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

~~~ ' L. `MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, of which 2,000 were taken for export and on speculation. The market was steady, and closed without alteration in prices. Railway Shares were steady, and prices h ad an upward tendency. The following particulars regarding the foreign cu rrant trade are a t th e p resen t moment of great I nterest. They are supplied by Messrs. Witherby and Hanson "The market has, within the last few days, under gone an entire change in character, in aspect, and in price. The o p er ations since the 9th inst., when the reaction set in, have been of unusual magnitude ; the P r i i _ncipal purchasers have been, and still are, the \v " °le sale grocers, and the result has been a Positive advance of 15s. to 20s. per cwt. upon the Prices quoted by us on the Bth i nst. f or o ld f rui t, an d ni 4s. to 58. per cwt. on new. On the 10th inst. 80s. 1. 0 8 paid at auction for fine Zante in Carroteels and "es ; the latter have been re-sold at 90s. to 100 s., the tatter price havi ng been paid, it is supposed, for Aus ralia• About 20 tons of same description were taken Yesterday for consumption at 905., and there appears to 61 e little or no Fruit now to be below 735. and b 7 ., and littl e o ff er i n g in the market. A large parcel ° nging to an out port, is said to have been taken 1 a Wholesal e hou s e at 825., for a portion of which 28s. 64 was offered in March in 1852 The market, being ex 11,eci; is irregular and uneven in valuation in price. This , 41 ,,uden movement is of a different nature from that "Luich occurred last July on the first receipt of unfavour able news of the 1852 crop. It then emanated solely ,erri the Continent ; the purchases then made were ex clusively on foreign account. Dealers did not credit the t n°rts, and, being tolerably well supplied with the ar ticle, held b ac k, h o pi ng th a t the advance would be ;necked b y b etter accoun t s f rom ne i g hb o u r ing markets. h eY now find themselves quite without stock, and are C Onipelled to come forward to supply the immediate t w l a nts of consumers, wants which are augmented by the' backwardness of the season, and the scarcity of green fruits, which ordinarily check the use of ,V,ed fruits during the summer months. The ra- TitY with which currants are being cleared off fram the warehouses in some degree confirms this opinion. Our ate forebodings respecting the new crop will, we regret t° Say, be fully realised, for the advices come worse and Worse week after week. The difficulties which we prog nosticated in our last report as likely to attend the acquisiti on o f fi ne curran t s f or the autumnal demand, have , "Is prematurely presented themselves long before the Period then pointed at." The statement of the Bank of England for the Week, to the 18th inst., gives a further con- Inderable increase in the bullion, and a great falling o ff in the circulation of notes. The Government balance increased, but the total is not so large as It Should be at this season. As to the discount b usiness, it continued to fall off. Compared with t he previous week, the changes as follows : Active circulation. Decrease 387,000 Bullion 18,635,826 Increase Itest 156,311 3,114,532 Increase... Public Deposits ... - 2,933 4,615,831 Increase Other Deposits Decrease Seven-day and other Bills 1,307,045 Decrease 25,193 Government Securities 13,123,910 Decrease l,OOO Other Securities 13,700,971 Decrease 545,261 notes unemployed 9,420,215 Increase , Bills of Exchange were negotiated here yester day afternoon at very firm rates upon the princi pal continental cities. Paris, 90 days, was taken at 25 25 to 271 ; Antwerp, at 25 27f to 30 ; Am sterdam, at 11 181 to 19 ; Hamburgh, at 13 8 to 8 1 ; and Trieste, at 11 3 to 5. The C unar d s t eam er having made a splendid " has arrived from the other side of the At lantic,' but the letters will not be delivered in the c ity until Monday. The amount of gold bullion and coin exported folu Londo n di rec t during the week to Thursday S t, was 17,666 ounces and 535,500/.; and of silver 19 ,900 ounces and 301. There were 2,681/. 12s. 4d. in New 21- per Cent. Stock " accepted" yesterday at the Bank of Eng land. The English stocks aro particularly firm, but been no speculative business doing. Consols have The 99if and the Reduced 3 per Cents., 994 -g. , 4 -he New 3/ per Cents. have been 1021, and since down to 104 and 102. Exchequer Bills are 2s. to his. premium. s o 1. 4 ..7E3 1 1 securities are steady. but almost nominal, little has been doing. Grenada Bonds have bee n marked 221-, and Mexican 28. Brazilian Old 've per Cents. are at 100, Portuguese Four per Cents. have realised 39k, and the New Deferred ? i n. The Swedish Loan is at I,i discount. There ~ave been no bargains in Russian or Dutch Stock. Railway Shares, although very well supported, ~,a nd in some cases higher, have been extremely passive and in the French lines there is nothing doi ng. ' The Gold Mine Shares are neglected, and there 18 Scarcely anything doing in the Australian Banks er the Land Companies. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. ( From the Official List.) Business done. 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities ...... 99i New 3 1 per Cent. Annuities IO2A 2 ~O tis is for Account 9Bl xehequer Bills, id. £l000 £5OO 2 5 p Small 2 5 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ...... 100 Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent 9Bl --,qu.ador Bonds rrenada Buds, Ex. Dec., 1849, Coupon 2ll iz texiean 3 per Colt~ ," o rtnguese - Bonds, er Ce ~,i'Panish New Deferred, nt 3 per Cent 231 I'Wedish Loan TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Opening 19th July 9 B h, x d PALL OF A HOUSE AT HACKNEY.