The Sun. — London, England, 1847-11-30 00:00:00

tat Vabitioll SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) JACKSON V. REECE. The plaintiff in this action, who is an architect and surveyor at Leamington, sought to rec6ver from the de fendant, as a promoter of the Avon and Severn Valley Railway Company, the sum of 163/. 1 is., for wcrk and labour done. The defendant is a solicitor, residing at Birmingham. The plaintiff's evidence was simply to the effect that Mr. Russell, of Leamington, who is also a solicitor, re ceived a communication from the defendant, requesting him to become the local agent for the line, which he con sented to do, and acting in that capacity, he, at the request of the defendant, engaged a number of hands to carry on the survey, and ameng others the plaintiff, whose ap pointment waa approved of by the defendant. Mr. HUMPHREY submitted that this was sufficient proof of the defendant's liability to pay the amount due. Mr. Sergeant BYLES and Mr. CHADWICK JONES sub mitted, on the other hand, that there was no evidence to show that the defendant had acted otherwise than as the solicitor and agent of the company; and that he could not in that capacity be sued for the amount alleged to be due to the plaintiff. The CHIEF JUSTICE was of the same opinion. and ordered a nonsuit to be entered. Plaintiff accordingly nonsuited. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURt. (Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman Gums.) Anne Simons, who was yesterday convicted of stealing goods of the value of 250 L, the property of her masters, Marshall and Stinton, of Vere street, Oxtord-street, was this morning again put upon her trial for stealing 100 handkerchiefs, 12 scarfs, 15 shawls, 34 pairs of gloves, 140 yards of ribbon, 400 yards of silks and satins, 120 yards of lace, and other articles, value 5001, the property of the same firm. Benjamin Simons, aged 56, victualler, father of Anne, was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, knowing them to be stolen. The Attorney General, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Bodkin conducted the prosecution ; and the prisoner was de fended by Mr. Hurlstone. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated the case, and called Mr. Marshall, who stated that after the discovery of the stolen property in Lincoln's.lnn-fields, the subject of the trial yesterday, ha received information from Ellen Simons, daughter of the male and sister of the female pri soner, in consequence of which he went down to Benjamin's house, the Harp and Hand, near Market Harborough. He told him that his name was Marshall, and that he had come down about a hair trunk. Simons replied that he knew no one of that name. Upon which witness ob served, he must know that his daughter was in custody for robbing Mr. Marshall, her employer. Prisoner said he knew nothing about it. Witness asked him to pro duce a hair trunk that was left in his back bed room by his (laughter Ellen, and of which the key had been sent down to prisoner by her since the sister was in custody. He persisted in saying he knew nothing about it. Witness procured a constable and a warrant to search the house. They found several articles of female apparel and some new linen, which he recognised as the property of his firm. Upon the most diligent search, the hair trunk could not be found, and in the meantime the prisoner continued taunting and jeering witness. Witness said he had enough against Simons to transport him, and then ordered the men who drove him over from Market Harborough to put up the horse, as he would stop all night. He desired the constable to take the prisoner into custody. But Simons then offered to give him up the trunk if no further pro ceedings would be taken against him, and ultimately ho took the constable to the barn, in the roof of which, eight feet from the ground, was the trunk. The pri soner produced the key, which he said had been sent down by his daughter Ellen—that he had never opened the trunk, and that .it had not been opened since January last, when his daughter was there. When the trunk was examined, however, London newspapers, only a few days old, were found in it, as well as property which had but recently been stolen. Next day witness applied to the magistrates, who sent for Simons, when the latter said he would give up another large trunk, containing so much of Mr. Marshal's property "as would satisfy him to let him, the prisoner, off." The magistrates said they would allow no such thing, and ordered Simons to produce the other trunk. It proved to be a very large oak chest, and with its contents was as much as two strong men could carry. In answer to the IiBOORDER, the witness said the articles were all of great value. The contents of the oak chest had been examined, and were estimated at 4001. The witness here became much agitated and burst into tears. The Judge requested him to retire for a while to recover himself. The cross-examination by Mr. Prendergast (for the male prisoner) elicited nothing particular. Thomas Jessop, constable, of Cumley, near Market Ilarborough, confirmed Mr. Marshall's evidence. The prisoner had always borne a good character. Evans, porter to the prosecutors, had token the hair trunk in question from their house, by direction of Ann Simons, about the middle of July. He delivered it to Ellen Simons, prisoner's sister. Ellen Simons confirmed that evidence, and said that she took the trunk down to her fathi r's at her sister's request. She never knew what it contained. On the Thursday after Anne's being taken into custody, her brother Nicholas was in town, and witness gave him tie key of the oak chest, with instructions from her sister Anne to give it to her father. This statement was con firmed by Nicholas Simons. In the remainder of the evidence for the prosecution there was nothing material. Mr. lILTRLSTONE briefly addressed the jury for the prisoner Ann ; but Mr. PRENDERGAST, at some length, defended the father, contending that there was no evidence whatever to show that when he took charge of the trunk and box for his daughter he knew that they contained stolen pro perty; and that the, second charge of being an accessory after the fact was not legally supported by the evidence. That charge could not stand in law, unless it was pro zed that he had done something to harbour ai.d comfort the principal criminal. Ile had no opportunity of doing these things, as she was one hundred miles away from him when he learned that she was guilty— that is, when he was said to become an accessary. The Learned Gentleman called several witnesses who gave the male prisoner a good character. The RECORDER salaamed up, and the jury, at half-past five o'clock, returned a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners, but recommended the father to mercy on ac count of his previous good character. Mr. BODKIN, for the prosecution, joined in the re commendation. The RECORDER sentenced Ann Simons to be trans ported for fourteen years, that sentence not to be in ad dition to that passed on her last night, but to commence and t erm i nate at the same time , lie sentenced the father to imprisonment for eighteen months with hard labour. HUNGERFORD MARKET COM 1 2ANY. —(T IS DAY.) The half.yearly general meeting of proprietors was held this cls y at the company's offices, Villiers -street, Strand; Y.artin'Stutely, Esq..in the chair. The directors' report referred to the failure of the Charing-cross Bridg e Company to obtain powers from Parliament to sell the bridge, and to the rescinding of the con tract for sale and purchase thereof, with Messrs. Jackson, Walmsley, and others ; and congratu lated the proprietors on the :very satisfactory progress of the Market Company's affairs; the earnings for the past year, notwithstanding the general depres sion of trade and other drawbacks, enabled the directors to propose an increased dividend. The report was Cordially received by the proprietors, a dividend of 21. Ss. per share was declared; and after a vote of thanks to the Chairman and directors the meeting adjourned. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Nov. 30.) SUGAR.—To-day the inactivity in the raw sugar mar ket further incaeased; merchants were desirous to rea lize, and prices g ave way for nearly all kinds. Ship pers as well as th home trade are not disposed to pur chase more than their immediate wants compel them. The private operations in West India Muscavadoe of all deescriptioni were limited, although the rates taken ex hibited a decline on those of Friday of 6d. per cwt. In all, only 480 hhds. and trcs. were sold; including a pub lic sale of 154 hhds. of Barbadoes, which went off heavily at prices 6d. under those of the former auctions. REFINED..—To-day the home trade operated with more freedom in Refined goods, and many parcels were sold—the refiners were, however, willing sellers of standard Lumps at 52s 6d, and of brown grocery 51s 6d to 523 per cwt. Uonded Crushed Sugar is much wanted. t,utc,AßT INDIA.