The Sun. — London, England, 1850-08-13 00:00:00

f iat tttatt SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Cleveland Cup. Made Safe Modestina Risk .. The Patahull Handicap. Inheritress Candle Wick Sea Gu11... The Chillington Stakes. Calculator 3Jelbourna filly ... 1 ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ••• 1 THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, LORD GREAT CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Auo. 12. All Peeresses, on announcing their intention of being Frasent on the occasion of the prorogation of Parliament, will have places reserved for them in the House of Lords, if the announcement be made, at this Office, before five o'clock on Wednesday, the 14th instant. No lady can be admitted into the body of the House except in full dress. No strangers can be admitted except by a ticket from the Lord Great Chamberlain's office. The doors will be opened at twelve o'clock. WILLOUGHBY DE ERESBY, G.C. Notice is hereby given, that in consequence of the approaching prorogation of Parliament, the weekly dis tribution of tickets from the Lord Great Chamberlain's Office, for viewing the House of Lords, will be discon tinued until the commencement of next Session. WILLOUGHBY DE EBESBY, G.C. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Westmorland- shire and Camberlandahire, Corps of the Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry Cavalry—Henry Spencer, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Thexton, retired ; Sir Henry Ralph Vane, Bart, to be Corner, June 29. WHITEHALL, Arc. 7. The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Hodgkin son Guest, of Manchester, in the county palatine of Lan caster, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. The Lord Chancellor has also appointed William Ed ger Langdon, of Ilfracombe, in the county of Devon, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. _ . BANKRUPTS. Jonathan Steele, tar manufacturer, Plough-rcad, Dept ford, to surrender Aug. 22, at half-past one, and Oct. 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Chidley, Guildhall chambers, Basinghall-street. Samuel. Adams, William Bridges Adams, and Gerard Ralston, engineers, Bow, Sept. 5, at half past eleven, and Oct. 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Crowder and Maynard, Coleman-street. Edward Stephenson, builder, Richmond, Aug. 22, at half-past eleven, and Oct. 3, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane; Kaye, Symonds Inn, Chancery-lane. James Hibble, oil and colourman, Bishopsgate-street Without, City, Aug. 22, and Sept. 30, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee; • Clarke, Bishopsgate-churchyard. Edward Ground, draper, Wisbeach, Cambridgeshire, Aug. 23, and Sept. 27, at half.past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, 'Basing - hall-street; Mardon and Pritchard, Christchurch-cham bers, Newgate-street. John Whitwell, cern factor, Mark-lane, Aug. 24, at half-past twelve, and Sept. 27, atone, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall cham bets ; Abbott and Wheatley, Southampton-buildings ; Miller and Son, Norwich. Henry Edward Ford and William Reeves, ship and insurance agents, Leadenhall-street, Aug. 20, at half past one„and Sept. 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Lawrence and Pews, Old Jury-chambers. John Robinson and Edward Moore, spinners, Wake field, Yorkshire ' Aug. 29, and Sept. 23, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court, Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Westmoreland and Taylor, Wakefield. William Henry de Wolf, ship-builder, Liverpool, Aug. 22, and Sept. 17, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Holden, Liverpool. Daniel M‘lntyre, manufacturing chemist, Manchester, Aug. 23 and Sept. 16, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court. Poll, official assignee, Manchester. Rowley • and Taylor, Manchester. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENIN G.) HOUSE OF LOTtDS., The LORD CHANCELLOY took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. Lord BEAUMONT presented several potitions in favour of the Friendly Societies Bill from different parts or the country. PORTLAND HARBOUR AND BREAKWATER BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed, after the introduction of some amendments. LONDON-BRIDGE APPROACHES BILL. This Bill was rend a second time; and, On the motion of the Earl of CARLISLE, the standing orders were suspended, when the Bill was committed, read a third time, and passed. - BOARD OF HEALTH (No. 3) BILL. This Bill went through Committee. LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS BILL. On the motion of Lord MONTEAGLE, Charles Gream, of 23, Temple-street, Liverpool, and Michael Alexander Gage, Esq., were called to the bar of the Rouse. They were accordingly brought up. The NOBLE LORD the❑ proceeded to detail to their Lerdshipe the circumstances under which these gentlemen had been summoned before their Lordships. It appeared that a sham petition had been got up in Liverpool against the Liverpool Water Works Bill, and the fraud having been discovered by the Committee on the Bill, the Chairman brought the matter under the attention of their Lord• ships, and, ultimately, the men who got up the petition, and forged, or wrote, the names to it, were summoned to the bar of the House, and after undergoing a term of . imprisonment, they were again brought to the bar, and discharged with a reprimand. In the course of the examination of these parties it transpired that the two gentlemen now at the bar had been instrumental in employing them to get up the fraudulent pe titions, and hence they were summoned to-day to give some explanation of their conduct and proceedings. These parties went round the separate houses, but, find ing that that was somewhat troublesome, they repaired to a public-house and wrote down the names of hun dreds of imaginary persons, with imaginary descriptions, to the petition. The extent to which that had been carried appeared on the evidence, which showed that between 900 and 1,000 signatures appended to the petition were entirely fraudulent. One witness said he could speak to about 1,500 being fictitious names. A person named Brennan, a law stationer's writer, at Liverpool, said he had been present when the parties were in a public-house and engaged in writing the names of imaginary persons to the petition as quick as they could write them. In one case they had made a mark to the name of a man whom they described as a student. —(A laugh.) Their Lordships had had before them the mere agents in this nefarious practice, who were paid their 53. or 63. a day for obtaining signatures; but the object of the second Committee was to discover, it possible, the parties who employed Neese men. The particular effeece which it behoved their Lord ships to punish was, that after it game to the knowledge of the parties that the frauds and forgeries had been committed, they instituted no inquiry respecting them, but, on the contrary, employed counsel to defeat the investigation which had been set on foot by their Lordships' House. The Noble Lord concluded by moving that the parties at the bar bad been guilty of a gross abuse of the privileges of the House. The LORD CHANCELLOR said there could be no doubt that the subject was one of very great importance. It appeared to the Committee that a traud and forgery had been committed, and that a peti tion had been wiliully presented to the House with a great number of fictitious signatures attached to it. Ir the circumstance was allowed to pass over without. notice, neither their Lordsh,ps nor the public would have any security with regard to the petitions which were presented to the House. He did not think, how ever, that the punishment awarded by their Lord ships should tall on the humble persons who had been made instruments in the hands of others. It was under these circumstances that the parties were before their Lordships, and it was fur their Lordships to say what steps should now be taken to prevent such malpractice in future. Lord BEAUMONT said the Noble and Learned Lord bed given a correct history of the whole proceedings, and he would confine his observations to this simple remark, that the steps they now took should be clear, distinct, and deci.ive. He hoped the lesson to be given ou this occasion would be the mean.; of inducing parties to ho more cautious in the petitions which they laid upon their Lordships' table. He apprehended that there was now only one cosine open to them, and alit was to punish the parties. The parties were then ordered to withdraw. Two resolutions were then passed, declaring they had teen guilty of a gross violation of the privileges of the House. Lord MONTEAGLE then moved that :Le parties to taken into custody. Lord CAMPBELL suggested that they ougL t to to committed !'or a necific period. The LORD CHANCELLOR said Wore they► did that they ought to call the parties in and hear if they had any thing to say. The pgrti. s w-•ie then cal!ed in. The LORD CHARCELLOR then informed them of what had trannpiren in their absence. ,Mr. Charles Gream said he wished to be heard by counsel, and have witnesses examined in his favour. He was innocent of the charge which had been made against him. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, after the resolu- tion of the House that application could not be granted. What Mr. Gream had to say must now be urged in mi tigation ot the sentence. Mr. Greara4hen proceeded to declare that he had been no party to th‘fratid. The parties who were guilty of that fraud were' la w-writers, and he and those with ,'*from he acted. wlo were the pr, motets of the petition, had felt that they, were proper parties to employ in soliciting signatures to the petition. The pariah meeting to which reference had been made had nothing whatever to do with the petition ; it was merely called to consider out or what fund the expenses of the opposition to the Bill were to be defrayed. He admitted that he had told the men that they might put the names of ratepayers to the petition, provided they had the authority of those rate-payers so to do, but only on such authority being given to them. He contended that the evidence of the man Planate was not worthy of: credit. He would state a small circumstance with respect to him ; in gi7ing an account of his expenses in corning to attend the Select Committee of Inquiry, he actually told a falsehood for the sake of 4s. 6d. in misrepresenting his fare on the rail way from Liverpool to London. He (Mr. Gream,) felt that in this matter he had been actuated by only fair and upright motives, end with not the slightest intention to deceive their Lordships. As he honed to stand before a higher tribunal than that, he declared his innocence, and that in paesenting the petition iu question to the House he thought he was presenting a petition to their Lord ships' House which could not be challenged. Mr. Gage, the other person charged with the same offence, was next heard by their Lordships in his de fence. He declared that the greatest possible care was taken by him to prevent fictitious signatures being attached to the petition. (LEFT SITTING.) MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Aug. 13.) Sucan.—To-day the rates paid for West India Sugar were equal to those of Friday, and there was a good demand for 134th grocery and refining kinds. The purchases are 995 hhds, &c., including at auction 162 hhds 7 tierces Barbadoes, which realised the previous currency: low yellow west at 36s 6d to 375, middling to good 375 6d to 40s, fine 40s 6d to 425, and one lot crys talised 445; 122 hhds 44 brls of Trinidad vvent at full terms, but a part only sold; low and mid yellcjw at 35s to 365, good brown 34s 6d, and 29 barrels Antigua low yellow at 35s per cwt. REFINED.—To-clay Refined Sugar was in good de mand for home trade purposes, and prices closed firmly; brown grocery lumps at 50s to 504 6d. For British Crushed Sugar the market is quiet at former rates. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was less business concluded in Bengal Sugar, still lower rates were not taken. Of 4,420 bags at auction a small part only sold, at steady prices; low to good white Benares 38s to 403 6d, damp and washed 37a 6d to 395, fine grainy white 50s, good and fine dry yellow, 39s 6d to 41s 6d, ordinary and good soft yeltow 35s to 365. Of Madras 76 bags were withdrawn. FOREIGN.—Since Saturday the private operations in Foreign Sugar have been 6,000 chests of yellow Ha vannah at 38s 6d to 403, duty paid. 200 chests brown Bahia 365, and a cargo afloat at 193 per cwt. MAIIRITIoS.—This afternoon the quantity of Mauritius Sugar offered at public sale was large, aad amounted to 11,817 bags and 566 cask ; there was less demand, and not above half sold, brown sorts at rather lower rates, but grey and yellow generally realized the former value; fine yellow fetched 38s 64 to 40s 6d, good 37s to 38s, middling 35s Gd to 36s Gd, low 345 to 355, middling to fine brown 31s to 33s 6d, ordinary 27s to 29s very low 24s to 265, wet 18s to 235, and ordin ar y t o good refining sorts 33s to 38w. MOLASSES.—The market is firm for West India, and sales to a fair extent have been made; West India at from 13s to 15s, Mauritius and Bengal Ils to 12s, Porto Rico and Cuba at 13s to 14s 61 per cwt. COFFER—To-day the Coffee market presented a quiet aspecr, shippers and home dealers operated with caution by private treaty, but good ordinary Native Ceylon was not offered under 40s per cwt. At auction 55 bales and 84 half bales Mysore were taken in at 45s for good ordinary greenish, and at 38s to 42s for inferior. Of Plantation Ce3lon 75 casks 76 bags went rather cheaper; good at 55s 6d, mid 51s to 525, low mid 49s 6d to 5 0 , and other sorts 42s to 483. 100 bap Jamaica sold at 42s to 43s for fine ord, and at 328 6d to 393 6d for triage, which are easier rates. 1,103 bags Bahia were taken in at 42s for good ordinary. COCOA.—Holders of West India still have confidence, and none has been submitted to public sale since this day week. Operations have been to a fair extent by private treaty,—Grenada at 38s. to 465, and Trinidad grey 39s to 435, and red 41s to 48s per cwt. In Foreign, sales have been upon a more extended scale at 28s to 28s 6d per cwt for Para and Bahia, and at 29s to aOs for Guayaquil. TEA.—There has been less disposition to operate in Green during the last few days, still holders have con fidence. Full terms are required for Black, but the market has assumed a quiet aspect, but prices remain at 1 id to is for com and good ord Congou, is Id to is 2cl for medium, and is 3d to is 8d for better sorts. Scented and Pekoe Tea is still in fair request, and former terms are supported. At public sale on Friday 3,300 pkgs were offered, and 1,300 sold. RlCE.—Since Tuesday last an extensive demand has been experienced for East India, and prices advanced 6d per cwt. The purchases have reached 30,000 bags, but speculators have been the chief operators, paying for white Bengal from 9s 61 to l2s, Madras 9s 3d to 9a 9d, and pearl barley 8s 6d to 9s. On the part of holders there is much firmness, and none has been submitted to public sale. A good demand has been experienced for Cleaned Rice, Patna realised lls to 17s, town dressed Carolina 22s to 265, and imported 19s to 21s per cwt. Of Sago, 800 cases small pearl at auction were chiefly sold at 20s 6d to 21s 6d for mid to good. Sago Flour met with more attention, and 120 realized 17s 6d to 18s. Of Bombay Arrowroot 153 cases realised 2d to 2id, 280 packages St. Vincents ed to 9d, 50 packages Brazil 3d, 57 barrels African 3d to 4d, and 50 barrels Tapioca at sid per lb. for good. To-day East India Rice was in good demand privately, and 5,000 bags were sold at fully former rates. SPICES.—Of Black Pepper several parcels have been disposed of by private treaty. At auction 330 bags of Sumatra were sold at 3d to 3id for good clean black; ' 1,470 bags of Malabar at 3kd for half heavy, one lot in ferior 30, and damaged realized 2id to 38 d. 2,284 bags Penang 214 to 3d for good light greyish, and 2d to 24d for damaged. White realized foul rates, and 200 bags went at bed to 7d for mid and good mid. There are several orders for Cassia Lignea, and as the supply is small, buyers are compelled to pay 90a to 94a per cwt. Previous quotations are supported for good and fine brown Nutmegs, but inferior sorts are 2d per lb cheaper. At auction 200 cases sold, good and fine at 2s 10d to 3s 6d, ord mid 2s 3d to 2s Bd, mouldy and sea damaged 2s 3d to 2s I Id, and one lot 2s. There are sellers of limed at rather lower rates, but few orders have been completed. At auction 6 cases inferior went at 2s 2d to 2s 3d, and for goods rates rule at 2s 6d to 2s 7d. Mace continues to be wanted, and the whole of 60 cases of public sale was disposed of at 2s Id to 2s 5d per lb for middling to good, and inferior at is lld to 2s. For Cloves prices are on the decline, and at auction 36 ca,ses were sold; good and fine at Is 4d to Is 6d. For African and Bourbon the value is 6id to 6;-1d per lb. Pi mento hos been disposed of to a fair extent by private treaty, and 30 bags at auction realized 6d to 64d per lb for mid. Operations in Cinnamon have been, and there are ready sales at previous rates. -The value of Cassia Buda is 95s to 100 s per cwt. 302 bags Bombay Ginger 25s to 295. 125 boxes Cayenne Pepper, damaged 2d to 3d, very low 8d to Ild. At public sale to day 28 brls Ja maica Ginger sold at 68s to 01s for low to mid; these are barely former rates. SPIRITS.—Brandy has been in excellent request. Cog nacs best brands of the vintage of 1847 at 5s 2d to 5s 4d; 1848 ditto, 4s 7d to 4s 9d; 1849 ditto, 4s 6d to 4s 8d; and inferior sorts, 2s 8d to 4s 4d per gallon; on the part of holders there is also much firmness. Geneva is still purchased with caution, common at Is 6d to is 7d, and tine is 9d to 2s. In the value of British made Spirit no variation has taken place. To-day several parcels' of of Rum were sold, and in some cases stiffer rates were obtained. East India realised is 24d to Is 4d proof, and Leward Island is 4id to is 50 per gallon. COCHINEAL —A reduction of Id has taken place for Silvers, and 2d per lb fur black large p a r ce l s h av i ng been offered for sale, bat a good home and ex port demand has been experienced. At auction 380 bags Honduras were nearly all solid at 3s 6d to 3s 10d for low to good Silvers, and fine 4s to 4s 4d, com mon to fine black 3s 9d to 5s 2d, 64 bgs Mexican only in part found buyers at 3s 7d to 3s 8d for Silvers, and black. at 3s Bd, 3s 9d for mid to good, 24 bgs Tene riffe small dark Silvers 3o 8d to 3s 9d per lb. SALTPETRE.—The market has still a dull aspect for . rough, and former rates are supported with difficulty. At public sale 1,759 bgs Calcutta were taken in at 25s for mid quality 71 to 114 per cent., whilst the value of better sort is 25s 6d to 26s 6d. TALLow.—Although Russian on the spot is offered at rather lower r ates , y e t d ea l ers purchased with cau tion, and the value of first sort Yellow Candle is 36s 3d to 36s 6d per cwt. Operations are upon a limited scale for delivery in last three months of the year at 37s 3d to 37s 6d. In home melted a good business has been transacted at 35s to 363, nett cash for present de livery. For other sorts of Tallow prices are barely sup ported, but sales have been larger. At auction 500 pack ages South American were sold at from 321 6d to 363 6d for low to fine, 430 casks Sydney 33s to 365, and 61 casks of Odessa at 35s 6d per cwt. The value of Yellow Candle free on board is 33110 s to 341 per ton for this and next month. °mi.