The Sun. — London, England, 1847-07-21 00:00:00

CITY ELECTION_ IMPORTANT MEETING OF TEIE FRIEN IS OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL, MR. PATTISOI SIR GEORGE LARPENT, AND BAR' J N JZOTHSCHILD. A most numerous and highly important meeting ; of the friends of the Liberal candidates for the represe lion of the city of London took place yesterday, at -the London Tavern, for the purpose of hearing .the statements of the different candidates of the around:; on which. they sought the honour of representing the city of London. Long before the hour appointed for the commencement of the meeting, two o'clock, the large room of the tavern was crowded. by excess, as well as every avenue lea din g to ite persons of great respectability. The outside of theh tavesm was literally besieged, and tha t p art of Bish ops kat,-street presented more the appearance ot a fair than one of the ordinary thoroughfa res of London. The cause of all the excitement was dc,u.bt les the announcement that had been made that it, was the intention of Lord John Russell to be present fc r the purpose of explaining the grounds on which he s. Right to r epresent the city of London in a new Parliamei it. Lord John Russell, accompanied by Lady John Russell, arrived shortly before two o'clock, and was loudly cheered by the persons outsid.e, as were also the other candidates upon their ar rival. On Lord John Russell appearing on the platform in the large room the cheering was deaf ming in the extreme, and lasted for several minutes. O, a the platform we noticed Lady John Russell, his Excel lency Mr. Bs;ncroft, the American Minister, Mr. Pattis.oti, Sir Georg,: Larpent, Baron Rothschild, Lord Marcus Bill, M.P., Mr. Trelawny, M.P., ;General Sir De Lacy Evans, MP., the Right Hon. Vernon Smith, M.P., John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P., Sir William Someirville, M.P., Sir NV illiam Molesworth, M.P., Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P., Sir Denis le Merchant, M.P., I'. A. Taylor, Esq., D. Salomans, Esq., W. Hawes, Esq., the Rig ht Hon. Edward Ellice, M.P., and Nathaniel Meyer Rothschild, Esq.. Shortly before two o clock, J. A. Smith, Esq., MX., was called to the chair, and proceeded to address the immens e assemblage. The HoN. CILURMA.N, in coming forward, was met with ;resit cheering, coupled with considerable con fusion in parts of the room. As soon as silence was, in some measure, restored, he said— Gentlemen, before I address to you the few words with which I shall think it necessary to trouble you, I beg to draw your attention to the object which has called us toge ther here to-day, which is one than which u one can be more important under a constitu tiotnal government, that of expressing a deliberate opinion .as to the qualifications and fitness of those four gentlen en who seek the honour of representing the city of London in Parliament.—(Cheers.) I am sure there 'is not a single individual around me who will not feel that a meeting with such an object ought to be conducted with calmness, order, and temp , r, and I am sure I shall not appeal in vain to those wowed me, when I ask, however inadequate I may be prop Orly to discharge the important duties cf the posi tion .in which I am placed, for the cordial support of those present in enforcing order, and securing to every- one a fair, quiet, and impartial hearing.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, we are, as I stated before, met together to day to give an opinion as to the fitness of those gentle. men who seek to represent us in Parliament. but more e ip(icially to meet Lord John Russell—(Tremendous cheering)—whose official duties have hitherto prevented him from appearing before you.—(Cries of " No more bishops.") With respect to the other gentlemen who seek our suffrages, their opportunities of meeting the electors have been and will be so numerous, and they have 'declared their opinions so openly, and in fact, on all natters of public interest, they have given such full and frank assurance as to their conduct in future, that I feel it will not he necessary for me to say one word with respect to them further t ham as a member of the committee who recommended tl iem to your support, to express the great gratification th ev feel in knowing th a t th e y h a v e been regarded with sun . h satisfaction by a large portion of the constituency.— (Chu sers.) But, gentlemen, I do feel that it is right to say a few words with reference to Lord J. Russell.—(Cheers.) ghat. Noble Lord is a Minister of the Crown, and as such labours under c. rtain disadvantages as a candi date. —(Cheers.) He is prevented by the weight and importance of official duties from personally taking any steps to resist that opposition with which, in the present; election, he is threatened.—(Cheers.) But still nnore, he is prevented by that reserve, incum bent u pots him as a Minister of the Crown, from giving those frequent and free expressions of all his 4.)F inions which he otherwise would do, and making st etements which he cannot do without a violation of pt tblic duty.—(Cheers, hisses, and cries of " That's 'all nc insense.") But, if the Noble Lord has that Idis a4 'vantage, he possesses one great advantage over 't o of those Hon. Gentlemen whom I hope to see sly ortly in Parliament (Cheers) —he can appeal -to a long public life of consistency—(Cheers)— xts .honourable to him as it is rare among public men— (Gr eat cheering)—and I venture to believe that that long -tried public life is a better guarantee as to his con cluct :in future than any explanations, any assurances, ilowcier strong—(Cheers)—and any explanations, how .ever. explicit, as to his future intentions.—(Cheers.) lie can also appeal to a name and family, whose boast and whose glory it has been *to employ their weight in the State, their wealth, their possessions, and, when necessary, even their lives— <Trcraendous cheering)—in securing the liberties, and extending the power of the people.—(Continued cheers.) 3.,0rd John Russell can say, and say with a proud sense .of his right to say it, I have ever trusted the people, and Ti call upon the people to trust me.—(Cheers.) I :believe that the people will respond to that call-- /(Cheers) —and I am satisfied that no trifling difference if opinion, no disappointment at the short coming of ▪ ny particular measure, will diminish that confidence hich is due to the long-tried and consistent friend of liberty in England.—(Great cheering.) I believe, ' ea Iso, that the people, who are always just to Ith 'ose who deserve it, and who have served them faithfully, though not in accordance with the will and raskiority of the House of Commons—l believe that the vecvle will not forget the noble sense he entertained of Jilts a'uty, though his power to do good, as far as the alouse of Commons was concerned, was crippled by the majorities of that House ; neither will the people forget the Noble Lord's carrying on the Government under Restraints and disadvantages which it is now for you and the constituencies of the empire to remove.—(Cheers.) rut, gentlemen, I feel that Lord John Russell can ustly claim the confidence of the people and the Liberal Warty throughout the kingdom ; I feel that there is one ;section of that party on whom his claims ought to tell -with double force—that section which is not more dis etinguiehed by their numbers than their talents, their energy and their zeal. I allude to the Dissenters. .—(Cheers.) I think I may ask, without any :fear of the answer, what other public man in ;England has done as much as the Noble Lord, not only to establish that great principle, that it is contrary ;no less to justice and fairness than to the princii.les of 'Christian charity, to visit religious labourers with civil disabilities - -(Cheers)—but sid - .o has done what he has a'one in removing those several prejudices against the L'issenters which were once so strong, but which have ane w disappeared so entirely as almost to create a doubt whether they ever existed?—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I vial not believe, un til I see i t, that the Dissenting EI.) sof Great Britain will forget the deep obligation they Awe to the Noble Lord, but will allow for a difference of o pinion upon a p o i n t on which great differences of o pinion exist among even t h e Dissenters therns eh'es . ..—(Cheers, hisses, and g rea t con f us i on.) Gentlemenl w ill not occupy your time longer, but w ill conclude with these words, that if public services and persevering in elustry in the performance of duties which are for the best interests of the country, give any one a claim to the honour of representing the city of London, which Lord Bohn Russell seeks at your hands, I feel no doubt that Ghat Noble Lord will shortly be triumphantly returned vas one of the representatives of the city of London in :.Parliament.—(Cheers.) Lord Joint RUSSELL then rose and presented himself Ito the meeting amidst the most vociferous cheering, and She waving of hats and handkerchiefs, intermingled with which there were some hisses, which seemed to us to proceed from a small section of persons in the middle of the meeti ng. After waiting some moments for the aiurpoee of procuring silence, which, however, he was unable t o obtain, the Noble Ro address the meeting. He had but uttered the prefatory wor d " Gentlemen;' when great uproar broke o u t , which lasted some time. When fie: had partially sub s id e d , the Noble Lord p rocee d e d t o pay—Gentlemen, I am here bNefor as a candidate— (Noise and uproar)--for the honour eyou of repre sen ti ng you sat the approaching electio n for the city Gentlemen, amat thee b same time n of h 4Continued noise.)London.— There to reply to the charges which have made /ag ainst me—(Cheers and hiss es )— an d to explain to you ithe reasons why it is stated, and on account of what it jig stated, that I am disqualified from appearing jhefore you as a cand idate for your suffrages. [Her e th e 'uproar, which had partially subsided, broke out with re newed force. What its object was, or what were the ex oclamations used, we are utterly at a loss to divine.]—. (Cries of "Shame," and .‘ Disgraceful.") It is s a id, i n She tirst place, that, as a Minister of the Crown, I ought not to be a candidate for the city of London.