The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-11 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND ` COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. • CITE', Two o'CLocx. Toe • Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday was !tea* at previous . prices. The sales amounted to 19,00 0. bales, 5,000 of which were taken for export , a nd - en . speeulation. In the Railway Share Market " 11 sUless was rather firmer, at a alight improvement 14 the current quotations. Accounts from Man• chaster, in reference to trade, state that the Ger -311411 and Russian houses had been increasing their Purchases of yard andtwist, and for India also an im- Proved inquiry existed in worsted an d woollen goods. At Leicester. business was extremely dull, partly "jug to the high prices of wool. At Lee is the preparations for the spring trade are imparting , So me activity to the market, and the shipping houses have already received largo orders for sum raer go o d s . The lace trade of Nottingham has rather improved, but in other branches of business there is no alteration to report. From the circular prepared by Messrs. H. W. Jewesbury and Co. for traustniision abroad, we take the following : "The Foreign and Colonial produce markets, during the past month, have been very steady, and a large Laciness has been done at higher prices for most articles of consumption. Sugar, tea, and saltpetre, are all again dearer. The arrivals have been moderato, yet the Markets have been well supplied. The deliveries have continued very satisfactorily both for home use and ex- Port. Dyes and dyeing materials have bet nin fair re red. Cochineal and Safflower have both become dearer. 1:13e good qualities of Lac dye have been in fair request, but the lower sorts still remain neglected. The stocks of many of the principal articles of consumption show a decrease as compared with last year. From the conti nental produce markets we learn that a good business rte doing b o th i n co ff ee an d sugar at very firm rates. From the cotton manufacturing districts the accounts , at e, trade generally was very dull, and prices had a ;wc*ard te n d ency . From the woollen districts the I .'l l ° l lB are mo re sa ti s f actory, a very l arge b us i ness bas been transacted at higher rates, and stocks getting Very Up to th e p res e n t t i me on l y a b ou t 60,0001. o f th e °t)000/, and upwards of gold received by the feather Bell, Centurion, and Morning Light, has been sold to the Bank of England, and although a further small parcel may be delivered to day, there is every probability of the re- Mainder being remitted to the Continent. For tunately it is known that large supplies will 8430 11 be received by the Admiral, the Blackwall, and two or three ether vessels, which are now en route, , a nd nearly d ue , o th erw i se a recurrence of the 'rain might be predicted. As i o t is the move blent will no doubt continue to excite att ention, because the Bank of France is believed to be increasing its metallic supplies by purchases in the London market. The inquiry for capital in Lombard-street and at me Bank of England is rather quieter, but the ap plications for discounts' are still very numerous, sad the Ilank's rate is fully maintained. The market for English Securities again shows ;!nlptonis of improvement, owing to some specu lative Purchase s . V ar i o us causes c an be ass i gne d for this increased firmness, among the most promi nent of which are the probability of some alteration ill , the income tax, and the fact th a t a part fi t) l the.gold f rom A us t ra li a h as gone i n t o t h e B an k . t he have b een 93i f or money, an d 93) s f or 1 41 account. They have since further advanced, bein g 93k and 93j respectively. The New 3 Per Cents. have been 93i ; and the Reduced 93 0 i• Exchequer Bills are par to 3s. premium ; a nd the Bonds 98i j. The &Bowing are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—:Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ; 21i 22 ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents., •" 5 6 Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian . Per Cents., 108 10 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 95 7 ; 8 1Anish 3 per Cents., 40 i f ; ditto New Deferred, 234 1 24 ; ditto Certificates, 6, ; ditto Passive, 6. In the Foreign market very few dealings are re corded. Turkish 6 per Cents. have risen to 94 44 (1 94k, being per cent. better. Russian 4} per ter C en t s. are 964. Brazilian New Bonds 1001. tO delgia n 4i per Cents. 99k. Dutch 24 per Cents. 64i 6 5k, and the 4 per Cents. 981. Spanish Certifi cates are 6k. • The Railway Share Market th's morning has been active. The arrangements for the settlement of the, account on the 13th instant having caused large business to be done, and rather enhance , ' prices are current. istetn Counties advanced ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 15s, to 1/. ; Brigh ton, 10s. ; South-Western, ss. to 10s. ; Manchester, , m S heffield, and Lincoln, ss. ; Midland, ss. to 10s. e other lines dealt in realised fully pre l'"lB quotations. No business has been r ePor`ed in the French lines, and prices are 11 , 0 1zinally una l tere d . Antwerp and Rotterdam an d Great Luxembourg are rather lower. Great Western of Canad a have improved about ss. _British Mi n i ng Sh ares are very i nac ti ve, an d pre- Zl:cus prices a re b are l y supported. No business has ueen clone in Foreign. , J oint Stock Bank Sh ares are dull. London ‘)/lartered of Australia have advanced about 55., and Union of London about ss. Miscellaneous Shares have been inactive. Elec tric Telegraph are 10s. higher. Canada Government tl„ per C en t s. , C rystal Palace, London general u nlnibus Co., an d P en i nsu l ar an d Or i eatal Steam, nave realised previous quotations. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY (From the Official Lig.) • Basins.. done ! Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 934 4 t Per Cent Consols Annuities , 93 3 / 4 4 'Pew 3 per Cent. Annuities 93 i I i lama Bonds. .£l000 Ditto, ender £ lOOO par bola ter Account .. 93 4 4i I E xchequer Bills, 2101 £ lOOO, par 3 p 500 3 p par %call .. . . Ditto Bo nds,. 1858, 3 4 per Cent 9Bl 4 Ditto, 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. sirazilian Bonds, 5 pin Cent. _ Ditto New, 1852, 44 per Cent. . . . 971 kDitto , New, 1E43 ........... ' • inelA exican 3 per Cent., .. ": . .; ****************** ,:. IT z ' a Peruvian Bonds 44 per Cent ~...."""•'• • — 4 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., C . Z .:liiii " t Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent ** . *** . ****** *.. . 44A Russian Bonds, 1822, E St., 5 . per Ce u i:: . - Ditto, 44 per Cent. ... : 96 Sardinian —951 Sardinian Bowls, 5 per Cent. .......... Elpsn4h Bonds, :3 per Cent ........ . .... 40 kieanish Committee Cert. of Coup. no - t 64 4 Turkish Ronde, 6 per cent 94 34 4 3 / 4 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. , en ,„ , . h e Abort. ~, en. , n Lon,, u, Austrian Bonds, 10 Gun., £, 5 per Cent. 84 Belgian, 24 per Cent., ex. 25 francs Ditto 44 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs 99 Data, Exchange, ' 24 per Con;., 12 Guilders 65 4 44 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates THRER O'CLOCK. • Consols, money .... 934 4 Ditto, Account (March 5) .. .... . 934 j LAW INTELT,TGENCE.--{This Day.) VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. , (Before Vioe-Cbancellor Kindersley.) IN RE ALICIA RACE. Vice-Chanollor Sir Richard Kindenley delivered judgme n t i n this important case this morning. e honour ordered the child to be delivered up to the matron of the sch oo l to be brought up and educate d in the Protestant faith of the Church of England. Two gentlemen, Mr. Woodroff and Captain Conolly, were appointed man does not ard ians to th e child. It the latter gentle made to to consent to aot as g uardia n , a reference was appo'nt another in his place. ma.a.KA T ftvirs •—(This i ay.) c0n3"41-----paccuAtzoit. We had a very moderate n o w, n f sale, to-day, in poor conditioen: - ;pc English wheat on for a!1 kinds wat in a most inactiv—e "wand' however, currency, e state, at M 11 Y' s 011 & asonably, extensive. The show of foreign wheat wa Millers purchased cautiously, and the limited. In prices, however. no change took place. Float- Barley was in moderate supply, and iii . , previous quotations. There was very little doing in malt, a:bggar:Yrlea?eesriatbeast, Oats were steady, at full prices ; a t beans and peas ruled heavy. The flour trade was inactive, and the top Price of the beet town -made was 57s per 280 lbs. ABILIVALB THIB WHIR. . Wheat. I Barley. I Malt , Oats , r' out. 680 390 1,30 I I , 1 1,80 620 2,120 — 1 I ---2,310 1 15.170 barrels l ush Voralgn I For n ear l BOROUGH HOF. and Prices arey all kinds of h o p s , we h ave a s t eady demand, well supported. WHITECHAPEL. The supplies of meat was moderate, and the trade ruled Pt The as follows :—Beef from 3s 4d to 48 6d mutton, 3s Gd t o 4 s 10 ( l ; veal, 48 to 5s • ; pork, 3s 8d to 54 2d pe r Bliss. by the carcase. ruE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY il , 1857, SHARE MARKET!: (This pay.