The Sun. — London, England, 1853-07-19 00:00:00

MONEY MARK - ET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE-{THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 10,000 bales. The market was steady but quiet, 10,000 Ame rican were taken for export, and 1,000 Egyptian on spe culation. The sales included 6,000 American, 6,500 Pernam and Maranham at 60d. to Bd., 200 Bahia at 61d. to 60d., 2,500 Egyptian at 61 to 144 d., and 500 Surat at 3/d. to 4/d. Railway shares were rm. The Government contract for 40 tons of sugar has been taken by Messrs. J. and D. Williams, within a trifle of 20s. per cwt. for China descriptions. The pepper con tract has been taken by Mr. William Forbes Marshall, fraction above 4d. per lb. The prospect of more railways in India improves now, the Governor-General has sent home a report, de cidedly in favour of the speedy execution of such under takings. It appears, however, that the existing com pany which has a concession from Calcutta to Allahabad, and which is proceeding most tardily compared to what Was originally promised and fully expected, is not con tent with that excellent tract of country, but desires • complete monopoly of the communication far up the Ganges, and, if permitted, possibly beyond. Lord Dal housie recommends a grand trunk railway to be carried from Allahabad towards Lahore and Peshawar. This would be work sufficient for any two companies in addi tion to that already in existence, and as the Upper India Co. is formed, has its capital s u bscribed and a direction of practical men, many of them well acquainted with India, and especially one gentleman, Mr. W. P. Andrew Who has served in that country, and whose plans have been to a large extent adopted by the East Indian Rail way Company. This is precisely the association which might be safely entrusted with the execution of a portion. "Various efforts are making, and some of them not very straightforward, to prejudice the cause ; and, although these will most likely prove unsuccessful since they emanate from pretended friends of the old company, the sooner they are disavowed the better. One party signing himself an "Indian Shareholder," has addressed a letter to Lord Jocelyn, the chairman of the Upper India Rail- Way, in which he treats the matter as though it were a personal affair between that noble lord and Mr. Aglionby, and advocates an amalgamation of interests. For our own part we consider that the Hon. East India Com pany will best accomplish a good system of communica tion by keeping the undertakings distinct as far as capi tal and management are concerned, as they have a direct control, and can easily regulate the general traffic so as to cause its proper fusion, and prevent any inconveni ence to the public. - The settlement of the account in the English Stock Market has been in progress, and has proceeded favour ably on the whole, an advance of / toe per cent. having occurred in Consols, which have been 98 to 0 for Transfer, and 981- to 1 for the August account. The appearance of a change in the weather has a good effect, for it is really one of the chief things that at this moment affect the market, and is second only te the Eastern question. Just now the intelligence from Vi enna , C ons tantinople and St. Petersburgh is de cidedly re-assuring, although many parties are sceptical and will doubtless so continue until an arrangement is officially announced. The New 31 per Cents. have been marked, 1011 to 1 and the 3 per Cents. 980 to 991. Bank Stock has been firmer at 229, but East India Stock has receded to 257 and 2551. Exchequer Bills are 2s. discount to par East India Bonds have been 21s. to 255. pin. South Sea Stock is at 115 to 1. Foreign Securities participate to some extent in the improved feeling that pervades the English market. Mexican Bonds have not been better than 264 0, and Brazilian Old are at 1000. Spanish 3 per Cents. have bee n marked 461 8, and the Deferred 220 4. Sardinian t per Cents. are 944. There has been no business in any of the Northern investments, and generally atten tion is most occupied with the settlement in the English Market. The Railway Share Market has been brisker, and prices are all up. London and North Western have risen about 1, Lancashire and Yorkshire 0, Great Wes tern / to 1, and York and Berwick and Caledonian is Proportion. Great Northern A Stock is in request. French Shares are buoyant and scarce. Strasbourg are 1 to 0 better. Gold Mine Shares are quite neglected. The Joint Stock Bank Shares are dull, and Union of Australia have declined, parties having speculated in advance for a rise upon the presumption of a large divi dend. The payment of 20 per cent. for the six months, however, one might have supposed would even have exceeded expectation, and no one can expect such divi dends to continue. The Land Companies' Shares have been firmer. The following, from the authorised weekly railway list, is compiled by Mr. Slaughter, and relates to railway dividends : "At the approach of the general meetings, the follow ing table of the dividends declared in 1849, 1850, 1851, and 1852, together with the balanc es remainin g over from the last half-year, may be found useful for refer- ence : TT,WO - V -IL-I°°o ;q l V CDst i CI-PMegFptarigiiiis;-41 I=e-im - PtecooPP''''gbilg-i ts' TJ'altV-Eg I' S :I : 4 IQ 2 XA 7.4 g tI •E I ;"="gni. ggdEgs.loo2,s2nspg in - Rgq: .vp,ttp.,„e cr i;;ps .2°P .. ... 0 .q.,,, , l e W CrP g XMI¢4F2 0 - 1 .0 tttt, ,vr,- ps- rr,9,OP- za5 ,4 ; . -1;F: iD I P '-''' e 7l"wi ° p 20 g ''''.7 0 1 - moklt e r, r , ,- fI , , E; PE. 1)- V ,, P ' F 1 . Vi a -c t X 222 a s. . ~ 3 ag a gg ' V ' 0 t - 0 5 - a- : 81. N. cci . tr g • ... CA C 4 5 42 \•4 IA 14 , P. E. FP. . CD ti sr. W oto CAD b 2 C. 4 14 , .. FP E. 15. • r. •-• caw t.D . Car 1.1 I • L.— '•-w.. CA C. 4 CA CND C. 71 CND . CND !••A 1:1 ti 11 '1 if. C. 7( o—• • • e•- • • c•- tr. tu., Cut,, -,; t•D 162 b., 14 , co ot b., cs, 10. c. 4 t. CA b., L.-. - 1:4-. Qt. b.- ik-• 1:$ 1: 1 t" .-+. ~,.. Eh.) F r- a. ~_ co CA t...... I:1 11 C. 4 CA bO CA I-. b.,CAL.2 cor.4 ka- , tu- Co • 2_ 17 — ....._ - , n 11 CI t ''' b•D CA ts. t--. ND OT CA C 4 C 4 = C... 7 CA CO C.* Ga C.D t , .. aa. t , ..5 '..•.•:'" ... 444 olc. Ova Ka— L P b7P. 101,-. 16,1P-.1.• ,--. P. W s 0 0 * ••••• CR . C.7t .--* 1--. C.. 2 r ...... , - . 4 ,- • • ~.,... e **,.,, t ‘' LND CA C. 4 CA CA CA CA Ca N. N. LNND C. 4 14'.- CA .P 4 .1 040. 140- C.R er w e t" ca t "x 5 C4i.P.l- , C. 4 FP. CtOt 43 CO 14. FP , L• 3 43 43 4 , 14" 6,1-13 P-621-. tp 'PO 1.4 N.. C) I- , 'S ' '' " .. F. , 21- , -.IW , PWI -, = FPNI.Ott nb..0000.-45 - -.41 ,3 1) , Wr Ow.-c,'"CA..WW.cIWwI-..-10Olpnw... —C4OWWW..7OOWI-,Mbow BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock .... . . . 229 ......... 3 per Cent. Reduced Ann - It - Ai; . 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .... 98} 8 New 3/ per Cent. Annuities Long Annuitie s , E xp i re sth ' Jan 1860 -014 Ditto SO Years, E xp i re 6 " Ind'a Stock th Jan., 1860 5 9-16 India Bonds, . ............... DiLio, under £1000 ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. South Sea Stock ....... 21 25 . 3 per Cent. Annuities, ........ Cousols for Account E x chequer Bills, ld. 98 £I000 2500 .......................................... Small 1 p PRICE,OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ON-E O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto New, 1552, 4 per Cent Mexican 3 per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. Sardinian. Bonds, 5 per Cent... Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 221 Dividends on the above payable in London. lIAL.F.PAST TWO. Consols Ditto Account 981 9S MARKET NEW -(THIS DAY•) COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market is firm for most descriptions. The quantity of British plantation landed at the East and West India Docks, last week, was 1,642 hhds 327 tierces 689 barrels. There were taken for home consumption, 1,413 Elude 253 tierces 770 barrels. The stock in the same places is 12,446 hhds 1,998 tierces 5,270 barrels. COFFEE,—This article is steady. RICE.—At auction 3,229 bags, mostly sold at Ils 6d to 12 5 for good mid and good bold white. RUM.—The quantity landed, last week, at the East and West India Docks was 312 puns 3 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 229 puns 3 hhds. The stock in the s ame places is 8,736 puns 439 hhds, GI NGER. —African, 300 bags in bond, was taken in at 2 °s ; and Jamaica, 21 barrels, brought 54s to 78s for small to good bold. ARROWROOT.—St. Vincent's, 105 barrels, 12 half ditto, realised aid to ss 4 d for low to good. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 52s to 52s 6a p3r cwt on the spot, and Town 545 3d. TRA.--The market is dull. RAY MARKETS. SU ITHPIELD.—Iteadow hay, 4/ Os to Si Os ; clover, ditto, 4/ 15s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 7s to 1/ 15s per load. Supply limited, and trade firm. CU MBEILLAND.