The Sun. — London, England, 1851-03-11 00:00:00

fourtbli i Won SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. FRANCE. A priest named Dubois, aged only 29, was on Sa turday tried by the Tribunal of Correctional Police for robbery. He had quitted the diocese of Besancon to come to Parr, in order to take out a degree in the University. He ingratiated himself with the Abbe O t i n , chaplain of the cemetery of Pere la Chaise, and occasionally assisted him in his duties, for doing which he was regularly paid. He borrowed several sums of the Abbe, but, not content with this, he opened his desk and stole about 210 f. He also, at different times, stole silver spoons and forks belonging to the Abbe. He employed the proceeds of his robberies in treating a girl of ill fame named Hebert, with whom he had become acquainted in the street; ,and with whom he led a life of debauchery. The girl clearly proved that the silver spoons and forks which she had seen in possession of the accused were those taken from the Abbe Otin, and a jeweller fur ther stated that he had purchased them from the pri soner. The Tribunal condemned Dubois to a year's imprisonment. The Siecle contains the following :—" The usual ride of the President of the Republic was yesterday the cause of some tumult. About three o'clock Louis Napoleon left the Elysee on horseback, in pri vate clothes, followed by an aide - de - camp. On r e aching the Carre de Marigny, cries of Vive Na poleon ! Vive l'Empereur were raised by persons standing near. Cries of Vise la Republique ! Vive la Constitution I' were then raised in answer, and led to some personal conflicts between the adverse parties." At the instance of the Minister of War, the Pre sident of the Republic has just authorised the forma tion of a commission of superior officers of marine, to select some place in the French colonies as a penal settlement for convicts. Admiral Mackau is named president of the Committee. GERMANY. The sub-committee named by the second com mittee of the conference of Dresden sent in on the 4th instant its report on the relations which ought to exist between the legislation of the various states and the general legislation of the confederation. The report declares that there does not appear to be any neces sity for making new laws on the subject, the federal legislation already in force being quite sufficient. All that is required, it says, is to render the present laws co-ordinate with the final act and the federal act. The Sovereign is to have the power of regula • ting, in conjunction with the States, all internal mat ters ; but he can by himself decide all external ques tions. No refusal can be given to vote the tax , ,s, nor can the States either reject the consideration of any applications made to regulate the affairs of the Con federation ; consequently, according to the views of the sub-committee, the Germanic Confederation is to resume with regard to the German people the same position as before 1848. The following note has been addressed by the Aus trian Minister to the Governments of the minor German states, which have opposed the Austrian propositions : " The Dresden Conferences will, according to the ar rangement come in the last plenary sitting, proceed on the Bth of this month to the final consideration and vote on the proposals of Austria and Prussia for the imme diate establishment of the Executive of the Band. " The objections made in the above-named sitting by several of the Plenipotentiaries against these pro posals scarcely permit the hope of an unanimous decision on the part of the German Governments. Bat as these Plenipotentiaries at the same time declared that they, for the moment, only expressed their 7ereonal opinions, inasmuch as the views of their Governments were only known to them in ge neral, those expressions cannot withhold us from ad dressing those who invested them with their powers once again on the importance o: the impending decision. " If there are in the condition of Germany any reasons why the several taereahers of the Bund should make some sacrifices fur the benefit of the whole—as all the States have frequently acknowledged, and which is our inti mate conviction—then scarcely one of our allies can re fuse to acknowledge that the present state of things more than ever conveys the admonition to make that sacrifice in reality. " After laborious negotiaiions at Dresden the conflict of claims has been overcome to the point that in the prominent and most pressing question, the reorgeniza tion of the Executive Power of the Bund, not only the votes of the States of the Confederation, which would at the same time as European powers, have to represent the result of th 3 result of the re vision of the Bond, are united, but those of the members of the Band, standing next to them in power, in the north as well as the south of Germany. In the eyes of the world it would be unquestionably an expe rience of serious significance, if, under the circumstances that prevail in Germany and Europe, such a proposition should be negatived by the contradiction of other votes which collectively represent scarcely more than, the tenth part of the population of the Bond. "The circumstances of the time appeal so loudly Le the insight and patriotism of all, and the amount of what may be gaieed in decisive an:Arse:lents by unity, end of what may be lost by continued division, must rise so distinctly hefore nny unprejudiced eye, that we should think we failed in respect to our allies of the Confedera tion, if we thought it necessary to detail it. ';But what we can, and must demand, is a free and' independent examination and decision, an (stamina nation tiefettered by previous entanglements. Not desirous to renew a barren contest, we will, on our part, willingly refrain from asking how it was pos sible, and how it admits of explanation, that many Governments which, notwithstanding our invitation to re-establish the legal basis of the continuation of the rights of the Confederation by summoning she assembly of the Band, refused their compliance with it from anxiety and apprehension as to the return of past conditions, and with exaggerated reproaches against the constitu tion of the Baud, are now zealous for the simple return to this constitution, and prefer this step, at all risks, to assenting to a proposal which ve,uld place the collective strength of the united States of the Bend against any internal or external peril that might thrca'cn the nation. " That on such a union of collective s;rength, in the immediate future, the salvation, and even the existence, of the Bund may depend cannot be denied. But neither can it be concealed that then the favourable moment for forming that union would have been lost. The present position of European affairs renders it more necessary than before that the renewal of the Treaty of the 18th of June, 1815, should lie in the hands of the German Governments, and that the alterations in it, required for the general strength and welfare, should be settled by them alone. But no one is in a position to pi event a state of things being produced by a longer continuance of the division in Germany, among other results of such a fault, in which at last only the interference of foreign states c: old and would give the final decision. Your Excellency will consider the pre sent note a confidential one, ant', as suc h, only to com municate :t without delay to the Government to which you are acercJiicci. " Ecceivo thd Llaurarlee, " VON SCHWARZENBER6. " Vienna, iiLr,;ll 2, ISSI. The Cologne Gazette contains a letter from Berli n of the 7th, which states that the general instructions to be addressed to the Ambassadors of Prussia at the several Courts of Germany relative to the German question are to be forwarded to Om in a few days. The Breslau Gazette states the coronation of the Emperor of Austria is to take place in the month of August, provided that in the meantime the German question shall have been settled. The Austrian troops began to leave Lubeck on the 6th instant. The letter of the Hanoverian Government relative to the German question wsa laid before the First Chamber of Hanover F in th e s itti ng o f M atc h 5, b u t the consideration of it was adjourned by an order of the day declaring that, as the Ch am b er was not yet sufficiently in possession of the circumstances to pass an opinion on the conduct of the Government, it would discuss the question on a subsequent day. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, March 11.) SUGAR.—To-day the supply at market was again leant?, of West India Sugar, and previous rates were allattancd, but there was little desire evinced to do busi in either grocery and refining kinds, and on l y 150 hhela ace found buyers. 11 / 1 " 13 .—T0-day there was little desire on the part of home dealers to operate in Refined Sugar; but thbre is no further decline and fair brown lumps cannot be ob tained under 463 per cwt. Crushed Sugar is dull of sale at former ray s . , MAIIAITIIIs.—Thi s afternoon Mauritius Sugar was held for full rates; but not much desire was evinced to opera t e . Of 3,021 hags at auction 2,000 sold; fine yellow at 403 t o 42s odor sorts 36s 6d to 39s 6d, brown low 31s to 32 8 , and 33s to 365, grainy from 36s to 42s per cwt. the public sales of Fear INDIA.,—Thia afterno on, Bengal Sugar w ent off' quietly at rather lower rates. was .3'34° bather but nearly the The quantity offered middling white whola sold, low and Benares went at 40s 6d to 41s 6d, damp 39s to 41s, grainy white 44s to 465, fine yellow ditto 43s to 445, middling to n„ like Mauritius 38s tools, For Madras the mark e t h as a dull aspect, and of 3,450 bags at, auction at 3 a small pa only sold; middling and good sof t yellow these 3 t" 4s ' rt and low middling 29s to 31 s per cwt., and are rather lower rates, Fo REIGN. therewas l.ny Sr ly few purchase's were nindo, although_ , ;ire to sell at the terns. last week, 'other under. les are lower for West India but wen concluded and the sales are 500 quality, "00 puns better sort at 15s ick is now much the same as last year 'a for Bengal and Mauritius rule at are few buyers. Cuba Porto Rico are 7 5, no sales are however reported. .rkel for West ladia has yet a dull PP l i e s being ilimited prices arc pre- , _ . way, and rule ff:r Trinidad red at ' ac,., to 535, grey 45s to 50a, and Grenala 42s to 47e. Foreign is purchased with rcluctaace, Bahia and Pc% at 39* to 30s, arid other aorta 310 to 323 per cwt. Sugar, and privately holders evince a desi Di EVI ' ; 44.