—Sales have been upon a larger scale in Linseed Oil for exportation, and there has been a good home trade demand, prices are firm, and rule at 32s 6d to 32s 9d on the spot. For delivery not much has been concluded, and there are sellers at 31s 611 to 32e per cwt. Prices are not so firm for Rapes, ed Oil, still many parcels l ave been sold; brown at 35a to 36i, pale at :36s 6d to 37s 6d, and there is a larger quantity on rifer. No improvement has occurred sr. the value of Palm. but a good demand exists; fine realised 28s to 28a 61. Ccm a Nut 01 is yet plentiful, shippers as well as home dealers continue to operate with caution, and 25s to 20s is the value according to quality. For Olive the market is firm, and a good Ural has been done; Spa nish and Gallipoli at 421 to 431, Barbary, Levant and Por tugal 401 to 42/. per tun. For Seal the market is firm, and large operations have taken place in Pale at 331 lOs to 341 ; other sorts have been sought after at 311 to 32/ 10s, but supply is yet small. Cod Las been sold to a fair exlent, and it is not to be , ibtained under 341 103. Southern is in good request, and realized from 321 to 331 10s. Sperm met with greater attention, and prices are firmer. At public sale 35 tuns were sold at 831 1.53 to 841 lOs for Sue Colonial. Head matter is still scarce. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 7th have arriv(d. Narvaei has given way to the repeated instances of the King, and has not insisted on the appointment of Serrano to the Inspectorship of Cavalry. The post has been offered to General Chacon, an intimate friend of Eipartero, and a Progresilta. MADRID BOLSA, AUG. 7.—The Three per Cente. were done at 33. THE SUN, LONDON, DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES The Northern Free Press of Hamburgh has the following from Rendaburg of the Bth :—" Since eight o'clock this morning fighting has been going on in our centre. The Danes attacked us with large forces near Sorgbruk. We heard the cannon for hours, but it gradually became more distant, and for the last two hours we have heard nothing. It is said that the Danes have been driven back to wards Kropp, and that we have made some pri soners; but it is probable that it is only a reconnais sance, and that the battle will take place to-morrow." The following from Hamburgh of the 9th, appears in the Brussels journals :—" We have this moment learned that part of the Danish army yesterday at tacked that of Holstein on all the line; the at tack was principally made on the left and right wings, the centre was only feebly assailed. It is possible that the Danish general desired to take advantage of the tumult occasioned in Rendsburg by the explosion of the shell manufactory, to make an attack. The result has been the aban donment by the first corps of light infantry of Hol stein of the town of Frederichstadt, situated in Schleswig, and its retreat on this side of the Eider. At about five o'clock a sharp cannonade was heard between the centres of the two armies, both in the Schleswig territory. If a second battle should take place, the result will probably be known to-morrow." COURSE OF EXCW Amstercuun .... 12 1 % Ditto, three months 12 2X, Rotterdam .... .....• 12 2% Antwerp .............. 25 57% Brussels ...... 25 57% Ilamburgh • . M.B. 13 10% Paris, 3 days'sight 25 37% kNGE.-(THIS DAY.) ribraltar•• •••• •••• •• •• Leghorn •• •••• •• •••••• 30 70 Genoa.....••••••••••• 26 0 Allan ..•••••••••••••• Misfiles •••••• •• •• •• 40% ealerrno, peroz •••• • • •• 122 Messina ••••.•• • • • • • •• 122 Lisbon.. •••• .......... 53% Oporto 53% 810 Janeiro .• .• •• • • • • -- Buenos Ayres _ _ Ditto. 3 months .... 25 60 - 1 tiarsolues ............ 25 0 Bourdeaux.... ..... . Frankfort o rklit sine 120% 8er1in..... •• •• •• •• •• -- Vienna, effec. Bo • .• 11 50 Trieste, ditto.... 11 50 letersbargl2, Sit. Eble .• 37% Madrid ••• • • • •••• • • • 49% Cadiz ••,•••••• •• •• •• 497 , 8 Barcelona • • • • • • • • • • •• Seville• • •• •• • . • • • • • • New York, 60 days'elght Philadelphia .. :....-..: PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold In bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars .... • . 0 4 10 Silver in bars ........ 0 4 11% THE CIVIL LIST. The following protest has been entered upon the journals of the House of Lords : , 1. Because the Civil List arrangement is framed upon statements laid before Parliament, with the full know ledge of the Ministers of the Crown, those statements being in the nature of estimates upon which the grant of income is to be made. 2. Because those statements contain a minute detail of the expenses for which provision is made, including the salaries of officers, and even the wages of servants, and the grant is made on the supposition by all parties to the arrangement that such salaries are to be always paid. 3. Because, even as to the other heads of expenditure provided for, there is an understanding of all parties that nearly the same sums will be required during the conti nuance of the arrangement. 4. Because no supposition ever entered the mind of Parliament in making the grant, that large savings were to be effected out of the income granted, and on the contrary the accumulation of wealth in the hands of the Sovereign is wholly alien to the spirit of our constitu tion, which requires the Monarch to be dependent apon Parliament for the revenue by which his state and dig nity shall be supported. 5. Because any such accumulation by means of savings upon the Civil List has a direct tendency to diminish the splendour and impair the dignity of the Crown, and so to defeat the very purposes of the grant. 6. Because, for these reasons, it is the undoubted right of Parliament to obtain information from time to time touching the amount of the savings under the several heads of the Civil List expenditure, and the rather be cause if there were a deficit, instead of a saving, Parlia ment would be of course applied to for aid, whereas the public never can directly benefit by any surplus, how considerable soever. 7. Because the amount of such savings must form an important matter in considering the applications from time to time made for Parliamentary aid in the esta blishment of the younger branches of the Royal Family during the reign of the Sovereign to whom the grant of the Civil List income was made, as well as in future ar rangements which the wisdom of Parliament may make with respect to the rights and claims of the Crown. 8. Because no possible risk to the subsistence of the Civil List arrangement made with the Sovereign at the commencement of the present reigrecan arise from giving the information sought; and there can be no indelicacy in disclosing the amount of the savings supposed, on good grounds, to have been effected, inasmuch as those savings must by law be made known to departments of the Go vernment which are under no obligation to conceal them, and it must - be made known under which head of the Civil List expenditure the saving, if any, has been made, or the deficiency, if any, has arisen. 9. Because the accounts before Parliament appear ti' state the amount of the savings —for example, 38,7501. for the year ending the sth of April, 1850; and if this is an incorrect statement—or if in reality the statement bears reference to some other matter than that which it seems to regard, justice to all par ties requires that this should be explained and set right. Bat if, as appears, such savings have been effected, there can be no reason why Parliament should not be informed of the branches of expenditure on which they have been so effected. 10. Because it appears that, independent of the Civil List revenue. and of 12.0001. paid last year into the privy purse from the revenue of the Duchy of Lancaster, 29,0001. have been paid from the revenue of the Duchy of Cornwall for the service of the Duke of Cornwall—a service which, at that Illustrious Prince's tender age, can hardly require so large a provision; and no one has ever contended that into such an expenditure Parlia ment has not both the right fully to inquire, and the practice of so inquiring. (Signed) BROUGHAM. ROYAL CORK YACHT CLUB. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Having seen in The Sun of Friday an article headed "A Cup and not a Cup," copied from the Cork Examiner, and which you justly call a strange para graph, may I beg the favour of your inserting the contradiction, which appeared in the following paper, a copy of which I enclose.. I have the honour to be, yours, &c., HORACE. T. N. MEADE, Hon. Sec. R.C.Y.C. Club-house, Queenstown, Aug. 10. We, the undersigned, members of the Royal Cork Yacht Club and Managers of the Regatta, 1850, having read in the Cork Examiner of August 7, 1850, an article headed " A Cup or not a Cup," feel ourselves called upon to state that no such correspondence took place as alluded to; and that the entire article is false and with out the slightest foundation. Thomas George Frencb,Vice-Admiral,R.C.Y.C. George B. Jeffreys, Flag-Lieut., one of the managing committee. Robert Hare, P. S. French, Samuel Hodder, W. F. Wentworth, R.Y.C., Hon. Secretary Regatta, James Roche, Edmond Morony, O'Neill Ferguson, Godfrey T. Baker, steward, Edward H. Newenham. Bartholomew Verling, one of the managing committee, • Eyre Massey Shaw, steward, James Ronayne, A. L. Newman, Hon. Treasurer, Horace T. N. Meade, Hon. Sec. to the Regatta and Club. FRIGHTFUL DEATH OF A YOUNG LADY.—.-011 Friday evening Kr. W. Carter, the coroner, held an inquest at the Royal George Tavern, Doddington-grove, Kennington, respecting the death of Miss Sophia Beard, aged 30, who was found dead in a garden at the rear of the residence of Mr. Gunthorpe, a retired medical gentleman, living at No. 51, Newington-place, near Kennington-common. On Thursday evening Mr. Gunthorpe had a party of young ladies, and at twelve o'clock the deceased retired to rest very cheerful. At five o'clock the next morning the family were alarmed by hearing the barking of a dog, and on going down stairs the deceased was found lying in the garden in her night-dress quite dead, having fallen from her bed-room window, where it is supposed she had been attending to some flowers, as was her custom. Ihe jury, af , er a long inquiry, returned a ver dict of " Accidental death." ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. —On Saturday last the yearly meeting of the members of this society took place at their gardens in the Regent's Park, when the chair was taken by Masterton Ure, Esq-, in the absence of the Duke of Norfolk, E.M., the President. The different reports of the council, the auditors, and the curator, afforded material evidences of the advance made during the season, and of the increasing prosperity of the institution. The fellows passed a resolution recommending to the council the imme diate erection of a building for museum, lecture-room, &c. and a considerable amount of subscriptions was reported during the meeting to have been received for this express object. The following eight fellows were elected members of the council for the ensuing year, in the place of those going out by rotation :—The Duke of Beaufort, Sir E. Kerrison, J. Olive, Esq., J. Hardwick, Esq., J. Heywood, Esq., M.P., the Bishop (.t Durham, Lord SJndes. and Viscount Har ding° ; and the Duke of Norfolk and Edward I,larjoribanks, Esq., were re-elected respectively president and treasurer. The financial statements contained detailed accounts of the increased receipts from the subscriptions of members and the exhibitions of plants and flowers. The total income of the society from its various sources during the year ending the 15th ultimo, had amounted to the large sum of 14,180/. 165., and the expenditure to 10,460/. 6s. 10d., leaving a balance of 3,7004 9s. 2d. cash in hand. After the votes of thanks usual on such occasions bad been passed, the meet ing adjourned. On the 19th ult. the ship Charles Crooker, Duncan master, cleared from Charleston for Liverpool with 523 bales of Sea Island and 3,667 bales of Upland cotton, weighing 1,681,0581b5., valued at 230,385 dollars 83 cents. ; being the largest and most valuable cargo ever exported from that port. A female died in one of the second-class ciead by therriages on the South Wa les Railwa y on Friday last, near Cardiff. A jury was summoned , who re t urned a verdict of ~ p Visitation of God. "—Cantirian. TUESDAY EVENING, AUG US THE FIRE AT GRAVESEND. GRAVESEND, AUGUST 12.—Tne bench of magis trates were this day chiAy occupied in hearing cases connected wi'h the disastrous fire of yesterday morn ing. Among them was one of a charge against a fellow named William Belcher, for o b s t r u c ti ng th e soldiers and police in the preservation of property from plunder by a gang of young scoundrels wIL) were in company with him, and for assaulting Corporal Daly of the 25th Regiment. The corporal stated that he was on duty at the fire about three o'clock yesterday morning, when he was told by a gentleman that a gang of persons were breaking the windows of several of the houses on fire, and other wise misconducting themselves. Witness observed the prisoner as one of the most prominent of the gang, and told him to " get out of the way." He refused, saying he had as good a right to be there as a soldier. He then pushed up against wit ness, who again told .him to go off, but he persisting in attempting to force a way through the place where witness was stationed, the latter put the butt end of his musket towards him and drove him a pace or two back. Witness then turned round to call on his men for ass stance, as the mob were forcing him from his position, when he received a blow of a stone on the left temple which knocked him down. On recovering his legs he saw the prisoner within about four yards of him, in the custody of a soldier. He had observed previously to being knocked down that the prisoner had a stone in his hand. Private Binney, of the 58th Regiment, saw Cor poral Daly knocked down by a blow of a stone, but did not see the prisoner throw it. Observed before that the prisoner took up a stone. He was then try • ing to push past the corporal with a number of others in the mob, who were with the utmost difficulty kept from the place ordered to be kept clear. A gentleman came up to witness as soon as the corporal was knocked down, and told him to take the prisoner into custody, which he did, Private Brown, of the 58th Regiment, saw the pri soner throw a stone, but could not say that it was that stone which felled the corporal. Saw him have three stones in his hand immediately before the corporal fell. Mr. Oakes, one of the Magistrates, said that, though he did not see the stone thrown at the com plainant, he had observed him fall, and on turning saw the prisoner close behind him. He had no doubt whatever that the prisoner had thrown the stone, and be directed the soldier to take him into custody. Here he (Mr. Oakes) would take the opportunity to say that nothing could equal the forbearance and moderation of the military in the performance of their onerous duties, except their indefatigable exertions in keeping order, and in aiding in the efforts to preserve property and to subdue this most disastrous and de • structive fire. The mayor and the other magistrates fully con curred in the justice of Mr. Oakes' observations upon 'the conduct of the military. Mr. Oakes further added that a most disgracefully ill-conducted mob had assembled and obstructed the authorities in their duties, and instead of feeling sympathy for the suf ferers in this terrible calamity actually appeared to be rejoiced at it. It was in his opinion—and he was sure his fellow . ..magistrates would agree with him— a disgrace to the town that suck a degraded set should form a portion of its inhabitants. The prisoner was fined 40s. and costs, but being unable to pay was sentenced to one month's impri sonment and hard labour. After the business of the court was over Mr. Oakes stated to the other magistrates that it had been intimated to him that the fire had originated in the house of Read (a cigar shop), and not in that of Mr. Adlington (a grocer's shop), next door to it. Now, he wished to know where this Read could be found. The Mayor said that he had also been told, and on what he believed to be good authority, that smoke was seen to issue from Read's house before fire was discovered in the weather boarding of Adlington's house. It was therefore necessary, in order to ascer- tab the origin of the fire, to have both Adlington and Read examined ; the former asserted from the begin ning that the fire broke through the wainscoting into his house from Read's. Every inquiry, by direction of the magistrates, having been made for Read without effect, it was at length intimated to them that he had left the town, or at least had not been seen since the fire. The superintendent of police (Mr. North) was then directed by the bench to find him out. There is so much suspicion, as it now seems, re specting the origin of the fire that it is said the Co roner will hold an inquest respecting it. The loss, as estimated by the surveyors of the va rious London insurance companies, who were engaged the whole of the day inquiring into the amount of property, is 80,0001. The offices that will principally suffer are the following, and the amounts are reported thus :—Kent Fire-office 10,000/. ; Globe, 8,000/. ; Royal Evchange, 8,000 i; Alliance, 8,000/. ' • Norwich Union, 7,0001.; Pbceni x , 7,000/. ; Mutual, 6,000/. ; West of England, 5,000/. ; Star, 3,000/. ; Commer cial, 2,000/.—total, 65,000/. The general body of tradespeople and inhabitants of the town are loud in their complaints against the corporation in not having an efficient corps of firemen and engines established after the warning they re ceived by the two previous fires, which it will he re collected consumed the greater part of the lower por tion of Gravesend. The ruins still remain under the charge of the London brigade. A great deal of fire remains in various parts, but no further mischief is apprehended. The largest building among the premises burnt down was used as the London and County Bank. It occupied much ground on the east side of High street, close to the Town-hall, and, with its contents, was insured for 10,000/. The clerks succeeded in saving the whole of the books, cash, and papers be lcnging to the bank. It was supposed that a man named Valiance had lost his life during the raging of the fire by the floors of one of the houses in High-street falling on him. We are happy to say it is not so ; the police yesterday ascertained that he escaped. It is the general opinion of the inhabitants of the town, that had th e corporation telegraphed for the London engines when the fire was crossing High t, instead of waiting th ree h ours , a ve ry large portion property would h av e b een preserved. vtei n of and the C oroner o f t h e di str i ct h as High street, t N e oe understand theeeras been called on to hold an inquiry into all the circum stances'connected with the fire. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 12. SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS (IRELAND) BILL. (Continued from our Third Edition.) The Earl of LUCAN said he could not allow the Bill to pass without giving the House yet anoth e r opportu nity of doing simple justice to the landed proprietors of Ireland. It was solely owing to the defective state of the law that the system of evictions and the pulling down of houses prevailed to so unfortunate an extent in that country, and which he could assure their Lordships was quite contrary to the wishes of the proprietors. The 31st clause of this Bill invested the justices with juris diction over the occupiers of houses and parts of houses, provided these houses were situated in a city, town, or village; and he contended that if it were good to invest the justices with this jurisdiction in regard to houses in towns, it was equally good to extend it to houses and lands in every part of the country. By doing this the law in Ireland would also, to a certain extent, be assimi lated to the law of England. The Noble Earl then pro posed an amendment with this object in view, and said that if the Noble Marquis opposite chose to reject the amendment, upon him would rest the responsibility of all the ejectments and pulling down of houses that might occur during the approaching recess. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE opposed the amend ment, which was thereupon negatived without a division. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid upon the table a report from the Committee of Council upon Education, an account of the proceedings of the Commissioners un der the Irish Encumbered Estates Act, and other papers, by command of her Majesty. CRIME AND OUTRAGE (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the first reading of this Bill, which he stated had just been brought up from the House of Commons. The Nob!e Marquis explained that the Bill was, in substance, the same as that which had already received their Lordships' assent; but on its going down to the other House it was discovered there that one of its clauses interfered with the privileges of that House. In consequence, that Bill a r odu nowgh t in, e was obliged to b e l a id aside; but another was at o nce b a w ch h e ic d h th h e a i d r s L in o c r e d. p h a i s p s s e , d u t o h u e se C . om H m o ol b ls eg , g an e d a to move that the Bill be read a first time, and to give notice that to-morrow be should move the suspension of the standing orders, for the purpose of passing the Bill without further delay. The Bill was then read a first time. The Commons' amendments on the Small Tenants Rating Bill were agreed to. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL Lord BEAU3IONf moved the second reading of thi s Bill, which, he said, bad undergone considerable discus sion in the other House of Parliament, and which, as a measure of necessity, it was of vital importance should be passed in the present session. Lord REDESDALE said that the Bill had not come up from the Commons until Friday last, and that, there fore, it was almost impossible that their Lordships could have given its provisions the necessary consideration. But independent of that circumstance, he objected to the measure itself, ai introducing a new principle with re ference t o these societies, the effect of which would be to legalize institutions which, though assuming to be pro vident in their charac{er, might again become secret societies, and prove most dangerous to the community. He did nut object to the second reading of the Bill, but he recommended the Noble Lord to strike out all those words that make a difference between registered socie ties and certificated societies. Lord lIONTEAGLE supported the measure, and was glad to perceive that it dealt so effectually with the evils of burial societies. Lord REDESDALE suggested that the Bill should be so worded as to oblige those scciati ., es to give up their secret signs. Tha Bill was then read a second lime. The Poor Relief Bill was read a third time and passed. Tie London Bridge Approaches Bill was real a first time. The Customs Bill rind the Stamp Duties (No. 2) Bill severally vent through Commit,eo. The Assig s (Ileuitid) Bill also vvEnt through Com• mittes. The: Marquis of CLANRICARDE having moved tat Ow report upon the Securities (Leland) Auaen6ment Bill 13,- received, Tne LORD CHANCELLOR reiterated tinny of the ohjectioni he hud urged against this Bill, and ti,elarird his intention to oppose it in its present form. lie hoped, however, that the measure could b yet so amended as to remove those objections which he enter tained towards it. Lord GLENGALL supported the Bill, as he thoughi that nothing could be fairer tha❑ the principle which ii invelved. The report was then brought up. The Police Superannuation Fund Bill was road a third time end passed. The other Bills upon the paper were then forwarded a stage, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 8. THE RAJA OF SAT rARA, Mr. lIUME asked Sir John Hobhouse, the Pre sident of the Board of Control, what provision had been made fur the widow and adopted son of the late Pertaub Sing, Raja of Sattara, now detained in exile at Benares, and the reasons for withholding from the legal heir the private property of which his late Highness was possessed at the time of his deposition, and which, according to the documents on the table of the House, it was guaranteed by the Governor of Bombay and by the political resident, Colonel ()vane, should be held at his disposal? He aas very unwilling to trouble the House on this matter ; but a sense of justice to the injured obliged him to put that question to his Right Hon. Friend (Sir John l ob house). The House would allow him to state that the late Pertaub Singh, Raja of Sattara, died in exile at Benares, and that his followers, amounting to several hundreds, and his widow and adopted sou remained there. The widow and her adopted son expected that a liberal provision would have been made to them in lieu of the private property possessed by the late Raja at the time of his deposition, which yielded an income of about 167,0001. a-year. He '(Yr. Hume) theref ,re wished to ask his Right Honourable Friend (Sir John Hobhouse) what measures had been taken with respect to the family, and what was the amount fixed for them. By a return made to the House a few days ago it seemed the Government of Bombay had refused to allow them to take possession of the private property which belonged to his late Highness the Raja. That did appear to him (Mr. Hume) an insulting and urbitrery course of conduct, and he only wanted his Right Honourable Friend to state what the arrangements were. He did think this a case which called loudly for justice to be done. The House had the statement of the Governor of the country that at the time of the deposition of the late Raja, when the Government took possession of his private property, that the value of that property amounted to many thousand pounds. The Go vernment now refused to give any account of that pro perty, alleging that the 12,000/. a-year guaranteed to the late Raja was in full of all demands. If there was any undertaking with reference to this 12,0001., or that, if it were to be allowed, it was to be in full of all de mands, such a document was unknown to the family, and it was unknown to him (Mr. Hume). Under these circumstances be really did put it to his Right Hon. Friend (Sir John Hobhouse) and to the House, as a matter of justice and humanity, whether the Govern ment were acting liberally to the widow and the adopted son of the late Raja. Sir J. HOBHOUSE—Mr. Speaker, the question put to me by my Hon. Friend is in a great degree entered on the paper to which he has alluded, that is to say, with reference to the provision the Government pro posed to make for the widow and the adopted son of I the late Pertaub Singb, Raja of Sattara. My Honourable Friend is aware, that when Sir James Carnac first of all made a statement of the provision intended for the family of the ex-Raja, the statement given to the adopted Raja was that the widow should receive 800 rupees a month after his death. When he died, that sum was offered to the Ra nee, the surviving widow, but she refused to receive it, stating it was inadequate. In conse quence of the opinion so entertained by her, tne home authorities communicated with the Indian authorities, and instructed them to make an addition to that sum, not only for the widow but also for the adopted, son ; and, as my Honourable Friend has now stated, the sum which has been fixed on for the main tenance of the surviving widow and adopted son is ex actly three times the amount which was fixed on by the administration of Sir James Caruso, when he made his first arrangement. Whether that sum is sufficient or not admits of question ; but no person can say that suf ficient attention has not been paid to this subject, when exactly three times the amount of allowance which was originally proposed by Sir J. Carnac has been fixed on for the maintenance of the surviving widow and adopted son. Indeed it was not until the death of the ex-Raja that the sum was said to he- insufficient. My Honourable Friend is mistaken when he says that there was no understanding with reference to this 12,0001., or that if the 12,0001. a year were allowed that it should be in full of all demands, for I hold in my hand a copy of a letter which may he seen in the Parliamentary papers of 1843, page 296 a letter from the Secretary of the Bombay Gov ern ment to the Secretary of the Government in India, that is to say from Sir James Carnac to Lard Falkland —in a hich these words occur: " The Government deem it necessary to state that theyhave gone into the whole claim advanced by the ex-Raja," that is with reference to his private property, "and they think his claims should be declared inadmissible, except that which relates to property, which can be shown to have belonged to him privately. The 120,000 rupees, therefore, IN hich are to be paid to him, that is the 12.000/. a year for himself, are to be paid in satisfaction of all demands whatsoever against the Sattara Government." That was the letter written by the Secretary at Bombay, which will be seen, as I have stated, amongst the Parliamenta r y papers, and which was communicated to the ex-Raja. In fact, I know ho was cognizant of it and of the whole arrangement that was made not only with himself, but with all the other parties for I happened at the time to hold the same place that 1 do now, and I