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

Teis Ix tttott lIUNGERFORD HALL, STRAND. ENTREPOT of INDUSTRY and COMMERCE. DE WALDECK'S PHANTASMAGORIA. BOUTON'S DIORAMAS. Notice is hereby given, that HUNGERFORD HALL will be OPENED to the Public on MONDAY, the 11th day of August inst. Early application for the remaining Stalls in the Illuminated and Lower Bazaars should be made to Mr. E. Poore. Mona Manager, Hunger Est a ford Hall, Strand, of whom the Rules and Reg ul of the 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 atic 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 e lements seem to conspire for the purpose of ren dering the face of nature as beautiful and as cheering a," 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 along the whole route of the }loyal procession, from Buckingham Palace to the per teas of the House of Peers. Nor did the result disap point the expectation. Long before twelve o'clock the vicinity of Bucking ham Palace and the Mall were thronged with people a large proportion of w hom were fash i o nably , 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 sad 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 possibly could be, every availible space in their houses, o.n either side, from the door - step t o the attic and roof, was 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 w hole_ route, and which her Majesty recog nised by gracious bows. The procession reached the Rouse of Lords at ten minutes past two o'clock, the fact being announced by the booming of cannon. al. PERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER, attired in his state robes, took the Chair in the new House shortly a ft er O ne o'clock. THE "BALLOT" 01? MEMBERS FOR PRE CEDENCE IN THE PROCESSION TO THE "LORDS." In accordance with the resolution agreed to last night, s 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 small piece of paper, on which each wrote his name. L. 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 Nobie 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 fur the repeal of the taxes on knowledge. Mr. W. J. FOX presented a petition from the Chan cery Reform Association, prayiug 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 steps during 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, 'bat 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-tax Committee be laid before the House. Lord JOHN RUSSELL understood that the majority of the Committee were opposed to the motion, and he therefore could not agree to ir. Mr. HUME said the manner in which the taxes were levied upon tee industry of the country demanded the immediate attention of the House, for nothing could be more scandalous.—(Hear, hear.) It was of insportence that the motion should be carried, and he hoped the House would support it. Mr. WILSON trusted they would not, for the Cona• =Ate° had aireedy decided that the production of the evidence could result in no good. Mr. HENLEY said the evidence as yet was very imperfect, and if it were printed in its present shape it would be only throwing dust in the eyes of the people. Mr. RICARDO said the public were just as competent to judge of the value of the evidence as the Hon. Member who had just set down. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion ... ... ... 52 Against it ... ... ... ... 62 Majority ... ... ... —lO The motion was consequently lost. PROTESTANTISM ABROAD. Sir H. H. INGIS wished to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign Department three questions. First, whether in the vent of the English Church a e being disposed to erect Church were prepared to give the Consular protection to such c h u rch ; secondly, whether Government had heard of the an application made to Spanish_ authorities for the right to const ruct a rrot estant burial ground near to Madrid which hadbeen granted, but upon such conditions as made it quite impossi ble for a civili sed committee to. ac Thirdly, whether Go vernment we re aware that l two t. English gentleman bad been sent out of R ome i n ex il e, . because they were promote rs of the Protesotantwirtehligißn Rome Lord PALMERSTON sa id, with re gard to the last question, is correspondence wa s now going n 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 to any foreign stitibn when the British red dents were prepared to contribute balf his:stipend, but the Act did not empower the Government to give any pro tection that was at variance with the wishes of the local authorities. With regard to the second question it was perfectly true that an application for a new bu r ial ground in Madrid had been acceeded to by the Spanish Governm ent . . pered with conditions unfortunately, the consent was ham pered applicants. i t tions that must be highly distasteful to I r re d assaid, however, that the S p anish law imperatively required annexed to the consenthat those conditions should be place on the subject between A correspondence had taken :fen the two Governments, and be was now prepa re d of it as might be interestin g to upon the table such portions the public. On the motion of. th e ail e d Lord, the correspond- ciedered to be printed. ence was laid on the table CH-RATES. COMMITTEE ON es should tae aken before the Mr. ELLIS moved that the evidence Committee on church-rat Sir H. H. INGLIS objected to the motion, printed. After a short dicussion, Lord J. RUSSELL appealed to the eigh t non. Ba ronet to accede to the motion. Sir 11. INGLIS nodded an assent, which Was met by a " Hear, hear." The St'EARER-7-I find that the House has already ordered the evidence to bo printer.'.--(Laughter.) ORDER .OF PROCESSION TO THE LORDS. Mr. _HUME hoped her Majesty's Ministers would be allowed to proceed to the Lords immediately after the Speaker.— (Chee es.) Mr. HENLEY said it was a matter of common cour tesy to allow the Ministers precedence.