The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-21 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE. I THE SHARE MARKETS. The Moniteur publishes decrees for interdicting the sale in France of reprints or reproductions of works the property of which is established in Ha nover and in the Duchy of Brunswick ' • for assimi lating i n F rench ports the tonnage, pilot, and port dues on vessels belongingto the Dominican Re public to those paid by French vessels, and also for admitting hides tanned in Corsica into France free of duty, and returning the duty paid on raw hides on entering Corsica when exported in a dressed state. A decree is said to be in contemplation for or ganising at the different commercial ports officers and harbour masters, whose duties will be to inspect the road-steads, ports, docks, and quays ; t hey Will also, it is said, have the surveillance and control of the lighthouses, and the day and night signals , & c . jYesterday the Corps Legislatif resumed the ad ..o..tu•ned d e b ate on the budget. After a speech from M. de Montalembert, the budget of receipts was Passed by a majority of 233 against 40. , At the B ourse yesterday the amount of b us i ness ,tFansact e d i n G overnment Securities was b ut !united ; the closing quotations of Thursday were, 11 , ew ever, generally we ll ma i n t a i ne d th ro u g h ou t th e "aY, with a rise of 10c. in the Three per Cents., „slid. Four -and- a -H a lf per C en t s . f or cas h, a t th e ter mination of business. In the Four-and-a-Half Per Cents., for the account, no change occurred, Whilst there was a decline of 20c. in the Four-and- Vauali per Cents. f or mone y. In the shares of the kof France there was a fall of sc. The final q u otations w ere : —F or cas h, Th ree per C en t s ., 81f. r• ; Pour- an d- a -H a lf per C en t s ., 103 f. 70 c . F or t i e account, 3 per Cents., 81f. 25c. ; Four-and-a- If per Cents., 103 f. 75c. ; Bank Stock, 2,705 f. Share of the Societe Mobiliere declined 2f.. the last quotation being 938 f ; Mortgage Bank Shares are still quoted at 880 f., no transaction having taken Peace The ra il way s h are mar k e t a l so p ar ti c ipat e d . . le. the general dulness of business ; the demand in g small, the prices were on the whole tolerably Well supported. In Northern and Paris and Or !alls shar es th ere was an a d vance o f 5f., an d i n Faris and Lyons of 4f. Paris and Rouen and aiestern of France final quotations showed a de ee of sf. each, and Lyons to the Mediterranean cha nge also fell 2f. In Strasbourgs and Havre no n,,,,nge occurred. Closing Prices :—Northern, t 50c. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,105 f. ; Paris and F r asbourg, 950 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 966 f. 50c. ; ra a , r ' s and Rouen, 1,140 f. ; Lyons to the Mediter eean)Western of France, 782 f. 50c. ; ° lien and Havre, 540 f. SPAIN. a, T h e Madrid journals of the 15th do not contain c line. of political news. One of them states that 8 11111 . e has increased so much in different parts of 13 ,, a ' 1 ,1 1 that all the prisons are crowded. The Cabinet is still incomplete. ITALY. cc We learn from Milan," says the German th -ur nal of Frankfort, "that the examination of s, Persons implicated in the outbreak of the 6th h" r uary last is concluded. The documents which so alre been found are said to prove that the pri ciZers who for the most part belong to the lower z nat s es of society had received money and procla "Tbils from the agents of Kossuth and of Mazzini, a , -.) rioters wer assured that large depots of nes were ready, and would be sent if the affair e cceded. Th e mus k e t s w hi c h were se i ze d a ll b ear th e marks of English and American manufacturers." g r T he Voce delta Libertd of Turin, the organ o f M. Werio the leader of the Opposition in the Pied irlltese ' Chamber of Deputies, having stated that students of Turin had joined the flag of those tut!)°l; , on the occasion of the festival of the Consti ti on a demonstration in honour of M. i! c fferio, the committee of students has written declare that, if some students did join that flag, e did so without any encouragement on the part of t he great body of the students, who took no part t he said demonstration. of t letter from Pavia of the 11th, in the Opinione „, 11 _,Iin, states that on the 6th, a notification was 4 , 1 ,7 up by the Austrian authorities, forbidding t nY te Person, even with a regular passport, to pass P ledmontese frontier unless with a special per -4 to b e obtained from the authorities upon state 41etit of suffi c i en t gr ounds. On the Sunday follow- It n.B th, being the day of the festival of the Con iv,,—lltic4/1 in Piedmont, extraordinary precautions do ubled, taken t o guar d th e f ro ntier • the posts were oubled, and patrols sent out in all' directions. 4 . letter f rom R ome , of the 10th, states that in ,0 lise quence of the payment of the sum of 600,000 f. v!lllanded by the Old Company of the Via Latina, e tt a ". concession of the railway from Rome to Fras- I:, which forms the head of the lino to Naples, ii4; l , been definitively granted to M. Micar, who is ei to be the agent of the house of Masterman and e. of London. M. Micar accompanied Cardinal "Pont to Gaeta and t o N a pl es i n qua lit y o f Sec be-e 141 'Y to his Eminence, when he went on a mission l llduce the Pope to return to Rome. Specie had thrill to circulate. On the I st, the treasury paid Public employes part in specie and part in paper. l a : f il l _ is !° 1848 they had never been paid but in the P, - ""• The loss on paper money is now only l er cent. cent. ; un der the Mazzinia.n republic it was 47 aii l ' a c.ent. The exchange on Paris had also lowered, it was expected soon to be at par. GERMANY. A letter from Berlin of the 17th in the Cologne , ' e ite, say s :—" Th e Ki ng i s to leave this place Op p ° , llo vf for Vienna. He will pass the night at of n, and. be at Vienna on the 19th. The Queen L tiier ?reece has left Berlin for Eutin, passing by tr om ee k• She intends passing some days with her g, the Grand Duke of Oldenburg. ' tat:ince Metternich who now resides at Vienna, T i led his 80th year , on th e 15th. ef the 4 e German Journal of Frankfort, under date the i Illa 14th, says :—" The new organisation of ho im s'unastry of War which had been so long an- Qii e f e 7 l has just taken place. The command in and the army has been definitively regulated, 1 4%,:te ice form of it is completely changed. The direct do ns the Emperor is retained, and all the deci the'neerning the organisation, the movements, are totters, and superior commandants of the troops Eder the Presidency from a new military administration of d Presidency of the Emperor. It is di -41„, %O l t° four sections, namely :-Ist, the Central `-i - rl ih -r 3r Office, having Field-Marshal the Count de the ruin at its head ; 2d, the General Command of eution; 3d, the Military Administration (exe the C h .q the o r d ers o f th e E m p er or) • and, 4th, Anti ~ef Direction of the Military Schools. The ~,'l l( ler+ 7 , a nd Engineers will continue provisionally " 1 11 b "(Le Military Administration. A conference Abo ve ! held every week, in which the Chiefs of the 4alzed sections will take part. Tile BELGIUM. ,Nba, 4l . l3l. °.iected. marriage between the Duke of 0 1 n o ; , a nd one of the Austrian archduchesses, Lee ,ue the only alliance contracted between " 4 „ e o,pori c i a Lfaanilie s of Belgium and Austria. King ; " 40 d; 41418 clexpected to espouse the Archduchess - ha; -114 • and the Princess Charlotte of Belgium th 1 4 t o I. °4e kn.+ the erson chosen for ascending the e l the Rouspe of Hapsburg. BRITISH RAILWAYS. , N IA , ,kay Jane :liestOß MURDER AT EDINBURGH. —0 R W. r e d f d e n lra e oss last M‘Garran was charged with the mu liltett4oeetie;:tb. Gr y, u a i ta r e h , h n pensioner, him in t l h r o vi n n eekonwitt _ hh i ca - l n clita i h m s proper ititi—i°ed that M`G g uire's son foeu tirttitii4eY with the wife of the p risonerp 4 0 „ ti k t , a child was the result. his Apprehensive a s n o d n m t hp e ooa n kft e l y . ' dt;i t es o ei Droe:-"to consequences M‘Guire gave . k< e ed to Ameiica, which he acco . rdin e g r l Ikki,drran's wife w a il him. The prisohen ht.‘14,4 niet the deceased, and aftersom bled to death. a n y s g r h shortly twl did, y o t i L a . a d k f s t . l e n h r g e - Th e .ed hinrin the neck, from which h im Cory found the prisoner guilty, but h e recommended Lord Justice %erk° the lenienc of the Court. torwo.rdnlirnated that the recomme T nd .n a e tion would . be - , t -i,i i. %J. to the proper quarter, buti 4 cu t- ,; to be his duty to sentence the prisonerth the m ean to tin h i e e 140, e ' at A-Yr on the Bth of June next. MAUSOLEUM cistp,,Doll I\TECRoPOLIB AND NATIONAL this company /V 44 44,44,1.--. A. special general meeting of _ Make ' - ','L on Thursday at the offices, No. Z, Lan i c e a d ste h r y - Lie„; Waterloo-bridg- ' •The chair was occupied d that , h e_e ( l, -Q eo r 1 ilrigg-e.F.R.S. The report :t w ip4ahact pill-Chased nearly 1,900 acres of land, • il f4e ° -111 g, in Su rr y • 500 acres would be more of th a a l n l liqtil:riOt.