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y ~- -. fir_ .+_~".• stated that the police failed in the protection of life and property in the lower province, and that it had become the engine of oppression. It added that a man might be detained for 15 days before a magistrate, and that it was not unusual for witnesses to be in the com pounds of a magistrate for weeks. The petitioners stated that native policemen employed terror as a means of detec tion, and that torture was believed to be practised by them also. The law and police, they said, spread corruption among the native population; the police controlled the magistrates, instead of the magistrates controlling the police, and hence the terrible evils which were entailed by the system. The hon. member for Honiton sneered all through his speech at the hon. member for Manchester, and asked him why he had quoted from the Friend of India, rather than from Mr. Marshman's evidence ? Mr. Marsh man's evidence, however, made the case no better, for he said that in the Bengal presidency dacoity, or night rob beries, were so common, that scarce a ni g ht passed n which ' three or four were not commit ted with impunity,o and that only a year or two ago the magistrates confessed that no man with 201. or 301. in his pocket could retire to rest without a prospect of being plundered before he rose in the morning. And yet Calcutta was the oldest of the British settlements, and had been so for 100 years. He (Mr. S.) had been in all the countries between England and Central Asia—the Caspian Sea—and he knew of no place where life or property was so insecure as it was in Bengal, or where the inhabitants were so ill-governed. The Pre sident of the Board of Control had denied that any man under 25 was appointed magistrate in India. Sir C. WOOD—As judge. . Mr. SEYMOUR—When the right hon. gentleman made that statement, Sir Erskine Percy was seated under the gallery of the house, and sent a note to the hon. member for Manchester to say that his own experience differed altogether from that of Sir G. Clerk, upon whom the right hon. gentleman relied. Mr. Marshman's evidence was fully confirmatory of the fact, however; they were called "boy magistrates" by the natives, and to this was entirely attri buted the badness of the police. Criminal justice was by that means deteriorated throughout the whole length and breadth of the land, because of the youth and inexperience of these judges. Sir C. WOOD —Not judges. Mr. SEYMOUR asked, however, should a magistrate be under 25 any more than a judge ; or should the vast powers entrusted to magistrates in India over the lives and pro peties of the natives be entrusted to the sons and nephews of directors not yet arrived at years of discretion ? Mr. Marshman stated that when there was a good understand ing between the sessions judge and the magistrate appeal was a farce ; when the contrary existed, the sessions judge consistently and uniformly repealed the order of the magis trate. The committee had only examined interested par ties, whose evidence, could not, therefore, be safely trusted. Mr. Sullivan even had been refused, though he offered him self as a witness, because it was known that his opinions were adverse to the present system. Several witnesses had been heard to express their indignation at the conduct of the committee, and to say that it lowered public men in their estimation. Within the limits of the Supreme Courts money could be had at 5 per cent. ; outside of these limits and within those of the company's courts it could not be had for less than 12 per cent. The right hon. gentleman and the noble lord the member for London could have had these and other facts before the committee ; but they had played throughout the game of the India Company, espe cially the noble lord, who, indeed, had altogether shirked the subject in his programme of the session, and who had, moreover, proposed to continue the charter two years pre viously, but for the question of the hon. member for Lynn, which led to the appointment of a committee. It was the fashion in that house to sneer at the hon. member for Manchester, and to describe him as a discontented Radical, in reference to the subject of India. The late Sir R. Peel, whose provident mind was occupied for years previously to the expiration of the charter, with the future of India, had, however, consulted that hon. member on more than one occasion in connection with the subject. Notwithstanding that, the hon. member was excluded from the committee, though he presided over the cotton committee, and eight safe men were appointed by the Go vernment. These facts were not calculated to make the plan palatable to the public ; and that it was not palatable was proved by the fact, that out of all the newspapers in England, only two paid journals supported it—namely, the Globe and the Morning Chronicle. The hon. member then proceeded to read Mr. Macaulay's description of the govern ment of India in 1763, in reply to the statement of the noble member for London that the East India Company had governed that country for a period of 70 years with exemplary wisdom and prudence. It was to the effect that misgovernment was then carried to a point incompatible with the existence of society; and that British rule in India was more like the government of evil genii than of civilised human beings. In respect to more recent times, Mr. Burke had said the English Government in India was no thing but a succession of officers—a commonwealth with out a people —a state made up of magistrates. While Mr. Kaye, the latest writer of all, said that the servants of the Company regarded the natives as dark-faced, dark-souled Gentiles, whom it was their business to overreach in peace and to overcome in war. That was a pretty picture of a pa ternal government. Mr. Kaye added, among other facts, that there was a race of natives in India who worshipped devils ; and that these poor people had most prominent among their infernal deities the image of an Englishman, whom they propitiated with sacrifices of spirits and cigars. In 1833, Mr. Shore, and he was high—perhaps the highest authority—and that one reason of the mystery that per vaded the government of India was the dread of the directors that their system of government would be exposed. He, too, bore testimony to the diminution of kindly feeling towards the English on the part of the natives, and stated that the chief end, aim, and object of the company's go vernment seemed to be the exaltation of the few and the oppression of many ; first, by appointing to all offices of power and trust persons utterly ignorant of India ; secondly, by excluding the natives from all such offices ; and, thirdly, by acting on the idea that the natives were unfit for any functions except the most inferior and ill-paid offices. Mr. Cameron and Mr. Chapman, high authorities, also bear testimony to the same effect ; the latter stating that vast heaps of humanity, festing in com pulsory idleness, encumbered the soil, but that it might one day turn to gunpowder, and ignite at the slightest touch. He (Mr. Seymour) asked the hon. member for Honiton whether Mr. Kaye's book was paid for out of the taxes levied on the people of India—(hear)—as the " His tory of India," written by Mr. Thornton, to supersede the continuation of Mountstewart Elphinstone's history, was said to have been? The continuation by the latter was still unpublished • but it was asserted that the inferior work intended to b e set aside had cost the India Company no less than 7,0001., though it could now be had for a low price at a book-stall. In the speeches of the President of the Board of Control and of the noble lord the member for London little or nothing had been said of the 100,000,000 of natives ; it seemed as if the whole question had reference solely to the Board of Directors and the Board of Control. In this respect the course of the Government contrasted most unfavourably with that of Lord Glenelg in 1833, whose reference to that great empire, which fell into our hands less by the will of Providence than through our own crimes, was marked by a tone of high moral elevation and anxious desire to pro mote the happiness as well as the enlightenment of the na tive population. The hon. member for Honiton sneered all through his speech at the statements of the hon. mem ber for Manchester ; but the hon. member himself had in most of his own statements misrepresented, unintentionally of course, the facts. He had misrepresented the facts as regarded Mr. Kaye ; and he had charged the hon. member for Manchester twith quoting scraps and patches from magazines and newspapers. Mr. Norton, the vakeel of the Madras Government, however, had borne testimony to the incompetency of the judicial bench, and to the general in efficiency of the present system - and Mr. Prinsep, himself a director, stated that the administration of justice in India had fallen into the worst repute, and was open to the most serious imputations. It had been said by Sir G. Clerk that it was the impression that European judges were incorruptible ; but to correct this opinion, informa tion came shortly afterwards to the effect that two of the judges of the Sudder Court had been removed under suspi cious circumstances. For the reasons he had already ad duced, ho was of opinion that the company's system of government was not a good one. It had been stated that the Madras petition contained allegations that were incor rect ; but if there were inaccuracies in that petition, those inaccuracies were but slight, and ought not tb have led to the virtual rejection of the petition. Tho allegations of the petition ought to have been thoroughly inves tigated. Sir G. Clerk asserted that where the ryot whar system prevailed there was great poverty. The testimony of Colonel Sykes was to the effect that land had very little or no value in Madras, because of over•assessment. Farming was a wild speculation. The rent was divided, not between the Govern ment and the farmer, as it ought to be, but between the Government and the usurer. The system must be radi cally faulty to produce such results. When land was in this state, it was fair to infer that the population was in an equally degraded state, and