--(Cheers.) The SPEAKER suggested that :I:embers should not le" their Plioel until their names rese called °Ter. THE SUN, LONDON, THE SHARE MARKETS BUZ Tign NAII.I77AYB. SUMMONS TO THE LORDS, Precisely at Twenty Minutes past Two o'clock, Mr. PULMAN, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the door, and amidst general silence ad vanced up to the table, and said—Mr. Speaker, her Ma jesty commands this Honourable House to attend her ketj esty immediately in the House of Peers. The Yeoman Usher having retired, The SPEAKER left his seat, and immediately left the House, followed by Lord John Russell, 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 had heard the Royal Speech very distinctly. At twenty minutes to three the Speaker madezhis 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 shake by the hand, and left the House. The other Members eagerly pushed towards the Right Hon. Gentleman, for the purpose of taking a similar parting, and the house, before the lapse of ten minutes, was completely deserted. LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, AUG. B.—Wind this day at noon N.E., fine. HULL, Atm. 7.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Dalston, David son, St. John's, New Brunswick; Lorenzo, Toganrog; Agnes, Clark, Pillau; Fanny, Monne'', Riga; Templar, Steplaenson, St. Putersburgh; Helena Frederiea, 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. Peteraburgh. YARMOUTH, AVG. 7.—Arrd. Sisiers, Riga. LOWESTOFFE, AUG. 7.—Wind EN E.—Arrd. William Tell, Pais. Sld. Lady Dundas, Lymington. HARWICH, Atm. 7.—Wind N.E., fresh.—Arrd. Au dacious, Jacobs, Medemblik. OFF PORTLAND, AUG. 3.—Lady Peel, Fraser, Hong- Kong. LONDONDERRY, AUG. s.—Arrd. Zopony, Roberts, Wismar. Sid. Londonderry, St. John's, New Bruns wick. TRALEE, AUG. 6.—Sld. Mary Rogers, Newfoundland. OFF BALTIMORE, AUG. s.—Rebecca, Sawyer, New York. SHIELDS, AUG. 7.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Weatherley, Walker, Miramichi; Niobe, Bravey, Quebec; Rosa, Stanford, Altona. LIVERPOOL, Am. 4.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Sir Ri chard Jackson, Doran, Anticosta; Genova (s), Rankin, Mediterranean; Henry Ware, Mason, Apalachicola ; Carnatic, 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.B. to E.N.E. —Sid. Lord William Bentinck, Conney, New Zealand; Isabella Wood, Griffith, Cape of Good Hope; Jersey Lass, Cape Coast Castle; Fanae,Yarmouth, United States; Great Britain, Montreal; Elleishe and Liscard, Quebec. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 7.—Wind E.—Arrd. Fortuna, Skein, Aleda, St. Petersburgh. Sailed Candahar, Ade laide, 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 Casina, Hagen, Amsterdam for Batavia, to stop a leak. LERWICK, Aua. 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, AUG. 6.—Wind S. to W.—Arrd. Olivia, Parlow, Pillau. PENZANCE, AUG. 6.—The Anne, of Poole, from New castle to Genoa, has come into the roads this morning with loss of sails, and having carried away her main mast, main-boom, &c. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY.) ONE PRICES OF REFINE( FUNDS O'CLOCK. Bang Mack_ _ 215 3 / 4 _215 3 per Cent. Reduced Anne. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 6 34 ' 4 % New 3 per Cent. Anne 99 99 1 / a Ang Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o 7% 7 7-16 India Bonds, 1,0004 55 p Ditto ender 1,000/........ 55 p South Sea Stock consols for Account Exchequer Bills. I lA, n. 1,000!. 5001. 49 46 p ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent .... Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 1 ,4 per Cent Do. Ex Dec., 1849 Coupons 1 4 14 Ditto, Deferred : 3% lilizican, 5 per Ct., cx Jan. Coupe — Ditto, Account Russian Bonds Ditto, 4 1 4 per Cent Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto, Scrip $ ~nish 5 per Cent. 1840 6 Wi Ditto 96% 47 p 47 p 46 p CLOSING PRICES. 1053/4 Ditto, Passive 5% Ditto. 3 per Cent 3B Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 4 per Cent 3 0 1,4 Ditto, Deferred Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent. 12 Guild — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Ditto, Account BRIGHTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Match. Franco beat Fernande. Claret Stakes. Shropshire Witch Sagacity ... ... •• • ... ••• ... 1 ... •• • ... ... •• • 2 Won by a head. 50/. Plate. Pelerine filly ... ... ... ... ~, ~, 1 fiLrsehel... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Prestige ... •• • •• • ... ... ... ... 3 Won easy. :fourth 51:4:11itton The Brighton Club Stakes. Duo an Dhurras Remunerator ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 1 ... ... ... .. ... 2 Won by a length. Plato. Harp ... ... ... ••• ... ... Ole 1 Westow ... ... ... ... ... •.• ... 2 Baroness ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Won by two lengths. RAILWAY ACCIDENT. 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 in one of the trains at the time of the collision:—The passenger-train, in which the damage occurred, left London at 7 A•N. on Wednes day morning, and was due at Sheffield about 3 rm. 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 the break van, which was improperly placed in the centre of the train. The train arrived at Reighton junction, where there is 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 no t do so, and before the train had stood five minntes, another luggage-train of the Midland Company came dashing on b e hi nd, and in consequence of the bridge and curve the p assenger train was not perce i ve d un til it was too late; the luggage train came on at a reduced speed, and ran into the passenger rrain 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 Be rece i ved severe or less hurt. We have ascertained that nearly all the passengers belong to Sheffield, and that 17 are injur e d, many very seriously abot:ftoorfethh Division-s t ree t, bodyiown. t and r e t, legs. hlaid bare the skull, ga s h named do Shepherd, p t h h e e r d skull, and several others were more or less wounded and bleeding from the head. It was sonic 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 passeu gers were fatally injured. Among the non-residents in Sheffield wer e M r . an d M rs . Ilensell, of Grove-street, u arside. Manchester, very severely shaken in the con cussion. The damage done to th© train was compare : ia e nv /. g e l 'oe one en I a ll, t tra in. though.its e n d s k e n v o e e r k a e l d o f i t n h e b y c at the r e i a b g u e ff s e w r e o r f e t b h r e o p k a e the train, medical gt sim aid jq w la as i_9 ro which then were i n d uce d t o re • en t e r proceeded on to She ffi eld, where ure d for the numerous su ff erers . laa taw ranee Sheffield. Leasing ' Business Railways. companies. Paid. Nominal Prices. done today. Mirka and Hants F.x. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 34 1 p. Bir. and Oxford Junc.,callsduly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do • • all 23 —3O Do., without a guarantee .. Do .. • • all 27 —29 .• !Arm., WoL, & Dud.,calls duly paid, or with a _ guarantee .• Do 15 8 —lO p Do., without a guarantee •• Do • • • • IS 7 9 Buckinghamsh. Lon. & N.W. all 174 17% ClvdesdaleJunc Caledonian all 43 —45 E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. .. G. Northern all 33 33 34 Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 90 1 34 —• 214 p Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 103 105 Do. 34 Shares Do .. • • all 514 - 52 34 Do. % Shares Do •• .. all 23 —24 Leeds and Brad. Midland • • all 101 103 102 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern .. all I I 1134 z.d z.d Do., Pref. .. Do .. all 2334 2434 Lowestoft, Gd. per Cent. •• Norfolk • • all 14 —lB Do., 6 per cent Do .. .. all •• •• Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6p. ct Stockt.& Dar all • • -•• • N. & East, 5 per Cent. •• E. Counties . all 55 -- 57 5634 Do. New .. Do .. 43 4 6 p Preston and SL.&N. W. all 43 —45 Wyre • • •• L La.& Y. Do. % Shares ADo .. 1034 8 9 p. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern all 91% 21% ill% Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern 5% 3 8 34 1)0. Shep. Ex.. Do .. 1% 2 p. Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. &York 18 11 6 South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 834 3% 3 415. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. • • Stock.& Dar. all 25 —26 Do. do. •• Do .. all .. Do. do. Do .. all .. Wilts, Som., & Weymouth .. Gt. Western all 4534 —46 SHAMES. Aberdeen.. Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Jimeion Belfast and County Down firming., Wolverhamp., and Stoar Valley Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331.65. 84.. Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., 501. &451. Consolidated Do., do., 201. • . • • Bristol and Exeter.. .. Caledonian Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Lond. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Janet. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Aber- deen Junction .. .. Do.. New • • .. .. East Anglian (251. L. 86 E. and L. & D.) •• .. Do, (181. E. & IL) •• Eastern Counties .. .. Eastern Union, class A, , late E. 11. shires .. I Do. do. do. .. Do. do. ' B It C alma East Lan cashire .. .. Do. New quarters .. Edinburgh ang Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South-West, Do. do. G. D. & C. stock Great Northern .. Do. halves, 4, deferred' Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Great Southern and Western, Ireland .. Great Western .. .. Do. New, 171. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds .. .. .. Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .. • Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk • • • . Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. .. London and Blackwall Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast ... .. London and N.-Westorn Do. do, new quarters , Do. lifths Do. 101. sh., M. do 1S (c: London and 8.-Western Do. new 501. .. .. Do. new 401. .. •. Manchester, Buxton, and - Matlock •• .. .. Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire ~. .. Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union Midland .. • • • • • • Do. 501. shares • . .. Do. Birming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle.. Do. quarter shares .. Newmarket .. .. Newport, Abergavenny, and Ilereford , Newry and Enniskillen— Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor •• • • •• I Norfolk .. Do. 27ew 201. shares. • Northern Counties Union North British.. North Staffordshire .. North-Western North & Sth :West. Juno.' Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland Do. new .. .. .. Shrews. & Birm., Class AI Do. Class B. .. • . Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New • • Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. Do. Halves .. • . Do Oswestry •• .. . _ Do. New.... .. .. Shropshire Union .. .. Do., A, B, C, & D, fttlly paid up at per cent • • South Devon South-Eastern .. • • South Wales.. .. •• South Yorksh. and,ltiver, Dun •• •• •• .. Sheff., Roth., and Goole, South Division Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea & Loaghor, Ace. Taff Vale .. .• • • Taw Vale Extension .. 1 Thames Haven Doak and Railway .. • • Vale of Neath .. • • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin West Cornwall West London .. Wbitehaven and Furness York, liewc., & Berwick Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase, York and North Midland ] LINES im.as: Nominal Prices, 10 to 10% 4% - 4% •• 10% •_-.7 10% 13 r.! 11 Os., 79 -61 10% - 11% 16 .- 1634 •• •• 22 —.20 its. .. "" .., 2% -••• 3% 1 -2 6 -6% 4% - 5 3 3 , -3% 14 - 14% 28 -30 5 - 6 17 - 17% 12% - 12 3834 - 39% 85 -36 14% - 14% 79 -81 834 - 9 p. •• - •• 49% - 60 S% —ll% dli, 11 —l2 •6 % .- 6% 93 —94 s.d 129% —123% 341 P. 3 50. 246 p. 63% 8434 8 736 dbl. 7 6 Ws. IN -a 27 98 3 1 4 2% dis. 42 1 4 43 203( 19% db. 21 —23 •• •• 7% -..- 7% .. —•• dis.l .. —•• die. 17 —l9 I 14 —l3 die. 3 —2% dis. 1 9% 934 dls.x.i 14 14% lb% 16 754 —7% dig. 45 —4% dia. 3% —3% dia. lb —l7 734 834 10 —l2 any —314 d. .. - •• 14 -15 22 - 23% 27% - 28% 213 i 2 dia. •• - •• 034 -• 10 • - •• 168 - 170 • • om • • die. 16 —l5 dia. . • d. .. ..... •• mos • • .. ..... .., di..! .. 