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

toto ail= lIUNGERFORD HALL, STRAND. ENTREPOT of INDUSTRY and COMMERCE. DE WALDECK'S PRANTASIAAGORIA. BOUTON'S DIORAMAS. Notice is hereby given, that HUNGERFORD HALL will be OPENED to the Public on MONDAY, the 11th day of August inst. Early application for the remaining Stalls in the Illuminated and Lower Bazaars should be made w sir. E. Poure, Manager, Hunger ford Hall, Strand, of whom the Rules and Regulations of the Esta blishment, and every in formation may be obtained. THE PROROGATION, (THIS DAY.) The Parliamentary Session of 1851—distinguished more for its prolonged and exciting debates than for the actual amount of legislative business transacted— was brought to a close to-day by her Majesty in person. The weather was as propitious as the most enthusi astic pleasure-seeker could desire. Indeed, rarely does the Queen select a day for any public display or &- monstra ti o u in which she is to take the prominent part, than the elements arCUI to conspire for the purpose of renderieg the face of nature as beautiful and as cheering as the eye can witness. On the occasion of Royalty attending the opening, or the prorogCion of Parliament, Londoners always ma nsge, especially in fine weather, to muster in very con siderable numbers, and it was, therefore expected that, what with country cousins, strangers and foreigners, whom the attractions of the Exhibition had brought to the great metropolis, there would be an unusually great and brilliant assembly along the whole route of the Royal procession, from Buckingham Palace to the por tals of the House of Peers. Nor did the result disap point the expectation. Long before twelve o'clock the vicinity of Bucking ham Palace and the Mall were thronged with people, a large proportion of whom were fashionably, if not gaily, attired. As time progressed groups of ladies took Shelter from the rapidly increasing numbers by Flocking to the trees, seats, and fences which were nearest the centre avenue, and submitted to the exhaustion and annoyance consequent upon a restless crowd and a burning sky, with that degree of patience and heroism which the softer sex so often exhibit on occasions of , 6 sight-seeing." From the Horse Guards to Abingdon-street, not only were the streets packed as closely as they possibly could be, every available space in their houses, on either side, from the door-step to the attic and roof, was occupied by anxious spectators, but the gallantry of the male sex resigned these, almost exclusively, to the ladies. The Royal procession, which varied in no respect from that on former occasions, and accompanied by the usual retinue and escort, had no sooner emerged from the gates of the Royal abode than it was greeted with loud cheers, and waiving of hats and handker chiefs—a demonstration of feeling which was shown along the whole route, and which her Majesty recog nised by gracious bows. The procession reached the Meuse of ords at ten by the boomi ng p of cannonst two o'clock, the fact bein L g announced. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER, attired in his state robes, took the Chair in the new House shortly aftor One o'clock. THE "BALLOT" OF MEMBERS FOR PRE CEDENCE IN THE PROCESSION TO THE "LORDS." In accordance with the resolution agreed to last night, a large concourse of Members assembled round the table for the purpose of having their names placed in the balloting-glass, shortly before the Speaker took the chair. They were each presented by the Clerk with a small piece of paper, on which each wrote his name. It was then returned to the Clerk, and folded up by him and deposited in the glass. Immediately after the division the Clerk turned the whole into a box, and called out the different names as he took them out. Much laughter was occasioned on the Clerk announcing that the first lucky Member► was Lord Dudley Stuart. Colonel Sib;horp's, which came close upon the former, also gave rise to some little mirth among the members, who appeared in great good humour at the termination of their labours. Lord John Russell's name fell ex tremely low in the list, but it was received with a loud " Hear, hear." Some further merriment was exhibited by the House when it transpired that the unfortunate Members who were to fill up the rear were Lord Pal merston end Mr. Urquhart. Mr. WAKLEY said, before they proceeded with the ballot, perhaps the House would allow him to pro test against the Noble Lord at the head of the Govern ment being required to put his name in the glass. He was the leader of the House, and, as_ such, ought to follow immediately after the Speaker, when the House was summoned to the Lords. Mr. V. SMITH fully coincided in what had fallen from the Honourable Member for Finsbury, and sug gested, that in addition to the Noble Lord, the Speaker should be allowed to select three other Members to at tend upon him, before all other Members.—(" No.") The subket then drepp-d. PETITIONS. Several peti*ions were presented in favour of the re tention of filo Crptal Palace. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from a mechanics' institute, preying for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge. 2lr. W. J. FOX pmsr. , nte.cl a petition from the Chan cery Reform As , :ociation, prayit , g that an equity juris diction muy be ex tended to common law courts. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. W. WILLIAMS and other Flon. Members placed notices on the paper for next session. lONIAN ISLANDS. Mr. URQUHART wished to ask the Hon. Member the Secretary fur the Colonies whether Government had any intention of taking steps during the recess to im prove the lonia❑ Islauds? Mr. H AMES said the question was so vague and ge neral that he was unable to give an answer, but the House and the Hon. Gentleman might rely upon this, that Government would always be ready to redress the grievances of those inhabitants, or to adopt any pro posal they might make for improving the island. Mr. URQUHART asked if is was true, as was re ported, that n project was on foot for the surrender of these islands? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said there was no foundation whatever for the rumour. INCOME-TAX. Mr. WAKLEY moved that the evidence taken before the Iccorne- , ax Committee be laid before the House. Lord JOHN RUSSELL understood that the majority of the Committee were opposed to the motion, and he therefore could not agree to ir. Mr. HUME said the manner in which the taxes were levied upon tine industry of the ccuntry demanded the immediate attention of the House, for nothing could be more scandalous.— (Hear, bear.) It was of importance that the motion should be carried, and he hoped the House would Rapport it. Mr. WILSON trusted they would not, for the Com. mititee had already decided that the production of the evidence could result in no good. Mr. HENLEY said the evidence as yet was very imperfect, and if it were printed in its present shape it would be only throwing dust in the eyes of the people. Mr. RICARDO said the public were just as competent to judge of the value of the evidence as the Hon. Member who had just set down. The House then divided, when there appeared—. For the motion ... ... 52 Against it ... ... ... 62 Majority ... ••• The motion was calsequently lost. PROTESTANTISM ABROAD. Sir R. H. INGlS or wished to ask the Noble Lord at Foreign the head of the egn Department three questions. First, z - bother in the i the English Church being disposed to erect a eventof Church in Rome Government were prepared to give th e Consular protection to such c hurch ; secondly, whether Government had heard of an application made to the Spanish for the right t o con struct a authorities protestant burial ground near to Madrid which h as made e ad it been granted, but upon such conditions impossi ble for a civilised committee t quite accept it. Thirdly, whether ,Government were : r w o r o e that two English gentleman bad been sent out exile, because they were promoters of the ProtestaTterin• Lord PALMERSTON said, with regard to the last question, a correspondence was now going on With Rome " 4 on the subject, but he did not yet feel himself at liberty to disclose what the effect of this correspondence a With regard to the first question, under the Consul: / : Act, the Foreign-office had power to appoint a chaplain to any toreigu station when the B r itish resi dents were prepared to contribute half his:stip en ds but the A did nut empower the Government to give any pro tection that was at variance with the wishes of the local auth • • u nt , es• With regard to the second question it was Perfect lY true , that an groundapplication for a new burial Madrid Govera l tu n eii. had been accceded to by the Spanish pered with conditions unfortunately, the consent was ham the applicants It that must be highly distasteful to imperative] . t was said, however, that the Spanish law y required that those conditions should be ann‘xed to the co ne place on the subject consent. A correspondence had taken he was now prepared l, bet ween the two Governments, and of it as might bo interest" upon the table such portions On the motion cf the interesting lo to the public. erne wa3 laid on the table ::le_ Lord, the correspond- COMMITTEE 0,4 CHURCH -RATES. to be printed. Mr. ELLIS moved that the RCH-RATES. evidence t Commtt:co ou elturola-rttes sh ou ld be taken before the Sir R. H. 12.;GLIS objected t o t h e Printed * motio n . After a short discussion, Lord J. RUSSELL appealed to the r uclit n on . Ba ronet to accede to the motion. - Sir h. INGLIS nodded au assent, which was met by a " Hear, hear.' . The SPEAKER-7J find that the House has al read y ordered the evidence to be printed.