The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-31 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL I NTELLIGENCE -(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales. The market was steady, at previous rates. The sales comprised 5,500 Ame rican 3 600 Egyptian at 61d. to lid., 800 Surat at no- to 41., and 120 Sea Island at ls. 10d. to 3 s. 3d. per lb. Railway Shares were flat. The quantity of produce offering for public com- Petition is rather larger this week, but there is not nuich change at preseni observable in the prices. e The st eamer La Plata brings the West India andh exic an mails. The weath er was very sultry i n colonies. The cessation of the import revenue 111 Jamaica is likely to bring that island into g'reater financial difficulties than ever, and although re_ t renchment i s hi g hl y d es i ra b le, and to b r i ng a bout a r e d uct i on of the Governmental expenses, forcible ac ti on on the part of the representa tives may be necessary-, the injury to the o c olony is s o great, that the remedy may be pro /1 , o miced to b e worse than the disease. The mer chants of Ki ngs t on h ad represented to the House eef e Assembly the serious p os iti on i n w hi c h th e y would "er placed and the abi that some few Individuals benefit pro a b t the expense of all the rest of the community. The proper course, it 7 °lll d seem, would be t o h ave p rov id e d an i n t er i m evenue; and especially to lay a duty on imports and on rum for that purpose. A Corr espondent of the Trelawny Post thus al 'tides to the discoveries of Copper Mines in the Parish of Hanover : "We le arn f rom a correspondent that Copper has be en the found in th e parish of Hanover, at Eardley estate, Property of Henry Brockett, Esq., that several specimens of the ore have been tried, and that, after three rate four analysations, th e es ti ma t e f orme d was a t th e °f 75 per cent. It is supposed that the veins run directly across to Moreland estate in Westmoreland, and that th e value of both properties will be consider ably increased by the discovery." .. L . T he various ships that arrived yesterday and to off the coast from Australia bring generally The dates, b u t most of them have specie on board. I , l e Lydia, from New South Wales, and the Wel -41%,t0n, from Hobart Town, are among the latest brivaLs a nnounced, and the aggregate o the specie 1 , the West I n di a, N or th A mer i can , an d Austra 'lan vessels is nearly 1,200,0001. In to the p resent state o f E as t ern a ff a i rs muc h i n _ •s necessarily attached to the direct influence l h at will b e exerc i se d upon t h e va l ue o f mone y. • la nY parties are of opinion that before the lapse of three or four mo n th s , money will be worth cur lentlY as much as 5 per cent.; but this is still a question. uon which there will be a difference of l iTi Aion J • udging of the e xce ll en t accounts from ' B4 alia, and the frequent ar r i va l s , there will be °lne counterbalance to the demand made upon by the Continent ; but it is right to point t i t th a t t hi s demand is very heavy. Thus during 1.:r; e nsuing month, there will be no less than 11 ' 40 1000/. s en t t o F rance an d B e l g i um f or " ca ll s " ,Pen. railways ; and there are numerous other un dertakings w hi c h w ill ta k e t h e i r subscriptions as oapidly as possible if they ent er t a i n th e least idea A -La h increas e d ti g ht ness . Thi s we h ave a ll a l ong nted out as one o f th e ev il s at t en di ng t h e forma t°l,_ simultaneously, of so many new under a;47gs ; and unless great discretion be exercised, pressure may arise. Our Colonial com- Ct: l nes are formed upon a good basis, and in any as e, even if th e y d o no t re t urn an a d equa t e in :est to th e s h are h older, they will b enef i t our c' e °sses sinhs. What has transpired certainly must harinvince th e most scept i cal that the drain upon us been very considerable, since it appears that, i „ 1 ' Year, there were 14 millions sterling produced a l the colony of Port Philip, and yet we have the ulelint in the Bank of England weekly decreasing. scar A nY idea o f war will induce hoarding and artificial city, but at present that apprehension is not general, b„ The " conversion" flags at the Bank of England, m 6 Friday b e i ng t h e last day for Sout h S ea An nuitants, they are com i ng f orwar d more f ree ly to eo e nt• Very f ew , we presume, will follow the their of the S ou th S ea C om p an y, and ask for e tr money in preference to Two-and-a-Half r Cent. St oc k ; f or t h e C ompany h as scarcely any4ite r native, being in a state of dissolution and re auiring to divid e its assets. The Lord Chancellor, 4° l n What ha s b een officially intimated, will ex hLange the 400,000/. to 500,000/. of Stock in the s' e s. of suitors for New Two-and-a-Half per Cent. counties. Nlish Securities have been worse in conse quence of the prevalent uncertainty respecting the t astern question, and the steady demand for mo ,e3r- Consols have been as low as 1000, and 109 ;,(,),1' transfer, and 100* for to-morrow. The New 4._ 4 " ilree- and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 102 to 102' 13t' and the Three per Cents. 99i to ;;:sank Stock is exceedingly firm at 230 to A. South Exchequer Old Annuities brin g 99k, and the N ew 1091. s. s - v , Xehequer Bills are p ar t o f s . prem i um, and India • -4 0nds 255. premium. little is doing in Forei gn S ecur iti es, b ut .?te \r x. e ic ry anß Bonds are higher, being 26 to A. The a mount for the Dividends is stated at 48,915 dols. 4a razilian Stock eto is at red 100 t. Venezuela Bonds are ; ew Dfer are at to 4. 4,noll°te Swedish Loan h is N P- s discount. 2 31 ch -; Dutch R ussian 5 per Cents. remain at 118!„ and the 4i Per Cents. at 102 i. T he Railway Share Market is heavy, but with a; , any essential change in prices. French Shares giving way. 11The Gold Mine Shares have been weak, and the tics also are heavy. 41, 411_,e British American Land Shares have reached ‘43 5/., and the others are heavy. FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the O f ficial List.) Business done. ...... 230 ••• 99!4 ti .... 104 100 . 102,4 2 A 5k /auk Stock ......, ..... ••• 4 .131)e$ C i ent. Reduced Annuities .. lit , Consols Annuities ' "3 per Cent. Annuities Indl„‘ll.g A nnuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 ia Roads, £lOOO ..... .„.•••••-- !,40, under 21000 4 0 4, 0 Sea Old Annuities Con sols Sea New Annuities l ' ,O lS for Account lehequer Bills, lid. klOOO .... t ill POO ........................... d ................................... 3 1 .. ....... FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. bon 5 per Cent ke.uxiiteto Small,bi: 3 Per Cent. It uas. 0 for the Account %Ditto 11°,1 ds, 5 per Cent. ) A , ll I , ° l,_A per Cent. 41"onds, 3 par Cent New Deferred, 3 per Cent 23i ed' Ve n 141 Lean . ...... . ............ Cent. .•• • ........ ••• 37 dell E Divld ends on th e a b ove paya b le i n L on d on . cagl4ll t e 4 per Cent. Certificates 96 5i : , 5 99.,4 1031 100 b I par 1 p . 100, 21 6 118 102 Ditto o Consls ............... July Account HALF•PAST TWO. 100 h i .., ...... ;4°Y.15:8' SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) 140 1 , T - 4 44 1 12 " 5 11, Mat- 31 Wind at Noon, N. ;fresh breeze, c 011 h, z •• .--- 0 o Tt , Y weather. AlttE,,, -`I.A3IPTON-, Ably 30.—Arrived—Bosphorus Op•;, ,1-,4a Plata (s), West Indies. (s), Cal ' !N I , S,IIE STAR T. -- Rockliff, China. N.S.W. e, tAL4OO,LXESTOICE, May 30.—Hannah, Sydney, I ' l lee LT rl, 1.11,v 30 Wind, N. Arrived—Emma, 0 9t Off Port — (7, 4 3 is t . a ' re f t ° ta l. 13 jo u ha titiee ; deoira, Rio Gra A nd r t a Lti , cape ef ut od ßa H a o v:a e; for Rotterdam ; e A li d e e ie le for Hamburgh ; F , tt i , 0 e A5 ,,,,,, 1)44° —T(3l4 ' MaY 30 . —Wind, N.B. Sailed—Avon, Bar ''.ll. -eitPettD, M v 29 Arrived—Star, St. John's, q S ailed_ t a . , .--- . Solid, do. L . , Utt,,__ rocket, Quebec ~_N.W. tbs, ei''mvi`r, May 29.—Wind, IN , t 1 cl Vr:!trbadoes for Limerick ; Arrived — n Quebec. Off 1 411 .--- --11141 e, Porto Rico. Sailed—MaKrYin g M sto il ? ler t do. ; John .kiera- r?relifeld, Shanghae for Liverpool; qqa 'for Stuad - 1 d 'ln the Channel—Wellington, Harbinger, De 1, rt T own ei an . 1•1• Alli, Al a • raced in the Medi ti, klea ti Y 30.—A fearful hurricane . lost; il l " qe or °rl the 24th inst , and several casualties occurred. 4tor urge 11, coast of ' Guiana to Marseilles, was 1 ' 1 4; r4vate, An ~ d five of her crew drowned. Fort Yo w hi - cl; ll s4 t Al aY 1 -8. —".....e Sea Duck, Havre to this q ot oft .a on shore at Long Reach, April 18, has it it, Liv4 po o 3l l alr - 17 . —The New York Packet, Apalachicols, 4 1:1 p ro ' got on shore at Fortugos, April 12, but came I,4lotAqo, ti'elded without much damage. tier ,A4c)rii 2 9 a. —The Victoria, for London, sprung a °-. Baz ar ' and has damaged the whole of her ground R ~ IL ~ TkdFFIU RETURNS. N. ° N AND ts y Traffic r( C orr or th o OU/11-EASTERN ItAILWA .