—(Con tinned noise.) Gentlemen, I believe such an objection is contrary to the popular genius of our Constitution, sand I believe nothing more will conduce to the harmony of that Constitution than that persons possessing the confidence o f t h e C rown s h ou ld see k ft r the suffrages of a rge bodies of the people.—(Cheers.) I can conceive lnothinC more advantageous to the Crown than that per mons representing large communities should be able to wishe (carry the o s, the opinions cto th e f t , and the requests of those cannot agree, therefore, of th e throne.—(Loud cheers.) i that, as a Minister of the Crown, I am disqualified In the next place, it is said— mm your service. —(Cheers.) and this is m a l e a charge— s proof charge utterly without against me—(Cheers)— ghat I am the causeof the contest which is snow about to take pl ace in u of London, and that it is at my instigation theat city • contest has arisen. —(Cries of '• No, no, certainly and chee rs .) It is common to all Memb ers who have no" the honour of a rest in Parliament, that they are d esireu t not to provoke a contest (Laughter and• to avoid and and I must own that, f or ' myself, gentlemen, C I heers)- rule.-. (Cheers and alarnee7tt,•rare' exception to that gener.l rule. But, gentlemen, I am sure I should be e xercis i ng post undue interference with the rights and privile-eeas of the citizens of London if, asking for their suffrages for myself, I should presume to tell them who should be the other candidates, and who they should think worthy of their suffrages to make up the number of four candidates to represent the city of London in Parliament.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, it is for the electors themselves to decide ; it is for those who have their confidence, and who are forward amongst them, in the conduct of elections—it is for them, I say, to decide what is the strength of the party with which they are connected; and for myself I may say, that I never was acquainted with any party in this country which, being of opinion that they could command the whole of the representatives, were ever satisfied with one-half.—(Cheers and laughter.) I am sure that in the election of 1841 there were none who said in the counties of England, " These Whigs will be too much beaten—let us give them one-half of the re presentation ; let us take care they are not too much defeated when they come to the poll." No such indulgence, I think, was afforded to the Liberals in 1841, and therefore I say, gentlemen, it is for those who know the strength of the different parties—which I certainly have not the means of ascertaining—it is for them to judge whether they have the strength to return four Liberal Members. It is a matter with which I have no right to interfere ; and, therefore, it is for the electors, and for the electors alone, to judge.—(Cheers.) But, gentlemen, there is another charge—namely, that I have in presuming to appear myself before you, after being twice elected to the honour of representing you in Parliament, allowed the Liberal Association of this city to join my name with those of three other gentlemen, most respectable and intelligent men no one doubts— (Cheers)—but one of whom, it is said, being disqualified by law to take his seat in Parliament.—(flear, hear.) Why one should have thought that my friend Baron Lionel de Rothschild was about to come by " force of 'arms" to break open the door of the House of Com mons—(Cheers and laughter)—and to get himself admitted into the House by violence.—(Laughter.) I am sure there is no man in this country who will take care to obey the law more implicitly than my friend Baron Rothschild—(Cheers)—but what he says is, that "if you, the citizens of London think proper to elect me, it will be after that for the law to decide whether I am able to take my seat in Parliament or no."—(Cheers.) And, g entlemen , upon general principles it is not for me to find fault with his pretensions.— (Applause.) Gentle men, from the beginning of my political life I have al ways followed that great doctrine of Fox, that " acts and not opinions ought to be the subject of punishment" —(Cheers)—that religious opinions formed no ground For civil disqualifications.—(Applause.) It was upon that ground, taking my stand on that principle many years ego—l believe it is now twenty years ago— ! that I proposed to the House of Commons to abrogate those civil disqualiticetions that barred the way to office of Protestant Dissenters.—(Cheers.) ,Gentlemen, it was upon the same principle, braving the obloquy which attended that opinion, that I always gave my vote for removing the disabilities which affected our Roman Catholic fellow-subjects.—(Loud cheers.) And, gentlemen, I know no limit to that principle.— (Cheers.) I say—and I have repeatedly said in Parliament what I now declare to you that there ought to be no disqualification for civil officers or for seats in Parliament on account of religious opinions. —(Cheers, and a cry of "No Popery.") It was on the ground of this general principle that I could not repudiate or disavow the alliance which the " Liberal Association" have made of my name with that of the gentleman who solicits your suffrages, and to whom I have already alluded. Gentlemen there are other ques tions—(Hear, hear)—which have been in agitation since I was first elected to the honour of a seat in Par liament. I remember declaring in this room that [ thought if the weaver of Lancashire produced piece of cloth, and the husbandmen on the banks of the Ohio grew a quarter of wheat, that these two men ought to be at liberty to exchange their pro ducts, and that no law ought to prevent that interchange. —(Loud cheers.) That which I stated here in 1841, [ proposed again in the House of Commons in 1842. I pointed out bow fertile were the countries beyond the Atiaertic, and how desirable it was in any difficulty of procuring food for this country that the abundant har vests of America should be brought over to this country, ' while the manufacturing industry of this country should ;end over their products in exchange.—(Hear, hear.) And, gentlemen, what I then asserted has in the present year come to pass for the be • sloth of this country.—(Loud cheers.) For I believe no less than 4,000,000 of quarters of grain of various kinds will have been brought over, for the assistance of this country, from America during the year.—(Loud ' cheers.) And I, therefore, assert that even in press ing what I then proposed, a compromise— that in supporting that which I afterwards supported, when I saw that there was no room or time for compromise— a total abrogation of the duties on corn, I served your interests, and did that which was for the general welfare of the country.—(Loud cheers.) But, gentle men, it has been said, and papers have been circu lated —actually in print! —of which the lan guage, in plain English, is this,—" These men —the Whigs and the Liberals—have served you in former times. They have helped you to get rid of the links and fetters of religious intolerance—they have helped to shake off the chain of commercial monopoly ; but that business is done, that service is ren dered, and, therefore, it is to our interest now to turn off' the servants who have done these things, And endeavour to look for others by whom some other service is to be performed.—(Cries of " No, no," and prolonged cheering.) Gentlemen, I don't wish to dwell upon this topic, because I am sure that the hearts of Englishmen never would cherish so base, so unworthy a sentiment—(Prolonged cheering)—and I feel sure that zhe same principles which have animated men in your service in past times are likely to animate them in future times, when new questions arise through these nevv circum stances, and that they will apply the same principles to them by which they have heretofore been guided.— (Cheers, and " Don't let us have a final question.") But, gentlemen, there have been questions which have of late divided public opinion, and upon which public opinion is not, so settled as I could wish ; but I should say that it is generally upon those questions of religious disabilities and commercial monopolies to which I have referred, and foremost among them is the great question of education. Gentlemen, I am not here to deny that for many years past I have looked anxiously to the increase of educa tion in this country. For that purpose I have taken an active part in the British and Foreign School Society, an institution which has done much to promote the cause of education. I have considered education as a Good in itself. I have considered it as connected with Chet cause of liberty—with the increase of liberty in this country; and let me for a moment call your attention, in order to show how deeply education is connected with liberty, to that which takes place in the northern and southern states of America.—(Cheers.) In the northern states, where there prevails the utmost freedom— (Cheers) —the State is most busy in favouring, in encou raging, and in promoting the cause of education, and there the great' proportion, the great body of the people do receive in the schools there established a moral and religious education.—(A Voice—" Why don't they ematicipate the slaves?") And, upon the other hand, in the southern states of America, where slavery pre vails, there education is discouraged —there education is in many cases actually prohibited, because, as knowledge is connected with freedom, so is igno rance connected with slavery.—(Loud cheering.) Gen tlemen, in promoting the cause of education, therefore, I have sought to promote the liberty of the country. I was aware, if not otherwise, at least by the failure of the late Government in its well-meant attempts for that purpose, that no one system imposed by the Legislature would answer, or wculd be embraced by the various religious persuasions in this country, and therefore we have taken the plan of adopting and favouring all the ,arious schools which the various religious societies have set up, and in this manner doing our utmost to promote the general ohject.—(Great uproar.) We were told, that with regard to a great portion of the com munity—viz., Protestants dissenting from the Church — that they would not accept any plan of education which authorised any interference with their religious instruc tions.