„to meet the errands for burial purposes , 41iffi.cti. xor an indefinite period ; 218 acres at present 4 buri7,e' of Which not half had been used in the several 4 , 11 in,411 eenaeteries• The London cemeteries lying F 100 to 'OO fe'e`pneable formation of clay, varyin ? t° chime pick, required great expense to drain, frm and to t ile h al ld, dtc, and were consequently not a . cc i e n s e s a i n bl a e , \V'ac‘vlii nnibler class at • s adequate to their _I. t i „,, i e vil ,_ .ea, . price te,y, awra.B avoided in the London Necropolis.. 6, Ni:ttrti it riillgernents had been made witlitile South ad re. 11, :M. the tsitwflY Company, and the scheme h ii.i.,pi, 0010.0tinetion of the Government . Lieut.-General s o Z: t i!t et, it.eic• e b ia a t t rto j n o , se Sz i E v C i l m lN e l; , Pearso n , G. G. and F. Dobin d.te:Zrg, were elected directors for the ensuing year. , t F u ,,, th o' Pape,. tY ttk t kr , OE TELE DOWAGER SULT INESS (VALIDE) OF \vtiitt'3(-3c-tZicle-----13:a.Ptee,fwIll'he!al obsequies of All Sultan's mother ll e the dignitaries of der worna, itnapireh gwroltp p iernieient, and her mortal re e latwer© el.° aePosited in th i e same tomb with those o t f :15t,1.4, weciinosowri (the Sultan Mahmound). The praerseennt, tlle Pooirla' to t hans ednesetp llyn anti n h e d to his deceased P k y, distributed amongst ttre,r4a.l domestic employds of the deceased, 500,000 her rlighnes4 Was very popular. Paicl.l 100 N RAILWAYS. Aberdeen Nottng.BoA & Eastn. Jiinct. Birnig. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey....... Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Juliet.... Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. . Do., £2O Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blackrock and Passage Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (x 25 L and E. & L. & D.) Do. Do. (181. E.& H.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) Do., do Do., B. and C Best Lancashire 'East & West Ind. Dk --- & Birmiug. June ! 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. and Peebles.: 100 Edin. Prth. &Dundee 100 Glasgow &S. Western No Great Northern Stk 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock wo Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western n Irish South-Eastern 1 a ll'Lancaster & Carlisle ill Do., Thirds 100 Lancash.& Yorkshire 15 'Do., Fifths . 'Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. &Southpt London & Blackwall Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Brigt. & S. Cat. London & N. Western IDo., Fifths D0.,£10 Sh.ll. &B. C London & S. Western Do., £5O Do., £4O Londerry. &Coleraine Lndudrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Shef. &Lincln Do. , Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. 6 Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do. Bury Extension. Newp. Aberg.&Hftd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpeint, and Restrevor Norfolk Do., New Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., i A Deferre'd Do., 2 B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Wcstrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby.& Hereford Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves do Do Do. Oswestly Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Do. Stockton & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway' Vale of Neath • Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Limerick West Cornwall W imbledon&Croydn Woodford . York Newctl. &Bcrw. Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland , 100 1 1 20 114 100 Closing Prices this day. 29 - '3O G 64 10 101 7 6d 21 —22 d 3A 2Ad 102 104 70A 71 23i 244 21 214 ... - ... 4 - 5 pm 8 - 9 6 -- 6i 13t -13 i 10} -- 11 7k - 7i 73,1 - 746 54 - s'; 73 - 74 a I 33 89 -- 90 55 -- 57 135 —136 1121 -- 1131 90i -91 i 8t -- 81 94 -- 96 131 -- 14 801 -- 801 1 41 -- 3i & 3 -- 21 ct 161 -- 17 9i —94 1046 -105 i 1 .1184 -- 118/ . 21 —2/p 1 14 -- 14 p 90 -- 31 5 -- 5 d 46 -- 4 d 12 -- 13 19 -- 21 30 -- 301 3i -- 2/d 74i -- 754; ,42 • 44 50 52 Par i p 4 3 d 21 3i 81 9 i 53 55 3 1 21 d 35j —36 j .. it 81 - - ••.pr 53 - 54 96 - 98 60 - 62 64 - 66 73 -- 76 . 1 1 -- bid 17 -- 19 13 -- 1 5 31 -- 3k d 204 -21 i 754 -- 751 364 -- 37 134 -14 i 19 -- 2 1 21 3 1 15 -- 15 Qi --10" 33 -- 344 101 -- 10; d -- par 72 -- 73 7i -- 6i d 2a __ lid 64 -- 65 Business done this day. 61 i 103 70i i I 24 22; i a 184 100 100 all all all 25 25 St. 50 all 100 all 111 all all all 3 100 100 3 16 7a all 100 all 3 106 50 St. 16 16 20 20 10 St. 100 100 100 100 all all 631 100 all 17 all all 14 1/.ls 100 all 100 5 100 all 722 2 641 5 41 5 PREFERENCE SHIRES. 'Aberdeen ..... Do., No. 2, 7 p. c Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. e. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per cent. Cork&Bandon 5:3 p.c. (Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction E. Ang. (705.) 6 p. c. Do. (X 5), 7 per cent. Do. (£7l7s), 7. p et. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 p er cent East Lancash. 6 p.cts Edinb. Prth.&Dund Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c., Redeem at 10 p. c. prem , Gt.S outhn. & Westn (Ireland) Eights Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Great Western, fixed 4i per cent Lan. & York. F. £2O Do., 6 p. c., Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. e Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p. c London &S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry & Coler 1 Shares Londndry. & Ennisk A Shares Handl. , Shef. ,& Lin., Shares, No. 1 Do., New, £lO Do., £6 Marypt. & Carl. 4 p. c Do. 4i per cent D 0...... ............ Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do, Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4 percent Norfolk Extension Do. Guar. 6, per et Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent North British . North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. £15,6p. c. Do. IShrewsbury & New Guaranteed Shrewsby. dr Chester Nor. W. (Min), 3 p. c. Do. 5 per cent. South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) f£l Os. 6d. S. Yorksh. 4 p. c. Guar. Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref Do York & N. Midland H. & S. Purchase... FOR: Antwrp. &Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. Junct. Charleroi & Erquelin Dij on and Besau9on Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. pref Lyons & Medlterran Madras Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege (with I interest 1 Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.) Norwegian Truk. Prof Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen &Cherbra. Quebec & Richmond e Rouen and Havre ! Sambre and Meuse Do. 5? per cent. pref Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 54 per c. Pref... Western of France... West. of Switzerland ,New ...... 92 -96 i 406 - 108 107 -- 109 193 -20 j P -- AP 61 -- 63 -- 4 --4 . 4/ 51 -- 41) 2* -- 2 p p 14i -- 15 18 - 18- 3a 3B xd 131 1112 - 113 8i - 8i 6i - 7 i 106 - 108 - iP 153 - 154 154 - 1571 3i - 4 p 1 10 - 11 13i -- 144 8 -- 9 lO i i IT . 11 150 - 152 i - iP 118 - 120 115 - 117 25i -26 i 21 -- 21 p 101 -- 114 174 -1 8 a -- 15 -- 1 6 par -- g p 261 --261 19. -- 20 iP 101 - 106 1 5i - 51 - 3 P, GN. - 13 -- i -- 14 3 -34 p -- - 5i p _ p 2 -2, p 2 -- 2_ 2 par — gyp id p 7 7,1 - 4A 1$ - d 2 24 p ..• - .. 7i -- 8 36t -- 37 14i -14 i 8. -- 9 18.1. -- , lBlpl 44 -- 45 44i -- 4541 37* 38*1 5} -- 5; 11) 21 -- 214 9 -- 9i G 1 - 6 4 P 1 - iP 4h - 5 11 11ipi - lig St. 5 St. 20 St. 15 12i 12i 25 12i 12. 12, St. all all 100 1 100 10 20 20 334 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1853. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY. ) The SPEAKER took the chair at a few minutes to four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Tho following bills were read a third time and passed : —Allendale Road ; Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine, and Portrush Junction Railway ; Edinburgh Water works (No. 2) ; Haslingden and Rawtenstall Water works ; Limerick Corporation • Londonderry, Cole raine, and Belfast Junction Railway ; Waveney Valley Railway. The reports upon the following bills were brought up and agreed to, and ordered to be read a third time : Caledonian Railway (Connecting Branch with Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, &c.) ; Great Western Railway (Henley) ; Portsmouth Railway ; Poulnasherry Inclo sure ; Scottish Midland Junction Railway ; South- Eastern Railway (Reading Extension, &c.) ; South Shields Improvement ; Tralee and Killarney Railway ; and Bedale and Leyburn Railway. Nash's Estate Bill was read a second time. PETITIONS. Mr. MIALL presented several petitions in favour of the ocean penny postage. Mr. FAGAN presented a petition from Cork, praying for the total abolition of Ministers' money. Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the Tower Hamlets against the advertisement duty • also two peti tions from Hackney, i n f avour of the ballot. Mr. M. CHAMBERS presented a petition from Woolwich against the proposed bill for disfranchising electors in dockyards, and praying that their votes may be taken by ballot. Mr. FITZROY presented two petitions from the metropolis, in favour of the Hackney Carriages Bill. Sir F..KELLY presented two petitions from Suffolk against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays. Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from Lancashire, in favour of the ocean penny postage. IMPROVEMENTS IN HYDE PARK. Mr. OLIVEIRA asked the First Commissioner of Works, whether it was intended to remove the old dila pidated shops which deface Hyde-park from Albert-gate eastward ; what the tenure of the present occupants of these shops might be ; and whether parties might not be found ready to undertake the removal of these objec tionable buildings, and to improve the locality with out entailing any expense upon the government ; also, whether a carriage drive should not be constructed through Hyde-park from or near Victoria,-gate, to Rotten-row, near Prince's-gate ; and whether the re moval of the cavalry barracks from Knightsbridge was under consideration, by which the public enjoyment of that portion of Hyde-park would be much enhanced, and a great benefit conferred upon the residents in that locality ? Sir W. MOLESWORTH said he had to state in reply to the first question, that the old, dilapidated houses near Albert-gate were held under a lease from the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, the term of which would expire in about 56 years from the present time. The Dean and Chapter had refused to renew the lease ; it being their intention, if they could obtain the property at a reasonable price, to make certain improvements upon the spot. With regard to the second question— whether a carriage drive should not be constructed through Hyde-park, from or near Victoria-gate to Rotten-row, near Prince's-gate—he had to state that he answered that question last night. He then stated that he doubted very much the expediency of making such a carriage drive, because though it might be very advantageous to persons going in carriages, it would be very disadvantageous to the many persons who walked in the park. As to the last question, his reply was that the removal of the cavalry barracks at Knightsbridge was not under the consideration of the Government. ALLEGED IMPROPER SEIZURE BY THE CUSTOMS. Mr. M. CHAMBERS gave notice of his intention on an early day to move the appointment of a select com mittee to inquire into the circumstances connected with an unlawful seizure by two officers of the customs, on the 10th of February, 1852, of foreign and English watches, of the value of upwards of 50,0001., and books, letters, papers, and bills of exchange, the property of Lucian Marchand, and to ascertain what steps had been taken by the Commissioners of Customs to investigate into the conduct of the officers, and to make restitution of such property. 1 all Agua, Fria lOs all Anglo Californian — g p 10 2 Australasian par— 1 p 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera par— / p 1 all Australian Freehold. id par 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden(Gd. Duchy of) A- d— A p 1 all !British Austrin. Gold 1 , p 20 13.5,British Iron 7 9 35 24 ,'Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm.) 5 51 30 all Do. Cocacs & Cuiaba 5 6 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 31 —32 31i . all Carson's Creek par— 1 p 40 all Cobre Copper — b 1 Colonial Gold li 2 p 2f 14 Copiapo Bi 9 i 94 i Si. all CopperMincrsof Eng 65 75 25 all Do. Preference 8 9 p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co li —ll d 3i 20 all General l5 —l7 2 all Great Nugget Vein lB —24 p 3 all Great Polgooth — 1 all Lake Bathurst g A d 1 all Liberty par— I p 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co — 1 all Mariquita *d par 10 9 Mexican &S. Amerie 7 81 1 all New Granada * $ p 1 all Nouveau Monde lg 113 p 5 1 Port Philip p 1 1 1 all Quartz Rock A 50 all Rhymney Iron 25 —27 15 Do. New 7 8 30 . I.og Santiago de Cuba 1 all South Australian par p 10 7 Tin Croft 9 —ll ' 284 all United Mexican 5 51 5/ 1 all Wailer g d 1 all West Granada,, .,, . Ad -- A p 1 all Went Mariposa 4 par— p 1 all Yuba par 1 p JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia B7 -- 88 87i 7 50 • all British N. American 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 14 lip 31 100 25 Colonial . - •.• 100 20 Commercial of Lon don — in 311 z n ... 10 English,Scottish,and Australian lip 20 121 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia - 31p 15,i 50 20 London and County ... 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 Lond. & Westminster ... —35 i 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 22a National of Ireland 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation 53 54 531 a 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New — 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp. Co ld— par 25 25 South Australia ..... 25 all Union of Australia 77a 78. . . 21 Do. New B— 8j 50 10 Union of London — 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 Australian Agricult 77 79 20 8 Austrlasn.Pcific.Mail 10 6 Australn. Royal Mail 38A Brit. Americn. Lan& 74 . 777 74 3 100 32 Canada 65 --.- 70 5 5 Crystal Palace 3B 3 R 84 $ 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 1 —3/ 31 20 1 Eastern Steam — .• 1 1 Electric. Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 50 General Screw Steam ... 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Land..- 1 , 11 20 7a Nrth .of Europe Steam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 83 50 25 Do. Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam.. . 25 25 South Austral. Land 44 46 1 1 Submar. Telegraph — 5 2 Universal Emigration , and Colonisation I 100 28a Van Diemen's Land ! 19 20 191 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. The show of both fruit and vegetables here to-day was good. Generally speaking, the demand ruled steady, at full prices. The imports from the continent have been extensive. FRUIT.—Pine apples, 8s Od to 12s Od ; hot-house grapes, 8s to 12s ; Hambro ditto, Os to Os Od per lb ; apples, dessert, lOs Od to 13s Od ; cooking ditto, 68 to 17s per bushel ; pears, Os Od to Os per dozen ; lemons, is to 2s Od ; oranges, 7s to 14s per 100 ; pomegranates, Od. to Od each ; almonds, 5s per peck ; Barcelona nuts, 20s per bushel ; cob-nuts, s per 1001bs. ; chesnuts, Ss to 20s per bushel ; straw berries, Gd to is Od per dozen ; peaches, 18s to 21s per dozen. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, is to 2s Od ; Brussels sprouts, 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, 2s to 4s ; greens, 2s 6d to 4s Od per dozen bunches ; French beans, is to 2s per 100 ; asparagus, 5s to lOs per bundle ; sea-kail, 2s Od to 2s 6d per basket ; rhubarb, 4d to is Od per bundle ; cauli flowers, Od to Os per dozen ; potatoes, Ns to 200 s per ton ; turnips, 3s Od to 4s Od ; carrots, 6s Od to 8s Od per dozen bunches ; cucumbers, Os 4d to is 6d each ; celery, 9d to is 6d per bundle ; spinach, 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; old onions, 6s Od. to 10s Od per bushel ; spring do, 4d to 6d per bunch ; leeks, 3d to 4d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to 8d ; garlic, 6d to 8d per lb ; endive, 2s 6d to 3s Od per score; small salad, 2d to 3d perpunnet; horse-raddish, is Od to 3s Od per bundle ; mushrooms, is 6d to 3s Od per pottle ; parsley, 3s Od to 4s Od per dozen bunches ; turnip greens, is 3d to is Cd per bushel ; cabbage lettuces, 8d to is per dozen ; radishes, 8d to is per dozen hands. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Geese, 4s Od to 7s Od ; Turkeys, 3s 6d to 8s each ; Ducks 2s 3d to 38 3d; tame Rabbits, 1s 6d to is 10d; wild ditto, 8d to is 2d; Pigeons, 7d to 9d each ; roasting Pigs,Os Od to Os Od each; Surrey Fowls, 6s Oct to 9s Od; ditto Chickens, 5s Od to 7s Od; barn-door Fowls, 3s Od to 6s Oct per couple; Pheasants, Oa Od to Os Od; Partridges, Os Od to Os Od; Hares, 2s Od to 2s 9d; Leverets, Os Od to Os Od; Woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Grouse, Os to Os Od; Snipes, 9d to is 6d; Teal, 6d to 9d; wild Ducks, is 3d to 2s Od ; Widgeons, 9d to is Od; and Plovers, 6d to la each. English Eggs, 78 6d to Ss 3d; French ditto, 6s 6d to 7s Od per 120; fresh Butter, ls Od is 2d per lb. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7d to &1; of household ditto, sid to bid per 41b loaf. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 2d to 3s 8.1; Mutton, 33 fid to 4s 6d; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d ; Veal, 43 2d to 53 Od; Pork, 33 6d to 4s 6d per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s MI to 3s 10d ; Mutton, .3s 6d to 43 6d ; Lamb, 5s Od. to 6s 2d ; Veal, 48 0 , 1 to 4s 10d; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 4d per Blbs. by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 6s 0d to 12s Od ; Brills, Os Od to Os Od; Cod Fish, 2s 6d to 7s Od. each; Salmon, is 6d to 2s per lb.; Soles, 8d to 2s 2d per pair ; Eels, 6d to is per lb ; Lobsters, 8d to 2s Od ; Crabs, 6d to 2s Od ; Whitings, 3s Od to 6s per doz.; Doreys, 2s 6d to 10s Od; Mullets, is to 5s each; Common Oysters, 6s Od to 12s Od; Natives, 36s Od to 922 Od per bsh.; lackerel,sos to 60s per 100; Smelts, 6d to ls 6d per doz.; Scate, 6d to Od per ib; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 3d per gallon; Bloaters, is Id to 2s 3d per dozen; Fresh Herrings, 3s 011 to 3s 9d per 100 ; Haddocks, 4d to is Od each ; Plaice, 4s to 6s per 100 ; Carp, is Od to 2s Od each ; Tench, is 1141 to 2s Od per brace ; Gurnets, Gd to is Oct each ; Halibut, 6d per lb.; Salt Fish, 2d to per lb. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 24d to 2id; 641 b to 721 b, to 3d; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 34d; 801 b to 881 b, 34d. to 34d; 881 b to 961 b, 34d to 4d; 961 b to 1041 b, Od. to 00d ; 1041 b to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, 5s Gd to 6s Od; calf skins, light, is Od to 2s 6d; ditto, full, 5s Od to Os Od; polled sheep, Os 6d to Us Od; Bents, 9s Od to lOs 6d; Half-breds, 9s Od to lOs Od ; Downs, 6s 6d to 8s 6d.; Lambs, 2s Od to 3s 9d ; and Shearlings, is 3d to is 4d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 4/ 15s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 5/ 10s ; and straw, 1/ 7s to 11173 per load. A full average supply, and a moderate demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 16s'; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 5/ lOs ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. WRITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 4/ 15s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 5l lOs ; and straw, 1/ 70 to 1/ 16s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. LLOYD'S SHIPPIAG-(TRIS DI Y.) LONDON, May 21.—Wind thin day at Noon, N.E. ; light breeze and fine. OFF DOVER, May 20.—Grecian, Jamaica. PORTSMOUTH, May 20.—Wind, N.E. to S. Ariived— H.R.'s st. Simoom, Halifax. Off Port—Gilderland, Ba tavia, for Amsterdam. FALMOUTH, May 20.—Wind, S. Arrived—Abda, Are cebo ; Bosphorus, Callao. BRISTOL, May 20.—Wind, W. Arrived—Gladiator, Mauritius ; Penelope, do. ; Spy, Buenos Ayres. SHIELDS, May 2 0.—Wind, S. by E. Sailed—Atto dine, Singapore Gode Verwachting, Surinam. LIVERPOOL, May 20.—The Anglina, hence to California, put into Callao, March 26, with part of cargo thrown over board, and with damage, having been struck by heavy seas and lightning off Cape Horn. OFF BEACHY HEAD.—Australia Batavia, for Rotter dam ; Ydum, Bahia, for Hamburgh ; Renee, Dominica, for Antwerp ; Queen Victoria, Charleston, for Hull. OFF BONCHURCH ( Isle of Wight ).— Mercuriuz, St. Thomas, for Copenhagen. QUEENSTOWN, May 19.—Wind, S.W., strong. Arrived —Bengal, Mauritius, for the Clyde ; British Yeoman, Callao ; Armata, Honduras, for London ; Creole, Grey Town. JERSEY, May 19.—The Caroline, of this place, Bahia to Hamburgh, h as been totally wrecked on the Rock Donares ; crew saved. CORK, May D. — Arrived—Mystery, Scala ; Perilla, St. John's, N.B. GREAT ROWING MATCH.— The rowing match fixed for Tuesday next, between Henry Clasper, the renowned ex-champion of the Tyne, and William Pocock, of Lam beth, who has earned much fame as a crack London waterman, is looked forward to by aquatic men with considerable interest. The course is from the Star and Garter, at Putney, to Chiswick Eyot, the old Thames Royal Regatta distance, and the start will take place at, abot three in the afternoon. Steamers are chartered for the occasion, and investments at 5 and 6 to 4 on Pocock are very numerous, there being a large sum of money, besides the stakes_ of 1001., depending on the event. NEWSPAPER STAMPS. Mr. MAGUIRE inquired whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer had made up his mind as to the course he intended to take with regard to the advertisement duty ; also, whether he meant to proceed with the re solution respecting the stamping of newspaper supple ments ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that this subject, in connection with others relating to the budget, was under the consideration of the Govern ment ; and when they had finally decided upon the course which they should take, hon. members would be apprised of it in due time before the house was called upon to pronounce its opinion. SAVINGS BANKS. Mr. HINDLEY asked whether it was the intention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to bring in during the present session a bill for the protection of depositors in savings banks. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he hoped to be enabled shortly to bring in a bill of that description. EXCISE DUTIES ON SPIRITS BILL. • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the house at its rising do adjourn until Monday next. Captain INNES observed that the Excise Duties on Spirits Bill stood for Monday next, and expressed a hope that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would delay it for a further period, on the ground that there had not yet been time enough to enable Irish members to receive answers from their constituents as to their opinions with regard to the bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the parties who were affected by the bill had had ample time since it was printed to consider its provisions. To his own knowledge persons in the. very distant parts of Ireland had already considered the bill, and in point of fact some of them were in London at the present time, and were communicating with the Government and the revenue department on the subject. He, therefore, did not think there was any fear of their being taken by surprise. At the same time he would state how the Government now stood in regard to this bill. The hon. member must know that it was extremely important, in reference to the passing of the measures for the remission of taxation, that there should be no needless delay in taking the sense of the house on the main question, i.e., the increase of the duty on spirits. What he proposed to do, was to take that question after the house should have disposed of the Customs resolutions Assum ing that the house read the Income Tax Bill a second time, the Government proposed that the house should go into committee upon it on Monday; after the house bad disposed of the committee they would take the Customs duties resolutions, and after them they pro posed that the house should go into committee on the Spirits Duties bill. Mr. MAGUIRE thought the right hon. gentleman was in error in supposing that the people in Ireland had had ample time to consider the bill, and he trusted he would not hurry it through the house. Mr. F. SCULLY said it was 'only last night that he received the opinions of his constituents on the bill. The subject - then dropped. ANNEXATION OF Mr. Mr. COBDEN said as there was now so much diffi culty in a private member bringing anything under dis cussion in the house, he would take that opportunity of calling attention to a subject of some importance. They were informed by papers recently laid before the house, that an extensive territory belonging to the Burmese empire had been annexed to our East India territory. In reading the papers he had some difficulty in arriving at this*piece of information, viz., by whose authority was that territory annexed to the British possessions in India ? He observed that the Governor-General, by his procla mation annexing the province of Pegu, referred to a communication which he had had with the secret com mittee of the court of directors, and stated that the step he had taken had received their concurrence and ap proval • but it did not appear whether the Government or the Board of Control had been a consenting party. The inhabitants of the district who were of a semi-bar barous description, had been inducted to all the rights and privileges of Englishmen. They were now, in fact, subjects of these realms, while the Government were re sponsible for the good management of the district, and bound to protect the natives under every circumstance, and in all parts of the world. Now, this was a most serious responsibility, and the house ought to know by whose authority this annexation had taken place. He con tended that the people of this country ought to have an opportunity of pronouncing an opinion upon such subjects as this. So far from regarding this annexation of ter ritory as any benefit to this country, he looked upon it as a positive evil. Indeed, it has more than once been pronounced to be an evil to extend our Indian territory, and yet a district had recently been added to it extending over an enormous area, and containing a population of between 30,000,000 and 40,000,000. He did not know who was to be held responsible for all this, but the question he wished to ask was this, was the province of Peps annexed to our In dian possessions with the authority of the British Government ; and secondly, if so, was there any dispatch in existence which could be produced and which would show the nature of the authority given ? Sir C. WOOD was quite ready to answer the ques tion, but he must in the first place deprecate the prac tice of commenting upon important questions at a time when there could be no time or opportunity for a full 'and ample discussion. (Hear, hear.) He did not at all wish to say that no discussion ought to be had upon this important subject, hut this was not the proper time for taking it. Now, with regard to the first q uestion. He was asked whether the Governor-General of India ordered the annexation of this territory without any pre vious instructions from home, and his reply must be, certainly not ; for it would be found by a reference to pages 46 and 53 of the papers already on the table, relating to this subject, that autho rity was given by the Home Government for the annexa tion to the territory. With regard to the second ques tion, which required him to state whether there was any dispatch in existence conveying such authority, and at the same time describing the boundaries of Pegu, ho begged to state that he was not aware of the existence of such a dispatch ; but as to the latter part of the ques tion it should