The Sun. — London, England, 1851-07-08 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MARKETS. (From De Cordova's al ercantile Intelligencer.) KINGSTON, JAMAICA, JUNE 12 -Our market has b ene n . rather quiet during the past turtnight , and psrireasdyg im rely have been very well supported. The provement observable in the article of codfish is to be attributed mainly to the circumstance of there having t e e n but one arrival from Halifax since our last, after t _ interval of 19 days-e fact which has ,v t . er g ided , in a great measure, to c mfirm the report whit of ore;alent fish se the here at that date, rerding imp robability of ports of shipment, and the scarcity the eonssquent our market being glutted, as it has been heretof ire, with Nova Scotian imports, at least until the new catch shall have been prepared for shipment. Breadstuffe continue for the west part neglected, and as the late rains will have the effect of forwarding the crept' of native vegetables, we do not perceive soy imme diate likelihood o f the occurrence of an improved demand for the imported articles. The advance in 'he price of Corn meal is , we are inclined to consider, only a tem porary one. which would be l os t on the arrival of any considerable vantity of that article. Produce-ssugars generally have been dealt in to a v f a ir extent, both for shipment and the home trade ; I leh r t - there Ilea been a freer inquiry for the lower grades for home use than for the finer qualities, and they have carrineanded comparatively higher pr:ces than the latter. Hutu has been less active, the heavy stock of brands, which are not usually selected for exportation, having tended to depress prices. Pimento is in small supply, arid the new crop, which it is anticipated will be untie sillily large, will not be brought to merket until August at earliest. The coffee crop is almost exhausted, and the stock at market is unimportant. The rains have very generally ceased, and the oppor tueity has been seized to take off the remainder of the crops, the gatherieg in of which had been interrupted by the May season. Fleur-The only wholesale transaction since our last has been the disposal of 500 barrels new Baltimore at 28s. Some small operations, summoning up about 200 barrels of ns.xed sorts, have been also effected at 28s 6d to 293. Tile market is heavily stocked, and as the trade find that small parcels are readily obtainable at a small advance on wholesale prices, there is of course little or no speculative feeling in existence. A parcel of 150 bar rels ofd sour fleur has been moved at 254 per barrel. Meal-The price of new has improved under the re stricted receipts, but the rather large qu .ntity of old at market interferes to soma extent with the dem intl for the former, of which there have been sates at 15s. to 16s. per barrel. It is now, h ow ever, very generally held for 18s. Rice... Both East India and Carolina are in large supply, with a ver limited inquiry. B. n g al has been moved at 143. and Paine at 164. per 100 lb. 120 bags a " a few tierces and half tierces Carolina have changed hands at 17s. Butter-The market for this article is drooping. Irish is difficult of sale at 12d., and Halifax at 9d. per lb. American may be quoted at Bd. to 9d., according to qaality. Bread-The operation in Wattson's have been con fined to retail transactions at 18s. for pilot and 225. for crackers. A lot of very good crackers and pilot bread, of New York manufacture, has changed hands at 16s. and 143. per barrel respectively. Mackerel have been in smaller demand than any other description of pickle., fish-the general inferiority of the stock at market, and more especially the thinness of the fish, having tended to restrict the demand. The operations in No. 3 Faye been principally at 215., but some sales have been effected at 255. Holders are now, however, demanding 265. per barrel. Herrings-Receivers' hands have been very nearly cleared under the curstinued good demand and large censumption alluded to iu our last. Several hundred barrels No. 1, round, were disposed of at 175., and some operations were effected at 183., at which rate the article is now held. Alewives are still rather unsaleable; they may be quoted at 18s. to 19s. per barrel. Oil-Cod has somewhat improved since our last, taxing to the cessation of arrivals. The article is or vertheless in small inquiry, but holders are firm at 2s. 6d. per gallon. The sates during the fortnight were effected at 23. 3d., 2s. 4d., and 2e. 6 I. Lard-We quote American at 611. t ) 7d. Codfish- the trade have come tat ward rather freely, ender the impression that the stuck will not be imme dietely augmented. In the early part of the fortnight holders submitted to 12;. to 13s. for cask, but as the supply became reduc,d, they succeeded in obtaining 13s. 61 to 143., at which latter rate the article is now ti: nly held. Boxes have been taken at 164. to 17s. Several parcels of old ce.,k fish have ben moved, at unction and otherwise, at Bs. to 12s. per 100:ba , accord ing to quality. Pork-A parcel of 150 barrels has changed hands at 763. per barrel. Mess is moved at 92;. in small gaited ties. The consumption of both descriptions is greatly checked by the existing high rates. The stock is light. The receipts of this article, from the Ist January, 1851, to this date, are 1,900 barrels leas than they were during the same period last year. Hams-English are very inactive, at 9d.; American are worth sd. to 7d. per lb., according to quality. Salmon may be quoted as follows-No. 1, at 725.; No. 2, at 685.; No. 3, at 645. per barrel. Soap-Tne stock of all sorts is enormous, with little or no demand. Steele's, especially, is represented as being very inactive. Candles-The greater portion of the supply at market is now in the bands of speculators, who are s ndeavour ing to force up prices. Several large parcels have changed hands at sd. to 6J., according to assortment and brand. Cheee-There have been sales of D. G. at I Id. to Is,, mid of American at sd. to 60. per lb. Thu stock is new ample. Lumber-W. P. is in ahun lane supply, a; are also Ce - press Shingles. Cedar Shingles are still scarce, as is likewise Pecripine Lumber. Nu operutions of any mo ment have transpired. Beef-American is worth 465. to 48 , . per half barrel. Toegu s-Irish piss have been moved at 50s. to 523. per half barrel. Brandy-Is in immense supply, and very limited in quiry. There hay..- been sales vi Mart,li's and Henes sey's dark aid pale, in bond, at ss. 6.1. in small quanti ties, but we learn fleet 9 hogsheads of the former have changed hands at 54. 3d. per gallon. Geneva-Ie worth per case in bond. Corn-The market is greatly over stocked, and prices have declined proportionately. We have heard of sale( to the extent of 750 big; Blltim,,re at 63. sa. South Amorican is being placed at 3e 61 per busbeL Rum-Ton business has been restricted to small ope rations, at 38. 40. to 33. 6d. per galluu fur consumption. The stock is large. Sugar -We range our quotations at 16s. to 19e. for dark to fair. Coffee-The crop has been very nearly all got in, and there are now very few parcels at market. Ordinary may be quoted at 303. to 325. per 1001 b. Pimento-Sume small lots, the remainder of the old crop, have changed hands at 4ift. to 411. per lb. Logwood is being offered at 36 per ten, but there is little doing in the article. Freights-In consequ_nce of the csmparative scarcity of tonnage, and the circumstance that some rether large quantities of produce have been lying here waiting the means of conveyance to Great Britain, higher rates of freight have been obtained than had been current for some time. previ.,udy. Gold -Columbian doubloons are worth five le r cent. pietaium. American gold has been takeu to a rather large extent at t per cent. Malt-Bottled is very inactive; Lane's Cork stout is placed at 80a. per Wei. Salt-Liverpool stored commands 43. 6d. to ss. per sack. Tobacco—Cavendish, which had been selling at 121., has been since offered at that rate and declined. The stock is very large. No sales of leaf have transpired. EXCH A NGES. ON LONDON. Colonial Bank-90 days, 1 per cent. discount. " " • 60 days, per cent. diacount. " " 30 days, per. Jamaica Bank-90 days, 1 per cent. discount. " " 60 days, p! , r cent. discount. if it 30 per cent. ON NEW ToRK. S-,rne operations id drawn bills have been effected a rm. fk.,r 60 days. EXPORTS. In the Georgians, frum &tsarina la Mar, for London -265 hogsheads sugar ; 50 puncheons rum; 202 casks ginger; 8 tons logwood: 120 tins arrowroot. In the Catch - 4 Lachlan, from Falmouth for Dlirlon -593 hogsheads, 94 tierce., 29 barn, Ls of sugar; 225 'pun cheons, I cask of rum; 2 casks of cqf.e; 139 Carrels of o ng ,, r; 13i tons of 1 ,, g wood; 1 cask of shrub; 16 kegs of ~,,,,,in o .; 8 b. , xes of sucuadea; 4 b. , xes of arrowroot; 11 1 e, o f h. w ey; 2 boxes of pickles; 2 bundles of sticks; 100 lancewood :Tars. In th e M ine rva, from F almou t h, fo r Bristol-510 ,"gabeikets 88 tier es , 11 barrvls sugar; 101 puncheon s and 4 ea.lt , s rum, 60 flir t.. Is g i ng er, tw , cask: cafes, 13 tans 1 ' ° gwood 115 lancewood spars, 14 kegs tamarinds, c " ) . b‘ix arra ' 0 , t I 1 the " " p o l_ 34e. bri gantine Industry. from Kingston, for Liver. 59 barrels ( Zrces, 11 casks. 37 barrels coffee; 5 tierces, barrel and on: t e e :e lf tr. - h.eb b aitt a oirrirriealir barrel, li r a: , r ; ; tNo barrels, three c 3 w 3 o t ° b n :r r l ° e g l s w be j e d a ; w ° a h x s ; root; one half -b 430 ands s; f ir er paeXages returnei one b x, . votia n . ut t s 2,, tb h re: caSoS WO" *ll . ° sb ds two quarter tanks . rum and wine. ' ' )6--- " ' PORT Oii, s dolrAill Flour, American, 6} s • bread,oliS.