The Sun. — London, England, 1847-12-16 00:00:00

BANK RETURNS. \ From the London Gazette of Tusiday.) w.Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Yietoria, zap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, of the several Banks of Issue in England and -Wales. in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 27th day of Nov., 1847:- Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Abingdon Bask, Abingdon-Knapp and C 0.., - Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and C 0... 7,746 Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jemmitt and Pomfret 7,674 A.ylshaoa Aylsham-R. and E. Copeman 4,669 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Rickford and Hunt 30,946 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade rya k, Baldock-Wells, Hogg, and Lindsell... 26,343 Barnstaple Bank, B arns taple-DTake and Co 10,355 Basingstoke and Odiha.T. Bank, Basingstoke- Cole, Seymour, and Co. ! , edtord hank, Bedford-T. Bernard . 28,877 Bedford and Bedfordshire Bank, Bedford- Trapp, Halfhead, and Co. revidley Bank, Bewdley-Nichols, Baker, and 11,758 ) Veester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank. Bicester-Tubb, Wootten, and Co. Immingham Bank, Birmingham-Attwoods, Spooner, and Co f) _iemir.gham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming harn--Lewis, Moilliett, and Co 12,541 aln.m.ll - grd Bank, Blandford-Bastard and Oak 6,605 13,t0n Bank, Boston-Garfit and Co 68,585 , Ann Bank, Boston-Gee and Co 13,721 Pri Ig7rater Bank, Bridgwater-E. &T. Sealey 7,849 B‘-istel Bank, Bristol-Miles, Harford, and Co. 30,142 •,reseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-Messrs. Pritchard 19,988 Bt:ekingham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett, Parrott, and Co. and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Market Bank, Bury-Oakes, Bevan, and Co 66,321 :Jury Bank, Banbury-Gillett and Tawney 26,623 :bury Old Bank, Banbury-Messrs. Cobb 40,505 City Bank, Bath-Moger and Son .. 1,944 .Fordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett and Grant 27,299 Oicmingham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-H and A. Harris Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 55,816 Bridport Bank, Bridport-S. and W. E. Gundry 21,575 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- J. Worlledge and Co. a - omsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove-Rufford, Biggs, and Co. i:ambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mortlock and Sons • 19,352 Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Forsters C niterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co Camarthen Bank, Carmarthen-Morris and • Sons 6,218 21,181 2,977 12,720 19,580 2 628 I ;lertsey Bank, Chertsey—Messrs. La Coste Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green, - , •nd Co. i;olchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester —Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co. Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood cock City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co 12,690 Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co. Christchurch Bank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmc uth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire sank, • Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. 5,79, Derby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak . Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co 24,234 Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Hughes, Locke, and Co 8,343 Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co 9,403 Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew, a.nd Co. •Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster— . Cook and Co. Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, &Co 63,573 Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor- man 14,964 1.625 5,024 7,733 T )orchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—Williams and Co. P.Ast Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster, and Co. 82,915 Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hutton, and Co. . . 50,483 k,ssex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford—Walford, and Co. 40.502 rater Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co 19,414 Akenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk bock, and Co. k'orringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ingdon—Barnes and Medley 2,795 cmiliam Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight 11,607 l' ,, versham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co 4,533 kAodalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and :Coen 4,542 • Grantham Bank, Grantham -Kewney and King 19,045 . f nadlord Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Hayclon 10.265 • Grantham Bank, Grantham-dardy and Co 23,989 • Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, Hilder, • and Co. 22,510 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford- Matthews and Co. • Hertfordshire Bank and Ware Bank, Ware s. Adams and Co. 5...i111 Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull -Smith, Brothers, and Co. 'nntingion Town and County Bank, Hunting ion-Rust and Veasey ri arwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead- Smith, and Whittingstall 1 - I ,, nitor. Bank, Honiton -Flood and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen-Sharples and Co. 27,317 ;1 ruford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross nd Archenaeld Bank, Hereford-Morgan, . foskins, and Co 18,206 k'Vich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co. .vieh and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, • !latileigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley .'auk, and Woodbridge Bank, rpswich- Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington-J Davies and C 3 Knighton Bank Knighton-J. Davies and Co 6,906 Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Terry and C 0... Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. . Kettering Bank, Kettering-0 otch and Sons 6,038 , Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End-C liarvy and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds-Beckett and Co 48,672 Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W. Williams, Brown, and Ca. Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and f Congleton Bank,Leek-Fowler, Gaunt, and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester-Pagets and Kirby 25,785 Lawns Old Bank, Lewes-Molineux and Co 28,385 . Lichfield Bank, Lichfield-Palmer and Green 18,858 - Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith and Co 88,534 . Llindovery Bank and Llanailo Bank Llando very -David Jones and Co. Loughborough Bank, Loughborough -Middle . tons and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington-C. and S. St. Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis -Gurneys and Co. 36,917 Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis- Massey and Co. Maoelesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brocklehurst . and Co 7.7.anningtree Bank,Manningtree-Nunn and Co Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, • and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough-Tanner . and Pinckney 10,765 Marlborough and North Wiltshire. New Bank Marlborough-Ward, Merriman, and Hillier 6,930 Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly-Jones and Williams Miners' Bank, Truro-Willyams and Co 15,403 Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Aberg•avenny-Baileys and Co 22,561 mi?,, a ra n nuth Old B ank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon is _ls_, Chep s t ow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, sod Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth Bromage and Snead nnmonthshire 12,752 -W. Williams ailed art Old Bank, Newport . , ‘wark Bank, New ark on a kkdfrer and Hutton 2 6 6, 8 12 0 3 3 Newark and Sleaford B HanaudiSelye,aford Peacock,an Newark Bank, Newarkn-' and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury-Bunnya - 1;1S). ***** 7 4 1 7 g • Newmarket Bank, NewmarketE aton, /urn. mond, and Son ....... 1 3,457 .N , ;rfolk and Suffolk Bank, • Dyson .................................... Tailor "d Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich -Ha ....... .and a !ludsons .............................................. 35, 48 0 Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich-G ur , r,eys and Co. , - _ , . ,, tingham and' Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham-Hart, Fellows, and Co 10,579 :"..ruueaton Bank, Nuneaton-Craddcock and 4,694 Naval Bank, Plymouth-Harris, Mudge, and 16,420 C 0... firm Serum Bank, Sarum- fietley, Everett, and 5,931 c o Nottingham Bank, Nottingham-Smith and Co. 29,677 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os -10,465 vestry-Ccoxon and Co Oxford Bank, Oxford-J. and R. Morrell 10,785 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford-Robinson, Parsons, and Thompson... 