—Yesterday a con Si derable a l arm prevai l e d in the neighbourhood of .14, iT a ckney Church, in consequence of a report that a i ° llse had f a llen down and that some men were buried : 1 the ruins. Several persons ran to the spot, when the i°a'd was found covered with brick, and at the same ~,s ° le some labourers were employed in removing another -'4BB , under which it was stated there were two of their ifellew-workmen, of the names of Wm. Haines and In Turner. After considerable exertions, they were i t tSc overe, when they were immedialy attended to by Garratt and Mr. Wright. surgeon te s. Upon making 11 ; examination to ascertain 'what injuries they had re (s-e'ved, it was found that Haines was suffering from a i, cl .° l pound fracture of the right leg ; and that Turner's gh bone was fractured near the hip. They were both -°ll "veYed on stretchers from the police station to the G erman hospital. There are hopes of the recovery of Haines, but the other man lies in a dangerous state. * --- "e accident arose from undermining a party wall, at- 10 4 ,2 11 ed to a house, which came down with a dreadful 104 e.a .,; 11 , and buried them in the ruins. Ie X AMINATION OF THE WORKHOUSE CHILDREN OF ST. 4 AR YLEBONE.—Yesterday afternoon, the public exami 20 - ti a i ' ti °lf of the workhouse children of St. Marylebone, by 2 . e bishop of London, took place in the chapel of the '''' dorkh ouse, i n the presence o f t h e di rec t ors an d guar - 17 t an s Of the poor, and a large and fashionable auditory, l were highly gratified by the result, and the cleanly 25 44 healthy appearance of the children. LONDON TRAINING INSTITUTION. OR REFORMATORY QOR ADULT MALE CRlMlNALs.—Yesterday afternoon a 10 C i al meeting of the friends and subscribers to this valu- 5 e institution was held in the School-room, Great Smith- 20 Wt for the purpose of publicly taking 20 to far ewell of seventeen of the inmates who are going 20 A merica. The president, the Earl ' of Shaftesbury, 20 t teo the chair, and amongst those present we observed 20 r e Earl Waldegrave, Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P., 25 M B. Ball, M.P., Captain O'Brien, Director of 20 itenvviet Pris ons ; th e R e v. 'F. Rogers, M.A., the 20, i zsee: i C. Hume, Mr. Ernest Bunsen, &c., &c. The , s , tng having been opened by prayer, the noble chairman 5 l un reased the intending emigrants in a very kind man and stated that the society had had in hardly a 20 lOhng' Instance to d e plore the aid it had given to those 10 o ike th emse l ves h a d gone th roug h th e 12 mon th s ' , b i t in th e i ns tit u ti on , and then had emigrated to 10 ,it ti ler land. H e i m pressed upon them the neces -20 Zi carefully following up the good truths 20 ta,i't laai h ad there learnt, and trusted that in the dis - 20 „ e dto which they were going they would prove mselve s good citizens ; but, above all, he desired that 50 b 2 should see k t h e c i t i zens hi p o f th a t city "whose 16 Rte der and ma k er i s God. " A f ter a dd re sses from the v ' - M r. Rogers, Mr. Ball, M.P. Mr. E. Bunsen, and 20 . f u r__ ni O'Brien, several very satisfactory letters from 0 ~r p er pupils we re rea d, and the benediction having been 10' ".A.xunced, the meeting separated. 20 la st INCIDENT OF THEATRICAL LIFE.—On Friday 20 Caine f rel if6.man with two children applied to Mr. C. 20 I, r Y, the deputy relieving-officer for Spalding, 10. They were in a most deplorable state . 20 d estitutio n . The woman had barely sufficient 50 we ar; _ g apparel to cov er her, and the children 20 ' re 80 complete beings. yencrusted with dirt as scarcely 20 pa res emble human An order for the Union- 20 u se Was given them. The woman stated that her 20 `ge was Halford, th a t s h e was an actress, l ' e eentl n She Y Played the part o f "J uliet " at Ijorncastale 20 cli :educed a p or ti on o f a bill bearing the name of 10' -.411 Sa lford to that charact er . lo 20 SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. Business done this day. IPald. 1 100 Aberdeen .. . 8i Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct all ißirming. Wolvcrh. & Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 18i Do., £20 ... 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian. all Chester & Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all Do. New all East Anglian all Do., (..e 18 E & H) all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh 8i Do., do all Do., B. and C 100 East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk all & Birmin g . June 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 14 Edinb. and Peebles 100 - Edin. Prth. & Dundee 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk. 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &Wes t.(lre.) 100 Great Western 11 Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 11i Do., Thirds 100 Lancash. andYorksh 16 Do., Fifths 11 D 3., Wst. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwall 5 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Lond. Bright &S. Cst 100 Lond. and N. Wpst... 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/. Sh., M&8...0 100 London and S. Wcstn. 424 Do., £5O 34" Do., £4O all Lndrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef.& Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un. 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmng. & Derby 47?, Midld. G. Wcst.(lre.) 174 Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle. 100 Newmarket 3; Do., Bury Extension. 174 Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd. 7; Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk ..... 3; Northn.Counties Un. 100 North British 14 North Devon, No. 1. 