• rice, American, 4 dolls.; dilq, E.:: Pihc. 4 d ' 'TRINIDAD. JUNE 11. I..af, 10 dolls. to 25 dolls.; brandy, 31 dolls.; tobacco, to 2 dolls. 50c.; gin, per ewe, 3 dolls.; corn meal, per barrel, 4 (1,1 i.; gin, per da4, 2 dolls.; butter, Irish, per firkin, 16 dolls. ; lard, per keg, 4 ) (o , i o l er t„, p , ga ll , I doll can, mess. 17 dulls.; ditto, prime, 13 dolls; beef, Ameri rican, half-barrel, family, 9} dulls.; codfish, per beef, Ame rican, quintal, 3 dolls. 25c. ; sugar, 3 dolls. 50e. ; eeco n e 110 lb.; cotroo, 13 dulls.; rum, 45e. to 75c.'pertniiPerPiarl gsllon. Exchange--Gdonial Bank-30 drys. 475 dull s. per 1004 ; 60 days, 474 dolls. ; 90 days, 470 dohs. Pri vate bills-30 and 60 days, none ; 90 days, 468 dolls. psr 1001. --- T'dE LIVERPOnL DOCKS.--The chairman of the Dor'k Committee has informed the Council that after the payment of all expenses there will be a surplus of 19,1)001. V be transferred from the Albert Dock Warehouse account 'to the credit of the dock trust. He also states that there has been, during the last year , an increase in the forei t o trade of the port. In British tonnage there had been a de crease of 14.92' , tons , but in foreign there had been an in. crease of 214,626 tons. —.Liverpool Mercury. The Inflow ing is a Jipy of the sign upon en academy for teaching youth, in one of the Western States Freeman and Huggs, School Teachers. F reiman teaches ` n ° -Boils and H a w the Girls." THE SUN, BANK OF FRANCE The following is a return of the situation of the Bank of France on July 3:— ABBETS, ... f. 449,022,050 39 139,183.260 0 231,275 51 Cash in hand ... Ditto in branch banks Bills past due Bills discounted, but not yet due, of which 13,538,833 f. were received from the Branch Banks ... 39,477,093 65 Bills in the branch banks 71.975,482 0 Advances on coins and ingots... ... 1.987,400 0 Ditto by the branch banks ... 1.963,800 0 Ditto on French public securities ... 8,413 646 10 Ditto by branch banks... ... 2,176,085 0 Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 0 Ditto on the loan of 75 millions ... 50,000,000 0 Renter of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 0 Rentes. disposable funds ... 42,678,118 53 Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ••• ••• ••• Hotel and furniture of the Bank Real property of the branch banks Interest in National Discount Bank ... Ditto branch banks ... Expenses of administration of the Bank Ditto at the branches Miscellaneous 12,952,725 74 4,000,000 0 3,550,298 0 200,000 0 184,000 0 19,917 0 3,529,585 67 L 891.544,7 40 59 LIABILITIES. k%apital f. 67,900,000 0 Ditto of the Branch Banks 23,350,000 0 iteserve fund 10,000,000 0 Ditto of the branch banks 2,980,750 14 Rwserve-immobiliere ••• .„4,000,000 0 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... 417,084,600 0 Ditto of the branch banks ... • 110,409,450 0 Ditto to order (post-bills) 6,308,210 69 Account -current with Treasury creditor 107,288,739 38 Various accounts current ... 92,228,254 06 Ditto in branches 34,953,404 0 Bills payable at sight 6,773,500 0 Ditto at branches 2,990,654 0 Dividends payable . . 3,784.963 25 Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 7,760 0 Expenses anticipated ... ... 269,352 73 Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 60.153 23 Ditto of branch banks ... 152,442 0 Re-discounts of the last six months 96,773 70 Ditto in branch banks .. 227,245 0 Intert•st on protested bills 278.154 05 Miscellaneous 7 400,374 33 f. 891,544,740 59 Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France, D'ARGOUT. It appears from the preceding account that the cash in hand has decreased by 4,500,000 f. The comm.- reial bills discounted have increased by 4,250,000 f. The Bank notes in circulation ,have increased by 6,500,000 f. The balance to the credit of the Treasury has in creased by 3,000,0004 Sundry credits have decreased by 4,750,000 f. ODD FISH. Some strange fish of a monster character have lately been working their way towards Ireland, whether as avant couriers of good or evil, time and t►de must disclose. On Tuesday last two enormous animals of the skate tribe came into the river Coil near Downpatrick, and after a resolute struggle with their captors were captured. They were male and female, and the latter gentle fair one measured 5 feet iu length in the body, and 2 feet in the tail, total 7 feet, and in breadth 5 feet 2 inches, and weighed upwards ot 2 cwt., exceeding in the latter respect the famous monster of the deep sold by a fishmonger at Cam bridge to St. John's College in 1770, and which dined 120 persons, for that one weighed only nearly 2 cwt. The male companion of our fair friend above was not deficient either in latitude and longitude of good degrees, for he measured 4* feet in length of body, and 1i feet of tail, giving a good total of 6i feet, and in breadth 4f feet, with a dead weight of 1i cwt. There were also caught lurking about the same neighbourhood some enormous eels of gigantic dimensions, one of which measured 6 feet in iengtb, and weighed 401 b.; and thee, again, on the Shannon, the other day a Brobdignagian salmon fought a tremendous fight with three suc cessive assailants, and beat them all. The first man be grappled with he battled with hand to band for five consecutive hours, and worked him three miles down the stream until at last the man combatant fainted, and a companion took his place. This reserved force fared but little better, for although he kept up the conflict with game, he found him self, after eight hours' fight, seven miles more down the river, and day just breaking upon him; for the conflict commenced at about three in the afternoon, and with as little chance of a triumph as when he began. A gentleman residing ne ir toe river side, and hearing of the extraordinary battle that was raging in his vicinity, rushed from his bed to the scene, and in the vigour of replenished strength after sleep gave the all but vanquished angler a p',,und note for the hold ot his rod, and chance of his game, which was joyfully accepted as a lucky re lief from a shameful discomfiture. Nor was the hoped-for prize unworthy of the bid, for he had given his opponents several hints of what he could de, by bowing his physical capabilities in various plunges out of the water during the contest, and his power was calculated, at 70;bs. weight. Tne third hero no sooner Neu; to work than he felt he had it to do, but he manfully tackled to it, and fought with all his might (for tour miles further and nine hours) until at last the god of war (Neptune I suppose in this case) took part with General Salmon, and in one desperate charge he dashed through all impediments, and carried off hook, line, and rod, nearly to the wheel, leaving to his op ponent to meditate on the remains in his band. The whole time occupied in this desperate affair was twenty-three hours, and the field of battle extended over nearly twenty miles. Surely these phenomena must forebode something out of the common.—Frorn a Correspondent of the Morning Post. THE MERCANTILE MARINE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The Mercan il. Marin«. Act Amendment Bill, prepared and brought in by Mr. Labouchere and Sir Francis Baring. contains the fallowing new clauses:- 1. to 3. If any loc,a marine board fails to meet or dis charge its duties, the Board of Trade may maim() its du ties or direct a new elecion. 4. Increased powers of canoelling or suspending certi ficates. 5 Certificates . of maters and mates may be either appropriate to the station of the holder or of a superior grade. 6. Certificates of masters and mates to be produced to shipping-masters, who are to certify the same and the proper execution of the agreement for the satisfac tion of the officers of customs. 7. Eng4geinents and discharges for colonial skips to be made before shipping master, and schedule C to be delivered by such ships. 8, Colonial ships merely touohing at Ports in the United Kingdom not to be deemed ou that account sub jr,ct to the M, , rcantile Marine Act. 9. Foreign-going ships making short voyages may have running agreements. Manner of entering into and tt rminating them. 10. Manner of engaging and discharging men in the meantime. 11. Duplicates of such agreements may be either re turned or kept by shipping master. 12. Fees to be paid on such agreements. 13. General law concerning agreements to apply to the running agreements. 14. Shipping masters are to assist in binding appren tices, and may take fees. 15. Coasters to be relieved from carrying official logs, and if less than 80 tons burden, from carrying agree ments. . 16. Advance notes may be given at the time of sign ing agreement. 17. Repeal of section giving powers to sue on advance notes, and substitution of amended clause. 18. rowbr of dispensing with lime juice extended. 19. Power to substitute other articles for lime juice. 20. Penalty for harbouring deserters to extend to har bouring men who refuse to join. 21. Misconduct in pilots endangering ship, life, or limb, a inisde meanour. 22. Costs of procuring imprisonment may, to extent of 31., be deducted from wages. , 23. Naval courts constituted under the Mercantile Marine Act to have power to make certain decisions us to wages. 24. Such courts to have the powers of sending home effeuders for trial given to consuls by 7 and 8 V►ct., c. 112, secs. 59, 60. 25. Orders of such courts to be entered in official lcg. 26. Entrance of offence in official lug to be read over to offender. 27. Reduction of sums to be deducted from wages. 28. Accountant to naval department of Board of Trade. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST RAILWAY. Traffic—Week ending July 5,1851 £11,097 12 10 Traffic—Week ending July 6, 1850 11,199 19 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 13,097 12 10 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1850 ... 11,199 19 0 Total number of Passengers—Week ending July 5,1851 ... 95.231 Passengers ... £10,844 0 4 Goods ... ... 2,25312 6 Total... £13,097 12 i 0 Total miles open, 1851, 173 1 4 ; ditto, 1850, 171 1 4. London Terminus, July 7, 1851. FRENCH RAILWAY TRAFFIC. The following are the last returns of the gross re , ceipts of the principal French Railways : NORTHERS.—From June 25 to July 1: Passengers. 314,6291.; goods, 179,4151.; total, 494,044 f. ROI:FEL—From June 22 to June 28 : Passengers, 93,2261.; goods, 84,8891.; total, 178,115 f. HAVRE.—From June 22 to June 28 : Passengers, 37,2711.; goods, 43,025 f. ; total 80,2961. ORLEANS.—From June 23 to Juno 29 : Passengers. 88.0111: ; goods 103,315.; total, 192,326 f. BORDEAVX.—From June 23 to June 29: PadsengerY, 52,162 F.; good!, 54,4981.; total, 106,6601. VIERZON —From Jive 23 to June 29 : Passenger:;, 36.493£; goods, 35,832 f.; total, 72,3251. NANTES,--FICHILI JllllO 21 to June 27 : Passengers, 23.4941.; goods, 21,9071.; total, 45,401 f. STRASBURG.—From June 25 to July 1: Passengers 103.460; goods, 66,782 t, ; total, 170.242 f. AONTEREAU.--From June 18 to June 24: Passengers. 10,6821.; goods, 13.020`:; t - tal, 23,7021. MARSEILLES,—Frow J unt 18 to June 24: Passengers, 42.098 t,; gorth, 19,740 f.; total, 61,8381. LYONS.—From June 15 to June 21 : Passengers, 217.065 f. ; goods, 58,3371.; total, 275,402 t: CHARTREB.—From June 16 to June 22: Passengers, 31,7624; goods. 12,2541.; total, 44,016 f. MARKETS. went of the quantities of London from the ports in , to the sth July, 1851, THE QUARANTINE LAWS. We copied last seek Item one of the Paris journals a abort parie 4 risph, stating that it was in contemplation to bold a sanitary congress with the view to the better regulation of the quarantine laws. We are now enabled to give, from a semi-official source, the following de tails:—After the resistance offered by the sanitary board of Marseilles to the new regulations preseuted by the French Government with a view of diminishing the up presaive operation of the quarantine ri gu‘ations, it was resolved to propose to the maritime Powers that au inquiry should be made into the cm:, character and ettect of the diseases (the yellow lever, the plague, anti the cholera) against the propagation of which restrictive measures are adopted in dill_ rent countries, with a view of coming to somo general understand ing on the subject. It was proposed by the French Government that a congress should be held at Tk,ulon, end ttiat each maritime Power should send to it two de kgetee, one to represent the commercial interests, the other a member of the faculty of medicine. The suggestion of a congress was universally approved of; bti, some of the Powers disapproved of the place named for the n:ieting, and proposed Montpelier. On this the French Govern , went proposed Paris, as being central and affording to the delegates not only immediate access to the best in formation, but also giving to them the advantage of being able to communicate at once wish the embassies of their respective countries, in the event of such a cAurse being ivcessary. This last prope,sition has been acced to, and the Congress will commence its labours soon after the middle of the present mouth. We understand that the prin cipal points to be submitted to the congress by the French Government, are—ls the cholera contagious? Are quarantine regulations against ibis disease neises-: sary for public security ? Iu cases of plague is it safe to adopt the system practised by Austria, of allowing the quarantine to commence from the date of the sailing ut the vessel from -its last port 'in stead of that ut its arrival at the port of destination? Is it not advisab:e to form a general sanitary board re presenting all the maritime Powers, and to appoint for each port, where a quarantine sheik exist, a medical man, who shall represent, not merely the country in which he resides, but all the maviuime Powers, and whose declaration shall be conc;usive, unless it be set aside by the decision of the board on tne remonstrances to which it may give rise.—Guligreines Messever. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent Erma the General Posteodits the night—and Al by the morning-41spatch.] PLACES. vYhen made up tu General Pont-odlee i l ' London. /row what port dul patched. When due. America (by Brit. pkt.) N July 11 .. _ I America (by U.S. pkt.) N July 8 • • ••1 America (by US. pkt.) M July 16 .. .. Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Alexandria* ........ N 19th & 30th et mo. Belgium .. .. .. N Daily • • • • Brazil • • Calitornia(viaChagr es ) Buenos &Tres •. .. hi 9th of the month •• • .. M 9th of the month 31 2d & 17th of month Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Constantinople* .... N 7th 17th 27th of mo Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon Channel Isles •• .. N Mon., Wed.. & Fri. Chill •• •• • • . M 17th of the month France .. .. M& N Twice daily _ . _ . ._ " " Greece * • N 7thi7th27 - thef mo liamburgh N Tuesday & Friday M Wednes. & hatur. Llonduraa . N 17th of the m ou th f i n rel i a a( nd M& N Twice daily d via Southamp.) M 20th of the month, India (vi a 3 , 1 amines) N 7th& 94th ef month Mediterranean (via M 20th of the month Soutnampton) Mediterranean (v ll I N 7th& 24th ofmonth Me.raeillee) •" • M ex i co M 2d of the month.. Mad e i ra M 9th of the month 7th,17th.19th, 2 7th Malt" .. • • "" & 30th of month 'Liverpool Liverpool Southampt. Plymouth Dover .. Dover .. Southampt. Southampt. Southampti Plymouth.. Dover .. I Southampt. ISouthampt. Southampt. Dover • • Dover . • London .. London .. Southampt. Ilolyhead • • Southampt. Dover • • ISouthampt. Dover Southampt. Southampt. Dover Na"". ; tu 15th 25 th of ILIO I Papal States* •• • 1 1; 1 1 ° 15th 25thcfmo • 1 1th 27th of mu reninsuiey.. M ,7 th lh of rno Tuscany* .. •• N I sth Gh West Indies 17thM of th e MOH"' West Indies (except Havana & Naess.u) M 2cl of the month • • Peru •• Mll7th of the month The malls to those countries thug mutt French packet via Marsenles. Catiloasia.—Stalls to and from Calitornu are now despaioheci anti clue by every Amer ii Dover Dover .. .outhampt. %outbanipt. Dover •• Soutliunpt Arrived July 9 Jul 10 July 3 July IS Lally July 12 July 12' July 20 Jul July 10 July 20 Tn. TILS a July 20 Twicadally July 10 Tues. Sat Men.Tlu.l July 20 wicedaily July 43 July 16 IJuly 23 July 16 Aug. 5 July 12 July 10 July it July 12 July 16 July 20 12 (July 20 !ionthampt. 'Aug. 5 L ed ('o) are couveyei by La , via the United States ican packet. A Parisian charcoal dealer reelding in the guarder of the Bastille, en Saturday threw himeelt from the Cola= of July, and was killed on the spot. CHELMSFORD, Jutir 4.—Prices to-day were as follow: Wheat, white, old —5 to —s ; new 42s to 48s; red, old —s to —s; new, 385 to 424; barley, —s to —s ; chevalier —3 to —5 ; grinding 20s to 26; ; oats 185 to 25s ; malt 53; to 555; chevalier 54s to 565; peas, partridge, new 28. to 31; ; old, —s to ---s ; white, new, 278 to 294; old, to —5; dun, new, 27s to 3 , 4 ; beans, tick, new 26s to 29s ; old, 269 to 30s ; harrow ticks, new 27s to 30s ; old —s to —s; ma zagan, new 26s to 295; old —8 to —3 per qr. COLCHESTER, JULY s.—Wheat, white 465 to 50s ; red 401 to 44 ; barley 235 to 26. ; beans, masagan 275 to 30s; middle and small 30s to 335; peas, grey 285 to 30s, dun 28; to 305 per qr. KELSO, JULY 4.—Wheat, old, 00; to 00s ; ditto, new, 30s to 37 ; Od barley, new, 2Js Od to 224 Od ; ditto old, Os to Os; potato oats,oos to 00; ; ditto new, 175 Od to 19; Od ; common oats 00s Od to 00s Od ; ditto new, 165 to 17s Od ; peas, 25s 4 )d to 26; Od; beans, 255 to 2644'd per boll of six imperial bushels. HA WICK, JULY 3.—Wheat, new, 308 lld to 345; barley, new, 2's to 4s Od ; ditto old, 00s Od to 0060 d ; potato oats, 17s to 18; 6d ; common oats, 165 od to 18; od ; peas, 225 tid to 24; Od; beans, 23s Od to 24s Od per boll of six imperial bushels. KIRICALDT, JULY s.—The following are the quotations for grain:— Wheat. First 46i Od Barley. 27s ', , econd 444 Od 254 6d Third 4ld Od 23s 01 Oatmeal, per bat. , of 280Ibs HADDINGTON, JULY 4.—Thi grain at our market to-day : heat. First Second ... ... 463 6d ... 433 10d Oats. 26s Od 24.. 91 22s 01 imperial. ie followit Barley. 303 64 29s 2d Third ... .. 38; 6:1 124: 6d Total quantity of Wheat in market Do. Barley do. Do. Oata do. Do. Beans do. Beans. —s Od —s Od 1 Oct 34i Od to kg are the Oats. Od 24i 10d Pegs. --s Od —.3 Od —,-, tk3 as Od. prices of Beansi, 36s Od 34i 93 •215 6d 134 s Od 242 qrs., 212 sold 32 cus., 22 sold 156 qrs., 44 sold 36qrs., 22 sold _ . GLASGOW, JULY 2.—Provision;—Cheese, 33 to 42 Od per cwt ; retail, bd to 6d per lb. Skim milk, 21s Od to Os per cwt. Country fresh butter, 4d to Os Od per lb. Irish pow dered, in lumps, NI to tld; country powdered, wholesale, Sid to Od. Countryeggs, 841 per dozen ;.carried hen ditto, 4s 10d per 120, or 6d per dozen. Hens, 2s tid per pair ; Ducks, 2s Od. FALKIRK, JULY 3.—The supply of grain in this day's market was 222 bolls; wheat at 205 Od to 225 9d per boll ; barley, 00s Od to 00s Od ; oats, 175 id to 193 Od; beans, 194 a) to 2 /10d per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load. PIRTH, JULY 4.—Wheat, old, 0s Od to Os Od; ditto, new, 40, to 451; barley, new, 24. 