The Sun. — London, England, 1850-06-04 00:00:00

1: 1 1 O'"i"ititt tall 1 , 11. tt=V I,eld SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.—(THIS DAY.) • - The yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this ba . nk was held ibis afternoon, at the offices of the cor poration, Sr. Helen's-place, Bishopagate-street; William Chapman, Ee.q., .in the chair. . • The report stated, that during the past year, the general state of trade in the colonies did not warrant any important relaxation of that restrictive o a which the directors had thought it right to act during the preceding year. Op portunity of profitably employing the capital of the bank had been limited, and a large portion of the avail able capital wan now held at Now York, as well as at London. Symptoms of increased commercial activity, however, began to present themselves, especially in Canada West, which the directors attributed to the re turn of agricultural prosperity, and they believed that a general revival of safe and remunerative trade would, be fore long, extend throughout the North Canadian pro vinces. The report concluded by stain; that tie di rectors would be enabled to declare a dividend at the same rate as in former years, viz , 51. per cent. The am , unted to 1,908,467/. 143. 11d., and the assets to 1,996 8271. 'is. 81., leaving a balance of undivided net profit of 58,3591. 10s. 9d. The CHAIR3IAN saki it would only be necessary for him to make a very few observations upon the report. The description given of the depressed condition of trade in North Canada would he confirmed by every gentle man present who was commercially connected with the colony, but it was highly gratifying to the directors to see evidences of returning prosperity, more pate ticu!arly in Upper Cannda, where for some time past a very great improvement had taken place in the bminess transacted at the different branches of the bank, and judging from his personal knowledge of that fine province, be entertained a well-founded hope that the measures at present under the consideration of our Government for throwing open the navigation of the St. Lawrence, and bringing about a system of reciprocity between Canada and the United States, would do more towards the rapid and permanent improvement of Canada than any act of our Colonial Legisla ture had done for the last MI years.—(Hear, hear.) If that expectation should be realised a festering and encouraging aid would be given to every sound and commercial undertaking. The directors referred with pleasure to the gratifying result of their adherence to that restrictive policy which they had on more then one occasion asked the proprietors to sanction. It was owing to that policy that they had been enabled to meet the proprietors with the assurance that the large resources of the bank were r..". present quite entettered end ready to be immediately applied to the extension of bu siness at any quarter,or oortort of the province.—(Freer.) CaptsLin KELLY said - he ceuhl not express thet cation at the report which he hstd done on former occa sion,,. Nearly tae whole of the London joint stock banks paid a considerably larger dividend than the di rectors now declared, and he believed several of the co lonial banks, viz., the lonian, the Montreal and one of the Australian banks gave the proprietors as much as 6 per cen'. The Montreal ban.'; was situated in the stone province, and he it least hoped they would have a divi dend e‘cleal to whet was declared by that undertaking. He wished, therefore, to know whether the emellness of the dividend arose from a great portion of their capital being unemployed, from hot debts, or from wainaaning a too extensive establislunQnt. The CHAIRMAN .said safety was one of the groa•e , t elements iu an institution like this. The directors to act with great caution and diseernment. The oivideed might be :mailer than that given by other banks in C ae aefe, but it wee unfair to snake such a comparison, 13-catL,e there were clauses in their chaster which placed them at a diiadvarvo,ge, though in ore respect it pre- veined them encountering very grcat losses. The smn !i_ 'less af the dividend did not anise from the amount of brad debts ineutred during the past year.— (Cries of " Hear, hear.") Their estiblithrvents were not too extensive, and the salaries of the officers in Canada were touch smaller than those paid by the Montreal Bard:. Tae had debts for the year were 4,000/. The great portion of the capital of the bank was invested on good securities at New York, which raid a much high,:g rate of interest. There was about 92,0001. in England, which w;s tearing interest at 14 per eon'. About 100,0001. had been paid into their brarea. es in Canada by depositors, and upon that the bank allowed 3 pl. ceut. In reply to a question from a PROPRIETOR, Mr. BARNEWALL, a director, said it was the custom of all banks in Canaria to allow 3 per cent. in Canada, hut the usual charge for discounts was 6 per cent. It was necessary they should have a large reserve to meet contingencies, and the amount 773 S not greater than was necessary. - In reply to another PROPRIETOR, The CHAIRMAN said the prefite for the year amounted to 77.6121 • 123. Bd. The report was then received end adopted, and the retiring directors having been re-elected, • The meeting separated. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. (THIS I)AT.) At two o'clock this day a special general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at the station of the Groat Western Railway, at Paddington, for the purpose of taking into consideration the draft of the following Bill applied for in the present se ion:— " A Bill to enable the South Wales Railway CrOmpany to make a new Railway in tho Forest of Dean, in lieu of the railway already authorised, and to make certain alterations in the line and levels, and the mode of con struction .o: their railway, and for other purposes." Mr. C. M, Talbot took the chair. The SECRETARY having read the notice convening the meeting, the tioucrrort to the company proceeded to lay bcfure Vle meeting the heads of the Bill. A SHAREHOLDER wished to know if the Great West ern Railway Company had given their consent to the passing of the Bib? Tho CHAIRMAN replied that they had to yet received a formal answer from them, though their consent was necessary, and that the object of this meeting was partly to obtain that consent, which there was no doubt they would shortly receive. The Act could not, however, become a law until their consent was obtained. A SHAREHOLDER proposed that the meeting be ad journed until the Great Western railway Company had given their conser.t. The CHAIRMAN COUU not agree to any such motion, as they had already left this most important undertaking to the very last moment. Ho would suggest to tho Hon. Shareholder, that he should draw up a separate resolu tion requiring that the directors of the South Wales R a il wa y would not proceed with the Bill until the Great Western Railway ha'l granted their consent. It would, however, be necessary, according to their Act of Parlia ment, to pass, on the part of the directors, the resolution laid before them. A SHAREHOLDER wished to know if the Great Weit ern Company had had time to reply to the application made by them? The CHAIRMAN replied that they had; but in the first application there were several provisions to which they dissented. These provisions were not non- in the appli cation, end he had no doubt whatever that they would, as soon as precticuble, grant their consent to the Bell. A S=AREIZOLDER remarked that th::ir consent was not quite sure, and if they intended to refuse the appli cation the directors of the South-Wales Railway etreat to be ext:ernely cere fill not to make any slip, which the Great Western Company might take advantage of. The CHAIRMAN then moved, as a resolution, that the Bill laid before them should not bo passed into an Act until the consent of the Great Western Railway be ob tained. He wished to know if that resolution would not meet with the views of every shareholder present. A SHAREHOLDER proposed that the following should be added, "that no further expenses Le incurred until the Great Western Railway h4d granted their assent." .The CHAIRMAN sari that was of course understood, but that when a Bill was taken into the House of Lords, there were certain expenses which were unavoidable. Upon a shareholder ask ing what time they expected an answer, Mr. HUN T re pli e d th at t h ey wou ld h ave an affirma tive or negative answer during the next week at the latest. meTahtetoßteje. S in PE th N e CE s ' h ß ap Vi e itt o h f e ad petition o tit m io o n v t e o a t n he a H m of Com mons. n u House T.:!.o'hemeie..ehi,gae,ite;.tealacohnieldd not allo w any suc h proceed i ng. epetition li must either affi rm or negative the Bill. With r egar d to of the R on . Share holder, he could p resent it to the House of C ommons w ithout any difficulty, when and where it w ou ld b e d u l y hadm it could not b e put c onsidered, but at the pr esent as an amendment to the Bill he The resolution that the Bill be earned proposed then tin a ninviu ,ly a !opted. After which h also agreed to , that the Bill 6ho uld not pass esol i ution was until tile consent of the Great Western Railwatlytobea la tained. A vote of thanks to the Cha"raian terminated the pr ceedings. • MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, June 4.) SUGAR.—To-day the rates paid for West India Sugar were rather above those of Friday, and both grocers and refiners were free buyers. The purchases amounted to 920 hhds, &c., including at public sale 150 hhds 14 tra Barbadoos, which went at 373 for ord yellow, 378 s'd to 404 for mid to good, and fine 418 61 to 42s 6d, being in some cases rather higher rates. 122 hhds 14 trs Gre nada sold at firm prices, mid and good yellow at 37s to 8 8s,_aid and fine brown 343 to 35s per cwt. REPINED.