The Sun. — London, England, 1847-07-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, matter nal-nxteeci which he had given notice MI the day before. Hemould content himself by laying the facts of the case before the House, and leave it to deal With them. On Tuesday last, in the exercise of that judgmentb which it was so desirous should be lef t unfet tered an circumstances whatever, he, after attending to the de ba te on the subject of the Raja of Sattarab, had come to the conclusion that it was his duty to vote ag inst the motion of the Hon. Member for Montrose. Happen ing to sit next morning near the Hon. Member for Rochester, the Hon. Member for Montrose cam e across the House, and, in an excited manner — (Lang hter ) — 'said to him, " You voted against me last night." He Rib. Spooner) replied that he had done so, when the on. Member rejoined, " I will bring the conduct of your son before the House." The Hon. Member also threatened to do the same with respect to a roar relative of the Hon. Member for Gateshead (Mr. Hutt) who had also voted against him; and he added, " lam prepared to Prove that only 13 independent Members voted against zne."—(Laughter.) That was the real statement of the facts. H e (Mr. Spooner) immediately said that if the Hon. Member had any charge to prefer against his son, he would, as a matter of courtesy, state to him what were the particulars of his charges, so that he might have an opportunity of replying to it. The Hon. Member for Montrose's only reply was—" Look to the Blue-book and see the certificate he gave—he was a magistrate concerned in the matter." He (Mr. Spooner) did not know at the time what was the proper language for him to use—(Laughter)—but he consulted several of his friends of more experience than himself, and they had told him that this was a matter which he could not let pass, and that he ought to state the thing to the Rouse, and let the House deal with it as it thought fit. this were not a breach of privilege, it at least assumed the character of intimidation, and it was conduct cer tainly that ought not to be withheld from the knowledge of the House. He would just call the attention of the House to the concluding circum stance, that whatever might be the ground of the charge which the Hon. Member for Montrose had to bring against his son, that this was a singular time to do it, considering that he had had the Blue-book before him, in which the transaction with which his son was connected had been for two years recorded. But the Hon. Member for Montrose did not confine himself to the single charge, for he also brought a charge against a relative of the Hon. Member for Gateshead. These were_the circumstances to which be had to call the attention of the Home, and he trusted that his expres sions in doing so had evinced no improper feeling. He would now leave the matter altogether at the dis• Posit' of the House. If it were necessary that he should explain the reason why he had given this Tote he was prepared to do so, but as he could impart no new information upon the subject he had preferred giv ing a silent vote upon the subject. He would here leave the matter entirely in the hands,of the House. Mr. HUME said that in all his experience this was the most extraordinary speech that had ever been made by any Member in that House. While sitting at home, at five o'clock, he had received a note from the Hon. Member for Birmingham, requesting him to be in the House at four o'clock. He (Mr. Hume) was entirely at a loss to un derstand what he wanted with him. He did not know whether the Hon. Member thought that he had com mitted some violation of his Seduction Act—(Roars of laughter) —or what it might have been that the Honourable Member intended to charge him with. But he was now undeceived upon the point, and he would leave it to the House whether any Hon. Member in it had ever heard a charge like this brought forward. It appeared to him that the Hon. Member ought to be obliged to him instead of complaining of his conduct. — (Laughter.) What he had said to the Hon. Member for Birmingham was, "I see you voted against me last night ;" he said " I did." " Have you seen the result of the numbers ?" " No." " Then I can tell you, that out of the numbers who voted against •me twenty-eight belonged to the late and present Go vernment and to the East India House, and only t our • teen independent Members really voted against the !n_otion. I therefore put the fourteen independent Members against my twenty-three supporters, and I o9nsider that the division was in my favour." — (Laugher.) lie referred to the Mr. Spooner mentioned in the Blue book, and the Hon. Member for Birmingham said " He _ nex m t ) ; son." He (Mr. Hume) then said, "On Tuesday , ing this give the House an opportunity of reconsider dy . question, and I will then refer to this and show that only fourteen independent Members a,k Toted against me." That was all that had Taken place, and a more gratuitous interference on the Part of the Hon. Member for Birmingham he had • never seen. It would be his duty on Tuesday next to show that both the Hon. Member for Birmingham and the Hon. Member for Gateshead had been influenced by external„ c4'cumstances .; their._ near- relatives being actitig, .inagistrates in the earlier history of these circumstances, the one being the magis trate before whom the robber was brought, on whose body was found the papers connected with the Goa con spiracy, and the other the magistrate who imprisoned Govind Row, the principal minister of the late Raja. Re did not mean to impugn their characters as magis trates, because he could show that they had acted under instructions from head-quarlers. The Hon. Member had charged him with a breach of privilege ; he m•-• thought he could better charge the Hon. Member With a breach of confidence in thus bringing before the House private conversation. He thought the Hoc, Member for Birmingham, had nut, in this instance, acted with his usual good sense and correct judgment. Mr. HUTT.said that the lion. Member for Montrose did not alWays exhibit a most perfect wisdom, nor Was his language and demeanour, on all occ isions, toe most delicate and proper. He ( latt) cared n u t for any a tempts that mig be made to asperse his relations by the lion. Member for Montrose. Lie always received them with cheerfulness, and in fact rather liked them. — (Laughter.) The Hon. Member then proceeded to state, that when Govind Row was placed in prison Mr. Hutt proceeded immediately to release him, had him placed in one of the principal houses in the town, and bad his comforts carefully attended to. The minister of the late Raja wished to make a private communication to him, buthe was informed before doing . so that such cornmu • nicationwoulti be forwarded to the Government of Bombay. It appeared that Govind Row made a full confession of the circumstances of the conspiracy, but that he after wards retracted it, and stated as his reason for doing so that it had been extorted from him while he was con fined in a dungeon. The Hon. Member for Montrose swilled to think that Mr. Hutt had been instrumental in placing this person in a dungeon, for the express purpo se of extorting that confesssion from him. • — (H eat., hear.) But this was utterly at variance with the truth.—(He-r, hear.) He sincerely trusted that the Hon. Gentleman would abstain for the future in making charges which were devoid of truth. Mr. BANKES entirely repudiated the notion that there was any privacy in the conversation. which the Ilon. Member for Montrose had with the Hon. Member for Birmingham. He spoke so loud that any one sitting near the Hon. Member for Birmingham could not fail to hear the purport of his observations ; in fact it seemed Its if the Hon. Member for Montrose had come over to the Hon. Member for Birmingham for the express purpose of making the statement to him. When he made use of the observations referred to, he (Mr. Bankes) told him that he must be joking ; but be (Mr. Hume) replied that it was no joke, and that he should bring it before the House. He (Mr. Bankes), however, was no party to the course which the Hon. Gentleman had -adopted. He considered that the Hon. Member for Bir mingham's character required no vindication — ( Rear, hear)—he certainly did not deserve to be excluded from e _ those who had given, according to the Hon. Mem ber Sirf D or M E ontrose, independent votes. LACY EVANS here rose to inquire whe ther the twenty pensioners whose pensions had been Commuted in 1833, and who had performed certain ser vices in C ana d a, would b e restore d to th e condition of their comrades in Canada, who had received pensions, whilst those who had been left in this country received none. The consequence was, that upwards of one-half of them were in the greatest misery. He wished, at the same time, to recommend that Dr. Arnold's principle of - ventilation should be applied to barracks, which could be done very economically. Mr. B. OSBORNE considered that the Hon. and Gallant Member ought not to have withdrawn the atten tion of the House from the subject which was before it. He hoped the House would call upon the Hon. Member for Birmingham and the Hon. Member for Montrose to give them assurance that they would not commit a breach of the peace.