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name of " West's expedient." (Hear, hear.) Since that time the question had been one as to the numbers of persons holding office who should be allowed to sit in Parliament, and the number of persons holding office under Government, and sitting in that house, was not so great as it had b een i n f ormer t i mes. When the matter had ever been discussed in that house it, had not only been on account of a feeling of jealousy for the independence of the house, but it had also been with a view of considering the expediency o f di scon ti nu i ng th e office. It was al ways assumed as if th e w h o l e s i x mem bers would sit in Parlia ment at the same time. He could make as good a bugbear as that with respect to the East India Company, if expe rience did not stare him in the face and contradict him. He might say, "Look here ! .here are 24 directors belong ing to a neat company ; only-think what powerfulinfluence must be exercised by these 24 gentlemen, all sitting in the House of Commons, and enabled to decide the question in favour of any party they choose ;" but that every one know the case wag not so : that they never had had the 24 mem bers of the board sitting together in that house, or acting as one body: that the most they had w as some ve, or six, or eight, and he did not know an occasion on which these had all assembled together in Parliament. They had al ways been divided—two or three on one side of the house and two or three on the other; but, if the whole of the 24 did not sit, why suppose the whole of the six would sit? (Hear, hear.) The large s t num b er of the directors that had sat was eight, or one-third of the whole body, and it was likely that one-third of the six—namely, two, situwold be the whole number of those members liable to in Parliament. Well, then, how many of these two would follow the Minister of the day? It was supposed, and in his opinion most unwarrantably, these gentlemen would be in the game situation as gentlemen holding office under the Crown during pleasure, and that they would be always ready to give a vote in favour of Government. But it seemed to him a most irrational supposition that such should be the case. In the first place they would be gen tlemen with a certain qualification, and having served 10 or 20 years in India. They would be most probably pointed out to the Minister of the Crown for those quali fications, and would probably have come home with no great political bias, which might be in favour of the Go vernment of the day, or which might be against them, and if there was a man of very great eminence in opposition to the Minister of the day he thought no President of the Board of Control would venture to oppose him on that account. But, even if a person nominated by the Crown was so fortunate as to obtain a seat in that house, it was still most improbable he would consider himself under such obligations to the Government that he would think himself bound to support them on all occasions. On the contrary, he should think that a person so situated would generally vote with his own party, voting indepen dently, and denying that he was to be looked on in the same way as a person holding office during pleasure. He was put there not to belong to the Government—he was not there to carry on the general business of the country— but to concern hi mse lf w i th the affairs of In di a, and give the best advice he could to the Court of Directors. Any man of independent mind would say they must not sup pose if he took the office he was bound to vote with Go vernment on every occasion, and, if he said so, no Presi dent of the Board of Control would venture to contradict him. Well, then, the probability was, they would have this great danger —that they would have one of these gen tlemen on one side of the house and one on the other. Such was the mighty danger—such was the great hobgob lin that had been raised up against the proposition. (Hear, hear.) But it was obvious the person nominated by the Crown was not in the situation of a person holding office during pleasure. When a Ministry resigned those holding office under them, resigned with them, and others of the opposite party were put in their place. But the gentleman belonging to the Board of Directors would remain and retain his seat, and no one could suppose that the Government which came in would have such influence over him, or that he would have such subservience to the Go vernment, that he would change his opinions for them. Besides, they were not to suppose they were sitting in a Parliament dependent on a close borough nomination. The member of the board who was sent to that house would be elected on a certain principle —he was a friend to free trade or to protection • ho was for the ball o t, or against it ; h e was f or the Established Church, or for the voluntary system ; he was elected on these principles, and he was responsible to his constituency, and no change of Government would induce him to change his politics with them. He submitted, therefore, that whatever might be the appearance of six members nominated by the Crown having a right to sit in that house, the real practical dan ger was ve r y littl e, and that, with respect to the broad principle laid down by the hon. member, it was no broad principle at all, but was merely a compromise made for convenience,—and, as he thought, a very useful compro mise, which enabled members holding office under Govern ment to sit in that house ; and if that broad principle had been admitted for which the Tory party contended, no one holding office under the Crown would have had seats in the house, and the constitution of the country would have been totally different. (Hear.) Mr. RICH contended that, while the India Board was represented by its members in that house, and the Govern ment by the Secretary of the Board of Control, the Go vernment nominees would neither represent India nor the Government, and stood, therefore : m a most anomalous position. The house had acted on the principle of getting rid of the subordinate officers of Government, as in the case of the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital and in other instances, and these directors would not be in such a high station that they ought to have seats. He recommended that there should be a limitation placed to their tenure of office. If they were to have seats at the board renewable at the pleasure of the Minister, he was afraid they would not do much h onour t o themselves. The best men for the office of directors would be those who on their return from India would be least desirous of a seat in the house , and who, prob a bly, wou l d not have means enough for it. Feel bag the directors nominated by the Crown could not be in dependent, he would vote against the clause. Mr. V. SMITH expressed his groat satisfaction at the present discussion, and tendered his thanks to the hon. members for Manchester and the West Riding, and others for the votes he would have received from them on a pre vious evening on the amendment he introduced respecting the composition of the board. There was no word of abuse which had not been lavished on the gentlemen whom the house the other night determined to appoint as part of the board ; but, objecting to that as he had done, he would not consent to place a hand on a portion of the board and to exclude six of the 18 members of the board they were about to form from Parliament. He did not think there was anything in the argument that these gentlemen would have no time to sit in the house—there were many others engaged in business in the house from whose presence they derived great advantage, but he must say there had been an inconsistency in the arguments of the right hon. baronet the President of the Board of Control and of the noble lord the member for London ; for at one time they had con tended these gentlemen would not be at the beck and call of the Minister, and at another they said that the number of officers of Government sitting in Parliament had been so much diminished that there could be no harm in admit ting them. (Hear, hear.) He contended that these gen tlemen would be liable to the influence of the Crown, &hough he thought there would be certain advantages in the discussion of Indian affairs in having them present. At a future period he would propose to exclude one of the secretaries of the Board of Control from a seat in the house. (Hear, hear.) He thought it would be better to have one political secretary and one permanent secretary. (Hear.) That change would only diminish by one the number of the members of Government with seats, and the use of a permanent secretary would be greatly felt. If they formed a board--six to be elected one way, six to be elected ano ther, and six to be nominated by the Crown, who alone could not sit in Parliament, they would draw a most invi dious distinction, and in the difficulty, which he admitted to be very great, the best way appeared to be to leave the constituencies of the country to chose these gentlemen at pleasure. Sir H. MADDOCK was not surprised to find the clause had given rise to the constitutional jealousy of the house but thought that jealousy might be much lessened if the Government would make a slight alteration in an earlier clause of the bill. The only reason for supposing these di rectors would be dependent upon the will of the Minister was to be found in the duration of their office and its re • newel. He strongly recommended the President of the Board of Control to consider the propriety of limiting the appointment for a term of years without any capacity of reappointment. They ought, not to have the power of re turning the same six persons indefinitely, and if they wished to retain the services of the best qualified persons in India, they would make the office of brief tenure. The committee then divided— For the amendment 79 Against it 139 Majority OOOOO •• --60 The cl ause was then agreed to, as was clause 11. Clause 12, enacting the oath to be taken by directors, was then proposed. Mr. HUME moved, as an amendment, that a declaration should be substituted for the oath. Mr. BRIGHT approved of the amendment. Mr. HADFIELD believed that the moral sense of the country was