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should set aside a disposition made for evading the duty, but that the court should find that the disposition had been made fraudulently, and should then set it aside. If, therefore, a man in articulo mortis should part with his property, that would not be, per se, a fraud-. He would repeat that, by the words of the clause as they stood, a disposition did not become void because it had been made to prevent the duty from attaching upon'tho property. Sir W. JOLLIFFE said if the clause passed as it stood, it would give rise to an amount of oppression and iniquity such as had not been practised in this country for cen turies. By the latter part of the clause, oral evidence might be brought to establish fraud ; and this would be a great temptation to persons where there were family differences. Mr. SPOONER wished to know, after the last answer of the Solicitor-General, what additional circumstances would constitute the fraud. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he should be . ex tremely happy to answer this, if his mind w ere sufficiently comprehensive to decide what varied descr i ptions of fraud i n troduced into exist. Wherever malus animus de ceit was into the matter, wherever the thing w aspect in reality having another ; wherever ad v done, and another pretended ; whereveraeme to bear one r onocharacttehirngofwdase ceit or falsehood was thrown over a transactio.nh, that made if. fraud. But tho simple act of partingwi though done in contemplation of death, would no p t r , o g rt hi y ; opinion, constitute fraud. Mr. WALPOLE said that by the present bill the Attor ney-General would have to file his und bill, of or bring his which h action for the amount of duty, on the gro fraud, e could never ascertain until there had been a previous pro ceeding at law or equity to decide it. In those proceed ings, w h a tever the result, the party must pay their own costs ; the crown paid no costs. (Hear, hear.) Under the Legacy Duty Act, in 99 cases out of 100, the party knew that he was liable to the duty ; but under this act the Attorney-General could not know, when commencing his suit, whether the party was liable or not, as this depended on the question of fraud. (Hear, hear.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that as reference had been made more than once to the crown paying no costs, he would take that opportunity of stating that he had re ceived authority from the Government to introduce a bill for the purpose of rectifying that very serious evil. (Hear, hear.) The bill would shortly be laid before the house, and he hoped it would speedily pass both branches of the legislature. (Hear, hear.) The committee then divided: For the amendment 63 Against it The clause was then agreed to, as was clause 8. On clause 9. Mr. PHILIPPS proposed that in the coso of the succes sion of brothers and sisters, the duty should be two per cent. instead of three, as proposed, by the bill ; and he should be prepared to make the same reduction in the case of personal property. There were cases in which brothers and sisters would have to pay the - duty four times in five years, which at three per cent. would amount to a very large sum. If the bill passed in its present shape, he thought that, to use the phrase in obituary notices " much and deeply regretted," it might be fairly added, " except by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.", (Laughter.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the question raised by the hon. gentleman was one of extreme importance. The hon. gentleman had spoken of a succes sion of sisters four times in the course of five years. Now, in that case, the party succeeding to the life interest would pay no duty at all, because it was provided in the case of life interests that twelve months must elapse before any claim for duty could accrue. They were by this dealing only with the succession to real property and settled personalty, and it would be extremely incongruous and inconsistent to lighten the per centage on the succession of brothers and sisters to such property and to leave it unmitigated in the case of personal property. With regard even to the re venue the question was not unimportant, for whereas the produce of the direct succession at 1 per cent. produced only 238,0001. in 1852, the direct succession of brothers and sisters at 3 per cent. produced 471,0001. He thought that the scale, on the whole, was not unjust, and that the maintenance of its general structure was important as a matter of policy. Ile believed that if any alteration of the scale were considered desirable, the house would be dis posed to deal, first of all, with the 10 per cent. duty. He was not himself opposed to the 10 per cont. duty ; he thought the present 10 per cent. arrangement was a wise arrangement, and that it was justified by the consideration that the duty fell on parties who had no expectation of the succession, though that was not the case always. They had heard a great deal of late of the advantage of direct taxation—not from the hon. gentleman nor from him (the Chancellor of the Excheiuer)—but there were immense difficulties in the way of its being carried out, and the stringency of the machinery required to collect it would be excessive. (Hear, hear.) He thought there would be great danger, therefore, in doubting the direct taxation which existed, and the existence of the high rate at ono end of the scale would be an obstacle to the raising of the rate at the lower end in times of difficulty, should the Chancellor of the Exchequer be disposed to look to that source of taxation as a means of raising the revenue. He thought the maintenance of tho present consanguinity scale was important; for if they reduced the 10 per cent. to 6, they would, without altering the duty payable in the case of the succession of brothers and sisters, have to raise the lower duty from Ito2i or 3 per cent. (Hear, hear.) .tir. BARROW said that notwithstanding what the right hon. gentleman had said, there might be cases in which sisters would have to pay the duty four times in the course of five years. He believed the tax would fail most heavily on the middle class, because there were more numerous cases of three or four sisters living together in that class than in any other, and on the death of each the tax would fall on the others. With regard to the question of direct taxation, it was only quite recently that one of the reprea6ntatives of the Manchester school told him that when this question of direct taxation became more venti lated, it would be better understood at the end of 1860 than it was now. Mr. MULLINGS said the amendment would abstract only ono-ninth of the entire estimated produce of the tax. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed that even one-tenth of 3,500 0001. was 350,0001. After a few words from Sir W. JOLLIFFE, The amendment was withdrawn. Mr. WALPOLE had understood the right hon. gentle man to intend that, under this bill, as under the Legacy Duty Act, a wife should pay no duty ; but, whatever might be the effect of this clause, he thought that under clause 17, as it was worded, a wife would have to pay ten per cent. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he did intend to exempt the wife, as she was exempted under the Legacy Duty Act, and would bear in mind the right hon. gentleman's observations, when clause 17 was before the committee. After a few words from Mr. HENLEY, the clause was agreed to. On clause 10, which was a "provision as to married per sons chargeable with the succession orlegacy duty," Mr. COBBETT thought this provision ought to include step-children as well as sons-in-law. If a son-in-law suc ceeded to a legacy on the death of his wife's father, he would pay no more than a lineal descendant. A step-son stood in a very similar relationship to a son-in-law, and and should, he thought, pay only the seine duty. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER felt it im possible to accede to the hon. gentleman's suggestion. Though he thought the policy of the consanguinity scale sound, yet he admitted that there were many eases in which its application appeared severe and invidious, and some in which it amounted to cruelty. He was by no means sure that the hon. gentleman had mentioned the strongest case in stating that of a step-child. What was a step-child ? An adopted child—very little more. He was not at all certain that the case of natural children was not stronger. (Hear, hear.) Again, there was the case of a wife's sister. The idea of the law was, that a brother-in law and sister-in-law were brother and sister in feeling ; and that was not a mere fiction of law, but was often actually realised in the relations of life. Mr. HADFIELD said that in Scotand natural children paid the same legacy duty as legitimate children. The effect of the law in this country was to make the innocent suffer for the guilty. (Hear, hear.) He thought that in eases in which the parents of an ille g itimate child mar ried after the birth, it was h ar d th a t thero should be a difference of 9 per cent. Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE thought the raising of this question showed the wisdom of the right hon. gentleman's adhering to his own scale. (Hear, hear.) In point of fact, however, there was no count r y exce pt England where the claims of natural and adopted children were not fully re cognised. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HADFIELD said he should move as an amendment that children born without marriage, whose parents mar ried subsequently, should pay a duty of only one per cent. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said if the deprivation of benefit were punishment, he must admit that the innocent would be punished for the guilty; but he would like to know whether the whole constitution of society did not teem with such cases. (Hear, hear.) The amendment involved the whole of the law with regard to legitimacy. If the hon. gentleman thought it would be an improvement in the law of marriage to assimilate it to that of Scotland, let that serious question be considered separately ; or if he thought that the status of illegitimate children ought to be altered, that question must be con sidered with reference to the entire law of inheritance. It would clearly be beginning at the wrong end to make this petty and partial change without considering the import ant principle which it involved in all its breadth of apply cation. The amendment was then withdrawn, and tho clause agreed to. _ _ - On clause 11, in reply to a question from Mr. HENLEY, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the question of leases for lives, that is, bona fide leases made for lives in portions of the country where that mode of letting was adopted preferably to the ordinary mode of letting by years, was under the consideration of the Government, and he hoped that all doubt with regard to the operation of the tax in cases in which a father and son granted a lease jointly would be removed. Mr. WALPOLE wished to put the case of a person who derived 10,0001. in the funds from his father, and who married and settled that property on his wife or children. The question was whether, after such a disposition, after the death of his wife, and in default of children, the party would not have to pay a second duty on again taking possession ? - The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that on becoming repossessed of the property which he had settled the party would not have to pay an additional duty. The only duty which he could ever have to pay was that which would have been payable had no settlement been made at the time of his marriage. After a lengthened technical conversation between va rious learned members, certain alterations in the section were accepted by the Solicitor-General, and The clause was agreed to. Clause 12 was agreed to without di scuss i on . On cla use 3 was agreed to withoutse discussion took amendment s took place ; but it also Clauses 4 and 15 ate were agreed to with some ver b a l Clause 16 was postponed. some Clause discussion 17 which treats of_?xereptions, was passed after - but the c . ellor of th e E xc h equer promised carefully to reconsi(hleanr its lan guage with a view of the report. to its amendment on th e bringinn. On clause 18, "Leasehold Estales up not to be charged with legacy duty as personal estate," Mr. W. MICHELL complained that it was an injustice aap it t cl , the to charge probate duty on leaseholds. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIa g e lj lau E ! h° hon. gentleman would not opposo really one a interested. description of of relief to P property in I was Av Lich he appeared to be much intere to ste . d. The clause was then agreed . "Duties to bo paid on the successor On clause 19, outstanding be coming entitled in possession, but in the case of outsta • interests, on the determination thereof," Mr. W,• r E said that this clause would bo found so &could not and ought not to be . carried opp • -Kw. i4O ..; , . -.:H e ' v f . 6 i admit that there was nothing un remit* .le in piaci. _ ... same duty on real and p ersonal property ; but ho boh p• that the clause would , to a great" extent, destroy tliht Mtem of trusts in this country W 4411114 bega (944 ie, w ianta g eous. The present l aw t' , 72: ., I ) 9,,c / k \.,___ 74 : 1 74 IT -.:.... 11 / kit'--.' was that the duty on successions should become payable when the party became entitled in possession. But the clause went to provide that where there was any other charge, which left him not in the entire possession of the property, an additional duty was to be paid, on the deter mination of the prior charge anti when the benefit fell into possession. It would, in fact, be a mortgage to the Go vernment of all the real and personal estate in the kingdom, perpetually to be paid off and perpetually to be renewed. The effect on the system of trusts, that persons who were trustees of large landed property, with charges, comprising life annuities to A and B, and remainders in tail, and charges for young children and old servants, and who might be at the same time trustees for settled personal property, with innumerable charges upon It, which they had to carve out—if this bill passed, would be that they would• have to account to the Government every time a charge fell in and pay the duty to the officers of in land revenue, or employ solicitors to do so. If they did the first, where the property was small, it would be so galling that they would throw up their trusts ; and, if solicitors were employed, the expense would be very great. He (Mr. Walpole) was a trustee in many cases, and he deliberately said that, if the bill passed into a law as it stood, nothing would induce him to accept a trust again, except for the purpose of conferring as much benefit as he could on those he regarded, at his personal risk. [The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : How would a trustee be damnified more than in his present position under the legacy duty 'l] That was a common mistake. An execu tor was the sole accounting party ; he knew the property, and nothing more was required of him but to give a full account. But how would it be, when a trustee had to deal with a succession tax, as applicable to tenants for life, tenants in tail, and other charges. The trustee must account for the property ; and either you must call on the person succeeding to give an account, or impose penalties so stringent as to compel the trustee to do so. You would be prying into persons affairs merely because you thought they ought to give an account, or be driven to enforce pen alties, by suits brought by the Attorney-General. There was therefore a great difference between a trustee and exe cutor. This was so serious and oppressive an enactment that it was certain that man after man would throw up his trust, for they never would undergo all the liabilities con sequent on being crown debtors, and it would be found that the tax must be repealed, or it would be necessary to do what he (Mr. Walpole) wished had been done—simply make real property liable to a succession duty, as personal property was to a legacy duty. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said his right hon. friend had spoken on this subject with the can dour, fairness , and plainness with which he spoke on all subjects, but ' still he must confess that his right hon. friend h ad left him rather in the dark as to what course he wished him to pursue. His right hon. friend had made some important admissions. He was far from say ing that the extension of the succession tax to settled pro perty was an act of " robbery "—(hear, hear)—or " plunder "--(hear, hear)—a declaration which was made amidst vociferous Cheering from the other side of the house last night, when the whole act was declared to be one of " robbery "—(hear', hear)—and that assertion was sup ported by at least a section of the other side of the house vehemently and boisterously. (Hear, hear.) His right hon. friend was not of that opinion, but said that if there was to be a legacy duty, there was no reason why it should not be extended to land and settled property. His right hon. friend did not say he was prepared to abandon the two millions now derived from the legacy duty ; he did not glance at such a course, but admitted the fairness of the principle of the extension of the tax. His right hon. friend, however, had objected to the form of the machinery of this clause, but (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) could not divine what he meant when he said that the position of trustees and executors under this bill would be different to that under the present law. Were there no annuities on personal property, were no persons Crown debtors now, and had any one been deterred from undertaking these charges ? His right hon. friend talked as if these minor real estates were subject to perpetual inquiries more than successions to personal estates. At the period of a death the trustee must send in an account, and the charge would be laid not on the gross annual value of the property, but after it was subjected to such deductions as the successor could establish, and he would sure to give a clear specifi cation of charges for which he would be entitled to deduc tions ; and by so doing a clue would be constituted and a guide afforded to the officers of the Inland Revenue. It was thought that it would be more convenient if the succes sion duty on those minor estates were paid on when they fell in than to have them valued in the first instance. Sir J. PAKINGTON—The right hon. gentleman had fallen into a great inaccuracy with regard to the language which be stated had been used on that side of the house. ' He had contrasted the language of his right hon. friend with that of other gentlemen who had denounced the legacy duty on real estate, amidst loud cheers, as an act of " rob bery," and as the right hon. gentleman beside him had added, of "plunder." The right hon. gentleman was mis taken with regard to either word having been applied to the extension of the legacy duty to real property. The word "plunder" was used by him (Sir J. Pakington), the word "robbery" by the hon. member for Bodmin, and repeated by his right hon. friend the member for Oxfordshire. The word " robbery" was applied to that particular part of the bill which imposed a succession tax on leases for lives, and exempted leases for terms—(hear, hear)—and the word "plunder" was used by him (Sir J. Pakington) with re gard to the succession duties on timber. He had said that ho called it rather an act of " plunder" than " taxation," and he was not inclined to recede from that opinion. An other word, " confiscation," had been also used by him (Sir J. Pakington) ; and it was quoted from tho opinion Of high authority as applicable to the taxation of settled per sonal property by ex post facto legislation. He asserted that such strong words were the only ones that met the case ; and as he was in the habit, both in and out of the house, of saying exactly what he thought, if he felt that a strong expression met a case, he would not be deterred by any lectures from the other side from using such expres sions. (Hear, hear.) It was because he thought that real and personal property should be taxed, and all alike, that, he objected to this bill until all its inequalities were re dressed. The CIIA.NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The right hon. gentleman had challenged h l / 4 accuracy in a matter where, if ,he had been inaccurate, he would have been most culpable. He admitted that the right hon. gentle man had applied the word " plunder" to a particular clause, and although the hon. member for Bodmin had used the word "robbery," he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer had not alluded to him. But he would read to the right hon. gentleman that to which his observation applied, which was this :—" Lord Galway moved that the chairman, un less some explanation were given of the meaning of the clause, report progress. Ho thought the whole scheme ini quitous. (Cheers.) It was a downright robbery—(re newed cheers from the Opposition benches)—and he was perfectly satisfied that the right hon. gentleman would never have introduced it all, but for the gentlemen on his right, the gentlemen of the Manchester school." (Cheera and laughter. That showed that he was not inaccurate ; and the right hon. baronet could not have , heard what he said, or he would not have administered a rebuke on him. Sir J. PAKINGTON said a few words across the table; after which Mr. PIGOTT thought they had better return to the sub ject under discussion. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had not removed the impression on his mind which had been made by the right hon. gentleman the member for Midhurst, and he would suggest that time should be given for the consideration of the clause. He was disappointed that the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Walpole) had not moved an amendment, by which the difficulties with re gard to trustees might have been got rid of. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said no obligation was thrown on any trustee by this act, unless he was a trustee in actual possession of the property; so in 99 of the cases out of 100 which his right hon. friend apprehended would arise no duty would be cast on the trustee, nor would his duty be half so onerous under this act as that which was discharged by executors every day. Col. SIBTHORP said he should do all in his power to stop the progress of this most iniquitous bill. (Laughter.) He did not think the word "plunder" at all too strong. The bill was a decided attempt by government to plunder the aristocracy and the landed interest, for the sake of leasing the multitude and the Manchester school— laughter)—without which they could not hold their places. 1 3 Hear, hear.) He repeated that he considered the bill an attempt by the government to plunder and rob their best friends. Mr. ROUNDELL PALMER said the principle of the section (the 19th) was an extremely just and proper one— that charges on property should pay the succession duty when they fell in ; but he would suggest an addition, to meet the case of charges falling in before the passing of the act. The bill was confined strictly to successions by death ; but there was in reality no difference in the result between those and other successions ; and there was no reason why one should pay the tax and not the other. Till that principle was fully carried out, and applied to every case, the law would not bo equal. Still, he did not that a reason why they should not pass the clause as it stood. Mr. HENLEY wished for some information as to the liability of trustees of estates for lives. He stated a case in which he was concerned, and said that the proposal of this measure had led him seriously to consider of giving up his trust. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the successor in every case would be liable for the duty, and only when he came into possession of the property. The trustee was only liable when he was in actual receipt and enjoyment of the property ; the cases were more accurately defined by the 33d clause. Mr. WALPOLE referred to the first portion of the clause, and said there were cases in which both the trustee and the successor would be liable. The case was not at all similar, as had been alleged, to that of an executor paying duty on the property of a deceased person. In this case trustees would have to pay on property the value of which they could not accurately estimate. Then there was the difficulty of finding out who were trustees, which would give rise to the most searching inquiries and demand most extensive machinery. He did not think the clause could be amended, and that was the strongest possible reason for pausing before passing the bill. The trustee would have to account for every charge upon the property for four years, and to make returns of them as they fell in. The best way to amend the bill would be to introduce a clause levying the duty upon real property, in the same way as it was now levied upon personal property. After a few words froth Mr. MULLINGS and the SOLI CITOR-GENERAL, Mr. CAIRNS said that, as there was a doubt whether this clause applied to leases or not, words ought to be in troduced to remove it. Mr. MALINS considered that the fact of making the trustee a crown debtor in all cases of successions to pro perty of which he might be the trustee, would throw additional difficulties in the way of dealing with property. In answer to a question from Mr. HEADLAM, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there was no intention of including leases in this clause. _He admitted that the clause, so far as it related to trustom, might require some alteration, and for that purpose he suggested its postponement. And in reply to Sir J. Walsii he added that leases for lives would be dealt with by a separate clause. In the case of leases for years falling in as there was no death there would be no succession duty charged. Mr. M. CHAMBERS urged, that according to the clause as it stood, as every interest was chargeable, each lease as it fell, supposing that it gave an increased value to the successor to tho possession, would be liable to the duty. It would be better to reconsider the wording of the clause. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that no duty was imposed o u th e d e t erm i na ti on of a lease for years, or on the determination of any interest except by death ; and as a lease f or years d i d not determ i ne b y death but by efflux of time, as h e rea d th e c l ause, h e did not think it would not apply to the falling in of such a louse. Mr. W. T. EGERTON wished to know whether, if the interest of th e party had increased bythe falling in of these leases, ho would have to pay onthe increased value. The SOLICITOR -GENERAL said the party would be charged upon the present value and not upon the prospec tive value. Re had no doubt about the meaning of the clause himself, bnt if after the words " prior charge, estate or interest," he intr o d uced these words, " the determina • tion of which would create a succession," he hoped it would satisfy those who did entertain doubts. Mr. HEADLAM still entertained a doubt whether the party would not be charged on the increased value ef the estate on the falling in of the leases. He would, therefore, suggest a postponement of the clause. Sir J. PAKINGTON moved that the Chairman report progress, which was agreed to. EXCISE DUTIES ON SPIRITS BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Mr. CONOLLY said that the bill seriously affected the interests of the people of Ireland, and as it could not be properly discussed at that hour, he hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not press the third reading. Mr. GROGAN supported the appeal. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not, consistently with the state of public business, agree to the request for postponement. Mr. CONOLLY opposed the increased duty as being cal culated to stimulate illicit distillation in the north-western districts of Ireland. The hon. member concluded by moving the adjournment of the debate. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER resisted the adjournment, and said that the hon. member had himself offered the best argument against his motion by entering into the merits of the main question. He admitted that the district alluded to by the hon. member was peculiarly situ ated, but the business of the house was to legislate for the whole kingdom and not for any particular district. This increase was not so onerous as that proposed by Sir R. Peel in '42, being only in. fact sixpence the gallon, deduc tion being made for the allowance for wastage in bond. Besides, much of the failure of Sir R. Peel's project arose from the Mathew movement in Ireland. The government intended to make the services of the constabulary aux iliary to those of the revenue police. They had not come to a conclusion on the question whether or not the two bodies ought to be consolidated; but they were con vinced that the constabulary could render great assist ance in the collection of the spirit duty ; and their opinion on this point was founded on the authority of responsible servants of the crown engaged in administering the govern ment of Ireland. (Hear, hear.) It was perfectly rational to anticipate the collection of the increased revenue, and the house having repeatedly decided in favour of the pro posed change, he hoped that decision would now be con firmed. Mr. P. O'BRIEN thought that after what had been done already the measure should not be subjected to any further opposition ; but as the question of drawback re quired consideration, he hoped this stage of the bill would not be pressed that evening. Lord C. HAMILTON was against passing the third reading until the government had stated by what improved machinery they meant to prevent illicit distillation. (Hear, hear.) He well remembered the social and moral evils which arose from the former attempt to levy an increased duty ; and he would particularly remind the right hon. gentleman that he had promised not to involve the consta bulary in the odium which might attend the collec of the tax. Mr. H. HERBERT could assure the Chancellor.of the Exchequer that great dissatisfaction would be caused by the employment of the constabulary. (Hear, hear.) His own county was at that moment supporting a larger body of police than it actually required ; and the Chancellor of the Exchequer now proposed to increase the duties of the constabulary for imperial purposes. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. YOUNG said there appeared to be an entire mis apprehension with regard to the use that was to be made of the constabulary. It was the opinion of many of the officers of that force most conversant with the counties in which illicit distillation had been most prevalent that the constabulary might be employed to assist the revenue offi cers without any injury to its morale. The revenue police were to be placed in an effective condition ; and the con stabular were to assist them with local information, the furnishing of which was to be stimulated by rewards and regulations adapted to promote the object. There was no ground for supposing that new and onerous duties were to be thrown on the constabulary. He believed that the ob jections to the measure of 1842 did not apply to the pre sent one, and that this moderate additional duty might be safely collected. (Hear.) Lord NAAS had always thought it perfectly right in principle that the highest leviable duty should be collected on spirits. His practical objections to the measure wore greatly weakened by the right hon. gentleman's statement as to the providing of new machinery. His right hon. friend, however, had now merely shadowed out a vague plan of enlisting the constabulary, but unless he could show that he could employ them in the same way as the revenue force it was impossible to suppose that the in creased duties could be collected. Unless ho was prepared to Icy before them a distinct and perfect plan for the em ployment of the constabulary, ho (the noble lord) should oppose the measure. (Hear, hear.) He thought that the services of the constabulary might be properly used in the manner proposed, but it would be much more judicious to postpone the matter for a year, until further inquiries could be instituted upon the subject. Mr. CAIRNS applauded the uniform conduct of the constabulary, and attributed it to the fact, that it had alivays been employed solely in the enforcement of the criminal law ; and he had always thought that the use of them in still-hunting would have been a serious blow to the efficiency of the force. But the plan of the right hon. gen tleman was infinitely worse, for he proposed to make thorn common spies and informers. (Cheers.) Colonel DUNNE entirely concurred with the lion. gen tleman who had last spoken, and he must express his sur prise that any such scheme could have proceeded from any one who had been connected with Ireland. Captain JONES also agreed with every word which had been said on the subject of the police. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was certainly right to a certain extent as to what he had said with respect to the effect of Father Mathew's temperance movement; but it was, nevertheless, the act of Sir H. Peel which had reduced the revenue, and filled the gaols with persons convicted of offences against the revenue lawe. In proof of this statement the hon. and gallant gentleman went through the statistics he had laid before tiro house on a previous evening. When the duty was at its lowest point the receipts had been the greatest, and the sum at present yielded to the Exchequer proved that it was already too high. Probably 3,000,000 gallons were now supplied every year by illicit distillation. The circumstances of the country were the same now as they wore when Sir Robert Peel raised the duty, and the result of the present proposal would be the same as had followed the policy of that statesman. Lord GAL WAY suggested to the Chancellor of the Ex chequer the propriety of adjourning the debate at once, as he had seen enough of Irish members on occasions like this to be satisfied that they would succeed in their object if they determined to persevere. For the adjournment 34 Against it ll3 Majority Lord NAAS still opposed the third reading of the bill, and moved the adjournment of the house, as he must be told how and in what manner the constabulary force of Ireland was to be employed in carrying out the provisions of this bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would be unable to tell until the experiment of this bill had been tried, and he hoped the noble lord would withdraw his opposition. To protest that this bill should not pass until the information asked was given, would be about as reason able as a man saying, "You shall not go into the water until you have learned to swim." (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Mr. NAPIER was rather surprised to hear this declara tion of the right hon. gentleman, seeing that he had already stated that the details for carrying out the budget, which of course included this bill, were quite ready. In a measure like this, the means of collection should be ascer tained as early as possible, and it certainly was not unrea sonable to ask for delay to admit of that information being obtained. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. YOUNG did not think there was any reason for loss of temper on this matter. Something that he said had been misinterpreted. It was stated that his right hon. friend (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) would state the details of the plan of collection. (The right hon. gentle. man read an extract from the speech on the budget, to the effect that the constabulary would be called on to give their assistance in the collection of the revenue.) He had a conversation with Sir Duncan Macgregor, who said ho had once been of opinion against a consolidation of the two forces, but from representations made to him he had yielded that opinion. The constabulary had extensive local knowledge, knew every house, and the occupation of the inmates, but they had never given any information. All that was intended now to be done was to bring the two forces a little together. This was all, not to make the po lice spies. They wished to go step by stop. This was the first step, and if they found it succeed, they might go a little further. They had acted most cautiously, and there was no call for the observations which had been made on the other side. Colonel DUNNE thought the proposed employment of the constabulary would by no means make that force more popular in Ireland. The right hon. gentleman (Mr. Glad stone) said they should not get the plan ; but they had got it, and it was a very unwise one. They had-got the opinion of Sir Duncan Macgregor, but he was not so able to fo rm an opinion as the country gentlemen. He (Col. Dunne) objected to the plan, which made the measure much worse. Mr. V. SCULLY said if the constabulary were to be used to collect the revenue in Ireland, the Irish people should be entirely relieved from the charge of that force. He quite concurred in the observation that the police should not be used as spies ; but when the opportunity occurred, he should be prepared to prove that when gentlemen opposite were in office, they did use the police as spies. Mr. CONOLLY said in his county they were paying a large sum for an extra number of police to keep the peace, and now it appeared they were to be employed to collect the revenue. Lord J. RUSSELL said the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Napier) was particularly anxious to have the opinion of Sir Duncan Macgregor. Now ho had got it ; and then it was said his opinion was not so good as that of the country gentlemen. He thought the right hon. gentleman could hardly, after this, persist in his opposition. He must see that any plan for the regulation of the police was a matter of detail, and could not be considered in that house. If the house would now agree to the third reading of this bill —if there was any question with regard to wastage, they could take that question afterwards ; but really, after the two hours' discussion they had had, he thought they ought to be allowed to take the third reading. Mr. MAGAN thought the observation of the noble lord a fair one. But he rose to allude to a subject which passed elsewhere this evening. (Uproarous laughter.) He pitied Lord Eglinton for the exhibition that noble lord had made of himself that evening in the House of Lords. He was astonished at Lord Eglinton having made use of an affidavit signed by ono of the greatest malefactors in Ire land—a person whom he (Captain Mogan) would under take, if means were placed at his disposal out of the Con solidated Fund, to induce to swear that black was white. (Great laughter.) All the other subscribers were persons incapable of giving disinterested evidence, being mere yiolont partisans. (Great laughter.) The gallant gentleman v v2 o proceeding to go into the whole details of the ques,tion, telling anecdotes illustrative of the characters o f ty. ok :e persons; but cries of Divide and Question led him to give -'ay • and Lord C. gAMILTON returned to the point immediately before the house, but the house by this time (quarter past 2) had become exceedingly impatient, and ho did not ob tain a hearing. The CHANCELLOR of the EX CHE Q UER declared his readiness to offer the house every information t hat was possible ; but it was out of the q uestion to produce a de tailed plan beforehand. Lord NAAS asked, then, if the Government would offer this session any bill for the now regulation of the consta bulary ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER —No. Lord GALWAY implored the house at that hour to'con eider Mr. Speaker. (Cheers from the English members.) Ho entreated hon. gentlemen not to ask the house to divid e again. (Cheers, and cries of Divide.) Hon. gentlemen persisting, the house divided on the question of adjournment : For adjourning 2B 1 Against o9— 81 The house accordingly proceeded; and on re-entering the THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1853. galleri, we 'found Lord C. Hamilton and Sir.. V. Shelley contesting as to whether Lord Naas had been "factious." Lord NAAS repudiated the idea of factiousness, amid laughter ; and then again went into the question. Mr. PHINN was not fond of giving offence; but he asked the noble lord if the conduct of Mr. Napier had hot conveyed a practical reproof to him, that hon. and learned gentlemanhaving desisted from an opposition not warranted by the spirit of the house. (Loud cheers.) Lord J. RUSSELL, at this point, said that nothing was to be gained by continuing such discussions and such divi sions. Hon. gentlemen might succeed in stopping business, but he doubted if they would not regret the impression they produced that they were a factious opposition. (Cheers.) He would agree to an adjournment of the debate. (Cheers, mingled with cries of " No, no," "Go on," "Go on for ever.") f• The SPEAKER then put the question (we do net know by whom moved) that the debate should be adjourned ; and the ayes and noes being about equal there was another division. For the adjournment.. ••II•• aaaaaa •• 21 Against - 103-82 Col. DUNNE moved that the house do now adjourn. Mr. R. MOORE was understood to support the motion, and attempted to address the house, amidst great confu. sion and cries of Divide. Mr. BOWYER suggested that the machinery of the bill should be suspended, and a separate measure for regulating it be introduced ; and that the bill be read a third time, reserving the question of the machinery, and that of the employment of the police. Mr. MAGAN concurred in the suggestion. After a few words from Mr. CONOLLY, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that Mr. Conolly had absented himself when the bill was for merly discussed. This measure was expected to come on to-night, and the Succession Bill had gone off at 10 o'clock, could the hon. member have been in his place, or had he come in after midnight, fresh, and not exhausted, as the rest of the house had been, and he now sought to adopt the old plan of converting a minority into a majority. But the rule of the house, and by which alone the business of the house could be conducted, was that the minority should yield to the majority, and the great question now was whether that rule should be maintained or not? (Cheers.) After a few words from Col. SIBTHORP. Col. KNOX said that after the lecture of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he would say that the sneering and taunting manner in which he had received a reasonable request had caused the difficulty in which the house was now placed. Several other members spoke, and the house divided on the question of adjournment— • For the adjournment Against. 