The Sun. — London, England, 1847-07-20 00:00:00

?:I)trb Mbitton SUN OFFICE, Seve* o' Clock . CITY ELECTION. (THIS DAY.) IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL, MR. PATTISON, SIR GEORGE LARPENT, AND BARON ROTHSCHILD. A moat numerous and highly important meeting of the friends of the Liberal candidates for the representa tion of the city of London took place to-day, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of hearing the statements of the different candidates of the grounds on which they sought the honour of representing the city of London. Long before the hour appointed for the commencement of the meeting, two o'clock, the large room of the tavern was crowded to excess, as well as every avenue leading to it, by persons of great respectability. The outside of the tavern was literally besieged, and that part of Bishops gate-street presented more the appearance of a fair than one of the ordinary thoroughfares of London. The cause of all the excitement was doubt less the announcement that had been made that it was the intention of Lord John Russell to be present for the purpose of explaining the grounds on which he sought to represent the city of London in a new Parliament. Lord John Russell, accompanied by Lady John Russell, arrived shortly before two o'clock, and was loudly cheered by the persons outside, as were also the other candidates upon their ar rival. On Lord John Russell appearing on the platform in the large room the cheering was deafening in the extreme, and lasted for several minutes. On the platform we noticed Lady John Russell, his Excellency Mr. Bancroft, the American Minister, Mr. Pattison, Sir George Larpent, Baron Rothschild, Lord Marcus Hill, M.P., Mr. Trelawny, M.P., 'General Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P., the Right Hon. Vernon Smith, M.P., John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P., Sir William Somerville, M.P., Sir William Molesworth, M.P. , Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P., Sir Denis le Marchant, M.P., Y. A. Taylor, Esq., D. Salomans, Esq., W. Has es, Esq., the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, M.P., and Nathaniel Meyer Rothschild, Esst. Shortly before two o clock, J. A. Smith, Esq., M.P., 'was called to the chair, and proceeded to aditress the immense assemblage. The HON. CHAIRMAN, in coming forward, was met with great cheering, coupled with considerable con fusion in parts of the room. As soon as silence was, in some measure, restored, he said— Gentlemen, before I address to you the few words with which I shall think it necessary to trouble you, I beg to draw your attention to the object which has called as together here to a day, which is one than which none can be more important under a constitu tional government, that of expressing a deliberate opinion as to the qualifications and fitness of those four gentlemen who seek the honour of representing the city of London in Parliament.—(Cheers.) I am sure there is not a single individual around me who 'will not feel that a meeting with such an object ought to be conducted with calmness, order, and temper, and I am sure I shall not appeal in vain to those around me, when I ask, however inadequate I may be properly to discharge the important duties of the posi tion in which I am placed, for the cordial support of those present in enforcing order, and securing to every one a fair, quiet, and impartial hearing.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, we are, as I stated before, met together to d'sy to give an opinion as to the fitness of those gentle 'men who seek to represent us in Parliament. but more especially to meet Lord John Russell—(Tremendous cheering)—whose official duties have hitherto prevented him from appearing before you.—(Cries of " No more bishops.") With respect to the other gentlemen who seek our suffrages, their opportunities of meeting the electors have been and will be so numerous, and they have declared their opinions so openly, and in fact, on all matters of public interest, they have given such full and frank assurance as to their conduct in future, that I feel it will not he necessary for me to say one word with respect to them further than, as a member of the committee who recommended them to your support, to express the great gratification they feel in knowing that they have been regarded with such satisfaction by a large portion of the constituency. — (Cheers.) But, g niemen, I do feel that it is right to say a few words with reference to Lord J. Russell (Cheers.) That Noble Lord is a Minister of the Crown, and as 'such labours under c rtain disadvantages as a candi date.—(Cheers.) He is prevented by the weight and imp irtance of official duties from personally taking any :step to resist that opposition with which, in the present election, he ii threatened —(Cheers.) But still more, he is prevented by that reserve, incum bent upon him as a Minister of the Crown, from giving those frequent and free expressions of all his opinions which he otherwise would do, and making statements which he cannot do without a violation of public duty.—(Cheers, hisses, and cries of " That's all nonsense.") But, if the Noble Lord has that !dis advantage, he possesses one great advantage over two of those Hon Gentlemen whom I hope to sce shortly in Parliament —(Ch, ers) —he can anneal as nonourabte to him as it is rare among public men— (Great cheering)—and I venture to believe that that long-tried public life is a better guarantee as to his c )u -duct in future than any explanations, any assurances, bow( ver strong—(Cheers)—and any explanations, how ever explicit, as to his future intentions.—(Cheers.) He can also appeal to a name and family. whose boast and whose glory it has been to employ their weight in the State, their wealth, their possessions, and, when necessary, even their lives— (Tremendous cheering)—in securing the liberties, and extending the power of the people.—(Continued cheers ) Lord John Russell can say, and say with a proud sense , of his right to say it, I have ever trusted the people, and call upon the people to trust me.—(Cheers.) I believe that the people will respond to that call— (Cheers)—and I am satisfied that no trifling difference of opinion, no disappointment at the short coming of any particular measure, will diminish that confidence which is due to the long-tried and consistent friend of liberty in England.—(Great cheering.) I believe, also, that the people, who are always just to those who deserve it, and who have served them faithfully, though not in accordance with the will and majority of the House of Commons—l believe that the people will not forget the noble sense he entertained of his duty, though his power to do good, as far as the House of Commons was concerned, was crippled by the majorities of that House ; neither will the people forget the Noble Lord's carrying on the Government under restraints and disadvantages which it is now for you and the constituencies of the empire to remove.—(Cheers.) .But, gentlemen, I feel that laird John Russell can justly claim the confidence of the people and the Liberal party throughout the kingdom ; I feel that there is on, section of tha• party on ehom his claims ought to tell with double force—that section which is not more dis tinguished by their numbers than their talents, their *energy and their ;goal. I allude to the Dissenters. —(Cheers.) I think I may ask, without any fear of the answer, what other public man in England has done as much as the Noble Lord, not only to establish that great principle, that it is contrary no le ss t to justic e an d f a i rness t h an to t h e pr i nc i f l es o f ‘ tVi s, :s . tiari charity, t o vis i t re li g i ous l a b ourers w i th c i v il beaties—(Cheers)—but w.:o has done what he hay done in removing those several p judices against th e Dissenters which were once so stron g, b ut which have now disippeared so entirely as almos t ' ;to create a doubt whether they ,ver existed.—(Corers.) D i G ss e e n ba t tt l ii e ob m ng e b n toh , de3 l will not believe, until I see it, that th of Great Britain will forget the deep obligation owe to the Noble Lord, but will allow for a Ifference of opinion upon a point on which great differences of opinion exist among even the Dissenters themselves. —(Cheers, hisses, and great confusion.) Gentlemen, I will not occupy your time longer, but will conclude with these words, that it public services and persevering in dustry in the performance of duties which are fur the best interests of the country, give any one a claim to the honour of representing the city of London, which Lord John Russell seeks at your hands, I feel no doubt that that Noble Lord will shortly be triumphantly returned It one of the representatives of the city o f London in el i htlaent--(Uheers.) Lord J"N RUSSELL then rose and presented himself lo e the meeting amidst the most vociferous cheering, and the w aving of hats and handkerchiefs, intermingled with which there were some _hisses, which seemed to us to proceed from a small sec tion of persons in the middle of the meeting. After wai t ing some moments for the purpose of Procuring si lence, which , however, he was unable to o b ta i n, the Noble Lord proceeded to address the meetin g . Ho the prefatory word " Gentlemen,"'h 841 but uttered when great uproar broke out, whi c h lasted some • it had partially subsided, the Noble Lorr ue. pr ocee ded Whe t n o say —Gentlemen, I am here before yon as a (Noise and uproar)—for the honour of represaenntiZt;; at the approaching election for the city of London. (Continued noise.) Gentlemen, lam at the same time here to reply to the charges which have been made against me—(Cheers and hisses)—and to explain to you the reasons why it is stated, and on account of what it is stated, that I am disqualified from appearing before you as a candidate for your suffrages. [Here the uproar, which had partially subsided, broke out with re newed force. What its object was, or what were the ex clamations used, we are utterly at a loss to divine,]... — (Cri es of "Shame," and Disgraceful.") It is said, in the fi rst pl ace , t h at , as a Minister of the Crown, I csight not to be a candidate for the city of Londen.