The Sun. — London, England, 1853-08-06 00:00:00

orri 11 Le ,11 - MONCY - MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 were taken for ex P°rt and on speculation . The market was dull, and the demand limited. Railway shares at rather lower Prices. In the weekly return of the Bank of England, made tp to the 30th ultimo, the bullion does not show such a Material reduction partly in consequence, we may pre sume, of the arrivals from Australia having supplied the ot amo unts e needed for shipment to the continent. The ncirculation was curtailed by the repayment of loans note secu r iti es and the augmention of the pu bl ic _ de- Posits. Fro m the private balances there were rather "rge withdrawals. Compared with the previous week , the changes were as follows : Active circulation £23,352,290 Decrease 274,800 33111°11*17 739,107 Decreas e ..** ****** *************************** ' 90,172 3,248,703 Increase 5,122 Public Deposits 2,175,265 Other Decreas e posits v_ Decrease " e ven-day and other Bills 1,458,357 _ Decrease B,lOl tiovernment Securities 13,337,333 Decrease 200,000 Other Securities . 12,466,213 Notes unemployed 86,800 -Notes unemployed 7,970,510 The Increase 137,515 iteßanker's Magazine for the current month enters ti i , o the question of the South Sea Company's dissolu -14; and deals rather severely with the attempt to pro t4 its existence as a trust company ; but there is cer -7Y a want of some such incorporated body, if it can stopd under the approbation of the existing South ' St. 7.4kholders, and with due regard to the interests all vo., 20 , ri • ..o - may elect to withdraw. 14 There Was a slight decline yesterday afternoon in the 50 tsliolotations for bills on Paris, viz., to 25 221 to 17i for 20 _ no daps Paper, but on o th er places there was generally I.lh 13 6 3T i ge, Amsterdam being lto b, I S ° t. to 11 4 .' 13 71 ; Frankf or t, 119 t o 1 1 8 ; and Trieste, 10 58 St. 20 The official statement of the imports into the United a 4130 °1n for the six months ending the sth ult. sbow . s I s o t. alone, increase in the imports of coffee, grain, provi- 50 uDB, tObacco, wine and some other articles. The Fx- 4 0 11 . 0 _icali ease r of 8,317,165/. The month's return to the 25 f s hows an increase over the corresponding p of 1 ,003,637/. The vessels engaged in the BUi . fore° trade of the United Kingdom increased nearly 4 0 " - A tons inwards, and the United Kingdom had S so t. ut Th 63, tons of thi s increase. e 000 25 flak Ports of silver from London direct during the 100 an e!k to Thursday last were 1,000 ounces and 5,000/., st. toThuthoeef f l o a ld uri l t s i , u 9 s l . 2 ounces to the Continent and 2,0001. 6i 25 ve ry 1 , Nlish Stock market this morning has ruled 50 of " -e avY again, in the absence of any late intelligence 20 froa definite nature, although in some respects the letters __. riaa n n l , l34 ,rie are more pacific in their tone. There are la 11 , -- . 1 IN'ao still consider that it will be impossible for the 50 th_ P F ,ror to cope single-handed with Turkey, assisted by St 16 97 ' our Great Powers. Consols have been done at lc a , t°97 l for transfer, and are now 96i to 97 for 8 h e a c v : 4 . The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. E di - rea lised 1001 to i. Exchequer Bills are ls to 3s. , 20 B b e cint 2C m ost Ore ign Securities are all feebler, but Russian suffer I__C . tor t • The fact is becoming apparent that the Empe- m and :as uo money resources compared to this country, Li e unsequently with his commerce annihilated of St S, s B l l petearmatnents absorbing the surplus treasure S Si i i , r and St. Paul, there might hereafter be a difficulty s at Pirriding the debt. The Five per Cents. have been_ re v ; 6 i , and Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 991 2 i. Fe - 11 z e,an Bonds have been dull at 82 ; Chilian 3 per Cents. 2i )1 0 ' B , and Brazilian 5 per Cents. at 102. Sardinian 1 h a li de have been at 941 to 95. Spanish New Deferred _ raavi.eked 6 be en 4 to done a t 22k . D u tch 21 per Cents. are 22 I. AR N , any b a3r Shares keep pretty firm, but with scarcely 1..4 and duiverses d h oin li g n . es. This is the case both with the Eng- t ghee Gold Mines are heavy, and Joint-Stock Bank ; " It rea have declined. The Australian Land Companies are lower again. Rest BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. 97k i a (From the Oficial 3 Per (lent. Reduced Annuities. ....... .•••••• 97 J. 6i 3 p er Cent. Consols Annuities 1001 8 i i 1 ® T " 3 1 Per Cent. Tes List.) n ir ntu 1 _ ___ Business done. ,ong Annuities, Lap' e sth Jan., 1815 U 5 Di tto 30 ye ar , -p_ . Jan., lB6O pire sth India Stock ' ... A4 India Bonds, illiijo ...................... 9-5 Ditto, under Lupo' - South Sea Stook - ******************************* 1151 i i Consols for Account * A.1 1 gu ... 5 . t:. 9l 6 Exchequer Bills, id. 1000 **** 400 ..................... Small ..... 2d3dld par 3dld par 3dld ............ t tu I CE OF .FOREIGN . FUNDS THIS DAY. Bonds, 5 per Cent 0,„ Small ............................ 102 New 0'52, 4h per Cent 994 Z 114 441 Bonds, 3 per Cent 7B 44 ( Bonds 3 per Cent B4 l ' erti ekll v i.,__ 3 Per ' Cent. ......... .qt--kn Bonds 4i per Cent. 1 2_ < B° nde, 5 per Cent. ................. _A 16 for the Account... . . 4 1444 Bonds, 5 per Cent.. 44141 1 New Deferred, 3 per Cent. C ePunittee Cert. of Coup. not ftna• 6 i I k 6 Dividends on the above payable in London. 'utli e l l ll , 4 i Per Cent. ................... 98 1)* - ' l ehan 2 ........ ••••• 64 itt z , A ge, per Cent. ... 97 Per Cent. Certificates „ TWO O'CLOCK. 961 961 Consols Ditto August A ccount L LOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DA Y.) 1;;. °11 , Aug. 6.—Wind this day at Noon, - P blu, e eze, and fine. light, and fine. A IR , / 6 31 m -• 7 48 ed--1, • k • • • POrs "actor and Emergo, for , Cardiff* Walhalla, %v a "'„ ° tllld for Falmouth • Agatha, from Lhndon, for for London ; Tran s it s ' Anch d—Cartina from Cork, . from kata,from stn ore 9., for London ; Emma luncon, l 'tirtPZ B ,•. for London. Passed in tow—Nels on, from Co Ntc fP, for London. I k3rre a Aug. s. —Wind, N. Arrived—Cerene, Buenos FA/:„ttr Southampton. nived—Caro 'jut, eJTII, Aug. s. —Wind, N.N. E.-• off Port - --eh ei .° Janeiro ; Constance, for Hamburgh. ,OrteiT /31 : 18 , Monte Video. /flebe e 'AsTRR, Aug. s.—Arrived -Thomas and James, trv E „.., N w. • MOP U erate Aug. 6 (10.30 a.m.).—Wind, •L'• • C hristi ar id dull. Arrived—Marie, from Iceland ; W eliet,' oir a te•cit_; Arendina Jacoba Wyburgh ; Thor 4 0 , 1 IsTzg; Judith, Valparaiso. 'Off Port—Otsenetew, I r erl r „ d e w Orleans.-11 a.m. The Arabia, with IN Queb ec to the 27th, i s in the river. 4tie be;' ) A ug. s. —Wind,' N.E. Arrived—Gart Craig, Sr o j; l'Eliz'A T°ll, Aug. s.—Arrived—Ma borough, Miramichi. ~,SwA it. 'l,l l° E. Aug. 4.—Arrived—lde, Mauritius. "alba. A-ug. s. —Wind, N.E. Sailed—Wm. Gales, liz tt "e'r ' Aug. 4.—Arrived—Earl. Powis, Montreal. 4 tulc! l 'tittIIBIJRQ its , July 27.—The Hedwig, of Moss, from put in here with loss of yards in a squall. 140 v, E.N.E. T tit , t t , 4 LATE LAMENTABLE OCCURRENCE NE AR Mr gmEzii; beaoux account of the melancholy death of .- was erro- 45: Geneva, in our columns of yesterday, of t ! lel Y stated that the deceased gentlemLn e l not the lioriee ettinent capitalist of that name. H e senior part 11er-street, Cheap side. .& r . Goldsmith, but he was merchants, of t w w a as s the son Que en in the mof Goldsmith Brothers, side. wti— PitUENTATION OF SOUTH to be any 1 40-Rau 1' 'd Th does not appear f the Hon. pi.,),_, .. , ri. ay.— ere n 0 -E,„uability of an opposition to the retur t _ erton, in the STAFFORDSHIRE.—BIR ...eI British ZuWard Littleton, the son of Lord h ecoitmwmaasndsupo-f : I° _ lll of General Anson, appointed to li a the P e l Led that the lion interest would put forward ca army in Bengal. ' At one tim , a ndi _ 4 - in tiii,„, person of Mr. Philip held at gang m an, at a meetin of the trade, recently er ng i the ,andsworth, repudiated any intention of entering o f Earl Williams, but that qaoluae of Commons. Lord Ingestre, the so u te id b , o h t, a a v n e d lik L e o w r i d se A b n es s n on s , p t o h k e en so o n f; o b f u t t h , e: p ar res o o f nt. . l :i a c p h: Perances betoken a quiet and unopposed election stamp hei /111 NEVir STAMP ACTS.