27,828 Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge- Beeching and Sofia... Oxfprdshire Witney Bank Witney-Williams, iaid C 0.. ..., 39,026 4,760 6,923 9,261 6,204 59 ,892 6,960 11 E Average Amount Pease's Old Bank, hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co ?eterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter- borough-:-Mcrs. Yorke Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson, White, and Simpson Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven and Co Reading Bank, Reading-41moms and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co Richmond Bank, Richmond—Stapleton and Co Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poolo Bank, Ringwood—Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches- ter—Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons... Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son Rye Bank, Rye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron 45,613 10,893 7,223 9,928 7,75 18,698 20,689 3.453 6,384 4,116 7,456 11,253 13,839 14,902 7,734 3,740 32,546 Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co Shrewsbury and Market Drayton Bank, Shrews bury—Adams, Adams, and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Slue wsbury—Rocke, Eytons, and Co Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Son Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Son Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co St. Alban's Bank. St Alban's—J. S. Story Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and King Southampton and - Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore Stourbridge Ban's, Stourbridge —Rufford, Wragm, and Co Stafford 'Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. .„ Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. St. Alban's and Herts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib son and Stuart 1,716 Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock 19,847 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph, Yates, and 9,909 2 4,32 6 21,212 2,763 9,661 13,262 1,443 2,649 5,819 13,703 13,613 Parslocr* Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns ford and Barne 7,63 Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland 10,175 Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. 16,896 Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Wells and Co. 4,084 Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— Kelynge, Greenway, and Co 22,298 Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatharn, Tew, and Co. ... 39,310 Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co 14,533 Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—•Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co 3,122 Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, 7,956 9,62 8,478 Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, and Co. 9,427 Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 66,213 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—CharlesFoster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster— Everett and Co. Wrexham Bank, Wrexham—J. and S. Kenrick 2,084 Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Groat Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 10,975 Yeovil o+d Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten ... 5,400 York Bank. York—Swann. Clough. and Co 39,04 55,590 43,295 Bi - 114`, LONDON', IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Dec. 15. The Earl of SHAFTF.SBURT, in the absence of tlse Lord Chancellor. took his seat upon the Woolsack at a quarter before Five o'clock. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) BILL. Messengers from the Commons brought up the Public Works (Ireland) Bill, which was read a first time. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 37,517 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford .... ... Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derb) shire Banking Company, Chesterfield .. 8,025 Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington . .. Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 9.702 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 14,969 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 16,705 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington 14,978 East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 119,775 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 11,691 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 29,969 Hull Banking Company, Hull 25,973 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax 25,329 Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,164 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 13,545 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,647 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster . 52,458 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 49,659 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 6,757 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 21,752 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 40,992 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wilts Banking Company, Melkaham 36,130 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 69,560 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South \Vales Bank, Liverpool 31,573 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei cester Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth... 1,773 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 35,387 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford. 40,506 Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ... Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Coin pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Hallumshire Banking Company, Sheffield Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, Sheffield 50,426 Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond Storey and Thomas's Banking Company, Shaftesbury Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield ... Wolverhampton to 1.1 Staffordshire Banking Com ___Pany, Wolverhampton 30,810 yy Warwick ake fi el d Whitehaven tt a n n d d Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 11,314 Whitehaven Juint-Stock Banking Company, 14eu.1 ........ Banking Company, 25,235 i We 4 s e t of anling E t 4lani?, awl South Wales District 28,828 W ti il a ts nk an U d ris D th or l set B .- a.iik;n . ...6 . *: . • L : :, . o ; .p . ... ay lii ii i West Riding Union Bankin orn,pan), Salisbury 40,205 22,530 dersfield .......... Whitchurch and Ellesmere Bumf]) Whitchurch ......................... g Comp any , .............. 1 690 Worcester City and County Banking company, 1,690 Worcester.... . , .................. 4,055 York Union Banking Company, Y 0r k..,,,,;..... 65,733 York City and County Banking Company,York 82,040 sLetraerd394,7o9 of hank R e t urns . Yorkshire 131:,!kpinEgACNoms,pRaneyg,i Stamps and Taxes, December 11,1847. 9,317 PETITIONS. Lord FARNHAM presented several petitions, pray ing their Lordships to adopt measures to put down the system of murder now prevailing in Ireland, to punish priests denouncing persons from the altar, and to pre vent Roman Catholic bishops from assuming the titles of Church of England dioceses. The Earl of ST. GERMANS presented a petition from Blackwater against denunciations from the altar. The Earl of YARBOROUGH presented a petition against the abolition of arrest on mesne process. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from Dungarvan, praying their Lordships to adopt mea sures to provide work for the able-bodied poor in work houses ; also a petition from Newport, Isle of Wight, in fsvour of the removal of the Jewish disabilities ; also a petition from the students of the University of Glasgow, praying for an alteration in the tests. CRIME AND OUTRAGE (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE this Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be oom mitted to-morrow, and their Lordships were ordered to be summoned. RAILWAYS BILL. Lord GRANVILLE moved the second reading of this Bill. The object of the Bill was to allow Railway Companies, after giving due notice to the Railway Com missioners, to extend the time for the completion of their works. This would give relief to shareholders and to the public, and would tend greatly to relieve the money market. Lord STANLEY, considering the object of the Bill to be a desirable one, would not offer any opposition to the motion. It must be remem bered, however, that the longer they protracted the time granted for the construction of a railroad, the longer they protracted the inconvenience to the land owners and the demoralization of the district in which the railway was in the course of construction. He thought power should be given to the Commissioners to extend the time not at which the works should be com pleted, but the time at which works not yet undertaken should be commenced. He thought also that the consent of a majority of the shareholders should be sufficient to authorise the stoppage of the works, instead of requiring the consent of three-fifths present at a meeting. Lord MONTEAGLE thought the suggestions very valuable. This Bill bad been rendered necessary by the erroneous system of legislation which they had adopted with regard to railways, by which they had authorised 250,000,0001. sterling to be raised by these railway companies. The Noble Lord concluded by giving notice of his intention to bring in a Bill for the more effectual auditing of railway accounts, by which he would give the shareholders in any railway the power to apply to the Commis sioners to appoint proper persons to institute a searching investigation into the state of the accounts of such company, and that on such application being made, the Commissioners should cause such audit to be instituted. If the classification of Railway Bills, sug gested in the Lords' report in 1845, had been adopted, there would have been a material diminution in the number of railway Bills passed last session. , Earl GRANVILLE said that after the recess the Government intended to move for a Committee of their Lordships to consider, and to classify the railway Bills which might come up from the other House. Lord STANLEY explained. After a few words from the Earl of MALMESBURY, the Bill was read a second time. MASTERS OF WORKHOUSES. The Earl of ST. GERMANS asked if it was intended to introduce a measure granting superannuation allow ances to retired tamters of workhouses? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to say that the matter was under the consideration of the Government. BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS. Lord STANLEY asked if there would be any objec tion to lay before their Lordships the monthly returns of the trade and commerce of the country, prepared by the Board of Trade ? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE would make inquiries on the subject. _ _ _ Their Lordships then adjourned. [ln the Parliamentary report of Tuesday evening it was stated that certain petitions had been presented by the Bishop of Durham. This was an error. The Right Rev. Prelate who presented the petitions in question was the Bishop of Llandaff, and not the Bishop of Durham.] ROUSE OF COMMONS, Dec. 15. COMMERCIAL DISTRESS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) [The following is a fuller : report of Lord G. Ben tinck's speech than appeared in our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.] Lord G. BENTINCK said that it had not been his intention to attempt to address the House until his proper turn came, when the name of the Right Hon. Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade should be proposed as a Member of the Committee; but he felt that he might perhaps be consulting the convenience of the House, if he rose to endeavour to draw back its attention to the real matter under debate, and, if .possi ble, to stop the debate from running into a diseusston on the general question of the currency.—(Hear, hear,) It was not his intention to be tempted, by anything which the Hon. Mei*ber for West Surrey had said, to say one word on the currency question, but to address himself entirely to the constitution of the Committee, Perhaps he should also best consult the convenience of the House by debating now, once for all, the whole ques• tion of the alterations in the Committee, and though it would be necessary to take several divisions, he would not again trespass on the attention of the House.— (Cheers.) In proposing to exclude the names of several Hon. Gentlemen, he could assure those Gentlemen that he meant no disrespect or discourtesy of any kind to them. He was, by the circumstance that the House was pledged to have twenty-six Members, and no more than twenty-six Members, in the Committee, reduced to the invidious necessity of excluding the names of certain Members. When he addressed himself to the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, he could especially assure him that if he (Lord G. Bentinck) had his choice of all the Members of her 'Majesty's Government whose names were placed upon this Committee, and if the Right Hon, Gentleman were not fettered by the obligations which he (Lord G. Bentinck) thought properly belonged to a Member of the Government, there was not one name which he would sooner include than that of the Right Hon. Gentleman. So, again, in addressing himself to the Hon. and Learned Member for Liverpool, he would say the same thing to him. No man could appreciate more highly than he did the great talents and abilities of that Honourable Gentleman; but seeking, as he did. to reconstruct the Committee in the least invidious and least personal manner in which he was able, he thought the course most open to him was to take the two gentlemen who stood lowest down in official rank, and that consideration, and that only, had induced him to select the Right Honourable Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade and the Honourable and. Learned Member for Liverpool. In proposing the ex clusion of the other Hon. Gentlemen, he might say, in like manner, addressing himself to the Hon. Member for Stoke-upon-Trent, that he had selected him him as re presenting the least large commercial or manufacturing interest. So, in proposing to exclude the Hon. Member for the Tower Hamlets, Sir W. Clay, and selecting Mr. Pattison, he had done so because he felt that the city of London ought to be represented on both sides of the question ; and that, while the Noble Lord at the head of the Government must of course be placed upon this Com mittee, it was only proper that some other Member for the City, representing the commercial interests of Lon don, should also be put upon it, and that it should not be a gentleman wbo was fettered and tied down by being the author of a work on the subject of the currency. When his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Ex chequer said that there were fourteen gentlemen on the Committee who took the same views as he (Lord G. Bentinck) did on this question, and only five who a gree d with him (the Chan ce ll or o f the Exchequer), he was dis posed to take rather a different view of the facts. First of all, as the Committee stood now, there were eight members of the present and the last Government upon it. The House I,liew perfectly well that every member of a Government going into a Committee went there with his mind fettered. He was disenabled from ex pressing his own judgment. He must follow the course pointed out by his leader. He (Lord G. Bentinck) did not know whether the Noble Lord at the head of the Government would take an active part in the Committee, he rather thought that his Right Hon. Friend the Chan cellor of the Exchequer would take the lead in it, and all the other members of the Government would probably abstain from any inconvenient course of examination, and vote with their leader through thick and thin. And when his Right Hon. Friend spoke of past, present, and future Governments, he (Lord G. Bentinck) begged leave to tell him that there was a great distinction be tween independent gentlemen, such as his (Lord G. Bentinck's) friends were, who were in no way bound to take any particular course, and members of a past Go vernment, who had "eaten the King's salt."—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) And there was this further diffe rence, that the Right Hon. G en tl em an who represented the ank Charter Act, and the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer, were intimately allied on this subject. Indeed, for all practical purposes, the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworih, was he might almost say, the Government. Nothing was done in consequence of the representations of the mer chants until the Right Hon. Baronet came up to London, and the House had heard in the course of that debate, which was so very inconveniently bucked—(A laugh) —that before any definite course of action was determined upon, the Right Honourable Baronet had had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Surely, if the matter .were submitted to a jury, they would be disposed to think that the Right Honourable Gentleman the Member for Tamworth had dictated the measure of his Right Honourable Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer. What struck him as a fundamental vice in the construction of the Committee was, that it was entirely overwhelmed and swamped by eight place• men and ex-placemen. They were all connected to gether, while the Protectionists, and those who opposed the Bank Charter Act, were none of them committed to any particular views, and there was none of that union between them which existed between parties whose poli tical honour and consistency were bound up with the maintenance of that law. What the country desired was, not to see an old Committee reconstituted, but to see some new blood infused into it.