The Sun. — London, England, 1853-07-21 00:00:00

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MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. Thvales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were eßtiliked at 15,000 bales, of which 5,000 were take 4 export and on speculation. The market was 'ger imated, and prices of all kinds were tight. Y e jales comprised 12,000 American, 500 Pern am Maranham at Gd. to '7Bd., 200 Bahia at 6id., 400 Egyptian at 52d. to 9d., and 2,000 Surat at 3d. to sd. per lb. Railway Shares were firmer. The advices from the Continent add nothing im- Portant to the previous accounts, but they are still hopeful generally as to a pacific adjustment of the Eastern question. The ship Geelong, which left Adelaide March 3, is reported off the coast, and brings 38,000 oz. in gold. The Alecto, advised yesterday afternoon, has 12,000 oz. from Port Philip. These dates are old, At the general meeting of the London Joint stock Bank Proprietors, held this morning, the following report has been adopted "On presenting the half-yearly accounts, the direc tors are happy t o have it in their power to report the continued progress of the business of the bank. "It will be seen that the net profits of the half-year are 31,540/. 3s. out of which sum the directors propose t o make a dividend for the half-year after the rate of 81. Per cent, per annum, and to carry forward the remainder, 112 . 7,540/. 3s. to the credit of profit and loss account of the next half-year. "The directors have had under their careful consider elan the e suggestions made at the last meeting of me share holders respecting the expediency of placing so re striction on the amount of which the Guarantee Fund det ermined b e a ll owed to atta i n, an d t h ey h ave consequent l y " I terrnined to divide annually in future the whole of the 1 1 ,,t profit s amongs t th e s h are h o ld ers , an d no t t o p u t t o it at fund any part thereof, excepting such fractions as th Onlye impossible to divide :. so that henceforward 3 e additions to it will be interest after the rate of Per cent., as required by the Deed of Settlement ; and fhen they consider the important objects for which this ccl Was established, and that for the attainment of tho se objects, a resort to the reserve which it provides taebe oc cas i ona lly necessar y, th e di rec t ors t rus t that l a arrangement will be satisfactory to the shareholders. th " While calling the attention of the shareholders to e duty they have this day to discharge, in filling up th e thto existin g vacancy i n th e di rec ti on , th e di rec t ors w i s h t , avail themselves of the opportunity of expressing e sense- of the great worth and highly honourabl ch aracte r s of their late colleague, William Curling, Esq. e n.r the sh are h o ld ers will, they are sure, participate with h e . In a f ee l ing o f regre t a t th e l oss w hi c h th e b an k 88 nstained. The only ca n did a t e t o su pply th e va e4 e cY is Philip William Flower, Esq., who is duly 14 alified, and has given the requisite notices. tt `' The di v id en d will be payable on and after Friday, . 4 29th inst." LIABILITIES AND ASSETS, JUNE 30. Dr. T O capital paid-up, viz., 60,000 shares ph at 101. each ;,u., 0 amount due by the Bank . 4 , 485 , 326 19 7 4 - 0 amount of "The Gua rantee Fund," 31st De- cember, 1852 £146,613 8 2 To six months' interest on ditto, at 31. per cent. per annum.... 2,199 4 0 148,512 12 2 To amount carried to profit and loss ztecount 59,471 0 1 £5,293,610 11 10 B y Cr. 1 3C ellequer Bills, India Bonds, &c... £565,324 16 9 bills discounted, loans, and ca5h....4,698,610 15 1 11'1 ding, furnitu r e, &c . Ity t i i • t , t laces-street £20,675 0 0 ditto ditto in 4 ' l_ Mail 9,000 0 0 29,675 0 0 £5,293,610 11 I 0 1)110FIT AND Loss ACCOUNT FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1853. o, Dr. i h n`rrent expenses, proportion of build ii - a ! expenses, directors' remuneration, d debts, i ncome t a x, &c £16,498 17 5 - amount carried to profit and loss, new account, being rebate of interest ' 3 4 bills discounted not yet due ° . h tliridend accoun t f or the payment of 'if - a -year's dividend, at the rate of R . Per centum per annum, upon vO,OOO/. amount of paid-up capital 11 1 ) nn 60:000 shares ° balance, being undivided profit for t he past half-year.. 11,431 19 8 24,000 0 0 7,540 3 0 £59,471 0 1 t v L Cr. ' "alanco brought down.... . 459,471 0 1 £59,471 0 1 Securities is but a limited business doing in Public k' e urities either for Transferor Account, but prices -e l ) firm . C onsols have been 98a 4, the New 3 1 very V l ,Per Cents. 1011 and the 3 per Cents. 991, to 1. I I ". value of East India Stock is still fluctuating, 1: v o nlg been 255 to 257. Exchequer Bills are par ria ' 3B . premium, and India Bonds 225. to 275. pre -1,„11,111. South Sea Stock has been done at 116. I ,„ . &Qe Foreign Stock Market has been quiet, but firm. Spanish Deferred Bonds have been Mexican 23k, and Portuguese 4 per Cents. 43i. '6 -Lexical' Stock realises 261 to 27. Russian 5 per 1 9, 13 „t5. maintain the advance of yesterday, being p 6 i. Sardinian are quoted 96, a further rise of 4 ,Per cent. D u t c h 21 per Cents. are very firm at " 0 , and Danish 5 per Cents. at 1061. There is some activity in. Railway Shares, but Prices are not higher. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day, are in round figurei ass under Ureat Western 1853.£26, £20,437182. Muth I Lantern 19,075 17,624 L a i f e " a t ° ll 15,204 ~„, _ d s hire Yorkshire 20'073 15,08 S 18,264 uale °11a 10645 South , .h and .......... 8,870 North W estern Y :::est . e . r . n .. 2566:558434 Midland .. 52',44 22,776 Ye 'l,' Northern I. and North Midland, Newcastle Tin a Lerwi c k, an d Leeds Northern 26 , 094 24 ,437 tl ,These returns are very encouraging in view of th e unfavourable weather lately experienced, and ',lust tend greatly to the consolidation of railway ViPerty, and, provided the expenditure is kept "Lyn, to the payment of larger dividends. ... ._ The Gold Mine Shares have been flat general-IY/ l ' it a r d the Australian Agricultural and Peel Rivera 4 e rec eding. The Australian Bank Shares ar truer. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) Business done. a 3 Per Cent. R e d uce d A nnu iti es Business i 3Per Cent. C onso l s A nnu iti es 9B y i I t ) r Cent. Annuities, 1726 L o ' w 3 1 per Cent. Annuities lol.fi i 5 , lig Annuities Exp ire sth Jan., 1860 .ndia Stock ' t. ir lis Bo s, .£l000 o l llth Se l l Stock .cuth Sca New Annuities .. . . 991 4 " °llll ols for Account 11th .6.ugust. P.occ h equer Bills, ld. £IOOO £500 ................... ......... Small .......................... 1.p..,00Eudi7 FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Danish 106 k 5 per Cent tree Bonds, Red tioxican 3 pe r C ent. 9 totrtiutLguto ese Bonds. 5 per Cent. 26 471 7 Bonr Cent. 43. Russian s, 5 per Cent. irdan Bonds, 5 per Cent 96 1 6 Spanish Bonds, 3 r Cent 47i 2Panlsh New Defer pe red, 3 per Cent. 23 'Vanish C ommittee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 6 P c Dividends on the above payable in London. 1311 tell Dit to for Excne, 21 per Cent. .... ....... ha the g Account 65 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols 9 8 81 D itto August Account iANOTHER ABORTION.—We understand that one cud the n ew b asin in her Majesty's Dockyard, Devonp or t, Mathto be taken up , the entrance not being of eufficieLt "—elYniontl4 Shr. 25 25 18 20 St. 50 40 25 25 8/ 2sl 6j 25 50 20 St. St. St. St. St. St. 16 St. St. ~~ SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. -26 i 51 5 iberdeen A.mhz. No:tug. Bost. and Eutn. nnet... Birminf. Wolverh & Sour Valley airkenhd. Lanesh & Cheshire Jane;, Do. Cheap. & £3O and £25 Cons. Do., °O 9i - 104 9 7 tlisl 20 - 22 BrisLol and Exeter.. Caledonian. 34 - 201 101 -10 i 69 - 69;# 2 . 3 - 227; 20 - 21-1 ICheskr & Holyhead. ;Co , :k and Bandon remit, Black, & Pass Dublin&BelfastJune Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New ..i 1--- Sip 8- 9 5 - 3i - 4 12 - 134 , 1.1 - 46 33 - 35 72L - 7331 53 - 54 71 - 73 29 - 31 86 37 54 56 134 136 1084 109,i 89t 901 99 102 16 —17 p 77i 78 4 4Rd 3 d 15 1 104 11 —l 2 1 p 0 x 5 c 1154 116 2 2 —26 p Isp 89j —9 0 e; 51 11 13 18 20 29 —29 A 71. i - 72 41. - 43 54 - 57 g - - r d - 3 8 - 9 50 - 52 3i - 21(1 33... 34 4i 4,id 8 A 81 50 - 51 92 - 94 60 - 62 57 - 59 68 70 - is 17 -- 19 9 9A 13 14 31 3Ad 19 21 72 —72 A 35/ 364 13 14 23 -- 25 23 -- 23 14i -- 15 4 ! 