—(A Voice—" Of course not.") The minutes which we had framed were intended to avoid that interference. But I now hold in my hand a sup plBle3m, n w t a h r i y e h e m n i a n e u t s t e , t h a fo t und whileed w o e n as k t h e f r d t e h c e l arati o n inspection of of all schools to which Parliamentary int aid is granted, we inquirena n a d ny vs, inspect ay o only meddle ,rnoin)stErsuiftelrvaruere instruction instruction, aua inquire into the nature of the religiousathnodselsueshkooylos.u—w(Litohudeocnhaeedreinege., whettnetrmu,riiihtoileaswkeyaorue, o money—nearly fdefen ee twenty for every gi year giving g for millions the purposes our army, for navy, for our courts of justice, and the y ' various ueh other purposes of civil government, it is too to have sought for a grant of 100,0001. to promote m the better education and instruction of the people?—(Loud cheering.) Of this I feel confident, that some misap prehension must have prevailed among the great b o d y o f Protestant Dissenters, because, as I have said in that society—the British and Foreign School Society, t o which I belong—and in every other society, I have always found the Protestant Dissenters of this country roost eager and forward in promoting the general cause of education ; and therefore, if we differ at all, it must not be in our objects, but in some misconstruction or misapprehension of a particular measure—a miscon struction and misapprehension which further in quiry and further reflection will, I think, not fail to dissipate.—(Cheers and counter cheers, Sec., with cries of " No, no.") Other questions have been started with out, as I think, any necessity, and upon which the other c andidates for th e c it y o f L on d on, w h o do not profess those see liber a l pr i nc i ples which those gentlemen w h om I near me Now, gentlemen, ref l s a have o been not myself, g f general pledges. Tiestions apart the unfortunate re giving of pledges, fro m"yofficial position, partial to the the character of these because I have seen in my time the reputation of those pledg e d of results both to themselves, to removal ai o personsf Catholicpledg d e i s a t the Commons, and to ritsieeslv e es nevlerhatov ag esereeen to the —but when that great man the C L i u e k s e O'i o " f Wellington, e P l o li p n e g r t y o ' n ') , with his sagacious observation, disabilities that the time pre s fe o r r . to encouuter the safety was come to remove those disara civil dissensions, those gentlemen, of the country to keeping their own pl e dZ g a Wis . ely, but not very much to their own credit, voted ', engagements they had entered into.—(Cheers.)amlsthathe s• en gentlemen a little later pledge themselve s to take e cff the malt tax; but when the Prime Minister declared that the malt-tax was indispensably necessary to be re tained, they voted for its retention. I have seen also but very lately gentlemen who bad come to the House of Commons, but very lat e ly de c l ared that they thought the sliding scale esscn i tial s i t o e rth e e c i i nte e r d of h es t ts ath the country; yet, whn a wise Sinister declared corn-laws should be repealed—(Great cheering)—l have seen them follow that Minister, and utterly forfeit the pledges they had given. I think, therefore, gentlemen, generally speaking, that pledges are not for the credit of those who give them, and they tend nothing to the se- THE SUN,' curity of those who require them.—(Cheers.) But, gentlemen, I will say further, that standing in the posi tion which I do as the Minister of this great country, I should think myself undeserving of that trust if I fettered my own hand, and were not at liberty to give to nay - Sovereign at any time that advice which I think most conducive to the public welfare.—(Loud cheers.) And now, gentlemen, I will only say further, that I think pledges which have been required on the subject of Roman Catholic endowment are peculiarly unnecessary— (Cheers)—because, as far as I am ac quainted, there is no intention of proposing any measure tor that purpose to Parliament, nor do I know that there is any probability of its being proposed.—(Cheers and counter cheers.) Thus much, gentlemen, I have said, but I must say further, with respect to all these subjects, that I think the Roman Catholics are fully entitled to all the privileges which the rest of the community possess. and that a man's religious opinions should be no bar to his obtaining that to which he would otherwise have a fair and just claim.—(Great cheering). Now, gentle men, with respect to general subjects I can only profess that which I have always professed—that I am upon the one hand zealously attached to the institutions of the country—and, upon the other hand, I wish to see those institutions from time to time conformed to the spirit of the age and to the advance of knowledge and liberty— an advance which must take place.—(TremenBous cheers.) Gentlemen, I ask you then for your suffrages upon the ground of the general agreement of our opinions.— (. Voice—" No endowment.") I will not be bound to endeavcur to make every opinion of mine—to make every advice which I may give to the Crown—to make every measure which I may propose to Parliament square with the opinions which may be the prevailing opinions among my constituents. All I say is, I trust that there is identity in our general opinions. I think that you would gain no advantage by having merely servile representatives, to exercise no judgment of their own—who will not venture, if the occasion calls for it, to state what in their opinions the safety of the country requires, and trust to that country to confirm or to reverse that opinion. —(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I stand, as I said, in a position which is one of great responsibility— one of great eminence—but one which is by no means one of ease or pleasure.—(Cheers.) It has' been asked poetically " What is grandeur, what is power, But heavier toil, superior pain ?" I confess, however, with that very " toil"—with that " superior pain"—there are charms in power to which I do not profess myself insensible. It is a charm to be able to advance in any way the prosperity, to promote the interests, or to enlarge the liberties of such an empire as the British empire.—(Loud and protracted cheering.) It is for such objects, pursuing my own conscientious course, taking counsel always from all that public opinion can teach me, of that which is just among an enlightened public, but judging of that opinion with the force of my own un• derstanding, however imperfect that force may be ; but thus judging, and by the dictates of my own heart, and the results of my own understanding, I shall endeavour as I have hitherto endeavoured, to promote those great objects.—(Loud cheers.) And as in former days I have had the honour of moving and carrying the repeal of those disabilities which affected the Protestant Dis senters with degradation—as in former days I have had the honour of opening to Manchester, to Leeds, to Birmingham, and to the vast proportion of the house holders of this country the power of the franchise, while at the same time I succeeded in disfranchising Gatton, Old Sarum, end other seats of corruption, so it is in the same spirit that I shall hope in the future, if elected by your suffrages, to endeavour to subserve the best inter ests of the country.—(Loud cheers.) It will be for you, gentlemen, to decide. So long as I can hold power—so long as I hold the post of being a representative for the benefit of this great country, I am content, and even will ing to cold it ; when I can no longer do so, I shall refer with proud satisfaction to my having acted with a pure conscience in every respect. The Noble Lord sat down amidst loud cheers, which lasted for some minutes. When the cheering had par tially subsided, Mr. PATTISON came forward, and was received with renewed cheers, and stated that the meeting had heard the speech of his noble colleague, which he believed would not soon be forgotten ; and when they would read it to-morrow in the newspapers, they would think over it again and again. For himself, the Hon. Member said he had but little to say to the meeting. Lie was as he had always been, except that he was a good deal older.—(Cheers.) The _Honourable Member then proceeded to state to the meeting the course which he had felt it his duty to adopt with respect to the prin cipal measures which had been recently brought before the public. Tile meeting was subsequently addressed by Sir G. Larpent, and Baron Lionel de Rothschild, who having so recently publicly addressed the electors upon various occasions, their sentiments must, of course, be well known. Other gentlemen having addressed the meeting amid considerable uproar, a resolution was agreed to approving of the four Liberal candidates being put forward to represent the city of London in Parliament, and pledging the meeting to support them at the ensuing election. The meeting then broke up. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of July 20.) SUGAR.—To-day the home trade came forward with greater freedom, and the purchases made in Sugar for exportation were also upon a more extended scale, and in several instances better prices were obtained. There was an extensive demand for West India Muscovado, both for grocery and refining purposes, while the rates paid were in several cases 63 per cwt above those of Friday for all sorts. The total quantity sold amounted to 1,350 hhds and trcs, including, at puble sale, 219 hhds 13 tics and 8 brls Barbadoes, which sold at full rates. REFINED.—To•day there was much desire evinced by the home trade to operate in all sorts of refined goods, indeed they nearly cleared the market of all sorts pay ing advanced rates—brown grocery lumps were sold at .58s 6d to 595, and standard lumps 59s 6d to 60s per cwt. Bended crushed Sugar is dull of sale, first quality at 31s Gd to 32s per cwt. MAuarrros.—This afternoon the public sales of \Euritius Sugar consisted of 5,187 bags 18 casks, nearly the whole being inferior kinds of yellow grey and brown, which sold at former rates, the few piles of middling and good yellow selling 6d per cwt. higher. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Madras Sugar was more in demand privately at former rates, and 80 bags at public sale sold at 37s 6d to 38s for good damp and washed yellow. Of Bengal 3,605 bags were offered, when the whole sold at full rates, indeed white went 6d to is per cwt higher. FOREIGN.