—To-day NED.—To-day there were free buyers of Refined SugarLum for home trade purposes and brown gro cer y Price r' s s arew were not to ba obtained under 493 6 d per c wt. business was Crushed Sugar, and rather mo re bust' MAURITIT ` • .—elhis afternoon several parcels of Mau rib's Sugar, amounting to 18 ,150 bags, were submitted There trade purposes, and th e Wrihoasl a brisk 'demand for home of xrida e y found buyers at prices 6(1 to Is above those yellow realised 3 8s to 4256 d '' ; very fine and g ood ord mid 365 61 to 37s 6d, low 33s 6:1 to 36., good and fine br 33s to 355, low to mid 30* to 32s 63, and rcfluing brawn iii tnar.et was EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the rts 34' to i. 393 ' sold, and bu t plenti fully supplied with Bengal Sugar, public sale the per r m c ountEd to 5,500 tout above those parcels offered were rnoAly from - 37 s to bags: the rates obtained are 6d current previ-ously ; white l3enares realiseddoi 41s 6d, soft yellow 323 to 365 62 ' 373 to yellow-liko Mauritius 36s 6(1 to 375, small grainy 85 Khlur 2Ss to 2Ss 6d. Of Madras 5,600 bags 6 e d ;t low w fever prices; soft brown 27s to 31 s , yellow 3ts et • to 345, and good 36s to 375. 318 begs Siam went at 28s 6d for 17W dark brown. it .:3VSI,.k }'ER t s - _ :•,!0; \ C~ ~` `~: , Ida FOREIGN.—To-day a fair business was concluded in Foreign Segar by private treaty, and former rates are well kept up; there is also a further falling off in the supply at market, and none was offered at auction to-day. COFFEE.—Thin afternoon Native Ceylon Coffee was in lively demand, and by private treaty 4,000 bags were sold at 46s to 46s fid for good ord ; and at auction 270 bags went at 46s for common, which is a further advance of fully is per cwt. Plantation met with greater atten tion, and at the public sales of 45 casks 64 bags prices advanced 2s to 3s, said selling at 56a to 593 6d, low mid 53s to 555, fine fine ord 49s to o.s, triage 45s to 48s 6d, pea berry 53s 595, and privately some parcels were sold at similar rates. MOLASSES.—West India continues to be purchased with caution. but holders are firm, and require 13s to 17s for low to fine quality. East India me; with little at tention, and 12s to 13s per cwt is the value. Coma.—This afternoon a public sale of 252 pkgs Grenada Cocoa went at 37s 6d to 38s 6d, and at 393 6d for bright red, which are rather lower rates. TEA.—There is no advance in prices of Green, still holders have more confidence. and less freely supply the market; a much better sale has been experienced from town and country dealers, and former rates are well supported. For good and fine Con gous demand is better, and holders refuse to make any further concession in the value, whilst the parcels sold were at from Is ld to is 7d. For com mon tnero is a good hone and export demand at 9id to Old, and medium 10d to is id. Ptkoo and Scented Tea cannot be quoted higher, but there is more dispo sition to do business. EIPICES.—For Mace, holders do not appear disposed to accept lower rates, and a,k from is 10d to 23 8d for Common to fine quality. The market for Nutmegs has a quiet aspect, and at auction 10 casks Dutch limed were taken in at 2s 10d for good, and middling at 2s 7d per lb. The value of brown is from 2s 9d to 2s 10d, and good to fine 3s to 4s. Cassia Lignea is not much wanted, and rather lower rates have been acceded to although those is a small supply at market; pile one 845, pile two S2s 7d to 83s, and pile three 80s to 81s per cwt. Pimento—Several parcels by private contract have chrnged hands at slid to 5d per lb. Prices have ceased to decline for Ginger. Jamaica from 4/ to 10/, African 34s to 385, and East India shipping sorts 17s to 21s per cwt. Cloves have been operated in with cau tion. Penang at is to Is 6d, Bourbon and Zanzibar at bid to lid. . RICE.—To-day there was more passing in East India Rice by private treaty, and at auction 2 390 bags Bengal went readily at 3d per cwt advance—mid to good white realized 9s 6d to 11s, small broken 8s 6d to 9s, and damaged 8a to 93 6d per cwt. 50 barrels Tapioca sold at 5J to 67- . 1 0 for good and fine. SPIRITS.—In East India Rum operations I ave been of little moment, and ls 2d to is 3d per gallon is the value of proof. Leeward Island has been purchased with cau tion, and only 150 puns have been sold at is 33d to Is 41 Demerara is not mach wanted, only 150 puns have btea sold 2s to 2s 21 for 30 to 40 per cent. over proof. Jamaica prices for 20 to 29 per cent over proof rule at 2s 2d to 2s fid, 30 to 38 over 2.5 7d to 33, bettor sort 33 21 to 4s, and high flavored 4s 2d to 43 61 per gallon. Brandy—Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1549 at 4s 4d to 4s 6d, 1848 ditto 4s 6d to 4s Bd, 1847 4s 1 Id to 5s Id, and inferior sorts 2s 8d to 4s 2,1. Geneva at is 7d to la Bd, and fine 2s to 3s. In British made spirit there is no variation. INDIC:". —Previous terms are well sustained, and a good business has Leen concluded in both home trade as well as in export descriptions. Of Spanish a fair qu.nu thy has beer, diepoced of at the previous currency, whilst supplies are less than for some time past. SALTPETRE.—TO-day there was a steady demand, and at public :ale 1.596 begs Calcutta went at full terms In. refraction 25 to 25s 6.1, 9-1- 25s 61. 5 to 5-a- 26s to 26s 60, and fine white bold crystal 273 6d per ewt, for 311 per cent. CossneseeL —This t.f:errieon the public sales cf IS7 begs Cochineal wsrt off a, fall rates, and the chiet part sold. Honduras silvers 3s 8d to 33 10d for common and good add, ord to good black 3s 9.1 to 4s 9.1, and good Mexican silvers 3a 9d to 3s 10d. UlLS.—In consequence of the late considerable re duction in prices of Seel 011 a much. better demand has been experienced, but chisfly for home trade purposes. At auction 40 tuns pale were sold at 30/. 10s. to 311. per tun for tine, The value of other sorts is from 271. to 29/. 10e. per tun. For Cod holders require 341 102. to 35/, Southern, 321 to 34/ for common to fine. For Sperm an restive demand has been experienced together with an advance in prices. At auction 52 tuns Colonial were disposed of, floe at 84/ 5s to 85/ 15., middling and good Bi/ to 83/ 15s, rill low dark at 75/ per tun. Lin seed Oil is cheaper, and both shippers as well as home dealers ocerated with eaut'on. although 29s 3d to 291 6d per cwt has been accepted. Rape Seed Oil is not higaer ; pale at 35s 61 to 37s ; brown 35s to 36; and Foreign pale at 38s to 33s 6d per cwt. Palm, 30s Gd to 31s. Cocoa Nut met with only a morlerete demand, althoush fine Ceylon is to be ob taMed at 30s to 31s; Cochin, 31s to 32: ; and Sydney, 27 to 29; these moderate rates are likely to induce all ponies to oi:ertite with more freedom ere long. Olive Oil is offered at a further reduction. Gallipoli at 411 lOs to 42/, and other sorts at 401 to 401 las per ton. TALLOW.—Operations in Russian on the spot have been small, and precious rates are barely supported. Fine P.Y. Candle is to be obtained at 363 6d to 37s per' ce t. Few bud ern are to he nut with for delivery in the last three months of the year, and sellers appear disposed to accept 38s Gd. There has not been much pass ing in Town Tallow, and 35s 6i to 36a per cwt is the value net cash ; the quantity on oft is also q large. Other sorts of Tallow have been of in mo dersee rogues*, and rather lower rates are acceded At auction 800 I:ackat-4es South American were only in part sold at 343 6d to 364 6d, grease, 30i ; 270 casks Sydney 33s to 36s 63; and 50 casks P. Y. Candle 36s 3d per cwt. There are free sellers of Rough Fat at 2s per stone. COURSE OF EXCH (GE.-(THIS DAY.) Amsterdam 12 2 Ditto, three months,. 12 3% Rotterdam .... •••••• 12 3 Antwerp .... 25 77% 8ru55e15..............23 77% namburgh .... —LLB. 13 123( Altona Paris, 3 days'aight • 23 57% Ditto, 3 months .... - 25 77% '.Marseilles .• •• ••.. •• 25 80 Boardeatm •• • • ••• . • • • -- Frankfort on Maine .. •• 121% Berlin • . • . • • ...... • • • • Vienna, effee. d 0...—. 12 25 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 25 Petersbargh, Sit. 37% beladrid .............. 49y Cadiz •• •• •• •• •• •• 49. X Barcelona • • • • • • • • • • • • Seville.. •• •• •• •• • • •• ••• albraitrar• • • • • • • • • • •• •• Leghorn ........ ••.. • . 30 80 Genoa .. •••••••• • • •• • • 26 20 Milan .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Venice ~...... Naples .. .. •••. • • •• 40N Z'alermo, peroz.. •• • ... 121 t,„i Messina Gistion• • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • 53? Oporto • • .... • • .. • . 54, Rio Janeiro ........ • • 27 Buenos Ayres ...... • • New York, 60 daya'sl7,llt Philadelphia .... • ..... MOOS OT BULLION, PElt OZ, Fore!gn Gold in hars..43 17 9 Portx,-al Gold Coln .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 4 104 Sliver in bars ...... •• 0 4 THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, JUNE 1, 1850. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignities of a Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 'and Ireland unto Charles Christopher Baron Gottenhain, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, ityles, and titles of Viscount Crowhurst, of Crowhurst, in the county of Surrey, end Earl of Cotten ham, of Cottenham, in the county of Cambridge. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 31. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. G. W. Jones as Vice-Consul at Newport for his 31aje.ty the King of the Belgians. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 3. Royal Re4iment of Artillery —B revet -M a j or Th omas Arscott Lethbridge to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Wright, retired on full pay ; Brevet-Major Henry Robert Eardley Wilmot to be Captain, vice Lethbridge; First Lieuterv , nt George Thothas Field to be Second Cap tain, vice Ew dley Wilmot; Second Lieutenant Thomas Longworth Dames to be First Lieutenant, vice Field ; Brevet-Mjor William How Hennis to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Bent, retired on full pay; Second Captain William Bethel Gardner to be Captain, vice Bennis ; First Lieutenant Arthur Comyn Pigou to be Second Captain, vice Gardner; Second Lieutenant Charles Car pen-ter to be First Lieutenant, vice Pigou, May 23. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant, of Staffordshire. King'. Own Regiment of Staffordshire Brooke Bridges Stevens, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Durrant, resigned, May 30. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Trinity Term, 13th Vistoris. Ist June, 1850. This Court will, on Thursday, the 13th day of June instant, and the two following days; on Thursday, the 20th day of June instant, and the two follow ing days; and also on Monday, the 24th day of June instant, and the five following days, bold Sittings, and will proceed in disposing of the business now pending in the New Trial Paper, the Spe cial Paper, and the Crown Paper, The Court will also hold a sitting on Saturday, the 6 . h day of July next, at twelve o'clock at noon, for the purpose only of giving judgments. By the COURT. _ ... COURT OF EXCHEQUER. excepted), until Trinity Term, 13th Victoria. This Court Will h o ld sitting succeeding day on day (Sundays neat; v and including Mond • the 8 h day of andwill at such sitti ngs proceed' t in disposing July fulthe bU r s ar ine e s r s then Demurrers, in th e P a p er o f Sp e cial enpending i n th e P a p er o f N ew Trials, Cases, and in disposing e in the of the motions and applic a tions which sh a ll then have ; and i n giving been made, an d s h a ll b e t h en pend ingf or judgment. p judgment in all causes and m a tters then standing RED. - OLLOCE, E. H. ALD ERSON , F R. M. ROLFE Read in open Court, E: Be T. J. PLATT. d Hants, H ela 1 t 0 j s a u ta rr e e s nd i e i r °R- P auct' eleven, ea at the e at c h o a u l r f- t BANKRUPTS. oneers, L g S n a d m r o u r e t l , Hogg and oc g lt nee tind Gli ß il u d r h b all. past one, and July 13, at half past assignee, of Barikrnp:cy. Pennell, official Guildhall chambers, Basinghall atraet. Dirnm Suffolk-lanc; Low, Portsea. eY, William Foster Newton, milliner and dressmaker, Dover-street, Piccadilly, Juno 13, and July 19, a t e l even, at the Court of Bankru p tc y . Carman, official Insigne Bi r chin lane, Cornbi !l ; Lawrence and Plebes, Old Jewry chambers. Thomas King Pyrke, bookseller, Notting-hill, June 13, at half-past twelve, and July 23, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guild hall-chamfers; Cooper, Gray's-inn. Charles William Williamson, baker, Birmingham, Jane 17 and July 15, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Powell, Birmingham. Thomas Jey e 3 Edwards, dressing-ease maker, King street, St. George, Bloomsbury, Juno 14, at half-past eleven, and July 19, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Birchin-lare Cornhill; Fraser, Dean-stree, Soho. William Higgs, iron dealer, Wolverhampton, June 13, and July 17, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, cfficial assigner, Birmingham, Smith and James, Biiminghatn. Henry Thurstac, innkeeper, Cheltenham, Juno 19 and July 17, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Chesshyre, Cheltenham. William Chancellor, innkeeper, Batb, June 19 and July 17, at elk yen ' at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Slack, Bath ; Bridges, Bristol. _ _ Joseph John Monk Mason Scutt, wine ancl spirit merchant, Liverpool, June 17, and July 8, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official as signee, Liverpool; Dodge, Liverpool. George Woodward, gunmaker, Doncaster, June 15, and July 20, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Free man, official assignee, Sheffield; Hale and Co., Ely place; Mason and Wright, Doncaster. Charles Francis, grocer, Liverpool, June 14 and July 18, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Evans and Son, Liverpool. Thomas Goode, chemist and druggist, Hereford, June 17 and July 15, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Lan warne, Hereford ; Suckling, Birmingham. George Hornsby and Robert Porter Mould, builders, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Juno 10 and July 16, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official tvoignee, isTewcasth -upon-Tyne. Griffith and Crighton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. IVIPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met 2t Five o'clock. PETITIONS. Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented several petitions praying for an alteration in the law of marriage. Pttmons were likewise presented in favour of addi tional accommodation to the assistant-surgeons in the navy. GREENWICH HOSPITAL BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. EXCHEQUEII-BILLS BILL. This Bill pasted through Committee. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES BILL. Lord MONTEAGLE gave notice that on Monday he should present a petition trom certain persons praying to be heard by counsel against this Bill. Lie also gave notice that he should prcpole an amendment in the Bill, the wording of which he would lay on the tahle, the ob ject of which was th have two chambers. _ _ Earl GREY hoped VI -.t his Noble Friend would print the subsidiary- amendments, which would be. necessary should his amendment be carried, in order that the House mig t debate the whole question. Earl FITZ WILLIAM saw no necessity for the printing what his Notle Friend called the subsidiaiy amendments. Lord MONTE AGLE would prefer to take the debate on the question " Aye or nay " should there be a second chamber. PIRATES HEAD MONEY BILL. The Earl of ELLEN BOROUGH directed the atten tion of the House to this Pill. It had come up from the Commons a month since, and it was to commence from and afttx the Ist of JuLe. Being a money Bill they could not alter it, and it. consequently would nut come into operation for twelve months. Earl GREY would consider the subject. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET BILL. Lord STANLEY drew the attention of their Lord ships to a clause introduced into this Bill, prohibiting any pereon from ndling a single heed of cattle, except in the mat ket of Liverpool, or the markets authorized by the company within the district under the juira diction of this BP, which district included the whole of the Southern division of Lancashire. There was a provision authorising the company to make their shares 30/. shares instead of 25t. shares, in order to reduce tie nominal amount of their dividend, and giving this cern ran) , a monopoly of the market; and this Bill find teen introduced and carried through the Home of Commons by the f.ec-trade Members of Liverpool and Lancashire. He presented a petition against the Bill. He did not object to the second reading, but before it went into Cotiumitte he wished to draw the attention of the Pre sident of the Board of Trade to the subject. Lord BEAUMONT thought that the Bill might be rejected en its own merits, and he hoped the Noble Lord would move its rejection on the second reading. It established such a monopoly as never was heard of before. Lord STANLEY would not move the rejection of :he Bill at once, but wuuld leave it to their Lordship :o deal with it. GREECE. Lord STANLEY hid on the table the words of .the resolution be intended to propose on Friday. The reso lution was—" That while this House recognised that it was the right and duty of the Government to afford to her Majesty's sufjecis residing in foreign states the fullest protection, yet they had found, with regret from the papers laid before the House, that of late certain claims had been urged upon the Greek Government of doubtful justice, and of exagge rated amount, and that recourse had been had to coer cive measures to enforce those claims, measures which were detrimental to our amicable relations with the Greek Government, and calculated to interfere with our friendly relations with other powers." ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. kip Tee Marquis of WESTMEATH rose to draw the at tention of the [louse to the Bill which he had introduced on this subject.. Lord BEAUMONT urged the Noble Marquis to post pone the second reading of the Bill. Lord STANLEY also urged the postponement. _ _ . Ti - ;e Ea! of GLENGALL hoped the Noble Marquis would persevere. It waz absolutely necessary to put a stop to the sale of encumbered estates by the COMMii sioners, which was a wholesale confiscation. It was a robbery and a confiscation to sell estates in this way to pay encurnherances. Lord LANGDALE called the Noble Earl to order. Thera was no question before the House. The Earl of GLENGALL at first refused to sit down, but on his being reminded that there was no question More the Howse, he ultimately gave way. • The Marquis of WESI'MEATH postponed the second reading of the Bill to Monday next. SUNDAY TRADING PREVENIION BILL. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH wished, before pro ceeding to another stag© of this Bill to draw their Lordships' attention to the subject. Not one of their Lordships, not ore of the upper classes, would be interfered with ; they might have their carriages, they might make their journey, they might take their pleasure, but the poor men could not buy one pound of tea or one pound of bread after twelve o'clock on Saturday night; and tha poor man who received his wages late, and unable to purchase his provisions, would be driven to the cook-shop for his dinner; and nothing could be more detrimental to the morality of the lower classes than to drive them from their homes on a Sunday. There was one clause authorising the police to seize provisions sold on Sunday. he believed, and he was borne out in this opinon by Mr. Mayne, that were the police to en force that 'provision it would create a strong feeling against them and against the law, and would excite greet conftnian, as there were more than 20,000 persons who would be violating the law, and Mr. Mayne had refused to suffer them to make suezurea under local Acts, because it tended to a breach of the peace, as the women and children flew out and resisted, and ho did not think the selling things in the street on Sunday existed to such an extent as to authorise the interference of the police. He was desirous to put an end to Sunday trading, but he thought it was better to suffer Sunday trading then to create a Sunday riot. He thought that public-houses should be closed earlier on Saturday night, and that the markets should be permitted to remain open until two o'clock on Sunday morning, and he would stop all trading on Sunday morning between ten and OD° o'clock, but he did not feel disposed to propose any amendment in the Bill, He would, however, ca u ti on th e ir Lordship s as to how they legislated on a m a t ter w hi c h wou ld nut a ff ect their comforts, but which did a ff ec t materially the comforts of the poor man. The Earl of HARROWBY rose, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a few minutes before Four o'clock. ABERDEEN RAILWAY BILL. Mr. lIUME proposed the insertion of an additional clause in the Bill, for the purpose of giving accommo dation to the towns along the routes of the line. Captain FORDYCE objected to the clause, on the ground that it was unnecessary, and had already been rejected by the Select Committee to whom the Bill was referred. Mr. FERGUS supported the clause. The Marquis of GRANBY said the Committee had unanimously agreed that the principle . of the clause should not be introduced into the Bill, and he hoped the House would support the Committee, otherwise a very inconvenient precedent might be established. Mr. BOUVERIE said if the clause was not agreed to, the towns of Arbroath, Cupar, and Dundee, would be debarred from having regular accommodation by the trains. Captain GORDON hoped the House would reject the clause, being of opinion that it would give rise to an unwarrantable interference with the company. Mr. DUNCAN supported the clause.' Mr. E. ELLICE, jun., thought a strong case had been made out in favour of the clause. Mr. GREENE hoped the House would support the opinion of the Committee. Mr. GLADSTONE wanted to know whether the allegation eras true that the Aberdeen Railway received t e to r divert A-enty t p ra e cent. ffi r cw m h f i r e o hw t e h u e la Sc e o t t h a e s r h w Atdl i l seg an o d b lail y t a w sh a h Y rt route. It that was true the House ought to lay any pressure it could—ho did not care how heavy that pres sure was—to put an end to such a system. Mr. J. S I'UART WORTLEY raid this question was discussed on all its merits in Cummittee, and not only decided, but decided unanimously against the pre meters of this clause, and he trusted the House would follow its usual course, and support the decision of i's Committee. The House then divided when there appeared— For the clause ~. ... ... 61 Against ••• 101 ••• •• Majority ••• —4O The clause wa s consequent l y l os t. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. PETITIONS. Mr. HUME presented a petition praying for a reduc tion in the national expenditure. Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition from Horn castle, in Lincolnshire, against the Savings' Bunk Bill. ORDERS OF THE DAY. Mr. FITZROY moved that upon Thursday, the 27th day of this instant June, orders of the eay have prc co ienco cf notices of motions, without priority to Go vernment orders. Mr. HUME opposed the motion as an innovation on the privileges of Honourable Members who had notices of motion on the paper. Mr. GLADSTONE said the motion would effect no innovation, and was simply a recurrence to what had formerly been the practice of the House. Mr. ROEBUCK opposed the motion. After a few words from Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, Mr. Trelawney, and Mr. Frewen, Lord JOHN RUSSELL was understood to support the motion. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion 169 Against it .. ... 37 Majority --132 THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER. _ Mr. F. O'CONNOR gave notice that on the 18th of June he would bring forward a motion calling upon the House to recognise the principles of the Peoples Charter. GREECE. Mr. BAILLIE rose to ask a question of the Noble Lord the Eectretary for Foreign Affairs. It appeared from the papers presented to Parliament relating to Greece, that her Majesty's Government had assumed the right to dt mand satieactioe, or rather compensation, for any damage or injury sustained by British subjects, either from eats or rebellions in the countries in which they had been residing, without reference to the laws or the legal tribunals of those countriea It also appeared by the answer given by the Noble Lord to the ques tion recently put to him by the Honourable and Learned Member for Southampton (Mr. Cockburn) that her Me jesty's Government did not make any such pretensions, with respect to any damage or injury which British sub jects might sustain when they went to reside in the United States of America. He (Mr. Baillie) wished to ask the Noble Lord—first, why a different course should be pursued with reference to the States of Europe, from that 'which had been pursued with reference to the United States of America; and secondly, whether it was true that the representatives of Russia and Austria hal protested against our interpretation of the law of nations; and whether those Governments had intimated any intention of refusing to allow British subjects to reside in the states under their rule, unless they would renounce their allegiance to their own country ? ALord PALMERSTON said, the Hon. Member :had supposed that the Government had laid down the broad assertion that the British Government would claim com pensation for any damage or loss which a British subject might in any case sustain in Greece or in any other country by reason of riots, disturbances, or other similar causes. The GovernmeLt hart laid down no such pro position. Their demands were founded on the particular circumstances of the particular cases to which they applied, and did not involve any general rule, such as had been assumed by the Honourable Genleman.—(Hear, hear.) He (Lord Palmerston) apprehended that all cases of that sort must rest cn the particular circum stances connected with them. It was impossible to maintain that in all csses foreigners were entitled to compensation from the Government of the country in which they sustained injury or loss such as that to which the lion. Gentleman referred. On the other hand it was equally impossible to maintain th:.t there ta ere nut cases in which, by the law of nation?, da mages should not be given to persons so si:uatec'. Vattel, one cf the best authorities on the law ef nations, draws a distinction in thwe matters. . In speaking of war, that author said that the pillage and the destruction cf towns, the devastation of countri , s, and the ravaging cad setting fir,; to houses were measure s in the lakt degree odious, without necessity ; that the property of neutrals ought to be treAted in the same winner as the property of enemies; and in civil war the insurgents mi..) the enemy against whom war Was made. He stated again the Cal. es in which compensa tion can be juetly demandeJ, which was in the cases where wanton and unnecessary damage was done. tier Nlajesty's Ministers drew nu distinction, as the Hon. Gentleman supposed, between the tribunals of America and other countries, but he thought in America he might , ay the tribunals were more open to give justice in ttiese matters thao the tribunal of some other countries he could name It was perfectly true that Austria cud Russia, in stating their opinion upon other claims of a similar kind, argued upon . an imperfect knowledge were of opinion that it was impossible to draw a distinction between the subjects of a country and foreigners residing in the country, and if a Go vernment refused to compensate its own subjects i., a prticular case, they were entitled to refuse compensation to foreigners.) This, was, how ell arjument, and notoing more. A case had lately occurred in which an Austrian brig being iu distress off some port of the Irish coast, had suffered some damage at the hands of the country peopla there. A prosecution was commenced by the Irish Government, but failed because uf the difficulty of ascertaining the exact place. Liar Majesty's Government, however, with the liberality which alwa ) s distinguished them in matters relating to I.treign• countries, had di termined to grant compensa tion to the owners of this brig to the amount of 1001.