be remembered that Pegu was a totally distinct territory from Burmah, inhabited by a different race of people, who bad uniformly received our troops in a kind and cordial manner, and who were glad to be rescued from the grasp and tyranny of their former conquerors. (Hear, hear.) Mr. T. M. GIBSON wished to know whether the right lion. gentleman had sufficiently informed himself upon this subject as to be able to hold out hopes that this new province would be able to pay its own ex penses. Sir C. WOOD said that so far as he was informed, he had every reason to believe that the province would pay its own expenses. Mr. BRIGHT said that there were unfortunately so few opportunities for making statements of this nature that he was not surprised that his honourable friend had brought this subject forward to-night. (Hear, hear.) They were now told that Pegu could pay its own expenses, but that was precisely the same statement that they had heard in other in stances since the days of Clive. The results, however, always showed that the Government authorities were mistaken. He wished to know whether any limits had been fixed to the territory to be annexed ? Sir C. WOOD said no precise limits had been defined, but be had intimated his own wish that it should be con fined in as narrow limits as possible. DOCKYARD ELECTIONS. In reply to Sir J. SHELLEY, Lord J. RUSSELL said it was his intention to post pone his motion, for leave to bring in a bill to disfran chise persons employed in Dockyards, until Thursday se'nnight. REBELLION IN CHINA. In reply to Viscount JOCELYN, Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated that information had reached the Government that the rebellion in China was making considerable progress, and the Governor of Shanghai had made a communication on the subject to Sir G. Bonham the superintendent of Hong Kong. Sir G. Bon ham had sent a force to protect British subjects and their property in the disturbed district, while the Government had given orders that sufficient means should be afforded for the protection of the property of British subjects, but care was to be taken that there was no interference whatever in the civil war at present going on. (Hear.) The motion that the house at its rising do adjourn until Monday, was then agreed to. MAYNOOTII. In answer to Mr. MAGUIRE, Lord J. RUSSELL said the Government had no in. tention of proposing a supplementary vote for the re. pairs of Maynooth, in place of the rote which was re. fused last night. LAW OF PARTNERSHIP. In answer to Mr. RICARDO, _ .. . Mr. CARDWELL said th,t the Commission which was to be issued on the subject had passed from the bands of the Lord Chancellor, and would be soon nomi nated. INCOME TAX BILL. On the motion for the second reading, Mr. DISRAELI said that, considering the state of public business, it was not the intention of the gentle men with whom he acted to oppose the present stage of the bill. They reserved to themselves, however, the full right of making any amendments they might think proper ; and, with regard to the third reading, they did not wish it to be understood that they had consented to the principle of the bill by taking this course, as their only wish was to combine the facilitation of public busi ness with the full discussion proper to such an important subject. (Hear, hear.) In answer to Mr. CRAUFURD, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he knew of no reason why any difference should be made in the asseasment of the property of royal burghs in Scotland and municipal corporations in the country. The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday next. 1 CUSTOMSIDUTIES RESOLUTIONS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he intended to propose so many of these resolutions as were not expected either to be opposed or debated immediately after the Income Tax Bill should have passed through committee, on the same night, at what ever hour it might be. The remainder would be taken on as early a night as could be possibly fixed. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE FOR THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY ♦ND THE DERBY-DAY. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that, on Monday next, he should move that the house adjourn over the Queen's birth-day, and as, on looking to the notice paper, he saw there was but one order of the day down for Wednesday, he should move that the house at its rising on Monday adjourn until Thursday next. (Cheers.) SUPPLY.-ESTIMATES. The House then went into Committee of Supply, and proceeded to vote the remainder of the civil service esti mates. A vote of 4,0491. for defraying the charges of the colonial establishment at the Bermudas was agreed to. On the vote of 7,647/. for defraying the charge of the ecclesiastical establishments in theßritish North American provinces, Sir J. WALMSLEY said, he considered the committee ought to deal impartially with all, and, as they had last night rejected the vote for the payment of the repairs of Maynooth College, he should move that this vote be dis allowed. Mr. PEEL said, that this vote was net connected with the policy of maintaining a church establishment in British North America. That was at one time considered a proper policy for this country to pursue, but it had long since been determined that no new grants of money should be made, and that those annual payments should continue to be made which had been promised to the colonial incumbents on their entering on their sacred office. As the present incum bents died off the grant decreased. No new appointments were made, and in the course of time the vote would dis appear altogether from the estimates. If it were, however, disallowed now, Parliament would be guilty of a gross breach of faith. After some conversation the vote was agreed to. On the vote of 12,1511. for the expenses of the Indian Department in Canada, Mr. WILLIAMS inquired whether this vote was not also gradually decreasing ? Mr. PEEL replied that the Government proposed to dis continue the grant in four years. The item for presents to the Indians was to be divided into four portions, one of which was to be discontinued every year. Mr. MACGREGOR supported the vote. Mr. NEWDEGATE asked the grounds for the discon tinuance of this grant ? He had understood th a t it was originally made in return for the cession of land. Mr. PEEL was understood to state that the grant was not made on auk such grounds. Mr. NEWDEGATE believed that the Indians in Canada were materially benefited by these presents, and still con sidered that they were originally made for military services and for the cession of laud to the British Government. He must confess that he saw with feelings of discontent a proceeding which amounted to repudiation. Lord J. RUSSELL said that, when this question was under consideration, he did not hear any argument in fa vour of the continuance of the grant on the ground that its discontinuance would be a breach of faith ; and he did not believe that the grant was made in return for the ces sion of land. Mr. BRIGHT had the authority of a Canadian gentle man for stating that these presents, in the mode in which they were at present made, were most pernicious to the Indians—(hear)—and led to "debauchery and degradation. He was glad that the grant was to be discontinued, but hoped that with its discontinuance the salaries of the offi cials employed in distributing the presents would also cease. (Hear.) _ _ In answer to Mr. SPOONEB, Lord J. RUSSELL said, he believed that no conditions of any kind were attached to the original grant, but he would inquire into it. (Hear.) After some conversation, the vote was agreed to. On the vote being proposed that the sum of 19,4281. be granted to defray the salaries of the Governors, Lieuten ant-Governors, and others in the West India colonies, and Prince Edward's Island, Colonel DUNNE wished to know why Demerara, Hon duras, and other islands, which were self-supporting, were not mentioned in the estimates ? Mr. PEEL said, all the colonies whose salaries were paid out of a Parliamentary grant were included in these estimates, but the rest, whose emoluments were paid out of the colonial resources, were put into the colonial esti mates. Mr. V. SMITH asked whether the salary of the Chief Justice of Anguilla, which was put down at 1001. a year, was the whole that person received? Mr. PEEL believed that the duties of the office of Chief Justice of Barbadoes, Anguilla, and Antigua were all dis charged by the same person, and that he received the emoluments arising from the three offices. Mr. W. WILLIAMS thought the colonies ought to maintain their own governors, and ho particularly objected to so large a sum as 4,0001. a-year being paid to the Go vernor-in-Chief of the Windward Islands. Mr. PEEL said, that with regard to the large salary to the Governor of the Windward Islands, his impression was that when the arrangement was originally made the Go vernor-in-Chief was in command of that station. Latterly, however, that office had not been held in conjunction with the office of civil governor. It must be borne in mind that Barbadoes was a great naval station, and the head-quarters of the Windward Islands ; and the Governor-in-Chief was called upon to exercise more hospitality than the Governor in-Chief of the Leeward Islands. Mr. J. MACGREGOR was of opinion that they would never be able to govern the colonies unless this country paid the salaries of the governors . and chief justices, in the same way as they paid the salaries of ambassadors at foreign Courts. ' Mr. W. WILLIAMS was not surprised that his hon. friend should differ from him, for he had never known his hon. friend in one single instance support economy. (A laugh.) The vote was then agreed to. A vote of 30,2621. to defray the salaries, allowances, and contingencies of the stipendiary justices in the West Indies, Mauritius, &c., was then agreed to. On a vote being proposed of 16,8401. to defray the esti mated amount in aid required for the civil establishment on the coast of Africa, Mr. W. 