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Zbirb bttion BRIGHTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) t (BY ELECTRIC TELEGR APB. ) 2s o TRIAL STAKES. Snowdon Dunhill Pharold 1 ‘2, I 31. Four ran. BIENNIAL STAKES. Sittingbourne Catherine Hayes 1 22 n St. 2 St. Two ran. ERIGIITON STAKES. Pantomime 20 1 50 2 25 3 25 Adine.. Poodle Won easy. MARINE PLATE. lieriot 20 1 1 St. Puritan Four ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. Sir J. WALMSLEY presented a petition from Lon don praying for an alteration of the law of debtor and erediter. TAX UPON HORSES AND DOGS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave I, notice that to-morrow he proposed to make certain alte rations in the Assessed Taxes Bill with regard to race St, h orses —horses used for the purpose of husbandry by 20 Parties who were not professional farmers—and to re- 14 Store the tax u p on d ogs kept by paupers. The pro- 5 0 priet or o f a race horse woul d b e taxe d accor di ng to the 20 1 11 largest number of horses that he kept—the number to 10 be fixed by himself—while with regard to horses which St. farmin g used p rom i scuous ly by parties who carried on St. riing operati ons , without being professional farmers, 20 e tax would be commuted for a guinea a year. These 10 new resolutions would be printed with all the votes. St. EPISCOPAL AND CAPITULAR ESTATE BILL. 5 41 1 On the motion for the second reading of this bill, 25 Mr. WIGRAM pointed out a variety of le g al and 25 technical objections to the bill. He acknowledged that St. anecessity existed for legislation on this subj ect ; but at 8/ 2s this s period of the session it was perfectly ho p eless to St. think of perfecting an important measure of this nature. St. A commission was now sitting on the subject of colle- 50 giate and cathedral churches ; and although he did not 25 object to the principle of the bill, he thought, for the 100 t. r eason he h a d s t a t e d S , that it would be better to post- 6; Pone it until a future session. He should therefore 25 4 move, as an amendment, that the bill be read a second 50 tune this day three months. 20 Sir H. H. INGLIS seconded the amendment, and explained that the simple object of the bill was to trans- St. far the p roperty of the ol d est l an d owners in the country 50 to the management of three lay commissioners sitting St. inLondon. All the capitular bodies in the country 16 viewed the bill as a mea sure of injustice, and considering 166 that 3 a commission was now sitting upon this very sub- 8 pet, and also considering the late period of the session, 20 he tho ug h t i t would be b etter to rejec t th e measure f or 20 t he Present. 10 Mr. S. HERBERT believed that the existing system St. was excessively faulty, and exposed the dignitaries of the Church to unjust imputations. He quite agreed, there - S,t . : fo re, that the subject was one which Parliament ought St. to ta ke up, but he did not think this bill dealt with it in a . prop er manner. He decidedly d i sapprove d o f it s prin- St. ° Tie, but as it was quite impossible that the Legislature 10 could deal with this question, until it was in possession 26j of the report of the commission now sitting on the sub leet, he thought it would be inexpedient to proceed fur- 13 Cher with this bill, even supposing that its machinery 20 Was good. (Hear,hear.) 20 After a feel far.) Mr VERNON, 50 . words from -r. -.Aoki, The Marquis of BLANDFORD said, at the present moment he did not purpose to proceed further than ask the house to affirm the principle of the bill, by passing the second reading, and thus declare its opinion that ecclesiastical property ought to be placed under the lll4nagenient of laymen. The salaries of the clergy should be made fixed instead of fluctuating, as was the ease under the existin system ; and all that he now called upon the house to do was to affirm this principle. The fact that a commission was now sitting on the subject should not be allowed to stand in the way of the second reading of thi s bill, because the subject had already been investigated by a commission, and the recommendatio ns of that ' commission were embodied ' in this bill. Where, t t t s -i, was the use of delaying further the settlement of question ? the ,-.. the existing system was humiliating to from th e ho r"' a while this bill would remove t hem m oral of tein from worldl thesey care attendant upon the manage ment p the estatesh, it would at the same time protect whole, h e t h ought t g humili a ting influences ; and, on the he house would be quite justified in passing the second reading. (LEFT SITTING.) BE QUARTERLIES. —.- The Law Magazine. o contributions to Position and in interest among the the Law commenced, Magazine, for the quarter just N . C.—Foremost both in is an elaborate biographical paper on " Lord Chte a f - J ustice Campbell." The biography of a biogr _ , Pher ! It will be found eminently instructive, and O all forensic aspirants signally encouraging— recounting, as it does, the rise o uaidd ability from the desk of a law-reporter f to n the e bench of t he venerable Judges at Westminster. The trans formation by genius and labour of a stuff gown in to a robe of ermine and scarlet. An admir able paper is given later on in the periodical before U S on the progress already made in Law Reform, and the rospects of its y e t f ur th er d eve l opment. Professional readers will also find matter for peru sal and reflection in the paper given at the close of 'fie number, on the second report of the Co mmon Law Commissioners. Brownsoies Quarterly Review. No. Ill.—lt is encouraging to all who are in any way interested in reprints of this description, to observe in Brownson's Quarter/y Review, published originally in America and reproduced in London by special arrangement with the editor -proprietor —a steady and progres sive improvement. Altogether, the number here Submitted to our consideration is the best of the --clew series yet issued —containing several articles of particular interest, and one peculiarly attractive both in subject and in treatment. The contribu tion in question is of a biographical kind, relating to the ancient " Fathers of the Desert "—memor able ascetics and recluses, like Jerome, and Basil, and Gregory Nazianzen. Valuable materials for meditation may be found, moreover, in the paper referring t9ll4lo§olthicatl Studies off, Christianity. rhc Law Review. No. XXXVI. —Scarcely a ll article in the present number of the Law lieview but has some interest about it of 13 e t.s e_u . liar attraction. Altogether, indeed, the con tents of of the current . instalment ' is worthy of a 6i professin to be a quarterly journal of 20 4 4 Lri on ish and Foreigng Jurisprudence. Prominent gst the contributions are three additional St. c hapters of the " Treati se on the Contract of 5 Pa rtnership." Further consideration is given to -Le sides • Pro ose_ Reform 0 "P f theEcelesiasticalCo urts." St. p this, there is a paper on Private Acts of e , a rliament," and another on " Scotland and Her f S s t t : Grievances and another on the " Organisation o byCivil Service," and another on the treatment, 10 . \ - v Y the State, of "Vagrant and Criminal Children." 6 , articl e are gratified to observe also, in addition to an f 50 t i,"ele on 6 , Codification," and a fifth chapter o " History of Jurisp rudence"— each particu 'l37" deserving exam i n ation —the proposed Re- St. t r t of the Special Committee on " L aw Reporting." St. 16 the outset of this lucid and comprehensive docu- St. I,' - Lent, for c ibl e a ll us i on i s made to the practice ad o p ted St. at nf the presentperiod throughout the United States Americ a wl re the office of State Rep orter is St. regulatedby general l aw —a practice condemnatory 50 hestrongest manner of our real l y lamentable lilegligence in this particular. Regretful mention 50 th i nade al so o f th e time when, in our own country , . e Cr own appointed o ffi c i a l It e p o rters of legal de - 12 laisi°llB by letters patent—a custom which, it is d e roo ntable to reflect, has long since fallen into th e lletude. It i s eno ugh to remember the fact that e 2 Law of Property, real and personal, among 3 t ur aelves, is for the most part " governed \ls precedents," to recognise at once the ad abilityof having some authorised and properly organised system of Law Reporting plated b y th e w i se su p er vision of the Le lat ,ure—especially when it is borne in mind, Judicial as her e i n ti m ated, that the authority of a eial decision of the Courts at Westminster-hall, rn La Practice at least, equals that of an act of Par k:el:Lt. A truth wholly incontrovertible. It was of e l y in consequence of his recognising the force O.E . is circumstance that Jeremy Bentham spoke he called " Judge-made laws" when he al fo e ' to judicial precedents. It must be obvious la all th ese cons id erat i ons , th ere fore, that the i n couatu ittee, whose report is here under notice, are rs e t "rY respect justified in declaring that, "if it land duty of the State to make the law of the 2510 'universally known, there can be no reason itY lO publication of the law declared from the 1.0 that should be less formal and less complete than the a the law declared by the Legislature." Hence authorised e th ma nifest necessity of a regular and officially 'iorised system of law reporting. As the first step towardsglai the adoion of some such system, we sn a cY hail the appearance of this report on the 17 D ep t, emanating from the special committee ap- Peinted to . unti rin inquire into it by the energetic and 25 g Law Amendment Association. ia, In a itteu: hen it u the a lacej felte d ce °° Drities u lt., drid Of o °nth All f°f A A tbe ease`; .A.g' ifie lre $ llO aid 4° jived at Tati r- Va of the fr. -V i ryo for fr°lll RS t mos t ' a, e a P:. P e the r fis ll b" 01. . at 6) . 