The Sun. — London, England, 1853-07-09 00:00:00

• - MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 7,000 bales, including 1,500 for export and on spe culation. The market closed steadily. The share market opened with a dull appearance, but after wards improved and closed firmly. The following account of the present state of the dried-fruit trade in London is by Messrs. Wetherby and Hansom "At the commencement of the 1846-7 season, we were literally without currants, and prices were driven up from 45s to 56s but before December about 7,500 tons of goo d new fruit had arrived. This cannot by any possibility be the case this autumn. We may receive a little more old fruit direct and from the Continent, but as the clearances are likely, in the interval, to continue on, at least, a moderate scale, we shall find ourselves, at the commencement of the new season, with a most trifling stock of old fruit, ill assorted, and with no hope of a prospective supply of such qualities as are adapted to our usual winter demand. _ "It is a peculiarity in this trade that currants and raisins are seldom excited and brisk at one and the same time. The latter article haN:ng, since the date of our last report, attracted much attention, and been subject to vast speculative operations, currants have, accord ingly, been comparatively quiet. There has been, how ever, no retrogade movement, but rather the contrary ; some extra fine old Zante has again commanded 100 s., so that 90s. to 100 s. are no longer looked upon as extra ordinary quotations for finest fruit. New fruit having been rather scarce, has not met with much attention ; it is much inquired for, and will, no doubt, continue to command full prices. The amount of bullion in the Bank of England shows a decrease during the week to the 2d inst., compared with the previous return. This arises principally from the sums remitted to the Conti nent for " calls" upon foreign railways. The ad vances upon other securities were augmented, showing more demand for money. The various changes were as follows : Active circulation.. Increase £22,867,820 216,260 18,553,905 111,384 3,149,789 35,257 5,615,362 83,249 12,504,620 172,210 1,372,642 49,248 13,116,997 1,013 14,372,331 666,942 9,204.260 359,065 Bullion.. Decrease.. Rest Increase Public Deposits Increase Other Deposits Increase Seven-clay and other Bills, Increase Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Increase Notes unemployed Decrease Bias of Exchange upon the principal Continental cities were taken yesterday afternoon at nearly Tuesday's rates. Paris, 90 days, 25 ; 22-k to 25 ; Amsterdam at 11 18 to Hamburgh at 13 7to t, and Trieste at 11 4 to 6. The amount of gold shipped from London during the week, to Thursday last, was 4,537 ounces, and 39 ,581/., the latter all to Australia, and of silver, 2,104 ounces. The English Stock Market has been very firm this morning, and the assurances given in Parlia ment last evening seem to have inspired the hope that negotiations will be continued that may lead t° a pacific solution of the Eastern question. At the same time the foreign accounts do not read well. The value of Consols has been 98 and 98 1 for transfer, and 984 to g for account, the pre- Rent quotations being 981 E. The New 31 per Cents. have realised 101 k to 11, and the 3 per Cents. 981 to 99. East India Stock has been marked 257 to 258, being an improvement. Ex chequer Bills are is. to 4s. premium, and India -150 11ds 245. to 30s. premium. Pereign Stocks generally are rather higher, and with moderate transactions. Mexican Bonds have been at 27 to 1. Equador have been firm at 4. Grenada D e f erre d B on d s h ave b een mar k e d 9. Portuguese Four per Cents. are very firm at 41 to I: Spanish are merely nominal. The Swedish oat' is at 1 premium again. Russian Four-and h alf per Cents. are steady at 100? t, ex dividend. French Three per Cents. have been 76 25 ; Bel gian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 97 to 98 ; and the Dutch Four per Cents. at 96 to /. Railway Shares have advanced with the funds, but the transactions are not large. French shares are merely nominal. The Gold Mine and Land Companies Shares are very fiat, and in the Australian Banks there is scarcely anything doing. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the Official List. ) Business done. 984 9 ▪ 98 4 8 x d ▪ 104 a • 257 8 ZD 30 24 988 a 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities IPer Cent. Consols Annuities ....... '"evy 3 1 per Cent. Annuities inta.4 Stock Boifds, Ditto, under £lOOO Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, ld. £lOOO . £5OO Small 1 p 1 p 14p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Rquador Bonds Creek Bonds, Red I . o Mexican 3 pe r C en t . rtugnese Bonds, 4 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 4l Russian Ditto Ex all over-due Coupons 3Bi Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 44 per Cent. - .x (1 Swedish Loan .. . Dividends on the above payable in London. French Routes, 3 per Cent 76f 25c Ex 25f 10c Belgian 41 per Cent . 98 7 D utch Exchange, 2A per Cent. .... ........ Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 961 6 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Opening 19th July 9B x d THE SAVINGS BANKS BlLL.—This bill, as amended, was yesterday printed by order of the Commons. CHANGES IN THE PRACTICE OF APPEALS.—Her Majesty has been pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, by an order dated the 13th of June, 1853, to approve certain rules and regulations set forth in a re port of the Lords of the Judical Committee of the Privy Council, for the purpose of effecting greater economy, dispatch, and e ffi ciency in the appellate jurisdiction of her Majesty in Council. , THE WAGES' MOVEMENT.—SHIELDS, J u ly 7.—Yes terday the South Shields' Town Council determined to ', (ll 'ance the wages of the men i n th e p o li ce f orce i n t h at „,`" o rough 2s. per week. O n th e same d ay th e T ynemout h - (own Council resolved to adopt the following scale of 'wages to be given to the police force in that town : Serjeants, 235. per week ; first-class men, 21s. per week ; second class, 19s. per week ; third class, 17s. per week. The masons in North Shields struck last week for an advanc e from 245. to 265. per week. Several of the masters have given the wages, and there seems every probability that the whole of them will comply with the terms asked by the men, which is not more than what is being received by the workme n APoTliEcAurEEt-uAra.. The of the adjoining town. of the gentlemen who passed f ollowingtheir are the names andr e r x , e lmination in the science and practice of medicine , o ceiv u ed certificates ifieJ J ul Henry to practice, on Thursday, the 7th Cante rbury ; John Cooper Rose, Thomas, Llansamlet Peter Leigh Sadler, w arrin nr y on Syme, Cumberland ; John Evans Ilavart u ' an t a pi nles South Wales ; Joseph Beauchamp 111-ittli • o' an ' • em , s, xford shire ;John Adams, Bolton. ITIANWELL.—An entertainment of a very pleasing cha racter took place at Hanwell, Middlesex, on Wed nes d ay, the 6th inst. The spacious grounds attach e d to the Hanwell College were liberally thrown open by the Rev, Dr. Emerson, the Principal of the institution, to th e members of the Hanwell Mutual Improvement Society, their friends, neighbours, and gentry of Hanwell and the neighbourhood. The fineness of the day contributed to enhan c e th e pl easures o f th e field, which were of th e usual rural characte r . Th ere was cricket and climbing , Pony and donkey races, raffling, leaping, jumping in sacks, climbing for prizes, &c. An excellent band was in attendance, and added to the attractions of the fête by its enlivening strains. In the evening the company adjourned to the spacious and hospitable residence of Dr. Emerton, and tea and dancing closed the entertain ments of the day. Just previous to separating, "God save the Queen" was sung, and a vote of thanks rap turously accorded to the rev, doctor, who briefly returned thanks, affectionately alluding to his twenty years inter course with them as a pastor and friend, and assuring them that he deemed the best means of promoting the glory of God was to contribute all in our power to the well-being and happiness of man. LAMENTABLE OCCURRENCE.—On Thursday morning, we hear, a lamentable occurrence took place at the seat of Savill Onley, Esq., at Stisted. A young lady on a visit at the mansion the daughter, it is stated, of Cap tain Barrington, was found drowned in the water in the park, supposed to have committed suicide.—Chelmsford Chronicle. REPRESENTATION OF NORTH DERBY.—Mr. William Evans, of Allestree, having accepted the Chiltern Hun dreds through, increasing years and ill health, his son, Mr. Thomas Win. Evans, has issued an address on free trade principles to the electors. The High Sheriff has fixed Saturday, the 16th of J u ly , for the election , t a Bakewell. SLIGO ELECTION. —Mr. Sadleir has been returned b y the small majority of 4. The follo • wing were the num bers at the close of the poll 5ad1eir............ ..... ...................... 145 Somers Majority for Sadleir ............... TRALEE ELECTION.—The numbers at the close of the poll were : O'Connell . Fitzgera1d........................................ 150 ............. 10 Majority for O'Connell ............. 