—Yesterday the tw o " which received the Royal assent on Thursday were s r a nted. The last act (cap 63) came into force on its 11 , 8 4 !Ing, and the first act (cap 59) will not take the ll t act 16th141 from and after the 10th of October. By c ertain and land Vict cap 63 (Stamp Duties, No. 2) , -er ., t eic duties are repealed, " as set forth in the schedule, and other duties granted in lieu thereof—which new t u b e are under the care of the Commissioners of the hniand Revenue. Supplements published with news v.apers to be free, and two supplements printed on one et of pa per to be one half-penny. An allowance to be Made newspaper stamps on hand. The duties on alvertisements are repealed from and after the passing (r) the act, which took place on Thursday, when it re eecived the Royal assent. In the act cap. 63 there are eleven clauses and a schedule of duties, and in the act h . cal% 3 9 there are twenty clauses, and a schedule. _ is statute will not come into operation until the 11th 01 October. I t repeals certain duties, and others are % e anted. B y this law receipt stamps given for or upon ?fillPayment of money amounting to 2/. or upwards bear's stamp of one penny. It is provided that l'ee duties of one penny, by this act granted on receipts end on drafts or orders for the payment of money re ePectively, may be denoted either by a stamp impressed 11 1 1 0 n the paper whereon any such instrument is written °I bY an adhesive stamp affixed thereto ; and the Com missioners of Inland Revenue shall provide stamps for tile Purpos e of denoting the said d u ti es. The only ezeroption to the penny receipt stamp is in eases of re ceipts given for mo ne y d epos i ted i n any bank ; but this exemption is not to extend to receipts or acknowledg luents for sums paid or deposited upon letters of allot kent of shares, or in respect of calls, or scrip, or shares, of or in any joint-stock or other company ; which said r eceipts or acknoNledgmente, by whomsoever given, 4 re to be liable to the duty by this act charged on re iftiPte. SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices 1 Business done 1 50 this say. this day. IPaid.l RAILWAYS. 100 Aberdeen A.mbg, Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. all Binning. Wolverh. Stour Valley ...... 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Janet all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 18i Do., £20... ... . . 100 Bristol and Exeter 00 Caledonian. all Chester & Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass. 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc, all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all Do. New....... all East Anglian all Do., (XlB E & H).... all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, A Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 81 Do., New A 100 East Lancashire East &West Ind. Dk all & Birming. June 100 Edinburgh&Glasgow 11, Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin. Prth. &Dundee 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk. 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock ....... 1100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre4 .00 Great Western 11 Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlislel 11i Do., Thirds LOO Lancash.andYorksh. 16 Do., Fifths 11i Do. Wst. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwall 7 Load. Tilb. & Sthend. 00 Loud. Bright & S.Cst. .00 Lond. and N. Westn, 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/. Sh. , M&B 0 LOO London andS. Westn. 421 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lndndrry&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef.& Lincln 41 Do., Man. & Lin. Un, 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmng. & Derby 47 Midld. G. West . (Ire .) 17 Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 100 Newmarket 44 Do., Bury Extension 174 Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd , 7A Newry &Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. 100 Norfolk 31 Northn.Counties Un 100 North British . .... 16 North Devon, No. .111 Do., No. 2 . . all Do., a A Deferred . . 8 Do., B Guaran teed 171 North Staffordshire.. all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury &Biimg 100 Do. L. &N. Western Guarante ad St &sic._ 8 Shrewsby. & Berefd all Shrewsby. & Closter, (N. W. Min ; all Do. Halves,. e all Do. Oswestry I 61 Shropshire Union I all South Devon 100 South Eastern ) all South Wales . ) 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun ) SDo 5 lei Stockton & Hartlepl. 5 20 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 1:1 17 Vale of Neath 0 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny 0 all Waterford&Limerick 0 14 West Cornwall. 0 21s. Wimblecln & Croydon t. 100 YorkNewctL&Berw. 5 20 Do. Extensions 5 11. Do. G.N.E. Purchase ;t. 100 York &N. Midland._ St. St. 12 50 26 - 27 sa sal 91 - 101 9 7 disl 20 - 22 3i -- 2id 102 -- 104 66i -- 67 214 -- 22 194 -- 202 2i - 3p 8- 9 51 -- 5 a 12i -- 121 42- 44 30 - 32 ;7 . - 73 53 - 56 72 - 74 28 - 30 83 -- 84 53 54 133 -- 135 1093 -- 1103 87 -- 884 7 -- 74 100 -- 105 16 -17 p 76 -- 763 41 -43 d 144 15 67 64 121 f 8g - ' 1 $ —lipxd 1014 —lo2id 113 i 114/ 2 2h) lip 88 89 6 5d 5 4d, 11 - 13 18 - 20 281 - 28 70 - 70, 40 - 42 ... --- • ... - 5 - 57 4 - 3 : I a - 8 - 9 51 i - 53 3- 321 331 —44 d Si 9 - -pi 50 - 51 93 - 95 61 - 63 60 - 62 69 - 71 18 20 9 10 13i 3d 19 --21 70 70' 36 36 13 14 25 - 27 2f - 26 14 - 8 - 9 31 § - 32 gi - 10 694 8 7id 2B 58 _- 59 PREFERENI St. 1100 Aberdeen Q - 100 Do. No. 2, 7 p. c 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares .. 00 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 52 per cent... 61 Cork &Bandonsip.c. all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all EastAnglian (:310s) 6 per cent all Do. (£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (e 7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent 100 East Lancash. 6p. eta. all EdinbPrth.&Dundee 5i per cent 100 Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent.... 100 Great Northn. sp. c. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. , 5 Do. 4h p. e. Scrip all Gt, Southn.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths)... 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. 100 Do. cov. red. 4i p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. Do. irred. 4 p. c.... 100 Lan. &York. I'. £2O 100 Do. 6p. e. Stock 100 London and Brighton! Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds 10 Londonderry& Coler Shares all Londy. & Ennis. Sh all Man., Shef., & Lin , Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO 3 Do. £6 all Marypt .&Carl.4 p.c, all Do. 4i per cent 84 Do 100 Mid. Consol.6 p. c.St 100 Do. Consol. Bristol 811 Birm. 6 per cent....l 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent 6 Norfolk Extension .. [lOO Do. 5 p. c. Ext 100 Do. Guar. 54 per et._ 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.£l s , 6 p.c. 12 Do all Shrews. &Birm.N.G all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon Do. New all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4A per cent. Pre. all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. 100 York, Newcastle,and Berwick ,4 p.c. Pref 5 Do 10 York&N. Midland H and S. Purch 1E SHARE - .. LO3 105 1105 ',if. 107 194 - 204 a 64 - ca 4 - 4i 5 - s : i 4- 16r 11 - 2 p 1 -13 p Ict 15 201 '17.". 20/ ... -. ! l ii 7- jai 113 - 114 i - 1p 81 si 61 -- 71 102 i -- 104 99 -- 101 101 -- 103 id— * P 150 -152 d ... - •. ~ ...-. ..• 3,' - 4 10 -- 11 13 -- 14 8 9 101 -- 11 i -- s 1) ... - .. - • . 1149 - 151 114 4 - 1 16 118 - 122 ... -- - 117 24i -25 i 2 -- 491 101 -- lot I 17 a 18 14 —1 5 P par 2 P I , 25i -- 261 112 -- 114 19i - 20 - 102 -- 104 5i -- 5i Ipar I pI FOREIGN. 0 4 l Antwrp &Rotterdam 5 3 !Belgian East. Junct. 0 all !Charleroi & Erquelin 0 10 Dijon and Besa9on 8 Dutch Rhenish !CI all East Indian !O 1 Do. Extension 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 10 CM. Junct. of France ZOi 201,Gt. Westn. of Canada I Shares Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref....... Luexembourg Do. (Railway).. D 0... .................... Do.Do (Canal) ............ . 6 P. cent. pref. Lyons & Mediterran. ........ 51 3 :o 1 : 5 2 5 3 Lo 4 ?,0 9 M _7i 0 1 29' . 10 ;0 all 'Madras Maria Antonia .. Do. New ............. Namur & Liege (with, interest Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds [fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.] N orwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen& Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse ', Do. 53 per cent. pref. Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 5) ) per c. Pref, Western of France._ West. of Switzerland (West. 0 all .6 all !O all .0 all tO 10 !la all ?.0 all !CI all !O 4 I.oi 10i 20 all n all 10 4 20 6 81 all LO 10 !Cs 10 1.0 2 ZO 9 301. St. 50 St. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY'-'EVENING) AUGUST 6, 1853. noble friend who has the management of the business in the House of Commons, and who the noble earl really seems to think has been remiss and slothful in that house. I believe your lordships will admit that, al though this bill may have come up to this house at a late period of the session, it has not been for want of time for consideration while in the House of Com mons, and that the noble earl has no .excuse or valid reason for not condescending to pronounce an opinion upon it as to whether he approves of the measure or not. The noble earl asserted all along that there is not time to discuss this bill ' • but still, when he comes to exp lain what he meant by discussion, it seems to be that he has not had time to summon together persons to vote. (Hear.) Now, noble lords who were anxious to discuss the bill would find means to be present. I admit that it would not be Po convenient or so practicable to sum mon persons blindly to vote for or against the inefsure at this period of the session ; but this is not a proceed ing which can affect the merits of the bill. (Hear.) My lords, my noble friend near me has gone so fully into the objects and character of the bill that it is quite un necessary for me again to travel over the same ground. lam anxious to hear what will, I have no doubt, in struct and enlighten your lordships, the opinion and the views taken by other noble lords in this house, and espe cially those of my noble friend opposite (Lord Ellen borough) who has paid so much attention to the subject, and to whom your lordships always listen with the greatest attention and respect. (Hear, hear.) . I trust that he, at least, will give us his opinion on all the points connected with the bill, and will not follow the example which has been set by the noble earl (of Malmesbury), and which, I think, is one better followed in the breach than on the observance. (Cheers.) Lord ELLENBOROUGH said that he had already made his speech on the subject, and had very few points to discuss. He did not think noble lords near him jus tified in throwing off all responsibility, for there had been many discussions on the subject, and their lordships proba bly approached it with better information than was usual when a great question was to be dealt with. The bill was not what he should have desired, but the greatest part of it that was bad was not new, and what was new w as not bad. He had not a word to say against the just sentence of mutilation pronounced against the Court of Directors, nor would he delay its execution, but it might have been rendered more merciful to the parties, and more advantageous to the country. After some amusing remarks upon the election of the fifteen directors, which he thought ought to take place at the London Tavern, he ridiculed the claim of the three whose seniority was their title. He would have named the new directors in the bill itself, and then the best would have been chosen. He would have named eight for the presidencies, four for the army, two for the political de partment, and two, unconnected with Government, who s hould represent alcutta and Bombay. Then a council would have been formed that would have been able to advise the minister, who would now have to get infor mation as best he might. As regarded the Governor- General, the wisdom of Parliament controverted that of Scripture, and declared that a man could serve two m asters. He himself had n ot to com p lain of recall, but of the undermining of the Government while he was executing it. In illustration of this portion of his address, he cited his own language to the Court, and said that his own fear was from the weakness of the Government. He considered that it was essential to the strength of the Government of India that it should be conducted in the name of the Crown. Such a change would be most salu tary as regarded the nat ive princes, and would give a better tone to the civil and military service. The army especially deserved to be mad e a ro y al army. These were his objections, and he proceeded to regret that Go vernment, having an opportunity of doin g a great thing, had chosen to do it in a small way, and to introduce bit by bit reform. The new system would be better than that which had preceded it ; but it would not give satis faction in India, nor would it work advantageously. Our empire in India would not be destroyed by violence, but by the slow poison which induced gradual decay. Lord SALISBURY referred to the precedents of 1813 to justify the protest which his friends made against the introduction of an India Bill at such a period of the session. - - I , Pald RAILWAYS. „ . Leasing Compaus, Closing Prices this day. BusitieFs this day. Loudon & N. West. Gt.Virestn D 0......... D 0........ . D 0........ L. kN• W. Caledon.. GL.Nrthn. Gt. Westn Yk. New. Berw. Y.&NAId Do Do IS. Eastern !Do 'Norfolk L.& N. W. & Midld. Stckton Darlingt. E. Count, Do Do L. &N.W &Lu&Yk Do GtNorthn Do Lai:leash& Yorksh. M.MClean Stoat. & Darlingt Do IGtWestn JOINT-STOP Australasia British N. American Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish and Australian _ Lond. Chart. Bk. o Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond. 8:, Westminster London Bank of Aus-, tralia and India ; National of Ireland.. Oriental Bank of Corporation Do. New _ _ 1' ) I evincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Bkg St Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid— MISCEL: Aubin Coal and Iron Australian Agricult. Australsn.Pcific.Mail Australn. Royal Mail Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co Canada Company Crystal Palace Crystal Pal. of France Eastern Steam Electric Tel. of Irel Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land N. B. Australasian Nrth.ofEuropeSteam Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular & Oriental Do. do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam.... Scot. Austral. Invest. Do. New Scrip South Austral. Land Submarine Telegraph Van Diemen's Laud 'lO --- 2.1"-' 2i i 35 -:37 5 25 j all )O 28i 15 - 16 PRESERVATION, OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK. Yesterday a meeting of the general committee of the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck was held at the offices, John-street, Adelphi ; Captain Lam bert Perrott in the chair. We also observed present —Ca p tain Davies, R.N. ; Captaintai W. H. Hall, R.N. ; Mr. Edward Hurry, p M'Hardy, R.N. ; Capt ain Ommanney, R.N. ; Major Palmer, Captain Washington, R.N. ; Captain Ward, R.N., inspector of life-boats to the i n stitution. Mr. LEWIS, the secretary, having re ad the minutes of the previous meeting, the following rewards were or dered to be granted The sum of 4/. 10s. to several men for their praise worthy services to the crew of the schooner Nava rino, of Guernsey, which was wrecked a short time ago off the Isle of Wight. The ceeded men havining, with Dennett ' s rocket apparatus, suc ing a communication with the stranded vessel, her crew were, by means of a hawser, hauled on shore. On accoun t of the tremendous sea that was running at the time over the rocks on which the men were standing, their lives were placed in great peril, and it seemed that had it not been for prompt and persevering exertions every soul on board the vessel must have perished, as it was impossible for an ordinary boat to live in such a sea, the ship's boat having been previously dashed to pieces. It appeared that this institution had granted rewards from tune to time for saving the lives of about 130 ship wrecked persons with the useful apparatus of the late Mr. Dennett. on Mr. Peake's design, were o rdered New life-boats , . to be built, and to be stationed at Dungeness, Kent, Newcastle, Dundrum bay, and Crandfield point, on the coast of Down. The life boat on the same plan, belonging to the insti tution at Cullercoats, Northumberland, was reported to have saved, durin or g the lte tempestuous weather, a number of po fisherm a en, who whilst engaged in their hazardous occupation, were overtaken so n after sunrise by a heavy gale from the N.N.E. Many of them succeeded in reaching the shore before the sea became so fearfully high, which it afterwards did, so as to prevent them entering the haven. The life boat, having been sent to their assistance, suc ceeded in bringing ten boats over the bar, some of which would with their crews inevitably have been lost hadnot the life boat gone off to their rescue, the wind and sea having risen to such a height as to leave no place of safety for them to run to. A communication was read from the Lincolnshire Life boat Association, requesting the institution to accept 501., in grateful acknowledgment of the original gift, in 1825, of their first life boat by the institution. The boat, whic p h er i s s o ta n t s i . oned at Skegness, was s aid to be in an efficient state, and to have saved about 100 lives of ship wrecked The proceedings then closed. with what had fallen from the Bishop of Oxford. He did not think that this plan would last many years, but it would become the increasing duty of the Minister for India to promote the reforms too long demanded for that country. Earl GRANVILLE replied. He defended the nomi nation of directors, and said