4 . beri as • g lrove" . .... v err ' v sco h e o ofdo tb be N ef wet' ' S ,1 th e ;de— t, requ es f ~ 5 . 9,r,-,,) : steacil as Igil'g r e vi o font t" advice's' ,A at ool. _, Iv ' e ste ,. '; Olitliu- 5 loi"' Cl l W 3ge. TA SBABE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. iraid.l RAILWAYS, Cbsing Prices Yesterday. Business done this day. 26} - 27 100 Aberdeen .. ...... 81 A.mbg, Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Juuct.. all Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Juuct all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. I.Bi Do., .£20....- ....... 100 Bristol a - LL.'. Exeter 100 Caledonian. all Chester & Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass. 45 Dublin&Belfast-Tune. all Dundee Perth &Aber. dezn Junction all Do. New ...... ...• • all East Anglian all Do. , (£lB E & H) all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, A Stock 100 Do., B. 5t0ck......... B.' j Do., New Al 1.00 East Lancashire ...... East & West Ind. Dk. all & Birmiug. June..., 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 1 /Edinb. and Peebles... 1.00 - Ediu. Prth. &Dunde e 100 !Gl as gow& S. Western 1 100 'Great Northern Stk. 1100 MO, A. Stock /100 IDo., B. 5t0ck....... 11.00 Gt. Sth. &West.(lrc.), 00 Great Western 11 Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 111 Do., Thirds [OO Lancash.andYorksh 16 Do., Fifths 11 i D a. , Wst. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv. Crsby. &Southpt all London & Blackwall 7 Loud. Tilb. &Sthend. .00 Loud. Bright &S.Cst, .00 Lond. and N. Westn 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/. Sh.,M&B 0 LOO London and S. Westn. 421 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lindrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Enuisk. 100 Manch.Shef.& Lineln, 41; Do. , Man. & Lin. Un 1 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmng. &Derby 471 Midld. G. West. (Ire.) 17?, Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle. 100 I Newmarket 4-11 Do., Bury Extension. 17AiNwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd. 7 ;INewry & Enniskillen all Newry Warren Point and Rostrevor. ...... 1100 Norfolk .... . .......... 31 Northn.Counties 'ln. 1 1100 North British ......... 16 North Devon, No. 1. 111 Do., No. 2 ............ all Do., A A Deferred ... 8 Do., I B Guaranteed 17. North Staffordshire.. all North Western 10 N. &S. Westru. June 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 100 Scottish Central , 100 Scottish Midland 1.00 Shrewsbury &Biimg. .00 Do. L. &N. Western Guaranteed Si c bk 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd. all Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. MM ;. ........ all Do. Halves, t b all IDo. Oswestry 62 Sh ro p s hire Union all South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 161 Stockton & Hartlepl. 20 Thames Haven Dock / and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 14 West Cornwall. 21s. Wimbledn & Croydon 100 York Newctl&Berw. 20 Do. Extensions 11h Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland 8- 9 5s 5i - 104 9 7 dial 20 - 22 3i - 102 - 101 67i -67 i 24 -22 i , 20 - 21 ,i, - 4p -- 5 i 3A -- 4 12i -- 13 44 - 46 32 - 34 i), - 74 53 - 56 72 - 74 ió - 31 84 85 53 54 ,133 - 135 111 - 113 - 901 8 7 - 102 - 105 16 -17 p 77 i $ —41 a 38 2i 15 - 151 - 9 —lipxd 103 —lo4xd 11144 —115 k 2 —24 p la Isc 89 90 6 5d 5 4d 11 13 18 20 284 29 71 711 41 43 ... - • 55 1 :* - 4 ' 1 4 3 - - 3 8 9 51 53 2d 33 34 .. 4? 4ici Si 9 ,-.- -pi 50i -- 51. 93 -- 95 61 -- 63 60 -- 62 69 -- 71 -- is 18 -- 20 9 -- 10 19 -- 3 21 701 714 36 -- 37 13 -- 14 25 = 27 2h's 14' —1 5 A 31 3294 10 69 . I 7 i d 2A 2 jd 59 - -- 60 !E SHARES: 03 - 105 [O6 - 108 19 - 2Cq - - 6i 4-44 6 _ - - 31 1) - 21413 1 - 2 p 14' - 15 20A - 21 11.28 - 130 ! 112 - 114 k - 1 p PRE FEREN 11.00 Aberdeen 1100 Do. No. 2,7 p. c. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 1 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5 per cent 1 61 Cork &Bandonslp.c all DuudeePerth &Aber- deen Junction all EastAuglian (X 3108; 6 per cent all Do. (£5) 7 per cent. 2 Do. (£7 17s) 7p. c. all Eastern Counties Ex.' tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent .100 East Lanca,sh.6 p. ets all EdinbPrth.&Dunclee 5 per cent... 100 Gl asgo w &S.Western 1 Guar. 5 per cent ilOO Great Northn. sp. c. 100 Do. 5 p. C. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. 5 Do. 41 p. c. Scrip .... all Gt, Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths)... 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c)... 100 Do. cov. red. 41 p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4p. c.... 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock ..., 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. e ... 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. 1 I all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 18,52 ............... . 100 Do. New Griar.6 p. c. ) 5 London &S. Western .'.l 10 L C on on do . 21 all Londy. & Ennis. 3 / 4 Sh 1 Shares a n d i e i i r . i d y s st . . . c . . 0 . 1 . c . r 5 all Nian., Shef., & Lin ,I i Shares, No. 1. 0 all Do. New, £lO 6 3 Do. ,e 6 21 all Mary pt .8: Carl. 4 p.c. .21 all Do. 4,1 per cent .21 81 Do ;t. 100 Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St. >t. 100 Do. Cousol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... 16i 5 Do. Pref. 4)) per cent 10 6 Norfolk Extension .. , St. 100 Do. s p. c. Ext 1, St. 100 Do. Guar. 54 per et St. 100 Do. Way, Val. 5 p. c 1 St. 100 North British 20 all North Staffordshire St. 'lOO Oxforcl,Worcester,& ' Wolverh.£ls, 6 p.c. 15 12 Do all Shrews. &Birm.N.G all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 81 3 . c •i 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon Do. New all IS. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4 . 4 per cent. Pre.' I 0 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. 5 3 (York, 1,00 York, Newcastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref 5 IDo 10 York&N.Midlandll and S. Purch 5 31: O all :1 ;0 10 \: !O 8 .?0 all 20 1 j 5 all 201 10 20 205. Belgian East. Junct.l Charleroi & Erquelin ,Dijon and Besnon... Dutch Rhenish - East Indian Do. Extension iGt. Indian Peninsula Junct. of France 'Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref. 'Luexembourg D 0.................... . 'Do. (Canal) ........... Do. 6 p. cent. pref. Lyons Si Meditaran, 'Madras ................ 5i 3 0 l5 ,- ;0 10 : 5 2 5i 3 ! LO \ 4 1 20 9 20 7 34 29 10 I 10 20 I all 1 ,0 I all .6 all !CI all Maria Antonia. D s. o am /s u '. i e . w & . Liege (`With interest ............... Do. (ex interest) ...... Northern of France !Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds [fmy.B. & Ams Shs .1 INorwegianTrnlc. Pref I(Pails and Lyons, Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ( Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen& Cherbrg. I Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre . Sambre and Meuse IDo. 5 per cent. pref. Southern of France.. . Upper India Scrip West Flanders 1 Do. 5 per c. Prof. . Western of France... West. of Switzerland NOW Zealando„..4,l,. 8, -- 9 6i - 7 i 102 A -- 103. 101 - - 103 P —152 d id 1150 - 155 34 - 4 10 -- 11 13 -- 14 - 9 101 - 11 -Pi .. - • • - • .. - • 149 - 151 - 116 - 122 25 20 20 St. 20 St. 15 E SUN, LON DON, WEDNESDAY EVENING , AU GUST 3, 1853. MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. been analysed at the laboratory, and on which 470 prose cutions have been instituted, not a single prosecution without a convie,ion." Now I think your lordships will admit that that at least shows that there has been activity and honesty in carrying out the provisions of this Trea sury minute. (Hear.) I can only say that the accu sation or insinuation against the proper conduct of these officers is utterly calumnious, and has no sort of foun dation. The noble lord mentioned a particular dealer whose name I forget. Viscount TORRINGTON—John Cassell. The Earl of ABERDEEN--Exactly—whom the noble lord supposed to have been specially favoured by the authorities, and to have had a license from them to sell coffee without the prescribed label. Now, I learn from the best authority, namely the head of the depart ment, that the coffee of that man has been repeatedly un analysed aladtdl the es that quantityd and which h a s statemento bee n hf e acsopfftr :of coffee the amount ade t inn o b t 000 u sell. tt p f u oi r or e hw . Tohhm T iece h hn e cco r o e ob f nln o ess r ul h naionrii :d e t t i i o o n n s ti b i e e been r edei months diminished. . e n d N i n o g w t e h s a t v h e o li f e J r here retur nlss3, in ly, as compared with the same preceding year. The quan tity in 1852 was 8,000,0001b5. ; the quantity in 1853 was 8,977,0001b5.