140 SHARE MART(PITS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices 1 Basiness dons Yesterday. this day. Paid 1100 1 si Aberdeen Ambg. Nottug. Bost Eastn. Junc Birmug. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. dt Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. dti Birk.,l £5O di £25 Cons Do., £20..... ......... Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon—. Cork, Black. & Pass. DublindißelfastJunc. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction IDo. New Eas. ngliau (X 25 L. & E. & L. & D.) Do., ( .:18 E. & 11.) Ear :.^ Counties Ease n Union, Class A. la ;o E. U. Sh Do., do. Do., B. di C East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk Birming. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk.. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) Great Western Irish South-Easters. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds La ncash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths ....... Do., Wst. Riding Un. Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby. Southpt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright. di S. Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths London & S.Western Do., 'Do., £4O Lndndrry Lndndrry. di Ennie. - . Manch. Shef. &Lin n Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midlanr G.West.(lr.) Do. Shares Newcastle &Carlisle.. Newmarket 31 Do. Bury Extens 4 ons 16 Newpt.Aberg.&lTtfd 71 Newry tit Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint di Rostrevor .00 Norfolk.. IDo. , N0w...., INortlut Counties Un North British !North Devon, No.i Do., No. 2 De. „?. A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western .. N. da S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg. Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herold Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry (Shropshire Unia:: 'South Devor . South Eastern.. South Wales.... S. Yorksh. River Dun Do ........ ...... ......... Stockton & Tha , 1 Haven Dock _ailway Vale u Neath Waterfd. dr Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall Wmbledon &Croydob Woodford ......... ...., York Newctl. & rierW, Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland.. PREFERENI Aberdeen ~ Do. No. 2, 7 p. c. .., Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares .., Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent cork &Randon-Clr,_ Dundeo Perth &Aber- C een Junction E lAngl" An (1:3 Os) 6 per cent Do: (X 5) 7 per cent. Do. (.1:7 17s) 7 p. c. Eastern Count' - s Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. Now 6 p. c. St. P.astem Union, Ncrip Gua - .. 6 per cent East Lanc..sli. 6 p. ets Edinb Prth. &Dundee 5i per cc at. GiLigow S.; 3.Weste - . Guar. 5 per cent._ Great Northn. 5 I). c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. Do. 4 p. c. Scrip Gt, Southn.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths)... Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Es. 5 p. c)... Do. coy. red. 4i p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irnd. 4 p. c.... Lan. &York. F. .±.20 Do. 6 p. c. Stock London and Bri;hton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Prot., 5 p. e. S'6.l Do. Convertible, 5 p c 1852 .7 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. London & S. Western Con. Thirds 'Londonderry& Color, Shares Cordy. & Ennis. Sh, 'Man., Sher., & Lin. Shares, No. 1. .. Do. New, £lO Do. £6. Marypt.&Carl.4 p.c, Do. 43 . per cent Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol S L Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Extension... Do. sp. Ext. Do. Guar. 54 per et._ Do. Way. Val. 5 I). e North British North Staffordshire ' Oxford, Worcester, & Wolyerh.Xls, 6 p.c ' Do Shrews. &Birm.N.G, Shreweby. & Chester (Nor.W.Mir), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South bovon . Do. New IS. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os, 6d. Do. 4i per cent. Pre. S' . .Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Waterfd .&Kilk 6p. c. York, Newcastle,and Berwick ,4 p.c. Pref. Do. ...................... ands. Midland 11. Perch Antweri,d Belgian Rasta.. June. Beziers to Graissessa.c Charleroi & Erquelin. Dijon and Besan2on.. Dutch Rhenish ..... East Indian.... .. .... Do. Extensi on .... . .... Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Jurct. of France at .Wes tern of Canada Shay' , Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c, prof Luxembourg Do. (Railway) •. Do. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. prof Lyons & Mediterran Madras Namur & Liege (with inorest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyon; Paris and Orleans..,, Paris and Rouen ..... . Paris and Strasbourg ParisC.4en & Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre,.,,, Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse._ Sth-Eastrn. of Franco Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 53 pe: c. Pref... 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Gold Id par 10s. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Australasian id par 20 5 Australian 1 all Aastralian Cordillera id par 1 all Australian Freehold . 1 all Avo Maria —4 d 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) d par 1 all British Austrin. Gold 4d 20 13.5 British Iron 35 241 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 4 41 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 34 41 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 34 —35 1 all Carson's Creek 40 all Cobra Copper — . . 5 1 Colonial ... 14 Copiapo St. all Copper Min. of Eng 6O -- 70 25 all Do. Pref. 7.! e p. cent 7 8 p 5 all English and AusAn Copper Smeltg. Co 2 — 14 d 20 all General 2 all Great Nugget Vein i 1/p 2 all Do. Registered 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Lake Bathurst 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares 1 all Loud.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co. 1 , 4 1 all IVlariquita 10 9 Mexie^n&q.Am er i en 7 8 1 all New Grenada par— A p 1 all Nouveau Monde 4 1 p 10 5 Nova Scotia Mining and Copper Smeltg. 5 1 Port Philip 4(.1 par 1 all Quartz Rock ld 1p 50 all Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 7 9 30 10i Santiago do Cuba 41 —5l 1 all South Australian 10 7 Tin Croft ••• 281 all United Mexican 3 44 1 all Waller — P 1 all West Granada p 1 all West Mariposa 1 all Yuba JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 79 81 xl2 b. 801 x bonus 50 all British N. American 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 1 p 100 25 Colonial — 100 20 Commercial of Lond 20 10 English Scottish and Australian id p 20 121 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia p 11 50 20 London and County rio 10 London Joint Stock., 100 20 Lond. & Westminster „. 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 22/ National of Ireland ... x d 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation 49 51 25 5 Do. New ••• 100 25 Provincial of Ireland x div & bonus 10 all Do. New ••• 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co 4 d par 25 all South Australia 46 48 25 all Union of Australia 77 79 771 22 Do. New 8 81 50 10 Union of L0nd0n..,,, ••• ••• 40 all Union of Madrid — MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult.l 68 70 20 8 Australsn.Pcific • Maill 10 7 Australn. Royal Mail -- 50 381 Brit. American Land 67 —6!) 100 324 Canada 6B 70 5 5 Crystal Palace — 3 p 8 4 2 Crystal Pal. of Franc ( ' 1 20 1 Eastern Steam ••• 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 20 14 General Screw Steam 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel •• • 10 2 Netherlands Land — 20 71 Nrth. ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. 100 60 Royal Mail... Steam 25 25 South Aus.rr'.Land 1 all Submar. Telegraph... 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization.. „ 100 284 Van Diemen's Land 16 18 16/ LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DA Y.) LONDON, July 9.—Wind this day at Noon, E.S.E. ; light airs and dull cloudy weather. DEAL, July B.—Wind, N.B. Arrived—Talleyrand, New Orleans, for Ha.mbrrgh. Arrived fr om th e River, and. sailed Cadet, for Lainceston, V.D.L. ; M`Donald, Ade laide, S.A. ; Royal Stuart, Poi '., PhPip ; Lyra, Barbadoes ; Parrock Hall, St. Kitt's. COWES, Jily B.—Wind, S.E. Va' paraiso. PORTSMOUTH, July B.—Wind, S.E. to S. Arrived— Athenian, London, for New South W a l es, an d proceeded for Southampton. PLYMOUTH, July B.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Margaret, Sierra Leone, for Sunderland • Pr'ncess Royal, Quebec. FALMOUTH, July B.—Wind, N., fog. Arrived—York. shire Lass, Quebec. Sailed—Firefly, Melbourne ; Martha Mills, Demerara. ty J ames, Dantzic to has put in here leaky, and Iv, I discharge. GLOUCESTER, July S.—Sailed—London Packet, Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, July 7.—Wind, S. Sailed—Clifton, Cal cutta. GUERNSEY, July 7.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Dispatch, Cardiff and Ceylon. JERSEY, July 7.—Wind, E. Sailed—Alliance, Monte Video. SWANSEA, July S. Wind, W.S.W. Sailed—Anna, Mauritius. LYTHAM.—Arrived—Harmony, St. Mary's, N.S. LIMERICK, July 7. Wind, S.S.W. Sailed—Anna Maria, Quebec. LONDONDERRY, July 7.—Arrived.—Mary Ann, St. John's, N.B. ; Fairy, do. MARKET NEWS--(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. Very large supplies of both fruit and vegetables were on offer to-day. The demand ruled steady, at our quo tations. FIWIT.