1111•• •• IS ..- 18% 7 635 dig. 314 3 air. 17% 1814 riman xr CLOSING PRICES. 97% 96 3 4 99% 7 7-16 55 p 55 p 107% Railways, I 8) % i 18 17% 'Ain. Railways. Aberdeen .. Caledonian 101. Chester and Holyhead .. Dund. Per. & Aber. Jane, East Anglian (31. 10e.) 1 6 per cent. .. Eastern Counties Eaton., b pstr cent. /Co. 1 .. Do. No. 2 • • • • •. I Do. New 6 p. cent. Stock' Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 per cent. .. Do. 101. Deben. Shares . East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. E. & W. York. June. sths Edin. Per. & Dun. 51 p. et. Glasgow & S.-W. Consul. Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. Lancashire and York shire, F. 201. Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per cent., No. 1 .. Do. quarters, 1848 .. London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per et., late Croydon thirds Do. pref., S p ct. Stock, 1851, from 501. share. E Do. new gear., 6 per ct. London & 8.-W., uew Londonderry and Ennis killen, half shares .. Manch., Sheffield, and Line., quar. shre., NO. I Do. new, 101. .. Do., 61. • • • • • • • • Midland Con. 6 p. c. Aock Do. Consel. Bristol & Birming., 6 per cent... Do. Bristol & Glencoe. Norfolk Extension • • uo. guar. 5% per cent. Do. Waveney Valley .. North British .. Oaf. Wor. &it 01.151.6 p.c Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. 311 n.) 8 per cent. South Devon .. South-Eastern, 4% p. et. Waterford & Kilkenny, 41. W est London, 1 st CL (101.) Do. 2d Class de. (par), York, Newc., and Berw., N .of E. Pur. Do. .. .. York and North Midland H. and S. Purch. .. Boulogne and Amiens Central of France (Or leans and 'Demon) .. Demerara .. Dutch Rhenish • • • • East Indian • • • • Do. do. do. .. Great Indian Peninsula.. Ditto ditto • • .. Loavain ala Sambre • • Luxembourg • • • • • • Ditto •• •• • • • • Madrid and Va,lentia .. Maria Antonia • • • • Ditto, New • • • • Namur and Liege .. •• Northern of France • • Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans .. Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg .. Rouen and Havre .. Sambre and Meuse .. Tours and Nantei.. TOUrnay, Jarbise, 7. 4 ; 1 1 don, and Hassel: .. West Flanders Cobra Copper. 36% . London and Westminster, lluion og 1400014 14%. Nominal Prices. 1 dls 6 %-6% 14% 15 cllB. IN -2% par p % di, par 10% 10% 11% - 121,4 .• •• %dia.— par 13% - 133 1 .- Np. •• -- •• dig. .. r- .. .: .•-- .: p .. ... 2 t. •• p 135 - 145 2 % - 2 % P. WM. • 41; 11% - 12 13% -123 - •• •• 129 - 130 15 -16 4i -4% .. - •• 4% -b 34 - I% P 10U, - 10% 14% - 16li 133 - 143 . . •••• • • .. ....• •• 16 -163( 4 -4% N 1 dia. roitaxaa. 1 all 10% - 11 17% -173 1 4% —4% die. xl 2 % — 4% P. ' - I P. 374 - 43¢ p. • - •• 1 -1,;, 2 3 -2% 271 6s 861 8 —lO 3 —4 6 1 i —6% 14% —ll% 4% —4% 84 —36 35 —254 -5% am it 9% —3% fl!i —3% 9 14 9 di& •.• •••• •• le% % 3)4 x.f. gji 2 Banks—British North American, 45 4 ; 28-. A Provincial of Ireland (New). 104 Business doze to-day. Business dors e to-day. 1 1 0 1 100 8 6 k 17% 17 16% 12% [84% 84% 85 83% , 1 [49% 49%% 48% 49 2 % % 9314 x.d 123 22( 121% 2534 % 11 13 4 47% 100 4 2 0 100 I [42U 42 4 2 %X hi % 15 14% 1% % 2 75 z.i. 7% die. dia. 22 1 4 22 ID ILT 13% % FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8 3 1851. SALE OF INTERESTING AUTOGRAPHS.—On:Wedne:- 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 Caris 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. 16s. ; five letters from Addison to Ambrose Phillips, 51. 195.; four letters from Sir R. Steel to Phillips, 21. 123.; letters, documents, and papers relating to the Byron family, 211. The u npublished correspondence of King Charles I. and Captain Titus, &c., during the imprisonment of the monarch in Carisbrook Castle, and also some autograph letters from King Charles IL to Captain Titus, &c., several letters from Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles 1., several from Charles 11. 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 1321. 4s. 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 the undermentioned Bills: Medical Charities (Ireland). Grand Jury Cess (Ireland) . Representa - tive 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 Conisgious Disorders Prevention. Customs. 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 Act Amendment. Constabulary Force (Ireland). Metropolitan Interment. Emigr - ation Advances (Distressed Districts Scotland). New Zealand Settlements. Coalwhippers (Port of London.) Mercantile Marine Act Amendment. Battersea park Amendment and Extension. Crowu 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 Confirmation, &c.) King's College Hospital (No. 2). National Land Company Dissolving. Hove Improvement. Waterford and Kilkenny Railway. European and American 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's Estate. Barton's Estate. Christ Church (Oxford) Estate. Stapylton's Estate. Felstead (Lord Riche's) Charities. Lord Bateman's Estate: Brentwood Free Grammar School and Almshouses Charity Estate. Tayleur's Divorce. Webster's Divorce. The Lords Commissioners were theLonn 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 bad attended Parliament during the present session must, of neces sity, have perceived how imperfect was the ventilation of the buiiding 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 Now 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 du? We have no funds." lie 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 ber Majesty's Govern ment to appoint some scientific persons to examine into the subject during the recess, and to report to then 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. dered 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. At the same time, the Bill contained a valuable and im portant improvement of the present law, and he thought it would be advisable, 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' House had eat upon this subject 16 days, and had examined 80 witnesses from 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 had 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 Lord 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 much felt as other wise. lie thought that the amendments should not be agreed to.