The Sun. — London, England, 1850-07-10 00:00:00

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, JULY 3, 1850. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon John Watson Gordon, Esq., Limner to her Majesty for Scotland, and President of the Royal Scottish Academy. ST. JAMES'S -PALACE, JULY 3. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour ef KnighthoodOß F O R EIGN - OFF I CE, Charles CE, J ULY s 6 Esq., M.D. F The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. David Brown as Consul at Cardiff for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Henry Mill4l9i as Consul-General in London for the Duke of Parma. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Meinhard Robinow as Consul at Glasgow for the Free Hanseatic city of Hamburgh. WAR-OFFICE, JULY 9. 7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Surgeon Gideon Dolmage, from the Bth Light Dragoons, to be Surgeon, vice Foaker, who exchanges, July 9. Bth Light Dragoons—Surgeon Georg e Northon Feeler, from the 7th Dragoon Gu ards, to be Surgeon, vice Dole:lege, who exchange:, July 9. 19th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Edward John Ellermin to be Captain without purchase, vice Brevet Major Denny, deceased; Ensig n Hugh Francis Massy to be Lieutenant, vice Ell ,, rman,June 5. 25A1 Foot —Ensign Charles Cramond Dick to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Veitch, deceased, March 15 29th Foot—Brevet Major Arthur St. George H. Stepney to be Major, by purchase, vice Way, who re tires; Lieutenant Lindsay Farrington to be Captain, by purchase, vice Stepney; Ensign William Congreve to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Farrington ; Ensign Edmund Watkin Kent, from the 49th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Congreve, July 9. 33d Foot—Lieutenant Henry Ullick Burke to be Cap taie, by purchase, vice Wale who retires; Ensign Wal ter George Nugent to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Burke, 9. 59th Foot—Quartermaster Charles Fraser, from the 42d Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Jones Duke, who retires upon half-pay, July 9. 84th Foot—Ensign Thomas H. P. Kennan to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bolton, deceased, April 12; Ensign Robert Barry, from the 97th Foot, to Ensign, vice Kennan, July 9. 24 West India Regiment Lieut. James Owen Bovill, from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Lieu tenant, Vice Cornea, appointed Paymaster 79th Foot, July 9. 3d West India Regiment—Lieut. Andrew Campbell Knox Lock, from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Wemyss, appointed Paymaster Cape Mounted Riflemen, July 9. The Royal Commissioners for the Exhibition of In dustry of all Nations for 1851 have been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel Lloyd, her Majesty's Sur veyor-General and Civil Engineer-in-Chief at Mauritius, and now on leave of absence, Special Commissioner, to co-operate with Dr. Lyon Playfair. REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT. The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury having certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, in pursuance of the Act, 10th Geo. 4th, c. 27, sec. 1, that the actual surplus revenue of the United Kingdom of Cerest Britain and Ireland, beyond the actual expenditure thereof for the year ended the sth day of April, 1850, amounted to the sum of two millions five hundred and thirty-eight thousand five hundred and one pounds eighteen shillings and fourpence The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt hereby give notice, that the sum of six hundred and thirty-four thousand six hundred and twenty-five pounds nine shillings and sevonpence (being one-fourth part of the said surplus of two millions five hundred and thirty eight thousand five hundred and one pound;, eighteen shillings and fourpence) will be applied under the provisions of the said Act, between the 7th day of July 1850, and the 10th day of October 1850, to the following pur poses; viz., To be applied to the purchase of Stock £634,625 9 7 Add Interest receivable oa account of Donations and Bequests, to be appliel to the purchase of Stock 3,787 3 7 £638,412 13 2 National Debt Office, July 8, 1850. JAs. iiIGFI AM, Assistant Comptroller. WHITEHALL, JUNE 29. The Lords Commissioners for the custody of the Great Seel have appointed William Pain Beecham the younger, of Hawkhurst, in the county of Kent, Gent., to be a Maut•r Extraordinary in_the High Court of Chancery. ANKRU TS. William George Dennett bill broker, Grove place, Lisson-grove, to surrender, July 23, at two, and Sept. 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, offi cial assignee, Abchurch-lane, LoMbard-street; Evans, Gray's Inn-3quare. Neville Brown, licensed victusiler, Sibson-green, Hounslow-heath, July 20, at twelve, and Aug. 17, a% eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street; Brown, Lawrence P ,, untney-lane. George William Lair, auctioneer, Landport, July 20, at ha'f-past twelve, and Aug. 17, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Peanell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street; Ivimey, Chan cery-la= e. Thomas Dalton, silk dyer, Cover try, July 23 and Aug. 20, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whit more, official assignee, Birmingham; Troughton, Lea, and Lea, Coventry ; Austin, ltaymond-buildings, Gray 's inn. John Taylor, jun., licensed victualler, Littlewortb, Jaly 23 and Aug. 20, attw-lve, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, offiA al asAirel, Bristol; Wilk"s, Gloucester. John Budge Sparks, hatter, Torquay, July 23, at eleven, and Aug. 15, at one, at the Ester District Court. Hernamae, official assignee, Exeter ; Rooker, Plymouth; Terrell, Exeter. John Wallace, grocer, Carlisle, July 16 and Aug. 20, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tine District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Armstrong, Carlisle; Harle, Southampton-buildings. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, July 9.) Scuatt.—To-day disposition was manifested either by grocers or refiners to operate in West India Sugar, although there were sellers rather under the rates of last week in the private contract market. The publie sales of 240 hhds and 22 tierces Barbadoes also went off heavily, rather more than half finding buyers at a reduction on Friday's prices of 61 to is per owt ; tine yellow went at 398 to 41s, good 37s 61 to 38s 6.1 ; middling 36s to 375, and low soft 34s to 353; but 50 hhds 3 barrels Demerara crystalised realised full terms, fine white selling at 46s 61 to 475, and greyish 38s 61 to 433; 22 hhds Bar badoes were also disposed of at good prices, from 41; 6d to 433 for middling and good crystalise ±. The total purchases to-lay were only 500 hhds, Bse., and the market closes quietly. REFINED.—To-day there was a better demand for Refined goods from home dealers, and the market was firm; brown grocery Lumps realised 48s 61 to 495. In Crushed Sugar little passing. MAIIRITII79.—This afternoon the public sales of Mauritius Sugar proceeded flatly, at a reduction on Friday's rates of 61 for good and fine yellow, And 61 to Is per cwt for inferior sorts. Of 10,000 bags offered, not above one-third sold; low yellow at 33; 61 to 34s 63, middling 35s to 35; 6d, good 36; to 375, fine 37; 61 to 395, good and fine brown 31s to 33i, low and middling 28; to 304, and ordinary to fine grey 33s to 38. 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA. —This afternoon there were eight public sales of Bengal Sugar, consisting of 9,500 bags, and nearly the whole found buyers; white Benares realised full prices, but soft yellow and date kinds declined 6d to ls ; fine white Benares went at 403 6 d t o 425, good 383 6d to 40s, mid 37s to 383, low 365 to 363 6d, fine soft yellow 35; to 365, mid 32s 6d to 345, low 31s to 325, and Kbaur 27s to 27s 6d. Madras is dull of sale, and at auction 2,022 bags mostly nearly taken in at 283 to 29s for brown, and at 29; to 30; for ord to mid, yellow 29s to 303. FOREIGN. —This afternoon at auction 100 hhds and 100 brla Porto Rico sold at 39. 6d to 403 6d for good yellow, and at 41a to 42s 6d for fine. To-day a cargo of brown Bahia Sugar was sold for the Baltic at 185 3d per cwt. MOLASSES.—The market has a dull tone, and former rates are not to be obtained for West India. In East India there are no sales to report, and low rates would have to be accepted for parcels, still only limited quan tities are expected. COFFEE.—This afternoon the market was quiet for Native Ceylon, and rather lower rates are acceded to; at auction 408 bags sold at 433 for good ord. Damaged 363 to 423, and 11 casks common sound at 43s per cwt. There was a material diminution in the demand for Plantation, and as large parcels were offered for sale prices declined is to 2s per cwt; of 334 casks 1,606 bags at auction not above one-third sold, mid to good at 55s to 635, low mid 52s to 545, fine fine ord 493 to 51s, fine ord 463 to 489, low and good ord 433 to 455, triage 42a to 473, and pea berry 46s to 623. Of Jamaica 20 casks were taken in 75s to 953 for good and fine, and mid 601; but 24 bales 4 half-bales Mocha sold at stiff rates, fine yellow 783 to 795, and triage 35i 63 to 45s per owt. Cuco.a.—This ufOrnoon at public sale 216 bags of fine bright red Bahia at auction were taken in at the mode rate rate of 27s ad. TEA.—Operations in low and middling Green have been considerable, and rather higher rates are obtained. In good and fine sorts sales to a fair extent are reported at full terms and on the part of hollers firmness is appa rent. For aommon and good ordinary Congou the home trade demand continues active, awl there are yet several exportbuffers; in consequenca cf reduced supplies holders are enabled t) o)tain 101 d to 11d. Medium kinds have met with much attention, and realised t. la 11(1; these are also rather higher rates. For good and fine Congou a fair sale exists at is 21 to Is 81; hollers are not so willing to sell as last week. Of Scented and Pekoes Tsas larger parcels b as t e hen and a small advance b as b een o b ta i ne d . prices were suppo r t e d f or B engal Ri ce, but little desire was evinced to do bu s i ness . A t A uct i on 1,360 hags sold ; go od white at 103, s ma ll b ro k en 8 3 61 to 93, and damaged is to Ss ; but 623 b ags were taken in at 941 61 to 103 for sound, being rather above the value. SAGO.—To•day there was rather more demand, and at auction 611 boxes realised 21s to 22s for middling small whits Pearl, but chkfly at 21s 61, which are full rates. SPIcEs.