The Sun. — London, England, 1850-06-12 00:00:00

rThe following appeared in our Third Edition of la3t night:—] FRANCE. Additional particulars have been:received respecting the reception of Prince Louis Napoleon on his journey to St. Quentin. His arrival at the different towns on the route could not have created greater enthusiasm or have elicited from the population more - gratifying - tributes of their affection towards himself per sonally. Taking his departure from Paris on the Northern Railroad, the President was accompanied by Colonels • Vaudry. Edgar Ney, Major Fleury, Captain Toulongue, Dr. Conneau, and the Ministers of War, Public Works, and the Interior. At Pontoiee. at Oreil, at Compeigne, at Chaunay, and at last at St. Quentin, the arrival of the Prince was the signal for the most vociferous cheers and reiterated shouts of " Vive la President!" " Vive Napoleon!" The religious ceremony of the inauguration of the railroad is thus deseribed :—" As soon as each person occupied the place allotted to him, the Bishop of Soissons, with mitre on head and crozier in hand, advanced a few paces to where Louis Napoleon was seated, and addressed him in the midst of universal silence. He said that religion was most happy when blessing the useful industry of man, and calling down the favour of Heaven on the improvements and inventions useful to mankind. He congratulated the President on the readiness with which he had yielded to the wishes of the inhabitants to open in per son the railroad. He reminded him that his uncle had also visited, when Consul in 1801, and when Emperor in 1310, that spot, to encourage and hasten on the imraense . works of the canal of St. Quentin. The President re plied in a becoming manner to the Prelate; and immediately afterwards the engines advanced to receive the episcopal benediction. The bishop descended from the platform, and sprinkling holy water on the road and on the engines, pronounced three times a solemn blessing on all. The moment the last pious words were uttered the band of the National Guard struck up, and the people uttered a shout of Viva Napoleon,' which was again and again taken up. The President kissed the consecrated amethyst on the bishop's finger, and received his paternal salute in return. Afterwards the Prince mounted on horseback and re viewed some 20,000 of the line and National Guards, being greeted with cries of " Vive Napoleon!" and sometimes of " Vire l'Empereur ! " At the grand ban quet given to the President of the Republic, at six o'clock, in the theatre, in reply to the toast of his health, the Prince delivered the following speech:— " Gentlemen,—Were I always free to follow my own wishes, I should come amongst you without pomp or ceremony. I should like to mingle with your labours, as with your festivities, unknown, in order that I may the better judge, by myself, of your desires and of your sen timent. But it seems as if destiny always placed a barrier between you and me, and I regret that I have never been able to be a simple citizen of my country. I passed, as you know, six years of my.life at some leagues dis tance from this town ; but high walls and moats sepa rated me from you ; and, on this day, the duties of an official position also separate me from you. Thus it is that you scarcely know me ; while pains aro taken and efforts employed to discredit in your eyes every act of mine and every sentiment. Happily, the name I bear re-assures you, and you know from what a high source I have derived my convictions. The mis sion I have to perform now is not a new one ; its origin and its object are alike known. When near 43 years ago the First Consul stood oa. this spot to inaugu- I rate the Canal of St. Quentin, as Ido now to inaugurate your railroad, he came to say to you, "franquillise yourselves! the storm has passed away. The great truths of our Revolution shall triumph through me ; but, with equal energy, with equal force, I will re press modern errors and ancient prejudices, re store security, and encourage all useful enterprises. New sources of industry will arise to enrich Our 4lds, and improve the condition of our people.' You heeep only to look round, my friends, to be convinced that;he has fulfilled his promise. My task is this day similar, though much less difficult. We must always accept the good instincts of the revolution, but combat boldly the bad ones. It is necessary to endow the people with institutions of beneficence and relief, such as are befitting, and, above ail, convince them that order is the first source of prosperity. But, according to me, order is not the word void of sense which each man interprets at his fancy. According to me, order is the maintenance of all that has been, freely chosen and consented to by the people. It ie thiena tional will triumphing over all factions. Cotitakseeehen, citizens of St. Quentin! Continue to do honourffi t ehe nation by the products of your industry. Have" lionfi deuce in my exertions and those of the Government to protect your enterprises, and to ameliorate the condition of your workmen." On resuming his seat, Louis Napoleon was hailed with prolonged acclamations. It was observed at Chaurnay that the Prince met M. Odilon Barrot on the platform, and that, for the first time since the retirement of the latter from office, they conversed together for a long while in a manner the moat friendly and familiar. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, June 11.) SUGAR.—To-day the West India Sugar market presented a more animated appearance, and a good business was con chided at the rates of Friday ; but refiners were the chief operators. At auction 150 hhds 16 tierces 200 brls Barba does went freely at stiff prices—good brown, 35s 6d to 365; ordinary to good yellow, 37a to 40s; fine, 403 6d to 41s 6d, one lot very superior 435; 27 trs Demerara crystalized brown, 33s 6d to 363; greyish, 39s to 40s 6d. The total purchases to-day amounted to 660 hhds, &c. RErmao.—To-day Refined Sugar was not so much in re queit for home trade purposes, and rather lower rates were acceded to; brown grocery lumps selling at 49s to 49s 6d. British crushed Sugar is held for 28s to 295, but not much business was done. MAumnrs.—This afternoon there was not much demand for Mauritius Sugar, and prices declined ed per cwt. Of 7,800 bags and 111 cks offered at auction rather more than half sold, low to good yellow at 35s to 383 6d, fine 39s to 41s, refining sorts ord to good 34s to 38s 6d, and common to fine brown 30e to 35s per cwt. • EAST Isur.t.—To-day at auction 2,373 bags of Madras were offered, and not above half sold at rather lower rates; soft brown went at 28s 6d to 30s, fair and low yellow 30s 6d to 325. Bengal met with less attention, and former rates were with difficulty kept up. A small part only of 2,100 bags at auction found buyers, white Benares at 37s 6d to 42s 6d, soft yellow 31s to 355, and brown 29s to 30s per cwt. FORZIGN.—To-day a fair business was concluded by private treaty in Foreign Sugar to supply export orders, and former rates are well supported, indeed some parties will not sell thereat. None was submitted to public sale. MoLAssEs.—•ln the market for West India there has been snore activity this week and prices are firmer for all sorts. The sales are 300 puns Antigua at 16s 6d and 100 puns Porto Rico at 16s per cwt, indeed at tbe3e rates there are not free sellers, although the stock yet far exceeds that of the past veason, and deliveries are not of a more satisfactory na ture for home use or export. A fair business has been done in East India at 12s to 13s. COCOA.—An improved demand has been experienced for foreign, at the former value, and by private treaty 1,000 bags Guayaquil have been sold at 28s per cwt; there is also more firmnes4 on the part of holders. Full terms have been paid for West India, and sales to a fair extent have been made by private treaty for home-trade purposes. None has been submitted to public sale. COFFEE.—To-day the market for native Ceylon Coffee presented a dull aspect, and at auction 2,000 bgs 25 cks were taken in at 45s to 465, but a few lots damaged sold at 38s to 425. For Plantation the demand was limited, and prices de clined 2s per cwt, whilst of 650 casks 700 bags at auction not much more than half sold ; good ord at 42s 6d. to 43s 6d, fine to line tine ord 44s to 438, low mid 50s to 525, mid 53s to 56s 6d, good and fine 62s to 675, and triage 37s fid to 455. Of Mocha 125 bales sold at 54s 6d to 56s 6d for mid greenish, which are full rates ; but 162 bags Malabar sold cheaper— tine fine ord 44s to 465, and damaged 425. 200 bags Costa /tic° were taken in at 525. Since the sales, some parcels of good ord Native Ceylon have been sold at 42s per cwt. TEA,—Public sales are declared for to-morrow, and on the 26th about 900 pkgs Assam will be offered. Congou of common quality is still in good request by shippers and home dealers ; the supply is yet small and buyers are compelled to pay 9id to 9id per lb. Of medium sorts several parcels have been at 10d to Is, and other kinds met with a brisker sale at 15 Id to Is 90 per lb., but of the latter supplies do not dimi• fish. Scented and Pekoe Tea is not cheaper, Still few buyers are to be met with, and there is a good supply. Greenaea is to be obtained at rather lower terms, but town and country dealers cannot be induced to e x tend their pur chases, and there is a plentiful supply. _ SPl cts--To-day Cassia Ligne a was i n muc h b e tt er de ',nano, and realised an advance of 2s to 33 per cwt. At public sale 400 chests found buyers; pile one at 89s, pile fou o tw 86s 60 to 8 7s `6d, pil e th ree 845 to 84s 6d, pile r, very coarse, 803 Gd, mouldy - 2s 78s Gd, sea damaged 65 s 60 , and broken 77s 6d 6d. 500 to bags 1,880 pockets Bengal Ginger were likewise sold at 16s t o 17 s f or rough export sort, an d one lot per cwt. 300 bags Malabar Pepper were taken in at 3id, being above the value, and 11 packages of Ceylon Cinnamon withdraw n 80 k Jamaica Ginger sold at 80s t o 8 1a for ordinary. P g 5 s put/T s. —The sales made in Jamaica Rum are small for all purposes, but holders do not a p pear disposed to accede to any further reduction. Prices vary for 20 to 29 per cent over proof at 2s 2d to 2s 6d, 30 to 36 over 2s 70 to 3s, better sorts 3s 2d to "s 10 d , and high flavoured sorts 4s to 4s 6d. Although Leeward Island can be obtained at is aid to la 40 proof, yet the business concluded has be en small. East India continues to meet with little attention, and there are sellers at the low rates of Is 21I'd to Is 3d proof. Only limited orders have been executed for Demerara at Is 100 t o 2 s 3d for 28 to 40 per cent over ppof. For Brandy the market is quiet, at the same time holders are firm, and th 4 e s v B i d nt ; vintage the rates obtained for Cognac best brands d to s 6 o of 1849 are 4s 4d to 45 6d ; 1848 ditto 4 ditto 48 Ild to 55 Id, and inferior sorts 2sBdto4p rit, butsi3dper gallon. Full terms are obtained kir British made s trade is far from active. Geneva met withlittle sellers are disposed to accept Is 7d toBd attention, and cur fine is 2s to 3s per gallon. COCHINEAL.