The Sun. — London, England, 1851-06-28 00:00:00

GREENWICH ELECTION. FINAL STATE OF THE POLL. After one o'clock the polling continued with great brisk ness. The artisans from Deptford and Woolwich, who had remained quiet until this time, now came to the poll, and Alderman Salomon's majority, which, at one o'clock was 364, had swelled at two o'clock to 496. At three o'clock it was 683, the numbers being—Salomons , 1,901; Wire, 1,218. At four o'clock the poll closed, and the numbers were then announced to be , — SALOMON& Greenwich Woolwich 1,002 Deptford WIRE. 328 440 543 2,208 1,311 ... 1,311 Majority for Salomons... 897 This announcement was received with loud cheers by the large crowd which filled the vaca nt space in front of the hustings. Mr. Alderman SALOMONS, accompanied by his prin cital supporters, then appeared in front of the hustings, and congratulated the electors on the victory which they had achieved, also thanking them for the honour which they had done him in enabling him to write himself M.P. for Greenwich. The official statement will be made to-morrow (this) morning, when both candidates are expected to address the electors. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 27. (Sittings at Nisi Prins at Westminster, before Mr. Baron MARTIN and a Special Jury.) BELLAMY AND ANOTHER V. MAJORIBANKS AND OTHERS. The trial of this action, of which a full report ap peared in to-day's paper, was resumed again this morn ing, when several witnesses were called on the part of the defendants. The Attorney-General, Mr. Knowles, and Mr. Un thank were counsel for the plaintiffs; Sir Frederick Thesiger, Mr. Sergeant Channell, and Sir John Bailey for the defendants. It will be recollected that the action was brought by Messrs. Bellamy and Forster, as trustees, under a deed of settlement, to recover from the defendants, who trade as banker s un d er t h e we ll known style ofCoutts and Company, the amoun t of 2,596/. 17s. alleged to have been paid by them improperly, and contrary to the usage and custom of bankers. The defendants t pleaded th a t they did not promise, that they had t theuo acted contrary to the cus t om o f bankers, and that cheque WAS not d rawn an d crosse d as ll t question at i ssue was s i mp l y whether a eeed. The Messrs. Coutts and Company were j us tifi e d i n paying a cheque for he above amount whi c h was " cro ssed" by the plai nt iff s to be paid into the Bank of England, but sub sequently altered by 0, solicitor named Geary, sines transported for forgery, and crossed " " Messrs. Gosling and Company." The cheque was placed in the hands of Geary, for the purpose of paying the money into the account of the Accountant-General in respect to certain proceedings instituted in the Court of Chancery, but instead of doing so he altered the "crossing" of the cheque as already mentioned, and succeeded in getting p a y ment a t m ews . Cautts's Bank. The forgery for which Geary was transported was writing a receipt for the money, and representing it as signed by the Accountant- General. The action was accordingly brought to reco ver the amount which it was alleged the defendants had paid in violation of the ordinary practice of banks as to cheques twice crossed. Several witnesses were to-day called in support of the defendant's case, and they admitted that crossed cheques of this description demanded explanation, yet denied that there was anything like a generally received cus tom amongst bankers, such as was alleged in the decla ration. Formerly crossed cheques were paid without inquiry, and it was only within the few past years, in consequence of well-known moot cases, that the practiuty had become usual of instituting inquiry and being cau tious. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then addressed the jury in I reply, and Mr. Baron MARTIN having summed up the case, The jury, after about an hour's absence, returned into court with a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed. SECONDARIES' COURT, June 27. (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) A GREAT EXHIBITION SPEC ULATION.—WILF UL DAMAGE. WOOD V. CHAPMAN. This was an action to recover damages for breach of covenant under a lease. Plaintiff's attorney said the premises were situate in the Queen's-road, Notting-hill, and in November last a lease was granted to defendant for twenty-one years. Defendant took the place, no doubt, spe culating on the profits to result from the Great Exhibition, but not finding his speculation answer, ho committed wilful damage by knocking holes in the walls, and taking out a mahogany shop-front, and carrying it away, substituting one very inferior, and then, on the Ist of April, making his exit without paying any rent. Pkintiff brought the action not so much for the amount as to make an example of defendant as a warn ing to others. A surveyor estimated the damages at 171. 13s. The rent due was 101. 55., and the jury gave a verdict for 271. 18s. MARKET IN TEL L IGEN CE. (From the London New Price Current, June 27.) SUGAR.—To-day holders of West India Sugar were firm, and obtained full rates for both grocery and refining sorts; only limited purchases were, however, made, the quantity sold being 236 bhds, &c, including at auction 20 hhds 35 tree 270 brls Barbadoes, which sold at 363 to 38s 6d for low to mid yellow, good to fine 39s to 403 6d; 5 hhds 30 trcs 32 brls Grenada, ord to mid yellow 36s to 38s; 75 brls St. Kitt's 35s 611 to 38s and 7 hhds Demerara crystalized, good yellow 42s per cwt. For the week the purchases are 2,118 hhds, &c., and the market closes firm. REPINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was purchased freely for home trade purposes, and rates closed firmly at 47s to 49s 6d for low to good grocery Lumps. There is a firm market for Crushed Sugar, and holders are on the increase for shipping. Ma UnITIUS.—The auctions of Mauritius to-day went off well at full rates, and the chief part sold; ord yellow 37s to 37s 6d, mid to fine 38s to 41s, and fine grain yel low 43s 6d to 44s 6d. EAST INDIA.—TO-day white Bengal was in good de mand, and realized stiff rates. At auction 2,000 bags sold at 39s to 41s for ord to good; soft brown was operated in with reluctance; a part of 5,570 bugs at auc tion sold at easy rates—good brown 30s to 31s, ord to mid yellow 32s to 35s 63, and good 363 to 37s per cwt. FunaidN.— To-day exporters were desirous to operate in Foreign Sugar, and former rate; were offered for float ing cargoes, but a small advance being demanded pre vented operations of moment. The market closes with a firm aspect. MOLASSES.—A fair business brie been transacted, and the rates obtained are fully equal to those prevailing previously, low to use West India selling at 13; 6d to 16 s; Cuba and Porto Rico 143 to 15s 61; Bengal ard Alamitos 12s to 123 6d per cwt; imports are ,likely to be larger than last season. Honey stills more freely, and a small advance has been realised. COFFEE.—To-day the market for Colonial and Fo l'eigd Coffee pre se nt e d a fi rca aspect; several parcels ef Plantation Ceylon were sold privately at stiffer rates, making arise for the week of 2s par cwt; at auction 110 casks were sold at 45s to 47s for fine to fine fine ord and at 51s for low mid. Native was in-good demand privately, and prices advanced 6d; a public sale of 140 b ags went at 383 to 38s 6rl for real good ord, and da maged 36s 61. Of Costa Rica 80 bags w ere ta k en i n at 47s for fine ord, b e i ng übov3 the value. COCOA.—Today Cocoa root with a dull demand, and suction 13 brls Igo bags were taken in; ord dark r e d h St. Vincen i ide at 353, and l a i r grey T r i n i dad 403 per cwt. TEA.-1 improvement to notice in prices is no of green, the ere deluaad, however, has been bett e r thi s week, and 117!ders are less disposed to press sales; but Young l son of bath C anton and Shanghai kinds met Itt with most attention, and is considered the cheapest Green Tea at market. In scented and Pekoe sorts rather more has been done at the previous currency. A material increase hes taken place in the h ome trade ord Con de mand for common and good gee ; exports have also operated more freely, and prices advanced rd to id par lb, 941 to 1011 having been currently paid, and now nothing is offering uoder 101 for sound. A fair busitiess has been concluded in medium to r a th er strong bleekish leaf at lOid to 11.1a1; the demand i s , however, not better for good and fine, which can still be obtained at is to Is 63 per lb. Oolong' metwith a brisker sale at is to Is 83, and holders are firm. Public sales will t a k e pl ace on T ues d ay, b u t a large quantity will not be off, red. RICE.—To-day the sales of East India Rice privately were moderate. but lower rates were not taken, and more was offered. 268 boxes Sago at auction sold at 17s 61 to 18s for mid, being cheaper. At auction 500 pkgs Arrowroot sold at 4ici to Girl for St. Vincent's, at Isl lid for Brszi! Bsarnuda 13 1 d to is lti, Jamaica 4d, 120 boxes Tons lee I'dr.ois 2d to 3kd. SPICES.—To -day at auction 52 eks Penang Cloves went et moderate rates from is :Vol to Is aid for mid to good, but all sold. Nutmegs are 13 to 2,1 lower, but 54 picas found buyers; ord browo went at 2s 2d to 2s 43, mid and F.vGO3 mid 2s 63 to 2: 8d; 4 eks good Dutch limed 23 2cl to 23 3d. Mace realize,: full rates, and 11 cs went at 23 51 to 2s 6d for good, mid and low mid 2s 13 to 23 43. 72 ca Bombay Ginger sold at 453 to 493 for mixed home trade sort, one lot low 41s 63; 95 pkgs Ja maica 58s to 633 fir ord end good mid. Of Pimento 95 bgt realiztd 4i•cl to 4icl for mid. t'. 3 PlaiTS.