8i -- 9 30 -- 32 9i -- 104 69A 70 74 20 2id 60 -- 61 Cbsing Piles I Bas!ness done this day. this day. .last Anglian.. Do., (ClB E & H)..., Eastern Counties..... Eastern Unicra, A Stock ......... ..... Do., E. Stock. 'Do., No w A...... 1.06 8 100 East Lancastiire East & West Ind. D & Birming. Jur c Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &Wes L. (ire.) l Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lar cash. andYorksh Do., Fifths , Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. &Sthend. Lond.. Bright &S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/.5h.,M&8...0 London andS. Westn Do., £5O Do.; £4O Ln - edrrydr Coleraine Linindrry. & Ennislc. Iffanch.Shef.& Lineln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket 'Do., Bury Extension. 'Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint j and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 'Do No. 2 1_ •; _ _ Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (ic. W. Min.) Do. Halves, d 0.., Do. Oswestry.,.. ! Sh - eopshire Union Soui,h Devon South Eastern.. South Wales IS. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun IDo !Stockton & Hartlepl. l 'Thames Haven Dock' and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall. . Wimbledn & Croydon York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. C.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland._ PREFERENCE SHARES, Aberdeen Do. No. 2, 7 p. c. Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5? per cent Cork &Bandonslp.e Dundee Perth. &Aber deen unction Easi:Anglian (X3los) 6 per cent Do: (£5) 7 per cent. Do. (£7 17s) 7 p. c. lEasLern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. ".,To. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Gtar. 6 per cent East Lancash.6 p. cts Edinb Prth. &Dundee 5A per cent. a.sgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent C ..er t Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. .. Do. 41 p. c. Scrip G Soliihn. &Westin (Ireland) Eighths) Gt. Westn. (Beaks & Hants Fx. 5 p. c) Do. coy. red. 41 p.c Do. con. rod. 4 p. e Do. irred. 4 p. c Lan. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock Lono on and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pre:., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 10 Do. Ne w Cuar.6 p. c. 5 Cordon &S. Western Cem. Thirds 0 Londonderry& Coler Shares 11 Londy. &Ennis. iSh 11 ' Shef., & Lin , Shares, No. 1. 11 Do. New, £lO 3 Do. £6 liarypt.&Carl.4 p.c. Do. 4,i per cent Do.. Nfld. Consol.6 p.e.St. Do. Cousol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 41 per cent Norfolk Extene7.o Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. Guar. 54 per Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c., No.th BiitisL No7tli Stacordsb Oxford, Worcestox, Wolverli.ztls, 6 p.c Do &Birm.N.G Shrewsby. & Chestei (Nor.W.Miu), 8 p.c, Do. 5 per cent south Devon Do. New S. tasteru (Reading) Ann.) of £1 Os. O.' Do. 4 per cent. Pro. 3.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York, Newcastle,and Beres ick,4 p.c. Pref Do York &N. Mid land H and S. Purch 100 all 3 100 FOR: cwrp & Rotterdam Belgian East. Junct. Charleroi & Erquelin Dijon and Besa2on Dutch Rhenish East Indian — Do. Extension Wit. Indian Peninsula Junct. of Prance Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares Lucca and Pistoja, 3 per cent. pref. Luexembourg ..... 7- )o. (Railivs y) Do Do. (Cana1 ) ......... Do. 6 p. cent. pre uyons & Mediterran. Liadras vlaria Antonia Do. Now Namur & Liege (with interest Do. (ex interest) Northern or France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds [fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.] NorwegiauTrnk Prey :'iris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen & Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Do. 4 per cent. pi ef Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 4 per c. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland ,New 92 96 88 - 92 ,103 - 105 10? - 109 19i -20 i d -- id 6i -- 6f 4 -- 41 5 --S, ISp -- 2 1 1/ -Sr 144 -15 A 201 -- 201 i2~ i• o 113 114 i 1 p 8 -- 9 6 74 103 -- 101 99 101 102 103 id i p 149 --151 ~ .--- •.. .54 -157 3l- 4 pl 10 - 11 13 - 14 8 - 9 103 - 104 - 1514 - 1524 lar- ' 14 - 116 118 - 122 di - 117 11— 21 101 -10 t 171 -17 i 4 -- 11 --15 p par -- 25i -- 26} 112 -- 114 194 -- 20i 1 , 103 -- 105 5h -- 5A I par i I ',ION, 14 - 1(1 1 - 14 14 -15 - - 1 p - 4 -54 p 131 - 11 -. 2 p - 1 p -- par 94 - 1 - 1 - 2 -24 ... 71 - iii 35-- 36 14 -15 174 18 p 45 -- 47 44 -- 45 374 -- 38 44 -- 5 i gg id 19 4 -- 204 8 -- 8A 5 - 6 41 - 4ip ••• 3d 1 , 3 2 d 13 Pm JOINT-STOC: a BANKS. THE SUN, LONDON, TIITTRSDAY EVENING-, JC - LY 21, 185 S. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAYS. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E.Lincolu. gr. 6 p. caut Glstr.&Dn.Fr Dk. cti Railway Hull & Do. a Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. &Greenw Do.Preferenee Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Do. 6 per et... Manch.Bston. and Matlock Mildleshro' & Rodear. Midld.Bradfd. Northern and Eastern sp. c. Do. 6 per et.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre Do. i Shares. Roystn.&llit. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. & Goole g.5.p.e S. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do. Wilts &Somrst 106 -108 54 - 56 150 152 33 34xd 112 -- 114 56 -- 57 271 -28 A 141 -14 i 26 -- 27 98 - 100 3 - 31 LOG -- iiis G 5 - 67 151 - 153 151 - 153 - - •• 1/ - • 32 33 103 —lo4xd Leasing Compans. L. &N.W. Caledon.. Gt,.Northu Westn. Yk. New. Qa Berw Y.&N. Md Do S. Eastern, Do Norfolk Do Lu.&N.W. & Midld. Stcktou & Darlint. Midland... E. Count Do L. dz 1\ . W d;Ln& Yk Do Gt. Northn Do Lancash.dt Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. (St Darling Do IGLlVestu. MINES. Agua Fria Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Austria. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp. (issued at 25 pm Do. Comes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7. p. cent ' English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co General Great Nugget Vein Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita ......... Mexican&S.Amerien New Granada Nouveau Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa Yuba Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American, Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Austral., and China Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish and Australian Chrtd London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst National Provincial _of England Do. New National of Ireland,,, Oriental Bank Cor poration Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Bkg. and Gold Imp. Co South Australia Union of Australia._ Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid MISCELL. 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 NAIL of Europe Steam 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 Dienien's Land Closing Prices this day. —10 p - 3 d par P 2 —.3 d Par d g d g p 7 9 4 -- 4i 31 -- 4 32 -- 34 i d -- ipar 14 -I}p ' 104 -1 1 i 60 -- 70 7 -- 8 p 2 1i dl 14 16xd, 1 P 1 d g - d d yar d— par 6 par— p —!P d par d —•par 26 28 7 9 4 5 d— par 3i par d— pa r g d 8O - 81 i 1 P 6 id i - i PI 2 - 2h 48 - 49 i d— par 45 47xd 79 80 at 8i NEOUS. 34 -- : ••• - •.. 66 - 68 68 - 70 1 -2;11-a-m ••• d- * p * -1) ••• - ... 