— (Cheers.) Mr. B. COCURANE wished to know what course the Noble Lord proposed to take with reference to the interests cf the Greek loan, and whether he meant to take any steps ti compensate those who had suffered from his Lordship's policy? Lord PALMERSTON said it was but a short time since the Hon. Member had censured him for pressing loan claims upon a foreign Government too strongly. The case of a loan was very different from the case of British subjects who had sustained an injury. The loan was guaranteed by three powers, and he did not think that any one of the three powers could singly press the subject without consulting the other two up'in the point. In answer to Mr. M. GIBSON, Lord PALMERSTON said that the Government had decided upon compensating the Austrian brig about a month ago. POST• OFFICE. Mr. ANSTEY rose to ask her Majesty's Ministers whether the now v'cant office of Chief Clerk cf the Money Order Department in the Post-office is to be filled up by the appointment of the next senior clerk, or (if otherwise) why the order of promotion hitherto used is now to be departed trom; and whether they will lay on the table of this House, copies of the memo rials received from and correspondence with the clerks of that office since the Ist day of January, 1849, on the subject of their salaries and leave of absence, and also whether an offer had been made -to the clerks to allow the promotion to go in its proper_ course, if they would afterwards deny the facts which they had stated in those Mr. HAY TER said ho bed to state in reply to the Hon. Gentleman that the person appointed to the head clerkship in the Money-order Office bad been pieced over another person. It was considered by the Postmaster-General that in appointing a person to the head of that department he was bound to look out for some one who wa s co mpetent to the disch . rge of the duties of the office, and he had therefore selected a .. person who had distieguished himself for genera l efficiency and meritorious services. He was totally, unknown to the Postmaster-General, except by his merit as an employee in the service, He was quite ready to lay the memorials and communi cations alluded toby the lion. Member before the House, but unless the House wished to have appeals refer , ed to it, with , respect to appointments in all public departments, he thought it would be a very inconvenient practice to accede to any motion on the subject. Mr. ANSTEY wished to know whether appointments bad not, up to the present time, been made according to rotation and seniority. Mr. HAYTER replied that it was not so in all cases, as promotion depeeded on efficiency and general capacity. SECURITY FOR ADVANCES BILL. Mr. H. HERBERT wished to know whether the Government iutended to proceed with the Security for Advances (Ireland) Bill this session? The SOLICITOR GENERAL sa ; d h e was a t pre sent in communication with parties, both in Irela nd and elsewhere, with respect to the insert ion of a dd i t i onal clauses for the purpose of extending the provisions o f the Bill further than when it was first introduced. He hoped to proceed with the Bill this session. THE NEW HOUSE. Mr. GREENE said he had received a letter from Mr. Grissell, the contractor for building the new Houses of Parliament, in which he said it was of the g reatest importance that they should come to an early decision with respect to any alterations which it might be thought necessary to make in the new Hous e a t Commons, adding that if their decision was delayed it might ha ve th e e ff ec t of preventing th e n e w House being ready the Noble L o rd (Lord J. Russell). whether he w ou ld by the session of 1 851 . He would thereLr e ask have any objection to their sitting in the new House to morrow, at twelve o'clock? Lord J. RUSSELL thought it would be better to sit in the new House to-morrow. It was then understood that the House should sit in the new chamber to-morrow. (LEFT SITTING.) ho P rst it The Herc ul es NAif-A arrived on the 27th ult., at he Ajax steem-ship, Malta. t L roo 7 p l .s N ili p TEL L IGEN CE, 450. Captain Michael Quin, went out of harbour this afternoon, at half-past four T sc rews 3t 0 T p ll otw iN e l r r 6 D o A . Y g . ti — ut, T , o'clock, equipped for sea. She steamed out against tide, at the rate of apparently about seven knots per hour, and presented a most warlike and serviceable appear l'-Ico—rnore so than any other block ship we have seen. She sat well on the water, and appeared in excellent trim. She saluted the flag of Sir Bladen Cape!, the Commander-in-Chief, on passing Hollingsworth's-rooms, and steamed through Spithead to the westward. She will sail in a day or two for Queenstown , where she will, for a time, Le'ir the flag of Rear-Admiral Manley Hull Dixon, the Commander-in -Chief on the Irish station. The KamPtschatka R ws i a n war-steamer sail e d f rom Sentbameton last evening to the westward. The Nile Indianan and an American line-of.l aeket sh ip, two splendid vessels, arrived at Spithead this morning to embark passengers and stock for their re spective destinations. The Sealark, 8, will Le commissioned in a day or two at this port (report says by Commander Mitchell) for service on the coast of Africa, carrying out the July ma il . The Birkenhead iron steam troop-shin w ill go out again on Wednesday under Commander J. A. Stovers, of the Blenheim, with stores for Commodore Martin's .„ . squadron in the Tagus. She will take cut the of both services, and the supernumeraries from Sir William Parker's squadron in tao Howe, 120, - which she will find at Gibraltar, and bring them to England. PLYMOUTH, JUNE I.—The Prcmethens steamer, ar rived to•day from Woolwich, and went :up harbour to take in o)al. Her crew are to be paid advance on Monday, ait which she will take in the mails and sail for Madeira and the coast cf Africa. Her Majesty's ship Albion, 90, was commissioned to day by Captain the Lion. J. H. Johnstone, late of the Agincourt, 72, the command of which is taken by Cap tain Sir Henry Leeks. The packet-brig Express, 6, Lieuteaant-Commander W. Lory, arrived this morning from Falmouth, and went up harbour to refit. The Superb arrived at Malta on the 19th of May. Light variatdm wind?. CH - ATHA M. JUNE 3.—Captain M. F. Berkeley, one of the Lords Corumissii.ners of the Admiralty, with Mr. John Parker, M.P., First Secretary, and Sir Baldwin Walker, K.O 8., Surveyor of the Navy, paid an official 'visit at this yard' on Saturday. Shortly after eleven A.M. they landed at the Queen's-stairs, having come by rail way from London. They were received by the Captain- Superie! endent, Captain Peter Richards, C. 8., and the whole of the resident officers of the yard. The first part of their inspection was the visit on board of the Nankin, 50 guns, fitting in No. 3 dock. They also viewed the Creasy, 8.0 guns which is on the stocks ready for launch ing; thence they proceeded to the new slips recently e' ected with iron-roofs and columns at the cast end of the yard. Their Lordships, after taking n minute sur vey of the whole, returned to the Queen's-stairs and proceeded by the Admiral's barge to the Black Eagle Admiralty steam-yacht, Master S. B. Cook, that vessel having arrived from Woolwich the previous evening. As soon as they were on board the steamer proceeded to Sheerness, their Lordships having left the yard shortly after one P.M. APPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH, JUNE 3.—Second Master—J. W. Lowe (1844) to the Dolphin, 3, brikaatine, commissioned at ShEernei. on Saturday last. Clerk-in-charge—H. R. Shaw (1844) to the Delphic. Clerk—W. T. Richard (1848) recently serving in the Rosamond steam•alocp, on the Mediterranean station, to the Pr•cmetheus steam-sloop, on the west coast of Airiest &Wien. Midshipmen—L. E. H. Somerset and Robert Deane, to the Excellent gunnery ship, at Portsmouth. Masters' Attilstants—P. Denneley and G. Hutch ings to the Dolphin. Gunners—Francis Rossy to the Dolphin; William Mackenzie and Charles J. Lewis to he toremau of coopers at Deptford; John S. Seaward to be foreman of work at Bermuda. _ _ The Firefly steam-vessel, Commander Tudor, was in spected to day by Commodore henry Eden, and after wards vvcrit down the river with Mr. 'rrickett, assistant to the chief engineer, on board, to ascertain and report on the state of her engines at the time she is paid off. The R:tribution has taken on board above 2,000 shot and shell of :32ib. weight each and upwards. bhe has commenced taking on board her guns previous to being tried down the river, which is anxiously looked for, to know the speed that will be obtained by her new engines of 400-horse power, only one-half the power of those with which she was formerly fitted. The reducing the breadth and height of the paddle boxes gives this frigate a much better appearance than she originally had with her large paddy?-boxes. MONTHLY MILIVARY OBITUARY. Grnerill James Orde, 12eddiugton. Major Ganeral Sir James Sutherland, East India Company's Service, London. Lieulenant-Colonels—G. D. Young, C. 8., 10th Foot, Witz?erubsd, Bengal; Dods, half-pay, Ist Foot, Glasgow. C a ptsins—llandfield, 29th Foot, Meerut, Bengal; Mord trint, half-pay, 6 I st Foot, Verdun, France; Passley, ietircd foil pay, 82d Foot, London; Pyner, Unattached, Yarmouth. Lieutenants—Veit eh, 25th Foot, Bangalore; Balton, 84th Foot, Poonatnallee; Jennincr • s, half-pay lit Garri• o n Battalion, Guernxey; Sayers, Unattached, Youghal. Quartermaster Pittard, half-pay Oxford Fearible Ca valry, Long View, Buyton. Surgeons—Lawson, 7th Hussar* Cork; John Millar, North Britain Recruiting District, Glasgow; Young, half-pay, 16th Foot, Falmouth; Wehaarm, half pay, Bluuswick Infantry; Kindel!, half-pay Staff. .Assistant-Surgeon Dr. Grantham, 23d Foot (drowned in Lake Erie). A Malta correspondent says that Mrs. More O'Ferrall was about to leave the island and to return to England. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 3. METROPOLITAN IN FEHMEN rb BILL. Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition trom C9O of the inhabitants ut Itlington against the Interments B►ll. Mr. C. PEARSON presented a petition trom Lam beth, praying that that Bill might not pass without alteration. _ _ _ Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from the parish of St. Bride's, London, against the Bill. Mr. T. DUNCUMLiE presented similar petitions against the Bill from Poplar, the vestry of St. Luke's, and other places iu the metropolis. Mr. LA.CY presented a ietition from Mr. George Lewis AnsPli, clerk to the London Cemetery Company, against tt.e Bil!. Mr. WILD presented a petition from Mile-end to the same effect. On the motion that the House go into Committee on this Bill, Mr. LACY moved that the BM be referred to a Select Committee. He felt that as a Member from a distant constituency he rtquired some excuse for interfering in the question.