—This afternoon two parcels . of Bengal ar mounting to 6,413 bags were submitted to public 'umPotation, and the whole sold, but holders were corn- ' re stea ltsa rertoeviacoe7 t prices 6d per cwt under those that ex talcjerilsl3. fL Y ;This afternoon there was no increase in bags wad 82 lie parcels offered amounted to 7,265 casks, consisting chiefly of middling yellow, an d tgreY qualities. abe,wn to operatebutThhoelrdeerws e a s e e n e o p t t i m n g u c p h r e s inclination is p c•lit under those previously current, occasioned the prin vipal part to find buyers. FOREIGN. —To day there w public amount of bu sin concluded sale of Foreign Sugar, and the arn privately was to a s ma ll amount b y exporters a s we ll as the home trade. The rates taken were rather under those previously current. MOLASSES. — In West India the purchases ftdc , been to a small extent only. East Indi aTrelle - i; a n v o e t rnue,th wanted, and the best is not worth more th an is s POT Cwt. COFFEE. —This afternoon the market for all sorts of Coffee was in a quiet state, and mine was offered at pub lic sale. The v ilit• • of good ordinary pale Native Ceylon is 33s t 3 3.1 i 6I p r e.s t. Fl* auction 3 000 bags, 200 casks Plantation Ceylon, 400 bales, and 400 half-bales cQ Mocha are deeiureu. TEA.—There is yet no improvement to notice in the market for any description. In Cougou the purchases made have been limited in all descriptions, although there are sellers upon previous low terms. Other kinds of Black are little required, and can be obtained at easier rates. Green of all kinds has been operated in with caution, although the prices current are 4d to 8d per lb. under the cost of importation. For Pekoe Teas there are few buyeri, and prices rule unusually low. CocErnmtr..—This afternoon Cochineal met with at tention, and 95 bags of Honduras silvers at auction all sold at 4s 3d to 4s 8d for low to good, and which are ItAter ram. i PI E SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY _EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 1847. RICE.—To day there was no public of East India Rice, and privately the amount of business concluded was small, although holders were ready sellers upon former reduced terms. FEUIT.—The supplies are extensive of all descriptions, and merchants are willingg sellers, but as prices rule low :the grocers have been induced to make extensive purchases. Nalentia Raisins have been selling at 34s to 375, Red Smyrna 33s to 375, Muscatels 40s to 70s, Turkey Figs 38s to 50s, good and fine 56s to 655, Sultana 68s to 70s ; Currants, Zante and Cephalonia 38s to 40s, Patras 40s to 425, old Currants 35s to 38s, Denia Raisins 80s, and French Plumbs 75s to 80s, Imperial 90s to 1503 per cwt. SPlCES.—Previous rates are well sustained for black Pepper, and a good demand has been experienced for all sorts, chiefly for home consumption. At auction 2,380 bags were all sold. While sells more freely, and at better prices. Cloves are little wanted, and prices tend downwards. In Cassia Lignea business is much interfered with by the. scanty supply, and prices range high. For Ginger the demand does not improve, not withstanding the moderate rates that prevail. Nutmegs are wanted. SPIRITS. —To-day there was less activity in the mar ket for Rum, and prices are not so firm. Proof Lee wards selling at Is 3d to Sid. East India proof is 6d to is 7d, and Mauritius Is 6d. Oils.—There has been only a limited demand for Linseed Oil for home consumption. Rapeseed Oil is not much required. Cocoa Nut has been operated in with caution, and 50 hhdq. 19 pipes of Ceylon at auction were only in past disposed of. Olive is still little required by exporters of the home trade . holders are yet willing' sellers. Palm is not to be obtained at any further re duction, but only a limited business has been concluded. Of Fish Oils there are farther arrivals, and holders are willing sellers. For auction on Friday 30 tuns of Southsrn, and GO tuns of Seal are announced. In Cod a good business has been concluded. . . TALLow.—The demand has been active for Russian on the spot, since our last report, and the arrivals having been upon a small scale, holders have been enabled to obtain an advance on former quotations of id per cwt. Fine P.Y. Candle has been fetching 44s 9d to 45s 3d per cwt, and at which there are not free sellers. For for ward delivery the operations are upon a more extended scale. Home-made has been in excellent request. All other kinds met with a good demand. COURSE OF xmstenlarn .. •• • • 12 7 Ditto, at si ght ...... 12 4 ltutterdam .... • 12 7 Antwerp ...... ........ 26 15 liamburgh .... • .11.8. 14 15% Faris, 3 days' sight .. • • 25 70 Ditto, ............ 26 Slarseillas ••.. • • • • . 26 10 .. 26 15 Frankfort oil Mains.... 124 Petersburgh, Sil. Rbl• 36 Berlin.... • • 7 10 Vienna, •ffec. 10 20 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 10 '2l Madrid 46%i Cadiz • • • ............ 48% Barcelona •• ••. • . .• • called on to exercise the most earful consideration, and not to lightly sanction the course proposed to be pursued by the Court of Directors. lhe Noble Earl concluded by moving for the returns. The Earl of AUCKLAND, on the part of the Government, had no objection to grant the returns. With regard to what had fallen from the Noble Earl on the subject of advances on the hypothecation of goods, he (Lord Auckland) was inclined, in a great measure, to agree with him with regard to the second point, and also with regard to the advances made by the direc tors to railway companies he must at present decline giving any opinion. The returns were then agreed to. RAILWAYS. Lord WHARNCLIFFE asked whether the mea sure for granting additional time to those railway companies who had obtained their Bills for completing their works, was intended to apply to Railway Ex tension Bills also ? oEarl GREY said that, until the subject had been cinsidered in the House of Commons, he could not gve an answer. _ Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Several Hon. Members took the oaths and their seats. mediation to Switzerland, with a view to bring about an amicable settlement of hostilities. Her Majesty's Government, however, made it a condition of joining with the other Powers, that it should be left entirely optional with both or either of the parties in Switzerland 'to accept or refuse that offer, and the refusal of that offer by either party should not be made the ground of hostile mea sures.—(Hear, hear.) He should, however, state on the other hand, that there was a distinct understanding requested by the other Powers, that that condition should not be considered as fettering the other Powers as to the exercise of their own rights. He thought it useful to remind the House that by the declaration signed by the five Powers in Nov., 1815, at Paris, the five Powers declared that they guaranteed the neutrality and independence of the territory of Switzerland, such as it was defined by the Congress of Vienna and the Treaty of Paris. Mr. B. OSBORNE wished to ask the Noble Lord if he had any objection to lay upon the table of the House the papers which her Majesty's Government had received relating to Switzerland ? Lord PALMERSTON said he had no objection whatever, and they should be laid before the House in due course. Mr. URQUHART wished to know if Government would be prepared to prevent any other power inter fering with the aid of force in the affairs of Switrty land. Lord PALMERSTON said he was sure the House would excuse his not answering that ques tion.—(Hear, hear.) THE LAW OF MARRIAGE. Mr. RICE, seeing the Hon. Member for Buteshire in his place, wished to ask him when the Commission sitting upon the Law of Marriage was likely to make its report ? Mr. S. WORTLEY replied that the Commission, since the Ist of November, had met regularly, and collected a considerable body of valuable evidence, and they were now daily pursuing their inquiries. He was in hopes that the Commission would be in a po sition to make its report early next spring. SMALL DEBTS COURTS. Mr. WALPOLE called the attention of the House to the system that tt present prevailed of multiplying fees under the County Courts Act, and asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, as it was con templated paying the judges of these courts by sala ries instead of fees, it was intended to pass a law to prevent the continuance of the abuses he com plained of. Sir GEORGE GREY said the practice had been adopted in some county courts, but not all. The practice was contrary to the intentions of the Act, and he had been collecting information on the subject, with the view of applying a remedy. He believed it would be necessary to have a new table of fees. THE COMMERCIAL DEPRESSION. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he rose for the purpose of moving the motion which stood first on the paper of to-day, namely, that a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the causes of the recent commercial distress, and how far it has been affected by the laws for regulating the issue of bank notes payable on demand ; and, in pursuance of the promise which he made on the first night of the session, he should avail himself or the opportunity, not only of stating the reason s which induced Government to give that recom. mendation to the Bank of England, which was con. tained in the letter of the 25th of October, signed by himself and his Noble Friend the First Lord of the Treasury, but also to state the views which Govern. meat entertained of the causes which had given rise to the commercial distress. He need hardly say that it was from no unwillingness on the part of Government that this statement was not made at an earlier period of the session, because so much mis apprehension had prevailed as to many things which had taken place as to make it no less the in terest of Government than it was their duty to lay that statement before the House and the country at the earliest possible period That duty, however, now devolved upon him, and he need hardly say that he felt very sensibly the, responsibility which attached to him, in the perform. ance of that duty. It was no light matter for a Government to be under the necessity of con templating a revolution of the statute law, though he was