—(Con tinned noise,) Gentlemen, I believe such an objection is contrary to the popular genius of our Constitution, and I believe nothing more will conduce to the harmony of that Constitution than that persons possessing tne confidence of the Crown should seek fi r the suffrages of large bodies of the pee t e ......we nothing more advantage ou s to t h e ...• -sons representingl can conceive Crown than that per large communities should be able t) tarry the wishes, the opiaions an d . the requests of those communities to the f oot o f th:, one.—(Lo u d cheers.) eannot agree, therefore, that, as rwam on, I disqualifi e d f rom a Minister of the - .g your service. —( Cheers.), In the next place, it is said —and th is is made a charge— a oharge utterly without- proof against nee—(Cheers)— • that I am the . cause of th e Ilinve about to take place in t h e • contes t which . is city of London _ and that iris at my instigation that that con test has ' to arisen.—(Cries Of "- 1510, , zet:aisly . not," au heers.) THE SUN,- It is common to all Members who have the honour of a seat in Parliament, that they are desirous to avoid and I am not an not to I to m p u r s o t v o o w k n n t a ha c t r fo te r s m t — yse ( i L f, a g u e g n h t t l e o r me a n n , d cheers) exception to that general rule.—(Cheers and laughter.) But, gentlemen, I am sure I should be exercising a most undue interference with the rights and privileges of the citizens of London if, asking fortheir suffrages for myself, I should presume to tell them who should be the other candidates, and who they should think worthy of their suffrages to make up the number of four candidates to represent the city of London in Parliament.—(Cheers.) ' Gentlemen, it is for the electors themselves to decide ; it is for those who have their confidence, and who are forward amongst them, in the conduct of elections—it is for them, I say, to decide what is the strength of the party with which they are connected; and for myself I may say, that I never was acquainted with any party in this country which, being of opinion that they could command the whole of the representatives, were ever satisfied with one-half.—(Cheers and laughter.) I am sure that in the election of 1841 there were none who said in the counties of England, " These Whigs will be too much beaten—let us give them one-half of the re presentation ; let us take care they are not too much defeated when they come to the poll." No such indulgence, I think, was afforded to the Liberals in 1841, and therefore I say, gentlemen, it is for those who know the strength of the different parties—which I certainly have not the means of ascertaining—it is for them to judge whether they have the strength to return tour Liberal Members. It is a matter with which I have no right to interfere ; and, therefore, it is for the electors, and for the electors alone, to judge.—(Cheers.) But, gentlemen, there is another charge—namely, that I have in presuming to appear myself before you. after being twice elected to the honour of representing you in Parliament, allowed the Liberal Association of this city to join my name with those of three other gentlemen, most respectable and intelligent men no one doubts — (Cheers)—but one of whom, it is said, being disqualified by law to take his seat in Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) Why one should have thought that my friend Baron Lionel de Rothschild was about to come by " force of arms" to break open the door of the House of Com mons—(Cheers and laughter)—and to get himself admitted into the House by violence.—(Laughter.) I am sure there is no man in this country who will take care to obey the law more implicitly than my friend Baron Rothschild—(Cheers)—but what he says is, that "if you, the citizens of London think proper to elect me, it v ill be after that for the law to decide whether I am able to take my seat in Parliament or no."—(Cheers.) And, gentlemen, upon general principles it is not for me to find fault with his pretensions.—(Applause.) Gentle men, from the beginning of my political life I have al ways followed that great doctrine of Fox, that "acts and not opinions ought to be the subject of punishment" —(Cheers)--that religious opinions formed no ground for civil disqualifications.—(Applause.) It was upon that ground, taking my stand on that principle many years ago—l believe it is now twenty years ago— that I proposed to the House of Commons to abrogate those civil disqualifications that barred the way to office of Protestant Dissenters.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, it was upon the same principle, braving the obloquy which attended that opinion, that I always gave my vote for removing the disabilities which affected our Roman Catholic fellow-subjects.—(Loud cheers.) And, gentlemen, I know no limit to that principle.— (Cheers.) I say—and I have repeatedly said in Parliament what I now declare to you that there ought to be no disqualification for civil officers or for seats in Parliament on account of religious opinions.—(Cheers, and a cry of "No Popery.") It was on the ground of this general principle that I could not repudiate or disavow the alliance which the " Liberal Association" have made of my name with that of the gentleman who solicits your suffrages, and to whom I have already alluded. Gentlemen there are other ques. tions—(Hear, hear)—which have been in agitation since I was first elected to the honour of a seat in Par liament. I remember declaring in this room that I thought if the weaver of Lancashire produced a piece of cloth, and the husbandmen on the banks of the Ohio grew a quarter of wheat, that these two men ought to be at liberty to exchange their pro ducts, and chat no law ought to prevent that interchange. —(Loud cheers.) That which I stated here in 1841, I proposed again in the House of Commons in 1842. I pointed out how fertile were the countries beyond the Atlantic, and how desirable it was in any difficulty of procuring food for this country that the abundant har vests of America should be brought over to this country, while the manufacturing industry of this country should send over their products in exchange.—(Hear, hear.) And, gentlemen, what I then aaserted has in the present year come to pass for the be net of this country.—(Loud cheers.) For I believe no less than 4,000,000 of quarters of grain of various kinds will have been brought over, for the assistance of this country, from America during the year.—(Loud cheers.) And I, therefore, assert that even in press ing what I then proposed, a compromise— that in supporting that, which I afterwards supported, when I saw that there was no room or time for compromise-- a total abrogation of the duties on corn, I served your interests, and did that which was for the general in welfare of the country.—(Loud cheers.) But, geode men, it has been said, and papers have been circu lated --actually in print! —of which the lan guage, in plain English, is this,—" These men —the Whigs and the Liberals—have served you in former times. They have helped you to get rid of the links and fetters of relig ious intolerance—they have helped to shake off the ch ain of commercial monopoly ; dered, and, therefore, it is to our interest now to turn off the servants who have done these things, and endeavour to look for others by wnom some other service is to be performed.—(Cries of " No, no," and prolonged cheering.) Gentlemen, I don't wish to dwell upon this topic, because I am sure that the hearts ef Englishmen never would cherish so base, so unworthy a sentiment—(Prolonged cheering)—and I feel sure that the same principles which have animated men in your service in past times are likely to animate them in future times, when new questions arise through these new circum stances, and that they will apply the same principles to them by which they have heretofore been guided.— (Cheers, and" Don't let us have a final question.") But, gentlemen, there have been questions which have of late divided public opinion, and upon which public opinion is not so settled as I could wish ; but I should say that it is generally upon those questions of religious disabilities and commercial monopolies to which I have referred, and foremost among them is the great question of education. Gentlemen, I am not here to deny that for many years past I have looked anxiously to the increase of educa tion in this country. For that purpose I have taken an active part in the British and Foreign Z.-,chool Society, an institution which has done much to promote the cause of education. I have considered education as a good in itself. I have considered it as connected with the cause of liberty—with the increase of liberty in this country; and let me fnr a moment call your attention, in order to show how deeply education is connected with liberty, to that which takes place in the northern and southern states of America.—(Cheers.) In the northern states, where there prevails the utmost freedom— (Cheers)—the State is most busy in favouring, in encou raging, and in promoting the cause of education, and there the great proportion, the great body of the people do receive in the schools there established a moral and religious education.—(A Voice—" Why don't they . emancipate the slaves?") And, upon the other hand, in the southern states of America, where slavery pre vails, there education is discouraged—there education is in many cases actually prohibited, because, as knowledge is connected with freedom, so is igno rance connected with slavery.—(Loud cheering.) Gen tlemen, in promoting the cause of education, therefore, I have sought to promote the liberty of the country. I was aware, if not otherwise, at least by the failure of the late Government in its well-meant attempts for that purpose, that no one system imposed by the Legislature would answer, or would be embraced by the various religious persuasions in this country, and therefore we have taken the plsn of adopting and favouring all the Carious schools which the various religious societies have set up, and in this manner doing our utmost to promote the general object.