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direct legislative enactment. He trusted therefore that the be most happy to listen to it ; but if not he hoped he house would pause before it gave its assent to the introduc- would allow him to proceed with his motion. (Hear.) tion of the proposed measure. Mr. DISRAELI believed he was strictly in order, in Lord PALMERSTON said he did not mean to offer the rising to move that the house do now adjourn. (Oh, oh ! and J . no !) slightest opposition to the introduction of the measure Sir J. SHELLEY rose amid groans and hootings from which the hon. member for Oldham proposed to lay before the Opposition. He rose to order. The hon. member for the house ; but at the same time he should reserve to him- Reading was in possession of the house, and he asked if it self the privilege of taking that course which he might was competent in that case for the right hon. gentleman to deem most advis a bl e upon th e secon d re a ding of the bill. move the adjournment? (Hear , hear.) The SPEAKER said, h e h a d ca, lled upon the hon. mem- He (Lord Palm ers t on ) had intended to bring in a measure ber for Reading, and h e su p pose d when the right hon. gen for the purpose of limiting the hours of the employment of tleman rose that it was his intention to put to him a ques children in our manufactures, and in that measure he had tion on the subject of his motion. Proposed to insert a provision to the effect that children Mr. DISRAELI would not repeat his motion for an ad journment ; but he would ask the hon. member for Rellsl- should not be employed in our factories at an earlier hour than six in the morning or at a later hour than six i n th e ing. whether he th oug ht it f a i r t o b r i ng forwarda m o tion evening. At the present moment children might be engaged suc h a s that on the p a p er a t an h o ur w hen i t wo u l d be than at half-past five in morning and kept at work until half-past impossible for the house to listen to any th ing more six or even seven in the evening. Those children had to the charge ? (Hear, hear.) walk in many instances three or four miles from their Mr. H. KEATING should be very sorry to have the homes to the places ,at which they were empl o y e d, an d h a d appearance of doing anything unfair, especially with re to accomplish that journey alone in d ar k an d inc l ement ference to a motion of no inary importance. At the same time, the right hon. gentleman must recollect that winter weather. It was not, th ere f ore , a ma tt er o f sur- prise that in the case of those children the mortality which he was a private member of the house, and could not com was said to prevail should b e cons id era bl e i n i ts extent. mend his own time as to bringing forward the motion. It would be no doubt a ma tt er o f cons id era b le delicacy to He should be extremely sorry to press the motion under interfere by legislative enactment with the employment of 1 such circumstances as would prevent an answer being those persons who, being of age were supposed to be able heard from the other side of the house ; but, if he put off to determine for them se l ves , an d w h o ought to be consi- he motion, he did not know when h ring it on again. (Hear, hear.) Unless a day was giv en e would be ab l e to dered as free agents, an d th ere f ore as at liberty to work as ' long as they pleas e d. Hi s own op i nion was, that the mill- him by the Government he must proceed with his motion owners were not pursuing their real interests in dealing now. (" Go on.") with those whom th e y emp l oye d as if they were mere ma- Mr. DISR A ELI suggested that the hon. gentleman should appeal to the noble lord the leader of the Govern chines, and as if the longer they could work them the we nt in that house for a day. (Cries of "Go on !") greater would b e th e i r own profits. He believed thos . e Sir J. PAKINGTON hoped th e noble lord would re employers would ac t muc h more wisely if they were to lease the hon. gentleman from his difficulty. As a mem proceed upon the principle that their workmen were moral ber of the late Government he wished to say that he did and intelligent agents, and were to consider that, unless not shrink from this discussion, and that he would be pre those workmen obtained that moderate degree of leisure p ared to meet any charge that could be brought forward. essential to their well-being, they would be unable to get r" Order, order !") through the same amount of work which, under a better Lord J. RUSSELL could only say that the Government system, they would have no difficulty in executing. It business was of such pressing importance, that it would might be said th a t t o li m i t the num b er o f h ours f or labour bei mpossible for him to assign a day in the meantime. in the case of c hild ren would indirect l y t en d t o li m it th ose 1 (Cries of " Go on !" hours in the case o f persons w h o were a d vance d i n age . • • Mr. H. KEATING then Such might b e th e result of the procee di ng ; b u t h e cou ld proceeded with his motion, by no means look upon the probability of such a result which was as follows :—" That, referring to the report of t question aking pl in the as oo d season f o r r efusing to ma n ner which he had indicated . l dea with He had the the Select Committee on D oc k yar d Promotions, and the no objection to o ff er to the introduction of the bill of the evidence upon which it i s f oun d ed, this house is of opinion hon. gentl eman ; b u t he had to state that it was hi s i n t en - that during the ad m i n i s t ra ti on of the late Board of Admi tion to introduce a measure for the limited purpose he had ralty the patronage of dockyard promotions and the influ mentioned. (Hear, hear.) ence of the Admiralty were used and exercised for political manner Lord JOHN MANNERS thought that Lord Palmer- purposes to an extent and in a calculated to reflect condemned the Compro the Government, and ston's plan would not g mise Act, a o far enougsseh, rted the right and he energsetof theically discredit upon th a t department o f to impair the efficiency of the service." He begged to as operatives to their charter, the Ten Hours Bill, and de nounced the fraudulent conduct of the millowners, pursued sure the house that he had given notice of this motion for the sake of sordid pecuniary gain. He demanded that under a very deep conviction that the report recently laid on the table on the subject of dockyard promotions ren the penalties for breach of the act should be made far larger and more effectual. He warmly supported the bill. Sir G. GREY expressed gratification at the results of d ere d an expression of the opinion of the house on the the acts he had assisted in passing, and he remarked upon important facts stated in that report absolutely necessary. the exaggerations in Lord J. Manners' speech, and charged (Hear.) When the hon. baronet (Sir B, Hall) brought this him with stating exceptional instances as the rule in manu- subject origi nally before the hous e , h e s t a t e d i n a c l ear lecturing districts. He defended the Compromise Act, an d able speech that an alteration of an important kind which, he showed from Mr. Horner's report, had mainly had conduced to the present favourable con diti on o f t h e opera- b een made by the late Board of Admiralty in an unu tives, and he stated that nineteen-twentieths of the menu- anal, if not irregular, way, with reference to the cancella facturers faithfully conformed to that act. He regretted tion of a circular issued by their predecessors which regu that Lord Palmerston had not given a more decided nega- lated promotion in the dockyards, and he also stated he tive to the principle of the proposed measure. had reason to believe that this proceeding was adopted Mr. I. BUTT said that practices were going on in many with a view to th e com i ng e l ec ti ons , an d f or poli mills directly in violation of the la w . Y oung women were tiea 1 purposes. After c ons id era bl e di scuss i on th e mo ti on concealed in hiding-places to evad e th e i nspectors ; and as of the hon. baronet was agreed to, and a committee ap these practices were resorted to, the question necessarily pointed. That committee was extremely well qualified raised was, whether the law was to be enforced or not ? for the task assigned to it, chosen it was from both sides The factory operatives were fully justified in coming for- of the house, end comprising men ae of station, great know ward and saying that the question was not yet settled lodge of bus iness and an considerable Parliamentary i expe- They had an undoubted right to say, " You " have not set- , rience—(hear, hear)—presided over by a noble lord whose tied the question; if it were a compromise we had no part great talents for business all who came in contact with him in it." Upon what was the legislation on this subject well knew, and whose exalted rank and acquaintance with founded ? It was founded upon evidence brought before official life rendered him peculiarly fit for the discharge of the house that 10 hours' labour was the utmost limit that such a duty. (Hear, hear.) But he had another qualifi children could endure. The question, therefore, had never cation, for he was chairman of the committee which sat in been settled, and until alO hours' bill were passed, it 1848 on the estimates of the navy, arm y, an d ordnance. never would be settl e d. (Hear, hear.) The committee, c o n s tit u t e d as h e h a d d e - Mr. W. J. FOX expressed his concurrence in the object scribed, ably and faithfully discharged their duty, and the contemplated by his hon. colleague in introducing this public at large regarded their proceedings with the greatest bill. The intense interest felt by his constituents for the possible anxiety. (Hear.) He did not exaggerate the last 30 cr 40 years in this question was paramount to all state of the public feeling when he said there never was a interest felt by them in any political questions, knowing committee of that house the proceedings of which were that the object of the present measure was to restore to watched with more interest. (Hear.) The committee them the half-hour which the bill of 1847 was intended to made their reports to the house, and, confining itself give to them, and which, by a subsequent act, h a d b een u n- strictly to the terms of the reference which had been made generously taken away from them. The arrangement of to it, contented itself with stating facts, and gave no opi -1847 was satisfactory to the working people ; but that act nion whatever on those facts. In his opinion the corn broke down from a technical defect, and then advantage mittee acted wisely in so doing. The inquiry committed was taken to get rid of the arrangement itself, and a very to them was one not only of an important, but of a very unsatisfactory arrangement was substituted for it. Coin- delicate matter, and he thought when the terms of the re ciding with the object of his hon. colleague, he