day to hear an account of the pre sent state of agriculture from deputies from different parts of the country. There could be no doubt that distress was prevalent, but still he hoped, by the perseverance of the farmers, redress and justice would sooner or later bo obtained. Lie hoped the ex pressions which would be made use of to-day would sh ow that they were all loyal to the Cr own, and strongly attached t o t h e constitution of the country.—(Cheers.) Mr. BOOKER then came forward to propose the first resolution:— " That the difficulty and intolerabl e distress pervading the agri cu l tural, and other great i n t ere sts of th e country, and the st ate of deprivation an d su ffering to whi c h l arge masses of th e i n d ustrial popu l a tion are reduced, ar e , i n the opini on of this meeting, f rau ght with conseque nces the most di sastrous to the pu blic welfare, and, if not speedily r eme di ed, must prove f a tal to the mainte nance of public credit, will endanger t h e public peace, an d may even pled i n peril the sa ' etY of the state. Every on e would agree that G rea t Britain and I re l an d , and ou r dependencies, w ere in a most unsatisfactory con dition, and therefore it was no wonder that discontent should generally prevail. He wou ld assu me th ree pro " positions—first, that the agricultura l interest was the most important interest in the state; secondly, that it w as in a state of grea t a n t i greatly i ncreas i ng depreci at i on; and, thirdly, teat the d e p ress i on was occa sioned and aggravated by the a d o pti o n and con ti nuance of the a l tered policy of the countr y w hi c h now pre _ he hoped they were a ll agreed.—(aear hear , a nd cheers.) No one present vailed. Th e two first proposit i ons wou ld b e conceded everywh ere, and as to the third, would - venture, to deny that the disasters, troubles, and difficulti es o f the i r pos i t i o n were to be attributed to that (Loud ch eers.) It had been sa id t h a t a symptom of vile ' an d su i c id a l policy called free trad e .— prosperity was cheapness of the necessaries of life and cheapness of the skill and labour of men, but how came it _that wi t h cheapness, di.aress now existed. Wh M y, • Hnskisson who was the great autho rity of the Fres-traders said that nothing could cent. be more delusive than to suppose that cheapness of food was always a beaefit, but, on the contrary, when unaccompanied kith a demand for labour, it was a sign of distress. Then it was said that free trade had not whatthos e had'eou countrieshadin the be effectalmost free r u i tradenruined?—(Cheers.) a ( C Ireland? he.) • Why,Alid -~' _~ 11111111111111 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY B, 1850 , the wretched conditien;of the people in that country, and the unfortunate position of the landlords, showed that, so far the Irish were concerned, free trade had had a sufficient trial. And, what then was the means by which they sought to ameliorate the condition of the agricultural population ? A return to a system of protection—(Cheers)—and it was only by "cemhination nod by energetic and unceasing exertions that they would be enabled to attain that end. For his own part he was ready to subscribe his hundred or his thousand pounds, if necessary, in support of the cause. The Hon. Gentleman, after delivering a tirade against the free-trade party and Sir Robert Peel, concluded by proposing the resolution. Mr. COULER, from Nottingham, in seconding the resolution, stated that the wages of labourers in his part of the country had been reduced from 12s. to 10s., and in some instances to 95.; but this was not all, for, in consequence of piece work being done away with, the average reduction in their wages was about 4s. a week. In Leicestershire, where there were not many labourers, the farmers bad been impo verished. He, of course, expected to find perfection on the estates of Steßebert Peel—(lEB:4es and groans)— he expected to find the labourers on his Kingsbury estate, close to Drayton Manor, well housed and well fed, but instead of that he found that steps had been taken to depopulate the parish of the labouring popu lation. (Loud laughter.) He was astonished that the Times' Commissioner had not been there.—(Laughter.) But that was not the worst of the matter, for he found that on Sir Robert Peel's estates the Irish had superseded the English labourer—(Hisses) —because they worked for less wages, and put up with accommodation in outhouses. So there was a system going on on that gentleman's estate to reduce the English labourers to the condition of the Irish labou rers. But he would go to another lion's deo. He alluded to Mr. Villiers, M.P., who, it would be recollected, said at the beginning of the session that ninety-one millions had been saved to the country by the reduction in the price of the necessities of life. Now he found that at Wolverhampton the poor-rates in 1842 had not amounted to half the sum which they had reached in 1850; so it was pretty clear that the constituents of that gentle. man did not obtain much advantage by that saving.