—Meadow hay, I/ Os to Si Os ; clover ditto, 4/ 15s to Si 18s; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 15s per load. T,:ade steady, at our quotations. WIIIT ECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ 15s to Si Os; clover, ditto, 4/ 15s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 7s to 1/ 14s per load. moderate supply, and a steady trade. RosslNl.—The Sultan has conferred the Order of IVl edschitand on Rossini, as a reward for his having corn. 1 3 0qe(1 two military marches for Turkey. aO4, 25 '7 4 ,, g,' 6 po or TO SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Yesterday. Basin ess done this day. RAILWAYS. Paid ft. 100 !O 1 8j 14 I all 1 1 28 7i I an a 181 It. 100 3t. 100 io all i 0 all ;0 all i 0 45 5 all 5 I all ,5 1 all L 8 all !O all ;5 all 5 81 5 all it. 100 00 all ;11'1 3t. /DO 6 4; M 17 i 0 I 7i all %. 1100 .5 1 all 11.0o ' 6 I 16 .6 11; 8 all 8 8 all' .0 10 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 O 9 ;6S all 31 all A all !,0 63 it. 100 i 0 all !O 15 !Co 5 .. I 16i1 5 I 201 N 34 17 :0 all i() all O 14 O 21s. .0 1 ,b. 100 5 20 15 11i 3t. 100 Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost do Eastn. June. Birmng. Wolverh & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh & Cheshire Junet...... Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 C®ns.... Do., £20...... ........ Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass. Dnblin&BelfastJunc. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ....... Do. New ......... `East Anglian (£25 L. & E. &L. &D.) Do., (£lB E. & Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. lath E. U. Sh Do., do. Do., B. & C. East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. Edinburgh et Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb. Prth . &Dundee Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) Great Western.. Irish South-Easters. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash. &YoAshire Do., Fifths Do., Wet. Riding U.I Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. & So uthpt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,16/. 5h.,M&8...0 London & S.Western Do., £5O Do., £4O ....... Lndndrry.o , ,Co/eraine Lndndrry. i,L Ennisk. Manch . Shef. &Lincln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland . Do. Birming.tt Derby' Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. A Shafts .......... N e wea stle & Carlisle Newmarket Do. Busy Extensions Newpt.Aberg.&Ht al Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k...... ....... Do., New ............. I Northn. Counties Un North British !North Devon, No.l Do., No. 2. Dc., A Deferred Do., A B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg. Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Do. Stockton & Hartlep' Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall Wmbledon &Croydon Woodford York Newctl. & Berw Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland It. 100 Aberdeen , all Do., No. 2, 7 p c... 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. a. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent 64 Cork&Bandons:lp.c i all Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction all EastA ngli a,n (X 3 10s) 6 per cent all Do. (25) 7 per cent 2 Do. (27 17s) 7 p. ct all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do., No. all Do., New 6p. c. St all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent 100 EastLaucash. 6 p.cts. all Edinb.Prth.&Dundec SLI per cent 100 Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent 100 Great North , - 5 p.c. 100 Do. sp. c.,Redeem., at 10 p. c. pram all Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths 6 Gt. Westu. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. 100 G. West. fixed 4i pc. 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O, 100 Do., 6p. c., Stock... 100 London and.Brightop Guaranteed 5 p. c... 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. 5 London & S.Western, Con. Thirds 12i Londonderry& Coler Shares all Londy. & Ennis. 1 Sh all Manch.,Shef., & 4 Shares, No. 1 all Do. Now, £lO 3 Do., £6 ........ all Marypt.&Carl. 4p. c. all Do. 4h per cent 10iDo ............ ....... 100 Mid. Consol. 6p. c. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 13 per cent 100 Norfolk Extension 100 Do. Pref. 5i per ct 100 Do. Way. Val. 5 p c 100 North British all North Staffordshire 1100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. c. 16i St. St. St. 1 " 149 15 Do.. _ all Shrews& Birm. N. C all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon Do. New all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. all S.Yorksb .4p. c.Guar. 3 Waterfd. &Kilk.6p. c. 100 York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref. sro _ 10 York& N. Midland LI k S. Purch 4 Xntwerp&Rotterdam 3 ilelgian Eastn. June. 8 Bez;ers to Graissessar all (..,harleroi & Erquelin. 10 Dijon and Besan. 8 Dutch Rhenish..... all East Indian ...... ..... 1 Do. Extension .... all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Junct. of France all Gt Nestern of Canada Shares 3 Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c pref 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 D 0...................... 3 Do. (Canal)... ......... 4 Do. 6p. et. 9 Lyons & Moditerran. Madra5................. all Namur & Liege (with 10 20 20 20 10 20 10 20 interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bds all (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs ; all NorwegianTrunkPre 10 Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCacn & Cherbrg. 7i Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre..... 2 Royal Swedi sh all Sambre and Meuse 2 Sth-Eastrn. of France 6 Southern of France 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 10 Do. 5? per c. Pref 10 Western of France 2 West. of Switzerland 9 Wawa 26 -- 2631 5a 9i 101 9 7 d, 20 -- 22 3A -- 2A 4 'ION -- 104 68 -- 68 21A -- 22 19A -- 201 ... - ..n 8 - 9 51 34 4 121 - 13 72 -73 j 50 - 54 70 -- 72 25* - ii A 3 -- 8 6 2 53 55 133 - 1 35 107 -- 109 89 89 7 —7! 99 -- 102 p 77 77f 4 —4R 3 -- 3 a 144 -- 154 . 8t 14 —2 pxd 103 i -- 101:, 113 i 114 - , lk -- 2hp 1— it 89 90 5A 4d 4 -34 d 11 -- 13 18 -- 20 '2l-2{ 70i -- 716 40 -- 42 53 56 P 44 - 4 d 3 8 - 9 49 - 51 2 d 33 34 47 4 - 4actl 8 i ••• ••• 49 - 50 92 - 94 60 -- 62 55 - 60 65 70 11 iclic, 17 -- 19 9 -- 13 -- 14 34 -- 19 -- 20, 70i -- 71 35i -36 t 13 -- 14 1 23 - 25 2 a • 24, 14. 15i1 - 9 30 - 32 - 104 68 69 8 7id 2i • lid 58 59 PREFERENCE SHARES. 92 88 103 - - 96 - 92 - 103 1071 20 id! 2i 2 pl - 20'. 3i - 3' - 130 - 113 8i 7i 10 — ii Pm— 151 1 - 157 3i - 4 10 - 11 13 - 14 8 - 9 10 10 i ~ .k pl - ..• - p Zl4 154 par pi 114 —116 x 118 122 15 - 117 25 - 2(3 li - li 10k -10 i 171 171 - 1p 14 15 par— 251 —26 i 194 20 . id par 'lOl - 103 Par - 1 1)1 rIGN. IA 1 d 1 id 1.4 —l5 par— 1 p 2 lid 5 sip 1$ — 1 11 p is par id pl -- 4 - 41 1 - 14 1 - 13 2 11 3 71 - 7i 3.41 351 14 -- 1 5 8 -- 9 161 -17 i 12 -- 44 41 -- 43 '361 -- 371 4 -- 5 1 Ad -- par . 19 -- 20 • id p • 8 -- 8A b:4 FI dis 8 - d 3 2d It r-, -.. St. X 4.• St. 20 ri St. I-. a.. :a V, 10 20 3 I 5 : I St. V. 5 ° St. 0 16 p a St. St. 1 3 0 St. I . co p• I. • ...... ~:i 1 .901 ^ t I . THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 1853. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Learang Closing Prices Business Shr. Paid. Rin.w. - • comp..ms Yesterday. this day. 50 all Cedfo. Lond & . N. West. 30i all Birm. & gu . ara i, at. vc 304 all Do. wi ' ...... 304 all Et.rin.Wo . v.d: Dudley gai.r. Do 304 all Do.wthtsuar. Do •.• St. 100 Buckghamsh. L•fitN.W. 106 108 50 all ClydesdaleJe. Calcdon 54 —56 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cont. Gt.Nrthn. 150 152 25 all Olstr.&Dn.Fr Yk Gt. Westn 33 31xd x d 100 all Hrtlpi. Dk. & • New. Railway & Berw. 50 all Hull k Selby Y. &NMdll . 2 . 114 25 all Do. Shares. Do 56 57 123 all Do. 2 Shares. Do 273 283 131 all Lon.kGreenw S. Eastern 14i —l4ixd x d 20 all Do.Pre_e - ence Do 26 27 20 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cem. Norfolk 9B 100 20 i.OO Do. 6 et. 53 all Manch. B:tr N. and M.- 'OO2 & Midld. 3 3i 50 all Middle &'Stckton & Redcar Darlingt. 00 all Midld.E ::.:11 iMidland.. 106 — its 50 all Northe:. • and Easter2...)p.c.lE. Count. 65 67 50 all Do. 6 13'27 et. !Do — 50 all Do. Fix• 7• 7 . pc'Do — 25 all Prost. & 'Wy:e, &N. W &Ln&Yk 12l 12 Do. 3 tc.i.. - Ts. iDo — St. 100 Royscn.:: GtNo - 2 - thn.lsl 153 St. 100 Do. Shop Do 151 153 25 18a Shef.Rotil - Laneash& Gooleg.3 .).e.. Yorksh. 12 94 S. StaftorC.su. !lLMCleatt 1.1 d 50 all WearYalleys - . & 6 per Darlingt. 25 I all Do Do 32 33 SLOP ,Wilts&Som - ':,Westn 1103 —lo4xa! 1033 MINES. all Igua; Fria ail ‘. Anglo Austria. Gold d par all h pm 2 .Aus . ..xalasian id par 5 A.ustrallan all i astral 'ma Coxlillera g - all 1.1 ustralian Freehok u all all i Th.cl ea (Cd. Duchy o 4d par: all , 4d iroa 7 9 24.7; • 3raziliaa . (issue , i at 5.5 pm 4 4i j Do. Cocaes dz Cuiv.o 3A 4 iDo. St. John Del f. e: 33 34 'Carson's Creel.: Co ore Copper Colonial 10 1 - 11 4 o2E.' 6O 70 )o. Pre'. 