The Sun. — London, England, 1847-12-15 00:00:00

LATEST PRICES OF SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENIIfia, LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14. ZOrNT-STOCX BELNICS. Dividend Amount ' Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. it— -- --- -- £ L d. X s. d. Australasia •• •• •• •• • • 40 0 0 40 0 0 15 StritshNcrth American 1 51. per cent 50 0 0 50 0 0 441 A Ceylon Commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 f,lolonial. ••••••• • • • •. 51 per cent 100 0 0 25 0 0 Gloucestershire —.. • • 151 cent. lonian •• • • .... ••• • • • 6/. per cent 25 0 0 25 0 0 Londe and Westminstr 61. per cent 100 0 0 20 0 0 23M Ditto . London Joint-Stock... 61. per cent 50 0 0 10 0 0 Provincialof Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 41 Ditto, New......• • • 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 National of Ireland .. 5L per cent. SO 0 0 22 10 0 Nat. Provuclal of Eng. 1 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 Ditto, New.. •• • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 South Australia ...... ' 22 10 0 Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Ditto 2 10 0 Union of L0nd0n..... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Madrid ..... 40 0 0 40 0 0 CAN.A.ZS. • Names of Dividend Companies. !:4 per Price ' v: Annum. / Ashtn& Oldh, 97 51.55. p e 70 llarnsloy •. • • 160 i 121. 180 Srltnk&Abrg , lso, 51. 85 Birmingham 35, 4/. ' 80 Coventry ....,1001 251. — 11 :JY •• — l lOOl 61. Ells r re&Cha 133; 41. E:e ash •.. 100, 321. GrandJunetn .100 51. Grand Surrey 100 Grand Union 100 1/. 10s. Grantham .. 150, 121. Kennt & Avn 39 7s. 6d. Le2ds&Livrp 100' 341. Lele:iter • • 140 10/. Leicitr &Nth 83 41. Lon4hhorogh l 142 701. Monmouthsh 100 81. Mntgenarysla, 100 51. Maltn Mwbryi 100 107. Names of Companies. Macclesfield. Neath ...... 0xf0rd...... Peak Forest. Aegent's . ... Rochdale .. • • Sornrset Coals ! 63 51 Do.Lk Fd St Stffrd &Wore Shrewsbury.. Atourbrldge .. Severn and 1 j Wye Rail. Warwick&l Birming. j Warwick& 1 Napton.. j Worcstr &1 Birming. Wilts & Brks IDividendl 505 per Annum. 11. 45, 71. 105. G. p. c. M. 16/. 201. IL Bs. Price INSURANCE COMPANIES. Name of Company. Dividend 1 Amount per I of Annum. Share. Albion ........ Alli a, ice Brit. and For. uit t Marine. • • Atlai . lirltisn Commercial Cericl,Med. & Gen. Life C,unty s. 31. 10s 500 0 6 per cent. 100 0 61. per cent, 100 0 13s.6d.prsh. 50 0 is. per share 50 0 51. per cent. 100 0 31. t 100 0 13s. 30 0 50 0 50 0 Nagle • • Eng.& Scot. Law European Life ••• • • - Family En iovrmr t Soc. Freemasons' . • • • . . • • • 6. 5/. per cent, 1 Paid. d. X S. d. O 50 0 0 0 ; 11 0 0 O 5 0 0 0 I 5 6 8 0 5 0 0 O 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 O 5 0 0 O i 5 0 0 O 2 12 6 Giote Guardian .... Znaperial Fire imperinl Life 20 0 0 All pall. 400 4 0 0 20 0 0 3 0 0 Stock. 51. per cent. 1100 0 0 I ' 36 10 0 _ __ 5% per cent, 41. & ts. M. per cent. 61. per cent. 12 per cent, 12s. 11. sh. & bs, iniie,nnity Marine Law Fire Ltw t iie...... Le;al and General Life 3,::ndcn Fire .. London Ship ...... .SOO 0 3s Marine.. ••••• • • .• • • Rled. Inylitl& Gen. Life National Loaa Fund • • National Life • • • • • • . • • PAlladitun Lila ...... • • Pell an ••••• • • • • • • • tf,:liX • • • . • • ...... P 1 oteetor Life Prr.vident Life Life.... • • • • • • • • Royal Exchange inn Fire— • • • • • • • • 4Y 2 1. per et. 51. per cent. p , _ , r cent. 51. per cent. p. ct. & bs , 51. pot* cent. 1/. As. 4A, 51. per ncnt. 6/. 10s. 11. GA. 10. X 1. pr cnt . 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 50 0 25 0 25 0 100 0 50 0 20 0 100 0 50 0 Mit° L-ite . • • • • • • . • • tinivenal Life.... • • • • iaoria Litc .. • 0 so 0 O 10 0 0 O 1 S 13 1 O 1 2 10 0 0 10 0 0 012 0 0 O 1 12 10 0 0 I 12 10 0 O 15 0 0 2 0 0 0 I 2 10 0 • 0 0 02 0 0 20 0 0' 1 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 0 Stock. tOO 0 0 8 1 0 0 -1 0 0 214 14% 7..XST. OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount 1 Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -1 £ s. d. I X s. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 9l. per cent. 100 0 0 1 100 0 0 200 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank Clydesdale Bank ••• ••• I 6/. per cent. 20 0 0 I 10 0 0 1218 s Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. SCO 0 0 ;100 0 0 160 Eastern Bank Edinb.& Glasgow Bank i 6/. per cent. 5 0 0 .5 0 0 5119 , Exehangeßnk of Scot l6l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 51% Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 9 7 0 0 8% National Bank 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13% North of Scotland Bank 71. per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 6 North British Dank • . - 50 0 0 10 0 0 6% Royal Bank Of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 146 Union Itsuik of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 I 84 1 ' Western Bank . • ... • - 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 I 70% Aber leen Fi-e and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 2 0 0 813.6 d. B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 011 0 9s. British Guarantee Ins. - 10 0 0 1 0 0 12s. Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 Church of Eng; and Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 2 City of Glasgow Life.. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 8s Edinburgh Life Insur. 31. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 171 i East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 128. Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 2% Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 12 Insur. Co. of Scound.. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7 Life Assoc. of Scotland 51. per cant. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 6s Mercantile Life .... - 10 0 0 010 0 Bs. National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 243. North British Insur s%l.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 23 'forth & West of Scot - 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. Is Scottish Life and titian - 20 0 0 011 0 % Scot. Mas. and Gen. Lif e 51. p er cen t. 1 0 0 015 0 'l3s. 6d Scottish Union Insrnce. 6 1 1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 I 11. 3s Stan lard Life .. .... . 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 9 United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 12s. DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. .--- X s. d. £ a. d. C .mmercial --•• . • • 41. per cent. Stock. - 70 East and West India .•• 61. pr cent. Stock. - 119 East Country ••.- • • • . 11. per eh. 100 0 0 - 20 Landon 5/. pr cent. Stock. -9% Ditto Bonds •••• • • • • 41. per cent. - - - St. Katharine ••••• • • • 5 per cent. Stock. - 81% Ditto Bonds • • • • - • • 4 1 /. pr cent. - - - Southampton ••••• • • • 2/. per cent. 10 0 0 50 0 0 25 WATER,NITORKS. 1 Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price, Annum. Share. I Xs.d. X s. o.Birmingham .••••-•• • • • , 18s. 25 0025 0 0 - East ...........81.,' 81. 100 0 0 - 170 , Grand Junction -- - 21. 10s. 41 13 4 - 82 Kent .... •• ••••• • • • • . I 31. 100 0 0 - $4 New Bier Lndn Srdge 1 2/. 108. - - 55 Vairthall'... •..• • • ... I 100 0 0 - 104 West Middlesex. . . . 51. 15a.prent. 63 12 9 - 118 GAS-WONT AND COKE COMPANIES. ' - Dividend Amount , Name of Company. per of Paid. I Price. Annum. i Share. British ------ £. s. d. X. s. d. , 49 0 0 18 0 0 Ditto Provincial.... 11. 1/. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 24 173 8 • 101. per cent. 20 0 0 - Brighton ............ 51. per cent. 20 0 0 19 City of London - 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 290 eentinental Consolidat. 925. pr share 50 0 0 39 5 0 54 Ditto. Nevr • • .... • • 85s. pr share 50 0 0 37 10 0 51% Equitable.. ...... •• .. 455. pr share, 50 0 0 50 0 0 38 Imperial ••„„ • . • ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 9 80 Independent ......... 61. per cent. )40 0 0 40 0 0 64 London • • .... •••• • . .. 2%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 9 0 40 Ditto , ••••••• • • • • • . 6/. per cent. ,50 0 0 50 0 0 I 48 Phomiz .-. . • ....... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 0 36% I Ratcliff ..... .... • ... 5/. And bus . 'lOO 0 0 90 0 0 80 United General ••• • • • 4%1. pr cent./ .50 0 0 .50 0 0 j 17 Westminster Chartered 31, .50 0 0 - I 58 Ditto, New •••• • • • • 12s. 50 0 0 I 10 0 0 , 1154 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Dec. 14.) SUGAR.—To-day, notwithstanding there were sellers of most kinds of free and slave labour Sugar upon further reduced terms, exporters bought with much caution, and the increase in the home demand was not material ; the market was plentifully supplied. The purchases made in West India Muscovado were to a small extent either for grocery or refining purposes, and privately did not exceed 440 hhds and tierces, although the rates taken were rather under those of Friday. At auction 149 hhds of Barbadoes went off heavily, the fine sorts at full prices; but other kinds sold 6d lower—ordinary yellow went at 37s to 37s 6d, mid dling 38s to 395, good 40s to 41s 6d, fine 42s to 44s 6d, and very fine 465; 52 hhds of Berbice were partly sold at about the value—fine yellow 40s, good 38s 6d, middling 36s 6d; but low brown was bought in at 33s per cwt. The market for Sugar closes with a dull appearance, especially for brown and inferior sorts. REFINED.—To-day the market was in a quiet state for refined good; prices are not so firm—standard lumps selling at 53s to 53s 6d. and brown grocery 52s to 52s 6d. In bonded crushed the operations are on a more extended scale, but the refiners are inclined to sell, first sort at 30s to 311 per cwt. MAnarrits.—This afternoon there was no improve ment in the demand for any kind of Mauritius Sugar, and 3,876 b ags at auct i on went 6 d to is under former rates for brown and inferior yellow and grey sorts , wh ils the better ki n d s b are l y susta i ne d the prev i ous value. t Nearly the whole of the Sugar, however, sold. Ete'r Innu.