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. Business done this day. kmbg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June. Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. di Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshiro Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol dr Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Do. A Do. B ........ Dublin&BelfastJunc. Dun. P. &Aber. June. East Anglian ..... . Eastern Counties FAsternUnion,A.stk Do., do. Do. Naw A._ East Kent East Lancashire . E.st Suffolk ..... Do. Edinburgh di Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles lEdinb. Prth. &Dundee Fortk and Clyde Juno. 'Furness ... . ...... Glasgow & S.Westsrn Great N. of Scot land Great Northern Do., A. Stook Do. , B. Stock !Gt. th.&West.(l;;:j !Groat Western. ... Do. Str.V.R. lirish South-Eastern.' Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thirds • Do. New Thirds Lancash. & Yorkshire Do., do. F. £l6 ... Do., Wst. Riding tru. Do. Southport... London & Blackwall Loud. Bright. & S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,101.5h..M&8... 0 Do. Eighths London 4 S. Western : Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndudrry. & Ennisk. Manch. She f. &Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement IMidland Do. Binning. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt. Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk. N orthn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. - 14 — Dock 5t0ck............ Do., A Stock ......... Do.; B Stock . ..1 . ..... N. Eastern - Berwick Do. do. Extension Dodo. G. N. E . Parch Do. Leeds Do. York North L0nd0n...,..., N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western .. N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth RLymney. Scottish Central I Scot N E Abran • St Shropshire Union .... Sitingbourne &Sheer. South Dev0n........ .. South Ea5tern......... Do. 41 per c. Shares South Wales • S. Yorkeh. River Dun Do.. Staines,Wok.,&Wok.' Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Di. do., 184 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1., Thames Has , . D. &R Vale of Neath ...... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerickl %Vest Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palac o 1 Do. Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon BRITISH pi Atlan. and St. Law. 1 Bombay, Baroda, and Celt. Ind,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Buffalo dr Lake Hur. Buff. , Brat& Godch. 6 p. o.bde., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 ' ll Do. do 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. Bast, Central Dude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. all Demerara all 106 100 100, 12sqd 108 all all all all Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.44 p c.13nd5.,'57 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p c. Debeu Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 perc Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wostn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4i p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. Do. 3d Ex., g. 5p.0. Do. 4th Ex., do. Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do FOR' Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes. Belgian East. Junct Bo ziers to Graissessac Caramaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Franee I Do. Nov Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Illation Junction Lake Const. k Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo -Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.e.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do, 6 p a. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrnk Pre( Paris and Lyons . Paris and Orleans Reeife & San Fran (Pernam.) g. 7 p• Rome and Frascati Royal Danish ... Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse . . )o. 54 per cent, prof Southern of France. West Flanders,„ Do, 5i per c. Pref W. &N. W. of France IWestern of Austria._ West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden ........ Do. 8 p. cent. pre. Zealand . . all Australasia f S 2 all, s i . Bank oprl..oil lev: of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Bri.Col Bk.& Ln. Co : all ',British N. Amcricam 6 . C.Bk. of hid. Au, &Ch i 50 City 25 !Colonial 20 ' Commercial of Loud all Eng. Scot. drAus.Cht a .211 1 11025 l Lo NDNOteao. n twt .a. Bk. of Aust all 'Ditto New 20 !London and County 50 , Lnd.atE.l3nkng.Cou 10 London Joint Stock.. 20 Lond.andWestminst. 35 National Pro. of Eng o i o r a N s n o c a a w l Bank u n t ß h a W k ales tal ac A ia li n l ' s ' o t n i nk r ia C el o a ri n ) d au Do N • ew R•Aus,B.&G Im.Co all all 'm ak , 24D 0. 2 ! . ..°f Australia._ f LonKl„ 10ow 50 uuit_ Mutual on 50 we,styrui.,,tual 6, 2 i - 3iPj 5 5I par p 32 32 94 104 par 4p 4 —44 p 6 64 .. 4 --__ 6}p 26i :: 30i 8 81 19 —19 i 361 37 9 91 54a —54 i 53 55 par i p 18 - 20 - 1 8 8 1 - Fl 4 p r - 10 •hai - -i ii ip ••• JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 9177- 91 56 5 b 8 - - 11 id 65 67 18 —18 i 18A 19 is —18 i 4i - 4 8i - 9 65 - 67 8} - 9 93 - 95 63i - G 4 35 .- 36 ... '''''' •, .P 1 . 04 - 11 - 93 - 194 40 - 44 29 - 31 8 - 6 96 - 93 •.. •, 54i : 55 33/ - 4 92 - 91 7 - 8 92. - 93 1 78 - 80 123 - 125 111 - 113 63 - 68 64 - 66 67 72 53 —63 p 53 6±,r, 973 9i id ei 7 107 108 1064 1061 1 244 10 ; 104 4 106 k 1074 3~~ - 3~ 821 - 82; 53 - 55 13~ - 14 54 66 31 —34 d 40 41 84i - 854 44 - 3 - 2 18 - 1 84 61 - 62 98 - 102 4i 4d 74 8 10 11 272 - 282 100 -- 108 24 -- 25] 49 -- 51 2 -- lid 17i -18 i 74 -- 75 8i 5 at 5 3di 12 14 3 9 41 L 9 icii 7 - 9 2 - 3 5 - 54 7-9 e •• • '...' SSESSIONS, i - 1 P li 16 }95 98 94 96 94 96 par i p i —le pl 109 - 111 11 - 2p 211 - 211 48 - 52 81 - 83 20j -21 i - 2li -25 P - 2b 99 i - 100 118 - 123 ,118 - 121 108 130 21 20 21 22 par ip •••.. it - np ;lON. Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (laud. at 50/.) Bris. & Ex. 4 - p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Calodn. £lO 4 p. c. Ches. & Ho. 5 P.C. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork &Bandonso.c. Dun.Porth.SrAber.J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. CU. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 ...... Do. New 6 pr. c. St.: East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent._ East Lane asb .6 p.cts. E.&W. York. J. sthsl - 5 5i - 6. Min.& Gl. 5 p.c. Sb. Ed.Pr tb. &Dun. 4p.c FurneEs, 5 p. c...... GlaS. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.c., Do. 5 P. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prom.... Do. 44 per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prom. Gt.N . of Scot. lat Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(I3.&H. Ex.spc Do. con. red. 44 p. c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 percent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Rirm. Pref. Sh Do .Chester Bp. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh Do, do. do Do. do. d 0..... Lau. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l Dc.,P., 5 p. c.St. No. 2 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et... Lou. & S.W. 7 per et. 'late 3d Shares ... Londy.& Color. i Sh. Londy.&Ennis. i Sh. M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. X 6 ... .. 136 - 139 1.14 - 117 159 - 161 Do. do. 31 per cent. Marypt. 81 Carl. 4 p. c. I Do. 44 per cent Do. do. Consol. 6p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. B ir. 6 p.c. Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St. l New. ,Aber., &c., pr. 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c.prn. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. Nod k .D eb. 4 p.c. fib. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 51 p.c. pf., 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp.c., 1847 North British 1137 133 99 - 101 89 - 91 .03 - 165: !Do. 71. Preference N. E. Berw. 4 p. c. Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1' Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. &S. Pur . North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. .c. 2d guar Scot. Cent. New Prof Sc.N.E. Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St South Devon 111 - 113 Ll 3 116 !05 110 65 70 16b —17 i Do. fixed 4i pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.e. S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 4. p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. c De do. do. 234 -- 244 -- 105 104 - 101 - ••• - 27i -- 28 2 --3 p Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '5O WateF•fd& Kills. 6 pc. '4 = 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. 92 - 94 96 -- 98 110 - 115 i - a gP O 12 - 12, :in L iti its —l2O 112 - 114 103 - 105 62 - 64 - 6 - 93 - 95 83 - 85 99 - 101 10 - 10 161 - 17; 10 - 10: 75 - 7?_ 194 - 20 - 10, 14 - 131 - 136 ••. - ." A - iP 65 -- 6 8 le lip' 93 6.-i 11 id 1 idl BRITIS H Alfred Cons. (Philk. British Iron Condurow (Cambrn.) (Day. Gt. ends. (Tay.) ,Great South Tolgus Grt.W.Alfrd. (Philk.) iGrt.W. Vor (Helstn.) l'Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Mazy) , Porkellis U. (Wend.) i Sort. Cons Min. Co 'S. Caradon (St. Cleer S. Cara Brea (Mogi). S.W. Frances(lllogn. Tam. 8. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft Uzi. Mines (Gwennap V. of Towoy (Camar.) IW. Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd. Wh. Basset (Illogan. Wh. Buller (Rdruth. Wh. Edward(Calstlx.) Wh. Kitty (U. Lint. WlLMa.Ann(Menht., Wh, Trelawney (Lis.) MIStJEL. Australian Agricult. Australis. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Canada D o. Go. 6pc. Janhauly Do. 6 p D 0.6 p.c. Mar. &Sept. Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent Crystal Palace 'DO. Preference Crystal Pal. of France Dustou Iron Ore Eastern Electric Telegraph Electric Tel. of Irel En. &Aust. Cop . SmCo Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. Gen, Ir.Sc, Gen. Steam Navigat, London Discount Load. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel. Mexican & S. America Nat. Discount Co. Do. New Netherlands Land..., Do. Do. 100 all all lOs. all 14 80 100 all 174 all Do.B p e.PLiss.at 1 d. Do. Do. Now B. &N. S. Land N.S.W. Gov.s p.e.D. N. B. Australasian Nrth. of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares iPeelßr. Ld. & Miurl.l Peninsular & Oriental' Do. New IRhymney Iron Do: New.. 234 100 j Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest Do. Now S. Aus. Goy. (I p. e.bds. South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered 1 T runtiktn. Co. U .Can.' Van Dionton'e Laud V. Go. 6p. c.Jau. di July, 21/ li i 1104 95f 6 11 I 2 67464 131 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. 11.—Wind this day it noon N.N.W.— Pleagant breeze and fine clear dry weather. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 10.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived.— , Chieftain from London, for Algoa Bay. Put back — B. M.Str. Magsere. FALMOUTM, Feb. 10.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Dept. ford, from Shields, for Bermuda. YARMOUTH, Feb. 9.—Wind W.—Arrived—Brotkers, from Bmrbadoes. SWANSEA, Feb. 10.—Wind W.N.W.—Sailed—Limena, for Coquimbo. CARDIFF, Feb. 10.—Sailed.—Juliane, for Trinidad. SHIELDS, Feb. 10.—Wind S.W.—Sailed.—Lady of the Lake, for Rio Janeiro. NRWPORT, Fab. 9.—Wind W.—Sailed.—Sebastopol, kw Sydney. lIGIBR A LTAR, Feb. 3.—The French schooner Elise foun dered on the 24th Jan., off Cape de Gatte, from collision with the British barque Agenoria. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SIIIITHAMPTON, Wednesday, 10 a.m. Wind S.W., flue. Arrived—Tagus (s.), from sea. Sailed—Rotterdam (s.), for Rotterdam; Perseverance, London. Wind W. Lrenuroori, Wednesday Morning. , Arrived—T ar t ar, f rom Canton ; John F erguson , Deme rara; Nil an (s.s.) Palermo Put Back—Mexicana, for ; Vera Cruz; Nuevo Victoria, Havantuth. Rattler (a.s.), Oporto. Off—America (s.), from Boston. _ _ Wind S.W. ----- QUEBNOTOWIT, Feb. 9. Arrived—Queen of England, from Manilla; Billow, Cardenas ; Ayrshire, Honduras ; Abyssynia, Demerara. (8T SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.59 a.m. Wind W.S.W. ; low water • fine! Arrived, 11th —Onangoudy,'from Whampos ; Denmark, steamer, Havre ; Schiedam, steamer, Schiedam. Sailed—Belgium, steamer, for Ostend; Jabs; Barba iios ; Panther, steamer, Boulogne. GEORGE HOLMES AGAIN.-Mr. George Holmes, of the West Riding, burglar, to w h ose recent pardon and re lease from prison by Sir George G rey on account of delicate health, the public owes some recent correspond ence in the newspapers, and a spirited s ea - s id e sketch in Punch, is again in custody, this time for stealing fowls. Tc-day he will be brought before the Bradford borough magistrates. 'We learn with satisfaction that Mr. Holmes i 9 medically certified to be at present "in per fect health." MINES. 21} -- 22 155 -- 165 160 -- 480 16i -- 16 11 -- 12 6 -- 64 -- 1 19 -- 21 35 -- 36 6f -- 6f 24 -- 2 9 -- 10 1i 340 -- 350 7/ -- 81 345 -- 355 lf 4 -4; 220 251 35i —36 i 152) 154 300 310 270 -- 290 4i 4i 15— 160 45 48 19 21 ,ANEOUS. 24 - 22,41 40 - 5 - 4 5 131 - 138 110 - 110, 33 37 26 28 2t 2ixd 5 1 5i ••• "'-" ••• 94 - 96 - iv= ii ••• ••• 4 4 ad n - 21 3i 1 11 I P 3 4 3/ 4i id par 4 3id li ii par ip 2i 24 66 68 3 -4; 23 -25 6 - 8 1 --__ E 6 3 - 65 1 111 35 - 37 1 -... _ _ 1 14 :I • 16 22t z d t4ll rOttion SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMON;—(This Day.) PRIVATE BUSINESS. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. The following private bills were read a second time and committed :--Blyth and Tyne Railway; Burslem and Tunstall Gas ; Caledonian Railway (lines to Gran• ton) ; Cork and Bandon Railway ; Dorset Central Rail way ; Dublin and Wicklow Railway ; Electric Tele graph Company ; Ely Valley Railway ' • Fife and Kunross Rail sexy ; Great Southern and Western Railwa y (capital) ; Great Western and Brent fend Railway ; Hartlepeol Exteneion and Head land Improvement ; Kinross-shire Railway ; low and Feronoy Rad vay ; Metropolitan New Streets and Improvements ; Nlonk'and Railways ; Nor folk E teary Acts Amendment ; North Level Drainage ; North Staffordshire Railway (Bridgewater Canals) ; North-Western Railway ; Portadown and Dungannon Railway ; Portsmouth Railway ; Pulteney Town Har bour ; Reading Railways Junction Railway ; Scottish Central Railway ; Sittingbourne and Sheerness Rail : way ; Stockton N ew G as an d Stoc k ton G as Consumers Companies ; Tweed Fisheries; and Wilmslow and Law toe Road Bills. BIRKENHEAD DOCKS (CONSTRUCTION) BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. GIBSON withdrew his opposition to the bill. After some remarks from Mr. HADEIRLD, Mr. G. BUTT said that the bid was substantially the same as the one rejected by the house last year, and was one of three Mies bearing more or less on the same ques• tion, via., the conservancy of the Mersey and dock accom modation at Liverpool. Upon the understanding that the bill should be discussed in committee, he would with draw his opposition to the second reading of the bill. The bill was then read a second time and ordered to be committed. BIRKENHEAD DOCKS (MANAGEMENT) BILL. This bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. MERSEY CONSERVANCY AND DOCKS BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. HORSFALL moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. The object of the bill was to abolish the existing Liverpool Dock Trust, and to trans fer its powers to a body of 21 persons to be elected by the ratepayers. The constitution of the present Dock Committee embraced 12 members of the Town Council and 12 members el-cted by the ratepayers, and it acted in the most cordial manner for the good of the commerce of Liverpool and the country. The Town Council had the power of exercising , the right of veto over the proceedings of the committee, but they bad only exercised that right 13 times within the last 82 years. The hon. gentleman then entered into the his tory of dock accommodation in Liverpool, and added that already the corporation of that port had expended for dock accommodation 1,143,0001., and were ready to expend one million and a half more to make the accom modation perfect, and in accordance with the report of a committee of this house. Mr. J. EWART seconded the amendment. Mr. M. GIBSON said that be had hoped a similar course would have been pursued in this case as had been adopted with the two previous bills, and the discussion take ein committee. The measure was an attempt to carry ont the recommendations of the Admiralty, the Tidal Commissioners, a committee of this house, and the requirements of an act of Parliament. (Hear, hear.) The question of town dues and local tolls on shipping was an incidental one, and did not constitute the prin ciple of the bill. Tne main principle of the bill was to consolidate the Liverpool and Birkenhead Docks, and to vest the management and control in one public and in dependent trust--(hear, hear)—and make the trade of the port tributary to local interest, which was not the case under the present