0d to 26 s Od; oats , 20 s t o 6. ; peas and beans, 315 Od to 334 per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 3Os to 315. BERWICK, JULY 3.—Wheat, 44. Oid ; barley, 28s 70'; oats, 005 Od ; rye, 0030 d ; beans, 00s Od ; peas, Os Od average per imperial quarter. STIALISG, JULY 4.—Wheat, foreign, 00s to 0)5; ditto, home, 215 9d; ditto ditto new, 211 Od' to 234 Od; barley, per boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 19s Od to 20s Od. Oats, Caper, 00s Od to ; .ditto new, 15s Od to 16s Od; ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od; ditto ditto new, 00s Od; malt, distillers ' b' 3s Od to 35s • ditto brewers, 35s Od to 376 ; beans per boll, 00s Od to 00s Od; ditto new, 154 8d to 18s 9d; pease 159 6d to 00s Od; flour, new per sack; 3.3 s to 34s Od; ditto common ditto, 19s Od to 215 0d; oatmeal, per load, 00s Od to 04ts Od; ditto new 33s lid to 36s Od ; ditto per peck of 71bs, ted to Is: fresh butter, per lb, .74 to 9d; eggs, per dozen, 7d to 84 ; hay, Kerse, per ton, 75. to 77. 64; ditto, Dryfield, 00s to 741. COAL MARK E . Huddle's W. Hartley 13s Od Burnhope Gas lla 6d Girr's Hartley ..... 133 0, - 1 Chester Main 123 6d Redhugh Main Longridge'sW.Hartley 13s 0.1 North Percy Hartley 124 lid Howard's W. H. Neth 133 Od ranfield Moor a.-YESTIIRDAY. Lambton Primrose l3B Od H etton 14s 6d I Lonbton I , Lumley Batton I Scarborough l2s 9d I West Hartlepool ... 133 3d I South Kelloe .. 135 3d I "chornley Whitworth . 123 0. Adelaide Tees ISeymour Tees ...... 138 Od liras , 1' ilartley West Wylam l2s U.l WalPs End, In, 1 Acorn Close l2s 6d Elm Park 123 3d , Hebbura Walker l2i 3d' Eden Main ... Ships at marks-, 119. Sold. 55. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JULYI7. STOCK EXCHANGE.—WO have had a dull market to , day, and prices 134 d a downward tendency. •The transactions were as follow: —Great Western Original Shares, 83 1 4—Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 46. aIANCIIESTER, JULY 7. t4roca Excluaron.—The share market to-day has been quiet, and prices steady. The transactions were as follow: Caledonian, Preference, 6 1 4—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 5114 —Manchester, Sheffield, and Liucolnahire, 101. Preference, 11%—North Staflbrdshire,Pq dis. dIRMINUHAnit, JOLT 17. *roof( EXCEL% WM—The share market continues ex tremely quiet, and the good traffic returns of the principal lines of railway appear to produce no beneficial effect upon the prices of shares. Ws did not hear of any transactions of importance rep' rted on 'Change to-day, although it was un derstood that one or two trifling dales took place iu private. THE WEL°H FLANNEL MARE.b.T.--•The Welsh flannel market, held at Newtown, in Montgomeryshire, bas been well supplied with goods, which have been shown in capital condition. The prices remain as heretofore, though they appear a little unsettled with a slight downward tes►- dency. The finer kinds are the heaviest of sale, though former prices are titmly maintained. The Machyullati and Llanbrynmair makes are in the greatest request, and they sell well.—Aorili Wales Chronicle. Lord Ho hard de Walden bad au in'ervitrw with the Right Hon. Henry Labottehere yesterday at the Board of Trade. LONDON, THE COUNTRY The following is the official state] corn, &e., received in the port of Essex, from the 80th June, 1851, both inclusive:— i ii A.; A 1 t ; •' 4 = 74 1.1 Ts , 111 i !S- 3 ) Colchester 122 95 1 735 Harwich Leigh Malden F39 403 1 85 76, 910 TUESDAY__ EVENING, JULY 8, 1851. IMPERI .AMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, July 7. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his sett upon the Wool sack at Five o'ci,ek. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH gave notice of a motion for Tbursday on the subject of the Merchant S -amen's Fund. FARM BUILDINGS BILL AND LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL. Lord KINNAIEI) moved C , mmittee ()n this Bill. The Earl of HARDWICKE thought that facilities ought not to be given to landed proprietors to burden their estates, which burdens their children would have to pay after them. He moved that the Bill be committed this day six months. Lord KINNAIRD thought that all the objections which had been made to this Bill could be met by amend ments to be proposed in Committee. The Earl of LONSDALE thought the Bill would be of very great u.e, but there ought to be some guarantee against an abuse of its powers. The Earl of GALLOWAY said that in the part of the country" with which he was connected some such measure as this was very much wanted. The Duke of CLEVELAND thought the Bill ought to go into Committee. The Earl of MALMESBURY was opposed to the principle of the Bill. Earl FITZ WILLIAM did not approve of the provi sions of the Bill. Lord BEAUMONT considered the Bill to be most objectionable. There was to be no estimate made of the increased value expected to result from these im provements. The tenant for life had no right to charge the property of the remainder man. Lord KINNAIRD replied. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and their Lordships divided, when there appeared— Contents Non•contents Majority ... The Bill is therefore lost. Their Lordships then went into Committee on the Landlord and Tenant Bill. Several amendments were agreed to, and their Lordships resumed. CONVOCATION. Lord REDESDALE gave notice that he should on Friday bring forward his motion on the subject of Con vocatinn. ... 18 ... 36 ... -18 JOTEE PERSHAUD. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH, in moving for a re .urn of the names of all persons committed to and dis charged trom the gaol of Agra between the 11th March and the 7th November, 1850, specifying in each case the magistrate by whose authority each such committal or discharge took place, together with the grounds, if any, assigned for the same in the warrant. He said be had given this notice with the view of obtaining an op- portunity of making a statement with respect to some facts which appeared to him to have an important bear ing on the question he had recently submitted to their Lordships' attention. If the Noble Lord had given any notice that be intended to institute an inquiry into these matters he would have refrained from saying anything on the subject; but as he was not authorised to entertain an expectation that the Noble Lord intended to originate an inquiry, he felt it therefore to be his duty to make the statement of which he bad _already given notice. But even without that statement there was ample room for inquiry, as would be seen from the statement of facts which had appeared in the Indian newspapers. It was openly ?rated that a large number of witnesses who had given evidence on the trial of Jotee Pershaud were un worthy of credit. One witness had sworn to certain circumstances before a magistrate who had afterwards contradicted that statement on oath. Another witness had made one statement on oath, a second statement ou oath contradicting that statementeand a third statement, also on oath, declaring that his first statement was true. In additiou to these extraordinary matters he found that the defendant had never been con fronted by the magistrates with any of the witnesses against him, and the judge on the trial brought out the fact that witnesses for the de f endant had never keen examined at all. He found, also, that counsel ob j...cted to the reception as evidence of documents, the signatures to which were unproved. He considered that the admitted facie were of themselves amply sufficient not only to justify, but to require the Government, here and in ladle, to Invitute a searching inquiry into the conduct of parties implicated. The suit, it must be re membered, was not got up by a solicitor, but by the magistrates, who used all the strength and power they could command to bring witnesses before them. Whe ther Jotee Pershaud were guilty or not was of no im penance. The question involved in his statement was of more importance. There could be no protection for innocence, unless a man reputed guilty had a fair trial. A fair trial was not given to Jotee Pershaud, because means were used to obtain evidence which ought by no means to have been used. The case especially concerned the Government of India, whose duty it was to take • care chat its power was sufficiently exer cised to punish wrong-doing on the part of subordi nate officers. In this and all well-constituted countries the people looked to the laws for protection ; in the East they looked not to the laws, but to the Govern ment for protection. He understood it was not cor rect to say that the first person who gave information to Government in this case, was a person employed in the commissariat. - He understood that person was a convicted felon just released from gaol. He believed that while evidence in tavour of the accused was not attended to by the magistrates, that evidence ' against the accused was received by them with thank& These were the general points which could be supported by the testimony of witnesses, that Jotee Pershaud only by accident became ,tcquainted with the proceedings, aid the indictment against him, and that he was net made properly ate quawted with the allegations of the indictment. He would proceed to wake a short statement of facts, and before ne left that Home he would place in the hands of the Noble Lord opposite (Lord Broughton) the name of his interment. Oue of the witnesses in favour of Jotee Pershaud had been arrested; and had beeu threatened day by day with beiug committed to gaol if he did not vary the depositions he had previously made. His in terment had seen this person in the custody of two of the