The Sun. — London, England, 1853-07-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDOb --- MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL ,RARE MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.) LINES LEASED AT FTXED RENTALS. 110 N. INTELLIGENCE—(THIS DAY.) ..—. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Bb r . r a i d RA ILWA YS. Leasin g C lo s i ng Prices BusinessCompans. Yesterday, th, s d a y. ricaMped CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. _____— .._,,—... rade the The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were Shr. Paid. RAILWAYS . Closing Prices Business done ____ - up of the estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,500 American Yesterday. this day. St. 100 Buckghamsh. FL. & N.W. 106 —lOB 50 all ClydesdaleJc. Caledon... 54 —56 p os ition were tak en f or expor t. Th e mar k e t was s t ea d y '-- St. 100 E. Lincoln. gr. iant evo - but firm. The sales comprised 5,000 American, ~. OI 100 Xberdeen n ifu . n ß° ct s . t q 5 i 5 1 26 —26 i P. cent pt.Northn 150 152 4 nder the 130 Perham and Maranham at 61d. to 7id. ; 100 20 25 all Istr.&Dn.Fr Gt. Westn. 33 —34 100 all 'firtlpl. Dk. &f k. New. mbridge) Bahia at 61d. ; 100 Egyptian at qd. to 81.(1., and il a m nd bg Ea . li s t o n t t . hen the 300 Surat at 3d. to 4.fd. per lb. Railway Shares 13:i all Birmi .ng Wolverh. St 50 all Mull & Selby. {Y.&N.Md. 112 114 I Stour Valley 9l -Eh were quiet but firm. Railway ' & Berw.. ... ... 25 all Do. i Shares. Do 56 57 nof the 31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & The particulars of the Indigo sales which corn- Cheshie Junct 9— 7 dis 12' all Do. i Shares. Do 27i —28 i day pre The all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern. 141 14 Inencesd yesterday, are thus given by Messrs. 273 all Do. Chesil. & Birk., 5 1. W. Jewesbury and Co. £5O and £25 Cons. 20 22 20 26 27 '3 drunr St. 100 Lowestoft gr. On duty "INDIGO.—The quarterly sales of Indigo commenced 22 184 Do., £20...... 33 2} 4 per cent... Norfolk this day, consisting of 13,267 chests (including 5,232 St.st. 100 3ristol anti Exeter... 100 101 5050 1 aa T ill Cc Caledonian ohrekstea lol all Do. Preference Do _ ners and St. 100 Do. 6 per ct... Do chests of old goods, bought in at, or withdrawn from, 2 2 2 2 i 214 2 officers, former sales, and 1,910 chests in second hands), corn-N all Manch.Bxton. 14. diN . .W. and Matlock & Midld. 3 31 file, and without prising the following, viz. : 20 all Cork, Black, & Pass. ... •• 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & Redcar. . Darlingt. ... ... ive, 101 " Catalogue A, 7,779 chests Bengal, Oude, &c. 50 45 Dublin&Bek'stiurc. 2i 3 ip : n dr. d Fl i3a o n ly d h o e n a . d . : 222611 ____ 68 674 100 all Midld.Bradfd. Midland lO6 108 IP 1,152 „ Madras. 25 all Dundee Perth&Aber esterday PP 1,924 „ Burpah. deen Junction 8 9 50 all Northern and an open 1 0 38 ~ Belniapatam. 2 5 all Do. New ... Eastern sp.c. E. Count.. 85 67 ... 5() all Do. 6 per ct.. Do ted first PP 75 „ Calcutta, Fig. 25 all East A ,glian.... , 51 5 i .., 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do ... . .. .. ards re- PP 5 „ Madras, Fig. 18 all , Do., (XlB E & 1=1) 3 4 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. dr . N .W. 2 Pondecherry. 20 all Eastern Counties 12i 14 14 i &Lndark ... ... 'y guar - ,) PP 363 „ withdrawn to 11th inst. 25 all Eastern Union, Class 1.2 11.3 Do. i Shares. Do — ... encamp' PP A. late E. U. 5h.... 114 —11 i St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt.Northn 150 152 s of the 2) 19 lots warehouse sweepings. 25 84 Do., do .. .. . . St. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do 150 152 lighness 25 all Do., B. and C 8 -- .8i 8i 25 1811 Shef. Roth. & Lancash.& -ds—the 11,357 chests. St. 100 East Lancashire 7li 72 Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh.. ... - - ... •of in - E as t & W est I n d . D k 12 91 S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean 14 i d s. The " Catalogueß, 1,910 „ various, in second hands. 50 all & Birming. June._ 50 —54 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & Lis tent, St. 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 70 72 6 per cent ... Darling. ... ... rtely in- "Total... 13,267 PP 10 lA Edinb. and Peebles ••• •• • 25 all Do Do 32 33 The qualities of Bengal are about one-third good a n d St. 100 Edin. Prth. & Dunde e 29 31 [ranking St. 100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn. 105 106 ted him fine, and two-thirds mid, and ord. ; th e M adras, one- St. 100 Gl asgow & S . W estern 1. • •• • or d.: fourth good and fine, and three-fourth s mid. and d. : St. 100 Great Northern Stk. 85 116 85A 5 , .11 ..-.. . • / . 1 . . ..,... Sequent row :---- "Total... 13,267 The qualities of Bengal are about one-third good and fine ' and two-thirds mid, and ord.; th e M a d ras, one fourth good and fine, and three-fourths mid, and ord. ; the Kurpah, one-third good and fine, and two-thirds mid. and ord. ; Beinlapatam, mid, and ord. The sales opened with a parcel of good Bengal, which sold with considerable spirit at last May rate, to 2d. per lb. higher ; subsequently a parcel of J. and R. W. was mostly bought in from 4s. 6d. to 6s. 10d., being fully 6d. to Bd. per lb. ad vance upon previous prices. Madras of ordinary quality ruled 2d. to 3d. per lb. under last sales, a few chests of mid. quality selling at par. For Kurpah prices were about equal to May rates, for the inf er i or sorts ; the better qualities realised about 2d. per lb. advance. There was only a moderate attendance of buyers, both home and foreign. 1,256 chests have passed to-day, of which 374 were with drawn, 215 bought in, and 667 sold. The following are the highest and lowest prices :- 580 Bengal 3s. 9d. to 6s. 10d. per lb. 145 Madras ls. 6d. to 3s. 4d. „ 157 Kurpah 2s. sd. to ss. id, „ 374 withdrawn. 'lOO tberdeen gi A xi abg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct all Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshie Junct all Do. Chesil. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 184 Do., £20 ...... 100 i3ristol any Exeter 100 Caledonian all Cheste - : & Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass. 45 Dublin&Bek'sti ur c . all Dundee Perfn&Aber deen Junction. all Do. New all East A ,glian.... all Do., (£lB E & H)., all Eastern Counties.... all Eastern Union, Class) A. late E. U. Sh... 8; Do., do .. all Do., B. and C... 100 East Lancashire., East &West Ind. Dk, all & Birming. Junc.. 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 16 Edinb. and Peebles... 100 Edin. Prth. &Dundee 100 Glasgo &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk. 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire ) 100 Great Western 11 Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 113 Do., Thirds 100 Lancash.andYorksh 16 Do., Fifths 114 D o. , Wst. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwall 7 Lord. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Loud. Bright &S. Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8...0 100 London andS. Westn. 426 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lndndrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shcf.& Lincln 44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmng. &Derby 476 G. West. (Ire.) 176 Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 100 Newmarket 46 Do., Bury Extension 176 Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd 7 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 36 Northn.Counties Un 100 North British 16 'North Devon, No. 1 111 Do., No. 2 all - Do., 6 A Deferred 8 Do., B Guaranteed 17. North Staffordshire all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. Junc 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 100 Do. L. &N. Western Guaranteed Stock 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd all Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min.) all Do. Halves, do all Do. Oswestry 66 "hropshire Union all South Devon 100 Sorth Eastern all ';'or h Wales 15 S. — Ash. a :_1,17. Dun 5 Do 163 Gtoc'_....on t Hartle -20 - ..'hames Haven Dock and Rail-ray ) 17 Vale of Neel - I all V7eterll. & Kilkenny I all WaterZord&Limerick ) 14 West Co - - awali ) 21s. Wimbledn Croydon t. 1 00 York Newerl.&Berw. 5 20 )o. Extensions 5 11: Do. G.N.E. Purchase ')t. 100 !York &N. Midland_ 85 16 53 55 134 -- 136 107 -- 109 88i -- 894 76 -- 71 97 -- 102 17ip 76i -- 77 -- 4id 3 -- 30 14i— 14 0 coin nd pro m Nine 1 all Is. all .0 2 Agua Fria Anglo Californian Australasian Pm 76i lig lAusLralian.. 