• r 6 4 1)(404 ee ' , ending May 28 1853 1,1J,679 •-•44g Week last year 13,376 14 4 I\l‘itr_ literati se in 1853 £2,30 - 8 2 ulborT, 13Rx fi g ~ AT 0........ AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.- 28, 463 'urn for the week ,ending May 219,0- 1R 19 9 i-t• •••''•••• . • ....... 9 10 13,875 - 2 l'etTi.t°,_deill,g tweek.i.ast, . Y.e.; ........... 216,630 3 - I :ot h i of .411 ualfyear to this date, 185,? 193,891 2 10 r, the half -year to this date. 1852 labels-ritb held OPPOSITION. At a vestry the eliki,Y "eld at Falmouth, the Rey. W. J• Coope in and thQ evill'3, item not compulsory was struck 10, we meeting, hinoti,,W,llleh were compulsory were reduced to the blower's kia1a,,,,,-`'. Candles were disallowed ; the organ _ , hnd 'f Wki stopped ; the clerk's salary reduced tfoolnlfy ltd. instead pour rate of 4d. in the pound, ono o C4%11° was granted. while boy "TO PARENTS.Yeaterday afternoon, .. L, ' 41)014 fi wind ve years of age, was sitting at for itilikit,ll, '` f ° ,, in Rennett's-conrt, Drury-lane, he un t ° k.' eil out nto the pavement and on being taken a second effe.Pliss College hospital instantly expired from the -, 3 of it 4 .__ 4r4CtUred skull. , SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS .DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. II RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Yesterday. Bssinemi dons this day. Shr. 1 Paid 100 Aberdeen ............. Ambg. Nottng Bost & Eastn. June....... birmng. Wolverb. & Stour Va11ey......... ' Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junet...... 1 Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons.... Do., £20.......•••••••• Bristol & Exeter...... Caledonian-- ...... Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass. Dublin&Belfast J nue Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.)..... Do., (-118 E. & H.).. Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. 5h.... IDo., d 0 ..... IDo., B. & C. East Lancashire ... 283 - 29 51 - 6 10 - 7 -- 6 -.11 21 22 1 34 2f d 102 -- 104 69i -- 70 231 -23 k 20k 21i1 i . 7 ii; 8 - 9 5i -- 6 134 --13 1 10i -- 11 7i - 74 734 - 744 53 - 56 734 - - 744 East & West Ind. Dk. & Birming. June Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Minh. Prth &Dm] de- Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk De., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. sth. &West. (Ire.) Great Western.. Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshir& !Do., Fifths . Do., Wst. Riding Un. Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. &So utirpt. London & Blackwall Lond. Tab. & Sthend. Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. London &N. Western' Do. Fifths Do. ,10/.811.,M&B 0 London & S. Western Do., .£5O Do., £4O ••• ••• •• • Ludndrry. &Coleraine Ludndrry. & Ennisk. Manch .Shef. &Lincln. Do., Man. & Lin. Un. Midland Do. Birming. & Derby ilidland G. West. (Ir.) Do. Shares .......... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newmarket ........... sO ' -- iii 89 1 55 -- 57 134 - 136 112 -- 113 891 904, 94 -- 96 131 --14 i p 79i 41 -- 4 d 3 -- 2i d, 161 -- 17 94 - -- 2 104 -- IG5 p 117 i -117 i 2 -21 p Ji l 89 --90 t 6 -- 5d 5 -- 4d 12 -- 13 19 -- 21 291 -- 30/ 3i -- 2id 74g -74 j 42 -- 44 Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd Newry & Enniskillen Ncwry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k...... ....... Do., New ....... Northn. Counties Un North British M 63 #— a P 4 3 d 2 3 Si 53 55 31--2 Nd 35 —36 'North Devon, N 0.1.. Do., No. 2. . Dc., i A Deferred... Do., A B Guaranteed North Staffordshire.. ... - ... d - 5 • tid 8i 84 North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. Juno Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Wcstn Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do 53A -54 i 96 - 97 60 - 61 64 - 66 73 76 li ldis 17 - 19 - 9i 13 - 15 20 -- 21 73i - 744 36i --• 37 13 14 44 4i 23 - 25 Oswestry Shropshire Union South Dev0n....... South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dunl !Stockton & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vas of Neath.. 2i 3 t 5 -15 A - 104 33 - 34 10. -10 A 4 LI - Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall.. Wmbledon &Croydon Woodford 100 20 11 100 York Newctl. 4.1 Berw. Do. Extensions....... Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland.. 71 - iiA - 7 a 2 63 ---6: PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 Aberdeen 92 . - 96 5 all Do., No. 2,7 p. c BB - 92 d St. 100 Bris. it Ex. 4p.a. St lO7 • - 109 108 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares St. 100 Caledonian X 10.•• ••• 108 110 15 all Chester da Holyhead , Guar. 53 per cent 193 203 64 34 Corkdil3andon 53 p.c A 4 -- Apm 64 all Dundee Perth&Aber dean Junction ... 4 --63 33 all EastA nglian (310 s) 6 per cent 5 all Do. (2,5) 7 per cent 5 • 54 7i 2 Do. (27175) 7p. et —14 p 65 all Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No.l I,i -25 p 65 all Do., No. 2 - 2 p 10 all Do., New 6p. c. St. 144 - 15 20 all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent lB - 184 184 St. 100 EastLancash. 6 pets - 5 all Edinb.Prth.&Dundet 54 per cent.. 34 - 3A St. 100 Glasgow & S.Wo;tern guar. 5 per cent - St. 100 Great Northr sp. e l3O - 131 St. 100 Do. sp. c.,Rodeem., at 10 p. c. prom... 112 - 113 1121 61 all Gt. Southn. &West]. (Ireland) Eighths.. 8i - 84 50 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. sp. c.). - 71 St. 100 G. West. fixed 44 pc. [O6 108 16 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O, A -A p St. 100 Do., 6p. c., Stock- 153 - 154 St. 103 Loudon and Brighton Guaranteed sp. e.. - xd St. 100 Do. Pref., S P. c. St• - xd 50 all Do. Convertible, sp. St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. 151 - 157 50 5 London & S.Western, Con. Thirds 3A - 4 p 124 10 Londondeny& Color 4 Shares - 11 124 all Loudy. & Ennis. ASL 13 1 - 1 4 4 25 all Nlanch. ,Shef. , & Lin., Shares, No. 1.- 8 - 9 10 all Do. Now, £lO lO - 11 6 3 Do., £6... -fi 12., all Mary pt.&Carl. 4p. c. 127 2 all Do. 4A per cent - p 12 84 Do . - St. 100 Mid.Consol. 6 p.c. St. - St. [OO Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... 150 - 152 Ifft 5 Do. Pref. 44 per cent. 4 - 4 P 20 all Norfolk Extension... 118 - 122,118 5 all Do. Guar. 54 per et... - 2 all Do. Way. Val. 5p c . . - St. 100 North British .. ..... 115 - 11:7 20 all North Staffordshire.. 255 - St. 100 Oxford Worcester do Wolverh. £15,6p. c. - 15 12 Do 2l - 8 all Shrews& Birm. N. G lO4 - 114 10 all 3brcwsby. & Chester (Nor. W.Min),B p. c. 174 184 10 10 Do. 5 per cent - 1 p 25 all South Devon 144 - 154 10 11 Do. New par - 5 p 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 03.6 d.. 261 -26 i, 20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Gaar. 195 - 20 1 ;1 5 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. Ad - A St. 100 York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref. 104 - 106 17 SDo si 53! 25 10 York& N. Midland H lz S. Purch. 4 - P FOREIGN. 1 2 0 50 3 34 , u Oll c9iz t i f w ei ar s er n p Et o d t a G s rt° t i n . t a . i te ss Ju l e lla n ssa c ni t e . pil-L -. o{c: o{c:c' A r 20 all Charleroi &Erquelin. 14 15 20 10 Dijon andßssan9on.. 2i —3/ 1 20 Dutch Rhenish •••• 11 1 di - s 20 all East Indian 20 1 Do. Extension : 4 i 5 1 P 24i 1 lip 2i 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 2i `4 p - 20 10 Gd. Junct. of France 11 —1:, 20i 15A Gt.Westernof CansAa 4 P Shares par A p 5 1 Lucca & Pistoja sp.c pref.. . 20 15 Luxembourg 7 7i 10 10 Do. (Railway) 4 —4! 5 2 Do. 5 3 Do. (Canal) lg lg 10 f . ,., Do. 6p. ct. pref g A(1 20 9 Lyons & Mediterran — r 20 4A Niadras ll 21 p 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest) 74 7g 20 all Do. (ex interest) — ... 16 all Northern of France 3si 351 351 a 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds. (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs.) 141 —14 i 10 all NorwegianTrunkPref 8i - 94 20 10 Paris and Lyons l7 —17 k 1 71 20 all Paris and Orleans 42 43 20 all Paris and Rouen 44 45 20 all Paris and Strasbourg Ng —36 i 20 4 ParisCaen &Cherbrg. 4g 5 ,1 10 7g Quebec &Richmond ltl par 20 all Rouen and Havre 2l) —2l 20k 20 all Sambre and Meuse._ 9t 91 10 4 Do. 5A p. ct. pref ... _ ... 20 2 Sth-Eastrn. of Franco ... ... 20 4 Southern of France 5 —6 p 20 2s. Upper India Scrip i _ ip i P M 8i all West Flanders 4i 1 10 8 Do. N per c. Prof.. 20 ,10 Western of France 9 . —10. ii 10 2 West. of Switzerland d iitt 20 6 Zealand.,.,.• - lid all 100 114 all all all 4741 174 all 100 i 100 all 3! 100 100 1100 100 100 261 13 3 20 20 50 20 20 50 20 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1863. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. In answer to Lord BRouGunisf, Lord CAMPBELL said he had been so much engaged of late, that he had not been able to attend the com mittee to which this bill for the consolidation of the Criminal Law had been referred, and the progress of the bill had in consequence been delayed. The Earl of BANDON presented petitions in favour of the inspection of nunneries. Lord BERNERS presented a petition in favour of an alteration of an amendment of the law relating to the removal of the poor. RUSSIA AND THE PORTE. The Earl of HARDlVlClCEasked&Crovernment whether instructions had been sent to the Admiral at Malta, to hasten his departure to Constantinople. He bad been induced to do so in consequence of the public now being put in possession of information that Prince Menschikoff had left Constantinople on the even ing of the 22d instant. If that were true, it was not at all improbable that the Prince would have dispatched a courier that same evening to St. Petersburg, who would arrive there on this very day. If the Emperor decided on a warlike movement, be must dispatch a oourier to Sebastopol, where the bulk of his forces were stationed, who would arrive there on the 3d of June, and the Commander of the Forces might, by using all possible diligence, arrive in the Dardanelles and the 12th of June. On the other hand, supposing that Admiral Dundas were at Malta on Saturday last, on the Government decided on forwarding any new orders to him, they were to reach him on Wednesday next, and all the favourable circumstances of the wind in his favour, he might arrive at Constanti nople on the 10th of June. He thought this calculation, grounded on the probability of the case, afforded him sufficient ground for putting the question. The Earl of CLARENDON (who was by this time in his place) said, he had to apologize to the noble lord for not having been present in time to hear bis .speech, but the - fact was that he had been unavoidably detained elsewhere. (Hear, hear.) As far as lie had been able to gather from what he had heard of the noble lord's remarks, his inquiry was whether any orders had been sent to Admiral Dundas to proceed from Malta to the Dardanelles. Now, he was quite sure, after what had occurred in the house only on Friday night last, when their lordships seemed to concur in the propriety of her Majesty's Government not giving any explanations on a matter .in which they were imperfectly informed,—he was sure that they would still more concur in the pro priety of his declining altogether to state what orders had been given. (Hear, hear.) to the slave captain's head, made him steer straight to : information which had been communicated. It was no the other schooners and captured both, and found that I small step to have obtained a promise that the liberated they contained slave decks, manacles, and all the usual 1 slaves should be followed to the estates on which they fittings of vessels intended for th e s l ave tra d e, besides I were settled. The existence of the slave-trade at Cuba several letters implicating persons in the town and yes- depended entirely on the conduct of the authorities, as sels in the harbour. When the Vestal returned to Ha- was evident from the fact that when slaves could no vannah towing in her three prizes, an old American said longer be landed at Porto Rico they were taken to Cuba "It makes my heart flow over to see the old country under false papers. After hearing such information as coming out so proud." (Cheers.) Now, if such things he had done that evening, he thought there was a chance were done in the harbour under the windows o f th e C ap - of improvement even in Cuba. Of all the infamies prac tain General's palace, and the guns of the Moro, what tised in Cuba, none exceeded the treatment to which might not their lordships expect to take place in the the emancipados were subjected • and he feared that if more unfrequented parts of the island. "If these things the island fell into the hands of the United States neither are done in the green tree, what may be done in the their position nor that of the actual slaves would be at dry." He did not mean to blame her Majesty's Go- all ameliorated. vernment ;he knew what had been the indefatigable ex- The petition was then ordered to lie on the table, ertions of Lord Palmerston, and he had no doubt that his noble friend was well seconded by the late administra- AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS BILL. . tion. Neith er did h e f e ar that the cause was neglected This bill passed th roug h committee. in the hands of his noble friend opposite, whose inti- COMMON LODGING-HOUSES BILL. mate acquaintance with Spanish character and officers . This bill was reported, with amendments. would give him an advantage not enjoyed by either of COMMISSION ON THE BOROUGH OF MALDON. his predecessors. He was sure his noble friend would not deny that th ere h a d b een a g ro s s der e liction of duty The Earl of ABERDEEN sa id h e had to move their on the part of the Spanish authorities, but he would lordships to agree to an address of the House of Com not be understood as . conveying the opinion that this mons to inquire into corrupt practices in the borough of country ought to go to war with Spain for the purpose Malden. He understood that a noble and learned lord of putting down the slave trade. Ile I:new the apathy that existed in this country with r e spect to such exter- motion opposite had on ; but , he was unable to con j ec t ure on w h at hi s given notice of hi s i n t en ti on t o oppose th i s nal topics, and that a large party who were most hos tile to the slave trade would be the first to oppose any opposition as to be based. In the case o f Clith eroe v a physical inter meddling. But he thought that Spain them lordships th rod that declined to agree committee did to such an add ress on did not report that exten ought.to be taught that, if she did not mend her ways, a aun if she alone, of all the nations of the earth, was to per- sive treating or corruption prevailed ; whereas in the sist in this infernal traffic, she need not expect, should present case the coannitteereiearted that corrupt prac- Cuba ever be in daeger, that England would hold any tices had extensively prevailed.. Three or four cases of other than a neutral position in the conflict. (Heals) bribery also were given, and it was not to be supposed He was not sure that Spain was more to blame than that those were all the cases that existed. The general the United States, which had passed the abominable eerecter of the evidence appeared te him to bar out fugitive slave law, but there was this difference in the the description b given of the elections in this borough ; cases, that we had a right by treaty to demand the abo- and Maldonad one of the worst reputations of all the lition of the traffic from Spain, whereas in the case of boroughs in England for corruption on former occasions. the United States we had no such power. (Cheers.) In fact, Irepeated, he wasq uite at a loss to understand The noble lord concluded by presenting the petition. on what ie ground the motion was to be opposed. . Lord ST. LEONARD'S said he thought the mode in The Earl of CLARENDON said that although his noble friend had declined making any specific inquiry which the noble earl had dealt with this question was very unsatisfactory. He was opposed to the motion on of the Government he (Lord Clarendon) felt that he the ground that there was not sufficient evidencetby the to sup shouldbe wanting to his noble friend and to his own po r t finding of the House of Commons bu feelings did he not express his admiration of the eo. course which he had pursued the noblen n earl had left him quent speech which they had just heard delivered, and nothing to answer. if he did not bear his testimo n y t o th e p er f ec t correct- Lord BROUGHAM said he should vote for, the motion, on the ground that a committee of the House ness of all the melancholy facts which his noble friend of Commons, after inquiry, had come to a unanimous had brought before the house. He o nly w i s h e d it was reso l u ti on . (N o , no .) H e sa id, " Aye,aye." It was in his power to g ive to his no bl e f r i en d an y o th er an . true that bribery in theof3 to 2. Their case of parti c swer than that he had given a few nights previously to 1 lordshipsarin individuals how such tribunals were constituted. a noble and learned friend, but he co uld on ly express They were generally composed of two gentlemen on one the same regret, and admit th a t th e p rov i s i ons 9f the side and two on the other ; to . these were added the treaty to which his noble friend alluded, were consis- chairman ; and it depended on the cast of his opinions tently and feloniously violated. (Hear, hear.) What what the result would be. (Laughter.) In this case his noble friend had said of the Capt a i ns -G en e ra l o f C u b a , the ethe members divided rationally, two on one side and two decided in the affirma he also believed was the fact, but h e was g l a d, h owever , n rive. other,(Laughter and the chairman .) But though there was a difference he had made a distinction in favou r o f th e t wo distin- of opinion with regard to individual cases, there was guished officers who offered such a favourable contrast to none with regard to the following point :—" Resolved their predecessors and successors. He (Lord Clarendon) unanimously, that there is reason