- an increase of nearly 1,000,0001b5. Vi: count TORRINGTON said the returns to which he had referred extended up to the sth of June ; he had none later. pahll RAILWAT9. Leasing Compass, iClosing Price ‘ Yesterday. Business this day• HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDA Y.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack L. &N.W. Calcclon.., 107 -109 54 - 55 at five o'clock Gt.Northni Gt.Westn. Yk. New. & Berw Y. &N. Md Do Do .50 - 152 33 - 34 THE EASTERN QUESTION. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE seeing the noble lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in his place, he wished to ask him a question respecting the state of the Danubian Provinces. It appeared that the Russian forces had taken absolute possession of these provinces, and replaced the Hospodars of Moldavia and Wallachia, and since this was a preliminary to hostilities the movement must be of the utmost importance to the whole of Europe. He was sure that he should be ex cused for asking for the fullest information upon the sub ject, and he wished to know if the noble lord had re ceived any information which in any way confirmed the Ll3l -114 a 56 -- 57 27i -- 28 141 -14 i 26 -- 27 S. Eastern ,Do ( Norfolk Do 98 - 100 Lu.&N.W. & Midld. Stektou & Darlingt. Midland... 3 - 31 108 - 110 report to which he referred. The Earl of CLARENDON was glad that this ques tion had been put, because it would enable him to fur nish the fullest information that he was in possession of on the subject, and to convey to the world the fact that her Majesty's Government took the same view of theFe proceedings as the noble Marquis. By a dispatch which he had received from Lord Stratford, it appeared that the Consul-General of Russia had directed the Hospodar of Moldavia to hold no communication with the Porte, and not to pay the tributes that were due to the Turkish Sovereign. Not, however, that it was intended to disturb the constitution of the Prin cif): E. Count Do Do L. &I\ . W 67,Ln&Yk 65 - 67 ... -- • •• ... - • The Earl of ABERDEEN—But I have ' • and an in crease of 1,000,0001b5. shows that under the present minute there has been no diminution. Now, the fact is, that chicory is a substance which, up to last year up to the passing of the minute of the late Government —was, I believe, used without any restriction whatever. From the year 1840, up to the year before last, it was left to dealers and the public to please themselves with regard to the use of this mixture. There seems to have been no restriction, and chicory was not consi dered in the nature of adulteration. The matter which has been mixed with coffee is not, as the noble lord has stated, a spurious substance, but one which, if I were obliged to characterise it, I should say was rather salutary than otherwise--(laughter) ; and for this reason it was left open for the public and the dealers to do as they pleased. The restriction made last year was found practically impossible, or at least practically in convenient, to execute, in consequence of its increasing the trouble and expense, and also preventing the possi bility of the mixture taking place, from the different description of the substance when ground and packed in the manner that was necessary. The Chancellor of the Exchequer inquired most deliberately and extensively before he issued the present minute, and was governed solely by a desire to meet the public demand, and to suit the public convenience, particularly of the lower classes ; and, notwithstanding the expression of a con trary opinion, I am convinced that the great body of consumers in this country of the lower orders have every reason to be satisfied with the minute at present existing. (Hear.) The Earl of MA_LMESBURY said that since the minute of the late was superseded by that of the present Government he had heard no sufficient reason assigned for the change. As to his noble friend's remark that unless the two substances were mixed by the sellers, they could not be mixed at all, he must say he could only attribute such a defence to his noble friend's well known partiality for coalition and confusion. (Laughter.) The extent to which adulteration was now carried, not in coffee only, but in many other articles, was really fearful. If the n oble earl could find leisure to consult ca two or three of the best Londohemists, he would find that adulteration w as being ptised mis t s, a frightful extent with regard to almost every substance sold in the market. Although his noble friend had been so hard on the minute of the late Government, he was c onvinced that the majority o f the p ublic considered it greatly preferable to the existing minute. Lord WHARNCLIFFE said he had often felt asto nished at the tone adopted on t his subject, not only by the present Government but by previous Governments a tone which would naturally lead to the inference that though they were vested with powers for checking adul teration, they would rather abdicate their functions than exercise them, and that they desired in fact, to encourage such practices. He entirely concurred in the noble vis count's object and hoped that in the next session the whole matter would form the subject of inquiry. Lord BEAUMONT said, having listened with great attention to the statement of the noble viscount, hemust say that he had subsequently heard nothing from the noble earl to upset it. (Hear, hear.) It was surely the interest of the consumer to know that when he went into a shop he would obtain the article which he wanted. If the label showed the exact proportions in which coffee and chicory were mixed, he would know exactly what he was purchasing ; but the effect of the present minute was that he could not tell the value of the article which he paid for. The only reason which he had heard in favour of the existing minute was that, if the two sub stances were sold separately, it would be difficult to mix them. In the memorial referred to by the noble viscount it was well observed that boiling water would do all that was necessary in that respect. He understood that of the mixture sold about 75 per cent. was chicory and only 25 per cent, coffee, whilst the price charged was the reverse of these proportions. He did not know whether this was true or not, but it was possible and even probable under the last Treasury minute. That minute was dis advantageous to the revenue and to the consumer, and was advantageous only to the dealer, and, in this in stance, be must say the fraudulent dealer. He trusted that an inquiry would be instituted next year, and that an opportunity would be given of hearing all the parties interested in the question. (Hear.) The Duke of ARGYLL said he rose not for the pur pose of entering into the question of the Treasury mi nute but to observe, in respect to the chemical action of boiling water, that its operation was very different as the substance was finely or grossly disintegrated. It might be, a great convenience and saving of trouble to the poor man to have the coffee and chicory mixed for 150 - 152 150 - 152 •1 - axa , 1103 ; but while Russia held military occu pation of the provinces, it was deemed expedient by the Court of St. Petersburgh that the powers of the Porte should be temporarily suspended. So much for Moldavia. With regard to Wallachia, he had received no information corresponding with that which related to Moldavia ; but by accounts dated the 22d inst., he learned that, although similar steps had not then been taken by the Russian com mander there, it was fully expected that the nospodar of Wallachia would shortly receive th e same direc tions that had been given to the Hospodar of Moldavia. These instructions he had already declared were tanta mount to a usurpation of the powers and functions of the Sultan, who was undoubtedly the sovereign prince of the Principalities ; and the information he had communicated to their lordships therefore required some explanation from Russia. Her Majesty's Government viewed the proceedings of Russia as an act of usurpation of the sovereign rights of the Porte, and a messenger was about to be despatched to Sir Hamilton Seymour, at St. Petersburgh—indeed he would leave London this very evening—conveying the expression of their opinion of this conduct on the part of Russia, and instructing him to demand those explanations from the Emperor which her Majesty's Government felt they were entitled to ask for. He should at the same time add that the Porte had already moved in the matter, and if the Sultan had not done so before now, there could be no doubt whatever but that an energetic protest would, ultimately, be addressed by him to the Emperor on the subject, since it was stated in the despatch of the 17th, that the Hospodar of Moldavia had been ordered to withdraw from the seat of his government, and to hold no communication whatever with the Russian authori ties. After a few words from Lord LYNDHURST which did not reach the gallery the subject dropped. The Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Bill, and the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Bill were reported with amend- 1 -- d par, ld par 21 3 gd fl d Ad P id - 9 3i 4 21 3 1 32 34 ad— w P 471 481 1p 111 . 