happy to say none had taken place, and it was not, therefore, necessary for him to apply to the House for a Bill of in demnity. But still her Majesty's Governmert stood there to be judged by Parliam( nt upon this important question, and it was for that purpose that Parliament had been called together at an earlier period than was usual. It was impossible not to feel that as their feelings had been ex cited, and some of their interests affected by the recent occurrences, that all the members of the noose could act in this matter as impartial judges, and as this circumstance placed him in a situation of peculiar difficulty, he hoped he might be allowed to ask of the House more than an ordinary share of that indulgence which he had so often experienced at their hands. In taking the course they had pursued, Government had been prepared to meet with blame, which attached to all parties who took a middle course, but the view which would he taken of their conduct would no doubt be influenced in a considerable degree by the opinions entertained of the Act of 1844. Those who disap proved of it were likely to blame them for not having more completely departed from it, and accordingly they had already been met by parties who said they ought not to have interfered—by others, who said they had done no good by their interference —and by others, who contended that they ought to have interfered sooner. Now, those who said they ought to have interfered sooner must be prepared to prove that an earlier interference would pat have proved mischievous, instead of beneficial. In answer to those who said they ought to have departed still further from the Bill of 1844, he must tell them that had they done so Government would have acted con trary to their first conviction, because the principle upon which that Bill contained they con sidered was the only sound principle that could regulate the issue and circulation of notes. When he stated that he had the utmost confidence in the Act of 1844, he did not wish it to be imagined that he was one of those who contended that the prin ciple of that or any other measure arising from human wisdom was, in all circumstances, at all times, and at all hazards, to be carried into effect.—(Hear, hear.) Nothing that arose out of human wisdom could be considered inviolable. He spoke thus of the Act of 1844; but his remarks applied with equal truth and sincerity to other Acts embodying more sacred principles still. He might make the same remark with respect to trial by jury —with respect to the still more sacred palladium of liberty, the Habeas Corpus Act ; it was no torious that at various times these and other Acts had been suspended with temporary ad vantage to the country. It was so in other sciences as well as in that of legislation. In that of medicine, it was notorious that a certain treatment must be applied to some diseases, whilst it was equally notorious that for others a diametrically opposite course must be pur sued, and with the same success. What he said of these laws he said also of the Act of 1844 ; it was a measure which, like those to which he had referred, could not, under altered circumstances be carried into strict execution. It was first brought into opera tion under &combination of circumstances of a peculiar nature, because the state of things that prevailed was unprecedented for years ; and he trusted it would be unparalleled for years to come.—(hear.) There had been a heavy drain on the capital of the country for the purchase of corn, and much alarm prevailed amongst those engaged in the cotton and other extensive manufacturing operations that they should be unable to meet their engagements. And they had not even met, during that period, with that general mistrust—such an univesal alarm and panic which they had witnessed six wezks ago. What system, what legislation, could have provided against the alarm and panic which prevailed at the period of which he was speaking ? Legislation, and in fact every system, proceeded upon the principle that men were at times acted upon from various causes. by the principles in herent in human action. That they adopted steps and indulged in fears and distrust against which the wisdom of legislation could not provide. If the standard was depressed in 1819, and was even now of much less value, that would be no argument against what took place in the interim. Debts were contracted in money of the same value at the two periods, and if the depres sion had depreciated the value of gold, debtors would have thereby been enabled to cheat their creditors. Some entertained the opinion that there should be free trade in gold, and that notes should be issued in propor tion as the transactions of the country—the demands for cotton, for instance, increased—that they should rise and fall in number and amount. In the autumn the price of agriculture was low, an d commerce was stagnant, and, consequently, according to this theory, a smaller amount of bank notes would have been required than the Act of 1844 allowed. It was, however, no condemnation of that Act to say that it was made to meet the contingency which had occurred. The pressure could not have been foreseen. Mr. Jones Loyd, one of the most distin guished supporters of the Act, wrote in 1840, in a work which he published in 1844, that s change in the commerce of the country might render a relaxation of the Act necessary, and Mr. llus kisson also stated that if such a period should occur during a depressed currency, that measures of relief must be left to the wisdom of those in power at the time. " These remarks," continued Mr. Huskisson, " form a true answer to the memorial of the London bankers, in wouldth e m h o e n e v y i r t ual ly market, t o f w ae h t i l ch they itating urged th the i eo pe n r t a r t o i c o l u n con s ti of of a th special eßili clause in or pressure up on th e TT t i h m o e e a s eccoe o md f er:e p on e c c se u um i c i ei a i fi r ta poprfreoss proposition uodrs drain at iion o n f destroy the efficacy of the measure. — (Hear, hear.) money market is the time in which the provision of the Bill became the mopi important, and, except strictly adhered to, the whole measure becomes a nullity. For • all contingencies which can reasonably be anticipated, and which are susceptible of being previously defined by law, the strict application of the provisions of the Bill is essential.—(Hear, bear.) Against the occurrence of those contingencies which are not capable of being fore . seen or defined by law, but which are not altogether impossible, the Bill itself affords the best protection which can be obtained. Should occurrences ever arise beyond all ordinary calculation, and not amenable to the application of any ordinary principles, the remedy must be sought, not in the opera tions of the Bill, but in the discretion of those who may then be at the head of affairs, subject to their own responsibility, and to the judgment of Parliament." Believing in the truth of the principles contained in the foregoing extracts, her Ma jesty's Government felt it to be their duty to act in the manner in which they had done.—(Hear, hear.) He would now proceed to show the House that the time when they took the step to which he had alluded was such a severe period has had not existed in the country for a quarter of a century. The step was taken for the pur pose of allaying the panic in the market more than with a view of relieving the monetary pressure upon the country. The end which they had in ♦iew had been effected. The causes of the pressure he thought lay far deeper than was supposed by those persons who imagined it to be owing solely to the issue of one or two million of bank.notes.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that those who attributed what took place to so inadequate a cause as that had but little apprehension of the gravity of the customs.---(Hear, heor.) There was no doubt but that the pressure had been exagerated by that circumstance. In the summer of 1846 there was a most unexampled drain of capital for the purchase of corn and for invest ments in government works. He had no doubt but that that the country might have born up under the pressure of the vast purchases of corn and the permanent invest neat of large sums of money, but sooner or later such abstractions of capital would effect the whole superstructure of the credit of the country—(Hear, hear.) In the year 1113/ there was &great commeretal pressure; in the year 1838, there was a severe drain for the purchase of corn, but those two circumstances came separated, not as in the present year together.