—WS afternoon the market for Cochineal was qui e t, an d at pu bli c sa l e 30 b ags T ener iffe were taken in at 3s lOd, but 57 bags Honduras silvers sold at 3s 8d to 48 and full rates. Rim —To-day the public sales of Bengal Rice went off at rather rower rates, but the whole offered, amounting to 6,100 bags, found buyers —good and tine white realised lOs to I Is, middling and good middling Os to 10s, common 8s 6d, and damaged 6s to 105 6d per cwt. SALTPETPE •—To-day not much desire was evinced to ope rate in Saltpetre, still prices underwent no further reduction. At auction, 1,236 bags Calcutta were mostly sold—middling 9i to 6i per cent retractio n at 25s 6d to 265, 14i ditto 25s 6d, 5-V do, good 26s to 26s 6d, 6i t o 31 fine 275, and not refraction 25s to 255 6d ; 600 bags Madras. good five per cent 25s 6d. INDIGO.— Arrivals of East India are about 3,000 chests smaller than last year. Holder s have confidence, and a fair home as well as export demand prevails, whereas the rates obtained are fully equal to last Quarterly Sale, and rather above for picked lots. At a slight reduction there are seve ral buyers for all purposes. Spanish is in small supply, and wanted at late prices. T ALLOW. —Previous rates are still sustained for Russian on the spot, although the demand from town and country dealers has be en li m i ted, but stock in first and second hand is not equal to this time last year. The value of first sort P.Y.C. is 36s 6d to 37s per cwt, but those prices cannot be obtained for large parcels. Only limited contracts have been entered into for delivery in last three months of the year, although sellers appear disposed to accept 383 to 38s 3d. Home melted, although offered at the low rates of 35s to 35e 6d nett cash, has been purchased with reluctance, and there is no decrease of supply. Other kinds of THE SUN, Tallow have been operated in with caution, and prices are receding. At auction 400 pkgs of wrecked Petersburgh LC. sold at 33s 9d to 35. 6d ; 300 casks Sydney 334 to 163 ;12 pkgs Galatz 36s to 36s ; and 700 pkgs South American at 32s 9d to 36s per wt. There is very little difference in stock of Foreign or Colonial as compared with the past year, and prices rule is 6d to 2s per cwt lower. Fur auction the quantity declared is 1,600 pkgs fcr Friday. Rough Fat is freely offered at 2s per stone. Ons.—Although there are sellers of Linseed Oil at a fur ther reduction, yet home dealers operate with caution, and the export orders completed have been small, whilst prices rule at 29s to 29s 3d per cwt. Few contracts have been entered into for delivery, but lower rates are not looked for, as supplies have decreased, and consumption continues of a satisfactory nature. Rape seed Oil is cheaper, and few buyers are to be met with, as large parcels are on offer; pale is obtainable at 36s to 36s 6d, brown 25s to 35s 6d, and Foreign Refined at 37s to 37s 6d. Palm met with less demand, and pre vious rates are barely sustained, although supply is not much larger than in the previous week, and 30s to 35s 6d is the value of fine quality. In Cocoa Nut Oil a good deal has been done by private treaty, prices are, how ever, much the same as previously. About 300 tons have been sold, good and fine Cochin and Ceylon at 29s to 32s per cwt. The public sales of 400 packages went at 28s to 28s 9d for Bombay, and at 29s to 31s for Ceylon and Cochin. Olive has further fallen in value, and opera tions have been upon a limited scale ; Gallipoli at 41/ to 491, and other descriptions at 40/ to 40/ lOs per tun ; there is also a further increase of stock. Sperm Oil is wanted at previous advanced rates, and supply is small, whilst 85/ to 861 per tun is the value of fine quality. Prime Headmatter has been selling at 90t to 92/, and is yet scarce. In Cod operations have been small at 341 lOs to 35/ ; lower rates are expected to prevail. Seal met with greater attention, and realised rather higher rates; the parcels sold were at 301 lOs to 311 for pale, and at 281 to 39/ for other sorts. Other Oils are rather cheaper, but at auction 55 tuns Sea Elephant all sold at 32/ 15s to 33l per tun. - t4 Xi I. pei RKETS. of the quantiti ion from the poi :he _Bth June, ies of its in 1850, - - 116 - 444 - 454 - THE COUNTRY M The following is the official statement corn, &e., received in the port of Lond Essex, from the 3d June, 1850, to t both inclusive : Colchester Harwich Leigh bfaldon - IPSWICH, Ju 11. Of wheat there was rather a more liberal supply again at market this day. Red qualities sold freely at a slight im provement upon prices of last week, the growers being un. willing to give way. All spring corn nominal as of late. PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER. Wheat, red Ditto, white. 44s to 465' Oats Ws to 095 Barley, malting ... 24s to 0os t ßye Ditto, grinding ... 00s to 005 Malt oos to COs Beans ♦VERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 8, 1850. Wheat Barley ... 4O „ 255. Bd. Oats . „ —s. Od. Beaus .. 14 „ Bs. Od. Peas HULL, Juwz 11. Messrs. Taylor and Bright's Circular states :—The weather during the past week has been beautiful, hot, and forcing, with occasional refreshing showers and strong night dews : more rain would be acceptable for Spring corn, but from all quarters of the country we receive mast satisfactory reports of the growing crops, which, with a continuance of fa vourable weather, give promise of an abundant harvest, though not an early one. Under such circumstances, advance in price is not to be looked for, and that markets - shauld romain so firm, is a proof of stamina in the trade, not to be overlooked., But for the influx and determined selling of French flour to the London baker, which keeps down Mark-lane, we little doubt that the smallness of the general import, and large consumption in the manufacturing districts, would, in spite of the weather, give us a higher range of price. At this day's market our own farmers brought forward a scanty supply, and our millers had to pay the full prices of last week, and in some cases Is more money. A better show of foreign wheat, and having more in inquiries by distant buyers, the market must be written fully as dear for all fresh qualities, which, it must be observed, form a very small portion of the supply. Inferior samples are a good deal neglected, and difficult to turn into money. The sale of malting barley may now be considered over for the season, but for grinding qualities we experience a good demand, and our quotations are fully obtainable. Oats more inquired for. Beans meet slow sale at our quotations, and peas are more diffi cult to dispose of; some parcels are in course of landing, in consequence of the extreme dry weather. Very little doing in linseed, and no alteration in price to be quoted ; for linseed cakes we experience a continued good demand, and stocks of both English and foreign are now in small compass. No rape seed on the market, and which is almost clear of rape cakes. Of bones there is a good arrival in addition to what we report above, and the market decidedly lower. The following are the present prices of grain:- 8. s. 1 a a• Wheat, English, red 39 to 411 Peas, white and yel. 24 26 Do. white 4O 44 Do. grey . 22 24 Dantzic and Ko- Linseed. Black Sea. 42 44 nigsberg 44 46iDo. Petersburgh ... 38 42 Pomeranian and Do.Riga&Archngl. 38 —4O Hamburgh . 37 40 Do. Konigsberg .... 34 38 Danish, Holstein, & Per ton. Friesland 32 36Lins. cakes,Hull 6/ lOs Od to 01 Russian and Odessa 30 36'Do. fine foreign 61 bs Oats, English 12 16kDo. inf. foreign...o/ Os to 51 bs Do. Danish.... . 12 16 Rapeseed 001 to 00/ Do. Friesland 14 181ltape cakes...oos Od to 803 04 Do. Russ. & Odessa 12 —161 Tares, English 2Bs ()Os Barley,malting 2.0 —2& Do. foreign Do. grinding.. ..».. 17 19 Guano\ 6l to 101 103 Beans Do. foreign ...... 23 R 1120 s 2ks 24 , Bo y n e e m s, e d al o 95s 04 to 00s Od 5/ 101 LIVERPOOL, JUNE 11.—At this day's market there was a fair attendance of town and country buyers, who, however, acted with great caution, and the transactions in wheat and flour were quite of a retail character, at barely the rates of this day week. Oats and oatmeal were in slow request at our late quotations. Barley, beans, and peas, were hardly inquired for, and nominally without change. Indian corn met with a very limited sale, and above 30s 6d per quarter could not be made for fine old yellow American. Coax, JUNE 10.—Flour—First 12s 6d to 13s ; extra 14. ; seconds. lls 6d to 1286 d ; households 98 tolls; thirds, is to 9- per cwt. Oatmeal lOs to 10s6d; Indian meal 7s €d to 8s Od; wheat meal, 10s to lOs 6i per cwt. Indian corn 140 s to 1521 6d per ton. Bran 3115. to 4/10s per ton. Hay—Farmers 25s to 38s; average 36s ; dealers 40s to 44s Od; average 42s per ton. Sti aw— Farmers 18. Od to 32s Od; average 265; dealers 00. 01 to 00s Od; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 611 d; household loaf 5d to sid per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to 9J per lb. Eggs —4ssdto 4s 6d per hundred. Coals— Newport 14s; Lydney 15s ; Landore 14s ; Bent Neath Culm 13. per ton. Tallow 401 Od to 00s per cwt, Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 6d per imperial gallon. Meat —Beef 4d to 4id ; mutton 5d to bid; veal 4d to 5d ; pork 3-id to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 5d per lb. Hops 13: Os per cwt. Bangor slates 3121 6d to 315 s per ton. Bark—Barbary 71 51 to 815 s; Valonia 141 to 01; French 715. ; Spanish 91 per ton. Fleece Wool lOs to 12s per stone. Hemp 32/ to 00/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 13s to 14s; red ditto 15s to 20s per barrel ; Newfoundland 9/ Os to 10/ pea ton. Timber—Memel, 85s per ton; deals, first quality, 18s. second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 14s to 20.; salted 15s to 21s per cwt ; calf skins tad to 2-id per lb. Potatoes, white 9d to 12d ; Minions 14d to 16d ; Guano— Peruvian, 111 los; Ichaboe, 91 per ton; Tar—Archangel. IN per barrel. HAnotwc;row, JUNE 7.