—(Great uproar.) We were told, that with regard to a great portion of the com munity—viz., ut a ;ni t hes o t h. — t r i i e s ( 3 : - .Ade i a would rahnaoy:ici e n nr o rt ea t munity—viz., Protestants dissenting from the Church— Im a ,fe cc re e n p e t e a w ny ith pl t a h n ei o r f r e e tu g c i a ou ti s on in w st h ru ic o h . were course n intendedot.") t T o h e a v oid minutes that p in ie te m rf e e n r t e a n r c y e. m i ßut nut e , I ?d r f n o o u w nde h d old on in the rnY d h e a c n la d ra a tion su . P oi 1839, which enacts that while we ask for the • inspection of all schools to which Parliamentary aid is granted, we inquire and inspect only into secular instruction, and do not in any way meddle or interfere with, or inq uire into the nature of the religious instru ct i on afforde d at those schools.—(Loud cheering.) I venture to ask you, and I ask you with confidence,. whether, while we are giving millions of money—nearly twenty millions —every year for the purposes of defence for our army, for our n avy, for our courts of justice, and the various other purposes of civil government, it is too much to have sought for a grant of 100,0001. to promote the better e ducation and instru c t ion of the people?----(Loud cheering.) Of this I feel confident, that some misap prehension must have prevailed among the great body of Protestant Diseenters, because, as I have said in that society—the British and Foreign School Society, to which I belong—and in every other society, I have always found the Protestant Dissenters of this country most eager and forward in promoting the general cause of education ; and therefore, if we differ at all, it must not be in our objects, but in some misconstruction or misapprehension of a particular measure—a miscon struction and misapprehension which further in quiry and further reflection will, I think, not fail to dissipate. —(C heers „ I Pa te • ( heers and coun t er c h eer s, &c., with cries of No, , no. ") Other questions have been started with out. as I think, any necessity , • candidates for the city ofL and upon which the other those liberal principles . London, who do not profess which those see near me profess, have been for ward Now, gentlemen, I are not myself,in giving pledges. questions apart fr om any offici a l cil speak ing o f gener al position, parti a l to the giving of pledges, b ecause I have the unfortunate results both to th e m se lves, seeninmy time the character of the H ouse of Commons, to the reputation of those pledged. have l and to seen many, many persons pledge themselves never to a rem oval of Catholic disabilities--(Cries of " Ngore; to the —but when that great man the Duke of Wel lington,oPe") w ith his sagacious observation, perceived that the ti me was come to. remove those disabilities- or to- -encounter civil dissensions, those gentlemen, preferring the safety of the country to keeping their own pledges, wisely, but not very much to their own credit, voted against the age - • me nts they had entered int o.— (Cheers.) I have engagements seen gentlemen a little later pledge themselves to take' Prime M . • declared that mister off the malt. tat ; but when the that the malt-tax was indispensably necessary to be re tained, they voted for its retention. I have seen also ad some to the House of. but very lately gentlemen who h chests were withdrawn ' • 1,094 chests (seeond hand goods) have passed this day. This afternoon at public j . sale 75 serons Spanish Indigo were offered, and mostly I sold at 2s 8d to 4s for ord and good sobres, being ld to 2b per lb dearer. CocinNEAL.—The public sale this day consisted of 118 bags, vie.: 30 ordinary to good and fine Nlexiean blacks, all sold at from 5s 2d to 5s 6d-30 middling to good white silvers, all buught in at from 5s to 5s ld-58 ordinary to good and fine Honduras silvers, all sold at from 5s 4d to 5s 9d, being very full prices. SALTPETRE.- By private treaty Rough has been largely dealt in since our last report, and the advanced rates previously established are well supported. This afternoon at public sale 676 bags of Calcutta were taken in is above the value. Orz.s.—A further decline has taken place in the value of Cocoa Nut Oil, the supply having exceeded the demand. few purchases have been sale part only of 30 tons of made, an dßy at t pri p v u a b te lic treaty Cochin repacked out of tanks sold. Rapeseed Oil is less required, and prices have declined For Palm prices have slightly given way, and the stock been further increased, but a good business has been transacted. Linseed Oil is little required for home consumption at present, whilst only trifling parcels have been taken for exportation. For forward delivery few buyers are to be met with. The market is better supplied with oil, but the consumption does not decrease. Prices are very remunerating to the crushers, and are above those of last year by 3s to 3s Gd. Holders of Olive evince firmness, and the demand is on the increase. Lard Oil in small quantities fetched 43s to 495, and African ground Nut 41s to 425. For all sorts of Fish Oils prices have ruled firm, although there are again large arrivals, whilst others are near at hand, and the Lock here being heavy, but the consumption is going on satisfactorily. Pule Seal has been in excellent request. In Southern purchases to a fair extent have been made upon former terms. Sperm does not improve in value, but there is a good demand. There is stil a plentiful supply. The value of Head ' matter is 87/. to 88/. Seal and Sperm are lower in place than last year, but Southern is higher by 40s to 50s per Commons, having but very lately declared that they thought the sliding scale essential for the interests of the country; yet, when a wise Minister declared that the corn-laws should be repealed—(Great cheering)—l have seen them follow that Minister, and utterly forfeit the pledges they had given. I think, therefore, gentlemen, generally speaking, that pledges are not for the credit of those who give them, and they tend nothing to the se curity of those who require them.—(Cheers.) But, gentlemen, I will say further, that standing in the posi tion which I do as the Minister of this great country, I should think myself undeserving of that trust if I fettered my own hand, and were not at liberty to give to my Sovereign at any time that advice which I think most conducive to the public welfare.—(Loud cheers.) And now, gentlemen, I will only say further, that I think pledges which have been required on the subject of Roman Catholic endowment are peculiarly unnecessary— (Cheers)—J3ecause, as far as I am ac quainted, there is no intention of proposing any measure tor that purpose to Parliament, nor do I know that there is any probability of its being proposed.—(Cheers and counter cheers.) Thus much, gentlemen, I have said, but I must say further, with respect to all these subjects, that I think the Roman Catholics are fully entitled to all the privileges which the rest of the community possess. I and that a man's religious opinions should be no bar to his obtaining that to which he would otherwise have a fair and just claim.—(Great cheering). Now, gentle men, with respect to general subjects I can only profess that which I have always professed—that I am upon the one hand zealously attached to the institutions of the country —and, upon the other hand, I wish to see those institutions from time to time conformed to the spirit of the age and to the advance of knowledge and liberty— an advance which must take place.—(Tremendouscheers.) Gentlemen, I ask you then for your suffrages upon the ground of the general agreement of our opinions.— (A Voice—" No endowment.") I will not be bound to endeavour to make every opinion of mine—to make every advice which I may give to the Crown—to make every measure which I may propose to Parliament square with the opinions which may be the prevailing opinions among my constituents. All I say is, I trust that th, re is identity in our general opinions. I think that you would gain no advantage by having merely servile representatives, to exercise no judgment of their own-11 h° will not venture, if the occasion calls for it, to state what in their opinions the safety of the country requires, and trust to that country to confirm or to reverse that opinion.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I stand, as I said, in a position which is one of great responsibility— one of great eminence—but one which is by no means one of ease or pleasure.—(Cheers.) It has been asked poetically tun. TALLow.—Althou . l.h Russian on the spot is offered at a further reduction in prices of Is to is 6d per cwt, still the amount of business transacted has been to a small extent only. For fine Petersburgh yellow Candie 47s 6 I to 48s are the prices taken, and at which there is a desire to realise. For forward delivery little has been done. Home made moves off slowly at 47s 6d to 48s on the spot, and the supply , is large. Other sorts met with little attention, and are offered upon lower terms. " What is grandeur, what is power, But heavier toil, superior pain ?" I confess, however, with that very " toil"—with that " superior pain"—there are charms in power to which I do not profess myself insensible. It is a charm to be able to advance in any way the prosperity, to promote the interests, or to enlarge the liberties of such an empire as the British empire. —(Loud and protracted cheering.) It is for such objects, pursuing my own conscientious course, taking counsel always from all that public opinion can teach me, of that which is just among an enlightened public, but judging of that opinion with the force of my own un derstanding, however imperfect that force may be ; but thus judging, and by the dictates of my own heart, and the results of my own understanding, I shall endeavour as I have hitherto endeavoured, to promote those great objects.