when the population was degraded that did not say much for good government. It bad been said by the hon. member for Huntingdon that the object for all good government was to ensure security for life and property ; but there was no property in land in Madras, and there was very little security for life. He admitted that these censures did not apply to all districts, but they certainly did to some. He would quote from the Calcutta Review to prove the character of the civil service. But he would first give an extract from the Cawnpore sta tistics to prove that the average allowed to the cultivator was only 2s. lid. per head, and yet this was one of the most favoured districts. Had there been a proper system of government, it would not have been necessary for the company to have laid out a shilling in irrigation, because capitalists would have come forward to do all that was re quisite. Was it true or not, that Colonel Cotton had written two very damaging reports relative to the affairs and management of the company, and that these reports were suppressed under special, but not very honourable, circumstances to the company ; was it true that 100,000 persons died from famine yearly in India, which might have been prevented by due exertions on the part of the company, and which in fact had been of late prevented by the energetic efforts of Colonel Cotton ? Many hon. gen tlemen saw in this bill only a temporary measure—a measure merely to brellk the fall of the directors, and he could assure the government that public intelligence and public determination would not permit the existing system to continue, or the Court of Directors to be in existence. If legislation had been delayed for a year, the prospective agitation at the present incomplete measure would have been impossible. The changes contemplated were of great commercial importance. (Hear, hear, from Mr. Hastie.) They were of particular importance to the copstituency of the bon. gentleman opposite who had interrupted him, and who ought to state his views on this important matter. He considered that a Government which had not attended to the clue administration of justice, and had debarred the natives from holding suitable offices—which had placed obstacles in the way of settling permanently British com merce in India, had not done its duty well. (Hear.) He had now answere d th e c h a ll enge o f th e h on. mem b er for Renton, who said if it could be shown the Government had not been a good one that the company would not have a leg to stand upon. Mr. HASTIE, who had been alluded to, said before bon. members proceeded to tear down an old system they ought to be prepared(Hoeashow what they proposed to sub stitute in its stead. hear.) The agitation which had been got up on this questionr i was mainly referable to a few disappointed persons and others. In 1813 an law yers, newspaper writers, ation lEo,, had been got up to throw open the cotton trade.gi r.) It was then about 600,0001. a year, and now it w_aes upwards 5,000,0001. tieemomen that the system It had been asserted by hon lingdia of government of the East PanY had been to throw millions of the natives out of employment. This, be asserted, had been done by the Manchester peopl e company ; for, in order to further litth:eoiner —not by the own cotton trade, they kept on a duty o f 60 Indian cott ons, and compelled the native s of I n di a to rece ive Manchester c ottons at 5 per cent. duty. The hon. member his c onstituents had a deep interest. mem b e r opposite That might be ; but it was not to give in the question. ent, but to e nable them to tax th e the natives employ m native commodity so that the Manchester people might ren undersell them in their ow n market. r ar, tonx he ; .) a duty Wh India was compelled to recell e cot at of 5 per cent. only, and when 60 per cent. was kept on native cottons that was not done from kindly feelings, or from a feeling of liberal reciprocity. The deep interest, therefore, of the constituents of the hon. gentleman oppo site was not to benefit the natives of India, but still further to throw them out of employment. (Hear.) It had been stated by Dr. Bowring that the effect of th owing the trade open, and not allowing India to send her come-made sugar, would be this—that the plains of the Deccan would soon be bleached with the bones of the cultivators. What he had principally to say was this, before the ,ystem was destroyed by which India had derived enormous advan tages, and by which England and his constit ants had de rived enormous advantages, ho wished hon. gentlemen would inform the house what it was proposed to substi tute. He should be glad to see the plait if the hon. gentle man before the house, and if the plan was better than the existing sy'stem, he would adopt it. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME did not agree with either hon. gentlemen, but he agreed that before destroying the present system the house ought to know what was to be substituted. The question was whether the Government established by the act of 1836, which invested in the East India Company the management of India, had been productive of all the good intended, and had produced results such as India had a right to expect? He believed that much which had been stated as to mis-government was true. Much had, no doubt, been left undone by the Court of Directors, but much more had been done by them for the benefit of India than many hon. members seemed disposed to allow. The present at tempt to legislate in almost total ignorance of what had taken place in India for the last twenty years was alto gether premature. On the present occasion he should be disposed to follow the course adopted in 1831, 1832, and 1833, and to inquire into every department of the Indian Government. Instead of doing so the Government had brought forward this measure suddenly, as if some great emergency had rendered it necessary. (Hear, hear.) He could not believe that the Government had any idea of le gislating permanently for India without sufficient inquiry. On every former occasion lengthened negociations had taken place between the Government and the India House, and had been laid on the table. He should prefer to the present measure a temporary bill to continue the present charter till 1854 or 1855, in order that the subject might be fully inquired into. He had never witnessed such a precipitancy, not even with regard to the pettiest parish bill, as had been shown to introduce and pass the pre sent measure. A great deal had been said by those who were opposed to the Court of Directors as to the great misery of the people of India. His desire was to inquire into the cause of it—to find out who was at fault, and to attend to every complaint that might come from India against the company. In his opinion the committee up stairs had not been selected from amongst those best qua lified or most inclined to inquire into the whole ques tion. He had proposed to the committee that all petitions from India should be received, and the parties invited to prove their allegations. Yet, out of the seventeen members I composing 'that committee, only one had supported the motion. (Hear.) He had presented petitions from Madras and Bombay, praying for inquiry, and was delighted to hear the hon. member for Rochester admit that the natives ought to be heard, and that no injury would arise from postponing legislation. He regretted, on that ground, the course which the Government proposed to take, but he still hoped that they would not allow themselves to be led blind folded into this hasty, rash, and inconsistent legislation. The right hon. gentleman the President of the Board of Control had in his speech praised the Court of Directors, and had painted every part of the present system couleur de rose, yet, to his no small astonishment, had concluded by proposing to destroy the very system which he had so praised. (Hear, hear.) Some hon. members thought that India might be ruled like Canada, or the Cape, or any other of our colonies ; but how did it happen that every one of our colonies had been in a state of rebellion, while India alone had remained tranquil and contented? (Hear, hear.) One of the principal reasons why he wished for in quiry related to the financial difficulties and the increase of the debt. If the Court of Directors, in justice to the proprietors, ought to have protested against the wasteful expenditure of her Majesty's Government, he had no hesitation in saying that if the principles upon which we had attempted to govern Canada and the Cape were applied to India, our empire there would not be worth ten years' purchase. (Hear, hear.) It was impossible to over-estimate the value of India to this country. (Hear.) He wished for inquiry, to show that the excess of expenditure had been caused by the Board of Control interfering with the Court of Directors, who were by law the guardians of the proprietors. At present the Government was pledged not only to the redemption of the 12,000,000/. stock, but if he had read the act rightly, they were also pledged to pay the dividends till 1874. Parliament had decided that the East India Company were to be retained, and though the number of directors might be reduced and their power lessened, yet they could not be dispensed with. They were now going to degrade the Court of Directors, and instead of 24 independent members, to reduce the number to 18, with six members to be nominated by the Crown, taking away from them at the same time the patronage they had hitherto enjoyed, and adding some 2001. to their salaries. He hoped there was not a director who would not spurn such an offer. (Hear.) It was an insult, not only to them, but to the people ofllndia, to suppose that they wished to pay their servants 5,0001. a year, and their masters only 50 01 . (Hear.) The Court of Directors in individual cases might have been guilty of partiality and favour, but that was not the general rule. The tenour of those dispatches proved that their object was the benefit of India. Every question con nected with the army—with the revenue—with the adminis tration of justice—with the navy—was submitted to one or other of their committees, and their army of 300,000 had been kept in its high state of discipline