— (Cheers.) The fact was that free trade measures had resulted in benefit to one class alone. Great agitation existed among the labouring population connected with the cultivation of the soil; they might prevent any dis turbance breaking out before harvest, but was it not likely that they would combine and determinedly assert their rights?—(Cheers.) The farmers were determined to do their utmost to obtain redress; they would mount their horses for the purpose, if neces sary, and if the landlords would stick to them they would stick to the landlords.—(Loud cheers.) He always regarded rent as a private bargain between in dividuals, and he would not find fault with his landlord or landlords generally, because he thought they were the best friends of the people; but ho thought they left too much to the farmers in the present period of difficulty.—(Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel —(Groans)—had said that the food of the labourer ought not to be taxed, but ho found that there were taxes on cheese, coffee, butter, and' a dozen other articles of food, which realised as much as 13,000,0001.; and taking the duty on tobacco, which was chiefly consumed by the working classes, they bad bad a round sum of 18,000,0001, or one-third of the revenue of the country. The duty on malt was another unjust imposition on the agricultural interest. He next alluded to the Exhibition of 1851, which ho said would prove to be a failure, and would ba very injurious to the country by taking money out of it; because, if foreigners brought articl es o f pro d uct i on from distant parts of the world, it was not likely they would take them back again. Ho did not know how Lord Stanley, who was one of the tsommissioeers for that exhibition, would come out cf it unscathed, though he must confess he had great confidence in him.—(Cheers.) He concluded by ob serving that if some alterations were not made in our present policy, it would be Perfectly impossible to pre serve the peace of the country.—(Cheers.) The resolution was then put and carried by accla mation. Mr. BALL, of Burwell, Cambridgeshire, proposed the nest resolution :—" Th at the indifference with which the just compleints of the people have been received by the douse ot Commons, its disinclination to adopt any measures for removing or alleviating the existing dis tress, and the want of sympathy which it exhibited to the sufferings of the people, have produced a widely diffased feeling of disappointment, discontent, and dis trust, which is fast undermining their reliance on the justice and wisdom of Parliament, which is the best security for the loyalty to the Throne, and the, maintenanc e o f th e i nva l ua bl e i nst i tut i ons of the country." He observed they had not fallen in consequence of the speeches of Cobden, the influence of the League, or the treachery of a Peel, but because the aristocracy and landlords who are . all-powerful, and had the unanimous voice of the oountry in their favour, had sacrificed them to the discordant principles of demagogues and traitors, instead of upholding. as they ought to have done, the yeomanry ot England.—(Cheers.) Mr. JOHN .ALLIN WILLIAMS, farmer, from Wilts, seconded the resolution, and said he had been deputed to attend on behalf of that county to protest against the treatment of her Majesty's Ministers to the agricultural interest, because if the present system of free trade sere not remedied inevitable ruin would come upon all the teuant-farniers and occupiers of land in the kingdom.—(Cheers.) After alluding to the results of his own experience as to free trade, he urged on the farmers the necessity of strong and united exertions with the view of obtaining redress, quoting, amidst loud cheers, the words of Milton— " Awake, arise, or be for ever fallen." The resolution having been carried, Professor AYTOUN, of Edinburgh, who was stated to be the writer of the Protectionist articles in Blackwood's Magazine, proposed the next resolution:—" That this meeting attributes the depression and distress of the agricultural, colonial, shipping, and other interests to the rash and impolitic changes in the laws which had long regulated the importation of foreign productions; tha it is of opinion that those laws were based on the !no& just principles and dictated by the soundest policy; that, under their salutary influence, the British nation had attained an