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should be delayed for two or three years, and that during Governor-General, and the other was a civil functionary. all that time the people of India should be kept in total The fact, then, remained that the committee had not' had uncertainty as to the nature of the government to be before them one single independent witness. They had oneadverse from Now,he p r eposed. (Hear, hear.) The-hon . . gentleman reads peti- not had witness India. thoug ht teens, some of them asking for an inquiry in this country, the doors of the committee room ought to be opened to all, and some of them for inq • .in India, and one of them and that the same course ought to be pursued in respect to e witnesses from India as was adopted in reference to as ka for a sort of committee of inquiry in India, not for th wit purpose of renewing anything like the present govern- nesses at home. At home, whenever any public inquiry eae nt---beca - ase that is put totally, out of the ques- was made by a committee of the House of Commons, the tion—but for the purpose of forming a totally new expenses of the witnesses were paid ; and, in the present government, which at the end of two or three years will case, so far from shrinking from inquiry, they should have become temporary . (H ear , hear.) , I believe nothing will before them the representatives of the malcontents in be so dangerous to the peace and -welfare of India as that India, bring them over from India at the public expense, • quiry on this sub- and examine them upstairs. He must add an observation two or three years should be spent ject. I believe there is no peOple hi i io ln re attached to their with regard to this precipitate legislation. It was proposed ethe government of institutions than the people of t country; but if you to bring in a bill to settl e were to form some kind of a constituent assembly to dis- the committee had not got through one quarter of the evi cuss whether monarchy is agood thing, or whether the deuce which they proposed to themselves to take. Was House of Lords is a good thing, and say that for t wo or the r e ev er su ch a thing done before ? Had the house ever th re e years you should make that a subject of inquiry— (a before instituted a solemn inquiry before a select committee, laugh) —l am not quite sure that the confidence of the and proposed to legislate upon it before it was one quarter pe°ple in their institutions would not be to some extent finished? The noble lord (Lord Jocelyn) said the committee jh a ken. With respect to the government of India, the was not appointed to arrange or determine the government opinion of the Government is that they ought to introduce of India; it was set up, according to his view, only to obtain in the course of the present session that measure which information to enable the house to legislate. This was allhe they think best calculated to provide for the permanent (Mr. Cobden) wanted. Wait until you had the evidence welfare and happiness of the people of India. They hope before you began to legislate. If there was danger of agi to frame such a measure, and to introduce it to this house tation and discontent because a provisional act was passed at a period which will give time for its discussion. I for a temporary government, what danger might not be should be departing from my duty if I were to say what is apprehended from the fact that the committee of inquiry tile nature of the measure, or the terms on which it is pro- had been treated so little as a reality that the house would weed. to be enacted. I hold that it would be unwise and not wait to see what evidence they had collected? (Hear.) dangerous if I were to state the details of a measure with- It might be an inferior and secondary question, but he out at the same time giving all the reasons for it, and to would ask the noble lord, as a member of the committee, ask this house, without a reasonable in;.erval, to come to what he intended to do with them if he did not intend to a decision upon it. And I think this course has this avail himself of their inquiries? (Hear, hear.) He said advantage—those who oppose the measure will be obliged they might go on with their investigations. But, surely, to produce some definite plan as an alternative. (Hear, in the present state of public busin'ess, they might be hear, hear.) So long as we go on leaving in doubt better employed than in making inquiry after the noble and darkness what is to be the future government of lord and his colleagues had made up their minds as to India—one committee framing one measure, and another what they were determined to do. There was one part committee framing another, and some self-constituted of the evidence of Lord Ellenborough upon this subject association proposing a third scheme • all this tends, in the which was of great importance. His lordship distinctly meantime, to destroy and impair th at which has hitherto said, " when you have set up a government for India, that existed, without setting up any of those new schemes in government must govern for India. You cannot enter its place. (Hear, hear.) But if another plan is proposed, into details." If, therefore, the noble lord was going to that plan can be proposed in contradiction to the plan of take the matter out of the hands of the committee, he (Mr. the Government ; and this house, and the other house of Cobden) entreated him to discharge the members from Parliament, will have a fair opportunity of discussing and their duties at once, and leave them to attend to other deciding what is the measure best fitted for the govern- matters upon which they might possibly be of some use. ment of India. To that test we are willing to come, and (Hear, hear.) by that test we shall be glad to abide. There is no person, Sir R. INGLIS did not rise for the purpose of prolong- I should say, more capable of framing a scheme on this ing the discussion, but he agreed with his noble friend subject than Lord Ellenborough, whose experience at the that nothing could be more unfair than incidentally and Board of Control, whose great talents evinced as Go- without notice to involve the house in a discussion upon vernor-General of India, whose remarkable abilities, the affairs of India and whose thoughts have been turned in an especial man- Mr. BRIGHT—I gave notice to the noble lord. (Hear.) nor to this subject—all enable him Ito frame a great and Sir It. INGLIS—The notice was not upon the piper for co mprehensive scheme for the government of India. But the day, and he was not aware, on coming down to the let him, or let any gentleman opposed to the Government house, that a single word was about to be said upon Indian o il this question, produce that scheme, and we shall discuss affairs. Nine-tenths, or rather ninety-nine hundredths of those measures upon their merits. My own opinion is, the members attended in expectation of hearing a discussion that nothing would be more dangerous than to give the on the Jews' question. If the honourable member for Crown the whole control of the thousands upon thou- Manchester had intended to make a diversion upon his (Sir sands of the population in that part of the British domi- R. Inglis's) side, hehad unquestionablysucceeded—(alaugh) nions. Then we should endeavour to avoid that danger, and —for he had pro tanto prevented the Jews from receiving to frame a government upon principles more in conformity that justice which he thought they ought to have. It so hap with, and more favourable tb, constitutional freedom. pened, too, that all the speeches had issued from the same (Hear, hear.) With respect to the government that has narrow angle ; but why should young India contend on existed—and existed for a period, as I have said, for 70 such a matter with middle-aged England ? (Hear, hear.) pars—nothing, I should say, would be more likely to fail With the noble lord he (Sir It. Inglis) contended that the in theory than the government of a board of directors con- question was ripe for discussion whenever her Majesty's trolled by a board entirely dependent on them, and they, Government were pleased to introduce their measure. The again, having their orders transmitted to a governor-gene- question to be submitted was the mechanism and the or ral at a great distance from the mother country. But, in ganisation of the Government of India athome and abroad; framing that government, the experience o f 70 ye ars i s and on this question was the house to consult Manchester not to be despised. (Hear, hear.) The experience of manufacturers only, to the exclusion of one governor-general, those 70 years, from 1784 to 1854—when this ac t will e x pi re of another governor-general, of an acting governor-general, —must furnish material elements in every way worthy of of the governors of Bengal and Madras, two commanders the consideration of the house in reconstructing or renew- in -chief, and hosts of men pre-eminent for their experience ing the system of administering the affairs of India. I of Indian affairs? Were the opinions of such men to be will only