management. This, though a private bill, dealt with important national interests, connected witb the trade and commerce of the cowry. The public had a right to demand the , e docks should be controlled by a responsible public board, and that the benefits accruing from it sheull go towards benefiting the trade and commerce of the country. Mr. L. DAVIES supported the second reading of the lel!, on the ground that a sum of 13 millions annu ally was involved, affecting the trade and commerce of the country, and that it was a fit subject for the consi deration of a committee. Mr. HARCOURT VERNON supported the second reading of the bill, and called upon the hon. member for Liverpool to withdraw his amendment, and allow the bill to go to a committee. • Mr. J. EWART defended the present management of the Liverpool Docks, against which he had never heard a complaint. Mr. SPOONER supported the second reading of the bill. Mr. HEADLAM supported the second reading of the bill, that it might go to a committee, but he objected to the house recognising the principle of one corporation being able to apply for powers to transfer the property of another corporation co other hands. In this case it was the Great Western Railway Company wko asked the house to transfer the management of these docks to other hands. The amendment . was then withdrawn, and the bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. LEWES AND UCKFIELD RAILWAY. Toe sojourned debate on the committal of this bill was resumed, and after same discussion, in which Sir C. Burrell, Sir W. Jolliffe, Mr. Harcourt, Sir J. Shelley, Mr. Brand, Mr. Bouverie, and Sir J. Pechell took part, the house divided, when the numbers were — For the motion Agairst it 4B Majority The bill was then ordered to be committed. ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. This bill was brought in and read a first time. NEW MEMBER. The Right Hon. W. COWPER took the oaths and his seat on his re-election for Hertford. ARMY ESTIMATES. Mr. F. PEEL brought up the Army Estimates, which were laid on the table of the house. INCOME AND PROPERTY TAX. Petitions were presented against the present assess ment of the income and property tax. BREACHES OF TRUST. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave notice that on Friday, the 20th, he would bring in a bill to render fraudulent breaches by trustees criminal offences. SIR ROBERT PEEL AND RUSSIA. Mr. STAFFORD gave notice that to-morrow he would ask Sir R. Peel whether the report of a speech delivered by him on the 7th January, at Saltley, near Birmingham, and reported in The Sun newspaper, was correct, especially those parts referring to the Grand Duke Constantine, General Mouravieff, and Prince de Ligne. POOR LAW. On the motion of Sir G. B. PECHELL, the follow. ing return was ordered :—Copies of all correspondence which has taken place since January, 1865, between the Poor-law Board and the local authorities of St. Marylebone and St. Pancras, in relation to the administration of the poor-law ; together with any letter or communication that may have been addressed to the poor law board by the churchwarden of Saint Marylebone upon the same subject, or upon the manage ment of the workhouse, or the conduct of the board of guardians of that parish. PAUPERISM. On the motion of Mr. BOUVERIE, a return was ordered showing the amount of pauperism on the let day of January, 1856, and the Ist day of January, 1857. JUDGMENTS, EXECUTION, &e. BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this Col. FRENCH moved the second reading of the bill that day six months. Mr. WMAHON - seconded the amendment. The bill had been through four committees, in as many years, and was now imperfect. It disregarded every known element of justice, fur the purpose of carrying out the views of some Scotch lawyers to elevate their jurisprudence above the common law of England. Mr. BLAND opposed the bill, as injurious and ob jectionable to the profession and the country. Mr. HADFIELD supported the bill, as being an ex cellent one for the United Kingdom. A judgment once obtained should have effect in the three countries, and cot entail on creditors the necessity of following a debtor, and bring an action against him in each country for the Herne debt. The Irish members appeared to op pose the bull, because Ireland had no money with which to pay her debts. Mr. GEORGE and Mr. Humus opposed the bill, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL forl ni r p el e a r n ia d i said that the bill appeared to be misunderstood, or it h a d b een misrepresented by hon. speakers. Ile excluded s f a r i o d m th h a is t the co effect nsidera it wouldtionw have henco on anynsideri pr nga o n fess lion, and he thought it a disgrace that a creditor having obtained judgment against a debtor in one p ar t o f the United Kingdom, and be should leave and go to another, that the creditor should be compelled . , to follow him, and commence proceedings again. It was to prevent that state of things, that this bill was ,introduced. The bill gave no greater facilities for obtaining judgment for debt than now existed. Mr. NAPIER :did not consider that the bill was in that clear and perfect state required befor e th e h ouse passed it. It was a very good bill in th eory, b ut i t would not work well when put in practic e . a t supported present, the and bill, and that i s t aiTdhtehe might be m variousATTORNEY-GENERAL objectionsi that h a d b een urged against ed in committee. Th e measure would remedy an thenasneohmeal y rusted the hous e would not reject the which existed divided, when the re appeared bill.Thebeing thehouse a o u For the second reading ................ 56 Against it .................................... 46 Majority .............................. —lO The bill was then read a second tim e , NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. HAYTER a new writ was issued for Londonderry in the room of Sir R. Bateson, who had accepted the Cbiltern Hundreds. The committee on public moneys was re-appointed. The house then adjourned. and Court i g t o e n f , orvCicoern Awlarl.l.o. ''Bevan' appointed County IMPERIAL PAR LIAMEN T. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool , ack at five o'clock. Lord LIICAN gave notice that on Thereday flex', he should put a question to her M.jesty's Government as to whether they were about to take any steps to inquire into the expenses to which Scotch and fri , n peers were subjected in proving their title to vote for representative peers. Lord KINNAIRD brouOt in two bills upon the subject of education in Scotland. The first related to parochial schools, and was similar to the one introduced last year, The other one was to promote the instruction of young persons employed at night in factories. The ;,ills were severally read a first time. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. Lord \VYNFORD asked whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce a bill this ession similar to the ono of last year with regsri to agricul . ural statiAtos. There was much 31 - ixety at:road to know the intentions of the Government on the subject. I,lrd STANLEY of ALDERLEY said, having con sulted some p,rsone interested in the sui . ject during the recess, and finding that such a measure would not meet with their concurrence, he was unwilling to introduce such a measure, however much he might personally wish it. It was not, therefore, his intention during the present session to introduce a similar measure. At the same time if the agricultural interest evince any desire for the enactment of such a law, he should have no objection to introduce a measure or to support any proposition for the purpose. _ _ . . Lord FAVERSHAM. said it was entirely owing to the machinery of the bill of last year that it became so unpopular. After a conversation between Lord STANLEY and Lord DUNGANNON, the subj9ct dropped. THE - INCOME TAX. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition, numerou-ly signed, from Aylesbury, praying for arepeal of the income tax. The petitioners complained of the injustice and inequality of the impost, and they prayed that the tax might be utterly abolished as regarded all incomes under 150/. ; that the additional 9cl. should be repealed, and that the first 1501. of a person's income should be exempt from taxation. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. The LORD CHANCELLOR then rose to call their lordships' attention to the Ecclesiastical Courts. Had their lordships possessed less knowledge on this subject, they might, perhaps, have supposed that the tribunals to which the notice on the paper referred were occupied entirely with the consideration of spiritual affairs. Had that been the case, he should have risen in the presence of the right rev, bench before him with considerable hesi tation, for the subject would then have been one present ing to a layman a tdressing that assemply considerable, if not overwhelming, difficulies. But, in truth, notwith standing the name of these courts, ecclesiastical matters, properly so called, formed but a very small portion of their jurisdiction. By custom, no doubt, many things over which they had control had come to be considered as hav ing something ecclesiastical, which were in fact perfectly temporal in their nature. Early history seemed to show that originally the ecclesiastical and temporal jurisdiction were united in one court; but even prior to the time of legal memory—the reign of Richard I.—there was evidence that a separation existed. It was from the history of the gradual rise of this separate jurisdiction that the way in which matters not strictly ecclesiastical came under the jurisdiction of these courts would be shown. In the first place, he would refer their lordships to the testamentary jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts, a jurisdiction ob viously involving nothing of a strictly spiritual or eccle siastical nature. It had been a doubt amongst the learned whether persons had iu the early period of our history a power of disposing of personal property ; but it appeared pretty clear that a right existed to dispose of part of such property. Then the question arose, to whom did the undisposed part go ? the answer to which was that the crown took that portion in order to distri bute it in "pious uses," The right to take this undis posed of personalty was from time to time granted Out by the crown to subjects, chiefly to the bishops, but sometimes to the lords of manors, who chanced to be powerful nobles. Hence the right to receive undis posed of personalty became distributed amongst very many persons, and great confu-ion and many evils seemed to have been the result. Accordingly, in the reign of E '- ward 1., it was enacted that those persons who had the right to receive undisposed of personalty should be bound to pay the debts of the deceased. So matters remained until the reign of Edward 111., when an act passed that, with respect to property disposed of by the bishop, the bishop should grant administration to " the nearest friend of the deceased." This lad to the appointment of an administrator, who, by the terms of the statute, was to have the same rights and status as were possessed by an executor when the deceased had appointed one. By the statutes of Charles IL, the manner in which the adminis trator was to distribute the undisposed of personalty was laid down. Of course the undisposed of personalty failing under the consideration of the bishop, the question of the validity of wills, which pro Canto diminished that undis posed of personalty, also fell under the same jurisdiction, and hence arose the right of granting probate of wills. He had thus sketched out the history of the testamen tary jurisdiction, and he thought that history showed suffi ciently that there was nothing essentially ecclesiastical in it. Another subject of ecclesiastical jurisdiction which was not essentially ecclesiastic in its nature, was the right of determining upon questions of marriage and divorce. This branch of jurisdiction arose in a very different man ner from the one of which be bad already spoken. It arose in those times before the Reformation, when mar riage being considered a sacrament of the church ,was a subject which could only be fully considered by ecclesias tics. There remained beyond these two classes the class which embraced matters which might be considered strictly ecclesiastical, such as thejurisdiction over the clergy upon questions of discipline, the right to grant facilities for pews, and so forth. These might no doubt be subdivided, but they were sufficiently indicated by embracing them in one class. Having said this much as to the history and present position of the subject, he would briefly point out some of the resulting evils. In consequence of the way in which ecclesiastical jurisdiction in testamentary matters had been granted out, there werd at present between 350 and 400 courts having right to grant probate. That in itself was a sufficient evil to require some remedy. From returns which had been made, it did not, however, appear that within the last five years probates had been granted by more than 98 of these courts, although many others had granted probate within a slightly longer period, and still kept up the machinery necessary for doing so. By law these courts had each an exclusive right to grant probate, or letters of administration within a certain district ; but if the person dying possessed property in more than one district, then probate or administration must be obtained from the prerogative jurisdiction of the archbishop. Many evils were consequent upon this state of the law. Probate might be granted in a district court, and it afterwards turn out that there was property in another district ; in such a case the probate would be void, It also very often happened that the places where wills were kept, especially in the small districts where little was done, were far from being secure, and hence those documents, which were of great value to those inte rested, were rendered extremely liable to loss or spolia tion. There was also another evil arising from the course of procedure in the ecclesiastical courts. That pro• cedure was based upon the civil law, which admitted only of written depositions for the taking of evidence. Now, inasmuch as the validity of wills depended upon the state of mind of the testator at the time he executed them, when a contest arose upon that point the evidence, as their lordships would suppose, was naturally of a very complicated and conflicting character. It was in filch a case most necessary to see the demeanour of the wit nesses ; but this advantage was lost by the form of pro cedure. Another evil which was sometimes brought forward s but which he did not consider of such great practical importance, was this—that these courts bad no jurisdiction to grant probate of real estate. In the bill which bad been introduced three years ago to their lordships he had proposed to extend the juris diction of courts of probate to real estate. That bill was referred to a select committee, and in that com mittee the proposition which he bad made was over ruled by a large majority. At the time he had con sidered that by leaving out that provision the usefulness of the bill was materially diminished, but further re flection on this subject had convinced him that he was in error in that opinion. There was a great and essential difference between real and personal property. The lat ter might consist of goods in one place, stock in another, furniture in a third, and debts all over the kingdom; and hence it was necessary that upon the death of a person some one should be appointed to stand in his place, to dispose, collect, and arrange these matters. But the former was fixed, certain, and easily ascertainable, and passed, generally speaking, on death—supposing there was no will—not to several persons claiming as next of kin, but to one claiming as heir. Hence probate would be a most tedious, useless, and expensive process to ap ply to realty. As the law stood there was this anomaly, that the ecclesiastical courts deciding on the validity of a will in the case of personal estate, and there being no probate of real estate, if a question arose, for example, whether a testator were of sound and disposing mind, there might be a disposition of the two kinds of property. What he proposed, therefore, was not that in every case of real estate it should be necessary to obtain probate, but that in cases in which the validity of the will was contested, the heir-at-law as well as the next of kin should be cited, and that the proceedings which took place should determine the question with regard both to realty and personalty. Lord BROUGHAM—Is the heir-at-law to be bound without an issue ? The LORD CHANCELLOR—No. Looking to the practical evils of which men justly complained, and with out any disparagement to the able judges who presided in the ecclesiastical courts, he proposed, in accordance with one of the recommendations of the commission which had inquired into the subject, that the court of pro bate should be a Queen's court, and not an ecclesiastical one. In other words he proposed to constitute one court of probate. The duties of such a court must practically be almost entirely of a ministerial character. What the public were interested in was, that the facts should be ascertained as cheaply and as expeditiouslyas possible