—(Hear.) Although the pre. sure for money had been very great, sill the amount of accommodation afforded by the Bank of England was considerably less in the autumn of 1839 than in the corresponding time of the autumn of the present year. He found that on the Ist of October, 1839, the Bank notes in circulation, including Bank post bills, was 16,800,0001, whereas on October, 1847, the amount was 19,577,000 L, being an increase of about 3,000,0001. The private securities held by the Bank of England amounted on the Ist of October, 1839, to 13,290,0001.; but upon the 2d of October, 1847, the amount was 21,260,000/., being an increase of no less than 8,000,000/. in the amount of accommodation affOrded by the Bank of England to the mercantile and commercial interests of the country during the year 1847 as compared with the year 1839. From that time the state of things changed. The har vest of 1846 failed, and it became necessary to import largely for the relief of the people ; and it was also in 1846 that the increased demand of railroads took place; and then it was for the:first time that a drain of gold was felt. This was the state of things prevailing through the autumn of that year. The drain on the Bank of England was great in the extreme, but the Bank was enabled to meet the demand out of their own coffers. In the course of the next year, however, the Bank was obliged to raise their rate of discount ; the importation of corn became greater than in the last year, and the result was a rise in the rate of interest to 5 per Oent. Then came the panic. He had stated before, and he saw no reason to change his opinion that it was caused by the imprudence of the Bank of England in letting out money with the freedom they did—(Hear, hear). — and then pulling up as suddenly as it let out its money before, and the result was the alarm that had taken place. The Bank kept increasing their discount, and on the sth of August last they raised it to 51 per cent. The first of the great failures took place on the 10th of August, in this state of thirgs. Leslie and Alexander failed on that day : and it was a remarkable fact that almost all the houses that had failed in the first instance 'were largely engaged in transactions in corn. Between May and September the price of corn fell no less than 50 per cent. ; in fact, the average price of corn in May was 102, and in September 14. The im portations that were made in Mry were most extrava gant, and although it was no part of his duty to warn people against the consequences of their over. specula tion, he omitted no opportunity last session to state to the House the extraordinary amount of speculation that was going on. He came to town early in September, and be found the general impression was that the failures, that were taking place, were almost entirely confined to houses in the corn-trade.—(flear, hear.) That, too, was his own impression. And his Honourable Friend had assured him that it was the impression of some of the large brokers of Liverpool. Early, how ever, in September--on the 6th, in fact—the Bank of England announced that they would make advances, up to the 14th of October, at five per cent., 'which was exceedingly unfortunate, because dealers did not so much attend to the published accounts as they did to the acts of the Bank and the rate of interest they charged in making advances. Now, what was the effet of those acts of the Bank authorities upon the notes in circulation ? He had already stated that in the be ginning of June the notes in circulation amounted to 18,000,0001. odd, while on the 30th of July they amounted to 18,892,0001. On the 17th of September the amount of notes had gone down to 17,840,000/. ; but on the 2d :of October, when the advances had increased, the amounts had in creased to 18,712,000/. ; therefore, the difference was quite immaterial. During the whole time of the pres sure they were 200,000/. lower than at the time of which he was speaking. The other securities on the 24th of July were 15,300,000 L The amount of accommodation given to the pnblie at this time of extraordinary pressure had increased to 21,265,0601. In fact, in August and September the increase was considerable. If they take the amount of securities in former years, the correspond ing period of last year, they would find that the amount in— October 1844 was £10,500,000 1845 ... 15,000,000 1846 ... 15,000,000 1847 ... 21,250,000 He did not think that any inference detrimental to the Bank could be drawn because it appeared that they had given accommodation, as at any former time. an their notes were about 1,000,0001. before their limit. In Scotland there had been little or no difference be tween August and September, in 1846 and 1847; in Ire land less than in the former year, and the failures there were comparatively small. Now the Bank never refused to discount bills which they had taken at former times. They charged, however, a higher rate of interest. They took all those bills which at any period they had re ceived, and they bad continued to do so up to the present time. Up to Ociober there was no great inadequacy of notes. The Government believed that the pressure was caused by a drain upon the avail able capital of the Company. The first great drain to which he would refer was com khretenret was —from j the corn imported 1846, to January, 1847,imported as corrected by Mr. 5,139,000L—fr0m January to July, 14,184,000/, and in the three months from July to October the cost for corn had beed greater than during the preceding six months, r thus 1844 s 1844 ••• ••• ••• £6,000,000 01 namely, 14,240,000L—(Hear.) He had stated the other night that the capital expended in railways had been 4,500,000/. a year on the average from 1641 2 to ,oo l o B ,o 4 o 3 o , l. m T a h k i i s ng was lB in 4 c l or a re n c d t ; 18 i t 42 s h o f r ill n d s 1,5 n 1845 ••• ••• ••• 14,000,000 The first half of 1846, 9.800/. ; the last half, 26,0001. ; the Ist of 1847, 25,770,0001. ; and if the works had p ro . eeeded at the same time, the expenditure in the last half of 1847 would have been 3 8,000,000/ He was not indisposed to agree with his Right Hon. Friend the Lord Mayor of York (Mr. Hudson) that per haps it would have been as well if a little check had been placed upon the amount of the Bill transactions: of the year, but still he thought that the detention of which 50,000,000/ of floating capital and conversion of the sum into fixed capital. It was painful to allude to the cases of insolvency which had recently taken place; but it was clear that a large number of those houses which had failed had for a number of years been destitute of the requisite capital to carry on their business. And in other cases business was forced not so much with a view to, the profits to be made as with a view of promoting the extension of bill transactions. There was no doubt but that credit was essential to car rying on the extended business of this great country, but still there were some bounds to the system of oredit, there ought to be some proportion maintained between _t being able h t o e discount he e found that their n the money and the credit.--(Hear, here.) Th e f a i lure of a number of house s was attr ib uta bl e to the circumstance of the bills, in consequence o f th e large number of accept ances which they produce-takers h a d in hand.—(lleac,) d n.o( h i e , i e g r more than one-half of the means of carrying on the business of some parties had failed through this cause, he was not at a loss to account for the various failures which had recently taken place. The conduct of the Royal Bank of Liverpool was such as fully to justify him in the view be had taken. In that case nearly the whole of their capital was advanced upon discounts. The parties obtaining this large advance was not able to get their bills discounted; hence the eifficulties of that concern. He had conversed with many of his friends who were practically acquainted with the mode of con ducting business, and they expressed themselves per fectly appalled at the reckless manner in which the business of some of the larger houses was conducted (LEFT SPEAXINGI.) POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARYLEBONE. ASSAULT UPON A POLICE-CONSTABLE BY A " GEN TLEXAN."—A gentlenarnly-looking person, who gave his name and address 11/ illiarn Hunter, No. 5, Upper Harley-street, Cavendish-square, was placed at the oar before Mr. Long, c')r- gcl with having conducted him self in a grossly indecent manner towards Bartlett, 82 D. The accused apt ..,red much agit - Ital upon his entering the court. The evidence (the fog detads of which etv quit 1 unfit for pubncation) went to show that on the previous night, abJut eleven o'clock, complainant, while on duty in Marley-strec;. was aecolted by the prisoner, who walked with him for some distance round - his bast, et the bench, raticn t and upon mole than one cnasion put questio ns to hi m of a shame:elly gross and indelicate nature. H e (pri soner) at length commiWd the indecent assault for o ai ' i d : c h h e spun offence,he his a being t brou g hthat told he up at the must t be taken to the o answer period b ofefhoer e pe h station house, he knelt down, cried, and beged complainant's pardon, at the same time offering to give up to him his gold wat"h, and all else that he was then pos sessed of, exclaiming also, " Oh, dear! what shall I do? It will be all published in the papers. What have I don©?" Badrick, 36 I), corroborated the evidence of the first policeman as to the prisoner's offering all he had to be let off. Mr. LONG remarked that Bartlett ought not to have suffered the prisoner to walk with him so long a time as he did without any serious notice being taken of his behaviour. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, denied that he had been guilty of the indecent behaviour imputed to him. The MAQISTRATE said that he felt bound to send the case before a jury, but would take bail for the prisoner being forthcoming to answer the charge at the sessions. The amount of bail which he should require would be, the accused in 5004, and two sureties in 2504 each, with notice thereof. The prisoner was then locked up. SOUTHWARK. Thomas Desnis, carpenter of the Margaret Hughes brig, was charged with smuggling tobacco. Mr. Pritchard, a landing surveyor, stated that he went on board the Margaret Hughes, and on examina• tiou of the defendant's chest, in the forecastle, he disco vered a quantity of Cavendish tobacco; the vessel had recently arrived from Newfoundland. In answer to the Magistrate, it was stated that the tobacco in question was to be bought for one shilling per pound in Newfoundland, and that the duty here was nine shillings per pound. The defendant said he made no secret of having the tobacco ; that it was entirely for his own consumption ; and that had he any intention of defrauding the revenue he could easily have either brought the tobacco ashore, or have stowed it away out of sight. The officer said the seamen were in the habit of making a similar defence when they got into trouble for bringing tobacco into this country. The MAGISTRATE said the defendant had incurred a heavy penalty for the offence, but that under the circum stances he should mitigate it to 50s. The defendant, however, refused to pay the fine, and he was committed to gaol. MLLI A RI . MONUMENT. - Mr. Richardson, the sculptor, is engaged on tw•o marble monuments, ordered by the officers of the 16th Lancers and the 31st Regi ment of Foot, to commemorate—in the nave of Canter bury Cathedral—those of their brethren who fell in the recent actions on the Sutlej. Mr. French, M.P., had an interview with Sir George Grey, yesterday, at the Home-office. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Nov. 29. CRIME IN IRELAND. Sir GEORGE GREY (in continuation) proceeded to say—The next case is one which was referred to the other night by the Hon. Member for North amptonshire (Mr. Stafford). It is thus described in the police returns .—" Nenagh, November 14, 1847.—1 t is my painful duty to report another dreadful crime to add to the fearful catalogue so recently recorded in this dis trict. Last evening, about half-past five o'clock, Mr. Richard Bayly (one of the most valuable and influential, and I believe the most esteemed and popular resident gentleman of the north riding of this county,) left Nenagh, accompanied by his brother-in-law, Mr. Michael Head. On their return to Mr. Bayly's residence, about three miles from Nenagh, they had proceeded about two miles, when they were fired at behind a wall which fenced the left of the road. The shot took effect, entering under Mr. Bayly's left ear, at the angle of the left jaw, which it shattered in pieces, and all the teeth on that side were knocked out. I proceeded to Ballinaclough, taking two surgeons, immediately on hearing of the oc currence, and remained until I could ascertain the opi. nion of the surgeons, which, I grieve to say, is very un favourable as to any hope of Mr. Bayly's life. An express was at once sent off to Dublin for the Surgeon- General. Mr. Head was also slightly wounded in the head. I need make no comment on this outrage ; it is but another illustration of the fact, which every infor mation we can obtain confirms, that there exists a secret and diabolical conspiracy against life and pro perty. To demand the payment of rent, to take legal proceedings for the payment of arrears, is to incur a sentence of death, passed in deliberate convention. I could same several gentlemen who, I am informed, are already doomed victims of this fearful combination. No means within the ordinary course of the law are efficient against such a system of assassination." Extract from Constabulary Report, Nov. 16:—" From the police re port of the firing at Mr. Bayly, it appears that he had recently ejected a tenant of his brother's, who would neither till his land nor pay rent; that most liberal terms were offered to this man, but that he would not accept anything but a restoration of part of his ferns, which was refused." The next case to which I must refer also occurred in Tipperary, to a man in the lower ranks of life, named Quin:—" Nenagh-barracks, Nov. 19, 1847. —This neighbourhood continues in the same disturbed and unsettled state; scarcely a day or night passes with out some outrage or other act of violence prevailing. On the evening of the 16th inst., at seven o'clock, not more than two miles from this town, two men, unknown, with blackened faces, entered the house of Thomas Quin, whilst himself and family were at supper; one of them fired a shot at Quin, which fortunately missed him, but struck a candle close to him; the villains then went away. The cause assigned is Quin having paid rent to his landlord." The next case is a very shocking one; it occurred in King's county:—" A party of four teen or fifteen men attacked the house of Patrick Larkin oa the night of the 17th, at Newton, with the view of shooting his daughter, the widow M'Neal, who occupied a farm which her husband's brother en deavoured to turn her out of in vain. Larkin and son having resisted, the assailants fired and wounded them both. Larkin fell covered with blood, when the mis creants fled, thinking they had killed him." Let us hope, for the sake of human nature, that the suspicions entertained in this case may prove to be incorrect.— (Hear, hear.) On the 17th of Navember the following offence was committed near the city of Limerick. These are the facts of this case :—"Limerick, Nov. 19, 1847. I have to state that about eight o'clock yesterday morn ing, as Ralph Hill, under-agent to Mr. David Fitzgerald, was proceeding to the laads of Raton, and within one mile and a halfof this city, accompanied by four assistants, and several carmen, he was fired at and shot dead ; two of his assistants wounded, one of them dangerously. The party were about to remove some corn and hay sold on the previous day for rent and arrears due by a man named Quaine ; the assassins fired from the haggard of Quaine, close to his dwelling-house. The daring atrocity of this murder is not surpassed by anything that has occurred, even in this county. The place was actually within view of the new infantry and cavalry barracks. I have placed a large police force in the house of Quaine, and propose to leave them there until the corn, &c., are removed, and this it is intended to do to-morrow. The state of this county and the part of Clare adjoining the city of Limerick is most irighCal and alarming. —T. W. Barron, R.M." I must remark with respect to this ease, that information has been received by the Government, which shows that, either from sympathy or terror, such a disinclination to aid in the carrying out of the law exists, that when some hay was seized under distraint, not ono cart or horse could be obtained to carry it off, and the consequence was, that the Lord-Lieutenant ordered the ordnance carts to be put in requisition, an o p erat i on wh i ch was attended with complete success, so tbat all that was seized was carried off the fields. This had the effect which it ought to be the object of all. Administrations to secure, namely, to coevince the misguided people that the objects they had in view could not be attained by tbe:r atrocioas acts, and that in the long run, instead of impeding the en forcement of the rights of property, it would only bring down upon them the strong aras of the law, a law which would be enforced to the utmost.—(Hear, hear.) What has been the result of that course ? I have before me the report of the constable employed on the occa sion, from which it appears that a landlord, in applying to the Government to assist him, knew that the parties who owed him rent, and refused to pay it, were able to pay it. The Lord-Lieutenant accordingly gave him the assistance of the ordnance carts, the military, and the constabulary, and when they succeeded in carrying the law into effect, and that the other tenants saw all further resistance was hopeless, when they saw the overpowering force that was present, not acting, but ready to act if necessary, not one sheaf of corn was sold, not one beast was sold, but all the tenants came and paid to the utmost farthing, and the tenants on other properties in the neighbourhood also came forward and paid their rents, thus showing they withheld them, not from poverty but from a desire to resist by unlawful means the payment of their just debts. From the loth November, the day on which Parliament assembled, up to this day, the ac counts which we have received, that the avowed inten Lion of the Government to adopt further means for the suppression of crime in Ireland, has had its effect in giv ing a degree of confidence to the well-disposed which they had not before, and of striking terror into the breasts of ill-disposed ; and I sincerely hope that Par. liament will rot disappoint the hopes of those well disposed persons in Ireland who expect to be protected in the maintenance of their just rights.—(Hear, hear.) I have nothing to complain of with respect to those Honourable Members who expressed themselves, the other night, in favour of a measure for suppressing crime in Ireland, without pledging themselves to any particular measure, for I am sure that the unanimity which has been exhibited on the subject in this House will have the most important effect in restoring confidence in the administration of the law, and I hope that on this occasion Parliament will not be wanting in its duty, by refusing its assent to a measure calculated to put an end to crimes fearful in their character, appalling in their type, and altogether disgraceful to the country.