The Sun. — London, England, 1850-07-09 00:00:00

rbitt 12Dittort SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) ST.. JAMES'S-PALACE, JVLT 3, 1850. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon John Watson Gordon, Esq.. Limner to bet Majesty for Scotland, and President of the Royal Scottish Academy. ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, JULY 3. The Queen was this day pleased to collier the honour of Knighthood upon Charles Hastings, Esq., M.D. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 6. _ The Queen has been picased to approve of Mr. David Brown as Consul at Cardiff for his Maje,ty the King of the Belgians. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Henry Mina'i as Consul-General in London fur the Duke of Parma. The Qieen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Meiahard Robinow es Consul at Glasgow for the Free Hanseatic city of Hamburgh. WAR-OFFICE, JULY 9. - _ 7th- Regiment of Drazoon Guards—Surgeon Gideon Doimage.. from the Bth Light Dragoons , to be Surgeon, vice Foaker, exchange', Juty9. 8.,h Light Dragoons—Surgeon George Northon Foaker, from the 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Surgeon, vice Dolrnage, who exchange=, July 9. 19th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Edward John Ellerman to be Captain without purchase, vice Brevet Major Denny, deceased; Ensign Hugh Francis Massy to be Lieutenant, vice Elh.rman, June 5. 25:h 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- to 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 Welkin Kent , from the 49th Foot, to b Ensign, vice Congreve, July 9. 33d Foot—Lieutenant Henry Ullick Burke to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Wale who retires; Ensign Wal ter George Nugent to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Burke, July 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 11. P. Kerman to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bolton, deceased, April 12; Ensign Robert Barry, from the 97th Foot, to Ensign, vice 'Kennan ' July 9. 23 West India Regiment Lieut. James Owen Bevil], 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 , Luck, from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Werayss, 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 appoißt Lieutenant-Colonel Lloyd, her Majesty's Sur veyor-Cieneral and Civil Engineer in• Chief at Mauritius, and now on leave of absence, Special Commissioner, to co-operate with Dr. Lyon Piasfair. 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. Great Britain and Ireland, beyond the actual expenditure thereof for the year ended the sth d.y 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 sevenpence (being one-fourth part of the said surplus of two millions five hundred and thirty. eight thousand five hundred and one pounds, 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 on account of Donations and B. quests, to be appitei to the purchase of Stock 3,787 3 7 £638,412 13 2 National Debt Office, July 8, 1850. JAS HIGHAX, Assistant Comptroller. WHITEHALL, JUNE 29. The Lords Commissioners for thp custody of the Great Seal have appointed William Pain Beecham the younger, of Hawkhurst, in the county of Kent, Gent., to be a Mauer Extraordinary in the High _Court of Chancery. IiANKRUP IS. Win. George Dennett W allie, 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, G ray Inn-square. N.:yille Brown, licensed victualler, Sibson-green, Hounslow-heath, Inly 20, at twelve, and Ang. 17, at eleved.--at t.fte Cosirt of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official tOsig tree, GuildhallLahambers,Basinghall-street; Brown, LAW .Ince P,•uotney.lane. George Lair, auctioneer, Portsea, July 20, at ha!f-past tive:vc!, and Aug. 17, at half past eleven, at the Court. of. BaLkruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Ivimey, Chancery-fare. Thceoaas Dalton, silk dyer, CuvectrY, July 23 and Aug. 20, at twelve, at the Birmingham Distriet Court. Whit more, official assignee, thrnaingham; Troughton, Lea, and Lea, Coventry; Austin, Raymond-buildings, Gray's inn. John Taylor, lan., Littleworth, July 23, and August 20, at twelve, at the Bristol District Cou rt. Miller, official assigr e', Bristol; 'Wilkes, Gloucester. John Budge ,Sparke, hatter, Torquay, July 23, at eleven, and Aug. 15, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter ; Rooker, Plymouth; Terrell, Exeter John Wallace, „rover, C July 16 and Aug. 20, at tweive, • is 4 Lae Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Armstrong, Carlisle; Hanle, Seuthampton-buildings. MARKET DJTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, July 9.) SUGAR.—To-day little disposition was manifested either, by grocPrs 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 public aided of 340 ii!-ids and 22 tierces Barbsidoes also went.off heavily, rather more than half finding buyers at a reduction on Frid ty's prices of 6d to is per cwt ; fine yellow went at 391 to 41s, good 37s 6d to 38 t 64 ; middling 36s to 375, and low soft 34s to 35,; .but 50 hhds 3 barrels Demerara crystalised realised full terms, fine white selling at 46s 64 to 475, aqd greyish 38s 64 to 435; 22 hhds Bar badoes were also disposed of at good prices, from 41s 6d to 43s for middling and good crystalised. The total purchases were only 500 hhds, &c., and the market closes quietly. REFINED.—T,) day there was a better demand for R,fitied goods frem home dealers, and the market was firm, brown grocery Lumbs realized 48s. 6d to 495. In Crushed Sugar little passing. MatfaiTurs.—This afternoon the public sales of Mauritius Sugar proceeded flatly, at a reduction on Fridiy'' rates of 64 for good and fine yellow, end 6d to is per cwt for inforiof sorts. Of 10,000 bags offered, not above one-third sold; low yotlow at 33% 6d to 34s 6J, middling 355 to 35 • 6d, good 364 to 373, fine 37. 6d to 394, g0 , ,a1 and fine brown 31s to 33,, low and middling 28s to 30e, and ordinary to fine grey 33s to 384 6d per cwt. EAST" INDIA.—This afternoon there were eight public, asks of Bengal Sugar, c,,utisdrig of 95,000 bags, and nearly the whole found buy ers. e bite Benares realised full prices, but soft yellow and date kind., declined 6d to is, fine white Benarea want at 40. 641 to 425, good 38s 6d to 40s, mid 378 - to 384, low 36s to 36. 6d, fine soft yellow 35s to 364, mid 32s 6d to 345, - I,w 31s to 325, and Khaur 27s to 27. 6d. Madras is dull f sale ; and at auction 2,022 bags mostly nearly taken in at 28s to 29. for brown, and at 29s to 304 for ord to mid, yellow 29s to 40s. FOREIGN.—This afternoon at auction 100 hhds and 100 brls Porto Rico sold at 39. 6d to 40. 6d for good yellow, and at 41s to 42s 6d for fine. To-day a cargo of brown - Bahia Sugar was sold for the Baltic at 183 3d per cwt. MOLA9SES.—The market has a dull tone, and former rates are not- to be obtained for West India. In East India there are no salts to report, and low rates would have to be accepted for parcels, still only limited quan tities are expected. Comm.—This afternoon the market was quiet for NativoCeylon, and rather lower rates are acceded to; at suction 408 bags sold at 43s for good ord. Damaged 363 to 425, and 11 casks common sound at 43s per cwt. There Vas a material diminution in the demand for Plantation, and as large parcels were off: red for sale prices declined is to 2s per cwt; of 334 casks 1606 bags at auction not above one third sold, mid to good at 553 to 63.5, low mid 52s to 545, fine fine ord 49s to 51s, fine ord 46s to 48e, low And good ord 43s to 455, triage 42s to 47e, and pea berry 46s to 623. Of Jamaica 20 casks were taken in 75s to 95s for good and fine, and mid 603; but 24 bales 4 hf.bales Mocha sold at stiff rates, tine yellow 78s to 793, and triage 35s 6d to 45s per owt. - COCOA.—This aft moon at public sale 216 bags of fit e bright red Bahia at auction wet e taken in at the mode rate rate of 27s 6d. Tae.