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- stivuti HUNGERFORD HALL, STRAND. ENTREPOT of INDUSTRY and COMMERCE. WALDECIi':, P, ANTASAAGURIA. BOUTON'S DIORAMAS. No:ire is hereby given, that HUSGERFORD HALL wig be CI'EN ED to the Public on Mo\ DAY, the 11th cla , of Auz,ust inst Early application for the remaining Stalls in the Illuminated and Lower Bazaars should be made to Mr. E. Poure. Manager, Hunger ford Hall, Strand, of whom th e Rules and Regulations of the Esta blishment, and every in formation may be obtained. THE PROROGATION. (THIS DAY.) The Parliamentary Session of 1851—distinguished more for its prolonged and exciting debates than for the actual amount of legislative business transacted— was brought to a close to-day by her Majesty in person. The weather was as propitious as the most enthusi astic pleasure-seeker could desire. Indeed, rarely does the Queen select a day for any public display or de monstration in which she is to take the prominent part, than the elements seem to conspire for the purpose of rendering the face of nature as beautiful and as cheering as the eye can witness. On the occasion of Royalty attending the opening, or the prorogation of Parliament, Londoners always ma nage, especially in fine weather, to muster in very con siderable numbers, and it was, therefore expected that, what with country cousins, strangers and foreigners, whom the attractions of the Exhibition had brought to the great metropolis, there would be an unusually great and brilliant assembly alongllie Whole route of the Royal procession, from Buckingham Palace to the por tals of the House of Peers. Nor did the result disap point the expectation. Long before twelve o'clock the vicinity of Backing ham Palace and the Mall were thronged with people, a large proportion of whom were fashionably, if not gaily, attired. As time progressed groups of ladies took shelter from the rapidly increasing numbers by flocking to the trees, seats, and fences which were nearest the centre avenue, and submitted to the exhaustion and annoyance consequent upon a restless crowd and a burning sky, with that degree of patience and heroism which the softer sex so often exhibit on occasions of " sight-seeing." From the Horse Guards to Abingdon-street, not only were the streets packed as closely as they posibly could be, every available space in their houses, on either side, from the door-step to the attic and roof, Ras occupied by anxious spectators, but the gallantry of the male sex resigned these, almost exclusively, to the ladies. The Royal procession, which varied in no respect from that on former occasions, and accompanied by the usual retinue and escort, had no sooner emerged from the gates of the Royal abode than it was greeted with loud cheers, and waiving of hats and handker chiefs—a demonstration of feeling which was shown along the whole route, and which her Majesty recog nised by gracious bows. The procession reached the Souse of Lords at ten minutes past two o'clock, the fact being announced by the booming of cannon. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER, attired in his state robes, took the Chair in the new House shortly after One o'clock. TIE " BALLOT " OF MENII3EItS FOR PRE CEDENCE IN THE PROCESSION TO THE "LORDS." In accordance with the resolution agreed to last night, a large concourse of Members assembled round the table for the purpose of having their names placed in the balloting-glass, shortly before the Speaker took the chair. They were each presented by the Clerk with a ne small pi of paper, on which each wrote his name. It was then returned to the Clerk, and folded up by him and deposited in the glass. Immediately after the division the Clerk turned the whole into a box, and called out the different names as he took them out. Much laughter was occasioned on the Clerk announcing that the first lucky Member was Lord Dudley Stuart. Colonel Sibthorp's, which came close upon the former, also gave rise to some little mirth among the members, who appeared in great good humour at the termination of their labours. Lord John Russell's name fell ex tremely low in the list, but it was received with a loud " Hear, hear." Some further merriment was exhibited by the House when it transpired that the unfortunate Members who were to fill up the rear were Lord Pal merston and Mr. Urquhart. Mr. WAKLEY said, before they proceeded with the ballot, perhaps the House would allow him to pro test against the Noble Lord at the head of the Govern ment being required to put his name in the glass. He was the leader of the House, and, as such, ought to follow immediately after the Speaker, when the House was summoned to the Lords. Mr. V. SMITH fully coincided in what had fallen from the Honourable Member for Finsbury, and sug gested, that in addition to the Noble Lord, the Speaker should be allowed to select three other Members to at tend upon him, before all other Members.—(" No.") The subject then dropped. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented in favour of the re tention of the Crystal Palace. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from a mechanics' institute, praying for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge. Mr. W. J. FOX presented a petition from the Chan cery Reform Association, praying that an equity juris diction may be extended to common law courts. - NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. W. WILLIAMS and other Hon. Members placed notices on the paper for next session. lONIAN ISLANDS. Mr. URQUHART wished to ask the Hon. Member the Secretary for the Colonies whether Government had any intention of taking s t eps d ur i ng the recess to im prove the lonian Islands? Mr. HAWES said the question was so vague and ge neral that he was unable to give an answer, but the House and the Hon. Gentleman might rely upon this, that Government would always be ready to redress the grievances of those inhabitants, or to adopt any pro posal they might make for improving the island. Mr. URQUHART asked if it was true, as was re ported, that a project was on foot for the surrender of these islands? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said there was no foundation whatever for the rumour. INCOME-TAX. Mr. WAKLEY moved that the evidence taken before the Income-rax Cororryttee be laid before the House. Lord JOHN RUoSELL understood that the majority of the Committee were opposed to the motion, and he therefore could not agree to it. Mr. HUME said the mannor in which the taxes were levied upon the industry of the country demanded the immediate attention of the House, for nothing could be more scandalous.—(Hear, hear.) It was of importance that the motion should be carried, and ho hoped the House would support it. Mr. WILSON trusted they would not, for the Com• mikVe had already decided that the production of the evidence could result in no good. Mr. HENLEY said the evidence as yet was very imperfict, and if it were printed in its present shape it would be only throwing dust in the eyes of the pegle. . Air. RICARDO said the publi c were j ust as competent to judge of the value of the evidence as the Hon. Member w h e c' e hed just set down. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion Against it ... ::: ::: ::: —10 6522 Majority motion wa s ~,n se - 1 ..•••• The mo t ion Tient y lost. G t i f Ate TISNI ABROAD. Sir R. H. IN the head of the Foreign to ask the Noble Lord at Department three questions. First, whether in the l- a e n vtof the English Cnurch being disposed to erect Church i in Rome Government weee prepared to give the c o , G s o u v ar protection to such church ; secondly, whether the erie7t had heard of an application made to a Spanish authorities for the right to construct ha rtestant burial grouted near to Madrid which it been granted, but upon such conditions as made quite impossi ble for a civilised committee to n a t. w it a r o e m e e e t e h e i a l) : two t i t. Thirdly, whether Government were 'English gentleman had been sent out because they wer e promoters of the Protestant rel l 'lgie eile, Lord PALMERSTON said, with regard to the l a n? s i t question, a correspondence was now going on with R oe on the subject, but he did not yet feel himself at liberty to disclose what the effect of this correspondence was With regard to the first question, under the Consular Act, the Foreign-office had power to appoint : a chaplain ie to any foreign station when the British resi _ere prepared to contribute half his:stipendebut the act4 er tecti :zot empower the Government to give any pro autherie t was at variance with the wishes of the local 1 ". With regard to the second question it was perfectly ground in tZo ar that an application for a new burial Government but, had been acceeded to by the Spanish pered with cond l t t ; unfortunately, the consent was ham the upplicants. requiredeeld, It Ne°an: that must be eighly distasteful to imperatively however, that the Spanish law conaen t t l . iat those conditions should be annexed to the place on th© subject between A correspondence had taken the two Governments, and ha was now prepared to la u pon the table such portions of it as might be interestinyploTiethe public. On the motion of the Lerd, the correspond ence wn3 laid ou the tab!p ' and o to he printed. COMMITTEE ON c Ruir d!red t. Mr. ELLIS moved that the evidenceell-RATES. taken h c Committee on church - rates should be printed the Sir R. IL INGLIS o b j e cted to the motion.e - n - : After a short discussion, Lord J. RUSSELL appeal ed to th e Right 'lon. B a . ronet to accede to the motion. Sir H. INGLIS nodded an assent, which was met by a " Hear, hear." The SPEAKER--eI find that the House has already ordered the evidence to be printed.