* .., eassv ra ‘,.. 4 . 4 .. -, • ‘ . 441 , .....„--.1. ric( ' - -1; . : ~,,,:;,,,:,trr.: r has bt .;cf‘latii:,, old q e ti 6. ~..,. !toc ' t i lt 1 , l -f.... ices . --.-, to 17 141 t 444‘ 6Z ... 4. •‘ i • e Ma 'IC apptarsup, but sup '"'" vpheli - 1 frtvia ,givingv THE SUN, 0 NIE) CPN; COFFEE.—This afternoon Native Ceylon Coffee is held for full rates, but the trade were reluctant buyers, of 1,052 bags at auction not above half sold; fine ordi nary at 47s to 41s, whilst the good ordinary was taken in at 465; damaged feund buyers at from 41s to 465. Of Plantation there was no public sale, and privately little was done. Mocha is not much in demand, and the public sales of 189 bales 28 hf-bales went a br.rely former rates, mid and good yellowish clean garbled selling at 66s 6.1 to 68s 6d, greenish 64s to 665, triage 47s to 502, pea berry 68s, and damaged sorts from 37s to 675. Costa Rica is cheaper, and 500 bags sold at from 45s to 50a for ead ord and real good ord, and damaged 41s to 455. TEA.—The trade are much in want of common and medium Congou ; whilst prices continue to advance, the former selling at is to is CV., and the latter at Is Oid to is Did; there is also a firm market, and with limited supplies. Other descriptions have not improved in value ; bat a good business has been concluded at from is Id to is 9d per lb. The low kinds of Green have sold freely at a small ad vance, whilst better sorts are in improved request at the previous currency, and there is a firm market. In Scented and Pekoe Teas sales are upon a more extended scale, and somo holders are not inclined to accept pre vious rates. SPICES.—The private sales to day made in Spices were upon a limited scale; a few parties are disposed to sell at a decline. Of Cloves 25 bags at auction went at 64-d for damp Bourbon, and 75 bags export Bengal Ginger at 17s 6d to 18s, and damaged at 17's per cwt. RICE.—To-day the private sales in East India Rice were trifling, but there is no further decline. At auction 500 bags good white Bengal were taken in at lls per cwt, being above the value. Of St. Vincent's Arrow- root 56 brls 28 tins were sold at 4d to 61. SPIRITS.—There are but few buyers of Leeward Island Rum, and the nearest value is is Id per gallon proof. Eastlndia continues to be operated in with caution, and can be obtained at I s 6d to is 6id proof. Orders are small for Jamaica for all purposes; for fine and good sorts prices are sustained, inferior can however be obtained at a small reduction. We quote low and mid 30 to 34 per cent over proof at 2s 8d to 3s, good to fine 34s to 38s over 3s 2d to 3s 10d, and superior 4s to 4s 6d. The home and export demand for brandy is limited, and sellers are willing to accept for Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1850 4s 6d to 4s 8d; 1849 ditto 4s 7d to 4s 9d ; 1848 ditto 4s 10d to 5s ; 1847 ditto .5s 2d to 5s 4d, and inferior sorts 3s to 4s. The value of British made Spirit is 9s 8d to 9s 9d, and Gin 83 3d for 22 per ceot under proof, but there is a quiet market. Geneva is not much wanted, and is offered at 11.7 d to is Bd, and fine is 9d to 2s. . _ INDIGO.—To-day at auction 570 erns Guatimals In digo—very low lean copper and strong brown coppery Cortes to mid and good Sobres, nearly all sold at from 2s 6d to 43 Bd, being about previous prices. COCHINEAL —To-day at auction of 100 bags Cochineal, 10 very good Mexican Blacks were taken in at 3s 7d, and 90 low to mid and good Honduras ditto, nearly all bought in at from 3s 8d to 4s 11, silvers 3s 5d to 3s 81; 8 bags Lima 3s 4d to 3s 6d. SALTPETRE.—To-day Calcutta Saltpetre met with little attention, but holders would not sell at low rates. At auction 2,124 bgs were nearly all taken in at 26s to 27s 6d for low and quality, 8i to 100 per cent refrac tion, the small part sold realized 29s for 4 to 5i per cent refraction, unretracted 28s, and damaged 21s to 24s 6d. ,Off.s.—Prices continue to decline for Rape Seed, and dE alers operate with caution, the supply also yet exceeds consumption. The value of Brown is 32s 6d to 335, Pale 34s to 355; Foreign Refined 35s 3d to 35s 6d; and East India 32s to 32s 6d. per cwt. Linseed Oil is in small eupply, and much in demand for home consumption ; many parcels have also been taken for exportation. The value on the spot is 33s 6d to 33s 2d; and for delivery several contracts have been entered into at 34s to 34s 3d. Palm Oil is firm and price, and still in good demand, fine realized 293 to 29s 9d per cwt, whilst the supply is smali. Cocoa Eat is yet purchased with caut:on fur home consumption and shipping; the supply does not fall off; and the rates taken for Ceylon and Cochin are 28s to 31e. Olive Oil continues to at tract little attention, and there are sellers at a further decline; Gallipoli cau be obtained at 421 to 421 10s, and otter sorts at 401 to 41 lOs per tan. Ground Nut Oil has been selling at 34s to 355; and Gingelly at 33s to 33s 6d per cwt. Seal has been in gooi request, and rates rule firm; pale at 341 to 351, and other de scriptions 311 to 331 133 per tun. Cod is held for 371 lOs to 38/ ; few buyers are, however to be met with. In Southern sales to a fair extent have been made at from 301 103 to 32l for low to fine; and larger parcels are not on offer. Holders of Sperm are firm; and sales are upon a more extended scale at from 841 to 851 for Colonial of first quality. Headmatter is yet in small supply, and 901 to 941 is the value. _ TALLOiv . ..-LThere is a further advance for Russian on the spot; and for consumption only limited par cels have been taken; but the speculative demand con tinues good. Fine new yellow Candle realized 38s 3d to 38s 6d, and Old 37s 6d to 37s 9d per cwt. For delivery next month new is held for 38s 3d to 38s 6d; but there are are few buyers. A good business, however, has been concluded for the latter part of the year at 39a to 39s 3d. Home melted has met with a ready sale at 37s to 37s 6d net cash. Of South Ameri can 814 pkgs at auction were chiefly sold at from 35s to 37s 6d for low to fine; 560 casks Australian 36s to 37s 9d for low to fine; but 13-1 casks East India were taken in at 42s per cwt. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool sack at Five o'clock. PETI 1 lONS. The Bishop of NORWICH presented several petitions against Papal aggression. Lord STANLEY presented a petition from certain landowners of Northamptonshire, praying for protection; also petitions complaining of the Papal aggressioa ; and petitions against the admission of Jews into Parliament. - The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from Bath in favour of the enfranchisement of copy holds. THE CENSUS. The NOBLE LORD gave notice that on Thursday he should move for the instructions issued by the Registrar• General for the taking of the census. PAPAL AGGRESSION. ' Earl FITZWILLIAM, in presenting a petition from certain Roman Catholic inhabitants of the city of York, against any measure fur kflicting pains and penalties upon the persons professing the Catholic religion, said that he was not aware that any such measure had been proposed to Parliament. He was aware that a measure bad been introduced into the other House of Parliament to prevent persons usurping territorial titles conferred upon them by a foreign power, and he approved of that measure. He desired to preserve in this country that pure religion which we had enjoyed for three hundred years, and therefore he desired that their Lordships should legislate on this subject. He entirely approved of the object of the Bill. He found that in the other House 400 Members had voted in favour et it as it originally was introduced, and therefore. he supposed that the great majority of the ',louse were in favour of making it effctual. lie had, therefore, learned with astonishment that the Government had determined to abandon those portions of the Bill which would alone make it cffcctual. If the Bill passed without the means of inelsing it effective, they would pass a law which would involve the Legislature in disgrace and in ridieu'e—(Hear)—and was to be lamented that Parliament and the Execudve Government, should have thus disappointed the hopes of the nation. He felt it his Outy to make these obseevatione, and to ask if it were true that those who had the con duct of this measure in the other House had de termined so to frame, it as to make if ineffective. If the Bill had never been introduced, it might have been said it was a subject not fitted for legislation, but having introduced that Bill they admitted that it was a subj ject for legislation, and having made this admis sion they made the legislation ineffectual. If the Ministers thought they would have done their duty, or have satisfied the country by such a measure they would find that they had grievously disappointed the hopes and expectations of the country.—(Hear, hear.) He desired to preserve this country as a Protestant country, and that no justifiable means should be left untried to preserve it as such. The hard ship was not upon the Roman Catholics, but upon the Protestants of this country, that they should be com pelled to submit to this aggression. A gross insult had been committed, and he should propose that it should not be lawful for any subject of her Majesty to assume any title, civil or religious, without permission of her Ma jesty, and then it would be lawful for her Majesty to permit the assumption of such titles when it might seem fit, and to prohibit others from so assuming an usurped title. He warned her Majesty's Ministers against trifling with this important question. It was a question in which he felt deeply, because he was desirous of preserving that religion which he believed to be the truth, and he called upon Parliament and the Ministers not to be treacherous to themselves, if they valued their own reputation and the religion of their country. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in answer to the question put by his Noble Friend, would state that cer tain alterations were intended to be made in the Bill introduced in the other House of Parliament; but this House could not entertain the question until the Bill should have reached their Lordships' House. He him self did not think those alterations affected the princi ple of the Bill. Earl FITZWILLIAM said the alterations did not they only made it totally af fectineff e t e h t e iv p e r . inciple of the ; Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. NEW WRIT. Mr. CLEMENTS moved for a new writ for the borough of Dungarvan in the place cf the; Right Hon. Mr. Steil, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. SECOND READINGS. The following Fills were then read a second time : Derby and A s hb orne Road. Lancashire a n d Y or k s hi re R a il way (F i fth Shares). The second - :ending of the Smithfield Enlargement Bill WB3 PoktPonca until Monday next. A. number of ; al so, petitiPonEsTwierrle°pNreSse• Ec clesiastical Titles Billnted against the Papal aggression. Mr. Alderman SIDNEy a great number against the presented a petition against the removal of Smithfield T. Williams,etttd by Sir G. Pechell, Similar patitkons were ' l7r: k " t " 1 . by Mr. Henley, from Brighton; by Mr. froln tl.o butchers of Oxfordshire Stoke Newington and Islingt on; ' t d: Mr. Wakley, from * Ol 4 from placers iLI Surrey, "by Mr. H. Drum. I • . . • . ‘Unk4ll i,0.044d Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from a surgeon at Exeter against the income-tax. Mr. BANKES presentel a petition from Dorchester praying for the repeal of the navigation laws. Mr. PALMER. presented a petition praying the House to pass a measure fir &creasing the number of beer-houses. Colonel FREEST LTN presented a petition from the merchants, ship-owners, ship-masters, and seamen of the port of Weymouth, praying the repeal of the Mercantile Marine Act. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the artizans of Sunderland engaged in ship building against the Marine Bill of last session. Mr. HUME also presented a petition from Montrose staring that:while, the Bill was generally beneficial, some of the clauses were very injurious to their interests, and they prayed that the House would take these clause 3 into consideration with a view to their amendment. Mr. HUME also presented petitions from the eastern parts of London, from Linlithgow, Airdrie, and other places against the Papal aggression; and two petitions fur an extension of the franchise. The petitioners stated that so long as they were excluded from voting in the election of Members of the Legislature they gave no consent to the burdens imposed upon the people, and were unjustly taxed by the Government.—(Hear.) CEYLON. Mr. BAILEY read the terms of a motion, that he should bring on, on an early day, with a viow of again bringing the matters connected with Ceylon before the House. BORNEO AND SIR J. BROOKE. Mr. FIUME gave notice that he should, on this day fortnight, bring the :,object of the transactions relating to Borneo under the' consideration of the [louse, and move for an inquiry into those transactions, during which more than a thousand people had been killed by persons engaged in her Majesty's service. COUNTY FINANCIAL BOARDS. Sir GEORGE GREY presented a petition from the ratepayer 3 of Northumberland praying for the formation of county, financial boards._ RAMSGATE HARBOUR. Mr. MOFFATT wished to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty, whether it is the intention of Government to adopt the recommendation of the Select Committee of last session on Ramsgate and Margate Harbours in re gard to the abolition of dues or tolls now exacted from vessels not actually entering the harbour of Ramsgate. Sir F. BARING said the Government had no control over these dues, and any alteration in them must be made either by the Commissioners or the House of Commons. He had, however, directed information to be collected on the subject, and so soon as he obtained that information he should be prepared to give the Hon. Gentleman a more satisfactory answer. INDIAN AR NIY. EIVART wished to inquire of the Secretary of the Board of Control whether any system of examina tion, or test of fitness, on the appointment and promo tion of officers in the Indian army has been adopted, or is contemplated, in conformity with the system of ex amination of officers now adopted in the British army; end whether the subjects of such examination will be laid before the House? Mr. WILSON said cadets had always been subject to an examination before they were admitted into the ser vice, and within the last three months a similar, or rather, a stronger test bad been applied to officers of every description before they were promoted. If the Hon. Gentleman would move for a copy of the minute appointing that test, there would be no objection to pro duce it. METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT. Mr. LUSIIINGTON said the Metropolitan Buildings Bill stood for the second reading to-night, and as his con stituents were anxious that it should not be hastily dis cussed, he hoped it would not be brought on at a late hour to-night. Lord SEYMOUR was understood to reply that it would not be brought on to-night. POOR-RATES AND LAW OF SETTLEMENT. Alderman SIDNEY wished . , to ask the President of the Poor-law Board when he would be prepared to lay his Bill on the table relating to the pore equal assess meat of the rates for the poor, and' also to the law of settlement ? Mr. BAINES said he could net give a direct reply to the Hon. Member in the present state of public business, but he would have no objection to state at the earliest pozsible opportunity when he would bring in the Bill. INTERMENTS BILL. Mr. MOWATT wished to know from the Secretary of State for the Home apartment when the Board of Health were likely to carry into effect the provisions of the Act for the prevention of interments in the metropolis? Sir G. GREY said the Hon. Member would be aware that in making a change of that important nature a great many preliminary arrangements had to be made. The Board of Health had entered into negotiations with the existing cemetery companies for the purpose of facilitat ing the carrying out of the Act, and he was not sure they were actually closed; but he feared they were not likely to terminate satisfactorily. The consequence would be that the Board would have to avail themselves of the powers given to them under the Act for obtaining possession of existing cemetery companies. ;Every ex ertion would be made by the:Board to bring thelAct into operation at the earliest possible opportunity. MISMANAGEMENT OF THE WOODS AND FORESTS. Lord DUNCAN rose to move the following resole tion:—" Whereas it appears by returns laid before this House, and before the Select Committee of Woods, Forests, Works, &e., that during a period of seven years (from 1842-3 to 1848-9), the gross income derived from the possessions and land revenues of the Crown has amounted to 2,446,7351, and that out of this sum only 774,000/ has been paid into the public account at the Exchequer; and whereas during the same period it ap pears that a sum amounting to 1,672,7851. has been withheld for charges of collection and management, and for other expenses charged upon the said revenues, it is expedient, with a view to place the expenditure of this branch of the public service under the more immediate control of Parliament, that the gross income derived from the said revenues should hereafter be paid into the Exchequer, and that the necessary expenses for col lecting and managing the same should be voted by this House, upon estimates to be annually sub mitted to Parliament by her Majesty's Government." The Noble Lord observed that the object of the resolu tion was to this effect, that the gross revenue derived from the Woods and Forests should hereafter be paid into the Exchequer, and that the necessary expenses of collection and management should be voted by the House on the estimates which were annually submitted by her Majesty's Government.—(Hear, hear.) He deeply regretted that it had fallen to his lot to bring forward this motion, but as the Noble Lord at the head of the Government had not shown any disposi tion to take the task in hand, and as he (Lord Duncan) had acted as Chairman of a Committee ou the subject, and become acquainted with the many irre gularities which had taken place in the department of the Woods and Forests, he thought he should be want ing in his public duty if he failed to bring the subject thus prominently before the House. It would be recollected that the Noble Lord brought in a Bill last session, but it was postponed from week to week, and at the very end of the session was consigned to the tomb of all the Capulets, where so many good things had previously been deposited.