wive police at the - door of a house of a magistrate named Denison. This person declared bo had been con fined for nearly twelve days because he refused to vary the deposition he had given in favour of Jotee Pershaud. This man, he contended, was illegally taken into ous• tody and illegally confined. The Noble Lord might i satisfy hiwselt to-morrow of the truth of th . • se allega tions. The person was ultimately committ d to gaol . This was the first case which affected M . Denison. The second case affected Mr. Cummins, another magis trate. A banker of &gra who had no connexion with the commissariat, was called before a magistrate, and he scads position which the magistrate considered un satisfactory, a tisfactty, whereupon the magistrate abused him in terms to i gross to repeat. The Agra banker sent to Mr. Laing, an eminent counsel - at Calcutta, to know whether he could not prosecute the magistrate for defa mation on to;count of the abusive terms applied to him in court, and the reply of the barrister. he understood, was that a bill of indictment would lie against this magistrate. This hanker was called before a magistrate, and was committed to a common gaol, because he refused to alter his deposition. This banker was confined in a small cell, and was obliged to perform offices which were con sitiered an abomination to persons of his creed. This banker was only released at last upon petition. n re ep,cteble gentleman —au Indian planter—was cognisant of all the circumstances, and could ooufirni this state ment. (The Noble Earl here handed over to Lord Broughton a slip to paper, on which he said was written the name of his informant.) He contended'that these were subjects which called fur inquire; He asked nothing more than what was essential for the honour, he had almost said for the security, of government in India. Ho wanted to show to the world that these things could not be none with impunity, and that if done no disposi tion existed to Durk inquiry. Lord BROUGIi FON must submit that these motions and these statements placed the Government in India and the Government at home in a position that .could hardly be called fair, because Government were not in possession of any information On the subject to enable him to reply to the statements of the Noble Earl. He submitted that these statements contained grave accu sations, and coming with the weight of the Noble Earl's authority, who had filled the highest place iu the Government of India, they ought not to be lightly made, certainly not on the authority of newspapers or of a private person. unless that person was willing to submit Minded, to whatever punishment he would not say, but to whatever consequences, in case it should he proved he had given wrong information 'on so seri ous a matter. The Noble Earl must be aware he was in a situation not to be able to answer the statements just made, but as fermer statements on the same sub ject had been proved not to be correct he was em boldened to say that he believed be should ultimately be able to prove that the present statements were not of that authority which the Noble Earl asserted they possessed. Now, what was the charge in these state ments ? Why, that the Government of India had endeavoured to 510 p the efforts of an Indian gentleman to get money due to him. by instituting criminal pro ceedings against him. He was.satisfied a true statement of facts "add show that this was not correct. The Noble Earl would recollect the wrong statement he made the other evening, relative to an alleged irruption into 1 the ladies' Apartments of Jotee Pershaud, and that one [ of the officers had been guilty of the monstrous outrage of tearing the rings from the nose of one of the ladies. All the foundation for this was, that the inventory of goods taken by this officer was an item relating to a nose ring. Ac this allegation was shown not to be true, he was not without hope that some of the recent statements of the Noble Earl would be ascertained to be equally unfounded. He did not say the statements now made by the Noble Earl were unfounded: he had no means of knowing whe ther they were true or not until he obtained evidence from India, which be had wailer) for, and until he re ceived which he did not think to hear any details from the Noble Earl. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said he did not enter into details, except such as he conceived the Noble. Lord was prepaed to sets wer. The. Noble Lurd could have stopped him if he (dejected to them. Lord BROUGHTON was new to the practice of their Lordships' House. He had written to India, and had as yet received nu answer. He did not like to interrupt the Noble Earl, hut had the Noble Earl and himself been in the Howse of Commons he should have stopped him in five minutes. With respect to many of what the Noble Earl called facts, the Noble Earl would find them contra tlictedinthe speechrhe charges of Willie, who appeare d for the prosecution.weseir'ef vi o lence against He h nst Mr . aDden Deni son and Mr. Cummins re ceived a name from the Noble Ball as the Noble Earl's informant, lint be thought it hardly gracious for a ser vant, who (tight to be a faithful servant, to furnish matter for attack on the Indian Government as soon as he arrived in this cbuntry. -Hechi not mean to say that cases of gross malversation in the Indian empire should be passed over, that everybody's mouth should be sealed, and the Noble Earl not informed of what occurred, in order that the Noble Earl might be precluded from bringing the matter before Parliament. But this he said, when no official means of contradicting grave charges were in existence, that such charges ought not to be brought forward until the means of giving contradiction or explanation were supplied. The Nobie Earl stated there was only one newspaper in India that took the part of Government in this affair. He would refer the Noble Earl to a very respectable paper, the Bengll Hur karu, in which a tair view of the case was found. The Noble Earl would, perhaps, be surprised at the character which even the counsel for Jotee Forehand gave of Jotee Perahaud's countrymen, and of course including Jotee Pershaud himself. Mr. Laing, in defending Jotee Per- ahaud, said " they must take the natives as they found them; even against the most honourable of them were a charge of mendacity of the gravest , character brought it would involve no shame." Their Lmdships would also find if they looked to the proceedings in India in Jotee Perebsud's case, that the counsel for the prosecution complained of a great departure from the usual forms and proceedings of the Court. Kaiak L:)rdships looked at the record of the proceedings they wont.' find a mani fest appearance of the greatest fairness towards Jotee Pershaud, and that a leaning was exhibited by the Court decidedly against the prosecution. Considering the vast empire in:lndia, the multiplicity of interests and of officers, it was but seldom cases of delinquency were heard of. If found out, however, they were sure to be inquired into, and he would aSbllte the Noble Earl that this mat ter would be fully inquired into. The Noble Earl could not expect him to say more at present. He was as anx ious as the Noble Earl to arrive at the truth, but this I could not be done without that information which he was waiting for. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said had the Noble Lord stated to him he was waiting for further informa tion he should have been relieved from the necessity of making the statement he had made. He confessed, however, he could not bring himself to believe that any correction of his statement would come from India, as he was of opinion he was strictly correct in what he had alleged respecting Mr. Denison and Mr. Cummins, and another gentleman. He had made no charge against the Government at Calcutta, neither had he made any charge against the Noble Lord; but if, after perusing the state ments that had been published, neither the Governor- General nor the Noble Lord instituted an inquiry, then he should have to make a charge against both. He re gretted the Noble Lord should have spoken of the gen tleman, his informant, as he had done. He had not drawn his state merits, as supposed by the Noble Lord, from newspapers, but from letters from persons at Agra of the highest respectability. SMITHFIELD-MARKET REMOVAL BILL. Earl GRANVILLE, in moving the second reading of this Bill, referred to the numerous inquiries anii propo sitions which had been made in reference to Smithfield market during the present century. It therefore could not be alleged that in proposing the Bill now before their Lordships the Government had not acted with due deli beration. The last Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry unanimously recommended that the Government should take on themselves the duty of removing the nuisance. Upon that recommendation the Government acted, and appointed a Royal Commission composed of persons of different political opinions; and the Bill which he now proposed to be read a second time was founded upon the report of that Commission. The Bill was one which did not require much.ezplanation. It proposed the ap pointment of a certain number of Commissioners charged with the duty of procuring a site for a new market in the suburban districts, and of slaughter-houses, if neces sary, connected with the market; and also empowered to raise money under certain restrictions, to appoint officers, to make certain by-laws, &c. There was also a clause in the Bill which must remove all ground of complaint on the score of grievance on the