—To-day at auction 30 bags White Pepper sold at 61 to 6A- - 1 for taiddlinv, and at 4id for common. Of Cassia Buds 423 boxes were partly sold at 903, and 19 chests Star Anniseed taken in at SOs per cwt. ISALTPETRE.—.TO-day t h e mar ket for saltpetro presented tt (inlet appearance, and at a public sale of 708 bags Calcutta rather lower rates were acceded to; re fraction 8 to 121 per cent, of middling strong quality but bad colour, selling at 25s 6d to 265, and one lot 61 per cent. at 265, and not refracted at 25 s 61 per cwt. For British Refined, however, a good demand exists at 29s to 29s 6d per cwt. With Nitrate of Soda the market is better supplied, and prices are drooping, whilst only small purchases have been made at 13s to 13s 6d per cwt. COCHINEAL.—There has been no variation in the value since last Tuesday, and none has been submitted to pub lic sale. The private operations are limited for all pur poses; there is yet a large stock, and 500 bags are de clared for auction. SPIRITS.—There are not sellers' of Leeward Islands Rum at lower rates, but the demand has fallen oft, and the sales only reach 200 puns at is 4d to is 4id proof. In East India operations are upon a limited scale, yet there are not sellers under Is 3d proof. Demerara is not cheaper, but sales have been small at 2s to 2s 3d for 30 to 40 per cent over proof There are several home and export buyers of fine Jamaica, and stiffer rates are offered. Isinico.—The July quarterly sale of East India com menced to-day, and the quantity declared was 10,485 chests of the A, and 1,741 in the B catalogue. Total 12,226 chests, of which 1,603 lots have not been printed, leaving the quantity for sale 10,623. During the progress of the sale 469 chests have been withdrawn. 1,093 chests (including 301 with drawn) have passed the sale to-day. The whole of the Bengal which have passed was of mid and ord quality, and sold with spirit (exporters being the chief buyers) at an average advance of 3d per lb, as compared with the last sale's prices. Go3d and fine shipping sorts have not been tested yet. Kurpahs were in good demand at 4d advance, whilst dry leaf Madras sold unevenly, the ord and low at last sale's rates, and the few lots good and fine at an advance of 2d to 3d. Proprietors have bought in only 60 chests, leaving 734 sold. TILLow.—A better demand has been experienced for Russian on the spot during the last few days. The rates paid for fine P.Y.C. are 36s 91 is 375 per cwt, and there are not free sellers. For Odessa Sheep of first sort the value is 36s to 36s 3d. Operations are upon a more extended scale for delivery in last three months of the year at 375 9d to 38s for prime Y. C. The price free on board is 341 per ton far this months, and 331 los for August. Other sorts of Tal low met with more attention, and at auction 332 casks Sydney sold at 32s 6d to 35s 3d; 700 packages South American 32a 9d to 365; 26 cases East India 421, and 3 casks of African at 30e 9d per cwt. For auction 1,400 pkgs of Tallow are declared. Home melted is more in demand at 38s, but subject to the usual discount for cash payments. OlLS.—Since our last report a large business has been concluded in Linseed Oil at a further advance, 325 9d to 33s per cwt. having been freely paid on the spot, and there is only a limited supply. For delivery several contracts were entered into at 31s to 31s 6d, and home dealers are the chief ope rators. There las been little passing in Rape Oil, and prices continue to recede, brown selling at 341 to 343 6d, pale 35s 6d to 365, and foreign at 36s to 36s 6d; there is also no falling off in supply. Palm is offered at a further reduction, still sales have been upon a small scale, 'and 29s is the value of fine. Cocoa Nut met with little notice, and former terms are supported with difficulty. The value cf Ceylon and Cochin is 29s to 31s per cwt. At auction 260 packages Cochin were taken in at 31s for fine. Operations in Olive have been again upon a small scale, and holders evince a desire to sell; Spanish and Gallipoli at 411 to 421, other sorts 391 10.5 to 401 lOs per tun. There has lean a good deal done in pale Seal; large parcels realised 30l 103, and small 31/ to 311 54. Operations in Cod are limited, still sellers will not accept less than 34/ 105, as there is little on the market. In Southern several sales have been made at from 31/ to 331. 10s. For Sperm a good demand still exists, and prices are firm; fire Colonial selling at 84/ to 851 10s. Head matter is still scarce, and worth 92/ to 9 91 for prime. Of Fish Oils several parcels have been imported since this day week, but the chief part is pale Seal. SERIOUS ACCIDEN T TO AN EMIGRANT SHIP. - On Wednesday a most disastrous and' some what extraordinary accident occurred to the New York emigrant ship Hemisphere, by which three men lost their lives, and others were placed in a very precarious condition. The vessel, which WAS commanded by Captain Whittelseye, left Liverpool on Monday week, bound for New York, and on Tuesday, when off Holyhead, about half-way across the Channel, encountered a gale of wind from the west-south- west. Oa Wednesday the weather still continued boisterous and the men were ordered aloft to reef topsails. Whilst they were thus engaged the ship gave a tre mendous lurch to leeward and the three masts were at once carried away. It is stated that there were eighteen of the crew aloft at the time, and four were pitched into the sea, one of them not to rise again, while the others were thrown with great violence on the deck. Of the latter, two, named William Gibbs and George Bethell, were killed on the spot, and cthers sustained serious injury. Among those injured was a sailor, 24 years of age, named William Blair, who had his right arm broken, so that it only hung by a small portion of L.kin. After this dreadful catas troehe the remainder of the crew got up what heard sail they could and put the ship round ; and, although it was some time before they met with assistance, they ultimately fell in with the steamer Queen by which they were towed to the Mersey on Thursday afternoon, and subsequently into Nelson Duck. 0,1 the arrival of the Hemisphere it was at first thought that the accident was of a much more serious nature. Toe passengers numbered between 400 and 500, and had experienced the greatest alarm, but they were taken in charge by the consi g nees and emigrant broker, who will forward them to their destination by some other vessel. The wounded men were con veyed to the Northern Hospital, and on the following day an inquest was held on the bodies of the two men who were killed. The facts, as above stated, were given in evidence, and, after a searching investigation, a verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. We should state that the Hemisphere is quite a new ship, having only recently come from Boston to Liverpool on her first trip, and in consequence of her rigging having stretched on her passage here, every thing was set right previous to sailing. It is thought, however, that the heavy rain and the rolling of the sea caused the rigging to slacken again, and to that circumstance the fatality may, doubtless, in a great measure be attributed. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 10,.. 1850. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON The Council have appointed Mr. J. E. Erichsen, here. tofore assistant-surgeon at the hospital, to be Professor of Surgery at the college and surgeon to the hospital— offices lately become vacant by the resignation of Mr. Araott. ANDREWS SCHOLARSHIPS.—The Council have deter mined that the Andrews Scholarships, to be offered for competition in October next to students of the Faculty of Arts and pupils of the junior school of the college of the preceding session, shall be as follows:—Cone of 1001, free from the condition of continued studentship; two of 501. eacb, subject to that condition. The subjoined is a list of the prizes awarded at the end of the session just terminated:— ENGLism—Senior Class—Prize, Francta Roscoe. Junior—Alfred E. Fletcher. LATlN.—Senior Class—let prize, John, rower Hicks; 2 priz>, Russell Martineau 3d prize, W: F. Hurndall. Junior Class-Ist prize,: William Lewis ; 21 prize, Lumley Smith. GREEK.—Extrs EdWardY,Sy. Senior Class:-13t prize, J. P. Hicks.r second wifie., William Giles. Junior Class:-Ist pOse,,Thomas Key ;2d prize, Lumley Smith. HEBitEw.—Senior Classltze, Alfred".. Bencett. , Junior Class: — Prize , J. C.. tp etts. . FRENCH.—Senior Class. I st Division:=Piize, Wm. Kenrick. 2d Division:—Prize, A. W. Bennett. GERMAN.—Senior Class :—Prize, John Young. Junior Class:-Ist Prize, William Roberts; 21 prize, W. F. Hurndall. lits.rouy.—Prize, John Warren. MENTAL PHILOSOPHY AND LOGIC, AND HISTORY 07 EN A.TIOS.—Hi PHILOSOPHY.—Prize, Edismidtr-Vg• V , • ICIATH Junior:-Ist prize, WattalTswis; Mulock. Lower Senior : , -rgiize, Aitchison. Lower Junilitr: , -. e Fi t z:„ P ghek::-Satior :—Prize, Benjamin W. Gurney. Higher 2d ! - #l2l, George NATURAL PHILOSOPHir lock. Junior Class — lsiPtia4ose h p - It ' 2el B. Class:-LTrize B Mu- W. Lewis. Experimentalthille . ---1 P prize, st Year, Fine Art:-4rize, Charles T W Ec . T G u u ß r E. n_ey i . st prize - , W.Roberts; 2 d A p R r c i B. Thurston. Constructionkr.Prize, C. W Th 2d Year, Fine Art:—Prize,Oiginiata Er 6 urston. en. Con struction: —Prize, CIVIL ENCINEERINGist - Tear William Henry Nash. 21 Year:--Prizis, GeorgirLegg. s tn . Teying:—Priz, W. H. Nash. , MECHANICAL PRINCIPIEV-74WIENGINEktrh/G.—Prize, Edward W. Tarn. DRAWING. —lst prize, A:Bachhouner; 2d_prize, S. H. Blackmore. BOTANY.—Junior ClassitmSilver medAkßobcrt B. Smart. " ZOOLOGY.—SiIver Meda l, Rob e rt Bowman.. GEOLOGY A. W..Beatiett, LAW.-Ist Course:—Prize .William Fait r. 21 and 3d Courses:—Prize, Edward tawson. JURISPRUDENCEI. —Prize, William Fowtey: - DREADFUL OCCURRENC . --.11 most occur• rence has taken place in the comity of Carman en. It ap pears that Mr. J. Loyd, Baptist preacher, of St. Clare's, haying found his house infested with rats. borrowed a double barrelled gun of a neighbour for the purpose of destroying them. On Friday ho was prose: !•"- to clean', •":" lock, being ignorantof the fact that 0ne,.4!•'l arrels • ded, when the gun went off, and the wilt • 04 rge pass trough the heart of Mrs. Loyd, who `vas sttAclin'r by tvitlietsing the operation. The unfortunaterili died alieW instantly, leaving a family of childrerttFtif rn her 10 1 . 