—(Laughter.) ORDER. OF PROCESsION TO THE LORDS. Mr. IIUME hoped her Majesty's Ministers would be allowed to proceed to the Lords immediately after the Speaker.—(Ch. era.) Mr. HENLEY said it was a matter of common cour tesy._a to allow the Mi n i sters prece d enee .—(Cheers.) leave SPEAKER suggested that Members s h ou ld not ae4VO ;he ir p l aces until their names were calked over. THE SUN, SUM lONS TO THE LORDS. Preei..e'y at Twenty Nlinutt s east twollock, 21 M. PUL3IA, the YeomAn Usher oft Black Rod appeared se vie dour, at,cl amidst general silence ad viiced up to the table, at.ci ssui—Mr. Speaker, her Ma j sty commands this Hou , ufable House to attend her Nlaj-sty immediately in the House of Peers. The Yeoman Usher having retired, The SPEAKER legit his seat, and immediately left the El ,use, followed by Lur.i John Rus&ell, Lord Palmer ston, and the other members of the Government. Sir D. Le Marchant then hurriedly called over the names of the other Members, who, with as much rapidity as possible, followed after the Speaker. Before the list was read over the Speaker had nearly reached the Lords, and Members found it necessary, as soon as their turn came, to take to their heels in good earnest. Sir James Graham, being nearly last, remained for some minutes in the House, as if under the impression that the chance of getting below the bar in the Lords was very improbable, but he sub sequently left, and returned again in a few minutes, and announced, with a smile to the clerks, who were the only remaining persons present, that he lad heard the Royal Speech very distinctly. At twenty minutes to three the Speaker made.his appearance, followed, in less regdlar order than when they went, or rather in no order at all, by the Members. They assem bled round the table to hear the Speaker read the Royal Speech, to which they attentively listened, probably to catch the purport of some sentence which their distracted attention did not distinctly catch in the House of Lords. When this was over, Lord John Russell gave the Speaker a friendly shako by the band, and left the House. The other Members eagerly pushed towards the Right Hon. Gentleman, for the purpose of taking a similar was rtincgo,manpdlettehley deserted.house,before the lapse of ten minutes, _ LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, AUG. B.—Wind this day at noon N.E., fine. HULL, AUG. 7.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Dalston, David son, St. John's, New Brunswick; Lorenzo, Toganrog; Agnes, Clark, Pillau; Fanny, Munnell, Riga; Templar, Stephenson, St. Putersburgh; Helena Frederica, Stock holm; Leetigi, Riga ; Geo. Marsden, Smith, St. Peters burgh; Bravo and Frederica, Archangel. GRIMSBY, AUG. 7.—Wind N.E. by E.—Arrd. Wil liam and Sarah, Simpson, St. Petersburgh. YARMOUTH, Aua. 7.—Arrd. Sisiers, Riga. LOWESTOFFE, Ana. 7.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. William Tell, Pitia. Sid. Lady Dundas, Lymington. HARWICH, AUG. 7.—Wind N.E., fresh.—Arrd. Au dacious, Jacobs, Medemblik. OFF PORTLAND, AUG. 3.—Lady Peel, 'Fraser, Hong gong. LONDONDERRY, AUG. s.—Arrd. Zopony, Roberto, Wismar. Sid. Londonderry, St. John's, .New Bruns wick. TRALEE, AIJG. 6.—Sld. Mary Rogers, Newfoundland. OFF BALTIMORE, Atm s. —Rebecca, Sawyer, New York. SHIELDS, AUG. 7.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Weatherley, Walker, Miramichi; Niobe, Bravey, Quebec; Ross, Stanford, Altana. LIVERPOOL, Aua. 4.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Sir Ri chard Jackson, Doran, Ant icosta ; Genova (s), Rankin, Mediterranean; Henry Ware, Mason, Apalachicola ; Commie, Rogers, and Mary Hall, Rollins, Charleston ; Gladiator, St. Stephen's; Elizabeth, Alexandria; Angle yaix, Ibrail. Off port—Margaret, Patagonia ; Cora, and Woodstock, —. Sailed Pandora, Arica ; Flora, Rio Janeiro; Middleton, Vera Cruz; Raven, San Fran cisco ; Richmond, Buenos Ayres; Aspatia, Demerara ; Stirling, Wiscarset; Euclid, Quebec; Lovely Mary, New foundland; Turk, Malaga. DEAL, AUG. 7,—Wind E.N.E.; P.M., N.E. to E.N.E. —Sid. Lord William Bentinck, Conney, New Zealand; Isabella Wood, Griffith, Cape of Good Hope; Jersey Lass, Cape Coast Castle; Fame,Yarmonth, United States; Great Britain, Montreal; Elleishe and Liscard, Quebec. CHATHAM, AUG. 7.—Wind E.—Arrd. Pilot, Lange, St. Petersburgb. DOVER, AUG. 7.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Fortuna, Lanw ig. WATERFORD, AUG. s.—Wind S.E. to E.S.E.—SId. Kaleva, Skandinavian, St. Übes. STAR Cnoss, Auo. 7•—Wind E.—Sld. Symmetry, Miramichi. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 7.—Wind E.—Arrd. Fortuna, Skein, Aleda, St. Petersburgh. Sailed Candahar, Ads. hide, South Australia; her Majesty's ship Spbynx, Cape of Good Hope. FOWEY, AUG. 6.—Sailed Royal Adelaide, Quebec. FALMOUTH, AUG. 7.—Wind E., fresh.—Arrd. Sophia Moffatt, Woodworth, Port Adelaide; Henrietta Casing, Hugen, Amsterdam for Batavia, to stop a leak. LERWICK, AUG. 4.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Traveller, Hutchinson, Greenland, with above 100 tons of oil; St. George, Nicolson, Greenland, with 2 fish and 800 seals; Mayor, Atkinson, Archangel. ABERDEEN, Aua. 6.—Wind S. to W.—Arrd. Olivia, Parlow, Pillau. PENZANCE, Aua. 6.—The Anne, of Poole, from New castle to Genoa, has come into the roads this morning with loss of sails, and having carried sway her main mast, main-boom, &c. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF BRMSEI FUNDS Bank Stock - 215% 215 3 per Cent. Reduced Anna. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 96% 3 % New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anna......... 99 99 1 ,4 Gong Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o 7)6 7 7-16 India Bonds, 1,0004_ 55 p Ditto under 1,0004-- South Sea Stock Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. I%d. 1,0001. 5004 Small. .. ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent .... — Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 1 ,E per Cent. — Do. Ex Dec., 1849 Coupons 1 4 14 Ditto, Deferred : 3% Mexican, 5 per Ct., ex Jan. Coupe — Ditto, Account Russian Bonds CLOSING PRICES. 216 97% 47 p -46 p CLOSING PRICES. 105% 3% 9&li 99 1 ,i 7 7-16 55 p 55 p 107 IA 96% 47 p Ditto, 4% per Cent Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto, Scrip l4 p par Sp...matt 5 per Cent. 1840 E 2034 Ditto ................ .. ........1841 19 1 4 Ditto, Passive 5% Ditto. 3 per Cent Venezuela Bonds, 2% per Cent 3 0 1,4 Ditto, Deferred Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent. 12 Guild — Ditto 4 per tient. Certificates Ditto, Account 14% 3 5 i 30 3 / 4 115 101% 1 4 20% 191,E 5 ft 38 1 / 3 30 1 ,4 11a RAILWAY ACCIDENT. 597 i 93 93,4 Sheffield became the scene of much excitement on Wednesday evening, in consequence of a report which spread through the town with amazing rapidity, that a dreadful collision had taken place on the Sheffield, Man chester, and Lincolnshire line, and that several persons were killed. We are furnished with the following par ticulars by a gentleman who was i n one o f t h e t ra i ns a t the time of the collision :—The passenger-train, in which the damage occurred, left London at 7 A.M. on Wednes day morning, and was due at,Sheffield about 3 P.M. Con siderable delay occurred on the line in changing car riages, and so on. The Sheffield passengers changed car riages at Retford, and the train that brought them on to Sheffield consisted of nine carriages and th e b rea k van , . which was improperly placed the centre of the train. The train arrived at Reighton junction, where ther e i s a bridge, and on leaving the bridge the line takes a curve, where there is a siding. On reaching the bridge, and getting upon this curve, the passenger-train drew up, in consequence of a luggage train of the Midland Company being in waiting there. It appears that the duty of the guard was to have returned about 300 yards, in order to have made a signal of caution after stopping his train. He did not do so, and before the train had stood five minntes, another luggage-train of the Midland Company came dashing on behind, and in consequence of the bridge and curve the passenger train was nut perceived until it was too late; the luggage train came on at a reduced speed, and ran into the passenger train with a fearful crash. The scene that ensued is described as terrific; numbers of the passengers had jumped out on hearing the train coming, and were fortunate enough to escape uninjured, whilst those that remained in were all more or less hurt. We have