-I,:tveral transactions have taken place in East India Rum at is Old to le 4d proof; and the mar ket bas a firm appearance. Leeward Island has been in good demand at is 5,1 to Is 63 proof, with not free sellers. Orders are on the incr ease f o r Detne.rara, and the p arce l s sold realized 2s to 23 33 for 30 to 40 per cent over proof'. Jamaica has not improved in value, yet the home and extort demand has been good, and the market looks firm. The rates paid for ord. and mid quality 30 to 33 per cent over proof are 2s 43 to 2s 81, good 32 to 36 aver 2s 9:1 to 3s 3d, fine 34 to 38 over 3s 43 to 33 10d, and choice 43 to 4s 43, the better sorts kee p ing most in request. 01 Rum stock is 2,900 puns &a. ess than last season. Several large purchases „71 • have been frutdf brandy; but th e h eav y s t oc k cau sed • holders to be desirous to sell. Cognac best • brands of the vintage of 1850 - can be ob isined at' 4s 4d to 4s 63; 1849 ditto 43 63 to 4; 83; 1818 ditto, 43 111 to 5s ld ; 1847 ditto, 5s 5:1 to 5s 73; e old, .5s 103 to 7s; ford and mid, 2; 64 t o 3 s 93 ; Bor kr deaux, 2; a° 23,3 d. Only a moderate demand exists for British made spirit at 9s 51 to 9s 6d; Gin, 8s 2d to N o 8s 3d for 22 peret eat under proof. Genera more in de mand at is 7d to is Bd, and fine is 9d to 2s. INtsftee-a-lhe quantity to be offered at auction on the Bth of next month has been farther increased, and now THE LONDON GAZETTE, June 27. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 24, 1851. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Ed ward Ryan as Consul at Quebec for the Free Hanseatic city of Bremen. DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 25. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lambert D 3 Nieuwerkerk, Esq., to be.Assiatant Receiver-General of Berbice, in the colony of British Guiana. Her Majesty has also bean pleased to appoint William Carman, Esq., to be Clerk of the Pleas in the Supreme Court of the province of New Brunswick. The Gazette of this evening contains a proclamation, by the Queen, for the Election of a Peer of Scotland, in the room of Viscount Strathallan, deceased, the sa id election to take place on the 6th day of August next, at Holyrood House, Edinburgh. CROWN- OFFICE, JUNE MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE LW THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. City of Bath —George Treweeke Scobell, Esq., of High Littleton, in the county of Somerset, Captain, R.N., in the room of Anthony Ashley Cooper, com monly called Lard Ashley, now Earl of Shaftesbury, called up to the House of Peers. WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 27. 7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Major Gervase Parker Bushe, from halt-pay Unattached, to be Major, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Harry F. C. Darrell, Bart., who exchanges; Captain Arthur Cavendish Ben tinck to be Major, by purchase, vice Bushe, who re tires; Lieutenant Nugent Chichester to be Captain, by purchase, vice Bentinck ; Cornet Thomas Edward Dow biggen to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chichester, June 27. Bth Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Edward Tomkinson to be Captain, by purchate, vice Thompson, who retires; Cornet John Charles Henry Fitzgibbon to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Tomkinson, June 27. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant Francis Augustus Plunkett Burton to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Warrender, who retires ; Second-Lieutenant Gerald Littlehales Goodlake, from the 21st Foot, to be Ensign and Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Burton, June 27. 6th Foot—Major-General Henry James Riddell to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Sir John Gardiner, K.C.8., deceased, June 25. 21st Foot Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Thorp, from the 44th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Thomas Gore Browne, C. 8., who retires upon half-pay 44th Foot, Juae 27. 25th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel James Smith Schen swar, from the sth Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice James Robert Young, who retires upon half-pay sth Foot, June 27. 31st Foot—Captain Henry B. Phipps, from the 63d Foot, to be Captain, vice Gould, who exchanges, June 27. 60th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Brinsley Nicholson, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, June 27. 63d Foot—Captain John Stillman Gould, from the 31st Foot, to be Captain, vice Phipps, who exchanges, June 27. 65th Foot—Ensign Thomas George Strange to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Elwes, who retires, June 27. 85th Foot—Acting Assistant• Surgeon John Knox Leet to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bain, appointed to the Hospital Staff, June 27. 99th Foot—Lieutenant Frederick William Despard to be Adjutant, vice Johnston, promoted; Ensign Robert Baylis to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Despard, appointed Adjutant, Feb. 17; Gentleman Cadet William Morse Crowdy, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Baylis, June 27. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistant-Surgeon David Stuart Erskine Bain, from the 85th Foot, to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Nicholson, appointed to the 60th Foot, June 27. STAFF.—Lieutenant-Colonel James Robert Young, of the 25th Foot, to be Fort-Major at Fort George, In verness, vice Colonel Alexander Findlay, deceased, June 27. BREVET. Lieutenant Josep Hill, late of the 2d West India Re giment, Staff Officer of Pensioners at Hudson's Bay, to have the local and temporary rank of Captain in those territories, while so employed, June 27. The undermentioned Cadets of the Honourable the East India Company's Service to have the local and tem porary rank of Ensign during the period of their being placed under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Frederick Smith, of the Royal Engineers, at Chatham, for Field Instructions in the art of Sapping and Mining: —Henry Goodwin, Gent.; William Raffles Tucker, Gent.; Robert Preston Malcolm, Gent.; Alexander Urquhart Hamilton Finch, Gent.; John Heron Max well Stuart, Gent.; James Vertue, Gent., June 27. ADMIRALTY, JUNE 25. Her Majesty, by her Order in Council of June 2.5, 1851, having been graciously pleased to sanction certain arrangements proposed by the Board of Admiralty, with a view to the general benefit of the Naval Service, and, at the same time, the ultimate reduction of the present charge fur half-pay, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty hereby give notice of the mode in which the arrangements in question will be carried into effect. The number of Flag Officers will in future be reduced to 99, exclusive of Admirals of the Fleet, of these 21 to be Admirals, 27 Vice-Admirals, and 51 Rear-Admirals. This reduction will be effected as follows, viz.:- Ist. By removing to a Reserved Half-pay List those officers now on the Active List, who have not served for their Flag, under the Order in Council of 30th June, 1827. These officers will receive, as at present, the half-pay of Rear-Admirals, but will be allowed the same advantage of rising in rank as if they had remained on the Active List. 2d. By awarding ten retired service pensions, of 1501. each, to such flag officers as are either above 70 years of age, or are physically incapable of further active ser vice; such officers to be placeds on the reserved list, and the vacancies occasioned by death to be filled up from the active list. These pension s w ill not b o held i n ad , dition to the Good Service Pension. CAPTAINS.—The number of Captains on the Active List will be reduced to a number not permanently ex ceeding 350, and the reduction shall be effected us fo lows, viz. : lat. As vacancies occur on the Active List of Flag-officers' the Captain first in Seni o rity, w h o has served for his Flag, will be promoted ; reserv ing, however, her Majosty's undoubted right of selection. Those Captains who rise to their flags, and who have not so served, will be placed on the Reserved Half-pay List, rising in rank as at present, but with the Half-pay only of Rear-Admirals. 2d. By keeping up the retirement of 1846, to the number of 200, to be effected by permitting Captains who are above fifty-five years of age, and who have been on the Captain's List for ten years, to be eligible for retirement. The retirement will be so kept up to 200 until the list of Captains shall be reduced to 350; the Retired List then to be di minished by only retiring one in two vacancies until it shall be reduced to 100. 3d. By observing the rule of proniotion, as it is now in force, of promoting one in three vacancies, except in special and individual cases, until the number is re duced to 350. While my Lords have recommended the abandonment of the system of brevet promotion in future, they are nevertheless desirous of meeting the claims of old officers who have served long and well, and who seek their pro motion rather as a reward for prat services, than in the expectation of further employment. To meet these claims equitably, and at the same time not to fill the Active List with officers who cannot long continue fit for service, their Lordships will promote by selection 50 Commanders to the rank of Captains. These officers will be placed on reserved half-pay. Of these 50, 20 will be selected in the present year, and 10 in each suc ceeding year, until the number reaches 50, when the vacancies only will be filled up. C 9 BI MANDERS.—The number of Commanders on the entt7e List will b e re d uce d to a num b er not perms -3' exceeding 450, and the reduction will be effacted thus—. Ist. By selecting 50 Commanders to be Captains, as above specifi e d. 2J. By increasing to 100 the list of Commanders pro moted to the rank of Retired Captain under the Order in Council of 1840, and keeping such retirement open until the number of commanders on the active list is reduced to 150. Si. By p l ac i ng on reserve:all commanders .... ho m a the Packet . or Revenue half-pay physically incapable J une to time to re ! who have not served afl oat, or . P s ia t c or d reserved hall- Service, within 20 years,,or o f service; and cy continuin g fro r n e l Reserved , ore advantages move such officers from tile activ e pay. Officers, who may be thu s riollmboetaHalf-pay, will be allowed tpoayreotarinrauni.te thOR they now enjoy of rising in 4 of receiving the Greenwich Out-Pension. . 