not so much by the agents in India, as by the care and circumspection of the committee at home. (Hear.). They were about to destroy that system. He would not have destroyed the present con stitution of the Court of Directors, but he would have made it a qualification for the office that each director should be an independent man, and able to devote his whole time to the duties of the office. He would also have extended the number of electors by giving a vote to every holder of 5001. of stock instead of 1,0001. as at present. Above all things time was required at present in order that an inquiry might be made as to the best means of im proving the country and elevating the condition of the people of India. But the Board of Control had stepped in to check such inquiry, and India had been made a political foot-ball. He should be able to show that but for the war India would have had a surplus revenue every year since 1833. The whole difficulties had arisen from the Court of Directors not having been allowed to exercise that control which the law intended they should possess, and from their having been kept in ignorance of the most important facts until the expenditure had been incurred. There had been an expense of no less than 5,000,0001. sterling in curred by this country in connection with that war in Scinde, and he was of opinion that the extension of our territory which had been consequent upon the war, so far from tending to the maintenance of tranquillity in India, would be the occasion of fresh disturbances and renewed expenditure. Upon the whole there had been an out lay of not less than 26,000,0001. incurred by England for the purpose of prosecuting hostilities in the east, and that vast sum had, for the most part, been squandered without the authority or even the knowledge of the Court of Directors. At the present moment another war was being waged in India, in connection with which he had no doubt large sums of money would be sacrificed, and it was against a system of useless expenditure such as that that he called upon the house most emphatically to protest. He should now beg leave to call the attention of the house to a resolution passed by the secret committee of the 7th of June, 1833. That resolution stated that the committee ad hered to the opinion which they had repeatedly expressed,viz. that some share of publicity, to be exercised as a rule, not as a privilege, would be necessary, in order to preserve to the company a due control, and enable them to perform efficiently their part with respect to the government of India. The capabilities of that country were very considerable, and what he asked for its inhabitants, as well as for the people of this country was, that the power should not exist to squander its resources, and to render all attempts at effect ing improvement absolutely insufficient for any useful pur pose. Ild was the advocate of giving a salary of 5,0001. a year to the Minister at the head of the Board of Con- trol, and of making him in the eyes of England and of the world responsible for the government of our Eastern possessions, while he should wish to see the Court of Directors acting in the capacity of a council to that Mi nister, and exercising a certain control over his proceed• ings. He was anxious, too, for the existence of publicity with respect to the transactions of this country in dealing with the affairs of India, because he believad that by making these transactions public many evils might be cor rected. A witness who had been examined before the com- mittee that morning had stated that his principal com plaint against the government of India was, that trials often took place in that country, and parties were removed from the offices which they held, and yet nobody could ascertain the cause of those proceedings. He, therefore, was the advocate of publicity, where abuses were known to prevail, and he felt confident that with a free press, which would be ready to bring its influence to bear upon those abuses, they could not be of long continuance. He was of opinion that the measure of the Government ought to be opposed in every stage, as a proceeding both unstatesman like and precipitate ; and that a full opportunity of being heard should be afforded both to the natives of India and to the people of this country, before we proceeded to legis late upon so important a subject as the future government of our possessions in the east. (Hear.) Mr. BLACKETT wished to observe that his hon. friend the member for Poole (Mr. D. Seymour) having been obliged to leave the house from indisposition, had requested him (Mr. Blackett) to state that the words which he (Mr D. Seymour) had used in reference to certain newspapers being in the pay of the Government had escaped him in the heat of debate, and that he wished to recal them. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. CUSTOMS ACTS. The house went into committee upon tho Customs Acts. The proposed reduction of the duty upon oranges and lemons having been submitted to the consideration of the committee, Sir W. JOLLIFFE begged to explain the reasons why he bad upon a former occasion asked for the postponement of the debate with reference to the above-mentioned articles. The Chancellor of the Exchequer might have been of opinion that by postponing the debate upon the subject, he would be causing some inconvenience to the progress of pliblic business, but he (Sir W. Jolliffe) could not hold himself responsible for being guilty of any dereliction of duty in entering upon the course which he had taken. In his opinion they ought to reduce the duty on oranges and lemons to 6d. instead of Bd., as proposed by the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It should be remembered that these were articles which were largely consumed by all classes in this country, while they did not enter into competition with any of our native pro ductions. Lord J. RUSSELL said he had not understood his right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer to have ac cused the honourable baronet (Sir W. Jolliffe) of having offered any unbecoming opposition to the progress of the committee on the Custams duties on a former evening. Mr. WILSON said that the duty which the Government then proposed to levy on lemons and oranges had been de cided upon after a good deal of communication with parties engaged in the trade. All those parties thought that Bd. would be a fair sum to charge on the import of those arti cles ; and he (Mr. Wilson) believed that that duty would amount as nearly as possible to one-half only of the sum formerly levied. Mr. HUME said he thought that they ought altogether to repeal the duty on oranges and lemons. Those articles did not come into competition with any home production, and the abolition of the import duty upon them would be beneficial to people of every class. (Hear, hear.) - - - - • Sir W. JOLLIFFE said that, _ as he perceived the righl , . hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer then in his place, he wished to inform that right hon. gentleman Jolliffe)tthhaetphoost(poSinrelmVe.ntona f or couldm eformer e evening n b g e o f fairly i t r h l ye resolution chargecl a reducti on o f t h e duty on lemons and oranges. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that lie had not meant to advance any charge against the hon. baro ' net upon that point. The hon. member for Montrose wished that lemons and oranges should be admitted into this country free of duty. But the reasons which the hon. gentleman hact...put forvfarcl in faYoux of that anggeation THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1853. would apply with equal force to a proposal for abolishing the duties on tea, and on various other articles. It would no doubt be very desirable that they should admit oranges into this country without the imposition of any duty. But they should, to use a homely phrase, cut their coat accord ing to their cloth. He believed that it was not the opinion of the house generally, that the Government, in framing their financial scheme, had proposed to reserve too large a surplus. The question of the duty on oranges and lemons was not an insignificant one—was not an insignificant one as regarded the amount of the national revenue. The duty produced at present a sum of more than 80,0001. a year. The Government proposed to reduce that sum by fully one half ; but as they calculated on an increased consumption under that reduced charge, they could not admit oranges and lemons duty free without sacrificing a sum of between 50,0001. and 60,h001. a year. He believed that the best course they could pursue in that case would be to proceed by degrees, and not precipitately to abolish taxes without making any provision for supplying the deficiency which would be created in the public revenue. Sir C. BURRELL supported the proposal for the aboli tion of the duty on lemons and oranges. No comparison could be fairly instituted between those articles and the I article of tea, for they were perishable commodities, while tea might be kept for an indefinite period. Sir W. JOLLIFFE said he thought the duty in that case ought to be altogether abolished. The resolution, as proposed by the Government, was then agreed to. The resolution for a reduction of the duty upon currants having been put, Mr. MOFFATT moved that the duty on currants should be reduced to the same extent as the duty on raisins. There was no reason whatever why a distinction should be made in favour of the latter article. Currants were grown principally in Greece and in the lonian Islands ; and the Chancellor of the Exchequer ought not to impose a higher duty on an article which was produced in our own posses sions than that which he proposed to impose on an article produced in Spain or Turkey. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he agreed in the premises of his hon. friend, but felt com pelled to dissent from his conclusion. He readily admitted that the lonian Islands had a fair claim to the favourable consideration of that house ; but there were other circum stances which they ought specially to bear in mind in coming to a decision upon these questions. The first thing they had to consider was, whether the reduction of the im port duty would diminish the price of the article to the con sumers in this country ; and the next thing they had to consider was, how the change would affect the public re venue. Until they had disposed of this point they had no right to go into the question of whether the reduction would or would not be beneficial to the people of this country. The hon. gentleman said there was a differential duty in favour of raisins, as against currants: But the committee would bear in mind that the price of currants was as nearly as possible double that of raisins. Mr. MOFFATT—They are generally lower. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.—When that was the case then the hon. gentleman might make his proposition, and he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) would be ready to entertain it. At present they had to deal with a state of things amounting almost to a famine iii currants; and if the duty was reduced to ss. he did not think the consumer would derive any benefit, nor would the revenue gain a farthing. Why ? Because at present they were at a famine price, and all the currants that could be drawn to that country had been drawn from the lonian Islands. It would be neither more nor less than a boon to the importers. The duty had been, in 1819, 400,000/. ; in 1850, it was 350,0001., and in 1851, it was 285,000/.; and even at that low amount he could not afford to give away upwards of 400,0001. of revenue. He should be quite ready to re-open the question as soon as a different state of things arose ; and as the hon. gentleman had now discharged his duty to the lonian Islands, he hoped he would withdraw his amendment. Mr. MOFFATT, after an explanation from the right hon. gentleman, would not press his amendment. Mr. HUME huggested to make the duty 4d. per cwt., in order to facilitate calculations with respect to fractional parts. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he feared that, if he assented to this proposition, he might be called upon next year to alter it in order to meet the change to a decimal coinage, in the event of the committee now sitting on the subject recommending such an altera tion. On the resolution with regard to books being read, Mr. COWAN recommended the postponement of this item till the question of foreign paper came on. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER objected, as he did not think they ought to fix any duty upon books beyond that which would pay the excise charges. Mr. COWAN said, there was a printing establishment now started at Jersey which would be enabled, under this arrangement, to print books with paper paying no duty, which would give these parties a decided advantage over the booksellers and printers of this country. The resolution was then agreed to. On the proposition to impose a duty of 6d. per dozen on stockings, Mr. H iTNEE wished to know why these articles should still be protected? He objected to retaining theseprotective duties. - The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was considered necessary to afford some protection to those small trades in which so much hand-labour was employed. Sir J. TROLLOPE congratulated the right hon. gentle man on having acknowledged the necessity of a protective principle. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was then agreed to. On the resolution imposing a reduced duty on articles of cotton or linen fabric, - Mr. CROSSLEY objected to the continuance of these productive duties, and did not see why they should not all be removed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the duty on all these articles was being gradually reduced. He could not remove the whole at once, otherwise he could yy‘.. • v •• y not in fairness retain the duty on silk and silk goods. The house would not probably enable him to go to that extent, as he should be obliged to make up the deficiency from other sources. On the articles of paper, &c., Mr. COWAN offered some observations as to the vexa. tious nature of the Excise regulations on the home manu. facture. On the article of watches, Mr. SPOONER made a 'few remarks as to the competi tion to which English watchmakers were subjected; and asked the Government to make an alteration in an act of George 111., which imposed certain restrictions upon them. Mr. CARDWELL said he would consider the subject. The other articles were agreed to, and" the house re sumed. EXCISE DUTIES ON SPIRITS BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. On clause 1, granting additional duties on spirits in Ireland and Scotland, Mr. P. O'BRIEN objected, that at such an hour (nearly twelve o'clock), and in the absence of almost all the Irish members, it was unfit to bring on the measure, as it was wholly unexpected that it would come on. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BOWYER said there was a surprise on the Irish members. It had been reported that the India debate would occupy all night. (Hear.) The bill would increase illicit distillation, and was of an important character. He moved that the chairman report progress. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER disclaimed any intention of taking the Irish members by surprise. There had been an understanding that the bill might come on before midnight. (Hear, hear, and oh !) The bill was not one for raising duties, and the question could be dis cussed at another stage. It had been considered in confer ence with the leading distillers. Its only object was the regulation of the duties, not the imposition of new duties. He proposed that the measure be allowed to go through committee, and the debate be adjourned till a later stage. Mr. BOWYER was sure the right hon. gentleman meant no surprise upon members, but there was a surprise, and this was such an advanced stage of the measure, that it would not be proper to permit it to pass through com mittee. _ _ . Colonel DUNNE said certainly the Irish members ought to be there—(hear, hear)—but he objected to the bill on the ground that it would increase the duties, and would stimulate smuggling and illicit distillation. (Hear, hear.) The provisions of the bill required great discussion, and it could not be carried on at that hour. Captain JONES said this evening he had been told that the measure could not be carried on after twelve, and it was then just twelve o'clock. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said under all the circumstances he would withdraw :the bill for the present. As to the proposition for equalising the duties, it required great consideration, and he desired to reserve it until the committee on the subject had reported. The right hon. gentleman said he would take the committee after the second reading of the Succession Bill to-day. The house resumed. BANKRUPTCY (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. COPIES OF SPECIFICATION REPEAL BILL. On the motion for reading this bill a second time, Mr. WHITESIDE said that if the Government were de termined in pressing this bill, it would meet with a most determined opposition from the members from Scotland and Ireland. The SOLICITOR GENERAL said he would postpone the bill for a week. COPYHOLD BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. SAVINGS BANK BILL. On the motion of Mr. WILSON, the report of the com mittee on this bill was received. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. Sir C. WOOD brought in the bill for the future govern ment of India, which was read a first time, and ordered to be a read a second time on Thursday, June 23. SPITALFIELDS AND SHOREDITCH. Sir W. MOLESWORTH brought in a bill to amend the acts and extend the time for constructing a new street from Spitalfields to Shoreditch, which was read a first time. REPAYMENT OF ADVANCES. Mr. WILSON brought in a bill for altering the mode of repayment of advances by the public works loan commis sioners, &c., which was read a first time. The house adjourned at twenty minutes after twelve o'clock. WOMEN AND PORPOISEs.—WeII, its the natur' of por poises, when a she one gets wounded, that all the other porpoises race right arter her, and chase her to death. They show her, no marcy. Human natur' is the same as fish natur' in this particler, and is as scaly too. When a woman gets a wound from an arrow shot out by scandal, or envy, or malice, or falsehood, for not keeping her eye on the com pass, and shapin' her course as she ought to, men, women, and boys, parsons, and their tea-goin' gossipin' wives, pious galls and prim old maids, all start off in full cry like a pack of bloodhounds arter her, and tear her to pieces ; and if she earths, and has the luck to get safe into a hole fust, they howl and yell round it every time she shows her nose, like so many imps of darkness. It's the race of charity, to see which long-legged, cantin' bilious-lookin' crittur can be in first at the death. They turn up the whites of their eyes like ducks in thunder, at a fox-hunt, it's so wicked ; but a gall-hunt they love dearly, it's servire the Lord:— Sant Slick's Wise Saws. [ADVERTISEMENT.] The Earl of Aldborough and Holloway's Pills.—An astounding cure by this miracu lous medicine after every other means had failed.—See extract from his lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To Professor Holloway. Sir,—l beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected a cure of the disorder in my liver and stomach which all the most eminent of the faculty at home, and all over the Continent, had not been able to effect—nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Marienbad. (Signed) ALDBOROUGH."—These wonderful pills will cure any disorders of the liver or stomach.—Sold (also Holloway's ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establisbnisnt, 244, Strand, London, and by all medicine vendors thr.