—(Hear, hear.) His Right Honourable Friend the Chancellor of the Ex chequer had said that he had endeavoured, as far as he could, to appoint a Committee capable of forming a clear and impartial judgment. It was because he (Lord G. TIIURSDAY EVENiIkiTG, Bentinck) thought that they were not capable of form ing an impartial judgment that he objected to the constitution of the present Committee. Ile did not know whether his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, or the Noble Lord at th e h ea d o f th e Go vernment, had pledged the Government to stand or fall by the Bank Charter Act, but the House knew very well that her Majesty's Government were pretty well dis posed to do so. True it was that the Noble Lord con sented at last to break through the bulwarks of that Act, but how unwilling was he to take that step I It was not till houses had failed to the extent of fifteen million pounds, that the Noble Lord could be induced to give way. The Noble Lord was first of all called upon by a deputation from Liverpool —and while he was upon this subject he might beg leave to state, though the statement was not exactly in the due order of succession, the reasons which had induced him to propose the name of the Hon. Member for South Lancashire, instead of that of the Hon. and Learned Member for Liverpool. He thought that, as the Committee stood at present, there was no representative of the cotton manufacturing interest. The Hon. and Learned Member for Liverpool could not be considered as the representative of the cot ton interest, and though there was no man more im pressed than himself with the opinion that Liverpool ought to be represented in the Committee, still he thonght he might be allowed to doubt whether the Hon. and Learned Member for Liverpool did entirely repreient the feeling of Ireland upon this subject. He really thought that he was doing the Hon. and Learned Mem ber no unkindness in proposing his exclusion. He was sure that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman felt himself placed' in the greatest difficulty. There he was, a mem ber of the late Government, bound hard and fast to the opinions of his leader. What would be the situation of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman in the Committee? Liverpool held one opinion, and the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had expressed another opinion of a tot a lly different character. From the position in which he was placed he must, therefore, find great difficulty in choos ing between God and Mammon. —(Hear, hear, and laughter.) He (Lord G. Bentinck) did not wish to lead the Hon. and Learned Gentleman into temptation, and therefore he wished bim to be excluded from the Com mittee. As far as he could learn what the proceedings of the deputation were, the Hon. and Learned Gen tleman, though he was dragged up to attend the meetings, acted only as master of the ceremonies, and did the ornamental part—(A laugh) —while the Hon. Member for South Lancashire did the useful and work ing part of that deputation. He was therefore justified in saying that, so far as regarded the commercial interests of Liverpool, the merchants of that town had selected Mr. W. Brown, their county Member, in pre ference to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, to repre sent to the Government the true causes of the com mercial distress. He was sure that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman would feel that he (Lord G. Ben tinck) meant no disrespect or discourtesy to him or to the Right Hon. Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade in proposing the exclusion of their names. Let the House look at the constitution of this Committee. When they found on the Committee a Prime Minister, and ex-Prime Minister, three Chancellors and ex-Chan cellors of the Exchequer, and an ex-Secretary of State for the Home Department —men who had sat on these Committees before, and were accustomed to extract evi dence—he could not help thinking that other Members of the House, who had not this advantage, would be a very bad match for gentlemen of such high talents and so much experience, banded together as one man against them. Therefore, even if the numbers h a d b een equa l on paper, he could not but feel that the Honourable and Learned Member for Liverpool ought not to be added to the Ministerial phalanx, while the Opposition party was represented by only one ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer. The re mainder of the House were represented only by an ex- Cabinet Minister, and therefore he must say they would be most unequally matched in quality, even if not very much overmatched in quantity. But there was another view to take of this matter. He found upon the Com mittee six gentlemen who were said, the other night, to be Peelites, and there were eleven strong Whigs. The Committee, therefore, as then constituted, would have 17 Members, all, generally speaking, of one view of things ' • and in that number he did not i nc l u d e t h e H on. Member for Montrose, because he understood that that Hon. Gentleman did not intend to sit upon the Com mittee, which he much regretted, althougk he did not concur in all the views of the Hon. Gentleman. He had explained the grounds upon which he thought the cotton interests of Lancashire and the commercial interests of Liverpool would be better represented by the Hon. Mem ber for Lancashire, who differed from him as far as pos sible in opinion ; and here he begged to call the atten tion of the House to this circumstance, that in the names he had proposed he had named but one gentleman who held the same opinions with himself, and who usually acted as he did.—(Hear, hear.) But he now came to the case of Scotland. The Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that he had named the Hon. Member for Perthshire. He (Lord G. Bentinck) had already complained that in the Members the Right Hon. Gentleman had named he bad taken care, amongst those who were held to be impartial, to name gentlemen who had not taken a very strong part in politics. He thought he might include amongst those the Hon. Member for Perthshire. Now, as the opinion of the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworth did not coincide with the general opinion of Scotland on this subject, he thought it right to say that the feelings of Scotland were but very weakly re presented by the Hon. Member for Perthshire. That Hon. Gentleman also was the representative of a char tered bank, which was already possessed of a certain degree of monopoly, and his feelings, therefore, were rather in opposition to the general feelings of the people of Scotland. He came now to the city of London, and, without consulting the Hon. Gentleman himself, he had ventured to put the name of the Hon. Member for the city of London (Mr. Pattison) upon the Committee. Everybody in that House must feel that there was no man who was better informed upon the interests and busiuess of the city of London than that Honourable Gentleman.—(Hear, hear.) But there was another reason why that Hon. Gentleman should be upon the Committee, and that was, that the Bank of England was upon its defence.—(Hear, hear.) As the Committee was then constituted, the Bank of England was re presented by one Member only. They had had very strong reason to feel how necessary it was, in order that the Bank might be properly defended in the Committee, to have some gentleman upon the Committee who was himself actually conversant with the transactions be tween the Government and the Bank of England.— (Hear.) But for the Hon. Member for the city of Lon don they would have been led to suppose that there had been an entire agreement between the Government and the Bank of England, as regarded the division of the profits of the usury.—(Hear.) The other members of the Committee would have taken, as a matter of course, the statement of the Right lion. Gentleman the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, and none on the Committee askany q ues ti ons upon t hi s therefore, was it that, f or th e would subject. have How thought o n u e g c h e a t a t o r y defence of the Bank of England, which both the present and the late Government concurred in making the scape goat on this occasion, imposing upon it the blame of a great portion of the recent distress, that that body, as well as the commercial interests of the city of London, should be properly r e p rese nted—(Hear)—and when he said the commercial interests of the city of London, he had a right t o s peak,- bec ause they had reason to imagine that it was the banking an commercial inte rests of London that had at the last moment prevailed upon the, Government to take off this very restric tion.—(Hear, hear.) When the Honourable and Learned Member for Liverpool and his deputation went up to the Noble Lord at the head of the Government and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, they were distinctly told, " There is no hope for you."—(llear, hear.) Then came another deputation, from Birmingham, headed by the Hon. Member for that borough and his Hon. Friend the Member for Warwickshire. True, the Government were not quite so obdurate on that occasion. The Noble Lord did not say then, " There is no hope for you;" but the Noble Lord gave a sort of willynilly answer— (A laugh)—" I do not say I will, and I do not say I will not."