The Sun. — London, England, 1853-06-25 00:00:00

M°37- ii r MARKET AND COMMERCIAL I NTELLIGENCE -(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. he sales of co tt on a t Li ver pool yesterday er e estimated at 8,000 bales, of which 2,000 wer e t aken for export and on speculation. The s market_, was steady, an d c l ose d w ithout alteration 2 IJ ri ces. Railway Shares were steady, and prices - . B ' ll 'upward tendency. The follo w i ng part i culars regar di ng th e f or eign 3 e • li rraiit trade are at the present moment of great Illter est. Th ey are supplied by Messrs. Witherby 2 alld. Ranson. : `' The m ar k et has, within the last f ew d ays , un d er - 2. g he entir e c h ange i n c h arac t er , i n as p e ct, and in S 1 :" c e• The operations since the 9 t h i ns t., w h en the .; e , °llB ac tion set in, have been of unusual magnitude ; the Pri AciP al purchasers have been, and still arc, the wholesale grocers, and the result has been a Positive advance of 15s. to 20s. per cwt. upon the vPrices quot e d b y us on the Bt h i nst. f or o ld f ru it, and a B ' t ° 58 . per cwt. on new. On the 10th inst. 80s. P a id at auction for fine Zante in Carroteels and f c ox es ; the latter have been re-sold at 90s. to 100 s., the Price traii er been paid, it is supposed, for Aus ,e a. About 20 tons of s ame doscr;ptien were taken be or consumption at 905., and there appears o little or no Fruit now to be below 735. an t d and little offering in the market. A large parcel belonging to an out port, is said to have been taken 6cia wholesale house at 825., for a portion of which 28s. t , t ~t yB. B offered in March in 1852 ! The market, being ex cited, is irregular and uneven in valuation in price. This whichl'movement is of a different nature from that A b i occurred last July on the first receipt of urfavour f c n ews of the 1852 crop. It then emanated solely r ,° ll l the Continent ; the purchases then made were ex teLlisively on foreign account. Dealers did not credit the ar ticle, and, being tolerably well supplied with the ar ch 8 . held back, hoping that the advance would be They Low find`themselves quite without stock, and are lied to come forward to supply the immediate th 4 „ 14 , 8 of consumers, wants which are augmented by th; backward ness of the season, and the scarcity of 4; green fruits, which ordinarily check the use of ~,;‘ , 1 e , 1 fruits du r i ng th e su mmer months. The ra iluitY with which currants are being cleared off from w arehouses in some degree conffims this opinion. Our t forebodings respecting the new crop will, we regret :, s B a3r, be fully realised, for the advices come worse and ," 1.80 week a ft er wee k. Th e difficulties which we prog 'osticated in our last report as likely to attend the acquisition of fine currants for the autumnal demand, have thus Prematurely presented themselves long before the Period then pointed at." . The statement of the Bank of England for the 'i ee- 'c) to the 18th inst., gives a further con deralile increase in the bunion, and a great falling 1 1 , n the circulation of notes.. The Government it should increased, but the total is not so large as should be at this season. As to the discount business,, it continued to fall off. Compared with '4le previous week, the changes as follows ! Active circulation... £22,695,780 Decrease 387,000 bullion 18,635,826 Rest Increase 156,311 3,114,532 2,938 4,615,831 Increase Publi c Deposits Increase Other Deposits Decrease Seven-day and other Bills 1,307,045 Decrease 25,193 Government Securities 13,123,910 Dec.-ease l,OOO other Securities 13,700,97 1, Decrease 545,261 Notes unemployed 9,420,215 Increase Bills of Exchange were negotiated here yester 'BY afternoon at very firm rates upon the princi pal continental cities. Paris, 90 days, was taken at 2 5 25 to 27-1 2 ; Antwerp, at 25 27i to 30 ; Am- Z te rdarn, at 11 181 to 19 ; Hanaburgh, at 13 8 to ; and Trieste, at 11 3 to 5. c The Cunard steamer having made a splendid _ 111 . 1 . 1 ," has arrived from the other side of the At 4detic, but the letters will not be delivered in the c ity until Monday. The amount of gold bullion and coin exported froml London direct during the week to Thursday last, was 17,666 ounces an d 535,5001.; an d of silver '- 0 ,900 ounces and 301. There w ere 2,681/. 12s. 4d. in New 21 per Cent. St ook " accepted" yesterday at the Bank of Eng 44nd. The English stocks are particularly firm, but withi ) no sp ecu l a ti ve b us i ness d o i ng . Consols have 9 9t1 and the Reduced 3 per Cents., 99 g. The New 31 Per Cents. have been 102 - i and since u'Dwn. to 101 i and 102. Exchequer Bills are 2s. to 1 1 68 - premium. Foreign securities are steady, but almost nominal, !(-> little has been doing. Grenada Bonds have , • been marked 22k, and Mexican 28. Brazilian Old • , •‘: „i_ve per Cents. are at 100, Portuguese Four per `' 2 ,eilts. have realised 3 0 and and the New Deferred • The Swedish Loan is at 1i discount. There en no bargains in Russian or Dutch . Sto c k, • -143 ,- _,Sbares,-ratbougli very well sUpported, and Passive, and in the French lines there is nothing doing. The Gold Mine Shares are neglected, and there is Scarcely anything doing in the Australian Banks or the Laud Companies. t RITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (Front the Official List.) Per Cent. Reduced Annuities New 3 i per Cent. Annuities Co nsols for Account £chequer Bills, ld. 000 2500 Small Business done. On 102 A 1,1 98 g 2 5 p 2 5p 2 5 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Ilrazilian Fonds, 5 per Cent Grenada Bonds, Ex. Dec., 1849, Coupon 22i V:xican 3 per Cent. Po rt geese Bonds, 4 per Cent. ash New Deferred, 3 per Cent 231 .4Wedish Loan TWO O'CLOCK. 98 i x a Consols for Opening 19th July OLD ROMAN JARS.—Yesterday morning, while a St / lumbe r of men were employed in digging the founda- 50 b ons for new houses at the back of the Dyer's Arms, Ca nnon -street, City, they found two jars, one of con 12 - '' ; 'oerable si ze and the other of smaller dimensions, both 12. „1 1 a state of perfect preservation. There can be little 25 ' doubt that. they are Roman jars. Three pieces of silver ° 4 l were found in the smaller jar. 10 PALL OF A HOUSE AT HACKNEY.—Yesterday a con- 6 L'iderable alarm prevailed in the neighbourhood of 12 flaekn e y Ch urc h, i n con s e quence of a report that a 12, 4ouse had fallen down and that some men were buried 12A 44 the ruins. Several persons ran to the spot, when the , ° ad was found covered with bricks, and at the same St. roe some labourers were employed in removing another 1 " under which it was stated there were two of their 2 '6 3 ).110w-workmen, of the names of Wm. Haines and Wil- 5 ltaM Turner. After considerable exertions, they were 2 dis covered, when they were immediately attended to by St. 4 " - r• Garratt and Mr. Wright. surgeons. Upon making 20 a n examination to ascertain what injuries they had re- St. ceb ied, it was found that Haines was suffering from a Co mpound fracture of the right leg ; and that Turner's 15 t high b one was f rac t ure d near th e hip. Th e y wer e both ° 10 {`, . °llV eed on stretchers the station to the Q tnla Y n hospital. There from are hopes police of the recovery of 10 , a n ines, but the other man lies in a dangerous state. 25 ° accident arose from undermining a party wall, at- 10 tacked to a house, which came down with a dreadful 1.0. E crash, and buried them in the ruins. A r - caAMINATION OF THE WORKHOUSE CHILDREN OF ST. 20 station of afternoon, the public exami .i't!'tion of the workhouse children of St. Marylebone, by _"e Bishop of London, took place in the chapel . of the 17 :iviorkhouse, in the presence of the directors and guar 25 - ans ef the poor, and a large and fashionable auditory, were highly gratified by the result, and the cleanly ' a nd healthy appearance of the children. LONDON TRAINING INSTITUTION : OR REFORMATORY 1„,, ADULT MALE CRlMlNALS.—Yesterday afternoon a 10 l e , cl ad meeting of the friends and subscribers to this valu- r -",e institution was held in the School-room, Great Smith- 20 l a : te et, West m i ns t er , f or th e purpose o f p u bli c l y t a ki ng 20 / to re ,well of sev en t een o f th e i nma t es , w h o are go i ng 20 to Ameri ca . Th e pres id en t, th e E ar l o f Sh a ft es b ury , 20 t e a k th e c h a i r, and amongst those present we observed 20 kr Earl Waldegrave, Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P., 5 e n • B. tall, M.P., Captain O'Brien, Director of iten v ict Prison s ; th e R ev . F. R oge t s , M.A., tie 2o 01 ; rne v _• C. Hum e M r . E rnes t B unsen , &c., &o, Th e eti'ng havlng been opened by prayer, the ne l ele chairman I :caste" the intending emigrants in a very kind man- _ _ eZiand stated th a t th e soc i e ty h a d h a d i n hardly a tole i nstance to deplore the aid it hadgiven to those aslike th emselves had gone through the 12 months' ra in the i ns tit u ti on , and then bad emig ra t e d t o tityther land. He impressed upon them the mos th had carefully following up th e goo d truths t a j there learnt, and trusted that in the th eni :_ad to which they were going they would prove th e , V i 'ves good citizens but, above all, he desired that b tli f, B e ould seek th e citizenship of that city " whose r and maker is God." After addresses from the '' C a e , v _ . 