—The following are the prices of grain at our market today : Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Bea.m , First ••• .. 42s Od 24s 6d 23s 6d 328 Od Second ... ... 383 7d 22s 6d 22. Od ( 293 Ild Third •. 363 Od 20s Od 20s Od 1 263 (Id Total quantity of Wheat i n mar k et 322 qrs., 328 sold Do. Barley do. 59 qrs ., 31 so ld Do. Oats do. 191 qrs., 177 sold Do. Beans do. 32 qrs., 32 sold KIRIALDY, Jima B.—The following are the quotations up to this date : Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Peas. First 423 Od 22. Od 22s Od — s Od I —a Od Second 403 Od 201 6d 21. 01 —s Od I—3 0(1 Third 343 6d 173 Od 173 6d —s Od j—s Od Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 263 Od to Os Od. GLASGOW, JUNE s.—Provisions—Cheese, 36s to 44s Od per cwt ; retail, 5d to 6d per lb. Skim milk, 2Js Od to Os per cwt. Country fresh butter, 9id to Od per lb. Irish pow dered, in lumps, 8d to Od; country powdered, wholesale, 8d to Sid. Country eggs, 8d per dozen ; carried hen ditto, 4,8 d per (20, or 6d per dozen. Hens, 3s Od per pair ; Ducks, 2s Od. --- PERTH, Jolt/ 7.—Wheat, 36s Od to 415 Od ; barley, 185 Od to 205 Od ; oats, 16s to 19, ; peas and beans, 225 Od to 25s per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 22s to 245. STIRLING, JUNE 7.—Wheat, foreign, 20e to 235; ditto, home, Os to Os; ditto ditto new, 19s Od to 21s Od; barley, per boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od; ditto new, 15s 6d to 185 Od. Oats, common, Os Od to N Od; ditto new, Its Od to 13s 9d; ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto ditto new, Os Od; malt, distillers, 32s Od to 341 ; aitto brewers, 3450 d to 35s ; beans per boll, Os od to Os Od ; ditto new, 123 Od to 14s Od ; pease 13. to Oils Od; flour, new per sack, 3ls Od to 33s Od; ditto common ditto, 18s 6d to 20s Od; oatmeal, per load, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new 28s Od to 3Os Od ; ditto per peck of 71bs, 9d to 10d ; fresh butter per lb, 74 to 9d; eggs per dozen, 7d to 9d; hay per ton, Os to Os. FALKIRK, JUNE 6. —The supply of grain in this day's market was 218 bolls; wheat at 17s ad to 22s Od per boll. ; barley, 153 Od to 18s 6d ; oats, 135 64 to 16s Od; beans, 14s Od to 15s Od per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load. HAwicx, JUNE 6.—Wheat, new, 26s to 305 Od; barley, new, 15. to 00s Od ; ditto old, 00a to 00s ' • potato oats, oos Od to 00s Od ; common oats, lls to 14s Od; peas, 18. Od to 22s Od ; beans, 185 Od to 22, Od per boll of six imperial p bush e l s , pnew,l( 3l E.Leoat' barley' so d ,. JUNE 7.—Wh ea t, o ld , Os to Os ; ditto, new, 26s tato 14, Od to 16, 6d ; ditt o o ld , O s to O s ; 11, 00s to 00s ; ditto new, 14s to 15s 6d ; common Od ; beans, 0 (1 18 ; g d th itt 2 o o new, 13s to 14s 6d ; peas, '2O, Od oats to 21s to 003 BEftwicK, Jul; 060. s h p e e a r t, bo 3 l B l s of l ii d ix ; im b p a e r r le ial y, bushels. oats, ; qu a aovaetsr,agle7pser7dim; pe r r y i e a , l ; beans, 18s 8d; peas, 00s Od B ; a — dd ...rDAy. 13s Od:Hetto 133 6.3' IJ onaaaohn .. ; '''' COAL hlAiTjij --- 'r m Buddle's W. Hartley 13s Od Chester Main Davison's West Hartley East Adairs Main...., lls 6d Holy Well 14s Od Lambton .................. .. .. I•,s 3 0 d d 15s 6d Old Tanfield ............ lie 6d Lumley ............... • 15 $ 6d Ord's Maio ...... ...... 13s Od Keepier c, ....... Tanfield Moor .... ..... 123 6dißussell's Raj; e •••••• 15s " -on Tanfield Moor Butes... 12s Od Stewart's ......... ' - West Hartley 133 93'Whitwell ...... 13a 6Od Wall's End, &c. Caradoc ..... . ......... . 14, ~.,- , 1 Acorn Close 14s Od &wicks and Co. Goforth ..... Gibson ..... ..... ...... I2s Od Brown's Deanery l3s 93 Hotspur Heaton Hedley Lawson l3B 60 Hartley' ......... ..... ... 12s 9.. Northumberland Original Gibson Riddell Eden Main l4s 6d Nixon's Merthyr and Lambton Primrose Bell Ships at market. 175. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colo nial-office from the Governors of New South %left, New Zealand, cad Canada. LONDON, BANK OF FRANCE. The following is a return of the ituation of the Bank of France on Juno 6:— ASSETS. Cash and ingots .. ... f. 342.828.298 90 Ditto in branch banks 111, 041 130.026 721 0 Bills past due ••• •.• ••• ' 618,212 46 Bills falling due in Paris. of which 11,795,793 f. lle. were received from the branch banks ... 35.392.517 38 Bills in the branch banks ... 65,946,731 0 Advances on coins and ingots... ... 734,700 0 Ditto by the branch banks ... 513,276 0 Ditto on French public securities ... 18,664.019 85 Ditto by branch banks... ... ... 2,041,630 0 Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 0 Ditto on the loan of 150 millions ... 50,000,000 0 Rentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 0 Rentes, disposable funds 42,394,488 13 investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... 12,952,953 89 Hotel and furniture of the Bank ... 4,000,000 0 Real property of the branch banks 3,479,107 0 Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 0 Ditto branch banks ... 230,000 0 Bills protested at Paris ••• 860,705 39 Ditto at the branches ... 1,355,317 0 Expenses of administration of the Bank 479.41! 73 Ditto of the branches ... 550.162 0 Miscellaneous ... 255,369 55 f.77g,523,644 28 LIABILITIES. Capital . f. 67,000,000 0 Ditto of the Branch Banks ... 23,350,000 0 Reserve fund ... 10,000,000 0 Ditto of the branch banks ... 2,980,750 14 Reserve-immobiliere ...• 4,000,000 0 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 405,856,600 0 Ditto of the branch banks ... 73,019,125 0 Ditto to order (post-bills) ... 12,443,270 55 Account-current with Treasury creditor 44,055,257 80 Various accounts current ... 88,969,899 5 Ditto in branches 29,299,068 0 Bills payable at sight ... ... 4,099,500 0 Ditto at branches 1,520,182 0 Dividends payable ••• • • ... 223,946 25 Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 11,640 0 Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 2,831,326 57 Ditto branch banks ... 1,587,990 0 Expenses anticipated 137,981 15 Re-discounts of the last six months ... 265,448 51 Ditto in branch banks ... 285,209 0 Miscellaneous ... 689,450 26 f. 773,523,644 23 Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France, D'ARGOUT. The preceding account shows that the cash in hand has increased since last week by 1,750,000 r. The cr,m mcrcial bills discounted have diminished by 7,750,000 f. The protested bills have, diminished by 33,000 E The Bank notes in circulation have decreased by 3,000,000 c The balance to the credit of the Treasury has increased by 3,750,000 f. The sundry credits have diminished by 6,250,000 f. NAVAL I T.E;LLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 10.—The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.H., received her crew this afternoon from the Royal George hulk, and hoisted the pennant and ensign. The Fox, 42, has been removed from dock to the basin to-day, repaired for re-commission. The annual inspection of the Royal Marine Artillery, Colonel-Commandant G. A. Gibsoue, has not yet taken place, but will in , a few days.. It is reported that on the arrival of the Vengeance, 84, from the Mediterranean, she is ordered to be paid off all standing, and to be re-commissioned forthwith by the same captain, Sir Heary M. Blackwood, Bart. The Fairy royal yacht, Master-Commander Welch, will embark the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiniagen, and suite, at Cowes, on Wed nesday morning, for Gosport, on their return to London. PLYMOUTH. JUNE B.—Her Itlaj,sty's steam-tender Myrtle. Mr. S. Bradden master, arrived on Thursday from Holyhead, Captsiii Lord John Hay, Commodore• Superintendent, has issued an order for the officers and men of the Royal Dock-yard Battalion for the next two months to drill in the Granby-square-field, for which the permission of the Board of Ordnance has been obtained; the Infantry to leave the yard at 2, and the Artillery at half-past 4. Notice ass also been posted in the yard that one man at Sheerness and one at Deptford have been dismissed from their respective battalions, and rendered incapable of further serving her Majesty, in consequence of dis obedience of orders. Wind, N.N.W. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMRIDGE, JUNE 10. CHANCELLOR'S ENGLISH MEDALLIST. The Chancellor's gold medal for the best English Ode on the late Queen Adelaide has been adjudged to Julian Fane, of Trinity College. SIR WM. BROWNE'S MEDALS. These medals have been adjudged to the under-men tioned : Greek Ode—Philip Perring, Trinity College. Latin Ode—Win. Psynes, Clare Hall. Epigrams—Win. Wayte, King's College. SUMMER CIRCUITS OF THE JUDGES. Yesterday the days for holding the assizes on the Northern, Nortolk, and Western Circuits, were finally arranged and fixed by the judges appointed to proceed thereon, viz.— NOMMERN.—Judges, Mr. Justice Wightman and Mr. Justice Cresswell—Yorkshire, Wednesday, July 10, at the Castle cf York; City - 'of York, the same day, at the Guildhall of York; Durham, Wednes day, July 24, at Durham; Northumberland, Monday, July 29, at Newcastle; Town of Newcastle, the same day, at the same place; Cumberland, Thursday, August 1, at Carlisle; Westmoreland, Monday, August 5, at Appleby; North Division of Lancashire, Wednesday, August 7, at Lancaster; South Division, Saturday, August 10, at Liverpool. NORF-LK.—Judges, Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Justice Patttson—Buckinghamshirs, Saturday, July 13, at Aylesbury; Bedfordshire, Tuesday, July 16, at Bed ford; Huntingdonshire, Thursday, July 18, at Hunting don; Cambridgeshire, Saturday, July 20, at the County Court, Cambridge; Norfolk, Thursday, July 27 ' at the Castle at Norwich; City of N o r w i c h, t h e same day, at the Guildhall of Norwich; Suffolk, Friday, August 2, at Ipswich. WESTERN.