—Pine apples, 4s Od to 8s Od ; hot-house grapes, 3s to Gs ; Hambro ditto, Os to Os Od per lb ; apples, dessert, lOs Od to 15s Od ; cooking ditto, Os to 00s per bushel ; pears, Os Od to Os per dozen ; lemons, is to 2s Od ; oranges, 4s to 8s per 100 ; pomegranates, Od to 0(1 each ; almonds, 58 per peck ' • Barcelona nuts, 20 s per b ushel ; cob-nuts, s per 1001bs. • chesnuts, 8 s t o 20 s per bushel ; straw berries, 4d to is 6d per pottle ; peaches and nectarines, 8s to 20s per dozen ; melons, 3s to 8s each ; cheires, 2d to 28 per lb. ; gooseberries, 2s to 3s Gd per bushel. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, is to 2s Od ; Brussels sprouts, 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, 3s to 6s ; greens, 2s Od to 4s Od per doz.bunches; French beans, 9dto is 3d per 100 • asparagus, is to 4s per bundl e ; soa -k a il , O s Od Os Od per basket ; rhubarb, 3d to Os 8d per bundle ; cauli flowers, is Gd to 4s per dozen ; potatoes, old, 80s to 120 s ; per ton; ditto, new, 12s Od. to 25s Od per cwt. ; turnips, 3s Od to 4s Od ; carrots Gs Od to 8s Od per dozen bunches ; cucumbers, Os 2d t o is Od each ; celery, 9d to is 6d per bundle ; spinach, is Od to 2s Od per half sieve; old onions, Gs Od to lOs Od per bushel ; spring do, 4d to 5d Per bunch ; leeks, 3d to 4d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to 8d ; garlic, 6d to 841 per lb ; endive, 2s 2d t o 3 s Od per score ; small salad, 2d to 3d perpunnet; horse-raddish, is Od to 3s 0(1 per bundle ; mushrooms, is 6d to 2s Od per pottle ; parsley, 2s Od to 3s Od per dozen bunches ; turnip greens, ls '3d to is 6(1 per bushel ; cabbage lettuce; Gd to is per dozen ; cos ditto is to 2s Od por score ; radishes, Gd to is per doz. hands ; tomatoes, Gs Od to 8s Od per dozen ; mint, 3d to 5d per bunch. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Geese, 4s Od to 6s 6d ; Turkeys, Os Od to Os each ; Ducks 2s 6d to 3s 6d; tame Rabbits, ls 6d to 2s Od; wild ditto, 8d to is 2d; Pigeons, 6d to 10d each; roasting Pigs,Os Od to Os Od each; Surrey Fowls, Gs Od to 9s Od; ditto Chickens, 5s 6d to 6s Od; barn-door Fowls, 33 6d to Os Od per couple; Pheasants, Os Od to Os Od; Partridges, Os Od to Os Od; Hares, 2s Od to 2s 9d; Leverets, Os Od to Os Od; Woodcocks, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; Grouse, Os to Os Od; Snipes, 9d to is Gd; Teal, Gd to 9d; wild Ducks, is 3d to 2s Od ; Widgeons, 9d to is Od; and Plovers, Gd to is each. English Eggs, 7s 6d to 8s 3d; French ditto, Os Gd to 7s Od per 120; fresh Butter, 10d to is id per lb. _ . BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7,id to 8d; of household ditto, s,id to 7d per 41b loaf. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s Od; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d; Lamb, 6s Od to 6s Od ; Veal, 3s I.otl to 4s 10d; Pork, as 4d to 48 Od per 81bs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s 8d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 33 Od to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4s 10d to Gs Od ; Veal, 3s 10:1 to 4s 8d; Pork,l3s Od to 4s Od per Blbs. by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 550 d to 12s Od ; Brills, Os Od to Os Od; Cod Fish, Os Od to Os each; Salmon, Os 8d to Os 10d per lb.; Soles, Gd to 2s Od per pair ; Eels, 6cl to lld perlb ; Lobsters, 3d to la 10d ; Crabs, 4d to ls 8(1; Whitings, 4s to 5s Od per doz.; Doreys, 2s 6dto lOs Od; Mullets, is to 5s each; Common Oysters, 6s Od to lOs Od; Natives, 36 s Od t o 42 s O d per bsh.; ackerel, 8d to 9d.each ; Smelts, 6d to is 6d per doz. Skate, Gd to 7d per lb; Shrimps, is Gd to 2s Od per gallon; Bloaters, is ld to 2s 3d per dozen; Fresh Herrings, 3s Id to 3s 9d per 100 ; Haddocks, 4(1 to Os 10d each ; Plaice, 5s to 7s per 100 ; Carp, is Od to 2s Od each ; Tench, is Od to 2s Od per brace ; Gurnets, Gd to is Od each ; Halibut, Gd per lb.; Salt Fish, 2d to 5d per lb. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2id to OM; 641 b to 721 b, to 3d; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 34d; 801 b to 881 b, 33(1 to 3/(1.; 881 b to 961 b, 3id to 4d; 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to 44(1 ; IC.llb to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, 6s Od to Os Od; calf skins, light, is Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, 5s 6d to Os Od; polled sheep, Os Od to 00s Od; Keats, Os Od to 108 6d; Half-breds, Os Od to Os Od ; Downs, 6s Oat to 8s Od; Lambs, 2s Od to 3s 7d ; and Shearlings, is 6(1 to 2s ld. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ Gs ; c7over ditto, 4/ Os to Si 5s ; and straw, 1/ 7s to 1/ 14s per load. Supply but moderate, and trade rather dull. CIIM BERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 8s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 15s per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. IrtruiT ucHAPEL.--Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 7s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to Si 8s ; and straw, 1/ 7s to 1/ 14s per load. Trade steady, at full rates. ENCUMBERED Esrans COURT, IRELAND.—It appears from filed i s Parliamentary return, th a t o f t h e 9 68 pet i t i ons n the above, and with respect to which proceed i E ngs had been pendi ng in the Courts of Chancery and Q e y o 5 a years and e under q , 615 21 9 had b een pen di ng over 3 and under 4 over 5 and under 10 years ; 167 v years ; 89 over 15 and under 20 over r i t 1 Exl l e ; u e 3 r years ; 46 over 20 and under 25 years ; 31 over 25 and under 30 years ; 22 over 30 and under 35 years ; 17 over 35 and under 40 years ; 4 over 45 and under 50 yearn ; and 9 over 50 years. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal assent was given by commission to the fol lowing bills :—The Excise Duties in Spirits ; Cathedral Appointments ; Malicious Injuries (Ireland) ; Soap Du ties ; Public Works Loan ; Whichwood Forest • Bally mena, Ballymoney, Coleraine, and Portrush Junction Railway ; Londbuderry, Coleraine, and Belfast Junction Railway ; North British Railway ; Scottish Midland Junction Railway; South Shields Improvement; Staines, Wokenham, and Woking Junction Railway ; Peebles Railway ; Portsmouth Railway ; London and Brighton and South Coast Railway; Aberdeen Railway ; Bristol and Clifton Gas Amalgamation • Manchester and Bury Road ; Witham Drainag e ; Wimbledon and Croydon Railway ; Witnpole, Westlingwortli, and Polton Road ; Hull and Holderness Railway ; Glasgow and South- Western Railway (No. 2) ; Rochester-bridge ; East Grinstead Railway ; Eastern Counties Railway (Wood ford and Loughton) ; Ha,slingilen and Rawtenstall Water Works ; Monkland Railway ; Manchester Improvement; the Gorbals Gravitation Water (No. 2) ; the Limerick. Ennis, and Killaloe Junction Railway Company ; the East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway (No. 2) ; and sonic other private bills. The Lords Commissioners were—the Lord Chancel lor, the Duke of Argyll, and Lord Stanley of Alderley. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PETITIONS. Lord CARRINGTON presented a considerable num ber of petitions against the Tring and Oxford Branch of the London and North-Western Railway. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition emanating from a public meeting of workmen in favour of an amendment of the law respecting the combination of workmen ; also, several petitions from workmen at Glas gow, in favour of the Arrestment of Wages Bill. SAVINGS BANKS ANNUITIES BILL. Earl GRANVILLE moved the second reading of this bill. Lord PORTMAN complained that in the event of trustees objecting to take the responsibility which the bill would impose on them, no provision was made for finding other persons to fulfill their trust. After a few words in reply from Earl GRANVILLE, the bill was read a second time. COMMON LODGING-HOUSES BILL. On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, the amendments to this bill were considered, and agreed to. COLONIAL BISHOPS ACT EXTENSION BILL. On the motion of the Bishop of OXFORD, this bill was read a third time and passed. PATRONAGE EXCHANGES BILL. On the motion of the Bishop of OXFORD, this bill was read a third time and passed. EXPENSES AT ELECTIONS. The Earl of SHAFTESBTJRY brought up a bill for the purpose of rendering illegal all payments at elections for travelling expenses, for loss of time, and for refresh ments, and moved that it be read a first time. The Earl of ABERDEEN admitted the great import ance of the subject, and that some legislation upon it was desirable, but guarded himself from expressing any opinion whether the provisions ofthe noble earl's bill would be effectual in suppressing improper practices at elections, After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM, the bill was read a first time. THE EASTERN QUESTION. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE—my lords, ac cording to the votes of,the House of Commons,l under stand that the notice which was given in that house with reference to the affairs of the East is still fixed for next Monday. Under those circumstances, I am sure your lordships will not object to my renewing my notice for Monday, on the distinct understanding that if it shall be understood in the course of this evening, or at o wi any other time, that the motion would not b e ma d e i n the other House of Parliament, I shall not proceed with m I y sh n al o l t g ic i e v . e nTothieereefoofrethwe esoirthyluu tion lordships'hch I had before permission, on your lordships' paper for Monday next. Their lordships adjourned at a quarter to si x o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered' and agreed to :—Barnsley Waterworks (No. 2) ; London Docks; Midland Railway (Leicester and Hitchin). • The following bills were read a third time and passed : Cotbam's Estate ; Moore's (Brown's Trustees) Estate ; East Anglian Railways (No. 2). The following bills were considered, and ordered to be read a third time :—Galway Harbour; Galway Im provement ; Life Association of Scotland. PETITIONS. Mr. MIALL presented a petition from a Dissenting body in Liverpool, against the Education Bill. _ _ _ kr. BARNES presented a petition from Leeds against the opening of public houses and beer shops on Sundays. Mr. B. HUGHES presented a similar petition from Bangor. Sir J. DUCKWORTH presented a petition from Scarborough against portions of the Savings Bank Bill. Mr. PELLATT presented a number of petitions from places in the West Riding in favour of the People's Charter. LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND) BILL. The e.....ate0 on this bill was then resumed. Clauses 00 1., 40 Vl , ere agreeu Mr. V. SCULLY moved the omission of clause 44, and after a brief discussion the committee divided, when there appeared— For the clause Against it lB Majority :—.43 The clause was then agreed to, as were also clauses 45 and 46. Mr. SCULLY then moved the omission of clause 47, which empowers the landlord to remove monthly tenants at-will from his premises in cases where they inflict any wilful damage to the same. After a brief discussion, the committee divided, when the numbers were— For the c1au5e......... ......... .. 59 Against it .............................. 18 Majority ....... ............... —4l The clause was then a ........... greed to. Clauses up to 69 were agreed to. On clause 70, Mr. M'MAHON moved the omission of words, with a view of depriving landlords of the power of distrain ing ou growing crops. Mr: NAPIER opposed the amendment. After a few words from Mr. MAGUIRE, Sir J. YOUNG did not think the power of levying"' the growing crops was worth having, and he hoped the right lion. gentleman opposite would give way. After a short discussion, in which Mr. Keogh, Mr, Whiteside Mr. Davi son, Mr. Scully, Mr. Hamilton, and Col. Dunne took part, the gallery was cleared for a di vision. No division, however, took place, and on our return to the gallery we found that the house had resumed. The Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod then appeared at the table, and summoned the Commons to the House of Peers to hear the Royal assent given by corrir'ssion to certain bills. On the return of the Speaker, the house adjourned until s'x o'clock. The house resumed at G o'clock, and was PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. K. Seymer from the trustees and managers of the Bradford Savings Bank, praying for such alterations in the SaN ings Bank Bill as will induce them to continue their services ; by Captain Scobell, from medical gentlemen of Bath and its neigh bourhood, for giving naval medical officers the same ad vantages as military medical officers, and better accom modation to the naval assistant surgeons in the Royal Navy ; by Mr. Kinnaird, from the Free Kirk of Cluny, in favour of the bill for the inspection of nunneries ; by Mr. Cowper, from Hertford, praying for the application of the General Board of Health Bill ; by Mr. C. Berke ley, from the trustees and managers of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Permanent Mutual Benefit Society, and the Cheltenham Permanent Mutual Accumulating Fund Society, against the Registration of Assurances Bill (which were referred to the select committee on that bill); by Mr. Cardwell, from Mr. J. Vincent of Oxford, against the advertisement duty ; by Mr. Hume, from an indi vidual connected with the Bombay press, praying that that publicity might be provided for in the India Bill ; by Mr. Baines from Leeds, signed by 18,670 persons, praying for a law to prohibit the opening of public houses and beer-shops on the whole of Sunday, except for the accommodation o: lodgers and bona fide travel. lers ; by Mr. Miall, from certain Protestant Dissenters at Liverpool, a g ainst de Governm en t Ed ucation Bill ; by Mr. E. Ball , from the Sunday-school teachers of the Baptist chapel at Cambridge, to the same effect ; by Mr. Rolt from Tormorden, k favour of the Ten Hours Bill; by Mr. M'Cann from Drogheda, against ministers' money ; and by Mr. Petatt, in favour of ocean penny postage, from the passengers on board the ship Standard, bound for Australia ; and from North Shields and the West Riding of Yorkshire, in favour of the People's Charter. _ _ THE ISLE OF MAN. Sir J.WALMSLEY presented a petition f rom th e H ouse of Keys of tho Isle of Mat, praying the house not to pass the resolution now before it, and that, in case of an in , crease of duties, the sniping revenue be applied to the pur pose of the island. On the motion of the hon. mem ber, the petition was read by tho clerk at the table, and the hon. member gave notice that on Monday he should present a petition from the inhabitants of the Isle of Man to the like effect. THE SALT DUTIES IN INDIA. Sir J. PiklNafoN—frise to put tho question to the President of the Board of Control, of which I have given notice—whether ho intends to introduce in tho bill for the future government of India any provisions for the purpose of giving greater facilities for the importation of salt into India ? Sir C. WOOD--In answer to the question of the right hon. gentlemen, I beg to say that any. legislation on the subject of Customs duties of that kind is passed by the Legislative Council, and not by the Parliament of this country. It may be some comfort to the right hon. gentle man and those on whose behalf he has put this question, to know that one of the last papers laid before the house shows the increased import of British salt. In 1843-49 the quantity imported was 459,030 maunds ; in 1849-50, 624,000 maunds ; and in the six months of the subblequent year, it rather exceeded the amount of the preceding twelve months. Sir J. PAKINGTON—I beg to give notice that it is my intention, at a future stage of the bill, to propose a clause winch shall provide for the object to which I have referred. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. Sir H. HADDOCK I -f;ise to ask the President of tho Beard of Control, whether it is proposed, after the passing of the bill, to retain the practice of P. C. or previous com munication, in the transaction of business and correspond. ence between the Board of Control and the Court of Direc tors ? And whether it is proposed to adopt any measures to improve and render less voluminous the system of corre spondence which is now carried on between the Court of Directors and the authorities in India ? Sir C. WOOD—In answer to the first question of the hon. gentleman, I beg to state I do not propose to dis continue the practice of previous communications, but to extend facilities for the transaction of business. In reply to the second question, I shall endeavour, if I can, to re duce the quantity of correspondence which passes from this country to India; but I would remind the house that some of the witnesses examined before the committee declared. that the extent to which it was carried was absolutely ne cessary for the good government of India. (Hear, hear.) THE RUSSO-TURKISH QUESTION. Lord pALMERSTON—Seeing my hon. friend the mem ber for Aylesbury in his place, I wish to make an appeal to him on the subject of the notice which stands in his name for Monday next, and to request him, on the part of the Government, to' consider whether in all respects it may not be more advisable to follow the example set by those persons in the other house of Parliament who had a simi lar notice on the books, and postpone, without naming any particular day for the present, the notice ho had given. (Hear.) It is obvious that the discussion to which that notice must inevitably lead wig', l's the present state of public affairs, be attended with inconvenience to the pub lic service—not that her Majesty's Government, or any member of it, would be led to swerve from their duty by abandoning that prudent reserve which it would be thei obligation to follow, but that it might be expected, and probably would happen, that 'a the course of that discus sion things might be said by other persons which would create unnecessary irritation, and thereby tend to thwart and defeat any efforts to bring about a peaceful termina tion of the present crisis. It cannot, I apprehend, be ne cessary for any purpose which my hon. friend has in view ; for, if I understand the nature of his notice, his objects are three :—first, to obtain information, if rny informa tion can prudently be given ; next, to assure the Govern ment of support, in the event unfortunately of support being required; thirdly, to hold the Government to their duty, if in the opinion of my hon. friend, they were likely to swerve from the performance of it. Now, in regard to information, none can be given, consistently with the duties of the Goverrment, beyond that o. l 7eady in possession of the house. Nothing can be obtailri with regard to that object. With respect to suppoi t, I assure my hon. friend that her Majesty's Goverrment require