—(llt-ar.) But the Bill involved such great injustice—such a waste of money, and he felt so strongly on the subject that he could not refrain from making this motion. There were so many amendments to be proposed, he did not think it was possible that the Bill could get through Committee, and he thought the best course would be to refer it to a Select Com mittee. Lord DUDLEY STUART seconded the motion. The Bill affected the interests and pockets of a large class of the inhabitants of the metropolis ; and he could not deny that a Bill on this subject was greatly wanted, but not such a Bill as this, which was contrary to the principles of political economy and constitutional freedom. Was it necessary that a Biil of this description should tax the people of the metropolis without their consent? for that was really the object of the Bill. The distinguishing feature of it was to empower the board to put its hand into the pockets of the people, and to employ the money so raised in what way they thought proper. The most unusual powers were entrusted to the board. They were to appoint a whole army of paid officials, including, besides the mem bers •of the board, clerks, assistant-clerks, wardens, sextons, and grave-diggers, who might amount to hundreds and perhaps to thousands. They had the power also of stating what graveyards and ce meteries should be closed up, and what new ones should be openei, and also in what way the funerals should be conducted. But the power to which he must objected was that which allowed them to fix what fees should be paid for burials. The House ought to look at the measure, he thought, with the greatest jealousy, and he would suggest that the best mode of proceeding was to refer it to a Select Committee. Why, he would ask, was the principle of the Bill not to be carried out by parochial authorities ? They would be much better able to do so than a Government board, judging from the reckless mismanagement which hart characterised the office of Woods and Forests in regard to Crown lends.—(Hear, hear.) Government boards were quite as apt to be extravagant, quite as apt to be actuated by favour, as a parochial board, and he for one could not consent to this viola tion of the principles of the Constitarion. Again, the Bill interfere.' with the courze of trade. It proposed to establish the rates at which funerals should be furnished, which was a direct violation of the principles of political economy. Before those principles should be departed from an overwhelming ree,ssity must be shown for the step. He did not think that necessity existed in this case, but if it did the onus probandi rested with the Govern ment. In the absence of that proof no men. sure of this sort ought to be adopted ; the trade ought to be left to the ordinary opera tions of supply and demand. But it was said undertakers had been extravagant in their charges. Well so they might, but was the undertaker the only tradesman who made extravagant charges? Had they not had extravagant tailors, extravagant butchers, and extravagant grocers? and if it was right to interfere with the trade of the undertaker, why not apply the same interference to those other branches of industry ? The Bill was objectionable, moreover, on the ground of the excessive compensation which it proposed to give the:parties whose vested rights were likely to be disturbed by it; and the more he examined the Bill the more was be satisfied that it was a measure which ought not to be hur riedly passed, but postponed till a future period in order. that it might be considered by a Select Committee. He thought if the 'Bill was referred to a Select Cum mittee every purpose would be answered, and that the best results would ensue. Sir G. GREY opposed the motion for referring the Bill to a Select Committee. When the Bill went into a Committee of the whole House, he should be prepared to discuss its details and to remedy many of the evils complained of. The amendment proposed would have the effect of postponing the Bill for another session, which he believed would be productive of the worst effects. Mr. LUSHINGTOI.`7 was understood to state that he should support the amendment. He protested against the provisions of this Bill, which contemplated the burial of some Christians in one part of the cemetery, and others in another, instead of allowing them to meuider in the same dust side by side. Mr. B. OSBORNE said it was not his intention to at tack the principle of this Bill, for that a as laudable and proper. No ono could read the report cf the Corn. mittee, of which the Hon. Member for Lymington (Mr. Mackinnon) was chairman, or the report of the Sanitary Commission, without seeing that the comfort, the well being, the morals, and, what as as cf greater importance, the. health—(A laugh)—of the people were at stake. The Hon. Member for Bodwin had moved for a Se!' et Committee on the Bill, and he would certainly give that motion his support. The great object cf the measure was to ups( t the whole of our parochial system, as re garded buriale, and to entrust Icon despotic powers to the Board of Health, all Disseuters being excluded from the management of the proposed cemeteries, while a power of taxation to the extent of about 30,000/. would be conferred upon the Board. The Government would have done wiser if, instead of a Bill of 73 clauses like the present, they had introduced a general Act prohi biting burial in towns, say within 15 miles of St. Paul's in London, and some relative dislatai:e in other towns. (Hear.) He gave credit to the Government for the prin ciple of the measure, Fut, he must objek t most if the ,details; end i.e wculd take the present of of stating that there was one ma❑ who had been treated most infamously in connexion with this rsatter—a man who had devoted 15 years of his life and much of his property to the promotion of the object aimed at in the Bill—he meant Mr. Walker.—(Hear, hear.) Another individual, Mr. Chadwick, got the whole credit, while Mr. Walke, the original pioneer on this question, was coolly thromn oaerboard.—(Eiear, hear.) lie would say, however, that if they were to have a commission at all, he did not see a man better fitted to serve upo❑ it than Mr. Walker; but he (Mr. Osborne) was fortified in the view he took of the Bill by the fact that that gentleman regarded it as in many respects a very objectionable saleasure.—(llear.) His opinion was, that they were doing more to preudice the cause of sanitary retorm in the eyes of the peop'e than if they had brought in no Bill at all on the subject.—(dear.) Sir DE L. EVANS complained that the Bill was going into Cemtnittea when no opportunity had been given them to dßcuss its principle. It was only on Friday they, several important amendments had been made known to the House, and as yet no time had been given to their constituents to express any opinions regarding 1 then'. Sir B. HALL said, the metropolitan Members had - been told by the R4- ; ht Hon. Gentleman (Sir G. Grey) that if they voted for the Bill going bi'fore a Select Coin mite() they would perhaps throw over the Bill for the session, and thus postpone for another year the great principle they wore all so desirous to carry out; but. would that be the fault of the metropolitan Members? The 8.11 was mentioned in the Speech from the Throne, was brought in on the 15th of April, and read a second time on tee 221 of April, and now it was proposed to go into Committee on the 3d of June. Were any of the Meml:e:s of that Moues to blame for the delay which had thus taken place ?—(Bear, hear.) He would tell the Noble Lord why the Bill was not referred to a Sele..t Committee. It was because it would have been neces sary to place on the Committee a great number of the metropolitan Members, and there were not two Out cf the sixteen who sat for the metropolis who would have agreed to a measure of this kind.—(Hear, helr.) It was a measure that went, in fact, to abolish the whole of, the local self-government that now distinguished the maropelitan parishes, so far as burial-places were con cerned.—(flear, hear.) There were two persons in the metropolis of whom the inhabitants entertained great suspicions, and these were the Bishop of London, as regarded teclittstical matters, aid Mr. Chadwick, as regarded sanitary measures.—(Hear, hoar.) Through the one they were in danger of having fixed upon them tees in perpetuity to pay the clergy, and the other was establishing a board, of which he was the prime mover, and of which terhaps he would hereafter be the head. —(Hear, hear.) Ile would not now go into the details of the Bill. It was his intention to support the pro posal for sending it before a Select Committee, and when the time came for considering tl o details he hoped that both as regarded the 'payment of fees in perpetuity, and the board, they would be rejected by a majority of that Rouse.—(Henr.) Mr. MAS FERMAN regretted that he felt himself compiled to oppose the Right Hoe. Baronet (Sir G. Grey), but, as his he!ief was that the Bill would oe bet ter considered by a Se!cct Committee than by a Commit tee of the whole Howe, he had made up his mind to vote for the tn , tion of the Hun. Member for Bodmin. Mr. T. DUN COM BE (who was received with cheers from ell parts ef the House, this being the first appear, anco of the Hon. Gentleman since his indisposition) said he was sorry he had not much voice to oppose the Bill, but. he felt bound t o sa y th at w ith the excsption of one single clause, that relating to the intramural burial of the deed, involving a principle which they were all auxioue to see cerried out, there e as nothing in the Bill to which he could give his sanction. There was not beyond that clause, if indeed such a clause really ex isted, one proposition in the Bili that deserved the sup• port of the House.