14 . r. Rogers, Mr. Ball, MX., Mr. E. Bunsen, and Fo rtner O'Brien several ye satisfactory letters from p ro pupils were read, and very benediction having been 4u need, the meeting separated. INCIDErr last a 01' THEATRICAL LIFE.—On Friday 1 )-- • woman with two children applied to Mr. C. f 0 Y, the deputy t They relieving-officer for Spalding, were in a most deplorable state (Nfeadriue_stitution. The wo man h ad b arely sufficient ° wer g a pparel to cover her, and the children se completely encrusted . with dirt as scarcely to resemble rl ase was given them. An order for the Union 'woman stated that her r e —e was Raiford, cently Played the in that The part she was an actress, and she produced a portio r ef "Juliet " at Horneastle : ` 44.8 • t h at 414 ' 1 2 ; a bill hearing the name of to Cter. SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RA TLVIA Y 5. Closing Prices Yesterday. It. 100 ?.0 8i Aberdeen Arnbg. Nottng. Bost. dti Eastn. Junc....... B!rmug. Wolverh. & 5t0urVa11ey......... Birkenhd. I.Atnesb. & Cheshire Juuct...... Do. Chosh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons.... Do., £2o . • Bristol & Exeter Caledonian-- -27 i 54 - 54 91 - 104 .4 1 all a ► 28 9 7 dl 141 all 20 - n 18i ;t. 100 3t. 100 50 all 24 dl 100 101 68._ 69 22 —22 A 20 21 ;0 all ',O all Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass. Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Perth &Aber- , deen Junction ....... i . -- .1) i 0 45 5 all 8 - 9 5 I all 51 all IDo. New ..... .... lEast Anglian (£25 & E. & L. & D.)..... 5a 5A 4 13 134 .8 all !O all ;5 all Do., (XlB E. & H.). Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class i A. late E. U. Sh 1 Do., d 0...... .......... Do., B. & C East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk. & Binning. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb. Prth. &D uncle( Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire .) 'Great Western Irish South-Easter. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Laucash. &Yorkshirt Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. & So utb pt. London & Blaekwall Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,16/.Sh. 0!&&B C London & S. Wester Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch Shef. &Lin cln Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland . Do. Birmiug. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. i Si area Newcastle & Carlisle Newmark et ...... Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrovor Do., New Northu. Counties Un North British ..... North Devon, No.l Do., No. 2 Dc., A Deferred... Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury &Birm,g IDo., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) • Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry ...... Shropshire Unio.• 11 - 12 5 81, 1 5 all it. 100 all 81 - 8 72 - 73 54 - 57 70 -- 72 it. 100 .0 1i it. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 it. 100 it. 100 ;t. 1100 •.. 30 - 87 - 88 54 - 56 334 - 136 110 - 112 89} -89 i 95 - 97 15 -16 p 78/ -78 1 44 - 3i- 4 154 - 16 .2 11 i 0 all [6i lat 3t. 100 L 94 16 L 4 114 0 all 0 all .lAi all 8 - 9 14 - lip 1104 - 11,5 11N - 115 it. 100 ;t. 100 :0 12 0 1 it. 100 1 - 2At; 1 -14 p 894 -90 A 51- 4A- 12 - 13 19 - 21 29i -30 i t - 2iti 72t -72 i 40 - 42 A 42i LO 34 5 all ~5 all it. 100 N 41 3 - it. 100 it. 100 0 , t7i 5 17i )0 all it. 100 6 34 ?.5 16 52 54 P 44 4 i d 2t 3 * I all 7i - SA 50 - 52 3t. 100 _5 all i 0 31 it. 100 L 6 13 L 6 611 S all 8 5 !.0 171 ?.0 all 3i 2h d' 33 34 41- bi 9 ... - ... 2,1 ;t. 1100 49 - 50 94 - 96 59 - 61. 62 - 64 ;t. 100 it. 100 ;t. 100 it. 100 70 74 li ldis 17 19 134 -- 14 4 A 20 -- 3 ---21 1t1 711 —71 i 354 36 13 -- 14 10 8 WI all 31 all !O all' ;0 6} 0 all it. 100 0 all !O 15 South Devon South Eastern . South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Do Stockton As Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath.... 23 . : 25 5 119. :0 1 17 :0 I all 2 15;i 94 31 33 10 10,4 (.1 par Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall.. Wmbleden &Croydon Woodford York Newctl.&l4erw Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland !O 13 LO 21s. LO 1 ;t. 100 :5 20 15 11, 3t. 100 694 i 74d 704 7 i : -- 21d 1 60 -- 61 PREFERENCE SHARES. L It. 100 ,Aberdeen 5 all 'Do., No. 2,7 p. c >t. 100 Br's. & Ex. 4p.c. St ',O 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares it. 100 Caledonian £lO ;Si 92 - 96 88 -92 LO7 - - 10) Vii 7: 109, Chester & Holyhead Guar. sy-per Uorxb&Dandenblp.c. all Dundee Perth&A.ber dem Junction all EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent............ all Do. (C 5) 7 per cent.. 2 Do. (& 7175) 7p. et.. all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.] all Do., No. 2 all Do., New 6p. c St. all Eastern Union, Ser . ] Guar. 6 per cent... 100 EastLancash. 6 p.e..6. all Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 5i per cent.. 100 Glasgow a S.Western guar. 5 per cent.... 100 Great Northr 5 p.c. 'lOO Do. sp. c.,Redeem., at 10 p. e. prom.... all Gt. Southn. &West*. (Ireland) Eighths... 6 sit. West% (Berks at' Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. 103 G. West. fixecl4ip e. 6 Lan. & York. F. .£l2O, 100 Do., 6p. e., Stock... 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. a... 100 Do. Prof., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 . ...... . 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c, 5 London &S.Westorn, Con. Thirds -19 A 20.1 A 4l "- - -hPni 6g 4 5 5i 14 -- 21 p 1' -2 p 14i -- 151 194 -- 204 3} - •3i .28 - 130 11 - 113 8A - 8i e l —7 ; 10 107 I a -- ipin 151 153 151 - 157 3i - 4 p 10 Liondondelry & Color. Shares ...... all Londy. & Ennis. A SI. all Ilan ch. ,Shef. , & Shares, No. 1 all Do. Now, £lO 3 00., £6. ' all 31aryptAtCarl. 4 p. c. all Do. 4i per cent 81, Do. ........ ............ ICO Kid. Consol. 6 p.c. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & firm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent all Norfolk Extension all Do. Guar. 5. pe-.• et all Do. Way. Val. 5 p c 100 North British all North Staffordsl:l_,: 100 Oxford. Worcester & Wolyerh. £15,6p. c. 10 -- 11 13i -- 14 8 -- 9 10i -- 11 4 - 41 • • • • • . - p 150 152 par I p 116 118 118 122 115 - 117 25i - 26 15 Do -- all Shrews& Birm. Iv .G. all Shrowsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon Do. Now all 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of R 1 05.% all S.Yorksh.lp.c.Guar. 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. HO York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref. 14 - 104 - 11 17 18 1p 14, —15 i par p 26f —26 f 19f —20 f Icl par 103 - 105 51 - 51 5 Do 10 York &N. Midland 11 lk S. Purch - Business dons this day. Shr. Paid 3 ‘utworp&ltotterth.m 3 IclgianEastn. Junct. 4 3ez;eis to Graisstshac all Jharlerei& Et.quellU. 10 Dijon andllesangon.. Dutch Rhenish ~„,. all East Indiar .„ ( :o. ilxtertltili .... ',; '3'.. Itittilth Peninsula 10 Gd. Junct. of France 1.5 lt.Wcstern Of Canada ShareS.;,. ' . , • 1 awe& O' Pistoja sp.c. 15 fJusembourg 10 Do. (Railway),,., 2 Do. • .. 3 Jo. (Canal) )o. 6 r. et. pit3f 9 iyons 4A VladraE3 all Namur a Liege (with interest) all )o. (ex interest) all northern of France all 00. 201.3 p. o. (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs. all NorwegianTrunkPref 10 Paris and all Paris and Orleans all Paris aad Ronon all Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg., 7 uebec &Richmond ' all Rouen and Havre all Sambre and Meuse._ 4 Do. 5i p. ct. 2 3th-Eastrn. of France 4 southern of France 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders.. ) 8 Do. 5 per c, Pref..,, 10 Western of Frat (T... 2 West. of Switzerland 6 Zea1and".,.„,,,,„.„, - - 14 P 14 - 15 - 12 11 -- p 5 - 1 - I r p 2 - 2} 1 - ip id--} p 41 - 4 1 - 1 = - 2 p 71- 7i •••• e a 14 - f 8 . 3 / 4 - 16 - 161 43 4 p 1 - . 39 - 41 ; 35 - 361 18-19 4 8/- 81 iP idis 81 Bip —jcL 6 •—• 2 d 10 20 20 20 10 20 10 20 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, UNE 25, 1 t)2 IMPERIA L PARLIANIENT. )5. all LO 2 ;0 5 1 all 1 all Agua Fria Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillora Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm Do. Coca,es & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7i p. cent. English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. General Great Nugget Vein... Great Po'gooth Lake Ba;;hurst Liberty Lond.. &Cal iforn. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita Mexican&S.Amerien New Granada Nouveau Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymnoy Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba , South Australian , Tin Cr0ft...... United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa 14 - 11r1 - r 1d par 3 —3i d ivar d d d uar d— p 7 9 HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the copyholders of Hampstead against the Hampstead Estate 1. all 1 all 1 all . ) ,0 13.5 35 24 Bill. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that on Thursday next he would call the attention of the house, by moving an address to her Majesty, to the sub ject of a document which had lately been published in Europe, of great importance, and likely to bear greatly on the aspect of affairs in Europe. The Bishop of WINCHESTER presented a petition against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays. THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY AND THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS. 4A 5 31 33 d 10 I all 1i - lip 10 - 11 60 - 70 7 - 81)1 it. all 15 all 5 all The Bishop of SALISBURY entered at some length into a personal explanation on the subject of certain statements lately made with regard to some arrange ments math by him 16 years ago for the settlement of the revenue of his see, charging him with selfish and avari cious conduct, and also with endeavouring to mislead the commissioners as to the average income of the diocese. The right rev. prelate went at length into figures to show that ho bad acted with the greatest; _less and equity. The object which he had in view appeared to him at the time and appeared to him now to be just and reasonable. The rev. prelate in conclusion, said that be had no right to ask of their lordships any expression of opinion on this case, nevertheless, if any one of their lordships had still any doubt with regard to any part of his statement, if he would have the goodness to put to him any ques tion, he would thereby add to the load of obligation that he had already incurred. (Hear.) It had been his ob ject to show that the commission, through his corres pondence with which these charges arose, was one of which he was not a member, and with which he had no special relations of friendship or influence ; that whether their decision was right or wrong, they alone were respon sible for it; and that the difference between the anticipation and the result arose from a better management of the pro perty which his agents had been able to effect, He had proved the latter by Mr. Caswell's letter, in reference to the copyhold estates, and by Mr. Sotheron's letter in refer ence to the leasehold estates. He trusted, therefore, he should be acquitted of any guilty malversation of pro perty dedicated to the highest purposes.—(Hear, hear.) Nevertheless he admitted that th 9 law under which he had acted was in itself improper, and he had shown his sense of that by availing himself at the earliest moment of the new regulations that had been made. He had voluntarily resigned an income which had averaged 6,7001. a year for fourteen years, and which he could legally and equitably have retained, and had accepted instead a fixed revenue of 5,0001., which the Legislature had attached to the see. He thanked their lordships from his heart for the opportunity they had given him of making this explanation, and he left his cause in their hands, not, he trusted, with presumption, but nevertheless he might say, in the evidence of conscious innocence. He concluded by moving that the letter he laid on the table. _ . . 2 —lad 15 17 A all 2 all 3 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1a1; d d par pl I g d — par 8 par - lap id — iP par 4 p 26 28 7 9 6i d— par 8 10 4 4i r _ P d— A P ti d 1 all .0 9 1 all 1 all b 1 1 all '0 10i 1 all LO 7 !8k all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all IYuba After a few words from the Bishop of ST. ASAPH, the motion was agreed to. THE IRISH CONSTABULARY.—ILLICIT DIS- TILLATION. Lord MONTEAGLE, pursuant to notice, moved the appointment of a select committee to consider the con sequences of extending the functions of the constabulary in Ireland to the suppression or prevention of illicit dis tillation. He did not desire to throw any difficulty in the way of the collection of this revenue ; but he believed the adoption of the system proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer would cause great mischief. The Earl of ABERDEEN was understood to say that ho would not offer any Objection to the appointment of the committee on the ground that there was a great variety of opinion on this subject, the appointment of a committee might lead to the satisfactory settlement of the dispute. The Earl of DONOUGIIMORE was glad that the noble earl consented to the appointment of a committee. The committee was then agreed to : names to be given at the next meeting of the house. THE SIX-MILE-BRIDGE AFFAIR. The Earl of CARDIGAN again brought the Six mile-bridge affray before the house, and wished to know if it was the intention of the Government to prosecute the two Roman Catholic priests who were implicated in the riots at the last Clare election. It was evident that considerable difference of opinion existed in the Cabinet on this subject, and it was absolutely necessary that it should be distinctly understood whether or not Roman Catholic priests were to interfere at elections for the de struction of the Protestant Church. The noble earl con cluded by moving for the correspondence connected with a ... recent speech of Lord John Russell in the Lower House. - The Earl of ABERDEEN replied, that it had been unanimously determined by the Cabinet to prosecute both priests and soldiers, but, upon referring the matter to the legal authorities in Dublin, it had been decided that the prosecution of the priests would not ;arther the due administration of justice, and therefore the prosecu tion had been abandoned. With reference to the corres pondence moved for, the noble earl was quite welcome to make what use he pleased of the admissions which had been made respecting it, for, in reality, they amounted to very little, and the House of Commons had accord: ingly treated the matter as one of very little importance. In conclusion, he could assure Lord Cardigan that the Government were determined to maintain the Irish Church, and to be deterred by no intimidation from doing impartial justice to all parties in Ireland. After some further discussion, in which Lord DERBY, Lord REDESDALE, the Duke of NEWCASTLE, and other nobto -- The Earl of CARDIGAN withdrew his motion, as Lord Aberdeen had admitted the authenticity of the cor respondence. Several bi'ls were advanced a stage, and their lord ships adjourned. A) all LO I all 0 all 0 2 ;5 5 )0 25 0 I 20 I 0 I 10 0 I 12i i 0 1 20 0 120 X) 35 A 10 0 22i ;5 all LO all 5 1 15 I 25 15 all LO I all JOINT-STOC: Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Austral., and China Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Chrtd London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland Oriental Bank Cor. poration Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Bkg and Gold Imp. Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid MISCELL 51 5 0 8 0 6 i 0 3Bi 5 1 Aubin Coal and Iron Australian Agricult. Australsn.Pcific.Mail Australn. Ito, al Mail Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co I l Canada Company Crystal Palace Crystal Pal, of France Eastern Steam Electric Tel. of Irel Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land N. B. Australasian Nrth.of Europe Steam ?eel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular & Oriental Do. do. Pordand Iron Co Royal Mail Steam Scot. Aus.ral, Invest. I Do. New Scrip South Austral. Land Submarine Telegraph Vau Diemen's Land 2 all 10 60 1 all 1 15 25 I all )0 28i NEOITS. 72 - 74 FO - 7 2 65 - 70 21 -- A 1, - ip - ?: r **i 2,1 2id 2 - 28 43 - 45 18 - 19 S 7 LLOYDS' SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, June 25.—Wind at Noon, N.; light breeze, with rain. DEAL, Juno 24.—Wind, W. Arrived—Prince of Wales, Calcutta ; Lady Clarke, Halifax ; Cora, Rio Janeiro ; Yssel, Hong Kong.—June 25. Arrived, from the River — Kangaroo, for Port Philip. DOVER, June 24.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Palmetto, Antwerp, for Boston, to stop a leak. FALMOUTH, Juno 24.—Wind, variable. Arrived—Ori ente, Havannah. The Sardees, Cardiff to New York, which put in here 21st inst. leaky, is discharging.—Off Port—. Echo, Monte Video, and sailed for Liverpool. -Purmoumit, Jqne ind, (s), for the Coaett of Afric, BRISTOL, June 24.—Wind, W. Arriiedl—Jas. Gibson, St. Vincent ; Henrik, Havannah. CARDIFF, Juno 24.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Packet, Rio Janeiro ; California, New Orleans. HARTLEPooL.—Sailed—Phoenix, Singapore. SUNDERLAND, Juno 24.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Fowler, Demerara ; Westminster, do. ST. ÜBES, June 17.—The General de Caln put in here on the 10th inst. leaky, and is discharging. ST. HELENA, May 11.—The New Liverpool, Maulmain to Queenstown, which put in here March 4 leaky, was sold on the 9th inst. OFF LIVERPOOL, June 25.