4th. The system of promoting bywbilrlevteet will aban doned. 50 Lieutenants, however, selection to the rank of Commander, to be placed on R ,Y served Halt-pay, in the same manner as specified in the e case of Commanders promoted to bc Captains. sth. By observing the rule of promotion of one in three vacancies (except in special and individual cases), as now in force, until the number on the Active List shall be reduced to 450. IIEUTE NANTS.—Ttio number of Lieutenants on the Active List will be reduced to a number not perma- neatly exceeding 1,200, viz : Ist. By the promotion of 5() Lieutenants by selection, as above stated. 2d. By placing on the Reserved Half-pay List all Lieutenants who have not served afloat, or in the Packet or Revenue Service, within twenty years, and all such as are physically unable to serve; and by re moving, from time to time, such officers from the Active to the Reserved Half-pay List, reserving to them, as in the case of Commanders, all the advantages they now enjoy of rising in pay or rank, or of receiving the Greenwich Out-Pension. 3d. By keeping up the rule of promoting one officer in three vacancies (except in special and individual cases), amounts to 13,457 chests, being a greater quantity than till the number of lieutenants on the active list shall be was expected. The market for East India remains in a reduced to 1,200. dull state, and parcels are offering at a reduction on last 4th. No promotion of Mates to be Lieutenants will sale's rates of 2d to 3d per lb. In Spanish purchases hereafter be made by brevet but whereas, in case of have been trifling, and last week's quotations are sup- war or of emergency, her Majesty may be pleased, by ported with difficulty. her order in Council, to call such officers from the re• COCHINEAL.—To-day late rates were obtained for low served list into active service, her Majesty has been sorts of Cochineal, but best kinds are rather dearer still: pleased to approve that such officers, as may be so em of 300 bgs at auction a part only sold at as 6d to 3s lid ployed, shall be in all respects entitled to the pay and for good and fine Honduras silvers, ord 25 10d to 3s, emoluments of their respective ranks on the active list. and black common to fine 3s 6d to 4s lid. By command of their Lordships, TALLOW.—This afternoon the public sales of 700 cks J. PARKER. Australian Tallow went at 35s 6d to 37s 3d for Sheep; Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire. Ox 34s to 35s 6d ; 184 pkgs South American 33s 6d Lancashire Hussars—Lieutenant Frederick Sewallis to 375. Gerard to be Captain, vice William Ince Anderton, re OlLs.—To.day at puplic sale 100 tuns Manilla Cocoa tired, June 21. Nut Oil sold at 25s to 365, being lower rates ; 48 tuns of Sperm at 8015 s to 831; 67 tuns Southern and Polar 29/15s to 321. TliE SUN, BANKRUPTS. John Murray, builder, Sheerness, to surrender July 4, at twelve, and Aug. 8. at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin•lane; Beckitt, South- square,Gray's Inn; Ward, Sheerness. James - Ballingail, pianoforte maker, Edward-street, Portman-square, July 4 and. Aug. 8, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street; Paxon, Bloomsbury -square. Jonas Walpole, money scrivener, Northwold, Norfolk, July 10, at twelve, and Aug. 8, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Pringle and Co., King's-road, Gray's Ina; Reed, Downham Market, Norfolk. Thomas Allom, bookseller, Regent-street, July 5, at half-past one, and Aug. 19, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, BA singhall-street; Lloyd, Milk-street. William Bridges, jun., farmer, Whittlesea, Cambridge shire, July 5, at one, and Aug. 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guild hall-chambers, Basinghall-street; Shultz, Dyers'-build ings, Holborn. Isaac Boyd, silk manufacturer, Spital-square, July 12, at one, and Aug. 8, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane; Crowder and Maynard, Coleman-street. Thomas George Tidey, bookseller, Rugby, Warwick shire, July 3 and 31, at twelve, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Wratislaw, Rugby. Joseph Price and J. Lavender, dealers, Birmingham, July 8 and 30, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Hodg son, Birmingham. John N. Carpenter, miller, Eardisland, Herefordshire, July 12, at half-past twelve, and Aug. 11, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Suckling, Birmingham. William Tucker, jun., coal-merchant, Kingston-upon- Hull, July 9 and 30, at half-past twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hull; Levett and Champney, Kingston-upon-Hull. Hugh Matheson, merchant, Liverpool, July 14 and 29, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Littledale and Bardswell, Liverpool. William Garrow, merchant, Bootle, near Liverpool, July 14 and 29, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; For shaws, Liverpool. John Owen, flannel manufacturer, Welshpool, Mont gomeryshire, July 21 and Aug. 5, at eleven, at the Liver pool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liver pool; Woosaam and Lloyd, Newtown; Mason, Liver pool. Thomas Edwards, basket and hamper manufacturer, Liverpool, July 10 and Aug. 7, at eleven, at the Liver pool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Dodge, Liverpool. William Whitehead, cabinet maker, Lancaster, July 8 and 29, at twelve; at the Manchester District Court; Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Rowley, Manchester. PRICE OF SUGAR. - The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from returns made in the week ending June 21, 1851, exclusive of Customs Duties paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain:— From the British possessions in America 255. (W. per cwt From the Mauritius ... 265. 61. From the East Indies 295. 7d. „ Average price:of the three foregoing de scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as above, and exclusive of duty ... 255. 9id. By authority of Parliament, TIEDIRY BICKNELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company, Grocers'- hall, June 27. [The following appeared in our Third Edition o last night :—] FRANCE. In the Assembly yesterday M. DE ST. BEUVE brought forward his proposition for a modification of the Customs tariff by the substitution of the prin ciple of free trade for that of protection. In support of his system he repeatedly invoked the authority of Sir ROBERT PEEL, whom he proclaimed the greatest statesman of modern time, a benefactor of humanity, and the saviour of his country. The plan M. ST. BEUVE recommended was founded on the following principles :-1. The suppression of all protective duties on articles of food; 2. The suppression of all duty on raw materials ; 3. The abolition of all prohibitive duties ; 4. The levying on articles, partly manufac tured, of a protective duty, which should not exceed ten per cent. ; and 5. The levying on articles, entirely manufactured, of a protective duty, which should not exceed 20 per cent. In the course of Lis developments M. ST. BEUVE proposed to do away with all export duties ; to reduce the duty of 25f. per bead of foreign cattle by sf. annually during four consecutive years, and the fifth year by 4f., so that the fixed duty per head of cattle should not ex ceed lf. ; to reduce by one-fifth,' during four years, the duty on iron, and after the fifth year to fix that duty at if.; to reduce successively by one-eighth, during four years, the duties on yarn and cloths ; to suppress all differential duties on foreign vessels; to maintain the conditions of the coasting trade ; to throw open the trade of the colonies; to suppress the Ministry of Commerce, &c. To meet the deficit which the new system would momentarily occasion, M. ST. BEUVE proposed to establish an income-tax of three per cent. during three years, after the Ist Jan., 1852. M. ST. BEUVE then recapitulated the advan tages derived by England from the reforms of Sir ROBERT PEEL, and declared that, notwithstanding the violence of the attacks directed against them, no human power could now re-establish the old system. M. ST. BEttvu had not concluded his speech when the post left. RUSSIA. DESTRUCTION OF ARCHANGEL BY FIRE, ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. Mr. Handyside, of Derby, has favoured us with an extract from a letter just received by him from Russia, in which the destruction of Archangel by fire is announced. The writer says : " The fire in Archangel occurred on the 29th of May old style (11th June). The whole of the better part of the town is destroyed. The houses of the foreign merchants are, with very few exceptions, burned to the ground. The fire lasted only about twelve hours, but in that time 150 houses, extending over a length of two versts (I miles) were destroyed. No goods have been burnt, the wharfs being situated a good deal lower down the river. The habitations of the poorer part of the population have this time been spared. Their part of the town was burnt to the ground only three years ago. The shops are all burnt; and though the inhabitants whose houses have been destroyed are of the wealthier classes, a great deal of distress prevails in consequence of the almost inspossi bility of finding lodgings, and the utter impossibility of replacing their clothing, &c., which in most cases has been lost, together with almost all the furniture. Arch angel is built almost entirely of wood. Many of the foreign merchants are sending their families abroad. Many families are living in barks on the river, in tents, and under any temporary shelter that can be found. Of the direction of the streets not a vestige remains. No lives were loat."