—(Hear, hear.) I regret to say that the Government this morning received an ac count from the county of Roscommon, stating that a poor-rate collector was fired at. This is the statement sent to me:—" As Mr. Kelly, a poor-rate collector, was returning from dinner at Woodpark, be was fired at Bragbatazon ; the slugs passed through his hat ; this occurred about ten o'clock of the 23d instant. No mo tive assigned, save his having enforced payment of the poor-rates." It was feequently remarked in the debates on the poor-law dui;ng the last session of Parliament, that all felt it was the administration of that law in Ireland which was to be looked to alone for its success. At that time we called upon the Irish Gentlemen who were members of the boards of guardians to assist to their uttermost in the administration of the hthw e ohad been poor-law— we called upon the poor-rate collectorsc., charged with neglect of duty to o• operate with the guardians, and collect the rates to the fullest extent ; and I ask them is it to be tolerated that when one of those collectors, in obedience to . our call, diligently and resolutely does his duty, he is to be subjected to an Hear hear)—that he is to be attack upon his life — ( fired at because he attempts' to carry out a law made with such a benevolent object ? (Hear, hear.) I think I have shown sufficiently the ne cessity for adopting a measure with a view to suppress- ing these crimes to which I have alluded. I have show* examples of this necessity by instances chiefly from Li merick and Tipperary, partly from Clare and the King's County, and iu two instances, Fermanagh and Roscom mon. I have shown the prevalence of crimes of a fear ful and appalling character, and I have shown that grave ofences have, in numerous cases, arisen from the reckless use of fire-arms on the part of those sent for ward by the secret tribunals ; but there is too much reason to believe that other weapons are used by these combination, besides fire-arms. I speak not of the axe or the stone of the assassin, but such weapons are not deemed necessary to be used in all cases. I hold in my hand a letter which I recently received from London derry, but which has a direct relation to the murder of Major Mahon, and to the counties of Roscommon and Mayo. The letter, which bears the Strokestown post mark (Major Mahon's property), was addressed to Mrs. M'Causeland, the wife of the cousin of Major Mahon, and it contained another letter addressed to Mr. M'Cause land. This is the report which has been sent to foe, with respect to those letters : (Copy) " County of Londonderry, Nov. 16. " I have to report that a threatening letter of a very violent nature, with the Stroke stown post-mark was received by Marcus M'Causeland, Esq., justice of the peace and deputy-lieutenant of Fruit-hill, near this town, by post on the 14th instant. Mr. M'Causeland, who holds considerable property in Roscommon, Wil l first cousin to Major Mahon, who seas so recently ninr" dered near Strokestown. What marks this case with a deeper atrocity is the fact that the letter to Mr. 31`Ceuse• land was enclosed in one addressed to Mrs. M'Causeland, and was, consequently, opened by her, causing her deep distress and alarm. Copies of both letters are herewith transmitted : [Copy of a letter to Mrs. M•Causeland.] " Madam,—As a token or gratitude, I write to yoll these few lines, apprizing you of your approaching fate. I am to inform you that, unless Mr. M'Causeland be' comes a better landlord in this country, be will sh are the same fate as the demon M a j or M a h on did. Ther e are resolutions made in thi s coun t r y to M i ke down all the tyrannizin g l an dl or d s . He ( 31r ' M'Causeland) is numb ere d amongst theca unless i he changes, and give a f u ll rem itt a nce of the arrears that is due t o hi m , and bean. ta in the new with his tenants. A s t o t hi n k that be is 4- from the rath of the country it is useless ; the C V ; ' naught men are determin e d, an d per h aps mee t him law own demesne. There is two m en appo i nte d f o r the exls: dition, they are to begin their journey on the 1 1 th ins " I hope that you will not su ff er yourself to be a w idow , the same as Mrs. Mahon. As to Ross Mahon, the crier of the starved and desolated have reached the heaven°, and, after shooting him, he is to be hanged and Vs" tered, unless he quits Ireland. There is a fund at Pr e. sent in this country, the subscribers chiefly in Americas for shooting oppressors. I take the liberty of inform in g you of the fate of the opp ressors .' Addressed on t u a outside—' To Mrs. Al‘Causland, Fruit-hill, New,t° w . Limavady ; post-office, county Londonderrp Pest mark, Strokestown, Nov. 12, 1847 ; Longford.' iv T. "'Nov. 12, 1847 ; Dublin, N ov . 13, 1847 ; • r. Limavady, Nov. 14, 1847.—(Copy of a letter to r eo M'Causeland, Roscommon.)—Honoured Sir—As $ tok d of gratitude for a former kindness bestowed on ale " - o f my family, I write you these few lines apprising }better your approaching fate. Unless man than what you are at present to your tenants. 1 00 will share the same fate as your kinsmen the sie s al i . o you become a 0 Major Mahon did. I am to inform you that town are resolutions mrie in this country to take d ° ,,,s ell tyrannizing landl or d s . Y ou rre numbered amen 00 them, which I do sorely regre t, unless )40 give a fall remitt ance o f the arrears and bell in new from the I s t o f A ugast l as t. As to thins', Y 4 ; ll oin are far away, their vengeance will overtake y no t the Connaught men are real determined. If you do of comply to this, fly to England on receipt of thi s the times mends, as y ou ma y d e p en d on it I wou ld $ give three farthings for y o ur lif e before the ' s o ld November. If it was known I wrote you this, I '. to share the same fate as is intended for you, it yourself'. As to Ross Mahon, any part of EueeP • goes to he will fall if known where he is. There '_„„ fund at present formed in this country for shooti.ngl:s pressors, the subscribers chiefly American ernigals, from this country. There is two men appoinrted poa so ho he dgoing , to the northern counties to you and Mr ulls dulla, 'county of Cavan. They are to begin th e ' r •" f r o* on the 11th instant. Unless you change Your wa ir oppression take heed to the contents of this. se. make any effort to goodness ran will often bear from —I remain, for your welfare,' &c." cases have been addressed to te wives of Landow u s ff in order that should the gentlemen themselves. tst nerve to withstand, alarm and anxiety tnign o isfi created in the mind of those most nearly connected Lettersin ne TZ them—that alarm and anxiety whioh could not flittf; o 4 excited when such letters were addressed to the i w ri of those who are so marked out, and who migh t i ,P o g o• o hourly apprehension for the safety of those *IT into dear to them lest such threats should be carried of execution. Is it to be wondered at if, in consequeichlis such a state of things, so many wee flocking to ti "; . ,, or this country, neglecting thefeare• of their proP tlr dut iai, I will not say neglecting—but fly ing from their _ se t I should now wish, before enterir.g upon the other ysot of the subject—and still with rc:ference to the star ,„ 1 the country—to read to th e H or ise t h e m emorial ot i!i;f magistrates assembled i n p etty sess i on at N e nagb, ! l os the murder of the late Mr. itayly, as giving theirite count of the pres en t con dit ion of the district *Of which they have to do. (The Right Hon° ll , r "o4 Baronet then read the memorial , w hi c h de"" .. s tO at length the fearful state of society.) fiat' it might be said that th e) • were actuated by 1°,1"-1301 of alarm, and that their a c count i s hi ghly coloufe'l me call the attention of the H ouse to an extract if°"-tbe remarkable document which I have received from bra Lord-Lieutenant, cornpris edt in a letter addressed 10% Excallency by Mr. Sergeant Howley, after rettilTah, from presiding at the qua.-ter- sess i ons held at Ner l. e ° o l The learned gentleman said, "I have now stat ed soni• the cases which you will h ave to investiga'e at the sent essions, and numerous% us they are, and sa c . T./ them very serious, it would. still be satisfactory 101,,4 presented the full picture of 'the present conditiont_ e tr e county. It is truly alarmines and none but...hvy—sr, turbers are without appreh ersion and fear. A llll 6 01 pears to be pushed aside, and threatening notninqo the arms of the assassin g overn, control, and p dut y, most every exercise of right, of property, or ° f _ d feet , Those whom the blow has not yet reached know d, Wi that from the written threats the i y . their daily avocations tbey- No courage, no prczau'lon, nolife, w a t' have h th o o w e e r e h r a e c tl r e shadow of blameless ae62. saves the sictim irom his doom ; a __. f lished it would aPP.„ no benevolence, however lar g e and cuodmpwrhehea " ensitrePho bloody deed is is scoutu . tarsa if c e i i s t fo w u a n s d , the no i work nform o n t; 'hear.) Vi r ba the perpetrator of the crim s."—(Hear, m r . o a n n g l i e n a vi ne s b n e o h e a y n e d coun y e ns I have just read is an extract from th e address of of lir geant Howley to the grand jurors of the f TM by pe rs perary. - " The acquisition and possession o The letter to which I have refer red a so Wis . - of the worst character was the subject of general rem W 01 would tr a " - and fgenerel reprobation. A general fear . aPP" pervade all ; no person, if he could avoid it, rnoo _, 0 after nightfall. Some of the gentlemen sum e‘,`, 6 o grand jurors made private statements, which. I our grounds for believing to be correct„ that their lives "fter be in danger if they attempt e d to return borne_ a i l s the business of the day concluded, a nd earnestly ea exemption on this ground -- they had received th.r..1301;„ ing notices." In another part of t he letter he s re rails ;the humble, the w e that servile tyranny now p " But it is not alone over the better or wealthier clOssr,- _ l r_q the defenceless, are subjecte d alike to its relentlessr o t o observe that t he re p eated acts of at' p e s of this come before me. I was Many exam e ssases „ na tion and murde r which are now occurring ° Tipp merary tend iii some measure to 10 the on n— ofthrse perpetrators, not only b of the well-disposed, but Pe rating • ipuittyhefears degree by deadening the moral ;tense. There was Is ii t l e t, when the felonious taking of hu man life was sans% ing end painful surprise to those who heard it, 17 the feelings, rousing up the general indignatio.o,6,/ exciting an unsual activity to apprehend the crimino,' ' ~,a have latterly observed the account of r the murder best men heard without much emotion, and referred n` as topics of conversation, without any strong mc:wbuiob, of the feelings. The sensibilities of the h eart i ra pte under other circumstances, lessen the chan ne l : of te d s ta i ts nity to the offender, and are, in a well l' e g n o tion of things, no mean assistance towards the prerned int° greater offences, are in danger of being t ties e s . bs e inactivity, unless the progress of unpunished crimes 0 speedily checked."