'WILLIAMS was understood to complain that the estimate was not complete by reason of some charge for stores not having been introduced. Mr. LUCAS said, that when he saw the hon. member rise he expected it was for the purpose of objecting to the item of 4001. put down as the stipend paid to the chaplain at the Gambia. He (Mr. Lucas) was not going to object to that charge himself ; but when he remembered that only last night hon. gentlemen opposite voted against a small item for Maynooth, on the principle that they were op posed to all grants for religious purposes, he thought it would only have been consistent if they had objected to this sum of 4001. Mr. W. WILLIAMS said, some provision must be made for religious instruction in these distant colonies, and it was impossible it could be done in any other way than that now adopted. If it could be shown that the majority of the people at the Gambia were Roman Catholics, he would willingly vote a sum for a Roman Catholic priest. Sir J. ANDERSON thought there was no inconsistency in voting against the Maynooth grant, and yet not oppos ing the present vote. Mr. LUCAS believed there was an instance of a Catholic ambassador, Mr. Wyso, at Athens, having a chaplain with that embassy. Lord PALMERSTON said, it was a mission, and not an embassy, at Athens. Chaplains were appointed to em bassies, but not to Missions. The vote was finally agreed to, as was also a vote of 5,0001. for Western Australia. On the vote of 5,0901 : for New Zealand, _ . Mr. V. SMITH inquired if the Governu - aent had received any dispatches respecting the way it. which the inhabitants had received the act of last session, and particularly the decision as to the New Zealand Company ? Mr. PEEL replied that the Government had not so much as heard of the arrival of the act. Agreed to. On the vote of 976/. for Heligoland, Mr. MULL moved that it be redu ;:ed by 1001., being the amount of salary paid to two clergymen, at 501. each. Mr. PEEL explained that the inhabitants were really too poor to make any provision for those rev. gentlemen. Mr. BRIGHT.—Then is it necessary to maintain them there ? No answer. The vote was agreed to. On the vote of 4,750/. for the Falkland Islands, Colonel DUNNE observed that the charges were very heavy, and inquired what the population was ? Mr LUCAS said, he really was sorry to trouble the house about this everlasting subject of chaplains, but they saw hon. gentlemen opposite objecting to every vote for Irish or Roman Catholic purposes and pressing their objec tions to a division, while they only objected to votes for other denominations, but did not di v id e against them. They had, i n this instance, a vote of 4001. f or a chaplain, but hon. gen tl emen opposite sat quite still. Sir J. SHELLEY said, the hon. member for Meath was too quick. He was ready to vote against the item if it ap peared unnecessary, but they must take the estimates as they found them turn out. He moved that the vote be reduced by the sum of 400/. for the chaplain. The committee divided ; the numbers were, For the amen d men t 33 Against it B6 Majority 53 The voto was then agreed to without reduction. On the vote of 9,200/. required to defray the charge of Hong Kong, Mr - . W. - WILLIAMS called attention to the monstrous salaries of the officers in this settlement. The Governor had 6,0001. ; the Treasurer and Registrar-General 9001., to manage a revenue of only 22,0001. ; the Chaplain received 7001. ; the Chief Justice 3,0001. ; th e Att orney -General 1,5001., and the indicial department 1,7501. Mr. PEEL stated there had been a large annual reduc tion of late years in the amount of this vote. In 1845 it was 49,000/. ; there had been a progressive reduction sin ce then up to the present ti me ; an d he anticipated that that reduction would continue. The salaries might appear large, but hon. gentlemen must remember how extremely trying to an English constitution was the climate of Hong Kong ; and officers, therefore, required a higher rate of remunera tion for going there. Mr. M`MAHON called attention to the fact that the colonial chaplain received 7001., and 951. 15s. for contin gencies. Adding this to the sum paid to the chaplain in the last vote, the two made up, within a few pounds, the amount of the Maynooth grant rejected last night. He submitted that, if hon. members opposite were sincere in carrying out with regard to the colonies the principle they had applied to Ireland, they ought to resist the item to which he had alluded in this vote. Sir J. SHELLEY said, that a vote had been taken just now when this item had come before the committee, and by another division immediately afterwards they would be only delaying business unnecessarily. Mr. BRIGHT asked whether there was any prospect that by and by the whole of the vote now asked for might be done away with ? He thought several of the officers employed at Hong Kong were altogether unnecessary. Mr. PEEL believed the reduction which had already taken place there would continue, but could give iso as surance that the vote would altogether disappear. Mr. MAGUIRE wished to know what provision there was at Hong Kong for the spiritual necessities of Roman Catholic soldiers? Captain SCOBELL impressed upon the committee the necessity of looking to the highest offices as well as to the lowest. 6,0001. a-year was too much for any governor to have, and he hoped the committee would be divided upon it. Mr. PEEL replied, that one reason why the salary was large was, that the Governor's services did not entitle him to a retiring pension. Mr. W. WILLIAMS said the English Consul at Canton, Dr. Bowring, only received 1,8001., and he would venture to say his services were worth as much as those of the Governor of Hong Kong. Lord J. RUSSELL, in answer to Mr. MAGUIRE, said, that no provision was made in the vote for the spiritual necessities of Roman Catholic soldiers in the island. Mr. MAGUIRE accordingly moved that the vote be re duced by the sum of 7951. 175., the amount voted for the Protestant chaplain of the colony. Mr. LUCAS wished to know whether there were any Roman Catholic soldiers in Hong Kong ? Colonel DUNNE said, if there were, he thought it probable some provision for a Roman Catholic chaplain would be found in the army estimates. Captain SCOBELL took exception to the amount of the Governor's salary. It appeared he received 3,0001. a-year as Governor, and 3,0001. a-year as Chi e f S uper i ntendent of Trade. He moved that the salary of both offices be 4,5001. Mr. PEEL felt satisfied that 3,0001. a-year was not too much for the Governor. The other salary- as Chief Super intendent of Trade was not now before the house. Mr. BRIGHT said, that there was nothing more mon strous than to give such a salary for two offices which one person was able to fill. If the house gave a man 3,0001. a year as Governor, they had a right to the whole of his time. Mr. MULLINGS did not think it would be proper, under the circumstances, to reduce the salary in the pre sent year. _ Captain SCOBELL withdrew his amendment until the second salary of 3,000/. came before the house, Colonel BLAIR remarked, thst in all garrisons abroad money was given that the Roman Catholic solders might attend the worship of their church. Mr. PELLATT would vote against the payment of the Protestant chaplain. Mr. DRUMMOND said, that if the Government selected a Roman Catholic chaplain for Hong Kong or any other gar rison abroad, he would probably be objected to by the ecclesiastical authorities of his church. So long as the Church of England was connected with the State, the Go vernment could appoint no ecclesiastical persons except they belonged to the Established Church. (Hear.) After a short conversation, Mr. MAGUIR.E said that 33 hon. members had just voted against a similar grant, and he expected a larger number now, because the vote was double the amount. (A laugh.) The committee then divided— For the amendment Against it Majority 44 The vote was then agreed to. The following votes were also agreed to :- 2,3001. for establishments at Labuan. 17,3961. for the Emigration Board and officers. 21,2111. for the support of captured and liberated negroes. 