—Judges, Mr. Justice Coleridge and Mr. Justice Talfourd—Wiltshire, Wednesday, July 10, at Devizes; County of Southampton, Saturday, July 13, at Winchester; Dorsetshire, Friday. July 19, at Dorches ter; Cornwall, Thursday, July 25, at Bodroin ; Devon shire, Wednesday, July 31, at the Castle at Exeter; City of Exeter, the same day, at the Guildhall of Exeter; Somersetshire, Wednesday, August 7, at Wells; Bristol, city of, Tuesday, August 13. 'The days of the Oxford, Midland, Home, and North and South Wales bare not been finally fixed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARYLEBONE. _ .. . The following case occupied an hour and a half of the time of the sitting magistrate, Mr. Broughton. The charge, as it appeared upon the police-sheet, was against a man, rather shabbily attired, and who gave his same Richard APAlliater, for having been found near the premises of Miss Bellew, Stockky House, Primrose Hill road, Regent's Park, for an unlawful purpose. Several witnesses having given evidence, Miss Bellow was sworn—She said (under much ex citement) for the last three years I have lived in terror of my life through this creature (looking at defendant), and I dismissed him from my service in consequence of improper conversation used by him in the kitchen. This time two years he attempted to seize me and drag me from my carriage on my return from Epsom races, and he declared that my carriage and horses were his, and the house also. Mr. BROUGHTON—Has he ever slid anything to you personally about marriage? Miss Bellew—No. After some further proceedings the defendant was asked what he had to say in answer to the charge. Defendant—l hupe your Worship will send the case to the sessions, when I shall be prepared with counsel and witnesses. Mr. BROLTGIITON—I shall not adopt that course. Defendant—Very well, Sir, then I'll go on. Miss Bel lew made a positive engagement with me to become my wife, and assured me that nothing else could ever make her happy, and she has told me that she purchased the house she is living in for ourselves. Miss Bellew—l declare most solemnly that there is not a word of truth in what this man has stated. BROUGIITON said he should require defendant to put in bail, him,,elf in 501., and two sureties in 25/. each, with notice, for his ki-eping the peace, and being of good behaviour towards Miss Bellew and all her household for a month. . _ _ Miss Bellew—l'm surprised, Sir, that you hare only secured this man for a month. The defendant was removed by Mitchell th© gaoler and Miss Bellew, with her relations and friends, then quitted the court. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JUNE 10. STOCK EXCHAPIGII.—The market remains much the same as on Saturday, the only alteration being in Bristol and Ex eter, which were done at 65. LIVERPOOL. JUNE 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was firm to-day at the quotations. The transactions were as follow :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 9 11-16 dis.—Great Western, 57% 9 — London and North-Western, 107%—Ditto New Quarters, par—Midland, 36 3 / { —Ditto, Halves, 26L,* dis.—Ditto, Ere wash Valley, 56—Dutch Rhenish, 5 3 A dis. MANCHESTER, JUNE 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a fair amount of business done to-day, and prices were firm. The transactions were as follow:—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 40 1 A—Ditto, Fifths, 9 11-16 dis.—Ditto (West Riding Union), 8 dis.—London and North-Western. 107%—Ditto, New Quarters, Is (113— Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 167 1 , —Ditto, Quart ers so. 1), B %—Ditto, Preference, B—South-Eastern and Dover, Consolidated Stock ( No. 4), 5. BIRMINGHAM, Jimra 10. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—There was nothing done in the loading lines of railway to-day. The only transactions re ported were Shropshire Union, 4A dis.'--South Stafford shire, 31. 18s. 9d. dis. YORK, JUNE 8. Sivacit EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Great Northern, lO L A—Caledonian. 9 3 / 4 York Newcastle, and Berwick,l4 lA—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 114' • MILITARY KNIGLITS OF WlNDsoit..—The aggregate sums specially provided in votes by Parliament for the re pairs and alterations of the buildings for the accommodation of the Military Knights of Windsor from 1840 to 1850 mount, according to a :aura latoly issued, tv 9,7 S 4 IMPERIAL PARLLIMENT, HOUSE OF GOIIIIOIVS, June 11. METROPOLI I'AN IN !'Elt'vIEN'N BILL, (Continued from our Afternoon E‘tition of yesterday.) Mr. Aid: man COMLts,.ND said ho had gt-cat objec tion to the 30 clans- witn rospect to tiPt amount of corn- . pellation. He would ask the promoters of the Mil if :hey thought they were dealing tatrly with true public? Th rate of 6s. 2d. tor each in - erment would very greatly increase the aAioutit of burial tees to be paid. Taking Shorechtch, he f ,und the average amount of fees on each burial was 2s. 4d. In Islington it wit , , cer tainly, 6s. 6d. In Bethnal-green it sank to is. 6d., and in Lambeth to 3s. 6d. Now was the Right Hon. Bar , net prepared to increase the fees of burials in those districts witeee, though the people were poor, they still took an honest pride in burying their own dead, from Is. 6d. to 6s. 2d.? It would have the eff,et of raising the expense of interment , fees very materially indeed to all but the pauper classes. In Bethnal-green the increase would no 400 per cent. He would venture to titer into a statis tical argument with the Noble Lord at the head of the Board of II:41th, and to maintain that instead of B.s. being the average amount, 4L was more correct. stud that with respect to ail classes. Flo would urge upon t he G.,vernment to lower the sum of de. 2d. to 4s. 4d., w hia r h e was convinced was a much more just amount. Sir GEORGE GREY said that he bditived the sta tistics of the Noble Lord (Lord Ashley) were the most correct, and he could not consent to lower the standard. Lord DUDLEY STUART said he must again put the question which had not yet been answered, and that was whether the Board of Health was to have the disposal of the surplus fund which it was expected might p. , ,rhaps accrue, and if not, who was to have the dis posal of it? Sir G. GREY said that it would be devoted to make some provision for the spiritual aid of the large and growing population of those districts. He thought the principle was one which was well worthy of being en tertained by the Committee. Lord DUDLEY STUART said the Right Hon. Baronet had stated the objects of the fund, but had not mentioned who was to have the disposal of it. Sir GEORGE GREY could not answer that question at present. The clause was then agreed to. Clause 31 was struck out. On clause 32, Sir B. Hall was proceeding to make some remarks which were entirely inaudible, when some Honourable Members round him desired him to speak louder. Sir B. HALL said that he was speaking as loud as he could. He had addressed some thousands of persons in different large meetings, and he had never had any difficulty in making himself heard, but this only showed the necessity of what had been suggested last night, that. a Committee of some five or six gentlemen should be appointed to decide what should be done with this House.—(Hear, hear.) But, however, with respect to the clause he was proceeding to show what had been done in several cases in the metropolis by clergymen with a view to increase their incomes by burial fees, and in particul ar b e wou ld i nstance t h e R ector o f S r. Giles, who was a gentleman too well off, a prebend of St. Paul's. It had been elicited in evidence that in the burial-ground of St. Giles, which was to full to allow of more burials, when an interment took place, all the loose earth was thrown over the body until the friends left the grave, and then the body was taken out and placed in a private vault, and afterwards made away with, body and coffin and all, in order to make more room for other inter ments, and to increase the amount of burial tees. This had been done so late as last November, .During three years and a half ending 1849 the number of burials infthe burial-ground of St. Giles was 12,221, and that burial-ground contained about four acres of land. The rector of that parish, he (Sir B. Hall) con tended, had rec-ived 4,0001. odd more for burial fees thae he ought to have received. Now he (Sir B. Hall) con tended that special cases of that kind ought to be taken into consideration. It frequently happened that the fit ad bodies in that burial-ground were dug up ano carried away in a wheelbarrow, with the body divided from the head, and thrown into a hole, there to putrefy and decompose, in order that more ground might be found for that most exorbitant rector of St. Giles. Yet that man had said that hts burial-ground was in a moss admirable slate. The truth was, in addition to what had been stated. that the rector kept a part of the ground for the burial of the higher classes, from whom he could get higher fees than be got from the lower classes.— ( Hear, hear.) The sexton of the Reverend Gentleman. the rector of St. Giles, began his life as a soldier, was afterwards a parson. then he became sexton to this Rev. Gentleman who made those exactions, and then he be came, as the natural course, an undertaker and stone mason.—(Laughter.) He (Sir B. Hall) now gave notice, on the bringing up of the report, that he would move a clause for the purpose of meeting such abominations as those. _ _ Sir GEORGE GREY bad not the least information on those subjects; but he believed the rector of St. Giles was utterly incapable of giving his sanction to the proceedings described by the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Marylebone. Mr. GOULBURN was understood to question the ac curacy of those statements, believing, it they had been true, they would long ago have been redressed by the in habitants of the large parish in question. Sir B. HALL said, in November last an examination was instituted into the state of the burial-ground of:St. Giles, at the instance of the Board of Health. Mr. Tyler, the rector, was in the chair, and objected to the representatives of the public press being present to re port the proceedings.—(Hear, hear.) The gravedigger said, in his evidence on that occasion, " We do pretend to fill up the grave when the mourners are present, hut eo soon as they are gone we must make room, and we remove them to the family vaults."