that with regard to the constituency it would be difficult to suggest any plan which would work more advantageously than the pre sent. He concurred with the right reverend prelate (the Bishop of Oxford) as to the necessity for additional facilities for establishing spiritual supervision in India ; but it was impossible for him to give any further pledge upon such such a subject than had been already given by his right honourable friend the President of the Board of Control. With regard to what had fallen from the noble lord who spoke last, he would only say that the bill would strengthen the East India Company ; but if they should Lot be able to go on, it provided the means of establishing a more simple form of government. He entirely denied, therefore, that the bill was merely a provisional measure. The bill was then read the second time. The Thames Embankment Bill was read the second consequence of the representations made to them by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that they were accepting an equivalent, It was not unreasonable to say that it was their duty, before accepting those new stocks, to calculate, and see whether they would by accepting them in reality obtain an equivalent for the stock which they relinquished; but that they ought not on mere representation to have accepted in lien of 1001. what was now only worth 931., 911., or 901. If, however, the result of the operation had been as he had described it, he considered the present proposal was not one which the house ought to be called upon to sanc tion; for how did the matter really stand? It was pro posed to pay off 10,000,000/. South Sea Stock and other stocks, and to convert the holders of Three per Cent. Stock (unless it was agreed to convert 90,000,0001. into Three per Cent. Reduced Consols) into any of those three stocks. That act was passed, and the proposal was made, and the result appeared to be, that instead of the 100,000,000 1 . of which the act authorised the conversion—and he could not but think that the Government had anticipated the con version—the whole amount converted was only 2,000,0001., or 3,000,0001. In his opinion, if the bill merely enabled the Government to propose this to holders of South Sea Stock, who were not supposed to have had any opportunity of converting their property into any of these new stocks, he objected to it, on the ground that the former bill had proved inefficacious, and he did n o t thi n k th a t th e p r oposal would be successful in the present state of the money market. No man would for a moment think of accepting any i o t no n g e of accept ou these tto three s proposaltbo public w hiucuh alternatives.would u l ln h inducement, en i t s ai opinion, l it unpotonw tehde w lo a u s h ansed o ed l r d i i ous loss, and some persons might be induced to accept those proposals on account of the representations of the Govern ment. When hon. members who sat on the same side of the house as himself had ventured to complain of the want of success of the measure which had already passed, it had been answered that it owed its want of success to public events which had taken place ; to the state of the weather, and other circumstances which could not have been antici pated ; but he begged leave to call the attention of the house to the fact, that with regard to the expediency or justice of the conversion of property into any one of these new stocks, the fall in the funds had no effect upon the question whatever. He could not approve any act of hold ing out to the public an idea that by accepting any one of those new stocks they were accepting a fair equivalent, when he did not believe that such was actually the case. The proposal held out to the public, he would not say by false expectations, certainly mi g ht induce the public to believe that this stock was worth 5 or 6 per cent. more than it really was. The effect of the previous mea sure had been to call into existence three new stocks of small amount, which would disturb the money market for the next 40 years. The only remedy which he saw for the evil was to add to the amount of the stock, and make it a real equivalent. The object which the Chancellor of the Exchequer had had in view was one of great magnitude, and if it could have been CiaTied. out would. have been highly oadtvaasnkttabgaer he b d i i i d t tnhoatttnbignhkt h eo o ul n. d g b en e tl pr e ef ma o n rm h e l attempted Va a l man. The right hon. gentleman had, on more than one occasion, appealed to former meas uresoffi in nan l c B e 44 7m bu ste t ministers, and particularly to a measure proposed notbeg g u e n d a l t o o g o p u o s i . n t l o n u t f to u h s o e u s s t e h b t ev a a t l t u h e twoeof thec n a s e e w s s w th e e r k e proposed to be created was accurately known, while in the present instance that was not the case. He could only say that the only way to remedy the evil which had been done was to make the new stock a real equivalent. He felt himself bound, entertaining the feelings he did, to take the sense of the house on the subject. He thought it would be 'far better, for the right hon. gentleman frankly to acknow ledge that the scheme he had framed had been based on a. misapprehension, and to seek the aid of the house, which he was sure would be readily afforded, to enable him to charge the sum which under the arrangements already made would have to be paid upon the consolidated fund, and thus avoid embarrassing the stock market with all these petty stocks. The CHANCELLORaatntedrl of fu of r n opinion,theelearned gentleman's E XtCh that E t w Q a s U vni E oe Rw reasons said bw t h i hn a yg t even more tb were un the m e rhoo matter the house should not go into committee on the question. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY objected to the bill. Mr. J. B. SMITH considered that the South Sea Com pany having assented to the right hon. gentleman's first proposition to accept a money payment, it was a very bad precedent in the Government to depart from that first pro position and to proceed to the second. The first proposi tion, having been deliberately made and deliberately ac cepted, should have been adhered to. Mr. WILKINSON suppoffed the bill, simply on the ground that the Chancellor of the Exchequer must be en abled to meet the engagements he had been authorised to contract. The house then went into committee on the bill. The first clause, which provides that the South Sea Com pany may commute, according to the provisions of the 16th Vic., c. 23, or for 31. ss. per cent. annuities, 1844, annuity on their stock belonging to proprietors disabled from voting in general courts, was agreed to, after some brief explanations by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. On the second clause, which enacts that the South Sea Company, if authorised to undertake private trusts, may commute for the purpose of forming a guarantee fund, Mr. J. B. Smith, Sir F. Kelly, Mr. Spooner, and Mr. Malins stated sundry objections, which were answered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, after which the clause was agreed to without a division. Upon clause 3, which provides that the Treasury shall appoint times within which the assent of the company to commute shall be signified, and shall fix the terms of the commutation into 31. ss. per Cent. Annuities, Mr. J. B. SMITH said he thought the Chancellor of the Exchequer would place himself in a very disadvantageous We e c it e i ml i se ff r, t l i e e lreasse werury oeffepassered a d ; eo f ni or m i u f, tu o t t n the a 2 n s;th o c i i e f parties had 11 days to consider whether they should ac cept it, operations might take place in the money market which would embarrass the right hon. gentleman his arrangements. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Was quite ready to admit that he was placed in a disadvantageous position with regard to some of his arrangements, but he regretted that the public were also subjected to the same disadvantage. He thought, however, that detailed discus sion upon matters of this kind, the only object which seemed to be to exaggerate the difficulties and disadvantages which might arise, were likely to be attended with very mischievous consequences. It was quite impossible, in the present state of uncertainty, that he could enter into any details as to the mode of proceeding it might be most pru dent to adopt in making arrangements under this measure. Mr. HENLEY thought this bill was very obscurely drawn, and regretted that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had not condescended to inform the committee what was the amount of money to which the clause now under consideration would apply. In his opinion the measure proposed to the house would tend very greatly to destroy the public credit. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER complained that the right hon. gen tl em an, who had just sat d own stated that he had not condescended to inform the house of the amount proposed to be commuted. He had already informed the house that the amount would probably ex ceed 2,000,0001. Sir F. KELLY thought that the right hon. gentleman would be placed in a very difficult position by the passing of this measure. If on the Ist of November he should be called upon to fix the price, and the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. were at par, the Government must in any case be losers. Suppose the right hon. gentleman fixed the price at 99/.• then, if the stock rose , p ersons would acce p t the new stock, and if it fell they would accept the 100/., so that in either case there would be a loss of the public money. Mr. SPOONER protested against the proposal, and was of opinion that any difficulty which existed the Chancellor of the Exchequer had brought upon himself. The clause was then agreed, as were all the remainding clauses. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought up a new clause, to provide for the payment of interest on Exchequer-bonds beyond the time up to which interest was guaranteed. The Controller of the Exchequer had en tertained some doubt as to whether the existing law made any such provision ; and, although that doubt was not shared by the law officers of the Crown, still it had been thought safer to introduce the present clause. The clause was agreed to and added to the bill; and, the house having resumed the bill was reported. SUPPLY. On the motion for going into Committee of Supply. Mr. OLIVEIRA stated that he felt unwilling, at that late period of the session, to bring forward the motion which stood on the paper in his name, to call the attention of the house to the state of the metropolitan bridges, and, if any member of the Government w ould promise him a committee of inquiry into the subject early next session, he would not press his motion. Sir W. MOLESWORTH saw no objection to the ap pointment of a committee. The motion was then withdrawn. Mr. MAGUIRE was anxious to call the attention of the Government to the state of the postal arrangements in the neighbourhood of Dungarvan. Any application to the Postmaster-General was quite useless, and the only way to effect any reform he knew was to bring the matter before l t a b n e d were house. p o T s i h t e i v p e postageworse a at a e r tr r h a .ae n t tgThietn i m h eee e n p t r e s s i e l: i n t i ll day ese u t t h h a n o f they lre ; a taken r Il i n m e t n h t e tlrvanouslidt do lette ware rs 2 w o a y e actually c ago great benefit to the country by issuing p eo ro n v v e in m e e et n i t , o n n ot th b e e purenspein.otfistyabstleemt,e orders for an im anthdeitrewvoeunlude, 11 country. of e was the Mr. WILSON said that if the hon. gentleman or his constituents would make a representation of their grie vances to the Treasury, be would undertake that every inquiry should be made into it. WAR IN CHINA. Mr. HORSFALL said that on the 13th of last month a communication was made to the Earl of Clarendon, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, expressing the apprehension of the members of the East India and China Association at Liverpool that sufficient protection was not afforded to the British residents in China in the present peculiar circum stances of that country, Lord Clarendon stated, in reply, that a copy of that communication had been forwarded to the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty. As the latest news from China fully bore out the justice of the appre hensions of the association with regard to the insufficiency of the British force in the Chinese waters—it having been found necessary, it appeared, to apply to the Unitede should Consul and to the French Consul for protection,--.ls, .rin be glad if the First Lord of the Admiralty force him whether the Government had sent any doing s o, or to that quarter, or whether they contemplasou f r it ? neceasity 0 hee l were of opinion that there was no hon. gentleman Sir 3. GRAHAM was sorry the f sitting the ques given him no notice of his intentiooniuog p II laira that the ac tion ; but he had no diffiulty iii twere most satisfactory counts last received from Chin'aetions which had passed with reference to the commune' . b insurcrents at Nankin and between Sir G. Bonham and t of Sh a ng ghai • and he had no the town and neighbourhood whatever might ' be the internal reason to apprehend that' i e a h believed it was very serious— disorder in China— i 4bange in the relations of that country there would be any ; obstruction to commerce, whatever to foreigners, or an y f the struegle i (Hear, hear.) With I m i g ht be the result o e • e British force n the Chinese seas r eference to t i a necessity the pleasure of stating that, anti c ip a ti ng the he ha of a l ar ger force in that quart er , i n present circumstances he had sent oat orders to Admiral Fellow to proceed to the Chinese seas. Admiral Pellew bed a nticipated that order. andhad taken with him from the Indian to the Chinese station an additional steamer of war, and he (Bir J. Graham) believed that the force was now quite adequate to the necessities of the case. (Hear.) The house then went into committee of supply. The following votes were agreed to without objection, viz.:— 4,0001. for th e ex t ens i on an d comp l e ti on o f the fire mains at Windsor Castle ; 20,0001. for the completion of the south 'wing of Buckingham Palace ; and 32,641/. for the formation of a park at Battersea. On the vote of 5,5001. for the completion of a bridge over the Thames at Chelsea. Mr. HENLEY repeated the protest he had made on a former occasion against the imposition of a toll on the , bridge. Sir W. MOLESWORTH said, that the toll would out, time. The Belfast Municipal Boundaries Bill passed through committee. The Brecon Collegiate Church Bill was reported with amendments. The Entry of Seamen Bill was read the third time and passed. The Crime and Outrage Bill was read a second time, and their lordships adjourned at a quarter to twelve. HOUSE OF CONENIONS—(YESTER DAY.) PILOTAGE BILL. The house then went into committee upon this bill. On clause 10, Mr. HORSFALL moved, after the words " mate ' in lines 32, 35, and 39, to insert " of any coasting ship or vessel." Ile objected to the principle of centralisa tion established by the clause, and said the effect of the amendment would be to limit the granting of licenses by the Board of Trade exempting masters and mates from taking pilots to coasting vessels and steamers. The banks and sands of the Mersey and other ports were constantly shifting, and it was impossible that a master or mate who had been absent on a voyage for several months could properly or safely discharge the duties of a pilot. The local authorities at Liverpool were entirely opposed to the clause. Mr. CARDWELL said the clause was intended to have a general and a local effect. Some thought it went too far, others that it did not go far enough, and be tween the two he thought it would be better to adopt it as it now stood. Captain SCOBELL opposed the clause, and instanced the danger of giving indiscriminately to masters and mates a license to pilot their own vessels. Mr. CAIRNS supported the clause. Mr. LIDDELL considered that the tendency of the clause would be to impair the pilot service of the country. Mr. HENLEY should not oppose the clause, but thought it invested a rather dangerous power in the Board of Trade. The amendment was then withdrawn. Captain SCOBELL moved to add at the end of the clause, "Provided always that such master or mate so certified shall not be a foreigner. Mr. CARDWELL opposed the amendment. The amendment was withdrawn, and the clause was agreed to. The remaining and several new clauses were agreed to, the house resumed, and the bill was ordered to be reported this evening, in order that it might be read a third time on Monday. CUSTOMS ACTS CONSOLIDATION BILL. This bill went through committee, and was ordered to be reported this evening. BETTING-HOUSES BILL. The report upon the amendments to this bill was con sidered and agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be read a third time on Monday. The hcuse adjourned at 4 o'clock. The house resumed at 6 o'clock. AN ATTEMPTED " COUNT." When the Speaker took the chair at 6 o'clock, the num ber of members presen t was vary small, but greatly to the surprise of every one. Mr. W. F. HUME moved that the house he counted. An HON. MEMBER, on the Ministerial side, instantly started from his seat, and hurried swiftly from the house. In a few seconds the alarm had evidently been given in all the precincts of the Palace of Westminster ; and before the sandglass showed that the two minutes' grace