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all !O 13.5 t 5 24i Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Anstrin. Gold British Iron A-- 9 14 -- 1p 103 A -- 1041 114 i 1151 2A p 1 -- lip 89 -- 90 0 5 -- 40 -- 3 11 -- la 18 20 28 -- 294 104 i 114 i 1 1 i WI I all , da will ,cks at 50 40 25 25 A. all :5 all 5 all kt cow nd pro "aterloo eh from South- Tower. ) Wok tailwaY Brazilianlmp. (issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek I Cobre Copper 1,256 chests." The public sales of wool commence to-morrow, and there will be from 50,000 to 60,000 bales offered. i — 1 ip i P i d par 2i -- 34 I d ia sir d d pa r d i / d 7 9 4 - _ 34 -35 *d- ip 'Colonial G01d..., 812x1 It from South of this ,nce by h from 1 Great h from Great of this nee by h from South on and Danies) roceed luth. The latest Sydney papers received here are much occupied with the news received out, of the furor in the Australian Share Market, and especially with the disposition to take shares in companies founded upon no legitimate basis, as in the case Which had come before the colonial tribunals Where the parties selling the land were deservedly condemned to make restitution. The purchase of shares in London at a high premium when the Buie could be bought in Sydney at a discount, was 'SO a matter of surprise, but the crowning theme W as the r i se i n th e A ustra li an Agricultura Com pany's Shares. It is remarked that such a sudden uatlation is calculated to bring discredit upon the e°lo ny, because circumstances do not warrant it, a nd the purchase of the Peel River estate for half million sterling is viewed with a feeling which a h°ws how little the Sydney journalists anticipate a re turn upon the capital invest e d. I n th e t one o f ,hese reflections most i m p ar ti a l men w ill concur, 4 .'"M they bear in no way aga i ns t th e conc l us i on "tat undertakings projected in England for mining tj vlioses, started with a fair capit a l, an d no t dayout at, or run up to fi c titi ous prem i ums, ( taT pay well, and under prudent management r ealis e all expectation. The accounts from abroad are as indefinite as ever concerning the probable turn in p o liti ca l affairs, but in the latest letters from Constanti ,4°Ple there is a d enia l th a t M . d e B ruck has de manded the payment of any amount due or alleclgecl to be due by Turkey. At the annual meeting of the Union Bank of London this day, a dividend of 4 p er cen t. f or th e half year, or 8 per cent. per annum was declared. The net profits of the year were 42,811/. 13s. 4d. The unappropriated surplus was 10,594/. 3s. 4d. The reserve fund was 50,000/. After a brief dis cussion the report was adopted. 70i -71 i 40 -- 42 6i 25 50 20 53 - 56 i S .. 2/ ---- -. 3 8 - 9 50 - 52 3-4. - 20 33 ... 34 core• r from camp• cora frora camp• corn• r froxA ,mp: . --. ... 8 i - 41 i - Std - - ...PI S. St. St. St. vei by udsor, 48 - 49, 92 - 94 58 - 62 55 - 63 28i mi i i .10 all 2 all 3 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all LO 9 1 all 1 all 5 1 1 all i() all (Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7i p. cent English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co , General.. Great Nugget Vein.. Great Polgooth . Lake Bathurst....... , Liberty Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita ........ Mexican&S.Amerien New Granada 33i 30 10i 1 all LO i 8 all 1 al l 1 a ll 1 all 1 al l Lnies)► )sport cony iter to 'el by idsoti The rates for bills of exchange were yesterday afternoon rather lower. Paris, 90 days, was taken at 25.221 to 271 ; Amsterdam, at 11.18 to 18i ; Hamburgh, at 13.6:1 to 7i ; and Trieste, at 11.4 to 11.8. 1) will froth ilwal 1 tra th to , will onto alp stern mith -3 the arch mtes )d by The English funds have been lower, and the un certainty under whi c h our G overnmen t appears to la bour as t o th e i n t en ti ons o f R uss i a, h as l ed to a few ! a les , it is reported also that the Bank of England. has sold in order to lend the proceeds to Govern- Iperit for the payment of the dividends. This, wever, is somewhat doubtful. Consols have been 1 , 4 4 to 98 f or t rans f er an d accoun t. The 1N ew ee- and-a-Quarter per Cents. bring 1001 t o B•, and th e Th ree per C en t s. 981 Exchequer 1 . 4 7 , are is. di scoun t t o 2 s . p rem i um , money b e i ng vore demand. "reign Securities have been flatter, but with )I'l7 l ittle doing. Spanish New Deferred Bonds 26 4 ,1 re been 22 Mexican Stock has receded to - 1,4* Peruvian Four-and-a-Half pe r C en t s , h ave NT 11 done at 83. Equador Bonds are at si. The 98" B razilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. are ritie Nothing-has been done in Russian Secu -3,3scilainsta. i Zutch. Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are low er be Li at 64k. The Swedish Loan is slightly premium. lit ßail waY Shares a shade lower, but still with very .etle business doing, except preparatory to the ttlenient. French Shares have been weaker also. t he LanGd The old Mines have been dep resse d, an d a l so Companies. 20 20 25 25 65 -- 70 1 1 -- id 18A -- 192 91 -- 9i 132 -- 142 3 -34 d 19 -- 21 70 -- 702 35i -- 364 12 -- 13 the e 2d sax's. ain ,nd sp ied nd BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Business done. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9Bi i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities . New 3i per Cent. Annuities lOl-A 101 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 5 9-16 India Bonds, £l000 South Sea Stock Consol s for Account 97i 8 7a Exchequer Bills, Id. £IOOO £5OO par 2 pld Small Par 2 p 1 d 1/ RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONB O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 11 ador 80, de -A e Ile xican 3 per C en t . ?r uvian Bonds, .13 per Celli~ S ardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. SSpanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent , wedish Loan . ... .. .... .......... .... - Dividends on th e a b ove payable in London. P Austrian Bonds 5 per Cent. 10 Cu. 2......• 86 Dutch Exchange, 23 per Cent. ............ . 64 x d Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .,, , .., 96 . 1 114LP-PAST TW O. Consols for Opening 19th July .............. 97i 8 x(1 10 10 25 23 - 25 2/3 - 2 14 - 5 Ert i 1 - 9 30 - 32 ioi 68t 69, 2 2 d 58 5,,4„ !E SHARES, 92 96 88 - 92 107 - 109 107 - 109 19 —2O id 68 - 6a 4 41 5 - 70 ll I li 68 1 1 9 1 2; 1071 JOINT-STO , Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 3ritish N. Amer'2an Chrtd. 7 3nk.of India, Austral, and China Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Chrtd London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland Oriental Bank Cor poration Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Bkg and Gold Imp. Co 25 South Australia all Union of Australia 2A Do. New 10 . Union of London all lUnion of Madrid i 0 all !O 2 15 I 5 )0 1 20 O i 10 * 112 A A 1 10 SO I 22i 15 all MABKIT NEWS—(TISIysDAy.) • CORN EXCHANGE. English Nvh Notwithstanding that the supply of 1.0 6 10 effer in to-day's market was very moder a t e , the det on for all kinds was in a sluggish state, at Mond ay ' s pr i al e 2 . st. For f orwar d d e li ver y nex t t o no thing was d o i ng. 20 The imports of foreign wheat have amounted to 5,450 5 quarters. The trade was very inactive, but we have no Si change to notice in the quotations. Floating cargoes were 1, per quarter lower than last week. 1' No English barley at market, and the show of foreign Was only moderate. The trade was firm, at full currencies. Malt commanded a steady inquiry, at late figures. We had a good demand for oats, at fully Monday's im provement in value. Beans, peas, and flour sold on former terms. ARRIVALS THIS WESL Wheat. 1 Barley. I Malt. 1,190 2,330 li -- 2i li -- 2 p 14i -15 i 201 -20 i English Irish •• Foreign .. Oats. Flour. 1,140 1,370 1,600 3,390 20 20 20 20 15,450 5,130 WHITECHAPEL. The general demand ruled firm at this market to-day, at drooping currencies. Beef, 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; mutton, Ss 4d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 4s 8d to 58 10d ; veal, 3s 6d to 8 4:1 ; pork, 38 Od to 48 Od per 81b8 by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. The business doing in our market is by no means exten ve, yet prices are well supported. RISE IN THE VALUE OF LAND.—Yesterday, at the Auction Mart, Mr. Daniel Smith, in the course of a sale of landed property, stated that such was the de mand at present for land in the neighbourhood of the metropolis, that the most unexampled prices were given for it, and he had lately sold some, which let at 31. an acre, for upwards of 1,0001, an acre. SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The forthcoming extra night, on Friday night, at these Gardens, promises a great treat. Extra fireworks ; extra singing by Miss Poole, who lends her valuable services ; and every ar rangement on the grandest scale. INUNDATION AND Loss OF LIFE.