60 70 71 -8 ? ! P 1d 2t 14 1 6 • 1 P 0' aP 9 10 a g 7i par— P g— a P ••• ... g— i d 22 di 24 -AP 6i 7a 4 5 id par ii -- ii = i d d = 1 ments. The Entails (Scotland) Bill was read a third time and passed ENTRY OF SEAMEN BILL. Earl GRANVILLE, in moving the second reading of the bill, stated that a commission had been appointed by the late Government to inquire into the best mode of obtaining and retaining an efficient body of seamen for the Queen's service, and that this bill was founded upon the report of that commission. The object of the bill was to provide for the enlistment of seamen for a period of ten years, with a gratuity for that increased term of service, amounting to one penny per diem for boys, two pence for able seamen, and a higher amount for petty officers. It was proposed that any one entering the navy under 18 years of age should serve until they were 28, and at or above that age to serve 10 years. The bill contained several other clauses, but he had enume rated the principal provisions. Lord COLCHESTER briefly expressed his approval of the bill, which was then read a second time. PUBLIC LIBRARIES (IR BILL.ELAND AND SCOTLAND) On the motion of Lord KINNAIRD, the house went into committee on this bill. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE was understood to move an amendment excluding Ireland for three months, on the ground that the minor corporations of Ireland were in so corrupt a state that any measure like the pre sent would inevitably be converted into a job in the carrying out. Lord NIONTEAGLE warmly supported the bill, and said that there was no part of the United Kingdom in which the taste for information had more increased of late years than in Ireland. The Earl of WICKLOW had hoped that this bill would have met no opposition in their lordships' house, seeing that although an Irish bill, not one member of the other house had risen to oppose it. He believed it would be attended with the most beneficial results. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE withdrew his amend ment, and the bill passed through committee. STAMP DUTIES (No. 2.) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The Turnpike Acts Continuance and the Highway Rates Bills severally passed through committee. The Resident Magistrates, Ireland ; Turnpike Trusts Arrangements ; Sheep Contagious Diseases Prevention Bills, were severally read a third time and passed. The Sheriffs Court (Scotland) Bill was reported, with amendments, as were also the Elections Bill, and the Burgh Harbours Bill. him. The Earl of WICKLOW thought that there must be some strong reason why the Government submitted to a loss of revenue in permitting chicory, on which there was no duty, to be sold as coffee, on which there was a duty. There might be something in the circumstance that chicory by itself was liable to cake, but whether the fact was so or not ought to be ascertained, and that was an additional reason for inquiry. He thought the Treasury minute was calculated to lead to frauds on the public. The label on the mixture was no guard against fraud in respect to the proportions in the mixture. He hoped either that there would be a return to the Trea sury minute of the last Government, or that the Govern ment would institute an inquiry next year. Lord MONTEAGLE was sorry that the noble lord who introduced the subject had thought fit to make an unwarrantable attack on public servants. (Hear.) Viscount TORRINGTON denied that he had made any attack. He distinctly stated that he did not bring any charge against ally persons. All he said was that there was a feeling out of doors that certain public servants had not done their duty to the public in the matter. Lord MONTEAGLE was glad that he had obtained such a disavowal from the noble lord. He was glad that the noble lord disclaimed the intention of making any charge, though he regretted he did not say that he did not lend it his countenance. He could not agree with the noble lord that chicory was an injurious mixture. He believed it to be perfectly harmless. But that was not the question, for a fraud might be as much committed by the mixing of articles which were entirely safe as articles which were deleterious. For instance, no one could say that the mixing of water, which he believed was perfectly harmless—(a laugh)—with milk, was not a fraud on the consumer. By allowing chicory to be mixed and sold with coffee, they permitted the substitu tion of an article which paid no duty for one which did, to the loss of the revenue. But it was said that the permitting of the mixture increased the consumption of coffee. But the coffee planter did not think so, for they were opposed to the permission. He would recom mend the Government to institute an inquiry, as the only means of doing justice to all parties. Lord REDESDALE said that the growers and sel lers of chicory must have some great and undue in fluence on the Government, because chicory was the only article in favour of which the law which prohibited and punished the mixture and sale of a spurious matter was suspended. He thought there ought to be an inquiry. The subject then dropped. IRISH LAND BILLS. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE wished to know when the Irish land measures, which were of great im portance to the holders of property in Ireland, would be fixed. The Duke of NEWCASTLE said that he would fix the second reading of the Landlord and T enant Bill and the Tenant Compensation Bill for Tuesday next. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE—And the Leasing Powers Bill ? The Duke of NEWCASTLE said he would fix that also for Tuesday. The Earl of WICKLOW wished to know when the Land Improvement Bill which stood for a third reading would be taken. Viscount CANNING thoug ht it would be b e tter to take the second reading of the other bills before proceed ing with the third reading of the Land Improvement Bill. After a few words from the Earls of WICKLOW and DONOUGHMORE, Lord MONTEAGLE thought the better course to pursue would be, to discuss the two bills together, on the night which had seen already named, and leave the third reading of the other bill to stand until the two bills in question had been disposed of in the manner suggested by the noble viscount. After a few words from the Earl of CLINCA.RTY and Lord DONOUGHBIORE, the c onversation dropped. Their lordships then adjourned shortly after 8 o'clock. CHICORY. Lord TORRINGTON, in rising to present a petition from the merchants and planters of Ceylon, complaining of the treasury minute which permitted the mixture of chicory with coffee, said that the pet i t i oner s complained of the great injury done to their trade by the rescind ing of the minute of the late Government, known as the Derby minute, and prayed that if the present minute were not rescinded, the duty on chicory and coffee might be equalised, and thus a fair competition be established in open market. The difference between the minutes of the late and present Government was this. The Derby minute permitted the sale of chicory by grocers, but provided that it should be made up in separate parcels and labelled. The minute of the pre sent Government permitted its being kept loose, and and permitted its mixture with coffee provided it was called a mixture. When the present Government came into power, it was reported that this alteration was about to be made, and he (Lord Torrington) did all in his power to prevent the alteration. The Chancellor of the Exchequer listened to his representations with much courtesy, but evidently had made his mind up on ex - par t e statements. He thought, then, that he was not overstepping his duty in appealing to the a t the head of the Government to give their noble earl lordships some information as to what was the state of the law with regard to chicory. People all over England were unable to get pure coffee, and he wished to learn from the Government whether it was their intention to carry out their own minute vigorously and effectually, and also whether, at some future day, perhaps in the next session of Parliament, they would grant a committee of inquiry. . The Earl of ABERDEEN—I should be happy to see an end of the great chicor y question—(laughter)—which has occupied the attention of Parliament for so long, and upon which there has been a great difference of opi nion. I must say that the noble lord in the statement which he has made has been guilty of very great inac curacy in many respects. My lords, in the first place, the alteration made by the Treasury minute to which he has referred was rendered necessary by the inconvenience, the hardship, and the difficulties to which the common people of this country were exposed by the sale