no assurance ; they do not suppose that, in any un fortunate event which may load them to appeal to this house and to the country for support in a just cause, that support would not bo cheerfully and cordially given. We need no other assurance of that than the knowledge that we are sitting in the British Parliament. (Cheers.) With respect to the last topic, as to any idea that her Ma jesty's Government may require a stimulus for the per iare aimin g a t a com mon of their duty, I thick it i s suff i cient to observe unreserved reses by e of commonconfidence i n each olicy nterests, and inspi re d that when two great countries lik e E ng l and and France are bmyo nmostunitedobject, j i n epc e a t ; fc areeoem m t a g und i o n d rved p other— (cheers)—l say that it cannot, I am sure, enter into the mind of any man to suppose that any temporary forbear ance which the Governments of two such great countries shows, arises from wont of determination, or that th e mos t conciliatory course can b e a symptom of leb;`-ty or weak ness. (Loud cheers.) I trust, without any exhortation from my hon. friend or from any other quarter, the honour and interests of England and Franco aro in safe keeping, and that honour and those interests are inseparably bound up with the great and important interests of Europe. I should hope, therefore, that my hon, friend, yielding to the appeal I now make to him, pursue the course welch has been pu-sued in the other home of Parliament, confi dent that when the moment arrives that her Majesty's Go vernment think information can be given, that information will be given, according to the circumstances of the c. se, to the fullest extant th a t those circumstances may appear to render desirable. (Cheers.) The noble lord resumed his seat, but immediately rose again to move the formal motion that the house at its rising adjourn to Monday. Mr. LAYARD—In rising to answer the question which has been put to me by the noble lord the member for Tivor- ton, I trust tho houso will permit me to say one word on what occurred yesterday as to deferring this motion, be cause it appears that I have not been rightly understood. I beg distinctly to state that I am unconnected with any party, and that in giving notice of that motion I brought it forward as an independent member, in the conscientious belief that it was my duty to do so. (Hear, hoar.) Of course the appeal yesterday could not be resisted ; and when I was informed that the noble lord the member for the city of London could not be. present tb's ever 4 ng, I did not hesitate to defer that motion pntil Monday. But another question, and a much more serious question, has arisen. lam requested to defer tl ,, s motion, uncondi tionally, and without :limit. Now allow me to remind the house, that it was not myself that fixed tl , :s day as the proper day to bring forward that motion, but it was the noble lord, who stated, in my absence, that Goveroment , would give this day for bringing on the question ; and it appears it was a member of her Majesty's Govel_siaent who named Monday next as the proper day. I had nothing to do 31 naming either to-day or Monday, rud conse quently, as her Majesty's Gove - -. s-nent cr.d nano Monday, I thought the matter of convenience had then been taken into consideration. I conceive lam labouring under goat difficulty and very heavy responsibility. It is my own con viction that, so fa , - from the discussion of this question originating any dangerous results, it would be of the utmost itanCOPlClacifirjainn.gth(iitullis)morttntrisacinoels;ip"onintl atirtte very great alarm felt in the country from the uncertainty prevailing on this matter. (Hear.) Not only in England, but on the continent, that air - at is felt, and I corress it seems to me scarcely fair towards that elly with whom (and we learn it for the first time on this occasion) we are cordially acting, that the repot should be prevalent in this country—a report wl 'eh may or may not be true— that there have been dissensions in cal 'Vain quarters which have led to this uncertainty. (Hear.) Now, negotiations in the common acceptation of the term, sre scarcely going on. What are the facts of the case ? Here is a great na tion which has sent a powerfri r-my into two provinces of a neighbouring nation and taken possession of those provinces. A marifesto has been issued, and I beeve this country is little aware of the immense importance and enormous danger of that mr-' 2 'esto. It was an appeal to millions, in the name of their religion, to rise an d fi g ht f or that religion. I trust it may not have the effect, but it ma y possibly evoke passiors which no man on earth can control. (Hear.) I believe the time has never happened when such proceedings as I have described have occurred on the continent of Europe, without this house haN:ng some information (I do not say how satisfactory) laid be fore it; and I must be a"owed to remind the house that this house has received no tittle of information from her Majesty's Government. (Hear, hear.) The only informa tion given has been derived from the officir. l information of the official organ of the French Government. I say, in that state of uncertainty, the trade and commerce of this country have felt very considerable alarm ; and I think it only . reasonable that some satisfactory explanation should bo given by her Majesty's Goverrme n t. (H ear , h ear .) But if the noble lord rises, and, i r somewhat more distinct languago, tollspo that the copse' quoncos of this motion is diaigornns to the public sorvic3, of course I cannot hesitate in the course which I shall Ru;sue. At the same time I appe.ll. to this house and to the country to bear me out— that f am no longer under any responsibility, snd that the responsibility falls upon her Majesty's Government. Of course, I was ready to tako that responsibility which such a mo!ion world throw upon me; and unless it were distinctly uTuderstood that her a Majosty's Goverrmont now take that re sponsibility in delaying this motion, I should bo guilty of a very great dereliction of public duty. (Hoar, hear.) If the noble lord rises and states that it is his bolief I should endanger the public service by pressing this motion, I shall certairly abstain from doing so. Lord PALMERSTON—I thick I stated as plainly as words can put it, that I thought the discussion of the mo tion would be attended with inconvenience and injury to the public service. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DISRAELI—This is a very remarkable case, and I think wo ought not to allow it to pass altogether unnoticed. Ono may easily adopt tho impression that an independent member gave notice of a motion on a most important sub- ject, which her Majesty's Government consider to be of an inconvenient character ; and no doubt a Minister of the Crown rising and appealing to the member would be supported as under ordinary circumstances and as may now oven be accorded. But I must remind the house that is not the caso of the honourable member for Aylesbury. - - - - • • - - - Only a week ago the first minister of the Crom n, in this house, himself indicated his wish that Ws subject should, be brought forward, his readiness to meet the motion of the honourable member for Aylesbury, and himself fixed the day on which it should be brought forward. Then what follows? From what has taken place to-night that may follow, unless removed by the representations of her Majesty's Government, which may have a very dangerous effect on public opinion, because if the noble lord, the leader of this house, was anxious and ready a week ago that this subject should be brought forward, and if wo are told now the bringing it forward will be injurious to the public service, it follows that in the interval of a week circumstances have occurred which have changed the opi nion of her Majesty's ministers. (Hear, hear.) lam not for a moment saying those circumstances have occurred. I hope they have not occurred ; but, unless they have occurred, I see no reason why the noble lord should appeal to the honourable gentleman. The honourable gentlemen is in exactly the same position as ho was a week ago, unless circumstances have occurred which have rendered our posi tion much less advantageous than at that time. (No, no.) I hear a murmur of no ! That is exactly the point which we have to discuss, and it is merely to notice that im- Rort o tntpon t that I have risen. I t is nee b y murm uring that point ans wer can bo given to criticism of this kill. It is essential to the satisfaction of the public mind that we should be bettor informed on this subject. If dur ing that interval of a week circumstances have occurre d of Bach vast importance and gravity that her Majesty's ministers aro authorised to take a precisely contrary course to that which they were ready to take a week ago, a de claration of that kind would render every gentleman silent. But if that be not the case, if circumstances of gr ea t danger and gravity have not occurred, then I say the honourable member for Aylesbury incurs grave respon sibility if he omits to do his duty to his constituents and to the country, and to bring forward an important a s ubject which the F i r st Minister of the Crown d pre viously invited him to do. (Hear.) Sir G. GREY and Mr. BRIGHT rose together, but the f orm er gave way. Mr. BRIGHT said—l think with regard to the main question no one has a right to find farlt with the bon member for Aylesbury if he consent to the proposition of the noble lord, because any member of this house—the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Disraeli) I;niself—is at liberty to give notice and to bring the question forward on the earliest day which can bo secured, and an opportunity is not very difficult to find if a person is determined to ob tain it. (Hear, hear.) lam one of those who think the honourable member for Aylesbury will exorcise a very wise discretion if he does not bring this question forward, and I will state in a very few words the reason why I am of that opinion.