unexampled state of prosperity and a proud pre-eminence in the scale of nations; and that if their objects and spirit in fostering and protecting native in dustry be finally abandoned, many of the most important interests of the state will be sacrificed, and the national prosperity and greatness be ruinously impaired." The resolution was seconded by Sir MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEY, Bart., and passed nem. cos. Mr. J. ALNATT, of Wallingford, Berkshire, next pro posed—,, That no relief from general or local taxation, which is consistent with the maintenance of national faith and the efficiency of public establishments, can enable the British and colonial producer to maintain a successful competition with foreign productions, and that the only hope of replacing the agricultural and other British interests, in a state of prosperity, .rests on the re-establishment of a just system of import duties." Mr. Ihrcu WATiON briefly seconded the motion, which, like the last, was carried unanimously. It was then agreed, on the motion of Mr. GEORGE BODINGTO/f, of Sutton Coldfleld, Warwickshire, se conded by HENRY HIGGINS, Esq., of Herefordshire— " That a memorial to the Right llon. the First Lord of the Treasury bo prepared, founded on the foregoing re solutions, prote)ting in the strongest manner against the continuance of the present system of miscalled free trade,' and solemnly casting on Use Administration, of which his Lordship is the head, the heavy responsibility of rejecting the appeals of the people for the abandon ment of that system; and that a deputation be appointed for the purpose of presenting the same to his Lordship, and of representing to him the present critical and alarming position of many districts of the country." Mr. WM. CALDECOTT of Frating Lodge, near Colches ter, Essex, then proposed--" That the members of the various delegations from all parts of the United Kingdom now present cannot separate without recording their deep sense of the invaluable services rendered to the cause of protection by the Noble President, the respected chairman of the acting committee, and the other mem• bers of the committee of the National Association, in whom the whole agricultural community repose the most deserved and unbounded confidence; and they earnestly recommend to their fellow-countrymen, who desire the restoration of protection, as the leading principle of legis lative policy, to support the association; and, whatever differences of opinion may prevail on minor points, unitelly to follow its energetic but prudent guidance, in the groat struggle in which they are engagei. ' The resolution was seconded by Mr. W. BIGDEN, of Haverfordwest, and passed '- And after a vote o f thanks to the Noble Duke for his conduct in the chair, the meeti ne separated. vessels. The tribes on the banks of the Senegal, alarmed at the chastisement which had been inflicted on one of their fellow tribes, made their sti`emission, and engaged to pay an indemnity to the victims of the exactions and pillaging which had been com mitted for a certain number of years. In order to give complete security to our commerce, the Governor of Senegal has considered it his duty to seek to put an end to a civil war which divided one of the most considerable tribes on the banks of the river—the Bracknas. In his idea, the re-establishment of a single responsible and recognised authority would be a means of securing from that tribe respect for the treaty which they had concluded with us, and of guaranteeing the property of our merchants. He therefore went in person, at the head of a military force, to the territory of the Bracknas. Teking ad vantage of the absence of the Governor, the chief of another not less important tribe, the Trarzas, attacked the establishments formed by the colonists in the neighbourhood of Saint Louis, and devastated and pil lagad them. Several murders were, it is said, com mitted by the assailants. This unexpected act of ag gression brought back the Governor in great haste to St. Louis. On his return, the Trarzas had disap peared with their booty. M. Baudin was obliged to leave again soon after to seek the troops, who were engaged in another expedition in Upper Senegal. It is not known whether the Trarzas will confine them• selves to the outrage they have already commitled, but in any case they will have to be called to account, and reparation obtained from them. It iA to be hoped that this unfortunate event will not long interrupt the trade on the river." ITALY. • The Pope, the restored of the defenders of the rights of property, has ordered the confiscation of the property of the whole of the deputies to the Roman Constituent Assembly. His Holiness has, it appears, no other means