now say that we shall be prepared to legislate on treated as of no value ? Would you take men from any this important subject in the present session, and when we manufacturing town in England, and say they were higher think that all the , information that has be e n obtained in authorities on the subject of India than the men whose reference to the question has been sufficiently long in the opinions had been taken ! With all respect, he would hands of the Government and the house to enable us to le- venture to say that the hon. gentleman the representative gislate on the subject, we shall bring forward the measure for Manchester was not more competent to give an opinion which 'we mean _to propose • and, in the mean time, we upon the future administration of the Government of In shall deprecate as a great evi l the postponement for two or dig than the eminent men to whom he had referred. The three years, for purposes of agitation, a question of this opinion of these eminent men, too, had been confirmed by. kind. (Cheers.) committees of the House of Lords and the House of Com- Mr. BLACKETT could not help expressing his deep mons, in words which, if not quite so full, were, at least, coin regret at the nature of the answer which had been given dent with their general result. He (Sir It. Inglis) was, by the noble lord to the hon. gentleman the member f or therefore, prepared to go with the noble lord in his inten- Manchester, and he trusted before this subject was pressed tion to introduce a measure upon the responsibility of Go to a conclusion, the noble lord would see reason to come t o vernment ; but he was bound to say there were some points a different opinion. on which he might agree with the hon. member for Man- Mr. J. PHILLIMORE expressed great regret at the cheater. It was not fitting, however, to give any further statement just made by the noble lord, for whose character opinion on such a subject upon a merely incidental ques and public services he entertained the most unfeigned re- tion. spect. It appeared to him impossible that the house could Mr. DISRAELI said that in the course of the discussion hetoeed, upon so short a notice, to the decision of a question two different opinions had been expressed. According to importance of which could not be overrated, and which concerned the interests one view the com m itt ee upon I n di an t err i tor i es ought to of 160,000,000 of our fellow subjects. conclude their inquiries before the house proceeded to legis- Mr. H. D. SEYMOUR also regretted to have heard the lation—whilst the other opinion was that, totally iirespec speech of the noble lord upon the subject. The noble lord tive of the information obtained by the committee, or of had denied the poverty and the misery of the people of the conclusions to which they m ight arrive, the house India by refusing to receive any evidence by which the existence of those evils could be proved. Such a course should at once legislate upon that most important topic— as this he could not but regret, respecting as he did the the administration of our Indian possessions. Her Majesty's high character of the noble lord. If it were thought that Government seemed to be of opinion that the house ought, all which was said on the other side of the question was without waiting for the conclusion of the labours of the - untrue and that was alleged in the petitions from India committee, to legislate for the administration of the Indian was fa lse, let the parties be asked to come openly forward to substantiate their statements. (Hear, hear.) Allow", government. Now, he thou g ht it was t o be regretted, if. them either to be s u b s t an ti a t e d or disproved. (Hear, her Majesty's Government had adopted that opinion, that hear.) But if the bill were framed before the inquiry was they should not have taken the earliest opportunity of closed into the most important subjects—the revenue and letting the house become acquainted with the plan they the judicial system—it would have been framed without sufficient evidence, and the responsibility of the measure meant to propose. (Hear, hear.) If, for example, during would rest upon those who voted for it. the remaining part of the session before Easter, an exposi- Viscount JOCELYN, as a member of the Indian corn- tion of the intended policy of the Government with regard mittee, must entirely deny the statement that any diffi- to India was laid before the house, the house would have culty whatever was thrown in the way of anybody being the benefit of a considerable interval for its consideration ; heard before that committee who could afford information they would be able to approach the discussion with very upon the state of India. On the contrary, he only spoke great advantage, and without that waste of time which the sentiments of every member of the committee, when otherwise, as it appeared to him from the present aspect he said it was their earnest wish to obtain the utmost in- of public business, must take place before they could enter formation they could possibly have upon this great and upon the debate. He would not express any opinion important question. (Hear, hear.) He must, however, upon the present occasion, this being an incidental dis be permitted to say, that had a suggestion which he made cussion, as the honourable baronet (Sir R. Inglis) had in the year 1850 been acceded to, the house would not stated, trough he had not hesitated, while deprecating have been in its present difficulty. In that year he pro- discussion, to give a most decided opinion. (Hear, hear.) posed to her Majesty's then Government the appointment Nor would he enter upon the discussion whether the of a select committee of inquiry upon this subject ; Government were right or wrong in making up their but he failed to obtain it. He lamented his want of minds to propose legislation without waiting for the corn success, for had it been otherwise the subject would mittee to conclude its labours. But, he maintained, if they now have been ripe for legislation, inasmuch as every were prepared to legislate without waiting for the termi gentleman would have been satisfied with the in- nation of the investigation, that they should have seized formation so obtained. (Hear, hear.) With reference to the earliest opportunity of acquainting the house with their the immediate subject before the house, it appeared to plan. But, on the contrary, instead of making an exposi him that if the legislation proposed by her Majesty's tion of their policy, the 'house were informed they were to Government was intended merely to affect the home be adjourned for a period of very unusual.duration ; and government of India, the amount of information now be- more than a month mist elapse, under any circumstanc es , fore the house was sufficient for th a t s p ec i a l o bj ec t • an d h e b e f ore th e Government could favour them with their pro could not see how the further inquiry about to b'e made ject. After Easter, it must be remembered, the house was into the revenue, judicial, and other departments of the ad- to have the financial statement brought under its conside ministration in India could affect that portion of their le- ration, and the noble lord heal himself stated that this was gislation. (Hear.) As it appeared to him, the noble lord a subject which would be very fertile of discussion, and had most properly and rightly stated that it was the duty of would occupy a very considerable period. It appeared to the Government to legislate upon the subject; it was im- him, therefore, that the house would be taking a very san possible for a committee of the House of Commons to de- guine view if they supposed they could eater upon the dis dare and determine what should be the future government cussion of the question of the future government of India of India. The province of such a committee was, it seemed until the middle of May or the commencement of June. to him, to obtain information ; which information, when This was a very unsatisfactory prospect. (Hear.) Now, obtained, would assist the Government which might be when they had to consider a question of this vast impor appointed to carry on the internal administration of the tanco, at intervals of so much length, where so much was Indian empire, show them where the evils complained of at staire, and when they might have the opportunity of lay, and point out the remedies that ought to be applied. considering the question with all the information before Such he thought was the great object of the present in- them, it was highly impolitic to enter into such an impor quiry. Then the question arose, was there sufficient tant—he might say such a solemn—deliberation at the fag evidence to justify the Government in legislating ? (Hear, end of the session. (Hear, hear.) It appeared to him that hear.) He candidly acknowledged he thought there was the course chalked out for the Government by themselves sufficient evidence ; but at the same time he should like would eventually lead to that result ; and that, nearly at to see them lay on the table their