—Derby Reporter of this day. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria.cap. 32 for the Week ending on Saturday, the 2;st day of June, 1851. 18805 DEPARTMENT. Notes issued•....... 27,446,820 ..... Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities .... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 13,413,145 Silver bullion • • .... 33,375 'A27,445,820 A 27,446,820 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 26th day of June, 1851. RANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietor s'capital •• 14,553,000 Rest .. ..... . ...... 3,101,282 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and DI- Government scour!. ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 13,544,281 Other securities 13,234,757 Notes .............. 8,532,105 Gold and silver coin.. 751,540 vidend aceOttm,s).. 8,635,559 Other deposits ••• • • • 8,713,685 Seven day and other Bills.. :..... .... 1,059,157 £36,052,683 £36,062,683 Bd. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. I. Dated the 26th day of June, 185 -- BUSINESS IN THE COMMON LAW COURTS.— Y ea terday some returns ordered by the House of Lords were printed, showing the number of causes tried in the common law courts from Michaelmas Term, 1814. to the 30th of May last. These returns were ordered with the view of testing the operations of the County Courts Act. ] n the Court of Queen's Bench, from the 2cl of November, 1841, to the 30th of May, 1815, there were 352 causes tried ; and in the last period given—from the 2d of November, 1850, to the 80th of May last, the number was 298. In the Court of Common Pleas, from the 2d of November, 1841, to the 30th of May, 1845, the number of causes tried was 181 ; and from the 2d of November, 1850, to the 30th of May last, the number was 252. In the Court of Exchequer the number of causes tried from the 2d of November, 1344, to the 30th of May, 1845, nu mbered 379 ; an d f rom the 2d of November, 1850, to the 30th of May last, the number was 352. LITERARY PR OPERTY.—The manuscript of "Robin son Crusoe" ran through the whole tr a d e , an d no one wou ld print it. The bookseller who at last bought it cleared a mere trifle, as well as Buchan's " Do " Burn's Justice" was disposed of yielded immense incomes. The " Vicar of Wakefield," the most delightful novel in our language, was sold for a few Pounds; and Miss Burney's 1 , - five • r b t n h y e o s i u t t i s s c a a n s i d i l t e h d P o i c r i i n n f e e o a r: , , by a b o i t t h . 0 f which ~ Evelina" produced onf, the Po is Dr. Johnson fixed !eft of a few years, cleared the price of his " Lives o i n the o ectosu" at two hundred guineas, upwards of twenty-five . thousand. Tonson and all his family th the profits of the 51 ' rode in their carriage wi se's "S , . . epic of Mil ton. The copyright of Vyse s Dpeuing Bow, sold for two by which the booksellers, thousand guineas. LONDON, SATURDAY IMPERI .AMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, June 27. -- - The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool sack at Five o'clock. PETITIONS.' The Duke of CAMBRIDGE presented a petition against the Charitable Trusts Bill from the Governor and guardians of the Foundling Hospital. The Earl of FITZ WILLIAM presented a petition with a similar prayer from the Governors of Christ's Hospital. Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition from Leeds against the extension of the county courts. Lord BROUGHAM said that each extension of the county courts cast upon the judges more work without any increase of their very scanty remuneration of 1,200/ He thought that the Consolidated Fund ought not to benefit by the increase of business in those courts, but that the officers of the courts should benefit by it. He thought that as by the proposed Bill county court judges were required to reside in their districts compen sation should be made to them for the practice which they would be compelled to give up. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from certain solicitors of Southampton in favour of the County Courts Extension Bill. He (Lord Campbell) considered it was highly desirable that the county court judges should receive a higher rate of remuneration in case of addi tional business. PREVENTION OF OFFENCES. The NOBLE Lone then moved that the Commons' amendments to the Prevention of Offences Bill should be taken into consideration. He regretted that the Bill for the improvement of criminal proceedings had not been returned at the same time, as it was a measure of great importance, and had been assented to by Lords Brougham and Cranworth, the Lord Chancellor, and some of the most eminent men at the bar. That Bill bad been referred to a Select Committee, but it was a great discouragement to law reformers to know that it might be rejected. Lord BROUGHAM concurred in the regret ex pressed by his Noble and Learned Friend, who had understated rather than overstated the pains and trouble taken with the Bill in question. He was quite morti fied that it should have been referred to a Select Com mittee after the care and attention that had been be stowed on it by the judges. He wished to know when the report of the Common Law Commission would be laid on the table? Lord CAMPBELL could communicate no satisfactory information on that point ; the Judges had been pre vented by the delay from making many salutary reforms. JO TEE PERSHAUD. Lord BROUGHTON said he had attended in his place in accordance with the notice of the Noble Earl (Ellenborough) on the preceding night. The Noble Earl had communicated to him the nature of his observ ations; and he (Lord Broughton) had not the slightest objection to the returns which the Noble Earl had given notice to move for. They should be prepared and laid on the table of the House as soon as possible. Since, however, it was possible that a mail might immediately arrive and bring further information on the subject in question, he thought it was not asking too much to request the Noble Earl to postpone his motion until the papers expected by the Government should arrive. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said, when the Noble Lord mentioned his wish to him a few hours pre viously, he thought it was probable that nothing could come to hand which would affect what he (the Earl of Ellenborough) had to state on the subject. He had, however, promised to give the request his attention. It was very possible that the Governor-General might have directed inquiry into the cases of tampering with witnesses and other cases in connexion with the charge against Jotee Pershaud ; and if that was the case, he could not desire to press the subject at present. His only object -was to get a full and fair inquiry; and he should, therefore, waive his motion, in accordance with the request of the Noble Lord. The Noble Lord made no objection to the production of the papers, and therefore he should go no further. He would, however, take that opportunity of placing himself right upon a point in which he had conwaitted a slight inaccuracy. He had stated that the recognisances of Mr. Laing, the advocate anti bail of Jotee Pershaud, had been estreated, and his press placed under an " embargo." He did not much like the expression when he used it; but he was compelled to use it because it was employed in the letter which conveyed him the information. He was bound, however, to state that the press of Mr. Laing, who was editor of a newspaper as well as an advocate, was not carried away, but placed in charge of the police so as to prevent his using it. Orders were, he under stood, issued to seize the press; but the person to whom they were given was afraid to execute them in conse quence of a sale of the property, fictitious or real, which 'had taken place. There was another point. He (Earl of Ellenb r orough) understood the Noble Lord to state that the Affghan and Sutlej accounts of Jotee Pershaud had been settled. From the statements of an officer just arrived from India, he (Earl of Ellenborough) understood that neither were settled. There was one other point in which the Noble Lord's reply was not entirely accurate. The Noble Lord had stated that the two members of the mi litary commission who formed the majority had de ferred to the opinion of the third member, who formed the minority, and had therefore laid their report before the President in Council. This was a mistake, inasmuch as the military board, by its constitution, was bound to do so. The question which h e (Earl Ellenborough) put respecting the amount due to Jotee Pershaud had not been answered by the Noble Lord. He (Earl of Ellenborough) understood that the amount unquestion ably due to Jotee Pershaud, on the showing of the mili tary commission, was not less than from 30 to 35 lacs of rupees, or between 300,0001. and 350,0001., of which not a rupee had been paid. That sum, in addition to the amount lodged as security for the performance of his contracts, which amounted to 5 lace of rupees more, or 50,0001., gave a sum of nearly 400,0001, his property, in the hands of the Government, according to the last ad vices. The Gwalior accounts alone had been settled. In conclusion, the Noble Earl said that such was. the au dacity, the courage, the fidelity, and the zeal of Jotee Pershaud, that he had in disguise entered the camp of the enemy, bought grain in their bazaars, and brought it in for the support of the British army, whilst the war was proceeding. Lord BROUGHTON explained. The returns were then ordered, viz.:— " A return of the date of the final settlements of the accounts of Jotee Perdoaud, an army contractor in India, for the campain of Afighanistan, or Gwalior, and of the Sutlej respectively. "An account of the total sum found by the military board to be due to Jolee Pershaud, and unpaid on the 2d of May, 1851, on