—(hear, hear.) The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, though he believed that the amendments would be found upon the whole to be expedient, yet ho 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 MINTO 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 uo 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 ware 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 supported the amendments, which were then agreed to. • The Earl of KINGSTON moved for all affidavits made in the Encumbered Estates Court in 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 estates and the quali. flcations of Air. Collins as a land surveyor and valuator, Win Marquis of LAIi - DOWNE !mid the affilaTits, required by the Noble Earl were all in print, end readily available. Lord MONTE AGLE then presented a petition from the Earl of Kingston, complaining that his estates in Ireland, representing an aggregate value of 280 0001., had been forced into the Encumbered Estates Court for sale, on the petition of one single creditor to the amount of only 2001 ; that having been brought on for sale, the sate was publicly adjourned, whereupon the Noble Earl's agent and other persons, who had come to attend the sale, withdrew; but that, after they had so with drawn, and notwithstanding the public adjournment of the sale, Mr. Commisbioner Longtield, sitting alone, had proceeded to sell several lots at sums infinitely below their fair value, to the great detriment of the petitioner and in contravention of the law. The motion was then, as we understood, agreed to. On the motion of the Earl of CARLISLE, the Conso lidated Fund Appropriation all was read a third time and passed. Their Lordships then adjourned. -MOUSE OF COMMONS, August 7. was not less the fact. It Was in the recollection of Hon. Members that a constitution had been spontaneously granted to Naples by the King of that country in 1848; but that constitution had since been violated in the most shameful manner on every point, and the most summary mode of dealing with the L-gishture adopted by the King—namely, that of imprisoning the majority of the representatives of the people under that constitution spontaneously granted. These imprisonments, which comprehended an immense number of the most respect able classes, included also a late Prime Minister of Naples. Mr. B. COCIIRANE rose to order. Ho wished to know how far the rules of the Howe warranted the Hon. and Gallant Member in bringing the whole question of the foreign policy of tho country as regarded other countries under notice? The SPEAKER ruled that the Hon. and Gallant Officer was in order.—(lfear, hear.) Sir DE LACY EVANS had no interest in the ques tion except that of humanity and justice—(Bear, hear) —and he regretted that he should have had occasion to move in the matter. 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 society; that these prisoners are chained two and two together ; that these chains are never undone, day or night, 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 bee❑ instructed to employ his good offices in the cause of hu manity for the diminution of these lamentable severities, and with what result ? Viscount PALMERSTON—With regard to the first question, I can only say that her Majesty's Government att rch 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 manner 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 and 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 Sovereign us well es 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 me❑ in this country, have learned with infinite pain, from various quarters, a confirmation of the impressicns 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 station and position turn 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 int > 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 en the subject might have that effect, I did think it a part of my duty to send copies of the pamphlets in quetion 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 for 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 an act of cruelty had been practised, but whose reputation had been assailed by a member of her Majesty's Government, dressed in a little briet 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 lece.—(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 liae, the wife of George 11., the Sovereign so rescued. She asserted further that her grandfather held the spot in the park from which she had been ejected, fur 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 Duncannon. 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 iu his (Colonel Sibthorp'a) 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 130/.; and, would it be believed that the only compensation they gave her was 131, wanting 6d. Why the 61. 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 had transmitted her memorial to the Woods, and that they denied she had had any permis sion to construct any building iu 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 134—less 6d. The poor woman, thus reduced to poverty, had be en 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 35/. 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 (C olonel e e, Sibthorp) tolled 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, Delis 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 Woods 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. He 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 Flicks 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 record 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 must 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 he hooted out of that house? The compensation—the miserable com pensation given, if not a gross act of injustice, was in 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 been too much. It bad been said, Ann Hicks gave rude and saucy replies to the conimand to turn her out; but, if that were the fact, a great public: officer ought to be above such petty considerations.