—Operations in low and middling Green have been considerable, and rather higher rates are obtained. In good and One sorts sales to a fair extent are exported at full terms and on the part of holders firmness is appa rent. For common and good ordinary Congou the home trade demand continues active, and there are yet several export bu3ers; in consequence of reduced supplies holders are enabled to obtain lOid to Ild. Medium kinds have met with much attention, and realised I lid to is 10 ; these are also rather higher rate,. For good and fine Congou a Nir sale exists at Is 24 to is 8d ; holders are not so willing to sell as hat week, Of Scented and Pekoes Teas larger parcels hove been sold, and a small advance has been obtained. RICIC.—To-day prices were supported for Bengal Rice, but little desire was evinced to do business. At Auction 1,360 bags sold ; good white at 10 g, small broken 8s 6d to 95 5 an d damaged 7s to 8s ; but 623 bags were taken being rather abo ve th e in at 9s 64 t o 10 5 f o r soun d, viihm SAGO.—To day there was rather more demand, and at auction 611 boxes realized 21s to 22s for middling small white Pearl, but chiefly at 2ls 6d, which are full rates. SPICES.—To-day at auction 30 bags White Pepper sold at 6d to 6il for middling, and at 44d for common. Of Cassia Buds 423 boxes were partly sold at 90s, and 19 chests Star Anniseed taken in at 80s per cwt. SILTPERTE.—To - day the market for Saltpetre presented a quiet appearance, and a public sale of 708 bags Calcutta rather lower rates were acceded to; re fraction 8 to 12i 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 25s 6d 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 net sellers of Leeward Islands Rum at lower rates, but the demand has (,►lien off, and the sales only reach 200 puns at is 4d to is 4id proof. In East India eprations 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 tine Jamaica, and stiffer rates are offered. INDIGO.—The July quarterly sale of East India com menced today, 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 process of the sate 469 chests have been withdrawn. 1,098 chests (including 101 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. Good and fine shipping sorts have not been tested yet. Karpabs 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 chest, leaving 734 sold. TALLGW.—A better demand has been expeaienced for Russian on the spot during the last few days. The rates pa'd for fine P.Y.C. are 36s 93 to 37s per emit, and there are not free sellers. For Odessa Sheep of first sort the value is 36s to 36s 3d. Operation are upon a more extended scale for delivery in last three months of the year at 37s 9d to 38s for prime Y. C. The price free on board is 341 per ton for this months, and 331 10s 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 32s 9d to 365; 26 cases East India 42e, and 3 casks of African at 301 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 fur cash payments. OlLS.—Since our last report a large business bas been concluded in Linseed Oil at a further advance, 32s 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 has been little passing in Rape Oil, and prices continue to recede, brown selling at 34a to 34s 6d, pale 35s Gd 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 saleo have been upon a small scale, and 2.98 is the value of fine. Cocoa Nut met with little notice,. and former terms are supported with difficulty. The value of 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; Sprnish and Gillipoli at 411 to 421, other sorts 391 lOs to 401 10s per an. There has boen a good deal done in pale Seal; large parcels realised 301 lOs, and small 311 to 311 to 311 ss. Operations in Cod are limited, still sellers will not accept less than 341 10s, as there is little on the market. In Southern several s ales have been made at from 31/ to 331. tOs. For Sperm a good demand still exists, and prices are firm; tine Colonial selling at 841 to 115110 s. 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. AIPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. 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 rersonal virtues rendered him universally resp..cted, and whose public duties had all been performed in the most exemplary manner. He had not communicated with any person on the subjects but ha moved that this House do now adjourn. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE bore witness to the truth cf all that the Noble Marquis had said in praise of the late Duke of Cambridge. He was exemplary in his private conduit, and in his public conduct he exhibited a model of fidelity to the interetts of the Sovereign and the country ; but he felt he must object to the pro position of the Nob'e Marquis. He opposed the adjournment, not because it was unusual, not because the other House bad not adjourned, but because, if the motion passed, it would deprive the House of the opportunity of passing an address of con dolence is 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, bear.) Lord 13ROUG HAM 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 make 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 b-en 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.—(Hear.) The Marquis of LONDONDERRY suggested that notice could now be given of the address, and that the moving it should be transferred 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 BROUG HAM, 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 long in alluding to the great and afflicting loss which the country had suffered by the death of his Royal Highness the Duke 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, er 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, he would second the motion. Lord BROUGHAM was sure that the Noble Lord must have been absent from the House when he (Lord Brougham) bad spoken, or he would have been aware that he had expressed the feelings of Noble Lords sitting o se n lTf th hsh a e t omu s iloddteioonf second wtheas the H th o e u ra v g e , and had stated that he him oatioreed to nemine co . ntradicente. ADDRESS The Ma rq ui s T of T HE DUCHESS`, OF CAMBRIDGE. thanrose LANSDOWNEt o move the following resolution: —" That this . House con doles with her Royal Highness the Duch ess of Cam bridge in the loss which she bas sustained in the death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambrid ge , and that a Message be sent to Her Royal Highness to signify that resolution, and that the Marquis of N or . inanby and the Earl of Powyss be instructed to attend Royal Highness with the same. HerA Rgreoe:qudratroniems oinfetcoonNtrDadoiNceDntE would not e. LONDONDERRY The perse vere in his motion for the adjournment of the House. - Lord BEAUMONT presented several petitions in favour of an extension of the County Courts' Jurisdic tion Bill. THE SUN, LONDON, Mr. HILDYARD presented a petition from a place in I Cumberland against the Jews Bill. Mr. HAYTER presented a petition from Glastonbury against the present postal arrangement; also petitions from various parts of the metropolis in favour of the Marriage Bill. MERCANTILE MARINE BILL. The House then resolved itself into Committee on the Mercantile Marine Bill, Mr. BERNAL in the chair. On the interpretation clause being proposed, Mr. WAWN moved to strike out the words after "man," for the purpose of adding "and the ports of the continent of Europe, situate between 48 and 63 degrees of north latitude." His object in the amendment was to give the same facilities to ships in the Baltic trade as was already given to other vessels. Mr.LABOUCHERE felt bound to oppose the amend ment, because its object was to alter the definition of the coasting trade which was to be found in existing Acts of Parliament. After a short discussion the amendment was nega tived without a division. The interpretation clause was then agreed to. Clauses 3,4, 5, 6 were also agreed to. clause 7. Mr. MOFFATT proposed to