—A serious flood, a ttended. with mela nc h o ly consequences, occurred at the `villag e of Howey, Radnorshire, on Friday morning, the 9th instant. The bridge was washed down the brook, below which stood a small cottage, where two persons A r esided, a man and his wife, who were both drowned. n young woman happened to be i n th e cottage at the cl ; and i n or d er to save h erself from a watery grave h imbed the chimney, and with s ome ass i stance made er imbe d , 20 33+ 10' 20 3 4 - 36 liii ----- 130 111 -- 113 i -- 1 P sa -- 8i 106 i -- 5 -- 10774 101 -- 103 103 -- 104 id -- i P ,152 -- 154 - ... 11.4 = 157 3i--' 4 pi 10 -- 11 12? -- 131 8 -- 9 10 -10 i P 1150 - 152 par 4 116 118 118 122 115 - 117 25 -26 i 11 ii lot —lot 11 —l7 1 14 —15 A Par i P 25t -26 i 112 -- 114 19i -20 i id -- par 102 -- 104 5i 5a 1 P 112 11i IGN. • 14 Par 2 5 11 1 15 1p lid 6p 2 lp p P l id' 1 44 I 11 1 2a. pl - 35 1051 - 16 43 - 41A 36 5I 194 3 1 i 1174 1121 10/ i )0 25 .0 all 5 1 104 -- 11 4 60 -- 70 7 -- 8 p 2 —l4 d 15 17 I 1 P' 1 1 d' d d— p 8 7 d- par par— p, 1 p' d par' d —. par' 26 --- 2 8 7 9 4 5 d— par 3t 44 P par— p dd BANKS. 80 81 x 12b ... - .. i - 1 i - i id 4 P I li -- ii 49 - 50 100 20 10 50 .. ...... ... i d— par 46 48 78 79 8i - 8i ,•• '-' . MISCE: 5 Aubin Coal and Iron 35 Australian Agricult. 8 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 6 Australn. Royal Mail 38i Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coin. Smeltg. and Reduc.ion Co 32} Canada Company 5 Crystal Palace z bonus 2 Crystal Pal, of France 1 Eastern 5team........ 1 Electric Tel. of Irel. 14 Gen, Steam Navigat. 14 General Screw Steam 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar 4 Magdalena St. Navig. all Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel 3 Netherlancl's Lard.... all N. B. Australasian... a (.1 & bonus "EOI7S. ii = 70 Ea 2= 6 68 - 70 21-- 3 p i -- 1p 1 d-- - - -- - fall 74 Nrth.of Europe Steam all - 'eel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. all Peninsular dr Oriental 25 Do. do. all Portland 1 . 7011 CO 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest _ Do. New Scrip. 25 South Austral. Land all Submarine Telegraph 28i Van Diemen's Land ..i,:. 2.p1 .it = ii; : _.: 42 16 1 - ya 61i LLOYD'S SHIPPING. -(THIS DA Y.) LONDON, July 13.—Wind this day at Noon, S.E. ; light breeze, and cloudy. The barometer is slightly falling. DEAL, July 12.—Wind, W. by S. Arrived—Patriot, Quebec, for Scarborough ; Golden Rule, Bermuda.—July 13. Arrived from the River, and sailed—John Law son, Hobart Town ; Cato, St. Vincent. Sailed—The outward bound. PORTSMOUTH, July 12.—Wind, W. Sailed—South. ampton, New York. SOUTHAMPTON, July 12 . —Arrived--Henry Duncan, Quebec. PLYMOUTH, July 12.--Wind, S.W. Sailed—Sperma ceti, Quebec. BRISTOL, July 12.—The Hoffnung, of Carlshamn, was abandoned near the Land's End, 7th inst., after being in contact with the Josephine, from London ; crew saved, and landed here by the latter vessel. FALMOUTH, July 12.—Wind, W. The Temperance, Charleston, for Liverpool ; and the Emma, Dublin, for Newcastle, have b o th pu t i n h ere with damage, having been in contact. STOCKTON, July 12.—Wind, E. Arrived—Queen, Mi. ramichi. GLOUCESTER, July 12 . — Arrived—Sophia, Quebes; Don, do. Sailed—John William, Quebec. PWLLHELL, July 12.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Robert Burns, Quebec. Quimi sTowN, July 11.—Wind, variable. Sailed— Breeze, New York. Off Port—Singapore, Mauritius ; Elizabeth, St. John's, Newfoundland. LIMERICK, July 11.—Wind, W. Arrived—Jane Black, Quebec. SLIGO, July 11.—Wind, W. Arrived—lndustry, Quebec. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1853. THE Yesterday, at Bow-street, Mr. John Bigg, fruiterer, of Covent-garden market, applied for a summon under the New Hackney Carriages Act, with the view of test ing the clause relative to the conveyance of luggage. The applicant, holding up a fine specimen pine-apple in his hand, stated for a long time past he had been ac customed to employ cabs for the purpose of conveying fruit of that description from the house of Messrs. Keel ing and Hunt, fruit brokers, in Monument-yard, to his own premises in Covent-garden market. For this accom modation he invariably paid 25., which rather ex ceeded the fare, even under the old ac t. O n Mon day morning he hailed a cab near London-bridge, as usual, and having put 130 pine apples inside, under and upon the seats, the driver carried him to Covent garden, where witness offered him 2s. The cabman, however, declined to take the sum, stating that his fare was 3s. besides the luggage, for which he was empowered by the n ew ac t to charge 2d. per packet. He then reckoned up the loose pine-apples, regarding each as one packet, and said he could claim 1/. ls. Bd., if he went to a police-court--that being the aggregate amount of 130 packets at 2d. each. He took the act of Parliament out of his pocket, and read the clause to wit ness ; but he (Mr. Bigg) of course declined to take the cabman's interpretation of the new law, and paying him the 3s. which he demanded for the fare, resolved to apply for a summons. He accordingly took his number with that intention. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.; The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. The Earl of HARDWICKE presented a petition from the county of Cambridge, praying for the repeal of the malt tax. Lord KINNAIRD presented several petitions in fa vour of the Combination of Workmen Bill. Lord CAMPBELL said he wished to take that oppor tunity of stating his opinion on the bill before he left town for the circuit. He thought the bill was wholly unnecessary, as the law as it now stood was excellent, and amply sufficient to protect the rights of the workmen. Lord BROUGHAM presented several petitions from workmen employed in Scotland, in favour of the bill respecting the arrestment of wages in Scotland. The noble lord stated that it was not his intention to pro ceed with the bill this session. THE RT.ISSO-TURKISH DISPUTE. Lord LYNDHURST—My lords, I beg to put a ques tion to my noble friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs with regard to the document issued from Peterhoff, to which I referred the other night. I understand that that document was originally written in the Russian language, but that the translation differs from the original in respect to some important epithets. I wish to know from my noble friend whether he has a copy of the original document in the Russian language, and whether he has any objections to lay it on the table ? I wish to call my noble friend's attention to some expressions I made use of with respect to the cir cular signed by Count Nesselrode, which have been made the subject of criticism. I beg to state—and lam sure my noble friend will bear me out in that--that the answer to that document by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France has completely, both in argument and in fact, borne out the conclusions to which I came. I beg further to state, so far as relates to the circular document from St. Petersburg, published yesterday, that I think I may safely leave that circular document without any comment. I beg leave, however, to call my noble friend's attention to a particular passage. I understand, according to my interpretation of that pas sage, that the Court of Russia has pledged itself that, until the Ottoman Porte has satisfied the Court of Russia with respect to the demands made against it, and until we have withdrawn our fleet from the Turkish waters, they will not abandon the possession of the Danubian principalities. I understand that a noble lord in another place has stated that he does not put that in terpretation on that document ; but I have read it with some attention, and I cannot think it possible that any other interpretation can be put upon that document. I therefore wish to know from my noble friend whether he concurs with me in the interpretation and meaning of the passage to which I have referred ? The Earl of CLARENDON—In reply to the first question put by my noble and learned friend, I believe there are some differences between the Russian docu ment issued for home consumption, for the use of the Russian people—(a laugh)—and the translation that was sent abroad. I believe it is more particularly with re spect to the word "perfidious," as applied to the viola tion of the Sultan's word. I believe there is a Russian original in the Foreign-office, and if it can be of any satisfaction to my noble and learned friend to peruse that document, I shall not object to lay it on the table of your lordships' house. I