—(Lear, hear,) Lord SEYMOUR said, as far as the motion for papers was concerned, he had no objection to it. He would remind the House, that by an Act of Parliament, the 411 George IV., c. 50, the Commissioners of Woods and Forests had no power to allow persons to build houses or cottages in the parks. However much they might wish it—however virtuous or excellent a poor person might be—the C , mreissionere had no power Cu allow that poor person to build in Hyde-park. If there was no such law, Hyde-park would soon he covered with the cottages of poor people. Then, as to stalls. Leave to have stalls was not given by the Woods and Forests Commis sioners, but by the ranger of the park. When the building in the park came under the consideration of 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. Ho 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, she got into the park by one pretext or another, and vvhell requested to leave she would not remove. The Com missioners of Woods and Forests had no power to allow Ann Hicks to remain there. Be was obliged by an such th before the Barons of the E xc h equer no t t o permit things, and therefore it was i m p oss ibl e f or him to allow Ann Hicks to remain. He w as b oun d by an Act of Par liament, and as the trustee of th e C rown , it was not in his power to see old women, virtuou s or o th e rwise, establis h themselves permanently in the p a rk. The parks wer e fur the enjoy meat of the public, and not for old women to squat down in and build cottages. If the Act of Par liament allowed such a thing, other old wcmen would be anxious to build bowers us Hy de Park, and a great many applications would be made for that purpose. The Honourable and Gallant Member had declared the Crystal Palace to be a delusion, and that he had never been taken in by it; but it would appear that the Rah and Gallant Member had been taken in completely by Ann Hicks.—(L tighter.) As to the story Of Ann Hicks, he had looked through all the matters connect ed with his office. Ile found that her claim rested on little encroachments; that she had always asked for favours; but he found not a word about her right and claim in. consequence of services to George 11. As to the state ment of her house in Hyde-park being broken open by, the officers, that was totally untrue. L e gal measures ha d taken for her removal after her refusal, and on the first steps being taken, Ann Hicks conceded and gave way As to the whole story about George 11., and her claim on that account, as far as be could see, it appeared to hie to bo totally untrue. What was h er c l a i m ? She got to'l first step by deception—she wanted a wooden house; ' l3° got it—she wanted the house made larger, she got leave; but the wooden house would not an swer h er purpos e--°b f : had it increased in size, and this was the way she at la st got to a stone house with a small garden. B at it (nig h " be said, " Why turn her out ?" Because tee first et l : croaebment was contrary to Act of Parliament and again!' regulations. For instance, to open a shop at night 111 the park, when doubtful characters were about, as wa g , notoriously the case, was, to say the least, inconvenie nt after the park gates were locked. It was obviously hi s duty to take care that no encroachment took place in the park, and especially encroachments connected with irre galarities. It was his duty, under the circumstances, to communicate with the ranger, and to cause the remova l of Ann Hicks. If the House of Commons were anxiou s to preserve the parks to the public, they must take car e and prevent encroachment. Mr. G. HUDSON could speak from his own 103 0 : ledge to the great propriety of Ann Hi c k s 's condue s while she had the stone house in the park. He e° 135 , 1 :, dered she had been hardly u se d. It m i g ht b e right w, remove her, but if so let her h a ve a d equa te and 0 ' inadequate compensation. Ann Hicks had told him th e same tale she had told the Hon. and Gallant Mem ° (Colonel Sibthorp); and certainly, from what he kn ew of her, he could not help thinking h e r case was one ° great hardship. He was surprised to see the building erected—he was surprised this should have been Per mitted, and that then she was turned out. lie fear e d the Noble Lord had been misled by interested partieg• He hoped, however, the Noble Lord would give more compensation. The motion was then agreed to. GREECE. Lord D. STUART said when the treaty with Gree ce in 1832 was execut e d by Fra nce , R uss i a , an d this coat' try, a loan was at th e tim e gran t e d by th e three G°' vernments. A stipulation of a p ecu li ar character vis s introduced into the convention, by which it was P re : sumed this country would never be called upon for Al payment of money on account of that loan, and yet thc practical working of that stipulation was such that Ens land was called upon to pay 40,0001. on account of the Greek Government. He wished, therefore, to ask t he Noble Lord at the head of F ore i gn Aff a i rs with refer; ence to the effect of the 3d article of th e convention 4111 1832, whether the Government will take into co nsiders' non the propriety of app o intin g a Com m i ss ion to inqui r ., into the manner in which the su m p a id a nnually IV England. France, and Russia, on behalf of the GoverF e . ment of Greece, had been expended; and to ascertain 1 f what manner it would be de s irabl e f or t h e interest °f Greece to lay out that large sum of mone y for t' future? Viscount PALMERSTON replied it was quite true by the treaty of 1832 the Engli s h Governm e nt though t they had taken security against any liability of al l : , country for the debt of Greece. It was stipulst en .. with a