omit the word•, "in ships ordinarily employed as foreign going ships." Mr. LABOUCHERE objected to the amendment. He thought that there would be no difficulty in the practical working of the clause. A somewhat lengthened conversation took place in which Mr. Moffett, Mr. Wawn, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Cardwell, and Mr. Labouchere took part. The gallery 'was then cleared for a division, when there appeared— For the amendment ... Against it Majority ... ••• Clause 7 was then agreed to. Clauses from 8 to 17 inclusive, after a short discussion, was then agreed to. On clause 18, which gives power to the Board of Ex aminers to give certificates of competency to the com manders of merchantmen, some discussion arose as to whether or no it would be right to impose upon the examiners the duty to inquire into-the moral character of the candidates for certificates, with the view to deprive habitual drunkards of the means of obtaining the degree. Mr. LABOUCHERE ultimately put a stop to the discussion by promising to reconsider the whole subject of the clause, and see if it could be so framed as to meet the point which had been raised. Mr. HILDYARD told the Committee that many old masters of merit, who had long had the charge of ships, would decline to submit to the examination provided for by this Bill, and he therefore hoped the Committee would have no objection to insert a proviso exempting masters who had already attained a certsin elevation in the merchant service from the examination. He pro posed the insertion cf words providing that the exami nation should not apply to parties who, for five years previous to the passing of the Act, had been entrusted with the command of vessels. 70 -63 (LETT SITTEIG. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve o'clock. CONSIDERATION OF LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Llrds' a mendments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to:— Heronsykt and Eumont-bridge Turnpike-road. Tyne Navigation. Utverstone, Milthorpe, and Lancaster Turnpike-road. BELFAST IMPROVEMENT BILL. This Bill as amended was considered and agreed to. PETITIONS. Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from Bris tol, signed by 1,473 persons, praying for an alteration in the present postal arrangements; also three petitions from Wesleyan congregations in Bristol to the contrary effect. Mr. BUCK presented a petition from a place in Devonshire against the admission of Jews into Parlia ment. A great number of petitions were presented by various Members for and against the present postal arrangements. Mr. LA - 13011CIIERE could not recommend the Com. mittee 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 voyage 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 objections. 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 coasting 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 be 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 exami- tion 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, for none but the in competent would fear the ordeal. Admiral B()WLES 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 supported the amendment. Mr. LABOUCHERE 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. MOFFATTproposed 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 p isition into effect. 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 th© Lords 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 bo wound up. The Hon. Member moved that the petition be read at length by the clerk at the table. Mr. Ley, the clerk, was proceeding to read the peti- tion, 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 Hon. Mem ber for Oxtord will present it.—(Lsughter.) PETITIONS. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY presented a petition from Aylesbury and other places against rescinding the new Post-office regulations. Mr. HUDSON presented a petition from Sunderland praying that the Post-:Ace 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 Enfranchisement 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 BERESFOIib presented several petitions praying that the new Post-office regulations might have a fair trial. Mr. Bass presented a petition from Derby, Mr. Hutt from Gateshead, Mr. Wyld from a Mr. Black, Mr. Ponlett Scrope, Mr. Locke 31 petitions from different parts of England and Wales, all praying the House to rescind its late resolution regarding postal arrangements. Sir W. MOLESWORTH presented a petition, 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 newspapers 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 newspapers on Sunday, since the public will be compelled to avail themselves of other means of com munication. Mr. FORSTER presented a petition, signed by the chairman of a large and influential meeting held at the London Tavern last evening (Monday), against the closing of the Post-office on Sunday fur the delivery of letters and newspapers. r a bo n o_m k i ot Bill. iona c oe p laces thelimmrrianWßnaYersLospf pe p roe r ns e de s nu en teet t ai e n d ga a petition from the surveyors of England, complaining of the Ordnance Survey, and the m C r. ha ii n E ce w llo p r E of a t A he TE Exchequer's pr i e p t e e t n it t i e o from Derby against p S e a ti v t i i n o g n s s in of B pe Warwickshire near Darlington, an d iin Yorkshire, favo u f r ro o m f Kid der mi n ster, the B a f and from the Independent Dissenters of Leamin g t on , and P (* li t - r o . ffi s A labourßmA N cRw Sundays A presented a petition , from Mr. F. O'Connor, ands F e .° ve ß ra D l other persons, pray ing that they might be enabled to bring in a Bill t to winclup 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 Societies' Bill; a l so a petitions signed by 600 persons in the county of Sather land, praying the House to abolish the game-laws; and also five petitions from places which the Yon. 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 i petition from a place in Kettering in favour of the recent postal regulation on Sundays. Mr. CHARLES HOWARD pre3en'ed a petition from Cumberland against the recent postal regulation on Sundays. Mr. SCULLY presented a petition from the Asso ciated Shareholders for enquiring 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 fur the better protection of the interest of the public and shareholders." He also gave notice of motions for printing 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 H. INGLIS presented a redden to the same of ct. Mr. COWAN- presented two similar petitions'' from Edinburgh. Mr. MUNTZ also presented a petition from several newspaper proprietors and vendors of newspapers in London against the recent Post office regulations. Mr. HEADLAM presented a similar petition from Newcastle. Colonel SALWEY presented a petition from Ludlow, praying that the delivery of letters on Sunday might be restored. - Sir G. GREY pr( seated a similar petition. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER also presented a similar petition. Mr. M'GREGOR 'presented a petition to the same effect from Glasgow. Mr. HUME presented petitions from Cupar Angus, Scotland, and 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 he recent Post-office regulations. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. P. BUTLER a new writ was agreed to for the election of a Member for Mayo, in the place 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. WYLDE, Mr. LABOUCHERE said negotiations had for some time been going on between the Government of this country and France telative to the copyright of works and publications, and he erected they would lead to a satin. factory result. The . Government had consulted Mr. James, the author, as well as the Society for the Pro tection of Copyright, wish reference to the terms of tho treaty. RAILWAY STOCK IN TRADE. Mr. WODEHOUSE wished to know if it was the intention of the Government to introduce a Bill for an alteration of the present system of rating stock in trade. Sir G. GREY said that , there was a Committee sitting in the House of Lords on the subject, and when they made their report would be the time to consider what course should be pursued. