The Sun. — London, England, 1851-04-15 00:00:00

fourth SUN OFFICE, See 4kl d Clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DURHAM RACES. The Durham Handicap of 10 sous. each, 5 ft, and only 2if declared by the 22d of April, with 100 added. A winner, ence after the weights are published, to carry 41b; twice, 71b extra. The second to save his stake, and the winner to pay 10 soy% towards expenses. One mile and a half. 10 to accept, or no race. Age. st. lb. Wanota Vanguard Maid of Team Val- Age. st. lb. 2Esculspius 4 6 0 Miss L)ttery Amondel (h b) Oxford Blue ..,.. ley Mulgrave Mistake, late An dalusian ... Melody The Magnet The Baroness 5 6 12 Lady-I'm-off Mary Nobbler Achyranthes Flash Clara Scarborough Magic Wand 4 6 4 Agrippa's Ghost 5 6 2 Frill 4 6 0 If the highest weight acre ' be raised to that weight, ac Tordesill AS 4 5 Old Claret Unity Golab Singh Blk c by Prince Ca- radoa rightwaist B c by Charles XII —Languish 3 5 3 Presto Prudery Avia 3 4 6 Ch f by Arundel Camarilla pting be under Bit 51b, it vi 1 the res► in proportion. BRAZIL MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MOlitNI;;;-The ROria Mall steam-ship Tay, Captain G. M. Chapman, has arrived o ff this port with the Brazil and South American mails, in charge of Lieutenant Daviea, R.N., Admiralty , agent. H. dates are—Bueno s Ay res , Feb. 27; Monte Video, March 2; Rio de Janeiro. March 15; Bahia,March 19; Pernambuco, March 22 ; S t . Vincent (Cape de Verdes), March 30; Teneriffe, April 4; Funchal (Madeira), April 6; Lisbon, April 10. The Tay brings 101 passengers, and landed 57 at Lis bon, from the Brazils. The freight list comprises specie, vaine 2,0001. ; 'diamonds, value 8,0001.; and a small cargo. From Rio de Janeiro we learn that a Brazilian squadron, under Admiral Grenfell, would proceed on the 26th March to the river Plate, to Act againat Buenos Ayres, but it was thought that no war would ensue, see ing that Rows was (loan unprepared. C o pi ous rains had ;Aiterrupted the regular arrival of coffee from the in- The crop was estimated at above 2,000,000 of hag.. ACC3UntS from Buenos Ayres state that the resigna tion of General Resas was th e a !i -engrossitg topic of T conv ersation. ee but - jeer. was once mare under nclibe ratien is the Chamber or Representatives, and commu nications had been read from all the interior provinces earnestly remonstratitg ;against his withdrawal from the supreme Government. The whol) question was subsequently aubmitced to a C 'unnittee ut the House. The River Plate markets f.n. British manufactured goods were much oversteckad. The produce of the country continued in. good demand. The severe drought continued unabated. Freights were firm at , 455. for salted hides. There was but one disengaged Britiah ship is port. Pernambuco letters of the 20th March state that on Exchange about 60,000/. had parsed for this packet at 301, with a few sums at 29a. Cotton had given way in price. Supplies of sugars were abundant, and stocks large. Freights firm. and the port bare ef shipping. Advises from Bahia of the 19d2 tdtimn mention that business in dry goods was exceedingly slack. Sugars dull from want of tonnage. Cotton Lamina). Freights very buoyant. The screw steamer Propentis, with the homeward Cape mails, was coaling at St. Vincerii,'s (Cape Verdes) on the 29 ult. Stye was to lease for Ply nieuth on the 31st. The steamer Sir Robert B-el, with the outward mail, sailed from St. Vincent's on the 29Lh. The Tay brings borne the captain and crew of the schooner Sussex—that vessel having been lost on one of the Cape Verde Is.lands. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Iberia left Lisbon for Southampton twenty-four hours before the Tay, but has not yet arrived. The Tay ran past her on Saturday in the Bay. COMIIERCIA.L IN I'ELLIGENCE. RIO DE JANEIRO, MARCH 13 No material alteration cccurred in the exchange from date of our last circular (Bth ult.) till the arrival of the Tay steamer, when, owing' to the unfavourable accounts received, the rate suddenly declined from 294 d. 60 days' and 30J. 90 days' to 29J. and 29 : 11. 60_days', and 290. 90 days', closing to-day unaltered at our quotations. The transactions on London since our last we estimate at 390,0001.; on Paris at 580,000 f. passed at 320 to 330, and on Ifanabardh 650 . 100 at 595 to 615, priLci , pa!lyat 600 to 605. Coffee—Thi, article began grgclually to (.I , ',line soon after the departure of the "l'evint s;earner (11th ultimo), and sales were effcted at a reductiok of 200 to 250 rs. on our last quotations up to the 24,b, when more favourable accounts being received from the Unitsil States the market recovered and prices rallied to their previous position. Since the arrival of the present conveyaneos with dull ad/iced from Europe the in,aket has assumed a gloomy aspect, and doubtless a material &cline would take place but fa- the limited stock on hand, 35,000 bags, and the certainty of the supplies being :nal' for some time to come, owing to the late heavy rains h-tying materially cut up the roads in the interior. A few sales were effected both yesterday and to-day at 100 to 150 rs. below our annexed quotations. Sales last month 170,000 bags, and this month up to date about 45,000. The shipments from Ist July, 1850, to the end of last mouth amounted to 1.294,562 bags, being 431,783 bags more than during the suns period in 1849 to 1850, The shipments during the present running crop year may now be fairly estimated to reach if not surpass 1,700,000 bag 4. There were cleared last month 124,757 bags of coffee, of which 45,226 bags for the United States (against 21,662 bags in the corresponding month last year), 6,570 fur Antwerp, 1 ; 200 for the Cape of Good Hop?, 35,764 the English Channel, 6,602 for Hamburgh, 10,405 for Havre, 1,793 for Marseilles, 4,202 for Portugal, 78 for River Plate, 3,881 fur Russia, 8,836 for Sweden, 200 for "Valparaiso. Sugar—Since our last the market has been rather dull, and sales, chiefly confined to home consumption, have not exceeded 600 easei Campos, at 2 dolls. 500 c. to 2 dolls. 700 c., and 1 doll. 800 e. to 2 dolls. 100 c., and 60 cases, 600 barrels, and 1,200 bags Pernambuco and Maceio at 2 dolls. 600 e. to 2 dolls. 800 e. The stock on hand consists of 700 cases Campos, and 500 cases, 1,200 barrels, and 8,000 bags Pernambuco and Mamie. Hides—The sales since our last are restricted to about 16,000 Rio Grande hides, the heavy at 170, and the light at 180 rs. About 10,000 River Plate hides have been shipped for owners' account. The stock on hand is about 85,000 lti , , Grande and 45.000 River Plate hides. Stuck—The price of Six per Cent. Stock continued unaltered at 86 to 861 from date of our last to sth inst., when it wai published that the Minister of Finance had disposed of 4,000,000r5. at the advantageous price of 86 per cent., on favourable conditions. The price since then has advanced, and business was dyne both yester day and to-day at our quotations. FRIDAY, Bianca 14, 2 P.M. P.S. Exchange—Moderate amounts have been passed at our quotations. Ccffee—Salcs this morning about 7,000 bags of good first and superior at 3 dulls. 450 c. Shipments this month 109,122 bags. _ COURSE OF EXCEL Amstero, u .....n...s .. 16 Ditto, three moth .. 11 17 Rotterdam 17 Antwerp Brussels • • • 1? 30 Sara burgh 13 .B°4 Paris, 3 days'sight . • 25 5)4 Ditto, months 30Y6 Marseilles 25 Bourdeaux• •••• • • • • . Frankfort on Maine.... 119% Berlin • • .. • vienna, effee. Re Trieste, di tt0.......... patersburgh , SD Rbie•• 37% Madrid b 0 3 % •••••••• 0 Barcelona • NGE.-(THIS DAY.J Gibraltar • • • • • . • • • • • • • • Leghorn ••••.• • • • • •.• • • 80 55 <lenoa •• .. 25 55 Milan.. • • . • • • • • • • • • • • Venice.. .. • . • • .... Naples •......• 4134 Palermo, peroz ........ 12434 Messina 124 %, Lisbon .• .......... 53 34 Oporto .• ••••••• • • • •• •• 53% Rio Janeiro Rntnos Ayres .. New York, 60 dayesight Philadelphia ..... lIIICZB OF BULLION, YEN oi, Foreign Gold inlqars.. £3 17 9 ?° Ttitgal. Gold Coin 0 0 ,s PaniahDoubloons .. 0 0 4 liew Dollars .. .. 0 4 11% Silver la ba rs 0 5 1 •• •• •• •. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) Ex l4 l t l h day of At the Court at BuckinglAm • Palace, th e Honourable 1 April, 1851—present, the Queen's Most ett ma jesty in Council. This day the Right Master of the Rolls, and the Right John Rcmilly, Knight, Majesty's command, sworn of Honourable Sir George James Turner, Knight, a, Vice. Chancellor, were, by her her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took their reApeotive places at the Beard accordingly. At the Court at Buckingham a April, I Palace, the 14th day 851 —presrmt, the Queen's Mos t Excellent Ma_ jesty in C ouncil, j.-3 , 4 Her May in Council was this day i. pleased, up on a the Lords of eprasentatif;n - of the Right Honourable the Committee of Council on Education, to appoint Matthew Arnold,ESQ to be one of h er Ma jesty's inspector s of s e h o M i '" ri . rl a?. kWYNN-OFFICE, APurr, 14. lEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS Borough of AylesbuPrlyßtillNENT. PRESENT TOM of Frederic Calvert, X icha-d B e th e l!, Esq., in the declared void. s(l's whose election has been WAR-OFFICE, APR I 37th Regiment of Foot—Majoil; G 5. Smelt. C. 8., from the 62d Foot, to be. Colonel, Wiffiam vice Ge vrancisAlril 11. neral the Hon. Sir Alex.ind6r Duff, deceased entinck 50th Foot —Major-General William Loftus t be Colonel, vice Major-General Sir Dudley St. Leger Hill, K.C.8., deceased, April 11. 62d Foot—M.ajor-General Thomas Lightfoot, c,B t be Colonel, vice Majpr - Genera l William Smelt, C,3 . " ° ~ ap pointed to the 37th Foot, Apri l 11. 77th Foot—Major-General Georg e B row n , C.B. , to b e C lo:.el, vice Lieutenant-General Sir John Macleod, C. 8., deceased, April 11. COMMISSARIAT. To be Depury Ams,stant Commissarirs-General— Commigsariat Clerk Edward Wellington Bell, Nov. 28, 1849; Commissariat Clerk Alexauder William Turner, Jan. 19, 1850. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 14. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Captain William Wallace D'Arley to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Hennis, retired on full pay ; Second Captain John Russell Domvile to be Captain, vice D'Arley ; First Lieutenant Charles George Arbuthnot to be Second Captain, vice Domvile ; Second Lieutenant William Smyth Maynard Wolfe to be First Lieutenant, vice Arbuthnot, April 4. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. Royal North Lincoln Militia—Lieutenant-Colonel George Tomline to be Colonel, vice Viscount Alford, deceased* the Hon. Charles Henry Egerton to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Tomline, promoted, March 29. Commission by the Lord :Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Yorkshire Hussar Regiment of West Riding Yeo manry Cavalry—Charles Marmaduke Middleton to be Cornet, vice Blayds, promoted, April 9. WHITEHALL, APRIL 10. The Right Hon. Sir John Jervis, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at Westminster, has appointed Thomas Nicks, of the bo rough of Warwick, Gentleman, to be one of the per petual Commissioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the county of Warwick. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Edward Smith, hop and seed merchant, Worcester. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. SMITHFIELD MARKET. The Sheriffs of London appeared at the bar of the House, and presented a petition from the Corporation against the removal of Smithfield-market, and praying to be heard:by counsel against the Government Bill. O❑ the motion of Sir JAMES DUKE it was ordered to be referred to a Select Committee. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed:— The Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnesley, Wakefield, Hud dersfield, and Goole Railway. Derby and Aahborne Road. Great Northern Railway Amendment (No. 1). Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester Railway (with some amendments). Killarney and Valencia Railway. Leeds and Thirsk Railway. London and Blackwall Railway (Extension of Time for the Widening, &c.) North British Railway. North and South-Western Junction Railway. Reading Waterworks. Regent's Canal Company. Scottish Central Railway. South Devon Railway. South Wales Railway (No. 1). South Wales Railway (No. 2). York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Abandonment of part of Bishop Auckland Branch, &c.) York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Branch to West Durham Railway, &c.) • Several petitions in favour of the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill were pr e sented from different parts of the country. THE , BANKRUPTS. William Rona Mabson, auctioneer, Southampton, to surrender, April 29, and May 27, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assigne e , Sambrook court,ogheil-street; Lee and Pemb er t on , Li nco l n ' s Harfield, Southampton. Inn-fie l ds; n n-a e l l 3 d a s s ; i John Jowett, shoe merchant, Bull-bridge, Derby, April 25, and May 23, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Notting ham; Campbell, Nottingham. John Gracie, woollendraper, Bristol, April 29 and May 27, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Whittington and Gribble, Bristol. William Farrow, coal merchant, April 30, and May 21, at half -past twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hull; Levett and Champney, Uhl]. Thomas Moore, jun., merchant, South Hylton, Dur ham, April 25 and June 5, at one, at the Newcastle upon-Tytie District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Wright, Burn, jun., Sunderland; Maples and Pearce, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. Lonna Theodor Wang, merchant, Sunderland, April 25, a; down, and Jane 5, at twelve, at the Newcastle up4ri-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Jobling and Fieming, Newcastle upon• Tyne; Bell, Broderick, and Bell, Charclayurd, Cheapside, MARKET IN TELLIGEN CE. (From th- London New Price Current, April 15.) SUGAR —To-day there was rather more disposition to operate in West India Sugar, the rates taken on Friday were supported fsr both Grocery and Refining kinds. The purchases were 566 hhds, &c., including at auction 160 hhds of Barbadoes, which went slowly at easier rates fir interior sorts, but at full terms for better kinds, good to fine yellow realised 40s to 42s 6d, inferior and mid 37s 64 to 39s 6d, one lot low 36s per cwt. REFINED.—To-day the market for Refined Sugar was in a quiet :late, low brown lumps were, however, not offered under 47s per cwt. In Crushed Sugar there was little doing, but rates are unaltered. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon three parcels of Mauri tius Sugar were offered at public sale amounting to 10,920 bags; the chief portion found buyers, sorts under 38s per cwt. realized full rates, above that price there was a reduction of 6d psr cwt. fine yellow sold at 39s 6d to 415, mid to geed yelloe 37s 6:1 to 395, low 36. to 375, floe brown 35s to 35a sd, mid to good 33s to 34s 6J, low to fine grey 353 to 39s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the demand was more active for grainy Bergal and white, Benares, which realized sn advance of 61; other sorts wire held for the previous currency, but did not attract much attention; at suction 5,140 bags nearly all sold, rile white Benares at 41st 42s low and mid 39s to 40s 6d, good and fine grainy yellow 403 to 44e, low and mid 37s to 395, good brown ditto 35s 6d to 365, mid and good soft yellow 34s 6d to 39s 6d, and low 31s to 323 6:1. Madras of soft quality met with little attention, but rates are not lower; or 2,100 bags at auction a part sold, brown at 27s to 295, yellow 30s to 345. FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar, and privately the purchases made were small, but there are not sellers at any further decline. MOLASSES.—Tho market has a quiet aspect for all sorts, end rates tend downward, although the stock is not equal to this time last sear, and deliveries are rather larger. Prices for low to fine West India rule at 13s Ori to 16s 6d, Bengal and Mauritius 12s to 13a and Cuba and Porto Rico 14s to 15s per cwt. COFFEE —This afternoon a greater desire was evinced to operate in Plantation Ceylon and prices advanced Is to Is 6d per cwt, at the public sales of 248 cases 50 bags ; good and flue ord selling at 44s to 465, fine fine ord 47s to 495, low mid 50s to 51s, mid 52s to 555, good 594 6d to 60a, triage 40s to 445, pea berry 52s 6d to 595. Mocha is still wanted and former rates are well sup port.A, et auction 170 bales were sold at 69s to 70s for mid and g ;oil clean garbled; and damaged 40s to 66i per cwt. There is more desire to operate in Native Ceylon, and prices close firemly at 40s to 41a per cwt. Cocoe.—There are suit few buyers, and previous rates are supported with difficulty for West India, although the stock is less than last season. Trinidad red is to be Gemmed at 49s to 535, grey 44s to 50s, and Grenada 42s to 4s. Foreign has been operated in with caution, and 28a to 29s is the v.luo of Bahia and Para, but those rates are not to be obtained for large parcels. TEA.—The transactions in low and good common Congou have been upon a large scale at la to is Oid per lb; there has also been a good demand for medium, and rather strong blackish leaf sorts at is Id to Is lid per lb, and the market has a firm appearance. For good and tine Congou there era few buyera,rates tend downwards and rule at 1j 2d to Is Bd. Operations in Young ilyaon have been upon a limited scale, and there are sellers rather under previous valuations. Other descriptions of green are, however, in good request, and realised full terms ; indeed, medium Gunpowder must be quoted rather higher. Prices are firm for Scented and Pekoe Teas, and several transactions have token place. RICE.—To-day there was rather more demand for East India Rice by private treaty, and full rates were paid. A cargo of Arracan was sold at 8s 3d per cwt. Of Rio Tapioca 100 bgs at auction taken in at aid. SPICES.—To-day Pimento realised full rates, and 500 bags at auction were all sold, good ord to mid went at 4id to Sid, good mid and good 4i to qd. Of Bourb on Cloves 86 bags sold at 6el for dark damp, and one lot damaged 6d per lb. Of Nutmegs 9 casks limed sold at 2s 6d for mid, and rather wormy 2s 3d to 2s 4d. SPIRITS.—East India Rum is offering at la 5d to is sid per gallon proof, but few buyers are to be met with. In Leeward Island operations have been trifling, and the nearest price is is 7d proof, whilst there is a better supply. In Demerara operations have been upon a limited scale at 2s 2d to 2s 6d for 30 to 40 per cent over proof, and there is a fair quantity on offer. For common and mid Jamaica the market has a dull aspect, and there are free sellers at from 2s 4d to 2s 9d for 30 to 34 per cent over proof, good mid and good sorts are not cheaper, but purchases have been upon a small scale by shippers and home dealers at 2s 10d to 3s 4d for 32 to 33 per cent over proof. Fine and superior sorts are however in good demand at from 3s 621 to 4s 4d for 34 to 38 per cent. over proof, but there will be a better supply at market shortly, and lower rates are looked for. Brandy is still operated in with caution, and sellers are willing to accept for Cog nac best Brands of the vintage of 1850 4s 4d to 4s 6d, 1849 ditto 4s 7d to 4s 9d; 1848 ditto 4a ed to 4s 11d, and inferior sorts 3s to 43. British made Spirit continues to be quoted at 93 8d to 9.3 9d nett cash, and in at 8s 3d for 22 per cent under proof. In Geneva operations are on a more extended scale at la id to is 8d for ord, and fine at is 9d to 2s per gallon. INDIGO.