of getting money, for bis notable scheme of maintaining the Roman funds at a fictitious price, but by prohibiting any broker from selling under 96, has completely failed. The excellent car dinals flattered themselves that by this notable scheme they would deceive the Rothschilds, who, of course, at once saw through the trick, and refused to have any thing further to do with the Roman loan. Monsignor Franzoni, Archbishop of Turin, has addressed the following letter to the examining judge who has summoned him to appear before him : "Signore,—After receiving the summons to appear this day before you, I seriously considered whether I could apply to myself the rules I presented to my clergy in the circular of the 18th inst., in which I had declared that they would bo free from reproach in obeying the summons, and answering the interrogatories addressed to them. I have remarked, however, that not only in con formity with the Council of Trent (24th sitting, chap. 5) bishops exclusively depend from the Holy See in crimi nal cases, but also that, in the circular of the Holy Con gregation of immunity obtained by his Majesty on the 14th of June, 1823, in which it is laid down that ecclesiastics summoned to depose before courts of justice aro bound to present themselves, it is neverthe less expressly declared that when it shall be indispensa ble to interrogate an archbishop or a bishop, he shall not, out of respect to his dignity, be summoned before the place of judgment, but that hisj Holiness reserves to himself the authorization for that purpose, and requires a special permission to bo applied for each time. You, therefore, see that in the face of such clear and formal enactments, I am in the absolute impossi bility of obeying your summons. Consequently, while professing the greatest submission to the laws of the Government in whatever is not contrary to con science, finding myself exactly in the case specified, I beg to be allowed the necessary time to apply to the Holy See for the authorization, this being indispensable; and when I shall have obtained it, I shall consider it an imperious duty to obey the prescriptions of the law. While waiting fur the notice to write immediately to Home, I um, &c., " P.< Louis, Archbishop of Turin." Lieutenant-General Alberto della iNlarmora, tary Commandant o? the island of Sardinia, has addressed an order of the day, dated Cagliari, 19th ult., to the troops under his command, stating that he has been informed that some refugees, who have been received with hospitality in the island, have spread infamous insinuations against the King and his Government, and tried to persuade the soldiers that there had been several acts of treachery in the two last campaigns —thus attempting to sow dis cord 'among the ranks of the army, and to endan ge r its discipline. In consequence of such criminal at tempts, the Commandant thinks it his duty to declare to the army that all these alleged acts of treachery are infamous inventions, propagated by the very men who imposed General Itamorino upon the Go vernment. A new Ministerial journal is to appear at Florence under the title of Il Conservators Giornale ICon stituzionale, it being intended thus to let the Tuscans know that the Constitution is to be maintained. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, May 7.) SITGAR.-To-day the rates taken for West India Sugar were 6d per cwt under those of Friday; there was in consequence a good business concluded, but chiefly for grocery purposes. The quantity sold amounted to 740 hhds, etc, including 238 hhds 33 tres 89 barrels Bar badoes at public sale, which went at from 34s 6d to 40s, one lot very fine 41s ed ; 28 tres 90 barrels crystalized Demerara, greyish white 42s 6d to 445 6d, and yellow ditto 37s to 41s 6d per cwt. REFINED.-To-day only limited purchases were made in Refined goods by home dealers, still brown Lumps were not to be obtained under 48s per cwt. The market for Bonded Crushed Sugar is quiet, but there is no fur ther reduction. MAURITIUS.-This afternoon a fall of 6d per cwt took place at the public sales of 5,900 bags Mauritius, still all sold, fine yellow at 38s to 395, other sorts 343 to 37s 6d, ord to fine brown 303 to 338 6d, grey 33s to 38s, and low grainy yellow 35s 6d to 36s per cwt. EAST INDIA.-This afternoon biddings were languid at the public sales of 4,400 bags Bengal, and prices gave way 6d for brown soft yellow, but other kinds realised steady rates; white Benares went at from 35s 6d to 39s 6d, soft yellow 34s to 36e 6d, date 31s to 33s 6d, brown 28s to 30s, grainy white, fine 48s, yellow 42s to 435, and ord 36s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.