—To-day sales to a fair extent were made in Foreign Sugar by exporters and the home trade privately, and full rates were paid; at public sale 13 cases 470 bags damaged Maceio sold. Cocoa.—To-day at public sale 400 bags Para Cocoa were sold at 39s to 40s for good dark greyish red, which is cheaper, but chiefly at 39s per cwt. COFFEE. —This afternoon, at public sale, 1,230 bags Native Ceylon were offered, and all sold at full rates; real good ordinary at 37s 6d to 38s, good ordinary 37s 6d; one lot 375, sea damaged, first class 36s to 375, second and third 34s to 365, fourth ditto 31s 6d, ditto and re packed 30s 6d to 31s 6d. OF Penang 20 bags at public sale went at 26s 6d to 27s 6d for good ordinary brown heated, and at 23s 6d to 26s for damaged. TEA.—Holders of Congou are not inclined to take lower rates, but the demand has been less active for all kinds, and only a small amount of business has been transacted during the last few days ; still common quality cannot be obtained under 93, and good common 9id per lb cash ; there is not a large quantity on offer of any sort. Pouchong is dull of sale, but not offered upon lower terms. Fine green Tea has been in good request at the rates of last Tuesday, but the lower kinds met with little attention, still there are not sellers upon lower terms, and there is not a large quantity on offer; the lowest price of sound Twankay is 7d, and of Hyson Is 4d. At public sale on Thursday, 5,750 chests were offered, but only 400 sold. The arrivals since this day week are 21,000 pkgs, whilst duty was paid on 537,9661bs during that time. RICE.—To-day the purchases made in Rice were upon a more extended scale, and at stiffer rates ; 15s 6d to 185 6d paid for low to fine white Bengal ; 1,099 bags yellow from the Mauritius at public sale were, however, mostly taken in. SAGO.—This afternoon there was not much desire shown to operate ; and 999 boxes at public sale went 2s to 3s under former rates—fine large pearl selling at 22s 6d to 23s 6d, fine small white 20s 6d to 21s 6d, good 19s 6d to 20s ; but the whole found buyers. SPICES.—To-day at public sale 1,800 bags of Zanzibar Cloves were all sold, but at a fall in prices of Id per lb. SPIRITS.—There are still willing sellers of all descrip tions of Jamaica Rum, and the rates accepted show a further decline of 2d per gallon, making the fall from the highest point of the market this year of Is 3d to Is 6d per:gallon ; still exporters have operated with much caution since our last report, while the home trade only purchase sufficient for present wants. Over proof 3s Id to 3s 101 In Leeviard Island the purchases made have been very trifling. East India is heavy of disposal, whilst prices continue to give way. Demerara is little required, and is offered upon further reduced terms. There is still a large quantity of all kinds of Rum on offer, and an impression exists that prices have not yet arrived at their lowest point. Brandy of all sorts has been operated in with caution by exporters and the home trade, whilst holders are willing to sell upon previous reduced terms, as the stock is heavy and greater than last year. The older Brandies, and those of the vintage of 1844 are still the most pressed for sale. Geneva is in good request for exportation. For British Coro Spirits the demand is dull. Isznioo.—To-c:ay during the progress of the sale 510 chests were withdrawn ; 1,094 chests (second hand goods) have passed this day. This afternoon at public sale 75 sercns Spanish Indigo were offered, and mostly sold at 2s 8d to 4s for ord and good sobres, being Id to 2d per lb dearer. COCHINEAL.—The public sale this day consisted of d to to g s o s od o a — nd 3o fin m e id A d l l e in x g ica t n o g b l l o l a o B c d k b s:, , g h a s i l t i e s l s o .i i l z l d: e a r 3 s t o , from bought in at from 5s to 5s ld-58 ordinary to good and fine Honduras silvers, all sold at from 5s 43 to 5s 93, being very full prices. SALTPETRE.—By private treaty Rough has been largely dealt in since our last report, and the advanced rates previously established are well supported. This afternoon at public sale 676 bags of Calcutta were taken in Is above the value. OILS. —A further decline has taken place in the value of Cocoa Nut Oil, the supply having exceeded the demand. By private treaty few purchases have been made, and at public sale part only of 30 tons of Cochin repacked out of tanks sold. Rapeseed Oil is less required, and prices have declined. For Palm prices have slightly given way, and the stock b een further increased, but a good business has been transacted. Linseed Oil is little required for home consumption at present, whilst only trifling parcels LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1847. have been taken for exportation. For forward delivery few buyers are to be met with. The market is better supplied with oil, but the consumption does not decrease. Prices are very remunerating to the crushers, and are above those of last year by 3s to 3s 6d. Holders of Oliee evince firmness, and the demand is on the increase. Lard Oil in small quantities fetched 43s to 495, and African ground Nut 41s to 425. For all sorts of Fish Oils prices have ruled firm, although there are again large arrivals, whilst others are near at hand, and the stock here being heavy, but the consumption is going on satisfactorily. Pale Seal has been in excellent request. In Southern purchases to a fair extent have been made upon former terms. Sperm does not improve in value, but there is a good demand There is still a plentiful supply. The value of Head matter is 871. to 881. Seal and Sperm are lower in place than last year, but Southern is higher by 40s to 50s per tun. TALLOW.—Although Russian on the spot is offered at a further reduction in prices of is to is 6d per cwt, still the amount of business transacted has been to a small extent only. For fine Petersburgh Yellow Candle 47s 61 to 48s are the prices taken, and at which there is a desire to realise. For forward delivery little has been done. Home made moves off slo w ly a t 47 s 6d t o 48 s on the spot, and the supply is large. Other sorts met with little attention, and are offered upon lower terms. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, IN 134 5 . fliS, ASSURANCE. AND OTHER COM. PANIES' STOCK. From tTle Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUBADAY AND FRIDAY EVENING, LONDON. TUESDAY, JULY 20. JOINT-STOCZ BANES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. ; per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ------.--, -- -- £ s. d. I s. d. Australasia •••••• • • • • 40 0 0 40 0 0 BritshNorth American 51. per cent. ,50 0 0 50 0 0 46 ;ommercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 :lolonial .• .••••• • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 15.4 liondn and Westrainstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 London Joint-Stock .• • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Nietropolitan ...• ••• • • 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland• • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 Ditto, New ..... .... 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 &ational of Ireland • • 5/. per cent. 80 0 0 20 0 0 I Nat. Provincial of Eng. 51. par cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 I Ditto, );ew........• 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia.... Gl. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Union of London. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 CANALS. 4 Di' Names of 4 I E Dlvidend i g Names of e Dividend , Price. Annum. Companies. ai I per 1 Price. Companies. per Annum. v) i£ Ashtn& Ohlh 97151.53. p c 70 Monmouthsh 100 101. - Asliby-d-la-Z 1131 41. - Mntgomrysh 100 51. - Barnsley.. • • 160 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 -.- Basingstoke 100 - - Neath •.• • • • 100 V/. 340 3rknk&Abrg l lso 5/. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. - 2romford...• 100 141. - Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 Dudley lOO 41. - Regent's -• • 33 1/. 4s. 20S, Derby ••• •• 100 61. 63 Rochdale ... • 85 4/. 54 Eilsmre&Chs 133 4/. 51 Shropshire .. 125 81. - !:rewash . • •1100 32/. - Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clydi 100 4/. - Do.LkFd St 12 6/. p. c . - (lrandJunctn!loo 61. 79 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 275 grand Unlon l loo 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Glamorg,nsh. 172 13%1. - Stourbridge.. 145 201. 305 I 4istr&Brkly 100 - - Strtfrdon Av 75 11. 10s. - Grantham - Severn and/ 2 6 11. Bs. - Huddersfield 57 - _ Wye Ball. j Kennt & Avu 39 7s. 6d. 5 Trnt & Mr-} Lancaster ..• 47 1 11. 10s. - seY •• • • - 50 30/. f.eeds& Livrp 100 341, 505 Th a ms &Med 19 - - Leicester l4O 10/. 75 Worcstr &/ „r' 2/. 41 Leicstr &Nth 83 1 1 4L 36 Birming. S, , Loughborogh 1421 701. 530 !Wilts & Brksl 67 11. 11 DOCIES. ; Dividend Amount Name of Company. I per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ 5. 0. Commercial . - 127 East and West India.... 61. pr cent. I Stock. East Country Landon - 104 St. Ka.tharine .........5 per cent. Stock. 1 - - Southampton •••.• • • • ' 2/. per cent. 50 0 0 , 0 0 - INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X a. d. X a. 61 Albion ........ ••• • • • 3/. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 171,i Ditto Marine. ••• • • 61. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Atlas . 138.6 d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - British Commercial .• 75. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 ( Aericl,Med.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 I 210 0 20% county .............. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 12s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 Eagle ...... ...... .... 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 5 Eng.& Scot. Law •- •• 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - European Life •••• • . 536 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - Freemasons' .••.. • • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe ......... ••• • • • 6/. per cent. Stock. - 127 Guardian .......• -• • 51. per cent. 100 0 0, 36 10 0 j 4733 Imperial Fire •• • ..• • • 6/. and bonus,soo 0 0 150 0 0 ; - Imperial Life .• • . ••.. 