—(Hear, hear.) The , rector refused to allow this evidence to go forth to the public. if the House were to make compensation for abuses such as that a great portion of the fund would be taken away. Mr. WAKLEY regretted to say that all that the Hon. Baronet (Sir B. Hall) had stated was but too true, but in all probability the Rev. Mr. Tyler was not himself aware of those proceedings until the inquiry revealed them, because the funeral service was performed by the Rev. Mr. Pratt, his sexton.—(Laughter.) Lord ASHLEY was understood to say he had no official information as to the proceedings spoken of by the Hon. Baronet (Sir B. Hall). Mr. BRIGHT asked the House if they would per mit this stonemason, sexton, undertaker, soldier, and parson, and this rector, to carry on their nefarious trade? The graveyard in question was pur chased for the parish of S t . Gil es by the ratepayers of that parish; and it did appear to him a monstrous thing that the ratepayers should be called on to subscribe money for this burial-ground, and that the clergyman should put into his pocket all the profits which arose trorn burials there. As a Dissenter he (Mr. Bright) did not care much to meddle with those matters; but to suppose that men should tolerate within their own chip* r a system like that only made him wish that every such churchman should carry a parson on his back to the last day of his life.—(Laughter.) frora an inhabitant of the parish to confim his account respectwiSthirß.BALL thestaateloeft °the' which he had received churchyard. The write , stated that several coffins were not more th a n nine inches to read from the surface. His house overlooked the graveyard, and said be saw two men at work recently, one disinterring a coffin and dismembering the body, and the other dig ging a hole for the reception of the mutilated remains, adding that the shroud was almost perfect, and that he believed the body had only been buried five weeks pre viously, and had been treated in the way described in order to make room for other coffins. Colonel THOMPSON thought these tales of horror committed in certain graveyards had only been brought forward to induce them to make all possible baste with the Biil.—(Hear.) They, howe ve r, gave rise to a point of some difficulty. There was a story told of a merry monarch, who put a question to the Royal Society for solution, viz., the reason why a dead body weighed more than a living one. The Royal Society occupied a considerable time in endeavouring to solve the pro blem, forgetting to ascertain in the first instanc e whe ther the King was right in assuming the fact which he had submitted to them.—(A laugh.) Now he would like to know how much less ground it would take to bury a body in when cut up an d mutilated, than when in a whole and perfect state ? He hoped Hon. Members would not give credence ts all these tales of horror. The clause was then agreed to. Clauses 33 to 36 were then passed after some verbal amendments. amendments, Clauses 37, 28, an d 39, w ith some slight verbal were agreed to after a short discu ssi on. Clauses 40, 41, 42 , 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, and 52 were agreed to without d i scuss i o n. On clause 53 bein g p ro p ose d, Lord DUDLEY STUART rose and said he felt great objection to the clause; in fact it was the most ob jectionable clause in the Bill, and had caused the greatest repugnance in the minds of the inhabitants of the metropolis towards the measure. It violated a great constitutional principle, because it interfered with the valuable p r i v il ege of loca l se lf-government.—(Hear, hear.) The greatness, the prosperity , and the l i berty of this country co u ld b e trace d t o the maintenance of that principle, and no Government had a right to disturb it. This clause gave power to a board of Government Com missioners to levy a tax upon the inhabitants of the metropolis. 1 T rue , i t wou ld only be to the extent'of a penny in the p oun d , b ut even that would produce 35,0001 a year, an d he, for one, mus t object to such a sum b e i ng raised by an irresponsible boar d of commissioners, with out the p eo pl e b eing perm i tte d to express an opi n i on upon the expe di ency of the rate e ither b y the mselves or their represent a ti ve (Hear.) In fact , in all respects, the clause was one of the mos t objectionable chara c t er , and he, th ere f ore, called upon t h e Committee to r es i s t i t. Were they j ust i f i ed in a case w here there was no abso lute necessity, where there wes a probability of its not being required, were they justified in violating one of the first principles of the constitution? were they to set an example which might be adopted in other Bills? He thought the Coral:nat. e would not be doing their duty if they aid not resist this clause. Sir B. II ALL said he should here move the addition of a proviso which had originally been intented to have been inserted by the Hon. Member for Montrose after the 38th clause :—Provided always, and be it enacted, that nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to hinder or prevent the vestry of any parish, having a local Act for its governance, :from providing a cemetery or burial. ground for the use of the parishioners of such parish, provided such cemetery or burial-ground be con. secreted within twelve months from the passing of this Act, and provided the site of such ceme tery or burial-ground be previously approved by the said General 80,4zd of Health ; and, ter the pur pose of enabling !ho respective vestries so to provide such cemeteries or burial-grounde , It shall be lawful for WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1850, them, and they are hereby empowered to raise thy tucine requiri:d to d4ray the expoase, of p , i)vidi um the sAinse. on rbe j.unt P, , ..cority of the fees to 4. ise to th-fn from :itch burt,l-g:..outitis or c.•meteries Lin , l 0 , , poor rm.', of each parish respectiveiy, in such manner as sit vestrif. - may deem expedient. , -- -- Mr. T. DUNCOkthE was opposed. to the principle of' Chi, clause. He cootentled that by it, the House we. called upon to tr,inrfrr a privilege which wa4 vuitimitted to it by toe people, and which it could n,,t, imp Art to any other body. He would ask what precedent was there for such a demand? He should oppose the clause in every possible rnanuer. Mr. STANFORD gave notice that he should move, instead of the rate nut exceeding one penny, it should nut exceed oue halfpenny in the pound. Sir G. PECHELL opposed she clause altogethei, either with a teliny or a halfpenny. Mr. Alderman COPELAND wished to know what the Hit4ht Hon. Gentleman meant to do with the city or London, No county rate aat levied there at all. Sir GEORGE GREY said, if the fees did not satisfy the expenses then they would revert to the provision of a parochial representative board, for the purpose of levying a rate, instead of that central system, which the Bill cout' mplated. He hoped the Committee would a4ree to the principle of the clause. Mr. STANFORD thought the House could not do better than limit the sum to the minimum amount. Mr. WYLD said that the inhabitants of the metro polis objected to the imposition of a rate of any form or kind, inasrcuch us they were composed of persons of mixed creeds, and the purpose for which this rate was intended to be levied was the building of chapels in connexion with the Church of England.—(Hear, hear.) Alter a few words from Sir B. HALL and Mr. LACY, Mr. STANFORD withdrew his amendment. Lord DUNCAN proposed that the words " one penny" should be struck out. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the proviso Against it 100 Majority —64 The proviso was consequently rejected. Lord D. STUART said he was entirely opposed to the principle of the clause, and hoped the House would not give an unconditional power to an irresponsible body on the flimsy promise held out by the Government that the rate might not be required. Mr. WAKLEY said this clause had produced the greatest hostility to the Bill out of doors, and if it wore agreed to ho was certain the measure would result in general discontent on the part of the metropolis. At the same time, he readily admitted that it was perfectly absurd for the House to impose certain obligations on the Board of Health, and not give the Board the means of carrying them out; but in the early part of this dis cussion the Noble Lord at the head of the Board stated his opinion, which was no doubt founded upon official inquiry, that the rate would not be required. Well, then, what he wished to submit to the Committee was, the propriety of postponing the consideration of this clause till a future period.—(Hear, hear.) His opinion was that it ought to be put off till next session.— (Hear, and a laugh.) In six or seven months from this time another session would be held, and as the pro ceedings of the board in that space could not be very extensive, or of a costly character, what earthly ob jection could there be in postponing the clause till it had been ascertained that the tax was absolutely necessary ?—(Hear, hear.) If in the mean while the Board discovered that it could not do without the rate, and Government came down with information to prove it, he was quits sure the House would unani mously grant the power now sought by this clause. The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the clause ... 93'. Against it ... .. 37 Majority „. ... —56 The clause then agreed to. The CHAIRMAN reported progress; and on the pro position that they should sit again on Friday next, Lord D. STUART objected to proceeding with the Bill again at a morning sitting, but hoped, if they did so, they would sit in the old House, as it was impossible to bear what passed. The louder they spoke the more diffi cult it was to hear. The sitting of the Committee was then fixed for Fri :.jay, at twelve o'clock. The Drainage and Improvement of Land Advances Bill was then read a third time and passed. The House then adjourned at Half•past Three to Half past Five. The House resumed i❑ the Old Chamber at Half past Five o'clock. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against Sunday labour in the Post-office. Mr. F. FRENCH presented a petition from a place in Ireland. praying for a uniform poor-rate in Ireland. Mr. FOX MAULE presented a petition from a place in Scotland against the Marriage Bill. Mr. MANGLES presented petitions from various metropolitan districts in favour of the Bill. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from the Birmingham Savings Bank against certain provisions i❑ the Savings Bank Bill. Sir EDWARD BUXTON presented petitions from Essex, praying for the enfranchisement of copyholds; also a petition from Walthamstowo in favour of inter national arbitration. Sir P. NUGENT presented a petition from the dis tillers of Longford, praying to be placed on the same footing as colonial spirit makers. Mr. H. HERBER. r presented a petition from Kil larney, praying for the repeal of the attorneys' certifi cate duty. Sir GEORGE GREY presented two petitions in fa vour of the Government Interment Bill—one from Ma rylebone, and the other from Poplar. Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition from Colches ter, praying for the enfanchisement of copyholds; also a petition from a place near Cockermouth in lavour of international arbitration. Mr. BRIGHT presented three petitions —one from Edinburgh, the other from Sudbury, and the last from a public meeting held in St. Pancras, praying the House to abolish the punishment of death. THE FRANCHISE. Mr. L. KING deferred his motion on the subject of the franchise till the 9th of July. COFFEE. Mr. ANSTEY postponed his motion on the subject of adulterating coffee till the 9th of July. POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH FRANCE. Mr. MACKINNON postponed his motion on this subject till the 9th of July. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. On the motion of Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, leave was given to Mr. Coles, for one month, in consequence of an accident. POST-OFFICE. Mr. FORSTER gave notice that on Friday be should move for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal so much of the 7 William IV. and 1 Victoria, cap. 36, and other Acts now in force, for regulating the conveyance of letters by post, as prohibit the transmission of letters on Sundays otherwise than through the Post-office. HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. Mr. CHRISTY rose to ask the Secretary at War whether he could furnish any information as to the num ber of pensioners who may be proceeding to Hud son's Bay this season, and also of those who are at present sTationed in the Hudson's Bay territory ; whether the Hudson's Bay Company have been em powered to employ these pensioners fur the enforcement or protection of their monopoly of trade against the na tive or other inhabitants of the country. acid if not, what duties it is intended they shall perform on their arrival in that territory? Mr. FOX MAULE said he might state, that up to 1846, the Hudson's Bay territories were without the protection of a British force of any description; but in 1846 disturbances arose between the company and certain parties coming, he believed, from the United States, and it was found necessary to dispatch a considerable body of troops there. Those troops were kept there for nearly two years, and it was found to be so isolated a position for her Majesty's troops that it was determined to provide for the protection of those territories in some other way. It was then resolved to send out a body of pen sioners who, in addition to their pensions, should re ceive from the Hudson's Bay Company certain advan tages in lodging, land, and employment, for which their services should be available exactly in the same way as those of pensioners are made available—namely, that they should be required to go out for 12 days withi❑ the year on drill, and that they should be obliged to turn out for the preservation of the public peace, when called upon by the authorities. These pensioners were 56 in number, and the Government was about to add 20 more within the present year. In reply to Mr. HUME, Mr. FOX MAULE said that the officer in command of these pensioners had no instructions to interfere in any way with the internal affairs of the colony. Mr. CHRISTY asked if the pensioners were paid by this country? Mr. FOiC MAULE said the pensioners continued to draw their pensions for past services, but they were not further paid by this country. RAMSGATE AND MARGATE HARBOURS. Mr. MACKINNON moved for a Select Committee, to investigate the revenue, condition, and expenditure of Ramsgate and Margate Harbours. The Honour able Member stated that the trustees of Ramsgate Harbour obtained a yearly revenue of 21,000/. by dues on vessels, independently of 5,0001. which they received in the shape of interest on money, making altogether a total annual income of 26,0001., and the whole of that sum was either spent in an extravagant way, or on works which were altogether unnecessary. At present the harbour would not admit vessels of more than 350 tons, and dues amounting to several thousands pounds were laid on vessels of larger tonnage, although they could not enter the harbour. After alluding to the revenue an 3 management of Margate-harbour, to which he also attributed similar abuses, the Hon. Member concluded by proposing that a Committee should be ap pointed to report on the subject. The motion having been seconded, Mr. MASTERMAN, as one of the trustees of Rams• gate Harbour, justified the course which they had pur sued. No funds could have been administered more use fully and properly, and the trustees courted the most rigid inquiry. The Act of Parliament authorised them to have a reserve fund of 50,0001., which they were not able to accumulate until recently. It was true that the fund in hand now reached beyond that amount, and in consequence the trustees had it under their serious con sideration to propose some alterations in the amount c, f toll to be levied. It was their earnest desire to do every thing that was possible to benefit the shipping interest. —(Hear, hear.) He could not, as an individual trustee, state what the nature of the alteration was likely to be; but he trusted that he had said enough to induce the House to pause until the trustees had declared their in tentions on the subject. Sir G. PECHELL thought that there never wag a case that called for inquiry more loudly than this. lie should, how ever, call their attention also to the harbour of Dov-r. Every word that was said in respect to the etek coin - eted with Itsm,,gate Harbour applied with equal for re to Dover. which could not he called a port. except so fir as it; had a Custom hou e to levy these dues. He proposed to add *6 Dever" aster the word " Rein gate." Mr. W. FAGAN eaid that there was a large steam pselife, e9mpany in Cork 'fiat were greatly interested in this qaestiou, as they suffered greatly by the dues de manded at some of these harbours from their vessels weieh trailed between Liverpool and Rotterdam. Sir F. BARING thought it was hardly fair, when the original motion was almost wholly confined to one harbeur, for an Hon. Member, without any notice, to add an additional harbour to the subject of inquiry. Al though the matters involved might be a fit question fir inquiry, he tle - night that the amendment of the Hon. and Gallant Member ought to take the shape of a sub stantive motion. He was not going to defend the ori ginal arrangements connected with Ramsgate Harbour ; but, after what had been stated by the Hen. Member tor London,.he thought i it would be much more expedient if the House would wait usitil; they saw what the trus. tets would do in the matter. He would, tkere'ore, re , commend the Hen. Member for Ly miegton to withdraw his motion fur the present. Mr. HUME thought. the Hon. Member for Lyming ton had made out a good case for inquiry, and he hoped that he would persist in his motion. Looking at the changes that had taken place in the navigation-laws, he considered it to be the duty of the Government to re move as far as possible every tax that was laid upon shipping. We might as well be without a Government as havo a Government like the present, that did not do their duty. Mr. lA - OFFATT thought that any inquiry that did not include Dover would be incomplete and unsatisfactory to the shipping interest. Mr. YIAOKINNON did not mean to cast the slightest imputation upon the trustees. He believed that they were all honourable men. He would consent to with draw his motion if the Hon. Member for London would give the House a pledge that the dues would be reduced one-half. Mr. MASTERMAN thought it most unreasonable to ask to give any such pledge. He had already stated that the subject was under the serious consideration of the trustees; and that they had evinced an earnest desire to do every justice to the shipping interest. They had it in contemplation to make a reduction in these dues, but what it was to be he thought it would be indiscreet of him at present to disclose.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. THORNELY thought that the Hon. Member for LymingOn was entitled to their thanks for bringing this quf stion before them. The House then divided on the amendment of Sir G. PECHELL, when the numbers were— For the amendment ... 60 Against it Maojrity against the amendment ... —ll The House again divided upon the original :motion. The numbers were— For the motion 78 Against _ 2 .. __ ... 47 - Majority for Mr. Mackinnon's motion —3l HOME-MADE SPIRITS. Petitions were presented by Mr. FAG AN and other Members in favour of the motion of the Noble Lord the Member for Kildare, respecting the duty on home-made spirits. Lord NAAS moved that the House resolve itself into Committee, to take into consideration the present mode of levying the duty on home-made spirits. He rested his motion upon the ground that equal justice should be thine to the home distillers was.shown'to forpign di‘stillers; a; well as to the inipokters Of colooial In levying the excise duty 'on spirits home produced, that duty was taken upon the spirits manufactured in the distilleries—it was taken at the worm's end. If those spirits were then put into bond, no matter what might be the loss upon them, the distiller would be com pelled to pay upon the quantity not that he took out of bond, but on which ho was charged in the distillery. On the other hand, the duty on foreign and colonial spirits was levied upon the actual quantity which was taken out of bond. In the latter case there was no loss, and in the other case a considerable loss might be incur red. Thus a great injustice was done to the home trade. —(Hear, hear.) It was that injustice he sought to have removed by the preseut motion.