—(Loud cheers.) And as in former days I have had the honour of moving and carrying the repeal of those disabilities which affected the Protestant Dis senters with degradation—as in former days I have had the honour of opening to Manchester, to Leeds, to Birmingham, and to the vast proportion of the house holders of this country the power of the franchise, while at the same time I succeeded in disfranchising Gatton, Old Sarum, and other seats of corruption, so it is in the same spirit that I shall hope in the future, if elected by your suffrages, to endeavour to subserve the best inter ests of the country.— (Loud cheers.) It will be for you, gentlemen, to decide. So long as I can hold power—so long as I hold the post of being a representative for the benefit of this great country, I am content, and even will ing to hold it ; when I can no longer do so, I shall refer with proud satisfaction to my having acted with a pure conscience in every respect. The Noble Lord sat down amidst loud cheers, which lasted for some minutes. When the cheering had par tially subsided, Mr. PATTISON came forward, and was received with renewed cheers, and stated that the meeting had heard the speech of his noble colleague, which he believed would not soon be forgotten ; and when they would read it to-morrow in the newspapers, they would think over it again and again. For himself, the Hon. Member said he had but little to say to the meeting. He was as he had always been, except that he was a good deal older.—(Cheers.) The Honourable Member then proceeded to state to the meeting the course which he had telt it his duty to adopt with respect to the prin cipal measures which had been recently brought before the public. The meeting was subsequently addressed by Sir G. Larpent, and Baron Lionel de Rothschild, who having so recently publicly addressed the electors upon various occasions, their sentiments must, of course, be well LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, (N /KS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM. PANIES' STOCK. From tie G&W List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 20. JOINT-STOCK. 33/12THS. known. Ocher gentlemen having addressed the meeting amid considerable uproar, a reso lution was agreed to approving of the four Liberal candidates being put torward to represent the city of London in Parliament, and pledging the meeting to support them at the ensuing election. Thu • n dry I. COURSE OF EXCH. Imsterdam .. C.F. 12 4 Ditto, at sight ...... 12 2 'totterdam 2U. 12 5 25 85 liamburgh .... • . M.B. 13 12 iltona . l'aris, 3 days' sight .. 25 50 Ditto, .• ............ '25 80 Nlarseilles ............2.5 90 .. 25 90 eranktort on Mains.... 121 i Fetersburgh, 3 Us .... .. Berlin . Vienna, effec f 10•..... 10 2 Trieste, ditto.... • ..... 10 3 Madrid .• .. • • ........ 47 Cadiz • • • . ........ 48% Barcelona • NGE.-(THIS DAY, Gibraltar.. • ....... •• Leghorn .. 3O 50 Genoa .. Milan .. •............. Venice........ • • . • .... Naples ...... ••.... • • 40% Palermo, per 0z..-- 121 62% Oporto. ..............• 5354 'no Janeiro • • . 26 Bahia ................ Buenos Ayres ...... • • New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia .......... 'MIMI or BULLION, PEE OZ. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 New Dollars • ..... 0 4 10% Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Silver in bars ...... • • 0 4 11% MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of July 20.) SUGAR.—To-day the home trade came forward with greater freedom, aed the purchases made in Sugar for exportation were also upon a more extended scale, and in several instances better prices were obtained. There was an extensive demand for West India Muscovado, both for grocery and refining purposes, while the rates paid were in several cases 6d per cwt above those of Friday for all sorts. The total quantity sold amounted to 1,350 hhds and trcs, including, at puble sale, 219 hhds 13 trc3 and 8 brls Barbadoes, which sold at full rates. REFINED.—To• day there was much desire evinced by the home trade to operate in all sorts of refined good, indeed they nearly cleared the market of all sorts pay ing advanced rates—brown grocery lumps were sold at 58s 64 to 595, and standard lumps 59s 6d to 60s per cwt. Bended crushed Sugar is dull of sale, first quality at 31s 6d to 32s per ewt. MAITRITIUs.—This afternoon the pubic sales of Mauritius Sugar consisted of 5,187 bags 18 casks, nearly tne whole being inferior kinds of yellow grey and brown, which sold at former rates, the few piles of middling and good yellow selling 6d per cwt. higher. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Madras Sugar was more in demand privately at former rates, and 80 bags at public sale sold at 37s 6d to 38s for good damp and washed yellow. Of Bengal 3,605 bags were c.ffeted, when the whole sold at full rates, indeed white went 6d to is per cwt higher. FOREIGN.—To-day sales to a fair extent were made in Foreign Sugar by exporters and the home trade privately, and full rates were paid; at public sale 13 cases 470 bags damaged Maceio sold. Cocos.—To-day at public sale 400 bags Para Cocoa were sold at 39s to 40a for good dark greyish red, which is cheaper, but chiefly at 393 per cwt.. . - . . COFFEE.—This afternoon, at public sale, 1,230 bags Native Ceylon were offered, and all sold at full rates; real good ordinary at 37s 6d to 383, good ordinary 37s 6d; one lot 375, sea damaged, first class 36s to 375, second and third 34s to 365, fourth ditto 31s 6d, ditto and re packed 30s 6d to 31s 6d. Of Penang 20 bags at public sale went at 263 6d to 27s 6d for good ordinary brown heated, and at 23s 6d to 263 for damaged. TEA.—Holders of Congou are not inclined to take lower rates, but the demand has been less active for all kinds, and only a small amount of business has been transacted during the last few days ; still common quality cannot be obtained under 9d, and good common 9id per lb cash ; there is not a large quantity on offer of any sort. - Pouchong is dull of sale, but not offered upon lower terms. Fine green Tea has been in good request at the rates of last the se scale, le, pawtuhbl n i s lt t i a e i c dff g s ee a r el i n e nr f a Rice t. l ; Tuesday, but the lower kinds met with little attentior, still there are not sellers upon lower terms, and there is not a large quantity on offer; the lowest price of sound Twankay is 7d, and of Llyson is 4d. At public sale on Thursday, 5,750 chests were offered, but only 400 sold. The arrivals since this day week are 21,000 pkgs, whilst duty was paid on 537,9661bs during that time. a R m t o c r z e . Iwl, however,o e s r 9s e 96 u bd p a o gt o n --day - ci d e a d y 18s 6d from paid th i t r Al lo a w uri t4 tius all a e t wer e , mostly taken in. _ (LEFT SITTING.) SAGO.—This afternoon there was not muc h desire shown to operate ; and 999 boxes at public sale went 2s to 3s under former rates—fine large pearl selling at 22s 6d to 23s 6d, fine small white 20s 6d to 21s 6d, good 195 6d to 20s ; but the whole found buyers. SPICES.— To-day at public sale 1,800 bags of Zanzibar Cloves were all sold, but a fall in prices of Id per lb. SPIRITS.—There are still willing sellers of all descrip tions of Jamaica Rum, and the rates accepted show a further decline of 2d per gallon, making the fall from the highest point of the market this year of is 3d to is 6d per gallon, still exporters have operated with much caution since our last report, while the home trade only sufficient for their present wants. Over proof 3s ld to 3s 10d. In Leek, and Island the purchases made have been very trifling. East India is heavy of disposal, whilst prices continue to give way. Demerara is little required ) and offered tipon,tfartlier -"reduced terms. There is still a large quantity of all kinds of Rum on offer, and an impression exists that prices have not yet arrived at their lowest point. Brandy of all sorts has been' operated in wi..11 caution by exporters a G e e d. ne th v e a h is om in e trade, whilst holders are willing to sell u s po pir p a r t f:l e o d u e s m_ r an ed d uc i e s : u tirms, as the stock is heavy and 'greaser than last year. The older Brandies, and those the vintage go of od lB4 u ar es e t s t t o i r llthe most pressed for sale. exportation. For Britibh - ..day during the progress ,f the sale 510 LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1847. Foot, to be Captain, vice Isacke, who exchanges; Lieutenant John Wallace Colquitt to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Turner, who retires ; Second Lieutenant Leopold Fitzgerald to be First Lieu- tenant, by purchase, vice Colquitt; Gentleman Cadet William Thomas Francis Wallace, from the Royal Military Co!lege, to be Second Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Carter, appointed Adjutant, July 20; William Leach, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Fitz Gerald, July 21; Second Lieutenant Charles Carter to be Adjutant; Colonel Sergeant Bel , . nard M`Donald to be Quartermaster; Dudley ]Manley, M.D.,to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Batley, who resigns, _ July 20. _ _ 9th Foot—Frederick Smith, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Trydell, appointed to the 51st Foot, July 12. 16th Foot—Cook Sibbs Flower, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,vice Blackburn, whose appointment has been cancelled, July 20. 27th Foot—Ensign Thomas William Mostyn to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dalzell, who retires ; Charles Conrad Brine, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mostyn, July 20. 29th Foot—Assistant Surgeon Ludovic Charles Stewart, from the 50th Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Young, who exchanges, July 20. 37th Foot—Ensign George Dunbar Dillon Pilking ton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cator, who re tires; David Latouche Colthurst, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice k'ilkington, July 20. 