shocked by the multiplication of oaths. Mr. EWART commented on the inconsistency of enact ing a new oath when Parliament had occupied itself for years past inarnerjri n g old ones. several SMITH . ELLICE supported the amend ment, the latter gentleman observinc , that having substi tuted a declaration for the oath formerly taken with re spect to the qualification of members of Parliament, he could not conceive it necesaary to require an oath from di rectors. Sir C. WOOD said ho had already proposed to leave out the oath as to qualification, and to substitute a declaration instead ; the oath would then simply stand as an oath of office pledging the persons not to allow themselves to be actuated by improper or corrupt motive s that, if an oath was to be taken in any Inc.aisieilai-eharateuver,shaye could hardly conceive a case more sole than when, an oath was to be impor,ed on a man that he would discharge a trust without be;aig influenced by any corrupotomveoti;ere eedinms- Mr. G. PHILLIUORE had hoped the of Governm en t would have taken the present opportunity of the admirUstering at least of one oath, and thne'renbyd with read a more'. lesson to the country. Mr. NE,WDEGATE was opposed to the dispensing an oath -on this occasion. Mr. 141. BALL supported the amendment, believing that the h onour of the person appointed would be a sufficient seenrity for the faithful performance of the trust confided to. him. ilr. Sergeant SHEE believed that no oath was taken by the Ministers of the Crown on their assuming office, but that they simply made a declaration that they would pro tect some of the most valuable institutions of the realm. That declaration was of the most solemn and binding obli gation. Surely, if a declaration was sufficient protection for the Protestant Church and for the propor performance of the high office of a Minister of State, it was quite suffi cient to secure a due discharge of the duties of a director of the East India Company. n o hardship BURRELL was understoo d to say th a t h e saw ~, in requiring an oath to be taken by a director of the East India Company. Lord STANLEY believed that a man was equally liable to penalties whether he violat e d an oa th or a so l emn decla ration, and he think that the did not, th ere f ore, i n that po i nt o f v i ew important conseq i n n e g n away with an oath was of any very something more in the". But he apprehended there was changing of an oath f'ol)roposed amendment than the mere anadzaration, and, that it was in tended to imply that, ease, it afforded no security. b eing needless in the present he should support the amendmeeZ himself of that opinion penalt a Mr. V. SMITH had no doubt that declaration, sub- jecting the person taking it to binding as an oath - and he thought 1; 1"u" be equally (sir C. Wood) would do well to adopt tuetight hon. friend posed, and at once substitute a declarationh'fxotendment pro- Sir R. INGLIS considered the statement of oath ' and learned serjoant (Sh ee ) was erroneous —natatlp3 hon. Ministers do not take offi ce upon a mere 'delaratioi3;,' bthuatt on the contrary, that they h ave an oath solemnly adminis' tered to them. The proposition before the committee w as not merely to abolish the oath in this instance, but to abolish oaths generaly. liaomdng the inguence which oaths had on the consciences of men, he, for one, could never agree to that proposition. Mr. MASTERMAN very much objected to oaths being taken unnecessarily ; and in this case he thought the right hon. gentleman (Sir C. Wood) would do wisely to yield upon this point. Mr. BRIGHT thought that the general expression of opinion on this occasion ought at once to influence the right hon. gentleman (Sir C. Wo o d), an d ind ce him to accede to the proposal which had been made. Ho believed the concession would be exceedingly well reciived by all parties. Mr. L BUTT did not wish, by his silence, to have it in ferred that he assented to the proposition that the taking of an oath was contrary to religion or morality. It was erroneous to say that any penalty attached to an oath or a declaration which bound a party for his future conduct ; it was merely an obligation on the conscience. But the question they were now debating had been most inconve niently raised. Surely, if in any case they were justified in requiring an oath, they could not more legitimately or fairly impose it than upon men who were intrusted with the government of a great population like that of India. The real question which lurked under this proposition was, whether or not they would retain a solemn recogni tion of a Divine Providence in the administration of human affairs. What ese r a th 3 &ffmence let areen an oath and a declaration ? When that question was fairly brought before the house he was perfectly ready to maintain it. Believing that there was no case more solemn, or in which it was more right to apply it, he should certainly support the administration of an oath to those whom they were about to intrust with the administration of our Indian empire. Mr. COBDEN said, the only argument of the hon. and learned gentleman was that they were not doing right in dealing with this question on the present occasion. He did not understand the hon. and learned gentleman to say that the efforts which had been made to diminish the number of oaths were unwise, and surely he did not mean to deny that they had now been for some time gradually abolishing oaths. Was he ignorant that the Duke of Richmond once boasted in the House of Commons that he had been instrumental in abolishing some millions of o a th s per annum ? Did he object to that; would he revive those oaths ; would he restore the oaths which were taken in the Custom-house, for instance? The hon. and learned gen tleman did not object to the principle of diminishing the number of oaths, but he objected to deal with the subject now. But how were they to prevent an increase in the number of oaths except by stopping the principlo when it was proposed to introduce it, as in the present case ? What was said now was, not that they would abolish all oaths taken by magistrates, lord-lieutenants, an d every o th er official. Th e y were not proposing to prevent the hon. and learned gentleman from cross-examing a witness according to law under the responsibility of an oath, nor from going into a committee-room to discharge their functions the responsibility of which he professed weighed upon him when he had taken an oath. For himself, he hoped he should go into a committee-room without having taken an oath with just the same feelings of responsibility as if he had gone through that ceremony. The single question befo.e the committee was, whether or not they would consent to increase the number of oaths in a case where it had been clearly demonstrated to be unnecessary. Lord J. RUSSELL said, he did not think the hon. gen tleman had quite followed the argument of the hon. and learned gentleman opposite. The hon. and learned gentle man did not argue that it would be incompetent or unwise for Parliament to abolish oaths when they were unneces sary, or when they were taken upon trivial occasions ; but what he said was, that this was not a trivial occasion, or an insignificant or trifling oath, but an oath taken upon a solemn occasion, and for solemn purposes. The question was not, as had been stated by the hon. gentleman the member for the West Riding, whether or not they should add additional oaths to those already taken ; because there was an oath now imposed upon persons elected to the office of director of the East India Company, and, some parts of it being thought unnecessary, it was proposed to leave them out—but it really was, whether the occasion of taking an office of this great importance, power, and responsibility, was one fitted for taking an oath. If it was a fitting occa sion, then the principle was not in question, but if it was not, then the oaths taken by the Lord-Lieutenant, the Lord President of the Council, and all other persons holding office in this country were improper, and there ought to be an act passed to abolish them. The committee then divided, and the numbers were— For the amendment 99 Against it l3B Majorityagainst the amendment —39 Mr. J. B. SMITH th en move d the insertion of the words " Or a declaration," with a view of making it op tional for persons whether to take the oath or make a de claration. Sir C. WOOD said that the general law already pro vided for cases where declarations could be substituted for oaths, and there was, therefore, no occasion for insert. ing a partic u l ar p rov i s i on i n the bill to meet this particular case. Mr. J. B. SMITH thought there would be less obj ec ti on on that acco un t t o i nser t this provision. Mr. BRIGHT thought the right hon. gentleman was mis leading the house entirely on this point. A declaration could only be substituted for an oath in the case of persons belonging to the Society of Friends, of Moravians, or of Separatists, all three very-small bodies. Indeed, he believed, he had never met with but one Separatist in his life. How ever, the great bulk of persons, 99 out of 100, would be obliged to take the oath, and it was possible that they might thus shut out a number of persons whose services would be very valuable. The bill introduced by the Re corderofLondon forthe purpose of substituting declarations for oaths in certain cases would not meet this case, as it applied only to judicialjoaths, and would afford no relief to those who were called on to take the oath of office for a director of the East India Company. He really thought the Government ought to give way, especially after the late division, when almost every member on that side of the house, except the members on the Treasury bench, had voted in the minority. It was only by coalescing with hon. gentlemen opposite —a course which was considered trea son to the Treasury bench, when gentlemen on that side of the house took it—that the Government had obtained a majority of 39, a number, no doubt, which the hon. baro net below (Sir R. H. Inglis), the great stickler for oaths, would no doubt think more highly of than ever. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) After a few words from Mr. E. BALL, 1 Mr. HAYWOOD said, there were a great many per sons, not Quakers or Mora,vians, who had conscientious objections to taking an oath, and they should have the option of making a declaration. Lord STANLEY asked if the sects now privileged by law in other cases would be exempted from taking the oath under this act ? Sir C. WOOD wished to say, that if an oath was to be taken at all, this was an occasion on which it should be taken. (Hear, hear.) If it was wished that oaths should not be taken, then let there be a general measure for that purpose, but he objected to a partial proposition in a bill like the present. (Hear.) In answer to the question of the noble lord (Stanley), ho had to state that, whenever by the existing law a person was relieved from taking an oath he would also be relieved under this bill. (Hear.) Mr. J. B. SMITH said, this was not a question of oaths. What he proposed was, that there should be the option of making a declaration on the part of those who were neither Quakers nor Moravian, but who, neverthe less, objected to taking an oath. The committee then divided ; the numbers were— For the clause For the amendment l2 854 Majority for the clause —39 The clause was then agreed to. On clause 13 being read, Mr. BRIGHT proposed to report progress. Sir C. WOOD hoped the committee would allow them to proceed with that and the 14th clause. Mr. BRIGHT had no objection to proceeding with the two clauses. Referring, then, to clause 13, he contended that it would be impossible to prevent canvassing by the proprietors of East India Stock. Sir J. HOGG explained that the by-laws to be drawn in accordance with this clause would preclude the directors and the proprietors from canvassing. Lord STANLEY doubted whether the by-laws would have the requisite power, and suggested that Parliament should establish a more direct prohibition. M. MILNES thought it was a strange clause. It would disturb all the ordinary rules of society, and prevent any candidate for the office of director asking a friend over the dinner-table for his support. After some further conversation, Sir C. WOOD said he was perfectly ready to give up the clause. The clause was then rejected. On clause 14, fixing the quorum of the General Courts of Proprietors at 20, being read, i Mr. BRIGHT sa id h e looked upon the object of the clause to be to snuff out that moribund body, the Court of Proprietors. He believed that very fow persons generally attended the Court of Proprietors, and, if the quorum were fixed at 20, it would be ver-j , easy for the hon. member for Honiton, when he wished, to give the hint to his friends to quit, and then the Court would be broken up. Sir J. HOGG maintained that it was desirable to fix a quorum, in order to prevent two or three proprietors merely from keeping the Court sitting, as had been the case, so late, even, as 1 o'clock in the morning. Mr. HUME propos e d t o ma k e the quorum of the Court of Proprietors, exclusively of the directors, present, 10, in.itead of 20, as in the cla use . The amendment was negatived, and 20 was retained. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Monday. DUBLIN PARLIAMENTARY REGISTRATION DILI. This bill passed through cc,mmittee. EXPENSES OF 'ELECTIONS BILL. On the order of tho da 3r :o this bill, for considering th o amen d men t s Mr. HUME said that he wished to propose several addi tional amendments, and. he hop e d th e f urt h er consideration of the measure would. be postponed to some day on which a discussion could take place. Mr. C. BERKELEY suggested that the hon. member for inontrose should defer the provisions he wished to engraft upon the bill until next session —(a laugh)—when the noble member for the city of London intended to bring forward a general measure on the subject of the represen tation. bill referred, Sir H. DAVIE said he had never heard of any complaint in Scotland with renrci to the proceedings to which the as he supposed it was, and ho b would, therefore, oppose the applica tion° f the measure to that country. Mr. FORBES could. not see, if this bill was a good one, Mr. E. DENISON as well as t 'why it should not apply to Scotland , o niglaud sure unreasonable, an, Colonel SIBTHOPa) had before -. thou ht the provisions of the roes.- 'I that the bes course would be not to press it further. this as a mean, dirty, , s habby the same opinion. —however he might regret that be excluded from tbe lions() said that he looked upon ( A laugh.) Entertaining and ho still entertained the effect of the bill. Whoever daZd t his constituents the p over of expressing feel ings on such occasior s was unwerty to o an hon. friend of his should hat that would be t t bee ti3mpt to deny _ he h n oi erta a tu!ing that . opinion rrilo pe e r them. He should only have expected such a bill from one who who had not a shilling in his pocket. The bon, and gallant member concluded by moo ing that the further considera tion of this bill should be postponed till that day three months. Mr. GEACH, also, felt v ery strong objections to this bill, because he thought it attempted to do that Which never could be done—viz., to put down the expression of popular feeling. There w: a large class of the commun ity who were not intruste( I with the franchise, but, at the same time, it was admitte d that those who were intrusted with it were trustees for t hose who were not. Well, then, this large class of non-ele ctors had scarcely any means of expressing their opinions,, if the Legislature put down the use of all outward emblem s , such as mustering under flags and marching in procesF.ion vith music. Those classes had a.righ e t to express their opin: icn3, and if they were deprived deal With, ana of the means of peaceably a xpressing them, they would be driven to adopt a way tvlsicl would be more difficult to greatly more injurious. (Hear.) Besides, . MAJORITY-AYES, 90. -- - Anderson, Sir James Fox, It. Osborne, Ralph Baines, Matthew T. Fox, W. J. Palmer, R. Baird James Geach, Charles Patten, J. Baring, Francis Gladstone, William Peel Frederick Barnes, T. Goodman, Sir G. PeHatt, Apsley Berkeley, Grenville Graham, Sir J. Phlnn, T. Bethel], Sir Richard Grenfeil, C. Pinney, W. Biggs, William nestle, Archibald Pugh, D. Brady, J. Hervey, Lord Alfred Rice, E. Brocklehurst, John Heyworth, Lawrence Rich, 11. Browne, V. Higgins, George Russell, Lord,r. Butler, Charles S. - Hintlicy, Charles Sadlelr, J. Cardwell, Edward Hogg, Sir James IV. Sawle, C. B. Graves Cayley, E. S. Howell, Thomas B. Scholeflehl, W. Clambers, T. Ingham, hubert Shee, W. Cheethani, ~ohn Johnstone, James Smith, R. V Clay, Sir W. Keogh, William Strickland, Sir G. Vane. a f ee r : e tr, d , 0 , r H d H. Adm.il% W. . Clive. It. Laing, S. Cockburn, Sir A. Langston, J. IT. Colin, W. Langton, 11. G. Villiers, C. Pelham Cowan, Charles Lockhart, A. E. Craufurd, E. Lowe, Robert Wilson, J. Denison, E. Macgregor, James Wood, Sir C. Drumlanrig, Viscount 31'Gregor, John Wyndham, W. Dun c , n, G. Maddock, Sir H. IVynue, Wm. W. E. Dundter, F. MarJoribanks, D. You're", Sir John Ellice, E. Mamie, Colonel Ewart, William Nilllgati, R. Feilden, M. hi onck, Viscount Ferguson, Joseph Monsell, William Fitzroy, Hon. H. Moody, j. Forster, Charles Napier, J. TELLER'S, 'Taylor, Hon. W. Mulsravo, Earl MINORITY—NOES 43. Ball, Edward Gibson, Milner Pritchard, J. Barrow, William 11. Goderich, Viscount Scobell, Capt. Bell, J. Greene, J. Seymer, H. D. Blackett, J. F. B. Hume, J. Smith, John B. Bright, John Jolliffe, Sir W. 0.11. Spooner, Richard Brockman, E. D. Kershaw, James Stanley, Lord Butt, Geo. Meld Lucas, F. Sullivan, M. Cobb°id, J. C. Maguire, John F. Swift, R. Cobden, Richard Mangles, B. D. Wilkinson, W. Crook, J. Miall, Edward WiMains, William Crossley, F. 3lowbray, J. Willoughby, H. B Disraeli, Benjamin Mtn rough, J. P. Duke, Sir James Oakes. J. Elliot, J. E. Otway, A. J. Farnham. E. B. l'hillimore, J. G. Hamilton, Geo. A. Frewen, C. H. Pilkington, James Jocelyn, Viscount Question again put, "That Clause 10 stand part of the bill :"—The committee divided; Ayes 139, Noes 79. Clause 12 (Oath of Declaration) :—Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 11, to leave out the word " Oath," and insert the word " Declaration :"—Question put, " That the word 4 Oath' stand part of the clause :"—The committee divided ; Ayes 138, Noes 99. Another amendment proposed, same line, after the word " OELth," to insert the words "or Declaration :"• Ques tion put, " That those words be there inserted :"—The committee divided; Ayes 85, Noes 124. TILLEIII. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday evening a labourer employed by the South Devon Company was killed by the up-train from Torquay. It appeared that the poor fellow had been engaged about the works of the Kings kersweil branch, which was last week opened for traffic, and very foolishly walked on the line to expe dite his journey home to Newton Abbey. lie was an old man of seventy, and very deaf ; and it seems that, notwithstanding that the guard blue the whistle very loudly, he did not hear it, and before the train could be stopped it knocked him dawn, and killed him instan taneously. _ _ LADVERTISEMENT.I—THE CAMP AT CHOBNAM.--- 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.—Observe, opposite the York Hotel. The Royal Exhibition. A valuable, newly-invented, very small powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one mile and a half distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, at the opera-houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Telescopes —A new and most important invention in telescopes, possessing such extraordinary powers that some, 3A inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the frame telescope, weighing only 3 ounces ' can be seen a per son ' s coun t enance t h ree miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 t 9 20 miles. They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat-pocket, and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful power ; an object can be clearly seen, from 14 to 16 miles distant. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, have in vented invaluable preserving specta c l e '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— yOlrugvaoentnhiteceic.;Vs,inibtsoratrustuoinrrp,eansacfnoencitlaheaionfrdingeosnsfa,tryehnetpkiroiewnldyerdtfhulilirahennadst newly-invented been, or probably ever can be produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, it is not perceptible ; it ena bl es deaf persons to hear distinctly s a a t ti c o h n ur o c f h sainndginagt pnuobilsiecsains semblies ; the un pleasant the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly could be desired. —S. and B. Solomons ' Aurists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly. Observe, opposite the York Hotel. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1853. there was often a great deal of undue influence exercised at elections, which it was very difficult for a man to with stand without the legitimate excitement which took place on such occasions. Sir J. PAKINGTON only wished to express the strong objection which he entertained to the practise of bringing on opposed and debated bills at such a late hour (half-past 1 o'clock). Mr. W. COWPER thought that this bill had been al lowed to pass through its previous stages without due deli beration, for it seemed to him that its provisions were by much too stringent. One clause, for instance, exposed a member to the loss of his seat if it were proved be had been instrumental in causing other persons to play on in struments, while another clause provided that if a person totally unconnected with the candidate, blew on a French horn or beat a dram, or the like, he should be taken before two justices and heavily fined. He thought the house should rather endeavour to improve the taste of the public for niurio than try to ttop it in this way. The house divided— • For the amendment GO Against it 66 Majority —6 Mr. HUME, amid the cheers of the house, appealed to the hon. member for Cirencester whether at that hour (20 minutes to 2) he intended to proceed further with the bill at present. • The bill was then ordered to be recommitted on the 3d of August. On the motion of Sir J. GRAHAM, the Entry of Seamen Bill and the Naval Coast Volunteers Bill were read a second time. MINISTERS' MONEY (IRELAND) BILL. Sir J. YOUNG moved the second reading of this bill: He trusted to be able to move the committal of this bill the week after next. The measure was one which could be better discussed in committee than upon the second reading. Mr. MAGUIRE considered the practice highly objec tionable of taking a stage of so much importance as the second reading pro forma. He objected to the bill being read a second time at that late hour. (Hear, hear.) The bill was then postponed. COURTS OF COMMON LAW (IRELAND) BILL. The further proceedings on third reading of this bill was resumed, some fresh clauses were added, and the bill was read a third time and passed, amid loud cries of Hear. GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH (No. 3) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. ELECTIONS BILL. Mr. NAPIER moved the third reading of this bill, which was read a third time and passed. BARSTAPLE WRIT. Mr. MASSEY moved the further suspension of the writ for the borough of Barnstaple until the sth of August next. The motion was agreed to. Mr. BAINES moved for leave to bring in a bill to con tinue an act of the 15th year of her present Majesty, for charging the maint enance o f certa i n poor persons in unions in England and Wales upon the common fund. The motion was agreed to, and the bill was brought in and read a first time. The house then adjourned, at 10 minutes past 2 o'clock until Monday. PARLIAMENTARY DI VISIONS. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-JULY 15. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons. ) MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL. Amendment proposed, in p. 15, line 10, to leave out from the word "rendered" to the end of the clause :—Ques tion put, " That the words `and the salvor shall add to his statement,' stand part of the clause:"—The commit. tee divided ; Ayes 131, Noes 20. MAJORITY—AYES, 131. A'Court, C. H. W. Gladstone, William Osborne, Ralph Anderson, Sir James Gladstone, Captain Patten, J, Asp inall, J. Goddard, A. L. Peel, F. Baines, M T. Goodman, Sir George Peel, Colonel Baird, James Gordon, Admiral Pellatt, A. Barrington, Viscount Graham, Sir Jas. Percy, J. William Berkeley, Admiral Greenall, G. Ricardo, 0. Berkeley, Grenville Grogan, E. Rice, E Biggs, William Hadfield, George Robertson, P. F. Blair, Colonel Herbert, H. A. Bolt, P. Boyle, Hon. Colonel Herbert, Sidney Russell, F. C. Brisco, Musgrave Herbert, Sir Thomas Sadleir, J. Bruce, Lord E. Hervey, Lord A. Sawle, C. B. G. Burghley, Lord Heywerth, Lawrence Scobell, Captain Butt, G. M. Higgins, G. G. 0. Shafto, It. D. Butt, I. Hill, Lord Arthur E. Smith, John G. Cardwell, Hon. E. Ilindley, Charles Spooner, Richard Cheetham, John Horsfall, T. B. Stafford, A. Clay. Sir W. Hudson, George Strati, Rt. Hon. E. Clifford, Henry M. Hughes, W. B. Tancred, Henry Wm. Cockburn, Sir Al Jolliffe, Sir W. G. H. Taylor, Colonel Collier, Robert P. Jones, D. Thompson, George Cowan, Charles Keating, R. Tyler, Sir G. Cowper, W. Keogh, William Vansittart, George II Crook, J, Kershaw, James Vernori.G. E. H. Crossley, Frank Kinnaird, A. F. Vyse, Capt. Davie, Sir 11, Lacon, Sir E. Waddington, H. Davison, It. Laing, Samuel Wall, C. B. Denison, J. E. Langston, Jas. Walcott, Adm. Egerton, Edward Langton, H. G. Walmsley, Sir J. Egerton. W. Liddell, H. G. Warner, Edward Ellice, E. Lockhart, A. E. Whitbread, S. Elliot, John Lowther, Colonel Whiteside, J. Farnham, E. Basil Macgregor, James Wilkinson, W. A. Fielden, M. J. Macgregor, Joha Wilson, James Fergus, John Mandeville, Viscount Woodd, B. Ferguson. Joseph Milligan, Robert Wyndham, General Filmer, Sir Edmund Michell, William Wyndham, W. Fitzgerald, W. R. S. Molesworth, Sir W. Wynne, W. Fitzroy, Henry Monck, Lord Wyvill, M. Forbes, William Moody, C. A. Young, Sir John Fortner, C. Mullirigs, J. R. Freestun, Colonel Napier, Joseph TELLEa.s. Frewen, Charles Hay North, Colonel Hay ter, W. G. 1 Fuller, Augustus E. Oakes, J. H., I'. Musgrave, Earl Ball, John. Bass, M. T. Blackett, J. F. Brockman, E. D. Cobden, Bienard Duncan, G. Dundas, F. Forster, J. MINORITY—NOES, 20. Headlam, T. E. Pechell, Sir 0, B. Henley, J. W. Seymour, H. 1). Hutt, William Wilcox, B. Johnstone, James Williams, W. Langton, W. (3. M'Cann, James Mitchell, T. Morris, 1). TELTARS Seymour, W.l) lugham, R. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BILL. Clause 10 (No person appointed by her Majesty to be a director under this act; shall, by reason of such appoint ment, be incapable of being elected, or sitting, or voting in Parliament ; and no such director so appointed shall be subject to be removed by the General Court of the said company ; but it shall be lawful for her Majesty, if she shall think fit, to remove any such director for in ability or misbehaviour) :—Amendment proposed, in 1, 5, and 6, to leave Out the words " if she shall think fit," in order to insert the words " upon a joint address from both Houses of Parliament :—"—Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the clause :"—The committee divided; Ayes 90, Noes 43. SNORTING INTELLIGENCE BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOODWOOD STAKES. 6to 1 agst Goorkah (taken freely). 7to 1 agst Hobby Horse (taken). 12 to 1 agst Muscovite (taken). 12 to 1 agst Trifle (taken). 1000 to 70 agst Vindex (taken). 1000 to 65 agst Haricot. 20 to 1 agst Retail (taken 25 to 1). 20 to 1 agst Lambton (taken 25 to 1. STANLEY STAKES of 10 ROVS. each, with 50 added, for two and three-yr-olds ; two-yr-olds, 7st 41b ; three 9st ; fillies and geldings allowed 21b. Certain winners extra. Second to save his stake. T.Y.C. (6 subs.) Mr. Saxon's Barrel, by Faugh a Ballah, 2 yrs, 7st 91b, including 51b extra (J. Osborne) 1 Baron Rothschild's Twinkle, 2yrs, 7st 21b (Charlton) 2 Mr. Morris's Health, 2yrs, 7st 21b (Bashani) 3 Mr. Gulliver's Affghan, 2yrs, 7st 41b (Wells) 4 SBCOND YEAR of the TRIENNIAL PRODUCE MATCH of 200 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. Stable turn in. Lord Derby's Umbriel by Touchstone or Melbourne, Bst 71b (F. Butler) 1 Lord Glasgow's f by Don John—Miss Sarah, Bst 41b (Flatman) 2 BENTINCK TESTIMONIAL, a handicap stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with apiece of plate of 100 sovs. value added ; for all ages. The second to save his stake. Stable corner in—about a mile and a half. (26 subs.) Mr. Wilson's f by Gatneboy—Maid of Mouton, yrs, sst Sib (Cliffe) 1 Duke of Richmond's Antigone, 5 yrs, 7st 21b (Wells) 2 Mr. Cook's Red Lion, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (T. Lye) 3 Mr. E. R. Clark's Lady in Waiting, 4 yrs, sst 81b (Carroll) 4 Mr. Dawson' s Italian, G yrg, 7st 21b (Aldcroft) 5 Bettino , -7 to 4 agst Red Lion, sto 2 each agst An- , tigone and Lady in Waiting, 5 to 1 agst Maid of Mon ton filly. Lady in Waiting made the running to th.o distance,. whence the race was between Maid of Mouton filly and Antigone, the former winnino , by a length. 6 Bad third. L a d y i n Waitinc, was fourth. Italian pulled up, and did not pass the chair. BICKERSTAFPE STAKES of 100 sovs., Ii ft., for 3 yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 4113 ; those by untried star lions or out of untried mares allowed 31b. One mile.. (3 subs.) Lord Derby's Umbriel, by Touchstone or Melbourne, Bst 71b (Butler) I. Lord Glasgow's f b Don John—Physalis (Flatinan) 2. SELLING STAKES. _ Angelo Margaret of Anjou 1 Seven ran. GRAND STAND STAKES Auld Acquaintance Ann Eliza Only two ran. The match between Lord Glasgow's c by Laneztost dam by Action, and Lord Derby's Two Strings, Bst 71b each, stable turn in, was off by consent. BETTING- AT MANCHESTER.—YESTEnDAY. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1853. The figures within parenthesis denote the number 0..( day's racing. JULY. Stourbridge (2) Stamford (2)..., Whitebaven (2), Knutsford (2) Nottingham (2).. ~.......21 Goodwood (4) ..,,,,,,,,.,2g Wenlock .................. 27 ....20 1 AUG Ripon (2) Newton Abbot (2) Brighton (2)...,., Airdrie (2) Edgware (2) Brighton Club (1) 5 Wolverhampton (3) 8 Yarmouth (2) Reading (2) lO North Staffordshire York (3) 17 NOVE Worcester (2) Epsom Autumn (2) 3 Cowbridge aunt (2) 9 , T:1 ST. l C ,o a n ne bi rbry . 18 idg u ea) 18 Radcliffe (3) 22 Egham (2) .23 Liverpool Hunt Cup (2)..24 Derby (2) Hereford (2) _..29 Eccles (3) ...29 Lichfield (2) Chelmsford (2) ...... . —..30 MBER. Liverpool Autumn ( 2) .