The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-11 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Crider the manage ant of Mr. Buck:tone. THIS EVENIN MAY 11, COLOMBE'S BIRTHDAY. Supperted by Messrs. Barry Sulli van, W. Farrel), Howe, Rogers, Tili,u:y. 11. Corri, ilraid, and Vin cent ; Mies Rehm Faucit, a'id Miss Vining. After which, MR. BUCKSTONE'S A S CENT OF MOUNT PAR 31ASSUS.L To conclude with OUR MARY 40:NE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the .idanageniept or Air. Charles Keen. THIS EVENINvi, MAY I I, Will be performed the Tragedy of MACBETH. Principal chit. Xacters by dlr. and Mrs. C. Bean. To eonelude with the new Drama, adapted from the French of Mons. Scribe, by Mr. Paigrave Simpson. called MARCO SPADA, Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, J. Vining, Ryder, Grakam, and Everett; Misses Heath and C. Leclercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, MAT 11, Will be perform 1 A.S.S. Cliarit.Aers by Messrs. F. Mathews, Suter, art! Rosier.; Mrs. Isi.cirstilara and Miss Wyndham. After which, .1 FAST TRAIN—HIGH PRESSURE EXPRESS. tbaracters b. Messrs. C. Mathews, Baker, and Suter. To be followed by ItYlNu IT u)4. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews To which will be added a DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Miss Rosins Wright will .ippear. To conclude with THE CRITIC. Characters by Messrs. C. Ma- thews, F. Ma thews, It. Roxby, Cooper, Bland, &c ; Miss St. George, Mrs. Hero, &c. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Direetress. Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Max ii, Will be presented THE ROUSED LION. by Messrs. B. Web ster, Parselle, A. Wigan, Liastings, &c. ; Mrs. Keeley, Idisi if. Mas• kali, Airs. L. N . urray, &c. Atter which, A DESPERATE GAME. To be followed by TO PARENT,; AND GUARDIANS. To conclude with TILE DANCING SCOTCHMAN. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, MAT 11, Will be performed THE MILLER OF DERIVENT WATEM. Characters by Messrs. H. Farrel), F. Robson, Shalders, G. Cooke, and Charles; Mesdames Anderton and E. Turner. After which, E ADOrTED C Michael, Mr. Diddear. To be followed by MACBETH. Supported by Mr. Samuel Mac beth and Mr. F. Robson ; Airs. Sarah Macbeth and Mrs. A. Phillips. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITITEXTRZ. Bole Lessee an6l Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. In smpliance with a generally.eapresseci wish. Mr. W. Cooke has the honour of announcing that A GRAND JUVENILE MORNING PERFORMANCE Will take place on Will r-TUEADA Y, May 17, commencing at Two o'clock. 14y Permission of the Corninatidant Col. Clark, R 11., and by special Invitation from Mr. W. Cooke, the Boys of the Duke of York's School, with their Band, will attend. LAST FIVE NIGHTS of THE KAFIR WARFARE, which must be withdrawn for the entirely new sporting Hippo Drama, illustrat ing Ll?i ON TUE TURF, to be produced fur the WHITSUN HOLIDAYS. THIS EVENING, MAT 11, THE WEATHER.—SUI °MCI, MAY 11. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 56—highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and daring the night. 53 this day at soon. BAROMETER, 30'15. WIND, N. W.—Fine breeze, and sunshiny weather. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1853. But there is another view of the case, which proves thwt "trades and professions, industry and skill," are not benefited by the tax being levied on the gross receipts in place of the net profits ; that the cases of contributors under schedule D is even more deserving of commiseration than those of the owners of !anded or household property. Mr. BRIGHT instanced the case of manufacturers, to whom no allowance was made for the depreciation of machinery, or the wear and tear of articles requ i ired in their business, and which must be . periodically replaced out of the earnings. This is unquestionably a very gnat hardship, and so is the refusal to make any allowances for the insurance of the premises where the business was carried on. But still, is that a sufficient reason why others should be also injured, without any effort being made for their relief ? Is it because Mr. BRIGHT' s friend, who imported a cargo of cotton from New Orleans to Liverpool, was re fused permission to make any deduction for the insurance which he effected, and was thus charged for profits which he did not gain—a matter which it is difficult to understand, and which, but for our confidence in the veracity of the Hon. Gentle man, we could scarcely credit that the house owner is to be charged on the amount which he has applied to necessary repairs, or in prudent insurances ? It is something like the Irish coach man, who, when his master complained that the pole of the next carriage had been driven through his own panels, comforted him with the assurance that he had performed a similar operation on the preceding vehicle half an hour previously ; or the policeman who quitted a sufferer, who had just been plunder e d o f hi s watch, by pointing to another whose snuff-box and handkerchief had just been appropriated by the same skilful manipulator. It may suit the fundholder very well to set the landowners and the merchants, manufacturers, and tradesmen by the ears, to stand aloof while the different classes of victims are mutually belabour jug each other. The dodge will not, however, be permitted to remain unnoticed or unexpos e d ; an d though the evil may for a time remain without remedy, owing to the determined partisanship of the Financial Minister, and the servile subservi ence of those who were once considered indepen dentl.: p ,. , r and consis tent p oliticians, we believe that _. -) . .tßt sr uth and justice wi ll ultimately prevail, and that the Property Tax will be established on a sound ` - '" 7 -..krAtid equitable foundation. In addition to the arguments put •Advrard by ~. • - . _ . And during the week, the entertainments will commence with the grand spectacle of AMAKt tSA; or, Scenes of Kafir Warfare. To be followed by a display of Fqeestrian Scenes in the ARENA, introducing Mr. Cooke's highly-trained steeds. The infant Victor Claude Cooke and his pet Drawing-room ['ony. The Entertain ments supported by the eminent Artistes of the Establishment. To conclude with Hugo Vamp, Esq 's, new Cemic Drama, entitled IN FOIL A DIG; or, Life at the Diggings. [toe-office open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. Went. marl WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tess DAT —Morning 40 min. after 3 Evening 55 min.aft. 3 To-Meawr—Morning 12 min• after 4 I Evening 28 min.aft. 4 tb,t rjgr"7ll4l"ll4P.l -*- 0 00 , • " Mr. GLADSTONE is a skilful tactician. On Mon day he endeavoured to convince the House that the contest on Mr. PALMER'S motion was really one between the industrious classes and the owners of real property. He carefully kept his own protegees, the fundholders, and with them the holders of all description of securities, mortga gees, annuitants, sic., out of sight, while he de claimed on the injustice ! to the contributors under schedule D. His obsequious and compliant followers cheered his arguments, and., by a decisive majority, affirmed the principle by 75—that a man was to be taxed on income which he did not receive, or which at least was not applicable to his private purpose, being essential to the mainte nance of the property from which he derived his income. The plain and simple method of taxing net income only under all the schedules could not be adopted, because, forsooth, that act of common justice would occasion a considerable loss to the E xchequer, and that, in the opinion of a Financial Minis ter, constitutes a sufficient answer to every grievance that can be brought forward. To the uninitiated it might seem a natural expedient to increase the nominal amount of the tax, so as to afford com pensation for these losses ; but that would be too equitable a proposition to find favour in the sight of one whose views on fiscal matters are distorted by the corrupt medium through which they are regarded, for, in truth, the entire system is based on injustice, the rule being to lay hands on any thing that can be obtained, without regard to equity or even expediency. We fully and cordially concur in the opinion so distinctly and unequivocally asserted by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that " the Income Tax bears more hardly on trades and professions, on industry and skill, than it bears upon pro perty." We recognise and freely acknowledge the magnitude of the grievance. But it is not by a side wind, or in an underhand manner, that we would supply a remedy. We would not at tempt to mitigate one species of injustice by perpetrating another. If the law inju riously affect the industrious classes, why not modify it by recognising the distinction between the hardly-acquired and precarious earnings of industry and the invariable proceeds of realised property ? Surely the " certainty "is an element that may be taken into account in the estimate of value, and the " permanency" of an income is an incident not to be altogether despised. But these matters should be regulated by a judicious dis crimination between the different classes of income, and not by charging an Income Tax on that which is not " is come." * Robert Hunt, Esq., Keeper of Mining. delivered at the Museum of Practical Geology. Lecture DEATH OF THE VISCOUNTESS FIELDING.