—(Laughtcr.) ORDER, OF PROCESSION TO THE LORDS, Mr. HUME hoped her Maje-ty'a Ministers would b e allowed to proceed to the Lords immediately after the Speaker.—(Chpo',,.) Mr. HENLEY said it was a matter of common cour tesy to allow the Ministers precedence.--(Cheers.) The SPEAKER suggested that Members should not ham their places until their names were called oYeto • ... -10 TIIE SUN, SUMMONS TO THE LORDS. Precisely at Twenty Minutes past Two o'clock, Mr. PIILMAN, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the door, and amidst general silence ad vanced up to the table, and said—Mr. Speaker, her Ma jesty commands this Honourable House to attend her Majesty immediately in the House of Peers. The Yeoman Usher having retired, The SPEAKER left his seat, and immediately left the House, followed by Lord John Russell, Lord Palmer ston, and the other members of the Government. Sir D. Le Merchant then hurriedly called over the names of the other Members, who, with as much rapidity as possible, followed after the Speaker. Before the list was read over the Speaker had nearly reached the Lords, and Members found it necessary, as soon as their turn came, to take to their heels in good earnest. Sir James Graham, being nearly last, remained for some minutes in the House, as if under the impression that the chance of getting below the bar in the Lords was very improbable, but he sub sequently left, and returned again in a few minutes, and announced, with a smile to the clerks, who were the only remaining persons present, that he had heard the Royal Speech very distinctly. At twenty minutes to three the Speaker made.his appearance, followed, in less regdlar order than when they went, or rather in no order at all, by the Members. They assem bled round the table to hear the Speaker read the Royal Speech, to which they attentively listened, probably to catch the purport of some sentence which their distracted attention did not distinctly catch in the House of Lords. When this was over, Lord John Ruse ell gave the Speaker a friendly shake by the hand, and left the House. The other Members eagerly pushed towards the Right Hon. Gentleman, for the pu r p ose of taking a similar parting, and the house, before the lapse of ten minutes, was completely deserted. -- LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, AUG. B.—Wind this day at noon N.E., fine, HULL, AUG. 7.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Dalston, David son, St. John's, New Brunswick; Lorenzo, Toganrog ; Agnes, Clark, Pillau; Fanny, Munnell, Riga; Templar, Stephenson, St. Putersburgh ; Helena Frederica, Stock holm; Leetigi, Riga ; Geo. Marsden, Smith, St. Peters burgh; Bravo and Frederica, Archangel. GRIMSBY, AUG. 7.—Wind N.E. by E.—Arrd. Wil liam and Sarah, Simpson, St. Petersburgh. YARMOUTH, AUG. 7.—Arrd. Sisiers, Riga. LOWESTOFFE, AUG. 7.—Wind E.N E.—Arrd. William Tell, Pitia. Sld. Lady Dnndas, Lymington. HARWICH, AUG. 7.—Wind N.E., fresh.—Arrd. Au dacious, Jacobs, Medemblik. OFF PORTLAND, AUG 3.—Lady Peel, Fraser, Hong- Kong. LONDONDERRY, AUG. s.—Arrd. Z3pony, Roberts, Wismar. Sld. Londonderry, St. John's, New Bruns wick. TRALEE, A uG. 6.—Sld. Mary Rogers, Newfoundland. OFF BALTIMORE, AUG. s. —Rebecca, Sawyer, New York, SHIELDS, AUG. 7.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Weatherley, Walker, Miramichi; Niobe, Bravey, Quebec; Russ, Stanford, Altona. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 4.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Sir Ri chard Jackson, Doran, Aeticosta; Genova (s), Rankin, Mediterranean; Henry Ware, Mason, Apalachicola ; Carnatie, Rogers, and Mary Hall, Rollins, Charleston ; Gladiator, St. Stephen's; Elizabeth, Alexandria; Angle yaix, Ibrail. Off port—Margaret, Patagonia ; Cora, and Woodstock, —. Sailed Pandora, Arica ; Flora, Rio Janeiro; Middleton, Vera Cruz; Raven, San Fran cisco ; Richmond, Buenos Ayres; Aspatia, Demerara ; Stirling, Wiscarset; Euclid, Quebec; Lovely Mary, New foundland; Turk, Malaga. DEAL, AUG. 7,—Wind E.N.E.; P M., N.E. to E.N.E. —Sid. Lord William Bentinck, Conney, New Zealand; Isabella Wood, Griffith, Cape of Good Hope; Jersey Lass, Cape Coast Castle; Fame,Yarmouth,United States; Great Britain, Montreal; Elleishe and Liscard, Quebec. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 7.—Wind E.—Arrd. Fortuna, Skein, Aleda, St. Petersburgb. Sailed Candahar, Ade laide, South Australia; her Majesty's ship Sphynx, Cape of Good Hope. FOWEY, AUG. 6.—Sailed Royal Adelaide, Quebec. FALMOUTH, AUG. 7.—Wind E., fresh.—Arrd. Sophia Moffatt, Woodworth, Port Adelaide; Henrietta Casina, Hugen, Amsterdam for Batavia, to stop a leak. LEavnex, AUG. 4.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Traveller, Hutchinson, Greenland, with above 100 tons of oil; St. George, Nicolson, Greenland, with 2 fish and 800 seals; Mayor, Atkinson, Archangel. ABERDEEN, AUG. 6.—Wind S. to W.—Arrd. Olivia, Parlow, Pillau. PENZANCE, AUG. 6.—Tho Anne, of Poole, from New castle to Genoa, has come into the roads this morning with loss of sails, and having carried away her main mast, main-boom, &c. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY.) -.NW ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 21 5 3 /4 215 215 3 per Cent. Reduced Anne. 3 por Cent. Consols Annuities 9 6 34 % % 96 3 / 4 igew 3'4 per Cent. Anns- .—. ' 99 99 1 / 2 99 1 % ..‘ ng Arms. to expire Jan.lB6o 7% 7 7-16 7 7-16 India Bonds, I,o00l Ditto under 1,0004-- ....... South Sea Stock „onsols for Account ..... ... 96% 3 / 4 96 3 / 4 Kxchequer Bills. 11,4 n. 1,0001. 500/. Small. .. ... 49 46 p ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent .....•..... Equador Fonds Grenada Bonds, 1 1 / 2 per Cent — Do. Es Dec., 1849 Coupons l4 t 4 Ditto, Deferred :3% ZEl3xicau, .5 par Cl., ex Jan. Coups — Ditto, Account 30% Russian Bonds ..... 115 Ditto, 414 per Cent Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto, Scrip &.,.,-.1,11 a per Cent. 1840 ....._. ..... 20% Ditto lB4l 19 , 4 i >at°, Passive 5% Ditto. 3 per Cent Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 4 per Cent 3014 Ditto, Deferred Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 / 2 per Cent. 12 Guild — Ditto 4 per Cent. 4.3ertiticatee Ditto, Account 47 p 47 p 46 p CLMNo PRICES. 10534 14 1 / ( 2 3,)13 BRIGHTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Match. France beat Fernande. Claret Stakes. Shropshire Witch Sagacity ... ... Won by a head. 50/. Plate. Pe!nine filly ... ... ••• ... ... ... 1 Herschel... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Prestige ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Won easy. f --. lourt:bittton The Brighton Club Stakes. Due an Dhurras Remunerator ... ••• •• • ••• ••• ••• 1 ... ••• ... .. ... 2 Won by a length. Plate. Harp ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Weatow ... ... ... ... ... • ... ... 2 Baroness ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Won by two lengths. TiE SHARE MARKETS BRXTISH EILITAPAYS. RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Sheffield became the scene of much excitement on Wednesday evening, in consequence of a report which spread through the town with amazing rapidity, that a dreadful collision had taken place on the Sheffield, Man chester, and Lincolnshire line, and that several persons were killed. We are furnished with the following par ticulars by a gentleman who was in one of the trains at the time of the collision:—The passenger-train, in which the damage occurred, left London at 7 A.M. on Wednes day morning, and was due anSheffield about 3 r N. Con siderable delay occurred on the line in changing car riages, and so on. The Sheffield passengers eba,nged car riages at Retford, and the train that brought them on to Sheffield consisted of nine carriages and the break van, which was improperly placed in the centre of the train. The train arrived at Reighton junction, where there is a bridge, and on leaving the bridge the line takes a curve, where there is a siding. Oa reaching the bridge, and getting upon this curve, the passenger -train drew up, in consequenceof a luggage train of the Midland Company being i n wa i t i ng th ere . It appears that the duty of th e g to have returned about 300 yards, in order to have made a signal of caution after stopping his train. He did not do so, and before the train had stood five minutes, another luggage-train of the Midland Company came dashing on behind, and in consequence of the bridge and curve the passenger train was not perceived until it was too la te; the l uggage tra i n came on a t a r educed speed, and ran into the passenger train with a fearful crash. The scene that ensued is described as terrific; numbers of the passengers had jumped out on hearing the train coming, and were fortunate enough to escape uninjured, whilst those that remained in were all more or less hurt. We have ascertained that nearly all the passengers kiting to Sheffieltdhe body , andthat a l n 7 d ar l e eg i s n . injured, many very seriouslyabout woman, named Shepherd, of Division-street, received a severe gash down the forehead, which laid bare the skull, and several others vere more or less wounded and bleeding from the head. It woe some time before the exact amount of the casualties could be ascertained, owing to the shrieks of the women and the disorder that ensued in searching after relatives. None of the passen- Kers were fatally injured. Among the non-residents in Sheffield were Mr. and Mrs. Hensell, of Grove-street, Garaide, Manchester, very severely shaken in the con ctisslen.traiTnli.e d ir a h m e a done to the . train was compara tivelyand one had its end thoug h in the train, which then se veralknockedthe carriages thepas sengerpassengers preceeded on to She ffi eld, where Beighto procured for the numerous sufferers. " "W mil va &em skefield. Railways. Aberdeen.. .. .. .. Anibergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down firming., Wolverhamp., and Stour Valley .. Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331. 6s. 84.. Do. Chest. & Birkenlid., 501. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 20/. • . • • . • Bristol and Exeter .. • • Caledonian • • • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Lond. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Aber- doen Junction •• Do.. New East Anglian (251. • L. & E. and L. & D.) •• •• Do, (181. E. & II.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares •• Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire .. Do. New quarters • • Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Exeter and Exmouth .. GI asgew and South- West, Do. do. G. D. St C. stack Great Northern • • • • Do. halves, A, deferred( , . Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Great southern and Western, Ireland Great Western .. .. Do. New. 171. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds .. Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths . .; Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. London and Blackwell Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast .. • • London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths .. Do. 101. sh., 111.8z1S (c: Lyndon and S.-Western Do. new 501. .. . Do. new 40?. •• Manchester, Bruton, and Matlock .. Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union •• , Midland .. .. .. .. Do. 501. shares • • Do. firming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (he.) Newcastle and Carlisle.. De. quarter shares .. Newmarket • • .. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford - .. ; . Newry and Enniskillen.. Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor •• •• Norfolk •• •• •• 00. New 201. shares • • Northern Counties Union North British .• North Staffordshire .. Nerth-Western North & Sth.-West.Jane. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland .. .. Do. new Shrews. & firm., Clasi A Do. Class 8.. .. Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New •• Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. Do. Halves Do. Oswestry .. .. Do. New.. .. .. .. Shropshire Union . •• Do., A, B, C, & D, flilly paid up at per cent • • South Devon • • .. South-Eastern .. • • South Wa1e5...... South Yorksh. and River Dun •• •• •• •• Sheff., Roth ? and Geole, Smith Division .. .: Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea Pk Loughor, &c. Taff Vale .. .. .. .. Taw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Dock and Railway Wale of Neath .. • . Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Welt., Wick. and Dublin .. West Cornwall • • • • West London WhitehaTen and Farness' York, Newc., & Ber Trick Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.B. purchase York and Nerth Midland LINES LEAS: AT • Busineea Railways. Com te d es . raid. Nominal Mon. done to-day. Barks and Hants Ea. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 34 1 p. Bir. and Oxford Junc.,calladuly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do .. • • all 28 —3O Do., without a guarantee .. De .. • • all 27 —29 Wol., & Dud.,calls duly paid, or with a guarantee •• DO .. 15 S 10 p Do., without a guarantee •• Do • • • • 15 7 9 o Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17 X 17% ClvdesdaleJune Caledonian all 43 —45 E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. G. Northern all 33 3334 Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 134 214 p Hull and Selby Yk. & M. all 103 105 Do. 34 Shares Do .. • • all 5134 5254 Do. 34 Shares Do .• .. all 23 —24 Leeds and Brad. Midland • • all 101 103 102 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern all 11 1134 x.d Do., Pref. Do .. all 2334 2434 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. .. Norfolk • • all 14 —l5 Do., 6 per cent Do .. .. all .• •• Middlftbro' and hedcar, 6p. ct Stockt& Dar all • • ••-. ••• N. & East, 5 per Cent. •• E. Counties . all 55 —57 5634 Do. New .. Do •43 4 6 p • Preston andS L. &N. W. all 43 —45 Wyre • • • • . &La.& Y. Do. 36 Shares ADo .. 1034 8 f p. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern .• all 21% ••••• 213 21% Roy. & Ilitchin G. Northers 454 113( 936 , o. Shep. Ea.. Do .. 1% - 3 p. Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per et. Lane. & York 18 11 6 .. South Stafford'. Mr. .51 1 Clean 934 3% 3 his. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. • • Stock.& Dar. all 25 —26 Do. do. .. Do .. .. all .. •• Do. do. •• Do .. .. all •• •• Wilts, Som., & Weymouth .. Qt. Western all 4534 —46 'REP: 1 6X 14X 15 - db.] 17c —2% par U p U dt par 10% 10% 11% - 12 •• .11, g. .• • • 14 dia. par •• 40. •• 13% ••••• 13% 1 -.1% p. ".; p .. • • p 185 .- 140 2 % - 2 % P. 11% -12 11% - 12 36 - % 129 - 130 16 -16 4% -4% .. --• 44( -5 • X -1 % P 11A - 10% 14% - 15 1 1334 - 14►4 .. ... •• 16 16% 4 —43 1 1 4 1 Ms. rouszaa. 10% - 11 17% - 17% 4% 4 36 dia. :E1 %-9 % - 1 P. 37i -4% p. 1 -IU, 2 % -2% lax % 1313( 10% 8 —lO 3 —4 6% —6% 14% 14% 4% —4% dis. 24 —36 25 25% 5% 5% 4ish 9% — 936 2;4 —3% 9 —9c113. ai x.l. I gk l 2 i— 234 I Banks—British North American, 45‘i Provincial of Ireland (Now), 1 6 A ; Railways. Aberdeen .. .. .. Caledonian 101. .. .. Chester and Holyhead .. Hand. Per. & Aber. June, East Anglian (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. .. .. .. Eastern Counties Eaten., 5 per cent. No. 1 .. Do. No. 2 • • • • .. Do. New 6 p. cent. Stock Eastern Union, Scrip guaraa. 6 per cent. .. Do. 101. Deben. Shares . East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares E. & W. York. June. sths Edin. Per. & Dun. 5j p. ct. Glasgow & 5.-W. Consul. Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths Lancashire and York shire, F. 401... • • .. Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. Leeds and Thirsk, 6 par cent., No. 1 .. • • .. Do. quarters, 1848 .. London, Brighton, and Seath Coast guar. 5 per et., late Croydon thirds Do. pref., b p ct. Stock, 1851, from 501. share. E Do. new guar.. 6 per at. London &S.-W. new .. Londonderry and Ennis killen, half shares .. Manch., Sheffield, and Line., quer. stirs., No. 1 Do. new, 101. .. ..1 Do., 64 . • .. Midland Con. 6 p. C. ~tock Do. Consel. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent.• • Do. Bristol & Glouces. Norfolk Extension • • Do. guar. 5% per cent. Do. Waveney Valley .. North British • • .. Oaf. Wor. &W 01. 151. 6 p.c Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed .. Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 3 per cent. South Devon .. South-Eastern, 4% p. ct . Waterford &Kilkenny, bi. West London,lst Cl. (101.) Do. 2d Class do. (par) York, Newc., and Berw., Gt. N of E. Pur. York and North Nlldiana Li. and S. Purch. Boulogne and Amiens .. Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) Demerara . Dutch Rhenish .• East Indian Do. do. do. .. Great ludian Peninsula.. Ditto ditto •• Louvatn ala Sambre .. Luxembourg • • •• •• Ditto •• •• •• •• Madrid and Valentia • • Maria Antonia •• • • Ditto, New • • • • Namur and Liege .. . • Northern of France • • Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orloani • • Paris and Rotten .. Paris and Strasbourg .. Rouen and Havre .. Sambre and Meuso .. Tours and Nantes.. I Tourney, Jurbise, _ den, and Haaselt West Flanders „ Cobra Copper, 2,61 i. Louden and WestininstQr, "Union of Loudol3, 14%. 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Lord MONTEAGLE then presented a petition from the Earl of Kingston, complaining that his estates in Ireland, representing an aggregate value of 280 0001., had been forced into the Encumbered Estates Court for sale, on the petition of one single creditor to the amount of only 200/ ; that having been brought on for sale, the sale was publicly adjourned, whereupon the Noble Earl's agent and other persons, who had come to at'end the sale, withdrew; hut that, after they had so with drawn, and notwithstanding the public adjournment of the sale, Mr. Commissioner Longtield, sitting alone, had proceeded to sell several lots at sums infinitely below their fair value, to the great detriment of the petitioner and in contravention of the law. The motion was then, as we understood, agreed to. On the motion of the Earl of CARLISLE, the Conso lidated Fund Appropriation Bill was read a third time and passed. Their Lordships then adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS, August 7. ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS IN Tl - 1E HOUSE OF PEERS. On the motion of Mr. LABOUCHERE, the report of the Committee on this subject, which was presented yes terday was read by the clerk at the table. On the motion that the report be agreed to. Mr. V. SMITH objected to the time specified in the report, and within which Members were to announce their intention to attend the Speaker on the occasion of the prorogation to-morrow. The report required that Members should give in their names to night, but it would answer all the ends that the report sought to attain if Members delivered in their names to morrow. He should decidedly object to that part of the report which proposed to give Cabinet Ministers precedence over all other Members ou the occasion of the opening or closing Parliament, and he should divide the House on that part of it, because the proposal was wholly in oppo sition to the principles of the constitution, which gave Members the right of attending the Speaker on an equal footing, as the representatives of the people. Sir D. NORREYS concurred with the Right Hon. Gentleman i❑ the objection he had taken to the second resolution contained in the report. He should, therefore, move that the first clause of the report be omitted. Sir R. H. INGLIS thought it any precedence were to be given it should be to the members of the Privy Council, which would include not only the present Cabinet, but all former Ministers and the most distin guished persons in that House. Mr. C. ANSTEY thought the fault rested with the other House, in not providing sufficient accommodation for this House when it was called to the presence of her Majesty. He also objected to recognise by a resolu tiott of the House the existence of the Cabinet Council, a distinction which was unknown to the forms of the House, and constitution of the country. Mr. GREENE defended the report. Sir B. HALL thought that the best mode of proceed ing would be to place the names of all Hon. Members indiscriminately in a glass, and for each Hon. Member to follow Mr. Speaker in the order in which his name be drawn. Mr. HOBHOUSE thought that if they were to have any precedence at all, they ought to go by the tables of precedence which were used in all other meetings Of gen tlemen. He thought, too, that the House of Lords was deficient in courtesy towards this House in not providing sufficient accommodation for it. Mr. MACGREGOR objected to giving precedence to any persons. He thought all Members were equal among themselves. After a few words from Sir DE LACY EVANS and Mr. PA•KE, Sir B. HALL said, that to meet the objection of Sir D. Norreys, he would amend his proposition, so that it should read thus:—" That every Member desirous of attending Mr. Speaker do, on entering the House, put his name i❑ a glass, and that in half an hour after the meeting of the House the names shall bo drawn by the clerk at the table, and that in such order as they are drawn Members shall proceed to the House of Lords." The SPEAKER was about to put the question, when the Sergeant -at-Arms announced the arrival of the Black Rod, an announcement which was received with a cheer and loud laughter. The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod then appeared at the table, and summoned the House to the bar of the House of Lords to hear the royal assent given by Com mission to a number of Bills. The Speaker proceeded to the House of Lords accordingly, followed immediately by Mr. T. Hobhouse and Mr. Macgregor, amidst the cheers and laughter of the House. The SPEAKER, on his return, announced to the House that he had heard the royal assent given by Commission to several Bills, for which see Lords' report. Sir B. HALL then rose and made his amendment, in the form he proposed to have adopted. It was to the effect that ever Member desirous of attending Mr. Speaker should put his name in a glass, that half an hour after the meeting of the House the Members' names should be drawn from the glass. and that in such order as they were drawn they should proceed to the House of Lnrrls. Lord J. RUSSELL said, that, so far as he was con cerned, ho had no particular desire on the subject. He had moved the appointment of the Committee on the qnestion, because he had understood that many Mem bers wished there should be more order observed than hitherto—(Hear, hear)—had been the case. He was responsible for having moved the Committee, and when the Committee had met he had certainly proposed that there should be certain precedence observed, but not that which was contained in the resolution. The precedence which he had proposed was, that four Members, such as the mover and seconder of the Address, at the commencement of tho session, or others selected on some such account, should attend the Speaker before the other Members. How ever, that was unanimously negatived by the Com mittee, and the proposal now before the House of giving precedence to the Cabinet Ministers was adopted instead. It was to him a matter of perfect indifference. If there were any Members who had more curiosity to gratify on the occasion they might go. All he wished for was that the House should agree, if possible, with out a division—(Hear)—to some arrangement. He did not think it was at all desirable that they should divide, and if the House saw no objection, he thought it better they should adopt the amendment of the Honourable Gentleman (Sir B. Hall). Of course he could not be certain that the resolution would work well, but if there should be any inconvenience in that mode of proceeding the House could alter it on a future occasion. The amendment was then agreed to. -_- The next three resolutions, giving precedence to the Cabinet Ministers after the Speaker, and arranging the order of the Members, were then struck out. The next resolution was as follows:—" That after the House has been summoned to attend her Majesty, no Member of this House do remain in, or cross, or pass through any of the lobbies or passages leading from the door of this House to the door of the House of Lords, and the Sergeant at-Arms attending this House do keep the said passages clear of Members." Mr. ANSTEY objected to the resolution being re tained, and considered that it tahoul,4 be struck out with the others. He would insist on dividing the House it' that resolution were retained. With respect to the dif ficulties in the way of the proposed arrangement, there was no place reserved for them below the bar of the House; the place there was usually filled on those occa sions with law clerks, parliamentary agents, and persons who bad been unsuccessful candidates for a seat in that House. He wanted to know whether there was any ar rangement made by which sufficient space would be se cured to the Members of that House? Lord J. RUSSELL said that while they were consi dering this matter a communication had been made to the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Lords, and they had received a positive assurance that all the space be low the bar intended for the House of Commons would be kept clear for them to-morrow, and that there was space for 300 persons in that place—(Oh, oh)—au esti mation which ho thought was exaggerated. There were, however, the other day in that space 146 peers who di vided below the bar. Taking, then, but the half of the 300 stated, there would be, at all events, space for 150 Members of the House of Commons below the bar of the House of Lords. Hitherto he admitted it was un satisfactory to find so great a part of the space occupied by others, but he would not approve of the present ar rangement unless there was an undertaking that persons who had no right to be there should be excluded. The Hon. Gentleman objected to the resolution. He (Lord J. Russell) had always thought the great inconvenience arose from the persons following the Speaker being pushed back by others who crossed into the rank, and if that practice were allowed to continue it would be un fair to those gentlemen who were intercepted. After a few words from Mr. D. NUBBLY. and Colonel SIBTHORP, Viscount PALMERSTON said there was nothing new in the proposed arrangement, which was exactly the same as that resolved on upon the occasion of her Ma jesty's coronation. The Committee were establishing no new precedent by it. Mr. B. COCHRA.NE asked how long an Hon. Mem ber who might be taken into custody would be detained? He might, perhaps, be kept in custody until the next session. Lord J. RUSSELL said that Eton. Gentlemen would of course be expected to obey the orders of the Howie. If an lion. Gentlemaa passed in, and was taken into cus tody by the Sergeant-at-Arms, he presumed that, on ex plaining, ho would be at once released. After a few words from Mr. liumE and Mr. P. WIL LIAMS, strangers were ordered to withdraw, but ulti mately no division took place, and the resolution was withdrawn. SARDINIA AND NAPLES. j Sir DE LACY EVA NS rose to put . two questions t o headof the that Fur h e i g t ne Noble e Lord e and he - °a thehoped Noble fur wo uld be able to answer thew satisfacto r ily. I t was Nadi known, upon the , most unexcep t i ona bl e authority, t t he m' s d aaket the of humanity that in consequence of the refuge which Piedmont had given to the thousands of Italian refugees driven out from other parts of the peninsula for political causes, the Austrian Government had seen fit to interfere, and that the constitution of Piedmo n t was threatened with danger. The object of his question, therefore, was to express a . hope that the G overnments of England and France united would give ail possible countenance and support to the Sardinian Government in its efforts to uphold that constitution.