—This afternoon a public sale of 1,884 baskets audtit r b ee ags of P enang went of f at very low rates. Of Bengal parcels, am oun ti ng to 2,476 b ags, were offered at auctioliwtja e ich went off heavily, and at prices rather in favour of price p are b uyers, but the chief FOREIGN.--part sold. marketuer depressed for all descrip tions as the supply at the wants of all parties, whereas s _there is an anxiety on the part of merchants rivals are trifling, since this ell, although the ar devt ?i evy hasn amount of business concl u d ed by pan at week. Th e been small for all purposes, an d the previous week, although a further reesdtreat than i uction in prices of 6d per cwt. has been submitted to. The ship pers have only taken 500 boxes of good yell ow / f a vannah at 225, and our refiners workin g under bond, 400 chests of brown Bahia at 17s to 18s. At auction 7,424 bags of Siam were all sold from is to 2s under the valuations. From the foreign markets the accounts are unsatisfactory for sugar. MOLASSBC—For West India there are few buyers, still holders decline to make any further concession in prices, and offer a less quantity for sale: the value of low to fine is 15s to lbs. East India Treacle met with little attention, and 17s to 183 is the value. Of Barba does Molasses 31 puns at public sale were taken in at 18s per cwt. COFFEE.—This afternoon Plantation Ceylon was pur chased with reluctance, and 1,231 bags and 17 casks, at auction, only part found buyers, (rood middling and good sorts fetched the full value, but ? ' the lower kinds sold rather cheaper. Of West India 38 casks, 24 barrels, were only partly sold at easier rates. TEA.—Although there are sellers of all descriptions of Congou rather under previous rates, yet the town and country trade have purchased with reluctance, and the supply far exceeds their wants. Pouchong is neglected, and can be obtained at 3d to 8d for low to fine quality. There is no improvement to notice i❑ the demand for Green, and all kinds aro offered at further reduced prices, whilst the supply is abundant. Riox.—To-day there was no improvement in the de mand for Bengal Rice, and at auction 1,870 bags were taken in rather under former rates. Of Sago 100 boxes and 120 bags found buyers, but at a fall in prices of is to 2s. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon Cochineal was in ex cellent demand, and 100 bags of Honduras at auction were all sold at ld to 2d advance, low to fine silvers went at 4s 3d to 5s 2d, middling to fine black 6s 3d to 6s 8d; five bags Teneriffe for exportation only fetched 4s lld to 5s 7d per lb. SPIRITS.—To-day Jamaica Rum met with little at tention, and holders experienced difficulty in supporting former rates. All other sorts are dull of sale, and easier to buy—proof Leeward can be obtained at Is 7d, and Eaat India is 6d per gallon. For Brandy the demand is on the increase, and prices are on the advance. OILS.—For Southern Oil of all descriptions a much better demand has been experienced, and the supply at market having been small, buyers are compelled to pay an advance on former rates of lOs to 30s per tun. At auction 44 tuns were sold. Cod is little required, prices continue to decline. Seal is more in demand, and better prices are not to be obtained, as the market is well supplied. Purchases to a fair ex tent have been made privately, and at auctiion 105 tuns mostly found buyers. Sperm is not much re quired, and having been brought more freely to market, a decline in the value ensued. Of 81 tuns submitted to public sale a part only sold. The arrivals of Fish Oils are to a small extent only since this day week; stocks here are, however, large. Holders of Olive continue to be willing sellers, although the deliveries yet exceed the arrivals. The purchases made in Cocoa Nut are trifling. The market is firmer for Linseed Oil, and the home trade are large operators. For forward delivery the operations are upon a more extended scale. The value of pale Rape Oil is 37s 6d to 38s, and of brown 375; few sales, how ever, have been made, and the supply is rather larger than it was. A parcel of fine pale foreign has been disposed of at 40s. Palm further declined in value, there being a plentiful supply; several parcels were disposed of privately at 27s to 301 for middling to fine quality, but at auction 191 casks were bought in at these rates. Lard Oil is selling at 48s to 545, and ground Nut Oil is selling at 38s to 41s r cwt. For auction 100 casks of Palm, 124 tuns of Sperm, and 10 tuns of Southern are declared. Tia.Low.—We have to report a further improvement in the value of Russian on the spot, the demand having been active from the town and country trade, whereas the arrivals are again small. The rates obtained for tine P. Y. Candle are 46s 9d to 47s 3d. For forward delivery many contracts have been entered into at 45s 6 , 1 to 46s up to the close of the year, and at 45s to 45s 6d for spring months. Home made is much wanted, prices continue to advance. All other kinds brought enhanced rates, and met with a free sale, although the quantity at market is yet large. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, DEC. 9, 1847. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of Lord Foley, to appoint Egerton Ford, Esq., one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice Hoare, retired. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY _E VEND NG, WHITEHALL, DEC. 11 The Queen has been pleased to order a congd d'etre to pass the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Uritain and Ireland, empowering the Dean and Chapter of the cathedral church of Hereford to sect a Bishop of that see, the same being void by the translation of the Most Reverend Father in God Doctor Thomas Musgrave, late Bishop thereof, to the see of York ; and her Majesty has also been pleased to recommend the Reverend Renn Dickson Hampden, Doctor in Divinity, to be elected by the said Dean and Chapter Bishop of the said see of Her, ford. FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 11. The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Eugene Poujade as Consul at Malta for his Majesty the King of the French. WHITEHALL, DEC. 10. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Augustus Templer, of Bridport, in the county of Dorset, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. William Walton, timber dealer, Willenhall, Stafford dener, 75., on Thursdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. J. Prosser, Piccadilly, goldsmith, 4s. 6d., on Thurs days, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. J. Gapp, Duke-street, Manchester•square, livery stable keeper, 55., on Thursdays, between the hours of cloven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. C. Martin, Darlington, plumber and glazier, 10s., on Saturdays, between the hours of ten and th ree , at t h e office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. R. Gisburne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, bookseller and stationer, 9s. 6d., on Saturdays, between the hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle upon-Tyne. R. Hallam, Newcastle-under-Lyti3e, Staffordshire, grocer and tea dealer, first and second dividends of ss. 6d. and 10d., on Thur between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. R. Nichols, jun., Birmingh am , b oo k se ll er an d sta . tioner, 3s. 6d., on any Tuesday before March 31, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. W. Armstrong, Norwich, draper, Jan. 5, at twelve— J. Hammond, Bognor, Sussex, ironmonger, Jan. 5, at eleven—C. Bone, Millbank-street, Westminster, licensed victualler, Jan. 5, at half-past eleven—M. Lewis, Oxford • street, draper, Jan. 6, at two—A. F. Ll o yd, B r i g ht on , cook and confectioner,. Jan. 5, at half-past twelve—W. Guttridge, Fulham, baker, Jan. 5, at one—B. Mayhew, New Town, Bow, common brewer, Jan. 5, at two—S. Bretton, Charlotte -street, Fitzroy-square, upholsterer, .Jan. 4, at eleven—J. F. Isherwood, Holland-place, Clapham-road, house decorator, Jan. 6, at eleven—G. Gusterson, Paradise-walk, Queen's road West, Chelsea, builder, Jan. 5, at eleven—J. Tupling Cambridge, shoe maker, Jan. 5, at eleven. In the Country. J. Ashcroft, Liverpool, timber broker. Jan. 6, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—G, Baenall, Newcastle upon-Tyne, music seller, Jan. 17, at half-past ten, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—J. Dawes, Gloucester, tailor, Jan. 11, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—•J. Cale, Gloucester, builder, Jan. 6, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—G. Evans, Bristol, carpenter and builder, Jan. 6, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. Lowden, Leeds, ironmonger, Jan. 11, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—W. W. Cooke, Denton, Lancashire, hat manu facturer, Jan. 14, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester— J. Andrew, Prestbury and Manchester, calico printer, Jan. 7, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester. At the Court of Review, Jan. 4. - _ S. Lord, Liverpool, wool dealer—J. J. Day, Liverpool, ship broker—J. Hatfield, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, victualler—R. Thackray, Manchester, cloth and linen merchant—J. Fawcett, Richmond, Yorkshire, linen and woollen draper. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. C. Edwards and T. Bryant, Totnes,Devonshire, at• torneys and solicitors—T. S. A.thburner and T. W. Robinson, Litherland, Lancashire, merchants—R. A. Johnson and J. P. Withers, Winchester, drapers—W. L. ' Freer and J. B. Minshull, Birmingham, wood turners and japanners—J. Winch and H. E. Brydon, High row, Knightsbridge, load an d g l ass d ea l ers —Hannah Ullathorne, 0. J. Ullathorne, and J. Ullathorne, Liver pool and Scarborough, shawlmen and linen drapers—T. Phillips and S. Phillips, Birmingham, gunmakers—C. Wilkinson, IL Wilkinson, and T. Haigh, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, thread manufacturers and winders—P. Duckworth, J. MtNamee, and J. Fisher (as far as re • Bards P. Duckworth)—E. Ford, S. Rhodes, and T. Wil ton, Burslem, Staffordshire, plumbers—G. S. Upton and J. Poch:pore Liverpool, silversmiths and jewellers— .J. Holmes and 3. Wilson, Sheffield, coach builders—C. Greatrex, T. Greatrex, and J. F. Greatrex (as far as regards 'l'. Greatrex), Walsall, Staffordshire, saddlers and coach ironmongers —J. Mountford and E. Mount ford, Birmingham, builders—W. R. Neale and J. A. Knight, Exeter, civil engineers—W. Thompson and G. Hunter. Edmondsley and Sunderland, colliery owners and coal fitters—T. Mason and E. C. llindley, Liver pool, grocers and tea dealers—G. Beardmore and G. F. Beardmore, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, lace manufac turers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Edward Harnett, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. James Clarke, Ipswich, journeyman carpenter. Thomas Pratt, Nottingham, tobacconist. Goodaro Sills, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, lime burner. Henry Francis Watkins, Bristol, clerk. Thomas Jacobs, Stapleton Villa, Stapleton-road, Glou cestershire. Joseph llannaford, Salcombe, Marlborough, carpenter. Richard Lea, Romsey, Hampshire, chemist. Peter Lever, Prescott, Lancashire, watch fusee maker. Thomas Ball, Haweside, Lancashire, shoemaker. John Pile Body, Stonehouse, Devonshire, baker. James Henry Wolff, Southampton, clerk. John Halliday, Liverpool, publican. John Hughes, Liverpool, butcher. . - Peter Hughes, Liverpool, dock porter. Edward Moore, Moorfields, and Liverpool, white cooper and basket maker. Samuel Holloway, Canterbury, baker. George John Russell, Winchester, bricklayer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. J. Gillan, Inverness, drape.r, to meet within the Cale donian Hotel, Inverness, Dec. 17, and Jan. 7, at two. T. Morrison, Glasgow, bookseller, stationer, and map publisher, to meet within the chambers of Mr. Smeaton, Dec. 20, and Jan. 10, at twelve. D. Hogg, Holytown, Bothwell, tailor and clothier, to meet within the chambers of Mr. Smeaton, Glasgow, Dec. 17, and Jan. 7, at twelve. W. Hutchinson, Edinburgh, solicitor before the Su preme Courts of Scotland, to meet within the writing chambers of Mr. Robertson, jun., Edinburgh, Dec. 20, and Jan. 18, at one. J. F. Tress and Co., Edinburgh, tea dealers, to meet within the writing chambers of Mr. Lindsay, ilkiinburgh, Dec. 20, and Jan. 12, at two. W. Grieve, Kevock Mills, Lasswade, paper maker, to meet within the Royal Exchange Coffee-house, Edin burgh, Dec. 20, and Jan. 12, at two. J. M. Turnbull and Co., Glasgow, tea merchants, to meet within the writing chambers of Messrs. Strathern and Douglas, Glasgow, Dec. 21, and Jan. 11, at twelve. H. Baird and Mary Bowskell, Coatbridge and Air drie, Lanarkshire, printers, publishers, booksellers, and stationers, to meet within the writing chambers of Messrs. Strathern and Douglas, Glasgow, Dec. 17, and Jan. 6, at one. BANKRUPTS. shire. Joseph Williams, licensed victualler, Westminster bridge-road, to surrender, Dec. 23, and Jan. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Warrand, Skinner-street, Snow-hill. Thomas Burton, builder, Commercial-road, Lambeth, Dec. 23, and Jan. 25, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Lloyd, Milk-street, Chcapside. George Lupton, tailor, St. Helen's, Dec. 22 and Jan. 18, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Gregory and Co, Bedford row; Marsh, St. Helen's; Green, Liverpool. Edward Rose, licensed victualler, Riede, Northamp tonshire, Dec. 22, at eleven, and Jan. 29, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sam brook-court, Basinghall• street; Pittendreigh and Steven son, South-square, Gray's Inn. William Silcock, jun., victualler, Crawley-street, Oakley-square, St. Pancras, Dec. 22, at half-past one, and Jan. 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Scadding and Son, Gordon -street, St. Pancras. George Clarke, carpet manufacturer, Isham-mills, Northamptonshire, Dec. 23, at half-past two, and Jan. 25, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Watson and Broughton, Falcon-square, Aldersgate•atreet. Edward Callow and Mark Taversham, stock brokers, Cornhill, Dec. 27, at one, and Jan. 31, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers ; Lewis and Lewis, Ely-place. Richard Chaplin, straw plait dealer, Wetherfield, Essex, Dec. 21, at one, and Jan. 27 at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Brown, Finsbury-place; Sewell, Hal stead. Daniel Taylor Perrott, grocer, Bristol, Dec. 31, and Feb. 1, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acra man, official assignee, Bristol; Perkins, Bristol, Britten and Son Bristol. Joseph Stelfox, share broker, Manchester, Dec. 24, and Jan. 14, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Vincent, King's Bench-walk, Inner Temple; Simpson, Manchester. William Jabez Davies, plumber and glazier, Manches ter, Dec. 24, and Jan. 14, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Hall, Mourilyan, and Rowsell,Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn ; Aspinall, Ridgefield, Manchester. L•sncelot Hepworth, shopkeeper, Manchester, Dec. 29, and Jan. 24, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Hall, Mourilyan, and Rowse'', Verulam- buildings, Gray's Inn; Leeming, Man chester. James Wade, draper, Lisson•grore, Dec. 21, at two, and Jan. 25, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Hardwick and Davidson Weavers'-hall, Basinghall-street. Nathaniel Barnsdall, timber merchant, Nottingham, Dec. 24 and Jan. 21, at twelve, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court, Nottingham. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham ; W a d swort h, Nottingham ; Cares and Stuart, Gray's Inn. Eli Spooner, butcher, Hanley, Staffordshire, Dec. 23 and Jan. 22, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Challinor, Hanley; Smith, Birmingham. Joseph Alexander Clarke, china manufacturer, Long ton, Staffordshire, Dec. 28, and Jan. 16, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official as signee, Birmingham; Mason, Stoke-upon. Trent. John Barrett, tanner, Horsforth, Yorkshire, Dec. 28 and Jan. 22, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Stansfeld, official assignee, Leeds ; Singleton, Great James -street, London ; Barret, Leeds. William Sp ink, butcher, Purston Jacklin, Yorkshire; Jan. 1 and Jan. 22, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Stansfeld, official assignee, Leeds; Lever, King's. road, Bedford-row, Lindon; Cloughs, Pontefract. DIVIDENDS. - At the Court, Basinghall-street. C. W. Graham, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street, merchant, Jan. 8, at one—J. Morse, Neithrop, Oxford shire, woolstapler, Jan. $, at twelve—R. T. Tubbs, Aldermanbury and Shoreditch, silk agent, Jan. 12, at eleven—H. M. Waller, Foulsham, Norfolk, merchant, Jan. 13, at two—J. Peake, Tolleshunt, Essex, miller, Jan. 13, at two. In the Country. G. Rogers, Gloucester, ironmonger, Jan. 4, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—D. R. Thomas, Carmarthen, draper, Jan. 6, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—F. F. Phillips, Bristol, coach maker, Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—T. Robinson, Swansea, grocer, Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. E. Hills, St. Mary's road, Peckham; Warsaah, Hamp shire; Farnhurst, Sussex; Lodkin, Surrey; Old Kent road; and Crinar, Scotland, naptha maker, 2s. 2d., on Saturday, Dec. 18, and two following Saturdays, be tween the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch•lane. 0. Richards, Fleet-street, law bookseller, Is. 4d., on Friday, Dec. 17, and two following Wednesdays, be tween the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Guildhall•chambers. J. R. Weston, Southampton, auctioneer, 3s. 4d., on Friday, Dec.l7, and two following Weelnesdays, between the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Guildhall-chambers. W. Marshall and 11. Rodgers, Liverpool, ironfounders, Gd. and 7-16ths of a penny, on Thursday, Dec. 23, or any subsequent Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. R. Ilaydsy, Milk-street, Cheapsido, warehouseman, 3a. 4d., on Thursday, Dec. 16, and three following Thursdays, between the hours of twelve and three, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms yard, Coleman street. _ • C. Fox, Kingston -upon Hull, tavern keeper, 2s. 83., on Tuesdays, between the hours of eleven /tad two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Kingston -upon-Hull. G. Duplan, Regent's-place, Westminster, tea dealer and grocer, 4s. 6d., on Wednesdays, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. 'Whitmore, Basinghall-street. H. B. Brecknell, Oxford street, draper, 4s. on Thursdays, between the hours of t we l ve and two, at the office m. Pennell, of Guildhall-chambers. _ ... D. Syred, Bloomfield road, Paddington, market gar. THE UNITED STATES. By a French steamer, arrived at Havre, we have New York papers to the 25th ttlt. inclusive. Dispatches from General Scott had been received at Washington, but they contained nothing either new or of importance. Everything remained as at the date of previous ad vices. Santa Anna was said to be universally repro bated. Paredes had again appeared upon the field, and in a manifesto to the nation refers all the mis fortunes of Mexico to the unfortunate internal differ ences so long prevailing, and calls upon the people to unite with him in driving back the enemy, who has penetrated to the heart of the country, that so the anni hilation of Mexico may be prevented. There was a rumour that Santa Anna was about to embark in an English steamer at Tampico, having bid his country an eternal farewell. The domestic news from the United States refers principally to the policy of the approaching Congress, and matters connected with the ne x t P res id ent i a l elec- tion. Mr. Clay is willing to abandon the conquests made in Mexico, and to withdraw within the Rio Grande, retaining only the bay of San Francisco ; but it is said Mr. Adams goes for the whole of Mexico or none. Accounts by the Acadia, from Liverpool, reached New York on the 21st ult. NE WS FROM PORTUGAL. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY.—The Montrose has ST rived. The elections are over—military force has tri umphed. The national party will not have a deputy in the next Cortes. The new Ministry is in course of pre paration, with the Cabrals at the head, and it is supposed that the President will be Saldanha; Home Minister, Costa Cabral; War Minister, Terceira; Foreign Minis ter, Fronteira ; Marine Minister, Faleo ; Finance Minister, John Oliveira. RIVER PLATE. The following are extracts from letters received per Creole, from Monte Video:— " MONTE VIDEO, OCT. I.—During the past month the receipts of this Custom-house have produced 361,870 dolls., and the committee has decreed a dividend of ten per cent. to the shareholders for the month of September, thus making a total of eighty per cent. paid off on the original amount subscribed of each share. " OCT. 7.—On the night of the 4th, Don Lorenzo Battlle, Minister of War, left this in the armed national schooner Maipeo, with 160 soldiers, for Maldonado, to seize General Ribera, whom the Government suspected of being in correspondence with Oribe. This morning the Minister returned, having executed his mission, by apprehending and banishing to St. Catherine's, in the Brazils, Ribera, to whom they have assigned 600 dolls. monthly, paying him in advance three months. The affair has been managed very quietly throughout. " During the month of September there have been imported into Monte Video from Buenos Ayres 270,383 dry hides, 43,211 salted, 25,000 gds. tallow, and 8,250 Vs. wool. " The exports from Monte Video have been as fol lows:-119,154 dry hides, 33,369 salted, 7,329 gds. tallow, 5,000 Os. wool; of which have been sent to England 512 dry hides, 20,761 salted, 7,129 gds. tallow, 4,560 gds. wool. From this abstract you will perceive that 17,000 gds. tallow have still to be appropriated, and this quantity is already afloat on board of the several vessels loading for England. " OCT. 9.—This morning the arrival of several of the river craft has brought us dates from Buenos Ayres to Oct. 6th. Doubloons were quoted at 398 dolls. Our advises contain news of the safe arrival of the English, Spanish, and Brazilian vessels at Buenos Ayres, of the sailing of which, without paying duties at Monte Video, we previously informed you. Several other Brazilian vessels acting in a similar manner, have also arrived safely." ELECTION TO THE BENCH OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE.—The following new regulation has been adopted by the Society of the Inner Temple:—" Re solved unanimously, that no person shall be elected to the bench of this society unless he obtain the votes of the majority of the existing benchers, and that four black balls shall be sufficient to exclude. Hilary Term, 1847." MANSION HOUSE.—A gentleman of the firm of Aldridge and Co., of good-lane, waited upon the Lord Mayor with the sum of 41., being the amount of the surplus of fines from the gentlemen of the inquest of the Ward of Langbourn, and requested that it should be appropriated to the poor. DECEMBER, 15, 1847. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, Dec. 14. The Earl of SHATTESBURY, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor, took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'clock. JEWISH DISABILITIES. The Bishop of DURHAM presented a petition against the removal of the Jewish disabilities. RELATIONS WITH. ROME. The RIGHT REY. PRELATE also presented a petition from certain of the clergy, praying the House not to sanction the entering into any diplomatic relations with the Court of Rome. IRAILWAYS BILL. Messengers from the Commons brought up the Rail ways Bill, which was read a first time. JE WISH DISABILITIES. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition against the removal of the Jewish Disabilities. CASE OF F. A. BROWNR. The NOBLE and LEARNED LORD also presented a petition from Mr. Anderson, a solicitor, relating to the case of Frederick Augustus Browne, who had been convicted of bigamy, and sentenced to transportation, and whose sentence had subsequently been commuted. He had no knowledge of the case, except what he derived from the petition. Mr. Browne had in 1844 married a Miss Copeland. After the marriage the latter discovered that he had married a certain Mary Bowen, and Mr. Browne was given into custody, and tried on a charge of bigamy. His defence was that, at the time of the first marriage, he was under age, and that the woman to whom he was married had a husband living at the time. He was tried on the 11th of April, 1846, convicted, and subsequently sentenced to seven years' transportation. He was permitted to re main in Kilmainham county gaol until February, 1847, in the Master Debtor's apartment. The petition com plained of this long delay in carrying the sentence into execution; but there must be an answer to that, because previous to his conviction a suit had been commenced of nullity of marriage against him. Upon sentence of nullity of marriage being pronounced, he entered an appeal to the Court of Delegates, and that Court did not pronounce its sentence until February 8, 1847, therefore he did not complain a ga in s t th e au th or iti es f or retaining him during that time in Kilmainham gaol. After this Mr. Browne thought fit to become the prose cutor of his first wife for bigamy, but he did not think fit to institute this suit until after his own conviction. The trial came on, and to the no small surprise of all present she pleaded guilty, and she was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. The sentence of nul lity of marriage condemned Mr. Browne in the costs, and he also owed Mr. Anderson certain costs, and a detainer was lodged against him at Kilmainham for these costs. He was removed from Kilmainham to Smithfield gaol, the convict prison of Dublin, which is out of the jurisdiction of the Sheriffs of Dublin. Mr. Anderson, therefore, applied to the Government, as he had been informed that a pardon had been expedited for Mr. Browne—and he did not complain of the pardon—that a reasonable time might be granted before the expediting the said pardon, to give him an opportunity of arresting Mr. Browne, for costs. The answer was that Mr. Browne had been pardoned upon certain conditions only, and because, from the state of hie health, his life would have been endangered by further confinement. The answer wont on to state that he had been pardoned upon conditions, and when they were complied with he would be dis charged from custody. He had been removed to Kil mainham, and Mr. Anderson lodged a second detainer. Mr. Browne was again removed from Kilmainham to Smithfield, out of the jurisdiction of the Sheriffs. He again applied, and was informed that so soon as the conditions should be complied with, Mr. Browne would be discharged. The pardon came and was sealed, and the whole might have been perfected on the 16th of September, but which was delayed until Saturday, the 1 Sth of December, when the patent was sealed, and, contrary to usual custom, it was enrolled the same day, instead of being enrolled on the Monday following, which would have been the usual practice, and the • order for Mr. Browne's discharge was sent direct from the secretary's office; the governor refused to discharge him at four o'clock on the Saturday, but discharged him the next morning, Sunday, when he could not be arrested; so that Mr. Copeland and Mr. Anderson were deprived of their costs. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said the case of Mr. Browne was a most extraordinary one. He had been remanded to Kilmainham gaol to abide the deci sion of the Ecclesiastical Court; when that had been given against him he was removed to the usual convict depot; and retained there until the surgeon reported that his life was in danger, and he was then removed to Kilmain ham for his health, to a ward, which, under a recent act, had been made a convict depot, and was out of the ju risdiction of the sheriff He was pardoned on giving a bond that he would absent himself from her Majesty's dominions. He was removed from Kilmainham to Smithfield at his own desire. On Tuesday, the 14th September, it was reported that the conditioas had been complied with, on Thursday the Lord-Lieutenant signed the pardon, on Friday it was enrolled, on Sa turday it was returned to the Secretary's office, and on the afternoon of that day Sir William Somerville wrote the usual order for his discharge, and as far as any member of the Irish Government was con cerned, the affair was conducted according to the usual course; and he put it to their Lordships whether it would have been proper in the Government to have given any information to Mr. Anderson to enable him to arrest this man upon his discharge from gaol? The Govern ment pursued a straightforward course as regarded this convict, as they would with regard to any other convict, and there was no ground for accusing them of par tiality. Lord BROUGHAM and the Marquis of CLANRICARDE mutually explained. PENINSULAR MEDALS. The Duke of RICHMOND asked when it was likely the medals would be given to the Peninsular officers and soldiers, and if it was intended to extend the grant of such medals to other officers and soldiers and sailors who served in the late war? He had hoped that those brave men who gad served under Aber crombie in Egypt, and those bravo sailors who had, during the course of the late war, sustained the honour of their country in skirmishes and in single ac tions, would also be decorated. He thanked his Noble Friends opposite for what they had done, but he thought that medals ought to have been distributed much more extensively. Although there had not been the slightest pledge given by her Majesty's Ministers on that occa• sion, yet he felt anxious again to press the matter on their attention. He never contemplated that in doing an act of justice to the officers and soldiers who had so nobly served their country in the great Peninsular war, that they would exclude others who had served under Abercrombie in Egypt, and under many of our greatest