of coffee as directed by the minute of the late Government. The noble lord says—this is the first time that I have heard such an assertion —that chicory is an injurious substance. Why, my lords, half the coffee in Europe is chicory— (laughter)—especially in the South of France. I will venture to say that in the South of France the quantity of chicory that is used is twice as great as the quantity of coffee. At all events, it is certainly anything but a deleterious substitute ; and it is preferred, rightly pre ferred, by the mass of coffee-drinkers. Your ,lurdships probably prefer pure co ffee—(laughter)—but the great mass of consumers prefer the mixture. Now, how can you enable dealers to mix the two substances ? Not as was attempted by the minute of the late Go vernment, which made separate packets necessary. Coffee when ground remained as a sort of powder, while chicory became in the packet a sort of solid cake ; and as it was impossible for parties to mix them themselves, it became necessary that they should be ground in order that the mixture might exist. Another reason was the expense. If a poor man came for an ounce of coffee and an ounce of chicory, the making a packet of each added greatly to the expense, trouble, and difficulty of ROUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY CHARITABLE TRUSTS BlLL th . e su . b je_cot furnishing him with what he required ; and therefore the great mass of the common people infiitely preferred Lord J. RUSSELL, in moving that the h p o e u n s . e ed do e a n. having the mixture made for them. Then noble lord says into committee upon this bill, said that the matter hash een neglected. The regulation un- of Charitable Trusts had for a long der which chicory ipermitted to be sold is, that a label gaged the attention of Parliament. In 1816 Lord shall be distinctly placed on the packet stating that it is Brougham brought it promibefore nently Parlia a mixture of c offee and chicory. He pretends to doubt ment, and from that year up till now, he thought that the penalty is incurred if coffee is sold without the usual time had elapsed before which questions of that label. No such doubt can possibly exist. If the great public interest like the present NlVnerleB4g3enaermaellay label be not distinctly affixed the seller is undoubtedly brought to a satisfactory conclusion liable to the penalty. But the noble lord has gone fur- sure was brought in by Sir Frederick Pollock, and other ther ;he has, I must say, in the most unwarrantable bills had been repeatedly introduced since then—one by manner, insinuated that officers of the highest respects- the Government over which he presided, and another bility have neglected their duty and been guilty of a sort by Sir FpreesdeenritckseTsshioensigtehre, Gthoevel.rantemA.entttoargnaeiyn-Gtoeonkernalp. Hear, hear.) To show how In the r of complicity in fraud. ( truly the existing minute has been carried . out, I will the subject, and they introduced into the other house of read to your lordships a . return of the prosecutions under Parliament the bill which was now before the house. that very provision which the noble lord contends is of It was referred to a selec t committee of their lordships , " There are upwards of 130,000 per- and that committee • reofatthaettepnrtoivoinsiotnosthofe the bill. so little efficacy. sons licensed to deal in coffee in this country, and each and went over the w pa h i Ci l le g a them has been served with a copy of the enclosed Their opinion was that the question of the superintend eneral orders.. The officers of the board have made 2,527 ence and general & d ra i n spec i a l visits for ezamination, buying samples, which have be altogether separated istration of these charities shou ld from political considerations, or SIR JAMES BROOKE. Mr. DRUMMOND asked the noble lord the member for London, whether a copy of the charges against Sir James Brooke, contained in Mr. Hume's letter enclosed by Lord Clarendon to Lord Dalhousie, were communicated to Sir James previous to his leaving this country, or whether her Majesty's Ministers took leave of Sir James Brooke pre vious to his return to Borneo without letting him know those charges under which they had at that time resolved to arraign him ? The house would remember when the hon. member for Montrose brought forward charges against Sir J. Brooke, Lord Palmerston declared them to be utterly unfounded, and yet he saw by the papers of the ho that the Government h ad ado p ted certai n charges contained use in a letter of Mr. Hume, and sent b y Lord Clarendonto Lord D alhousie, with a specification of the points on w hi c h i nq uiry s hould with a Lord J. RUSSELL replied, that the Government had not adopted any charges against Sir J. Brooke ; but the hon. member for Montrose wrote a l e tt er to Lord Malmes bury, containing many charges against him, and when h e at t (Lord J. Russell) was requesting him to give onteign-officeh such ere answersl ferrec:the ll letter to Sir J. Brooke, as he thought fit. h elieved that the charges sent out t o Lord Dalhousie were e c charges, if not the same in w or d s , th e same in substan ce as those su r b o mi s t e te a d to to L S o i r r d J. Dalhousie, o o k Brooke, With respect to th e the nature o f it was whether proposed was desirable for the public interest that Si r J. being in a forei gn coun t ry, should hold at the same time a Rajah a variety of public offices, and have a number of functions to discharge. This inquiry would give an opportunity for investigating any charges which might be made against Sir J. Brooke, and which Sir J. Brooke h a d ex p resse d hi s d es i re o f no t shrinking from. Mr. HUME, in reference to the allegation that he had brought charges against Sir J. Brooke, said that all he had done was to refer to a publi c dispatch mentioning the mas sacre of a great number of people, and to demand inquiry. The hon. member then proceeded to inquire why the vin dication of the registrar of the Courtof Singapore, who had been attacked in some correspondence of Sir J. Brooke, and called a blackguard, scoundrel, and everything that was bad, had by the Speaker's directions, not been circu lated, it having been laid on the table according to an order of the house. The SPEAKER said, he had a simple answer to give. His attention was called to the document, and he found it to be a libel from beginning to end. (Hear.) Mr. HUME said, that what he complained of was that the charge should be made public, and not the answer. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. Lord D. STUART--I wish to put a question to the i noble lord the member for London, on a subject not only interesting to this country, but to Europe at large. A notice time relating to the Eastern question has been for i some the name standing upon the business paper of the house nd) of the hon. member for Aylesbury (Mr. Layar which notice was originally placed upon the paper in my name. The hon. member for Aylesbury has more than once shown to bring this important subject befo re the hous e , a de sirebut a s waived his intention in conse que nce of the expressed wish of th e Government, who thought it would be incon venient to the public service that the question should be debated in Parliament at that particular time. Since then own() time has elapsed and negotiations hPO gone on, and, the interests of any particular party, and that they con- it is understood, are still going on, between this country sidered that the bill would attain that object. They and all the Courts of Europe with relation to the differ suggested that the commissioners who were to be named ences which have arisen between the Courts of St. Peters. by the Crown, and were to have the general admi- burgh and Constantinople. Now, Ido not wish to Asir nistration of charities,• should hold office during my noble friend to fix at present a day when the subject good behaviour, and it appeared to him that yea,e be discussed, — but what I wish to know is, whether he the great object which they all had in view w ill before the prorogation of Parliament, which cannot might be accomplished in that manner. There were rn- now be very long delayed , appoint a day when my hon. some alterations which he intended to propose in co may make his motion, mittee. Though there were t hree commissi oners , with f r iend the member for Aylesbury salaries, named in the bill, it was very probable that and when the question may be discussed, or when at least after a time the whole number of three would not be the Government may be prepared to make a statement, required • and therefore he proposed to add a clause at explaining to the house and to the country the prese nt the end of ' the bill, which would enable the Government , state of our relatio ns with reference to the different powers after a certain time, to allow one of the appointments to of Europe cease and determine. According to the bill as it now Lord J. RUSSELL—Upon the last occasion when this stood, one of the commissioners would not be required important subject was mentioned the house concurredwitihs to possess legal qualifications. He