—(Hear.) Ills next question was on a still more painful subject. It was known to the House and to the country, on the author i ty o f t h e Right Hon. Member for the University of Oxford, that the present conduct of the Government of Naples towards those prisoners a ccuse d o f po li t i ca l offances whom it held in its power, w as at once an outrage a gainst religion, an outrage again s t h uman ity, an outrage againstde cency, and an o u t rage aga i ns t c ivilisation.—(Hear.) Mr. B. COCHRANE—Order, order. sir DE LACY EVANS—That which ho had anted was not less the fact. It W 33 in the recollection of lion. Members that a constitution hen been spent ineou , ly granted to isi,iples by the King of that country in 18.18; but that constitutio❑ had since been vielat, , d in the most 6hacnifai manner on every point, and the most summitry mode of dealing with the L-giqature adopted by the King—namely, that of imprisoning the majority of the representativs of the people under that constitution spontaneously granted. These imprisonments, which comprehended an immonso number of the most respect able classes, included also a late Prime Minister of Naples. Mr. B. COCHRANE rose to order. He wished to know how far the rules of the Howe warranted the Hon. and Gallant Member in bringing the whole question of the foreign policy of the country as regarded other countries under notice? The SPEAKER ruled that the Hon. and Gallant Officer was in order.—(Hear, hear.) Sir DE LACY EVANS had no interest in the ques tion exeept that of humanity and justice—(Hear, hear) —and he regretted that he should have had occasion to move in the mettee. The Hon. and Gallant Member then put the second question, which was as follows : From a publication entitled to the highest consideration it appears that there are at present above 20,000 per sons confined in the prisons of Naples, for alleged poli tical offences; that these prisoners have, with extremely few exceptions, been thus immured in violation of the existing laws of the couwry, and without the slightest legal trial or public inquiry into their re„pective cases ; that they include c.clate Prune Minister and a majority of the late Nt-apolitan Parliament, as well as a large pro portion of the roost resprctable and intelligent classes of society; that these prisoners are chained two and two together ; that these chains are never undone, day or night, for any purpose whatever, and that they are suf fering refinements of barbarity and cruelty unknown in any other civilised country :—it is consequently asked if the British Minister at the Court of Naples has been instructed to employ his good ollieee in the cause of hu manity for the diminution of these lamentable severities, and with what result ? Viscount PALMERSTON—With regard to the first question, I can only say that her Majesty's Government attach very great importance to the maintenance of the independence of the kingdom of Sardinia—(Hear)—and that they look with much anxiety to the working of the constitution of that country. But, at the same time, I am bound to say that nothing had occurred to lead her Majesty's Government to suspect that this constitution was in any danger, or that the independence of Sardinia is threatened with the encroachments of any foreign power.—(Hear.) The manner in which that constitution has hitherto worked for the benefit of the people and of the Sovereign, entitle us to hope that it will continue as it has been and as it is—a model worthy of the imitation of all nations—(Hear)—as Sardinia herself affords an example of good government under its influence, highly honourable to the Sovereign as well as the people of that country, and calculated to inspire hopes of its adoption by other nations.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the second question, her Majesty's Government, in common with all intelligent men in this country, have learned with infinite pain, from various quarters, a confirmation of the impressions produced by the com munications of the Right Hon. Member for the Univer sity of Oxford, in respect to the unfortunate and cala mitous condition of the Neapolitan political prisoners. —(Hear.) It has not been any part of the duty of the British Government to make any representations to the Government of Naples on the subject, seeing that it re- letes to the internal management of the government of that country; but at the same time I think it right to say that Mr. Gladstone has done himself great honour by the course he has pursued in this matter in the first in stance, and which he has followed since —(Hear)—for when we see an English gentleman of station and position turn'his eyes from the enjoyments which such a city as Naples affords, arid instead of going to see volcanoes or cisinterred cities, visiting the courts of justice, visiting the prisons, descendin g the dungeons of these prisons, and examining personally int the cases of the unhappy victims of illegality and injustice there to be found— (Cheers)—with the view of interesting public opinion in Europe to remedy these abuses—this, I say, does honour to any person. And concurring with the view of that Right Hon. Gentleman that public opinion duly aroused on the subject might have that effect, I did think it a part of my duty to send copies of the pamphlets in quetion to her Majesty's Ministers at the several Courts of Europe, with instructions to communicate their contents to the respective Governments to whom they are accredited, and by that means to create an influence which may be more effective than any direct interference of ours, in promoting the object of the Right. Hon. Gentleman the Member for Oxford, and the lion. and Gallant Officer who has put the question.—(Hear.) Mr. B. COCHRANE rose to address the House amidst cries of " Order." The SPEAKER overruled the Hon. Member, and decided that he could not speak on the subject. CASE OF ANN HICKS. Colonel SIBTHORP rose to bring before the House the case of a helpless female (Ann Hicks), upon whom not only an act of cruelty had been practised, but whose reputation had been assailed by a member of her Majesty's Government, dressed in a little briet authority. He held in his hand testimonials of the highest description as to the character of this poor woman—aspersed by the Noble Lord—who had, along with several others, been ejected from her means of livelihood, because of that fraud upon the industrious tradesman, that curse of the country—the Crystal Pa lice.—(Laughter.) He was bound to believe the state ment of that poor woman, as she was ready to testify it on oath; and she asserted that her grandfather had been the means of rescuing a Sovereign of the country from immersion in the Serpentine, which was seen by Caro line, the wife of George IL, the Sovereign so rescued. She asserted further that her grandfather held the spot in the park from which she had been ejected, for 60 years, that her father had held it for 40 years, and that she herself, on the death of her father, was permitted to reside in the stone house near the Humane Society's house, but in consequence of that being pulled down in Lord Lincoln's time, she was allowed to take up a posi tion nearer the well, Mr. Harrison, from the office of the Woods .and Forests, providing her with stones and tiles for the building. This was an admission of right at all events. She admitted that she had been told she could not live there; bat she was one morning, at three o'clock, surprised to find her house stripped and all she had in tire world exposed to the weattier. She slept there, however, with her infant child, and no fault was found with her, either by Lord Lincoln or Lord Duncannon. She lied DO intimation that she should be driven from that humble dweliing until July, 18.51; and so this pour woman, of spotless character, who had been most useful in suppl) ing ladies with a humble glass of water, was expelled from the place which she had occupied for nearly seven years. It pleased the First Commissioner of Woods, in the early part of July, how ever, to give her notice to quit that residence and find a home elsewhere. Tuia was in his (Colonel Sibtborp's) opinion a cruel case, and one whin no man in power should have acted on. This was not, however, all. She had built a house which cost her all her savings, but she was told it she applied at the Office of Woods she would be compensated. This house cost her 1301.; and, would it be believed that the only compensation they gave her was 131., wanting 6el. Why the 61 was kept back he did not know. Many letters passed on the subject. In one of them Lord Seymour could only say, in reply to Mrs. Hicks, that he could not permit her or any of her family to have a stall in the parks; but that he was reedy to allow her ss. a week until she obtained another residence. Mrs. Hicks then wrote to the Queen, and received for answer that the numerous claims on her Majesty's privy purse prevented compliance with her request for relief. Finally, she wrote to the Duke of Wellington, who re plied that he had transmitted her memorial to the Woods, and that they denied she had had any permis sion to construct any building in the park. The Duke added, that, as ranger of the park, ho could give Mrs. Hicks no authority to hold a house in the park. All the remuneration she had, therefore, was 131.