would re- ference to the committee were considered, it would be seen serve his opinion as to the means of accomplishing that ob- that they exercised a wise discretion, and that it would ject until the bill was before the house. The proposition have been too much of that house to ask the committee to made by the noble lord (Palmerston) for taking care of the pronounce an opinion on a matter of so much delicacy. children was very valuable so far as it went, but the noble (Hear, hear.) [The hon. gentleman here read the terms of lord should remember that protection was required not for the motion appointing the committee.] The report which children only, but for women and young persons. It was was laid on the table could only be appreciated after a not after the age at which persons were allowed to go into very minute acquaintance with the evidence on which it the mills that mortality prevailed. It was anterior to that was founded. It gave no conclusions ; but, as a masterly time that the evil occurred. The evil was the effect of the analysis of the evidence, he had no hesitation in saying occupation upon the physical condition of the women, and that the report was one of the ablest documents ever laid it was with them that the mortality required to be abated. on the table of the house. The committee had reported He admitted it was a delicate question to interfere with the facts of the case to the house, and those facts, what the machinery and working of the factories; but there ever aspect any Parliamentary conventional notion might was another question—how else were they to enforce the give to them, were considered important and startling law ? Had they enforced it ? If not, would they enforce by the country at large. (Hear, hear.) It was with a it ? Hitherto, notoriously that had not been done. If all deep conviction that an expression of opinion on the part the power of Government could not make the employers of the house upon those facts deeply involved its credit, obey the law, then some measure must be had recourse to that he ventured to ask the assent of the house to his to compel them to obey it. motion. (Hear, hear.) He had framed the motion with Mr. PATTEN said, it would seem by the observations a sincere desire to avoid giving to it the appearance of the noble lord that the practice was a systematic evasion of personal hostility to any person whatever ; and of the law on the part of the millowners. he need scarcely for his own part disclaim entertaining any . Lord J. MANNERS disclaimed having said anything of such feeling, for he had not the slightest personal ac the kind. quaintance with any person mentioned in the report of the Mr. PATTEN was sure the noble lord did not intend to committee ; and it would be foreign to his nature to wish say it, but his words implied it. Now, representing a to convert a great public question into a personal matter. county in which there were large manufacturing interests, Indeed, he felt it would not comport with the dignity of he should not do his duty if he did not say that in Lance- the house, nor with the feeling of the people of the country shire the law was generally acted up to, not only in the to seek after the precise part taken by any person in any spirit, but in the letter. No doubt there were instances in thing mentioned in the report, for what was the important which there were evasions. But he considered it would be matter was, the system which th e repor t di sc l ose d ; an d it a very great misfortune to raise a discussion again on this was against that system, and that system alo ne , th a t hi s question, which could only have the effect of setting master resol u ti on was directed. (Hear, hear,) The right hon. against man. If the noble lord (Palmerston) was contem- gentleman opposite, therefore, was mistaken in supposing plating putting a restriction upon the moving power in the that the resolution was levelled at anything more than mills, he hoped an opportunity would be given to the what was expressed therein—namely, the system which country to consider what was intended by the Government was unfortunately adopted with respect to dockyard pro to be done. He could imagine nothing more mischievous motions by the late Board of Admiralty. The house was than to disturb the motive power with which the mann- aware than in 1847 the state of the dockyardsattracted the factoring classes were connected. serious attention of the then Board of Admiralty, presided Lord PALMERSTON said, that the only motive power over by Lord Auckland. There was no doubt, from the he contemplated to affect was the motive power of the chit- terms of a circular then issued, that the state of the dock dren. (Laughter.) yards at that time was such as to be extremely unsatis- Mr. LABOUCHERE said, the answer which the noble factory, and that was partly, if not mainly attributable to lord had given was quite satisfactory. This was not the the circumstance of political influence controling promo proper time for going into the question ;an opportunity tions in the dockyards. [The hon. member here quoted t would be afforded on the second reading of the bill ; but that part of the circular of February 1847, in which th e Lords of the Admiralty expressed their apprehension th a t there was one principle in the bill of such importance that th was r a egarded rather as ahe could not help calling attention to it. It had always promotion in the dockyards f reward due to mer i t.] mat been said that the object of the law was to protect those ter of accident cire or 79_ In the circular of 1 a 8477 1 rules anaB were laid . d own, fir st, with who could not protect themselves—children, women, and re young persons ; but it was always disclaimed that it was gard to the entrance of apprentices into the doc kyards, an d next with regard to the promotion of parties already th ere . ever intended to interfere with the right of a man to labou r This circular, as succinaly described in the report of th e to such an extent as he might think fit for his own interest. But, if he understood the hon. gentleman, he proposed to select committee which recently sat, expressed the deter put a atop to adult labour. It was the very greatest sub- mination of the Lords of the Admiralty. ject which that house, representing the greatest manufac- "To introduce and maintain a system of promotionunder turing country in the world, could entertain. He did not, which every man who shall have once entered the service however, complain of the hon. gentleman for asking to be of the dockyards may learn to look to his own exertions as allowed to bring in the bill. If legislation as it stood was the only means of future advancement. With the view of not snfficien then it was the duty of the house to make giving effect to this determination, the circular contains a it effectua ' that was quite a distinct question from scheme, according to which, whenever a vacancy offeringan what w before the house, and he must regret that opportunity for promotion shall occur, the principal officers the noble lord the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- of the dockyard are directed to select three names of the mesa, when he gave his consent to the introduction of the persons who, after examination, shall appear best qualified bill, dWriet state his intention to resist a principle that to fill the vacancy, and they are required to submit these wo itold out any false hopes to the population. He names, with a full report of the respective merits of the can es) . , • , that holding out such hopes would be fraught dilates, to the superintendent of the dockyard. The duty is w it* , - .r. He respected the manufacturing population then imposed on the superintendent of investigating closely as intul as any man could do; but he greatly mistook the these returns, and of satisfying himself as t o th e i r p er f ec t intelligence of that class if they were not aware that no impartiality, which he is authorised to reduce the legislation ought to interfere with the right they possessed number of candidates to two, by striking out the name of to dispose of their labour for such a price and in such man- that candidate who he considers least qualified. The re ner as they might think best. port of the superintendent, containing his opinion of the Mr. BOOKER said he was largely engaged in connection merits of the candidates, with the ori g inal documents an with manufacturing industry, and should give his mostnn- nexed, is then to be forwarded to the Admiralty, and the qualified assent to any measure such as was now submitted Lords of the Admiralty announce their intention to be to their consideration. guided by those reports - in the selection of one from-the Lord J. RUSSELL was induced to address the house in consequence of his right hon. friend the member for Mor peth (Sir G. Grey) and his right hon. friend the member for Taunton (Mr. Labouchere) appearing to imagine that his noble friend (Lord Palmerston) had held out false hopes of legislation with respect to the restriction of the motive power in the mills. His noble friend, in assenting to the introduction of the bill, carefully reserved to himself the right to retain his opinion on the subject till the second reading. The only observation he mode in which he at all alluded to the motive power was, that he was opposed to any restriction on adult labour. That was a principle in favour of which he (Lord J. Russell) had always voted. He did not think it would be right, or that there was any necessity, to restrict adult labour. It would be a sacrifice of principle to make any proposition of the kind. What ever statement the hon. gentleman (Mr. Cobbett) might make as to the many evasions of the present law, that was perfectly consistent with the object of his bill, and he (Lord J. Russell) thought it was but fair that the house should give the hon. gentleman leave to bring in his bill, and when it came to a secon d rea di ng then coud then con fidently and fairly discuss the question. - The object of the bill of his right hon. friend (Sir G. Grey), in 1850, was not merely to correct a verbal error in the act of 1847, but it was to put an end to a system of relays which had been in troduced, and which had worked most injuriously to those for whose benefit the act of 1847 was passed. M r. NEWDEGATE said, if the laws of the country were s ystematically violated, not by a majority, but by a minority of the people, then, in j us ti ce to those who had soug ht legislative protection, and in justice to the fair trader, who had consented to abide by the laws, he was prepared, if there were no other effectual means, to assent to a restriction of the motive p ower in factories, at all events, in those which should be proved to have violated and infringed the law. Mr. E. BALL supported the motion, and read some cases from the reports of the Factory Inspectors to prove the evasions of the present law at Manchester. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. DOCKYARD COMMITTEE'S REPORT. On Mr. KEATING being called on to proceed with his motion on the subject, Mr. DISRAELI said, he hoped the hon. gentleman would allow him to make a suggestion. The hon. gentle man had given notice of a motion of a very important and peculiar kind. It was, in fact, a motion for a vote of cen sure on the late Administrationand especially on the Board of Admiralty, who were alle c , have acted in a manner " calculated to reflect to discreditec the Government, upon that department of and vice." He could hardly i s m a pair the efficiency of the ser would wish, at that l a t e h our P o Po f t ge he th ev a e t n t . he ng h (m on qu g a e r n t t e l r em pa a s n t al), to bring on this e question , pane statement t when it l would be hardlypossible to answer any which he might W oke. The late Government were an .xious to meet any charge that e,onl e perfectly ready and an act of their Administration ; and , witl'irought against pe Adn_liralty, that department whi c h was :res ct to the shoulsi be perfectly content to appeal t o thrP4...Ugneodf, the fleet at Spithead as the best answer that could b e given. tl (Cries of " Order !") He presumed h e was p erfec order in what he had said. y in Mr. IL KEATING would be happy to hear any potion or proposal which the right hon. gentleman mighi desire to make to him, but it was scarcely in order to an ticipate to the subject-matter of the motion, and to do that ich he appre hended he (Mr. Keatin g ) was abo ut to do w — n ta ke a sort of ex parte statement. (Hear, hear.) If the ight hon. gentleman would confine himself strictly to asldi le a ny (petition, or to making any proposition, he should two names submitted to fill the vacancy." - The effect of that circular was, that the Board of Admiralty , gave up absolutely all patronage with respect to promo tions in the dockyards—(hear, hear)—though it reserved undoubtedly to itself the patronage of original appoint ments, or first entrances. With regard to promotions in the dockyards, the Lords of the Admiralty, by that circu lar, parted completely with the patronage beyond the single act of selecting one of the two names sent up by the superintendent of the dockyard, and in making that selec tion they would unquestionably consult the persons they made the judges of merit—namely, the superintendent and the principal officers of the dockyard; for it would not be consistent with the spirit of the circular to make a capri cious selection, or one based on political preference, with out regard to merit. (Hear, hear.) Now, in the early part of 1849, upon the death of Lord Auckland, the right hon. gentleman the member for Portsmouth (Sir F.Baring) succeeded him as First Lord of the Admiralty, and it would be an act of injustice, after reading the evidence given before the committee which recently sat, not to pay to that right hon. gentleman that tribute of admiration which was due for his administration of the navy depart ment. (Cheers.) During the whole course of his adminis tration the right hon. baronet seemed to have had only ono object in view, and that was the good of the public service. (Renewed cheers.) When the right hon. baronet was called on to administer the affairs of the Board of Admiralty, in consequence of a reconstruction which had recently before taken place in the department of the Sur veyor of the Navy, a corresponding change in reference to the routine business of the dockyards became almost abso lutely necessary, and the main matter now for considera tion was, what appeared to have been a most unjustifiable interference with the department of that surveyor. [Here there were several cries of " Order !" occasioned by some disorder in the house, and Admiral BERKELEY rose, and complained that the hon. member for Donegal, Mr. Conolly, was carrying on a conversation in a tone so loud as to prevent proper attention being paid to the mem ber addressing the house.] It was right that the house should be reminded of the functions of the Surveyor of the Navy, and he found that the report of a very in fluential committee, which sat in 1848, referred to them, and stated that the proper application of the sums voted by Parliament for the navy department depended greatly on the superintendenc e o f th e Surveyor of the Na, and that to him was committ e d t h e whole control of the dock yards, he being required to decide upon the amount of work and number of artificers required. Su c h being the duty of the Surveyor of the Navy, hi s responsibility w of course, great in proportion. When the r i g ht hon. gear's, - baronet the member for Portsmouth assumed the head of the Admiralty Board, a change was suggested by Sir B. Walker, which convenience had rendered absolut e l y neces sary, and which was subsequently adopted by the First Lord of the Admiralty. The change was this,—that the • reports of the superintendents should be sent direct t o th e Surveyor, instead of being first sent to the Admiralty, a n d that the out this object the cir cular" submission" on them. To carry Surveyor should then make what was . called his Undoubtedly, that was not technically a board minute,but. after of September, 1849, of the Admiralty, discus approved by the First Lord s counter-signed was it was a minute, sion with the members of the board,—was ) by the secretary, issued to the dockyards , an d acted upon. from September, 1849, until April, 1852. (Hear) _ It appeared from the evidence given before the committee of 1 848, that the circular of 1847 (which was subsequently c arried out more effectually and stringently by the titular of 184 9), had answered, as far as any regulation of the sort Possibly could, the object intended. The men in the Royal THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVI4:ININGr, JULY 6 0 1858. yards, were, in truth, as the circular of 1847 pointed out, 1 cries of order, during which the h on . gen tl eman resume d in a very disadvantageous position as compared with work- , his s ea t amid great laughter.) men in private yards. Before 1847, as the circular stated, Mr. KEATING resumed.—The words of the committee's e se little doubt that these results have attended political influence affected the promotions of the workmen . report ,,Th e w re er c e an th b e the appointments adverted to by witnesses well qualified to and !Tem an - impartial opinion distinguished subject. alike : apart from their merit, and the object of the circular of that year was to change the system ! and to supply those racter n the pecuniary rewards which were given in private yards, which obtained for private yards a decided advantage over c h a for °ffi e p e i rs .ofe ef ssi h o i n g al h the Royal yards. Among the officer who had given the abilities andnavy, most decided testimony to the entire success of that ex- periment were Captain Milne, Captain Richards, Admiral h 'notion in the dockyards during the last summer with appre- Sir T. Herbert, Admiral Parker, Commodore Seymour, eusion, with feelings of humiliation, with dismay, and even with disgust." and Commodore Eden, and even the Duke of Nor thumberland would be found to have b een s t rong l y That statement was amply borne out by th e l e tt ers o f Cora in favour of consulting with the Surveyo r o f th e N avy modore Seymour, Admiral Parker, and Captain Richards, with regard to dockyard appointments. (Hear, h ear .) which had been put in evidence. It had been proved also Indeed, every officer called before the committee who had that the hon. gentleman the Secretary to the Admiralty anything to do with the working of the circular bore the stood at the ticket-office at Devonport, with the Govern most unqualified testimony to its success. Among the wit. ment candidates for that borough, as the workmen came nesses who gave evidence before the committee on this out of the yard; that he entertained the political friends subject there was, however, one very characteristic excep- of the candid a te s there, the expenses of his trip and of the tion, an electioneering agent—("hear, hear," a n d laughter) dinner being cha rge d to ' the contingencies fund. (Hear.) —according to whom, not only had the circular had been It could not be doubted that such proceedings tended to insufficient to effect the object with which it was issued, impair the efficiency of the ser v i ce , an d t o b r i ng di scre dit but political influenc e h a d b een more rife—or certainly as upo n the Government. owever they might be regarded rife—in the borough o f D evonport s i nce 1847 as ever it by hon. gentlemen oppo H site, these matters were viewed was before. That witness complained that scarcely any very seriously throughout the country at large, and he be but Whigs were promoted—(a laugh)—and he mentioned lieved they were calculated not alone to damage this or that out of 36 promotions only two of the parties promoted that party, but to bring the entire Government of this wore Conservatives. Now, the house must recollect that country into discredit. (Cheers.) Under these circum dockyard promotions took place under the direct super- stances, he called upon the house to confirm the resolution vision of the Commodore Superintendent, Commodore of which he had given notice. (Cheers and counter cheers.) Seymour, a gentleman whom the electioneering agent to On the question being put by the SPEAKER, whom he had referred, Mr. Beer, considered to be a Con- Sir J. PAKING TON rose to move the adjournment of servative. It was most honourable to Commodore Sey- this debate, and he did so because the extraordinary course mour that no one had ever been able to discover, from the which the hon, and learned gentleman had thought it exercise of his authority in the dockyard, what his political fitting and becoming to take—(cheers and counter-cheers) opinions were. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Beer charged the —had precluded the possibility of any fair discussion of Admiralty administration of the right hon, member for the motion, or any fair reply to the charges which he had Portsmouth (Sir F. Baring) with every species of political advanced. He could not congratulate the hon. and learned corruption that could exist in the dockyards. Mr. Beer gentleman on the course he had taken. Perhaps the hon. and learned gentleman might be learned in the law, but it said that that administration had created superannuations was clear that he had a very limited sense of justice— loud wantonly and needlessly, for the purpose of making the cheers), and not even his short experience in that house appointments consequent upon those superannuations. could for a moment excuse the most unjust course which Mr. Beer, however, charged against them not only that he had adopted— (oh ! and cheers) as to the gross impro they created superannuations needlessly for the purpose of priety of which he (Sir J. Pakington) ' believed that almost, increasing their patronage, but that they actually super and he had hoped he might say quite, every man in that annuated men who were Conservatives, while they retained house must have concurred. The hon. and learned gen in full employment men who ought to ' be superannuated, tleman had, at one time when he was interrupted, spoken because they were Whigs. Mr. Beer mentioned the case of the importance of the subject. Very true, it was of two men brought up for superannuation, one of whom ta t. But the more imp or t an t th e su bj ec t, th e were was named Honey, and the other Axford ; both of them i more vital was that ad m i ss i on t o th e d ecorum o f th e were over 60 years of age. Honey had always voted for course which he had taken. (Hear.) The hon. and learned the Conservatives, and Axford was a very active partisan gentleman had had short experience in this house, but of the Whig side. Honey was told that he was too old, he had had long experience i n cour t s o f j us ti ce , an d th ere and must be superannuated, and Avford was kept, though he must have learned, and he oug ht t o kn ow , th a t the he was 7 years older, and, as Mr. Beer was told, the inferior more important the subject th e more imp era ti ve was workman of the two. Mr. Beer was asked wh e th er th e superintendent of the yard did not attend th e exami- the necessity that that subject s ho u ld be ad e qu a tely, f a irly, and discussed. justly(Cheers.) Yet the hon. and learned. nation of the men named for superannuation, and his entleman made a speech, two hours in length, criminat answer was, "I do not know." He (Mr. Keating) was 'a mg hon. me eers) and bringing heavy charges ers—(ch informed that these examinations took place in the pre- against an Administration, knowing at that very moment Bence of the superintendent, of two surgeons, and of that • it was physically impossible that any answer could be other officers ; and Mr. Beer was therefore, in effect, made to the accusations he was bringing forward. (Cheers.) charging these gentlemen with a conspiracy for the pur- He (Sir J. Pakington) for one, he believedamong many pose of superannuating one man and fining.retain another others, had been prepared to dise'n the question with the of more advanced age and less ability e public hon. and learned entle He man. came forward to beg the service. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Beer mentioned also the Government for a a day, and did not shrink from the dis ease of two persons named Orem and Burt. Burt was cussion of this question. He wareared to say, and he represented to be a Conservative, and Orton a Whig. said now, that had he been permitted to do so, he came Burt, who had previously voted with the Whigs at down fully prepared to discuss • it, and to contend that the last election, voted for the Conservative candidates, the administration of the Board of Admiralty under Lord but flattered himself that his vote was not known to the was entitled to the gratit u d e , an d Government master shipwright, to who m he applied for an appointment Derby's not to the—(the remainder of the te sen nee was inandi at Portsmouth to learn the planing-machine. Burt said ble amidst the cries of " Oh, oh !" and counter cheers.) the master shipwright had promised him the appointment, This was what he had been prepared to contend for, but Mr. Beer told him that Oram had been selected, and and would have contended for, if a course had not Mr. Beer evidently wished the committee to believe that been taken which he held to be a greater departure Orem had been appointed upon the discoveryby the master from justice than a n y h e remem b ere d to have been taken shipwright that Burt had voted for the Conservative can- in this house. Had he been favoured with an opportunity, didates. It happened, however, that Commodore Seymour it would have been his duty to have taken grave exception instituted an inquiry on the subject ;he had the two men to the report of the committee. He was quite aware that before him • and he came to the conclusion that the - that committee w as presided over by a noble lord of great pointment had never been promise d to Burt, and that ability and long experience in this house, and th a t that Orem had been appointed in conseq uence of his merit, committee consisted of gentlamen whose honour and char which was unquestionably superior to that of his formr acter he was the last man to question ; but he did think titer. (Hear.) The circular of 1847 was issued t .e that that committee had been led into a report which was purpose of placing the Royal dockyards as nearly as possi the open to very grave exception, and the tone of which was ble upon an equality with private yards, and what ea most bitter and most severe—a tone of bitterness and se consequence ; Why, from 1846-47 as compared with verity which we would have endeavoured to show, had he 1851-52 there was a saving of 139,0001. in the annual ex- had the opportunityhe desired, was not borne out by the penditure for wages—(cheers)—the number of men em - ev id ence. (Ch eers.) He believed he could have shown that ployed was reduced from between 12,000 and 113,000 to while the committee ave no oinions, they had indulged between 9,000 and 10,000—(hear, hear)—and as large an in sarcasmsand insinuations difficult far more Bevan, and far more amount of , work was obtained from the lesser as had been grapple with, than the expression of any direct performed by the greater number. (Hear, hear.) He • •to opinions ; and he was sorry to say that, in his judgment, thought, therefore, it would be extremely difficult for any that rt however . ' repo , unconsciously on the part of the member on the opposition side to contend that the circu lars of 1847 and 1849 had not effected the object for committee, was open to the grave exception of being char whichacterised rather by party prejudice and party bias than they were issued. They had, indeed, the evidence b • . • that dicial impartiality which oueht to hay Lon hearse been of the Duke of Northumberland and of the late Secretary iTs firstnil ts chief characteristic. (Loud cheers.) He of the Admiralty in favour of the circular of 1847 ; and should not endeavour to follow the hon. and learned gentle the late Secretary to the Admiralty excused the cancelling man through his " beer" and " honey"—(laughter)--be of the circular of 1849 on the ground that it would lead to a return to the system of 1847. On the 2d or 3d of March cause it was impossible so to follow him ; but he should have commented, if h e h a d h a d ti me, on th e manner in last year the Administ ra ti on o f L or d Derby came into which that report referred to the hon. member for office, and on the 31st of March Mr. Grant, a clerk of the Northampton (Mr. Stafford), and ho thought he could Admiralty, and private secretary to the late Secretary to ' have shown to the satisfaction of this house, and, what the Admiralty, found himself at Somerset-house, and, of more importance, to the sat' • satisfaction of the being there he went to Sir B. Walker and requested that was that the hon. member for Northampton was he (Sir B. Walker) would not submit the names of persons public, most partially to be promoted into the vacancies for foremen and inspec- iiokeof Northumberland, No dealt with in that report. With regard to rthumberland, the First Lord of the tors of shipwrights in Devonport Dockyard, as Mr. Staf- Ad i It h human being more anxious far the honour of the promote some of their party. Sir B. Walker replied that noble se • towhich he belonged, and for the good he had been upwards of four years in the department ; of the rvl . ce than was the noble duke in the that he had never allowed political motives to influence course of country,ws act • min4ration. (Cheers.) They were told his submissions to the board ; and he was not going to of the • manner in which these dockyard appointments were commence jobbing for him or anybody else. (Hear, hear.) carried out, and it was said that the Duke of Northumber- Eden, a clerk in the Surveyor's department, entered the land abandoned the whole of his civil patronage to the room during this interview, and stated that he heard the reply made by Sir B. W a lker. N ow , if thi s was regarded secretary. Now, it was no such thing. It ought to be known that all these minor appointments had been, during as a mere question of accuracy between Mr. Grant and the Surveyor of the Navy, he (Mr. Keating) thought there could the administration of previous First Lords, always in the of the secretary, and had never been dispensed by be no doubt on which side the weight of evidence lay. the n t First Lord. He should have been able to show that, The late Secretary to the Admiralty had stated before eve the committee that ho had not sent Mr. Grant to make of rawt regard Northumberland thesemin.?rappointments, the Duke had been influenced by the most laud this communication to the Surveyor of the Navy, and that able anxiety that they should be carried out in the man statement was confirmed by Mr. Grant. He (Mr. Kest- near most conducive to the benefit • of the service and of the ing) had no doubt that Mr. Grant had not been sent on a t country large. (Cheers.) One expression of this re this mission, but it was wholly inconceivable that a clerk t ' hich the Duke por , in w of Northumberland w referred in the Adnalralty should go to the Snrveyor of the Navy to, he considered most harsh and most un'ust The COM and make a proposition of this sort if he had not ascer- •tt • I j .mi ee said : tamped, in some shape or way, that the proposition would " One officer, of • not be unpalatable to some of the higher authorities at the Admiralty. (Cheers.) [Mr. Keating then read the letter the Admiralty, had power to check these proceedings ;an addressed to Mr. Stafford to Sir B. Walker, stating that appeal was more than once made to him ; he intimated his d great dissatisfaction existed among his political friends as disapproval, but he declined to i n t er f ere. Hi s rank and sta tetion in the country, his position i n th e G overnment, his con tions the present arrangement of appointments and promo- . with the gallant service o f th e navy, were deemed to nexion in the dockyards, and the answer of Sir Baldwin, securities for the administrati on o f a d epar t ment confided be which were published in the report of the recent debates on this subject.] Now, subsequently the late Secretary to to the Duke of Northumberland." the Admiralty took credit to himself for having asked Sir He would ask the right hon. gentleman now presiding over B. Walker for his opinion on this matter, and certainly the Admiralty, whether, in his opinion, the administration the opinion of Sir B. Walker was expressed in the most of that great department really turned upon the appoint distinct terms, about which there could be no mistake. ment of joiners and caulkers, and oakum boys? Were there It appeared, however, that that opinion was asked rather no graver matters ? How did the Duke of Northumber as a compliment than with any intention of acting upon land administer that patronage