naval heroes. He did not either perceive the justice of confining the honours to those who happened to be pre sent tinny of those who were not fortunate e n n e o r u a g l tiohactobnesp;reseat at such actions, had yet, in the discharge of other and most important duties, suf fered much hardship received serious wounds, bravely done their duty, and were of essential serice in securing that success of which these general actions were the most brilliant features. He could not say that he was satisfied by the exclusion of such men from the list of those to whom decorations were to bo granted. He thought that medals should be given more extensively, and that many of the soldiers and sailors who had fought in their great ware, were quite as worthy of having medals as many of those to whom they had been granted for having been in general engagements during the last few years. He suggested whether they might not make some difference in the medals granted to those who had been in skirmishes, and those in general actions. He concluded by asking his Noble Friend whether it was intended to issueithose medals immediately, to wait until all the claimants had been decided upon, or to issue them each month as the claims were settled? Earl GREY was not aware that any further exten sion was intended beyond the grants contained in the order issued from the Horse Guards last June, and which order specified the actions for which medals were to be granted. With respect to the navy, it had been found that the rule laid down did not apply, and there fore it was likely that some extension might be needed in that direction. As to the claims, 2,000 had been dis posed of, 400 had been rejected, and 16,000 were still under consideration. The design for the medals had been presented and approved, but some delay had oc curred in their preparation, owing to the artist having nearly lost his life by a severe railway accident. He understood, however, that the medal woald be ready in about two months from that time, and he saw no reason. why they should not be delivered as soon as they were ready. CRIME AND OUTRAGE (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said it was of great importance that the Bill for the prevention of crime and outrage in Ireland, which had been sent up from the other House of Parliament, and read the first time in their Lordships' House last night, should be proceeded with as rapidly as possible. He wished, therefore, to state that it was his intention to move the second read ing of that Bill to-morrow. As they were approaching the holidays, it was not his intention to go into any lengthened explanation on that occasion. He would, on going into Committee on Thursday, give the grounds on which the Bill was brought forward, and the objects the Government had in view. That course would, he be lieved, be acceptable to their Lordships, by giving them time to examine the provisions of the Bill, and, as he believed, one debate would be sufficient upon it, the pass ing of the Bill would not be thereby delayed. Lord STANLEY thought the course proposed by the Noble Marquis would meet the general convenience of the House. He was not aware that there was any in tention to oppose the Bill, and therefore one discussion would be enough, while the course proposed by :the Noble Marquis would give their Lordships sufficient time to examine the Bill. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE ITALIAN STATES. Lord STANLEY proceeded to call the attention of the House to the continued absence of the Lord Privy Seal. Under any circumstances the absence for several months of a person holding so high a position as that of Lord Privy Seal would be a ground to entitle Parliament to ask for some explanation from the Government ; and the necessity for such explanation would be increased, if; as in the present case, the state of the country was such as to require Parliament to be called together at a period much earlier than usual, and under circum stances in which it was to be expected that every person who was honoured with a seat in her Majesty's Council would be present to offer his advice and assistance. Ho had always understood that though the office of Lord Privy Seal was not one the duties of which were particularly onerous or laborions, still that it was an office of great i m p or t ance an d hi g h au thority, the o th f e w e h o ie n z h at u t st at d . u!tes t a n d d i an se made for the due presumed arrangements hid been ee har o g f ed th i e n p p e a r r s t o y n h , oaldnidiagreiqtrro discharge of the duties of the office during Earl Minto's absence, and what those arrange ments were the Noble Marquis (Lansdowne) would probably inform their Lordships. He confessed, how. ever, he should be less anxious for any explanation on the subject, were it merely on account of the absence of the Noble Earl from England; but that which rendered a specific answer from the Noble Marquis to the ques tions he was about to put to him necessary was, not so much the absence of the Noble Earl from England, as his presence in Italy at this particular moment.—(Hear.) There was a general expectation and belief prevailing in this country—whether correct or not he was unable to say—that it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern ment to endeavour to establish diplomatic relations between this country and the Court of Rome, and that the mission of Earl Minto was connected with that object. With regard to the expediency or policy of such a change of the law—if change of the law were necessary —as should enable the Government to esta blish such relations with the temporal Sovereign of the Roman States he expressed no opinion. He said that the Noble Viscount the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in answer to a question recently put to him in another place, had stated that Lord Minto was entrusted by her Majesty's Government with no mis sion to the see of Rome.—(Hear, hear.) He under stood that answer to mean that Earl Minto was not, on the part of her Majesty's Government, an accredited Minister entrusted with any diplomatic functions at the Court of Rome; at the same time there undoubtedly was a belief in this country, which belief had been much strengthened by reports, whether true or false he knew not, of an interview of considerable duration with which the Noble Earl had been honoured by the Sovereign Pontiff, that if not engaged directly to establish diplo matic relations, one portion of his duty had been to ascertain what would be the feeling of the Court of Rome with regard •to the establishment of such relations.— (Hear, hear.) But though such was the opinion which prevailedlgenerally, not only in England and in Italy, but throughout the continent, he apprehended that a different motive might be attributed to the mission in which Earl Minto was now engaged. He used the word " mission," for he assumed that the Noble Earl was not at that time a mere casual visitor at Rome, travelling for his own amusement, and in that case culpably neg lecting his duty both to Parliament and his office'in the Government. Assuming, therefore, that in some capa city or other he was acting on the part of', and perform ing the duty of a representative of the British Sovereign, his object was now to ask of the Government that which he thought Parliament had a right to ask, if it was thought necessary to dispatch to any foreign country an officer of such high rank and dignity as a member of the Cabinet—the Lord Privy Seal ? Parliament had a right to inquire what was the nature of the mission on which he had been dispatched, and the functions he was supposed to be entrusted with. Such an inquiry would be right in reference to the mission of a Cabinet Mi nister to any country ; but with regard to the Italian States, and at this particular time, it was a matter of peculiar importance that Parliament should be fully in formed of the views with which Lord Minto had been sent out. He was not acquainted with all the intricacies of the present state of affairs in Italy, especially the north of Italy ' • but it was notori ous th a t, un d er t h e auspices of the Pontiff, and partly under other auspices, here was a state of disquiet and political movements going on'which excited exaggerated hopes on the one hand, and apprehensions on the other, the effect of which was to place the whole of that part of the con tinent in a state of ferment, and the several nations connected by political relations with it in a state of considerable anxiety. It was under the guid ance of the present Pontiff that various schemes had been set afloat for the introduction of a more liberal system of government in the affairs of the northern states. Similar concessions, they know, had been demanded by several other states from their respective sovereigns, and, to a more or less extent, and with more or lesi reluctance, those concessions had, by nsore than one of those sovereigns, been granted. What might be the object of the present movement in Italy, or the ulti mate intention of those who were directing it—if indeed they had made up their minds as to any ultimate inten tion—above all, what might be the moaning of that ex pression put forth as the watchword of the more eager partisans of that movement, " the independence of Italy," he (Lord Stanley) could form no conception.—(Hear.) But the object of the movement in the Italian states, so far as it had taken place in one or more of those states, was confined, so far as he could understand, to changes of purely an internal nature—changes in the popular power in its relations with the sovereign power as then exercised. So far then as this movement had anything of an internal aspect and bearing it was, so far, removed from such eases as this country, acting on principles of geod sense and good policy, had any right to interfere in. It had been supposed that the object of the movement was partly of a commercial and partly of a political character, for the purpose of establishing a general federal union of all the states of the north of Italy. If the object were to estab lish a commercial union which would in any way affect the commercial interests of this country, no doubt it would be a matter for the attention of her Majesty's Government, and one that should be watched carefull7 by them at home ; but it was one that by no means justi fied the accrediting a cabinet minister to the Court of Rome. So, if the object were to effect alterations in the internal political arrangements of those states, though it might be well deserving the attention, and justify the anxious consideration of the Government, the, last course they should pursue would be to give to that movement direct encouragement by the presence of a cabinet minis ter of this country.