proposition for remedying the end of the session, the house would be called upon to the existing evils of India. Certainly, very great and consider the future administration and the permanent go serious changes were necessary in the government of vernment of India. (Hear, hear.) The house should India ; but he could not admit, as some honourable gentle- recollect that when the present act was passed it was men had stated, that it had been for the period of seventy passed under circumstances very unfavourable to fair years a curse to the people, though he thought that it and full discussion. The subject was brought be might and ought to have done much that it had not done. fore the house at a time when the country was excited (Hear, hear.) There was no excuse for allowing the re , and agitated by a domestic question of the greatest venues of the country to be swallowed up by internal wars. importance. The attention of Parliament was cer- Its internal capabilities ought certainly to have been im- tainly not then directed to the question of Indian govern proved to the benefit of the people ; and one of the great ment with the full authority and dispassionate attention sins of the East India Company had been that they had that was intended ; and it was now proposed, although the not encouraged the introduction of English capital and time was favourable for discussion, to enter upon it at the English enterprise, for it was only through such agencies end of the session. The house should pause before it sane that great internal improvements could be effected. Be- tioned such a course. (Hear.) But if the Government lieving, then, as he did that great alterations were required would take advantage of the present lapse to make an ex in the home government of India in order to impart vigour position of their policy, the question would then assume a to its administration, he trusted that her Majesty's different aspect, for it would then not be impossible to enter Ministers were not prepared to support any quack mea- upon its discussion. (Hear, hear.) sures, such as he had seen in some of the public prints. Mr. HUME warned the Government against the inex- They must improve the system from the root. Were they pediency and injustice of proceeding to legislate upon the then prepared with a measure likely to eradicate the evils affairs of India without waiting for the facts and evidence of India ? There were in the present Government men of that might be brought forward by the millions who were greater capacity than had been assembled upon the Minis- to be governed. The natives of India had presented a peti terial benches for many years ; and surely it was a question praying that they might be allowed to state their tion worthy of their gravest consideration, how the govern- grievances, and their opinion of how the last charter had ment of India should be administered. It was a question operated ; and he submitted their request could not in in which 150,000,000 of souls were deeply interested, but fairness be refused. Looking to the importance of the in one on which those 150,000,000 of souls had themselves no terests involved in this question, and bearing in mind how v o ice. It was their duty, therefore, to look carefully into much of the present session would in all probability be e question ; but if they were not prepared at this consumed in discussions regarding our system of taxation, moment, let them postpone the question. (Hear, hear.) he was confident there would not be time to consider the It was true there might be danger in delay, but there was affairs of India , and he did hope the Governm en t wou ld iar greater danger from legislating in error and in haste, yet be induced to postpone their measures for anoth er and from handing over the government of India for another year, orlat least until theJpeople of India had been heard. twenty Years, without either a hope or expectation of that (Hear, hear.) im p rov ement which th e country had a right to demand. Sir J. F. FITZGERALD rose amidst cries of " ques (Hear, he ar .) Mr. OTWAY tion," to express the hope that the select committee would also felt regret at the statement of the be permitted to examine the people of India, as by that noble lord. Th ere and the evils from could not be a 'doubt that the wants means alone would they be able to ar ri ve at e . truth. The should be which the people of India were suffering only evidence theyhad yet heard . had been given by the late. ascertained before the house proceeded to legis- very parties against whom the natives complained. Mr. COBDEN said that, being a member of the coin - Sir H. MADDOCK, as a servant of the Government of India, protested against the accusations which had been mittee on Indian territo ri es, h ai e e fe e l r t ed it necessary to explain thrown out against that body during the course of this the grounds upon which he noble lord conversation. fromd saidthe n oble lord The motion was agreed to. opposite (Lord Jocelyn). Th e THE JEWISH DISABILITIES BILL. objection to the house proce e di ng to legislate upon the A petition in favour of this bill was presented by Sir G. mac hi ne ry of the Government, after the and in so doi sl a t e which had PECHELL, from Brighton. already been made ; ng he treated the ques - Petitions against the bill were p resented by Sir H. Har e tion in a way which req uired j ust a word or t wo of pl a in FORD, by Colonel FORESTER, and Sir. T. ACLAND. interpretation. Now, when they talked of the m ac h in ery, Lord J. RUSSELL moved the second reading of the bill. of the government of ' In dia the y talked of that to wh ich Sir F. THESIGER, in moving to defer the second read they w e re afterwards to leave the administration of affair s and for six months, observed that the subject was exhausted, and that, as Lord J. Russell had adduced no new argu in that country. If they said, "We are now only g oi ng rnents in support of the measure, his opponents could to set up a government, which is not a matter of so much onlycoinue,wtelocmhb:ghim with the same weapons. There consequence as affecting the government in past times," it was a difficulty, he remarked, in discussing this appeared to him they were dealing with words, and not from there being no common ground t(l)3.fe antagonists could meet each other, the He would illustrate his supp or t er i n g with things. (Hear, hear.) apart from religious considerations, and its oppo the measure resting it on social and civil meaning. If they were going to ascertain the value of a grounds that the relyous question was of vital import watch, they would not at once content themselves with counting the number of parts, or with seeing that the that i the 7t and ilinsatrnilleNnate'y decide the issue. He agreed whole watch was entire, but they would inquire how it being not v. single Jew' the n directed against Jews, there would go, how it kept time, and what would be its motions. turned, they were treated asm England. When they re imposed upon them aliens —the aliens' duty being In the same manner if they contented themselves with in elusion from Parlia— eand this operated as a sufficient en quiring what was 'the machinery of the government of tare was that none e intention of the Legisla- India, and, because they found officials to tell them it was seat there. The subject of the oath a rc' be admitted to a a good government, they immediately renewed the charter obsolete, but it acted as a barrier aga i nst the become istians admission of which set up the machine for twenty years, it 'appeared persons not ions Chr . Lord J. Russell, in ermine that to him that they had not instituted the kind of _ di fferences were not to be the ground of excl us ion il rights, had not distinguished b t inquiry _ which would be satisfactory either to reason/ pol itical rights ; and the argument that be e ween civil and to common sense, or to ordinary justice. (Hear, hear) political rights; and the argument that, because they were tO COinTii sense, or to ordinary justice. (Hear, hear,) I allowed to act as magistrates, they mi ht form they were Before they r ture was utterly without foundat* g for m a part of fain how p oceeded with legislation they must ascer- the Legisla ur to the J ion. There order emachine had worked in India ; and in was something Pee lar Jews w were separate other certainperson a ta that they must hear evidence from some and distinct from the people with whom they lived, whi c h ever, not a singl en o ffi cials. Up to the present time, how- unfitted them from being members of a national Legisla mittee who we.; zson had been called before the ' But the strong and overruling objection to their ad- Company or by the ieaployed either by the Honourable mission rested, in his opinion, upon religious grounds, and, owe witnesses who h ad a • T ' l t'ard. Certainly there had been lif th• bilbecame law it would bethe first legislative declare ls tne of those was the _ given rather adverse evidence • 7 • dl made by which the enemiesof Earl of En but tion avowedly and designe . Legislature,l Ellenborough, who had been our faith should form a part of our Chris tian THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1853. Mr. B4OSEOENE.