8,850/. for the mixed commissions for the suppression of the slave trade. On the question that the sum of 148,0331. be granted for defraying the expense of the consular establishments abroad, Captain SCOBELL moved that the salary which the Governor of Hong Kong received as Superintendent of Trade at that place should be reduced by 1,5001. Lord PALMERSTON informed the committee that when the Chinese trade was first thrown open an arrange ment was made, on the suggestion of the Ea s t I n di a Com pany, by whi c h three superintendents were established in China, one with a salary o f 6,0001., ano th er w ith one of 4,0001., and the third with one of 2,0001. When we ob tained possession of the island of Hong Kong the Govern ment made what was thought to be an economical arrange ment; they abolished two of the superintendents of trade, and gave to the one who remained only half the salary en joyed by the first superintendent under the previous ar rangement, and combined the office with that of Gover nor of Hong Kong. The duties of Superintendent at Kong Kong were of an arduous and multifarious charac ter ; they were likewise extremely important. In point of fact, he was the British Plenipotentiary in that part of the world, as well as the Chief Director of Trade. If the Government of China had to transact any business with us, it would be done through the medium of the Go vernor of Hong Kong in his capacity of Superintendent of Trade. Taking these circumstances into consideration, it was his opinion that the Superintendent's salary was not more than ought to be assigned to him. Hon. members, also, should not lose sight of the fact that the climate of China was exceedingly injurious to a British constitution. In the period during which he had the honour to conduct the foreign affairs of the country, he had to lament the loss of several most promising officers who fell victims to' the Chinese climate, while many others were compelled by ill ness to return home. When the Government was about to fix the salaries of the superior officers in China, he felt it his duty to inquire what salaries were paid by commercial establishments to their agents in that country, and he found that they generally exceeded those which were finally assigned to our chief officers. Mr. WILLIAMS remarked that the noble lord's obser vations applied equally to all our Chinese establishments, and yet there was no_ officer in any of them who wus paid in the same extravagant way as the Superintendent of Trade at Hong Kong. The hon. member then suggested that it was desirable to get rid of attaches generally, and declared that he saw no occasion for maintaining consuls at Paris, Madrid, and other inland capitals. After a short discussion, the committee divided— For the amentment Against it Majority Mr. W. WILLIAMS called attention to the charges for " postages" and "journeys on public service" put down for our Minister at Wurtemberg. What services a Minister at Wurtemberg could perform he did not understand, nor did he see any use in having Ministers at all at such petty Governments as these. We had a Minister not only at Wurtemberg, but at Hanover and Saxony. All these Governments were represented at Frankfort, and he thought Germany would be sufficiently attended to if we had representatives at Frankfort, Austria, and Prussia. (Hear, hear.) Lord PALMERSTON said that the charge for postage had reference to the communications between the mission at Wurtemberg and the Foreign-office. The Minister at Wurtemberg was accredited also to the Court of Baden, and necessarily had at times to go to the latter Court, and he presumed that the journeys to which the hon. member referred were thus to be accounted for. With respect to the question generally of having diplomatic relations with the smaller Courts of Germany, the hon. gentleman seemed to underrate the value and importance of that matter. Having had some years' experience in connexion with the subject, he could assure the house that it was important for this country to have these means of diplomatic inter course with the various members of the Germanic body. Our Minister at Frankfort could not serve the same pur pose, for he was accredited to the Diet, and the ropesenta fives of the German powers at the Diet, though having power to deal with German interests, in the aggre gate, could not discuss the concerns of the separate and in dependent bodies to which they belonged. The Government i e r ab e of this country had occasionally obtained important infor mation from the smaller said, Court th s a o t f la m s a t tt y e e r a s ra whici con s regardedconsiderable e a for the Chancelloramba sa discussion s e cau g ps r st e jaiaotunerts(l)ookowßpelErac respecting the and d te t m he Powers. Captain deferenceo•me o do f is the e chaplain Exchequer at Constantinople, q uer withdrew it in of the house, and he wi s h e d t o k now whether the sauce to th e f eel i ng item, or any part of it, was now before the house? point ia P t A ; L b bl a E t, b ß e S p T r O oc N s r e i l d , to he was not a observe, thacituittehermie fv e as on a large amount of British t co h n al fliderable British community, shipping, an d consequently a great numb er of British sea men at Con s t an ti nop l e. He should ther e f ore think it of i m m e p a o a r a ta o n f cowotrshabtipthaetrc aai e asuhsotuldt be provid e d f or them decent nople. R Mr. KINNAIRD inquiredC.4 rovewrhnamtenmt(' o e f ar so h u e t a h r ) the negotiati ons w i th th e as the condition of respecting British hubject Carolina Charleston, lodged in gaol, s taken out of British ships at for their maintenanceth and , charged a considerable sum Lord PALMERSTONere state the precise • replied, that he was not able to condition of the negotiation; but the ques tion was ono of great interest and considerable difficulty. The slave States in the south of the American TTnion had passed laws, which he should forbear from characterising, but the result of which was that any man of colour belong. ing to the crew of any ship which arrived at a port it a slave State was immediately arrested, and kept in gaol so long as the vessel remained in the port. The British Go vernment for a lous course of time had represented to the Government of the United States that such a proceeding was a violation of treaties with the Union at large. Th a t assertion had not, h e b e li eve d, b een d en i e d b y th Federal Government, but the constitution of the United States was such that the action of the Federal Government on the separate States was next to nothing ; and it had been fairly represented to the British Government by the Federal Go vernment that to insist on the repeal of those laws under which the proceedings in question took place, and which, whatever they in England might think of them, arose out of the feelings of the local States, would raise questions be tween those States and the Federal Government which would be exceedingly inconvenient, if not destructive, to the Union. (Hear, hear.) The British Consul at Charleston, by instructions from his Government, had entered into communication wiih the local Government for the purpose of obtaining certain modifications of the obnoxious laws, but up to the time when he (Lord Palmerston) left the Foreign-office, he knew that the negotiations had not led to any satisfactory result ; and he much feared, though he was not precisely informed on the subject, that they had not ended in any desirable arrangement. Nevertheless the attention of the Government, he was confident, was still directed to the subject, and no efforts would be omitted calculated to establish a more satisfactory state of things. (Hear, hear.) Lord D. STUART thought that what bad fallen from the noble lord showed the importance of England having an ambassador at Constantinople. Had our ambassador been there a short time back, probably the affair of Monte negro would have been decided less unfavourably to the interests of the Turkish empire. (Hear.) He hoped they should see from information that must, sooner or later, be laid upon the table of the house,_ that th e expense to w hi c h this count r y h a d b een put with regard to the mission to Constantinople had not been thrown away, and that the diplomatists employed there had done their duty, and given to tho Government of Turkey that support which, from ancient treaties and the professions of our Government, it had a right to expect against any power which might have endeavoured to impair her integrity or injure her inde pendence. Mr. PELLATT wished to ask the noble lord how it was that so large a sum as 1,6351. Bs. 4d. appeared in the mis cellaneous charges connected with the Spanish embassy ? Lord PALMERSTON laid, he had before explained that there were some extra expenses connected with the mission to Spain. The expenses connected with the mis sion were of two kinds ; the one consisted of the fixed sala ries of the Minister and those who were attached to the embassy ; the other of extraordinary or incidental expenses —such as postage, messages, &c., which varied from time to time. The vote was then agreed to, as were also the follow. ing :- 132,980/. for superannuation and retired allowances. 2,9671. for Toulonese and Corsican emigrants. 2,000/. for the Vaccine establishment. 