to believe that corrupt had not much additional information to give his noble friend Fra rs et to ice s s er h v a e ve in ex p t l en rl s . ivel o yjm; o e r va t i l l i e e datelections of mem but what he had was not altogether of an unsatisfactory borough of Maldon." hers thought the unanimous lam decision of the committee on nature. He would first advert to the allusion made by this last his noble friend to the practice of taking slavers for trial point was most important. In reading the evi dence he saw reason to believe that there had been a into the ports of Havannah. The fact was that the good deal of bribery. But their lordships could only see commanders of her Majesty's cruisers had no option in the questions and answers • they had no opportunity of this matter. It was provided by the treaty, that there observing the gestures and demeanour of the witnesses, should be two courts of mixed commission—one in the which were, perhaps, as important as the evidence itself. colonial possessions of Spain, the other on the coa s t o f He could not help making a remark in reference to the Africa, and the captain of a:British cruiser was obliged, attempts which were being made to put down bribery by his instructions, to take his prize into Havannah, or and corruption. It was impossible that a long time could Sierra Leone, according as his position at sea might elapse before their lordships' attention would be called render either place likely to be reached with the greatest to this most painful subject,—(hear, hear)—when they speed. It should be recollected that in the case of the would have an opportunity of saying whether they three vessels taken by Capt. Hamilton, two out of the thought the best mode of checking bribery and corrup three were condemned at this very court at the Havan- tion was to punish, in a particular way, one individual nab. He would next allude to the conduct of the Cap- for what had been done without his knowledge by other taius-General, and he was sure their lordships would not individuals. He (Lord Brougham) wished to get at expect any very warm defence of these officers from him, those other individuals, and lie hoped and trusted that but he did not think their lordships would be indisposed that session would not pass over without such an amend to hear anything that the Captains-General had said or silent of the criminal law as would make it dangerous for done in justification of their conduct. He had, there- those other individuals not the persons who were fore, anticipating the inq u i r i es th a t hi s no bl e f r i en d punished now, because they knew nothing about the would make, brought down two despatches, which his offence—but dangerous fcr those who had committed lordship would, he was sure, allow him to read in de- the offence to repeat it. (Hear, hear.) ference to the importance of the subject. The first was Lord ST. LEONARDS said his noble and learned a letter which Lord Howden had sent to the late Secre- friend seemed not to have read the whole of the evidence. C r ary for Foreign Affairs. (In this dispatch Lord How- He had been in the habit of reading evidence of this den states that the Spanish minister assures .him that kind judicially ; and having read the evidence given in every effort shall be made, even to the , disregard of the this case twice over, he could tell his noble and learned exigencies of the State, for the extinction of the slave friend that there was nothing on the face of it to sup trade.) Now, if this had not been followed by some port the conclusion at which the committee had arrived. corroborative action, lie should not have thought it His noble and learned friend had spoken of the finding worth while to waste their lordships' time in reading it 2 . of the committee as if that were conclusive ;but the but he had just re ce i ve d a secon d l etter f rom Lord act of Parliament was framed expressly with the view Howden, in which he thought some credit was given to of enabling their lordships to form their own opinion, the Captain-General. (L or d H ow d en h ere informed and if they did not act upon the evidence in this in the Secretary for Forei gn Aff a i rs th a t, i n consequence stance, they would neglect their duty. This was, of recent perempto r y i ns t ruc ti ons sent to t h e Captain effect, a judicial inquiry ; the borough was put before General of Cuba, directing him to s p are no exertion, them on its trial. It was with surprise that he had extreme measures had been adopted, even those for which th e l aw o ff ere d b ut a spare foundation.l heard the noble earl (the Earl of Aberdeen) say that the , corrupt practices. in this borough were perfectly well Their lordships wo u ld cons id er th a t thi s was on l y a pro known. _ Were they at liberty to act upon he ar say ? raise of someti ng y e t t o b e d one ; b ut h e had on that (Hear.) It appeared to him that to say that all the evening received a letter from Lord Howden—whose world knew this borough to be corrupt was to say what zeal and industry in this matter had never been sum- was no t justifi a bl e .- The resolution of the committee of passed—stating that the Captain-Ge nera l acting on the the House of Commons stated that there was reason to new instructions, had instituted a search in the interior believe that corrupt practices extensively prevailed in of the island, which had resulted in the re-capture of one the borough of 3laldon, but they did not say at this hundred negr oes . H e (L or d Clarendon) did not attach par ti cu l ar e l ect i on, and he apprehended that they must much importance to these demonstrations ; but as they say that corrupt practices prevailed at the particular showed that the Captain-General was disposed to act election which they inquired into. with more attention to the wishes of this country and Lord CAMPBELL read the words of the act of Par his own honour, he thought it only right to give him the liament. benefit of this information. The only other subject he Lord ST. LEONARDS thought lie might state the should mention was the case of the emancipados, and he effect of an act of Parliament without referring to the thought his noble friend had scarcely do ne j us ti ce t o the particular words. (A laugh.) The noble lord here Spanish Government with respect to the measure that t o ok up the act of Parliament., which, however, lie did had been passed to meet this case. Whether the mea- not read, but made a few observations in a very low sure was great or small—whether it was all they had a tone, complaining of the manner in which his remarks right to expect—it would be remembered that it was the had been received. The noble and learned lord then measure for which they had constantly asked, and that, took up his papers and walked out of the house. therefore, they should be glad it was granted. He The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was extremely would now read the dispatch of Lord Howden. (In this important that their lordships should understand dispatch Lord Howden expressed his satisfaction at time the principle which should regulate them in concurring probable settlement of the emancipist question. The or not concurring in addresses to the Crown. He dif- Spanish Government had assured him that all persons so fered from the noble and learned lord (Lord St. Leonard's) situated would be released with the least possible delay.) if he meant to say that they ought not to concur in an This showed that to a certain extent the Spanish Go- address unless they saw, on reading the evidence, that vernment had gone even beyond what was required of the committee must have properly arrived at the conclu them. The last point in his noble friend's speech to sion at which they had arrived. (Hear, hear.) All which he should refer was his hope that the Spanish that their lordships had to consider was that time coin- Government would become more alive to a sense of mittee had not arrived at an improper conclusion—a their own honour, and more disposed to listen to the conclusion to which they should not have arrived. (Hear, representations of her Majesty's Government. On this hear.) He regretted that the noble and learned lord had subject he had received a dispatch from his noble left the house, for he did not believe that any disrespect friend which was of some importance. (This dispatch was intended towards him. (Hear, hear.) There could stated that the Spanish Gov ernmen t was a t l ast a b out be no doubt on reading the evidence that corrupt prim to attend to the expostulation s o f E ng l an d an d the tices had prevailed in Maldon at successive elections, and dictates of their country's honour. Additional powers he did not care if that conclusion had been arrived at on would be given to the Captain-General for searches, and clear testimony or not. (Hear.) every assistance in the reca.ptare of slaves.) He believed The Earl of DERBY differed from the noble and that this was the first decree of such a tendency that learned lord as to the construction of the important duty had emanated from the council, and this was all time which devolved upon them in reference to addresses to information he had to offer to his noble friend. It the Crown. Before the act of last session it was neces was small in amount, but he thought it was not so unsa- sary in each particular case where it was intended to tisfactory or hopeless as that which he had been obliged issue a commission with a view to ulterior proceedings, to lay on their lordships' table during their previous which were to affect the borough and not the individual week, and he could only repeat the assurance he had members by whom the contest was carried on, that an given to a noble and learned friend a few nights since, act of Parliament should be introduced for the purpose that Government considered that to their own exertions of constituting an extraordinary tribunal, vested with and their own cruisers, they must mainly look for any- extraordinary powers ; and their lordships would recd.