was sorry to find her Majesty's Government in opinion that it was not d e . that Roman Catholic charities could not be placed under the bill without so me s p ecial provision, as it was likely sirable to have a discussion on it in the present state of that its operation m i g ht affect their existence. Though the negotiations. lam quite ready, however, to give to many of them we re ver y useful charities, and such as he my noble friend and to the house all the information was sure the house would wish to continue, yet unless which it is at present in my power to afford. (Hear.) great care was taken they might be entirely overthrown w ant the Ambassador of the Emperor of Russia left Con and destroyed by the bill. He would therefore propose stuople, it appeared to her Majesty's Government that that these charities should be omitted ; but he did not it was desirable that there should be a conference of all the great powers of Europe, in order to endeavour to arrive at mean that they should be permanently omittecl because he believed that the Roman Catholics wou ld terms which might put au amicable termination to the derive great benefit by having a superintending body differences between Russia and the Sublime Porte. It was the opinion of Austria that it was not desirable to have o ver their charities like that which was established by a the bill ; but in order to include them, a separate bill any such conference while the matter remained in a state of diplomatic relations ; that it would not be desir and separate prov isions, which would give rise to a great deal of discussion, would be required. The house then went into committee upon the bill. able to have such conference, unless the Emperor of Ressia, by invading the principalities, should, for a On clause 10. Sir R. H. INGLIS mo ved the following amendment: time at least, put an end to the status q uo of Eu ro p e W —" Provided always , that nothing herein contained that event occurred , the Government of the Em shall extend or be constr ued to a p ply to any charity peror of Austria, in conformity with its previous declare , during the life of the founder or donor thereof.' tion, expressed its willingness to hold a conference ; and at The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to the Vienna summoned the representatives of the other great amendment, and observed that what the hon. gentle ewers of Europe to attend, for the purpose of conferring man required could be easily accomplished by the founder P or donor introducing a special clause int o his deed. upon the affairs of Russia and Turke y . The Minister Sir F. THESIGER also opposed the am endment, of Russia did not attend, but the Ministers of England, believing that, if introduced into the bill, it wo uld give France,w and Prussia attended that co nference. Certain ere then agreed on, which , in the o p inion of rise to considerable litigation. terms After a short discussion, the amendment was with- the representatives of. the four great powers, might drawn, and the clause agreed to. be accepted with honour by the two Governments of Tur. On clauses 11 and 12 amendments were proposed by key and Russia. These terms have been assented to by Captain SCOBELL ; but not meeting the approval of the the Governments of England and France, and, according lawyers on either side of the house, they were subse to our belief, have been transmitted from Vienna to St. quently withdrawn. The clauses were then agreed to, as were also , with Petersburgh and to Constantinople. In this state of af. fairs, I think the house will feel as strongly, if not more more or less discussion, the clauses up to clause 42. Clause 43 was withdrawn. s t ro ngly than before, that it was quite impossibl e for me On clause 44, either to say that it is desirable to have a diussionscussion on As Mr. MIALL moved its omission on the ground that th ese affairs now, or to fix a day for any disc. it gave no new power or r i g ht ! t o any one , an d was, the time for the prorogation of Parliament approaches, her therefore, unnecessary. Mr. HADFIELD seconded the motion on the further Majesty's Government will be ready to give every infor ground that this clause made distinctions between dif -r matron, consistent with their duty, .with rest to her th m em al ferent sects and denominations, and he thought the time Mr. DISRAELI—I wish to inquire w hether had arrived when all such distinctions sh ou ld b e re _ jesty's Ministers are induced to believe that there iis . any pounced. particular time when answers will be returned by the Go. Lord J. RUSSELL denied that the principle which vernments of Russia and Constantinople to the terms pro. the hon. gentleman had enunciated would be furthered by posed ? the omission of the clause in question, and opposed the Lord J. RUSSELL—I should not like to be responsible motion. . On a division the numbe rs were for naming any particular time. Ido not know how many days may be required for the consideration of the terms For the omission of the- clause 39 submitted to the two Governments. I should think the Against it 7l proposition most probably left Vienna on Sunday last, and therefore th e r i g ht h on . gen tl ema n will be able to cal cu- Majority —3'2 The clause was then agreed to , a s were also the suc- late for hims e lf th e probable lapse of time before ans wers will be returned. ceeding ones up to clause 51. Mr. T DhleSrite was AEI,I, after a short interval, rose again and On clause 52 there arose a dis cussion, which chiefly said— There turned upon the powers proposed to be g ranted to the noble member foar phrase n the noble lord's answer to the commissioners under this bill , with regar d to makin g obscure on this side of Ihe houesew.hich The appeared somew hat commissioners lord said t hat t new schemes for the application of charities. a proposition agreed on at the con f erence in Vienna had Mr. HENLEY moved the omission of words in the received the approbation of the Governments of France clause granting the above powers, which the right hon. and England. I inferred at the time that that proposition gentleman contended were far more extensive than those had, of course, also received the approbation of the Go now vested in the Court of Chancery, or any tribunal vernments of Austria and Prussia; but some apprehen. other than Parliament itself. sion appears to exist on this point , which it would be de - The ATTORNEY-GENERA L opposed the amend- sirable for the noble lord to remove. Lord J. RUSSELL—The proposition was, i fact , an ment, and thought that the r i g ht hon. g entleman had Austrian proposition, though it c am e origi n ally sa from the misapprehended the scope and object of the clause. Government of France, and no doubt the Govern.ment of Sir F. THESIGER was decidedly in favour of the Prussia likewise assented to it. amendment, and averse to entrusting any board of corn- DISTRICT LETTER-CARRIERS. missioners with such extravagant and unprecedented Mr. T. DUNCOMBE referred to his motion the m ladter-car. e some powers. time ago on the subject of the payment et The SOLICITOR -GENERAL asserted the power o f riers, when the Government promised that the matter conversion was already exorcised , though in an irregular should have their attention, and the motionwas withdrawn. Since then no change had been made in the c ondition of manner, Chancery. , through the instru mentalit y of the Court of ' these men • he therefore wished to know what steps had had been taken by the Postmaster-General to improve the After a few further remarks from Mr. HEYWARD and condition of the district letter-carriers of the metropolis; Mr. NEWDEGATE, Lord J. RUSSELL explained that the object of the also, when the long-promised amalgamation of the depart ments of district and inland letter carriers would take clause was one the house w ould a pp rove of. It was this, place , the duties of which were becoming daily more closely where the commissioners found that a charity was being combined. distributed in a manner which did no good, the whole Mr. WILSON said that with respect to the superinnua. ease should be brought before Parliament with a view to tion allowance on the sth of July last, the Treasury Benc e better disposition of the funds. ' tioned. a proposal made by the Postmaster-General to raise The amendment was negatived without a division, and the rate of the retiring allowance of the district letter-car the clause was agreed to, as were also the succeeding riers to the ordinary rate of superannuation under the clauses up to 59 inclusive. Superannuation Act, subject to some slight reduction in consequence of the district carriers not have paid the re- On clause 60, quired proportion of their salaries to the superannuation Lord J. RUSSELL said he proposed to insert here fund. With regard to the amalgamation of the two classes the exemption in favour of the Roman Catholic charities of letter-carriers, that was a subject which involved other to which he had already referred. His own opinion was changes which were still under connsideration. that this bill ought to apply to Roman charities ; but, CRIMINAL CODE