-By private treaty operations are confined to 1,000 chests low yellow Haeannah at 38s, 209 chests brown Bahia 365, and damaged 34s per cwt. At auction 340 hhds Cuba Muscovado were taken in at 35s to 38s; 3,240 bags 370 bkts Java 37s to 42s Gd; a few damaged lots, however, sold at 33s 6d to 35s 6d for yellow, and mid grey 41s per cwt. Previous terms are required for bonded parcels, still operations have not much exceeded those of the previous week, and are confined to three cargoes white Bahia for the Mediterranean at 23s 9d to 245. 600 chests yellow Havannah 19s per cwt. MOLASSES.-The amount of business concluded in West India has been small at from 13s Gd to 17s for low to fine, still lower rates are not likely to prevail. East India is dull of sale at 128 to 13s per cwt. To-day at public sale 80 hhds Bengal Molasses were taken in at 135 per cwt. COFFEE.- To-Jay there were not sellers of good ord Native Ceylon on the spot under 403 tier cwt., but few inquiries prevailed. A public sale of 176 casks 242 bags Plantation went off quietly at barely former rates, and not above half sold; fine at 69s 6d, good mid and good 54s to 58s, and 50a to 535, fine fine ord and low mid 464 to 48s 6d, good to fine ord 41s to 455. Mocha is not much wanted, and 31 bales 26 half bales went at easier rates; good at 66s 6d, mid 54s to 56s 6d, and common 51s per cwt. COCOA.-Holders of West India have more con fidence, and have offered none at public sale, but a fair business has been concluded by private treaty, and former terms are well supported: we quote red at 39e to 465, and grey at 36s to 40s Far cwt. In Foreign holders do not appear disposed to press sales, and require 27s to 29s per cwt. TEA.-Holders of Black have been more disposed to realise, and submitted to rather lower rates, whilst the parcels on offer are larger than for some time past. In ord and good common Congou many purchases have been made at Bid to 9d, and medium 9ii to is ld ; in other eorts, however, operations are limited at is 11,d to is 3d, and fine is 4d, to is Bd. Fine Green is not offered at any further decline, still town and country buyers have operated with caution ; there are sellers of inferior at a slight reduction, and few buyers are to he found. Sce nte d Teas are less required, and a fill is apparent, as in creased parcels are on offer. SPICES.-At auction 50 cases of Cloves changed hands; good and fine bold bright at is 3d to is 4d, mid is id to i s 2d, an d or d d ar k Il d to is Id per lb; 140 bags Bourbon were taken in at 7d for middling, being above the value. Holders of Mace have been obliged to accept prices 3d per pound under former demands ; but 50 packages at auction nearly all sold, fine and good mid 2s to 2s 3d, ord and good ord Is 7d to is 11d, very ord Is 4d tO is 6d, Bastard kind 9d, damaged and wormy lid to 2s 3d. There is no variation in prices of better sorts of Nutmeg; but a fall has taken place of ld to 2d for inferior. The public sales have comprised 350 packages ; fine brown went at 3s 10d to 4s, good 33 to 3s 4d, mid and good mid 2s 6d to 2s I Id, inferior 2s 2d to 2s sd, out of condition 2s to 2e I Id, shrivelled is 4d to is 10d, and wormy 6d to 103. Of preserved Nutmegs 30 cases sold at 10d to 101 d. There are still free sellers of Black Pepper, and the rates accepted aro under those current previously. Rather more than half of 2 ,600 bags Pena at auc tion sold at 211 to 24d for ord and raid light ng dusty grey and brown, and at 2d to 2d-r1 for damaged. 1,202 bags Malabar all found buyers; heavy at 34r1 to 3d, and da maged 3-!el per lb. White P epper at auction 56 bags all sold at 6d to 7d for good bold, 1 for mid, and damaged at 50 to 61 1 1 Of Cayenne 24 cases went at lOti to 11d, and damaged 5d to Bd. Ginger met with little attention, and prices keep on the decline. At auction 11 packages were sold at 85s to 94s for mid Jamaica, 437 bags export Bengal were taken in at 18s for mid dark rough, and damaged 17s; 66 bags cul tivated, very wormy 20s, but 146 bags African sold ut P `)Bs 6d to 35.4 for damaged. Pimento is dull of s a l e , an d prices continue to recede. Cassia Dgnea met with little attention by private treaty, and there has been no public sale. Previous rates are supported, and rule at 75s to 86s per cwt. To-day another decline took pli ce tl e value of Pimento, the whole of 343 bags at public sale finding buyers at 4k I to 42d, and one lot Sad per lb. RICE.