ascertained that nearly all the passengers belong to Sheffield, and that 17 are injured, many very seriously about the body and legs. One woman, named Shepherd, of Division-street, received a severe gash down the forehead, which laid bare the skull, and several others were more or less wounded and bleeding from the head. It was some time before the exact amount of the casualties could be ascertained, owing to the shrieks of the women and the disorder that ensued in searching after relatives. None of the passen gers were fatally injured. Among the non-residents in Sheffield were Mr. and Mrs. Hensel', of Grove-street, Garside, Manchester, very severely shaken in the con cussion. Tho damage done to the train was compara tively small, though several of the carriages wer e b ro k en , and one had its end knocked in by the buffer of the pas senger train. The passengers were induced to re-enter the tr a i n , w hi c h t h en proce eded on to Sheffield, where medical aid was procured for the numerous sufferers. Reighton junction is a few miles from Sheffield. SALE OP INTERESTING AUTOGRAPHS. — OnIVednes . • day the sale of an interesting collection of autograph letters took place at the rooms of Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson, Wel lington-street, Strand. They consisted of the correspondence of David Garrick and other distinguished actors, actresses, and dramatic authors; the secret correspondence of Charles I. with Captain Titus, &c., planning his escape from Carla brook Castle, &c. Six lots of the correspondence of David Garrick produced 71. 55.; a draught for 601., drawn by Oliver Goldsmith in favour of D. Garrick, with a promissory note of R. B. Sheridan for 1001 . to Garrick, 31 . l f G o s. r five letters from ; letters from Addison to Ambrose Phillips, 5/. 195.; four Sir R. Steel to Phillips, 21. 123. ; letters, documents, and papers relating to the Byron family, 211. The unpublished correspondence of King Charles I. and Captain Titus, Etc., during the imprisonment of the monarch in Carisbrook Castle, and also some autograph letters from King Charles H. to Captain Titus, &c., several letters from Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles 1., several from Charles IL and Catherine his Queen, together with a bead purse which be longed to Charles 1., and an elegantly formed chalice carved out of boxwood, with numerous cups therein, cut out of the solid wood, and forming one lot, produced 1322. 4s. 1 ipally Iro o n f s IargeEXTENSIVEI EMIGRATION.—On Saturday afternoon Te igr H an i Highlands, hl and s t 4 1, ~ i l party , he le n f u t mubrearnotfonneaprileyr2hl by the and steamer Clarence fur London, where they are to embark for the Australian colonies. during the embarkation Mr. Sheriff Gordon was present for their comfort n of ethe party, and directed measures to be people in duringthe prime of They appeared gene rallytook with them a great of life, male and female, and variety of f ar m • 1, 14 rglt Advertiser. unpleraeuts.—liditi- AT asing Business 14111wa r l ' Compa Le nies. Paid. Nominal Prices. done to _ doy. Barks andllants Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 34 1 p. Bir. and Oxford Junc.,callsduly paid, or with a guarantee •• DO .. all 2$ —lO Do., without a guarantee .. • . all 27 —29 Birm., WoL , & • Dud ~calls duly paid, or with a guarantee •• DO .. 15 1 •-• 10 p Do., without a guarantee •• Do • • • • 15 7 9 Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17% 17% Clydesdale Junc Caledontan all 43 •- 45 E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. •• G. Northern all 33 3334 Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 1 34 —2% p Hull sad Selby Yk. &N. M. all 103 105 Do. 34 Shares Do .. all 5 134 5234 Do. % Shares Do .. all 23 —24 Leeds and Brad. Midland .. all 101 101 111 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern .. - all 11 1134 x.d x.d Do., Pref. .. Do .. all 2334 2434 Lowestoft, Gd, 4 per Cent. .. Norfolk all 14 15 De., 6 per cent De .. •. all .. Middleabro' and Redcar, 6p. ct Stocktis Dar all ' .0 N. & East, 5 per Cent. E. Counties . all 55 57 5634 Do. New .. Do .. 43 4 6 p Preston and t L. &N. WYre &La.Bs Y.. 1 all Do. 34 SharesA Do .. 1034 1 9 p. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern all 11% -•• 21% 11% Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern 6% 8 1134 Do. Shep. Ex.. Do .. 2 p. ghef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. & York 13 11 6 .. South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 1134 334 1 dls. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gun. Stout& Dar. all 25 —26 Do. do. .. Do .. all Do. do. •• Do .. .. all •• •• Wilts, Som., & Weymouth .. 4t. . Western all 4534 46 SZAN.ZII. - LONDON . , FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8 lB5l. ViAtiK.ETS B TUTUS' a1d&W.6.1111. Railvr VII. Paid. i Nominal Price. o to 10% 4% —47 i 10% -10% 13 —. 11 d 19.1 17 100 79 -81 10% - 11% 16 - 16% •• •• 22 —2O dls. .. •••• • • 2% ~ ag 2 — 2 6 —.6% 4% - 5 34 4 - 3 % 14 -.14% 26 ...... 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The motion was then, as we understood, agreed to. On the motion of the Earl of CARLISLE, the Conso lidated Fund Appropriation B:11 was read a third time and passed. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 7. ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS IN TIIE HOUSE OF PEERS. On the motion of Mr. LABOUCUERE, the report of the Committ,e on this subject, which was presented yes terday was read by the clerk at the table. On the motion that the report be agreed t Mr. V. SMITH objected to the time specified in the report, and within which Members were to announce their intention to attend the Speaker on the occasion of the prorogation to-morrow. The report required that Members should give in their names to night, but it would answer all the ends that the report sought to attai❑ if Members delivered in their names to morrow. He should decidedly object to that part of the report which proposed to give Cabinet Ministers precedence over all other Members ou the occasion of the opening or closing Parliament, and he should divide the House on that part of it, because the proposal was wholly in oppo titian to the principles of the constitution, which gave Members the right of attending the Speaker on an equal fosting,.as the representatives of the people. Sir 1). NORREYS concurred with the Right Hon. Gentleman i❑ the objection he had take❑ t,) the second resolution contained in the report. He should, therefore, move that the first clause of the report be omitted. Sir R. H. INGLIS thought it any precedence were to be given it should be to the members of the Privy Council, which would include not only the present Cabinet, but all former Ministers and the most distin guished persons i❑ that House. Mr. C. ANSTEY thought the fault rested with the other House, i❑ not providing sufficient accommodation for this House when it was called to the presence of her Majesty. Ho also objected to recognise by a resolu tion of the House the existence of the Cabinet Council, a distinction which was unknown to the forms of the House, and constitution of the country. I Mr. GREENE defended the report. Sir B. HALL thought that the beat mode of proceed ing would be to place the names of all Hon. Members indiscriminately in a glass, and for each [lon. Member to follow Mr. Speaker in the order in which his name be drawn. _ _ Mr. HOBHOUSE thought that if they were to hare any precedence at all, they ought to go by the tables of precedence which were used in all other tmetings of gen tlemen. He thought, too, that the Hcuse of Lords was deficient in courtesy towards this House in not providing sufficient accommodreion for it. Mr. MACGREGOR objected to giving precedence to any persons. He thought all Members were equal among themselves. After a few words from Sir DE LACY ETANS and Mr. PAOKE, Sir B. HALL said, that to meet the objection of Sir D. Norreys, he would amend his proposition, so that it shoul I read thus:—" That every Member desirous of attending Mr. Speaker do, on entering thu House, put his name in a glass, and that in half an hour after the meeting of the House the names shall be drawn by the clerk at the table, and that in such order as they are drawn Members shsll proceed to the House of Lords." The SPEAKER was about to put the question, when the Sergeant -at-Anne announced the arrival of the Black Rol, an announcement which was received with a cheer and loud laughter. The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod then appeared at the table, and summoned the House to the bar of the House of Lords to hear the royal assent given by Com mission to a number of Bills. The Speaker proceeded to the House of Lords accordingly, followed immediately by Mr. T. Hobhouse and Mr. Macgregor, amidst the cheers and laughter of the House. The SPEAKER, on his return, announced to the House that he had heard the royal assent given by Commission to several Bills, for which see Lords' report. Sir B. HALL then rose and made his amendment, in the form he proposed to have adopted. It was to the effect that