„ 9 Shrewsbury (2) Aberyatwith (3) La it wekr LIVERPOOL MEETING. —THURSDAY. CUP RACE.—ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. Betting at starting-3 to 1 agst Cariboo ;7to 2 agst Goorkah'; 4 to 1 agst Montague ; 10 to 1 agst Missive ; 12 to 1 each agst Alp, Chief Justice, and Redmond O'Hanlon ; 15 to 1 agst Goldfinder ; 100 to 6 agst Can dlewick ; 20 to 1 agst Harbinger (offered). They started in a cluster, and on passing the Stand Alp and Missive were in front, Redmond °Manion, Jacqueline, Candle wick, Goorkah, and Montague following pretty nearly in the order named. No material change occured in their respective positions until they were half-way be tween the bridge turn and the turn into the straight, when Goorkah gradually drew forward, and on reach ing the distance he took second place. Alp made a vigorous but vain effort to retain the lead. Goorkah obtained it at the corner of the Stand enclosure, and passed the chair an easy winner by two lengths. Bad third. Half-a-length between third and fourth. Poodle, Cariboo, Montague, Jacqueline, Harbinger, Crassus, and Chief Justice followed each other in at straggling intervals. Goldfinder, Surveyor, and Candle wick pulled up, and did not pass the chair. Run in 3 min. 381 secs. On returning to scale Osborne, on be half of the owner of Alp, objected to Goorkah's having the stakes, on ground that the horse was not of the age described. An examination of the horse's mouth was consequently ordered. Subjoined is a copy of the certificate of the exami ners :—" We, the undersigned veternary surgeons, hav ing at the request of the stewards of Liverpool races exa mined a brown colt (described to us as Goorkah) as to his age, we are of opinion that he is only three years oId.—ROBERT LUCAS, W. BUNNELL." Goorkah was therefore declared qualified. HER MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 gs. ; 3-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; four, 9st ; five, 94 61b ; six and aged, 9st 91b. Two miles. Mr. Cook's Red Lion, by Malcom, 4 yrs (T. Lye) 1 Mr. Cunningham's Ann Eliza, 3 yrs (Basham) 2 Lord H. G. Lennox's Abdallah, 6 yrs (Charlton) 3 Mr. R. Walker's Radcliffe Hero, 3 yrs (Wilberforce) 4 Mr. Watter's Sir Eustace de Grey, 3 yrs (Osborne) 5 Mr. Bloss's cby the Emperor--Coral, 3 yrs-(G. Mann) 0 Lord Glasgow a Inco gn it o, 3 yrs (carried 7st 91b) (Flatman) 0 SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs, each, with 30 added • two-yr olds, sst 101 b ; three, 7st 101 b ; f our , 9 s t ; fi re, 9st 91b ; mares and geldings allowed 21b ; the winner to be sold for 100/. ; allowances if to be sold for less. T.Y.C. (6 subs.) Mr. E. R. Clark's Dear Me, by Melbourne, 3 yrs .Weils 1 Lord Chesterfi e ld' s A ngelo, 3 yrs (301.), 7st ( Ashmall ) 2 Mr. Kimberley's The Syren . Queen, 4 yrs (301.), 7st 81b (Charlton) 3 Mr. Cunningham's Mire Hill, 4 yrs (301.), 7st 81b (Basham) 4 Betting -5 to 4on Dear Me, sto 2 asst Angelo. A good race. Won by a head. Bad third. The winner was afterwards bought in by Mr. Clark for 230 guineas. FRIDAY'S RACES. GREAT LANCASHIRE PRODUCE SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; certain allowances ; the second to re ceive 20 sovs. T.Y.C. (33 subs.) Mr. Osbaldeston's Brother to Mountain Deer, Bst 71b Mr. Meikia m ' s Stil e tto, B s t 71b............ (Te(Flatman) 1 mpleman) 2 Mr. \ Wadlo w ' s St. Cl a ir, B s t 41b ........... (W. Sharpe) 3 Mr. E. R. Cl ar k e ' s Punch Bo x , B st 11b . (Osborne) 4 The following also ran : — Lamprocles, Maggie, Affghan, c by Napier—Caurouch's dam (h b). Betting—Even on Brother to Mountain Deer, 3 to 1 agst Punch -box. Stiletto and Punch-box ran together in front to within a distance and a half home, when Lampro cles took thelead, with Brother to Mountain Deer second; to w Mountain henoppos Deerit etheSwtaenndton with the Lamprocles wasleadbe, followed aten; Brother by Stiletto and St. Clair, and won easily by half a length ; two lengths between second and third, Punch-box close up with the latter ; Lamprocles was fifth, Maggie sixth, and Affghan last. LIVERPOOL ST. LEGER, of 10 sovs. each, with 100 added; for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 81b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; cer tain winners extra. The second to receive 50 sovs. One mile and three-quarters. (35 subs.) Lord Eglinton's Vanderdecken, by Bay Middleton, Bst 81b (Marlow) 1 Mr. W. Gulliver's Chilton, Bst 81b (Yates) 2 Gen. Anson's L a d y M argaret, Bst 31b (Charlton) 3 Mr. Allen's Chesterton, Bst 81b (Templeman) 4 Mr. L. Kee gan ' s C ogn i ac (h b), Bst 81b (Butler) 5 Mr. T. Dawson's Georgy, Bst 81b (Aldcroft) 6 Mr. T. Dawson's br to Chanticleer, Bst 81b... (T. Lye) 7 Betting -7 •to 4 agst Chilton, 100 to 30 each agst Van derdecken and Lady Margaret, and 10 to 1 agst Ches terton. Almost immediately after starting, Brother to Chanticleer took the lead out, at the Stand was passed by Georgy, Chilton being third, Lady Margaret, Chester ton, Cogniac and Vanderdecken following in the order named. At the mile post they were all in a cluster. A few strides beyond Brother to Chanticleer resumed the lead, but at the bridge turn Chilton slipped him, and carried on the running to the stand, where Vanderdecken, who had gradually improved his position, caught him, and at last won very cleverly by a length. A length and a half between second and third. Bad fourth. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PLATE of 200 sovs., added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. The second to receive 50 sovs., and the third 20. Certain winners extra. One mile. (55 subs.) Mr. Waller's Octavia, by Orlando, 4 yrs, 6st Sib 1 Mr. Saxon's C a l o t, 4 yrs, (Crou7st (Clemec h) t) 2 Lord Derby' s L ong b ow, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Butler) 3 The following also ran :--Hungerford, Russborough, Sir Robert, Warwick, Osbaldeston, Mrs. Birch, Lady Agnes, Crassus, and f by Gaineboy. Betting-6 to 4 agst Longbow, 4to 1 agst Warwick, 5 to 1 agst Maid of Monton filly, 6 to 1 agst Osbaldes ton, 7to 1 agst Octavia. Immediately after starting Octavia took a decided lead, and carried on the running at a strong pace, her nearest pursuers being Maid of Mouton filly, Osbaldeston, Warwick, and L a d y A gnes, until they app r oach e d the stand, when Longbow, who bad gradually improved his position from the distance, drew up, closely attended by Calot. The latter in the last three or four strides passed Longbow, but failed in her effort to achieve the victory, Octavia defeating her by a head. A length and a half between second and third ; Maid of Mouton fourth. The others widely secattered. WHITEHALL, JULY 13. CROWN-OFFICE, JULY 12. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PA LIAMENT. 89th Foot—Lieutenant Richard Francis Holmes, from the 97th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Dawes, who ex changes, July 15. 97th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Alleyne Dawes, from the 89th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Holmes, who ex changes, July 15. HOSPITAL STAFF.—John Ogilvy, ALB., to be Assistant- Surgeon to the Forces, vice Henry Carr Lucas, deceased, July 15. MEMORANDUM —The names of the Gentleman t appointed as Cornet to th e 16th Li g ht D ragoons ' on the Bth instant, are Walter James Barrett Lennard. The names of the gentleman, appointed as Ensign to the 28th Foot on the Bth inst., ore Edward Garmonsway Waldy. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Leicestershire Militia—James Palliser Costobadie, Esq., to be Adjutant in her Majesty's Leicestershire Militi a from the Ist July, vi ce Hawker, April 12. - COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANTS. The Essex Rifles—Second Lieutenant Frederick William Kirby to be First Lieutenant; Second Lieutenant Octavius Bawtree to be First Lieutenant ; Walter Honywood, Esq., to be First Lieutenant, July 7. Royal Denbighshire Rifle Regiment of Militi a —Godf r ey Fitzhugh, Gent., to b e Second- Lieutenant, vice Wynne, promoted, July 6. Armstrong, who retires, retaining hi s r an k, J u l y 9. Kent Militia Regiment of A r till er y —R o b ert M atthew e Tower Captain, aml viceet m'gibmyentot ofb Militia—Lieutenant Own Light t G ln eo fa r n ge try ll ße u - Isacke, Esq., to be Captain, July 10; John Joseph Wells Esq., to be Captain, July 11. To be First Lieutenants , —John Lubbock, Gent., July 7; Charles Powell Leslie; Gent., July 8 ; R o be r t H ay M urray, Gent., July 9; J o h n Kirkpatrick, Gent., July 10; Henry' Grace Wilson Sperling, Gent., July 11. To be Second Lieutenant Walter Thomas Waring, Gent., July 8. _ _ The Duke of Lancaster's Own Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, Woreley Troop -,-The Honourable Arthur Edward Holland Grey Egerton, commonly called Viscount Grey de Wilton, to be Cornet, July 9. Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the Castle-Martin Yeomanry Cavalry bearing the word " Fishguard" on their standard and appointments. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Dickeson, licensed victualler, Horsemonger-lane, to surrender, July 27, at eleven, and August 30, at half , past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Grodm, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Breeze, Great Knight Rider street, Doctor's-Commons. William Quinton, butcher, Leather-lane, July 28 and August 30, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Thompson, Sise-land, ld Bucersbury. John Hammond, builder, Birmingham, July 27, and August 24, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hodgson, Bir mingham. Richard Lathburv, grocer, Burton-upon-Trent, July 25 and August 15, at ono, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birminghath ; Bass, Burton upon-Trent, and E. and H. Wright, Birmingham. ' DIVIDENDS. - At the Court, Basinghall-street. N. B. Gibbs, Connaught-terraco, Edgewarelroad, che mist and druggist, August . 