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES BILL. In answer to a question from an ioN. 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—before the regular business of the House was proceeded with, considered it bis 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 passing 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 then 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. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HENRI HERE IN CALIFORNIA. M. Henri Herz, the eminent pianist, who, as has already been mentioned, is giving concerts at San Francisco, has written a very excellent letter to a friend, of which the following is an extract : " On arriving at San Francisco I found so many Ame rican, French, English, and German friends, that I was soon quite at home. But most of these friends were entirely metamorphosed. Those whom I had been accustomed to see pass their time at New York in the delights of a fashionable far niente, now sell clothes, shoes, hard ware, and other articles of the same kind. Others whom I had lett trying to get on as lawyers or singers, have become jobbers at auctions, and acquit themselves well of their new functions; they generally earn a good deal of money. I have seen young Parisian lions sell the produce of their sport at exorbitant prices, although game is very abundant. I have seen painters em ploy their brushes iu painting signs, and getting paid an once (80f.) pet letter. I have seen perfect ' gentlemen offer to carry my pianos, and they • have re:eived from me in different sums as much as 300 dollars for their service. I have, in short, seen so many extraordinary things that I dare not com municate them to yon for tear of being accused of exag geration; but all is written in my journal, which I think will be interesting. I have only to congratulate myself on having come here. I have seen the most curious country in the world; I have found excellent friends; I have given ,twelve concerts, the success of which has greatly exceeded all my hopes. Moreover, I have been able to appreciate the incredible activity and spirit of enterprise of the Americans. No other nation in the world could have succeeded in making California what it has become in their hands in fifteen months. What has greatly astonished me, was to find a musical public so connaisseur and so enthusiastic ; I might have believed myself at New York or New Orleans. Here is a characteristic adventure which occurred to me:—On the eve of my departure. I was asked to give a concert in the little town of Bonicia. All was pre pared for the best, and ea arriving I foiled the salle (the church of the district) full of a compact crowd; there eas only one essential wanting, and that was a piano. I asked if there was not one in the town, which would have been a miracle. There is one,' was the reply, ' but there is nobody to bring it here.' The auditory began to be impatient, and I went forward and explained the contre-temps which had arrived. Is that all,' the people answered, 'Let us go and seek the piano our selves And a few minutes after the piano arrived, brought by the dilettanti themselves." SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO AN :EMIGRANT SHIP. Hemisphere, by which three On Wednesday a most disastrous and some whatand others extraordinary accident occurred to the New i gran their t lives,ship men Yor k lost em were placed in a very precarious condition. The l vesse , which was commanded by Captain 1 Whitte seye ' left Liverpool on Alonday week, bound for N ew York, and on Tuesday, when off Holyhead, about half-way across the Channel, encountered a gale cf wind from the west-south-west. On 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 Bethel], were killed on the spot, and others 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 skin. After this dreadful catas trophe the remainder of the crew got up what head sail they could and put the ship round ; and, although it was some time.oefOre they met with assistance, they ultiinately fell in with the steamer Queen, by which they were towed to the Mersey on Thursday afternoon, and subsequently into Nelson Dock. On the arrival of the Hemisphere it was at first thought that the accident was of a much more serious nature. The passengers numbered between 400 and 500, and had experienced the greatest alarm, but they were taken in charge by the consignees 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. LNGE•—(THIS DAY.) G ibretar••••••••••.••• Le g horn •• •••••••••.•• 30 YO Genoa•• •• •• •• •• •• •• 26 10 3/11an Venice • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • gaple s • • .... •••• • • • • 4 0 t'alertno, perox 121% Messina ••••••• • • • • • •• 122 1.i5b0n.... • • 53% Oporto .• .• • • 633 Rio Janeiro . • • • • • • •• • • fluenos Ayres New York, 60 daya'sight Philadelphia .. • • moss Struaorr, PZI OS. Foreign Gold in bare ...t3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars •..... 0 4 iO% Silver la bars •• •• •• •• 0 4 l 1 ..-Wind N. by E.—Arrd. Icutts. TITUESD AY EVENING, JULY 9, 1850. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 8. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. The Bishop of LONDON presented petitions against the relay system. The Duke of RICHMOND presented petitions to the same effect. The Earl of HARDWICKE presented petitions to the same effect. PETITIONS. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Mrs. Georgians Hall, praying for a divorce. She had married a person named Hail clandestinely, but the marriage had never been consummated. Her husband bad sub sequently married another person in France. She had obtained a divorce a mensd et thoro, and she now prayed for a divorce. Lord MONTE AGLE presented a petition against the Metropolitan Interments Bill. The Earl of LONSDALE presented a petition from Dover in favour of the Public Health. 811. The Duke of WELLINGTON believed that the ma jority cf the inhabitants of Dover were in favour of the Bill. Eirl GREY presented a petition from the Town Council of Newcastle, in favour of the immediate rescinding of the order prohibiting Post-office Sunday deliveries. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from Todmorden in favour of a real Ten Hours Act. Lord BROUG II AM had felt it his duty to oppose the original Bill as a mischievous interference between the employ er and the employed, but he would not take any un'air advantage, and he thought it would be most un just not to correct the inadvertent slip which bad been made. HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. On the order of the day for the committal of this Bill, _ The Earl of LONSDALE moved, as an amendment, that the Bill should be referred to a Select Committee, to inquire and report whether the - preliminary forms directed by the Public Health - AO, 11 and 12 Vict., c. 63, to be observed on confirming provisional or ders" by Parliament, have in the case of the Bill been duly observed. The Earl of WARWICK supported the amendment. The Earl of CARLISLE said he- felt under the ne cessity of opposing the proposal of the Noble Earl. He believed that the adoption of that proposal would lead to unnecessary delay, and would in that way defeat the purposes of the measure. He had further to observe, that no distinct case of abuse bad - been stated, which could justify the appointment of the proposed Commit tee. The measure was viewed with approbation by all the places to which it was to be applied, and they had made application that no further delay should take place in its passing. . After a few words from Lord REDESDALE and the Marquis of SALISBURY, The (louse divided, and the numbers were— For going into Committee ... ... 