- thing in the way of effectual change. He had again lect what great care was taken that there should be been in communication with his right hon. friend at time grounds for the passing of these particular acts. In head of the Admiralty, by whom instructions had been many instances when the House of Commons had heard sent out to the fleet, and their lordships might expect evidence by its committees, and sent up bills for the dis that nothing that the gallantry and zeal of such men as franchisement of a borough, their lordships examined his noble friend had alluded to, could supply, would be the evidence, but in other cases their lordships admitted wanting to put an end to this abominable traffic. the parties to protect themselves and plead at the bar the The Bishop of OXFORD thanked his noble friend for reasons why the act should not be carried into effect. It the manner in which he had called the attention of the was notorious that in the first instance in which an inquiry house to this sullied. He had always felt that the prig- wasaskedconsenting f°r for—that to at of St. Alhan's—that their lord hat inquiry, and according ciples of free trade ought no more t o en t er i n t o th e ques - slaps , tclie ordinary practice, requested to have the evidence tion of the admission of slave-grown sugar than the pro- taken before the House of Commons laid before them. fits of pirates or the fruits of robbery. A great deal A considerable time was given for the purpose of ex might be done, he thought, not only by our cruisers, but amining that evidence, and it was his duty to ask their by the tone of the Government and the country towards lordships to assent to the bill for constituting the coin the Spanish nation. There.was one remark of his noble mission of inquiry in that case. But in order to simplify friend (the Earl of Carlisle) in which he could not en- the proceedings, a general act of Parliament was passed tirely acquiesce, namely, that the people of this country last year, on the principle of the general enclosure act, were so apathetic with regard to what happened abroad, which authorised time issuing of a commission in the that it was not likely that the Government would be sup- event of a joint address of both house of Parliament. ported if they adopted any strong measures in reference Consequently they were placed, with regard to the ad to the slave trade. Great as was the apathy of the Eng - dresses to time Crown, precisely on time same footing as lish people with regard to foreign ma tt ers g enerally, he they were previously to time passing of the act of last really believed that -if they knew how they had been session. Therefore if previously to the act of last session mocked and insulted with regard to. slave treaties, they they felt bound before issuing a commission to examine would be as ready as one man to sustain the Government and sift the evidence taken before time House of Corn in enforcing their observance in future. It was their mons, he contended with great respect that time noble and duty as a nation to leave no means unused which would learned lord was mistaken in his doctrine when he said tend to free them from complicity in this great evil. that it was not necessary to surround the parties with So intermingled now were all commercial and financial the same protection as to the examination of the evi affairs throughout the world, that it was, he thought, d ente w hi c h th ey h a d b e f ore time passing of time act of capable of demonstration that time very trade which last session —(hear, hear)—and therefore he denied that they were endeavouring to put down on the coast of the onus lay on their lordships' house to prove that Cuba was, at least indirectly, if not directly, maintained the House of Commons bad come to a wrong conclu witht British capital ; and it was the especial duty of time aka. (Hear, hear.) Having stated this, he begged ino nation which supplied capital for almost every enterprise say also that he deprecated and regretted the manner I that promised a lucrative return, to enforce the obser- which this subject had been brought to untimelyau ftbe c a o nd vance of treaties for the suppression of the slave trade. elusion, which caused the abandonment Lord BROUGHAM said, having on a recent occasion the leaving of the house by his noble i o aner s le e' arned brought a charge of some importance on this subject, he friend. (Hear, hear.) Conside f ri io ng d t I l e . great grt judicial thought thought it right to express his gratitude on hearing that ability of his noble and learned and his his noble friend the (Earl of Clarendon) had received an a lawyer,. his high position, s ' a,;e ls , and ea s , lookin account of the good intentions of the Captain - General of also to the circumstances of time interests Cuba. case and the Cuba. (Hear, hear.) He should, however, wait some involved, he thought he should not be nmade a subject little time before he withdrew his accusation against his of that levity, of that offensive and sneering laughter, Cuban Excellency. (Laughter.) Their lordships knew which he regretted the noble earl opposite permitted on what place was eloquently said to be " paved with good the part of some of his subordinates and supporters. intentions." (Laughter.) General Concha certainly (Hear, hear.) He thought his noble and learned friend differed from General O'Donnell in one particular—he acted in the manner due to his character and position in was free from the foul stain of having profited by cons- refusing to continue a discussion in the circumstances to plicity, he never rece ived an y s h are. o f th e detestable which, for the first time (and he hoped it would be the traffic; but that he w as, ne v e rtheless, g uilty of conni- last time), he felt himself exposed. (Hear, hear.) He vance, there could be no doubt. Hi s Ro w e f r i en d (the could not blame the course his noble and learned friend Earl of Carlisle) had mentioned an American as having pursued in declining to continue a discussion in which shown a proper feeling not only towards this country, he had met with disrespect. (Hear, hear.) but on the subject of the slave trade. He trusted that The Earl of ABERDEEN—My lords, I cannot n this feeling was not confined to an individual, but prova- 1 ceive what the noble earl means, lent in time United States ; and if it did prevail there, - noble earl says that I peyrmsiutteodrdimn„.y (Loud t esseul l'b::r(rdesihneaetreeTsos)h---; then must be wholly groundless the accounts which they ,whom does he mean by an b • had heard of the bulk of the slavers employ e d by other ! that I permitted my subordinates to ' ' sneer — . (Cheers.) nations having been fitted out in American ports, man- I can only say this, that I entertain unfeigned respect ned by American seamen, and commanded by American for the noble and learned lord—(hear, hear)--that I did ca pt a ins, He hoped there was not even a shadow. of not sneer---(hear, hear )—and that I did not entertain at any time but that foundation for these statements ; but that they were rife . the slightest feel' ' the noble and learned ed lord—(hear, and general was certain. attentively to his remarks. Lord WHARNCLIFFE thought both their lordships listened at • and the country were indebted to his noble friend for the noble earl y But wlmen haying brought forward this subject and thus elicited the nates to charges me with permitting my subordt laugh, I can only say that I do not know any (Hear.)snear ) o —f a re n s d p respect aftoi MINES. Agna Fria ...... 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We find in some of our contemporaries the following, dated Devonport, May 29 : " Nine p.m.—(By Electric Telegraph).