- T However he might differ fro:1111e Major part of _ the position laid down by • the hon. and learned member for Stamford, he certainly agreed with what he concluded his speech, that it was wholly impos sible to produce any novelty in so exhausted a subject. The hon. and learned gentleman, however, deserved credit for novelty. He gave a new reading of history, which, he (Mr. B. Osborne) confessed never to have heard before. He said that Jews were never heard of in the country till the reign of Charles 11. (" no," from Sir F. Thesiger). If the hon. and learned gentleman displayed the same accu racy in his history as he had in his law, he would have known of the remarkable offer made by the Jews in the time of Oliver Cromwell, to purchase St. Paul's Cathedral in order to turn it into a Jewish synagogue. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Had the hon. and learned gentleman been as correct in his history as he maintained the hon. and learned gentleman ought to be, he would have told the house that the Jews in the time of Oliver Cromwell were numerous enough and rich enough to make an offer for the purchase of St. Paul's Cathedral. Giving the hon. and learned gentleman credit for this novelty, for which he felt grateful, he must confess he addressed himself to the ques tion at issue, if not with despair, at least with despondency. It was no very consolatory thing to the advocates of reli gious equality to consider the present state of the question. In 1830, when it was first brought forward in that house by Mr. Giant—all honour to him—the question had been de bated frequently, and the principle had always been acknow ledged by that house—the leading members and statesmen on both sides, though differing on all other subjects, were all agreed in their sentiments on behalf of religious liberty. The wisdom of Mackintosh and Macaulay had been re sponded to by the late Lord G. Bentinck and by the pre sent Mr. Disraeli. Therefore it was not a consolatory re flection to find in 1853 the question "dragging its slow length along," and the same miserable arguments brought forward as were used in the 13th century to justify the ba nishment of the Jews, to keep them now f rom th e i r legis lative places in that house. The same arguments were now produced in the same intolerant spirit, and an equal amount of ignorance was displayed as was the case in the middle ages. The hon. and learned member for Stamford used nearly the sane terms and same arguments as were used by one of the lights of the law , Lord Coke, to do awa y w ith th e wr i t de hiretico comburendo. The hon. and learned gentleman, despairing of novelty, used the weapon of the hon. member for the University of Oxford (Sir IL Inglis), who said, " If you admit Jews to Parliament, you unchristianise it." Now was the hon. and learned gentleman really serious in making that declaration ? If such an act unchristiardsed the Legislature the same consequenc es mus t h ave followed when the Legislature agreed to admit Jews to civil offices, and another step in this heathenising process must have been taken when the House of Commons came to a vote that Jews ought to be admitted to seats on the bench. Could any man in his heart think that the legislature was un christianised by these concessions to the Jews ? If any one admitted this argument, he must go further, and say this was not a Christian country, and that there were only two Christian countries in Europe—Spain and Portugal ; for in those countries there was no religious toleration allowed. They would tolerate no one who refused to conform to the Roman Catholic religion. (Hear.) But in this country, where all sects were tolerated, where all modes of worship were allowed and protected, it was absolutely an offence to common sense to say that the admission of the Jews to Parliament would unchristianise the legislature. The hon. and learned member for Stamford went on to say. there must be a declaration of Christianity by every mem ber of that house. That declaration was taken at the fag-end of an oath, but there were two great parties—the Roman Catholics and the Quakers—who were excepted from that operation. If the hon. and learned gentleman was sincere in his declaration, why did he not come down to the house and put a notice on the books to the effect that a declaration of Christianity shall be made, not at the tail of a worn-out oath, but made in a separate oath taking precedence of all other oaths. Let that declara tion be, that every member, upon taking his seat, shall state that he is a Christian. With respect to the common adjuration to be taken ' he could conceive no more solemn farce than to see an hon. gentleman led to the table of that house, knowing the folly he was about to commit. (Oh, oh.) Honourable gentlemen did not perhaps know that they were required to abjure the de scendants of a person who had left no descendants, and that in doing this they committed a positive absurdity. He for one—and the opinion was shared by a large ma jority—thought that this question ought not to be dis cussed on religious grounds, but simply on its political bearings. If the tenets of the Jewish polity were dange rous to the state, and tended to the disorganisation of our institutions, then he admitted a case for exclusion would be made out. But, •he said, they were bound to come down to the house and state that no Jew ought to be allowed to canvass or to appear on the hustings as a candi date ; and not come there, and, by a side wind, attempt to debar the Jews, when elected, f rom t a ki ng th e i r seats i n that house. e would not assent to the proposition that it was necessary to make a religious declaration in order to discharge civil duties. The hon. and learned member for Stamford referred to one of the most remarkable men of the present day—the Archbishop of Dublin, and the posi tion in which the right rev, prelate placed the question. That right rev. prelate said it was not a question of Jew ish disabilities, but a question of Christian claims. Were Christian men to be debarred from selecting men whom they might think fit, provided they selected those who would do no mischief to the state? It was not so much the claims of the Jews as the rights of the Christians which were at issue. They were disfranchising some of the most wealthy persons in the world. The city of Lon don had three times sent a representative to that house, but the house had refused to receive him, and had thereby virtually disfranchised the City. Let the house take care that in excluding Jews they were not debarring Christians from their rights. (Hear.) He would now turn with pain to what had fallen the other evening from the hon, member for Tamworth (Sir R. Peel), whose observations were, from peculiar circumstances, worthy of attention. But he had heard the speech of the hon. bart. with regret, for he endeavoured to lower the question from one of public principle to an attack on an individual. The question had nothing to do with the merits of Baron Roths child, and when the hon. baronet made use of the invidious reflection on Baron Rothschild, in relation to usurious loans, the hon. baronet, in the remarkable sense of the words used by the hon. and learned member for Stamford, had stated only half the truth. (Hear, and laughter.) The hon. baronet; With the cry of religious liberty on his lips, but with penal restrictions in hi:heart, had endeavoured to lead away the house from the question, by a reference to vulgar prejudices; but when the hon. baronet came to facts the hollowness of his case was seen. The hon. baronet quoted the case of juvenile offenders. He (Mr. Osborne) had been searching the report, and could find no mention of the invidious crimes attributed to the Jews. The charge, he believed, rested on the assertion of Mr. Serjeant Adams, who was alleged to have said that certain Jews were re ceivers of stolen goods. The hon. baronet endeavoured by his statements to induce the house to believe that the Jews were reckless from their crimes and of bad morals. He would turn from the eccentric fallacies of the hon. baronet to the pure wisdom of his late father, who, speak ing on the subject of religious disability, said, " it was not right to inflict a penalty for religious error, civil disabili ties being in the nature of a penalty ." lii his opinion keeping men from the just object of their ambition in the country was a persecution which differed only in degree from torturing and burning. He believed in ex cluding the Jews they were putting again on them the yellow badge they were formerly required to wear. Let the house remove that badge by admitting the Jews to their rights. The hon. and learned gentlemen quoted from a pamphlet by Hollingsworth, in which it was stated that the Jews intended going in a body to Palestine. Now at this moment emigration was very rife, and yet he found the only people who did not emigrate were the Jews. In the constitutional countries of