can also state that I entirely agree with my noble and learned friend with reference to the great ability and skill of the note which the French Government issued in answer to the first circular of Count Nesselrode ; and, with respect to the third question of my noble and learned friend, I believe that when my noble friend (Lord John Russell) answered the question put to him in the House of Commons he had not had an opportunity of reading the note. Ido not entirely take the same view as my noble and learned friend appears to do of what is stated in that note. I certainly can have no hesitation in saying that we do not consider that the presence of the British and French fleets in the Bay of Besika is at all similar, or can in any way be compared, to the occupation of the Danu bian principalities—(loud cheers)—and certainly no con dition with respect to the departure of the one or the I evacuation of the other will be made. (Renewed cheers.) Lord LYNDHURST—The interpretation I put upon that particular passage, or rather the expression itself, amounts to this, that as soon as the Ottoman Porte does what they require, and as soon as the English fleet quits the Turkish waters, then they will withdraw from the principalities. It does not absolutely say not sooner, but it implies not sooner. The Earl of CLARENDON—I think the answer I gave my noble and learned friend does exactly meet that. We shall make no condition of that sort. Earl FITZWILLIAM—My lords, I beg to observe that the expression in question is a great deal stronger than my noble and learned friend has stated it to be. The expression is not " from the Turkish waters," but "from within sight of the Turkish capital," which I ap prehend has a very different meaning from the expres sion, "Turkish waters." "The Turkish waters" might mean what we call the lEgean Sea ; "from within sight of the Turkish capital" might mean the sea of Marmora. The English and French Governments are also charged with having sent their fleets into the Sultan's dominions. My lords, everything now passing in the east of Europe must cause extreme anxiety ; and I trust my noble friend Mr. Henry said the question as to luggage could not arise in any case, unless there were more than two per sons in the cab. The act provides that " when more than two persons shall be carried inside with more lug gage than can be carried inside the carriage, a further sum of 2d. for every package carried outside shall be paid by the hirer, in addition to the fare." Mr. Bigg stated that some of the pine-apples were put outside, and although he rode outside himself from choice, there was ample room for him inside. The man was de tained about fifteen minutes in Monument-yard, for which he was entitled to 6d. besides the fare, which was not more than Is. or ls. 6d. Mr. Henry—l must tell you that one of the objects of the new act is to provide the public with a better class of hackney carriages, and to have them kept in a cleanly and decent condition. It was never intended that they should be converted into market carts. It would not be very pleasant, for example, to the next person who engaged the cab in question, after it had been filled with pine-apples. _ Mi. Big thought that nothing could be more agree able than the smell of pine-apples. Mr. Henry—But if once the system prevailed of send ing about merchandise of that kind in cabs, they might soon be employed to convey fish, meat, &c. However, as the cabman in the present instance did not object to carry the pine -apples, which he would have been fully justified in doing, he had certainly no right to make a charge for them. The summons was then granted. the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs will forgive me if I call his attention to a subject which has been lately mentioned in the public prints. lam desirous of knowing whether the Government have received any information on that subject. What I am desirous of knowing, my lords, is not for the purpose of gratifying any idle curiosity, but because I think it is a matter of deep public import that it should be known whether or not that statement is founded on fact, and whether her Majesty's Government have received any information on the subject, The fact to which I allude is the alleged passage of the Austrian troops into the Turkish province of Bosnia. lam desirous of knowing whether her Ma jesty's Government have received any information, either confirmatory of, or contradicting, that statement, which has been confidently made in many of the public prints, and which purports to come from the capital of Austria? Lord LYNDHTJEST—Before my noble friend an swers that question I may be allowed to apologise for not having been strong enough in respect to that parti cular passage ; but ,my noble friend (Earl Fitzwilliam) has fallen into the same error, and fallen short, for the words are, "As soon as the British fleet shall remove from within sight of Constantinople we will retire." The Earl of CLARENDON—I think both my noble friends have used expressions sufficiently strong— (a laugh)—but as both of them quoted from a statement that is manifestly incorrect, there can be little import ance how strong were the assertions they made in that respect. (Hear.) The English and French fleets are neither within the Turkish waters nor within sight of Constantinople ; and therefore, though it may be so as serted in the Russian note, there are certainly no reasons to take precautions on that subject. With respect to the question my noble friend (Earl Fitzwilliam) has asked, if my noble friend had been in the house last night when a similar question was put to my noble friend near me (the Earl of Aberdeen), he would have heard the only information that I am now able to give him on that point. I believe that this report has arisen —as many others have arisen—from the electric tele graph, which, 1 took the opportunity of saying some time ago in this house, now transacts, not very correctly, a great portion of the diplomatic business of Europe. I have no reason to believe that the Austrian troops have crossed the Turkish frontiers ; but, on the contrary, my latest dates from the English Minister at Vienna are the 7th ; and in them no mention is made of the circum stance. I have also communicated with the Austrian Minister at this Court, who entirely disbelieves the re port, and who thinks it must have arisen from the cir cumstance of some Austrian troops having been sent to their fortress at Peterwardein, which is about 80 miles from the territory of Turkey. The subject then dropped. UNITED GUARANTEE AND LIFE ASSUR ANCE COMPANY BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, The Lordit s . ked that it mi g ht b e read in order that it might b e sent to a HARROWBY ed a committee up stairs. a second EßaErl D time, DEfAE After a few wordsfromßumtehaeMonat, whorquisodf desired some Lord Redesdale, and Lord information as to the nature of the bill, The Earl of HARROWBY said its principal object was to enable public officers to accept the guarantee of this company. Lord REDESDALE moved that the bill should be read a second time that day three months, which was agr eed to without a division. The r ead a se British Electric Teleg rap h Company Bill was The Copyholds Bill passed through committee. The Metropolitan Building Act Further Amendment Bill was read a second time. JUVENILE MENDICANCY (No. 2) BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR expressed doubts as to the propriety of taking up children and placing them in the workhouse. The Poor-law Commissioners objected to the introduction into the workhouse of a class quasi criminal. Nothing could tend more to render the work house distasteful to the deserving poor. The whole matter was at present befor e the Poor-law Board, and was the subject of their anxious consideration. They, as well as the Government, felt that no object was more mportant than to arrest crime at its source ; but he ' feared the present bill would not answer that purpose. He had looked at it, not hypercritically, but with the view to improve it if possible. There was a provision for sending vagrant childran to the workhouse ; but how long were they to stay there ? For aught that ap peared, it might be an imprisonment for life. With our present machinery, he doubted the possibility of carry ing out the objects contemplated by the bill. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY complained that the objections had not been made a week ago when the bill was before in committee. By bringing them forward now, the passing of the bill i n the ' present session would be imperilled. He contended that the first ob jection was unfounded ; workhouses at this moment were, to a certain extent, houses of detention. The commissioners themselves had admitted that the work house was a proper asylum for orphan children, and he only sought by this bill to give the same advantage to those children who were neglected by their parents, the latter being rendered liable for their maintenance. As t• the lack of workhouse accommodation, he did not think that any apprehension need be entertained in the metropolis. He did not believe that a very large number of children would have to be thus dealt with. It was proposed that the act should be at first confined to the metropolis, which would be a very fair experiment. If it were found not to answer, its opera tion might be at any time suspended by the Secretary of State, if Parliament were not sitting. The class to be dealt with were very young children, who were not yet contaminated with crime ; and he was convinced, that if they were removed from the streets, juvenile mendicancy would, in the course of a few months, be reduced from 50 to 60 per cent. He regretted that their lordships had taken a hostile view of the bill, because be was con fident that it would have been the means of preventing much misery. The Earl of ABERDEEN was understood to say that the object was one well worthy the attention of Parlia ment. He thought that, with the limitations stated, there would be no danger in passing the bill. Lord CAMPBELL—after complimenting the Presi dent of the Poor-Law Board for the excellent and humane manner in which he administered the law, and especially for the success of his efforts in preventing litigation— said that he apprehended no danger from the introduc tion of these poor children, of five or six years of age, into workhouses, where they might receive the elements of moral and religious training. With the power given to the Secretary of State, he thought the measure would be a perfectly safe one, and he hoped his noble friend would press it. He thought it would redound more to the honour of the noble lord than any one of the great measures with which his name had been con nected. (Hear, hear.) Earl GREY said he should much regret any limita tion that tended to cripple the operation of so excellent a measure. In many large provincial towns - Newcastle on-Tyne, to his knowledge —the evil was a most crying one ; and the bill would be a great boon to those places, which had already been stimulated to something like voluntary association. He believed there was plenty of room in the workhouses ; there were never so few paupers in them as at the present time. He deprecated the pro posal to limit the operation of the bill to the metro polis. The objections of the Poor-Law-Board he regarded as perfectly futile. Very young children, whether addicted to mere mendicancy or to crime, ought not to be regarded as criminals at all ; they were not fit sub jects for punishment ; having been neglected by their natural guardians the State ought to come forward and supply their place. The workhouse was the proper place for such children, who were in reality nothing more than destitute children ; the workhouse should not be looked on as a place of custody, but of instruction. (Hear.) He hoped the noble lord would not postpone the bill, but make any amendments now that might be thought desirable. Lord WHARNCLIFFE concurred in the expediency of passing the bill at once. Were the objections stronger than they were he would overlook thous sooner than lose the chance of passing so valuable a measure. The Duke of ARGYLL hoped that the acceptance on the part of the noble earl at the head of her Majesty's Government of a suggestion of the noble lord (the Earl of Shaftesbury), in order to make the measure a more tentative one, would ;not be considered either by their lordships or by the country as a proof that there was any shyness on the part of the Government to apply the principle of the bill to the country generally. It was his (the noble duke's) own deep conviction that the bill was of the very highest importance. He regretted that it was not to be applied to that part of the country with which he was himself more particularly connected— namely, to the whole kingdom of Scotland. The prin ciple of the bill had been always practically carried out by Lieut. Watson in Aberdeen ; and the result had been, that the juvenile delinquency of that large city, which had formerly been extremely high, had been almost entirely extinguished, or at all events It had been reduced to below one per cent. The importance of the measure had been greatly increased, as the noble earl (Lord Shaftesbury) had observed the other evening, by the fact that they had been compelled by circum stances to discontinue, to a great extent, th 4 practice of transportation. The Earl of HARROWBY would rather see the bill extended to the whole country ; but he would prefer its restriction to the metropolis to its rejection. After a few words from Lords Kinnaird, Brea,dalbane, and Wicklow, The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said he had often been greatly shocked by the conduct of wicked parents towards their children. In a recent case he had been compelled to sentence a girl to be transported for seven years, in order to prevent her falling again into the hands of her parents, who had compelled her to pass bad. money for them. The LORD CHANCELLOR defended hi'rnself from the idea that he was averse to the principle of the bill. On the contrary, he hoped that the measure• would be productive of great good. Lord BROUGHAM expressed his gratification at the circumstance that the subject had been brongkt before the house. He thought that if the bill, restricted to the metropolis, should be passed, as he hoped it would, this session, their lordships would soon be called upon to ex tend it to the rest of the country. (Hear.) Earl FITZWILLIAM could not regard the bill with the glee which had been expressed by other noble lords ; for he apprehended that evil would arise from. the prac tical conversion of the workhouses into prisons. Lord BROUGHAM said that the bill would either succeed or fail. If the latter should be the case, the Legislature would adopt some other plan, and so he could not but regard the introduction of the bill with pleasure. The bill then passed through committee. The Convicted Prisoners Removal and Confinement Bill passed through committee. The Public House (Scotland) Bill, and the Pimlico Im provement Bill, were read a second time. BANKRUPTCY (SCOTLAND) BUJ L. On the order of the day for the second reading of this bill, The LORD CHANCELLOR said he p roposed to take the discussion on the third reading. After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM, The bill was read a second time. CHANCERY SUITORS' FURTHER I:ELIEF BILL. The report of the amendment on this bill was brought up and agreed to. MINES. Nouveau Monde.. Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron IDo: NeW (Santiago de Cuba.. !South Australian.. !Tin Croft . Uuited Mexican IWaller (West Granada, West Mariposa.. Yuba.. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (Prom the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—To-day importers of West India Sugar were desirous to realise. At auction, 250 hhds 17 tcs Barba does, which sold at 38s to 39s for fine yellow, and 34s to 37s 6d for low to good, 38 hhds 4 tres and 131 brls Nevis, brown at 32s to 335, low to good greyish, 33s to 34s 6d, midd to good yellow, 34s 6d to 35, 6d, and 40 hhds Deme rara crystalised, good to fine yellow, 37s 6d to 39s 6d per cwt, being all rather lower rates. REFINED.—To-day large purchases were made in refined sugar for home trade purposes ; brown lumps realized 45s 6d, and low to fine grocery 46s to 48s 6d, the market clos ing with a firm aspect. There are still few export buyers of crushed, and rates are easier. For Mauritius the de mand was small. MOLASSES.—To-day at auction 396 hhds Nevis was sold at 15s. per cwt., being cheaper. EAST INDIA.—To-day at auction 2,000 bags Bengal sold at very full prices ; good to fine white Benares at 37s to 38s 6d, damp 36s to 38s, and fine grainy yellow 39s 6d to 40s per cwt. COFFEE.—At auction to-day 36 casks and 144 barrels plantation found buyers—good at 60s to 62 5 , m id to good mid 58s to 598, fine ord to low mid 52s to 575, and good Triage 49s to 51s. Foreign coffee afloat is wanted at pre vious rates, but there are few buyers of landed parcels. 100 bags St. Domingo were taken in at 45s for good ord. TEA.