'f what adds more to the distressing ConsiAuences of the occurrence is that Mr. Loyd himself was so dreadfully shocked at what had taken place that he has remained ever since in a state of unconsciousness, and Brea t'are enter .0 - •of his re covery. An inquest has. on the " • the un fortunate lady, and a verdict ri*d of "Ac, idental death. . —Bristol Journal. Fire brick is now gettiOSlutich into ugeond being a powerful conductor of heatii.la the haireti ?if'unskilful men, a dangerous material, especially where, as is now often the case, the fire-place is partly of wood.--Builder. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 9. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. DEATH OF THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY suggested that their Lordships should at once adjourn out of re spect to the memory of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, whose personal virtues rendered him universally respected, and whose public duties had all been performed in the most exemplary manner. He had not communicated with any person on the subject' but he moved that this House do now adjourn. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE bore witness to the truth of all that the Noble Marquis had said in praise of the late Duke of Cambridge. Ile was exemplary in his private condact, and in his public conduct he exhibited a model of fidelity to the interests of the Sovereign and the country ; but he felt he must object to the pro position of the Noble Marquis. Ho opposed the adjournment, not because it was .unusual, not because the other House had not adjourned, bat because, if the motion passed, it would deprive the House of the opportunity of passing an address of con dolence to her Majesty—(Hear, hear)—and not to her Majesty only, but to another illustrious personage, the Duchess of Cambridge_ (Hear, hear)—for whom, he was sure, their Lordships must feel the deepest sym pathy.—(Hear, hear.) Lord BROUGHAM agreed entirely in the course proposed to be adopted by his Noble Friend opposite (the Marquis of Lansdowne). At the same time he fully entered into the feeling which had induced his No ble Friend at his side (the Marquis of Londonderry) to mike the motion he had done. He had long been in the habit of meeting in society the illustrious Prince whose loss they all deplored ; he had also had on various occa sions to transact business with him, and he would say that no Prince whom this country had ever known had been a greater ornament to his exalted station. — (Hear, hear.) He had been most exemplary not only in his conduct in this country, but in the very difficult and important station which he had filled as the repre sentative of his Sovereign in his foreign dominions. — (Hear.) He would say of the Duke of Cambridge what he never had been able to say of any other public man, he had never heard any human being speak other wise than kindly of the Duke of Cambridge.—(He The ; Marquis of LONDONDERRY suggested that notice could now be given of the address, and that the moving it should be deferred until to-morrow. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that it was not usual to give notice of addresses of condolence, but to move them at once. At the suggestion of Lord BROUGHAM, the Mar quis of Londonderry withdrew his motion for adjourn ment in order to afford the Marquis of Lansdowne an opportunity of moving the address. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, after what had passed, and after the tribute which had been paid to the memory of the illustrious Duke by various members of their Lordships House, would not detain their Lord ships lung in alluding to the great and afflicting loss which the country had suffered by the death of his Royal Highness the Deice of Cambridge. He would, there fore, at once move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, assuring her Majesty of the deep concern which the House felt for the toss which her Majesty had sustained in the death of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and at the same time to assure her Majesty of the deep interest which the House felt in every event which concerned the welfare, or happiness, or interest of her Majesty or of her illus trious house.—(Hear, hear.) Lord REDESDALE deeply regretted the absence of his Noble Friend (Lord Stanley), but during that some Noble Lord on his side of the House should also bear his testimony to the great merit of the Duke of Cam bridge, and to that regret which they all felt at his loss. Ho would second the motion. Lord BROUGHAM was sure that the Noble Lord must have been absent from the House when he (Lord Brougham) had spoken, or he would have been aware that he had expressed the feelings of Noble Lards sitting on that side of the House, and had stated that he him self should second the motion. The motion was then agreed to nemine contradicente. ADDRESS TO THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE then rose to move the following resolution: —" That this House con doles with her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cam bridge in the loss which she has sustained in the death of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and that a Message be sent to her Royal Highness to signify that resolution, and that the Marquis of Nor manby and the Earl of Powis be instructed to attend her Royal Highness with the same." Agreed to nemine contradicente. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY would not perse vere in his motion for the adjournment of the House. Motion for the adjournment withdrawn accordingly. The Earl of MALMESBURY presented petitions from Ilfracombe and from Honiton in favour of an alte ration in the law of parochial settlement'. Petitions were presented in favour of a Ten Hours' Factory Bill, by Lord Beaumont from Manchester, and by tee Bishop of Oxford from Rochdale and various other places in Lancashire; by Lord Brougham, from Ashton, and by Lord Beaumont, from Great Yarmouth, in favour of the County Courts Bill. Tee report of the Manchester Rectory Bill was brought up by the Earl of S I'. GERMANS. It was understood that the Committee had decide] against tee B 11 on the ground that it should be a public and not a private measure. A brief discussion then took place in which the Bishop of MANCHESTER, the Earl of Powis, and other Noble Lords took part, and the subject then dropped., The Earl of WILTON presented several petition; from places in Lancashire, praying that the House would not pass any measure infringing on the principle of the Ten Hours Act. The Earl of LONSDALE presented petitions from Barnstaple and Luton, c3mplainiog of the powers vested in the Board of Health. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Old ham in favour of an efficient Ten Hours Bill; also se veral petitions from Aberdeen and other towns in Scot land in favour of the Bill for the removal of obstructions in the corn trade; also a petition from Ashton Keys, praying - for an extension of the jurisdiction of county courts; and also a petition, addres s ed to himself indi vidually, from certain persons imprisoned in the Queen's Prison in Southwark, complaining of the length of time they had been kept in confinement. The Noble and Learned Lord stated that those parties need not have been imprisoned beyond a single day if they had applied for an interim order. They must be considered either A 3 having money and having refused to pay the legiti mate claims on them, or as having improperly declined to allow inquiries to be instituted into their properties. The report on the Benefice; in Plurality Bill was agreed to with certain amendments. The Earl of RODEN presented a petition from the working classes of Birmingham, signed by upwards of 4,000 individuals, against Sunday labour in the Post office; also a petition to the same effect from Dublin, signed by 6,500 persons, among whom were many of the inset resp-ctable inhabitants of that city ; and also a vast number of similar petitions from various portions of the United Kingdom. On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, the Commons' amendments of the Lords' amendments in the Drainage and Improvement of Land Advances Bill, were ugreed to. PARLIAMENTARY VOTERS (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in moving the adop tion of the report on the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill, stated that he did not then mean to move any alte ration of the amendments which had been introduced into the measure by their Lordships in Committee. He thought it desirable that the amendments should be printed, and that they should aeterwarda be con sidered on the third reading. It was proposed to carry out the measure so as to have it come into operation in the summer of 1852. In conclusion, he thought the most convenient course which their Lordships could then adopt was to have all the amendments which had been proposed incorporated with the Bill, and to have the Bill reprinted, and they could be fully con sidered on the third reading of the Bill, which he in tended to fix for next Friday. He hoped the report would then be agreed to. A long and desultory conversation here ensued on various details of the Bill, and several suggested ad di:ional amendments, in which Lord Redesdale, Earl Grey, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Monteagle, the Earl of Glengall, Lord Clarina, &c., took part. The report was then received , and the third reading fixed for Friday. ELECTIONS (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the second reading of this Bill, which had for its object the afford ing greater facilities to the conduct of elections in Ire land. One of its main features was the establishment of additional polling places. The Earl of ST. GERMANS was understood not to object to the principle of the Bill, but thought its Par liamentary length was more than need be. The Earl of MOUNTCASIIELL said he would not oppose the proposed measure, for he thought it would be rather an improvement than otherwise upon the present system. There were various amendments which he in vtiootAne r fttoe to rina in tended introducing into the Bill in Committee. One was to the effect that any religious person interfering in in sivaral clauses, of dts w ilf h er i o c pm h i an election, whether in the coercion or restraint of a introduce. After poll, should be guilty of a misde meanor. There were some other amendments in dotal Earl of Cremiette2e r , M re o a r a EA s G e LL a d nd tim th e e , and ordered (as was understood) to be committed on Thursday next. LIVERPOOL WATERWORYS BILL. The Earl of lIARROWBY presorted B Liverpool complaining that certain ratepayersa petition from to the number of 50,000, had prayed to be heard mittee of their Lordships against the abovoereßadlCom had been refused. , bat The Earl of II ARDWICKE defended the conduct of the Committee, and said that after an attentive ex amination of the facts of the case, they had come to the conclusion that it was uacrly impossible to receive the petition in question as that of the ratepayers of Liver pool. liLhowergaesave notice of his intone COAL MINES BILL. The Earl of CARLISLE movel the second reading of the Inspection of Coal Mines Bill, on the understand ing that the discussion on it should be taken on going into Committee. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY thought the operation of the Bill would be mischievous, and would divide the House against it on a future stage. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Thursday next. - METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS BILL. The Earl of CARLISLE moved the order of the day for the House going into Committee on the Metropoli tan Interments Bill, The House having gone into Committee, Lord REDESDALE moved the insertion of a proviso, the purport of which was understood to be that nothing in the Bill should authorise any party under legal disa bility to sell to the board any family mansion, house, garden, or park. The Earl of CARLISLE said that the proposal had been fully discussed when the Bill was before the Select Committee, and he was inclined to adhere to the Bill as it stood. The House then divided, when there appeared— Contents Non-contents •.. ... 7 Majority against the proviso ... —1 The Bill was then passed through Committee. The General Board of Health Bill and the Law of Copyright of Design Amendment Bill were read a third time and passed. COURT OF CHANCERY BILL. -:-- - On the motion of Lord LANGDALE. the Court of Chancery Bill, after a few words from Lord MON TEAGLE, was read a second time.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 9. MERCANTILE MARINE BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. LABOUCHERE could not recommend the Com mi tei e to agree to the amendment, and for this reason— the commander of a coasting vessel who had for five years filled the situation of a master, would, if this proviso passed, be permitted to take charge of a foreign trader, although he might never have been a foreign voyags before. He must again express a hope that the Committee would allow him to reconsider the clause, and defer the discussion on its principle until it was brought forward in a new shape. Mr. HILDYARD saw nothing in the Right Hon. Gentleman's objection. He did not wish to see a coast ing master in the command of a foreign trader, nor would his proviso confer such a right on the coastink master. What he wanted was simply this, that a man who had hitherto been entrusted with the charge of vessels for five years should not in future b 3 precluded from undertaking a similar duty. Mr. M. GIBSON proposed that all the words con tained in the clause which empowered the examiners to inquire into the moral character of applicants for certi ficates should be altogether expunged. The examiners should only have power to inquire into and investigate the competency, and not the morals, of the applicants. Mr. LABOUCHERE said under the existing exemi lion certificates were endorsed for good conduct, besides being granted for competency as mariners and navi gators. After some further discussion the clause was agreed to on the understanding that it would be reconsidered on the bringing up of the report. On clause 19 being proposed, Mr. WILLCOX objected to that part of it which provided that officers of the navy should be exempted from the examination on taking charge of a merchant ship. He thought it was for the interest of the navy that its officers should undergo an examination before they entered the merchant service, fur none but the in competent would fear the ordeal. Admiral BOWLES pointed out to the Committee that naval officers underwent strict examinations before they were promoted to any rank, and the competency of any of them could be ascertained at the Admiralty. Mr. CLAY support-al the amendment. Mr. LI3OUC HERE thought the additional exami nation would be wholly unnecessary, and he must, there fore, resist the amendment. The Hon. Gentleman who had proposed it was not aware that naval officers underwent a stricter examination than was proposed by the Bill. After a few words from Admiral DUNDAS, who opposed the amendment, The House divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it 93 Majority , The amendment was consequently lost. Mr. MOFFATT proposed that the local marine boards should have the same power of granting certificates. Mr. LABOUCHERE. said he would endeavour at a future stage of the Bill to insert words to carry that pro ' petition into eff,ct. Mr. MOFFATT thereupon withdrew his amendment. The remaining clauses were then agreed to down to 23 inclusive. The CHAIRMAN reported progress and obtained leave to sit again on Thursday morning at twelve o'clock. The House then adjourned until Five. The House resumed at Five o'clock. A Message from the Llrds brought up several Bills. NATIONAL LAND COMPANY. Mr. F. O'CONNOR presented a petition from the shareholders of the National Land Company, signed by himself, praying that that company might be wound up. The Hon. Member moved that the petition be read at length by the clerk at the table. Mr. Ley, the clerk, was proce2ding to read the peti- Lion, when Mr. ROEBUCK submitted whether the Hon. Member, according to the rules of the House, could present a petition from himself. The SPEAKER, said the Hon. Member could not present such a petition. Mr. F. O'CONNOR—Then perhaps the 'lon. Mem. b.:r for Oxford will present i►.—(Lzughter.) PETITIONS. Mr. Alklermae SIDNEY presented a petition from Aylesbury and other places against rescinding the new Post-office regulations. Mr. HUDSON prpented a petition from Sunderland praying that the Post-iffice might not be altogether closed on Sundays. Mr. ROEBUCK: presented a petition from Sheffield against the State Church, and also a petition in favour of the Copyhold Entranchisemeat Bill. Lord DUNCAN presented a petition against the re cent Post-office regulations. Mr. TUFNELL presented a petition to the same effect. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a similar petition from Birmingham. Lord D. STUART presented a petition in favour of the Friendly Societies Bill. Lord ROBERT' GROSVENOR presented a petition in favour of the Marriage Bill. Major BERESFORD presented several petitions praying that the new Post-office regulations might have a fair trial. Mr. Bass presented a petition from Derby, Mr. Hutt 3 f l ro p m eti a tions from different from m lett Mr. Black, Mr. parts of England and Wales, all praying the House to M A r l . r. L W ock Y e ld rescind its late resolution regarding p )stal arrangements. Gateshead, s cropo Sir W. MOLES WORTH presented a p-tition, signed by a great number of the proprietors of the London press, as well as by a considerable number of the per sons employed in its literary and mechanical depart ments, against the closing of the Post-office on Sunday for the delivery of newepapets and letters, on the grounds that the closing of the Post-office is a gross violation of the right of the people to the free use of a great national institution whenever their necessities may require ; that it is a gross interference with the liberty of the press, will grievously and materially interfere with great commer cial interests, delay communications upon important private matters between relations and friends, and lead to tenfold the amount of Sunday labour requisite for the efficient and necessary carrying on of the delivery of letters and nevvspapera on Sunday, since the public will be compelled to avail themselves of other means of com munication. _ signedapetiti e o e nt,ingheld at the chairman of a T la E rg ß e by the presentedand influential m S London Tavern last evening (Monday), against the closing of the Post-o ffi ce on Sunday for the delivery of letters and newspapers. Mr. WYLD presented a petition from the s of England, complaining of the Ordnance urveyors Survey, and the manner of conducting it. Mr. BASS presented a petition from Derby against the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Savings Bank Mr. NEWDEGATE presented petitions from places in Warwickshire and Yorkshire , from Kidderm te and from the Independent Dissenters of Leaming ton , in s ah r ci of Helper, near Darlington, in favour of the abolition of Post-office labour on Sundays. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition, from Mr. F. O'Connor, and several other persons, pray ing that they might be enabled to bring in a Bill to wind up the affairs of the National Land Company. Mr. F. O'CONNOR moved that the petition be read by the clerk at the table, which was done accordingly. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from certain Odd Fellows in Manchester, in favour of the Friendly So cieties' Bill; also a petition signed by 600:persons in the county of Sutherland, praying the House to abolish the game-laws; also five petitions from places which the Hon. Member did not name, in favour of the Marriage Bill; also petitions from Brighton and other places, against any appropriation of the funds of the State to any particular sect; and several petitions in favour of arbitration as a mode of settling disputes between nations. Mr. STAFFORD presented a petition from Kettering in favour of the recent postal regulation on Sundays. Mr. CHARLES HOWARD presented a petition from Cumberland against the recent postal regulation on Sundays. Mr. SCULLY presented a petition from the Asso ciated Shareholders for ir (Fairy into the printed papers (No. 297) and petitions, and the manage ment of the Directors of the Waterford, Wex ford, Wicklow, and Dublin,: and the South Wales Railways, Members of this House, as affect ing the character of the House, and for the better protection of the interest of the public and shareholders." He also gave notice of motions for printicg said petition, and calling attention thereto. Lord ASHLEY presented a considerable number of petitions in favour of the recent Post-office regulations having a fair trial. Sir R. IL INGLIS presented a petition to the same eff, et. Mr. COWAN presented two similar petitions from Edinburgh. Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from several newspaper proprietors and vendors of newspapers in London against the recent Post-office regulations. Mr. lIE AD LA 11 presente d a similar petitio n from Newcastle. Colonel SALWEY presented a petition from Lu Bow, praying that the delivery of letters on Sunday might be restored. Sir G. GREY presented a similar petition. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER also presented a similar petition. Mr. MACGREGOR presented a petition to the same effect from Glasgow. Mr. HUM Eresented petitions from Cupar Angus, 412 c 1 Westminster, also to the same effect. Mr. OSBORNE presented eight petitions from► Mid dlesex in favour of the Marriage Bill. Mr. BAINES presented a petition from Leeds against the recent Post-office regulations. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. P. BU rLER, a new writ was 'agre.ad to for the election of a Member for Mayo, in the placo of Mr. Dillon Browne, deceased. COURT OF CHANCERY. Mr. STUART said he would present a petition on Thursday next as to the present state of the administra tion of justice in the Court of Chancery, and intimated that he should then make a statement with respect to the subject of that petition. INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT. In reply to Mr. WYLD, Mr. LABOUCHERE said negotiations had for some time been going on between the Government of this country and France relative to the copyright of works and publications, and he expected they would lead to a satis factory result. The Government had consulted Mr. James, the author, as well as the Society for the Pro • tection of Copyright, with reference to the terms of the treaty. RATING STOCK IN TRADE Mr. WODEHOUSE wished to know if it was the intention of the Government to introduce a Bill for an aPeration of the present system of rating stock in trade? Sir G. GRE . Y . said that there was a Conamitte sitting in the House of Lords on the subject, and when they made their report would be the time to consider what course should he pursued. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES BILL. In answer to a gnestim from an HON. MEMBER, Lord J. RUSSELL said it was his intention to re• print this Bill with the Lords' amendments. DEATH OF THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. ADDRESS OF CONDOLENCE. Lord J. RUSSELL said—before the regular businets of the House was proceeded with, he considered it his duty, in consequence of the lamented death of the Duke of Cambridge, to move an humble address of condolence to her Majesty. The Noble Lord, after paising a high eulogium upon the late Duke, moved the address. The Marquis of GRANBY seconded the address, which was unanimously agreed to. Lord JOHN RUSSELL then moved an address of condolence to the Duchess of Cambridge. Mr. DISRAELI seconded the motion in a most feeling speech. The address was unanimously agreed to. NATIONAL REPRESENTATION. Mr. LOCKE KING the❑ rose to move for leave to bring in a' Bill to make the franchise in coun ties in England and Wales the same as that in boroughs, by giving the right of voting to all occupiers of tene ments of the annual value of 101. He asked, ho said, for no great measure of reform. He merely wished to do away with an existing anomaly. He would take the boreugh of Reigete, in Surrey, and ask why should a Id/. householder of that borough have a hundred and nine y-eighth share—for there were only 193 electors — in sending a jMember to that House, whilst a person living in a larger and better house at Croydon, and pay ing something short of 501. a year, was not allowed to have a six-thousandth share in returning a Member for East Surrey.—(Hear, hear.) He held in his hand a list of twenty-two boroughs which sent forty-two Members to the House of Commons, and in none of which did the which they had in view was an equalisation of the taxes. He should be exceedingly glad if we could have an equalisa tion of the taxes—( Hear, hear)—and he hoped that the Go vernment might be forced during the next session of Parlia ment to bring forward some general and homogeneous system of taxation by which we should be freed from the anomalies under which we laboured under the existing system. - (Hear, hear.) But he really believed that gentlemen who took upon themselves the trouble of perambulating and agi tating the country had ulterior objects in view; he be lieved that they desired to effect some more sweeping change than a mere equalisation of the taxes. They wanted, they said, " equality, which, of course, meant equality of property, or, in other words, the destruction of property— (No, no)—and consequently there would be nothing but starvation for all.—(Hear, hear.) There could be no doubt that they wanted "equality," as that word was understood in France. They wanted to introduce a system ba , ed on a thorough contempt for the experience of mankind.—(Hear, hear.) They wanted to evolve out of their own brains a scheme of government which should set the experience of all past, as well as the present time, at defiance. The Hon. elember concluded by saying, at the same time he did not think the motion of his Hon. Friend involved all the en larged views which he ( Mr. Drummond) had taken of the question of reform as it was dealt with by Hon. Gentlemen on the Government side of the House. As it stood upon the paper, the motion was simple enough. It was the same that he had advocated previously, and therefore he could not re fuse to advocate it now; but while he gave it his support, be begged it to be distinctly understood that he did not do so with the same views as those who merely regarded this mea sure as a narrow point of the wedge which they were desirous of inserting for the purpose of effecting changes of a far more important character. Lord DUDLEY STUART rejoiced that the Hon. Gentle man was at alLevents going to support by his vote, if not by his speech, the cause of the people. The Hon. Gentleman as serted that the advocates of liberal measures desired a repub lic. He entirely repudiated the charge; nor did he think that such a thing as a republic was desired by the people of this country. All they sought was a full and fair representation. Did any one think that the House of Commons, as at present constituted, enjoyed the confidence of the people? The mo tion was a step in the right direction, and he would therefore give it his support. He regretted that his Hon. and Gallant Friend (Sir De Lacy Evans) had withdrawn his more com prehensive measure. He wished to see the franchise bestowed on all who contributed to the poor-rates. With respect to the charge of agitation, they were determined to agitate till they had secured a fair representation ; and he felt convinced that the agitation would ultimately accomplish its object. Did the Noble Lord at the head of the Government think the repre sentation in a satisfactory state? Plainly not; for he had let drop a few significant words not long since which indicated an Intention to enlarge the franchise. The people now de manded the boon quietly and calmly; but were they sure that this feeling would remain the same in troubled times? The true policy of those who wished to maintain the country in a state of prosperity was to grant this measure, and grant it in time. He hoped his Noble Friend would take this oppor tunity of declaring his views, and would promise some great measure for the enlargement of the franchise in the next session of Parliament.—(Hear.) Mr. NEWDEGATE said he was not go'ng to vote in favour of the motion, although it had been advocated by an able and intelligent colleague of his on that (the Opposition) side of the House. What did be find? He found a sweet unanimity prevailing on the other side of the House as to the first resolution. Bat beyond this the unanimity entirely ceased. No less than three qualifications were proposed, and he and those who sat on the same side with him had there fore a right to expect from Hon. Gentleman professing liberal opinions that they shou'd at least agree amongst themselves as to what they really wanted. This movement appeared to him to be simply an attempt to put the screw on the Noble Lord at the head of the Government. He (gr. Newdegate) was by no means bound to defend the Whig-Radical Reform Bill of 1832.—( Hear, hear.) Neither was he precluded from considering any well-directed extension of the franchise, being one of the old constitutional Tory party so much de :Tired by some Hon. Members. This much, however, he would say—he would vote for none olthe propositions of Hon. Gentle men opposite until they knew what they wanted themselves. Then it would be time enough to consider what their *state ments were worth. For his own part, he did not believe in the existence of any extreme anxiety on the part of the people for any such change. He was perfectly ready to admit at the same time that that House did not possess the confidence of a large portion of the people, who had repeat edly expressed their desire that the Government would afford them the opportunity of expressing their opinions by the selection of their representatives according to the existing forms of the constitution; but there was nothing like the ex pression of a want of confidence in those forms, or of the pre sent qualification. He could not agree with the Noble Lord who had last spoken, that because the people were at this moment quiet and contented, this was the time for disturbing their tranquillity by introducing a measure for the alteration of the franchise. There were already disturbing elements enough. Until an appeal had been made to the country by a dissolution, he bad a right to say that all these proposals for a change, coming from the opposite side of the House, ex pressed an extreme want of confidence in. their own position with respect to the present constituencies.—(Hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said he should vote against the present proposition very much upon the ground which the Hon. Member for West Surrey had assigned for supporting it.