—(Roars of laughter, which continued for some minutes.) Sir R. INGLIS said, if the Hon. Member for Mon trose had considered Mr. Hutt and Mr. Spooner guilty of the conduct imputed to them, he ought to have included them in the list of the persons whom he ac cused; he certainly ought not to have impugned the motives of those who had voted on the division. Lord JOHN RUSSELL —I am much of the same nl linion as the Hon. Baronet who has just resumed his se 3t. I think, to speak to gentlemen after they have vo, ted, and to impute to them that they have given the it votes, not in accordance with their own opinion, but f,l consequence of the opinions of their connexions, is a sic at unbecoming thing, and if it were done with res pect to the generality of the votes of this House the eatest inconvenience could not fail to be the result ; butt I do ns , it think, for we have been long acquainted ith the language used by the Hon. Member, that he really meant to impute any improper motives. The lion. Member possesses a charter of liberty, and has never made himself a very strict master of the English language.—(Roars of laughter.) I think he made the statement without anybody, either within or without the House, thinking about it.—(Continued laughter.) I think th e Hon. Member for Birmingham and the Hon. Member for Gateshead (Mr. Hutt) must be both satis fied that their relations are not guilty of the charges brought against them, and that there is not a person either within or without this House who will pay the slightest attention to the subject.—(Laughter and hear.) Mr. AGLIONBY said the Noble Lord had called the Ron. Member for Montrose a chartered libertine.— (Rozsrs of laughter, during the continuance of which the Noble Lord shook his head, whilst some Hon. Members in the vicinity of the Hon. Member for Cookermouth assured him that the Noble Lord had not Made use of any such expression.) He admitted that he had fallen into an error; he had misunderstood the Noble Lord—(Laughter)—but if the Hon. Gentleman was privileged, it was on account of his good humour, and on account of his anxiety to assist any Hon. Mem • her to whom his experience would be useful, and he was sure both his former and present services had created a debt of gratitude on the part of the country, which never would be paid.—(Cheers.) He believed him wholly free from blame. He trusted the matter would go no further. Mr. HUME said on a former evening when he was called by a Member of the Cabinet a thief and a receiver of stolen goods—(Cries of " Oh! oh I")—he took no • notice of those expressions, because he helieved tile) were used in the warmth of &bate, but when the Noble lord, the premier of this country, rose and told him that he had not learned. his own language—(Laughter) —he thought it his duty to rise and defend himself from such a charge. He did not know on what authority the Noble Lord had made use of these expressions. A puff or a joke was all very well, but he did think that such language from the Noble Lord was unbecoming and unworthy of him. The matter then dropped, and Mr. Hume passed on to the opposite benches. and took his seat for a few moments, amid considerable cheering and laughter, by the side of Mr. Spooner. Mr. FOX MAULE then replied to the question of the Hon. Member' for Westminster. Ho said the matter should be taken into consideration. Mr. ELLICE said, when he was Secretary-at-War, he believed, as well as his memory would serve him, that the men referred to had their pensions commuted for two or three years' pay; but the men spent the money they received in public-houses, and were found wandering about London in a state of destitution, so that they were unable to fulfil their promise, and to make their way to America, but some of their comrades have found their way from America to this country. He considered their case worthy of the seri ous attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and recommended it to his attention. There were, it appeared, but fourteen persons, and the expense of allow ing them a small pension would not be considerable. He would not say whether it was or was not creditable to this country, to have persons who had served them wandering about in a state of destitution. ROMAN CATHOLIC SOLDIERS. Mr. MACARTHY inquired whether the Hon. Gen tleman the Secretary at-War intended to take any vote for the purpose of finding Roman Catholic soldiers with religious consolation from the ministers of their own religion ? Mr. MAULE said provision was made for Roman Catholic soldiers receiving the consolation of their religion both at home and abroad. It would be too bad to let this matter rest without insti tuting some further inquiry into it. Good effects would be produced by the publication of these cases. It was well known that the principal landed proprietors were absentees, and until lately they had not been called upon to act in public capacities. The administra tion of the poor-laws was the first public duty they were called upon to perform, and he was quite sure that these cases of fraud had occurred through ignorance, or a strong desire to avoid refusing relief when it was asked for. The publication of these cases , however, would have the effect of inducing the magis tracy to be more cautious in future, and he trusted there fore that his.motion would not be objected to. No doubt they had no desire to do more than what was right and just, and if publicity were given to those who were defaulters he was confident it would to the exercise of more dis crimination in the system of relief adopted in Ireland. No greater benefit could be done to the Irish nation than by teaching them the value of character and repu tation, and nothing could more tend to give them such instruction than by holding their defaulters up to public opinion. —(Hear, hear.) Mr STAFFORD O'BRIEN did not blame the Hon. Member for Nlallow for bringing the subject before the House, but he did not think it advisable to publish these cases now that Parliament was about to break up, and the parties who might be falsely accused would have no opportunity of making any explanation to that house. Messengers from the Lords appeared at the bar and summoned the House to hear the Royal Assent given by commission to a number of public and private Bills, for the names of which see the Lorsis revrt. Mr. S. O'BRIEN, in continuation, said that he should feel it his duty to resist the motion of the Hon. Member. Mr. LABOUCHERE was ready to admit that the Relief Commissioners bad stated to the Government that some or the relief comini.tees were not in the habit of dischargine truly and faithfully their duty. These cas. s, however, he was happy to say, formed the exception aed not the rule. He bought that the motion of the Hon. Member, 'hat there should be laid before the House so much of the correspondence or reports of the inspectors under the Act 10 Vic. c. 7, (with the name, rank, and residence of the parties re ferred to), as contains the statements by the Commis sioners of relief in their communications to the Govern ment, would, if carried out, be attended with a good deal of useless and most vexatious inquiries. He could not agree with the statement that there was a wide difference between the conduct of a person in the magistracy and a- party in a lower station of life, Ile did not know that he need trouble the House any fut Cher upon this subject. He did not agree with his Hon. Friend the Member for Mallow that this iuquiry would be short and satisfactory, and when he remembered that the inquiry into the conduct of Captain Wynn .had occupied the attention of a Committee up stairs more than thirteen weeks, and had involved the Government in an expense of 20,0001., he did hope that the House would not agreed to this motion.—(Hear, hear.) CONFERENCE WITH THE LORDS ON THE JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON reported that the Lords required a conference with the House upon the subject of the Juvenile Offenders Bill, and had appointed a meet ing in the Long Gallery immediately: The Members having returned from the conference, Sir J. PAKINGTON reported the.result thereof to the House. • • Capt. JONES thought that the flon. - 'Mernber had acted very properly in bringing the subject before the House at the present - • Mr. ROSS considered that, under all circumstances of the case, it would he highly desirable that the vturcs moved for by the Hon. Member fur Mallow should be granted. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, when there ' appeared— For the motion - 19 Against it BO Majority against the motion —6l On the order of the day being read for going into Committee of Supply, Lord CLEMENTS put a question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer with respect to the system of relief to he acted upon with respect to some of the rural districts of Ireland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated in reply, the same system of distribution of food would be continued, as had latterly been adopted. Mr. FERRAND wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department with respect to a statement made by the Hon. Member for Bath Mr. Roebuck), to the effect that medical officers of unions could recover the price of drugs supplied by them. He wished to know whether such statement were true. Sir G. GREY said that he believed provision was (tilde in special or sudden cases of illness, for allowing to the medical officers the price of medicines that might be administered. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The House then went into Committee ot Supply. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, said that the first vote that he should place in the hands of the chairman, would be a vote ot 182,2001. for the poor-law -expenses. The salary of the chief corn nye doner under tnis Act, was proposed to be 2,0001. per annum, and that of the two secretaries, 1,5001. per annum each. Under the old law, the salaries or the three commissioners was 6,0001. per annum, and that of the secretary 1,0001., a saving would there:ore be ittected under this head of expenditure of a sum of 2,0001. per annum. After a few words from Mr. FERRAND and Sir G. GREY, on the subject of the ineffi*:ient remuneration to medical practitioners under the poor-law, Mr. WAKLEY said that the medical men of this country were the worst paid of any profession in the country, and he thought that the system could not much longer be staved off. The system of letting out a num ber of paupers by contract, was a must disreputable one, such as no gentleman would ad-'pt with regard to his stud of horses, or his kennel of dogs, Ht (ltd not think that this vote ought to be agreed to until the Bill was before the House. He had heard that two of the most important clauses had been expunged in another place. Mr. WILLIAMS said that he was not aware of the nature of the Bill, or the alterations that had been made. Mr. WAKLEY thougnt the ignorance of the Hon. Member with respect to the Bill was the strongest argu ment for withdrawing the present vote. Sir G. GREY said that the vote ought not to be re fused, unless the Committee were prepared to say that they would -not vote any sums of money towards the support of the poor-law, whatever might be the result of the new Bill. Captain PECHELL thought that the vote ought to be postponed until the House knew the result of the Bill, and he hoped that the Government would stand by the decision of the House with respect to the clauses which had been introduced by the House upon the last stage of the Bill. Sir G. GREY declined to pledge himself to any course that might be adopted by the Government upun a hypo thetical case with respect to the Bill. Mr. P. BORTHWICK thought that a case had been made out Bill l u w t f a o s r hthneown. E postponementorhispof part vote till the he t r h e e su h l op to e f th that the Bill would not come back ,ar the Ind but receive the Aoyal assent in the s o am th e is oo H nd o i u tt s o e n a a t s al i l t , rds ifom Sir G. GREY and Mr. was A f s t e e n r t up a f t e o w t heL wordso WAKLEY, the vote was agreed to. BRITISH MUSEUM. 28,518/. was next proposed for the British Museum. Mr. H UME said, as the Government h a d appointed a c ommission to inq uire into the man agement of the Museum, he should not offer any Opposition to the vote, in fact, he considered that it was not too large a sum, when the nature of the institution was taken into con sideration, and that 750,000 persons visited it last year. Mr. WYNN said some years ago a vote was agreed to, for the purpose of collecting the works the the person appointed to perform the task, little hoped it would pro gresscompetent h te a n s t be t e m o n dsaedhear;gbeutthaes office,there b w e ere many parties h l i o st s o t ri s a i n g s ht w not t th b e e would and at tohottphleetewdorakss oort;gtihnealwlyhoinle tended. After a short discussion the vote was agreed to. STIPENDIARY JUSTICES IN THE COLONIES. 41,6001. was next proposed, to defray the expellees of stipendiary justices of the peace in the West India co. lonies. Mr. WILLIAMS said he understood that this charge would not be continued this year, as the object for which it was originally granted had been done away with. He thought it ought not to be continued, and that the ex pense should be paid by the colonies. Mr. HAWES said if the Hon. Gentleman would com pare the vote of last year with the one now proposed he would find a diminution of 3,600 L, and the sum was in the gradual course of reduction. The vote, however, was pert and parcel of that great na. , a , ure, nareAy, the vote for she abolition o! slavery. He agreed with the Hon. Gentleman that expenses of thin kind should be -- et defrayed by the colonies themselves, and they might look forward to such a result. Mr. HUME inquired the principle on which the grant was to be reduced? He did not see why this country should be taxed to defray the expenses of an establishment which the colonies were perfectly compe tent to uphold. After a short discussion, the vote was agreed to. CAPTURED NEGROES. 10,0001. was next proposed for the purpose of support ing captured negroes. Mr. BORTHWICK then rose to call the attention of the House to the great evils and cruelties resulting from the system adopted under treaties with foreign powers for suppressing the traffic in slaves, and in pursuance of various Acts of the Legislature for carrying those treaties into effect. He said, when slaves were captured in accordance with these treaties, they were subjected to far greater cruelties than whilst on board slave-ships, as the men and women, and the boys and girls, were kept in separate apartments, as appeared from a statement which the Hon. Gentleman read, and which had reference to a slave- ship in 1788. The vigilance of the Government cruisers had caused the mortality on board these slave-ships to increase from 3 to 10 per cent to 600 and 700 per cent., and a slave owner considered himself very fortunate if out of 600 he had brought from the coast of Africa he was enabled to land from 100 to 200 at their destination. This was the result of the mistaken benevolence of the people of this country, who were taxed to the extent of a million a year for effecting no practical good, as this statement would show. In fact, wherever civilisation came into contact with barbarism, the worst results ensued, as was shown in the demoralised condition of Africa, and before interference took place, the King of Timbuctoo was a distinguished patron of literature—(Laughter)—but since that interference a change bad taken place. The Hon. Gentleman referred to a number of authorities, to show that his conclusions were correct, and that the humane interference of the people of this country had led to the perpetration of cruelties, which were not inflicted under the former system. He wished to put an end to the slave trade, but it appeared to him, that the best way to do so, was to commence by putting down its cruelties. He had now briefly stated the points which he wished to bring under the Noble Lord's attention, namely, the cost of suppressing the slave trade, which was one million per annum. This, however, would be a small expenditure in the eyes of the people of England, if the end aimed at was accomplished ; but he had proved that this was not the case. The second point was the health of their offi cers, which was sacrificed ; and the third point was the great increase of the number of slaves, which was six times greater than ever it was. He trusted, therefore, the Noble Lord would proceed as the circumstances of the case required, and relieve humanity from the odium which was at present attached to it, in contequence of the practices which he bad brought under the attention of the House. Lord PALMERSTON said that the Hon. Gentleman had dwelt upon the sufferings of the middle passage, and stated that formerly the mortality of the slaves was ten per cent., while at present it was sixteen per cent. The Hon. Member contended that the exertions they had hitherto made were ineffectual, and that the only course for them to adept was to allow a free trade in slaves. lie (Lord Palmerston) would not accept the Honour eble Member's conversion to the doctrines of free-trade on those principles, for it was his opinion that this would be the most effective plan they c yuld adopt to increase the slave trade. If, as was the case at present, the safety of one cargo of slaves made up for the loss of six cargoes, surely this proved that the demand for them was remarkably great. Why, he would ask, was this the case ? He contended it was owing to the treaties and the cruises which they had made while they were off the coast of Africa that the scarcity was produced which caused so great a demand. In proportion as the restrictions were increased,in the same ratio was the slave trade diminished, and vice versa. The Noble Lord then read several extracts from the evidence of naval officers, uho had been employed on the African coast, an.l who were examined before the commission, to show that this was the case, and that the trade was greatly checked. He should hope by their steadily pursuing in the course they had hitherto pursued, the best results would follow. He understood that the importation into Cuba had greatly decreased latterly, and if the authorities in that island, and the Government in Spain, would co-operate with her Majesty's Government, the trade would, in a short time, be at an end. In Brazil, he was sorry to say, that the trade had greatly increased of late. He should hope, however, that when affairs would be brought to a termination on the river Plate, the combined powers would be better able to prevail upon the Brazilian Authorities to discourage the slave trade, to Brazil. In the first place,_ then, he denied that the expense was so great as the Hon. Gentleman had stated, but even if it were greater, if it was the means of res cuing 100,000 persons annually from the horrors of slavery, and of introducing civilization and legitimate commerce into Africa the expense would not be in vain. —(Hear, hear.) He trusted that the House would think this vote well worthy their favour, and that they would not come to the resolution of changing the course which had been hitherto pursued. Mr. HUME gave the Noble Lord the greatest credit ,for the course that had been pursued, but he maintained ;that the result of those efforts had not compensated for the cost or the loss of life that had been incurred. The Noble Lord said those measures had kept the trade in check, and had quoted the evidence of several naval offi cers to show this. If he (Mr. Hume) had known the case was to come on to night, he would have been able to read evidence also, to show that the traffic was not put down, but increased.