—less 6d. The poor woman, thus reduced to poverty, had been compelled to sleep for several nights aloag with her daughter on the pavement; but a generous public had come forward and contributed more than the Woods and Forests—it had contributed 75/. to her necessities —of which 35/. were subscribed by gentlemen of the Royal Exchange, who knew her character, and sympathised with her wrongs. She was taken before a magis trate, who said she should not be punished if she would sell no more cakes in the park. He (Colonel Sibthorp) asked the House would they sanction the in justice perpetrated on that poor woman? She was not, however, the only victim—there were several others who were made to sutler for that absurd and wicked appro. priadon of the rights and property of the people—the Crystal Palace. One man, Denis Heath, had kept a stall 17 years—another, named Lacy, who had kept a stall 20 years, and who was turned out on this occasion. An other poor man, of the name of Spicer, who had held a stall from seven to nine years, was also turned out. These parties had the sanction of former Commissioners of the Woods and Forests, and were never before mo lested. If anything could espe..ially plead for the poor woman, Ann Hicks, it was that no imputation rested upon her character. He would not go further into these cases, but he would call on the Noble Lord, without any unkind feeling towards that Noble Lord, but from a de termination never to shrink from doing his duty, to ac cede to his motion—namely, to grant copies of all orders or decisions in the case of Ann Hicks. Lord D. STUART would second the motion, although he did not agree with all that had been said. His objection was to the mode in which Ann Hicks had been treated. He had looked into the case previous to the opening of Parliament. He had called on the Noble Lord (Lord Seymour), and had gone through all the letters, and his opinion was that Ann Hicks had been treated with great hardship, if not injustice. The case he believed to be this:—Ann Hicks, her father, and grandfather had sold edibles in the park for a very long period without moles tation. Ann 'licks was removed in consequence of the proposed Crystal Palace. She w as removed summar i ly, and even the small house she had erected was pulled down without compensation. It might be true there was no written record in the Woods and Forests Office for permission to Ann Hicks to build her cottage. But it was u ndeniable the cottage was built, and bad stood in the park for a series of years. Every Commissioner and every ranger must have seen that cottage for years. Now, what would be said if a gentleman had allowed the same thing in his park, and had he acted as the Woods and Forests had acted, would he not he hooted out of that house? The compensation—the miserable com pensation given, if not a gross set of injustice, was in defensible, and constituted a hardship on Ann Hicks. The compensation was 53. a week for a year. Had she received Bs. a week for her life, that would not have been too much. It had been said, Ann Hicks gave rude and saucy replies to the command to turn her out; but, if that were the fact, a great public officer ought to be above such petty considerations.—(hear, hear.) Lord SEYMOUR said, as far as the motion for papers R 36 concerned, he bad 40 objection to it. Ile would remind the House, that by an Act of Parliament, the 4.h George IV., c 50, the Comeni,sioners of Woods and Forests bad no power to allow persons to build houses or cottages in the parks. However much they might wish it—however virtuous or exei !lent a poor person might be—the Cemeeissioners bad no power to allow that poor person to build in Hyde-park. If there was no such law, Hyde-park would soon he covered with the cottages of poor people. Then, as to stalls. Leave to have stalls was not given by the Woods and Forests Commis sioners, but by the ranger of the park. When the building in the park came under the consideration of the Woods; and Forests, he forwarded a letter on the subject to the Duke of Wellington us ranger, so there' fore he was clear of ony difficulty with respect to Mrs. Hicks. He believed it was not an uncommon thing for old women to squat down in the parks, and after they had been there a little time great difficulty was found in removing them. Now, with respect to Ann Hicks , she got into the park by o ne pretext or another, and when requested to leave she would not remove. The Com missioners of Woods and Forests had no power to allow Ann Hicks to remain there. lie was obliged by . an oath before the Barons of the Exchequer not to permit such things, and therefore it was impossible for him to tallow Ann flicks to remain. He w as bound by an Act of Par liament, and as the trustee of the Crown, it was not in his power to see old women, virtuous or otherwise, establish themselves permanently in the park. The parks were fir the enjoy recut of the public, and not for old women to squat down in and bulid cottages. If the Act of Par: c liament allowed such a thing, ot h er o ld women would be anxious to build bowers itt Hyde Park, and a groat many applications would be mad e f or that purpos e ' The Honourable and Gallant Member h a d declared t he Crystal Palace to he a delusion, and that he bad nev er been taken in by it; but it would a pp ear that the 'D n. and Gallant Member h a d be en t a k en i u cu mpletely An hY Ann Hicks.—(Liughter,) As to the story a i Hicks, he bed looked thr oug h a ll th e ma tt er s connecte d with his office. Ile found that her claim reatrd on l ittle encroachments; that she bad always asked for favou r !' but he found not a word about her right and claim in consequence of services to George 11. As to the man: meat of her house i n Hyd e -p ar k b e i ng b ro k en opert,' a the officers, that w as t ota ll y untrue. L ega l measures had taken tor her removal after her refusal, and on the fir st steps being taken, Ann Hicks conceded and gave way' As to the whole story about George 11., and her claim on that account, as far as he could see, it appeared to biro to be totally untrue. What was her claim? She got the first step by thception—she wanted a wooden house; 6 " got it—she wanted the house made larger, she got leav e; but the wooden house would n o t answer h er purpose-4h: had it increased in size, and thi s was th e way s h e a t last got to a stone house with a small gar d en . B at it might h be said, " Why turn her out?" Because tte first en; croachutent was contrary to Act of Parliam e nt a nd again s t regulations. Fur instance, to open a shop at night is the park, when doubtful characters were about, as " 1 notoriously the case, was, t o say th e l east , i nco ovenie 4 after the park gates were lo c k e d. It was obviously his duty to take care that no encroachment took place in the park, and especially encroachments connected with irre gularities. It was his duty, under the circumstances, tl communicate with the ranger, and to cause the remov e of Ann Hicks. If the House of Commons were anxiou s to preserve the parks to the public, they must take care and prevent encroachment. Mr. G. HUDSON could speak from his own km °// i ledge to the great propriety of Ann Hicirs'e condo s while she had the stone house in the park. He c° l° , l ,, dared she h a d be e n h ar dly use d. It might be right "i remove her, but if so let h e r h ave adequate said n c : inadr quate c o mp ensa ti on . A nn Hicks had told hint the same tale she had told the Hon. and Gallant Mena° (Colonel Sibthorp) ; an d cer t a i n l y , f rom w h at h e kne , l of her, he could not help thi n ki ng h er case wa s one great hardship. He was surprised to see the buildiog erected—ho was surprised this should have been P e ' c j mitted, and that then she was turn e d ou t. lie feared the Noble Lord had been misled by i n t eres t e d partie s ' : He hoped, however, the Noble Lord w o uld give toot compensation. The motion was then agreed to. GREECE. Lord