part of the city of Lou don, for by that clause it would be competent for the city of London, within six months after the passing of the Bill, to undertake all the functions connected with the management of the new market. Not anticipating any great opposition to the second reading of the Bill, he would content himself with saying, that though the passing of the Bill might, as was inevitable in effecting these great changes and im provements, inflict ;me iajary en certain persons connected with the present Smithfield market, yet it would enhance the value of the property in the neigh bourhood by removing a nuisaere from which the regular course of trade suffered. Tne Bill, by providing for the establishment of a large market in a suburban spot, would remove from a part of the town in which the po pulation was most dense an intolerable nuisance necesaa iily accompanying a cattle-market situated in the heart of London; and it would be surprising that if, in the present a dvanced state of civilization, a cattle-market should be retained on its present site, which was selected for that purpose more than 500 years ago, when L:aidon was so much smaller than now. In consequence of the position of Smithfield, droves of cattle were driven by day and night through the most populous streets, and the result was danger and alarm to all passers-by, and senes of disgusting cruelty which must have the worst effect on the population. In removing the market, he believed that they would get rid of this great amount of evil, afford greater facilities to the graziers and dealers, and also enable the consumers in this metropolis, amounting to above 2,000,000 of persons, to obtain meat of a much better quality, as, in consequence of the in sufficient room in Smithfield, sad the cruelty the drovers were obliged to resort to, the cattle now suffered great deterioration. The Bill was then read a second time. ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES' ASSUMPTION BILL The Marquis of LANSUOWNE moved the first reading of the Ecclesiastical Titles' Assumption Bill, and gave notice of its second reading fur this day fort night. Lord MON TEAGLE said, as regarded one part of the empire, the Bill had excited such a sensation that unless it was explained that the assent to its introduc tion did not involve an assent to the principle of the 13i11, he could not acquiesce in that stage of the proceed ings. It it wt-re to be considered the Bill was one to repel au aggression, he entirely concurred in it; but reading it as it stood, although many of its provisions were not material, still the amendments to the Bill hav ing been resisted by the Government, and carried, to a great extent, against them, a great party being opposed to any Bill, a Noble Lord, with another course to pro. pose, being absent, he could not say that the measure was that of the Government, and he did not know on whom the responsibility rested. It was a Bill which went to cripple the officers of a church whose religious existence was recognized by the State, and therefore it behoved the House to consider the subject calmly and dispassionately. The Noble Lord concluded by asking whether the Go , vernment bad any objections to the production of a copy of the address of which he had given notice—viz.. a copy of the address from the bishops of the Roman Ca tholic Church exercising episcopal function in Ireland to her Majesty. respecting any measures proposed to be adopted in relation to the Papal rescript purporting to erect certain sees and ecclesiastical titles in England? and whether it was the intention of the Government to lay on the table of this House any di'patches from the Lord•Lieutenaut of Ireland on the subject of the legis lative measures conseqaent on the Papal rescript pur purting to constitute seas in Eng Lend? The Marquis of L A NSDOWNE said he should not be induced to enter into any discussion on a Bill not yet read; or to adopt any course different from that which was usual. There could be no Objection to give what the petition asked for, but with respect to the correspon dence, there was none such,, and he could not, therefore, give it. The Duke of ARGYLL said that it would be impor tant iu the discussion of the Bill to have the returns made under the -Charitable &questa Act before the liou.e. It was requisite to know to what extent the titles in question had been employed in bequests and devises; and as a provision of that Act made an annual return imperative, he hoped there would be no objection to these returns since January, 1849. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the bequests would not disclose the real fact unless some question of law was raised upon them: The Duke of ARGYLL wished the Noble and Learned Lord would bilges,- t a form for the purpose. . The motion was agreed to. The Duke of ARGYLL presented several petitions in favour of the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill from various parts of Scotland and England. WHITE HERRING FISHERY. The White Herring Fishery Bill wag read a third time, on the motion of thy Duke of ARGYLL, and passed. Lord MON rEAGLE presented several petitions from Ireland against the Ecclesiastical Titles' Assumption Bill. The Earl of MOUNTCASHELL presented petition. against the admission of Jews to Parliament, in favour of protection to women, and in favour of the Ecclesiastical Tit!es' Assumption Bill. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMOIVS,JuIy 7. The SPZAILEIt took the Chair at Four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to : Saint Patrick's Cathedral (Dublin). York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Abandonment of pert of Bishop Auckland Branch, Sic.) York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Branch to West Durham Railway, &c.) The following Bills were read a third time and passed : Cameron's Coalbrook Stearn Coal and Swansea and _ _ Loughor Rsilway (No. 1.) Cubit Vs Estate. Kensington Improvement. Wexford Free Bridge. The following Bah were agreed to: — Farmers' Estate Society (Ireland). General Reversionary and Investment Company. Lincolnshire Estuary. Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland Junction Railway. NEW WRIT. Mr. HAYTER moved fora nese borough in the room of the Right Hon. W. S. Luce Hes, deceased.—Agreed to. tYETITIONS. writ for Knares - Mr. FREWEN presented a petition from attorneys Sussex in fav ur of th , repeal of the catificate duty. Mr. C. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from Soho, praying for measures for the promotion of temper ance among the people. Lord M.ELGUND presented a petition from Greenock in favour secular education in Scotland. Mr. GROGAN presented a petition from a parish in Dublin complaining of the influx of paupers to that me tropolis from the country. Mr. J. EVANS presented two petitions from Wood stock, in Monarmthshire, against i'dpal aggression land the Maynooth grant. Lord NAAS presented a petition from the county of Down iu favour of the Some-made Spirits ir, Bond Bill. Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented petitions from at torneys in Lincoln, Southampton, Portsmouth, and other plac , s, praying for the repeal of the certificate duty. Mr. SCULLY presented a petition from the county of Tipperary, praying for au inquiry into the law respeLt ing the importation of forPign fl Mr. COWAN presented a petition from the trustees of the pre.ent Earl of Fife and other pantos against the Scotch Salmon Fi4heries Bia._ _ _ - Thu Marquis of GRANBY presented a petition from Ceylon soviet any alteration of the coffee duties. Mr. RICARDO presented a petition from Stoke npon-Trent against the attorneys' certificate duty. Mr. J. Stuart, Mr. Miles, and Mr. Sotheron presented similar petitions. Mr. VESEY presented a petition from mill-owners, in Queen's County against the free importation of flour. Mr. BERNAL presented a petition from chemists at Gravesend in tavour of the Pharmacy Bill. JOTEE PERSHAUD. Sir H. WILLOUGABY [irked whether any further intelligence had been received relative to the case of the East Indian contractor Jotee Pershaud, and if so, whether it would be laid on the table of the House? Mr. ELLIO r said no further papers had been received since the arrival of the 4ast Indian mail. NOTICES OF MO noN. Mr. G. BANKES gave notice that, to-morrow, he should submit a resolution to the House having reference to the case of the persons summoned on the bt. Alban's Election Committee, who had fled the country. Lerd DUNCAN gave notice that if the annual repert of the Woods and Forests was not produced before Friday he should move that it be forthwith laid on the table. Mr. STUART gave notice that, on Thursday, he should present a petition from the Me of Skye on the subject of the destitution in the Highlands, and he should take the same opportunity of asking the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State fur the Home Department if he had received the report of Sir J. M•Neil in refer ence to the destitution, and the means to be taken fur its removal. INHABITED HOUSE DUTY BILL. The House then went in Committee on this Bill. On clause 1 being proposed, Mr. EWART moved the addition of the following words:—" And be it enacted, that aeries of buildings (as in the case of model lodging-houses, or of flats in Scot- land) or parts thereof, occupied as separate dwellings, and assessed separately to the poor -rate, shall be held to be inhabited dwelling-houses under this Act, and shall be subject to the same liabilities and exemptions as are. with regard to inhabited dwelling-houses, iu this Act and the schedule