—(Hear, hear.) Now the question wa-, did those measures discourage slavery? He denied that this was the case, and he believed that the relaxa ,n of the dutiesin sugar last session, hadcontributed more than any other cause to increase the horrors of that ac cursed trade, by creating an increased demand for slavery. The blockade system was recommended by the Noble Lord, and at the time it was first pursued he denounced it as being calculated to produce nothing but mischief. The Anti-Slavery Association had since admitted that it had proved a failure, and petitioned the Government to do away with it. If it were calculated to accom plish the object they had in view, he would not object to it. Some Hon. Gentleman might ask, then, bow were they to put down slavery ? Well, he would tell them how it could be down. Smuggling could only be put down by making the article smuggled so cheap that it should not be worth the smuggler's while to smuggle it. Adopt the same course to put down the slave trade. Make free labour so cheap that it will not. be worth while for the planter to go to the trouble of procuring slaves. Let the West Indian colonists be at liberty to go with the Spaniard to the coast to buy slaves, but, at the same time, compel them to free the slaves on their arrival in the colonies. Adopt that sys tem, and there would be a prospect of putting down the slave trade, and the sooner it were put an end to the better. It would serve the ends of humanity, and lead to the adoption of some more efficient measures. He agreed with the Hon. Gentlema n who had brought for ward this motion, and he was su re the more the subject was looked into the more apparent would become the necessity for altering the present system. Lord PALMERSTON said he had no doubt the in troduction of tree labour into our colonies would be productive of much good, but he could not for a moment enter tarn a proposal to legalise the purchase of slaves on the coast. It was on the coast that the horrors of the trade were most glaring, and to legalise the exten tion of the slave market, would only add to them instead of diminishing them. Mr. HUTT agreed with the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Montrose, that the time had arrived when the present system for suppressing the slave trade ought to be put an end to, and some more rational and effective measure resorted to. He therefore regretted to hear the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs expressing a decided opinion in favour of a system which took so much money out of the pockets of the people of this country, and still was productive of evil. He trusted, however, that in another session of another Parliament, this subject would occupy the most serious attention of the House, with the view of endeavouring to ascertain if some more effective mea sure could not be resorted to for putting an end to the horrors of the slave trade. Mr. P. BORTHWICK having replied, The vote was agreed to. The sum of 23,0002 was voted for defraying the ex penses of the mixed Commission for suppressing the slave trade, and the sum of 118,9701. for defraying the expenses of Consular establishments abroad. On the question that 50,000!. be voted for defraying the expenses of the British establishments in Hong Kong, Sir GEORGE STAUNTON called the attention of the House to the very strong and altogether peculiar claims of the family of the late Robert Thom, Esq., some time Consul in Ningpo, in China ; and to the justice and expediency of making a suitable provision fcr them out of any money that may be voted for the China service. Mr. Thom performed the office of interpreter to the China Commission, beaded by Sir Henry Pottinger, and he did the commission so much service during the war that at its close Sir Henry Pottinger appointed him to the office of consul at Ningpo, but he only held that office for a short time, for he died of -a disease he bad contracted while engaged in the service of the public. Dr, BOWRING must also bear his testimony to the strong claims the family of Mr. Thom had upon the liberality of the country. He was a man of a very refined mind, and bad paid mu2h attention, and spent much time, in maturing the language and literature of the Chinese, solely for the benefit of his country. Lord PALMERSTON was confident that the services and abilities of Mr. Thom were highly appreciated by the Government, but they could no. accede to the motion of the Hon. Baronet, without establishing a bad pre. t e t ) a b d l i i d s h i h n o g t a thicedent. There was no rule un ler which a pension could be granted in the way proposed.—(Hear, hear.) llk angQ Mr. HUME sa id th e N o bl e Lord need not be afraid of o anotherrous precedent, eced o er t , he for eor h t e w ( o M ul r d . I occur again. Mr. Thom performed extraordinary ser vices for the Government during the China war, and he did think the claims of his family ought nut to be overlooked. Dr. BO WRING suggested that it would be of great importance that a diplomati c sc h oo l s h ou ld be appointed, for the purpose of facilitating our communication with the celestial empire. Mr. HUME said that when they saw Dr. Bloomfield receiving 2001. a year, and the daughters of Sir Martin Shee receiving 2001. a year, it was most disgraceful that the daughters of Mr. Thom, who had lost his life in the service of the country, should be left unassisted. Mr. Labouchere, Mr. B. Osborne, Mr. Wadley, and Lord J. Manners, took part in a converiation, which curled in the vote of 28,0001. for the Government ut [long-Kong being agreed to. A vote of 2,295/. was passed to the National Vaccine Institution ; of 3,0001 for the Refuge for the Destitute ; :ind of 11,000/. for the Subsistence of the Polish lie- . ugees. On the vote that 4,1841. 188. be granted for Miami -9 The sums of 7,256. for the concordation fund, 3,4001. ,or the expenses of a commission for digesting the cri minal law, 1,5001. for the expense of the commission to inquire into the criminal law in the Channel Islands, 33.0001. for drainage in Ireland, and 1,662/. far the Bri tish Ambassador's house in Paris were agreed to. On the vote that a sum, not exceeding 50,000/., be granted to her Majesty, to defray the expense of steam communication with India, Several Hon. Members complained of the system of postage in India, and the great want of regulation in the usual mode of transmitting letters ; and also of the imperf Pct system under which the payments for postage were made. The vote was then agreed to. On the vote for 16,0001. for the militia volunteers in Canada. Mr. HUME objected that the necessity for these volunteers was entirely done away with. They were first established during the time of the disturbances in Canada, and had remained ever since. Mr. B. HAWES said that this body called the militia were employed as a set of police in Canada, and wcre ust.ful in that way, as well as militia volunteers. Mr. WILLIA&IS objected that this body was quite unnecessary, and that the expense of them ought no longer to fall upon this country. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but the vote was agreed to without a division. The sum of 4,0001. for lighthouses upon Newfound land and the Cape of Good Hope; 7,7504 as rewards for services in the suppression of the slave trade on the coast of Africa were then granted. On the vote th tt 59,000/. - be granted to complete the sum necessary for defraying the charges for civil con tingencies, Mr. WILLIAMS ohjected to the charges made for conveying public officers out to foreign countries, and also to the charge made for no less than six Bishops travelling in her Majesty's ships for their amusement. There were charges for servants in Whitehall chapel ; fora new silver trumpet ; allowances for the trumpeters and kettle drumm• rs ; for the attendance of the water men of the Lords at the House ; and the travelling ex penses of Ibrahim Pacha, the King of the Belgians, &c., which he really thought ought not to fall upon .the country. There were charges of 500/. for the conferring the dignity of Viscount upon Sir H. Hardinge, and 4001. for conferring the dignity of Baron upon Lord Gough. which were really quite unnecessary. All these sums they were improperly called upon to pay he moved be struck out from the item of 50,0001., which reduced it to 43,9951. Mr. BANKEi said that it was really quite impossible for them to go into all these items at that hour, and he therefore moved that the Chairman report progress.— (Oh, oh.) Hon. Members might cry " oh," but he had been in that House since three o'clock, and they were to be there again at twelve o'clock, and he really thought that it was quite time that the Chairman should report progress, and that the Committee should separate. Atter some further conversation, Mr. HUME said that they would be right to go into this question now; for, although the money was spent, yet if it was mentioned this year, these charges would probably not be made again. The vote was then agreed to. The sum of 144,8101. for the disembodied militia of Great Britain and Ireland was then agreed to. In answer to a question from Mr. CHRISTOPHER, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the remaining estimates would be taken on Monday. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress and obtained leave to sit again on Monday. The report of the Compensation for Damages (Ire land) Bill wa% then brought up. Mr. lIA MILTON moved an amendment, the purport of which did not reach the gallery. After some conversation the House divided, when there appeared — For the amendment For the clause 3B Majority for the clause —29 The report of the Polling at Elections (Ireland) Bill, l and the report of the Destitute Persons (Ireland) Bill were then brought up and received. t CONSTABULARY FORCE (IRELAND) BILL. G The House then resolved itself into a committee pro • forma upon the Constabulary Force (Ireland) Bill. t The CHAIRMAN reported progress. r The other orders of the day were then disposed of, l and the House adjourned at a Quarter past One o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDs.—(YESTERDAY.) Room B. COVENTRY, BANBURY, AND 0304) " . The Commictee declared the preamble of this Bil not proved. EXETER AND =MOUT/3 (ACT AMEND, ME N T DILL). The Committee decided that the preamble of this Bil was proved. LONDON AND NONLTIVIVESTERN (BRANCLIES TO KENILWORTH AND BERKS. WELL). The case for the promoters was opened, and evidence called in support thereof. Room C. C AIMED ONXAN RAIL w•Alr (ZDZi gniThIGH STATION AND BRANCHES TO GRANTHAM AND TO THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW). The Committee were occupied with hearing evidence in support of the Bill. Room D. YORE AND NORTH VEZDZAND (HARRO GATE BRANCH, AND 130ROUG11BRIDGE AND KNARESBOROUGU EXTENSION. Evidence was given in support of the preamble of this Bill. Room B. EAST LANCASHIRE, SOIYTISPORT BRANCH Evidence was given in support of the preamble of this Bill. Room F. WEAN, VALI.= 2i.a..TIGW,&y. The case for the promoters was opened, and evidence adduced in support of the same. HOUSE OF COMMONS. "(YESTERDAY.) GROUP VI. SOUTHAMPTON AND DORCHESTER (BLANDrORP BRANCH). The C. mmittee declared the preamble of this Bill to be proved. TAW YAWS DOCK AND RAILWAY COM PANY. The parties to this Bill gave notice of their intention to withdraw the same, for the purpose of bringing it for ward in the ensuing SPSsion , in compliance with the recent resolutions of the House. scc.omp i cu g ri h n a g rv t e h s e t, days, the cro p s of grass are heavy, and ConN CRoi.B,--- I , ) the hay harvest has progresse i During the ommitpichihaisiii,part of the country._—Nottingham o d tt a i y ng s h w am e ----,---_ a large portion has already been condition. The corn-fields are and should the weather continue ex p r rience that there will be little lastm ol HAY t fA' s ' 1 r a w t i delightful HARVEST ly . are assured by either as to quantity or quality, of ° favourable looking secured a fi n i e n qualityyexcellent charmingly;th e : tarm reasoncrs . to o f e. the grain in the best of weather fur hastening, to matu- Review. fruitsyße°dPBo'f the earth. Yesterday there was a most there may have been as to the quan hriat T y v e i t i h e E n e j o C . refreshing shower about noon, which is the first we have had for the preceding eight or ten days. of Wednesday. Y The heavy dews in the evening, however, in some degree make up in regard to any of ftoitryaonlyrdaienfi.cieTnehe crops still continue to look very beau tiful, and from all accounts we can hear, there is not the JENNY LIND.--The following opinion of the Swedish Nightingale is taken from the private letter of slightest a celebrated Scottish vocalist to a friend in Dundee:— " I he4rd Jenny Lind on Saturday night eltaininrgfohr despondency Registerenc for the first time, and was highly gratified. She is certainly a delight ful singer, and first rate actress. S —:lnetimes I felt very queer—the tears rappin' down my cheeks ; at other times I felt my very h a ir—the little I have left—standin', as it were, straight up on my head; again I felt the blood rennin' mild at my ba At; in fact it is impossible to listen to her without being put terribly through-ither; and then she is such an amiable, nice, modest, lookin' llidy, that that adds not a little to her charma,"—.Dundee Courier. , LONDON_ SATITRDANT ,MORNING, JULY 10_1847. *l' la.neous Defrayment; out of the Civil List, Tor the aid of Dis,entirs from the Established Church, and 1,6251. for Preachers in M inchester. Mr. WILLIAMS and Dr. BOWRING objected that the Dissenters themselves frequently denied that they re quired or would accept assistance from the State ; and they therefore did not see the necessity of forcing it upon them. The vote was then agreed to. On the vote that the sum of 4,286/. be grante I to defray the expenses of the Foundling Hospital, Dublin, Mr. HUME objected that proper care was not taken to keep down the expense to which the nation was put by this institution. Mr. LABOUCHERE said that the expenditure was rapidly decreasing, as was also the number of inmates. The sums of 14,0261. for the House of Industry in Dublin, 1,000/. for the Female Orphan Asylum in Dub lin; 2,000/. for the Westmoreland Locke Hospital, Dub lin; 1,000/. for the Lying-in Hozpitid, Dublin; 1,5001. for Dr. Stephens's Hospital in Dublin ; 3,800/. for the Fever Hospital, Dublin ; 500/. fir the Hospital of In curables, Dublin, were then voted without opposition. On the vote that a sum of 36,211/. be presented to the Presbyteran Clergymen of Ireland, Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the principle of grant ing that to the Presbyterians of Ireland which they would refuse to those of England and Scotland. Dr. BOWRING and Mr. Acuomay expressed their dis sent from the grant. Mr. WAKLEY said that he should vote against the grant, for he did not think that the Government should endow this body. The Dissenters, as a body, objected to these endowments, of which there were too many al• ready, and therefore he should take the sense of the Committee upon it, even though he stood alone against the grant. The House then divided, when there appeared — For the motion Against it l3 Majorit , FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the Count) of Stafford. Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeo manry Cavalry.—Cornet Francis Orlando Henry Bridg man to be Lieutenant, vii.e Sanders, resigned, June 27; John Edmonstone Monckton. Crrit., to be Cornet, vice Bridgman, promoted, June 25. WHITEHALL, JULY 1, 1847. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Bennett Roche, of Daventry, in the county of Northampton, Gent,, to be a Maser Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JULY 8. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has been pleased to appoint Professor Miller to be Surgeon in Ordinary to his Royal Highness in Scotland. DOWNING-STREET, JULY 8. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Rear-Admiral Sir Hugh Pigot. Knt., Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, to be a Knight Commander of the said Order. BANKRUPTS. William Arnett, innkeeper, Horley, Oxfordshire,, to surrender, July 20, at eleven, and A u g . 20, attone,' at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Sharp, Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn ; Francillon, Banbury. Henry Louis Davis, dealer in glass, Ludgate-hill, July 20, at half-past eleven, and Aug. 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin, lane, Cornhill ; Lloyd, Milk-street. Thomas Man Lake, bookseller, Uxbridge, Middlesex, July 16, at two, and Aug. 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill; Weir and Smith, Coopers'-hall. . William Temple, brushmaker, Motcombe-street, Bel grave square, July 16 and Aug. 20 , at eleve n, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Bit.. singhall-street; A'Becket, Golden-square. Thomas o Bedford-row, d u s f o Williamr d-r w, London. Berry, Sir Francis Ch a rles Knowles, Bart., banker, Caven dish-square, July 21, at eleven, and Aug. 17, at one , at the Court of B an k ru pt c y: Pennell, official assignee, Bell, ter, July 22 and A ug . 13, a t t we l v e, at the Manchester hat manufacturer, Manches ter, District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London; Potter, Manchester. Robert Wills, statuary, Tottenham-court New-road, July 16 and Aug. 13, at two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lom bard-street ; Duna and Dobie, Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn. John Pritchard, licensed victualler, Bristol, July 20, at eleven, and Aug. 20, at two, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Hopkins, Bristol. Edward Walker, grocer, Peckham, July 17, at two, and Ang. 21, at 'eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assiviee, Aldermanbury ; Hine and Co., Charterhouse-square. William Crump, innkeeper, Abergavenny, July 23, at twelve, and Aug. 20, at el.-veu, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Prices, Abergavenny ; Goolden, Bristol. George Harris, tailor, Giltspur-street, City, July 17 and Aug. 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green,_ o ffi cial assignee, Aldermanbury ; Mardon and Co.. N e wgate-street. Mark Cooke and William Henry Co‘ike, hat manufac turers, amton, Lancashire, July 20, and August 17, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Clarke, Gray, and Woodcock, Lincoln's Inn fields; Brooks, Ashton-under-Lyne. John Deakin, wine merchant, Liverpool, July 21, and August 13, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Cornthwaite and Co., Old Jewry; Fisher and Stone. Liverpool. George Holland, licensed victualler, Port way, Warwick, July 24 and Aug. 14, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Bloxham, Birmingham. Patrick Pagan, hardwareman, Birmingham, July 21 and Aug. 14, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Powell, Birmingham ; Stanley, Gray's Inn-place. Samuel Brown, common brewer, Sunderland, July 16, at twelve, and Aug. 17, at one, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, New castle-upon-Tyne ; Ranson, Sunderland ; Dixon, New Boswell-court, London. Francis Stamp, stuck broker, Kingston-upon-Hull, July 21 and Aug. 11, at eleven, at the Hull District Court. Stansfeld, official assignee, Hull; Tilson and Co., Coleman-street, London ; Wells and Smith, Hull. John Davison, woolstapler, Bradford, Yorkshire, July 29 and Aug. 24, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Robinson and ssex-street, London ; Ward and Son, Leeds. Co.,gamuel Stead, woolstapler, Gomersal, Yorkshire, July 29 and Aug. 24, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court Stansfeld, official assignee, Leeds ; Robinson and Co., Essex-street, London ; Ward and Co., Leeds. William Orrell, gum manufacturer, Manchester, July 20 and Aug. 17, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Messrs. Sharp, Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn, London; Rowley and Taylor, Manchester. William Bromley Cooke, tape manufacturer, Winshill, Derbyshire, July 21 and Aug. 17, at eleven, at the Bir mingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Richardson, Burton-upon-Trent; Braik enbridge, Bartlett's-buildings, London. Emma Tomlins, grocer, Coleford, Gloucestershire, July 23, at eleven, and Aug. 20, at one, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Nicholas, Monmeuth. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. Clarke, banker, Leicester—second div. of 10s. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. T. Smith, banker, Leicester—first div. of 20s. in the pound, on any Thursday; at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. J. Clarke and J. Phillips, bankers, Leicester—second div. of 10s. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. G. Bowles, meat salesman, Newgate-street—first div. of Bs. in the pound, on Saturday. July 10, and two sub sequent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Ab church-lane, City. J. W. Falshaw, grocer, Farringdon, Berkshire—first div. of ls. in the pound, on Saturday, July 10, and two subsequent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Ab ehurch-lane, City. J. Phillips, W. Hague, and S. Hague, cotton spinners, Manchester—first div. of Is. 34-d. in the pound, on Tuesday, July 27, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. S. and J. Chadwick, cotton spinners, Heywood, Lan • cashire —final div. of 143. in the pound, on Tuesday, July 27, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr, Pott, Manchester. J. Perkins, jeweller, North-place, Gray's Inn-road a div. of lid. in the pound, on any Friday, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook court, Basinghall-street. F. Jones, wine merchant, Canterbury—a div. of Bd. in the pound, on any Friday, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. H. Donaldson, army agent, Buckingham-street, Strand —a div. of lod. in the pound, on any Friday, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. F. Syder, grocer, Fakenham, Norfolk—a div. of ls. in the pound, on any Friday, at the office of Mr. Follett, Basinghall-street. J. N. Franklyn, ship builder, Bristol—a div. of 2s. 3d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Hatton, Bristol. B. Hornby, hotel keeper, Hoylake, Cheshire—first div. of 4s. in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. C. Pownall, jun., and I. Worthington, share brokers, Liverpool—first div. of ls. 6d. in the pound, on and after the 15th instant, at the office of Mr. Chalmus, Liverpool idinecter DIVIDENDS. F. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. Giro, merchant, Moorgate-street, solrose_fire J n.op u e ly r, 3 fl O, ou a r t h d a e l a f l - ers, past eleven—H. Knight, brewer, Reading, July 30, at M eleven—N. Temperley, coal merchant, King William street, City, Aug. 2, at half-past eleven. In the Country. W. Dickinson, saddler, Manchester, Aug. 13, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—G. T. Bradbury, cotton spinner, Ashton-under-Lyme, Aug 3, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court—W. and J. Fox, oil men, Manchester, Aug. 6, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, at the day herein mentioned. J. Buchanansand F.Ede, merchants, Calcutta, Aug. 10 —.I. T. Groves, seed crusher, Millbrook, Southampton, July 31—W. Reynolds, bookseller, Eldon street, Fins • bury, July 31—F. Duddelle, hair dresser Ryde, Isle of Wight, July 3 t —E. Winscom, confectioner, • Southamp- On, July 31—j. Pickett, cowkeeper, Everett-street, Brunswick square , July 31—J. Whitby, grocer, Lynn, Norfolk, Aug. 2—J. Brogden, woolstaper, Bradford, Yorkshire, Aug. 3—R. Burkinshaw, share broker, Shef field, July 30—B. Adlington and E. Jones, tailors, Liverpool, July 30—T. Avant, upholsterer, Dawlish, Devonshire, July 30—H. B. Cox, licensed victualer, Coventry, Aug. 7—H. Webb, porter dealer, Sfiffdrti, Aug. 3 — J. Chadwick, cotton spinner, Heywood, Lan cashire, Aug. 2—W. Davis, timber merchant, Preston, Aug. 2—C. Savage, builder, Chesterfield, Aug. 3—J. Tebbutt, auctioneer, Cambridge, July 30—J. Irving and r. Bamber, wine merchants, Preston, July 30—R. Tate, silversmith, Regent-street, July 30—E Toone, grocer, Twickenham, July 30—G. S. Whitechurch, hosier, Bishopsgate- street Within, July 30-1 ). Davies, coal master, Lydney, Gloucestershire, July 30—B. Scott, seedsman, Bath, July 30—W. Hayward, butcher, Ash tord, Kent, July 30—T. Caswell and J. T. Tindall, curriers, leather sellers, July 30—H. Thomas, linen• draper, Carmarthen, July 30—S. Elphick, victualler, Bermondsey, July 30. PARTNERSHIPS - DISSOLVED. G. B. Crewdson, J. Swainsou, J. Puffy, and J. Duffy, jun. calico printers, Dublitt=2- j r. Eustice and I. Watts, ironfounders, Paddington—a Smith and G. Basford. chair bsffrrtrrii aaed rregsst manufacturers , s-F. hd.o_jtWiltshire—F. trieLostpo n Allen :ma Toilel nv e aedi a r ns o anan — idadmn S . 3.dR. andi, S l° man and W. I ' a a n w rauce, tailors, Ratclitf-highway—B. Cno.ndler, jun.,. wine m .r W m i . ?i. N . e merchants,aui A —cr kn l G l fto.t s and s d ua du Bruce,d solicitors , C London , .. B.LGG(. a Gabriel, far ra h re e l s, r s b ar: Hamilton,) Houghton,err n ehr e iißs:r , dwy, ososaNnD:ttnGe:hsikpod clothiers, cAsrßeiejnirt.:.,usegßißhThhtsßrel Bruce. Madeira—G . drapers, nG e ne r uriji s s:r , a. deTBI Dtet tailors, trtl a toeo. o n karrw . ;: T. Cook and W. Piper, picture frame F.Tunes and W. Eysenbach, school , Yorkshire— J. a c m :Rwig n o. 6B : d aiv G gs:R t ee ir rnno j i a r trit cs bv vr i:l yisntt_a aC o M :rr n ne h tt l itn r :_ n r .o l d e e.t s.t e l: n T r. c . uE:CPTnElia°lt.irin-upon Cambridgeshire—J. trimming e rg , sl ey e sh kd ra ejnd . H. n surgeon and apothecary , aLnydn:.urrs.t‘,vSarodu,thmaemrephtoaini—ts, . shuttle manufacturer., Man2hest.r—J. Cross and F. p , t,,1 Elerby, silver:milli:, Ave Nlatia-iane—J. Clarke a' J. Smith - . commis:lot; agAit: and nr, 1 Manchestt r W. Ovens sad S. Greg, cotton manufactur , rs. Boiling ton, Cheshire—l). Hum and J. \Vurr, waterproof cover manufacturer:, Wood-street. Spitalfields—J. and R. Chirk, hop merchants, Aldborough, Yorkshire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRA'TIONS. Thomas Saunders, merchant, Dundee, July 16, and August 6. at twelve, at the Royal Hotel, Dundee. Andrew Pringle, wool dealer, Haddington, July 15, and August 5, at twelve, at the George Inn, Haddington. Joseph Thornton, wool dealer, Leith, July 14, and August 4, at two, at Stevenson's-rooms, Edinburgh. James Martin, miller, Dundee, July 16, and August 11. at twelve, at the writing chambers of Messrs. Shaw,. Reid ; and M'Lachlin, Dundee. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average pr►ce of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending July 6. 1847, is 265. 104 d. per cwt. HAMBURGH and FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, JULY B.—Their Mujesoes the King an'i Queen arrived here on the 6th, on their return from ch. it visit to London. Their Majesties had arrived at Omens! the night betore; they left that place at eleven o'clock in the morning, and were at the palace of Lacken in three hours and a half. It is affirmed that his Majesty intends to visit Paris almost immediately. The following letter has been received relative to the treasure discovered in the grounds of la Madelaise:— " Malines, Jul . ) 4. " Having been admitted by the events of the year 1830 to take the first rank among the nations of Eun.p.. it becomes us to exhume the titles which our ancestors have bequeathed to us, to prove that we still aspire to a nationality which was conquered with the price of blood. " The victims of 1830 have their monument, which proclaims to our children our efforts and our successes. Our ancestors were not so fortunate, and there is nothing in the capital to call to mind the heroic endeavours of nations to oppose the yoke of foreigners. The town has just discovered a treasure on the spot where, according to history, stood the dwelling - place of the first King at Arms, Torson d'Or, and chief of the Chamber of Heraldry instituted by Philip Duke of Burgundy in 1629. This treasure probably belonged to Messione Van den Leene, King at Arms at the epoch when this treasure was sup posed to be concealed. It seems as if Providence had recovered it to this town for the purpose of giving it a noble destination in raising a monument in the midst of the market place of Madelaine—a fountain, for example, destined to recal by the attributes and bas-reliefs with which it might be ornamented, the principal acts of our ancient nation, &c. BRUSSELS, JULY 7.—The average price of corn in the week ending 3d July, was wheat 40f. 10c., rye 26f. 78c., being a fall in wheat 32c., rye 2f. 65c. The quantity sold amounted to 10,531 hectolitres of wheat, and 4,830 bee, litres of rye. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussims, Juar 7. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent Rotlaschild's Loan, Five per Cent •••• •• • • Loan of Thirty Millions, Four par Cent.... Ditto Three per Cent. ... .. ............ Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ••• • • • Ditto,ditto,lB4o..... .. ....... 99% Ditt0,ditt0,1842........ .. Ditto, 1844. ••••••• • • .. • • ........ ... 96 Ditto, 1838 .... •• • • .• • 68% Ditto of the City, 1832 • • 99% Ditto, 1843 .... • 96X Bank of Belgium.... • ..... •.••••• • • • .. - -Brussels Papers, July 7. HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, Jtrtx 6. Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents ................ 107 Bank Shares • • • • • • • • • • • • .• .......... 1610 Anglo-Russian Loan ................ 106% 106 Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 101% Ditto Ist series 1n5cripti0n.......... •• 102% Ditto, Rope and C0.,3d and 4th series• • 98 Ditto, in Certificate • . • • New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. .. •• - • 89% Ditto Stieglitz . • • • •• • • —89 k Spanish New 5 per Cent ••• • • ..