94-76 The bill was ultimately read a third time, on the under standing that the discussion should be taken on the question of its passing. NEW WRITS. NeW writs were ordered for Durham and Peterborough, vacant by the decision of election committee. The house ajourned at half-past three o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER, YESTERDAY. Since Tuesday there has been very little doing, many having gone to Beverley races, which took place on Wed nesday and Thursday. Yesterday, however, the Comp berland Strathesmon for the Northumberland Plate (about whom 20 to 1 was offered on Tuesday) was again introduced, and without much outlay closed at 7 to 1, but owing to the scantiness of the attendance, we could not consider that a fair market price. Garforth for the same event, who has for some time been nominally in the betting at 100 to 7, was backed at as low as 8 to 1. To-day there was no great eagerness shown to back the Strathesmon, and Colsterdale, who has this day or two looked unhealthy in the market, showed symptoms of improvement. A few investments brought the Liver pool Cup into notice, and a few inquiries were made about the Goodwood Stakes ; any advance upon 10 to 1 would have been taken about Sextus, which price was offered on the field. There was a further advance in favour of West Australian for the St. Leger. LATEST BETTING. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 9to 2 agst Goldfinder (taken). 6to 1 agst Chief Justice (taken). 6to 1 agst Colsterdale (taken). 9to 1 agst Garforth (taken). 9to 1 agst Coomberlond Stathesmon (t.) 100 to 8 agst Doublethong (t.) 15 to 1 agst Goorkah (t.) 20 to 1 agst Indian Warrior (offers to t.) LIVERPOOL CUP. 10 to 1 agst Poodle (t) 10 to 1 agst Cariboo (t. 12 to 1) 12 to 1 agst Goorkak (t.) GOODWOOD STAKES. 10 to I on the field (offered) 100 to 8 agst Little Karry (t.) ST. LEGER. sto 4 agst West Australian (taken). 5 to 1 agst Cineas (t. and off.) 5 to 1 agst Rataplan (t.) CRICKET. MARYLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND v. THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. This return match was resumed and concluded at Lord's yesterday, when a large assemblage of spectators gathered to gaze upon the proceedings. As on the first named day, so yesterday, the company comprised a large number of the aristocracy and gentlemen who take an interest in the game. . _ The Maryleb - one Club having left off on Thursday with a score of 108 and one wicket to go down, now increased that number to 113, or 21 behind their opponents. Oxford then went in for their second hands, and were not dislodged until they had accomplished 114 runs. In their second innings, the M.C.C. were only able to "tie" their former innings, and thus they left themselves in a gross minority of 22. And so stood the ultimate score : OXFORD. First Innings. lion. E. C. Leigh, c and b _ Second Innings, _ . Grundy 1 b Dean. R. IL Colley, Esq., b Grundy 4 b Grundy 3 R. Hankey, Esq., c Calvorly, b Grundy 8 b Grundy l7 W. G. Armitstead, Esq., c Han key, b Grundy l6 b Grundy 2G E. Balfour, Esq., b Grundy... 6 b Dean 4 H. M. Aitken, Esq., run out 9 c Soames, b Dean 0 E. H. L. Willes, Esq., c Grundy, b Soames W. W. Parker, Esq., c Hankey, b Soames l6 b Dean... 2 W. Inge, Esq., not out l3 b Grundy 6 W. Ridding, Esq., b Grundy... 12 not out 2O A. Cazenove, Esq., b Grundy... 2 b Grundy l9 byes 2, leg-byes 1 3 b 7,1-b 2, w 1 lO Total 134 Total 114 MARYLEBONE. First Innings. Second Innings. Dean, c Cazenove, b Balfour... 4 c Balfour, b Aitken 6 S. Soames, Esq., b Cazenove... 0 b Hankey 0 A. Haygarth, Esq., b Hankey 45 b Will es lB Grundy, c Leigh, b Balfour... 3 st Ridding, b Caze nove 1 IL Kynaston, Esq., b Ingo 2O b Aitken ll Hon. E. Bligh, b Aitken 5 b Hankey c E. Trederoft, Esq., c Hankey, b Balfour 1 b Hankey 6 F. Hankey, Esq., b Balfour ... 1 not out 5 W. Fellows, Esq., c Cazenove, b Hankey 9 Ibw, b Hankey 0 E. Calverley, Esq., b Cazenove 13 b Willes 2l R. Gadesden, Esq., not out ... 2 c Hankey, b Aitken 0 leg-byes 3, wide 4, no balls 310 b 4, 1-b 3, w 6, n b 1 l4 Total 110 Total. THE ELEVEN OF ENGLAND v. TWENTY-TWO OF WISBEACH AND DISTRICT. This match was played at Wisbeach, on the ground in the Lynn-road, upon Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday last. Some of the novely of such an event had been taken off by a similar match at Wisbeach two years ago, but the residents of the district, whose opportunities for a gathering are not'very numerous, assembled in great force, particularly on the second day, when the - England players had the greater portion of their work to do. The final score showed a majority in favour of the Eleven of 27 runs in one innings. THE STRIKE OF THE MANCHESTER POLICE FORCE.— Little change has taken place in the aspect of this movement since our Saturday's publication. Of the 250 notices of resignation handed by Captain Willis to the watch committee on Thursday last, we believe none have been recalled by the men. Previous to the strike there was a somewhat numerous list of ap plicants for situations in the force. These have been communicated with, and 12 of the number have re sponded to the call. These, along with 18 others, making 30 men, were yesterday set on partial duty, and placed in course of training. We understand that offers have been received from police establishments in various parts of the country to supply men, as soon as it shall be definitively concluded that the force in Man chester who have given notice to resign intend to per severe in their determination. A feeling, however, begins to prevail, that if the councillors for the different wards, who are supposed to know something of the opinions of their constituents in the matter, were to re present their views at a special meeting of the council, it would be found that a majority of them were in favour of some advance being acceded to, rather than that the city should suffer the inconvenience inevitable upon a new force. The existing establishment have had many wholesome lessons imparted to them in court from the bench, on the necessity of preserving a calm temper under irritating circumstances, and have also become ac quainted with many useful points guarding them against unduly infringing upon the liberty of the subject, show ing under what considerations they are justified in enter ing a person's house, when a person should be summoned instead of apprehended, &c. Whether it would be wise to sacrifice all this for the sake of a couple of shillings each per week is more than doubtful.—Manchester Exa miner. _ NORTHERN LIGHTS.—The annual statement of the ac counts of the Commisioners for Northern Lights for the year 1852, have been laid before Parliament, pursuant to the act. The total revenue of the northern lights for that year was 50,G00/. ls. 41d., being 48,0041. 3s. 44d. received as light dues, and 2,5351. 18s. miscellaneous receipts. The expenditure is included under the follow ing branches :—Ordinary expenditure for the mainten ance of lights, 13,5311. 18s. 3d. ; ditto allocated upon the light-houses, 15,1471. 12s. 81d. ; extraordinary ex penditure, 13,752/. 17s. sd. —making a total expendi ture for the year of 42,432/. Bs. 44d. The surplus, therefore, amounts to 8,1671. 135., from which a balance of 6,6061. 13s. 5d., due to the Royal Bank at the close of 1851, must be deducted, leaving a sum of 1,560/. j 19s. 7d. at the bank to the credit of the commissioners. ; '\'''. PROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of YESTERDAY. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE. - - - - --- Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Drawing-room, at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, 23d June next, at two o'clock. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUNE 14. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Hon. Mrs. George Edward Anson, to bo one of the Bedchamber Women in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of the Honourable Mrs. Trevor, now Lady Dacre. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JUNE 13. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Richard Bethell, Esq., M.P., her Ma jesty's Solicitor-General. - The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon John Stuart, Esq., a Vice-Chancellor. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Joseph Francis 011iffo, Esq., M.D., Phy sician to her Majesty's Embassy at Par=- _jy _is. FOREIGN OFFICE, JUNE 15. The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Wilhelm Heinrich. Bremer as Vice-Consul at Great Grimsby for his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh- Schwerin. WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 17. 4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Robert John Henry to be Captain, by purchase, vice Scott, who retires ; Cornet Christopher M`D onne l to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Henry ; Edward Rowe Fisher, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vi ce M`D onne l, June 17. 6th Dragoons—Arthur Murray, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Wilson, deceased, June 17. Ist Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Th omas R ow l an d , from the 83d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Villiers, who exchanges, June 17. 3rd Foot—Captain Charles Cornwallis Ross, from the 52nd Foot, to be Captain, vice Luard, who exchanges, June 17. 