Belgium, Sardinia, and Hol land, the Jews enjoyed the same privileges as Christians. In France and Austria there were no disabilities on account of religion. And when the hon. and learned gentleman asserted that the Jews were a different and separate nation who never amalgamated with the people with whom they dwelt, he was as wrong as in his Oliver Cromwell history. The evidence to the contrary was to be found, first, in an extract from the report by the Minister of Public Instruc tion in France, which stated that since the Jews had been put on the same footing as other citizens, they had become equal partakers of the glory and the misfortunes of France, that their blood had flowed as freely as others ' and that they had adopted the same principles and had become equally good citizens. In Prussia, so far from the Jews being a separate nation about to emigrate to Palestine a document from the Council of Hamburgh to Prince Hardenberg stated that the history of the last war against France proved that the Jews rendered them selves worthy of the state in which they were incorporated, that the. Jewish youth were brethren in arms, and afforded examples of heroism and contempt' for the dangers of war, and that they were always ready to make sacrifices for their common country. These were historical facts which ought to be placed against the quotations from a pamphlet which nobody ever heard of. He would quote the words of Baron Alderson when delivering judgment in the case of Mr. Salomons. That learned judge said it was - 1 impossible the law could remain as at present ; that it would be more worthy for the country to exclude the Jews from privileges, if they were to be excluded at all, by a direct enactment rather than by the indirect operation of a clause intended to apply to a totally different class of cases. To this conclusion there could hardly be a dissentient. Was it right the house should take advantage of a pam phlet corrected by Garnett the Jesuit, to exclude the Jews? The phrase in question was intended not as a weapon of offence against the Jews, but against the Je suits. It was not right to take advantage of an ambi guous phrase to exclude the Jews in 1853. We ought at once to simplify the oath in order to carry out the recom mendation of the commission of 1845, and have one form of oath for all members. There ought not to be a theolo gical brigade in the house. The hon. member appeared horrified at the idea of a Jewish brigade, but the hon. member was taking the very course to effect that purpose. He contended that the house ought not to be split up into theological brigades. If they wished to show the faith of Christians, they were bound to do as they would be done by. And as the hon. and learned gentleman had quoted Hollingsworth, he would quote a higher authority, that of Bishop Newton, who said it was more fitting we should strive to dispense the mercies of Heaven rather than to exert ourselves to diffuse the punishment of man. That was a great sentiment, and he hoped the house would echo it by passing this measure by a majority worthy of them and the time in which we lived. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DRUMMOND admitted that, on political grounds, there was not a single argument in favour of the exclusion of the Jews. But this was essentially a religious question, and upon this ground he opposed the bill. Mr. E. BALL argued in favour of the measure from the character of the Jews, and from the obvious injustice of excluding them when infidels were admitted. If the pre- sence of - a Jew in Parliament could unchristianise it, his appearance in the jurybox must unchristianise a jury. He had given the subject great consideration, and believed that he carried out the principles of Christianity by voting for the bill. Lord A. VANE denied that the Jews, who did not be long to the nation, had a right to enter the Legislature, and he trusted those who had been returned to uphold Protestant institutions would not be led away by argu ments, however specious and subtle, to vote for a measure which, he insisted, tended to unchr!stianise the Legislature. Mr. S. HERBERT said the question was, whether the sole restrction upon religious liberty ought to be continued The exclusion of the Jews was now admitted to be acci dental, as in the case of the Quakers ; in respect to the latter, the bar had been removed, and why s h o uld it be retained in the former case? It was said, on ac count of his nationality, and his not being an English man ; but, if not an Englishman, to what nation did he belong? There was no Jewish nation. Jews were ad mitted to civil offices, but it was said they had not politi cal rights ; whereas, according to Lord Bacon, natural born subjects were entitled to all political benefits, He was not one of those who believed that religion had no thing to do with politics ; but he said that sectarianism had nothing to do with them. In a free country like this, where the religious body was divided into , innumerable sects and denominations, that house must reflect these differences, and it would not, upon the theory that the Legislature would be unchristianised, exclude a British subject from a political right on account of his religious faith*. He did not believe that this measure would tend in the slightest degree to impair the interests of Chris tianity, while it would show to all the nations of the world that we believed religion and liberty to be indis solubly united. Mr. HENLEY observed, that it was argued by the sup porters of this measure, that every man had an absolute right to enter that house, and that to require the qualifi cation of being a Christi an w as to evince a persecuting spirit. He thought this was not a political but a religious question ; this might be called prejudice, but he deemed it principle. If Jews were allowed to make laws binding the Crown and its advisers, why should they be restrained from advising the Crown on religious matters ? Lord J. RUSSELL said—Having been heard on a for mer occasion on this subject, I trust the house will allow me to give some answers to the arguments that have been used against the proposition I have brought forward. Be fore doing so, may I be allowed to mention a matter which is personal to myself, and which has been raised in the course of this discussion on the last night of the debate, in regard to my position in respect to this question. It was represented by an hon. member who doubtless had heard it out of doors, that I had introduced this question solely out of regard to my constituents, who had elected a Jew to represent them in Parliament. Now, it so happened that before there was any question of the election of Baron Rothschild, I had been asked by the Jews to undertake this question, and if I am • asked why, I can only say that I have always taken a part in questions of this kind—that I had spoken on the second reading of a bill introduced by Sir Robert Grant, in 1833 or 1834, and it so happened that I spoke on a question of a similar kind in 1846. Many years ago I undertook a question of a similar kind for the Protestant d issenters—namely the removal of the disabili ties imposed by the Test and Corporation Acts, and I imagine that I ac t e d i n that case from the same motives. I had no personal i n t erest i n the matter, (Hear.) But feel ing very strongly the reasons urged against persons being excluded by. what I considered an unjust restriction, and being called upon by the persons suffering under these un just restrictions to undertake their cause, I did not hesitate to do so. With regard to the historical portion of the question—namely, the object of introducing the oath, I believe we are all agreed. The hon. and learned gentle man near me said that these words were not introduced to exclude the Jews, but for a different purpose—to impose a more rigorous test upon the admission of Roman Catholics. If an application had at that time been made for the ad mission of the Jews I think they would not have admitted them, but then it would not have been upon religious grounds, but because they were aliens; and that objection was taken so late as the reign of William 111. I will not contend that the Parliament of the day, if the question had been b roug h t b efore them, would not have excluded. 