—Arabia (s), New York. OFF DUNGENESS.—George, Schiller, and Bremerhaven, New Orleans, all from Bremen. SWANSEA, June 24.—Wind, N.W. Sailed— Richard son, Coquimbo • Jenny Lind, Bahia. YOUGHAL.- Arrived—Ada, New Orleans. QUEENSTOWN, June 23. Wind, a calm. Arrived - Eagle, Laguna, for Cronstadt ; Coquette, St. Jobn,s, N.B. Sailed—Madawaska, San Francisco ; Spartan, Quebec ; Georgina, do. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. Unusually large supplies of vegetables were on sale to day. The demand ruled steady at our quotations. Fruit was in improved request. The arrivals from the continent have been large. FRUIT.—Pine apples, 6s Od to 12s Od ; hot-house grapes, 3s to lOs ; Hambro ditto, Os to Os Od per lb ; apples, dessert, 10a Od to 15s Od ; cooking ditto, Os to 003 per bushel ; pears, Os Od to Os per dozen; lemons, is to 2s Od; oranges, 4s to 12s per 100 ; pomegranates, Od to Od each ; almonds, 5s per peck ; Barcelona nuts, 20s per bushel ; cob-nuts, s per 1001bs. ; chesnuts, 8s to 208 per bushel • straw berries, 4d to is per path); peaches and nectarines, 10s to 18s per dozen. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, is to 2s Od ; Brussels sprouts, 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve brocoli, 3s to 68 ; greens, 2s Od to 4s Od per doz.bur cles ; French beans, %Ito is 3d per 100 ; asparagus, 1s to per bundle ; Os Od to Os Id per basket ; rhuba_ 3d to Os 8d per bundle; Cant flowers,' is Gd to 4s per dozen ; potatoes, old, 80s to 1208 per ton; ditto, new, 15 Od to 25s Od per cwt. ; turnips, 3s Od. to 4s Od; carrots, Os Od to 8s Od per dozen bunches ; cucumbers, Os 2d to 1s Od each ; celery, 9 d to 1 , 4 6d per bundle ; spinach, is Od to 2s Od per half sieve - old onions, 6s Od to 10s Od per bushel ; spring do, 4d to M per bunch ' • leeks, 3d to 4d per bunch ' • shallots, Od to 8d ; garlic, 6d to 8d per lb ; endive, 2s 2d to 3s Od per score small salad, 2d to 3d perpunnet; horse-raddish, is Od to 3s Od per bundle ; mushrooms, is 6d to 2s Od per pottle ; parsley, 2s Od to 3s Od per dozen bunches ; turrip greens, is I3d to 1s 6d per bushel ' • cabbage lettuces, 6d to is per dozen ; cos ditto is to 2s Oct per score ; radishes, Gd to is per doz. hands ; tomatoes, 6s Od to 8s Od per dozen ; mint, 3d to 5d per bunch. NEWUATE AND LEADENHALL. tieeso, 4s Oct to do 6d; Turkeys, Os Od to Os each; , Ducks 2s &I toss 6(1; tame Rabbits, Is 6tl to 2s Od; *Aid ditto, 8d to is 2d; Pigeons, 641 to 10deach; roasting Pigs,Os Oct to 080 d each; Surrey Fowls, 6s Od to 9s Od; ditto Chickens, 5s 6(1 to 6s Od; barn-door Fowls, 3s 6d to Os Od per couple; Pheasants, Os Od to Os Od; Partridges, Os Od to Os Od; Hares, 2s Od to 28 9d; Leverets, Os Od to Os Od; Woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3§ M; atotise, 03 to Os Od; Snipes, 9cl to is 6d; Teal, Od to 9d; wild Ducks, is 3d to 2s Od ; Widgeons, 9d to is Od; and Plovers, 6d to is each. English Eggs, 7s 6d to Sd 3d; French ditto, 6e 6d to 7s Od per 120; 'fresh Butter, 100 to is id per lb. BREAD. The prices of wheaten 1;;;;;c1 in the metropolis are from 7d to 8d; of household ditto, 5d to bid per 41b loaf. NEWPORT. , 130 f; ftesq. yes 2d to 4s Od; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d; Lamb, 5s 2d to 611 4CI. Yoh, te Od to 5s Od; Pork, 38 6d to 4s 4. Or Ms: ._, *Hitt CTIAPEt. tiept Ir* .2d 164 . tt> ,4ii fDd, • Mutton 3s 2d to 4s Sd ; iblisi, is Ud Fd Os Sid i TEA 4; Oil o ' 4; 10d; Pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per albs. by the calas 4 3, BILLINGSGATg. Turbots, 480 d to 10s Od ; Brills, Os Od to Os Od; Cod Fish, Os Qd to Os each; Salmon, is 6d to is 10d per lb.; Soles, 6d to 24 04 pet pait } Eels, 6d to lid perlb ; Lobs ters, 6d to 2s Od ; Crabs, 6d to 2sl NI,. Whitings, 3s to 5s 6d per doz.; DbfeyS, 2s 6d to 108 Od; ilurets, is to 5s each; Common Steil, QS 04 to lOs Od; Natives, 36s Oa to 42s Od per bith. Mackerel, 84 to 9d each ; Smelts, 6.1 to is 6dperdoz. Skate, 6d to 74 pet lib; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 3d per gallon; Bloaters, is 1d to 2s 3a per dozen; Fresh Herrings, 3s Od to 3s 9d per 100; haddocks, 4d to Os 10d each ; Plaice, lis to 7s per 100 ; Carp, ls Od to 2s Od each; Tench, is Od to 28 Od per brace ; Gurnets, 6d to is Od each ; Halibut, dd pet lb,; Salt Fish, 2d to 5d per lb. AIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 24d to 2P; 641 b to 721 b, lid tc M 7211, to 801 b, 3d to 30; 801 b to 881 b, nd to 31d; 8811, to 96iti 344 to 3id; 9611, to 1041 1, , aid to 4d ; 1011 1, to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, 5s 6d to 6s Od; calf sk ins, light, is 6d to 3s Od; ditto, full , 5s Od to Os ° d ; Po llea sheep, Os Od to 00s Od; Keats, 98 Od to 1086 d; Half- Prod to s, Os Od to Os Od. ; Downs, 6s Od to 8 s Od ; Lambs, 28 Od 38 8d ; and Shearlings, ls 4d to 1s 6d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 4/ 4s ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 51 5s ; and ,straw it 6s to it 12s per load. A fair average supply, and a dull trade. C II MBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 98 to 4 / 76 ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 51 5 s ; and straw , 11 6s 1,,0 12 13s per load. Trade dull, a drooping prices. ' HITEC HAPEL.—Meadow hay, Si Os .to 4/ 4s ; clover ,W ditto, I/ Os to 515 s ; and straw, ).168 to 1/ J.3s per ,oa . d. 1. s upply good, d: rase dull, • . • .., • • ~ • ~.... . _ K BANKS. 80 - 82 i - lA - - • • i - 2A ~. .--. ... 51 - 52 -•- • id 50 52 76 78 81 8t MARYLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND v. THE GENTLEMEN OF RUGBY SCHOOL. This match was resumed yesterday morning at Lords, and as it approalhed its term;nation gave rise to an ex traordinary amount of excitement, for Rugby won only by one run. There was an absentee on the Marylebone side, in the person of Captain Buckley. who, being in the Guards, had to be upon duty. It is but fair to the gal lant officer to say, that when he promised to play upon this occasion he was not aware that it was a two days' match. Those of our readers who r. re now, or who had been, zealous in the cause of cricket will easily picture to their own minds the anxiety which was created as the match proceeded during the latter part of the contest, and the cheering as the Marylebone wickets fel'_ in the second innings will long be remembered by the residents in the neighbourhood, as well as by the frequenters of Lord's ground. The ultimate score stood as follows : RUGBY. First Innings. W. Wills, Esq., c Rcay, b Second Innings. Grundy 0 not out 3 D. Banks, Esq., b Adams ll c Haygarth,bGrundy 4 J. Parsons, Esq., b Grundy 5 run out 0 R. A. Clement, Esq., b Adams 17 b Gruudy l2 W. J. Kempson, Esq. , b Grundy 13 c Adams, b Grundy 18 11. M. Clifford, Esq., run out 2 b Grundy 6 A. R. Keene, Esq., c Blore, b Adams C. W. Fryer, Esq., b Adams... 0 b Adams 7 B. Helme, Esq., run out C. Bowen, Esq., hw, b Grundy 8 run out . W. H. Bullock, Esq., not out 1 c Reay, b Soames 35 byes 5, 1-b 4, no ball 1 lO b 10, 1-b 3, w 2... 15 Total.. Total 133 191 i 89i i Pm 78a i 115 i 111 1551 1158 M. C. C. AND GROUND. First Innings. Second Innings. Captain Buckley, b Fryer l4 Absent 0 S. Soames, Esq., c Fryer, b Keene 8 c Keene, b Fryer lO G. Hicks, Esq., Ibw, b Wills 0 not out 2 T. Reay, Esq., b Wills 1 b Fryer 5 T. Adams, ma out 32 c Keene, b Wills l2 A. Haygarth, Esq., not out... 31 b Wills l5 E. Blorc, Esq., b Keene 4 b Fryer 0 J. Grundy, b Keene A. P. Law, Esq., c Banks, b Keene R. F. Bowles, Esq., b Wills .. E. Willoughby, Esq., c and b Wills byes 3, leg-byes 3 9- c Fryer, b Wills 23 8 run out l3 3 b Keene 6 b6,1-b2,wl,n-b1 10 Total 128 Total 9 Marylebone, therefore, were vanquished by one run. PLYMOUTH GARRISON v. TEIGNBRIDGE CLUBS. A match was played on Thursday, 23d June, at Teignbridge, between the Plymouth Garrison and Teignbridge Clubs. The weather was beautifully fine, and the game was well contested. The following is the score : PLYMOUTH GARRISON. First Innings. Second Innings. Mills, c Underwoood, b Fitz- Collier, c Tinley, b gerald 5 Monro 3 Jones, c Pearson, b Fitzgerald 14 Private Hargraves b Monro, hw, b Fitzgerald 2 Monro 0 'Sanders, b Collier 1 Private Bill, 7th, c Burland, b Gale Tinley, b Fitzgerald r Talbot, R.A., b San- Hole, c Pearson, b Collier 6 ders ll Buller, c Fitzgerald, b Gale... H Lieut. Pearson, 7th, Wood, not out Ford, b Fitzgerald 1 Lieut. Jackson, 7th, Phillpotts, h w 8 b Tinley 2 b 7, w 19 " 26 Lieut. Molesworth, 7th, b Sanders 1 Total b Sanders 0 Private Underwood, R.A., by Sanders 2 Private Gale, not out 0 Stevenson, by Tinley 4 b 2,1-b 3, w 6 ll Total 39 TEIGNBRIDGE CLUBS. First Innings. Second Innings. Mills, b Collier 8 Collier, Esq., b Tinley 3 Wood, b Collier Ford, b Fitzgerald Sanders, b Fitzgerald ............ 6 Private Pearson, 7th, Monro, b Collier l2 not out 6 Jones, b Collier Tinley, b Collier Buller, b Collier Hole, b Fitzgerald Philpotts, not out 0 wide 3 Burland, c Pearson, b Collier... 