OF MALTA. before it could be made to do so there must be an alte- Mr. KINNAIRD inquired of the Under Secretary of ration in the law relating to superstitious uses in order State for the Colonies, whether there was any objection to that the Roman Catholic religion and worship might be lay on the table oft the honse so much of the Criminal Code legalised, so far as charities were concerned. It was too of Malta, transmited to and lying at the efore her Majesty for approval , as Colonialffice to the n late this session to bring in such a measure, and, there- be laid b relat e d -o to t *shment to be inflicted for offences against the respec fore, with the view to legislat ion on this sub j ect next P, sue to relig ion? • session, he proposed to insert words in this clause, to Mr. F. EEL could not enter into any engagement upon exempt Roman Catholic charities from the operation of the subject at present. this bill. Mr. KINNAIRD hoped the Government would give him Mr. HADFIELD protested that many charities in an opportunity of bringing the question before the house this country had no reference to sect or religion, and before the cIoseHA C KNEY CARRIAGES. of the session. instead of their being c alled u p on to make exemption.; in favour of any one class of religionists, the committee On the motion of Colonel Srurpour, _2:etur ,r ns . "ere o_r ought to be considering a law which should place all dered of the number of public carriages, disti . n o h "ii a charities on the same footing, so far as the law was con- names or designation of each public carriage, whether omnibus or cab, whether drawn by one, two, or more c erned. At present, the M ortmain Law was so couipli- hoes, and that have taken out licenses for the conveyance rated and uncertain, that it was almost impossible to of p a ssengers within the metropolis or wit hin the bills of prepare a charitable trust deed so as to come within the mortality ; the number of any such description of car requirements of the law, and he thought these legal riages belonging to each separate proprietor ; the sum difficulties ought to be immediately removed. paid for eaclicarria , ge, and total amount of the sums paid Mr. HENLEY put it to the noble lord whether it to or received by the Excise-office in each year, for the would not be better to reserve this amendment for dis- lacelienses thereof, during the last three years, up to the cussion in the bringing up the report. t period to which such return can be made. And of Lord J. RUSSELL had no objection to this course, the number of complaints and of summonses that have and the amendment was withdrawn, notice being given been made by persons or parties in any way connected that it would be renewed in the report in the shape of a with the employment, .engagement, or use of car riagesbpirelficreer-er or employed, clause. ity or b y conveyances Nvh m made' wi. t h w i e t t h h e e r m e e m i i - p o p l e o y l The remaining clauses of the bill were then agreed to. the convictions and description of penalties inflicted there- On the question that the preamble be agreed to, upon, whether imprisonment or amount of fines paid in Sir F. THESIGER congratu lated the Government lieu thereof, and and amount of each fine within the last upon there being now a prospect of passing a Charitable three years (the return to be made up to the latest period. Trust Bill after a3O years' agitation of the subject. that such return can be rendered). The preamble was then agreed to, and the house THE DUBLIN HOSPITALS. resumed. On the motion that the Speaker leave the chair for the The Chairman reported progre ss, and the report was house to go into committee of supply, ordered to be received on Thursday. . Mr. GROGAN intimated that as his object in giving NAVAL COAST VOLUNTEERS BILL. no tice of a motion for a select comm ittee to be a pp ointed to inquire into and report upon the expediency of the This bill as amended was considered, and ordered to grants made from the public funds to the hospitals in the be read a third time to-morrow. city of Dublin, and how far the circumstances of these in- The house rose at four o'clock. s titutions, and their utility as a medical school, required The house resumed at six o'clock. the continuance of such grants, could not be effectually Mr. VILLIERS brought up the report of the Public- carried out at this late period of the session, he would des houses Committee, which was ordered to lie on the table. fer it till next year. DISPATCHES FROM INDIA. Mr. WISE asked the President of the Board of Control, THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. whether he had any objection to lay upon the table of the Mr. HUME called attention to the memorial pr esented house a copy or extracts of the dispatch from the Geyer- from the Royal Geographical Society on 13th .May, for nor-General of India upon which was founded the 29th rooms for the purpose of their institution. There was . clause in the Government of India Bill, enabling the East scarcel y any knowledge which m i r i e e u e setu t l t i e n collecting e and dissemi b in the possession of India Company, with the approval of the Board of Com missioners, to increase the European forces in their service every a* Englishman than the Royal G e orapl w u e e r a e l Society. snxieus They had 14,000 or 1 5 , 000 maps, an d they in India from 12,200 to 20,000 men ' as well as authorising the said company to enlist and hays, in pay in Great Bri- that some adequate place should be provided where the public m ight have access to them. At present the expenses taro 4,000 non-commissioned officers and men, instead of the present limit of 2,000 men? of the s o ciety were borne entirely by private subscriptions Sir C. WOOD said, it would not be convenient to lay which were not sufficient to enable them to provide such the whole dispatch on the table, but he had no objection a ccommodation themselves; and what they asked was that a partments should be allowed them by the Govern toens."riigTh t o h n s t v h e e re bu sgrgd s r i ya n ap e rishi s te s eeoca o fs f le t t h o e th aoc e m ie a t p y : an an d a give extracts though they would merely conta in an ex the pression of the G overno r-General's opinion in favour o f the where w th h e e r p e ! T u b l to i e proposition. possessed,taonrt t a h n a d t v a a h lua au bl i e m g a e l o trieoprmuhauteiomn money should be made to enable them to provide suitable accom modation for that purpose themselves. He made no. motion, but wished to urge the claim of the society o n the. favour able consideration of the Gove rnmen t . noble strongest friend sympathyat thei head m th e o f e t h h j th Tl t i s The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied. with the society, h e ad ty: taken the request contained in their memorial into his the Governm e nt o v f ern th m e e consideration, but he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was not in a condition at present to say what measures might be adopted. There were many circumstances which made it difficult in the present session to make the pro vision required, but he begged to be allowed to take that opportunity of acknowledging publicly the merits of the society, and the claims it had upon the consideration of the Government for such aid as could be reasonably given to assist it in carrying on its operations. (Hear, hear.) ELECTION PETITION COMPROMISES. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE rose, in pursuance of his notice, to call the attention of - the house to the p resent defective stltes of the law for the trial of controverted election petiteon founded upon the port of the committee appointed .t reti inquire into the with drawal of the Norwich election ti onpro. tion. The house would recollect that the pe h at the sented against one of the members for Nor Tom agent, last election was withdrawn by Mr. Brown, theiTooury se to in and that a committee was appointed by the bs t result of quire into the circumstances. He thoughtrty in Norwich that inquiry went to show that the Toryrtpast the Carlton. had been very ill-used by the Tory Pa Y - ,,,t d o wn to Norwich It appeared that Colonel Dixon we t b e paid his share of and coalesced with Lord Douro, Oa d vvith the noble lord. the expenses, and fought and fail the conservatives of Nor , Colonel Dixon undertook to see u the meanwhile succeeded, with righted. Lord Douro ha lt , _mee under the present to an illustrious title and seal- he Horse. No such good for. Government as Master o f t h osllant colonel, who was not tune however awaited . , : 1 laugh)—and r r t ein w aiting-0 , he even appointed an the u e re turn r of the liberal member. Afoul petitioned against Tca, ap pointed to try the petition, Mr. n ,tho the committee Brown, l va tive agent, withdrew the petition by an arrangemen t s i e l i nder which no less than seven seats weree It was to the last paragraph of the report com promised. ) ft h e co mmittee appointed . into' ( thi by the house to inquire stransaction to which he desired to call attention—that wherein they referre.t to the facilities which at present existed under the Bth section of the act of 1848 .for °lige, eating election petitions, and pairing them off one against another, and suggesting some alteration in the law to pree vent the continuance of a system which the committees stated caused treat injustice and expense to innocent pare ties. The only effectual cure for this system was he thought to provide that no election petition, when once presented. should be withdrawn, at all events unless another petitions were presented, explaining the reasons of such withdrawal.' and signed by the parties who were the parties to then original petition, and in that case the petition to be allowed,' to withdraw should be referred to the officer of the houses to examine into the motives and grounds of the with.; drawal, who should report to the house. H e also su g' s gested that the money for the recognisances to the amounts of 1,0001. should be lodged in the Bank of England, which would afford some security that the petition was bone an d would avoid the tediou s le g al examination* which now took place before the examiner of reoognii 100 Buckg,hainsli all I Clydesdale Jc. 100 IE. Lincoln. g'• 6 p. con I - , all Glstr.B.