—It is with much regret that we announce the premature demise of this noble lady, who died on the Ist instant, at Naples, from a rapid consumption. Her ladyship was daughter and heiress of the late David Pennant, Esq., and of the late Lady Emma Pennant, on whose demi se her ladyship succeeded to the extensive domains of her father in Wales. By her marriage with Rudolph Basil, eldest son of the Earl of Denbigh, her ladyship has left a youth .ful family. THREE PER CENT. STOCKS.- —ln consequence of the bill for the conversion of the Three per Cent. Stocks having received the Royal assent, books were opened yesterday at the Bank of England for the applications of those proprietors who may be desirous of converting their stock into any of the three descriptions of new se curities offered by the Government. Thus far the prin cipal applications have been for the Two-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock, but no great eagerness was manifested by the public to make the conversion, the fact of the Bank being ready to receive notices not having generally transpired. With regard to the proposed Exchequer Bonds it was wholly impossible to form any choice, the particulars, which are to be published in the Gazette, not having yet been - issued as to their precise terms. Meanwhile, it may be useful to remind the public that, except as regards the holders of the various petty Three per Cent. Stocks, amounting altogether to 9,500,0001., the proposed conversion is in no degree compulsory, and is limited to 30,000,0001. of stock, either Consols or Reduced. Those who are satisfied to hold these de scriptions of Three per Cents., with the certainty that a year's notice must be given, an'd that a considerable rise in the general price of the funds must take place before any forced reduction of interest can be attempted, have on the present occasion only to remain quiet. UNIVERSITY REFORM.—Some time since the Heads of Houses appointed a committee of their own body to re port on the recommendations of the Royal Commis sioners, so far as they concern the University as distin guished from the Colleges. It is understood that this comil oo " W ° e u d e ne — sd W ay e , will nbieitpteue w blis i h ll e r d ep be o f r o t r t e o th th e e lo b n o g ar v d a , c a a n ti d on t . hat the report AFFA - ut OF authority, th at t a h r e e 2 i 7 n t f h erm ult e . d , ' audpueenl good took place between Sir Robert Peel and Mr. Bernal Osborne, member for Middlesex,l the origin of th e mee ti ng b e i ng the speech which thelion, baronet delivered upon the Jew Bill. Th e b a ll f rom through his antagonist's Coat Osborne's weapon p as se d sleeve, and the affair happily terminated without bloodah ed.—Eesae Herad. , Mr. BRIMIT - arguments perfectly conclusive against the vote which he afterwards gave—we would instance the case of the barrister who has to apply a considerable portion of his earnings in expenditure incidental to his profession, as, for instance, in going circuit and to sessions, of the medical practitioner, who is comp!' ed to keep a horse and vehicle in order to visit :Cs pa tients—of the clergyman and others, to whose grievances, of a similar description, we have re peatedly directed public attention. There is scarcely, we believe, a contributor under Schedule D, who could not, from his own personal expe rience, show the great difference between the gross receipts on which lie is assessed and the net profits applicable to his own uses ; but none can be relieved until the principle be adopted of ren dering justice to all, and not going on a system of compensations, by making one piece of injustice the excuse for another. The vexata qttestio of the existence of gold in England, and that .obtainable not merely at re munerative but even highly profitable rates, has at length been set at rest. To the Poltimore Copper and Gold Mining Company belongs the honour (and the profit) of the solution of this highly interesting problem. The Committee of Management after satisfying themselves by numer ous experiments, conducted under the auspices of well-known and highly skilful assayers, deter mined to subject the gossan to a test which, if suc cessful, would convince the most sceptical, and thenceforward remove every doubt and difficulty on the subject. A large quantity of the gossan was accordingly transmitted to the reduction works of Messrs. Re.wraNs and WATSON, at St. Helen's, near Liverpool, and the result has sur passed the most sanguine expectations that had previously been entertained. A cake of gold weighing 26 ounces was exhibited at the general half-yearly meeting of the shareholders last week, which was extracted from 20 tons of the red gossan, showing an average yield of one ounce seven pennyweights per ton ! When we consider that the yield of the St. John Del Ray Company, the shares of which command a premium of 151., never exceeded half an ounce per ton—that there is an apparently in exhaustible deposit of the auriferous gossan, and that Messrs. ItAwLINs and WATSON offer to take 300 tons per week, at 41. 4s. per ton (which can be supplied at their premises at less than thus showing a profit of nearly 1,0001. per week, on a capital of 50,0001., from this source alone ; and also that there are ample funds at the bankers to develope the wonderful natural capabilities of the mine, we cannot help congratulating the com m itt ee . _ of management and the shareholders on the judi cious enterprise and energy that has produced such magnificent results and promises to create 'a new California in one of the most beautiful and fertile counties of Great Britain. From the indications that are clearly perceptible on the spot—from the gigantic and elaborate character of the old workings, it is manifest that the auriferous quality of the soil is not a new dis covery, but that it is merely a revival of what was formerly a well-known and duly-appreciated working. We have i t on unexceptionable authority, * that in the reigns of EDWARD I. and 111., there were considerable works at Combmartin, in De vonshire (the nearest port to the Poltimore Mine, which was probably the place referred to), and that "between 300 and 400 miners being sent for out of Derbyshire were employed in them ;" and that " the produce was so considerable as to assist the BLACK PRINCE in his wars against France." We have it on the same high authority, that " the Romans were incited to the conquest of Britain by the reported wealth of its inhabitants in gold and other metals"—an opinion confiimed by a reference to Ccesar's Commentaries (cited by Mr. UUNT), which shows that "one of his reasons for the invasion of the Britons was that they assisted the Gauls with their treasures." The " ring money," which has from time to time been dis covered, and various traditions existing in the country, afford additional confirmation to these statements. It is known, too, that during the Augustan Era the precious metals were obtained in far greater abundance than at any time since, at least until the Califor nian and Australian discoveries. The accurate and pains-taking JACOB estimates the quantity of gold and silver in the Roman Empire, in the time of our SAVIOUR, at no less a value than 358, 000, 0001., an amount nearly equal to the entire supply of the world at this time— but which gradually diminished until in the be ginning of the ninth century it was reduced to less than the tenth part thereof. The extravagant expenditure, and unparalleled luxury of the earlier period, the legacies bequeathed to AUGUSTUS him self, amounting to more than 32,00 0, 0 0 0/. of our money, induce us to lend an easy credence to these statements, which are by no means exaggerated, and to believe that even before the days of CARA CTACUS and BOADICEA gold was ob tained, and that in by no means inconsider able quantities, in the localities which modern enterprise has once more investigated and brought into practical operation under the most propitious auguries. But it is not on gold that the hopes of the Shareholders exclusively depend. There is one of the richest copper sets •in England at their disposal, the machinery for working which is on the ground—the wheel nearly finished —so that in less than a fortnight the full power will be in motion to clear the shafts and levels cf water, and to carry on the operations with energy and efficiency. It is much to the credit of the Committee that they have given the benefit of the unappropriated shares to the general body. Theremainder will only be issued at 2/. premium, at which price a priority will be given to those who have already invested their capital in the undertaking. There is every reason then to anticipate, and without arrogating to ourselves a power of vaticination we may ven ture to predict, that gold will again be found in large quantities in Great Britain, and that few, if any, foreign mining undertakings will prove more remunerative than that at Northmolton, which may be visited within a few hours by any person desirous of judging for himself, respecting the capabilities of our English Gold Mine. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 185:3. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES. 50 Sovs. Three Miles. B.C Frantic Ilex HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. T.Y.C. Brawn . Convict BETTING AT MANCHESTER. 4 to 1 agst Red Lion (in immense force). 6 to 1 agst Je Juif. 7 to 1 agst Placid. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO acme's.. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales—of which 1,000 Ameri can were taken for export and on speculation. The market was firm, but closed tamely, at previ ous rates. The sales comprised 4,000 American, 70 Pernam and Maranham, at 6d. to 7d. ; 20 Bahia at 6i d. ; 400 Egyptian, at 51d. to 9d.; and 400 Surat, at 31 1 2 d. to 4id. per lb. Railway Shares were flat, except Caledonian and Leeds stock. The steamer Arctic has arrived and brings 51,876 dollars in specie. There was a special meeting this day of the pro prietors of the Victoria Dock Company, Mr. Hey wood in the chair ; the object of which was to ob tain their sanction to a bill for increasing the com pany's capital from 400,0001. to 900,0001., by the issue of new shares for the erection of additional works, and for extending the time for construction. The heads of this bill were read and approved of. The books for the voluntary conversion of con sols are opened at the Bank of . England; but it does not appear that up to the present time, the amount offered for is large. The fact of the list being open, however, is not yet generally known to the public. The English Funds are rather heavy, and there is not much doing. Consols have been 1001 for transfer and account. The New Three-and-a-Quar ter per Cents. have realised 103 to A, and the Three per Cents. 99Z- to par. Bank Stock is firm at 229. The Exchequer Bills both of June and March are at par, and India Bonds at 255. prem. South Sea Stock is firm at 1141, and the Old South Sea An nuities are at 991. Foreign Stocks are dull. Peruvian Deferred have been 67k, and Mexican 271. Brazilian Four and-a-Half per Cents. have been quoted 1001 to 101. Spanish Three per Cents. bring 481 to 491 ; and the Committee's Certificate is at 6i to 1. French Three per Cents. have been marked 82 25, with the exchange at 25 10. Dutch Four per Cents. are 96i. Peruvian Deferred are not so good, having been done at 671. There is very little business doing in Railway Shares, and prices have gone back slightly in some instances. The account is considered to be rather bullish up to the present time. Caledonian shares keep firm, on account of the large traffic, and Great Northern have been done as high as 901. Lancashire and Yorkshire are good. Midland not so high, nor South Western. York and North Midland are steady. French shares are lower as regards Strasbourgs, owing to the decline at Paris, but Northerns keep firm. Upper India have been done at premium. The Gold Mine Shares are very inactive at about the former prices. NovaSdt?tia are lower in con sequence of the adviceit. roceived by the Company, quite confirming previous intelligence of the ab sence of available ore at Indian Point. Mr. Adam Murray, it is said, will publish a statement as to the causes of his giving such an erroneous opinion, and we believe it will be shown that he has been systematically deceived. It is certainly due to the public that a very searching inquiry should be instituted, and the Directors owe it as well to their own character. United and Mexican Shares are worse, the account not being satis factory. Oriental Bank Shares are at very full prices, and Australasia have advanced. The Peel River are in more demand, and Aus tralian Agricultural are nominally firm. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the ()tidal List.) Business done. Bank Stock 3 per Ccr.t. Reduced Annuities 99 100 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 34 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6 i India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO 23 South Sea Stock South Sea Old Annuities 9n South Sea New Annuities Consols for Account Exchequer Bills 13d. June. March. £l000.. £500 Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1852, 4} per Cent lOl 1001 Danish Bonds, 1825, 5 per Cent losk i THE COMMITTEE ON DOCKYARD PRO• MOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. (THIS DAY.) EXAMINATION OF MR. DISRAELI. The members of the committee re-assembled this morning. Mr. Disraeli, M.P., who has been frequently referred to in the course of these proceedings was then called, and stated as follows :—I never had any conversation with Mr. Stafford, or any one else, in reference to the patronage of the G overnment o f Lord Derby. Mr. Staf. ford never consulted me upon it, and I never interfered, because it did not come within my department. I will state the real cause of the difficulties that have ensued upon this subject. When the late Government came into ' office, the Duke of Northumberland, with a high sense of honour and duty to the profession of which he is a member, was most anxious that a Board of Admiralty should be formed free from politics or party influence. There was consequently no obstacle raised to his grace's wishes, and a Board of Admiralty was formed, of which his grace was a distinguished member, as a naval officer —his object in the formation of it being an efficient establishment for that great branch of the service. The consequence of this was, that there was a want of that good understanding between the Board of Admiralty arid the House of Commons which prevailed in for mer Governments before Lord Derby came into office, when the Board of Admiralty was represented in the House of Commons by the First Lord and the First Naval Lord. There was in the House of Commons, under the present Government, the First Lord and First Naval Lord, and consequently there was a good under standing. On Mr. Stafford devolved the representation of the feelings of the late Board of Admiralty in the House of Commons, and he was the only civilian there connected with it. He took the place of the board there in the absence of the superior officers. Mr. Stafford entered the House of Commons inexperienced in his duties, and under circumstances of extreme difficulties. I may also add that the consequence of this was, that there was not that sympathy between the late Board of Admi ralty and the House of Commons that was necessar I have no kesitation in 'saying that, in my opinion, the chief difficulty of Mr. Stafford in the House of Commons arose through having no other member of the Board of Admiralty there to support him. The Board of Admi ralty only looked to the efficiency of the" service, and not to questions of patronage. Their attention was directed to matters of quite another kind. If the board felt it their duty to speak to the Secretary of the Admiralty, they would do so in the same manner that the pre sent Leader of the House of Commons might speak to Admiral Parker. If the Secretary of the Admiralty did his duty, and attended according to the instructions given to him, he would be able to answer as leader in the House of Commons any questions, if listened to without jealousy; but that harmony that should exist between that branch of the Government and . the House of Commons could only exist when a large number of that branch are members of the House of Commons. The Chairman— Then am I to understand that har mony did not exist between the late Government and the House of Commons. Mr. Disraeli—There did not, and I may refer to one instance where the Secretary of the Admiralty felt it to be his duty, and represented to me that the expenses of this branch were exceeding the estimates, and, in conse quence, I felt it to be my duty to attend to it, and ordered a weekly account to be sent in. This account was accordingly sent in to me at the Treasury, and the result of it was to show that the expenses had