74 p. cer';: 7— 8 p English and I Copper Sme' - :g.Co. 2 --1 d ;t7-'ener2l , 14 16xd Grer_ . ; Nvgge',"ir:.-in 1 p Po'; - ,00:1 Lake lAberty illuAres , 1 id - dd dis— p 9 10 d— par 7 8 par— 1 p 6 - P Qua- ; Crush. Co. Haricr • - &merlon. New C' - a Nourc. aide Nova. Miniu - am' Co - Smelt: ) Qa2rtz , vu-c -)o. "c 7 3antiago ('e Cuba ~ 1 South stralirn Tin Cro United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa Yu-Ja. 1 , (1. par f id par 26 28 7 9 4 5 id par 3i id pai id pal (II 4 d JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia British N. American. Chrtd. Buk. of India, l A astyalia, & Chin, Colo el, Coinmci , :al of Lond , ottish and Austi ty Gond. C Bk. Aastr., ;London end County.. lotion Jo:ut Stock.. Loud. r minster Lope.ou E ' - i's of Aus tralia au a udia Nation?! o eland.. Orental E of Co-po; is,eor I Provieo . , ,o: Aland IDo. New - Royal Arr.:- 'n.Bkg. & Gold Iw Co—, South A asi U aion of A us; , Do. Now o Loudon.— Unio i of Xi • ' ~ ... : I 794 1. -- SOL - Ip! - P' .• ."... ••• ... ..- ..• 48 - 50 die— par 45 —47xd 77 79 8/ 8i MISCELLANEOUS 35 lAnstralian Agricr lt.. 10 !AustraNn.PciBc.Ma7l 7 !A ustraln. Royal M. 'I 38.'. Brit. American 32:7,,Canade. 5 lerystal Nape° 4 ;Crystal Pal. or Fivap;-:, 1 j Eastern Steam 1 lElectec Toleg. of ) 14 ;Gen. Steam Navin 14 'General Screw Ste:. n 5 Irish Bee'ctoot all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 3 IN° erlauds Lan . 7' ofEuropeStem all Pen!nsttlar 4; Orieu 25 Do. Do. 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 South Austral-Land all Submar. Telegraph.. 2 Un'verpl. Thnigrat'on and C0'0n'1a;, , 0n...., 21-. Van Diemen's Land 34 - 35 65 68 ' 68 70 —2ip x n - 1 Ili par) 39-4 - 0xd;;u 1 16 = 17 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Earl of POWIS presented a petition from the poor law - union of Cardigan, against the Poor Law Re moval Bill. The Earl of DERBY presented petitions, praying for the inspection of nunneries. Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions praying for the prevention of the sale of spirituous liquors on Sun day. The noble and learned lord also asked the Lord Chancellor whether had any objection to lay upon the table a copy of the instructions issued to the commis sioners for consolidating the statute law. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the instruc tions of txe commissioners had not yet been reduced to writing. THE EASTERN QUESTION. The Earl of MALIVIESBURY asked the noble earl at the head of foreign affairs, whether her Majesty's Government intended to answer the two circular notes in the same public manner as they had been given to the world, and in the same manner as the French Govern ment had answered them. He himself did not agree in the premises of those notes, but he thought the time was now come when the dignity of this country demanded that they should be answered, for if longer delay took place, the silence of her Majesty's Government might be con strued into a sign of their being unable or a:raid to answer them. The Earl of CLARENDON said her Majesty's Go vernment had only delayed the discussion of this ques tion from a consideration of interests of peace. The mode of producing and affording information was very different in Russia and France to what it was in this country. In these countries the Government could pro duce information in what manner it pleased, but here it was the custom to lay all the papers bearing upon the subject at once before Parliament. That would shortly be done. Of course it was not for him to speak with regard to the ability of her Majesty's Government to answer the Rus sian circular, but as to there b e i ng an y fear of answering them he could assure the noble earl that no such appre hension rested either in his own mind or in that of her Majesty's Government. No regular answer had yet been sent to the first note because the greater part of it al luded to proceedings which originated with the French Embassy with regard to the Holy Places. The points of it however had been considered fn substance, though not in the form of a regular answer. With regard to the second circular note, which was one of a different character, and which certainly did require a regular answer, it was answered immediately, and the answer was sent to St. Petersburgh. That answer was entirely in conformity with the note of the French Government, as he might add the whole of our proceedings had been. The Earl of MALIVIESBURY said the circular notes being an appeal to all Europe, and intended to be read by every person in Europe who could read, they could scarcely be considered in the light of private correspond ence, and he could not help regretting that her Ma jesty's Government had not made a public answer to them. Lord BEAUMONT wished to know when her Ma jesty's Government thought they would be able to lay their papers before Parliament. The utmost publicity was given to the actions and policy of Russia, while the actions and policy of this country were enveloped in mystery. Sure, it was said that negotiations were still going on, but Russia was acting as if no negotiations whatever was on foot. The Earl of CLARENDON said that it had been no small sacrifice to the Government to ask for a postpone ment of the discussions on this subject, or to delay laying the papers on the table. Her Majesty's Government felt that Parliament had a right to discuss the subject in the fullest manner, and to be furnished with the fullest infor information. A few days, a very few days, would be sufficient to show whether the negociations going on would succeed ; and whether they succeeded or not, the whole papers should be laid upon the table. (Cheers.) The Marquis of CLANRICARDE asked whether the Government had received any information as to the Russians having assumed the civil government of Moldavia ? The Earl of CLARENDON said the Government bad received no information of the kind, but he had every reason to believe that the Hospodar was still in possession of the administration of the country. The subject then dropped. TRANSPORTATION BILL. After a short conversation in a low tone, across the table, between the Lord Chancellor, Lord St. Leonards, and the Duke of Newcastle, the house went into com mittee on this bill. Clauses 1 to 4 were agreed to. On clause 4, The LORD CHANCELLOR explained that the object of the clause was to substitute for the punishment of seven years' transportation a punishment of fouryears' penal servitude, which was considered to be practically the same in extent, because, though the sentence of transportation was nominally for seven years, the con vict was sent to prison for a year and a half or two years, and afterwards was sent to labour at one of the convict establishments. The clause was agreed to, as were clauses up to 8. On clause 8, The LORD CHANCELLOR explained the object of the clause, which was to provide work at one of the public establishments at Gospor:;, or Portland Island, or elsewhere, after the convict had left prison, so that he might not be compelled to go back to his old haunts, and might have an inducement to behave himself well. In order that they should not come into competition with the labourers in the district, the work imposed upon them would be harder, and the wages smaller, than was imposed on others. The convicted thieves of Lon don, for instance, would not be permitted to come with in a certain distance of the metropolis. He hoped that when these persons were for some time employed in the public works that they would be received back into society as reformed or partially reformed characters. He was not insane enough to suppose that the system would effect all that they wished, but it was the best that, under the circumstances, suggested itself to the Govern ment, and he 'trusted that it would to some extent answer the object they hr,d in view. The Earl of HARROWBY thought that it would be by no means desirable to accumulate large bodies of con victs in particular localities. He thought the inhabi tants of such districts would complain very loudly of such a thing. He would suggest that the convicts be sent out of the country, and that a certain punishment be imposed upon them if they returned. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the clause was not constructed with the view of compelling large aggregations of convicts in particular localities, but it was necessary, when they were driven from prison, that they should be furnished with the means of existence, so .as to give them every possible motive for seeking an im proved mode of existence in other parts of the country than those which had been the haunts of their crimes.ig After a few words from the Earl of CHICHESTER, which were inaudible, The Earl of HARDWICKE said they would place the localities in this country, where these convicts were sent, in the same position that they placed the colonies, and the same outcry would be raised. His conviction was that the scheme would utterly fail. The Duke of NEWCASTLE said the object was not to confine them to any locality, but that no one should come out of prison and say that he was not able 4o ob t.in work. After these p ersons were em pl o y e d f or so me -time on public works, he thought it was extremely pro bable --looking to the want of labour which at present existed—that other persons would seek their labour, and that they would he brought back into society. If they were to expatriate these persons, other counties would have reason to complain that the vice engendered here had been thrown upon them. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of ELLENDOROUGH said that be thought the measure for a uniform system of police throughout ri pa ssu with this measure, otgf4 pa se gentlemen who issued from incipient virtue would require to the p o li ce , an d th a t thi s measure t btf o l he i ree closely is u seb n ol yen t l ri we ivan o et u dea g h h s ett athd by at t et o of great humanity would depend very much for its suc cess on the strength with which they exercised their batons. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Whilst legislating for the amelioration of those who comm itt e d cr im e , they ought to take into their consideration that yet uncon taminated portion of society who might be affected by what they were now attempting to carry into operation. After a few words from the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, t'ie clause was agreed to, as were the other clauses of the bill. B N E DI I A . A N R SALT,E Ppresented s e T n A t e X d , a 8L c . The Earl petition from the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, p ra yi ng th a t the l of E AL I " H mon opoly of salt exercised by the East India Company might be abolished, but that, should it be considered still expedient to levy a tax on this necessary of life, it should be in such a form as to press less heavily on the poor of India than the present system of taxation. The noble lord said he should confine his observations prin cipally to the operation of the tax in Madras. Under the native Government the tax was 245. 6d. th e gas s, or 50 per cent. on the price. In 1806 the British Government raised it to 31. ss. the gass ; it was subse quently raised to 71., 101., and in 1844 to the enormous sum of la. The consequence was the consumption was entirely stopped ; the Government was obliged to re duce the lax to 121., at which sum it remained. The Government regulated the quantity of salt to be produced, ard continued the land tax at its maximum. The price of salt in Bengal was enhanced by a variety of causes, natural and artificial. The noble lord then de scribed the process of the manufacture of salt and the difficulties which the manufacturers had to contend with. Their machinery was very rude, compared with that in use in Cheshire. It was consequently impossible for them to compete with the salt of this country, or even that of Madras or Bombay. He proposed -that the manufacture of salt in Bombay should be prohibited, as we prohibited the manufacture of tobacco in this coun try. He would reduce the duty to one-half, and im pose a fixed duty on the salt imported from this country and other places. The salt produced on the Malabar coast and other places he would free from duty. Ile proposed that the change should be gradual, as in the case of our tea-duties. Of the five factories in Calcutta, one had fallen a victim to the imported salt. The la bourers were in a partial state of slavery at the present moment, but they would derive the greatest relief from the cultivation of the neighbouring Jungle. The cost of the agencies was serious—from 8,0001. to 10,0001. a year. He had another petition from East Indians of Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay, resident in London, complaining of the grievances under which they and the community to which they belonged laboured in the existing state of the law. They es p eciall y complained of the operation of the 87th clause of the late Charter Act, notwithstanding which natives were still excluded from office. Many of these were persons of eminence in medicine and at the bar, and possessed an education equal to that of the members of their lordships' house. The noble lord quoted the testimony of Colonel Steven son, Colonel James Skinner, and other officers, as to the efficiency and economy of the corps of irregular cavalry which bad been established in India, and referred in particular to the fr:owess of one Major Nairn, who he said was in the h a bit of atta c king ~.gers. Lord Met calfe had deprecated the existence of diffe2ent classes in India, and he urged the necessity of the extension of equal rights to all. He quoted this ;n answer to some depreciatory evidence which had been given before their lordships' committee as a character of the natives. NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE rose to call the at tention of the house to the present condition of the system of national education in Ireland, and to move for a copy of the resolution lately adopted by the Board o National Education excluding the use of certain books from the schools under their management ; and to ask hether, in consequence of such resolution, any and what members had res i gne d th e i r seats at the board ? The system of national education in Ireland had been originally founded by the noble earl late at the head of the Government, and was, as expressed by him, intended to be a system of united secular and separate religious instruction. Immediately after its first organization the board had commenced the publication of a number of works which could not be too highly praised, and which had since then not only been used in the schools under the board, but also in schools in this country and the colonies. No objection whatever had been taken, or could be taken, to the system of secular education as carried out by the board, but certainly objections were taken by men of very high character against the nature, amount, and substance of the religious instruction. The commissioners had published works both of secular and religious instruction. They had published four books, or volumes—two consisting of selections from the holy Scriptures, one volume of " Sacred Poetry," and the fourth volume being the work of the most rev. prelate Arch bishop Whateley "On the Truth of Christianity." Soon after the system of the society was established, it was found that a large and influential section of the clergy objected to it. Their objections rested upon the fact that religious and secular instruction were not made separate. The use of these religious books, though not enjoined by the board, was recommended by them. A rule was established that all ministers of religion, of whatever denomination, whether they had subscribed to the school or not, should have access to the school one day in the week to communicate religious instruction to the children whose parents belonged to their particular denomination of Christians. The result of the rule had consequently been, to make religious instruction under the national system in that country, to consist in the schools being altogether conducted, in a great majority of instances, by the Roman Catholic priest ac cording to his form, in some of the schools by the Pres byterian minister according to his form, and in a very few of the schools by the Protestant clergyman accord ing to his form ; so that, except in the schools imme diately under the management of the board itself, there was but one description of religious instruction given in any one school. One of the objections made was, that the Scripture extracts were not in general use. The answer given by the commissioners in their report of 1836 was, that they were persuaded the fact were other wise. They stated that their inspectors were then out upon their annual inspection, and that they had already reported on 352 schools, and had found the children reading the extracts in 285 of them. Those schools were not particularly selected for visitation ; it might therefore be expected that the extracts were read in an equal proportion of the schools which remained to be inspected, and therefore that they were used in more than four-fifths of the whole number. It was therefore perfectly evident that up to 1836 religious instruction, so far as Scripture instruction was concerned, was in tended to be general in all the schools. This showed that the intention and wish of the managers at that time were, that a certain amount of religious instruction should be given with secular instruction. If their lord ships wished to improve the system of education in Ire land,—if, in their opinion, it was desirable to give all parties an equal share of the public money for the pur poses of education,—let all restrictions be removed, let no rules be established ; but let every party give what ever instruction they pleased. It was absolutely necessary that the people should have instruction, and he would make any sacrifice to attain that end ; but