—(Hear, hear.) The ItTilt Hon. Baronet (Sir G. Grey) told them that they would moire), Lose time by sending the Bill to a Select Committee ; but he thought, on the e intrary, that it would be a means of saving tims. If it ware sent to a Committee impartially cheeen, and one that would listen fairly and attentively to all the arguments that would be urged upon their consideration, he for one would abide by the decision of the Conemitres, and give no further trouble to the Howe on the subject of the Bill—(heer, hear.) Seine gentherien attached great importance to the sub jest of Sunday Must-ofilee labour, und that House was led into a hasty vote in agreeing to address the Crown on the sutject. Now, the petitions which had ..been presented on that question were the result of as great an amount of imposition as ever had been practised, and he was satisfied that the public generally. were opposed to the course which the House had taken.— (Hear, bear.) But how different was the case with reference to the petitions that had been presented on the subject of the present Bill by those representing the rnetropelizi? Where was the metropolitan Member who had stood up in his place in favour of the Bill ? Not one, he believed, would stand up and advocate any measure so wild and contrary to the opinions of the veiple of the metropolis. Toe Noble 'Lord (Lord J. Russell) would probably be for the Bill, the whole Bib. and nothing but the Bill; but the Common Council of the city of London had resolved to' petition that House, praying that the City might be exempted from the ope ration of the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) One cf the results of this measure would be, that it would become a model Bill for the whole country, and when it passel country gee tlemen would be urged to submit to it because the metropolis bad done so.—(Hear, hear.) Let them, therefore, take warning in time. He would not now go into the details of the Bill, but hoped that the House would consent to its being remitted to as Select Com mittee. When the public heard that Government re fused to refer it to a Committee, they would at once conclude th,,t there was some good jobbing aud some nice patronage to be obtained by the Blll.—(flear, hear.) Mr. IYEYNCOURT regretted that Government should oppose the Bill going before a Select Committee. He highly approved the object of the Bill, but disap proved the mode in which it was proposed to carry it out. He thought parishes should take the duty laid down in the Bill upon themselves; it would be snore in accordance with the spirit of our institutions, and opposed to the centralising course 50 much pursued by the Govern ment. The arneedments in the Bill having only been made known on Friday, he had not yet had an oppor tunity of learning the opinions of his constituents re garding them.—(Bear.) Lord J. RUSSELL rejoiced to sea his Hon. Friend the Member for Finsbury (Mr. Dunconsbe) again in his place—(Hear, hear)—though he certainly found himself under the necessity of not concurring with his Hon. Friend in the conclusions to which he had come on the present occasion. The question before them really was, whether it was desirable to refer the Bill !or preventing intramural interments to a Select Committee. His Hon. Friend said that if they did so they would have before them a number of witnesses, all of whom would have plans to propose, and suggestions to make, and objections to urge, and that after all those plans, and suggestions, and objections had been made they would have to be fully considered by the Committee. If so, then they might consider themselves fortunate if some time at the end of July that Committee should make a report. The more likely result, however, would Ve that the Committee would report that they hal found it impossible to come to a decision, but that they hoped they would be allowed to sit again next session. —([fear, hear.) Then, with respect to the Bill, he would not enter into its defence, for he had not heard one reason urged why the House• was not able to give its considera tion to the clauses of the Bill as well as a Select COM-. mittec.—(Hear.) If the House found that the Board of Health had by some clauses more powers than were , itb= solutely necessary to carry into effect what all considered necessary, let those clauses be altered or removed from the Bill. If, on the contrary, it was found that those clauses were necessary, they could be passed either with out aey al!eration, or with such alteration as might be quired.—(llear, hear.) His Right Hon. Friend (Sir G. Grey) had proposed some new clauses ; but he thought is hard that, because they had listened to de putations and adopted recommendations which they had wade, the House should, o❑ that account, be asked not to go into Committee on the Bill.—(Hear.) Mr Alderman SIDNEY sa'd, the Corporation of London was unanimous in condemning the centralizing clauses of the Bill, They felt a considerable amount of gratitude to Government for undertaking the measure, bat if t h ey were asked whether they would undergo the present evils of intramural interments, or the evils that would spring from. the Bill, their answer was, that they would prefer takins , the chance of undergoing the risk personal to themselves of throwing out the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) There were clauses in it which, as a municipality, they never could be expected to agree to. As a corpo ration, they had always laid claim to the merit of mana ging their own affairs well, and they knew as well what belonged to their social condition as any committee or hoard whatever, whether sitting at Gwydyr-house or Somerset-house.—(Hear, hear.) A Bill had already been prepared which prohibited the burial of the dead less than five miles from the metropolis, and it proposed to do this without any charges being made upon the public except those that were made for the decent inter ment of the dead. Then why should not a measure of that kind be passed, instead of oee embracing the cen tralizing powers conferred by the Bill now before the House? He could assure the House that the most deter mined opposition would be given to the measure by the city of London.—(Hear, hear.) Sir R. PEEL thought the argument of the Hon. Gentleman who bad just spoken was ono ►which rather showed the impolicy than t.tberwise of sending the Bill to a Select Committee. The question of centralization was no doubt a very important one. There were cer tain duties exercised by parochial authorities in the city of London which it was proposed by the Bill should be taken into the hands of Government; but surely that was a question 30 important that it ought to be decided by thi'y whole House.—(Hear, hear.) He had every re spect for the Corporation of the city of London; but at the same time there were points of local management on which some persons ventured to take a different opinion from them.—(A laugh.) Take, fur example, the ques tion of the removal of Smithfield market.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Speaking generally, the Corporation of the city of. London must be presumed Lest qualified to judge of local affairs; yet that was a point on which many persons ventured to take a different opinion frown theta.—(Hear, hear.) The Bill before the House had b:•en read a second time, and the question now was, whether they should go into Committee or scud it before a Select Committee up stairs. If the Bill was sent to a Select Committee everybody must admit that it would be one of the most extraordinary cases of extramural inter ment ever heard of—(Great laughter)—and therefore he thought it would be better to dispose of it rather within than without the wall; of that House.—(Laughter.) Mr. IiUNIE took great blame to Meisel fur not having sooner read the Bill, as he would have mast ce:- tainly opposed the second reading. He rPgardeci it as a ' 0, to , most extraordinary mesoure, and as tent?ing gre'2 at, promote the eentral.aing designs of the GOVerllso Y . r and, therefore, be would give it his most decided oP sition. . . a f t Lord.R. GROSVENOR defended the principle eesete Bill, in favour of which it had been his lot to P r the petitions, notwithstanding what had fallen fr ern o ser Honourable Member for Finsbury. The Hon. ALensrei asked if there wes any baetropolite.n Member Prereet. to defend the whole of the Bill. He would net sal e its but he was prepared to say that he would OP id P e l o lr being sent to a Select Committee. He bad pres b sho t thou; o ils meeting called to consider the Bill; and meeting had terminated rather abruptly, 'to t b° much was said against giving compensati on gees clergy and to the sextons, there was no strong %obis sion against the principle of the Bill. He theeg c eogi . measure affected most particularly the vvorlaieg ros etei of the metropolis, and that it would gre et to P o sicb' their benefit, though there were clauses in it he was not prepared to give his support -0 124, 44 Mr. `VALLEY said he and his colleague 112 ' 4 ". le at great inconvenience, at the veriest of ale, " Tbel number of their constituents, to oppose th e Bill ee. b u t belh-ved the principle of the Bill to be unasssilavd-an: in common with tee whole metropolis they irerej(licir" to the details of the measure. The Noble Le: less; R. Grosvenor) had spoken in favour of the prig d e nted he shrank from entering upon the details, arl d or se.; that they could not be supported by princ i P l ? I,oed 7, meat.