1 b 2, 1-b 1, w 3 9 Total lB Total B3 THE STATE-CHURCH AND.THE GRAVEYARDS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NONCONFORMIST. Sin,—Permit me, through your columns, to call pub. lie attention to some of the provisions of Lord Shaftes bury's bill for empowering Local Boards of Health to provide burial-grounds a measure which, having quietly passed the House of Lords, now awaits a second reading in the Commons. Clause IV. enacts, that the Local Boards availing themselves of the power given by the bill may make bye-laws for the maintenance of burial-grounds and the conducting of funerals, for compensating ministers and others whose rights may be affected by the closing of ox i,,Lir3g gro und.. and for fixing the fees. These bye lawrware to bs insde a — s - directed by the Beam of Ixuanal Act of 1848, to which this bill is, in fact, supple mentary, and under that act they must receive the sanction of a Secretary of State (see CXV). But it is also provided— " That all provisions of such bye-laws concerning the consecration of the burial-ground to be provided, and the burial of members of the United Church of England and Ireland, and the compensation to be provided for rights in respect of burial, and other rights, of ministers of the said United Church, which may be affected by the prohibition of interment in any burial-ground under this act, shall be approved by the Bishop of the Diocese." So that the check exercised by a Home Secretary, which is thought sufficient protection for other classes of her Majesty's subjects, is considered inadequate for the members of the Established Church, the rights and privi leges of which are to be placed under the guardianship of its bishops. Now, as the consecration of some portion of each burial-ground is rendered obligatory, no burial being allowed in any part of it "until such due conse cration has taken place ;" and as the bishop cannot be compelled to consecrate, the operation of the law will be clearly this—that the bishops will have the power of exacting such regulations, and such amount of compen sation, as their moderation or their voracity may suggest. The Local Boards may haggle with their lordships to secure ae good terms for the public as possible, but, as having power to withhold consecration, the bishops will be " masters of the situation." And tiny, unlike the Secretary of State, are not responsible to Parliament, or indeed to anybody. Now the Metropolitan Interment Act of 1850—hap pily found to be unworkable—gave us a notion of the ideas entertained in episcopal quarters respecting the compensation due to the clergy for the loss of burial fees —the compensation being made perpetual, and any sur plus being made applicable to Church extension ! Yet in that case the worst was known at the outset, Parlia ment fixing the amount, while here the bishops have a carte blanche. Are the public prepared to invest them with such a power ? Have the history of the Ecclesiastical Commis sion, the Septennial Returns, and the reports of Ecclesi- Asti& Courts and Church-leases Committees, produced so little jinpression that additional authority, certain to be abused, le to be placed in their hands ? And is it to be allowed that intietionaries who impoverish the work ing clergy by themselves absorbing so large a portion of the revenues of the Church, shall eke out clerical incomes by levying a tax on the bodies of the dead I venture to think otherwise, and believe that a considerable sec tion of the House of Commons will resist so insidious and discreditable a proposal. This bill further (Clause V.) incorporates with it seve ral sections of the Cemeteries Clauses Act T of 1847, which are more or less open to objection. hus, the consecrated part of a burial-ground is to be used only for burials according to the rites of the Established Char* though the public generally will have to pay for the whole. The consecrated and unconsec r a ted portions are to be "defined by suitable marks"—that the badge of Dissent walla through life may be perpetuated in the grave. It is coin/misery to build chapels within the consecrated ground, "according to a plan approved by the bishop," while Dissenters are left to chance for their chapel. No body buried in the consecrated ground can be removed without "faculty" from an Ecclesiastical Court. A chaplain must be appointed for the conse crated ground—the bishop , ag ain, havin g a veto both on the appointment and the salary , and a p ower of removal —and - no other clergyman can officiate without this chaplain's consent ; or, in the absence of a chaplain, that of the bishop? I am aware that these provisions are intended to make the modern cemetery system as much as possible con formable to the older system of sepulture in parochial churchyards, that the Church Establishment may not suffer by the changes which the advance of population and the growth of great cities have induced. They are to be condemned for that very reason. They are the barbarisms of a former age made to dovetail with modern creations ; and their existence, even on sufferance, is proof that we are still a church and bishop-ridden people. But instead of troubling your readers with tho reflec tions which this bill suggests, I will content myseaf with taking the more practical course of urging those Dissenting bodies to whom such matters belong, as well as Dissenting constituents of liberal members, imme diately to use their influence to obtain an amendment of its provisions.—Y our obedient servant, London, June 20th. J. CARVELL WILLIAMS. HINTS TO CAB PROPRIETORS. —Having observed some good suggestions in your paper about cabs, which seem likely to be adopted by the new bill, I venture through the same medium to offer a few hints to the proprietors of those vehicles. The first is, that by having higher wheels (like the Hansom's and American four-wheel car riages), they would considerably lessen the draught for a horse ; secondly, by bringing the traces more in a horizontal line, they would cause less drag from the collar, which, by the way, should not be screwed aside so unmercifully by the pole, as is now the cas e ; lastly, it is a great question to me whether winkers night not be dispensed with here, as in other countries, where an animal not habituated to th em never wants them ; and certainly they gall the poor creatures' eyes most unmer cifully.--Corespondeat of (lie Builder. promotion of education in cities and boroughs ; and whether in the event of its being withdrawn, the minute of the Committee of Council on Education of the 2d of April last will come into operation during the present year Lord J. RUSSELL said that until the session was further advanced he was unwilling to give an opinion as to whether the bill could be proceeded with. Mr. FULLER asked the noble lord the Secretary cf State for the Home Department if the report was true that Mr. Jeremiah Smith has been removed from the commission of the peace for the town and port of Rye, and, if so, whether there can be any objection to state the ground of such removal ? Lord PALMERSTON said that Mr. Smith had ten dered his resignation to the Lord Chancellor, and that it had been accepted. With that explanation he trusted the house would be satisfied. MINISTER'S' MONEY. Mr. MAGUIRE asked the noble lord the member for London whether he was prepared to specify at what time he was determined to bring in the promised bill for the abolition of the tax called ministers' money, arid whether, if it were really the intention of the Govern ment to lay such a bill on the table of the house, they were resolved on endeavouring to have such bill passed into law during the present session of Parliament ? Lord J. RUSSELL said that his right hon, friend the Chief Secretary for Ireland (Sir J. Young) had a bi 11 prepared upon this subject, which he proposed to bring in if he could obtain a night on which to make a state ment upon the matter. POST-OFFICE MANAGEMENT (IRELAND). Mr. MAGUIRE asked the Secretary of the Treasury if the Government were aware of the fact, that such is the extraordinary mode in which the Post-office depaf t meet in Ireland is conducted, that a letter posted in Dungarvan, in the county of Waterford, takes 48 hours to reach Cappoquin, a distance of but nine miles ; reach Ardmore, 50 hours, a distance of nine miles ; Lis more, 48 hours, a distance of 12 miles ; Tallow, 48 hours, a distance of 16 miles ; Clonmel, 48 hours, 22 miles ; and Cork, 29 hours, 40 miles. If the Govern ment be aware of such being the state of the manner in which the postal communication between those several localities is carried on, have any steps been taken to remedy it ; and if no steps have been as yet taken to remedy an evil which is keenly felt, by the inhabitants of those towns, especially those who are engaged in business, when is it their intention that such will be taken. Mr. WILSON said that the hon. member was not quite correct in his statement as to Dungarvan, but in the other eases what he stated was correct. The fact was that these