—(Hear.) At the commencement of the present session he put a question to the Noble Lord on the subject of the Bill, but having receives an unsatis factory answer, he felt himself justified in erdeavouring to apply a remo,ly to the existing evils in this depart ment of the Government. Ho wished to make no attack on the Noble Lord at the head cf the department (Lord Seymour), but to vindicate a great principle by reieieg]the question, whether it was to the ad vantege of her Majesty's service that this clepartnie:it should expend money without the control of Parliament? The management of these revenues were entrusted to three Commissioners responsible only to the treasurers; and the only records of their proceedings were contained in a report brought into the House at the end cf the session. This, ho thought, was not the way to manage that immense property. The gross amount of the property which belonged to the Crown was, he firmly believed, totally sufficient to maintain the dignity of the Crown. The gross rental of the Woods and Forests was 350,0001., and it took 192,0001. to manage this rental. This revenue was derived from property in various parts of the kingdom to a great amount—the parks in the metropolis and the royal forests, about seven teen in number, containing about 110,000 acres. Their forests had been valued by an eminent surveyor at 2,000,0001., the rental of which was 36,3921., and the expense for managing 36,7841. The Sovereigns of England first obtained this property at the time of the Conquest, and it was the only revenue which they possessed for the maintenance of their dignity, and was gradually augmented until it would have almost absorbed the whole landed property of the country had it not been for the immense grants which were made by various Sovereigns to the needy favourites who clung to their skirts That was the case until the Crown lauds were placed in the management of the Ministers and the House of Commons. Up to the time of Henry VIII. the manage ment of these lands bad been such as no one could com plain of. Large grants it was true bad been .made, but throughout the whole of the latter part of his reign large accessions were made to the Crown property by the disso lution of the monasteries. A great portion of that property was also granted to courtiers and the needy recipients of court favour, and it therefore became greatly diminished. In the time of Charles 1., a large portion of the revenues derived from this property was applied towards the support of his army, and afterwards towards the payment of the Parliamentarian army. On the occasion of the restoration of Charles the Second renewed grants were also made to those who had aided in replacing him upon the throne. By an inquiry, how ever, which he had ma d e h o h a d a sc e rt a i ne d that Ch ar l es IL still retained a revenue of 360,000/. a year. On the ac cession of William IV. largo grants were again made to those who had been instrumental in promoting his sc ces:aon to the throne. During the time of Queen Anne no return was made f or t hi r ty-on e y ears; an d yet it was but justice to say that while this property was under the direction of the officers of the Crown there was no waste of the property and no waste made by the asfiistants, But when it came under the direction of Parliament it was unrnediately.used for patty purposes. and lie found that several grants were made, and en one instance no less than 10,000/. had b een ma d e fur one purpose. It was not until 1798 that Parliament entered into any inquiry at 311. After that Mr. Fordyce was instituted as an inquirer; and Mr. I. ordyco, ho was hound to say, had fulfilled duty in a moat admirable manner. In 1810 a commission had been a p po i nted for the purpose o:' inquiring into the state of this property; and in a most lamentable condition they found it. The first witness called before the Com mittee over which he (Lord Duncan) had the honour to preside, was the Earl of Carlisle, at that time P ro ds tent of the Woods and Forests. The Committee soon found, freak hie Acordsbip's evidence, that the somuts UESDAY EVENING, of the office were kept in a most slovenly man ' nor% (Heat, bear.) In consequence of the evidence adduced, a commueication bud been made to Mr. Anderson, from whom a letter had been received, and ho (Lord Duncan) thought thet a more disgraceful letter had never bean read to the House of Commons—(llear, hear)—and he believed he fully justified the inquiry for which he now moved. From that letter it appeared that no helance had been mace of the hooLs later than the 31st of March iu 1839, so that there had been no balance whatever struck for nine years; that no accounts whatever had been rendered later than the 21st of March, 1843, so that. there had been no accotant at all for five years. Sach a case could not possibly occur in any other department, and perfectly justified him (Lord Duncan) in asking for this discussion,—(Hear, hear.) It should be recollected that these forests had in the first place been appropriated for the enjoyment of the Sovereign of the realm. For the management of these forests three officers were ap pointed—one for the management of the revenues derived from the dorneins, another for the nur ture and care of the deer, and a third for attending to the growth of the profit derived from the timber, Now it did tinforttnettely happen that looking after deer and the growing of timber was not a very pleasant oc cupation, and the censequerce was that these duties were dreadfully neglected. When he went down to the New Forest a few months ago, he found maters ire a state of great confusion. The hewn timber did not agree with the catalogues which had been sent up to the Commis sioners of Woods,:and no wonder that on the frauds that had been perpetrated in the management of the forest being discover , d one of the managers ran away to France, another cut his throat, end a third bolted from the forest. It then transpired that the public had been openly robbed, and timber sold at periodical sales by parties who had no right whatever to it. Now, if the plan he now proposed had been in operation none of these abuses would have arisen. Again, in the case of the Winchcombe Forest, for a long series of years the Woods ana Forests had been:at:law with the ranger, Lord Churchill, and during that period not a stack of timber was cut down. The suit abated at the death of Lord Churchill, but not until the public had been put to the enormous expense of 70,013/. Wal tham Forest had almost entirely passed into the hands of the neighbouring proprietors, and the result . was, there ;had been an end of litigation, to the great loss of the public, who more than once had been compelled to pay the Attorney:General enormous fees, amounting to up :arils of 3uol, for doing —what did the House suppose? Why, nothing more than putting on his gown and wig.—(Leughter.) He hoped after this statement of fecta tho House would be disposed to support his motion, and then there would be a chance of diminishing, if not altogether abolishing these gross and crying evils.—(Hear, hear.) A Mr. Kent was appointed to manage the timber of Sampsey Forest, who was a clerk in a solicitor's office in the City, and who knew nothing whatever about the nature of his duties. The consequence was that after the lapse of six years he fatted, and on inquiry being made it was found that he had cut down 4,000/. worth of oak, and applied the proceeds to his own purposes. This person soon afterwards disappeared, but was ul timately apprehent!el, convicted, and transported. Now, what was the use of talking of economy, when such practices as these were allowed? He did not attach blame to the heads of the department, but to the system of not bringing all the accounts and proceedings before Parliament, and he believed the want of a check of this kind led these individuals to whom lie alluded to be guilty of dishonesty. With such instances before it, did the House not think there were cogent reasons for not allowing the estates of the Crown to remain in their present state? He found that during seven years, cueing in 1839, the gross re venue of the Woods and Forests was 2A46 7851 ; of this sum only 774,000/. were paid into the Exchequer, leaving 1,612,785/. as the amount expended in the different ways he bad casually alluded to The gross land receipts during the seven years was. 1,983,924/., the expenditure on that was 639,6441 , being au average expenditure of 90,000/. per annum on anin come of 280,000/., a charge of 30 per cent. oa an income chiefly derived from rents. The income derived from the forests was 251,5631., and there was an expenditure on them of 274,989/., giving a loss to the public of 23,426/. The income from the parks during those seven years . was 197,2831., on which there was an expenditure of 640,4521., being an excess of expenditure over income of 449,1441. There was ono item in these expenses which of itself was sufficient to justify this motion, and this was the sum paid for law expenses, a,nounting to no less a sum than 79,241/. during the seven years in question, and that only for the London solicitors, for there were other bills in Edinburgh and Dublin, each amounting to nearly 3,000/. per annum. He would ask the concurrence and vote of all Hon. Members who thought it would be beneficial to bane annual estimates of this depth laid be fore the House, a system which he considered would not only benefit the public, but tend to promote the prospective interests of the country.