47 Against it ... 11 Majority... —29 The Bill then passed through Committee. THE COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Lord BROUGHAM, this Bill was read a second time. THE FACTORIES BILL. Earl GRANVILLE moved the second reading of this Bill. He thought it better that they should take in the Committee on Monday next the discussion on the only point connected with the measure on which there could be any difference of opinion among them. After a few words from the Duke of RICHMOND and Lord WHARNCLIFFE, . Lord FEVERSHAM said he believed that a very strong feeling prevailed throughout the manufacturing districts that if that Bill were passed in its present shape a breach of faith would be committed against the work ing classes in those districts. He had himself presented several petitions from operatives expressing that ►iew of the subject. In their opinion Parliament would not keep faith with them if, in passing a mere declaratory Act to amend an accidental error in a preceding measure, it were to alter that measure and to extend the hours of labour from 58 to 60 hours in each week. Lord KINNAIRD said he believed that the decision to which the operatives had come upon the subject was, that they would prefer a ten hours Bill, but that they would sooner see the present measure carried than that no legislation should take place upon the question in the course of this session. He should have petitions to that effect to present to their Lordships. The Bill was then read a second time, with the under standing that the discussion on it should be taken in Committee on Monday Uext, _ THE COUNTY COURTS EXTENSION BILL. Lord BEAUMONT, in moving the second reading of this Bill, said that Parliament had already adopted the principle that it ought to make justice cheap and ac cessible to the people. The Bill establishing County Courts had, since its passing in the month of April, 1847, been eminently successful. It had been success ful in two ways; first, with respect to the number of debts recovered in_ consequence of the intervention of those courts; and secondly, _it had produced the most beneficial results by inducing many persons to pay debts who would never have paid them if they had not been aware that justice could easily be ob tained in those courts. He found that during the year 1847 there bad been issued under the Act 429,215 summonses, and that 267,445 cases had ben tried. In the year 1848, the number of summonses had been 427,611, and the num ber of cases tried had amounted to 259,118. He believed that the sum recovered in those courts during the two years might be fairly estimated at 2,730,0001. But under the present Act no sum above 201. could be recovered in those courts; and one consequence of that provision had been that many persons to whom sums of 30/., or 401., or 43/ had been due, had actually abandoned a portion of their claims, so that they might be able to bring them before tribunals so cheap and so accessible. Now it was manifest that such a system offered an inducement to fraudulent debtors to cheat their creditors. Another great advantage of those courts was that the parties themselves were allowed to give evidence before them; and it had been ascertained that the arrangement had led to an immediate settlement of a great number of cases. Some complaints had been made as to the amount of the fees in those courts, but he could not think that that amount was extravagant. Such were the general principles pf the Bill which he proposed for a second reading. He was prepared to go into a discussion with respect to the objections made to the details of some of the clauses, but he believed - it would be better to delay those discussions until they went into Committes. When they did he would be ready to meet them. He concluded by asking their Lordships to agree to the second reading of the Bill. Lord BROUGHAM considered the present Bill was of great importance, and complimented his Noble Friend on the clear and lucid manner in which he had performed his task of moving the second reading of it. With re spect to the number of verdicts which had been returned for small auras, so far as he could ascertain from an ac count he had received with respect to one spring assizes, they had amounted to 188, and were for sums not ex ceeding 151. or 161. On that question, as on all others, be should be open to conviction; for he believed tbat the Act had worked well. In 1833 he had brought in a measure of a somewhat similar character to that now proposed; but though he had the benefit of the valuable suggestions of his Noble and Learned Friend Lord Lyndhurst, after a reference to a Special Committee to amend its details, the Bill had been lost in their Lordships' House. Ho would reserve himself for the Committee, to move certain amendments in detail, which he thought would be necessary to make the measure more perfect. Lord CAMPBELL said, considering the office he had the honour to hold, he thought it would not be out of the way if ho should make some few observations on a Bill which was so important to the administration of justice. He had been in favour of the County Courts Bill. He thought it might be very beneficial to extend its powers ; but at the same time he confessed he should have been better satisfied to see how that Bill worked, and where it might be extended.—(Hear, hear.) But as the opinion of the country appeared strong in favour of the present measure, he felt no wish to oppose the mo tion for the second reading. He thought it might be extended beneficially so far as the amount of debt re coverable. But so far as actions of tort were concerned, he would warn their Lordships against any rash ex tension of a summary jurisdiction to the County Courts. There were actions of seduction, of slander, of assault and battery, and other cases in which the suit could not be reasonably carried on without a written declaration on the part of the plaintiff. It was common to speak of the un certainty of legal proceedings, and of the dilatori ness of the law. But he could tell their Lordships that nine-tenths of the time of the judges was spent in trying to put a construction upon ill-made Acts of Par liament.—(Hear and laughter.) With respect to ques tions of common law there was no such time lost. He had no objection to extend the jurisdiction of the Act with respect to debts, but he cautioned their Lordships against extending it in actions of tort. He did not think he should be able to be present at the discussion of any future stages of the Bill, but he felt confident their Lordships would give it all the attention which it demanded at their hands. Lord BEAUMONT, in reply, said that it was parti cularly in actions of tort that the benefit of the exten , sion of the Bill would be mainly found. The Bill was then read a second time. _ BENEFICES IN PLURALITY BILL. Lord LYTTELTON moved that the House should go into Committee on the above Bill. Their Lordships accordingly resolved themselves into Committee, the Earl of SHATTESIBUBY presiding. A clause was proposed by the Archbishop of Canter bury, and also by the Bishop of Oxford. Amendments were proposed by Lord Lyttelton, Earl Powis, Lord Redesdale, and other Noble Lords and Right Rev. Pre lates, and after a long and desultory discussion, the Bill passed through Committee, and was ordered to be re ported, with amendments, to-morrow (this day). UPTON-CUM-CHALVEY MARRIAGES VALI- DITY BILL. The Bishop of OXFORD moved the third reading of the Upton-cnm•Chalvey Marriages Validity Bill, which was agreed to. REGISTRATION OF DEEDS (IRELAND) BILL. Lord LANGDALE moved the second reading of this measure. It was not necessary for him to occupy their Lordships' time by stating the general principles of the Bill. The Noble and Learned Lord entered briefly.into an account of the regulations which had been made for registering deeds and assurances in Ireland, in the year 1785. Under the old system the expense was so great as to prevent the Acts of Parliament from being . properly carried out. The present measure was intended to remedy the defects of that system. After a few words from Lord MONTEAGLE in four of the Bill, the second reading was agreed to. Several Bills were advanced a stage, and their Lord ships adjourned. 