such accounts as had been then laid be fore that board for the said several campaigns, and for the campaign in the Purjaub respectively. "Au account of the sum deposited by Jotee Pershaud as security on his nadertaking several contracts for the said several campaigns respectively, and of the total sum under these heads which remained in the hands of the Government of India at the above date." The Mai quis of LONDONDERRY gave notice of a motion on the subject of the continued incaroeratjon of Abd-el-Kade.r for Mcoday. The motion would be for the further correspondence which had taken place be tween the English aad French Governments on the subject. Lord REDESDALE gave notice of a motion for an alteration in the appellate jurisdiction of the House. He thought the chief law officers of the Crown should have seats in that House for the honour of the law and the benefit of suitors, in the same manner as the Church was represented there by the bishops. His motion was for an address to the effect that her Majesty should order the offices of the Lord Chancellor, the Chief Justices of the Queen's Bench and Common Pleas, and the Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer should be erected into baronies which would entitle. them to writs of sum mons to that House, by favour of the said offices.. He thought it might also be necessary to summon the chief judges in the courts of equity, but he would not include that proposition, nor would he name a day for his mo tion, merely throwing it out as a suggestion for cons. deration. Lord CAMPBELL thought the suggestion deserved very great consideration; but the form of the proposi tion presented a difficulty, inasmuch as the judge so sum moned would be only entitled to a seat in the House of Lords while be held office. Lord REDESDALE said this difficulty could be easily got over by the judge resigning his seat. He ap prehended if a bishop resigned his see, he would be no longer a temporal baron. ford CAMPBELL said that the object stated by the Noble Lord could not be affected by an address to the Crown. It could only be effected by a legislative measure. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from certain solicitors, in favour of the County Courts Extension Bill. BRIDGES (IRELAND). On the motion of the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, the House passed through Committee the Bridges (Ire land) Bill. 'llia Fee-farm Rents (Ireland) Bill was passed through Committee. The Law of Evidence Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. The Leasehold Tenure of Lund (Ireland) Act Amend ment Bill, which stocd for second reading to-day, was withdrawn, after a short conversation, in which the Lerd Chancellor, Lori Campbell, and Lord Beaumont took part. Their Lordships then adjourned. ROUSE OF (AMNIONS, June 27. The SPEAKER took the Cnair at Four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Waterford and Tremors Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. On the consideration of the Hove Improvement Bill, as amended, Mr. LOCKE moved that the Bill be re-committed to the former Committee, with leave to sit and proceed on Monday next. Captain Duncombe and Sir J. Walsh opposed the mo- tion, which was supported by Mr. F. French, Sir G. Pecheil, Mr. Agiionby, and Mr. E.B. Roche, after which the House divided, when there appeared— For the motion Against it ... ... ... 92 ... ... •• • 34 - • -58 Majority The motion was then agreed to. GREAT EXHIBITION. Mr. STAFFORD, in rising to put a question to the Noble Lord at the head of the Government on the subject of the Crystal Palace, said he hoped the Noble Lord would not suppose that he brought forward the matter in any spirit of censure towards the Govern ment, or with the view of extorting from the Noble Lord the expression of a direct and positive opinion on the subject.—(Hear, hear, and cries of " Or der, order.") Ile knew that it was against the rule to enter upon any lengthened statement in putting ques tions, but in order that he might explain his motives in bringing this subject forward, he would move for the sake of form that the House at its rising do adjourn till Monday next. It would have been premature to have brought this question forward earlier, because the public were not supposed to have been in posses sion of sufficient grounds to enable them to form a decisive opinion upon it ; but it should be recol lected by the House that when the arrangement with regard to the present site of the building was made the Commissioners had no idea at all of what materials the building would be oomposed, but, like the large majority of the House, who urged the expediency of granting the site, they thought it would bs constructed with the usual materials. Now, although the actual nature of the materials with which it had been built might militate against its removal, on the other hand there were, per haps, still stronger reasons why the present structure should not be continued where it was.--(Hear, hear.) The first question which he wished to put to the Noble Lord would be one of mere form, because he appre hended that according to the existing arrangement the Commissioners would have no alternative but to remove the building when the proper time arrived for doing so; but whether it was ultimately retained in its present site or removed, he felt convinced that the questi on was one o f so national and i m p or t ant a character that it would not be satisfactory to the public if it were brought forward for the purpose of being finally settled at an advanced period of the session when many Mem bers would have left town, and only a few could be called upon to pronounce a decision on the subject.-e(Hear, hear.) He, therefore, wished now to ask the Noble Lord, first, in his capacity of Commis sioner, and secondly, as the Prime Minister of the Crown, and organ of the Government, the two questions of which he had given notice —namely, whether the Commissioners of the Exhibition consider themselves bound tosemove the edifice existing in Hyde- Park; and if so, whether her Majesty's Ministers are prepared to take any steps to maintain it in its present position? He repeated, that he did not wish the Noble Lord to pronounce any opinion of his own on the subject, but if the Government intended to take it into consideration, this was the time to do it, because, according to the present arrangement, the building must be destroyed in the month of October.—(Hear, hear.) If, therefore, the Government intended to take np the matter or to call the attention of Parliament to it, they should do so now that the House was, comparatively speaking, fully attended.—(Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said he would answer the ques tion both as a Commissioner and the Minister of the Crown, and, in the first place, he could only recall the recollection of the House to the fears expressed last year that the temporary building which was intended for the Exhibition in Hyde-park might be converted into a per manent erection, and thereby obstruct a large portion of the ground which had been devoted to the use and enjoyment of the frequenters of the park.—(Hear, hear.) In the course of that agitation the Commissioners made an agreement of a formal nature with the Commis sioners of Woods and Forests, by which it was agreed the building to be erected for the Exhibition should not be continued opened longer than the Ist of November in the present year, and that within six months after that time the building should be en tirely taken down or removed, and the ground upon which it stood restored to its former state.—(Hear, hear.) Now the Commissioners, he conceived, had no power to do otherwise than act according to the agreement which they had so made, and they had no intention, as far as he was aware of, either of departing from its terms and conditions, or of asking for further time to carry them out.—(Cheers.) With re gard to the question put to him as the Minister standing at the head of the Government, his answer would be a short one. The matter had not hitherto been a subject of deliberation with the Government at all—(Hear, hear)—and for his own part he must be allowed to say that he had seen no materials as yet upoa which the Government could form any opinion. The course, therefore, which they meant to adopt would depend in a great measure upon the wishes anti feelings of the public, who had been ac customed to enjoy the Fark. It would be for the public generally to take the initiative in deciding the question, whether the present building should be pulled down or permanently maintained, but in ultimately deciding such a question as that there were many matters which would have to be taken into their serious consideration, not the least important of which was, to what purpose it could be best applied to promote the recreation and enjoy ment of the public, and then that having been ascertained, the next question to be decided was, how its expense should be provided for.—(Hear.) These were matters which were of the highest importance, although as yet he was not at all cognizant of them, though he had spoken about them to par ties who had been engaged in promoting the building, and therefore he was not in possession of a sufficient amount of detailed information on the subject to enable him to pronounce an opinion upan it.—(Cries of "Hear, hear.") His answer to the second question might be gathered from that fact. It was not a question that had engaged the attention or consideration of the Government.—(Hear, hear.) The subject then dropped. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of Sir G. GREY, it was ordered that the House, at its rising, do adjourn till Monday next. ADVERTISING VANS. In reply to a question put by Mr. MANGLES, Sir G. GREY said that be had given no pledge to take any steps for the removal of advertising vans, but he had merely stated that the police had powers which, to a certain extent, were capable of abating the nuisance, bat if they should prove insufficient, it must be matter of consideration whether they should not have entrusted to them greater powers for that purpose. Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from a place in Ireland against the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill. ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES ASSUMPTION BILL. On the reading of the order of the day that this Bill as amended should be considered— Mr. MILES rose to move the insertion of the clause of which he had given notice, and which was as fol lows:—" That if a penalty shall be recovered by judg ment or verdict against any person for a second offence under this Act, it shall be lawful for her Ma jesty's Secretary of State for the Home Department, if in the circumstances of the case it shall appear fit, by notice in writing signed by him, to require such person to depart out of this realm within a time to be limited by such notice; and if such person shall afterwards be found therein, it shall be lawful for her Majesty's Se cretary of State for the Home Department, by war rant under his hand, to give such person in charge of one of her Majesty's messengers, or of such other person or persons to whom he shall think fit to direct such war rant, in order to his being conducted out of _the king dom." In moving the adoption of this clause, he had to express his regret that it had not fallen to the lot of the Hon. and Learned Member for Midhurst (Mr. Walpole) to introduce it. He (Mr. Miles) moved the clause on the ground that it was in accordance with the wishes the people of this country, and he felt that they we re bound to make the Bill as stringent as possible, to pr vent Papal aggression. After the interminable discussion which had taken place in the different stages of this Bill, and the interruptions which had been given to the busi ness of the House, it was not necessary he should address them at great length ; but be thought it behoved every individual to endeavour to make the provisions of the Bill as complete and stringent for the object in view as possible. They were the more bound to do so, as they had been told by Hon. Members from Ireland that the provi sions of the Bill could not be carried into effect in that country, and that it would be treated with contempt, and its provisions trodden under foot. What, he would ask, was said by the organ of the Roman Catholic body in Ireland? In a late number of the Tablet the House would find in what spirit the Bill before the House was spoken of. The Hon. Member hero read an extract from a late number of the Tablet, in which the editor stated that in a short time half a dozen rescripts would be received from Rome. In one case ho could confidently state that a brief would be issued for the con secration of Dr. Vaughan to the bishopric of Killaloe. But it was not in this country only that the see of Rome was pursuing its aggressive course; and to prove that such was the case, he could refer the House to a letter which had been addressed by Lord Cowley to Lord Pal merston, in which that Noble Lord referred to the ag gressions which the Catholic Church was making in the district of the Upper Rhine. The conduct which had been pursued in this country under the authority of the Pope, totally destroyed the securities contained in the Bill of 1829. He felt confident that unless something was done to strengthen the Bill the Protestant people of this country would be disgusted, for the Bill, as it stood, was quite inefficient for the end it was intended to •ac complish.—(Hear.) He, therefore, hoped the House would consent to the addition of the clause he had proposed. Sir GEORGE GREY, after observing that the clause proposed was somewhat similar in its character to the one which had been moved by the Hon. Member for Midhurst (Mr. Walpole), said that there was, however, this important difference, that the proposal of the Hon. Member for Midhurst could have been carried into effect, but it was quite clear that the amendment now proposed could not be of any utility. In the amendment of the Honourable Member for Midhurst measures were pro vided for keeping a party out of the country when once he was sent away. But for that purpose the proposed clause was quits inoperative. In point of fact, a party removed under this clause might return, and they would therefore have to begin de novo. He regretted that the Hon. Member (Mr. Miles) had thought it ne cessary to propose the present clause, atter the discus sion which had taken place on the clause of the Hon. Member for Midhurst. Ho hoped, however, the Hon. Member would not insist upon the clause. There being loud cries for a division, strangers were ordered to withdraw, when the House divided, and the numbers were— For the clam Against it 101 140 Majority against the clause... —39 Mr. KEOGH then moved the addition of a clause to the following effect :—" That nothing herein con tained shall be constructed to annul, repeal, or in any manner afract any provision contained in an Act passed in the eighth year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled An Act for the mo,e effectual application of Charitable Donations and Bequests in Ryland,' or to render illegal or void any disposition of property by will or otherwise already ,made, which, but for the passing of this Act, would have been legal and valid." Lord J. RUSSELL said he had no objection to the addition of the first portion of the proposed clause, stop ping at the word "Ireland," and leaving cut all the words that followed. With this alteration the clause was agreed to, and Was ordered to stand part of the Mr. KEOGH then proposed the addition of the fol lowing clause ;—', That nothing herein contained 61 41 1 , m any manner prevent the reception in evidence, in any court of law or edeity in this kingdom, of any letter of ordination or other document conferring ecclesiastical powers upon any clergyman of the Human Catholic Church, which, but fur the passing of this Act, would have been so received." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed the clause, and said he thought the House should not adopt any clause which would sanction any title assumed against the provisions of the present Bill. The House then divided, when there appeared Fur the clause... ... ..• ... 45 Against it ... , 220 Majority ... On our return to the gallery we found Mr. KEOGH addressing the House. lie felt the greatest surprise at the course pursued by the Noble Lord with reference to the next clause he had on the paper. He had spoken to the Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General, who had both received him with the greatest courtesy, and intimated their approval of that clause, and he was distinctly given to understand that it would receive the support of the Government. Not five minutes since the secretary of the Treasury had told him to be brief, for the Government would support him, and the Noble Lord would keep his men for that purpose if he did not speak too long—(Laughter)—aied now the Noble Lord told him that he would not support it.— (Hear.) Of all the rapid changes that had taken place in the progress of this Bill, and there had-been many, this was the most rapid and the most unaccountable. In one breath he was told that he should receive the support of the Government—in the next the Noble Lord turned round and said he did not consider himself bound by any thing that had passed.—(gear,) He would, however, propose the clause, though no doubt frpm this change of intention, he would be beaten, but he begged Honourable Members to recollect that a few minntes ago it had all the strength of the Government in its support.—(Hear, hear.) What he proposed by that clause was, " That no proceedings shall be taken under this Act save and except by her Majesty's Attorney-General for the time being in England and Ireland, and by the Lord Advo cate in Scotland." He need not at any leegth detain the House by stating the obvious reasons why such a clause should be passed. If it were rejected, the Catholic archbishops and bishops of Ireland would be placed at the mercy of persons who, from sectarian and personal motives, would be too happy to cause them annoyance and injury. Bigots and fanatics might institute pro ceedings under the Act, and he asked it it was desirable that the vindication of the prerogatives of the Crown should be left to such persons? Was it not better that it should be entrusted to the first law officers of the Crown, acting under the sanction of Parliament? He believed it was for the interest of the country that this should be the case, and therefore he should certainly divide the House on the clause, which he now begged to propose. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, as the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had alluded to him, he would state in a few words the course he had taken, and the course he in tended to take with respect to this clause. When he came into the House he had not the slightest intention of agreeing to it; but without having paid much or par ticular attention to it, he meant to oppose it. Some of his Right Hon. Friends around him thought, however, that as the clause would have the effect intended by the Bill, namely, that no action should be brought except by the Attorney-General, that it might be introduced, if with no positive advantage, at all events without much injury, to the Bill. At first, on that statement, he thought that it might be so introduced, but upon reconsideration of the subject, he came to the conclusion that it was beat not to introduce any clause into the Bill which had not been fully and maturely considered, and agreed to by the Government. With respect to the first clause of the Bill, no penalty could be proceeded for under it; and in the second clause, which specified the penalty, it was stated that no prosecution could be instituted, except by the Attorney-General. That was the law as laid down in the Act of 1829, and they had preserved that law in this Bill.