—(clear.) The Noble Lord con cluded by moving the resolution given above. Lord SEYMOUR said he was no more responsible for the management of the office of Woods and Forests previous to 1849, than any other Member of the House. —([fear, hear.) He confessed, when be entered upon his duties in that year, he imagined, after all he had heard, that he should find the revenue arising from Crown lands very much reduced and the value of the land which had reverted to the Crown seriously impaired. However, on referring to the returns on the subject, he discovered that the revenues were not in that lamentable and deplorable condition in which his Noble Friead had represented them to be. The gross revenue arising from Crown land in 1789, was 19,6001.; in 1799 it had grown to 21,6001.; in 1809, 42,000/.; in 1819, 120,000/ ; in 1829, 183,100/ ; in 1839, 188,400/ ; and, in 1849 and 1850, 203,3001—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord at considerable length went on to con tend that the Crown lauds had been well managed, and that if any party was to blame for any de fictis that had taken place it was not the Government but the Legislature. All the money which the Noble Lord had said had been with held bad been applied to other purposes, not by the Go vernment but by the Legislature. (LEFT SPEAKING.) THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 8, 1851. It is hereby notified, that Viscount Palmerston, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has received dispatches from her Majesty's Chargé d'Affairs at Guatemala, dated respectively the sth of November and the 2d of December last, enclosing two letters from Commander Hayes, of her Majesty's ship Champion, which had arrived off the coast of the state of Salvador by order of Rear-Adrairal nornby, Com mander .in-Chief of her Majesty's naval forces in the Pacific, stating in the first, that ho had placed au em bargo on all traffic in the port cf " The Union," and declaring in the second, the entire coast of Salvador to be in a state of blockade. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 7. The Queen has been pleased t•r) approve of Mr. John Watson Bain as Consul in New Zealand for the King of thu ilawilan DOWNING-STREET, MAncu 11. Tie QtLien has been pleased to appoint William Bar row, Esq., to be Chief Clerk in the office a her Majesty's Treasurer for the Island of Mauritius. WHITEHALL, :MARCH 8. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend Grigor Stewart to the church at Kinloch Likart or Kinloch Linchart, in the parish of Conan, in the pres bytery of Dingw.,ll, and shire of vacant by the transportation of the Wvercnd Duncan Simon Mac kenzie, late minister there, to the church and parish of Gairloch. Commission by tbo Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire. Elward Sacheveral Chandos Pole, jun., Esq., to be Depty Lieutenant, March 3. WHITEHALL, MARCIE 1. Th© Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Simpson Stephenson, Gent., of Sheerness, in the county of Kent, to be a Nester Extraordinary in the High Court o' Chancery. WHITEHALL, Marcy 4. The Lord Chancellor hag appointed William Draris field of Huddersfield, in the county of York, Gent., to bo a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery WHITEHALL,AIicia 5. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Buxton Ling, of Scarborough, in the county of York, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary iu the High Court of Chan cery. WHITEHALL, nancs 7. The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Daniel Williams Beeston, of Wellington, in the county of Salop, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. John Barnard Warcup, i ronmo nger, Deptford, to sur render March 23 , at one, and April 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bank rup t cy . 8 3 11, official assi g nee," Coleman street-buildina,s; Tayler, Adelaide-place London-bridge. Charles Drrffield. draper, Bever l e y, Yorkshire, March 21, at one, and Bankruptcy. G ra h am , o ffi c ial assignee; Ashurst and April 28, at twelve , at the Court of Son, Old Jewry. William Buckle, ship owner, Pall-Mall, March 28, at eleven, and April 29, at cue, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basingliall-street ; Towne, Devonshire-square, Bishops. gate. George Parker, carpenter, Coventry, March 31, and April 26, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Browett, Coventry. Henry Blakesley, brick and tile dealer, Castle Brom wich, Warwick s hi re , Morch 27 and April 28, at twelve, at the Birmin g h am District Court. Chrhtie, official 'assignee, Birmingham; Harrison, Birmingham. a,. Edward Smith, h o p m erchant, Worcester, March 26, and April 23, a t t we lve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Reece, Birmingham. Stephen Thomas Wallr,T, here denier, Grantham, March 21, and April 25, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court, Nottingham. Bittle3ton, official assignee, Nottingham; Swan, Gray's Inu-placa, Gray's. inn. Manuel Jones, cheese factor, Wrexham, March 24, and April 14, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Varela:oat; Evans, Liverpool. Robert Wade, grocer, Plymouth, March 7, at two, an d and April 24, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Edmonds and Sons, Plymouth; Stcgdon, Exeter. Thomas KintoD, furniture broker, East Stonehouse, Devonshire, March 17, at two, and April 24, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Herrman, official assig nee, Exeter; Littio and Billing, Devorport; Sea'dar Exeter; Sole and Turni , r, Aldexnmbury. MARCH 11, INSOLVENT DEBTORS, Walter Frith, attorney, Jewin-Atreet, Aldongate-street. James P,lrsona, eheesemonger, Marsbam-street, West- minster. Charles Simmons, barman, Spread Eagle, Oxfordshire. Joseph Bennett, tobacconist, Woolwich. Daniel Gibbon, out of business, Broropton. Thomas Clemente, cattle dealer, Ciiiswell-street, Fins- bury. JAmes Pickford, shoe maker, Upper White Cross•street, St. Luke's. Charles Christian Schleiarrnachar, commission agent, Lake's- cotta e, DOWnht;m• road. Williarn Tnomas, omnibus driver, Morning-lane, Church lane, thekney. William Hunt, Portland•street,, W. !worth. William Hutchings, fourneyman butcher, John street, East-lane, Walworth. John Hobbs, baker, Wotton•place. New-town, Deptford. Felix Richard tittpliens, discount agent, ;plus urn -street, Bloomsbury. Cat bc-rine Helena Lucas, Gloucester place, Portman- square. Richard Randall, farmer, East Prawle, Devonshire. John Whittlino the younger, jaurneymau woolcomber, Pudsey, YorkAire. Joseph Long, farmer, Berkeley Heath, Gloucestershire. George Manning, farmer, Curse Lawn, Worcestershire. William Vaughan the lounger, shoemaker, Almely, Herefordshire. Joseph Colling, auctioneer, Bishop Wearmouth, Durham John Forshaw,. beerseller, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire. Jaws Hacking, coal-dealer, Blackburn. John Rich Morris, butcher, Wolverhampton. Edwin Cooke, woolstapler, Hereford. William Cooke, woolstapler, Hereford. William Jenkins, shoemaker, Preston. Thomas Spicer, blacksmith, Barking, Essex. John Simms, grocer, Manches:er. . Enos Roberts, joiner and builder, Manchester. Henry Bagsbaw Leech, silk manufacturer, Manchester. Mark Melville, master of a steamboat, Liverpool. Edward Abbott, miller, Nottinghamshire. Peter M'lntyre, traveller, Manchester. John Eardley Cookson, silk manufacturer, Long Mill gate, Manchester. Thcmas Bennett, surgeon, Strangeways, Manchester. Charles Bayley Franapt , m Stevenson, surgeon's assistant, Babbicombe, Devonshire. William Hadfield, watchmaker, Leamington Priors. COURSE OF EXCM AnDteraalu .. 11 16 NGE.—(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar... • • • • • • • • • • •• •—• Leghorn ........ • • .. • • 30 62% , lenoa ............ •• 25 60 Milan .. • • • • •• • • • • • • • Venieo • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Naples ...... •• •• 41% peroz .• 125 Messina • • • • • • • • • • • • • 125 Lisbon.... • • .......... 53% Oporto— • • .... • • .. • • 53% Rio Janeiro • • Buenos Ayres New York, 60 days'sight Philadelphia Ditto, three months.. 11 17W, Ltottcrtual .... • . .• 11 17% Antwerp •• 25 30 Brussels • • • • 25 30 liamburgh • M.B. 13 7% Adtona • . • • Paris, 3 days'sight .. • 25 7% Ditto. 3 months .... 25 30 Marseilles • 25 30 Bourdealuc...... ... • Frankiorton Maine.", 1194 B3rlin • • • .. • • • • • • • • Vienna, effec. 13 0 Trieste, ditt0.......... 13 2 Petorsburgh, 511. Rblo. Madrid •• • • ........ 49% Cadiz •• •• •• •• •••• •. 50 i Barcelona •• •• •• •• •... Seville.• •• •• •• •• •• •• ?BMW OF BULLION, YEE 02. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 Fortsgal Gobi Coin •• 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Now Dollars .... •• 0 0 0 Silver in bars 0 0 0 FRANCHISE EXTENSION. The measure to be proposed by Mr. Locke King on this subject is as follows: A Bill to make the franchise in counties in England and Wales the same as that in boroughs, by giving the right of voting to all occupiers of tenements of the uannual vale of te❑ pounds. Whereas it is expedient to extend the elective fran chise to many of Her Majesty's subjects who have not heretofore enjoyed the same : Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the tame. 1. That, from and after the passing of this Act," every male person of full age, and not subject to any legal in• capacity, who shall occupy, as owner or tenant, any lands or tenements of the clear yearly value of not less than ten pounds, or for which he shall be liable to a clear yearly rent of not less thrn ten pounds, shall be entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future Parliament for the county, riding, parts, or division of the county in which such lands or tenements shall be respectively situate. Pro vided always that such lands or tenements be not situate within the limits of any city or borough now entitled to (-turn a burgess or burgesses to Parliament. Provided also that such occupier shall not be entitled so to vote, unless he be duly registered as such voter, and shall not be entitled to be so registered in any year unless he shall have occupied lands or tenements of such value or at such rent as aforesaid for one calendar month at least next before the last day of July in such year. 2. That the Act passed in the , second year of King William the Fourth, to amend the representation of the people in England and Wales, and an Act passed in the. sixth year of her present Majesty, to amend the law for the registration of persons entitled to vote, and to define certain rights of voting, and to regulate certain pro ceedings in the election of Members to serve in Parlia ment tor England and Wales, and the present Act, shall be construed as ono Act. * The words printed in Italics are proposed to be in serted in Committee. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. CIIESTER AND HOLYHEAD. The half-pnty statement of accounts shows that • the receipts on capitol account have been 3,750,000/. and up wards, including preference shares and loans on deben tures. In addition to this, there has been received for transfer fees, calls overpaid, interest on cash balance, and tolls from Shrewsbury- and Chester Company, some thing more than 19,0002, giving a capital receipt of up wards of 3,770,000/. This is augmented by about 51,0001., the balance of earnings previous to the com mencealent of the revenue account. There are then ad vances on steam-boats, surplus lands, materials, &c., amonnting to 100,0001., so that the gross receipts under the head of capital are not far short of 3,930,0001. The expenditure for the railway has been 3,240,000/., including 7,7001. for carrying stock. The steam-boats, including alterations, have cost nearly 163,0001.; the in terest paid on calls from October, 1844, to December, 1848, amounts to nearly 200,0001.; the interest on loans on debentures, to upwards of 100,0001.; and the divi dend on preference shares to June, 1849, to 40,000/. The Mould Railway has cost 163,000/. The entire ex penditure has been nearly 3,914,0001., and leaves a balance of about 16,000/.. The gross revenue receipts for thehalf-year amount to between 77,000/. and 78,000/, and the working expenses (including rates and taxes, &c.), to about 37,0001 or 38,0001. There has been a loss of upwards of 2,000/. on the working of the steam-boat. We believe the balance in favour of the half-year will be about 37,0001. .Against the balance of 37,0001. are the following claims, so far as the half-year's working is concerned:— viz., six months' dividend on 629,635/ ; preference capi tal at 5i per cent., 17,3141.; six :months' dividend on loan of 972,032/, at 4i per c&nt,, 21,870/4 and also on the loan of 112.300/, at 5 percent., viz., 2,8071., or in tho gross 41,9911. The summary of outstanding balances in the traffic and revenue accounts, with the charges of interest, &c., upon the same, show that the balance on traffic of the half-year of December, 1849, the June half-year of 1850, and the last half•year is 96,000/. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MAncu 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market to-day did not evince that activity which it has done for a few days back. The only transactions reported were - Great Western 904—South Wales, LIVERPOOL, MARCH 10. STOCK EXCHASTOK.—The share market has not been so active to-day, still a fair amount of business has been trans acted without much variation in price. BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The activity and buoyancy of the share market this morning was little abated, but present improved rates appear to present little inducement to holders of stock to sell. The prevailing opinion is that the Great Exhibition will tend materially to a■ increase of the next half-year's dividends, and proprietors of Stock inclined for speculation are waiting for still higher quotations than thoz_e to be found in the Share Lists. THE CONDEMNED CRIMINALS AT CHELMSFORD.- The hope which bore up Drory through the trial, for till the delivery of the verdict he seems to have been confident of escape, forsook him on reaching the gaol after his condemna tion. He was so exhausted that he was obliged to be as sisted to his cell by two of the officials, and on reaching it he flung himself upon his bed and lay sobbing violently for nearly an hour. Mrs. Chesham, on the contrary, exhibits no difference in her behaviour, but goes through the usual routine which the discipline of the gaol imposes on her with perfect callousness, and appears altogether devoid of remorse. The judge's warrants have been received at the gaol, and the execution of both criminals is fixed for the 25th inst.— Essex Herald. LARGE SALMON.—Two very fine salmon, one weighing 501bs. and the other 301 k., were sold yesterday morning in Billingsgate to a fishmonger in Cheapside. They are considered the handsomest fish seen in London for some years. Tia SLAVE TRADE.—The trial of Johnson, first mate of the slave-ship Martha, for voluntarily serving in the slave trade, resulted, in the U. S. District Court, in the con viction of the prisoner. It will probably consign him to the States prison for life.—. New York Paper. The reports from the Amsterdam and Rotterdam produce markets refer to the general tranquillity of business. Coffee was steady, but few purchases were effected, the dealers waiting the result of the approaching sales. There was no essential alteration in other articles. At Rotterdam two small failures had just occurred, in addition to one in the preceding week, and it was expected that more would be announced. They were caused by the fall in the colonial produce. MACKEREL FISHERY.—The boats employed in taking this description of fish at this port have been most sueces,ful during the commencement of the present season. Last week 125 tons were dispatched by the South Devon Railway. On Saturday - , Sunday, and Monday, 46 tons were sent oft; and we believe about £0 tons on Tuesday. Besides these forwarded for inland consumption, severrl of the French vessels waiting here to purchase have been fully freighted, and are gone across the channel. The catches have been tolerably divided among the fishermen : one of Shuckford's boats caught 10,000 ; a Brighton boat belonging to Samuel Andrews had 7,000; and a Ly-d boat took 9,000, which last were sold entirely to a Frenchman. The fish have been very fine. Prices ranging from 9s. to 15s. per 100._ Devonport Independent. THE COPYHOLD COMMISSION. - Yesterday the ninth annual report of the Copyhold Commissioners was printed. It appears that fifty-three enfranchisements have been made since the last report. The Commissioners consi der that enfranchisements of copyholds would considerably increase, provided that money rent-charges, instead of corn rent-charges, were allowed, and that three-fourths of the tenants, with the consent of the lord, s hould bind the others to make entrancbiaements. CHELMSFORD, MARCH 7.—Prices to-day were as follow: Whet.t, white, old 4''s to , ''..is ; new 413 to 4'h; red, old 36s to .! Is ; new, 36s to 40 ; barley, 25s to 293 ; chevalier 21s to `29s; grinding 'B5 to 2's; oats 153 to 203; malt 533 to 555; chevalier 54s to 565; peas, partridge, new 27i to 2:ls; cii.d ) —5 to —s ; white, new, 253 to 283 ; old, —s to —5; dun, new, 26s to !)t 7 a ; beans, tick, new 24s to 265 ; old, 24s to 17s; harrow ticks, new 25s to 275; old 003 to 00s; ma zagan, new to 255 ; oLd 003 to 03s per qr. COLCHESTER, MARCH B.—Wheat, white 42s to 465; reil:3Cs to 403; barley 22s to 283; beans, mazagan 223 to 235; middl , and small 24s to 28s; peas 26s to 28s per qr. KIRKALDy, STARCH B.—The following are the quotations for grain : Wheat. Barley. First 42a Od 25i Od Second 39s Od 22s Od Third 343 Od 183 6(1. Oatmeal, per bad of 280Ibs HADDINGTON, MARCH 7.—T' grain at our market to-day:— First Second Third Wheat. ... 50s Od ... 373 11 d .. :7,08 Od Oats. 20s 0,1 173 91 153 6:1 imperial, he followi Barley. 32s Od '27s Vd l9i Beans. —s Od —s Od —s Od 26s Od to ng are the Oats. 323 Od 203 81 18s Od Pea 9. -s 0,1 -3 Oti Lis Od. prices of Beans. 34s OA 265 11 d 218 . Total quantity of Wheat in market 437 qrs., 418 sold Do. Barley do. 211 qrs., 202 sold Do. Oats do. 79d qrs., 758 sold Do. Beans do. 238 qrs., 181 sold __ . __. GLASGOW, Matted s.—Provisions—Cheese, 33s to 40s Od per cwt ; retail, 5d to 6d per lb. Skim milk, 2ls Cd to Os per cwt. Country fresh butter, is chi to Os per lb. Jrish pow dered, in lumps, 9d to 91-d; country powdered, wholesale, 8d to Od. Country eggs, 9d per dozen ; carried hen ditto, 5s 6d per 120, or 7d per dozen. Hens, 2s 9d per pair ; Ducks, 2s 6d. FALKIRK, MAncn 6.—The supply of grain in this day's market was 575 bolls; wheat at 17s Od to 21s Od per boll ; barley, 15s 3d to 188 Od ; oats, lie Od to 14s 6d; beans, 13s 61 to 15s Od per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load. COAL ItIA YEsTERDAY. Bate's Weat Hartley.. 133 6d 'antield ?door Buddle's W. Hartley.. 14s Od Canfield Moor Butes l3s 3d Pelton Main ...... 12s tio Longridge'sW.Hartley 14s Od East Adairs Main..... 11s 60 West Wylam North Percy Hartley.. 13s 6d Whitworth South Peareth Ships at 1 ark,t: 3Zo. LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, March 10. THE LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE REV. JOHN LETTS. In this caso, which had not conclud( d when our report left, the Attorney-General was hesrd for the respondent, and Mr. P. Wood having replied, The LORD CHANCELLOR intimated that their Lordships would consickr the mutter, and pronounce judgment on a future day.—Judgment postponed accordingly. 1851. THE COUNTRY The following is the official state: corn, &c., received in the port of Esse:l, from the 3d March, 1851, both inclusive : Colchester Harwich. .. Leigh Mahlon . ...-. ;.... CS 92 ,'..1)• p. p IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, March 10. NAVY ES I'IMATES. On the motion for, that the Speaker leave the Chair, Mr. W. WILLIAMS said that, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer intended to make alterations in his Budget, he should move that no votes be taken until the intended alterations were stated.