—For auction 2,992 chts East India are de clared for public sale on the 13th of next month, but a large quantity will be offered. Still shippers and home dealers continue to operate with much caution in all sorts, and there are sellers at 2d per pound under the rates of the February sales. Spanish has met with little attention, and former rates are barely supported. At auction 40 serons Guatimala were sold at 2s lld to 3s 10d for very low lean hard copper and coppery Cortes, but 29 serons Carracas were mostly taken in at 2s lld to 3s 10d. For auction on the 25th 500 serons of Guatimala are declared. The quantity of Indigo declared for sale by the Dutch Trad ing Company is 4,222 packages, and of Cochineal 274 chests. SALTPETRE.—To-day the market for Calcutta pre sented a dull aspect, and the parcels offered at auction amount to 1,095 bags, which were taken in at 25e 6d to 26s for fair grey 9i to 7i per cent, these are rather lower rates. COCHINEAL.—The rates taken for inferior sorts are rather under those of late. For better sorts there has been more demand, and fell rates are obtained. Of 340 bgs at auction rather more than half sold ; Honduras silvers low good went at 3s 2d to 3s Bd, black 3s 9d to 4s 3d ; Mexican ditto 3s 3d to 3s 6d, and Tenerife at 3s 3d to 3s 5d per lb. Ou.s.—Although Cod Oil is offered at 371 to 371105 Per tun, few buyers are to be met with. Seal has been operated in with caution, and there is a further de cline ; pale selling at 331 to 331 104 and other sorts 281 103 to 32/ 10s. Transactions in Southern have been upon a limited scale. although lower rates are taken ; 291 lo s t o SOL 10 s i s th e va l ue o f common to fine, Rood to fine lower r Sperm is held with firmness—fine at 86/ to 87/ ; Hced matter is wanted, the sup ply being small, and 92/ to 941 is asked. o Only: moderate purchases have been made in P a l r . made have been smallaforloa purposes. terw s92Bs to 29s per cwt. Cocoa Nut can b e o b tained and Ant tabuueipounrc9hoacaks purchases t w o er 2 e 7 s s old 9d ; .C°Lelhlitnhon294 90dlitvoe i 30s 0 6 ff d e , e a d nd at S e y v d e n n ey low 2 e 7 r s rates, shippers an d home s dealers bought with caution; Gallipoli 40/ lOs to 41/, other kinds 391 to 401 per tun. Rapeseed Oil is again reduced in price, yet sales have been limited for all p urposes ; brown 32; 6d to 335, pale 348 to 34s 6d, Foreign refined 355, and brown East India 31s 6d to 325. In Linseed Oil business has been more extensive by shippers and home dealers, whilst there are no sellers under 335 3d. Several contracts have been entered into for delivery at 33. 6d to 33s 9d per cwt, but holders are reluctant sellers, Gingelly Oil commands 32s to 323 6d, and Ground Nut 33s to 33s 9d per cwt. TALa ow.—For. fine new Russie,n Candle, on the spot, holders demand 40s to 40s 6d per cwt. At auction 87 casks old Petersburg yellow Candle sold a: 364 9d to 37s 9 d. The business concluded tor the last three for home months of the years has been limited in new at 393 6 EI to 40s. is a good demand Other kinds of Tal low have realised firm rates. At auction 240 casks 60 y o a k South A - , riean, low to Sheep ust ra 36a to a l le o elt r e 3 : l B n s a e . a t r 3 i 93 n ll eir s tbt o e l d d ra , e2 B l2 :ef 355 fici to 37s 3d, fine 35 5 to 382 9d; p gs Mt For suction, 1,000 82 od; and 69 casks Belgian 385 per cwt. South American. Pkgs Tallow are declared, chiefly SUN, LONDOON I TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL l5 1651. PETITIONS. Mr. W. J. FOX presented a large number cf petitions, principally from working men resident in Manchester, Salford, Gatesheal, Birmingham, and other places, pray ing for the adoption of a system of secular education which should embrace the whole of the population. Sir G. B. PECHELL presented a petition from Brigh ton praying for a revision of the law of electoral fran chise, and for the extension of its operation. Major BERESFORD presented a petition, numerously signed,lor a revision of the timber duties. Mr. HUME presented a petition from 1,500 rate payers of Yarmouth, stating that there was an order of Chancery for imposing certain regulations which were very likely to be injurious to the town, and praying that they might be exempted from the operation of any Bill that might be introduced on the subject. Sr G. B. PECHELL presented a petition adopted at a public meeting of the inhabitants of Brighton, com plaining of the present state of the elective franchise, as they regard the Reform Aetl'as unjust, it restricting the tight of voting to one-seventh of the male adult com munity, and gives a minority of the enfranchised frection the power of returning a majo rity of the House of Commons. They, there fore, appeal to the House to make the principle of universal suffrage the foundation of the re presentative system, to give the electors the protection of the ballot, to make equal electoral districts, to fix equi table salaries for the services of the Members, to restore the ancient practice of annual Parliaments, and to abo lish the system which makes the qualification of Mem bers contingent upon the possession of property. Lord J. STUART presented a petition from the in habitants of Palwellington, in the county of Ayr, against Papal aggression, signed by 351 persons. The petitioners strongly deny that there is any indifference, as was alleged, upon this matter, either in this their dis trict or elsewhere in the county. Mr. W. GOOLD presented a petition from resident physicians and surgeons o f the county of Limerick against certain clauses of the Medical Charities (Ire land) Bill. Mr. SMYTH presented a petition from the parish of St. Michael.le-Belfry, Yorkshire, in favour of more effi cient I,gislation to prevent Papal aggression. Lord EMLYN presented a petition from certain of the guardians of giverfordwkst Union, praying that all property might be made to contribute to the support of the poor. Mr. BANKES presented petitions from congregations of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Winborne, Holtwood, Hastonheath, Woodlands, Sarrant Monckton, Granville, and Cranbourne, Dorsetshire, against Papal aggression. - Bir G. CRAIG presented a petition from the Lord Provost and Council of Edinburgh, praying for the aboli tion of tests in universities, &c.; also, a petition from the Chamber of Commerce, of Edinburgh, against the Im provement of Prisons (Scotland) Bill; and a petition from the Lord Provost and Council of Edinburgh on the subject of Clergy reserves. NEW WRITS. On the motion of Mr. HAYTER, a new writ was ordered to be issued for Boston, to return a Member in the place of Captain Pelham, deceased, and for Cork, in the place of Mr. W. Fagan, who had accepted the Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. INCOMES OF THE BISHOPS. Sir B. HALL said an Act of Parliament existed re quiring the archbishops and bishops of the Church of England to make septennial returns of their incomes. One of these returns ought to have been made on the lat of January this year, but none had been made, and as a motion would shortly have to be made on the subject, he should be glad to know if the Right Hon. the Secre tary of State for the Home Department had any means of making the Bench of Bishops conform to the law? Sir GEORGE GREY said he must make inquiry into the subject before he could answer the question. - MILITARY KNIGHTS 01? WINDSOR. Colonel SALWEY said, within the last few years the revenue of the Dean and Chapter of Windsor had increased to 22,500/. per annum, and they made the unhappy Military Knights live upon the miserable stipend of only Is. a day. He wished, therefore, to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the late Attorney-General, Sir Frederick Pollock, and the late Solicitor-General, Sir William Follett, gave their opinion on the case and claims of the Military Knights of Windsor; and whether, iu case such opinion was given, there is any objection by the Government to lay such opinion, or a copy of it, on the table of the House, with the papers, documents, and letters relating thereto in the Home- office and in the State Paper-office? Sir G. GREY said, in the year 1844, at a time when his predecessor was in office, the opinion of the then Attorney and Solicitor-General was taken upon the legal question in dispute between the Dean and Chapter and the Military Knights of Windsor. Three opinions which had been given on this subject had been com municated to the Secretary of State, and, acting upon that opinion, the Home-office declined to advi se th e Crown to take steps in the matter. It was contrary to general practice to produce these opinions, and of course he had no alternative but to conform to that practice. Colonel SALWEY then gave notice that he should on an early day after Easter move for a Select Committee to inquire into the claims of the Military Knights'of Windsor. WATERLOO OFFICERS. Colonel CHATTERTON wished to know if the Secretary at War had any objection to the names of these officers who had received Waterloo medals, and who had retired from the service, being given in the As my List in the same manner as were the names of officers who bad served all through the Peninsular war? Mr. F. MAULE said he would inquire what was the practice ou the subject. CAPTURE OF AN AMERICAN SMUGGLING now, that at least he would make aomtidanli 'ration of his intention to amend it. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he had not lately received a report from the board of guardians, and; during the last few days he had been so ,00cupied that he had not been able to look over the papers respecting the union of Eilrush. He could, however, aay that the best measures that could be adopted for the curs of disease and the prevention of this frightful more tality should be adopted. Mr. MCNSELL begged to read a Jra w extracts from the return;, in order to show that during; two weeks the deaths in "Sitrash Workhouse had been on the average of 170 of the inmates. Lord J. RUSSELL would certainly inquire into the matter, btu his impression was that the die tary was greater than that considered necessary by their r w 3dical attendants for any person's support. Lord MAHON trusted that the wh ale subject would be inquired into. Mr. P. SCROPE conceived that the Law had not been duly enforced, and that there had bee ti no proper pro vision made by the guardians. He •wanted to know from %Lee Noble Lord whether he i n t a n d e d t o i nqu i re into t .matter; for, in his opinit ma it had a vast deal better be referred to a Select Committee, but should it not be, then he thought that tl to present matter ought to be left to the consideration of the board of guardians, or at least to the Poor-lhw (3 ommissioners. Colonel DUNNE said that the facts; as stated were quite expressive of the nature of the a dministration of the poor-laws in Ireland. What he wanted to learn was, whether there was anyr truth in the statements of Sir Lucius O'Brie , a with respect to the statements of the Hon. Member for Stroud, he thought that the better plan for that Hon. Member to pursue would be to contribute from his sown property the necessary means for relieving the distress . - inKilrush Union. In fact the whole system of the Poor-I law in Ireland was altogether defective. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the ca use of Kilrush was peculiar, and stood on its own merits, but the Hon. and GsilantMember who had last spoken had .opened up a large subject, but it was not proper to eat main it now. If he wished to bring it forward he was quite ready to enter Into a full: discussion of the subject. With respect to the question of reference lto the Poor-law Commissioners, he believed that to be a .matter of doubt, but the fullest inquiry should be made into the facts of the case, and the necessary alteration we uld be adopted for remedying the evils of the case. Mr. W. GOOLD hoped this important t matter would not be shelved ire its preliminary stage. Sir L. O'BRIEN said the great difficulty in this ques tion was want of money. The famine had been nar rowed into the limits of a few distresso I minions, and though he readily allowed that the b: ouse had been liberal in the extreme in the assistance. it bad afforded Ireland of late, yet he thought it was th e duty of Go vernment to do something for these stil 1 suffering dis tricts. It would only be an act of burn anity to render them some assistance. Mr. MOORE said the poor—which meant the whole population—of some districts were dying at the rate of one hundred per cent., at least so it had been stated, that was that according to the rate of mortality now going on, the whole of the population wssl liable to be swept away in less than a year, and yet all the hope that the Noble Lord held out to the m was that he would cause an inquiry to be' made into the facts, but that he saw no means by which the Ministry could be met. Such answer was unworthy of the Minister, and all he could say was that if the House allowed it to pass by a great ;responsibility would rest upon them. Lord J. RUSSELL had heard no such statement as that referred to by the lion. Member and therefore be could have made no reply to it. SCHOOL BOOKS. Lord MAHON had another subject ccqknected with Ireland to call the Noble Lord's attention no. It was to the practice of issuing school books in Irdand at the public expense, which interfered most unjiti.tly with pri vate competition. Was it the intention of Government to do away with it? Lord JOHN RUSSELL sail the subject was one which could only be dealt with by the Ed•acation Com mittee of the Privy Council. Sir R. H. INGLIS thought that Hon. Gentlemen op posite who were free-traders and opposed to all mono polies, ought to take up this question. Mr. HUME was glad to find that the Right Hon. Ba ronet was coming over to the ranks of free Ueda—. (Laughter.) He seemed, however, to forget that there existed in this country a still greater mono• poly than the one at present complained of the monopoly of printing Bibles. He also wished, before he sat down, to call the attention of the Noble Lord to the length of time that had elapsed since the first commencement of the movement to open Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral to the public free of expense, and the final accomplishment of these two objects; and also to thank the Noble Lord for his efforts in the attainment of these objects. GOVERNMENT BUSINESS. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the Government pro posed to take the second reading of the Income-tax Bill the first thing on Monday, the 28th of April. He intended to give notice that the second reading of the Jew Bill should be taken beforo any other business on the following Thursday. He also intended to give notice that the navy estimates should be brought on on that day, after the Jew Bill had been disposed of. On Friday, the Income-tax Bill would be proceeded with, and the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill would he fixed for Monday. ADDRESSES TO HER MAJESTY. raMr. DUNCOMBE wished to know w h e th er t h e N o bl e Lord (Lord J. Russell) intended to renew his motion respecting addressers to her Majesty by the House? It would be recollected that in consequence of an absurd and hasty vote which the House came to last year, the whole country was thrown into confusion, the practice of delivering letters on a S un d a y having been summarily stopped. MLord J. RUSSELL replied that the subject was still under his consideration. After a few words from Mr. SPOONER, ADJOURNMENT OF THE EIOUSF. The Motion for the adjournment of the House until Monday, the 28th of April was agreed to. UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE. Mr. HUME gave notice that early after Easter he wosld renew his motion for universal suffrage. CEYLON. Mr. BAILLIE gave notice that he should bring for ward his Ceylon motion on the Bth of May. TRANSPORTATION. Sir WM. MOLESWORTH gave notice that early after Easter he should move an address to the Crown, praying for the abolition of transportation to Van Die man's Land. BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION AT ELECTIONS . Mr. E. ELLICE, Junior, gave notice that, early after Easter, he should mo ve for le ave to b r i ng in a Bill for the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into the manner in which the elective franchise hat been exercised in St. Alban's. t Mr. COBDEN gave notice that he should :also move that the Bill be extended extended to the Falkirk Burghs. HOME MADE SPIRITS. Lord NAAS gave notice that early after Easter he should renew his motion on the :subject of home made spirits in bond. EDUCATION. Mr. W. J. FOX gave notice that on Thursday the Bth of May he should renew his motion on the subject of education. CANADIAN CANALS. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to know if the report of the American papers was true, that the Canadian Government had closed their canals to the American shipping. Mr. HAWES had no official information on the subject. ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION. On the motion for resuming the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for the discharge of Henry Edwards, Sir G. CLERK suggested that both the motion and the amendment should be withdrawn, and the debate renewed on the petition of Mr. Edwards. Mr. AGLIONBY had no objection to the course, and the motion and amendment were withdrawn accordingly. Mr. AGLIONBY then rose to call attention to the petition, and was BRIG IN 1833. Mr. GOOLD asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, on an inquiry before Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, as to the conduct of Mr. Dillon on the 24th of May, 1833, on the occasion of the capture of the American smuggling brig Peru off the south-west coast of Iceland, Sir Edward Codrington did net completely exonerate Mr. Dillon from any imputation of cowardice on that occasion; and whether it was not proved on that inquiry that no man-of-war, revenue cruiser, :or preven tive service boats were out on that part of the coast on the night of such capture, excepting the two boats under the command of Mr. Dillon. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, said as the circumstance alluded to by the Hon. Gentleman took place as long ago as 17 years, he was not in a position to give a distinct answer. As to the other question, he believed there was no other boat out from the shore at the time of the capture. KILEUSH UNION. Sir GEORGE GREY, in the absence of Lord John Russell, moved that the House, at its rising, do adjourn until Monday, the 28th of April. On the question being put, Mr. MONSELL said he wished to,call the attention of the House for a very few moments, to a matter which he was sure would be of most painful interest to every person who had paid the least attention to the subject. A few days ago an Hon. Gentlemen called the atten tion of the House to the number of deaths which had taken place weekly in the Union of Kilrusb. It appeared that out of 5,000 inmates, 200 died in three weeks, or somewhere about 75 p er cent. Since then he had received the report of the guardians of the union, and he found from that report that they did in no degree deny the statement which was made to the House. There could not, therefore, be any doubt of the fact that at 20 hours' distance from the metropolis, 75 per cent. per annum of the inhabitants of a charitable institution were dying.