7th Foot—Lieutenant Frederick Earnest Appleyard, from the 81st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Prescott, ap pointed to the 33d Foot, June 17. 9th Foot—Captain the Honourable William Leopold Talbot, from the 53d Foot, to be Captain, vice Lothian, who exchanges, June 17. 33rd Foot—Lieutenant Edward Barker Prescott, from the 7th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Harnett, appointed to the 81st Foot, June 17. 38th Foot—Paymaster Edward Jonathan Head, from the 89th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Scott, who exchanges, June 17. 51st Foot—Lieutenant Robert Neville to be Captain, without purchase, vice Wolley, deceased ; Ensign Arthur George Evelyn Morley to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Neville, April2s. 52nd Foot—Captain Richard George Amherst Luard, from the 3rd Foot, to be Captain, vice Ross who exchanges, June 17. 53rd Foot—Captain John H. Lothian, from the 9th Foot, to be Captain, vice the Honourable William Leopold Talbot, who exchanges, June 17. 81st Foot—Lieutenant William Minchin Harnett, from the 33rd Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Appleyard, appointed to the 7th Foot, June 17. 83rd Foot—Lieutenant Homy Phillipe Villiers Villiers, from the Ist Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Rowland, who exchanges, June 17. 89th Foot—Paymaster Robert Scott, from the 38th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Head, who exchanges, June 17. 94th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon William Brown, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Westall, deceased, June 17. 97th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Batson Ramsbottom, from half-pay 4th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas Ed ward Jones, who exchanges, June 17. Ist West India Regiment —Serjeant-Major William Thompson, of the Ist West India Regiment, to be Quarter master, vice Stokely appointed Paymaster, June 17. HOSPITAL STAFF.—John Henry Porter, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Brown, appointed to the 94th Foot, June 17. BREVET.—Captain Constantine Read, on half-pay Royal Staff Corps, to have the local rank of Major in the lonian Islands, June 17. • COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. Cardigan Patrick Francis Durham, Esq., to be Deputy- Lieutenant, June 14. 2nd or North Durham Regiment of Militia of the County of Durham—Henry John Baker Baker, Esq., late Captain in the South Durham Regiment of Militia, to be Major ; Edward Johnson, Esq., to be Captain ; Percival. Spearman Wilkinson, Esq., to be Captain ; Richard Law rence Pemberton, Esq., to be Captain ; Henry Bramwell, Esq., to be Captain ; George Hawks, Esq., to be Captain Albany Featherstonhaugh, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Ro bert John Burrell, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; James Alli son the younger, Gent., to be Lieutenant, June 14. Shropshire Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant Arthur Burd to be Captain ; Lieutenant Godfrey Russell to be Captain ; Lieutenant Erasmus Salwey to be Captain, June 14; Ensign Charles Gregory Wade to be Lieutenant, vice Hardwick, resigned; Ensign William Gibbon to be Lieu tenant, vice Burd, promoted, March 29. Hampshire Militia Artillery—Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Beaumont Burnaby, late Royal Artillery, to be Lieutenant- Colonel Commandant ; Claudius Stow, Esq., late Royal Artillery, and Colonel of the Artillery, Spanish Legion, to be Major, Juno 10. Artillery Corps of the Royal Lancashire Militia—James Middleton, Gent., to be First Lieutenant, June 13. [The following article is substituted for that which ap peared in the Gazette of the lath of June instant.] let Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia.— John Hardy Thursby, Esq., to bo Captain, vice Stanley Lowe, resigned, June 8. Artillery Corps of the Royal Lancashire Militia—Charles Robert Crigan, Gent., late Lieutenant Hon. East India Company's Service, to be First Lieutenant, Juin 7. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Bates, builder, Stevenage, Hertford, to surren der, June 28, and July 28, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Loe, Gray's-inn-square. Isaac King, carpenter, Newgate-street, June 28, at half past two, and July 26, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, King William street ; Chidley, Gresham-street. Frederic William White, linen-draper, Castleford, York shire, July 4, at twelve, and July 25, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. H ope, o ffi c i al assignee, Leeds ; Middleton, Leeds. Joseph Nash, draper, Lewisham, Kent, June 24, at one, and August 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Mason, Ironmonger-lane, City. Abraham Clarkson, brewer, Reading, June 25, at half past one, and August 5, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Nicholls and Clark, Lincoln's-inn. John 'William Haylock, victualler, Chelsea, July 4, at two, and August 1, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court ;• , Lawrence Gray's-inn- r quare. _ DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basiughall-street. I. Unwin, Poland-street, Oxford-street, builder, July 7, at two—C. D. Gray, SOuthampton, grocer, July 11, at ele ven—S. Spriggs, Aldermanbury, City, warehouseman, July 5, 'at twelve—A. F. Hemming, Chiswoll-street, Fins bury, elastic surgical instrument maker, July 9, at twelve —W. Ayres, Blackheath, nu rser y man , J u ly 8, a t t wo — W. H. Adams, St. John-street- roa d, woollen-drape; July 8, at one—R. Willmott, Peterborough, tailor, July 8, at eleven—J. Turner, Uckfield, Sussex, grocer, July 11, at one—J. S. Gorely, Ewell, farmer, Jnly 8, at two—F. Young, Union-place, Walworth-road, July 11, at half-past one—W. Gosling, Woolwich, ironmonger, July 11, at one —W. Weller, Chatham, maltster, July 8, at two—G. Barber, Bishopsgate-street Without, grocer, July 8, at eleven—W. Robinson, Maidstone, linendraper, July 11, at half-past one—R. M. M arc h an t , G reat George-street, West minster, builder, July 9, at one—W. Willi ams , G rea t George-street, Westminster, builder, July 9, at one. In the Country. A. Walker, 'Weston, Somersetshire, brewer, July 21, at eleven, at the Court, B r i s t o l--P . J ones, Llangattock, Mon mouthshire, banker, July 20, a t e l even , a t th e C our t , Bristol—J. J. Nicholas, Newport, Monmouthshire, timber merchant, July 7, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—T. Moyle, Manchester, draper, July 11, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—E. Clark and H. Blackley, Chorlton upon-Medlock, Lancashire, ironmongers, July 11, at the Court, Manchester—J. H. Charnock, Wakefield, Yorkshire, sharebroker, July 5, at half-past eleven, at the Court, Leeds—H. Clarke, Sheffield, Yorkshire, builder, July 23, at ten, at the Council-hall, Sheffield. . - PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. T. Chew, Little Moorfields, livery-stable-keeper, 3s. 3d., on Monday, June 20, or any subsequent Monday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Cannan, Aldermanbury, City. J. Chew, Little Moorfields, City, livery-stable-keeper, 16s. 8(1., on Monday, June 20, or any subsequent Monday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Canaan, Aldermanbury, City. M. Fenny and J. Gard, St. Martin's-lane, woollen drapers, 30., on Monday, June 20, or any subsequent Monday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Cannon, Aldermanbury, City. J. H. Mills, Hove, Sussex, broker, is. 6d., on Tuesday, June 21, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-staeet. E. Mumford, Great Maplestead, miller, 3s. 3d., on Tues day, June 21, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street. A. R. Stace, Btrood, Kent, ironmonger, 2d., on Tues day, June 21, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street. Court, Sons, and Diggles, Savage-gardens, m erc h an t s , 3-20 d., on Tuesday, J une 21, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street. A. B. Granville, Piccadilly, and Wembly, near Harrow on-the-Hill, boarding and lodging-housekeeper, 4d., on Tuesday, June 21, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers, Basinghall-street. P. Wootton, sen., and P. Wootton, jun., Margate, gro cers, ls. 3d., on the joint estate, and 14s. on separate estate of P. Wootton, sen., on Tuesday, June 21, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at tho office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-streot. J. Franckeiss, Portsea, Southampton, woollen draper, 3d., on any Wednesday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street. S. Bradley, Mark-lane, City, corn and and malt facto; is., on Thursday, Juno 23, and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfold, Basinghall-street. G. Baker, sen., Threadneedle-street, City, stock and sharebroker, 9s. 4d., on Thursday, Juno 23, and three fol lowing Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. W. Bacon, Brentwood, Essex, grocer, 2s. 4d, on Thurs day, June 23, and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basingh tt li. street. H. Thompson, Belper, Derbyshire, draper, 24d., on Fri day, June 17, and every succeeding Friday until August 5, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Nottingham. W. Mayfield, Spalding, grocer, Bs., on Friday, Juno 17, and every subsequent Friday until August 5, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bath:mien, Notting ham. T. Gaunt, Newark-upon-Trent, coal merchant, Is. 4~1, on Saturday, June 25, and th e th ree following Saturdays, between eleven and three, at th e office of Mr. Harris, Not tingham. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-strcet. W. Martin, Elvetham, Southampton, smith, July 14, at ill, Prospect-place, H olloway-road, builder, one—J. July 11, II iii,. twelve. In the Country. M. Cox, Liverpool, grocer, July 8, at eleven, at the C our t, Liverpool---W. A. Sparrow, Liverpool, mtal broker, July 11, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— eJ. Taylor, Manchester, power-loom cloth manufacturer, July 12, at twelve, at the C our t, M anchester. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. S. T. Jones, King William-street, City, and Upper Ground-street, Lambeth, June 15, certificate of the second class—A. Walker, Weston, Somersetshire, common brewer, June 14, certificate of the first class. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Coupe and P. Bate, Cherlton-upon-Modica, Lancrater, sketch makers J. Lawrence and H. Dixon, Birmingham, military ornament manufacturers —T. W. Hodges, B. Gunson, and L. Turner, Leicester, elastic fabrics manufacturers (so far as regards B. Gunson)—T. Fleming and H. Blakey, Halifax, Yorkshire, card makers —J. Pickering and C. Brown, Bir mingham, tallow chandlers—S. Halliday and R. Brearley, Walter Clough, Yorkshire, silk waste dressers—T. A. English, W. H. Wallen, and C. J. Hanssen, Mark lane, engineers (so far as r egar d s W . H . Wallen)--G. Rix and J. Britton, Norwich, chemical light manufacturers-- J. Atkinson and C. Shaw, Birmingham, b a th propr i etors— W.Rudler and J. Russell Wolverhampton, car and cab pro prietors—J. Hainsworth and J. Lawson, Leeds and Armley, Yorkshire, scribbling millers—A. Symons and A. Soyer, Kensington, wine merchants—H. Bold and W. Nash, Burslem, Stafford, china and earthenware manufacturers— P. Jeyes, F. Bostock, and C. E. Goodman, Northampton, seedsmen and florists—C. Alexander and T. Cartright, Victoria-road, Deptford, coopers—J. Smith, and H. Nock olds, Norwich, plumbers—J. Carruthers, and D. Duffy, Carlisle, builders —F. Ma c h e tt an d A. J. Welch, Birming ham factors. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Charles Garratt Longman, Hertford, dyer. James Savage, Arrow, Warwickshire, labourer. Alfred blanks Mort, igan, chemist. Richard Derham, Pennywell-road, jew e ll er , Richard Hillier, Colston's-parade St. Mary Redcliff. John Fill Bing, Canterb ur y, boot' and shoemaker. John Birch, Birkenhead, railway clerk. Thomas King, Ballingdon, Essex, stonemason. John Charlton, Bedington Colliery, Northumberland, labourer. William Grindley Vickers, Wolverhampton, grocer. William Thomas Cobley, Birmingham, stoker. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Sth Victoria, cap 32, fbr the Week entl'ng on Saturday the 11th day of June, 1853. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Note 3 issued 31,991,065 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities ...... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 17,971,911 Silver bu11i0n........ 19,154 X 31,991,065 £31,991,065 M. Dated the 16th day of June, 185 MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 3. t, BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest•:.. 3,111,594 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 3,737,044 Other deposits ...... 14,033,701 Seven Day and other Bills .. 1,332,238 Government securities ( in cludg.Dead Weight Annuity) .... ~.: 13,124,910 Other securities 14,246.232 Notes Gold and silver coin £36,767,577 X 36,767,577 '. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated - the 16th day of June, DC PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending the 14th day of Juno, 18.53, is 235. 100. per hundred weight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. NOTICE TO MARINERS. NEW LIGHT AT CAPE GRANITOLA. Sicilian Consulate-General, Cambridge-street, June 16, 1853. Sir,—l bog to inclose you a Notice to Mariners of a New Light erected on the Point Sorello, near Capo Granitola, in Sicily. _ _ (Signed) H. S. MINAsi. To Captain G. A. Hafted, .0 R.N Secretary at Lloyd's. THE NEW LIGHT AT OAPO GRANITOLA, ON THE PUNTA SORELLO (SlClLY.)—Notice is hereby given, that on and after the 20th May, 1853, a catadioptric apparatus of the fourth class, with a fixed light, but varyinc , in brightness every three minutes, will be Axed on the Punta Sorello, near Granitola, on the south coast of Sicily, at the latitude of 37 deg. 33 min. 50 sec. N., and long. of 10 deg. 17' 16 sec. E. of the meridian of Paris. The light of the ap paratus will be situated in a tower, elevated above the level of the sea 26'59 metres. The light may b e seen at a distance of 14 miles of 60 degrees. CUSTOM-HOUSE, JUNE 17. ENTERED INWARDS.—Tho Victoria, from Stettin ; Union, Caen • Rosebud, Memel ; Madras, Sierra Leo ne ; Alert, Oporto ; Point, Jamaica ; Basilia, Bilboa ; Mi randa, Monte Video ; Oceanide, Stettin ; Mersey, Callao ; Maiy, Stettin ; Comerton, Berbice ; Timandra, Bahia ; Christobel, Mauritius; Samuel, Colombo ; Grace M`Vea, Callao; Queenstown, Port Fairy and Victoria; Henry, Rouen ; Prudence, Trinidad 2 • Anglesey, Sydney Jean nette and Cornelia, Calcutta * ; Woodbridge , Geelong ; Fancy, Auckland ; Lord George Bentinck, Demerara ; Abbeylands, Callao ; Jane Cockerell, Point de Galle and Colombo. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Edeline, for Copenhagen ; Earl Selkirk, Sydney ; Cadet, Launceston ; Joven Damaso, Seville ; Admiral Van Heemskirk, Syd ney ; Basilie, Bilboa ; Lord Dalhousie, Calcutta ; Vic toriosa, Trieste ; Mercury, Naples ; Anglesey, Sydney ; Anlomoth, Port Philip ; Emanuel Boutcher, Trinidad. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Jane Innez, for Mogadore ; Nile, Madras and Calcutta ; Collingwood, Calcutta; Pactolano, Barbadoes ; Susan and Mary, Rouen ; Thomas Henry, Demerara ; British Isles, do. ; General Halket, Altona ; Joseph Fletcher, New Zealand ; Jane and Mary, Dunkirk ; Speculation, Arendahl ; Theodore, Altona ; Atalanta, Hambnrgh ; Southampton, Calcutta ; Barham, do. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The St. Lawrence, Aberdeen to Quebec, May 23, off Gaspe. The Agamemnon, Clyde to Quebec, May 25, off the S.W, of Anticosti. The Henry Williams, June 1, lat. 48 N. long. 43 W. The Atalanta, June 8, lat. 51 N., long. 24 by the St. Lawrence, WMaster, arrived at Liverpool. a The British squadron, June 7, lat. 43 N., 11 W. No 1,263, Ist distinguishing pendant (screw-steamer), June 8, by the Carolina, Colibers, off Falmouth. The Gladiator (brig), from Alexandria, May 26, off Cape de Gatt. No. 3,285, 2d distinguishing pendant (barque), May 10, lat. 43 N., long. 15 W. No. 2,485 2d distinguishing pendant (barque), May 10, lat. 53 N., long. 11 W.. by the Antonio, Warglion, ar rived at Falmouth. The John Stuart, Clyde to Bombay, Aprill7, lat. 3 N., long. 20 W. The Chilton, June 9, lat. 51 N., long. 24 W., by the Acme, Somervaile, arrived at Liverpool. The Jane, Smith, Newport to Genoa, June 4, lat. 47 N., long. 10 W. The Sarah Maria Ann, June 7, lat. 49 N., long. 7 W., by the Tantivy, Downing, arrived in the river. The Commodore, of Sunderland, June 11, lat. 49, long. 8, by the Mary, Jack, off the Start. The Kilby (barque), New Orleans to Havre, May 17, lat. 39, long. 47. The Hydra (ship), of Richmond (Me.), Liverpool to Ha vana, May 22, let . 27, long. 63. The John Routledge (ship), Wambersie, New York to Antwerp, May 24, lat. 41, long. 61. The Champlain (ship), Woodward, Mantanzas to Cowes, May 29, lat. 37, long. 69. The Sunbeam (brig), St. Jago de Cuba to Swansea, May 27, lat. 43, long. 32. The Primrose, Shields to Quebec, May 26, off the Bird Rocks. The Lord Maidstone, same day. The Glericairn, Crawford, Clyde to Quebec, 30th, lat. 48 N., long. 49 W., by the Albion, Barclay, arrived in the Clyde. The Emma and Mary, Mills, Konigsberg, for the Bristol Channel. The Dido, of Liverpool, Rio Grande to Liverpool, May 7, lat. 20 S., long. 30 W. The Royal George (ship), bound south, May 10, lat. 15 S., long. 30 W. _ _ The North Atlantic, of New York, bound south, June 14, lat. 50 N., long. 9 W., by the Esperanza, off Falmouth. The Suffren, Gautier, from Cardiff, by the Axel, Hallen gren, off Falmouth. The Clerico, St. John's, New Brunswick, to the Clyde, May 26, lat. 44 N., long. 54 W., by the St. John, Blyth, arrived in the Clyde. _ A British brig, standing S.W., showing a bluo bargee with red border, and the word " Charlotte" in it, June 6, lat. 24, long. 11, by the Tryphena, Brehaut, arrived in the river. A Norwegian barque (No. 138, "N." over, in a white flag with red border), June 3, lat. 48, long. 18. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—SIGHT AND HEARING.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe, opposite the York Hotel. The Royal Exhibition. A valuable, newly-invented, very small powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one mile and a half distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, at the opera-houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Telescopes—A new and most important invention in telescopes, possessing such extraordinary powers that some, 3i inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope, weighing only 3 ounces, can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat-pocket, and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful power; an object can be clearly seen, from 14 to 16 miles distant. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, have in vented inv a l ua bl e preserving spectacle 'lenses. Immediately they are placed before imperfect vision, every object appears clear and distinct; the most aged, defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Deafness—New Discovery— The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary powerful and newly-invented instrument, for Deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anythi ng o f kind that has been, or probably ever can be, prodaced. Being of the same colour as the skin, it is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly could be desired.—S. and B. Solomons, Aurists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe, opposite the York Hotel. _ [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills an effectual Remedy for Gout and Rheumatism.—Extract of a letter from Mr. W. Moon, at Messrs. Godwin's, auctioneers, Winchester, dated April 8, 1852.—" To Professor Holloway.—Sir,—l beg to inform you that for years I was a sufferer from chronic rheumatism, and often laid up for weeks together, unable to move. I was attended by the most eminent surgeons here, but obtaining no relief, was induced to go into our County Hospital. The medical treatment there, however, being of no avail, I left, and commenced using your Pills, which, lam happy to say, in a short time, effected a perfect cure, and enabled me to resume my employment." —Sold by all druggists, and a t P ro f essor H o lloway's Establish ment, 244, Strand, London. - RAILWAY RETURN& TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST Mies o,,ened, 1853. NAME OF RAILWAY• BIITIBII. Ab er d een •• •• •• •• •. • • •• • • • • • • •• Belfast and Ballymena •••• • • " **" Belfast and County Domm•• •• •• •• •• Birkenhead, Lancashire. and Cheshire Belton, Blackburn, and West York • • • • Bristol and Exeter Caledonian.— • • •• •• •• ** Q 63% 85% 189% 94N Chester and Holyhead..... ..... • '• Cork, Blackrock, and Passage •• •••• Cork and Bandon • • •• • • • • " • • Dublin and Belfast Junction •• " Dublin and Drogheda. • •• • • • ****** Dublin and Kingstown ...... • • '• " Dundee and Arbroath .