D. STUART said when the treaty with Grea t/ in 1832 was executed by France, Russia, and this CO„ °° ' try, a loan was at the time granted by the three ( s ° 9 vernments. A stipulation of a peculiar character vii l introduced into the convention, by which it was Pr e : fanned this country would never be called upon for 111 : , payment of money on ac c o un t o f th at loan, and yet t ° practical working of that stipulation was such that Pt, land was called upon to p a y 40 , 000/. on accoun t of W" Greek Government. He wished, therefore, to ask the Noble Lord at the head of Foreign Affairs with refer ence to the effect of the 3d article of th e convention °f 1832, whether the Government will take into co nsideril v lion the propriety of app o intin g a Commission to inqu ire into the manner i n w hi c h th e sum pa id annually ht, England. France, and Russia, on behalf of the GoyerF; meat of Greece, had b een ex p en d e d ; an d to asce rtsh 3 l what manner it wo u ld b e d es i ra bl e f or t h e i n t e rest ° f Greece to lay out that l a r ge sum o f mone y for t."'" future? Viscount PALMERSTON replied it was quite o'l by the treaty of 1832 the Engli s h G overnment t hougl,i i they had taken security against any liability of th country for the debt of Greece. It was stipulat e with a view to that object, th a t the revenu e ; should be applied to dire barge liabilities before any portion was taken for th e serv i ce of the State. Teat stipulation, from first to last, b, 11 ., been disregarded, and the co nsequence was t h at had been incurred by the three powers. This bad been a subject of representation by diff erent Governments' and communications with France a n d R uss i a b a d bee made; but he was sorry t o sa y t h ose representa tion. and those communications had not yet led to any resu l t' Tuffs was the less excusable on the pant of the Greg Government, because if th e y p ro p er ly managed "Th. fluancial affairs ther e wou ld b e amp l e f un d s wherov:.; to meet their engagem en t s . Th e li a bili ty o f t hi s colony, occurred from irre g ularity i n th e managemen t a nd e 0 1 s leetton of the rev enue , an d th e rec kl ess expen diture it when collected. H e was a f ra id great l ax i t y in Ih n; be respect arose fr o m th e i n di s p os i t i on on t h e p a rt of led Greek Government to submit to the constitution fo re , *bo upon them, which wa s fo un d ver y muc h t o diminish financiel resources of the country. Ci rcu mstances r e d curred last year, as the [louse were aware, that rend it difficult for her Majesty's G e vernm e nt to prat he this could quesassuretion on the Hon. Membf the attf Liana or h t t he e o matter shouldther powers; nn' e ee , be lost sight of, and teat communications s hould be tered into with the two other powers, France and K os ' sia, with the view to make an impr ess i on on she Sense of right and justice of the Greek Government. INCOME-TAX. Mr. HUME had always given his humble efforts t° make the income-tax more equal and less oppress ive ; bnt had never been able to succeed thoroughly. It he etch the view of ha v i ng t h e tax recons id ere d, that I ' made an effort to g e t th e tax renewe d f o r one y ea r on l y Iter the Chancell o r o f t h e E xc h e quer had op en ly de Glared he would make no alteration in it. He had sec ceeded in May last in getting the tax limited to one I° l 3 in order that a Committee might look into the tax. Committee had been appointed, and he would venture say that no Committee had ever been more delayed, „° e more opposed. What bad taken pl ace ? The Come:lib:a had met nine times, and seventeen witnesses had be:, examined, the majority public officers. There w- 0 not one witness who gave e v id ence whose ev idenc e ought not to be before the p u bli c. The Com mittee had before them the way i n w hi ch the assessors carri ed out the law, and one assessor particularly well P° l°te e out how inconvenien ces and inequalities migh t b e remedied. As th e sess i on was near its close' "ibis had submitted to th e C ommittee propositions to t effect, that the evidence should be published. The 9 ° T; mittee consented to the first and the last, and struck 6 / 1 7, the second one, which defeated his intentions. l isi.° ,%l 0 contended that this was treating him unfairly, and - 9 tiote the public, who were deeply interested in the way u te Uwe was raised and expended. He had looked I to history, and had found that the greatest di s astera vre nations took their rise in financial difficulties. 3 ,1 warned the Ministry that taxation was o n an tinse l !, o '7 basis; that danger would arise unless it was pinned sounder and a fairer basis. He considered the incl u n io,, j, before the Committee a matter of great importance, II it , if properly conducted, great results might flow teem . , r He was astonished that the Chancellor of the Excheel' e , and his two nominees should have voted in the C ° o e ) mittee against printing the evidence. He (Mr. thiThe had, however, got the evidence, and go forth t° u ld public it would, in souse shape or other, though he 11 ° 00 prefer that it should do so with the authority et . 00 House. tie begged to move that the ev id e nce taken fore the Select Committee for inqui r i ng i n t o the ine°l33e. tax be laid upon the table. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER CO;ngvle6 tulated the Hoe. Member on his being again able, The his recent indisposition, to appear among them. the Hon. Member was qu i te correct i n stat i ng that ice question whether th e ev i dence s h ou ld b e pr i n ted " the discussed by the Committee, and that they Caine tO in. conclusion that it was so incomplete that it would be to e expedient to l ay i t b efore t h e H ouse . Th e H on . e`i nc i. her had talk e d o f t h e me j or ity aga i nst printing t he- t to deuce as an unnatural combination; but h e outent ic l t he have forgotten the unnatural combination by * o ; d not motion for the Committee was carried. He e the know to which of the members of the Come ollte cha ne Hon. Member alluded when he spoke of his (th ° , l the cellor of the Exchequer's) nominees h av ing vote"' i n other . majority. He had certainly named two of the mern but one of them had voted one way and one the Tea se He thought there could be no do u bt that the I ",' tbe ought to refuse to interfere with the decision et ., a Committee. He thought the Committee had cometr.,, wise decision, as the evidence in its incomplete "1"- ought not to be made public. aid Sir J. WALMSLEY su p por t e d th e mo tion. ee —° s wo e it was quite true that th e d iv i s i on i n t h e ComenitT Iw o 7 to 4, but three cif the members besides the ch a ' r were absent. Mr. WILLIAMS also supported the motiotb feared that the object of the Chancellor of the Ex e ,' Dx quer in suppreeeieg the evidence was to continuo the in all its injustice and in, quality- Lord J. RUSSELL, in relerence to an observa l 4 ° : ° i f t the lion. Member for Montrose, reminded him th at a would be irregular and a contempt of the authori t y the House for any ono to publish s© evidence.. et , on a Mr. URQUHART expressed his surprise th y a.e op ' question of this sort he alone should be left on - - position benches. oc ollor Colonel THOMPSON felt sure the Ch 4 . the Exchequer wished to preserve the incoble-toa'sri; moutr ica He thought his Hon. Friend the Member for laboured under a fallacy with regard to what he tailed temporary income. If an income from industry • it temporary, it was taxed temporarily, and if perpottimi fair was taxed in perpetuity, which way exactly th° 11 " thing to be done. Ho should vote with tho Chan cell" of the Exchuer on this uestion. The Rolli eq e then divided, q when there uPPB3red---.-1- 1 1 0 100 8 6 8 11 13 4 4754 100 100 423 31 4 2 0 100 100 47% 16 2-3 all 126 3 9 all all 25 SNARES. Paid. I Nominal Prices. Business done to-day. 17% 17 16% 84w 84% 85 88% t 45% 49Vi 46% 49 2 % % 93% x.d 123 32!A 121% 25% % [42% 42 4234 7i % it 12 14,E 7 X LI. 7% dig, Ws, Charing-cross Bridge. Farmers' Estate Society (Ireland). Saint Andrew's and Quebec Rail Way. Brown's Estate. Duke of Bedford's Estate. 22 1 4 22 Dorward'a Estate. Barton's Estate. Christ Church (Oxford) Estate. Stapylton's Estate. Fe'stead (Lord Riche's) Charities. Lord Bateman's Estate. Charity Estate. Tayleur's Divorce. Ise( % % I 17% 117/1.11.11. ! Business doss to-day. SALE OF INTERESTING AUTOGRAPHS.-00Vedne:. , clay the sale of an interesting collection of autograph letters tool place at the rooms of Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson,Wel link ton-street, Strand. They consisted of the correspondence of David Garrick and other distinguished actors, actresses, and dramatic authors; the secret correspondence of Charles I. with Captain Titus, &c., planning his escape from Canis "brook Castle, &c. Six lots of the correspondence of David •Garrick produced 71. 55.; a draught for 60/., drawn by Oliver Goldsmith in favour of D. Garrick, with a promissory note of R. B. Sheridan for 1001. to Garrick, 3/. 16s. ; five letters from Addison to Ambrose Phillips, 54 19s. ; four letters from Sir R. Steel to Phillips, 2/. 