had ex pired, a long troop of hon. gentlemen, headed by Mr. Bright, appeared at the door, so that when the Speaker at last began to count, there were probably not less than a hundred members present. The defeat of this attempt to terminate the evening's sitting was greeted with loud cheers. MECHANICS' INSTITUTES (IRELAND), Mr. F. SCULLY begged to ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland if it be the fact that the provincial mechanics' institutes in Ireland had been refused the grant made to them by Parliament for their use for provincial lecturers, unless they would take the lecturers named by the Royal Dublin Society, though they were aware the professors hitherto named by the mechanics' institutes had been found highly popular and useful. Sir J. YOUNG said the grant (500/.) had been made, not to the provincial mechanics' institutes, but to the Dublin Society for the purpose of enabling its own lec turers to give lectures in the provinces, and of thus in creasing their salaries to an adequate amount. It would be impossible to suppose that the gentlemen appointed by the Dublin Society were not perfectly efficient. NEW ZEALAND. Mr. ADDERLEY begged to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, by any letters patent, or by instructions of any kind, her Majesty has delegated to the Governor of New Zealand such power respecting the regulation of the sale and disposal of waste lands as could be taken to have legally authorised his late proclamation of the 9th day of M arch, 1853, whereby the scale of land prices guaranteed. by the 14th and 15th Viet., c. 86, is set aside, and the powers given by the 15th and 16th Vict., c. 72, to the new legislature were anticipated by the Go vernor alone, and an unlimited extent of territory was set up to public auction at ss. per acre. Mr. PEEL said that no proclamation of Sir G. Grey on the subject had yet reached the Colonial-office. It appeared that in the constitutional act of last year a provision had been introduced conferring on the new General Assembly of New Zealand the power of regulating the sale of land ; but until the General Assembly should make provisions for that purpose the crown, or the governor as authorised by the crown was to regulate the matter. The govern ment in this country had accordingly sent out to Sir G. Grey instructions to issue such regulations as might be re quired. Ho (Mr. Peel) presumed, therefore, that the pro clamation had been issued in consequence of those instruc tions. Lord MONTEAGLE commented upon the rushing into legislation without obtaining the opinion of the committee appointed to consider the subject. He thought such a course contrary to parliamentary usage, and to the due conduct of the measure before them. Observing that the authority of the house would be lost if it re garded the lateness of the session as a reason for not dealing with measures brought before it, he proceeded to some observations on the bill itself. He objected to the complicated system of government which was pro posed, which amounted to a treble government, and he said that where Indian knowledge was most wanted was at the Board of Control. He expressed gratification at the recognition of the principle in regard to the admis sion of natives to the service, but he did not think that enough had been done, though abundance of fine words had been used on the subject towards those whose just ambition so much had been done to excite. At consi derable length he entered into strictures upon various features of the system of administratibn pursued in re gard to India. • The Duke of ARGYLL said that the Government had pursued the course which they deemed right, although the surface sense of the country bad been in favour of delay, and a variety of heterogeneous opposi tion was certain to be offered to legislation. In defend ing Sir Charles Wood from the charge of general eulogy of the East India Company, he adverted to the enormous exaggerations which had been indulged in by the oppo nents of the bill, statements which it had been necessary to meet by showing that the case had been by no means what it had been represented to be. In reply to Lord Ellenborough, his grace said that he was not ashamed of the title of a bit-by-bit reformer. Our empire had been acquired bit by bit, and it would have been the height of rashness to have swept the old system away, and to have sought to erect a new constitution. He quite un derstood that the attack was directed against the system of double government, but all speakers had admitted that a Minister must act with the advice of a Council. To go further meant that a Minister must be individually responsible for Indian government, and to this extent it had not been dared to venture. A time might come when the home Government should take to itself the sole direction of Indian affairs, but he could not think that this was the time for such a change. In regard to the proposed government in the name of the Crown, he said that the natives would expect that, with such a change, should come such changes in condition and taxation as they had been accustomed to witness when an alteration in the form of a native government took place ; and he contended that we were in no position to guarantee such changes to the people of India. It had been held out in 1833, that in proportion as the commercial character was taken from the com pany they would devote themselves more to the government of India, and that a different class would be introduced into the direction ; and these anticipations had been to a considerable extent realised. He bad been disappointed with the speech of Lord El lenborough, a great portion of which had been directed against the East India Company, a course which he could not under the circumstances think polite. Defend ing the course the bill proposed in regard to the nomina tion of directors, as calculated to raise the character of the board, he professed his total inability to understand the nature of the slow poison which Lord Ellenborough intimated was to be diffused throughout India by the course the Government was taking ; or, if his lordship entertained that belief, how he could assent to the second reading of the bill. Lord ASHBURTON contended that the existence of the Court of Directors was necessary to secure the rights and liberties of the people of India, and that that was called a single government would either degenerate into an absolute colonial government, with the people com mitted to its charge in the position of animals, or would become a double government, divested of the means of effecting the advantageous results which it was designed to produce. He also thought there might be some feel ing bespoken in favour of that body of merchant ventu rers who had secured so much for us, organised such a service, sown the seeds of liberty in India, and now handed over an empire in such perfect order. The Bishop of OXFORD said that this was not only a political subject, but one which, had deep nioral and religious bearings. As the only member of the episcopal bench who had been placed on the Indian Committee, ho would venture to mention one or two points in which he thought the bill ought to be varied before it became law. India had been placed in our hand by llrovidence for a great purpose, and if we swerved from that the command might be taken from us. He did not mean to contend that it was the duty of a Government to interfere directly with the religion of those entrusted to us, but he could not admit that our duty was, as had been said, neu trality. We were bound to put before the people Christianity at avery advantage. If this had been in tended as a final measure, he should have complained of the absence of any increased provision for keeping up Christianity among our own servants. There was need of additional chaplains will of a new see in India. His lordship also urged that it was propose d, while giving up patronage, to narrow the examinations to Haiiey bnry, and to create there one of those close colleges which had been shoWn, in our universities, to work so ill. He showed that the position in which the Halley bury student would find himself, with a certain income for the future, would tend to destroy restraint, and to teach the youths to forestall that income, while irregu larity could only be punished by the ruinous penalty of expulsion. In order, therefore, to secure the best kind of servants for India, he would admit other candidates to the Haileybury examination, in addition to the mem bers of the college, on condition of such can d idates show ing that they had been for a certain time, say two years, trained elsewhere. He remarked upon the dis advantage of throwing the universities out of this com petition for the Indian service. It would be a great boon to the universities to