after the death of the deceased, whether he left a will or not ; and all that was necessary for that purpose was to have a good system of registration. A s regarded the proctors, he was convinced that the business would be done better and cheaper through their instrumentality than it could be through any other. The proctors were persons who in consequence of the smallness of their number, there being in all only 120, of whom only about 80 practised, were known to all the officers of the court, and there was the greatest obtainable security against any fraud or imprc prie • ty in their conduct. Instead, therefore, of proposing to abolish them, what be proposed was to continue them, giving to the Lord Chancellor and the judge of the court power to add to their number. S) much with regard to the willa proved in London. Theoretically it might geolll4 desirable that all wills should be proved there ; but he felt convinced that that would not be agreeable to the public. He proposed, therefore, to retain all, or nearly all, the present diocesan registries, and to increase their nurn!;er so as to make about 80 different registries for the whole kingdom. The necessity for an increase arose from the fact that some of the dioceses were so large and straggling. Many persons had thought that it would be better to let all uncontested wills be proved be fore registrars of the county courts ; but be could not concur in that opinion, believing as he did that such persons were not likely to have the requisite amount of knowledge. He proposed to limit the proving o f wills in the district registries to cases in wh'ch the piopetty wa4 sworn under 1,600/. There would be one imp rant difference between the wills proved under the bill and wills proved in the diocesan courts at present ; the pro bate would be valid all over the kingdom, and it the bill passt , d, he should propese a similar arrangement for Ire land. Lora CAII NIELL —What abort. Sdo , l tut] ? Trio LORD CHANCE LL! tR ietid there was mere difficulty in the cast of Scot! eel, hut he -vas in commu nication :kith the Lord A. ivoctte, with the vie -v of in tending tbis provision to that country, and he did not despair of seeing it extended to the wleds kiegefein. What he had said thus far applied to the non•contentious jurisdiction, affecting 29,000 out of 30,000 sells in the year, and the effect of his prrposal was that, though all wills might be proved in London, in cases in which the property was under 1,5001., probate might be taken out in the district registries. It had been urged as an objection to diocesan probate having jurisdiction out of the diocese, that it would expose the Bank of England to great risk in regard to the transfer of stock ; but he was happy to state that he had been in communication with the solicitor to the Bank on the subject, and that that objection had been removed. With regard to the contentious jurisdiction, as the law stood the contest arose wherever the will was proved ; but, practically, there being neither judge nor barristers in the country, the contest was removed by letters of request to London. What he proposed was, to provide that all contested cases, with one exception, which he would mention, should be carried to the Court of Probate in London. The proceedings in the ecclesiastical courts bad been fre quently objected to on the ground that they were tedious, cumbrous and expensive. Under the measure which he proposed the judge of the court would really have next to nothing to do. The registrars would, in ordinary cases, determine whether a will was in due form or not, appealing to the judge for assistance whenever they re quired it, and when a question of fact arose , whether, for example, the testator were a mite of sound mind, or whether the will was duly executed, he proposed that such questions should be dealt with exactly in the same manner as an issue was directed by the Court of Chan cery to be tried in a court of la et. As regarded the court in which such matters were to be decided, he thought it would be a most extravagant proceeding to compel wit nesses to come from Carlisle, Exeter, or Norwich, to give evidence before a Court of Probate, where the question would not be so well tried as before a judge on circuit; and, in his opinion, therefore, mere questions of fact should be decided as such questions were when they had come before the Court of Chancery. This brought him to a part of his measure which he knew would not be approved by some of their lordships for whose opinions he had very great deference. The present judge of the Prerogative Court—an able and learned friend of his—Sir John Dod son, had a great deal of his time occupied in deciding dry questions of fact, which might easily be decided by a jury. This being the case be (the Lord Chancellor) could not honestly propose to their lordships the creation of a new judge ; what he proposed was to constitute an exist ing judge the judge of the new Court of Probate, and, in order to prevent unnecessary expen , e, to transfer all the officers who hell situations in the Prerogative Court to the new court, with corresponding names and emt-lu ments. He was pemaded that the whole of the business could be discharged efficiently without the appointment of a new judge. Whom did be propose to fill that office He knew very well that was a matter on which there was likely to be a difference of opinion ; but what he pro- j posed was, that one of the vie--chancellors should be at - pointed to discharge the duties of the new office. He granted that the vice-chancellors were not so familiar with the rules of viva voce evidence as other judges, but they would not often be called upon to apply them. Lord BROUGHAM and Lord LYNDHURST intimated their dissent from this portion of the measure. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed that motions for new trials, when heard before equity judges, had ge nerally been disposed of in a most satisfactory manner. Having thought the matter over, he was of opinion that that part of the scheme was sound ; but he would not persevere with it if it were deemed otherwise. With regard to the practitioners in the new court, he proposed that the monopoly of the proctors should he abolished, and that proctors and counsel generally should be allowed to practise indiscriminately. He further proposed that the rate which prever.ted a proctor from sharing with a solicitor the fees arising out of the proving of a will should no longer be in force. His noble and learned friend (Lord Brougham) had attributed to him some feeling against the county courts. In reality he enter tained no such feeling, and he thought the manner in which those courts performed their duties was such as to deserve confidence, and to create a desire to extend ';heir jurisdiction. He now proposed that in disputed will cases, in which the property was sworn under 208/., it should be competent to those courts to decide the matter, and that special rules should be devised to regulate their procedure. Now, such were the altera tions which he proposed to make with reference to the testamentary jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts. He should now proceed to the second branch of the subject, which was not less important—namely, that which related to what were called matrimonial causes. Their lordships were aware that a royal commission was appointed some years ago to inquire into the whole subject of divorce. That commission came to the con clusion that the present state, he would not say of the law, but of the practice on the subject, was highly dis creditable. There could by law be no divorce a mensa et there. But although no such thing was known to the law, it had been the universal practice of that house, if the fact of adultery on the part of the wife had been established by an action at law, and had been followed by a divorce a ntensa et there in the ecclesiastical icourr, to grant a private act of Par liament, a privilegium, to the husband, which made him a single man, and enabled him to marry again. A. similar indulgence had been granted to the wife under very aggravated circumstances, but there were only four instances of twat hind on record. The commission considered, what he thought every person of good sense must admit, that that was a state of things which was extremely discreditable. One of two courses was open to their lordships--they might either say that no such bill should pass, which a noble friend of his (Lord Redesdale) contended was the proper course, or they might constitute, as the commissioners sug g e s t e d, a new tribunal to take cognisance of-such case-, on the same principles that had regulated the procedure of their 1 irdships in such cases. In