—(Hear.) In a letter which he had lately received it was stated that in the neighbouring union to Kilrush, which was under vice-guardians, the number of deaths had been infinitely greater than those he had stated. From the Bth to the 22d of March, that was to say for two weeks, the proportion of deaths were 253 out of 3,893 persons, or at the rate of 170 per cent. per annum. He asked the House to recollect, that when out of two millions of inhabitants in the metropolis, two hundred were dying daily of the cholera, great attention was paid to the subject by the House; and that even railway accidents, by which comparatively only a few persons perished, also came in for a share of legislative care. Under these circumstances, he thought it was not too much to ask the House to consider the matter he bad mentioned, when so large a number of ber Ma- 1 jesty's subjects were suffering such grievous and extreme misfortune. (Cries of " Hear, bear.") He did trust that something would be done for this mat ter by the House, for the affairs of Ireland seemed to occupy but little of their interest, however often it might be forced upon their attention. He did hope, therefore, that the Noble Lord would take some steps for relieving the terrible distress. The facts had been re peatedly reported to the Government by the board of guardians, so that it was vain to say that the Ministry were not fully acquainted with them. He was quite sure that the Noble Lord was fully informed of the pre sent state of things, and that if it could not be considered (LEFT SPEAKING.) The Government has decided on making Deptford and Plymouth the emigration depots. The South-Western Railway Company offered to convey emigrants and all their luggage from London to Southampton, and place the whole on board ship in Southampton docks at 6s. per head if Go vernment would make Southampton the depot, and enable the emigrants t• avoid the dangers and delay of that part of the Channel voyage between the Thames and the Isle of Wight. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Willcox, M.P., Sir Alexander Cockburn, Mr. Scott, M.P., the Mayor of South ampton, J. R. Stebbing, Esq., President of the Southampton Chamber of Commerce, had an interview with Mr. Hawes, the Colonial Under-Secretary, on Saturday, relative to the Government selection of the emigration depots. The whole of the correspondence on the subject of the selection will be moved for in a few days in the House of Commons. It is calculated that the value of a depot to a town will average about 200,0004 per annum. The emigration department is becoming of great magnitude. The fees of the Government emigration agent at Plymouth will, it is expected, amount very shortly to 2,0001. a year. At a meeting of the Lincoln mngistrates, on Thursday morning, l Mr. Thomas sapp er , surgeon, res idi ng at Dorking, in Su rre y, was fined 31. f or an assau l t on t h e Dean of Lincoln, DARTMOUTH, APRIL 14.—Wind E.—Arrd. Nancy, London for Mogadore, with damage, having been in con tact on the river. FALazoora, APRIL 14.—Wind'E., freak gales.—Off port, Griffin, Gumelle, New York. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, APRIL 14. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The share market was more active to-day, but shares did not alter much iu value. The trans actions were as fellow :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 60 3 4' 1 South-Eastern and Dover, 27 3 —Midland Stock, 62%—Taff Vale, 170. MANCHESTER, Arm, 14. STOCK Excitaztoz.—The market has been very active to-day, and prices have an upward tendency. The transac tions were as follow Caledonian, 14% —Ditto, Preference, 6 9-16—Eastern Counties, 7 1 ,4 —East Lancashire, 17—Edin burgh and Glasgow, 3-16—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 604 —London am North-Western, New Quarters, 5% 1 p.—Ditto (Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters, (C), 3 P.—Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 34 1 4—Ditto ' New Cl. Preference, % p.—North British, 9% —North Sta ffordshire, 644 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 27—York and North Midland, 26%. .... BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 14. STOCK EXORANGIL—The only transactions reported to-day were—areivabury and Birmingham (13), 3 1 i ii dis.—Great THE COUNTRY MARKETS. The following is the official statement of the quantities d corn, &c., received in the port of London from the ports in Essex, from the sth April, 1851, to the 12th April, 1851, both inclusive : ti . .3 4 r, .3 I a> y 0 0 XI 0 iPI a p"=", -- Colchester 24 260 —7: Harwich Leigh 537 26 15 64 8 Maldon 11251 165 400 { 300 50 88; • CHELMSFORD, APRIL 11.—Prices tu-day were as follow: Wheat, white, old 41, to 46s ; new 40s to 465; red, old 35s to 41s ; new, 35s to 40s ; barley, 26, to 30s ; chevalier 22s to 30s; grinding 19s to 25s ; oats 15s to 21s ; malt 53s to 55s • chevalier 54s to 56 s ; p eas , partr id ge , new 27s to 295; Old, —s to —s ; white, new , 26s to 28s ; old, —s to — s; dun, new, 26s to 28s ; beans, tick new 24s to 262 ; old, 24 9 to 275; harrow ticks, new 25s to 275; old 00s to 008; ma zagan, new 23s to 25, ; old 00s to 00s per qr. COLCHESTER, APRIL 12.—Wheat, white 42s to 465; red 36s to 428; barley 22s to 28s ; beans, mazagan 22s to 245; middle and small 24s to 28s; peas 26s to 28s per qr. HADDINGTON, APRIL 11.—The following are the prices of grain at our market to-day:— Wheat. I Barley. Oats. Be a n s . First ... 41s 6d I 293 Od 23s Od 30s Od Second ... 398 4d 126 s lld 21s 4d 27s 81 Third ... 33s Od 19s 6d 19s Od 25s Od Total quantity of Wheat in market 429 qrs., 408 sold Do. Barley do. 211 qrs., 171 sold Do. Oats do. 879 qrs., 341 sold Do. Beans do. 151 qrs., 141 sold KINKALDT, APRIL 12.—The following are the quotations for grain:— Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Peas. First 43s Od 27s 6d 22 s Od — s Od I—s Od Second 393 Od 243 Od 20s Od —s Od —s Od Third 3ss Od 21s Od 18s Od —a Od I—s Od Oatmeal, per baR of 2801bs imperial, 26s Od to 27s Od. GLASGOW, APRIL 9.—Provisions—Cheese, 33s to 428 Od per cwt • retail, 5d to 6d per lb. Ski m m ilk, 20 s Od to Os per cwt. dowry fresh butter, ls to Os Od per lb. Irish pow dered, in lumps, 9id to 10d; country powdered, wholesale, 9id to Od. Country eggs, 8d per dozen ; carried hen ditto, 4s 11)d per 120, or 6d per dozen. Hens, 2s 9d per pair ; Ducks, 236 d. FALKIRK, Aram 11.—The supply of grain in this day's market was 323 bolls; wheat at 18s Od to 19s 3d per boll ; barley, 17. Od to 19s Od ; oats, 13. Od to 15s 6d; beans, 13s 9d to 14s 6d per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load. PERTH, APRIL 11.—Wheat, old, ON Od to Os Od; ditto, new, 37s to 41s ; barley, new, 20s Cd to 23s (id ; oats, 14s to 18. ; peas and beans, 23s Od to 26. per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 00s to 28s. KxLso, Aram 11.—Wheat, old, 00s to 00s ; ditto, new, 251 to 32s Od ; barley, new, 17s Od to 20s Od ' • ditto old, Os to Os; ' potato oats,oos to 00s • ditto new , 13s 6d to 15s 6d ; common oats 00s Od to 00s Od ; ditto new, 13s to 14s 6d ; peas, 19s Od to 20s Od; beans, 19s to 20s per boll of six imperial bushels. Rawicx, APHIL 10.—Wheat, new, 29* to 30s Od; barley, new, 181 to 20s 6d ; ditto old, 16s Od to 17s Od ; potato oats, 12s 6d to 14s Od ; common oats, 11s 6d to 13s • peas, 19s Od to 22s Od ; beans, 19 s Od t o 21 s Od per boll Of six imperial bushels. BERWICK, APRIL 10.—Wheat, 37s 3d ; barley, 23. Bid ; oats, 18s 10id ; rye, 00s Od ; beans, OJS Od ; peas, 24. Od average per imperial quarter. STIRLING, APRIL 11.—Wheat, foreign, 20s to 245; ditto, home, Os to Os; ditto ditto new, 17. 6d to 20s 3d; barley, per boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od; ditto new, 16s 6d to lc. 6d. Oats, common, 00s Od to 00s; ditto new, Ils Od to 13. Od; ditto, Flemish, Os Od to 0. Od; ditto ditto now, 00s Od; malt, distillers, 31s 6d to 33. • ciao brewers, 3256 d to 31. ; beans per boll, 00s Od to 00. O d; ditto new, 12. 6d to 14s Od; pease 12. 9d to 00s Od; flour, new per sack, 31s to 335 Od; ditto common ditto, 18s sd to 20s Od; oatmeal, per load, 005 Od to OA Od; ditto new 265 9d to 275 Od ; ditto per peck of 71bs, 7ielto 84d; fresh butter, per lb, 9d to 10d ; eggs, per dozen, 5d to 6d ; hay per ton, Os Od to Os ; ditto new, 801 Od to 00s. COAL MARKET.—Y... ESTERDAT. Buddle's W. Hartley.. 14s 3d'Stewart's Carr's Hartley ..... ... 14s 3d Richmund .. .. ..... Longridge's W.Hartley 143 3d Cassop Hedley's Hartley l2s Od ' [Lowden . l4a 3d New Tanfield Tanfield Moor ......... 133 3d ' Kelloe.. ......... ranfield Moor Butes... 13s lid South Kelloe l4a 6d Wylam Wall's End, &c. Whitworth Brown Gosforth ..... .......... 14s Od Backhouse. l4s Od Hedley .. .. Hebburn Riddell ..... .... ..... ... 13. 9d South Durham 143 Od Walker l4s Od Tees Eden Main ....•....... 14s 9d West Cornforth H etton Keepier Grange Pensher l4s 6d DerwentwaterHartley 14s 3d Lambton Lumley l4. 