6, at twelve —W. Crowley, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, wheelwright and machine-maker, August 6, at eleven--R. Brennand, Addle street, Wood-street, Cheapside, warehouseman, August 9, at one. In the Country. A. Love and C. Keys, Liverpool, looking-glass manufac turers, August 5, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—T. Brock, Kingston -upon-Hull, coal and potatoe-merchant, August 3, at half-past twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston upon-Hull. PAYMENTS OF DIVIDENDS. E B. May, Leicester-square, and Albion-place East, King's-cross, linendraper, ls. 5d., any Wednesday, b e t ween eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore , Basin.- Basing- hall-street. J. Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, corn-merchant, is., on Saturday, the 16th instant, or any subsequent Saturday, between ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, New castle-upor-Tyne. J. Cox, Norwich, cabinetmaker and upholsterer, Bd., on Tuesday, the 18th inst., or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Pennell. Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-st. Elizabeth Chapman, Waltham Abbey, Essex, t;s. 6d., on Tuesday, the ISth inst., or any subsequent Tuesday, be tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guild hall-chambers, Basinghall-street. J. Cogle, Limington, Somersetshire, miller, 10d., on any Tuesday or Friday, betw een eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Hernaman, Exeter, T. Moyle, Deansgate, Manchester, draper, ls. 100 , on Tuesday, Aug. 2, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. D. J. Field and B. Molineaux the younger, Manchester, corn and flour-factors, 2d., on Tuesday, the 26th inst., or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. B. Molineaux the younger, Manchester corn and flour factor, 3id., on Tuesday, the 26th inst., or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. J. Hawarden, R. Myerscough, and J. Jackson, Little Bolton, and Manchester, manufacturers of cotton cloth, 2s. 21d., on Tuesday, the 26th inst., or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Pat, Manchester. NOTICES OF CEBIIIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street H' Edwards, Brighton, builder, Aug. 12, J. G. Hartley and W. J. Reed, Princes-dock, Rotherhithe, and New street and Fore-street, Limehouse, shipwrights, Aug. 8, at twelve—G. Ireland, Old Church-street, Paddington, bricklayer, Aug. 8, at one—R. Brennand, Addle-street, Wood-street, City, warehouseman, Aug. 9, at one --T. Hillman, Worthing, Sussex, wino and spirit merchant, Aug. 5, at twelve—T. Foster, Barge-yard, Buckerabury, N% Inc and spirit merchant, Aug. 5, at two. In the Country. G Hirst, Horncoat, Yorkshire, manufacturer, Nov. ele`'' at 7, the Court, Leeds—E. Ridl e y , Li verpool, at twelve, at the Court, Li verpool. tailor, Aug. 8, CERTIFTCATES GRANTED. certißaynham, Ladbrooke-road, Nottinghill, builder, ficate of the third class—J. Loader Pavement, Fins ry, upholsterer, certificate of the thirdclass—H. Capper, Gravesend, licensed victualler, certificate of the third class L. Mumford, Stoke Gabriel, Devonshire, miller, cer tificate of the third class—W. A. Sparrow, Liverpool, t netal broker, certificate of the second class —J. Taylor, _Manchester, power-loom cloth manufacturer, certificate of the first class—M, Cox, Liverpool, grocer, certificate of the second class after three months from July 8. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Wodehouse and T. Woodburne, mole catchers—J..!-'• Morris and C. F. A s h, Upper Thames -street, ironfounders —V. Newton and E. Carte; Chelsea, builders—J. arils and S. Clogg, East Looe, Cornwall, surgeons—T. D. Duppa and W. Banks, Church Stretton, Salop, manuf"- turers—J. Park es and G. Parkes, Warrington, Lancashire, wheelwrights—W. Kerr and a. Kerr, Leicester, linen and PRO)/ THE LONDON GAZETTE of YESTERDA E • The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Davison, Esq., James Vaughan, Esq., and John Hurrell, to be Commissioners for the purpose of making inquiry into the existence of con-apt •practices at the last election for the borough of Tyuemouth. The Queen hit:s r also ,been pleased to appoint Michael Prendergast, Esq., senior, one of her Majesty's Counsel, Sir John Eardley Eardley Wilmot, Bart., and Leofric Temple, Esq., to be Commissioners for the purpose of making inquiry into the existence of corrupt practices at the last election for the borough of Barnstaple. Borough of Sligo—John Sadleir, Esq., of Gloucester• square, Hyde-park, in the room of Charles Towneley, Esq., whose election for the said borough has been declared void. WAR-OFFICE, JULY 15. 6th Regiment of Dragoons—Lieutenant Honourable Hercules Langford Boyle Rowley, to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Powell, who retires ; Cornet Richard Henry Currie, to be Lieutenant, by' purchase, vice Rowley, July 15. 7th Light Dragoons—Cornet John Tindal-de-Veulle has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his Commission, July 15. 10th Light Dragoons Aasistant-Surgeon Alexander Mackay Macbeth, from the 33rd Foot, to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice James Macbeth, who exchanges, July 15. 12th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Andrew Gammell, from the 76th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Fuller, who exchanges, July 15. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant and Captain George Grey Rous to be Captain and Lieu tenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice West, who retires ; Ensign and Lieutenant William Gordon Cameron to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Rous, July 15. 12th Foot—Ensign and Adjutant Innes Colin Munro to have the rank of Lientenant ; Ensign F. C. D'Epinay Barclay to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Garner, who retires ; James Hutton Clutterbuck, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Barclay, July 15. 13th Foot—Richard Nugent Clayton, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Tyacke, appointed to the 22d Foot, July 15. 18th Foot—Arthur Scott, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Fitzma t ni ce , appo i n t e d to the 72d Regiment, July 15. 22d Foot—Ensign Walter Macpherson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice George Onslow Deane, who retires; Ensign Thomas Tyacke, from the 13th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Macpherson, July 15. 23d Foot—Lieutenant Augustus Applewhaite, from the 64th Foot, to be First Lieutenant, vice Dickens, who exchanges, July 15. 28th Foot—Lieutenant William Gandy, from the 44th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Wilson, who exchanges, July 15. 31st Foot—Captain Robert Hole Walters, from the 73rd FoOt, to be Captain, vice Barry, who exchanges, July 15. 33rd Foot—Assistant-Surgeon James Macbeth, M.D., from the 10th Light Dragoons, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice. A. M. Macbeth, who exchanges, July 15. 44th Foot—Lieutenant George Savile Willson, from the 28th Foot, to be Li eu t enan t, vice G an d y, who exchanges, July 15. 47th Foot—Ensign Henry James Buchanan to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Nangle, who retires; Alfred Henderson White, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Buchanan, July 15. 53rd Foot—Captain William Frederick Adams Colman, from the 80th Foot, to be Captain, vice George E. Hillier, who retires upon half-pay of the 80th Foot, July 15. 6 0thFoot—Lieutenant Edward Rawlings Hannam, from the Bth Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Fitz Gerald, appointed to the 30th Foot ; Lieutenant Richard Harcourt Robinson to be Adjutant, vice Kenny, promoted, Julyls. 64th Foot—Lieutenant Robert Vaughan Dickins, from the 23rd Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Applewhaite, who exchanges, July 15. 72nd Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Wade to be Captain, by purchase, vice Cavendish Spencer Boyle, who retires ; En sign Oswald Barton Feilden to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wade ; Ensign the Honourable Alexander Temple Fitzmaurice, from the 18th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Feilden, July 15. 73rd Foot—Captain William Henry Barry, from the 31st Foot, to be Captain, vice Walters, who exchanges, July 15. 76th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Francis Fuller, from the 12th Light Dragoons, to be, Li eu t enan t, v i ce G ammell, who exchanges, July 15. 85th Foot—Lieutenant Frederick Sitwell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Keyt, who retires; Ensign Montagu Barton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sitwell ; Ro bert Kirkpatrick Taylor to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Barton, July 15. I woollen drapers—J. Harvey, B. Sherwood, N. Sherwood, and T. Robinson, Vigra and Clogan Copper Mining Com pany, Dolgelly—R. Stitson and J. Bird, Plymouth, com mon carriers—C. R. Brydo and W. Balshaw, Liverpool, , joiners an d ca b inetmakers — E. Lawford, Leighton. Buzzard, W. S. Cooper, Luisdale, and H. Cooper, Leigh ton Buzzard, corn merchants, so far as regards F. Lawford H. Harrison and W. Harrison, Liverpool, and A. Milli gan, Rio de Janeiro, so far as regards H. Harrison—H. Harrison and W. Harrisonf, Liverpool, so far as regard s H. Harrison —J: N ea l e and W. Wilson, Grantham, architects —G. H. Newton and W. F. Edwards Liverpool, cement and plaste r d ea l ers—T. Baldwin and 'S. Atkinson, Bury, Lancashire, ironfounders—H. Smith and P. Waddington, Kilnhurst and Mexborough, boat builders—R. Temple and W. Reynolds, Princes-street, Cavendish-square, and Motcombe-street, Edgware-road, braziers and ironmongers —A. Moles and E. Jones, Birmingham, brush manufac turers—E. M. T umor an d W . Simpson Mincing-lane—P. Voxall and S. B a t es, Stoke-upon-Trent, Smith and T. Davies, Barnsley, Yorkshire, dyers and printers— P . Clarke and S. Clewis, Charlton-upon-Medlock, Lanca shire, coal merchants—J. T. Oxley, W. Oxley, and E. Oxley, London and Liverpool, merchants, so far as regards J. T. Oxley—R. H. Wright, H. Dalrymple and Anstio, Upper Th ames - s t reet, drysalters, a s p far as regards H. Dalrymple--J. Sharpley and B. Sharpley, Manchester, joiners and builders—J. Bettelheim and S. Seegen, Iron monger-lane—G. Bush and J. Bush, Bristol, merchants. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Francis Dodds, Holme, Yorkshire, joiner. Charles Copcutt, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, butcher. John Fright, Faversham, Kent, tin-plate worker. Richard Wanstall, Sittingbourne, Kent, baker. Joseph White, Doncaster, cabinetmaker. John Harrison, Mexborough, Yorkshire' painter. Thomas Ashmore, Bawtry, Yorkshire, brazier. John Mayes, Norwich, coal merchant. David Nockhall, Norwich, grocer. • James Page, Norwich, innkeeper. James Davis, Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, baker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. C. Hill, Creich, Fifeshire, to meet Friday, July 22, and Friday, Aug. 12, at noon, within Buist's Hotel, Cupar Fife. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for the Week ending on Saturday the 9th day of July, 1853. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. £ Notes izsued ........ 31,908,830 Government debt .... 11,015,100 Other securities...... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 17,889,646 Silver bullion ........ 19,154 431,908,800 431,908,800 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cushier. Dated the 14th day of July, 1853. RANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest • ...... 3 ,210,137 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Government securities (includg.llead Weight Annuity) 14,497,333 Other securities 13,680,203 Notes 8,101,820 Gold and silver coin .. 354,874 Dividend Accounts). 3,953,330 Other deposits ...• .. 13,508,613 Seven Day and other 8i115.............. 1,409,150 430,634,230 X 36,634,280 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. i 3. Dated the 14th day of Jaly, 11 PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending the 12th day of July, 1853, is 245. Od. per hundred weight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. RAILWAY RETURNS. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. Miles opened 1853. NAME OF RAILWAY. apts. BRITISH. Aberdeen ..... ••••••••• • •••• Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Down.... • • • • • • .. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .... Bristol and Exeter •• • Caledonian.... • • • • • • •• • .• •• • • • • •• •• Chester and Holyhead ..... .• ........ Cork, Blackrock, and Passage Cork and Bandon • • Dublin and Belfast Junction .• .. • • Dublin and Drogheda •• •• • • .• ••• • • • • • Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • • • • •• •• Dundee and Arbroath Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Dundalk and Enniskillen • East Anglian..• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • East Lancashire •• • • .• .. • •••• • • •• Eastern Counties and N0rf01k........ Eastern Union• •••• • • • •... •• •• •• •• Edinburgh and Glasgow •• • •••• • • Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee.• • • • • Exeter and Credlton • • .... • • • • Farness Railway .• .. ••.. • • • • Glasgow, and South-Western........ Great Northern and E. L..• • • • • • • Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western •• .• •.••••••• . • • • • • • Irish South Eastern • • • • •• Lancaster and Carlisle • . Lancashire and Yorkshire •• •• Leeds Northern .. • • .. • . •• • • • • •• • • •• Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... London and North Western • ..... London and Blackwall... . London, Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South We5tern......... Londonderry and Enniskillen Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Manchester and South Junction Maryport and Carlisle ........ Midland •• •• •• .• .... •••• •••• Midland Great Western (Irish) •• Monklands ...... • • ............ Newcastle and Car1i51e.............. North Staffordshire North-Western ....... ..... ........ Scottish Central ,• Scottish Midland .... ...... Shrewsbury and Birmingham Shrewsbury and Chester Shropshire Union ••••• • • • . . South Devon•• •• •• •• .• •• •• •• •• South Eastern...... •• .• •• •• •••••••• South Wales South York., Doncaster, and Goole Taff Vale 26 34 85% 189% 94% 6 20 1715( 285% 188 319% Waterford and Limerick ............ West Cornwall ••• • •• • ....•• •• •• •• Whitehaven Junction .•• • • York and Newcastl e , an d Berwick & York and North Midland & Leeds FOREIGN.' Dutch Rhenish ...• •• .• •• •• • Maria Antonia • • • • • • •• • • •• . Montereatt and Troyes •• • • ... Namur and Liege .. • • ....... Northern of France ••••• • • • • Orleans and Central*.. 1852. £1,593 722 306 1,822 Paris and Lyons .... Paris and Rouen. ......•... Paris and Strasburgh Rouen and Ravre.......... 5,007 9,059 4,138 234 197 1,108 1,232 1,182 481 675 200 619 4,714 16,841 2,251 3,686 2,522 105 569 4,064 11,296 5,143 19,121 221 4,800 17,816 741 49,479 1,684 12,215 13,642 2,1 7,237 S ; 6 23,033 2,404 899 2,808 3,554 1,798 831 305 2,442 5,399 10,205 5,611 242 201 1,340 1,553 1,563 720 768 855 2,02 e 4,954 18,888 2,655 4,312 2,740 484 4,624 15,708 6,485 25,754 198 5,381 19,443 Western of France... 616 54,869 1,799 13,958 16,526 540 8,540 760 25,053 2,904 3,676 3,798 1,208 2,295 746, * The receipts include the trafile on the Orleans and Central, Or leans and Bordeaux. and Tours and Nantes lines. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, JULY 15. ENTERED INWARDS. —The Perseverance, from Leer Brilliant, St. Petersburgh ; Fowel, Hudikswall ; Agnes, Hamburgh ; Oscar, Droback ; Helene Sophia, llookseil ; Anna Elizabeth, Konigsberg ; Krageroe, Krageroe ; Maria, Wolgast ; Franked, Emden ; Elsina, Rustringerseil ; Ydrasil, Sannesuud ; Nathalia Jacobins, Logstor ; Woren Packet, Stettin ; George and Elizabeth, Caen ; Clara and Catharina, Carolinensiel. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Ida, for Port Philip; Superior, Demerara; Golden Rule, Bermuda ; Porsian, Leghorn; Maria, Alton& ; Louise, Hamburgh ; Esperance, Oporto. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO. —The Constancia, for Rio Janeiro ; Queen, Oporto ; Hannah Sarah, Ant werp ' • Token, Bombay ; Nancy Itowson, Antwerp ; Tas man, Hobart Town; Esperanza, Punta Arenas; Niger, Sydney. LIVERPOOL, JULY 15. The Mona's Queen (s), from the Isle of Man, had her starboard paddl e - w h ee l so much injured during her passage yesterday that she had to stop her engines and proceed under sails only. The was towed up from the Formby light-ship by the Albert steam-tug. The Antelope (s.s.), from hence, sailed from Rio Janeiro on the 29611 May for Australia. The Tory, London to Australia, was spoken April 5, in lat. 5 N., long. 19 W. • The Firefly, from Honduras, was spoken June 8, in lat. 18 N., long. 69 W. The William, Quebec to Gloucester, was spoken July 2. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. COUNTRYMA.REET`§: LIVERPOOL—JULY 15. The recent bad weather has imparted a firmer feeling n the corn mar k et, and to-day a fair business was done in wheat and flour, the decline quoted on Tuesday being re covered, Oats and oatmeal commanded full prices. Indian corn was in fair demand, and the extreme rates of last week were obtained. Beans declined 6d to is per cl r * Barley and peas were unchanged in value. WAKEFIELD —JULY 15. Our arrivals of wheat are pretty fair, though by no means excessive. Buyers are fairly supplied for the mo ment ; the trade, consequently, is less animated. To avoid landing charges, a trifling re d uc ti on i s submitted to, an d we quote pri ces s per qr. lower than last week. Barley nominal. Oats and shelling are fully as dear. Beall without alteration. Other articles steady. EXETER—JULY 15. CORN.—Prices : Wheat, 63 Gd. to 7s Gd per bushel. Bar ley, grinding, 3s 94 to Os Od. Oats, 2s 9d to 3s Od. Flour, fine, 4-is to 45s ; seconds, 42s to 43s per sack. CATTLE.—Priine beef, 10s 6d per score cows and calves, 121. to 141. ; butchers' calves, 53d to Gd per lb., rearing calves OOs - o OOs each. Sheep, to 7d. Lambs, 'lid to 8d per lb. Store hogs, 50s to OOs each. INVERNESS. —JULY 15. CORN.—Wheat, per quarter, weighing 621 b per bushel, 50s Od to 52s Od ; barley, ditto, 541 b ditto, 28s Od to 29s Od ; Oats, ditto, 421 b ditto, 20s Od to 21s Od. MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll 15s 6d to 168 8d ; ditto second, 00s Od t o O s Od ; b arleymeal, lls 6d to Os Od ; peasemeal, 15s Od to Os Od ; bran, per stone, Os 7d to Os 0(1; let flour, per 2801 b, 40s Od to 42s Od ; 2d ditto, 30s Od to 32s Od; oatmeal, best, per st. of 141 b imperial, is 6 4 - 1 to is 8d; ditto second, Os Od to Os Od. ; barleymeal is 4d to Os Od ; peasemeal, is 6d to Os ; Ist flour, 2s 9d cash, 3s Od credit; 2d ditto, 2s 3d cash, 2s rd credit. BRISTOL SUGAR—JuLy 15. The market this week has exhibited a tone of improved firmness, and there h as b een a f a i r amount of business done in West India, at prices which could not be obtained on this day se'nnight. There are inquiries for Mauritius, but, there being none to hand, sales could not be effected. In foreign a good trade, and 6,000 boxes Havannahs dis posed of at the top prices of last week. In rum there would have been a large business done had it not been that the stocks in first hands are all but exhausted. COAL MARKET—juLY 15. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market : s. d.I s. d Willington Hartley l7 0 Lambton l7 0 liolywell . l7 0 Russell's Hetton 17 0 Team Hartley l6 0 Londonderry seam l3 6 Ravensworth I'elaw 16 0 Cassop l7 0 West Hartley 17 6 Heugh Hall 16 6 Wylam 16 0 Backhouse 16 3 Wallsend, itc. !Pease's West 16 0 Framwellgate l6 6 Derwentwater Hartley 17 _ 6 Eden Main .. 16 9'Llangennech - 24 0 Lambton Primrose 16 6' Ship at market 3O 1 Sold 26 COURSE OF EXCHANGE-YESTERDAY. Amsterdam ............ 11 16% Gibraltar .............. -- Ditto, three months .. 11 1 8 la Leghorn .............. 70 Rotterdam ...... • • .... 11 18% Genoa ................ 25 37% Antwerp .............. 25 27% Milan ................ Brussels ••.•.. • • • • Hambur• ••• 25 27% Venice •••••• • oo • •• Altona ................ Palermo .............. 125 Paris • • ........ ••• • • .. 25 5 Messina .............. 125% Ditto, throe months .• 25 27% Lisbon ................ 5 P4 Marseilles........ • • .... 25 27% Oporto ...• 53% Bourdeaux ............ Rio Janeiro .......... Frankfort-on-Maine 119% Buenos Ayres ........ Berlin ................ New York, 60 days' sight 484 Vienna ...• ............ 11 4 Philadelphia Trieste ... ..... ••.. 11 7 PRICES OF ammoN, PER oZ. Petersburgh.. 37% Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Madrid ....... . 