—(H ear , and a laugh.) But still the G overnment did not relent until Saturday, when the bankers and merchants of London waited upon the Noble Lord, whom he believed they found unaccompanied and unprotected by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. His chaperone was away; and then the suit offered to him by the bankers and merchants was something more successful. His Noble Friend at the head of the Government, imi tating the example of Donna Julia in her resistance to the advances of Don Juan, at last conceded:— "A little still she strove, and much repented, And whisp'ring I will ne'er consent,' consented." And so was it with the bankers and merchants of London, who at length prevailed upon the Noble Lord to take off that restriction. But they had the authority of the Chancellor of the Exchequer that no sooner was that restriction taken off than it acted as a charm. Tho Chancellor of the Exchequer had told the House that he consulted all sorts of persons, and one and all said, " Pray do something for us; pray take care of us; only say you will do so; only look at us, and cast the light of your Whig co untenance upon us, and all will be right with us "—(A laugh) —and he said that at last he felt he should not have done his duty unless he had submitted and removed the restrictions. That was done, and in stantly tens of thousands of bank-notes came out of tens of thousands of tin boxes; and there was an end of the panic. They found then it was the city of London which at last succeeded in obtaining the removal of the restriction, which restored confidence and did away with thatthe p t a h n e ic c . ityof He asked, th ere f ore , whether it was right London Committee, unrepre sented upon thi s that he propo se d to insert the name of Mr. Paulson in- s h o andul sho uld b it e wasaltogether for tha that reason stead of that of Sir W. Clay. He honoured the ability, the independence, and straightforward course in Parliament of that Hon. Baronet, but he felt that the Hon. Baronet was so bound hand and foot by the book he had written, that he was not in a condition fairly to exercise his judgment in the Committee on this subject. There was only onesother name to which he had to refer, and that was the name of his Hon. Friend the Member for Oxfordshire. He had, for the reasons he had already stated, proposed to exclude the name of Mr. Ricardo. That lion. Gentleman, was also a stockbroker, and it was not necessary to represent that interest on the Committee. He did not, moreover, consider that in terest as one that could be regarded as a national in terest in the country. The lion. Gentleman had, he might say, almost an hereditary right to strong opinions on the subject of the currency. It would never be erased from the recollection of the country that it was owing to the opinion given by the father of the Hon. Gentleman —an opinion afterwards acknowledged to be mistaken—that the change which was made in 1819 took place. He had therefore proposed, instead of the name of Mr. Ricardo, to insert the name of Mr. Henley, as one of those who were opposed to the principle of the Bank Charter name of Act of Mr. H 1844. a t i. H For e thee did think, samerieeak, that sonhe when a proposed the great question was discussed, as to how far the Bank DECEMBER io, 15,0. Charter Act should be retained or abandoned, it was astonishing, to say the least, and must be unsatisfactory to the country, to see that every lion. Member who voted in any way against the prineip!e of that Bill was carefully exchuled ; and, for the reasons he had stated on a former night and reiterated now, he proposed that the names of Mr. Henley and Mr. Ilastie should be in serted in the list of the Committee. Mr. WAKLEY thought that the resolution appoint ing the Committee ought to be rescinded. There was a general opinion abroad that this Committee was only appointed for the purpose of shirking a full and fair Inquiry into the operations of the Bank Charter Act. He admitted that the Right Hon. Baronet the Chan cellor of the Exchequer was placed in a very difficult position. It was difficult to prescribe for a patient in any case of disease, but the Ch ance ll or o f t h e Exchequer had not only attempted to prescribe, but he had to choose the doctors who should prescribe. But do these doctors come free from conviction? No; they will not be changed in their opinion by the result of any inquiry. The Right Honourable Baronet has had to select the doctors who have already prescribed for, and nearly killed the patient, John Bull.—(Laugh ter.) Ono of the doctors said that there was some thing the matter with the spine ; another that the patient had a difficulty of breathing; another said that there was something wrong with the state of the circulation—(Laughter)----that the circu lating medium was out of order.—(Laughter.) These doctors have already pursued their mode of treatment for the patient in opposition to the opinions of all im partial and philosophic men; they were wrong in their course, but they were entitled to their mode of procedure. The members of the Committee were so pledged that there was no hope, that out of any investigations that might be made, they would be induced to alter their opinion of the state of the patient, or of the remedies required. One of the doctors will still go on working with his digestive remedies at the stomach, another will contiaue probing the spine, one will try his olden remedy, another his caustic or salve remedy.— (Hear, hear.) There was no doubt that they would again have the old prescriptions, because the majority were in favour of the old remedies.—(Hear, hear.) Now, why not try a prescription at once ? Why all this waste of time ? What was the use of keeping twenty-six men for months in such a process of inquiry ? Why, an old Dorking hen in a farm-yard would in three weeks, by an assiduous attention to her duties, add more value to the farm than this Committee if it continued sitting for six months.— (Laughter.) He begged of the Committee not to sit at all, they would hatch no brood of fine chickens— (Laughter)—at best they would only addle the eggs.— (Renewed laughter.) He most sincerely trusted that the Governmeetwould reconsider their decision and give up the idea of employing 26 men for a length of time upon so fruitless an inquiry. lie knew that already Hon. Gen tlemen shrunk from an inquiry into the defects of the Act of 1844. The inquiry was to be an inquiry into tho commercial distress. Why, they could not come to the Bank Charter till next June or possibly June, 1849. Now some of these doctors had been already at work. Some had received their fees, others had not. But there was now another party who were expectants, and ex pected to be called in ; that was the Radical party. Now, of that party he saw only one name upon the Com mittee, and that was the Hon. Member for Montrose (Mr. Hume), and he had declined to serve. Now, he (Mr. Wakley) proposed to put in his place another name, the name of a Radical—the Hon. Member for Birmingham (Mr. Mintz). He was a hardware man, a hard headed man, a man who had got brains, and, speaking physiologically, he should say, brains of the right sort.—(Laughter.) A person had only to look at him, and it was enough to see that he understood the question. There wee no doubt that this was a question which had engaged much of his attention. He (Mr. Wakley) proposed, therefore, that the name of Mr. Muntz should be inserted instead of the Hon. Member for Montrose (Mr. Hume). It was not neces sary that he should offer any apology to that Hon. Member. He had declined to serve. There was no person in that House who would more value the services of that Hon. Member upon the Committee than he would.—(Hear.) He (Mr. Wakley) had a great regard for the health of that Hon. Member, and at his period of life he ought not to be placed in such a situa tion.—(Laughter.) The Hon. Member behind him (Mr. Muntz) could, he thought, stand the difficulty ; he was a manufacturer and an employer of labour; he had investigated the subject; he was also a foreign merchant, a very large foreign merchant, and under stood the question of the exchanges. He (Mr. Wakley) believed that the Government were of opinion that there was but one man besides the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworth (Sir R. Peel) who did under stand that question. That gentleman was, he believed, a very wealthy man, and he was told also that he was very desirous of increasing his wealth. He wished not to speak disrespectfully of any Hon. Gentleman who was not present in the House to speak fur himself. Upon a question of this kind, which affected the industry of the country and the condition of millions of the poor people of the country—(Hear, hear)—a wealthy man, and a covetous man, was the last that ought to be con sulted on the question.—(No, no.) Well, it was said that he was a covetous man. It was with great regret that he made any allusion to that Hon. Gentle man, but he had been told that that Hon. Gentleman had absolutely refused to incur the legal expenses ne cessary in order to enable him to take his seat in that House.—(" No, no." from Mr. Wilson and other Hon. Members.) The Hon. Member for Westbury appeared shocked by such a statement, but he would hear a great many stranger things in that House before he had been long there. (Hear, hear.) This, however, he (Mr. Waltley) did say, that a case affect ing the industry of the country, and the millions of its poorer classes, rich men—he would not indi vidualise them—were not the first that ought to be consulted; they had in general a morbid desire to secure what they already possessed, and to obtain as much more as possible.—(Laughter.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer had selected the " ins and outs " and the " expectants," and the " expect ants" are not pledged to a measure as the "ins and outs" are, but he had neglected to make that selection which he should have done with a regard to the industry and condition of the people of the country.