which was really his ? What it. Sir B. Walker afterwards waited upon the Secretary were his instructions to Admiral Fanshawe ? Did that to the Admiralty, and a discussion took place between show party feeling ? Did that show political bias? Then them as to the tendered resignation of Sir B. Walker. It as to the construction of the committee appointed by him was clear that the Surveyor of the Navy had no patronage, for the manning of the navy.. Did those appointments properly so called ; his function was merely to forward the take place from party motives ? The chairman, Admiral names sent to him by the superintendent, and to express Parker, was one of the most distinguished officers in the his opinion upon the recommendations. It was impossible navy, and had been at the Board of Admiralty under the to conceive how the object of getting rid of political in. Whig Government. Three of the members were entirely fluence in the dockyards could be attained by the cancel- o pp o s e d in politics to the Duke of Northumberland, one of lation of the circular of 1849 . Sir E. Walker on the sth them was of his own politics, and the fifth of no politics at of April had an interview with the Secretary of the Ad- all. His appointments to the command of vessels had miralty, and repeated in very strong terms what he had been distinguished by the like impartiality ; and for the stated in his letter. A warm discussion took place two measures standing on the notice paper for this evening between them, and Sir E. Walker stated that the Secre- in the name of the right hon. baronet (Sir J. Graham), tart' of the Admiralty said to him there was no blinking with regard to the manning of the navy, the country the question, for he was so placed by Lord Derby and the would be indebted to the steps taken by th e no bl e d u k e Chancellor of the Exchequer he could not help himself, when First Lord of the Admiralty. Never were greater but must have recourse to some change in the system of services ren d ere d to the navy then when the board was promotion. The Secretary of the Admiralty, however, presided over by the Duke of . Northumberland. (Hear, did not agree with Sir B. Walker, but he said that—as hear.) The right hon. baronet opposite, much to his credit, nearly as he recollected--the words he used that the was now about to carry out the report of the committee Government of Lord Derby and the Chancellor of the which the duke had appointed and instructed. Had time Exchequer would not allow all promotions to be in the allowed he would have adverted to the state of our fisheries hands of their political o pponents any more than any other on the coast of North America, in which the Government Government. The hon. gentleman attributed to himself and the Crown had derived effectual assistance from the phrases ho could hardly have used, but it really signified efficient administration of the duke ; but his object was to little whether the statement of Sir B. Walker or of the show the impossibility of analysing time evidence, which the Secretary of the Admiralty was correct, because, as the hon. and learned gentleman had attempted to do, at such report said, all that was important in the matter was that a period of the morning. As far as he was concerned, he the names of these two distinguished personages were used could only protest against the injustice of the course now in a discussion in which the Secretary of the Admiralty taken, and repeat his opinion that if time were given it endeavoured to constrain the Surveyor of the Navy to con- could be shown to the satisfaction of the house and of the sent to an alteration of the system of promotion. The country that the department over which the Duke of Nor opinion of Sir B. Walker on the point of promotion ought thumberland had presided was entitled to their gratitude to have great weight with the hon. gentleman, and the rather than their censure. (Hear, hear.) hon. gentleman asked him his opinion, and not only re- Mr. DISRAELI said, that as far as he understood, there ceived his opinion, but also his most positive assurance, was every prospect of the debate being renewed, and ho that the change would affect his control over the dock- . thought nothing could be more unjust or unfair than to yards and consequently their efficiency. Certain persons whom the hon. gentleman consulted, and who know much allow that motion to be made without any decision, on it, more about the details than the hon. gentleman could have , and he trusted his right lion. friend would not persevere in done, said the cancellation of the circular would not effect I his motion for the adjournment, but would ask the house the object the hon, gentleman supposed ; but there was I 1 for an immediatevote the question. on (Cheers from the one object that cancellation could effect, and what was it? 1 Opposition.) — They appealed under great disadvantages, It gave the control to the Surveyor of the Navy with re to all the dockyards, so that lie alone could judge the accusations having been heard without a reply, what vacancies should be filled. The superintendents but that was a course they had a right to expect. were limited to their particular dockyards, bat the Stir- , He had only one observation to make with regard to the veyor of the Navy was the person who presided over all Duke of Northumberland. The duke had been inferentially the dockyards. At the time the late Administration came charged with a number of very paltry accusations on that into office there were between 200 and 300 vacancies kept and on another occasion. All ho could say was, that he principally for the apprentices that were coming out of believed there never was an instance in which more energy, their time, and the greater part of these vacancies the more ability, and more devotion was brought to bear on Secretary was enabled to fill up without the control of the I the administration of a great office than in the case of the Surveyor. The consequence was that shortly afterwards, Duke of Northumberland. (Opposition cheers.) Let him when 160 apprentices were out of their time, there were remind the house that that nobleman was only 10 months only 34 vacancies left to give them. This was an illustra- in office, that he was hardly absent from a single board, tion of the mischief which was occasioned by the cancelling and that in the space of these 10 months he protected their of the circular. The hon. gentleman was perfectly correct colonies, defended their coasts, and manned their navy— in stating that before cancelling the circular he had con- (hear, hear) ;—and let him remind them, also, that those suited the First Lord of the Admiralty ; but it appeared great operations had been conceived and mainly conducted from the evidence of the Frst Lord that, although cognizant by .the duke himself, and that with his own hand he of the step, he gave no directions respecting it, and that he , wrote the instructions to the committee for manning the acquiesced in it only when he thought the power of issuing 1 navy which had been laid on their table, and read with the circular belonged to the secretary. He (Mr. Keating) i approbation by every member of that house. A man had no hesitation in saying that if the question had been actuated by such a high sense of duty, and capable of per the suspension of the functions of the meanest clerk or forming such deeds, could not be crushed by any factions lowest porter in the Admiralty, it would have been un- opposition. (Loud Opposition cheering.) ife trusted his justifiable to accede to it without surer i n f orma ti on an d right hon. friend would withdraw his amendment, and better grounds than those which appe are d t o have I would ask the house to vote at once their decision on this formed the foundation for cancelling this i m p or t an t circa- great question. (Cheers, and cries for a division.) lar. (Hear, hear.) It was true that the Board of Admi- Lord SEYMOUR (amid some expressions of impati ence ) ralty, by their minute of the 26th of April, recognised the i observed that the right hon. baronet had begun by telling cancelling of the circular. To that extent, therefore, it , the house of his great love for justice, but had proceeded might be said that the hon. gentleman was supported by ; to attack the report of the committee, which had been the board. The hon. member then proceeded, amid loud I agreed to unanimously by the members who were on both and continued cries of " Divide !" and other interruptions, sides of the house, though he had not brought forward the to refer to the appointment of Ridgeway, a second-class . exact points on which he wished to condemn it. If they leading man at the metal mills, Chatham, to be acting were not to adjourn the debate, how w as the right hon. first-class man, not only without the recommendation of baronet to prove his case, and show the report was un the superintendent (Captain Richards), but in the face of just and unfair. He objected to the words of th e repor t his report that he was unfit for the appointment. This with respect to the Duke of Northumberland and the was a distinct violation of the circular of 1847. (Hear] , ; civil patronage of the navy ; but, was it wrong to hear.) There were 10 cases at that port in which the cirt i,amote the words of a witness when giving their cular of 1847 was distinctly violated. At Devonport there ;of as to his evidence ? Was that the way the were 12 cases of the same kind. At Deptford there were 1 right hon. baronet proved the report was un j us t ? He also several instances, in one of which a person who had I watched to see if the right hon. baronet referred to the been previously discharged for drunkenness was, by the evidence to show that the report was contradictory to it, but order of the Admiralty, directed to be promoted, against : not one instance had ho been able to bring forward. When the direction of the superintendent. At Woolwich the he (Lord Seymour) brought the report to the committee, number of cases was eight, although they differed from the he entreated them to look to this point - -that in every word cases to which ho had alluded in the other dockyards so far 'of it they were borne out by the evidence. Whether they that the letter of the circular of 1847 was not violated. In agreed or not as to quoting the words of the evidence, the every one of these cases the circular in question had been first thing he told them they h a d to lo o k to was to see violated f or political purposes. q urposes. (Cheers.) The hon. gen- . there was not a word used which the evidence did not prove tleman the Secretary for the Admiralty had himself stated 1 —and in that he had the consent of all the commitee, and that in most of the cases —he (Mr. Keating) took the liberty it was carried out in their report, which was, he thought, of saying in all—in which he had differed from the super- fair--(oh, oh, from the Opposition)—and which he was intendant, he had acted under the of his politicalprepared to notoverstated. (Renewed groaning.) pressure friends., The debate ought to be adjourned, in order to enable the Mr. BOOKER, amid cries of " Chair' ' and great confu- house to go fairly into the question, and he would there sion, rose to order. When the hon. and learned gentleman fore vote for the motion. broadly stated that individuals of blemished character had The question been promoted merely for the sake of Aye,olitical purposes— " " and oth ers " N o. " A s h or t p ause ensue d, an d (order, order)—and when he stated ond and continued finally the gallery waa cleared in pursuance of shouts of Withdraw," principally from the Opposition side of the house. For adjourning the debate Against it Majority, On our return to the gallery, we found Sir T. D. ACLAND on his legs, who, observing that "least said soo nes t men d e d , " moved that the house should adjourn. _ _ Mr. LABOUCHERE believed that an adjournment at that moment would be most prejudicial to the interests of Cle country, and not creditable to the house. Charges of a grave character had been made against the late Board of Admiralty, which. as it appeared to him, it behoved gentle men opposite to answer, and against the committee that had sat upon the subject, which were, he believed, most undeserved. (Cries of " Question !" and " Divide !") 