—(Hear. hear.) Other pes"tf th: this letter, in connexion with the reports give ll nl i s sits, murder of the man Hill, in Limerick, show she 11 1 . 0 es and unrestricted possession of fire-arms by all e l el she ll the people. It is stated that, in former times w" to i, se' were beard the attention of the police were e.ttrsinc there was some chance, if a crime had been c. O to Elio of the arrest of the perpetrators; but now, ovu n gfi e ed s t indiscriminate possession of fire-arms, shots sr ° in the all times of the day a nd r i g ht, and in all pl 3 s c e t i s eon' most reckless way. And the natural effect or cs' tinued fusilade, within sight and hearing of, 1"006 is---•• valry and infantry barracks, and the police stall to t be that the report of firearms is now no intimatizted...... military or police that a crime has been coni,,,,trectiot! 'Hear, hear.) If they were to proceed in the would of every report of fire-arms they heard, th e l Ta our literally have nothing else to do.—(Hear, bear.) 'Ace , of the documents relating to the murder of 11;1 1 ,• 2 ,,P; S pot constable states that the immediate vicinityof tPi o urti where the crime was committed, and within tit r ° " fav AO after its occurrence, he heard and counted as 11111 1 of or. _ A forty shots—(Hear, hear)—fired, perhaps ss a bravado, expressive of triumph at the deed w hich 0 1; been done, or perhaps for the purpose of distracting the attention of the police.—(Hear, hear.) Befell a gain to the letter of Mr. Sergeant Howley, I find this P sage with reference to the subject:—" Whe n ,4 W be lately in Tipperary, passing gong the high Ns tween Clonmel and Caher, at one o'clock that day Sunday—l observed a person, aee""P anie roil two others, present alarge horse pistol across the t hisatid fire. He then passed across to see the effect shot, and was reloading for another trial, just in the dai v as I drove up opposite to where be stood- I mo at say he obligingly me allowed to pass before be rene vr _ A . h - practice. Every half hour shots may b e bear. in the fields, on the roads, in tho streets of the For in the suburbs, an d thi s by d a y and by night- F t once merly, when the report of a gun was heard, it a attracted the attention of the police, and WBB some war: ing, if at an uns easona bl e hour, that some a ct of viole_rec: or outrage was b e in g c ommitted. But the noise of id s _ arms no longer gives any notice, or at least operates such. The police would be constantly running backwsrr. and forward if they attende to every report of a,,..." 3 '4 The Right Hon. Gentleman continued —I think, ate' have now laid before the House sufficient eridence.._. show, that whatever may be the nature of the remeals we shall propose, or whatever may be the WA"' EXCHANGE. ,Gll,raltar .. ..... ....... Leghorn 31 30 Geaoa ................ 26 20 Milan ..... ........ Naples .............. 39% Palermo, peros ........ 113 Lisbon.... ............ SI I ,i 0p0rt0.... .... .. .... .. SI Rio Janeiro .......... 2134 Buenos Ayres ........ New York, 21 days' eight 47 Philadelphia .......... PIICIS OP BIULLIUN, PEE 01. Fore!an Gold la bars 17 9 Netv Dollars 0 4 LS Portinral Gold Coin • • 0 0 0 I Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 ,Sliver is bars ...... • • 0 4 11 THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) DOWNING-STREET, Nov. 27. The Queen has been pleased to appoint James Brooke, Esq., to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the island of Labuan and its dependencies. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Samuel George Bonham, Esq., to be Commander-in-Chief in and over the island of Hong Kong and its dependencies. Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint Geo. Rennie, Esq., to be Governor and Commander-in• Chief in and over her Majesty's settlements in the Falkland Islands and their dependencies. CAMBRIDGE HOUSE, Nov. 27. The Duke of Cambridge has been pleased to appoint Lieut.• Colonel Gustavus Charles Du Plat, K.H., of the Royal Engineers, to be one of his Royal Highnesses Equerries. WHITEHALL, Nov. 19. The Lord Chancellor has appointed James Leighton, of the town of Montrose, North Britain, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary In the High Court of Chancery for that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Scotland. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of York. George Lane FA, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Nov. 20. Henry Stephen Thompson, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieu. tenant, Nov. 20. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. George William Jones, shoe manufacturer, Castlenau, Surrey. BANKRUPTS. Owen Evans, surgeon, Grove-lane, Camberwell, to surrender Dec. 11, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin•lane, Cornhill ; Borradaile and Co., King's Arm-yare, Coleman-street. Samuel Street, draper, Bedford. Neil Mackenzie, fringe manufacturer, Newgato•street. William Draper, coachmaker, Basingstoke. William WNaught, draper, Parson's-mead, Surrey, William Flick, hosier, Oat-lane, City. Thomas Bromley, grocer, Leighton Buzzard, Bedford shire. George Rougemont, merchant, Broad-street-buildings. John Jacob Flitch, leather dresser, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. Thomas Gales, ship builder, Ford, Durham. John Robinson, cut nail manufacturer, Birmingham. Edward Lee, ironmonger, Shrewsbury. Richard Dalby Pawson, apothecary, Leeds. James Exley, blanket manufacturer, Dewsbury, York. shire. George C'owsill, calico printer, Pilkington, Lancashire, Henry Harrison Walker, calico printer, Manchester. John Noble, omnibus proprietor, Liverpool. George Daniel Colquhoun, chemist, Liverpool. William Gribble, builder, Boston-street, Dorset square, Middlesex. _ _ Menahan Levy Bensusan, Samuel Levy Bensusan, Jacob Levy Bensusan, and Joshua Levy Bensusan, merchants, Prescot street, Goodman's-fields. _ Robert Frederick Gower, jun., Robert Edward Alison, and William Leycester Cumberlege, merchants, New Broad•street, City. William Thacker, licensed victualler, Birmingham. Thomas Cresswell, butcher, Gloucestershire. — George Jubilee Jones, builder, Bristol. Lewis Franklin, rag merchant, Well•street, Wel'close. square. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The Earl of SUAFTESBURY, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor, took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'clock. COSTS—ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Lord BBOUGHAM presented a petition com plaining of the excessive costs of suits i❑ Doctor's Commons, and stated that he should one day draw the attention of their Lordship to this subject. INDIA. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGII moved for an account of all sums advanced by the Government of India on the hypothecation of goods in each year from 1839 to 1846, both inclusive, with the rate on rates of exchange at which in each year such sumss have been advanced, and the credit given for the repayment of such advances ; also, An account of all bills drawn upon the several Pre sidencies in India respectively, by the Courts of Directors of the East India Company, in each of the years from 1829 to 1846, both inclusive, with the rate or rates at which bills were drawn in each year, and the number of days after date or sight at which such bills were payable. also copy of the notification issued by the Govern ment of India or. the sth August, 1840, with respect to the proposed discontinuance by advances on the hypothecation of goods, and of any official report which led to the issue of such notification, and of all correspondence befween the Government of India and the Board of Directors, relative to such proposed discontinuance of such advances ; also, copies of all memorials or representations addressed to the Commissioners for the affairs of India, or the Court of Directors, by merchants in England, with re spect to such advances, together with the replies thereto, from 1839 to 1846 inclusive ; and also, copies of any agreement entered into by any com pany or companies for constructing railways in India with the Government of India, or the Court of Di rectors of the East India Company, whereby any amoudt of interest is guaranteed to such railway company. He considered that if these returns were made they would in a great measure explain the cause of the recent railway failures. At that time he was Governor-General of India, he had endeavoured to discourage these advances on the hypothecation of goods, and he wished to call the attention of her Ma jesty's Government to this subject which was most important. It appeared that the Court of Directors had ordered large remittances of bullion to be made to them from India. Now, to show the effect of this measure upon the well-being of