—(Hear, hear.) There could be no fines under the first clause, and under the sscond there could be no prosecution except by the authority of the Crown. He thought, therefore, the amendment was wholly unneces sary, and that it would be far safer to leave the Bill as it was.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. REYNOLDS was of opinion that the arguments adduced by the Noble Lord fur opposing the clause were in its favour. If there was any doubt as to whether prosecutions could be instituted under the first clause, the amendment would put an end to those doubts, and if it was the intention of the Bill that no prosecution should be instituted, except by the authority of the Crown, where could be the harm of introducing this clause? Why should there be any doubt left on a question of so much importance as whetherßoman Catholic archbishops and bishops could be sued for penalties by common informers, or if not for penalties, at least for misdemea nours? There were plenty of such persons in Ireland who would take a pleasure in doing so. He had bad some experience of them himself. When he was Lord Mayor of Dublin, in last year, a doubt was ex pressed as to the legality of his election, and there were penalties attached to certain acts if per formed by him without due authority. Informations were laid against him by a society in Dublin, called the Priests' Protection Society, composed of ultra-Protes tants, and he was served with 210 latitats—(Laughter) —each of them for the recovery of 501. penalty. He was put to an enormous expense in defending him self. Now he wanted to know from the Noble Lord if he was prepared to place Dr. Murray, the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, anti the other Catholic arch bishops and bishops of Ireland, at the mercy of common informers? If so, there would be actions against them without number. He trusted the Noble Lord would yet consider the clause which bad been proposed by his Hon. and Learned Friend, and which would place the power distinctly in the hands of the first law officer of the Crown. Mr. H. GRATTAN asked if the Noble Lord was aware the feeling that was new raging in Ireland, where mobs of had already broken into chapels and violated Roman Catholic altars? As an instance of the extreme feeling which Protestants could display, he might state that in a certain town in the north of Ireland a Roman Catholic priest had been sentenced by the magistrates to be stripped and publicly flogged in the streets; and, had it not been for Lord Plunkett, the then Attorney-General for Ireland, the streets would have been reddened with bis blood. He should like to know how Protestants would think of the Bishop of Exeter or the Archbishop of Canterbury, being flogged in the streets of Dublin.— (Cheers.) He protested against the conduct of the Mi nistry in this matter, which, if not an intentional error, was certainly a political blunder. Sir J. GRAHAM did not think it a fit course to in flict on the House a legal argument, more especially as, on a former occasion, he had expressed very fully the opinion which ho still entertained with respect to the legal scope and bearing of the Bill. He stated then, and he repeated now, the opinion that the offence against which the first clause was directed was, by that clause, an indictable offence. He did not, however, as he had said, wish to inflict a legal argument upon the House now, bat if there was any doubt upon the subject by the construction of the law of 1829, there was none what ever by the present Bill. The first clause was not only a declaratory, but an enacting clause.—(Hear, hear.) It declared the brief in question illegal and void, and that being so, removed any doubt as to an indictment lying against any infraction of the clause. But, in fact, all doubt on the question had been removed by the answer of the Attorney-General for Ireland to the question which he (Sir J. Graham) put to him, and which, as be understood the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, was to the effect that all similar briefs would fall under the operation of the declaration in the Act. Now similar bri e f s wou ld be required for the appointment of all Catholic arch bishops and bishops in Ireland; and, by the first clause, all of these briefs would be declared illegal and void. If that was the legal effect of the clause, then it was obvious that any person whatever in Ireland might, animated by a vindictive feeling—without the sanction of the Government, contrary to its feelings and wishes—have the power to prefer an indictment to the grand jury. If they found a true bill the parties indicted would have to take their trials before petty juries, the majority of whom might be Protestants, and quite ready to convict of misdemeanour.—(Hear, hear.) It was necessary to put a step to such proceedings for the purpose of preserving the power of the law officers of the Crown, and for the sake of the peace and good go vernment of Ireland, the adoption of the clause proposed by the Hon. and Learned Member for Athlone was im peratively necessary. If it was rejected now that this open protest had been made, great and serious would be the responsibility of those who resisted that amendment. —(Great cheering from the Irish Members, and cries of " Divide.") Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said surely her Majesty's Government were not going to let that speech go un answered.—(Hear, hear.) If the Roman Catholics of Ireland were to be strangled, let them not be strangled by mutes..—(Cheers.) Mr. LAWLESS said the Government would not have dared to treat en English Member in the way they had treated his Hon. and Le arne d F r i en d on t hi s c l ause . He would take that opportunity o f warn i ng th e G ove rnment that their conduct should b e remem b ere d a t som e future did not authorise any person to say that ho haonaLearned Lord J. RUSSELL could assure the House would that not he oppose the clause proposed by the e e H the Hon. and Gentleman. The next point he wished with regard to the speech of his Rig cl o to . explain t w h a a s t , Right Hon. Friend the that u it was his f Member for Ripon. il e a s m ho e u n l d d m s e a n y t in tention to oppose the Learned Gentlem being so, he did not think thstitw at should be at liberty to p ated an the ;Member for us Ah a in li g e d o o n u i . e a m nd l by the Bill that any person . eers of the Crown. pre fer an indictment under it except the law offl resPeetiti' fa h v i o s u c i l ab_e ' to it. KEOGH thought it now necessary to inform the ral House, that he had had , a communication with the At d themselvesclause, and and it was eaid that he was They had communicated with the Secretary of State for of Stioielimeiteoxr-ptereesnsee t t ° ll r a n t P both t a h n t also in favour of the clause, and after that he (Mr. Keogh) had no opportunity of c ommunicating with he Home Department, the Noble Lord. The Noble Lord retired into the House. Now in addition to that, it had been stated to hi m by the Secretary for the Treasury (although the Noble Lord might not now ticknowledge it) that if he would not ray touch to the House in reference to his proposed clause that he would keep a House to support it.—(Order, order.) Now these were statements which the House ought to hear. He considered that the ada lo matter Irons the communication thus made to him was settled, and in consequence of that, and understanding that the Noble Lord ha d h d aut mese the communication he had told his friends that the Noble Lord (Lord John Russell) and his men would not oppose the clause, and now he hoped the Noble Lord would allow his men to support it. Sir G. GREY said that with respect to him, the Hon. and Learned Member must be mistaken, for be had given no such authority as the Hon. and Learned Mem- - -175 her had referred to. It had been submitted to him whe ther there was any objection to the clause, and he said he had an objection to it, and that he thought it was not necessary. Mr. SCULLY thought so far as the Noble Lord (Lord John Russell) was concerned, the explanation was satisfactory, but he hoped that the necretary to the Treasury (Mr. Hayter) would give some explanation to the House on the subject,—(Hear, hear, and cries of "Order and Question.") Mr. HAYTER had no hesitation in saying that he had a communication with the Hon. and Learned Mem ber for Athlone (Ur. Keogh), but that conversation was of a very different nature to that which had been now related to the House by the Hon. end Learned Member. The communication was not an authorised one.--(Hear, hear, interruption, and cries of " Order.") It was not—i t had not—been stated to him, beyond the mere expression, that he understood—" Name, name," " Spoke," and cries of " Order." He certainly admitted that he had stated that he would request Hon. Members to remain in the House, in order that they might bo in their places if necessary. The Hon. and Learned Member had said that he had stated that be had had a communication with the Right Hon. Gen tleman the Secretary of State for the HOMO Department —[ Mr. KEOGII—I did not say 60.3—And that it was made in a confidential manner. The communication was not one made by him from the Member's of Government. He was stating to the Honourable and Learned Member that he understood (he did not say from whom he under stood) there was no objection made to his clause— (" Name, name")—and he stated, . moreover, as he had already said, that he would request Honourable Members to remain in the House, so that a fair division might take place. He had never, he repeated, stated to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman a communication on the subject from the Noble Lord or Sir George Grey. The statement was made in the conversational and con fidential tone which were uniformly adopted and re spected between Members of the House.