• •.• • • • Ditto 3 per Cent .•••••••• • • • • • • • • • Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • • Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. ..... Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844 — 80 Anglo-Danish Loam, 3 per Cent National Bank Shares• • • • • • THE IRON TRADE.-BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY. —The usual quarterly meetings of the ironmasters of South Staffordshire commenced on Tuesday, at Wal sall ; and another meeting took place yesterday at Wolverhampton. These meetings, however, were merely preliminary to the general assembly of the trade which took place here to-day. The trade gene rally was stated to be in a most satisfactory condition. The demand is good ; heavy contracts for rail way purposes are still on hand; and large orders from the Continent have been received. It is gratifying also to state, that for manufacturing purposes the demand is on the increase. During the quarter the . prices agreed to were, with few exceptions, fully maintained, and the prospects of the trade at present are such as to justify a resolution that no reduction should take place. Prices at present are much firmer than three months ago. For Staffordshire bars of the best quality the price at the works is 10/, and we believe that none will be supplied under that quotation. For pigs the average price is 51 . A resolution to maintain the present quotations was agreed to. MUSSEL. FISHERIES.—The Lord Advocate and Mr, Gibson Craig have introduced a Bill for the protection o' mussel fisheries in Scotland. It declares, "That as it is expedient that certain of the provisions of an Act passed in the third and fourth years of the reign of her present Majesty, and for the better protection of oyster fisheries in ;scotland, should be extended to the mussel fisheries of Scotland, it is therefore enacted, first, That if any per son shall carry away any mussels or any mussel brood from any mussel bed, scalp laying, or fishery, being the property and in the lawful occupation of any other per son or persons, or body corporate or politic, and suiti- ciently marked out or knownas such, every such offender shall be deemed guilty of theft, and liable to be sen tenced to imprisonment, not exceeding the term of one year. Second, That if any person shall unlawfully use any dredge, or any net or instrument, or shall trespa ss within the limits of any such mussel bed &c., for the purpose of taking any mussels or mussel-brood, though none shall be actually taken, every such person shall be deemed guilty of an att, rapt to commit theft, and shali be liable to be punished by tine or imprisonment, or both, as the court shall award; such tine not to exceed ten pounds, and such imprisonment not to exeed three calen dar months. Third, that nothing in this Act shall pre vent any person lawfully entitled, trom fishing for any floating fish within the limits of any mussel fishery, with any net, instrument, or engine, aciapt, d for taking float ing fish only. Fourth, That nothing in this Act shall prevent any person from exercising any right possestiod of taking bait, or any other right whirl} may now be lawfully exercised by such parson within the limits of any such fishery," NATURAL HISTORY.—On Monday last, one of those very beautiful and rare fishes, the Opah or King Fish (Lampris guttatus of envier), was taken in the sil mon nets belonging to Mr. Hector of Aberdeen, on the estate of Usan. By the care and attention of Mr. James Jarvis, Mr. Hector's foreman, the specimen was safolv deposited in our Museum, in excellent preservation. It is rather singular that in 1841 a similar capture was made in the stake nets at Boddin, on the adjoining estate of Dunninalti, which is also in our Museum. The one taken on Monday weighed only 461b5.; the other above 80Ibs. Yarrell's description of this fish is very correct, except as to the spots on the sides, which in the specimen are pure silvery white, and the irides, which are not scarlet, but silvery ground, brilliantly tinged with gold. —Montrose Standard. HERRING FISHING—WICK JULY I.—Little has yet been done in the fishing. On Wednesday morning, Donald Bain again brought ashore about a cran; but attempts made by others were unsuccessful, until this morning, when the same individual brought ashore up wards of 12 trans of capital fish, another boat had about 7 CMS, and another 5. We believe they have been sold at 265. per barrel, and part at 245. The fishermen in form us that Reiss Bay is full of herrings, but that they are still small, and the nights are yet rather clear. They are, however, in high hopes of success, at the proper time. During the past week, 605 barrels of herrings have been landed here from the Lows, Lochbroom, and Scal loway, making a total import, since the 10th of May, of 3,667 barrels. Since last report two vessels have cleared out with cargoes for the Continent, consisting of 620 barrels.—John CY Groat Journal. STATE OF TRADE.—It is painful to state that the hosiery trade continues in a stagnant condition, and that many of the workmen have been unemployed for nearly three months.—The bobbin net trade in general is no better, and even the German houses are working short time. The making of velvet lace we find is continued: the delicate and complex machinery presents obstacles which are gradually being overcome. We have heard of several pusher machines having been set going, the public having at length seen the stamina and the excei of the articles they produce, which are equal to cushion nets.—Noltingham Review. It is expect ed THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND. -- that the royal visit to the north will b of the ensuing month. Her Majesty will be tth accompaniedel2 t h l by Earl Grey and other noblemen. LordhiJsoehleen t ß io u n s e se e l r l . , it is feared, will be detained in town by ing engagements. THE ATTACK ON T HE Ln why war t - A A R C I e E i I t t S ° S n i a i t n ( quiry on Thursday at th e e dle y„ who was so brutally treated that the poor man Bra - w h o not on o ly n at sv t e Wednesday a h y i s r a l i o f e r ,n ing;, t n e robbery of the l etter bag, by the ruf fi ans much worse tra m the effects t Mitre-cour , ChegPsule' was of the wounds h e received on his head. The p o li ce are doing everything in their power to discov er , if pos s ible, the perpetra tors of this brutal act. Be si d es t h e reward cf 300/. o ffered by the solicitor of the Post-office for the appreh ens ion and conviction of th e o ff enders, it is stated that the Society of Bankers are also determined to in crease the reward by 3001. more, so that such a diaboli cal attempt on the life of a public servant and the pro perty of the citizens of Loudon shall not go unpunistpd. There is very little doubt but that it was a maturely preconcerted plan by parties who have a good know ledge of the general contents of the Lombard-street bag, which chiefly contains the letters and money packages for the bankers and merchants, amounting to many thousand pounds, and expected a rich booty, in which, through the determination of Bradley, they were disap pointed. CONFERENCE OF FISH-CORERS. Arrangements are likely to be made soon for holding a conference of fish-curers, for the purpose of forming an a ssociatio n, and taking such other steps as may be neces sar y , w i th i n the view of obtaining a market for their herrin g s France and Belgium,—Aberdeen Herald. s FRENCH EGGS AND FRENCH 1,, v ILSE • -1 he value of French eggs exported to England has been almost equal to that of French wines— o ffi ial value ‘of these trades free, and the other fettered. In° 7845 the of wines of France exporte d to E ngland was 5,365,0001.; ' that of eggs, 4,4Bo,oooL—Bevue des Deus. Afindes. ~,~ ~ . , THE BURSTING OF THE VAUX t.'t Lt. ;ON Mr. H. C• 0 0, , has furni4liai E:'( iagazise V nUX ball, with the foil••wing na aea.nr: • the acci , dent which occurreo to Mr. Albert Balloon;. which ascended with firework, 'root V...ixh...11 on Tues day night, taking up Mr. Alert Smith, Mr. Prici.more Mr. Coxwell, and Mr. Gvpson. " Various rumours, in addition to conflicting writte7 s tatements, having been circulated as to the cause ar: result of the precipitate descent. of Mr. Gypson's on Tuesday evening near the 13dgrave-road. Pimlico, 8 , explanation of the circumstances attendant on thernishs; may probably prove intere ,, ting. Alter frirrn th s the gardens with an ascending power Calculated insur. a clear start, and to give full etY.ct to the frre Cork. which were suspended by means of a line from the boor the balloon took a course at first across the river in ti direction of the new Houses of Parliaincut. A fe, seconds had scarcely elapsed, before tie• first whiz at• flash indicated the combustion of the pyretertedes, For an hour and a halt b.Fore we started lightning wf' incessant, which elicited from ..ur frieiids the spectator apprehensions for Our safety, t.ild no soc.t.t had the fireworks been discharged than a vivid flash oc curred, for the moment it appeared as if she heavet were on fire, and that our destruction w , is certain. Tt. appearance of the regions above was av - fully gran. The expansion that succeeded was immense, dwe a were convinced that the gas was escaping from V, neck. Mr. Gyspon immediately took the valve lint with the view of relieving the upper part of the bal loon. That operation was unfortunatelN , lelayed a yes seconds too long, for, notwithst.miing that 'he love. valve was fully open, the siik , ustained a fractirt which occasioned us to drop. and hang a e..nsid , r,,bl distance under the balloon. The responsibk, and indee, q i n ti g e ncleoen of f its somethingbeing groundless