--In this country there is probably no diversity of opinion with regard to certain circumstances which aro occuring abroad. We all know it is very easy to get up in this house or in the country, where people are rather of a pugnacious disposition—(hear, hear, and a laugh) —a feeling, which may seem justified, of a wish to protect the weak against the strong, and that feeling may be pushed to that extent, that all efforts by the Government, how ever friendly and patriotic, to preserve peace may possibly be frustrated. (Hear.) Now, if I thought the Govern ment at this time was pushing the country to war—a war which would be unpopular in this house and hateful to the people—then I think any one would be justified in insist ing upon discussion, that this house might bring its power to check the Government ; but that is not so on the occa sion before us. I speak particularly of the Priine Minister. So far as his conduct is concerned in this matter I have the utmost confidence in the course he is disposed to take.. (Cheers.) I take it for granted that he will maintain peace if it be possible to maintain peace consistently with the character and position of this country. (Renewed cheers.) Well, having that confidence, I think it highly probable the discussion of a question like this, in a popular as sembly, may have the effect of damaging the object which I have so much) at heart, and it is because I am of that opinion —not that I shrink from the discussion of any question before this house, or in this house, if oppor tunity rendered it desirable—yet it is because I hold that opinion that I say, though Ministers of course use the phrase when things are to bo concealed, that the public service will be injured by discussion. I believe the chances of peace will be damaged if this question, with all the irri tating circumstances connected with it, is brought before the house now ; and having as I have great confidence in the wisdom of Government —their moderation—the con ciliatory course which they are disposed to take under any difficulties of this kind, and hoping that by that course they will be able to keep this country from the untold and inconceivable calamity of hostilities with Russia or any other country, I beg the honourable member not to bring forward his motion now. (Cheers.) lam quite sure that in course of time he will see the wisdom of the course re commended by the noble lord, and which I should recom mend. It may be some will taunt him with not bringing it forward ; but if, to-morrow or next day, persons in the press, or in this house, or anywhere else, taunt him with want of spirit and neglect of duty, he will have the satis faction of knowing, and it will be acknowledged before long, that he withdrew his motion because he was anxious to help the Government in the steps they are taking to preserve the peace of this country and the peace of Europe. (Cheers.) Sir G. GREY : I rise merely for the purpose of expressing my dissent from the inference which the right honourable gentleman (Mr. Disraeli) draws from the course pursued by her Majesty's Government on the present occasion. He has inferred, as a necessary consequence of that course, that we must now be in a far more disadvantageous position than we were a week ago—that circumstances of gravity and danger must have arisen in the interval which induced her Majesty's Government to make an appeal to the hon. member for Aylesbury - to postpone his motion. I must confess, without pretending to any knowledge of the facts of the case, that I draw a totally different infer ence from that course. (Hear.) The speech of the right honourable gentleman is calculated to produce great and unnecessary alarm. (Hear, hear.) But the inference which I draw is, that the prospect of bringing about an amicable adjustment is better, and the Government apprehend that discussion now, leading to an irritating debate, might tend to mar the prospect of an amicable settlement, which we all desire to see as the result of this question. (Cheers.) Mr. HUME—In all tho experience I have had, it does not occur to my recollection that resistance has ever been made to such an appeal as that of the noble lord, and being ono who has great confidence in the moderation, firmness, and judgment of the First Minister of the Crown, I ain disposed, with my hon. friend the member for Manchester, to think the hon. member for Aylesbury will act wisely and prudently in not urging any discussion at present. (Hear.) It is quite hle, publicity is on almost all occa sions of advantage, but there are exceptions, and I think this is ono. (Hear hear.) The obj ec t o f thi s coun t ry i s to keep at peace with the whole world—not that I would have the country ready to submit to insult, or to give up that which would derogate from its honour ; but I think the hon. member will act wisely in giving an opportunity to her Majesty's Government to point out, on an occasion of so much importance, when this discussion shall be brought forward. (Hear.) He must not mind what per sons may say, and I hope that, with the view of promoting peace, or assisting in the amicable arrangement of the present difficulties, he will accede to the wishes of her Majesty's Government. (Cheers.) Lord D. STUART was received with slight indications of impatience. He said—l think I can recal to the re collection of hon. gentlemen a circumstance which may possibly make them think it is not altogether presumptuous in me to address one or two observations to the house on this subject. That circumstance is, that the motion of which my hon. friend the member for Aylesbury has given notice was given notice of by myself somo months ago, and when my hon. friend was not in this country. (Hear.) Ho was then at Constantinople; but on his ro turn to his place in Parliament it was the wish of many of his friends and of mine and of those taking a great interest in this subject, that I should make it over to him. I most willingly acceded to their desire, and surrendered it into his hands, convinced that he possessed much greater capa city for doing justice to tho subject. Having (lone so, I may be supposed to feel peculiar interest in the course which he is about to adopt, and have somo title to express my opinion upon it. (Hear, hear.) I certainly do lament the course which her Majesty's Government think it their duty to take on this occasion. I cannot myself see the in jury which is likely to arise from the subject receiving de liberate discussion in this house. I should have thought myself that such a discussion would be likely to strengthen the hands of the Government, supposing they are going to take, as I am ready to suppose, a right and honourable course. I hope they mean to take measures calculated to maintain peace (which I suppose we all desire), and which will not expose us to the reproach of falling away from any engagement or of violating any assurance which this coun try may have given in support of a just cause to any other country. The house will, no doubt, see there is a great advantage in maintaining peace—that peace ought to be maintained by all means consistent with the honour and true interests of this country. (Cheers.) But there is such a thing as having a peace entailing half, if not all, the dis advantages of a war. There is such a state of things as having largo armaments, as expensive as if there were war. There is such a state of things as having a foreign army occupying the territory of another state, and sub jecting the inhabitants of that state to all the evils, the expenses, the cruelties, and the sufferings of war, and all in the name of peace. (Hoar, hear.) lam desirous of seeing peace maintained, but maintained in such a way as not to sacrifice our interests, nor depart from our good faith. (Hear, hear.) I hope that the dexterity and the spirit of the Government will compass both these ends. I should, however, have thought that the noble lord (Lord Palmerston) would have been anxious to grant further in formation ; but since the Government take the responsi bility of asking the hon. gentleman not to press his motion —since they do not feel the necessity of the support of the representatives of the people—(hear, hear)—l think th ere is but one course l e ft t o th e hon. gentleman (Mr. Layard), and that he cannot, with any propriety, do otherwise than consent to the appeal that has been made to him. But though, under the circumstances, the delay may be assented to, the house and the country will, at the proper time, ex pect, and insist upon having, the fullest information on all these points. They will know whether there has been within the last week, any change as seems to be suspected on the opposite side—(hear, hear)—in the