thereto aunt xed provided." Mr. HUME considered that the house-tax was in every respiAtt preferable to the window-tax ; but he was disposed to think that if exemptions of this na ture were allowed, all kinds of evasions would be resorted to for the purpose of avoiding the tax by persons who ought to pay it. The great merit of a house-tai consisted in its being certain, gene ral, and equal, and he thought, therefore, that it ought to be extended to all houses over forty shillings. Mr. SLANEY did not see any reason why, if cheap cottages in the country were to be exempted from the tax, dwellings of the humbler classes in large towns, where land was of more value, should not enjoy the same privilege. Tne reason for building so many habitations under one roof, in the metro polis, and on different stories, instead of erecting them separately and distinct was that the bites were so expensive, and he thought the Government ought not to discourage the movement, now very general over the country, for erecting lodging-houses for the labouring classes, by imposing a tax on this description of erec done, which he trusted would considerably increase du ring the next five or six 3 ears. Mr. A. HASTIE said that from inquiries he had made he found that in Glasgow alone 3.000 persons e ho did not pay the window-tax would be obliged to pay the inhabited house-tax. This would, he thought, also be the case with regard to the other towns of Scotland; and therefore, as far as that country was concerned, he thought no benefit would arise at all. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said be quite agreed with the Hon. Member for Montrose, that all exemptions to this tax were bad in principle. He should optose the present amendment, because if any tenement claimiug to he rated separately to the poor's-rate were not also obliged to be rated separately as houses, he might just as well bid good bye to the tax altogether, us far as the case of Scotland was concerned. The estimated reduction of tax upon that country amounted to no less than 10,000/. Mr. DUNCAN supported the amendment. The house-tax, in its present shape, would not operate in any way as to relief to Scotland. Sir G. PECHELL quite agreed that all exemption to the tax was bad, and for that reason he more strongly advocated the total abolition of the tax. Mr. W. WILLIAMS said from the statement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that all exemptions from the tax were bad, it was clear that a new light had broken upon him. He therefore called upon the Right Honourable Gentleman to abandon the present tax altogether, especially when he looked at the present state of the revenue. He was quite sure that instead of the house-tax diminishing the revenue it would considerably increase it. Mr. PACKE was also in favour of a total abolition of the tax. Mr. L. HEYWORTH insisted that the first duty of the Legislature was to abolish all those taxer that pressed heavily upon the poor, such as tea, coffee, sugar, &c. Mr. DISRAELI would be glad to know what was meant by the statement of the Hon. Member for Lambeth, that it was the intention of the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to reconsider the whole of the house duty. and report his opinion to them next year. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ob served that the Hon. Member for Lambeth had given an incorrect version of his statement. What be said was this, namely, that the subject might be re-opened next se-vion, Mr. DISRAELI conceived the Bill at present under censidetation was exceedingly iejudicious and im proper. The house-tax ought to be a complete and not a partial compensation for the loss of the window duty, and his object in moving the resolution on Friday was to make such an alteration in the present taxation as would secure no loss to the revenue. How ever, there was not much chance of doing that now, and all he could say for the future was simply this—that if direct taxatiou was to form an important feature in our fieaneial system, that the principle of laying on the direct must be the same as laying on indirect taxation.—(Elear.) Mr. LOCKHART wished to know what would be un derstood by the term " farm buildings" that were to be exempt from the tax ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—AII the buildings that were actually used for farm purposes, Mr. HENLEY was rejoiced to hear that explanation. Sir GEORGE PECHELL inquired what would be the mode of valuation under this Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had re peatedly answered the same question, but he bad no objection to reply to it again. The rule fir the valultion would be found in the s‘h chapter of the 48th George 111. If a house were rated to the poor at a 11. of the whole an nual value, then the peor-rate valuation would be adopted, and so on in proportionate valuations in rating to the poor. In other instances they would have to as certaiu the vacation by the beet means they could. AI er a few words from Mr, HUME and Mr. EwAST, The amendment was negatived without a division. Clause 2 was agreed to without any discussion. Oa clause 3 being proposed, Mr. A. HASTIE moved the insertion of the following words atter the word " that":—" No church, chapel, or place used for public worship, no college, museum, school-house, lecture , room, public library, or place set apart for educational or scientific purposes, attd no court-house, police-office, prison, city or county offices," shall be liable to this lax. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said if these buildings were nut occupied they would not be liable to the tax, but if they were inhabited they would be rated like other de elling houses. After a short discussion the House divided, when there appeared— For the amendment ... ... 40 Against it ... • ••• ••• 164 Majority against... --124 Mr. W. WILLIAMS moved an amendment, to the effect that all houses not liable to be assessed for duty on windows should not be liable to the house -tax, and declared his intention of taking the sense of the Com mittee upon it. Mr. COWAN supported the amendment, rand s tated that the Bill, as it stood, would render 2,000 of his con ssituents liable to taxation who had hitherto enjoyed an exemption. He urged the Chancellor of the Exchequer to accede to the amendment, which would involve no great loss of revenue. Sir W. CLAY thought it inconsistent with the prin ciple of the measure to tax those who had before enjoyed exemption. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the amendment. He had been censured for exempting houses under 201 a year, aid could not acquiesce in a proposition for extending th e exemption to houses of much higher rental, merely ea the ground that they bad hitherto escaped t axa tieo• ele bad stated, on intro ducing the measure, that while its effect would be to ex empt a certain number, others would be brought under taxation which had not been taxed hitherto. Mr. WAWN as ked, if the exemption was just, why it was not proposed to extend it to all houses hereafter to be built ?—(Eiear, a nd laughter.) Mr. CARDWBLL urged the Hon. Member for Lam beth not to press his amendment. Viscount DUNCAN concurred in the recommenda tion. The amendment was then withdrawn, and the clause was agreed to, as were also the remaining clauses of the Bill. In the schedule Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved the insertion of certain words, for the purpose of placing buildings used for pro fessional and educational purposes in the same category as shops, and subjecting them to a duty of 61. instead of 9d. in the pound. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the question had already been submitted to the House and negatived; and, in feet, if the distinction were extended beyond shops, it would be impossible to prevent the lower rate from becoming universal. Mr. EW ART urged the claims of the proprietors of schools, which he thought were very strong. Lordß. GROSVENOR would support the proposition of the Hon. Member far Finsbury, it it were confined to mere schoels, but he could not consent to exempt pri vate dwelliug-houses, which were generally attached to them. The amendment was then negatived without a division, and the schedule was rgrt ed to Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved the following clause:— " Provided always, and be it enacted, that no neglect or oozitlClQU to pay, within any limited period, the duties as- sessed under the authority of this Act, in respect of! house or other bui, shall p an erson ir baing admitted or lding retai eed on the revent register y or p list ofl sons entitled to vote in the election of a Member or P" hers to serve in Parliament for any city or borough'! • from voting at any such election." The Hon. man said that as the Government called themselvel formers, he asked them to be consistent with tholes' in eupporting his proposition. The clause was one tv , from tee Income and Property "fax Act. lie roe ; r, wanted them to observe the same principle in thit; which the late Sir R. Peel recognised in the claus en° troduced in the Act ref -reed to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER wo s e t loss to know where the bards.hip was in compelling P . l . who claimed a right to vote to pay a tax in order O r ; them the right. He thought theta taxation and rep tuition ought to go together. Mr. HUME said those with whom he generallY were in favour of household suffrage without ref er :, to taxation at all. They had laws to enforce the 4 meet of taxes, and they ought not, therefore, to mk t confound those laws with tnat respectability wa tch tach Mea to r. T. the occupation of a house. DUNCOM.BE did not exactly know san t : opinions of the present Chancellor of the Evil were uron this subject in 1841; but the Governme°o • that day, with whom the Rieht Hon. Gentlenasa g rally acted, obtained much éclat in their vinelicsti° that principle. He only opposed the principle of eis., the payment of assessed taxes a condition of registl i s ' What the public wanted was the repeal of the rg°., tax, unalloyed. They did not want this chicory b i t i legislation to follow in the tread of it.