'He was anxious, however, that the question should not be stifled, and he thought it would be undesirable, after what had•occurred, to get rid of it by adjournment. Sir B. HALL denied that the committee which had in vestigated this subject had been actuated by any party motives. The committee represented gentlemen of every shade of political opinion, and yet their report had been unanimous. He was prepared to defend their report in every particular, and he objected to the question being shelved by the adoption: of the motion of the hon. baronet. Lord PALMERSTON thought that there were two points, at least, on which there could be no difference of opinion. One was, that after the course which the debate had taken, there must be very considerable discussion on the subject, and the other was that it was impossible that that discussion could take place then (two o'clock in the morning). He therefore thought that the house would do well to adjourn the debate. (Cries of "Divide!") An appeal had, been made to the Government to give a day for the discussion, but it was impossible, owing to the pressure of public business, that that could be done. On Tuesday next, however, the motion of chief interest appeared to be that of the hon. member for Cambridgeshire, upon a question certainly of not very pressing importance—the malt duty. (Oh!) He would therefore suggest that the hon. baronet who had proposed the adjournment should arrange with his hon. friend to give up Tuesday next to this debate. Mr. DISRAELI could understand that the course of the debate had not been so satisfactory as had been expected by hon. gentlemen opposite. There was great complaint now that the statements made must be answered, but there had been no such complaint on the other side when a state ment was made past midnight—(hear)—by the hon. mem ber for Reading, with the moral conviction upon the part of the hon. gentleman that no answer could be given to him at that hour, that his manifesto of spitefulness would remain unanswered, and that not a single member of the late Government would have the opportunity of replying to him. (Hear, hear.) For himself h e s h ou ld no t coun tenance any attempt to evade the discussion of the main question • and if hon. gentlemen opposit e pl ease d t o snea k out of the position in which they had placed themselves, he could only say that upon his side he challenged a deci sion upon the resolution which they had proposed. Sir J. V. SHELLEY, amid cries of "oh r and "divide !" said it was unfair to say that he or his friends were desirous to " sneak out" of the question • but it struck hi m as mos t extraordinary that the right hon. member for Droitwich should first move the adjournment of the debate, with the view, as he said, of fully discussing the question, and then should vote against it. Mr. BALL declined complying with the request of the noble lord to postpone his motion on Tuesday next. He considered it by no moans an unimportant motion. The house divided on the motion for an adjournment, when the motion was negatived unanimously, the numbers being— • For the adj ournmen t 0 Against it Mr. J. PHILLIMORE then moved the adjournment of the debate. The house divided— For the adjournment. Against it.... 70 98 Majority Mr. DRUMMOND moved an amendment to the original resolution, to the effect, that, referring to the select com mittee, it appeared that during the administration of every Board of Admiralty its patronage and influence had been used and exercised for political purposes—(cheers)—and that the report of the Chatham Election Committee stated that there was no instance of an election in that place not terminating in favour of the Government candidate. (Opposition cheers.) After a few words from Mr. OSBORNE, Lord D. STUART again moved that the debate be ad journed. Lord PALMERSTON expressed his regret that this question had been brought forward at all, but thought the character and dignity of the house required that no divi sion on the question should take place at that hour and under present circumstances. He therefore hoped gentle men opposite would allow the debate to be adjourned and taken up next Tuesday. (No, no.) It was quite clear that a division that night would not conclude the debate. Sir J. PAKINGTON--Then let a division take place, and let those who wish to resume the debate afterwards do so. (Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. E. BALL and Mr. PIGOTT, Mr. HILDYARD said, the motion was brought on at a late hour, when it could not be decorously and properly discussed ; and, although the hon. mover was urged not to persist in bringing it on at so late an hour, he persevered in doing so, and therefore it was right the house should now dispose of the matter. (Hear, hear.) The house divided, when the numbers appeared For the adjournment of the debate 64 Against it Majority Mr. PIGOTT still urged the adjournment of the debate, and After some words from Sir W. JOLLIFFE, Mr. C. BERKELEY moved as an amendment that the other orders of the day be read. Mr. BANKES said that the amendment could not be put, as there was an amendment already before the house —that of the hon. member for Surrey. (Hear, hear.) Lord PALMERSTON said, if hon. gentlemen opposite agreed to adjourn the debate—(No, no) —he had no doubt that the noble lord, the leader of the house, would endea vour to fix a day for its resumption. (No !no !) Arr. DISRAELI lied now no objection to accede to a motion for the adjournment of the house, and should re gard the carrying of that question as a virtual defeat of the original motion. (Cheers.) Mr. H. KEATING contended that the late hour on which the question was brought forward was produced by the hon. members on the other side, who spoke against time on the factory proposition. (Ministerial cheers.) Lord J. MANNERS denied the accuracy of that state ment—(Opposition cheers)—but, at all events, ho thought a question affecting the interests of a large number of the working classes entitled to a full discussion. (Hear.) Mr. HILDYARD moved that the house do adjourn. The house then divided : For the adjournment lOO Against it Majority The house then adjourned, at 20 minutes to 4 o'clock. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of YESTERDAY. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 2. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. James M. Tarleton as Consul at Melbourne for the 'United States of America. ADMIRALTY, JUNE 30. Corps of Royal Marines Gentleman Cadet Charles James Dundas Napier to be Second Lieutenant. Gentleman Cadet Wingrove Laugharne Tinmouth to be Second Lieutenant. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANTS. Regiment of Royal London Militia—Thomas Obbard, Gent., to be Ensign, June 24 ; Thomas Dennis Rew, Gent., to be Ensign, June 25. 2nd Cornwall Rifles Militia—Edward Stirling, Gent., ' to bo Lieutenant • John Travers L awrence, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, June 28. Royal Sherwood Foresters or Nottinghamshire Regi ment of Militia—Edward Horlock Mortimer, late Lieu tenant in her Majesty's 40th Regiment of Foot, to be Captain. BANKRUPTS. F. H. 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William Derry, jun., brick-maker, Wolverhampton, July 26 and August 9, at twelve, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hayes, Wolverhampton. George Franks, surgeon, Blaekfriars-road, July 20, at eleven, and August 11, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Bas inghall-street ; Slee and Robinson, Southwark. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. E. Andrews and Co., Ditchampton, grocers—G. and T. Leach, Salisbury and Amesbury, grocers—A. B. Lambe and J. G. Elgood, New Bond-street, wine merchants—C. and R. Wassail, Kingswinford, stone potters—Blake and Co., Enfield and Ware, common brewers—Cooper, Brothers, Longendale and Manchester, tallow chandlers • as far as regards J. Cooper—W. E. Dutton and F. W. i r atkinson, Chesterfield, mercers—The Strines Printing. Company, Derby and Manchester - as far as regards J. Appleby— Cheetham, Turner, and ' Co., Gloss o p, D er b ys hi re, common brewers—Parry and Son, Deptford, pawnbrokers—J. and H. Anstey, Coventry, drapers—G. J. Squibb and W. F. Wratislaw, Orchard-street, Portman-square, surgeons — Mansell, Horne, and Co., Bucklersbury, teadealers—Course and Gugden, St. John-street, Clerkenwell, drysalters— Mellor, Son, and Jepson, Manchester, timber merchants ; so far as regards J. Mellor, senior—Rigby, Mercer, and Co., Liverpool, timber merchants—Hemmings and Foster, ston emasons L oa b o tt om an d Hill, New Leeds, near Bradford, and elsewhere, joiners—Tay lor, Son, and Ward, Coventry, watch manufac turers—W. Harriman and W. Walker, Bladon, Dur ham, fire-brick manufacturers—Goode and Boland, Birmingham, and elsewhere, jewellers—P. Walthe r an d Co., Angel-court, Throginort:r-street, merchants—C. Mil ner and Co., St. Mary-at-Hill, tobacco manufacture rs — O'Connor and Co., Lisson-grove, North, tobacconists— Reads and Grove, Tooley-street, merchants—Robinson and. Halstead, Bury, Lancashire, ironfounders—H. and J. For shaw, Liverpool and Southport, attorneys—W. and G. S. Berry, Old Bailey, plate-case makers—Swanwick and Charlton, Enfield, schoolmistresses—A. H onnis, c, p. Hutchings, and A. Harvey, Hastings, stayrnakers—Flint and Wickes, Leicester, architects—Blacklidge and Holmes, Liverpool, boiler makers—Lane an d Perry, B irmingham stockbrokers—W. Borradaile an d F . Dimsdale, King'; Arms-yard, attorneys—S. Phillip, F. Dyk es, and F. H. Phillips, New Broad-street, timber merchants as ; far as regards S. Phillips—H. R e di ng and Son, He, - Cheshire s joiners—Dagnall and C o ., Li verpool, comb manufacturers. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. P. Temple, Briiley, Norfolk, grocer—first div. 6s. 8d , any Monday, at Mr. Caunan's, Aldermanbury. N. Pearce, Silver-street, stationer —first div. of Is. ld., on Thursday, July 7, and three following Thursdays, at Mr. Stansfeld's, B as i ng h a ll -street. E.•Wilitmore, J. Wells, J. Wells, • Whit d. more, Lombard-street, bankers—ninth div. of sid. on Thursday, July 7, an d th ree f o ll ow i ng Thursdays, aeMr. Stansfeld's Basinghall-street. J. Dawson, Northfleet, Mitre-court-chambers, Temple, and Clement's-lane Lombard-street, shipowner—second div. of id., on Thursday, July 7, and three following Thursdays, at Mr. Stansfeld's, Basinghall-street. G. Kebble, Hurst, Berkshire, farmer—first div. of 2s. 6d., on Thursday, July 7, and three following Thursdays, at Mr. Stansfeld's, Basinghall- s t ree t. W. Wymark Mistley, Essex, wharfinger—first div. of 35., on Thursday, July 7, and three following Thursdays, at Mr. Stansfeld's, Basinghall-street. J. Wheeler, Scarborough, wine merchant —first div. of 25., and day except Saturday, at Mr. Young's, Leeds. H. Warren and Co*, Brotherton, class manufacturers — first div. of 6d., any d a y except Saturday,: at Mr. Young's, Leeds. J. Mitchell, Horton, worsted spinner —first div. of 13s. 6d., on the separate estate, any day except Saturday, at Mr. Young's , Leeds. J. M'Clintock, Barnsley, linen manufacturer—first div. of ls., any day except Saturday, at Mr. Young's, Leeds. DIVIDENDS. July 26, G. Phibbs, Blenheim-street, Bond-street, wine merchant—July 29, J. Cairns, Newport, Monmouth, banker —July 28, J. Waddington, jun., Wigan, draper— July 28, C. Lucas, R. Wilkinson, and E. Bond, Man chester and Hayfield, calico printers. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. _ _ July 27, E. Pistrucci, litho graphic artist—July 27, E. Hunt, King William-street, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-ktreet, and elsewhere, auctioneer —July 27, C. D. Cray, Southampton, grocer—July 26, R. Chinery, Withersfield, Suffolk, brewer—July 28, J. Waddington, jun., Wigan, draper—July 26, W. Arting stall, Pendleton, joiner. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. TELEMAQUE, OR MARION SHOAL. The following has been received by Captain Halsted, R.N., the secretary, Lloyd's, from the East India House : " The Telemaque Shoal, so long considered doubtful, is reported to have been seen in the forenoon of Jan. 17, 1853; a fine clear day, from on board the ship Marion, on her voyage from Greenock to Bombay, and accurately de termined to be in lat. 37 26 S., long. 26 55 E. It is de scribed as being an oblong, sunken reef, with discoloured shallow-looking water for about 200 yards all round, and the sea always breaking on it. No soundings were taken on board the Marion, as she was un d e r a press of sail, and came suddenly up to the danger, passing about 80 yards to the southward of it." AUSTRALIAN WHALERS. The Woodlark, Aug. 20, in Port Svriens, 160 brls. oil The Star, Nov. 18, 115 brls. oil. The Australia, two months out from July, 70 brls. oil The Fortune, four months out, from June, 200 brls. of CUSTOM-HOUSE, JULY 5. ENTERED INWARDB.—The Caesar, from Barbadoes ; Fama, Berdianski; Ottawa, Trinidad; Pera, Constanti nople ; Seppe Vesper, Worcum ; Hoop, do. ; Sarah Anne, Launceston ; Pearl, Quebec and Montreal; Shelbourne, Callao ; Spirito Santo Salvatore, Gimante ; Mary Fairley, Prince Edward Island ; Superior, ° Barbadoes ; Severn, Cochin and Ceylon ; Chance, Callao ; Hydaspes, Mauri tius, Costa Rica, and Punta Arenas; General Rye, Ibrail; Melbourne, Sydney, &c. . - . ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING. - The Daniel Wheeler, for Portland Bay ; Bernadotte, Copenhagen ; Caesar, Demerara ; Comorn, Stettin ; Countess of Yar borough, Port Philip; D'Auvergne, Belize and Honduras; David, Demerara ; George Marsden, Elsinore, &c. ; Pearl, Quebec, &c. ; Sophia, Archangel ; S ara h A nne, Launces ton ; Rambler, Mauritius ; Protector, Demerara; Exile, Bruges ; Tarbet Castle, Melbourne. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO. —The Edith, for Elsinore, &c.; Oceaneda, Stettin; Salamanca, Kurrachee; Claudona, Marquesa ; Pantucci, Copenhagen. LIvERPOOL, 5. The Cordelia, from Liverpool, w JULY as spoken, May 24, i n lat. 5 N. long. 22 W. The A;rocante Emilia Havannah to Bombay, was sp o k en , June 1, in lat. 9 N., long. 26 W. The Horsburgh, New York to San Francisco, was spoken, June 19, in l a t. 35 N., long. 37 W. The Amaranth, of Liverpool, was spoken, July 4, off Tuskar. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Friendship (barque), of Sunderland, in lat. 47 N., long. 19 W. The Callao, Liverpool to Callao, June 26, lat. 42 N long. 11 W. The Gondola (s), outward bound, May 11, lat. 18 N., long. 30 W. The Akbar, Cork to Calcutta, on or about June 18, lat. 47 N., long. 12 W. The Zebra, from Oporto, about 20 miles off Cape Finis terre, June 21. The Asia (barque), Feb. 21, lat. 10 N., long. 87 E. The Eclipse, London to Mauritius, June 18, lat. 37 N., long. 15 W. Hector, of Dundee, from Odessa, 30 miles W. of Oporto. Plantagenet, Glasgow to Singapore, May 9, lat. 45 N, long. 9 W. Waratah, Bristol to California, March 19,1 at. 3 S, long. 17 W. The Charlotte, London to Hong Kong, March 17, lat. 20 S, long. 21 W. The Earl of Egremont, for Sydney, May 4, lat. 6, long. 24. The James, Bahia to Liverpool,. Juno 18, lat. 21 N, long. 41 W. The William Nicholson, from London, June 30, lat. 49 N, long. 13 W. The Elizeh Hughes, of Glasgow, May 19, lat. 5 S., long. 26 W. The Cameron, Cork to California, May 20, lat. 3 S., long. 26 W. The Oliver Cromwell, London to Calcutta, May 25, lat. 3 S., long. 27 W. The Susan, Bahia to Falmouth, June 1, lat. 13 N., long. 33 W. The Maria, Bristol to Barbadoes, June 13, lat. 37 N., 10n... 18 W. The Joven, from Loudon, .Tuno 14. The Am. and Elizabeth, bound W, June 4, lat. 17 N., long. 53 W. A steamer with two funnels, bound W, Juno 26, lat. 49 N., long. 21 S. The Anton, June 29, off Cape Clear. The China, New Orleans to Liverpool, May 30, lat. 31 N,. long. 73 W. The Augusta, New Orleans to Liverpool, June 8, lat. 37 N, long 67 W ; Prince - Albert, Jamaica to London, same day. The Deodata, Philadelphia to Londonderry, June 18, lat. 44 N, long. 53 W. The Devon, June 24, lat. 48 N, long 33 W. The Wallace, of Glasgow, bound W, June 29, lat. 51 N, long. 9 W. The Africa (steamer), Liverpool to New York ; Con queror, bound E. both Juno 26. The Continent and Argyll. The America, July 2. The Mary Hall, Columbia to London, June 21. The Martin, Liverpool to Harbour Grace, June 3, lat. 48 N., long. 44 W. The Milford Packet, for. Newfoundland, May 11, lat. 48 N. long. 31 W. The Republica de Guatemala, English ship, London to Valparaiso, Aprft 24, lat. 24 S., long. 25 W. The Princess Victoria, bound to Buenos Ares, May 13. The Progres, Bordeaux to Martinique, June 24, lat. 9 N. The Alida Wilhelmi na , Amsterdam o Baltimore, May 4, lat. 5 N., long. 19 W. The America, for Boston, June 28, lat. 55 N, long.l9W. The Mary Green, Southampton to Adelaide, South Aus tralia, April 24, lat. 26 S, long 30 W. The Stag, Calcutta to Mauritius, March 17, lat 10 S, long 85 E. The Calalar, Southampton to Melbourne, May 23, lab 6 N, long 23 W. The Prince Charlie, London to San Francisco, May 26, lat. 7 N, long. 23 W. The Isabella, Lisbon to St. John's, Newfoundland, June 20, lat. 42 N, long. 26 W. The Munda, for Quebec, June 19, lat. 58 N, long. 22 W. Tho Elizabeth, from St. John's, New Brunswick, June 15, lat. 43 N, long. 50 W. The May, of Yarmouth, N.S.,'lbound S.W., June 25, lat. 45 N, long. 42 W. The George Canning , of Sund e rl an d , b ound W, June 26, lat. 47 N, long. 36W. The Nora Creina, June 27, 1at,.47 N, long. 31 W. Richard and Ann, Plymouth to, Australia, June 15, lat. 40 N, long. 11 W. The Jessie, Dundee, to Table Bay, April 8, lat. 32 S, long. 10 W. The Helena, from California, Feb. 28, lat. 9 N, long. 24 W. The Henrietta Klasina, Liverpool to Batavia, May 26, lat. 5 N, long. 24 W. The Palembang, London to Sydney, June 17, lat. 40 N, long. 12 W. The Jennet, of Sunderland, Liverpool to Quebec, June 26, lat. 48 N, long. 32 W. Her cargo (coals) had been on fire, but was extinguished, and required no assistance. The Pickwick (barque), for Valparaiso, lat. 45 N, long. 9 W. The Minerva, London to Maranham, June 17, lat. 49 N, long. 17 W. [ADVERTISEMENT.]— HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS ARE SURPRISING RzniEDIES FOR THE CURE OF BAD LEGS.—Mrs. Sarah Ashby, of Knowsley, had been a sufferer for a considerable time from a bad leg of a very alarming description. Several medical gentlemen at tended her, and she had recouse also to other remedies usually adopted in such cases, but all were of no avail, perfectand Pil and after being reduced to a very distr ess i ng condit ' on a in nd a these enm p. astonish ing continual pain and suffering, she was i nduced to i t n ry g Holloway's eff'ooeientmed a ent cureh3 short time by strictly following the directions given with them. She has continued in excellent health ever since. Sold by all druggist's, an d at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London LADVERTISEMENT.I---THE C • AMP AT CHO . M IA.M.-- 39, Albemarle-street, Piee s din to the York Hotel. —The 110 al v. —Observe, opp luable, 8 Y Exhibition. A newly-invented, very vawaistcoat-pocket glass, the size a Mall powerful a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one mile and a half distant ; they answer every race-course, at the purpose on the opera-houses, count are clearly seen at 12 to 14 iles. I . , y he scenery . , and ships -1 a e for shooting, deer stalldng, yachting, to 8 yOpifsemmenvagnentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Telescop P es—A n'ew and most important invention in telescope& possessing such extraordinary powers that some, 3i inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons Saturn's ring, and th e double stars ; with the same telescope, weighing only 3 ounces, can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every other ldnd for the waistcoat -pocket, and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powe rs accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful power ; an object can be clearly seen, from 14 to 16 mil es distant. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, have in vented invaluable preserving spectacle lenses. Immediately they are placed before imperfect vision, every object appears clear and distinct; the most aged, defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Deafness—New Discovery-- The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary powerful and ne wly-invented instrument, for Deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same dolour as the skin, it is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly could be d • esired.—S. and B. Solomons, ' Aurists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe, opposite the York Hotel. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. _ - (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—To-day importers of West India sugar were in clined to realise, and in some cases accepted prices rather under those of Friday ; there was in consequence a fair home trade demand for most sorts. Transactions are 600 hhds, and including the public sales, which went at easier rates ; 248 hhds 18 tierces Barbadoes good to fine yellow at 37s to 395. REFINED.—To-day large purchases were made in refined sugar for home consumption ; brown lumps realised 45s 6d to 465, and common to fine grocery 46s 6d to 49s per cwt. Crushed sugar continues to be little wanted for export, and rates rather incline downwards. MAURITIUS.—To-day there was less demand for Mauritius sugar, and prices are rather lower. Of 4,500 bags at auction barely one-half sold, fi ne an d good yellow at 35s to 38s, low to middling 33s to 34s 6d., middling to fine brown 30s to 335, inferior 28s 6d. to 29s 6d, refining from 32s to 365, and good to fine grainy yellow 37s Gd to 40s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—To-day Bengal Sugar met with little notice privately, but the currency is sustained. At auc tion 368 bags sold at 36s 6d to 38s for middling and good white Benares. The market is quiet for Madras and rates lower. At public sale 729 bags sold at 28s 6d to 29s 6d for soft brown, mid at 30s to 31s for yellow. MOLASSES.—To-day there was a reluctance to operate in •molasses, and at auction 80 puns Demerara were taken in at 17s per cwt. CHlCORY.—Although further reduced rates have been accepted, transactions are on a limited scale, and supply is plentiful. British root can been obtained at 11/. 10s. to 12/. 103, and powder 231. to 271. per ton. COFFEE.--To-day prices of Plantation Ceylon Coffee rather declined. Of 320 casks, 40 barrels, and 520 bags at auction, not above one-half found buyers ; fine at 65s to 70s 6d, good middling to good 59s to 645, -low middling to middling 56s to 58s 6d, other sorts 51s to 55s 6d, an d t riage 46s to 51s. At public sale 500 bags native only in part sold, fine ord, new import, at 47s Gd, damaged first class at 45s 6d, second ditto 44. s to 44s 6d, and thirds 42s to 435. TNA. - There are sellers of low to common at lld. to 110, rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf is to la lid, strong Pekoe sorts is 2d to is 10d, and choice is lid to 2s 2d. Only a moderate demand prevails for Souchong, yet the currency is firm, fine at 2s to 2s 6d, and low to good is 1d to is 10d. Purchases in Oolong have been small, fine at is 10d to 2s 2d, and other 19 to is 9d. The market is inactive for Pouchong and 9d to 100 are the prices taken. In green purchases have been immaterial, and some holders are sellers rather under previous terms; supply of most sorts is decidedly on the increase. SALTPETRE.—To-day there was not the least improve ment in demand for saltpetre, and in auction 1,107 bags Calcutta were all tak en i n a t 28 s to 28s 6d for 4.1 per cent. refraction, being the full value. RUM.—To-day demand was active, proof Leewards at is 111 d to 2s, East India is lid to is 113 d, Demerara 2s 8d to 2s 10d for 32 to 40 over, and Jamaica at from 3s to ss, as to strength. TALLOW.--The market continues in an excited state, and there is a further advance of 3s Gd to 4s per cwt. Numerous transactions have taken place in Russian. The last prices paid on the spot for fine yellow candle were 53s EH, and for last three months of the year 55s Gd to Us per cwt. Of home melted the market has again been cleared, 52s to 52s 6d is the value. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-JULY 5. There"was a good attendance to-day of town and country dealers, and several millers from Ireland. Wheat met an active demand at an improvement over the prices of last Tuesday of 3d. to sd. on white, and sd. to 6d. per 701bs. on red. Flour was eagerly bought up, and must be quoted 2s. 6d- per sack and barrel dearer. Oats and oatmeal were held at an advance of ld. per 451b5., and is. per 2401b5., which checked sales. Beans receded 6d. per 4801bs. ; but barley and pease brought fully previous rates. Indian corn on the spot was held for ls. per 4801bs. more 'Roney, but little business resulted. Floating cargoes were readily sale able, Galatz and Odessa at 30$. to 30s. 6d., and braila at 295. to 295. 6d. per quarter, C., F., and I. IPSWICH-JuLY 5. We cannot report a large show of wheat for sale at this market to-day, which assisted in making the trade very animated and excited. We must report an advance of 3s. to 4s. per quarter upon all qualities. Beans and spring corn Inquired for. PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER . Wheat, red (old) 4Bs to 53s Barley, gr i n di ng ... 0 0s to 008 Ditto (new) Ditto, white (new) 52s to 59s Peas Ditto (old) Barley, malting ... 30s to 32s Flour, per sack AVERAGES FOR TIIE WEER ENDING JULY 2, 1853. Wheat Barley ~ 32s 3d Oats — „ 00s Od Beans Peas .._ 37s oa f f 5 /1 HULL-JULY 5. Thero has been a large business doing in wheat during tho past week, and at daily improving rates. We cannot write the advance of the week at less than 3s. to 42. per quarter on all descriptions. The late import of barley is cleared off, chiefly to warehouse, as it cannot be imported for our present quotations. The supply of beans is chiefly Egyptian, which are held at 40s. per 631b5., and none are now to be had under 375. ; the market is cleared of Ger man. Oats are 6d. dearer. s s Wheat, English, red 58 to 60 Ditto white 6O to 63 Dantzic and Konigs berg Pomeranian and Ham burgh Danish, Holstein, and Friesland 5O to 52 Russian and Odessa 44 to 48 Oats, English ditto Danich Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 2O to 22 Barley, malting Ditto grinding 27 to 29 Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel 4O to 42 s. Peas, gray and black 36 to 38 Linseed, Black Sea... 47 to 48 Ditto Petersburgh ... 41 to 46 DiAo Riga and Arch angel ............... —to Ditto Konigsberg and Memel ...... . ........ 38 to 42 e Tou. Lins. c., Hull 8/ ssod to P 0 r 1 Os Oct Ditto fine for. Si 2s 6cl 01 Os Ditto inf. for. 0115 s Od to 01 O s Rapeseed..... 261 lOs to 01 Os Rape cakes 97s 6d to 00s Tares, English 36s to 38s Ditto foreign Guano 41 91 to 10/ Os Bones 9ss Od to 978 6d Rye Meal ............. none DIIBLIN—JuLt 1. White wheat, 26s Od to 30s Od ; red ditto, 25s Od to 285 ; barley, 13s Od to 16s 6d.; oats, 10s Od to 12s 6d ; rapeseed, OOs Od to OOs per brl ; oatmeal, lls Od to 13s Od ; bakers, flour, 14s Od to 18s Od per cwt; Indian corn, 28, 6d to 32s Od per 480 lbs. CORK-JULY 4. Brls. Currency. 0100 s Od-20 do. White wheat 00s Od t o 00 s Od Os Od-20 s t one. Redwheat OOs oo Od d d too OOs s s Ditto Ditto OOs Od t o ON Od Barley OOs Od to OOs Od Ditto 00s Od to OOs Od 00s Od-16 do. Ditto OOs Od to OOs Od Bere OOs Od to OOs Od N Oa 56 Oats Ditto OOs Oct to 00s Oct 00k. Od do. Ditto OOs Oct to OOs Od ) Pigs .. ....... oos Od to OOs Od OOs Oct por cwt. Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold last week : Wheat, 54. Barley, 37. Bere, 00. Oats, 238. Pigs, 0. Return of cattle sold for woek ending July 2 : Pigs, 179. Sheep, 283. Cows, 45. PRICES OF BUrrEll. CANT. Y•J••••••LIV • • First quality Second quality Third quality Bos Third quality ............... 71s Fourth quality 6d ; extra, 16s Od ; Fifth quality 745 Fifth quality ............... 654 Sixth quality 66. Sixth quality ............... 57s 148 Coat.- s seconds 12. Od to 13s Od ; households, 9s to 11s 0(1 ; thirds, Flour—First, 138 Gd to 7 e s to 9s Od per cwt. Meal—lnWan meal, 7s 3d to 7s 9d ; oatmeal, llsto lls 10d ; wheatmeal, Os 6d to 10. 6d per cwt. Indian corn, 61 10s Od to 7/ 58 Od per ton. Bran, 41 15, Od to 510 s Od per ton. Hay—Farmers, 2 5s0d to 48s Od; average, 00s; dealers, 000 Od to 00 , 30 d ; average, Os per ton. Straw Farmers, 268 Od to 36s Od; average, 00s • dealers, 008 Od to 00s Od ; average, Os. per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf, 6id to Od ; household ditto, 511(.1 to Od per 41b.—Fresh butter, 9d to lld per lb. Eggs, 4s 4d to 4s (Id per hundred. Meat —beef, to 8d ; mutton, 6d to 6 i ld ; veal, 5d to 8d ; pork, 5d to sad bacon, 7d to 8d ; sausages, ges Gd per lb.— Fish, Newfound. land, 001. Os to 001 Os per ton ; Scotch herrings, 00s to 00s ; Red, do., 308 per b r l .—Potatoes, white, 15d to 16d; Pinks, Od 18d to 20d . —.—Coals! Newport, 19s ; Lydney, 19s ; Calm, 15 s per ton Whiskey, 25 o.p. 6s 10d per imperial gall on , — Hides, market, 30 8 to 365; Salted, 30s to 38s per cwt. Calf skins, 3id per lb. —Bangor slates 2/. 17s. 6d to 3/. per ton.— Fleece wool, 208 to 21 per s stone. —Hemp, 381. to 42/. per ton—Timber, Memel, 31. 15s ; red pine, 31. 158; yellow do., 3/. ss. per ton; deals, 191. to 201. per hundred.—Bark, red, 8/. to 10/. 10s. per ton.—Tallow, 498 6d to 50s per cvm—H op ,. 71. lOs to 0/. per cwt.- Tar, A rc hangel, 19s. per brl.— Guano, Peruvian, 12/. Os to OM per , ton. hi Leghorn A 1 48 . 7 . 11 . . D . A. •• • fi X l7:(tNibraalt.lr.... E Lisbon . Amsterdrm7. l . t . B ••• : D • j? " Rotterdam) .. ••••• • •• " Genoa .. ~, „,,,, .. 25 27 % Mil an .. :"• • • • • •• • • •• ' 4 ' ' l7 * Pa D ri l ß tt .. o, three ...... m . . o . n . t . h . s . .• •• Antwerp .. ••••• • • • • • 25 27 Altona Brussels ........., ~ .. % Venice Bambargh •• • • Naples •;„.. "shut ... ..... ...... 125 Bien . ° ° s .Ay . r . e . s . Marseilles..•• ••••• • • • • • 25 30 Oporto . • • • • • • • „ • „ •• • 53% Berlin Bourdeaux „ „ „ „ .... ..... iv •• • • ....... • ... 63% o Janeiro .. ••..•• • • • • F r ankfort - on-Maine „ .. IRDItto three months .. 25 25 , . . New York, 60 days' sight ......... 4 Philadelphia • 11 6 Pe, ersburgh , , „.-„ .. . PRICES OF BULLION PEI OZ. Madrid .. ~ .. .... •• • 37% Foreign Gold in Bars ' £3 17 9 Cadiz.......... ... •" • • 5 0 Portugal Gold Coln .. 0 0 0 Barcelona ... •.. 50% Mexican Dollars .... 0 4 11% Seville ...„ „ •' New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 1 •• ••• • •• Silver in bar S...... 0 5 1% 21:1210788: .... •••••• •. • • B° 1 : : .... .. : .• .• 1 2_ 4: BLRTES. OF A. SON. On the 25th ult. at Revens-sur-Roche, n ear L ausanne, Mrs. C. Garner Richardson. On the 3d inst., at Norton-hall, Derbyshire, the wife of Charles Caramel', Esq. OF A DM:I4Rn% On the 2d inst., at Candie, in the island of Guernsey, the wife of Peter Stafford Carly, Esq., the Bailiff of Guernsey. On the 2d inst., at Richmond, Surrey, the wife of Neville Ward, Esq. MARRIED. On the 4th inst., at St. Peter's, Pimlico, Remy William Holmes, Esq., only son of the late Rev. William Holmes, rector of Cripplegate, to Sarah, youngest daughter of John Rey, Esq., of Chester-street, Grosvenor-place. DIED. n the 2d inst., suddenly, at 1, Holland-place, Glas, Patrick Al`Naught, E sq. gyw On the lst inst., at her residence. 90, Montpellier-roa.cle Brigh:;on, Miss Cooper, aged 77. LONDON: Printed and Published by MURDO YOITI TG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Offic e, No . 12 , miStraadime%citzt.wheePthire,oB;inbeyt,ojfultyhe6,Slaas tire ' om%; rof