—In Congou purchases have been on a small scale; at present there is no change in prices of better sorts, but the tendency is downwards for inferior, There are sellers of low to good ord at lld to Hid ; rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf, is to is lid ; strong to Pekoe sorts, is 2d to is 9 d ; and superior, is 10d to 2s 2d. The following is now the currency :—Hyson, ordinary, 15 4d to is 6d; mid, is 7d to ls 8d ; good, is 9d to 2s ; fi ne , 2 s 2d t o 2 s 8d ; su perfine, 2 8 9d to s ; young Hyson Canton, is to is 6d ; Hys o n ls id, kind, is 8d t o 2 s; fine, 2s 2d to 2s 6d; Twankay, ls. ; Gunpowder Canton, is to is 7d ; Hyson kinds, is 9d to 2s 10d ; fine, 3s to 3s 6:1. CHICORY.--S u pply has farther decreased ; dealers con tinue t p ward t o o endency , erate with much cau ti on, and prices have a rulin 221. to 26/ , per ton f or po w d er. g at 11/. t o 121 . f or roo t , and down TALLOW.—The stock of foreign and colonial, compared with this time last season, shows a decrease of 22,030 casks, and prices rule higher by 13s t o 1 5s per cwt. There con tinues to be an extensive demand for Russian on the spot, and rate Fines have advanced 5d to ls per cwt. sin ce this day week. yellow candle clos e d to 54. s per Cwt. this afternoon a t 53 s 9d SAVINGS BANKS ANNUITY BI LL. This bill was read a third time and passed. LAW OF LANDLORD AND TENA NT IN IRELAND. The Earl of GLENGALL asked whether Government would lay on the table of the house a bill pi Ipared by Sir W. Somerville, when Chief Secretary of I r eland, for the purpose of consolidating the whole law oil landlord and tenant in that country. There were several bills in the other house which were coming up to this house, and it would be of great use if they had this lb ill before them. The Earl of ABERDEEN said there was a . p roject for such a bill, but there was no such a bill in a Parliamen tary sense. He did not think it would be regi filar to lay the project of a bill on the table of the house. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE thought it exceed ingly important that the bills now in the Hounwa of Com- moos should be referred to a committee of t heir lord- ships' house, and he intended to bring forward, a motion that that be done, and then Sir W. Somer.ville's bill could be regularly brought before them. Their lordships then adjourned at twenty-five minutes to eight o'clock. ROUSE OF COMMONS--(YESTER DIY.) MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL,. The house then went into committee on this bill, on clause 29 ; the discussion on Capt. S co b ell ' s prroposition to omit the clause which permits vessels to be manned entirely by foreign seamen was resumed. Admiral WALCOT supported the omission of the clause, as he considered it would tend, if oarried, to break up the Mercantile Marine of this countit'S• Mr. INGHAM thought that after the rep.eal of the Navigation Laws, when the British shipowner was exposed to open competition, it was only fait and just that he should be allowed to man his vessel iia the most efficient manner possible. He intended, ha wever, to move a proviso that this clause did not extecnd to the eoasting trade. Sir G. PECHELL supported the clause, ms he did not believe it would lead to the slightest incanvemence in manning the British navy. He believed it •was quite impossible to man a ship efficiently with none but foreigners. Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR believed that titiis clause was the most redeeming feature of the bill ; and he should cordially support it. Mr. DUNLOP supported the amendment. Sir G. TYLER opposed the clause. Sir J. GRAHAM said he had given to tole question the grave consideration which it merited. Previous to the repeal of the navigation laws, it was confidently predicted by a number of gallant officers exsenined be fore a committee of the House of Commo xis that it would lead to the utter ruin of her Majesty's navy. What was the real state of the case, he need 'only refer them to the last returns to see. It was only after hav ing agreed with his colleagues with regard to the aboli tion of the clause that he had brought forwa Ili the pro positions lately laid on the table of the ho ose to, give additional benefit to the seamen of her Majest:? 's service. The one could not be carried out without • the other. The race of competition was now a very close one, and the British shipowner must not carry any more weight in the race than was absolutely nece siiary. ue was convinced that they could not do anythi bug for the advantage of commerce, which would not al SO redound to the benefit both of the Mercantile Mari) if and the Queen's service. Mr- WILLIAMS was as ardent a foreig per as any man in that house, but he thought this clause was carry ing the point rather further than was neeessr iry. Admiral BERKELEY said that the sta. - to of affairs had very much changed, since the time the hon. and gallant officers who opposed the clause, had had exp ri ence in the manning of the navy. In their times, the best men in the Royal Navy were drawn from the mer chant service, but that was not the case now. The nur series for able and thorough:seamen were quite changed. If lie had not been perfectly convinced of this he should not have given way to this clause. Mr. G. HUDSON thought that full and fair oppor tunity ought to be given to the British shipowner to compete at every advantage with shipowners of other countries, and he should vote for this clause. Mr. HENLEY regretted that the Government should have fixed the discussion of a question of such gravity and importance for a morning sitting. He had great sympathy for persons engaged in the shipping trade, and if he were only influenced by a consideration for their interest, he should have had no difficulty in coming to a decision as to how he should give his vote on this occasion. But the interests of the seamen must also be looked to in deciding this question. It resolved itself, he believed, into what was the rate of wages to be paid to the seamen ; and the course which the Government proposed to take seemed to him to be this, that, instead of givi ng th e seamen the fair amount of wages which tempt him to enter the Queen's service, they exposed him to competition with foreign seamen in the mercantile service in order to beat down wages and force him into the Royal Navy. What was wanted was not so much to increase the number of British sea men, but the numbers of the seamen of the best quality, such as were most fitted to make able men-of-war's men. It would be impossibl e to have skilled seamen unless they took care to have them properly brought up. Able seamen did not, even then, receive either in the royal navy or the mercantile service, anything like the amount of wages which skilled labourers in other trades ob tained. He could not help thinking that the tendency of the bill would be to decrease the number of appren tices training for British seamen. In Vine of war they must have recourse to the seamen in the mercantile ser vice to man the royal navy, and he doubted much whe ther the bill would increase the facilities for obtaining them. The two services were, unfortunately, antagon istic. Why they were so was a problem which had yet to be solved. He saw no reason himself why the Queen's service should not be the most popular in the world. If its unpopularity was owing to a matter of money, he thought the pay ought to be increased, for it was only necessary in peace to have a limited number of men, and why should these not be picked men ? (Hear, hear.) Believing that the public safety ought to overrule every other consideration, awl doubting very much the policy of the clause, he should certainly vote against it. (Hear.) He did not think any case had been made out of the necessity for an alteration of the law. Mr. CARDWELL said the real question was, whe ther they should increase or decrease the number of sea men in the navy. He contended not only that all high naval authorities in 1849 approved of the change, but that the experience of the last three years of the repeal of the Navigation-laws showed its absolute necessity. As to the number of apprentices in the navy, he could state that, shortly after the decrease commenced, the number began to rally, and it had since continued to increase up to the present time. lit 1850 the nu m b er o f apprent i ces who entered the service was 5,056 ; in 1851, 5,275 ; and in 1852, 5,845 ; and on the first six months of the present year the number was 3,731. He readly admitted that this was a ques tion of wages, but lie could not understand why any special protection should be given to sailors, which was not possessed by other labourers. At the present time seamen were leaving the American navy and entering the British service, and they would not do so unless greater advantages were held out to them. No less than 5,000 had entered the