— (Hear hear, and a laugh.) The Hon. Member said he did not think any considerable mischief could arise from it, be cause at this period of the session it would not be possible to do more than lay the Bill on the table of the House. To deal in so trifling a spirit with the large and important question of the franchise, would be neither becoming to the character of that House rior fair to the people. This was quite a sufficient reason for voting against the mo tion, without entering into the merits of the particular pro position involved in it; and he felt, moreover, justified in refraining from entering upon it, because its supporters had hardly gone into any arguments having the least refer ence to that proposition. If they were to deal with the extension of the franchise, it was not in the middle of July that they ought to begin.—(Hear, hear.) He had been invited to a discussion, into which he should certainly not enter at any length, having on a former occasion delivered his opinions fully to the House. The supporters of the motion had treated of matters not at all before them on the present occasion, such as the number of electors and their represen tatives, and the usual arithmetical calculations had been gone through, to :show the disproportion which existed in some instances. This was all perfectly true, but it was really time for those who insisted so much on bringing such facts constantly before the House, to point out what inference they proposed to draw from them. - (Hear, hear.) But if equality ought to be the rule, then he asked them to show the House a plan of those districts into which they proposed to divide the country. Let them exhibit a plan of the squares and parallelograms into which they intended to divide the country, and then the House would be able to see whether the sort of representation they wished to give was the sort of representation the country wished to have —(Hear.) He required this the more because he saw the Hon. Member of the Tower Hamlets left out of the represen tation of counties, as if they had no importance, had no right to vote, and possessed no claim to respect. In making the county division, they said—put the towns on one side, and put the boroughs on the other. They appeared to forget there were such counties as Lincolnshire and Devonshire, which had 40,000 electors—a sufficient number to be repre sented in that House, and to have their feelings, their senti ments, and their views represented in that House, and repre sented in the divisions which took place in that House.— (Hear, hear.) He wished the whole of the statement to be made, in order to see how they proposed to disfranchise large counties, and what additional weight they proposed to give to small boroughs. He begged, when they next brought forward the argument, that they at the same time would bring forward their scheme, so that the House miseht see whether it was compatible with our form of Government. And, without entering into the question as to whether the House altogether represented the people—whether there were not some inequalities in the representation—and whether equal representation might not be preferable to the existing system, he did say that the people were deeply and thoroughly attached to the present form of Government —(Hear, hear)—and had always made it a condition, in any reform that might be contemplated in the constitu tution of that House, and the mode in which the people should elect their representatives, that this reform should be compatible and consistent with‘a Monarchy and a House of Lords, which form, as well as the House of Commons, fundamental portions of the constitution. And when the Hon. Member for the Tower Hamlets, and other Hon. Mem bers, again brought forviard this subject, ho hoped the House would first require them to state what plan they proposed, and next if the result of the proposed plan would be agreeable to the wishes of the people—namely, whether it would conduce to the maintenance of the pre sent form of government. lie did not wish to add anythi to what he had before said one the same subject.—(llear.) The lion. Member for the Tower Hamlets said, unless we came forward with a pledge of some plan of reform to be determined npoa during the Parliamentary recess, and to be brought forward early next session, he and other Hon. Members would lose confidence in the Government, and then government would no longer exist. He did not see why Government should give such a pledge and frame such a plan in order to bring it forward next session. If the Government had not the confidence of that House —if Hon. Gentlemea thought a change in the Government advantageous, let it take place. That was the natural course of events. They would then see their plan of Parliamentary reform brought forward by those in whom they could place confidence, and brought forward in a much better way.—(Hear, hear.) He had nothing further to say 4 with respect to the motion, except that he could not see number of electors exceed 400. The aggregate of elee. tors to those boroughs was 6.885, or, upon an average, 163 electors to each Member; whilst in the West Riding of Yorkshire 36,000 electors were represented by only two Members in that House. Ho thought, then, that as a matter of justice the county constituencies should, v t least, be put upon the same footing with the borough constituencies. If they were deter mined to keep the great body of the people outside the pale of the constitution, surely it would have been batter to have continued the old rotten borough system, with its avowed oligarchical, aristo cratical domination. The inequalities which 'existed in the Parliamentary representation of this country were shocking alike to common sense find common justice. The measure which he now proposed would remove one great anomaly, and palliate the sense of injustice which was created in the minds of tens of tbsusands of persons who were quite as fit to enjoy the franchise as those upon whom it was conferred by the Reform Bill. His proposition would also test the sincerity of Hon. Gen tlemen opposite who still clung to protection, and did not hesitate to assert that the great body of the people were in favour of a bread-tax. It would give them the means of trying that question, and trying it with an extended suffrage in those very districts where they said the greatest amount of distress prevailed. For his part, he was quite ready to put that question to the great body of the people, the consumers of articles which, formerly taxed, were now duty free; and he had no doubt if that question were put, the verdict of the people would be one by which the important question of plenty and prosperity, with the assistance of truth and justice, would be permanently, end he hoped for ever established. In conclusion, the Hon. Gentleman moved for leave to bring in a Bill "to make the franchise in counties in England and Wales the same as that in boroughs, by giving the right of voting to all occupiers of tenements of the annual value pf 101." Mr. HUME seconded the motion. The Hon. Gentleman said that the Noble Lord at the head of the Government had declared that he was willing to go in the path of reform, but he had never yet stated to what extent ha would go.— ( Hear, hear.) If the Noble Lord was really favourable to progress, in what way, he asked, could progress be made with less risk and less danger than that proposed by the Hon. Member for East Surrey ? The Hon. Mmber simply proposed that, whereas 101. householders were now allowed to vote in boroughs, the same privilege should be extended to householders of that amount in counties—and be ( Mr. Hume) regarded it as an act of justice to give them this pri vilege. He hoped the Hon. and Gallant Member for West minster (Sir De Lacy Evans) would postpone the amend • ment of which he had given notice, and allow the decision of the House to be taken upon the motion of the Hon. Member for Surrey. Sir DE LACY EVANS said that if his amendment should be thought to interfere, upon a division, with the motion of the lion. Member for East Surrey, he would at once comply with the wish of the Hon. Member for Montrose. At the same time he would beg leave to make a few observations in support of his amendment, after which he should be guided by the opinions of his. Hon. Friends near him. The propo sition he had to make went considerably further than that of the Hon. Member for Surrey, though in his opinion it did not go by any means far enough. He concurred with Mr. Hume in thinking that there was no ground for alarm in an ex tension of the franchise to registered household suffrage. It would be in the recollection of the House that the Re form Bill was not accepted by the Reform party in the country as a settlement of the question, but only as a corn premise, to prevent the disturbance of peace and tran quillity. It was taken simply as an instalment. But even if it were an adequate measure of reform at that time, it would not be a sufficient franchise now, for the twenty years which . had elapsed since that period had witnessed a greater advance in population and in intellectual and moral improvement in all classes, and in the humble class particularly, than had ever before taken place within a similar period in this country. The amendment of which he had given notice contained three propositions. He pro posed to " render the payment of any income or property tax a qualification to vote for Members of Parliament for the county or borough in which such payment shall have been made, provided that no person shall be so entitled un less he shall have been resident for the space of twelve months preceding within the said county or borough, and shall have been duly registered ; also, to render the pay ment of poor-rate as occupier of any premises rated as of the net annual value of 5/. or upwards a qualification to vote for Members of Parliament for the county or bo rough .within which such premises are situated, provided the person paying such rate shall have occupied such premises for twelve months preceding, and have been duly registered ; also, to render deposits in savings banks of a certain amount a qualification to vote for Mem bers of Parliament, with the provision of twelve months' preceding residence, and of registration ; and of twelve months' preceding duration of such deposits." He consi dered it an unsafe state of things which at present existed in this country, with their legislation not in accordance with the spirit of the age, and' a majority in the House of Lords opposed to a reform Government. Even that House (the Commons) was too aristocratic to fairly represent the feelings and opinions of the people at large. As an instance of the working of the system, he might mention that the late Mr. Robins on one occasion, when advertising a fine estate that he bad for sale, recounted, amongst