-I'o-dfly at public sale 432 bags Bengal Rice sold about the former value, ord and mid white 88 to 86 FRAN CE. The Constitutionnel says:— "0a Saturday evening, when the last of the fire works were being let off,. the President of the Republic proposed,to the Ministers of Finance, Justice, and Com merce, who were with him on business, to accom pany him in a walk which he . wished to take, in order to witness the rejoicings of the day. In a few minutes after the Chief of the State, arm-in-arm with M. Router, and followed by M. Fould and M. Dumas, was in the thickest of the crowd. They first went to the Arc de Triomphe, and afterwards pro • ceeded through the side alleys of the Champs Elysees to the Place de la Concorde, which they went through in order to view the splendid illumination in all its details. It was nearly midaight when they returned to the Elysee. The sentiments and feelings which the Presi dent heard exp resse d d ur i ng the promena d e , con t ras t i n singular manner, with what he every morning reads in the journals of a certain colour. The President several times stopped before the stalls in the Champs Ely:Ls, and it was not without emotion that he saw them fill-d with portraits and emblems calling to mind an epoch, the remembranCe of which is as dear to him as he is to the whole nation." We find the following in the Constitutionnel:— " Letters from Saint. Louis, Senegal, state that our colony is threatened with a war by the Moors, who have already committed some acts of hostility in the neighbourhood of it. The banks of the Senegal are inhabited by tribes who are continually in a state of open rupture one with the other, and who are, be sides, often•agitated by internal commotions. In the midst of these conflicts, and of the anarchy which re results from- them, our trading vessels are frequently placed in danger. Sometimes they are subjected to henvy exactions, and at others are pillaged. There has never been a governor at Senegal that has not hud to obtain reparation for some misdeeds of the kind, and the present one, Captain Baudin, has been obliged in his turn to resort to force to bring to reason certain chiefs, who have been guilty of acts of violence against our merchants. An expedition which was undertaken last year on the upper part of the river appeared to have put an end to the acts of rapacity exercised against our merchant- t§ jot 6d. Of Pearl Sago 102 cases went at 215 to t r..'[lard fine small white pearl. ic tbe has been rather more a ctivity e re ro: f,r Jamaica Rum, P market still at p solJrevious terms at are free sell ers . About n 250 uns have bee n ae ree l proof2s 9d f t o m 3 id s al l in O g d t p o e fi r ngealciali lonnftoyr. 32 to 38 P'', or ts over For inf il er e i lipli the tendency is still down war d s , as of these f oher reduction, consists. Demerara is not offered at WV °, do ~,, ds u a e r i on, but operations are only 150 puns at r oe§ these he for 33 to 35 per cent over proof, and a t i.ad a desire is evinced to sell. For Leeward isr' e d to market has a quiet appearance, and are Coen'', off er 150 puncheons at is 3d to is 4iel per e,e ; tl " al/ proof, but chiefly at is 4d. In East co £s for small d sales have been made at Is 3d proni'„ o rd, y there is a dull sale, prices also tend an y/ 7 1 849, and ' rule for Cognac, best brands of the vintag e °, ditty at 4s 3d to 43 sd; 1848. ditto 4s 5d to 43 7d; . 184 “,g0a. 4s lld to 5s Id, and inferior 2s 8d to 43 3d pe r gi,7(3, Only small sales co n ti nue to b e ma d e i n GeneY, ll , 9 l t ; sdis, and fine at 2s 3d t o 3 s . Th e d eman d for 131345,`";:103 Spirit has been limit e d a t 9 s 4 d proof , and G ip io 8s 4d for 17 t o 22 per cent. under proof. dac tiOlif COCHINEAL.—Prices again exhibit a and shippers as well as home dealers operate wit'actieii tion; there is also no decrease of supply4f t n - dot al , about half of 250 bags found purchasers . to good' silvers m went at from 3s 6d to 3S lid for or" ; - d - toSs exican 3s 6d to 3s Bd, mid to good black 33 '' 9d, and Teneriffe silvery black 3s ga per lb. itter SALTPETRE.—To-day Saltpetre met with little tion by private treaty, and at auction 270 baC,tbel's were taken in at 263 for 5 per cent of good qua"' firm, t are buyers at 25s 6d per cwt. INDIGO. — The market for East India is sal' 1 , 3 al purchases have been moderate, yet former te ,e r- o lsre" well supported. For public sale the quantity " 6 , - r $1 44. „ is now 12,228 chests. Prices are rather lower 16v slight re rush, as the market is atdl well supplied. At a tlec b ° o l3 rle i t serons Guatemala all sold at 2s 7d to 33 5d for and 3s 6d to 4s for mid to fine Sobres. t he A OlLS.