the last session of Parliament he proposed a bill for this latter purpose, which passed their lordships' house, and went to the House of Commons too late to be passed into a law. After the introduction of that bill, his noble and learned friend on his left (Lord Lyndhurst) drew the attention of the house to the great griev ances that pressed npon married women. Inde pendently of the question of divoree, if a married woman were treated cruelly by her husband, she might ob ain a separation a mensa et thoro. Such a separatt n, however, did not give her any of the privilegesre ferred f o aselect committee of a proposal was made to re medy this anomalous and not very creditable state of the law. He proposed to adopt the clause then suggested ith some little addition. In the first place, if a woman was deserted by her husband for a certain period, say three years, without lawful excuse, she would be entitled to a decree of divorce from the new court, which would render her thenceforth mistress of her own property, and of whatever she might acquire by her exertions, intel lectual or otherwise, so that her husband cold not claim it if he returned. It was difficult to define what period of time ought to give this right, but he suggested three years. Their lordships, however, might think it reason able to make some provisions for the chance of the parties desiring to come together again if the husband returned. He proposed in that case to empower the wife, if she had earned any property in the interval, to make a settlement of it, as if it were ,before marriage, and render such a settlement after mar riage valid against third persons. He further proposed, even in case there was no desertion, to enable parties to effect the same object by deed. Their lordships were aware that deeds of separation had become common of late years. The principal objection to them was that no person could tell exectly what the legal consequences of such a deed were. Lord Eldon always held it would be no answer to a suit for the restitution of conjugal rights by either party, as the wife had no poser to enter into such a contract. Since his time, however, the vali dity of these deeds had been established ; but the object was attained in a somewhat cumbrous manner. The wife appointed a trustee, who contracted for her, and the hus bandan contr ac t e d w i t h t h e trustee. H e p ro posed to get_ rid of thi s cum b rous an d anoma l o us proceeding, and d enable the pa r ti es t o con t r act between themselve s, in such case t o g i ve the wife the same rights over aecree d her property as in the e vent of her having obtained assent to the first t only lay the bill on the of divorce. He would not enter in to further d etails on the subject at that moment, bu table, and ask their lordships to t the third point to which ° read ing. He bad still to deal w it jurisdiction of t hese courts in matt ers of an he had referred, and which f ormed the sub j ect of the third bill—viz., the ecclesiastical nature. In the course of last session h e had introduced a bill on t his sub j ect, which, however, h e had not had the good fortune to carry, as it met with a great deal of opposition, not only on the part of the right rev. bench, but also of those on whose opinion he was accus tomed to rely. Ile had applied himself again to the sub ject, and a few weeks ago he received from a right rev, prelate a sketch of a bill which bad received the sanction of the right rev. bench, and which he had a eoie d dtlrTglh o art p hheloesa t eee e adpto d ambrtffdoo a aaept s tr iddotw t ceeso h eaaerc e :: a us s oedr, u nuasi r ffelhd e wdeor h ib:te e exphn prt nwoeeocuhi proceedings approved ecisvdhs i eie n ,nts t thgois n s o anai d f nb . d to af ww r rn na eai dormst doc trinal. r e .d w t h i T o v i f i c a r i hc h d r: eteandooffei present h un e t oh l tm e o pe r e g t m r d y wco e t m w uo hardly credible. If a clergyman was alleged to have been guilty of any offence, either moral or religious, the bishop h is f s s u c e h d a a nc c eolmlocur,isatonthteorfivae b p a e r r r s i o s n te s r , , o a f no w t h h t e ) r m a o d n i e gn w i a ta s ry to , and the two others clergymen. These commissions sat and Examined witnesses at a great waste of time and enormous expense: They then reported to the bishop ; but the case, instead of being concluded, was then only commencing,, as their report was only in the nature ef . the findin g oe of a grand jury—a nstat ter further pr oceed ings. H e p ropose d , as a reme d y f ar t h ese evils, that the bishop should be empowered to file articles in bil nt a ry and regis try, either of hi s mo ti on , or a t th e suit of avo he promoter. The party was then to be cited, 1100 all 100 100 8i 17i 100 all 100 100 100 all all 100 25 50 20 St. 50 St. St. 50 St. St. 10 20 20 10 St. all all all all ..• 49 - 5 1 36 - 37 - GOl-;62 7 -- 9 11 9 d 10 6d\ 9 i i i I 78931 i 2i 68 7i 8i 98 71 8b 11107 I * 8 14 107 64 34 1 1 i 85} 5 20 184. 6ti 1 271 8i 6 51 6 32i 47 61 id &b 36 61 60,i ' ad 71 ad 26i i 113 12 1381 7i dueled the charge a ito'y el nee, l ace Lessen &ad I'4l clergymen, was to be summoned to inquire into the ques tions of fact. Teeir finding was to be conclusive as to the facts, but the party mieht still as the', even ad mitting the facts, there was no tight to punish him. In such case be eeuld have the same rielit of appeal as at present—firet to the Court of Archie, then to the Privy Council. Toe earue course of proceeding would be fel l: w o l u u ed n g t h a i t n r y i it the ca promoter o r e f et d ,p) o ti c ui t ni r s i ct n ii a tnu l t nif e;it: n rn c: , : e, , et tf i,a : gl e,p lso t w t iai l i ia na t deo h ree e . tlinal queetioris. (Hear.) B..fore th e bi s h o p t oo k an y stcp, It againl !:e nenified ty a cer tain number of emi nent peronis that there en real Debit, ground for prc ceeding. This last out was ne t eras in a fit state by on the table, and he had only mentioned its provisions in trder to meet the abjection that he ought not to inter fere with one brarch of these jurisdictions unless be in tended to dell with all. He hupcd that ell these mea sures would meet eiih the approbation of their lordships, and that of the other bore Perlieeent ; but if any of them should be rejected, he e eu!‘! riot adatit it was a ee ceseety coneequeewe that because they threw over ore hill they should not pa-s the othere. In eonclusior, be had only to th isle their lre,:shipe fir the attention with 11 Web th , y ha l heard hint. Lord LYNDIIURS r wiehedto say a few words on the Li t h b a y t h t i h s e n p o r b o l and e very l ( e e a t r e n i e ts d i v f e r i s e c n h a e , m e lief legislation i a tt p i o p n re f u tr e cip is v s e e posed pl to of testamentary jurisdic•ion wool I not be sa tisfactory, and he weulti state rouse of the objections likely to be urged against it ; but in doing so it was not to be assumed that he was stating his own opinion, as he intended to reserve it for a future stage of the bills. Last session the Attorney-General had introduced a bill on this subject, which met with 'stung objection ; but the strongest opposition was on the ground that it pro posed to transfer the jurisdiction of the Court of Probate to the Court of Chancery. In the present bill the noble and learned lord did not in terms propose to transfer the jurisdiction to the Court of Chancery, but he proposed that the judge of 'the new court should be an equity judge, for he was to be a Vice-Chancellor, and should hold the office only so long as he continued to be a Vice- Chancellor. The orders to regulate the course of pro ceedings were to be drawn up by au equity judge assisted by the Lord Chancellor. Again, the mode of enforcing its decrees were copied from that of the Court of Chancery ; and the mode of taking was to be the same as that of the equity courts, which some of the judges of those courts had pronounced to be most unsatisfactory. At the present the appeal from the Court of Probate was to an eminently popular tribu nal, the Privy Council, but this bill proposed to make the appeal first to the appellate tribunal of the Court of Chancery, and thence to their lordships' house. Another objection which might be made to the proposed court was that, whenever a question arose which required to be decided by a jury, the court could not entertain it, but Bhoul , t ( - tali in the aid of another court ; so that wherever a question was to be decided, for example, in Middlesex . , an ie,ue should be directed to another curt, a record made up, and the case sent down for trial; such a course roust produce numeious inconveniences and inconsisten cies. An issue might be tried before a judge eminently conversant with