—((sear hear Question, question, an d cr i es of " Divide.") , , Mr. KEOGH rose to explain, amidst renewed cries of " Order, order, Spoke, spoke." He hoped the Hun. Member (Mr. Hayter) would remain in his place, which be saw he w as a b out l eav i ng. Th at w hi c h the Hon. Gentleman said was a confidential communication, he begged leave to tell him was not so.—(Hear, hear, and Order.) The SPEAKER—The Hon. and Learned Member's remarks were not explanations, but a reply. Mr. H. GRATTAN thought that the Hon. and Learned Member ought to be heard. Mr. MOORE, amidst the general excitement, moved the adjournment of the House, and evoked cries of " Order, order," " Go on, go on ." Lord J. RUSSELL—The Hon. and Learned Gentle man, reo doubt, wished to explain, but as he (Lord J. Russell) thought, more than was said. Mr. KEOGH did not wish to trespass on the House unnecessarily. He was now in order, and the Hon. Gen tleman had distinctly admitted that every statement of his (Mr. Keogh's) was correct, entirely correct, and that he had said he would keep his party in the House. Well, now, he would mention what he did not state before. The Hon. Member said that the Hon. Member for Abingdon would not press his motion in opposition to his (Mr. Keogh's). Well, now, what did the Hon. Gentleman mean by saying that the communication was a Confidential one?—(Bear, hear, and cries of " Spoke, spoke.") If h e th oug h t i t a confidential communication, why did. he say that the Noble Lord at the head of the Government would not oppose the clause, if he (Mr. Keogb) would limit his observations?—(Excitement, cries or " Hear, hear," " Order, order, and " Spoke spoke.") Well, then, how did it become the Noble Lord now to come down and repudiate the statement of the lion. Gentleman the Secretary of the Treasury?—(Re newed excitement, and cries of " Order.") Sir F. 'TB.ESIGER assured the House that, as far as ho was concerned, he had not the slightest communica tion wits any Hun. Gentleman, and he wished that the matter would he au understood. MrsiSrUART WORTLEY hoped that the House would no do more than was on the face of the clause. The prol need object was, that there should be no in dictment by the powers of the Act of Parliament. For his own part, he had not the slightest doubt that the meaning of the clause was that no proceedings should be taken; and if the Archbishop of Westminster should not choose to comply with the law, why, then, under this &twee no proceedings could be taken, and in that case, according to the Eon. and Learned Gentleman's clause, he would say that no indictment or proceeding should be taken.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. KEOGH was quite willing to adopt the form in the clause which the Hon. and Learned Recorder's re marks suggested, namely, that no indictment or Crown proceedings should be taken under the Act of Parlia ment, unLess with the greatest caution. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, Hon. Members calling letully for a division, an d the galleries were speedily cleared, when there appeared— For Mr. Keogh's clause ... 71 Against it ... ..• ..„ 232 Majority against ••• --161 Mr. REYNOLDS then moved the following clause: — "That nothing herein contained shall be construed to repeal or affect an Act passed in the tenth year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for the maintenance of the cemeteries at Golden Bridge and Prospect, in the county of Dublin, and to create a perpetual succession in the governing body or committee for managing the same." He consi dered it of great importance that such a clause should be adopted. There were two cemeteries in Dublin, which were established under Act of Parliament, and e_ had existed for a period of twenty years; but under the provisions of this Bill, Archbishop Murry, of Dublin, who bad now the privilege of licensing Roman Catholic clergymen to officiate in the administration of the rites of the Catholic Church in cases of interment, would no longer be free to do so. He should like to hear the opinion of the Attorney-General on the matter. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for England could say with perfect sincerity that nothing could be more opposed to his feelings than that the provisions of the Bill should in any way interfere with the Act of Parlia ment to which the Hon. Member for the city of Dublin referred. It was not intended by the Bill to interfere with any private Act of Parliament, and he saw no rea son, therefore, for the introduction of such a clause as that proposed by the Hon. Member. Mr. REYNOLDS expressed his surprise that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman could have so exp. essed him self, and when the Hon. and Learned Gentleman gave it as his opinion that the Dublin Cemeteries Act was a " private" Act of Parliament, his belief was that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman could not have read the Act. The Hon. Member then read the 27th section of the Act, showing that it was a public and not a private At t. Sir F. TIIESIGER said his Honourable and Learned Friend the Attorney-General was perfectly correct In what he stated. There was a distinction between public and private Acts of Parliament. The recital of an Act did not make it either of a private or public nature; and the Dublin Cemetery Act was a local Act, and when Dr. Murray was mentioned in that Act, as Archbishop of Dublin, it did not make him any the more Archbishop of Dublin. The Bill could not in the slightest degree affect the Cemeteries Act, and the Hon. Gentleman's clause was not, therefore, necessary. Sir R. INGLIS opposed the clause. After which the Committee divided, when there appeared— For the clause ... 32 __- Against it . ••• •• ••• ••• 15 0 Majority against the clause •••--118 Sir F. THESIGEB, then rose to propose the follow ng amendments, but as soon as ho had done so the Irish Roman Catholic Members rose, and lett the House in a body, amid loud cries of " Hear, hear:” — "In tee preamble, lines 5 and 6, instead of the words, 'by a certain brief, rescript,' to insert the words, ' by certain briefs, rescripts.' " Line 6, after the word Rome,' insert the words and particularly by a certain brief; rescript, or letters apoetolical.' sai ' d C br ia ie u t s , e re l s ' cr p i a p g t e ,' 2 ins l e in rt e t 2 h l e , scripts.' " Clause 2, page 2, line 25, after the word' act,' in. words n n s r t d e s a a o l f l tahnechw briefs,ords' thee ps errntn procured w t,r o n r ni d s t, a he B ny i s n p n e p rs n o r n s s e h e al n l f ob ß t n a m in e. o n r r c s a h u a se ll t p o u b b e . lish or put in use within any part of the United King dom, any such bull, brief, rescript, or letters apostolical, purpose of n o n r bishops of suc h n an t i y t u o t t i h n e g r pre tended provieces, sees , or d ioceses, within the United Kingdom, or if.' sinrinshtrunmreehnbtisohrnwp:intirng for th e " Clause 2, page 2, line 39, after the word ' thereof,' to add the words ' or by action of debt at the suit of any person in one of h( her her Maj esty ' s superior courts of law. Majesty' s A ttorney- G enera l i n her Majesty's Advocate in Scot lwa n i with the Englanda th s e t andch o e consent e s al e rs n ee t l maon.ady,nbre tsu a n it h er a the treasure magn Should could not but express his own feeling of disappoints, m h e a n t t anin n i n o l u d s h o a p v in e i b o n n e s n b oft r h n e ug N h o t b f l n e rw L a o r r d d . i , If it were n ot too serious a matter, he should say that t was perfectly ridiculous., after the Prot es t an t f ee li ng of the country had b een st i rre d to the foundation, after the nation being exc i te d f rom one end to the other, that all this should h ave ended in the dish served up by the Noble Lord. He believed that bad the Noble Lord been permitted, unchecked and uncontroled, to pursue his oar course, to act upon his own feelings and wishes, the measure would have been of a very different nature. But unhappily the Noble Lord lost an opportunity of establishing a reputation which would have lasted so long as the history of England endured; but at the solicita tion of others he let " I dare not wait on I would." They were at all events indebted to him for the decla ration he made, and as far as language was concerned he did all that was necessary. The Noble Lord also stated, in introducing the Bill, his intention to be to make the law uniform in the United Kingdom; he over and over again expressed that intention, and on the motion of the Hon. Member for Rochdale, he ridiculed the idea of allowing a rescript which would be illegal in England to b e l ega l i n I re l an d. The Noble Lord, i n express and positi ve t erms , ma d e n o possible distincti on between the two countries, and he would beg the House to bear with him for a moment while he showed that he would have been perfectly justified in adopting such a course. There could be nu d , iubt whatever that the Act of Richard the Second was made to apply to Ireland; by Poyning's law of Henry the Seventh, and in the reign of James the First, an Irish priest named Labor was indicted and convicted under that statute. By various Acts passed in the reigns of Will iam and Mary, and in that of Anne, the law was made more stringent in Ireland than it was in England, for it banished all Roman Catholic ecclesiastics found in the country. The operation of these Acts continued until 1752, when an Act was passed which mitigated the penalties, but contained the remarkable clause, excepting all Who assumed any ecclesiastical title whatever, and that exception was never repealed. 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