been well regulated. As Chancellor of the Exchequer, and as the officer of the Crown responsible for the expenses of the country entirely, I had, therefore, the control over the expenditure. A feeling of jealousy appeared to exist as to the Board of Admiralty, as regarded the estimates to which Admiral Parker had referred. This was looked upon as an interference by the House of Commons. I told Mr. Stafford, in doing his duty, to conciliate as much as possible, and in a conversation I had with him in the House of Commons, I told him to conciliate as much as possible with all officers, and I found on the part of Mr. Stafford a ready desire to fol low the advice that I had given him. Sir 11. Davie—Mr. Stafford has stated that he was so pressed by Lord Derby and the Chancellor of the Exche quer on the subject of the dockyard appointments, as his friends were not satisfied that all the patronage should be left in the hands of their opponents. Was that so ? Mr. Disraeli—The late Government never used any, nor did it ever enter into their consideration to use patronage for election purposes. They experienced, in the first instance, great difficulties, and they had to con tend with a spirit of jealousy, which arose from the cause which I have expressed; but that appeared to me to wear off. The Chairman—Did Mr. Stafford tell you that his difficulties were increased in consequence of the preced ing Government having filled up all the appointments, and given all the promotions to their political partisans ? Mr. Disraeli—l never went into details about that, but I do remember on one occasion he mentioned to me that he was placed in great difficulty with respect to the Surveyor of the Navy, who is a permanent civil officer of the Crown. The advice I gave to him was, that he should treat all the permanent civil officers of the Crown with the greatest respect, and I may say that when I went to the Treasury I found all the servants there of extreme liberal principles, having been appointed by 'former Governments, and of course with opinions hostile to the then Government ; but I treated them with confidence, and I am bound, and it is but justice to them to say, that they served me most faithfully. I advised Mr. Stafford to treat the Surveyor of the Navy in the same way, and I believe he acted on my advice. The only question brought before me as to the Surveyor-General of the Navy besides, was when he consulted me in the House of Commons on re ceiving a letter which Sir Baldwin Walker had written to the Duke of Northumberland, which he showed to me, though I cannot say whether it was the letter or a copy, which he brought to me as a proof that he had not succeeded in establishing a good under standing between himself and the Surveyor of the Navy. When I read the letter I felt much annoyed, and I said if this is the tone in which his overtures were to be received, that Sir Baldwin Walker had better resign. Mr. Stafford made some objection to this, stating that it was the wish of the Duke of Northumberland that the matter should be set right. I told him that rather than remain on hostile terms, that he had better see him ; and I believed that he had acted on my advice. He called on me in May in Downing-street, when I asked him if there was a good understanding in his office, and he said that there was a perfect good understanding between him and Sir Baldwin Walker. I had nothing to do with the in structions, and had never brought before me any ques tions of promotions or appointments in the dockyard, and never interfered in any way whatever. The examination was proceeding when our report left. sCOru3sitEpuuobElioshredßtuhcesLa official t GN ha v e r F n O m n e E n l Th e account ß u sßussian a o n f the foreign commerce of the country for 1851. During that year there was exported by the European frontiers of the Empire, and by the frontiers of Poland and of Asia, and ; by Finland, merchandise to the amount of 389,577,828 f. The amount in 1850 was 384,546,288 f. The increase in the value of the imports has been more considerable ; in 1850 it was 370,549,776 f. and in 1851, 414,910,448 f. In 1851 the imports exceeded the exports by 25 millions, while in 1850, the latter exceed ed the former by 16 millions. The falling off in the ex ports in 1851 was principally on raw hides, linseed, rapeseed, copper, wool, tallow, and bristles. The ex ports of corn in 1851 was, however, larger than in'lBso, but principally in rye and oats ; in wheat there was a dizrinution, owing to the abundant harvests in France and England. The reduction 'to the export of tallow, for which England is the principal market, is attributed to the large quantity received in that country from America and Australia. The increase in the imports has been principally in copper, raw cotton, dye stuffs, cottons, silk and linen manufactured goods, machines, models, and tools ; ; an augmentation which shows the increasing prosperity of Russian industry and manufac tures, for which an immense home sale is found among a people whose condition is every day improving. LONDON DRAINAGE BILL.—A Parliamentary paper, published yesterday, Contains the Admiralty report on the London Drainage Bill. This bill provides for the construction of one tunnel sewer of sufficient di • mensions and at a lower level than low-water mark of the Thames, on either side of thi; river, with such branch sewers as may be necessary, for collecting and accumulating the sewage of the metropolis and conveying the same to two basins or receptacles for sewage matter ; that on the north side of the Thames being situated on the western side of Barking-creek, and that on the south side in Greenwich-Marshes. The sewage matter thus accumu lated is to be disposed of for agricultural purposes. The lines of sewer pass under the river Lea or Bow-creek at Bow, and on the south side under the Deptford-creek at Deptford. The Lords of the Admiralty desire that these crossings be submitted to them for approval, and they tack to their favourable report on the plan, the condition that if at any future time the navigation f the Thames shall be obstructed by deposits from the sewers, such obstructions shall be removed at the expense of the Drainage Company. Mr. Robert Owen; the eminent East India ware houseman; of New on d-street, died on Monday l as t, after an illness of some weeks' duration. A word of tribute is justly due to the memory of this gentleman, than whom few persons in his class of life have been more highly respected. .Mr. Owen was distinguished for his fine taste in matters relating to the arts, and, among his patrons, has had the honour to include several members of the Royal family. The last great work with which he was entrusted was the dis posal of the effects of the late Queen Dowager—a duty which he performed with great credit to himself, and perfect satisfaction to his patrons. The conviction, some short time sinah, 'of one of the deceased employees a young man, named King—for horrible cruelty to a cat, is said to have so worked upon Mr. Owen's natu rally sensitive disposition as to have induced the illness which has, unhappily, terminated death, leaving a widow and young family. PREMATURE DECAY OF THE NEW FRONT OF BUCK INGHAM PALACE. —Yesterday workmen were engaged in renovating the ornamental work and casing of that portion of the front of Buckingham Palace immediately over and adjoining the principal entrance. This opera tson has been considered necessary in consequence of it having been ascertained that much of the stone work was in the first stage of decay. QUARTZ ROCS MARIPOSA GOLD MINING COMPANY. — This company have received advices from their agents at San Francisco, dated 31st March, that- the purell4s9 the " Mary Harrison," " Mariquita," and " Virginia gold mines, at Maxwell's Creek, on the Merced River, had been completed, and that the engines and other heavy machinery had been sent to the district for imme diate use, EXCHEQUER CHAMBEI?S.-(THIS DAY.) CASE OF ALDERMAN SALOMONS.—DECISION. (Sittings in Error.