—(Hear.) In 1848, the House would recollect, that after various statements had been made respecting the estimates for the Army and Navy, and Ordnance, the Chancellor of the Exchequer had consented to greatly modify the amount of the expense. Ile did hope that a similar course would be pursued on the present occasion. He would only refer to the reports of former years, and he thought that after the House bad heard the facts which he had to state sufficient reason would appear for an alteration in the plan now laid before them by the Government. By a reference to those reports, he found that in 1830 the Duke of Wellington, the highest authority that could be adduced on military matters, had for 138 ; 954 men, asked the country to greet 8,491,0571., less by 2,412,000/. asked by the Government this year, though they only wanted 122,000 men. In the last year of Earl Grey's Administration, in 1834, the number of men proposed was 136 332 and the money 7,918,5931., less than the money asked for this year by 3 015,0001. It was also worth while to notice, that in 1635, Sir Robert Peel asked for 135,820 men, with a sum of 7,146,9521., being 3,787,0004 less than the money now demanded from the House. Ile would now ask the House to remember that 3 000,000/. was more than the amount of window-tax and paper duty, and went far to meet the liquidation of the income-tax. He trusted that the House ,vould never agree again to the exorbitant increase which had been made in the military establishment of the country. In his opinion it was disgraceful. Talk of the Duke of Wellington's Go vernment, why that Noble Duke had set an example to the present Government in the reductions he made in the army, and no man in the kingdom knew better the necessities of the country than the Noble Duke. The HOD. Member ouacluded that no supply should be voted before the amended Beget was presented to the House. Mr. HUME thought the House ought to have some explanation with respect to the estimates before they went into a Committee. Sir F. BARING said he should give the necessary explanation when the House was in Committee of Sup ply.—(hear. hear.) The SPEAKER then put the queetion that the House should go into a Committee or Supply on the Navy Estimates, and also the amendment of the Hun. Mem ber for Lambeth. Mr. WILLIAMS declining to press his amendment to a division, The House resolved itself into a Committee of Supply. Sir F. T. BARING said, that when he had to open the estimates last year he found it to be his first duty to call the attention of the House to a vote for a large sum for an excess of expenditure occurring in former years— an excess over the votes agreed to by the House. This sum amounted to 211,0001. This had been rendered ne cessary by the coarse previously pursued during several years, but it was his firmest intention, in conformity with the opinions which he had long entertained, and in conformity with the recommendations of the House of Commons, so to frame the estunatwi as to prevent a re petition of such occurrences, and he hoped that that would prove the feat time when such a proceeding would be resorted to, unless, indeed, under the pressure of ex treme circumstances; for it appeared to him that no thing less thou absolute necessity justified any excess of expenditure over votes. Those gentlemen who took the trouble to look rot the japers seoiug forth the receipts and expenditure for the current year would fled that he did ant cell for a vote for excess. A certain sum had been voted last year, and the actual expenditure was nearly 400,0001. under that. Although tlio financial year was not yet comp'e:e, and the exact data had not yet been famished, yet he was enabled to state that there was reason t 3 expect a consider able surplus this year, comparing the expenditure with the money voted. He mentioned that first, because he con sidered it to be of deep importance in a constitutional point of view. It was most important that the House of Commons should see what the full amount of expendi ture was likely to be. If they got the habit of voting so much, and that the actual expenditure came to a higher sum, and that arrears from excess of expenditure had to be annually provided for, Parliament would abandon its proper control over the public finances. He repeated that he wished to mention this in the first in stance as he desired to call the attention of the House to the modes in which estimates might be made up. There were two modes of making up estimates.—(Hear, hear, and cries of " Order.'') He said he should endeavour to make himse!f beard as well as indisposition would permi t ,. but he was labouring under a popular disease, which somewhat interfered with the duty he had to perform.-- (Hear) There were two modes of framing estimates; one was taking a sanguine view of the subject, and fixing the expenses low; but in two years afterwards the evil of such a plan always became apparent. The other mode was to state the expenses high, so as to leave a consi derrble margin: with an assurance that there would be more than enough for the demands of the service. The latter was the course which he had taken, and it would, he had little doubt, be found that the present estimate was larger than the actual expenditure would be. During the lest two years the actual expenditure had been 700,000/. fot those two years below the vote which Parliament had sanctioned, and, unless anything should happen, and under ordinary circumstances, the actual expenditure for the ensuing )esr would be within the estimate which he now called upon the House to vote. The first vote was the vote for the , men. He should pro pose the same number of men us last year. But the ac• tual sum required for the payment of these men was greater than last year, and he would explain the reasons for this increase. With regard first to the number of men, that. question it was for the Government to settle as a Government, after a full consideration of the circum stances of the time. But in that House it was extremely inconvenient to discuss this question, because it could not be entered into without raising subjects which it was not well for those in office to discuss, The amount of naval force necessary to defend our commerce and our shores determined the number of men required. Now the Go vernment were not disposed to look with jealousy to the proceedings of foreign Governments, but it was impos• bible to determine what was necessary for our own es tablishment without looking to the establishments of foreign countries; and we had a sufficient proof last year that a gallant, an able, arid intelligent people, not far from our own shores, had not by any means ne glected their naval establishments and their naval power. And those gentlemen who were at Cherbourg lest earn flier, and who partook of the pnid to Engli s h visitors, !trust have come beck with toe conviction that the French were not quite satisfied to rest their naval establi-dameres upon the Peece Congress (so we under stood the Right Roc GentlanaL). ct.iina,tes of /835 and 1836 bad been referred to, but they hod al ways been considered as framed for e particular occasion, and were not estimates upon which the country could permanently rely. Mr. WILLIAMS—I referred to 1834. Sir F. T. BARING—The number of men voted in 1835 and 1836 was 26,500. The last French vote was for 25,000, and when the House looked at the greater de mand for the naval force of this country for the protection of our colonies and our widely extended commerce, as compared with that of France, they would see that the Awnber of meld PAO fm X 635 yrottici not t)e §4900 when a foreign Power had voted 25,000. The comport' son bete( en the increase in our naval establishment since 1335 up to the the 'Frorch navy durieg the same period, ought to be wated to the ROMP. Ira 1835 the expenditure on se , present time, and the rate of increase in count of the Fret ea navy was 2,549,2721.; in 185 L it was 4.284,9601., being an increase of 1,735,668/. those aho referred to our estimates of 1835 as the step, would not expect to find that enormous increase in the proportionate expenditure upon the French n av y' With regard to the estimates for oar own navy, the ex penses of the packet service deceived us. That large expenditure was not included in the estimates of 183 5 . The neve' exrafec;ifurc of 1835 was 4,271,6741'1 while of Probably 1850, 5,598,302/, being an increase of 1,326,628/e ,735, as he had stated, the French incre ase had been 1 The fart that the vote for the wages of the men Was great e r t a a l last year arose from several causes. 10 the first place, some of the men were receiviog higher Pa), as in the Arctic Expedition, where the men wer e receiving deuble wages, and in some smaller veratels indeed, a actual te 1 increased le of psY' they were receiving an increase. There had tee n ' Ina ncy to an sea Another cause of the increase was the new rrange; meat with regard to victuelling Last yea r be obtained the sanction of the House to ah.alteration in the practice with regard to grog. This alteration ha d led to an & ditioual expense, but it had had the effect of transfer ri des ng a charge which had beretef ,re belonged to tbe ai two; ing department to the charge for wages, which seemed larger than in forme4 . years. The liberal Out; mutation tor spirits bad beets accompanied with set other changes, one being an increase of pay, end the being the peer other, of more importance in the vote, scale of Nactuallina, to the navy. The result had heart a con-iderabfe improvement in the system of PeYr een i ; and [Lao in the vies Ladling:, svlach brought the aeaEt.le much nearer in both respects to the merchant sell: arid to the condition of the seamen in other nalle,.o He sincerely beB"vrd it would be a great benefit to bbd rn reliant service to prosecute that system. Il e a b o s o been toll that this was a difficult question, yet iris' by erraegement had bet n received in a frielidlY SPlrl..ed, Farliement, and also by those immediately c oncern , (The Right Honourable Gentleman, who s poke i l t s t ; very low and indistinct voice, was here that Hume, and other Members who sat behind him, ~, they "could not hear a word.") The information no had received from the commanders-in -chief °lb that they had reason to he ery ell satisfied olef the new arranements. They althat the arnonnt_o sat Ow' the higher punishments had diminished in conseg . ace So far as experience had gone, therefore, the exprle"vt of the Admiralty with regard to the new arrangesieeeat assured by . relative to the grcg was satisfactory. Upon the "%ere votes the Admiralty and the scientific bran ta ctual ther e ..rau. was no d iminution. In the Admiralty there vats° b „jce. increase arising from the addition in the time ef e w e ' e ' set' Yet N. this increase was in reality an advantage to fora 'lce, bi cause a diminution under this head arose beex, the superannuation of the older clerks. It woul d co st by superannuating half-a-dozen clerks, to reduce th„iia of this department, because these superannuatione 7010 appear among the civil allowances, where th e Y er ieiteg much more than counterbalance any advantagy- ha ii from the decrease in the present vote. IrerYle/lople retired during the last year, and that was hed tb e hee otan i reason why the Admiralty establishment ta r an d more expensive. The vote No. 4, for the Wg' s res ent Record -office of Seamen, did not appear in tb n e P a ' r d of estimates, having been transferred to the m i l: 0 0W Trade. This vote would appear in the Inise e , l4 - 6991, estimates. lie now came to vote No. 6, of 1" ' et aer fur her Majesty establishments at home -"'' s There words for the Expenses of the do ck y ard !' the P re • was a reduction of 15,000/. in the expenditure in a b e es sent estimate; and considerable reductions hp sent alit going on during the last few years. The 'Mo b % fee pourers in factories, &c., i n cluding hired worknl,' they 13,214 on April 1, in n ere 12,862, being a reduction of 2,352 hire oeyef ex the dockyards. With regard to this part of e d up, penditure he believed that unless anything t a fi a ll itirtb e a r 1848; on the Ist of March, 16aLOitreo the Government would be able gradually t omll ;lettl e ste o P f reductions in these establishments. But he uponbu i 1 gloater saving with regard to the exe s i, 8, ding ships, and he would come to the votes T o e. 910, and 11, which related to the building °. l s oli i., The reduction in these items for the year 18 51 ;` 09 tbsn ie, as compared with the year 1848-9, no ' e r astir ,256,2711. But the actual expenditure in the latt t e est i. :vas somewhat greater than in the votes, Wh ile tyle a th e buiding antes of the ensuing year would be wrong -po p fo r other side. The reductions 'bade in the ebe e r gdoriag ships had been upwards of one -thiru a low er th el last two years. The vote for storea Was of than it had been for a 1841reat number 01 . t -' was The vote was less by .806/. than, „ I ' er for last year, and the vote had been getting e i ?.. spy a number of years. He should not eelal7,o th sto re credit if it were effected by leaving comlete, bat he had reason to believe that th. as el fi e were as well able to meet the demands of th e , a e sitee' il they needed to be, and as they had been for .`°- re and any reduction which had been effected wasyore' Th el ,r would not have to be made up in f u ture y ane:l„ There was a reduction of 41,450/. in the " 1- ° on ''' works. T'had fallen wow pee dead weight, or half-pay about 28,0001. The more ships there'were in c '; and , sion the fewer officers there were upon its ! fle-I;tteliv on s the other hand, if there were few ships 111aftion of ion the half-pay would be larger. But ad this t 1 i 9 0 , n 0591 had taken place in the half-pay, on: :ae t i ,,' - gr_r.e. ual l y going on. The increas e of the u '" • for the packet vcrnrnorttpacket service arose from the alive,: - ur a c atel to give the . means of additional eo o3ln co artie c e to the the -ercantile into rest. They had i n the serv e a lso. 0. year m made provision for the post 0 0 e e , fil a nd e ls e, ° ' the wLh w estern coast of emerica and the Bravo, • - e! , fro.- D , , the Cal';' of Good Hope, by steam -less that el: l ' 1 ) mouth, He could not, therefore, suPP °se e eselt e ; thoush 45,0001. additionel was required for 11 , 1 1 li e the' a,rvice this) ear, any objection would be 111 s e o dits te on the part of the p e er • d e%P e it /3 0g IC. That weren' t ' op- r. had taker,place I fir the purpose of conanaerce,; ..., no fur those military services for which the o t h er The net r a e e ; w ith tionc of the votes were appropriate d. in ( the estimates for the ensuing year as 111313 P s a reat er lia! fort wits 181,0931., which would have been 1: 1 • i O aP eit he , • ' edditions to the sailors' pay and P re , f tbss e If it were not for the increase in consequence' quart alteration; he might have had a diminution of n q b ear)' a (jjeari for t o of H a million compared with last year. He had now been connected with the AdmirealtYwas sa t, years, and the Committee would not think he aiist"' lag wrongly if he stated the result of his adn' l ht t slts um. He was anxious to do so. not that he teig r ale, bet the credit of the reductions that had been 01 te WO because it was due to the House and the countri„ aartt y r a the real truth, as inaccurate reports had Staasts; (Hear) He did not look to the amount of be any given year. The real criterion was th a t ' e ; s alt i al e 7 penditure. The actual expenditure for tu e i r a r Wow, could not be given with exactness, because thel 0 we re 0- ',lot tees inmate until the 31st of March; b et ea W ld ° es a be near that day that he had no doubt he ea ll B4B -9 ' f i s 7 ve 9 ry far wrong. The actual expenditure 01 ; 50 .51 1 :/, 55,000/.; the actual expenditure eff l' - 9. s tral . r 1,5, bed 6,362,5001.; which was a reduction 01 ca ien aa e It he deducted a part of the p dittir e , - , 13 ,,r-OFP" - ; been transferred, viz., for courts ex- eannd Iteg's"idarine 92,5004, he found that the reduction effeete-apoe‘h: .his two years of office had been 1,500,0004 lea,s ha r eae expenditure of 1850.51.—(Hear, hear.) a/0 00 0 think, was 'not a small sum to have fe l:ll°e d id e, ll° branch of the public service. —(Hear, heard fie be. -11 wish to compare himself with . who bad go ne 0030 4 him at the Admiralty but 'hose and e e°1:1 ,10 0e. as the able sir aeri administration of th ' - ' ,l Right Hon. Gentleman 1 / 4 - P late , Graham), under,. the Adnainistration of the _ ci ei doe. Grey, w. , i 0 ~ , ....e a often referred to in terms of deseloalistrie to, be permitted to compare hi s a Ge °lll' lion of wan o two years with that of the Bight liorkocear . , who had acquired a great reputation for 111 0 tfa ce ;meal administration of lle y ou t o. exenditure. .s.'"aaajaistf!„4.s the whole of the Right Hon. Baronet's su - r ' 1 8 '' t In 1830 the naval expoad 80°"; , 11° it "‘:, the lii ', iture was 5 768. eht Hon. Gentleman had red ears, duo. 4626,8001., so that in the course of four year° , 4 th e o course ;de d ev er 8e which the Right Hon. Gentleman bad pro' nOO l . A Admiralty, he effected a reduction o f 1,12.‘, sore- Iri deducted the charges vvhichhad beeaatre°ol be during his (Sir F. Basiegas) two years of etu°2e coal would aao deduct a sum of 142,1021- fe..., 1* .: eharg, a e guard, which if he recollected rightlf, a-a•soiatrt-13 "Pan the- Customs. Durk the s " -l at s ie of his Right Honourable i g riend tb e a re aa r ° s S; 0 01 " duction of 1,000,0001. in the naval cxPen""ileov; . 'L'ah; same h time he would venture to suggest expense ° n , en t ers, when they heard the abuse that reap - t be P re " 0 1 Admiralty far profligate expenditure, , pre / 500,00 .s Government had reduced die 'd over the the expel resided bad and that during the two years he hasp thn u an d „ ea ter department the reduction had ever hnh before been made in the previous tw e , e J e wel P ss aa s elieved that, by a little attention to tv' e o ",,, in f ilt c e d ing through their hands, they might be able in years to reduce the estimates still further. be e l " tg that ,elf with some degree a es doubt at the attetDP- „ v We, - -$ recommended in other quarters to redee°l4.t of P . ', and very suddenly the n 1 f An attetee a s 0 111 ' e ava orce. d the result ewe p; kind was made a few , his Right Han. Friend t a h r e s ago' a.nCh ncellor of i t ' v 10 0 chequer, when be was Secretary of the Admirn't/t-ii ia I s to defend the course of the Government' setbei bad very able speech, and his defence was. not th at are for tha t o spent lees, but more than their predene' s- as navy, fur the charge against them then Ras pep they had cut down the naval force too tou ch ' becl eer ' he (sir ii ,. BariN. , vl.. ~,,t5) as Chancellor ot la ~ eb toee, o the late Sir P ee reel used to observe that tne" ec tetta t had increased very much, and held out soma e:cP ron e ' t_T .0 3 t oi of reducing th ~, ; but when the Bight raon•.„,,g 1 1 carne into office, although he believed an atteimr e tu ra the de to reduce the naval estimates, it soon tookhe aataqe of a , e wayi and in 1845 they began again t a . P l 9, Ise r e increase in the ex enditure of the 0 11/ L, a aga thought these ups and downs Pin the finances of teat deo' were not politic.—(Fleur,) He had had no gbet h: of abuse, and had not gained mach reput.ti,7„ tbr believed that these who came after him woul ° l eee e ' a considerable reduction of expenditure bed Lee''d the and that at the came time the establishtneWie, yea country had been kept up in as full nod goo he D avi of efficieecy art ever. The administration of t t A Or had been oeadeeted upon sin ecumenical, but la) bad hoop gercily- ea stern; nod at the same time there "00000 much improve 'malt in the condition of the e aria Wes sailor—(Llear)—rot a cheep process, but One ti , asre: ne flails allvaatage now, and would, he believ" b oa/ afier be ot'gveat service to the navy.--(gear';ve 11C The packs t service had also been exteaded to g' gear) eummodation to the commerce of the countrY ben —and those lines of communication which 11 " a d tle, proposed by himself and his Right Hon. Fri e l o dir Chancellor of the Exchequer, when they we rs 0 th e Arent offices, bad been increased and extended Isight estimates he now submitted to the House. That'. refit lion. Baronet then concluded by movie g that tr o her of men voted for the naval service of l' e 1661.2 be 39,000. ✓IARKETS. merit of the quantities cf Lertlon from the ports it: to the Bth March, 1851, I o= l w 40 66 - sr; - 109 - 87 170 9 884 45 1000 160 95 155' 7831 13 , ; II H 16'1 1241 •___