its other advantages, that its owner enjoyed political influence over 1,200 indepen dent voters. With respect to the amendment of which he had given notice, he wished to know from the Speaker whether, if he moved it, it would prevent a division being taken on the original motion—a result which he had certainly no d sire to effect? The SPEAKER said that would depend entirely on whichever the House would adopt, whether the amendment or the motion. Sir DE LACY EVANS was afraid that the House would not adopt the amendment, and he begged therefore to with draw it. The amendment was accordingly withdrawn, Mr. ALCOCK pointed out the great hardship inflicted by the present electoral system on respectable inhabitants of towns, who in consequence of dwelling in houses under 501. a year rent, could not vote for the county : Such a state of things ought no longer to be allowed to exist. Mr. G. THOMPSON said it would be easy to show, from evidence accumulated since the Reform Bill, that of all the electoral systems in the world that of this country was the most unequal and absurd. The great majority of the bo roughs having small cons tit uenc i es sent Members to Par liament, whose elections were not contested, because those boroughs were the property of rich commoners or peers, whose nominees they were to all intents and pu r p oses. While such a state of things existed there was not a Minister sitting on the Treasury bench in that House who was really responsible to the country; for when Ministers represent ing large constituencies were rejected by them, they did not lose their office, but went to some pocket borough to be re turned to that House—ejected from Westminster they went to Harwich, and they were no more responsible to the public at large than if they had returned themselves to the House, and walked through those doors by hereditary right. In the list of boroughs, he found that the fifty largest did not return more members than seventy-one of the smallest, though they contained seven times more electors, more than six times the number of the population, and seven times the number of houses rated to the relief of the poor. The result of the system was, that there were voting in that House, and voting upon all the most vital interests of the country, 82 Members representing 58 bo-oughs, whose united constituencies amounted to only 19,282 voters, or 68 less than the number of voters registered on the electoral lists of the Tower Hamlets in 1847. What chance was there for any liberal measure, or any liberal Government, in a House so constituted ? Would the Noble Lord (Russell) be frank enough to tell them how, in the present state of par ties, he meant to maintain his ground—how he meant to secure to the country the benefit of past legislation? The Noble Lord could not effect either object, and the country felt it ; and he could assure the Noble Lord that if he had no intention to improve the representation of the kingdom, he and his adherents must give way to a stronger party, with whom, though the independent Members had not much sympathy, they would be obliged to vote, as they would be ready to vote with any party who recognised the right of the people to have something like a fair represen tation in that House. He trusted the Noble Lord would not let the session close without giving the country some assurance as to his intentions on the sub;ect—some pro mise of a measure of electoral reform. Among the work- ing classes there was no diminution in the feeling in there could be any possible advantage to be antiCipated, con favour of extending the franchise. Government could not eidering this was July, in bringing the motion— (Hear, hear.) take a wiser course than to occupy the recess in mature Mr. BRIGHT did not think the near approach of the ing some great scheme of Parliamentary reform. But if they termination of the session was a good reason for not enter persisted in maintaining silence on the subject, they would taining the motion. Nor did he think the Noble Lord's way betray the cause of reform, and deserve the censure of the of treating the question was altogether satisfactory or suit people,—(Cheers.) able. The Noble Lord had complained that the speeches Mr. H. DRUMMOND said the Honourable Gentleman on the question were not to the point. But the Noble Lord's who had just sat down spoke of having tested the feelings of whole speech had no reference whatever to the question. If the people of this country. He might have said with more the population of England were dropped from the clouds at propriety that he had been, not a tester, but an exciter of the present moment, without any representative government their feelings.—(Loud laughter.) He (Mr. Drummond) the Noble Lord with all his courage—which he exercised had no doubt there was excitement in the country, for that always most fearlessly when wrong—(Hear)—v7ould not party to whom the Honourable Gentleman said the Noble venture to recommend the system of representation which Lord owed his situation had come forward and plainly now existed in England and Ireland. What he and others. avowed that the measures which they looked for were for asked, was not a total change of the existing system, but the purpose of establishing a republic. (No, no.) An such a correction of the present inequalities as would Honourable Gentleman opposite stated, at a certain meet- make the representation nearer that which it ought ing, that he had armed himself with many extracts from to be. What was wanted was to make the borough the speeches of the Honourable Member for Buckingham- and county system of qualification equal, and if the Noble shire, and remarked that they were handy as pocket-pis- Lord had not an unchangeable hostility to an extension of the told to fire off as occasion might serve. Taking counsel representation, he could not refuse to support the moderate from that Honourable Gentleman, he (Mr. Drummond) proposition of his Hon. Friend. If the present proposition had also about him some extracts from the speeches of were carried, the effect would be to bind the people more Honourable Gentlemen opposite. Some of those Gentle- closely to the constitution as it now stood.—(Cheers.) The men would probably feel themselves somewhat enebar- Noble Lord, the rejected of Devonshire, twice elected and rassed when they heard those extracts retorted on them. once rejected by Devonshire,to its discredit, had felt the pinch They might feel somewhat like the " struck eagle," of a narrow constituency there. He had been opposed by when he— the power of the Church, who raised the cry that he was Views his own feather on the fatal dart about to bring the Pope into the country again, and to burn That drinks the life-blood of his bleeding heart. heretics.—(oh, oh). Had there been a wider constituency Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel the Noble Lord might have remained the representative of He nursed the pinion that impelled the steel." one of the largest counties in the kingdom. The Noble Lord What did Honourable Gentlemen opposite meanly "liberal said the people approved of the present constitution. measures?" Did they mean any other than those which He did not credit the assertion. - (Cries of -" Oh oh!) would exclude the Crown and tvie aristocracy ? They had There was not more than one person out of every seven who charged Honourable Gentlemen on the Opposition benches were represented in this country. It was natural that the six with not having had the courage to advocate distinctly unrepresented should feel discontented with their position, and within the walls of that House those principles which they should look to other countries where reforms had occurred, had advocated in the country during the last vacation : but and desire to see the same reforms extended to this country. that surely was an imputation which could be fairly brought He would adviee the Noble Lord not to refer to July as a rea against themselves on the question of the extension of the sou for not entertaining this important question. He was franchise. Their speeches were evidently delivered with satisfied, if the mction of his Hon. Friend were taken up, it the view of pleasing their constituents. Now, his belief would give general satisfaction to the country. was that no man could do his duty in that House who Mr. L. KING, in reply, said that independent Members in stopped to deliberate whether the votes that he might give that House were very badly used. They were always or that the speeches which he might make, would taunted for not bringing forward specific plans, but th e please his constituents or not.—(Ctleers.) And his ex- moment they did so the Government intervened and p re perience whilst he had -a seat in that House convinced vented them from carrying them on. The Noble Lord was him that those amongst them who were the least attentive hampered by two parties—the one for progress, and the one to, and who were the most dead and insensible to, everything which desired to see things remain stationary. The cons& uence was that be did nothing. He could say to them, in worthy of the name of duty were the men who had been q influenced by the petty vanity of desiring to have a seat in the language of Captain Macheath— that House. And he also believed, that when the Govern- "How happy could Ibe with either, ment desired to carry any measure of reform, such men were Were t'other dear charmer away • the greatest obstacles with which they had to contend. The But while you both teaze me together, advocates of this extension of the suffrage said that the end To neither a word will I say." Mr. GRATTAN said that the Noble Lord bad been taunted with treating the subject in a rather jocular manner; for his part, he preferred a jocose to a morose Minister.