48th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Anderson Morshead, from halt-pay 3d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Dore, ap pointed to the Ceylon Rifle R. giment ; Ensign James Mancor to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sellick, who retires; Conrad Tulk, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mancor, July 20. 50th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon William Baker Young, from the 29th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Stewart, who exchanges, July 20. 51st Foot—Lieutenant William Douglas Scott to be Captain, by put chase, vice Isham, who retires; Ensign Henr) Bruen Westropp to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Scott ; Ensign John Frederick Trydell, from the 9th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Westropp, July 20. 53d Foot 7 -Colour Sergeant William Peel to be Quar termaster, vice Cornea, appointed to the 14th Light Dragoons, July 20. . _ . . . 37th Foot- - --Gentleman Cadet Thomas Maitland Moore, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Gahan, promoted in the Cape Mounted Rifl- men, July 20. 62.1 Foot—Captain Henry John Jauncey, from the 87th Foot, tab be Captain, vice Nicholas, appointed to the sth Foot, July 20. 87th Foot—Captain Louis H. Hamilton, from the sth Foot, to be Captain, vice Jauncey, appointed to the 62d Foot, July 20. 89th Foot— Captain Frederick James Isacke, from the sth Foot, to be Captain, vice Edmunds, who exchanges, July 20. 93d Foot—Paymaster Stephen Blake, from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Paymaster, vice Wardell, who exchanges, July 20. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant Frederick Nassau Dore, from the 48th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Syms, appointed Paymaster in the 3d Foot, July 20. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Ensign Frederick Gahan, from the 57th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Hamilton, whose appointment has been cancelled, July 20. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Paymaster William Henry Wardell, to the 93d Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Blake, who exchanges, July 20. Royal Malta Fencible Regiment—Major Francisco Bussiett, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, with local and temporary rank, vice the Marquess Guiseppe de Piro, C.M.G., who retires upon full pay; Captain Carlo Cutajar to be Major, with local and temporary rank, vice Bussiett ; Lieutenant Felice Rizzio to be Captain, with local and temporary rank, vice Cutajar ; Ensign Guiseppe Sesino to be Lieutenant, with local and temporary rank, vice Rizzio; Filippo Giacomo Testa ferrate, Gent., to be . En,ign, with local and temporary rank, vice Sesino, July 20. BREVET.—Captain William Turner, of the sth Foot, to be Major in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837. MEMORANDUM.—Erratum in the Gazette of 22d June, 1847.—F0r, the commission of Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, Joseph Edmondson has been altered from July 2. 1841, to 20th December, 1846. Read, the com mission of Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, Joseph Edmondson has been altered from July 2, 1841, to 20th December, 1845. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. John Measfield, hotel keeper, Liverpool. BANKRUPTS. Diedrick Carsten Hermann Lomer, merchant, London street, City, to surrender, Aug. 2, at two, and Sept. 3, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit. more, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Marden, Thomas, and Hollams, Mincing-lane. Henry Monson, builder, East Manchester-square, July 26, at one, and Aug. 30, at twelve at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Newbon and Evans, Doctors'-commons. James Dodge, gas-fitter, Walworth-road, July 29, at eleven, and August 28, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Cooper, Old Cavendish-street. Henry Woodhouse and Thomas Theakstone Wood house, warehousemen, Aldermanbury, July 29, at three, and August 20, at half-past one, at. the Court of Bank ruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Davis, Coventry; Llo) d, Milk street, City. Henry Smith, chair-maker, Botley, Southampton, Jaly 29, at half-past twelve, and Aug. Wt. ckt tor-,at the Court of Bankrupt Cy. irt.atcLc, uni t assignee, Sam h......t, .....,..t, it.gi” s hall street ; Fitch, Southampton street. Robert John Day, wine merchant, Hals ead, Essex, Aug. 6, at two, and 31, at halt-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch• lane, 14 , •mbard street; Wilkinson and Rasch, Nicholas lrne, ling Wiliiam street. John Ptice, Belie Sauvage Hotel, City, Aug. 6, at one, and 31, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Brisley, Pancras-lane, City. Joseph Gardner, baker, Nottingham, July 30, and Aug. 27, at ten, at the Nottingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham ; Coope, Not tingham. Luke Normington, worsted spinner, Lester Dyke, Yorkshire, Aug. 5 and 25, at one, at the Leeds District Court. Stansfeld, official assignee, Leeds ; Fidtley, Temple; Barr, Lofthouse, and Nelson, Leeds. Wit iam Scott, hardware dealer, Liverpool, Aug. 3 and 24, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, offic;al assignee, Liverpool ; Cotterell, Throgmorton- London; Fletcher and Co., Liverpool. Abraham Smith, worsted spinner, Leicester, July 30 and Aug. 27, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham ; Sculthorpe, Leicester. Sarah Bowring, plumber and glazier, Pendleton, Lan cashire, Aug. 4 and Sept. 1, at twelve, at the Man chester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Man chester ; Atkinson, Saunders and Atkinson, Manchester ; Abbott, Charlotte-street, Bedford-square. Joseph Newman, carpenter, Frampton Cotterell, Gloucester, Aug. 3 and 31, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Nash, Bristol. John Hay, surgeon dentist, Bath, Aug. 5 and 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Welliags, Bath ; Jones, Blayland, and Jones, Crosby-square, London. 11%J PERI A L PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The House met for public business shortly after Five o'clock. A message from the Commons brought up several Bills, and another message requested a conference with their Lordships, with respect to the Lords Amendments on the Poor-law Administration Bill. The conference having been granted, on the return of the messengers, on the part of the Lords, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE stated that the Commons agreed with some of the Amendments, and and disagreed with others. • BUSINESS OF THE SESSION. Lord BROUGHAM then rose to call the attention of the House to the manner in whibh the business of Parliament had been conducted during the present ses sion. He did so with no factious design. His intention was to bring under the consideration of their Lordships the course Legislation had pursued during the preseut session, and in doing so his only object was to gather lessons for the future, and .prevent Parliament from undergoing such another session as that which was now about to close. He would call their Lordships' at tention to the ,measures that had been introduced, those that had been withdrawn and those that had passed. Of the latter he felt bound to say that he had never known a session in which such calamitous mea sures had passed. Of the English Poor-law Bill which they had passed this session he could not say much. Another measure was the Poor Relief(lreland) Bill. How long that measure was to last he could not say; but he believed, that in bringing it forward, they were only putting off the evil day. It was one thing to give relief, and another, after they had taught men to be beggars, to withdraw it. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Three o'clock. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to:— Birkenhead (Commissioners) Dock Acts Amendment (Construction of New Docks and Alteration of Culvert). Birkenhead Commissioners Docks Acts Amendment (as to Construction of Sea Wall along Wallasey Pool). Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Junction Railway Deviations. Royston and Hitchin Railway (Sale or Lease). THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed: —Dean and Chapter of Westminster's Estate—Jesus Hospital (Newcastle) Estate—Passingham's Estate. Mr. REDHEAD YORKE presented a petition from a person employed under Dr. Reid, praying for the pro duction of certain documents relating to the ventilation of the New Houses of Parliament. Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from Brixton, praying for the repeal ..f the Septennial Act. TRINIDAD. In reply to a question from Mr. HUME, Mr. HAWES stated that instructions bad been sent out to Trinidad, directing that the island should be partitioned out into districts, w►th the view of esta blishing municipal government, which might here after become a foundation for the erection of a General Legislative Assembly. Dividend Amount Nue° of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. a. d. t a. d. Australasia 40 0 0 40 0 0 Britshlsorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 46 :lomrnerclal of London U. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 .... per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 15% Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 London Joint-Stock,.. 61. per cent. AO 0 0 10 0 0 Metropolitan ..... 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 Ditto, New... W. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 Siational of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 Nat. Provnclal of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 Ditto, New... •• 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia—. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Union of L0nd0n...., ,M. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 CANALS. . Companies. : 1 ). 7 . 4; Dividend Names of e Dividend y.,, Names of i ii: i ze it r im. ' """ Companies. M Amp e um r . Price. 4 - ....•-•••• £I , -.-- X ishtn& 0141 h 97,5.55. po f 70 Monmoutlash 100 101. - Ashby-d-la-Z 113 41. - Mntgomrysh 100 51. - Banisley .• • • 160 121. 1180 Macclesfield. 