9 Do., No. 2 _ _ all Do., A A Deferred ' 6 Do., 1 B Guaranteed 2 17 i North Staffordshire all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. June j(X) Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland. 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg. , 100 Do. L. &N. Western Guaranteed Stock._ 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd. all Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min.) all Do. Halves, do all Do. Oswestry G Shropshire Union all South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do all Stockton & Hartlepl. 20 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 14 West Cornwall. 21s. Wimbledn & Croydon 100 York Newetl.&Berw. 20 Do. Extensions ill Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland PREFEREN I 100 Aberdeen 1 100 Do. No. 2, 7 p. c 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p.c. St 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per cent 61 Cork &Baudonsip.e all Dundee Perth &Aber- St. 20 St. 15 deep Junction all EastAnglian (X3los) 6 per cent all Do. ( x 5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (X 7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex- tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 all Do, New 6 p. c. St. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent 100 East Lancash. dp. cts. all Edinb Prth. &Dundee St. St. St. 50 5? per cent. 100 Glasgow Sz, S. Western Guar. 5 per cent 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem 5 Do. 41 p. c. Scrip all Gt, Southn. &Westm (Ireland) Eighths) 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c) 100 Do. cov. red. 4i p.c 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c 100 Do. irrcd. 4p. c 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6 p. e. Stock 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. 100 Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds 10 Londondcrry& Coler. Shares all Londy. & Ennis. aSh all Man., Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. ] all Do. New, £lO 3 Do. £6 all Mary pt & Carl. 4 p. c, all Do. 4 per cent St. St. St. 20 St. W,Do 1 100 Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 5 IDo. Pref . j4i per cen 6 Norfolk Extension 100 Do. 5 p. c. Ext 100 Do. Guar. 5?? per et 100 Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.£ls,6 p.c. 12 Do all Shrews. &Birm.N.G all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all (South Devon liIDo. New all IS. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6(1. 100 Do. 4A percent. Pro.' I all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar.' 3 Watered. .6p.c. 100 York, Newcastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref 5 Do 10 York&N. Midland H and S. Porch 3 Antwetp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 4 Beziers to Graissessac all Charleroi & Erquelin. 10 Dijon andßesanson 8 Dutch Rhenish. all East Indian 1 Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Junet. of France all Gt.WesternofCanada Shares 2 Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. 3 Do. (Canal) 2 Do. 6p. ct. pref 9 Lyons & Mediterran 73 Madras all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of Fr;.nce Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds. all (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.) : all NorwcgianTrunkPref 10 Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCaen & Cherbrg 7i Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havro 2 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse 2 Sth-Eastrn. of France 6 Southern of France 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 10 Do. W .. ; per c. Pref 10 Western of Franco 2 West. of Switzerland' 6 Zoaland 26i- 5i 5i ] 9t - 1011 9 7 dial 20 - 22 33 -- 2A 100 -- 101, 681 -68 i 22 -- 224 20 -- 21 4 . :: 5. p 8- 9 i 5. 3. - 4 12 -13 i Ili —11. i ... ... 8a --8 t 72 73 54 - 57 70 - 72 30 - 32 86i 871 51 56 , 131 136 110 112 891 -89 i 7i 8 96 98 15 36 p 781 784 4; . 1 4{d 3 15 1 16 8i - 1; -- lip 104 -- 105 1151 -- 116 -- '2lp ' 1 -- lip 894 - 90 - ,v,al 44 12 - 13 19 21 296 306 3 2id 72t 726 40 42 52 54 I i P 4A 4 41 2i - 3 8 9 50 52 3A 28d 33A ... 34i 4,1 4Rd 81 9 49 - 50 94 - 96 59 - 61 61 - 63 70 74 1d 17 19 83 9 13i 143 33 3id 20 21 71 71. 35i 36 13 14 23 - 25 2i -- 3 14' -- 15} 9 -- 9A 31 -- 33 10 -- 101 id -- par 69 -70 A 2. -- 2 i d 60 -- 61 !E SHARES, 92 • 96 88 - 92 107 - 109 108 - 109 19i -20 A id -- Par 6i -- 61 4 - 41 5 - 54 i - lipl lh -- 2h -- 2 p 14h -15 h 1 20 -20 i 31 - 3i 1128 -- 130 111 - 113 i - 1 1) si 81 Gi 7 i 105 107 101 103 103 104 id— # n 151 153 154 ---- 167 3i - 4 pl 10 - 11 13i - 14 1281 8 -- 9 10i -- 11 P 150 152 I par i 116 118 118 122 . --- ... 115 - 117 25i -26 A 1i - t 104 - 11 17 —18 i 1 14 15. par A p 26a -26. A 112 -- 114 194 -- 204 id— p 103 -- 105 5i -- 54 - PI :IGN. 1 d id P 15 d - p 51 lip 2 p 1p iP 1 4 5 14 - 2 - i - id _ 4 - 4 - it - 11 = li - 7/ - 71 i - L B 5l ---- 11 - 39 - 34 d -18 - d -8 - 4 i - - 81 3 -- 7 411 50 40 25 25 8l 2QI 20 20 10 St. 263 13A 20 20 50 ) " TILE SUN, LONDON, SATU'RDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 1653, CRICKET. MARYLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND v. THE GENTLEMEN OF RUGBY SCHOOL. This match was resumed yesterday morning at Lords, and as it approached its termination 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 are 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 fell 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 Reay, b Second Innings. • Grundy 0 not out 3 D. Banks, Esq., b Adams ll c Haygarth,b Grundy 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 H. 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 l7 c Grundy, b 810 re... 6 C. Bowen, Esq., hw, b Grundy 8 run out 0 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.. 