—Before Lord Campbell and Justices Coleridge, Cresswell, Wightman, and It will be recollected that the plaintiff in error, in this case, Alderman Salomons, was sued for penalties, which it was alleged he had incurred by sitting and voting in the House of Commons, without taking the oath of ab juration, as prescribed by law. This morning Sir Fitzroy Kelly resumed his argu ments on behalf of Ald. Salomons, and at the conclu sion of his speech the learned judges retired, and after a brief absence returned into court, when, Lord Campbell intimated that they did not think it necessary to call upon the counsel on the other side to reply. Lord Campbell then proceeded to give judgment. He said that after deliberately considering the very able arguments advanced by Sir F. Kelly, and after reading the opinions expressed by all the judges of the Court of Exchequer, as well as the arguments urged on both sides before that court, they considered that the case was entirely free of doubt. Two objections were made to the judgment of the Court of Exchequer. First, that the Act of Ab juration was no longer in existence ; and, of course, if that was established there would be an end of the whole case, because no one would be obliged to take the oath of abjuration on any occasion whatsoever. It had been urged that, on the death of George 11., or at all events on the death of George 111., the oath of abjuration ceased, and that men who had thought it was still in force were under an entire delusion. Now they were clearly of opinion with the judgment of the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the Abjuration Act did subsist, though there was not now on the Throne a Sovereign of the name of George. They thought it was an act passed for all time to come, whatever the name of the Sovereign, or at least until the law respecting the oath of abjuration was altered. It would be monstrous to suppose that, on the death of Geo. I. the statute ceased to operate, because there was no renewal of it on the accession of Geo. 11. or George 111., nor until the sixth year of the latter monarch's reign. The oath of abjuration was taken during the whole of those periods, notwithstanding no renewal took place at the death of the sovereign ; it was also taken in the reigns of George IV. and William IV., and it had since continued to be enforced in the reign of Queen Victoria. They, therefore, considered that this objection was wholly fallacious. The next question arose on the construction of the oath of abjuration, but it would not be necessary to enter into the various statutes quoted, and the arguments brought forward, for they adopted the reasoning of the judges of the Court of Exchequer - upon this point. If the question was merely one as to the form in which the oath was to be administered, they might be induced to say that it might be taken by a Jew in the form most binding on his conscience ; but they must look to the intentions of the Legislature as expressed in the act of Parliament. Were the words objected to, "on the true faith of a Christian," a part of the oath, or merely the form in which it should be taken They considered that they must take them in conjunction with the preceding words in the oath, and not alone. They were an essential part of the oath, and no person could be allowed to take it who did not say all of it on " the true faith of a Christian." What ever the object of the act might have been, it clearly in the construction applied to Jews, and the court sat there to declare the law, not to express their individual feelings. He regretted very much that an act was ever passed excluding Jews from the House of Commons. His wish was to see the act of abjuration repealed, in order that Jews might be admitted, and he had declared so by his vote in both Houses of Parliament. But, as he had already said, he presided there to decide the law, and to put a just con as t e i t u s cot of on o the a L c c e g o r i s d l i a ng tu r t e o . t h H e b e e h s t a d o h , f however, w s abilities, ever, n o d on ou b the t a t all that, according to the existing law, Jews were ex cluded from a seat in either House of Parliament. The other judges concurring in the opinion expressed by Lord Campbell, the judgment was ordered to be entered for the defendant in error. SECONDARIES COURT-(THIS DAY). (Before Mr. Secondary Potter.) JOB V. RICHARDS. The plaintiff in this action is a wholesale stationer, in Bread-street, and sought to recover the sum of 121. 9s. 6d. for goods, sold and delivered. Mr. H. James appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Wordsworth for the defendant, who pleaded that he was not indebted. The facts were of rather a peculiar nature. It ap peared by the evidence that the plaintiff carried on busi ness under the style of "Job and C 0.," although he had no partners, and he had done some printing, and sup plied goods to defeadant, who was alleged to have given the orders for the supply. Plaintiff swore that he was ap plied to both by defendant and his brother, and was con sulted as to the best mode of carrying out the business, and he plaintiff, recommended that it should be carried on under the style of " Richards and C 0.," and a shop was opened at Hailshead, Essex. The establishment, how ever, soon came to a stand-still, and George Richards went to Australia, and the present action was brought against " James," who it was alleged concurred in the orders given, and in fact selected most of the articles supplied, and acted as a partner. Mr. Wordsworth contended that there was no part nership, and that the credit had been given solely to George Richards, and that the "and Co." was the sug gestion of the plaintiff himself, who therefore knew that George was the only party liable. The defendant was sworn and stated that he never had been a partner with his brother—that he was only a servant, but having had more experience in shop keeping, he accompanied his brother to select. The learned Secondary said, that whether defendant was a partner or not was not very material to the pre sent question—it had been distinctly sworn that he had given the orders. If the jury believed the evidence for the plaintiff, they had no other course to pursue but to give a verdict for the amount claimed. The jury gave a verdict for the 121. 95. 6d. Grenada Bonds, Deferred - • Greek Bonds, Red Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Scrip 3: p Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent. Spanish Bonds 3 per Cent 4Bl 9} 8i Spanish 3 per Cent., New Deferred 24 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6k i p a Dividends on the above payable In London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent B2f 25c Ex 25f 10c Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil. ... Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates. . . TIIREE O'CLOCK. Consols l lO OO Ol Ditto May Account The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par (accord ing to the last tariff), which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.17; and, the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.05, it follows that gold is about 0.48 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 427 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.6 ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.6, it follows that gold is the same price at Hamburgh as in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1094 per cent., and, the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23.40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.17 per cemt. in favour of England ; but, after making allowance for charges of transport, the present rate leaves scarcely any profit on the importation of gold from the United States. COLONIAL GOLD COMPANY.— It is stated that negotia tions have been entered into between the Peel River Company and the Colonial Gold Company, for the latter company to set up crushing mill and other apparatus on the Peel River lands, for extracting gold from such ore as may be brought to them for the purpose ; and, also, that arrangements have been entered into by the Lake Bathurst Company, with the view of leasing a section of the Peel River lands. At the same time, the Austra lian Agricultural Company are said to be sending out a large body of miners and two superior officers, for the purpose of increasing their production of coal at Newcastle. NOVA SCOTIA MINING COMPANY.—Adviceq were re ceived yesterday by the Nova Scotia Mining Company, from their agent, Mr. Sewell, dated Halifax, the 26th April, forwarding a full report from Messrs. Petherick and Hitchins, confirming their previous announcement, that the lands provisionally leased by the company at Indian Point are utterly valueless as regards any mineral deposits, or even the indications of them. It is added, also, that Mr. Adam Murray had admitted to them, in the most unqualified manner, that his statements had been altogether erroneous. Before returning to Eng land Messrs. Petherick and Hitchins intended to com plete their survey by examining the iron mines at a locality called Londonderry, which were also proposed to be made over to the company, and were asserted to be practically inexhaustible and unsurpassed in quality. Meanwhile Mr. Adam Murray has reached England, and is preparing a statement to lay before the company, in which it is understood he will intimate that he was influenced in his report by a deception deliberately planned for the purpose of misleading him. Under all the circumstances of the case of it is evident that a rigid inquiry should be instituted. HAnwica ELECTION.