—Olive is offered at a further decline, a a 8 demand demand has not been brisker for any there are other arrivals. Gallipoli and Sli an ,,;4 ll 49 :1 to be obtained at 44/ to 454 other s"":4s o ' to 431 lOs per tun. Lucca per jar 5/ 10 3 W k : role / are likely to prevail. Operations s in RaP° Oil „ e cled Se : been to a small extent, and lower terms are n e l t as the market i s well supplied: the rates t a- 3 13 . t° , pa s lo , are whilst 38s6d to 39s 6d, and brown r ose 38 for delivery purchases can re b ee° rather under these rates. Linseed Oil P a n .," D OA, andorated in with caution for home CO only limited export orders have been corsPle, te gisi l further reduction has taken place,and 30s 6d oi the the value on the spot. There is firmes s „ il ea • market for Palm, and operations have 0 bee.. 11 7 7 5 0 , e ,; larger scale at 303 to 31s for . go s t : ! a t 5 0 ; Seed has been purchased with caution ro le to 36/ 10s, straw and tinged 321 to 3'5/ 1 0 2 1 , 0 4de; and brown 301 to 311103. There has been a ";a'slP e , mend for Cod, and few sellers are to be met unci e l;desil' tun. Soathern,is still in limited supply, and a'gren,t, e c t is evinced to operate at 321 to 341 for orkon-ilke4 fine. For Sperm a further increase has ajCO are e Ce n in operations, and a less amount is on 0 11 , er 'ilesa . matter is i a n n s d na fi n n ty e Colonial realised 831 to 841. . f nearly all taken in supply,at3l To-day at public sale 750 k Cocoa Nut u" p gs to for Cochin. me at TALLow.—The rehas been no material in 3 P r° ,.,o o " i❑ the demand foarndcefiynloen9,oa/ntdo at 31 s P : I- oe re n for Russian on the s ot, still in!' " a dao exhibit ; _ more firmness, and it is difficult to paren i fl- i I Y. C. under 37s er cwt, brisker sa le ) ,; 9 lo pea dto take place shortly. Few s buyers a are . t 0 c i t e with for delivery in the year, still the rates insist ed • are 3Ss 3d to 38s 9d. 000 • TOBACCO.—We have had a quiet market last 'b ' and sales c f a ll sorts h ave not exceeded 700 hi' s. po or trade have p urc h ase d spar i ngly and have shnonalallr parent anxiety to in crease t h e i r stocks, on the y t h - o ldeo . tion of prosp ec ti ve pr i ces b e i ng i n favour 0 1 Prices have conti nue d extremely firm. For elir' n of a bales limited. I n Virginia transactions have b ee t few, very limited character, and almost confined: r t° oo 4l ( selections by the trade far immediate use. In I , l ' e h - ds leaf and strips sales may be estimated at 140 u' re ry; and 400 hhds of strips, at firm prices; the le% has been quiet, end sales confined t o d few manfacturers, nearly 400 hogsh ead s h y", the above having been taken by t'' - b ß y four buyers. Maryland —A few hhds taken .:4 - $ be e trade. In Havannah leaf a fair extent of busil l ',4o l 7 been done, chiefly in ord descriptions of recent ' — iv eloh which were taken freely at full rates. A small It - fr°, l / the new crop has just arrived. Recent advise s Havannah state that a limited quantity had been 1 1 .- to market, and realised exorbitantly high Pric e ;: a o o : active busim ss was fully expected, both for home:isle' ( exportation, at extreme rates. Havannah Cigar °. n es have been made to a limited extent, in conseqn, e ", c ril e stock being almost extremely bare of suitable n i '" ' rti° ° tions adapted for general trade, a large prnr°, 4 . recent arrivals being of large size, heavy,..„.n v " unsuitable for this market. In Cuba and chi have been moderate, and confined to small Put. gyve f,r immedi a t e use; large arrivals of the ftrine: t beti°, taken pla ce d ur i ng t h e month, but parce l s b.. 0' sampled have not turned out of fine crud i l' generally of low and ord descriptions. bec o Cheroots—The business done during the month h as chef almost confi ne d to small sales for exporation.o'o 6 easier rates. C o l um bi an, Ambalema and Gi rt % n et ' teen in, moderate demand, th e trade' having c°; , 0 16 ' ( t i heir purch ases i n must instances to selection• la e use. Prices for good and fine u q or a i•ties colour have b een f u ll y supported, but for fo u { - Sl ° slight r e d uc ti on h as b een submitted to.Gernunl° few import has b een i n very l im i ted request, and tu`flitet sales effected been in favour of buyers Two or i d 0 6 small parcels o f th e new crop have arrived, and 50 ; for remunerating prices. A mers f oot sa l es o f a few cits‘:/siotis snuff and cigar p u rp oses h ave been made a t pre bias rates. In Negrohead and Cavendish sales bat e tics made to a fair extent at full rates, but the high P f - demanded for certain br an d s h as prevente d or der° lasing executed. RAILWAY SHARE MARKJ , - BRISTOL, MAY 7. +. ra ti lif STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market again presan'' es& activity, after a long period of depression, and prices ge a have improved. The business to-day, w ss A 0,,re 5 " cipally confined to the s h ares of the Midland arlit."ster°' Western Companies, and the closing price of Great Quarter Shares was 13 3-16 c.—Ditto, 171. Shares, 870' Midland (501.) 28% c. dis. LIVERPOOL, MAY 7. its f °ll. STOCK EXCHANGH.—The t ransact i ons to-day w ere ( pp, low : —London and North-Western, 10/ 1 4—Ditto, Ne.n n eolr ters, 2 dis.