100 - .- Basingstoke. ,1001 - - Neath ......100 201. 340 Brknk&Abrg . llsol 51. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. - 3romford.... I log 141. - Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 Dudley ......1140 4/. - Regent's •• . • 33 1/. 4s. 20% Derby ..... 1 •00 1 6/. 63 Rochdale .. • • 85 41. 54 Elismre&Chs'l33' 41. 51 Shropshire •• 125 81 . - Z:ewash .. • !Ioo' 321. - Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyllloo l 41. - Do.LkFd St 12 61. p. c. - GrandJunctn 100 6/. 79 Stffrd &Wore 140 28/. 275 Urand Union; 100, 11. 101.. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Glamorgnsh .'l72' 13%1. - Stourbrldge.. 145 201 . 305 ; listr & Brklyl, 00, - - Strtfrd on Av 79 1/. 10s. - aranthatt .. ,150 121. - Seven' and 26 11. Bs. - lluddersneld.l 57' - - Wye Rail. Kennt & Avu l 39 7s. 6d. 5 Tmt 8 . 6 Mr- 1 50 30/. - Lancaster ... 147 I/. 10s. - seY •• • • Leeds& Livrp 100, 341. 505 Thams &Med 19 - - Leicester .... ,r 140 10/. 75 Worcs tr & 1 78 21. 41 Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 26 Birming. Doughboroghll42 701. 530 ,Wilts & Brks 67 11. 11 Name of Company. Commercial • East and West India East Country . .... f andon •••• •• ••.•• •• St. Katharine • - • • • • • • Southampton • • • • • • • • DOCN.B. Dividend Amount per of j Paid. Annum. ' Share. I X 8. d. 31. per cent. Stock. 61. pr cent. ' Stock. 1/. per sh. 100 0 0 5/. pr cont. I Stock. 5 per cent. Stock. 21. per cent. 50 0 0 X s. d. 0 0 XICSITILAZSCZ CODICIPALIINZMEi. Name of comn.,- . DividendAnnant 1 a ..,,.. „..... Annum. Share. -- _ £ a. d. I.£ s. d. Albion .• • ... •••• • • • • 31. lOs 500 0 0 ' 50 0 0 74 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0I 11 0 0 17% Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 , 5 0 0 - Atlas . • • • - British Commercial .• 7s.per share 50 0 0 ; ; 50 0 7 Cleriel,Med. & Gen. Life 51 . per cent. 100 0 0 I 210 0 20% `Jounty • .... ••••• • • • • • 31. 100 0 0 1 10 0 0 Brown .. • • • • • • • • • • • • 12s. I 50 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 Eagle ••• • • • ...... •• • • 6e. 50 00' 50 0 5% Eng. & Scot. Law • • - European Life ••• • • • 5 % Per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - Freemasons' .•• • • Globe ••.••••• • • • • • • • 6/. per cent. Stock. _ 127 Guardian •••••• • . • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 47% Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 61 . and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 - Imperial Life •• •• •• •• 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 143 Indemnity Marine •• • • 1 1 . eh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 - 1 13 0 : ct. 5 2 0 5 LAW Life •••••• • • • • • • 11.5 x. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Rgal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 51. 1 p . er cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - IN. ".andon Fire •••• • • • • 25 0 0 12 10 0 14% 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 i% per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 London Ship •.••• • • • Marine . • •••••• • • • • • 51• per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 9 81. r cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 41s xd Phoenixbtim Palladiumaa tt - National nn l n aa . I .IL I , d . Lei .t & ar fm.e G . . Fund n .u. ▪ sl i p t. & bs. - - 185 Protector Life •••• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 3s. ProvidentiLife • • • • • • • • 11. 55. Pr cut 100 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 - lON /. 43. Rock Life •••••• • • • • • • 5 0 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange W. Per cent. Stock. _ - lan Fire • • ••.• • • • • • • 6/. 103. _ - - Ditto Life . • • • • • • • • • 11. 6s. ... _ - Universal Life • • - - LIST or scOTTIS/1 COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company per of Paid. i Price. Annum. Share. X a. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 1 6 8 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 151 British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 200 Commercial Bank •• • • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 162 National Bank ....,. • • 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 13% Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr sent. - 50 0 0 88 Western Bank •••• • • •• 81. per cent. _ 50 0 0 82 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. _ 50 0 6% Clydesdale Bank ••• • • • 61. per cent. _ 10 0 0 13% E as tern Bank ••• • • • Caledonian Bank • • Edi n h.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cert. _ 50 0 7 City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent _ 10 0 0 13 Scottish Union Ins. Co. Si. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 235. 6d Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 109 0 0 10 0 0 12% Insur. Co. of Scotind• • 51. per cent. ,10 0 0 All paid. 9 North British Insur.• • 51. pr cent. i2OO 0 0 10 0 0 26 C a l e d on i a n Fire Incur. 101 . per cent. !100 0 0 10 0 0 22% Edi n b urg h Life Insur. 61 . per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18 .P. a. ,12 10 0 All pa id. 17 EdDiiiit.t&o, 3 4 Glas s g h • arßalesl7 78.6 d 50 0 0 69 1/.los. per s . 50 0 0 Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 2N Glasgw SD Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 6134 'Masgw & Greenck Rail. 2i. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 18 Gisgw & Garnkirk Rail. V. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39% standard T,ifeAssdruce.l 5 /. per cent." 50 0 0 210 0 9 Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 61. p er cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 37 •gf.A.TER-NATORN.S. Dividend Amount I per of Name of Company. Annum. Paid. Share. X s. d. East London ••• •••• 100 0 0 Grand Junction •••• .• 31. 10s• 41 13 4 3/. 100 0 0 Vauxhall •••.•• • • • • •• 100 0 0 , West Middlesex . • . 51.10s.prent.I 0 12 9 THE LONIJOIN GAZETTE, (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, JULY 7. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Thomas William Whitehead (and not Henry William Whitehead, as be fore advertised), of Rochdale, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Gent., to be Master Extraordinary Edmonds, in the High Court of Chancery. The Lord Chancellor has also appointed Edmund of Newent, in the county of Glouce.)ter, Gent., to ' be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, JULY 16, 1847. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, constituting and up. pointing the Right Hon. George Earl of Auckland, G.C.8., Rear-Admiral James Whitley . Deans Dundas, Rear Admi ra l H enr y Prescott, Captain Maurice Fre derick Fitzh a rdi nge Berkeley, Captain John Hay (commonly call e d L o rd John Hay) , C. 8., and the Honourable Willia m Francis Cowper, her Majesty's Commission ers f or execu ting the office of High Admiral of the U n it e d Ki ng d om o f Great Britain and Ir eland, an d the domini ons , i s lands, and t erritories thereunto belonging. WAR-OFFICE, JULY 16. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Charles Sidney Davers Mills, Gent. to be Cornet , b y p urchase, vice Lord Otho Fitzgerald, promoted, July 20. 9th Light Dragoons—Captain Edward James Pratt, from f-Pay, 16th Light Dragoon s, to be Ca p tian, vice hal Nixon M acartne y, who exchang es ; Ca ptain Robert Abercromby Yule, from 16th Li g ht Dra g oons, to --- Jamesbe Capt a i n , vice Power, who exchanges, July 20. 16th Light Dragoons— Captain Kingsmill Manley Power, trots,_ the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Yule, w h o exchanges , J u ly 20. sth Regim ent o f F oot —Major James Smith Schons war to b e Li eutenant-Colone l, without purchase; Cap.. R taro Philip M. Nel son Guy to be Major , vice Sch o nswar; Captain Willi am Turner, f rom hall-pay. 7flth Foot, t o be Captain , vice Guy ; Captain Griffin Nicholas. from the 62d Foot, t o b e ca fain, vice Hamilton , appointed to the 67th FOot Captain henry Edmunds, fropa the 89th Price. Price, THE BIBLE IN MADRAS. In reply to a question from Sir R. H. INGLIS, Sir J. C HOBHOUSE intimated that the Home Go vernment did not approve of the order issued by the Governor of Madras, discountenancing the use or the Bible in a new days recently introduced into the 'Uni versity of Madras, the attendance on which was per fectly voluntary. On the motion of Mr. HUME, returns were ordered ;0 be laid before the House relating to the cultivation of cotton in India ; and also returns relating to the number of resident and non-resident clergymen belonging to the Church of England. IMPORTATIONS FROM IRELAND. On the motion of Mr. GROGAN, returns were ordered showing the quantities of Grain (specifying the different kinds), and of Flour or Meal imported into Ireland, from the Ist day of September, 1846, to the sth uay of July, 1847, showing the number and description of live stock, the quantities of cured provisions of all kinds, of butter, poultry, and eggs imported into Ire land during the same period; and showing the quan tities of cured provisions, of butter, poultry, and eggs exported from Ireland during the same period. THE DOCKYARD CORPS. In reply to a question from Mr. HINDLEY, Mr. WAI D stated that the entries into the dock yard corps were purely voluntary. COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT WIGAN. In reply to a question from Mr. HINDLEY, Sir G. GREY stated that the reason no officer of the Government was in attendance at the coroner's inquest on the sufferers from the late lamentable colliery explo sion at Wigan, was because it took place before there was time to instruct an officer to attend. An inquiry, however, had been instituted into the matter by a body of local magistrates, and tho,e magistrates had co©e to the conclusion that the explosion was the result of care lessness on the part of the workmen. EDUCATION IN THE ARMY. Sir R. H. INGLIS said he wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secret ary • at- War a question relating to the schools and places of worship in the army. A report had reached •him that it was intended to appro priate a room in every barracks for the instruction of the children of soldiers belonging to the three denominatiens of religion recognised in the army, namely, the Church of England, the Church of Scotland, and the Church of Rome ; and that it was further intended to use such room as a place of worship on the Sabbath. He wished to ask whether such report was true ; and if so, whether the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary-at-War had any objection to lay the order issued by the Horse Guard. on the subject before the House ? Mr. FOX MAULE said the House would he aware that his Right lion. Friend who preceded him in office turned his attention to the improvement of education in the army, not only of the children, but of the soldiers too ; and since he (Mr. Fox Maule) had been in office he had endeavoured to carry out the views of his Honourable Friend. For that purpose a room had been set apart in all the barracks throughout the country, and schoolmasters had been provided for the education of the as my, but it was not intended to use such roi.ms as places of worship on the Sabbath.