—(Hear.) He knew that he would be met in the first instance by being told that the home spirits were protected by a differential duty of 4d. a gallon on colonial, and of a larger duty on fo reign spirits. This, however, was a subject ou which he did not wish to enter, as he knew the principle was, that taking the ditties on the home spirits in bond would lead to considerable frauds on the revenue. That was the objection made by Mr. Wood on the part of the revenue ; but it was an objection the validity of which was denied by the distillers. It was not proposed to prevent the duty being charged, as it was at present, at the worm's end, and then being put into the stores, and if any deficiency occurred when it was in transit from the distillery to the Queen's stores the dis tillers were ready to pay for that difference. That they were willing to do; but what they objected to do was to pay duty on a loss that actually occurred whilst the ar ticle was in the Queen's stores—to pay for that which was lost either through leakage or evaporation.—(Hear, hear.) He supposed the Right Hon. Gentleman would say that this would cause a great loss to the revenue. W hat Mr. Wood calculated would be the loss was a half penny a gallon. Now he was assured by all those tie had consulted on the - subject that so far from being a loss this would be telt so great an advantage to the distillers that it would lead to a great increase of production, and that the revenue would be ultimately the gainer.— (Hear.) In considering this subject it was to be re marked that the Irish distilled from malt and raw grain, and the Scotch from malt only, and thus the article they produced gained maturity much sooner than the Irish. The Irish spirits did not arrive at maturity before it had been manufactured four or five years. The law as it now stood was a prohibition on the Irish distiller to keep au article in the stores until it reached maturity, and it tended also to produce a monopoly in the spirit trade, and the fact was that all the small distilleries in Ireland had been closed, as none now but a man with very large capital could carry on the trade. The whole of the spirit trade of Ireland and Scotland was interested in this question, and as that House bad removed restrictions from foreigners, as they were such friends to free trade as to assist the foreigner in every way they could, he now hoped they would aid him by supporting his motion, in removing restrictions from a most important branch of their home trade.—(Cheers.) Lord J. STUART seconded the motion. He did so at the desire of his constituents, who were greatly inte• rested in the success of this motion, and whose wishes, as large contributors to the revenue, were entitled to the attention of the Government. He admitted that the Scotch distillers did not suffer as much disadvantage from the present regulations as the Irish distillers, and he acknowledged that some years ago the Chancellor of the Exchequer had made a considerable concession to the trade in Scotland, and that it was now in a very flourishing state. Although he wished to vote with the Government on most occasions, he felt bound to oppose them on the motion then before the House. Mr. WILSON opposed the motion. The question, he said, was not one of tree trade at all. The speech of the Noble Lord showed that he had paid a great deal of attention to this subject, and therefore the Noble Lord must be perfectly conscious that the House, after ma ture consideration of this subject, had come to an ar rangement regarding it in 1848, by which they endea voured to place all parties on terms of perfect equality with each other. The Noble Lord had called attention to the tact that the duty was only charged on the colo nial and foreign spirits when taken out of bond, and upon home-made spirits when manufactured in the distilleries; but why was that distinction made? Because there was a differential duty in favour of the home disiiller— because the colonial spirits paid 4d. a gallon, and the duty on foreign spirit, on brandy was 15s. a gallon, double that paid on the home spirits—so great a difference, in fact, that the case of the foreign spirits might be put out of their consideration.—(Cries of " No, no.") He said that the foreign spirits were not to be considered, when 2s. Bd. was charged on Irish spirits, and 15s. a gallon charged on foreign spirits. The whole case, he said, then lay between colonial and home-made spirits; and alter determining that colonial spirits should pay 4d. a gallon more than home-made spirits it would be said it was unfair to the West Indies to have that arrangement disturbed. The duty ou the home-made spirits must be increased, and that on our colonial spirits be diminished to bring them both into the same .position, and to do equal justice betweea the two parties. It was, he said, a great boon to the home distillers to allow them to bond their spirits the moment it was manufactured, be cause it was giving them a long credit on that duty. If the motion were carried, the arrangements now made must bo disturbed, and that to the injury of the re venue--(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME rose to speak, but was met with such loud cries of " Divide," that he was compelled to desist. The gallery was ordered to be cleared amid loud cheers from the Opposition Members, as it was manifest those in favour of the motion were in a majority. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose amid loud cries of " Divide." He said he could quite well understand the impatience of Honourable Mem bers to divide without a debate.—(Cheers from Members on the Opposition benches.) That was not, however, the way of settling a point of such importance as this.— (Cries of " Hear, hear," and " Divide.") Although it did not appear directly, yet this was a motion like too many others that had preceded it; namely, a motion to reduce the revenue, and which the House had rejected. In England, the duty on spirits was 7s. 10d.; in Scotland, 3s. Bd.; and in Ireland, 2s. Bd.; and this was a proposi tion to make an alteration for the benefit of a country in which the duty paid was the lowest. Why, if a reduc tion were possible, the fair way would be to equalise the duty in the three countries, to lower it in England, and to raise it in Ireland and Scotland.—(Cries of "Oh, oh.") As to the small distilleries being destroyed in Ireland, that did not happen in consequence of the manner in which the duties were collected; it was the general law of the progress of trade; the small manufacturers there were destroyed by the large manufacturers.. The excise and customs duties were levied on quite different prin ciples.—(Hear, hear.) The whole question was dis cussed at great length in 1848, when the subject of the duty on colonial spirits was before the House, and the objection taken to the arrangement then effected was, not that the benefit given to the colonial producer was too touch, but on the contrary that the duty levied upon colonial produce was too high. The Hon. Gentleman seemed to think that great injury had been inflicted upon the Irish and Scotch distillers us comp gyred with the colonial producer, by the consumption of rum being in creased. What was the fact? Formerly Ireland con sumed as much as a million gallons of rum per annum, but before 1846 the consumption bad fallen down to 141; :10 a % i g e o i n a s na ; and s in 1188447. T 1849 it w he was not consumption s in o f Scot landru in Seetland was:— In 1847 ... ... 382,000 gallons. ..• ... 220,000 Ia 1549 In Ireland it was in 1847 .., ... 176,000 e t It. was only 6,000 g... 1 .1,Es more. Tiny consumption 01 British spirits in lioglarAfin 1847 was 8,409,00 0 gallou?; in 1849 It t , t-v 9 053,000 giltons; in Scotland it way 1847 6,193.000 g-r,alions; in 1849 6.935,000 gallons; in Irt'lad it was in 1847 6.037,000 gallons; 4 1 , 15 , 49 t 6 973,000 gallons, or 950,000 ga li ons more. " a ariy showed that no great injury had been inflicted f upon the Irish or Sc o tch distiller by the introdu ction o cA,nial spirits. The contrary was the f: ca, while the exports of British spirits bad greatly increased. 1847 there were exported f rom En g land not- a - s in g e gallon; , in 1849 there were 73,000 gallons; a nd ther ! were from Scotland in 1847 66,684 gallons, and in IS4v 206,000 gallons exported, while from Ireland there wer e in 1847 6.439 gallons, and in 1849 67,000 .gallons ported—the increase beini tenfold, mid while tbil h a got at the same time the. power of warehousing in En g,: 110, a power which they had not previously pos sesseo . and of vi hick they had availed themselves to the Wein of warehousing one-and millions of gallons sin ce 1848. He, therwore, did not think the claims of th° 3B distillers based - on justice, and he should oppose the caotioli. The Home divided when there appeared — For the motion 85 Against it 53 Majority against the Government —32 The announcement was received with cheers. t , The House then went into Committee; Ildr• ROCHE is the chair. Mr. F. MACKENZIE pr o p ose d a resolution to the ( ff. ct that the duty pay a bl e on B r i t i s h spirits take n ° ed of warehouse for home consumption should be ebsrg d, in quantity and strength the, same as actually delire d re , except when the spirits had not been properly arj et cutely warehoused, and that no greater abaterney d b e account of deficeney in quantity and strength 5 11 ° 11 no t made other than for every 100 gallons in warehouse not exceeding two months, two gallons; above two and, no t exceeding six months, three gallons ; above six an d e el exceeding twelve months, four gallons; and for e ' succeeding six months one gallon each. said The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQw-- mat ho would not object to the resolution at that e tage• The resolution was accordingly agreed to. Mr. F. MACKENZIE proposed a second resolutitne to the effect that when British sp c l in ° irits were taken ou t bond for ships' stores or forei gn exportation n o