—(Hear.) But if, by the " indepen dence of Italy " it was meant that no foreign power should exercise any control over any province situated within the geographical limits of Italy, that was an ob ject to which not only this country would not be justified in contributing, but an object which we were bound by the faith of treaties not only not to aid but to resist. Though Earl Minto might not be accredited to the Pope or to any other sovereign that we know of, yet, being the representative of the British Government, he had, pre suming the information which had reached this country to be correct, compromised the British Government by his acts, by his words, and by his conduct ; and it was due, therefore, to Parliament that they should have a distinct understanding of the functions which Lord Minto had to perform, and the character of the instructions with which he had been sent out. The re ports which had appeared in those sources of information which were open to all, as to Lord Minto's proceedings, he trusted the Noble Marquis would be enabled to con tradict. He meant that the Minister of Great Britain, so situated and so circumstanced as Lord Minto was in Italy, had, on more than one or two occasions, appeared in answer to the calls of the people parading the streets with flags and emblems, and joined with them in the cry in favour of the " independence of Italy;" that on the second occasion, daring a procession at Rome, the crowd assembled before the hotel in which Lord Minto resided, and, recognising him not as a mere British traveller, but as the supposed representative of this country, and as expressing the sentiments of the British Government, called for him, and that in obe dience to that call, he appeared on the balcony waved his hand to them, and joined in the " Vivasl" for the independence of Italy. He trusted that the Noble Marquis would be enabled to state that there was no truth in these details. In a nobleman of the Earl of Minto's rank such intermeddling with the internal affairs of foreign states would be highly repre hensible, but it became doubly so when the nobleman so acting was the avowed and accredited representative of his Government.—(Hear, hear.) For a man so circum stanced to take any part in the movement at present going on in Italy, but shove all to join the vague and unintelligible cry of Italian independence, was a course calling for unequivocal disapproval, and he trusted he should hear from the Noble Marquis that it was wholly inconsistent with the instructions of the Government.— (Hear, hear.) The question he was about to put to the Noble Marquis, and to which he hoped ho should receive a satisfactory reply, were, in the first place, whether provison had been made for discharging;the duty of Lord Privy Seal in the absence of the Earl of Minto; and next, on the assumption that that Noble Lord was in Italy, under the orders of his Government, he wished distinctly to be informed to what object his instructions pointed, and whether or no be was accredited to the supreme Pontiff or to any other Italian sovereign, and, if so, what were the limits of his functions, power, and authority ?—(Hear, hear.) He wished further to know whether the Noble Marquis, on the part of th e Government, was prepared to state that England had no desire to interfere—he did not mean merely by force, but by moral influence, or by the encouragement of its accredited Minister—in the internal affairs of Italy, or in disturbing those forms of government which each particular state might have thought fit to adopt. These were the questions to which he hoped the Noble Mar quis would give a distinct answer, both as to the facto and as to the views of her Majesty's Government; and he also hoped for a denial of the conduct which had been attributed to Lord ➢Tinto, or, if it were admitted, he hoped for a declaration that Lord Minto in so act ing had exceeded his instructions and authority. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the Noble Lord had asked for explanations respecting certain subjects, and ha had accompanied his request with observations respecting the conduct of a member of the Government at present in Italy. In the first place, the Noble Lord wished to know on what grounds the Lord Privy Seal had been absent from this country, and i❑ consequence had not attended his duty in that House. He (the Marquis of Lansdowne) might refer the Noble Lord to other times, and other circumstances, when a Cabinet Minister, holding a high official station, had been absent from his post without any disadvantageous circumstances resulting from such absence. Ho thought that the Noble Lord must be sufficiently aware of the duties of Lord Privy Seal, to know that, although it was undoubtedly an office of high rank, yet that, looking to the ordinary practical ad ministration of affairs, it was not attended with any species of difficulty which required the constant pre sence in that House, or in the country, of the perso exercising it. The Noble Lord might also recollect that, some ten or twelve years since, when the Noble Lord himself was connected with the Government, and when an inquiry took place as to the expediency of retain ing or abolishing certain offices, the office of Privy Seal was preserved on grounds entirely alien from its neces sity for practical business purposes. It was preserved on grounds connected with the importance of having a high officer of the Government unencumbered with heavy duties, ready for special service; and that being the case, what was so natural as that for the service al luded to by the Noble Lord the present Lord Privy Seal should have been selected?—(Elear, hear.) Besides, he had been appointed to that duty at a time when esl ' immediate meeting of Parliament was conte mpl no implied bytheaNteote (Hear, hear.) But the objection Lord in his question not merely applied to the individual selected, but also to the nature of the mission for which he had been selected to repair to foreign countries. Now it was the very nature of that mission which made it de sirable that a Noble Lord, who possessed the entire con- , ' fidence of his colleagues, and who was perfectly acquainted with rec :nt transactions, should be selected. He (the Marquis of Lansdowne) had no hesitation, after what the Noble Lord had stated that evening with respect to the condition of Italy, in reminding their Lordships of the im portance of the transactions which were taking place in that country, leading, as they might do, not only to consequences of the greatest moisichit consequences highly advantageous in themselves, and conducive to the prosperity of each Italian state, but also to consequences of infinite importance, inasmuch as they might involve the relations of the Italian states with other countries. In the movement now prevailing in that country, which could not be condemned, because its professed isbjects in each individual state tended to a reform, which had not only been long desired in Italy, but had been frequently urged upon her by foreign Powers as necessary to her welfare, and to the preservation not only of her peace, but that of Europe—(Hear, hear)—a movement which had become simultaneous, which was still temperate, but which, from its character, was likely to become in temperate—it was necessary that not a moment should be lost in offering the friendly advice and interference of England, rot directed to any particular ob ject, but a general interference calculated at once to encourage the Government and the population in the steps they were taking, so far as those steps were limited to one object, namely, the internal improvement of each state. These circumstances, even in any view of the case, were so important as to demand the prompt attention of her Majesty's Government and the prompt attention of England. A movement was prevailing in Italy, the professed object of which was to effect shorn tions and reforms which not only had been long desired in Italy itself, but had lo,•en frequently urged upon the Italian states by friendly powers, as necessary to the welfare of Italy, and tending not only to preserve the peace of that country, but of Europe itself.