—(Hear, hear.) Ho thought the Noble e e Or the heart of tho Government had not ac ted victse re' courtesy which he ought to have done toward' e ull b° presentatives of the millions of people wh° f fs erOr eiNted by this measure. The whole of the - wer e Rau representatives, with one exception, ,soefe against the measure. Under these deb t , re' I" it was not too much to ask the 14 ° 1)1( :e 6 0 rtr (Lord J. Russell) to consent that the Bill shoul loose terred to a Select Committee All the paroabi l e do ot I rides asked was that such a Bin as this she e ' e le, le forced upon them. nitrate speculation, ing e!i- i i sce ri :,e enterprise would set :such works in operation stOtle he confidently be:ioved, entitle the parochisl°ll to the gratitude of the public. te a to Se oi Sir W. CLAY said, that although he objee t ho s e , verel of the provisions of the Bill, yet he had t o o°l any suffieieet reason why it should be referred well lect Committee. On the contrary, all th et e ie A c been urged convinced him'that the proper Pls e 'eS r the Bill could be discussed was the House itseihoePt Mr. WYLD said, the question at issue w as ' tog °ti e the parochial authorities were capable of esrtteasee this measure, or whether a board of consielbor should supersede them—[Here the Hon. M el fDifi ae ' interrupted by loud and incessant cries of ho t he which made it impossible for him to proceed] . , c e fare moved that the debate be adjourned. ei ill% Me. BRIGHT protested agai nst the mode - r ticse f ) matters of this kind were managed at that P fl 'cle c " hour of the evening. (A quarter past seven e e r , 00; It was in the recollection of the House that oh 0 0 0 1 Members were speaking about the same h eur ssY ibe 'd question cf Post- office transmission on the Sen e fal, were actually hooted down by Gentlemen 0 1 1 of shed going to their dinner to discussing a etles t re ' ° , l ble r e ,o importance.—(CriesDivide, divide.") 1. ::e " e ' t o that at the lower benches of the House tiet j'-rt. several members of her Majesty's Goverh e „en'il appeared ready to vote for the Bill, e be ll ' bid, rather than hear its merits discussed• go i tC .; ,' O l certainly vote for the Bill being le fermi to a "),; e r c oqie ! mittee; but he must prolet against the iii "i r d °he' 0 that Hon. Members were offering at this Pert 6 geeh i e evening to tie observations which other ID% a'a fl rre felt it their duty to make.—(Cries of " Qu es e ° the s - t " Divide.") The Noble Led at the bead e ' gele" e vernment ought to rebuke those insuborclineteetee)er for their unseemly conduct.—(Cheers and laeg' et ti(F e . Mr. OS BORNE would ask his Hoe. i ft ss e eah t / Wyld) to withdraw d his motion for an adjourl'o, at' lieving, as he did, that if they were now to i'l-e r main qaestien they would get a majority. iet e di Mr. FITZROY thought the lion. Gen t ' ( ; " a lh e esi Wylo) had to thank himself for the interruP'°,neeir enperienced. by nut having confined himself t° ' )0 Lion before t e House. Inl l 4' ill Sir DE LACY EVANS considered the r.' , cl., Hon. Gentleman to have been perfectly undee e e r e ' o e ' hoped for the sake of the respectability In d - Pe r i i' their proce: dings, that his 1-lon. Friend vvouo . ,i , his motion for an adjournment of the debate' es es n a s Lord D. STUAR I' also advised his Hoe. .e r s t he to withdraw his motion. If the House was 1 1 , 01 0t i r a temper to discuss a question of such irer t orts' would be better to postpone it to ahetherettOtir)' tunity, when Hon. Gentlemen would be P.e;tl/6 listen with patience to the arguments that MI, l e dressed to them. re ed,' P i sl Lord J. RUSSELL did not think the re- fo r 00 scribed by the Hon. Member for Manchesterdeo venting the noise arising from conversation in blifete, would be effectual. There might be one or twe estle!fi belonging to the Government sitting at the es Orot the House who might have joined in the e%P id ) ) the general impatience, but he (Lord J. l it/ e s efl e w o s' belied that if those Hon. Members had h,eerh' silent and completely dumb the impatience c'' "e gli would have been manifested to almost oeite, ri t i ii„.l deg) ee.— (Laughter.) He had not percetve'Ve Ifni, east been on this Bill any extraordinary '- d! 6 / eviucel, or what was more than usual wbe ° . 11 ,0 0 ,7 was expected at that particular hour of the " i rl 0 „) 1 ' (Hear, hoar.) It was not for him to say 1:01 reason could be.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) , fr", a division was expected, whatever reig h e v c o'c l p, question, between half-past seven and eig" .* g e r there certa;nly was a sort of impatience sbotityle Members which was not usual at any °th er e t. 11 61, the evening. After this explanation, he bort, 'Oft Gentleman (Mr. Wyld) would go on with ":" ti ii o 9 When the question under discussion was Ve c :"oll e l 'et o interment of the dead of the metropolis, it 4 . ‘ „" 1 sw be creditable, at that hour of the evenings '''' e a 4 the debate. e t/ ?ef t Sir B. HALL declared that, during the tw e e *" 4,.'d ° he had been a Member of that House, be '; l , l p V, witnessed more impatience than had been sVeere House that night. It would be much better 4 00 tions of this importance were to be di s cussed'' 0 ( 14 should always be brought forward after (lino' mono After a few words from Mr. LACY , the de adjourning the debate was withdrawn, and , li e!' p'S Mr. WYLD proceeded shortly to address 1 , iii r, He said that the principle of the Bill was ° he h i s ses on the second reading. In a communicatioe 0 1 4: had with the S. cretary of the Home Dels r e tij e 14 Right Hon. Gentlemen begged him to Pes,r ni - rei l iiati position he might have to the Bill till the hi c ' s - eir.' c ' a' e was upon that distinct understanding that l" (air. !el abstained from offering his opposition to I." . 0 I . 0 stage. He now objected to the measure beeie'verfilillf to establish a Government, board of coratel 99l° b /e °° ‘ it was a fact that all Government comm issions ,V, and entirely failed. But in this instanc e t her ac e f necessity for commissioners—as the parochial° o f? was already in existence. He should vole °l. the Bill to a Select Committee. el' The House then divided, when there orP ar :il For Mr. Lacy's amendment ... "' 14 1 1 01 0 Against it ... ... ... ''' . 1- 0 0 1 " Majority ... ... e a: 1 11' . 4 The House then went into Committee, x" ''' si °l 4° the Chair. „c os i' A 1 , Clause 1, which enacted that London, ",;oit" 4 1 Southwark, and the places in the schedule s ' -- r O t° the metropolitan district, was agreed to. eat s'' er On clause 2 being read, which enacts tet ete ti e rte Board or' Health to execute the Act be ael)°`"-ee of Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said he must pron e c e : 0 1 4 mation of this board to be a job, the exPl, l : t . tli' d f i ,l4 would be thrown upon the people by au, — ;:a:,io d y Lions on account of poor-rates. He conilhe e e d V )I t not he havingamend amendments, sa,ffoorieled him which he e r hpardepg-airvig n a o - to i i ra i i i i i Bill was only reprinted on Friday last; it I tcl ° ee l rot disadvantage. therefore, that he now proeee e - ,, 0 10,9 discussion of the subject. The whole of l'"" t he,:i 0 tan parishes, the whole county of Middlesex' jcseol l o h London, and the whole of the counties e b e eeitll," Surrey, objected to an interference by 6 . g ofts4 hoard, and to have their powers of lees' jetre of 0 taken from them. Ile must say that th e O e rf districts had no confidence in the adalib e i e- of ett) lflV board that might be constituted by "' c aw Pell',di They wanted to job away the privilege of 's t egiere f to burying their dead where and with wh en :l l sftel re If this amendment were carried he iv° P ; rochis I . move a clause to prevent the powers of E'bei o s it tries for arranging to bury their own dol t ' -. to 4 1 fered with. ' nod sl9 Mr. HUME said, no ono was more tal 13° fill funerals properly conducted than be vass , 7. 4 " soli ''o, be prepared to give to the Board of Hea l the Plies ,ill to coerce parishes that refused to remove fled I ;e e 1 0 1 that were complained of; but he was se i ,:i eet 3 „ e 'et satl parish with which he was connected woribis Pkr indignation the propositions embodied - 1 ' e nd - V wished to know what would be the exPe ose li ti of the Commission? „iebold ° : A:i l l Sir G. GREY said, the Commission - t o bi le j during the coutinuance of the Board of 13 b ps 56 Parliament, and in 1854 the subject Mig.h r e ee he'r - !f9 sidered. With respect to the arraeeth eet ; s ed sc' s o, f l to the parishes themselves, if they r' e e e ees s ' of9 those arrangements an application to tile. 7 1 ; Or' e a' r eif for a mandamus to compel them roigh t s ;; "; si s al two or three years might be lost in litigutesoiaele l e could be dove in the meantime as to the P Ag° l o °/ dead in those parishes ?--(llear, be hr '„ ) eitl: ° ate/ each parish to have a separate burial gr °- Pt - et /"0 tance from the metropolis. [An 111 aorr,sfo eli ll " Nor] The Honourable Gentteinan to' 0 00,4 0 1 rishes were to be left to make voluntary ee a tholf., We eld 03 Pryeee n v i what security could there be they . ~,, to P tt v 1 AO, was necessary, then, to take some step, 0 0.-1,0 -or which disgraced this country---the only. „f o f '1 c e rope sod tsgraced—of mingling the room e r bor• pole with the habitations of the living.—( llee j to t h el o r , suppose the objections he had mentioned ,eliee chial system did not exist, would the nr",P oe sd bs t ',;/ Hon. Gentleman meet the exigencies of t' e e oe es hot .h' who were conversant with the subject h t eal 'pit o oe eso et worst burial grounds were not the P a t o p (e r e private grounds, and if those were s" soe V e ate parochial grounds be a sufficient substittin, e o fo rt e , hear.) As to the original clauses of the P s ore C F O tioa had been made, and the Corninittecot goli o; V I competent to deal with the obje ction CI. bad ° 6. Vernon as they would have been if '"- l i o ef. sir amended by the insertion of additio nal OM' $ s ea 0 T . Le r eecolde ebb 0 After a low words from Mr. 1 Gaxr in explanation, r 1 03.1 1 0 0 co ( M A r r a . 1 b l o . d G y i [ N i v S a ° s d N es s i a r i a d ac h , a s t ti i l f l ,bite dl rllet !- ? o llip it i l j r c ; I : 111°71 should be appointed by the Crown and. n e e oe t ,, s t r e , no representative principle--a corporate hl'e but 0 0 the public expenditure and raieing of rate s T oo. , 1,1 i sponribie te the rsteesyers.—(llear, beat:c evoi do ec e ciple could nut be defend. Mr. isIACKINNON i de a il, that eleou t six le I brought iu a Bill laying ti )wn the Pril3Pr - t~ ~~,`9 t 4 1k .ste, 441 4 4 4t0te.44 ; T H 4, 1850. e .. P ii u r4,