3d Sidney's Hartley Russell's Hatton ELECTION COMMITTEE, April 14. ST. ALBAN'S, (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The room was cleared for the Committee to consider a special report, and on our being re-admitted, The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee had come to the following resolutions:— " That, notwithstanding successive special adjourn ments of the Committee for the purpose of procuring the attendance of persons whose evidence was proved to be most material to the prosecution of the case of the peti tioners, such evidence has not been produced; and that, although all diligence has been used for the purpose of securing the attendance of the parties required, such endeavours have been unsuccessful. " That it has, therefore, been impossible for the Com mittee to thoroughly investigate the allegations of the petition referred to them. " That it has been distinctly stated by some witnesses, and the general tenor of the evidence given leads the Committee to believe that a system of gross corruption prevailed at the last election for the borough of St. Alban, and also on former similar occasions. " That it is the opinion of the Committee that further inquiry, by means of a Commission under legislative authority should be made, into the corrupt practices alleged to be customary at elections for the borough of St. Alban." IMPERIAI:PARMAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 14, ST. ALBAN'S ELECITION. (Continued from our Third Edition of last night.) Lord J. RUSSELL said the question they had then o consider was what they should do with Mr. Edwards. It was evident that he could not be left in the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms for the purpose for which he had first been sent there, because the Committee had already been dissolved, and that purpose was at an end. They should, therefore, either discharge him or Fend him to Newgate. Under all the circumstances of the case it appeared to him to be desirable that they should take the course recommended by his Hon. and Learned Friend the Master of the Rolls, and that they should ad journ their final decision on the question until to-morrow (this day). Mr. Edwards would have an opportunity of coming forward in the meantime, and either expressing contrition for his offence, or stating that he wished to be examined at the bar or heard by his counsel, fcr the purpose of proving his innoeence. In order to carry out that view of the matter, he (Lord J. Russell) should move that the debate be adjourned until to-morrow (this day). Mr. HUME said he thought that any further ad journment of that question would only be trifling with the House.—(Hear, hear.) If ever an individual de served censure and punishment from that House it was the party implicated in that case, who appeared to have so greatly contributed to frustrate the inquiries of jus tice. In his (Mr. Hume's) opinion, they ought to send that person to Newgate until he should have presented a proper petition to the House. Sir R. H. INGLIS said that the House could not take the unaworn statement of Mr. Edwards in opposition to the sworn evidence of two witnesses and the report of a Committee. If that person were to express his contri tion the House might extend to him its mercy; but without such an expression of contrition he (Sir R. H. Inglis) would not be disposed to allow him to be dis charged. Sir J. GRAHAM said there appeared to be some doubt about the facts of that case. He wished to know whether Mr. Edwards had been committed for a con tempt of that House, or for the purpose cf obtaining from him further evidence. If he had been committed for contempt he (Sir J. Graham) could not see that he had done anything to purge himself of that contempt. It was quite clear that he was not in a position as yet to ask any lenity on the part of the House. Ile thought both the original motion and the amendment ought to be withdrawn, and that Mr. Edwards ought to be com mitted to Newgate. Let him present a petition to• m row, and if it should be couched in proper terms, he had no doubt the House would listen to it.—(Hear.) Mr. AGLIONBY (who rose among cries of " Spoke,") said he was about to speak on the question of adjourn ment, and was therefore in order. The Right Hon. Ba ronet had expressed great indignation, as though the offence charged had been proved; but he denied that it had been proved before the House. There was no tri bunal in the country which would commit a man to Newgate without giving him an opportunity of defend ing himself'. A man brought before a magistrate had an opportunity of hearing the evidence brought against him, and of being asked if ho had anything to say in his de fence, An Flom. MEMBER—He might be taken to the station house first. Mr. AGLIONBY denied that there was any parallel between the two cases, for here they proposed to commit by way of punishment. What right had they to call on a man to express his contrition when he denied the charge brought against him? He stated in his petition that it was totally false and untrue that he liJd prevented the attendance of Waggett, and that he had never com mitted a breach of the privileges of the House, and be prayed, therefore, that he might not be condemned tia• heard. He had communicated with the gentleman who had put that petition into his hands, and asked whether he wished to be called to the bar of the House; and the answer was, that he expected to be discharged with out being called to the bar, but that ho desired and was per fectly ready to be called to the bar at any time, and he was willing to attend that moment and answer any ques tions which they might think fit to ask. If they required that he should approach them by the more formal mode Western, 88 —Manchester Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Pre ference, 34. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 14. &max EXCELLNOR.—The share market was animated to day, and prices generally were well supported. The trans actions were as follow :—Ambergate and East Junction, 3% dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late Chester and Birkenhead, 221. Shares), 20—Caledonian, 144—East Lan cashire, 17—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 60',4—London and North-Western, 1 28 1 4—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire, 34 —Ditto, Preference, 12—Midland, 61—Ditto, Halves, 13% dis.—North Staffordshire, 6 15-16 dis.— Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 6—South-Eastern and Dover, 27 ri —York and North Midland, 274—Boulogne and Amiens, 9 11-16. of a petition, it scarcely followed that he should be tent to Newgate. Mr. BAILLIE said Mr. Edwards was in custody for contempt, and they must take the report of their owe Committee, and could have no other evidence. Hating committed him for contempt, it would be preposterous to have him up at the bar and waste their time for days in investigating a matter of this kind. They could have no other proof than they had already, though it would of coerce be quite a different thing as to what extent the House might choose to exercise its mercy. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL could not think that the House would commit a man without giving him an opportunity of defending himself. He hart petitioned to be heard at the bar.—(No, no.) It would certainly be very hard to say a man should be sent to Newgate with out being heard. The other day a motion was made by the Hon. and Learned Member for Midhurst, that Mr. Edwards should be brought to the bar, and the responsi bility rested with the Hon. Member for Cockermouth, who said such was not his desire. These proceedings had taken a somewhat complicated course—delay bad occurred, and technical objections had been taken— _ otherwise he might have taken some means of calling on 2 the House to hear him. If be desired it, in common ;5 justice ho ought not to be sent to Newgate without . having an opportunity of being heard. It he was not tS desirous of being heard, or if he had nothing to allege against the report of the Committee, no • one who read that report, or the evidence on which it rested, would shrink from agreeing that a gross and outrageous viola tion of the privileges of the House had been committed; and if he should not succeed in purging himself from his contempt, no one would shrink from committing him to Newgate. Sir F. THESIGER said they would be compelled, if they adopted the advice of the Attorney-General, to try Mr. Edwards at the bar of the House, not upon any mere statement of his contradicting the allegations of the Committee, but to examine witnesses on both sides, without the security of an oath, and try the whole ques tion afresh.—(Hear, hear.) Undoubtedly a prima fiwie case of hardship was raised when Hon. Members talked of condemning a man unheard; but there was a little misapprehension in this respect. No precedent could be found for calling a person charged with contempt or breach of the privileges of the House to the bar, and trying the question whether he had been guilty or not. They had the report of the Cummitue respecting the cenduct of Mr. Edwards, and it was assumed that they ought not to act upon that report, but should re-investi gate the matter. If Mr. Edwards had had any grounds to allege why he should not have been report , d guilty of a breach of privilege, he might have asked the Committee to investigate the matter, and the House was bound to assume that the Cemmittee had taken the beat means of a-certainiva the facts before reporting them to the House.—(Hear, hear.) Under these circumstance, he was not at all disposed to accede to the proposed delay, because he did not think Mr. Edwards entitled to ask any indulgence. He had presented no petition requiring investigation, or making any submission for his offence, and he therefore thought. the best course would be to dispose of these two motions, the original motion and amendment, and leave Mr. Edwards to bring himself be fore the House by u proper petition. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he had carefully looked through the precedeuts, and could assure the House that if they were to commit this person at once to Newgate without hearing him they would b pursuing a most unusual course. There were two cases in par ticular to which he would refer. In the Dunfermliue election case in 1803, an individual named Trotter was reported to the House as having absconded for the pur pose of avoiding giving evidence, and upon that report an order was made for his committal to the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms. The 'eergeaut-at-Arms reported that he was in custody, and thereupon he was brought to the bar of the House in order to bear what he had to say, and the journals stated that the report of the Com mittee was read to him, and he was asked to say what he had to observe upon that report; he was then ordered to retire; the House ordered the minutes to be laid before them, and, agreeing with its Committee, ordered Trotter to be committed to Newgate. So in the Grantham election case, in 1820, certain persons were summoned to attend at the bar of the House, not in custody; but then, again, as in the case of Trotter, the report of the Committee was read out to them, and they were asked what they had to say, and having retired, a motion wits made to commit them to Newgate. In the Ipswich case, in 1835, certain persons were first of all ordered to be taken into custody, upon the report of the Committee. They then presented a petition confessing their delinquency every one of them, and were thou committed to Newgate. But here was a case without precedent. A petition was presented by a party not confessing delinquency, but alleging entire innocence. Of course it would not do to allow that person to bring his witnesses, and enter upon an investigation at the bar of the House; but could it be said that such a man ought to be placed in a worse condition than such a person as Trotter, or the witnesses in the Granthau case? He, therefore, thought the plan proposed by the Noble Lord at the head of the Government the beat—namely, to postpone the discussion till to-morrow, (this day), for the purpose of affording this party an opportunity, if he should think fit, of presenting a petition confess ing his guilt, and asking mercy, or to have him brought to the bar, as in cases to which he had referred, to hear the report of the Committee and make any state ment which he might wish to offer for the consideration of the House. Mr. S. WORTLEY said Mr. Edwards ought to have asked to be heard before the Committee; that Committee should have beard evidence which could not leave a shadow of a doubt on the mind of any Hon. Member as to the facts of the case. Mr. V. SMITH reminded the House that they were called on to decade upon the personal liberty of a British subji ct; and when the decision of the Committee was referred to, ho begged to recal to their recollection that this gentleman had had no hearing whatever. No doubt some witnesses who had been frightened out of their wits had given strong evident l against him; but the Committee bad never thought it advisable to examine him, though they bat the opportunity. He was very jealous of seeing the power of committing for contempt pushed to an ar bitrary and tyrannical extent, and hoped the Noble Lord would press his motion for an adjournment. Mr. R. PALMER thought it a great pity that they should go into different lobbies when they were ail agreed in the desire to vindicate the privileges of the House. The Hun. and Learned Solicitor-General had, in his opinion, suggested a course which the House might adopt without the risk of compromising their pri vileges or dignity. The House divided, when there appeared—. For the adjournment ..• 108 Against it Majority ••• .•• ASSESSED TAXES ACT. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY complained that the effect of the proposed legislation would be to levy a tax on pro perty which had never been subject to taxation before, and would operate with peculiar hardship in cases where the assessment was made on property, a great part of which consisted of garden ground. Sir G. PECHELL had hoped to get rid of the win dow-tax without substituting any other in its place. He objected to the house tax, more particularly as it was intended to form of it the nucleus of a still larger amount of taxation hereafter. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER admitted that he had adopted the words of the old house-tax, be cause it was difficult to distinguish in the country be tween houses and the houses, gardens, and appurtenances which were usually let together. He bad no objection, however, to introduce a proviso to exempt market gar dens actually occupied fur the purpose of gaining a livelihood by the sale of produce. If the suggestion of the Hon. Baronet was adopted the house might be no minally let for 181. per annum, and the garden leading to it at 61. per annum, and in that case he would get no produce from the tax.—(A laugh.) He trusted no at tempt would be made to introduce these innumerable ex emptions, which were highly objectionable. If de amount of the tax was frittered away in that manner the whole object would be defeated. According to the old tax only one acre of land was allowed to go with the house, all the rest being excluded. The Right Hon. Gentleman then enumerated the various descriptions of buildings exempted, viz., coach-houses, stables, wash houses, laundries, wood houses, &0., and hoped the Hon. Baronet would not, under the circumstances he had stated, press his amendment. Mr. HUME said there were so many exceptions in the Bill that he objected to the measure altogether. They were now actually laying on a house-tax for the purpose of paying off a portion of the national debt, because it ap peared that, including the last sum of 640,000/. laid out in the purchase of stock, no less than 2,330,0001. of debt had been paid off within the last year or so. He ad mitted that a house-tax would be a very good tax per se if there was any necessity for raising money, which he denied. He complained that from the mode in which the question was brought forward they were prevented from taking a division upon the question—(Hear, hear) —because the Chancellor of the Exchequer had ingeni ously proposed to substitute a house-tax levied upon value fur what he callgd a house tax previously levied upon windows. He objected to fresh taxes being laid on in order to carry out th e fi nanc i a l schemes of the Right Hon. Gentl e m a n. H e was p re pared, if the proposition was brought fairly before the House, to vote for a gra dual extinction of the national debt, bnc he was nut pre pared to impose burdens which would press severely upon the springs of industry when there was no neces. ... 87 -21 say for such a tax. Sir W. JOLLIFFE had understood from the Rlght [lon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer that they were about to repeal instead of impose taxes. N ow, however, it would appear that property both in town and country, which had hirnerto been exempt from the window-tax, w ould be taxed by this new h ouse-tax. Take the case of farm-houses in the couttry—there Were many farms the rent of which did not exceed 9 001, and which consequently paid no window tax, and yet ' under this new proposition the farm },so res, i f valued at 201., would be liable to the house -tax. It was with the desire of protesting against any pr o p erty b e i ng now as sessed that bad hitherto been exempted, that he should support the amendment of the Right Hon, Baronet. Mr. W. 'WILLIAMS said the tax was unjust in prin ciple, because houses were the only species of property doubly taxed at present; houses being assessed under the property-tax, and also under the window duty. He knew of a very large class of houses which had been re cently constructed in the metropolis so as to avoid pay ing the window-tax, and under the Right Hon. Gentle man's new financial scheme they would be liable to duty. He contended, besides, that there was no necessity for the imposition of a new tux, because if the Right Hon. Gentleman wanted money, why did be not lay a legacy - duty upon real property? He hoped the question would be alto ether reconsidered. LordThUNCAN thought they were indebted to the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir H. Willoughby) for having brought this question before the Committee, and the matter had been most satisfactorily met by the Right i ----------- Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer, had announced his intention to limit the extent of ` i ; s dens to one acre. Taking the plan as a whole , he the ld the Right Hon. Gentleman's plan was the best thsteo he introduced. 010 Mr. WAKLEY feared the Right Hon. Gentle ms" could only give sati s f act i on by completely abolishivgat taxation from hous es . H e thanked the for having in so unqualified a manner repealed the w nre , dow-tax. He complained, however, that hY, the n r oi sea arrangement, while the nobleman, who hau, ll .ldl of 50 or 60 acres, escaped, the poor man, with his , b 0 patch of garden ground, was taxed. He maintained that was a most unjust principle. onfi s Mr. HENLEY suggested that the better e 00 would be to see the Bill as the Right Hon. Gel! t i le i , Goveren_ir proposed to submit it to the House, more espeele i ', l . he had promised to introduce words which woue.oo, ewpt market gardens. He treated, under the eir c b U stances, the Hon. Baronet would not Pr ess amendment. ti a Mr. J. ELLIS did no t see w hy because ce descriptions of property bad hitherto escaped °tit that it sh ou ld a l ways cont i nue exem pt if o oh e e s l subject f or tax i ng . H e b a d h a d a g tf ec " l til conversation with his own constituents on the 00 to re the Right Hon. G en tl eman ' s plan, and there w as net of them who h a d no t expressed himself perfectly sre fied with the sc h eme. If we had cut down th e e en' and navy esti mates we might be able to affor d ductions appli e d f or ; but as we bad not lessened s o expenditure be did not think that the Chancello r be Exchequer cou ld ma k e any fairer proposition the had done. Get' Lord DUNCAN wished to ask the Right Elet i ' w I tleman whether he could inform them of the no_1 11 ; 0 0 ‘ 1 houses with gardens attached to them which wow "- under the operation of the proposed tax? 0 11 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQU°"„,e c est not, say. He would take the property-tax see e ' l , -- 86 by which houses and premises were assessed togetm the guiding rule of his proposed valuation. la y d Alderman SIDNEY th oug ht th at there was evidence given as to th e p art i a l manner in which wrei would operate. Noblem en w ith t h e i r hundred s c . o tly, parks or demesnes w o uld b e d ea l t w i t h most le pfd while the class of shopkeepe rs i n l arge towns We et i made to suffer severely. He thought the Chnue ° 0 h e r (4°o the Exchequer had underrated the number °f boo that would be taxed. There were at least 486,0nt paying a rental of 20/. in this country. T h t e— a idl about 20,000 or 30,000 houses which at presto' „r n por, window -tax, but which would be liable to the 1 1 ;boaP impost. He did not see why houses under 20 1 . 