►ugh• out the world, begged leave to state that the tables had been prepared, and any hon. member could inspect them who desired to do so. _ After a few words from Mr. FRESHFIELD, who in sisted that the schedules and the clauses of the bill ought to be discussed together, Mr. DISRAELI also objected to proceeding with the bill until the schedules had been printed, and reminded the house that no time would be lost by a postpone ment, because if they went on to-night the bill would have to be discussed again when the bill was forth coming. Mr. LAYARD, seeing the noble lord the member for the City of London in his place, perhaps the noble lord would be good enough to answer the question which he had already put. Lord J. RUSSELL could not consent to postpone the second reading of the Succession Tax Bill, nor could he fix a day for the debate respecting Turkey ; but as the question had been postponed, he would consult with the hon. member, and see if an opportunity could be found for the purposes he had in view. fourtbXtettion SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. ASCOT RACES. (THIS DAY.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. BORO' MEMBERS' PLATE. Noisette Humprey Gelding by Catesby Five ran. ARRIVAL OF THE COURT-(THIS DAY.) Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the royal family, arrived at Buckingham Palace from Wind sor Castle, this afternoon, at ten minutes past four o'clock. The royal party occupied six carriages, and was at tended by a squadron of Lancers. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. The Duke of ARGYLL presented a petition from the Medical Society of Edinburgh, praying for an amend ment of the law relating to the medical profession. The South Shields Improvement and the Scottish Midland Junction Railway Bills were read a second time. The Belfast and Ballymena Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. The Marquis of BATH presented a petition from cer tain parishes in Wiltshire; praying the house to grant no further powers to the Great Western Railway Com pany till they shall have completed the line between Warminster and Salisbury. The noble marquis pro ceeded to call the attention of the house to the conduct of the company, which, he contended, had, by their selfish jealousy, separated the districts of Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Dorsetshire, as completely as if they had been at different ends of the kingdom. He thought an inquiry ought to be instituted as to the conduct of the Government with respect to this line, and he wished to ask her Majesty's Government whether they would consent to the withholding of any further powers to the Great Western Railway Com pany until after such an inquiry had been made. Lord STANLEY of Alderley said that, with regard to the past, the Government had no power. to compel railway companies to complete their lines, unless a clause to that effect had been inserted in their act. For the future such cases would be provided for by the framing of a sessional order, by which it would be required that in every railway bill there should be a clause providing that if the company did not complete their line within a certain time, all their dividends should be suspended. Lord CAMPBELL said the only remedy was to apply to the courts of law. There was a case now before the .courts which he thought would have some effect on the present state of the law on the subject. The Bishop of SALISBURY concurred in the views of the noble marquis, and he thought that that part of the country with which both he and the noble marquis were connected, were greatly indebted to the noble marquis for the manner in which he had brought the subject before the attention of their lordships' house. After a few words from Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Wyn ford, and Lord Redesdale, The Earl of MALMESBURY presented a similar petition from Salisbury on the subject. The matter then dropped. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER rose to move for an address to her Majesty for a copy of the conviction of Messrs. Feely and Roche, before the justices of Gal way, for an aggravated assault upon F. G. Murphy, Esq. ; also for the papers relating to the subsequent re mission of the sentence. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at a few minutes to four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : —Cork and Bandon Railway, East Kent Railway, Gorbals Gravitation Water (No. 2), St. Helen's Canal and Railway, Warrington and Altrincham Railway (Stockport). The reports upon the following bills were considered and agreed to, and the bills were ordered to be read a third time :—Halifax Waterworks and Improvement, Shipley and Bramley Road, Spalding Improvement, West Harptry Road, and Whitechapel Improvement. The Battersea Park Bill was read a second time. DEVON AND DORSET RAILWAY. Mr. HILDYARD moved that the petition of the in habitants of Wilts, Somerset, and Dorset, and of pro prietors of land, complaining of the non-execution of certain lines of railway, authorised to be constructed under the Acts of the Great Western and Bristol and Exeter Railway Companies, and praying for inquiry and redress (presented 25th February last), be referred to the committee on Group NN, to whom the Devon and Dorset Railway Bill stands referred :—That it be an in struction to the committee to hear the petitioners, by their counsel, agents, and witnesses, upon the said petition, against the bill. Mr. CARDWELL suggested that the motion should be postponed until the house was informed as to the present state of the inquiry now going on before the committee. At the same time, he thought it was rather a hardship that the rules of the house as to the locus standi of parties opposing private bills should operate to. the exclusion of the parties who signed the present peti tion. That was a subject which well deserved the con sideration of the house. Mr. BOUVERIE admitted that the whole law of locus standi was in such great confusion that it was ad visable to allow, by hook or by crook, all parties to be heard against railway bills which in any way affected them. He approved of the suggestion of Mr. Cardwell for postponing the debate. Mr. SOTHERON also supported the adjournment. Mr. S. HERBERT bore testimony to the inconve nience which the proposed lines would occasion in the conveyance of troops, in consequence of the communica tion being interrupted by a break of gauge. • After some further discussion the motion was with drawn, Mr. HILDYARD giving notice that he would pro pose it again on Monday next. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the inspec tion of nunneries. _ Colonel NORTH presented a petition from solicitors in Oxfordshire against the annual certificate duty. Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from Bris tol against the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday ; also a petition from Inverness in favour of the ballot. Mr. J. MACGREGOR presented a petition from Glasgow in favour 'of the Combination of Workmen's Bill. Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition from Lin colnshire against the Registration of Assurances Bill. Mr. HADFIELD presented a petition from the cor poration of Sheffield, also from a public meeting in that town, in favour of maintaining the independence of Turkey. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER pre sented petitions from two attorneys, praying for an alteration in the attorneys' certificate duty. TURKEY. Mr. LAYARD said he had given notice of his inten tion to bring the affairs of Turkey under the consider ation of the house, but he understood it would be incon venient for him to do so to-night. Considering, how ever, that an official notice had appeared in the Paris papers of the sailing of the French and English fleets for the Dardanelles, and considering also the importance of the subject, he wished to know if the Government would allow him a day to bring the question forward. If not, of course there would be no other alternative open to him, but to take the first opportunity which the forms of the house would permit for bringing the matter on. Lord PALMERSTON said his noble friend the mem ber for the city of London, had the management of the business of the house, and in his absence he was unable to make any promise. MILITIA STAMPS. Col. NORTH wished to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether, in the case of militia officers any stamp duty is payable upon their commissions ; if no duty is payable, then, in the event of its having been paid, will they be returned the amount of the stamp. Mr. WILSON was understood to reply in Ole nega tive. POOR-LAW MEDICAL OFFICERS. Mr. BRADY wished to ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland if it was his intention to make any alteration in the present mode by which medical officers are paid under the Medical Charities Act of Ireland, since the taxation of Ireland has been increased : If he has any intention of altering or increasing the medical districts under the Medical Charities Act of Ireland : And, if he has any intention of altering or increasing the medical officers' salaries under the Medical Charities Act of Ire land/ Sir J. YOUNG was unable to answer the question. It should be put to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, or some one connected with the Treasury. SUCCESSION TAX. In reply to Mr. MuLTANs, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the tables of the duration of life to be introduced into the Succession Tax and Legacy Duty Bills would be the same as those under which Government annuities were granted. Sir J. PAKINGTON moved that the house at its rising do adjourn until Monday next, for the purpose of urging upon the Government the propriety and necessity of postponing the second reading of the Succession Tax Bill until the tables referred to had been printed. Sir F. KELLY took a similar view of the'matter, and seconded the appeal of the hon. baronet the member for Droitwich, as it would be impossible to discuss the merits of the bill without the schedules and papers. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not accede to this request for a postponement, while he must be allowed to take exception to the view which as serted that the schedules and tables were interwoven with the principle of the bill. However, although the forms of the house would not allow him to lay the sche dule before the house until after the aecond reading, he / N ''."" t "l' .. ADVERTISEMENT DUTY. Mr. T. M. GIBSON wished to ask a question of the of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject of the advertisement duty and the stamp upon newspapers. Considerable anxiety was felt out of doors to know what were the intentions of the Government upon this sub ject, as it was understood the original resolution had been abandoned, and he should therefore be glad to know what Government proposed to do in the matter ? There was another subject upon which he was led to interro gate the right hon. gentleman, namely, the bill for de fining a newspaper. Leave was given to bring in such a bill, at least, six months ago, but it had not been forth coming yet. Now, he wished to know how this was ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was a mistake to suppose that the original resolutions on the subject of the Advertisement Duty and News paper Stamp had been abandoned, but, at the same time, when they were first proposed it was stated that they were open to amendment, and certain amendments had been proposed. The resolutions in their amended form would be laid upon the table on Monday next ; but the bill for defining a newspaper, he was afraid, could not be brought on for some time yet. The motion for the adjournment of the house was then agreed to. CUSTOM, &c., ACTS. The resolutions on these acts were then brought up and agreed to. SUCCESSION TAX BILL. On the motion for the second reading of the bill, Sir J. PAKINGTON said it had been his intention to move that this bill be read a second time this day six months ; but in the absence of the schedules it would not be convenient to take the discussion on the prin ciple of the bill now. He should, therefore, reserve his opposition until the motion for going into committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was proposed to take the committee on Monday, but in the meantime the schedules would be printed and laid upon the table. He had now to state that, with re gard to corporations, it was proposed to allow them to commute the succession tax by paying 3d. in the pound upon their revenues until 1860, and 6d. in the pound afterwards ; but corporate bodies, or societies of a cha ritable or religious character, would not be required to commute or pay the tax except upon the legacies that were left them. (LEFT SPEAKING.) THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 2, 1853. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold draw• ing-rooms, at St. James's-palace, on the following days, al two o'clock : Tuesday, 14th June next. Thursday, 23d June next. WHITEHALL, JUNE 9. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles Shapland Whitmore, Esq., the Hon. Charles Frederick George Bra bazon Ponsonby, and John Carlen Heath, Esq., to be Commissioners for the purpose of making inquiry into the existence of corrupt practices at elections for the borough of Maldon. WAR-OFFICE, 'TUNE 10. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards--Frederick Henry Sykes, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Billington, promoted, June 10. Ist Dragoon Guards—Robert Alfred Loraine Grews, Gent., to be Cornut, by purchase, vice Crewe, promoted, June 10. 7th Dragoon Guards—Thomas Starling Usborne, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Jerningham, appointed to the 17th Lancers, June 10. Ist Dragoons—John Glas Sandeman, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Dawson, appointed to the 6th Dragoons, June 10. _ _ 2nd Dragoons—Henry Baring, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Honourable M. F. Deane, appointed to the 4th Dragoon Guards, June 10. 6th Dragoons—William Sawrey Rawlinson, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, June 10. Bth Light Dragoons— William Mussenden, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, June 10. 10th Light Dragoons—Cornet Arthur Edward Benson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fairlie, who retires, June 10'; James John Neil Buchanan, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Benson, June 10. 11th Light Dragoons—William Daniel Kelly, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Dunn, promoted, June 10. 14th Light Dragoons—Cornet Egerton Ford to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Spilling, who retires ; Ensign Robert Edward Henry, from the 86th Foot, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Ford, June 10. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, Cavendish Hu bert Greville, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Bouverie, promoted, June 10. Ist Foot—Charles Joshua Tuffnell Oakes, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brady, promoted, June 10. 2nd Foot—Thomas John, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Beresford, appointed to the 9th Foot, June 10. sth Foot—John Robson Carlisle, Gent., to be second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Leach, promoted, June 10. 9th Foot—Major Arthur Borton, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, by purchase, vice Layard, who retires ; Captain Frederick D. Lister, to be Major, by purchase, vice Bor ton ; - Lieutenant Simeon Charles Lousada, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lister ' • Ensign Baldwin J. Po ll exfen Bastard, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lousada ; Ensign Henry Marcus Beresford, from the 2nd Foot, to be Ensign, vice Bastard, June 10. 15th Boot—William Edward Nunn, Gent., to beEnsign, by purchase, vice Allan, promoted June 10 ; Richard William Charles Winsloe, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Jameson, promoted in 3rd West Indian Regi ment, June 11. 27th Foot—Lieutenant Wm. Archibald Kidd, of the 27th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Victor Raymond, who retires upon half-pay, June 10. 38th Foot—Digby Wm. Lawlor, Gent., to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Smith, appointed to the 81st Foot, June 10. 39th Foot—Lieutenant Lewis Stafford Northcote, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Wilbraham, who retires • En sign Ralph Edward Carr, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Northcote ; Ensign Wm. Gammell, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gaynor, who retires ; Wm. de Wilton Roche Thackwell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Carr, promoted, June 10 ; Edward John Stokes, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gammell, promoted, June 11. 51st Foot—Gentleman Cadet Malcolm Charles Farring ton, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice James Clarke, deceased, June 10. 52nd Foot—Ensign William Robert Moorsom to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Lyon, who retires ; James John Wynniatt, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Moor som, June 10. 53rd Foot—James Henry Langford Brooke, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Moore, who retires, June 10. 56th Foot--James Fleming Baxter, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Martley, promoted, June 10. 67th Foot—Gustavus Lambert Basset, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Pearson, promoted, June 10. 75th Foot—Ensign William Henry Urquhart, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice J. V. Watson, who retires ; Charles Melville Pym, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Urquhart, June 10. Bist Foot—Henry Ridout Floyd, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rogers, appointed to the 33d Foot , June 10. 86th Foot—Thomas Tyacke, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, Tice Henry, appointed to the 14th Light Dra goons, June 10. 90th Foot—George William Graham, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Every, promoted, June 10. 3d West India Regiment—Ensign Hamilton Tennent Jameson, from the 15th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Daveney, whose retirement was announced in the Gazette, 20th May, June 10. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Henry Poison, Gent., to be Assist ant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Cameron appointed to the 52d Foot, June 10. UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant Thomas Shields, from Adju tant of a Recruiting District, to be Captain, without pur chase, June 10. ADMIRALTY, JUNE 12. In consideration of the services of the undermentioned officers, while co-operating with the army during the war in Kaffraria, the following naval promotions have this day taken place : To be Captain—Commander William King Hall. To be Master—Mr. Christopher Albert, Second Master. To be Surgeon—Mr. John Elliott, Assistant-Surgeon. The Board have further directed Mr. Henry Baillie, Mid shipman, to be noted for favourable consideration for pro motion to the rank of Lieutenant, when he shall have passed the required examinations. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANTS. %e Right Hon. Evelyn Viscount Falmouth, to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; Richard Davey, Esq., to be Deputy- Lieutenant, June 4. Ist Cornwall Rifles Militia—Lieutenant John Whitehead Peard to be Captain, vice Trelawny, promoted to 2d Corn wall Rifles, June 4 ; Francis John Hext, Esq., to be Cap tain, Juno 6 ; Thomas Graves Sawle, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Heat, resigned ; George Grenville Fortes cue, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, June 4. 2d Cornwall Rifles—Adjutant Harry Reginald S. Tre lawny to serve with the rank of Captain,' June 4. The Essex Rifles—Stephen Henry Smith, Esq. (late Lieutenant in the 64th Regiment), to be Captain, May 30 ; Octavius Bawtree, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, June 8. sth or Royal Elthorne Regiment of Middlesex Militia— Captain James Temple Bowdoin, late Captain 4th Regi ment of Dragoon Guards, to be Major; William Hum phrys Scotland, Gent., to be Lieutenant, June 2 ' • James Stilwell, Esq., F.R.C.S., to be Surgeon, June, 1853. 3d or Roya Westminster Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia— Major Robert Cannon, Knight Com mander of Charles 111., and K.S.F., half-pay, Madras Army, to be-Lieutenant-Colonel, May 6. Ist or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Adjutant Alexander Webster Smith, to serve with the rank of Captain ; Robert Morris, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Baker, deceased, June 2. Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— John Henry Thursby, Esq., to be Captain, vice Stanley Lowe,Tresiiped, June 8. The Artillery Corps of the Royal Lancashire Militia— Charles Robert Crigan, Gent., to be First Lieutenant, June 7 ; Henry Behrend, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, June 8. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, JUNE 8. This Court will hold a Sitting on Wednesday the 6th SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. NOTICE TO MARINERS. ALTERATIONS IN THE BUOYS ON THE WEST COAST OF SLESWIG. (Translation.) In the course of a few days the following alterations will be made in the buoys in the undermentioned chan nels, viz. Lister Deep—lnstead of the black buoy, marked "No. 2 Romo," there will be placed in the north-west bite of Jordsand's Flat a seven-foot black and white chequered buoy, which on entering for Romo must be kept on the starboard side, and for the Hoyer Channel on the larboard. Instead of the red buoy by the Hunning Shoal, a white and black-stripped five-feet buoy will be placed, which on entering the Hover Channel must be kept on the starboard, and to the List Roads on the larboard. Further, in the course of eight or ten days, the following additions and alterations in the buoying of this channel will be made : Instead of the customary buoy at the entrance of the channel, a " Placock's" buoy, with a vane, marked " Lis ter-dye ;" this seamark appears like a floating, beacon, is twelve feet above the water, and can serve as a refuge for twelve persons. On the north side of Saltsand shoal, another black buoy will be placed ; there will thus be two black buoys on this shoal, marked List No. 18, No. 2. The white buoy A will be placed further to the N.W., in fourteen feet water, at the S.W. end of the "list" shoal. To the south of the " Haysands" reefs, on which there is only two feet, a thirteen feet white buoy will be placed, with a black ball, marked " List C." New Hever—Between the white buoys C and D, a white buoy, without letter, will be placed on a projecting point of the north " Sandground." The green wreck buoy will be taken away. North Elbe—lnstead of the white buoy A, a thirteen feet white water ballast buoy, with a black ball. The floating beacon on Gehlsand flat will be taken awry. F.:--~^- -~. day of July next, and will at s a oh sitting give judgment in all cases then standing for ju, I ;went.—FRED. POLLOCK, E. H. ALDERSON, T. J. PLATT, . , SAML. MAMTIN. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Elias Lindo, coal merchant ~ Matson's-cottage, Kings [and, Middlesex. BANKRI :TT& Robert Winter, schoolmaster , Brighton, to surrender, June 21 and July 21, at twelAn a, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Sowton, Great James-street, ani 1 Kennett, Brighton. Thomas Lett, builder, Collg ge-place, Camden Town, June 22, and July 11, at twelv.t , at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Stansfeld, official asi ignee, Basinghall-street ; Rushbury, Surry-street, Strand, Samuel Massey, tailor, Stow bridge, Worcester, June 21, and July 19, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assign( ), 3, Birmingham ; Sannders and Son, Kidderminster; Mcci ,teram and Knight, Bir mingham. J. Jagger, cowkeeper, Tunne.e liffe-hill, Yorkshire, June 20, at half-past one, and July 3/ , at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Sykes, Huddersfield ; Bond and Barwic .k, Leeds. Charles Claye, press dyer, Ho-. earth Cross Mill, Lanca shire, June 21, and July 19, at. twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Whitehead and Sons, Rochdale... BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7 :la and Sth Victoria, cap 32, for the Week ending on Saturday - the 4th day of June, 1a53. mum DEE/JO:RENT. Notes Issued .. • • .... 31,790,405 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities...... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 17,771,251 Silver bu1i0n........ 19,154 X 31,790,105 M. MARSHALL. Chief Cashier. Dated the 9th day of June, 1853. £31,790,405 BANKING DEPLK.TMENT. Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest ................ 3,106,195 Public deposits Lin eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 4,635,454 Other deposi,s ...... 12,902,839 Seven Day and other Bills .............. 1,390,023 Government securities (tncludg.Dead V 1 eight Annuity) 13,124.653 Other securities 14,632,359 Notes •• .. .... 8,366,970 Gold and silver coin .. 463,529 £36,587,5 I 1 £36,547,511 M. MARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 9th day of .June, 1253. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made In the week ending the 7th day of June, 1853, is 255. lid. per hundred weight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Oarrent of this day.) SUGAR.—Although the market has been less freely supplied with colonial, still prices have again declined ; home dealers not being disposed to operate, and there are large arrivals near at hand. To-day West India sugar was dealt in with caution, although offered at rather lower rates. Purchases are 424 , making for the week 2161 hhds and tierces, and a decline of 6d to is per cwt for both grocery and refining sorts. The market for every descrip tion of sugar closes with a dull appearance. Refined sugar was purchased with reluctance. COFFEE.—To-day an active demand prevailed for Na tive Ceylon, stll prices are no better. At auction 1,220 bags were sold; good ord new import at 475, and old ditto 45s 6d to 465. Of Rio 2,000 bags went at 46s to 48s, for fine ord, and at 38s to 455, for low to good ; 80 bags Porto Rico at 45s to 46s for unclean. There was no public sale of Plantation Ceylon, but by private contract several pur chases were made at full terms, home dealers being the leading operators. TEA.—In Congou the actual amount of business con cluded has been small for all purposes since this day week; fine and good sorts are not cheaper, but inferior must be quilted rather lower, several parcels of second-hands being on offer. Prices for low to good common now rule at lld to Hid, rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf is to Lid stroll.. to Pekoe sorts is 2d to is 10d. The dulness in the market for green has increased, and several parcels out of second hands are on offer; the rates accepted are in some cases rather under last week. Operations for all purposes have been small. Ik:SPIRITS.—A good business has been transacted in Ja maica Rum both for shipping and home consumption ; in some cases the rates obtained are rather above those cur rent previously. Choice sorts 38 to 40 per cent over proof brought 4s 4d to 6s, fine 34 to 38 over 3s 10d to 4s 3d, good mid to good 3s 2d to 3s Bd, and low to mid 27 to 34 over 2s 9d to 3s. There is a reluciance to do business in Brandy and several parcels being noar at hand holders are desirous to sell. Cognac best Brands of the vintage of 1851 6s 10d to 7, 1850 ditto 7s to 7s 2d, 1849 ditto 7s ld to 7s 3d, older 7s 3d to 7s 6d, low to mid sorts 5s 6d to 6s 6d. SPICES.—The demand for nutmegs has much improved, and there is an advance of ld and 2d per lb. SALTPETRE.—To-day full rates were demanded for Salt petre, still purchases were on a small scale privately. Of 1750 bags Calcutta at aution a small part only sold at 28s for fine quality 4i per cent ; the rest was taken in at 28s 6d for 2i, and good si per cent 26s 6d per cwt. TALLOW.—There was a reluctance to operate in Russian on the spot up to Wednesday, and prices declined to 46s 9d to 47s for fine yellow candle. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—THis DAY. Am5terdam............ 11 17% Gibraltar .. Ditto, three months .. 11 1914 Leghorn .............. 30 Rotterdam 9 1 Genoa ................ 25 40 Antwerp ............ .... 25 30 'Milan Brussels .............. 25 39 Venice ................ Hamburgh ............ 13 8% !Naples ................ 4131 Altona .. Paris • • • • • .... 25 10 .... 12514 Ditto, throe:months •• 25 3234 Lisbon ................ 5331 Marseilles........ •••• .. 25 3231 Oporto .......... Bourdeaux Rio Janeiro . ....... 27k Franktort•on•Maine .... 120 1 U Buenos Ayres Ayres Berlin ........... ..... New York, 60 days' sight Vienna .. •• . . Trieste ................ 11 5 • PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Petersburgh.. •• • • ...... 3731 Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Madrid ................ 50% Portugal Gold Coln .. 0 0 0 Cadiz .................. 503 Mexican Dollars .... 0 4 11 ;I 8arce10na.............. New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Seville • • •••• • • • • • • !dyer in bars ••• • • . 0 5 1 LIVERPOOL, JUNE 9. The Rosanna, Garbles, loading in the Union Dock for Genoa, had her winch broken, her deck planks started, &c., yesterday afternoon, in consequence of a chair break ing, and a locomotive engine falling into the vessel. The ship Mellicite, from Savannah, at this port, reports having, on the 27th May, in lat. 48 10 N., long. 23 18 W., taken on board, from the brig Volusia, of Belfast, the captain and crew (six in number) of the ship Aurora, of Hull, that ship having foundered, at 8-40 a.m, on May 20, in lat. 4'50 N., long. 38 W. The Gratitude arrived to-day from London, making water, having been ashore on the North Bank. The Simoom, Liverpool to Bombay, was spoken, May 31, three days out. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. Li vERPOOL, JUNE 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Prices have undergone an unfa vourable change since yesterday of about 1 per cent. upon all the leading stocks. Caledonian, 33g ; Eastern Coun ties, 13 ' • East Lancashire 18 • Lancashire and Yorkshire 77g ; London and North-Western, 114 ; ditto Fifth Shares, 1g prem. ; ditto 1-Bth Shares, 4 prem. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 304 ; Midland, 71i ; North British, 84 ; South-Eastern and Dover, 214 • York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 17 ,A • York and North ilidland, 304 ; Mid land Erewash Valley, 754 ; Quebec and Richmond (Deben ture 6 per cent.), 1074. BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Prices stationary, but a fair amount of business done. Birmingham and Stour Valleys were done at 104. MANCHESTER, JUNE 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been a fair business, but at declining prices. London Stock, 115 ; ditto i t shares, 5-16 prem. ; Midlands, 71; East Anglian, 6 per cent., 4 ; Dovers, 21i ; Leeds, 77i ; Sheffields, 30 ; York and North Midlands, 30h ; Caledonians, 3/1 ; East Lar cashire, 18 ; Kendal and Windermere, 15 ; Eastern Counties, 13 1-16. LEEDS, JUNE 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Transactions in railway shares have been to a very limited extent, and quotations are slightly lower. Midlands have been done at 72 ; Lancashire and Yorkshires, 78; and North-Westerns, si. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.—The following members of the college, after undergoing the necessary examinations, were admitted licentiates in midwifery of the college, at a meeting of the board of examiners on Wednesday, the Bth inst. .—Messrs. John Hutchinson Baylis, Lower Kennington-lane ; John Maule Sutton, Greenwich ; Major Greenwood, Wake field-street, St. Pancras ; George Henry Pope, Sea forth, near Liverpool ; lo Leshley, Gucester-street, Portman-square ; Maurice Griffith Evans, Blaenafon ; Robert Dempster, Clifton-ville, Brighton ; Samuel Car dozo, Redruth, Cornwall ; Robert Charles Croft, Wim bledon, Surrey ; and Nicholas Hardcastle, Newcastle upon-Tyne. SPURTING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT HEATH RACES.—THITODO SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three-Yr colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; those by stallions of mares that never bred a winner allowed 41b 61b. Swinley course. (11 subs.) Lord Exeter's Cobnut, by Nutwith, Bst 31b (Ner °3l ,, Mr. C. Dorrien's The Golden Plover, by the Bap °' lib ........................................ iteleveor, Mr. Combe's Alamode, by Alarm, Bst 11bAl le g e Betting-7 to 4on Cobnut, 3to 1 agst A•a l o t s4 „ el :t 1 agt Stone Plover. Cobnut made all the Nw?' won very easily by six lengths. Two lengt hs the second and third. i oss# VISITORS' PLATE (handicap) of 100 goys., and y, for the second horse, by subscription of 5 5 0 10 the surplus, &c., to go to the fund. Once Ol in distance. (25 subs.) gst s l b Mr. W. Cooper's Torment, by Alarm, I Yr s ,10 ( J . Stresb Lord Exeter's Dove, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b ......... (F 141130 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Corybantes, 3 Yret a s ;io The following also ran :—Pancake, cby ~,C° t 1 —Lucy Banks, Sandhurst, Lady SpeedYl ' 4 Don uixe, Angelo. a Bett Q ing— ot 3 to 1 a„o•st Dove, 3 to 1 ag st ran t+ 1 each agst Torment and Corybantes. All g i ' v s t? at the first signal. Lady Louisa, next the railstoi. with the lead, but at the Queen's Stand W P:eriD)' Sandhurst and Torment, the former overposoio jockey and maki ng s t rong running—Lad.Y.,.!', io' Corybantes lying w e ll u p i n their wakes, ve:ep: next division. No change of moment oecTos, they arrived at the road near the briel n Sandhurst dropped off. Torment then took ilP orp el ning, and from that point the race was not 3 1 ; 10 P doubt. Torment maintained an undisturbekW remainder of the di s t ance , an d won verY as,`.4 lengths. Two length s b e t ween se cond and this' was fourth ; Lady Louisa fifth. A PIECE OF PLATE, value 500 Boys ., the giftcleif`,; Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, 'AOl'l Sweepstakes of 20. sovs. eac h ; for 3-yr-olds , ql : fC four, Bst ; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st ' 4 . cl ' i ° and geldings allowed 31b. About two mi les 11 22 subs.) Mr. J. M. Stanley's Teddin n, by Orl an d° co l 5 yrs, 9st ........................ ......... ... (' 4 ,1: 1 0 0 ' Lord Exeter's Stockwell, 4 vr B s t 51b ...... Capt. Lane's Ninnyham mer , 3 s' y rs , 6st 101 b (1}1,115 , The following also r an : Defiance, T dy Kingston, the Indian Wa • Trion ,st Betting-5 to 4 agst Stockwell, 3tol so 4 to 1 agst Teddington, 8 t o 1 ag st Nin n iY Y n •• ' We s to 1 agst Defiance, 50 to 1 ags t Lady v e ' gage was scratched at 1.10 p.m. this day. a d t itN; ,° NEW STAKES of 10 so vs . eac h, with lib 2-yr-olds • colts Bst 7113, and fillies B st 3 '"' extra. T.Y.C. (39 subs.) ~g,•adleo Mr. E. R. Cooper's Autocrat, by Bay le o 71b.......................................... IS,Prtt, Mr. Payne's f by Bay Middleton—Lady, 31b... ........................................... votO Mr. J. M. Stanley's Rosaline, Bst 31b •.. .. 6 ,0 11 1 S. JAMES'S PALACE STAKES of 100 0 4 1, 11. OP for 3-yr-olds ; colts Bst 71b ; fillies Bst 4 "' (12 subs.) 811 .4 1 Lord John Scott's The Reiver, by Pantsa cni & l t ebS " Nor Lord Exeter's Cobnut, Bst 71b ............... (000, Mr. Payne's Speed the Plough, Bst 71b Mr. J. M. Stanley's Veteran, Bst 71b •-•"' r . HANDICAP PLATE of 50 sovs. for ages. of a mile. P I O Lord Exeter's Hazlenut by Nutwith, 3 ( rsti t Mr. J. M. Stanley's Bloomer, 3 yrs, sst (Cl lif ( Pd Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, 6 yrs,7st 7 10 The following following also ran :—Alli ng ton, Be t fb Tested, and Merlin. o hc Benita 'was to have been ridden by D e ,,,A l3 'r) cantering up the course Allington twisw - The r against Benita, and knocked Denby off• low sustained a slight conc uss i on of the bl w- ", WINDSOR TOWN PLATE of 50 Bova. ; " upwards ; mares allowed 51b ; geldings -. 1 , 8 ner to be sold for 1501. Allowances if t° less. Straight half-mile. ulddi et '4 Baron Rothschild's Hyacinth, by Bay 4 yrs (401), 7st 111 b ....................... .1 (v ° ' Mr. Harris's Antonina, 3 yrs (400, Est 121b•isor Mr. Reeve's Lioness, 2 yrs (600, sst 71b_•••( COUNTRY MA..RICTS' DERBY SMITHFIELD—RN ; , c e A tolerable supply of fat beasts, atter o 4;po/0 1 large, and demand brisk. The number of 5° 0 0,,,i more numerous, and most of the sheeP store calves not so plentiful, and readily o %a; I 01 f, Prices :—Beef, 6d to bid ; mutton, s,id to 0 4 t) • to 8d ; veal, 5d to 6d per lb. ; pigs, 98 to 9s A re' rough fat, 4s 6d per 141 b. ; hides, 2d to 2P skins, 3id to 4d per lb. ,„ ft i l . EDINBURGH GRAIN— RI" /0 I , • - to -0 ev We had a small supply of grain in , as t, Bales were brisk for all sorts, from the lui,, - ,tor,e Prices advanced considerably. Wheat ou ":1 0 - 10 . 0c the average 2s 6d up. Barley on the top is a s a, average is 6d up. Oats on the top 4d, audricl, i u up. Beans on the top 2s, and the averagel ° ,,,66s Top of Wheat . 65 L'' 30 v gig' eil Barley. Oats 45 ,:, 0 b ;Oi --Beans 67' 4 6914 0 Total Supply and Sales. ta , 1 4 Wheat 467 qrs ............... 0 0 0 3 1 , ,,,4 Barley lBB qrs .............. .e o ' l 4 51e Oats 505 qrs ............... s soi I d Beans 76 qrs ............... d NEWARK—JUNE 8 . At the Corn-exchange to-day we had It *O9, and. fair supplies of grain. Wheat vats fiee; o p' Spring corn in favour of sellers. The prlc'eptr,O, white, 56s to 58s, red 47s to 52s ; barlo9,, , Z ; bs 28s, malting 00i to 00s ; oats, 24s to '7 O O 46s ; peas, 36s to 38s ; malt, 56s to 8 0 ° per qr. BOSTON—JuNs S. „0 0;0 An advance of ls, and in some inst.:W - 00e ,PAi on wheat. Oats fid to is per qr. dearer. d 1 ,4 request, at an advance of is. Of bar!eYe n ir ices i ",..l a sample on offer. The following were th e ; red, 38s to 48s, white, 48s to 50s, eXt ll. l 9g to 32s ; oats, 15s to 20s ; beans, 38s to 37s per qr. DUBLIN—JESS P 4 White wheat, 26s Od to 3os Od ; red di "; : i s O „ I; barley, 13s Od to 165 6d ; 10s Od 215 Od to 23s per brl ; oatmeal, lls Od t o n 4 o flour, 14s Od to 18s Od per cwt ; Indian CO' per 480 lbs. ,f i Ctlfr e Brill. 0 0 0 0s s Odod 0 Oe White wheat 00s Od to 005 Od ° a °'''' 4 Redwheat ols 6d to 005 01 / Ditto.;.;. Ditto ... 008 Od to 00s 01 , ,3 l' Barley Ditto 00s Od to 00s Od °a } 00 0 '' Ditto 00s Od to 00s 01 00 OS It to to ° 00 ° : 01 000 Bere 00s Od to 005 Od / 216 Oats Ditto 00s Od to 005 03 1 0' Ditto Pigs .00s Od to 00s Od " 6 , jell Return of cattle sold for week en C o o, s ' . # Pigs, 209. Sheep, 255. _..-"- ' PRICES OF BIJTV ; 01 1 '‘ GANT. First quality Second quality Third quality 76s Third cl , "! .. ,(0 , ~....,: , r Fourth quality Fifth quality 6Bs Fifth c1 11 ,,,,i,... .. i i ," Sixth quality sBs Sixt h c l a3' : e° 6 7;il4 82584 s SFeircsotnqn:_ii,litiltivtl,„...,::..,':'sll4 CORR.—Flour—First, 1 7 38 23 0 F t0 "1 : 41: :: ; : .1.:Htg l ; : seconds, 12s Od to 13s Od ; households, A" ~i, 7s 6,111 h, 7s to 95 Od per cwt. m ea l—lndis o roiosthq, oatmeal, lOs 6d tolls; wheatmeal, Of' " f 9 11 4; ° 04,1 Indian corn, 71 Os Od to 717 s 6d Peesnna to 43 , 0 , ~,,,,, to 51 Os Od perton. Hay—Farmer s, voo P er rro .1 1.11 00s; dealers, 43s Od to 00s Od ; AVerSg e ,.l . (Wlc)*" i l i 3FBasrmOders; , a 3 v O e s ra o g d e , to os 3 . l p s e O r d to ; :. ve p Lali a: ; (ll; _:__• s :i f f drreesdii jlt ;e: l l l4 : ; ); Od ; household ditto, 54d to Od lid per lb. Eggs, 4s 7d to 4s 9d P er 5a to 5 gi ; 11,, 146 0,, 4,id to 8d; mutton, 6d to 63,d; y e , a lb." - `-° . 61 ; bacon, 7d to 8d ; sausages, Ou per berrils:lo land, 001. Os to 00/ Os per ton ; s c otch 1 0a to • ..4 Red, do., 30s per brl.—Potatoes, wilit e d oe y 1 6 1 41$; V 12d to 15d.— Coals, Newport, 195 i in i fp r iu l l' o e ct, c r si O9 Od per ton.—Whiskey, 25 0.p., ° A ° '.io s "to e 3 ,t',1/. LP", Hides, market, 30s to 365; Sal te ";,.l7s. 6 ' 3 S l' 0f skins, 3d per lb.—Bangor slates '• 0 02, 56; )1,h,/ red PI!. L u edrc 00 Fleece wool, 00s to oos per St °".— : — 0 3 1 ' I c l. , ' " V ton—Timber, Memel, 3/. 150; 3/. ss. per ton ; deals, 191. to 201; 6d to 505 1 e hrl,/ 8/. to 101.10 s. per ton.—Tallow, 49 01:1 00 . er' 71. lOs to 0/. per cwt.- Tar, Arch alig Peruvian, 12/. Os to 00/. per ton. ; , CORK-JuNI 8. -- of J. T. Longman, Escl O - fiFillr°11:1;• -11siligt'°111 On the Bth inst . , at Earl's terrace, IC v 0, 1 fly, , On the Bth inst, at 10, EAU:O ll l l.94e ' pi, ll On the 7th inst., aotlitami)pAtollaFiwiliEcjiktr. 3190,r°. 141bei:iltii On the Bth i st., at Heath-wount, ... of Alfred Ray,nEsq. " 7 r ----------- 1, 6 MAPRIED. f - ' 9 l Ge O or n g t in h a e 83tihariina:t., at Odihaul, i lai lio • - .4 t the S e i C'ef Harris, Assistant -Chaplain in the ~.!(000. Short, late of the Ceol(licelssttrcfalannlgahltlearrd°s! Pi. f ri :to n ::: Brien,yEstirgeo, I NI- 1 661,ei.":05:e g° On R.D/I:Da.ge( oat', Cl`n°ll fi On the Bth inst., at 26, St. gary's-r OP • On the Bth inst. at 23, Chester-squel" rote, Gore , aged 81. 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