ever Member desirous of attending Mr. Speaker should put his name in a glass, that half an hour after the meeting of the House the Members' names should be drawn from the glass, and that in such order as they were drawn they should proceed to the House of Lords. Lord J. RUSSELL Bair], that, so far as he was con cerned, he had no particular desire on the subject. He had moved the appointment of the Committee on the question, because he had understood that many Mem bers wished there should be more order observed than Pitherto—(Hear, hear) —had been the case. He was responsible for having moved the Committee, and when to a Committee had met ho had certainly proposed that the re should be certain precedence observed, but not tb at which was contained in the resolution. The precetience which he had proposed was, that four Membe es, such as the mover and seconder of the Address, at the commencement of the session, or others selected on some such account, should attend the Speaker before the other Members. How ever, that was unanimously negatived by the Corn• mittee, and the proposal now before the House of giving precedence to the Cabinet Ministers was adopted instead. It was to him a matter of perfect indifference. If there were any Members who had more curiosity to gratify on the occasion they might go. All he wished for was that the House should agree, if possible, with out a division—(Hrsar)—to some arrangement. He did not think it was at .all desirable that they should divide, and if the House sass' no objection, he thought it better they should adopt the amendment of the Honourable Gentleman (Sir B. Hall). Of course he could not be certain that the resolution would work well, but if there should be any inconvenience in that mode of proceeding the House could alter it on a future occasion. The amendment was then agreed to. The next three resolutions;kiving precedence to the Cabinet Ministers after the Speaker, and arranging the order of the Members, were then struck out. The next resolution was as follows:—" That after the House has been summoned to attend her Majesty, no Member of this House do remain in, or cross, or pass through any of the lobbies or passages leading from the door of this House to the door of the House of Lords, and the Sergeant-at-Arms attending this House do keep the said passages clear of Members." Mr. ANSTEY objected to the resolution being re tained, and considered that it should bo struck out with the others. He would insist on dividing the House if that resolution were retained. With respect to the dif ficulties in the way of the proposed arrangement, there was no place reserved for them below the bar of the House; the place there was usually tilled on those occa sions with law clerks, parliamentary agents, and persons who had been unsuccessful candidates for a seat in that House. He wanted to know whether there was any ar rangement made by which sufficient space would be se cured to the Members of that House? Lord J. RUSSELL said that while they were consi dering this matter a communication bad been made to the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Lords, and they had received a positive assurance that all the space be low the bar intended for the House of Commons would be kept clear for them tceinorrow, and that there was space for 300 persons in that place—(Oh, oh)—an esti mation which he thought was exaggerated. There were, however, the other day in that space 14i: peers who di vided below the bar. Taking, then, but the half of the 300 stated, there would be, at all events, space for 150 Members of the House of Commons below the bar of the House of Lords. Hitherto he admitted it was un satisfactory to find so great a part of the space occupied by others, but he would not approve of the present ar rangement unless there was an undertaking that persons who had no right to be there should be excluded. Tho Hon. Gentleman objected to the resolution. He (Lord J. Russell) had always thought the great inconvenience arose from the persons following the Speaker being pushed back by others who crossed into the rank, and if that practice were allowed to continue it would be un fair to those gentlemen who were intercepted. After a few words from Mr. D. Nortaxits and Colonel SISTITORP, Viscount PALMERSTON said there was nothing new in the proposed arrangement, which was exactly the same as that resolved on upon the occasion of her Ma jesty's coronation. The Committee were establishing no new precedent by it. Mr. B. COCIIRANE asked how long an Hon. Mem ber who might be taken into custody would be detained? He might, perhaps, be kept in custody until the next session. Lord J. RUSSELL said that Hon. Gentlemen would of course be expected to obey the orders of the House. If an Hon. Gentleman passed in, and was taken into cus tody by the Sergeant-a'-Arms, he presumed that, on ex plaining, he would be at once released. After a few words from Mr. HUME and Mr. P. WIL LIAMS, strangers were ordered to withdraw, but ultis mainly no division took place, and the resolution was withdrawn. SARDINIA AND NAPLES. Sir DE LACY EVANS rose to put two questions to the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign-office, and he hoped for the sake of humanity that the Noble Lord would be able to answer them satisfactorily. It was well known, upon the most unexceptionable authority, that in consequence of the refuge which Pi e d m ont had given to the thousands of Italian refugees driven out from other parts of the peninsula for political causes, the Austrian Government had seen fit to interfere, and that the constitution of Piedmont was threatened with danger. The object of his question, therefore, was to express a hope that the Governments of England and France united would give all possible countenance and support to the Sardieian Government in its efforts to uphold that constitution.—(flear.) His next question was on a still more painful subject. It was known to the House and to th e country, on the authority of the Right Hon. Member fur the University of Oxford, that the present conduct of the Government of Naples towards those prisoners accused of political offsnces whom it held in is power, was at once an outrage against religion, an outrage against humanity, an outrage against d e . cency, and an outrage against civilisation.—(Hear.) Mr. B. COCHRLIE—Order, order. Sir DE LACY EVANS—That which he had stated n107,1eL4,8 fa,t. It was in the sec. liection of lion. .41,-citfrr6 +hat t 4 constitul.n bc.c.n , nt,neon , ly gratit.4l to N.T!es by Lne Kicg of that country in IS-18; bur, th:st convi Litton had she been violet ci in th, inuat bha,t,fal wa,r.er on every poor, and the met 3uniusury m ,oe 0: dealing with the L - g;eht are achipt , o by tti. litn : :—naluel), that or iniprisonb , g the majority 0' the eaenta;tv , :a ut the ptople uud,r that c tw.,n7anPou, , ly grant , d. Thee ittprig , ritrrnts, which comprehended an immense numb r ..; the m•bst re,pec , , able classcs, included also a late Prime Minister of Naples. Mr. B. COCHRANE rose to order. He wished to know how far the rules of the House warranted the Hon. and Gallant Member in bringing the whole question of the foreign policy of the country as regarded other countries under notice? _ The SPEAKER ruled that the Hon. and Gallant Officer was in order.—(flear, hear.) Sir DE LACY EVANS had no interest in the ques tion except that of humanity and justice—(Hear, hear) —and he regretted that he should have had occasion to move in the matte-. The Hon. and Gallant Member then put the second question, which was as follows : From a publication entitled to the highest consideration it appears that there are at present above 20,000 per sons confined in the prisons of Naples, for alleged poli tical offences; that these prisoners have, with extremely few exceptions, been thus immured in violation of the existing laws of the country, and without the slightest legal trial or public inquiry into their respective cases ; that they include a late Prime Minister and a majority of the late Neapolitan Parliament, as well as a large pro portion of the most respectable and intelligent classes of suc:ety; that these prisoneta are chained two and two together ; that these chains are never undone, day or eight, for any purpose whatever, and that they are suf fering refinements of barbarity and cruelty unknown in any other civilised country :—it is consequently asked if the British Minister at the Court of Naples has been instructed to employ his good offices in the cause of hu manity tor the diminution of these lamentable severities, and with what result ? Viscount PAL?.IFRSTON—With regard to the first question, I can only say that her Majesty's Government attach very great importance to the maintenance of the independence of the kingdom of Sardinia—(Hear)—and that they look with much anxiety to the working of the constitution of that country. But, at the same time, I am bound to say that nothing had occurred to lead her Majesty's Government to suspect that this constitution was in any danger, or that the independence of Sardinia is threatened with the encroachments of any foreign power.