—(Hear.) Those reforms had long been looked for, and the mo ment had now arrived when a spirit of reform, tem perate it might be hoped, but a spirit which, from its character, might become intemperate, manifested itself in every part of the country. There could not be a moment when it was more important that the friendly advice of England should be given, that there should be, on the part of England, an interference not directed to a particular object, but an interference that would encourage the .Governments of Italy in the course they were pursuing, as far as that course was limited to the internal improvement of each individual state. There could not be a state of things in which it was more material that the state of Italy should be fully considered by England, and through the agency of a nobleman of the high standing and great capacity of the Earl of Minto, who had left this country accredited to all the sovereigns of Italy, except one, to whom, undoubtedly, by the law of this country, as that law is understood, he could not be legally accredited. The Earl of Minto was instructed to offer the sovereigns to whom he was accredited the most friendly advice, and to confine that advice to objects connected with the internal improve ment of each state. He (the Marquis of Lansdowne) considered that their Lordships would find that he answered the Noble Lord (Lord Stanley's) question fairly when he stated that her Majesty's Go vernment was sensible of the necessity of in terfering by advice for the preservation of peace, as well in Italy as outside it. The Earl of Minto had communicated with the other sovereigns of Italy, and ho felt justified in saying that those sovereigns expressed their entire satisfaction for the prudent advice given by the accredited authority of the British Govern ment, but he should add that that Noble Earl had no communication with the Court of Rome. Such a pro ceeding would be contrary to law; but if the Noble Lord (Lord Stanl e y) w i s h e d to now his opinion, though he (Lord Stanley) seemed to wish to avoid giv ing his own, he (the Marquis of Lansdowne) should say that he thought that it would be much to the interest of this country that information could be procured as well at the Court of Rome as in any other Court throughout the world, and that through an accredited authority. He thought that if the Noble Earl (Earl Minto) did express any sympathy in the anxiety for reform and alteration now prevalent throughout Italy, that he was not to be censured, and that the Government was not to be blamed.—(Hear, hear.) He did rot think that the Noble Lord (Lord Stanley) need feel the slightest apprehension for the Privy Seal, as that instrument was secure, and would not be used unne cessarily. - AFFAIRS OF SWITZERLAND. Lord BEAUMONT said he felt highly pleased with the manly assertion of the Noble Marquis (the Marquis of Lansdowne). He believed that this country would be much benefited by an accredited officer at the Court of Rome. He should next proceed with the motion of which he had given notice, whether it was the intention of her Majesty s Government to mediate in the affairs of Switzerland. The Noble Lord then proceeded ;to ex plain that, according to the federal compact entered into by the several cantons in 1815, and which was the basis of the present system in that country, that each canton was to be represented at the Diet, and should have its own independence in the smaller council in their respec tive cantons. All power was to be left to the central Government. He considered that the Jesuits were the principal agents in the disturbances of that country, and the chief promoters of the Sonderbund treaty. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that he did not feel the least difficulty in answering that question. This country had never determined to enter into the affairs of Switzerland by any other way than advice. Above all, she deprecated an armed interference. When England was called upon she gave advice; and when the antagonistic parties were preparing for opposition it was found that one of the parties had left the field, and conse quently there was no necessity for England's mediation. The House adjourned at Half•past Seven. HOUSE OF COTIL !MONS, Dec. 14. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND and another lion. Member took the oaths and their seats. Papers from the Poor-law Commissioners were pre sented. PETITIONS. Tho Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY presented several petitions against the Roman Catholic Trusts Bill. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented several petitions against the admissibility of Jews into Parliament, and smother complaining of the conduct of Roman Catholic priests in Ireland in denouncing parties from the altar. Mr. FOX presented a petition complaining of the operation of the New Poor-law in Ireland. Sir W. MOLES WORTH presented a petition from Lambeth in favour of the claims of the late Raja of Sattara, and another petition praying the House to pass an Act to empower boards of guardians to grant retiring allowances to parochial officers. Mr. HEYWORTII presented a similar petition. Captain HAYTER presented a similar petition. Mr. HENLEY presented two petitions from places in Oxfordshire against the admission of Jews into Parlia ment. Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented a petition praying the House to do away with Jewish disabilities. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from Bir mingham to the same effect. Mr. HENRY BERKELEY presented a petition in favour of the claims of the Raja of Sattara. Mr. LABOUCHERE and other Honourable Mem bers presented petitions, praying the House to pass a law empowering boards of guardians to grant retiring allowances to parochial officers. Lord BROOKE pr esen t e d two pet i tions from War wickshire against the admission of Jews into Parlia ment. Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL presented several petitions from places in Ireland, praying the House to pass an Act to amend the present law of landlord and tenant. Mr. WALPOLE presented a petition from some of the electors of Cheltenham (as we understood), com plaining that the recognizances they had submitted to the examiner for prosecuting the petition presented against the return of the sitting Member for their borough had been rejected, because, by an over sight of the party who drew up the recognizances, they had been made only " joint," whereas they ought to have been " joint and several." The Hon. Member gave notice that to-morrow ho should move that the petition be printed with the votes, with the view of founding a motion upon it on Tkursday. CARLOW ELECTION. The SPEAKER informed the House that he had re ceived a report from the Clerk of Elections, stating that the recognizances for prosecuting the petition complain. ing of the return for Carlow had been completed. PETITIONS. Mr. GLADSTONE presented a petition, signed by se veral of the clergy, against the admission of Jews into Parliament. Lord G. BENTINCK rose to present two petitions, o one from T r i n id a d an d th e other from St. D m He said th e p e titi on f rom Trinida complainin g o f th e con d uc t of the I was lo m a s ig Govern n e d by m i n s e g n o o t o : persons, comprising nearly e very planter in the isl an d. That from Sr. Domingo was signed by the Speaker a n d suffering Theyseveral c o o f m t p h l e a i M n e e d m bers that a f t h t h e e A planters esem b l y w e a r n e d great distress in conseque nce of the no n•fultilment held out to them by the Go of the promises them with fa c ili t i es to o slave labour —of a d m i tting sugar and molasses and they laid great stre ss u Go vernment, entm , free, instead of furnish of f ng i n to the brewerie s an d di st i lleries or e molassescountry,this and of equalising the duty on British rum. They stated that their produce h a d in con sequence been reduced one-third i n va l ue, and prayed that not a pound of sugar t h e produce of slave labour might be admitted into this country, and that vigorous measures might be adopted to put in force t h e various treaties with foreign countries re specting slavery, and of forcing slave-growing countries to give up those slaves, who, the petitioners asserted, had been feloniously imported into Cuba and Brazil. They both alleged that in consequence of the present price of their produce it was impossible to carry on the cultivation of sugar in the British colonies with anything like a profitable return. The NOBLE LORD also presented a petition against the admission of Jews into Parliament. SUNDERLAND. On the motion of Mr. TUFNELL, a new writ was ordered to be issued for the election of fl Member to repres"nt this borough in Parliament, in the room of Mr. Barclay. COMMERCIAL DISTRESS. Lord G. BENTINCK gave notice that he should propose the appointment of the following Members, in the room of some of those proposed as members of the Committee on Commercial Distress:—Mr. Hastie, in the room of Mr. Labouchere; Mr. William Brown, in the room of Mr. Cardwell; Mr. Henley, in the room of Mr. Ricardo; Mr. Wilson Patten, in the room of Sir William Clay ; and Mr. Pattison, in tho room of Mr. James Wilson. COURT OF CHANCERY RETURNS. Ur. AGLIONBY moved for returns of the respective ages of the Clerk of Enrolments, and of the four Clerks, of Records and Writs of the High Court of Chancery in England, and also of the total amount received br each of them, such Clerk of Enrolments and Clerks of Records and Writs, since the passing of the Act sth and 6th Vic. c. 103, both for salary he compensation under that Act ; and also of t" total amount of compensation received by of the before-mentioned officers under any oche Act or Acts of Parliament, as late an Examiner, or late Clerk to an Examiner of the said Court, or otherw isem any other character, and paid out of any funds of the suitors of the said Court ; and, also, of the total amount 1 0 received by any of the said officers as poundage, or respect of the income or any other tax imposed u lr payments made out of any of such funds, distinguishl the sums received by each such person on each of 511 ° A accounts, and giving his name; and of the names respective ages of the late Six Clerks who are 1. 