common law and the deity practice of it, yet it any question arose as to his deci-lou a new trial might be granted by a judge almost totally unacquainted with the rules of evidence and the practice at common law. At present au heir-et-law could not be deprived of his property witeout the verdict of a jury, which l'e had a right to insist on; but the proposed bill would deprive him of that privilege, and place him at the mercy of a court of equity. He feared that when the bill came to be discussed, it would not he considered quite so satisfactory as the noble and learned lord seemed to anticipate. The noble lord had speen of district cent ts. He (Lord Lynd-- hurst) did nit well understand whether they were new courts or old ones to be eentieued, out the deputy re gistrars were to Fedor' a large aiLount of ministerial functions, and teeter was no reason whatever why those functions should not he entrusted to the officers of the county courts, watch tenuid give the additional advan tage that the utlie-re would be aided in itiecharge of their duties by the :iitedigence and supervision of the judge. Tue ceeeitioe of compensation ineelvect ie this transfer was a very important one, and lie thought some data should nave been given to enable the public to ascertain what amount of compensation might be claimed for the abolition ot these 311 courts, and so enable them tojudge whether they migh. nut be asked to purchase this trans fer too dearly. He submitted these points to their lord ships' consideration, and it would be for the noble and learned lord to consider whether his bills were likely to suecee.l in their present shape. As to the bill relating to church discipline, he wished to saw a few words on a point of great importance:). Attention had lately been very much drawn to the statute of the 16th Elizabeth. Under that statute the slightest deviation from any of the Arti oles of the Church subjected a clergyman to prosecution, although such deviation might have been saectioned by the highest authority, by reverend divines, or right rev. prelates ; and the only judgment which cool t be pro n )unced was a sentence ot deprivation. That was a very hard state of things, and what is worse, that any of those offences might also be dealt with under the general eccle siastical law, in which case the judgment would not be deprivation, but ceusure or admonition, or other punish ment adapted to the offence. He thought it would be desirable to provide that such offences should always be dealt with under the general ecclesiastical law, and nut under the provisions of the statute. There was only one difficulty in the way, which, however, he did not think would prove insurmountable ; it was that the sta tute of Elizabeth had been incorporated in the Act of Union with Scetlend. It had, however, been introduced then merely fur thu protection of the English, and if they wished to modify the provisions, as they had done e h i e tveo d rL i y d ly notthink th e 'Scotch others affecting themselves, be h direct ad a" their rg right attention remained important s f u or bj h ec im t t o f divorce ; but he would only say a few words, as the bill o i nf addition.s e f t o tw o Thealterations omission wason had been bef ore them during th e l as t sess i on, and con othfaatdoraf i t s h si e o cl n a t u b s e e o fi t u h e e r h introduced last eetAion in committee by a right rev, pre late, to the effect that parties convicted of adultery should not be alloyed to intermarry, the of of which was to prevent any previous understanding or conspi racy. The clause was not in the present bill, but he thought that as it passed the house last session it ought to have been retained. He regretted the noble and learned lord did not propose to du away with that scan dalous and disgraceful proceeding, the action for crimi nal conversation. It could no longer be defended on the ground that it was i a necessary foundation for a bill iu that house, as a divorce bill would be no longer obtain able. It was a disgrace to the manhood of the nation that a man should attempt to satisfy himself for loss of honour and degradation by a pecuniary recompence, and he would bring the matter before them at a future stage. The addition to the bill was the proposal that a married couple should be enabled to separate by consent without the intervention of any legal tribunal, but by a mere deed to be registered in some office, weich would give the wife a right to all future acquired property. He was old enough to remember how deeds of separation had step by step crept into use, but they had always been re pudiated by the courts, and this was the first attempt to give theme legislative sanction. He feared that a system of separation would have a tendency to produce illegal cohabitation, and he trusted their lordships would give it full consideration before they adopted it as a law. He did not mean to say that something of the kind, under proper restrictions and regulations, would not be advis able but a question of so grave a character—so deeply affecting all domestic rera.tious, required the meet amine consideration. He had made these observa tions for the purpose of enabling their lordships to form an opinion of the questions which wooed be raised during the progress of these b i n,. Toe Bishop of EXETER considered that. the very im portant question in the statute of Elizabeth to which the noble and learned lord referred had better be made the subject of a substantive enactment than be included in the bill now proposed to be introduced. Lord CAMPBELL had heard with astonishment and dismay the proposal that a married couple should be en abled any morning, either on account ot some temporary disagreement, or in pursuance of some previous misun derstanding, to get what was a divorce for all practical purposes except marrying again. From the report of Mr. Maqueen, they were aware that there was a pro ceeding in France called "separation des corps," which produced the sante effect; Lut that would only be ob tained after a long investigation. Under the sanction of the solemn judgment of the tribunal, it could not be ob tained at the pleasure of the parties, but good reason should he shown, and the judge was bound to attempt to reconcile them. In no Christian country were parties allowed to separate themselves,and , to all practical pur. poses , dissolve the marriage. The common law courts a lways looked with suspicion in that respect on deeds of separation, but these would be as nothing compared with those judicial proceedings which would altogether do awa y with the marriage. The foundations of domes tic peace and the security of married life in En , la d implore wo uld be shaken by this proposal, an d he would 6n of his noble and learned friend to re • ' • consider this subject. He should offer no opposition to the fir et reading of the bill, which he hoped, when properly amended, would pass into a law. H e h ope d his noble and learn e d f r i en d would be able to surmount the d , fficu Lies which lay in his way, but he felt powerfully the observations of his noble and learned friend opposite (Lord Ly n dh urs t) . H e had sincere r es p ect f or the Court of Chanc er y, b u t did not think th a t i t was the tribunal to which jurisdiction in the matter of wills should be delegated. He thought it world be much more agreeable and satisfactory to the parties that the appeal in the matter of wills should be. to one of the courts of common law—the Court of Queen's Bench or the Exchequer Court, for instance—than to a single Vice - Chancellor. These objections would be raised agai ns t th e bi ll, and he trusted his noble friend would reconsider the subject, and avoid them by amend ing the me asure i n t h ese respects. (Iles'', hear.) Lord BROUGHAM said that his first difficulty with regard to the measure of his noble and learned friend was that it proposed. to create anew court If this of equity to exercise a common law jurisd iction. jurisdic lion was to be entrusted to a Vice-Chancellor he did not know w h a t occasion there was for taking it ou t of the hands of the present judges of Doctor's Com mons. A Vice-Chancellor being as little of a common law judge as the judges who presided, in Doctors' Com mons, he wanted to know why J. D o d son cou ld no t exercise • the sawe jurisdiction which this measure pur ported to vest in the new Vice -Chancellor. Of course it was not to be supposed from this that he was opposed to the aboliti on of the ecelseiasticed courts. With regar d to the Church Discipline Bel he agreed with the r i g ht - e v , prelate that it would be better to make the repeal of . t h e 13th of Elizabeth a separate measur e. 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