--(Hear.) The mariner in which that constitution has hitherto worked for the benefit of the people and of the Sovereign, entitle us to hope that it will continue as it has been end as it is—a model worthy of the imitation of all nations—(Hear)—as Sardinia herself affords an example of good government under its influence, highly honourable to the Sovereig❑ as well as the people of that country, and calculated to inspire hopes of its adoption by other nations.— (Hear, hear.) With regard to the second question, her Majesty's Government, in common with all intelligent men in this country, have learned with infinite pain, from various quarters, a confirmation of the impressions produced by the com munications of the Right Hon. Member for the Univer sity of Oxford, in respect to the unfortunate and cala mitous condition of the Neapolitan political prisoners. —(Hear.) It has not been any part of the duty of the British Government to make any representations to the Government of Naples on the subject, seeing that it re lates to the internal management of the government of that country; but at the same time I think it right to say that Mr. Gladstone has done himself great honour by the course he has pursued in this matter in the first in stance, and which he has followed since —(Hear)---for when we see an English gentleman of sta•ion and position tur❑ his eyes from the enjoyments which such a city as Naples affords, and instead of going to see volcanoes or disinterred cities, visiting the courts of justice, visiting the prisons, descending the dungeons of these prisons, and examining personally into the cases of the unhappy victims of illegality and injustice there to be found— (Cheers) —with the view of interesting public opinion in Europe to remedy these abuses—this, I say, does honour to any person. And concurring with the view of that Right Hon. Gentleman that public opinion duly aroused on the subject might have that effect, I did think it a part of my duty to send copies of the pamphlets in qua tion to her Majesty's Ministers at the several Courts of Europe, with instructions to communicate their contents to the respective Governments to whom they are accredited, and by that means to create an influence which may be more effective than any direct interference of ours, in promoting the object of the Right. Hon. Gentleman the Member tor Oxford, and the Hon. and Gallant Officer who has put the question.—(Hear.) Mr. B. COCHRANE rose to address the House amidst cries of " Order." The SPEAKER overruled the Hon. Member, and decided that he could not speak on the subject. CASE OF ANN HICKS. Colonel SIBTHORP rose to bring before the House the case of a helpless female (Ann Hicks), upon whom not only a❑ act of cruelty had been practised, but whose reputation had been assailed by a member of her Majesty's Government, dressed in a little brief authority. He held in his hand testimonials of the highest description as to the character of this poor woman—aspersed by the Noble Lord—who had, along with several others, been ejected from her means of livelihood, because of that fraud upon the industrious tradesman, that curse of the country—the Crystal Pa lsce.—(Laughter.) He was bound to believe the state ment of that poor woman, as she was ready to testify it on oath; and she asserted that her grandfather had been the means of rescuing a Sovereign of the country from immersion in the Serpentine, which was seen by Caro line, the wife of George IL, the Sovereign so rescued. She asserted further that her grandfather held the spot in the park from which she had been ejected, for 60 years, that her father had held it for 40 years, and that she herself, on the death of her father, was permitted to reside in the stone house near the Humane Society's house, but in consequence of that being pulled down in Lord Lincoln's time, she was allowed to take up a posi tion nearer the well, Mr. Harrison, from the office of the Woods and Forests, providing her with stones and tiles for the building. This was an admission of right at all events. She admitted that she had been told she could not live there; but she was one . morning, at three o'clock, surprised to find her house stripped and all she had in the world exposed to the weather. She slept there, however, with her infant child, and no fault was found with her, either by Lord Lincoln or Lord Dencannon. She had no intimation that she should be driven from that humble dwelling until July, 1851; and so this poor woman, of spotless character, who had been most useful in supplying ladies with a humble glass of water, was expelled from the place which she had occupied for nearly seven years. It pleased the First Commissioner of Woods, in the early part of July, how ever, to give her notice to quit that residence and find a home elsewhere. This was in his (Colonel Sibthorp's) opinion a cruel case, and one which no man in power should have acted on. This was not, however, all. She had built a house which cost her all her savings, but she was told if she applied at the Office of Woods she would be compensated. This house cost her 1301.; and, would it be believed that the only compensation they gave her was 131, wanting 6d. Why the 6d. was kept back he did not know. Many letters passed on the subject. In one of them Lord Seymour could only say, in reply to Mrs. Hicks, that he could not permit her or any of her family to have a stall in the parks; but that he was ready to allow her ss. a week until she obtained another residence. Mrs. Hicks then wrote to the Queen, and received for answer that the numerous claims on her Majesty's privy purse prevented compliance with her request for relief. Finally, she wrote to the Duke of Wellington, who re plied that he bad transmitted her memorial to the Woods, and that they denied she had had any permis sion to construct any building in the park. The Duke added, that, as ranger of the park, he could give Mrs. Hicks no authority to hold a house in the park. All the remuneration she had, therefore, was 131.—less 6d. The poor woman, thus reduced to poverty, had been compelled to sleep for several nights along with her daughter on the pavement; but a generous public had come forward and contributed more than the Woods and Forests —it had contributed 751. to her necessities—of which 351. were subscribed by gentlemen of the Royal Exchange, who knew her character, and sympathised with her wrongs. She was taken before a magis trate, who said she should not be punished if she would sell no more cakes in the park. He (Colonel Sibthorp) asked the House would they sanction the in justice perpetrated on that poor woman? She was not, however, the only victim—there were several others who were made to suffer for that absurd and wicked appro priation of the rights and property of the people—the Crystal Palace. One man, Denis Heath, had kept a stall 17 years—another, named Lacy, who had kept a stall 20 years, and who was turned out on this occasion. An other poor man, of the name of Spicer, who had held a stall from seven to nine years, was also turned out. These parties had the sanction of former Commissioners of the Maeda and Forests, and were never before mo lested. If anything could especially plead for the poor woman, Ann Hicks, it was that no imputation rested upon her character. He would not go further into these cases, but he would call on the Noble Lord, without any unkind feeling towards that Noble Lord, but from a de termination never to shrink from doing his duty, to ac cede to his motion—namely, to grant copies of all orders or decisions in the case of Ann Hicks. Lord D. STUART would second the motion, although he did not agree with all that had been said. His objection was to the mode in which Ann Hicks had been treated. He had looked into the case previous to the opening of Parliament. Ile had called on the Noble Lord (Lord Seymour), and had gone through all the letters, and his opinion was that Ann Hicks had been treated with great hardship, if not injustice. The case he believed to be this:—Ann Hicks, her father, and grandfather had sold edibles in the park for a very long period without moles tation. Ann Hicks was removed in consequence of the proposed Crystal Palace. She was removed summarily, and even the small house she had erected was pulled down without compensation. It might be true there was no written re cord in the Woods and Forests Office for permission to Ann Hicks to build her cottage. But it was undeniable the cottage was built, .and had stood in the park for a series of years. Every Commissioner and every ranger :nest have seen that cottage for years. Now, what would be said if a gentleman had allowed the same thing in his park, and had he acted as the Woods and Forests had acted, would he not be hooted out of that house? The compensation—the miserable com pensation given, if not a gross act of injustice, was i n . defensible, and constituted a hardship on Ann Hicks. The compensation was ss. a week for a year. Had she received Bs. a week for her life, that would not have beeu too much. It lead been said, Ann Hicks gave rude and saucy replies to the command to turn her out; but, it that were the fact, a great public officer ought to be above such petty considerations.