induce the young m en there to take an interest in India, the civil service of which was now a sealed book to them ; nor could anything be more useful to India, or tend to give a higher, tone to the service. He would beg the Government to re • n •ng c onsider this part of the subject, rather than him bestowed e on us, g ive notice of an amendment, and he ended with a elo quents tln r d s ia fere t n h c e e the p t a o tento trifutmGphed had of peacefully imparting namely, a true faith in His word, and a true belief in E considered that Mi n i sters to n h i e t ir the L r e e r vltion of d e \ a vllAß N H c is Son. iiiFv measure, pre ]: n a n b g e e that a justified w e i rne sati s o n d e u d c i a n s e• s E e i h i e a u r b a t r e o r n g ; h but he could not help agreeing with L or d as theof t ethe Ea objections herd o had nrged t o th e bill. to G many credit Directors ivin g for what it had done, he thought that itmight be made much more effective, and that it would not, under the proposed arrangement, add vigour to the councils of Government. To several other portions of the bill his he lordship was understood t o say that did not see any particular grounds of objection ; but he cordially agreed THE HOLYHEAD MAILS. Mr. VA.NCE wished to call the attention of the Secre tary of the Treasury to the irregular arrival of the mail trains at Holyhead ; and to ask if any measures were being taken by the Post-office authorities to ensure punctuality in the transmission of the Irish mails to their destination. Mr. WILSON said that steps had been taken to ensure uniformity in the arrival of the night mail, bat that the day mail was not under the control of the postmaster. The contract with the railway company was merely to con vey certain mail-bags. Mr. F. SCULLY appealed to the President of the Board of Trade to take some steps for making the mail more regular. Mr. CARDWELL said the law gave him no power to do so. No complaints had ever been made to him on the subject. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN POSTAGE. Mr. GIBSON wished to ask whether, with reference to the proposal made to the colonies for future postal arrange ments, any reply had been received from any of the colo nies,.and whether those colonies which had replied had as sented to the terms suggested by her Majesty's Govern ment? He also wished to ask whether, on further consi deration, the Chancellor of the Exchequer thou g ht there would be any obstacle to the appointment of a committee to inquire into the general question of foreign and colonial postage in the early part of next session? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that the timo which had elapsed since the Government had sent out the proposal was too short to admit of their re ceiving replies from the most important colonies. The re plies, in fact, were only beginning to come iu. What replies had been received already were entirely favourable to the plan. The basis of that proposal was, that there should be a postage between Great Britain and the colonies which was low which was uniform, and which should in clude n ot only the ocean charge, but the charge from door to door, from the place from which the letter was sent to the place to which it was addressed. He had never ex pressed any disinclination to Parliamentary inquiry into the subject on principle; but he had an apprehension, which he thought well-founded, that if the house institu ted an inquiry of the kind this session, while the proposal was on its way to the colonies, such inquiry would mate rially interfere with the success of the proposal, and pre vent the Government from laying the grou n d wor k o f favourable furthe r proceedings. It seemed unadvisable to give a pledge on the subject at present ; but the, subject of ocean postage was a fit one for Parliamentary inquiry ' and he should 1311) glad to see that inquiry i ns tit u t e d next session. 4 CANADA. Mr. BRIGHT, referring to a question which he had put f ew nights ago with reference to an address from the Legislature of Canada, suggesting that the Legislative Council should no longer be nominee, but elective, wished to know whether that address had been received by her Majesty's Government, and, if so, whether the noble lord the member for London had any objection to lay it on the table ? Though nothing could be done this year, yeti the information could be considered between this and the next session. Lord J. RUSSELL could only say that information had just been received, which the Secretary of State had net yet had time to examine, but which he should hope would in a few days be laid on the table. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice, that on Monday he should move that on Wdnesdays Government orders of the day should take precedence till three o'clock. SOUTH SEA AND OTHER ANNUITIES BILL. On the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair on the house going into committee on this bill. Sir F. KELLY called on the Government to admit or refute a statement he had made on a former occasion, that the three new stocks wore of the saleable value of 931.. 911., and 901. respectively, and no more. The result of this public transaction was, that the holders of those three stocks were losers on the conversion to which they were subjected of about 7,9, and 10 per cent. of the s i u r lto capital , f the to say nothing of the loss of interest. The e been, t r hat at this operation, so far as it had gone, moment those persons who had ahcacelpted th_eu_e_wl.stoliclec were losers of a sum amounting to nearly `2 . oti ouu ventured to make this s tatement, for he did it on what he highest authority—the authority believed to be the of one person connvecealhcloosweloyulwditchomthootomotnheorqmacit If such wthe result, whether that house ougl, tsoimeinlaarbltoo thhoeseGwovheironhinheaudt otno. repeat to others proposals tailed a serious loss upon those persons who had accepted them. It might be said that those unfortunate persons were compelled to acceeltwhel.pirnopmoosanlosyr odrthaaotootphteiynghaadn the option of beingun i t p in these new stocks. He was quite e q uivalent am ; that they had no very great claim to the willing to ! Am ' consideration house house, and that it was a matter little affecting that that those persons had believed, in ~4,2-d Ls . k. SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, Aug. s.—To-day the impaired spirit of the market has become more decided and general. Both , in goods and yarns, the buyers have, as if by common consent, suspended their operations. Sellers do not, how ever, offer, their productions at lower prices. Under , the circumstances, a small concession would be of no use in the way of inducing operations, and spinners and manufacturers are too much under contract to feel ur gent about selling. Their indifference in this respect is increased, too, by the general state of the relations be tween employers and employed. No doubt, however, slightly reduced offers from buyers would be accepted for some things by such producers as are not largely pre-en gaged. The principal cause of this unfavourable change is the extraordinary conduct of Russia in requiring the llos podar of Moldavia to pay his tribute to the Czar and not to the Sultan—a measure which manifestly renders war more imminent than before. Besides this, the agree ment of the millowners at Stockport to pay the required advance of ten per cent, in the wages for spinning, is at once felt in such yarns as will thus undergo an increase of supply. The goods market will not feel in an equal degree the return of the weavers in that town to their work. BRADFORD, August 4.—Wool—There is a shade more doing in Wools, especially bright-haired, which imparts more confidence to the holders, who complain that they cannot replenish stocks on terms to enable them to meet the prices now offered by the spinners. Noils and brokes are not plentiful. Yarns—The unsettled state of the Eastern question makes the shippers defer their purchases, already the quantity exported is much less than in previous years. Ere long, greater activity may be expected. For spools the demand is steady, and prices without change. 'Pieces—The merchants exhibit a great degree of caution, and are only buying in limited quantity, and without some relief in wools can be obtained, higher prices or a less production must fol- low. LEIcEsTER, August 4.—The same regularity in making continues, and all hands in the respective bran ches are well employed. Worsted yarns remain without altera tion, the demand not being very active. There is but little doing in wools, purchases being made only for pre sent supply. The stoppage of the old-established and extensive firm of R. Carter and Son, worsted spinners, of this town, has caused much sensation in the trade. STATE OF THE WOOLLEN TRADE. 