1 the Jews ; w h at I contend is, that, in point of fact, Parlia ment never i n t ro d uce d t h a t d ec l arat i on or test for the pur pose of pl ac i ng a religious bar to the admission of the Jews. Therefore, it remains for us to consider, not whether we will remove what was a bar for the purpose of excluding the Jews, but a bar for a different purpose, which n'olor operates to their exclusion. If we take the opinions of those who oppose it from the opinions of the hon. member for Surrey, there would be very little difficulty, because he admits that on political grounds he sees no reason for their exclusion. The right hon. gentleman who spoke last took a much less strong ground, because all the arguments on the subject go much more to the exclusion of sects different from the Established Church than to the exclusion of the Jews. Because it is obvious that the "questions brought • into this house are much more likely to lead to opposition from others than from the Jews. Take, for instance, the question o f th e un i on of this country with Scotland. Presbyterians were admitted into the house, and questions arose upon episcopal authority, according to which Pres byterians were totally unfitted to decide, being opposed to episcopal authority altogether. Take, for instance, the question of the extension of the Protestant Church—the Roman Catholics can have no sympathy with us in any F bill which may be introduced into this house for that pur pose. The argument, if good for anything, goes to the ex- elusion of the Roman Catholics ; but when we come to the question of the Jews, there are few questions on which they will feel an interest contrary to the majority of Churchmen. ,An hon. gentleman suggested the question of the observance of the Sabbath ; but I cannot say that ] we have made much progress in that question, or that the discussions on it have been credit a bl e t o thi s house. As regardi the maintenance of the Protestant Church and clergy, we should have far less enmity from the Jews than. 2 from many sects whom we have already admitted. The 2 question is simply reduced to this—that there is a differ ence of religious opinion. It is on account of the religious k error of the Jews that you propose to maintain their exclu sion. Upon that question I feel that it is too late in the / day to argue. Those who maintain that on account 2 of the wide difference between Jews and Christians the Jews should be excluded, go upon a principle which 1 2 cannot urge, but against which I have the strongest opinions. My belief is that the imposition of political 2 disabilities on men bemuse of a difference of religion, is 2 exactly the same in principle as if you visited them with fi fine and imprisonment. The difference between persecu- 2 tion in former times and the present had been pointed out, l but those who condemned the Madiais, did it upon precisely 1 the same principle as those who excluded the Jews. For S my part, I cannot agree in it because it is a religious per- 2 secution. Here are the two principles opposed, and you 2 must take either—you must stand upon one„or the other. S If you take it upon the one, then all religion,. persecution may be justified—all penalties may be imposed which have led to those dreadful scenes of civil war and dissension and ji desolation which have prevailed from the beginning of history to the present time. The other principle is that s which has gradually grown up with our civilisation—which tends to make men love one another—which induces them s u . to lire in harmony as one family, and in concord with the 15 state—which leaves every man in possession of the inde pendent exercise of his own religious convictions, and which thereby removing all penalties and dis- 6 4 abilities, all punishments for the profession of faith, does, I believe, conduce more than the severest punishment, gi more than fire and rack—(oh, and cheers)—more than 5 solemn oaths and declarations, to the diffusion of just 7i opinions. (Cheers.) It is because I hold these opinions— 6-1 because I am not indifferent to the triumph of Christianity —because I believe that Christianity will triumph amidst ei the greatest liberty and the free diffu s i on o f op i n i on — on 10 these grounds I believe that its triumph will be aided and 20 crowned by the removal of the last remnant of disabilities. (Loud cheers.) St. Mr. NEWDEGATE asked, if all political disabilities 5 were considered persecution, why retain the disabilities in St. the bill ? If people of all religious opinions were to be re presented in that house, why not Atheists ? He prayed st, the house to retain its religious character, and not create a St. new religious qualification. Mr. V. SCULLY, on his own part and on that of the 6, Roman Catholic body generally, gave his cordial support to the bill. 60 The house then divided, and the numbers were— For the second reading 263 a. Against it 212 16 Majority for the second reading 5l St. St. COMBINATION OF WORKMEN. -- • - Mr. DRUMMOND obtained leave to bring in a bill to St. amend and explain an act passed in the sixth year of 50 George IV., to repeal the law relating to combinations amongst workmen, and to make other provisions in lieu st. thereof. The Consolidated Fund Bill passed through committee. so The Metropolitan Improvement Bill, as amended, was n 2; considered, and ordered to be read a third time on Monday. The Land Improvement (Ireland) Bill, as amended, was 12 considered, and ordered to be read a third time on Monday. The Oaths in Chancery Bill went through committee. 25 The Indemnity Bill was read a third time, and passed. The house adjourned at five minutes after twelve o'clock. 10 ROYAL lIUMANE SOCIETY. 12. The seventy-ninth annual dinner of this admirable c 8,.• institution took plac e on Th urs d ay at the'Freemason's °" Tavern, the Right Hen. the Earl of Powis in the chair. The company was very numerous. Af ter t h e usual 16:20 loyal toasts, the chairm an propose d t h e h ea l th of the 5 Duke of Norfolk, and prosperity to the Royal Humahe 2 Society. He urged in warm language the claims of so beneficent an institution to the support of the public. St. Among other circumstances, he stated that during the 20 last year 273,000 persons had bathed in the Serpentine, St. of which number 20 had been rescued by the officers of this society. During the nine weeks' frost which they 15 had recently experien ce d, 110 , 000 persons an d upwards 8 had amused themselves upon the ice. Of that number, 229 were rescued by th e o ffi cers o f th e soc i e t y, and only 10 one case had proved fatal. It was very much to be 10 desired that all inventors of apparatus for the pievention 25 of loss of life upon the water, or upon the ice, would cause 10 a complete set of it to be forwarded - to the Exhibitions of 10 6 London and New York, for investigation ; and he trusted; as a collateral object, that they would interest themselves 21 4 ? in the supp or t o f the Irish Exhibition, which promised to prove eminently serviceable to the future prosperity '" of Ireland. The toast was received with the greatest enthusiasm, 25 17 and afterwards came the interesting ceremony of pre senting medals to the various persons who had been the - means of rescuing human lives from drowning. Accord ing to the usual custom the individuals whose lives had 10 been saved, passed in procession round the room, fol. 5 , lowed by the various persons 'to whom they owed their 20 preservation. 20 The mu s i ca l arrangements, under the direction of 20 Mr. Hobb s , 20 gave tie greatest satisfaction. Miss Emma Phillips, Miss Fanny Rowland, Mr. F ranc i s , M r. H o bb s, 20 ' Mr. Cummings, Mr. G. Buckland, and Mr. H. Phillips, 5 20 took part in them. 20 Mr. Ha r k er was as efficient as usual as toastmaster. [ADVERTISEMENT. ]— THE ROYAL EXHIBITION. —A valuable new l y -i nvented, very small powerful waistcoat pocket gl ass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 11 miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the race course, at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles ; they are invaluable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen gentlemen, game keepers, and tourists.— To be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly-observe, opposite the York Hotel. Telescopes.— A new and most important invention in telescopes, possessing such extra ordinary powers, that some, 31 inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars. With the same telescope, weighing only three ounces, can be seen a person's countenance 31 miles distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every other kind for the waist coat pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes with increas ing powers accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful powers. An object can be clearly seen from 14 to 16 miles distant. Messrs. S. &B. Solomons, opticians, have invented invaluable preserving spectacle lenses ; immediately they are placed before imperfect vision, every object appears clear and distinct ; the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant,' is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. The invisible organic vibrator, and all kinds of acoustic in struments for relief of extreme deafness.-39, Albemarle street, , Piecadilly, opposite the York Hotel, 10 20 10 20 THE SB ARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Shr.(Taid ;t. 100 .',O [ fq A 1 all 11' 28 rral ii :2 181 ft. 100 ft. 100 $0 all i 0 all ;0 all i 0 I 45 15 all ;5 I .11 z all l 8 all !,0 all Z all :5 84 1 15 all it. 100 i 0 all lc RAILWAYS. Aberdeen Anibg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. 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Count Do Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Gt Nor Do n Stoc & Darr .4 Do IGtWestn, Business this day ..• "-- ... 