1 1 - 1 1 P i = Zip 40-41 xd, an -17 18 6 i 7GI 77 got 140 id, in 18} Busbies this day. 152 1 ad 14,i id SPORTING NOTES. SOMETHING ABOUT STAMFORD. Fine sunny weather, and the attraction which invari ably centres in a " Cup Day," brought together a large assemblage of spectators. The sport, however, was in significant and unexciting, the principal incident being the starting and defeat of Wea,thergage for the Steward's Plate. This horse arrived at Stamford unexpectedly this morning, having been "telegraphed" for on the preceding day. Ile was freely backed at evens against the field, and his party appeared to he sorely disappointed at his sorry exhibition. Young Steggles rode the winner (Racka pelt) with admirable patience and consummate judg ment. Nutpecker won the Gold Cup, little Oliver wearing Lord Exeter's colours for the first time. His successful mount was very fortunate, and he will now, perhaps, freqpently sport the " blue and white jacket." The othJr races were too unimportant to require particular comment. Having already referred to the events to be decided at Nottingham to-morrow (Thursday), I will now direct attention to the probable result of Friday's "fixtures." lanthe, notwithstanding her slb. penalty, ought, if in tended, to be capable of winning the Chesterfield Han dicap. Her most formidable opponents will perhaps be Calot and The Maid of Monton filly. The Bunney Park Stakes may occasion an interesting race. Meteora, Village Lass, and Horatio are most entitled to notice ; and should the three start, I shall expect to see them pass the judge's chair in the order in which I have set down their names. I have not ypt received the nomi nations for the other stakes. By an accommodating arrangement, a train was in readiness after the races this afternoon to convey the sporting visitors from Stamford to Nottingham. Stamford, Wednesday night. A FRESH MAN. BETTING-HOUSES. We have been requested to publish the following reasons which have been respectfully submitted to the Attorney-General against the bill for the abolition of betting-houses : 1. Because the preamble states matters which are, to a great extent, exaggerated as to the tendency of a system which has long been in existence without any law against it, and which has been and is extensively patronised not only by many noblemen and gentlemen, members of the Legislature, personally as well as through their agents, but by merchants, professional men of all grades, and trades men of every denomination. 2. Because the principal establishments have been formed and are carried on by persons of probity and capi tal, whose transactions have invariably been conducted in the most open and legitimate manner, without any attempt at unfair dealing, by means of which they have secured the confidence of all classes of the sporting community. 3. Because the national sport d hors.; racing ha; be come in degree a general necessity, the furtherance and success of which are matters of increasing national in terest. 4. Because embarking in legitimate speculation has ever been the characteristic of Englishmen, and enterprises of this description are no more demoralising in their tendency than " Freehold Land" and similar societies, which noto riously evade existing statutes, and rely upon the ballot and the general doctrine of chances for success, which are not only unrecognised by law, but. with the exception of the Art Union of England, are actually prohibited. 5. Because there ought not to be one law for the rich and another for the poor, which would practically be the case if the bill should be passed into a law in its present form, enabling the man of wealth and leisure to frequent and bet upon races either at the post or at Tattersall s, or some two or three similar places in London on particular days and hours; while the less fortunate individual, whose avocations prevent his absence from home, would be de barred his favourite amusement. 6. Because the journals of the House of Commons, upon reference, will prove that not more than half-a-dozen pe titions in the aggregate have been presented against the present system, with signatures not exceeding a hundred in the whole, and which have been chiefly prepared by persons inimical to the general recreation and amusement of the less favoured classes. 7. That the learned introducer of the measure must have been misinformed about the fact, that there was " not a Prison or House of Correction in the country, there was not an establishment for the punishment of offenders, but furnished abundant and conclusive testi mony of the evils that had resulted from betting houses, and of the vast number of persons that had been led into dreadful temptation by means of these houses ;" for, speaking from memory only, it is believed that even from " confessions," obtained from persons committed to prison for trial in the metropolis, averaging more than 6,000 annually, there have not been above twenty who have attributed, or rather have had their unfortunate position attributed by others, to frequenting betting houses, although it may have happened that inducements had been held out equally more alluring in other esta blishments, which have been carefully concealed. 8. That the most prominent, and indeed the chief case of the kind in the metropolitan districts, was that of a butler, who had robbed his master from having injudi ciously betted on horse races, and was convicted. But many persons have become ruined from time to time among the higher classes of society—men of mature years and standing, from over indulgence in the system which is pro posed to be exempted from the operation of the Attorney- General's measure, which has terminated in suicide ; and the melancholy result has also occasionally occurred from pecuniary liabilities of other kinds, both from the Stock Exchange and numerous speculations authorised by law. 9. Because it is a pure error to suppose that the system of betting has been established for the encouragement of youth ; on the contrary, the great majority of persons fre quenting betting establishments are persons of mature years, who have brought experience to bear on their in vestments ; and the presence of a youth under twenty-one years is the exception, and not the rule. 10. Because even assuming some few clerks have, through infatuation, been led into a departure from the paths of honesty, and have made occasional bets on horse races, it does not follow that the system should be suddenly prohi bited on that account ; for it would scarcely be argued that if a servant had embezzled large sums of money, and had subsequently been discovered with an inordinate quantity of apparel and jewellery, the proceeds of the plunder, that the vendors of such apparel and jewellery should be stigmatised as having by the vending of their wares indiscriminately conduced to the ruin of the thief, which would bs precisely as inconsistent a course as the sweeping charges now made against persons who have in vested their time and capital in an honourable occupation. 11. Because there never has been any good without some alloy, and although it is readily admitted that there have been from time to time a few dishonourable persons en gaged in the pursuit, yet the system has grown so thoroughly in improvement, that such persons have now no chance whatever of gaining a livelihood, and their practices as in other cases have been gradually finding their proper level. 12. Because there are during the present and the next two months many heavy sporting events to be decided, upon which large sums of money have been deposited by the public, and if the system of business be suddenly stopped, without enabling both sides to " hedge" accord ing to custom, the greatest injustice will arise ; for which reason, should the Legislature in it s w i s d om see fit to pass the measure complained of, it is hoped that it may not come into operation, at all events, until after the Houghton Meeting at Newmarket, which closes the regular Racing Season. _ 13. Because the bringing in of a Government measure at so late a period of the session does not afford the requi site time for calm deliberation on its provisions, especially where interests of such magnitude and general popularity are concerned ; and that time ought to be afforded for giving the requisite explanations, urging objections, and calling evidence in support thereof, by a reference to a select committee. 14. Because vested interests are invariably respected by the Legislature, which never willingly sacrifices without due notice any class of her Majesty's subjects, and it would bo a very serious matter to a great number of gentlemen engaged in this purmt, if sufficient time be not afforded to enable them to satisfactorily wind up their business according to the present system. 15. Because many gentlemen, who have received and are now occasionally receiving large sums of money in the aggregate, from backers of horses upon future events, by commission and otherwise, although deposited individually in small sums, have contributed mainly towards the estab lishment and support of well-known, prominent, and popu lar stakes at the Spring Meeting at Epsom, and they are among others entitled to be protected and heard against the measure as affecting future betting generally. 