40 1 all 50 i all 10 25 10 20 0 10 Z i 15 0 20 O 10 O 20 O 2 4:122 all ;5 I 5 Lo 1 all 5 1 1 151 all Z all 5 5 )0 35 :0 8 1.0 6 EOUS. 31 IT 33 ••• --- • • • 64 - 67 i 0 I 3811 5I 1 10 32i 5 5 4 2 ;(21 1 1 1 L 5 14 Nll 14 io 4 1 all LO 3 1 all 5I all. 2.1 i 36 as 9i i •0 25 2 all ►0 60 1 all 25 xd p --- d par 4 p •.• 70i 1 a d ----- Q i , . - 2 h 1 5 6 76i 39 RACING FIXTURES FOR 1853. The figures within parenthesis denote the number day's racing. AUGUST. Brighton (2) 3 . Tonbridge (1) ............... 1 Airdrie (2) 4 Radcliffe (3) 23 22 Ed g ware (2) 4 Egham (2) Brighton Club (1) 5 Liverpool Hunt Cup (2)..24 Wolverhampton (3) 8 Derby (2) 2b Yarmouth (2) Reading ( 2 ) lO Eccles (3) 29 North Staffordshire (21-10 Lichfield (2) 29 York (3) 17 Chelmsford (2) 30 Canterbury lB (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) LEEDS, Friday.—The woollen cloth trade continues in a satisfactory state. There has been a good business done in the Cloth Halls this week in nearly all descrip tions of seasonable goods. Stocks continue low. Prices are firm. The trade in the warehouses has been rather still and quiet during the week. The shipping season being now nearly over, and the demand for the home fall trade not having yet commenced, there is, as is usual at this period of the year, only a moderate business doing in finished goods. HUDDERSFIELD, Tuesday. —Our market continues without much alteration in any. way. The demand seems quite equal to the supply, and prices are much the same as they have been for some time past. Wools are quite as firm, but not much doing in the mean time. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, Monday.— We have had but a dull market to-day, and less business has been transacted than on the preceding Monday, but prices have been much the same. In some instances the work men in the fulling mills have returned to work at an ad vance of wages, but in most cases they are yet out. The wool market has been quiet, and prices rather easier. For rape oil of the best quality 381. 10s. is asked. BRADFORD, Thursday.—There has been little varia tion from preceding markets. The unsettled state of foreign affairs destroys con fidence and indisposes parties from buying for any but immediate wants. As to co burgs, which are a great article for winter consumption, many orders were given for them in anticipation of the rise which took place, and consequently fewer pieces are now wanted. The prices of wool in the country are in many cases higher than could be obtained in this mar ket, if carriage, expenses, and profit were all sacrificed. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BILL. Earl GRAN VILLE moved the second reading of the Government of India Bill. After observing that the numerous discussions which had taken place on the sub ject in their lordships' house during the present session had made his hearers perfectly well acquainted with the character of the measure,' he said that he would only enter into such a description of the bill, and such refe rences to the objections which had been raised against it, as he deemed respectful to the house. He prefaced a general sketch of the peculiar circumstances with which the East India Company had had to deal in the government of India, by some illustrations of the sys tem to which the natives had been submitted under their old rulers, and he introduced, as a specimen of the mode in which Mahommedan justice carried out its sentences, a narrative of the dragging a wretched culprit, fastened at the foot of an elephant, through the streets of a city until he was torn to pieces. Proceeding to indicate, very briefly, what had been done for India, he showed that the best principles of free trade had been deprived of exercise in that country, as manufactures had been ruined by legislation, and competition had been let in against them. He then adverted to the leading features of the measure, vindicating each as he dismissed it, and he stated that the bill had been prepared with the utmost care, and with a deep sense of the es pn ibility attach ing to such legislation. In the c ourse r- responsibility s hi s c oncluding o bservations he expressed acon v iction that the great . re sources of India were in c ourse o f d eve l o pment. inci - dentally remarking that the Greatx n E hibitio of 1851 had thrown more light upon th e capabilities of India than upon those of any other country. Lord MALME,SBI.TRY said that had Lord Derby been present he would have abstained, as he should him- 1 self do, from either praise or blame of this measure, which it was impossible at that period of the session to consider as the subject deserved. It was humiliating to the house to have such a measure thrust upon it at the end of the session. Re proceeded to complain that, after a session of eight months, and within a fortnight of its close, there should be 42 bills before their lordships, and others, which would increase the number to 72, coming up from the Commons. The latter house would not bear such treatment, and had actually thrown out the Colonial Bishops Bill on no other ground than the lateness of the time at which it had been presented. The fault was not that of their lordships, but of the Government, which, moreover, possessed unusual ad vantages, especially in h av i ng _ the experience of such a man as Lord J. Russell, as an amateur member of the Ministry, to conduct the business in the Commons. He then assailed Sir Chas. Wood for his speech to his constituents, which had produced an effect in every Court of Europe, and which had done much towards the bringing about subsequent events, and he demanded what Sir Cawood had been doing for the months between his-- accession to office and the introduction of this measure. He saw no excuse for the slothfulness and delay which had taken place, and said that the system would come to a regular demand on their lordships to accede to any measure which the Commons might pass. Lord Derby and his friends washed their hands of the consequences of this measure, for which they were certainly irresponsible, and they left the whole of such consequences on the shoulders of the Ministry. The Earl of ABERDEEN--I feel called upon to make a few observations on the course taken by the noble lord. He has commented upon the manner in which this bill has been brought before the house, and has taken a course which, I confess, is to me really in explicable. (Hear.) He complains of the manner in which the house has been treated by the course we have taken. Does he think it a constitutional course 9 does he think it respectful to this house to get up and say that he will give no opinion as to whether he approves or disapproves of this bill? (Hear, hear.) Is that a course which a man in the condition of the noble earl might be expected to take before your lordships' house ? (Hear, hear.) It may be very convenient to do so —(cheers)—that I don't deny ; but when the noble lord declines to give an opinion upon such a subject he must permit me to think that it is not quite respectful to the house, and I must say not such a course as I ever before knew followed by your lordships. (Hear.) Now, my lords, as to the period of the session at whichs I this bill comes before you, I mu st confess that, long a bill comes a ' member of this house—and I have been a mem isber longer than any of your lordships now present—th is a com plaint which I have never ceased to hear at the close of eve ry session. I admi t that, on many occasions, that plaint has been m ade with great •truth and justice ; but, on this occasion, I must reject the accusation of the noble lord in respect to this case. He says, that the right hon. gentleman who has proposed this measure to the other house of Parliament has taken more time to pre pare it than he ought to have taken. The noble lord wished the right hon. gentleman to have proceeded with more haste, and said he had been too m long in the process Now, y lords, the noble of incubation. (A. laugh.) earl will recollect that the right hon. gentleman, with reference to this subject, was nearly, although not alto gether, in a similar position to his predecessor in office. But he had to prepare a measure perfectly new, and one which I-think could hardly have been p preparation of it. noble earl will recollect, too, that in addition to the time necessary for the preparation of a measure of this vast importance and complicated nature, there were other most important matters before the G o an uof m Comons which could not p ossibly be which, to a certain degree, aff ected the periodof financ production ialthe measures which were indispensable to be considered, an d which were required indispensabl heap ) recede the consideration of this measure. (Hear, . 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