—(Hear, hear.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer had referred in his speech to two railway directors upon the Committee as being the employers of labour, but they were employers of labour in companies. Give him (Mr. Wakley) the man who was himself the employer of labour, who superintended his own workmen, who was present on the Saturday nights and knew the difficulty of " handing" out the "needful" to his workmen. These were the men to place upon a Committee such as this. He (Mr. Wakley) had stated the Hon. Member for Birmingham was a person who had conducted his own business in a manner which had obtained for him the greatest credit and repute ; he was a man of undoubted honour and integrity, a man respected by those who knew him in private life, and there was also a large class of people in the country who believed that there was no man in the country who understood the subject better than he did.—(Efear, hear.) He had placed the name of the Hon. Gentleman upon the paper without consulting him, and after his name was on he (Mr. Muntz) ex pressed his regret that he had done so, and stated his in tention of not serving upon the Committee. He (Mr.Wak ley)befieved that he had since relinquished that intention, and was now prepared, should the House think fit to adopt his name, instead of that of the Hon. Member for Montrose, to sit upon the Committee. In proposing the name of that Hon. Member, he thought that he would prove useful, dignified, and ornamental— (Laughter)—should he be placed upon the Committee. Mr. HUME thought it right that he should stand before the House and country as not shrinking from any duty which devolved upon him. It was quite true that he was not so young as he once was; but it was not on account of his age that he declined to serve. He felt that he was as much able to perform the duties of a Com mitteeman as he ever was. Ho had a conscientious reason for declining to serve on a Committee to whom was to be handed over a system of currency to legislate upon as difficult and as useless as to legislate for the motion of the stars. —(Heer, hear.) One of his great objections to the Bank of England was that that institution was to be made the great bill-broker of the couutry. Radi cally, therefore, they were wrong in fixing the amount of capital upon which they were to trade as such. He objected to the Government having anything to do with the Bank of England upon any other terms than any other banking house. Was it not most preposterous that a Government like this should have to borrow money, its 6 or 7 millions from the Bank, for the purpose of paying its dividends? If by any un forseen difficulties the Bank had been unable to advance the money, the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not have had a shilling to pay the dividends. There was a growing conviction, both in this House and out of it, that monopoly and restriction were the bane of com merce. Was not banking a portion of commerce ? If so, why, then, should restrictions be placed upon the banking transactions of the Government?—(Hear, hear.) He objected therefore to go into Committee, because he saw that they were going away from the root of the evil. For the last thirty years the Government of the country had endea voured to legislate for commerce, and what had been the result but the loss of millions and millions to the country? The Government placed upon the Bank a duty which it was not possible for human nature to perform. The Government had robbed them of their capital, and how was it possible for then to supply the country with the necessary accommodation ? The Bank of England agreed to advance, in the year 1830, the sum of 13,000,0001, for the purchase of the " dead weight." At that time the Bank had no capital, but purchased that " dead weight" out of the deposits entrusted to them. Up to this time the Bank had been trading with capital; the Government had it all, and they had nothing but the " rest " to trade upon. The Bank of England was literally bankrupt through the conduct of the Government, and he most decidedly objected to going into Committee for the purpose of continuing this evil,—(Laughter.) A short time since the deposits at the Bank were 20,000,0001., and the whole reserve of their notes amounted to 1,150,000/., and even that sum was divided over thirteen branch banks, one of which most strangely advanced 40,0001: to save another bank of issue in the north. Now, suppose all these other branch banks had done the same, where would have been the credit of the Bank? Why it would have been gone, and a cheque for 10,000/. might have brought the whole matter to a crisis. —(Hear, hear.) And yet it was at this period that the Government stepped in against law to authorise the issue of more notes, for which it would have been impossible to have obtained gold in payment. It was fortunate that these things were not attended at the time by any serious result ; but was it not preposterous that the country should be placed at the mercy of such an institution ?—(Hear, hear.) He would pledge himself to prove to the House, if they would refuse to appoint this Committee, that in New York there had not been any single bank of issue which had mad© any default, and they were entirely free from any legislative interference whatever. He had no hesitation in saying that the whole of the banking policy of the Government, and even of that House, had been under the control of Mr. Jones Loyd, and it was high time some change was introduced into the sys tem. The fallacies of Mr. Jones Loyd ought to be aban doned, but this could not be done if this Committee were agreed to, and therefore it was that ho opposed it. He remembered Mr. Jones Leyd was examined before the Committee of 1840 till he was exhausted, and then he (Mr. Hume) asked for leave to examine him.—(Hear, aad laughter.) And if the House would read the answers that Mr. Jones Loyd gave to his questions, they would be convinced of the absurdity of the present system of banking in this country. — (Hear, hear.) The question of the corn-laws was of secondary importance, as compared with the banking question; but now that they had established freedom of trade in oorn, the least they could do was to allow free dom of trade in banking. Act, however, as the House would, of this he was convinced, that freedom of trade must always prove of no utility whilst there was no free dom in banking.—(llear, hear.) Mr. CARD WELL did not rise to complain of the proposal to strike his name off the Committee, but to read to the House un extract from a speech which Mr. Horner delivered in that House, in 1811, to show that every member of the Committee of 1810 was open to follow what course he thought proper, and best calcu lated to elucidate his own views and opinions. With regard to himself, all he could say was that if the House preferred substituting the name of the Hon. Member for South Lancashire for his own he would most cheerfully resign bis pretensions to any seat he the Committee. Mr. STAFFORD rose to protest against the insinua tions which the Hon. Member for Finsbury had thrown out against Mr. Junes Loyd, and at the same time to deny that the banking policy either of the present or the late Government was ever under the control of that gentleman. He knew nothing personally of Mr. Jones Loyd, but he was sure, from what he had seen of him as chairman of the late Irish Relief Committee, that he did not merit the aspersions which the Hon. Members for Finsbury and Montrose had attempted to cast upon him.—(Hear.) Mr. J. B. SMITH, amidst some contusion, and cries of " Oh, oh," and " Divide, divide," protested against placing so many Members upon the Committee. After a few words from Mr. FORBES and Mr. HERRIES, Mr. PATTISON said he had no wish to serve on this Committee, because he could see no good that was likely to result from its appointment. He did not agree with the Bill of 1844, and he was firmly convineed that if the Right Honourable Baronet the Member for Tamworth were again at the head of the Government he would be the first to propose an alteration in it.— (Cheers.) Ile repeated that by appointing this Com mittee they were only burking the real question at issue, and therefore he must object to serve upon it. The Chan cellor of the Exchequer knew his opinions upon this subject, and no doubt it was this knowledge that induced him to omit his name from the Committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was understood to say it was not so. The names of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord John Russell, Sir Robert Peel, Lord George Bentinck, Mr. Ilerries, Mr. Goulburn, and Alderman Thompson, were agreed to. On the name of Mr. Labouchere being proposed, Lord GEORGE BENTINCK moved that Mr. La bouchere's name be excluded, and the name of Mr. Ilastie substituted. Mr. HASTIE was understood to object to serve. Mr. LABOUCHERE was sure the Noble Lord did not propose the omission of his name from a want of courtesy towards him, but of course he could not object to serve on the Committee, and he must, therefore, leave the matter in the hands of the House. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment 77 Against it Majority in favour of Mr. La bouchere's name -117 The House then divided on the amendment, that Mr. Brown should be placed on the Committee in the room of Mr. Cardwell, when there appeared— For the original motion For the amendment Majority in favour of Mr. Card well's name 66 Mr. BOUVERIE complained that, owing to the door of one of the lobbies having been closed, he, aril others who intended to have voted with him, were debarred from carrying out their intentions. The SPEAKER said the door of the House was open, and declared that the division, as it stood, was final. The Deputy Sergeant -at-Arms was, however, directed by the Right Hon. Gentleman to ascertain if any Hon. Members were in either of the lobbies. Mr. Clementson, the Deputy-Sergeant, left the House, and, after the lapse of a few minutes, returned to the table, and reported that no Hon. Members were in the lobby. Mr. WAKLEY retracted the expressions which he had made with reference to Mr. Jones Loyd, as they were erroneous, and regretted that he had cast asper sions upon a gentleman who was not in that House to defend himself. Mr. B. OSBORNE also withdrew the expressions he had used with respeot to Mr. Loyd. Mr. lIUME (whose name stood next) hoped the House would excuse him from the Committee. The Hon. Gentleman then left the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER trusted they would have the benefit of the services of the Hon. Member. Ho hoped, therefore, the House would con sent to his appointment. Several Holz. MEMBERS here emphatically declared that the Hon. Member had distinctly stated that he de clined to serve upon the Committee. Mr. WAKLEY moved the appointment of Mr. Muntz in lieu of Mr. Hume, which was recorded. The House then divided, when there appeared— For Mr. Hume's name For Mr. Mun'z 97 Majority —9l We found, on our re-admission, Mr. WAKLEY declaring that it appeared to him that it was the intention of the Government, in pressing the appointment of Mr. Ilume, after he had declined to serve, in the room of Mr. Muntz, that they were deter mined that there should be no amendment to their nomination; he, therefore, felt it his duty reluctantly to move that the debate be adjourned. Colonel SIBTHORP seconded the motion. The conduct of the House in this matter could not fail to he reprobated out of doors. Lord J. RUSSELL considered that the Hon. Member for Finsbury had misunderstood his Right Hon. Friend. His Bight Hon. Friend did not wish to press the election of Mr. Hume against his will. He considered it was the wish of the Hon. Member for Montrose to leave the matter in the hands of the House. He was willing to accede to the names proposed by other Mem bers, if it was the wish of the House. If, after his appointment, Mr. Hume positively declined to continue a member of the Committee, the Government would be ready to accede to the appointment of the Hon. Member for Birmingham. Dr. BOWRING thought the statement of the Hon. Member for Montrose might be appropriately termed a nolo episcopari.—(Cries of " Oh, oh.") That certainly was his impression, namely, that he would serve if the House thought proper to elect him.—(No, no.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had no objection to the election of Mr. Muntz if Mr. Hume should decline.—(Hear, hear.) Lord G. BENTINCK hoped the lion. Member for Finsbury would not persist in his motion. Mr. ANSTY said Mr. Hume stated to him that he should not serve upon the Committee. He should sup port the election of Mr. Muntz in the room of Mr. Wilson. Sir R. PEEL thought the House ought not to part lightly with the privilege which it possessed of electing lion. Members to serve upon Committees. He had voted for the placing of Mr. Hume upon the Committee. He could assure the House that the last thing in his mind was any intention to exclude either Mr. Muntz or Mr. James Wilson from the Committee, as he considered that the attention which Mr. Muntz had paid to the subject well fitted him to take a part in the proposed inquiry ; and he also thought that it would be desirable to have the Scotch banking represented either by Mr. Hastie, the Member for Glasgow, or Mr. Hastie, the Member for Paisley. But he did not understand the Honourable Member for Montrose to express a positive in tention to withdraw if he was appointed, and considering the long period of his labours, that he bad stated to-day that his age formed no impediment to the faithful performance of his public duties—considering, further, the disinterestedness of his public labours, he thought his election a just compliment of the House th a t h e was i n every way qualified to take a part in suc h an i nqu i ry ; b u t if he should wish to withdra w , h e s h ou ld b e w illi ng t o s upport the appoint ment of Mr. Hastie ; or it Mr. Muntz was proposed he should feel very much inclined to vote for him : —(Hear.) Ile thought it would be well for them to abide by th e decision to whi c h they had come until the Hon. Gentle man had signified his intention to wiwithdraw.—(Hear.)Mr. WAKLEY withdrew his motion. The House again divided on the motion th a t M r . Henley's name should be substituted for that of Mr. Ricardo, when there appeared — For Mr. Ricardo's name Against it Majority —67 An HoN. MEssimit complained that so few country gentlemen had been nominated. Mr. OSBORNE then proposed that the name of Mr. Glyn should be excluded, and the name of Mr. Rey nolds, Member for Dublin, su b st i tuted. He did not know whether it was competent for him to move the substitution of Mr. Reynolds' name, but there could be no doubt that he was perfectly in order in moving the expulsion of Mr. Glyn's name. Lord G. BENTINCIC said there could be no doubt that Mr. Glyn was a strong Whig, but still he was a most competent man to s erve on th i s Committee, and he hored the motion of the Hoe. Member for Middlesex would not bo persevered in. Mr. REYNOLDS would certainly not ser v e o n the Committee if his name was to be substituted in lieu of that of so eminent an authority upon monetary and commercial matt ers as M r. Gl yn. Ile must, at the same time, express his opinion that Ireland was not fairly and properly represented in this Committee. No country had suffered more from monopoly in banking than Ireland, and she ought, therefore, to have been more fairly represented. After a fi.w words from Mr. D. CALLAGHAN, who expressed himself satisfied with the Committee as it originally stood, the motion was withdrawn, and Mr. Glyn's name was agreed to. On the question that Sir William Clay's name be agreed to, Lord G. BENTINCK moved, as an amendment, that it be excluded, and Mr. Pattison's name substituted. After a few words from Mr. PATTISON, who said he had no wish to serve, the House divided, when there appeared— For the amendmemt lll2 Against it Majority for Sir Wm. Clay -30 Mr. ANSTY moved that the nomination of Mr. Thornely be poEtpoed until a future time. The galleries were cleared, but no division took place the motion having been withdrawn. The other names were then agreed to. The Com mitten stands as originally proposed by the Government• SITTINGS AFTER TWELVE O'CLOCK. Mr. BROTHERTON proposed that when any new business is brought on after twelve o'clock at night, if it be moved and seconded that the debate on such question be adjourned, the Speaker should immediately declare the debate adjourned, without putting the question to the vote. He said he had, in making the motion, the health of the Speaker and the House in view. He simply wished de bates to be adjourned at twelve o'clock, without dis cussion, but ho did not wish his motion to apply to business which was commenoed before twelve, and which extended beyond that hour. Wednesday sittings had proved most successful, and he concludes; that they would do well to go back to the times of their ancestors, who met at noon to rise at six. The business was better transacted during the day than night. It appeared by returns presented to the House that in 1842 the House sat 117 days, and 125 hours after midnight ; rn 1843, the House sat 119 days, and 105} hours after midnight; in 1844, the House sat 119 days, and 69 hours after midnight ; in 1845, days of sitting 119, hours after mid night 96 ; in 1846, days of sitting 139, hours after mid sight 774 ; in 1847, days of sitting 121, hours after midnight 714. Comparing 1842 with 1847 it would be seen that the present Administration, to which he was favourable, had had the opportunity of proceeding with business during fewer hours after midnight than the Administration which existed in 1842, to which be was opposed. His motion would apply simply t) questions which might be brought on after mid night. He had often seen several hours after mid night wasted in discussions on Irish police and Scotch fisheries which were of no use whatever. He was in favour of the Legislature conducting their proceedings by daylight. Dr. BO WRING seconded the motion. Mr. EWART complained that the motion of his Hon. Friend did not go far enough, and proposed as an amend ment that the House should meet every day from twelve to six. This would give them sufficient time to transact the public business efficiently, and would not withdraw Hon. Members from their respective domestic circles. He should not press his motion to a division. Sir GEORGE GREY opposed the motion, as he considered it would put it in the power of any two Members to adjourn the House during an important debate on a subject which admitted of no delay. Sitting every day would prove most incouveniont. The Hon. Geratleman had done much good service in adjourning debates at late hours, and he hoped ho would exercise his power whenever he found due occasion. Lord G. BENTINCK said, the subsistence of the Hon. Gentleman on a vegetable and water diet had led him to believe that the best way to live long was to ab stain from late hours; but he could not forget the words of the song— "The best of all ways to lengthen our days Is to steal a few hours from the night, my boys." Sir H. WILLOUGHBY suggested that there should be a standing order that no Member should speak longer than half an hour, nor make more than fifty ref, rencell to books or speeches.