places were too small sustain post-ordeits. The subject, however, was under the consideration of the Postmaster-General. COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. In answer to a question of Lord J. MANNERS, Lord J. RUSSELL said that the present comm fis sion, under which the Commissioners of Sewers acted, would expire in August next. He thought that it would be necessary to continue for a limited time the power of the present commissioners, but he did not pro pose to make any material alteration in it. UNIVERSITY TESTS BILL. In answer to a question from Mr. BLAIR, Lord J. RUSSELL said that it was the intention of the Lord-Advocate to bring forward the University Test Bill before he proceeded with any other bills which were under his care. HARWICH. Sir. J. SHELLEY said that he had been informed that it was in contemplation to present a petition to the house upon the subject of the last election for this borough. Under these circumstances he should postpone his motion upon the subject, to give time to a select committee to inquire into the circumstances attending the last election. LIVERPOOL WRIT. Lord D. STUART begged to give notice of the course which he intended to pursue in reference to a new writ for Liverpool. He stated on a late occasion that upon the motion that the writ should issue he would move an amendment to the effect that the votes for that borough should be taken by way of ballot. Last night he had given notice that, upon the 19th of July, he should move for leave to bring in a bill to take the votes for the borough of Liverpool by ballot ; when therefore the new writ for Liverpool was moved for, he gave notice that he should move as an amendment that the writ be not issued until the 20th of July in order that the question of taking the votes by ballot might be considered. NOTICE OF MOTION—CUSTOMS. Mr. WILSON gave notices that, on Monday next, be would move for leave to bring in a bill to amend and consolidate the laws relating to customs. CRIME AND OUTRAGE ACTS (IRELAND). On the motion that the house at its rising do adjourn till Monday, Mr. BUTT begged to call the attention of the house to the state in which the law relative to the posses ion of arms in Ireland would be placed by the expiration of the Crime and Outrage Act on the 30th of August ; and to ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether it was the intention of ministers to bring in a bill upon the subject during the present session. He begged to remind hon. members that in the year 1846 the noble lord opposite (Lord J. Russell) had come down to the house and stated that the late Lord-Lieu tenant of Ireland (who, iu passing, he would say, had governed Ireland most impartially) thought be should be able to dis pense with an arms act. Accordingly, the noble lord acted upon that view, but in the latter end of the year the state of Ireland had become so fearfully dis organised in consequence, that the noble lord was obliged to obtain an act far more stringent that that with which he had dispensed. He (Mr. Butt) had no desire to see • •J.F.s. w a wa;-re zet4.4,, -her hirtt thought it his duty to bring this matter before the house and the Government. Lord PALMERSTON said that the matter to which the hon. gentleman referred was one of great importance, and had occupied, and still did occupy, the attention of her Majesty's Ministers. All that he could say was, that due notice would be given to the house of the course which her Majesty's Government might think proper to pursue. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY. ) The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The Lords' amendments to the South Shields Im- Mr. WILLIAMS wished to bring under the notice o, provement Bill were considered, and agreed to. the house the manner in which the affairs of the country The following bills were read a third time and passed : were carried on. He had had some experience in the —Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland) ; Lon- house, and he could say that he had never seen public don andNorth-Western Rail% ay (Crewe to Shrewsbury) ; business carried on so disgracefully as at present. They London and North-Western Railway (Northampton, had been sitting continually until three o'clock in the &c.) ; London and North-Western Railway (Oldham morning, and at most unseasonable hours bills of the Branch) ; London and North-Western Railway (St. greatest importance had been hurried through, although Alban's, &c.) ; London and North-Western Railway all members, except those over whom Government exer (Stourbridge, &c.) ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin- cised direct control, were absent. Nor was this all. A colnshire Railway (Barnsley) • New Ross (Free) Bridge ; large section of the house had to be in attendance up on Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (Ex- committees at 11 and 12 o'clock in the morning, and tension of Time, &c.) now, to crown all, morning sittings were commencing. The reports upon the following bills were considered Business carried on under these circumstances became a and agreed to, and the bills were ordered to be read a mere farce, and unless the Government devised some third time :—Blyth and Tyne Railway ; Oxford, Worces- plan to expedite matters, he should not hold the Minis ter, and Wolverhampton Railway (Wolverhampton try blameless for the evil consequences which must of Station, &c.) ; South Wales Railway (Pembroke, necessity follow. &c.) ; Stamford and Essendine Railway ; Upton Lord J. RUSSELL said the hon. member for Lam- St. Leonard's, Birdlip, and Brimpsfield Roads. heth was not tak;ng the best means to promote the WEXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL. dispatch of business in occupying a portion of the Mr. GROGAN moved that the order of the day that public time in this manner, just as they were about to the report upon this bill do lie upon the table be read enter upon the consideration of a most important ques and discharged, in order that the bill be re-committed tion. (Hear, hear.) The house did in fact perform far to the former committtee. more business than any other legislative assembly in the . Mr. SOTHERON opposed the motion, and, after world. (Cheers.) If the hon. gentleman asked why some discussion, it was withdrawn. they did not proceed more rapidly, he (Lord J. Russell) PETITIONS. could only reply, that they had business—as the hon. member might tell for himself if he would go over the Mr. A. PELLATT presented a petition from mer- list of the various bills which had been before them that chants and traders in Southwark, praying that landing session—that they had business of very great import waiters and other officers in the customs be appointed ance, and that there were many members in the house for merit, and not directly by the Treasury. Sir J.WALMSLEY presented a petition from a place who took a great interest in the different questions, and were quite competent to state their opinions upon in Leicestershire in favour of the inspection of nunneries. them. (Hear.) That was the cause so why the time of . Sir G. GREY presented a petition from a place i n the house was taken up many Hours in every week. Northumberland against the Registration of Assurances There was in fact only one alternative. The house Bill, might transact no business after twelve, but if they did Several petitions were presented aga ; nst the G overn- they would have to sit through the whole of the year. ment Education Bill.. (Hear, hear.) Still, however irksome and fatiguing it TAUNTON ELECTION.. A might be to meet at twelve o'clock and sit till two or On the motion of Mr. F. FRENCH, the evidence three the next morning, he thought that the house would taken before the Taunton Committee, was ordered to be much prefer that mode of doing business to having a printed. permanent session. (Hear, hear.) lie (Lord J. Rus- LEASING POWERS (IRELAND) BILL. sell) did not believe that bills of any great importance The house then went into committee upon this bill, had been passed without receiving due attention from Mr. Bouverie in the chair. the house. (Cheers.) The fact was, that when a bill On clause 1 0 , a desulto r y conversation took p lace, in had been much discussed upon the second reading, and thr course of which, the sense of the house had been decidedly pro- Sir J. YOUNG denied that there had been any vacil- flounced, then the subsequent stages were passed through without much further debate. So likewise, if a lation on the pa, i; of the Government in regard to the bill. The Aberdeen Cabinet were united in their desire bill had been fully discussed in committee, there was to pass it as well as the Landlord and Tenant and the very little debate on the third reading. (Hear, hear.) Tenant Compensation Bills. The y thought that He really did not think, therefore, that it could be fairly when the three bills became a law, a great step said that the business of the house had been