30 - 31 29i -30 k 30 31 29 30 105 —lo7xcl 54 —53:32cd 151 - 153 324 -33 i 1.11 --113xd 554 --561xd 26i 27pl 13j -- 14 25A --261 19 —l9,lxd l 25 27 3 4 - 3} 1074 - 1084 64 66xd ... ad, ... act - Pm 152 - 154 1.51 - 153 , ad i —id ad 32i - 103 33i - 104 MINES. 1 all Agua Fria is lo s all Anglo Californian $ $ p 10 2 Australasian ls —24 p 4 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera par 1. all Australian Freehold. 1. 1 all Ave Maria - i. p 1 1 all Baden(Gd. Duchy of) par A P 1 all British Austrin. Gold A 20 13.5 Bri:Ash Iron 7 9 p 35 243 Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm.) 4 5 4i 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 24 - 22 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 29 —3O 1 C.:rson's Creek par 4 p 40 all Cobre Copper 44 —46 46 ii 1 Colonial Gold 24 —22 p 431 1 .• 14 C0pi...?0 St. all CopperMinersof Eng 6O 70 25 all Do. Preference 7 —B2 p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co l4 $ d 20 all General 172 182 2 all Great Nugget Vein 3k 3 p 3 all Great Folgooth - lj 1 p 1 all Lake Bathurst j dis— par 1 all Liberty a aP 13 1 all Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co $ d 1 all Mariquita kd par 10 9 Mexican &S. Americ 6i 7 7 1 all hew Granada * 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 p 5 1 Port Philip 1 p2B 1 all Quartz Rock par— j p 50 all Rhymney Iron 22 —24 15 Do. New 7 74 30 10$ Santiago de Cuba 1 all South Australian par —4 p 10 7 Tin Croft ll —l3 284 all United Mexican 65 7 1 all Waller 1 all West Granada 4 P 1 all West Mariposa par— p 1 all Yuba P JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 92 - 93 93 50 all British N. American ... 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India Australia, & China! ' 22 2ip 100 25 Colonial. — 100 20 Commercial of Lon don — 4 English Scottish and Australian 2 3j p 20 72 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia sj sgp 12i I T 50 20 London and County ... 50 10 London Joint Stock ... 100 20 Lond. & WesLminster 20 2 Lordon Bank of Aus trait's, and India j 50 22.1 National of Ireland 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation 55 56 25 5 Do. Ne 100 25 Provincial of Irela-__ 10 all Do. New 5 1 Royal Australn.Bl, dc Gold Imp. Co. par— ip 25 25 South Australia 52 53 25 all Union of Australia 77 78 2 1 Do New B2 9 8 50 10 r Union of London 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricult.., 112 117 Austrlasn.Pcific.Mail [ex Peel &ad Australn. Royal Mail k Brit. Americn. Land , 1 Canada ...... ......... Crystal Palace ... Crystal Pal. of Prance' Eastern Steam ....... r. . Electric. Tele g . of I: Gen. Steam Naviga:;.. General Strew Steam. Irish Bee ';,root Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel' Netherlands Land_ Nr th.ofEuropeSteam l Peninsular & Oriental, Do. Do. Royal Mail Steam.... ... Smith Austral. Land 59 Submar. Telegraph... ... Universal Emigration and Colonisation...l 'Van Diemen's Land..l 19 20 - ... •.. --. .•. - 61 120 I.oi SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE—Manua 11. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Sultana and Selina, from Port Vendres ; Elizabeth, Caen ; La Bretagne, Port Launey ; Fortunate, Malaga ; Queen of the Chase, St. Michael's ; Gem, Leghorn ; Elizabeth and Mary, do. ; Tiger, Hamburgh ; Neptune, do. ; Adolphe, Charente ; Margaretha, Rouen ; Vier Brodre, Odessa ; Yorkshire Lass, Port Launey ; Courier, Guernsey ; Les Amis, Rouen'; City of Boulogne, Boulogne; Lucy Aimee, Nantes ; Esperance, Rouen ; Jubilee, Guernsey ,• Catharina, Quim per ; Agenoria, Malaga ; Leonor, Seville ; Flower, do. ; Victor, Caen ; Duchess of Sutherland, New Diep ; Salem, Charente; Punch, Genoa ; Forerunner, Teneriffe, Bathurst, Sierra Leone, Accra, and Fernando Po ; Thecla, Boston ; Hebe, Od essa ; G eorge Heinrich, Genoa ; Alen, Ken motes ; Pegg,y, Jersey ; Frithiof, Callao and Berwick ; General Murray, Guernsey ; White Mouse, St. Mary's ; Lord John Russell, Harlingen. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The John Bull, for Hamburgh ; Mersia, Melbourne and Port Philip ; Jong Johann a , Amsterdam ; Albion, Boulogne ; Forerun ner, Bathurst, Sierra Leone, Cape Coast Castle, Fernando P o , and Teneriffe ; Niagara, Sydney ; Lord John Russell, Har lingen ; Jersey, Berbice • Mary Emma, Melb ourne and Geelong ; Ellen, Leghorn ; William, Malta and Alexandria ; Harriett, Valparaiso and Lima ; Rose, Stettin ; Amethyst, Pernambuco Ocean, Havre ; Coromandel, Hobart Town. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Tory, for Port Stephen • Elizab3th, Antwerp ; Mercury, second clear ance ; Wilhelm, Gothenberg ; Maria, Stettin ; Juno, George, Sydney ; F ame, Ca l a i s ; Rotterdam. Konigsberg ; Fernandite , Cadiz and Seville_- Elseina, Ham burgh ; Einigheit, do. ; Diana, Sydney ; Belle, Leghorn ; Tr Ur i a to n n ia : O M s e te lb n o d ur Ra e ;velits.bGourneo LivEnroon, March 11.—The Jane Glassin, arrived here s o n s n g • 3 1 W from Bombay, lost mizen topsail an d main topmast head, in a squall, Nov. 17, in lat. 3 S., long. 87 E. Th e Devon port, arrived here from New O r l eans, spoke the Mary Hol land, from Valparaiso to Livc. - L•pool, Feb. 28, i n l a t. 49 N., l 157 days out, ;. - -d supplied her with GRAVESEND, provi- March 11.--, .rrived—La Bretagne, from Port Launey ; Fortunate, I,:aga ; Queen of the Chase, St. Michael's ; Gem,_ Elizabeth and Mary, do. ; Tiger, Hamburgh ; Neptune, 11.0. ; Vier Brodre, Odessa ; Yorkshire Lass, Port Launey ; Courier, Guernsey ; City of Boulogne, Boulogne ; Ocean, Havre ; Galatea, Guernsey ; Duchess of Sutherland, New Diep ; Forerunner , Tene riffe Bathurst, Sie rra L eone, A ccra, and Fernando Po ; Hebe, Odessa • George Heinrich, Od e ss a ; P egg y, J ersey ; Frithi o f, Call ao and Berwick. MALTA, March 4.—The Gefion (Norwegian), from Con stantinople to the United Kingdom, has sunk off the coast of Barbary ; crew saved. CLYDE, March 9.--Wind, S.W. Arrived—Canmore, Harvey, from Baltimore • Envoy, Dixon, New York ; Zanoni, M a h ony, St. John's, New Brunswick; Casket, Dow, Demerara; Zi on ' s H o p e , C onnor , N ew O r l eans; Conrad, Barclay, New York. GRIMSBY, March 9.—The Aurora, from London to Sun derland, which was an shore near Spurn Li g ht, on th e 2d, vas brought into dock this morning, without damage. CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 25.—The Britannia, of Sunder land, which was on shore near Cape Greco, Feb. 8, has been cond emne d ; mater i als, for the most part, saved. BRIDLINGTON, March 9.—The Margaret, of Whitstable, which was on shore south of this place, on the 2d, a dere lict, has been got off and brought into harbour. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Helen Douglas, Calcutta to London, Feb. 11, lat. 33 N., long. 35 W. The Bengal, Calcutta to !London, Feb. 9, lat. 30 N., long. 36 W. • The Medora, of Glagow, bound west, Feb. 6, lat. 21 N., long. 3.4 W. The Lady Sale, Singapore to London, March 3, lat. 49 N., long. 21 W. The Lady Franklin, London to Jamaica, Feb. 10, lat. 21 N., long. 41 W. The William Jardine, Calcutta to Trinidad, Jan. 1, lat. 36 S., long. 22 E. H. M. S. Rapid, Dec. 12, lat. 13 S., long. 41 E. The Orixa, from Manilla, Jan. 6, lat. 23 S., long. 2 E. The Monarchy, Calcutta to London, Feb. 22, lat. 41 N. The Marquis of Londonderry, Calcutta to London, Dec. 25, lat. 36 S., long. 22 E. The Letitia, Mauritius to London, Jan. 13, off S. Helena. The Henry Woolley, Mauritius to London,•Feb. 28, lat. 47 N. ? long. 28 W. The Caroline Quebee to Pernambuco, Feb. 9, lat. 1S N.,long. 34 WI he Acadia. Liverpool to San Francisco, Dec. 7, lat. 52 S., long. 58 W. The William Jarvis, New Orleans to Liverpool, Feb.l3, lat. 37 N., l ong . 33 W. The Missionary, from Cardiff, lat. 51 N., long. 7 W. The Seaton, Aberdeen to Port Philip, lat. 47, long. .32 The Lord R e d es d a l e , M a d r a s t o L on d on , Feb. 13, lat. 32 N., long. 35 W. The Roberts, Calcutta to Hull, same date. The Nais, Queenstown to Newfoundland, March 1, I st. 4G N., long. 27 W. The Albatross (ship), Liverpool to Melbourne, Jan. 20, lat. 13 S., long. 37 W. The May Queen, Coringa to London, March 1, lat. 44 N., long. 28 W. The Gloriosa, London to Calcutta, Feb. 22, lat. 48 N., long. 8 W. BANKRUPTCY COI - RT—Allareh, 11. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE DUNN AND VENARLES.