service since Decem ber, and he believed that now we had 8,000 more sea men at our disposal that we had before the repeal of the Navigation Laws. He therefore thought we might dis miss from our minds the idle fears entertained as to the proposed change, and might safely apply to this branch of the service the sound, healthy principles which were applied to the other branches of it, and had been found to work well. The state of the world at this moment was such that they might safely make the transition without any apprehension, and without any inconveni ence or injury to the interests which it was proposed to protect. (Hear, hear.) Mr. LIDDELL considered that the objections urged to the clause had been satisfactorily answered by the President of the Board of Trade. He was bound to say that the apprehensions which were entertained of the repeal of the navigation laws had not been realised, and he thought he should only do his duty to his consti tuents at Liverpool, and promote the interests of the country at large, by acceding to the proposal of the Go vernment. Mr. MITCHELL supported the clause. Mr. HEADLAM protested against the injustice of the attempt to enable captains in the Royal Navy to withdraw men from the merchant service. Mr. HASTIE approved of the clause. Under com petition with the world our ships had improved in. con struction and sailing qualities, and if we exposed our seamen to the same competition, he believed tho same result would manifest itself, and that they would be come a better class of men. WILCOX considered that, if they passed the clause, they would not employ one English sailor less nor one foreign sailor more, nor would they lower the rate of wages ; but they would do this great good—they would put a check on that disgraceful and wholesale desertion which now took place among British seamen abroad. He objected to that part of the clause which enabled shipowners to employ foreigners as masters of their vessels. The ithip owners of the country would not consider that a boon, for he believed it would not be resorted to except. for sinister or unworthy purposes. Captain SCOBELL replied, and the committee di vided, when the numbers were For the clause.. Against it...., Majority •• - I.C) 6 The clause was then agreed to, as were also cl muses up to 37, inclusive. The chairman then reported progress and obtained leave to sit again on Friday at 12 o'clock. The house adjourned at four o'clock until six this evening. The house resumed at six o'clock. INDIAN RAILWAYS. Si H. HADDOCK moved for copies or extracts cf any correspondence received by the last mail from the tlover nor-General in Council in India, relative to railway vmder takings in that country.—Agreed to. SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE POST OFFICE. Mr. PACKE, in reference to the commission appoi n t e d to inquire into Sunday labour at the Post-office, gave notic 3 that on a future day he should ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Postmaster-G eneral had any intention of adopting the resolutions contail sett iu that report ? Upon the motion of an HON. MEMBER, the how to was then counted; more than 40 members being present,, pro ceedings were resumed. • THE MALT DUTIES. 31x, E. BALL then moved for a committee of the whole house, for the purpose of considering the duties on analt, with a 'view of making such alteration in those duties that the farmer may be exempt from the malt duty on, such quantity of malt as he may require for his own use, anode from barley anis own growth. Sir J. SHELLEY did not rise for the purpose of oppos ing this motion, for upon its merits ho was favourable to it ; but even if this were not so, he should not re; vet to see it carried, as a lesson to the overnment, who t/ ink no care about a house being made upon Tuesdays. (i IA this time the Treasury bench was perfectly empty, and, there were but three hon. gentlemen upon the benches bebtind it. The Opposition side of the house was very fairly attended.) Sir J. Shelley was just concluding his observations, and 14 , call for a division was being made, when The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ent ere d. Castinga hasty, and somewhat disconcerted look, which was the signal for a general titter, around him, the right hon. gentleman hurried to his place. He then said that he was not less surprised than other people appeared to be :it find ing himself in his present position. Upon all forme $r days, when he had attended punctually, the first half hour or more of the sitting had gone over in interpellationst ; now, however, that he was somewhat behind time, the business upon the paper was arrived at within a few minutes. The hon. member had made a motion of great importance; but having made it without stating any arguments or reason for the step, he did not feed bound to follow him at any very great length. He hoped the hon. member would not consider that in so doing he, admitted the force , of his (Mr. Ball's) motion. Had the hon. gentleman stated his argu ments, [he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) would have followed them, and showed the very serious consequences which necessarily would pia went the Government from ac ceding to them. He would , therefore, only state for the information of the hon. ger itleman, that, when. he saw his motion upon the books, it d id not to him appear at all clear whether he (Mr. Ball) intended to claim a special privilege for farmers, as consumers, or whether he intended that they should be allowed to make use of malt, exempt from duty, only so far as regarde d farming purposes. Certainly, reason would lead him (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) at once to the conclusion th at this latter supposition was the true one. But whether he looked to the reasonable construction or not—not his t what he felt bound to suppose that the hon. gentleman meant to act reasonably — he thought there were valid r( mesons for opposing the motion. At the same time he admiti lied that much might be said In favour of allowing malt for the purposes of breeding stock to be free from duty. The arguments against it were quite t h h o e ll p y e u rt n i w ee ,7,ortollfly_ conclusive, but yet it was t a matterwhe wereno t w of discussion. Looking es ay to cerned in it, the hon. mem .kter would have done better bad The he entered fully into the r a atter, and he mi ght then have explained the terms of his j y reposition. motion azsid no thing at all of malt forthe p u poses of raising stock, it mere l y said " such malt as he (t Ile farmer) may require for his own use." His own use wo old apply as well to the brewing of beer as the raising of stc r :k. He was sure that his hon. friend (Sir J. Shelley), wh , 3 was expressing his coin:low lice in this motion with some • warmth when lie entered. Tao house, could not mean to say that ;he (Sir Shelley) could not mean to assert tl t 'it one class should be priviloged in its consumption of ma [1 i any more than another class. Why should the farmer be ;allowed to make beer or spirits free from duty when all o t her persons could not. de so ? What would be the effect o f giving such a privilego ? The house would call into exist E awe such an amount of tempta tion that, unless lion. men t . hers supposed that all camera were men not of ordinary, but of supereminent Feinciple, they would establish a sy 3 tear of fraud so objet tiouable that it would demoralise a, largo body of people, a wd open the minor for wholesale ptra ider. But for the pr, :sent he would assume that it was o nly for the purposes o f raising stock that the duty was proposed to be renal pd. lie resist again regret that the , hon. gentleman (Mr. I gall) had not made some few rerna r 7 rs 3 in introducing this n lotion to explain what his meaning -was. As matters stood he (the Chancellor of the Excheq' aer) was in a position of much difficulty. (ranch laughter from the opposition, ervideutly caused by this last remae t being quite apropos to the state of the ministerial benches, which continued very ti duly occupied.) He would th prefer° proceed to arguer upoi a the PREFERENI 100 Aberdeen 100 Do. No. 2, 7 p. c 1100 Bris. & Ex. 4! p. c. St, 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Ca , eCo iian ,ClO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5 r - r cent Co- - '_-ae - -Cons ; lp.c all )undee Perth &Aber dee a Junction all stAuglcan (X 3 /Os) 6 per cent all Do. (e,i) 7 per cent 2 Do. G 7 17s) 7 p. c all lastern Counti:s 3 Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 11 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St ' all .aster Union, Scrip Gua - _.. 6 per cent 100 East; Lancash. 6p. c:,s all Edinbi'rth.