—(Hear, hear.) ABUSES OF THE POST-OFFICE. Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE then rose to bring under the consideration of the House the petition of Robert Grapes, complaining of his dismissal from the office of letter-carrier in the Post-office. The Honourable Gentleman said Grapes was not dismissed for incompetency, because it was admitted on all hands that Grapes was one of the most efficient carriers in the ser vice. The true reason of his dismissal was to be traced to his having been instrumental in correcting abuses in the Post-office, and exposing fraud on the part of Messrs. Kelly in reference to the " Post-office Direc tory." A preliminary inquiry had been made into the case of Mr. Grapes, both by Mr. Peacock the solicitor to the Post-office, and the Post master- General, but throughout the whole course of those inquiries Grapes was not allowed to be heard. To show that Grapes was an injured man, he need only mention that Kelly had been heard to say that he would give a 1,0001. if he could place Grapes at the bar of the Old Bailey, and he (Mr. Duncombe) thought it was a disgrace to the Government that they should allow the servants of the public to be made the talk of, and insulted by, Kelly in this way. Grapes had been connected with the Post-office for a pe riod of seven years, and during the whole of that time no charge or pretence of a charge of misconduct had been made against him, and it was allowed by all parties connected with the Post-office that he had invariably discharged the duties of his office with the utmost attention and efficiency. It was, therefore, too bad that because he had acted fearlessly and con scientiously in the discharge of his duties to the public, he should be dismissed from the office he held, and he should move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying her Majesty to be pleased to insti tute an inquiry into the whole matter.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. PARKER vindicated the conduct of the Post office authorities, and prayed the Hon. Member for I Finsbury - not to press his motion for inquiry. PASSENGER ACT AMENDMENT BILL. On the report of the Committee appointed to confer with the Lords on the subject of amendment on this Bill being brought up, Lord GEORGE BENTINCK complained that her Majesty's Government had been guilty of breach of com pact, in allowing the amendments wnich he introduced into the Bill to be struck out by the Lords. Mr. HAWES denied that the Government had coin mitt, d aov breach of compact whatevet. because there was no. compact made wan reference to the clauses that had been struck out. The compact r,•- lated to the clause providing for surveys, and in reference to that clause the compact had been most religiously kept. But how was it the Noble Lord did not object to the Lords' amendments before ? Tt ey were printed in extenso with the votes, and in answer to a ques lion from the Right Honourable Gentleman the Member for the University of Cambridge, he (Mr. Hawes) stated that these amendments entirely annulled the clauses introduced by the Noble Lord. The Noble Lord, however, did not appear at the proper time to resist these amendments, and it must be evident to tLe House that the Noble Lord could not do so now. After a few words from Mr. BROWNE, Mr. HUDSON said he was surprised to hear what had fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman, who said there had been no breach of compact in this instance. He contended that there had been a breach of faith. The Government agreed to the introduction of the clauses of his Noble Friend, and it was inconsistent with the reputation which the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer possessed for honour and straightforwardness in matters of this nature to have allowed the clauses to be struck out.—(Hear.) Sir R. H. INGLIS said he perfectly recollected that at the time his Noble Friend proposed the introduc tion of these clauses, he was prepared to carry them by a majority; and to obviate the pos4bility of a defeat, the Right Honourable Gentleman the Chan cellor of the Exchequer consented to the introduction of the clauses. So far then there was a compact entered into, but he could not consent to the proposition that it bad been broken through, because the Lords had de clined to adept it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the only clause he pledged himself to was the one proposed by the Noble Lord, providing that in all cases a survey should take place to ascertain the seaworthiness of vessels proposing to carry out emigrants. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK said his Right Hon. Frieud was perfectly correct in what he stated; but he begged to remind his Right Hon. Friend that on a later occasion both himself and the Hon. Gentleman the Under-Secretary for the Colonies agreed to the intro duction of the other clause relating to the manning of emigrant ships, and he bad therefore a perfect right to complain of a breach of compact on the part of the Go vernment.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HAWES readily admitted that he consented to the introduction of the second clause, but never intended, nor did he, in fact, pledge himself to insist upon its adoption by the Lords. Mr. HENLEY said he, for one, certainly did under stand that an arrangement was come to between the Noble Lord and the Government to render it unneces sary for their going to a division on either of the clauses, and to that extent there was undoubtedly a compact entered into.—(Hear, hear.) The amendments were then agreed to. POOR-LAW ADMINISTRATION BILL. • A conference was held with the L Ids relating to the amendments their Lordships had introduced into the Poor law Administration Bill. On the return of the managers on the part of the Commons, Sir G. GREY informed the House that the managers on the part of the Commons had left a copy of the reasons why the Commons objected to the amendments with the managers on the part of the Lords. POST- OFFICE ABUSES. Mr. PROTHEROE then resumed the debate on Mr. Duncombe's motion. He regretted that there was no representative of the Post-office in that House to meet these charges of abuse. He had full confidence in the sense of justice entertained by the Post office authorities, but nevertheless he thought they would have acted with more decorum had they simply suspended, and not dis missed the roan Grapes from his office of letter-carrier. PASSENGER ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Another conference was held with the Lords on the subject of this Bill. On the return of the Managers on the part of the conference, Mr. HAWES reported that the Managers of the Com mons had left a copy of the objections to the Lords' amendments with the Managers of the Lords. POST-OFFICE ABUSES. Mr. HUME then resumed this debate. He said if the charges preferred by Grapes against the Post•ofßice authorities were correct, he ought to be rewarded, and not punished for the part he had taken in defending the interests of the public. On a former occasion he brought under the consideration of the House the case of a man who had been dismi.sed for having ex posed the plundering system of his superiors, and it did appear to him to be extremely dangerous for that House to allow men to be quietly punished in this way for doing a great public service. After a few observations from several Hon. Members, the motion was withdrawn. [LEFT SITTING.] It will be recollected that Dr. Arnold Mendols sohn, advocate, at Berlin, some time ago assisted M. Oppenheim in abstracting, under peculiar circumstances, the casket of the Baroness de Meyeridorff. For this M. o pp , n h e i m was brought to trial, before the Court of Assizes of Cologne, but Dr. Mendolssohn contrived to make his escape, and, notwithstanding all the exertions of the police, nothing was heard of him until a few days ago, when he voluntarily presented himself to the judi cial authorities of Dusseldorf, and constituted himself prisoner. He has since been examined three times, and will, it is said, be shortly brought to trial before the Assize Court of Cologne. IMPERIAL PA RLI AMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. July 19. LEITH HARBOUR BILL. Lord CAM I't;ELL moot d the third reading of the Leith Harbour Bill, and explained its provisions at on iderable length. He said the object of the Bill was to empower the commissioners of the harbour 10 expend the surplus of their capital on improving the harbour, and to raise, if necessary, 125,0001. by loan, for the same purpose. He, however, had no objection t° strike out the clause empowering the commissioners W create additional capital to this amount, as he believed the Noble Lord opposite (Lewd Redesdale) objected to the Bill on account of that clause. He could not, to consent to the recommittal of the Bill. Lord REDE'SDALE said he was perfectly justified t° characterising the Bill as a " lob." Why there never Wel an