92 Total 133 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, run out 32 c Keene, b Wills l2 A. Haygarth, Esq., not out... 31 b Wills l5 E. Blore, Esq., b Keene 4 b Fryer 0 J. Grundy, b Keene A. P. Law, Esq., c Banks, b Keene 9 c Fryer, b Wills ..... 23 R. F. Bowles, Esq., b Wills E. Willoughby, Esq., c and b Wills 3 b Keen. byes 3, leg-byes 3 6 b 6,1-b 2, wl, n-b 1 10 Total 128 Total 96 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 : MINES. Agua Fria Anglo Austria. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Austria. Gold British Iron . Brazilian Imp. (issue d at £5 pna Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek Cobre Copper Colonial Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7. p. cent. English and Austen. Copper Smeltg. Co General Great Nugget Vein Do. Registered Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Linares Loud. &Californ. G old Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita Mexican&S.Amerien , New Granada Nouveau Monde Nova Scotia Mining and Copper Smcltg Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa Yuba JOINT-STO Australasia British N. American Chrtd. Bak. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond. & Westminster London Bank of Aus tralia and India National of Ireland Oriental Bank of Corporation. Do. New Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS 100 20 10 50 100 Australian Agricult. Austral sn . Pcific. Mail Australn. Royal Mail Brit. American Land Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Pal. of France Eastern Steam Electric Teleg. of Ir Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land Nrth. of Europe Steam Peninsular & Oriental Do. Do. Royal Mail Steam South Austral. Land Submar. Telegraph Univeral Emigration and Colonization Van Diemen's 'And 70 - 72 70 - 72 65 - 70 4 - 1 2i - ... 39 •.• 43 - 45 7312 8 i 7i li - 7 - 19 LLOYDS' SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, June 25.—Wind at Noon, N. ; light breeze, with rain. DEAL, June 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, June 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. PLYMOUTH, June 24. —Wind, S.W. Sailed—Forerunner (s), for the Coast of Africa. BRISTOL, June 24.—Wind, W. Arrived—Jas. Gibson, St. Vincent ; Henriet, Havannah. ClNErupp, June 24.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Packet, Rio Janeiro ; Niw Orleans. HARTLEPOOL.—Sailed—Phcenix, Singapore. SUNDERLAND, June 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 t a calm. Arrived- Eagle, Laguna, for Cronstadt ; Coquette, St. John,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. FRIIIT.—Pine apples, 6s Od to 12s Od ; hot-house grapes, 3s to 10s ; Hambro ditto, Os to Os Od per lb ; apples, dessert, lOs Od to 15s Od ; cooking ditto, Os to 00s 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 20s per bushel • straw berries, 4d to is per pottle ; peaches and nectarines, lOs to 18s per dozen. VEGETABLES. —Cabbages, is to 2s Od ; Brussels sprouts, 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, 3s to 6s ; greens, 2s Od to 4s Od per doz.bunches ; French beans, 9d to is 3d per 100 ; asparagus, is to 4s per bundle ; sea - kail , Os Od to Os Od per basket ; rhubarb, 3d to Os Sd per bundle ; cauli flowers,lls 6cl to 4s per dozen ; potatoes, old, 80s to 120 s per ton ; ditto, new, 12s Od to 25s Od per cwt. ; turnips, 3s Od to 4s Od • carrots, 6s Od to 8s Od per dozen bunches ; cucumbers, Os 2d to is Od each ; celery, 9d to is 6d per bundle ; spinach, is Od to 2s Od per half sieve; old onions, 6s Od to lOs Od per bushel ; sprinc , do, 4d to 5d ' per bunch • leeks, 3d to 4d per bunch • shallots, 6xl to 8d ; garlic, 6d to 8d per lb ; endive, 2s 2d to 3s Od per score ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; horse-raddish, is Od to 3s Od per bundle ; mushrooms, is 6KI to 2s Od per pottle ; parsley, 2s Od to 3s Od per dozen bunches ; turnip greens, is 13d to is 6d per bushel ; cabbage lettuces, 6d to is per dozen ; cos ditto is to 2s Od per score ; radishes, 6d to is per doz. hands ; tomatoes, 6s Od to 8s Od per dozen ; mint, 3d to 5d per bunch. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Geese, 4s Od to Os 6d ; Turkeys, Os Od to Os each ; Ducks 2s 6d to 3s 6d; tame Rabbits, is Od to 2s Od; wild ditto, 8d to is 2d; Pigeons, 6d to 10deach ; roasting Pigs,Os Od to OsOd each; Surrey Fowls, 6s Od to 9s Od; ditto Chickens, 5s 6d to Os 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 2s Od; Leverets, Os Od to Os Od; Woodcocks, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; 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 is each. English Eggs, 7s 6d to 8s 3d; French ditto, Os Gd to 7s Od per 120; fresh Butter, 10d to is ld per lb. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread. in the metropolis are from 7d to 8d; of household ditto, 5d to 6.id per 41b loaf. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 03; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d; Lamb, 5s 2d to 66 4d ; Veal, 48 Oil to 5s Od; Pork, 38 6d to 48 4d per 81bs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s 10d. to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 24 to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 5s Od. to 6s 2d ; Veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; Pork, 35 Od to 4s 4d per Blbs. by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 480 d to lOs Od ; Brills, Os Od. to Os0d; Cod Fish, Os Od to Os each; Salmon, is 6d to is 10d per lb.; Soles, 6d to 2s Od per pair ; Eels, 6d to lld per lb ; Lobsters, 6(1 to 2s Od. ; Crabs, 6d to 2s Od ; Whitings, 3s to 5s 6d per doz.; Doreys, 2s 6d to lOs Od; Mullets, is to 5s each ; Common Oysters, Os Od to lOs Od; Natives, 368 Od to 42s Od per bah,; Mackerel, 8d to 9d each ; Smelts, 6d to is 6dperdoz. Skate, 6d. to 7d per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 3d per gallon; Bloaters, is 1d to 28 3d per dozen; Fresh Herrings, 3s Od to 3s 9d per 100 ; Haddocks, Id to Os 10d each ; Plaice, 5s to 7s per 100 ; Carp, is Od to 2s Od each ; Tench, is Od to 2s Od per brace ; Gurnets, 6d to is Od each ; Halibut, 6d per lb. ; Salt Fish, 24 to 5d per lb. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2id to 2id; 641 b to 721 b, to 3d; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3i d; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 41; 881 b to 961 b, 3Ad to al; 961 b to 1041 b, 3id to 4d ; 104 P) to 1121 b Od to 6d. Horse hides, 58 6d to 6s Od; calf skins, light, is 6d to 3s Od; ditto, full, 5s Od to Os Od; polled sheep, Os Od to 00s Od; Kents, 9s Od to 108 6d; Half-breds, Os Od to 08 Od ; Downs, 6s Oct to 8s Od ; Lambs, 2s Od to 38 SKI; and Shearlings, is 4tl to is 6d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 4 / 4 s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 51 58 ; and straw 1/ Os to 11 12s per load. A fair average supply, and a dull trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 4/ 78 ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 51 58 ; and straw, 1/ Os to it 13s per load. Trade dull, a drooping prices. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 41 48 ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 5/ 5s ; and straw, it 6s to it 138 per load. Supply good, and trade dull. OLD ROMAN JARS. — Yesterday morning, while a number of men were employed in digging the founda tions for now houses at the back of the Dyer's Arms, Cannon-street, City, they found two jars, one of con siderable size and the other of smaller dimensions, both in a state of perfect preservation. There can be little doubt that. they are Roman jars. Three pieces of silver coin were found in the smaller jar. afbirb Mittion SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. PETERBOROUGH ELECTION. CLOSE OF THE POLL.—(THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEG.RAPIL) Whalley . . ...... • 230 Hankey STATE OF TRADE. (Front the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, June 24.—The danger of war between Russia and Turkey has increased so much in the pre sent week as still further to restrict the amount of business in our market. All classes of buyers are rendered more timid. In addition to this, the ad vices received by the overland mail have the effect of strengthening the indisposition of the India and China merchants to enter into any operations. We have, therefore, to report a week of ex t reme l y limited transactions both in yarns and goods. With all this, however, there is no giving way in prices. The firmness which prevails is owing to several causes. Spinners and manufacturers are in general free from stocks, and pretty well supplied with orders. The falling-off in the receipts of cotton at the American ports, and the very great proportion of rubbish now held, give to respectable qualities somewhat of the hardening tendency, even under existing circumstance;. On all hands, the opinion prevails that, if the differences between Russia and Turkey were settled, the demand would be such as to cause an advance in cotton, in yarns, and in goods. At present there is a tendency to a higher cost of production, arising out of the agitation among the operatives for a restriction of the hours of labour and an advance of wages, and this agitation seem s lik e ly t o suc ceed to some extent. Thus situated, producers are anything but anxious to bring themselves under further engage ments, and therefore they maintain their quotations with unflinching firmness. The turn-out at Stockport con tinues without any appearance of concession on either side ; but it is said the " hands" are receiving hardly any support from other places. At Blackburn, the "twisters-in" having struck for an advance of wages, all the millowners gave notice, a few days ago, that, if the demand were persisted in, they would, at the end of a fortnight, entirely stop their machinery both in the spinning and weaving departments. The conse quence is that the people, in at least half-a-dozen esta blishments, have ceased operations, without waiting for the fortnight's notice. GLASGOW, June 24.—We have had a quiet but steady market during the week. NOTTINGHAM, June 23.—The two trades of this town do not present any new features to call forth remark, as each continues in pretty much the same condition as we have reported it for several weeks past there is certainly not any improvement in the lace trade, but the hosiers are still well occupied. The high price of yarns is yet maintained for both lace and hosiery, with out any prospect of a reduction being made in either. LEICESTER, June 23.—Upon a survey of business for some time past, we find that although an almost unpre cedented rise in wools has taken place during the year, a sustained demand has cleared the market, and manufac turers are now found with scarcely an average stock for the season on hand. That the London and Manchester approaching houses ppro e a s chingseas have onfarbe l n ai e d ath in heavy present p s r t ic o e cs for s k adin the admits sof no doubt, but the shipping trade being still good, and the harvest coming on, renders it a moral certainty that good 'employment for the operatives must continue. Worsted and cotton yarns fully maintain their prices, and higher rates in the former are inevitable if wools maintain their present value. We may notice that al though farmers' lots have increased in value from 12s. to 14s. per tod since last year, and foreign wools in the same proportion, the demand both here and in York shire has met with no check, nor will it whilst trade in Yorkshire continues good. The recent advance in the rate of discount has brought prices to a stand at present, and the uncertain posture of political affairs has put a stop to all speculation. BBADFORD.