55 be be excluded from the operation of this meeeu re eee' ger knew that there were many independent pereone A i n fr mg such houses. Wh en an except i on Wag res'ehottieh your of warehowes, manufactori es , an d banking' k - ed el he did not thi n k it f air or reasona b le t h at 8 13° P;ies should be cemeelied to pay thi s t ax u pon the .8 their bust WlL nes , premises. mo d 16 Sir IL LOUGHBY said he did not in- divide the Committee uu his proposition, veto Mr. PACKE said, as the Hop. Baronet g t ( the . he for Marylebone h a d w i t hd rawn h i s mot ion, -SO Parke) would postpon e hi s propos i t i on tor e ! e- eoes e ! from the operation of the proposed tax owe „ te e under the value of lot until they wer e in Cowslip' the Right lion. Gentleman's Bill. d n 11) 1A Mr. MACGREGOR was o f op i n i on that, t l e r eor, circumstances, the Chancello r o f t h e Exchequ'oter not do better, unless the expenditure of 0 1( 1 - 0 1 wee greatly reduced. He did not believe thieoool, pert, anent measure, but f ee li ng t h at t he G° 1 ,7:01 0 , r must soon re v i se th e w h o l e system of taxa tion 1:7 the present supp or t t h e R ight Hon . Gen proposition. f t/ Sir B. HALL was glad that the Hon. x e r be be(P"., Leicestersh; had - se se. est.. are had withdrawn his amendment , aga te ;, B. Hall) would have been compelled to vote nk to lte He wished to sta te t h e course he intended t e ,b • P d : regard to the house-tax. The Chancellor Of ' (SOY, chequer having informed him that in case ile. i ' h ati; Heil) succeeded in his proposition he should fil he( ll/. his measure for the repeal of the window duties: l oge! Hon. Baronet) must decline for the preeent. l : o 0 1 0 ( forward his amendment against the impoe“tdor, house-tax. But as soon as he found the Cban' w hlr, the Exchequer's measure for the repeal of the b ier duties settled he (Sir B. Hall) would then malte sbe fie not in the pr esen t sess ion--at favourable opportunity. The Ri g h t H on . Gentle 80 played his cards w e ll, f or h e h a d p l ace d him, car' supporters of his propo se d amen d ment i n a most position. 1 10 sal The CHANCELLOR o f th e EXCHEQux'-atheriet would do the Hon. B aronet t h e j ustice to ssact"belie behaved with great fairness in this matter. Se le e that there would b e . ot h er taxes much more deel' repeal than the house-tax. d Sir DE LACY EVANS , w hi le he concuare bet course pursued by the Hon. Baronet the g e r t hele . Marylebone, wi s h e d t o enter his protest *gains' position of a ho use . t ax . sir A Lord DUNCAN said that when the housei c le regularly before th em a num b er of questions wo uld particularly one in r es p ect to i ts extension to e tO t which they would have to discuss. , Mr. HUME said at a f uture per i o d h e we o the House whether the ti me h a d not come v i r": ha o s,e p could strike off, with ou t d anger, the soap °le ar other duties which at th a t moment presse d he° the people. of a a v Sir G. PECHELL reminded the Governmen t c o rn great difficulty which sto o d i n t h e way o f the woe; house-tax—namely, its assessment. The colint'ldist a not understand h ow t h e proposition of the Chan% pa, the Exchequer f ur a h ouse . tax could be allosvet o of so easily. Ho pr o t este d aga i nst the substitula house-tax for the window duties. e at) id Mr. MOWATT said, inasmuch as it bad '7, • tei; cided that the expenditure of the country Wee i hatt.r, reduced, he believed there was no alternativ e - 0 ,, t, submit to a house-tax in place of the window-dl," deed, he preferred the house-tax to every other. 0 , P" tion of tax. He was in favour of direct oxen gee he agreed in the principle laid down by the 1:1 0 2' t hire her fur Leominster (Mr. F. Peel) the other nig' is terence to direct taxation. He regretted that 11. 2 . sure of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, o °, - ,47, being an extension of that admirable system i n '"o6,", by that most able financier the late Sir R. peel, r oe the contrary, a retrograde move; for instead Peel, 1,100,0e01. by direct taxation, this measure wool 010, only 700,0001. The difficulty would now u ° /AP ,I greater of abolishing the Excise and other dutiest ot tor were most injurious to the interests of the it cll/ , classes of the country. If we were to have I'l°oo he thought it should be more generally applied' ti t Mr. Mr. HEYWORTH sai d i t was impossible toe" could give full employm ent to the labouring e the country so long a s th ey l a id a heavy iwP° 00 4 what they consumed. In order to increase W el ao of the nation they ou g ht t o strike off all Cusco of t). Excise duties, and thus relieve the great ma ss peThople. re s°l e CHAIRMAN then proceed e d t o read ;the lution, but wh e n h e came to a certa i n part o,t tbe interrupted by 400 Of • Mr. /110FFATT, w h o rose to move the hi s ' tc° some wore s, by whi c h h e proposed to give to efeso,l where a manufactu re was carr i ed on the advatitTwee' the Chancellor of t h e E xc h equer stated that m e give to shops in whi c h any b usiness was carr i e d o ta The CHAIRMAN h av i ng put the questinn ri e g s ,ts The CHANCELLOR o f the EXCHEQumattee fi i that if they adopt e d t h e H on. Member's Ol e ; eitil e there was scarc e ly one h ouse i n any great tnwlenlai, might not claim the advantage proposed to be a hta ij shops. Even th e c i rcumstance of an old women Ow tiny, her stockings, o r a p erson ma ki ng matchee,ol; o be then sufficient t o b r i ng t h e h ouses i n w hi c h 50 ohf Os cupations were carried on w i t hi n t h e opera tion oh Hon. Member's amendment. If it were carried, h e as well give up the t ax a lt oget h er . 0 100 e l , 4 Mr. SPOONER said he b e li eve d that matini t eir were to be totally exempt e d f rom taxat i on, but 'to/ de happened that a dwelling-house formed a Vol • Olt same building; he wi s h e d to as k whether, in tueof the assessment would b e ma d e upon the va l u e whole? _sla s t er The CHANCELLOR o f t h e EXCHEQUER lor if the shop or w are h ouse b e attac h e d to t h e &go be house, and form e d a part thereof, the whole .0.1, t°. liable to be a ssesse d. If, however, the communicar e, cut off, the shop or ware h o use would n o t b e bah' was difficult to g i ve a mo re precise an swer to the tion of the Hon. Gentleman. Mr. HUME remarked that ther e wou ld nots be sif° many objections made to the house t ax if t h e ta' to the owner the franchise. 0 1°1$ In answer to questions from M r. Moires, A 161 j SIDNEY, and others, s fr e The CHANCELLOR of th e EXCHEQUER ra::co; ; to the former Act und er w hi ch the house-tax w as 1f lected, whilst he at th e same time declined to me So': exemption in favour of boarding. houses schoostner pe and said that licensed victuallers would have but sixpence.He pld be obliged to n also mentioned that partiete i tr raY upon houses rated at their e Pre nual value as they were at present assessed for the perty tax. The resoluti ons were t h en agreed to, and order. V reported to-morrow. COFFEE AND TIMBER DUTIES. of A resol u ti is was proposed by the CHANCEll j dutie e t he EXCHEQUER, that instead of the existing woe on raw coffee, it should be f o r th e f uture chargedoe• 6d' duty of 3d. a poun d , an d roasted and ground 00' a pound. e Mr. T. BARING sa id h e was not go i ng to prod any objection to the equalisation of duties n n „poee„ though he was of opinion that what was now rjei ii would, ba injurious to their colonies, and woul u c e ylii eh( ck the industry of the population, especially in s 0 0 0 , In the West Indies the cultivation of coffee bad 0 08 00 e from a want of cheap labour; whereas in Ceylon I l i a olt had made very great progress.—(Hear.) It val ae a 11; nion that the equalising of the duty in this tolu" oc iahi n would inflict injury upon their colonies, and l it he& Ceylon, which relied upon the preference it bad olovi possessed in this market. Ho must, howeve r ' o hjeo" that there had not been much agitation on tb il4 6 rofi er : and if parties would compete with the foreign g d ia ne: he had no objection that they should do so. 1 1 ° ; ,,, for" want protection when there was not a fair thi' S differential d u ty ; b ut t h en in this case he mo t ei-fatf of he thought it wou ld b e fairer if they imposed e a ) 3d. on coloni a l an d 4d. on foreign coffee ° should like als o to k now whether the o pine A cl,„ v ioe id tif the present or the past governor of - - e evea l been taken as to the operation of this Pr n P °se olear' s l on the industry and capital of that colony The amount of the duty, or the lowering Of eff 4 ' now proposed, he believed, would have 13° _,„,iog in checkin g th at a d ulteration of coffee that wasal°7 fair on, and whi c h was so injurious to the revenue, which traders, and the consumers. That was a groun d en se ers he thought th e H ouse oug h t to a d opt some wei— so 01/ which might prev en t th e i njury t h at wa s now don e o pCsi classes of th e commun it y .— ( tlear, hear.) It If - •• -