neglected. would be gained in enabl 4 ng tenants to have full and The motion for the adjournment was then agreed to. fair compensation for improvements. IMPRISONMENT OF BRITISH SUBJECTS IN The clause was then agreed to. SOUTH CAROLINA. Clauses from 11 to 19, inclusive, were also agreed to Mr. FRENCH gave notice that next Friday lie after a short discussion. would put a question with regard to the opinion of the Clauses 20 to 27 inclusive were agreed to. law officers of the crown upon this question. On clause 28, Mr. BUTT gave notice that, on going into committee Mr. NAPIER moved several amendments, for the of supply, he would move that it was the duty of the purpose of securing compensation to tenants for im- Government to bring in a measure with reference to provements above the soil, which were agreed to with- arms in Ireland. out discussion, and the cl ause was agreed to. Mr. HUME rose to resume the debate, amid cries of Clauses 29 to 34 were ag reed to. Clause 35 was post- " oh, oh," from a few members, impatient, doubtless, to poned. hear the right nonourable member for Edinburgh (Mr. The remaining clauses of the bill were agreed to. Macaulay) speak, a. rumour having been prevalent through- Mr. PFIILLIMORE, on the last clause, took the 'ht gentleman out the day that the right honourable gentleman intended opportunity of congratul atin g the rig hon. to address the house. He said that was a somewhat novel the member for the U niversity of Dublin on the bill which had been prepared by him with such labour and interruption, considering that by the rules of debate he ability, having passed through the committee so success- (Mr. Hume) had possession of the house. It was all very fully, and with so little opposition. (Loud cheers.) well for those hon. members who were determined to sup- The house then resumed. port the bill of the Government to call for their friend ; LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND) BILL. b u t it did not seem at all fair to take a course so unusual The house then went into committee on this bill, and as to call up a member of that house in opposition to one progress was made as far as clause 5. who had moved the adjournment of the debate on the pre- The house rose at four o'clock, and adjourned until vious evening. He (Mr. Hume) would relieve those gentle six o'clock. The house resume d at six o'clock. men who were so impatient by s t a ti ng that he should n ot occupy the attention of the house for any great length of TRUCE SYSTEM. time. Having been so long connected with India, and Mr. C. FORESTER asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in consequence of the could not allow the present occa thehaving directed much of his attention to the subject of ad report of her Majesty's commissioner for inquiring into ministering its affairs, lie . upon the question operation of the truck system, it was the intention sion to pass without offering his opinion that it w of the Government to propose any measure on the sub- before the house. He would submit as a of ject o ? rd , mockery, and contrary to all the ordinary u t ,the sas.e they had before them PALMERSTON said the matter was one of I house, to proceed with tl i i i il a b e ill no u w ntil investigating the affairs really great importa.nce, and seemed to require fresh 1 the report of the m legislation. Ho hoped to bring in a bill founded on thepeople, lof India up stairs.coThineywere now called upon to affair reallylegislate for no less than 150,000,000 of and yet, notwith report of Mr. Tremanheere. standing the petitions that had been presented to the house EDUCATION. in reference to that contemplated legislation, the committee Mr. MIALL asked Lord J. Russell whether it was sitting up stairs, long as they had already sat, had not as the intention of her Majesty's Government to proceed yet had one native petitioner examined before them. How further during the present session with the bill for the was it possible to know to what extent the grievances wt forth in those petitions were well founded or otherwiv, unless they had before them the testimony of native wit nesses? Looking at the bill brought forward by the Go vernment, he contended, if there was one thing more than another calculated to produce and keep up agitation and disquiet among the people of India, it was the hanging of a provisional measure of that kind over their heads, accom panied by the understanding that it was to be altered and amended as time and circumstances might require. (Hear, hear.) He was against proceeding with a bill of that de scription until, according to the past practice of the house, every party had had an opportunity of being heard who ought to be heard. For those reasons chiefly it was his intention to support the amendment of the noble lord opposite (Lord Stanley). We could never have raised India to its present position by conquest only, but for the aid of the industry and capital furnished by a commercial company begun a century aeo. The honourable gentle man the member for Kidderminster (Mr. Lowe) stated ou the previous night that the Government was now pro ceeding in a course agreeable to precedent. But what wera the facts ? The heads of the present bill were only submit ted by the Government to the Court of Directors on the Ist June last ; whereas on the last reatewal of tha charter, in 1833, the cheme of legislation - of the Government c-f that day had been under the consideraticia of " the et:mit-4' from October, 1830, and the bill itself was submitted to the Court of Directors in March of the following vear Wi sti those facts before him, he thought he was perfectly warranted in stating that sufficient time had not been given to do j ust - c: to the matter under consideration. His own opinion was that one great defect of the existing system was that none : f the natives of India were included in the Legislative Council. Did hon. gentlemen believe that India was to continue fo: ever, as how, uncle; the management of a few hundred Europeans, and that in the administration of its affairs we were not to take advant;.gs of the existing means of civili sation? Th e complaint he had to make was, that during the last 20 years the resources of India had been wastol, and wasted in uncalled-fer wars, which would never have been carried out if the Court of Directors hail had that power and control which the act of 1833 was intended to leave in their hands. In 1833 the home and foreign debt amounted to 38,000,0001., but through the persevering exertions of the directors from year to year, it was reduced in 1839 to 31,000,0001. Then came the Affghan war, and their expen diture exceeded their receipts. There were also the wars in Scinde and the Punjaub. Would the house believe that the enormous sum of 28,737,0001. had been spent on those three wars alone, all of which had happened since the last renewal of the charter ? The question might be asked, who caused the wars? He contended that it was more a European than an Indian question ; and that it was di rected by a Secretary of State here in conjunction with the Board of Control. What he wanted was that they should have a security against the continuance of such pro ceedings. If there was, as he was anxious there should be, a responsible Minister for India, such a Minister ought to have a council to consult and advise with, and there could bone. better council than a Court of Directors, properly constituted. Ho considered that they 4ht to make th e 4 1 Court of Directors More efficient, "et way to do that was to prevent any man entering ths, court who had ;any other business to occupy his attention, and to infuse into it-ss a larger proportion of members conversant with the affairs of India. With respect to the question of the double go vernment, he wished to see the administration of India as it now was carried on by the Court of Directors—called by the name of a council, if they pleased—to see that system con tinued, improved, and perpetuated. - He could not believe that the Government would have been carried on, or raised to its present extraordinary position of power and import. ance, if they had not had that body appointing its own servants, and taking care of, and controlling, the while revenue of the country. The present bill itisgraced the ' directors, for it positively placed them under the clerks whose masters they were. He objected to leaving the power in the President of the Board of Control of doing the evil he bad hitherto clone without any check, and with out any means of Parliament knowing when important measures were taken by him. At present, according to the • Minister, no one could tell where responsibility really rested. One said it was in the Board of Control ; another in the directors • whilst a third said it was in India. Parlia ment ought to know where lay the responsibility ; and for effecting this object he suggested that the secret committee should be obliged to keep minutes of their proceedings. He