60% Mexican Dollars .... 0 4 11% Barcelona..... „ New Dollars ...... 00 0 Seville •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Silver in bars •• •• 0 5 134 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JULY 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—A considerable improvement has taken place in the railway market since yesterday, and business closed steadily at a slight advance. Quotations have been reported as follows :—Caledonian, 34; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 77k, 7; Lancashire and Carlisle Quarter Shares, issued at V. 14s. dis., 274 ; London and North Western, 115, 4 c. ' • Midland, 71, 704 ; S ou th E as t ern an d Dover, 21i; Great Luxembourg, 3.1 die. MANCHESTER, JULY 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There is little business doing to' day, and prices aro somewhat higher. The sales were :--- Blackburn Class B, Preference, 26 ; Kendal and Winder mere, 15k • Lancashire and Y or k s hi re, 77, i ditto Wes Riding .. Union, 3-k dis. ; Midland, 71 ; South-Eastern, 21 3-16. BIRMINGHAM, JULY 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The new account opened to-dal with a good business. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton Sh ares were d one at 48; Preference ditt o , at IT pm.; York, N ewcas tl e, and Berwick, 67i. The company price for London and North-Western Eighths is ss. 12 i e share p rem . Th e market price to-day was ss. to 6s. 3d. prem. BRISTOL, JULY 15. STOCK EXCHANGE. -But little animation was again per ceived in the market, and prices remain unaltered. grist() and Exeters were done at 101 a ; Monmouthshire Ri'wog and Can a l Fi ve per Cent. paid-up Preference Shares at 19 per cent. prem. SEABORNE MAILS. 665 775 1,845 657 2,185 6,219 28S U G 5336 443% 577 240 84 392 1,205 2,364 1,001 4C2 463 216 24,922 1,669 325 876 2,069 874 1,124 22,614 18,58/ 13,740 724 11,576 2,094 4,483 674 2,275 19,028 3,456 1,644 3,147 1,170 21;196 (N s!gnifles that the malls are sent from the General Post-off cs by the night—and Mby the morning —dispatch.] Day when made ut From What When COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port due in Office, London.* Dispatched. England. America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... Each MOll. America (by,United Sts. packet) N July 26 ........ Liverpool ... July 20 America (by U. States packet) N July 20.. • • Southampton Arrived Australia (ria South ampton) .. M Sept. 4 .....• .... Southampton Aug. 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N July 8 .. Dover ...... July 31 Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ......,,....N August 4 London Uncertain. Africa (West Coast) ..N 23rd of the month. Plymouth .. Arrived Alexandria.. N 8,9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover July 16 Alexandria.. ...... ..31 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton July 21 Bahamas ...........31 2nd of the month Southampton July 16 Belgium Daily., ...• Dover .. Daily/ Brazil .............. M 9th of the month.. Southampton Arrived 8uen05Ayre5........31 9th of the month.. Southampton Arrived Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth .. July 26 Cape of Good Hope ..N Plymouth .. Cape do Verde 14th of the month. Plymouth .. July 26 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon-- . • ......N 14th of the month Plymouth .. July 26 Channel Isles.. ..N Mon.,Wed.,&Frid. Southampton Tu.Th. Sat Chili.... .... • .......M 1d & 17th of month Southampton July 16 China (see India) Constantinople 7 ,8,17,24,&27 ofm, Dover July 10 Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of mon Southampton July 21 ont. of Europe At & N Twice daily Dover •• • • Twicedallf .... Egypt (sec India) France ........ & N Twice dai1y...... Dover .. Twicedatlf Gibraltar .. •• . ..M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 ofm. Southampton July 16 Greece (see India) Greytown 2nd & 17th of mon. ` outbampton 'July 16 Harnburgh Tuesday & Friday London Tues. sat Havannah .......... M 2nd of the month Southampton Aug. 1 Holland ~31.......... Wednesday & Sat. London .....IMon.Thar. Honduras ...... .... M 17th_ of_ the month. Sou t h ampton July 16 India (viaSotithamptOM 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton ;July 21 Indian ia ( Isles see vta Marsellies)M B th& 24 th of month D over ...... July 17 India) Ireland ( NM & Twice daily ...... Holyhead .. Twicedailj Lisbon.... • • • • • • • • • • 3,1 7 , 9 , 17, & 28 of m. Southampton,Arrived Madeira ............31 9 th of the mont h Southampton'Arrived Madeira 23rd of the month Plymouth .. Arrived Malta (see India) Malta •• • •.• ••• • • • ..N 7 ,17,19,28, 30 of m. Dover July 18 NNl‘l%rfeaaawptullrreolsttri.i Ma u ritiu s Indiaee . 6 1 2dt 4 h t / h s of the month Plymouth !July 26 Mexico „ ........ nada M 2nd of the month. Southampton Aug. 1 I t 7 h t 2 h s t o h f o m f o i tit Southampton . Jul y .Ju y 2 16 / New Zealand., „ By private ship • . Various ports .July Papal States .• „ ~N stlllsth2sthofmon. Dover July 22 Peninsula 7 thl 7th2Bthormon Southampton July 16 m 2d & 'i7th of mon S t outbampton July 16 Port Natal •• •• „N lAth of the month Plym out h ' July 26 Sicil y ••• . • .......N sthl sthVithotmon, Dover ...• July 22 Tuscary •... .. N sthiSth2sthofmon. Dover 'July 22 ne Venezuela •• , „m 2d & 17th of month Southam pton July 16 Van Diemen's Land (see' Australia) . West Indies „ „ „ml2d& 17th of month So uthampton f July 16 1,640 315 1,003 1,601 25,774 26,768 15,754 8,568 21,368 3,8(5 6,075 * When any of these ( dispatched on the followii Southampton), and the It day preceding. fates fall on a Sunday, the mails will be L ig day. with the, exception of the India (v l5 Lana, both of whi c h will be dispatched the (Prom, the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.-- To-day West India Sugar was in excellent re importers were compelled to accept prices cur quest,, chiefly for grocery purpos es , b u t t h ere being a plea ptpl.ulTs day week f or a ll sorts. Refined sugar met with demand for hom e consum ption—brown lu m p s a t r e fritrl brisk so s nk u 45s 6(.1 to 465, and low to fine grocery 46s 6d to 48s 6d. per cwt. The market is inactive for crushed sugar at former rates. Of Mauritius sugar the supply was more plentiful, and the parcels offered at auction amounted to 7,400 bags. The whole sol d. Grocery sorts realised stiffer rates • and re fining went at full terms ; low to mid realised '33s 6d to 355, good to fine 355 6d to 38s 6d, grey from 32s to 35s 6d, fine 36s t.O 375, low to mid brown 27s to 30s, and better sorts 31s 1;‘) 33s per cwt. Bengal sugar was in excellent demand, : said at auction 2,600 bags were sold at full rates. Benares at 36s 6d to 39s 6d, and Mauritius sorts 32s to 345 6d per cwt. MOLASSZES.—Thero is still a reluctance to supply continues t o ge t l arger, and pr i ces decline. Small 15s 6d t o decli to sales of W e s t I n di a made at 15s to 17s, S ur inam . 16s, Cub a ;ta d P orto R i co 16s to 17 s , Bengal do and Mauri business tins 14s 6d. to 15s. 65 to 27s and Guaya quilare firm : P ara at - 28s to 295, Bahia 2 . than •t i was at COCOA.— Foreign remains in good demand, and prices Stock is much less 35s to 36s per cwt. this time 19. st year. and 13 b 1 auction 230 casks r a only in Ceylon Co free. In COFFEE. —To-day demand was not lar g er for Plantation ; th r sorts 518 to 58s. N a ti ve was went at 59 s to 62s 6d— ° at e public sale 500 bags were taken part sold, still lower rates were not taken, good qua liti es not much :required, and in at 46s f)r ord quality, but of Costaßica 560 bags sold at full torn is, from 57 s to 64s for mid to good, fine fine ord 6d to 555. to low mid 51s . stan On tin th op e i 2:t o h f ul lo t w . chases' in Congou. have been on a restricted scale, and only for immediate consumption, although rather DIED, TEA - te — rm l lower :are accepted—low to good ord selling at lid to Con strong at his brother's residence, Pera, . , 110, rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf at 11 id to is Id, strong to Pekoe sorts is lid to is 2d, choice is 10d to 2s 2d, dau hte aged 40. The following: is the currency forgreen :—Hyson, ordinary On the 14th • fever, Willes Maddox, London, E utaw, the inst., at Brompton Ann, the wife of at is 4d to le 6d, mid is 7d to is Bd, good is 9d to 2s, fine R v. W illi vivi"g WilliamJ. Irons, B.D. and eldest- and last sur _, J. 2s 2d to 28 :3d, superfine 2s 9d. to 3s, young Hyson Canton 39. g rof John Melhuish, Esq., of Upper Tooting, a g e d Twankay to is 6d, Hyson kind is 8d to 2s, fine 2s 2d to 2s 6d, Twankay 1s to is id, Gunpowder Canton is to is 7d, Hyson kin, is is 9d to 2s 10c1, fine 35 to 3s 6d, Imperial Canton is is Rd to is 6d, Hyson kind is 8d to 2s 4d, Hyson , L YOUNG' skin 10d to la 2d. ONDON : Printed and Published by HURD° you of No. 1 COCHINEAL.—The demand has much improved Since Jut 1 12, Strand, Printer, at The Sun O ffi ce, NO. , 11 :1 Strand, in the Precinct of tho in th e county week, vnd shero is an advance of ld W 2d per Ib. Savoy, Xiddlesez, Saturday, July 16,1861 [AD VER TISE]LENT .]—Holloway's Oi n t men t and Pills are superior remedies for the cure of erysipel as .—Mr. William Parsons, of St. George' s , P ill ; near Bristol, was afflicted for upwards of two y ears with erysipelas in his so bad at times as t o l ay him up for a month toga' l legs, they ; the medical aid he received, besides a weekly at' tendance at the Bristol Infirmary, had no . good effect whatever in the disease, consequently he determined on givin g Holloway's Ointment and Pas a trial, and they have been the means of effecting a radical cure of his legs in an almost unprecedented short time.—Sold by' all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTIIS. 01' A SON. On the 11th inst., at Caius-house, Cambridge, th e wit° of Dr. B ar t e l s. On the 12th inst., in Paris, the wife of the Rev. S. W' Lloyd. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 11th inst., at Beeston-hall ton, , Norf o lk, L a dy Pre°' On the 14th inst., at 4, Cl eveland-terrace, Hyde-Park, the wifo of Charles Pemberton, Esq. On the 12th inst. MARRIED. at Bures St. M ar y, E ssex , the Rev..,11. P. Tuffnell, vica r o'f Wormingford, to Ha rr i e tt Emil y'l' daughter of B. F. Symmons, Esq., of Bures.