12s. 100 0 0, 10 0 0 li% Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 ' 513 1 - Law Life.. .......... 11. 53. 100 00110 0 0 - ,egal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - - Jondop Fire ........ 10s. 25 0 0 i ,12 10 0 14% London Ship .. ••- •• 10s. 1 25 0 0 , 12 10 0 14 Marine - ..... •. • ... 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 ; 15 0 0 9 Med. Invlid&Gen. Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 1 2 0 0 2% Yational Lease Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 210 0 - National. Life..... • ... 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 ' 5 0 0 - Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 I 2 0 0 Ste xd Phoenix - 1 - 185 Protector Life ••• • • • ProvidentlLife • ..... • • I/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Rock Life •• • • Rval Exchange - ' - Sun Fire. - - - Ditto Life .......... 11. 6s. - Universal Life ....... 10%e. pr cnt 100 0 1 6 15 - LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. 1 -- ----- £ 8. 0. £ s. d Bank of Scotland • • ... 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 168 Royal Bank of Scotland 6 /. per cent. _ 100 0 F 151 British Linen Company 81. per cent. _ 100 0 0 , 200 Commercial Bank •• • • 61. per cent. _ 100 0 0 162 National Bank • ..... • • 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 13N Union Bank of Scotland 7301. pr sent. _ 50 0 0 88 Western Bank •••• • • • • 6/. per cent. - 50 0 0 82 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. ___ 551/.. per rr cent. 1 20 i i o i 3 50 0 6 Clydesdale Bank ••• • .. 61 . per cent. _ 10 0 0 13% Eastern Bank •••• • • • • 5 /. per cent. _.lO 0 0 11l 12s Caledonian Bank • • ... 7%1. pr cent. _ 210 0 41. 9s Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 6 /. per cert. _ 50 0 7 10 0 0 13 0 1 0 0 235. 6d Hercules Insurance Co. 71 . per cent. ,10 0 0 0 10 0 0 12% Ewan Co. of Scatlnd • • Si. per cent. 110 0 0 All p a id. 9 worth British Incur. ••5%/. pr cent.l2oo 0 0 10 0 0 26 Scottish CitY ° f Union Glasgow I Bankn s. Co . . Caledonian Fire Insur. 101 . per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22% Edinburgh Life Insur. 6/. per cent. 1100 0 0 12 10 0 18 Edin.&Glasg. Hallway 11.105. per s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 69 Ditto, U Shares.... 7s. 60. p. a. 12 10 0 All paid. 17 Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 2 0 0 0 20 0 0 26 Glanw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 61% 3lasgw&Greenck Rail. 2L per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 18 ..11sgvr & Garnkirk Rail. 5/. percent.) 25 0 0 All paid. 3 936 Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 37 Standard LifeAsstunce.l U. per cent.) 50 0012 10 0 9 WATER-W*o itlis . Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of i Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --- - £ s. d.i East London..• •••• • • • ~ 81 . 100 0 0 - 195 •., - Grand Junction ••• • • • • 10, • 41 13 4 90 3/. 10 0 0 0 - - Vauxhall .• ••••- • • • • 100 0 0 - - West Middlesex . . . 51. 10s. pr mt. 63 12 9 - 123 TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, JULY 7, 1847. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Thomas William Whitehead (and not Henry William Whitehead, as be fore advertised), of Rochdale, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Gent., to be a Master Extraordi nar y i n th e High Court of Chanc er y. The Lord Chancellor has al so appo i nted Edmund I G ki en m t o ., n t d o be s, of N e went, in the county of Gloucest er , a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, JULY 16. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, constituting and ap. pointing the Right Hon. George Earl of Auckl an d , G.C.8., Rear-Admiral James Whitley Deans Dundas, Rear Admiral Henry Prescott, Captain Maurice er, her Majesty's Fre derick Fitzhardinge Berkeley, Captain John Hay ( 1 i e n m o m u i o •a n b l y l e y), C. 8., and the Commissioners for executing the office of High Admiral of the United Kingdom c wr all i e ll d iam Lo F rd ra.n J ci p s hn co H w a p of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dominions, islands, and territories thereunto belonging. WAR-OFFICE, JULY 16. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Charles Sidney Davers Mills, Gent. to be Cornet , b y p urchase, vice Lord Otho Fitzgerald, promoted, July 20. 9th Light Dragoons—Captain E dward Ja mes Pratt, from half-pay, 16th Light Dragoons, to be Captian, v i ce James Nixon Macartney, who exchanges ; Captai n Robert Abercromby Yule, from 16th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Power, who exchanges, July 20. 16th Light Dragoons Captain Kingsmill Manley Power, from the 9th Light Drago ons, to be Ca ptain, vice Yule, who exchanges, July 20 . sth Regiment of Foot —:Major James Smith Schon swar to be Lieutenant-Colonel, wit h o ut p urchase ; Cap tain Philip M. Nelson Guy to be Major, vice Schonswar ; Captain William Turner, from half-pay 78th Foot, to be Captain, vice Guy; Captain Griffin Nicholas, from the 62d Foot, to be Captain, vice Hamilton, appointed to the 87th Foot ; Captain Henry Edmunds, from the 89th Foot, to be Captain, vice Isacke, who exchanges; Lieutenant John Wallace Colquitt to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Turner , who retires ; Second Lieut enan t L eo pold Fitzgerald to be First Lieu tenant, by pur c h ase , v ice Colquitt; Gentl eman Cadet ar p d ., J t l o `D b o o nald to Assistant be s William Thomas Francis Wallace , fro m the Ro y al Military College, to be Second L ieutenant, without purchase, vice C arter , a ppointed Adjutant, July 20 ; William Leach, G ent . , to b o S e cond Lieutenant, by Liwanley, pur chase, vice Fi tz Ger al d, J u ly 21; Second Lieutenant Charles Cart er to b e A dj u t an t ; Colonel Sergeant Ber n M.D., July 20. Q ur U g a e r o t n e , r En viceasteßraey, Dudley ho H resigns, ; 9th Foot—Frederick Smith, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Trydell, appointed to the 51st Foot, Julyl2. 16th Foot—Cook Sibbs Flower, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Blackburn, whose appointment has been cancelled, July 20. 27th Foot —Ensign Thomas William Mostyn to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dalzell, who retires ; Charles Conrad Brine, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mostyn, July 20. 29th Foot —Assistant Surgeon Ludovic Charles Stewart, from the 50th Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Young, who exchanges, July 20 . 37th Fuot—Ensi gn George Dunbar Dillon Pilking. ton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice• Cator, who re tires; David Latouche Colthurst, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, Tice Liki ng t ou , July 20. 48th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Anderson Morshead, from half-pay 3d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Dore, ap pointed to the Ceylon Rifle Regiment ; Ensign James Mancor to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sellick, who retires; Conrad Tuik, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mancor, July 20. 50th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon William Baker Young, from the 29th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Stewart, who exchanges, July 20. - - 51st Foot—Lieutenant William Douglas Scott. to be Captain, by purchase, vice Isharn, who retires; Ensign Henry Bruen Westropp to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Scott ; Ensign John Frederick Trydell, from the 9th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Westropp, July 20. 53d Foot—Colour Sergeant William Peel to be Quar termaster, vice Cornea, appointed to the 14th Light Dragoons, July 20. 57th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Thomas Maitland Moore, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Gahan, promoted in the Cape Mounted Riflemen, July 20. 62d Foot—Captain Henry John Jauncey, from the 87th Foot, to be Captain, vice Nicholas, appointed to the sth Foot, July 20. 87th Foot—Captain Louis H. Hamilton, from the sth Foot, to be Captain, vice Jauncey, appointed to the 62d Foot, July 20. 89th Foot— Captain Frederick James Isacke, from the sth Foot, to be Captain, vice Edmunds, who exchanges, July 20. 93d Foot—Paymaster Stephen Blake, from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Paymaster, vice Wardell, who exchanges, July 20. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant Frederick Nassau Dore, from the 48th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Syms, appointed Paymaster in the 3d Foot, July 20. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Ensign Frederick Gahan, from the 57th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Hamilton, whose appointment has been cancelled, July 20. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Paymaster William Henry Wardell, to the 93d Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Blake, who exchanges, July 20. Royal Malta Fencible Regiment—Major Francisco Bussiett, C.M.G., to be Lieutenant-Colonel, with local and temporary rank, vice the Marquess Guiseppe de Piro, C.M.G., who retires upon full pay; Captain Carlo Cutajar to be Major, with local and temporary rank, vice Bussiett ; Lieutenant Felice Rizzio to be Captain, with local and temporary rank, vice Cutajar ; Ensign Guiseppe Sesino to be Lieutenant, with local and temporary rank, vice Rizzio; Filippo Giacomo Testa ferrata, Gent., to be Ensign, with local and temporary rank, vice Sesino, July 20. BREVET.—Captain William Turner, of the sth Foot, to be Major in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837. MEMORANDUM.—Erratum in the Gazette of 22d June, 1847.—F0r, the commission of Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, Joseph Edmondson has been altered from July 2, 1841, to 20th December, 1846, read, the' com mission of Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, Joseph Edmondson has been altered from July 2, 1841, to 20th December, 1845. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. John Measfield, hotel keeper, Liverpool. BANKRUPTS. Diedrick Carsten Hermann Lomer, merchant, London street, City, to surrender, Aug. 2, at two, and Sept. 3, at half•past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit more, official a=signce, Basinghall-strect; Marden, Thomas, and Hollams, Mincing-lane. Henry Monson, builder, East Manchester-square, July 26, at one, and Aug. 30, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Newbon and Evans, Doctors'-commons. James Dodge, gas fitter, Walworth-road, July 29, at eleven, and August 28, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Cooper, Old Cavendish-street. Henry Woodhouse and Thomas Theakstone Wood house, warehousemen, Aldermanbury, July 29, at three, and August 20, at half-past one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Davis, Coventry; Lloyd, Milk--street, City. Henry Smith, chair• maker, 13otley, Southampton, July 29, at half past twelve, and Aug. 28, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sam brook-court, Basinghall-street ; Fitch, Southampton street. Robert John Day, wine merchant, Hals'ead, Essex, Aug. 6, at two, and 31, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch lane, Lombard street; Wilkinson and Rasch, Nicholas lane, City. John Price, Belle Sauvage Hotel, City, Aug. 6, at one, and 31, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Brisley, Pancras-lane, City. Joseph Gardner, baker, Nottingham, July 30, and Aug. 27, at ten, at the Nottingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham ; Coope, Not tingham. Luke Normington, worsted spinner, Lester Dyke, Yorkshire, Aug. 5 and 25, at one, at the Leeds District Court. Stansfeld, official assignee, Leeds ; Fiddey, Temple; Barr, Lofthouse, and Nelson, Leeds. Wiliam Scott, hardware dealer, Liverpool, Aug. 3 and 24, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Cotterell, Throgmorton street ; Fletcher and Co., Liverpool. Abraham Smith, worsted spinner, Leicester, July 30 and Aug. 27, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham ; Sculthorpe, Leicester. Sarah Bowring, plumber and glazier, Pendleton, Lan cashire, Aug. 4 and Sept. 1, at twelve, at the Man chester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Man chester ; Atkinson, Saunders and Atkinson, Manchester ; Abbott, Charlotte-street, Bedford square. Joseph Newman, carpenter, Frampton Cotterell, Gloucester, Aug. 3 and 31, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Nash, Bristol. John Ilay, surgeon dentist, Bath, Aug. 5 and 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Hutton, official assignee Bristol; Wellings, B a th ; J ones , Bl a yl an d, an d Jones, assignee, square, London. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. Dodgson and Bradbury, ironmongers, Bishopsgate street Without—second div. of 2s. in the pound, on Saturday, July 17, and three subsequent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abzihurch-lane, City. J. Woodhams, painter, High-street, Portland-town — first div. of Bd. in the pound, on Saturday, July 17, and three subsequent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City. J. H. Hipwood, merchant, Cornbill—first div. of Is. 6d. in the pound, on Saturday, July 17, and three subse quent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch lane, City. J. Knox, carpenter, Black-horse-yard, Bond-street— first div. of 2s. 10d. in the pound, on Saturday, July 17, and three subsequent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City. T. H. Fiske, ironmonger, Portsmouth—first div. of 4s. 6d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street. ' W. Clevesley, floor-cloth manufacturer, Cumberland place, Old Kent-road—first div. of ls. 6d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Graham, Cole man-street. J. Thorogood, innkeeper, Aidgate High-street—first div. of 101 d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street. M. Gilbert, coach proprietor, Lawrence-lane, Cheap side—a div. of 2s. 4d. in the pound, on Thursday, July 22, and three following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms'-yard, Moorgate-street. F. A. De Wilde, cabinet ironmonger, Wells-street, Oxford street—a div. of lid. in the pound, on Thursday, July 22 and three following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms'-yard, Moorgate-street. W. F. Cowper, B. F. Cowper, and P. E. Cowper, linendrapers, Darlington—first div. of ss. in the pound, on any Saturday after July 23, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. H. Hodgkins, shoemaker, Birmingham—first div. of 51d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. H. Pickstone, grocer, Manchester—a div. of 4s. 9d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser. Manchester. DIVIDENDS. J. Partridge, coal merchant, Cheltenham, Aug. 13, at half-past twelve, at the Bristol District Court—G. and J. Barton, copper roller manufacturers, Manchester July 29, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. J, Bell, advertising agent, Finch-lane, Cornbill, Aug 12—R. llibbins, stone mason, Ketton, Rutlandshire, Aug. 10—J. L. Bourdon and P. J. Meugens, Finch street, Whitechapel, Aug. 10—J. Judd, shopkeeper, Brynmawr, Breconshire, Aug. 12—W. J. Geach, auc tioneer, St. Colomb Major, Cornwall, Aug. 10—T. P. Fay, surgeon dentist, Liverpool, Aug. 10—J. Robinson, perfumer, Manchester, Aug. 11—J. Butterworth, cur rier, Rochdale, Aug. 12—R. Land, cotton spinner, Blackburn, Lancashire, Aug. 11—T. T. Cooke, bill vender, Manchester, Aug. 10 —M. Parker, grocer, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Aug. 10—D. R. Thomas, Carmarthen, Aug. 10—J. Williams, carpenter, Aberga venny, Aug. 10—C. Goodwin, cement manufacturer, Great Guildford -street, Southwark, Aug. 10—T. G. Webb, lace manufacturer, Wood-street, Cheapside, Aug. 10. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Robinson, T. Robinson, and W. Sanford, Milk street, Cheapside—J. F. Burnside and T. Hillman, stationers, John-street, Crutched-friars—J. Kennedy and B. Renner, master porters, Liverpool—FT. J. Tine, S. Richards, and R. Harfield, engineers, Gravesend—G. and M. Bowen, grocers, Llanasa, Flintshire—W. and J. Bryden, estate agents, Regent -street—J. and W. Pack ham, brickmakers, Mayfield, Sussex—H. Hudson, W. Sims, and J. N. Ward, shipwrights, Liverpool —Z. Leigh and T. Wilson, tea dealers, Manchester—E. Whitmore, 11. Whitmore, and A. Whitmore, stock broker, Change alley, City—J. and 11. Clarke, pawnbrokers, Notting ham—J. Todhunter and P. Sancton, indigo, merchants, Cheapside-I'. Tooth and T. Peerless, timber merchants, Brighton—J. Carr and S. Barrass, Heddon East Stone Quarry —C. H. and A. Robinson, shoe makers, Stockton upon-Tees—G. Mannering, sen., and G. W. Chandler, painters, Dover—R. S. Parry and J. Blenkarn, Leaden hall -street--G. Jozeau and E. IT. Duhamel, chemists, Haymarket—J. Blackburn and J. Rodwell, farmers, West Witton, Y or k s hi re —J . M . W il l i ams, N. Davies, and D. Pritchard, linendrapers, Liverpool—T. Carter, G. Carter, an d J. B. Carter, starch manufacturers, Hull —W. H. Tebbutt and G. H. Hough, estate agents, John street, Adelphi. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Thomas Ross, far mer , Q uen zieburn, Stirlingshire, July 28 and Aug. 16, at one, at the Black Bull Hotel, Glasgow. James Clark, power-loom cloth manufacturer, Glas gow, July 24 and Aug. 13, at eleven, at the chambers of Mr. Gourley, Glasgow. Dispatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial office for the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 20. The House met for pubiic business shortly after Five o'clock. A message from the Commons brought up several Bills, and another message requested a conference with their Lordships, with respect to the Lords' amendments on the Poor-law Administration Bill. The conference having been granted, on the return of the messengers, on the part of the Lords, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE stated that the Commons agreed with some of the amendments, and disagreed with others. BUSINESS OF THE SESSION. Lord BROUGHAM then rose to call the attention of the House to the manner in which the business of Parliament had been conducted during the present ses sion. He did so with no factious design. His intention was to bring under the consideration of their Lordships the course legislation had pursued during the present session, and in doing so his only object was to gather lessons for the future, and prevent Parliament from undergoing such another session as that which was now about to close. He would call their Lordships' at tention to the measures that had been introduced, those that had been withdrawn and those that had passed. Of the latter he felt bound to say that he had never known a session in which such calamitous mea sures had passed. Of the English Poor-law Bill which they had passed this session he could not say much. Another measure was the Poor Relief(lreland) Bill. How long that measure was to last he could not say; but he believed, that in bringing it forward, they were only putting off the evil day. It was one thing to give relief, and another, after they had taught men to be beggars, to withdraw it. To say that because persons were to be relieved from hunger who were unable to help them selves during the summer months was a proposition which he must confess he could not grapple with. Ile found that in several districts assessments had been made to the amount of 9s. in the pound for a single quarter of the year, making a sum equal to 365. in the pound for the year. Unless the pound sterling had a capacity of swelling in Ireland, he did not see how those rates were to be paid. Then there was the Factories Bill—it did not require the talents of the seer to forsee what would be the results of that Bill. Those three measures were certainly the worst that he had ever known to be passed. Now with respect to another subject, the endowment of the Catholic Church he thought it might be rather an unpopular opinion to express just now, that the Catholic priesthood ought to be endowed, and he be lieved that despite the assertions to the contrary, that there was not a single individual in connexion with that church who would not jump at the offer. He was sorry that a measure had not been introduced to carry out those opinions. He greatly lamented that the advice of a Noble Friend of his had not been taken, to establish amicable relations with the see of Rome ; and when alluding to foreign nations, he could not in passing avoid alluding to the Prussian Government, to pay the tribute of his profound respect and grateful thanks for the noble sacrifices, even of prerogative, which the illustrious Monarch of that country had lately made in giving a