—A tele g raphic dispatch was received here this afternoon from the Adm iralty, summoning Admiral Sir John Ommanney to proceed to London with the utmost haste, in consequence of which the Sprightly steamer was ordered to be got ready imme diately to take him to Portsmouth. Sir John struck his flag on board the Impregnable, and left at six o'clock." This is absurd on the face of it. Sir John Ommanney, it is pretended, was summoned to London " with the utmost haste," and yet, instead of leaving by the half past six o'clock mail train from Plymouth, by which he would arrive in London yesterday morning, he is said to have gone in the six-knot an hour steamer the Sprightly " to Portsmouth."— Morning Herald. Captain the Hon. G. C. B. Elliott takes the Sybille, 40, to the East Indies, as soon as she can scrape up a crew of 350, about which we fancy there will be some difficulty, if we may judge from the fact that the Queen, 116, in Plymouth Sound, is at least 300 blue jackets short, with her men cutting away at every opportunity ; that the St. Jean d'Acre wants some 700 blue jackets ; the Duke of Wellington about 280 ; whilst almost every other ship at home is short of men, and there are not a few vacancies in. Rear-Admiral Corry's squadron. The Sybille was commissioned on Sunday. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 30. The orders for the Banshee, steam dispatch-vessel, Lieut. Commander Hosken, that came down yesterday, were for her to be ready for sea—and ready she is—to go to Lisbon to pick up Roar-Admiral Corry, if required. That gallant officer is not gone to the Mediterranean, but for a six weeks' cruise, touching most likely at Lisbon, where he will find the Agamemnon, 91, screw, Captain Sir T. Maitland. The Duke of Wellington, 131, screw three-decker, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., bent sails this morning, and crossed topgallant and royal yards. The Vulcan steam troop-ship, Commander Von Donop, hauled alongside the dockyard and jetty to-day. She is expected to embark troops to-morrow. The Rhadamanthus steam-vessel, Master-Commander Belano, arrived in harbour this morning from the eastern ports, with stores, which having discharged, she le ft in the evening for Devonport, also with stores. Captain W. H. Henderson, C. 8., of the Blenheim, 60, screw two-decker, returns from leave on the 10th proximo. The Blenheim came out of harbour to Spit head at a quarter to 6 this evening. The Dauntless, 32, screw-frigate, is under the charge of a guard from the steam-reserve force. The Gorgon, 6, paddle-frigate, finished her external painting last week, has new fittings for her pivot guns, and will probably be taken out to Stokes'-bay for trial this week. The Conflict, 9, screw corvette, will make another ex perimental trial in a few days with the ordinary and the boomerang propeller in turn. She has the appearance of a crank vessel, but is, nevertheless, improved since last in commission. The Stromboli, 6, and Bulldog, 6, paddle•sloops, are reported ready for service. The Ilecla, 6, and Gorgon, 6, paddle-vessels, when ready, are reported to be under orders to join the steam squadron in reserve at Devonport, but we doubt the report. tor The Plumper, ilk screw-corvette, is progressing with her rigging, untle - Athe superintendence o f Li eu t. Rey nolds and draught from the Blenheim. She was not reported ready in the shipwrights' department, as has been elsewhere stated, and the seamen have to wait for every block and deadeye to be made and fitted as they go on. The fine frigate Indiaman Blenheim, Captain Close, passed this port yesterday from India. She left Cal cutta on the 12th of February, and St. Helena on the 21st of April. She has a full list of passengers. The Harlequin, 12, Commander Wilmot, was at St. Helena, when she left. SHEERNESS, MAY 30. The Horatio, 24, screw steam guard-ship, is ordered to leave here on Wednesday morning next, under charge of Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, for Devonport. Her orders are to join the steam squadron at Spithead, which has also orders to proceed to Devonport, to be present at the opening of her Majesty's new steam-basin at Key ham-lake, near New Passage. It is currently reported that her Majesty, with his Royal Highness Prince Albert and the senior Princes and Princess Royal, will be pre sent at the opening of this magnificent new steam-basin for the use of her Majesty's Dockyard at Devonport. The Horatio is fully manned and equipped, victualled and stored, ready for any service that occasion may re quire, and always ready to leave port as soon as steam can be raised to propel her machinery. WOOLWICH, MAY 30. APPOINTMENTS. Captain John Kingcome (1838), at present in com mand of the Simoom, 18, iron-screw steam troop-ship, to command the St. George, 120, guard-ship of ordinary at Devonport ; Captain Henry Smith, b. (1846), to the Simoom, at Portsmouth, vice Kingcome. Chaplain—The Rev. Josiah Thompson, B.A. (1843), to the St. Jean d'Acre, 101, screw steam-ship, at Devon port. Naval Instructor—Charles Osbourne (1838), to the St. Jean d'Acre. Midshipmen—The Hon. Charles Crofton, G. H. Wilkinson, and G. R. S. Lampeer to the St Jean d'Acre. _ _ Clerk—Edward Faulkner (1847), to the St. Jeaa d'Acre. DEATH OF VICE-ADMIRAL SIR FRANCIS MASON, K.C.B. The death of this gallant officer, Vice-Admiral of the I Red, has been reported, in the 75th year of his age. He entered the navy in 1793, and served afloat during a distinguished career of 24 years. He was in the glorious Ist of June action—was in many of Sidney Smith's dashing affairs—was posted in 1806 ; commanded the Daphne, 20, at the capture of Monte Video ; com manded the Fisgard, 38, under Sir R. Strachan, at Walcheren ; and was subsequently senior officer in the Scheldt ; commanded the President, 38, and was at the storming of San Sebastian ; commanded the Blanche, 46, and the Blonde, 46 ; was commo dore in the West Indies, and succeeded to the command-in-chief on the death of Sir M. Seymour • at tained his flag rank in 1838 , was appointed second in command in the Mediterranean, with his flag in the Im pregnable, and for some time was Commander-in-chief, with 12 sail of the line, until the arrival of Sir Edward Owen, in 1843. This gallant and distinguished officer married in 1805, Selina, youngest daughter of Viscount Hood, by whom he had 12 children. As a captain, he held the good.73ervice pension, and was A.D.C. to the Queen. He became a Vice-Admiral in May, 1849. By the death of Sir F. Mason the following promotions take place :—The Hon. Sir Fleetwood B. R. Pellew, C. 8., K.C.H., Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, becomes Vice-Admiral of the Blue. By the removal of Vice-Admiral Brian Hodgson to the reserved half-pay list with a service pension, vice Sir T. Fellowes, deceased, Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., there fore now becomes Vice-Admiral a the Blue ; vice Sir E. Tucker, K.C.8., Vice-Admiral of the White; vice John Ayscough, Vice-Admiral of the Red. Captain James Ryder Burton, K.H. (February 23, 1824), becomes Rear-Admiral, but not having served his time as a captain in consequence of a severe wound, he is placed on the reserved half-pay list, and Captain Wm. Fanshawe Martia (June 5, 1824) becomes Rear-Ad miral of the Blue, vice Sir John Hill, who becomes Rear-Admiral of the White, vice Sir Joshua F. Rowley, Bart., to te Rear-Admiral of the Red. On the reserved half-pay list Rear Admiral William Ward becomes Vice-Admiral, being senior as captain to Sir Charles Napier. 02e (February, ,u t a b bre e yc r ,o e ml t iBer2er4de) retired ddße Captains a Richard r. Ad : isr i aa l lm ul i s amawrietzh,without Henryu(tAp increase, Smith i 7 of pay, bei ng sen i or as capta i ns to ' Rear-Admiral W. F. Martin. A captain's good-service pension and an appointment of A.D.C. to the •Queen is relinquished by the above promotions. Captains C. Wyvill, A.D.C. (1832), and C. H. Williams (1832), become senior captains ; and Captains J. J. Stopford and W. J. Williams (1841), come within the 12s. 6d. half -pay list. The Commander-in -Chief at Queenstown, Rear-Admi ral Purvis, is now the senior of his grade, and one of the Lords of the Admiralty ; the Hon. R. S. Dundas, C. 8., is the senior captain on the active list. It is due to Rear-Admiral Ryder Burton to say, that it is to him the country is mainly indebted for the con struction of the maximum rates of our ships of war — such as the Duke of Wellington ; 131 ; the Agamemnon, 90 ; and the Imperieuse, 51. 21] CHANCERY SUITORS' FUND. In answer to Lord St. LEONARDS, The LORD CHANCELLOR said that after the passing of the act for the commutation of certain of the national securities, he had consulted the Chancery judges as to the manner in which the funds of the suitors in Chancery should be invested. They had almost unani mously decided to adopt the lowest (2/. 