don't hold up a system which professed to give a cer tain guarantee, while it gave no guarantee what ever as regarded the spiritual education of the Ro man Catholic population. The question was whe ther those religious books to which he had re ferred, and the Scriptural extracts, had been pro hibited from the schools; if the had, the whole foundation of the system was violated ; in point of fact, there was no longer apy system ; and it would be much better, so far as the Government was concerned, that the future course of education should be simply permissive. There was another question he wished to ask the noble earl (Aberdeen)—namely, whether two eminent members of the Board of Education in Ireland had resigned their situations on the board in conse quence of what had happened ? He would wish to speak of them with all the respect that was due to their cha racter and station. The most rev. prelate (the Arch bishop of Dublin) had been a very important member of the board, and had made great exertions for the exten sion of the national system of education in Ireland, but his hopes had evidently been disappointed, and it must be admitted that the system he advocated had been broken in upon. The Government must, under these circumstances, consider it necessary to devise some other mode, and see whether some system of education could not be adopted to meet the views of all parties. The Earl of ABERDEEN said, the noble earl had alluded to the origin and progress of the system of educa tion in Ireland, but in every respect coneerning that system his observations had been by no means correct. The system, when first established, was distinctly that of a secular, as distinguished from a religious and a secular education united. It was established by the noble earl opposite (Earl Derby) in consequence of a recommen dation by a committee of the House of Commons, who, in a report in the year 1828, actually made that recom mendation. It is true that shortly afterwards a certain amount of religious education was engrafted upon the system, as a joint education. Instead of all reFgious instruction being given separately, there was a cei amount of religious education that was united with secular instruction. That was in consequence of the opinion and counsel of two members of the boaed— the most reverend prelate who was at the head of the board, and Archbishop Whateley ; but it was ob vious that a system of a united education, imparted to Protestants and Catholics, must always be of a ve - if limited nature. Shoi tly after the, institution of the system those two persons who were the cause of the in troduction of the united elements of religious and secular education agreed upon certain Scriptural extracts ; then upon a volume of sacred poetry ; and, finally, upon a work which no doubt set forth the evidence of the truth. of Christianity, and which might be thought fit for chil dren to read, but a work, however, which he should say might be studied with advantage by grown men. That work " On the Truth of Christianity" was always very much objected to by the Roman Catholic priests, to whom the management of the schools was intrusted. A rule was consequently laid down, that if any person — if any parent objected to the use of any of these book's, the book so objected to was then to be transferred to and used at a separate time for religious instruction, and was no longer to be used in the system of joint religious edu cation. The noble earl was wrong in the supposition that no Scriptural extracts were used in the schools. There had been no question raised about rejecting that work f•om the schools. The volume of " Sacred Poetry" was also used in the schools. The only work in question was that of the most rev, prelate, in which he taught the reasons for the truth of Christianity. That had always been objected to very generally by the Roman Catholics, who were interested in the schools and their manage ment. The board had at length determined not any longer to use that work as part of the joint religious education, but it was still used in the separate religious education. The origin of this unfortunate occurrence, which he was sure every man must lament, and which had arisen in the government and administration of the board, had taken place in consequence of this circum- stance :—ln one of the district schools in Clonmcl, under the management of two Roman Catholics, they rejected the work on Scriptural evidence. That was in the year 1849. In coneequenco of one of the rules under Which the system was administered—it occurred that, where there were Catholics in the school whose parents objected to the use of these books, they were transferred to the separate religious instead of being used in the joint religious education. This took place at the district school o c f Clonmel. The most rev. prelate objected to this, and the matter was reported to the board, whose attention was drawn to the facts by their secretary. He thought it was in last September that the most rev. prelate was made aware that one of the books which had been used continually had been, by the order of the two commissioners alluded to, trans ferred to the separate religious education. The most rev. prelate objected to that, and insisted on the prac• tice of reading the book being continued, it being, he must say, however admirable it was in itself, not such as was received by the Roman Catholic community in the same manner as the other books to which he had re ferred, such as the Scripture lessons and the volume of " Sacred Poetry." But the most rev. prelate insisted that the books should be retained, and many meetings took place, and much discussion arose on of the subject. He must say, however much he approved book, and however much he might regr et its exclusion from the combined religious education —knowing that it had been used with good results , —that the most rev, pr e l a t e founded his objection to th e exclusion on the grounds which appeared to be scarcely tenable. The most rev. prelate denied the power cf the board to reject any b oo k which they had once authorized to be used. He thought that this would scarcely tally with the letter of the noble earl (the Earl of Derby) to the Duke of Leinster, in which he said that the commissioners exercised a most entire control over all the books to be used in the schools. It would, ho thought, be impossible to maintain that those who had the power to introduce the books had not also the power to withdraw them ; and lie contended that the power of the board could scarcely be disputed. But, so far as he could collect from all he had heard on the subject, the most rev. prelate rested his sole objec tion on that ground. Having stated that the noble earl opposite was entirely mistaken in supposing that the sys tem of joint religious education was no longer retained in the schools, he would now refer to the liberal speech re cently delivered by his noble friend, in which he was sup posed to have maintained the impossibility of any system of 'education existing without religious instruction. That was very true so far as England was concerned, but if a Catholic population existed in England to the same ex tent as in Ireland, undoubtedly a different system of education would be indispensable. But it was, as he was sure world be admitted by the noble earl who in troduced the system, entirely owing to the peculiar cha- I meter of the population or Ireland, and not from any preference to the particular system of education that he introduced the plan to which his name was attached, and which had conferred such immense advantages oa the people of Ireland. He did not know anything which had proved so great a blessing to the population of Ire land as the national system of education ; and, notwith standing the differences to which he had adverted, he still trusted that nothing would take place to diminish • the advantages or to limit the extension of a system which had done so much good, and from which so many more advantages were to be expected. He admitted C' hat a great difference of opinion had taken place, and he was sorry that he did not perceive any great probability of an understanding being arrived at. However, although he could not anticipate that this understanding could be effected, as yet the most rev. prelate had not ceased to be a member of the board. He had no communication with any other members of the board, and therefore he did not know the intentions of any one. At present be was quite unable to say more, though he admitted the great differences of opinion which existed ; and he cer tainly sould not go so far as to say that the most rev. prelate was not disposed at the present moment to re main a member of the board. With regard to the motion of the noble earl, there could be no objection to the pro duction of the resolution, seeing that it would, in the ordinary course of business, have been shortly laid on the table. He had stated the sole ground of the diffe rences