—The trade is decidedly dull, yarns and pieces being less inquired after. Wool during the last fortnight has receded Id. per lb. all round. People will not and dare not operate freely at present prices. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY AND THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS. 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 madaby him 16 years ago fer 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 he had acted with the greatest fairness 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 he 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 the 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. 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• filiation. He did not desire to throw any diffieulty 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 he would not offer any objeotion 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 DONOUGHMORE 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 priepts and soldiers, but, upon referring the matter to the legal authorities in Dublin, it bad been decided that the prosecution of the priests would not further 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 noble lords took part, The Earl of CARDIGAN withdrew his motion, as Lord Aberdeen had admitted the authenticity of the cor respondence. Several bills were advanced a stage, and their lord ships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(YESTERDAY.) TRUCK SYSTEM. Mr. C. FORESTE Et asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in consequence of the report of her Majesty's commissioner for inquiring into the operation of the truck system, it was the intention of the Government to propose any measure on the sub ject ? Lord PALMERSTON said the matter was one of really. great, importance, and seemed to require fresh legislation. He hoped to bring in a bill founded on the report of Mr. Tremanheere. EDUCATION. Mr. MIALL asked Lord J. Russell whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to proceed further during the present session with the bill for the 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 ad vance d h e was unw i lling to g i ve an opinion as to whether the bill could be proceeded with. Mr. FULLER asked the noble lord the Secretary of 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. MINISTERS' 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, and whether, if it were really the intention of th e 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 bill 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 depart ment 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 •, to 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 lion. member was not quite correct in his statement as to Dungarvan, but in the other cases what he stated was correct. The fact was that these places were too small sustain post-offices. 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 commis 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 borougb 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. P NOTICE OF MOTION-CUSTOMS. Mr. WILSON gave notices that, on Monday next, he 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 callthe attention of the house to the state in which the law relatlle to the possession of arms in Ireland would be placed by the expiration of the Crime and Outrage Act on the 30th o 1 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, in passing, he would say, had governed Ireland most impartially) thought he 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 a similar state of things again arise, and hence he had 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. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Mr. WILLIAMS wished to bring under the notice of the house the manner in which the affairs of the country were carried on. He had had some experience in the house, and he could say that he had never seen public business carried on so disgracefully as at present. They had been sitting continually until three o'clock in the morning, and at most unseasonable hours bills of the greatest importance had been hurried through, although all members, except those over whom Government exer cised direct control, were absent. Nor was this all. A large section of the house had to be in attendance upon committees at 11 and 12 o'clock in the morning, and now, to crown all, morning sittings were commencing. Business carried on under these circumstances became a mere farce, and unless the Government devised some plan to expedite matters, he should not hold the Minis try blameless for the evil consequences which must of necessity follow. Lord J. RUSSELL said the hon. member for Lam beth was not taking the best means to promote the dispatch of business in occupying a portion of the public time in this manner, just as they were about to enter upon the consideration of a most important ques tion. (Hear, hear.) The house did in fact perform far more business than any other legislative assembly in the world. (Cheers.) If the hon. gentleman asked why they did not proceed more rapidly, he (Lord J. Russell) could only reply, that they had business—as the hon. member might tell for himself if he would go over the list of the various bills which had been before them that session—that they had business of very great import. ance, and that there were many members in the house who took a great interest in the different questions, and were quite competent to state their opinions upon them. (Hear.) That was the cause why the time of the house was taken up so many hours in every week. There was in fact only one alternative. The house might transact no business after twelve, but if they did they would have to sit through the