10s. Od.) stock, but he had not yet determined, and intended to take ad vantage of the three days' grace to see how the money market went before it be finally decided. THE SLAVE TRADE. The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition from . _ the ladies of Kingston, Jamaica, praying that some measures may be taken to insure the better fulfilment of the treaty with Spain for the suppression of the slave trade. (Hear.) He had given notice of his intention to bring the subject before the house, because he thought that any appearance of indifference would be almost cri minal, and also because he wished to know from his noble friend at the head of the Foreign-office whether he could communicate anyinformation on the point to which the petition mainly referred, namely, with respect to the observance of treaties by the Government of Spain on the subject of slavery. That question has been partly met by a conversation on the first evening after the re cess in reply to a question from his noble and learned friend (Lord Brougham), in whose wake on this subject he should be glad to follow. He had always felt it to be an honour to have assisted in the return of his noble and learned friend for the West Riding of York when he was identified with the anti-slavery cause. (Hear, hear.) He thought slavery was a question upon which women had every motive, as they had every qualification, to bear their part. The petitioners stated their conviction of the enormities of slavery and the slave trade, and re- ferred to its increase since the act of 1846. After the results of the policy adopted at that time had been re peatedly under consideration, and they had found them selves unable to move in the matter, he did not suppose there was any possibility of its being reversed. The peti tioners prayed their lordships to adopt such measures as they might think necessary to put an end for ever to sla very. The ladies of Jamaica had good reason for making their complaints. It would be superfluous to remind their lordships of the engagements under which Spain was bound to this country for the suppression of the slave trade. He could not do better than refer to the dispatch of the Prime Minister of this country dated Dec. 31,1843. In consideration of the treaty executed between Spain and this country for the suppression of th e slave trade the former country received 400,006/. ' but he was sorry to say th a t ever since the ratification of that treaty its provisions had been systematically violated. The Captains-Geiierals had connived at the trade with the exception of two, General Concha and another. The two who formed an honourable gth that aiexceptionalluded participators, lty dod deserved suspicion to tidieidi to longo i h tt be was soatps o wf mentionedstill ict ah pmtthao w ei ron i eis t l h painful Gbou onnteor ascendedur a it,b who hudot declare still h aot e ir I n el higher. (Hear, hear.) Of course he did not mean to ask his noble friend any question as to the justice of these suspicions, and he was reluctant, for the sake of human nature, to infer the " deep damnation" of their truth. But true it was that so sooner did a Captain- General of Cuba show any disposition to lean to the dictates of justice or honour, than on some excuse or another he was removed, and his place supplied by some one lees scrupulous. Under the present Captain-Gene ral the slave trade was carried on with unusual activity, so as to make the unhappy island of Cuba, gifted by na ture with every requisite for a paradise, little better, through the machinations of man, than a hell. He did not mean to dwell on the case of the emancipadoes, a class of men as much entitled to their freedom as any of their lordships. Those of 1828 and 1835 were entitled to their freedom, but the illusory nature of the boon might be inferred from the fact that for field labour the imported negroes required to be renewed every seven or ten years. But leaving the case of the e mancipadoes, and turning to the case of the freshly imported negroes, what was the state of the facts ? He was informed that between November and February last no less than 5,000 negroes had been landed in Cuba, at least so much was known, but no doubt a considerable number in addition had been landed on the unfrequented parts of the island. Eleven hundred had been kidnapped from the Portu guese settlements, of which he might state that, owing to the zeal of our consul 300 had been released. But, although thankful for small mercies in such a case, he was not quite sure that in the case of these 300 the ma numission was entirely effectual. Having quoted an American paper in corroboration of this view of the case, his lordship proceeded to say that, by the treaty of 1805, entered into expressly for the purpose of putting down the slave trade, Spain expressly stipulated that. slaves could not be followed to plantations, nor could any inquiry be made as to their origin or the place whence they had come. Under this protection the claim of the emancipator was defeated by the followina. ruse. When on an estate one of the old negroes died, the proprietors returned the name of an emancipado. and the latter was immediately transferred to the place of the dead man. Now, when they were told of such things taking place, and knew that even the Govern ment itself was implicated, they might take it for granted that all that could be done would be done to defeat the object of the treaty. He would suggest to his noble friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether Govern ment might not give directions, or obtain power from the Spanish Government to give directions, to our com manders of cruisers to take their prizes into free ports for trial, instead of to the mixed commission at the Ha vannah. It was true, condemnations sometimes took place there, but they were seldom faithfully carried out. Instead of this, they might be sent before the mixed com mission at Jamaica, where the conduct of the emanci pated negroes had exhibited every symptom of progress and improvement. He had mentioned the landing of asit effi cr y n o our these d g i allant n seas. 5,000 slaves, but since then 600 had been landed near w M a a s t a m n o z s a t s , satisfactorybut o t hfleosde howdisgra naval service was discharging its d e c u f i t u e i efficiently y oce This year six slavers had been taken, but as yet he had to learn whether the position of the emancipists had been improved. Of these, three bad been taken in one day, by Captain Hamilton, in her Majesty's war steamer Vestal, and an ndofaotcohisongta, whichllantaffagiarvhse ahamd most t e g st o ri o k d in fo g rtune to possess pie. ture of British heroism on its own element, the sea. It u r i l a e t ar i : c a ae a l n lnlea dh beauty, of this ' th a e t v .t a ah p nes p dn e sut a ahs r m,e e appeared a sut t ii h ltm a te s t oat t t as l s i aN e it r lehe e wre I a v .o.3r y neos i tr n thiace ! :heaae seas.ihsnlaaoravb slave schooner, harbour fhhooepfoi captain vessel intended to take advantage of the circumstance that the Vestal's crew were busy painting and refitting, and suddenly to leave the harbour in the night. Of not declare his own d ic s e pra p n a g s f t ro t m e torm and tornado, the Venus night, during a thun ers t. d this Captain Hamiltonintroencteiiovoesd ininfooornmsascitiooenn,cob.ut Ono But in less than three minutes the Vestal was under a his bed, and foreigno ships, among others the Americans, like good slipped ta t daybreakul out, aud C g p t t a u m w ay Hamilton uu u u kinsmen, gave her a loud cheer. As soon as she got out crowd of canvas, and as she passed out of harbour the of harbour, the Venus was recognised by the whiteness of her new sails, and pursued, but night and another thunderstorm came on, but on conjecture she was fol lowed and overtaken at the Bahama shoals. The Vestal dared not approach her, there being only four fathoms, less a quarter, water. Captain Hamilton, however, tried the effect of a long shot, which pitched right into her, and she yielded. Immediately after two other schooners appeared among the breakers. The Vestal could not a pproach them. What was to be done ? C a p tain Ha j milton went on board his prize, and holding his revolver 69 i i 134 i Pm 80 79i i 1117 i 17 741 i 61 a 71 704 1 63 24 13.5 24 i; one in this house who is not perfectly free either to laugh or to cry. (" Hear, hear," and a laugh.) Lord - CAMPBELL said he regretted the course the debate had taken—the more so as the blame, if any, attached to him. The Loble and learned lord, for whose learning and character he entertained the most s i ncere respect, in arguing the case, stated that the rep or t o f the House of Commons (lid not comply with the terms of the act of Parliament, because it did not say that the corrupt practices prevailed at the last election. H e (Lord Campbell) dissenting from that view of the act, asked the noble and learned lord to refer to the words of the act of Parliament, as was the ordinary habit in courts of justice. (Hear, hear.) He did that without meaning the least disrespect to the noble and learned lord. (Hear, hear.) Neither did he believe that the noble and learned lords near him meant the slightest disrespect towards the noble and learned lord. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the question before the house, they were bound to see that the evidence was such as to instify the House of Commons in coming to the con clusion they had come to ; but it was not necessary that their lordships should come to a distinct conclusion of their own. The noble earl's (Derby's) remarks bai re ference to a hill for disfranchising a borough, in which case it would.be necessary for their lordships to consider the evidence for themselves. (Hear.) The address was then agreed to. The other order.; were disposed of, and their lordships adjourned at a quarter to 8. HOUSE OF .COMMONS—(YESTER,DAY.) The Speaker took the ehair at four o'clock. VATS The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed; to Great Grimsby Improve ment; Irwell Valley Waterworks ; Runcorn and Weston Canal. The following bills were read a, third time and passed :—Eastern Counties Railway (W oo d ford an d Loughton) ; London and South Western Rail way (Basingstoke and Salisbury Branch) ' • Midland Rail wa y (Leicester and Ilitehin) ; Thames Haven Dock and Railway ; London Docks. The following bills were considered, and ordered to be read a third time :—Flack Dog Road ; Sidney Sussex College Estate ; Stafford Shire Hall. PETITIONS. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a pctitieti from the Law Association of Manchester, against the Registra tion of Assurances Bill. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dundee, praying for the abolition of University Tests. Mr. GREGSON presented a petition from Lancaster, in favour of the Combination of Workmen's Bill. LANCASTER ELECTION. The SPEAKER acquainted the house that he had received a letter from the agent stating that it was not intended to proceed with the petition in the Lancaster case. Mr. Sergeant SHEE presented a petition from an Irish Union praying that the medical officers of poor law unions might be paid out of the consolidated fund. Mr. T. BARNES presented a petition from a Dis senting body, praying for the abolition of church rates. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the distillers of Montrose against the proposed increase in the duties on spirits. Lord GODERICH presented a petition from Hud dersfield in favour of the Combination of Workmen's Bill. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from about 40 of the principal calico printers of Lancashire, complaining of the establishment of a censorship of taste 'at Marl borough House, and praying the house to take notice of the matter. Also, a petition from the silk small ware weavers of Manchester, in favour of the Combination of Workmen's Bill ; and a large number of petitions from building societies in Manchester, against the Registra tion of Assurances Bill. Mr. CROSSLEY presented P- - ,, Aitiori from Halifax, in favour of the Combination .f Workmen's Bill. Mr. A. HASTIE presented several petitions from various Scotch banks, against the consolidation of the London, and Edinburgh, Ga:ettes. Several HON. MEMBERS presented petitions in favour of medical reform. RIVER FERGUS. Mr. J. FITZGERALD wished to ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether it was the intention of Government to take any steps, by legislation or other wise, to ensure the completion of the drainage works of the river Fergus, and thus protect the town of Ennis from periodical inundations? Sir J. YOUNG- said the subject of the drainage of this river had been referred to the Commission of Works in Ireland, and he could not give an answer until he ob tained their report. Mr. J. FITZGERALD wished to ask the Chief Secre tary for Ireland whether it was the intention of Govern ment to place the medical officers for poor relief in Ire land on the same footing as in England, in re ference to the payment of half of their salaries out of the Consolidated Fund ; and also, whether it was the intention of Government to make any provision for the relief of the Poor Law Unions in Ireland from the payment of any part of the Poor Law Establishment expenses with which they were at present charged Sir J. YOUNG said the question must be put to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as it came within his de partment. MALLOW MAIL. (Mr. V. BROWNE wished to ask the Secretary of the Treasury whether any contract has been, or is about to be, entered into by the Post-office authorities, for the conveyance of the mails, for one year, between Mallow and Killarney, by a one horse cart, although the railway between those towns will be opened in the course of a few days ? Mr. WILSON replied in the affirmative, adding that the hours at which the railway company ran their trains did not suit the convenience of the public. KAFIR WAR. Mr. ADDERLEY wished to ask 'Lord John Russell whether he would allow the postponement, if necessary, of the vote in Supply for the Kafir war, until the pro mised papers on that subject are presented. Lord J. RUSSELL said the papers would be laid on the table shortly, but the vote would not be taken till they were before the house. AFFAIRS OF TURKEY. Mr. DISRAELI said he wished to ask the noble lord the member for the City of London a question re specting the present state of the affairs of Turkey, and perhaps the house would permit him, in doing so, to preface his question with a brief statement, although his doing so might contravene the regulations of the house. To make the question intelligible, it was necessary that he should draw the attention of the house to dates. The house was aware, that since Friday last, when he addressed a question to the Government on the sub ject of our relations with the Porte, the Russian am bauesdor, Prince Menschikoff, quitted Constantinople because his ultimatum had been refused. It appeared that Prince Menschikoff left Constantinople on the 22nd inst., and to communicate between Constantinople and St. Petersburg would require seven days. Prince Men schikoff therefore would not reach St. Petersburg until the 29th of this month. Now, assuming for a moment that the Emperor of Russia might wish to act instantly and with decision upon Constantinople, which he could do, as he had a considerable fleet and military force at his command, they must remember that it would take seven days to pass from St. Petersburg to Sebastopol. This would bring the dates down to the sth June,four days would be required to effect the passage between Sebastopot and the entrance to the Straits, and that would bring the dates down to the 9th June ; but it would be impos sible for a Russian fleet to obtain a complete entrance into the Straits until the 11th June. Assuming that there would be no considerable opposition to their entering the Straits from the Black Sea, the Russian forces would, by the latter date, be enabled to pass the Dardanelles, and, obtaining possession of the castles, prevent any other fleet entering. Having stated these details to the house, which were absolutely necessary to explain the point of his question, be begged to observe that on Saturday last, after the minister had thought proper to give directions for our admiral at Malta to proceed with the British fleet to the Dardanelles, he could have done so Vol Marseilles, as there was a steamer waiting for the purpose at the _ _ moment, and our admiral would have received his in structions by the 2d of June. It would take seven days for Admiral Dundas to proceed from Malta to the Dar .. dandles, and therefore he would arrive on the 9th, exactly two days before the Russian armament could make its appearance. Now, the question he wished to put wa s this, whether, taking the contingencies to which he had referred into consideration, the Government had issued instructions to the Admiral at Malta to proceed with the fleet to the Dardanelles. Lord J. RUSSELL—Sir, in the present state of the relations between Russia and Turkey, I must decline answering the question which the right hon. gentleman has put to me ; and I beg leave to add, that if he will give notice of any motion that he may intend to make on the subject, the Government will be ready to defend he course which they have taken. (Loud cheers.) S In reply to Mr. GROGAN,UP PLY. Lord J. RUSSELL said he did not think supply would come on on Thursday, but it would certainly not be the first order on that day. INCOME TAX. The House then went into committee upon the Income Tax Bill. On clause 26, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sa id th e hon. member oppo s it e (M r .' Barrow) had an amendment on the paper for the purpose of making an allowance to tenant farmers in respect of interest on borrowed money. He thought the hon. member had proposed the amend ment under a misapprehension, for under schedule B tenant farmers were entitled to such an allowance in the same way as a trader under schedule D. Mr. BARROW waq glad to hear the Chancellor of the Exchequer make that declaratlors; but he thought it would do no harm to . inseits. Allf.- -° r (lß ',.._ ,i'P_ .Prpßesed in jthehilf. '''''"' -- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER o b. jected to that course, from S i r F Aft e r a few words Bioakir, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER midi