remember that the 12,0001., ail things con sidered.together, was thought to be ample remuneration. With respect to the other part of what my Honour able Friend says, that there was a guarantee, I beg to tell him that there was no guarantee, none whatever, with respect to the private property of the Raja. The only understanding that I ever heard of was that whatever he could prove to be his private property he should have, and my Hon. Friend must be quite aware of this, that the reigninz Raja, the brother who succeeded him, complained that when he went to Benares he took away with him more than was his private property, both in jewels and in money. My Honourable Friend says he was not deprived of the money, but at the same time the claim to it was ex amined by the Secretary to the Bombay Government, and he, as well as Lord Falkland, declared this claim to be inadmissible. Having said thus much, I will inform my Honourable Friend in public what I have already told him in private, namely, that I think this claim should be re-inquired into as far as pos sible, and I have written privately to Lord Falk land, telling him what my views are on the subject. Very possibly on receiving my letter he will cause inquiry to be made into the matter. I will also tell my Hon. Friend that I think, with the Government, the allowance was ample, so far as the ex-Raja was concerned; but I must also add that I do not agree with the Bombay Government with regard to the allowance to the family of the Ranee of Sattara, and this will be seen by the papers. ISLAND OF JERSEY. Mr. HUME asked Sir G. Grey whetter any measures had been adopted by the Government of the island ( f Jersey to carry into effect the alterations recommended by the Commissioners that inquired and reported on the state of law in that island? Sir GEORGE GREY said the Government of the island, in accordance with the recommendations of the Commissioners, had made some very material alterations in the criminal law, and those alterations, in com pliance with the usual course pursued on such occa sions, had been referred to the Attorney and Scli citor•General, and they were at present undar their consideration; and be had no doubt they would devote that time and attention to them which the importance and magnitude of the subject demanded. THE RIVER PLATE. Mr. SMYTHE asked the Foreign Secretary whether there was any objection to lay before Parliament copies of instructions to Mr. Hood, senior, Lord Howden, Captain Gore, Mr. Hood, junior, and Mr. Southern, some time agents in La Plata ; whether our relations with France in La Plata were of such a nature as to afford any hope of a successful issue from the offer of our good offices made in the third article of the new Convention; and whether security to the lives and pro perty of British subjects residing in the Banda Oriental had been guaranteed? Lord PALMERSTON replied, that as the instruc tions which had been sent out in regard to the affairs of La Plata had concluded in a treaty, it would not be consistent with his public duty to produce the cor respondence, because it was obvious great inconveni ence might arise from such a course. That treaty he considered to be very satisfactory. With re gard to our relations with France, the Govern ment had thought it better for the interest of all parties to conclude their treaty with General Rosas and the Argentine Republic without waiting the result ef the ragotiations which were going on at the time in France. As regarded the security afforded to British subjects, he had not the slightest ap prehension that their persons or property would be sub ject to any danger. A messenger appeared at the table, and brought up from the House of Lords the Duke of C4mbridge s Estate Bill, agreed to by their Lordships. PROGRESS OF PUBLIC BUSINESS. Sir B. HALL then rose to call the attention of the House to a return headed " Public Bills," lately printed by order of the House, with the view of making some observations in regard to the progress of public business during the present session, in the hope that mat session their time would be better occupied. He might state at the outset, he thought, without fear, of contradiction, that in no previous cession, since the passing of the Reform Act, had there le , en a more anxi ous desire to transact and get through the business. During the whole session they had sat 1,041 hours, had held 149 sittings, over a space of twenty-five weeks, ex clusive_of holidays, and, averaging 100 hours for the 13, 1850. Wednesday sietings, this gate 10:1 hours a day for four days a week during the whole ses sion. Ad this via, exclusive of 'Committer, work, to which most Hon. Members were dilieed to at tend. he thought it woide be advisable if, during the recess, Government were to consider the sutject and in die next session being fhrwerd seine suggestions which should have the of act, of remedying ties of which he complained. Laity ear the House set 932 hours, and the Government passed eiehty•nine Bills, whilst this . 1 ear up to the Ist of August they had only passed fifty-eight. The Hon. Baronet then called the attention of the House to a return of the name or title of every public Bill ordered to be brought in during the present session of Parliament, the date of such order, the dates of the first reading, and the several stages of each Bill, and the dates of every postponement between each stage of the Bid, up to Wednesday, the 31st cf July inclusive. This return showed the number of Bills brought in by the Government to be ninety-five. The Appointment so Office Bill was read a first time on the 9th of July, a second time on the 12th July, and the Committee was deferred fire times. The Australian Colonies Government Bill was read a first time on the 11th of February, said passed through on the 6th of May. The Bsick Duties Bill was brought in on the 18th of March, and passed without much opposition. The Charitable Trusts Bill was brought in on the Bth of Fe bruary, the second reading was deferred eleven times, the Committee thirteen times, the B:11 was considered as amended lour times, the third reading deferred five times, and lingered through the House till the 25th July. The Chief Justices Salaries Bill was brought in on the 11th March, the Committee was deterred twice, there were 11 other postponements, and nothing more was heardot it till the lit ufAugust. Now he wished to remind the House that the Government had always carried any Bill when they evinced a determination to do so, and as a proof of this he would refer to the Duke of Cambridge's Annuity Bill, whilst in other cases delays innumerable had taken place. A great deal of time had been spent iu the introduction of Bills which were never intended to be carried. The Fees (Court of Chancery) Bill was in troduced on the 25th of April; the second reading was deferred three times; the Committee 14 times; and on 25th of July it was withdrawn. The Highways Bill was introduced on the 13th February; the Committee was deferred 13 times; and on the 12th July it was with drawn. The Incorporation of Boroughs Confirmation Bill was withdrawn under similar circumstances. The Landlord and Tenant Bill was introduced on the 14th FehrtAry, deferred 15 times, and nothing more was heard of it till the Ist August. The Lord-Lieutenancy Abolition Bill was brought in on the 17th May, and read a second time on the 17th June, and agreed to almost unanimously; and yet it was withdrawn on the 4th July. But the Marlborough House Bill, which was introduced on the 30th July, was about to become law. The Mercantile Marine Bill was introduced on II th Feb., the second reading was deferred five times, and the Bill was then withdrawn and another introduced. The Merchant Seamen's Fund Bill was .introduced on the I Ith Feb., the second reading was deferred fifteen times, and it was withdrawn on the Bth July. The Merchants Shipping Bill was brought in on the same day, deterred five times, and withdrawn on the 19th April. The Metropolitan Interments Bill was introduced on the 15th April, and passed on the 20th June, the Govern meet showing a determination to carry it through. The Oath of Abjuration (Jews) Bill was brought in on the 30th May, the second reading was deterred four times, and it was withdrawn on the 22d July. The Parochial Assessments B:11 was introduced on the Bth April, de ferred five times, and withdrawn on the Bth July. The Public Health (Scotland) Bill was introduced on the 6th March, read a second time on the 12th April, and, alter the Committee had been deferred five times, was with drawn. The Savings Bank Bill was introduced on the 29th April, the second reading deferred eleven times, and no further notice taken of it till the Ist of August. The Stamp Duties Bill was brought in on the 22d March, and lingered on till the 10th May, when it was put off for six months. Another Bill of this same kind was brought in on the 16th May; the Committee was de ferred eleven times, and no notice was taken of it till the Ist of August. The Woods and 'Forests Bill was brought in on the 22d February, and no step was taken till the 4th July, when it was withdrawn. Now, what was the summary of useful measures which had been passed up to the Ist of August ? The Australian Colonies Bill, the Brick Duties Bill, the Charitable Trusts Bill, the Mercantile Marine Bill, the Metropolitan Interments Bill, and the Parlia mentary Voters (Ireland) Bill. There was another Bill which showed that the Government could pass measures when they chose to do so—namely, the Ecclesiastical Commission Bill. He trusted they would consider the great evils which arose from this mode of conducting the public business, and believed that if they would arrange their business in a more efficient manner it would have a beneficial effect on the plans of independent Members, by whom fifty-eight Bills