—(Laughter.) Mr. BROTHERTON would press his motion to division; he once possessed some influence in that House with respect to adjourning debates, but of late years he had not been able to catch the Speaker's eye. The House divided, when their appeared— For the motion Against it . Majority The O'GORMAN MAHON stated that he and several Irish Members were deliberating in one of the Com mittee-rooms, and when the bell rang for a division they hastened thither, but found the door closed, and they were consequently shut out. He thought this rather diicourteous. Sir G. GREY replied that as soon as strangers had left the House, the Speaker was bound to put the question, before which the doors were closed. U . was sure there was no intention to exclude the non• Member and hi► friends.—(Hear.) The House adjourned at Five minutes to Six. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The market here continue' generally in the dull and inanimate condition which it has exhibited for two or three weeks past. There it little demand, except for lung-cloths and a f ew other inferior fabrics, su it a bl e t o t h e L evant tra d e . The" fully maintain their pri c es, an d are now remun erating the manufacturers. In oth er d escr i p ti ons o f goo ds, and in yarns generally, ther e i s very li tt l e b us i nes s done, and that generally at slightly d e cli n i ng p r i ces . We hear from vari o u s quar t ers o f arran gements making by millowners to e l u d e th e p rov i s i ons o f the last Factories' Regulation Act, by i ncreas i ng th ose descrip tions of machinery for which th e l a b our o f women and young perscns is required, and working the mules an looms, with men only, for thirteen or fourteen hours per day. There is no doubt that the parties who adopt this plan will readily obtain hands; for however much some portion of the workpeople may have clamoured for a Ten Hours' Bill, very few indeed of them will accept employment at that rate, if they can procure it at the rate of thirteen or fourteen hours per day. The obvious effect of any extensive adoption of this mode of working will be, to make a very serious difference in the rate of payment for the labour of those who can and those who cannot legally work beyond ten hours, to the great detriment of the latter, who will not only be pre vented from performing the same quantity of work, bet must necessarily be paid a lower price for what they do perform. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—The demand for flannels continues dull, and the business transacted to-day has been very light. The manufacturers complain of the low prices given for their goods, and this is likely to be the case while the demand for flannels continues so limited. Wool is much the same, both in price and demand, as last week. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—Fewer merchants made their appearance in the Piece-hall to-day than this day week , and but little business has been done. There seems to be an impression that things will take a favourable turn after Christmas, yet that the improvemen t, t v . : n h u e a n ne i do e t ofo e p s ei c i o w m e e n , will be tiierenabi v in e g ry th g e radual. T export merchant s rehcaonnt; to ship, supports the limited demand for yarn that ilea been experience d the last f ew wee k s; b ut i n sp it e of he t th e reduced producti on, job lots are still th rown upon t market. Prices for known spinnings continue with" alteration. Deep bright wool, both hogs and wetherh are thin in the market, and are in request; but wa i l sacrifices are made under the pressure of necessity- Short wools remain without change. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—More sales have be e t _ li e effected to-day, in th e Cl ot h-h a ll , t h an last week, 1," these have b een i n th e l owest d escription of go o ds ' is an inclination to purchas e th e b e tt e r sort 0 woollens, but at such sacrifices that manufacturers are unwilling to accept, feeli ng assure d t h at a few peeks will produce in our aff a i rs a more h ea l t h y state. Tu: being what is termed " Second Tuesday," there is general complaint of the difficulty in obtaining setts' ments. LEEDS, TUESDAY.-OUr market presents little alteri: tion from last week, the tendency being, though, tO wards improvement.—Manchester Guardian. -------- - SCOTTISH CENTRAL AND CALF DONIAN RAILWAYS. The competition between the Edinburgh and Glase and the Caledonian for the possession of the Scottish a Central to for m an extens i on ; an d conjoined port i o n ° their respecti ve s y stems o f communication, which was 6: energetically pursued l as t summer , at l engt h b roug ht th parties into the C our t o f S ess i on. T he Scottish C e ntral shareholders having, in the course of last summer, con' stilted the Lord Ad voca t e an d t h e Hon. J. C. Tal b o t t °- the English bar, obtained a clear opinion from thosa eminent counsel that the agreement entered into by l it Caledonian to lease the Central was to all intents 1) °,7 and void, as there wa s no statutory power to that e ffect. In those circumst ances , an d on the farther ground, tha t they had never been rightly apprised of the nature of lb! agreement under which their property was to be deliversta over to the Caledonian and the English companies, th e / passed, by a large ma j or ity, reso l ut i ons h o ldi ng t h e Non' . at an end. The Caledonian, on the other hand, main tained that the agr eemen t was va lid an d e ff ectua l, an d than according to its tenor, it bound both parties to unite OA ) plying year after y ear t o P ar li ament to sanct i on t h e ,amal gamation until success cr owne d th e i r efforts, and that u ntil such sanction was obtained the parties were boiled to ea L t e f. into a worki ng agreement to accomplish as far as possibl e the objects of th e i r un i on . A ct i ng on th i s view t h e Cale ~ doniau applied t o t h e C ourt of Session to inter di e tri Scottish Central C ompany f rom departing from "'so agreement and re l at i ve st i pulations by enter i ng into new agreement with the Edinburgh and Glasgow or aaJ other company. Aft er var i ous proceed i ngs i n the cave the first division of the Court of Session, en Saturday last, confirmed the view held by the Caledonian all London and North Western Companies, and conti nual ' the interdict. This decision, which has caused a considerable sense' tion among railway companies, will, we understan% D : appealed, as grave doubts are entertained by some of ,1,11 gentlemen of the bar u to its soundness, when viewed.' connexion with the railway statutes. It is conten d ed that the Court have here given a sanction to an 4 112 110 ment, which a railway company had no power undo; statute to contract, and that, therefore, if this walk decision aa t was to bo the rule, railway companies may now of the statute to whi c h alone th e y owe their being , . , ! l _ l _ at their own pleasure enter into agreements invol v great public interests.—Caledonian Mercury. now 81117118. On the 29th of October, at Poona. the wife of CaPts Hinde, of the Bth (King's) Regiment, of a son. On the sth inst., at York House Thornton-heath, Cr o y dout ' the wife of J. G. Maud, Esq., of a daughter. On the 12th inst., in Wimpole• street, Cavendish - sq uares the lady of Thomas Land, Esq., of a daughter. On the 13th inst., at the Vicarage, Chatteris, the lady o f the Rev. Mr. Gathercole, of a son. DIED Lost at sea. in April last, in;the . Hon. East India Compallfs third steamship ojCl3i n l i e ir o . p ss a te t : r i a e , a o n f t whichLawe heLewes, agedwae acting master, Thomas, Corrie, aged 54. in Baker-street, Portman-square, Dias, the On the 10th inst., in South- street, Greenwich, Mrs. Frances S. Clare Dixon, relict of the late Captain Dixon. On the 7th inst., a t Bi rm i ng h am , Abraham Booth, eldest son of the late Mr. Isaac Booth, of hackney, aged 40. On the 9th inst., Miss Amelia Huson, of Southarnptou place, Euston-square, aged 81. —.mew -.......- London : Printed and Published by RIURDO YOUXG:I2, No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, ) 10 _,.. , 1 , o f Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, is the Heim hiiddletex, Thursday, December 16, 1847.