motives anti mea sures of the Government. They will be acquainted with all the circumstances which made the Government at ono time apparentlydesirous that this motion should be brought on, and at another that it shall be put off. (Hoar.) Mr. LAYARD said that, after what had fallen from the noble lord and others, he had no difficulty in acting on this occasion. After the appeal that had been made to him, he had no hesitation in withdrawing his motion, which, how ever, he would bring on again whenever the public service would admit of his doing so. The subject then dropped. ARMS ACT (IRELAND) Mr. BUTT hoped that, though the noble lord the mem ber for Tiverton had already moved that the house should adjourn at its rising to Monday, he would not be prevented by the forms of the house from answering the question of which he (Mr. Butt) had given notice. This question was to ask the noble lord the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the intention of her Majesty's Ministers with reference to an Arms Act for Ireland will be stated to the houso, and if it is intended to introduce any bill, when that bill will be brought in ? Tho matter was ono of tho utmost importance, and in connexion with he bogged to remind the Government of the old maxim, "his dat qui cito dat." Sir J. YOUNG said that, as had already been stated, the matter was now under consideration of the Govern ment, and duo notice would be given of the course they would pursue. Lord NAAS said that tho importance of this question was such that the house ought to know distinctly what the intention of tho Government was. Mr. MACARTNEY said that the law as it stood ought not be allowed to expire; he trusted that her Majesty's Ministers were prepared to introduce a bill upon the subject. After a few words from Sir W. VERNER, Sir J. YOUNG said ho thought ho had already ex plained that it was the intention of Government to intro duce a bill. When the measure was matured it would be brought under the consideration of Parliament. mi. in NAPIER urged that n o ti me should be lost in bring- Mr. S. HERBERT said that as soon as public business permitted the bill would be introduced. The motion that the house at its rising do adjourn until Monday was thou put and agreed to. SUCCESSION DUTY BILL.—PUBLIC BUSINESS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved, that the order of the day in reference to this bill, be read, in order that it might be discharged. On Monday next, after the Committee upon the India Bill, he would brim. up certain am en d ments upon the Succession Duty Bill,° chiefly designed to give effect to two or three points on matters which had already been agreed upon. Should any question be likely to arise upon the amendments, the Government would endeavour to bring the Indian debate to a close by ten or eleven o'clock, in order that tho amend ments upon the Succession Duty Bill might be considered. The third reading of the bill would be fixed immediately after the debate on the India Bill was concluded ; this he trusted would occur in the following week, so that the third reading might be looked for on Monday week. The motion was agreed to. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BILL. Upon the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair, Mr. BLACKETT said that after the division of last week it would be useless to oppose the Government upon this measure. He trusted, however, that right hon. gen tlemen would use their victory prudently, and listen to the reasonable remonstrances of those who did not approve of this measure. The first question to which he would call the attention of the house was as to whether the Court of Directors were willing to remain as they now whore with out any commercial character. In the last East India Bill or charter it had been expressly provided in the preamble that the company was to give up its commercial character; the preamble of this bill merely stated that it was expe dient to provide for the government of India. This was a point on which ho should like to have the views of the right hon. baronet (Sir C. Wood). Again, as to the system that seemed nominating members of the Court of Directors ; In seemed not to meet with a very favourable reception. a letter from the chairman, dated 2nd Juno, 1853, he stated that, notwithstanding the selection was confined to certain persons, it was very much feared that tho per sons nominated would bo chosen from political bias. He thought they were bound to contemplate all adverse con tingencies. Ho wished the President of the Board of Con trol would state what ho was prepared to do in the event of the refusal of the Court of Directors to take upon them selves the government of India. The next point concerned the my loose way in which this i pill was drawn, This 1001 1 68 ni g 1 measure might be called the Constitutional Act for their Indian Empire. It was of a totally different character from that of former measures relating to the subject, inas much as they were all of a temporary nature, whereas this was a permanent measure. The provisions of such a mea sure ought to be simple, clear, and comprehensive ;- but what were the characteristics of this measure ? He asked the President of the Board of Control whether he had the slightest idea of the number of enactments revived. He hoped he should not be told that this was a question of time, and that Government had not time to do it. Now Government should cut out for themselves only so much work as they could get through satisfactorily. But the only time that could possibly be lost by the reconstruction of this measure would be the time which would be occu pied, which would not be "more than a few days, in transcribing the various acts which it was intended to revive, • for he supposed when he proposed to revive these acts, he did it from a deliberate knowledge of their contents. The first clause he thought ought to be post poned. Sir C. WOOD said the first point raised by the hon. member was, did he feel confident that the Court of Direc tors and the proprietors of East India stock would consent to remain trustees for the government of India if the bill passed in its present shape. He had not the slightest rea son to think they would not. With regard to the second question, ho conies:sea he did not quite understand his lion. friend when he said he wished the clause to be reconsidered in order that it might be brought for Ward in a more rea sonable shape, unless ho meant that all the existing sta tutes with ref erence to India should bo repealed and' re enacted. (Hear, hoar.) That certainly was' intelligible, but that was a totally different thing from postponing the clause with a view of bringing it forward in a more satis factory shape. He did not mean to say that consolidating all the acts would not be a desirable course, but it would be a gigantic task to consolidate all the acts relating to India, and if they wore to attempt to do it there would be no prospect of accomplishing it this season. Mr. BRIGHT said the right hon. gentleman had just given the sort of answer he expected. He said it would be a gigantic undertaking. Well he (Mr. Bright) thought this bill snowed that with regard to India, the right hon. gentleman was not competent to undertake anything of a gigantic character. But if it were a gigantic labour to consolidate these laws, it mast be a matter almost of im possibility for individuals to find out what the law was with regard to India. The argument the right hon. gen tleman used was just the strongest possible argument for. consolidation. The learned member for the University of Dublin had undertaken a measure of this nature with re gard to the laws affecting landlord and tenant in Ireland, and, when he was Attorney-General, consolidated 200 acts of Parliament, and put them all into one bill. (Hear, hear.) He put them before a committee; the bill was passing through the house, and he believed all connected with Ireland would admit that the result of that labour would be a vast benefit to Ireland. Then Sir Robert Peel on one occasion consolidated acts connected with tho cri minal law amounting to about 100 ; - and not long ago the Chairman of Inl an d Revenue proposed to consolidate the law with respect to the soap duties, which comprised 3 0 acts of Parliament. S ure l y if in these matters consolida tion was desirable, it •was more desirable when interests of such magnitude were at stake. He thought the right hon. gentleman had made a.most flimsy excuse for not having done what it was his duty to do. Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE said it was scarcely credible that they were legislating for 100 millions of people in such a way. The right hon. gentleman said it was a Herculean task to consolidate the acts. If ho was not prepared to undertake that Herculean task they ought not to legislate at all. Mr. HUME said it would have been more honourable iii the Government if they had taken time to bring forward a bill suitable to the importance of the object, and more especially seeing that it was not a temporary bill, but a bill that was to continuo for an indefinite time. He con sidered that the two, points submitted by the honourable member for Newcastle were unanswered and unanswerable. The principle was introduced into that house 20 years ago, that when a bill effected other acts, they should be re pealed and re-enacted. Three committees had laid that down with respect to private bills. Ho did not wish to destroy the East India Company ; he wished to see a good law enacted, by which the company could carry on the government of that country ; and he thought the Govern ment would have acted wisely in bringing in a continuance bill for one or two years, to enable them afterwards to bring in a proper bill, and worthy of the object they had in view. Ho ventured to say there was never an instance of a bill being brought forward which was so crude as this. He did not believe that in the pettiest, paltriest parish vestry in the country, the village Solons would have acted like the Government in the present instance. They would never have attempted to come to a decision until the com mittee they had appointed to inquire into the subject had made their report. Parliament had not yet heard the na tives, and surely the least they could do, if they made up their minds to hang a 'man; was to hoar him first. (A. laugh.) Before they legislated they ought to have dis- Covered first whence the abuses had arisen ; for abuses, no doubt there had been. The revenues of India had been wasted in wars which had been entered into without the con currence of the company. The Affglian war, which had cost 15,000,0001., had had very little to do with India. After the euloginin the right lion. baronet had passed upon tho Court of Directors, why should he destroy it, at least un til the termination of the period to which the present bar gain between the Government and the company extended —namely, the year 1874 ? No doubt the present institu tions of India wanted mending, but the present measure only disturbed and unsettled everything, without making any material improvement. On these grounds he should join in the protest of the hon. gentleman against the un statesmanlike character of the bill. (Hear, hear.) Tho SPEAKER then left the chair. On clause 1, Mr. PHINN moved to leave out the words " until Par liament shall otherwise prove," in the first lino ; and in the third lino, after the word "shall," to insert " be go verned by and in the name of her Majesty, her heirs and successors." The house had affirmed, by a largo majority, two propositions—first, that it was desirable to legislate (luring the present session; and secondly, that the East India Company should bo retained as an instrument for managing that country. It still remained, however, for the house to decide on the extent and the manner in which the influence of the Crown should be exercised. Tho prin ciple of his amendment had been supported by Mr. Fox, Lord Grenville, and other great statesmen ; and if it was a matter of some importance in those days, when tho different India bills were mere leases from the Crown to the com pany, it became still more so at the present time, when Par liament was proposing to legislate permanently, and for an uncertain period. (Hear, hear.) As for the words " till Parliament shall otherwise provide," they wore a mere pleonasm ; for of course Parliament would always retain the power of altering any arrangement s th e y m i g h t now choose to make. The hon. baronet the member for Roches ter (Sir T. Maddock), the hon. member for the West Rid ing, and another right hon. member, who had been Presi dent of the Board of Control, had all argued in favour of asserting the authority of the Crown ; but the right hon. baronet (Sir C. Wood) did not in his able reply, at all ad vert to the subject. It had therefore appeared to him (Mr. Phinn) desirable that the specific question should be submitted to Parliament whether the Government of 'riche should or should not be carried on by what had boon designated by mere than ono of the witnesses as a sham ? On the whole, then, he (Mr. Phinn) thought the time had. come when Parliament ought to pronounce a distinct opinion upon the question, and with that view ho bogged to move the amendments. (Hear.) Mr. LOWE objected to the first amendment, on the ground that it would afford a plea to the noble lord (Vis count Jocelyn), who had a motion on the paper, for limit ing the duration of the bill. The reason for limiting for mer acts arose from the company having been then a com mercial body ; and, therefore, all those acts were in the nature of contracts ; but as that state of things had ceased the necessity for limitation had also passeeaway. The effect of the old system was to make people sleep till the time for the renewal of the charter approached, and then overy species of complaint suddenly came to light. He (Mr. Lowe) thought it was high time that such a system should come to an end ; and that the plan of lotting the wheat and tare grow up together till the harvest, had bettor not be applied to our Indian Government. On the contrary, they had better always keep their field as well weeded as possible. If a man had any bodily ailments ho did not think of lotting thorn increase and become more complicated in order that he might have them eradicated by some scionl ific treatment at once ; but he endeavoured, to have each case cured as soon as it manifested its pre sence. What, therefore, was good for tho human body was equally desirable for the body politic. • Ho (Mr.Lowo) did not see how anything liko a healthy public opinion with regard to India could over be created unless India was understood to be always a subject upon which the Im perial Parliament could legislate. (Hear, hear.) He was quite aware that the words proposed to be struck out were mere surplusage ; but he nevertheless desired to retain them in order that the Indian people might bo assure d that though their rulers dwelt in a distant land, the Im y evils g co ov n e si nl de m r e a n ie of co i r ta - Le c r t i a a lLegislature wmaisghatlo w e a l% re i a n dy th t : Indian possessions. (Hear, hear.) Lord STANLEY supported the amendment, and con tended that, if it wore carried, it would not do away with the double goverment. It proposed no alteration in the form of the home government, and could not, therefore, be said to interfere with the double government. Of all the witnesses who had been examined not one had said that the change proposed would be injurious. This was, to a great extent, a question of names ; but, so far as the native princes, and all classes in India, were concerned, the alteration would be a most favourable ono. After a few words from Sir C. WOOD, on a point of' order, PIIINN said he was willing to take any course which would disembarrass tho discussion. After a conversation the amendment was withdrawn. Lord JOCELYN then moved an amendment, of which he had given notice, to continuo the act till the 30th April, 1864. It appeared to him that it was the duty of the committee to take such a course that tho subject should necessarily come before Parliament again at the end of a certain period ; and it was important, when this took place that it should not be b roug ht f orward as a party question. Ton years, he thought, was a period which would allow the experiment to be fairly tried. If the measure were found not to promote the interests of the people of India it would then be for Parliament to legis late in another direction. Whatever measure wore passed ought to have a fair trial, and the period of ton years was not too short for this. It had been objected that bills re lating to colonial government were not passed fora limited period ; but the cases were not at all parallel. It had also been said that by fixing a period for the duration of this act, it would cripple Parliament in reference to any al . terations or modifications that might be required earlier. Ho did not think it would. have that effect at all, If ho believed that any member of Parliament had power to bring forward the question whenever it might be necessary, with any chance of being heard, he should have refrained from proposing this'amendment. Mr. M. MILNES opposed the amendment. He believed that the governmentabo . at bo established would be a goo d government, and .. that the affairs of that country unn entlr c e e l s y s t rY p would bo well administered. open, to to fix be a ( nz a r t eri w od ith . Re M rw . ou ltyp eave t t h h o e ug m h a t tte it r by Parliament at any time. Mr. BLACKETT supported the dm amen ent. After a tho amendment few w , from Sir Mr. RICH said the bill wa s a more experi men t, an d t h ey the subject being ag ain b roug h t b efore m Parliament. He should o t certa inly ment as ensuring support th e amend ment g t he question aga in coming bef ore Parlia. Mr. V. SMITH said the inevitable result of the amend ment would be to bar all discussion until the end of tho 10 years. This had been to a great extent the case whon the charter was renewed for 20 years. When ho was Secretary of the Board of Control they had the greatest difficulty in procuring an attendance in the house to discuss any Indian question. All who had voted for the second reading of this bill had thereby expressed their approval of the form of goverment proposed ; and if they thought the govern _lll,9o & good one, they could not consistently support the I e id. ed er ral ng )ar .ny ely iry the )ld the ne. ent are 17'i all 10 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 all 15 all all 13 21s. 100 20 114 100 100 100 100 ] 100 100 100 6 100 100 100 100 ICO 100 all 100 10 all li all 100 all 3 100 14 14i 214 891 9 49 81 112 i ~~ i