critical position I filled provoked the cha r g, of my hay n w d s ess th or a. u: mu d A in . c l o n tis a e T. u l nc s a ta ll;. e d f instant the ballast was discharged, and h 1' t e me connectim the lower valve to the hoop immediately cut. The silk then formed, as it were, into a spaci ous and chute, and we descended with gyrations indicative of ra pidity and also danger. Presently myriads of the t.,ras• lights which shone so brilliantly but a moment before appeared to be rising to us, and instantly the car and tht ground came into fearful collision. The spot where wt descended was close to some unfinished houses ans. building materials in the 13elgrave•road, Pimlico, abou' a mile from the gardens. Our course having beet semi-circular, providentially we all escaped without in. jury, and the balloon is but slightly damaged. I hay no hesitation in stating that the accident was entire].) attributable to the state of the atmosphere influenced the lightning." A BANKER AND HIS NIGHTCA.P The Journal du Havre relates an incident in %alio!, the chief actor is one of the kings of European finance The journal prefaces its observations by showing tki! danger which there is in delaying the departure of rail way trains, a piece of imprudence which has already caused many accidents. " After such lessons," it says. " as have already been received, it might be uupposetf that no motives would induce the infrinc, ment of the re gulations of the service, and that the fear only of making, the public run such a risk would be sufficient to ca. sure their maintenance by the compaides. If we aro well informed, however, an incident very re cent l y took place on the Havre Railway, which has fortunately been fraught with no bad consequehoes, but whin shows hin the balance of companies, the grave i n t erest i d that, security does not always weigh against the valur of a nightcap! The circutnstanees are these:—A wealtil banker, king of his kind, was called by important bu,i , ness to Havre. He had decided , :,pon leaving that town oy the ten o'clock train on ttie Saturday following hil arrival. Being made aware at a short notice of the little time left him to get to the train, he quitted the Hotel Frascati, where he had been staying, and bast- , erred to the station, the preparations for his j , tarney having been slightly hurried. He reached the station just as the train was about to start. He had barely time to jump into the carriage prepared for him, and the signal was about to be given tor starting, when be perceived that that indispensable covering, with which he was wont to preserve from the dampness of the night the seat of those vast speculations which move the world, bad not been left ready for him. His ser vants, being instantly called, said that in the hurry of departure the precious night-cap had been packed up in the luggage, which was already placed in, the track, and the time and the hour did not permit even the thought of getting it out. But no regulation, however rigorous, can stand against the danger of exposing so precious a head to a current of air, which might, by embarrassing the brain, exercise on. the morrow a disastrous influence upon the money market, and, perhaps, change the destinies- of Europe. The station master was called, and. I ,:,eing informed of the gravity of the matter, gar - _, instant order for the stoppage of the train whilst search was made for the ar ticle required. A quarter of an hour was taken up in this operation, and after the delay, of which the other travellers vainly tried to ascertain the cause, the train started, and regained by an i ncreased speed the time which had been lost in searching for the nightcap of M. de Rothschild. This incident, gives rise to serious reflections. We merely give an account of it, c ncluding with a remark which was rne.de by one of the passengers, to whom the affair was explained, and who felt astonished at all this fuss abo',:t a nightcap, \ ~ , aying that he never should have though( of such a thing from M. de Rothschild, who cannot :, at have been, born with a caul." THE PRISOI`'.ERS OF TORRES VEDRAS. The following is quoted by an evening contemporary as an extract of a letter frBm Colonel Furman to Count Mello: " Fort St. Michael, Loat►da, April 12, " We arrived here on the 25th of March last, and on the 27th twelve of us were transferred to this fort, in clu drig General Celesrino, and have remained in close confinement ever since, divided in two prisons. During the day our door is allowed to remain open, but at sunset the adjutant comes to close it himself. All letters that are either sent by us or r.ceived are read first by Oliveira, the governor of the tort: The remainder of the prisoners were left on board. Count Botnfin, and his son Lewis, wei e sent on board the corvette Rel4mpago. Six were afterwards sent to the fort of Penedo. situated at the entrance of the bar, and six to that of St. Peter. Count Bomfin's son, Joze Bente, and Major Horta, were sent to Benguel.fi ; Girao and Surumenbo to Golego Alto ; Moraes rind three others to Massagano. Count Villa Real and. !Jon Jamie were sent here yesterday. On the 28th my companions in this fort addressed a petition to the Crovernor of An gola to grant us some means of subsistanee, but up to the present time we have had no answer. The gen rosity of the merchants of this town and ladies, however, thank God, has preserved us. The first subscribed 1,700,000 milr. (39 . 00, the latter 800,000 milr. (1801.), not forgetting that of the naval officers on this station, of 335 000 milr. (804 as well as that of the Noble Mar quis of Fay al, wit) seat us, before we left Lisbon, all sorts of provisions, clothes, &c., and placed at the dis posal of Count Villa :teal the sum of 100 moidores, to be distributed among us un our arrival at our destination. You will, therefore, perceive, my dear friend, should you be unlucky enough, to fall into their hands, what you tray hope for." MANCHESTER.—EITRAORDINA.RT DECLINE IN Inn PRICE OF NEW POTATOES.---AMIdSt all the rubbish which has been written about the potato crop and the " vastator," or, as it has not been inaptly termed, the mot tater, we tear the great decline in the price of the little tater has been entirely overlooked, in the anxiety to learn something about its big brother. In our own market, on the first of the present month, new potatoes realised from 725. to 120 s. per load ; but the luxury of early potatoes no longer existing, they are now off rWi at from 20s. to 255. Prices w ill s o on range still low, and those who for weeks and months have been conten t er er to put up with American beans, homin y, sub stitutes, may rejoice themselves over a —Manehester Courier. V 0, MAY 7.—We the h nd of o t potatoes. PER RACER, FROM MONTE . IDE _ eague, Lord Hoe;den, who was to follow. The C ass ini arrived here yesterday, happy to inform you the French st eamer Cassini, with Count Walewsky on boarde Bahia, where he left his collivis proceeded to-day on. to Bu.LenpuosssAedyureps,daunridnait theieosrnelpgoAhrtiy.A HON. ARTILLERY d — theßa s t t t r le o r n , g tacwitaheLord ri hi s ent of this regiment, g m under the com man d of a senioi e r capta i n , proceeded on Thursday to Erith for ball practicer t h e firing at the targets was excell en t. Th e de tachmentwith the band playing, it being one ot their privil eges, ma when passed through the City only enjoy e d with h er Asjesty's 3d Buffs. A report having beer. industriously circ:ulated that it is intended by the Jewish electors of the city of London to vote for Baron Lionel de RothF,ehild only, and not for the other three Liberal candidates, we deem it our duty to state, without fear of com,radictioa, that it is the determination of the Jews, as body, with respect t(1 this important election, to give their entire support to the whole of the Liberal catefiidates, viz., Russell, Patti sun, Larpent, and Rothscl):rild.—Jewish Chronicle. TILE HON. CHARLF:s HARDINGE'S INDIAN DRAW': MS.— The followie- g are amongst the most distinguished persons who have v i s i ted the co ll ect i ons o f drawi ngs India, Casimir, the Punjaub, &c., by the no o Charles Hardi nge , now exhibiting at M r. t e r r nc : Gallery, 26, liiiymarket.—His Royal Hig hness Waldemar of Prussia, his Grace t. Wellington, tbe Marquis of Exeter, _ reheyd: imt: D er ik ar e gi O uo_i f t inches'ikr, the Earl and CountessG Earl ord of Colville Elle n bur ough, Lord Newport, r Jers ,- ":, , , the Earl and Lord Countess Eldon , Lady Murray and party tie Lord Bishop of Roehes e te 2opley, Sir Charles Lemon Lady Paul, Lady Charlott e Copley, Sir John Hensler, Lod. Bart.; Sir James Hogg, B Northland, the Augustus Sir Keir Grant, 14 • Poulett, Laity Frederick Bentinck, Sir Josh' b h Cl - Dennison, Lady .iza et Clements , the I 3 of d. Charlotte Henry Cust, Lieutenant-General Sir Aleut* de and Rev. Cathcart, Sir John Shaw, Woodford, Colonel Patrickson, Colonel Harding, Colo ni Gunthorpe, Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P., &b. NATIONAL TRIBUTE TO SIR HARRY SMITH, A correspondent of the Cheltenham Examiner sugge ref that a handsome testimonial to this distinguished of 6 might vary easily be raised if every person in the Vittt dual of the name of Smith were to subscribe one r pent for the purpose. Take the Smiths at a milliot doubt much below the amount—and upwards of k,oot would be the result, besides, how many would adr ,pt t; nomenclature for the privilege of subscribing. STRIKE AMONG THE BRICKLAYERS. Thy bricl layers and labourers 01 Derby struck for an IC junco wages on Monday. The price demanded is eits. p week for the former, and 15a. for the latter, being # increase of 2s. per man per week.—Derby ver egi be the i 'ad • ~. e Of reed ver° stall 40 - tst e lave , 1 1/0 Dal iota Isfs ;us' ;ate and OUI lee; a nd n e ; acd, r Of i'