—A meeting of the electors in the Liberal interest was held at the Three Cups Hotel on Monday evening, Mr. Churchwarden George in the chair when it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. William B. Naiborough, and seconded by Mr. Collins, that in consequence of the recent decision of a com mittee of the House of Commons, declaring the election of Mr. Peacock for this borough to be void, it was the duty of staunch Reformers to unite in supporting a can didate to represent the independent electors in Parlia ment ; and it was further resolved, on the motion of Mr. H. Darken, and seconded by . Mr. J. Vaux, that Mr., Bagshaw be requested to stand again for the representa tion, and to canvass the electors. A vote of thanks to the chairman was passed, and the resolutions ordered to be sent to Mr. Bagshaw in London. MeinsToNE ELECTION.—The writ for the 'election of a new member was received by the Mayor yesterday, and proclamation was duly made in the afternoon that the nomination will take place on Friday morning, at eleven o'clock. The poll will, therefore; be taken on Saturday. Mr. ;Dee and Mr. Wykeham Martin are the candidates. - Mr. Lee is certain unless a considerable number of votes are absolutely purchased by the sup porters of Mr. Martin, or are perverted by corrupt con sideration, or rendered quiescent by the gross intimida tion which preyails. PORTRAIT OF KOSSUTH. Incomparably the best portrait yet produced of the illustrious patriot, Louis Kossuth, is ono which has only just now been completed. The original painting— taken from sittings in London—is from the hand of an eminent artist of the French school, M. N. Illakowicz. It represents the ex-Dictator in the costume of a Mem ber of the Hungarian Parliament ; and would be inte resting—if for nothing else—from the circumstance of its being a work of art designed for the President of the United States. We rejoice to observe the likeness is now in a fairway of becoming popularised in this country, even prior to the departure of the pic ture across the Atlantic. It has, with this ob ject in view, been admirably lithographed by the teacher of drawing at the University College, M. N. Pioszczynski. The engraving, we feel confident—for the sake of the glorious Magyar, of which it is in truth the verisimilitude—will be welcomed by thousands of our sympathising fellow-countrymen. A good portrait of Kossuth is a treasure worthy of preservation by Eng lishmen. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH THE CLUBS. — Electric telegraphs have been laid down from the House of Commons to various clubs at the West-end by the European and American Telegraph Company, and were put in operation for the first time on Monday evening. To-day they will be extended to the office of the company in Cornhill, and subsequently to other clubs. Each in stitution is to pay sixpence per message, and also a fixed annual sum. A FRIGHTFUL SCENE NEAR LEEDS.—About half-past 11 o'clock on Tuesday morning, the 3d inst., the inhabi tants of Bramley were much alarmed on fining a young man, who had been for many years out of health, almost reduced to a skeleton, , and of late scarcely able to walk, standing upon the chimney of a house three storeys high. This young man, a mason, received an injury on the head by a fall from a high building several years ago, and as he advanced in years he continually grew worse, and at lengthi was compelled to give up working. He is subject to fits daily, and after one of them he was seen, in the absence of his parents on the roof of a house adjacent. He then got upon another house of three storeys high adjoining, and when he could get" no higher, immediately mounted the chimney, and there stood for about three quarters of an hour. He commenced reading in a stentorian voice, which soon drew the people out of their house to ascertain the matter. The terrified spectators shouted at him, but he heeded it not. All were afraid to attempt his rescue, as their own lives' must thus become a sacrifice ; but at length some persons volunteered to make the attempt, and obtained a ladder and went up to him, but, as soon as they endeavoured to touch him, he took a brick from the chimney upon which he stood, and swore he would throw it at them. Mr. J. Firth then made an ascent and asked him to come down, but he took no notice of him. Finding he could do no good, Mr. Firth also came down. The people shed many tears, especially the females. At length the young man's father came, and fearing no hazard ascended the ladder, ran up the roof of the house to the chimney, ordered his son to come down, but he replied he would not, and that he would kill him. The father was about to resort to physical means, but the son said he would leap down. The father shouted " No," and the son immediately replied that he would go down the chimney, and just as his father had thrown off his coat, he was, head-foremost, commencing his descent. His father fortunately caught hold of him, brought him from the chimney, and held him down across the roof, and then about a score of spectators went to his aid, bound the unfortunate young man hand and foot, and then let him down by two long cart ropes ; and thus saved his life. —Dr. Laycock has since pronounced him to be in an unsound state of mind, and steps are being taken for his future safety.—Leeds Mercury. REFORM or THE CUSTOMS.—The committee for pro moting a Reform of the Customs have announced that, apprehending further delay in the prosecution of the in tended measures by the Government, they contemplate the preparation, on their own part, of a bill which shall .embody, the various changes they consider requisite. CHINA.—It was strongly reported in the city yesterday afternoon that letters had been received from Shanghai five days later th:,,n those brought by the last overland mail, which reached to the 26th February. The advices in question are to the 3d of March, and it is alleged that they contain an announcement that the British residents had provisioned their ships, and were prepared to embark iircase•of emergency ; that the Chinese authorities had applied to the British Consul for aid to enable them to protect Nankin, and to quell the rebellion ' • and that the Consul h a d re f erre d t h e matter to the Colonial Go vernment at Hong Eons. btrb bit inn NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, SUFFOLK STAKES. Chief Baron Nicholson and Nutshell—a dead heat, SWEEPSTAKES. 10 Sovs. New T.YC. Desdemona Polly Eight ran. DECIDINe HEAT. Divided. —Nutshell walked over. HANDICAP PLATE. 50 Sovs. New T.Y.C. Guy Mannering fourti) 7:.'7bittgit SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. IMPERIAL PAHL IA sIENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from Bays. water, praying for the enfranchisement of the London University. Similar petitions were presented from Warwick, by Mr. Green, and from Canterbury, by Mr. Pellatt. Mr. BIGGS presented a petition from the Isle of Wight in:favour of the ballot and other electoral reforms. Mr. PENNANT presented a petition from Caer martheri in favour of the County Rates and Expenditure Bill. Capt. SCOBELL presented a petition praying for the improvement of the management of lunacy. Mr. 0. GORE presented a petition from places in Salop against the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday. ELECTIONS BILL. Mr. G. M. BUM' moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which he explained was to lessen the expense of elections, by shortening the time which, ac cording to the present law, must elapse, both with re gard to counties and boroughs, between the receipt of the writ or precept and the nomination. There was also a provision limiting the time of polling at the Uni versities to five days. The bill was they read a second time without further discussion: SHERIFF COURT (SCOTLAND, No. 2) BILL. Mr. CRAUF UR I) presented petitions in favour of this bill. Mr. E. ELLICE, jun., presented a petition from the Convention of Royal Burghs of Scotland against the bill. Mr. CRAUFURD then moved the second reading of the bill. The hon. member then proceeded to enter into a history of the courts up to the present time. The sheriff courts occupied the place of the county courts in England, and the object of this bill was to graft on the Scotch courts all the advantages which had been con ferred on the English courts by recent legislation, with out at all seeking to Anglicise the courts. The evils of the present Scotch system were these : The sheriff substitute performed, in Scotland, the dif ferent functions of county court judge, criminal judge, police magistrate, and had also testamentary and. Admiralty jurisdiction, and to perform all these fuTic tions, of course he was obliged to reside on 