16. Because if a select committee of the house be granted, the parties interested will be enabled to prove the truth of the preceding objections,—that hundreds of thou sands of pounds have yearly changed hands with unerring punctuality where the law would not enforce the payment of a shilling, thus showing a degree of honour and honesty in the sporting world, wholly unparalleled in the general dealings of life, in matters supported by the strongest legal protection. London, July 19, 1853. THE NAVAL ENGINEERS AND THE ADMIRALTY. — `We regret to find the recent Admiralty arrangements for the retirement of this now valuable class of officers has, whether intentionally or otherwise, been made the occasion of another slight, not to say insult, to the whole class. Instead of placing them in the same posi tion as other officers of similar rank, pension -tickets have been issued to them, as in the case of a ship's cook, and which compel the holder to go to the superin tendent of the nearest dockyard for his signature, before the pension can be received. It is no use--the stiff back of the " executive officer," even though a Lord of the Admiralty, must bend. The "ruthless hand of science" has levelled sterner stuff than a bluff old com modore, or snarling, waspish admiral in office, and they must yield to the march like all others. It may be morti fying to find all the pomp of circumstance with which a ship was hove-to, stayed, or box - hauled, supplanted by the simple cry of " stop her," " turn ahead,' or " n as::,ern but there is no avoiding the changes, and if for the safety of our shores we must have a steam-fleet, and, consequently, men to rule the newly-adopted power whose education and knowledge of their profession com pel their being paid as, and ranked with, "ward-room" officers, there is a littleness in yielding what is due to them with a niggardly spirit, or in attempting to make or keep up distinctions which create a distaste for the service. Rear-Admiral Berkeley may talk of his " Eton, Harrow, and Rugby " acquirements until he empties the House of Commons benches ; but common sense will soon teach him that the efficiency of the service de mands that he be not allowed to empty the steam-ships of their engineers, by giving way to his conceits or his prejudices. He will find that the hospitals and the fac tories will make short work of his impetuous and loud mouthed oratory, and the public will not confound our intelligent scientific marine engineers with his " drivers and stokers ;" nor the M.D.'s and members of medical colleges that are now in the navy with the " doctor's mates" of his overbearing age.--Plymouth, Mail. THE MILITIA ESTlMATES.—Yesterday the militia. estimates for the year ending March 31, 1854, were printed in a Parliamentary paper. The estimate to the 31st March, 1854, is 478,7401., and the numbers to be raised 91,812. For the past year, ending the 31st March last, the numbers were 56,746, and the estimate 386,7151. BENEFICES. —According to a return printed on Wed nesday, six benefices have been united, under the 13th and 14th Victoria, chap. 98, since May, 1851, all within the diocess of York. 1414PER11-‘ PARLIAATENT, the Government thought the prudent course would be to make - neither of these redrctions, and on their part he had submitted a plan to the consideration of the house. He would not speek now of the chance divisions taken on the advertisement duty at a late hour in the evening ; but be would admit that those divi sions did indicate to his reird, yid to those of his col leagues, a strong f:eling and deeiee on the part of the house that that duty should be repealed. (Hear.) The opinion of the Government was that it would have been more prudent not to repeal that duty. Lneir opinion was that they could no:; repeal both these duties, and they were not prepaee to repeal both of them ; but he bad not the least hesitation in say - :rg that if the question cense to be between the one duty and the other, and if the hence was disposed to press for the repeal of the advertisement duty in opposition to the views which Government held as to what the interests of the revenue might require, and if they were called on to exercise a judgment on the question where they should take their stand, add ed where they should say they could not conscien tiously accede to the propositions of the Louse, then their duty with regard to the tax on attorneys' certificates would be to declare that they were not prepared to accede to the repeal of that tax. (Hear, hear.) They admitted that the house had shown a strong desire for the repeal of the advertisement duty. They placed the two ques tions before the house, and they frankly owned that if one of these duties was to be repealed, that one should not be the duty on attorneys' certificates. He had never said more than that. 'there had been no tacit under standing. He entirely declined to gave any sort of pledge with reference to the future ; but he had stated that, in the view of the Government, it would not be consistent with their duty to consent to the repeal of both these taxes. (Hear.) He would now leave the matter in the hands of the house, arid express the hope that this subject was not to be made a tax in another form—a perpetual tax from year to year on the time of the house, but that it would receive some final and decisive expression cf opinion, from which both the Government and the pasties might have the oppor tunity of judging what course was to be taken, and that they might be able to apply themselves to business in future sessions without the perpetual discussion of all the incidental accompaniments that attached to the sub ject of attorneys' certificates. (Cheers.) After a few words from Colonel SIBTHORP, Mr. EWART had repeatedly moved in former years the repeal of the advertisement duty, and had as repeat edly supported the motion of the noble lord the member for Middlesex, but he could not for a moment hesitate now in giving his support for the repeal of the advertise ment duty in preference to the repeal of the attorneys' certificate .ch4y. ROUSE OF COMMONS--(YESTERDAY.) ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATE DUTY (No. 2.) BILL. Lord It. GROSVENOR moved the second reading of the bill. He had postponed the second reading from time to time, and had he been pressed to bring it on at an earlier period he should probably have declined to do so ; but as the financial scheme of the Chancellor of the Exchequer had safely passed through the ordeal to which it had been very properly subjected, and as the returns of the quarter's revenue, lately published, showed a considerable surplus, he thought he was not taking an unjustifiable course in now pressing for th e entire reduction of the tax. The pro position of the right hon. gentleman v,:th regard to the tax had not been at all. approved of by the attorneys and solicitors. He understood that the Government had been beating up for recruits in all directions, and it was said that they had succeeded in obtaining the support of the right hon. gentleman the member for Manchester and his friends, on the understandi ng th a t th e Govern ment would take the newspaper taxes into their favour able consideration. If the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer would give an assurance that he would take the tax into his consideration next session, he should not press the bill to a second reading. Mr. MURROUGU denounced the bill as a political sham. He never had seen such a ridiculous manner of advocating the cause of a class as the course adopted by the noble lord, and he thought that if the noble lord had taken as straightforward and sincere a course as the right hon. gentleman the member for Manchester, the attorneys would now be in as good a position as the newspaper proprietors were. Mr. HUME had always been opposed to the abolition. of the tax, but he did not think the hon. gentleman was advancing the interests of the attorneys by imputing partial motives to any member of that house. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER must say he sympathised very much with the pain which the honourable member opposite (Mr. Murrough) suffered on account of the vote he was about to give, but he would respectfully suggest to him that he might very easily spare himself that pain by not giving it. (A. laugh). There were two motives on which men generally acted --the one was from duty, the other was from pleasure. Tho honourable member, it was plain, was not going to act for the purpose of duty, for he said he was about to vote for a political sham—(a laugh)—neither was he going to vote for the purpose of pleasure, for he said it was painful to his feelings to vote for the motion. (A. laugh.) Perhaps he would pardon him for offering a suggestion, that, in these circumstances, he would be acting entirely in accordance with the dictates of his conscience if he removed himself from the house alto gether. (Great laughter.) But he must be allowed to say he thought the hon. member had entirely mistaken the motives and character of his noble friend's conduct. (Hear.' His noble friend, at his suggestion, agreed to take the division on the second reading of the bill, but it was not at all true that his noble friend by that agree ment in any way put an advantage into his hands. If he had done so the hon. member would have had a right to complain, or at least would have had some colour of complaint ; but the hon. member was perhaps not aware that, this being a case of reduction of duty, it was not necessary to introduce it by a preliminary resolution at all, and that, by not opposing his (the l i Chancellor of the Exchequer's) resolution, his noble friend did not lose his right to introduce a bill to take away the duty altogether. It was, therefore, a mere matter of courtesy that led to any arrangement between them. If it had not been for the attack just made by the hon. member opposite, he should have been dis posed to take up his noble friend from an opposite point of view, and to compliment him for the tenacity, he would say the chivalrous tenacity, with which he had taken up the cause of this unfortunate and helpless body. (A laugh.) His noble friend's cha racter as a philanthropist had been long esta blished, otherwise, no more illustrious example of it could be quoted in after times than the manner in which he had held out the right hand of succour and support to a meritorious class, entirely without organi zation—(laughter)—not represented in that house— (laughter)—cut off from all the ordinary means of com munication with it enjoyed by other clasees—(laughter) —and, last of all, having their friends on circuit. (Great laughter.) But, with regard to the question at issue, it was understood that they were discussing a bill with two objects—one to repeal the annual certificate duty paid by attorneys and solicitors, the other to amend the law with regard to their registration. The question to be taken on the second reading, however, had no relation to this last clause, and therefore they were going to debate the ques tion whether they would repeal the certificate duty or not. He was sorry to find that besides the offence of refus ing the repeal of the duty he had committed another offence by introducing a plan for the reduction of the duty, that was more unacceptable than its maintenance —for his noble friend had told them that the plan which he introduced gave satisfaction to no one, while it would be a sheer loss to the revenue. (Hear, hear.) Now, all he had to say upon this point was, that if the noble lord and his friends felt so much aggrieved by the proposal which he had made, he did not say the Government was so obstinate in their adherence to the plan as that they might not be induced, on the representation of the par ties, to give it up altogether. (Laughter.) But, most unquestionably, they would not be parties to a repeal of the certificate duty and setting the profession free from a tax to the State which they had paid for 60 years, and which they were brought up in the expecta tion of paying, and at the same time leaving in its unmitigated force the enormous tax now paid upon the stamp that was required in the case of every little boy whose father wanted to put him into the profes sion—a tax of 1201. in the case of a boy, who might, perhaps, turn out to be unfit, or who might be pre vented by circumstances from following out the voca tion. (Hear, hear.) Tho Government would be no party to levying such a burdensome tax and repealing the other. (Hear.) His noble friend said, if he would consent to put his refusal on the ground of a temporary injury to the revenue, and promise that by another year he would somewhat relent, he would be ready to take the present plan of the Government as an instalment, leave the question in the meantime in his hands, and be ready to take it up again in a future year. Of course, it was open to his noble friend to use his own discretion in the matter; but it was open to him also to say that he hoped the house was now disposed to come to a final vote on the subject. (Hear.) He could give what he thought conclusive reasons from the state of the revenue of the present year why the re peal of this tax should not now be granted ; and he could not give any promise conscientiously to his noble friend in the next year, or any future year, he could repeal this duty—and fo r this plain reason, that, forming the most sanguine estimate of the resources of the revenue, he still felt there were other objects of legislation beneficiAl to the attorneys and solicitors, in common with the rest of the community, far preferable to this, and far more imperative than this, in the claims they made on the Chancellor of the Exche quer and that house. (Hear.) He therefore could give no pledge as to the future, because he saw a long array of claims coming in for the repeal of taxes—claims of a far higher nature than could be urged in favour of the present object. Now, with regard to revenue conside rations, he would state a few words to the house. On the 18th of April, having stated to the house the changes which the Government were prepared to propose with reference to their fiscal legislation, he calculated that the result of those changes would be to leave them with a surplus of 495,0001. Since that time various changes had taken place, and he was able to speak more positively on subjects scarcely then ripe for a conclusion, and the result had tended materially to alter the statement he had made. His noble friend must not found his calcula tions upon the last quarter's revenue. The returns for the last quarter were swelled adventitiously and acci dentally by a variety of causes which ho could easily point out ; and he would say, looking at the present state of the country, enlarging on that view of it, and the prospect of the harvest, that if he were to go now into his department and ask them to give him a new estimate of the revenue for 1853-54, they would not be able to give him, to say the least, a more favourable estimate than that which he laid before the house in April. (Hear, hear.) As to the surplus he then calculated upon, it would be necessary to make one or two state ments. In one item, that of the militia, there would be a gain, the expenditure under that head being 52,0001. less than was anticipated. The packet contract, however, would exceed the estimate by 35,0001. Then there was a sum of 56,0001. which he expected to have got from the Channel Island harbours, but which it would not be possible to save during the present year. There was 100,0001., the probable result of the financial measures that had be taken, a sum which would be realised as a permaneMaving to the country from the contracted amount offlp.Exchequer-bills, but which would not be available fbr the balance of present year. There was likewifie 110,0001 ., utwhich the he had this item which e had calculated on receiving rrbm ice ivas so cut down by deductionslicenses , had found it necessary to make in order to satisfy the fair claims of parties who had made representations to him that it was deemed better not to was 301,000', hatopuatrtooff theth surplus disposed of, an the scheme. (Hear.) Here d that left, after giving credit for the sum saved from the _m h i e l n itia a , the amount f sum of from o 250,0001. 1500001. to ( 2 H o e o 7 o , ool hea . wouldr) . T be required t o meet c o : li r - twin charges that it would be their duty to tak e i n a sup pl eme ntary estimate ; thatsoooo all they h a d l eft of the surplus would b e from 50 0, I.t o 100,0001. (Hear.) There was a demands ade for the r peal of th e adver tisement duty, amng to 80, 000/ ~ and of the attor neys' duty, also am ountin g to 80,0001 . ; but if both o f these duties were to be repealed they would have to carry on the operations of the fin ancial year, not with a sur plus, but with a deficit. tHear.) Something had been sa'd about a tacit understanding with the right hon. gen tleman the member for Manchester. Whatever under standing there had been on this subject was not tacit but outspoken (hear, hear) and whatever had proceeded from him, directly or indirectly to the members for Manchester in regard to the relation between these two questions of the attorneys' and a Ivertisement duty, was no more than had likewise proceeded from him directly to the noble lord the mem ber for Middlesex one or two days ago, when he called upon him, when he pointed out that in regard to the national accounts there was a very close relation be tween the two questions. (Hear, hear.) They *ere asked to repeal two sets of duties amounting to 160,0001., and it was acknowledged that if they did so they would start, not with a surplus, but with a deficit, Now, Mr. MAGUIRE urged the claim of the attorneys to the consideration of Vie house. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading lO2 Against it Majority -84 The bill was consequently thrown out. RECOVERY OF PERSONAL LIBERTY BILL. On the motion for resuming the adjourned debate on the second reading of this bill, _ _ M:. BOWYEA . rose to order. He understood that the second reading was negatived by the division which took place on the 23d of June, and he wanted to know how they could resume the debate on that question now? The SPEAKER said they were strictly in order. At the former occasion the question was "That this bill be now read a second time ;" to which an amendment was moved to leave out all the words after the word "that," in order to insert the words moved by the hon. and learned member for Bath, and the question which the house had now to decide was whether these words should be added. Mr. J. BALL was glad that the question had been so narrowed, because it rendered it quite unnecessary for him to answer the flimsy arguments which had been urged in favour of the bill. As for the amendment of the hon. and learned gentleman the member for Bath, be insisted that it was wholly uncalled for. The whole movement was an unjust attack upon a number of most valuable institutions, which ministered to the wants of the sick, provided education for the poor, and pro moted the religious welfare of• the Roman Catholics. Those who opposed, or wished to pry into them, did not do so for the sake of securing the interest of so ciety generally, but with the view of spreading religious discord and exciting unholy animosities amongst the people. That was the great object of the Protestant Association, the Evangelical Alliance, and similar socie ties, and they sought to accomplish it by resorting to scandalous libels, which they published, upon the Roman Catholic Church. Now, he wanted to know if the house was ready to assist such a movement by passing a mo tion like this ? He hoped not ; and therefore he called upon them to reject the motion. Mr. E. BALL believed that the essence of religion was charity, and, although a Dissenter, he was yet in favour of maintaining the Established Church. (Hear, hear.) Through life he had been the advocate of religious liberty, and often had he been persecuted for the views which he entertained. He was consequently not disposed to join in the persecution of others, and as he had not yet heard anything in suppm t of this motion he should resist it. He might be looked upon as the very antipodes of a Roman Catholic, but he never hoped to convert others to his a iews by persecution. No ; it must be done rather by charitable and Christian persua sion, and not by a recourse to violence. He strongly deprecated these efforts to increase religious animosities, they produced no good; but above all he deprecated the vile and unchristian manner in which the institutions of the Roman Catholic Church bad been assailed. He had visited some of them, and he found instead of a pri son, a charitable asylum where children were educated, who would otherwise have been left to the lanes and streets—where poor women were employed or re claimed from an ill course of life. He had visited the convent in Blandford-souare, the asylum of the Holy Shepherd at I' ..enmersmith, as well as the nunnery at Roehampton • and instead of finding dungeons in them, he discovered places where charity, good will, and religion prevailed. While, therefore, he had the strongest f a ith i n hi s own P ro t es t an t principles, which could thrive without the assistance of legislative enactments, he had no fear of their being undermined by institutions like these ; and his course was clearly to vote against the motion. Mr. WHITESIDE treated this as a legal ques tion, and contended that the house bad no alter native but to appoint a committee of inquiry . with a view to the amendment of the law relat ing to the inmates of conventual establishments. He wished to have no disagreeable or painful inspection of conventual establishments, but he desired to protect their inmates from having their proper ty taken away from them against their will. He was surprised to find great unanimity among Roman Catholics in favour oil throwing some protection around ladies in convents in regard to the execution of deeds and wills. He could not see any reason why the Roman Catholic members of the house should object to inquiry if they were so satis fied it would redound to their honour, or that the cases of oppression which had been c':,ed were without foun dation. He denied the assertion of the hon. member for Carlow that the object of this measure was to assail the Roman Catholics of Ireland, and to deprive them of their rights of property. There could be no doubt that the opposition for inquiry came from the ultramontane party of the Romish Church. In making that assertion, he did not stand alone. Mr. Berwick, the principal of the college at Galway, had said it was impossible for that institution to withstand the machinations of this priestly party. Mr. DRUMMOND raid the real question was the secular power assumed, without ever being abandored, mitigated, or modified, by Rome and all its clergy ; and he should never, whether in or out of Parliament, cease to expose the means by which they had boldly avowed their intention to carry out the system into effect. He considered that the motion was a very injudicious one, because it would not secure the object intended. Hon. members had alluded to the abuses connected with these establishments in England, but nothing was dons here equal to what took place on the continent. The state oF Europe justified all that had Leen asset ; , ed of them in the course of the debate. Wherever in France did they f h n e r a r t b o f e t s h t e belov e d r m pt n s or Rome,hierarchy would thWhere,the but ests be? (Hear, hear.) He would recommend no one to withdraw those troops if they had any mercy for the Pope. He had no hesitation iu saying that convents were abodes of cruelty, and he did not think the bill would hit at the real evil. A wiiter on Poi Lugal, Gen. Dumorier, stated that 400,000 out of the 2,000,000 of the population in that country were confined in conventual establishments; one of them was the seraglio of the king, and he described the whole of them as of the most infamous character. The conduct of priests was subversive taohitymea pplproiuo o siakt f s ei m ebsa tlo o . aefprnaflrtolvosrf,etrbel freemen Protestant aan e a mvgnee u t tnso s n e te:on i o t tutht w nhhat a eetr y s icpt i .o m rwni p edoHs o uut s chel s td i oib b nobe l gde e . ts l f them i o oe e e r v bn eedt hsharers with t i o t tbwhewae was the affairs of this country. (Hear.) Mr. P. O'BRIEN opposed the motion on the ground thaL it was an unjust interference with the liberties of the Roman Catholics. Mr. B. E. ROCHE contended that it was the essential piinciple of the religion of the Roman Catholics to be loyal to this Protestant state. In discussing the ques tion, they would, without coming to any satisfactory conclusion, steep themselves to their necks in theology, exasperate the Catholi2s, and confute the Protestant people of the country. Nothing could be more un statesmanlike than bringing for ward a measure of this kind without any good grounds, when it was shown that in every case of hardship which had been referred to the law had been viedicat-d. It was like stepping in where angels feared to tread. Si* J. TYRREL attributed the opinions of the hon. member for Cambridgeshire to his innocence in regard to the system adopted in convents. He protested against Wednesday afternoors being:" fritted away by gentlemen who seemed speaking agai ns t time, and he expressed his, astonishment that no member of the Government had risen to interfere. Mr. FITZGERALD contended that the arm of eie law was strong eeough to protect the inmates of con vents both in regard to their own personal liberty and to the disposal of their property. NV nerever moral coercion had been proved, deeds waking away property to the Church had been set aside. But where there %%els one case of coercion in these convents there were fift- Irivat - life br lhr -t over the child. be received. adjournment. After a few words from Mr. C. BERKELEY and Mr. NEWDF.GATE, the motion for adjournment was put, and The noble lord concluded by moving tl.a agreed to. Mr. NEWDEGATE moved that the debate be re. surned this day fortnight. The motion was agreed to and the debate was ad journed accordingly. After the reception of some reports the house rose at a few minutes to G o'clock. P.ARLIAMENTAR,Y DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-JuLy 20. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Com;ltons.) ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS CERTIFICATE DUTY (No. 2) BILL. • Order for second reao;ng read ; motion made, and gnu,- tion proposed, " That the b' 1 1 be now read a second time;" amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the question to add the words " upon this day thrc 3 months." Question put, " That the word ' 1.0,n - E:,and pair, of the question." The house dieldecl—Ayes, 102 ; Noes, KG. MINORITY —AYES, 102. Adderley, C. Graham. Lord M.W. :isTewAegate, C. Alexander, J. Grogf.fi, Edward O'Brien, C. A lines? ey, Earl of Hadfield, G. Plainer, E. Bailey, C. Hamilton, Geo. A. Plrkei*, K. T. Barrington, Viscount Hawkins, W. W. Pecheil, Sir O. lienbow, J ohn Herbert, Sir Thomas Peel, Colonel Iteresiord, William' notham, Lord Potter, R. Berkeley, If. Ingham, Robert Price, Vir.:P. Biandford, Marquis Jones, Captain Pugh, D. Booth, Sir It. Kendall, Nicholas repton, G. Brooke, Sir A. Ker, D. Boit, P. Brown, H. King, James King Ruspei,F. W. Burror otes, Henry N Knatchbull, Win. F. Sibthorp, Colonel Butler, Charles S. Knight, F. W. Soiith, J. Comae., Sir J. Riyett Latran, It. M. Somerset, Capt Child, Smith Langton, 11. G. Spooner, R. Cobbold, J. C. Langton, W. G. Stafford, A. Codrington, Sir Win. Lascclles, E. Stanley, Lord Canopy, Thomas Lennox, Lord A. Taylor, Col. Crook, J. Leslie, C. P. Tudway, R. C. Cubitt, Mr. Ald. Liddell, ii. G. Tyler, Sir G. Davison, It. Locke, J. V5`1(..!, J. Duckworth, Sir J. Lydon, Sir E. B. 1 / 4 ivyau, Sir It. Buncombe. W. ..:. Macgregor, James Vyse, Capt. Dunne, Col. Maguire, J. F. Waddington, 11. -, Egerton W. Martin, John Walcott, Ad - n. Egerton, E. Mike, W. Welby, Sir G. , 4 Ferguson, Joseph Michell, Wrirn Wl'teside, Jamas Fitzgerald, Sir J. Moody, C. A. Whitmore, H. Frewen, C. B. Morgan, C. Wise, A. Fuller, Augustus E. Morris, D. Woodd, B. Galway, Viscount Mowbray, J. Wync''nun, Gen. Goddard, A. L. Mullings, J. IL TELLERS Goderich, Viscount Murrouttli, J. F. Grosvenor, Lord It. C re, W. Napier, J. Ball, Edward MAJORITY—NOES 186. Aclanti, Sir T. Fitzroy, Hon. 11. Oakes, J. A'Court, C. 't itzrvilliam, G. 0 Connell, D. Anderson, Sir James Foley, John 11. OTraher',.-, Anthony Bailey, Sir J. FoN:cr, Charles Oliveira, Benjamin Baines, H. T. l'ortescue, Chichester Osborne, Ralph 'laird James Fox, R. Otway, A. J. Barnes, Thomas Gardner, Richard Owen, Sir J. Barrow, William 11. Geacb, Charles Palmerston, Viscount Bass, M. T. Gibson, T. 3i. Patten, J. Beaumont, W. B. Gladstone, William Peel, F. Beckett, W. Goodman, Sir G. Percy, J. Bell, J. Gordon, Adtniral Peto, S. Berkeley, Admiral Goulhuto, H. Phillipps, J. 11. Bethel', Sir Richard Gower, F. L. l'hillimore, R. Biggs, William Graham, Sir James Pigott, F. Blackett, J. F. B. GrevAle, Colonel to. Pilkington, Janes Boi.dero, Col. Hall, sir Benjamin Pollard-Urquhart, W. Bonham-Cc:ter, J. Hamil4m, Lord C. Ponsonby, Hon. A. Bouverie, E. Eastie, Alexander Pritchard, J. Bower, (1. Hastie, Archibald Ramsden. Sir J. Boyle, Hon. Colonel ITeadlam, T. E. Robartes, Thos. J. A. Bramston. T. W, Heatlicoate, Sir C. Roche, E. B. Bright, John Herbert, Sidney Russell, Lord J. Brockman. E. D. Hervev, Lord A. Russell. F. C. Browne, V. Heyworth, Lawrence Sadleir, J. Bruce, Lord E. Ilindley, Charles Salleir, John Bruce, H. A. liorsfall, T. B. Sawle, C. B. G. Campbell, Sir A. Howard, W. '.'. Scholefleid, W. Cardwell, Edward Howard, Lord E. Scobell, Captain Caverdisb, lion. Geo. Hume, J. 503 mour, Lord Chambers, T. Hutchins, E. Seymer, H. D. Cholmondeley, Ld.II. Jermvn, Earl Shelburne, Earl of Clifford, Henry H. Jocelyn., Viscount Shelley, Sir J. V. Cobden, Richard Keating, R. Sheridan, R. B. Cockburn, Sir A. Kennedy, T. Smith, John Benj. Coffin, W. Keogh, William Smith, R. V Cowan, Charles Kershaw, James Sinai, Rt. lion. E. Cowper, W. K: - maird, A. F. Stuart, 11. Craufurd, E. H. 3 li, i ii, William Sutton, J. H. M. Crossley, F. Lacon, Sir E. Tailored, Henry Wm. Dalkeith, Earl Laing, S. Thompson, George Davie, Sir 11. Lawley, F. C. Thornely, Thomas Denison, E. Lee, William Vernon.(:. B. H. Denison, J. E. Legh. G. C. Villiers, C. Pelham Dent, J. Lockhart, A. E. Wall, C. B. Bering, Sir Edwo"d Lockhat t, W. Walmsley, Sir J. Dlvett, E. Lowe, Robert Walpole, S. H. Drumlaurig, Viscount Luce, Thomas Walter, .1 )lin Drummond, Henry Mackinnon, W. A. Wells, W. Duke, Sir J. 111‘Oregor, John Whelley, George 11. Duncan, G. Haddock, Sir li. W.ckhain, H. W Hondas, G. Maule, Colonel Wilkinson, W. A. Thiodas, F. Miall, E. 'Williams, W. Dunne, Michael Milligan, E. Wilson, James East,;Sir J. B. Mills, T. Wood, Sir C. Elelto, Lard Moffatt, G. Wrightson, W.' k Wee, E. Molesworth, Sir W. Wyndham, IV l' i stm Elniley, Viscount Monck, Lord Wy :111, M. Es.nonde, 3. Monsell, W. Yor.-1, Sir J. E west, William Muigrave. Earl Fc.iden, H. J. Illure, Col. Fergus, John .Newark, Viscount Ferguson, Col. Norreys, Lord IELLEP I. Hayter, lion. W. • Berkeley Grenville GREAT LONDON DRAINAGE BILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUN. Sm,—You are aware that a bill under the above title Ras introduced into Parliament this session, by which it was proposed to accomplish the following objects :—" To afford means for effectually draining the Metropolis—to preserve the Thames from the pollution at present passing into it—and to preserve the contents of the sewers for agricultu-al purposes." These objects were to be secured by the construction of a tunnel sewer on each side of the Thames, passing under and intercep:ing the contents of the present sewers, conveying the same to a distance from the Metropolis, and there, by deodorising and precipitating it, to form an inodorous and dry manure. This bill was referred to a select committee before whom, dui'ng an investigation of seven days, the fol lowing facts were proved by evidence : That the proposed tunnel sewers were capable of car rying off 37,000,000 of cubic feet of sewerage per diem, whilst the daily amount of sewerage, according to the highest estimate, is only 12,000,000 of cubic feet. That by these tunnel sewers, and by no other means, can the whole of the low-lying districts of the metropolis be efficiently drained. That for the ordinary rain-fall ample provision is made, the flushing or scouring power of which will carry down into the tunnel sewers all the foul matter that may be in tlze general sewers, leaving them clean channels through which any amount of storm wt,ter will afterwards pass into thy' Thames. _ That the proposed terminal works were sufficient for the purpose, and that the process of manufacturing the manure was so inoffensive as to admit of the works ter minating at the River Lea, 31miles short of the distance proposed by the plan. That the tunnels could be constructed without inter fering with the traffic of the thoroughfares under which it was intended to pass ; and That the proposed tunnel sewers, branch sewers, and works could be efficiently constructed for the sum of 900,0001., eminent contractors being fully prepared to undertake the contract. The minutes of evidence taken before the committee were ordered to be printed, on the motion of the chair man ; reference to which NC I I confirm the foregoing statements. Tbis important public work, originating with, and now proposed to he carried out by, public enterprise, and in all reasonable probability without charge to the rate payers, could not fail to confer such incalculable advan tages upon the metropolis that it was deemed reasonable that the parishes benefited should share the risk in a small degree. A clause was, therefore, inserted in the bill, providing that they were to contribute towards a divi dend of 3 per cent. on the outlay (not exceeding 900,0001.), in so i - • as the sale of the manure failed to produce that rate of interest. This guarantee was to e x tend only over 25 years, and t, be altogether extinguished whenever the profits Amounted to 3 per cent. Under this clause the greatest amount which, under any circumstances, could bo pay able by the metropoli s wou ld b e 27,0001. per annum for twenty-five years, equal to a present value of 450,0001., or one haw the cost of the works. The parishes, the parties really interested, did not oppose the bill in committee, which was opposed only by the representatives of the two Commissions of Sewers, and on them, therefore, will rest the responsibility of any delay that may occur in the carving out this work, or of devising some better plan for the drainage of the metropolis, and a more advantageous method of raising the capital.