view to that object, that the revenu e ; should be applied to discharge liabilities before any portion was taken for the service of t- a • State. That stipulation, from first to last, P 5 been disregarded, and the consequence was that lisbiliti had been incurred by the three pow e rs. Thi s bad be en a subject of representation by diff e r en t Governinep , n ' and communications with Fr ance an d R uss i a h a d bee: made; but ho was sorry to say th ose represen tatic°, l " and those communications had nu t y e t l e d to an y resu i l , This was the less excusable on the part of the Gr ee ir Government, because if they properly managed tb e : h financial affairs there would be ample funds where'', to meet their engagements. Th e li a bili ty o f this county. occurred from irregularity in the management and eclof lection of the revenue, and the reckless expenditure is it when collected. He was afraid grea t l a xity in t bhe respect arose from the indisposition on the part of reed Greek Government to submit to the constitution f° re upon them, which was found very much to diminish ,b 0 financial resources of the country. Circumstances c`i curred last year, as the House were aware, that render_es; it difficult for her Majesty's Government to cr h u nt this question on the attention of the other powers; w ot he could assure the Hon. Member the matter should be lost sight of, and that communications should be et a tered into with the two other powers, France and gu o ' f sia, with the view to make an impression on the OenS a right and justice of the Greek Government. INCOME-TAX. Mr. HUME had always given his humble efforts t ° make the income-tax more equal and less oppresgi c :; bnt had never been able to s u ccee d thor o ughly. 1$ Iv e - a eith the view of having the tax reconsidered, that made an effort to get the tax renewed for one year owl :after the Chancellotof the Exchequer had openly d e. Glared ho would make no alteration in it. He had 5 0 , ceeded in May l a st in getting the tax limited to one yesl o in order that a Committee might look into the tax. Committee had been appointed, and be would venture t° say that no Committee had ever been more delayed or more opposed. What had taken place? The Conimit tee had met nine times, and seventeen witn esse s had be ef ! examined, the majority public officers. There was not one witness who geve evidence whose evi cl°c ought not to be before the publi c . Th e Coromi,t,ee ', l y had before them the way in whi c h t h e assess ors ca rried out the law, and one asse ssor part i cularly well ~,Puhitatbeed out remedied.how inconveniences n e c s e e s ssi a on lid w t a n S eci n tl e a a li r ttes had submitted to the Committee pro o sit i i t o s h effect, that the evidence Committee be publi P sbed. Th e `'e - 0 133 ; mittee consented to the first and the last, and stroc the second one, which defeated his N°w' intentions. sI9 O contended that this was treating him unfairly, an d • the public, who were deeply interested in the wal" a e t ti ; tics was raised and expended. He had looked 1- to :1;10,0t tibias his tory, and had found that the greatest disasters,o nations took their rise in financial difficulties. '"'„a warned the Ministry that taxation was on an unsou' s basis; that danger would arise unless it was placed o° r „ sounder and a fairer basis. Ho considered the leg° c , before the Committee a matter of great importance. 0%. if properly conducted, great results might fl o w from He was astonished that the Chancellor of the Exchefluv and his two nominees should have voted in the C om e ; mittee against printing the evidence. He (Mr. 1 1 ° W ho bad, however, got the evidence, and go forth to to public it would, in some shape or other, though he w i prefer that it should do so with the authority °L t bo . House. Ile begged to move that the evidence taken tore the Select Committee for inquiring into the ineor° e tax be laid upon the table. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER col l gr s .; tulated the Hon. Member on his being again able, The his recent indisposition, to appear among them% the Hon. Member was q u it e correct i n stat i n g that w oll question whether th e ev id ence s h ou ld b e printed ' t he discussed by the Committee, and that they came to conclusion that i t was so i ncomp l ete t h at i t would be i ta e . expedient to lay it before the House. The Lion• ber had talk e d o f t h e ma j or ity aga i ns t p r i n ting th e „ e t - te deuce as an unnatural combination ; but he ought I t'a t e have forgotten the unnatural combination by w hic Dot motion for the Committee was carried. He did the know to which of the members of tho Commitl ho - Hon. Member alluded when he spoke of his (the the cellor of the Exchequer's) nominees having voted l?_eri, majority. He had certainly named two of the nieln.ubor, but one of them had voted one way and one the ,°` uoi He thought there could be no doubt that the so-° f the oug oht to refuse to interfere with the decision °f g Committee. He thought the Committee had come late wise decision, as the evidence in its incompl ete s ought not to be made public. lee old Sir J. WALMSLEY supported the motion. ee ° wo e it was quite true that the division in the Comm itte 7 to 4, but three of the members besides the ch airras were absent. fi Mr. WILLIAMS a l so suorted the motion. lief feared that the obj ec t o f th e Chancellor of the s, O quer in suppres s i ng th e ev ide n ce was to continue thu in all itsJ. injustice and incq. Lord RUSSELL, in re ualit feren y ce to an observatp_nt °t the Hon. M em b er f or Montrose, reminded him th at would be irregular and a contempt of the authority the House for any one to publish the evidence. e a Mr. URQUHART expressed his surprise that ,_,l" n op. question of this sort he alone should be left on tau position benches. Colonel THOMPSON felt cure the Cbanoc.etials°l; of the Exchequer wished to preserve the W.