ot b should be charged for deficiency i n quan tity or str eli Z e e except in the case of their not h av i ng b een secure l .l " properly warehoused. -n°t k the The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER same course with respect to this resolution. It was accordingly agreed to, er d The House resum e d, an d t h e resolutions were order to be reported on Friday next. RAILWAYS IN INDIA. of Viscount JOCELYN brought forward the n 3°ll et which he had given notice, to move for any paPe rs ,,: r el already laid before Parliam en t, re f err i ng to the go o question of railway c o m mun i cat i on i n I n di a , t°gl nt e. with copies of any correspondence which tneY e t he taken place between the home authorities en; Madras Government in reference to the propose, ' s o way between Madras and Arcot. In bringing iris to the motion he was not actuated by any hostile er tm . Ot t the Government. It was a question of the u " -- , e at importance to India, and he considered that the P r h e r - • ; was neither an unwise nor improper time t° brio; was it forward when the attention of the manufacturing, '„- o f rests of this country was directed to the consideratt°'o, the slave-grown cotton of America which might e h , et s, placed by the free labour p ro d uce o f B r iti s h tle.l e India had not kept pac e w ith t h e prosper i ty a nd pro of the other portions of th e em pi re .. O n the ea t v et! her shawl and cotton manuf a ct u r e s ' gad been de a noo by . the frequent unjust' neditaitill- wars cer ri . e n t of there, by the effect of the find talc . 'and' by the7;otof the means of internal co mmun i cat i on . A Committee ie the House was appointed to investigate the rub:lB°o 1847, and they reported that the question of i ntero of communication demanded the immediate attention re Government, for that even where roads existed th e o f were great obstacles in consequence of the "s n obs bridges. Colonel Sims, who had been engaged in o f service el the East India Comp an y u p war d s of " ge re' years in opening up lines of commun i cat i on in the r ev sidency of Bombay, gave, as the testimony of 11 : 9 ,,60 perience, that wherever new roa d s were o p e ned, 1 0 ) rapidly increased. The obje c t th a t I se (Vi scoun t P e° ' t o had in view was, to give t h e Ri g h t H on . G en tlemen o f Secretary of the Board of Control an opportuni t i n of stating his views with regard to the general queen7 ot e railway communication in I n di a; also with respect t°_,k bee a railway s to which the gu a r antee o f G overnmen t he,° fro et granted, and what were the ex p ectat i ons t h e y ba d those railway lines. In 1845 Mr. Sims, who wa s It o patched to India to i nqu i re i n t o t h e a ll ege d diffinn e . to railway const ruc ti on i n t h e trop i cs, reporte d, in f et e junction with certain comm i ss i oners w h o h a d also u no appointed to inquire into the matter, that there wt e o l. physical difficulties to obstruct th e i r f orma tion. su e set mined the propriety of the inquiry which had he! n b its on foot as to whether rail wa y s were su i te d to the 'lota' of the people, and that th e f ormat i on o f an exPerinin-rtb' line from Calcutta toward s th e f ront i ers on the,llbe west was an eligible plan. Th e next li ne f or wh'° fromt Government had given a guarantee was the line ilea Bombay to Callian. That line, which would be 3 3 p p. in length, would certainly pass through one of th e b of tricts the best adapted in all India for the groWt Es . cotton. But it would run p ara ll e l w i t h an exce llent il t l y tem of water communication, and it could not be es P o petted that it wou ld o bt a i n a great tra ffi c e i t h er in i or in passengers. Colonel Grant, of the Bombelootti gineere, had given it as his opinion that it would e c " t be an unfavourable field for testing the probability o '. e a success of railway undertakings in India. It aPP e „ -r gb! to him (Viscount Jocelyn) that their great object .. °7 o ,ta to be to find out for that experiment a line which:',4lo connect two great towns between which a considers be traffic already existed, and such a traffic as wou ld likely to be diverted to some railway of easy o n a f oot tion; and he believed that a line could be porn l i e s which united those advantages. In the year 164 5 had been proposed w hi c h wou ld run f rom Madras ee' ee t the south-western portion of India, and would e °13 :09 its eastern and western coasts, while it would oP e- t bet some of the finest cotton-growing districts in, n ett country. That line wou ld run f rom M a d ras to s'• of through a district in which a considerable traffic ei re , of existed; and from Ar co t it wou ld pass over a eP s ' ,, ller 72 tulles to the important town of Wallajanugger• „ l et Majesty's Govern men t h a d, h owever, re f use d to Abe' any guarantee in that ca se f ur three reasons:--firs-o'so/, cause the scheme had b een a b an d one d b y the 0' „ 7 0 0' who had projected it ; secon dl y , b ecause the estin i ied; the cost of its construction had exceedinglY and thirdly, because the line had not bee n siele' veyed by th e i r own engineer, Mr. 1 ,0! Now, upon thos e points he should ° ".. - o jee'' that, the company had no t a b an d one d the P bte ill until after they had va i n l y en d eavoure d to ° gbe f the support of the Government, and the bed announced their desire to renew it as soon as t b i e ,; gig ° heard of the det e r m i na ti on o f t h e G overnm ent $ 0 In their aid to the con s t ruc ti on o f ra il ways in Ind':*es the next place , he had to state th at th e differ e-c e etie" the estimates had 9 arisen from the f ac t th a t sone° P - 0 if" had proposed the line should be a mere tranew"fol b e America, while others h a d p ropose d t h a t it e- h° „ the constricted after the mann er o f th e ra ilways ' 5 OO , country. Then, ag a in, w ith regar d to t h e third I ' oo o which had induced the Government to decline to ;toe the undertaking, he had to state that they hi"' Leti" no sufficient notice of th e i r d eterm i nat i on to adopt " L nbef_ i rule, and that th e y h a d g i ven t h e i r a id to the m°01911.1 line, although that li ne a l so h a d not b e en Sur be r& by their own engineer. It should be ran ts § ', l that in Bomb a y an d i n B enga l t h e re present an excellent water communicationvore e ' t no such communication existed in " . ",i 13° ,i Along the whole coast of Madras there Ic i s ' otte a single harbour in which ships could r ide ti e there were very few means of internal oottlintl ii. :4 1 01 ; One result of that was to add greatly to the pric e in Madras, and so seriously was that evil felt th e i r ' e 'ert the inhabitants were compelled to use a kind ch tbd as a very imperfect substitute for salt. He believ e d.f on' could not estimate too highly the importance ° On! improving the internal communication of Ind ifl a e gree.: empire in that country extended over nearly 25 d vib es of north latitude and 30 degrees of longitude; 1 "„ o ett we remember the great works of the Hindoo PrZ o t tit the irrigation of that vast territory, we ought t°, o od 1 ". the time had come fur England to step fOriva r .",: r eBg e. construct some memorial which would tell to tb o l that she had not been unmindful of her dug tie distant and magnificent possessions. The r 4 , o „,, c lii* i i concluded by moving "for an ) papers not ell' st ion before Parliament, referring to the general rin ° ,, o iel ‘ 3 „, f railway communication in India, together l wif e ee c b - e`tic i e e i ; any correspondence which may have taken 1 344- e on' the home authorities and the Madras Gor...,er_An-49 s Dd reference to the proposed railway between .z ll3 ' Arcot." TP° 6- A0 Mr. WILSON said he did not rise for the P e u nt tor as refusing the assent of, her Majesty's Govern '",e proposal which the Noble Lord had made; enu f ." - t ee did he rise for the purpose of com pl a ining able and temperate manner in which the had brought the subject under their notiot''. o oarPt e But he had a few observations to offer for tu w i t i t eh I'4 of correcting some misapprehensions int,, ° ,,d esid,L a " ll Noble Lord had fallen. The Noble Lord m ag " toed o"`ii hotel during the last 50 or 60 years little prog r° B - s t it lte- An o made in the cultivation of cotton in India• vast addelyz. not be forgotten that during that period ft " li d o f one, had been made to the cultivation of indigo and beets iD e in that country. The cultivation of indigo hp nenr if P o i troduced into India 60 or 70 years ago, and W ith the whole world was at present supplied fronl2_ , . 20 yew,. valuable article. Then, again, it ap peared Wa g s , „ J er i ; ago there had been produced but 7,000 tottn0:;01e, while the sugar produced there at present amotti abet ttimeson then h tphna under n q d u e a rn theirtit the efforts made by the East India Company consideration, e r r e a g t Pari) o erunt i°l; a io rd n, t h o e th h Government of late years to promote the coti m op railways in India, showed that they were far from_ retw eg . , indifferent upon that subject. The Noble reor u , to the' to the three propositions which were submitted 100,3 the immediate o m o . e b a d 8 0 1 a e ci rs h e 'l ; Government. He was right in saying that Vr_ . E ., nie . f propositions for making railways for the terenar ea d Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta, but he would . be e House to believe that an undue preference 13flu_. given assure ehim that such regard to twO was of not these the e prsessei.dlenn erie7erbrins4 could u the Calcutta line the Noble Lord seemed ty_ Do e overlooked the fact that if they were to construct f iailway from Calcutta to Delhi they In see n commencement somewhere—they must make 6 vo ble tiefory they could complete the whole. If the . 0 0 Laid telieved they were to atep at that poin t h i( be D on ‘ h°s very much mistaken, and he was equally mistaken ' supposed that they were to take the traffic a portion of th e l in e a s evidence of whether et. tem of railways would answer in India or n r o . tb though the direction of the line (only tows ° , s t here norch•west provinces had been agreed upon, _Y°'' the was a point—Mieideah—placed at the junction__ to Llooghley and the Gangeo, which would probabl y be