125.; letters, documents, and papers relating to the Byron family, 211. The unpublished correspondence of King Charles I. and Captain Titus, &c., during the imprisonment of the monarch in Carisbrook Castle, and also some autograph letters from King Charles 11. to Captain Titus, &c., several letters from Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles 1., several from Charles 11. and Catherine his Queen, together with a bead purse which be longed to Charles 1., and an elegantly formed chalice carved Out of boxwood, with numerous cups therein, cut out of the solid wood, and forming one lot, produced 132/. 4s. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 7. Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal Assort was then given by Commission to the undermentioned Bills: Medioal Charities (Ireland). Grand Jury Cess (Ireland). Representative Peers for Scotland. Gunpowder Stores (Liverpool) Exemption Repeal. Churches and Chapels (Ireland). Ecclesiastical Residences (Ireland). Ecclesiastical Property Valuation (Ireland). Inverness Bridge (No. 2.) Sheep and Contagious Disorders Prevention. Customs. Commissioners of Railways Act Repeal. Steam Navigation. Canada and New Brunswick Boundary. Metropolitan Sewers. Church Buildings Act Amendment. General Board of Health (No. 2). New Forest Deer Removal. Court of Chancery and Judicial Committee. Duchy of Lancaster (High-peak) Mining, Customs, and Minerals Courts. Attorney and Solicitors' Regulation Act Amendment. Constabulary Force (Ireland). Metropolitan Interment. Emigration Advances (Distressed Districts Scotland), New Zealand Settlements. Coalwhippers (Port of London.) Mercantile Marine Act Amendment. Battersea park Amendment and Extension. Crown Estates Paving. United Church of England and Ireland. Lunatics (India). Appointment to Offices, &c. Collection of Fines (Ireland). Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland). Petty Sessions (Ireland). Land Clauses Consolidation (Ireland). 1 2 Law of Evidence Amendment. % % Administration of Criminal Justice Improvement. General Board of Health (No. 2 A). Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. St. Helen's Improvement (No. 2). Sheffield and Glossop Road (No. 2). Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, Uarnkirk, and Coat bridge, Polloc and Govan, &c., Railways) (Amend ment and Continuation, &c.) King's College Hospital No. 2). National Land Company Dissolving. Hove Improvement. Waterford and Kilkenny Railway. European and American Printing Telegraph Company, United Kingdom Electric Telegraph Company. South Holland Drainage Acts Amendment. Lincolnshire Estuary. Dean and Chapter of Westminster's Estate. Dukc of Bridgewater's Estate. Brentwood Free Grammar School and Almshouses Webster's Divorce. The Lords Commissioners were the LORDCHiNCELLOR, the Earl Of CARLISLE, and Lord BROUGHTON. VENTILATION OF THE HOUSE. The Earl of ST. GERMANS then rose, pursuant to his notice, to call the attention of the House to this sub ject. Every one of their Lordships who bad attended Parliament during the• present session must, of neces sity, have perceived bow imperfect was the ventilation of the buitding in which they were then assembled. Their Lordships must have been annoyed at one time by the foul air, and at another by the frequent and alternate currents of hot and cold air employed to remove that foul air. A mere statement of the evil was sufficient to con vince their Lordships of the necessity of getting rid of such a nuisance. At an earlier period of the session he should have moved that a Select Committee be appointed to remedy this state of things; but, at this eleventh hour, he would only call attention to it, with a view of strengthening the hands of the Government and of de volving upon them the duty of providing a remedy. Ho bad applied to the Board of Woods and Forests on this subject; but that Board said, " We have nothing to do with it." Ire had applied to the New Palace Commis sioners, and they echoed the phrase, " We have nothing to do with it." It rested then, he believed, with their Lordships themselves. But their Lordships might, perhaps, say, " What are we to do? We have no funds." He was sure that the House of Commons would not grudge them funds to remove such an abominable state of things. The Treasury might safely make the necessary advances; no objection to make them good would ever be off-red by the House of Commons. He recommended ber Majesty's Govern ment to appoint some scientific persons to examine into the subject during the recess, and to report to them forthwith. His Noble Friend (the Earl of Harrowby) had just suggested to him that the ventilation of their committee-rooms were equally defective and bad. Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney had applied his steam-jet very successfully to mines and to the courts of law. The temperature was now equally preserved in both, and everything was now satisfactory to the colliers and to the bar. He thought that at a small expense the ventilation of the House might be improved by the same scheme. _ _ The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the free circulation of air had hitherto been impeded by certain buildings which they had been unable to remove until the completion of the two Houses of Parliament. Mr. Barry had, he believed, been in communication with Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney, and he hoped the result would be that their Lordships would find themselves next sossion in a very improved condition with respect to ventilation.—(Hear.) EPISCOPAL AND CAPITULAR ESTATES MA- NAGEMENT The Commons' amendments of this Bill were consi dored and agreed to. PATENT LAW AMENDMENT BILL. The Earl of MINTO, in moving that the Commons' amendments of this Bill be agreed to, admitted that they were of a nature materially affecting the principle of the Bill, and such as it was almost too much to ask their Lordships at this period of the session to assent to. At the same time, the Bill contained a valuable and im portant improvement of the present law, and he thought it would be advisable, therefore, rather to adopt the amendments than to lose the Bill altogether. Lord MONTEAGLE objected to the amendments. Tn the first place, they had not yet been printed, and their Lordships had no means of knowing the nature of them. A Committee of their Lordships' House had sat upon this subject 16 days, and had examined 80 witnesses from different countries, in cluding the Crown officers, the Master of the Rolls, the Attorney and Solicitor-General; and upon the report of that Committee the Bill had been framed. That very day the Bill had been reported and read a third time in the House of Commons. The House of Com mons itself could hardly know what had been dons, while their Lordships must be in total darkness on the subject. The amendments contained some alterations of a very material kind. There were questions relating to the colonies and to the law of user which were ex tremely important. Tho Bill made an alteration in the very office of the Lord Chancellor himself ; and he be lieved that the Noble Lord had not been consulted on the subject.—[The LORD CHANCELLOR---" I have not." j Then there was an end to the whole thing. There were these important alterations, and the Lord Chan cellor had not been apprised of them. Inconvenience, ho admitted, might arise from postponing this Bill ; yet, having passed a measure for the temporary protec tion of the persons exhibiting at the Crystal Palace, that inconvenience would not be so much felt as other wise. Ho thought that the amendments should not be agreed to.--(llear, hear.) The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, though he believed that the amendments would be found upon the whole to be expedient, yet ho admitted that they were of such a nature as to deserve the consideration of the House, and it might be better, therefore, to withdraw the motion. The Earl of MINTO would not press his motion. Lord MONTEAGLE then moved that the amend ments be taken into consideration this day mouth. The motion was agreed to. sT. ALBA N'S CONIMISSION BRIBERY BILL. Lord BEAUMONT moved that the Commons' amend ments to this Bill be agreed to. Lord REDESDALE objected to the amendments, on the ground that no notice had been given of the inten tion to move them. Earl GREY thought that their Lordships might safely adopt the amendments to this Bill. In the case of the Patent Law Amendment Bill they had all felt that the amendments were such as could scarcely be acceded to, but in this instance the amendments involved no new principle whatever, and he considered that it would be desirable to adopt them. Earl GREY supported the amendments, which were then agreed to. The Earl of KINGSTON moved for all affidavits made in the Encumbered Estates Court in Dublin in the matter of the sale of the estates of the Earl of Kingston in the counti es o f C or k, Limerick, and Tipperary , with reference to the value of the said estates and the quali fications of Air. Collins as a land surveyor and valuator, The Marquis of LarTspowNE said the affidivrita 271 6s 841 Paid. ify, 100 j earr