had been introduced and eighteen passed. Gee of the great evils of the present system was that Members scarcely knew what business was to be proceeded with on Government nights. The Hon. Baronet concluded by moving for a return in continua. tion of the paper headed " Public Bills," up to the pre sent time. The motion having been seconded, Lord J. RUSSELL said he could not agree with the Hon. Baronet in the general purport of his remarks, for it appeared to him that the House of Commons con ducted a greater amount of public business than any other assembly in Europe. The Hon. Baronet said that Hon. Members were nut aware of the business intended to be proceeded with on Government nights. Such a complaint might have been well-founded twenty or thirty years ago, but he (Lord J. Russell) had altered the systom which formerly prevaded, by naming in the votes the first two or three orders which would take precedence and be likely to occupy the time of the House; and a further regulation had been made, that the orders should be taken as they stood on the paper. The Hon. Baronet had emitted to notice that a considerable portion of time was occupied with the estimate:. When it was considered that in the course of a month the Government had only about ten nights, Hon. Members must be aware that some five or *ix weeks were consumed in the considera• tion of that department of the public service. Consider ing this circumstance, and the importance of the sub jects brought forward for discussion, and the interest taken by Hon. Members in many of those subjects, it was almost surprising that the House should be able to pass so many important -Bills through their different stages. The Hon. Baronet complained that many villa had been brought forward which were not proceeded with. But there were various reasons for not al ways pressing Bills forward. The Government considering a Bill useul for the public interest might feel completely justified in introducing it; but Honourable Members might take a different view of it, and the public might entertain such a strong feelieg against it, that it might be desirable eventually to withdraw it. He would just mention the Education Bill, which was very much al tered, and subsequently given up. He considered the Government not to blame either for introducing or aban doning a Bill, for it was impossible to foresee the impres sion which might exist either in the minds of Hon. Mem bers or the public. With respect to the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Bill, that subject had been very much considered. It was sent to a Committee, consisting chiefly of Irish Members, and reported with amend ments, but when it was sent to Ireland it did not give satisfaction. Then, with respect to the Lord-Lieute nancy Abolition Bill, which was generally approved of by the House and the country—in that case a question arose with respect to the appointment of a fourth Secre tary of State, respecting which considerable doubt was entertained. Then with respect to the admission of the Jews, the time intended to be devoted to that Bill was occupied by the debate on foreign affairs, and if it had been sent up to the other House at the beginning of August, an objection might have been raised to the con sideration of a measure of such importance at so late a period. There were several other Bills with respect to which similar observations might be made. On the Court of Chancery, and other Bills, Committees had been sitting which entertained very different views from the Goverment, and ho did not think that the time which these discussions had occupied had been lost, in asmuch as discussions of that nature frequently led to the discovery of modes by which objections might be obviated.—(Hear, hear.) Some Bills required and often received long consideration, and he would just mention the County Courts Bill as an instance. In the year 1823 or 1824, Earl Spencer introduced a Bill of that description, which was approved of by everybody, but was not carried. It was re-introduced by various Governments and net carried until 1846 after about 24 years' discussion. Perhaps if the Hon. Baronet was at the head of the Ministry he might be able to devise proper measures, and might succeed in rendering all the details acceptable to Parliament. With respect to the Woods and Forests Bill, the House might recollect that after that Bill was introduced a change took place in the office of the Woods and Forests which rendered it desirable that extensive alterations should be made in the Bill, Being desirous that full time should be given to his Noble Friend who was appointed to the office of Chief Commissioner to consider the alterations proposed, he had thought it better that the Bill should be withdrawn. He should not go further into the va rious questions raised by the Hon. Baronet. There had been several very important Bills introduced and carried in the course of the session, on every one of which great pains had been bestowed. The Australian Colonies Bill had taken up a great portion of the time of the House; but no one would deny that in the course of the discus sion various views had been developed by the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Oxford, and other Hon. Members, which were well worthy the attention of the House. Another measure of great importance—the Metropolitan Interments Act —took up a considerable share of their time. BRlGHT—Onlyonenigh night. SirM r . B. H A L was discussed chiefly in mor n i ng sittings. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the impression left on his mind was, that it had been discussed at very great length.—(A laugh.) lie thought that local prejudices bad had a great effect in obstructing the progress of that Bill, which, in his opinion, was a very useful and ne cessary measure of reform.--(Elear,hear.) No doubt one obstacle to speedy legislaiion now-a-days was the increased number of Members desirous of discussing measures. More attention w as bestowed Low on every measure brought forward than was formerly the case, and consequently a greater portion of tiros Was consumed in legislation. In furrner days the debates were gene rally limited to four or five speakers, regarded as leading Members; and on a great number of Bills passed in former days no traces of a debate existed. But now-a days that was not the case, and the result was, mole time was con sumed in considering and discussing political measures. However, he thought there was every reacon to be sa tisfied with the close attention which the 'louse had be wowed on public affairs during the present session. Th e attention which had been given to the various subjects brought before thew, more partLularly to the Metropo litan Interments Bill and to the Australian Colonies , Bill, confirmed the belief thud there W 43 no public ------ 'WS, WBich aS6eMbly, either of the present or fottner tc1,00030300 got, through Si, much I - mito ss as the 'louse I y of this re entry.—(ii .r, bear.) h reba bi l A Air. BRIG/ IT seed he did 11 , 4 dill 1, -. t d ,l ' w olke ,. ( 2 i o o (!_ in A g le t u n i , e , er i : s f sthxatrnollootubsse had been harder viaboureti pick, cl our of env perish in E l lolgalnandu.llll2eato"..°l:"eb(S: the Government sheeted t,:ke it into theit• con*eug,..oo whether a better mode of conduc ins could not be adopted. It appeared to bitodusl osed of it not all the &tans of measures might be l P eif a e s of by sections of the House, and that only the pp: d dr a measure should be reserved for the discassio z ed 0 cision of the whole House. Ho bad always P r eso aked Government the necessity of considering the e t, ee e, 6 and Tenant Bill as a measure of the first inlets: l .7 a se d conference had been sitting in Dublin on this s . ulel e e ciid no t had been attended by men of all parties. Thoug il , D ot co agree with all that had been said and done at op 0 public . a b s 0, 10 ,01 ference, he could not deny thst it threatened le_tuisa sr agitation much more formidable than any W a ffle elokl e isted of late years in Ireland. He hoped ' erl tbil w are . , b e Lord would be prepared to . subunit a dimple fess subject next session of a character so fe 00 6 would be justified in carrying it through 1 " - , e rtb e Reference had hcen made to the Cerstn itte . e r oe House. He wished to make a remark with ° fed to what had been said of the c om mittee ( rood salaries. A Noble and Learned Lord ba, f eral in another piece that the Committee censisteare _Dos! ignorant nen."—(A laugh.) Ile doubted ivbe ti_ c c t l i mrd , quite Perliumentiry for ally Noble and Lea l : r d o r d to say that a Committee of that Howe was % e a Y r " very ignoraet nieu." That Noble and Lear pea b i l l complained that the Committee had 13 0 t7t3 f i the V on the subject office and salary e iee him Chancellor. If tithe Committee did not 00 0 1 b oo (1. e., the Noble and Learned Lord) it was ne e eer od the Noble and Learned Lord had not 11 61 ‘ eci vieee 1136 over again to be examined.—(Laugher.) that ae(t lle • proposal was submitted to the Committee t',' the (P i ; Noble and Learned Lord) should be exatniseuo' e d Wu/ versal opinion was that he (the Noble and Leaf o gisbte t ; weight d h n t ot e g it i h v e e r an i y n intfhoormiaitoionnseliknerlyinto itlbseveeotuo?,t.reiles;(l. laugh.) The Committee needed not to regard t r 7 e d DI brought against them by the Noble and Le s „ o r I std as anythine very ternaidable.—(flear.) Inioele111„ he had had a passage at arms with . the ,;1 oPil li l learned individual in question, and the g e e ll fi e d ia,„ 111 , 0 was, that he (Mr. Bright) had not Wee " . .. li cit Pc a contest. The Noble and Learned Lord w e '„,i g ht o ,,, formidable it i o da b b e le now. Admired and honoured 11.ei;uloor en formeprilyti,edbu.l7Awlhaneawhaos w o u rs e e w th ig a h n t ri o u y be s o g f ti h n i l : ; His race of glory run, his race of shame.f be 00 And better for his reputation would it be 1 0 say,— O w etre his u Would that andwe r e tongue pen b iereaa (Hear, hear.) t t h h o e u ll gh o t n. th M e ember for Manchester . te efere o f 111 0 and the of tbs S '. Mr. A. STAFFORD did not rise to le ;et b e wrath.