&Dundee 56 per cent. 1 1 100 Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent.... 100 Great Northn. sp. c. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... 5 Do. 4,- 1 1 p. e. Scrip.... all Gt, Soliihn.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) 6 Gt. Westn. 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Pre. all S.Yorlsh.4p.c.Guar. 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. 100 York, Newcastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref 5 Do 10 York&N. Midland H and S. Parch FOR: 3 B elntwitotteriiam, A gian Junct.l all Charleroi & East. Erquelinl 10 iDijon and Besa9on... 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian, ...... 1 Do. Extension..""'...... all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 ,Gd. Junct. of France, 20 3 ) Gt• Wes tn. of Canadal Shares. ................ 3 Lucca and Pistoja, 5' , per cent. pref. 15 Luexembourg ..... 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do 3 Do. (Canal) 4 Do. 6p. cent. pref. 9 Lyons & Mediterran 7, 1 , Madras 29 Maria Antonia 10 Do. New all 'Namur & Liege (wit'. interest — all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds [fmy.B.&Ams.Shs., all NorwegianTruk. Pref 10 Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans all ?aril and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 'aris Caen& Cherbrg 7 Duebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre all •ambre and Mouse 4 Do. 5i per cent. pref 6 'outhern of France 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders .. 10 Do. 54 per c. Prof, 10 Western of France 1 2 West. of Switzerland 9 {ew Zealauci Ili REALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Registrar-Generare Report.) The registrar's return for last week exhibits a favour able condition of the public health. The deaths regis tered in London in the week that ended last Saturday were 925 • the weekly deaths in June av erage d a b out 1,000 ; the present decrease is, therefore, considerable. The mean weekly temperature has risen 6 degrees in the same period. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1843-52 the average number was 919, which, with a certain proportion added for increase of population, becomes, 1,011. Hence the actual mortality of last week is less than the estimated amount by 86. The following numbers are attributed to the several diseases in the symotic class :-6 to small-pox (of which 2 occurred to adults), 24 to measles, 25 to sc ar l a ti na, 44 to hooping-cough, 7 t o croup , 6 to thrush, 34 to diarrhoea, sto dysentery, one to influenza, one to ague, 3 to re mittent fever, 43 to typhus, 2 to metria (puerperal fever), 7to erysipelas, and 3 to sypbilis. Diseases of the respiratory organs, which have now fallen to the usual amount, number 84. Cancer destroyed 22 lives, gout one, apoplexy 22, paralysis 20, delirium tremens 4, epilepsy 5, enteritis 16, disease of the livez 18. Four deaths resulted from intemperance. The following six deaths occurred in the London Fever Hospital :—On the 2d July a labourer, 38 years, from Willis-court, West London, tubercular pneumonia. In hospital 33 days. On 2d July, a labourer, 33 years, from Clement's-la n e, St ran d, t yp h us. In hospital 25 days. On 4th July a labourer, 26 years, from Cable street, Saint George-in-the -R. -st, pneumonia. In hos pital 12 days. On 4th July a taoor, 29 years, from Great Pulteney-street, moribund on admission. In hospital one day. On sth July a baker, 21 years, from Pringbrook-street, Holborn, typhoid fever. In hospital 6 days. On sth July a man, 28 years, from Stockwell street, Camberwell, typhoid fever. In hospital 12 days. The metropolitan Registrars have in some instances aided remarks to their quarLerly reports, and from these the following extracts are made : Mr. Leonaad, the Registrar of the Charing-cross sub district, observes :—" There has been much typhus amongst the poor, but from the prompt removal of cases to the Fever Hospital no deaths from it appear in my list. The sanitary arrangements are very imperfect and slow in operation. and the breeding of dogs for sale in the lodgings of the lower classes is an intolerable nuisance." Mr. Watts, registrar of the west sub-district of Islington, writes :—" The decrea s e o f 53 i n t h e b irths, and of 82 in the deaths, during the last three months, when compared with the numbers of the previous quar ter, may in some measure be accoultel for by a great number of tenements having been cleared from the ground purchased for the proposed new cattle market, and also by the terminus of the Great Northern Railway being now opened at King's-cross, causing many families to leave the neighbourhood of the late temporary ter minus, and the dwelling houses to become untenanted." Last week the births of 709 boys and 735 girls, in all 1,444 children were registered in London. In the eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 the average number was 1,253. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.833 in. The reading of the barometer decreased from 30.11 in. at the beginning of the week to 29.74 in. by 9 h. p.m. on the 7th ; increased to 29 . 89 in. by 9h. p.m. on the Bth ; decreased to 29'78 in. by noon on the 9th ; and increased to 29 . 81 in. by the end of the week. The mean temperature of the week was 64'1 deg., which is 1.9 deg. above the average of the same week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature was below the average on the first three days ; oz the three following days it rose 3 deg., 7 deg., and 6 deg. above it ; on Sa turday it was still slightly above the average. The highest temperature occurred on Thursday, and was 811 deg. ; the lowest on Sunday, when it was 50.1 deg. The greatest difference between the dew point tempera ture and air temperature was 17 . 8 deg. on Sunday ; the least 0.5 deg. on Friday; the mean difference of the week was 8 deg. The wind blew from south-west on the first four days ; it afterwards varied from south to north-west. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS IrtOM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDLITG SATURDAY, JULY 9. Zymotic Diseases 2ll Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 95 Diseases of the Heart and 8100d -vessels 3O Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Stomach, Live r , and other Organs of Digestion 72 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. 14 Childbirth, Diseases of the - Uterus & c . Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations 4 Premature Birth. and Debility 35 Atrophy 29 Old Age . .., 36 Sudden 4 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Inte m p erance 37 Causes not specified DEATHS PROM ALL CAUSES 925 Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated. spending week in the 1851. of 1852. Week West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals Males Females 1,080 925 ............. 478 ............. 447 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females.. Total . 709 735 1,444 DISASTROUS FIRE AND Loss OF LlFE.—Yesterday morning, between 11 and 12 o'clock, a most destructive fire took place upon some farming property, belonging to Lord Headley, in the vicinity of Warley, near Brent wood, which ended in the loss of two, if not more, lives, and a very serious destruction of property. It ap pears that a few evenings back a party of Irish tramps, haymakers, slept in a barn attached to an off-hand farm, the house being occupied by a Mr. Batteshall. The tramps had left some lucifer matches behind in a cattle pen, and four of Mr. Batteshall's children going into the barn to play, they found the lucifers. With them they soon struck a light, and as quickly, innocently enough, fired the place. The straw, which was lying about in all directions, generally ignited, and but for the prompt and daring action of a labourer, named Wiley, the children would doubtless have all perished. Observing the position and alarm of the little things, he rushed into the blazing barn, and succeeded in dragging the whole four of them out. Two, however, a little boy and girl, were so shockingly burned, that they survived but a short time, th e o th er t wo b e i ng h ur t. Will ey i n his noble exertions, sustained considerable injury, and the poor fellow conti nues i n a ver y sa d way. The engines from the barracks of the East India Company at War ley, and those of Brentwood, were promptly conveyed to the scene of the fire, but not in time to prevent the flames extending to the other parts of the farm. Even tuallyithey were subdued,the dwelling house bEing fortu nately preserved. The farm and contents are under stood to have been insured. br ~`~ nr.in TT Zy► • 7.4:;::!-I" n t ~~