—(Hear, hear.) Lord SEYMOUR said, as far as the motion for papers was concerned, he had no objection to it. He would I retnind the il'at by en Ass of Parliament, the 4 h George IV., c. 50 the Coin mi.sioners of Woods and Forests bad eo power to ello v parsons to build houses or cottages in the pa: ks. However much they might wish it—hoe e ,, er vie eons or I xe. Lent a Foor rrson might be—the C melis-40eo r. bud no power to allow that poor person to build in de-park. I - there *as no such ia v. Hydie tar k would soon be caysred with the cottages of poor peopl-. Thin, as to stalls. Leave to huve stalls was 1.01 given by the Woods an d Foresta Commis sioners, but by the ranger of the park. When the building in the park came under the consideration el the Woods and Forests, he forwarded a letter on the subject to the Duke of Wellington as ranger, so there. fore he was clear of any difficulty with respect to Mrs. Hicks. He believed it was not an uncommon thing for old women to squat down in the parks, and after they had been there a little time great difficulty was found in removing them. Now, with respect to Ann Hicks, sh e got into the park by one pretext or another, an d when requested to leave she would not remove. The Cons missieners of Woods and Forests had no power to n ll Anti Hicks to remain there. He was obliged by os t h h before the Barons of the Excln.quer not to permit sue things, and therefore it was impossible for him to allow Ann Hicks to remain. He was bound by an Act of Par liament, and as the trustee of the Crown, it was not in lit! power to see old women, virtuous or otherwise, esta blish themselves permanently in the park. The parks were fur the erijoj meat of the public, and not for old wore° to squat down in and build cottages. If the Act o f liarneut allowed such a thing, other old women wovit be anxious to build bowers is Hyde Park, and a gi l l many applicaticna would be made for that pu r r s ' . The Honourable and Gallant Member had declared the Crystal Palace to be a delusion, and that he had Bere t been taken in by it; but it would appear that the Fit and Gallant Member had been taken in completelY Ann Hick , 2.—(l, slighter.) As to the story of A l Hicks, he had looked through all the matters conneet e . with his office. He found that her claim rested on litts encroachments; that she had always asked for fave ll q ii ; but he found not a word about her right and claim consequence of services to George 11. As to the gat . , ment of her house in Hyde•park being broken opee k l the officers, that was totally untrue. Legal measures $ taken for her removal after her refusal, and on the et! . steps being taken, Ann Hicks conceded and gave As to the whole story about George 11., and her claire ° that account, as far as he could see, it appeared to i t igl he to be totally untrue. What was her claim? She get .'-ho first step by deception—she wanted a wooden house; got it—she wanted the house made larger, she got lest h "; but the wooden house would not answer her p a rpose• - 't $ had it increased in size, and this was the way she stlis got to a stone house with a small garden. Bat it co i g n , be said, " Why turn her out?" Because the first Li croachment was contrar to Act of Parliament and ake;l o regulations. For instance,to open a shop at pig the park, when doubtful haracters were about, 80 70 notoriously the case, was, to say the least, inconvelqii after the park gates were locked. It was obviousillo duty to take care that no encroachment took place in park, and especially encroachments connected with "" t o galarities. It was his duty, under the circurnstancesila communicate with the ranger, and to cause the rereeTto of Ann Hicks. If the House of Commons were set a to preserve the parks to the public, they must tak e '''"" and prevent encroachment. Mr. G. HUDSON could speak from his own 10 5 ledge to the great propriety of Ann Hicks's coe d , while she had the stone house in the park. He V I to ' dered she had been hardly used. It mi g ht be rign o t remove her, but if so let her have adequate and " d o inadequate compensation. Ann Hi c k s h a d told 13 103 h ' e same tale she bad told the Hon. and G a llant Me t (Colonel Sibthorp); and certainly, from what be "7, et of her, he could not help thinking her case was °13 , 0 g great hardship. He was surprised to s ee the builu ar , erected—he was surprised this should have been P' e a mitted, and that then she was turned out. He f la ts. the Noble Lord had been misled by interested pa r o " r o He hoped,. however, the Noble Lord would girl' PI" cum pen. ation. The motion was then agreed to. GREECE. ee. Lord D. STUART said w h en th e t rea ty with ast e 0 . in 1832 was executed by France, Russia, and this cl o . try, a loan was at the ti me gran t e d b y t h e three 0 vernments. A stipulation of a peculiar charseter: t r introduced into the convention, by w hi c h it was r„ - 0 1 sumed this country would never b e ca ll e d u p o n for the payment of money on account of that loan, and yet practical working of that stipulation was such thet 'roe land was called upon to pay 40,0001. on acc ount (, t ee Greek Government. He wi s h e d, t h ere f ore , to em` Noble Lord at the head of Forelgu Affairs with re - o f once to the effect of the 3d article of the conventio?or 1832, whether the Governm e nt w ill t a ke i nt o onsid e ir e Lion the propriety of a pp o in t i ng a C omm i ss ion to inq u o into the manner in which the sum paid annu, uil l e rtr England, France, and Ru s sia, on b e h a lf o f the kol f , - io ment of Greece, had been expe n ded ; an d t o aseertsn' of what manner it would b e d es i ra bl e f or the intere et t ee Greece to lay out that large sum of money O r future? Viscount PALMERSTON replied it was cinite t t by the treaty of 1832 the English Government the ibis they had taken security against any liability 0 , 1 tel l country for the debt of Greece. It was stipO u es with a view to that object, that the retf o r• should be applied to discharge liabilities r t ee any portion was taken for th e se rvice 01 - f ed State. That stipulation, from first to lest, , oat been disregarded, and the cons e q uence was th a til - ho ep had been incurred by the thre e p owers . T h i s he" - se t a subject of representation by different Goveril we 11 and communications with F rance an d R uss i a had e t , o 1 made; but he was sorry t o sa y t h ose represents'soe and those communications had not yet led to all r e ,? r eel‘ Tnis was the les s excus a bl e on th e part of the,"t-beit Government, because if th e y p roper ly managed ttb financial affairs there would be ample funds whe r ' - t4 to meet their engagements. The liability of this c c4 d / 7 0 01* occurred from irregularity in the management , 5 , 11 „,. 0 of laction of the revenue, and the reckless expenal„ l " - t hil it when collected. Ile was afraid great laxity O f t ee respect arose from the indisposition on the ° faced Greek Government to submit to the constitutio n t ee upon them, which was found very much to ditninis" O 0 financial resources of the country. Circumesece s der ei curred last year, as the House were aware, that r ela r ose it difficult for her Majesty's Government to P by t this question on the attention of the other powers' i eet he could assure the Hon. Member the matter sh° lll be lost sight of, and that communications ehould i be s t ir tered into with the two other powers, France all of sia, with the view to make an impression on the "'- right and justice of the Greek Government. INCOME-TAX. fA Mr. HUME had always given his humble eller W ee make the income-t ax more equa l an d l ess opPr,e 9 , -. 0 40 bat had never be e n a bl e t o succee d thoroughly. 1. t be with the view of having the tax reconsidered, 1 136 ,41 made an effort to ge t th e t a x renewed for one year ' dr after the Chancellor of the Exchequer had opeuli,,, Glared he would ma k e ne alteration in it. He ha d ' ee r, ceeded in May last.in getting the tax limited to one, in order that a Committee might look into the tO' e Committee had been appointed, and he would vente d et say that no Committee had ever b een more delalese• more opposed. What had taken pl ace ? The Com m it ;00 had met nine times, and sevent een w i tnesses 1 205 i see examined, the majority public officers. Ther e de eoe not one witness who gave evidence whose e"..,isse e ought not to be befor e th e pu b lic. The Conlw,flea had before them the w a y i n which the assessors eeiosell out the law, and on e assessor particularly well 11, out how inconv en i ences and inequalities Wig" he remedied. A s t h e session was near its e lelje 'sbie had submitted to the Committee propositions S° ooo ll effect, that th e ev id ence should be published. T h e 4.00 1 mittee consented to the first and the last, and str i , e- w , he the second on e , w hi c h d e f eate d hi s i ntent i ons . . 