—(Lang';, They would have been better pleased if the (lover° repealed only one-half of the window duty upon year, and the other half in the following year. , h ! Mr. BROr HERTON supported the clause, rilu c thought perfectly reasonable. • eti' The Committee then divided, when there appear • For the clause 60 Against it Majority against the clause •••. 59 Sir DE LACY EVANS then moved the folla o clause:—" That in the case of any premises occupid u a dwelling-house, and heretofore exempt from the ttP , duty in respect of the windows or lights therei a to; which premises shall be assessed to the rate or e i herein imposed, it shall be lawful for the occupier °,, d a" premises to require that the dwelling-house occueieu.e such premises shall be assessed at. the beforenreePe rate or duty of 9d., and thereupon the said premises e e not he liable to any rate or duty." Thia clause ^ A exempt manufacturers with large premises, wb° hitherto been exempted from the window duty operation of this tax. He thought it but fair sod sonable that such warehouses as coach builders, 0 1 . , + sterers, carpet-makers, and others of this class , n ) . be tree from the enormously heavy tax which th is in the first instance, proposed to impose on them. I Mr. W. WILLIAMS thought it only just to pit proprietors of those warehouses in the same condi° • which they were under the window duty. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER 'l ii ;( opinion that if they made any such alteration as l'i BB 4 l E proposed, they would beopening the door to men culty and abuse. There were already decisions ,° courts of law upon this point, which was raised uoiclje" • former house-duty, and it would be well to avoi d t bt anything that would have the effect of disturbing ,1 decisions. If these warehouses were part and POO Ft dwelling-house, he did not see how any distincti oo o be made in respect of them, and if they were eeP they would be exempt by the Act itself.. Sir DE LACY EVANS would not press his r e • don to a division. The clause was then negatived without a diviei °l/ ' The preamble of the Bill having been agreed House resumed, and the Cnairman reported the / 3 the House. The third reading was fixed for to-morrow (Te el WOODS AND FORESTS BILL. e e The House then went into Commi.tee on this ra'' Clauses 5 to 10 were agreed to with amendinao t !it, Clauses 11, 12,13, 14, referring to the appointe';(, a deputy surveyor and au itinerant surveyor, Ss to a desultory conversation, as to whether they ahoeeo retained or expunged. They were ultimately egg with amendments. On clause 15, which provides that the Home Bos un the President end Vice-President of the 1 3 10 trade shall be ex officio teommisaioners of wor" public buildings, . i t Lord DUNCAN urged the propriety of ouritfi t) ; clause altogether after the experience they' had I the mode in which the works at the new Houses ofi liawent were carried on, and that the Chief 0 0 sinner should have an undivided responsibility. ee 'The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUD'p that this clause was Inserted in the Bill anerelY di d vent an hiatus in the board, and was 'net wee any way to shift the responsibility from 0 0 Commissioner. The clause was agreed to. On clause 16, Lord DUNCAN asked if it was intended ~e v 4t / Commissioners to pay their legal advisers by eel' by bills of costs ? 11 , Lord SEYMOUR replied that, undotthte d ek opinion was, that the solicitors both of woods public works should be paid by salaries...4llo o4 d d The clause was agreed to, as were also the " ing clauses to the 21st inclusive. On clause 22 being proposed, lt; Lord DUNCAN asked it the estimates for thd would be submitted to the House at the same One other expenses of the parks ? t Lord SEYMOUR replied that there were tw o Id • of Itetges, and that the park-keepers' lodges wrio included in the estimates; but that with regard ' other lodges, which were held by grace and fe l o f the Crown, the external repairs would be paid 01 ,1 • the land revenues of the Crown, and thee-intern pairs by the parties occupying. ef• TRELAWNY understood there were lodges in the various parks, and especially froximate to the metropolis, whiter would let t° l ; MOW) sums of money ; and he wished to Ito ° ,dil It was had the power of appointing persons to ho l lodges ? Lord SEYMOUR said that it was the Crow o . l ) Mr. TRELAWNY was ,of opinion tbat, PO et , ' having granted a civil list in exchange for the oa lends, these lodges were public property, and therefore to be let and included in the estimate . ' Mr. SLANEY contended, that the power of or d ing to these lodges was reserved to the Crown 1• 1 °; arrangement of the civil ,list, and that this po W d. been exercised in a discreet and commend a ble w e Lord SEYMOUR—Wh e n th e C rown properkel. surrended for the civil list, it was no t intended I;e0 power to make the se a pp o i ntments s h ou ld be IV • also. • • Itf ° j °. Lord DUNCAN had no objection to her 1 0 1 ' placing in the l o d ges w h om s h e pl ease d ; but trb i o er park-keepers' lodges were included in the 010 e did object to the other class of lodges, occupied by e , and favour of the Crown. being patd for out of t revenaes of the Crown, which were not subMitt,eof House of Commons. He saw no reason what° the distinction. o eed The clause was agreed to, as also were th e sue clauses up to 35 inclusive. On clause 36. e V' L rd SEYMOUR proposed to strike out til ie j I for the pu , pose of subst•tuting another resptcw ) audit of accounts. After some desultory conversation, is the c° - word er DUNCAN complained that the annua l of the Commissioners of Woods and F e realetd ought to have been laid upon the table by the " o o`• June, had not yet been produced, and h e oleo= that on the report of this Bill he should move e l the future the annual report should be p ee ducedel) , earlier period of the session—about the 30th of The clause was then struck out. g ob' '- Clauses 37 and 38 were agreed to, and the and the _preamble were passed. The House then resumed, and th°' The CHAIRMAN h aving reported progress , port was ordered to be brought up on Friday. THE NEW HOUSE OF commoNo• d'' . Sir D. NORREYS moved that the architec t New Palace at Westminster be requested to lei, t h e Bowie forthwith a report in detail on the 0 0 0' w hich be would recommend that the interior deco o f 0 f the new House of Commons, and of the bad rooms connected with it, should be completed; I ' 9 o' ' h e be directed to prepare his piens with due att° l3 ,4o°'' the style of decoration usually adopted at the 11; 0 0 , •' which the general architectural character' fr palace is referable. It was a most unsatisfact or lbt that matters should remain in the position in avhiesto • at present were. His Honourable Friend the ;0 0 for Westminster had brought forward a - 10., /. 00 11 that subject; but all he did. was to call the' uto'ie the House to the state of things which now e J ' which he could not but say was as unsatisfactory could be. Mr. Greene had said he did not beliegee Mr. Barry understood what were the desires and t!. of the Commissioners. His Hon. Friend's pro, I co was, that the House of Commons are anxious to ere new building finished as soon as possible. Tb e es ti been so many blunders, however, committed betty Commissioners, the House of Commons, and Dir.lesi in that matter, that the less was said about it the e d • All be asked was for them to call upon the ar eb el' state how he would recommend the Horse to be 6010vIe0 and if they agreed to that proposition, to order ed proceed with it. He concluded, therefore, by the resolution of which he had given notice. Jet The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER $d any further interference on the part of the 'Ol with the new building, having appointed a Coro t ?, to inquire into the matter last year. He be!' 00 great improvement had been effected by that C o ble Bien. Be. understood the Members would be g l have a few morning sittings before the session risB in the new House, and that would give them f practical knowledge of the state of the new Iloilo I any report which could be furnished. ro4 Mr. HUME wished to know whether the goners authorised to take charge of the buildiv i r, made any report? There ought to be a atatetneV of the probable expense of the work, and the " might be boilDpi 4. ted in. ll el i Sir DE LACY EVANS entreated the Chaece.! the Exchequer to take that matter into his aerie!to sideration, and not allow it to be postponed for 01 :e , finite period. Some plan ought to be adopted. "„I,l' G o vernment and the Commissioners in coujunc tie e; they should decide upon seeing that plan proper Tied into execution. t i Mr. GREENE believed the Commissioners w a r to, carrying out the wishes of the House with reseen, e new building in the most effective manner. They ci „eto soon have an ippr!unity in the course of ti 7 .$ sitting ef autiafe tag themaelves whetbera or wishes were carried out. Ho hoped what had b te ; 3 would be found to be satisfactory. and that SO