—THe SEIZURE OF THE SALSETTE EMIGRANT SHIP. These alleged bankrupts were described of Crav en : street, Strand, shipowners ; and the adjudication to ok place a few days s i nce , an d not i ce was given that the adjudication w o u ld b e di spu t e d . Th e t i me f o r which the notice was given was h a lf-p as t e l even o ' c l o ck ; be t up to half-past one no o ne appeared to suppor t the notice. Mr. Gale said that he appeared as solicitor to the pas' sengers, who were greatly inconvenienced by the delay through the detention of the vessel (the Salsette, longing to Dunne and Venables, under seizure by Vir tue of a warrant from this court). His Honour said, that many persons did not under stand the effect of a writ as exeat regno, and the Ine s " senger of this court had peculiar facilities for stopping ships. Mr. Gale said, that at all events some allowance ought to be made to the passengers, thirtly-five in nu mber. Mr. Philp, the solicitor to the petitioning ered iter ; said, he understood th a t an arrangemen t h a d b e en CO a „, ; to by which the credito r s wou ld b e pa id t wen ty shiln in the pound, and th e p rocee di ngs i n b an k rup t c y stir: seded. In fact, the case h a d b een b e f ore M r . Cominw' sioner Holroyd two days ago, and his Honour had taken time to consider what course ought to be pursued. tr , His Honour requ es t e d M r . Wi ns l ow , th e registrar, - confer with Mr. Commissioner Holroyd on the subje7 and Mr. Winslow shortly a ft erwar d s re t urne d an d lr e al , t ; that Mr. Commissioner Holroyd at first laboured On the impression that the case had been ballotted to him' but as it appeared it had not, he should not interf ere further. His Honour asked how he could certify that the whole of the creditors had been paid in full unless there had been some meeting at which they could p r ove. Mr. Philp said that it had been proposed to make ell affidavit to that effect. His Honour said he had no po wer t o rece i ve it ; au h ° could do was to wait a reasonable time, and if no ea ,_„n e° was shown to confirm the adj u d ica ti on , the re w as flotill a s on the face of the proceedings to annul it. It was then arranged that Mr. Leverson, solicitor to the parties, should be sent fo r , an d a d e l a y o f an ir ea took place, but it was then stated that no hour was n ia l in the notice for the tim e of th e a ppli ca ti on , and i• — • t . Leverson was busy engag e d i n p re p ar i ng th e aflidac l . t His Honour said he should not ac t u p on th a t afgda ri if produced further. is After waiting some time and no pe rs o n appearing support of the notice, it was dismissed. Mr. Gal e th en p resse d f or an ear l y d ay t o be'nam ed for the meeting. eat Mr. Philp s a id th e cre dit ors h a d s i gne d an ag ree° to accept the offer. Ad be After a few wor d s , it was agree d th a t a d ay s hoal fixed, but th e a d vert i sements cannot issue until after:e; morrow, and there appears to be little doubt tha t matter will be arranged satisfactorily to all parties eg . The vessel still remains i n charge of one of the 91 .„ lAsenger 's assistants. It was suggested that the ship might be allo we d t o procee d on h er voyage, having .fit Hamlin or on e o f hi s ass i stants on b oar d , b ut t h a t Po was rot discussed, and fell to the ground. 110 xPeel [and xd all 100 all 100 25 12A 13:1 20 20 114 100 100 18i 94 all COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—MARcu 11. ceo f At this day's market there was the usual attends Il the the town trade, but f ew b u y ers f rom a di s t an ce, and ;be transactions were quite insignificant. Fine wheat, ill: ti t absence of business, must be noted nominally w it ,', l ° /' change, but inferior samples were decidedly easier to m i i; l ; American flour was offered from the quay at a raltio' for of 6d per barrel on Tuesday's prices, which led to f r sales at 24s Gd for Philadelphia, and 23s 6d to 23d 7 "A4S ° Western Canal. French flour was quite neglected. ',"6,1 were scarcely inquired for, and oatmeal was offerek a ns , per load decline, with little or no effect. Barley, ....° ° ,7,:" 0 and peas were saleable in retail at late rateo. afl d corn on the spot was again rather lower for both wllit e ,.,r ie yellow, and floating cargoes participated in the dea'"_.,d Galatz, arrived, not being woi'di above 32s per qr., Ibralla 30s per qr;, cost, freight, and insurance. LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE-310' 1° • s. d. s. d. p er score o f O 6 to 0 8 20 lbs O SA.- 0 61 ditto O 3.- 041 0;tto O 2... 0 3 ditto 0 2....0 3 ditto 5 0 ••• 5 3 per 00 lbs 19 0 ...21 0 per ton 30 0 _33 0 ditto .20 0...21 0 ditto ditto 4 0... 5 0 Hay, old „ clover Straw, wheat PP oats barley POtatoes, kemps Turnips Carrots Mangold wurtzel Manure We have fair supplies of grain to this day's WAKEFIELD—MARCH 11. W the finest wheat trade continues extremely depresEed, qualities being fully is per qr. lower, whilst all other descridPe: tions are nearly unsaleable. Barley meets a limit ed mand, at rather lower prices. Beans, oats, and shelling the turn cheaper. a t, Average for the , week ending March 7 ---- " — up; 3,250 qrs., at 47s bid ; barley 330, 33s Bid ; oats l'N'' 20s Odd ; beans 19), 36s 64d. Market. Th? BRISTOL SUGAR—MARCH 11. bi Our sugar market has been characterised this We e k ; n f much firmness, and had there been a larger assortment eBB West India offering, a consider a bl e am ount of butar co s would have been done. In all the sales effected, P ri o f have been rather in favour of the importer. The sa l l e the Mauritius have amounted to over 15,0,'D mats, an,' 0 1- prices obtained for them have been i n all instances m uc h vane of those recently quoted. Th ere h as not been n i a - ,y doing in refined goods; but the c u irenc i e s of this 4 . beenness have been supported. Ther e is ve ry little i l " 00 ness done in rum ; indeed, the sales effected have be quite in retail. COAL MARKET—Mescn 11. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market : s. d.i lE ' 3ate's West - .......th 3 Northumberland . Holywell lB 0 Washington, North Percy Hartley ...16 3 Eden Main .. RavensworthW. Hartley 17 0 Bell .. Stewart's Hartley 16 0 Belmont ..................... Taufield Moor Butes 16 6 Hetton ..................... „ Townley 16 6 Haswell ..................... l West Hartle l7 6 Stewart's ................... 18 I°n ° t Wall's y End, &c. Cassop . ,19 3 17 6 South Kelloe ..*- ..- ''. ~ , i . 16 6 D er wentwater Hartley Ships at market BB 1 Sold 5O. Bate' 0. "i 16 ct Hartb 15 t 65 ..18 6 18 A Harton Lawson COURSE OF EXCHANGE-YESTERDAY. A msterdam.......... 11 1714 ;Gibraltar .. • • •• • • ~A 15 Ditto, three months .. 11 19 t Leghorn •••,'" Rotterdam. ...... .... 11 19 'Genoa ................ 25 Antwerp .............. 25 30 Milan ...... ••••• • • • •• Brussels .............. 25 30 Venice • • 4 IN liamburgh ............ 13 8 Naples ............ •• • • 124 N Altona ................ Palermo ...........• • • 0 Paris.. ........ .... 25 10 , alessina ...........• • • OS Ditto, three months;.. 25 3 ?34 !Lisbon .............• • • 63,6 Mar5ei11e5.........• .... 25 35 Oporto .......... Bourdeaux ........... Rio Janeiro Frankton-on • . Maine .... 120 Buenos Ayres Berlin . .............. New Y or k, 60 d ays ' sight Vienna ................ 11 4 Philadelphia .......• • • o s. Trieste ................ 11 6 PRICES or BuLLION, "S i f f 9 Potersburgh.. •......... 38 Foreign Go!il in Bus Z 3 0 Madrid ................ 504 Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 0 Cadiz.................. 50 3 4 Mexican Dollars - 0 0 Barcelona.... „ New Dollars Silver In bars r A ing [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills for Invigo.--t s the Weak and Strengthening the Debilitated.-- - tF o s e wonderful and efficacious pills are the only ineuw n - ri s adapted to invigorate weakened constitutions, 1 30° , n g of low and nervous habit s , or th ose w h o are suffs r io from bad digestive organs, or oth ers w h ose health a become deranged by bilious aff ec ti ons , disord er l y stomachs, or liver complaints. Those affected Lind coughs, colds, asthma, or shortness of b rea th, su," b - ti have recourse to these invaluable pills, as their riug e op powers will be found a certain and efficacious refill:le for all these 'complaints, imparting at the saws ti t be , strength, new life, vigour and buoyan c y o f spirits 'f ai l afflicted, and may be taken with p er f ec t s afeti au," r period of life.—Sold by all druggist s , an d a t Profs'"° Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. OF A SON. 50 01 On the 9th inst., at Almorah-house, Vassal-road , Brixton, the wife of H. B. Wilkinson, Esq. O A . On the 10th inst. F , at DAUGHTER 15, Curzon-street, t h e I,W Guernsey. On the Bth inst., at MARRIED St. Pancras New churches t dou gh' Allen, Esq., of Wy e , Kent, to Eliza Jane, Youngc o aden . town. ter of Thomas Allen, Esq., of Camden-terrace , t On the 10th inst., at St. Mark's, Liverpool, L iel : l ria n : o ° W. H. Wall, o f her Majesty's 61st Regiment, to - Lu - c o tte'' Emily, eldest daughter of the Baron Charles Felix de Cothi, of that town. ID. On the Bth inst at his seat, E D a lham-tower, 31iirit h°1•Pe' aged 70, George inst. at Esq. On the 9th i ns t. at Lyndon Rectory, the Wv* Arnold, aged 53, ol d est son of Dr. Arnold, of Statafroor On the 2d i ns t., N. J. Sp or l e , the eminent bells(' poOnser, the aged 41. 9th inst., at 13, Great Stanhope-street, Sors. Sir Edw ar d . Kerrison, Bart., K.C.8., egf",!, - ; n yng - On the Bth inst., in Paris, aged 63, G. J. F. h ole, hame, Esq., second son of the late Sir W. A. CallYng Bart., of Milncraig, N.B. V' LONDON : Printed and Published by MiTRDO O 1 12 ' of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, f ug of Strand, in the T'reenet of the Savoy, in the 0 4 - Middlesex, Saturday, March 12, 1853.. 60 58 1231 li 2 9i 108 7 2i x in x in x is x in t