(3233_00050 He thought his Hon. Friend the M em b e r for M° alled laboured under a fallacy with regard to wha.,t w ets be temporary, income. If an income rom inull e fa 4 o l, it it was taxed temporarily, f and if peep he was taxed in perpetuity, which was exhetqi, "eller !Beg to be done. He should vote with the of The Exchuer on this question. ^_i klotta eq e then divided, w h e n there Bppe pred- ATTENDANCE OF ME NIBERS IN THE HOUSE OF PEERS. On the motion of Mr. LABOUCHERE, the report of the Committee on this subject, which was presented yes terday was read by the clerk at the table. O❑ the motion that the report be agreed to, Mr. V. SMITH objected io 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 attain 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 on the occasion of the opening or chising Parliament, and he should divide the House on that part of it, because the proposal was wholly in oppo sition to the principles of the constitution, which gave Members the right of attending the Speaker on an equal footing, as the representatives of the people. ' Sir D. NORREYS concurred with the Right Hon. Gentleman in the objection he had taken to the second resolution contained in the report. Ho 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 in that House. Mr. C. ANSTEY thought the fault rested with the other House, in not providing sufficient accommodation for this House when it was called to the presence of her Majesty. He 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. Mr. GREENE defended the report. Sir B. HALL thought that the best mode of proceed ing would be to place the names of all Hon. Members indiscriminately in a glass, and for each Hon. Member to follow Mr. Speaker in the order in which his name be drawn. Mr. HOBHOUSE thought that if they were to have any precedence at all, they ought to go by the tables of precedence which were used in all other meetings of gen tlemen. He thought, too, that the House of Lords was deficient in courtesy towards this House in not providing sufficient accommodation 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 EVANS and Mr. PALM, Sir B. HALL said, that to meet the objection of Sir D. Norreys, he would amend his proposition, so that it should read thus:—" That every Member desirous of attending Mr. Speaker do, on entering the 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 shall proceed to the House of Lords." The SPEAKER was about to put the question, when the Sergeant -at-Arms announced the arrival of the Black Rod, 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. Hobbouse 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 said, 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 (location, because he had understood that many Mem bers wished there should be more order observed than hitherto—(dear, hear)—had been the case. He was responsible for having moved the Committee, and when the Committee had met he had certainly proposed that there should be certain precedence observed, but not that which was contained i❑ the resolution. The precedence which he had propoed was, that four Members, 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 Com 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 tor was that the House should agree, if possible, with out a division—(Hear)—to some arrangement. He did not think it was at all desirable that they should divide, and if the House saw no objection, he thought it better they should adopt the amendment of the Honourable Gentleman (Sir B. Hall). Of course he could not be certcsia 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, giving 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 be struck out with the others. He would insist on dividing the House if that resolution were retained. With respect to tho 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 filled on those occa sions with law clerks, parliamentary agents, and persons who had been unsuccessful candidates for a seat in that House. Ho 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 saidThCtwhlle they were consi dering this matter a communication had 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 to-morrow, and that there was space for 300 persons in that place—(Oh, oh)—au esti mation which he thought was exaggerated. There were, however, the other day in that space 146 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. The 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. Noniszvs and Colonel SIBTHORP, 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. COCHRANE 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-at-Arms, he presumed that, on ex plaining, he would be at once released. After a few words from Mr. Belem and Mr. P. WIL LIAMS, strangers wore ordere d to withdraw, b ut ultie ma t t h e d ly ra n w o n. division took place, and the resoluti on was withdrawn. SARDINIASARDINIA AND NAPLES. Sir DE LACY EVANS rose to put two questions to the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign-office and ho hoped for the sake of humanit y th at the Noble Lord wuuld be able to answer them sati , fabtorily, I t was well known, upon the most unexceptionable authority, that in consequenec of the refuge which Piedmont 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 abject 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 Sardinian Government in its efforts to uphold that constitution.—(Hear.) his next question was on a still more painful subject. It was known to the House and to the country, on the authority of the Right Hon. Member for the University of Oxford, that the, present conduct of the Government of Naples towards those prisoners accused of political offences whom it held in its power, was at once an outrage against religion, an outrage against humanity, an outrage against de cency, and an outrage against civilisation. — ( l lear.) Mr. B. COCHRANE—Order, order. Sir D 4 LACY LVANS—That which he had stated Thei journei 7..irAC . • Paid. 17' 100 100 42 100 4734 16 2-3 all 126 3 9 all all 25 Paid. , ss 131% ,:.:~ . ~- Di