'spot: The appeal from him being not only on points of law, but also of fact, to the sheriff principal, who was gene rally a practising barrister residing in Edinburgh, and all the proceedings before him were carried on in writing. They were generally very expensive. The great evil complained of was this appeal to a non-resident judge, and he proposed by this bill to do away with this appeal upon points of fact, and to give an appeal on points of law to a court of law, and not to the Sheriff. They would be far cheaper and more satisfactory. He also proposed to give parties the power of trying the case by a j ur y o f fi ve on t h e d ec i s i on • . of the majority. The great mass of those classes of the people of Scotland were the suitors in this case, though he would allow that there was a great diversity of opinion on the subject among other classes. He wished to have this bill read a second time, in order that it might be referred to a select committee. COWAN said that when the subject first began to excite the attention of the people of Scotland, he had felt favourable to the principle contained in the bill, but after consideration and inquiry, he had come to the conclusion that the abolition of the double system would be very prejudicial to the administration of justice. He did not deny that the Sheriff's Court greatly needed reform, but he was quite satisfied that the bill of the learned Lord Advocate would do all that was required, and he should therefore oppose this bill as unnecessary, and even prejudicial to the interests of the Scotch people ; and he should move that it be read a second time this day six months. Lord DRUMLANRIG brought up the answer of her Majesty to the address on the subject of Kilmainham Hospital, informing the house that her Majesty would cause immediate inquiry,to be instituted on the subject. Mr. EWART supported the bill. He desired that it should be read a second time, in order that it might be referred to a select committee, and evidence taken on the subject. Mr. C. BRUCE opposed the bill, because he thought it would destroy by far the most 'valuable part of the local jurisdiction in Scotland. He denied that the opinions of Scotland were in favour of doing away with the office of principal sheriff ; in fact, he believed it was quite the contrary. The two great bodies—the Faculty of Advocates and the Writers to the Signet —were de cidedly against any change in the existing system of double sheriffs, but were in favour of the reforms pro posed by the Lord Advocate's bill. It was said that persons of no standing or ability were appointed to the office of principal sheriff ; but on looking over the rolls of the sheriffs of different counties, he found that all the eminent lawyers and judges of Scotland had at one time of their career filled this office. (Hear.) He believed that if the house read this bill a second time they would have to say good bye to law reform in Scotland, and he should therefore support the amendment. Mr. A. HASTIE said that the city which he had the honour to represent (Glasgow) was almost to a man in favour of the abolition of the double sheriffs. It is perfectly true that many eminent men have held the office of Sheriff, but not more than three of those at present in office have ever practised in the court. The fifty-two Sheriff-substitutes only received among them the sum of 21,0001. In the west of Scotland, people had unani mously declared in favour of the single Sheriff. He would support the second reading of the bill. Colonel BLAIR considered that it was not necessary at present to discuss the advantage of the single Sheriff. The question was whether evidence should be taken before select committee. If the noble lord would pledge himself that evidence should be taken on this subject he should vote against the bill, but if not he should certainly support the second reading. Mr. E. ELLICE did not consider it advantageous to go into any lengthened inquiry upon the subject. The Sheriff's substitutes are appointed entirely without reference to their politics, and only in reference to their capabilities. In his opinion the objection to the single sheriff was that he might be elected with reference to his politics. The groundwork of the present system seemed to him to be well adapted to the state of the country. In the Highlands some of the best sheriff-deputies are not advocates at all, and they are, notwithstanding, well competent to perform their duties. He should vote against the second reading of the bill. — Mr. CHARTERIS considered that the agitation about the double sheriff system was not so great at present as it bad been. The question had been con sidered by the Law Commissioners in 1834, and they were of opinion that any change would be prejudicial. He did not at present see any. greater reason for a change now than there was then ; and he should therefore vote against the second•reading of the bill. After a few words from Mr. COLLYER and Mr. MAC GREGOR, The LORD ADVOCATE considered that, as in the years 1818 and 1835, the public voice of Scotland had put down agitation on this subject, so it had in the year 1853. The main principle of the present bill had been, at a meeting in Berwickshire, entirely condemned. He was sure that the house would pay some attention to the opinion of the Scotch lawyers, and that of the writers to the Signet who were not eligible to be nominated sheriff substitutes ; and their opinion was unanimous, that to alter the working of the present system would be very injurious to the proper administration of justice. The pe titioners before the sheriff's court were unanimously of the same opinion. In his opinion the present measure would be far from affording real relief to suitors. Mr. HUME was of opinion that what was really re quired in Scotland was a cheap method of obtaining justice. After a few words from Mr. ELLIOTT, Mr. S. WORTLEY thought it better, even at the risk of the failure of the bill, to meet the strong feeling in Scotland by instituting a preliminary inquiry on this subject. He considered the house was not in a condi tion to deal with the principle of the bill, and he ap pealed to the noble .and learned lord to consent to his own bill being referred to a committee up stairs. The LORD ADVOCATE declined to refer his bill to a committee, as parties were unanimous on all sides that it should be proceeded with this session. Mr. DUNLOP said the great mass of the petitions prayed that. both bills should be referred to a select com mittee, in order that out of both they might make a good bill. Mr. CRAUFURD replied and expressed a hope that the house would not, by refusing to send the bill to a committee, show the people of Scotland that they were opposed to a full and fair inquiry into this subject. Mr. BOUVERIE opposed the proposition for refer ring the bill to a committee. He denied that the house was not now in a position to decide on the principle of the bill. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading 5B Against it lB4 Majority against 126 PROBATES OF WILLS AND GRANTS OF ADMINISTRATION BILL. This bil , l went through committee pro joriael, after an intimation from the' Attorney-General, that he should reserve to himself the right of opposing it i n its .1:- stage, conceiving that the principles it involved " extremely objectionable. On the motion of Mr. HADFIELD , the reel), of the bill was postponed until the 15 th of June) io to give the Government an opportunity to brig larger measure on the subject. volD. COUNTY RATES EXPENDITURE A-- This bill went into committee. On clause 4, Mr. MILES moved the following am Line Line 17, after the word " of," to om it all th _ the end of the clause, and insert "ju stices odetol :41'd selected at the general quarter sess ions of cuote every county in -England and Wales, a nOt f or ple! cool :n. 11' more than the unions which exist i n either under the provisions of the Act 4 and 5 r nsf iJ i v c. 76, or th e Act 22 Geo. 111., c. 83, or any shig_rid or united parishes acting under any local act ; f o , rson 11 ,; s ti aforesaid justices of the peace one pF elected from each of the aforesaid unions, 1)4"" parishes respectively, shall be added."me t Capt. SCOBELL suggested that the hon. ic e. should incorporate the amen dment which he: s 0 0' 4 Scobell) had on the paper with his own. It ,I,l,ootlsA,' sert afters the words " jus ti c es of the pea ce ) be than one of such justices being resident ineetted6r4 union ;" and to substitute for the word " s el 1: belt word " elected." The hon. and gallant .I M nen i the in sertion of the above amendent. r. HUME thought it was desirable that thelosiii know at once whether the bill was to be a bell o e t r hi ; not this session. Looking at the greatA po t 4 amendments which had been proposed, be ° be pre7 t , they would be able to pass the bill during the Ago session even supposing they sat till the en d ° , $ „1 and bad every Wednesday set apart for it. y i t ri Sir J. PAKINGTON had no hesitation in st ° ga he objected to the bill as it now stood, and thatoicor, feel it his duty to oppose it in every way in his P trose entirely agreed with the hon. member for g° ;00 , the impossibility o f p ass i ng the bill this se e : ot bei ° , o contained 135 cla uses , an d th e y had not S et e g t igh t the fourth. He, therefor e , hoped that th b r il l , (411 member for Manchest e r wo u ld withdraw the the 14° . Mr. M. GIBSON was sorry to hear that sti re oo lee hon. bart. still th rea t ene d t o oppose the - , 0 0 whole. He had th oug ht th a t the v arious the paper manifested a desire on the Ps'i'de of intiof bers to try and amend, rather than 1 ," to throw it out altether. The real br before the house was t tj :o one between P I % ONO members who had moved the a menarn el % hoped they would settle the point betweenp; e o f out of the house. As there was little eha ll- chi' much before 6 o'clock, he would move that.the tIJ report progress, and obtain leave to sit ga° . Ty The motion was then put and agreed to.. o ppr resumed, and the recommittal of the bill for the 19th inst. The other orders of the day were the n idiA o o l eci' and the house adjourned at ten minutes to r ;O f FESTIVAL OF THE SONS OF T.H . O ( THIS DA Y.) 4 4 f , The one hundred and ninety-ninth stinivet'gt. pt h o of the Sons of the Clergy was celebrate d Cathedral this afternoon. The company ere :o 4 ;o' having tickets were admitted at the nort" 0 0 doors of the cathedral shortly after t vl i 0° 6 0 4 and the public, without tickets, by the s ces , c o,, eri o s a few minutes before three. At the connl ie- c toL4 the service (three o'clock) every seat in the. 0 0 occupied. There were present on the °call ibe j ,d number. of.the- nobility, both lay and derirsor' Mayor, and ; other viTic authorities, t h e lord - the banquet, &c. . ff „ del f t • , The service commenced with a Te Dello c "' 0 1, !principle solo parts and chorus being su e ': pel ° l4' gentlemen of the choirs of her Majesty's CRl'9 ol '' e 'ro St. Paul's, Westminster Abbey, and St.. G i t ra e' e e l) Windsor, the whole being under the direct o io f n Goss, 0. 4 65 ° the of musical rt o organist of the cathedral. The chorus andlef do "To beautifully a T as o e t x h c e ee C d h in e g ru ly bim gra a n n d d , aSoedraipthihmas, c v o e n ry tin r n: ec 'y V o c ci O ti ; choruses utifully performed. Altogether, the e, e irie:oe was magnificent, few musical treats 0 0 ; 16 , to them. The sermon, which 1 preoen c- f ellse ceeded by an anthem, was preached was- by th e o pcl l7 " t o John Sinclair, M.A., vicar of Kensingto n ' mor e t :d upwards of half-an-hour. It was rathe r ;eel ti j" half-past four o'clock before the service wt o isv b - doe and from the great concourse of persons - 1 terf the cathedral it was not until considerab l y the p ee ' tiff eJ all had retired. From the excellence of the ments, no disorder or anything indecoronsof to interrupt the performance, or can s° r di„ sion within the walls of the sacred edifice. Outside the cathedral the regulations of c o ., 0/ 0 4 prevented any interruption to the free Pssea;od fit. carriages of the visitors along the s treets , oval the lines of the carriages of the visitors 'W e t 1 7 val in the best order. The annual bang ° e ie ,i ,o 4 is held in aid of the funds of the incorporated sell take place this evening in the Merchant Tailors iore.trA will be attended by most of the dignitaries wh° ~e sent in the cathedral, and by a large number of tP ec trif f d The Lord Mayor occupies the chair. It is Or o 0 11 _,V, present,the that the contributions will be equal , t ebr4 , preceding festivals. This festival, the ea rlie',, l a 0;41 founded for the relief of clergymen, was first h on 'o 6 i Paul's Cathedral in 1655, and has ' been since ) h ,r of under the superintendence of the successive Arc" Canterbury; supported by the gracious P e Vo f operation of the Royal family, and by the the ,501t1 the Church and Sc,tat The orporation of t A : tV i r: the Clgrgy were enabled, in 1852, by the f°, l3 " o ttl et from the society, of the festival, and Ow sources to pay to 1,201 recipents, 14,6691. STATE OF TRADE' • da g. )o ( From the Manchester Guardian of 0 .-ed , “ MANCHESTER, May 10.—The a,dvices reee` te ' rc lk t Y America, Boston steamer, which arrived f t3 Co tto lb c or port a continued falling off in the receipts t heO e ce ,l°, total excess to April 27th, as compared r eds le responding period of last year, being n, °iv in g t ij ,, e t s 316,144 bales, thus showing a decrease auceos", week of 46,891 bales ; and by telegraPh i c c iellf t0 v(1 10 ( t . f are led to expect a further falling off o ' l ,oo ol/ ' r`.4' bales during the coming week. These ratherhardened the Liverpool market, and 111 , 11 - t e of sales effected yesterday and to-da s een upon the quotations of Friday last has b . ee s ,o - a„j hr s, r , In our own market we have to report a fa„jrilso, feeling, with a fair demand for both yarns 7oraisrosi the fullest rates current last week. In th e ; 'Ot t cr, would have been much more business d °n „i f e as vd‘,4", ( spinners have declined to engage then is r.o Isz e : tracts to extend over more than one or advance, in consequence of the u neasinestaer!" e6 : their workpeople, who are demanding a c ° ' - ii aleK, vance in their wages, and intimating tha t , by 0,10r°( cence with their request will be followe d ° O c6 l out." Indeed this has already occurred in seojecn,o and as they are chiefly employed in the P r i 3 Oe afri India yarns-No. 40, the value of that count co s A PI I. id. per lb. upon last week's rates. Po niest.c ilt be!s o tti° unremunerative, and any slight advance I'vh, le o rise, i lle. facturer can obtain is barely equal to the T o dsrA, price of yarn. Printing cloths, shirting's, 311' o st are in fair request, stocks are light, and 111 . ; turers are engaged for some weeks to eci rfl i Tal tu" no definite change in price can be quoted) 5- r j ency is to advance. ba s 4P . et 4er ROCHDALE, MAY 9.—The piece Ina r— r ,fhilLtir,, r n a o t t h b e r e e q n u s i e o te g r o o t d o - adsay it , generallyan d the attendan ce is Tol : o l , ar t t r o o P oo ' :$ t have not been very desirous to purchase w an d n' ll3 ' sent price ; the new clip is near at hanclTiheif td Prevailing opinion that prices have reache poillkitALlFAX, ,re0e 0 1 3 3 5 1 3 1 ( , day a very unanimated appearance, and f e- , e 0 1 11 3 0t;1, May 7.—Our piece hall 1)38 d F changed hands. The merchants pure " s ", d°1ev,,,, 1 now that prices are not so high. end I T3 I I I .- ers, if - t o freely from the same cause; but where sa', e- 0 0 6 the quotations are steadily maintainen.„oo P ft . 4° market is quiet. The spinners buy onl,Y i „ 10 Lo t mouth, and look forward to the neW,_ clip w 0 cc es l : o r anxiety as to its probable influence on n il Jloll 7lc' n ll ' toHUDDERSFIELD, May 10.—We hav e to repeat in our market upon last w e k i n g r enet turers are principally engaged in we r ho ale o af orders, which they deliver direct to t ,,ie " Consequently there is a seeming slackne s t l e t ee io by these goods not passing throug h utter o o f o r. Middle blacks arid union cloths are e st ie vi p ro d and find purchasers at firm prices. •itie fancy woollens for the fall trade are being --- -'. i ss3. ~ of RACING FIXTURES FOlt ' no ciff . The figures within parenthesis den ote the LiverpoolNewmark Newmarket 0 days' racing. •••''' . l l itcl' 0 .... ••"' . 1 5 Newton Edinburgh2, enct ".. 11:11...'14 Shrewsbury (2)• •• 12 (Epsom (4) JUNE. , , ..."'" 2 Bibury (1/•••;11.,.••• Ascot (4) 7 Stockbridgre,,./....., Hampton (2) 15 Win ch (I)) .. • ..•• Beverley, Hull, &c. (2) 15 Newcastle (3 0 Newmarket (3) Worcester (2) ..•••'''' ;l JULY . _ i i 5 Staraforu x il •••• ~i 5 NottinghatuA , „,.... Carlisle (3) 5 Goodwood (1/.'' Liverpool (3) 13 IST. York (3). • • , „..* Egbßadcliffe (3)•••": ara (2).'"*. Derby (2)•••••:....,...1...5° Eccles (3)••••• ........, Lichfield ( 2)•••" •''. ME ER. Lanark ( 2 )• • *. o :tinen t gaucbesterit,,.p. (3 . '0 Newmarket N llerto ortha 19 AUG Brighton (2) 3 Brighton Club (1) 5 Wolverhampton (3) 8 North Staffordshire (2) 9 Yarmouth (2) 9 Reading (2) lO SEPTE : Warwick (2) Pontefract (2) Doncaster (4) Bedford (2) Leicester (2) ....13 ....20 ...21 I OCTO, i IBER• (2)•''•'6 ... : •••• • 1 Richmond tryj ..(6).... 1 6 ml wNl3eirEjackrice.A.tilatoivi 0.f.).,.00,: ShrewsburY k -ii , ,14opltf A.beristwith( i. Chester Autumn (2) ...... 4 Newmarket S. O. (5) ..... 10 NOVE: Worcester (2) ... . Epsom Autumn (2) ...... Cowbridge Hunt (2) ...... 9 Liverpool Autumn (2)... 8 ,••'. '4 1