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, W. C. STEP.HENS. 29k, Royal Exchange, July 13th, 1853. By the minutes of evidence taken before the com mittece, you will see that the commissioners do not con temp': te taking any ft,;,eps for relieving the Thames from its pollution ; but, on the contrary, they contend that such pollution is not pai*.icularly injurious, and that they intend to confine their labours, for many years to come, to the formation of extended inland sewers in connection with the pre , ent outfall sewers, which will greatly increase the pollution of the Thames, and still fc-ther endanger the health of the metropolis. BURlALS.—Yesterday the Government bill for burials beyond the metropolis was pl:nted. By this measure her Majesty, on the representation of the Nome Secre tary, ir.ty restrain the opening of burial-grounds. There r-e several provisions for burial grounds beyond the metropolis. TP - 1: FACTORY IT 'INDS' STRIKE AT 31ANCIIESTEIL— Dv'ing the week arrangements have been come to by several employers, either with the whole or pelt of the 112.7ds who hnd struck work, and some large establish ments are again in full operation ; but in other mills piecers have either struck or given notice to do so on Monday next, if their demands be not complied with.— ay ii M ov t Ar; s eit. tsion ocCfr o ot 6 s hn v u e a s v t ' cli l oe l L t i , t i t lE y . n i, to, : oa T kt l j o op rr ni ELECTION.--The Trurone l . election on nne Gilbert, ,u o for sd t his Michael Williams, q., i w L e u re w s econd by W. M y, .. " T ts w u e n e a d r y . Esq., iON-I:sLewininPcea'rliament. i ' m ß ou s s q l; elected to represent prßeseYnAteTjd anMAILdr e e fe o rr m e r d A t N o T COMPANY.—At committeet the a - journed . mcet;ng of this company held yesterday, the of investigat'mr, it being understood of that when their accounts A'uil gpori; ready the whale question .management . will Pe bron .7 ht "d, t " mte- .. ,Gy in pi .a Be by the parem , rr -6-- ,per consideiation. A e sole point o. In Ireland convents h a d ex i s t a l o p en ly and notoriously _vest touched upon were the return of tat Melbourne, and for centm:es, and was it not ex traordinary, if such abuses I Lhe ,alvices from St. Vincent of the arrival of the had ex'sted in them, that there should be only four cases V%toria. It appears by the profit and loss account, in the books in which assignments of the propel i,y hal that . the ordluary apoukture to the 30th of June last been obtained by undue means, in all of which the law was 12,3381., whlle fie receipt. were .only 4,98.71., had set them aside. He protested against inquiry as leaving a balance of 7,3511.,1which added to the unnecessary, and also because it would raise secta r i an sum disbursed for a dividend at the rate of 5. per cent. animosity, and be most mischievous in its effects. per annum in December last, namely, 5,6731., makes Lord PALMERSTON suggested tb'.t the debate 13,014/. to be carried against the general account of the should be adjourned, in order that some reports might Folipalf. • • . . • . .iii 101 4 69 224 13 i 33 i 86i 7 56 89 SO i 7713 i 8 Pm 15g 4 1151 i 16 14 90i 90 1 71i 2 n i 2 331 i 13 13 12 501 50 72! f 133 G 9 i 70 12i GOi 60 i 201 / i 1281 8 113 LLOYD'S SIIIPPLVG.-(THIS DA Y.) LONDON, July 22.—Wind this day at Noon, S. ; plea sant breeze, and fine.— The Princess Royal sailed from Constantinople on the 24th of February last, for England, and has not since been heard of.—The Zuluka, Akyab to Bremen, and the Falcon, Liverpool to Australia, were in contact at sea, and the former received considerable damage, but the latter received but trifling injury. DEAL, July 20.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Theodor Behi.ends, Pugwash ; Ennerdale, Shanghai. Arrived from the River—Windsor, Sydney, N.S.W. ; Deslandes, Cape Coast Castle ; Constancia, Rio Janeiro ; Yorktown, New York. Put back—lnglewood, Sydney, N.S.W. July 21.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived from the River — California, Adelaide ; Progress, Quebec. Sailed—York town, New York. Passed—Heather Bell, from Black Sea, for London ; Four Figle, Constantinople, for London ; Symmetry, Leghorn, for Newcastle; Deborak, Sines, for Hull. Anchored—Progress, from London, for Quebec ; California, London, for Adelaide: Rainbow, London, for Cardiff.—A ship, supposed the Owen Glendower, passed down at the back of the Goodwin Sands. SOUTHAMPTON, July 20.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Wash ingt )n (s), Now York. PLYMOUTH, July 20.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Nelly and Rachel, Porto Rico. Sailed—H.M.'s st. Comus, East Indies. FALMOUTH, July 20.—Wind, W. Arrived—Ellen, Mazanilla ; Jessie, Aux Cayes. Off Port—Elizabeth, Cal cutta, and sailed for Hamburgh ; Pompeer, Monte Video, and sailed for Liverpool ; George, Rio Janeiro, for Ham burgh. LIVEBPOOL, July 21 (10.30 a.m.)—Wind, S.W., mode rate, and cloudy. Ail ived—Eudocia, St. John's, N. 8.; Thomas Ridley, Newfoundland ; Arabistan, Tarcitts ; Fides, Alexandria ; Release, Gallipoli ; Moira, Malta ; James, Bahia ; Franconia, Richibucto ; Ocean Breeze, Montreal; Edith, Finland. Sailed—Mermaid, Philadel phia ; Maria Catherina, Sydney, N.S.W. Off Port—Bri tish Queen (s), from the Mediterranean. BRISTOL, July 20.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Sybella, Trinidad ; Meldon, Miramichi. GLOUCESTER, July 20.—Arrived—Eleanor, Quebec. DUBLIN, July 19.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Hebron, St. John's ' N.B. CLYDE, July 19.—Wind, W. Arrived—Thetis Mira michi ; Brazilian, St. Stephen's ; Miramichi, St. Arrived—Thetis, NEWPORT, July 20.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Annan dale, Bristol, for New York ; Abegael, Gloucester, for Quebec. s a iled—Nerude, Jamaica ; Elizabeth, City Point. HARTLEPOOL, July 20.—Wind, W. Sailed—Hermann, St. Thomas'. CHRISTIANSAND, July 14.—The Constance, Konigsberg to Hull, has put into Arendal leaky, and must discharge. —The Duurobin Dantzic to Leith, has put into Arendal with cargo heated, and must discharge. HAMBURGH, July 18.—The Clasina Bruins, from Dant zic, was abandoned in a sinking state in the North Sea, on the 15th inst ; crew saved, and arrived here. BOSTON, July B.—The Gondar, from Liverpool, which was partially destroyed by fire at Chaxlston on the 16th Juno, and scuttled, is likely to be made seaworthy. THE LATE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT DERBY. The young man (Mead), who dropped from the window, upwards of 60 feet, at the late destructive fire at Mr. Davenport's mill, died yesterday afternoon. Bennett is still lying in a very precarious state ; and Thorpe, the man who escaped by the ladder, is somewhat better. POPULATION OF FRANKFORT.—According to a census taken in December last, the state of Frankfort contains 73,150 inhabitants, of whom 62,511 are in the city, and 10,639 in the country. In the above number are in cluded 829 soldiers of the contingent. The federal gar rison not included in the above amounts to 4,821 men, so that the tota l numb er o f t h e i nha b itants i s 77 , 971. I n 1849 the inhabitants of the city numbered 58,426, and of the country 10,038, so that the population has in creased 3,814 in three years. The federal garrison com prises 1,717 Austrians, 1,713 Prussians, and 1,391 Bavarians. There are now in Germany eight sovereign States each of which has a population inferior to that of Frankfort, and before the territorial modifications of Anhalt and Hohenzollern there were twelve. 7i 361 i i 27i t 3 43 xd 101 173 3 49 8/ x d & bonus x all 3u 6 41 5; 7 A 7 x now Pald.l 18 100 100 all 111 1100 16 114 all 1.00 426 34 all all 100 1007 100 4V ? 174 all 100 100 34 100 - 16 11i all 1100 100 100 100 all all 6L all 100 all 21s. 'Co 20 St. St. 20 St. 10 25 10 1.0 6 10 20 20 334 10 20 10 20 10 2Q 103 i 12 st. St. 25 30 20 1 40 25 100 100 20 50 50 100 100 100 20 10 50 15 20 20 20 all all all all 11 100 100 181 14 all all all 12 20 10 20 35 3i 2f, i 79 3 / 4 i 8i 2a i li 2a