instance of a Minister of the Crown p roc eeding wit h it Bill to its third reading, and then consenting'. for the purpose of neutralising opposition, to withdraw the leading clause. The Commissioners sought posser raise far more money than they themselves aduaitte!: they required. He moved that the Bill he read a this' time this day three months. Lord BROUGHAM said it was a stupid, jobbia Bill; he admitted, however, that he had not read it. Lard CAMPBELL explained, that the Bill merelf sought power to hirrow 125,000/ ; but the cornn3ission ere could not borrow it without toe consent of the Comfills. sioners of the Treasury, which was to be repaid with in to ; rest. In fact, the commissioners might raise the wool without this Bill. The Duke of RICHMOND also characterised till Bill as a " job." The c immissioners ought to hav e p aid their surplus funds into the Exchequer, but they had Ate keen called upon to do so, because the Lord A dvoeet' was the Member for Leith. Earl GREY considered that the aspersions which bad; been cast upon those who supported the Bill, were 11 ° A creditable to the House—(Hear, ar)—and he bel ie/ 7 that the "vagaries" of the Noble and Learned fin who admitted that he had not read aline of the who treated of general matters instead of the subj ect fore the House, did much to bring the proceedings of tbecl House into contempt with the country. — (Hea r, hear,oll, the vernment, But the Bill was brought in by t he late tilbue vernment, anal the then Lord Advocate was not o Member for Leith, but a gentleman strongly o pp osed it on political, as well as other grounds. Th e reason t°9; money had not been paid into the Treasury', vi3O because there was a dispute on the matter bete'. the Treasury and the commissioners. The reason b: Noble and Learned Friend had consented to with dra w: l the money clause, was because the commissioners 11i..7 the power without it, BA because the drawer of ,1, Bill had thought that they could not do so without 1_1; He trusted their Lordships would not reject the Bill u.„ the grounds stated against it. The work wa s one of important ano of a public character. Earl ST. GERMANS opposed the Bill. A; lel After a short discussion, their Lordships uell when there appeared — For the third reading 26 Against it 2O Majority for the third reading The House then divided on an amendment of Redesdale, to the effect that the debt of the Cotnt°lol sioners to the Treasury of 228,3741. 9s. Bd., be tall 01 the above amount on Whit-Sunday, 1852, instee bele Whit-Sunday of the present year, when the nor n were— For the amendment Against it Majority for the amendment After some verbal amendments, the Bill was r e third time and passed. PUBLIC WORKS AND DRAINAGE (IREL BILL. tbit 4 The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved t he reading of this Bill. After a few observations from the Earl of ROSS The Bill was read a third time and passed. ro The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid on the to the House various returns. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. whe ° The Earl of REDESDALE wished to know A b s the report of the visitors to Maynooth College worl d laid on the table of the House ? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought it desirable that the public should be made acquainted vioil the management of the college; but the visitation sti only talon place on the 20th of June, and si% I/ f o r must at least elapse ere the report could be read,' delivery. 1$1 0 " THE HERRING FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) chs' This Bill went through Committee after a short mission. NEW ZEALAND (No. 2) BILL. Oa the motion of Earl GREY, the New Zealassu 2) Bill went through Committee. „ ffn . POOR REMOVAL ACT AMENDMENT (1-`" BILL. os Lord CHURCHILL moved the second retail: the this Bill. The object of the Bill was to octell We' operation of the Act of last session to make the 57 ment of pau equal with the union. After some pers observations from the Earl of STI I . DI BROKE, 0 - g i f The Earl of RE DESD ALE expressed himself stri 9 o b. against the Bill, as estabiishing a principle higilible jectionable ; namely, that of making the poor cbab:0111 on the general funds of a union. He thoug ht that ;tisto ought not to pass without full discussion , and be therefore, object to it. rid t4 be'PCOltnn'iltclien'ormtotAino7Nr;s7; a second time, and or -e NCLOSURE BILL. to be This Bill was road a second time, and ordere d committed. LON— _ The London -bridge Approaches (Fund) Bill Ws lll a third time and passed. D ESTITUTE PERSONS (IRELAND) BILL (Na 5,) This Bill was read a third time and passed. DON BRIDGE APPROACHES. HIGHWAY RATES BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. MILITIA PAY BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. COPYRIGHT (0)LONIES) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. i. CONSTABULARY FORCE (IRELAND) P` This Bill was read a third time and passed. ,_ oc ed The Commons amendments to the Masters inCl'A Affidavit Offices Bill were agreed to. A t6o s) CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRI . " -- BILL, tO V This Bill was read a second time, and or dered committed. stisgt The other Bills on the table were forwardeu- „. , locP' and their Lordships adjourned shortly after Eigh t ° • HOUSE OF COMMONS, July ig h •dof Mr. FORSTER presented a p e titi o n against t" Hospital Bill. RAJA OF SATTARA. o we . o Sir J. 11013110 USE moved for a copy of 6 so. and other documents connected with the eX.. Sattara. BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER DO' iO/ ADJOURNED DEBATE. po , Mr. AGLIONBY wished to allude to e h o which had been touched upon in the course ocit'itateu; hate. The Bishops of London and St. As ti lji before the Commissioners appointed by that f o ge:4 inquire into this subject, that it was highly a t a l to keep up the distinction between the episoP prosy ecclesiastical funds, because the Church wantedl34l° sion for more bishops, He thought that eviden ce bot po the present question, and he hoped the House w , O n li ol e J lose sight of it in deciding this Bill. The fils"% r eSt i ., Asaph's opinion was, that if more bishops were they would be enabled to induce the laity to se be t ° towards a charitable fund for increasing the Ow at poor working clergy.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME said if the spirit and feeling, ° c o- Bishop of London were to be taken as the 5k, 11 ,A .. , 1 ? feeling of the bishops generally, he did fear t'l e ftV no hope for improving the poor working clergt - dieft; c o o r un t t o ry. es ß ta t b it li i s f h th o ey o ' lo w n e i r a e l to bi c s r h e o a p te s, the w s h e y nel in... 7 l - I;go th e i d i .. not give St. Andrew's, Edinburgh, and ‘l/ 0 1, bishops ?—(Hear, hear.) Ile regretted that the ,s Lord had not come down to the House stating th i ise was prepared entirely to withdraw, or at least to Foto pone this question till the next session of Parlo l9 o l o because he felt it to be his bounden duty to resist t rot eis last breath, and he should, therefore, strongly P he et , ) against the continuance of this Bill.—(Hear'''post' He implored the Noble Lord for his own salt oi.e. pone the 13111 till another session. Then, if thei, 3 6 "; ll ts; it necessary to press it. let them bring it forriar',; t ildt beginning of the session, so that the measure W" es' Ile least have the benefit of a full consideration• taYsi anxious that the opinion of the country should w ril e o L upon this subject; moderation would be the he tte- ore P l of preserving his own power, than by an arbitrarY of that power to push a Bill through P er lis:l3 o _7,es 0t the opinions and wishes of the people. Of the the clergy who really attended to the religious 0 1 j ,l 9 the people, few were adequately paid • 0 0 , 1 „ e s - lY Ptie now proposed to add to the number of lultutle-iri tO - „ bishops—to add to those who were now rolling 01 7 ,' " carriages in the midst of a depressed and star i l ls FP, lation. He did on every ground protest sg ili s eese l i r ceeding with this Bill, because they were n c. 001: 1°-' the time of the House.—("Hear, herti.," from the ieeell tion.) It was wasting the time of the HoussLitea,gsjettfs a greater waste. He considered that the intronejthl this Bill was a breach of public faith, and he trolls AOC hthaedßbc,ilelnw(b)uroldugbhet se in n t th tu is: i s o e i s n si s o o n m . fa s o u f the °P.- s• Lord J. RUSSELL could not but thin g k h .Vi er) . ll- t e d a o ricP i the speech of the lion. Member who had just s a t do that the present opposition arose from a osisaPPr-,,„resew, of the question. The Hoe. Member seemed to r i tc ed.i that the ecclesiastical measures generally intr° s he her Majesty's Government had for their obj ec e ‘ ile 11° 4 crease of the resources of the hierarchy, w''"" c ure depress , d those who had more immediately theisfeehe.; souls, But he would remind the llonour;thled astteitber that whcti this Commission was appoi nte d of the higher clergy held pluralities st! t. means of emolument, which did not now "7 thieg g ; Commission applied its attention to this state 0 ~.i coo e, They applied themselves in the first place to the the' faoi of the bishops, and it. app,ared to them that no se ° A that the bishops held many amounts for the Pu r t', eking out their salaries was a considerable sb,!l:l;ettee they thought that by reducing the salaries of t 1 , 15 oft h. s paid bishops, so as to equalise the emolumenic_neu, different die c« sans, without trenching appeared to them tha,t by this mode of ec uali . o e ' res se ,; efficiency of the Church might be greatly o r, other . _T ioss tlje and in this way the emoluments of t he B,vv". of Durham had been reouced from 22,00 a 1 0 ,0 011 , 1 Then they thought !hat the numb' rof deans ` he y foot; might be greatly reduced ; and by such means t ' o .'es t, ll an amount per annum of 134.01)01, but ow, vv os er e better management of property, this auium' pad p purpose " cl creased to 300,0001. N•ow, to what dein:o • sum to be applied? It was to , ~~ S~v