objected to the proposed alterations in the distribution of patronage, on the ground that it had not been abused, as was shown by the efficiency of the public servants in India. On these several grounds he entreated the house not to be led away by hasty or rash proposals, but to insist that the inquiry now proceeding should be closed before they legis lated. - -• ------- Mr. MACAULAY— I shall vote for the second reading of this bill. But even if I thought I could not vote for it, I should not deem it right to give my vote for the amend ment proposed by the noble lord. That amendment does not appear to me to have been very greatly supported by the arguments in the speech of my honourable friend (Mr. Hume). He at least cannot plead that he has not had suf ficient information before him to enable him to decide on this question. He has made up his mind, not only that the present bill is a bad bill, but he has made up his mind also upon the most minute details of that plan of govern ment which he himself recommends. He has sketched out the complete plan of another bill, altering the relations between the Board of Control and the Board of Directors, and disposing of the patronage of India in a manner cer tainly very different fienn the manner proposed by this bill. Now, that he should, after having given us a com plete sketch of another plan for the government of India, have called upon us to pass a resolution asserting that the information is not accessible which will alone enable us to legislate for India, does appear to me, I confess, so strange as to be almost improbable. (Hear.) Nor can I agree with the noble lord opposite in condemning this bill upon the ground that it changes the existing system, and yet is not final. (Hear, hear). The noble lord has condemned the bill, for being what any bill proposed for the government of India, either this year or next year, or three years hence, or ten years hence, must necessarily be. such a bill ought to make alterations, and yet it ought, not to be final. The bill which we pass—be it what it may— ought to be a large yet cautious step iu the path of pro gress. That which we have a right to ask nom the Go vernment is not a bill which should leave everything that exs br, uriVrlM - va ik tar , - ;41- reforms that no other Reform hill wouhl ever hereafter be necessary—it is a bill that shall ietroduce improvements and leave us free ',gents to effect future improvements ; • and such a bill has been proposed by. the right hon. baronet the President of the Board of Control. (Hear.) Ono reason which, perhaps, leads me to look on this bill more favourably than some gentlemen for whose ability I have great respect may be this—that the parts of the bill which to them seem the most important are precisely those which, to me, seem least important. We have heard very much—we have read very much, about the changes which it is proposed to make in the home Government. That the home government ought to be constitued with care, that it should be as well constituted as possible, is perfectly true; but I do not conceive that the points in dispute touching the constitution of the home Government are by any means the most important points we have to decide. (Hoar, hear.) The truth is, that vicinity, as wo well know, acts on the mind as it does on the eye. A small object near will hide a large object at a distance. India is a great way off, but we all know the India house ; and India-house politics may hide from some, and cause more to see imperfectly, Indian politics. We all know something about India-house politics. A man must have led a very secluded life indeed who has not coma across a canvass for a seat in tke direction. (A laugh.) I think that many men would find it very difficult to state whether the people of the Mysore or of the Nizam's territory aro Mahomedans or Ilindoos, or to explain the difference between the Ryotwar and Zemiudary settle ments, who, nevertheless, would take exceeding interest. in the quosticu who will be the person next elected direc tor. (Hear.) If not stockholders ourselves, at all events we may he asked to speak to another gentleman to ask him to speak to a lady to ask her to speak to a proprietor to secure the promise of his vote, if not for this or the next time, at least for the time after. (Laughter, and Hear.) When a director is elected—he having solicited us for our " vote and interest" during his canvass—we begin to solicit him for writerships. Some of us he obliges and some he disobliges ' • but it is on account of these circum stances that we all know something of the home Govern ment—we watch all its operation, and therefore the pro posed change excites a strong feeling, and has given rise to a controversy which really seems to me to be altogether disproportionate to the magnitude of the subject. (Hear.) For what, after all—when We come to examine it—is the vague idea entertained about the home Government ? Much has been said apinst a double government, and yet, when we come to examine any plan which may be pro posed by any gentleman, we always find that it always does propose a plan which deserves the name of double government exactly as much as that contained in this bill.. No human being proposes that the Crown should have nothing to do with the government of India. No human being proposes that dominions containing a population more than half as large as that of Europe, and where a greater military force is kept up than in all the rest of the Queen's territories, should bo placed under an authority distinct from that which governs the rest of the British empire. But, if you have the Indian Government under the control of the Crown, the Minister for India must go out of office with the other Ministers of the Crown—that is to say, he must come in and go out on grounds which have nothing whatever to do with the merits or demerits of Indian administration. e In fact, since the Board of Control began to exist in 1784, I believe no single instance can be found of a President of the Board of Control taking or leaving office on account of any difference of opinion on Indian affairs. Ono may have gone out on the question of Catholic emancipation, and another because he would not agree to a Bill of Pains and Penalties against Queen Caroline, but the last President but one of the Board of Control went out because his colleagues were in a minority on a militia bill, and the last, because the Cabinet was in a minority on their budget. During the last quarter of a century there have been ten changes in the Board of Control —that is to say, the average time during which the Indian Minister has held office is about two years and a half. When we consider the nature of India—the vast extent and num , her of the various subjects which demand attention, andthe small amount of attention which those subjects generally receive from the English public, whose peculiar duty it is not to study them—you must be forced to admit that the Minister for India often wants the experience it is desirable he should possess, and then it seems to me necessarily to follow that you must give him some more permanent body, which shall, to a certain degree, operate as a check. If this be admitted—and no person, I think, will deny it—then I say you have a double govern. mee t. (Hear.) It seems to me idle to say it is a double government if the Crown appoints the Minister and the proprietors elect the council ; but that it is not double go vernment if the Crown should appoint both Minister and council. Surely it is just as much double government as if the Minister holds office by one tenure and the Council by another. (Hear, hear.) You will have the same incon venience whether the council be appointed by the Crown or by the Court of Directors. It is utterly impossible to attach to any Minister a council or body of men whose business it is to look on—to restrain and advise him—it is utterly impossible to give any Minister such a council with out at the same time relieving him to a certain extent from his responsibility, and without in some degree causing delay in the transactions of the department. It seems to me, however, that under the plan of the Governmenillthere will be found rather a better council to assist the Minister than we have had before. I thick it a great advantage that it is a smaller council, and that I think will, on the whole, cause its proceedings to be marked with as-re vigour and ability. I accept it as an improvement, but still Ido not conceive that the improved constitution of this council is to settle the government of India. I hear one hon. gen tleman say that the Board of Control really governs India ; while another says that that is not so, but that the Board of Directors sre the governors of that empire. Now, I conceive it to be very incorrect to say that either the Board of Control or the Board of Directors really exercises the chief authority in this respect. India is, and must be, I " r ~,...' ...-...' L. FOR: lON.