—(A laugh.) He wished mere!), to S i t el oPgs complaint made by the Ile a ' l3B s Or d e a site as to the mode of conducting business e - d. b ge o - 0 1 0 , the House was in some degree to be ef t° f them ;It' heard with astonishment the sugges t ' ee si ° o e° 96. d e tr Member to refer details of measures to ' l 7 ~,. St, -. 0 tion of sections of the House, because 11 " 1 -e tVer i : j si culty always had been to decide as t° was 111° D or tails, and what were not. For instance, ^ . gill, . v qualification in the Irish Re • tration . t ratit "d gtS ro e .fr ee was the question of compulsory „ fie de pt a matter ot detail or of princiPl e i t ee Is li- esd with what the lion. Member had said as 1 ° ro teeeod and tenant question. He _thought the G cle ehjee t '' et' nut attempted vigorously to legislate on th at° 0 6 0 that they would be met by the same diffi° l l, era. sion which they pretended had obstructed."'" i the I ; itf ° Oil"' of the measure in this. (Hear.) If a 13 30 :P - i i t to t f b ° eat that of Ireland had been oPPA°SB-lig i t ~elo' that might have been a reason for withu rtiw n i ch ` 13 , 4 60" the question had not even been debated, 113t"reeP-00 qh tided. iusest i desireo S ri V , h h e ne thattwh a e s Hon. Gaonvx ei 1 t or I ru e ms me to o e t r , h f s o eha r hr i N u 1 1 e lei whetl I g e is s ynsu i erbi 11 ; e c e o i pc.. j eer ; i pit b i : 11 d l H i eo o an n ro . esu t tr lember bad to prOpound on t u 'e - ton, s he of buying Honourable earkMe cheapest an i tbel Pe "I t a s elltee ' f ie . h Why did he app.) : A ,,at i- „ e l. theinet.mberwas an advocate selling . , ae reference produce of land, and yet refuse to 6 ,"Wbf wa l e no to the land itself ?—(Hear, he° i b O/5 ger? a a r n , d h , e a a n r d . ) by Thehis efi t t he of l i a t n a d s ed wei pr as pr t i h e e to c r a s tic o o fi rn l a r k e a l r : cl A a is s t° o o do c , ::: o o ::, - i — ( I H re e l ben t pu blieo lo be, s to Hon. speeches cited a hope among the tenants of Reload o ' l i,es o' b ject do something for them. But after the Pr, the tj to e er e Hon. Member to the farmers of Enelol4°9s' littleLeie` of the game laws, the tenants of Ireland h 0 , reol e geo pest from the Hon. Member in the shsP e d i to 1 1.%tice; grievances. It was at all times much More e "i a to 4 „ n " ' go 0 : ameliorating measures than to carry more e 07,010 M aeinober ha. -tio p.,010 II the Hon. Member excited hopes aut°, l) g r fieree li , t o o,e l Ireland, and led them to believe that l a ' - be 0 ,, 00 0 ' - transfer the fee simple of the lend to ihel llo s oice o ste himselfopen to the charge of exciting hnP e tite l i e t° •stil l , e ; never be realised. Nothing was aw re : e ofn, l - ima) , capital from Ireland than the draw'ari Oa' ba t i re Sea s to lion between the owners of propertYhjlooll. present the transition state foretold b Y iie tetra fits° u- I for the West Riding still existed, and i. i,iootromi be pitted against their landlords , the di 6ce. e 'se -e d• A b a . rill on that state would be considerably itlertweeluollio because he saw that a formidable agitsti?",ooole.eitir upon this question that he deplored the thin . out t iced the question in a Speech from tse ir ere e • 0; _ 1 having carried their intentions into Bate plots' _, Ar. BRIGHT explained. With r efer, 0 6 , 21 . P i duet on the game laws a vast ma joriti :go e" 01 were opposed to him. With corn at 4C)j. senile landlords would be brought to their „ 00 the question would be asg well settle d oiie ll hence as now. o O P After a remark from Sir 11. WIL L -. 6 was not heard, • 1 0° Sir B. HALL withdrew his motio n. e CEYLON. • 'clea ce O l f I, eve aiee 0 Mr. HUME rose to move that the d A nt tereA before the Ceylon Committee be Pril,:sreil 11;ferr" Lord at the head of the Governmen t e ves barrel; an amendment in his motion that the ovib" 0 oth, e ;oo_," t y to the Secretary of the Colonies, and to ' tess eo re •d Iv a bs of her Majesty's Government. 1 10 , c l000 ide o c o y ! , amendment surprised him, because,, P e in gto ll ',o Prr4' _Ministers equally culpable with Lord ...- or s After t he lA A , the House had to cities corn • mated in Ceylon be thougullied;°(oo7.o° :Torrington . and Lord Grey ought to b et '" Iso ' "be The militar • had to " a 0 i e been let loose in „ l ite, t bo. n tee had been shot without even the rules r ' no o" lb'? I ili A W b e H martial being observed. It was i lii r •e l ete r '; he' l ele ouree could be satisfied ritebout 611 1 ,0 OZ O h. 0 . ,... a ; whole question. Pre - • w thathe 11 :a pew te' , luninary of !a l ' 0, O f ' evidence taken by the Committee a° se mbe r he 0 0 e t' to be printed and distributed arner'g on 0 0 t ee - 0 11 ,,d 0 they might be able As for un- e e e , the Ministers they would re , . aae• dinary talent to defend them in this c , move that the evidence be printed. If; be ard f ,,0 The question having been put, r i. etlf l l 3' a' t o 00 Mr. HAWES (who was very ite,P„ lh i e tbe ;11000 0 ' posed the motion of his Hon. Fri e Pe - to l e lb/COO: Friend's First of all, he w ishe' i s ee 700',,i be, attention to what had taken a Petb, ll. o oo ,7, tbs' mittee. It had reported in one Ol e ', ott`",teci n e ac e ' mittee was of opinionthat °ro il ' dir e " ele . " d 0 the $ be t oe oi f Majesty's Government ought to _ t o+ ;L teet, lee matter. With regard to the riut i " sita' O a 1/ 0 that subject had been- .p ,_ 00 .do 01 I mooted in to', Os' ' sb° 00, motion made, and the question poloittee Tod' the evidence taken before the C ° 7.,e - s I°. 111 c itt4 ' re' printed. The ayes had been he 11 " e 3 10 6 Iti 2, t pe 2 .,.A, bt motion " which the Committee enterta.,,,,intee plesai whole o of the evidence was not to be V;ijev e l e b."; - le, e lution to the effect that part of the e be PO i f t,70 1 4 " left out, and thst a separation migh t ve C e t ltie ll- et e ly:l _ ee. different portions of the evidence. , t sap oh - t he irf d d ided that be could not accept to t hat, ell ej evidence. The result of all west r ei p ittl i gje "0 .of the evidence should not u" c ue 101,1 it was indefeasible to eePar ate erlel' ce l' 0 1 g eil ie tr another; and that no further Ouse, A o dd 1 advisable to be re o t d t the of e ._ pre o wireve jott i ld De, theevidence taken WaS of an f P r i„ Pr o ji,,,e chartictsr, consisting in some resPee.e it aar-goeej bpi to the Committee, and it would be I t c ideare, t1; 0 ';o 0 , v o called-for that the whole of the e— r e 01 ol' - printed and circulated before the writ ° Tiler b ick, ( oo ~.,,,t r. .„. 0 fi_ ao ; d i received any intimation on that! '-- --te e ideee - rile , ~ one line of any other part of ° e t w ish $ l 7O ol l ir j the ment would have the slight est ficjeal i 0;1'00 e public. After that private ao d on o tev # e 6 re ed 1 dot d bad been laid before the Committe r, to o e 4 . Lion on the question of publicat Nab atich Of a rg the mind of the Committee. It on " 06 etia o il A O such grounds alone,the Govereme tr° Dr?' that d b e o e kl i the • motion of the HOB. MCDabert 1 / 13 o ti 1 0 0' ir 3 0 ,; 0 1,41 House would never lend itself to be °, 1 13 0 1‘ 1 A d e ee ee; did he ' on" •r. of trust or of confidence; nor „ e l C ri te jol sent to the publication of a privat e 13 " f the * Il 00 0 e i f respondence without the knowledga ° to au 11 o ice ri or Hon. Member concluded by I.l,°ving'eeideleee fiee," upon Mr. Hume's motion, •• Tbat th e d to t'''' i be . hire the Ceylon Committee be re e r r e o f • 'l,OO. of State for the Colonies, and the w - 0 00 ~ jesty's Government." n et ti, , b a , et be ev° 9 es - it ille Mr. NEWDEGATE said w ore oo , that Committee; but he had beer:3sloo bee!gible.nifteo Member was understood) that ther it we s P e o Fri ev il! y deuce on the table of the House- m atter Id e betl,e might be a case in which there w f. 99 ff ig WO ° 0 , 0 O m ° dictory nature in the evidence; if e- w ' aere' e ! g a e lie f ol r i i to inquire into it. He wished toe ne re ' sv 01 )30 00 0( P o a Committee had auy right to lli t tee e ° ,jetei ;0 1 0 they had taken. Was it that Cete, e o f led, by 1143 formed the Government of the sT ea i le ite I ‘ co e he y P o , it sanctioue e such very grave proe e _ o f the enter I'ooo place in total ignorance r f the of the „idooeitor,Aige Government had been awar e nf t f thst CO O e , sanctioned what every rneee ber a e n _ es serY o , co .. f ree meuted. Was that Committee. . tr ri It _v i t est_ b i l oo, it to sit for two sessions for notb l .4 part ("006tiollto was an important intorferenCe 0 1 ,, , ,,r e Gofe,% tbi l j i t i ,id with the colonial government. ; o ! cefir res_i,, tb:0 0 ,0 be held responsible for w bat hol u wou ld 0 , . ory Af T o But was it not extraordinery, he seed' tiv° ' r eec i jo: 4 ol such a state of things as there e t, x t Z re ol io vilizel e re have been allowed to deP se „ it of ° e lf th e o gh I 1 1)8 applied? The recent Goverr_s o pe .i iiti t. . o l ore og o was sorry to observe, b© ~ ......w7f l e a te)e oee '', esce f f pages in our Colonial history. k the e" 'oni eeb tli er d a f might be some reason fro tt ot ~, G oer_ n oce 4 .0 0 o House, the inference was th t ha l e take P op tif;'pre o tr.; ignorantly sanctioning WhO itoterOl o ot 11 ,0,(0 ° that it was cognizant e f those 'i f ; oev itie , _ O , 0; did ;he kl (bet 0 °Pti li ege them. He would ask, wa s • j -, P 0 , them or not ? Ail they kne w ., ee eole he 001 tfr tion of that colony (althe u g h • 1 d i° 1 9 t his continuo _.ne was now going out) had e setg" : • i the and all they had now was