11017 SE OF COMMONS, July 8. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL. (Continued from our Third Edition of last night.) Lord JOEIN RUSSELL opposed the amendment, and said that it appeared to him that the proposition was di rectly against the report of the Committee of the House of Commons. That Committee said that a change was necessary, but the alteration they recommended was some division of the jurisdiction, and not the abolition of the Commission. They recommended the appointment of some small Committee to manage details, but they contemplated the maintenance of the present Commis sion. He approved of that recommendation. On the contrary, the Hon. Gentleman proposed the abolition of the Commission altogether. It was impossible but that large questions should arise, sod it was proper that they should he decided by the larger bodies of Commis sioners. The Hen. Gentleman said that bishops and judges were not proper persons to manage the general affairs of the Commission, but it was for that very pur pose that they proposed the appointment of paid Com missioners. They wished to absolve the body of the Commissioners ire m the management of these small de tails, which could be much better done by the small Committee. He thought it better, therefore, to take the plan of the Commit ee of that House, and not to depart from it to so large an extent as proposed by the Hon. Gentleman, hho seemed to have lost sight of the original caure of the appointment of the Ecclesiastical Commission. Formerly the business of each bishopric was managed by the bishop of the die cese. The Bishop of Durham had 21,0001. per annum, and the Archbishop of Canterbury 22,0001. or 23,0001. per annum, and so on. Those who had not sufficient incomes, made up their incomes by holding deaneries and cures in commendam; but Parliament thought proper to make a change in that system, and hence this Commission was appointed to watch the carrying out of the great and important changes introduced by Parliament. There being some objections to the mode of working the Commission, a Committee of that;House recommended the changes em bodied in this Bill, and if it passed it would not take up much of the time of the bishops or withdraw them mate rially from their spiritual functions. The Honourable Gentleman had forgotten this, and that the Commission watched over great and large reforms, and that it should be so constituted as to command the respect and confi dence of Parliament and the public. For these reasons he trusted the Committee would not agree to the change proposed. Sir R. H. INGLIS said that when the Hon. Gentle man (Mr. Horsmin) asserted that the bishops had ten times more income than the First Lord of the Treasury, he laboured under a very great hallucination, for the highest annual income of any of the right rev. body did not amount to more than from 21,000/. to 23,000/. Sir B. HALL said that he had at all times the highest reverence for the Church of Ragland, and for all per sons connected with it, and for that reason he wished that they should act in such a manner as to gain the esteem and confidence of the public which he feared their general conduct did not seem likely to produce. He well recollected that three years since they were re quired to send in the returns of their annual incomes, and in those returns it was found that the annual income of three bishops was no less a sum than 115,418/., which they apprehended would be reduced by the income-tax (as they represented it) to 92,1061., but when the average income of seven years was struck, it was found that it amounted not to 92,1061., but to 123,4651. He would ask, what confidence could the public have in a body that made such mis-statements? He was not far from concurring with those who asserted that many of the bishops expended the moneys of the ecclesiastical fund fur their own tenefit, notwithstanding the immense revenue they were receiving from their respective sees, and that this expenditure was being carried on without any regard or attention to the wants of the clergymen in their diocese. The Honourable Baronet then alluded to eight palaces, on which there was expended for building and repairing no less a sum than 143,4001.; and he should say, relative to these palaces, that when the Bishop uf Exeter was called upon to pay the cess tax he refused to comply, on the grounds that he had removed his furniture from that palace, and that he did not reside there; and he felt it his duty to add that the sum of 3,5001. was taken out of the ecclesias tical funds for the repairs of this palace, in which there was no resident—(Hear, hear)—and when he, some time since, asked how this sum should have been drawn, he was answered that it was the amount of interest due. Now, he would appeal to the House, and ask, was their anything more unfair then that those ecclesiastical funds should be thus intruded upon, or that those bishops should not keep their residences in proper order at their own expense. He should next refer to the Bishop of Oxford, who borrowed two sums from this fund, one to repair his palace, and the other to improve his demesne, though the Commissioners, as a collective body, had passed a resolution that should the cost of repairing his palace amount to more than the sum borrowed, lie (the Bishop of Oxford) should pay the remainder from his own purse.--(Hear, hear.) The Honourable Baronet then read the evidence cf Mr. Murray in corroboration of his assertions. relative to the moneys taken from the ecclesiastical funds by the Bishops of Oxford, Worcester, Ripon, Gloucester, Rochester, and Lincoln, and said that he could not avoid desig nating the expenditure of that money as anything else than malappropriation, which was most monstrous, par ticularly when in eighty-four parishes, there were many clergymen whose income was only 501. per annum, and 417 clergymen who had only from 501. to 100 t. per an num. He also thought it most absurd that at the time of the canonries being suspended at Lincoln, the dean of that diocese charged a large sum on the ecclesias tical funds tor performing service during one month in the year, though he had at the same time the income of five parishes. On the whole, be looked upon the pre sent system, as carried on, as nothing more than an un just and blame-worthy squandering of money, and hoped that the House would exert themselves to put an end to such monstrous and nefarious proceedings, particularly as the clergy, who were the labourers in the vineyard, better deserved it, both on account of their assiduous attention to their duties, and on account of their dis tressed circumstances.