3 : living and entitled to compensation under the aforessia. Act of the sth and 6th Tic. c. 103, with the amount ct, the compensation to each of them. Also for returns of the number of attendable warrants granted by each°, the Taxing Masters and late Taxing Masters of In Court of Chancery fur the taxation of costs, each de l' within the fifth year of his appointment ; distinguish in g the warrants to justify attendances, and the number ot bills of costs, and the amount and rate of the Pe r centage on the taxation thereof paid thereon during that year, and the sums received by him for warran ts ts granted, and for copies of bills of costs, and for repo rd, or certificates, or otherwise, during that period ; s "",„ of the total amount of the sums received by, eac h of tu, Taxing Masters and late Taxing Masters of the Co urt,ol Chancery (paid out of the Suitors' Fee Fund), both tecl salary and compensation, since the passing of the . A sth and 6th Vie. c. 103, distinguishing the sums pat " go each person, and the names of the persons. Motion agreed to. POORLAW UNIONS (IRELAND). ht Colonel I)UNNE wished to know from the o'g Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Hom e T s ; partment, whether the Government would furnish 11,10, of the twenty two unions in which her Majesty's L., vernment considered assistance in aid of poor-rsw e necessary, and the reasons that had induced it to cots.. to that conclusion ; also, at what amount of destit ution relative to the amount of the rateable value of a distrie did the Government consider that district unable W port the destitution existing in it, and consequentlY C O titled to assistance? of Sir G. GREY said that out of the 180 union s ... A Ireland the Government, from inquiries which thel7f caused to be made, were of opinion that 22 onlf, its them would require any additional r e lief above t u provided by the Act passed last year. He did 0° „, however, think it would be of any public advantag e state to the House the names of those unions; t ile (: ff were, however, most of them situated in the' wef et Ireland. With respect to the second question he !' 11;1 ° not in a position to answer that with anything accuracy. ECCLESIASTICAL PATRONAGE. Ch Mr. CHISHOLM ANSTY wished to ask the lim . o f Secretary for Ireland whether the Lord Chancell or Ireland possessed any and what ecclesiastical patrong. by virtue of that office. Sir W. SOMERVILLE said that he believed .ther e was not a single case of ecclesiastical patronage rest ed in the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. POOR-RATES (IRELAND). Major BLACKALL wished to know what had be e ! the total amount cf poor-rates collected in Ireland dm:, ing the month of Novemb e r, 1847 ; an d, whether was the intention of Governme n t to d e vise means ofl providing useful employm e nt f or th e a ble-bodied- P ° ;d in those districts where th e r a t es c o u ld not be colle ct ? to a sufficient amount to relieve the whelp destitatie ll ‘re g Sir G. GREY said that no o ffi c i a l re turn had,Jie been made of th e amoun t o f p oor - ra t es collects s . Ireland. With re s p ec t t o th e l a tt er p or ti o n of the q ue s t tion, he bad to stat e that th e su bj ec t was at pre se under the consideration of her Majesty's Governme nt ' THE CASE OF BURON v. DENMAN. At , Mr. URQUHART wished to know from the e l torney- General whether the Government would d efen if the actions in the cases of Buron v. Denman, &c.; a nd be g so, what money had been expended, and from !, v , source this money is drawn; and whether there wi 11 .., any objection to lay on the table the torrespondencet_lch lative to these actions, or the circumstances . out of ir,'„. they have arisen, between the Admiralty, the Foreig n office, and the law advisers and offic e rs of the Croval,t,„„ The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that th e ; l ; s vernment had directed him to def e nd the actions, sod sys it was not usual to state to th e H o use the amount Ix, oended in the defence of any action by the Gove rnm er , r the sources from which it was drawn, he trusted the he should be excused if he declined, during Istiti° period that the actions were pending, 03 g ive t go answer to that portion of the question. With res e r the the latter portion of the question, having referenn. t? ho correspondence, it was hardly to be ee pposed tba! Government would consent to make public t h os e doF meats upon which no doubt the defence mainly rested. ENFRANCHISEMENT OF COPYHOLDS. _ Mr. AGLIONBY wished to know whether it IT likely that any Bill upon this subject would be brougn" forward by the Government previous to the recess . Sir G. GREY stated, in reply, that the Governlneil: had not yet received the report from the C ° w missioners, and he did not think it probable t ha t_ any measure would be introduced on the subject at su early a period as that mentioned by the Hon. Meulber' RAILWAYS BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER made a request to those Hon. Members who had motions upo n the paper, to allow the third reading of the Railway's Bill to take precedence, as •it was most important that that Bill should be sent up to the Lords as speedily AS possible. The order of the day for the third reading of the Bill was then read. Mr. WYLD rose to more that the following clause be added to the Bill: —" And be it enacted, that if any rail way company, person, or persons, shall seek to OS .; themselves of the powers or provisions of this Act, 11 any meeting or meetings called under this Act, it shoebe lawful for the shareholders to determine upon the dissolution of such company, according to the powers ST: provisions of an Act, intituled, An Act to facilitate the dissolution of certain Railway Companies,' eth Vi c " clause 15." truste d The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER MIL,. that the Hon. M em b er wou ld no t press hi s mo tion. - 1 ,1',4 subject had rece i ve d t h e most ser i ous a ttention a n' Majesty's Government. hint Mr. WYLD sa id th a t a f ter th e appeal made " c ' Ids by the Ri g ht H on . B aronet he would not pre ss • motion. He thought it, however, necessary that so; power should b e given to the s h are h o lders cf e numerous existing co m p an i es . Ni ne -t en ths, at lea s l e d thesh t a r r a e d h e old or ers m i a n n t u h f e a s e e tur u e n s der a t n a d ki i g th n f sw ey were conne e with b e were W o g pressed for the paym en t of, their calls, nothing bankruptcy and ruin would be the result. The Bill was then read a third time and psee_e (l .; WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE ELECTION' t ins Mr. WAKLEY, in ri s i ng t o more th e c onsider ° 00 0 of the petition complai n i ng o f an un d ue interf u e re t ee on the part of the Earl Fit z h ar di n ge with ben recent election for West Gloucestershire, said, ; 4 10 he mentioned the subject yesterday t o an hon. r" ' - a to of the Noble Peer, he stated that he was authcri e toe gt announce to the House that the Noble P e er would ' of ee no objection to the appointment of a Comm Inquiry into the matter. 1 the Captain BERKELEY—What I said was this his House thought proper to institute an inquiry conduct, Earl Fitzhardinge would have no obj to it. Mr. WAKLEY said that was pr ec i se ly his i P„ P oi; sion, and consequently there was no objectle- the there h u the partwas woul d a n o t yf have abvj h ee (s e at no Noble non np opportunity en E npi a art r y l t goo; that now tn or u.th seeing ous w e 7 4 -42 „ e d be allegations of the petitioners were not loose or ill•deZo beating y c T o h u e l w b e e a r b e n o o u o t f t t h h e e hme misunderstandingos h s t , s whilep ec i fi c them. he m character,g might tThere r esonwai ar r: toi• o k " the House th a t t h e pet i t i oners were pere°ll" of the highest respectability in the count,' . be i Gloucester, and th e manner i n w hi c h ` lo g spoke of th e transact i ons that occurred at t he " t he election was such, that if that House desired i n n i r i slightest degree to protect th e e l ec t ors o f the °°ll-fase in the exerci se o f t h e i r f ranc hi se t h ey wou ld not ..rences to _institute a s earc hi ng i nqu i ry i nto t h e circurcer" a of the case.—(H ear , h ear .) I n as ki ng for was Committee of Inquiry he did no t think „It ie his duty to mak e an y c h arges aga i nst t h e N o ble r. n e e "„ l /0 question. He had not th e h onour o f t h e N o ble acquaintance, nor did he ever exchange a word with :b e . r' He merely acted in this case as an independent ge"..idif of that House, int o w h ose h an d s a petition, respec' be s , orded, had b een pl ace d ; h e considered it to it his duty to present such petition, and to brit • under the notice of the House. He thought he had the Member Noble pee o r t he th c a o t uld H h ous aye e. no N p o n w . no more in that respect than discharge his duty — t he but he did think the charges in this petition were "" fi e serious, and if such charges were allowed to Pee l noticed all that he could say was, that all freedom eh va li te it f h ee n lin a g Pec vr t ha tgt thol election in this country was at an end. In fact, if s" of g uilty charges as thes e were t o l erate d t h ey wou ld be fraud on the country if they suffered that standing ° to remain on their books which declared it to be ° the fringeucent of the liberties of that House for a Peer der,. realm to interfere with th e e l ect i on o f its M enib se so Now what wer e th e c h arges o f t h ese pe titi o ners? It, be unnecessary to go through the whole of them, e n ;i t , would simply mention those that were the most Oil e r He regretted that there should be any contentions between the noble Peer and an honourehtoi° relative in that H ouse, and far be it from hie l ihe widen the breach that existed between ..:d parties;' but he thought what had transPll,7s could not at all redound to the er e _ " os of one party at least. Still such circumstan ce ' o f these ought not to deter them from the discharge , Pee' their duty. Now, the chief charge was, that o rders of the realm, in direct violation of the standing o of the House, had interfered, by briber 0 . family solo_ ._ and corruption, with the election of a ember of th o s' House; that he had interfered to prevent the eleciler; from discharging the duty which that House ea upon them to exercise, and that being one of the allege' tions, he asked Hon. Members how they could constl; tently discharge their duties if they allowed such stab' ments as these to be made w ithout instituting a it ,„, c o f searching, and scrupul ous i nqu i r y into the trut of them? He had received a communication from ons_„, the electors, in which it was stated that at 0 . 1 . % place, by order of Earl Fitzhardinge, wine 19 : 1 7 c 1 carried to the electors in buckets, as well as brandfl or water, and he asked whether it was right—whe_.' c h they could discharge their duty to the public if b", allegations as these were to remain uninvestigatewass Why, if those statements were true, and no inquiri r tu ir to be made into them, of what use would 0