which existed, and, fully perceiving the conse quences to which they might lead, still be could see no thing in them to cause him to augur at all unfavourably of the ultimate result and continued successful progress of the system so happily introduced. In answer to a question from the Earl of HARROWBY, The Earl of ABERDEEN explained that the eighth rule had been very recentlyaltered, on the motion of one of the commissioners, in such a way that instead of the book complained of being transferred to the separate edu cation, the child whose parent had complained of the book would be removed to the separate class. Lord MONTEAGLE, who had evidently misunder stood the explanation just given by the Earl of Aberdeen, argued against a system by which the parent of a singele,. child possessed a veto, or the power of blackballing any book. Each religious party would put a veto on the books of the other, and the system would be thereby re duced to a perfect caput mo. tunes. The Earl of ABERDEEN here interrupted the noble lord, and again explained that that was under the old system ; and that under the new, instead of the book, the child would be removed to the separate class. Lord MONTEAGLE was very glad to hear the ex planation of the noble earl, and expressed himsee7 satisfied with the alteration. Alluding, then, to the particular case under discussion, h e de c l are d that he be lieved the board possessed the power to reject any book. Excellent book as it was, it might very reasonably he objected to as a schoolbook, and the board had certainly not exceeded their powers in excluding it. The Earl of DERBY said, that if the question were as had been stated by the noble earl opposite, and ac had been repeated by his noble friend on the cross benches, he should have dissented from the grounds on which it was said that the most rev. prelate had thought fit to object ; but, although he spoke under the correc tion of the noble earl, who was so much better acquainted wish the subject than he possibly could be, he was very much I leaid that the noble earl had wholly mistaken the effect which had been attributed to the resolution allude I to, and that,,so far from that resolution being of the character which the noble earl had ascribed to it, it affirmed precisely the contrary. In the first place the noble earl, at the commencement of his observations, had stated that in the first instance it was intended that the system of education should be a combined one, uniting secular and separate religious instruction.. To a cer tain extent, undoubtedly, that was the case ; but the noble earl had fallen into a slight error when he stated that the introduction of the Scripture extracts and pf other religious works in the hours of combined religious instruction was au afterthought, and not included in the original plan. If the noble earl would refer to the para graph which had been quoted, he would then see that it was intended from 'the very first that the religious in struction should to a certain extent be imparted during the hours of combined education. The passage in the paragraph was as follows :--" Although it is not de signed to exclude from the list of books for the combined instruction such portions of sacred history or religious and moral books which have been approved of by the board, it is to be understood that it is by no means in tended to convey a perfect or sufficient religious in struction on the days set apart for that purpose." Therefore, in the first instance, there was intended to be separate books in every case for separate religious in sti action, and, in addition to that, the board reserved to themselves the discretion of introducing, as shortly after wa-ds they did introduce, books which had been com piled so that they could not be objected to either by Roman Catholics or Protestants, which did contain, and which afforded so long as they were in use a very con siderable amount of religious knowledge to Roman Ca tholic and to Protestant children sitting in the same room, and receiving instruction together. That course was pursued until the year 1844, when the practice was introduced to which the noble earl bad just adverted. He alluded to the practice introduced by rule 8. In the report which was issued by the commissioners in that year, they stated that they had established a number of schools, which were attended by thousands of children, and that they had succeeded in compil;ng several works, cont.-I - Ging a serious of lessons grounded on Holy Writ, 1 which were used in the general instruction afforded in all the schools. But in that year, also, and in order to meet objections which had been raised by several members of the Roman Catholic community, these books were not insisted on, but only strongly recommended, and the role was adopted to which his noble friend had refereel. That rule was, most unfortunately, worded very am biguously. It said, " The commissioners do not insist on the Scripture lessons being read in any of the national schools, nor do they allow them to be read clueing the time of secular or literary instruction"—this, said the noble lord, was a departure from the original plan— " in any school attended by children whose parents or guardians; object to their being so read." In such cases the commissioners prohibit their use, excepting la the hours of religions instruction. That resolution wee, as their lordships would see, unfortunately worded Most ambiguously. It did not allow the books in question . o be used in those schools attended by children whe es parents or guardians objected to their use. Under that rale it must appear doubtful whether the Scripture , e tracts were to be excluded on the objection of the parent of any single child, or whether that child was to be pro. tected from the risk of being compelled to read them, by reeelv:ng permission to leave the room. From 1844 downwards, there had always been, to a certain extent, a difference of opinion with regard to the construction of Vint rule ; and the general practice, he believed, hsd been that protection had been afforded to the child, by its being permitted to withdraw when these books were being read. At the same time he must say that, although the Scripture extracts were read, and were in act a most essential part of the system pursued in the model school at Dublin, and which ought therefore to be the model of all the other schools under the control of the board, he had good reason to know it had been discovered that in the model school at Clonmel, which was entirely undee the control of the commissioners themselves, these Scripture extracts had been excluded from the hours of ordinary combined education, Now he thought that, whatever might be the case with regard to schools under the management of individuals, it was most unfortunate that, upon a point of such importance, any deviation from the ordinary practice should be allowed in schools under the direct control and manage ment of the board, and especially in those schools which were to be regarded as models for the rest of the coun try. Unless he was greatly mistaken—and he received his information from one of the commissioners—the de cision at which the commissioners arrived the other day was entirely opposed to the sense attached to this rule by the noble sari opposite. A motion was made at the board by Mr. Baron Greene, one of the three dissentin g commissioners, to the effect that protection should be given to the children, and not for the exclusion o books; but a large majority of the commissioners decided against Mr. Baron Greene, the late Lord Chancellor Blackburne, and another commissioner—the most rev. prelate (the Archbishop of Dublin) not being present—that the rule should be interpreted according to its strict literal sense. The consequence was, that the objection of any one Roman Catholic child would be held sufficient to ex clude a book. He could only say that he had this state ment from Mr. Blackburne himself, and that the object of Mr. Baron Greene's r esolution was to give to the rule the sense which the noble earl opposite (the Earl of Aberdeen), the noble lord (Lord Monteagle), and he thought the great majority of their lordships would con sider the sound and rational construction. Mr. Baron Greene's resolution WPS, however, negatived by a very considerable majority. He (the Earl of Derby) consi dered, then, that there had been a very important devia tion, in a very essential particular, from the original r ale, and it appeared as if there was an influence at work for the purpose o f exc l uding from the national bc hools, in deference to the opinions of the Roman Ca tholic priesthood, all books which give to the system of education anything of a religious character. If this wore the ea; e, it would be impossible to resist the force of an argument which had hitherto been met by the state ment that although the religious instruction given might in itself be insufficient, yet that a. considerable amount of religious