1 " ° , 1 sloe contended that this was treating him unfairly, all oar ' the public, who were deeply interested in the we/ A 010 tioa was raised and expended. H e had look e '',. o fA history, and had found that the greatest distally 00 nations took their rise in financial difficulties.9ool warned the Ministry that taxation was on an and 00 • basis; that danger would arise unless it was Place d sounder and a fairer basis. He considered the 1 " before the Committee a matter of great importanr . o ' to if properly conducted, great results might flow 1 10 00 He was astonished that the Chancellor of the Ex" 00' and his two nominees should have voted in th e ans ee) mittee against printing the evid ence . He (Mr. . 1 -; 0 die had, however, got the evidence, and go forth he ;old public it would, in some shape or o th er , though t ,' the prefer that it should do so w ith th e au thoritY, l3o House. He begged to mo ve th at t h e ev id en ce ta%este fore the Select Committ ee f or i nqu i r i ng i nto the la tex be laid upon the table. arr The CHANCELLOR o f t h e EXCHE QUER e° e fter tulated the Hon. Member on his being again ab le ,The his recent indisposition, to appear among thesn' t she Hon. Member was quite correct in stating .t 13 ,,, a d woi question whether the evidence should be prin ted the aiscussed by the Committee, and that they eae s i e , 4 be he conclusion that it was so incomplete that it woe" - gear expedient to lay it before the House. The Ilel l ' the ber had t a lk e d of the majority against printing t D ot° deuce as an unnatural combinati on; b u t he oug h wo b the have forgotten the unnatural combination by %i d poi motion for the Committee was c arried. lie e e th e know to which of the members of the Comw itt con' lion. Member alluded when he spoke of bis (the, i n the caller of the Exchequer's) nomin e e s having vote,' ..berto majority. He had certainly named two of the tn e ot eer , but one of them had voted owe way and one the g e ese He thought there could be no doubt that the of the ought to refuse to interf ere w ith th e decision _ 0 o Committee. He thou g ht th e C omm ittee had cnrotose wise decision, as th e ev id ence i n its incomPl etu ought not to be made public. Sir J. WALMSLEY suppor t e d th e motion. . 11 , 6 0 11 0 a e lij it was quite tru e t h at t h e di v i s i on i n the Cortun k il s w it oo o 7 to 4, but three o f t h e mem b ers b es ides the c ' h were absent. ije ' o be Mr. WILLIAMS a l so su pp or t e d the eseti l feared th a t th e o bj ect o f t h e Ch ance ll o r of the r ;1 30 to quer in suppressing the evidence was to continue . 00 of in ell its injustice and ins quality. Lord J. RUSSELL, in reference to an obserottlhat the Hon. Member for Montrose, reminded hibloority of would be irregular and a contempt of the sol i the House for any ono to publish the evidence!._., on 0 Mr. URQUHART expressed his surpris e t_r i b e oP' n question of this sort he alone should be left " position benches. Cha n°. Colonel THOMPSON felt sure the of the Exchequer wished to preserve the,i_nem°oesrosei He thought his Hon. Friend the Member f o r t ,e ce lle d laboured under a fallacy temporary income. If au income tr ( le d ' if per petuali air temporary, it was taxed temporarily, an d if the ~„r with regard to w i h u a d t u u stry is taxed in perpetuity, which was with t hs eoeu' thing to be dune. He should vote t he of the Exchequer on this . The H 01.150 then divided, q uestion when there oPPesred--. Aberdeen.. Am bergate, Nottingham. Boston, & E. Jancion Behast and County Dow. Birmlng., Wolverhamp., and Stoar Valley •. Birkenh., Lan., 8c Cheah June., late 331.65. Bd.. Do. Chest. & Blrkenhd., 601. AG 251. Consolidated Do., do., 401.. Bristol and Exeter • • • • Caledonian • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Lond. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Aber . Been Junction •• Do., New .. East Anglian (25i. L. It E. and L. & D.) Do. (181. E. & H.) .. Eastern Counties .. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares .. Do. do. do. Do. do., B & C shares ] East Lancashire .. ..1 Do. New quarters .. Edinburgh and Glasgow l i Edin., Perth, and Dundee Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South-West, Do. do. G. D. &C.steck Great Northern .. Do. halves, A, deferred' . . Do. halves, B, 6 per ct.l treat Southern and l Western, Ireland .. rest Western .. • • Do. New, 171. ancaiter and Carlisle .. Do. thirds .. Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire ; Do. quarter shares .., Do. fifths . Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Think .. Liverpool. Crosby, and Southport .. London and Blackwall Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip' London, Brighton, and South Coast London and N.-Western, Do. do, new quarters . Do. fifths Do. 101. sh., M. &B (c) Landon and 8.-Western Do. new 501. Do. new 40/. .. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock •. Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire ;•• Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union .. Midland .. .. .. .. Do. sot. snares .. . De. Birming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle..; De. quarter shares Newmarket • • .. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen.. Newry, Warrenpoint, & • Rostrevor •• •• .•. Norfolk .. Do. New 201. shares.. Northern Counties Union North British.. North Staffordshire .. Nerth-Western North & Sth.-West. June. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland .. .. Do. new .. Shrews. & !Wm., Clasi A Do. Class 8.. .. Shrews. tic Hereford., Old Do., do., New • . Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves .. Do. Oswestry .. .. Do. New.. :. Shropshire Union .. Do., A, B, C, & D, Hilly paid up at per cent • • south Devon • . South-Eastern South Wales.. .. South Yorksh. and River, Dun Shell., Roth., and Gaols, South Division .. Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea & Loaghor, Taff Vale Taw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Desk and . Railway .. Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin .. West Cornwall .. West London Whitehaven and Furness York, Newc., & Berwick Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Dittw G.N.E. purchase York and North Midland LINES XMAS: BRIGHTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Match. France beat Fernatde. Claret Stakes. Shropshire Witch Sagacity ... ... ... 1 ••• ... ••• 2 ••• ••• ..• Won by a head. 501. Plate. Pelerine filly ... ••• ••• •.• ••• ••• 1 Herschel... ... ..• .0 ••• ••• ••• 2 Prestige ... ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 3 Won easy. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 7. Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal Assent was then given by Commission to he undermentioned Bilis:— Medical Charities (Ireland). Grand Jury less (Ireland). Representative Peers for Scotland. Gunpowder Stores (Liverpool) Exemption Repeal. Churches and Chapels (Ireland). Ecclesiastical Residences (Ireland). Ecclesiastical Property Valuation (Ireland). Inverness Bridge (No. 2.) sheep and Contagious Disorders Prevention. ens Corns. Commissioners of Railways Act Repeal. Steam Navigation. Canada and - New Brunswick Boundary. Metropolitan Sewers. Church Buildings Act Amendment. General Board of Health (No. 2). New Forest Deer Removal. Court of Chancery and Judicial Committee. Duchy of Lancaster (High-peak) Mining, Customs, and Minerals Courts. Attorney and Solicitors' Regulation Ant Amendment. Constabulary Force (Ireland). Metropolitan Interment. Emigration Advances (Distressed Districts Scotland). New Zealand Settlements. Coalwhippers (Port of London.) Mezcantile Marine Act Amendment. Battersea-park Amendment and Extension. Crown Estates Paving. United Church of England and Ireland. Lunatics (India). Appointment to Offices, &c. Collection of Fines (Ireland). Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland). Petty Sessions (Ireland). Land Clauses Consolidation (Ireland). Law of Evidence Amendment. Administration of Criminal Justice Improvement. General Board of Health (No. 2 A). Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. St. Helen's Improvement (No. 2). Sheffield and Glossop Road (No. 2). Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coat bridge, Polloc and Govan, &c., Railways) (Amend ment and Continuation, &c.) King's College Hospital (No. 2). National Land Company Dissolving. Hove Improvement. Waterford and Kilkenny Railway. European and America❑ Printing Telegraph Company, &o. United Kingdom Electric Telegraph Company. South Holland Drainage Acts Amendment. Lincolnshire Estuary. Charing-cross Bridge. Farmers' Estate Society (Ireland). Saint Andrew's and Quebec Railway. Brown's Estate. Duke of Bedford's Estate. Dean and Chapter of Westminster's Estate. Duke: of Bridgewater's Estate. Dorward'a Estate. Barton'a Estate. Christ Church (Oxford) Estate. Stapylton's Estate. Felstead (Lord Riche's) Charities. . __ Lord Bateman's Estate: Brentwood Freo Grammar School and Almshouses Charity Estate. Tayleur's Divorce. Webster's Divorce. The Lords Commissioners were the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl of CARLISLE, and Lord BROUGHTON. VENTILATION OF THE HOUSE. The Earl of ST. GERMANS then rose, pursuant to his notice, to call the attention of the House to this sub ject. Every one of their Lordships who had attended Parliament during the present session must, of neces sity, have perceived how imperfect was the ventilation of the building in which they were then assembled. Their Lordships must have been annoyed at one time by the foul air, and at another by the frequent and alternate currents of hot and cold air employed to remove that foul air. A mere statement of the evil was sufficient to con vince their Lordships of the necessity of getting rid of such a nuisance. At an earlier period of the session he should have moved that a Select Committee be appointed to remedy this state of things; but, at this eleventh hour, he would only call attention to it, with a view of strengthening the hands of the Government and of de volving upon them the duty of providing a remedy. He had applied to the Board of Woods and Forests on this subject; but that Board said, "We have nothing to do with it." He had applied to the New Palace Commis sioners, and they echoed the phrase, " We have nothing to do with it." It rested then, he believed, with their Lordships themselves. But their Lordships might, perhaps, say, " What are we to do? We have no funds." . 3 .He was sure that the House of Commons would not grudge them funds to remove such an abominable state of things. The Treasury might safely make the necessary advances; no objection to make them good would ever be offered by the House of Commons. He recommended her Majesty's Govern ment to appoint some scientific persons to examine into the subject during the recess, and to report to them forthwith. His Noble Friend (the Earl of Harrowby) had just suggested to him that the ventilation of their committee-rooms were equally defective and bad. Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney had applied his steam-jet very successfully to mines and to the courts of law. The temperature was now equally preserved in both, and everything was now satisfactory to the colliers and to the bar. He thought that at a small expense the ventilation of the House might be improved by the same scheme. _ _ _ The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the free circulation of air had hitherto been impeded by certain buildings which they had been unable to remove until the completion of the two Houses of Parliament. Mr. Barry had, he believed, been in communication with Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney, and he hoped the result would be that their Lordships would find themselves next session in a very improved condition with respect to ventilation.—(Hear.) EPISCOPAL AND CAPITULAR ESTATES MA- NAGEMENT (No. 2) BILL. The Commons' amendments of this Bill were consi. dared and agreed to. PATENT LAW AMENDMENT BILL. The Earl of MINTO, in moving that the Commons' amendments of this Bill be agreed to, admitted that they were of a nature materially affecting the principle of the Bill, and such as it was almost too much to ask their Lordships at this period of the session to assent to. A t the same time, the Bill contained a valuable and im portant improvement of the present law, and he thought It would be ad►isable, therefore, rather to adopt the amendments than to lose the Bill altogether. Lord MONTEAGLE objected to the amendments. In the first place, they bad not yet been printed, and their Lordships had no means of knowing the nature of them. A Committee of their Lordships' flouso had sat upon this subject 16 days, and had examined 30 witnesses frees different countries, in cluding the Crown officers, the Master of the Rolls, the Attorney and Solicitor-General; and upon the report of that Committee the Bill had been framed. That very day the Bill bad been reported and read a third time in the House of Commons. The House of Com mons itself could hardly know what had been done, while their Lordships must be in total darkness on the subject. The amendments contained some alterations of a very material kind. There were questions relating to the colonies and to the law of user which were ex tremely important. The Bill made an alteration in the very office of the Lard Chancellor himself ; and he be lieved that the Noble Lord had not been consulted on the subject.—[The LORD CHANCELLOR—" I have not." j Then there was an end to the whole thing. There were these important alterations, and the Lord Chan cellor had not been apprised of them. Inconvenience, he admitted, might arise from postponing this Bill ; yet, having passed a measure for the temporary protec tion of the persons exhibiting at the Crystal Palace, that inconvenience would not be so mush felt as other wise. Ile thought that the amendments should not be agreed to.—(Elear, hear.) The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, though he believed that the amendments would be found upon the whole to be expedient, yet he admitted that they were of such a nature as to deserve the consideration of the House, and it might be better, therefore, to withdraw the motion. The Earl of MINT() would not press his motion. Lord MONTEAGLE then moved that the amend ments be taken into consideration this day month. The motion was agreed to. ST. ALBAN'S COMMISSION BRIBERY BILL. Lord BEAUMONT moved that the Commons' amend ments to this Bill be agreed to. Lord REDESDALE objected to the amendments, on the ground that no notice had been given of the inten tion to move them. Earl GREY thought that their Lordships might safely adopt the amendments to this Bill. In the case of the Patent Law Amendment Bill they had all felt that the amendments wore such as could scarcely be acceded to, but in this instance the amendments involved no new principle whatever, and he considered that it would be desirable to adopt them. Earl GREY supporte d th e amendments, which were then agreed to. The Earl of KINGSTON moved for all affidavits made in the Encumbered Estates 0 )urt iu Dublin in the matter of the sale of the estates of the Earl of Kingston in the counties of Cork, Limerick, and Tipperary, with reference to the value of the said o states and the quali fications of Mr. Collins as a land a urveyor and valuator. The Marquis of LANSDOWN E said the affidavits Railways. Nominal Prima. Aberdeen .. .• .. Caledonian 101. .. .. Chester and Holyhead .. Dund. Per. & Aber. Junc, East Angliaa (31. 10g.) 6 per cent. .. .. .. Eastern Counties Eaten., 5 per cent. No. 1 .. Do. No. 2 • • • • • • Do. New 6 p. cent. Stock Eastern Union, Scrip I— tiiC— 6% 14% 15 % di.. 11‘ Par M p ;i dls par 10% 10% 11% 1214 (martin. 6 per cent. • • Do. 101. Deben. Shares . East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. E. & W. York. June. Mhz Edin. Per. &Dun. 51 p.ct. Glasgow & S.W. Consol. Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. Lancashire and York shire, F. 201... • . • . Do. 6 per et. Stock .. Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per cent., No. 1.. • • .. Do. quarters, 1848 .. London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per et., late Croydon thirds De. pref., 6 pct. Stock, 1851, from 501. share. E Do. new guar., i per et. London &S.-W., new .. Londonderry and Ennis killen, half shares .. Manch., Sheffield, and Line., guar. shrs.,No. 1 Do. new, 101. •• Do., 61. • • • • .. Midland Con. 6 p. c. stock Do. Consal. Bristol & Birming., 6 per cent.• • Do. Bristol & Glouces. Norfolk Extension •• Do. guar. 554 per cent. Do. Waveney Valley .. North British .. Oaf. Wor. &W 01.151.6 p.c Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed .. Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent,. South Devon .. South-Eastern, 434 p. et. Vi'aterf ord & Kilkenny, M. Wes thondon, 1 st Cl. (101.) Do. 2d Class do. (par) York, Newc., and Berw., Gt. N of E. Pur. •• ••• •• •• •• %di& par 1 - N p. .. _.. dia. •• ..m. •• •• ••-•- p .. -.. p 135 -140 2 %- 2 % P. 113 - 1214 11% - 12% %-- % P 129 - IsO lb —ii Ot -4% 4i( -5 ii - 1 4 I , IN - 10% 14% -154 13% -14 S .. •••• •• 16 - 1634 4 - 434 York and North Midland H. and S. Parch. .. 1% 1 dii. Bonlogne and Amiens .. Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) Demerara . Dutch Rhenish •• •• East Indian •• •• • • Do. do. do. •• Great Indian Peninsula.• rozazax. I all 1 mit —ll 17% - 17% 4%-4%dia. P. it - ID. 11‘ - p. Ditto ditto • . .. Louvain ala Sambre .. Luxembourg •• •• •• 1 -IX 9% -9X Ditto .. Madrid and Valenti* .. Maria Antonia .. Ditto, New .. .. Namur and Liege .. Northern of France .. Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans .. Paris and Rouen .. •• Paris and Strasbourg •••• Rouen and Ifavre Sambre and Meuse .. Tours and Nantes .. Tournay, Jurbise, Low den, and Bassett .. 8 —lO —4 6 — 6 % 14% 141 di& 34 —36 25 —2 5 %i 5% —5% us. xi 3 —3% 9 als. .., ~ •••• •• West Flanders •• •• I — B% I 3 ..,_ 2 % I Cobro Copper, 36. Banks-11r1tIsh North American, 45 London and Westminstar, t 1 .21 ,s i Provincial et Ireland (New). 16% ; Vulon of Lon don, 14%. Business done to-day. 97165 8d 734 la% 34 131' 11% % 3% x.i Th.. it-111TE DE] PdXtoi 01 whi men ii I I