—Ditto, Quarters (C), E s. 9d . c. p.— E as t shire, 6% —Great Northern, 153i a ' dis.—Lancashir_eAn:i e stef' shire, Consol., Fifths, 10% dis.-tea" g j9e~ Stockport, and Lincoln, 12 —Midland, c. Ditio, r ; 11 dis.— Shrewsbu r y an d Ch ester Chester (N. sr Preference, guara n t ee d g per cent., 12 —Solith-Eastk;"o, Dover, 13t% c.—Ditto, Con so l. (N o. 3), IP/I—Ditto Registered, 41. Bs. 9d. MANCEIESTER, May 7. to :611 STOCK EXCEIANGE. Our share market was dull1:toi and the amount of business done has been very ". et ioll' but there is a slight advance in prices. The trsosiiiitlo were as follow :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 35-Ditto , 00 0 ' 10% dis. —Ditto, Halves, 17—Ditto (West Riding tes ter ; 9 3-16 dis.—Ditt o (P reston and Wyre), 40 3 4—Ma1 1e 6 1-, 1 .;, Sheffield, and Li nco l ns hi re G r i msby (501. Shares), nor —Ditto, 121. 10s. Shares, Ph—Ditto 3 1 16—Shr °1 Unions, .1,1 die. , BIRMINGHAM, MAT 7. dAfi STOCK EXCHANGH.—The share market was firm ,i;ft, but there were few transactions on the Stock Elfr g a t ery Undm and North-Westerns as well as Great Iv e ; f r.o were a trifle better, and, generally speaking, railway -t looked up. ORK, MAT 6. STOCK EXCKANGE.— Y The transactions to-day were u s t low ;—Great Northern, 51, 18s. 9d.—York and Noll' land, 15—Ditto, Preference, 6%. GLASGOW, MAY 6. .° SrocK E xcnalfax.— The only transaction today Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 431,,,, lO Wo t PARLIAMENTARY COMMI TTEES . S o uth CA Railway.—Y es t er d ay t h e committee passed the preauble l iss ne re this company's Bill, f or secur i ng advantages on the , el of forfeited or unissued shares, but postponed their decit oeo that part of the Bill w hi c h seeks the construct i o n ol rC works. City of London Improvements —Yesterday th e amble of this Bill passed through Committee. [ADVERTISEMENT.] A Remarkable Cur l ette r Dropsy of th e 'Ch est b y Holloway ' s Pills.—Extract Of anted from alr. Alunday. farmer, Kennington, near Oxford, a Dec. 2, 1848 :—To Professor Holloway ; former occasion apprised you of an extraordinary cur leis ure myself by yo ur i nva l ua b le medicine, it gives me great P-cheis to testify agai n t o i ts e ffi cacy in a case of dropsy 11 of the de I with which my sheph er d was a ffli cted, to whom, the " s decl I was informed o f th e nature of his complaint, I recomine n s ue' trial of your Pills, which advice was adopted with comple' d, A DO cess, for by taking a f ew b oxes only he was perfectly cure fesset is now i n soun d h ea l t h .—Sold by all Druggists,and at Pro • Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London BIRTHS. or A SON. f? At Munich, on the 30th u l t., t h e lady of J. T. Oerrie Esq., jun., late of the Wurtemburg Lancers. ils S °P et H. Dublin, on the 3d i ns t. , t h e w i fe of W. ..—. —• Esq., of the Ist Royals. On the 4th inst., at Hopton, Lady Lacon. f a On the sth inst., a t Mi nerva -cottage, Lee, the W ife 0 T. Tucker, Esq , R.N. OF A DAUGHTLR. On the sth i ns t., i n Upper Eccleston- place, BelgraVe - OA Mrs. R. P. Old ers h aw. —OO A/ARA/EL. of On the 2d inst., a t Sunbury, Middlesex Walter, the B° h ll ter William Cobbett, Esq., of Sunbury, to Clara Eliza, " lig of T. Marriott, Esq., of the same place. DIED. • On the 4th inst., i n George st reet, Portman-square, ore t' thew b'Ar c y T a lb ot, aged 63. Of • On the 4th inst., E e l anor, the wife of J. J. Slater, Egl" Haselbeech, Ncrthamptonshire. Vi t a rY44- On the 4th inst., at Hollyfield, Sutton Coldfield. . 1 5, shire, Maria, widow of the late W. Smith, Esq., a ged , ris tfr On the 4th inst., at Surrey-square, aged 30, E. h .Estl"' Esq., of Faringdon, Berks, fourth son of John. Christy/ of Aperfield- court, Cudham, Kent. f On the 4th i nst., aged 20, Mary Jane, eldest daug h ter in, the late R ev. J ames L. Wallace, Head Master 0' Quae Elizabeth's Grammar -school, Sevenoaks, Kent- , i gr. ii* On the sth inst., at Grosvenor-park, Camberwei f Treherne, late of Yeovil, Somerset, aged S 6. tree f f On the 6th inst., Mr. S. Gates, of Great Queen'S • Lincoln's In n -fi e ld s, aged 53. (1 t 0 ) 1: the 6th B th i n i s n t ; t..! Mr. nliu I s v t ° m u- . s m q u a a r r ro e, f G .wße.s Westminster - road, ag e d 5 5; f cr several years employed on this pap er ____.- -.._......„_._ YOUNG' 0 r oEidorl: Printed and Published by MURDO Y0 u ,,, - 112 112, Strand, Printer, at 7'ae Sun Oface7 — ":; t y 1 'r 4 v ,4 1 , ‘".1 .11 the Savoy, th* Middio4ex t _ Wednesday, May 8, 1860. 1, ,elt ail of .14 dOlim 1114./ * l *%•6. ti' o 9t 1 411,„bi 44 4 4 , 1 , Th e ttth tktli e b 4 o eech ~~1 Tt th e 1 5t for lett Cltr s • ,of they Ald en for lett qp~ 3 k tAow a pub oP A' Not 801 itt4 ° Ric! I t -torts 11 -A 1 4' 4 , 4,1 C 4. b f , 21. ~ i ~~ ~I