knowledge was imparted in all the schools to Roman Catholics and Protestants alike, and that for the purpose of obtaining the great benefit of the union of children of different persuasions for the purpose of education it was necessary to abate something of what would otherwise be considered desirable with regard to the amount of religious instruction given to Proe ' 'rut children alone. If the system was to be so altered as altogether to exclude all religious instruction with res and to Roman Catholic children frequenting the nath dial schools, then he must say that one of the great and p .ra mount objects contemplated by the original system would be defeated, and the system would be open to the objection which he thought could not hitherto be justly urged against it, that it was entirely and completely a system of secular education, disregarding religious in struction altogether. He would be very glad to find that the opinion of the noble earl opposite was coerect, and that would be ascertained when the resolution of the i board was laid upon the table, and when they found Who psoposed the resolution, and who composed respectively 1 the majority and the minority. He admitted t 1;- t the exclusion of a book upon the evidences of Christianity was not a reason which he would think suffic ient tfor • breaking up the board ; but, on the other I hand,_.: the resolution. was to be regarded in the sense b e had .been led to believe, and if a prevailing intention was giumng ground of excluding more and more religions instruction, of which even now too little was given, he would say that was a fatal impediment to the working of the sys tem, that it must be fatal to its beneficial effects, and that in such a case those Protestant members of the board who could not conscientiously assent to a diminu tion of the amount of religious instruction given would not only be justified, but bound to withdraw from a. system which, from the first, depended upon the mutual and harmonious working of members of different reli gious persuasions, upon the sound sense exercised by both parties, and upon the balance being iinpartially held be tween Protestants and - Roman:Catholics. The Ear] of ABERDEEN soid, he had in his posses sion a copy of the resolution of Mr. Baron Greene, which was carried, with the exception of the clause relating to the " Evidences of Christianity." The noble earl read the resolution, which was to the following effect : " The commissioners do not insist on the Scripture ex tracts, " Lessons on the Truth of Christianity,"or the book of " Sacred Poetry," being read in any of the national schools; nor do they allow them to be read as part of the ordinary , school business, during which all children, of whatever de nomination they may be, are required to attend, in any school attended by children whose parents or guardians object to their being so read by their children. In such cases, the commissioners prohibit the use of these books, except at times set apart for the purpose, either before or after the ordinary school busines -, and under the following conditions. Firstly, that no child whose parent or guar dian objects shall be required, directly or indirectly, to be present at such reading. Secondly, that in order that the child whose parent or guardian objects may be absent at the reading of the books above specified, public notification of the time set apart for such reading shall be inserted in large letters iu the thee-table o the school ; that there shall be a sufficient interval between the conclusion of the ordinary school business and the commencement of such reading; and that the teacher shall immediately, and beforo its commencement, announce distinctly to the pupils that any child whose parents or guardians so desire may leave. Thirdly, that in every such case there shall be an exclusive time set apart for such reading, sufficient time being devoted each day to the ordinary school business, in order that those children who do not join in the reading of the books may have ample time for literary instruction in the schools." The Earl of DERBY observed that, according to the resolution as it stood, it appeared that, during the hours of combined instruction the Scripture extracts were not to be read in the schools in the presence of children whose parents or guardians objected to their presence during such reading, and that it would be competent to any child in the school to object to the Scripture extracts being read during the hours of combined instruction. The consequence would be that those lessons would not form part of the combined instruction, and that the parent of any child would have the power of placing a veto upon the use of the Scripture extracts. The Earl of HARROWBY was understood to say that he considered the use of the Scripture extracts was a main principle of the system of national education in Ireland. Lord MONTEAGLE thought it a most objectionable principle to give the parent of one child the power of excluding the Scripture extracts from any of the national schools. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE said, admitting that the Established Church of Ireland crd not represent the great body of the people of that 'country, he thought it should be treated fairly. He had received a letter from Ireland, which stated that, a few days ago, in one a the national schools in that country all the Roman Catholic children came forward, 'and objected to the reading of the Scripture extracts, which had heretofore been used in the school. It appeared to Wm very plain that if the reso lution was to be understood as it was explained by the noble earl opposite, the Roman Catholics would succeed in carrying their point, for the resolution invited the opposition of persons who objected to the use of the Scripture extracts. Taking the case of a school com posed almost entirely of Protestants—of. the children of members of the Established Church and of Presbyterians —if there was one Roman Catholic child in that school he might prevent the use of the Scripture extracts during the hours appointed for combined instruction. He could only repeat his opinion that this regulation struck at the root of the whole system. The resolution was then agreed to. PUBLIC-HOUSES (SCOTLAND) BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. Lord KINNAIRD said, the measure was similar to bills which he had brought before their lordships' house on two former occasions, but which, owing to the late period at which they were sent down to the other house, were necessarily abandoned. This bill had been introduced in the House of Commons by Mr. F. Mackenzie, who was lately member for Liver pool, and had undergone considerable discussion, and it differed from the former bills in this respect, that it did not interfere with the courts which granted licen ces, but merely enacted certain regulations with regard to public-houses in Scotland. Unfortunately, Scotland had obtained great notoriety for intemper ance. (A laugh.) He did not mean to say that intem perance could be repressed by act of Parliament, but he thought they might at least diminish the temptations to intemperance. A. very curious and interesting report had been drawn up on this subjt , ,et by certain gentlemen in Edinburgh, 200 of whom had devoted their attention to ascertaining the number of persons in that city who frequented public-houses on the Sunday. It appeared, from their investii r rations, that in a population which ac cording to the last census numbered 153,680, and was now perhaps nearly 160,000, the number who went to public-houses on one Sunday was 41,796. Of this num -11,951 were women, 4,631 were children under 14 years of age, and 3,032 children under eight years of age were seen to enter public-houses, either to obtain spirits for themselves, or to convey them away. In Scotland spirits were sold over the counter by grocers, and the consequence was most demoralising, because women would go into a grocer's shop to obtain spirits when they - would not be seen going into a public-house. - Many Scotoli artisans had stated that they had found consider , able sums set down in their accoants for groceries which they discovered were charges for whisky supplied to their wives and children. Me need scarcely say that the evil arising from this system, which the present measure was intended to remedy, were very great. The bill was intended, in the first place, to abolish the pre sent system of selling spirits over the counter in grocers' shops. Another provision of the measure placed the public-houses—which were now under the supervision of the Excise authorities, who were generally unwilling to prosecute—under the regulation of the police. At present also in Scotland a beer license could not be granted separately from a spirit license. If a person ob tained a beer certificate he had aright to demand a spirit license. The bill proposed to separate the two, and enacted that no one certificate should be issued en abling persons to sell beer and spirits. It was very de sirable to encourage the consumption of beer in Scotland for a marked difference was observable on the borders between the whisky-drinking and beer-drinking popula tion. Another remedy for intemperance in Scotland would be the admission of light wines at a small duty. The bill then passed through committee with some verbal amendments. COLONIAL CHURCH REGULATION BILL. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said, their lord ships were no doubt aware that ecclesiastital affairs in some of our colonies were not in a very satisfactory state, and it was very desirable that some legislation should taka place which should enable the authorities to make better rules for the government of the church there. To accomplish these objects a bill had been framed which it was hoped would meet with their lord ships' approval, and of which he would now move the second reading. He had heard from a high legal autho rity that some alterations might be introduced into the bill which would render it more acceptable, and more likely to answer the purpose for which it was intended. He would therefore now move the second reading of the bill pro forma ; it would be committed to-morrow in order to effect the alterations suggested ' • and the dis cussion upon the principle of the bill would be postponed until Thursday next. The bill was then read a second time pro foinza. COPYHOLDS BILL. On the order of the day for ,the recommitment of this bill, The LORD CHANCELLOR said, the Copyholds Act provided, that when any money was paid for the en franchisement of copyhold land, it should be either paid into the Bank of England in the name of the Accountant of the Court of Chancery, or else should be placed in the hands of some trustees, and the interest of it paid to the party whose manor was enfranchised. In the case manorial norial o i r a n ti otrihs the 'solepossoerssiaognaroef. gate, they had in thi s way received the interest of the moneys so paid for enf r anchisement. Under the act passed the year before last, enabling the Episcopal and Capitular Commission to enfranchise, the same process took place, butt with this difference that, though the money was paid in, as in the other case, in stead of the whole of the interest going to the ecclesias tical corporation, so much only was paid as was an equi valent on a fair calculation for what had been received in respect to the manor as it stood before enfranchisement, and the surplus, if any, went to the commissioners for ecclesiastical purposes. The object of this bill was to regulate the enfranchisement with respect to these corpo rations, and to provide that for the future, with respect to any enfranchisement entered into by the Capitular Commissioners, the money should be paid over to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, to be applied according to the provisions of the act. The bill was then recommitted and the amendments agreed to. METROPOLITAN BUILDING ACT FURTHER AMENDMENT BILL. The report of amendments on this bill were brought up and agreed to. PIMLICO IMPROVEMENT BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. TAXING•OFFICER COMMON LAW BUSINESS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. Their lordsh;ps adjourned at a quarter past 9 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.} The SPEAKER t o N o E k I t v h A c i h E ar th a t E 4 R o s ' . c lock. Mr. DANIEL O'CONNELL and Mr. CORNELIUS O'BRIEN took the oaths and their seats, the one for Tralee and the other for the county of Clare. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to : Bideford Extension Railway, Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland), Great Western Railway (Henley), Llanidloes and Newton Railway, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Barnsley), Moore's (Brown's Trustees) Estate, Waveney Valley Railway, and Whitechapel Improvement Bill. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Castlemaine Estuary Reclamation, Poulnassherry In closure, South Wales Railway (Deviation), and -War rington and Altrincham Junction Railway (Warrington, &c.) The following bill was considered, and ordered to be read a third time : _ ... _ . Dean Foust, Monmouth, Usk, and Pontypool Rail way. The following bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed : Clitheroe School Estate, Earl of Egremont's Estate, 101 68A i i 12i 13 33 77i i Pm 83 x d 1151 i 891 90 30 20 1 40 x d, x n LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, July,l9.—Winfl this day at Noon, W. ; mo derate breeze, and cloudy, with slight showers. DEAL, July I..—Wind, S.W. by W. Arrived—Eliza beth, New Yois. ; Caro 3, St. John's ; Johannes, Constan tinople ; Carthagena ; Gambia, Africa ; Trio, Rio Grande ; 'Victoria, Tobago ; Helena, Jamaica; Hen drick Hudson, New York ; Courant, Miramichi ; Durango, Quebeec ; Tarbert Castle, olrived in the River, for Mel bourne. July 19 (9.55 a.m.)—T7* -, d, W.N.W., moderate and cloudy. Passed----Jand;n- :Aim Oporto, for London ; Woolloomooloo, Sydney, London ; Emerald Isle, Que bec, for London ; Crystal 7 lace, Shanghai, for London ; Tancredi, Yana for Hy" ; Juno, Palermo, for Ham burgh ; Niger, London,' for Sydney ; James Shepherd, London, for San Francisco ; Angie, London, for New foundland ; Felicity, London, for Lisbon ; Eliza and Hester, London, for San Francisco ; Leichhardt, London, for Sydney ; Wilhelmina, Leith, for Malaga ; Alweritz, Girgenti, for Newcastle ; Olivia, Carthagena, for New castle. PORTSMOUTH, July 18.—Wind, S.W. to W. Arrived— Iside, Odessa. Sailed—Royal Stuart, Melbourne. SOUTHAMPTON, July 18.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Ann, Ibrail ; Jessie, Galatz. Sailed—Magdalena (s), West Indies. LIVERPOOL, 18.—Wind, W. Arrived—Mary Ann, Akyab ; Diana; Para, ; Duke of York, Sa.vinilla ; Young Queen, Hond - J.:.as ; Montrose, St. John's, N.B. ; Midas, Quebec ; France 3, Newfoundland ; Carl, Johann, Alex andria ; Courier, Maryport ; Cyprus, Marsala ; Charlegmagne ; Oxenbridge, Utopia ; Onward, Quebec. Sailed—Engla.3d, Calcutta ; Thomas, Quebec ; Commerce, Boston ; Idalip, Valparaiso and Callao. July . 19 (10.0 am.)—Wind, N.W. moderate, and fine. Arrived—Moore's Court, from St. john's N.B. ; Thomas Forrest, Alexara - . 3 . 1- . ; Fortunata Oswald, Varna ; Her mod, Helsingbo:g ; Joseph and Mary, Rotterdam ; Caro line Charleston ; White Cloud, Montreal ; Nettuna, Con stantinople ; Si am:3aul, Catania ; Hebe, Charente. Off Port - Hums, Mediterranean. FALMOUTH, Jul' 18.—Wind, fresh. Arrived—Adele, Alexandria ; Cypr - .3.1 Queen, Smyrna ; Siren and Rose, Toganrog ; Paolina and Guage, Marionople ; Harmonie, Audacia, Onderaeming, and Italia, Odessa ; Barro, Jella chich, and Panope, Ibrail ; Concordia, Galatz • San Rocco M a ria, .Bahia ; Triton, Alexandria ; Carl Richard, and Jane Avery, Constantinopl e ; William Williams, lonics ;Sa- Cyprus ; Doctor, fynyrna ; Palmyro and San Marco, Toganrog ; Giovanr:, Odessa; Viva, Salorica. Off Port— Sagittarius, Tognanrog. I3osroN, July s.—The Mary Ellen, honce to Charlotte Town, Prince Edward's Island, has been iost on Lea Island, in the Bay of Fairly; crew saved. CALCUTTA, July Guttmeer was seen on shore on the outer Usshra Fee Shoal, May 8, by the Hindostan (a), arrived hero. NORTH SHIELDS, JUIT 16.—A brig of about 240 tons, with Danish union on he:: foretop gallant l'igging, painted black, with red ribbon d yellow billet-head, mainmast gone, and abandoned, wa; fallen in with on the 15th (at 10 a.m.), and seen to fc - y - ider at 1.30 p.m., Tynemouth Castle bearing about N.Q.W. 35 miles, by the Harriet, Mowatt, put back to this ;port. LISTERLIEFE, July I').—The Prince of Orange, which stranded at List (Island of Syht), on the 28th Dec., 1852, has come off to-day, and will proceed to Fance for repairs. PARIS, July 17.—The wreck of a largo vessel, dismasted, and lying upon her starboard side, apparently a Nor wegian, sides planked with pine timber, several of which had started, and supposed not to have been lollg in that situr....don ? was passed 13th July, about 18 miles W.E. from Start Point lighthouse, by the Virginia, arrived at Havre. BALTIMORE, July 2.—A schooner, apparently foreign, hails from on 11,-, , r beam en d s, t h e last three let t ers o f th e p l ace she " mac," was passed off Thomas' Point, by the Chenango, rrrived here. EXTRAOI:niNARY MISTAKE.--Last week a gentleman in Anglesey wrote a letter to his servant, desiring to have one of his horses shod immediately. The man, ignorant of English, had the epistle read to him, and, after hearini the injunction, lost no time in obeying it, according tc. the best of his understanding, by having the poor ho ..:.;c: shot. This may be taken as an old Joe Miller, but it is true notwithstanding. —North Wales Chronicle, 73 35a xd 27 x a 37k 7 i i I pm all 15 4 all all all 15 10 i d & bon x all 77i 8 7 i a new hare road" I th© cn to ,f the, 3 awl . 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