the people of India, he would refer to a letter written by Mr. Trevelyan, now one of the Secretaries of the Treasury, but at the time when that letter was written employed in India, viz., in 1832. In that year the directors had ordered a quantity of silver to be remitted from India, and in consequence, as Mr. Tre velyan stated, Ben g al was a l mo st d ra i ne d of cnrnoed s rv i iel l ao v eu e oo r sni . yitsc l h ' b. h e natives, in consequence, suffered the greatest distress ; and the land tax, width had been cheerfully paid. No doubt it would be ytehnetwersolutuplf;olriesthe Court of Directors to drain here fo f r a Nf n vh t ie o h go the i y nto m m us o t ney o doubt finte t r n es e t y want—nom ar market for raisin be orced . to pay a higher rate n m ec o e n s e sTty ln i n the money market, this country during the present state of necessity ' but that would affect only the proprietors of East was of th th e po • securities, India stock and the holder s of grea s t t India and would not at all affect the pulation of India, and he held that it u of her Majesty's Government to take care of the e dtty in terests of the millions of India w h o h ad been en trustedmillions by Providence to their care, and h e t h ought that this was case in which the (lovernmQnt was TURNPIKE TRUSTS. Mr. FREWEN proposed the following resolution with respect to these trusts :—" That, in order to facilitate the passing of Acts for the purpose of amal gamating turnkpike trusts, this House will generally consent to suspend the standing orders during the present session of Parliament in cases of private Bills, the object of which is to unite two or more turnpike trusts. That, on or before the last day of February, 1848, and one month before leave be given to bring in any Bill for the purpose of uniting turnpike trusts, the promoters of any such Bill shall be required t o g i ve no ti ce , i n the form prescribed by the standing orders, once in some newspaper published in the county, or, if there is none published in the county, then in a newspaper generally circulating in the county where the said turnpike roads are situated, of their intention to make such application to Parliament : and shall also serve, or cause to be served, on the clerk of each of the said turnpike trusts, a copy of the said notice ; and there shall be a schedule attached to each Bill, stating whether the trustees of each trust assent to or dis sent from (orotherwiseas the case may be) such Bill." The Hon. Gentleman said the object which he had in view in proposing them was to facilitate in every way the amalgamation of small turnpike trusts. Wher ever this was done the best results had accrued to the amalgamated bodies. For instance, since the whole of the metropolitan trusts were combined in one commission, they had been enabled to pay 168,0001. of their debts. The subject had been for some time under the consideration of local magistrates, and they were generally of opinion that the resolutions he now submitted should be carried out. Mr. STRUTT said that the House had laid down certain standing orders, prescribing the course to be adopted by persons applying for Bills affecting turn pike trusts. The House had carefully considered the subject, and the courses recommended had been invariably adhered to. The Hon. Menaber now pro posed that all the standing orders should be suspended. He did not see any reason why the present mode should be altered. It appeared to him a somewhat extraordinary mode of proceeding, that now before the month of November had expired, and with the one case of hardship which the lion. Member had re• ferred to, the House should be called: upon to lay aside its standing orders without any recommenda tions from a Committee on the subject. He therefore felt bound to give his opposition to the motion of the lion. Member. Sir W. JOLLIFFE said that there was no doubt the proposed resolutions would not effectually rensedy the existing difficulties of the case. Some of the trusts in the south of England were in so utterly a a hopeless state, that it was irapossible for them to amalgamate. He felt bound to give his opposition also to the motion of the Hon. Member. Mr. FRE WEN said that the trusts were in the same difficulties all over the country. In one parish in Sussex there were no less than sixteen trusts, all of which were in the hands of the creditors, and the inhabitants had threatened to pull down the gates, as had been done some time since in South Wales. After the statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Strut* he would not press his motion. He begged, therefore, to withdraw it. Motion withdrawn. RAJA OF SATTARA. Mr. G. THOMPSON presented a petition from the Tower Hamlets, praying the House to institute an inquiry into the claims of the Raja of Sattara, and the charges which had been made against him. Mr. J. WILLIAMS presented a petition, signed by 700 of the electors of Marylebone, to the same effect ; and a petition from the borough of Finsbury also to the same effect. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from Salford praying an inquiry into the case of the Raja of Sattara. COERCIVE MEASURES FOR IRELAND Colonel THOMPSON presented a petition, nume rously signed by the inhabitants of Bradford, praying the House not to sanction any coercive measures for Ireland. POOR-LAWS (IRELAND). Mr. GRANGER presented a petition from Cork in favour of an assimilation of the poor-laws of Eng- land and Ireland. PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. Mr. BERKELEY presented a petition, signed by 2,500 of the inhabitants of Bristol, in favour of the abolition of the punishment of death. CURRENCY ACT. Mr. G. CRAIG presented a petition praying the House to repeal the existing Currency Act. SCOTCH BANKING. Mr. J. B. SMITH presented a petition from Stir ling praying for an alteration of the law relating to scotch banking. NATIONAL DEFENCES. Mr. OSBORNE gave notice of his intention on an early day to call the attention of the House to the state of the national defences of Great Britain and Ireland. MEXICO. Colonel THOMPSON gave notice of his intention on this day fortnight to call the attention of the douse to the facts and the effects of the invasion of Mexico by the Americans. TENANT RIGHT. Mr. S. CRAWFORD gave notice of his intention on Tuesday, the 14th of next month, to bring in a Bill with respect to tenant right in Ulster and other parts of Ireland. QUARANTINE LAWS. _ _ On the motion of Dr. BOWRING, all such papers as had been issued from the public departments since the last returns relative to the quarantine laws were or.lered to be laid upon the table of the House. COUNTY COURTS. On the motion of Mr. GRANGER, the following returns relative to the County Courts were agreed tc— " 1. The total number of plaints entered in each Court, from the time when the Act came into operation to the Ist of December, 1847, specifying the number of plaints above 101.; above 5/. and not exceeding 101.; above 1L and not exceeding 5/.; and at and under 1/. " 2. The total number of days that each Court has sat within the above period, and the average number of hours comprised in each sitting. " 11. The total number of causes tried by each Court during the above period. "4. The gross total amount of moneys received in each Court, from the Ist day of April to the Ist day of December, 1847, distinguishing the amount received for fees from the amount received to the credit of suitors. " 5. The total number of causes tried in each Court with the assistance of a jury • specifying the number of such causes i n w hi c h a verdict has been recorded in favour of the party requiring a jury to be summoned." IRELAND. Mr. J. O'CONNELL put several questions to the Government relative to the measures they intended to bring forward to meet the distress of the present winter in Ireland ; and was also desirous of knowing when those measures would be laid on the table. He also wished to know when the contemplated Bill for the amendment of the law regarding landlord and tenant in Ireland was to be introduced ? Sir G. GREY was sorry that the Hen. Member had not thought it right to give notice of the ques tions he had just asked. He had but that minute received the list of the questions, and was, therefore, not prepared to answer them satisfactorily. With respect to the Tenant Right Bill, he could not pledge himself to the precise titre when it would ba intro duced, but he could assure the Hon. Member the subject was under the consideration of the Govern ment. Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL would give notice of his intention to move an amendment on that subject on the question of the House going into a Committee of Supply. RAJA OF SATTARA. Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON postponed his mo tion relative to the documents connected with the case of the Raja of Sattara. SWITZERLAND. Mr. URQUHART wished to know from the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether it is the intention of her Majesty's Government to interfere in the civil dissensions of Switzerland, except as a mediator invited by both parties to act ? Lord PALMERSTON said that the answer to the question of the Hon. Member might be given by referring t o th e S peec h o f h er M a j esty on:the subject, delivered on the first day of the session. The first intention of her Majesty's Government was to refrain from interfering at all in the affairs of Switzerland, but, at the earnest request of the Government of France, her Majesty's Government, had consented, i n connex i on with the other four Great Powers of Europe, to offer their It i •