whole of the year. (Hear, hear.) Still, however irksome and fatiguing it might be to meet at twelve o'clock and sit till two or three the next morning, he thought that the house would much prefer that mode of doing business to having a permanent session. (Hear, hear.) He (Lord J. Rus sell) did not believe that bills of any great importance had been passed without receiving due attention from the house. (Cheers.) The fact was, that when a bill had been much discussed upon the second reading, and the sense of the house had been decidedly pro nounced, then the subsequent stages were passed through without much further debate. So likewise, if a bill had been fully discussed in committee, there was very little debate on the third reading. (Hear, hear.) He really did not think, therefore, that it could be fairly said that the business of the house had been neglected. The motion for the adjournment was then agreed to. IMPRISONMENT OF BRITISH SUBJECTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Mr. FRENCH gave notice that next Friday he would put a question with regard to the opinion of the law officers of the crown upon this question. Mr. BUTT gave notice that, on going into committee of supply, he would move that it was the duty of the Government to bring in a measure with reference to arms in Ireland. Mr. HUME rose to resume the debate, amid cries of " oh, oh," from a few members, impatient, doubtless, to hear the right nonourable member for Edinburgh (Mr. Macaulay) speak, a rumour having been prevalent through out the day that the right honourable gentleman intended to address the house. He said thabwas a somewhat novel interruption, considering that by the rules of debate he (Mr. Hume) had possession of the house. It was all very well for those hon. members who were deterininod to sup port the bill of the Government to call for their friend ; but it did not seem at all fair to take a course so unusual as to call up a member of that house in opposition to one who had moved the adjournment of the debate on the pre vious evening. He (Mr. Hume) would relieve those gentle men who were so impatient by stating that ho should not occupy the attention of the house for any great length of time. Having been so long connected with India, and having directed much of his attention to the subject of ad , ministering its affairs, ho could not allow the present occa sion to pass without offering his opinion upon the question before the house. He would submit that it was a mere mockery, and contrary to all the ordinary usage of the house, to proceed with this bill until they had before them the report of the committee now investigating the affairs of India up stairs. They were now called upon to legislate for no less than 1 5 0, 000 , 000 of people, and yet, notwith standing the petitions that had been presented to the house in reference to that contemplated legislation, the committee sitting up stairs, long as they had already sat, had not as yet had one native petitioner examined before them. How was it possible to know to what extent the grievances set • forth in those petitions were well founded or otherwise, unless they had before them the testimony of native wit nesses ? Looking at the bill brought forward by the Go vernment, ho 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 und ers t an di ng th a t it was to be altered and amended as time and circumstances might require. (Hear, hear.) Ho 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 ago. The honourable gentle man the member for Kidderminster (Mr. Lowe) stated on 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 renewal of the charter, in 1833, the scheme of legislation of the Government of that day had been under the consideration of " the chairs . ' from October, 1830, and the bill itself was submitted to the Court of Directors in March of the following year. With those facts before him, he thought he was perfectly warranted in stating that sufficient time had not been given to do justice to the matter under consideration. His own opinion was that one great defect 9f the existing system was that none of the natives of India were included in the Legislative Council. Did hon. gentlemen believe that India was to continue for ever, as now, under the management of a few hundred Europeans, and that in the administration of its affairs we were not to take advantage of the existing means of civili sation ? The complaint ho had to make was, that during the last 20 years the resources of India had been wasted, and wasted in uncalled-for wars, which would never have been carried out if the Court of Directors had 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 Punjanb. 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 ? Ho contend e d th a t i t was more a European than an Indian question ; and that it was di rected by a Secretary of State hero 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 be no better council than a Court of Directors, properly constituted. He considered that they ought to make Vie Court of Directors more efficient, and the way to do that was to prevent any man entering that court who had any other business to occupy his attention, and to infuse into it 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 administrationpf 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, r c i o e u d l d o nn,o or believer raised thattinu etdh,ei mGovernmen tproved,andwio)curipaethryteebde. been Heca 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 whole revenue of the country. The present bill disgraced the directors, for it positively placed them under the clerks whose masters they were. lie objected to leaving the power in the President of the Board of Control of doing the evil he had hitherto done 