3251. for the Refuge of the Destitute. On a vote of 4,2801. being proposed for the subsistence of Polish refugees, and allowances to distressed Spaniards, Mr. REPTON moved as an amendment that 2,0001. be substituted for 3,0001., as the relief to be given to Polish refugees. Tile CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was not cognisant of the arrangements connected with the origin of this grant ; but there was a diminution of the grant, and he believed there would be a further diminution of it in future years. Lord PALMERSTON said, with regard to the Polish refugees, he thought this arrangement was made, that no addition was to be made to the number relieved out of the fund. Those refugees came hero in great distress ; many of them were very deserving persons, and totally dependent for subsistence on the very small amount doled out to them out of this sum ; and he knew the Government of which ho was formerly a member made this arrangement—that those who were upon the list should continue to receive their allowances so long as they remained in this country ; but if they went away they lost their allowances, and did not receive them in the event of their returning ; and that no new names should be put upon the list. The vote was, therefore, in the course of gradual diminution. Lord D. STUART related the circumstances under which the grant originated ; and submitted that after the house had taught the subjects of the grant to depend upon it, by renewing it from year to year, it would be hard to deprive them of it now. Mr. HINDLEY opposed the vote on the ground that it was hard that the working classes of this country should be taxed for such a purpose. Mr. BLACKETT thought, on the other hand, if the working classes wore polled, a vast majority of them would be found to be in favour of continuing this relief to a meri torious but unfortunate class of individuals, for their suf ferings in a cause which must be dear to every English man. (Hear.) Sir W. JOLIFFE hoped that, ore long, they should hear no •more of gr an t s lik e thi s. H e trusted that England would always offer an asylum to political refugees, but that that house would cease to subsidise them. Mr. REPTON declined to divide the committee, and the vote was agreed to. On a vote of 4,4691. being proposed to pay miscellaneous allowances formerly defrayed from the Civil List, for which no permanent provision had been made by Parliament, Sir J. SHELLEY asked for explanation as to the charge bf 4001. for the college of St. David's, Lampeter • and the annuity of 5001. granted by King Charles 11. to ' the ances tor of the late Sir Thomas Clarges, in fee, and charged upon the coal dues. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the item of 100/. for St. David's College came under the head of charges removed from the Civil List of 1831. With re spect to the annuity granted by Charles 11. to the ances tor of the late Sir Thomas Clarges, the same observation was applicable. The coal duties had been relieved of it, and it was now placed under the head of Miscellaneous Charges. Mr. MIALL wished the Chancellor of the Exchequer to explain the items in this vote of " the Bishop of Chester for stipends of two preachers in Lancashire, 921. 16s ;" and " Minister of the Gaelic Church at Cromarty, stipend paid for some years from civil contingencies, 1001." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said these were charges which had been upon the votes for a consi derable number of years, and at a previous period detailed explanations of them had been printed with the votes, as the honourable member might have seen on a reference to these votes. Mr. HINDLEY suggested that it would be desirable that the house should have the names of the " poor French refugee clergy," to whom TOO/. of this vote was allotted. Mr. BRIGHT thought the proposition to furnish the names of the gentlemen in question a reasonable one. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had no objection to produce their names, if the hon. member for Ashton (Mr. Hindley) would make a motion with that view. Mr. VERNON SMITH hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer would recal his permission to produce the names of the French refugee clergy, for to publish the names of those poor persons would be to take away the grace which new attached to our charity towards them. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.,noincided with the feeling of his right hon. friend (Mr. V. Smith) on this point, and ventured to hope that the hon. member for Ashton (Mr. Hindley) would abstain from moving for the production of the names in question, he (the Chan cellor of the Exchequer) promising to satisfy himself that there was no fraud committed on the Government in this matter. The vote was then agreed to. On the vote of 1,460/. to defray the expense of the Foundling Hospital department of the House of Industry, Mr. VANCE complained of a deduction of 10 per cent. from former votes for the hospitals in Dublin. This was a breach of the agreement made at the time of the union, that the same amount of assistance should be afforded to the public hospitals as was granted by the Irish Parlia ment. His hon. colleague had given notice of a motion for a select committee to inquire into the whole subject of the Dublin hospitals, and he suggested that the present vote should be postponed until after the inquiry of the com mittee. Mr. WILLIAMS said that as none of the London hos pitals received any assistance from the public purse, he saw no reason for placing similar institutions in Dublin upon a different footing. Colonel DUNNE said that the greater number of the hospitals in Dublin were handed over at the time of the union on the condition that they should be supported by this country. The revenue of Ireland had been taken, its taxation had been doubled, its debt increased, and it was now proposed that the benefits to which the country was fairly entitled should be withdrawn. The vote was then agreed to, as wore also the following :- 10,290/. for the House of Industry, Dublin. 600/. for the Female Orphan Asylum. 1,350/. for the Westmoreland Lock Hospital. 6001. for the Lying-in Hospital. 9451. for Dr. Siee;ens' Hospital. 2,2801. for the Fever Hospital. 3001. for the Hospital of Incurables. On the motion to vote a sum of 38,492/. for non-con forming and other dissenting ministers in Ireland, Sir J. SHELLEY moved that the vote be expunged_ Mr. BRIGHT said that having been in the north of Ire land some time since he had an opportunity of) making in quiries as to the working of these grants, he found that it was in many respects unsatisfactory. Ile would not enter into the general objection to these grants, nor into the objection to the present grant as regarded Ireland particu larly, further than to say that the Presbyterians were more numerous in the north of Ireland than the members of the Established Church, and were in a more comfortable con dition than the average population of Ireland, so that no ground existed for this grant, which did not apply with tenfold more force with respect to the Roman Catholic population. (Hear, hoar.) The plan pursued in the north r, applied of Ireland in reference to these grants of money, aad he had the statement from a gentgleomuthtaanotfotfthhseteyrinegchtaile:s subscribed between this. If twelve heads of families seceded from any existing denomination and formed themselves into a separat e eon _ h ey,on fo ce r rt a if s y u i m n Nothing con gregation, itt g w ehh a h e ie t e ns i n o gu ci Governmento h vu t e al m dr i e 3 bd s e 1 f. more for the eb ectal iv p ceu a e y ina m t e as e e v n e t rat ohtfayna:stlliennhiin.lateetlisyyspostecriunmbato: privatote morality. (Hear.) graorduterwathas. made atdl!ey might not raise a tßeuritant the e o f fact I r w e liasn'dthien muzzle the Presby bark or a howl in harmony with th ' Roman Catholics against the Establ. their fellow-citizens, th e —and t e —and it was most!discreditabl to ished Church--(hear) this large sum of money an e them to consent to receive dered in no other light thannuallY' Which could be e°ll3i. from remonstrating against as a bribe to prevent them lished Church in that the existence of the Estab a Presbyterian he would use (Hear, hear.) If ho were he did in reference to iiise much stronger language than greatest importance that this grant. He thought it of the be established complete religious justice should But if the between sects in Ireland. (Hear, hear.) grant now, he hopedGovernmentwere not prepared to abolish this they would say that it would not be made larger in fntu re be cause if the 38,0001. b ecame 50 ,000/, or more, thoro ' would be greater difficulty in deal ing with the ' question at a future time. (Hear, hear.) This would giv e cons id era bl e satisfaction, because it would show th a t th e o bj ect of the Government was to establish religious equality in Ireland. (Hear, hear.) Lord C. HAMILTON did not think the lion. member for Manchester was justified as a man of peace and on ano nymous authority in charging the Presbyterians of Ire land with deliberate fraud and swindling of the public money by making false representations as to the amount of subscriptions received from the congregations. (Hear, hear.) "He thought that a feeling of propriety and self-re. spect would have prevented the hon. member from charging a religious body with such gross and degrading acts, with . out at least bringing forward some evidence in support of them. Sir W. CLAY regretted to find himself under the neces sity of supporting the amendment in consequence of the A 13i I 10 894 564 7 6 113 i 91k SO S i i 12' 16a i / 9h ,118; x new 2+ x new 901 301 I 75 1 i i 51i 4 11 12 53i 4 96 1130 1 Inn 11 i 101 28i 45 4i 37i ox 21