free constitution to his people, and he knew that the same feeling was felt universally in this country. In some quarters, indeed, he knew that that gift of a constitution was not favourably viewed, but such he knew was not the feeling in England. Then again, there were measures which were just brought forward seemingly for the purpose of being withdrawn, some of them of the most important nature, others of a less important character, but all of them involved in one common and pitiless abandon• ment. The first to which he would refer was one with respect to Ireland, for the purpose of extending the period of elections for counties in Ireland. The pre amble of that Bill recited, that " Whereas it was expo • dient to limit the polling at elections to one dee," yet the Bill contained no proviso for so reducing the time to be allowed for such elections. That Bill, however expe dient might have been its provisions was gone, however, with its brother Bill—the Pie liamentary Electors' Bill. Then, again, there was the Encumbered Estates (Ireland) Bill, which was considered of so much paramount im portance to the best interests of the country. He thought that nothing ought to have stood in the way of allowing that Bill to pass. But notwithstanding the importance and the necessity of such a measure, the Government bad made that to share the same fate as the other unfor tunate Bills. Ho then came to another Bill, which pro posed to effect much good for the whole commercial system of the country, he alluded to the Railways' Bill. He could hardly mention the name of that Bill without ' exciting a smile. He highly approved of the interference proposed by that Bill ; it was perfectly necessary that some such supervision should be carried on by the Government over the railway interests. By rail ways the whole of the country was cut up, the old modes of travelling suspended, and the roads blocked up. A monopoly was afforded to those parties, and powers to take land and property com pulsorily. A Bill was brought in to allow the Govern ment some control over parties possessing these enor mous powers, and had been withdrawn in consequence of the threatened opposition of the railway authorities. He had no hope to see that measure carried in the next Parliament, which was to be the first of the railway Parliaments, and where he had no doubt that instead of there being one person entrusted in railways, there would be a dozen. He deeply regretted, therefore, that the Bill had been withdrawn. Then the Health of Towns Bill, that was a subject mentioned in the speech from the Throne, and a Bill had been introduced at an early period on the subject, but in that Bill the very place (the city of London) which of all others most needed the ope ration of the Bill, was excluded therefrom. That unfor tunate Bill, however, went the way of all Bills, except those which were of no real value or service to the coun try. Then there was the Thames Conservancy Bill, a Bill of great national importance, that had also gone the way of all the Bills. There was a Prisons Bill, also, that had been withdrawn, The Regulation of Births and Deaths (Scotland) that had shared a similar fate. Now, all these things showed clearly to his mind the signs of a weak Government, and he thought that any Ministry was better than a weak Ministry. He sincerely hoped that he might never live to see such sentiments again adopted with respect to Bills, as had been with respect to the Health of Towns Bill, the Encumbered. Estates Bill, and the Railways Bill. He hoped to see, whatever Government should succeed, one that was sup ported by public opinion, enshrined in its own merits in the hearts of the people, and supported by large majo rities in both Houses of Parliament. Most sincerely did he trust that he might never again have to lament over such a session as this. He would, therefore, move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, setting forth that the measures recommended from the Throne had not been carried out by her Majesty's Ministers. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said—l am sure your Lordships must have observed that my Noble and Learned Friend, perhaps unconsciously and unwillingly, has directed a great deal of his speech and thrown a great deal of blame, not merely upon the Government, but upon the character and proceedings of Parliament. And although my Noble and Learned Friend may have made no direct attack upon the Government, I feel that I would not lee acting consistently with my duty to allow this motion to be negatived (for I trust your Lord ships will give to it a decided negative) without a few observations. My Noble and Learned Friend stated, in sweeping terms, that public regret and disappointment has been occasioned by the measures which have been withdrawn and the mischievous measures which have been passed during the present session. The general charge of my Noble Friend divides itself into three parts—first, with respect to those mea sures which have passed ; secondly, with respect to those which have failed to pass ; and thirdly, as regards those which have been withdrawn. Now, my Lords, on these three heads I venture to say that there is not one word of condemnation used by my Noble Friend to wards the proceedings of this session of Parliament which would not apply in an equal and corresponding degree to four out of every five sessions that we have gone through. And if that be so, how much less does that blame and condemnation apply to the present ses sion, when the circumstances of the country were in a condition which was more adverse to that mature deli beration which great and permanent measures require, when there was greater exigency and . more pressing evils than almost on any previous session.—(Hear.) My Noble Friend talked about the ill consequences of a too great subservience and courtesy of public opinion by the other House, but I must remind him that when he de scribes those evils (if evils they be) he must remember that they are the inevitable consequence of that measure which I joined with him in supporting—which is now the law of the land—which gave to the people that franchise which had been most unjustly withheld from them—those privileges to which they were fairly en titled, and by the concession of which the foundations of our institutions were most materially strengthened. When that . great measure wa s carr i e d my Noble and Learned Friend must have been blind if he did not see among its inevitable consequences the rendering of Mem bers of the other House of Parliament more attentive to the wishes and feelings of their constituents, and more eager to gain their good opinion. But, making allow ance for this spirit, which does not present itself upon this year for th e fi rst t i me, but which has shown itself session after session since that great event in a similar manner, what is there singular or extraordinary in this session? My Noble and Learned Friend talks about the withdrawal and abandonment of Bills. Why, that has been the case every session at least within our memory, lie relies upon the Health of Towns Bills. He seems to forget that that very sanatory measure, which he speaks of as if brought forward this session for the first time, and to which he says public attention was attracted in order that it might be sacrificed, has undergone that same operation before—(Hear)—has been presented and withdrawn—withdrawn, too, without one word of cen sure or remark from my Noble and Learned Friend.-L -(Hear, hear.) He talks about the ghosts of Bills, and speaks of the shades of those departed measures with an air of affected regret. He says that they are inanimate. Let me tell my Noble Friend that if there is justice at the bottom of these measures, if they are essentially use ful and just, I entirely disagree with him, for I do not believe that it is in the nature of the institutions of this country—that it is in accordance with our f ormer hi story or with public spirit, that such measures should fall and be heard of no more. No, my Lords, if they tend to promote the interest of the community, if they were founded upon truth, they will not perish—their seeds will not fail to fructify, and the time will come when Parliameat, in its wisdom, will adopt them, and when the public mind having been enlightened by discussion, they will come into more perfect and har monious operation than if hastily passed, and before their nature and extent were sufficiently understood. My Noble and Learned Friend seems to think a Government ought to have nothing to do but to propose Bills, and then have them passed at once; but he ought to know well, as your Lordships must be well aware of, that there never has been a Government, and never will be, so strong as at once to su:ldut, public ft cling, and in spite of it to early in one session any great and impurtsnt mea sure which they might think it expedient to propose. What is the history of the great measures which I a ve , been sanctioned by Parliament but a gradual strugg +e , against public feeling and p u bli c o pi n i on —a struggle or reason against prejudice, of truth egainst ignorance ? Such has been the history of the monopoly of the East India Company, which was long supported by the greatest men this country could boast of. Such is also the his' tory of the Test Act, of the Reli e f Bill o f 1829, and ° various other great and important measures. All haYe been carried, but not until after long and protracted discussions and delay, not until the public mind wa s awakened as to their utility and fitness. I am n °t surprised, therefore, at the number of these ghosts, as my Noble and Learned Friend says ; for I know te e ? will be one day or another called into actual enibod," ment. I now come to make a few observations or ° the actual legislation of this session, and I must here saf that my Noble Friend in his catalogue has omitted great deal of that which has been done, in order to show what has not. Many measures which, though 11(4 exciting great discussion, nor p rovo ki ng l on g speech !. upon one side or the other, are yet of great intrinsic importance, and may be calculated in a great degree to promote the happiness of the Queen's subjects. In thi s very session some such measures have been pas B „ Most valuable and useful changes h ave been wad during the present session in the law of Scotland. Th ere f have been three Bills—the Bill for the transference ° land, the Bill relating to the service of heirs, and t he Bill relating to burgage tenure. All thes e Bills aPPg to Scotland, and are unquestionably calculated to ben ! ; that portion of the empire. The Noble Marquis then we fi f on to say that he entertained a confident belt! that the loans advanced to Ireland would be repaid ---111 fact, they were in the course of bein g repaid. T h : Noble and Learned Lord accused th em w ith having do ne little during the session. Why they had proposed 54 carried a B it for the importation of corn, a Bill relatieg to the navigation-laws, a Bill respecting brewing frfa sugar, and distilling from sugar. The Noble and Learn,, Lord called these merely temporary Bill s , but they w e 'i brought forward for the purpose of meeting a great a n il pressing emergency, although they did partake of oc, a character. But they had also passed measures of WI, permanent public importance: He should oppose motion. Lord BROUGIIAM replied, and stated that he did not undervalue the temporary measures of the G o vereni.e n ., t lie considered that the Government had been denci c " in permanent measures of great public importance. The motion was then negatived without a division . Several Bills were advanced a s t age , an d their lA'' , ships adjourned shortly after Eight o'Clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 20. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Three o 'clock. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the following Bing wero considered and agreed to:— Ilt Birkenhead (Commissioners) Dock Acts Amem'al ° f (Construction of New Docks and Alteration ° Culvert). Birkenhead Commissioners Docks Acts Amendment (0 to Construction of Sea Wall along Wallasey Poo l ): no Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands JallOw Railway Deviations. Royston and Hitchin Railway (Sale or Lease). THIRD READINGS. -- sea : The following Bills were read a third time and pa! . 0 —Dean and Chapter of Westminster's Estate--" Hospital (Newcastle) Estate—Passingham's Mr. REDHEAD YORKE presented a petition a person employed under Dr. Reid, praying for the p! . ;: ii duction of certain documents relating to the vend's ° of the New Houses of Parliament. Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from PO" toDr praying for the repeal of the Septennial Act. TRINIDAD. In reply to a question from Mr. HUME, Mr. HAWES stated that i ns t ruc ti ons bad been i ee b o jis out to Trinidad, directing that th e i s l an d s hall° tr partitioned out into districts, with the view of e" her e blishiug municipal government, which might Ts ! after become a foundation for the erection of a Gen e Legislative Assembly. THE BIBLE IN MADRAS. In reply to a question from Sir R. 11. INGLIS, go . Sir J. C. HOBEIOUSE intimated that the Hom e t be vernment did not approve of the order issued I b., Governor of Madras, discountenancing the use ot.;, Bible in a new class recently introduced into the u d , versity of Madras, the attendance on which W 55 r feetly voluntary. Asred On the motion of Mr. HUME, re t urns were or- - o f to be laid before the House relating to the cultivatioebet cotton in India ; and also returns relating to the 01/3 tile of resident and non-resident clergymen belonging L ° Church of England. IMPORTATIONS FROM IRELAND. e re On the motion of Mr. GROGAN, returns ° the ordered showing the quantities of Grain (specifyhlipto different kinds), and of Fl our or M ea l importe,cl Ireland, from the let day of S e pt em b er , 1846, to ti je ,;oo day of July, 1847, showing the number and deser i Prog of live stock, the quantities of cured provisions ° l ir e. kinds, of butter, poultry, and eggs imported int n w or land during the same period; and showing the i tl eg e titles of cured provisions, of butter, poultry, an° exported from Ireland during the same period. THE DOCKYARD CORPS. __ In reply to a question fromMr, HINDLEY, do ck' Mr. WARD stated that the entries into the yard corps were purely voluntary. COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT WIGAll• • In reply to a question from Mr. HINDLEY, dale Sir G. GREY stated that the reason no officer, " an est Government was in attendance at the coroner's o b, „10 , on the sufferers from the late lamentable colliery el,,r cr o sion at Wigan, was because it took place before t_ . l T was time to instruct an officer to attend. An inqr however, had been instituted into the matter by a b e to of local magistrates, and those magistrates had com°,„ the conclusion that the explosion was the result of 0' lessness on the part of the workmen. EDUCATION IN THE ARMY. • bi Sir R. H. INGLIS said he wished to ask the 14 0 % Hon. Gentleman the Secretary-at-War a question re lati jt to the schools and places of worship in the argil. ro . report had reached him that it was intended to l i p priate a room in every barracks for the instruction ° w o children of soldiers belonging to the three denoulLo ttir cb of religion recognised in the army, namely, the ISt a of of England, the Church of Scotland, and the Cht l '" ro ota Rome ; and that it was furthe r i n t en d e d to use such e d to as a place of worship o n th e S a bb at h. Ho wisu st ber ask whether such report was true ; and if so , Id atli the Right Hon. Gentleman th e S ecretary - a t-War h tor jo objection to lay the order issued by the Horse fi on the subject before the House ? Ifo rts Mr. FOX MAULE s a id th e H ouse wou ld be oce that his Right Hon. F r i en d who preceded him il l n ° o ip turned his attention to th e improvement of edue at 'idiot o the army, not only of th e c hild ren, b ut o f the O n in too ; and since he (M r . F ox M au l e ) h a d b e tide , office he had endea voure d t o carry ou t tb e n . e of his Honourable putt Friend. For that Pii. s chi room had been set apart i n a ll the beell throughout the country, and schoolmasters ba d s n ot provided for the education of th e arm y, b u t it win the intended to use such rooms as plac e s o f w orshiP ° Sabbath.—(Hear, hear.) COAST FISHERIES. Captain PECHELL asked the Secretary for t- b e er o• miralty if it was intended to in c r ease the nuT, cruisers on the coast of Sussex, so as t o prevent v o ff ice gressions of the French fishermen upon the rights English in that neighbourhood. ,tips Mr. WARD said the subj e ct h a d exc it e d the at' e o lott of the Government. Differences were found t° ,ides• though faults were, on inquiry, discovered on both fr o In order, however, to prevent those difference s wet becoming serious, some intervention w ould take P so as to secure the rights of all parties. trIA THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER AND RA COMPANIEr Mr. HUDSON gave notic e , that to-morrow he wet. ask whether the Government had given their sane: of to the course taken by th e Ch ance ll or of t h e Do e ",•;yrt Lancaster of aski ng f rom ra il way companies wh ale to price he chose for land required by them belong,tiftieli the duchy, and of permitting them to take only quantities as he might determine. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS. to Mr. HORSDIAN wished to put a question relatif°oy the powers vested in the Ecclesiastical Commission is, It had been rumoured that the Ecclesiastical Corsl sioners were about to tak e the tithes of a rector9f l oe certain diocese, and add them to the revenue 6 rt i s hoP bishopric, the reason for so doi ng b e i ng that the t t . oo be was also the rector of the p a ri s h. Th e que sl ; f l ss in wished to put was, whether, if suc h a scheme d the / contemplation, the Government would recomme n o il ? it should receive the sanction of the Queen in Ce ti t i e taa li Sir G. GREY, in consequence of the Hon. Gerl:to ; o L ea having communicated to hi m th e a ll ege d circoul of this case, had made inquiry into the matter'i tt th e rectory (the name of which we did not hear) it e ir 0 1 ° Bishopric of Peterborough. It was a cas e in Ecclesiastical Commissioners had no jurisdictioonoted ever ; and he might state, as to th e li v ing being td ti to the bishopric, that no proposition of the I' been laid before the Ecclesiastical Commissione rs. ABUSES OF THE POST-OFFIa" der t he Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE then rose to bring tr i pbeq consideration of th e H ouse t h e pet i t i on c" n oce!„ Grapes, complaining of his dismissal from Lh e n - o urs,"„,. letter-carrier in the Post-office. The 11° ",d ` — t Gentleman said Grapes was not dismis s incompetency, because it was admitted on all 1 20 , b , ser a ' Grapes was one of the most efficient carriers in: t ra ced vice. The true reason of his dismissal was to " - u ses to his having been instrumental in correcting a° a rt ° the Post-office, and exposing fraud on the Ppiree - Messrs. Kelly in reference to the "Post - of fice • n to t he tory." A preli m i nar y i nqu i r y h a d b een madeick the case of Mr. Grapes, b o th by Mr. rea c° r °s l solicitor to the Post-office, and 01° ou rse ° master-General, but throughout the whole ° To those inquiries Grapes was not allowed to he b° 6 e d on,O r d show that Grapes was an injured man, he Iro would mention that Kelly had been heard to say tha t o f of tb : give a 1,000/. if he could- place Grapes at the kr i ',7 was - Old Bailey, and he (Mr. Duncombe) thought the disgrace to the Government that they should ‘ i .o w 0 11‘ servants of the public t o be made t'G r apeS of, and insulted by, Kelly in this way for ft P e ; had been connected with the Post-office of riod of seven years, and during the Wholeiconciecii time no charge or preten c e of a charge of E ni ci by " d Fad been made aga'nst him, and it was al lowv parties connected with the Post-offico that the invariably discharged the duties of his offic e _ vv r o i r t e I°. utmost attention and efficiency. It was, therv_ A '01 3 : bad that, because he had acted fearlessly 51.'"ublio y b ein dismissedthe disc discharge h ' e e l should eet f°ulg m e should move that an humble address be pr e e, c lo t' insti her Majesty, praying her Majesty to be ple 9 s h e gn) tote an inqiury into the whole !Batten-0 1W. office authorities, and prayed the lion. Mein"' Mr. PARKER vindicated the conduct of e mr , for Finsbury not to press his motion for inquiry of ehiosffidcuetiebset?ietlhasie, aced hi .00