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 from 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 condetaninz, 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 out to make alteration s , an d y e t it oug h t not to be final. Tfie bill which we pass—be it what it may— ought to be a large yet cautious step in the path of pro gress. That which we have a right to ask from the Go vernment is not a bill which should leave everything that exists unchanged—it is not a bill which should make such reforms that no other Reform Bill would ever hereafter be necessary—it is a bill that shall introduce improvements and leave us free agents to effect future improvements ; and such a bill has been proposed by the right hon. baronet the President of the Board of Control. (Hear.) One 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 hare 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. (Hear, hear.) The truth is, that vicinity, as we 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 come across a canvass for a seat in the 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 are Mahomedans or 'Undoes, or to explain the difference between the Ryotwar and Zemindary settle ments, who, nevertheless, would take exceeding interest, in the questicn who will be the person next elected direc tor. (Hear.) If not stockholders ourselves, at all events we may be 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 "veto and interest" during his canvass—we begin to solicit him for writerships. Some of ns he obliges and some he disobliges ' • but it is on accou n t o f th ese 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 zee 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 against 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 be 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. In fact, since the Board of Control began to exist in 1781, 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. One 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 —thattes h ey el , d the average which the Indian 31inist haser of India—the vast extent and num ber of the various subjects which demand attention, and the small amount of attention which those subjects generally office i s about twoe during years and a half. When we consider the nature receive from the English public, whose peculiar duty it is not to study them—you must be forced to admit th a t th e 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 ment. (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 extentfrom 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 Governmentithere will be found rather a better council to assist the Minister than we have had before. I think 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 more 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 ono 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 are 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, 106. 10 20 PLYMOUTH GARRISON. First Innings. Second Innings. Mills, c Underwoood, b Fitz- Collier, c Tinley, b 5 Monro 3 Jon gera s, l c d Pearson, b Fitzgerald 14 Private Hargraves b Monro, Ii w, b Fitzgerald 2 Monro 0 Sanders, b Collier 1 Private Bill, 7th, c Burland , b Gale Tinley, b Fitzgerald Hole, c Pearson, b Collier 6 ders Buller, c Fitzgerald, b Gale... 11 Lieut. Pearson, 7th, Wood, not out Ford, b Fitzgerald 1 Lieut. Jackson, 7th, Phillpotts, h w 8 b Tinley 2 b7,w 19 26 Lieut. 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A., b Hole, b Fitzgerald Philpotts, not out 0 wide 3 Burland, c Pearson, b Collier... 1 b 2,1-b I,w 3 9 Total lB Total B3 THE STATE-CHURCH AND THE GRAVEYARDS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NONCONFORMIST. SlR,—Permit me, through your columns, to call pub lic 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 hj-c-InTro for the mamtPnance of burial-grounds and the conducting of funerals, for compensating ministers and others whose rights may be affected by the closing of existing grounds, and for fixing the fees. These bye laws are to be made as directed by the Board of Health 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 concerninc , 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 as good terms for the public as possible, but, as having power to withhold consecration, the bishops will be " masters of the situation." And they, 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 astical Courts and Church-leases Committees, produced so little impression that additional authority, certain to be abused, is to be placed in their hands ? And is it to be allowed that functionaries 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 of 1847, which are more or less open to objection. Thus, the consecrated part of a burial-ground is to be used only for burials according to the rites of the Established Church, though the public generally will have to pay for the whole. The consecrated and unconsecrated portions are to be " defined by suitable marks"—that the badge of Dissent worn through life may be perpetuated in the grave. It is compulsory 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, again, having a veto both on the appointment and the salary, and a power 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 the reflec tions which this bill suggests, I will content myself 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. ---Your 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 case ; lastly, it is a great question to me whether winkers might not be dispensed with here, as in other countries, where an animal not habituated to them never wants them ; and certainly they gall the poor creatures' eyes most unmer cifully.—Correspondent of the Bulkier. , 7111 TA II FOR: 101 684 i 224 8i i 87 55 131 5 89 a 14 i 21 91i 12i i 60i Pm PM 1121 5i 6 1551 1151 2i i 31 6 I I