-,Dn.Fr all Artlpl. Dlc. & Railway all Hull & Selby. all Do. 4 Shares. all Do. I Shares. all Lon.&Greenwl all Do.Preferenee WO Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... 100 Do. 6 per et— all Manch.l3xton. and Matlock nil Nliddlesbro' & - Rcdcar . ..... ! ' all lAidld.Bradfd. all Northern and Eastern sp.e. all !Do. 6 per et.., all Do. Fixed sp. c all Prest. & Wyre L 2.. ( 1 11. 1 , Do. ~!, SharosdDo ; St. ilOO I lloystn. & H it. Gt.Northu St. !100 I Do.Shepth.St.Ro 25 \ 18i l Shec. Roth. 8.i.! Lttneash. dz., Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh i 12 9415. Statiordsh.. iMrlSlCleanl 50 all-IWearVar eygriStockt. 41.1 1 6 per cent ...1 Darling .1 25 1 all Do Do St. 1100 ;Do Gt.Westn. MINES. all Agua Fria a ll Anglo Austrin. Gold all Anglo Californian 2 Australasian 5 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) all British Austria. Gold 13.5 British Iron . 201BrazilianInap.(issued at £5 pin all Do. Cocaos & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey' Carson's Creek all ,CobreCopper 1 Colonial 15 Copiapo a ll Copper MM. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 7A p. cent, all English and Austrin Copper Smeltg. Co all General all Great Nugget Vein all Do. Registered. all Great Polgooth all Lake Bathurst all Liberty allLinares all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co. all Mariquita ............ 9 Mexican&S.Americn . all New Granada......... all Nou'reau Monde 5 Nova Scotia Mining and Copper Smeltg 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 10i Santiago de Cuba all South Australian 7 Tin Croft all United Mexican all Waller all West Granada all West Dlariposa all Yuba tos 2 1i 10 3 / 4 11. --:----,------....___ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all A us t ra lasia ............ 81 82 81 50 all ( B r iti s h N. American ... •• • 20 I 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 1 ljp 321 100 25 Colonial ... .. . ..... . . .. ••• x d 100 20 Commercial of Load. •• • •• • 20 10 English Scottish and A us tralian ... . . .... . R - a p 10a i 20 15 , Lond. Chart. .13 . k. of Austra li a 2l 3 p 17a a 50 20 London and County ... •• • 50 10 London Joi nt Stock ... •• • 100 20 Loud. & W e stminster .., ••• 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 22A National of Ireland _ •., 25 all ,Oriental Bank of I i C or poration. ......... 1 48 491 25 5 'Do. New — ... 100 25 !Provincial of I reland ... _ 10 all 'Do. New — ••• 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co .i, dis— par 25 all (South Australia 4l —46 x d 25 all 11Jui6n of Australia 73.!, —74ld 7W a d a ... 20:1o. New 8 si Ba 2 50 10 (Union of London__ ._ ~. a d 40 all ;Union of ladrid ... • • I MISCELLANEOUS. 5 5 00 35 20 8 10 6 50 38A 5 1 Aubin Coal and Iron Australian Agricult. Australsu.Pcific.Mail Australn. Royal Mail Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co Canada Company 'Crystal Palace !Crystal Pal, of France Eastern Steam Electric Tel. of Irel Gen. Steam Navigat 'General Screw Steam !Irish Beetroot Sugar M ag dalena St. Navig. 'Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land N. B. Australasian Nrth.of Europe Steam !!.'eel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular & Oriental 32 - 34 •• • 10 32 5 5 4 2 :0 1 1 1 L 5 14 ;0 14 0 4 1 all j) 3 I 1 all !03 5 all 64 -- '67 k) all O 25 2 all )0 60 all 1 n 25 30 1 a2lBl Do. do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest Do. New Scrip 'S ou th Austral. Land (S u bmarine Tele g raph IVan Diemen's Land .•• --likxd - 4 P ••• ••• §d - P 8 - P. i t = ly•pl - 21131 - ii.:l i . . 4 71 ii MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat in to-day's market was very limited ; yet, owing to the large influx of wheat and flour from abroad, the demand for all kinds was in a sluggish state, at barely Monday's prices. Upwards of 17,000 quarters of wheat having arrived from abroad, the supply of that grain was on the increase. Most descriptions met a dull inquiry, but we have no actual c h a nge to notice in value. Floating cargoes were steady. Barley moved off slowly, on former terms. The m alt trade was steady, at late rates. Oats moved off freely, on former terms. Beans, peas, and flour were less active, at last week's prices. Wheat. 8,0 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Barley. l Malt. Oats. Flour i 1,850 1,410 1,340 360 3,490 17,030 1,520 13,750 English .. Irish .• • • Foreign .. 1,110 sks 4,130 brl WHITECHAPEL. The general demand ruled heavy at this market to-day, at our quotations. Beef, 2s 14d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; pork, 320 d to 4s 2d pe 81bs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. The sale for all kind s of ho p s is very i na ctive, at lasi week's prices. Duty, 140,000/. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DA LONDON, Aug. 3.—Wind this day at Noon, E. ; light airs and fine, though cloudy at times. - COWES, Aug. 2.—Wind, W. Arrived—Laverinto, Ha• vannah. DEAL, Aug. 2.—Wind, S.S.E. The Royale Supreme, of St. Valery, was abandoned in the North Sea, and soon • afterwards sunk ; crew saved by the brig Alert, Robinson, from Middlesborough, for Kingsdown, and landed here. Aug. 3 (9.29 a.m.) Wind, S.E. ; fine and clear. Passed —Royalist, from London, for St. John's. OFF BONCHURCH (Isle of Wight), Aug. 2.—Nelson, Philadelphia , . F AL MOUTH, Aug. 2.—Wind N.W. Arrived — Arb al, , Mauritius. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 2.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Pizarro, Havannah. Sailed—Melpomene, Port Philip ; Hope, Coast of Africa ; Rose, Quebec ; Queen Victoria, do. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 3 (10.30 a.m.)—Wind, W.N.W., mo derate, and fine. Arrived—Pacific (s), New York ; Triton, Surinam ; Hermann Theodore, New York ; Swallow, Newfoundland ; Olivia, St. John's, N.B. ; Eliza Rae, Dantzic ; James Watt, Bombay Caroline, Bayonne ; Joven ustitia, Santander • Crescent, Port -Benjamin (s), Havre ; Hortense, Antwerp. Off Adams (ship). NEWPORT.—Arrived —Recovery, Quebec ; Breadalbane, do. ; Major Wolf, London, for St. Thomas ; Bellona, Gloucester, for Quebec ; River's Pride, do., for do. ; Ho rizon, London, for New Orleans. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. I . —Wind, W. ; moderate and fine. Arrived—Canada, Quebec, for Cork ; Exile, from Barba does. Sailed—Colchester! for Gloucester. YARMOUTH, N.S., July 7.—The wreck of a vessel of about 90 or 100 tons, is on shore on Big Mud Island, dismasted and stripped. The name has been disfigu red with tar, but the word " Mary" is distinguishable. The hull is very little injured. x in ComET. Captain J. H. Baillie, of the Queen of Eng land, arrived from Port Philip, reports that on the even ing of Friday, 29th April last, in lat. 57 S., long. 101 W., saw a comet in a straight line from Procyon, through Orion's belt, and about 35 degrees from the latter. The nucleus equal to a star of second magnitude, and tail about 5 degrees long, pointing to E.N.E. Next evening, it had moved in aN.N.E. direction, and was then, about 8 S. of Rigel, a star of (say) fourth magni tude showing through the tail. May 1, evidently tra velling to N.E. being now 6 E.S.E. of Rigel, but less clearly defined. May 2, 10 E.N.E. of Rigel, nucleus now equal in lustre to a star of fourth magnitude. May 3, ship in lat. 57 S., long. 60 W. It was one-third of distance from Sirius, in a direct line to Rigel. May 4, in same line, about 4tlegrees from Sirius, and very in- I distinct, and not seen afterwards, ~___ _ ~ . . 67 1 6i 22i 19i 201 5 3,', 122 i 84 89 761. i i 103 1141 i ad 1 30 20 70i 1 70. E 51 50/ 714 701 I 160 20 10i -- 171 -- 141 -- par -- 26 - 112 - 191 103 - •-• i PI la ld 14 - 4 1 1 -__ 1i - FOREIGN. 1 1 3 5 47 1 p 21 4 p 6 ; 2p id par i id 7 7i 4 4. 14 1A 11 -- 14. ..:al 14 - 2i pi 9. 74 - 8 344 -- 16 - 451 - 4,3 i - 36 - 4 - 1 - 8i - 341 34 14 9. 17 p 26! 44i I 37 136 20 ; 8, 5 - 6 - 4 - 4 3 =24 w 69 59 8 1031 2ip , 10 18 i P 14- -