—(Hear, hear.) And as to the canons, he could call them nothing else than a most use less set of drones. He was therefore prepared to sup port any proposition that would put an end to this sort of machinery, and that would requite the poor clergy adequately to their functions. Thu Honourable Baronet then referred to a circular emanating from the bishops, requiring contributions from the public for the ap pointment of another bishop for the diocese of Quebec. lie was prepared to prove that the archbishops and bishops of England and Ireland bad only contributed 810/., while six laymen gave 9001. for this purpose. This subject he alluded to, because the Honourable Baronet (Sir R. H. Inglis) stated that the income of the bishops was scarcely sufficient in consequence of the enormous charities they gave, and he should say that instead of the diminution referred to by the Honourable Baronet (Sir R. H. Inglis) that there was rather a very great increase ; for example, he would refer to the as. sessment of Paddington, which in 1837 amounts to 112,0001., and iu 1843 to 191,1541, showing an in crease of the income of the bishop of that diocese during seven years to be over 79,000!. He next referred to the increase of the incomes of the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of Chester, and several other bishops. He also recollected that the Committee appointed to investigate the system of the management of the eccle siastical funds, and that that Committee, on which were the Noble Lord (Lord John Russell) and the late la mented Member for Tamworth (Sir R. Peel), pronounced it as being ruinous both to the lessor and lessee, and that some plan should be adopted to abolish fines in cases of leases for life, and other similar documents. He also thought that it was desirable that the Committee should inquire and know to whom the property belonged, whether to the Church or to bishops, because he was aware that the bishops claimed the property generally as their own.—(Hear.) As regarded the answers given by the bishops to the applications which had been made to them tor information respecting their livings, pluralities, and incomes, he could make some curious statements to the Committee. Out of twenty-six archbishops and bishops, sixteen only sent answers, desiring to give all the in'ormation in their power, and eight of them re fused to give any information at all to the Committee. Those eight were the Bishops of Bangor, Carlisle, Exeter, Gloucester, Oxford, Rochester, Salisbury, and St. David's. - Not one of those Right Reverend prelates would give any satisfactory answers to the Committee, and all they said was, that " the House of Commons, or its Committees, had no right to ask them any questions about their livings or pluralities." In order to show the manner in which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners had managed the affairs of the Church, he would refer the Committee to a table showing the number of clergymen who were now resident, and who were receiving large incomes. By this table he found that there were 4,307 clergymen non-resident at their livings, and of those 937 were non - resident without any knowledge why they were so. The sooner, then, he must say, the bishops were sent down to their diocese, to make those non-resident clergymen give an account why they are not resident at their livings, the better.— (Hear, hear.) He would read another table, which would show that out of 4,322 benefices, 1,193 were re turned - without any statement of their value. To an other table, showing the condition of the curates. Of 3,078 curates, 1,192 had no glebe, 685 were in receipt of incomes under 60/. a year, 610 under 801., and there were 2,058 curates non-resident. Sir J. PAKINGTON rose to order. He apprehended the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir B. Hall) was departing from the question before the Committee, an d that be ought to confine himself to the amendment, which was, that the Ecclesiastical Commission be limited to three Commissioners. The CHAIRMAN thought there would bo some diffi culty in calling the Hon. Bar onet to or d er i n the manner suggested, it appearing to him that the lion. Baronet was only referring to the matters objected to, fbr the purpose of founding an argument upon them. Sir B. HALL said he was arguing that the Ecclesias tical Commissioners as at present constituted, were not worthy the confidence of the people, and he was endea vouring to show that they on all occasions took care of their own interests, while they neglected those of the poor and hardworking clergy; and he was also endea vouring to show that it would be more for the benefit of the public, and to the credit of the bishops, if they would attend to the interests and business of their own dioceses, where they would be far better employed, than in attending at the Ecclesiastical Commis sion Board. He was e nd, avouring to show that the poor curates of the Church were sadly neglected, when the lion. Baronet (Sir John Tokenism) called him to order. He had shown the Committee something of what the bishops had done, and he would now show what they had not done. Had they attended to the promotion of the usefulness of the institutions of the Church? There was a most useful institution, Queen Anne's Bounty, and had they, with their pluralities, at tended to the proper distribution of the funds of that in stitution for the benefit of the poor clergy? lie found nn the cortrury, that of that bounty the bishops had borrowed 80,000/. fur the purpose of building and alter ing their own palaces. He found, on the other hand, with !aspect t) the attendances of the bishops at the meetings of the committees for the distribution of this bounty. that the late Archbishop of Canterbury attended only niati times in a numb, r of years; the Bishop of Oxford, eight; the Bishop of Londcn and Bangor, four times ; the Bishop of Salisbury, threw ; the Bishop of Durham, with his 26,000/. a year, only once; the Bishop of St. David's and the Bishop of Rochester, once; and the Bishop of St. Asaph, with his, 16,0001. a year, attend e d only once at the meetings of the committees for the benefit of the poor clergy. The only time several cf them ever attended was when they wanted to borrow 80,0001. from the bounty. Now, one of the most worthy things the bishops could have done was, to abolish pluralities; but, so far from having tried to abolish them, he would show th e con t rar y. In this very dioce3e he would show that the Bishop of Loudon was one of the greatest pluralists,. The Hon. Baronet then enumerwe 1 several pluralities which had been created in and since 1842, with their large and various sources of income, and said the bishops ought to be dis missed at once from the Ecclesiastical Board, and that they ought not to be let down easy. He would show, that while the late Archbishop of Canterbury during 20 yeS" received 174,000/., that a poor curate, from the dive of the Christian era, would have received only 1295001., which would leave a clear surplus in favour of the ArchbishoP of 44,0001.—(Laughter.) The Bishop of Durham bad been is the see 19 years, and 19 years Canon of Durham, and had received 129,3001. The Hon. Baronet then. directed attention to the numerous liviegs possessed by the sons, nephews, sons-in-law, and other connexions of the Bishop of Exeter, and said it seemed as though the whole family were naturally parsons. He knew that it would be said that this question was one of embar rassment and difficulty to the Government, but he m ust say that the Committee ought to call on the Government , without reference to inconvenience, to bring the whole matter under the consideration of the House, and that 0 Committee should be established on which the bishops should not be allowed to sit. , Sir G. GREY must say that the speech of the Hon. Baronet who had just sat down, had, in many parts of it, nothing whatever to do with the subject before the Com mittee. Some of the Hon. Baronet's statements were of very old date. He had spoken very freely of the Eccle! siastical Commissioners, but he ought to have known k, that the Ecclesiastical Commissioners had not the power to remedy the abuses of which the Honourable Baronet complained. With regard to the episcopal re' sidences, and the large sums of money expended on them, every oce of the cases alluded to had been thoroughly investigated, and it was found that the sues laid out had not been extravagant or beyond the actug rt cioiretnents. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON said that many of the statements made by the Hon. Member for Marylebone respecting the expenditure on the episcopal residences of the Bishop of Rochester were altogether without foundation. Sir BENJAMIN HALL said he had taken his in" formatioxi from the only documents which the Eccie sidstical Commissioners would allow him access to• They were never contradicted, and he bad a righh therefore, to assume that the information was quite correct. Mr. GLADSTONE wished to correct an erroneou s impression which a statement made by the Honourabl e Baronet the Member for Marylebone was calculated to create. The sum of 51.0001., expended on the palace and estate of the Bishop of Lincoln, was f or th e p ur p o se 01 bringing that ecclesiastic nearer to his diocese. Mr. C. DENISON expressed a hope that the 1 - 1 013 * Member for Cuckermouth would not divide the Cour mittee on the amendment. The constitution of ale Commission, no doubt, was faulty, but it was in pre; gress of reconstruction, and the change would be attended with benefit. Mr. HORSMAN could not consent to withdraw b,i c e i amendment, being most desirous that the bi s hops sho uld not be burthened with secular duties, to a n a dmitted inability for the proper performance of th e i r spiritual duties. Mr. P. WOOD quite agreed that the spiritual and secular duties of the Commission should be separate!: but ho was opposed to any regulation which struck ept the secular duties at one tell swoop. The Committee then divided, when there appeared, For the amendment ... ... 22 Against it ... 60 Majority against the amendment —3B The clause was then agreed to. On clause 2, which provides for the payment of ts so out of the five of the Church Estates Commissioner' being proposed, Mr. EVELYN DENISON moved as an amendment' that three of those Commissioners should receive sale; ries. The business of those Commissioners would be 0 ' considerable magnitude, as the gross amount of property which came under their supervision wo u ld no t be le s t than seventy millions. This Estate Commission was t ° consist of five members, two appointed by the Crov lo, one by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and two by th e Ecclesiastical Commission, so that it might be said three of those were clerical appointments. lie thought, there; fore, that three of those ought to be paid, in order tilt they might do their duty in th a t E ffi c i en t manner whic h • paid officials were expected to do. Mr. GLADSTONE opposed the amendment, as it would be an unnecessary expenditure to pay more Lb° two of those Commissioners. Sir GEORGE GREY said he did not think it fleas' sary to tax the ecclesiastical fund with more than th e payment of two Commissioners, but if it should turn 001 afterwards that the services of another paid Commission er was required, some person who h e ld ano th er office coul d be appointed, and which-would save the expense to th e ecclesiastical fund. At present he could not agree to lbe ami ndment. Mr. P. WOOD said that it was always better to be" a working paid committee than a gratuitous one, bon7 l ever active and responsible such might be, and he wool therefore support the amendment. r Sir B. HALL objected to the present constitution °f the Commission, as there would be two Commissiosie re on the part of the Crown, and three on behalf of the e e. clesiastical body. He would have the Commission re' duced to three—two on behalf o f th e C rown , and 4 : 38 appointed by the Archbishop—all three to be paid sn' laries. Mr. HORSMAN said he thought this was a case 1° which Government should abide by the recommendati on of the Select Committe e , and would support the amen d ' merit. Lord J. RUSSELL said, as th e matter at prese-et• stood, tvio paid Commissi oners wou ld b e su ffi c i ent . 11 1 t , was found nut afterward s t h at num b er was insufficie nt ' • then another paid Commissioner could be added. a Lord HARRY VANE supported the amendment; Mr. E. DENISON then said, ih?..t after what had ft len from the Noble Lord and the Right Hon. Gentlero, ° . the Secretary for the H ume D e p artmen t, h e wou ld N' the present withdraw the amendment. The clause was then agreed to, as also clauses 3, 4 ' and 5. On clause 6 being proposed, which provides for th e constitution of the Estates Commission,which Commissi oe to consist of two members appointed by the Crown, by the Ecclesiastical Commission, and one by the Arcb bishop or Canterbury, Sir B. HALL moved as an amendment, that the claps : be expunged, as, were it c arr i e d i n it s p resent shape, the episcopal interest would have th:ise members in the Cool" mission, while the Crown had but two. Lord J. RUSSELL said the clause was framed in sc , cordance with the recommendations of the Select Cool' • mittee, and he denied that there was any ground fr . , saying that the E cc l es i as ti ca l C omm i ss i oners were un"" to be entrusted with the appointment of two of OW commissioners. Mr. HUME contended that the present measure Tin a sufficient reason why the Ecclesiastical Commission should not be entrusted with these powers, for had lb% done their duty a s th ey oug h t t h ere would have b een no occasion for the introduction - of such a measure. Sir JOHN TROLLOPE supported the clause, as di i also Mr. GLADSTONE, who contended that as no tin s could be done by the Commission unless one of the Crown Commission e r s was p resent , t h at gave t h e C r owP a sufficient power over the other commissioners. Mr. MANGLES held that no such power was giv en by the clause as it stood, but that the Crown Commit; sioners could be swamped by th ose appo i nte d by th episcopal interest. Sir G. GREY said the intention of the Act of PO" liament was, that it should be executed by t w o o f the Church Commissioners, and that they should b e presen t • on all occasions. If the amendment proposed wa s , adopted, the effect would b e to exclude such indiv id u a l` as the Right Hon. Me m b er f or Ripon, whose ha bi ts (, business and capabilities they all knew. After a few words from Mr. HENLEY, Mr. HORSMAN observed that the majority in th s Committee were in favour of three paid Commissioner s, and that was thrown over by the House now and re jected. He, for one, objected to the Archbishop of CO" terbury and the Estates Commission having the OP; pointment of three Commissioners, while the Crown bar, but two---thus placing the Crown in a minority, se': practically swamping the decision of a Committee of that House. The Committee then divided, when there appeared. -- For the amendment ... 33 Against it ... 76 Majority ~, —43 The clause was then agreed to, • On clause 7 being proposed, Mr. E. I)ENISON suggested that the . Estate' Commission should have the appointment of those ofq: cers, solicitors, and surveyors necessary to carry into e l feet the business entrusted to them. Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought the insertion of such words would create jealousies, and probably other evilth and he should therefore oppose it. Mr. GLADSTONE thought the Hon. Gentlerell n would act with a wise discretion if he withdrew lII' amendment, at least tor the present. M. P. WOOD said, that as the Committee, under the Bill, was really to be the working body, and not the Church Commissioners, he thought they ought to bllv a the power of appointing their own officers. The proposed amendment was, however, withdravr a f and the clause agreed to. Chi usei 8,9, and 10 were agreed to. On clause n being proposed, Mr. HORS MAN asked if the Noble Lord at the bead of the Governm e nt wou ld consent to t h e amen d m ent Ps proposed, that th e C omm i ss i oners s h ou ld ma k e an a nnua l report of their proceedings to Parliament Y Sir G. GREY replied that the matter would be ca n " sidered before the report was brought up. The clause was agreed to. Clause 13 being proposed, which related to a division of the Episcopal and Common Fund, On the motion of Sir G. GREY, an amendment was' proposed, which restored the clause as it had been, before altered in the House of Lords. 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