• • • • • • •• • •• • • • • " Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Dundalk and Enniskillen .• • • ..... • • East Anglian.... • • • • • . • • • • •• •• •• •• •• East Lancashire .. • • .... • • • • •• ** •• Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. •• •• •• Eastern Union ...• ....... • •• •• 171% 285% 188 319% Edinburgh and Glasgow •••••• " " Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee.... •• Exeter and Crediton.. . • •"' Farness Railway • • • • •• • • • • •• Glasgow. and South-Western• •• •• ** Great Northern and E. L.. • ''''' Great Southern ancliFestan.arela t w Great Western •• •• • ..... •• •••• •• Irish South Eastern • • •• •• • • •"• Lan caster and Carlisle ..... • • • • • • • " Lancashire and Yorkshire.... • • •" • •• Leeds Northern ... • .. •••• • • • •• • • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... London and North We.ste.rn ...... • " London and 131ackwall • • ...... •• •• London, Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South Western. • • • • • Londonderry and Enniskillen •• • • •,"' Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, °PC* Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Manchester and South Junction. • •• •• Maryport and Carlisle ••• • • •• • • Midland Midland Great Western (Irish) • • Monklands ..... • • • • • Newcastle and Carlisle.. 11 1• •• " •' North Staffordshire •• •• •• • North-Western • Scottish Central ............ •• •• • 288% 131 Scottish Midland ...... :: :: 65334 Shrewsbury and Birmingham • • Shrewsbury and Chester •••••• •• •• Shropshire Union •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• South Devon•• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• South Eastern.• • • • • South Wales ... ..• • • • • •• 443% 577 240 South York., Doncaster, and Goole •• Taff Vale •••••••••• •• •• Waterford and Limerick ... West Cornwall ...... .... Whitehaven Junction • • York and Newcastle, and Berwick .& York and North Midland & Leeds 165'1• 4E1, 654 691 243 1,610 0 4 4,16 1 11,469 4,99 3 2L, 249 149 4,87 6 17,737 651 45,7 54 1,143 9,2 32 11, 928 4 27 6,62 6 635 71 5 22,605 9,4 31 96 2 2,5 16 3,4'26 21,8 5 ° " ii 772 77 1 '2,9 FOREIGN. Dutch Rhenish •• •....... •• •• .. Montereau and Troyes .... .. Namur and Liege .. • • • • Northern of France .............. Orleans and Central* .. Paris and Lyons ................ Paris and Rouen. ................ Paris and Strasburgh ............ Rouen and Havre.... ..... . •• . Western of France ...... .......... 4,3 59 173 18 0 1,1 09 1,2 ,5 1,15! 77 1 4,5 49 9, 04 4,3 51 0 47 126 84 5 4, 09 10 0 5,6 53 46, 7 43 41 6, 28 ! 18,800 60 j19 019 11,8 63 X 5401 a * The receipts Include the traffic o n th e O r leans end C ' cans and Bordeaux, and Tours and Nantes lines. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—JUNE 17. iteod The Corn-exchange this morning was slenderly with a sluggish demand for most articles. 0 18 ,: e5 ,i5f 5 tions in wheat were about id per bu s hel under - 1 " O a for prices, and scarcely so much mone y cou ld be obta in or flour. No alteration perceptible i n th e v a lue of lA ts, ley, beans, or Indian corn. WAKEFIELD—JUNE 17. The arrival of wheat reported i s l arge , but of a ll i er o r siii ig short. Wheat meets a sl ow sa l e t o -d ay, th e libero i , causing millers to act upon the reserve, as factors g e palef would not accept lower prices th an l as t Wee'" nr ioet 6 nominal. Beans, oats, and sh e lli ng ma i n t a in 130 r EXETER—JUNE 17. fo r l ' CORN.—Prices : Wheat, 5s 9d to 6 s 9d p e r bushel j 3 ley, grinding, 3s 6d to 3 s 9d. O a t s 2 s 6d tA ) ,,' Flour, fine, 39s to 40s ; seconds, 37 s t o 38s per sse' d 0 11:_c* CATTLE.—Prime beef, lOs 6d per score ; cows a p i rstr, 101. to 16/. ; butchers' calv es , 5d t o sid p e r lb., Qd calves 00s to 00s each. Sh ee p, 51d to 6d. Low" lb. Store hogs, 30s to 35s each. INVERNESS.—ATNE 14. boske l ', CORN.—Wheat, per quarter, weighing 621 b P OP' 44sCkl to 46s Od ; barley, ditto, ditto, 270 0 a "" Oats, ditto, 421 b ditto, 20s Od. to 22s Od. MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll 1.5 s 6d to 16s f, second, 00s Od to Os Od ; barleymeal, 118 6d,'" 4 ,,00 6 " peasemeal, 15s Od to Os Od •; bran, per stone, Os 7a ~*". pd Ist flour, per 2801 b, 408 Od to 428 Od. ;2d ditto, la a 32s Od ; oatmeal, best, per st. of 141 b impet t 'ls to is 8d ; ditto second, Os Od to Os Od ; barleyna oov to Os Od ; peasemeal, is Gd t o O s Od ; I s t fl our , 25 3s Od credit ; 2d ditto, 2s 3d cash, 2s 7d credit. BRISTOL SUGAR—JIINR 17. are ° There have not been many operations, and pri ces JO e a gov - o shade more favourable t o th e p urc h aser. For ref 10 the demand is steady at the late currencies. been several arrivals this week. COAL MARKET--June 17. d• Prices of Coal per t on a t th e close of the mar— vac' i• 0 s. (1.1 .15 0 Bate's West Hartley 15 9 , l tuesell's Hatton ..•••'".15 "6 Burnhope l3 9 illetton ................. "':l5 0 Smith's West Hartley l6 6lF3tewart's .................. 'l5 # Longridge's Wet Hartleyl6 B'Cassop ................. • ••::15 6 North Percy Hartley l5 0 Kelloe .................... •'l5 9 Tanfield Moor l5 0 Tees . ..... . . . ..... 1 3 , 9 Wylam 15 6 St. H e l en ' s Tees ...... " ' ‘2% 6 Eden Main Walleend, &e. 14 9 Birchgr ove G r aigo ;. 1 0 0 Derwentwater Hart."' .5 , 1 , 0 Bell 14 6W o a w t ei nely,;sturiin n i thrac s it t e c • 3 ' o ' . ~,, , 1 0 Braddyll . 15 0 p Haswell Pensher 14 15 6 6 Fothergill's Aberdare Ships at market.. 85 I Sold. ...... . 73. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 17. j o itt STOCK EXCHANGE.— We have extremely little and prices are steady. The following are the t i ,'„ Vol), —Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 8 ("'" 131 4 ';40 and North-Western, 115 i ; Midland, 72i No 's v l4l° 8 0 „ ; South Eastern an & Dover, 21i ; York An Midand, 30a. MANUEWSTER, Jura! 17. to efeeto l were STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sa l es t o -d a y somewhat higher rates. The transactions we re ".1 Exeter, 0 4 `j o a and 100; Caledonian, 341 ; Midl a nd, 71: jaso,, l • Counties, 14 ; Lancashire a nd Yorkshire, 78 'old ''''' and North Western, 115 i; M anc h es t er, Shensi t colnshire, 30 i ; South Eastern, 21 7-16. BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 17. STOOK ExcHANGE.--There was no business 0 iti 0 : $ ll6 ch r° 'Change in railway s h ares to-day • or, if allY $ 3 , effected, they were no t repor t e d . 'Quotations O p loc.' the same as those last received from London. stocks thero was more doing. , BRISTOL, JUNE 17. a b 0 STOCK EXCHANGE.—Prices were scarcely he ld ,el • • i ari4 ness very languid. The sales were :—Midland' and North Midlands, 614. ,ANGE—YRSTIZ B/01. Gibraltar Leghorn .. •••• " •• ° ( Genoa ...... •• • • " .." Milan ..... • •• 41 Venice ............ •• ) 1 i Naples ...." ..... •.• •• 114 Palermo •• "•• 0:0 Messina .• ••• • " .. ••• b 35 Lisbon ...• •• •• ..... Oporto • ..... • - Rio Janeiro . ........ • • ••••• Buenos Ayres • • • • • _,," New York, 60 day s 0" Philadelphia •••• • • •• Olt PRICES OF atraiorr. 13 it 0 F ore i g n Gold in Bars 0 lIP Portugal G 0 o ld Coin • • v 4 /1 Mexican Dollars .• •• New Dollars •••• • • 5 Silver in bars .. •• • • COURSE OF EXCEL Amsterdam...... • ....• 11 1734 Ditto, three months ll 19 Rotterdam ll 18% Antwerp 25 323¢ Brussels 25 32% Hamburgh 13 8% Altona ....... .... . Paris ...... • • 25 7 35 Ditto, three months 25 30 Marseilles..... ...... 25 32 34 Bourdeaux — Frankfort-on-Maine 12036 Vienna . .. ll 3 Trieste ....... • • ll 5 Petersburgh 3735 Madrid 50 Cadiz 5035 Barcelona.. ...... ••• • • • Seville . Mr.[AEDVERTISEMENT.]—Summer dresses.—BankrigtVret to her E. Blakeley, Silk Mercer and Shawl ga,nuil3olo i Majesty . —ln addition to the rich silks Ol d s d oaf s n_ . r. Blakeley's stock, recently purchased g 9 to 16f e g e e s . s r rs oa . d,AttbkeirnesoanreaanbdoCut2, .(o)ofo6.plecrtio; . i t i c a o e ns e s n ums , os tt n a ing p if l t e l ac nol n q t ffs u Fte i re t rb e ybn n lic e hMd w, M firs usi t i -C s la ' first-class goods, reges' wanodrthiCfrom cl d i t' t t c : If . ii. per ya r d. These are now being sold by, gessrs.o tis, from i di C i.e o sto . e at less than .w he na L adiesquart e rh ey a r e wm r o e f isap e their tilll val ve r t i ri fi eop P rt.. ceive that this is no vain puff, but an honest statAw of facts. BIRTHS. OF A SN. On the 16th inst., at Harrow- o O n-the-Trill, it.bilfl E. mac On the 16th inst., at Monkhams, Woodford tho 0 naghten, Esq. f th e ' OF A DAUGHTER. ifo O. Rev.the the 1 4 th 1.6th i i n i s la t t . ,at at aMolls,mp Ss:el:set, the Nv v. Edmund Stant:field. f P rlic4 Sheppard, jun., Esq . . 111A.RRIED. va on ugh t a h n e J l o 4 n th es inEsstq.,.,astargLelaonnr of i Fele v s , ti t p i lle g n;: h iu ,: h i i iis re'oo Roberts, of the 'former place. n Wi lli° On the 14th inst., at Sandhurst, Bork% C a ptain ,4 tioll• Boyle 89th Regiment, fourth son of the late I,,igr r ou i o a David Boyle, Lord Justice-General of Scotlal,lo-"0, ia' Catherine, eldest daughter of the Rey ____. cumbent of Sandhurst. DIED. • v otoo o On the 14th inst., at 16, Victoriaroad, ga s ' fOa f l o s u th rth ins d t a . 7 n ht h e i r s of ax Jhohnvesrorts, Es, 0 Wil a o anr n n- the oa h e . ge 2 o s, Priory-road, Wandsworth-road , s f °4 l I ' 3 T- he 'Brio ° Peter ariss and Son, Battersea-fields. —.... 0 ." P°;° of ~.. 4 1 0 Ot LONDON : Printed and P bYslied by 3f13101) 4 of No. , Fri:te l. , at Vic Sun 011ie° , °d Strand, in the Precinct of l ib(' Saroh in t 4j c Saturday, Awe 18, 18`'3 ; THE E That the tills on Ile further not bay 23. THE IN D 'that a e , titled "'A t linal by T nE IN') sPt.:(3% neld, by a 0 11 3', the 2r ulto :neral TUE That a Diehl at the In ' ta nt, he I: That t ' te Meer triat ea the IT. th e Oth4 l , Miami i n ' that bar req „ That otr, I ' , anti 3n certain cep 8 1 7133 en, QR; 41 4 T h, TAR/ F} , Ju n , ' l l l , ll f rom the ther4 Th e neat, 114 ao, co ,ALL „4. to g o - r 5 nee With an° S ] &Der do, P ie ti mend , tt , , s eh oice pi e provi ded nuir nber Ord ers Fc I , zote ani 80, cop GP' vir I:7,tu kar 'cock l) . i : c lock ; art s u Tick ets l Stitt iagtd( "nary. A 0 a 9q 'ln 100 ~ F ar k ton es— Ca n , e I)crpl1 41 S, Pr o ,°. Are W i :rsor. Lor",les.or G~ • 1. 44 ord VRPI,3, It r o o 7 ' 3 ° c * 5. 4 , 9 .4 C * II. t u. 12.31 4,1, an Cher ta xi , „ tgi l or Ar ra Kati 'rh, Eity; \Vat ...,._.. ON 1 111, i , t *". 4 -