—(Hear, hear.) But if they complained of the state of the representation in this country, let them recollect that - in Ireland there were 7,000,000 of people, out of which there were not 70,000 individuals who had a vote. The people , of Ireland would be satisfied with the constitution of England, but they should receive it; and they would be satisfied with nothing less. What was their position ? They had sent up a Bill to another House in which they declared that there should be an 8/. rating. In defiance of their wish a 151. rating had been inserted. Did the Noble Lord mean to be rieden over after that fashion? He called upon English gentlemen to stand up for their rights, and not to permit themselves to be thus trampled upon. Mr. DISRAELI then rose and said—l have to apologise to you, Sir, and the Hon. Gentleman opposite, for attempt ing to rise after he had concluded his reply; but, as the de bate has been re-opened, and as it has assumed a new as pect, I hope I may he allowed to say a few words, although it was against my original intention to do I find that an English Reform Member finds fault with the English n Reform Act, and an Irish Reform Member finds fault with the Reform Act for Ireland. We who sit en this side of the House are not responsible for either of those Acts. The Noble Lord has a deeper personal and political in' terest in them than we have. In listening to the observe' tions which have passed during the debate, I have been par' ticularly struck with the want of comprehension, which exists as to what our constitution really is. I hav e always believed that gentlemen on the other side of the House, whatever might be their opinion with respect to th e franchise, considered that the constitution had been modi fied by the privileged classes, who enjoyed their privileges for the general advantage of the community. We have e Throne—we have a House of Peers, spiritual and temporal -- and we have a House of Commons in possession of certain privileges. You may increase, enlarge, or diminish those privileges, but still they are privileges which have always been enjoyed in the history of this country by a limited per' tion of the community. We know well what has been the result of such a constitution, whatever may have beat its material. It has been established on the aristocratic prince' pie in the widest and the noblest sense of the term. I have elways heard it taught by gentlemen opposite that political power and political privilege was obtainable by every hones t . and virtuous artisan under the old system, whatever numb s !, of classes the community was divided into. No class we" deprived of the privilege of electing its representatives—fro m the proudest manorial lord to the humblest artisan in Eng laud, all were represented. Some years ago, less than quarter of a century, you thought proper to terminate that scheme, and it was so by the Noble Lord the First Minist er in his official capacity The measure he proposed was ac' cepted with enthusiasm ; it was supported by many gentle' men who were then Members of this House, and there is 33 ; gentleman opposite who has not acquired his seat throng the instrumentality of that measure. They are therefore rr, sponsible, and ought to be grateful, for the Reform What is your position now? There are a great number I. '" gentlemen who are diScontented with that settlement—gee tlemeu who were ready to vote that black was white in it* support when proposed—gentlemen who went to the count r y fur the whole Bill and nothing but the Bill. They were rei sponsible; no doubt, they had maturely weighed the effe° and the attendant , circumstances which would be cens e. quent on that great political change in a great country' They no doubt said, We are going to effect a great change in the fortunes of a great country. We will take care not to adopt any measure without due deliberation and careful i A °. - vestigation. We will do nothing rashly, but what we .7n will be permanent and lasting. It has happened, howev e l that ever since this Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing Sl O, the Bill was adopted, there have been nothing but compla ie of i:s working. Gentlemen are always quarrelling with th e e political arrangement which sent them to this House. .; know that I speak the feelings of many Members on tb side of the House when I say that I have no super% o tious reverence for the Reform Act. I was not in see House when it passed, but if I had been I should hay e, opposed it. It wss a settlement brought forward be' ~e, party to whom I should have been in opposition from his of rival associations. No doubt, in the supplementary views that case, the interests of party were not neglected. I do o ' o attribute any blame to such a proceeding. If gentlelt e i , ever have the opportunity of carrying a measure of t ",e kind, which I believe they never will, they will be quite se; titled to do the same. But the interests of your party " (er e then provided for in the measure you accepted with e e e; thusiasm. I think it a matter to be regretted that ly should have destroyed the privil ege s o f the workif, classes, who were represented unde r the o ld system, w it te cut finding out some compensatory scheme ? provide for the loss. But who voted against the work Blip Why the gentlemen who went for the Bill, the whole P i w and nothing but the Bill. What I rise for now is to Wi e se , what Hon. Gentlemen mean. If they mean to say we can s longer endure the ancient constitution of this countrr"..., constitution modified by the political estates of the rea lm If why then I say you propose a revolation.( Hear, hear.) e e you are prepared to do so, why come forward with your plication for a 10/. franchise in a county, a resolution sv i qb. is always met with a congenial amendment which is wt 00 drawn if found conven ant. But none of you do this. rl e ort of you declare that every man is entitled to the suffrage. ey , the contrary, several of your leading men have made deo!' of tions hostile to such a proposition. I remember a speeceej the Member for the West Riding to such an effete , 111 : t . the Hon. Member for Manchester has put a limit uP0e,12,11 There is not one of you who says that a man of full age 000; be entitled to the franchise. Bring forward your measlir e o tell us what you mean and what you want; and thei sm , will be prepared to meet you. By the settlement whic h t er Noble Lord proposed, he immensely increased the nu rou . and the importance of the Commons of this con ntr i e e Great and, on the whole, beneficial changes have 11 ! b . the consequence of that measure. Although the F t l e s lie benefit had been the main object of the s et s l` ment of 1832, yet it was also made in a suppleme nt re sense in favour of the power of the party to which ve?:ie opposed, and by the machinery of the Act, the beneil l e o .. conferred should extend in a relative proportion as the Por t e lation extended. One would have supposed, in li s tening sr e the speeches of Honourable Gentlemen, that eighteen Y e :es ago the House of Commons had actually decided the 3111`11 ber of electors who were to vote. But what have I he a t e both in this House and out of it? That there was eceie working man who was virtuous arid industrious that e°' o l not obtain the franchise. Well, and are the people m ie England so besotted that they cannot make the effort, ',e g o that they find it necessary to propose some such measure..o this? I am for the system which would establish in 5 0 country a free Government which has confidence ill . 0 • energy and the higher powers of man. Gentlemen ,;pf posits would degrade man to the franchise .inste au raising man to it. lam for a free aristocratic countrille, (Ironical cheers)—free, because it is so. Those Ge, e men who jeer are ignorant that I use the word not in to li m it e d meaning but in its noblest sense, which le e achieve the best and to accomplish the best —(Che e ti lel We have been told that we are t o l oo k t o France, aid that by . the Member for W es t m i ns t er , w ho has ear us that in Paris there are 70,000 electors, while lie has 7,e00. But he forgot to tell y ou that for every F e .„ B "ters elector there were two b a y onets t o k eep hi m d own . bee t he got that the electors who sent him to this House were see , men who for centuri es sen t men t o thi s H ouse w hose 115 `;0e will live in the histo r y o f t hi s country —th e men who S o t o Mr. Fox, Sir F ranc i s B ur d et t, an d o th er ill us t r ious nenleol maintain the struggle for liberty. To draw a eomeareige with such a life a n d such a history with that of a fo r ` e e country was a degradation which I did not think that ero a reformed House of Commons would tolerate.—(Cbeelloi Sir, I have been told that it would be a good thing to a see e the Government to fight this question out with their trieets porters, and in Parliamentary tactics it would hav e 1 ' 00 so ; but I have nothing to do with them. I ha v ' ee' superstitious reverence for the Reform Bill, but e w es spect the verdict of the nation. Although that arlsneg ment was made to promote the attainment of sq o power and gratify the lust of Whig ;patronage, still he, fe d contented to abide by it. The Reform Act had been rall;: e 4 by the consent of the nation, and should not be diste, m oo , on idle grounds. Y ou di s t ur b it ; b u t what is the reaelsee cret of all these July moti on s? Why, you do not tras k ,p) constituencies which sent you to this House.—(llear, hieiee You know w e ll th a t if you appea l t o th a t p r i v ilege 9, set; people, enlarged as it was by th e R e f or m Bill, not one of you would be returned—(Laughter and cheering) „ t oe you think you can in this way manage your constitueor You think that by thus cobbling and changing, and ve rs e ing and polishing, the people of England will still stlfi e h r er ei., to continue Memb ers o f P ar li amen t.—(Cheers) T w "elis" not the slightest chance of it—(Cheers)—for I believe o we if the electors of thi s ki ng d om cons i s t e d o f ev ery full - g r ater subject of her Majesty, y ou wou ld s till b e sent:off.—(L a n ti r, and cheers.) I do not believe that a 101., or a a 2/. franchise, or universal suffrage itself, would save Y e w e (Cheers ) I believe that the great mass of the Pe°Poet s England would remain f a ithf u l t o th e t r aditionary i°l ‘ ; re' of Englishmen, and declare that, whatever might bet litical manoeuvre—whatever might be the nature of the.ooole chise—whatever might be the scheme which Vol; b e I° c adopt—they would be for the monarchy—they woulu 1 01 the empire—they would be f o r that constitution wh ieb e soo l I them free and made them eminent; and that thee' to e 0 give a great national verdict against that levelling Or o eer political tergiversation of whieh you are the sw or n porters.—( Hear, and cheers.) 00 . ; Sir B. HALL remarked that it was usual, when s e li ee a o ; Gentleman brought forward a motion for the consiue o * o 13 of the House, that after the di scu ssion of that M ot !, she" , 1 reply closed the debate.—(Hear.) In the present e as so was a departure from that custom—( Hear, hear) o rap traordinary departure.—(Hea r , h ear .) His 11°0'. n